The envoy of the Satomi family looked at Satake Yishige in surprise and felt alarmed.
She didn't think Satake Yoshitaka had any good intentions, but the matter was already at this point and it couldn't get any worse, so she might as well listen and see.
"Please give me your advice, Your Highness Satake."
Satakeyoshi sighed heavily.
“I have heard a little bit about the tragic situation in the Shangguo Kingdom.
The people in blue, with their fanatical low-level servants, poisoned the place and humiliated the famous families. The order of the local martial arts collapsed, attracting the attention of the Kanto daimyo and leaving them with lingering fears.
What the three powerful feudal lords in Kanto want is our land and our submission. They do not want the basic order in Kanto to collapse. This will only be bad for them, not good.
They are also from a famous family, and they are also famous. The superiors are treated as inferiors by the lower ones, which damages the interests of all of us who are superiors.
They should know in their hearts that this farce cannot continue. If it continues like this, the grassroots will completely lose their respect for famous families, which will be a terrible thing for all of us.
But now, there is still a lack of opportunity.
There are only a few famous families in the country such as Toki, Bosou Takeda, etc. Their difficult situation, although it can make the daimyo sympathize, it cannot arouse greater stress and reflection for a while.
In order to reverse the situation and make the famous families in Kanto feel sad about the death of the rabbit and the fox, a more important victim must appear. "
The Satomi family's envoy's eyes widened and his mouth opened and closed subconsciously, but no sound came out.
Satake Yoshige didn't mind her gaffe, smiled slightly, and continued.
"This depends on the consciousness of Your Highness Satomi. How much price is she willing to pay to continue the family business?"
The problems in the Satomi family are serious.
Hojo Ionobu, however, had betrayed the Satomi family and caused too much trouble for himself. He was determined to uproot the famous Satomi family of Anfang and avoid future troubles.
The people of the East rebelled. Although the northern rebels led by Satake Yoshitaka had been seeking a decisive battle with the Saint, they were always strategically delayed by the Saint. They were ultimately defeated on the battlefield and surrendered without a fight.
Therefore, the southern rebels led by the Satomi family are the only Easterners who have fought against the saints. They are completely unjust in the eyes of the blue-clad people. The self-purification movement will never let the Satomi family go.
Satomi Yoshihiro was unforgivably guilty, and her successor Satomi Yoshihiro was also guilty, because Satomi Yoshihiro was the general of the Southern Front rebels at the time and the opponent of the saint.
Dare to draw a sword against the saint, Satomi Yoshihiro will not die unjustly no matter what.
Satomi Yoshiyao now wants to keep his family name and his heir, and he doesn't dare to expect mercy from the Hojo family and the people in blue. He can only rely on himself to find a way to survive.
Satake Yoshitaka would not get involved in inciting the people of the East to rebel again, but Sasuke Yoshitaka didn't mind coming up with ideas for Satomi Yoshihashi to add to the obstacles of the three powerful clans.
The three Uesugi, Takeda and Hojo families went too far and even created the double-edged sword of the Self-Qing Movement. They were really not afraid that the blade would bite back and hurt themselves.
Satake Yoshige didn't dare to resist, but that didn't mean that she was happy to see the three powerful clans successfully achieve their goals. It would be best to give the Uesugi, Takeda, and Hojo families a reminder not to go too far.
Just as Satake Yishige said, although the famous families in the Upper Kingdom were miserable, their weight was too light and the public opinion was not loud enough.
But if it was Satomi Yoshihara who was humiliated to death, the public opinion bomb would be fierce.
The Satomi family, the Satake family, and the Utsunomiya family are the leaders of the three families of the East.
Satomi Yoshiyao single-handedly revived the family business and fought against the Hojo family for decades. He once claimed to be the deputy commander of Kanto, and once invaded the lower kingdom, becoming the most popular for a while.
If such an all-powerful daimyo, with hundreds of thousands of stones in his hand, was humiliated by a low-level servant and died at the hands of an untouchable, all the Kanto daimyo and nobles would feel horrified and trembled.
How many martial arts figures like Satomi Yiyao are there in Kanto? Such a big shot was tortured to death by mud-legged people like a dog? So what should you do if you encounter a self-purification movement?
This is in the strict hierarchical society of the martial arts family, in the conservative Kanto with strict dignity and inferiority. No high-level martial arts family can accept the reality that the untouchables are turning upside down.
A famous family has the dignity of a famous family. Even if they die, they should die in a dignified way and not be ruined by lowly and low-ranking people.
Uesugi, Takeda and Hojo are also from a famous family. The self-liberation movement they supported has caused such a huge scandal. Is it because they want to secede themselves from the famous Kanto family?
Satake Yoshige could imagine how passive, embarrassed and embarrassed the three powerful clans would be in terms of public opinion if Satomi Yoshihide really died like this.
The Hojo family even had to let the Anfang Kunisato family go, allowing their family name to remain, and even retaining some territory to maintain the dignity of the famous family.
