Chapter 21: The Envoy of Ozhou
When the army of Asada and others drove to Iiyama Castle, the envoys of Kasuga Yama Castle also hurried from behind.
"Please repair the doctor and Masakae-sama return to the mountain castle of spring! The lord has an urgent summons! As soon as the words fell, Chaoding looked back and saw that this person was not a raw face - Saito Asanobu. With a fierce face, he is also known as 'Echigo Zhong Kui'.
"Mamoru Shimono?! Why is there such a panic? "The long-tail political scene is also a little confused by the second monk, it stands to reason that there is no civil strife in the long-tail family now?
"The lord urgently summoned the large and small city lords, wealthy clans, and people of the country in Echigo this time, and the specific matter is still unknown." Saito Asanobu is clearly selling Sekiko.
"It seems that this time we can only withdraw the troops." Chao Dingxin said unwillingly. The same was true of Ogasawara next to him.
By the time we arrived at Kasuga Mountain Castle, it was already the second day.
"Doctor Repair, the Daimyo of Oshu have been fighting for a long time, and the Mutsu guardian Date Uemune was rescued by his retainers after being imprisoned by his son, and now the Date family has split into two families." The dragon girl sat on the main seat, and when she saw that Chao Ding had come in, she would first tell some 'news'.
"Astronomical rebellion? The civil strife in the Date family was nothing more than that provoked by Nakajo-sama. Chao Ding said the root of the problem straightforwardly.
"The old minister is also for the Uesugi family not to be cut off!" Nakajo Fujishi's innocent face made many people unable to say anything about him, knowing that he was old.
Date Uemune was born in the 2nd year of Changxiang and died on June 19, Eiroku 8, at the age of 78. His father is Date Taishan Doctor Shomune, his mother is the daughter of the head of the Uesugi clan, and his wife is the daughter of the Ashina clan, a powerful family in Oshu. He had 11 sons and 6 daughters (some say 14 sons), most of whom played a very important role in his military and foreign policy, and were used for adoptive or marriage. In the early Warring States period, such a large-scale use of one's own children as a tool for trading was a peculiar phenomenon for Date Minoru. According to historical records, his 14 sons were Qingzong, Yixuan, Shiyuan, Xuanfanmaru, Zongcheng, Shiro, Qingyin, Zongqing, Zongzhuo, Zongrong, Gangzong, Yuanzong, Kangfu, and Shichiro. Of course, it is not very clear whether the three sons without official names in this are Genfan Maru, Shiro, and Shichiro, who have no official names, died young, or have been repeated. All in all, he gave birth to many children like a fertility machine, and then used them like tools and goods to achieve his military and diplomatic goals.
The Nakajo family, as the pen of the Yang Hoku, helped the Echigo Uesugi family prepare to accept Date Minoto as an adopted son to inherit the Echigo Uesugi family. However, Date Minoto was reluctant to go to Echigo, and Date Harumune also felt that he might not be able to inherit the family governor in the future, so he directly raised troops. However, Date Harumune's power and strength were not as good as Date Uemune's.
This time, the Date Harushi sect sent his right-hand man + staff officer Nakano Sotoki. Nakano Munetoki, who can be said to have been a retainer for two generations of the Date family, ended up in a rebellion shortly after Date Terumune succeeded to the throne, and starved to death on the way to escape after defeat. However, after the Astronomical Rebellion, he was very trusted and appreciated by Date Haruna, and he instantly held a high position. This time, he came to Echigo to ask the dragon girl to mediate the war, and if the dragon girl is easy to talk to, then by the way, he will help beat the Ashina family, so that Date Harumi can relieve the pressure. You must know that the Ashina family has a very close relationship with Date Uemune.
"The main hall of the long tail bullet, my lord needs the help of the long tail family very much, the Date Uezong Hall is absurd and unreasonable, and I also ask the long tail family to help the family tide over the difficulties." Nakano didn't know how to ask for a dragon girl, and before he left, he was told by Date Harumune that if he couldn't get reinforcements, he would hand over his entire clan to Date Uemune. After all, Date Harumi is a son-in-law, and if he endures it, he can become the governor, and he is just a retainer, if he can't complete the task, he will really become a scapegoat.
"The Ashina family has repeatedly invaded Echigo, and it is really unbearable. My lord, I'm the first to kill Aizu! Kakizaki Keijia soon couldn't sit still, although he didn't like to fight very much, but if it harmed his interests, he would definitely fight.
"Izumi! Be quiet! Usami Joman knocked Kakizaki Kei's head with a folding fan, reminding him that it was a public place, not in his Kakizaki Castle.
"Suruga, can you stop hitting with a folding fan next time? It hurts a little. Kakizaki Keike touched his head and said to Usami Dingman with a smile.
