As soon as Hojo Umasa became pregnant with the divine descendant, the retainers headed by Hojo Genan started to tremble. Behind the seemingly helpless attitude toward the governor, there was secret joy among the retainers of Hojo.
The core of feudal rule is blood relationship. In the distribution of power, blood relationship is an important part that cannot be bypassed.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Quwo Daiyi occurred within the Jin State, and the small sect replaced the large sect. From then on, the Jin Dukes in all dynasties took strict precautions against their official offices.
The political consequence of this was that the three families of Zhao, Wei and Han were divided into Jin. Obviously it was the most powerful country in the Spring and Autumn Period, but the Jin Kingdom disappeared in such an aggrieved manner, which is really surprising.
Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Chinese Dynasty gradually stepped out of feudalism and eventually formed a unique unified dynasty.
Especially after the Tang Dynasty, the unique selection system formed by the imperial examination became the source of modern civil service systems in various countries around the world, completely changing history.
In a sense, with the help of the imperial examination system, the emperor's dependence on royal blood relatives has been declining.
But island countries are different.
Although the island country is deeply influenced by the culture of the Celestial Dynasty, the scattered geographical features of the small plains on the island are more similar to the feudal features of Western Europe. Blood relatives are still an important part of feudal rule.
In the history of the samurai regime, there was a political ecology similar to that of the Jin state, and that was during the Kamakura shogunate period.
The problem of the Jin State is that the small clan replaced the large clan. The Duke of Jin did not trust the public office, so he relied on the ministers to govern, which led to the ministers becoming powerful.
After the Gongqing became powerful, the Dukes of Jin in the past dynasties had no reliable blood relatives to check and balance the Gongqing because the official office had weakened. They were gradually replaced by the Gongqing. In the end, the three Gongqings of Zhao, Wei, and Han divided the Jin Kingdom.
The problem of the Kamakura shogunate was simpler, that is, the first shogun Minamoto Yoritomo did not believe in his blood relatives and eradicated his sisters.
The Kamakura shogunate implemented an imperial family system similar to the co-governance of nobles, which enabled the imperial family to discuss affairs together and assist the general in governing.
As the shogun family declined, the power of the powerful imperial family increased greatly. In the end, the power of the shogunate fell into the hands of the powerful imperial family headed by the Hojo family, resulting in the extinction of Minamoto Yoritomo's line.
The Ashikaga shogunate learned the lessons of the Kamakura shogunate and used the Ashikaga Ichimon Oyagata as its wing to guard Kyoto and maintain the rule of the Ashikaga shogunate.
Although blood relatives also have the intention to seize power, the stumbling relationship has been maintained for two hundred years. After all, it is better than having the foundation usurped by outsiders.
Today's saint has made it clear that chariots and horses will replace Ashikaga's world.
He married various powerful daimyo and gave birth to divine descendants. Politically, he was analogous to the role of the Ashikaga Ichigaya Okata in guarding the Shiba regime.
Just because of Shiba Yiyin's male body, the pile driver of the Shiba regime during its founding period was able to drive the foundation harder and deeper.
The rise of the Ashikaga Shogun family relied on the assistance of blood relatives, but they have been separated from each other for many years. In fact, the interests between them are no longer close enough, and they can only be regarded as the leaders of the Genji samurai alliance.
But Yiyin is different. As long as he gives up the reserve and reputation of a man, he can take advantage of male physiology and spread his wings quickly.
He gave birth to an heir with a powerful martial name, connected the divine family with blood, and then used religion to strengthen the relationship of interest between them.
In the eyes of the military experts, Shiba Yiyin was really a political genius, but it was a pity that a beautiful woman could not act like a duck. In future historical evaluations, the word "slut" will be indispensable.
For the sake of inheriting the family business, it is rare for thousands of years to endure humiliation and bear such heavy burdens. Shiba Yiyin is worthy of being a peerless man.
In this ideological environment of feudal society, when the Hojo family had a blood heir of Shiba Yoshigan, the whole world suddenly became clear and there was no need to worry about anything.
From now on, the Hojo family will no longer be the outsiders who seduce the Kanto generals, kill the two Uesugi families, pretend to be Hojo Miaozi, and bear countless infamy.
But it is on par with the Yamauchi-Uesugi family inherited by Uesugi Kenshin and the Kai-Takeda family inherited by Takeda Shingen. It is the undisputed top famous family in Kanto.
The alternation between troubled times and peace is the best time for rebel thieves to clear their names and become powerful.
Under the Ashikaga shogunate system, the Yamauchi-Uesugi family and the Kai-Takeda family that shone brightly are the tears of the old era and will soon be swept into the garbage heap of history.
In the new era in the future, the bloodlines of the three families, Uesugi, Takeda, and Hojo, are the noblest among the nobles. The Hojo family will naturally no longer be inferior to others.
