Why did Hojo Ujimasa actively join the anti-Takeda encirclement network? Shima Katsuo didn’t know the reason.
But she knew that since Terutora Uesugi had made it clear that he would have a showdown with the three of them, the conquest of Takeda was already a plan that had no intention of turning back.
Regardless of whether the Hojo family political counselor is involved or not, Uesugi Teruhu will take action. The question now is, will the three of them be involved in the conspiracy?
Shimakatsu glanced sharply at Yamanaka Yukimori, who was theoretically the highest officer of the Kanto Palace. Yamanaka Yukimori's face was still angry, but he had obviously gradually regained his composure.
Struggling out of their personal emotional anger, the three of them obviously have to face an embarrassing reality. Should they block their political futures for Uesugi Teruhora's own opinions?
Shiba Yiyin worked hard to form the Kanto Palace Council, and painstakingly balanced the interests of all parties before forming a standing council. He hoped to use this to plan a political consultation system for the samurai family in the new era.
In order to show his sincerity, he made the Guan Bazhou Wu family let down their guard, voluntarily gave up the Guandong Secretariat, and vested all power in the Grand Council system.
If the first major thing the Standing Council did after Shiba Yoshie was decentralized was to trick Takeda Shingen and create a war to exterminate the family, how could General Shiba Yoshie be embarrassed?
The new Kanto shrine system established by Shiba's new thought with peaceful development as its core did not concentrate on economic development. Instead, it attacked and destroyed a famous Minamoto family on unfounded charges.
Shiba Yiyin’s face was almost swollen!
Also, what would they think of the powerful martial arts masters from the Kanto Bashu who had just been impressed by Shiba Yigen and actively participated in the Kanto Palace Review?
Everyone who joined the Great Council of the Kanto Palace was inspired by Shiba Yiyin's pursuit of peaceful development, but what about now?
You Sibo Yiyin talks nicely, but your dirty work is done by the white gloves of the Standing Council. How about the promised benevolent and righteous king?
If the Kanto Secretariat becomes a tool to attack samurai lords, what is the difference between the emerging political atmosphere created by Shiba Yoshigan and the previous ugly situation in which samurai families plotted against each other and conquered each other in the eight states of Kanto?
The standing committee of the Soft Foundation has great power. The two permanent directors, Shima Katsuruo and Yamanaka Yukimori, plus the non-permanent director Sanada Nobushige, are enough to cooperate with Uesugi Terutora to make the legal dispatch of troops.
Although Asahide Ohkuma has one-third of the veto power, she is only the economic boss. Teru Uesugi, Takeshi Shimakatsu, and Yukimori Yamanaka are united, and Asahide Ohkuma cannot stop him.
Ogasawara Nagatoki and Oda Ujiharu are weak. They were able to become non-permanent directors. However, after all parties weighed the deal, it was the result of the preferential treatment of the new system, and they did not have the courage to oppose it.
Shima Katsuki knew that as long as the three people agreed to this matter today, Takeda's conquest would be a certainty and it would definitely pass the review process of the Kanto Palace.
But she still hesitated, not because she was afraid of Takeda Shingen, but because she was worried that she would not be able to quickly eliminate the Takeda family and become a villain in vain.
Yoshigan Shiba will never allow the grand review system he has painstakingly established to become a tool to attack the Takeda family.
Even if he knew that he had a son after being humiliated by Takeda Shingen and cried and hurt himself, he would endure the humiliation for the Shiba family and silently resist everything just like every time he was wronged before.
Shima Shengmu and Yamanaka Yukimori had common thoughts. They did not want Shiba Yiyin to be wronged. Even if they sacrificed their political lives, they would definitely help their master get out of this bad mood.
At worst, they would be held accountable afterwards, but as long as it didn't damage the emperor's prestige, they were willing to do so.
But they were worried that if they moved too slowly and Takeda Shingen blocked the quick attack, Yoshigan Shiba would compromise for the sake of the overall situation and force them to retreat.
By that time, they had put everything on the line and not only disappointed Yoshihiro Shiba, but also failed to make Takeda Shingen pay the price, so why bother?
Even with the help of the Hojo clan, how much would the new Hojo governor be willing to pay for Takeda's conquest?
You must know that this time the troops are sent to attack the Takeda family, Takeda Shingen will definitely do his best to fight back. Facing Takeda Shingen who is desperate, will the Hojo clan help them to get something out of the fire?
Daosheng thought about it fiercely and finally shook his head and said.
"Your Highness Uesugi, I still mean the same thing. If you are not completely sure, it is better not to do this.
We don't know how much effort the Hojo Ujimasa is willing to put in. But when Takeda Shingen faces a desperate situation, he will definitely use his full strength to counterattack, and our chances of winning are not great."
