Kyoto.
Hosokawa Family House.
Since defeating Hosokawa Takakuni, after several years of management, and with the full assistance of Hosokawa's retainers, Hosokawa Harumoto has gradually completed his control of the recent areas.
The capitals of Izumi, Settsu, Yamashiro, Kawachi, and Kiyin may be under the control of the Hosokawa family and their subordinates. As the governor of the Hosokawa family, Hosokawa Harumoto can be said to be very satisfied.
But Hosokawa Harumoto is also troubled by three things at the moment.
The first thing is that his younger brother Kyogoku has been making some big moves recently, punching Rokkaku and kicking Toki, and his strength has developed rapidly.
Although it is a good thing for the elder brother Hosokawa Harumoto that his younger brother is strong, if the younger brother is too strong, it will make Hosokawa Harumoto very uneasy.
It happened that Ashikaga Yoshiharu came to visit because of matters related to the imperial palace. This gave Hosokawa Harumoto an opportunity to knock on the Kyogoku family.
"Is this what Sakyo Jin said?"
Hosokawa Harumoto said thoughtfully while looking at Ibaraki Shitaka who was reporting the situation to him in front of him.
"ha!"
"I will say exactly what Sakyo said when he entered the palace!" Ibaraki Shitaka said with certainty.
After a moment of silence, Hosokawa Harumoto nodded in relief, "So, at least the Kyogoku family has not yet developed any big ambitions."
"This family is afraid that another Rokkaku family will appear in Kinai again."
"The Kyogoku family is quite loyal to our family, and Sakyo also spoke highly of my lord when he entered the palace. My lord is worrying too much!" Ibaraki Shigaraki pinched the dozen gold coins that Kyogoku Takahiro had given him when he left. He said some kind words to the Kyogoku family at the right time.
Hosokawa Harumoto hesitated for a moment and said, "Since the Kyogoku family is so aware of current affairs, then I should also express myself."
"Since the Kyogoku family is one of the four positions, the position of serving as head of the Kyogoku family will be restored and Kyogoku Musashi will be held by Mamoru Kyogoku. As for Sakyo Susumu, since he proposed to reallocate the shogun's imperial palace in Omi, then he will be given a public servant. Bar."
"It's up to you to report this matter to the general."
"ha!"
Obviously, the current shogunate is entirely under the control of the leader, Hosokawa Harumoto, and the general, Ashikaga Yoshiharu, is nothing more than a puppet.
After Ibaraki Shitaka left, two other headaches came up, and Hosokawa Harumoto began to feel uncomfortable again.
The second uncomfortable thing was actually caused by Hosokawa Harumoto himself. In order to fight against Miyoshi Motocho, Hosokawa Harumoto encouraged Ichikazu to launch an attack. Although this move did help Hosokawa Harumoto defeat Miyoshi Motocho, Ichikazu was a bit too weak to lose.
Even while Kinai was still in turmoil and the Hosokawa family had not yet fully controlled the surrounding areas, Ichikami-song wreaked havoc in the Kyoto area under the banner of promoting Buddhism and suppressed other temple forces.
Hosokawa Harumoto was afraid of the Ichiko clan, so he secretly instigated and supported another temple power, the Nichiren sect, to fight against the Ichiko clan. The two sides had long-standing grievances, and a huge dispute soon broke out in Kyoto.
In the early days, the Nichiren sect had the upper hand, defeating the Ichibuki sect one after another, and even burned down the Sanko Honganji Temple, the main headquarters of the sect. This forced Yi Xiangzong to flee to Izumi's Ishiyama Gobo.
Now Hosokawa Harumoto was panicking again. His original intention was to support the Nichiren Sect to check and balance the Ichiko sect, but he didn't expect that the Nichiren sect was so powerful and directly drove the Ichiko sect out of Kyoto. Wasn't that just a new hidden danger?
At this time, another trouble came out of the Nichiren Sect.
At that time, the Nichiren Sect sent a man named Matsumoto Kuyoshi to the Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei of the Omi Tendai Sect to find a sense of presence. There was a dispute with the Enryaku Temple over "Lonpa", and the two sides started to argue.
The Tiantai Sect has never been criticized, and was ridiculed by Matsumoto Kuyoshi.
At this time, the Tiantai Sect couldn't bear it anymore and directly eliminated Matsumoto Jiuyoshi's physics. At the same time, he even reported the matter to the court with aggravation. The Emperor was furious and immediately issued an order to attack the Nichiren Sect.
