different warring states of japan

Echigo Kingdom, Imperial Pavilion.

In the government hall, the main seat is vacant, and the lower half is the seat of the six executive council members, three permanent members on the left and three non-permanent members on the right.

The rest of the united front members sit at the top of the seat in turn according to their status.

Such a big review, usually such as Uesugi Kenshin, Hojo Ujimasa, Takeda Shingen, such big bosses, will not come.

The reason, without it, is too low-grade.

Although Yoshihiro Shiba has been downplaying his own existence, he wants to make the Great Review of the Kanto Chamberlain like an autonomous platform for the Kanto Samurai.

But in fact, everyone knows that the Kanto Chamber cannot lack Shiba Yoshiyin.

Without the authority of this sage, the identities of the big and small Kanto masters are very different, and there is no second person who can make everyone sit together and work together.

Therefore, even if Yiyin himself wanted to hide behind the scenes, the position at the top of the big review was always his.

The Kanto Chamberlain is the highest authority in the Great Council, and authorizes the Standing Council to handle the daily affairs of the Great Council when the Council is not in session. Therefore, the status of the six directors is second only to Shiba Yoshiin.

Then the problem is coming.

The Standing Council has three permanent members and three non-permanent members.

Their strength is far inferior to that of Uesugi, Hojo, and Takeda, and even inferior to places like Yura and Nagao.

The six directors sit at the top, and Kenshin Uesugi, the Kanto governor, sits at the bottom. Is it appropriate?

The Wu family emphasizes both strength and etiquette.

In order to avoid embarrassment, Uesugi's retainers attended the previous major reviews, and Uesugi Kenshin will not participate in formal meetings.

But this New Year's review is not trivial.

First of all, following the administration of the Hojo clan, Takeda Shingen successively joined the Kanto Chamber of Commerce and decided to attend this grand review. Uesugi's retainers could no longer hold back these aggressive later bosses.

If Uesugi Kenshin does not come forward, the Uesugi family may suffer in the decision.

Normally, Takeda Hojo doesn't like to come to the big review, and he sits at the bottom for no reason. Uesugi Kenshin wants face, don't they want face?

But this big review is to decide the specific matters of conquering the people in the east, such as how many troops to mobilize, how much rations to provide, and which territory to get after the war.

No matter how important the family governor's face is, can it be more important than the real new territory?Each family is eager to argue about one acre of land, so naturally they need their own bosses to hold the line, so that the subordinates can have the confidence to quarrel.

Therefore, as long as they have the identity of the United Front, almost all the family governors and masters of the big and small feudal clans came this time, and Uesugi Takeda Hojo's three powerful feudal clans were no exception.

Especially the presence of Kenshin Uesugi is of great significance.

The Kanto management leader of the old Kanto system, together with the United Front Workers of various schools, sat at the head of the executive council of the Kanto Service Office.

This is not because the strength of the Uesugi family is not enough, but it means that the Uesugi family no longer cares about the dignity of the old Kanto system, and has begun to sincerely integrate into the new Kanto servant system.

Uesugi Kenshin's identity and strength are higher than those of the six directors, but he is still willing to sit at the bottom. This is to follow the rules of the game of the new Kanto servant system.

Of course, Uesugi, Takeda and Hojo’s three family governors sat at the bottom, surrounded by a group of United Front Workers who belonged to him. It looked like a huge force, but the six directors sitting at the top seemed a little bit on pins and needles.

If Yi Yin was sitting here, maybe he would be relieved by this scene.

Politics is the art of compromise, the essence of which is checks and balances.The classical democracy system based on the co-governance of the nobles is the most suitable regime for suppressing the common people.

The position of the director is low and the power is low, and the power of the strong vassal is high and light.

Regardless of whether the east wind overwhelms the west wind or the west wind overwhelms the east wind, in essence, one family dominates, disrupting the balance and destroying the cornerstone of negotiation.

Both sides have their own weaknesses, which is the basis for sitting down and negotiating.But such a system has advantages and disadvantages.

Just like now, the New Year's review has been held for several days. Except for the three new non-permanent directors who have been operating in the dark, they have been unanimously approved, and there is no success in the review.

Today, everyone sat for a long time in vain again. Takeda Shingen straightened his waist and looked at Uesugi Kenshin who was not far away.

