Chapter 1474: Falling out and ruthlessly raising the butcher's knife
Oda Nobunaga killed Asai and Asakura's family, and Nobunaga's encirclement network was torn to pieces.
The Ishiyama Honganji Temple bravely launched an attack and continued to fight with the Oda family. Ashikaga Yoshiaki of Nijo Castle felt that he was in danger, and Oda Nobunaga had begun to claim to the outside world as the elder of the Taira family.
The strength of the Oda family has passed the critical point of balance. Oda Nobunaga used the heads of the two family governors of Asai and Asakura to make a cup. The meaning of "those who follow me will prosper and those who go against me will perish" is clearly placed in front of the world's samurai families.
Facing the Oda family, which already has the power to sweep the world, there are some who are anxious and anxious, and there are also those who are eager to try.
Some people resented Oda Nobunaga for his rebellious behavior and radical innovation, which led to the collapse of the traditional order.
There are also people who are happy with Oda Nobunaga's ambition to change the world and hope to get a share of the Oda family's conquest of the world and become the beneficiaries of the new era.
At the same time, the Takeda family, which had made it clear that they were going to Luo to conquer the Oda rebels, fell into an extremely embarrassing situation due to the collapse of Nobunaga's siege network and the increase in Oda Nobunaga's power.
Suruga Country, Suruga Castle, Assembly Hall.
Takeda Shingen sat calmly on the main seat, watching the discussions among the retainers with different thoughts. The one with the loudest voice was Kazuyama Gen.
Touching his ears, Takeda Shingen felt that it was noisy. He looked at Kazuyama Shigen, and his eyes slowly showed murderous intent. Today, I wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, but I will kill you, the noisiest chicken.
Kazuyama Jigen didn't know that Takeda Shingen had murderous intentions towards her and was still making impassioned speeches.
The territory of the Katsurayama family was originally between the three Imagawa Takeda and Hojo families. Although it belonged to the Imagawa family, it also had a close relationship with the other two families.
When Takeda Shingen went south to launch an invasion of Suruga, Katsurayama Gen was one of the Suruga people who was secretly betrayed by Takeda Shingen and turned against him at the critical moment.
After the Takeda family captured the Suruga Kingdom, the members of the Suruga clan such as the Katsurayama clan did not get the benefits they imagined, and their lives were not as good as before.
Takeda Shinren helped Anayayama Nobu-kun speak in front of Takeda Shingen and obtained the right to secretly smuggle with Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Kai clan made a lot of money from the private trade between the Takeda and Tokugawa families.
However, the Suruga clan was excluded from the interest circle by the Kai clan. Instead, Tokugawa Ieyasu secretly distributed some benefits to the Suruga clan, and the Suruga clan, including the Kazuyama clan, began to turn closer to the Tokugawa family.
This time Takeda Shingen resolutely sent troops to Luo, causing the private trade between the Takeda and Tokugawa families to be completely interrupted. The Kai people were dissatisfied, and the Suruga people also felt that it was pointless to hang out with the Takeda family.
Geshan Shiyuan said.
"His Majesty Oda has achieved great victory in recent times. The heads of the two governors of Asai and Asakura have been made into gold cups and made public.
The Oda family now has a territory of three million koku. This strength is unparalleled in the world. Coupled with the Tokugawa family that occupies the two countries of Mikawa and Yuanjiang, we are enemies of them. It is really an egg against a stone, and the wise will not take it!"
Takeda Shingen chuckled.
"Kazuyama-hime, according to your opinion, is it most appropriate to make my head into a golden cup and send it to the Oda family to beg for peace?"
Geshan clan bowed.
"I don't dare, but the Kanto Palace is killing the Takeda family, and Uesugi and Hojo Sanada are capable of siege on three sides. We can't just sit back and wait for death, right?"
I sincerely ask the Lord to restore old friendship with the Oda and Tokugawa families, so that the Takeda family can have enough confidence to deal with the Kanto Palace to the end.
Kantō and Kansei are attacking from both sides, and the Takeda family's fortune is about to be overthrown. Please make a quick decision, my lord!"
