A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

"Aya, do you know Dr. Hosokawa Kyōjo?"

"Which Doctor Jingzhao?"

A'ya, who was packing up Xiaoheita's cotton robe, was a little confused. Although she was born in the Hosokawa family, there were too many people from the Hosokawa family who had served as doctors in Jingzhao. Their family had been famous for hundreds of years. There are many famous doctors like Dr. Hosokawa Kyōcho in history, but she knows exactly what they are talking about.

"Xueguan Xinggong Zen Gate of Daxinyuan Palace." Xiao Pingtai said this slightly awkward name.

"You mean Dr. Hosokawa Kuro Kyōcho (Hosokawa Masamoto), I know."

"Then do you think it's appropriate for him to adopt three sons when he has nothing to do with himself?"

"There are three adopted sons of Hosokawa Kyōcho. Seiyuki is from the Kujo clan of Sekihaku, Seigen is from the Hashu guardian Hosokawa clan, and Takakuni is from the Noshu Hosukawa clan. You all know this."

Xiao Ping briefly talked about the situation, which A Ling probably knew. The Hosokawa family member in her family was very humble, a commoner of the common people. Back then, he was like a half-bred Yamauchi. For the Hosokawa clan who was in charge of the shogunate, that was an unreachable distance.

"Hosokawa Kyōsho's fault lies solely with himself. If he didn't believe in Shugendao and only gave birth to a son, why would he be like this!"

Although Aya was not from Hosokawa Kyōsho's family, she was born in Hosokawa, and she was still very angry when this matter was mentioned. The great fortune of the Hosokawa family was all ruined due to the fighting between the three brothers Hosokawa Seiyuki, Hosokawa Sumitomo, and Hosokawa Takakuni.

"What about this? What if Hosokawa Kyōjo is unable to have children and must adopt a stepson?"

"Huh?... No! There is something in your words!"

A Ling realized that Xiaoping Taiping never talked to her about official affairs. After all, I am tired enough from working every day. I finally have a chance to be warm when I go home, so I don’t have the time to mention these terrible things.

But this time it was strange. Xiaopingta used a "vivid" example and asked her what she thought of this matter when the results had already been written down in the history books.

In the words of Wen Zou Zou: "Predecessors have already prepared what they have said!"

A Ling is a very smart woman, and she has already understood what Xiaoping Tai meant. It's just that because her contact area is relatively narrow, either the wife of the boss's family or the daughter of the west's family, she only talks about miscellaneous things. She had no source of information about Xiaopingtai, and she didn’t know who Xiaopingtai was referring to.

"Oh, don't be in a hurry to ask anyone. Just keep answering my questions."

Xiao Ping smiled softly and coaxed A Ling to continue answering.

"Well...if you must adopt a child, first of all, it cannot be an adult! There is a saying that it is better to raise a child than to give birth to a child, and you must raise it under your knees to get close!

Secondly, you must come from a certain school, preferably one that is popular among the public! It must not be adopted from another family with no blood relationship, even if it is from a famous family in the world. Only in this way can the important ministers in the family accept it and avoid "township party" disputes. 【Note 1】

Finally, arrangements must be made in advance. Whether it is a group of heroes competing for the throne or a young leader taking charge of the country, in these years and years, it is a sign of national subjugation. "

After Ah Ling finished speaking in detail, she agreed with Xiao Ping. Sure enough, this was the right thing to do.

How many great names in the world have lost their country and destroyed their family because of the issue of heirs and the turmoil in the royal family?

Like the crucian carp crossing the river, like the sand in the Yellow River!

"Our Aya can be compared to Huang Yueying from the Three Kingdoms, hahahahaha..."

Xiao Pingtai hugged A Ling in her arms and laughed loudly. Even Aya could see things clearly, but Terutora Uesugi would never see them clearly unless he lost his mind.

Of course, there is also a saying in history that Uesugi Kagekatsu served as the guardian of Echigo and divided up an Echigo country, Uesugi Kagetora served as the Kanto governor and divided an Ueno country, Uesugi Keiguni served as the flag leader of Okushino, Shiina (Nagao) Kage Naomisune In the middle of the country, Uesugi Masashige was in charge of Noto.

The central idea of ​​this statement is to separate families! None of them are biological sons, so one person is divided into one country, and no one has anything less, and each can be the eldest brother.

Xiao Pingtai doesn't believe this statement. They are determined to become retainers, genealogy, and one sect. I wish I could hold all the territory in the palm of my hand and flatten all the wealthy and famous Chinese people.

Teruhora Uesugi would not go against the trend of the times and think about splitting the powerful Uesugi family into several pieces. What's more, before his death, the power of the Oda family expanded to more than 1,500,000 yen, and his little strength was only enough to beat a Hokuriku Shibata Katsuie. Are they still separated at this time? That's not a joke!

Therefore, it is definitely not a coincidence that Takanashi's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came together this time. There must be the shadow of Terutora Uesugi behind it. His choice of Xiaopingta is difficult to predict completely, but he must have put the child in Suzyni's belly on his chessboard.

…

The snow is getting heavier day by day, and the climate is getting colder and colder. Xiaoping was deeply aware of the horror of the Little Ice Age. The snow in the surrounding areas was said to be one meter thick. It was said that some people had died at home due to the severe cold this winter.

Koheta is neither a county representative nor a town official, and he has no control over the lives of the people at the bottom. I can only recommend that the chief planner who stayed behind in the mountain organize the town people to clear out the snow in the town, and check every house to see if anyone has died of freezing.

At the same time, the land attendants of each village were ordered to check the situation of the farmers on the ground. It is unknown how many poor farmers who do not have enough heating materials and heating measures will die from this severe cold.

The situation in Fuzhong City is slightly better. Everyone should be able to understand that the temperature in towns is always two degrees higher than that in rural areas. After all, Fuzhong City has a population of 30,000 people and is relatively densely populated.

There has been no case of freezing to death, but due to lack of fuel during the cold night, there have been quite a few cases of frostbite. There is nothing we can do about this. It snows heavily. Whether it is firewood or charcoal, it is difficult to transport such bulk heavy goods.

Now we can only try our best to meet the fuel needs inside and outside the city, all relying on storage in the autumn.

As for the farmers in the four townships, the damage status has not yet been reported, but it is the same in the city, and the situation outside the city is even worse. The results can be imagined.

After inspecting the firewood piles in the city, Xiaopingtai returned home after finishing his official duties for the day and just took a sip of hot tea.

A Ling took Aji, who had hurriedly come in from outside, into the house. Aji's face was trembling with cold, but he did not immediately take the teacup handed over by Xiao Pingtai.

Before he could sit down, he opened his mouth and said, "Tanzheng, there is an urgent message from His Highness Yoshida Sanshu."

"explain!"

"Matsudaira Mikawa Guards saw the winter snow intertwined. They were sure that the troops would retreat and fight again next year. They were careless and neglected to take precautions."

"The main city of Okazaki Castle has been lost! Mikawa Mamoru fled!"

[Note 1]: In ancient times, in feudal society, it was safest to use it with fellow villagers and fellow party members. Except for relatives within the fifth service, they are called Lang, and those outside the fifth service are called Dang. The fetters of local culture and blood ties make the Xiangdang feel more confident in using it than outsiders.