In recent years, undercurrents have arisen, and Ashikaga Yoshiki, who is surrounded by crises, has become even more arrogant.
Both the Rokkaku and Miyoshi families were in civil strife, and the ministers of the shogunate and local powerful factions were suppressed by her so that they did not dare to raise their heads.
The former glory of the Ashikaga family is about to be restored before our eyes, and the grand occasion of Ashikaga Shogun's domination of the world is about to come true. Ashikaga Yoshiki worked hard to do what she thought was right.
Little did she know that the sharp blades hidden behind her had been grasped by the hilts one after another, and were about to stab her in the back.
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If Ashikaga Yoshiteru has faced hidden arrows in recent years that are difficult to defend against, the open swords and spears that Yoshihiro Shiba encountered in Echigo Kingdom are much easier to deal with.
Yoshigan Shiba, who was determined not to compromise with the Echigo samurai family, used the strength he had accumulated over the past year to forcefully conquer the Uesugi retainers.
As for the imperial family members in the Kanto Palace, most of them were fringe samurai groups who were bullied by the Echigo samurai family, and they also burst out with power that he had not expected.
Okuma Chaohide, Honjo Managa, Katsuki Tsuna, Ogasawara Nagatsuki and others all had no way out.
They were either poor people bullied by the Uesugi people, or marginalized and exploited by the Shimogoshi people. The worst one was Ogasawara Nagatoki.
Once the Uesugi crowd overwhelms Yoshigan Shiba, who is on an equal footing with Murakami Yoshikiyo in Hokushin, she will have to kneel down and kowtow to the opponent as she did before.
Not to mention that the two sides only had a dispute over the issue of military rations for the Kanto Raiders, and over grabbing and buying food.
Even if they really break up with each other, they will start a rebellion in Echigo. They also had to provide troops and supplies to keep Spo Yiyin from falling.
Originally, Sibo Yiyin was lacking in ideas and was unwilling to grab food in a disaster year. He was criticized for being a husband.
But after Ishida Mitsunari completed Shiba Yiyin's strategic thinking and enhanced the strategic significance of buying grain, everything changed.
Based on the idea of stabilizing the territory occupied by the Guandong Raiders, the Kanto attendants requested the purchase of grain to replenish military supplies, which gained strategic value.
The grain-grabbing plan put forward by the Uesugi retainers group was obviously a short-sighted approach based on economic interests, and was severely refuted by the Kanto Imperial Guards.
The execution office headed by Ohkuma Chaohide listed the good governance of the Hojo family, calculated the amount of materials they could dispose of in disaster years, and concluded that they could not kill the Hojo family quickly.
In this case, the confrontation between the two sides is long-term. Winning over the local martial arts families in the Guandong Plain has become a priority that must be dealt with.
The food grabbing plan was too unpopular, and would put Echigo at a very disadvantageous position in the battle for the hearts and minds of the samurai in Ueno and Musashi.
Facing the princesses sent by the Kanto Palace, the Uesugi retainers were caught off guard.
Uesugi Teruhora has been secretly siding with Shiba Yoshigan for a long time. Now the Uesugi people can't reason with Daokuma Chaohide and other Shiba followers. These warrior women can't turn their backs and draw their swords. They are very aggrieved.
The two sides clashed several times in the imperial palace, but they always ended with the Uesugi retainers shutting up in embarrassment but refusing to admit defeat.
As spring passes and summer solstice approaches, and the summer harvest season is approaching, the situation of harvest failure has become more and more obvious, and the struggle to buy and grab grain cannot be dragged on any longer.
At this moment, a report came from the Takeda family, which once again triggered a dispute between the two parties.
In the government hall, Kamao Clan read Takeda Harunobu's letter, which mentioned that the Hojo family's army entered Suruga Kingdom westward, and that the direction of the Kanto Plain was empty.
After she finished speaking, Shiba Yoshigan looked at Uesugi Teruhu and asked.
"What does Your Highness Uesugi think of this letter?"
Teru Uesugi said happily.
"Takeda Harunobu is begging me to send troops.