As for Satomi Yoshihiro's unjust crime, no one should deliberately mention it again. The Hojo family still had to stop the people in blue to prevent Satomi Yoshihiro from being tortured to death again.
You can't kill your mother and then your daughter, leaving a famous family with no heirs. Will the Hojo family still be able to join the circle of famous Kanto families in the future?
Originally, the Hojo family just pretended to be Hojo Miao, pretending to be an outsider from a famous Kanto family, and everyone looked down upon them.
Now, the Hojo clan finally gave birth to a divine descendant, clearing up his family status, and the Hojo divine descendant truly became a famous nobleman in Kanto.
If he was splashed with dirty water from the Satomi family, Hojo Ujimasa would have to vomit blood.
Politics is not about fighting and killing, but about human relations. The Hojo family cannot continue to persecute the Satomi family at the risk of offending all the famous Kanto families.
Although Satake Yoshigeage's idea is sinister, it is Satomi Yoshihiro's best choice now.
The Satomi family envoy's face looked uncertain, but Satake Yishige had already served tea to see off the guests.
"Go back and tell His Highness Satomi.
It is impossible to rebel. No one will follow her crazy. If the Satomi family name is to be preserved, it depends on what she does. "
The envoy from the Satomi family bowed and left. Satake Yoshige watched her bleak back disappearing outside the door, with a smile on his lips.
Satake Yoshige believes that Satomi Yoshihara will work hard and die with all his heart and use his own life to perform a wonderful curtain call.
Satomi Yoshiyao is a calm man, good at calculation, benevolent internally, and brave externally. He single-handedly revives the family business and competes with the powerful Hojo family. He is a truly strong man.
A strong person is not afraid of death, but only worries that his death will be worthless.
Satomi Yoshihiro will definitely give the Hojo family a big surprise and bring a successful conclusion to his life of independence and unyielding resistance against the Hojo family.
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The depths of winter are harsh, and this year's winter seems to be particularly cold. However, Sanada Nobushige is living a comfortable life in Minawa Castle in Nishi Ueno.
In the inner room of the residence, there are fire pots lit in the four corners. Sanada Nobunshige and Umino Ri are sitting together. In front of them are a few cups of sake, a few pickled plums, and a small salted fish.
The wine is a fine wine from Yoshino River, and the plum-salted fish is a luxurious snack. A pair of friends drink and chat, with the sound of the cold wind whistling in their ears, becoming more and more lazy in the warm environment.
Suddenly, the sliding door was violently smashed open, and Sarutobi Sasuke stepped into the room with a biting cold wind, which made the warm Sanada Nobushige tremble and curse.
"Close the door! It's freezing to death!"
Sarutobi Sasuke closed the door and looked at the two people enjoying a drink in front of him. He couldn't help but touch his earlobes that were too cold to feel. He felt that he was absolutely stupid running back and forth in this damn weather.
Sanada Nobushige grabbed the sake on the table, stuffed it into Sarutobi Sasuke's hand, and said.
"Drink some wine to warm yourself up. Why did you come here in such a hurry?"
Sasuke Sarutobi drank more than half a cup of sake, but the soft taste of clear spring brought out a burning sensation in his esophagus. His mind was vaguely refreshed and he felt full of energy, and he couldn't help but sigh.
“Good wine!”
Sanada Nobushige said with a smile.
"Of course it's good wine. New rice from Niigata and water from the source of Yoshino River. How can it be bad for brewing sake?"
Sarutobi Sasuke shook his head.
The Sanada people are just a bunch of rough guys chewing rocks in the mountains. They have no other abilities except fighting desperately.
This year, Sanada Nobushige listened to Miyoshi Seikai's words and managed the territory honestly. He just watched the ups and downs outside and didn't get involved if he could.
After the economic development of Miyoshi Kiyomi, coupled with Sanada Nobushige's famous shamelessness, he went around crying for poverty to attract business, Nishi Ueno Sanada has become synonymous with the nouveau riche.
Generally speaking, martial arts families either have no connections or cannot afford to lose face. Sanada Zhong, a woman who has shed blood for saints and made meritorious deeds, yet has an attitude of being desperate for money, is really doing well.
A group of poor people in the mountains suddenly became rich, and they could not enjoy the elegant culture and art of tea ceremony and singing. They just had to have good wine, enough food, and the most important thing was to be fed and clothed.
Sasuke Sarutobi swung the wine cup and asked as he was reluctant to finish half of the cup.
"Is it expensive?"
Sanada Nobushige burped and said proudly.
"It's too expensive. Next year I'll go into the mountains and dig a few more matsutake mushrooms. Drink them openly. Don't leave any traces. How about you raising fish?"
Sarutobi Sasuke gave a thumbs up with one hand, stuffed the plums on the table into his mouth with the other hand, and said vaguely.
"I just like your nouveau riche look. It's not hypocritical or pretentious."
Umino Rei on the side had a cold look on his face and interjected.
"Are you done, Sasuke, what happened?"
Sarutobi Sasuke suddenly came back to his senses and said excitedly.
