Among the reasons that prompted Mr. Shimazu to suddenly express his ancestry from the "Tang Kingdom", the troubles that occurred during the first grade's job of getting an official position forty years ago were a very important internal factor.
The story begins at the end of the 18th year of Tenmon (1549). At that time, the Battle of Kurokawasaki was over. Shimazu Takahisa, the head of the Shimazu family at the time, reconciled with Kanfu Kanemori and other national allies, and fought for the Shimadzu family's history. A rare few years of peace. In the past few years, Shimazu Takahisa has focused on improving his political prestige. The first major event among them was the construction of the imperial inner city.
It turned out that four years ago, in March of the 14th year of Tenmon, Shimazu Takahisa moved his residence to Ichiuji Castle in Ijuin because Kagoshima Castle was seriously damaged in the war. But obviously this is just a stopgap measure. Shimazu Takahisa's plan is to build a larger Onuchi Castle based on the original Kagoshima Castle.
In December of the 19th year of Tenmon (1550), the Gouchi Castle was finally completed. Shimazu Takahisa received the "meeting" ceremony from the royal family, the royal family, and the public in the tall castle of the Gouchi Castle. This meeting was an unprecedented event for the Shimadzu family. Lords of the country, including Kanfu Kanemori and Kamao Nokiyo, who had always been hostile to the Shimadzu family, also attended in person and expressed their submission to Shimazu Takahisa. Shimazu Takahisa was in the territory. His reputation is unparalleled.
At this moment, Shimazu Takahisa, who was looking forward to his hero, suddenly realized that as the guardian of the three countries of Sa, Sumima and Japan, and he was already thirty-eight years old (this age was not considered young in Japan's Warring States Period), but Still without a serious official position, it is really a bit shameful.
And when he thought about the official position, he suddenly discovered that while he was busy fighting everywhere, people from the three kingdoms of Sa, Sui, and Japan came to Kyoto to carry out activities, taking advantage of the court's extreme lack of money to seek official positions. They arbitrarily bought bargains and obtained official positions that they could not obtain in the past based on their family status.
In addition to the now-defunct Honda Tochi and his son who were appointed as Kii Mamoru and Sakyo Doctors, Ito Yoshisuke of the Hyuga Province was appointed as the Daichan Daifu, Osumi Hisashi Karishu Shigeshu was appointed as the Sagami Mamoru, and the Higo Province Shoryō Nagayue was appointed. The Daisuke of the Imperial Palace, and even Tanegashima Tokiyao, who was in a corner, successively served as Danmasadada and Sakon General.
What's going on? The group of people I beat up are actually more senior than me. Is there any king's law?
Of course, judging from Shimazu Takahisa's own feelings, the official positions held by others were all relatively good, but the "Sagami Mamoru" appointed by Hisikari Shigeshu was the most problematic, because that was what the Shimazu Shoshu family had called themselves for generations. At that time, Shimazu Tadayo also called himself "Sagami Mamoru".
Unexpectedly, now, Hisikari Shigeshu's "Sagami Mamoru" has been recognized by the imperial court as the official genuine version, while Shimazu Tadayo's "Sagami Mamoru" has become a fake that talks about itself. This is too much. Face. How could he, Shimazu Takahisa Hyouo, endure such a slap in the face?
You know, in the eyes of the Shimazu family, the people like Ito and Hisikari have always been vulgar, unlearned and unskilled peasants. Who would have expected that now they would all go to Kyoto and the current court? The ministers were reciting poems, composing poems, chatting and laughing, and they were all distinguished by their purple robes and jade belts. However, he, the head of the Shimazu family with no official position and no position, looked like a country bumpkin who was behind the fashion, vulgar and uncultured.
Of course, Shimazu Takahisa couldn't swallow this breath. This was the period when he was committed to improving his political prestige. Of course, he must reverse his lagging behind in his official career. However, because the history of the Shimazu family is too messy and complicated, obtaining an official position is not as easy as Shimazu Takahisa imagined.
Just do what you say. In the 20th year of Astronomy (1551), Shimazu Takahisa sent the lord of Beppu Castle, Kagoyama Zenhisa, to Kyoto. Huashan Zenjiu's business trip had two tasks.
The first task is to make the "goshin body" (i.e. statue of the god) of Ohsumi Shohachimangu Shrine. The main gods enshrined in Shohachimangu Shrine are Emperor Ogami and Empress Jinko, and their statues are three groups of six-body male and female statues. The statue of Shohachimangu Shrine was destroyed in the war during the "Sanshu Rebellion". After Osumi was pacified, Shimazu Takahisa and his mother vowed to rebuild the statue for Shohachimangu Shrine.
