Chapter 392 Loyalty
Except for Takato Fujido and Kiyoshimaki Kiyoshi, all the important officials of the Yamato Toyoto family were surprised by Hideopo's statement.
"Not to mention that after the Yingren Rebellion, the world had fallen apart. Even since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, no one could complete unification of these eight continents (the ancient name of Japan). To be disrespectful, even when Taige was alive, the world was just a superficial unification. Otherwise, why would such chaos occur when Taige was buried in the sky?" Although Nasuziki was absolutely loyal to Hideopo, he still showed doubts and concerns about his ambitions.
In fact, since the late Yuanmass period, after the Hei Kiyoshi house arrest, Emperor Shirakawa had lost the power to govern the world. After the war of Genhiro, the Genhiro Dynasty had enfeoffed the same clan and meritorious ministers in various places. After the Hojo usurped power, he even increased the efforts to enfeoff the feudal, which laid hidden dangers for the Warring States Rebellion.
After that, when the Northern and Southern Dynasties entered the turbulent times of "two emperors in one day, south of Beijing", the Emperor completely became a puppet of the two samurai sects, Daimai, and the Chinese people reached an unprecedented level. Even the Ashikagashi family, which founded the Muromachi shogunate, needed the support of local forces to maintain open stability.
During the three-generation general Ashikaga Yoshiman period, on the one hand, he forced the Southern Emperor to hand over the "three magical tools" and achieved the unification of the north and the south; on the other hand, he suppressed the powerful factions such as Yamaname, Imakawa, and Ouchi, which greatly enhanced the authority of the court and the shogunate. Therefore, after his death, the court posthumously awarded him the title of "The Supreme Emperor of the Shinoyuanyuan", and the prestige of the Muromachi Shogunate reached its peak.
However, the fourth-generation generals, Ashikaga Yoshihisa and Ashikaga Yoshimi, had opposite opinions on the court, the public, the protection of daimyo and the trade with the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, after Yoshimi passed away, most of his policies were abolished by Yoshimi. Yoshimi's second son, Ashikaga Yoshiji, was forced to run away and was killed by Yoshiki for treason. Yoshiji's descendants fled to Echizen and became the so-called "Yantani Gongfang", which was also the beginning of the chaos in the Gongfang during the Muromachi period.
After that, the sixth generation of generals, Yoshimasa, had been committed to restoring Yoshimasa's policy, but was assassinated by Akatsumasa during the Cargill Rebellion, and the reform was stopped. The eighth generation of generals, Yoshimasa, also tried to revive, but failed due to the outbreak of the Ying Ren Rebellion, and then entered the chaotic times of the Warring States Period that are well known to the world.
From this we can see that in the past 450 years, Japan has never had a situation of great unification again; in more than 760 years, the politics of the Shekkan, the Ancestor, and the Wu family have appeared one after another, and the Emperor has completely become a puppet, and local forces represented by samurai have greatly increased. There is no way for Japan to talk about centralization. Once someone wants to concentrate power, they will inevitably suffer a strong rebound. This is true for Ashikaga Yoshikaya, and so is Oda Nobunaga.
Perhaps it was because of seeing this that Hideyoshi chose to use another way to achieve unity in the world, although this unity is only superficial and fragile.
"Can the lord do what Nobunaga and Taige have not been able to do?" This is the question in the hearts of many Yamato Toyotomi retainers. In their opinion, although Hideopo failed to establish absolute power after this war, as long as he jointly supported the daimyos of the Toyotomi clan, as well as the daimyos of Maeda, Maori (Hidemoto), Yukio, and Pusheng who were close to him could naturally complete control of the entire Japanese region. There was no need to take the risk of trying to centralize power, because if he was not careful, he might encounter backlash.
Aoki Toshizuo, who has always supported Hideo unconditionally, also expressed his concerns to Hideo: "Lord, after this battle, my skills and the rewards received by my retainers, will definitely exceed three million stones of knowledge and action, and will definitely be the best name in the world. You are the latecomer of Young Master Shulai. With the strong support of the two elders, you can achieve absolute control over the joint meeting and the core of the regime. You can completely follow the old path of Taige. There is really no need to learn the Mingguo practices. The risk is really too great."
"You are right. With the strength of our family, we can definitely maintain the peaceful and prosperous era of Taige when we were alive. But have you ever thought that once the successor of our family or Zong family is a mediocre person or a crisis of becoming a crown prince, will the world's Daming sit idly or miss the opportunity? By then, the joint meeting will not only fail to stabilize the overall situation, but will instead undermine the Zong family and form a situation like "Shooting Politics".
You also know that during the period of the Songguan period, there were mostly internal struggles between civil officials and the people, which would not have a direct impact on the world and the people. However, the internal struggles at the Joint Conference were different. Everyone was a great name with hundreds of thousands or even millions of stones of knowledge and action. If there was a slight discord, it would cause nationwide struggles. By then, the world would be devastated and Taige's foundation would be destroyed. Therefore, in order to avoid this, it is necessary to reform the mechanism established by the Joint Conference and even the Taige period. This is what I should do as a future visit."
Xiubao's words moved all the retainers present, and everyone had no choice but to bow to Xiubao to express their admiration and excitement.
"Has the adoptive father and Zuo Jin already knew the lord's thoughts before?" Fukushima Takayoshi saw that Takato Fujido and Kiyoshima were not as surprised as others, and they were the top officials in the family, so they developed the above curiosity.
"That's right," Fujido Takato nodded: "Not only do we know, we are also planning specific plans. I didn't want to tell you so quickly, but after the servants made such a fuss tonight, some facts cannot be delayed, at least you must be mentally prepared."
"As Takaha said, we are all retainers of the Yamato Toyotomi clan, and we don't want to hide anything. But the lord was a little hesitant about the Ohashi Sect and did not let us tell you too early. Please forgive me here." Kiyoshi Shima and Takahashi Fujido immediately bowed to everyone to apologize.
Seeing this, Xiubao immediately explained: "Indeed, I was a little hesitant about the stay and departure of the Ozawa Sect before tonight, so it was not convenient to inform too many people. But after the incident of the servants, I think you should have an answer in your heart."
"Assisting the young master, the only one who controls the world must be a daimyo, that is our Yamato Toyotomi!" At this moment, Fukushima Takayoshi had fully understood Hideo's good intentions, and his tone became more and more firm.
"What you said just now is that Taige allows us to use "太天天" as an affirmation of our family, so we must fulfill our responsibilities to protect the Toyotomi regime. In my opinion, the So-sect family is weak. At present, except for the Yamato Toyotomi clan, no other Daming can truly maintain the Toyotomi clan's foundation, and no Daming can point fingers at this family. No Omi clan or Ozaka clan is needed. As long as the So-sect family has us, it is enough for the world Daming family to obey our orders."
Hearing this, Takaha Takaha and other retainers bowed to the ground again and shouted in a powerful voice: "Listen to the lord's teachings, I must devote all my efforts and be dedicated to the public! I swear to protect my family and protect the world of Toyotomi!"
Chapter completed!