Takeda Harunobu launched the Suruga invasion, and the Tokugawa family attacked the Imagawa family from the east and west, and captured the Suruga country.
After negotiating a peace with the Hojo family, the Imagawa clan went to Izu Country, the Hojo army withdrew from Shuntong County, and the Takeda family finally captured Suruga Country.
Shiba Yoshigan crossed the Kano River during the dry season in winter, and someone from the Takeda family was there to help him.
Afterwards, he passed through Juntō County and Fuji County, crossed the Sadao Pass, and arrived at Sunfu Castle.
Here, Takeda Noburen, on behalf of the Takeda family, formally received the noble Odaisho. Accompanied by her, Yoshigan Shiba entered Sunfu Castle to rest.
Yoshigan carefully observed the castle towns along the way. Although it had been more than half a year since the Takeda family took over Sunpu Castle, the streets were still deserted and no longer as prosperous as they were at the hub of the Tokaido trade route.
Thinking back on what he saw and heard on the road, he couldn't help but sigh. The Suruga Kingdom under the rule of the Imagawa family was the richest country in Tokaido, but he didn't expect it to be so depressed now.
The stone height of Suruga Province is only 150,000, but the population is concentrated in the plains near the mouths of the Kano River, Fuji River, Abe River, and Oigawa River.
There are many trading towns at the mouth of the river, with developed harbors, fisheries and shipping, and numerous saltworks. The sect here is headed by the Nichiren sect, because the Nichiren sect is the most widely spread among the craftsmen of the shopping towns.
Such an economically developed country was actually plundered by the Kai people and reduced to a state of ruin. I really don’t know what Takeda Harunobu has been doing for the past six months.
Shiba Yigen was confused in her heart. The Tiger of Kai was so wise and brave. How could she let the Kai people do whatever they wanted and let the Suruga Kingdom that she had worked so hard to conquer be in such trouble?
You must know that when Takeda Harunobu invaded Suruga Country, most of the Suruga people were bewitched by her and turned against them. This was how the Imagawa clan was caught off guard. They lost Suruga Castle in one battle and fled to Toe Country.
Now that the country of Suruga is in a miserable state, can the people of Suruga tolerate it? They have shot themselves in the foot. They failed to find a new master, and the family business is about to fall apart.
Thinking again about Tokugawa Ieyasu of the Far River Country, Yoshihiro Saba had a hint of enlightenment in his heart.
The Takeda family's rule over the Suruga Kingdom is unstable. Tokugawa Ieyasu of Toe is originally a subordinate of the Imagawa family and has some relationship with the Suruga clan. She must be very aware of the situation here.
Without Imagawa Yoshimoto's Tokaido, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. There will be no peace between the Takeda and Tokugawa families, and they will have to fight sooner or later.
Before the two of them decide the winner, the Tokaido trade route has no hope, and our own Hokuriku trade route can still take advantage for a long time.
Shiba Yoshigan couldn't help but smile, and asked Takeda Nobuyan who was accompanying him.
"How are you doing, Your Majesty Takeda?"
In his heart, he still missed the Takeda Bear who took Kousaka Masanobu with him and had tea with him over and over again. He had a broad mind that was on par with Oda Nobunaga and was rare to see.
Takeda Nobulen was stunned when he heard this, and didn't know how to answer for a moment. She couldn't say, it's fine, but she is coaxing your bastard in Kai.
Takeda Xinlian smiled bitterly and answered.
"The governor is very good. Thank you for your concern."
Shiba Yigen nodded and didn't care. But Takeda Nobuyan was worried in his heart, not knowing how long he could keep this matter a secret.
According to the Takeda retainers' group's opinion, it would be best if it could be kept secret forever.
But this incident happened in Yantian City, and there were so many people in Kai who knew about it that it was impossible to cover it up. Anyone with a discerning eye would find that something was wrong with Takeda Harunobu if he thought about it carefully.
Takeda Xinren couldn't help but shake his head when he thought of his powerful sister.
