Chapter 228: The Rebellion of Dewa
As the rebellion of the Satsushi clan grew in scale, the small daimyo Asariya family in the northernmost part of Dewa Province had planned to fight with the world, but the Hiyama Anto family sent an envoy asking them to join the side of the Sawashi clan as well. In the face of Hiyama's request, Asari Noriyu was naturally embarrassed to refuse them. But after he succeeded as the governor of the Asari family, the strength of the Asari family was not much different from the Hiyama Andong family, not to mention that the Asari family was not a subordinate daimyo of the Hiyama Andong family. And the Hiyama Andong family has always had the idea of supporting Asari Shenglai, the brother of Asari Zeyu, as the governor of the Asari family, and this matter is well known to passers-by.
Asari Zeyu (also known as Asari Fan Yu), who was born in the side room, is in conflict with his younger brother Katsuyori born to the main room. Asari Katsuyori is even more perennial blatant collusion with the Hiyama Andong family, but Asari Noriyu saw it in his eyes but did not take immediate action. However, the raising of troops by the Satsushi clan just gave Asari Noriyu a chance. What's the best way to deal with Ando Hiyama? That is to form an alliance with the Uesugi family or to submit to the Uesugi family's military gate.
The Imperial Pavilion on the east side of the foot of Kasugayama Mountain is unusually deserted in front of the door, and the inside of the Imperial Pavilion is filled with heaviness. Almost all the lords in Echigo who were guarding the borders were in the Imperial Palace. The court was scheduled to arrive at the Imperial Palace by boat on November 25, but not all of his troops on his westward expedition arrived in Echigo.
"Reporting to the town palace, the Date family gathered the Osaki family, the Kasai family and other Oshu daimyo to set up a formation around Mt. Zao. It seems that the coalition formed by several of them will soon invade Yuzhou. Honjo Minori got up and reported to the Asada, who was sitting on the throne.
"There has been an outbreak in Mogami and Murayama counties, and the lords of the country are also ready to move. It is imperative to send troops to Yuzhou. There was a faint melancholy in Kadi Chungang's expression.
"Who are the Echigo lords who can send troops to Hashu at present?" Asadachi did not want to mobilize the Echigo people again, but the development of events no longer allowed him not to transfer.
"Kurotaki Castle Daiyamagishi Hayato Sakosuke, Setsuguro Castle Lord Ueno Nakabu Cheng Ienari, Shimokurayama Castle Lord Fukuoji Shobu Takashige, Ogi (Kogi) Castle Lord Matsumoto Ishimi Shoujing, the territory of the above four people is far from the border, so it can be driven by the town palace." Honjo said after thinking for a long time.
"How many troops can you send?" Asadachi was not optimistic about the Echigo people who could send troops to Dewa.
"Less than 2,000 ······" Minoru Honjo said with a sigh.
"That's it, even a thousand troops will help Minami Dewa's situation." Chao Ding smiled bitterly. We had to mobilize troops from around Aizu to the north to support the Minamiidewa Prefectures.
"The town hall is clear, the wealthy families in Sado are still eyeing Echigo, and now Noto, Vietnam and China are newly decided, and it is not appropriate for Echigo to mobilize the army to leave." Kaji Harutsuna, as the remaining guard of Kasuga Mountain Castle, really had to be considered for the safety of Echigo.
"Well, I understand what Anyi means to guard the temple. There is still a daughter in the temple of Fengzen, and there is no marriage contract, right? Chao Ding immediately mentioned the things that had been bothering him for a while.
"What the town hall said is not bad, what does the town hall think?" Honjo stopped when he said this, and he didn't dare to say his thoughts completely.
"My idea is to adopt her as an adopted daughter, what do you think of Musashisuke Honjo?" Chao Ding immediately said his thoughts.
"Honjo Musakisuke?!" Everyone present couldn't help but gasp. Honjo had spent some time at the Daihoji family, and then attacked and killed his uncle, and if it weren't for his forgiveness and the court's attention, he would have apologized a long time ago. Now he has picked up a bargain, Uesugi Keishin was a master of all pen during his lifetime, once he marries his daughter, it will not be his identity and status in an instant.
"Well, I asked the imperial court to grant him the position of Musashisuke under the six ranks, Musashisuke He did his best for his family, and now he is also the lord of 49,000 stones, wouldn't it be beautiful for the daughter of Mamoru Toyozen to marry him?" Chaoding has long wanted to turn Honjo Fanchang into his own family, but he has no chance.
"Will the 21,000 stone territory of the Nagiyoshi Nagao family continue to be retained?" Minoru Honjo asked after thinking for a moment.
"Toyozen Mamoru's son Keimitsu has inherited the Miao character of Uesugi, and the Ueno Guardian I will send his retainers to Kyoto to ask the Kyoshi Gongban to inherit him, and the remaining retainers of the Suyoshi people should go to Ueno to serve Keemitsu. As for what to do with Qi Jiling, it has nothing to do with me, it is a matter for the palace to be managed. "Chaoding only wants to be responsible for compensating Uesugi Keishinobu's family, and as for Qi Ji, he really can't take care of it.
"Zhenfu Palace, Your Majesty will send your retainers to Jiadi City, and the territory can still gather five hundred troops for the Zhenfu Palace to drive." When Jiadi Chungang saw that Chaoding was so arrogant, he immediately took the initiative to stand up and want to share his worries for Chaoding.
"That's great!" Chao Ding nodded with satisfaction.
