"You know, no matter whether I win or lose, I really enjoy this gamble with you." The uncle looked at his hole cards, turned out a q of clubs, and showed it.
At this moment, his cards were three qs and a ten, while Yu Qiuping had three js and a k. The victory or defeat depended on the last hole card.
"Oh? Why is that?" Yu Qiuping asked with a smile.
The uncle hesitated to speak, glanced at the croupiers and several other onlookers, and waved his hands, "I have something private to say and want to talk to this adult. You all should step aside." Sanada Masayuki and the other three generals will
Looking inquiringly at Yu Qiuping, Yu Qiuping nodded, and the other six people walked to a table in the distance and sat down.
"Sir, please speak." Yu Qiuping asked when he saw that everyone had left.
"Do you know about masks?" The uncle said coldly, but it seemed that he was mentioning an unrelated matter.
"Eh?" Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment and nodded, "I know, once you wear it on your face, you won't be able to see the real face. You can pretend to be something else."
"Yes, after putting on the mask, you are no longer the same person, but you have to play a certain role." The uncle smiled bitterly, "Do you know how painful this is?"
"To be honest," the uncle complained while stroking the cards in his hand, "I have always liked gambling since I was a child. When I was a child, I would play with a few brothers, my father who was idle, or other children in the family.
Children, you can play a very simple gambling game all day long, even just guessing the size."
“Because I really like the kind where you don’t have to think too much and just wait for God’s will to decide the outcome. You don’t have to plan carefully, rack your brains, or be exhaustive, but you can just throw in the towel and make the choice you want regardless of the consequences.
!” The uncle seemed to recall his childhood, and actually laughed happily, “That kind of freedom, that kind of excitement when you risk everything, that kind of expectation, anxiety and desire when waiting for God’s will, it is simply the most wonderful thing in the world.
Enjoyed it!”
"I am that kind of person who has no scheming plans. What I long for is to be free and uninhibited in the world. I don't have to worry about the consequences or carefully plan everything. I just do what I want to do boldly and then do it.
The result is left to God's will to decide. Even if I lose, I still enjoy that moment of unwillingness and bitterness!" The uncle's tone was rising, but suddenly he remembered something, and his tone immediately dropped.
"Everything has changed since my father died." The uncle shook his head. "I have become the head of the family, and I am no longer the carefree child."
"The family was in turmoil because of my father's death, and I had to take on the important responsibilities of the family. My brothers, my uncles, the women and children in the family, the senior officials in the family, and the ashigaru subordinates all entrusted everything to me.
They wanted me to be a good housekeeper."
"So, I put on the mask called 'Good Family Governor', and I wore it for more than 20 years. A good family governor must assess the situation and choose the right path for the family. A good family governor must be meticulous in everything he does.
You must make complete plans. A good governor must be wise and courageous, and must always make correct judgments. Every word, deed, and move I make must set an example for the whole family." The uncle looked at Yu Qiuping and sighed heavily.
He took a breath and said, "I have been wearing this mask for more than 20 years, and my own nature has been suppressed for more than 20 years. Sometimes, in the dead of night, when I look in the mirror, I can't even tell which face is the real one.
Is it me? Is that the kid who loves gambling, or is it me the governor?"
"Only in this casino!" The uncle smiled and patted a box of gambling equipment next to him. "Only in this casino can I take off the mask and find my childhood self, my true self! Only in this casino can I
You don’t have to bear the burden of the whole family, and you don’t have to carefully calculate every move, but you can throw out all the bets at will," he said, pushing all the bets to the center of the gambling table, "Haha!"
"I think the most important thing for people is to live their own lives." Yu Qiuping said with a smile, "Wearing a mask all your life, no matter how successful you are, it is the mask that succeeds in the end, not the person himself."
"I hope that one day you will no longer have to hide in the casino, but you can still take off your mask as the house governor and live your true self!" Yu Qiuping smiled and pushed all the chips to the middle: "Haha!
