Chapter 319 9. Kinki Is on the Verge of Breaking Out

Everyone knows that the purpose of Kobayata's trip to Sakai is to get the 100-son Portuguese musket.

Since the purpose is so clear, of course he did not come without preparation. Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Matsunaga Hisahide are politically hostile, but they have something in common in religion. They both protect Christians in Kinki and even fund the construction of the cathedral.

Imagawa Yoshichika first came to Kyoto to pay tribute in the hope of getting Ashikaga Yoshiteru's mediation, and the effect was also very good. Ashikaga Yoshiteru was on good terms with the Portuguese Jesuit missionary in Japan. He heard that the Yamauchi family hoped to contact missionaries who could buy Portuguese muskets, so he personally wrote a letter.

The person they introduced to Imagawa Yoshichika was a Walloon. Well, in a more popular way, it is called Flemish. Don't you understand? That is Belgian.

Walloon is the name given to the local area by Spain. When the religious reform in the lowlands was surging, the Walloons still maintained their loyalty to the Holy Roman Empire and firmly believed in the Virgin Mary. So much so that the Spanish royal guards did not use Spaniards, but the Walloon Guards.

This region was also influenced by France, so this missionary from the Pan-German region, who served as a Spanish Jesuit Catholic missionary and was influenced by France, was called Guillaume.

Is this name difficult to pronounce? This European language is really hard to describe. Guillaume is close to the pronunciation of French. In English, it is called William, or William for short. But in fact, it is a name, which is very confusing.

This person is relatively devout Catholic, otherwise he would not have come all the way from Germany to Japan. Of course, this is not important. What is important is that he has a good brother, and this good brother is even more legendary.

Why? Because his brother is an illegitimate child. Their mother Xiao Pingtai is very curious. She can successfully marry with an illegitimate child and send a normal child to the church.

It seems that the father who did not leave his name is quite powerful. This ocean-going merchant named Hess is actually an assistant clerk of the East India Company. An assistant clerk of the East India Company in his twenties, either has a strong background or strong means. Or both!

The ones waiting are naturally these two, but they are not in Sakai. They are in Arima, Kyushu, where the Amakusa Shiro Tokisada Rebellion broke out later. There are already hundreds of thousands of believers in that place, and Christianity has taken root there. From the daimyo lords to the common people, they all worship the same sect.

It is said that many local shrines and temples have been demolished by believers on their own initiative. There are Christian believers everywhere, and even local monasteries and Christian schools have been established. Many missionaries have been trained in Japan, and they are no longer completely dependent on priests sent from faraway Europe.

Kobayata sighed, there must be a reason why Christianity can be so popular.

Since they haven't arrived yet, they can only wait in Sakai for a while. They are also very busy, and they have to wait even if they have letters of introduction and appointments.

Of course, they are not waiting in Sakai. Kobayata and Imagawa Yoshichika are also very concerned about the situation in Sakai.

After Ataka Nobuyasu's thousands of Awaji navy patrolled Naniwazu and Awaji Beach, Miyoshi Yoshitsugu kept playing his cards.

His blood cousin, Shinkai Sanetsugu, the lord of Ushiki Castle, the leading Kokuminshu in Nanba Prefecture, had landed in Kishiwada with more than 2,000 Nanba Prefecture people. This man was no weakling. In history, he was a general who relied on the Ushiki Party of only a thousand people to resist the wave-like invasion of Awa by Chosokabe Motochika.

With the arrival of Shinkai Sanetsugu, the reinforcements of the Shikoku Miyoshi clan arrived in Kishiwada day and night.

The Ohnishi clan of Hashu, the Tomikawa clan of Sanshu, the Kagawa clan of Sanshu, and the Kanishi clan of Awashu arrived one after another. The strength of Miyoshi Yoshitsugu's side increased day by day, becoming more and more majestic.

Finally, Shinohara Nagafusa and Shinohara Jitun accompanied Miyoshi Nagaharu, Sogo Noriyasu, Hosokawa Masayuki, Ashikaga Yoshichika and other bigwigs to Kishiwada, with a surprisingly strong force of 25,000 people.

In this way, the army headed by Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, the head of Sakaimachi, was exaggerated to more than 50,000 people!

Miyoshi Yoshitsugu's handwritten letter urging Sakaimachi to pay the town fee arrived three times a day, and Sakaimachi was shocked three times a day.

Not only Sakaimachi was terrified, but also the Miyoshi Three of Settsu and Matsunaga Hisahide of Yamato were afraid!

How could they have thought that Miyoshi Yoshitsugu had such great power!

And Ashikaga Yoshiteru in Kyoto was very surprised. He originally thought that Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, a young man, was amazing to have the face of 20,000 people. As a result, he shot a cloud-piercing arrow and thousands of troops came to meet. The small Izumi Province gathered an army of more than 50,000 people at once, scaring the other two parties so that they could not take care of themselves.

If we can have a crazy fight, it would be good if all three sides are injured or the winner is not decided. Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, who was originally thought to be the weakest among the three parties, turned out to be the most powerful one among the three parties.

If nothing else, just for this 50,000 troops, Ashikaga Yoshiteru's sister must be given away.

The Miyoshi Three, who were hostile to Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, also immediately mobilized 15,000 people, and Matsunaga Hisahide had to go out in person. The Yamato people of 10,000 cavalry joined Matsunaga Hisamichi's 2,000 cavalry. Under tremendous pressure, the originally hostile Miyoshi Three and Matsunaga Danjo had to merge.

Miyoshi Yoshitsugu was extremely extravagant, and all the flags were raised. First, the shogunate companions, then the Sanshu no Kami, then the general manager of Sakai's affairs, and finally the big flag of the Miyoshi clan leader despised those hostile Miyoshi old ministers.

Miyoshi Yasunaga was happy to see Miyoshi Yoshitsugu so prosperous, and Kaneyama Suruga Nobu was constantly connecting with the four-nation coalition forces, and finally encouraged the army to march to Sakaimachi.

Miyoshi Yoshitsugu's words "If you don't give it to me, I will personally lead the army to take it!" have come true.

The bigwigs of the Sakaimachi Association were all furious. Who dared to provoke an army of more than 50,000 people? Their protectors, temples and shrines all acted like ostriches, pretending not to see it, and dared not to fart.

And Ashikaga Yoshiteru implemented the decision made in advance very well. While denouncing the rebellion of the Miyoshi Three and the father and son of Matsunaga Hisahide, he also issued an order to Sakaimachi, asking them to accept the order of the shogunate and recognize the rule of Miyoshi Yoshitsugu.

The Miyoshi Three and the father and son of Matsunaga Hisahide were not willing to give in. More than 50,000 people! They only added up to 27,000. Of course, if they mobilized again, there would definitely be more people. But would Miyoshi Yoshitsugu give them a chance? If they give in, more than 50,000 people will come and they will all be killed.

At this moment, the people in Sakaimachi were also in a dilemma. They didn't know who came up with the good idea. Imagawa Yoshichika was a close vassal of the shogunate, the guardian of Totomi, the Kunimochishu, and the Totomi no Kami. He was the most prestigious person in the whole Sakaimachi.

Like ants on a hot pot, the people in the meeting begged Imagawa Yoshichika to come forward and negotiate with Miyoshi Yoshitsugu to help Sakaimachi eliminate this unprovoked disaster.