different warring states of japan

Yoshigan Shiba and his colleagues picked up the Imagawa family's loyal buddies such as Imagawa Clan, who had been waiting for a long time, and Asahina Taitomo at Odawara Castle.

Afterwards, a group of horseback samurai warriors entered the Suruga Kingdom holding high the Ashikaga Niyin Ryō flags. Everyone in Suruga followed them, looking at the scenery.

By the time Shiba Yoshigami led Imagawa Clan to the gates of Sunfu Castle, the number of Surugas who had volunteered to accompany them numbered ten thousand, the city gates were wide open, and the townspeople on both sides of the castle town knelt down to welcome the saint.

Afterwards, Shiba Yoshigan dismounted, took Imagawa Shima's hand, personally led her into the city gate, and returned to Sunfu Castle.

Imakawa's face was really full of tears, and all the loyal ministers of Imagawa burst into tears and knelt down to worship the saint.

At this point, the Imagawa family regained the dominance of the Suruga guardians, but everyone in the samurai family knew that the Suruga people surrendered to the saint, and the Imagawa family was really nothing more than a lackey of the saint's family, looking after the family and the courtyard.

The Kanto samurai family all set their sights on Tokaido. As the sage supported the Imagawa family, the dawn of peace in Tokaido had emerged, and public opinion about reopening the Tokaido trade route was once again boiling.

At the same time, the confrontation between the Oda family and the Uesugi family on the Daishoji River in Kaga Province was coming to an end.

Knowing that Yoshigan was already on his way back to Kinki, Oda Nobunaga was satisfied and no longer fanned the flames of the Hokurikudo.

Autumn is deep and winter is approaching, and there is not much time left for Sakuma Nobumori.

And the more time is pressed, the more the Three Kingdoms and Half Samurai family under Sakuma Nobumori are working hard.

Everyone knows that Oda Nobunaga wants to deal with Sakuma Nobumori, but who is willing to use his own strength to lay the coffin board for Sakuma Nobumori.

Oda Nobunaga has made military preparations to go to Ishiyama to punish Sakuma Nobumori and take down Honganji Temple in person, just waiting for the winter time limit to arrive.

Uesugi Kenshin and Shibata Katsuie, who were at the front of the Daishoji River, also disbanded most of their troops before the heavy snow in Hokuriku Road closed the road in winter, and each went back to their homes to find their mothers.

Maeda Toshiie's strategy of delaying and waiting for change, minimizing major issues and minimizing minor issues, was ultimately successful.

And when Uesugi Kenshin returned to Kasugayama Castle, he also received an unexpected guest.

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Echigo Kingdom, Imperial Pavilion.

Uesugi Miyuki flashed her beautiful big eyes, and pressed her two little hands against her mother's cheek to prevent her from kissing him any more, just like a poor kitten being loved by its owner.

"My Miyuki, give me a kiss, um, do you miss your mother? You miss your mother very much, right? You are indeed your mother's good daughter! Kiss me again! Yeah!"

Uesugi Miyuki's heart was broken. Uesugi Kenshin, who had not seen his daughter for half a year, completely ignored his daughter's struggles and has been pestering her ever since he came back.

Now she doesn't even have time to rest when she's not pretending to be a child. She can only act like a two-year-old baby. She's really desperate.

She was not the only one who was in embarrassment. Honjo Minoru and Naoe Keizuna were also looking at each other with helplessness on their faces.

After loving his daughter for a while, Uesugi Kenshin, who still felt unfinished, raised his eyes to look at the two veterans and said.

"You have worked hard these days while I am away."

The two veterans dared not speak, but Uesugi Kenshin ignored them and asked directly.

"The saint has returned to Kinki?"

Honjo Mino glanced at Naoe Keetsuna, and Naoe Keetsuna answered bravely.

"Hey, it is said that I took the Tokaido Road to support His Majesty the Imagawa clan in returning to Sunfu Castle."

Uesugi Kenshin had a trace of bitterness on his face, shook his head and sighed.

"Okay, no need to comfort me.

The people of the Suruga clan were trained in turn by the Takeda Hojo Tokugawa family, and all the people with lofty ideals had been killed long ago, leaving only a group of lowly people lingering on.

If the saint wants the Imagawa clan to go back, none of the three Takeda and Hojo Tokugawa families dare to breathe a sigh of relief.

Who are the Suruga people? How dare they say no?Things in Suruga Country have long been out of their hands.

Why does such a trivial matter require a saint to go out of his way?The saint didn't take the Hokuriku Road just because he didn't want to see a resentful woman like me again. "

Naoe Keizuna complained in her heart that the governor of the house is very self-aware, but she did not dare to agree with her and just kept saying nice things.

"Your Highness has misunderstood. Perhaps the saint was afraid of wasting time and could not rush back to Kinki before the snowfall on the Hokuriku Road closed the port, so he chose to take the Tokaido Road."

Uesugi Kenshin touched Uesugi Miyuki's little head and laughed.

"No need to explain anything, he didn't even take a look at his daughter, he just left like this, huh, this heartless person.

