Omi, Kiyotakiji Temple.
As the strength of the Kyogoku family continues to increase, this originally slightly dilapidated temple has been significantly repaired in recent years. Although the scale is still small, it is generally considered to be completely new.
In the main hall of Kiyotaki Temple, Kyogoku Takahiro, the governor of the Kyogoku family, sat in the upper position, with some elders of the Kyogoku family sitting on both sides, and dozens of Kyoto ministers who had been invited to watch the ceremony.
Kyogoku Takamasa, who came non-stop from Mino, was among them.
The hour-long ceremony ended quickly, and Kyogoku Gorobei was given the privilege of taking charge of Hosokawa Harumoto, whose name was Kyogoku Motochika. The general Ashikaga Yoshiharu also presented the memorial on his behalf, and obtained an official career for Kyogoku Motochika from the public.
Amid the congratulations from everyone, Genchi Kyogoku, who had just turned 14, was as happy as a fool.
At this time, Kyogoku Takamasa was quietly pulled to the side hall by Ibaraki Shitaka, who came from Kyoto.
"Yin Heshou, what are the instructions from the head of the palace?" Seeing Ibaraki Shitaka acting like this, Kyogoku Takamasa couldn't help but asked curiously.
Ibaraki Shigaraki asked his attendants to stand at the door, and then he knelt down in front of Kyogoku Takamasa and said, "To be honest, I am not here to take charge of the palace this time, but because the shogun has entrusted me with something."
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Now Kyogoku Takamasa's interest is even stronger. The friendship between the Kyogoku family and the Ashikaga family has been very good in the past two years, and the personal relationship between Kyogoku Takamasa and Ashikaga Yoshiharu is also quite good, and they are "kindred spirits".
Why didn't Ashikaga Yoshiharu talk to him personally when something happened, and instead asked Hosokawa Harumoto's retainer Ibaraki Shitaka to do it?
"I don't know, General..." Kyogoku Takamasa hesitated. Before he understood the other party's intention, Kyogoku Takamasa didn't want to say anything more.
Ibaraki Shigaraka was silent for a moment, and then said, "To be honest, I came here for Omi's royal materials store."
The so-called imperial offices generally refer to the "direct supervisors" of the royal family, shoguns, or some high-ranking ministers across the country, and this is also the main source of income for the above-mentioned people.
Hearing the words "Goryoksho", Kyogoku Takamasa immediately understood that Ashikaga Yoshiharu was here to beg for food again.
Before Kyogoku Takamasa could speak, Ibaraki Shitaka continued, "Sakyo Susumu should know that since his death, the Rokkaku family used the Hanji Order to forcibly confiscate the shogunate's imperial palace in Omi, causing the shogun's subordinates to The public has been unable to receive adequate salaries."
"Before, because Rokkaku was so powerful, the shogun was too angry and dared not speak out about this. Now that the Rokkaku family has been destroyed by the Kyogoku family, the shogun hopes that the Kyogoku family can understand the shogunate and return the imperial materials in Omi to the shogunate."
After saying that, Ibaraki Shitaka stopped talking. He just carefully turned his eyes to Kyogoku Takamasa, waiting for Kyogoku Takamasa's answer.
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Kyogoku Takamasa also fell silent for a while, mainly because what Ibaraki Shitaka said was indeed the truth.
The Hanji Order mentioned by Ibaraki Shitaka has been around since the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The shogunate at that time issued the Hanji Order in order to expand its own strength. The general domestic land was "confiscated" and used as the royal palace of the shogunate, in order to obtain huge profits to support the public under his command.
The imperial restaurant in the Omi area was first proposed by Ashikaga Takauji in the 7th year of Shohei (1352 AD), along with Mino and Owari.
As time went by, the Hanji Order was actually abandoned in the later stages. However, during the Onin Rebellion, Asakura Takakage (the seventh generation Asakura Kage) of the Asakura family, under the banner of the Hanji Order, forcibly invaded Echizen. The territory was occupied by force, and this naturally included the royal materials of the ministers and the shogunate.
During the Nagasei period, the then head of the Rokkaku family, Rokkaku Takayori, also followed Omi's example and took possession of Omi's royal materials store in order to expand his power.
This even led to a crusade by the then shogun Ashikaga Yoshitaka, but unfortunately Ashikaga Yoshinaga was unlucky and died of a cerebral hemorrhage due to excessive drinking and lewdness during the crusade against Rokkaku Yoshihiro.
