In the second year of Yonglu, on the 5th day of October. Eagle's Nest Castle, which had been held for nearly three months, fell under the onslaught of the Uesugi army, and the lord of the castle, Mitsukei Ita, his family and retainers, all died. Now looking at the entire Ueno country, only the daimyo lord of the Urano family is still continuing to resist, and the rest of the Ueno lords have either become officials of the Uesugi family or have been defeated.

At the same time, the war in Hitachi Province was a bit unoptimistic. Although Tao Qingxian, Naito Masatyo, Saito Michizo, Nambada Hiroyoshi, Miyagi Masayi and other generals led more than 30,000 troops into Hitachi Province, due to the fatigue of the division veterans and other reasons, these more than 30,000 troops were only thunder and rain. The main ones who were in charge of directly fighting the Edo family were the daimyo Oda family and the Mabe family of Nishi-Hitachi, as well as the retainers of Yusa Sumitsu, Nishino Sokei, Shioya Akisada, Oguni Yoshita, Kiuchi Yinshin, Taira Shigesada, and Dantsunashige who were transferred to Hitachi.

Thankfully, Oda took the initiative to take on the task of the main attack, and led the main force of the Oda army to engage in a fierce tug-of-war with the Edo family in the vicinity of Kakioka Castle, Fuchu Castle, Ogawa Castle, and Mimura Castle, and the two sides won and lost each other. In the past few days, the two sides of Xiaochuan Castle and Fuzhong Castle have gained and lost several times, and the battle has been very fierce.

Chaoding knew that the more than 30,000 veterans of the army led by generals Tao Qingxian, Naito Masatyo, Saito Michizo, Nambada Hiroyoshi, and Miyagi Masayi were tired and could not afford to fight again. In order not to lose troops and grain and grass in vain, the court had no choice but to order Tao Qingxian, Naito Masatyo, Saito Michizo, Nambada Hiroyoshi, Miyagi Masayi and other generals to lead their headquarters to return to their own territory for rest and replenishment. In order to reduce the pressure on the Oda family, the Mabe family, and the retainers who had been transferred to Hitachi, the Imperial Commander Gomi Takashige, Shinbata Nagatsu, and Kano Hideharu of the Ueto, led 15,000 troops eastward to assist them in destroying the Edo family.

Edo Tadamichi was emboldened when he learned that the more than 30,000 Uesugi troops who had entered Hitachi had been evacuated, and he immediately ordered his younger brother Edo Tsusumi and the former retainer of the Satake family, Oyama Yoshizai (Satake clan) and others to send troops to seize Ishizuka Castle, Oyama Castle, and Koba Castle, the former leaders of the Satake clan. Not only that, but Edo Tadamichi also instigated the Satake clan, the Kashima clan, the Shimazaki clan, the Edozaki Toki clan and other former ministers and local samurai to break out into a rebellion, intending to take this opportunity to occupy most of Hitachi in one fell swoop.

Originally, the court planned to hold the wedding of Kyohime and Koyama Asakuki in early October, but due to the continuous expansion of the Edo family's power and the tight war situation on the Hitachi side, it was temporarily shelved, and Koyama Asakyuki quickly led more than 3,000 troops of Koyama to the Hitachi Province.

The most unacceptable thing for most people was that the court appointed the fifteen-year-old Koyama Asakyuki as the general of the expedition against the Edo family, and restrained the 15,000 troops of the three divisions of Kano Hideji, Gomi Takashige, and Shinbata Nagatsuno, as well as the retainers who were transferred to Hitachi, Yusa Xumi, Nishino Sokei, Shioya Akisada, Oguni Yoshita, Shigeru Hisashige, Kiuchi Yinshin, Matsudo Yinyori, Taira Shigesada, and Tantsunashige.

Among them, foreign retainers such as Yusa Xumitsu, Nishino Sokei, Shioya Akisada, Okuni Yoshita, and Shigeru Hisashige did not feel resistant or disgusted by the arrangement of the court. After all, they all knew their identities very well and knew that Koyama Asakyuki would still be a member of the Uesugi family in the future, so they could be considered cooperative and accept Koyama Asakyuki's command and dispatch.

However, Kiuchi Yinshibu, Matsudo Yinyori, Hei Shigeding, Dantsunashige and others, who were from the pedigree and Banner Dynasty, were very dissatisfied with this appointment. On the one hand, they think that Asayaki Koyama is too young and not qualified enough, and he used to be a close to Takeda Shingen; On the other hand, Asayaki Koyama had never commanded more than 10,000 troops in battle, so instead of letting him come as a general, it would be better to replace him with important ministers who had experienced a hundred battles in his family, such as Ota Shiomasa, Namba Kenji, Namba Hiroyoshi and others.

On October 7, when the joint letter of Kiuchi Yinshi, Matsudo Yinyori, Taira Shigeta, Tantsunashige and others was sent to Kawagoe Castle, Asada's face changed on the spot after reading it, and he immediately summoned Ota Shimasa, Namba Tian Kenji, and Yamazaki Hidesen.

