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Sanhe Butterfly Chapter 414: Tiger poison does not eat seeds

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    The red sun in midsummer and May is scorching. This year¡¯s sun is far hotter than in previous years. It doesn¡¯t have the bright warmth of March and April, but it carries the heat wave of the fire season. In March, there was a rare hailstorm in Kaibi, which affected many crops.  The damage was serious. In the past two months, the sun has been shining continuously. The dry land has cracked and cracked. The seedlings in the rice fields have been burned to the point where their leaves hang down weakly. They have to endure this long and painful midsummer.  .  The atmosphere in the Kaiji Ozaki Hall was as cold as winter. Takeda Yoshinobu was having a fierce argument with his father Takeda Shingen. The servants walked carefully along the edge of the corridor, and they only met each other a little bit.  Their heads passed by each other in a hurry. At this juncture, no one dared to say anything to offend the father and son in the hall.  A few months after Takeda Yoshinobu was imprisoned in Echigo, his temperament became more and more unpredictable and his temper grew longer and longer. He had quarreled with his father several times because of minor differences. It was rare that Takeda Shingen could still be patient.  His son was being teased by his temper, and both the family members and the servants felt that His Highness Taro had changed, but the lord remained the same.  Takeda Yoshinobu has fair skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes. His appearance is more similar to his mother, Mrs. Sanjo, but his temperament is just like that of Takeda Shingen when he was young.  Today, in the middle of the country, the drought is severe and the heat is deepening, but no water has fallen. Some tributaries of the Fuefuki River and Kamamashi River have bottomed out. At this time, it is time to investigate the drought and rescue the victims, instead of deploying tens of thousands of soldiers in Suwa County to wait for the disaster. Please be kind to me.  My father and the mayor reached an early peace, withdrew their troops and allowed them to return to their hometowns for disaster relief. He then respectfully invited my father to go to Fuefuki River and Kamamagawa to visit the victims." Takeda Shingen looked at his eldest son, who was younger and more handsome than him.  , suppressing the unhappiness in his heart and said patiently: "Taro! My family has exempted all taxes from the country this year. I have also ordered my family members to station in various territories to dig wells to collect water to assist in disaster relief, so that I can go to the countryside to visit the victims in this scorching summer.  It¡¯s really too hard! The troops stationed in Suwa County cannot be withdrawn. Our family¡¯s request for peace to the Kira family has not been cut off, but what can we do if the Lord of the Town is unwilling to give up the land of the two counties?  " "The Duke of Jinfu is the guardian of Shinano appointed by the shogunate. If you need those two counties, just give them to him" "Don't talk nonsense!" Takeda Shingen started to protest.  Realizing that his voice was a little too loud, he frightened Takeda Yoshinobu. He sat back and said slowly: "These two counties are territories that I, the Takeda clan, must never give up. The resentment among the members of the family is getting stronger day by day. Everyone is not used to Shinano."  Losing most of our lives will cause trouble sooner or later. If we hand these two counties over to the town government, we and our father will be dead. " "Is it that serious? I don't think it will be like this, right?"  "Yoshinobu Takeda looked at Takeda Shingen in confusion, feeling that his father was making a fuss and deceiving him again.  Takeda Yoshinobu had been deceived by Takeda Shingen countless times since he was a child. Every time he said he would take him to the countryside to play, he never realized it even once. He had asked many times to go to Yuya Onsen, but every time when the trip was about to take place,  It was his father who quietly took his concubine away.  He was left to guard the Tsuzaki Hall in a daze.  "Of course it will be so serious. Have you forgotten the story of your grandfather and great-uncle? That was the problem left after your great-grandfather and great-uncle fought for power. In the end, your grandfather raided and killed all your great-uncle's clan on a rainy night.  Only then did they completely unify Kai and put an end to the chaos that had lasted for more than a hundred years. " Takeda Shingen said that he was referring to the rebellion of Yukawa Nobue. Yukawa Nobue was Takeda Shingen's great-uncle and Takeda Nobutora's biological uncle because of Takeda Nobumasa's favor.  And plan to abolish the elder and establish the young.  In the end, he died at the hands of the young Takeda Nobunao (later renamed Takeda Nobutora), which ended the war for the governor of the Takeda family. Needless to say, the bloody battle during this period, compared to Takeda Nobunao's tragic childhood, Takeda Harunobu and Takeda Yoshinobu's father and son  Their childhoods were relatively happy.  Takeda Yoshinobu said blankly: "Grandpa? It seems that I have never seen this child before!" "I have seen Taro. In the past, your grandfather loved you the most. That year, your grandfather also said that he would bring more local products from Suruga.  