In the past few days, everyone seems to be discussing and arguing during the day, but in fact, most of the conflicts have been resolved in the evening visits and personal contacts.

But if the core contradiction is not resolved, there is no way to advance. The focus is still on the three families of Takeda Uesugi and Hojo, especially the two families of Takeda Uesugi.

To put it simply, Kenshin Uesugi refused to let go, and wanted to show Takeda Shingen a little bit of color. Don't think that the Takeda family can do whatever they want if they have a daughter of Shobo in their hands.

Takeda's territory is in Kai and Shinano, and it is about to completely withdraw from the Suruga country.

This concession, coupled with Takeda Shingen's tenderness to soften Shiba Yoshigin, has brought the great benefit of the Takeda family's conquest of the Hitachi country, which will replace the Satake family's Hitari guardian.

But Yoshihiro Keshiba's heart softened, but it didn't mean that Takeda Shingen had achieved his goal.

The territory of Takeda is not bordered by the Hitachi country, or even far away. If you want to send troops to conquer, you must get logistics supplies along the way.

The farther the journey, the greater the pressure on logistics. In order to go out smoothly, Takeda Shingen hoped to get the support of the Kanto Servant, at least to build military depots along the way to supplement military supplies.

But this matter was stuck by Uesugi Kenshin, and Uesugi Kenshin would naturally not slap Shiba Yoshigin in the face in public.

Shiba Yoshigin promised the Takeda family to conquer the Satake family, but Uesugi Kenshin did not stop him, but Takeda Shingen, you can find a way to fly there!

Not to mention the establishment of supply lines for military depots along the way, Uesugi Kenshin did not even allow the Takeda family to pass through their territory.

You must know that the Uesugi family controls the Ueno State Stable Bridge Territory, and the Musashi State Iwafujo Ota Sumitomo is also a subsidiary force of the Uesugi family. If you want to use the middle reaches of the Tone River to transport supplies, you cannot bypass the Uesugi family.

The consumption of water transportation is far lower than that of land transportation. If the waterway cannot be used, the consumption of military supplies will increase tenfold, and the Takeda family will have no way to attack Hitachi.

On the other hand, Hojo Ujimasa's expression was not good.

It is well known that the Hojo family wanted to capture the heart of the Boso Peninsula, but Uesugi Kenshin opposed the Hojo family's conquest via Shimosong.

Because Shimosongguo is nominally the direct leader of the Kanto General, the Hojo family and the Satomi family fought in Taicheng, the capital of the country, and signed an agreement to withdraw.

Uesugi Kenshin grasped this point and did not allow the Hojo family to harass the territory directly under the Kwantung General's jurisdiction. It was awe-inspiring, which made the Hojo clan angrier the more he thought about it.

Although the Hojo family can directly land on the Boso Peninsula through the navy of Sagami Bay and Edo Bay, but cross-sea combat has never been an easy task, and the best way is to go both ways.

All the way the army went down the Zongguo and entered the Shangzongguo, and the navy all the way landed in the Anfangguo, which made Li Jian's family feel uncomfortable, and the situation was chaotic.

If the land route of Shimoso Kingdom is blocked, the Satomi family can focus all their attention on the cross-sea landing site, and the Hojo family is tantamount to a strong attack. Even if they win in the end, they will lose a lot.

After a few days of deliberation, everyone could see that Kenshin Uesugi was aiming at Takeda Shingen and the Hojo Clan and forcibly suppressing them.

But what if you see it?
This is the Imperial Palace of Echigo. This government hall is the political symbol of the Echigo duo of Shiba Uesugi and Shiba Uesugi. Shiba Yoshiyin and Uesugi Kenshin governed here together.

Uesugi Kenshin has a distinguished status, and her voice is the loudest when Shiba Yoshigin is not around, and although her reasons are a bit nonsense, they are barely justified and it is not convenient to refute.

The three strong feudal lords started to make trouble, and other samurai families, big and small, also began to think carefully. Whoever doesn't want to eat more and occupy more, it is best to put the local opponents under their feet, so as to relieve the hatred in their hearts.

As soon as Uesugi Kenshin, the great god, made a move, the others followed suit and began to find faults.

Zhu Ji of the Standing Council saw it, and couldn't say anything, so she had no choice but to argue.

