different warring states of japan

Chapter 899

Hojo Shiyasu's concession was out of helplessness.

As Hojo Genan said, the Kanto Plain is severely drought, and Uesugi Terotora is about to go south. The samurai families of Musashi and Ueno are not satisfied with the Hojo family and may turn against them at any time.

The Hojo family no longer has the energy to wipe the ass of the Imagawa family in Tokaido, and their own family can hardly take care of it.

Especially since last year, Ujiyasu Hojo has been ambitiously planning to add the local samurai from Ueno Musashi to the Odawara congregation account that he compiled.

Once the compilation is completed, the territory of the local samurai will be governed by the laws of the Hojo family and officially become part of the nationalization of the Hojo family.

Kanto has been in chaos for more than a hundred years, and the Kanto Wu family has long been used to freedom.It doesn't matter if you surrender in name, but if you really have to be controlled by the laws of the Hojo family, how can the local samurai agree?

Rumors that outsiders pretending to be Hojo Miao are going to bully us have been circulating secretly since last year, and hostile daimyos have also fueled the flames.

This gunpowder pile is already full, and now it is only one spark away.Look, Terutora Uesugi is ready to light the fire in the name of the leader of the Kanto.

Hojo Ujiyasu sighed, looked at his daughter Hojo Ujimasa, and said softly.

"I forced the Musashi Ueno two samurai families to go too far, and misjudged the Imagawa clan to be in the quagmire of the Suruga country.

Now that there is a severe drought, Hojo's family is panicking inside and outside, and it's my fault.I will write a letter of guilt, take the blame and retire.

Shizheng, you come to be the governor of the house. "

Hojo Shizheng was stunned for a moment, and when he realized it, his face turned pale and his face turned pale with shock.

"Mother, the Hojo family cannot live without your leadership!"

Hojo Shiyasu calmly said.

"When such a big mess happened, and a natural disaster suddenly occurred, there must be a justifiable explanation.

Aunt, what do you think? "

Hojo Genan nodded in agreement.

"His Royal Highness Shikang is right. I agree with His Royal Highness Shizheng's succession to the position of Family Governor. Only by giving an explanation to the inside and outside can soothe people's hearts.

It's just that the Hojo family can't lack His Highness Shikang, so it's better to call it a retirement, and actually assist His Highness Shizheng in taking care of the family affairs, okay? "

Hojo Ujiyasu's strategy, Hojo Genan expressed his praise.

Leaving aside the matter of the Takeda family, the dissension of the Kanto samurai family and the warning of natural disasters have already caused panic among the superstitious middle and lower classes, and someone has to take the blame.

Hojo's Yasuken gave up the title of family governor and voluntarily took the blame. He is indeed a good daughter of the Hojo family.But the Hojo Ujizheng is still young, and his ability is far inferior to the mature house governor Hojo Ujiyasu.

The Hojo vassals are also worried about the young new governor, who is in charge of the overall situation in this extraordinary period of internal and external troubles.Of course, we must retain Hojo Shiyasu to live in seclusion and assist her in military and political affairs.

Hojo Shizheng thought for a moment, understood the meaning of the two elders, nodded obediently, and completed the nominal handover.

she said uncertainly.

"Doing this will appease the dissatisfied samurai of Ueno Musashi?"

Hojo Shiyasu sighed.

"How can it be so simple, the matter of nationalization can only be stopped first, and don't mention it again for the time being."

The Hojo family is a very special samurai group in Kanto. The stable interior is completely different from the chaotic Kanto families.

A united sect, a united retainer group, and an excellent internal affairs system.It has laid a solid foundation for the continuous expansion of the three generations.

Just as the Hojo clan took over as the governor of the family, and the Hojo clan was in power in seclusion, there could be no disturbances within the Hojo family.For other samurai groups, the situation of mother and daughter fighting for power will soon be staged.

This may have something to do with the tone set by Ise, the first Hojo family governor.The Hojo family has always been very clear that they are outsiders, and internal disunity will end sooner or later.

