Recently, I'm thinking about whether to switch back to the first person, and the author feels that even if he has written more than 30,000 words, he will still habitually write the protagonist as "Wise Kogoro......

Wise Kogoro and Date Masamune both understood that the peace treaty signed was nothing more than a piece of waste paper, and who wouldn't believe that this thing could be effective. Although Date Masamune is in a hurry to go back, he also wants to [knock down] the wise Kogoro before this to avoid his worries. And the wise Kogoro wants to find an opportunity to let this one-eyed dragon go to the western sky as soon as possible.

On the second day when Date Masamune announced the withdrawal of the army, he set a fire and burned down the Hojo Castle where he was located, and the people of the Hojo family gritted their teeth with hatred for it, and the new governor of the family, Hojo Nagahiro, was the younger brother of Hojo Keihiro, and he asked Uesugi Keito to fight, because Akechi Kogoro was cautious about this matter, Uesugi Keiko did not agree.

However, this is not the end of the matter———— in the process of retreating all the way, Date Masamune continued to issue inhumane policies similar to [Sanko], and everywhere he passed, he burned the city to the ground, and plundered all the money in the city.

It is worth mentioning that Date Masamune was a very clever general, and he knew that his actions would definitely attract the resentment of the people of Echigo, so he took a little bit of a small trick and took out a part of the money in the castle to distribute it to the people of the castle town, although it was not much, but everyone had a share. When the people saw it, the [Imperial Army] not only did not grab food, but also took the initiative to engage in [goodwill], what a good person this is!

As soon as they were happy, they forgot that the other party was the invader, and forgot to say that although the Date army was destroying and plundering everywhere along the road, it did not target the common people very much, and the main targets were some disobedient lords and tyrants.

In fact, the reason why the Date Army did this was not because the [Imperial Army] really learned well, but because the little people had nothing to rob? There are so many things at home, and they are hidden and hidden, and it is difficult to find them, so I simply made a favor, but I didn't expect to win the appreciation of the people because of this. This kind of mentality is called the [Stockholm effect] in later generations.

In fact, this is also the strategy of Date and his son, although they are leaving here for the time being, but they will definitely come back, and it would be great if they could get the support of the people of Echigo when they arrived next time.

In fact, this strategy of robbing the rich and helping the poor is not very remarkable, and there is a precedent for a long time, and the leaders of those peasant rebels in ancient China did this, which was of great benefit to win the hearts and minds of the people.

The people are happy, but some people can't be happy! For example, those looted targets, those lords, they just want to cry without tears. In this war, there were many lords who chose to join the Date family. However, there are also many people who still choose to be loyal to the Uesugi family because their relatives are still hostages in Kasuga Mountain Castle, so they have become the main targets of the Date army.

After the Date army left, they ran to Kasuga Mountain Castle and asked Uesugi Keitora to send troops to attack the Date army, while their relatives in Kasuga Mountain Castle were also moving around, seeking help from those old and important ministers.

Because the relationship between the lords is complicated, many people are related to each other, and whoever is not in line is whose seven aunts and eight aunts. Therefore, under the instigation of these people, those old and important ministers who were originally a little worried about the Date Army slowly became belligerent.

The tense atmosphere became more and more intense, and on June 15, eight old lords, including Honjo and Kawada Nagakin, wrote to Uesugi Keitora and asked for troops.

I really have to thank Date Masamune, the morale of Kasuga Mountain Castle has dropped to the freezing point, and after being tossed by him like this, the fighting spirit began to burn again.

In the face of everyone's surging fighting spirit, Uesugi Keitora felt very happy, and he almost agreed———— but he stopped because of Akechi Kogoro's obstruction.

It's not that Chi Kogoro is afraid of him Date Masamune, in fact, Wise Kogoro can't wait to pull this little ghost out with a thousand knives———— if nothing else, just because of Mori Nagako's death, it is enough for Wise Kogoro to hate him to the bone.

Speaking of Mori Nagako, Wise Kogoro still felt extremely guilty, if it weren't for Wise Kogoro's strategic mistakes, he wouldn't have been in the situation of fighting alone, and finally died on the battlefield.

Wise Kogoro didn't know how to face Mori Ranmaru and Mori Nagaka's father-in-law, Nobuti Ikeda, in the future.

When negotiating with Katakura Keizuna, Wise Kogoro once asked him for Mori Nagako's body, after all, even if a person dies, he must be buried in the ground. However, Katakura Keitsuna told Akechi Kogoro that Date Masamune had ordered the bodies of Mori Nagako and the seriously injured veteran Kanji Keiji to be sent back to Shifukuji Temple in Yonezawa Castle for burial.

Shifukuji Temple is the temple where Date Masamune studied as a child, and the host there is his teacher, Master Sooti Toraya. It can be seen that even if they are enemies, these two people are recognized by Date Masamune.

But even so, Wise Kogoro will not receive Date Masamune's love———— Mori Naga is a member of the Oda family, and his body should be returned to the Oda family, even if it is buried, it should be presided over by Wise Kogoro or someone from other Oda families. And Mori Chang can be a lord of one side, and he should be buried in his own territory, and no matter how bad it is, he will be brought back to his hometown Owari for burial, and buried in a foreign country, which always makes people feel that it is not a good taste in their hearts.

After the defeat of Tsugawa, Akechi Kogoro had been keeping an eye on the movements of the Date army, and after the Date army began to retreat, their movements became more and more fantastic.

The reason why they are said to be [wonderful] is because the marching speed of the Date army is too slow, and the general speed of their daily movement is only one or twenty miles, and in fact, the Date army is mainly cavalry, and the infantry light also accounts for a considerable amount of weight, but there is not much baggage restraint in the entire army, and it stands to reason that it should go very fast.

