Chapter 178 21. Miyoshi Gives in and Seeks Peace

With his momentum rising day by day, Ashikaga Yoshiteru quickly issued a letter to summon the Omi Anatai clan to build a grand tomb and hall for his father, and at the same time ordered them to build a temple for the late shogun Ashikaga Yoshiharu.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru's combination of punches made Matsunaga Hisahide lose his temper. He basically did not spend much money to win over all the forces that could be won over from all sides of Kyoto to his side.

The effect was much better than what Xiao Pingtai expected, unexpectedly, it was simply perfect. Coupled with the sudden outbreak of war in Kawachi Province, it seemed that God was helping Ashikaga Yoshiteru. [Note 1]

Ashikaga Yoshiteru slapped Matsunaga Hisahide's face in Kyoto again and again, but Matsunaga Hisahide, who had originally relied on the Miyoshi family because of his strong army, was now surrounded by enemies. He was completely unable to stop Ashikaga Yoshiteru from holding a grand funeral to bury his father.

Moreover, the envoys of the daimyo of various countries in the world gathered in Kyoto one by one, and hundreds of envoys gathered together. The envoys from all over the country saw that the Ashikaga Shogun in Kyoto had such a huge financial resource to hold the funeral and the reinforcements from the pro-shogunate came in an endless stream from all directions. The overlords in Kyoto, as powerful as the Miyoshi family, gave in to him again and again.

The samurai who were sent to attend the funeral of the previous shogun were all selected from thousands of people. Just smelling the air in Kyoto could tell the current situation. Who doesn't have a few undercover informants in Kyoto? It's hard to say whether there are ninjas or not, but there have been undercover agents from ancient times to the present.

These people only made a brief judgment and determined that the general Ashikaga Yoshiteru had a great advantage at this time, and his back was very strong. So without hesitation, they all stood on the side of the general and supported the general together.

When the most powerful daimyo in the world, Naoe Kagetsuna, the family elder of Echigo Kanrei Uesugi Terutora, arrived in Kyoto with 500 Echigo people and 1,000 taels of gold as a funeral gift, the Shogun family had already secured victory.

Not only did the number of troops supporting the Shogun increase, but it also represented a virtual but tangible momentum. The Echigo soldiers had already created enough momentum earlier, and they might really go to Kyoto one day. The Miyoshi family was now in a state of panic, so how could they be willing to immediately make an opponent who would be very difficult to deal with in the future. Not to mention that this opponent had both a righteous cause and younger brothers who waved flags and shouted.

From this moment on, the situation in Kyoto became completely clear, and the court nobles who were still running around to mediate between Matsunaga Hisahide and Ashikaga Yoshiteru were no longer running around. Generally speaking, the court also began to lean towards Ashikaga Yoshiteru and broke up with Miyoshi Nagayoshi.

So the emperor officially issued an imperial edict, announcing the title that had been planned long ago, posthumously conferring the title of the first left minister to the previous shogun Ashikaga Yoshiharu, and making this posthumous title completely real. From the moment the edict was announced, the court also completely stood on the side of the shogunate, and Matsunaga Hisahide had no foothold in Kyoto.

Miyoshi Nagayoshi, who had not appeared behind the scenes, already knew that the chess game had collapsed, and there was no possibility of recovery. Fortunately, this time the main loss was the face of his "white glove" Matsunaga Hisahide, and he could still push the responsibility to Matsunaga Hisahide and stand up to be a good person.

Finally, Miyoshi Nagayoshi received news from Iimori Castle, and in the name of Hosokawa Ujiyasu, he presented 500 kan of mourning gifts to the shogunate. Maybe he still couldn't wipe his face, and was unwilling to personally send money to the shogunate, and gave himself a small step with the skin of the puppet governor.

Along with the 500 kan of mourning gifts, Miyoshi Nagayoshi's specific handling of the post of Kyoto Shoshidai came to Kyoto. First, he dismissed Matsunaga Hisahide from his post as the deputy governor of Kyoto and ordered him to lead troops to Kawachi Province to suppress Yasumasa Naomasa. Then he asked his own uncle Miyoshi Shoin to temporarily come out to manage the affairs, and Matsunaga Hisahide, who was blamed, could only leave Kyoto in disgrace and go to Kawachi with his troops.

The prestige of the Muromachi shogunate was greatly enhanced because of this time without the battle of weapons. Ashikaga Yoshiteru saw hundreds of samurai envoys representing the various domains of Kinai and the 66 kingdoms of the world kneeling in front of his father's spirit for the first time. Ashikaga Yoshiharu, the shogun who had been on the run all his life, actually enjoyed the power of his ancestor Ashikaga Yoshimitsu after his death.

Of course, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who stood aside and watched these samurai kneel, was also very happy. It's just like a novel writer who sees an increase in collections and recommendations. As a general, of course he hopes that more and more daimyo and samurai will be loyal to him. It's the same reason.

Before the funeral of Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu finally arrived in Kyoto with 200 Yamanouchi. It would have taken a few days to take a boat, but due to the war, Kaicho could not send a boat to Ejiri. The boats in Ejiri did not dare to go to Kaicho, which was very embarrassing. As a result, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu, who was forced to choose the land route, was slower than Naoe Kagetsuna, who was farther away but could take the boat smoothly. In addition, Okabe Chikanaga, a senior official of Imagawa Yoshimoto, also came together, which was considered to be a gathering of the two giants on the sea route.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru saw that almost all of Japan had come except for a few noobs, and even Miyoshi Nagayoshi was very sensible and sent his uncle Miyoshi Nyudo Shogan [Note 2] to watch the ceremony.

On the day of the funeral, there were far more than 50,000 people watching the ceremony in Kyoto alone, with countless samurai flags flying, and envoys from all over the country joined the team with flags. Along the streets of Kyoto, he was taken to the Yoshiharu Jizo Temple in Omi Anata for burial.

Kobayata's crisis was temporarily resolved. He had been busy for so long and was exhausted both physically and mentally. Fortunately, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu came to replace him, and he recovered after two days of rest.

Then he had time to sit down and have a good talk with Naoe Kagetsuna and Yamauchi Yoshikatsu who were busy communicating. The chaos in Echigo has been completely settled. Uesugi Terutora took advantage of the situation to kill two disobedient Echigo clans and is restoring production in Shimoetsu. Maybe he will send some troops to Ueno next month.

Moreover, Yasuda Kagehiro and Kawada Nagachika who fled during the last Hojo uprising finally returned to Echigo and figured out everything. Uesugi Terutora gnashed his teeth at Imagawa Yoshimoto's backstabbing, but he was far away and couldn't hit him. He could only deal with it later.

However, the two people praised Kobayata for scolding Matsunaga Hisahide in the palace. They shouldn't have a good face for such a villain, especially Naoe Kagetsuna seemed to look at Kobayata more favorably.

[Note 1]: The war between Kawachi Province Yusa Shinkyo and Yasumi Naomasa against Miyoshi Nagayoshi actually happened in history, but it is unknown whether it was instigated or planned by Ashikaga Yoshiteru, so I will not speculate here.

[Note 2]: This person is said to be Miyoshi Motonaga's younger brother. Xiaoyan is also a Buddhist name, not his real name.