Chapter 101: The undercurrent of Kanto

'Arakawa Nagami' ran out of Ohiroma and went directly to Ayahime's residence. As soon as I entered, a bitter face was placed there.

"There are no outsiders here, and the maids have long been paid by me, so let's talk sister." Ayahime coaxed Katsuko as she handed a bowl of tea to the dragon girl.

"Thank you." After drinking it all, the dragon girl wiped her lips clean and said, "Sister, what good is there about him in the Uesugi Dynasty?" Playing conspiracy power is no less than Kai's Takeda Shingen, and Sagami's Hojo Shiyasu. This time, he was ashamed to tell Guan Baidian that the Uesugi family would divide the imperial material land of 40,000 stone for the imperial court. These 40,000 stones are all the territories of the Furukawa Kokata family, the Yokose Yura family, the Sano family, and the Fukaya Uesugi family! ”

"Okay, sister, don't be angry. It's good that he didn't let you draw tens of thousands of stones in Echigo. My father was ruined due to rebellion, but the connection with the court has not been broken, otherwise the long-tail family in our house would have cut off the family name a long time ago. "Ayahime is very open-minded, she has been a member of the Uesugi family since she married into the Uesugi family, and it is inevitable that she will help Asada say good things.

"Sister, I knew that I shouldn't have let you get married to him back then, and the Nagao family might as well be in Echigo quietly." The dragon girl put Xiaodou Changguang aside, and her anger at the beginning was a little gone.

"Don't talk about this, since I'm already his person, then I have to work hard for the unity of the Uesugi family and the Nagao family. In the past, the Echigo people repeatedly cut in, but now after some transfers, Echigo's territory is no longer tense, but the retainers are more united, don't you pay attention? "Ayahime can see it clearly, the sister of the Kanto Governor and the Dynasty of the Kanto Governor, the combined territory of the two has reached more than two million stones, dominating the Hokuriku and Kanto.

"Yes, now the Echigo people have been hoping to expand their territory for their family thanks to him." If the dragon girl wasn't annoyed, she wouldn't have left Echigo and come to Musashi to clean up.

"The Echigo guardian and Kanto governor positions that the Nagao family never thought of before have all been obtained, and you also have to thank the Asada, if it weren't for his intermediary, the constitutional government would not have accepted you as an adopted daughter and arranged the marriage between the two of you." Ayahime laughed after speaking, it's okay, her sister who has never wanted to marry doesn't have to worry about lifelong events.

"Katsuko is good, you can't be like your father in the future, you have to be an upright girl." The dragon girl didn't want to continue to be angry about the things that were set in the court, so she turned to tease Katsuko.

Just after the court entertained Konoe's former heir and sent him out of the country, the matter of the division of the imperial land instantly spread throughout the eight countries of Kanto.

As the Ashikaga Fuji clan of Furukawa, he was not happy with what the Asadachi did at all. I didn't have much territory in Xia Zong, and then I had to be sent out 10,000 stones by Chaoding as a good person, which was simply unbearable! The Ashikaga Fuji clan immediately sent people to contact the Soma family and the Ryoda family around the Shimoso Furukawa Imperial Palace, preparing to fight against the Uesugi family at any time and start a war.

In addition, Yokose Yura, who also contributed to the Uesugi family's return to Kanto, was even more furious. Although the Hojo family had repeatedly wanted to form an alliance with the Yura family before, Yura Narishi, who was afraid of the Uesugi family, repeatedly refused, but this incident made Yura Serigu determined to restore contact with the Hojo family.

However, no one dares to act rashly at the moment. The daimyo of the entire Kanto region knew what the strength of the Uesugi family was, and no one dared to fight against Uesugi Chaoding, who had most of Musashi Province and Shimosoku and part of Ueno, Shimono, and Kamiso, the mobilized force could directly reach 80,000 and the standing force was still nearly 10,000.

However, many wealthy families who were originally out of the way also felt that the future of their territory was likely to be given away as royal material, and they also began to talk secretly with their neighbors, ventilate, and so on. The court had long expected such a result, but he was at ease in handling official business in Kotsu Castle and letting Saito Toshizo and others train a standing army.

