"I'm sorry for disturbing Momiji-kun." Itami Yasukichi closed the door and sat on the pony next to the bed.
"I have troubled Mr. Itami for so many days, and I am the one who should apologize." Yu Qiuping said apologetically.
"I see that Hongye-kun has been depressed for so many days, so I decided to take advantage of my free time today to give you some relief." Yasuki Itami's Mandarin was a little out of standard because he has been at sea all year round. "I wonder if Hongye-kun is free?"
"Thank you for your kindness, sir," Yu Qiuping sighed, and his face suddenly darkened, "It was my cowardice that killed my friend. I really don't know how to face myself."
"But didn't Momiji-kun later save Mr. Asahina's life with his courage?" Itami Yasukichi said with a smile, "Cowardice is something everyone has. As long as you can defeat it, you will be a good man."
"But Yasuzhuang is no longer here..." Yu Qiuping choked, "If I had dared to rush forward at that time, even if I delayed it for a while, when Mr. Asahina arrived, the three of us would have survived. Yashuang would not have even left the body.
All..." Thinking of Japan's Warring States Period, where the heads of enemies killed were cut off to record merit, Yu Qiuping felt shuddering all over his body. He couldn't imagine the corpse of Kondo Yasuzo, who was still talking and laughing before, separated from his body.
"Kongye-kun, you don't have to blame yourself too much," Itami Yasukichi sighed, "Kondo-sama has fulfilled his responsibility as a samurai. He died on the battlefield and was shrouded in horse leather. It is the honor of every samurai family. His unconscionable behavior in order to protect the people must also be
It will make my family proud.”
Seeing that Yu Qiuping was still silent, Itami Yasukichi hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's talk about my own story with Momiji-kun."
"We seafarers have long been used to these separations of life and death," Yasuki Itami sighed. "The quality of hygiene on the ship is very poor, and diseases always occur. At sea, there are no such good medical centers, and even a small injury can become infected.
It could be fatal."
"When I was a child, my brother often took me to see the sea together. The sea was so blue, always blue, and so peaceful, as if there had never been any waves." When Yasuki Itami recalled the past, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he continued with fascination.
Said, "What a beautiful ocean that is. I once dreamed of holding a small boat and seeing the entire peaceful and peaceful sea by myself."
"Later I realized that the sea is not so beautiful," Yasuki Itami smiled bitterly, "Just in Sagami Bay, there are always pirates. Every year, hundreds of fishermen go out to sea to fish for their families' livelihood.
He was brutally murdered and will never come back."
"Our Imagawa navy also has to go to war with the Kuuki navy in Ise Bay."
"Five years ago, my brother was only hit by an arrow in the shoulder during a battle with the Nine Ghost Marines. Because the wound became suppurative, he could not persist until he returned to Mikawa for medical treatment and died of illness. Before he died, he forced himself to walk out
Ward wanted to take me to see the sea again. He said that he hoped that this pure sea would never be stained by war again."
"At that time, I was really sad for a long time," Yasuki Itami sighed again, "but things will get better over time. People who are alive still have to live on, right?"
Yu Qiuping nodded, and the expression on his face returned to normal.
"When will this battle be over?" Yu Qiuping murmured in a low voice, not knowing whether he was complaining or talking, "Not only did the warriors die on the battlefield, but the common people also suffered from military disasters. How many people
Displaced and lost their livelihood." After Yu Qiuping experienced life and death with his own eyes, he suddenly understood that behind the data of sharp population decline every time there was a change of dynasty, there was not a cold number behind it, but millions and tens of millions of living people.
It's all a damn war.
"If I say," Yu Qiuping suddenly raised his head and looked at Itami Yasukyo, "I want to end this troubled world, even if I do a little bit to end the troubled times, and let these people escape from the sea of suffering even one day early."
"Is it possible to atone for this cowardice?"
"I really admire Hongye-kun for having such a heart," Yasuki Itami held Yu Qiuping's hand with deep emotion, "I also hope that there will be no more wars at sea, and there will be no more younger brothers losing their older brothers. Everything.
Everyone can enjoy the tranquil sea quietly. Unlike those ambitious daimyo who disturb the entire sea territory all day long for profit."
The two sides looked at each other and fell silent in unison.
"The title of Marquis is not my intention, but I hope the sea will be peaceful." Yu Qiuping softly read a poem by Qi Jiguang.
Yasuki Itami was stunned for a moment, then murmured and recited this poem several times.
"It comes to my heart." Itami Yasuki looked a little moved, looking deeply at the sea outside the cabin.
"If one day you are determined to restore peace to this sea," Itami Yasuki turned his head and solemnly said to Yu Qiuping, "I will do my best to help you."
On June 29, the fleet was about to arrive at Ejiri, the port of Suruga. Due to the Japan Warm Current, there has always been a strong ocean current in the waters southeast of Japan Island, pushing the water flow from southwest to northeast. The fleet was following the current.
