Chapter 609 15. Falling Into the Quagmire of Disaster Again

Hosokawa Michiaki, what a resounding name!

If we talk about the think tank of the Shinshu Yamanouchi clan, Michiaki Hosokawa Harumiya, who supported three lords, must be the first!

Even though there is now a rising star, Kobayata, in the general perception, Hosokawa Harumiya, who is good at making decisions, has a big picture, and has a world perspective, is still slightly better.

Kobayata himself knows that in terms of wisdom and strategy, his father-in-law is definitely better than him.

He himself came from a time travel, and he is familiar with the changes in the general situation, while his father-in-law made his own inferences based on various information. Both of them judged that Oda Nobunaga could succeed, and there is no need to say more about the ability of the old father-in-law.

The news of his death was placed on the desks of the nearby daimyo, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Another old immortal has died!

But it is naturally a big loss for the Yamanouchi clan! Yamanouchi Taro not only gave him a grand funeral, but also tried to posthumously honor him to the court.

"At the beginning of the year, nothing is accomplished, but the general is lost first..." Koyata sat opposite his uncle Tsunayoshi at home.

"Birth, aging, illness and death are human nature. Even so, it is a pity that the Spring Palace is gone!" After the fourth photo, Uncle Tsunayoshi began to lose energy and was afraid of the cold in winter.

"Fortunately, the family is safe, and the concubines will not bring shame to the reputation of the Shinshu Hosokawa clan!"

"That's true."

At this time, Tenshoin, the widow of Yamanouchi Yoshiharu, Koyata's sister, a widow who had been widowed in her twenties, came out with her son, who was also Yamanouchi Yoshiharu's youngest son, Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu's younger brother, and sister Oji Jigoro.

The child was chubby and was exactly eight years old after the New Year. Although he lived with his mother, he still had to call his grandfather "father" when he saw him.

This child was still very popular with Koyata and Uncle Tsunayoshi. After all, only healthy and strong boys could inherit the foundation of their fathers and brothers. The warriors of the Warring States period fought all their lives, and what they wanted was to keep their family line.

"Big brother!" Jigoro ran over and bowed to Koyata respectfully.

"Well, Jigoro is really well-behaved and polite."

As for Tenshoin, Koyata and her just nodded slightly. After all, she was the widow of the previous prime minister, and Koyata had to avoid suspicion. Who told Uncle Tsunayoshi to match the two of them so that they could inherit the ancestral property of two or three hundred acres of land in the village.

Times have changed. Although Tenshoin returned home, she could not remarry in this life. She could only chant sutras for Yamanouchi Yoshiharu for the rest of her life.

A few people chatted casually for a few words. After the spring, Oda Nobunaga would most likely ask the Yamanouchi clan to send troops to attack the Asakura clan in the name of Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

There was no way to refuse this matter. After all, it was not easy to offend Ashikaga Yoshiaki. Besides, the alliance between Yamanouchi and Oda had to continue, and it was a matter of course to help each other.

Now that Kai Suruga was initially settled, the Yamanouchi family was trying their best to avoid all wars. For the time being, Kai, this bottomless pit, cannot provide military service, and even Yamauchi needs to invest a few thousand more people to maintain stability.

Uesugi Kenshin will definitely continue to travel to Kanto this year, and the Yamauchi family is only prepared to support 10,000 people. Counting the 10,000 people who support Nobunaga, the Yamauchi family will not have much mobile force left.

If Hojo Ujinao personally comes to Koshuguchi, the Yamauchi family will even be stretched. This big brother is the legitimate son-in-law of Takeda Shingen. Although it is impossible for him to get a hundred responses in Kai, it is still easy to stir up a storm.

It is said that Hojo Ujinao is pregnant with the daughter of the Takeda family at a young age. If it is a boy, it is completely in line with the Warring States inheritance law to bring him over to inherit the Takeda family.

In short, we have to be on guard!

Soon, 10,000 people from Totomi will go to Asakura, and Uncle Tsunayoshi, as the flag bearer of Totomi, will definitely rush there. So Kobayata also mentioned a few more things about Oda Nobunaga's temperament and preferences. They would always meet when they went out to fight. Don't annoy Nobunaga again and make him unhappy for no reason.

After talking for a while, both of them were tired and prepared to leave. There was a thumping sound of footsteps outside. According to Hosokawa Harumiya, such "strong" footsteps must be his son Hosokawa Saijo.

At this time, what could Hosokawa Saijo come for? It can't be that Oda Nobunaga asked for 20,000 people from Yamauchi? That would be too much!

"You two, news came from Echigo!"

"Has the Kanrei decided to go out so early? Is he going to Soshu or Bushu this time? How many people do you need to cooperate with the main family?"

Uncle Tsunayoshi and Kobayata were just talking about this matter. Uesugi Kenshin only needs about 10,000 people to get the message. It doesn't need too many, just to support the scene.

"No, no, the lord of Shimogoshi Honjo Castle, Honjo Echizen-no-kami Shigenaga, has started a rebellion!"

"What!" Both of them were shocked at the same time.

"Not only that, the Daihoji clan in the manor has joined forces with them to start a rebellion, and Ayukawa Morinaga, Irobe Katsunaga, Kurokawa Masashi, Shinbata Nagatoshi, Isokono Shigeie and others have all wavered!"

"How will the Kanrei respond?" Kobayata stepped forward two steps.

"Before the troops were mobilized, Odagiri Sonshichiro, a general of the Aizu Ashina clan, has led 4,000 people to Nakagoshi Koshi County. Nakagoshi is in turmoil, and Koshi Juro has asked for help from the Kanrei!"

"This! What's going on in Ueno?"

"No news yet!"

"What about Echichu?"

"No news either!"

According to Kobayata's premonition, this will definitely be another quagmire of a bad war. The Warring States Period was like this, helpless, being dragged into one quagmire after another by the left and right.

Uncle Gangliang pondered for a while, muttering a few words over and over again, and he seemed to have come up with something.

"Is there any news from Takanashi Settsumori (Masayori) of Kaijin?"

"Not yet!"

"Then there is no need to panic too much. Ueno Minirun Hall is more than enough to defend the city. Even if Hojo comes to invade the city, we can hold on for a while. As long as His Highness Kaizu sends troops, it will not be difficult to control Echigo."

"It's difficult, it's difficult!" Murakami Yoshimitsu came in again.

Several people turned to look at him. Since Murakami Yoshimitsu said it was difficult, something must have happened to the Takanashi family, otherwise it would not be like this.

"What's going on in Haijin City?"

"Takanashi Hei (Hidemasa) contracted a cold last year and never recovered. He had a high fever for more than ten days and died suddenly the day before yesterday!"

"Takanashi Hei is dying? This!" Kodaira didn't know what to say for a moment.

"There is a commotion in Haijin City?"

"Yes, there is a commotion in the imperial family, and Takanashi Settsumori personally came out to calm it down!"

What the hell is this situation? Takanashi Hidemasa was usually in good health. According to Koheita's memory, he was at most thirty-eight or nineteen years old. He caught a cold no matter what, and he died suddenly in the end.

Will the Takanashi family be unable to move for a short time? Takanashi Masarai, who is nearly seventy years old, doesn’t know what will happen today, but he suddenly stretches his legs that day.

Uesugi's situation is more than a little urgent, Yamauchi is definitely going to fall into the quagmire again!