Chapter 315 5. Thirty Guards at the Imperial Palace
May rain and dew are not as good as 帰我が名をあげよ云の上まで
It’s now, it’s raining, it’s May
Does it look familiar?
Xiaoping Tai also looked familiar.
The two most important poems about the month of May during the Warring States Period, the former one was written by our glorious, great and correct General Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and the latter poem was written by Hyuga Mamoru before his rebellion.
So of course the general's death was in May, but Nobunaga's death is easier to remember, the first day of June in the tenth year of Tensho.
And today is already June, Ashikaga Yoshiteru is still talking about how to send his sister off in front of Xiao Pingtai. It's true that the reign name is also Yonglu. It's really strange. This person is so lively.
It was probably because the butterfly wings were flapping so fast that Xiaopingtai comforted herself. So I simply gave him a few more tricks to keep him alive and kicking. The harder he jumps, the harder it becomes for Kinki to settle down.
In Koheita's opinion, a chaotic and divided Kinki is a good Kinki. Otherwise, when the Yamauchi family comes to Luo, it would not be fun if Kinchi is monolithic.
Moreover, Koheita was currently planning to accumulate strength for Ashikaga Yoshiteru, strengthen the shogunate, and make plans for the Muromachi shogunate, which was already a broken ship.
"What a pity, it's the prime minister's palace." Ashikaga Yoshiki sighed, very satisfied.
He thought it was extremely wise to call Heita Koheta as a consultant on the matter of Miyoshi Yoshitsugu. Heta Koheta not only considered everything carefully, but also drew inferences from one example.
It is really surprising that several shogunate ministers, including Mibuchi Fujitaka, actually felt that Xiaoping was too quick-witted and had an overall view of the situation when he decided to become a monk.
"I really admire the talented and humble monk Tansho. It's no wonder that even the leader of Kasugayama in Echigo was amazed."
Monk Jueqing originally thought that marrying Miyoshi Yoshitsugu would be an excellent chess move. Xiaopingta just heard the news suddenly, but he was able to complete the entire plan immediately. He was quite confident in his own intelligence. Now when he looked at Xiao Pingtai, he sighed that there was someone else.
"Your Highness, what Tansei said is relevant to the present moment and can be implemented one by one." Mibuchi Fujitaka's wife's natal family was originally the Yamauchi family. Even if what Koheita said was not very good, he would make it perfect. Now that Xiaoping Tai is taking a three-pronged approach, he feels that he has only reached this step after thinking about it for a long time, so he naturally agrees with it.
"Yes, yes." Ashikaga Yoshiki closed the folding fan in his hand.
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"Tanzheng, you are truly an unparalleled scholar in the country." Imagawa Yoshichichi came out of the imperial palace and looked at Xiaoheita with eyes full of twinkling stars.
Xiaoping Tai smiled sarcastically: "Yuanjiang Palace won the award, it's not like this."
"Dancheng is indeed far better than ordinary people. It is my father's "arsenal"!" Mibuchi Fujitakaya should be sworn in with Imagawa. 【Note 1】
"It's too much praise, it's too much praise." Xiaoping was too self-conscious about his virtues and abilities, and he was not worthy of such praise.
Koheita thought of something when he left the palace, so he observed it carefully, and now he was ready to inquire about it while Mibuchi Fujitaka was around.
"His Royal Highness has no less than three thousand followers, so why are there almost no soldiers and horses in the imperial palace?"
"Ah, the defense of the imperial palace is divided into six squads, three squads of sixty people each during the day, and three squads of thirty people each at night. Although there are three thousand people in the Kinai, they are actually divided into six squads. There are only 500 people stationed in Luozhong, and they take turns every two months. "
Be a monster!
The dignified Muromachi shogunate's barbarian general had only thirty people to escort him at night!
"Why are they so sparse! What can thirty people do? There are five hundred people. Where are these five hundred people?" Imagawa Yoshichichi was also surprised. Ashikaga Yoshiteru's pomp was too small, and He is almost the same, he has more than thirty guards.
