The Takeda family's invasion of the Shinano Kingdom was a problem that Uesugi Teruhora had to solve before he sent troops to the Kanto Plain.
Shinano is an important road in the world. Although the country is not rich in stone, it connects ten countries and its strategic position is very important.
The four counties of Kawanaka Island in Northern Shinano are more than 100 miles away from Uesugi Teru Tora Castle and Kasugayama Castle. It can be reached in two days by crossing the Myoko Plateau and heading north.
Once the Takeda family's troops cover Northern Shinano, they are holding a sharp knife against Uesugi Terutora's heartland, the Takata Plains.
Can she still send troops to the Kanto Plain with peace of mind?
Teru Uesugi, Kitano Shinano Murakami Yoshikiyo, and Nishi Ueno Nagano Yap are hugging each other to keep warm, with the intention of stabilizing the safety of Echigo.
For the elongated Echigo Province, the areas related to Northern Shinano and Nishi Ueno on the other side of the Echigo Mountains are related to the security of Central Echigo.
Uesugi Terutora and Shiba Yoshigan did not expect that their return to Echigo would be blocked by Takeda Harunobu.
In other words, before the two of them took any action against the Takeda family, they were struck first and received a sap blow from Takeda Harunobu.
The proud and arrogant Terutora Uesugi was the first to lose patience and asked.
"What did Takeda Harunobu do?"
Said the divine protector.
"As far as I know, Takeda Harunobu contacted Terajima Jobsada and relied on her to persuade me to prevent you from returning to the country.
News also came that Shiina Yasuin's betrayal of the alliance was also due to the secret manipulation and instigation of the Takeda family.
Shiina's important minister, Tsunemitsu Koma, was a follower of the Ichiki sect. He took the opportunity to introduce the Ichiki sect's influence into Shiina's family, and Shiina Yasuyin was deceived.
I think that since Takeda Harunobu has not let go of the Ezhong family, she should also be able to do tricks in other aspects.
I heard that the Takeda family governor was well versed in the art of war and respected Sun Tzu. He often said that attacking with troops is the best strategy, and attacking the city is the next best thing.
Come to think of it, it's an extraordinary move."
Teruhora Uesugi groaned.
"Cunning people who hide their heads and show their tails. They have no courage to compete in battle and only like to play despicable tricks."
She looked down upon Takeda Harunobu's behavior, but Yoshigan was a little more wary of the Takeda family governor.
The stone height of Kai Kingdom is 230,000 koku, and that of Shinano Province is 370,000 koku. Although there are gold mines in Kai, Shinano is divided internally.
But the Takeda family was able to take over almost the entire Shinano with a mountain country that was short of manpower and land, and it was a small country that was small. There must be something special about it.
The war is fought by any means, and what is sought is victory.
The Takeda family governor regards his grandson as his idol, so strategically he will definitely defeat Terutora Uesugi, an arrogant rich second generation, and he must be dealt with carefully.
The question now is, what exactly did Takeda Harunobu do? The unknown is the most likely to cause people to fear.
Sibo Yiyin opened his mouth and listed them one by one.
"She will interfere with the Yuezhong family, and the Ichigo clan will definitely not let go. No wonder Ishiyama Honganji is capricious.
There were many conflicts after Echigo, and before we knew that His Highness Shangshan's title had been decided, the Yangbei people and the old guardian officials might raise their flags to rebel."
The divine protector nodded.
"That's why I remind your two highnesses that something big may have happened in Echigo. You should be prepared to avoid being caught off guard."
Terutora Uesugi bowed slightly to express his gratitude and smiled.
"there is always a solution to a problem.
After all, the Wu family rules the world with their bravery. No matter how many plans she makes, as long as I can win, it will be fine.
It’s just that Murakami Yoshikiyo is in danger, I hope she can withstand this wave of pressure.”
When it comes to fighting, Uesugi Teruhu's mind is particularly clear.
Takeda Harunobu disturbed Echigo and blocked Uesugi Teruto's return to the country. In the final analysis, he wanted to swallow up Northern Shinano, leaving Uesugi Teruo with no time to support Murakami Yoshikiyo of Northern Shinano.
Now it seems that her goal has been achieved. Uesugi Teruhu refused to admit defeat, but in his heart he began to be wary of this insidious guy.
Yiyin sighed and said.
"It's useless for us to make random speculations here. We might as well do our own thing."
Both Jinbo Choji and Uesugi Terutora nodded in agreement, and the three of them continued to discuss the matter of sending troops without mentioning the Takeda family governor.
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Kai Country, Uzakikan.
Master Tianhai carefully spoke to Takeda Harunobu, not daring to slack off even a little bit.
This Takeda family governor has a dignified appearance and a hot figure, but his temperament is peaceful and elegant, and he speaks unhurriedly and calmly.
When she first met, she almost misjudged this person, thinking he was a cultural person. But after understanding her identity, she felt even more frightened.
This is the ambitious samurai daimyo who expelled his mother from the throne and attacked Shinano.
Tianhai lingered in front of the Shiba Yi Silver Buddha in Kyoto, feeling terrified.
