Chapter Seventy-Four: On Victory or Defeat, and Promise to Borrow Male Soldiers

Hearing Jingzhen's naked rebellious words against Takeda Shintora, the young Uesugi Kenmasa was still a little surprised, and it was common for the long-standing Kanto Rebellion to have no surprises for Nagao Kencho. The general Furukawa Gongkata next door has been usurping his father with his son for two consecutive generations (referring to the three generations of the Ashikaga Masa, Ashikaga Takaki, and Ashikaga Harushi, see Chapter 73), and Jingzhen and Takeda Harunobu are not yet in their eyes.

Therefore, instead of refuting the injustice of Takeda's move, he asked more realistically:

"His Royal Highness Jingzhen and His Royal Highness Qingxin of Kai are indeed young and ambitious! Not to mention that the monarch's father is always orderly, let's just say that Dr. Zuo Jing is also a generation of heroes, and he is solid after decades of operation, and your chances of winning are really slim. How can the Constitutional Lord, who is a dignified ruler of the Kanto region, be in the company of you and other doomed losers! ”

Hearing that Nagao Kencho was not optimistic about his declaration at all, Jingzhen was not annoyed, but just shook his head and smiled:

"But His Royal Highness Ma Shou's words are wrong. In the past, Chu and Han competed for hegemony, Han Zu only won wisely, and although Xiang Yu was strong, he was eventually a bird. In the lower degree of stealing, Lord Zuojing has four defeats, but Lord Young has four wins. Therefore, although the former is strong, there is nothing to do. ”

"Doctor Zuo Jing is good at governing by people, rewards and punishments are impermanent, and the young master is clear about the law and punishment, and the rewards and punishments are the same. Doctor Zuo Jing indiscriminately killed his subordinates and brutalized the people, and the young lord was generous and kind, sympathetic to the country, and this righteousness was better than the two. Doctor Zuo Jing forgets his righteousness and despises his allies, and the young master treats people with heart and acts sincerely. Doctor Zuo Jing is reckless and does not know what the soldiers want, and the young master is a man who uses soldiers like a god, and this martial arts is better than four. ”

"As the old saying goes, 'there is much help for the righteous, but little help for the unjust'. From this point of view, the young lord has already gathered the expectations of thousands of people in Jiafei, and he is invincible. It is only because he upholds filial piety and does not want to end up with his blood relatives that he has endured it so far. ”

And now, Dr. Zuo Jing is becoming more and more violent, unruly, reckless, and reckless, fighting endlessly abroad, breaking the covenant at will, killing innocents at home, and imposing harsh taxes on the government. In the long run, the country of Jiafei will be completely reduced to hell on earth! ”

Therefore, it is not easy for us to persuade the young master to take care of the overall situation and correct the national system. I also hope that the lord can take the position of the head of the Kanto samurai family and correct the chaos for the subordinate countries under his command (Kai belongs to one of the ten countries of the Kanto region, and theoretically also belongs to the Kanto Princess, the ruler and the ruler)! ”

"Good!"

"Ahem"

After Zhenzhen's impassioned arguments of victory and defeat, he promoted Uesugi Constitutionala to the position of Mogao, and he couldn't help but boil the blood of this child who was less than ten years old, and a good word had already blurted out.

Unable to stop him with his eyes, Nagao coughed lightly, interrupting his subsequent rash remarks and regaining control of the conversation.

"His Royal Highness Jingzhen can speak well, and he is worthy of being a young talent that the Takeda clan relies on. But after all, you are only a family, and we need to make a deep judgment before we can think about it in the long run. ”

Nagao Kencho neither responded nor directly refused, but said such a reply, which was to show the intention of bargaining.

Jing Zhen, who is well aware of the joints, naturally understands it and further gives clear conditions.

"After the young lord of the family obtains the position of the governor, I am willing to renew the old alliance with Yamauchi Uesugi and help the lord to crusade against the Hojo clan, restore the old domain, and return to Kamakura Prefecture! In addition, I am also willing to cooperate with the Lord Guan Ling to reorganize the family and integrate the Fan Valley line! ”

If it is the duty to restore the alliance that Takeda Shintora broke back then, then the crusade against the Hojo clan and the suppression of Ogiya Uesugi are all heavy promises, which accurately hit the deepest desire of the entire Yamauchi Uesugi clan.

