What can you think of Hojo Genan? can't read!
But under this layer of tenderness, the great benefits of inheriting the Sibo family business are concealed, which makes people have to think about it seriously.
Hojo Genan's heart was filled with the words "I don't understand", but as the person in charge of the Hojo family's foreign affairs, she must express her judgment for the family governor's reference.
She thought for a moment and said.
"Your Highness, I think the attitude of the world's martial arts towards the Sibo family is about to undergo a huge change."
What Hojo Ushimasa actually wanted to ask was whether Takeda's conquest would be terminated, but Hojo Genan mentioned the changes in the Shiba family, which made her very interested.
"Oh, is it so?"
Hojo Genan's expression was very strange.
Generally speaking, the Wu family is a very realistic group with a strong utilitarian mentality and collectivist tendencies. Compared with family business, personal emotions and life are not worth mentioning.
But the Shiba family is different from ordinary martial arts families. It is very special, very, very special.
Hojo Genan said.
"Although I have only met Tsudoden a few times, I can feel that he is a strange person who is incompatible with this world.
He is not like an ordinary man. The collapse of the Shiba clan forced him to face all difficulties with strength, so he can move forward bravely like Samurai Hime.
But after all, he is still a man, and he cannot be absolutely rational like a real Ji Samurai and is willing to abandon personal emotions for the sake of family business.
If he was just an ordinary martial artist, his seemingly determined and indecisive character would definitely lead to the destruction of his family business and make it difficult to survive in this troubled world.
But he is a strange man from the martial arts family, and it is not an exaggeration to call him the strongest warrior since ancient times.
His ability is enough to make up for his shortcomings, allowing the Sibo family to stand proudly in troubled times. He is as dazzling as the sun, making it impossible for the world to ignore him and must face up to his rather naive ideas. "
Hojo Genan's words made the other three princesses present couldn't help but nod, especially Hojo Umasa, who had a longing for Shiba Yoshigan, and particularly agreed with Hojo Genan's words.
Hojo Ushimasa said.
"Tsudadon is no ordinary person. In troubled times, only the strong can be kind. His ability to uphold justice is truly beyond compare. No one can match him."
Hojo Genan nodded.
"Your Highness is right.
Tsutaden started from Owari and went out to fight. In seven years, he was invincible and conquered all attacks, which made the world's martial arts in awe.
Nowadays, probably no Wu family is willing to confront him head-on. Perhaps, the powerful Oda family is an exception.
But please don’t forget, Your Highness, these are troubled times, and being unable to defeat an opponent does not mean that the opponent cannot be eliminated through other methods.
The Shiba clan was destroyed, and it only took five years for Tsutaden to revive the Shiba family. The new Shiba family lacked a lineage and had a shallow foundation. It only relied on the autonomy of important ministers to maintain the family business.
The revival of the Shiba family was actually caused by the Shiba retainers who were impressed by Tsutado-don's personal charm and voluntarily surrendered. Although it is powerful, it is also very loose. It is all tied to the prestige of Tsudo Hall.
As long as the opponent's methods are clever, the Spo family is not invincible.
In fact, Tsudaden understands the weaknesses of his own family, so in recent years he has begun to support Shiba Tongxinzhong and establish a central organization with the intention of taking power from the local government and solidifying the foundation of the Shiba family. "
Hojo Ushimasa sighed.
“Jin Dudou’s methods are indeed powerful.
The Tongxin Secretariat was established, supplemented by the Spozhong Fund, to bring Samurai Spock back to his heart. The current Shiba family can be said to be the most united Hime warrior group. "
Hojo Genan smiled.
"Yes, so the biggest hidden danger of the Shiba family is being eliminated. If Tsudo-den is given twenty years, a powerful Shiba family will emerge in the world.
However, from the moment Takeda Reina entered Tamonyama Castle, everything was about to change. "
Hojo Ushimasa narrowed his eyes.
"I beg my great aunt for advice."
Hojo Genan sighed.
"The appearance of Takeda Reina proves one thing, that is, to conquer the Shiba family, you do not need to defeat Shiba Yoshigami on the battlefield, nor do you need to use conspiracy and tricks to cause the internal collapse of the Shiba family.
Maybe, just using one child can achieve the goal.
His Majesty Takeda's method of obtaining the seeds can be described as despicable and shameless, but even though he obtained the child in such humiliation, Tsuta-dono still regarded him as the apple of his eye and was willing to risk everything for Reina Takeda.
Because of the power of Tsudoden, everyone has almost forgotten that even though he is unparalleled in the world, he is still a fragile man.
The Shiba clan was destroyed, and Tsudaden lived alone in this world. Even if the family business was restored, what would it mean to him personally?
When Reina Takeda appeared in front of him, his life took on new meaning. Those are his flesh and blood, no matter how they come from, they are his flesh and blood, his only relative in the world.
As the saying goes, a good woman values righteousness, and a good man values love.
Because Tsudoden is more powerful than Samurai Hime, the martial arts families in the world have always praised him with justice and respect him as a good woman.
But everyone overlooked one thing, he is also a good man. How can a good man be as ruthless and absolutely rational as Samurai Ji?
