When Yoshigan heard what Terutora Uesugi said, she couldn't help but smile, and the corners of her mouth raised. These words were really lacking in virtue. In order to make Yoshigan happy, she even used her own house to make fun of it.
The Fuchu Nagao family, where Teru Uesugi was born, wiped out the Echigo guardian branch of the Yamauchi-Uesugi family. The Go-Hojo family, where Kagetora Uesugi was born, simply wiped out the Yamauchi-Uesugi family.
As a result, one of these two people became the adopted daughter of Kenmasa Uesugi, and the other became the adopted granddaughter. They both entered the lintel of the Yamauchi Uesugi family and enjoyed the exclusive inheritance of the family name.
Thinking about it this way, it's no wonder that when Uesugi Kenmasa heard about Uesugi Kagetora's existence, he lost his mind with anger and reached into the palace to kill the child.
She was really aggrieved by having a thief as a daughter and being exterminated. Fortunately, Kenmasa Uesugi knew how to act appropriately and left room for leeway.
She did not use a knife or poison, and her little hands and feet were hungry and cold. It can be said that the people below did not know how to serve, and the child's health was too poor to see blood.
According to the principle of political reciprocity, if she doesn't see blood, Yiyin will not see blood. For this kind of low-level provocation, Yiyin can only respond with low-level revenge.
The situation was still under control, so Terutora Uesugi was in the mood to joke, hoping that the big thing would be reduced to a small matter.
Yoshigami couldn't help but glared at Terutora Uesugi and said angrily.
"You are the current governor of the Yamauchi-Uesugi family. What would it be like to make fun of your family's scandal when it spreads?"
Seeing that there was no one around him, Teru Uesugi boldly took Yoshigoshi's hand and expressed his love.
"So what if you make fun of her? Kenmasa Uesugi put her hand into the palace. I can't just let you suffer this injustice. I also want to scold her for you."
Yiyin rolled his eyes at her.
"You have honey on your lips? The dignified Guandong governor bows down to flatter you. You are not afraid of others calling you King Zhou. I am also worried that some people will say that I am Daji."
Teru Uesugi said with great joy.
"If I can stay with you for the rest of my life, why not be King Zhou for a time?"
Yiyin pulled his hand back and cursed.
"You talk nonsense, but you're not afraid of being laughed at by outsiders!"
Teruhora Uesugi rubbed his hands and said.
"I see that you like Kagetora very much, why not ask you to be her adoptive father?"
Yoshigami looked at Uesugi Teruhora with wide eyes, and tapped her with trembling fingers, the word shameless flashing through his mind.
You are her adoptive mother, now you call me her adoptive father, what does that mean? Isn't it enough to take advantage of her?
Uesugi Teru's face showed his sincere admiration, which made Yoshigan's heart tremble. Being entangled by this guy again, the love between son and daughter was long, and the unclear ambiguity made Yoshigan wary and frightened.
His face darkened and he shouted.
"Kamoji Township!"
"Hi!"
Kamo's village opened the door and bowed as he entered, Yoshiyin said calmly.
"Send someone to ask Daxiong Chaohide if she didn't calculate the dividends clearly for each family? Why do I think Uesugi Kenmasa is too full and too busy?"
Uesugi Terutora on the side smiled bitterly and shook his head, knowing that Yoshigan would not let Uesugi Kenmasa go so easily.
Kensei Uesugi fled to Echigo Country from Sekihachishu and had nothing. Terutora Uesugi treated her with great respect and gave her an allowance to support her adoptive mother.
But Uesugi Kenmasa, who had lost her family fortune, was actually living in embarrassment. The retainers who followed her could not be ignored, and Uesugi Terutora had no obligation to help her support her family.
When the Hokuriku Road trade route was opened, Yoshigan was very generous in wooing the Echigo samurai group, and everyone benefited from it. Of course Uesugi Kenmasa, the former governor of the Yamauchi Uesugi family, also got a share of the profits.
