Yoshigan, who originally wanted to do things casually, became serious because of Hojo Ushimasa's candid comments.
he laughed.
"If His Highness Uesugi hadn't come out of nowhere, the famous local families such as Satomi, Utsunomiya, and Satake would indeed be no match for the Hojo family."
Yoshigan's praise of Terutora Uesugi made the Hojo clan feel uneasy politically, she said coldly.
"His Royal Highness Uesugi is headstrong and self-willed. He can be called a good general, but not a wise king. The country of Echigo is divided into pieces, and it can be called a small Warring States Period.
The old guardian ministers were dissatisfied with their hearts, and all the people in the Lower Yue and Yangbei were dissatisfied with their hearts. Even His Highness Uesugi's own subordinates were only a loose alliance led by the Fuchu Nagao family and the Ueda Nagao family.
She was able to suppress the Echigo Kingdom, but she only relied on her own military strategy and the strength of the Nagao clan. Her force was tyrannical for a while, but it could not make people surrender and maintain long-term peace."
Yoshigan, who had been enjoying listening to Hojo Ujimasa scolding others earlier, now looked ugly.
Uesugi Teruhora did have many shortcomings, but she was also Yoshigan's own woman. How could she tolerate being belittled and ridiculed by outsiders, not to mention the fact that the other party was the Hojo family who was in tit-for-tat opposition to the Echigo forces.
Yiyin said solemnly.
"Your Highness Hojo, please pay attention to your attitude.
His Highness Uesugi inherited the name of the Yamauchi Uesugi family and the position of Kanto Governor. He is the superior person recognized by the Shogun and canonized by the Kanto Shogun.
She led the troops south to bring order to the chaos, which indeed caused heavy losses to the Hojo family, but this should not be the reason for you to slander your Majesty.
If the Uesugi family is really as unbearable as you say, what does the Hojo family mean after being defeated by them?"
The Hojo clan saw that Yoshihiro was defending Uesugi Teruhora, and he couldn't suppress the sadness in his heart.
She knew clearly that Uesugi-Hojo had formed an alliance and she should not speak ill of Uesugi Teruatora in front of Yoshigan, but she still couldn't hold it back and retorted.
"Without Tsuta-den's wholehearted support, helping His Highness Uesugi to pacify and straighten out Echigo's country, and conquer and pacify Echigo and Shinano Kingdoms, how could His Highness Uesugi be as comfortable as he is today?
Even if you can win for a while with just your bravery, you will not be able to gain a foothold in the complex situation of Guanbazhou. In the end, you will have to run around and put out fires everywhere.
Just a single woman!"
Yoshigan stood up in anger, looked at Hojo Ushimasa, and scolded.
"Your Highness Hojo, are you asking for an audience today just to slander His Highness Uesugi in front of me?
If that’s the case, then let’s end this meeting!”
Hojo Umasa stared at Yoshigan blankly, and then realized that he was overwhelmed by jealousy, and quickly stood up and bowed to apologize.
"I'm very sorry. I lost my temper."
Yoshigami nodded reluctantly and sat down. He still couldn't figure out what the Hojo clan was doing?
From the beginning of the meeting to the present, she didn't mention any serious matters, just rambled on, and even fiercely attacked Uesugi Teruhora. It didn't look like she was here to seek peace, but rather to provoke.
Hojo Umasa also knew that she was in the wrong, but she didn't complain. They just sat down and she asked again.
"I have made many comments, and I also have some doubts that I would like to ask Tsuto-dono to clear up. I would like to ask you what do you think of His Majesty Takeda?"
After saying that, Hojo Umasa looked at Yoshigan nervously, very concerned about this issue.
Yiyin held up the tea soup in front of him with both hands, pondered for a while, and said.
"His Majesty Takeda is full of wisdom and plans, and he always has a plan in mind before starting a war. He is a powerful person.
It's a pity that Kai Kingdom is small and weak, and the way to take over Shinano Kingdom through disintegration is already the limit. Now she barely swallows Suruga Kingdom. It seems like a good thing, but it's actually asking for trouble.
The mountain people are xenophobic, and the conflict between the Kai clan and the Shinano clan is difficult to deal with. Suruga is rich, and the Suruga clan looks down on the rudeness of the samurai in the mountains.
There are many contradictions within the Takeda retainers group, and even though His Highness Takeda is extremely resourceful, he has no good way to balance them and can only export the contradictions to the outside world.
However, the Kai people are small and exclusive and the Takeda family occupies more land, and the conflict between the Xindi samurai family and the Kai people will become more intense.
Without external expansion, internal conflicts cannot be resolved. With external expansion, conflicts will become more and more intense, and His Highness Takeda is helpless.
The Takeda family has embarked on a road of no return, but it is also a dead end that most of the military family's daimyo have to take. What can be done about it.
I admire your mother, His Highness Hojo Ujiyasu. Kanto has always been xenophobic, and she has made a great contribution to the Hojo family being able to establish themselves as outsiders in this corner of Kanto.
