Chapter 16 running water
Jing Hu also had a dream in the past, knowing that the old man in armor, with a long white beard, and holding a long stick with a twisted top was Bishamon Tenjin, so he firmly believed that the dream that night was another kind of revelation.
He went to Bishamen Hall and asked the monks to pray for more detailed enlightenment, but to no avail.
However, his conviction remained unwavering.He frequently sent ninjas to Kanto to scout the situation.He asked ninjas to pretend to be businessmen, and traveled around the world with Echigo local candles, ramie, salt salmon, yellow tiller, etc.The spies at that time dressed and acted like this.
A few months later, he received reports of changes in the Kanto situation.
For a while, Odawara planned to attack Hirai again, and he had already sent a call to his powerful clan to prepare to send troops.The shock received by the Guandong leader was no small matter. Many wealthy families who had surrendered for generations openly betrayed and turned to Odawara; on the surface, there were more people who were still subordinates to Hirai, but secretly surrendered to Odawara. Everyone in Hirai City was suspicious of each other and restless. disturbed.
Jing Hu was full of emotion: "It's a pity! If the current situation is like this, what can the famous masters do?"
Subsequent information arrived one after another, and it was learned that the situation in the management and leadership had collapsed and leaked without a trace, but Odawara had not sent troops for a long time.Jinghu admired Hojo Shiyasu's resourcefulness that scared Uesugi's management and leadership to collapse with just bluff.
In this way, twenty years have passed in Tianwen, and a new year is coming, and Jinghu is twenty-three years old.
In the middle of the first lunar month, in the middle of a snowy night, a ninja returned.The guard reported to Jing Hu, and Jing Hu instructed: "First boil the pot of wine for him to drink, and let him eat something hot!"
Jing Hu came out to meet him when it was almost time.The location is in the corner of the inner hall, which is a place specially set up for receiving these people in winter.There is a large furnace in the hard-earth hall, burning raging fire at any time, and the kettle is constantly emitting steam.
A ninja is a middle-aged man with an extremely low status. Although he is a samurai, he always takes on such special tasks, so there is nothing about him that looks like a samurai.He is like a businessman traveling around the world, he is very friendly, but has a somewhat cunning demeanor.He was full of wine and food, his face was relaxed, and he rubbed his hands.Seeing Jing Hu coming in, he immediately slid off the floor and knelt by the stove.
Jing Hu sat on the low stool opposite him.
"Traveling on a snowy night, thank you for your hard work."
"where."
"Tell me! There must be a lot of news!"
"yes!"
He still bowed his head on his knees, babbling and reporting everything.
The power of Hirai's side is getting weaker and weaker. This year's New Year's Day, only a few wealthy families will present congratulatory ceremonies. Even if all the general mobilization, they can only summon 500 cavalry and 2,000 infantry.Although everyone knew that its momentum had declined, they did not expect it to reach this point. Only now did the leaders realize that the situation was not good.Although there are still Nagano Yezheng and Ota Sanraku Irido Zimasa who have been loyal to him for generations, but the overall momentum is weak compared with the rising sun of Odawara.
During the New Year period, military meetings were held day and night in Hirai Castle.One of the important ministers, Soga Hyogo, suggested: "Among the daimyos of the near country who are related to the main family, there is Echigo Kasugayama Nagao Kagetora who has recently gained a high martial name. The Nagao family is originally a family member of the main family. Can I ask for their support?"
Some are in favor and some are against.
"You must not! Although the Nagao family is the elder of the family, Jing Hu's father betrayed Jing Zeng, and killed Echigo's guardian Fang Nenggong and his brother's previous two generation leaders Xian Dinggong. It can be called an old enemy. Can I ask them for help?"
The disputes were unresolved for several days, and finally Uesugi Xianzheng made a ruling and said: "Although the Nagao family has a deep hatred with me, as long as they are willing to take refuge, they will be my servants. Moreover, I heard that Jinghu is not only outstanding in martial arts, but also devout in faith. Generally speaking, those who believe in gods and Buddhas are rarely unrighteous, if you sincerely ask for it, you should not be rejected, I have decided."
Jing Hu recalled last year's dream, it really wasn't a miscellaneous dream, but a revelation from the Bishamon God, and he couldn't help but feel a shudder in his heart.
"Has he sent messengers?"
"No, Mr. Xianzheng came here in person and led fifty people to leave Hirai in the middle of the night on the 10th. They will arrive here in the day after tomorrow, or in three days if they are slow."
Even Jing Hu couldn't help being surprised, and felt that the general situation should not be underestimated.
He is mentally prepared now, when the constitutional government comes, he will definitely be required to send troops to Kanto to fight the Hojo clan.
After three generations of hardworking and unremitting management, the Hojo family has become the number one daimyo in Kanto.The country is rich and powerful, and Odawara Castle is magnificent and strong. It is known as a famous city in the world. The prosperity outside the city is better than that of Kyoto.It is the happiest thing for a man to challenge such a Kanto overlord.Jing Hu suddenly felt his blood boil. In short, this is the mission given to him by Bishamon God, and he must complete it.
"Thank you for your hard work, go down and rest!"
He rewarded the ninja and made him quit.
Jing Hu returned to the dormitory, unable to fall asleep for a while.But I felt that my chest was agitated abnormally and it was difficult to calm down.He sat up from the bed, lit the lamp, and pulled out the pillow knife.From the handle to the tip, the clove-flavored blade was as transparent as frost.He looked at the two-foot-five-inch long knife.Although he is small, he likes to use a long knife.Holding the handle of the knife, he swung the cold blade ten times before stopping abruptly.A little sweat oozes from his body, he feels comfortable, and soon falls into a deep sleep.