But this time, Kenmasa Uesugi's behavior angered Yoshihiro Shiba, and the benefits of the Hokuriku Road trade route were not necessary.
After Yoshigan Shiba finished speaking, he looked back at Teruhora Uesugi.
"Your Highness Uesugi, what do you think?"
Terutora Uesugi sighed.
"I understand, I will ask Naoe Keizuna to cooperate."
Uesugi Kenmasa's infiltration into the imperial palace this time, Shiba Yoshigan only cut off her money in the Hokurikudo trade route, which was a fairly restrained and small counterattack.
If Teruhora Uesugi continues to block it, Yoshihiro Shiba might really be angered, and then this matter will not end well.
Therefore, she decided to order Naoe Keizuna to turn a blind eye and let Ohuma Asahide torment Uesugi Kensei.
"Mr. Qianxin, this matter is over, what do you think?"
Yoshigami nodded, knowing that going too far was not enough, and if she continued to make trouble, it would make things difficult for Teruhora Uesugi. After all, she was the governor of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi, and she was mean and unkind to the former foster mother who gave up her power, which would be detrimental to her reputation.
"That's it for now."
After the two of them finished speaking, Kamao clan bowed and went out, closing the door.
Yoshigan sighed. He came back to the Imperial Palace to contact Hokurikudo and arrange the process of returning to Kokomo. Unexpectedly, during the interview, he accidentally discovered that Uesugi Kagetora was not in the right state.
If he hadn't helped, this child would have lived a miserable life and died a useless death.
Uesugi Kenmasa's actions were despicable. As long as Uesugi Kagetora didn't die from the glaring act of poisoning and pushing the pond with a sword, but died of a weak constitution lingering on the bed, Uesugi Kagetora would never care.
The left and right are just a heir of the Hojo family, a free piece placed on the chessboard. If it dies, it dies, it’s no big deal.
Yoshihiro Shiba saw through this and was angry with Kenmasa Uesugi for ruthlessly killing innocent children. Launching a counterattack seemed refreshing, but in fact he made Kenmasa Uesugi, the former governor of the Yamauchi Uesugi family, an enemy.
The rift between the two has been buried, and I don't know how many waves it will cause in the future.
Uesugi Teruhu saw Shiba Yoshigage frowning and was unwilling to continue to dwell on this matter. The Uesugi family was in a mess.
The direct ministers and genealogical retainers of the Nagao family in the mansion, the two clans of the Nagao family in China and Vietnam, and the old Yangbei clan who were attached to Xiayue.
There are also the former guardians of Echigo who were exterminated, the former governor of the Yamauchi Uesugi family brought new retainers, and the Kanto governor's Kan Hachishu surrendered to the samurai family.
Uesugi Teruhora was unable to do this messy pot of stew.
If Shiba Yoshigan hadn't helped her save the core Nagao clan during the battle on Kawanakajima, her current situation would have been even more passive.
Teruhora Uesugi said, unwilling to mention the matter of Uesugi constitutional government again.
"Mr. Kenshin, are you going to take the Hokuriku Road when you go back this time?"
Yiyin knew that she was asking questions knowingly and changing the subject, but he still followed her words.
“Yes, I plan to wait until the snow melts in spring and the Houriku Expressway port closure period ends, and then take a boat from Naoetsu directly to Tsuruga Port.
Asai Nagamasa of Kitaomi has an old relationship with me, so passing through her territory is not a problem, it is the safest route."
Yiyin's return to recent times is different from when it came.
When we came to Kanto, the Hokurikudo trade route had not yet been opened. Now that we have friends and have interests in the trade route, of course we can all be accommodating.
It's just that the martial arts families in Vietnam, China and Noto are okay. Yi Yin is really not sure whether those lunatics of Yixiang Zong will have a brain attack.