Kaguyama Zenhisa went to Kyoto to find monk Kang Yun who was proficient in carving and asked him to make a god body for Shohachimangu Shrine. Because the royal bodies of the Shohachimangu Shrine are the Emperor and the Empress, the production activities alarmed the imperial court. According to the imperial order of Emperor Go-Nara, the production activities were carried out within the palace.
After the production was completed, Emperor Go-Nara issued a "Run Decree" to the Shimazu family, which was received by Zenkyu Kayama, requesting that the Goshin Body be sent to Ouchi for "examination". While looking at the Goshin Body, Emperor Go-Nara also A "Tianxia Royal Prayer" ceremony was held to pray for an early end to the war.
The Shimazu family's activities of making and presenting the imperial body to the public were actually planned by Zenhisa Kayama, with three main purposes:
First, the Shimazu family presided over the reconstruction activities of Osumi Shohachimangu Shrine, which strengthened the power and status of the Shimazu family as the guardian of Osumi Kingdom; second, Ito Gisuke built the Great Buddha Hall in Hyuga Kuni Satohara last year (1550). There are three statues of Rushena. The Shimazu family rebuilt Ohsumi Shohachimangu Shrine and made a god body, which obviously had the intention of confronting the Ito family. Thirdly, through activities such as making and displaying the god body, Kayama Zenhisa was able to frequently communicate with the ministers of the imperial court. Contact can gradually eliminate the influence of Honda Dong's previous relatives and establish a channel for direct communication between the Shimadzu family and the imperial court.
This task basically went smoothly, but Kaguyama Zenhisa had a second, more important task. Needless to say, that was to obtain an official position for Shimazu Takahisa. However, the progress of this task faced huge difficulties. .
While Kaguyama Zenkyu was in Kyoto, he participated in a renge gathering on September 14th. Attendees of the Rengai include the former Gondai Masazuna Asukai, Gonadain Yoshitsuji Jihara, Konoe Maekyu, the son of the Kanshi Konoe family, Renge Shisato Shoba, etc. There is no doubt that the mastermind behind this Renge Meeting was none other than Kaguyama Zenhisa, and his purpose was nothing more than to ask Asukai Masatsuna and others to report Shimazu Takahisa's intentions to the court on his behalf.
However, the problem can be seen from this list: the Kanbaiko Konoe family, who had the most say in the court at that time and was closely related to the Shimadzu family, did not attend this Renge meeting.
This is because the Konoe family had previously supported the shogunate Ashikaga Yoshiharu and opposed the powerful minister Miyoshi Nagakei. When Ashikaga Yoshiharu fled to Omi for refuge, the Konoe family also left Beijing for Omi, so Kayama Zenhisa came to Beijing this time. Due to bad timing, I was unable to meet with the Konoe family. However, Asukai Masatsuna and others were cautious and did not dare to teach people with famous imperial weapons without authorization, so the matter of seeking an official position could only be put on hold for the time being.
Although Zenku Kayama's request for an official position for Shimazu Takahisa was unsuccessful, it was not without gain. Through communication with Masatsuna Asukai and others, Zenhisa Kayama learned that the court had some concerns about granting an official title to Takahisa Shimazu.
That is, the hereditary post of repairman of the Shimazu family had been awarded to Katsuhisa Shimazu of the Oshu family (the main family at that time). In other words, if Shimazu Takahisa is to be appointed repairman, Shimazu Katsuhisa should first resign from the position. However, Shimazu Katsuhisa was not at fault, and it was not convenient for the court to remove him from his official position without any reason.
At this time, Shimazu Katsuhisa was in Bungo, and under the protection of Otomo Yoshiken, he seemed to have retired. However, he refused to cooperate with his former adopted son Shimazu Takahisa and refused to hand over his post as repairman. Shimazu Takahisa had to spend a lot of time to convince this stubborn old man.
In the first month of the 21st year of Tenmon (1552), Shimazu Takahisa received news that with the mediation of Minami Omi Guardian Rokkaku Yoshiken, the general Ashikaga Yoshiharu and Miyoshi Nagakei reached a reconciliation, and Ashikaga Yoshiharu and the Konoe family returned to Kyoto. .
After learning that the Konoe family had returned to Beijing, Shimazu Takahisa immediately sent envoys to Kyoto to launch activities again. This time, the candidate sent by Shimazu Takahisa was Furuichi Saniqiyo, a retainer of Tanegashima Tokiyao.
Why were the retainers of Tanegashima Tokiyao chosen? Because the Tanegashima family and the Konoe family also have a close relationship.