"Something really happened. Satomi Yiyao is dead!"
Sanada Nobushige was stunned and curled his lips.
"She can die as long as she dies. It's my shit."
Sarutobi Sasuke smiled mischievously.
"This old woman died so tragically. There's a big explosion outside, but you're just sitting here drinking, and you don't care at all."
Sanada Nobushige picked up a plum, put it in his mouth, played with it, and said.
"Isn't it just the Boso Peninsula's self-clearance movement? Does anyone still dare to come to my territory to clean up the unjust people?
My mother and sisters shed blood and fought for the saint, and how many people died. Who the hell dares to compete with us in loyalty and righteousness?
If those little girls in blue don't have eyesight and dare to come and cause trouble, I will lead someone to beat the shit out of them. "
Sarutobi Sasuke waved his hand.
"Okay, okay, I know you're great, okay?"
I'm talking to you about Satomi Yoshiyao. It is said that when she was going to Mariya Castle to participate in the winter festival, she was blocked on the road by a group of people in blue who were participating in the self-purification movement, and she was pulled off her horse on the spot.
After settling into a well-known family, the leader of a country, a great figure who controlled hundreds of thousands of stones, was paraded through the streets like a wild dog.
I heard that I was humiliated for a long time and was left in the stable at night so embarrassed that I couldn't breathe. The next morning I was completely cold. "
Sanada Nobushige took a breath. Death was a common occurrence for the Wu family in troubled times, and it was not worth making a fuss about.
But Satomi Yoshiyao's useless way of death was really too dishonorable. How could the famous families in Kanto accept this?
The Satomi family came from the Genji family in Kawachi, and they were a shogunate family of the Nitta lineage. They were known as the Great Nitta, and their family status was not low.
The Nitta family competed with the Ashikaga family for the world. After the failure, the Ashikaga family wiped out the family. The Satomi family, who was a commoner, became the leader of the Nitta lineage.
Tokugawa Ieyasu shamelessly pretended to claim the blood of the orphan of the Nitta family of Genji in Kawachi, and felt proud of himself. Isn't the Satomi family's family status more noble than that of the Tokugawa family?
Kanto is no better than Kansai. This is the source of the Wu family's political power. Counting up the powerful Wu family in Kanto, you can probably find the ancestors of the Wu family who claim to be descendants of famous families.
Nowadays, a man with a great reputation of hundreds of thousands of stones and a family name that has been passed down for hundreds of years is dragged to the street and humiliated by the low-level untouchables and dies miserably in a stable. How can the big guys in Guandong accept this?
The death of Satomi Yoshiyao will inevitably trigger a huge backlash, and the self-Qing movement has already put everyone in the prominent family in danger.
Umino Riichi frowned.
"No, something's wrong."
Sanada Nobushige asked.
"What's wrong?"
Umino turned his glass and thought thoughtfully.
"The self-purification movement in the Upper Sovereign Kingdom has been going on for a while, and Maratani Castle has long been succumbed to the movement. The Satomi family has long retreated to Anfang Kingdom. Why did Satomi Yoshiyao go to Marinatani City to join in the fun?
Even though I was far away in Nishi Ueno, I knew that Satatoya Castle was unsafe. How could I not know that Satomi Yoshiyao was so close at hand? Even if you have to go there for something important, you should bring enough guards, right?
The reason why the name of the Wu family of the Shangzong Kingdom was humiliated by the untouchables was because the people in blue stepped in step by step and eliminated the important officials in the peripheral areas one by one.
In the end, even if the samurai daimyo wanted to resist, the organizational power of the Hime Warriors was disintegrated, and they had no ability to resist, and could only let others humiliate them.
However, the Satomi family has not been affected in the core territory of Anfang country, and their rule is still very stable.
Satomi Yoshiyao was the governor of the family, and she was going to a dangerous area. How could she be so severely humiliated and even die outside with the accompanying Hatamoto guards?
The governor of the house died in humiliation, all the bannermen accompanying him had to commit seppuku, the family was humiliated, and samurai Satomi Iehime just watched the governor being tortured to death?
This is unreasonable, very unreasonable! "
Umino Riichi keenly felt that something was wrong with this matter, and there was a strong smell of conspiracy in it.
According to Umino Riichi's analysis, Sanada Nobushige and Sarutobi Sasuke also felt that something was wrong.
After thinking about it for a while, Sarutobi Sasuke, who couldn't figure it out, simply shrugged and said it didn't matter.
"This has nothing to do with us. We are just watching the fun. The various families in the Guandong Waiting House and the people from the East are fighting against them, and we will not get involved.
But when you say that, something is really wrong. It is said that as soon as the news of Satomi Yoshihara's death spread, Satake Yoshige immediately started writing letters to the saint, and the connection was very fast, as if they were well prepared.
She stated that her crime was unforgivable, and begged the saint to issue an edict to allow her to commit seppuku with dignity. She only asked that her family members and children would not be humiliated by the self-purification movement. "
(End of chapter)
