Chapter 588 50. Anayama Meixue Holds Three Views
In the name of Yamanouchi Taro, Kobayata summoned the Renpanshu in Kai to discuss the disposal of Suruga after demanding the surrender of Anayama Baiyuki and Iwadonoyama Oyamada Nobushige.
Anayama Baiyuki, who was fighting outside, lost Sunpu and was now unable to advance or retreat. With his "wisdom", he would not stubbornly work for Takeda. However, after Oyamada Nobushige ran back from Suwa, no one knew where he went. It would be easy to deal with other things, but if this person defected to Hojo, it would be a bit difficult to deal with.
Oyamada Nobushige was listed in the military service of the Hojo clan for many years. While he was responsible for the negotiations between Takeda and Hojo, he also followed the Hojo clan to fight as a member of the Hojo clan.
His semi-independent attitude was undoubtedly revealed!
To some extent, he was also a daimyo!
The 2,000-man Oyamadashu was a force that could not be underestimated, and judging from past battle records, it was indeed the case. In the past, Nobuyuki Oyamada, who had fought against the Yamanouchi family several times, was a fierce general, especially in the Battle of Uedahara, where he stopped Yoshikatsu Yamanouchi and made great contributions to Shingen's retreat.
From the perspective of the Warring States daimyo, it is most cost-effective to retain his territory, quickly integrate this powerful force, and let him immediately join the war of the main family. Constantly weaken his strength in the war, and then marry his daughters and wives, and he can become a vassal in three generations.
But from the perspective of seeking hegemony in the world, this kind of thorn cannot be kept, and the semi-independent territory that is completely different from the independent daimyo cannot be kept. The daimyo's inspection and county governor cannot enter his territory, and he can even conduct diplomatic negotiations with other families alone.
This is outrageous! Any daimyo with aspirations will not indulge in this!
So Koyata really hopes that Nobuyuki Oyamada will not know what to do and turn to the Hojo family, and then Yamanouchi will directly destroy the Oyamada family with a large army. Instead of him coming forward to beg for forgiveness like a beggar, he continued to keep his territory, lay dormant, and waited for the next opportunity to jump out and bite back.
As for Shoukenni of Suruga, although Kai had communicated with her before the expedition, hoping that she could do something, that was before he defeated Takeda Yoshinobu. Now that the Kai army is almost completely defeated, Suruga is a piece of meat on the chopping board. The Yamanouchi family really doesn't want to hand over such a big piece of meat to the so-called Imagawa family.
Imagawa Yoshichika is also Imagawa, certified by Ashikaga Yoshiteru!
This time, with the assistance of uncle Tsunayoshi and generals such as Iwase Motomasa, Ataka Kiyokasa, Kawabe Ienobu, Kobayashi Motoharu, and Shimizu Yoshitsuna, the Takeda and Hojo coalition forces were defeated by both water and land. Imagawa Yoshichika entered Suruga completely as a king. As the legitimate son of Imagawa Yoshimoto, there is no problem in theory to inherit Suruga.
Moreover, the arrangement of Yamanouchi Yoshiharu at that time was that Imagawa Yoshichika enjoyed the country of Suruga as a younger brother, while his elder brother Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu occupied the main family and enjoyed the country of Shinano and other territories.
However, later, Ashikaga Yoshiteru messed around and the Imagawa family was divided into three. The position of the guardian of Totomi was given to Imagawa Yoshichika, the position of the guardian of Suruga was given to Imagawa Hikogoro, and the two counties of Suruga and East were given to Imagawa Sukegoro of Hojo as a consolation.
This also actually caused the situation that there were four forces in Suruga, and although Takeda was big, it was not the only one.
Now the Takeda family's power in Suruga has retreated at full speed, and only the remnants of Anayama Baiyuki, and the hundreds of remnants of Kawaguchi Nobumasa, Katsurayama Nobutada and others are left, supporting Imagawa Hikogoro to hesitate in Sengen Taisha.