The snow stopped the next day and the weather turned fine.Jing Hu finished his daily routine shooting practice and was eating lunch when Ueda's Fang Jing sent an urgent letter. "I saw Mr. Xianzheng of Hirai today. He said that he had something to ask. He wanted to go to Guicheng. He planned to rest in my city for a day or two before going on the road. I would like to report it. Also, Mr. Xianzheng asked Zhengjing to escort him when he set off. Send an envoy to report!" The post date was two days ago.According to the messenger who sent the letter, Xianzheng led more than fifty people on foot and on horseback. Jing Hu rewarded the envoy and asked him to rest overnight, and then returned to Shangtian with a letter. The next day, Fangjing's envoy arrived again, saying that Zhengjing set off with Xianzheng today and arrived three days later. Jinghu is ready to use Ninomaru as a guest house, and because Zheng Jing is also here, he has added various equipment. It was snowing again on the day Xianzheng was scheduled to arrive, and the dry snow in the severe winter was falling intermittently.Jinghu went out of the city in the morning, and prepared wine and meals at the village temple in the fifty kilometers. Xianzheng and his party arrived just before noon, when the snow was falling the heaviest, and everyone felt exhausted. Uesugi Xianzheng was only thirty years old at the time, but he was already showing signs of aging. Perhaps it was because of the decline of his family fortune in the past few years, but it was also related to his life of alcoholism, lust, and indulgence. After the meeting, we took a short rest, and after eating the lunch prepared by Jinghu, we returned to Mount Kasuga led by Jinghu. Jing Hu thought that there would only be a welcome banquet that night, and we can talk about it tomorrow if we have anything to say.But as soon as he arrived at Kasuga Mountain and just entered Ninomaru's reception apartment, Xianzheng immediately said: "I want to explain why I came here first. If this matter is not resolved, I will not be at ease, and you must not be at ease either!" His demeanor was restless. Although Jing Hu had heard that he lived an indulgent life and governed violently, he was still surprised that he was so irritable.I thought that he had been pampered since he was a child, and once his fate suffered, he would naturally not be able to show everyone's demeanor. "I wanted to talk about it in a day or two, but if you want to, please do so!" "Okay! Listen, I left Hirai and came here because I was mentally prepared not to return to Hirai!" His tone was puzzling, as if it was Jinghu's responsibility that he left Hirai.Jing Hu heard it in his ears, but felt baffled.Although it is known that he is an ordinary person with ordinary courage and insight, the meaning of his words is still surprising.I thought, maybe he wanted to use this method to persuade himself to send troops to Kanto. Jing Hu suppressed the astonishment on his face, and replied: "Your words are unexpected, what do you mean?" "Listen carefully!" Xianzheng leaned forward, not like the attitude of a venerable: "You know it! Our family has been defeated by the grandson of the Odawara school ronin for ten years!" "I regret that!" Xianzheng burst into tears suddenly, and Jinghu was shocked, feeling both funny and pity. Xianzheng wiped away his tears, and continued: "Continuing defeats have shaken people's hearts. Last spring, they were defeated again in the Battle of Kamirukawa, and people's hearts were scattered. Now I am powerless to fight. If I stay in Kanto at this time, I will definitely suffer. A painful end." Xianzheng cried again, his voice paused, and then he suddenly said: "I will give you the leadership position!" Jing Hu doubted his own ears, he stared at Xianzheng, Xianzheng hurriedly said as if someone urged him: "Uesugi's title is also for you!" Heirloom swords, small knives, bamboo sparrow curtains, etc. are all given to you. As long as you are willing to send troops to Kanto, destroy Hojo, help me avenge my shame, and give me a country in Shangzhou, I will be satisfied! Please accept it! Please! !" He clasped his hands together, and his pale cheeks were wet with tears.
This is really unexpected, Jing Hu recalled the revelation in the dream again, could it be referring to this incident?He couldn't answer for a moment, he just said: "This..." Xianzheng thought he was going to refuse, got up and said, "I have brought what I just said and the family heirloom! I will show you!" He walked and ran to the upper hall, where the cabinet that was carried by the servants just now was there. Jing Hu watched him move it carefully, but he didn't expect that there were those things in it. "look!" He lifted the lid and took out the contents of the cabinet with both hands.First came the imperial decree in a black box decorated with luminous shells, then the pennant, then the genealogy, everything was packed in the box.Then he took out a big knife and a dagger, which were put in a brocade bag.He took out everything and arranged them, and finally grabbed the curtain and spread his hands out, hastily fearing that Jing Hu would say no if he didn't do this, he looked like a peddler standing at the intersection of the street selling goods to passers-by. "Look, I'm not joking, I'm determined to come!" Xianzheng's tone was very urgent. Jing Hu said: "These are all valuables, please put them away first!" Although he lamented that Bishamon Tenjin's revelation was very effective, perhaps because the constitutional government's behavior was too frivolous, he suddenly didn't want to continue this topic, and his heart was quite heavy. "Because I am insignificant, I don't dare to be so valued..." At this point, Jing Hu realized that he was tactfully refusing, and was startled. Since this is an instruction from the gods, how can he refuse?So the tone changed: "The Uesugi family is the head of my family for generations. I should try my best to think of good plans to repel the enemy in order to achieve domestic stability. But what you just said about inheriting the Uesugi family governor and management position is a matter of the face of the head of the family. If there is no Kyoto I don’t dare to act on the government’s orders without permission. Only after receiving the government’s permission and the enemy is punished can I act according to orders!” Xianzheng, who was worried that he would reject him, suddenly brightened. "You act with courtesy, which is admirable. However, Uesugi's surname is my family's property, and the leadership position is hereditary in my family. I can deal with it as I please. Since you have scruples, you can do it according to your method, but you can't refuse. !" "Never! Never!" "Then it's decided, great! Great!" Xianzheng cheered up, but then asked anxiously: "Don't forget to give me Shangzhou Yiguo!" "I will never forget!" Jing Hu thought that if he rejected him, he might find someone else to sell the deal again!After all, he is not someone who wants to keep his leadership position, so he feels contempt and compassion for him at the same time. In this way, Xianzheng has been staying in the outer city of Chunri Mountain City.According to the "Guan Bazhou Ancient War Records", Jing Hu donated 300 Guan of the territory to him as the living expenses of the master and slave.
