Once the Yangboku people crossed the Agano River, Nagao Masakai and Ohuma Asahide would also send troops from the east and west to surround Tochio Castle on three sides.
And Hojo Takahiro of Hojo Castle blocked the northward march of the Joetsu reinforcements, preventing her from receiving any news from Kasugayama Castle.
We can only hope that the Lord will return home, take charge of the overall situation as soon as possible, and come to the rescue.
The atmosphere in the meeting hall was silent, and our thoughts were drifting away. News came from outside that a cavalry team had come down from the city, with a number of nearly two hundred riders.
Honjo Minoru narrowed his eyes and asked.
"Which company is under the banner?"
The person coming from outside stopped for a moment and answered.
"The Ashikaga Shogun's house."
The concubines in the meeting hall made a noise in astonishment, and Benzhuang cursed fiercely.
"What's the noise! Quiet!"
Looking at the person coming, his eyes were like knives.
"Ashikaga General's house? Can you see clearly?"
The man answered quickly.
"Your Majesty said that he would bring His Highness's letter to you. We dare not slack off and come to convey it to you immediately."
Honjo Minoru got up and walked out.
"If you don't open the city gate, quickly find a hanging basket and hang up the envoy's letter.
I'll go to the city and have a look."
In the last sentence, she was speaking to Saito Asanobu, who nodded and shouted for everyone to be quiet and wait for Honjo Sano to return.
Honjo Minano is very relieved to leave it to Saito Asanobu, she is the best in Uesugi Teru's side and is hereditary in Akata Castle.
This man is both wise and brave, able to participate in internal affairs, and is also skilled in battles. He is the second-ranking figure in the Nakagotsu Uesugi Teruhora faction, below Honjo Minoru.
Honjo Shino walked in a hurry and soon reached the city.
Looking outside, there was indeed a white Ashikaga family crest flag held in the military column. Honjo Minoru took a closer look and couldn't help but realized that it was actually the imperial flag.
At this time, a Ji warrior had been hung up, carrying a letter.
Honjo Minoru read it ten lines at a glance, and finally confirmed the signature of Teru Uesugi before letting out a sigh of relief.
The Lord did not go into details, but just told her that the identity of the person coming from the city was the Governor of the Shiba family, and that he came to Kanto with a sword.
Although she wrote only a few words in a hurry, what she said in the letter was that giving Tochio Castle to the Imperial Palace was a great move for Kanto.
I don’t know who came up with this idea for my lord, it’s really a brilliant idea.
Honjo Minano didn't know that his master was sincere in giving away the city, let alone how capable this Odaisho was.
She thought this was just a stop-gap measure, but it was enough to distract the rebels and delay the attack.
Lord Kamiro was valued by General Ashikaga and was sent to the Odaisho to announce the edict. The identity of this Kanto leader was so solid that no one dared to question it.
Deep in her thoughts, she smiled and asked the Shiba family warrior who came up.
"What do you call this person?"
The immature Warrior Ji replied, neither humble nor overbearing.
"I'm in Xiapu Shengshi Township."
Honjo Minoru nodded and said.
"Bama Shengji, please go down in the hanging basket to express my apology to the Imperial Palace. The city is small and it is not suitable for large groups of people to enter.
Please ask the cavalry to go along the west side of the city wall to the outer garrison. I will order people to prepare there for you to repair."
Pu Shengshixiang frowned.
"inappropriate."
Honjo Minoru looked at this half-grown girl and said in surprise.
"What's wrong?"
Pu Shengshixiang looked solemn and said.
"Since your Excellency has verified the authenticity of the seal, it proves that this city was transferred to my Imperial Palace by His Highness Uesugi, so naturally it should be garrisoned by our army.
Is there any reason in the world that garrison troops are outside and guest troops are inside?"
It was only then that Honjo Shino reacted and his face turned ugly.
She discovered that Teru Uesugi’s letter did not say that the change was an act in vain. Could it be that he really gave Tochio Castle to someone else? How could this work?
Tobi Castle is the most important castle in Central Vietnam. How can it be given to others, even if it is the imperial palace of Shogun Ashikaga, to protect Joetsu?
She hesitated, but Kamaojigo already held the hilt of the sword in his hand and scolded her.
"Why haven't you opened the door to greet the Otaisuo yet? Are you going to disobey the order of the Kanto governor?"
The Kamo Clan Township is very smart, and Yoshigan Shiba has decided to call this trip the Odaisho to the outside world, so as to make full use of the name of the direct descendant of the Genji family in Kawachi.
Under the power of a fox and a tiger, of course she had to support her master's face.
The Wu family fears power but not morality. If you are soft, others will dare to look down on you. How can you give in at will?
Honjo Sano glanced at the childish Ji Jiji, and naturally understood her intention to deliberately show off.
If any other time, this little girl acted arrogantly in front of her, she would have slapped her to the ground.
But at this time, her words were all about her, making me unable to express my temper.
In the Odaisho, there are two mountains in charge of Kanto. One represents the majesty of the Ashikaga family, and the other is the order of her lord. How can she refute it?
He gritted his teeth and ordered.
"Open the city gate and welcome the emperor to enter the city!"
