different warring states of japan

Chapter 1034 Powers and Obligations

Ujiyasu Hojo wrote the letter patiently, with a sincere tone and touching emotion.After the ink blots were dry, they were stuffed into envelopes one by one, and handed over to envoys to send to various places.

Her calm attitude affects the Ji warriors who are always paying attention to her inside and outside the castle tower, and it is also a means to ease the panic at home.

After writing the letter, Hojo Shiyasu stretched and stood up.She knocked on her back and smiled wryly at Banner beside her.

"I'm really old, and my back hurts when I sit at my desk for a while."

The confidant warrior Ji bowed and said.

"What's the matter, you are a dragon and a tiger, and you can lead us to fight the enemy."

Hojo Shiyasu smiled slightly and asked.

"How is Shizheng doing now?"

The confidant hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice.

"After His Royal Highness Shizheng came back, he locked himself in the room. It is said that he has not eaten for two days."

Hojo Shiyasu shook his head and walked out.

"Go see her."

"Hi!"

Although this time the Hojo army's battle ended in a disastrous defeat, Hojo Ujiyasu didn't think it was all the responsibility of his daughter, Hojo Ujiyasu himself was responsible.

In order to ensure the transfer of power between the new and old governors, she gave her daughter the Hojo clan too much power, and used the inheritance of the family business as an excuse to persuade the important ministers to support her as much as possible.

As a result, Hojo Ujimasa and Ashikaga Yoshishi were eager for quick success.A group of people and important ministers had scruples and allowed them to mess around, resulting in a huge defeat that was difficult to end, and almost ruined Hojo's family business.

Yasuta of the Hojo family cared about the smooth handover of the family business, Masata of the Hojo family wanted to prove himself, and the General of Kanto and the retainers had their own concerns, and they committed a taboo in military affairs together.

Take the enemy lightly.

Hojo Shiyasu thought as he walked, he admired that Shiba Kenshin very much.Plate armor warriors, this heavily armed army that shouldn't appear on the battlefield of the samurai family, is the root cause of the Hojo family's fiasco.

The royal station chose the most suitable battlefield for the heavy armored army, and used the most suitable tactics to kill most of the Hojo family's elite at a very small cost.

If it weren't for his heavy army, especially the heavy cavalry, the Hojo family would never have lost so badly. At most, both sides would suffer.

This young man is really too confident, as long as he miscalculates one step, the heavy armored army will become useless tin cans.

If the Hojo Clan hadn't sent troops to the plains led by Sano, with the dense waterways near Kawagoe Castle, there would be no room for the heavily armed army to play, and all his investment would have been in vain.

Hojo Shiyasu sighed.

I don't know if it's because the young man's intelligence is extraordinary, or the Hojo family's fate is doomed. In short, the Hojo family was defeated, and the defeat was very miserable.

Before he knew it, Hojo Shiyasu had already walked to his daughter's residence.The waiter outside the door held the plate and bowed to her.

"What? Still refuse to eat?"

The waiter kowtowed tremblingly.

"His Royal Highness said that she doesn't want to eat."

Hojo Shiyasu nodded and said.

"Put down the plate, you go down first."

The waiter saluted again, put down the plate and left lightly, Hojo Shiyasu said to the surroundings.

"Stay far away, I have something to talk to Shizheng."

"Hi!"

Whether it is the close servant of the Hojo clan or the banner of the Hojo clan, they all went to the distance to guard, leaving space for the two generations of family governors.

Hojo Shiyasu picked up the dinner plate and opened the door. The room was pitch black except for one candlestick.The flames swayed slightly due to the wind brought by the opening of the door, reflecting the decadent figure of the Hojo Clan.

"Get out! I said no supper."

"If you don't eat, how can you have the strength to do things?"

Hojo Shizheng was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at the door, and saw his mother standing there holding a dinner plate.

Her eyes were red, and she kowtowed to the ground.