Kanto leader Uesugi Kensei couldn't bear the oppression of Odawara's Hojo clan, so he left Kanto and came to Echigo to seek refuge with Keihu in the fifth month. This official position is the ostentation of Kasugayama Nagao's family, and Haruki was also granted this official position.However, in this era, this official position does not need to be conferred by the imperial court for special merit, but can be obtained by donating money to the imperial court, which is also the most important source of income for the imperial court. A while ago, Jing Hu started to study music, and his master was Uesugi Kensei. Although Xianzheng is not good at martial arts, but because he grew up in an aristocratic family, he has a good sense of elegance, sings and composes Liange, can play football, and is familiar with the rhythms of pipa, flute, Xiao, and snare drums.Jinghu accepted his request and left him to spend the day leisurely in Chunri Mountain. He was as comfortable as sitting on a big boat, and began to live an elegant life with preludes and music, but he was somewhat bored, so he proposed to teach Jinghu something. "It's good for a samurai to be good at fighting, but it's even better if he knows how to be elegant. One day you will become the governor of the Kanto region. At that time, you will go to Beijing to see the general and the emperor. If you know how to be elegant, your martial arts will be even more dazzling. What do you want to learn? Anything is fine, I can teach you. Originally, you should start learning art at a young age, and only learn it after middle age. No matter how good you learn, you always feel that you are shadowed by a warrior, but you are not bad at your age, and you are easy to teach." Although Jing Hu didn't think these public upbringing was necessary, he didn't dislike poems and songs. Sometimes he could chant one or two poems when he became popular. If the words or syntax were inappropriate, he asked the monks of Linquan Temple to help him correct them.He doesn't have to be clever, as long as he can express his feelings.Therefore, he no longer wants the constitutional government to teach him poetry, but only wants to learn rhythm. He has always wanted to learn before, and his desire to learn is even more eager now. In recent years, he has often fallen into severe depression, feeling that everything is empty and boring, and even the wars, domestic affairs and beliefs that once made him excited and high-spirited made him feel meaningless. "So what if I do these things? After decades, I will eventually die. No matter how great my martial arts are and how good my government is, I will soon be forgotten. Even if I always remain in people's memory and be remembered , What does it matter to me? After all, I have become an ignorant and insensitive nothingness." This layer of thoughts covered his chest like a damp cloud, and settled down.He often wanted to die, and several times he drew out his dagger and stared at the sharp blade. This strange feeling usually disappeared after a few days, but it was enough for him to suffer.He didn't drink alcohol at this time, because drinking alcohol could not relieve his happiness, but he was so drunk that he was miserable, and the next day he was even more depressed. At this time, what he often thinks of is the sound of Nami's flute. Thinking of the brisk tune floating in the night sky, he feels that if he knows the rhythm, he may be able to relieve his depression at this time. So Jinghu told Xianzheng: "Please teach me the rhythm!" "Okay! I'll teach you as far as I know, starting with the pipa, which is what I'm best at." Constitution is very happy.As far as a general is concerned, he is not as good as the young man in front of him, and even now he has to rely on him to take care of him, so he is naturally happy to be able to use his skills to stand in the top position. Xianzheng brought several pipas, and gave one of them to Jinghu: "This one is called Citong, and it is my family heirloom. I will give it to you. I hope you will keep it well!" He hugged a "凩" by himself and started teaching from that day on.It was very difficult at first, but after about a month, Jing Hu suddenly realized and made rapid progress. "Oh! So exciting! You are very talented, ordinary people can't learn so fast!" Xianzheng praised him, and taught him even more vigorously. Jing Hu doesn't think the praise of the constitutional government is a compliment, he believes that he has a good understanding.This is the reason why he has been hanging on the rhythm for so long.In any case, he was encouraged to practice diligently in his spare time in government affairs.Sometimes I go to Xianzheng for advice, and sometimes I practice by myself. When the pipa was almost mastered, Xianzheng taught him to play the flute, probably because he was already familiar with the rhythm, so he learned it faster and more skillfully than the pipa. "Excellent! Excellent!" Xianzheng was very happy and continued to teach him the snare drum.He is also a quick learner. The effect of the melody is really clear. The melancholy that would attack him every two or three months has never reappeared. Maybe it is the music itself, or maybe it is his serious study that resolved the melancholy. In short, it is very effective. He thinks it is good start. Jing Hu did not forget the agreement with the Constitutional Government. He continued to send spies to investigate the situation in the Kanto, collect information, and open the military route to the Kanto. However, because the time was not yet ripe, he spent the whole year learning the rhythm.
