In the face of Uesugi Keikatsu's unappreciative and Naoe's aggressiveness, Hidebo once again fell into a dilemma, he knew very well that now he was in such a situation with the Uesugi family, it was definitely not Hori Hideharu and Mogami Yoshimitsu who could do it with their complaints, behind this matter, there must be a figure of Tokugawa Ieyasu, in this case, he could not fall into the trap, and he started a war with Uesugi Keikatsu with a hot head.

However, the elders here were not so sober, and in the hearts of Maeda Toshiya and Ukita Hideya, Uesugi Keikatsu's words were full of sarcasm and contempt. Although his strength was weakened, it was not his fault (at least he thought so), and Uesugi Keikatsu ridiculed it without clarifying the facts, which was unbearable, and they expressed their support and understanding for sending troops to Aizu.

Noting that Hideho did not make up his mind, Tokugawa Ieyasu, as the head of the five elders, fanned the flames again, and he read aloud the sarcastic and provocative words of Hideho in "Naoe", and the tone was not lacking in frivolity, intending to arouse Hideho's anger, and then he took the initiative to "If you can't make up your mind in hindsight, then they will do it for you", this proposal was supported by Mori Terumoto and Ukita and others, but Maeda Toshiie and Ishida Mitsunari objected, they thought that Uesugi Keikatsu was also an elder, and if they wanted to crusade against him, It must be led by Xiubao, who is the aftersight of Xiulai, which is justified.

In the face of the two sides of the endless debate, Hideho is very difficult, he actually still wants to give Uesugi Keikatsu a chance, but "Naoe" is too arrogant and domineering, and the Maeda Toshiya and Ukita Hideya are annoyed, in this case, he has to delegate the decision of whether to send troops to the joint meeting to vote collectively, and even if he decides to crusade against the Uesugi family, then he can also throw the responsibility on these elders.

Upon learning that Hideho had handed over the decision to the joint meeting, Tokugawa Ieyasu was overjoyed and immediately called for a show of hands. Hideho didn't want to be in a hurry, and hoped that everyone would think carefully before making a decision, but at this time, Tokugawa Ieyasu's words left him speechless: "When Ukita was in turmoil in the middle of the year, it was because of the procrastination that the situation deteriorated, and the right government should show the decisiveness and courage of that time, and lead us to solve the Aizu matter as soon as possible." ”

Hearing Tokugawa Ieyasu say this, Hideho had no choice but to agree to vote on the spot, he never thought that "a show of hands" could decide the life and death of an elder. After a short period of hesitation and consideration, the final result was sudden but expected by Hidebo: Tokugawa Ieyasu, Mori Terumoto, Ukita Hideie, Maeda Toshiie, and Maeda Genyi supported the dispatch of troops; Hideho, Ishida Mitsunari, Masuda Nagamori, and Asano Nagamasa opposed the troops, while Tsuneki Masaka abstained. In this way, by one vote, the joint meeting passed the decision on the Uesugi family's troops, and Hideho was elected as the general of the expedition, and the meeting deliberated that since the Tohoku was now covered with snow and ice, it was difficult to march, so it was necessary to hold the troops for the time being, and immediately release the mobilization force to the whole country after the ice and snow melted in March of the following year, and summon the national daimyo to gather in Osaka to jointly crusade against the Uesugi family.

In order to appease the Uesugi family, Hideho revised the letter again, pretending to understand Uesugi Keikatsu's refusal to accept Kamiro, and said that he would carefully verify the situation with Hideharu Hori and Yoshimitsu Mogami before giving him an answer.

However, Tokugawa Ieyasu did not want Hideho to wait for everything to be ready before going to attack Uesugi Keikatsu, thinking that the heavy snow in Aizu could increase his chances of victory, he did not hesitate to inform Uesugi Keikatsu of the decision of the joint meeting.

Uesugi Keikatsu learned the news when it was the end of December, although he was prepared at this time, but he had not yet issued a military mobilization, in fact, the original intention of "Naoe" was to show his tough posture to Hideho, in order to win bargaining chips with Hideho, but he didn't think that Hideho actually pushed this matter to the joint meeting (Keikatsu only knew that the joint meeting passed the resolution, but he didn't know that Tokugawa Ieyasu voted in favor, but felt that Ishida Mitsunari was obstructing it), the result was also what he didn't expect, and he thought that he really had to face more than 100,000 troops from all over the country, Uesugi Keikatsu was suddenly a little scared, and was even ready to compromise after receiving Hidebo's letter.

