"Let's do it!"
In a secret room in Dajue Temple, Rokujo Tokihi said sternly.
There were not many people in the secret room, only six.
But these people represent a powerful force!
The leader is Taishangtian Queen Kameyama, whose name is Kongoshin. In addition, there are Ano Minoru, Ano Kōwei, Rokujo Tokihiro, Yoshida Kaneki, and Yoshida Kanetsu.
These people once represented the highest level of the Southern Dynasty.
But Kameyama handed over the three artifacts, allowing Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to unify the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu promised the Emperor to take turns, and next time it will be at your house. But whether it was Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who was ambitious and wanted to completely hold the Emperor in his hands, or the current Emperor Gokomatsu, they never thought about taking the Emperor's Leave the position to Nanchao!
In a word, the Southern Dynasty was betrayed and Houguishan was hoodwinked.
"The news is confirmed. Gokomatsu is preparing to make his son, Prince Konin, the crown prince, completely ending the agreement of the Chimeiin sect and the Daikakuji sect to continue their rule alternately. Gokomatsu has the support of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and we can no longer sit back and wait for death."
Ano said seriously.
Although Gou Guishan was an old monk with a good character, he was still very angry when he was teased like this. His old eyes showed a fierce light: "I heard that the shogunate is preparing for war, recruiting guardian daimyo from various places, and inquiring Are you sure? Why is this happening? Are they so aggressive? Do they want to completely destroy us people from the Southern Dynasty, or do they want to do something else?"
Yoshida Kanehiro took a step forward and replied in a low voice: "The information we have found so far is that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu wants to conquer North Korea and achieve territorial expansion. As for the specific reasons, we have not found out clearly."
Hou Guishan was a little confused. Attacking Korea?
What does Ashikaga Yoshimitsu want to do? You stay in your Kitayama mansion, be as luxurious as you want, jump as much as you want, why do you suddenly want to cross the sea and invade Korea?
Rokujo Tokihi coughed lightly and said seriously: "This is not the time to pay attention to the shogunate's northern expedition, but to do everything possible to get rid of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu! After he died, Gokomatsu lost his greatest support. He We will reconsider having Daikyakuji take over as emperor."
Seeing Rokujo Tokihi's sharp words, Anoko couldn't help but said: "It's not that we haven't taken action before. On April 27, we arranged for monks to approach Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Unfortunately, the Kitayama Prefecture was heavily fortified at that time, and the vigilance was several times higher than usual. There are so many people that our people can't get close to them. Now there are a group of big names gathered inside and outside Beishan Di, how can we do anything?"
Rokujo Toki gritted his teeth and said, "Then think of other ways. There is a gap between Ashikaga Yoshimochi and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Can we take advantage of it? Can Nijo Ryoki and Zeami, who are around Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, be bribed?"
After Kameyama thought for a long time, he sighed and said: "It concerns the throne of the emperor, the life, death and future of the Southern Dynasty ministers. We cannot do nothing. Let's let the monk Azu contact Ashikaga Yoshimachi to sow discord and borrow Ashikaga Yoshimochi can deal with Ashikaga Yoshimitsu with his own hands. If this plan fails, we will try other strategies."
Monk Azu was a member of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, but he secretly worked for the Daikakuji sect.
Kyoto.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi has really had a headache recently. People sent to North Korea to spy on intelligence have sent a lot of news, and some of the information is somewhat shocking.
For example, the Ming Dynasty once directly destroyed Timur's 100,000-strong army in a place called Qamdo.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi doesn't know where Qamdo is, and who Timur is, and Ashikaga Yoshimochi isn't interested either, but there are hundreds of thousands of troops, my dear, when the shogunate fights, they usually have hundreds or thousands of people. In a fight, let alone one side exceeding 10,000, it is not often that both sides exceed 10,000 together.
Taking the Onaga Rebellion caused by Ouchi Yoshihiro, the total force assembled by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was only 36,000 people, which was almost the majority of the force in the hands of the shogunate!
But the difference between this number and the number of 100,000 is really huge...
The Ming Dynasty was able to hold down even one hundred thousand cavalry, but even the leader was killed. How many troops could Japan mobilize to fight in Korea? After encountering the Ming army, would it be enough for the Ming army to beat them and chase them?
Ashikaga Yoshimochi almost wanted to cry when he saw the information about the Battle of Annan. What kind of war is Hagagaji?
Can you kill more than 300,000 soldiers in one go?
Even 300,000 pigs cannot be simply wiped out by the Ming army!
If it weren't for various sources proving that the information was not false, Ashikaga Yoshitomichi would have thought it was all nonsense!
Look at the Ming Dynasty. It used 300,000 troops to defeat Annan, 150,000 troops to defeat Timur, and another 50,000 troops to defeat the Jurchens, the wild people in the Northeast!
What is the population of the Ming Dynasty? Aren’t all their soldiers born from their mothers’ mothers? No need for logistics? How can there be a fighting style that requires tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of soldiers at every turn?
Ashikaga Yoshimichi was devastated. The more he investigated the intelligence, the less he wanted to go to war with the Ming Dynasty.
No wonder Chen Zuyi is done playing, no wonder the people on Iqi Island were almost wiped out, no wonder the Emperor of Heaven said that he would cede land and pay compensation. He really has the ability and confidence to do so.
