different warring states of japan

Chapter 973 Huihu's Selfishness

As long as there is a way to survive, Sano Masatsuna will not be willing to stand up and fight. The Hojo family now lacks a chicken to kill for everyone to see.

After the Kawagoe Night Battle, the former Kwantung general Harushi Ashikaga was captured by Yasushi Hojo and returned to house arrest, where he died for no apparent reason.

Her daughter Ashikaga Yoshishi has the blood of the Hojo family, so it was logical that Hojo's Yasushi helped her to become the new general.

As for the territory of the Kamakura Ashikaga family that originally had Furukawa Castle as the core, the surrounding samurai families loyal to the Kanto General were also forced to be divided into two categories.

The ones that are useful are recruited by Hojo's family to be dogs.If there is no use value, ask to be a dog, kill and eat meat.

The Sano family belongs to the latter group, which has been weakened by the constant beating of the Hojo family.And the Utsunomiya family of Shimono country is also taking advantage of the fire to rob her and erode her territory.

Seeing that I couldn't bear it anymore, and there was a severe drought and poor harvest, this little day was completely over.

At this time, the Echigo army that entered the Kanto Plain became the last life-saving straw for the Sano family. The current governor, Sano Masatsuna, simply wrote to ask for food.

As long as the food is given, my mother will be the dog of the Uesugi family from now on.I will bite whoever you want me to bite!

After listening to Uesugi Keishin's explanation, Shiba Yoshigin became a little interested in this Sano Masatsuna who was desperately trying to survive, and asked.

"How much food does she want?"

"Three thousand stones."

As soon as Uesugi Jingxin finished speaking, Uesugi Terutora couldn't help cursing.

"This greedy guy is not afraid to support himself to death."

Uesugi Keishin bowed.

"I thought so too, so I ignored her request."

Yoshihiro Shiba sighed, the Kanto samurai really have a big appetite.

The Kanto Plain conceived the first regime of the Samurai family and was the place where the Kamakura Shogunate started.

The samurai families that have grown here for hundreds of years almost all have famous backgrounds such as the Kawachi Genji, the Bando Happei, and the Fujiwara Kita family. The worst is also from the Musashi Seven Clans, and they think highly of themselves.

A mere Sano family dared to offer a sky-high price. They really took themselves too seriously.Three thousand shi of grain during the famine is not a small amount.

Shimono country has [-] koku, the strongest samurai are the Utsunomiya family and the Koyama family in the central part, and Sano has a territory of tens of thousands of koku at most.This year's drought has cut off at least [-]% or even [-]% of the harvest.

Sano Masatsuna opened his mouth wide, dare to ask for three thousand stones of grain?He really took Uesugi Terutora as a fool, no wonder Uesugi Keishin didn't like her.

Shiba Yoshigin thought for a while, and said firmly.

"Give it to her. As long as she is willing to raise the flag to respond to us, we will pay the three thousand stones."

Uesugi Terutora was so surprised that he glanced at Shiba Yoshigin beside him, seeing his firm eyes and his demeanor, he couldn't help but feel ashamed.

I am a big old woman, I am hesitant, I am not as happy as a man, I am really ashamed.

She followed up.

"That's it, give her three thousand stones."

Although Uesugi Jingxin was shocked by the generosity of the two lords, he was also embarrassed.

"But even if we wanted to, we couldn't transport food to her. The Nagao family in Ashikaga Castle is still neutral, and we can't transport food across the border."

The east of Ueno country is close to Ueno country, stretching from Mount Akagi to Mount Ashio, you have to go southeast along the side of the mountain.

The Ashikaga Castle Nagao family and the Sano family are both in the west of Shimono country, one north and one south.You have to pass Ashikaga Castle first, and then go to Sano Castle, and Karasawa Mountain Castle is on Karasawa Mountain in the north of Sano Castle.

The Nagao family in Ashikaga Castle does not express their position, and does not mobilize farmers and soldiers to help, how will the food be transported there?You can't overwhelm the country with an army, just to force her family to help transport food, right?
Uesugi Terutora's face darkened, she sneered murderously, and was about to speak.