But Tokugawa Ieyasu's careful arrangement and Honda Masanobu's three-inch incorruptible tongue once again stabilized Keikatsu and Naoe Kane: "If His Royal Highness raises troops at this time, the right house will definitely be defenseless, and the main family has persuaded the Echigo three families to remain neutral (in fact, they are on standby), you will definitely be able to quickly suppress the Mogami family, at that time, the right house hastily organized the daimyo to come to crusade, and Aki Nayan took advantage of the situation to seize Osaka, and when the Western army arrived in Osaka one after another to prepare to go north to support the right house, Akiden issued a mediation order in the name of the young lord, Publicize the crimes of the Right Mansion, so as to win over the Daimyo of the Western Kingdom to crusade against the Right Mansion; As soon as the mediation order arrived in Edo, my lord immediately raised his army and united with the army of the eastern country to raid the back of the Ukyufu, and in the face of the eastern, western, and northeastern armies, the Aizu crusading army was bound to be in great confusion and fall apart, and then the Rightfu would surrender, and thus the result would be that the army would surrender without a fight. The lord of my family entrusts you to assure you that all the castles and territories you captured before the compromise of the right house will be owned by the Uesugi family, and in addition, I will allow His Highness to move the territory back to Echigo and apply for the official position of Quan Dai Nayan for you. ”

"It's all come to this, who cares about what official position," Uesugi Keikatsu is what he calls a "country samurai", and he doesn't care about the vanity of official positions, but it is Tokugawa Ieyasu's promise to both occupy the territory and return to Echigo that makes him a little firmer: "Even if the army is raised in advance, the family will need at least a month of mobilization time, and if you carefully calculate it, it will be the end of January at the earliest, and I hope that the inner government can stabilize the right house in and buy time for the family." ”

"Please rest assured, Your Highness," Honda replied respectfully and affirmatively: "The resolution reached by the joint meeting will not be easily revised, and even if the right government recruits troops, it will not be completed within a month, and even more so the local daimyo, coupled with the ice and snow closure of the northeast, I wish you a helping hand, can there be anything more timely than now?" ”

"In that case, then I'm all but desperate." After that, Uesugi Keikatsu ordered Naoe Kanesuke to immediately write a mobilization order, calling on men over the age of 16 to report to the head of their villages, and the local samurai to conduct pre-war training, step up the production of weapons and repair the city, and strive to complete the greatest possible preparations for war in the shortest possible time.

At the same time, Tokugawa Ieyasu was not idle, although he lost 20,000 troops in Korea, but most of them were peasant soldiers, and the elite troops were not sent to death, so the combat effectiveness of the Edo side was basically maintained, and after learning that Uesugi Keikatsu was mobilized, Tokugawa Ieyasu also ordered Tokugawa Hidetada, who was in Edo, to immediately start conscription, but he tried to keep a low profile, and he did not explain the reason to the soldiers when recruiting, so as not to be probed by ninjas. Tokugawa Ieyasu himself, on the other hand, remained stranded in Osaka, closely observing Hideho's movements and keeping in touch with local daimyo who were also in, including staunch supporters of Hideho and ambiguous neutralists, not to mention local powerhouses who were afraid of Hidebo, the latter two of which were the targets of Tokugawa Ieyasu's efforts to woo.

With the ringing of the bell of Fangguang Temple, the fourth year of Keicho passed, and the fifth year of Keicho came, and Xiubo, who should have happily welcomed the New Year, was in an irritable mood at the moment, and returned to Yudongshan Castle to reunite with his family and family members only three days before returning to Fushimi to discuss the next countermeasures with his retainers. In two months, Hideho and Ajiang's child will be born, but Hideho can't find time to care about Ajiang at this time, he feels that unless he conquers the Uesugi family, this child will not get a stable future even if he is born.

In Fushimi, Hideho gathered news from far and wide, especially from the daimyo families who had returned to Wangtu, and as new retainers, it was an excellent time for them to improve their status in the Yamato Toyotomi family, especially the Daimyo of Mino, who were particularly competitive with each other. Before Wang Tubong returned, there were twenty-seven daimyo families in Mino, of which the least Zhixing was 2,000 koku, and the highest was Oda Hidenobu 123,000 koku. After Hideho announced the return of the royal land, there were eighteen daimyo and wealthy families who accepted the land as vassals, but their total knowledge was only 186,000 koku, while the nine daimyo zhixing who refused to be returned reached 352,000 koku.

"My lord, when the minister was in Miao Castle, he found that the Ishikawa family in Matsumoto, Shinshu, the Kyogoku family in Ina, the Kanemori family in Hida, and the Mori family in Iwamura in Nonshu had close contacts, especially recently, the envoys of the four families came and went frequently, and Miao Castle was sandwiched between the four collars, and I really had to be careful." Seedlings serve as the east gate of Mino. Bordered by Hida to the north, Shinano to the east, and the strategically important town of Iwamura to the south, Hidenaga Kawajiri's words attracted Hideho's attention. (To be continued.) Please search, better update faster!