Hojo Genan and Daidaiji Norimasa shouted that it was not easy for their ancestors to start a business. They seemed to be dissatisfied with the reality in front of them and felt sad. It seemed that the Hojo family was sorry for their ancestors if they could not become the overlord of Kanto.
But these are just words to criticize the integrity of the body. In fact, they know better than anyone else that with the rebellious background of the Hojo family, they can just have fun if they can come to shore with a clear conscience. How can it be so easy to be the overlord of Kanto?
People, you have to recognize your situation and know how to be content.
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The two old women from Hojo were having a secret conversation outside the south gate of the city, while Yoshihiro was currently standing on the west wall looking at the city wall that had been collapsed by the flood, and couldn't help but sigh.
He stood by the wall with Mr. Kai, and behind him were the Kamao clan, Oda clan, Miaoyin monk and others who stood respectfully.
Yiyin sighed.
"The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rocky ground knows the loyal ministers. When I saw this dangerous wall today, I realized how difficult it has been for you to defend it for the past eleven days."
Kai-kun smiled.
"My foster father made a mistake in his calculations. The enemy has stopped attacking the city since the day before yesterday. Yesterday, they retreated northward in a hurry. They only defended the city for nine days."
Yoshiyin glanced at Kai-kun and cursed with a smile.
"You speak too honestly, so be careful of being resented by your subordinates. You defended the isolated city for eleven days and suffered day and night. In the end, you cut off two days of your life. If you miss the reward for your military merits, can you make up for it?"
Kai-kun touched his head and laughed.
"What my adoptive father taught me is that after we have been fighting for so long, we can't let people shed blood and tears. Please forget my abruptness. The eleventh day is the eleventh day."
Yoshigan likes Kai-kun's open-minded temperament, which is similar to the man in his previous life. If he imitated the cute tongue sticking out of men in this world right now, Yiyin would be disgusted.
Seeing Kai-kun's heroic appearance, Yi Gin became more and more happy, patted him on the shoulder and said.
"When you have a son, you should be like Mr. Jia Fei and Master Miaoyin. You will be blessed to come from a good family."
Monk Miaoyin was kind-hearted at the moment, smiling so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes. He was still as vicious as when he was guarding the city.
He put his hands together in a salute and said respectfully.
"This is a great blessing from the saint. Kai-kun has indeed grown a lot since joining your sect."
At this time, a group of people from a distance ran to Pu Sheng's village and whispered something in their ears.
Kamo's hometown came forward and bowed.
"Sage, Lord Shima Shengmu has arrived."
Yiyin smiled.
"She is quite impatient. She probably brought a few more people with her and ran over quickly.
Okay, let's go back to the residence hall to discuss the matter, and send people to the south of the city to inform the adults of the Hojo Army to come together for the military discussion. "
"Hi."
Yoshigan and Kai-kun walked in front while chatting and laughing, while Kamao clan deliberately stayed behind. He grabbed Ii Naomasa and asked in a low voice.
"What's wrong with you today? You look distracted."
Ii Naomasa forced a smile.
"You figured it out just after we met?"
Kamojigo rolled his eyes at her.
"Who can't see your bad temper? What? Did you make the saint angry again?"
Naomasa Ii was not angry.
"How dare I? I was just taught a lesson by the saint.
Before, Satake Yoshitaka came to Taicheng, the national capital, to plead guilty, and the saint actually treated her with great courtesy.
When I thought about this man's madness in starting a rebellion and destroying embankments and flooding fields, I became so angry that I contradicted Satake Yishige a few words and was severely punished by the saint. "
Kamojigo laughed.
“You deserve it.
No matter how despicable Satake Yoshige is, he is from a famous Genji family and holds 400,000 koku. What qualifications do you, a young warrior Hime, have to condemn her?
That is to say, the saint always favors you and just scolds you. If it were any other great name, asking you to commit seppuku would be a minor offense.
You are not satisfied yet, and you still have the nerve to complain in front of me. You are really ignorant. "
Naomasa Ii pouted.
"I naturally know how the saint treats me, and I can't repay him enough even if I work for the saint in this life.
I'm just troubled by the confusion of right and wrong in these troubled times. It's so unreasonable that people like Satake Yishige can escape culpability. I really can't swallow this sigh of relief. "
Pu Shengshi's eyebrows twitched.
"Satake Yoshige escaped the blame? How do you say this?"
Naomasa Ii looked around and said in a low voice when there was no one around.
"Satake Yoshitaka came up with an idea for the saint to help his counterpart, to check and balance the greedy people in the Kanto Palace.
The sage promised her to move to Yuzhou after she accomplished her mission, and the lintel of the 400,000-stone family gate would not fall. "
Pu Shengshixiang looked solemn, but when he saw that the crowd had gone away, it was too late to ask more questions, so he said.
"Let's get down to business first, and you can talk to me about what's going on tonight."
Naomasa Ii nodded, and the two of them quickly followed the team and headed towards the residence together.
(End of chapter)
