This village is really anxious.
Once the Yangboku people cross the Agano River, Nagao Masakage and Ohma Asahide will also send troops from the east and west to surround Tochio Castle on three sides.
And Hojo Takahiro of Hojo Castle blocked the northward march of the Joetsu reinforcements, preventing her from receiving any news from Kasugayama Castle.
We can only hope that the master will return home, take charge of the overall situation as soon as possible, and come to the rescue.
The atmosphere in the meeting hall was silent, and when our thoughts were drifting away, a report came from outside that a cavalry team came down from the city, with nearly two hundred riders.
Honjo Minoru narrowed his eyes and asked.
"Which company is under the banner?"
The person coming from outside paused for a moment and answered.
"The Ashikaga Shogun's house."
The concubines in the meeting hall made a noise in astonishment, and Benzhuang Shinai cursed fiercely.
"What's the noise! Quiet!"
Looking at the person coming, his eyes were like knives.
"Ashikaga General's house? Can you see clearly?"
The man answered hastily.
"Your Majesty said that he would bring His Highness's letter to you. We dare not slack off and come to convey it to you immediately."
Honjo Minoru got up and walked out.
"If you don't open the city gate, quickly find a hanging basket and hang up the envoy's letter.
I'll go to the city to have a look. "
In the last sentence, she was speaking to Saito Asanobu, who nodded and shouted for everyone to be quiet and wait for Honjo Sano to return.
Honjo Minano is very confident to hand over to Saito Asanobu. She is the leader of Uesugi Teru's side and is hereditary in Akata Castle.
This man is both wise and brave, able to participate in internal affairs, and is also skilled in battles. He is the second-ranking figure in the Chugotsu Uesugi Teruhora faction, below Honjo Minoru.
Honjo Shino walked in a hurry and soon reached the city.
Looking outside, there was indeed a white Ashikaga family crest flag held in the military column. Honjo Minoru took a closer look and couldn't help but realized that it was actually the royal flag.
At this time, a Ji warrior had been hung up, carrying a letter.
Honjo Minoru read the ten lines at a glance, finally confirmed the signature of Teru Uesugi, and then let out a sigh.
The Lord did not go into details, but just told her that the identity of the person coming from the city was the Governor of the Shiba family, and he came to Kanto with a sword.
Although she wrote only a few words in a hurry, she was impressed by what the letter said, giving Toruo Castle to the Imperial Palace as a great move for the Kanto region.
I don’t know who came up with this idea for my lord. It’s really a brilliant idea.
Honjo Minano didn't know that his master was sincere in giving away the city, let alone how capable this Otaisuo was.
She thought this was just a stop-gap measure, but it was enough to distract the rebels and delay the attack.
Lord Kamiro was valued by General Ashikaga and was sent to the Odaisho to announce the edict. The identity of the Kanto leader was so solid that no one dared to question it.
Deep in her thoughts, she smiled and asked the Shiba family warrior who came up.
"What's your name for this one?"
The immature Warrior Ji replied, neither humble nor arrogant.
"I'm in Xiabo Shengshi Township."
Honjo Sano nodded and said.
"Bama Shengji, please go down in a hanging basket to express my apology to the imperial office. The city is small and it is not suitable for large groups of people to enter.
Please ask the cavalry to walk along the west side of the city wall to the outer garrison. I will order people to prepare there for you to repair. "
Pu Shengshixiang frowned.
"inappropriate."
Honjo Minoru looked at this half-grown girl and said in surprise.
"What's wrong?"
Pu Shengshixiang said with a solemn expression.
"Since your Excellency has verified the authenticity of the seal, it proves that this city was transferred to my Imperial Palace by His Highness Uesugi, so it should naturally be garrisoned by our army.
Is there any reason in the world that garrison troops are outside and guest troops are inside? "
Only then did Honjo Sano react and his face turned ugly.
She discovered that Teru Uesugi's letter did not say that the change was an act in vain. Did he really give Tochio Castle to someone else? How can this work!
Tochio Castle is the most important castle in Central Etsu. How can it be given to others, even if it is the imperial palace of Shogun Ashikaga, to protect Joetsu?
She hesitated, but Kamaojigo already held the hilt of the sword in his hand and yelled.
"Why haven't you opened the door to welcome the Otaisuo yet? Are you going to disobey the order of the Kanto governor?"
The Kamao Clan Township is very smart. Shiba Yoshigan has decided to call this trip the Godaisho to the outside world, so as to make full use of the name of the direct descendant of the Genji family in Kawachi.
Under the power of the fox and the tiger, of course she had to support her master's face.
The Wu family fears power rather than virtue. If you are soft, others will dare to look down on you. How can you give in at will?
Honjo Sano glanced at the childish warrior Ji, and naturally understood her purpose of deliberately showing off.
If any other time, this little girl acted arrogantly in front of her, she would have slapped her to the ground.
But at this time, her words were all about her, making me unable to express my temper.
At the imperial office, Kanto was in charge of two mountains. One represented the majesty of the Ashikaga family, and the other was the order of her lord. How could she refute it?
He gritted his teeth and ordered.
"Open the city gate and welcome the emperor into the city!"
