The next morning, the group set off to leave Hirai Castle. On the way, Imagawa Yoshimoto's eyes changed when he looked at Takeda Harunobu.
"What's all the fuss about? It's really rare." Takeda Harunobu rode up to Imagawa Yoshimoto's side, smiled boldly, and then nudged Imagawa Yoshimoto with his elbow, scaring him and running away.
"That's not the case, Goro?" Takeda Harunobu was dumbfounded by Imagawa Yoshimoto's reaction, "I'm still very principled. If you don't like it, I won't force you. I'll just find someone who is interested in this."
"I don't see that you still have such a conscience? Aren't you interested in forcing others? How dare your little surnames resist?" Imagawa Yoshimoto squinted and complained sharply, and then asked with some confusion: "Speaking of which,
You are obviously so harsh and cruel to your subordinates on the battlefield, why do they dare to have such a disrespectful temper with you in private? Even when they engage in those things with you, they "conquer the superior"? "
"You said it yourself on the battlefield... Work and life should be separated, one yard at a time. Officially, I am their lord, so naturally they must obey me. But when it comes to the bed... it's a different matter.
." Takeda Harunobu had the attitude of an experienced driver educating a newbie, and said to Imagawa Yoshimoto in a persuasive manner: "You are also a modest gentleman on the surface, but who knows how much fun you have with my sister in private."
"Uh..." Imagawa Yoshimoto's face turned red when he was mentioned. He recalled the elegant romance between himself and Ginkgo, and could only defend himself awkwardly: "But they are to different people after all. On the surface, to the retainers, but in private
It’s towards my wife. It feels so strange that you treat the same person both superficially and privately, but with completely different attitudes.”
"You won't understand even if I tell you. There are some things that you can only know by trying them yourself." Takeda Harunobu showed a kind smile and leaned towards Imagawa Yoshimoto. Imagawa Yoshimoto curled his lips in disgust.
"I told you not to force yourself, don't be so nervous." Takeda Harunobu laughed twice at first, then carefully took out a folded letter from his arms, quietly put it into Imagawa Yoshimoto's hand, and said in a low voice,
"Please find an opportunity and give this to Gensuke."
"Your last name is Haruhi?" Imagawa Yoshimoto frowned, "Why don't you go by yourself?"
"You're having trouble, and you won't pay attention to me. Besides, I can't help but apologize to the steps in person. You can just pass it on." Takeda Harunobu winked, and Imagawa Yoshimoto looked back - In the past, he always
Kasuga Torasuna, who was the personal attendant of Takeda Harunobu, was staying far away at the end of the team, still escorting the luggage meticulously, but his handsome face was full of unhappiness.
"We played so uniquely last night, what's wrong with it..." Imagawa Yoshimoto now recalls Takeda Harunobu's double-whip game, and still feels a lingering fear in his heart. He only feels that his eyes are dirty.
"That's when you get along with Yashichirou, but it's completely different when you get along with Gensuke." Takeda Harunobu clearly distinguishes each of his nicknames, "Gensuke is very conservative, always wearing a cute and delicate face.
It’s me who teases him, and I can’t let him go. But Yashichiro is very open-minded and willing to tease me, so I like to play with him recently.”
"Aren't you afraid that I might peek?" Imagawa Yoshimoto folded the letter and stuffed it into his arms.
"Watching this will make you sick to death." Takeda Harunobu seemed confident.
"Really?" Imagawa Yoshimoto was aroused and became interested. He slowly unfolded the end of the letter, intending to read only the last paragraph. What came into view was the beautiful handwriting of Takeda Harunobu, which was completely opposite to Takeda Harunobu's usual bold writing style.
——
"I have done so many things just to be close to you. If you doubt me, I will not know what to do. If I have lied about this matter, let the gods of one, two and three, the mountain gods,
The Great Bodhisattva, the great gods of Suwa and the lower gods, this god and that god came to punish me. I should have written it on paper with a treasure seal, but there were too many people around, so I wrote it on white paper for the time being. I will write it again tomorrow."
Imagawa Yoshimoto managed to avoid vomiting, while Takeda Harunobu on the side laughed loudly.
On July 10, the 13th year of Tenmon (1544), a group of people arrived at Matsuyama Castle in Musashi Province—now the headquarters of the Uesugi family in Ogidani.
Since the Muromachi shogunate, the position of Kanto governor has always been held by the superior
The Sugi family is hereditary and serves as an important chess piece to check and balance the Kanto government in the Kanto region. Among the Uesugi families, the Yamauchi Uesugi family and the Inukake Uesugi family are the most prominent. Their family governors take turns serving as the governor of Kantō and fight against each other. However,
During the Uesugi Zen Rebellion, Uesugi Uesugi Kenri (Uesugi Zenhide) led the Inukaku Uesugi family to launch a rebellion, which led to the joint suppression of the Yamauchi Uesugi family, the shogunate, and the Kanto government. The Inukaku Uesugi family has been in ruins ever since.
The sudden collapse of the Inukake Uesugi family left a large power vacuum in the Kanto region, and the force that successfully filled this vacuum was the rapidly rising Ogitani Uesugi family. After that, the wise and capable Ota Michizan led Ogitani Uesugi
The family performed well during the Nagao Keiharu Rebellion and almost swallowed up most of the inheritance of the Inugaku Uesugi family. From then on, the Ogitani Uesugi family was called the "two Uesugi" together with the Yamauchi Uesugi family. The power of the Yamauchi Uesugi family was in the north, and the Ogidani Uesugi family was
The power of the Uesugi family is in the south.