She actually became a monk, even before she got married. Reina Takeda said that the adopted daughter she picked up on the roadside turned out to be her only child. Who could believe this if word spread?
Takeda Noburen glanced at Shiba Yoshigan's face and felt terrified. Because she discovered that Takeda Rena's eyebrows looked very similar to Shiba Yoshigan's.
Takeda Nobuyan thought about it a lot and decided to cover it up. No matter what, he couldn't control it anymore. Whatever happened to the future.
She refrained from telling Yoshigan Shiba that Harunobu Takeda had become a monk and was now called Takeda Harunobu Rindo Shingen, lest Yoshigan Shiba would become suspicious.
The two of them exchanged polite words and walked towards the Sunpu Castle Castle. Yoshigoshi Shiba looked up at the majestic castle tower and couldn't help but sigh when he remembered Imagawa Yoshimoto's great reputation for suppressing Tokaido.
The Wu family was in troubled times, with ebb and flow, countless heroes and heroines, and people and government perishing.
Yoshigan thought of Takeda Harunobu again. After her death, who will inherit the Takeda family? Will that person be able to support the Takeda family business?
He turned around and asked Takeda Nobuyan.
"His Majesty Takeda is really well?"
Takeda Nobuyan was stunned and remained silent, while Shiba Yoshigan smiled in understanding.
Sure enough, she was getting more and more awesome, swaggering through the Tokaido with a royal white flag. Takeda Harunobu, a bad guy who once forced herself to drink tea, must be afraid of her, right? Ha.
Yoshigan was relieved and stepped into the castle tower. Behind him, Takeda Nobuyan wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a sigh of relief.
The two mentions of his sister by Yu Taisuo must be due to the past memories of being taken in turns to drink tea in Yantian City. Fortunately, he is talented and resourceful, and unlike ordinary men, he was able to endure it without having an attack.
Takeda Noburen secretly said that it was a fluke and followed him into the castle tower. She was so polite, she really wanted to ask for Shiba Yoshigan.
The next day, Yiyin continued on the road to Luo from Sunfu Castle.
He agreed to the Hokushin trade concessions requested by the Takeda family, and gave Takeda Nobuyan a letter, asking her to send it to Echigo Kasugayama Castle and deliver it to Uesugi Terutora.
In the original battle of Kawanakajima, Yoshigan Shiba wanted to induce the Takeda family to go south to attack the Imagawa family, tearing apart the alliance of the three Imagawa-Hojo Takeda families, which made a lot of economic gains.
The market price at Hokushin Zenkojidaira was favorable, and there was also a free supply of salt. However, the two parties had an agreement at the time, and the date for the discontinuation of the preferential terms was until the Takeda family captured Suruga Country.
Now that the Takeda family has acquired Suruga Country, theoretically there is a salt farm to provide salt, and the castle town of Suruga Castle provides supplies for the Tokaido trade route.
However, due to the greed of the Kai people themselves, the entire Suruga Kingdom was in a mess. The market at Zenkojidaira in Hokushin and the salt in Echigo still restricted the daily necessities of the Takeda family.
Takeda Nobuken even bothered to please Shiba Yoshigan because she couldn't stand it any longer.
Winter is coming to an end soon, and without the preferential supplies from Echigo, the economic situation of the Takeda family territory will be even worse.
Takeda Harunobu threatened the retainers to recognize Takeda Rena by becoming a monk, and the situation was on the verge of breaking out.
Takeda Nobuyan, the unlucky guy who was pushed out as a director, no longer had any delusions of seizing power. She just hoped that her sister would come out to work early so that she could be relieved of this heavy burden.
As for Yoshigan Shiba, he very much supports the existence of the Takeda family in Suruga Country.
A powerful Takeda family dominates the Suruga country, deterring the hostile Hojo family to the east, and restricting the Tokugawa family's path to hegemony in Tokaido to the west.
This situation is very favorable for Sponey Bank.
