Chapter 347: The Court Changes
Even if Hirayama Tsunaka, Hirayama Jitaka (Hirayama Masashige's brother, Hirayama Jitoku's eldest son), Hirayama Jisuke (Hirayama Jiryu's son), Hirayama Jijun (Hirayama Masashige's brother, Hirayama Jitaka's third son), Hirayama Yufang (Hirayama Masashige, Hirayama Jitoshi's brother, Hirayama Jitoku's second son), Hirayama Shitoku (Hirayama Shige's eldest son), Hirayama Shijiu (Hirayama Shige's second son) and other relatives of the Hirayama clan successively advised Hirayama Shigege after Hirayama Mitsuyoshi and others left, but Hirayama Shigege still thought that he was "deeply favored by the Hojo family." , dare not turn their backs", refused the advice of the generals.
However, even though the Hirayama clan was loyal to the Odawara Ise family, there were still people who told the Hirayama clan Takashi Takashi, Takeda Katsuyori, Yamamoto Kansuke and others that the Hirayama clan had a secret message to the Uesugi family, and accepted gifts from the Uesugi family's envoys.
Subsequently, after discussion, Takashi Ise, Katsuyori Takeda, and Kansuke Yamamoto decided that the Hirayama clan could not be easily punished under the current situation of the great enemy, and first sent an envoy to Oniwa Castle to order the Hirayama clan to move to Yamashita Castle, Koryosa Temple Castle, Tennoyama Castle and other places in Sagami, so that they could attack the territory of the Uesugi family's powerful military general, Zen Soji.
However, Ise Takashi had long heard that Hirayama Shige's brother-in-law, Hirayama Mitsuyoshimasa, had been following the Uesugi family for a long time, and he thought that Hirayama Shigege already had two hearts. Ise Takashi ordered his henchman Shimizu Uenosuke to lead more than 2,000 troops to Ōteō Castle to take over Ōteō Castle, Jojin Castle, Owada Castle and other places from the hands of the Hirayama clan, and ordered the Kaneko Soldier to go to Ōiwa Castle first to inform the Hirayama clan to prepare for the move.
"Brother, something is wrong! Odawara Castle has sent more than 2,000 troops and is marching towards Oniwa Castle! "Hirayama Tsunade climbed all the way into the Ota Castle Honmaru Ohiro room.
"What did you say?!" After listening to Hirayama Tsunade's words, the Hirayama clan sat on the main seat in surprise, unable to speak for a long time.
Subsequently, Hirayama Tsunakyo immediately contacted Hirayama Jilong, Hirayama Jisuke, Hirayama Jijun, Hirayama Yufang and other relatives stationed in Joshin Castle and Owada Castle to quickly enter Otin Castle to discuss countermeasures.
"Gong Takashi, Katsuyori Gong and others must have listened to the slanderous rumors of villains such as Shimizu Uenosuke! The family was loyal to the Hojo family, and the previous family governor even followed the clan Kanggong to fight for his life! Hirayama Youfang said angrily.
"Shimizu Uenosuke is simply too deceitful! The family has repeatedly asked Odawara Castle to allocate money, food and reinforcements, but Shimizu Uenosuke has repeatedly obstructed it, and even brought troops to Dating Castle! What's the intention?! Hirayama said angrily.
"Be quiet! You should immediately return to your respective cities and garrison them in case you are attacked by the Uesugi army. Let's take a look at what Shimizu Uenosuke intended. "Hirayama didn't think he would be labelled as a riche.
"Your Excellency!" The members of the Hirayama clan's family couldn't believe that the Hirayama clan would be indifferent.
The next day, Kaneko Shosuke and several samurai on horseback came to Oniwa Castle and met with the Hirayama clan. At the same time, the generals of the Hirayama clan, such as Hirayama Jilong, Hirayama Jisuke, Hirayama Jijun, and Hirayama Yufang, also entered the Dating Castle again.
"Lord Hirayama Igamori, the lord orders you to lead the soldiers of the Hirayama clan and the castle soldiers of Otin Castle, Jojin Castle, Owada Castle and other places to immediately move to Yamashita Castle, Tennoyama Castle, Goryeo Temple Castle and other places, and be responsible for the strategy of guarding the territory of the powerful retainers of the Uesugi family, and you can cut it freely." As soon as the young assistant of the Kaneko Soldier Department entered the large wide room of Dating City, he said straight to the point.
"Why so?! Now is the time when the Uesugi army is about to be overwhelmed, why does the lord want to change generals on the spot, this is a taboo for soldiers! "Hirayama didn't understand Takashi Ise's approach.
"Hirayama Igamori-sama, the lord has learned that you have met with the envoy of the Uesugi family without permission, and thinks that you already have a second heart, so he made this decision." Jin Zi Bingbu Shaofu said helplessly.
"What?! If you really have a heart in the next place, then why didn't you join the Uesugi family a few years ago? Why do you want to attack Dongxiangzhou for the Duke of Long? Hirayama said angrily.
"It is precisely because the lord knows that Lord Hirayama Iga Mamoru has worked hard, and now is the time when the Uesugi army is about to increase the number of troops in Xiangzhou, so the lord asked Lord Hirayama Iga Mamoru to move to Yamashita Castle, Tennoyama Castle, Goryeo Temple Castle and other places, and instead attack Northern Xiangzhou, just in case." Kaneko Soldier Shosuke hurriedly explained.