Although Kazuyama Ujimoto did not mention Takeda Shingen's fault in any word, his accusations beyond words were clear.
Just because Takeda Shingen went to Luo to stir up trouble, participated in Nobunaga's siege against all opinions, and offended Oda Nobunaga to death, the Takeda family fell into the predicament of being two different people in Kanto and Kansai.
The Tokugawa family's Toe country was devastated by the war. Tokugawa Ieyasu himself almost died in Mikatahara. Rumor has it that he even fled back to Hamamatsu Castle with urine and feces, and became a laughing stock after dinner.
Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu must have hated Takeda Shingen to death. If the Takeda family wanted to get the forgiveness of the Oda and Tokugawa families, they had to sacrifice Takeda Shingen.
Otherwise, how could the Takeda family, which was surrounded by enemies from both sides, concentrate its forces to deal with the Uesugi, Hojo and Sanada families who entered the Takeda territory?
Takeda Shingen touched his chin and said nothing.
Although she has been trying to balance the Takeda family, the Suruga clan has always been suppressed by the Kai clan and the Shinano clan.
Sure enough, after Geshanshiyuan just finished speaking, someone else jumped out.
Kiso Yoshiyasu came out and bowed and said.
"Katsuyama-sama, although his words are fierce and somewhat rude, he is also anxious in his heart and considers the Takeda family's fortune. He has no ill intentions and begs the lord to calm down."
Takeda Shingen looked at Kiso Yoshiyasu and smiled.
"You can speak freely during military discussions. When did I get angry? Kiso-hime is worrying too much."
There are four regions in Shinano: Minamishin, CITIC, Eastshin, and Hokushin. The Kiso family of Minamishin is the most independent.
When Takeda Shingen launched the Shinano strategy, he was worried about the high mountains of Minami.
The Kiso Valley, the base of the Kiso family, is a rare basin plain among the Nanshin mountains, and because Nanshin is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the Kiso family was finally subdued by relying on political marriage and military intimidation.
In the past few years, the Takeda family has been on an expedition to the south, and Hokushin is located in the northern part of Suruga Enjio. Takeda Shingen mobilized a large number of Nanxin's labor force to open up mountain roads and respond to the main army with flanking divisions.
Although doing so did indeed mobilize the enemy and cooperate with the frontal battlefield, it was a loss-making deal for the Kiso family.
The Takeda family has secured a new territory, but they are not giving a share to the Kiso family. The hungry wolves of the Kai tribe don't have enough for themselves, so how can they still be courteous to the Kiso Yoshiyasu?
Takeda Shingen also did not want the power of the Kiso family to penetrate into the new territory and make the situation difficult to control. He followed the trend and pretended to be helpless. Kiso Yoshiyasu's huge contribution was deceived with only a small amount of money and food compensation.
Kiso Yoshiyasu was dissatisfied, and Takeda Shingen knew it, but the Nanbu people jumped out to speak for the Suruga people, which is interesting.
Takeda Shingen's eyes turned to the silent Takeda Noburen, Anayayama Nobukun, Oyamada Nobumo and other Kai people.
In the past few years, Takeda Noburen, as the chief of a clan, has helped Takeda Shingen handle many family affairs.
Although after being beaten several times by Takeda Shingen, he no longer had the ambition to replace him, but he also has his own thoughts on many things.
This time Takeda Shingen's strategic mistake caused the Takeda family to be in crisis, and Takeda Nobuken seemed to have some other ideas.
The Suruga people and the Shinano people were dancing like this, but the Kai people were watching without saying a word. This was not like their usual character, and someone must be suppressing them behind their backs.
The power of Takeda Noburen, the younger sister, should not be enough to suppress everyone, so Anayayama Nobukun, who has grown big through smuggling business with Tokugawa Ieyasu in recent years, must also have contributed.
Oyamada Nobushige has been marginalized in recent years because of his close relationship with the Hojo family. This time the Hojo family invades Jundong, it will inevitably win over the lost Oyamada family.
After all, the territory of the Oyamada family lies between Sagami and Kai Kingdoms. It serves as a buffer for the core territories of both parties, and there is no way to escape this political entanglement.