She thought she had been plotted by the Tiantai Sect's gangsters to blaspheme the Sibo family governor.
Although Yoshigan Shiba managed to escape by being frightened by the secrets of the Ashikaga family, he also felt that he had nowhere to live in Kyoto.
Therefore, he took the initiative to invite Ying to Kai, Kanto, to explain Buddhism to Takeda Harunobu of the Tendai Sect.
Before coming to Kanto, of course, she had to carefully understand the character of the Takeda family governor. She did not want to become prosperous, but only wanted to survive and protect herself.
The famous names of the samurai family are not considered good things, and the Kanto Princess Warriors are synonymous with cruelty and ruthlessness.
If you don't know the details, you offend someone with your words, and you are killed and buried in the Kaibi Mountains, there is no way to complain.
When she saw Takeda Harunobu clearly, she had to sigh, the hero is also here.
In fact, before Takeda Harunobu came to power, the Takeda family was on the verge of collapse.
Her mother, Takeda Nobutora, was also a brave person who invaded Shinano and fought against various families.
In particular, he united all parties to defeat the Umino family in one battle, and ran away to Nishi Ueno, running over them and defecting to his own clan.
But even so, Takeda Nobutora still could not stabilize the Shinano samurai family.
Because of the Shinano War, the tax burden in Kai's country was as high as eight public and two private citizens. Undercurrents were surging, and the rule of the Takeda family was about to be overthrown.
Kansai has the benefits of commercial taxation, and the land output generally implements the benevolent government of four publics and six citizens, or five publics and five citizens.
In the bitter cold of Guandong, most of the Wu family's income comes from land and minerals, and the land tax is mostly six public servants and four civilians. There are also poor Wu families who exploit seven public servants and three civilians.
Only the Hojo family practiced good governance with four public officials and six citizens. This was one of the reasons why the foreign Hojo family was rejected by the Kanto samurai family and could still control the hearts of the people.
Even in the harsh Kanto region, it was unheard of to have such an extreme harsh rule as Takeda Nobutora.
If Takeda Harunobu hadn't decisively expelled his mother, succeeded him as governor of the Takeda family, repaired water conservancy internally, and reconciled the Imagawa and Hojo families externally, the Takeda family might have been overthrown by the angry Kai samurai family.
This Takeda family governor was good at strategy and managed the divided samurai families in Shinano into obedience.
Tianhai knows that Takeda Harunobu is a complete egoist, so don't take such nonsense as believing in the Tendai Sect seriously.
She actively moved closer to the Tiantai Sect, intending to join the Tiantai Sect and obtain the position of nunsho. She wanted to win over the Tiantai Sect and pave the way for the Takeda family's ambitions.
The system of nuns began in the era of the Emperor's court and has lasted for nearly a thousand years. Although it has been changed many times, nunsho has always been the highest level among the three and five levels.
If Takeda Harunobu obtains the position of Dai Nisho, his status within the Tendai Sect will be second only to that of the Master, the leader of the first sect.
How could the Tiantai Sect give her this position? How could the shogunate explain it to her?
You know, the relationship between the Takeda family and the Ashikaga family was quite bad because of the internal fighting caused by Genji in Kawachi.
The Tendai sect, which wholeheartedly follows the shogunate, can treat Takeda Harunobu with courtesy, but the great nun is in a high position?
All we can do is make a haha and fool them.
Tianhai's attitude is respectful, but he is a slippery man who can't squeeze out the oil. Takeda Harunobu knows the Tiantai Sect's attitude towards him, so he only meets with the master on a daily basis and gives him some respect.
Everyone is just doing it superficially to leave room for the future.
Who knows how long the shogunate can last, and one day the Tendai Sect will have to ask Takeda Harunobu to become the great nun.
After all the hypocrisy, Tianhai resigned with a smile.
Takeda Harunobu closed his eyes and rested his mind for a while. Takeda Nobushige who was accompanying him looked at his sister with some distress and said dissatisfiedly.
"These nuns don't know what's good and what's good, so why do you bother to make excuses with them?"
Takeda Harunobu refused to comment and answered with a smile.
"What do you know.
Troubled times have arrived, and people are in panic. The war is about people's hearts, otherwise they won't be able to defend themselves.
You look down on these nuns, but they can help us stabilize the hearts of the people at the grassroots level, so what's wrong with giving them some false recognition?
The Takeda family's power is limited, and it must be used where it is most needed. Why not use methods that can get twice the result with half the effort?"
Takeda Nobushige was not convinced.
"I don't think it will be necessary to conquer Shinano."
Takeda Harunobu nodded.
"The purpose of winning over the Tiantai Sect is for world affairs, and Shinano really has no use for it.
Is the spring plowing all over? How is the mobilization within the territory?"
When Takeda Nobushige saw his sister talking about business, he put aside his complaints and said solemnly.
"With the cooperation of Master Changjing of Shan County, the mobilization of skills was very fast.
It’s just that the Anayayama family and the Oyamada family are moving a little slowly.”
Takeda Harunobu raised his eyebrows and glanced at his sister, then said calmly.
"I will talk to Nobu-kun Anayama and Nobumo Oyamada, and you should leave this matter alone."