Although the current situation in Aizu is still not optimistic, when he arrives at Date Masamune, he marches slowly like a nobody, as if he is saying————You TMD come to chase Achikogoro!"

You call Wise Kogoro to chase Wise Kogoro and chase Wise Kogoro? I don't care about you!

On June 20, the bad news came that the [Aizu Riots], which had been instigated by Akechi Kogoro and Naoe Kanesu, had been completely quelled by Suzuki Shigenobu, and Ashina Morinobu committed suicide by seppuku in the mountains in a desperate situation.

Date Masamune was immediately relieved of all external pressure, and the situation began to turn against Akechi Kogoro.

On June 22, Date came to a place on the border between Echigo and Aizu [Mukai] and stopped.

(Located in present-day Niigata Prefecture, Wukai is not a city, but is just a town, and because Niigata is a good place for fishing, this town has the famous [bait kan].) ）

And wise Kogoro also felt that it was time to do it.

It seems that both he and Akechi Kogoro know that this place will be the battlefield where Akechi Kogoro and Uesugi Keitora will fight......

On June 24, two days before the expedition, Uesugi Jinghu held a small-scale family banquet, to which only a few relatives were invited. But to his surprise, Akechi Kogoro also received an invitation.

At this time, Wise Kogoro didn't have much heart to participate in this kind of officialdom, but he couldn't hinder the feelings of the master's family, so he went with Naoe Kanesu.

After three rounds of drinking, after all levels had performed a few dances and Noh operas with local folk flavors, Uesugi Keitoraki, who was already a little drunk, stepped onto the stage and said that he wanted to sing a song.

When everyone saw that he was so interested, they all clapped their hands and exchanged their hands. The lord himself performs on the stage, if it is placed in the Ming Kingdom of this era, it will be regarded as a very unorthodox thing, and if it is more serious, it will say that you are not doing your job. However, in Japan, where the illiteracy rate is very high and the sense of ethics is not too strong, there are not so many problems. On the contrary, because most Japanese people don't even know a few words, they don't even know a few words, so being literate is an extremely face-revealing thing, if you can [show your hand] on the stage, it will be too handsome!

Uesugi Keitora, whose face was flushed from drunkenness, waved a gold leaf folding fan that symbolized his identity and sang:

[Chicken crowing wind ~ rain Xiaoxiao, sideways heaven and earth ~ no Liu Biao. Crying and crying, falling flowers and hate, broken souls flying.

The moon is dark and the clouds are dark, the stars are sinking and the smoke is water, and the sound of the horn is clear. Asked Wang Cang, who climbed the building, the white hair in the mirror, how much more did he add tonight.

Where is the Polar Eye Township, Miao Qingshan ~ The snail is low. A few good dreams, returning with the wind, were covered by the canal.

Bao Se strings are stiff, Yusheng fingers are cold, and the sky is cold. But the sedge encroached, the garden was full of green trees, and I didn't know how to know. 】

Listening to it from the rhythm, Uesugi Jinghu should not be singing original Japanese lyrics and songs, but like Chinese words, but it is like this several times, and few of the dozen or so people sitting in the audience can understand it, because the artistic conception of this song is really difficult to understand.

Naoe, who was sitting next to me, asked me in a low voice:

[Mr. Wise, you read a lot, do you know what my master is singing? 】

[If I remember correctly, this should be Liu Bowen's "Water Dragon Yin" by Daming Kingdom...... Do you know who Liu Bowen is? 】

Wise Kogoro originally thought that Naoe was a Japanese countryman, and he should not know where Liu Bowen came from, but he thought of the latter's busy little bit, and said:

[I know I know, Liu Wencheng Gong is a great military division under the Ming Hongwu Emperor, resourceful, clever, it is said that Wen can lift the pen to calm the world, Wu can go to the horse to determine the world, is a god comparable to Zhuge Kongming. 】

Ah, Wise Kogoro thinks it's incredible, it seems that Liu Bowen's fame is very big, and it has spread to Japan...... But then again, what is called [Wen Neng Ti Pen Announces the World, Wu Neng Goes to Ma Ding Qiankun], how does this sound like the set of lines in the mouth of the storyteller in the Chinese teahouse, how does Naoe Kansui know?

[Do you know a lot, do you have read the history of the Ming Dynasty (referring to the historical materials officially revised by the Ming Dynasty government, not the "History of the Ming Dynasty" that caused the shocking bloody case in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties)? 】

[No, I haven't read the history of the Ming Dynasty, but I have read a novel that was circulated from the Ming Kingdom, called "The Biography of the Martyrs", which records these things and says that Liu Wenchenggong is a great character. It's just that I didn't expect that in addition to his excellent art of war, he is also very good at poetry and songs. 】

"The Legend of the Martyrs"? It turned out to be the one in the mouth of the storyteller. This is also true, "The Legend of the Martyrs" is a novel in the Jiajing period, and it is now popular in the Ming Dynasty, and it is not too difficult for Japan to get a copy through overseas trade.

Wise Kogoro didn't understand what Uesugi Jinghu meant, what was the meaning of his singing of Liu Bowen's poems in this scene?

Do you want me to be Liu Bowen by his side? This is not right, although I am also a military advisor, but Liu Bowen's kind of realm and level, I may not be able to reach it in my life. If you're complimenting me like that, that's going too far. And even if I am really Liu Bowen, you can't become Zhu Yuanzhang, with your personality, at most you are Zhang Shicheng.