Terutora Uesugi listened silently behind the screen to Shima Shengmu's words, with a hint of sarcasm on his lips.
He wanted to kill Takeda Shingen, but he was worried that if he couldn't kill him, he would be accused and punished by Yoshigan Shiba. Shima Katsu's hesitation in looking forward and backward really ruined his reputation as a loyal and brave general.
Teruhora Uesugi said coldly.
"Shimakatsu Takeo, have you forgotten the Oda and Tokugawa families?"
Daosheng frowned fiercely.
"The Kanto vassals rarely participated in the recent chaos, so His Highness Oda should have been unprepared for Takeda's visit to Luo.
It will be difficult for His Highness Tokugawa to withstand the Takeda family's surprise attack, and we cannot expect her to delay for long."
Terutora Uesugi smiled.
"Oda Tokugawa will be well prepared. Takeda Kamiro's time route should be on the desks of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu by now."
Shima Sheng paused suddenly.
"Are you sure?"
"I am sure."
Dao Shengmeng has nothing to say.
Terutora Uesugi even did not hesitate to reveal the news to Oda Tokugawa, just to make Takeda Shingen's Kamiro lose its suddenness.
She really wanted to kill Takeda Shingen and used all the available targets, even at the expense of allowing the Oda and Tokugawa families to gain an advantage in Tokaido.
If the Oda and Tokugawa families were prepared, the Takeda army would be in a panic on the front line, and behind it would be raided by three parties from the Uesugi-Hojo Kanto Palace from Hokushin, Nishi Ueno, and Suruga Province.
Even if Takeda Shingen has great abilities, he can only die with hatred, right?
However, the Takeda family was quickly defeated, and the Oda family easily occupied the Tokaido, and its tentacles easily extended into Kanto, which may not be a good thing strategically.
Terutora Uesugi really didn't care about anything in order to let Takeda Shingen die.
Dao Shengmeng fell silent, and the atmosphere in the room fell to freezing point.
After a while, a somewhat impatient Uesugi Teruhu spoke again.
"I told you everything, now it's your turn to answer me.
Tell me, are you willing to join forces with me to attack the Takeda family, wash away the humiliation of Yantian City for Tsudoden, and kill Takeda Shingen and her bastard!"
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On the way back to the Imperial Palace from Kasugayama Castle, Yamanaka Yukimori, Shima Katsuo, and Sanada Nobushige were all silent, and no one was in the mood to speak.
In the end, Uesugi Teruhu succeeded in persuading the three of them and reached a cooperation.
It was not until the front court of the Imperial Palace that Sanada Nobushige forced out a smile and bowed fiercely to Yamanaka Yukimori and Shimakatsu.
"Two adults, I'll take my leave now."
The two of them bowed slightly to Sanada Nobunari and didn't say much. At this time, their feelings towards Sanada Nobunaga became quite bad.
Sanada Nobushige was able to keep a secret about the humiliation Shiba Yoshigan experienced in Yantian City, and has kept it secret until today without letting any news come out. I really underestimated this mountain monkey before.
Watching Sanada Nobushige disappearing between the porches, Yamanaka Yukimori glanced back at Hatamoto who was following him in the distance, and whispered to Shima Katsuki.
"Do we really want to kill that child? After all, it is the Lord's bloodline. We should not go overboard and make this decision for the Lord."
Shimakatsu glanced at the frowning Yukimori Yamanaka, feeling a little disdainful in his heart. This guy was favored because of his extremely beautiful face, but he has never been able to grow more brains in so many years.
"Yamanaka-hime, none of the three of us said anything about killing that child, right? Sanada-hime even said something in favor of the child, which angered His Highness Uesugi.
No matter you, me, or Sanada Nobushige, we all hate Takeda Shingen, and we want Takeda Shingen to pay a heavy price for the crimes he committed.
The only one who insisted on killing that child from the beginning to the end was His Highness Uesugi behind the screen."
Yamanaka Yukimori was stunned and looked at Dao Shengmeng.
"you mean?"
Daoshengmeng said calmly.
"Sending troops is sending troops, and killing people is killing people. As long as we find the child before His Highness Uesugi, her life will not be in danger.
She is the only flesh and blood of the master in this world. It is too painful for the master to be alone. Who can bear to kill his child?
Even though Takeda Shingen made many mistakes, the blood of the Lord still remains in that child."
Yamanaka Yukimori frowned.
"What you said makes sense, but His Highness Uesugi seems to really want to kill that child."
Dao Shengmeng's eyes were a little distracted.
"Yes, why?
It is obvious that everyone loves you so much, and it is obvious that no one is willing to make you sad.
Even though I wish I could completely wipe out the humiliation you experienced, in the end I still have a trace of compassion for your child.