"
"Flop the cards, let's compare!" The uncle's eyes flashed and he shouted in a low voice.
"Sir! So you are here!" Just when the two were about to show their cards, a guard from Sena Shitoshi suddenly rushed in, "His Highness told Mr. Yuqiu to go back immediately. There is something urgent!"
"Hey! Is it urgent?" Yu Qiuping said as he wanted to show his cards, "I'll show my cards first..."
"Sir! It's urgent! What time has it been and you still want to gamble!" the guard shouted dissatisfied.
"It's okay, you have something to do, just leave first." The uncle smiled, "It loses a lot of fun if you turn over the cards hastily at such a thrilling moment. I'll show you the cards together some other time when you are free."
"Then I'll say goodbye first! I'll put the chips there first!" Yu Qiuping said goodbye with a smile, and then hurriedly left the casino with everyone.
As everyone left the casino, the croupier was ready to reveal the hole cards.
"Hey! Don't move." The uncle waved his hand to stop him. "We agreed that we would show the cards when he is free. Keep these cards and chips and don't peek at them."
"Brother, you are so true." The dealer smiled, "Then I'll listen to you." The dealer said as he quickly put the cards and chips into a box. "Speaking of which, brother,
Why did you talk so much to that boy?"
The uncle was silent, and the croupier asked again: "Brother, didn't we come to the mountain city in person this time to personally monitor the movements of the Imagawa family mission? Brother, instead of trying to find out the inside story, you complained to others about gambling?"
"You guys, please stop gambling and be alert around the place." The croupier said solemnly. His voice was not loud, but it was very dignified.
As soon as these words came out, the gamblers who had been gambling with red eyes just now and roaring and gambling stopped what they were doing neatly, stood up, and escorted around the casino.
The person who is called the eldest brother is actually the head of the Miyoshi family and the leader of the four Miyoshi brothers - Miyoshi Nagakei. He raised troops from the four countries and dominated Kinki for more than ten years, with few defeats.
"It's been a long time since I've had such an exciting gambling experience, I just felt it." Miyoshi Changqing excused himself.
"Second brother, are those people from the Imagawa family?" Miyoshi Changqing asked.
"There are two yes." The dealer replied. And this dealer is the second of the four brothers, Mihaoshi Yixian. He is cruel and ruthless. In order to gain the power of Awa Kingdom to support his brother, he will not hesitate to defeat his superiors.
Murdered his master Hosokawa Motaka, married his widow, and further controlled the Awa regime. At the same time, he was also responsible for the family's communication with wealthy businessmen in the Kinki area and the family's ninja team. Miyoshi Yoshiken replied, "We don't have the other two.
I have information, but I don’t know who it is. The one who gambled with you just now was Amakihei from the Sena family, the man from Ferry. The other one is the hostage of the Takeda family in the Imagawa family, Masayuki Sanada."
"Has he been to Kinki before?" Miyoshi Nagakei asked.
"No." Miyoshi Yoshiken shook his head, "According to our ninja's secret investigation, this Yu Qiupei only started to rise to prominence last year. There have never been reports of this person coming to Kinki before."
"Is that so?" Sanhao Changqing said as he called the ship owner and the strong man over, "Third brother, fourth brother, what do you think of Yu Qiuping's prophecy?"
"That's nonsense." That strong man was also the fourth of the four brothers, Shihe Yicun. As the youngest of the four brothers, he was the most valiant in battle and was known as the "Ghost Shihe".
The He family is in charge of Sanuki. He replied angrily, "What can a ignorant boy predict?"
"Does this Yu Qiuping have anything to do with Matsunaga Danmasa?" asked the ship owner whom Yu Qiuping thought he was. In fact, he is the third of the four brothers No. 3, Anzhai Fuyang. He is modest and elegant, and is praised by everyone.
A generous man. He took over the Anzhai family, integrated the eighteen naval forces of Awaji, and single-handedly created the most powerful navy of the Miyoshi family and even the entire Kinki region - the Awaji navy.