"Look at it! Originally, I thought that a few of them would follow me to recover the old territory and restore the former glory of the Ogiya Uesugi family, and they were sealed in the fertile land of Hitachi. Now it's better to go directly to the book to accuse me of improper use of people and unknown people?! Kibei himself hadn't called them for a military meeting, and they already knew that I was using people inappropriately?! After Asadaki finished speaking, he angrily threw the letter in front of Ota Shimasa, Namba Tian Kenji and Yamazaki Hidesen.

"The Lord is angry, and the ignorant are not guilty. There are only a few samurai from the Musashi family who have followed you since you succeeded to the throne until now. Ota Zimasa sighed.

"They talk a lot! If it weren't for the small mountain hall to guard the small mountain collar of the lower field, the family would be able to quickly pacify the upper president, the lower general manager, the lower field and other countries? "Namba Tian Kenji directly sided with the side of the Asada, and was dissatisfied with the practices of Kiuchi Yinshinobu, Matsudo Yinyori, Taira Shigesada, Dantsunashige and others. If it weren't for the fact that Koyama Asakyuki was actively adjusting the countrymen and lords of Hitachi Province, the Oda family would have extended their hand to the next president a long time ago, and even the Makabe family, who had always had a good relationship with the Oda family and the Satake family, was completely turned to the Asadachi after being adjusted by Koyama Asakyuki, so do they have the ability to do this?

"What the two adults said is reasonable, but one thing is an indisputable fact - Kiuchi, Matsudo, Hei, Dan and others will disobey their intentions. Today, the Uesugi family has achieved such an achievement completely by the sword and gun of the lord and the important ministers in the family. Didn't the two adults, Ota Saemonzo and Nambada, also be the same age as today's Koyamaden, and follow the lord from birth to death? The Uesugi family always needs young and promising retainers, don't always remember whose retainers they were, which family they came from, whether they are famous or not, and so on. Kiuchi, Matsudo, Hei, Dan, etc., will be the lineage and the banner of the people, and the lord has already given them good treatment and given them a lot of money, are they still not satisfied? Yamazaki Hidesen's words instantly made Asada's decision.

"Having said that, the lord should also listen to the different opinions of the family······" Although Ota Shimasa agreed with Yamazaki Hidesen's words, he felt that it was more appropriate for some important matters to be decided by the retainers together.

"Don't forget, Shinbata in the three counties of Dewa Sho has only 8,000 koku because of his repeated exploits, and which of Usami, Fujita, Shimazu, Suda, Kohata, etc., will have more than 10,000 koku? They garrisoned Zhuangnai to avoid being captured by other countries, and they didn't get more than 10,000 stone of Zhixing first for their outstanding military achievements, shouldn't Kiuchi, Matsudo, Hei, Dan and others think about it? Chao Ding was a little speechless, and he brought out the people who demolished the stage for himself.

"Lord, they just think that Xiaoshan Hall is too young and not qualified enough to think that he is not suitable for the position of chief general, and they don't mean anything else!" When Ota Shimasa saw that he fought side by side with them in the past, he took the initiative to help them say good things.

"And nothing else? If you don't mean anything else, you should obey orders! Is it me or is it the governor of the Uesugi family in Ogiya or them?! Katsuhiro, give this 'Wazumi Morikanse' to Kibei, and tell him that if anyone disobeys his command, use this sword to cut him down, and you can cut it first and then play it. Also, tell the generals that seeing this sword is like seeing me. Asadachi immediately took Izumi Mamoru Kanedori off the knife holder and handed it to Mori Katsuhiro.

"Yes." Mori Katsuhiro immediately took over the Wazumi Mori Kaneji and immediately took the order and left Ohiroma.

"My lord, Kiuchi, Matsudo, Hei, Dan and others will have no merit and hard work! If you are really beheaded by the small mountain hall, then ······" Ota Zimasa began to worry a little after seeing that Asada was playing real this time, and once this incident caused the dissatisfaction of the retainers, the gains outweighed the losses.

"That's their own fault! After receiving 10,000 stones, Yu Lu really regards himself as an important minister in the family? Also ready to intervene in my appointment of the general general and disobedience! "Chao Ding is already anxious at this time because of the need to use troops everywhere, and it just so happens that at this time, the retainers and the banner people have also demolished themselves, can he not be angry.

"What the lord said is very true. At present, the Urano family in Ueno has not been defeated, and the palace has been sending people to urge you to transfer troops into Echigo to help quell the rebellion of Nagao Enoemori. Even the four counties of Aizu were attacked and harassed by Nagao Enoemori from time to time. At this time, it was an eventful time, and Kiuchi, Matsudo, Taira, Dan and other generals even made trouble for the lord. Yamazaki Hidesen said after a sigh.