Chapter nine hundred and seventy-fifth waiting for the opportunity to start
The thought of facing off against the leader of the Nishi Ueno Kingdom, the leader of the Minawa people, the strongest mother-in-law in Ueno, Ueno Yamasa and her twelve daughters-in-law.
Sanada Nobushige waved his hands repeatedly and complained.
"Li Niang said not to provoke Nagano Yamasa before, why did she change her mind now?"
Umino Riichi said.
"This time, that time.
We had not taken Azuma County at the beginning, so we should not have coveted Minawa Castle, let alone dominate Nishi Ueno. We are too ambitious, and wise people will not take it.
But things are different now.
Numata Castle is too important, His Highness Uesugi will never let it go. And Nagao, the Shirai couple from the headquarters, have a deep relationship with the Yamauchi Uesugi family, so they must not be touched.
If we want to go further, we can only develop westward to Ueno. Sooner or later, we will face the Minawa Castle Nagano family, and you must be prepared."
Sanada Nobushige retorted.
"But Nagano Yasumasa has also been an ally of His Highness Uesugi for many years, and they also have a close relationship."
Umino Riichi shook his head.
"Before today, maybe I wasn't sure. But after today, there has been a rift between His Highness Uesugi and Nagano Yamasa, and it will be difficult for the relationship to return to the past.
The Kohata family of Kunimine City and the Nagano family of Umebashi City jumped too high, and they contacted Dahu City to stop the army from moving south. His Highness Uesugi was furious.
In order to save his in-laws and maintain his own power, Nagano Yamasa just held back His Highness Uesugi.
Based on this alone, His Highness Uesugi cannot tolerate her, and sooner or later he will have to find a way to dismantle the Nishi Ueno people led by Minawa Castle.
The Minawa people are entrenched in Nishi Ueno and can cut off the logistics line south of the Tone River at any time. His Highness Uesugi has no choice but to compromise now, but he will definitely find a way to remove this threat in the future.
The Tonegawa is the lifeline of the Echigo Kingdom connecting Ueno and Musashi. She will never allow her weakness to be hijacked by the impure samurai family, even Nagano Yasumasa, a long-time ally."
Sanada Nobushige thought carefully and nodded.
"That makes sense.
Since His Highness Uesugi has a grudge in his heart, we won't offend His Highness Uesugi's sense of us by doing something secretly.
It’s just that Nagano Yezheng has been entrenched in Nishi Ueno for many years, and the Nishi Ueno samurai family headed by the Minawa clan all believe in her and cannot loosen her foundation."
Umino Li shook his head and said.
"The Jilun Congregation's foundation has been loosened for two reasons.
First, Nagano Yamasa is getting older.
Her twelve daughters-in-law do obey her and are willing to serve her as her mother-in-law. But she is too old and will die sooner or later. Don’t the daughters-in-law need to consider the future of their families in three to five years?
The eldest daughter whom Nagano was nurturing with great care died in the night battle of Kawagoe, and the second daughter was a little immature.
The situation in the Kanto Plain is complicated. How can such an immature new governor control all the families in Nishi Ueno? How can he make the twelve daughters-in-law of Nagano Yasumasa willing to be used by her?"
Sanada Nobushige sighed.
"Yes, these samurai families in the Kanto Plain are all human beings. Once Nagano Yamasa dies, they will definitely climb to another level."
Umino Riichi continued.
"Secondly, the Minawa Castle Nagano family is not the only one in the Nishi Ueno Kunizu. There is also the Kunamine Castle Obata family in the south, competing in separate courts.
Nagano Yasumasa married two sons to the Kobata family, and she used both force and marriage to make the Kobata family follow her for so many years.
Now, the family governor Nobata Nobusada no longer wants to follow and has her own ideas. Regardless of whether she really disobeyed Nagano Yamasa for the sake of the Hojo family, everyone has learned a fact.
That is, Nagano Yasumasa can no longer control the people of Nishi Ueno, and they are no longer of the same mind.
As she ages, the Minawa Castle Nagano family's control over Nishi Ueno will become weaker and weaker, and the thoughts of each family will become more and more complicated.
Even if Nagano Yamasa understands all this, there is nothing he can do about it. Because people cannot live forever, they will always die. This is our chance."
Sanada Nobushige nodded heavily and said.
"Life is like a cherry blossom, only for one beautiful bloom. We must grasp the present and not leave any regrets, Liu Niang."
When Umino Ri saw that she was full of energy and acted like a monster again, he was too lazy to care about her and continued.
"If you are interested in going south to attack Jilun City, you should start preparations now while taking advantage of the attack on Kanto.
It would be best to write to Yukitaka Sanada-sama and ask her to come forward to help you establish a relationship with the Obata family."
Sanada Nobushige was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized.
"So that's what you had in mind!"
At first, the Sanada family followed the Umino family and was driven out of Toshin by Takeda Nobutora, and came to Nishi Ueno to join the Umino clan. The family business declined.
However, Sanada Yukitaka had a strong mind and was neither decadent nor depressed. Instead, he made many friends in Nishi Ueno.
Although the Sanada family's business is in decline, she has a very high emotional intelligence in dealing with people. She is a close member of the Umino family and has some connections, so she gets along well with the Nishi-Ueno samurai family.
The samurai family that Yukitaka Sanada dated at that time included the Kohata family in Kunamine City. With the return of the Sanada family to Toshin, the relationship between the Obata family and the Sanada family not only did not cool down, but actually improved a lot.
Because not far to the northwest of the Obata family's territory is the Usui Pass, which is the main road among the five mountain roads of the Nakasendo that connects Tono Province and the Kanto Plain.
The southern part of Nishi Ueno is separated from Toshin by the Usui Pass. The Takeda family has already captured the Toshin land, and Yukitaka Sanada is now the leader of the Toshin clan of the Takeda family.
Of course, the relationship between the two parties has become more and more passionate, and the combination of feelings and interests makes it even more interesting to talk about.
Now it seems that there is clearly a group of voices questioning Nagano Yimasa within the Obata family. Sanada Yukitaka took the opportunity to push it, and it is really simple.
With Yukitaka Sanada's cunning, he will definitely do things without revealing the truth, leaving Nagano Yamasa unable to grasp the excuse.
And Sanada Nobushige can also maintain a good relationship with the Obata family naturally. Wait until Nagano industry becomes more and more unable to control the Nishi Ueno land, and then find an excuse to take action.
Sanada Nobushige clapped his hands and sighed.
"High, really high. Liu Niang, you are really a master of conspiracy."
Umino looked at her expressionlessly, which made Sanada Nobunaga feel bored and missed Sasuke Sarutobi more and more.
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Sarutobi Sasuke leaned against a tree trunk, half-lying among the branches, looking into the distance out of boredom, a little missing Sanada Nobushige.
This is Mount Asama, on the border between Agatsuma County in Ueno Province and Higashinobu in Shinano Province. Since ancient times, volcanoes have been frequent here, the rocks are loose, and landslides and ground fissures often occur.
For ordinary people, this is a dangerous place full of dangers, and strangers should not approach it. But for Koga-ryu masters, it is a dangerous place, and it is the best place to practice where you need to be alert at all times.
Originally, Sarutobi Sasuke was brought here to practice by Tozawa Hakuunsai of the Koga-ryu. Although the master had disappeared, she subconsciously returned here to live in seclusion after returning to Toshin.
But she never expected that within a few days she would begin to regret it. Life in the mountains was unchanging and far less magnificent than the world outside.
In the past, she still needed to find food, but now that she has the power of Tomoyuki Shiba's fifty koku and Nobushige Sanada's, is she still worried about not having enough to eat?