Takatora Todo spent half his life in waste, and he knew that starting a business was not easy. However, Takatora Todo was successful at a young age, and he easily took over the Wanshi family business by following Yoshihiro Shiba.
The ideas of mother and daughter are completely opposite, and neither one can convince the other. Todo Toradaka cannot bring up the issue of abolishing the heir in front of Shiba Yoshigan, which will make the master doubt the leader of Todo.
Todo Toraoka has done so many things to finally make Shiba Yoshigan look at Toudo leader in a new light. How could he reveal a scandal in the family by himself and arouse the Lord's disgust for nothing?
Just when Toudo mother and daughter were becoming more and more discordant, Toudo Takataka was suddenly killed, which immediately relieved the pressure on Toudo Takataka, and he couldn't help but feel the pleasure of being the master of the family from the bottom of his heart.
Todo Takatora knew very well that the murderer was definitely not a descendant of the Oda family. She was the one who personally led the team to massacre the Oda family.
Each corpse was stabbed repeatedly to prevent anyone from pretending to be dead, and then burned. The finishing touches were very clean, and it would be damned if anyone survived.
Therefore, there is another hidden reason behind my mother's death.
The Oda family occupied Minami-Omi, and the Rokkaku family, the sworn enemy of the Asai family in North-Omi, was defeated, and all foreign troubles were gone. The Asai family was finally free to deal with the thorns in North-Omi, and Shibatodo took the lead.
Todo Takataka's death in the Minami Omi Allied Forces made Todo Takatora firm in his mind to change the family.
The Oda family and the Asai family were originally married, but Todo Takatora's death was mysterious. While Toudo Takatora was panicked, he also sensed a good opportunity.
The Oda Asai family joins forces, and Shiba Yoshigage cannot protect Todo leader, so Toudo Takatora can justifiably alienate the Shiba family and join the new master.
As long as Toudo Takatora bites the bullet without saying anything, and asks Yoshigan Shiba to avenge his mother, Yoshigan Shiba will be in a very difficult position.
The assassin is the last descendant of Oda, and he comes and goes without a trace. Takatora Toudo knows that this person does not exist, but she insists on using such a fictional character to talk about things, and Yoshigan Shiba also has a headache.
If we really get to the bottom of the matter, can the Asai family and the Oda family be separated from each other? Are the Shiba family ready to fall out with the Asai and Oda families?
If he couldn't do it, how could Shiba Yoshigan have the dignity to command Takatora Toudo? Shiba Yoshigan was not one of those shameless and notorious men. This male house governor was so moral that a gentleman would bully him.
I glanced at Maeda Yoshida and Otani Yoshitsugi in front of me. They were concentrating on their way and showed their backs to Toudo Takatora without any hesitation.
Todo Takatora's eyes were a little guilty and a little cold. She was unwilling to accept the status quo and was full of confidence in her abilities. The future of the Todo family should not be limited to Todo's mere ten thousand koku.
The original agreement of the Three Princesses, which worked together as one, gradually became constrained and boring to Takatora Toudo under the increasingly complex new situation.
Takatora Toudo prepares to lead Shiba Yoshigan's army to pave the way for his future direction, so that he can confidently abandon the Shiba family.
Who knows, I can also offer a generous gift to the new owner and achieve great success.
As for the two old comrades who fought side by side and fought bloody battles, Takatora Toudo had no choice but to say sorry.
Don't blame me, these are troubled times.
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In the recent chaos, the Sibo family has suffered from external and internal troubles, and countless people have their own little thoughts.
Far away in Kanto, Terutora Uesugi, who had just returned from the defeat of Shimo-sou Kingdom, was looking at the Kanto Plain from Numata Castle, silently licking his wounds.
The situation in Guan Bazhou has become worse day by day since the day she was defeated.
Hojo Ujiyasu had long been looking forward to a chance to make a comeback, and she almost took advantage of Terutora Uesugi's defeat to the extreme.
