A person lives his whole life eating, drinking and having diarrhea. If you want to make people obedient, you must first feed them. Only when you have a full stomach can you manage well.
Peace of mind for a long time. In Guanbazhou, which has been war-torn for hundreds of years, it's time for the concubines to get tired and want to restore order.
Ina Chuji solemnly accepted this task, and Yoshigage smiled slightly and nodded in approval. He is a smart man.
The Kanto water conservancy plan conceived by Yiyin will not be realized so easily. At the beginning, a small water conservancy project in the Echigo Plain was almost ruined, let alone a major project involving several countries.
For this idea to succeed, first of all, Ina Chuji needs to come up with a reliable water conservancy plan to increase the local yield per mu on a large scale, so that the local samurai family can be tempted.
Secondly, with a suitable water conservancy plan in place, Yiyin will also need to borrow the authority of Yubaiqi to negotiate with the local martial arts family to coordinate the interests of each family.
Between villages, fighting for land and water can kill several people, not to mention large-scale water conservancy projects that change the landscape and have a greater impact.
Hachiman Tainiang's Yubaiqi coerced the Kanto samurai to die, but they were definitely not willing to do so. But if they are forced to control floods and increase grain production in their own territories, it should be useful.
In this regard, there is a tacit understanding between Shiba Yoshigan and Ina Chuji.
As long as Ina Chuji can come up with a good plan that is so good that the Kanto samurai family will be tempted, her power will be great in the future.
How much power does it have to control water?
The large amount of financial allocations, the locally mobilized labor population, and the planned construction time will occupy a large amount of financial, material, and manpower from the local military family.
To put it bluntly, if any of the local martial artists involved wanted to go out to commit robbery in the future, they would have to report to the person in charge of water conservancy construction in advance.
Otherwise, she would arbitrarily mobilize resources and populations to fight, delaying the construction period, delaying water conservancy along the river, and wasting money and food. The injured martial artists will definitely send out troops together to kill this naughty bastard.
As the chief designer of the water conservancy plan, Ina Chuji was bound to be deeply involved in the construction. Her power will never be small in the future.
Shiba Yiyin gave her a good opportunity to make a career, and it was water conservancy that she was best at. If you don't try this hard, Ina Chuji will not be able to close his eyes even if he dies.
After long-term discussions with the ladies of the execution office, Yoshihiro Shiba's plans for the execution station after leaving Kanto were basically straightened out.
He watched Zhu Ji bow and leave, and closed his eyes in exhaustion.
Yiyin's territory is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more subordinates, each with their own little ideas. If you want to do anything, you need to weigh the pros and cons and use coercion and inducement to avoid leaving hidden dangers.
He was so tired.
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A few days later, a grand meeting was held in Numata Castle, where Yoshigan Shiba and Terutora Uesugi divided the meat with knives to reward the military merits of the Echigo army's march south.
The first phase of the Kanto strategy was very fruitful. A large area of land in Shimono was transferred to the Echigo side, plus money and food contributed by the samurai who surrendered to Shimo, Musashi, Shimotsou and other places.
In the Echigo samurai group, the boss eats the meat and the younger sister drinks the soup. Everyone gets the benefits. The review of military achievements in Numata Castle was filled with joy, and people inside and outside shouted loudly.
Among the happy concubines, Maori Jingguang looked solemn and didn't know what he was thinking. Because of her meritorious deeds as a military governor, she was about to leave Zhenmuqiao City and take charge of this important area of Ueno Country.
While perfunctorily congratulating her colleagues and subordinates, she began to think about a fatal question, would the Hojo family be willing to take her in?
Heavy snow has blocked the mountains, making it difficult for the army to cross the mountains. They will spend the winter in Numada, waiting for early spring, and return to Echigo to participate in spring plowing.
After completing the most important reward link after the war, Yoshigan Shiba and Terutora Uesugi led a small number of elites back to Joetsu through the valley trails in the Echigo Mountains.
The army can stay still, but the two masters have to go back. After being away from Kasugayama Castle for too long, Uesugi Teruhu must go back to take charge of the overall situation.
Yoshigan Shiba also needs to go back to Joetsu Imperial Palace and start contacting Hokurikudo to arrange a return route to Joetsu.
Soon, the two masters returned to the Joetsu Imperial Palace smoothly. The concubines who stayed behind after receiving the news were already waiting here to show their respect.
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In the meeting hall of the Imperial Palace in Joetsu, Yoshigan Shiba sat in the main seat. Teruhora Uesugi was half a seat shorter than him, and they all accepted the visitors' greetings.
Honjo Minoru is stationed at Kasugayama Castle. She and Teru Uesugi are both teachers and friends. Every time Uesugi Teruhu sent troops to fight, he would ask her to guard the city.
This time she came to see her lord and handed over the power of residence in the city. By the way, she also brought along a little tail, Uesugi Kagetora.
Kagetora Uesugi was originally the daughter of Ujiyasu Hojo. When the Numata family was in civil strife, he respectfully welcomed the heirs of the Hojo family into the family business.