That’s all, anyway, I already have Miyuki, whether he likes me or not. "

Naoe Keizuna smiled bitterly and said nothing.

Last time the saint came, you pulled His Highness into a crying scene, which scared the saint so much that he ran away all night and didn't dare to interfere with the affairs of the big council.

Everyone has seen this divine favor. If this is called heartlessness, how many people are there who have a conscience in the world?
Since ancient times, it has been rare for a superior to pamper his relatives and relatives so much. The saint is truly merciful and soft-hearted. Many samurai couldn't help but shake their heads while watching, and Uesugi's retainers were also frightened.

But when it came to Uesugi Kenshin's mouth, he just said that he had no conscience. If these words were spread, it would not sound good, and it would be easy for outsiders to sow discord.

Naoe Keizuna was debating whether to remind the house governor to be careful when speaking, Uesugi Kenshin glanced at her and chuckled.

"No need to persuade me, I understand everything in my heart.

Even if it is for the sake of Miyuki's future, I will maintain a good relationship with the saint, not to mention, I really love him.

Okay, let’s not talk about this.

When did Mogami Yoshimitsu come to the Imperial Palace?What's her plan for waiting for me to come back? "

There was an impromptu review, Hojo Umasa and Shimakatsu were showing their big bellies, and Takeda Shingen was sneaking around with his daughter every day. These three women really stole the show.

On the contrary, Uesugi Kenshin ran to Kaga Country and beat Shibata Katsuie until he cried for his father and mother, and his teeth were scattered all over the floor. The saint pretended not to see it, and other participating Kanto samurai families did not dare to see it, so they were treated coldly.

During the meeting in Edo Castle, Mogami Yoshimitsu somehow managed to get through safely.

Now, she and Date Masamune, the two most powerful names in southern Ou, have joined the big family of Kanto Palace, which can be regarded as saving their own lives.

On the contrary, Yamanaka Yukimori received a little blame, but the saint was obviously protecting Yamanaka Yukimori, and the blame fell on Honjo Shigenaga and Kachi Kagetsuna.

When the sage was angry, Honjo Shimanaga and Kaji Kaitsuna were frightened to the point of peeing. They unscrupulously crossed the line and stopped provoking. I heard that Kaji Kaitsuna was even beaten so hard that they couldn't even sleep in the world for some time.

Mogami Yoshimitsu's situation should have improved now, so why did she come to Echigo Country again?
Honjo Minoru answered with a slightly subtle expression when faced with Uesugi Kenshin's question.

"Your Highness Yoshimitsu Mogami is here with his young son. He said he wanted to ask for your advice on raising children."

Uesugi Kenshin's expression also became subtle, and he looked at Miyuki who had his hands raised in his arms to prevent him from being kissed.The wisdom of parenting is, isn’t it enough that a kiss is enough?

Uesugi Kenshin asked.

"She brought her young son with her?"

"Hi, he looks three or four years old."

Uesugi Kenshin narrowed his eyes, and two words came to his mind, marriage?
In fact, it is not only Uesugi Kenshin who thinks so, Honjo Shino and Naoe Keizuna also think so in their hearts.

Even Miyuki, who was in Uesugi Kenshin's arms, looked a little unnatural. Miyuki knew more than the three samurai warriors sitting here.

Although Miyuki was only a high school student in her previous life, she came from a family of high-level intellectuals. Under the influence of the ivory tower, she loved reading since she was a child, especially history books.

With a reading volume that far exceeds that of a high school student, Miyuki is not only familiar with Chinese history, but also has extensive knowledge of Western history and the history of island countries.

She often speaks in the Q group, making the self-righteous and eloquent adults silent, because those people don't actually read, and their historical knowledge is just fragments learned from watching short videos.

Although the history of the Japanese-war world has been messed up by the man named Shiba Yiyin, history can change, but human character is difficult to change.

Miyuki, who had read the history of the Japanese war, naturally knew who Mogami Yoshimitsu was, and even more about the future of her beloved little son.

Mogami Yoshimitsu is a very interesting person. He is a rare samurai warrior among the cold-blooded and ruthless island country samurai who is gentle to his family.

Her love for her brother Yijun and her son Komajun had a profound impact on history.

Date Masamune, an Ou careerist at the end of the Warring States Period, encountered obstacles with Mogami Yoshimitsu several times. He was able to successfully strengthen himself, largely due to the mediation of his father Yoshimitsu.

After Yoshitsune broke up with Date Masamune and his daughter, he returned to the Mogami family and was protected by Mogami Yoshimitsu, his sister.

The harmony between the Mogami family and the Date family was also achieved when Mogami Yoshimitsu was in danger. Yoshikun asked Date Masamune for help, which finally brought the two families back together.

This shows the role of Yoshitsune as a bridge between the two families, and it also shows how much Yoshimitsu Mogami loves Yoshitsune, so much so that he allowed a man to have sex several times, which affected the relationship between the two families.

And Mogami Yoshimitsu's son Koma-kun is a tragedy from beginning to end.

Koma-kun has been a world-famous handsome boy since he was a child, a rare handsome boy in the world. He grew up under the love of Mogami Yoshimitsu.