"I'm sorry, I'm very sorry, my lord, I failed your expectations."

Hojo Shiyasu walked into the room and closed the door behind his back.She put the plate on the tatami and pushed it in front of Hojo Ujimasa who was prostrate on the ground.

"Eat a little, eat a little anyway.

Hunger does not solve problems, it only brings suffering.No matter what you are going to face, you have to eat enough to have the strength to deal with it. "

Hojo Ujimasa raised his head, looked at the rice in front of him, looked at his kind mother, and finally couldn't help but shed tears of regret accumulated for many days.

"Sorry, it's all my fault.

I didn't listen to my aunts, I didn't listen to Master Duomu and the others, I insisted on going my own way and killed them! "

She raised her head, Hojo Shiyasu saw the imperial flag tightly held in her hand and in her arms, and pretended not to know.

"So? What do you want to do?"

Hojo Shizheng was taken aback, not knowing how to answer.If she were an ordinary Ji warrior, she could choose to commit seppuku to wash away her sins.

But she is the governor of Hojo's family, and her life was bought by Hojo Tsunasari's loyal Ji samurai, and she can't die.

There was a hint of relief in Hojo Shiyasu's eyes, he stepped forward and patted his daughter's hand, and said.

"Very well, you didn't tell me to cut seppuku, and you are willing to live with your sins and shoulder your own responsibilities. I am very satisfied.

Remember this lesson, remember these clansmen and retainers who died in battle.Your life is no longer yours alone.

So you have to cheer up and start with eating. "

Hojo Ujimasa looked at his mother with a trace of confusion in his eyes, then reached out to pick up the bowl and started to eat.

It was slow at first, quickly became voracious, and finally unfortunately choked myself and coughed hard.

Hojo Shiyasu handed the tea on the plate to Hojo Shimasa, watching her blushing down the tea.

Hojo Shizheng felt embarrassed, wanted to wipe the messy corner of his mouth, picked up the imperial flag in his arms, and then was taken aback.She glared at Yu Qi, then silently wiped the corner of her mouth with her sleeve.

Hojo Shiyasu looked at her entanglement calmly, knowing that no one else could help her, and only she could untie it.

The two were indoors, looking at each other in the dim light of a candle, Hojo Shiyasu said slowly after seeing his daughter finished eating.

"I have already written to the Kanto samurai family I am familiar with, asking them not to abandon the Hojo family."

Hojo Shizheng trembled all over, and said bitterly.

"Even if you write to them, they won't listen.

The Wu family valued profits over righteousness, and would not change their minds because of a letter. Instead, the reputation of the mother would be reduced to a laughing stock because of these letters. "

Hojo Shiyasu shook his head and said.

"We need time to calm people's hearts and rearrange our defenses. I don't ask everyone to respond. As long as one person misses the past, there is more hope.

I also wrote a letter to Yasuko Ota of Edo Castle, all the good things I said, all the conditions I promised, and I just begged her not to vote for Uesugi Terutora. "

Hojo Shizheng's eyes widened and he lost his voice.

"My lord!
Ota Kosuke entrapped Tominaga Yasuke and Toyama Tsunakage, causing the southern line to collapse. The two important ministers had to fight to the death and died in battle.

Such a cunning traitor, how can you bow your head to her? "

Hojo Ujiyasu looked at the excited Hojo Ujimasa and said calmly.

"I tell you this to make you understand a truth. In the face of survival, dignity is worth nothing.

Have you thought about it?
If the Hojo family perishes, what will happen to you and me, as well as our family members, clan members, and loyal retainers?
Remember those who died fighting for you, they also have children, husbands, and relatives, and it is your responsibility to take care of their children and relatives!
As a family governor, rights and obligations are equal!With great power, comes great responsibility!
As long as the Hojo family can continue, your dignity and mine are worthless, our lives are worthless, and can be sacrificed at any time. "

(End of this chapter)