At this moment, Uesugi Jingxin said.

"Your Highness, why don't you ask His Highness Uesugi Kensei to come forward and persuade the Ashikaga Nagao family."

Uesugi Terutoro asked with a complex expression.

"You want to ask your mother to come forward?"

Uesugi Keishin nodded and said.

"Before she came to Echigo, the governor of Ashikaga Nagao, the governor of Nagao, has always been her staunch supporter."

Uesugi Terutora narrowed his eyes and thought.

To be honest, she did not want Uesugi Constitutional Government to participate in the Kanto Raiders.

The influence of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi should best belong to Terotora Uesugi himself. Any behavior that relies on Uesugi's constitutional government will become a hidden danger in the future.

Of course she knew what Uesugi Jingxin said, but she just didn't want to invite the adoptive mother who was exchanged for benefits to come forward.

Ashikaga Castle is known as the land of Yuo, the place where it all started.This is the first territory of the Ashikaga family, and the origin of the Ashikaga Miao character.

After the establishment of the Ashikaga Shogunate, the Kamakura Ashikaga family and her family's head, the Uesugi family, were dispatched to Kanto to rule the Kanto ten countries.As for Ashikaga Castle, it was granted to the Uesugi family as a token of favor.

The Nagao family in Ashikaga Castle, originally called the Nagao family in Kamakura, is the head of the Nagao family, one of the Bando Hachira clans, and the Uesugi family in Yamauchi.

Afterwards, her family declined, and the post of housekeeper was successively succeeded by the two long tails of Shirai, the head office.

Then there was a hero in the family, with outstanding military exploits, the governor of Uesugi gave her the Ashikaga Castle, and the Nagao clan was renamed the Ashikaga Nagao clan.

Later, there was civil strife in the Uesugi family in Yamauchi, and the side supported by the Nagao family in Ashikaga defeated and ascended to the position of governor of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi.

The governor of the Uesugi family gave the Ashikaga Nagao family the long-lost position of Yamauchi Uesugi's head, and gave it back to the Ashikaga Nagao family, which made her family very grateful.

Since then, the Ashikaga Nagao family has always stood by the governor, and this governor is Uesugi Kensei's mother.

Uesugi Terutora hesitated for a while, whether to use swords to make the Nagao family of Ashikaga Castle submit.

Uesugi Jingxin persuaded.

"Your Highness, Nagao has been refusing to make a statement. It may not be because he wants to resist the Heavenly Soldiers, but maybe he is waiting for His Highness Uesugi Kensei."

Uesugi Terutoro raised his head and glanced at her, knowing in his heart that this is probably true.

The Uesugi family in Yamauchi returned to the Kanto Plain, and Uesugi Terutora sent people to win over the Ueno families, but did not mention Uesugi's constitutional government, which inevitably aroused doubts.

Could it be that Uesugi's constitutional government was killed by Fuchu's Nagao family?First seized the family's famous service position, then put him under house arrest, and finally died of illness.

Don't think that the various Ueno families have more intentions, this kind of thing is not uncommon.

After Yasushi Hojo's victory in the Battle of Kagoe, he also invited Harushi Ashikaga, the Kanto general, back to the vicinity of Odawara Castle to enshrine, and then died inexplicably.

Her daughter Ashikaga Yoshishi cried a few times, and happily went to Kamakura Tsuruoka Hachiman Palace with Hojo Ujiyasu to hold a ceremony and become the new Kanto General.

Yasushi Hojo could do this, but Terotora Uesugi couldn't?

The Nagao family in Ashikaga Castle has been greatly favored by Uesugi Kensei, and Nagao, the head of the family, has doubts and has always refused to express his position, mostly waiting for Uesugi Kensei to come forward to speak out.

Uesugi Jingxin didn't want Uesugi Terutoro to use a knife to force Nagao to bow his head.

We are all blood relatives of the Nagao family, and the Ashikaga Nagao family is one of the most loyal retainers of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi.

Whether it's public or private, there's no need to tear yourself apart with her, making loved ones hurt and enemies happy.

(End of this chapter)