How can I read Hojo Genan? I can’t understand it!
But underneath this layer of tenderness and love between children, the huge benefits of inheriting the Sibo family business are concealed, which makes people have to think about it seriously.
Hojo Genan's heart was filled with the words "I don't understand", but as the person in charge of the Hojo family's foreign affairs, she must express her own judgment for the family governor's reference.
She thought for a while and said.
"Your Highness, I think that the attitude of the world's martial arts towards the Sibo family is about to undergo a huge change."
What Hojo Ushimasa actually wanted to ask was whether Takeda's conquest would be terminated, but Hojo Genan mentioned the changes in the Shiba family, which made her very interested.
"Oh, is it so?"
Hojo Genan's expression is very strange.
Generally speaking, the Wu family is a very realistic group, with a strong utilitarian mentality and collectivist tendencies. Compared with family business, personal emotions and lives are not worth mentioning.
But the Shiba family is different from ordinary martial arts families. It is very special, very, very special.
Hojo Genan said.
"Although I have only met Tsudo-don a few times, I can feel that he is a strange person who is incompatible with this world.
He is not like ordinary men. The collapse of the Shiba clan forced him to be strong and face all difficulties, so he can move forward bravely like Samurai Hime.
But after all, he is still a man and cannot be absolutely rational like a real Ji Samurai and is willing to abandon personal emotions for the sake of family business.
If he was just an ordinary martial artist, his seemingly determined and indecisive character would definitely lead to the destruction of his family business and make it difficult to survive in this troubled world.
But he is a strange man from the martial arts family, and it is not an exaggeration to call him the strongest warrior since ancient times.
His ability is enough to make up for his shortcomings, allowing the Spo family to stand proudly in troubled times. He is as dazzling as the sun, making the world unable to ignore him and must face up to his rather naive ideas."
Hojo Genan's words made the other three princesses present couldn't help but nod, especially Hojo Umasa, who had a longing for Shiba Yoshigan, and particularly agreed with Hojo Genan's words.
Hojo Ushimasa said.
"Tsudadon is no ordinary person. In troubled times, only the strong can be kind. He can uphold justice. His talent is beyond compare and no one can match him."
Hojo Genan nodded and said.
"Your Highness is right.
Tsutaden started from Owari and went out to fight. In seven years, it was invincible and all attacks were invincible, which made the world's martial arts in awe.
Nowadays, probably no samurai family is willing to confront him head-on. Perhaps, the powerful Oda family is an exception.
But please don’t forget, Your Highness, these are troubled times. Just because you can’t defeat an opponent doesn’t mean you can’t solve the opponent through other methods.
The Shiba clan was destroyed, and it only took five years for Tsutaden to revive the Shiba family. The new Shiba family lacked a lineage and had a shallow foundation. It only relied on the autonomy of important ministers to maintain the family business.
The revival of the Shiba family was actually caused by the group of Shiba retainers who were impressed by Tsutado-don's personal charm and voluntarily surrendered. Although they were strong, they were also very loose, and they all depended on the prestige of Tsutado-don.
As long as the opponent's methods are clever, the Spurs are not invincible.
Tsudaden actually understands the weaknesses of its own family, so in recent years, it has begun to support Shiba Tongxinzhong and establish a central organization with the intention of taking power from the local government and solidifying the foundation of the Shiba family."
Hojo Ushimasa sighed.
"Jin Dudian's methods are indeed powerful.
The Tongxin Secretariat was established, supplemented by the Shiba Tadashi Fund, to bring Samurai Shiba back to his heart. The current Shiba family can be said to be the most united Samurai Princess group."
Hojo Genan smiled.
"Yes, so the biggest hidden danger of the Shiba family is being eliminated. If Tsudo-den is given twenty years, a powerful Shiba family will emerge in the world.
However, from the moment Takeda Reina entered Tamonyama Castle, everything was about to change."
Hojo Ushimasa narrowed his eyes.
"I beg my great aunt for advice."
Hojo Genan sighed.
"The appearance of Reina Takeda proves one thing, that is, to conquer the Shiba family, you do not need to defeat Yoshigami Shiba on the battlefield, nor do you need to use conspiracy and tricks to cause the internal collapse of the Shiba family.
Perhaps, only one child is needed to achieve the goal.
His Majesty Takeda's method of obtaining the seed was despicable and shameless, but even though he obtained the child in such humiliation, Tsuta-den still regarded him as the apple of his eye and was willing to risk everything for Rena Takeda.
Because of the power of Tsudoden, everyone has almost forgotten that even though he is unparalleled in the world, he is still a fragile man.
The Shiba clan was destroyed, and Tsudaden lived alone in this world. Even if the family business was restored, what would it mean to him personally?
When Takeda Rena appeared in front of him, his life took on a new meaning. Those were his flesh and blood, no matter how they came from it, they were his flesh and blood, his only relative in the world.
As the saying goes, a good woman values righteousness and a good man values love.
Because Tsudoden is more powerful than Hime, the martial arts families in the world have always praised him with justice and respect him as a good woman.
But everyone has overlooked one thing, he is also a good man. How can a good man be as ruthless and absolutely rational as Samurai Ji?