At this time, a total of 10,000 troops led by Tao Qingxian (Usami Seikatsu, Shimazu Tadanao, Tosabin Zendo, Tozenji Yoshinaga, Takasaka Masakatsu, Ikeda Morikuni), Aizu (Tao Qingxian, Tao Nagabo, Tomita Shimi, Yanoda Yoshimasa, Oguni Yoshina), and Yohoku (Kurokawa Kiyoshimi, Yoshie Munenobu, Yasuda Nagashige) with a total of 10,000 troops were rushing from Noto to Echichu to release Isatsu, preparing to enter Echigo by ship in batches. On the other hand, the Chuetsu people (Nagao Fujikei, Naoe Keitsuna, Honjo Hidetsuna, Kanya Keimochi, Yamayoshi Toyomori) and Joetsu (Biwajima Hiroto, Yasuda Keimoto) temporarily stayed in Noto territory to assist Usami Joman in stabilizing the situation.
After the military meeting, Asadaki came up with a solution to the dilemma - to get in touch with the Kasai family.
Although the current Kasai family is ruled by the fifteenth generation of the lord Kasai Harukin, Kasai Yinshige, who is also a family, often opposes Kasai Harukin, and even meets with swords. And the surrounding Osaki family and Date family are also ready to support Kasai Yin's return to succeed the Kasai family as governor. This made Kasai Qingyin feel very angry, as the president of Oshu and the famous family of Oshu, he even lost his position as the governor. However, Date Harumune and Osaki Yoshitaka have a cheeky face and pull the Kasai family into the alliance against the Uesugi family.
The only way for the Uesugi family to break out of their current predicament today is to engage in constant diplomacy. The Asari family and the Kasai family tried their best to pull them into their own side, so that the hostile daimyo would throw a mouse trap and dare not act rashly. Even if the actions of the Sawatsu family and the Mogami family are noisy, they can be regarded as 'storms in the teapot' at best, and they can't set off any strong winds and waves.
It's just that at present, a large-scale outbreak has broken out in the former Shimizu Domain in the northern part of Mogami County, and the former Shimizu family's retainer Kadokawa Pavilion protagonist Kawa Kojiro and Fuguchi Pavilion owner Akiho Hinata Mamoru were transferred by Shimizu Yoshita's son Shimizu Yoshishi and raised a counter-flag in their own territory. Mogami Yoshimitsu also sent out a family of Ichimen Matsune Mitsuhiro, Kazuoka Mitsushi, and the elders of the lineage family, Wada Masamori, Nakayama Chaomasa, and others, who either persuaded the surrounding people and lords to raise the anti-flag or instigated Murayama, Zhishi, and the most advanced counties.
Hosokawa Naomoto of the Iwabe Museum took the initiative to get in touch with Mogami Yoshimitsu after seeing that the situation was favorable to Mogami and the Mogami family, and raised a counter-flag in the castle to isolate Okawa Tadahide and Okawa Nagahide from Takemata and Shizobe in Akakura Castle. His younger brother Hosokawa Naoshige also led an army of 500 to set fire to the swamps, Kumano and other color divisions.
With Hosokawa Naomoto, Kadokawa Kojiro, and Akiho Hinata Mamoru being the first to raise troops, the three of the wealthy clans who originally belonged to the Tendo family, Kurazasu Yashou, Odayama Castle Mamoru, and Seibu Boqi Mamoru fell to the Mogami family one after another. For a while, nearly half of the territory of Tiantong's family was gone. And the wealthy clan around Yanzeling, the owner of the Kamiyanagi Dudo Pavilion, Takahashi Ishimimori, also took advantage of the situation and fell to the Mogami family. The Yeonzawa family was also isolated after Okawa Tadahide.
At this moment, the Shinbata Shigejia in the village is worried about reinforcements.
"Elder brother, the lord has arrived at the Echigo National Palace, and there are 10,000 troops returning from the army of the Western Expedition, but it is only because of the heavy snow that the mountains are closed······" Xinfa Tian Sheng's happy words stopped when he came to his lips.
"Because of the heavy snowfall, the mountains cannot be taken by land, and there are not enough ships by sea to transport them quickly." Shigeya Xinbata said with a wry smile.
"Well, the lords of the countrymen of Murayama and Mogami raised their troops one after another, and the adults such as Sebe, Takemata, Tsukiji, and Okawa couldn't cope with it. Date gathered Osaki, Kasai and other troops were still in Zao Mountain to fight against Dewa. Xinfa Tian Sheng sighed and said.
"So what? The Andong Army has now landed 3,000 troops in Zhuangnai! Together with the rebels of the Sarawashi clan, the enemy army was no less than 5,000 people. And the lords of Yuri-gun also seem to have fallen to the Andong family, and the reinforcements of Norizenmasa are afraid that they will rush north to support Onodera's Enoe Guardian Temple when they come to Shonai to take a turn. "Shigeya Shinbata is not optimistic about the reinforcements of Salmon Nobu Sadazuna.
"The elder brother is right, the main hall of the dining hall has indeed come to the letter. The envoy also explained that the Onodera family was in great danger now, and the Ando family also sent troops south to assist the Tozawa family in attacking the Onodera domain. Xinfa Tian Shengxi immediately handed the letter in his hand to Xinfa Tian Shige's family.
"These people from the south have no ability to be loyal to the master's family, but their ability to see the wind and rudder is very strong." Shigejia shook his head and said.