Chapter 714 26. Ask Uncle to Guard the East Country

Public discussion!

Kobayata really couldn't think of anything else!

Due to Kobayata's health problems, the ministers who were originally on the castle board had no other options. After all, they couldn't leave Kobayata, so they simply moved the Lianpanhui to Kobayata's home, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki happened to come over every day to see his uncle Danzheng.

The news inevitably leaked out, but as long as Kobayata didn't swallow that breath, everyone in the Yamanouchi would just think that Kobayata's stomach disease had recurred. Anyway, it wasn't the first or second time. He was in a coma for a whole night during the Battle of Tone River. The last time it was serious, he was sent directly to Komaba Onsen for recuperation. This time he was still in the palace, so it was probably not a big problem.

In addition, Kobayata managed to get up and take a car to the Kanjo Bugyosho. He was originally a thin and small person. Everyone thought that Fujiwara Danzheng had just recovered from a serious illness and his complexion was inevitably a little worse, so people were calm and there was no fluctuation.

"Kasugayama Kanrei said that no matter how it is arranged, he will always send a team of people to Kyoto together." The Uesugi clan's diplomatic affairs are actually Kobayata, but now he can only let Hosokawa Saijo do it temporarily.

"How many people are there?"

"About 3,000 people, and His Highness Takanari Kaizu and about 1,000 people are also coming to the palace." Hosokawa Saijo answered quickly.

"This is because they don't want to miss such a big event as going to Kyoto." Kobayata closed his eyes and listened to the discussions of the crowd. But when it's time to express his opinions, he will still speak out in a low voice.

It's easy to understand that the Yamanouchi family is going to Kyoto. To put it bluntly, everyone is supporting Ashikaga Yoshiaki to go to the capital to become the shogun. Even if Uesugi Kenshin is Ashikaga Yoshiaki's uncle, and the Uesugi family and the Yamanouchi family are iron-clad allies, but the merit of supporting him is also icing on the cake.

Moreover, Ashikaga Yoshiaki actually inherited the throne through a collateral line in terms of blood relationship. To put it bluntly, the shogunate is a change of power in the bones. The shogunate system must be changed! The Uesugi family was the Kanto Kanrei of the former shogunate, so of course they have to be the Kanto Kanrei of the current shogunate.

It's just right for us to raise troops together to participate in the war in Kyoto. When the new shogunate holds a meeting in the future, Uesugi Kenshin can also say proudly that he remembers when my family sent troops to Kyoto.

Do it for the world to see! I participated in the event of going to Kyoto! I made contributions to the establishment of Kyoto! I decided the shogunate system! It's not Ashikaga defeating Ashikaga!

"Kasugayama Kanrei is loyal to the king's affairs and certainly doesn't want to fall behind." Yamauchi Shukei also nodded.

"The Echigo people are divided into three teams, Kanzasa Omi-no-kami Kagemochi, Kawada Toyozen-no-kami Nagachika, and Takemata Mikawa-no-kami Yoshitsugu each lead a team. The Takanari people will be led by Takanari Uchiki and will arrive in about two or three days."

"Just give them a good reception, after all, it's my uncle's wish." After listening to Hosokawa Saijo's report, Ashikaga Yoshiaki saw that no one had any other opinions, so he said naturally.

The issue to be discussed this time is Kenshin Uesugi's behavior. Now Kenshin Uesugi has made half of the decision himself. Kobayata was thinking about his 8,000 elite soldiers from Echigo, so he sent 3,000 first.

As for the Takanari family, it was also a daimyo family with thousands of soldiers, but unfortunately Takanari Hidemasa died of a cold before he was 40 years old. Now Takanari Masarai is still in charge at an old age. Although the family is relatively stable, there is no way to use troops on a large scale.

Otherwise, just bring the Takanari family, at least 5,000 more people, and the combat effectiveness has been tested, and there is no problem at all. Now they send a thousand people over, just to show their friendship.

