The Shino clan is a large Dongshin clan, and the Umino family is very fertile. There are countless samurai with Umino family blood in Toshin and Nishi Ueno.
The Sanada family is the most promising branch of the Umino family, with relatives spread all over Toshin and Nishi Ueno.
Yiyin is not short of money, and with the Hokuriku Road trade route, he has a good hand.
But if there is no local snake to lead the way, he still chooses the wrong dock and cannot find a channel to deliver benefits.
The arrival of Sanada Nobushige gave him a fulcrum, allowing the Shiba family to pry a corner of the stubborn and conservative Wu family group on the Guandong Plain.
The Nagao family is also a local snake in Kanto and has its own channels. But Yiyin hopes to find its own direction so that the Spo family can have a greater say in the two alliances.
Takeda Harunobu sent Sanada Nobushige here, which was a meeting gift for Yoshigan, and also vaguely revealed her willingness to make peace with the Uesugi Shiba family.
The alliance between Takeda, Hojo, and Imagawa has been stable for many years. The Hojo family supported Takeda Harunobu's Northern Expedition several times in the Nishi Ueno area.
It is impossible for Takeda Harunobu to confess that he wants to break the alliance and turn against the enemy, which would alert the Hojo family, and there will be no shortage of samurai within the Takeda family who are friendly to the Hojo family.
Being so subtle that even a little clue is revealed is the limit of what she can do.
Yoshigan thought silently, what kind of benefits would be needed to persuade the Takeda retainers group to support Takeda Harunobu's strategic change?
He was suddenly startled.
Takeda Harunobu's status was already unstable due to the battle on Kawanakajima.
Could she be taking advantage of the benefits provided by the Shiba family to bribe the Takeda retainers and regain her position as the family governor?
Yiyin shook his head and smiled bitterly.
I had a good sleep first, and then I would use myself to provide benefits to her and hold on to the power later.
This wise man of the Takeda family is really shameless. He wipes everything clean after eating and flips the bowl and turns his face. This is not a thing.
Sanada Nobunaga saw Shiba Yoshigan deep in thought, so he didn't bother him and just sat silently next to him.
The autumn sun was shining brightly, and the two of them lived together in a quiet room, creating a harmonious atmosphere.
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Zenkoji Temple.
The military reports rushed back to Echigo. Shima Shengmen's Shiba troops and Ohuma Chaohide's Zhongyue troops mobilized their troops one after another.
After the large army, Okuma Tohide was responsible for the marching arrangements. Shimakatsu Takeo personally led the Hime Samurai Regiment, and set out first with the army of Momochi Santafu, and arrived at Zenkoji Temple in a few days.
At this time, Shiba Kanto Territory was in chaos, which was entirely due to Shiba Yoshiyin's negligence. He has only been in Kanto for a short period of time and has not yet sorted out the governance system.
Shiba Yiyin's subordinates in Kanto are divided into four parts.
One is the Xingsheng people in the mountains. These Ji warriors are only forty, and they are his personal bodyguards and are responsible for his safety.
The second one is the 150 Princess Shibazu of Tomi Castle who is fierce in the island. Because her relatives have been migrating recently and they have strengthened their control over the local area, their strength has increased.
The third is the followers of Daxiong Chaoxiu. These Sino-Vietnamese natives have benefited from the commercial profits of the Hokuriku Road and are determined to follow Shiba Yiyin.
The fourth is the Yutai people headed by Honjo Shimaga. These young men from Yangbei are unruly time bombs, wild dogs that Yiyin wants but has not yet subdued.
This time the Imperial Guards abandoned their master in front of the formation, and Shiba Yoshiyin disappeared, which instantly shook the Shiba family's ruling system in Kanto.
It was inconvenient for Uesugi Teruhora to overstep his authority and punish the samurai family led by Shiba Yoshigan, and all parties in Kanto Shiba had no power to punish them.
Yukimori Yamanaka is a close confidant of Yoshihiro. Although he is respected, it is to give Yoshihiro Shiba face, and he has the least actual power.
