When the Hojo family first saw the affairs between men and women, they were naturally inseparable and unwilling to be separated from Yoshigami.
Yiyin and her stayed in Odawara Castle for a few more days, and finally left this gentle town without mercy.
If we stay any longer, it will be winter and spring, which will really delay countless important events. Before the big review of the Kanto Chamber of Commerce in the New Year, Yiyin still has many things to communicate and arrange with others.
At this time, deep winter had passed and the cold wind gradually became milder. Yoshigan led a group of cavalrymen through Sagamihara and Musashino, and advanced along the edge of the Chichibu Mountains.
He was warmly welcomed by the local samurai on both sides of the Tone River and had to stop for several days to receive hospitality and win over people.
The upper reaches of the Tone River is Ueno Province, and the lower reaches is the dividing line between Musashi Province and Shimo-sou Province. The situation in the middle reaches of the border between Ueno and Musashi is the most complicated.
The Numata territory in the upper reaches has long been controlled by Uesugi Kenshin, and Nagao, the head office and Shirai, are also firmly on the side of the Uesugi family.
The core town from the upper reaches into the middle reaches is Mangqiao City, the west is the Nishi Ueno Land, and the east is the Dahu Territory, which is the sphere of influence of Shiba's family.
Further south into the middle reaches is the buffer zone between the Uesugi family and the Hojo family.
The Yura family of Kanayama Castle was the strongest in the area, followed by the Narita family of Ninja Castle, and Tatebayashi Castle was handed over by Uesugi Kenshin to the Nagao family of Ashikaga Castle.
These three families are related by marriage. In terms of political stance, Ninja Castle favors Hojo, Kanayama Castle favors Shiba, and Tatebayashi Castle favors Uesugi. But in the final analysis, they still stick together to keep each other warm and maintain the independence of one of the feudal lords.
At that time, Kenshin Uesugi defeated the whole country, and the situation in the entire Kansai Province was in danger of being reversed.
When Yoshiyin returned to Kanto, he immediately went south to Jinshan City, and with the help of the brotherhood connections of the samurai men, he made friends with Miaoyin monk, the husband of Yoshinoge Shige, who had become a monk.
With the support of Monk Miaoyin, Yiyin was able to personally go to the countryside to inspect more than 200 villages in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River, which stabilized the hearts of the people in Guanbazhou.
In the chaotic land of Sekishu, no matter the Kamakura Ashikaga family, the Ryo-Uesugi family, or the Hojo family, they all once accumulated hundreds of thousands of money and grain, launched large-scale wars, and dominated for a while.
But only Yiyin personally went to the countryside to observe the people's sentiments, promised the prospect of peaceful development, established the Wu Family Ethics Promotion Association, and spent hundreds of thousands of money and food in three years to engage in construction, charity, and education.
Money and food are always available if you save them, but if they are thrown away to be wasted by such lowly servants in the village, it will only cost you Yiyin.
Therefore, the reputation of the Shiba family is very good in Kanhachishu, especially Yoshigan himself, and because of the miracle of Kamakura Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, he has long been regarded as the patron saint of the samurai family by the middle and lower class samurai families.
There are many overlords of the samurai family who spend money to fight wars, but the only Hachiman Daibodhisattva who comes to the rescue is Yoshigan, the samurai saint who advocates peace in Kanto and peaceful development as the last word.
Now, Yiyin has embarked on the Shinto path and returned to Kanto. The legend of Bishamonten's coming to the world has spread throughout the land of Kanto, and it is a bit more mysterious, making the country fools in this land awed.
These independent and powerful samurai families in the middle reaches of the Tone River dared to repeatedly jump between the Uesugi and Hojo families, but they did not dare to neglect Yoshigan in the slightest.
Whoever disrespects Yiyin, those lowly warriors in the countryside who took advantage of the promotion of the martial arts' moral principles may really rush into the city with swords and kill the national thieves on behalf of the saints.
In Jinshan City, the banquet was held in the backyard of the hotel.
Monk Miaoyin looked at the smiling Yiyin and sighed in his heart. I didn't expect that when I chose to help Yiyin after much hesitation, I actually left such a large network of connections for the Yura family.
Not only was she, a powerless old woman, highly respected, but the Brotherhood, the inner circle organization for martial arts men, also became a formal member of the Wushu Association and had some say.
Kai-kun, who was toasting to Yoshiyin, had his eyebrows widened and his posture upright.
We haven't seen each other for more than two years. The child has grown up so fast. He has already looked like a little adult. He is no longer the little boy who dared to sit in Yiyin's arms and beg for sweets.