Tsutado-don's attitude towards Takeda Rena made everyone see a new path, which was to get close to, utilize, and even annex the Shiba family through blood heirs.
The Shiba retainers can get closer to their lord by acquiring Shiba's heirs, and weak vassals can seek the protection of the Shiba family by acquiring Shiba's heirs.
In the same way, powerful feudal lords can learn from His Highness Takeda and use their bloodline heirs to control Tsuta-den. You can even try to annex the Spo family.
Tsudaden's affection will become the biggest weakness of the Shiba family, and it is difficult for him to change his innate fatherhood.
There is no need to worry about Jindo Palace’s military strategy and martial prowess anymore, there is no need to think about messing up the Sibo family business anymore, bloodline usurpation as a shortcut to the south appears in front of all careerists.
From the moment Takeda Rena entered Tamonyama Castle, the Shiba family was no longer the invincible Shiba family, but a Shiba family that could not avoid huge weaknesses. "
Hojo Genan is a real old fox who has served four generations of Hojo family governors. She has a deep understanding of the troubled times of the Wu family.
This is an era without morals or principles, and only cares about victory. The wolves covet each other and are wary of each other. If anyone shows weakness, they will be surrounded and devoured.
The most beautiful moral principles in the world are just a layer of window paper that can be torn off at any time.
The weakness exposed by Shiba Yiyin is so obvious, how could it not be exploited? Even if he is pure and innocent, there will be people who will try their best to make him a slut and sink into troubled times.
Hojo Genan couldn't think of any other way for the Shiba family to circumvent their own weaknesses. Unless Sibo Yiyin can become the Holy Spirit enshrined on the altar, the consequences will be disastrous.
While everyone was still in confusion over the appearance of Takeda Rena, Hojo Genan was already keenly aware of the future.
Rather than defeating the unparalleled Shiba Yiyin, sleeping with him, stealing his seeds, and using his tender side as a man to make profits for his family seemed to be a better choice.
What to do, Takeda Shingen has already shown you how to do it. The Takeda family has already made a lot of money from Reina Takeda, and other martial arts families must be jealous to death.
What Hojo Genan said made sense, but Hojo Ushimasa felt increasingly sad.
If it goes as predicted by Hojo Genan, then Yoshigami Shiba's future will be gloomy, and the world will be too cruel to him.
Even family affection and loneliness have to be taken advantage of, and his body has to be coveted. What did he do wrong to deserve such torture?
Hojo Ushimasa suddenly lost his energy, and his desire to conquer Takeda Shingen also faded away.
He is full of passion to seek justice for the one he loves, but in troubled times, there are wolves, tigers and leopards surrounding him, and Takeda Shingen is just one of them.
Is this fair and reasonable? Boring, extremely boring.
Hojo Ushimasa sighed and changed the subject.
"Since Tsudo-dono sent a letter to warn us, let's stop taking action. This favor is worth it."
Hojo Yasuzhong said in confusion.
"Your Highness, Tsuta-dono's letter does not require us to stop our actions immediately. As long as Kai Country is not involved, we can take over Suruga Country."
Hojo Ushimasa sneered.
“Tokugawa Ieyasu has come to his senses and may counterattack into Suruga Country at any time.
As long as we continue to attack, Takeda Shingen will quickly withdraw to Kai Country and watch our family fight with the Tokugawa family.
Takeda Shingen is working hard to cleanse the Suruga people, just to prepare for the future battle between tigers and tigers, so why should I follow her wishes.
If I win Jundong I, I will put Takeda Shingen between me and Tokugawa Ieyasu, and see if she feels uncomfortable.
Moreover, I stopped attacking as soon as Tsutaden's letter arrived. This is a great favor.
Next year's spring review of the Kanto Palace will elect a new non-permanent director. Now is the time for the girls to compete for supporters.
I believe that my grievance for the truce will make Tsudado feel the goodwill of the Hojo family and return the favor to me.
As long as I, the powerful warrior family of the Hojo family, can smoothly integrate into the Kanto Palace of Justice, it shouldn't be difficult to occupy the position of non-permanent director for a long time, right? "
Hojo Genan agreed.
"Your Highness is right.
If we can't cooperate with the Kanto Sheriff's Office, we can completely eliminate the Takeda family. Attacking Suruga Country by force may not be a good thing, but it will have to face the complicated relationship with the Takeda Tokugawa family.
The Grand Council of the Kanto Courthouse is full of vitality and is already showing signs of replacing the old system of the Kanto Shogun. Even the Uesugi retainers are actively integrating into the Kanto Courthouse.
If we can make use of Tsutado-den's influence on the Kanto Palace and make good use of this favor, it will be of great benefit to our Hojo family's political status in the Grand Council in the future.
In contrast, Suruga Country is a piece of fat that is difficult to swallow for a while, so there is no harm in letting it go for a while.
Anyway, we have captured Jundong and have the first move in and out of Suruga Country. We just have to wait patiently for the next better opportunity. "
Hojo Yasuzhong might not be willing to listen to what Hojo Ujimasa said, but Hojo Genan was highly virtuous and respected, and what the old man said was reasonable and well-founded, so Hojo Yasuzhong would naturally accept it.
