The west side of Shinkawa County, occupied by the Shiina family, had been severely beaten by the Shinbo Nagasaki. Shiina Yasuin was able to stabilize the situation by relying on Kadokawa's front-line defense system.
Uozu Castle, Kanayama Castle, Tenjinzan Castle, the three castles responded to block the Jimbo army and protect the upper reaches of Kadokawa, Shiina Yasuinju Castle and Matsukura Castle where Tateyama is located.
The chief minister could not bear this hard nut for a while, so Shiina Yasuyin defected to the Etsuchu Ichikoshi sect again.
She received support from the temples of the Ichikki sect in Shinkawa County, as well as the support of the Ichikou sect in Tonami County after the deity's deity. This made it difficult for the deity's deity to support the weak Shiina family.
If Terutora Uesugi sent troops from Echigo Kingdom to the east and crossed the Kagawa River to capture Miyazaki Castle, Shiina Yasuin would not have the extra strength to defend the rear.
Under the attack from the east and west of the Jimbo Uesugi family, the Shiina family will be quickly defeated.
The price given by the chief minister is the territory of Shinkawa County east of the Kurobe River, which occupies about one-third of the entire Shinkawa County.
There are many plains across China, with many rivers and rivers, fertile land, and a stone height of 380,000 stone. The land that the chief god protector reluctantly ceded could have about 50,000 to 60,000 stone, right?
This price is not low, enough to make the Echigo samurai's heart flutter.
The most important thing is that the Shiba family is planning to transport 70% of Kansai's goods via the Hokuriku Road trade route, which contains huge benefits.
Jinbo Nagasaki didn't know the huge profits of the Hokurikudo trade route, and he didn't know the urgency in Shiba Yoshigan's heart, so he gave a good price.
With this offer, the Echigo samurai family had land to acquire, and the morale of the Echigo Noto family was certainly high, making this battle easier to fight.
After negotiating the price, Sibo Yiyin nodded with satisfaction and said.
"His Majesty Jinbo is determined.
What happened to the Noto Hatakeyama family? Please tell me in detail."
Although Terutora Uesugi has sent people to Noto to investigate, it is always good to have one more channel for verification. The Etchu Jimbo family has a close relationship with the Noto Hatakeyama family, so they should know some inside information.
Kojima said bitterly.
"The Noto Hatakeyama family is really in chaos."
She spoke eloquently, and Yiyin listened carefully.
The Noto Hatakeyama family is a branch of the Hatakeyama family. It has a very good relationship with the clan and has long been the arbitrator for the clan's territorial disputes in Hokurikudo.
The Hatakeyama family established a system of three guardians in Yuechugo: the Yusa family, the Jimbo family, and the Shiina family. When there were disputes among the three guardians, the Noto Hatakeyama family usually intervened to mediate.
After the Yatsushiro Shogun Rebellion, the Hatakeyama family, like other prominent shogunate families, declined and gradually abandoned the Hokurikudo.
Over the Three Guardians of China, the Yusa family was killed one by one, the Jimbo family and the Shiina family attacked each other, and the Hatakeyama branch of Noto had a hard time.
The problem of the Noto Hatakeyama family was that the family was withered, and the local tycoons formed the Hatakeyama Seven to discuss state affairs, blocking the lord in Nanao Castle and unable to issue government orders.
The two strongest families among the seven are the Onai family and the Noto Yusa family.
During the period when the governor of the Onjing family, Zongzhen, was the head of the Seven People, he united with other families to kick out the Yusa family and monopolize the state affairs.
The Noto Rebellion this time originated from the expansion of the Hokkaido trade route. Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna and Onei Sosada could not agree on the distribution of interests in Nanao Port, which intensified the conflict.
Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna, who controlled the samurai alliance behind the Hokuriku Road trade route, thought the time was right and hacked to death Onai Sosada, who came to Nanao Castle for a banquet.
Of course, the Onei family refused to give up and colluded with the Kaga Ichika clan to initiate civil strife and drive away Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna from Nanao Castle.
