Let's not listen to Akechi Mitsuhide's eloquent words and how he spoke nonsense in front of Oda Nobunaga, who turned green. In fact, she herself had no idea, and she didn't know how Takeda Rena came out.
It was this Takeda hostess who suddenly came from Kanto and instantly caused a storm, causing a big hole in the strategy of keeping a low profile and biding time that was about to be completed step by step.
Perhaps even Takeda Shingen himself did not expect that his daughter's ace card would have such great power.
Shiba Yiyin has endured these idiots from the Middle Ages for too long. The moment he saw his own flesh and blood, old and new hatreds surged into his heart. No one could stop him from expressing his father's love.
Yoshigage angrily killed Oda's family name, and he was furious for his daughter. Jinji Shibo led a strong mobilization to prepare for Luo, and the whole Jinji was dumbfounded.
At the same time, the letter sent by Yoshigan to Kanto quickly set off a new political turmoil in Kanto as the Hokurikudo trade route quickly flew to Echigo Kingdom.
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At the turn of spring and summer, in Kasugayama Castle Residence Hall, Honjo Minoru and Naoe Keizuna stood in the atrium, sweating profusely.
Early this morning, Terutora Uesugi suddenly felt severe pain in her abdomen and her amniotic fluid broke.
It was a good day, and Uesugi Teruhu, who knew that her child was about to be born, had actually given all the instructions. But the hardship of giving birth was still beyond her imagination.
Several stable women were busy inside, and basins of hot water were brought into the house, which turned into basins of bloody water and were brought out. Honjo Minoru and Naoe Keizuna, who were guarding the outside with soldiers, were sweating coldly.
Is it so difficult to give birth to a child? It’s not like Samurai Ji has never given birth to a child before. When has he ever seen such a painful and unbearable scene?
They couldn't understand that the combination of Shiba Yiyin's seeds from the male world and this female world was unexpectedly intense.
Takeda Shingen was tortured to death back then and couldn't breathe for more than half a year. Today, it's Uesugi Teruhora's turn to experience this feeling.
Terutora Uesugi was howling inside, and the two of them were anxious outside.
Recently, there has been an urgent delivery from Yoshihiro Shiba, and they must let Terutora Uesugi know as soon as possible that the Takeda attack by the Uesugi family and the Kanto Palace has aroused Yoshihiro Shiba's extreme anger.
But now, the two of them are even more afraid of what might happen to Uesugi Teruhora. When did the trivial matter of giving birth become so dangerous? Is it possible that Yoshigan Shiba's talent is so amazing?
Uesugi Teru's pregnancy has been hidden from the outside world since the early autumn of last year. Until now, it has been hidden from the outside world. Not only Yoshigan Shiba does not know about it, but also few among the Uesugi retainers know about it.
Honjo Mino and Naoe Keizuna were afraid that Teru Uesugi would die in childbirth, and the Uesugi family would really be in chaos.
Fortunately, their ordeal finally came to an end. There was a loud cry of a baby, followed by Wen Po's shout of joy.
"Great joy! Great joy!"
Honjo Minoru couldn't help but step into the room, followed closely by Naoe Keizuna.
A huge screen was erected in the room to prevent the wind from outside from blowing on the mother and causing discomfort.
The two of them walked around the screen and saw Uesugi Teruhora in a state of distress as if she had been fished out of the water, while the others were carefully wiping her sweat.
Although Terutora Uesugi looked depressed, his life did not seem to be in danger, and the two of them finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Naoe Keizuna took a step forward, knelt beside Teru Uesugi's bed, and whispered...
"Your Highness, something big has happened. An urgent message from Jindo Palace has been sent recently."
Teruhora Uesugi glanced at her, ignored her, and said to Wen Po feebly.
"Show me my child."
The woman stepped forward carefully, lowered her body half down, and brought the child in her arms in front of Uesugi Teruhu.
Teruhora Uesugi frowned and said.
"Why do you look like a little monkey? It's so wrinkled and ugly."
Honjo Sano also came up and said with a smile.
"Your Highness, babies are always like this when they are born. They will look better after a few days when they bloom."
Teruhora Uesugi nodded slightly and asked.
"Is it a girl or a boy?"
Na Wenpo said in a low voice.
"Your Highness, she is a princess."
Teruhora Uesugi looked at the child with tender eyes, as if there was nothing more important in the world than this child.
"Daughter...just call her Miyuki.
After all, the first time I met his father was when I arrived in Konji in the middle of winter before the heavy snow closed the road in Hokuriku.
It was really snowy and the people were so beautiful.”
The faces of Naoe Keizuna and Honjo Shino were both straight, and they looked at each other, expressing the same thoughts without saying a word.
At this time, Uesugi Teruhora suddenly asked.
"Mr. Naoe, what were you going to say just now?"
Naoe Keizuna looked solemn and answered.
"There is a letter from Jinduo Palace, and he is furious."
Teruhora Uesugi twitched the corner of his mouth.
"tell me the story."
Naoe Keizuna recited the fierce letter from Yoshigan written by Kamoujigo and said worriedly.
