Hojo Ujiyasu patiently wrote letters with a sincere tone and touching emotions. After the ink was dry, they were stuffed into envelopes one by one and handed over to envoys for delivery to various places.
Her calm attitude affects the Ji warriors who are always paying attention to her inside and outside the castle tower, and is also a way to ease the panic at home.
After writing the letter, Hojo Uyasu stretched and stood up. She knocked on her back and smiled bitterly at Hatamoto next to her.
"I'm really old. My back hurts after sitting at my desk for a while."
The confidant Ji Ji Ji bowed and said.
"What's the matter? You are so powerful that you can still lead us into battle to kill the enemy."
Hojo Ujiyasu smiled slightly and asked.
"How is Ujimasa doing now?"
The confidant hesitated and whispered.
"After His Majesty Ujimasa came back, he locked himself in his room. It is said that he has not eaten for two days."
Hojo Ujiyasu shook his head and walked out.
"Go see her."
"Hi!"
Although the battle of Hojo's army ended in a disastrous defeat, Hojo Ujiyasu did not think that it was all his daughter's responsibility. Hojo Ujiyasu himself was responsible.
In order to ensure the transfer of power between the old and new governors, she gave her daughter Hojo clan politics too much power, and used the inheritance of the family business as an excuse to persuade the important ministers to support her as much as possible.
As a result, the Hojo clan and the Ashikaga Yoshi clan were eager for quick success. The members of the clan and the important ministers were wary and allowed them to do whatever they wanted, which led to a huge rout that was difficult to end and almost ruined the Hojo family business.
Hojo Uji Yasutai cares about the smooth handover of the family business, Hojo Uji Masata wants to prove himself, and the Kanto General and the retainers have their own agendas, and as a result, they both commit military taboos.
Underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.
Hojo Ujiyasu thought as he walked, he admired Kenshin-kun Shiba endlessly. The plate armor warriors, this heavily armored regiment that should not appear on the samurai battlefield, was the root cause of the Hojo family's defeat.
The imperial commander selected the most suitable battlefield for the heavy armored corps and used the most suitable tactics to kill most of the elite members of the Hojo family at a very small cost.
Without his heavily armored legion, especially the heavily armored cavalry, the Hojo family would never have lost so miserably, and at most both sides would suffer losses.
This young man is so confident that if he makes one miscalculation, the Heavy Army will become a useless iron can.
If Hojo Ujimasa had not sent troops to the plains of Sano Territory, and with the dense waterways near Kawakoshi Castle, there would be no room for the heavy armored army, and all his investment would have been in vain.
Hojo Ujiyasu sighed.
I don't know whether it was because of the young man's extraordinary intelligence or because the Hojo family was destined to have such a fate. In short, the result was that the Hojo family was defeated, and it was a miserable defeat.
Unknowingly, Hojo Ujiyasu had arrived at his daughter's residence. The waiter waiting outside the door held a dinner plate and bowed to her.
"What? You still refuse to eat?"
The waiter kowtowed tremblingly.
"His Majesty Ujimasa said she doesn't want to eat it."
Hojo Ujiyasu nodded and said.
"Put down the plate and go down first."
The waiter saluted again, put down his plate and left quietly. Hojo Ujiyasu said something to the people around him.
"Stay away, Ujimasa and I have something to talk about."
"Hi!"
Both Hojo Ushimasa's valet and Hojo Ujiyasu's Hatamoto walked to a distance to guard, leaving space for the two generations of family governors.
Hojo Ujiyasu picked up the dinner plate and opened the door. The room was dark with only a candlestick lit. The flames swayed slightly due to the wind caused by the door opening, reflecting the political decadence of the Hojo clan.
"Get out! I said there's no need for dinner."
"If you don't eat, you won't have the strength to do anything."
Hojo Ushimasa was startled, and looked back at the door, only to see his mother standing there holding a dinner plate.
Her eyes turned red and she kowtowed to the ground.
