different warring states of japan

The Hojo vassals were not at ease with the Hojo Clan, the defeated Sano leader who almost destroyed the Hojo family.

Especially the rumor that Hojo Shizheng refused to marry and angered Hojo Shiyasu to death, which made her lose a lot of points.

You must know that Yasushi Hojo is the most accomplished person among the four generations of family governors in Hojo. If Yasushi Hojo hadn't strategized, today's Hojo family might not be as prosperous as it is.

As the successor of Hojo Ujiyasu, Hojo Ujisho, it is really not easy to take charge of the family business these days.She is very eager to make achievements as soon as possible and prove her ability to her retainers.

Before his death, Hojo Ujiyasu reached an alliance with Terotora Uesugi, leaving behind the legacy of the Soetsu Alliance, which made it clear that the political status of the Hojo family was not weaker than that of Uesugi.

And Shiba Yoshigin, through Ashikaga Yoshishi, issued an imperial order of no war in Kanto, allowing the land of Guan Yashu to enter a period of recuperation.

For the Hojo family who just lost their old governor, external stability is conducive to the replacement of the governor, which should be a good thing.But for Hojo Shizheng personally, it was very embarrassing.

Because of the existence of the cross alliance, the Uesugi family's sphere of influence cannot be coveted by the Hojo clan.Because there is no war in Kanto, she cannot develop interests in other directions in Kanto.

The Hojo clan was so confused that he sat on the position of the family governor, not knowing what he should do for a while.

It wasn't until Shiba Yoshigin started to carry out political reforms in the Kanto Chamber, and Terotora Uesugi sent a letter suggesting that the alliance dealt with Takeda Shingen, that the Hojo clan found some pursuit.

Hojo Clan's emotion was completely ignored by the Hojo Clan, she smiled.

"Grandmother has a long-term vision, but we don't need to worry about the future of the Kanto Office, we just need to seize the present opportunity.

Recently, the Takeda family has been harassing the Suruga-Izu border between the two countries, and Mishima, Nirayama and other places have not been disturbed very much.

But I still judge that Takeda Shingen's goal is not my Hojo family, but the Tokugawa family's Enjiang country. "

Hojo Genan nodded in approval.

The Hojo family has managed the Izu Sagami and the two countries for three generations. Izu and Sai Sagami are the core members of the Hojo family, and they cannot be easily shaken by Takeda Shingen.

Back then, Takeda Shingen launched the Suruga invasion and took the Suruga country in one fell swoop, which seemed to be overwhelming.

In fact, it was also because Hojo Ujiyasu took the initiative to shrink the defense line in the direction of the Suruga country in order to guard against the Echigo army's Kanto strategy, which made the Takeda family succeed.

In the area of ​​Kano River, which is the geographical boundary line between the Suruga and Izu countries, the rule of the Takeda family is very weak. The local samurai miss the Imagawa family and are close to the Hojo family. It is difficult for Takeda Shingen to do anything.

The Izu country is mountainous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Niuyama Castle, an important town in the north, was the residence of the first governor of Hojo, so it cannot be captured easily.

Takeda Shingen repeatedly pulled on Mishima and Nirayama, just to test the Hojo family. Her real goal should be the Tokugawa family in Enjiang country on the western front.

Hojo Huanan nodded.

"My family's contact with the Oda Tokugawa family should have been known to His Highness Takeda. She was worried that we would stab the Takeda family in the back."

Hojo Shizheng sneered.

"It's justifiable for us to stab her, after all, His Royal Highness Imagawa is currently in Izu Country, and we have a reason to send troops to Suruga Country.

But what I don't understand is, why does His Highness Uesugi have such a grudge against the Takeda family?From the signing of the Overseas Alliance to the repeated letters implying that they all want to get rid of Takeda and then hurry up, people can't figure it out. "

The Hojo clan did not understand, why did Uesugi Terotora deal with the Takeda family?
How much benefit did the Echigo party give before to dismantle the three alliances of Imagawa Hojo Takeda and let Takeda Shingen go south to attack the Imagawa family, making the Hojo family beaten on both sides, and strategically extremely passive.

But now, Terutora Uesugi wants to join forces with the Hojo family, the archenemy who is vying for the land of Guan Yashu, to deal with the Takeda family in turn. What is she planning?
In the poor valleys of the Koshin Mountains, what could Uesugi Terotora care about more than the great plains of Kanbashu?Don't grab good fields and good land, insist on going into the mountains to gnaw rocks, is your brain sick?

Hojo Huanan shook his head.

"His Highness Uesugi's thoughts, I can't guess.

But judging from her veiled attitude, Jin Dadian must not approve of the attack on the Takeda family.It is a good thing for my Hojo family that the two lords of Echigo have different attitudes towards the Takeda family.

I asked Koyamada Shinshige several times in private about the entanglement between Uesugi Takeda, but she kept it secret. "

The Oyamada family is an in-law of the Takeda family, a semi-independent force in the Kai Takeda family, whose territory is close to the Hojo family, and is very close to the Hojo family.