She took advantage of the situation to remove Oishi Sadahisa, lured Yasushi Ota back to the Hojo family, and instigated Narita Nagayasu, who was dissatisfied with Uesugi Teruhora, to become independent. The Musashi Kingdom was instantly out of Uesugi Teruhora's control.
Coupled with the rebellion of Mouri Kagehiro and Sano Masatsuna, who were incited by Hojo Ujiyasu, Ueno and Shimono countries also began to become unstable, cutting off Uesugi Teruhora's passage south to Musashi Shimotsou Ryogoku.
Ashikaga Yoshiji, the Kanto general in the Furukawa territory of the Lower Sovereign, suddenly panicked. Without the support of Uesugi Terutora, how should she deal with the comeback of Hojo Ujiyasu?
Therefore, with the deliberate win over from Hojo Ujiyasu's letter, Ashikaga Yoshiji's attitude gradually became ambiguous and softened to neutrality.
The Kanto system headed by the Kanto general Ashikaga Yoshiji and the Kanto administrator Uesugi Teruatora, which Yoshigan Saba had painstakingly established, was on the verge of collapse.
Terutora Uesugi was so desperate that she bypassed Shiba Yoshigan and forcibly launched the Kanto strategy, which was a complete failure.
There were already voices of dissatisfaction with her in Echigo, and the Kanto Secretariat, which was affiliated with Shiba Yoshigan, looked on with cold eyes.
Terutora Uesugi's authority was severely damaged. Even if she wanted to do something to thwart Hojo Ujiyasu's counterattack, she could not mobilize her strength.
The original plan to seize the power of Guan Bazhou and force Shiba Yiyin to marry him was completely ruined, and almost all the results of their previous efforts were lost.
Uesugi Teruhora didn't know how to face Shiba Yoshigan in the future, so he was drunk and dreaming all day long, which made the samurai family at home and abroad even more uneasy.
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Numata Castle, inside the residence hall, Uesugi Teruhora is drinking in the atrium.
Kawada Naga personally led the Minister of Coloring, Minoru, to see the drunk Uesugi Teruhora from a distance, with a worried look on his face.
She, Yoshie Shigen, and Hazaka Nagami were the samurai warriors that Uesugi Teruhu accepted from Omi Kingdom. Their relationship with the local Echigo forces was quite alienated.
Uesugi Teruhora's prestige was shaken, and they were the hardest hit. They had a share in the newly conquered Echichu Tomoyuki Territory by the Uesugi family, and they also formed the military force guarding Numata Castle.
Once Terutora Uesugi becomes decadent and the power of the Uesugi family declines and shrinks, outsiders like them without the territory of Echigo Kingdom will directly become ronin with nothing.
Kawada Nagauchi, Numata Castle, very much hoped that Terutora Uesugi would cheer up quickly. The prosperity and wealth of the Omi faction in the Uesugi family depended on His Highness, the governor of Kanto.
Behind her, Seochang actually had another thought. Her experience in the past few years has been really ups and downs, with thousands of twists and turns.
During the Battle of Kawanakajima, because she participated in the escape of her master, she was locked up in the corner of Northern Shinano and spent her youth in desolation.
After finally coming back, she was scolded by her mother because she revealed to her mother, Irobe Katsunaga, that Takeda Harunobu had cheated on Shiba Yoshigan and gave birth to a daughter.
She originally thought that she would continue to waste time, but because her mother died in the war, she was able to succeed as the governor of the Irobe family, and was summoned by Uesugi Teruhora.
The twists and turns are not enough to describe her mental journey. The only thing that remains unchanged is her hatred for Shiba Yiyin.
Honjo Shigenaga was also a criminal who abandoned her master and ran away during the Kawanakajima War, so why did nothing happen to her? Now, the Honjo family has obtained the privilege of Shimotsu's trade route and is prospering.
However, the director of sex has actually been struggling for several years and achieved nothing. The resentment in her heart has been brewing over time, turning into a bottomless black pool and buried in her heart.
Looking at the drunken Terutora Uesugi, she decided to take revenge. Today she was going to tell the news that Irobe Katsunaga had suppressed.
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Hatamoto stepped forward and bowed to inform. Uesugi Teruhora turned around and saw Kawada Nagachi and Shirobu Minato in the distance, with the corners of their mouths raised.
"Let them come over."
The two ladies stepped forward and bowed, Uesugi Teruhu waved his hand, picked up the wine bottle beside him, and said.
"No need to be formal, Kawada-hime, come and have a drink with me?"
Kawada Changqin said respectfully.
"I just brought Irobuhime here to see you. There are still matters in the city waiting for me to go back and deal with."
Uesugi Teruhora nodded with drunken eyes and said.
"Go and do your work."
Gu Diao
"Hi!"
Kawada Nagahime bowed and left, leaving only Uesugi Teruotora and Shirobashi Minoru in the court.
Teruhora Uesugi shook the sake bottle in his hand, stretched out his hand, and Minoru Shirocho took it with both hands.
"Sit down and have a drink with me."
"Hi!"
Minister Se sat on his knees on the banquet in the court and looked at the Lord respectfully.
Teru Uesugi leaned against the shade of a tree, looked at the pool in front of him, and picked up another bottle of wine.
Only then did Shiro Minato realize that there were many bottles of wine under the tree. She silently raised the wine bottle and took a sip.
Terutora Uesugi said to her with a smile.
"This is Niigata Toushi's Echigo Qing brewed with local rice. You are in for a treat today."
Minister Se sighed.
"It's really a good wine."
Teru Uesugi tugged at the corner of his mouth, looked at Minoru Irobe, and smiled reluctantly. Minoru Irobe's appearance had the shadow of his mother Katsura Irobe, which made Teru Uesugi couldn't help but say sadly.
"Changshi, do you hate me? Your mother died in Xia Zongguo in order to rob me of my future wife."
The Minister of Color put down the wine bottle and said seriously.
"When the Wu family serves the public, they should have the consciousness of wrapping their corpses in horse leather.
Although my mother's death makes me sad, she died in a loyal battle for the main family, which is the glory of the Irobe family."
Terutora Uesugi nodded and said.
"Your mother fought until the end, and the Irobe family's loyalty will be duly rewarded.
You are now the governor of the Irobu family, and you will inherit your mother's position in the lineage. The warriors of the Irobu family who died in battle will be compensated by the master's family and their rewards will be doubled.
Do you have anything else to ask for?"
Irobe Katsunaga's subordinates are all the elites of the Irobe family. Now that they died on the road to the end of the road, Uesugi Teruhora must give some compensation to the Irobe family.
After the Yangbei Zhong split, the various parties in the Yangbei Zhong went their separate ways.
In the Chichibu Party lineage, the Honjo family and the Irobe family have always been equally divided. Honjo Shigenaga followed the Kanto Waiter to make a living, and Irobe Katsunaga was an important minister who served the Uesugi family for two generations, so he naturally joined the family.
In terms of status and pension, Terutora Uesugi was willing to compensate the Irobe family. But the dead Hime samurai and the lost land of Kanhachishu were in trouble.
After this defeat, Musashi, Shimotsou, Shimono, and Ueno lost a lot of newly obtained land. These lands were the Tomoyo lands that were entrusted to various Echigo families after the previous victory in the Kanto Campaign.
Irobe Katsunaga guards Sano Castle, and the newly added security guard is nearby. Now that these lands have been taken back by Sano Masatsuna, what supplies does Uesugi Teruhora use to supply Irobe Minoru?
Terutora Uesugi was in a dilemma, and this was also a headache for the great names of the Wu family.
Only through continuous victory and constant granting of land can we maintain the tradition of the martial arts family in offering rewards to the public, and can we unite our retainers to support us.
