Sanada Nobunshi laughed, but as she looked at her grandmother's increasingly kind eyes, she gradually felt something strange, and her laughter stopped abruptly.
Yukitaka Sanada raised the corners of his lips and asked.
"What's wrong?"
Sanada Nobushige said solemnly.
"The tension between Dongshin and Nishi Ueno can really help me solve the problem and allow me to occupy Minawa Castle naturally.
But...what about the Sanada family?"
Sanada Nobushige suddenly thought that the Sanada family was the leader of the Higashi believers under the Takeda family. With the power of Anji Anzan alone, without the cooperation of the Sanada family, there was no way he could instigate the confrontation between the two places.
Yukitaka Sanada reached out and touched Nobushige Sanada's hair and said.
"Xinfan, you have grown up.
This is the last time that I will help you, and it will also be the last time that the Sanada family will help you. From now on, you will have to walk your own path."
Sanada Nobushige said subconsciously.
"Grandma..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted sharply by Yukitaka Sanada.
"Sanada Nobushige! I have already kicked you out of the Sanada family, and you still dare to come back and cause trouble!
After my death, the governor of the Sanada family will be your mother Masayuki Sanada, and the heir to the Sanada family can only be your eldest sister Yukiyuki Sanada!
You who betrayed your family, just give up on your dream of usurping the family property! If you are not welcome in the Sanada family, get out of here!"
Sanada Nobushige stared blankly at his grandmother's face.
Grandma's face was stern, but her eyes were smiling with joy. It seemed as if she was saying, go ahead and achieve your career.
Sanada Nobunaga's vision gradually blurred, she could no longer control her emotions, and her tears couldn't stop flowing down her face.
She looked up to the sky and screamed, knelt down to her grandmother, and bowed deeply to the ground. Then she stood up again and smiled.
"You blind old woman, I am obviously better, but you want to pass on the family fortune to your useless eldest granddaughter.
Just watch it, watch it carefully underground! I will build a huge family business, and the Shiye clan will achieve unprecedented glory and prosperity, and I will definitely make you regret it!"
Yukitaka Sanada laughed, pointed to the porch leading outside the court, and said.
"Young girl with a dirty mouth, you don't know how high the sky is, so get out of here!"
The two looked at each other for the last time and laughed together.
Sanada Nobushige bowed deeply in the direction of his mother, Sanada Masayuki, then left without any intention of remembering her.
After she left, Masayuki Sanada walked to Yukitaka Sanada and said softly.
"Mother."
Sanada Yukitaka looked at the pond in the garden, was silent for a while, and said.
"I'm sorry, Changxing, it was me who broke off your mother-daughter relationship. Nobuhiro will never come back.
But there is nothing I can do about it. Takeda Shingen is extraordinary in martial arts, but the Takeda family is inherently deficient.
The Kingdom of Kai is too barren, and the Takeda family has become more and more prosperous in recent years, all thanks to Takeda Shingen's strategy, and using small things to make things big. But you can take a chance once or twice, but you can't always fight in life.
After taking over the Three Kingdoms of Kai, Shinano, and Suruga, the power of the Kai clan has been used to its limit by Takeda Shingen. The Kai clan thinks highly of themselves and looks down upon us, the Shinano clan.
Even if Takeda Shingen is incredibly talented, the Takeda family's fortune has almost reached its limit."
Sanada Masayuki was silent for a moment and then asked.
"What do you mean, mother, to let me find another way out?"
Sanada Yukitaka shook his head and said.
"Takeda Shingen is still alive, don't act rashly, she will destroy the Sanada family.
Nobutano's opportunities are beyond my imagination. She has already walked her own path, and the Sanada family should not hold her back.
As for you and Yukiyuki...if one day the Takeda family's fortunes decline, you can seize the opportunity again."
Sanada Masayuki nodded.
"My daughter understands."
Yukitaka Sanada looked back at her and said ashamed.
"I'm really sorry for leaving you with such a mess."