When the Hojo family attacks Suruga Province's Jundong County, if they fail to appease the Oyamada family, aren't they afraid that the Oyamada family will come down from the northern mountainous area to disrupt the situation?
Takeda Shingen smiled bitterly.
He failed to go to Luo this time, and at the same time he made enemies of Oda, Tokugawa, Uesugi, Hojo and other powerful Kanto and Kansai feudal forces, and the Takeda family also became restless.
Sure enough, with one wrong step and one wrong step, the once-suppressed conflicts began to erupt, further aggravating the situation.
The positions of the Suruga clan and the Shinano clan wavered. Some among the Kai clan wanted to seize power, break away from the Takeda family, or even surrender to the enemy.
Takeda Shingen sighed.
This is the Takeda family that they have worked hard to unite. When a disaster approaches, everyone is only thinking about how to protect themselves.
This idea is very good and very martial. Since everyone is so ruthless, Takeda Shingen no longer needs to consider showing mercy.
Takeda Shingen comforted Kiso Yoshiyasu for a while, and then casually asked Takeda Noburen.
"Xin Lian, what do you think of everyone's opinions?"
Takeda Shinken looked at his sister's smiling face, his heart trembled, he gritted his teeth and bowed.
"I think what everyone said is not unreasonable."
Takeda Shingen nodded.
"Really? Does Anayayama-hime think so too?"
Nobu-kun Anayama was obviously more calm than Nobu Ken Takeda, and he bowed and said.
"Hey, but my intelligence is mediocre, so I still ask the Lord to be arbitrary."
Takeda Shingen glanced at Oyamada Nobushige and saw that she was hesitant, so he didn't bother to ask again.
Almost all the people who should jump jumped out, and those who didn't dare to jump couldn't do it no matter what. Takeda Shingen already knew what he was doing and clapped his hands twice.
"Someone is coming!"
The sliding door of the meeting hall opened wide, and a group of Hatamotohime warriors holding sharp swords filed in, occupying the four corners of the room.
"exist!"
Takeda Shingen casually pointed to the Kazuyama clan as if ordering food.
"Drag him down and behead him."
Katsurayama was stunned, and just as she was about to stand up to resist, two Hatamoto-hime samurai behind her had already cut off her arms and pinned her down on the tatami.
She turned her head and looked at Nobu-kun Anesama, with disbelief in her eyes and shouted.
"Your Majesty is wronged! Why did Your Highness kill me?"
Nobu-kun Anayama also didn’t expect that Takeda Shingen would choose to fall out on the spot.
Although the Suruga people have been weakened over the years, they are still the bosses of the Suruga country. Takeda Shingen has always been tolerant and gentle towards them.
But once they turned against each other, Takeda Shingen actually decided to behead Katsurayama clan leader regardless of the situation. What on earth was the Takeda family governor who was famous for his strategy going to do? Is she crazy?
If the Suruga people separated from the Takeda family because of this, how could the Takeda family defend the Suruga Kingdom when Hojo Tokugawa was attacking from both sides?
Kazuyama Jigen's wails and Anayama Nobu-kun's questions only elicited a chuckle from Takeda Shingen.
"Kazuyama clan Yuan colluded with Tokugawa Hojo, intended to rebel, and was executed on the spot.
Send people to his territory and kill all his family members, men, women, old and young, without leaving a single person behind."
The Takeda army withdrew from Toe Country and was currently in Suruga Castle. The governors of the Suruga clan were summoned for a military meeting. How could they resist?
When Gen. Geng of the Katsurayama clan heard that Takeda Shingen was going to kill his entire clan, his eyes turned red.
"Takeda Shingen! You are going against the grain! You will not die a good death! You will not die a good death!"
Anesama Nobu-kun was still unwilling to give up and asked through gritted teeth.
"His Highness said that Kazuyama Clan colluded with Tokugawa Hojo to rebel. Did he collude with Tokugawa or Hojo?"
The implication of Nobu-kun Anayama's words was that he wanted Takeda Shingen to produce evidence. He couldn't just kill the whole family for an unfounded reason, right?
