Chapter 1410: The Mingying Change, the Beginning of the Warring States Period!

"Uncle, what does this long letter say?"

"Oh! It's due to some changes in the situation. There are several major events... The shogunate has undergone drastic changes. The world is really troubled!..."

The big businessman Morino Kiyoshi took the letter and calmed down his turbulent emotions. He took a few deep breaths and then solemnly addressed Mitsuhiro Uizaki.

"The first major event was the eleventh generation general who conquered the barbarians. The fourteen-year-old Ashikaga Yoshitaka officially succeeded to the throne in Kyoto. The respected elder 'Mrs. Odai', the eighth generation general's wife, assisted the administration, while Hosokawa Masaru Yuan is in charge of the shogunate. Every family around the capital has sent envoys to participate in the succession ceremony, which means they have recognized the status of the new general!

"Huh? Uncle, isn't the Tenth General Yoshisai in his prime? I just heard last year that General Yoshisai defeated Omi's guardian Rokkaku Takayori, and the shogunate has the momentum to revive... Why did the general suddenly change this year? Is it possible that the general was suddenly changed this year? Did General Yoshizai die suddenly again?…"

"Mitsuhiro, the information you know is correct, but it is older... Last spring, General Yoshitai raised tens of thousands of troops to conquer Kawachi to protect the Hatakeyama Moto family, while Hosokawa Masamoto stayed in Kyoto. As a result, the shogunate's frontline offensive was in full swing , Hosokawa Masamoto launched a coup in Kyoto, invited Mrs. Odai as the banner, supported Ashikaga Yoshiko, and the capital was once again in chaos..."

Speaking of this, the big businessman Morino Kiyoshi sighed. He just saw that the momentum in Kyoto was not right, so he slipped out early and went to Wakasa Country to wait and see, while helping his old friend fulfill his last wish... But the final outcome of Kyoto was beyond his expectation. The seemingly powerful Judai Shogun turned out to be a paper lantern that broke when poked!

"Buddha! I originally thought that General Yoshitai, with a large army and the title of general, would successfully return to the army to put down the coup... Unexpectedly, news came from Kyoto and the shogunate's army dispersed. The 10th General was left alone. It fell into the hands of the Kyoho Hosokawa family, and Hosokawa Masamoto served as the leader, deposed the shogunate, and took charge of the shogunate government... This is really a "Mingying Great Change" comparable to "Shooting the King in the Shoulder"! From now on, the shogunate’s decrees will no longer leave the capital!…”

"Shoot the king in the shoulder?..."

"Oh! This is an allusion from the Spring and Autumn Period, 'Zheng Zhuanggong shot an arrow at the Emperor of Zhou'. From then on, the Emperor of Zhou lost all his majesty, and all the countries in the world were in chaos. The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period have arrived! And the current momentum of the shogunate is probably the same, and it will move towards the Warring States Period! …”

"Allusions to the Spring and Autumn Period? Ancestors! That was all two thousand years ago... At that time, our ancestors of the Genji family of the Takeda family should also have crossed the sea from the Wu Kingdom to the east, right?..."

Mitsuhiro Uyizaki's eyes widened, obviously he had never heard of this allusion from the Spring and Autumn History books. However, in the genealogical records of various famous families in the Muromachi period, many of them mention "the noble ancestry of the Hime family" and talk about "the deeds of their ancestors who came over here." They indeed regarded the history of the Celestial Dynasty before the Spring and Autumn Period as their own history.

As for now, Tang Feng's Muromachi era is coming to an end. The rising new generation of martial artists all hold swords and bows in their hands and no longer read any Tang books. And now, Mitsuhiro Uyizaki's head is even more chaotic. The general's family is constantly changing, so who should he be loyal to as a martial artist?

"Buddha! In just five years, the eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh...shogunate has been replaced by four generals? Uncle, is the tenth general Yoshisai still alive? Has he officially announced his abdication? "

"Hey, this is the second big thing, about the movements of General Judai! General Yoshisai, General Judai, was originally captured by the Hosokawa family and was going to announce his abdication... but after being captured for a month, General Yossai somehow , actually escaped from Kyoto! He fled all the way to Ezhong, took refuge in the territory of the Chief Minister Hatakeyama who died in the battle, and then called on the samurai kings from all over the world... And the latest news is that Hosokawa Masamoto's crusade was not supported by the samurai from all over the country. Support, was defeated by Shenbo Nagasei in Vietnam..."

"Looking at it, there are two generals standing side by side again! Otherwise, it will have to be the same as in the Northern and Southern Dynasties... No! The prestige of the Ashikaga Shogun family has been weakened to the extreme. It is impossible to form two samurai groups... going forward , It’s a situation where heroes are in chaos and heroes appear together!…”

Morino Kiyoshi sighed again. Kyoto has always been the center of chaos in the world. Now that the shogunate is in turmoil, it is impossible for him, a Kyoto businessman, to get a good deal!