Oyamada Nobushio also served as the diplomatic service of the Takeda family to the Hojo family, and had a close relationship with Hojo Genan.

She even got into the Hojo family's military service account because of this, and in front of the Takeda family's retainers, she was enjoying the kickbacks from the Hojo family.

But with the feud between the Takeda family and the Hojo family, Koyamada Nobushio was quite uncomfortable, and it was hard to be small between the two.

Hojo Genan asked her for information, but she didn't dare to say it.Could she tell the Hojo family that Shingen Takeda had sex with Yoshihiko Shiba forcibly in Yantian Castle, and secretly gave birth to a child?
Takeda Rena's life experience is a taboo topic among Kai people, and no one wants to bring it up to cause trouble for themselves.

That is to say, the unlucky guy who has been idle in Shinano for a long time, Ishigami, can find out one or two truths from many rumors.

Hojo Huanan sighed and said.

"Nobushige Koyamada just revealed to me in private that when His Royal Highness Takeda attacked Suruga, he spent half a year in Suruga Castle."

Hojo Shizheng was taken aback.

"Yes, I remember that in the summer and autumn of that year, His Highness Takeda did not take any action. Even though my Hojo family was extremely embarrassed by the Echigo army, she did not take the opportunity to do anything.

But isn't that because the Kais are ravaging the Suruga country, and she is reconciling the conflicts between the Surugas and the Kais, so she can't get out of her life? "

Hojo Huanan said solemnly.

"Nobumo Koyamada didn't want to say any more, and she reluctantly revealed this after I begged her repeatedly.

Looking back now, this incident was indeed very strange.His Highness Takeda stayed in Junfu City for half a year, and on the way back to Kai Kingdom, he accepted an abandoned baby, and after returning home, he became a monk. "

Hojo Shizheng suddenly felt a palpitation, she said slowly.

"Could it be that child..."

Hojo Huanan shook his head.

"It's hard to say, Ji Wushi is physically strong, and under normal circumstances, except for the three days before and after giving birth, he acts as usual and is not troubled by pregnancy.

Even if His Highness Takeda really gave birth to an heir, he wouldn't stay for half a year, just having a child, can it be so debilitating?

But there must be a reason why Oyamada Shinmo deliberately mentioned this matter.Thinking about it carefully, it is indeed very strange.

His Highness Takeda was not yet married, he adopted his adopted daughter and became a monk to practice. Does it mean that the inheritance of Takeda's family business depends on an abandoned baby picked up at random?

It is very unusual for the group of Takeda's retainers to watch an abandoned baby occupy the throne of heir without much opposition.

Even with His Highness Takeda's prestige suppressing them, the rebellious mountain folk warriors of Takeda's retainer group are not like Ji warriors who will compromise casually.

What is it that made Takeda's retainers so taboo, acquiescing to His Royal Highness Takeda's behavior. "

Hojo Genan couldn't figure it out, but the uneasiness in Hojo Shizheng's heart became more and more intense. A thought suddenly popped up in her mind and she blurted it out.

"If His Highness Takeda gave birth that summer, wouldn't the day when she conceived the child be around the time of the Battle of Kawanakajima?

At that time, was Jin Dadian staying in Yantian City by the Takeda family as a guest? "

The content of the peace talks between the Uesugi and Takeda families after the Kawanakajima battle has long been thoroughly studied by the Hojo family.Regarding the situation of both parties at that time, Hojo Ujizheng and Hojo Genan were very clear.

The opportunity for the peace negotiation was that Shiba Yoshigin, who had lost contact with the battlefield, accidentally lost his way and ran to Yantian City, where he was recognized and detained by Takeda Shingen's subordinates.

Hojo Genan thought for a while and said.

"It should have been during that time. I didn't expect that the situation in Kawanakajima would be so tense, and His Highness Takeda would be free to do other things."

Hojo Genan just made a joke and didn't think too much about it.

Shiba Yoshigin is revered as a heavenly man in the hearts of the Kanto samurai, especially the scene where Hojo Genan saw Hachiman Tainiang perform a miracle in Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine and awarded Shiba Yoshiyin the imperial white flag.

In her heart, she couldn't even think of blaspheming Shiba Yoshigin.

Shiba Yoshigin is the incarnation of the samurai Giri handpicked by Mrs. Hachiman. No Kanto samurai will deny this.

This is also one of the reasons why Shiba Yoshiyin transformed the Kanto servants and decentralized the powers, and the samurai families in Kanba Prefecture are eager to move.

Guan Yashu is the place where the samurai rose and the core site of the Kamakura shogunate.

Because the Ashikaga shogunate moved the political center to Kyoto, and the rise of Kansai's ocean trade suppressed the traditional manor-based economy of the Kanto, the current Kanto is not as prosperous as the Kansai.