But before Takeda Shingen could say anything, General Takeda Akabi, Yamagata Shokage, the leader of the clan, came forward and said.
"No matter who she colluded with, she deserves to die, right? Could it be that Princess Anayama still wants to stand up for a traitor who cheats on others and question His Highness?"
How did Anayayama Nobu-kun know that Takeda Shingen wanted to attack the Suruga people today? As for excuses, he could always find them.
Tokugawa Ieyasu has been secretly doing business with the Takeda family in recent years, delivering benefits to the Suruga people and winning over many people.
In the hands of the Hojo clan, the old master of the Suruga Kingdom, the Imagawa clan, is even more able to win the hearts of the people of Suruga.
The Takeda family is in such a bad situation that the Suruga Kingdom will never be able to hold it back.
In this case, there is no need for Takeda Shingen to be polite to the Suruga people anymore, and he just drags out a few people who are ready to behead their heads, just to show off to the people of Kai and Shinuga.
Before withdrawing to Kai Country, Takeda Shingen will clean up Suruga Country and remove some hidden dangers.
Takeda Shingen ignored the dispute between Yamagata Masakei and Anayama Nobujun, waved his hand and asked people to drag Katsurayama Clan down, then picked up a roster from the document and said.
"Baba Nobuharu."
"Hi!"
Banba Nobuharu of the Hatamoto clan came forward and respectfully took the roster.
Takeda Shingen sighed.
"Arrest people according to the list, and their entire family will be killed."
"Hi!"
As soon as these words came out, the Suruga people couldn't sit still.
But the Hatamoto Hime warriors surrounding them were wearing kabutos and holding sharp blades. They were unprepared. If they resisted at this time, they would inevitably be covered in blood for five steps. In desperation, they could only lower their heads and wait.
As names came out of Nobuharu Baba's mouth one by one, Samurai Hatamoto Hime arrested people on the spot. Finally, someone whose name was called couldn't bear it anymore and stood up to resist.
However, Hatamoto, who was well-equipped, used a human wall against the rebels and slashed at them with knives. The rebels were instantly chopped to the ground. In this small space, the participants in civilian clothes could not resist at all.
Fortunately, Baba Nobuharu only read a few names and then stopped. The Suruga people whom Takeda Shingen identified as traitors were all dragged down by the Hatamoto Hime samurai, and their heads were quickly presented as sacrifices.
The rest of the Suruga people were still in fear after the disaster, and the others were also silent. The atmosphere in the entire meeting hall was stagnant, and no one dared to speak nonsense anymore.
Kazuyama clan was the one who was instigated by Nobu-kun Anesama to make noise. Now that he saw her head on the plate, Nobu-kun Anesama felt his face turn red and he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.
Takeda Shingen's unexpected violence instantly quelled the tide of her secretly fueling the situation, which was a huge loss.
Nobu-kun Anayama was about to scratch his neck and say something else, but his hand was held down by Nobumo Oyamada beside him.
Nobu-kun Anayama glanced back and saw Nobumo Oyamada gently shaking his head and writing two words on the back of Nobu-kun Anayama's hand with his finger, "Kosaka."
With his eyes slightly widened, Nobu-kun Anayama realized that Kosaka Masanobu, Takeda Shingen's die-hard loyalist, was not in the meeting hall.
Anayayama Nobu-kun looked at Oyamada Nobumo with a questioning look in his eyes, but Oyamada Nobumo looked away and bowed his head respectfully without saying a word.
The Anayama family and the Oyamada family are both semi-independent forces among the Kai clan.
Regardless of whether the relationship is good or bad, Oyamada Nobushige will definitely give Yamada Nobu-kun a hand just for the fact that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold, but he cannot let her be stupid and seek death.
The doubts of Anayayama Nobu-kun are also the doubts in Oyamada Nobushige's heart.
Where did Kosaka Masanobu go?
Also, facing the desperate situation of internal and external difficulties, Takeda Shingen dared to raise the butcher's knife regardless of the intensified conflicts among the retainers.