"However, with Shimizu Uenosuke's military strategy and martial bravery, it is difficult to match Fujiwara Asada's henchmen Ikeda and Nagano, and it is really worrying if he is allowed to guard Oniwa Castle and other places." Hirayama said after sighing helplessly.
"After all, Shimizu Uenosuke is the lord's most trusted retainer, he has been following the lord since the fall of Odawara Castle before, and now he is the head of the family's pen, he is now leading more than 2,000 troops to march here, and it is expected that he will arrive at the city of Otin Castle tomorrow." Although Kaneko Soldier Shosuke is also dissatisfied with Shimizu Uenosuke's monopoly on power, after all, Shimizu Uenosuke is the most trusted retainer of Ise Takashi and one of the oldest retainers of the Odawara Ise family so far, which is incomparable to everyone in the family.
"Then you can't change generals right now! The 20,000-strong army led by the enemy Ota Shimasa is eyeing Xiangshu and may attack Xiangshu at any time, Shimizu Uenosuke doesn't know much about this place, how can he take on the responsibility of guarding Oniwa Castle and containing the important towns controlled by the Uesugi family such as Tamasuki Castle?! Hirayama Youfang said angrily.
"This is the Lord's pleadings, take a good look at Hirayama Iga Mamoru Lord, there are also the Lord's paintings and Katsuyoriko's paintings on it." The Kaneko Soldier Department handed the pleadings to the Hirayama clan.
"Accept the order of the lord under the 。。。。。。" Hirayama's re-acceptance was surprisingly quick.
"Your Excellency?!" The generals of the Pingshan clan, such as Hirayama Gangjing and Hirayama Youfang, looked at the Hirayama clan in surprise.
Soon after the Hirayama clan sent away the Kaneko Soldier Shosuke, the generals of the Hirayama clan's relatives, such as Hirayama Jilong, Hirayama Jisuke, Hirayama Jijun, and Hirayama Yufang, could not bear to be oppressed by Shimizu Uenosuke and moved to Yamashita Castle, Tennoyama Castle, Goryeosa Castle and other places, so they took Hirayama Jilong as the general and directly led more than 500 troops to the castle of Ōtingseong, intending to force the Hirayama clan to return to their hearts and refuse to move to Yamashita Castle, Tennoyama Castle, Goryeosa Castle and other places.
In a hurry, the Hirayama clan only summoned more than 100 people to enter the main pill to hold on, and Ninomaru in Oniwa Castle was quickly occupied by the army led by generals such as Hirayama Jilong, Hirayama Jisuke, Hirayama Jijun, and Hirayama Yufang due to the lack of garrison. At the same time, Hirayama Yoshitaka also set up his own camp in Ninomaru to facilitate the command of the armies.
At the same time, Hirayama Jiryu, Hirayama Jisuke, Hirayama Jijun, Hirayama Arifo and others will think that the Hirayama clan is too loyal to continue to serve as the head of the Hirayama clan, and they are not willing to live and die with the Odawara Ise family. After a brief discussion, they decided to send an envoy to Shinagawa Minato, hoping that the Uesugi family would establish Hirayama Mitsuyoshi as the head of the Hirayama clan, and that they would also be willing to become the Uesugi family's retainers.
The Hirayama clan was still obsessed after seeing that he had betrayed his relatives and left, and on the one hand, he sent his retainers to quickly go to Takeda Katsuyori and Iseshi Takashi to ask for help, and on the other hand, he sent his younger brother Hirayama Tsunakyo to Ninomaru to negotiate with the generals of the Hirayama Kitaka, Hirayama Kisuke, Hirayama Kitoshi, Hirayama Yubo, etc., hoping that they would immediately withdraw their troops and return, and tell them that they would send someone to discuss with Takashi Iseshi to continue to stay in Oniwa Castle and other places.
However, Hirayama Shigege did not expect that as soon as Hirayama Tsunakyi came out of Honmaru, he immediately betrayed Hirayama Shige, and directly informed them of Hirayama Shige's intention to hold on to Oniwa Castle Honmaru and wait for reinforcements from the Takeda Army and Odawara Castle, and wanted to use the hands of the Takeda family and the Odawara Ise family to exterminate Hirayama Jiryu, Hirayama Jisuke, Hirayama Jijun, Hirayama Yufang and other relatives of the Hirayama clan.
Hirayama Jiryu, Hirayama Jisuke, Hirayama Jijun, Hirayama Arifo and others were furious when they learned that the Hirayama clan intended to use external forces to suppress them, so they immediately launched an attack on Oniwa Castle Honmaru.
After resisting for two hours, more than 100 castle soldiers under their command were killed and wounded, and they committed suicide with their families in Honmaru's Ohiroma. Subsequently, the generals Hirayama Jilong, Hirayama Jisuke, Hirayama Jijun, and Hirayama Yufang prepared to fall to the Uesugi family with the soldiers of Oniwa Castle, Jojin Castle, and Owada Castle, and asked for help from Ikeda Morishu, the lord of Jade Rope Castle, hoping to get reinforcements from the Uesugi family to resist the more than 2,000 troops led by Shimizu Uenosuke.
The next day, Hirayama Mitsuyoshi entered Ota Castle and inherited the head of the Hirayama clan, and was appointed by Ota Shimasa to temporarily become the Daiwa Castle Dynasty, and the generals of the Hirayama clan, such as Hirayama Jilong, Hirayama Jisuke, Hirayama Jijun, and Hirayama Yubo, also offered hostages to Ota Shimasa and became Hirayama Mitsuyoshi's power or retainers.