Hojo Yasunari on the side asked.
"What should Her Majesty Imagawa say? She is very much looking forward to returning to Suruga Country."
The Imagawa family governor is the political ace of the Hojo family to enter the Suruga Kingdom. It would be troublesome if she felt angry and dissatisfied because the Hojo family gave up halfway.
Hojo Genan thought for a while and said.
"Your Highness, let me have a good talk with Your Highness Imagawa. I believe she will understand."
Hojo Umasa nodded.
"Then I'll bother my aunt."
Hojo Umasa also feels helpless, angry at the unfavorable future of the one he loves, so what?
She herself is at a loss now, far less powerful than her predecessor Hojo Ujiyasu, who held great power and kept his word.
The governor of the Hojo family has a name but no power, so there is nothing he can do about it.
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Shiba Yiyin Sanxin's feat of pacifying Kanto made the world's martial arts even more in awe.
Uesugi Kenshin wanted to fight, but the Uesugi retainers were afraid of the collapse of Echigo's duopoly, so they all began to shrink their hands and play perfunctory.
How painful it was when Shiba Yoshigan helped Uesugi Kenshin integrate the Echigo Kingdom, how great the resistance is today for the Uesugi retainers group to break with the Shiba family.
You must know that Yoshigan Shiba did not conquer the greedy Echigo samurai group by relying on benevolence and morality, but by relying on a large number of interest bundles.
How could the Echigo samurai group, which had reaped the benefits, accept the quarrel between the two masters, Shiba and Uesugi?
The fear that the Echigo Kingdom would fall back into turmoil and that everyone would have a difficult life made the Uesugi retainers stand firmly to bridge the differences and actively acted as the ballast stone for Echigo's dual politics.
In particular, the birth of Uesugi Miyuki gave the Echigo duopoly the possibility of long-term stability. The Uesugi retainers were happy to accept this new young master and bless everyone to continue to eat and drink well.
On the other side, Sanada Nobushige does want to fight, but without the authorization of the Kanto Palace, her personal opinions cannot be supported by the Nishi Ueno Samurai Group.
The reason why the Nishi Ueno Samurai Group was willing to take orders from Sanada Nobushige was entirely because the mountain people were poor and afraid.
With the help of the souvenir economy created by Miyoshi Seikai, Sanada Nobushige controlled a broad road to prosperity.
Sanada Nobushige has meat in his hands, and these hungry wild dogs in the West Ueno Mountains are of course willing to recognize Sanada Nobushige as the new leader.
But if Sanada Nobushige and the Kanto Chamber of Commerce had a falling out and Nishijono's souvenirs couldn't be shipped out, everyone's good days would come to an end.
Therefore, Sanada Nobushige could only listen to Shima Katsuo's advice and take the initiative to stop the war to avoid falling into internal and external difficulties.
And Hojo Ushimasa got a cheap favor through Yoshigan Shiba's letter, which he planned to use on the integration of the Hojo family into the Kanto Palace.
After the death of Hojo Ujiyasu, the Sagami lioness, the Hojo retainers obviously lacked motivation to continue to expand, and the idea of lying down to the Japanese people prevailed.
The politics of the Hojo clan is not that of the Hojo clan, and her own position as governor of the family is not stable, and she cannot disobey the will of the Hojo retainers group. She can only go along with the flow.
The three-party siege in Kanto came to an abrupt end, Takeda Shingen's worries were lifted, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was about to make a move, was also forced to stop.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was not willing to fight the Takeda family alone. The Tokugawa retainers group had not yet recovered from the pain of Mikatahara's defeat.
If the Takeda family was besieged by the Kanto vassals, Tokugawa Ieyasu would be happy to add insult to injury. But if it's just the Tokugawa family who are fighting against each other, then forget it.
After seven years of struggle, Spo Yiyin has become a real leader. Although the Si Bo family's strength is not the best in the world, his personal influence is unparalleled in the world.
He just sent three letters to prevent Takeda Shingen from being destroyed, which made the Takeda family excited.
The Takeda retainers group seemed to have forgotten how they were worried about the terrible revenge that Takeda Shingen would forcibly take and be exposed.
Because of Takeda Rena's unexpected favor, Takeda Shingen seems to have paved a new path for the Takeda family, an unexpected path.
Takeda Shingen suddenly discovered that the defeat and loss of control he feared did not happen, and the Takeda retainers group became more obedient and submissive than before.
Just as the old fox Hojo Genan figured out, the appearance of Takeda Reina opened a new door.
Except for Oda Nobunaga, who was also preparing to conquer Shiba Yoshigan by force, since the other samurai lords couldn't defeat him, they naturally started to think about other things.
Even if she is as arrogant as Oda Nobunaga, if she cannot defeat him, will she really hit the wall without turning back? You know, Oda Nobunaga himself is an extremely realistic utilitarian.
A huge net called emotion has already been cast towards Yoshihiro Shiba. As long as the final challenger Oda Nobunaga is defeated, the power challenge of Yoshihiro Shiba by the samurai group will completely change.
(End of chapter)