When Ise girls came to Kanto for the first time, they relied on the Ji warriors brought from recent days and their own relatives to occupy a foothold in Izu.

From the beginning of the first generation, one family of the Hojo family and the six families of Oyus headed by the Daidaiji family have been very united.In the third generation of Hojo Shiyasu, the internal relationship is still close.

The core territory of the Hojo family governor is the Izu country and the western part of the Sagami country.

To the east, the Hojo family constructed two lines of defense against the Kanto.

From north to south, Dongsangmi has three strongholds, Tsukui Castle, Xiaoji Castle, and Tamanawa Castle.In particular, the small machine group and the Yusheng group in the south are all headed by a member of the Hojo family.

The most important thing is Yusheng people, because the south of Yusheng city is Kamakura.Although Kamakura has been abandoned for a long time, Tsuruoka Hachiman Shrine is still there.

The Tsuruoka Hachiman Shrine in Kamakura is a holy place for the warriors, and the Kwantung generals and Kwantung leaders of all dynasties must worship their ancestors here before they can officially succeed to the throne.

The Hojo family controls Ashikaga Yoshishi to inherit the Kanto General, which is claimed after visiting the Tsuruoka Hachiman Shrine.

As for Uesugi Terutoro, the Kanto leader who has been criticized by others, he has only been recognized by the Kyoto shogunate, and has not yet visited Tsuruoka Hachiman Shrine.

After Sagami country entered Musashi country eastward, there were three main streams and tributaries of Moda River, Arakawa River and Tone River, all of which went out to sea from northwest to southeast.

The Moda River is close to the Sagami Country, and the southwest is the first line of defense of the Hojo family, Tsukui Castle, Xiaoji Castle, and the territory group built by Tamawa Castle.

The Hojo Territory north of the Modagawa River is divided into two territories, the Edo Territory in the south and the Kawagoe Territory in the north.

The two places were managed separately by the Edo congregation led by Edo Joyo and the Kagoe congregation led by Kawagoe Joyo.

This is the second line of defense of the Hojo family, because the local samurai have not been settled yet, and there are many loopholes in it.The forefront of the actual control of the Hojo family is actually Matsuyama Castle north of Kawagoe Castle.

With Matsuyama Castle, Kawagoe Castle, and Edo Castle as three strongholds, build a second line of defense.

Before the confluence of Tone River and Arakawa, the Ninjo Narita family, the Iwafuki Ota family, and the Edo Castle Ota family after the merger were all local samurai families who surrendered not long ago.

Only Kawagoe Castle, the most important stronghold of Musashi Center, is firmly in the hands of the Hojo family.

During the Kawagoe night battle that year, the Hojo family defended Kawagoe City to the death and waited for reinforcements, and then defeated the combined forces of the Kanto General and the two Uesugi families in one fell swoop, and established their dominance in the Kanto Plain ever since.

Hojo Shiyasu worked hard and was full of confidence in the two lines of defense he had built.These two lines are not only lines of defense, but also expansion lines for the Hojo family to encroach on the outside world.

Don't mention Shimono, Hitachi, and Shimoso Three Kingdoms, just talk about the northward direction of the Hojo family's infiltration of Uesugi Terotora.

Going north along the Tone River, the samurai families such as Tatebayashi Castle and Jinshan Castle in the southeastern part of Ueno Kingdom have surrendered in name, as have the samurai families such as Stable Bridge Castle and Akaishi Castle in the central part.

Today, the Hojo family is vying for the Numata family in the north of Ueno, and the Nagano family in Minowa Castle in the west, hoping to completely close the portal for Uesugi Terotora to enter the Kanto.

Hojo Shiyasu asked.

"Did the Numata family respond?"

Hojo Genan shook her head, as the main person in charge of the Hojo family's external affairs, she also felt helpless about it.

"Numata Kenyasu was stubborn and devoted himself to Uesugi Terutora, but he couldn't be persuaded. In order to strengthen her determination, she even beheaded the eldest daughter who was close to my family to show her determination."

(End of this chapter)