The Kawachi Hatakeyama family belongs to the Hatakeyama family of Oshu (Nihonmatsu family). It is also one of the "three leaders", together with Hosokawa and Shiba.
Strictly speaking, the Hatakeyama family where Hatakeyama Masakuni is located belongs to the Hatakeyama family in Oshu, and there is also the Hatakeyama family in the main state. The two families are collectively called the "Kawachi Hatakeyama family".
As one of the three leaders, the Hatakeyama family was indeed a powerful family in the early days. However, the fate of the Kyogoku family was the same: it also gradually weakened due to internal strife in the family.
In fact, most of the reasons for the decline of traditional guardian daimyo are due to civil strife in the family, and the cause of civil strife basically comes from the heir!
The main reason for this fact is General Ashikaga taking the blame.
Initially, when the Muromachi shogunate was established, although the Ashikaga family was the general who conquered the barbarians, they were actually the leaders of the "anti-emperor" coalition. In a sense, the status of the Ashikaga family is the same as that of other samurai families such as Shiba, Hatakeyama, and Hosokawa.
Therefore, in the later period, due to lack of corresponding restrictions, these martial arts families had developed to a situation that could shake the status of the shogunate. This was somewhat similar to the vassal towns of the Celestial Dynasty.
Therefore, when it came to the matter of Ashikaga Yoshitaka, they began to "cut down the feudal lords" to limit the strength of these guardian daimyo. The "three managements and four posts" bore the brunt and became the first target of General Ashikaga.
The internal process is very complicated and will not be described one by one.
In short, the Hatakeyama family was affected by the general background of Ashikaga Shogun's "reduction of the domain", and civil strife broke out due to the issue of successors. In the end, the civil strife in the Hatakeyama family became the "accelerant" of the Onin Rebellion, aggravating the outbreak and scale of the Onin Rebellion.
The Hatakeyama family in Oshu, where Hatakeyama Masakuni was based, was split at that time, and the current head is Hatakeyama Masakuni's elder brother, Hatakeyama Owari Morimei.
In fact, the current Hatakeyama family is not far from Xianyu. Although he had a little fun before by hugging Hosokawa Takakuni's thigh and suppressing his old enemy Soshu Hatakeyama family.
But in the Battle of Katsurahara two years ago, Hosokawa Takakuni was defeated by the coalition forces of Miyoshi, Hatano, and Yanagimoto, and Hatakeyama Uenaga happened to support Hosokawa Takakuni.
After the defeat, Hosokawa Takakuni fled to Omi. Hatakeyama Uehi's life was not easy either, and various problems such as the gradual instability of his control over the retainers were a true portrayal of the Hatakeyama family at this time.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with Hatakeyama Masakuni. It’s okay to let the governor worry about things at home, and he should still eat and drink.
In the main hall of Qingtaki Temple, when everyone has arrived, the Yuanfu ceremony officially begins.
Kyogoku Takahiro and Hatakeyama Masakuni were sitting in the center of the main hall, one on the left and the other on the right. Kashiwara Michizane, wearing the presiding monk's robe, sat beside Kyogoku Takahiro. A group of Kyogoku family retainers and other invited guests Sit on both sides of the main hall.
Kyogoku Takahiro was sitting in the center of the main hall wearing a hunting suit sewn by Mrs. Kotogawa herself, with a serious look on his face. The sari clothes are all blue and are made of the best fabric purchased from the castle town of Kamiheiji Castle.
As the saying goes, a man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle. After putting on the hunting clothes, Master Sanlang felt a lot more mature.
"Snapped"
Kyogoku Takahiro, who was sitting on the main seat, unfolded the cypress fan in his hand very skillfully. After fanning it a few times, he said to Masakuni Hatakeyama beside him with a proud look on his face, "How about coming to the Sosuke-den to watch my son?"
"Well," although I meant to compliment him, Master Saburo's appearance was really good, especially those eyes that seemed to see through everything. Hatakeyama Masakuni couldn't help but say in admiration, "As expected of the son of Musashi Mamoru, he is indeed different." Extraordinary!"