On February 10th, the twenty-second year of Tianwen, Qingjing passed away. After Qingjing gave up the post of family supervisor to Jinghu, he built a pavilion in the mansion and spent the rest of his life leisurely.At the end of the first lunar month, he caught a cold and died after being sick for ten days. When Jing Hu arrived after receiving the notification of his critical illness, Qing Jing was already unconscious. After a while, he suddenly returned to the light. He stared at Jing Hu, his lips twitched, as if he was about to speak. Jing Hu put his ears close and heard him say: "...I'm sorry, forgive me..." He is probably apologizing for the fact that he has never treated Jing Hu like his brother in his life!His wrinkled cheeks glistened with tears. Jing Hu's chest felt hot, and he held his hand tightly.Qingjing was unable to hold back his grip anymore, he just twisted the corners of his mouth trying to squeeze out a smile, but before the smile appeared, he closed his eyes again.He seemed to lose consciousness again, but his lips were still squirming, as if he was about to say something again, and he listened closely, but it was: "...Fuji Zi, Fuji Zi, where have you been?..." The voice stopped, and the breathing stopped.Qingjing's last words shocked Jinghu, and the strong, terrifying, horrible and unclean love of men and women filled his chest for a while. "He still thinks about that woman, the woman who abandoned him!" Jing Hu was angry in his heart, he stared at Qing Jing's face, his dirty bearded lips were slightly parted, his face showing yellow teeth gradually became innocent, his hands were already cold. Sorrow welled up in my heart, and tears flowed down my cheeks. A few days later, Qingjing's body was sent to Linquan Temple for burial. Two months later, the spies sent by Keigoro to Shinshu rushed back and reported more complicated changes in the situation. They said that Harunobu Takeda had sent troops from Kofu to attack Katsuo Castle, the last stronghold of Yoshiki Murakami. Yoshiki Murakami is the number one hero in North Shinshu. Because Murakami is alive, Takanashi, Inoue, Shimadzu, Suda, Kurita and other Shinshu heroes can support the invasion of the Takeda clan. If Murakami perishes, all the Shinshu heroes will also be wiped out. The Beixin area is currently owned by Takeda.If Beixin belongs to Takeda, Echigo will be adjacent to Takeda's forces. "Don't be careless, if there is a slight change, you will return quickly!" Jing Hu sent more spies.He thought of seeing Harunobu's heroic figure and the lovely and pitiful Mrs. Suwa at the back of Mt. Fuji, and counted, it was already nine years ago.
The battle between the Murakami clan and the Takeda clan started six years ago in the sixteenth year of Tianwen. Takeda Harunobu destroyed the Suwa clan in the thirteenth year of Tianwen and acquired Suwa County. In the sixteenth year of Tianwen, he conquered the northern half of Ina County. Then he turned to the north and first attacked Sakushiga Castle, which belonged to the Murakami clan. The Murakami family has been seated in Kazuo Castle in Sakagi (Sakagi) of Nanke County for generations, and has led a total of six counties, including four counties in Shinshu and two counties in Echigo. All parties regard him as the head of the Beixin Hao family.Although Shiga Castle was the base of the Murakami clan in Saku, a small prefecture, if it were captured, the rich family in this place would definitely turn their backs on Murakami and take Takeda.Therefore, Murakami Yoshiki was furious and confronted Takeda repeatedly. There were wins and losses between the two powerhouses, and after that, the Takeda family gradually gained the upper hand.In February of the 17th year of Tianwen, the two strong battles.Harunobu Takeda led Itagaki Nobugata, Itomi Bingbu, Oyamada Nobuyu, Oyamada Masato, Naito Masato, Baba Nobukatsu, Zhujiao Torada, Kurihara Saemonzuo, Hara Masatoshi, Sanada Yutaka, Asari Nobuono and other confidantes. They will come out in full force, cross Damen Ridge, reach Yitian Wa, then enter Yantian from Shayuan Ridge, and build an array at the foot of Cangsheng Mountain.Murakami Yoshiki rallied the powerful families north of central Shinshu to fight against it! Itagaki Nobugata was the vanguard of the Takeda Army.Among the skilled Takeda generals, Itagaki was the most seasoned general with countless warriors under his command. The Shinshu army was unwilling to confront them head-on, and quickly retreated to the second formation. Itagaki succeeded in the first battle, and inspected the beheaded heads of his subordinates before the battle.A person's fate is about to end, and it is true that his words and deeds are not like his usual performance, even for a famous general like Itagaki.Because he was in the vanguard, the troops pursued Murakami's army quite far away, and they were quite far away from Takeda's formations. In case the enemy suddenly counterattacked, the rescue of our own troops would be too late, but he didn't seem to notice this, and he leisurely patrolled all the places. Beheading level. When the Xinzhou army received the news from the spies, they immediately laid down a team of army flags, quietly made a detour, and appeared unexpectedly to attack. Itagaki was shocked, and immediately formed a team to defend against the battle, but the advantage was lost, and it ended in defeat.He fought with his gun himself, and the teams tried their best to rescue him, but it was too late. The fierce battle begins.The Shinshu army killed Itagaki, the chief general of the Takeda family, and wiped out the shame of the first battle. As a result, the fighting spirit was raised. Although there were many battle-hardened Takeda soldiers, they were still trapped in a bitter battle. When Murakami Yoshiki came from the city, he had already thought of a secret strategy in his heart, and when the battle situation fell into a melee, he immediately implemented it.He ordered hundreds of archers carrying arrow baskets in front, and warriors holding long-eared spears to separate on both sides of his horse, and charged forward with fierce shouts.He didn't care about the plight of his own teams at all, and just rushed straight towards Takeda Harunobu's base camp. Yiqing had previously ordered the archers: "Never turn around and shoot arrows. Set up arrows and wait until the enemy is within seven feet before releasing arrows!" Wutian's army rushed to stop Yiqing, but was hindered by this trick, they fell before they arrived, and the rest of the people immediately flinched. "Amazing! Good boys! Just follow this method! The enemy is already frightened, hurry up! Continue to charge!" Yiqing was forty-eight years old at the time, and his well-trained body showed no sign of decay. He was wearing an armor embroidered with blue threads and a battle helmet decorated with spade-shaped decorations. He straddled a brown horse with crimson saddle, hissing Shouting, he finally rushed into Harunobu's base camp. The warriors under Harunobu couldn't help showing a little fear in the face of the Murakami army who was going straight ahead without knowing what to do. Takeda Harunobu wears an armor woven with flowers and a helmet called "Suwa Honyo" with long white plow ox hair