The Noto Hatakeyama family and the Etsuchu Jimbo family had a deep relationship, and both parties had interests connected with Nanao Port cargo.
The expelled Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna was unwilling to accept the decline of his family fortune, so he did not go to Kongo to seek refuge with the shogunate. Instead, he went to Toyama Castle to seek help from the chief minister of the gods.
When the Chief Jinbo saw the expelled Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna, his head suddenly exploded. Without the low-priced goods from Nanao Port, the Jinbo family, which was trying to expand, would not have the military support to attack the Shiina clan and the Ichikoku clan.
As a last resort, she could only emphasize the special status of Shiba Yoshigan and ask Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna to directly ask for help from Echigo.
At first, Yoshihiro Saba took the Hokuriku Expressway and contacted Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna with a letter from Hatakeyama Takamasa's family, thus achieving the opening of Nanao Port.
Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna had a relationship with Shiba Yoshigan, a powerful local faction in the shogunate, so of course she readily agreed, and this is how she wrote a letter to Echigo asking for help.
Yiyin rubbed his temples, speechless.
If it weren't for the development of the Houriku Road trade route, Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna would most likely still be pretending to be a grandson in Nanao Castle. Even if he couldn't survive, he would have been driven to Kyoto and defected to the Hatakeyama clan in despair.
She would stay at the Echichu Jinbo family and write letters to Echigo asking for help. Just because Yoshigan Shiba, the leader of the local powerful faction in the shogunate, was here and could make decisions for her.
This is a responsibility that Yiyin cannot shirk. He has integrated the power of local powerful factions for his own use, and has the obligation to protect his followers.
The letter Hatakeyama Takamasa gave him opened the door to the Noto Hatakeyama family for him, and also caused the trouble today. This is the equality of rights and obligations, and he has no shirk from the responsibility.
After hearing the complaints from Kojima Town, Yoshigan felt resentful in his heart. Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna thought that the samurai alliance backed by the Hokurikudo trade route was full of wings, so he dared to kill Sosada Onai with a knife.
But the Onei family has been in Noto for so many years and has climbed to the position of the number one retainer. How can it be possible that they are good friends?
Now the Onei family has lured a wolf into the house and colluded with the Xiang clan to cause chaos. Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna, who is weak and unreasonable, has no choice but to run away and come to Shiba Yoshigan to seek justice.
You're fair! You're just a stupid person who doesn't know the heights of the world!
Yoshigan finally understood the whole story of the Noto Rebellion, but he couldn't care about that side for the time being. The Shimogoshi-Shinbada Rebellion had begun, and he wanted to deal with this side of the trouble first.
So, he said to Xiaodao Zhizhen.
"I already understand the matter.
I will write you a letter. You go back to Kasugayama Castle and inform His Highness Uesugi of His Highness Jimbo’s request. The two families will have detailed discussions on the demarcation of the Kurobe River.
Shiina Kangyin committed rebellion and was deprived of his post as guardian of Yuezhong. Now he colludes with Yixiang Zong to disrupt Yuezhong, which is an unforgivable crime.
I believe that the Jimbo Uesugi family can work together to root out this treasonous shogunate.
As for the matter of the Noto Hatakeyama family, let’s discuss it after you two have reached an agreement.”
The conditions of Kojima Town were acceptable to Yoshibank, but the main force in Echigo was the new Uesugi family of Terutora Uesugi.
As for how to divide this fat piece of meat in the Shiina family, the Jimbo Uesugi family still needs to discuss it clearly. This will avoid future disputes, which will make it difficult for Yiyin to be a good person.
Regarding Noto, Uesugi Terutora has sent ninjas to investigate. Once she has figured out the military situation, she will go back to the Imperial Palace to discuss it with Yoshigoshi Shiba.
Anyway, let’s put it aside for now.
Kojima Jizhen bowed respectfully and left. Yoshigami looked at her hurriedly leaving figure, thinking of the Shimogoshi Shinbada rebellion and the vague clues of the Ou samurai family behind him, and felt a splitting headache.
It's really difficult to do something serious in this Echigo land.