Chapter 268 2. Xinzhou Will Face Troubled Times

Before Xiao Pingtai put down his chopsticks happily, Xiao Nai, who handed over the chopsticks, suddenly remembered: "Hosokawa Harumiya wants to meet Danzheng, and asked me to come back and tell Danzheng to go to Hosokawa's house when I am free in the few days before the New Year."

After Xiao Nai said this, Xiao Pingtai couldn't pick up his chopsticks. Although he was not in a hurry to see his future cheap father-in-law, he couldn't delay.

"Why didn't you say it earlier? Go get my bamboo hat and cloak." Xiao Pingtai clapped his hands and stood up. Since Hosokawa Harumiya had something to ask him, he might as well go there quickly.

Soon, Xiao Nai and Chen San brought all kinds of things needed for going out. First, they put on cotton socks for Xiao Pingtai, and then changed him into a newly cut coat made of thick cotton cloth. After tying the cloak, Chen San also heated up the deerskin military boots.

Xiao Pingtai and Chen San put on bamboo hats, and Chen San also held a paper umbrella and carried his straw bag. The two hurried out. It was unknown whether they were in a hurry to see Hosokawa Harumiya or to eat the chicken noodle soup with barbecue that Chen San had just bought and was cooking.

Fortunately, the Hosokawa residence was not far away and they could reach it in a few steps. As soon as Chen San knocked on the door, the servant inside welcomed Xiao Pingtai in.

Xiao Pingtai was not shy and sat face to face with Hosokawa Harumiya next to the fire pit. It was not cold at all. The servants left after serving hot tea. Hosokawa Harumiya waited for Xiao Pingtai to warm his hands before speaking slowly.

"Danzheng hasn't come for a while. Is he busy with official business?"

"No, I went to see the land of the people under my jurisdiction recently and got quite a lot." Xiao Pingtai quickly put down the warm teacup in his hand and answered seriously.

"It's good to care about farming. Do you know about the war in Beixin?" Hosokawa Harumiya still looked slow and leisurely.

"Murakami or Takeda?" "Murakami." "I'd like to hear the details." Koyata only knew that Murakami Yoshikiyo failed to defeat Takanari Masayasu. It was snowing, so they couldn't fight anymore and just stopped fighting temporarily.

Hosokawa Harumiya then told the story. Murakami Yoshikiyo was not to be mentioned. Takanari Masayasu occupied Minouchi County and Takai County and was very powerful. After the Shinano guardian Ogasawara Nagatsuki was driven away, Takanari Masayasu was the only one left in northern Shinano who could challenge Murakami Yoshikiyo.

The Takanari clan and the Murakami clan were also old rivals, and they had been fighting for a hundred years. But this time, the hostility between the Takanari clan and the Murakami clan had some other shadows in it, which is worth recalling.

As we all know, Uesugi Terutora's stepfather is now called Uesugi Ken|Masato, but his original name was Nagao. In fact, it was Nagao Nokage - Nagao Tamekage - Nagao Kagetora, three generations of grandparents and grandchildren.

The genealogy of Takanari Masahiro is Takanari Masataka - Takanari Masamori - Takanari Sumiyori - Takanari Masahiro.

This is not a secret. You and I are all in Shinano. Except for Kodaira, who is not very familiar with us, everyone knows it.

The reason for introducing this is that Takanari Masahiro's daughter is the wife of Nagao Nokage. Nagao Nokage's daughter, Nagao Tamekage's sister, is Takanari Masahiro's wife.

The relationship is a bit complicated, but in short, Takanari Masahiro is a relative with the same blood as Uesugi Terutora. Takanari Masahiro is probably the uncle and uncle of Uesugi Terutora, anyway, he is very close.

And this time, the Takanari clan also joined the rebellion of the northern Shinano clan, such as Izumi, Odagiri, Suda, and Shimazu. This group of people had been hostile to the Echigo Nagao clan during the Nagao Tamekage era, but later Nagao Tamekage led Takanari Sumiyori to fight with this group of people, and after they were all defeated, they were mediated and discussed.

Now these people are also facing the aggressive offensive posture of the Murakami family. Previously, the small and medium-sized families such as Tojo, Terao, Omuro, Inoue, Tsunashima, and Kiyono finally couldn't stand the power of Murakami Yoshikiyo and were incorporated into Murakami Yoshikiyo one by one.

Now the people in Minouchi County and Takai County really couldn't sit still. The Nagao family was originally in chaos. At the worst time, Nagao Harukage only had one county left, Neck Castle, and he was in a worse situation than them. But now Uesugi Terutora is rich, Kanto Governor, and has several territories in his hands. He is a golden thigh.

So Takanari Masayasu took these people and contacted Uesugi Terutora directly. He didn't care about other losers, but Takanari Masayasu, his uncle, would always take care of him. Uesugi Terutora's aunt might have complained to him personally, so how could he not help?

In addition, Murakami Yoshikiyo had never stopped making small moves before, and he had a battle with Uesugi Terutora in Kamikawa. Uesugi Terutora couldn't deal with the Kanto sticky candy, and he couldn't deal with Murakami Yoshikiyo?

So Takanari Masayasu, who got the guarantee of support from Uesugi Terutora, gathered his friends and started a war directly, making it clear that he wanted to turn against Murakami Yoshikiyo. Uesugi Terutora was also very considerate. The soldiers of the Echigo Momoi clan and the Kachi clan gradually entered Iiyama Castle as support for Takanari Masayasu.

In the end, even Kojima Sadaoki led Uesugi Terutora's 300 hatamoto to cross Asahiyama Castle and advance to Nakano-kan, confronting Murakami Yoshikiyo across the Chikuma River and the Sai River.

Takanari Masayasu's power was greatly strengthened, and his troops gradually increased to more than 4,000 people. He fought back and forth with the 7,000 people of Murakami Yoshikiyo who came to suppress them, which was very lively.

When Koyata followed Yamauchi Yoshikatsu in the Kiso Valley, Takanari Masayasu and Murakami Yoshikiyo also fought fiercely.

In the end, they fought for more than a month, and the two sides were evenly matched. Takanari Masahiro also crossed the Chikuma River and temporarily built Katsurayama Castle, which severely hit back the tentacles of Murakami Yoshikiyo.

After saying so much, Koyata also reacted. Uesugi Terutora has two options next year.

One is to march to Kanto, and if he can, he will get rid of the disgusting Uesugi Kenkatsu and Hojo Ujinao. If he can't get rid of them, he will go to Musashi and Shimotsuma to make up for the losses caused by the drought in Echigo this year. By the way, he can vent his anger and hit the arrogance of the Hojo clan.

The other is to support Takanari Masayasu and his group to enter northern Shinano and cut off one of Murakami Yoshikiyo's arms. Seize Zenkoji, an important source of income, and take back part of the territory of Echigo occupied by Murakami Yoshikiyo.

Anyway, he has a righteous cause on both sides, not to mention Kanto. It is his duty to protect Echigo to take back the territory of Echigo, and his uncle Takanari Masayasu invited him to Mizunai and Takai in Shinano. He came here to help the weak and fight the strong.

The reason is great and flawless.

"Is the Kanrei of Kasugayama going to intervene in the affairs of Shinano?" Kobayata asked tentatively.

"It's hard to say. The young master is the guardian of Shinano. If Lady Nagao can help, maybe His Highness the governor will go to Shinano next year." Hosokawa Harumiya was unsure of how this would end, so he asked Koyata to discuss it.

"I wonder what the lord and the Shinano governor think?" Koyata estimated that there would be a bloody storm in Shinano next year.