covering the back, and rides on a black-lacquered war horse with red saddles. "Don't retreat! Everyone hold back!" He uttered a loud voice to stop the army from retreating, only to see Murakami's army swarming towards them, General Yiqing was in front of him. "You are Harunobu? Hateful!" Yiqing jumped on his horse and swung his saber. "Not bad! You are Yiqing!" Harunobu also drove his horse and drew his sword to resist. The two swung their knives at the same time, but they were blocked by the opponent before the tip of the knives reached their bodies.The two swung their sabers at each other again, this time they only cut off each other's armor sleeves, and the third saber did not meet until the two sabers collided with a loud clang.When the fourth confrontation was approaching, Harunobu's horse was suddenly frightened, its mane fluttered, and it jumped to the side, leaping six meters. "Shameless! Want to escape?" Yiqing was furious, and when he let his horse go after him, the Takeda samurai stood in front of him and stabbed Yiqing's horse's head with a spear. Yiqing's horse fell to the side like a screen overturned, and Yiqing fell straight to the ground. "excellent!" Qingxin's Mahui warriors came from all directions and attacked Yiqing together.Yiqing straightened his body, swung his saber like a wheel, and worked hard to defend against the battle. At this time, the fifteenth and sixth riders from the Murakami army rushed over, beheaded with all their strength, and rescued the general. This battle is called the Battle of Uedahara, because the Murakami Army killed Takeda veteran Itagaki, and the Shinshu Army has a slight advantage. The powerful families in Shinshu, who had been afraid to move because of the Koshu army's despotic power, rose up one after another, and the first one to attack was Ogasawara Nagatoge of Fukashi from Chikuma County.He allied with the Murakami, Nishina, Fujisawa and other clans, crossed the Shiojiri Ridge, and invaded Shimosuwa twice.Although they were repulsed twice, it also caused the powerful clan in Suwa County to revolt, and the chaos spread throughout Shinshu. Takeda Harunobu's six years of Shinshu management achievements seemed to be disintegrating. "No more indecision!" Harunobu made up his mind and led 7,000 soldiers to attack Shimosuwa, conquer the nobles in the prefecture, and then turn to Chikuma County. Although Ogasawara Changji held back at Shiojiri Ridge, the blocking forces were broken, and he retreated to Kikyogahara in the west of Narai River, where he was defeated by the pursuing Takeda Army. In the end, he could not even return to Jujo, so he fled to Yoshika County to seek refuge with Murakami Yoshitoshi clear. Takeda Harunobu's influence extended to Chikuma and Azumi counties. Today, Shinshu is owned by Takeda except for the southern part of Ina County and Hokishin. Although Yoshiki Murakami, the center of Beixin's anti-Takeda forces, entangled the heroes and fought desperately, his momentum was not as good as before, and he gradually fell into a disadvantage.
The snow stopped the next day and the weather turned fine.Jing Hu finished his daily routine shooting practice and was eating lunch when Ueda's Fang Jing sent an urgent letter. "I saw Mr. Xianzheng of Hirai today. He said that he had something to ask. He wanted to go to Guicheng. He planned to rest in my city for a day or two before going on the road. I would like to report it. Also, Mr. Xianzheng asked Zhengjing to escort him when he set off. Send an envoy to report!" The post date was two days ago.According to the messenger who sent the letter, Xianzheng led more than fifty people on foot and on horseback. Jing Hu rewarded the envoy and asked him to rest overnight, and then returned to Shangtian with a letter. The next day, Fangjing's envoy arrived again, saying that Zhengjing set off with Xianzheng today and arrived three days later. Jinghu is ready to use Ninomaru as a guest house, and because Zheng Jing is also here, he has added various equipment. It was snowing again on the day Xianzheng was scheduled to arrive, and the dry snow in the severe winter was falling intermittently.Jinghu went out of the city in the morning, and prepared wine and meals at the village temple in the fifty kilometers. Xianzheng and his party arrived just before noon, when the snow was falling the heaviest, and everyone felt exhausted. Uesugi Xianzheng was only thirty years old at the time, but he was already showing signs of aging. Perhaps it was because of the decline of his family fortune in the past few years, but it was also related to his life of alcoholism, lust, and indulgence. After the meeting, we took a short rest, and after eating the lunch prepared by Jinghu, we returned to Mount Kasuga led by Jinghu. Jing Hu thought that there would only be a welcome banquet that night, and we can talk about it tomorrow if we have anything to say.But as soon as he arrived at Kasuga Mountain and just entered Ninomaru's reception apartment, Xianzheng immediately said: "I want to explain why I came here first. If this matter is not resolved, I will not be at ease, and you must not be at ease either!" His demeanor was restless. Although Jing Hu had heard that he lived an indulgent life and governed violently, he was still surprised that he was so irritable.I thought that he had been pampered since he was a child, and once his fate suffered, he would naturally not be able to show everyone's demeanor. "I wanted to talk about it in a day or two, but if you want to, please do so!" "Okay! Listen, I left Hirai and came here because I was mentally prepared not to return to Hirai!" His tone was puzzling, as if it was Jinghu's responsibility that he left Hirai.Jing Hu heard it in his ears, but felt baffled.Although it is known that he is an ordinary person with ordinary courage and insight, the meaning of his words is still surprising.I thought, maybe he wanted to use this method to persuade himself to send troops to Kanto. Jing Hu suppressed the astonishment on his face, and replied: "Your words are unexpected, what do you mean?" "Listen carefully!" Xianzheng leaned forward, not like the attitude of a venerable: "You know it! Our family has been defeated by the grandson of the Odawara school ronin for ten years!" "I regret that!" Xianzheng burst into tears suddenly, and Jinghu was shocked, feeling both funny and pity. Xianzheng wiped away his tears, and continued: "Continuing defeats have shaken people's hearts. Last spring, they were defeated again in the Battle of Kamirukawa, and people's hearts were scattered. Now I am powerless to fight. If I stay in Kanto at this time, I will definitely suffer. A painful end." Xianzheng cried again, his voice paused, and then he suddenly said: "I will give you the leadership position!" Jing Hu doubted his own ears, he stared at Xianzheng, Xianzheng hurriedly said as if someone urged him: "Uesugi's title is also for you!" Heirloom swords, small knives, bamboo sparrow curtains, etc. are all given to you. As long as you are willing to send troops to Kanto, destroy Hojo, help me avenge my shame, and give me a country in Shangzhou, I will be satisfied! Please accept it! Please! !" He clasped his hands together, and his pale cheeks were wet with tears.
