Chapter 602 8. Marriages in Ancient Times Were Mostly Coincidental

It must be said that Ashikaga Yoshiaki is a man of political wisdom, and his political level is definitely above the good line.

Maybe he is not as good as his ancestor Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, but if he is a general in the peaceful years, it is definitely enough.

Unfortunately, the current peace is superficial.

The evening banquet was naturally lively, and it was very lively. At the banquet, Ashikaga Yoshiaki's favorite minister Yamaoka Keitomo saw that Yamauchi Yoshiyasu was handsome and imposing. He was in his teens and was full of vigor and vitality, and his family background was quite "noble".

He even joked that he hoped "Yamauchi Izumo-no-kami" would be his son-in-law, and he was willing to marry his daughter. This Yamaoka Keitomo was a public servant of the shogunate, and also the guardian of Yamashiro, with a high status.

Even Ashikaga Yoshiaki felt good that it would be a good idea to match the favorite minister with the most powerful daimyo of the shogunate to strengthen the power of the shogunate.

However, our Yamauchi Yoshiyasu was thinking about Koheita's sister, Ibukihime of the Aesokuro family. The palace was drunk and excited, and everyone was clamoring to be a matchmaker, but Yamauchi Yoshiyasu refused.

This time, even Hosokawa Fujitaka became interested and asked him which girl he liked. They, a group of important officials of the shogunate, would match him and guarantee that he would get the beauty.

Yamauchi Yoshiyasu then confessed that it was Ibukihime. When everyone heard that she was the daughter of the palace noble, Ashikaga Yoshiaki looked much more serious. When the predecessor Ashikaga Yoshiteru was in power, Ashikaga Yoshiteru tried to use the power of the southern barbarians to counter the powerful temples and shrines and the Miyoshi family in Kinai, so Christianity was allowed to build a church in Luoyang, which had a strong conservative atmosphere.

In addition, because Ashikaga Yoshiteru had been driven out of Kyoto many times before and had financial difficulties, the court hoped that he would help him, but he only gave a mere 500 kan, which was a drop in the bucket.

All these things showed that the relationship between the shogunate and the court had not been very harmonious before, so that Ashikaga Yoshiteru was only posthumously awarded the title of a left minister, instead of the rightful title of a prime minister.

Suddenly, there was a way to improve the relationship between the imperial court and the shogunate, and the shogunate officials in the palace were really tempted. Those who could accompany drinking in the palace were basically Ashikaga Yoshiaki's diehard fans, who had been with him through thick and thin, otherwise they would not have served in the shogunate.

"If it can be done, it will indeed be a good marriage!" Hosokawa Fujitaka set the tone.

"It's a bit difficult!" Yamauchi-sama calculated that Yamauchi Yoshiyasu's direct elders were very interested in marrying with Yamaoka Keitomo, and also supported marrying with the nobles in the palace. These were all opportunities to strengthen the reputation of the Yamauchi family.

"Don't worry, since Izumo is the cousin of Yulin, he is also the cousin of Yu, I will propose for him!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki thought this was a good opportunity to win over the Yamauchi family, and took on the responsibility.

As a result, the real work was not done, and the entire shogunate helped Yamauchi Yoshiyasu to be a matchmaker.

First, they helped Yamauchi Yoshiyasu get a genuine Izumo no Kami, a junior fifth rank, which was officially certified by the court. Then the shogunate appointed him as a royal attendant to establish his dignity.

When old Yamauchi Izumo died, he did leave a legacy of 1,000 kan to his grandson. Now it is all counted as a betrothal gift, and the accountant Yamauchi also paid 200 kan out of his own pocket, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki added 300 kan.

Collecting a huge sum of 1,500 kan, he went to the house of his uncle Tsunayoshi to propose marriage.

The Lord of the Court personally acted as a matchmaker for his cousin, which shocked the Imperial Court and asked what the rules were. Kyoto Magistrate Murai Sadakatsu also reported this to Nobunaga, and as a result, a small matter became a big deal.

Oda Nobunaga also thought that this was an opportunity to show goodwill to the Yamauchi family. He was the richest, so he added another 500 kan and joined the matchmaking army.

At this time, the opinion of Uncle Tsunayoshi was completely unimportant, and it completely became a foil to a series of relationships between the court and the shogunate, the shogunate and the relatives, and Oda and Yamauchi.

However, Yamauchi Yoshiyasu got what he wanted. With the help of all parties, he married the daughter of the noble family of the palace with a huge betrothal gift of 2,000 kan. It became a good story in the mouths of everyone in Luoyang.

It is said that the one in the forbidden area summoned Uncle Tsunayoshi and comforted him. He was afraid that Uncle Tsunayoshi would not want to marry his daughter to a bastard of a daimyo family in the countryside of the East.

He even promised to raise his rank in a few years. After all, it is a branch of the Sanjo clan and can operate.

After this round of busyness, the accountant Yamauchi was free and secretly talked to Hosokawa Fujitaka about the legitimate son that Ashikaga Yoshiaki had just given birth to.

Hosokawa Fujitaka did not think about the change of Ashikaga Yoshiaki's successor for the time being. Ashikaga Yoshiaki is now in his prime, and it seems a little too early to talk about his successor. But it is a big deal after all. Since it has been mentioned, he will naturally help the Yamauchi family to find out clearly.

There was no reply from Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Hosokawa Fujitaka. However, the imperial court issued an order a few days later, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki was honored to be promoted to Gon Dainagon, and Yamauchi Taro, the adopted son of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, was promoted to Gon Lieutenant General of the Left Guard as the successor of the Ashikaga family.

In fact, the imperial court completely confirmed Yamauchi Taro's priority in the succession of the Ashikaga family. The imperial court also endorsed Yamauchi Taro. This result was very satisfactory. The six-year-old Yamauchi Taro had reached the status of a son of the Sekkan family and obtained the status of Gon Lieutenant General of the Left Guard.

Although there is no special title for the successor of the shogun in Japan, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was granted the title of Shimashu by the shogunate and allowed to use the Ashikaga surname, and the official position of the imperial court followed up, which was equivalent to confirming the status of the successor.

It's good to confirm, you can pack up and take your wife home!

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On this side, Kobayakata was also rushing to Gifu. He wanted to try to reject Oda Nobunaga's matchmaking for the Yamauchi and Asai families.

No need to say too much about Nobunaga's tyranny. This is a thankless job. He may feel that the Yamauchi family has offended him in this matter, and he may even be furious.

But what is coming will come. Since Nobunaga has spoken, and the Yamauchi family unanimously disagrees, this matter can only be rejected.

I only hope that the reason for the marriage with Hosokawa Fujitaka can convince Oda Nobunaga. The Oda family is now powerful, and there is a giant Hojo clan behind the Yamauchi family. They cannot fall out with the Oda family.

When I arrived in Gifu, I naturally had to find Kinoshita Hideyoshi, but Fujikichiro went to Momota and was not at home for the time being. Koichiro was at home, so it was good to have someone there, and he settled down.

I turned around and found Niwa Nagahide the next day, asking to meet Oda Nobunaga and explain to him the issue of the marriage between the Asai clan and the Yamauchi clan.

But when I entered the house and found Niwa Nagahide, he actually said congratulations.

"Why are you happy?" Xiao Pingtai was puzzled.

"Hahahahahaha, Danzheng doesn't know yet, but His Highness has already gone to the capital to preside over the marriage between the noble Izumo-no-kami and the daughter of the Sanjo (Ase-okuro) clan!"

"Ibuki!"

"Oh, Danzheng knows! It's Princess Ibuki!"