As a result, Kawada Nagauchi rushed to attack Numada territory, and the Hojo descendants were caught by the Uesugi family before they could return south.
Seeing that the girl was ignorant, Yoshigami felt pity for her, so he persuaded Uesugi Teruhora to adopt her as an adopted daughter. She might become a good chess piece to dismantle the Hojo family in the future.
Uesugi Teruhora accepted this suggestion, named the Hojo son Uesugi Kagetora, and sent him to the Imperial Palace to be settled in the north. Honjo Sano, who stayed behind in Joetsu, temporarily took on the responsibility of looking after her.
In addition to the old and young, there was also a pair of young and old who came to see them, namely two people from the Nagao family in Zhongyue.
Uesugi Kagenobu was the father of Teru Uesugi and the governor of the Fushi Nagao family. She was given the name Uesugi Nae by Uesugi Teruhora, and took over the territory of the Ueda Nagao family on her behalf.
The little girl Uesugi Kagekatsu she brought was the daughter of Nagao Masakage who was forced to death by Uesugi Teruhu. She was the heir to the Ueda Nagao family and was given the name Uesugi by Uesugi Teruhu.
The Sakado Castle of the Ueda Nagao family is an important town in the Central Echigo region of Echigo Province that connects the Numata Territory of Ueno Province, and Uesugi Kagenobu, who is the leader, has a great responsibility.
Before the Echigo army went south, the relationship between the Echigo Nagao clan and the Shirai Headquarters in Ueno was also brokered by Uesugi Kagenobu.
It can be said that Honjo Minoru and Uesugi Kagenobu stabilized the rear, and they were Uesugi Terutora's most trusted people.
Now that the master has returned, they each brought a little girl to see him. It makes the cold palace in the cold winter feel a little more alive.
After the ceremony, Uesugi Teruhu said with a smile.
"My dear Lady, you have done a great job in guarding me, and Mr. Jing Xin has also worked hard. The success of this trip south is inseparable from your silent support from the rear.
I'm here to thank you. "
After saying that, Terutora Uesugi bowed slightly, and the two of them quickly kowtowed to the ground without daring to say a word.
As the few people talked, the atmosphere became warmer and more enjoyable. The two little girls behaved differently.
Although Uesugi Kagekatsu was respectful, his big eyes were smart and elegant, and he kept peeking at Shiba Yoshigan. No way, he's too handsome. Everyone from three-year-old girls to eighty-year-old women like to watch it.
Her mother was killed by Uesugi Teruhora, but it had little impact on her. Because her father was Terutora Uesugi's biological brother, who broke bones and connected tendons.
In order to chase a man for himself, Uesugi Teruhu forcefully forced his brother's woman to death. This was an unethical thing. She also felt guilty and took good care of her brother and this niece.
Uesugi Kagetora, on the other hand, was shrinking his head and not daring to breathe, which made Yoshigage feel sad.
This girl is said to be the adopted daughter of Terutora Uesugi, but in fact everyone knows that she is a prisoner of war from the Hojo family. He simply wanted to use her bloodline to find an opportunity to attack the Hojo family.
The Uesugi family looks down on her, and the Hojo family will be wary of her in the future. She is the poor person who has no one to rely on.
Yiyin said with compassion in his heart.
"Kagetora, come here."
Terutora Uesugi was talking to two important ministers and keeping in touch with each other. Seeing Shiba Yoshigami's loving face and waving to Uesugi Kagetora, his heart was full of tenderness.
After all, he is a man and he should like children the most. When the two of them have children in the future, he will definitely love them very much.
Uesugi Kagetora didn't expect Shiba Yoshigan to call him, so he was stunned for a moment and made no move.
Terutora Uesugi smiled and said something.
"Why are you still standing there, asking Lord Qianxin to wait for you?"
Uesugi Kagetora then bowed and stepped forward, cringed a few steps closer to Yoshigami, kowtowed to the ground and did not dare to move.
Yiyin couldn't help but laugh when he saw her moving around like a puppy, so careful and cute.
"It's okay, don't be afraid. I just wanted to ask if you are still used to living in the palace?"
Uesugi Kagetora raised his head and looked at the celestial being. She still remembered that it was the person in front of her who protected her in Numata.
So she plucked up the courage to say.
"Back at the Imperial Palace, I'm living... living... quite well..."
Halfway through, she seemed to remember something, her face turned pale, and she stopped talking.
Yiyin's eyes narrowed and he observed her carefully. Only then did I realize that she was a little sallow and thin, not as rosy as Numata's.
The clothes on her body also seemed a little thin, and even though the braziers were lit in the four corners of the meeting hall to heat up, her body was still trembling slightly.
Yiyin said softly.
"Come here again."
Uesugi Kagetora hesitated for a moment, then moved forward slightly.
Yiyin stepped forward and put a hand on the back of her hand that was kowtowing on the ground. Her hands and feet were really cold. He rubbed her clothes upwards from her wrists. They were thin and windy linen clothes worn by the lower classes.
