Chapter 2040 The three powerful vassals join forces to advance and retreat together
Hojo Ushimasa forced a smile and cursed in his heart.
The most taboo thing about the Hojo family is that the Kanto samurai family does not regard the Hojo family as Kanto people. Takeda Shingen's statement is very insidious.
Speaking of which, the Ise family in Kyoto was also born into the Ise Taira clan, and the later Hojo family and the former Hojo family were indeed both Taira clans.
But the relationship between the two parties is like a saying from the Chinese people: You and I are both surnamed Li, and we were one family five hundred years ago.
Although they are all Taira, can they really be considered a family after five hundred years? The Hojo family pretended to be the former Hojo family, a member of a famous family in Kanto. It can be said to be extremely shameless.
But in the island country, a society with a narrow mindset of islanders, if you cannot get into the circle of the locals and unite with the locals, you will not be able to gain a foothold at all.
Therefore, the Hojo family cares more about the political identity of Kanto people than any other Kanto samurai family.
Just like a handsome guy never cares when others say he is ugly, only ugly men will break their guard, precisely because the truth hurts the most.
Takeda Shingen used the identity of Kanto people to trick the Hojo Ujimasa. Regardless of what the Hojo Ujimasa thought, he could only nod his head through gritted teeth.
Hojo Umasa's daughter is only three years old this year, and she is only two years shy of leaving Blue Yi Public Kindergarten.
Today you don’t recognize the Kanto people, and tomorrow there will be no one to play with your daughter in the kindergarten. The Kanto people won’t take her, and the Kansai people will ignore her. Who do you think is the elder?
Even if you are a divine descendant, the most important thing that Blue Clothes Kindergarten will lack in the future is a divine descendant. It is a gathering place for the descendants of saints, and everyone has a distinguished status.
But Hojo Ushimasa's nod was equivalent to acknowledging that Miyuki of the Uesugi family was the heir apparent.
Takeda Yoshinobu was two years older, and Takeda Shingen bowed his head and admitted that Uesugi Kenshin was the first benefactor of the saint to bestow the divine seed, implying that he was not qualified to seize the seed by force.
Miyoko of the Hojo family is two years younger than Uesugi Miyuki. Today's status as a Kanto person also has a layer of seniority, and the Wu family cares about seniority the most.
In the early years, the enfeoffment of the Wu family was divided equally among the women. After a few generations of a powerful Wu family spreading its branches, it would become a loose alliance of Wu families, with a general clan leading the separate families.
However, the flaws of this system are too great, it is easy to become alienated, and powerful forces will soon fall apart.
Therefore, during the Ashikaga Shogunate period, the samurai family gradually developed the family governor system, which means that the family property is not divided, and the family governor inherits most of it. The descendants of the samurai family unite around the new governor and become a clan.
When the family supervision system arose, it was already clear that the direct eldest son would inherit the family.
Although problems often arise in the actual succession of family governors, and the direct eldest son may not be able to secure his position, the Wu family's mentality of emphasizing etiquette over righteousness has never denied the justice of the inheritance of the direct eldest son.
Today, Takeda Shingen agrees with Kanto on the first level, and agrees with the direct descendant on the first level, but when it comes to Uesugi Kenshin's heart, it even wakes up the Hojo clan.
If the three powerful clans really unite to support Uesugi Miyuki to become the representative of the Kanto samurai family, and Shiba's heir apparent to inherit, it will actually maximize their interests.
Takeda Shingen supported Uesugi and eliminated the threat to his daughter. Even if Ii Naomasa unluckily steps down in the future, Takeda Yoshinobu will not be implicated because of the background of the three powerful clans.
Since it is impossible for the Takeda family to become a general, then they should step back and support Uesugi and unite with Uesugi. The same is true for the Hojo clan.
The Hojo family is inherently deficient. If they fight forcibly, there will be problems whether it is status or age. This is also an old problem that the four generations of Hojo have been unable to truly conquer the hearts of Kanto despite their efforts.
Bringing the daughter of the Uesugi family to power and becoming the core ally of the second-generation general is the best choice for both the Takeda and Hojo families.