Sanada Masayuki smiled.
"What are you saying, mother? You have done your best by fighting for the Sanada family all your life.
After that, please leave it to me with peace of mind. I will be a good person, and I will never hang myself on the tree of the Takeda family."
Yukitaka Sanada laughed and couldn't help shaking his head at his daughter's self-deprecating remarks.
"The people I feel most ashamed of are Xingzhi and Nobuhiro, they are both so outstanding.
If there was a mediocre person among them, I would not hesitate to entrust the family business to another person. Unfortunately... they are all too good.
Masayuki, you have two good daughters. This is your blessing and the blessing of the Sanada family. I made my decision without consulting you this time. I hope you don't blame me.
The conflict between Toshin and Nishi Ueno was not only to help Nobushige secure Minawa Castle, but also to help Sachi stabilize his mood.
Fortunately, she is a wealthy woman with good self-cultivation. But when she was helping me dress just now, her hands were shaking, and she didn't even notice it.
Be good to Xingzhi, this child is not easy either, her sister is too good and puts too much pressure on her.
As for Nobushige, let her go out and make a living. In future generations, the Sanada family may be remembered in history because of this wild monkey."
Sanada Masayuki shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Can she also leave a name in history? You really think highly of this little monkey."
But after waiting for a long time, she didn't even get an answer from Yukitaka Sanada.
Sanada Masayuki slowly walked to his mother and found that she had no breath. Her eyes were looking into the distance, as if she had seen the future. Her expression was relaxed, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
The summer cicadas on the tree were still chirping continuously. Under the scorching sun, Sanada Masayuki covered his face with his hands and knelt down in front of his mother who was still standing firmly.
This summer, after a wasted life, the old man of the Sanada family was finally resurrected, and he left this troubled world with peace of mind.
She had a good daughter and two good granddaughters, and she died peacefully.
The future of the Sanada family will definitely be better.
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Sanada Nobushige received his grandmother's dying advice and hurried back to Nishi Ueno to build momentum before Yoshihiro Shiba returned.
The Uesugi family and the Hojo family reached an Echigo alliance, and Uesugi Teruhora cut off the cheap supplies of Zenkojiping that had been opened at the time of the Kawanakajima peace talks, and ended the free salt in Echigo.
The relationship between the Takeda family and the Uesugi family became tense again.
At this time, in addition to the Hokushin Land where the bloody battle took place, the border between the two sides also included Ueno Country, which was occupied by Echigo's army from the south.
A scandal suddenly broke out between Toshin and Nishi Ueno that the two Sanadas were in conflict.
After Yukitaka Sanada passed away, Nobushige Sanada returned to Toshin and started a succession dispute. The two families turned against each other.
In the view of the Hime warriors, it is normal for the samurai family to have feuds between sisters, but it happened at this time, which increased the friction between the Uesugi and Takeda families.
Anji Anzan of Yantian City was instigated by someone unknown, and expressed his support for Yukiyuki Sanada, which further intensified the conflict. Not to be outdone, Nobushige Sanada retorted, and the situation was on the verge of breaking out.
At this time, Yoshihiro had already bypassed the Noto Peninsula and arrived at Etsu, Echigo Province.
This time the situation was urgent, and his ship did not have a commercial cabin, and the cabin was filled with food and water. Therefore, there was no need to stop at Nanao Port on the Noto Peninsula for supplies, and he went directly to Naoetsu to disembark.
The current situation on the Noto Peninsula is very stable, so there is no need for Yoshino Bank to worry about it.
When he went to Vietnam and China to force all parties to sit down and negotiate, he never thought that this temporary compromise agreement would be so long-lasting and effective.
After Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna returned to China, he kept in mind the difficulty of reviving his family business and became more careful in doing things.
Nanao Port is an important node on the Houriku Road trade route. Yoshibank has invested a lot of effort here and occupies a large share of the trade route.
The original agreement was that as long as the parties did not fight, the goods landed at Nanao Port would be distributed at a discount, and everyone would have a share.