"I'm sorry, I'm very sorry, Mother, I failed to live up to your expectations."
Hojo Ujiyasu walked into the room and closed the door behind his back. She placed the dinner plate on the tatami and pushed it in front of Hojo Umasa who was lying on the ground.
“Eat a little, no matter what, eat a little.
Hunger does not solve the problem, it only brings pain. No matter what you are going to face, you must have enough food to have the strength to deal with it. "
Hojo Ushimasa raised his head, looked at the rice in front of him, looked at his kind mother, and finally couldn't help but shed the tears of regret that had accumulated for many days.
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault.
I didn't listen to my aunts, I didn't listen to Domu-sama and the others. I insisted on going my own way and killed them! "
She raised her head, and Hojo Ujiyasu saw the royal flag held tightly in her hand and in her arms, pretending not to know.
"So? What do you want to do?"
Hojo Ushimasa was stunned and didn't know how to answer. If she were an ordinary Ji warrior, she could choose to commit suicide and wash away her sins.
But she is the governor of the Hojo family, and her life was bought by those loyal Hime warriors of Hojo Tsunari who fought to the death. She cannot die.
Hojo Ujiyasu showed a hint of relief in his eyes, stepped forward, patted his daughter's hand, and said.
"Very good, you didn't tell me to commit seppuku, but you were willing to live with your sins and shoulder your responsibilities. I'm very satisfied.
Remember this lesson, remember these clansmen and retainers who died in the battle. Your life no longer belongs to you alone.
So you have to cheer up and start with eating. "
Hojo Umasa looked at his mother with a hint of confusion in his eyes, then reached out and picked up the bowl and started eating.
It was slow at first, but soon became ravenous, and in the end, unfortunately, I choked and coughed hard.
Hojo Ujiyasu handed the tea on the plate to Hojo Umasa, and saw her blushing as she drank the tea.
Hojo Umasa felt embarrassed and wanted to wipe the corners of his messed up mouth. He picked up the royal flag in his arms and was stunned. She glared at Yu Qi, then silently wiped the corners of her mouth with her sleeve.
Hojo Ujiyasu looked at her entanglement calmly, knowing that no one else could help her, and only she could untie it.
The two of them looked at each other indoors under the dim light of a candle. Seeing that his daughter had finished her meal, Hojo Uyasu said slowly.
"I have written to the familiar Kanto samurai family, asking them not to abandon the Hojo family."
Hojo Umasa trembled all over and said bitterly.
“Even if you write to them, they won’t listen.
The Wu family values profit over righteousness and will not change their mind just because of a letter. Instead, my mother's reputation will become a laughing stock because of these letters. "
Hojo Ujiyasu shook his head and said.
"We need time to appease people and rearrange our defense lines. I don't ask for everyone's response. As long as one person misses the past, there will be more hope.
I also wrote a letter to Ota Yasushi of Edo Castle. I said all the good things and promised her, but I just asked her not to turn to Uesugi Teruhora. "
Hojo Umasa's eyes widened and he lost his voice.
"Mother!
Ota Yasushi framed Tominaga Yasukage and Toyama Tsunake, causing the southern front to collapse. The two important ministers had no choice but to fight to the death to seize the rear and died on the battlefield.
How can you bow to such a cunning traitor? "
Hojo Ujiyasu looked at the excited Hojo Ushimasa and said calmly.
"I'm telling you this to make you understand a truth. In the face of survival, dignity is worthless.
Have you ever thought about it?
If the Hojo family perishes, what will happen to you and me, as well as our families, tribesmen, and retainers who are loyal to us?
Remember those who died fighting for you, they also have children, husbands, and relatives. You have the responsibility to take care of their children and relatives!
As a family governor, your rights and responsibilities are equal! The greater your power, the greater your responsibility!
As long as the Hojo family can continue, your dignity and mine are worthless, and our lives are worthless and can be sacrificed at any time. "
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