But why did Her Highness Uesugi have to kill that child? Her murderous intention was so hot that it even surpassed her love for your Majesty.
Yamanaka Hime, why do you think this is?"
Yamanaka Yukimori shook his head.
"I have no idea."
Dao Shengmeng smiled slightly and bowed to say goodbye. She took a few steps and suddenly turned back and said something.
"Is that screen really erected to block the cold wind? Is His Highness Uesugi really suffering from the cold?"
Yamanaka Yukimori looked at Dao Shengmeng's leaving figure, his brows furrowed more and more.
She is not really stupid, but her reaction is a bit slow, not as sharp as Shima Shengmu. But Shima Shengmu has said this, even if she is a fool, she should have learned something.
Teruhora Uesugi..Children..
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No matter what kind of mystery Shima Shengmu and Yamanaka Yukimori were playing, without evidence, they could only speculate secretly, but they did not dare to reveal their true feelings and be blamed.
On the other side, Sanada Nobushige did not return to his room, but went straight to Umino Riichi's residence.
Umino Riichi, who was holding a copy of Zizhi Tongken and reading it carefully, felt a gust of cold wind coming. He looked up and saw Sanada Nobushige opening the door and barging in.
She put down the book, stared at Sanada Nobunaga's red and swollen cheeks, her expressionless face frowned, and got up to get the medicine box.
"Why are you hurt?"
Sanada Nobushige stepped forward and took Umino Riichi's hand, pulling her to sit down and talk.
"Liu Niang, don't be busy, listen to me first."
Umino Riichi looked at her while she was talking, revealing a horrifying mouth stained with blood stained teeth, and frowned even more.
"No matter what happens, nothing is more important than treating your injuries."
After speaking coldly, Umino Riichi forcefully broke away from Sanada Nobushige's hand, took the medicine box, knelt back to her and carefully applied the medicine to her.
Sanada Nobushige stared blankly at Umino Riichi gently applying medicine to him, and said something cold.
"Liu Niang, you treat me so well.
If you were a man, I might fall in love with you and even forget about Jindoden."
Umino Riichi just took the medicine, glanced at Sanada Nobunshige, and said calmly.
"If you have something to say, just get out of here. Don't affect my mood of reading."
Sanada Nobushige sighed.
"After all, I am also your master. You are always like this, and I am very embarrassed.
Okay, okay, I'm serious, don't push me out, here's the thing..."
Sanada Nobushige told Umino Tori everything that happened in Kasugayama Castle today in detail.
After hearing this, Umino Ri looked at Sanada Nobushige and asked.
"Your Highness Uesugi made an agreement with the three of you that this matter will never be spread to outsiders. Why did you come to tell me as soon as you came back?"
Sanada Nobushige grinned.
"I don't believe them whether they have a promise or not. I believe in you, Liu Niang.
I told you when I asked you to come out that I would never hide anything from you as a military advisor, not to mention that this matter really makes me very embarrassed.
Although Takeda Shingen deserved death, and I wanted to cut her into pieces, that child was innocent. Moreover, she was your only relative in this world.
How could those three people hide that child from Your Majesty and decide to kill that child without authorization! What right do they have to deprive Your Majesty’s heir of his life?”
When Umino Ri saw Sanada Nobushige's indignant look, it was hard to imagine how she cried bitterly in front of those three people and allowed herself to be beaten and punished.
After a while, after Sanada Nobushige finished venting, Umino Riichi replied quietly.
"Except for His Highness Uesugi, did the other two say they wanted to kill the child?"
Sanada Nobushige was stunned. She recalled carefully that Shimakatsu Takeru and Yamanaka Yukimori only agreed with Uesugi Teruhora, but they never took the initiative to say that they wanted to kill the child.
"But...but they support His Highness Uesugi's decision to send troops!"
Umino Riichi said coldly.
"Sending troops is sending troops. Don't you also support sending troops? It is one thing to hate Takeda Shingen, but it is another thing to hate that child. Can't you even tell the difference?"
Sanada Nobushige was confused by Umino Riichi's rhetorical question, and nodded dejectedly.
"You're right, I wanted to keep things simple."
What Umino Riichi said next made Sanada Nobunaga even more horrified, and he stood on his head for a moment with chills.
"Furthermore, how do you know that the Takeda family's child is the only child of Tsutado-don? Can Takeda Shingen get the seed, but others can't?
Have you ever thought about why His Highness Uesugi was so intent on killing that child, even more interested in killing Takeda Shingen?"
The more Sanada Nobushige thought about it, the more frightened she became. She looked at Umino Riichi's always calm expression and was speechless.
Women without children will try to pity their lover's children. But mothers with children will first consider the interests of their own children.