Yiyin waited silently under the city, remaining calm despite the long time.
As Honjo Shino and Kamao clan opened their doors to welcome him, he galloped forward and gave the order.
"The island is fierce, control the city gates and important roads along the way, and leave every pill to garrison.
I am lucky enough to be prosperous in the mountains and take people to follow me into the castle tower. "
The two girls cheered and did their own things.
Yiyin said when he saw that Ben Zhuang was really angry.
"Didn't His Highness Uesugi tell you in his letter? Grant me full authority, and you must obey my orders."
Honjo Minoru was stunned. There was indeed such a sentence in the letter, but it was written in a hurry. She thought it was just an honorific to the imperial office.
Seeing her hesitation, Yiyin knew that she might have misunderstood and said calmly.
"His Royal Highness Shangshan told me that you are someone close to her and asked me to trust you.
I also hope you can believe me. Her and I have the same interests. I am here to put down the rebellion, not to compete for territory. "
He has an extraordinary handsome appearance and speaks softly, which makes me instantly fall in love with him.
At this moment, she spotted Naoe Kanetsugu in the queue and was stunned for a moment.
Seeing her nodding slightly, she understood. Since the master has given the order, I will obey the order, but I feel a little worried in my heart.
With Naoe Kanetsugu here, the imperial court did not choose to let her hang up on the city wall to coordinate, but ordered her appointees to give tough orders to her. Is this a declaration of her independence?
It was inconvenient to think about it at this time, so she just cheered and led the way.
Yoshigoshi dismounted and handed the reins to Yamanaka Yukimori, standing side by side with Honjo Minoru, and said.
"Let's go to the castle tower and walk slowly, and tell me about the situation in China and Vietnam.
I want to know who among the Ji warriors inside is ours, who can be won over, who needs to be suppressed, and who must be killed. "
It was still that light tone, but it made Honjo Shino feel a chill coming from the bottom of his heart, and the respectful expression on his face became much more real.
She lowered her head and looked sideways, explaining to this enigmatic and handsome imperial minister all the affairs between China and Vietnam and the true and false status of each martial family in the castle tower.
The journey was extremely slow, but there was an end in the end. Yamanaka Yukimori opened the sliding door of the meeting hall and bowed sideways.
Yiyin took the lead and walked towards the main seat with his chest raised and his head raised.
Honjo Minoru followed closely behind, and after he took his seat, he sat next to Saito Asanobu on the left side and handed her the letter in his hand.
Naoe Kanetsugu entered the room, bowed to Yoshiyin, and then sat down on the left side among the people wearing shirts.
Yamanaka Yukimori waved his hand, and two Ji warriors walked in behind him. They closed the sliding door left and right. There was a sound of quick steps outside the door, and the sound of weapons and armor shaking and knocking, and then it became silent.
Yamazaka Yukimori walked towards Yiyin with his head lowered, bowed and sat down, and stood by him with a white flag spread out.
During the whole process, the Wu family in the meeting hall remained silent. They looked at the two Ji warriors at the door and then at the imperial flag on the main seat.
Only Saito lowered his head towards the letter, looked at the letter, finished it in a moment, and handed it forward with both hands.
Yamanaka Yukimori took it with both hands, half-turned and lowered his body to present it to his lord.
Yiyin slowly took the letter, put it on the document, looked down and said.
"I am Yoshigan, the governor of the Shiba family. On the order of the general, I will go down to Kanto with my sword in hand to read the imperial edict for His Highness Uesugi to succeed as the governor of Kanto.
I am deeply gratified that His Highness Uesugi dedicated this Toroo Castle to serve as the Imperial Palace.
I wonder what the reason for the many martial arts gathering here is? "
As he said that, he looked at Honjo Mino.
Benzhuang really understood what he was saying, kowtowed to the ground and said.
"On the imperial platform, Echigo is rebellious and disobeys the king. He has raised his troops to cause chaos. He is about to attack Tomi Castle and disrupt our Echigo."
Yiyin looked shocked and said angrily.
"This is happening!
This Tomei City is where I, the direct descendant of the Gen clan in Hanoi, are temporarily staying. Who dares to risk the disapproval of the world and surround the residence of the pillars of my Wu family? This is a great treason! "
The two of them sang together, making the eyes of the martial artists on the right twitch.
This is so different from what I thought!
Isn’t it true that the Nagao family in the mansion is a subordinate of the martial arts family? Where did Nagao Kagetora go? Who is His Highness Uesugi? Do we want to continue with our great events? Do you still want to rebel against internal agents?
Several people were frightened and communicated with each other with their eyes. The leader knew that something was wrong, so he kowtowed to the ground and asked.
"May I ask the imperial office, who is His Highness Uesugi?"
Yiyin glanced at her and said lightly.
"Nagao Kagetora went to Raku Kyoto and received permission from the general to inherit the Uesugi family in Yamauchi and succeed him as the governor of Kanto. He was given the Tsutsumi name and changed his name to Uesugi Kagetora."
The man was suffocated by the dazzling series of family names and duties. He wanted to speak, but Yiyin asked.
"and who are you?"
She bowed in reply.
"This is the Lord of Kurotaki Castle, Kuroda Hidetada."