We are about to sail to our destination. Yu Qiuping's illness has almost recovered and he can walk freely on the deck. During this period of time, Yu Qiuping once accidentally mentioned the Western mast sailing ship to Itami Yasukyo.
After it seemed that he was very powerful, Yasukyo Itami had been thinking about going to the West to study, which frightened Yu Qiuping.
"Kang Qing," after a few days of getting along, the two of them have become good friends on a first-name basis, "I'm afraid it will take several years to go back and forth."
"So what, isn't it time to go out and have some adventures in your great years? What do you think, Momiji." Itami Yasuki looked at the vast ocean in the west with high spirits, as if he could cross thousands of mountains and rivers and directly see what Yu Qiuping was looking for.
Description of the Iberian warships.
"That's true, but how to get there is still a problem? It's hard to learn anything when you're alone and have no connections, right?" Yu Qiuping reminded.
"There's no need to worry. I know a Western businessman from Sakai Town who often comes to Suruga to do business. He seems to have some connections with the senior officials there. I asked him to let me learn how to use warships. At worst, I can be a good person for them.
You're a young sailor." Yasuki Itami looked nonchalant, "Everyone has come up with solutions. As long as you have determination, you can't do anything?"
"I quite agree with this." Yu Qiuping smiled and nodded, "But will your father let you go?"
"It should be no problem." At this point, Yasuki Itami was a little confused. After all, in traditional ancient times, parents' orders were not allowed to be disobeyed. "But my eldest brother does support us brothers to go out and have a look. Anyway, I will inherit my father's
The position is also the eldest brother, so I should be able to have some free time."
While they were talking and laughing, suddenly, the outlines of several ships appeared on the left side of the ship, close to the mainland.
Yasuki Itami frowned, and after arranging for the helmsman and sailors to slow down, he immediately climbed up the mast himself, opened his eyes and looked over there. As the distance between the ships gradually narrowed, Yu Qiuping could probably see clearly.
What is happening. Four Kansai ships are besieging a merchant ship. The guards on the merchant ship are struggling to surround the property, but the merchant ship has been hooked by one of the Kansai ships and cannot escape.
After the observation, Itami Yasuki returned to Yu Qiuping. Yu Qiuping immediately asked, "Why are there pirates on our waterway? And they didn't mean to avoid our fleet of ships when they saw them?"
"Hojo scales, those are the Sagami navy of the Hojo family." Yasuki Itami frowned in disgust, "Those small navy often engage in piracy."
"Then why don't we go to eliminate the pirates?" Yu Qiuping asked differently. As soon as the words came out, he seemed to understand something, "Is it because my family and the Hojo family are in an alliance?"
"That's right," Itami Yasukiyo nodded, "Ever since the marriage alliance between the Zentokuji Temple, Imagawa Takeda, and Hojo families, we have been turning a blind eye to the Sagami navy who robbed the waterway. As long as they are not robbing our own family.
Cargo ships generally don’t interfere much. This ship is a merchant ship belonging to the Hitachi Satake family and has nothing to do with us.”
"This..." Yu Qiuping suddenly felt a little tight in his chest. Now the distance between the two sides has reached the point where Yu Qiuping can see what is happening on the ship with his naked eyes. The navy of the Hojo family is attacking the merchant ship unscrupulously, and from time to time
Some of the workers or guards on the merchant ship were cut down. Another person was pulled into the sea, and it seemed that he would not survive.
Yasuki Itami sighed and looked helplessly at what was happening in front of him.
Suddenly, Yu Qiuping raised his hand and pointed at the merchant ship.
"If the people on this merchant ship are allowed to be killed and the goods are snatched away, won't many families lose their fathers and their livelihoods?" The somewhat sad voice was like a thorn piercing Yasu Itami.
In Qing's heart, he frowned and his expression became decisive.
"Hongye, you woke me up. I have been thinking about how to restore peace to the sea. If I can't even do the small things in front of me, let alone the entire Japanese sea area." He turned around and sternly ordered to the helmsman, "Left
Full rudder! Approach those ships! Send a signal to notify the five ships in front and behind to approach me!"
"Archers!" he shouted again, "when you get close, shoot at the sides and cabins of the ships to demonstrate."
After the bulky Anzha ship made several loud noises, it began to slowly approach the several seki ships. The Hojo navy on the seki ship seemed not to notice the unusual movements of the Imagawa navy and went about attacking the merchant ships.
At the same time, more than 30 archers quickly carried their quivers and bows and gathered on the left side of the ship. The distance between the ships is now about two hundred meters. "The distance is still a little short.
"Itami Yasuki squinted his eyes and estimated, "When we reach a distance of fifty feet, we can probably shoot. However, this distance...hehe."