A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

The new Kanto commander, Uesugi Danmasa, Bi Masatora, returned to Odawara Castle again, and the troops in the city had basically been sent out by Imagawa Yoshimoto and Nagano Yamasa. Now the day has come for the Hojos to commit seppuku.

As far as Uesugi Masatora and Hojo Ujiyasu are concerned, there is really no blood feud between the two parties, but since they have recognized Uesugi Ken|masa as their godfather, Uesugi Masatora has formed a strong relationship with Hojo Ujiyasu.

But for the defeated, especially those who have no power to fight back, the victors are willing to show their magnanimity and kindness. Even some conditions that are not too excessive can be agreed to, as long as they do not exceed the limit.

Masatora Uesugi is such a person. As long as the defeated person begs him, they will most likely be pardoned. Now that the Hojo Clan has surrendered, although it is impossible to save their lives, it is still possible to let them die in a less aggrieved manner.

So Uesugi Masatora specially ordered a curtain to be tied with white cloth, and all the land was leveled in advance. Then they spread out new reed mats and sprinkled water to drown the dust. It was like creating a solemn environment for them to commit suicide. He even sent a tailor to the city to make a new coat for each of them, giving them a sense of dignity.

Uesugi Masatora stood on the small slope with a calm face, looking at the five people sitting on the straw mat. The men in charge were all samurai trusted by the Hojo clan. Most of these people also have a death wish. After personally sending their lord off to their master's family, there is a high probability that they will follow their lord to Hirazaka.

Imagawa Yoshimoto and others were also standing on the left and right, looking at them. People like Ohta Sumasa, Oda Ujiharu, and Satomi Yoshihaka, who had been fighting with Hojo Ujiyasu for more than ten or twenty years, could not see anything on their faces. thing. However, the famous masters who once committed themselves to the Hojo clan, such as Ota Yasushi, Narita Choyasu, and Ueda Asanao, acted extremely resentful, as if their great revenge had been avenged. Anyone can figure out the reasons for the coldness and warmth.

The most important thing is that people cannot be trusted, and there is no reason to express their love and hate.

The fate of the great hero Hojo Uyasu has come to an end today.

Hojo Ujiyasu drank a plate of wine, tasted the taste, and then softly murmured: "What I used to love most was the view of Odawara Castle. The people passing by, the birds in the sky, and the distant mountains. What can we do in troubled times?" It will end then..."

Hojo Ushimasa then also chanted: "Don't hate the gentle breeze blowing your hands, and the mountains are covered with red from spring to autumn."

Hojo Nagatsuna (Genan) chanted: "Namo Amitabha! Namo Amitabha!"

Everyone drank all the wine in their cups and committed suicide by committing seppuku. That's the end of it. After four generations of powerful daimyo in Kanto, the Hojo clan perished. (As mentioned before, the Hojo clan is now directly succeeded by the Oe Hiromoto Mori clan)

Someone immediately collected the bodies of the five people, sorted the heads, and presented them to Masatora Uesugi. Masatora Uesugi looked at it carefully for a long time, without saying anything, just looking at it intently.

What's so interesting about the dead head, Xiaopingtou just took a second look at Hojo Ujiyasu. Because in many games Hojo Ujiyasu has a long scar on his face, Koheita always felt that it was a fool's errand. In this day and age, with such a stab wound on your face, you are dead no matter who you are. I don’t know why An Rong painted him such a scarred face. Is it to show the rich imagination of the painters?

As for others, such as Iwaki Shigetaka and Nasu Takatoshi, who had never fought against Hojo Ujiyasu, they only glanced at them briefly and sighed a few words and that was it. During the Warring States Period, there was no day when no one wiped out the family, and the number of samurai who died was countless, and everyone was simply numb. What's more, the fox is sad when the rabbit dies. Now it's not the rabbit that dies, but the hungry wolf. The fox will only be happy that there is no more hungry wolves in the mountains.

