The Shino clan is a big clan in Toshin, and the Umino family is very talented. There are countless samurai families with the blood of the Umino family in Toshin and Nishi Ueno.
The Sanada family is the most promising branch of the Umino family, with relatives spread all over Toshin and Nishi Ueno.
Yiyin is not short of money, and with the Hokuriku Road trade route, he has a good hand.
But if there is no local snake to lead the way, he still chooses the wrong dock and cannot find a channel to deliver benefits.
The arrival of Sanada Nobushige gave him a fulcrum, allowing the Shiba family to pry a corner of the stubborn and conservative Wu family group on the Guandong Plain.
The Nagao family is also a local leader in Kanto and has its own channels. However, Yoshihiro hopes to find its own direction so that the Shiba family can have a greater say in the two alliances.
Takeda Harunobu sent Sanada Nobushige here, which was a meeting gift for Yoshigan, and also vaguely revealed her willingness to make peace with the Uesugi Shiba family.
The alliance between the Takeda, Hojo, and Imagawa families has been stable for many years. The Hojo family supported Takeda Harunobu's Northern Expedition several times in the Nishi Ueno area.
It is impossible for Takeda Harunobu to confess that he wants to break the alliance and turn against the enemy, alerting the Hojo family, and there will be no shortage of samurai within the Takeda family who are friendly to the Hojo family.
Being so subtle that even a few clues are revealed is the limit of what she can do.
Yoshigan silently thought about what kind of benefits would be needed to persuade the Takeda retainers to support Takeda Harunobu's strategic change?
He was suddenly startled.
Takeda Harunobu's position was already unstable due to the battle of Kawanakajima.
Could it be that she wanted to use the benefits provided by the Shiba family to bribe the Takeda retainers and regain her position as the family governor?
Yiyin shook his head and smiled bitterly.
I had a good sleep first, but later I would use myself to provide benefits to her and hold on to the power.
This wise man of the Takeda family is really shameless. He wipes everything clean after eating and flips the bowl over, which is not a thing.
Sanada Nobunaga saw Shiba Yoshigan deep in thought, so he didn't bother him and just sat silently next to him.
The autumn sun was shining brightly, and the two of them lived together in a quiet room, creating a harmonious atmosphere.
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Zenkoji Temple.
The military report rushed back to Echigo. Shima Shengmen's Shiba soldiers and Ohma Chaohide's Zhongyue soldiers mobilized their troops one after another.
The army was followed by Ohuma Asahide, who was in charge of the marching arrangements. Shimakatsu Takeo personally led the Hime Samurai Regiment, and set off first with the army of Momochi Santafu, and arrived at Zenkoji Temple in a few days.
At this time, the Shiba Kanto Territory was in chaos, which was entirely due to Shiba Yoshigan's negligence. He had only been in Kanto for a short period of time, and he had not yet sorted out the ruling system.
Shiba Yiyin's subordinates in Kanto are divided into four parts.
One is the Xingsheng Tongxin people in the mountains. These Ji warriors are only forty years old. They are his personal bodyguards and are responsible for his safety.
Secondly, there is the 150 Princess Shibazu of Tomi Castle who is fierce in the island. Because her relatives have been migrating recently and they have strengthened their control over the local area, their strength has increased.
The third is the followers of Daxiong Chaoxiu. These Sino-Vietnamese natives have benefited from the commercial profits of the Hokuriku Road and are determined to follow Shiba Yiyin.
The fourth is the Yutai people headed by Honjo Shimaga. These young Yangbei sects are unruly time bombs, wild dogs that Yiyin wants but has not yet subdued.
This time the Imperial Guards abandoned their master in front of the formation, and Shiba Yoshiyin disappeared, which instantly shook the Shiba family's ruling system in Kanto.
It was inconvenient for Uesugi Teruhora to overstep his authority and punish the samurai family led by Shiba Yoshigan, and all parties in Kanto Shiba had no power to punish them.
Yamanaka Yukimori was a close confidant of Yoshihiro, and although he was respected, it was to give Yoshihiro Shiba face, and he had the least actual power.