Yiyin waited silently at the foot of the city. Although the time was long, he remained calm.
As Honjo Shino and Kamao clan opened their doors to welcome him, he galloped forward and gave the order.
"The island is fierce, control the city gates and important roads along the way, and leave every pill to garrison.
I am lucky enough to be prosperous in the mountains, and I will take some people to follow me into the castle tower."
The two girls cheered and did their own things.
Yiyin said when he saw that Benzhuang had a sulky look on his face.
"Didn't His Highness Uesugi tell you in his letter? Grant me full authority, and you must obey my orders."
Honjo Minoru was stunned. There was indeed such a sentence in the letter, but it was written in a hurry. She thought it was just an honorific to the imperial office.
Seeing her hesitation, Yiyin knew that she might have misunderstood, so he softened his words.
"His Royal Highness Shangshan told me that you are someone close to her and asked me to trust you.
I also hope you can believe me that my interests are aligned with hers, and I am here to put down the rebellion, not to compete for territory."
He has an extraordinary handsome appearance and speaks softly, which makes me immediately fall in love with him.
At this moment, she spotted Naoe Kanetsugu in the queue and was stunned for a moment.
Seeing her nodding slightly, I understood. Since the master has given such orders, I just obeyed, but I felt a little worried in my heart.
With Naoe Kanetsugu here, the imperial court did not choose to let her hang up on the city wall to coordinate, but ordered her appointees to give her strong orders. Is this a declaration of her independence?
It was inconvenient to think about it at this time, so she just cheered and led the way.
Yoshigoshi dismounted and handed the reins to Yamanaka Yukimori, and stood side by side with Honjo Minoru and said.
"Let's go to the castle tower and walk slowly, and tell me about the situation in China and Vietnam.
I want to know who among the Ji warriors inside is ours, who can be won over, who needs to be suppressed, and who must be killed."
It was still that light tone, but it made Honjo Shino feel a chill coming from the bottom of his heart, and the respectful expression on his face became much more real.
She lowered her head and looked sideways, explaining to this enigmatic and handsome imperial minister all the affairs between China and Vietnam and the true and false status of each martial family in the castle tower.
The walk was extremely slow, but it eventually came to an end. Yamanaka Yukimori opened the sliding door of the meeting hall, bowed sideways.
Yiyin took the lead and walked towards the main seat with his chest raised and his head raised.
Honjo Minoru followed closely behind, and after he took his seat, he sat next to Saito Asanobu on the left and handed her the letter in his hand.
Naoe Kanetsugu entered the room, bowed to Yi Gin, and sat down on the left side among the people wearing shirts.
Yamanaka Yukimori waved his hand, and two Ji warriors walked in behind him. They closed the sliding door left and right. There was a sound of quick steps outside the door, and the sound of weapons and armor shaking and knocking, and then it became silent.
Yamazaka Yukimori walked towards Yiyin with his head lowered, bowed and sat down, and stood by him with a white flag spread out.
During the whole process, the Wu family in the meeting hall remained silent, looking at the two Ji warriors at the door, and then at the royal flag on the main seat.
Only Saito lowered his head towards the letter, looked at the letter, finished it in a moment, and handed it forward with both hands.
Yamanaka Yukimori took it with both hands, turned around and lowered his body to present it to his lord.
Yiyin slowly took the letter, put it on the document, looked down and said.
"I am Yoshinori, the governor of the Shiba family. On the order of the general, I will go down to Kanto with my sword in hand to read the imperial edict for His Highness Uesugi to succeed as the governor of Kanto.
I am deeply gratified that Your Highness Uesugi dedicated this Toroo Castle to serve as the Imperial Palace.
I wonder what the reason for the many martial arts gathering here is?"
As he said that, he looked at Honjo Mino.
Benzhuang really understood what he was saying, kowtowed to the ground and said.
"On the imperial platform, Echigo is rebellious and disobeys the king. He has raised his troops to cause chaos. He is about to attack Tomi Castle and disrupt my Echigo."
Yiyin looked shocked and said angrily.
"This is happening!
This Tomei City is where I, the direct descendant of the Gen clan in Hanoi, are temporarily staying. Who dares to risk the disapproval of the world and surround the residence of the pillars of my Wu family? This is a great treason!"
The two of them sang and harmonized, making the eyes of the martial artists on the right twitch.
This is so different from what I thought!
Isn’t it true that the Nagao family in the Fuchu family is under control of the samurai family? Where has Nagao Kagetora gone? Who is His Highness Uesugi? Should we continue our great work? Should we still do the rebellion against the internal affairs?
Several people were frightened and communicated with each other with their eyes. The leader knew that something was wrong, so he kowtowed to the ground and asked.
"May I ask the imperial office, who is His Highness Uesugi?"
Yiyin glanced at her and said calmly.
"Nagao Kagetora went to Kyoto, and received permission from the general to inherit the Uesugi family in Yamauchi and succeed him as the governor of Kanto. He was given the name "Tong" and changed his name to Uesugi Kagetora."
The man was suffocated by the dazzling series of family names and duties. He wanted to speak, but Yiyin asked.
"and who are you?"
She bowed in reply.
"I am the Lord of Kurotaki Castle, Kuroda Hidetada."