And just when the Uesugi army was resting at Matsukura Castle. Yasuda Nagahide led 600 troops day and night, and finally arrived at Kasuga Mountain Castle in only seven days.

As soon as he entered the castle, he couldn't take a break, so he couldn't wait to go to the castle tower.

"Report to the lord, Lord Yasuda has returned to Kasuga Mountain Castle with six hundred troops, there is an important matter to report, and he is currently waiting outside the castle tower, and I ask the lord to decide."

Uesugi Kenshin couldn't help frowning after hearing this, if something is reported, Yasuda Nagahide, as a deputy general, should not come in person, and bring back six hundred troops, is it ...... The army he sent to Hida to help Ji Xiaolu's family defend the land has 4,000 people, and he already knows about the Takayama clan's attack on Hida, but with the strength of the Takayama clan, even if the family is defeated, it is impossible for only 600 troops to escape back, could it be that Oda Nobunaga sent an army to help him seize the land? Thinking of this, Shangshan Qianxin couldn't help but be very annoyed, only to hear him immediately order: "Quickly summon the retainers to come to discuss the matter." With that, he walked in the direction of the castle tower.

It didn't take long, and all the important ministers in Kasuga Mountain Castle had already come to the assessment room. "Yasuda Nagahide, report to me about Hida." As soon as Uesugi Kenshin sat down on the seat, he asked as soon as he spoke, but from these words, I couldn't tell his current mood at all.

When Uesugi Kenshin finished asking, he heard Yasuda Nagahide quickly reply: "Back to the lord, the subordinate led the army back, and it was because the lord and all the adults were deceived by that Ji Xiaolu Laigang."

Lord, a few days ago, the Gaoshan clan led nearly 3,000 troops to attack the small island city where the army was stationed, and the Gaoshan army was fully capable of annihilating the 1,000 troops of the family in the city. However, Takayama-sama did not do this, and his subordinates learned from his mouth that the reason why he led the army to capture Hida was because in the third year of Yongroku, Ji Xiaolu Yorizuna led the army to attack Takayama Castle under the rule of the Takayama family, and after taking the city, Ji Koji Yoritsuna slaughtered the people of the Takayama family. Takayama-sama's attack on Hida is entirely for revenge, so if the family helps the Ji Xiaolu family again, it will be very harmful to the lord's name of benevolence and righteousness. Therefore, the subordinates immediately led the army back and reported the truth of the matter to the lord urgently. ”

"This is just the words of the Gaoshan Clan, isn't it a little too arbitrary for the adults to listen to and believe it?" I only heard that the previous article was immediately asked.

Although this is not very pleasant. But this is exactly what Uesugi Kenshin wanted to ask, and I saw him looking at Yasuda Nagahide, waiting for an answer.

And Yasuda Nagahide didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "Lord, after the subordinates withdrew from Kojima City, they were afraid that this was just a strategy of Lord Takayama, so they didn't dare to believe it, but after the subordinates asked several heads of the Hida Hao clan, these people basically coincided with what Lord Takayama said, and the subordinates were confirmed. I rushed back from Hida. ”

After listening to this, Uesugi Kenshin did not express any opinions, but asked, "What about Murakami Yoshikiyo?" ”

"Back to the lord, Takayama-sama led his army into Hida and captured Sakurato Castle in one fell swoop, and Murakami-sama accepted the invitation of Himekoji Yoritsuna. Led 3,000 troops to help him recapture the city, but due to the inconvenience of delivering news within Hida, his subordinates did not get any news from Murakami-sama since they left Kojima Castle. ”

After listening to this, Uesugi Kenshin couldn't help but nod and said, "Okay, I know the way, you go down and rest first." ”

Uesugi Kenshin is not very worried about Murakami's situation. Since the Takayama clan can put Yasuda Nagahide and the 600 army back, it proves that he does not want to start a war with his own family, so even if the other 3,000 troops have some casualties, they will definitely not be wiped out, and Murakami Yoshikiyo is the main general, and the Takayama clan is even more unlikely to kill him.

However, Ji Xiaolu Lai Gang dared to deceive and use himself, this is absolutely unforgivable, it seems that he has been too tolerant in recent years, and even Ji Xiaolu Lai Gang dared to fight his own ideas, if he did not punish him severely, then others would become even worse. …,

When Yasuda Nagahide exited the assessment room, he saw Uesugi Kenshin's eyes stare at him, and he asked, "What do you think should be done about this matter?" ”

I only heard that the Kakizaki Jingjia immediately stepped forward and saluted and said: "The lord has always taken the maintenance of the righteousness of the world as his own person, and the world knows that my Uesugi army is the teacher of benevolence and righteousness, as far as this matter is concerned, although the loss of this battle so far the family is as light as 400 people, but the Takayama clan has a reason everywhere, and it is unwise to be an enemy at present, which is harmful to the reputation of the lord, so the subordinates think that the village should be recalled immediately, and send an envoy to Hida to explain the position of the Takayama clan. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Takanashi Masayori speak: "Lord Izumi Mamoru, I don't agree with your suggestion, my lord, my subordinates think that we should quickly send a large army to capture Hida ......while the Takayama clan's foothold is not stable."