This is really unexpected, Jing Hu recalled the revelation in the dream again, could it be referring to this incident?He couldn't answer for a moment, he just said: "This..." Xianzheng thought he was going to refuse, got up and said, "I have brought what I just said and the family heirloom! I will show you!" He walked and ran to the upper hall, where the cabinet that was carried by the servants just now was there. Jing Hu watched him move it carefully, but he didn't expect that there were those things in it. "look!" He lifted the lid and took out the contents of the cabinet with both hands.First came the imperial decree in a black box decorated with luminous shells, then the pennant, then the genealogy, everything was packed in the box.Then he took out a big knife and a dagger, which were put in a brocade bag.He took out everything and arranged them, and finally grabbed the curtain and spread his hands out, hastily fearing that Jing Hu would say no if he didn't do this, he looked like a peddler standing at the intersection of the street selling goods to passers-by. "Look, I'm not joking, I'm determined to come!" Xianzheng's tone was very urgent. Jing Hu said: "These are all valuables, please put them away first!" Although he lamented that Bishamon Tenjin's revelation was very effective, perhaps because the constitutional government's behavior was too frivolous, he suddenly didn't want to continue this topic, and his heart was quite heavy. "Because I am insignificant, I don't dare to be so valued..." At this point, Jing Hu realized that he was tactfully refusing, and was startled. Since this is an instruction from the gods, how can he refuse?So the tone changed: "The Uesugi family is the head of my family for generations. I should try my best to think of good plans to repel the enemy in order to achieve domestic stability. But what you just said about inheriting the Uesugi family governor and management position is a matter of the face of the head of the family. If there is no Kyoto I don’t dare to act on the government’s orders without permission. Only after receiving the government’s permission and the enemy is punished can I act according to orders!” Xianzheng, who was worried that he would reject him, suddenly brightened. "You act with courtesy, which is admirable. However, Uesugi's surname is my family's property, and the leadership position is hereditary in my family. I can deal with it as I please. Since you have scruples, you can do it according to your method, but you can't refuse. !" "Never! Never!" "Then it's decided, great! Great!" Xianzheng cheered up, but then asked anxiously: "Don't forget to give me Shangzhou Yiguo!" "I will never forget!" Jing Hu thought that if he rejected him, he might find someone else to sell the deal again!After all, he is not someone who wants to keep his leadership position, so he feels contempt and compassion for him at the same time. In this way, Xianzheng has been staying in the outer city of Chunri Mountain City.According to the "Guan Bazhou Ancient War Records", Jing Hu donated 300 Guan of the territory to him as the living expenses of the master and slave.
Kanto leader Uesugi Kensei couldn't bear the oppression of Odawara's Hojo clan, so he left Kanto and came to Echigo to seek refuge with Keihu in the fifth month. This official position is the ostentation of Kasugayama Nagao's family, and Haruki was also granted this official position.However, in this era, this official position does not need to be conferred by the imperial court for special merit, but can be obtained by donating money to the imperial court, which is also the most important source of income for the imperial court. A while ago, Jing Hu started to study music, and his master was Uesugi Kensei. Although Xianzheng is not good at martial arts, but because he grew up in an aristocratic family, he has a good sense of elegance, sings and composes Liange, can play football, and is familiar with the rhythms of pipa, flute, Xiao, and snare drums.Jinghu accepted his request and left him to spend the day leisurely in Chunri Mountain. He was as comfortable as sitting on a big boat, and began to live an elegant life with preludes and music, but he was somewhat bored, so he proposed to teach Jinghu something. "It's good for a samurai to be good at fighting, but it's even better if he knows how to be elegant. One day you will become the governor of the Kanto region. At that time, you will go to Beijing to see the general and the emperor. If you know how to be elegant, your martial arts will be even more dazzling. What do you want to learn? Anything is fine, I can teach you. Originally, you should start learning art at a young age, and only learn it after middle age. No matter how good you learn, you always feel that you are shadowed by a warrior, but you are not bad at your age, and you are easy to teach." Although Jing Hu didn't think these public upbringing was necessary, he didn't dislike poems and songs. Sometimes he could chant one or two poems when he became popular. If the words or syntax were inappropriate, he asked the monks of Linquan Temple to help him correct them.He doesn't have to be clever, as long as he can express his feelings.Therefore, he no longer wants the constitutional government to teach him poetry, but only wants to learn rhythm. He has always wanted to learn before, and his desire to learn is even more eager now. In recent years, he has often fallen into severe depression, feeling that everything is empty and boring, and even the wars, domestic affairs and beliefs that once made him excited and high-spirited made him feel meaningless. "So what if I do these things? After decades, I will eventually