$ Chapter 546 8. Matsunaga and His Son Are Pardoned

Recently, people in Luoyang are very busy!

Ashikaga Yoshiaki's returning home group is trying to take over his brother Ashikaga Yoshiteru's imperial residence in Yamashiro Province, and then recruit Luoyang Town Fire Fighters. The public servants have dispersed, and the remaining thousands of town fire fighters are not being used for nothing. They are all recruited to serve as miscellaneous soldiers of the shogunate at 5 taels per person.

Kodaira and Yamauchi Taro are preparing for the imperial summons, probably as a way of thanking the emperor. On the way, they paid money to help uncle Tsunayoshi rebuild the Zixiaoji house and the Yamauchi family's mansion in Luoyang, which was burned down at the beginning.

Oda Nobunaga can't be busy. He just sits there every day and can't do anything. Because there are too many people who come to surrender, they can't meet them all day and night.

Yesterday, the lord of Settsu Ikeda Castle sent five hostages, including his son Ikeda Nagase, to the capital to express his surrender to Oda Nobunaga.

As for Takayama Ukon, Nakagawa Kiyohide, Araki Murashige, and Naito Tadatoshi, they all rushed to pledge their loyalty.

The most exaggerated one was of course the father and son Matsunaga Hisahide and Matsunaga Michi went to the capital. When Kotahara heard that the two had come to the capital, he ran to watch the show.

Matsunaga Michi was incredible!

Two lords!

There were many who killed generals and kanrei, and there were also those who killed generals, generals, and kanrei, but there was only one person in the world who killed both generals!

The infamy will be passed down forever!

In order to apologize to his son, Matsunaga Hisahide first presented the world's most precious eggplant, the 99-shot eggplant, and then presented the famous sword Yagen Toshiro Yoshimitsu.

He was very humble, and said that as long as Matsunaga Michi was not killed, other things like seclusion, becoming a monk, and exile were all fine. To show his sincerity, he even sent his daughter-in-law Hirohashi Zhuyan to Kyoto as a hostage.

Oda Nobunaga caressed the ninety-nine eggplants and couldn't let them go. This kind of treasure could only be compared to the Matsumoto eggplants hidden by Xiao Pingtai.

"Matsunaga Kingo is so majestic and impressive, it makes people look at him sideways!"

Matsunaga Hisamichi took two steps forward on his knees, buried his head in his body, and lay on the ground with his whole body.

No matter how strong their Matsunaga family is, they are not as strong as Oda Nobunaga, who has 60,000 soldiers and the support of the local tyrants in Kinai.

"Please ask the shoden to turn things around and ask for forgiveness from the tree!"

"I heard that in the battle of Namatsu last year, Matsunaga Dansho burned down the Great Buddha Hall and Todaiji Temple was reduced to ashes?" Oda Nobunaga ignored Matsunaga Hisamichi and turned to look at Matsunaga Hisahide.

"The Tsutsui clan rebelled, and on the battlefield, water and fire were ruthless, and the Great Buddha Hall was accidentally caught on fire." Matsunaga Hisahide was suddenly asked, but he remained calm and did not change color.

"Your father and son are really the best in the world! Usurping the throne of the lord is the first evil; killing the lord is the second evil; burning the Great Buddha Hall is the third evil."

"Nothing in the world is more evil than your father and son!" Oda Nobunaga's smile was a little creepy.

The Oda warriors on both sides slammed their scabbards on the ground, and the entire floor of the hall shook. Kobayata was not mentally prepared and shuddered with fear.

Among the Matsunaga father and son, Matsunaga Hisamichi was even more panicked than Kobayata, and his body curled up at a visible speed, almost rolling into a ball. But Matsunaga Hisahide smiled, and that smile didn't look fake at all.

"Now that things have come to this, let Your Highness be exiled! No second words!"

"Make every effort to pacify the country of Yamato, and work together to send troops to Settsu to suppress the remnants of the Miyoshi Three!" Oda Nobunaga stood up suddenly.

The verdict has been made!

After Matsunaga and his son were saved and Ashikaga Yoshiaki presented 3,000 taels of gold, Ashikaga Yoshiaki announced that Matsunaga Nagamichi had been pardoned for his involvement in the Eiroku treason. As for the poisoning of Ashikaga Yoshiei, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was still secretly happy, and almost applauded and said that the killing was good. After a few casual reprimands, he let it go.