"Date Haru's palace raised troops to imprison his biological father, and he was an unrighteous person! Why does this family raise righteous teachers for the unrighteous? "The dragon girl is also aware of the current predicament of Date Haruzong. Date Harumun can be said to be embattled, and the daimyo and wealthy families who have a good relationship with him are not on the side of him, at most they are just supporting him.
After the news of the claustrophobic closure spread, it was not long before the daimyo and powerful families of the Oshu region learned of the news. The lord of Kotaka Castle, Soma Xianyin, the lord of Sukagawa Castle, Teruyuki Nikaido, the lord of Kurokawa Castle, the lord of Kurokawa Castle, and Ishikawa Harumitsu Ishikawa, have always been friends with Minomune, and they all felt that Harumune's act of placing his father under house arrest was very unreasonable, so they decided to jointly send troops to fight against Harune. The other wealthy clans or daimyo in Oshu also chose their own sides and joined the war. Among them, on the side of the Minoru sect are Mogami, Tamura, Nikaido, Kakeda, Soma, and Ashina; On the side of Harune, his wife's maiden family, the Iwaki family, Minomune's younger brother Keimune, who stayed behind, and Date Minoto, who was unwilling to go to the Uesugi family, were on the side of Harune.
"It's been three years since the civil strife in the Date family went on." Chao Ding pinched his fingers and felt that the advantage of Date Harumun was not obvious enough, after all, the Ashina family was looking at the direction of Yonezawa Castle with fierce eyes.
"You are the Uesugi repair doctor Chaoding Palace, indeed, as you said, Oshu has not been peaceful for three years, and there is a war almost every day, and if it goes on like this, there will really be no one in the area of Oshu!" Nakano said with a handful of snot and tears, trying to win the sympathy of the Nagao family.
"In that case, this family doesn't help the unrighteous Date Harusutsu Temple, but you can go and crusade against the Ashina Mori clan who has repeatedly invaded Echigo! If you don't enter Aizu, you can't turn back, what do you think? Chao Ding asked the dragon girl on the main seat. In this way, you can avoid what the dragon girl just said about not helping Date Harumune, and you can also teach the Ashina family a lesson.
"That is the case, the Yangbei generals are relatively large, and Nakajo Fujizi is the general of the Yangbei people, and the commander of the Yangbei generals sent troops to attack Aizu. The repair doctor followed the expedition, and I took Usami Surugawa Moriman's eldest son, Usami Dingkatsu, as your parade. "The dragon girl can be regarded as acquiescing to Nakano Zongshi's request for help.
"The 1,000 troops of the Zhengjing Lord's Department are going out for the rear team, and the total strength this time cannot be less than 4,000!" The dragon girl's words were almost roared out, Yang Beizhong likes to wait for rewards without working hard, and this time the dragon girl is obviously letting them go hard.
As soon as Nakajo Fujizi heard that Nagao Masakata had a thousand troops, he and the generals of Yangbei only needed to bring 3,000 troops, and there were many members of Yangbeizhong. The Shinbata clan, the Kaji clan, the Nakajo clan, the Kurokawa clan, the Shibe clan, the Honjo clan, and the Ayukawa clan stretched out in a row to the Dewa country, and their group of samurai was also called the Yohokushi, also known as the Agakitakushi.
Nakano Sotoki was escorted to the border of Dewa Province by Naoe Keixuna after completing the mission, and went back to report. And the dragon girl left the court after the meeting.
"I don't like to encroach on other countries' territories, but you can't always stay in Echigo, can you? The cavalry under your command is very costly. The dragon girl indirectly said that she didn't want to raise the cavalry of the dynasty.
"Well, then take this opportunity to destroy the Ashina family, transfer me to the past, and let me run the Aizu area?" Asadashi felt that the time when he could fight back Musashi was not far off.
"Yes, Ashina and Nagao, no! It's the enemy of the whole Echigo! As soon as you enter Echigo, you start hunting! The dragon girl gritted her teeth and said, obviously Echigo's economic strength is still not strong, and there will really not be much to give the Ashina family a dozen more.
"There is Date Harusu's hall in front of the Ashina family, and there is the Nagao family in the back, if he is not destroyed, it is impossible! I ask the lord to send someone to Kamiraku, and ask Ashikaga Yoshiteru to mediate this farce, and give me permission to run the Aizu area. "The court is clear, don't want to enter the enemy's territory without the permission of the general's family in the early stage, or if you have a corresponding official position! Otherwise, Ichikui will teach you how to be a man every minute!
"I'll go back and ask Ashikaga Yoshiteru to ask for this, and you can pick up my sister when Aizu settles down." The dragon girl was a little worried about the situation in Aizu, and she understood the meaning very clearly.
"I understand, the Nagao family's idle meals can't be eaten casually, and I can settle down in Aizu." Chao Ding packed the ticket for the dragon girl, and then went to Yasuda City with the army, waiting for the army of Yangbeizhong.