Hosokawa Harumoto was worried about this matter. He didn't just send pillows when he felt sleepy, and then started to support Tiantai Sect again. Immediately afterwards, the Tiantai Sect and the Nichiren Sect fought fiercely in the Kinei, causing the Kinei to become restless.
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Hosokawa Harumoto began to panic again.
As for the last troublesome thing, it is Kizawa Nagamasa in Kawachi.
The Kizawa family was originally a retainer of the Soshu Hatakeyama family. Later, by supporting Hosokawa Harumoto's rise to power, he gradually sidelined the master family and thus actually controlled the Hatakeyama family.
At this time, the retainer of the Hatakeyama family in Oushu, Yuzuo Nagasaki, was also moving closer to Kizawa Nagamasa for some political purpose. Together, the two of them directly merged the two families of Oishu and Soshu. Now Kizawa Nagamasa and Yuzuo Changjiao directly controlled the three countries of Yamato, Jiyin, and Kawachi.
Hosokawa Harumoto's habit of being suspicious and likes to make checks and balances came back again, and he began to be very dissatisfied with Kizawa Nagamasa.
And Kizawa Nagamasa can be said to be the biggest supporter of Hosokawa Harumoto in the Kinai area. The two sides also had conflicts over who should be appointed as the governor of the Hatakeyama family, which made Hosokawa Harumoto very unhappy.
"My lord, the Hatakeyama family hopes that Owari Mamoru (Hatakeyama Icho)'s younger brother (Hatakeyama Nagasune) will serve as the family governor. Lord Kizawa specifically asked my lord for instructions on this matter!"
"No!" Hosokawa Harumoto said categorically, "He is vulgar and disgusting every time he looks at him. Anyone in the Hatakeyama family can be the governor, but this person is not allowed!"
The appearance of Hatakeyama Nagatsune is really hard to describe, and Hosokawa Harumoto is very disgusted with this person.
"Then I wonder what my lord's instructions are?"
"Hatakeyama Saburo (Hatakeyama Masakuni) has a handsome appearance and can be appointed as the governor of the Hatakeyama family!" Obviously, Hosokawa Harumoto is also a good-looking person.
"ha!"
Not long after the retainer left, Hosokawa Motonsune walked in from outside again.
"Lord, another fight broke out between the Nichiren Sect and the Tendai Sect in the Settsu area yesterday. Thousands of people were injured and over a hundred died."
"I received news today that the Nichiren Sect in Yamashiro is gathering monk soldiers to attack the Tiantai Sect temple. If this matter is left alone, there will probably be a big chaos!" Hosokawa Motonsune said worriedly.
It was okay not to mention this, but when Hosokawa Motonsune mentioned it, Hosokawa Harumoto's head started to hurt again.
"The Nichiren Sect and the Tendai Sect have gathered tens of thousands of monks and soldiers. I dare not directly send troops to intervene. Moreover, we need to be alert to the family governor to surround the Lord and the Shogun. It is really not appropriate to act lightly."
"In that case, why not recruit soldiers from the retainers to go to Luo to help in the battle?" Hosokawa Motonsune suggested.
Hosokawa Harumoto thought for a while, and then asked, "Who is worthy of this responsibility?"
"If Omi's Sakyo enters the palace and can lead his army to Luo, with his power in defeating Rokkaku Sakyo, he will definitely be able to intimidate the Tendai and Nichiren sects!" Hosokawa Motonsune was honest and directly stated the person he thought was the most suitable candidate.
If we talk about who has the most prosperous martial arts reputation in the world today, then Kyogoku Gaomasa is definitely considered the top one at this time.
Upon hearing Kyogoku Takamasa's name, Hosokawa Harumoto's face darkened again.
Seeing this situation, Mr. Miyoshi, who was sitting next to him, immediately understood what Hosokawa Harumoto was thinking, and quickly said, "This must not happen! If the Kyogoku family is allowed to go to Luo, and its forces take the opportunity to intervene in Kyoto, what will it be like with the Rokkaku family back then?" different?"
"I'm going to gather the troops in my territory and go to Luo. I'll definitely be able to share the Lord's worries!"
Seeing Chief Miyoshi volunteering, Hosokawa Harumoto immediately said overjoyed, "If Sozo can personally take action, then it will be nothing to worry about!"
