Chapter 79 39. The Great Drama in Guandong Ends

The new Kanto Kanrei Uesugi Dansho Shobiko Masatora returned to Odawara Castle again. The soldiers in the castle had been basically sent out by Imagawa Yoshimoto and Nagano Yoshimasa. Now it was the day for the Hojo clan to commit seppuku.

As for Uesugi Masatora and Hojo Ujiyasu, to be honest, there was no deep blood feud between the two sides, but since he recognized Uesugi Kensho as his godfather, Uesugi Masatora had a big grudge against Hojo Ujiyasu.

However, for the defeated, especially those who had no power to fight back, the winners were happy to show their magnanimity and kindness. Even some not-too-excessive conditions could be agreed to, as long as they did not exceed the limit.

And Uesugi Masatora was such a person. As long as the defeated begged him, they would most likely be pardoned. Now that the Hojo clan had surrendered, although it was impossible to exempt their lives, it was still possible to let them die without too much grievance.

So Uesugi Masatora specifically ordered a curtain to be tied with white cloth and the land to be leveled in advance. Then they spread the newly woven reed mats and sprinkled water to drown the dust. It was considered to be a solemn environment for them to commit suicide. They even asked tailors to come to the city to make new inner clothes for each of them, so that each of them would be decent.

Uesugi Masatora stood on the small slope with a peaceful face, looking at the five people sitting on the straw mats. The people who served as the kaishakunin were all warriors trusted by the Hojo clan. Most of these people also had the intention to die. After personally sending their lords off as the kaishakunin, they would most likely follow their lords to the underworld.

Imagawa Yoshimoto and others also stood on the left and right, and people like Ota Sukemasa, Oda Ujiharu, and Satomi Yoshiyasu, who had been fighting with Hojo Ujiyasu for more than ten or twenty years, showed nothing on their faces. On the contrary, Ota Yasutoshi, Narita Nagayasu, and Ueda Asanao, who had once devoted themselves to the Hojo clan, showed extreme resentment, as if they had avenged their great vengeance. Everyone can appreciate the reasons for the cold and warm feelings.

The most untrustworthy thing is that people's hearts cannot be trusted, and there is no reason to express joy and hatred.

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

Hojo Ujiyasu drank a dish of wine, tasted the taste, and then chanted softly: "What I loved most was the scenery of Odawara Castle. The people passing by, the birds in the sky, and the distant mountains. When will the troubled times end..."

Hojo Ujimasa then chanted: "Don't hate the breeze blowing your hands, the mountains are full of red in spring and autumn."

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

Everyone drank the wine in the cup and committed suicide by cutting their stomachs. Everything ended here. The Hojo clan, a powerful lord in Kanto that had been passed down for four generations, was destroyed. (As mentioned earlier, the Hojo clan has now succeeded the Oe Hiromoto Mori clan)

Someone immediately collected the bodies of the five people, sorted out their heads, and presented them to Uesugi Masatora. Uesugi Masatora looked at it carefully for a long time, but didn't say anything. He just looked at it steadily.

What's so good about a dead head? Only Hojo Ujiyasu, who has a flat head, looked at it more. Because in many games, Hojo Ujiyasu has a long scar on his face, and Xiao Pingtai always thinks it's nonsense. In this era, with such a scar on the face, no matter who you are, you are dead. I don't know why An Rong drew such a scarred face for him, to show the rich imagination of the painters?

As for other people like Iwaki Shigetaka and Nasu Takasuke who have never fought with Hojo Ujiyasu, they just glanced at it a few times, sighed a few times and that was it. In the Warring States Period, there was no one who wiped out the family, and the number of dead samurai was countless. Everyone was numb. Besides, the fox mourns when the rabbit dies. Now it's not the rabbit that dies, but the hungry wolf. The fox will only be glad that there are fewer hungry wolves in the mountains.

"Hahahahahaha, Hojo Sagami-no-machi, I won!" Uesugi Masatora suddenly spoke, and everyone was shocked. All turned to look at him.

"Send it to the Hojo family and bury it properly." Uesugi Masatora stood up and left. Standing behind him, Kobayata felt a hint of hero cherishing hero. Everyone present had no doubts. After confirming that he was dead, they sent the head to the Hojo family.

Several messengers placed the head solemnly in a lacquer box, then carefully tied it with white cloth, tied it firmly behind their backs, and rode their horses into Odawara Castle.

Soon, there were many subtle cries in the city, accompanied by some sharp wails.

After packing up the things, the remaining Hojo retainers and two (the other Hojo Ujimasa had not yet been born) remaining sons, Hojo Ujinao and later Ota Ujifusa. handed over Odawara Castle and moved to Tsukui Castle in the mountains of Hakone.

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

After watching the drama, the generals in Kanto led their troops back to their own territory. Imagawa Yoshimoto and his newly recognized son also packed their bags and prepared to return to Suruga. The two representatives in Kyoto also received many gifts and cash from Uesugi Masatora and returned happily. They didn't care about the life or death of Hojo Ujiyasu. The most important thing was to get the money after watching coldly.

After the matter was settled, Uesugi Masatora finally summoned Yamauchi Yoshikatsu and Kobayata (Yamauchi's chief accountant returned to Yamauchi with more than 2,000 people in advance).

After the two sat down, Uesugi Masatora said: "General Samasuke is going back to his territory. There are still some official matters to discuss."

Kobayata knew that Uesugi Masatora would not let them come in vain, and estimated that at least several thousand yuan of money and silk would be taken. They are all his own people, so they must not be treated unfairly.

After the two of them sat down quietly, Uesugi Masatora also sat firmly in front. First, it was a good thing. Since the west wind spread eastward, the era of geographical discovery came, and the Nanman iron cannon was introduced to Japan. After the successful trial production in Tanegashima, it was quickly mass-produced in Kii. Later, Sakai and Omi Kunitomo learned to make iron cannons. Large-scale iron cannon production clusters appeared in the entire western and Kinki regions. Coincidentally, one of the people came to Izu in the eastern region and became the production base of the eastern iron cannon. And it gradually spread in the days to come, and it was impressive.

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

Now that Uesugi Masatora is willing to give half of his manpower to Yamauchi Yoshikatsu, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu and Kodaira are overjoyed. This is simply a big pie from heaven. No wonder there was no reward before. Now these craftsmen are more valuable than a few thousand kan of territory.

To put it bluntly, 10,000 kan of gold and 100 skilled iron cannon craftsmen are placed in front of them. Except for a few people with holes in their brains who would choose gold, people with normal IQs would choose iron cannon craftsmen.

Gold is easy to get, but talents are hard to come by. These craftsmen are unique in the East Country. If you miss this village, you will never have this shop again.

Waving his hand to indicate that the two of them don't need to thank him, Uesugi Masatora continued.

Seeing that the book of a slightly low-intelligence and brainless stallion historical novel writer that I complained about before was actually pushed ahead of me, and then seeing that there were still four or five thousand collections, I couldn't help but sigh, there are always stinky feet. So I made up my mind. Even though I only have 400 collections, which is only one-tenth of his, if I can surpass him in weekly updates this week, we will have ten updates next Tuesday with more than 25,000 words!