Moreover, he had no friendship with the Echizen Asakura family, and Kageki Asakura of Tsuruga County, who had a close relationship, was fed by the benefits of the Hokuriku Road trade route.
Therefore, the safest route is to wait for the port to open, go directly from Naoetsu to Tsuruga Port, and then take Kita Omi back to Konki.
Uesugi Teruhora nodded as he listened. At this moment, there was a knock on the door from outside.
"Come in."
Kamouso clan bowed into the house and said.
"A letter from Mino, Odaisho. It is an urgent message from Lord Toshiie Maeda, the acting commander of Owari Shiba."
Sibo Yiyin frowned, stretched out his hand, and asked.
"What's so urgent in the dead of winter? How did the sender get here?"
Kamouso clan kneeled down and handed a letter with his hands and said.
"I heard someone tell me that he was a businessman disguised as a buyer of mountain goods. He took the Nakasendo Road over the Shinano Mountains and entered Joetsu from Hokushin."
After hearing this, Yiyin frowned even more.
The three main passages in Kansai and Kanto, Tokaido and Hokuriku Route are on the coastlines on both sides of Honshu Island. Nakasendo is the most difficult to walk because it passes through the mountains.
The mountain road is difficult to travel in winter, so what happened to the Oda family deserves the Maeda Toshiie's urgent dispatch of people across the mountains to report the news.
Yiyin opened the letter, glanced at it and took a breath.
His expression was uncertain. Uesugi Teruhu, who was standing next to him, noticed something was wrong and asked tentatively.
"Mr. Kenshin, what happened to Owari Shiba?"
Shiba Yoshigan didn't want to hide it from her, and handed the letter to her directly. Uesugi Teruhu took it with both hands and looked at it carefully.
After reading it, I couldn't help but exclaimed and said.
"How come the Oda family is in contact with the recent ministers? They actually want to go to Luo before you return. They have really ulterior motives.
May I ask Mr. Kenshin, is this letter guaranteed to be true? Is the agent Owari Shiba who delivered the letter reliable?"
Yiyin said.
"I have carefully checked the handwriting and signature. It is indeed written by Maeda Toshiie himself. This letter is authentic. As for Toshiie's character, I can trust it."
Ina Chuji of the enshrinement office is from Mikawa, and he is the companion sent by Maeda Toshiie. In the past two years, although there have not been many letters from Maeda Toshiie, he has asked for instructions on many important matters.
Her career as an official was somewhat shocking, and she wandered between the Shiba family and the Oda family, but Yoshigan could still understand her difficulties.
At that time, Shiba Yoshigan went to Luo, leaving behind the 3,000 koku territory of Owari Kingdom. In just over three years, Owari Shiba's territory expanded to 20,000 koku.
Maeda Toshiie, the acting official, did not receive any help from Shiba Yoshigan. He relied solely on his own hands and feet to help Oda Nobunaga fight and receive rewards.
Yoshigan Shiba knows best what kind of temperament Oda Nobunaga has, as the two have had in-depth and simple physical and mental exchanges with each other.
It was really not easy for the Maeda Toshiie to maintain the semi-independent status of the Shiba Territory under the surly and ruthless daimyo Oda Nobunaga, and to participate in the expansion of the Oda family's territory.
But this time, she exposed Oda Nobunaga's plot to go to Luo, making Yoshigan prepared, and even took a huge risk.
Yiyin had no reason not to believe her. After all, the two of them had a romantic moment together and were trustworthy.
he said.
"I will send my military team to Meinong Country to verify. This matter is easy to find out.
The Oda family's army is marching to Luo, and the amount of military supplies is huge, which cannot be prepared overnight. At this time, Owari Mino's country must have begun mobilization."
Teru Uesugi nodded.
"Yes, this matter does not look like fraud. What about you? How are you going to deal with it?"
Shiba Yiyin was stunned by her question.
Originally, his plan was very simple. He would go back to Konki and get the gold seal left to him by Ashikaga Yoshiteru. It would be easy to call on the Konki samurai family inside and outside the shogunate to counterattack the Miyoshi family who occupied Kyoto.