"No." Miyoshi Yixian shook his head, "I have never found any signs of this."
"Could it be the use of the room?" Anzhai Fuyangyasu thought, "The Imagawa family wants to sow discord between the Miyoshi family and Matsunaga Danmasa? It will cause civil strife in the Miyoshi family."
"Third brother, Nayu Qiuping doesn't know our identities." Miyoshi Yixian retorted, "His behavior from the beginning to the end is that he thought we might be members of the Tsutsui family. If he really knew our identities,
, how dare he say such rebellious words?"
"Besides, if it's a matter of time, then the method is too clumsy." Miyoshi Changqing looked at his brothers, "Without any factual basis, he simply predicted our death and shied away from the prophecy of gods and Buddhas.
How to convince people."
"Then what is this person here for?" Shihe Yicun simply waved his hand, "Anyway, I have never been able to figure out this kind of thing. Let the three brothers think about it."
"No matter what, it is better to believe that it is true than to believe that it is not true." Mihao Changqing's eyes flashed brightly, "Although I don't know the origin of his move, but seeing that he later tried to evade it and tried to distance himself from the prophecy, I guess he himself
I have no doubts about these things. If it is just a joke, why take it so seriously." He looked at Miyoshi Yoshihide as he spoke, "Second brother, check out Matsunaga Dansei, and by the way, check out some of our guards and their surnames.
Is there anyone with unknown origins or someone closely related to Matsunaga Danmasa?”
"Just capture them, interrogate and torture them." Miyoshi Yixian sneered, "Those people can't go far."
"After all, he is the envoy of the Imagawa family, so the second brother should not be too abrupt," Anzhai Dongkang advised.
"Don't worry, it will be done cleanly and neatly. We did it to silence the people after torture so that the Imagawa family can't get the evidence." Miyoshi Yixian tied the money bag to his waist, revealing his hands with crisscrossed meridians.
"Let's forget it," An Zhai Dongkang shook his head, "After all, this matter is not right."
"Third brother, you are always such a generous and honest person." Miyoshi Yixian said with a smile, "You can just do the dirty work to your second brother."
"It's better not to arrest him. That kid and I are very close. Spare his life." Sanhao Changqing interrupted, "What I'm more concerned about is what that kid said about our weak foundation. Although his predictions are more
It seems like nonsense, but it’s true that the foundation is weak.”
"Perhaps we should adjust our strategic policy." Miyoshi Changqing shook his head, "He is right. We seemed to have focused too much on suppressing Kinki's status before, and neglected to ensure the foundation. All members of our Miyoshi family
, they were all a little carried away by the glory of dominating Kinki."
"This is a reminder to us. The control of Shikoku's home area needs to be strengthened, and Settsu also needs to be penetrated. On the other hand, places such as Yamato, Kii, Kawachi and Izumi, which are not our Miyoshi's homes in the first place, may be able to relax a little.
Let go, wait until the foundation is stable, and then think of ways to further control it. Otherwise, if we encounter a big defeat and do not have a loyal and stable base, we may encounter a big crisis."
"That's what the elder brother said." Miyoshi Yixian nodded and said, "My restless guardian Awa really needs to be punished. He has been contacting the wealthy family all day long to make small moves."
"The reorganization within the Awaji Navy should also be further improved." Fuyushiyasu Anzai added, "The Awaji Navy is the guarantee that connects the four countries and Kinki, and we cannot afford to lose anything."
"The wealthy families in Sanuki are also very disobedient." Tokawa Ichisun muttered: "The Kagawa family and the Anfu family are not good birds. They want to cause trouble all day long."
"We will discuss it carefully after we return," Miyoshi Nagakei concluded. "First, we will bring the war in Hanoi to an end, and then we will scale back appropriately, and then consolidate the foundation before taking over Kinki."
Yu Qiuping, who was rushing back to the inn, would never have imagined that his unintentional bragging words in the casino would have an earth-shaking impact on history.