Turning around, the news that Matsunaga Hisahide was appointed as the guardian of Yamato was announced. As for other Kyoto Shoshidai, Gokoshu, and Zobanshu, they were naturally all revoked.

It is undeniable that Matsunaga Nagamichi was an accomplice in the murder of Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu. The Yamanouchi family naturally wanted to kill him, but firstly, the actual murderer was the Miyoshi Three, and secondly, Nobunaga needed the Matsunaga family to stabilize Yamato.

Oda Nobunaga always had to give face, first kill the culprit Miyoshi Three, and then go back to deal with Matsunaga Nagamichi. It is more in line with the interests of many parties than killing him now.

It is naturally satisfying to settle scores, but politics has always been an art of compromise.

Except for the former retainers of the former Miyoshi clan, all other large and small forces in Kinai basically expressed their submission to Oda Nobunaga, including Hosokawa Akimoto and Hatakeyama Akitaka, who went to the capital to accept the taboo of Ashikaga Yoshiaki. Kawachi was divided into two, half of which was given to Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, and the other half was given to Hatakeyama Takamasa and Hatakeyama Akitaka, father and son.

Hosokawa Fujitaka served as the guardian of half of Izumi Province, and the other half was considered to be within the scope of Sakaimachi, which Oda Nobunaga personally accepted. Except for some areas in Settsu that had not been pacified, Kinai was almost free of war.

Even temples such as Honganji in Settsu and Enryakuji Temple on Mount Hiei paid "arrow money" to Oda Nobunaga, expressing a certain degree of submission.

It is hard to imagine that Honganji, which would mobilize its followers to fight a ten-year war of resistance in the future, did not even say a word, but sent the Ministry of Justice (not the Ministry of Justice) to deliver 2,000 kan of Yongle money.

After roughly handling these matters, Oda Nobunaga finally told the court that he was free and wanted to go to the palace to thank the emperor.

Everyone immediately turned around, and Nobunaga also paid 200 kan to help repaint the Imperial Palace. As for all the nobles, they were all given rice and silk cloth as a gesture of friendship.

Finally going to the palace, it would be a lie to say that he was not nervous. Although Yamauchi Taro was like a little adult, he kept rolling up the corners of his sleeves. It was clearly newly sewn and ironed, but Yamauchi Taro still felt that it was irregular.

As a member of the Guard, Kobayata was summoned to the residence of Kanpaku Nijo Haruyoshi in advance, and he and Hosokawa Saijo were each given a ceremonial sword.

Yes, that's right, it was the secret hidden in the Forbidden Palace, and later it was known as the only Tang sword in the world!

The straight blade and the scabbard decorated with mother-of-pearl, the name of the ceremonial sword tells you what it is used for.

Wearing a long dress, a crown, and holding a ivory tablet, this ceremonial sword is really just a pure decoration.

The function is to carry the sword in front of the head to clear the way for Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and then take it off before entering the palace, just to reflect the special status of the Shogun as a pillar of the military family.

When entering the palace, you still have to report your name and take off your shoes. The two ceremonial swords can only be led to the front of the palace, then taken off, placed in the sword box in front of the palace, and handed over to the sword-carrying gentleman (an official) in front of the palace for management.

Enter the palace!

"Minamoto no Asami, Ashikaga, the Councillor, Yoshiaki!"

"Taira no Asami, Oda, Danmata, Nobunaga!"

"Minamoto no Asami, Yamanouchi, the Major General!"

"Minamoto no Asami, Hosokawa, the Junior Assistant Minister of War, Fujitaka!"

"Fujiwara no Asami, Anosuke, Danmata, Daisuke, Tsunaie!"

"Minamoto no Asami, Hosokawa, the Minister of the Court, Masamiya!"

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Entering the spacious palace, there is a slight smell of lacquer. But it is all natural lacquer, so it is a light fragrance, not pungent.

On both sides are seated nobles, mostly the regent Nijo Haruyoshi, the former regent Ichijo, Hirohashi, the Grand Councillor, Karatsu, and the military family Asukai, Tsunayoshi's uncle, and Kikutei Haruki, etc.

Walking into the palace from the corridor, Kotahara quickly looked up and saw a bamboo curtain with flowered silk wrapped around it not far in front of him. At the back of the gap sat a man in a black robe, probably an official.