Angry at the helplessness of reality, Yoshigami grabbed Tachibana Kanade's silver hair with both hands and tried his best to confide his depression to her.
When the words are finished, the anger is cleared, and the mind becomes clear, just like a sage possessed by a sage, and people become objective and wise again.
Seeing that Tachibana's mouth seemed a little reluctant, Yiyin pinched her cheek affectionately.
After more than 20 days of busy work, I have accumulated too much fatigue. It is indeed good to drink a bowl of pine mushroom porridge in the morning to replenish my vitality. However, after more than 20 days, the porridge is a bit thick and thick, and it will choke my throat when I drink it.
But the day's plan begins in the morning. You must have a good breakfast. Only when you are full can you have the strength to work.
Tachibana Zuo naturally understands the hard work of putting every grain on the plate, and no matter how hard he tries, he will drink the porridge cleanly without wasting food.
A day of rest is gone in a blink of an eye.
The next day, Yiyin led the Hojo Army in Taicheng, the national capital, northward to Xiaojin City.
Kirikage Saizou had found out the enemy's situation, and after Satake Yi returned, he immediately broke camp and retreated. The families of the East had no time to raise troops to punish them, so they hurriedly retreated, fearing that they would be left behind.
Satake Yoshige retreated to the northeast. He retreated at least thirty miles and stopped at Kanda Mountain. If he retreated further, he would have to return to Hitachi Kingdom.
The families of the Orient were frightened half to death by Satake Yoshige's sudden retreat. They did not dare to neglect, and retreated to Kanda Mountain to set up camp. Only then did they free up their hands to discuss the matter with Satake Yoshige.
Yiyin didn't know how they would talk and what results they could achieve, but at least the obstacles in the Edogawa Basin had been completely overcome.
As soon as Daoshengmeng of Guansucheng in the north received the news that the enemy troops were retreating and that the saint was heading north to Xiaojin City, he immediately led his troops southward, riding his own horse as the vanguard, and arrived at Xiaojin City almost at the same time as Yiyin.
Also on these two days, the newly mobilized troops of the Hojo family marched eastward. The vanguard, which had arrived at Edo Castle before, was now crossing the Edogawa River and arriving at Kogane Castle.
Hojo Genan had already crossed the river in advance and rode to Xiaojin City to meet the saint.
The Hojo army was mobilized again, with a total strength of more than 20,000, almost all of them elite. The number of people eating horses and chewing every day was not a small number.
After that, whether it is a fight or a draw, there must be a regulation. When Hojo's army goes out, they are burning money, or they are busy burning money for others. How can Hojo Genan not be in a hurry?
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In the Hojo main formation outside Kogane Castle, Daidaiji Shengmao introduced the dusty Hojo Genan into the main formation, and the two of them sat on the horse.
Hojo Genan drank a cup of tea, wiped his face with the wet wipes offered by Hatamoto, and then asked.
"Master Daidoji, how is the situation on the front line now?"
Daodaoji Shengchang said with a bitter smile.
“This battle is probably over, and my family’s mobilization was in vain.
Satake Yishige was more ruthless than she imagined. She personally went to Taicheng, the capital, and knelt all night. She was received by the saint early in the morning. She didn't know what they talked about, but the saint actually favored her. "
Hojo Genan sighed.
"I didn't expect that this massive rebellion would dissipate in just over twenty days. The saint is really a god."
Daodao Temple is prosperous and troublesome.
"The saint came from Bishamonten, so he is undoubtedly a god.
But what I'm worried about now is that the saint has listened to Satake Yoshige's slander and will restrict the punishment of the people of the East by the Kanto Palace. "
Hojo Genan smiled.
"Listen to what you mean, the saint did not act arbitrarily, but chose to let the Grand Council of the Guandong Palace make the decision. This is a great thing that the saint delegated power to us."
Daodao Temple Shengchang sighed.
"What you said is simple, but the saint wants to let the people of the East return to the Grand Council and let them participate in the decision-making.
We have finally united with various families to exclude the Dongfang people from the Kanto Palace. Now we have to accept them back and decide together whether they are guilty or not.
Tell me, how can there be any reason in the world for a superior to judge himself? Can the people of the East sentence themselves to unforgivable crimes and deprive themselves of all their territories in the review?
My Hojo family has spent so much effort and money, and now it has brought out 20,000 elites to help the saint quell this rebellion.
In the end, whether we can benefit from it depends on how much sin the people in the East will judge themselves. Isn't this ridiculous?
I tried to persuade the saint, but it only made him furious. I don’t know if the saint would hold a grudge, let alone my Hojo family. "
Hojo Genan laughed, pointed at Daidaiji Shengshang and said.
"You, you are becoming more and more confused as you live.
Did our Hojo family help the saint put down this rebellion? What qualifications does the Hojo family have to take credit for?
The rebel army was summoned by the saint, and the tough battle was fought by the saint himself. The Hojo family suffered a disadvantage in the first battle, and the girls of the Young Zhuang faction were almost forced to apologize.
If Hojo Yasunari and the others really committed seppuku, how would you face the harsh criticism from Tamana Hojo and the others?
The girls of the Sage Gang Young Masters made up for their mistakes, which also bridged the differences in my Hojo family and maintained the unity of the family.
We are not helping the saints in this battle, the saints are helping us, what do you think? "
Daidaiji Shengshang was furious for a moment, looked at Hojo Genan, and said angrily.