Xuanyuan Ninja has already sent back the news that after the Takeda family captured Sunfu Castle, the Hojo family mobilized their troops across the Kano River and headed straight for the Sadao Pass.
The two armies of Takeda and Hojo faced each other for many days at Satao Pass, and they fought several times without deciding the outcome. However, the Takeda family's army was in Sunfu Castle, and the Hojo family cut off the connection with the Fuji River Basin.
Fujigawa connects the territory of the Anayama family in the south of Kai. Once Omiya Castle, the important town that controls Fujigawa, is captured by the Hojo family, the Takeda army hanging outside is in danger of being completely annihilated.
Takeda Harunobu sent someone to report the emptiness of the Kanto Plain, in order to ask us to launch the Kanto strategy as soon as possible, attract the Hojo family to return to the army for rescue, and help her solve the problem in Suruga Country.
It is said that due to the stalemate between the Takeda family and the Hojo family, Matsudaira Motoyasu has stopped his conquest of the Toe Kingdom and is negotiating with the Imagawa clan who is entrenched in Kakegawa Castle in the east of the east.
If the Imagawa clan is really willing to recognize the Matsudaira family's control over Mikawa Country and the far river in the eastern central part. It is possible that Matsudaira Motoyasu turned his back on Takeda Harunobu and made peace with the Imagawa family.
The Imagawa family has ruled the Three Kingdoms of Mikawa, Toe, and Suruga for many years and has a strong influence. Matsudaira Motoyasu swept the land of the two countries with only half of the Western Mikawa Kingdom, but he actually suffered from hiccups and indigestion after eating early.
If the Imagawa family was willing to give Matsudaira Motoyasu the right to occupy both countries, it wouldn't be a bad idea for her to watch the Takeda family and the Imagawa Hojo family fight for their lives. "
Shiba Yiyin nodded.
It is indeed not easy for Takeda Harunobu. The Kai country is mountainous and barren, the country is weak, and there are strong enemies on all sides.
It was not easy for her to lead the Takeda family to conquer the Shinano country with a small one. The essence of fighting is money and food. She can only be at a disadvantage when she bumps into the Hojo lioness who has been cultivating Kanto for many years.
Shiba Yiyin said.
"Although the Echigo and Takeda families do not have the name of a covenant, they are actually an alliance. Now that the Hojo family is involved in the Tokaido dispute, it is a good time for us to go south to the Kanto Plain.
I think I can write a reply to Takeda Harunobu to reassure me. Tell her that we are determined to go south in the autumn, so that she can grit her teeth and persevere. "
Before Uesugi Teruhora could speak, someone in the Uesugi crowd already sighed.
"Odai is a kindhearted person. Although he has no alliance with the Takeda family, he still has to worry about her family. He is a true benevolent and righteous person."
Although he said good things, thinking about the disputes between the two sides these days, these words are offensive no matter how you taste them.
Uesugi Teruhora's expression changed. He looked down and saw someone bowing. It turned out to be Mouri Kagehiro.
she scolded.
"How dare you interrupt when the imperial office is talking to me! Are there any rules anymore?"
Maori Jingguang came out to apologize and said.
"I'm very sorry, I thought it was group discussion time."
Yiyin looked at her and said nothing. This guy was taking advantage of her.
After originally expressing his own opinions, it was indeed a committee that worked together. But when she spoke first, she stepped on the vague line of being disrespectful.
Just like the last battle in Kawanakajima, I knew that Mouri Kehiro had bad intentions in it, but there was no evidence of her manipulation.
This time, it's the same.
Yoshigan Shiba glanced at Terutora Uesugi, the current situation was very delicate.
The Uesugi retainers group could not reason with the followers of the Shiba family, but they were still unconvinced. These stubborn donkeys refuse to admit defeat and always try to find a solution.
Mouri Jinghiro's words can be regarded as disrespectful, or they can be regarded as discussion. If he insists on punishing her, I am afraid that the aggrieved Uesugi retainers will take the opportunity to rebound and explode.
After all, she was the leader of the Kashiwazaki clan and a big boss in the Uesugi retainers group. She took advantage of this opportunity just enough to put Yoshigami Shiba in trouble.