The situation in Hokurikudo that had been chaotic for many years since the rise of Ichikui has been eased due to this distribution agreement.
After years of war, people's livelihood has declined, and the military family and nuns have not had a good life. The war finally stopped, but no one is willing to destroy this rare peaceful life anymore.
Except for the Daishoji River area on the border between Echizen Country and Kaga Country, which were still experiencing low-intensity and small-scale fighting, Hokurikudo ushered in the most peaceful period in a century.
Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna is weak, but she is the master of Nanao Port certified by Shiba Yoshigan.
The Noto country, the Onei family, the Noto Yusa family, and the Naga family are the three pillars.
When Noto went abroad, the Kaga Ichigo sect, the Etsuchu Ichigo sect, and the Jinbo family were also three pillars.
As we all know, the triangle is the most stable form.
Although Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna was a weak family governor, the constraints of all parties allowed her to secure Nanao Port. All three parties within and outside all acquiesced in her distribution rights.
Everyone lined up to share the fruits, and encountered a great opportunity when the Tokaido trade route was cut off, ushering in the bonus period of the Hokuriku Road trade route.
From the scale of 300,000 guan in the first year to 1 million guan in the second year, the Hokuriku Dou Trading Road continues to grow explosively.
Everyone was eating with their mouths full of oil, and naturally they were willing to maintain this unprecedented good life.
Yiyin never expected it.
He has been running in both directions in Guandong in recent years, balancing many conflicts between the Wu family and distributing the interests of the Wu family. The most successful thing he did was the Vietnam-China agreement that was reluctantly made at the beginning.
That time, the Yixiang Zong's surprise attack almost led to the failure of Ezhong's formation. Yoshiyin bravely rushed into the Ezhong Ixiangzong temple leader and barely restored the decline.
In the end, the two sides were afraid of both sides, and with the mediation of Ishiyama Honganji Temple, they reluctantly reached an agreement.
However, under the beautiful vision of the market cap of 5 million guan on the Hokuriku Road Trading Road, the sworn enemies of the Samurai family and the Ichigo clan were able to work closely together to maintain the peace of Hokuriku Road.
This really opened Yiyin's eyes. Sure enough, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. As long as the interests are sufficient, mortal enemies can also be friends.
Since the Noto Peninsula was peaceful and peaceful, Yoshigan was naturally too lazy to chat with those people. He crossed directly to Nanao Port and arrived at Naoetsu before the end of summer.
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Echigo Country, Naoetsu.
The third princess of the Kantō Service Office, who had already received the news and came to greet him, met with Shiba Yigen at the Naoejin Pass.
Yiyin said a few words of comfort, briefly read the relevant documents presented, and looked at San Ji.
The Kanto Shrine's observance office was one of the old guardians of Echigo headed by Ohuma Tohide, whom Yi Bank recruited to take care of temporary chores.
Who would have thought that this Caotai team could be used so smoothly that with the expansion of the Shiba family's power in the Kanto region, things would rise even higher.
Ohkuma Asahide was initially bullied by the Hatamoto clan that Uesugi Teruhora placed in the Central Vietnam region. He couldn't bear it anymore and rebelled. Finally, he was surrendered by Yoshigan and joined the Kanto shrine.
Nowadays, she has become the most trusted internal affairs leader of Yi Bank in the Kanto region. She is in charge of the office under the Kanto Shifu, and she has a high position of power. Looking back on the past, it is really not a pity.
In addition, Ishida Mitsunari, Ozo Changan, Ina Chuji and other recent talented people recommended by the Shiba family's important ministers from all over the country.
Within the execution office, a dynamic balance has been formed in which the Kanto faction and the Kinji faction supervise each other and cooperate with each other.
After Ishida Mitsunari was brought back to Koto by Yoshigan to take charge of the Shiba Tadashi Fund, Ozo Changan took over her position at the execution office and took charge of the Naoe Jinkan Office, continuing to cooperate with Naoe Kane of the Uesugi family.