For Uesugi Kenshin, although the Takeda and Hojo families were once his biggest rivals, the situation is different now. Uniting the Takeda and Hojo families is the most beneficial thing for the Uesugi family.
The current situation in Kanto is that the seven forces are each growing stronger.
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The three powerful clans of Uesugi, Takeda, and Hojo each occupy fertile land, and their mobilization power is almost a million koku. They also have divine descendants in their families, and their status is noble.
Although Shima Shengmu is an outsider, her territory, Dahu Territory and Higashi Musashi Territory, both belong to the Kanto Shiba Territory, and are theoretically under the direct control of the saint.
It was a lighthouse land flowing with milk and honey. The local martial arts family was extremely happy and the centripetal force was extremely strong. Who is a Kanto person or not? I was born as a saint and died as a ghost of a saint.
Shima Shengmu's territory lies between the three powerful feudal clans intentionally or unintentionally. It can be said to be a buffer, a balance, or it can be said to be the nail in the Shiba family's seal of influence for the three powerful feudal clans.
Another force directly related to Shiba is Sanada Nobushige. She is from a wealthy family in the Koshin Mountains. She does not identify as a Kanto person, but more as a mountain people.
The origins of the Shino Tribe are not low, and can be traced back to the local daikans of the Kamakura period. Although they have long since declined, the unique belief in the mountains still allows this group of country bumpkins to unite in their thoughts and unite against foreigners.
The Azuma County that Sanada belongs to is named Kurumi Castle, Nishi Ueno, Tomo Castle, Shimogotsu, Shonai, and the four counties of Aizu that are about to be acquired. They are all important border towns.
It's like a necklace strangling the necks of all ambitious people. Once something changes, they will feel difficulty breathing and hit a wall wherever they go.
In addition to the three powerful feudal clans and the two direct relatives, Kanto also has the powerful samurai family in the core area of Kanto headed by Yura Shige. Their confidence is the adopted son and daughter of the saints, Kai-kun and Uesugi Kagetora.
The above five forces all have divine descendants. The powerful local warriors cannot climb onto the holy bed, so they can only settle for the second best and grasp the status of adopted sons and daughters.
The last force was the powerful samurai family of southern Ou led by Date Masamune and Mogami Yoshimitsu.
Mogami Yoshimitsu left a mark in the saint's heart with his power of words. Although she only climbed half of the holy couch because she was a widow, she had a good life.
Her son was valued by Uesugi Miyuki and was like a child adopter who he had grown up with, which provided a layer of security for the Mogami family.
Ou was the most powerful and had offended Date Masamune the most, but she was not as calm as Mogami Yoshimitsu.
The only thing I can do is to tear off my face, run to the saint, become a slave, and shamelessly climb onto the holy couch in the hope of seeking the seed of a god.
Among these seven forces, only the three powerful local vassals can be regarded as the orthodox representatives of the Kanto people. Based on the islanders' mountain-top mentality, they are the ones who have the best foundation for unity.
And Uesugi Miyuki, the direct eldest son, strengthened the expectations and unity of the three powerful clans for the future.
Takeda Shingen came here specially today to clarify all the things that everyone was thinking about at once. Uesugi Kenshin was happy, Hojo Ujimasa felt relieved, and Takeda Shingen himself breathed a sigh of relief.
The beaming Kenshin Uesugi held up the tea soup and said.
"Let's not talk about it for now. The tea soup has cooled down. Your Highnesses, would you like us to have a drink together?"
"Please."x2
The three of them drank tea together, smiled at each other, and reached a tacit understanding of a new covenant.
At this moment, Hojo Ushimasa, who had been watching Takeda Shingen's performance, suddenly said.
"Have your Highnesses heard about it?
The Lord Gongfang of Furukawa City has already written to the saint, saying that he is immoral and incompetent, cannot bear the position of General of Kanto, and has no face to face his ancestors.
She hopes to abandon the Ashikaga Miao character, move elsewhere, and transfer the Furukawa Territory to the Kanto Shiba Territory."
