Chapter 1732: Love rivals are extremely hypocritical when they meet
The two princesses walked side by side through the front hall, chatting and laughing, with the Hojo family's warrior princess leading the way, followed by a large number of Uesugi Takeda Hatamoto, as if facing a formidable enemy.
The relationship between the three families has changed so quickly that not only the three family governors are not used to it, but their subordinates are also not used to it.
Yesterday I wanted to kill each other, but now I'm sitting together drinking and talking, and my mind can't get over it.
These three families are not small families, they are powerful vassals with a mobilization power of millions of stones, and the battlefield is full of blood.
A small boat can easily turn around, but a large boat can sway, and there is a group of people on and off the boat who can't understand it.
But at this moment, the three powerful vassals have all boarded the aircraft carrier of Shibo Shenquan. What else can they do except shake hands and make peace, pretend to be affectionate, and make false promises?
The courtyard of the back hall is quite ancient. The open tea room has no doors on all sides, like an ancient pavilion. Hojo Umasa sat cross-legged in it, with a small stove in front of him, adding charcoal to it, and making tea by himself to entertain guests.
Uesugi Kenshin nodded slightly, Takeda Shingen kept smiling, and the two women dismissed him at the same time and sat alone in the pavilion.
The three Jiji warriors stood in the distance, standing still, with the breeze blowing on their faces and the sunshine shining down. It was spring that was so beautiful.
The three concubines in the pavilion bowed to each other, each sitting on one side, and Hojo Ushimasa said.
"I have been feeling unwell for the past two days. The doctor asked me to walk less and move less, so I did not go out to greet you in person. Please forgive me, Your Highnesses.
Make some tea and apologize."
Uesugi Kenshin glanced at her and said.
"Three months is the critical time for pregnancy, and you still dare to come to Kawagoe Castle from Odawara Castle to join in the fun.
You should have already felt that this is not an ordinary pregnancy. You are a very good mother, but you dare to be so careless. It is really a life-threatening situation.
I would like to advise you to take a good rest from now on and don’t bother yourself anymore. Your hard days have just begun, and the uncomfortable things are yet to come."
Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen were both heroes of the same generation who fought against Hojo Ujiyasu, and the Hojo Ujisei was considered a little smaller than them.
At this moment, Kensei Uesugi spoke in a tone of lecturing a junior, seemingly caring, but in fact he was old-fashioned and wanted to overpower the Hojo clan.
Hojo Ushimasa smiled and said.
"Thanks to His Highness Uesugi's care, fortunately I am young and can still bear this discomfort."
Uesugi Kenshin's expression froze.
Shima Katsuo is nearly thirty years old and laughs at himself as an old woman. Kenshin Uesugi and Shingen Takeda are also about the same age, so they are not considered young anymore.
Hojo Ushimasa's words sounded harsh, but it made people unable to say anything. If Uesugi Kenshin insists on arguing, it feels like he is on the right track, and he suddenly suffers the loss of being dumb.
The two were facing each other tit for tat. Takeda Shingen on the side smiled and changed the topic and asked.
"This tea seems interesting. May I ask what kind of tea it is?"
Hojo Ushimasa was here to be the peacemaker this time. He gave Uesugi Kenshin a soft nail because he didn't want to show weakness, but he also didn't want to really offend the strong-tempered Kanto leader.
She walked down the steps given by Takeda Shingen and pointed to a box of green plums by the fire.
"The tea is a bit ordinary, but the green plum is very good.
The green plums picked last spring and summer were washed and marinated with a layer of coarse salt for more than half a year.
I don’t know what process is used to preserve it for one year, but when cooked with tea, it has a unique flavor, sour and salty, with a sweet aftertaste, which has a unique flavor.”
Takeda Shingen applauded.
"Interesting, I'm looking forward to it.
I have long heard that Kawagoe City is the most prosperous city in the central part of Kanba Province, and the Kawagoe Old Street is full of wonders, and there is such an interesting green plum tea, so I have to taste it today."
Uesugi Kenshin glanced at Takeda Shingen, who was smiling all over his face, and smiled coldly without breaking out. Let's see how long the two of them can keep up the false politeness.
The three families of Uesugi, Takeda, and Hojo are now considered descendants of gods, and they all eat from the same pot at the Kanto Palace. The mutual interests outweigh the conflicts.
From a personal relationship point of view, no woman is willing to share a partner. But from a political standpoint, it is better for the three parties to cooperate than to confront each other.
Since ancient times, when the eldest brother and the second child fight, the third, fourth and fifth children often die first. The fundamental reason is that the eldest child does not like to be picked out.
Although the three powerful vassals are strong, if they really fight and weaken each other's strength, the result will be a snipe and clam fight, the fisherman will benefit, and others will be advantaged.
Moreover, the triangle is the most stable form, and the tripod is also conducive to mutual cooperation.