Although the Tanegashima family was indeed a "Tanasharo" who lived on a small island in southern Kyushu for generations, this family made a fortune in trade with the Ming Dynasty and Ryukyu (Ryukyu was actually a transit point for trade between Japan and the Ming Dynasty). Certain economic strength.
As early as the sixth year of Meiying (1497), Tanegashima Tokiyao's grandfather Tanegashima Tadashi was traveling to Kyoto. By chance, he got acquainted with the head of Honnoji Temple in Kyoto, Nichisei Shonin (the royal family, the son of Prince Fushimi Miyakunika). , Tanegashima Tadashi was wealthy and spent huge sums of money to help Risei rebuilt the Honnoji Temple that was destroyed by the war.
Just like one of the reasons why Gao pragmatism is so popular, even the royal family cannot refuse to be friends with rich people. Master Nichisei praised Tanegashima Tadaki as a "powerful Tanaka". The Konoe family are also devout believers of Honnoji Temple. Through the relationship with Nichisei Shonin, Tanegashima Tadashi established a liaison relationship with the Konoe family. This is why the Tanegashima family was appointed by the imperial court as Danmasadada and Sakon Shogun. .
However, at this time, Tanegashima Tokiyao was busy with the mass production of iron cannons and the improvement of iron cannon tactics, and was unable to go to Kyoto in person. So he sent the family elder Furuichi Saniqiyo as an envoy. Furuichi Saniqiyo was proficient in literature, good at Japanese songs, and had excellent eloquence. He was a very suitable candidate to carry out liaison work with the imperial court.
The shortest route from Tanegashima to Kyoto is to take the sea route into the Seto Inland Sea, disembark at Sakai Port and then reach Kyoto via the Kinai Kaido. But Furuichi Sanikiyo did not go this way. He first went to Kagoshima to meet Shimazu Takahisa, then took the sea route to Bungo, and went to the inner castle of Otomo Household Castle to meet Otomo Sorin.
Furuichi Saniqiyo's intention is obvious, he is here for Shimazu Katsuhisa. Furuichi Saniqiyo arrived in Bungo in March and presented Otomo Sorin with horses, armor, swords, books, and "Nanman small blunderbuss" - pistols made in Portugal.
At that time, iron cannons were introduced to Japan not long ago, and the number of iron cannons in the hands of famous people was limited and very precious. Shimazu Takahisa was willing to donate such a precious "killing weapon" to others, which was a huge investment. From this, it can be seen that Shimazu Takahisa was very eager to obtain an official position.
At this time, although the Otomo family and the Shimazu family were both on Kyushu Island, there was no direct conflict of interest. In addition, the heavy gift presented by Furuichi Mikiyo reflected the sincerity of Shimazu Takahisa and the Otomo family to reconcile. Otomo Sorin's love for the island The Jin family's request was immediately agreed to.
Finally, under the pressure of Otomo Sorin, Furuichi Mikiyo was able to obtain a written statement of resignation from the post of repair doctor signed by Shimazu Katsuhisa without much effort.
After leaving Otomo's house, Furuichi Saniqiyo headed straight for Kyoto. On June 11 of that year, after the activities of the Konoe family, the imperial court issued an edict, and Shimazu Takahisu was appointed as the repair doctor from the fifth position.
Three days later, on June 14, Konoe Mikai brought Furuichi Saniqiyo into the palace to express his gratitude. Since Furuichi Shisei did not have an official position and could not go to the palace, the Konoe family performed the memorial on his behalf. The Shimazu family presented the imperial court with one thousand kan of Yongle money (Da Ming Yongle Tongbao, the hard currency of Japan), as well as a group of horses and swords. , tea utensils, as a "royal gift" to express gratitude for serving as an official.
Furuichi Saniqiyo returned to Kagoshima Castle with an oral declaration of the imperial edict for appointing officials (the part of the edict that is read out to the parties concerned and issued to them as proof of appointment, which is equivalent to China's "appointment", that is, a letter of appointment). The news that the imperial court appointed Shimazu Takahisa as repairman was announced to the people in the Shimadzu clan.
This move is of great significance: because almost at the same time, Shimazu Takahisa's brother, Banshimazu Tadashi, who was responsible for controlling the northern part of Osumi Province, and the "Jieinden" of Osumi Province's Shohachimangu Shrine, stayed with Keichika and the lord of Kajiki Castle Kansuke. Kanemori, the lord of Tarumizu Castle, Ijichi Shigenaki, and the son of Kayama Zenhisa, Kawasama Tadashi, and others exchanged "deeds" together at Shohachimangu Shrine and swore allegiance to Shimazu Takahisa.