Tsutado-don's attitude towards Takeda Reina made everyone see a new path, which was to get close to, utilize, and even annex the Shiba family through blood heirs.
The Shiba retainers can get closer to their lord by acquiring Shiba's heirs, and weak feudal lords can seek the protection of the Shiba family by acquiring Shiba's heirs.
In the same way, the powerful feudal lords can learn from His Highness Takeda and use bloodline heirs to control Tsuta-den. They can even try to annex the Shiba family through this.
Tsudaden's affection will become the biggest weakness of the Shiba family, and it is difficult for him to change his innate paternal nature.
There is no need to worry about the military strategy and bravery of Jinduo Palace anymore, there is no need to think about messing up the Sibo family business, bloodline usurpation, as a shortcut to the south, appears in front of all careerists.
From the moment Takeda Reina entered Tamonyama Castle, the Shiba family was no longer the invincible Shiba family, but a Shiba family that could not avoid huge weaknesses."
Hojo Genan is a real old fox who has served four generations of Hojo family governors. She has a deep understanding of the troubled times of the Wu family.
This is an era that has no morals or principles, and only cares about victory. The wolves covet each other and are wary of each other. If anyone shows weakness, he will be surrounded by the group and devoured.
The most beautiful moral principles in the world are just a layer of window paper that can be torn off at any time.
Shiba Yiyin's exposed weaknesses are so obvious, how could he not be exploited by others? Even if he is pure and innocent, there will be people who will try their best to make him a slut and sink into troubled times.
Hojo Genan couldn't think of any other way for the Shiba family to avoid their own weaknesses. Unless Yoshigami Shiba could become the Holy Spirit enshrined on the altar, the consequences would be disastrous.
While everyone was still in confusion over the appearance of Takeda Rena, Hojo Genan was already keenly aware of the future.
It seems to be a better choice than defeating the unparalleled Shiba Yiyin, sleeping with him, stealing his seeds, and using his tender side as a man to make profits for himself.
Takeda Shingen has already given everyone a hint on what to do. The Takeda family has made a lot of money from Reina Takeda, and other martial arts families must be jealous to death.
What Hojo Genan said made sense, but Hojo Ushimasa felt increasingly sad.
If it goes as predicted by Hojo Genan, then Yoshigami Shiba's future will be gloomy, and the world will be too cruel to him.
Even family affection and loneliness are taken advantage of, and the body is coveted. What did he do wrong to deserve such torture?
Hojo Ushimasa suddenly lost his energy, and his desire to conquer Takeda Shingen also faded away.
He is full of passion to seek justice for the one he loves, but in troubled times, there are wolves, tigers and leopards surrounding him, and Takeda Shingen is just one of them.
Is this justice achievable? It’s boring, extremely boring.
Hojo Ushimasa sighed and changed the subject.
"Since Tsudo-dono sent a letter to warn us, let's stop taking action. This favor is worth it."
Hojo Yasuzhong was puzzled.
"Your Highness, Tsuta-dono's letter does not require us to stop our actions immediately. As long as Kai Country is not involved, we can take over Suruga Country."
Hojo Ushimasa sneered.
"Tokugawa Ieyasu has come to his senses and may counterattack into Suruga Country at any time.
As long as we continue to attack, Takeda Shingen will quickly withdraw to Kai Country and watch our family fight with the Tokugawa family.
Takeda Shingen is heavily purging the Suruga people in order to prepare for the future battle between tigers and tigers. Why should I follow her wishes?
If I win Jundong I, I will put Takeda Shingen between me and Tokugawa Ieyasu, and see if she feels uncomfortable.
Moreover, I stopped attacking as soon as Tsutado-den's letter arrived. This is a great favor.
Next year's spring review of the Kanto Palace will elect a new non-permanent director. Now is the time for the girls to compete for supporters.
I believe that my grievance for the truce will make Tsudado feel the goodwill of the Hojo family and return my favor.
As long as I, the powerful warrior family of the Hojo family, can smoothly integrate into the Kanto Palace of Justice, it shouldn't be difficult to occupy the position of non-permanent director for a long time, right?"
Hojo Genan agreed.
"Your Highness is right.
If we cannot cooperate with the Kanto Palace to completely eliminate the Takeda family, it may not be a good thing to attack the Suruga Kingdom. Instead, we have to face the complicated relationship with the Takeda and Tokugawa families.
The Grand Council of the Kanto Courthouse is full of vitality and is already showing signs of replacing the old system of the Kanto Shogun. Even the Uesugi retainers are actively integrating into the Kanto Courthouse.
If we can make use of Tsutado-den's influence on the Kanto Palace and make good use of this favor, it will be of great benefit to our Hojo family's political status in the Grand Council in the future.
In contrast, Suruga Country is a fat piece of meat that is difficult to swallow for a while, so there is no harm in letting it go for a while.
Anyway, we have captured Jundong and have the first move in and out of Suruga Country, so we just have to wait patiently for the next better opportunity."
Hojo Yasunaka may not be willing to listen to what Hojo Ujimasa says, but Hojo Genan is highly virtuous and respected, and what the old man says is reasonable and well-founded, so Hojo Yasunaka will naturally accept it.
