different warring states of japan

Chapter 2041: The Divine Descendants of the Takata Family

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen were both stunned.

The Hojo family had been operating in the southern part of the Kanto Plain for four generations. Their diplomatic means were pervasive, and they had exchanges with military families in various places and were well-informed.

Takeda Shingen's quick information delivery at the Doshin Secretariat attracted the attention of the Uesugi and Hojo families.

Hojo Ujimasa was not to be outdone and spoke out about the predicament of the Kanto Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiuji, demonstrating the capabilities of the Hojo family.

The once ambitious Kanto Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiuji now doesn't even want the Ashikaga surname, and just wants to find a place to spend his old age in peace.

Even if Ashikaga Yoshiuji wanted to leave, the three powerful clans didn't care, but she wrote to the emperor, asking to give the Furukawa domain to the Kanto Sasaki domain in exchange for a peaceful old age, which touched the sensitive nerves of the three powerful clans.

Shima Katsutake now controls the two territories of Dahuling and Tomushi, with a value of 100,000 to 200,000 shi. This has already made the three powerful clans feel the power of this thorn in their side.

If Shima Katsutake were to take over the Furukawa territory, the mobilization capacity would increase to 200,000 or 300,000 stones, which would be even more troublesome.

What's more troublesome is that Musashi and Shimotsu are the two countries hardest hit by the Tone River flooding. With the construction of the Tone River diversion project, the silt swamps in the lower reaches that have been soaked by floods for a long time have gradually surfaced.

In the long run, the Kanto Sōma-kun in Shima Katsutake's hands will become stronger and stronger, and it is possible that the value of the koku will increase to more than 500,000 koku, or even 700,000 koku.

The sudden rise of this outsider in the core area of ​​Kanto divided the three powerful clans, making Uesugi, Takeda and the three Hojo daughters feel uncomfortable.

But Dao Shengmeng is loyal, brave and rational, and the king loves her, so the three powerful vassals cannot touch her.

Uesugi Kenshin pursed his lips and sighed.

“Unity should still be based on unity.

Shima Katsutake is loyal to the emperor and the country, and we should be happy to see it happen. Ashikaga Yoshiuji is willing to give away the land, so Shima Katsutake is lucky. "

Uesugi Kenshin's helpless solidarity almost made Takeda Shingen and Hojo Ujimasa laugh out loud.

Even the usually reckless Uesugi Kenshin was unwilling to cause trouble, which shows how dazzling the prestige that Shima Katsume had established in Kanto over the years was.

Furthermore, it also shows that Uesugi Kenshin is fully focused on his daughter's future and is not such an impulsive person.

After seeing this clearly, Takeda Shingen smiled with relief.

I have changed, Uesugi Kenshin has changed, and even the once immature Hojo Ujimasa has changed.

This world is never static; everyone is changing, even saints are changing.

I just hope that the Sasaki clan can remain united as before and not follow in the footsteps of the Ashikaga family who killed each other.

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Faced with new political changes, the three powerful clans in Kanto chose to band together, build a new political alliance with the Uesugi family as the core, and place their hopes on the future.

At the same time, others were also busy.

The saint was determined to make progress, reform and innovate, forcing all the samurai under Sōma into a situation where they had no choice but to make a choice.

Either follow the will of the saint and adjust your own strategy, or obstruct the saint's policies and stand against the Sasaki family.

The descendants of God naturally chose the former and began a new round of connections.

When the three powerful clans were making peace in Sekijuku Castle, the Shinsengumi headquarters in Sakai Port also welcomed waves of guests who came to congratulate them.

This spring, Takada Haruno finally gave birth to a daughter as she wished, and she was also the saint's twelfth daughter.

The spring breeze was blowing on her face. Takada Yukino stood in the courtyard, staring blankly at the room in the distance where her sister was recuperating after giving birth.

  The samurai family never had the concept of confinement after childbirth, but the saint's divine offspring was extraordinary. Even a strong female samurai like Uesugi Kenshin could not bear the hardship of childbirth and had to lie down in Kasugayama Castle to recuperate. The Takata sisters pretended to be samurai sisters. They were originally fake female samurai created by the saint. With Takata Haruno's body, how could she compare with a female samurai?

During the ten months of pregnancy, Takada Yang suffered a lot. Her closing the door to visitors was not entirely to avoid the political storm in the Sōma family, but her body really could not bear the suffering.

Fortunately, her family was wealthy and generous, and Sakai Port was an economically prosperous place with no shortage of famous medicinal herbs.

He was willing to spend money to replenish his body and to restore his vitality, and finally the mother and daughter were safe, and a daughter of the divine descendant of the Takata family was born.

But after giving birth, Takata Haruno was seriously injured and had to recuperate in an airtight room for ten months. It was said that a famous doctor gave her this conditioning method, which is called confinement.

Takada Haruno hid in the house to recuperate, but such a big event as the birth of a descendant of God could not be so plain and silent.

  People from all walks of life come here to congratulate, to collude, or to test each other. There has to be someone to receive them, right?

As a last resort, Takada Yukino had to go out to meet people and endure the unpleasantness of going around to greet and see off people.

Seeing that Xueno was uncomfortable, Yangno suddenly felt comfortable and stayed in the room, contented with her baby. Xueno was so greedy that she couldn't leave the room.

At this moment, behind Takada Yukino's wheelchair were two southern barbarian women, Lulu and Christina.

Lilu lifted up her blonde hair with envy, her golden eyes almost turned red with jealousy. The southern barbarians were not as reserved as the islanders, she sighed directly.

"If I can give birth to the great lord's child, my offspring will also be able to become one of the most noble families in this country, right?"

Yukino said coldly without even turning her head.

"Please be careful with your wording. As a high-ranking official of the shogunate, you should address our common master as a saint, not some other strange title."

Lulu shrugged.

“Yes, our saint.

He is so holy, just like the saint in the legend of the Nanman Religion. At least I have never seen him age. Maybe he is really an angel sent down from heaven."

Yukino said firmly.

“He is.

Remember, you have converted to Shiba Shintoism, so you should never doubt that he is the god we believe in.

I personally suggest that you go back and copy the teachings ten times, and don’t make this kind of stupid mistake again.”

Lulu looked at Christina helplessly. She was not a devout Southern Barbarian Protestant, and her conversion to Shintoism was more for the sake of profit.

The island country is xenophobic, and the southern barbarians have no place to stand here. Everyone here needs identity recognition and needs to belong to their own small circle. This ubiquitous atmosphere is suffocating.

Fortunately, religious identity is also a form of identity.

The new Shintoism that believes in saints can become a home for Lulu and Christina, allowing them and their careers and offspring to continue well in this country.

Compared to Lulu, who has a businessman's mentality, Christina's attitude is more resolute. As a soldier, since she has made a decision, she will not waver easily.

Christina said solemnly.

"He is electricity, he is light, he is the only myth."

Yukino nodded in satisfaction.

"This is a good sentence. It can be added to the missionary quotations."

Lulu looked at Xueno with sidelong eyes, always feeling that this guy who was talking so much fabricated nonsense was even less pious than herself, and more like a pseudo-believer who should be struck by lightning.

(End of this chapter)