Dad, did you know the situation and made up your mind to conquer North Korea, and even planned to attack the Ming Dynasty?
Ashikaga Yoshimochi was frightened. Hatakeyama Mitsui, Hosokawa Mitsurugi, and Shiba Yoshigawa all saw the problem. It was better not to go to war with the Ming Dynasty. Once the war started, they might not get any benefits.
The Ming Dynasty can easily mobilize 100,000-level combat power, but if the shogunate wants to mobilize 100,000-level combat power, it must mobilize guards from all over the country. And this kind of improvised army can be unified in command and action. Whether it is coordinated or not is a big question mark.
The most dangerous thing is that the main force has gone to fight against North Korea. What if the Ming Navy navy comes to steal the house?
The Ming navy can easily reach Iki Island and Sakai Port. If there are no soldiers at home, who will resist the tyrannical navy? They have flying firearms, who can resist them?
Facing the worried and anxious Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Mitsuru Hatakeyama persuaded: "We need to re-examine the war with the Ming Dynasty. North Korea is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Once we attack North Korea and North Korea blocks it, it will be a disaster for us and North Korea." If we can’t stop it, Ming Dynasty will definitely intervene, and it will still be our disaster.”
Ashikaga Yoshimochi's face was a little pale, and he looked like he had not slept well for many days. He looked at the Hatakeyama Mitsui family and others and said: "Even if we persuade the Taizheng Minister to give up the Northern Expedition, how can we eliminate the crisis? Is it possible that we really have to give up Kyushu? Land, compensation of 200 million taels of silver?"
The whole Hatakeyama family lowered their heads, not knowing what to do.
General Shiba could not find a way out. The root of the crisis was that the Ming Dynasty was coming, and the shogunate was unable to resist!
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Monk Azu walked in and faced the helpless crowd, and gave a plan: "Contact the Ming Dynasty, give gold, silver, treasures and women, persuade the Ming emperor to give Japan a way to survive, and express surrender to the Ming Dynasty."
Ashikaga Yoshimichi was very unfavorable to this plan. Not to mention whether it would be shameful to send gold, silver, treasures and women, but when it came to lifting the Ming dynasty, who would do it?
The Ming Dynasty did not allow Japanese people to enter the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Now they are not even allowed to enter the East China Sea. They will kill them if they encounter them. There is no sense of humanity.
Azu Mao then recommended himself: "If the general can persuade the Minister of Taizheng, I am willing to go to Songjing, North Korea with the businessman Fei Fu, and contact the Ming Navy or the Ming envoys through Li Fangyuan. If North Korea does not allow it, then I and Fei Fu will pretend to be North Korean businessmen went to the Ming Dynasty, and after arriving at the capital of the Ming Dynasty, they showed their status as envoys."
"I heard that at the end of every year, envoys from various countries will arrive in Jinling to congratulate the Ming Dynasty on the good weather in the coming year. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will never want to kill people at this time, as long as we can pass the news out and let all the envoys see our plans clearly. If we request, the emperor of tomorrow will have to agree to pay tribute to us."
Ashikaga Yoshimochi looked at the courageous monk Azu and sighed: "You are a brave man. If things can be done, you can become the master of a temple in the future."
Azu left with a smile.
Shiba Yishou looked at Ashikaga Yoshimochi and said solemnly: "Azu's opinion should be our only way out, but we can't convince the Taizheng Minister."
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was a stubborn man and a strong man. He unified the Northern and Southern Dynasties and made great achievements. Even the emperor had to obey him. How could he bow his head to the Ming Emperor? Chinese website
But I can't convince Ashikaga Yoshi
If it is full, the shogunate will face destruction.
Ashikaga Yoshimichi was caught in a conflict.
Hosokawa Mitsubishi thought of something and whispered: "I heard that Ashikaga Yoshitsugu enjoys more treatment than a general."
Ashikaga Yoshimochi's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Yes, Ashikaga Yoshitsugu was deeply loved by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and this younger brother also received courtesy from Emperor Gokomatsu! According to this momentum, after Ashikaga Yoshimitsu leaves, the person who will take over the shogunate will probably be his younger brother Ashikaga Yoshiji!
Can't wait any longer.
If I can't convince you, then kill you!
Ashikaga Yoshimochi has heard about the Xuanbumen Incident and also knows the process of Li Fangyuan becoming the king. Now it seems that if he achieves something big, he cannot be merciful, even if he is his father, brother!
"I'll personally convince you. If it doesn't work, I'll find another way."
Ashikaga Yoshimochi hid his thoughts and hurried to Kitayamadi.
Faced with the capitulationism and weakness of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was furious. In his rage, he fainted because he didn't know whether he suddenly stood up too violently.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi quickly ordered people to treat him. While everyone was in a hurry, he took Nijo Ryoki away and discussed in a low voice in a secret room on one side.
No one knew what the two said, but the two shadows shook from time to time and their hands moved exaggeratedly. They seemed a little excited.
Soon after, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu woke up. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu knelt down and reflected on his mistakes. He received Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's forgiveness and left. Nijo Ryuki became Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's caregiver and personally took care of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's daily life.
The more Ashikaga Yoshimitsu took medicine, the worse his health became. He ordered various temples and shrines to pray for him to drive away the disease. I don't know if the mantra worked, but Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's health turned out to be much better.
But only three days later, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's body completely collapsed. He survived until October 6th, and finally died and passed away...
