Chapter 345 4. Okuma Bizen-No-Kami Creates Chaos

"Oda Gotoku!" Koyata's face changed drastically.

"What? What's wrong?" Hosokawa Harumiya saw all of Koyata's expressions and felt that Koyata must know something.

"No, no, no." How could Koyata reveal Gotoku's glorious deeds? Those were things that hadn't even appeared yet.

"Princess Toku is only six or seven years old. Logically, nothing should happen to her, right?" Isshiki Miyano was not a lie. Seeing the few words between Hosokawa Harumiya and Koyata, he also noticed Koyata's slight suspicion of Oda Gotoku.

Of course, the first thing he thought of was some dirty rumors about a girl. This is also the first thing that ordinary people think of, but Oda Gotoku is only a few years old. It's impossible for him to have any bad things.

So Isshiki Miyano looked at Koyata with a little doubt and asked.

Of course, Kobayata knew that Oda Gotoku had done nothing dirty, but he was definitely related to the death of Matsudaira Nobuyasu and Lady Tsukiyama.

In modern times, there are many different opinions about the death of Matsudaira Nobuyasu and Lady Tsukiyama. But there is a saying that is widely spread. Although Kobayata personally does not agree with this saying, he has heard it.

Because Lady Tsukiyama is the adopted daughter of Imagawa Yoshimoto, and Tokuhime is the daughter of Oda Nobunaga, the culprit who killed Yoshimoto, the two are like water and fire. In addition, Matsudaira Nobuyasu was dissatisfied with Tokuhime for giving birth to two daughters, and even used force against Tokuhime.

In anger, Tokuhime directly sent a letter to her father Oda Nobunaga, saying that Matsudaira Nobuyasu and his mother had an affair with the Takeda clan. Oda Nobunaga was furious and immediately ordered Tokugawa Ieyasu to execute the two.

This saying is not only circulated in Japan, but also almost everyone in the Sino-Japanese war circle knows it. Even Oda Gotoku was called a "poisonous woman" by many people because of this, and her reputation is extremely bad.

Of course, Kobayata knew that the death of Matsudaira Nobuyasu was definitely not that simple. It must have involved more power struggles, political games, and even geographical environment.

But it did not prevent Kobayata from knowing the great name of Princess Tokuhime very well.

Fortunately, Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu was just considering it, and he had no intention of really confirming the marriage. He probably still thought that it would be best to get a daughter of the Uesugi family. If Uesugi Terutora couldn't give birth, Yamamotoji Sadanaga could give birth, and Nagao Masakage could give birth.

Anyway, they are all considered as one family. If they take her and raise her for a few years, she will be considered as Uesugi Terutora's biological daughter. It can also consolidate the marriage alliance between Uesugi and Yamanouchi. In this era, it doesn't matter whether Mrs. Nagao is a close relative of Uesugi Terutora within three generations.

Let Kobayata try his best to promote this? Absolutely impossible!

Don't look at Oda Yamanouchi's smile now. It's just that Oda Nobunaga wants to kill Saito Tatsuoki, and Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu wants to kill Takeda Harunobu. Their strategic goals are different.

But their future goal is definitely to go to Kyoto! This is absolutely impossible to reconcile! What's more, Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu's brother-in-law Uesugi Terutora may also go to Kyoto one day, and conflicts are inevitable.

So it's better to talk about this matter casually. Anyway, Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu doesn't speak, and Xiao Pingtai doesn't talk much.

It's okay to be on good terms with the Oda clan for the time being. Now the interests and goals of both sides are different, and a temporary peaceful back is needed. Tearing faces will not benefit both sides in any way, it's better to have a hypocritical peace.

Don't you see that Oda Nobunaga was also timid, Oda Nobutada was engaged to the daughter of the Takeda family, and Oda Nobunaga was coaxing Takeda Harunobu for fear that he would stab him in the back.

Later, when he turned against Takeda, Oda Nobunaga flattered Uesugi Terutora, gave him horses, swords, and armor, and spoke respectfully. If you don't know, you might think he was a humble younger brother.

Now that peace is most in line with the interests of both sides, Xiao Pingtai should be very relaxed on this trip. Oda Nobunaga will not refuse the olive branch handed over by Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu.

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The heavy snow in Shinano had not yet melted, but all parties began to attack, and no one missed this precious time.

After the heavy snow melted, the first to act was Uesugi Terutora. After the imperial edict was issued, he gathered an army of 6,000 people in Echigo, and called for reinforcements from Ashina Moriuji and Daihoji Yoshimasu.

He appointed Nagao Masakage to stay in Kasugayama, and took his headquarters and 3,000 reinforcements to Shinano.

Takeda Harunobu did not move, he had been waiting for Uesugi Terutora to leave his country. Only after Uesugi Terutora left, everything he had arranged could be slowly put into action.

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"What! Okuma Bizen-no-kami has rebelled!" Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu, who was preparing to set off, was dignified when he heard the news for the first time.

In the Kashiwazaki area of ​​Chuetsu, the lord of Mikan Castle, Okuma Bizen-no-kami Asahide, was dissatisfied with the rule of Uesugi Terutora, and launched a rebellion under the instigation of Takeda Harunobu.

Because Uesugi Terutora did not handle the dispute between the retainers of the former Echigo guardian Uesugi Sadamasa and the retainers of the guardian Nagao clan in a fair and just manner, it caused the opposition and dissatisfaction between the retainers of the new and old guardians.

At the same time, the Echigo Ikko sect and other sects such as the Rinzai sect each had a group of believers in Echigo. Uesugi Terutora's severe suppression of the Ikko sect actually greatly affected the power of some samurai who believed in the Ikko sect.

For various reasons, the lord of Mikan Castle, Okuma Asahide, raised an army of more than 2,000 people. He did not go directly to Kasugayama Castle, but attacked Sakado Castle, making it difficult for Nagao Masakage, who stayed in Kasugayama, to take care of both ends.

At the same time, due to Okuma Asahide's rebellion, Uesugi Terutora's food supply was immediately cut off, and the entire army had only ten days of food.

After Takeda Harunobu received the news of Okuma Asahide's uprising, he also mobilized immediately.

At this time, the rumors arranged by the Yamanouchi clan in advance and the strategy of secretly purchasing and destroying grain also took effect, making Takeda Harunobu suspicious. He did not dare to leave the country with his troops, and at the same time, he had a little doubt about Takeda Yoshinobu who was guarding outside for the first time.

Finally, Takeda Harunobu ordered his brother Takeda Nobuharu to lead 12,000 people to the north to respond to Okuma Asahide, and tried to attack the isolated army of Uesugi Terutora to completely eliminate this huge foreign threat.

And Takeda Harunobu himself sat in Tsutsujizaki-kan and gathered 8,000 armored troops in the city, ready to go to support his brother Takeda Nobuharu or suppress the unrest in the territory at any time.

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"I'm afraid you can't go this time, Dian Stable." Yamanouchi Yoshiharu, who was originally preparing to return to Fuchū Castle to temporarily sit in when Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu went to Kyoto, said.

"Father is right." "Cai Nu, be ready to gather the army at any time and go north to support my brother." Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu immediately ordered.

"Koyata, you don't have to go to Owari Danjo for now. Prepare food and grass immediately. My brother sent a message saying that the army's food is not sufficient."

"Yes, I understand." Koyata responded quickly.

This Okuma Chaoxiu really rebelled. This stab was really good, it was really accurate. Now even Uesugi Terutora was at a loss and in a dilemma.