Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 436

Episode 436: The night of betrayal – The beginning of chaos. (4)

Yoshinori’s power reached its peak by dealing with Mochiuji and his children who were trying to take his place.

The shogunate’s power and the shogun’s personal government system, which the previous shoguns had longed for, were established, and Yoshinori took the following steps to completely solidify this system.

One of them was to give instructions directly to the process of deciding on the successor to the family of a powerful shugo daimyō.

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The most powerful example was the designation of Ouchi Mochiyo (大內持世) as the successor to Ouchi Morimi.

This was Yoshinori’s plan.

Ouchi Mochiyo was the surviving son of Ouchi Yoshihiro (大内義弘), the previous Ouchi lord. Therefore, this measure was certain to make Morimi’s children dissatisfied, and it was calculated that if that happened, Mochiyo would have no choice but to rely on Yoshinori himself.

Here, Ouchi Morimi chose an unexpected method.

He accepted Yoshinori’s suggestion, handed over the family name to Mochiyo, and registered his son Norihiro as Mochiyo’s adopted son.

And after receiving the report related to this, Hyang shook his head and muttered.

“What kind of bastard’s genealogy is so messed up...”

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The reason he admonishes the decision to become a vassal in this way is that he also proceeded to suppress various rebellions and appoint his confidants as daimyō in the vacant positions that arose. .

Naturally, those who opposed it came out among the existing Shugo Daimyo.

When the daimyo appointed by the previous shogun rebelled, Yoshinori resorted to violence.

Isshiki Yoshitsura and Toki Mochiyori, representatives of the opposition, were attacked by assassins and died.

-This is a truly unfortunate incident, so we will do our best to investigate.

After hearing the incident, Yoshinori announced this, but none of the daimyo present believed what he said.

“You’re telling me to shut up and listen to myself.”

“I should have followed Ouchi, who got sick and ran away early.”

The daimyo who returned to their mansions slapped their knees and regretted it, but had no choice but to pay attention to Yoshinori’s thoughts.

As Yoshinori’s reign of terror, which firmly held power in his hands, continued, the residents of Kyoto had to endure each day in fear, both up and down.

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Among these anxious people was Mitsusuke Akamatsu.

Everyone was in the same situation, only watching Yoshinori’s thoughts and being anxious, but this was especially true for Mitsusuke.

The reason Mitsuke was even more anxious was because of a rumor that had been circulating a few years ago.

-The Shogun is trying to subdue Mitsusuke Akamatsu!

The reason Mitsusuke could not dismiss this as a rumor was because Yoshinori was very fond of Akamatsu Sadamura, a collateral descendant of the Akamatsu family.

And in the midst of this, when Isshiki Yoshitsura and Toki Mochiyori were assassinated, Mitsusuke realized that his own life was at risk.

“They said it was a victory for the first time.”

Finally, Mitsuke made up his mind and called his confidant and secretly gave orders.

“You immediately....”

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October, 21st year of King Sejong’s reign (1439, Gimi Year).

Mitsusuke invited Yoshinori to his mansion.

“We would like to hold a celebration in honor of the successful suppression of the rebellion. Please come and grace the occasion.”

When Mitsusuke came to visit in person and asked to attend the celebration, Yoshinori nodded with a satisfied face.

“cancer! “Of course I should attend!”

“I am devastated.”

After Mitsusuke bowed politely and stepped back, Yoshinori grinned and muttered.

“Heh! You know that now is the time to lie low. “It should have been that way from the beginning.”

Yoshinori was annoyed by the Akamatsu family.

When the Japanese Empire was divided into the Northern and Southern Dynasties and there was conflict, the Akamatsu family was one of the first families to raise troops in response to the proclamation issued by Emperor Go-Daigo. And in recognition of their contributions, they became the Shugo Daimyo family.

One of the families that even the shogunate had to keep an eye on was the Akamatsu family.

Therefore, Yoshinori was thinking of dealing with the Akamatsu family.

Yoshinori was also satisfied to see the head of such a family fall flat on his face.

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“Pack your bags!”

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“Ready!”

“I have my horse ready!”

Mitsuke, who was already dressed in a Joseon-made two-piece suit, came out of the room and gave an order to the vassal’s report.

“Set it on fire! “I have nothing to hand over to the shogunate bastards!”

“hot! “Start a fire!”

Mitsusuke got on his horse and looked back at his retainers and subordinates as warriors holding torches set fires everywhere.

“Then let’s go.”

“hot!”

Mitsusuke and his party, led by a soldier holding a spear with Yoshinori’s head stuck in it, began to leave Kyoto.

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Even though Shogun Yoshinori died, there was a reason why the shogunate could not immediately mobilize its troops.

Key figures of the shogunate, including Hosokawa Mochiyuki, were thinking as follows.

-This disaster cannot be a solo act! There will definitely be other daimyo joining in! If you make a hasty move, the consequences will come back to you!

Because I had these thoughts, I did not take action right away, but rather focused on preparing future measures.

This was also true for daimyo.

-You can’t do something like this alone! There is definitely a helper! You must not act rashly!

While the daimyō and the shogunate were watching each other’s thoughts and trying to protect themselves, Akamatsu Mitsusuke was given the opportunity to escape Kyoto and fight back.

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When the report came that Mitsusuke had escaped from Kyoto, Mochiyuki Hosokawa looked embarrassed.

“You mean it was a solo act?”

Mochiyuki continued speaking while looking back at the heads of the Shiba Hatakeyama family, a family of the Three Crowns, along with his own family.

“I think it was a misjudgment on our part.”

“Oh my...”

“Tsk!”

The three who were expressing regret soon regained their composure and continued their conversation.

“Let’s forget about the meat we already missed and what should we do next?”

“Shouldn’t we support the next shogun first?”

“The shogun’s enemy, Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, is only five years old!”

“Putting down traitors comes first!”

After much debate, it was decided to give priority to the subjugation of Akamatsu.

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Once the matter was settled, Hosokawa Mochiyuki immediately rushed to the imperial court.

“Please issue Yunji (Emperor’s order) to suppress traitors!”

Despite Hosokawa Mochiyuki’s pleas, the response from the imperial court, including Emperor Kohananojo, was lukewarm.

“The Shogun’s situation is unfortunate... but isn’t Akamatsu Mitsusuke’s situation also unfortunate?”

“yes?”

“Was the Shogun so harsh? “Would it be so bad that people even said it was everyone’s fear?”

“Why would a daimyo who has been loyal for generations do such a thing?”

Contrary to Hosokawa’s expectations, Yunji did not come out easily.

While the Emperor and the Imperial Court were busy doing their own thing, Mitsusuke was able to prepare more thoroughly.

“What a mess for a subject that only has a name!”

Hosokawa sharply ground his teeth, but the emperor also had a lot of regrets about Yoshinori.

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Author’s note.

When developing the situation in Japan, it is written from the Japanese perspective.

Therefore, please understand that I am using the word emperor instead of the word emperor.