In the "deed", Shimazu Takahisa is called "Miyaya Shapei" - this is pronounced "おやかたさま". According to this pronunciation, it can also be written as "Miyakafang様", "Mikanshu", "Daidian様", "Oyakata 様", of course, all the above "様" ultimately mean "lord".
Ganfu Kanesheng and other people respectfully addressed Shimazu Takahisa as "Lord", which was the first time since the "Three States Rebellion". This shows that it was only after Shimazu Takahisa became the repair doctor that he was regarded as a complete successor to the main family, and therefore he was able to enjoy the title "Lord" reserved for the head of the main family.
This also means that the hearts of the people in the Shimadzu clan have focused on Shimazu Takahisa, and the struggle to pacify the Three Kingdoms will be more justified in the future.
Shimazu Takahisa is honored as "Lord", which shows that the people of the country recognize his status as the head and guardian of the clan, but it does not mean that the people of the country will bow to his orders from now on. What's more, there are still many people in the country, such as the Qitain clan, the Hisikari clan, the Kamao clan, etc., who are not among the people who respect Shimazu Takahisa as "Lord". The Shimadzu clan still has a lot to convince them. Things to do.
Since then, Shimazu Takahisa has been committed to handling these matters, and I will not go into details. In short, in the end, the Shimazu family took advantage of the opportunity of Nobunaga's rise to disrupt the world, and after the Honnoji incident, Hashiba Hideyoshi defeated Akechi Mitsuhide, and competed with Shibata Katsuie, and began to unify Kyushu by force.
And when Hashiba Hideyoshi transformed into Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Shimadzu family believed even more that their own strength was the most important thing.
Although the Shimadzu family's strength declined greatly after Hideyoshi's Kyushu conquest, and even almost perished in the eyes of outsiders, when the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance began to support them, the Shimadzu family immediately smelled new opportunities.
At first, the Shimazu family only planned to use the power of the Sea Trade Alliance to stabilize the feudal government and restore strength. However, not long ago, the shocking news came that the sea and land forces of the Sea Trade Alliance defeated the "Southern Barbarians", which suddenly changed the attitude of the Shimazu family. A U-turn.
According to the information they learned during the previous trade between the Shimadzu family and the "Nanbarbarians", the Philippines occupied by the Nanbarbarians was almost the same size as Japan (At this time, Japan only had actual control over a little area along the southern coast of Hokkaido, and Hokkaido was generally not counted as a formal territory. The rest was About the same size as the Philippines), and the Maritime Trade Alliance swept all the way after the victory in Manila. How amazing is that momentum?
In addition, because of the cooperative relationship, the Shimadzu family also learned about Jinghua's huge power in southern Xinjiang, and the population under its rule was larger than that of the entire Japan. Therefore, the Shimazu family believes that as long as they hold on to Kyoka's thighs firmly, they will not need to worry about Hideyoshi's suppression in the future.
Moreover, Shimazu Yoshihisa, who had abdicated after Hideyoshi's "Kyushu Expedition" but still held real power, insisted that Beijing's support of the family was definitely not just for commercial interests.
The main reason that prompted him to make this judgment was that Jinghua established the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance General Chamber of Commerce in Japan in its own Crystal Building in Qingshui City. If Kyoka was acting solely out of business interests, then the General Chamber of Commerce should be located in a place like Sakai Tei even if it was not located in Osaka.
There is only one reason why the General Chamber of Commerce in Kyoka is not located in the center of Japan and the most prosperous commercial area. That is that Kyoka believes that sooner or later they will be in a hostile position with the Toyotomi family, so they cannot establish the General Chamber of Commerce in Hideyoshi. On the territory!
There is no need to elaborate on the dispute within the Shimadzu family for the time being, but the two powerful figures - the former and current heads of the so-called "double palace system" of the Shimadzu family at this time - both support following the Sea Trade Alliance.
The former head of the family, Shimazu Yoshihisa, believes that following the Sea Trade Alliance will not only make huge profits now, but also more likely to get a share of the pie in the future. If you perform well, there is a good chance that the Shimadzu family's ambition to unify Kyushu will be realized in the future.
The current head of the family, Shimazu Yoshihiro, who holds the de facto power of the Shimadzu family's military, is even more coveted by Jinghua's military force and even its weapons production capabilities, and is eager for Jinghua to help him improve the Shimadzu family's military strength. After the Shimadzu family's Kyushu expedition failed due to Hideyoshi's Kyushu expedition, Shimazu Yoshihiro's biggest wish was to defeat the Toyotomi clan one day and regain this position.
The two not only joined forces to suppress the opposition at home, but also carried forward the characteristic Japanese style: betting on the fate of the country! Change the origin of the family and completely switch to the Sea Trade Alliance!
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