"The Hojo must be guarded against, what do the rest of you think?" Kobayata said first.

"Uesugi Musashi (Yoshiken) and Ohta Sanrakusai (Sukemasa) have always been hostile to the Hojo clan. If the Hojo clan rebels, these two will definitely send troops to help, and they can be considered effective in the battle."

"I'm afraid..." Kitabatake Daigaku didn't finish his words, because he was afraid that they couldn't beat the Hojo clan when they went on their own.

"Please ask Nagano Uenosuke of Minowa Castle to be the commander-in-chief and go south to take charge?" Hosokawa Nayome and Nagano Yoshimori had fought side by side several times, and they had some friendship.

Moreover, Nagano Yoshimori was the son-in-law of Uesugi Kenshin, and his biological father Nagano Yoshimasa was the famous "Jiushu Yellow Spot" in Kanto. It was not completely impossible for him to come forward to represent Uesugi Kenshin to call on the Kanto heroes.

"Nagano Uenosuke is good in all aspects, but he is a little bit upright, so it is difficult to reconcile with the generals." Koheita also admired Nagano Yoshimori, but the young man was definitely an honest person, but he was not as good at winning people over as his father Nagano Yoshimasa. If he were the eldest brother, there would be no political tactics to unite a large group of people.

"In the end, Kasugayama Kanrei has to come forward in person."

"The Kanto region has always admired the noble military families and obeyed their prestige. Only the Kanrei can control the people."

The people present ignored Koga Kubo directly. The current Ashikaga Yorizumi was supported by Hosokawa Kane. Not to mention how powerful he is, even his foundation is very shallow. Although many of the lords who resigned from Shimosa have joined his command, people in other places may not obey him.

"So it is safer to ask my uncle to be the general governor of Kanto?" Everyone talked about it. There was no good candidate to replace Uesugi Kenshin in Kanto, and finally he had to be asked.

"Since there are already 4,000 additional troops, it is indeed more appropriate for the Kanrei to stay in the eastern country." Yamauchi Shukei thought about it and was the first to respond to Ashikaga Yoshiaki's question.

"Then let's do it!" Xiao Pingtai saw that the others had not spoken yet.

I don't know if he was waiting for Xiao Pingtai to speak, or if he was really hesitant and didn't know how to decide this matter. He simply followed the lead of Yamauchi Shukei and expressed his approval.

With the addition of Uesugi's 4,000 men, Yamauchi's main army on the front battlefield can be guaranteed to be 40,000. Although it is still far behind Oda Nobunaga's main force, it is already a rare strong army in the world.

"Do you all agree?" Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded to Kobayata, turned around and asked again.

The opinions of the Ichimon and the hereditary sides are the same, so the opinions of the seven renbanshu present are naturally unified. As for Konishihara Saemon in Kofu and Yamauchi Yoshiyasu who went to Mino, they agreed as absent.

"Then let my great uncle draft the letter and send it to my uncle."

Originally, this was also Kobayata's job. The diplomatic letter to Uesugi Kenshin was naturally drafted by the person in charge, and then Ashikaga Yoshiaki copied a copy. Now I have to let Yamauchi Shukei do it for me and write one letter.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki read it out in front of everyone. There was nothing wrong with it. The main thing was that Ashikaga Yoshiaki asked Uesugi Kenshin to keep his troops in place, stay in the eastern part of the country, and temporarily move his troops to Kawagoe Castle. On the one hand, it was to guard the Hojo family, and on the other hand, it could also take into account Koshin's hometown of Yamanouchi and eliminate the worries of the Yamanouchi family going to Kyoto.

The ministers agreed that it was correct, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki signed it immediately. Kota and Hosokawa Saejo also signed their own seals as their tutors. Only then was a formal diplomatic document completed, and Murakami Yoshimitsu immediately sent someone to Echigo to deliver it.

The Yamanouchi family only needed to actually start the war to go to Kyoto!