"Your Highness, the Kanto Palace should also have received a letter from Tsuta-dono. At this point, it seems that the Takeda expedition cannot continue."
Uesugi Teruhora's eyes were a little unfocused, he didn't know whether he was tired or disappointed.
"Takeda Shingen acted decisively. I didn't expect that she would send the child to Tawen Mountain Castle so quickly. There was no delay in taking the sea route.
She really understands Shiba Yiyin so well, this bastard."
Teruhora Uesugi slowly closed his eyes, as if he was extremely tired and couldn't help but fall asleep.
Honjo asked in a low voice.
"Your Highness, what should we do now?"
Teruhora Uesugi chanted in a low voice.
"A handsome and handsome young man, we fell in love with him at first sight in Kyoto. He endured hardships for thousands of miles, and became a beauty in a moment of anger.
He really cared about the bastard of the Takeda family, and he actually accused me of that bastard who shouldn't exist. He was right, he had done too much for me, and it was me who didn't know good from evil.
Haha, it’s me who doesn’t know what’s good and what’s good, hahaha.”
A tear slowly leaked out of Teru Uesugi's closed eyes, and slowly slipped from the corner of his eye past his ear.
Naoe Keizuna and Honjo Minoru didn't dare to ask any more questions, they just bowed their heads and remained silent.
This matter is not a personal emotional issue between Shiba Yoshigan, Takeda Shingen, and Uesugi Terutora, two men, two women, and two children. Instead, it involves the future of the three powerful lords of the world, Shiba, Takeda, and Uesugi.
Although Yoshigan Shiba is a widow, he and Ashikaga Yoshiteru did not have a bridal chamber, and there was no heir to inherit the huge family fortune of the Shiba family.
Regardless of whether it is the love child that Uesugi Teruhu boasts about, or the seed that Takeda Shingen forced Yoshigan to obtain, they are essentially illegitimate daughters...
The Shiba family has no heirs, leaving only Shiba Yiyin. These two children may be involved in the inheritance of the Shiba family. Who dares to talk nonsense.
In the Shiba clan, the Ashikaga ancestors changed their husbands, and their children were demoted from direct descendants. In terms of family status, the noble blood of the Shiba clan was second only to the Ashikaga Shogun family.
And Shiba Yiyin, this strange man of the Wu family, revived the Shiba family, which is a miracle.
The Kai-Takeda family is hereditary Kai and is a famous Minamoto family. The Yamauchi-Uesugi family is hereditary Kanto governor and is the second most important figure in Kanto. The pedigree of these two families is not weak.
Yoshigan Shiba, who has his own flesh and blood, will definitely not choose the route of inheritance through an adopted daughter. The coveted and huge power of the Shiba family may really take advantage of the Takeda family or the Uesugi family.
Not to mention, the mothers of these two children are both outstanding warriors in the world and powerful lords. They naturally have to consider the future of their children.
Uesugi Teruhora persuaded him to drop out of the Kanto Secretariat and send troops to attack Takeda Shingen. Seeing that his success was about to fail, a few letters from Yoshihiro Shiba were enough to make the people at the Kanto Secretariat change their tune.
Takeda Shingen is indeed very resourceful. He just found out that he was under siege and immediately sent his daughter to Shiba Yigen, so that the siege in Kanto ended without any problem before it started.
With the fact that Uesugi Teruatora had a daughter revealed, those at the Kanto Separate House would not go out of their way to protect Uesugi Teruatora. Anyone who is not a fool should understand the reason why Uesugi Teruatora wants to kill the Takeda family.
The dispute between the two illegitimate daughters was too involved. Even noble ministers like Naoe Keizuna and Honjo Mino did not dare to say anything. They could only wait for Uesugi Teruhora to make his final decision.
They knelt and sat beside Uesugi Teru's bed, watching the young people rushing in and out, wiping Uesugi Teru's body, changing clothes, and feeding him rice soup.
I don't know how long it took, but the child started crying again, and Po Wen whispered.
"Your Highness, Your Highness is hungry."
Terutora Uesugi opened his eyes and looked at the child carefully before speaking to the two waiting ministers.
"Find me a Taoist priest, who must be a Shingon sect. I want to become a monk and practice."
The two of them were stunned. Is Uesugi Teruhora going to become a monk? Does he also need to be a Shingon sect? By the way, Yoshigan Shiba is a Shingon sect who has entered Taoism.
Honjo Minoru asked.
"What do you mean by this, Your Highness?"
Terutora Uesugi said calmly.
"Back then, I made an appointment with him. If he and I were not destined to be together, I would become a monk and use his Dharma name to live out the rest of my life alone.
He wants to sever ties with me for the sake of Takeda Shingen and her evil offspring. Good, good.
Since he can be so heartless, then why should I persist in being stubborn? Today, I have Miyuki, and I have something else to hope for in my heart. I will no longer cling to love, so I will enter the Shingon sect and fulfill the vow I made back then.
Write a letter for me to Shiba Yigen, telling him that I met an abandoned baby girl on the road today and decided to adopt her as an adopted daughter and named her Uesugi Miyuki.