In just these two moments, he knew that this girl had been treated lightly in the imperial palace, and he was already angry in his heart.
Although Uesugi Kagetora is a descendant of Hojo clan Yasushi, she is the adopted daughter of Uesugi Teruhu Yuanfu, who was saved by Shiba Yoshigan.
In the strict social atmosphere of the samurai family, the Uesugi retainers could look down on her, but they couldn't treat her with contempt in life. This is a slap in the face of Shiba Yiyin and a slap in the face of Sugi Teruhu.
Shiba Yoshigami took a deep breath to calm down his anger, and he asked Honjo Sano calmly.
"My Lady, are you in charge of Kagetora's daily life?"
Honjo Sano already felt something was wrong. Although she was nominally in charge, she was in charge of the entire Joetsu affairs. She had no time to take care of a little girl who was still a prisoner of the Hojo family.
She bowed and explained.
"Report to the imperial palace, when Kagetora-hime was sent, there were orders to let her live in the imperial palace.
Therefore, I am not involved in daily life. "
Yiyin nodded in approval.
When he sent Uesugi Kagetora back, Yoshigami did order her to stay in the palace. Because Hojo Ujiyasu killed the entire Yamauchi Uesugi family, Yoshigine was worried that someone would kill the child.
Now it seems that even staying in the palace is not peaceful.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Yiyin's mouth.
The Imperial Palace is the residence given to Yoshihiro Shiba by Uesugi Teruhora. Now, someone reached into the imperial palace and attacked Uesugi Kagetora, who was protected by Shiba Yoshigan. What a crazy provocation.
What does this ignorant little girl know? She won't complain about injustice.
First, there was lack of food and clothing, then no one paid attention, and then we were even more hungry and cold. While the child was growing, the winter after Echigo was cold and bitter. Lack of nutrition, frail and sick, she would die in a few years.
Honjo Mino was probably not involved, and this matter had nothing to do with her.
She was more cautious about people. When she was in charge of Tomei City in China and Vietnam, she wiped her butt all day long with Saito Asanobu and his gang of troublemaking Hatamoto members, which made her very angry, but she could tolerate it for the sake of the overall situation.
Kagetora Uesugi is the adopted daughter of Teru Uesugi, and is protected by Yoshihiro Shiba. In fact, her status is not low.
Even if Honjo Mino didn't want to see her, he wouldn't kill a child who was not a threat through conspiracy. It's not worth doing, and it would be a huge disaster if it was exposed.
At this time, Benzhuang's face turned pale, although she would not do such a stupid thing. But she is the person in charge and is jointly and severally responsible.
Uesugi Kagenobu kept silent. She was the elder of the three Echigo Nagao families and was highly respected. She didn't want to get involved in such bad things.
The little girl next to her, Uesugi Kagekatsu, blinked his big eyes and looked around in confusion. I don’t know why the room suddenly became deserted, and no one spoke.
Uesugi Terutora, who was sitting in the upper position, his face slowly darkened. Every fool present knew who in Echigo hated the Hojo family the most.
Kensei Uesugi, the former governor of the Yamauchi Uesugi family and the adoptive mother of Teru Uesugi, entrusted the position of governor and the post of head of the Kanto administration to Teru Uesugi.
Neither Terutora Uesugi nor Yoshigan Shiba expected that Kenmasa Uesugi would dare to put his hand into the palace. She was really blinded by hatred.
You must know that the Imperial Palace is not only the residence of Yoshihiro Shiba, but also the government office where the two Uesugi and Shiba cooperate. This is a symbol of the Echigo dual-headed political cooperation.
Shiba Yiyin, who probably knew it well, shouted.
"Kamoji Township!"
"Hi!"
Pusheng clan opened the door and bowed, waiting for the emperor's orders.
Yoshigan Shiba pulled Uesugi Kagetora into his arms, felt her trembling body, rubbed his cold hands for her, and said.
"Go and bring all the people who are responsible for Jingtora's daily life in the palace. We want all the servants in the Wufu room, the dining room, and the living room."
"Hi!"
When Pu Sheng went out to direct his colleagues to arrest people, Yiyin lowered his head, smiled in the little girl's ear, and told fairy tales from his previous life.
Terutora Uesugi was standing by, watching Yoshigami Shiba coaxing the child, his eyes soft, even with a hint of longing. It would be even better if the child in his arms was the fruit of their love.
As for those who were about to be unlucky, Uesugi Teruhu didn't take it seriously. The imperial palace was the residence she gave to Shiba Yiyin. If someone eats it and eats it, is that okay?
If you dare to do evil to Uesugi Kagetora today, will you attack the two masters tomorrow? Even if Yoshihiro Shiba does not pursue the case, Terutora Uesugi will not let the participants go.
The dignity of the samurai family brooks no provocation, and Uesugi Kagetora is her adopted daughter, Uesugi Terutora.
If Yoshigan hadn't sensed the problem, and her child would have died mysteriously in the palace a few years later, who would she be, Teruhora Uesugi?
A fool who was kept in the dark?