"Hahahahahaha, Hojo Sagami Mamoru, I won!" Uesugi Masatora suddenly spoke, and everyone was shocked. Everyone turned to look at him.

"Give it to the Hojo family and have a good burial." After Uesugi Masatora said that, he stood up and left. Standing behind the others, Koheita felt a hint of the hero cherishing the hero. Everyone present had no doubts, so they just confirmed that he was dead and sent his head to the Hojo family.

Several envoys placed the head solemnly in the lacquer box, then carefully tied it with white cloth, tied it firmly behind the back, and rode into Odawara Castle.

Soon there were heavy and audible cries in the city, accompanied by some sharp wails.

After packing up things, Hojo's surviving ministers and two remaining sons (the other Hojo clanmasa had not yet had time to give birth), the Hojo clan Nao and the later Ota clan's house. He handed over Odawara Castle and moved to Tsukui Castle in Hakone Mountains.

Masatora Uesugi arranged for people to start demolishing the city and sent available wood and stone materials to Kamakura to repair Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine.

After witnessing the end of this great drama, the Kanto generals all led their troops back to their bases. Imagawa Yoshimoto and his newly recognized son also packed their luggage and prepared to return to Suruga base. The two representatives from Kyoto also received Uesugi Masatora. Many gifts and cash for a happy return trip. How could they care about Hojo Ujiyasu's life and death? The most important thing is to just watch and get money.

After the processing was completed, Uesugi Masatora finally summoned Yamauchi Yoshikatsu and Koheita (the chief accountant of Yamauchi returned to Yamauchi in advance with more than 2,000 people).

When the two of them were seated, Masatora Uesugi said, "Zomasuke is going to take it back, and we still have a few official matters to discuss."

Koheita knew that Uesugi Masatora wouldn't let their trip go in vain, so he expected to get at least several thousand dollars of silk. They are all our own people and we must not treat them badly.

When the two of them sat down quietly, Masatora Uesugi also sat firmly in front. First, it was a beautiful thing. Since the west wind spread from the east, and the era of geographical discovery came, Nanman iron cannons were introduced to Japan. They were first successfully trial-produced on Tanegashima. Large-scale production was also quickly implemented in Kii, and both Tsugosaki and Omi Kunitomo learned how to make iron cannons. Large-scale iron cannon production clusters appeared throughout Saikuni and Kinki. Coincidentally, one of them came to Izu in Togoku and became the production base of Togoku iron cannon. And it gradually spread in the following days, which is impressive.

Now these people naturally fell into the hands of Masatora Uesugi, who also acted very quickly, even earlier than Yoshimoto Imagawa, and directly sent people to tie them up. He saw the role of iron cannons in protecting soldiers' castle attacks and defenses under Odawara Castle, and believed that iron cannons were indeed effective. These craftsmen must be tied up in Echigo and cannot be left to others.

Now Uesugi Masatora is willing to give half of his manpower to Yamauchi Yoshikatsu. As soon as this statement comes out, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu and Kodaira are very happy. This is simply a big pie from heaven. No wonder there were no rewards before. Now these craftsmen are worth more than thousands of territories.

To put it bluntly, 10,000 pieces of gold and a hundred skilled craftsmen of iron cannons are both placed in front of you. Except for a few people who are confused and will choose gold, people with normal IQs will choose iron cannon craftsmen.

Gold is easy to come by, but talent is rare. These craftsmen are unique in Dongguo. If you miss this village, you will never have this shop again.

Waving his hands to express his gratitude, Uesugi Masatora continued.

When I saw that a book written by a slightly retarded and brainless stallion historical novelist that I had complained about before was actually recommended a few times ahead of me, and then I saw that there were actually four or five thousand books in my collection, I couldn't help but sigh, I have a lot of books. Beep beep beep beep stinky feet. So I made up my mind. Although I only have 400 collections, which is only one-tenth of his collection, if I can surpass him in weekly recommendations this week, next Tuesday we will have ten updates with more than 25,000 words!