"You've already told me all the truth, but it's all my fault?
That's all, now Hojo Yasunari, Hojo Yasunari and those girls are worshiping saints as gods, I see how you will have a headache in the future! "
Hojo Genan said calmly.
"I can't control it anymore, just let them be."
Seeing that Hojo Genan was so careless, Daidaiji Shengshang became anxious.
"Four generations of the Hojo family have worked hard to achieve today's foundation. You are the daughter of the first generation and the leader of the Hojo family. You really don't care?
I haven't asked you yet, why did the family suddenly mobilize all their strength, and the Minami Musashi clan, Sagami clan, and Izu clan came out in full force? What is this going to do?
Even if the governor is confused for a moment and acts on his own initiative, why don't you and the retainers warn you and continue to make nonsense?
This mobilization consumes a huge amount of money. The military supplies prepared for the conquest of Boso Peninsula are all consumed here. Don't you feel bad? "
Hojo Genan smiled bitterly.
"So what if I feel sorry for you? How can I outsmart the governor? If I make the governor angry and have a headache, fever, vomiting and diarrhea, my sin will be huge."
Daodeji Shengchang asked with a frown.
"What do you mean?"
Hojo Genan doesn’t show off either.
"The governor is here."
"Got it? Got what?"
"Being pregnant with divine seed, giving birth to divine descendants."
Daidaiji Shengmao suddenly jumped up from his horse and looked at Hojo Genan with wide eyes.
"Yes... yes? So soon?"
Hojo Genan nodded and said helplessly.
"Ever since I became pregnant, the governor has been feeling physically unwell and mentally agitated. When I left Odawara Castle, I was becoming increasingly difficult to serve. No one in the retainer group dared to disobey her.
This time when the elite came out, I was worried that the saint had too much power over Hojo. Fortunately, the war has subsided, which finally made me relieved. "
Hojo Genan was still rejoicing at this moment, because the Hojo clan wanted to give the saint the elite military power of the Hojo family.
With the saint's victorious attitude, once the Hojo elite fight under his command, they will be invincible and achieve great results. When these military achievements are rewarded, the Hojo army will only thank the saint.
The independence of the Hojo family will also be greatly weakened due to the close relationship between the military and the saint.
The current situation is not bad, the war is over before the army arrives, and the only people who worship the saint are the Hojo Young Faction, which has given the Hojo family a lot of room for maneuver.
As for the governor of the house, Hojo Ushimasa, she is pregnant and so awesome, who dares to contradict her at this time?
Accidentally making a pregnant woman angry is good or bad. If the divine seed that the Hojo family worked hard to exchange for a large territory is gone, who can bear this sin?
Daidaiji Shengmao finally understood Hojo Genan's dilemma and couldn't help but shake his head.
This road was chosen by the Hojo retainers themselves. Since they chose to let Hojo Ushimasa climb the holy couch of the saint, they must accept the consequences of today.
With the pregnancy of Hojo Ujimasa, the future that was still somewhat uncertain finally gradually became fixed on the path of integrating into Shiba theocracy.
It’s not that Hojo Genan is incapable of restricting the Hojo clan’s politics, but even if it succeeds in restricting it for a while, so what?
Should the Hojo family still take the Shiba route? Is the divine descendant of the Hojo clan the future ruler of the Hojo family?
As long as the general strategic direction determined by the Hojo retainers themselves does not change, then Hojo Genan and Daidaiji Morimasa must follow the baton of the Hojo Ujimasa, and they have no choice.
The essence of power is bottom-up recognition. The entire Hojo family has formed a consensus to follow the Shiba family to earn a living. Who can stop Hojo Ushimasa from having a divine descendant in his belly?
The Hojo family is a foreigner from Kanto. The biggest reason why they have been able to take root in Kanto for four generations and grow bigger and bigger is internal unity and taking into account the overall situation.
Hojo Genan and Daidaiji Morimasa are indeed capable of resisting the Hojo clan, but they will never do so.
Maintaining the dignity of the family governor, safeguarding the inheritance rights of the divine descendants in the family governor's belly, and ensuring that the Hojo family can obtain more benefits from the Shiba theocratic system is what these old people must do.
Their helpless concession is not out of fear, but out of love.
Abuse of power may not make you a true hero. Only those who know how to choose and exercise restraint are mature and loyal ministers.
Daodao Temple Shengchang smiled bitterly.
"In that case, I was overly concerned. My words that aroused the saint's disgust did not harm the overall situation and could not harm the Hojo family."
Hojo Genan smiled.
"Yes, the Hojo family is not what it used to be, and the saint will not care about some complaints in the future.
I am taking the front line for the army this time. Firstly, I am following the orders of the family governor to transfer the command of the Hojo army to the saint. Secondly, I am also reporting the good news to the saint, letting him know that my Hojo family has a divine descendant.
The governor of the family is pregnant with a new descendant of God, and the Hojo family has sent out troops again this time. They are brave enough to take responsibility and loyal. Therefore, it is time for the sins that the Hojo family has carried in the past to disappear.
The Uesugi family and the Takeda family are no longer superior to the Hojo family.
The achievements they made for the saints were also shared by the Hojo family. They gave birth to a child for the saint, and the Hojo family can have one too! "
Daodaoji Shengchang nodded silently and said.
"The saint has just entered the city and will hold a military meeting later. At that time, you will go with me."