When you come back, I will prepare a special gift for you" Takeda Shingen's eyes showed confusion and reminiscence.  "Then what happened?" "Thenyour grandfather lived in seclusion in Suruga and never came back." Takeda Shingen took a long breath and did not intend to continue this topic.  Takeda Yoshinobu said cautiously: "Father, I heard that you exiled your grandfather, right?" "Who told you?" Takeda Shingen frowned at his uneasy expression.  He snorted coldly and said: "How can I exile your grandfather with my own strength? If not for the concerted efforts of a group of family members to block your grandfather out of Kai, my family has never thought about bringing your grandfather back to enjoy a good night."?, it¡¯s just that the old man¡¯s temper is too stubborn.  I just don¡¯t want to come back.  " Takeda Yoshinobu suddenly realized: "So that's the case, then it's really because of the family lineage!  But why do they want to persecute the family governor?  Now that the Kai-Takeda family's business is booming and declining, will the family members continue to persecute my father as they did decades ago?  What should we do in Kai now that we have no way to expand?  " An undetectable light flashed in Takeda Shingen's eyes, and he said with a warm smile: "There will be a way. The family members will definitely not force our family, don't worry!  " "What should we do about this year's drought?  Farmers cannot withstand this dry summer even if they are exempted from taxes!  Looking at the weather, it may be difficult to rain within half a month. This year's food production will definitely drop sharply. I don't know how many people will starve to death by next spring. But my Takeda family still maintains nearly 20,000 troops, supported by food and grass.  Live?  What would the samurai and the ashigaru eat if there was no food?  Will it cause trouble?  "Takeda Yoshinobu's questions came out like a barrage, and even Takeda Shingen was unable to parry them in a short period of time. He had long discovered that his son was different from before. He always spoke and acted with a strong sense of purpose.  Broken intelligence shows that he has a deep relationship with some of the thorn-headed samurai in his family. Most of these samurai are from the 6,000 prisoners who were released. A small number of them are young samurai from the clan families of Takeda Yoshinobu's trusted relatives. These people are advocating at home.  With the theory that Echigo is invincible, they try to fight for the right to speak in the family under the banner of young samurai. Their theory is that the Echigo Kira family cannot resist and it is better to reach peace as soon as possible. As long as peace is achieved, they can learn technical knowledge from Echigo and improve Kai.  The standard of living is that when Kai becomes rich, he no longer needs to expand or kill people. In short, their theory always has a bit of a strange argument. Most of these people are simply young samurai and are not popular in Kai's mainstream public opinion.  The family members of the family also know the supporters behind them, so everyone avoids talking about this group of people. Of course, many family members still talk about the disappointing performance of these young warriors from ancient times to the present.  Living a life of licking blood on the edge of a knife, wandering between life and death, what they compete for is land, wealth, reputation, family inheritance, etc. It is more uncomfortable for them to give up their attachment to land than to kill them. The role of wealth is slightly less important than land.  , and the second is personal reputation and family inheritance. Most samurai live this kind of life. Only a handful of top warriors will put family inheritance and reputation first, because land and wealth are easily accessible to them.  We can only care about the latter two. Unfortunately, the Kai Takeda family is the kind of samurai family that lacks three of the four things. The land is scarce and not enough to support the appetites of many generations of retainers. Although wealth has gold, it is not a long-term solution. There are always mines to dig.  A glorious day. His reputation is quite good, especially in the Eastern Kingdom, but it is still completely incomparable to the glory of Yamana, Ouchi, and Nizi who have played an important role in seven or eight kingdoms, or even one-sixth of the palace. Only the family  The inheritance of karma is relatively stable, and it has not declined due to problems with the inheritance of descendants like Yamana, Ouchi, and Nizi. Takeda Shingen was determined to test his true thoughts and said patiently: "Well, these issues are very important.  What solution does Taro have?  " A hint of excitement flashed across Takeda Yoshinobu's face, but he still answered cautiously: "Yes!  I think this is not too difficult to solve. Kai is currently facing many problems. In summary, there are only two problems: the food crisis and the huge burden of military service. My initial idea is to use Koshu stone gold to purchase food from Echigo and disband.  Half of the military personnel returned to their hometowns to work in agriculture. They learned advanced agricultural technology from Echigo and rectified Kai's agriculture. In a few years, Kai's stone height could be increased from 240,000 koku to more than 500,000 koku.  If our territory remains unchanged and our knowledge and actions double, there should be no complaints!  "    "Well.  When buying grain from Echigo, how do you ensure grain prices?  