In the general direction, Uesugi Kenshin focused on the Shimono Kingdom, Takeda Shingen valued the Hitachi Kingdom, and the Hojo clan was concerned about the Boso Peninsula. The three families each got what they needed, and there was indeed no irreconcilable conflict.
The main conflict does not lie with the three parties, and some minor conflicts will not destroy the overall cooperation. After all, they are all mature politicians. Who would fall out and draw a knife just because of sleeping with a man?
Besides, we already have children, so it's too late to draw the sword now. We hold our noses and tolerate each other. The most important thing is to get the business done first.
Hojo Umasa was busy making tea, pointed at a document on the table, and said.
"I'll make tea. Your Highnesses might as well take a look at this first."
Takeda Shingen made a gesture of invitation, and Uesugi Kenshin picked up the document and read it at a glance.
After reading it, Uesugi Kenshin paused for a long time and handed the document to Takeda Shingen.
Takeda Shingen read more slowly and carefully. By the time she finished reading, the water vapor had already risen.
Hojo Ushimasa picked up the tool and put three pickled green plums into the boiling tea, which instantly gave off a burst of fragrance.
By the time she had divided three cups of tea, Takeda Shingen had already put down the paperwork and said with a smile.
"This tea looks elegant and light, unlike the complicated tea ceremony."
Hojo Ushimasa smiled.
"There is a commercial house in Kawagoe Old Street. The owner of the house is from China. Her green plum tea is different from the matcha tea ceremony in our island country. It is indeed simpler, but it is also very interesting.
I was also wondering if the saint would like it, so I might give it to him to try next time."
Takeda Shingen nodded.
"The saint will probably like it very much."
The two women actually brought the topic to Shiba Yoshigan, and they didn't feel embarrassed. On the contrary, Uesugi Kenshin felt uncomfortable hearing it. He nodded at the paperwork on the table and interjected.
"Kamakura Gozan is really rich. They dared to agree to such a large sum of money."
Hojo Ushimasa smiled.
"It has been two to three hundred years since the Kamakura Shogunate established the Kamakura Five Mountains. The wealth accumulated over generations is not a small amount.
Seeing that the old dynasty collapsed and the new dynasty was about to come, those nuns always had to think more about the future, and it was right to spend some money to please the saint.
Furthermore, this is a loan and it carries interest. Even if the interest rate is lower, they have no reason to refuse such a good thing that can both compliment the saint and make money. They are not rushing to do it.
When it comes to wealth, the Five Mountains of Kamakura cannot compare to the thousand-year-old tradition of Mount Hiei. Oda Nobunaga burned Mount Hiei, and who knows how many good things were robbed, which is called a huge profit."
Takeda Shingen narrowed his eyes, and Hojo Ushimasa nodded apologetically to her.
Speaking of which, Takeda Shingen entered the Tendai Sect, and his identity was still Nisho. After Mount Hiei was burned, he wrote a letter to curse Oda Nobunaga, and even gave Oda Nobunaga the nickname of the Sixth Heavenly Demon King.
Hojo Ushimasa was somewhat frivolous when he talked about the disaster of the Tendai Sect in front of her, a believer.
Takeda Shingen shook his head indifferently and didn't care.
She and the Tiantai Sect were using each other. What she wanted was the position of nunzheng of the Tiantai Sect to help her expand her power. However, the former head of the Tiantai Sect was unwilling to let go of the master's life and death, and was only willing to be a nun.
Takeda Shingen couldn't get any benefits, and Master Kakushu was dead now, so he naturally became more and more indifferent to the Tendai Sect. She didn't care how much the Hojo Masai teased him casually.
She knew that when Hojo Ujimasa mentioned Mount Hiei, he actually wanted to bring out Oda Nobunaga's name.
Among all the clans in the world today, the most powerful one is the Oda family. Oda Nobunaga has always had ambitions for Shiba Yoshigan. The last time the two families went to war, it was actually a fluke that Shiba Yoshigan won.
The three families of Uesugi, Takeda, and Hojo are now tied together. The three women are determined to follow Shiba Yoshigawa, give birth to his children, and help carry his sedan chair.
Hojo Ushimasa painted Oda Nobunaga as a target just to point out one thing.
The conflict between the three girls of Uesugi, Takeda and Hojo is a secondary conflict. The conflict between them and Oda Nobunaga is the main conflict.
Takeda Shingen approved of this target drawn by the Hojo clan, and Uesugi Kenshin also nodded.
Oda Nobunaga now has 3 million stone territory in his hands, and his actual mobilization force exceeds 4 million.
In fact, none of the three Uesugi, Takeda, and Hojo families has reached the actual territory of one million koku. Counting the mobilization force, each of them only has one million koku.
Oda Nobunaga was ambitious and wanted to unify the world and dominate Shiba Yiyin. This was a fundamental contradiction that the three women could not tolerate and could not be reconciled.
Hojo Ushimasa took Oda Nobunaga out for target practice, and the atmosphere between the three women immediately relaxed a little. Even Uesugi Kenshin seemed less repulsive than before.