It has been ten full days since Uesugi Terutora took office as the head of the Kanto region at Tsuruoka Hachimangu Palace.

On April 12, as soon as the sky was hazy, Shigehide Akai woke up.

After washing, Shige-su eats breakfast in his room, but a small bowl of rice is only halfway eaten and he can't swallow it anymore.

"Sure enough, it's still not as delicious as the rice at home."

Shige-su muttered, deliberately ignoring his appetite. He sighed, opened the curtain and walked under the porch, where he saw his daughter Teruko also coming out of the next room.

"Oh...... Keiko, wake up so early. ”

"Father-in-law isn't the same?"

Keiko's eye circles darkened slightly, obviously because she couldn't sleep well, and Chongxiu saw it in her eyes, but she didn't know how to comfort her.

He was very distressed about his daughter's current situation, but he was just the lord of Uenokan Lin Castle...... Although he is in Tatebayashi Castle, he is the same existence as Emperor Laozi, but this is not Tatebayashi!

"Kokujumaru was entrusted to my father's care...... When he was in Yuanfu, he was named Guofan. ”

Hui Zi opened his mouth first.

"Ah...... Wow Kata, Kokujumaru is my grandson, so don't worry. It's you...... I don't know when I'll be able to come back. ”

Chongxiu's face was full of sadness, not only for the loss of his parents when his grandson Kunisumu was young, but also for the fate of his daughter.

This is Ueno Stable Bridge Castle, and the father and daughter are in a dormitory in the castle town.

Kunisomaru, who Teruko entrusted to him, is the son of Teruko and Yokose Narishi, and the only son of the Yokose family, but ...... The Yokose family no longer needed an heir, as the Yokose family was removed from the list due to his betrayal during the Hojo Raid.

In the words of Sasa Narumasa, it is ...... "To be able to leave the remnant of Kokujumaru is already a great forgiveness to the Yokose family, so you can be content."

"Pack your things, it's getting late."

Teiko choked up a little, quickly turned her head and ran back to the room.

Chongxiu knew that Keiko must be extremely sad at the moment, but he still came to the door of Keiko's room and said:

"Don't think about suicide, you must know that you went to Echigo for Kokujumaru, you ...... It's a hostage! The mission of the hostages must be understood! ”

Yes, hostages!

Teruko Akai, who has returned to her family, will go to Echigo as a hostage of her son Kunijumaru and her father Shigehide Akai. After rushing back to Tatebayashi Castle from Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine, Shigehide immediately told his daughter about the Uesugi family's treatment of her and the Yokose family.

The cruelty of separating a mother from her young children is certainly cruelty, but it also contains compassion.

It's better to let Teruko go to Echigo than to let Kokujumaru go to Echigo.

When the blood-colored sun jumped out of the mountains in the eastern sky, Shigehide Akai and Teruko packed their bags and just went out.

The streets north of the city are already chaotic and noisy.

The samurai who were in a hurry to return to Echigo were all preparing early, and they waited for the order of the Kanto governor Uesugi Teruto, and they were about to triumph.

In contrast, the "hostage legions" with various banners scattered along the edge of the streets, seemed too quiet compared to the bustling Echigo samurai.

"May I ask this, is this Akai-sama from Tatebayashi Castle?"

A fair-skinned young man next to him leaned in, his figure was thin and thin, and he always looked smiling.

Shigemu felt as if he had seen this face somewhere, but he couldn't remember it clearly.

"The old decay is none other than Shigehide Akai...... Dare to ask Your Excellency ......"

"The boy is the only god of the Date family."

"Soga...... Fortunately, fortunately. ”

"Where, where...... Is this one Mrs. Keiko? ”

Kamiichi squinted his eyes and dealt with Shigehide Akai, but when he saw the samurai Ji next to Shigehide, a pair of small eyes immediately widened.

Sensing Kamiichi's ill-intentioned gaze, Keiko was a little angry.

"I'm Teruko Akai, do you have anything to advise?"

It's the first time we met, and it involves pointing or something, and Keiko's response is rude...... Chongxiu coughed and cleared his throat, but also reminded his daughter.

At this time, shouldn't we talk about "digging up by you" and "dying bitterly at night"!

"No, no, no, there's nothing to point at, but you, Yaga Shenyi, don't always look at girls with squinting eyes!"

At some point, a beautiful man in men's clothes jumped out from behind Kamaichi, stretched out a hand and grabbed Kamaichi's ear.

"It's rude to look at a woman like that!"

"Don't don't, it hurts......"

God was busy pleading.

"Then you promise Sister Teruko that you won't be so rude again."

"I ...... I'm a lonely man, she's a widow, I look at her like this, what's not going to work, don't ...... It hurts ......."

Kamiichi is still refuting, but the reason is also high-sounding, but his mouth is worn out, and he can't change Kita's idea of punishing him.

"You still have the face to speak! Don't apologize yet! ”

"Auntie, you're doing well, I apologize, I'll apologize immediately, you let go."

"Don't take it as an example!"

Kita snorted coldly and let go of Kamiichi's ears, but twisted his hand on his thin and thin face.

Shen Yi gasped, this girl is really strong......

“…… Ah, I'm sorry for what happened just now, but I beg your pardon! In the next Fuji Kamiichi, he is a hostage of the Date family, so please give me a lot of advice in the future. ”

"The night dew is bitter."

Keiko nodded reservedly, with contempt in her eyes.

…… Shenyi was keenly aware of Keiko's dislike, and felt a little sorry in his heart, did he really look down on himself, alas......