The Koshu chess stone gold is used to train the red cavalry. If it is used to buy food, what should the red cavalry do?  Although it would be good to disband the military service of 10,000 people and return to their hometowns to work in the countryside, what we lack in Jiafei is not the population but the land. There will be a sudden increase of 10,000 surplus laborers in the countryside.  What if there is not enough farmland for them to plant?  These Ashigaru are veterans who have experienced life-and-death struggles. Without farmland, they have no source of income. How can we appease them and ensure the safety of their families?  Learn Echigo's agricultural techniques, but how can you ensure that the Kira family will teach you wholeheartedly?  "The young Takeda Yoshinobu was left speechless by a series of rhetorical questions. He couldn't figure out how to get the support of the Echigo Kira family. He wasn't stupid enough to say stupid things about surrendering the Kira family. At least he had to marry the Kira family.  Only allies can gain a certain amount of support, just like the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Kosojun, and to reach the level mentioned by Takeda Yoshinobu, you must at least surrender to the Kira family and serve as a daimy¨­ to be eligible to enjoy it. Takeda Yoshinobu is unhappy.  After leaving, his struggle this time still achieved nothing.??, he didn't understand that no matter how strong Echigo was, his own family was not as strong as his own, and he didn't understand the role and influence that the Kanadai retainers had on the Kai Takeda clan. Takeda Nobutora was exiled under the joint efforts of Takeda Shingen and the Kanadai retainers.  He could never come back again. Although he lied again in front of Takeda Yoshinobu, there is no doubt about the disgraceful role played by the Genedai retainers in that exile.  The Kai no Tiger, who had dominated Shinano for more than ten years, suddenly let out a long sigh. He had already figured out how bizarre and weird the thoughts of his eldest son were. Some members of the Genedai family knew that the arguments held by the young samurai came from the mouth of Takeda Yoshinobu, but they  Still daring to express his disappointment with these young samurai was just another way to release his dissatisfaction, which was what troubled Takeda Shingen the most.  The Kai Takeda clan has two internal systems, the Oyamada clan in the prefecture and the Aneyama clan in Kawachi. In addition, the family has a complex system of one clan, old clan, new clan, ashigaru generals, etc., making a family with only twenty-four  The samurai disputes within the Kai Kingdom of Manshi were comparable to the small Sengoku Kingdom of Kitai Ise.  A few years ago, Takeda Shingen, the Tiger of Kai, was confident of suppressing any problems at home, but with the failure of the two Kawanakajima battles.  The loyal and brave Kanadai vassal was dead and useless, and the Shinano Kingdom that he worked so hard to conquer was handed over to others. The double blow of prestige and territory had made him gradually unable to suppress the ulterior clan vassal. He was very worried about a certain  When you go to bed one night, you will never see the sun again the next day.  "Taro has changed, so much that even I don't recognize him! What kind of soup did Yoshitoki Kira give him to make him change so quickly But what he said is right. I, the Kai Takeda clan, cannot stay in Kai Hao  If there is no action, the north cannot be aggressive, so the south is the only one. The Suruga Imagawa clan is reallybut Taro is the Imagawa clan's real brother-in-law, so what should we do? Do we want our family to take action against our eldest son?" Takeda Shingen fell into deep worry.  In thinking.   One thing Takeda Yoshinobu guessed wrong was that the drought was about to disappear. Less than half a month later, a terrible typhoon mixed with endless storms swept half of Japan. The storms continued for more than ten days and nights, causing the rivers to dry up.  Reborn.  The river surged and turned into a terrible flood. In less than half a month, the entire Eastern Kingdom turned into a vast expanse of water.  This storm brought a temporary pause to the intense fighting in Vietnam. Just as a group of uninvited guests came to Kuwayama Castle in Tonami County, Vietnam, Genjin Sugiura returned with more than 8,000 defeated soldiers who were like mud monkeys. These 8,000 defeated soldiers had just experienced  A disastrous defeat, and they were hit by heavy rain during the retreat.  They could only brave the violent storm and cross several half-collapsed mountain roads, and barely managed to escape back to Sangshan City.  Kotokuji Noriken had no idea that there would be problems on the North Front, which was almost certain. He had reasons to shirk responsibility for his failure to attack Inami Castle. There was no obstacle in front of Sugiura Gento, so why was he defeated in such an embarrassing manner? Could he still be defeated?  Can the unsuspecting Chinese defenders in the rear be successful?  Or was it the surprise attack by the elusive cavalry?  Angry and puzzled, Kotokuji Noriken angrily questioned Sugiura Gennin: "Iki Shoden has 20,000 Kaga elite troops under his command, and there are also 3,000 troops from Jinbo Youemon to join forces. In terms of military strength, the elite are better than the poor."  The 30,000 miscellaneous soldiers led by the monks were able to defend the mountain city without any obstruction. Didn't there be reports of the capture of the ancient city a few days ago? " Why did Sugiura Gennin suffer a defeat and be defeated again?  