Shoukenni received the help of Imagawa's old retainers and temporarily controlled Sunpu Castle. But the foundation is no longer there, and whether it is coercion or negotiation is the focus of this discussion.
The only variable was Imagawa Ujiraki. After everyone discussed, they sent a message to Imagawa Yoshichika, asking him to warn Shoukenni to remain neutral. The Yamauchi army quickly drove the Hojo army to Xingguo Temple in Sunto.
Who knows if Shoukenni wanted to rely on the power of the Hojo family to remain neutral and maintain the Imagawa family?
Hosokawa Saimie personally rode over to persuade Anayama Baiyuki to surrender, mainly to capture Imagawa Hikogoro, the son of Takeda Yoshinobu. As long as he handed over the person, it was not impossible to save his family.
As for Kai Province, the Yamauchi army and Takanashi army, which had been looting for several days, were ordered to stop! No more trouble. If it continues, the Yamauchi family will have to invest money to help.
And the army must be gathered to prepare for the military situation in Suruga and Oyamada.
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“Who will write the petition for His Highness to be appointed as the guardian of Kai?” Kobayata knelt beside Yamauchi Taro, and the samurai sat in a circle around them. In fact, everyone was sitting around the big brazier in the center. The weather was still a bit cold after all.
“Let’s let Master Kaikawa Shoki write it. We are not good at this!” Kitabatake University suggested.
“The Zen master’s literary way is really good!” Yamauchi Yoshiyasu followed and got through a few classes.
“Then send a letter back to the palace, how about that?”
“The seal of Kai is very good, bring two to the Zen master.” Yamauchi Taro probably had a bit of the idea that if you don’t return home when you are rich and powerful, it is like walking in the night in a brocade robe. It is normal to show off to your teacher by giving him some of Kai’s specialties. [Note 1]
“For the governance of Kai, you still need to work together and pay more attention.” Kobayata wrote a judgment, and several people took turns signing and sent it back to the Yamauchi Shukei in the palace.
"After the surrender of Takeda's old retainers in Kai are roughly appeased, a new military service will be drawn up immediately!"
"Should the land inspection be carried out as well?"
"Not now, it will be even more difficult in the future!"
"Uncle Tansho, the land inspection in Kai will make the people excited?" Yamauchi Taro asked with his head propped up.
"The 33,000-strong army is in Kofu, just in time to catch all the villains!"
"The Takeda clan has deep roots for a long time, so it will take more twists and turns." The others also nodded. Kai would not settle down without killing a few more troublemakers.
"Your Highness! There is news from the concubine!" Murakami Yoshimitsu opened the screen door and knelt in the corridor to pass on the message.
"It seems that there is news from Anayama!"
"Anayama Baisetsai asks Your Highness to forgive Imagawa Hikogoro and let his son Anayama Shinji take over the Takeda clan instead. Imagawa Hikogoro will immediately become a monk. As an apology, Kawaguchi Nobumasa will commit seppuku, and Anayama Baisetsai will personally go to Shoryakuji Temple in Fuchu Castle to live in seclusion, and the entire Suruga country will be ceded to the main family for free disposal."
"Anayama Hikorokuro (Shinji) will take over the Takeda clan?" Yamauchi Taro did not comment.
Anayama Baisetsai went to the Yamauchi family as a hostage, and handed over all the troops and territories that he could still control in Suruga to the Yamauchi family, just to keep the old territory after going down the mountain.
If that was all, the Yamanouchi family would have agreed immediately.
But he wanted to save Imagawa Hikogoro's life, and he wanted his son to succeed the Takeda family.
This is not two-sided, this is three-sided!
It's a bit interesting!
[Note 1]: Inden is a kind of lacquered leather craft product, which is usually painted on deerskin to make a leather bag. It can be used to store more important small items and gold, silver and other things. It was very popular among samurai in the Edo period, so much so that Dutch merchants imported a large amount of deerskin to Japan.