However, the good times did not last long. After Michizan Ota was murdered by Uesugi Sadamasa, the governor of the Ogidani Uesugi family because of his great achievements, the fortunes of the rapidly rising Ogidani Uesugi family also turned from prosperity to decline. The wealthy people under his command were alienated because of Uesugi Sadamasa's misdeeds.
, the Hojo family from Izu also quickly encroached on Sagami and Musashi's territory. The Ogitani Uesugi family lost consecutive battles in the war with the Hojo family, and even Jujo Castle and Kawakoshi Castle fell.
Today, the then governor Uesugi Tomasa is sheltering in Matsuyama Castle, the residence of his retainer Nambada Norishige, and barely maintains the rule of the Ogitani Uesugi family - in the entire Musashi, only the Ota family's Iwamori still obeys the orders of the Ogidani Uesugi family.
Fucheng has been waiting for several weeks.
Unlike the low-key Yamauchi Uesugi family, the Ogidani Uesugi family welcomed the envoys with much grander pomp, without any regard for the need for confidentiality. The governor of the family, Uesugi Chaosada, personally went ten miles out of the city to greet the delegation. The Ota clan, the Nambada clan and other important officials were all present, and the momentum was great.
The huge queue and support are almost catching up with the Imagawa family.
"It's really...how do I put it?" Imagawa Yoshimoto wanted to express his emotion, but didn't know what words to use. "In my opinion, the current situation of the Yamauchi-Uesugi family is obviously good, and their territory and influence are acceptable.
, but the Uesugi Military Department (Uesugi ***) seemed to have reached the end of the road and kept everything simple. However, the current situation of the Uesugi family in Ogidani is obviously very bad, but the Uesugi repairs (Uesugi Chaosada) are still making a big deal, and even seem to be extravagant and wasteful..."
Takeda Harunobu shook his head, as if he did not agree with Imagawa Yoshimoto's criticism, but said with emotion: "People are energetic and motivated, and still have the self-esteem of "Kanto Ryoesugi", so naturally they are unwilling to lower their standards to ordinary
Rich family. Don’t worry about whether his ambition is inappropriate. Although his ambition may be high and his skill low may lead to the family’s rapid defeat, but if he has ambition, there is at least the possibility of a comeback. If he loses his ambition like the Ministry of War, even if he continues to survive, the family will eventually die slowly.”
"After all, he is only a 20-year-old young man. He may be young and energetic, full of passion, and unwilling to let the famous family that has been passed down from generation to generation perish in his own hands." Imagawa Yoshimoto put himself in Uesugi Chaosada's shoes, and thought about the state of mind in the distance.
The figure of the young man at the head of the queue gradually became clearer.
"Come on, Hyobu (Uesugi***) is 2 years older than him, and you are 3 years older than Hyobu. Where did your anger go? This has nothing to do with age. It's just that you don't want to make progress." Takeda Harunobu
Made a complaint.
During the conversation, the delegation had already arrived in the welcoming queue. Imagawa Yoshimoto dismounted his horse in advance, and watched Takeda Harunobu do as he was told, leading the horse to Uesugi Chasada. Uesugi Chasada was very comfortable with such etiquette, and he was still young after all.
He was so happy that he had already climbed up to his brows. His face had not completely lost its childishness, and his eyes were sparkling with vitality and impetus.
"Your Highness Jibu, Your Highness Daizen, you must not have come all this way just to listen to my polite words." Uesugi greeted Dada briefly, and then couldn't wait to get to the point in front of everyone: "Let's connect
Come on, let’s drive the Sagami country bumpkin Ise out of the East Kingdom together.”
"Your Majesty, you have worked so hard on the project. It is our honor to cooperate with you." Imagawa Yoshimoto then followed Uesugi Chaosada's intention and said, but as a guest, he was too embarrassed to go to the castle tower to discuss the details.
Talk about this.
"When will the troops be sent?" However, Uesugi Tosada couldn't wait at this moment. He waved his fist enthusiastically and approached Imagawa Yoshimoto and Takeda Harunobu and said: "Since the fall of Kawagoe Castle, countless former retainers have had to succumb to Ise.
The villain (Hojo)
Next, they waited day and night for me to lead my army back. I only regretted that I was so weak, and Yamauchi Uesugi was always unwilling to fully assist me, so I was unable to take action. If Imagawa and Takeda were to flank me now, it would be a big deal.
It’s done, I can’t wait any longer!”
"We have been waiting for so long, so we are not in a hurry. Your Highness, let's go to the city to talk in detail." Takeda Harunobu was afraid that Uesugi Chaosada would reveal more and more things to the public at the door.
Regardless of the distinction between the guest and the host, he opened his mouth and made a "please" gesture in return.
"Okay, okay!" Uesugi Chaosada couldn't care about any of this at the moment. All he was thinking about was "Wang Shi Nanding Musashi Day". He didn't care about the embarrassing status of being the "invited host" at all. He turned around and extended his hand.
Invited: "Please come quickly! We are coming to the city!"