die. No matter how great my martial arts are and how good my government is, I will soon be forgotten. Even if I always remain in people's memory and be remembered , What does it matter to me? After all, I have become an ignorant and insensitive nothingness." This layer of thoughts covered his chest like a damp cloud, and settled down.He often wanted to die, and several times he drew out his dagger and stared at the sharp blade. This strange feeling usually disappeared after a few days, but it was enough for him to suffer.He didn't drink alcohol at this time, because drinking alcohol could not relieve his happiness, but he was so drunk that he was miserable, and the next day he was even more depressed. At this time, what he often thinks of is the sound of Nami's flute. Thinking of the brisk tune floating in the night sky, he feels that if he knows the rhythm, he may be able to relieve his depression at this time. So Jinghu told Xianzheng: "Please teach me the rhythm!" "Okay! I'll teach you as far as I know, starting with the pipa, which is what I'm best at." Constitution is very happy.As far as a general is concerned, he is not as good as the young man in front of him, and even now he has to rely on him to take care of him, so he is naturally happy to be able to use his skills to stand in the top position. Xianzheng brought several pipas, and gave one of them to Jinghu: "This one is called Citong, and it is my family heirloom. I will give it to you. I hope you will keep it well!" He hugged a "凩" by himself and started teaching from that day on.It was very difficult at first, but after about a month, Jing Hu suddenly realized and made rapid progress. "Oh! So exciting! You are very talented, ordinary people can't learn so fast!" Xianzheng praised him, and taught him even more vigorously. Jing Hu doesn't think the praise of the constitutional government is a compliment, he believes that he has a good understanding.This is the reason why he has been hanging on the rhythm for so long.In any case, he was encouraged to practice diligently in his spare time in government affairs.Sometimes I go to Xianzheng for advice, and sometimes I practice by myself. When the pipa was almost mastered, Xianzheng taught him to play the flute, probably because he was already familiar with the rhythm, so he learned it faster and more skillfully than the pipa. "Excellent! Excellent!" Xianzheng was very happy and continued to teach him the snare drum.He is also a quick learner. The effect of the melody is really clear. The melancholy that would attack him every two or three months has never reappeared. Maybe it is the music itself, or maybe it is his serious study that resolved the melancholy. In short, it is very effective. He thinks it is good start. Jing Hu did not forget the agreement with the Constitutional Government. He continued to send spies to investigate the situation in the Kanto, collect information, and open the military route to the Kanto. However, because the time was not yet ripe, he spent the whole year learning the rhythm.
On February 10th, the twenty-second year of Tianwen, Qingjing passed away. After Qingjing gave up the post of family supervisor to Jinghu, he built a pavilion in the mansion and spent the rest of his life leisurely.At the end of the first lunar month, he caught a cold and died after being sick for ten days. When Jing Hu arrived after receiving the notification of his critical illness, Qing Jing was already unconscious. After a while, he suddenly returned to the light. He stared at Jing Hu, his lips twitched, as if he was about to speak. Jing Hu put his ears close and heard him say: "...I'm sorry, forgive me..." He is probably apologizing for the fact that he has never treated Jing Hu like his brother in his life!His wrinkled cheeks glistened with tears. Jing Hu's chest felt hot, and he held his hand tightly.Qingjing was unable to hold back his grip anymore, he just twisted the corners of his mouth trying to squeeze out a smile, but before the smile appeared, he closed his eyes again.He seemed to lose consciousness again, but his lips were still squirming, as if he was about to say something again, and he listened closely, but it was: "...Fuji Zi, Fuji Zi, where have you been?..." The voice stopped, and the breathing stopped.Qingjing's last words shocked Jinghu, and the strong, terrifying, horrible and unclean love of men and women filled his chest for a while. "He still thinks about that woman, the woman who abandoned him!" Jing Hu was angry in his heart, he stared at Qing Jing's face, his dirty bearded lips were slightly parted, his face showing yellow teeth gradually became innocent, his hands were already cold. Sorrow welled up in my heart, and tears flowed down my cheeks. A few days later, Qingjing's body was sent to Linquan Temple for burial. Two months later, the spies sent by Keigoro to Shinshu rushed back and reported more complicated changes in the situation. They said that Harunobu Takeda had sent troops from Kofu to attack Katsuo Castle, the last stronghold of Yoshiki Murakami. Yoshiki Murakami is the number one hero in North Shinshu. Because Murakami is alive, Takanashi, Inoue, Shimadzu, Suda, Kurita and other Shinshu heroes can support the invasion of the Takeda clan. If Murakami perishes, all the Shinshu heroes will also be wiped out. The Beixin area is currently owned by Takeda.If Beixin belongs to Takeda, Echigo will be adjacent to Takeda's forces. "Don't be careless, if there is a slight change, you will return quickly!" Jing Hu sent more spies.He thought of seeing Harunobu's heroic figure and the lovely and pitiful Mrs. Suwa at the back of Mt. Fuji, and counted, it was already nine years ago.