His face was covered with rain for several days in the storm. As soon as he returned to Sangshan City, he heard this scholarly monk coming to question him. The flames started to rise and he said in a vicious voice: "Don't say I'm not good at fighting. If you have the skills, go to Chengxian Hall and try it."  You will know after you try it! If Chengxian can encounter Uesugi Danzheng's cavalry and still escape death, I, Xuanren, will willingly surrender and walk around when I see Chengxian!" "This" Guangtokuji Chengxian is a handsome man!  The fair-skinned monk has been widely rumored in Kaga to be one of the faces of Miteru Chaoshoji. He is only a little over 1.5 meters tall and skinny, so how can he compare with Genjin Sugiura, who is nearly a head taller than him?  Half of the three souls and seven souls were frightened away by the roar.  With the help of Xiao Xing, the god protector Changzhi untied the wet body pills.  He smiled bitterly and said: "What Iki Shoden said is true. What we encountered was not other samurai, but the cavalry of the Echigo Dragon Uesugi Danzhengden. Can you believe it, Chengxianden? We will wait for more than 23,000 troops.  We encountered Uesugi Danzheng in Fangshengjin City. The opponent only had 8,000 troops, including about 3,000 black-armored cavalry. Our army also had 2,000 horse-riding warriors, and 8,000 Chinese people who were good at fighting. The result" "Sure enough,  Twenty-three thousand of us were smashed to pieces by Uesugi's bullets from the front. If we hadn't escaped with our lives, we would have been killed by Uesugi's bullets! Look at my Aguto form!  Kabuto will know!" Sugiura Gento took off his tattered helmet and showed it to him. Half of the helmet was cut open like a leaking kettle. Sugiura Gento's bun was messy when he took off the helmet. It was obvious that a small patch on his scalp was visible.  A handful of hair was cut off with a sharp blade.  Chengxian of Guangtoku Temple also knows his military powerTheir level was so poor. The elite cavalrymen who met Masatora Uesugi head-on would definitely be dead or alive. However, Kaga's first general, Genjin Sugiura, was defeated, so he didn't understand: "Uesugi Danmasa is here too."  , I just returned from the expedition to Deyu Country last year, and now I feel that Ezhong is really huge, but this is an army of 23,000 people! Even if they are defeated, only 8,000 people will be able to recover it, right?  We were really unlucky. As soon as we arrived at Fangshengjin Castle, we bumped into the 8,000 elite troops in Uesugi Danzhen's main hall. Then we couldn't resist and retreated. When we retreated, there were still about 15,000 to 15,600 people. When we were retreating to Morishan Castle, we were stopped halfway.  Kakizaki, Izumi Mamoru and Saito Shimono Mamoru made a surprise attack, and after a fierce battle, Uesugi Danmasa came and killed us, and then we were defeated." Only after the explanation of Jinbo Nagasaki did he realize that this attack was completely controlled by Uesugi Masatora.  In the trap laid by him, 23,000 troops marched to the foot of Fangseizu Castle with great fanfare. Uesugi Masatora, who had been waiting in the castle for a long time, suddenly led his troops out. The combat effectiveness of the Echigo cavalry was completely unmatched by the mounted samurai of Kagabokan.  of.  The two wings were broken without any suspense, and the main formation was shaken. Uesugi Masatora saw the right opportunity and led several Kagemusha to fight out together. He rushed left and right and tore Sugiura Gennin's main formation into pieces. Sugiura Gento himself also encountered  I don't know if it was him or a shadow warrior who was chasing him, but he almost lost his life at the foot of Fangshengjin City.  Both wings collapsed and the entire formation collapsed. Jinbo Nagaji, who was in the rear team, saw that the situation was not going well and used his family's ancestral oiling of the soles of the feet. This time, he abandoned his generational retainer Ishiguro Naritsuna behind and cut off the rear. Gen Sugiura  With the protection of the young Kaga samurai, Ren also managed to escape from the pursuit. More than two thousand people died on the spot. It was a completely one-sided massacre. Sugiura Kenjin hastily arranged for five thousand to cut off the rear army, and led it himself.  With 16,000 remaining soldiers, they desperately retreated towards Shoushan City.  After only escaping for more than ten kilometers, they ran into another surprise attack by Kakizaki Keie and Saito Asanobu. Their morale had just suffered a disastrous defeat, and their morale had dropped to the bottom. Then they encountered two tiger generals from Echigo who were waiting for an ambush. No matter how stupid the assassin was, Genjin Sugiura  He also fully understood that he was in trouble. He left half of the army behind in despair and did not dare to retreat towards Moriyama Castle, so he ran towards Kuwayama Castle in Tonami County.  Fortunately, a sudden violent storm dampened the pursuit of the Echigo cavalry. The violent rain covered the field, and there was a white mist everywhere. Uesugi Masatora was worried about pursuing too deeply and causing an accident, so he ordered his troops to stop fighting.  So the eight thousand defeated troops fled into Sangshan City in embarrassment.  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read.)
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