"Last year, I was defeated by Asai Bizen in Omi Anesakawa and trapped Uesaka Castle. It was Master Saburo who turned the tide. He not only rescued me and Nagato Mamoru, but also defeated the Asai family and personally defeated the three enemies! Although he has not yet entered the Yuan Dynasty, his reputation for bravery has already spread far and near!"
"His is really awesome!"
Masakuni Hatakeyama also exclaimed appropriately. Although he didn't know whether what Kyogoku Takahiro said was true, even if it was fake, Masakuni Hatakeyama didn't want to expose it.
"I didn't expect to see a young man like Master Saburo in Omi today, and to be able to personally preside over Master Saburo's Yuanfu ceremony. I am really honored!" Hatakeyama Masakuni shook his head and said happily.
Kyogoku Takahiro obviously enjoyed this feeling. After feeling complacent, he continued, "Then, can we start going to Sosuke-den?"
"Well, let's get started!"
Hatakeyama Masakuni nodded and then stood up from his position.
As Masakuni Hatakeyama stood up, Akao Kiyosuna and Endo Kyouyo, who had been preparing outside the hall for a long time, quickly walked in carrying two wooden plates, and then stood beside Master Saburo.
Masakuni Hatakeyama slowly walked up to Master Saburo with steady steps. After looking at Master Saburo carefully, he shook his sleeves and stretched his hand to Master Saburo's head.
After a while of tinkering, Master Saburo's original "Mei Douliang" hairstyle had been untied and then tied into a bun.
Generally speaking, children of the samurai family and nobles wore a hairstyle called "Medu Liang" when they were young. The general appearance is that the long hair is curled into a pile on both ears, which is undoubtedly funny according to modern aesthetics.
After entering the Yuan Dynasty, Meidu Liang's hairstyle will be untied, then tied into a bun as a sign of adulthood, and then put on a black hat.
It was obviously not the first time that Masakuni Hatakeyama had done this kind of job of giving people a black hat. After he very skillfully gave Master Saburo a new hairstyle, he took a black hat from Akao Kiyozuna and put it on Saburo. The top of the mage's head.
"Now that you have entered the Yuan Dynasty, you should give up your childhood name. Before I came here, I made a special trip to Kyoto to seek an official career for Master Saburo. The imperial court has issued a certificate of appointment. From now on, you will call yourself Kyogoku Sakyo-shin!"
"Ha!" Master Sanlang responded quickly in a deep voice.
Sakyo Jin belongs to the capital position, and going up there are Ryo Sakyo and Dr. Sakyo, which belong to the official career from the six positions. In modern times, the "Beijing Job System" is roughly equivalent to the person in charge of the Capital Taxation Bureau, Police Station, Industry and Commerce Bureau, Transportation Bureau, Procuratorate, and Court, but now it is only an official position in name only.
Fortunately, Master Saburo's Zuo Jingjin was recognized by the imperial court and was not the bad street he claimed to be. This was the only consolation.
"The name of the Yuanfu was taken from the Kyogoku family's Tong character in the front, and then the character Masaru at the bottom, and it was also called Kyogoku Sakyo Jin Saburo Takamasa!" Soon, Master Saburo's Yuanfu name was also settled, and Hatakeyama Masaru named him Kyoto. The combination of the common character "Gao" of the Ji family and the "Zheng" in his own name gave Master Sanlang the name "Gao Zheng".
No matter what, Master Saburo himself is still very satisfied, and of course Kyogoku Takahiro is also very satisfied. Because Hatakeyama Masakuni put the Kyogoku family's general character in front, which is equivalent to recognizing the status of the Kyogoku family.
Of course, this is also related to Hatakeyama Masakuni's own identity. After all, Hatakeyama Masakuni is now just a retainer of the Hatakeyama family. If Master Saburo was given a black hat as the head of the Hatakeyama family, he would probably have to be "Kyogoku Masataka".