The Hojo family cannot ignore the threat behind them, and they will not be able to fully cope with the Echigo army moving south.
If the Tokugawa family could not capture the Suruga Kingdom, they would not be able to open the Tokaido trade route.
The two females of Tokaido stand side by side, and the peace between them is too unstable. Merchants will be full of doubts about taking the Tokaido trade route, which is good for the Hokuriku trade route.
Due to these two considerations, Yoshihiro Shiba readily agreed to Takeda Nobuyan's request. The preferential terms of the Takeda family will be extended for one year.
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After leaving Sunpu Castle, Yoshigan Shiba continued to move forward, crossed the Oigawa River, and entered the territory of the Tokugawa family in the Toe Kingdom.
Waiting for his arrival here was Naotora Ii, the male governor of the Ii family.
The two sides greeted each other, and Ii Naotora couldn't help but be excited. He kept watching Ii Naomasa in the cavalry column.
Shiba Yiyin smiled and shouted.
"Naomasaki!"
"Hi!"
Naomasa Ii stepped forward on his horse and bowed slightly. At a young age, he stood upright on the horse and already had the heroic spirit of killing and decisively.
Shiba Yoshigan pointed at Ii Naomasa and said politely to Ii Naotora.
"I'm in a hurry to get back to Owari, so I don't want to waste too much time.
I know you father and daughter haven't seen each other for a long time, so let's chat more during these days while we are traveling, and I will grant you the right to visit with the army."
Ii Naotora was so grateful that he bowed deeply and said.
"Thank you, Otai Suo."
Yiyin waved his hand to show that he didn't care.
When Ii Naotora came to Echigo with his child to ask for a meeting with Yoshigan, because everyone was the male governor of the house, and the child was very smart and cute, Yoshigan took Ii Naomasa in.
At that time, this child had not yet entered the Yuanfu. Now he is a warrior Hime who has fought in battle and made meritorious deeds. How can Ii Naotora not be happy to be able to protect himself?
At this moment, a voice sounded from behind Ii Naotora.
"Lord Jingyi, don't just be impressed, introduce me to me."
Ii Naotora secretly felt ashamed and stepped aside half a horse. Only then did Yoshigami see the little bean curd behind her. No wonder he hadn't noticed it before, he was really short.
Ii Naotora said.
"I haven't introduced him to the Imperial Palace yet, but this is His Highness Tokugawa's favorite general, Honda Tadakatsu."
Honda Tadakatsu bowed respectfully, while Shiba Yoshigan looked at him in surprise.
When Ii Naomasa entered the Yuan server, he was forced by the war situation, and it took two years for him to look like a warrior Hime.
The little kid in front of me looks even more childish than Naomasa Ii. How hard is it for the Tokugawa family to serve as official officials? He became an official at a young age?
Seeing the surprise on Shiba Yoshigami's face, Honda Tadakatsu pouted in displeasure. There was nothing I could do about it, everyone who saw her for the first time was like this and they were used to it.
She was born with a childlike face and was short, so she was always misunderstood as a child.
After greeting each other, Naotora Ii and Naomasa Ii, the adoptive father and daughter, rode off together to talk. Instead, Tadakatsu Honda led the way for Yoshigan Shiba.
The cavalry galloped all the way to Hamamatsu Castle.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu received the news early and waited outside Hamamatsu Castle.
She saw a cavalry column in the distance, and she stood respectfully by the roadside. She saw a horse leading the way, running straight in front of her, reining in his horse and raising his hooves.
"Takechiyo, is that you?"
The visitor had his back to the sun and was on a horse. Tokugawa Ieyasu squinted at him, his eyes slowly widened, and the delicate little brother in his mind gradually merged with the peerless face in front of him.
"Brother Yi... Yiyin?"
Yiyin jumped off the horse, threw the reins to Kamao Shigo who was following behind him, and walked up to her happily.
"Takechiyo, you have grown up."