Before Takanashi Masayori finished speaking, he heard another retainer immediately interrupt him and asked: "Do you want to ignore the reputation of the lord, it took the lord decades to gain the prestige he has now, before the family was deceived by Ji Xiaolu Laigang, I don't know the inside story, and it is understandable to come, now that I know the true image of the Dao, then the strike is the best choice." ”

"Two adults, it is a trivial matter for the family to be deceived and send an army to Hida to assist the Ji Xiaoji family, and the Oda family conspired against and imprisoned the general, which made people and gods angry, and the general had already sent a decree to pay the power of the world to fight for Oda, it is a big deal, and the Takayama clan is Oda Nobunaga's most favored retainer, why not lead the army to fight, even if there was any misunderstanding before, but it is nothing in the face of major events, if the lord leads the army to fight, not only will it not have any impact on the reputation, And it will also greatly increase the prestige of the lord, so the subordinates think that it is better to go to the army immediately. ”

"I think that what the Takanashi people said is reasonable, and in addition, the subordinates also think that although the Hida is poor, the location is very important, if the family can take the opportunity to control the Hida in hand, then it will form a flanking attack on the Takeda family, if the battle starts, then the family will have an absolute advantage, so the subordinates also agree to immediately send the army to Hida."

"I don't dare to agree, in my eyes, that Hida is not a good place, the adults only think of Takeda, but they don't think of Oda, the current Oda family is no longer Xibi, and it has an alliance with the Takeda family, even if the family can win Hida, then this place will have to face Oda and Takeda's attack, this is completely a fast death.

Moreover, if the army of the family attacks, Oda Nobunaga will definitely lead the army to meet in order to ensure the safety of the Mino side, and now the vitality of the family has not recovered, and there is no ability to fight with the Oda family for the time being, and now since the Takayama clan does not want to make too much trouble with the family, then, the family can calmly withdraw the military situation, so the subordinates agreed to withdraw the army immediately, and asked the lord to decide. ”

And after he finished speaking, the other retainers also expressed their opinions on the matter, but their intentions were nothing more than two points: to withdraw or not to withdraw, and there was no new opinion.

Unlike Asai Nagamasa, it is not permissible to listen to the opinions of his retainers and do what they want before integrating the power of his retainers, but Uesugi Kenshin is different, he let his retainers talk about it completely to see if there is anything he didn't expect, and now he saw that his retainers did not have any better suggestions, so he immediately stopped their discussion.

"Okay, I think it's true that the family didn't understand this matter clearly, and the Takayama clan sect can be regarded as saving face for the family, so I decided to withdraw from Hida immediately, not only to withdraw, but also to send a messenger to meet the Takayama clan sect and apologize to him." …,

"Lord, it's okay to withdraw the army, but the subordinates of Dao Lu apologize think it's inappropriate, if the family apologizes, then how can there be face? So please think twice. When he heard the lord say that he wanted to apologize, Takanashi Masayori immediately objected.

This family is the world's first-class general force, the lord is even more noble as the Kanto commander, what is the Takayama clan, he is just a retainer of the Oda family, even if you add all the land of the Ji Xiaolu family, it is only more than 30,000 stones under his rule, the lord apologizes to him, this will definitely be laughed at.

Uesugi Kenshin ignored him, but glanced at the retainers sitting and asked, "You think so too?" ”

Everyone present nodded, but one of them did not move, but said: "The child thinks that his father's actions are in line with the spirit of bushido and the rules of samurai, and as a samurai, if you can't even face up to the mistakes you have made, but care about the opinions of others, you will be laughed at by others."

I can't do justice myself, so how can I ask others to be fair, so the child thinks that it is not shameful to apologize, and if the world knows that the father of Dao Dao sent an envoy to apologize to the sect of the Takayama clan, not only will it not become the laughing stock of others, but it will become a good story. ”

After listening to this, Uesugi Kenshin couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, and praised, "That's a good point! I have said more than once that as samurai, our duty is to uphold the righteousness of the world, and if we are only strict with others and lenient with ourselves, then what is the peace and righteousness? But what I often say, it seems that only the scenery can remember. ”

said that they were looking at the retainers here, and they all bowed their heads. "Kiheiji, would you like to go to Hida as an envoy to meet the Takayama clan."

"The child is willing to share the worries of his father." I heard Uesugi Keikatsu quickly reply.

"Lord, the current situation in Hida is still unclear, and there is a Takeda army in Hida, and his subordinates think that it is too dangerous to let the young master go, and his subordinates are not willing to go to Hida."

"Thank you for your kindness, now that you are already in the Yuanfu, since you are already a samurai, how can you be afraid of danger, and this trip to Hida is just an experience, so please don't fight anymore."

Uesugi Kenshin looked at the appearance of the long tail with a still very immature face, and couldn't help but nod with satisfaction. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )