A question mark slowly rose in Yoshigami's mind. He carefully identified the dirty big-faced lolita, and suddenly realized that this child was Uesugi Kagetora.
When the Numata family was in civil strife, the family governor Kenyasu Numata killed the eldest daughter and the second daughter, and fled to Echigo country with the three daughters.
The Numata retainers group that expelled the family governor could not find a direct heir, so they hoped to welcome Hojo Yasu's descendant to inherit the family business, so Hojo Ujiyasu sent his daughter Hojo Sannio to Numata to take over.
However, Echigo's reaction was also very fast. In order to open up the passage to Kanhachishu, the Numata Territory on the other side of the Echigo Mountains and Kawada Nagauchi's troops quickly moved southward and captured Numata Castle.
Hojo Sanniang, who had not yet inherited the Numata family, failed to escape and was captured by the Uesugi family.
Seeing that this little girl was pitiful, Yoshigami persuaded Uesugi Teruatora to spare her life, thinking that the subsequent campaign against the Hojo family would be used to shake the will of the Hojo retainers to resist.
Terutora Uesugi simply took the child into the Uesugi family in Yamauchi, changed the name of Miao to Uesugi, and gave himself the old name of Kagetora to show that he valued him.
I originally thought that with the Kanto strategy progressing smoothly and the Hojo family gradually being forced into a desperate situation, I could use this child's bloodline to divide some of the wavering Hojo retainers and break up the Hojo family.
But now, the Kanto strategy has failed midway, and the two Uesugi and Hojo alliances have made peace, and the entire plan has been disrupted.
Yoshigine looked at Uesugi Kagetora, a little lost in thought. Uesugi Kagetora thought he couldn't see his appearance clearly, so he quickly rubbed his face with his hands, trying to make him recognize him.
"Father, it's me, it's me Kagetora!"
Yoshigan saw Uesugi Kagetora's gray and black hands, and when he rubbed his face, his big face instantly turned into a black one, making him look even more unearthly.
He couldn't help but smile, stepped forward, took the child's hand, and whispered.
"I know, I recognized you, why are you so dirty?"
As Yiyin spoke, he took her hand and walked to the pond, wetted his hand towel with the pond water, and helped her wipe her face.
Uesugi Kagetora stared blankly as Yoshigage wiped his face gently, looking at him intently with his round and big eyes.
Yiyin said in surprise.
"What's wrong?"
Kagetora Uesugi shook her head slightly, squinting her eyes to enjoy the gentle force of Yoshigage wiping her face, like a clingy kitten, she whispered.
"My adoptive father treats me very well."
Yiyin laughed and said.
"You're such a sweet kid. We've only met a few times, so why are you so nice to me?
Also, why do you call me foster father?"
Uesugi Kagetora's face darkened and he said.
"I know that I survived because my adoptive father spoke for me and persuaded my adoptive mother.
Although my foster father is not in the palace, the people here started to treat me well after you got angry last time."
Yiyin couldn't bear to see this child looking so self-pitying at such a young age.
Her adoptive mother, Terutora Uesugi, adopted her last year, but she had no good intentions and wanted to use her to break the fighting spirit of the Hojo family.
Uesugi Kenmasa also resented Hojo Ujiyasu for killing his entire family, and wanted to plot to kill Uesugi Kagetora. If Yoshigan hadn't seen the clues, the child might have been gone.
Now that Uesugi and Hojo are making peace, the child has no use value to the Uesugi family. In addition, Uesugi Kenmasa, who had his whole family killed by Hojo Ujiyasu, has been eyeing him, and the future may not be easy.
Yoshigan's eyes were gentle, and Uesugi Kagetora mustered up the courage to speak.
"It is said outside that you are the father of the martial arts family in the world, and you are as loving as a mountain. I have already served as a Yuanfu and am also a Ji warrior, so I am naturally your child, right?"
Yiyin touched her little head, his eyes became softer and softer.
This child entered the Yuan Dynasty as a child in advance because Uesugi Teruhu wanted to use her identity to cause trouble. How could it really be determined? It is pitiful to be forced to break into the adult world at such a young age.
But the child's next words made Yiyin's face freeze again.
"Every time I mention you as my adoptive father, my adoptive mother will be very happy and treat me better."
Yiyin secretly spat.
This bastard Teruhora Uesugi couldn't take advantage of me enough, and he still wanted to do it in front of my children. It's really speechless.
Yiyin sighed and said.
"Foster father, adoptive father, as long as your life is easier, you can call me whatever you want."
As he was talking, Yiyin's hand movements did not stop. The white scarf gradually turned gray and black, and a delicate and cute little loli slowly revealed her true face.
Yiyin patted her little face and said.
"Okay, wipe it clean. Why is it so dirty?"
Uesugi Kagetora lowered his head in embarrassment, looked at his toes, and said.
"They said you were back, and I wanted to see you, but they wouldn't let me. I had no choice but to crawl into the dog hole and get into the inner courtyard."
Yiyin lost his voice and said.
"Dog hole?"
Uesugi Kagetora looked at him timidly and asked.
"Father, am I embarrassed? But I miss my foster father very much and want to see you."
Yiyin shook his head and said.
"It's not a shame. Back in Songcang City, you raised..."
Halfway through his words, Yiyin still stopped talking.
If Terutora Uesugi knew that he was burying her behind her back and told her adopted daughter about the embarrassing incident of her being betrayed by the Shiina family and crawling into a dog hole in Matsukura Castle, that shameless guy would definitely go crazy.
Yiyin changed the topic and said.
"You said, someone didn't let you come to see me?"
Uesugi Kagetora nodded depressedly and said.
"A few days ago, someone from the Hojo family came and said he would be my retainer.
They force me to study, practice martial arts, and do arithmetic every day... Although no one cared about me before, I'm familiar with the imperial palace."
Yiyin saw how cute she was when she pouted her mouth, so he couldn't help but scratch her mouth and nose with his fingers and smiled.
"Yes, you are lawless in the palace all day long, so you know where there are dog holes?"
Uesugi Kagetora rubbed his head in embarrassment, hugged Yoshigami's hand and said coquettishly.
"Sir, foster father, I am actually very well-behaved."
Yiyin looked at her with a smile, becoming more and more fond of her.
There are all prudes around me. Even the youngest girl, Naomasa Ii, always pretends to be an adult when speaking and doing things.
Uesugi Kagetora, this naughty little girl, made Yoshiyin feel novel and interesting.
While the two were talking, Kamaojigo walked in from the door and saw Uesugi Kagetora, who was not supposed to be in the inner courtyard. She frowned subconsciously and stared directly at the little girl.
Uesugi Kagetora seemed to sense her unkindness and carefully hid behind Yoshigin.
Yoshiyin stood up, casually threw the gray white towel to Kamao clan, and said.
"Smile, don't scare my adopted daughter, who can she show to you with her serious face?"
Pu Shengshixiang raised his eyebrows, somewhat inexplicably.
She glanced at Uesugi Kagetora, who was hiding behind Yoshigan and peeked at her cautiously, and forced a smile, but Uesugi Kagetora was so frightened that he retracted his head.
The corners of Kamojigo's eyes twitched, feeling that he had received a slight blow. Do I look like a bad guy?
Yoshigage thought it was quite interesting and couldn't help but laugh. He touched Uesugi Kagetora's head and felt that this little girl made him very happy. Let's take it as an adopted daughter.
He said softly.
"Since you are my adopted daughter, I have the responsibility to discipline you, so please listen to me.
From today on, you must complete your studies with the retainers sent by the Hojo family and become an excellent Hime warrior.
Do you understand, Kagetora?"
Yoshigan knew in his heart that with the alliance between the Uesugi family and the Hojo family, the possibility of Uesugi Terutora using Uesugi Kagetora to alienate the Hojo family was almost gone, but Hojo Ujiyasu seemed to have another idea.
Terutora Uesugi has not yet married and has a daughter. If she dies one day, the Uesugi family's territory will be a huge inheritance without an owner.
Although Kagetora Uesugi came from the Hojo family, the samurai family valued family name over blood. Kagetora Uesugi was adopted as an adopted daughter by Teru Uesugi, and she was qualified to inherit the Uesugi family business.
In fact, even if Terutora Uesugi has children, theoretically, Kagetora Uesugi also has the right to inherit.
Hojo Ujiyasu obviously had a crooked idea, and the Uesugi family would not just sit idly by.
The three branches of Echigo Nagao were connected with the same energy. Nagao Masakei died, but she and Uesugi Kagekatsu, the child of Uesugi Teruatora's brother, were close blood relatives of Uesugi Teruatora.
Uesugi Kagekatsu has obtained the Uesugi Miao name and is qualified to inherit the Uesugi family. The old faction of the Nagao family in the mansion must be more inclined to her.
Also, Uesugi Kenmasa, the former governor of the Uesugi family. She now hates the Hojo family deeply, but in the future it is hard to say whether she will choose to kill Uesugi Kagetora or reconcile with the Hojo family.
All in all, the child Kagetora Uesugi is deeply trapped in the whirlpool. No matter what happens in the future, she must become an excellent Samurai Hime in order to live a good life.
It was fate that the two of them met again today. Yiyin took pity on her and recognized her identity as a foster daughter, but she also had to live up to her own expectations.
After Uesugi Kenmasa failed to attack Uesugi Kagetora, Honjo Minoru became Uesugi Kagetora's mentor and guardian.
But it seems that this Uesugi minister was not too close to Uesugi Kagetora, and Uesugi Kagetora stayed in the imperial palace as if he were free-range.
Now, the Hojo family sees that this child has value again and sends people to educate him. Although he has ulterior motives, it is a good thing for the child himself to receive a strict samurai education.
Although Uesugi Kagetora is young and ignorant, he sincerely relies on and trusts Yoshigan. Now seeing that he is serious, he nodded obediently.
"Don't worry, foster father, I will study hard, I promise you."
Yiyin pinched her little cheek and sighed in his heart.
If Terutora Uesugi could have a child, the Uesugi family would be much more peaceful. Otherwise, the Uesugi retainers group that she suppressed with force would probably split up and merge after her death.
The long-tailed nobles in the mansion, the old guardian retainers, the veteran Uesugi officials in the mountains, the conquered people from Central and Lower Vietnam, all the forces have their own little calculations, and sooner or later this pot of porridge will boil over.
Yoshigine teased Uesugi Kagetora, and there was a faint realization in his heart. Maybe it was time to give Uesugi Kagetora a child. With a child, would her lawless temper be restrained?
If this is true, Kanto will be able to live in peace for a few years, and Yi Bank's new strategy of peacefully transforming Kanto will have time and space to implement.
Yoshigami was thoughtful, and Uesugi Kagetora raised his head and looked at the adoptive father whom he had forcibly recognized.
A satisfied smile appeared on her childish face, and there seemed to be a trace of adult complexity in her simple eyes.
She doesn't seem to be as innocent and charming as she appears on the surface.
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North of Numata Castle, Sanfeng Mountain.
Three days ago, Yoshigan went south from Okan, took the China-Vietnam Passage, passed through the Echigo Mountains and arrived at the Sano territory.
He did not go to Numata Castle and meet Uesugi Terutora directly. Instead, he returned to the wild hot springs of Mt. Mitsumine on the grounds that he was tired from the journey.
Last winter, when he and Teru Uesugi returned north with the power of victory, they took a hot spring bath together in Mt. Mitsumine.
At this time, Uesugi Teruhora was dispatching troops and generals at Numata Castle, preparing to attack Sano Territory again.
If Yiyin goes directly to stop her from sending troops, he will lose her face in front of all the concubines and undermine her majesty.
If Terutora Uesugi's stubborn temper breaks out, the discord between the Echigo duopolitics will be exposed.
Therefore, Yoshigami simply stayed at the Mitsumine Mountain Hot Spring and invited Uesugi Terutora to come and talk.
The weather was getting colder by this time, and it was quite chilly at night, so it made sense to soak in a hot spring.
More importantly, the beautiful memories of the two bathing in the same pool last year made Yoshihiro feel that the ambiguous atmosphere of revisiting his old place made it easier to sleep with Uesugi Teruhora.
That's right, sleeping clothes.
After meeting Kagetora Uesugi, a cute child, at the Imperial Palace, Yoshigine thought hard about how to persuade Kagetora Uesugi to give up the military conquest and achieve peace for a few years, and suddenly he had a glimmer of inspiration.
If Terutora Uesugi becomes pregnant, will she stay quiet for a few years?
Find a way to sleep with her first, use your body to prevent her from going to Sano Territory, and achieve the short-term goal. Then, find a way to sleep with her a few more times to try to see if you can have a child.
People's energy is limited. She and Uesugi Teruhu's child will definitely be treated as a treasure and occupy a lot of her energy, right?
Yiyin was actually not sure, because he had had sex with many Ji warriors in the past few years, but so far, none of them had gotten pregnant.
Will Teruhora Uesugi be the first to succeed? Yoshigan doesn't know, but he has to try.
The Echigo duo was politically unstable, and there were even more undercurrents within the Uesugi retainers. If Uesugi Teruhora could have a child and the inheritance rights were clear, many people would be content and content.
Especially...the father of this child is Shiba Yiyin.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru is dead, and Yoshigan has become a monk. On the surface, Uesugi Terutora's children can only be abandoned babies picked up on the roadside. But privately, who dares to pierce this layer of window paper?
Yoshigan thinks this is a good idea. Even if Zhuhime realizes that this is the child of Shiba Yoshigan and Uesugi Terutora, he will remain silent and not dare to make a fool of himself.
There are only two biggest problems now.
First, whether you can get pregnant or not depends on God’s will.
Second, how to defeat Terutora Uesugi.
Unfortunately, Yoshigami once tempted Uesugi Teruhora, but this guy just followed the pure path and remained unmoved.
Her mind is filled with the idea that a matchmaker is marrying her, and she is so innocent that she doesn't look like a famous martial artist, but more like a licking dog who has fallen in love.
Yoshigan tried to use his body to help open the way several times, and his goal was achieved, but he, Terutora Uesugi, just resisted and did not touch him.
Fortunately, this time Yoshihiro was determined to drag Teru Uesugi into the water. It doesn’t matter what the process was. The result must be Uesugi Teruo’s fault.
So what if he used force? Under the shining glory of his career, Terutora Uesugi will definitely take the blame for blaspheming the male god.
As long as it happens once, Yiyin is confident that it will happen again. Once you get this kind of innocent little thing, it would be strange not to know the taste.
But I don’t know if God will give Yoshihiro the opportunity to let Terutora Uesugi have a child.
Only when Teru Uesugi disappears, Kanto will have a few years of peace, allowing the Samurai Giri Promotion Association time to penetrate the eight states of Kanto and implement the strategy of peaceful change.
Yiyin spent three days recuperating in Sanfeng Mountain. He sat in a wooden house in the mountain and stared at the mountain scenery, wondering if he was becoming more and more of a jerk.
The sliding door behind him opened, and Kamao clan walked in, bowed and said.
"Tsuda-dono, His Highness Uesugi has arrived."
"I understand. Ask her to wait in the soup pool first. I'll be there soon."