In the internal affairs of the Kanto Palace of Prime Minister Ohkuma Asahide, Ozo Changan was her deputy, and Ina Chuji was in charge of the five-year water conservancy project in Echigo.
Yiyin flipped through the documents and said to the three of them.
"You did a good job, I'm very satisfied.
Oh Bear-hime, after the alliance between the Uesugi family and the Hojo family, is there anything new?"
Yiyin's thoughts are not on the documents from the office, and a few copies of these are sent back every quarter.
On the one hand, it will reconcile the accounts with Sakai Port, and on the other hand, it will submit a summary to Yi Bank's desk for the owner to browse.
Yoshigan came back this time not to check the accounts. What he wanted to know was, was Uesugi Teruhora still running down the wrong road?
What method should I use to lock up this violent Echigo dragon so that she can stop messing around?
Daxiong Chaoxiu had long known that Yiyin was going to ask this, so she straightened her thoughts and said.
"The situation is very bad.
His Highness Uesugi ordered the termination of the free salt supply agreement with the Takeda family, and Naoetsu's supply of cheap supplies to Zenkoderaira also stopped.
Coupled with the stimulation of the Vietnam-Tong alliance, the Takeda family already has a mood of confrontation."
Yiyin asked with narrowed eyes.
"Is Beixin causing friction again?"
Da Xiong Chao Xiu shook his head and said.
"Even if Zenkojidaira's shopping supplies are not discounted, they are still necessities that the mountain people crave. Although the Takeda family is dissatisfied, they have no intention of cutting off this trade route.
Ever since the invasion of Suruga was completed, Takeda Shingen has been hiding in Kai Kingdom without making any major moves.
Murakami Yoshikiyo and Ogasawara always knew that they were weak and would not provoke the Takeda family.
The situation in Hokushin is relatively stable, but the accident happened at Usui Pass between Toshin and Nishi Ueno.
Yukitaka Sanada, the leader of the Takeda clan's eastern followers, died. Nobushige Sanada was driven back to Nishi Ueno in disgrace when he went back to attend the funeral.
Yukiyuki Sanada seemed to be afraid that her position as heir would be threatened, so she asked the Takeda family's supervisor in Toshin, Yasuji Anayayama, to act as a guarantor.
Later, the Eastern believers made some small moves on the pretext of precaution, vaguely threatening the Uibing Pass.
The move by the Takeda family's eastern followers increased the pressure on Nishi Ueno.
You also know very well the character of Sanada Nobushige-sama, that is, he is a person who never wants to suffer losses.
She has already mobilized additional troops to fight against the provocation of the Eastern believers at the Ui Bing Pass."
Yiyin frowned upon hearing this, this matter was a bit strange.
He had already received the news of Kamiizumi Nobutsuna's death, and he was angry in his heart and wanted to deal with Sanada Nobushige and teach this mountain monkey a lesson.
Sanada Nobushige is really addicted to killing first and then playing second. He challenges Yoshiyin's bottom line again and again. This disobedient guy needs a good beating.
But before he could take care of her, Toshin and Nishi Ueno started fighting. As the leader of the front line, Sanada Nobushige was inconvenient to move at this time.
By the time Yoshigan had sorted out everything in Kanto, Sanada Nobushige had already established a firm foothold in Nishi Ueno. It would be unrealistic to use this opportunity to beat her.
Yiyin couldn't help but feel a little tight in her chest.
It was Uesugi Teruhora who acted recklessly and tore up the tacit strategic understanding of the Uesugi and Takeda families to move south together to attack the Hojo family.
The Takeda family seems to be using the Higashi believers to test the strategic bottom line of the Echigo side. At this time, the Echigo side cannot show weakness and must fight back forcefully.
At this point, Yoshigan could only give up the idea of beating Sanada Nobunshige and use her to stabilize Nishi Ueno first.
This troublesome mountain monkey counts her as lucky.