A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

A grand wedding is short-lived after all. After the glory, life must go on.

The newlyweds had to mix their honey with oil to get rid of their greasiness. Retainers such as Koheita would not take a vacation because of the Yamauchi family's wedding.

Terutora Uesugi did not leave immediately after the wedding. He still had to explain some matters regarding the Hachioji territory. There is also the matter of confirming the identity of a retainer of the Taizanuchi clan and the identity of Terutora Uesugi who is a member of another country.

At the same time, Terutora Uesugi also learned that Koheita had dedicated all the territory of 5,000 Kanbun to the Yamauchi family. He seemed a little surprised and a little amused. There was no reaction as expected, he just nodded lightly and said he understood.

He just asked the Yamauchi family to mobilize sufficient military force to support the warlord's war according to the territory of 5,000 Guanwen when he needed it.

Moreover, there is no precedent for consecrating territory. Hojo Soun (that is, Ise Shinkuro) was considered a servant of the shogunate in his early years and served as the shogunate's minister. Later, there was civil strife in the Imagawa family, so he came to the Imagawa family to help his nephew? Taking advantage of the situation, I got a piece of land at Suruga Zentokuji Temple. It can be regarded as giving myself a foundation to establish myself.

Since he has taken Suruga's knowledge, he can be regarded as a guest general of the Imagawa clan. There is no need to argue about the title of master and slave, and it is definitely inseparable. But Soun Hojo is not a peaceful person who is willing to be inferior to others. His ambition is no less than anyone else, and his ability is strong enough. Relying on Suruga's territory, he conquered Izu non-stop and established a foothold in Izu Nirayama Castle.

Later, during the ever-changing Warring States Period, he closely followed the direction of the Kyoto shogunate, maneuvering around, playing both sides, and finally attacked and killed Ashikaga Chachamaru, who was not easy to deal with in Kyoto. Even more fortunately, a major earthquake and tsunami occurred at that time, and Izu was severely damaged. The people of Izu who had originally resisted Soun Hojo were forced to surrender to him. In a short period of time, Hojo Soun miraculously became the leader of a country.

At this time, Hojo Soun was still considered a guest general of the Suruga Imagawa clan, so he rededicated his Suruga territory and returned it to the Imagawa clan. This is not to say that his character is noble, this is a practice during the Warring States Period.

With the new territory, the old territory must be returned to the family. Some reasons for Akechi Mitsuhide's rebellion include Oda Nobunaga naming him the lord of Izumo Ishimi Ryogoku, but the Omi, Sakamoto and Omi that he worked so hard to manage Danbo will be returned to his family. In order not to pay back, he finally chose to launch a rebellion. (This can also be regarded as a deformation of transfer. Some people directly think that it is transfer, but there is still a difference.)

Therefore, a very famous novel in the Japanese Warring States Period had a huge mistake. The protagonist obtained Takeda Shingen's permission to freely cut Ezhong and conquered Ezhong. Then his other territories in the Takeda family include He developed a huge amount of gold and silver in the Hida Kingdom and had to return it to Takeda Shingen. Of course, there is nothing like this in that novel. The territory snowballs and grows until it finally overwhelms its own lord. This was an impossible situation in Japan's Warring States Period.

Takeda Shingen is not a fool and would allow your power to expand indefinitely, right?

As for Koheita, it's the same, except that Yamauchi Yoshiharu exchanged 500 kan for Koheita's 5,000 kan. In name, the old territory was replaced with a new territory, but the new territory was smaller.

In short, Hachioji Castle and the territory of 20,000 kanfu held by Hachioji now completely belong to the Yamauchi family. Yamauchi Yoshiharu made many choices and finally let Dr. Harugu Hosokawa be the acting official of the Eighth Prince. His identity as the official representative of the family was very impressive. Moreover, neither his wife nor his only son Hosokawa Saina Masatosei followed him to Hachioji. His wife was in Yamauchi Fuchu Castle and his son was in Ejiri Castle in Toe, so they were very loyal.

They brought all the more than two hundred ashigaru of the Hosokawa clan with them to the Hachioji. Yamauchi Yoshiharu also transferred five flags and took three hundred ashigaru with them. In this way, Hachioji Castle has at least five hundred standing ashigaru. Even if an army of ten to twenty thousand comes, they will not be able to defeat it in ten or eight days. Yamauchi Yoshiharu also specifically allowed the recruitment of five hundred more ashigaru from Hachioji, so that the defensive force was basically sufficient.

As for the arrival of Musashi and Musashi's supervisor, Hojo Takahiro, the lord of Kawagoe Castle, Kagehiro Yasuda, the lord of Tamamō Castle in Kamakura County, Nagachichi Kawada, the lord of Odawara Castle in Hakone, and Nakajo Fujisuru, the Prime Minister of the Koyumi family, there is no need for further contact with Uesugi family retainers. What to order. Everyone has prepared a lot of gifts, and they will support each other in the future to suppress the gangsters in the Kanto region and guard against the invasion of Koshuguchi Takeda Shingen.

Of course, judging from the current situation, Takeda Harunobu has gone further and further on the road to conquering Shinano. The Suwa clan has completely surrendered, and Oi Sadataka of Saku County has basically been pacified.

Small counties and counties are in the buffer zone between Takeda Harunobu and Murakami Yoshikiyo, and the people of the country cannot offend either. Due to the current situation, Takeda Harunobu and Murakami Yoshikiyo are relatively restrained, and no one dares to reach out yet. Moreover, most of the local people in the small county belong to the group that originally had their hearts set on the leader. Now that the leader has been replaced by the super golden thigh Teru Uesugi, the people in the small county are not afraid of being beaten at all. Just go find your godfather Teru Uesugi to restore the situation. Now in the entire East Kingdom, except for the Imagawa family whose territory has expanded to 220,000 kanfu, no one dares to say no to Teru Uesugi.

As for the Yamauchi family's expansion from a person with 43,000 gumon a few years ago to a powerful and powerful name with 100,000 gumon (including more than 10,000 counterfeit coins every year), the retainer group is also slightly insufficient and is actively digesting it. Among them, there won’t be much movement for a while.

The situation in Shinano can now be regarded as a three-legged confrontation. To the north is Murakami Yoshikiyo, who defeated Shinano and protected the Ogasawara clan. He is now eyeing the last surviving Shinano general, Kiso Yoshiyasu, and his son, Kiso Yoshiyasu. He is always ready to completely incorporate the rich Kiso Valley area into his own territory to strengthen his war machine, and has not made preparations for future visits to Hida Mino and other countries.

Takeda Harunobu is carrying out the Shingen Embankment project that will leave a name for future generations, completely controlling the flooding of the Kamamashi River, reclaiming paddy fields, accumulating national strength, and preparing to march north to capture Hokushin in one fell swoop. Kai was recovering from the difficulties of his father, Takeda Nobutora, who had exhausted his country's power through years of conquests. Even Oyamada Nobuyu, the Oyamada clan's lord in the prefecture, had become a semi-submissive member of the Takeda clan and went to Ugasakikan to serve as emperor.

The situation in all directions has begun to become clearer, and the climax of the Warring States Period is gradually approaching.