The leader is Kenshin Uesugi. Others just follow suit. If Kenshin Uesugi does not move, others will be dissatisfied when they are reprimanded. The principle of fairness, fairness and openness of the general review cannot be maintained.

Coupled with the fact that the Standing Council itself has small thoughts, things are even more complicated.

Shimao Katsuo and Yamanaka Yukimori, the two direct relatives, are happy to see Uesugi Takeda Hojo's three dogs biting dogs, and it would be nice if they don't add to the flames.

Daxiong Chaoxiu is also taking the opportunity to attack Dazang Chang'an, the Guandong Service Office and the Samurai Giri Promotion Association are all economic departments. This time, sending troops to conquer the East will naturally have to spend money and effort.

But who pays more, who pays less, and how to distribute the plan, that's something to worry about.

Without Yoshinshi Shiba taking the lead, the whole review was full of small thoughts. Everyone quarreled during the day and joined forces at night.

After a few days in a row, no one is happy to make trouble, but in the face of interests, no one is willing to give in easily, and can only continue to waste.

Perhaps without the intervention of external forces, they could continue to quarrel for a long time, and eventually they quarreled with a result that no one was satisfied with, but everyone could reluctantly accept.

After all, time waits for no one, and no one wants to miss this year's good opportunity to go to the territory of the East to grab money, food, land, and men.

Just at this time, unpredictable and unexpected interference factors appeared.

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Just when everyone thought that today's big review was another day of wrangling, there was a commotion outside.

As a deacon, Yamanaka Yukimori presides over the meeting in name, and he has long been tired of the selfish thoughts of the smugglers in front of him.

Hearing the commotion outside, she couldn't help scolding.

"Who is making noise outside!"

The sliding door of the government hall was opened, and four Ji warriors rushed in, led by Jing Yi Naomasa.

The three stood guard at the door, and Naomasa Ii walked quickly into the government hall and went straight to the seat of honor.

Zhu Ji's eyes moved with her figure, she didn't know what happened, and no one made a sound to stop her while hesitating.

It was not until Masa Ii Nao took the throne that Yamanaka Yukimori asked.

"Iihime stop! That's the main seat!
Didn't you protect the saint to go to the ancient river collar?Why did you come back suddenly?Where is Shengjia? "

Ii Naomasa took a look at Yamanaka Yukimori, stepped onto the throne in two or three steps, turned around and bowed deeply to the princesses sitting in front of him.

"The sage ordered me to come back and bring a word to your lords.

The rebellion broke out in the east, and the sage was afraid that the chaos would spread and the lives would be ruined, so he was determined to deal with the rebels in Xiazong Kingdom to the end. "

After finishing speaking, Naomasa Ii bowed deeply again, and walked away without talking nonsense.

Dao Sheng looked at her fiercely, and suddenly spoke.

"Jing Yiji, are you leaving now? Won't you tell us the details?"

Naomasa Ii stopped and bowed slightly to Katsumo Shima.

"Master Dao, the sage just asked me to bring back a sentence, and he didn't ask me to talk too much during the big review in the Guandong Office."

Shimao narrowed his eyes slightly.

Naomasa Ii has always been upright, but Shima Katsumon never expected that this woman would dare to speak nonsense in the government hall, and face the vassal lords of Kanto, big and small, with cynicism.

A gleam flashed in Yamanaka Yukimori's eyes.

"Be careful, the Great Review is a solemn place, don't talk nonsense."

Ii Naomasa smiled.

"Adults, please continue to discuss, I have to rush back.

Before leaving Guheling, I asked the saint for a vanguard job, and now I was afraid that I would go back too late and miss the opportunity to fight side by side with the saint. "

Ii Naomasa held his chest up, stepped forward quickly, and soon reached the end of the government hall, where the door was pulled.

She glanced back at everyone present at the end, sneered and bowed politely.

"I'm very sorry to bother you, my lords."

Naomasa Ii walked out of the gate, and the three people who followed her closed the door.

The footsteps outside the door hurried away, leaving only the united front members in the government hall looking at each other in blank dismay, still digesting the sudden military situation.

The East is in chaos?Are those people crazy?They are hitting a rock with an egg!

The sage refuses to come back in Xiazong Kingdom?He would rather face many rebels alone than to comment and shake people. Who is he disappointed in?Still don't want to see who?
(End of this chapter)