Shima Shengmu is the acting official of Shiba in Kanto and is considered the number one figure, but she has no control over the Kanto Palace.
Ohuma Asahide said that he was responsible for the internal affairs and business of the Kanto Palace, but the Palace was a military institution within the shogunate system, and the agency that managed government affairs was the government office.
She is not considered a Tibetan officer. Strictly speaking, she is a military depot officer or logistics officer affiliated with a military organization.
Therefore, Daxiong Chaoxiu's status is not high and he has no power to punish the Yutai people who made mistakes.
The Otai people themselves definitely do not want to be punished. The Shinbada Shige family was imprisoned. It was Uesugi Teruhora's fate. It was the tool given by Yangbeizhong to vent their anger when they saw that their master was going crazy.
Lest Teruo Uesugi couldn't think about it for a while, he would really turn the table over and force himself.
In the final analysis, Sibo Yiyin was still negligent.
He did not expect that he would be forced to leave the center of power, causing the Shiba family to lose the core of the entire ruling system in Kanto and not knowing how to operate.
If he had set up a deacon to manage the Kanto Palace, this person would be able to cooperate with Shima Shengmu, the Kanto Shiba acting official, to stabilize the overall situation.
The matter has come to this, it's too late to say anything.
Shima Shengmeng rushed to Zenkoji Temple in the dust, and Yukimori Yamazaka, who received the news, was already waiting outside the camp.
She hoped day and night that reinforcements would arrive, that they would be able to overwhelm the new Uesugi retainers, and send troops to Kawanaka Island to find their master.
Now seeing Dao Shengmeng's arrival, he was naturally overjoyed and stepped forward to speak.
"Daoji, I've been waiting for you to come."
Shima Katsu jumped off his horse and slapped Yamanaka Yukimori on the face, knocking her unconscious.
"What did you promise me! Why don't you take good care of the master!"
Yamanaka Yukimori was speechless, bowed deeply and said.
"Really sorry!"
Daosheng Meng sneered.
"If apologizing works, why bother with swords and guns!"
She was really furious.
After being missing for a few days, Yamanaka Yukimori still has the heart to wait for her arrival? At this time, shouldn’t we try our best to find someone first?
Shima Shengmeng said with a cold face to the third husband of Baiji behind him.
"Bai Diji, all the troops are sent out, we must find out the whereabouts of our lord!"
Bai Di San Taifu nodded.
"We have been dispatched, including the intelligence network in Shinano. The military team will find the master at all costs."
Shima Sheng bowed fiercely to her, and Bai Di San Tai Fu quickly returned the bow.
Shima Katsuki is the acting commander of Shiba in Kanto. Shiba Yoshiyin is missing, so the military team members naturally have to listen to her orders and find their master.
Yamanaka Yukimori was left alone by them, feeling terribly uncomfortable. Although what she did was not wrong, she was indeed tricked by the imperial people.
Incompetence is the biggest fault of a leader. Dao Shengmeng's disdain for her was justified.
The Kamao clan who followed him saw Yamanaka Yukimori biting his lower lip and not speaking, so he stepped forward to calm down.
"Master Shima, no one thought that the Yutai people were so bold and dared to do such despicable evil things. Master Yamanaka has already reflected on this.
Now that His Highness is missing, we still have to unite as one and find His Highness first before discussing anything else. "
Shima Sheng glanced at the village of Kamao clan. This Samurai Ji was not very old, but he knew a lot about it.
She didn't mean to embarrass Yamanaka Yukimori, but she was highly valued by Yiyin. If she didn't learn her lesson, something would happen sooner or later.
After all, Yamanaka Yukimori was still too young and had seen too little of the Wu family's shamelessness. What does it mean to abandon one's master on the battlefield? Shima Shengmeng had also seen backstabbing.
Never let go of your defensiveness. If you treat others as comrades-in-arms, others may treat you as a fool.
If Shiba Yoshiyin had any shortcomings, Yamanaka Yukimori, a co-writer, would definitely end up committing seppuku.