The battle between the Murakami clan and the Takeda clan started six years ago in the sixteenth year of Tianwen. Takeda Harunobu destroyed the Suwa clan in the thirteenth year of Tianwen and acquired Suwa County. In the sixteenth year of Tianwen, he conquered the northern half of Ina County. Then he turned to the north and first attacked Sakushiga Castle, which belonged to the Murakami clan. The Murakami family has been seated in Kazuo Castle in Sakagi (Sakagi) of Nanke County for generations, and has led a total of six counties, including four counties in Shinshu and two counties in Echigo. All parties regard him as the head of the Beixin Hao family.Although Shiga Castle was the base of the Murakami clan in Saku, a small prefecture, if it were captured, the rich family in this place would definitely turn their backs on Murakami and take Takeda.Therefore, Murakami Yoshiki was furious and confronted Takeda repeatedly. There were wins and losses between the two powerhouses, and after that, the Takeda family gradually gained the upper hand.In February of the 17th year of Tianwen, the two strong battles.Harunobu Takeda led Itagaki Nobugata, Itomi Bingbu, Oyamada Nobuyu, Oyamada Masato, Naito Masato, Baba Nobukatsu, Zhujiao Torada, Kurihara Saemonzuo, Hara Masatoshi, Sanada Yutaka, Asari Nobuono and other confidantes. They will come out in full force, cross Damen Ridge, reach Yitian Wa, then enter Yantian from Shayuan Ridge, and build an array at the foot of Cangsheng Mountain.Murakami Yoshiki rallied the powerful families north of central Shinshu to fight against it! Itagaki Nobugata was the vanguard of the Takeda Army.Among the skilled Takeda generals, Itagaki was the most seasoned general with countless warriors under his command. The Shinshu army was unwilling to confront them head-on, and quickly retreated to the second formation. Itagaki succeeded in the first battle, and inspected the beheaded heads of his subordinates before the battle.A person's fate is about to end, and it is true that his words and deeds are not like his usual performance, even for a famous general like Itagaki.Because he was in the vanguard, the troops pursued Murakami's army quite far away, and they were quite far away from Takeda's formations. In case the enemy suddenly counterattacked, the rescue of our own troops would be too late, but he didn't seem to notice this, and he leisurely patrolled all the places. Beheading level. When the Xinzhou army received the news from the spies, they immediately laid down a team of army flags, quietly made a detour, and appeared unexpectedly to attack. Itagaki was shocked, and immediately formed a team to defend against the battle, but the advantage was lost, and it ended in defeat.He fought with his gun himself, and the teams tried their best to rescue him, but it was too late. The fierce battle begins.The Shinshu army killed Itagaki, the chief general of the Takeda family, and wiped out the shame of the first battle. As a result, the fighting spirit was raised. Although there were many battle-hardened Takeda soldiers, they were still trapped in a bitter battle. When Murakami Yoshiki came from the city, he had already thought of a secret strategy in his heart, and when the battle situation fell into a melee, he immediately implemented it.He ordered hundreds of archers carrying arrow baskets in front, and warriors holding long-eared spears to separate on both sides of his horse, and charged forward with fierce shouts.He didn't care about the plight of his own teams at all, and just rushed straight towards Takeda Harunobu's base camp. Yiqing had previously ordered the archers: "Never turn around and shoot arrows. Set up arrows and wait until the enemy is within seven feet before releasing arrows!" Wutian's army rushed to stop Yiqing, but was hindered by this trick, they fell before they arrived, and the rest of the people immediately flinched. "Amazing! Good boys! Just follow this method! The enemy is already frightened, hurry up! Continue to charge!" Yiqing was forty-eight years old at the time, and his well-trained body showed no sign of decay. He was wearing an armor embroidered with blue threads and a battle helmet decorated with spade-shaped decorations. He straddled a brown horse with crimson saddle, hissing Shouting, he finally rushed into Harunobu's base camp. The warriors under Harunobu couldn't help showing a little fear in the face of the Murakami army who was going straight ahead without knowing what to do. Takeda Harunobu wears an armor woven with flowers and a helmet called "Suwa Honyo" with long white plow ox hair covering the back, and rides on a black-lacquered war horse with red saddles. "Don't retreat! Everyone hold back!" He uttered a loud voice to stop the army from retreating, only to see Murakami's army swarming towards them, General Yiqing was in front of him. "You are Harunobu? Hateful!" Yiqing jumped on his horse and swung his saber. "Not bad! You are Yiqing!" Harunobu also drove his horse and drew his sword to resist. The two swung their knives at the same time, but they were blocked by the opponent before the tip of the knives reached their bodies.The two swung their sabers at each other again, this time they only cut off each other's armor sleeves, and the third saber did not meet until the two sabers collided with a loud clang.When the fourth confrontation was approaching, Harunobu's horse was suddenly frightened, its mane fluttered, and it jumped to the side, leaping six meters. "Shameless! Want to escape?" Yiqing was furious, and when he let his horse go after him, the Takeda samurai stood in front of him and stabbed Yiqing's horse's head with a spear. Yiqing's horse fell to the side like a screen overturned, and Yiqing fell straight to the ground. "excellent!" Qingxin's Mahui warriors came from all directions and attacked Yiqing together.Yiqing straightened his body, swung his saber like a wheel, and worked hard to defend against the battle. At this time, the fifteenth and sixth riders from the Murakami army rushed over, beheaded with all their strength, and rescued the general. This battle is called the Battle of Uedahara, because the Murakami Army killed Takeda veteran Itagaki, and the Shinshu Army has a slight advantage. The powerful families in Shinshu, who had been afraid to move because of the Koshu army's despotic power, rose up one after another, and the first one to attack was Ogasawara Nagatoge of Fukashi from Chikuma County.He allied with the Murakami, Nishina, Fujisawa and other clans, crossed the Shiojiri Ridge, and invaded Shimosuwa twice.Although they were repulsed twice, it also caused the powerful clan in Suwa County to revolt, and the chaos spread throughout Shinshu. Takeda Harunobu's six years of Shinshu management achievements seemed to be disintegrating. "No more indecision!" Harunobu made up his mind and led 7,000 soldiers to attack Shimosuwa, conquer the nobles in the prefecture, and then turn to Chikuma County. Although Ogasawara Changji held back at Shiojiri Ridge, the blocking forces were broken, and he retreated to Kikyogahara in the west of Narai River, where he was defeated by the pursuing Takeda Army. In the end, he could not even return to Jujo, so he fled to Yoshika County to seek refuge with Murakami Yoshitoshi clear. Takeda Harunobu's influence extended to Chikuma and Azumi counties. Today, Shinshu is owned by Takeda except for the southern part of Ina County and Hokishin. Although Yoshiki Murakami, the center of Beixin's anti-Takeda forces, entangled the heroes and fought desperately, his momentum was not as good as before, and he gradually fell into a disadvantage.