In the original history, Toyotomi Hideyoshi conquered the world as Guan Bai. After retiring to the second line, the former Guan Bai was usually called Taiko, and Hideyoshi was the most famous Taiko known to later generations.

The person who succeeded Sekihaku was Hideyoshi's niece Hideji, who was also the heir to the Toyotomi regime. After hearing about Koma-kun's reputation as the most beautiful woman in Kanto, she asked Mogami Yoshimitsu to marry Koma-kun to her.

Mogami Yoshimitsu refused several times, but in the end he was unable to resist and had no choice but to send Koma-kun to Kyoto.

Who would have thought that Hideyoshi was fatuous in his later years and had a daughter at an old age. In order to let his biological daughter inherit the world, Hideyoshi actually made up a list of crimes and wanted to put Hidetsu, his niece's heir, to death.

As soon as Koma-kun arrived in Kyoto, he was still living in the Mogami family's house. Hidetsuji was executed in Mount Koya, and the whole family was taken to Sanjo Kawara for execution.

Poor Koma-kun was not married to Hideji at this time, but he was asked to be beheaded together. Mogami Yoshimitsu tried his best to plead for mercy but was not pardoned.

This is also one of the reasons why Mogami Yoshimitsu firmly stood on Tokugawa Ieyasu's side during the Sekigahara War and fought against the Toyotomi family to the end.

It is really rare to see a samurai daimyo who loves his younger brother and son as much as Mogami Yoshimitsu.

Just when little Miyuki was curled up in Uesugi Kenshin's arms and recalling those historical records, Uesugi Kenshin had already smiled and said.

"Mogami Yoshimitsu is interesting. Instead of currying favor with Takeda Hojo and those in Edo Castle, she went to Echichi to burn my cold heart.

What do you think she wants? "

Ben Zhuang actually smiled.

"The Highnesses of Takeda Hojo Island are beyond their reach and cannot help the Mogami family. Even if His Highness Mogami pleases them, it will be of no use.

In the strategy of Dewa Country, there is Honjo Nobunaga in the south and Tozawa Moriyasu in the north. I heard that the saint is going to change the title of His Highness Satake and place the Satake family in the middle of Dewa Country. The Shigao of the Iage Gate territory will remain unchanged.

Based on the size of Sasuke's family, there are at least 50 million stone roofs to the north of Mogami's family. To the south, Honjo Nobunaga is backed by Yamanaka Yukisho, who is also eyeing him.

His Highness Mogami is stuck between the two. Not only is there no possibility of expansion, he even has very little room for maneuver. Isn’t he extremely anxious?
The renaming of the Satake family has not yet begun, and is only a long-term plan. However, the threat from Honjo Nobunaga is imminent, and there is no room for His Highness Mogami to be careless.

Although Benzhuang Fanchang was warned by the saint, he did not dare to take any further action for a while.But as the sage leaves Kanto, sooner or later she will instigate Yamamanaka Yukisho to go north again to encroach on the Mogami family's territory.

Your Highness Mogami knows very well that now only you can suppress Yamanaka Yukisho and truly help her Mogami family.

If she doesn’t move closer to you, who else can she move closer to? "

What Honjo Mino said was reasonable, and Uesugi Kenshin nodded silently.

In fact, before Uesugi Kenshin came back, Honjo Minoru and Naoe Keizuna and other Uesugi retainers had already figured out the intentions of the Mogami family.

Mogami Yoshimitsu is not just sitting around in a daze at the Imperial Palace these days. He goes around to build connections, spends money like water and makes many friends.

Uesugi Kenshin made a cradle-like gesture with his hands, rocking his daughter happily while thinking about Honjo Mino's words.

Miyuki had no choice but to pretend to be a child, appearing to be giggling and clapping her hands in joy, but in fact, her ears were perked up all the time.

Uesugi Kenshin asked.

"Do you think I should accept Mogami Yoshimitsu's olive branch?"

Naoe Ketsuna bowed.

"Previously, Honjo Shimanaga expanded wantonly in the Shonai area, and was warned by the saint to restrain himself and not to reach out to Sakai Minato.

Therefore, Minato Sakai is still in the hands of Mogami.

Mogami Yoshimitsu's visit this time has already stated his willingness to cooperate in depth with the Uesugi family to further develop Sakai Minato.

Moreover, it is led by my Uesugi family. "

Uesugi Kenshin glanced at the two veterans and finally understood why they were so keen to speak for Mogami Yoshimitsu. It turned out to be the fat guy.

Sakai Minato is a good port in the northern part of the Shonai area, connecting Niigatazu to the south and Akita Minato to the north. It is a hub port on the northward extension line of Echigo country's maritime trade.

Naoetsu in the Takata Plains of Joetsu is the main port on the eastern section of the Hokuriku Road trade route and the main distribution point in the Kanto market. The local customs office is jointly controlled by the Shiba Uesugi family, with a [-]-[-] split.

In addition to this main port, Echigo Country also has a large port, Niigatazu in Shimotsu.

Niigatazu has always been in the hands of the Uesugi family and is an important port for Uesugi Kenshin to control Sado Island.