Once the war is unfavorable and the enemy fails, they must fight back quickly. Otherwise, the retainers who have lost their land and population will be dissatisfied.
This is also the reason why Hojo Ujiyasu immediately tore up the agreement and launched an all-out counterattack as soon as Terutora Uesugi showed his weakness.
Neither the Uesugi family nor the Hojo family can afford to lose.
Land and population are all there is to it. You must take it from the other side to appease your own people, otherwise the status of the master's family will be shaken.
This is a zero-sum game, and no one can retreat.
Although Irobe Katsunaga is a veteran who has served the Uesugi family for two generations, he has always been aloof from the Yangbei clan, and Irobe Katsunaga cannot be said to be a direct descendant of the Uesugi family.
It wasn't until Yoshigan Shiba came to Echigo Kingdom and used the Shinbada Rebellion to completely dismantle the Yohoku clan that Irobe Katsunaga surrendered to Uesugi Terutora.
This time, Irobe Katsunaga died in battle, making it difficult for Uesugi Teruhora to make a decision.
A heavy reward to the Irobe family will inevitably squeeze the space of the direct line of the Uesugi family. However, Irobe Katsunaga died in order to cut off the rear of the army. If the merits are not rewarded, it will inevitably upset the hearts of the family, which has begun to turmoil.
Therefore, Terutora Uesugi simply gave the ball to Minoru Irobe and listened to her own thoughts to see if she had any sense of proportion.
Despite the fact that Terutora Uesugi drank all day long, he seemed to be depressed by the shadow of defeat. But Echigo no Ryū was by no means an idle person, he was still a majestic family governor who the Uesugi retainers did not dare to disobey.
Minister Shiro saw Teruhora Uesugi looking at him drunkenly, and knew that this was a test.
Irobe Katsunaga died in battle, and a large number of elite members of the Irobe family were also lost in the Kanto battlefield. Irobe Minister was really distressed.
But the situation forced her to do something, what could she do? Uesugi Teruhu couldn't defeat Hojo Uyasu, so how could he defeat a little grasshopper like herself?
If he really made an excessive request that would embarrass Terutora Uesugi, the Kanto leader's anger would overwhelm his guilt, and the Irobe family would be in serious trouble.
The color minister said with a serious look on his face.
"I do have a request."
"you say."
"I sincerely request you, my lord, to allow me to participate in the next battle against Sano Masatsuna.
My mother died in battle, all because Sano Masatsuna's rebellion led to logistical disruptions and disrupted the morale of the army. This led to the army's collapse and my mother's defeat in the battle.
I want to kill Sano Masatsuna with my own hands! This ungrateful thief!"
Terutora Uesugi nodded. She hated Sano Masatsuna.
Back then, Sano Masatsuna asked for a large amount of money and food, and then he was willing to raise his flag and stand on the side of Uesugi Terutora.
She was besieged by the troops led by the Hojo clan and besieged Karazawa Mountain Castle. It was Uesugi Teruhora and Shiba Yoshigoshi who rescued her with all their strength. In the combined battle of Sano Territory, they defeated the larger force with less, defeated the Hojo army, and allowed the Sano family to escape death.
Who knew that Sano Masatsuna was on both ends of the battle, so Uesugi Terutora simply took away her Sano Castle and left it to Irobe Katsunaga to guard it.
Sano Territory is the gateway to Shimono Country. Uesugi Teruhu couldn't believe a swaying wallflower, so he had to have some back-ups.
Because of this, Sano Masatsuna held a grudge and was encouraged by Hojo Ujiyasu to stab Uesugi's army in the back at the critical moment when Terutora Uesugi was out in battle to conquer the country.
If Sebubu told the truth, Teruhora Uesugi suddenly felt that we share the same enemy, she said.
"Don't worry, I will never let this treacherous villain go. When the time comes, I will definitely take you with me and let you chop off her head with your own hands."
Minister Se kowtowed and said.
"Thank you very much! I will fight bravely and won't let you down!"