But in the heart of the Kanto samurai family, they always think that there is something great about the nouveau riche in Kansai, and the noble Kanto famous family dismisses it.

Hovering between real poverty and spiritual superiority, the Kanto Samurai family is very depressed.The appearance of Shiba Yoshigin is like a ray of dawn blooming in the dark land of Kanto.

The miracle of Tsuruoka Hachimangu gave the Kanto samurai hope.

Yoshihiko Shiba made drastic changes to the Kanto Chamber, tried his best to protect the interests of the old samurai, and assisted the middle and lower samurai to resume production, so that both male and female samurai of the upper, middle and lower class could see the future.

It is this desire for the entanglement of spirit and reality that deified Shiba Yoshigin's image and gradually became the inviolable patron saint of samurai in the hearts of Kanto samurai.

The Hojo Clan has a deep admiration for Shiba Yoshigin, and she looks at Shiba Yoshigin with the emotion of a woman, so she feels faintly uneasy in the sixth sense of a woman.

As for an old woman in Hojo Huan'an, she doesn't have the interest of young people in making love, so naturally she was a bit slow in responding to this kind of thing.

Hojo Shizheng frowned.

"Jinduo Hall is noble and pure, and must not be desecrated.

But back then, when he came to Kanto just now, his prestige and reputation was not as good as it is now.If a shameless person acts boldly, he may not have many scruples. "

Hojo Genan was taken aback for a moment, she looked up at Hojo Shizheng, startled by her guess.

Takeda Shingen was pregnant around the time of the Battle of Kawanakajima, and that was exactly the time when Shiba Yoshigin was trapped in Yantian City and imprisoned by the Takeda family.

Just as Hojo Shimasa said, Shiba Yoshigin had just arrived in Kanto at that time.

He has not yet established the reputation of being invincible in the South and North Wars in Kanto, nor has the thriving Kanto Servant to be dreaded, nor has the miracle of the Tsuruoka Hachiman Palace deterred the concubines of the Kanto.

Takeda Shingen killed a lot of important ministers in the Kawanakajima battle, and even his sister Takeda Nobushige, who was as close as a brother, was beheaded by Shiba Yoshigin in front of the battle.

No matter how calm and rational Takeda Shingen is, he is still a man of flesh and blood.How did she manage to face Shiba Yoshiyin, the enemy who murdered her sister, and still be able to discuss peace matters with him calmly?

Hojo Genan began to sweat on his head and muttered to himself.

"No way...impossible..."

The corners of Hojo's eyes twitched, with uncontrollable rage showing on his face, he said through gritted teeth.

"If this is not the case, then why did Terotora Uesugi destroy Uesugi Takeda's excellent strategy of attacking my family on both sides without telling Jintaden?
If this is not the case, why does the Takeda retainer group keep such secrets, even someone who is close to my family like Koyamada Nobushige, dare not say a word?

Most importantly, for a picked-up child, how could the Takeda vassals acquiesce in her becoming the heir of the Takeda family, and tolerate this beast like Takeda Shingen! "

At the end, the Hojo clan had already scolded loudly, as if he wanted to let out all the scorching anger in his chest.

Hojo Genan subconsciously looked back at Ramon before dissuading him.

"Your Highness, be careful!

You can't say this nonsense, it's terrible for outsiders to hear it.We have no evidence that this is not necessarily the case.

Also please calm down! "

Hojo Genan looked at Hojo Shizheng with a complex expression. At this time, Hojo Shizheng was like a mad lioness, extremely irritable.

She couldn't help thinking, it's no wonder that before Hojo Shiyasu died, he hurriedly arranged for Hojo Shizheng to get married as soon as possible, no wonder Hojo Shizheng couldn't live or die, and finally let Hojo Shiyasu die with regret.

It turned out that the Hojo clan was against Shibo Yoshihiro. .

Hojo Genan thought for a while and said.

"No matter what, we don't have any evidence to prove that your speculation is true. But one thing is certain, His Highness Uesugi's eagerness to get rid of His Highness Takeda's heart is beyond doubt.

The Takeda Tokugawas are vying for control of Tokaido, and war is imminent.

His Highness Takeda is now surrounded by enemies, neither His Highness Uesugi nor His Highness Tokugawa are easy enemies to deal with.

And my Hojo family is watching, and the powerful Oda family behind the Tokugawa family is behind it. His Highness Takeda must be very embarrassed, right? "

At this time, Hojo Shizheng had regained her composure amidst the venting roar, but the fire in her heart was still raging and could not be quelled.

She knew that she had no evidence, but she was sure that she guessed right.Because a woman's intuition can't be wrong, she also loves Yoshihiro Shiba, and she empathizes with Uesugi Terutoro's state.

Only for this reason will Uesugi Terutora desperately want to kill Takeda Shingen and wash away the shame Shiba Yoshigin suffered in Yantian Castle.

This is the only reason that Uesugi Terutora could hold back and not say anything to Shiba Yoshigin, but only waited for him to leave Kanto before doing anything.