When the news reached Hojo's ears, he couldn't sit still. Although Hojo Shikang is still recuperating, he can't completely ignore the housework of the Hojo family.

"Gomoto Castle Palace, you can't go that fast yet!" Although the little surnames cared about Hojo Shiyasu all the way, Hojo Shiyasu, who was concerned about the survival of the Hojo family, didn't listen to them at all, and continued to walk quickly to the assessment room. And at this moment, in the evaluation room, the Hojo clan is discussing with the remaining important ministers in the family how to unite with the Kanto generals.

"Clan Zheng, you can't continue to contact the Kanto Zhu!" Even if Hojo Shiyasu is sick, he knows Uesugi Asada's methods, and he knows very well that this is Asada's trick to lure the snake out of the hole.

"Father, this is the best time to defeat Uesugi Asada! The generals of the Kanto region have secretly sent people to invite their own family as representatives, so that as long as His Royal Highness Furukawa issued a crusade order, Uesugi Asai will definitely be attacked by a group. This is when the family dominates the Kanto! "The Hojo clan is young and vigorous, looking like a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and the retainers below also think it makes sense. However, most of the far-sighted veterans were killed in battle, so it was said that young retainers like the Hojo clan in the assessment room hoped to defeat the Uesugi family to wash away the shame.

"Humph! You're underestimating Uesugi Repair Doctor. If there was such a good thing, then the Uesugi family would have been cut off by the family a long time ago! There will be no fiascos such as Isaguma and Mifuneyama. Hojo Clan Yasu slowly walked to the main seat and sat down, while Hojo Clan sat aside.

"Gomoto Castle Palace, so this move of the Uesugi family is to make the main family take the bait?" Yasuyuki Naito also feels that this is a godsend, so why can't he take advantage of it?

"You all think about it, after the first battle of Sanfune Mountain, does the family still have enough strength to fight a large-scale joint battle? Once the war drags on, then it will be like Namba Castle, and Takeda Shingen will directly betray the alliance and attack Izu! cough ・・・・・・ "The most reassuring thing for Hojo Shiyasu is the Takeda family, although Takeda Shingen wants to re-ally with the Hojo family, but Hojo Shingen no longer believes in Takeda Shingen."

"The Imperial Palace is ・・・・・・" With Hojo Shiyasu's words, many of the retainers present turned their heads one after another, completely losing their previous enthusiasm.

"Father-sama, Daisuke Jibe is already in the three of the successive Musashi Asahina Bichumoru, Asahina Suruga Mamoru and Okabe Tanba Mamoru , as long as they can be reversed, then the family still has enough chances to win." The Hojo clan was so bent on how to make a career that he completely forgot about the Hojo family's fiasco on the Boso Peninsula.

"The Imperial Palace, Lord Lord, the family really can't completely rest assured of the Takeda family in the rear at the moment." Although Yasukatsu Kasahara has been treated coldly since the First Battle of Isanuma, Shirabi's entire army in Mifuneyama was destroyed, and now it is up to him to reorganize Shirobei.

"Echizen Mamoru is right, the family has also suffered a big loss after the Takeda family betrayed the alliance." Hojo remembered the Izu people who shouldn't have died in battle.

"The Imperial Palace, Lord Lord, if this is the case, the Uesugi family has not made a move to mobilize the army so far." The Hojo clan had not received any news of the preparations for war in the Uesugi domain, but he felt that it was completely possible to achieve the results of the battle by making a surprise attack.

"That's because the Uesugi family's standing army is nearly 10,000!" Hojo felt that he was getting old, and looking at the group of young people in front of him, he had completely lost the appearance of the previous evaluation meeting. If I didn't have to say this bunch of nonsense before, and just finished it simply and clearly, now I would like to explain why it is like this and why it is like that.

"Indeed, the Uesugi family is not only strong in battle, but the current former heir of Sekihaku Konoe has been going to Echigo and Musashi. This time, he helped Uesugi Asadashi successfully take up the post of general of the town guard! Genpei has won the world and the strong people who have the right to speak in the imperial court, which shows the heart of the Uesugi Dynasty! Ryoshi Ando was scared when he thought about it.

