In the twenty-first year of astronomy, Uesugi Kenmasa, the Kanto governor, was expelled from Ueno Province by the Hojo family, and then went north to take refuge in the Echigo Nagao family.

In the face of the defection of the Kanto Governor, Nagao Jinghu showed great sincerity, not only built a residence for Uesugi Kenmasa and his party to live, but also specially arranged for Echigo to guard Uesugi Madami near Uesugi Kenmasa, so that Uesugi Kenmasa could feel the warmth of home.

Outside Kasugayama Castle, inside the Uesugi Museum.

Uesugi Kenmasa lay in the courtyard with a big belly and enjoyed the service of the two maids beside him, and it had been a long time since the Battle of Kawagoe, and it had not been a long time since the Battle of Kawagoe.

"My lord, now that the land of Kanto has become the dominant family of the Hojo family, although we have obtained the protection of the Nagao family, the strength of the Nagao family is probably not enough to defeat the Hojo family and restore the prestige of the lord to the same as before, right?" Beside Uesugi Kenmasa, a young samurai asked with a puzzled expression.

"Harima Mamoru, you want to ask, why did the family choose to come to Echigo instead of going to the Dehana Tsugawa family, which is now famous all over the world?" Uesugi Kenmasa seemed to see through the thoughts of the retainer next to him, and said with a smile.

A hint of surprise flashed across Oishi Tsunamoto's face, and then he nodded honestly and said, "Not bad!" Compared to the Nagao family, the Tsugawa family is stronger than the Nagao family in terms of strength and fame, and if there is the support of the Tsugawa family, it seems more likely to regain the territory, right? ”

Uesugi Kenmasa sat up from the ground, then waved his hand and dismissed the two maids beside him, then turned his head to look at Oishi Tsunamoto and said, "How can I not know what Harima Mamoru said?" ”

"It's just that now that the family has lost the territories of Musashi and Ueno Province one after another, and if you flee to Dewa alone, in what capacity and in what name should you ask the Tsugawa family to send troops?" Uesugi Kenmasa said calmly, "Kanto Governor? Soji Tsugawa is the deputy general of the world who is personally appointed by the general, but it's a pity that others don't look down on it! ”

"It's just that the position of the current leader is not necessarily much worse than that of me, the nominal Kanto leader, so why should I, the Kanto leader, send troops to support?"

"Besides, the territory of the Tsugawa family is in the land of Okuwa, which is far from Ueno and Musashi, and it is far less real than the Nagao family of Echigo!"

"Unlike the Tsugawa family, it would take a long time for the Tsugawa family to send troops, and they only needed to go south from Echigo to Kamishu (Ueno)! Why, then, should I go far and near? After saying that, Uesugi Kenmasa couldn't help but smile.

Oishi Tsunagen is not a stupid person, but he is too young and inexperienced, and after a little bit of Uesugi Kenmasa, he understands the key to it.

Oishi Tsunagen was born in the Oishi clan of the Musashi guardian generation, and his father was Oishi Tsuna, and later became the adopted son of Oishi Yoshitsuna. When Uesugi Kenmasa fled to Echigo, only Oishi Tsunagen was with him, and even Nagao Kenkyo and others stayed in Ueno.

And Oishi Tsunagen himself is also very capable, and in history he joined the side of Uesugi Keikatsu during the Uesugi Imperial Palace Rebellion. Later, he followed Uesugi Keikatsu to transfer to Aizu and was appointed as the castle representative of Hohara Castle. Together with Yasuda Nogen and Iwai Nobuno, they are known as Aizu Sanshi.

"It's just that the Nagao family doesn't seem to have done anything to answer the lord's request, it's been a few months, and in addition to entertaining the lord with good food and drink, they don't mention anything about the soldiers going to the state."

"It's not a way to drag it out like this!" Oishi Tsunagen said worriedly.

Uesugi Kenmasa replied calmly, "Although the head of the Nagao family, Nagao Dan Zheng Shaobi, is only in his twenties, but today's young people can't take it lightly!" ”

"At the age of the weak crown, he has the country of Echigo, and looking at the world, I am afraid that there are only a few people such as the head of the Tsugawa family, the Tsugawa Right Guard, and the Miyoshi Chikuzen Mori. But these people are all unparalleled warriors in the world, and sooner or later playing the Shaobi Hall will also make the martial name spread all over the world, so Harima Mamoru might as well wait and see! ”

Seeing that Uesugi Kenmasa actually compared Nagao Keitora to Tsugawa Soji and Miyoshi Nagakei and others, Oishi Tsunamoto was also very surprised. You must know that Tsugawa Soji and Miyoshi Nagakei are now the most powerful RB daimyo and the other is the overlord who controls Kinai, and even the Hojo family and the like are not enough in front of these two forces.

And Nagao Jinghu can actually get such praise from Uesugi Kenmasa, Oishi Tsunagen doesn't know what to say in his heart.

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Uesugi Kenmasa's request for the Nagao family to send troops to Ueno actually caused a dispute within the Nagao family.

The reason for the dispute is not so much the question of whether to send troops, but where to send them.

In addition to Uesugi Kenmasa's request to send troops to Ueno, Ogasawara Nagatoki, the head of the Ogasawara family in Shinano, also sent a document asking for help to Nagao Keitora after being beaten by Takeda Harunobu.

As a result, the retainers of the Nagao family engaged in a fierce dispute over whether to send troops to Shinano or Ueno, and this dispute left Uesugi Kenmasa aside for several months.

In the Kasuga Mountain Castle Castle Castle Castle Tower, today is the monthly assessment meeting of the Nagao family, and all the castle lords of Echigo are present, and there are no less than 100 retainers sitting in the hall.

The long-tailed Jinghu sat on the main seat, wearing a standing black hat on his head, wearing a silk regular dress, and a few peonies embroidered on it, which was made by the long-tailed Jinghu's main wife, Chunji, who spent more than ten days for the long-tailed Jinghu, who cherished it very much, and would ship this dress on every occasion to meet the retainers.

The retainers have long been numb to the "corruption" of the long-tailed Jinghu, and the clothes on the long-tailed Jinghu alone cost hundreds of times, which is equivalent to the income of a long-tailed family and a city lord for more than a year, which is simply a tyrant.

But there are some things that cannot be envied, who calls others to have a rich old man.......

In addition to benefiting the Nagao family behind the Tsugawa family in other ways, the most profitable way is that the Nagao family can make a lot of money every year with the Tsugawa family in maritime trade.

First of all, all fleets going to Dewa or Tsugawa families going to other regions would pass through Echigo, and Imamachiminato, Naoetsu outside Asahayama Castle, was one of the seven minatos of Mitsu, so it attracted many fleets to dock at Imamachiminato, which invisibly led to the development of the port trade of the Nagao family.

At the same time, Nagao Jinghu also established his own fleet, and followed the Tsugawa family to roll up his sleeves and work hard, making the Nagao family's own maritime trade also impressive, and bringing trade income to the Nagao family every year is no less than 10,000 yuan.

Therefore, the long-tailed Jinghu is not short of money at all.

After an hour, the content that needs to be discussed is discussed in your words and my words. Immediately after that, the topic was pulled to the question of sending troops to Ueno or Shinano.

"Shinano is close to Echigo, and the Takeda family has made frequent moves since Takeda Daizen exiled Takeda Mutsu Mamoru and defeated Suwa, Takato and other Shinano people one after another, and now they have defeated the Ogasawara family and occupied Hayashi Castle. Once Shinano is captured by the Takeda family, the family will have to face the threat of the Takeda family, so the family must not sit idly by and ignore the Shinano affair! ”