If she hadn't sorted out internal affairs, reformed the tax system, and won over the people, the Hojo family would never be as strong as it is today."
Hojo Umasa spoke frankly and politely, and Yoshigami didn't hide anything and told the truth.
He not only pointed out the hidden dangers of the Takeda family, but also secretly insulted Hojo Ushimasa, saying that she was not as good as her mother, which was regarded as revenge for Uesugi Teruhora being belittled.
However, Hojo Umasa didn't seem to feel the irony in Yoshigami's words, and asked confusedly.
"Don't you hate her?"
"Forehead?"
Yoshigan was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Hojo Ushimasa meant. Who did he hate? Takeda Shingen or Hojo Ujiyasu?
Hojo Umasa gritted his teeth and repeated.
"Don't you hate Takeda Shingen?"
Yoshigan glanced at her and wondered why she called Takeda Shingen by his first name.
The Wu family attaches great importance to etiquette. Even if both sides kill corpses everywhere, there will be no flaws in the etiquette, lest they be laughed at by outsiders as being unruly.
Yoshigan couldn't help but frown, thinking, has the conflict between the Takeda family and the Hojo family become so intense? They don't even care about basic decency?
But he still answered Hojo Ushimasa's question and said in a deep voice.
"What's the point of hating or not hating? In a troubled world, people are like grass. Who can distinguish right from wrong?
During the battle at Kawanakajima, I killed many important officials of the Takeda family. Even Takeda Nobushige, the most powerful sister of His Highness Takeda, was beheaded by our troops.
According to you, shouldn't she hate me?
I was born in the Shiba clan, but I watched helplessly as one of the three shogunate chiefs, who had guarded the two wealthy territories of Echizen and Owari, was destroyed.
To be honest, the ups and downs I have experienced are hundreds of times better than yours, Your Highness Hojo.
Amid the sea, a hero shows his true colors. The hardships in the past did not knock me down, they only made me stronger and more determined on my own path.
I am a duckweed in troubled times. I cannot bear to watch the flames of war burning mountains and rivers. I never forget to worry about the world, even if no one can understand me.
I only hate that the world is in turmoil, and Warrior Ji has been reduced to a beast, and that the world is full of smoke and righteousness."
Hojo Umasa looked at Yoshigan with a solemn expression, and he was a little crazy.
In her imagination, if she asked about Takeda Shingen, who had such an unbearable humiliating experience, Shiba Yoshigan would either avoid talking about it, or hate it deeply.
But Hojo Umasagi never expected that Yoshigami in front of him seemed not to care at all about the tragic things that had happened to him.
His eyes pitied the common people, and his heart was filled with the desire to restore peace to the world. He complained about the injustice of the world, but he forgot the suffering he had suffered.
Looking at Yoshigan's innocent and handsome face, Hojo Ushimasa couldn't help but feel ashamed. Compared to Yoshigan's lofty ambitions, he was like a frog at the bottom of a well.
Only such a peerless figure would have the extraordinary magnanimity to delegate power and build peace with the Guan Bazhou martial arts family.
Who says men are inferior to women? Shiba Yoshiyin, this extraordinary man from the samurai family, really puts the world's warriors to shame.
Hojo Ushimasa swallowed a gulp of saliva. At this time, she lowered her head slightly. Yoshigan seemed to be the sun, so dazzling that she couldn't look directly at it.
The tip of her tongue felt a little bitter as she asked the last question that she wanted to know the most.
"What about me? What do you think of me?"
Hojo Umasa plucked up the courage and looked at Yoshigami again. She was a little flustered, a little inferior, and a little expectant.
She had suffered such a miserable defeat under Sano, and even now that she was sitting in the position of household governor, she could feel the distrustful eyes of the retainers.
And all of this was given by Yoshigan Shiba. Hojo Ushimasa never thought that she lost to Uesugi Teruhora. In her heart, she lost to Yoshigan Shiba.
Without Yoshigan Shiba, Terutora Uesugi would never have been able to make the Hojo family so embarrassed and forced to surrender.
As she just said, the internal problems in Echigo are not small. If it were not for the help of Shiba Yoshigan, Uesugi Teruhu would be unable to succeed even if he came fiercely, and he would never be a match for the Hojo family.
It was Shiba Yiyin who changed the situation in Kanto and reestablished order in Kanto.
But these are not important anymore. Hojo Ushimasa only wants an answer in his heart, how does Shiba Yoshigan view his defeated general.
Hojo Umasa once hated Shiba Yoshigan so much that he couldn't sleep. In order to defeat this terrible enemy, Hojo Umasa desperately tried to understand him, but was moved by his past and gained a little more respect.
It wasn't until he saw him at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine that he moved his ancestors and granted him the White Flag. In his heart, Hojo Umasa gradually forgot about his hatred and became filled with admiration, and even developed feelings of inferiority.
Who in the world can be worthy of such a man? Can I?
Yoshigan was a little confused. He could feel that Hojo Ushimasa was very concerned about the answer, and there was an inexplicable desire in his eyes.
To be continued...