Compared to Kamiichi's cold eyes, Kita immediately won the favor of Keiko, and the two women soon chatted together.

"In this world, maybe it will be a woman!"

Kamiichi sighed in an old-fashioned manner, and immediately got Akai Shigehide's echo:

"yes...... Uesugi Terutora is just a woman, but she has already ordered the Kanto group to take office as the head of the Kanto region. In time, even if it is Shangluo, or even to seize the world, it is impossible to say. ”

"Hey...... Although she is the Kanto governor, the Takeda clan is still entrenched in Kai and Shinano, and the Hojo clan is not a memojo, Tokichi Satake, Boso Satomi, Shimono Utsunomiya, and Shimoso Chiba, which one is a fuel-efficient lamp? ”

Although he inadvertently said such frustrating words as "the world may be a woman", God immediately realized his mistake and quickly set things right and took a firm stand.

"The little brother has a point...... However, the three of them were stationed at Kawagoe, Yamamoto Temple was stationed at Kanayama Castle, and Saito Asanobu was stationed at the stable bridge, and these three were each other's horns, and they were all well-known generals in Echigo. There are also Ninja Castle Narita Nagakin, Iwatsuki Ota Shimasa, and Edo Ota Yasushi for their drive, although His Royal Highness the Imperial Palace is in Echigo remote control Kanto, but the Uesugi family's power in Kanto cannot be underestimated at all! ”

"What Akai-sama said is reasonable, but Gan Yajing was originally a mountain citizen, but he was promoted to the lord of Kawagoe Castle, and Saito Asanobu was not the son of the middle elder, and he was actually promoted to the commander of the Kwantung Army, although the two of them are extremely capable, but the speed of promotion is too fast."

God pouted and retorted,

"The head of Yamamoto Temple is a brave general of the Uesugi family, but he can only succumb to Saito Asanobu, maybe it is Uesugi Huihu who is not worried about Saito Asanobu and is afraid of raising tigers, which makes Yamamoto Temple contain it."

"That's ......"

Being told this by Shenyi, Chongxiu felt that his brain was a little insufficient.

However, the victory of the Hojo Raid made peace possible in the Kanto region.

"Look, Lord Akai, the team of the Hojo family is here!"

Although Kamiichi's eyes were often squinted, his gaze was really keen, and he saw the banner of the Hojo family from a distance.

Shigehide forgot about the past in the direction pointed out by Kamiichi, and saw the Hojo family governor Masato personally leading dozens of samurai on horseback to escort a small sedan chair.

"It's ...... in the sedan chair"

Shigexiu raised his eyebrows in confusion.

"Probably hostages...... Didn't the Hojo clan say a few days ago that he would send his younger brother over as a hostage? ”

In response to the words of the gods, among the sedan chairs personally escorted by the clan masa, it was the younger brother Shichiro, named "Izunido".

Right now, the Hojo clan is waiting quietly on the side of the road, he is only 19 years old this year, and although he looks weak, he has a calm bearing.

Compared with the great power of his father, Hojo Shiyasu, the situation of the clan at this time can be described as extremely shabby.

He led his team to the outside of the stable bridge city, and immediately his former rivals began to laugh at him...... What "Sagami's sick cat", "incompetent heir" and the like.

Shi Zheng listened to it in his ears, and his face was still calm.

The dozens of horseback warriors behind him were just like him, letting others ridicule them in every way, and they didn't move like mountains.

He's waiting for someone.

Fortunately...... It didn't take long for the clan to wait.

Surrounded by the Rose Knights, Sasa Narumasa came to the hostage team, and the first thing he saw was Hojo Clanmasa.

Compared with half a year ago, the clan is much haggard, but it is not as good as when he was in Ninja City.

This made Cheng Zheng a little surprised.

"Clan Masang...... No matter how hard you work on state affairs, you should also pay attention to your body, otherwise...... The monarch is a weak body, and he can bring disaster to his retainers and subjects. ”

Cheng Zheng came to the front of the clan and reminded him if he didn't have it.

Speaking of which, although Narumasa harbors malice towards the Hojo family, he has a good impression of the clan himself, so when he sees the Hojo clan becoming a qualified family governor, he doesn't know whether to be happy or annoyed?

Narumasa's words can be considered very rude and rude to Hojo Masasa as the governor of the family, but Masa just smiled and said:

"Thank you, Lord Sasa, for the reminder, and in the future, I will also pay attention to my personal practice."

Cheng Zheng nodded, and began to look at the child behind Shi Zheng, the little boy looked very well-behaved and beautiful, I think it should be Shi Zheng's younger brother.

"Because I don't have any children at the moment, so in terms of hostages, I can only send my younger brother Shichiro out of the West Hall to Echigo, and at this point, please be accommodating in front of His Royal Highness."

"It's okay...... Since it is a troubled time, of course, it depends on the fist, the hostage or something, either the icing on the cake of the covenant, or the thin layer. Woman. The membrane will break when you stab it, don't you say? ”

Hearing Chengzheng's presumptuous statement, Shizheng did not respond immediately.

On the castle tower of Stablebridge Castle not far away, he suddenly remembered the sound of a drum, and Sasa Narumasa turned his head to look at it, and immediately beat his horse and left.

"This is the Uesugi family beating the drums...... Shichiro is about to leave for Echigo. ”

Clan Masato stood in front of Xiao Zhengtai with a smile, reaching out and stroking the little head of Izushido.

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