A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Xiao Pingtai didn't recognize the child who came, but Xiao Pingtai, the mother holding the child, did.

Of course, this is not a bloody plot. It is definitely not the case of a man abandoning his wife and son and then looking for her ten years later.

That mother was Naoe Keizuna's sister, Naoe Fuji, or Higuchi Fuji. She is the retainer of Nagao Masakai, the lord of Ueda Sakado Castle, and the wife of Higuchi and Sanemon Kanetoyo.

The ten-year-old boy in front of me should be the future No. 1 apologist in the world, Naoeyama Castle Marshal Kanetsugu!

"Come in, come in, it's very cold outside!" Xiao Pingtai greeted quickly.

"This is Naoe Yamatomomo's biological sister!" He introduced the person into the house and introduced him to his two elders.

"Together with Six and Seven, salute Fujiwara Danmasa and the two adults!" It turned out that in addition to the one she was holding in her hand, a maid behind her was also carrying a smaller one.

"Hello, uncle!" The Higuchi brothers bowed politely and sat back next to their mother.

"Why didn't Yosanemon come? What happened to Echigo? But what happened to the war?"

"Died in battle together with Sanemon and His Highness Nagao!" Ato's words were shocking.

"Nagao Sakato died in the battle!" Hosokawa Harumiya, Uncle Tsunara and Kodaira all said in unison.

The incident greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. The internal strife in Echigo took a turn eight days ago. It can even be said to be a flip that even Xiao Pingtai can't see through at all.

Under the armed dissuasion of tens of thousands of people including the former leader Uesugi Kensei, the current leader Uesugi Kenshin, Kaizu Castle Lord Takanashi Masarai, Yamauchi family elder Isshiki Miyauchi and others. The two sides of the battle, or the Usami Sadamichi side who had the upper hand, agreed to temporarily stop the siege of Ueda Sakado Castle and conduct peace talks.

Nagao Masakage breathed a sigh of relief and finally started to return to the negotiating table to solve the problem. Now that I sit down, the big deal is that I will be fined three drinks. Anyway, Ueda Sakato Castle is still in his hands, so he is not afraid at all. Lower your head, call me big brother, pay two Zhuangzi and several hundred taels of gold, and you will be a good man again next year!

Uesugi Kenshin saw that the chaos that had swept Echigo for more than three months finally had hope of ending, so he personally came forward to ask Nagao Masakai to come out of the city to negotiate peace with Usami.

The two sides were fighting like this, so naturally they didn't trust each other, but the victory was that the group that broke up the fight was too embarrassed. You can't find such a dignified peacemaker in Japan. Everyone pats their chests and says it's okay, let's talk, let's talk, and we will arm the peacemaker to maintain the peace.

So after some twists and turns, the two sides decided to hold peace talks in Yuzawa. In order to ensure safety, Nagao Masaki was only allowed to bring thirty guards, and the same was true for Usami Sadamitsu. The security of the venue was guarded by Takanashi Hidemasa with five hundred troops. Only in this way did he get the unanimous approval of everyone.

On the surface, the peace talks went relatively smoothly. Anyway, the central point was that Nagao Masaki and Nagao Kiki and his son promised not to participate in the selection of Uesugi Kenshin's successor. In fact, this was also a test of Uesugi Kenshin, asking him to rule out the possibility of this Sentoin son as the heir.

Nagao Masaki was also asked to swear an oath to gods and Buddhas and write a document stating his renunciation.

The binding force of a piece of paper in the troubled times of the Warring States Period?

I wrote that all the great names in the world who will always support Toyotomi Hideyori are smiling!

Nagao Masaki signed the document very happily and turned around, ready to use this document as a wiping paper. Anyway, if Uesugi Kenshin dies, the choice of successor will not be determined by the sword and gun in his hand.

In addition, Sakaki Castle in Nagao Masakage's territory needs to be transferred to the Usami clan, and a compensation of 500 taels of gold must be paid to Usami as compensation for military expenses.

Although the ceding of Sakaki Castle made Nagao Masaki feel a little sad, he was also a wise man who knew the current affairs. Anyway, the city had been captured long ago, and now he was just admitting the fact. If he didn't agree, Usami Sadamitsu wouldn't let him celebrate the New Year, so he would simply agree to get him.

Moreover, Usami's attitude of asking for high prices made Nagao Masaki feel reassured. After all, he was doing it for profit. As long as things could be solved with money, it didn't matter.

The discussion was settled, and both parties drank three glasses of wine. Usami Sadamitsu kept his promise and disbanded the force of about 500 troops that surrounded Ueda Sakato Castle on the same day to show his commitment.

Moreover, he also respectfully sent Nagao Masakai into Ueda Sakato Castle, waiting for him to send 500 taels of gold or an equal amount of Yongle money to share with everyone who had been busy for three months. Otherwise, it would be difficult to disband the army if Usami's reservation was completed.

After entering his home city, Nagao Masakai finally relaxed and saw that the army under the city was disbanding. The armed dissuasion group was in Yuzawa, which was less than half a day's journey away. The collegial agreement has also been established, and Usami Sadamitsu's mouth was blocked by the compensation for the cession of territory. Although he was dissatisfied, at least his life was saved.

Then he tried his best to raise a sum of property worth five hundred taels of gold in the city and prepared to send it to Usami Tingman, but then something unexpected happened. The seemingly lax Usa army under the castle immediately launched a strong attack on Ueda Sakato Castle, and even lit up torches in preparation for a night battle.

The city had been beaten to the last breath, and I heard that a collegial agreement had been established, and the war could be called a truce. The Ashigaru and the samurai all involuntarily felt lazy and war-weary, and prepared to go home for the New Year.

The result is obvious, Ueda Sakato Castle was destroyed. Within two hours, the entire castle was in flames.

At this time, the armed dissuasion group in Yuzawa realized that something was wrong, but it was already dark, and it was impossible for tens of thousands of troops to march overnight. When we arrived at Ueda Sakato Castle at noon the next day, the entire city was already completely white.

Uesugi Kenshin, who was presiding over the collegial meeting, was slapped in the face. Uesugi Kenshin immediately asked Usami to settle the matter and prepare to plead guilty.

But all Usami Sadamitsu sent was Usami Sadamitsu's head and a desperate letter. After Usami Sadamitsu broke through the city, he actually committed suicide and committed seppuku!

Now let alone Uesugi Kenshin, all the members of the group were speechless. What is this?

After taking the letter, Uesugi Kenshin read it silently and sat quietly in the Buddhist hall for a long time.

The Ueda Nagao clan was completely destroyed, the entire clan was basically wiped out, and the main retainers were also slaughtered. There was no Ueda Nagao clan left in Echigo.

The Usami clan of Biwa Island was sentenced to posthumous release because the victim, Usami Sadamitsu, committed seppuku. The entire clan was deprived of their territory and all expelled from Echigo.

Naturally, the Ueda Nagao clan's territory and the Usami clan's territory all became the direct control of Uesugi Kenshin, and Uesugi Kenshin's authority in Echigo increased instead of diminished. After all, authority depends on the territory and the number of warriors under his command. Suddenly, with two more territories, his natural strength rises sharply.

"Wait a minute, what's going on with Nagao Rokuro (Uesugi Kagekatsu)?" Koheita suddenly thought when he heard Ato say that the Ueda Nagao family suffered heavy casualties.

"His Highness Rokuro was killed together by Usami Suruga Mamoru."