Now that the reputation, material security, and internal ideological unity have been taken care of, it is already the end of the year, and the preparations for the battle with Uesugi after the beginning of spring are nearing completion, and it seems that only the final showdown is coming, and the soldiers are all gearing up for the opportunity to make a contribution.

It's rare to have the opportunity to wrestle with the "Echigo Dragon"!

But just when everything seemed to be in place, there was surprising news.

That is, Uesugi Kenshin, who was originally imposing, suddenly changed his attitude and entrusted an envoy to come, declaring that he would negotiate peace with Hinote Tsunohide, and promised that the soldiers would stop at the territory of Kaga Ichishomune and would never further attack Echizen.

The punch that has been accumulating for a long time has not been hit, and the opposite side has run away first?

What's going on?

Uesugi Kenshin's reason is that -

"I was a man who wanted the world to be stable, but it was only because I was worried about the safety of Lord Gongkata in the Imperial Palace and the survival of the Muromachi Shogunate that I had no choice but to march into the army and uphold justice. Now under the persecution of the Echigo Iron Cavalry, the Herate Punishment Department (in fact, he is behind in the news, and now he is now the Lieutenant General of the Left Konoe and Senator, commonly known as the "Prime Minister's Lieutenant General") does not dare to go retrograde, but honestly admits the normal continuation of the Ashikaga family's bloodline, then my goal has been achieved, and there is no need to really use swords. ”

After that, he specially emphasized that -

"The meaning of a tie is well known to passers-by. However, the world has its own laws, and the humble and trustworthy are those who abide by righteousness. Even if you have understood the other party's wolf ambitions, you still have to treat each other with courtesy and not rashly face each other before you have solid evidence. ”

In addition, it also said-

"The previous raids on Vietocchi, Noto, and Kaga were not to expand the territory, but to pacify the rebellious party and restore order in the Hokuriku. I will help the Hatakeyama clan and the rich traitor clan and other royal families who were supposed to be the guardians to revive again, and not an inch of land will be claimed privately. ”

is full of righteousness and awe-inspiring, enduring humiliation.

Hearing the news, Pingshou Fanxiu was furious, but he didn't know how to vent.

What a "Echigo Dragon", obviously seeing that the coalition army was strong, he didn't dare to attack, but he made up such a reason for his madness!

The most hateful thing is that it sounds not unreasonable.

In fact, I admit it, but this gesture seems to be intentionally compromised.

The whole timing and tone are very clever, and they are also very in line with Uesugi Kenshin's previous personality.

All at once the initiative was changed.

When it gets out, there will definitely be some people who don't know the truth, who really think that they are afraid of Uesugi and give up the idea of killing Ashikaga Yoshiaki to stand on his own. Of course, people who understand politics know that this is nonsense, but there are many high-minded people in the world who don't know how to pretend to understand, and it will definitely have a slight impact on the reputation of the Pingshou family.

And there's no justification for that.

It will only get more and more chaotic.

He then pledged to "never invade Echizen," and the nature and scale of the entire Hokuriku war was greatly reduced, and the struggle for hegemony in the world turned into a regional conflict between the Uesugi family and Honganji.

Further, if we want to return the places of Echichu, Noto, and Kaga to the Hatakeyama clan and the Fu Gang clan, it is obvious that we are just looking for the corresponding torii to come out and set up a pretense. Anyway, the degree of centralization of power in his Uesugi family is very low, and he can't do efficient direct rule, so it's better to have a good name.

In this way, it was really just an attack on the Hokuriku Ichijo Sect.

Since Hirate Honshu is the in-law of Honganji, it is of course personal freedom not to send troops to support, but there is no reason to mobilize all the forces in Kinai to go out together. If you force it, it will look ugly, and it will be equivalent to an additional consumption of your own political prestige.

This thing, seemingly endless, seems to consume nothing at all. However, if you don't pay attention to it and exercise moderation, it is often only when you react that you find that you have betrayed your relatives and become infamous.

Who said that Uesugi Kenshin is only good at fighting and doesn't know crooked ways? Isn't that a slippery fun?

Think about it, how can a person who flexibly uses the name of "Kanto Governor" to deceive the heroes of Kanhachi to shed blood and sweat and contain the Hojo family after being so sincere?