Yoshiyoshi's reputation in recent years has been earned through hard work. To be honest, the Miyoshi family has been frightened by him for a long time. How can Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, the new family governor, be more difficult to deal with than her adoptive mother Miyoshi Changqing?
The four sisters of Mihao Changqing were beaten to disgrace by Yiyin, and the daughter and sister of Mihao Changqing were hacked to death.
In the battle of Jiaoxing Temple, Shiba Yoshigan's cavalry was equal to a thousand, and he beat Miyoshi Changit and Matsuhisa Nagasaki to the point of splitting their nerves. From then on, the Miyoshi retainers retreated from Shiba Yoshigan, fearing him like a tiger.
However, judging from Maeda Toshiie's letter, the recent situation is completely different from what Yoshihiro Shiba thought.
This time Miyoshi went to Luo because there was a spy in the shogunate. Miyoshi Yoshitsugi barely managed to occupy Kyoto. Everyone could see clearly and was ready to take action.
Ashikaga Yoshiki's old ministers pulled up a puppet and wanted to go to Luo to seek benefits and occupy the central power of the shogunate.
And Hosokawa Fujitaka was not willing to be alone and participated in it. Will the Hosokawa Mibuchi family abandon their friendship with the Shiba family? Yoshigan is not sure.
The friendship between the samurai family is a joke, and betrayal is common. After two years, God knows who is in charge of the Hosokawa Mibuchi family now?
Yoshigan trusted Mibuchi Haru, and she was a good person. But the Hosokawa Fujitaka she gave birth to was nothing like her. He was a qualified martial artist from a famous shogunate family, and was very cunning.
As for the marriage between the Oda family and the Asai family, Yoshihiro Shiba shot himself in the foot. He was the one who helped bridge the gap between the two families and led to their marriage and alliance.
Yiyin rubbed his eyebrows with his fingers, trying to smooth away the wrinkled thoughts, with a depressed look on his face.
The combined power of Ashikaga's former ministers, the Hosokawa Mibuchi family, the Oda family, the Asai family, and the Tokugawa family was enough to overthrow the weak Miyoshi family.
In other words, if Shiba Yiyin slows down a bit, Luo Guang will be restored to the shogunate. Of course, he will suffer a big loss in the subsequent redistribution of power.
Yiyin sighed.
"If we take the Hokuriku Road trade route, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with them. The port closure period is over, and it's already the time for spring to warm up and thaw, and it will be at least after spring plowing to return to Japan.
The letter mentioned that Oda Nobunaga wanted to mobilize in advance and attack the Rokkaku family before spring plowing, so as to catch the Rokkaku family by surprise as they prepared for spring plowing.
Besides, the Asai family is also part of their plan to go to Luo, and I am not sure whether Asai Nagamasa will obstruct and delay my crossing."
Yoshigan is not worried about his personal safety. He is the widow of Ashikaga Yoshiteru and has deep relationships with various families in recent years.
Although Hosokawa Fujitaka and Asai Nagamasa had ambitions to get to Luo first, they would not murder Yoshihiro Shiba.
Yiyin still has this little confidence.
Who allowed him to have a face that was harmful to the country and the people, and his temperament was so charming that he was licking dogs all over the place? He was helpless.
What he was most worried about was that he was delayed and wasted time, so that the Shiba family would be excluded from the Shangluo incident and lose the initiative to reorganize the power of the shogunate.
Teruhora Uesugi frowned and said.
"What should I do?"
In fact, there was not a trace of joy and extravagant hope in her heart.
Since many companies do not welcome Shiba Yoshigan to return to seize power, if he chooses to stay in Kanto and continue to develop, Uesugi Teruhora will support him with both hands and feet.
But this delusion was immediately shattered by Sibo Yiyin. Yiyin shook his head and said firmly.