Chapter 526
After seizing Kyoto, Ouchi Mochiyoshi entered Heian Palace (平安宮) where the Tenno (天皇) resided.(Note 1)
The shogunate soldiers guarding the palace had already vanished. However, bloodstains remaining here and there revealed how they had disappeared.
Escorted by Ouchi soldiers, Mochiyoshi and his commanders entered the Tenno’s main hall and knelt before him, paying their respects.
“Zichougan’nin Tatara no Ōji clan’s Tatara no Ason Mochiyoshi comes to see the Tenno!”
Following established protocol, Mochiyoshi bowed while stating his court position, clan name, and kabane (title bestowed by the Tenno).
Trouble erupted immediately after.
Before Emperor Gohanazono (後花園天皇) could respond to Mochiyoshi’s bow, one of the attending nobles burst out:
“How dare some insignificant provincial warrior enter armed! This is the imperial presence!”
No sooner had the noble finished speaking than Mochiyoshi’s commanders glared fiercely at the offending noble. Mochiyoshi likewise looked at the noble and gave his order.