Without him, in the infighting between Yamauchi Uesugi and Ogiya Uesugi, the one who was most harmed by the Hojo clan's troubled waters must be the Yamauchi lineage. At its peak, the Yamauchi Uesugi clan once owned Izu, Nishi-Sagami, Nishi-Musashi, and Ueno Shikoku, and indirectly controlled Echigo. But now, Izu and Saisagami have been annexed by the Hojo clan, and the territory of Nishibushi is also crumbling under the gradual encroachment of the Hojo clan, the head of the Hojo clan, and only Ueno is still in his hands.

If there was no Hojo clan, if there was no Ogiya Uesugi Uesugi, how beautiful the world would be!

For the first time since the normal meeting, Kencho Nagao was moved. He stared at Jing Zhen carefully for a long time before sighing:

"It seems that His Royal Highness Qingxin and His Royal Highness Jingzhen know the situation of their family well, and they immediately gave us conditions that we can't refuse. So, how His Royal Highness Qingxin plans to do something, the family should cooperate within the scope of their power. ”

Seeing that this actual person of the Uesugi clan in Yamauchi finally fell into the bag, Jingzhen was secretly relieved in her heart, knowing that she had passed the most difficult hurdle. Seeing that Nagao Kencho was still cautious in negotiations, he was afraid that he would open his mouth and ask for unimaginable support, so he continued to persuade:

"There are two things that the young lord needs to be supported by the lord."

"First, after the young lord is successful, I hope that the lord can take care of him and ask the public to issue the guardian service."

"Yes"

"This is not outrageous, with a few tons of face from the Uesugi clan and the shogunate, it is not difficult to do" Nagao Kencho thought of this, bowed his head slightly, and responded on behalf of Uesugi Kenmasa.

"Second, in order to protect the strength of the whole country and not use the sword soldiers, and also for the sake of the filial piety of the young master, we plan to lure Dr. Zuo Jing out of the country and expel him to achieve peaceful succession. For this reason, I hope that the stewards will also help make a scene. ”

"The Haiye clan is a vassal of your family, and they also have some personal relations with Zaixia. When Dr. Sakyo invaded Shinano a few days ago, the two sides had already clashed. Therefore, in the next dare, he dared to hope that Lord Guan Ling borrowed 3,000 troops and hoarded them on the Koshin border in the name of the Umino clan. Dr. Zuo Jing must believe it and personally raise troops to deal with it. As soon as he left the country, we instigated the army to expel him from Jiafei and proclaimed the young lord on the throne! ”

"I'm afraid that the lord in charge will not believe it, and he will give another 5,000 yuan in the next wish, and the right is a pledge and a reward."

Nagao Ken had doubts about borrowing soldiers, but when he heard that there was another 5,000 yuan in compensation, he immediately stretched his eyebrows. After all, the year is not good, and the lord in charge is also short of money and food, and the extra 5,000 windfalls are enough to replenish and deliver a batch of military rations and baggage for the Musashi stronghold, and support it for a little more time under the tidal invasion of the Hojo clan.

So, after weighing it for a long time, he finally showed that it was feasible for Uesugi Constitutionalism. The latter was a young man, and he was already overjoyed when he heard Jingzhen's promise, and immediately patted his chest and said after getting the permission of his guardian: "This manager will lend His Royal Highness Jingzhen 3,000 soldiers and 100 horses." After calming down, you can come back quickly. Then he looked at the middle-aged man dressed as a military general who didn't say a word in the whole conversation with expectant eyes.

"Your Highness Shinano, would you like to take a trip to Shinano for the head of the house?"

This military commander known as Shinano Mamoru was the famous general Nagano Yoshimasa who introduced Jingzhen and his entourage to Nagano Township, Gunma County, Ueno Province, the important minister of the Uesugi clan in Yamauchi, and the lord of Minowa Castle, and was later known as the "Uesu Yellow Spot".