Chapter 659 4. The Public Opinion Is that the Heir Can Be Someone Else

The summer heat was unbearable, but Kenshin Uesugi in the Kaga camp still missed Yamauchi Taro and sent amber candy, a specialty of Echigo.

Of course, amber candy was just an excuse. In fact, it was to thank the Yamauchi family for rescuing Ueno and stabilizing the situation in Kanto. Along with a box of amber candy, there were 3,000 taels of gold and a pair of swords.

This is what the Yamauchi family deserves, so you should accept it. The Yamauchi family delayed the spring plowing to help you fight, so it is only natural for Kenshin Uesugi to give some money to buy rice.

This money can't be saved either. Kobayata has already gone to Hamamatsu to buy the ballast rice carried on the Nanman ship from Southeast Asia this year.

At the same time, there was a long letter. Kenshin Uesugi, who was over 40 this year, finally had some concerns about his childlessness. The only adopted son, Masaharu Uesugi, returned to inherit the Hatakeyama clan in Noto a few months ago. Kenshin Uesugi no longer had a son.

The one with the highest voice in the family is naturally Uesugi Kagetora, who has now emerged, is brave and good at fighting, and is kind and loving. As for Uesugi Kenshin himself, he also likes Uesugi Kagetora. If he is not from the Hojo clan, then the issue of succession is no longer a problem.

He just turns around and asks Uesugi Kagetora to call him daddy!

Now the Ueda Nagao clan has been exterminated, and Nagao Masakage and Nagao Akikage have been defeated and killed together. The Echigo forces that support the Ueda Nagao clan have suffered a heavy blow and are no longer enough to pose a threat.

This was originally a good thing, and in addition, the lower-etsu Yohoku clan, Honjo Shigenaga, was suppressed, the Yohoku clan, Nakajo Kageyasu, was transferred to Echichu, and Hojo Takahiro and Hojo Kagehiro were transferred to Ueno. Among the Yohoku clan, only the Shinbata clan is strong, and there is still a sense of hypocrisy.

But this also exposes a huge problem. Uesugi Kenshin is over forty years old but there is no heir who can obey all of Echigo!

You should know that when he was forty years old, Oda Nobunaga also pushed Oda Nobutada to the front. In the Warring States period, where today is unknown, cultivating a highly respected heir and ensuring the smooth continuation of the family is the top priority.

So Uesugi Kenshin finally began to seriously consider the issue of heirs!

In addition to Uesugi Kagetora who is now on the stage, there is also Nagano Yoshimori who is half on the stage. But Nagano Yoshimori's wife is the daughter of Naoe Kagetsuna, not Uesugi Kenshin's biological child, nor Uesugi Kenshin's biological child. There is definitely a gap in blood relationship, and there is also a gap in the degree of support in Echigo.

So this range began to expand, and the best adopted son is naturally an adopted son in the body, that is, an adopted son with a blood relationship with oneself.

For example, the previous Nagao Akikage was the son of Sentaoin, but Sentaoin only had this one son who grew up, and now he is dead. The original branch of the Echigo Nagao clan was just a few. As for those rotten fish and shrimp, Shirai, Sosha, Ashikaga, Takatsu and other Nagao clans were not considered at all.

Now Uesugi Kenshin wrote the letter to his sister Hidetsu, which means that Yamauchi Taro's younger brother, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu's posthumous son, is really on the list of candidates, and ranks high.

Hidetsu has been jumping up and down on many political affairs of the Yamauchi family in the past two years, and has gained knowledge in the melee and learned how to deal with family and national affairs.

Now she is also a semi-mature female politician. Knowing that Uesugi Kenshin's letter has great political significance, she took out the letter and read it to the judges in front of Yamauchi Taro.

Yamauchi Taro's younger brother is still crawling on the ground, and Xiao Pingtai feels that this thing is unreliable. Others don't know, but Xiao Pingtai knows that Uesugi Kenshin will not be able to jump around for a few years. When the time comes, this younger brother will definitely not be able to suppress the Echigo heroes in Kasuga Mountain.

Originally, when the child was born, the Takanari family was there to support him. Unfortunately, Takanari Hidemasa died at the age of 39, and his family was in a state of doubt. Takanari Hidemasa, who could have brought a large group of men in Echigo to suppress the scoundrels, was gone, and Kobayata was reserved about this matter.

Whether openly or secretly, the operation of pushing the second son of the Yamanouchi family to succeed the Kanrei Uesugi family has actually been going on. Including Kobayata, a lot of work has been done on this matter.

"Except for His Highness Waka, there are not many sons for the Kanrei Kasugayama to choose." The person who presided over the meeting today was changed to a new face.

Isshiki Miyano was beaten and retired. His youngest son Isshiki Mankimaru was born, changed his name to Isshiki Yoshiari, and appeared as a renbanshu of the Yamanouchi family.

Although he was only 18 years old, his demeanor still looked quite like Isshiki Miyano when he was young. Following the precedent of Yamauchi Yoshiyasu inheriting the position of Renpanshu, Isshiki Yoshiari also succeeded smoothly.

As for Isshiki Miyauchi, he used his remaining energy to go to Luoyang to serve as the imperial attendant of Ashikaga Yoshiaki. The news brought back by Uncle Tsunayoshi caused quite a stir within the Yamauchi family, and it became inevitable to keep in closer contact with Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

Rather than getting an unreliable young man to go, it would be safer to let Isshiki Miyauchi go.

The Renpanshu took turns to preside over the Renpanhui, and it happened to be the Isshiki Miyauchi family's turn, so this time, Isshiki Yoshiari was given a chance to perform. The entire Renpanshu was actually changing blood at a fast pace, and two people had already been replaced in just a short while.

"In fact, everyone knows the candidates for the Kanrei heir, there are only a few, but I might as well mention another one. The big tree in Luoyang has a bastard!" At this time, Kobayata's position tended to be conservative, so he proposed a candidate that Uesugi Kenshin was very likely to accept.

As the son of the Ashikaga Shogun, the emperor has come to you to govern the Uesugi family and become their son. This is truly a great honor!

Besides, this is not without precedent. The younger brother of Ashikaga Yoshizumi, the 11th Shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, was adopted by the Hitachi Oda clan, Oda Masayuki. Of course, he has been dead for more than 20 years, and it is already a thing of the past!

But this does not prevent this from being a precedent!

The point is that if Ashikaga Yoshiaki has a biological son, the ministers of the Yamauchi family will always feel uncomfortable. If this son can be sent to the Uesugi family, Ashikaga Yoshiaki will not have a biological son, which is great!

As soon as Kobayata said this, everyone present realized the boldness of this suggestion and the various joints contained in it.

As a person who wants to be good to Yamauchi and Uesugi for the rest of his life, Suzy did not express any opinion after hearing this suggestion. It is true that the biological son of the shogun's family is the son of his brother. There is really no more noble military bloodline in the world that can surpass this.

"Will His Majesty agree?" Uncle Tsunayoshi had lived with Ashikaga Yoshiaki for several months and felt that the general was quite thoughtful.

"It's just a son. If we can make the Kanrei Uesugi family a member of the shogunate, this price is really negligible!"