"If the palace in Kyoto doesn't nod, this official position will not be the turn of Uesugi Chaoding, not to mention that I have also called myself Sagami Mamoru, and now it is good that the Uesugi repair doctor directly asked the retainer of the spectrum to come back to the post of Sagami Mamoru, and completely gave me a resounding slap in the face!" Hojo Shiyasu can only sigh that since his father and grandparents began to steal Izu and Sagami, the imperial court and shogunate have become wary of the Go-Hojo family, and even Uesugi Chaoding returned to Kanto to tell the Hojo family that the Uesugi family can obtain official positions and service positions in a bright and bright manner, but the Hojo family cannot.

"Father, elder brother, since Doctor Uesugi is no less skilled than Takeda Taizen, then the family should find a way to get the most out of this upcoming war." The Hojo clan has learned a few things all the way to Suruga.

"What's in the best interest?" The Hojo clan is interested, is it the kind that is not for nothing?

The Honke continued to keep in touch with the Kanto generals, but when they sent troops to attack the Uesugi family, the Honke clan directly defeated the Satomi clan with superior forces, and then occupied most of the Kamiso Province. At that time, Dr. Uesugi will not be able to manage it no matter how good he is. The Okamoto Navy is still replenishing and recuperating in Kawasaki Castle, and it can be said that the Satomi family at this moment has no strength to fight the main family again. As long as the family forgives Toki Yurai, Masaki Tokitaka and others, then they will definitely be used by the family. When the time comes, the family will be able to reduce its losses and occupy the country. "The idea of Hojo Clan is still very good, and the strategic intent is also excellent.

"Isn't the Left Horse Head Hall in Sagami? With him, the family can justifiably defeat the Kururi family, as long as the family's speed of action can be faster than the rescue of the Uesugi army. Hideji Kano is still the flag book of the Kanto Governor's Palace, and he also participated in the Battle of Isanuma, and this person's ability is no less than that of Namba Kenji and others in the Uesugi family. Otherwise, Uesugi Chao would not have let him serve as the lord of 24,700 koku such as Kamizu Kunidong Kaneshiro, and completely formed a rivalry with Namba Hiroyoshi, Miyagi Masayi and others. "Ishinomaki Yasukei is still very worried about this plan, once the rescue of Hideji Kano and others is timely, then the Hojo army will be scared by the Uesugi army, and if it fights with the Uesugi army, there is no chance of winning at all.

"In short, the main family can't fight with the Uesugi family at the moment, this is the bottom line. Don't forget, Dr. Uesugi and his retainers have a blood feud with their own family, so don't think you don't care, if anyone goes to the Asagiji Temple outside Kawagoe Castle. "Hojo Shiyasu fully understands the means of revenge of the dynasty, and there are still nearly 5,000 men and women still mining in the gold mines outside Chichibu Castle, all of whom are samurai from the Hojo family, the Chiba family, and their families.

"Yes!" Hojo then left the assessment room with the support of Hojo Masa and Hojo Kiro.

With the departure of Hojo Clan Yasu and Hojo Clan Masa, this is the end of this evaluation meeting. The more than thirty retainers present all got up and left, and even the Hojo clan could only shake their heads and leave. When Hojo Shiyasu spoke of Asakaji Temple, he was most heartbroken, and the head of his father, Hojo Tsunari, together with the Hojo family samurai, built a Kyoto Temple there for pedestrians from all over the world to visit.

"My lord, people can't be resurrected after death, not to mention that Ling Zun was still killed in battle, and he is very worthy of everyone's respect. As long as the family still has a chance, then the Uesugi family will definitely be defeated, and the lord will be able to take back the head of Ling Zun. "It's easy to say that the house is complicated, but in fact, even if the current Hojo family's concentrated army is 20,000, it may not be able to defeat 5,000 Shangshu soldiers.

"Borrow your auspicious words, let's hurry back to Jade Rope City and prepare." The Hojo clan can already see the fierce battle that is coming.

"Yes." Since the battle of Sanfune Mountain, due to the death of many important ministers of the Jade Rope Clan, he has also improved his status. Now the mansion is already the lord of 3,000 stones, and the military service account is already a military general with 300 people.