The crusade against the Rokkaku family never came to an end, and Rokkaku Takayori, who had recovered his breath, continued to invade and occupy the imperial palace after the shogunate withdrew, so that the shogunate's imperial palace in Omi was almost completely occupied by the Rokkaku family.
Decades have passed and there is still no resolution to this matter.
Without these royal materials, the life of the public under the general's command was really miserable. It was common for them to go hungry without a salary.
Previously, the Rokkaku family was flourishing in Omi, so the shogunate naturally did not dare to cause trouble. But now that the Kyogoku family has taken over Omi, Ashikaga Yoshiharu and a group of public servants see hope, so they hope to get these imperial materials back from the Kyogoku family.
But the shogunate obviously also knew that with their current strength and reputation, it would be very difficult to get the imperial palace back from the Kyogoku family. So Ashikaga Yoshiharu turned around and found Hosokawa Harumoto, hoping that Hosokawa Harumoto would take care of this matter.
At this time, Hosokawa Harumoto was also a little worried that the Kyogoku family was expanding too fast and wanted to cause trouble for the Kyogoku family, so he sent Ibaraki Shitaka to check out the situation.
After a moment, Kyogoku Takamasa slowly said, "In the attack on the Rokkaku family, my family also suffered a lot of losses and is in urgent need of recovery."
"But considering the difficulties faced by the shogunate, and given our loyalty to the shogun, we will naturally not stand idly by."
"What do you mean, the Kyogoku family is willing to return it?" Ibaraki Shigaraka said with joy on his face.
Kyogoku Takamasa nodded, but then shook his head and continued, "These imperial palaces occupied by the Rokkaku family are not exclusively owned by the Rokkaku family. The retainers and members of the family are also involved."
"Now that Omi has finally settled down, if we expropriate the royal palace on a large scale, I'm afraid there will be trouble again. This is something we don't want to see."
"This... This is indeed a difficult thing." Ibaraki Shigaraki sighed and said, "Then I wonder what Sakyo's plans are for entering the palace?"
"My family is willing to re-divide an area in Omi as the shogun's imperial palace. We just have a small request. I would like to ask Yin Heshouden to convey it to the shogun."
"Sakyo comes in but says it's okay."
"I hope that these imperial materials laboratories will be managed by my family, but the benefits will be sent to the shogunate intact. The shogun can send people to supervise them at any time, how about that?"
"I understand the intention of Zuo Jing entering the palace, and I will tell you the truth."
"In that case, I will take my leave."
After saying that, Ibaraki Shitaka stood up and greeted Xiangqin outside the door and left Seitaki Temple.
After Ibaraki Shitaka left, Kyogoku Takamasa's face suddenly darkened, and resentment arose in his heart.
It was not against Ashikaga Yoshiharu, but he was very dissatisfied with Hosokawa Harumoto.
Ashikaga Yoshiharu just wanted to get some benefits from the Kyogoku family. To put it bluntly, Ashikaga Yoshiharu did not expect the Kyogoku family to return it to the shogunate. It had been decades, and he had already wanted what he wanted when he returned. .
But Hosokawa Harumoto is obviously using the topic as a way to disgust the Kyogoku family.
Obviously, the current expansion of the Kyogoku family has aroused the vigilance and caution of Hosokawa Harumoto.
Hosokawa Harumoto is very suspicious, and Kyogoku Takamasa had already felt this when he was a hostage in the Hosokawa family. And what Hosokawa Harumoto did in history clearly proves this point.
This matter is not a big deal. After all, there are no problems in the relationship between the Kyogoku family and the Hosokawa family. Hosokawa Harumoto just wants the Kyogoku family to express their attitude.
To put it bluntly, I just want to know whether the Kyogoku family still recognizes him as the eldest brother, and by the way, I want to knock on the Kyogoku family.
And the Kyogoku family has just opened up in recent areas, so naturally they don't dare to break up with Hosokawa Harumoto. After successive battles, the territory has expanded rapidly, and it has not been completely exhausted, so everything must be done with caution.
As for the attitude that Hosokawa Harumoto wanted, the Kyogoku family gave it to him.
However, Kyogoku Taomasa also has a bottom line, and this hidden attitude is also hidden in the words that Ibaraki Shitaka took back.
I believe that Hosokawa Harumoto can also understand.