Monk Miaoyin sat down and watched the two beautiful men, one big and one small, interacting with each other, and his heart was filled with emotion.
With the protection of Yiyin and the knowledge given to the territory, Kai-kun's status is no longer what it used to be.
It gave the Narita family in Ninja City ten courages to not bully the adopted son of Yoshigan, and even his father's life in Ninja City became easier, which made Monk Miaoyin extremely grateful to Yoshigan.
Today's banquet was held at a banquet where the brothers of the samurai family invited Yi Gin to gather together in the upper and lower fields, Musashi Shitoku, the powerful samurai family's husbands and sons in the core area of the eight provinces, and no women were present.
We are all poor people. Mothers and sisters died on the battlefield, while men bit their handkerchiefs and shed tears at home.
The folk customs of Guanba Prefecture are fierce, and the local brotherhood is not as gentle as Kinki. Most of them are strong men who dance with guns and sticks. This can support the independent status of the brotherhood in the Wushu Association.
Yiyin has brought peace, food, clothing, and power to everyone, so everyone is naturally willing to get close to him. The Brotherhood can be said to be the local force that supports Yiyin the most among the eight states.
These warrior men are not as ambitious as Ji warriors, and they are very satisfied if they can develop peacefully and let the women at home not die of war and starvation and live a good life.
After Master Jia Fei finished his toast and retired, Monk Miaoyin chuckled.
"The saint's grace is still the same, but the old woman is even more decrepit. I only hope that the good days in front of me can last a few more years, and I will be content with having children and grandchildren."
Yiyin smiled when he heard what he was pointing out.
“Peaceful development is the consensus of all parties in Guandong and is the main theme of the current political situation.
Even if there are black sheep like the people from the East causing trouble, they are just moss and mustard and cannot stir up big winds and waves. Please rest assured, old husband. "
Yiyin thought that Miaoyin Monk was worried that the crusade against the Dongfang people would be the beginning of a new round of fighting in Guanbazhou, but in fact he was overthinking.
The Yura family behind Miaoyin Monk and the powerful local martial arts teamed up with the Yura family, they can't wait to fight with the big guys.
The three powerful clans of Uesugi, Takeda and Hojo join forces, and with the great righteousness bestowed upon them by the Great Council of the Eastern Palace, isn't this fat piece of meat for the people of the East within easy reach?
The three powerful vassals eat meat, and the powerful warriors drink soup in the place where the autumn wind blows. Anyone who doesn't go is a fool.
Monk Miaoyin opened his mouth to test today, not because he was worried about conquering the people in the East. Seeing that Yiyin had misunderstood, he simply made it clear.
"Sage, His Highness Hojo arrived at Kawagoe Castle in Musashi Province a few days ago and summoned samurai families from all over East Musashi to meet, saying that they had important matters to discuss.
During the review, His Highness Hojo counted the twenty major crimes of Ota Yasushi, captured him on the spot, and beheaded him in public.
Do you know this? "
Yiyin was stunned for a moment.
The Hojo clan moved so quickly. She had just nodded, and she immediately rushed to Kawagoe City and found an excuse to kill Ota Yasushi without giving herself a chance to regret it.
Yoshigan was angry and funny, but at this time in front of outsiders, of course he would not undermine the Hojo clan politics, he would just smile slightly.
"What does it matter whether I know or not what His Highness Hojo is doing to his subordinates?
How did those Tomusashi warriors react when they saw Ota Yasushi committing suicide? "
Yiyin's words were so biased that Monk Miaoyin was speechless for a while.
Although the Tomusashi Bushi family nominally belongs to the Hojo family, the Hojo family's control over these people has long been no longer what it used to be, and they are almost independent.
Hojo Umasa deceived these people into Kawagoe Castle and killed one of them directly with his hands and feet. The others saw this and were naturally panicked.
This was done in a rough and unruly manner. Was it to force people to rebel?
This incident had just been reported, and Monk Miaoyin was 100% sure that Yiyin didn’t know about it. But judging from Yoshigan's attitude, he was bent on protecting the Hojo clan, and Ota Yasushi's death was truly unjust.
Miaoyin monk sighed.
"Of course, the public sentiment was aroused and the people of Tomusashi were fierce. At that time, His Highness Hojo had to give an explanation, otherwise he would never give up.
Unexpectedly, His Highness Hojo actually announced in public that he would dedicate the land of Tomusashi to you, the saint. All the Tomusashi samurai were overjoyed, and no one cared about His Highness Hojo's revenge and murder. "
Monk Miaoyin and Yiyin looked at each other and both smiled bitterly.