Not to mention the chaos around Kyoto, all kinds of commerce are shrinking rapidly, and the administrators are extorting excessive taxes. The weakening authority of the shogunate alone means that the "Kyoto tiger skins" that Kyoto businessmen like him can borrow after traveling to various places will be much less than before. It's hard to say that even the title of "Monk of the Wonderful Court" is no longer as useful as it used to be!

"Buddha knows the future! If the big tree withers, how can the vines hanging on the tree survive? The three caves of the Cunning Rabbit, except for the Oyezaki family's cave... I have to think carefully about where else to stay. Way out!…”

The news coming from Kyoto was enough to make Morino Qing sleepless. But for Mitsuhiro Uyizaki, who is far away in Ezo, this is more like a distant story. He only worried about the chaos in the general's family for a moment, and then asked again with curious eyes.

"Uncle! Apart from the two major events in the general's family...are there any other important changes in the world? My father often said that I know too little about the major events in the world. I have also seen too little about the heroes in the world...Uncle, you have a wide range of knowledge. , maybe you can give me some pointers..."

"Ah, great events and heroes in the world? Let me think about it. In addition to Hosokawa taking charge of the government, General Yoshitai left China and abroad... The third major event is that the Ouchi clan changed the head of the family. Ouchi Masahiro abdicated due to illness, Yoshihiro Ouchi succeeds as the family governor!…”

"You know, the Ouchi clan is the guardian of the six countries and the most powerful daimyo in the west! Only the Ouchi clan in the whole world can compete with the Kyōshō Hosokawa clan, which controls the countries in the capital! ... And if General Yoshizai is unwilling to admit defeat and wants to regain the power of the shogunate, the strength of other daimyo is not enough, only the Ouchi family can do it..."

"Ah! The strongest daimyo in the west, the Ouchi clan? ... Uncle, have you seen this Ouchi Yoshioki? Does he have an extraordinary face?..."

"Oh! I have seen this lord! He is a powerful A person with an owl-like face! With such a person around, no matter how chaotic the Western Kingdom is, he will probably be able to quell it one by one... And this lord has many powerful heroes under his command! For example, the head of the Niwa family, Niwa Nagahisa..."

"Eighteen years ago, I met him in Kyoto. He was a hostage in Kyoto. I felt that he had an extraordinary face at first sight, so I gave him many gifts on purpose, which can be regarded as a good relationship! ..."

Mori No Kiyoshi's eyes flashed, and he thought of another Western hero he had met, "The Wolf of Yunzhou" Niwa Nagahisa. This one's face is very similar to the one of the Ryuzoji family! It seems that the western countries always produce such powerful people, as for the eastern countries...

"Alas! The once powerful shogunate kanrei, the Sasaki clan, has completely fallen into decline, without a single hero! The Totomi Province was taken by the Imagawa clan, the Echizen Province was taken by the Asakura clan, and only the last Owari Province was left. But the Oda clan of Owari Province has become more and more prosperous in recent years, and it is estimated that sooner or later they will take away the position of Owari guardian..."

"As for the Kanto kanrei Uesugi Arisada, in order to win over the Kofu of Koga, he has already spread the news... that he will adopt the second son of Ashikaga Nariuji as his adopted son, name him Uesugi Akimitsu, and make him the next generation heir of the Yamanouchi Uesugi family!... The Chokyo Rebellion has been going on for so long, and the divided Uesugi family should finally decide the winner. , right? …”

“By the way! The main family of your clan, the Kai Takeda clan, is also in turmoil. The new head of the clan, Takeda Nobunabe, is fighting with his brother, and the Imagawa clan is watching covetously from outside... In addition, the Date clan seems to have had another internal strife...”

“The entire eastern country is in a mess, and there is no hero to be seen! No, no! Recently, it seems that there is an old general of the Imagawa clan who has been unknown all the time, but now he has made a name for himself in Kanto and suddenly emerged! …”

“An old general of the Imagawa clan? Suddenly emerged? …”

“Yes! A very sudden figure, older than me! …”

When it comes to this topic, Morino Kiyoshi smiles and talks a lot. It’s not because of anything else, but because this “old general” is really strong and legendary, just like Huang Zhong in “Three Kingdoms”.

"Haha! This is also a legend!...Last year, the dispute between the two generals in Kyoto spread to Ueno Province, which led to the participation of the Horikoshi Shogunate, leaving Izu Province empty..."

"As a result, an old retainer of the Imagawa clan, under the name of supporting the eleventh general, actually led a team of only a few hundred people and rushed into Izu!...In just one month, he actually took over the entire Izu Peninsula, and seemed to have secured his position and controlled the situation!..."

"You know, this old general is over sixty years old, and he can still fight and rush all night! This is really an enviable physique, it is really the blessing of the Buddha!..."

"Oh! Over sixty years old, the same age as my father, he can still fight? This is really... incredible Buddhism!...Is there such a 'old and strong' hero in the world? Uncle, what is his name?..."

"Let me think...He seems to be from the Ise family, and his name is 'Shinkuro'...Yes! 'One of the many sons of the Ise family', Ise Shinkuro!..."