"The three thousand ministers in Kinai are not all in Luozhong. They are also collected from the imperial materials centers in Yamashina, Daigo, Sakamoto, and Manshima."
Ashikaga Yoshiki spent too much money. In order to maintain the shogunate's appearance, he simply could not afford to raise too many standing soldiers. He had to be responsible for food and lodging for the public in Kyoto, and he couldn't support too many people.
Even if there are six classes of monks every day, they live in various temples and monasteries in Kyoto, and the Imperial Palace cannot accommodate 500 beds.
Feng Gong only went to the imperial palace with swords and guns when it was his turn to stand on duty, and was not in the imperial palace at all.
Moreover, there is Kokubunji Temple near the Flower Palace, and there is a large bronze bell in the temple. The situation in the capital was tense for the first time. Ashikaga Yoshiteru rang the big bell, and the homies in Kyoto could assemble within an hour, and the 3,000 homies scattered around Rokyo could assemble in one day.
Therefore, although there were very few troops around him, Ashikaga Yoshiteru could muster more than 3,000 troops in one day and night.
After all, he is the shogun and lives in Luo Jing, representing the glory of the martial arts family in the world. It is generally impossible for anyone to dare to attack him. Even if a large army does come, he can gather his troops and retreat to Omi or Tamba.
But some people dare to risk the disapproval of the world!
"It's really inappropriate for our troops to be so thin. If there is an emergency, we won't be able to deal with it." Xiao Pingtai expressed concern.
"Huh? It's an emergency? Even if Miyoshi repairs such an arrogant and domineering person, he will only force His Highness to go into exile in Omi." Miyoshi Fujitaka was unbelievable. Miyoshi Nagakei, a murderous hero who did not blink an eye, just beat Ashikaga Yoshiteru away.
Even if someone really wanted to take action against the general, they would probably have a puppet, beat Luo Jing, and write a letter to Ashikaga Yoshiteru to get out.
In the past, Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Ashikaga Yoshimi, and Ashikaga Yoshisai were almost all like this.
Holding the emperor hostage to control the princes is nothing more than this. The general himself is a rare commodity, but it is only useful if the general is alive.
If Kobayata said that someone broke into Kyoto to force Ashikaga Yoshiteru to be under house arrest, then Sanyuan Fujitaka would believe it, but attacking and killing Ashikaga Yoshiteru? Impossible! Impossible!
Kobayata saw that Sanyuan Fujitaka did not believe it at all, but there was no evidence to prove it, and he was anxious. A living Ashikaga Yoshiteru can stir up the situation in Luojing. If it is a dead Ashikaga Yoshiteru, what use is there!
He can only pretend to have the shogunate in mind: "After all, His Highness the Lord is the common ruler of the world. Thirty people are really too few. I always suggest that His Highness arrange more manpower."
He can only use the shogunate's cards to persuade. Ashikaga Yoshiteru attaches the most importance to the shogunate's cards. He has to pretend to be fat even if he swells his face.
"Okay, I will discuss it with the few people in the samurai next time." Sanyuan Fujitaka did not comment.
"Ministry of War, that's His Highness Gongfang!"
[Note 1]: The name of the arsenal is to praise Pei Wei, a famous writer, philosopher, and prime minister of the Western Jin Dynasty. In the era of casual conversation and advocating Huang Lao, he proposed "On Worshiping Existence" and fiercely criticized Wang Yan and others for their idle talk that harmed the country.
When Pei Wei was young, he was praised for his talent and virtue, enough to prosper the country. It was like an arsenal, with five weapons in all directions, and a hero of the time.
It was a pity that he was killed in the Eight Kings Rebellion at the age of 34. The direct descendants of the Pei family in Wenxi were also severely damaged, and there was no longer the scene of heroes and heroes emerging and generations of elegance.