The territory of the Shiba family is known as the lighthouse of the Wu family, and its wealth is like a chosen country. Since Yiyin put forward the slogan "Three Whites", white rice, white radish, and white tofu have become the symbols of prosperity in Sporing.
In this troubled world, the world's samurai families don't even have enough to eat, but the Shiba family warriors have the leisure to grind tofu.
This is so damn annoying!
If given the choice, who wouldn’t want to join SPO, enjoy SPO’s establishment, eat Sanbai food, and live a good life like a lighthouse?
When the Tomusashi Bushi family heard that the Hojo family had transferred their ownership to the Shiba family, and that they would be members of the Shiba family from now on, they were too late to be happy. Who cares about this unlucky guy like Ota Yasushi?
Ota Yasushi led the battle in Sano to frame the Hojo army, rebelled and became independent, and the Hojo clan wanted to kill her whole family. Everyone knew this.
The Hojo clan killed powerful local warriors at will. In normal times, there would definitely be an uproar.
But after she announced that the Higashi Musashi land belonged to the Shiba family, while the local samurai family were excited, who had time to think about Ota Yasushi, the unjust dead man?
At this time, the Higashi Musashi family wanted to make the Hojo Ushimasa happy. The transfer of the Higashi Musashi area to the Shiba family was related to everyone's interests, and they could not be disturbed by a trivial matter like Ota Yasushi's.
Monk Miaoin and Yoshigan looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They both understood Hojo Ushimasa's thoughts.
Yoshigan is now certain that the murder of Ota Yasushi was carried out so crudely. It was not a sudden move by Hojo Ujimasa, but rather a deliberate move.
Daidoji Temple was prosperous in the Kawagoe Castle era, and under the jurisdiction of this veteran minister, the immature governor of Hojo Ujimasa would not be allowed to act recklessly.
Therefore, it is the consensus of the Hojo retainers group to kill Ohta Yasushi humiliatingly like a wild dog. They are demonstrating to the outside world.
Demonstration for what?
Yoshigami estimated that the news that he had slept with the Hojo Ujimasa would soon spread through various channels and be known to all the martial arts families in the world.
The Hojo family paid for the land of Higashi Musashi and Imagawa clan, and it was not given in vain. Otherwise, if all the martial arts families in the world knew that the Hojo family was a candidate for divine descent, how could Hojo Genan, the old fox, give up?
Yoshigan smiled bitterly and had a headache. He didn't know how to face Uesugi Kenshin in the first place. Now the Hojo family tried their best to show off that they had surpassed Yoshigan, and Uesugi Kenshin didn't know what they would think.
How could she tolerate Kenshin Uesugi's possessive and petty mind?
Unlike Yi Gin, Miaoyin Monk got the answer that the Yura family didn't want from Yi Gin's answer, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Just like the rumors from the outside world, the saint Yiyin is really soft-hearted and especially protective of his shortcomings.
As soon as Hojo Umasa climbed onto Yoshigan's bed, he turned around and killed his enemy with one click. Yoshigan didn't even want to show any pretentious reprimand.
Is it amazing to have slept with a saint? The Hojo family’s political actions have proven to everyone that yes, they are amazing!
You must know that Ota Yasushi is not a small player. The Ota family of Edo Castle is the head of the Ogidani Uesugi family. He is a direct descendant of the Ota family. The Edo leader is also a prince with considerable strength.
Just like this, a famous and powerful local martial artist was slaughtered like a dog. There was not even a trace of repercussions, leaving others with lingering fears.
The saint is really a protector, and it is really nice to go to bed with the saint.
This divine descendant of the Hojo family hasn't even been born yet, and even before his birth date is even revealed, the Hojo clan has already dared to be so domineering. It's really shocking. . Envious.
Monk Miaoyin sighed in his heart.
It's a pity that Kai-kun is a boy. Otherwise, given the saint's love for Kai-kun, the Yura family would definitely find a way to kill Kai-kun. . What a pity. What a pity.
As Yiyin embarks on the divine path and descends the seed of the divine descendant, the status of the master of the divine descendant family will become more and more obvious. Those who have the ability desperately climb onto the holy bed, while those who have no ability are thinking about relying on the descendants of the gods.
All in all, times have changed.
Nowadays, the most noble person in the world is no longer the Ashikaga clan, but the living god Shiba Yoshigan and his divine bloodline.
(End of chapter)