Beside him, Hojo Yasunari asked.
"What should Her Majesty Imagawa say? She is very much looking forward to returning to Suruga Country."
The Imagawa family governor is the political ace of the Hojo family to enter the Suruga Kingdom. It would be troublesome if she felt angry and dissatisfied because the Hojo family gave up halfway.
Hojo Genan thought for a while and said.
"Your Highness, let me have a good talk with Your Highness Imagawa. I believe she will understand."
Hojo Umasa nodded.
"Then I'll bother my aunt."
Hojo Umasa also feels helpless, angry about the unfavorable future of the one he loves, so what?
She herself is tied up now, and is far less powerful than her predecessor Hojo Ujiyasu, who held great power and kept his word.
The governor of the Hojo family has a name but no power, so what can he do about it?
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Shiba Yiyin Sanxin's feat of pacifying Kanto made the martial arts all over the world more in awe.
Uesugi Kenshin wanted to fight, but the Uesugi retainers were afraid of the collapse of Echigo's duopoly, so they all started to shrink their hands and did half-hearted things.
How painful it was for Shiba Yoshigan to help Uesugi Kenshin integrate the Echigo Kingdom, and how great the resistance is for the Uesugi retainers to break with the Shiba family today.
You must know that Yoshigan Shiba did not conquer the greedy Echigo samurai group by relying on benevolence and morality, but by relying on a large number of interest bundles.
How could the Echigo samurai group, which had reaped the benefits, accept the quarrel between the two masters, Shiba and Uesugi?
The fear that the Echigo Kingdom would fall back into turmoil and that everyone would have a difficult life made the Uesugi retainers stand firmly to bridge the differences and actively acted as the ballast stone for Echigo's dual politics.
In particular, the birth of Uesugi Miyuki gave the Echigo duopoly the possibility of long-term stability. The Uesugi retainers were happy to accept this new young master and bless everyone to continue to eat and drink well.
On the other side, Sanada Nobushige really wanted to fight, but without the authorization of the Kanto Palace, her personal opinions could not be supported by the Nishi Ueno samurai group.
The reason why the Nishi Ueno Samurai Group was willing to take orders from Sanada Nobushige was simply because the mountain people were poor and afraid.
With the help of the souvenir economy created by Miyoshi Seikai, Sanada Nobushige controlled a broad road to prosperity.
Sanada Nobushige has meat in his hands, and these hungry wild dogs in the West Ueno Mountains are of course willing to recognize Sanada Nobushige as their new leader.
But if Sanada Nobushige and the Kanto Chefoo had a falling out, and Nishijono's souvenirs couldn't be shipped out, everyone's good days would come to an end.
Therefore, Sanada Nobushige could only listen to Shima Katsuo's advice and take the initiative to stop the war to avoid falling into internal and external difficulties.
And Hojo Ushimasa got a cheap favor through Yoshigan Shiba's letter, which he planned to use on the integration of the Hojo family into the Kanto Palace.
After the death of Hojo Ujiyasu, the Sagami lioness, the Hojo retainers obviously lacked motivation to continue to expand, and the idea of living down the Japanese people prevailed.
The politics of the Hojo clan is not that of the Hojo clan, and her own position as governor of the family is not secure, let alone disobeying the will of the Hojo retainers. She can only go along with the flow.
The three-party siege in Kanto came to an abrupt end, Takeda Shingen's worries were lifted, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was about to make a move, was forced to stop.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was not willing to fight against the Takeda family alone. The Tokugawa retainers group had not yet recovered from the pain of Mikatahara's defeat.
If the Takeda family was besieged by the Kanto vassals, Tokugawa Ieyasu would be happy to add insult to injury. But if it was just a one-on-one fight between the Tokugawa family, then forget it.
After seven years of struggle, Shiba Yiyin has become a true leader. Although the strength of the Shiba family is not the best in the world, his personal influence is unparalleled in the world.
He just sent three letters to prevent Takeda Shingen from being destroyed, which made the entire Takeda family excited.
The Takeda retainers group seemed to have forgotten how they were worried that Takeda Shingen's forcible extortion and exposure would lead to terrible revenge.
Because of Takeda Rena's unexpected favor, Takeda Shingen seems to have paved a new path for the Takeda family, an unexpected path.
Takeda Shingen suddenly discovered that the defeat and loss of control he feared did not happen, and the Takeda retainers group became more obedient and submissive than before.
Just as the old fox Hojo Genan thought, the appearance of Takeda Rena opened a new door.
Except for Oda Nobunaga, who was also preparing to conquer Shiba Yoshigan by force, since the other samurai lords couldn't defeat him, they naturally started to think about other things.
Even if she is as arrogant as Oda Nobunaga, if she cannot defeat him, will she really hit the wall without turning back? You know, Oda Nobunaga himself is an extremely realistic utilitarian.
A huge net called emotion has already been cast towards Yoshihiro Shiba. As long as the final challenger Oda Nobunaga is defeated, the samurai group's power challenge to Yoshihiro Shiba will completely change.