Shima Katsuo is the acting official of Shiba in Kanto and is considered the number one figure, but she has no control over the Kanto Palace.
Ohuma Asahide said that he was responsible for the internal affairs and business of the Kanto Imperial Palace, but the Imperial Palace was a military institution within the shogunate system, and the agency that managed government affairs was the government office.
She is not considered a Tibetan officer. Strictly speaking, she is a military depot officer or a logistics officer under a military organization.
Therefore, Daxiong Chaoxiu's status was not high and he had no power to punish the imperial people who made mistakes.
And the imperial people themselves definitely do not want to be punished. The Shige family of Shinbada was imprisoned. It was Uesugi Teruhora's fate. It was a tool given by the Yangbei people to vent their anger when their master was going crazy.
In case Teruhora Uesugi can't think about it for a moment, he will really turn the table over and force himself.
In the final analysis, it was Sibo Yiyin who was negligent.
He did not expect that he would be forced to leave the center of power, causing the Shiba family to lose the core of the entire ruling system in Kanto and not knowing how to operate.
If he had set up a deacon to manage the Kanto Palace, this person would be able to cooperate with Shima Katsuki, the Kanto Shiba acting official, to stabilize the overall situation.
The matter has come to this, it's too late to say anything.
Shimakatsu rushed to Zenkoji Temple in a whirlwind of wind and dust. After receiving the news, Yamanaka Yukimori was already waiting outside the camp.
She hoped day and night that reinforcements would arrive, that they would be able to overwhelm the new Uesugi retainers, and send troops to Kawanaka Island to find their master.
Now that he saw Dao Shengmeng arriving, he was naturally overjoyed and stepped forward to speak.
"Daoji, I've been waiting for you to come."
Shima Katsu jumped off his horse and slapped Yamazaka Yukimori on the face, knocking her unconscious.
"What did you promise me! Why didn't you take good care of the master!"
Yamazaka Yukimori was speechless, bowed deeply and said.
"Really sorry!"
Dao Shengmeng sneered.
"If apologizing is useful, why should we use swords and guns?"
She was really angry.
After missing her for several days, Yamanaka Yukimori still has the heart to wait for her arrival? At this time, shouldn't he try his best to find her first?
Shima Shengmeng said with a cold face to the third husband of Baiji behind him.
"Baidi Ji, all the troops are sent out, we must find out the whereabouts of our lord!"
Bai Di San Tai Fu nodded and said.
"We have been mobilized, including the intelligence network in Shinano. The military team will find the master at all costs."
Dao Sheng bowed fiercely to her, and Bai Di San Taifu quickly returned the bow.
Shima Katsuki is the acting commander of Shiba in the Kanto region. Shiba Yoshie is missing, so naturally her military colleagues must follow her orders to find their master.
Yamanaka Yukimori was left alone by them and felt terribly uncomfortable. Although what she did was not wrong, she was indeed tricked by the people in the imperial court.
A leader's incompetence is the biggest fault. Dao Shengmeng's contempt for her is also justified.
The Kamao clan who followed him saw Yamanaka Yukimori biting his lower lip and not speaking, so he stepped forward to calm him down.
"Master Shima, no one thought that the Yutai people were so bold and dared to do such despicable evil things. Master Yamanaka has already reflected on this.
Now that His Highness is missing, we still have to unite as one and find His Highness first before discussing anything else."
Shima Sheng glanced at Kamao Clan Village. This Samurai Hime was not very old, but he knew the generals.
She didn't mean to embarrass Yamanaka Yukimori, but she was highly valued by Yiyin. If she didn't learn her lesson, something would happen sooner or later.
After all, Yamanaka Yukimori is still too young and has seen too little of the shamelessness of the samurai family. What does it mean to abandon one's master on the battlefield? Shima Katsuo has also seen the backstabbing.
Never let go of your defensiveness against others. If you treat others as comrades, others may think you are a fool.
If there was something wrong with Shiba Yiyin, Yamanaka Yukimori, a writer with the same heart, would definitely end up committing seppuku.