Yiyin looked at the beautiful woman in front of him. She was restrained and dignified, seemingly low-key. In fact, she had a good figure, outstanding appearance, and the brilliance of wisdom in her eyes was impossible to ignore.
Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at Yoshigashi Shiba, and his heart was filled with turmoil. He originally thought that people in the world called a peerless beauty because they were deliberately flattering her. But now that I saw her, I realized that people in the world would never deceive me.
Regardless of appearance and temperament, a man who is a head taller than a woman is already astonishing.
The two of them sighed in their hearts at the same time, men (women) have undergone great changes.
After being touched by the reunion, Tokugawa Ieyasu respectfully bowed to Shiboi Bank.
"I've seen the Imperial Palace. It's fine."
Sibo Yiyin smiled and asked.
"Takechiyo, should I call you Matsudaira Motoyasu or Tokugawa Ieyasu?"
Tokugawa Ieyasu's pupils shrank, and then he remembered the extraordinarily beautiful young man in front of him. He was the governor of the Shiba family, the Ashikaga military god who was unrivaled in the world, and the current royal palace praised by samurai families all over the world.
Matsudaira Motoyasu pretended to be a Tokugawa Miao and had no problem enjoying himself in the Mikawa countryside, but it was not possible to show off in front of Yoshihiro Shiba.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru died in battle, and the Odaisho and Ashikaga Teru-kun died in the imperial palace. Today, the only direct descendant of the Kawachi Genji who can be recognized by all samurai families is Ashikaga Yoshiteru's fiancé, Shiba Yoshigan.
Although the two did not really become acquainted, they accepted Ashikaga Yoshiteru's gift of acceptance and gave it to Yoshizuki Shiba, who wielded a sword in Kanto. His identity is irrefutable and he must be a direct descendant of the Kawachi Genji.
And the Nitta family that Tokugawa Ieyasu pretended to lead was of the Kawachi Genji bloodline. This fake Li Gui met the real Li Kui, and the fake leader branch met the main line of the direct line, and he was embarrassed to talk nonsense for a while.
She rolled her eyes, smiled and bowed to Shiba Yiyin.
"I have always had great respect for Otai Suo. I heard that Ii Naotora has an old relationship with you, so I appointed her as the leader of Yuanjiang people to show my respect for you."
Ii Naotora was able to command the three people of Ii Valley. This was Tokugawa Ieyasu's gesture to appease the Toe people, and he also saw that a male governor could not threaten her rule.
But at this time, she couldn't figure out Shiba Yoshigan's thoughts. She tested Ii Naotora first to see if Shiba Yoshigan was really unhappy with her for pretending to be Miao.
Yiyin doesn't care about this kind of thing. The Wu family firmly believes in blood and family status. As long as a famous person in the world looks like a person, he will most likely find ways to cling to a famous family, claim to be a descendant, and improve his family status.
Of course, this kind of thing will be severely cracked down on in times of peace. But what time are we now? It's troubled times! In troubled times, rituals and music are ruined, people's lives are like straw, and there is no food to eat. Who cares about this?
Yoshigan Shiba used the word "miao" to attack Tokugawa Ieyasu because the matter happened to be within the scope of his strong reputation, and it was easier to use it to intimidate.
Oda Nobunaga goes to Luo, and his ally Tokugawa Ieyasu Keimo. If Yoshigan Shiba wants to get involved, he must make a strong debut.
He knew Oda Nobunaga very well, that is, he was a realist who took advantage of everything and stripped away all the benefits. To negotiate terms with her, he had to be tough enough.
Yoshigan Shiba didn't care about Tokugawa Ieyasu pretending to be Miao, but using this incident to divide the Oda Tokugawa alliance was very cost-effective for Yoshigan.
Seeing that Tokugawa Ieyasu was nervous, Yoshigan began to test himself with Ii Naotora, and he understood in his heart that Tokugawa Ieyasu really cared about this Miao character, so this business of differentiation and win-win could be negotiated.