The name of righteousness was originally just a card in his hand.

……

Facing the Uesugi family's envoy, Naoe Keizuna, Hirate Hoshu has eliminated his anger and returned to his normal emotions.

The two countries exchanged troops, and if they did not kill them, it was pointless to blame a messenger.

Moreover, Uesugi Kenshin actually said that "we will never let the invasion of Echizen" already make concessions, but the way of concessions is very personal, and the typical loser does not lose the battle, and he is not convinced.

Interestingly, compared to the arrogant posture of his lord, Naoe Keitsuna was very respectful and courteous, calling himself "a member of the Echigo Field, begging for the forgiveness of the Prime Minister and Lieutenant General Heishou." ”

It seems that the other party is very confident and feels that it can reach an agreement, but does not realize the determination to use troops in a tie.

Obviously, Echigo's dragon is still stuck in the old era, thinking that others are like him, and he just wants to be a prince of the alliance and command the overlord of the nations, but he can't see that he has now reached the stage where he can't allow others to snore on the side of the couch.

Since the Muromachi shogunate did not truly unify the entire territory from the beginning, the traditional understanding of the "people of the world" in the current era only highlights its great power and status, and does not necessarily need to spread its ruling power to every corner of the 66 countries.

In addition, it may have something to do with Echigo's national conditions.

For such a person who is behind the times and desperately wants to save face, Heishou Honhide thinks that instead of following Uesugi Kenshin's anger, he will try to attack under Kasuga Mountain Castle in the future, will you still be so spirited at that time?

Of course, it is indeed inappropriate to forcibly crusade, and if you really want to do so, it is tantamount to falling for the other side's tricks, losing some momentum before fighting, and giving people the impression that "reasoning is nothing but annoyance and shame and using force in anger."

Tricks outside the battlefield, let's use tricks outside the battlefield for so long.

Since Naoe Jingzuna's words were humble, Hirate Honohide also politely put forward his opinion: "Since the lord of your family, Uesugi Danmasa-sama (Uesugi Kenshin's official position Danzheng Shaobi), he is so concerned about the peaceful situation in Hokuriku, then I might as well be an adult and push the boat with the water." However, after all, manpower is limited, and after starting Hokuriku, will you still be able to take charge of the duties of the 'Kanto Governor'? With that in mind, I don't think the Uesugi family should be burdened with such a heavy burden. It is important to know that Sagami Hojo, Fang Zong Satomi, or Tokilu Satake, they may be more comfortable when they deal with Kanto affairs. Maybe we can compensate for the creation of a new MG like 'Hokuriku Exploration'. ”

Naoe Jinggang was surprised, and hurriedly distinguished: "The Kanto Governor should belong to the Uesugi family!" ”

Hiratsu shook his head and smiled: "The contemptible people have read all the shogunate documents in recent years, but none of them say that the Kanto governor must be a person surnamed Uesugi to be the leader. ”

Naoe Jinggang got up and said resolutely: "This is a well-known customary law, but it is not found in words. It was not stipulated that the Ashikaga clan would inherit the Shogun, but everyone in the world knew who was the rightful one. ”

Hiratsu smiled and said meaningfully: "You are right, the general of Seiyi, there is indeed no provision that the Ashikaga clan must inherit it. ”

Naoe Jinggang reacted and said the wrong thing, and hurriedly tried to remedy it, but was stopped.

Hirata Hiratsu didn't wait for him to reply, and hurriedly added: "Besides, the lord of your family, Uesugi Danmasa, was originally a bloodline of the Echigo Nagao clan, and he became the heir as a righteous son. It just so happens that his old man has nothing to do, so how about letting the head of the family of Hojo, Satomi or Satake worship Uesugi Danmasa as his father and inherit the position of the governor of Kanto? ”

Naoe Keixuna had no choice but to finally say an offensive word: "Dare to ask, is this the opinion of the shogunate, or is it the private opinion of the Prime Minister and Lieutenant General?" ”

Pingshou Fan Xiu suddenly restrained his smile, snorted coldly, and said: "As we all know, Lord Gongfang is seriously ill and cannot be a director, and the heir is still in infancy, and the imperial court has entrusted the contemptible people to deal with the affairs of the world's martial arts on his behalf, so your question just now is really very stupid!" ”