Chapter 102 26. The Era of Storms Has Quietly Arrived

A grand wedding is short-lived after all. After the glory, life must go on.

The newlyweds can let their sweet love go on. The retainers like Kobayata will not take a holiday because of the Yamanouchi family's wedding. They should do what they should do, train well, and follow the rules well.

Uesugi Terutora did not leave immediately after the wedding. He also had to explain some matters about the Hachioji territory. He also confirmed Kobayata's identity as a retainer of the Yamanouchi family and his identity as a member of the Uesugi Terutora's foreign country.

At the same time, Uesugi Terutora also learned that Kobayata had dedicated all the 5,000 kanwen territory to the Yamanouchi family. He seemed a little surprised and a little amused. There was no reaction as expected, but he just nodded and said he knew.

He just asked the Yamanouchi family to mobilize enough military force to support the war of the Kanrei family according to the 5,000 kanwen territory when he needed it.

Moreover, it is not without precedent that Hojo Soun (also known as Ise Shinkuro) was a servant of the shogunate in his early years and served as a shogunate Shinjishu. Later, when the Imagawa family was in civil strife, he came to the Imagawa family to help his nephew? He took advantage of the situation and got a piece of land in Zentokuji Temple in Suruga. It can be regarded as a foundation for himself.

Since he took the Chigyo land in Suruga, he was considered a guest general of the Imagawa family. There is no need to argue about the status of master and servant, and it must be almost certain. But Hojo Soun was not a peace-loving person who was willing to be under others. His ambition was no less than anyone else, and his ability was strong enough. He relied on the territory of Suruga to conquer Izu without stopping, and gained a foothold in Izu Nirayama Castle.

Then, in the ever-changing Warring States Period, he followed the direction of the Kyoto shogunate, evaded and maneuvered, and finally attacked and killed Ashikaga Chachamaru, who was not on good terms with Kyoto. Even more fortunately, a major earthquake and tsunami occurred at that time, and Izu was severely damaged. The people of Izu who had been strong against Hojo Soyun were forced to surrender to him. In a short period of time, Hojo Soyun miraculously became the ruler of a country.

At this time, Hojo Soyun was still a guest general of the Suruga Imagawa clan, so he rededicated his Suruga territory to the Imagawa clan. This is not to say that he is very noble, it is a custom in the Warring States Period.

With a new territory, the old territory must be returned to the main family. Some of the reasons for Akechi Mitsuhide's rebellion are that Oda Nobunaga appointed him as the lord of Izumo and Iwami, but he had to return Omi Sakamoto and Tamba, which he had worked hard to manage, to the main family. In order not to return it, he finally chose to launch a rebellion. (This is also a variation of transfer. Some people directly think it is transfer, but there is still some difference.)

So a certain novel that is very famous in the circle of the Japanese Warring States Period has a huge mistake. After the protagonist obtained the permission of Takeda Shingen to freely cut into Echizen, he conquered Echizen. Then his other territories in the Takeda family, including Hida Province where he developed a huge gold and silver mountain, had to be returned to Takeda Shingen. Of course, there is no such thing in that novel. The territory snowballed and finally overwhelmed his lord. This is a situation that could not happen in the Japanese Warring States Period.

Takeda Shingen is not a fool who would allow your power to expand infinitely, right?

As for Kobayata, the same thing happened here, except that Yamanouchi Yoshiharu exchanged 500 kan for Kobayata's 5,000 kan. In name, it was still a new territory for the old territory, but the new territory was smaller.

In short, Hachioji Castle and the 20,000 kan territory of Hachioji are now completely under the Yamanouchi family. After much selection, Yamanouchi Yoshiharu finally let Doctor Hosokawa Harumiya be the deputy official of Hachioji. His status as the head of the imperial family elders was there, and he could suppress people. Moreover, his wife and only son Hosokawa Saione Masamisa did not follow him to Hachioji. His wife was in Yamanouchi Fuchu Castle and his son was in Totomi Ejiri Castle, and they were also very loyal.

All the more than 200 foot soldiers of the Hosokawa family were taken to Hachioji. Yamanouchi Yoshiharu also transferred five hatamoto and brought 300 foot soldiers with them. In this way, Hachioji Castle had at least 500 standing foot soldiers. Even if an army of 10,000 or 20,000 came, it would take more than ten days to defeat it. Yamanouchi Yoshiharu also specially allowed the recruitment of another 500 foot soldiers in Hachioji, so that the defensive force was basically sufficient.

As for the contact with the Uesugi retainers such as Hojo Takahiro, the lord of Kawagoe Castle, the lord of Kamakura County, Yasuda Kagehiro, the lord of Odawara Castle, the lord of Hakone, Kawada Nagachika, the chief of the Kofu family, Nakajo Fujisuke, and others, there is no need to give any more instructions. Everyone has prepared a lot of gifts, and they will support each other in the future to suppress the gangsters in Kanto and guard against the invasion of Takeda Shingen in Koshuguchi.

Of course, judging from the current situation, Takeda Harunobu is now going further and further on the road to Shinano, the Suwa clan has completely surrendered, and Oi Sadataka in Saku County has basically been pacified.

Ogata County is in the buffer zone between Takeda Harunobu and Murakami Yoshikiyo, and the people of the country do not offend either. Due to the involvement of the current situation, Takeda Harunobu and Murakami Yoshikiyo are still restrained, and no one dares to reach out. Moreover, most of the local people in Ogata belong to the group that originally had their hearts set on the kanrei. Now that the kanrei has been replaced by the super golden thigh Uesugi Terutora, the people of Ogata are not afraid of being beaten at all. If they fight, they can go to their godfather, Uesugi Terutora, to get back at him. Now, in the entire East, except for the Imagawa family whose territory has expanded to 220,000 kanmon, who dares to say no to Uesugi Terutora?

As for the Yamanouchi family, which has expanded from a lord with 43,000 kanmon a few years ago to a powerful and powerful lord with 100,000 kanmon (including more than 10,000 counterfeit coins every year), the retainers are slightly insufficient and are actively digesting them. There will not be any major moves for a while.

The situation in Shinano is now a three-way confrontation. To the north is Murakami Yoshikiyo, who defeated the Ogasawara clan who protected Shinano. He is now eyeing the last surviving of the four great generals of Shinano, Kiso Yoshiyasu and his son. He is ready to completely incorporate the rich Kiso Valley area into his territory to strengthen his war machine, and is not preparing to go to Hida Mino and other countries in the future.

Takeda Harunobu is carrying out the Shingen Dam Project that will be remembered by future generations, thoroughly controlling the flooding of the Kamashi River, and reclaiming paddy fields to accumulate national strength, preparing to go north and take all of northern Shinano in one fell swoop. Kai is recovering from the difficulties of his father Takeda Shinto's era when the country was exhausted by years of war. Even the Oyamada Nobuari of the Oyamada clan in the county has become a semi-submissive state of the Takeda clan and has gone to Tsutsujizaki-kan to serve.

The situation in all directions has begun to gradually become clear, and the climax of the Warring States period is gradually approaching.