I will appoint Uesugi Miyuki as my successor, enter the Shingon sect, and become a monk and practice. From now on, I will be Uesugi Teruhora Kenshin.
Doesn’t he, Yoshigashi Shiba, want to sever all ties with me and go his own way? Let him decide on his own, I, Kenshin Uesugi, don’t care!”
It seemed that she had used up her last strength to yell something. Uesugi Teruhora didn't want to talk anymore. She waved the two important ministers to leave, and asked Ono to bring the child closer to feed No...
Naoe Keizuna and Honjo Minoru walked out of the room in confusion and looked at each other.
Is this called not caring?
Using the Dharma name of Shiba Yoshigan and following Takeda Shingen's old path of picking up abandoned babies and establishing a young master were all the excuses Takeda Shingen used when he gave birth to Takeda Rena.
If it is publicized like this, can Shiba Yoshigan still not know that Uesugi Miyuki is his seed? The whole world will know that Uesugi Miyuki is Shiba Yoshigan's seed!
Uesugi Teruhora... No, if she wanted to call Uesugi Kenshin now, she would have to stick the words "love leads to hate" on the letter and slap it on Shiba Yoshigan's face.
You Shiba Yoshigan dared to yell at me for being a scoundrel of the Takeda family. What a coincidence. I also have a daughter of yours here. What are you going to say?
Come, let me see it!
The two veterans shook their heads. They did not dare to judge this matter. The love between children is irrational. God knows what the trouble will be in the end.
Honzhuang Shinai hesitated for a moment and asked.
"Mr. Naoe, what should we do with this letter that His Highness wants us to send?"
Naoe Keizuna sighed.
"It would be better for me to ghostwrite for His Highness, and by the way, please attach a letter of greetings from me. I just hope that Jindo-dono will not be impulsive.
Shiba Uesugi has made an alliance to help each other, and their love is as strong as gold. If this really breaks out, it will be of no benefit to anyone."
Naoe Keizuna's words sounded strange, but Honjo Mino nodded seriously and approved of them.
Terutora Uesugi gave half of the Echigo Kingdom to Yoshihiro Shiba, which was extremely generous. There were also some resentful people among Uesugi's retainers at that time.
But today is different from the past. Over the past four or five years, the Echigo family's life has been getting better and better, and it is inseparable from the management of Shiba Yoshigan.
To be honest, in addition to being a great fighter, Terutora Uesugi is just a passable person in terms of internal affairs and economics.
If it hadn't been for Yoshihiro Shiba to sort out internal affairs for her, coordinate the conflicts between upper, middle and lower Etsu, and develop the interests of the Hokuriku Road trade route, the Echigo samurai group would have been in chaos.
The Echigo samurai family is getting better and better. Who wants to see the Shiba Uesugi family fall out, the Echigo duopoly political structure break up, and everyone go back to the old cycle of precarity?
Moreover, Terutora Uesugi gave birth to Yoshihiro Shiba's daughter, which was the biggest hidden danger of Echigo's dual-headed politics. There seems to be a good way to solve the problem of long-term stability of the relationship between the two families in the future, and they should not break up.
Honjo Minoru nodded.
"That's very good. I'm sorry for your trouble, sir. I will cooperate with you fully to avoid causing any bad misunderstandings."
Uesugi Teruhora was angry, but the Uesugi retainers couldn't follow their whims. Honjo Minoru only hoped that Yoshigoshi Shiba could coax his arrogant master.
Come to think of it, Shiba Yoshigan cares so much about the daughter who was forced and humiliated by Takeda Shingen to give birth to her. His master, a daughter born out of love, would not be hard-hearted and not care, right?
Honjo Minoru is the number one boss of Uesugi Naoomi's side of the Hatamoto faction, and Uesugi Kenshin's most trusted mentor. Whenever she goes on an expedition, Honjo Minoru will guard Kasugayama Castle for her.
The Joetsu Takata Plain with Kasugayama Castle as its core is the foundation of the Nagao family in Fuchu. Uesugi Kenshin's willingness to hand over Honjo Sano's care shows how deep his trust in her is.
Honjo Minoru expressed his position in front of Naoe Keituna that he would try his best to ease the differences between the Shiba Uesugi family and reject the Echigo double-headed political division. Naoe Keituna also breathed a sigh of relief.
Naoe Keetsuna and Naoe Kanetsu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were pro-Shiba faction among the Uesugi retainers. They made a lot of profits from managing Naoe Jinguan and had a deep interest relationship with the Shiba family.
The Echigo duopoly political structure of the Shiba Uesugi family is very important to the stability of the Echigo samurai group, and it is the fundamental interest of the Naoe family to prosper the family business.
Of course Naoe Keizuna didn't want to see the two masters part ways, but Uesugi Teruhora's temper was already strong, and now he was so angry that he would never give in.
The only way to ease this matter is from Yoshihiro Shiba. It would be more convenient for Naoe Keetsuna, a Uesugi minister who is close to Shiba, to write a letter and communicate with Yoshihiro Shiba.