Taira Morinaga brought Yu Qiuping to the second floor of the castle tower, and immediately two more people came up to him. One of them was Yusa Shinjigao in blue, and Naomasa Yasumi was in yellow. They were both wearing
Wearing ancient style samurai uniforms, they spoke in a tone that made Yu Qiuping feel uncomfortable. These two people had served as guardians of Hanoi in Yu Qiuping's previous life. At this moment, looking at Yu Qiuping who had snatched their positions, their expressions were natural.
It wasn't much better. Yu Qiuping knew it in his heart, so he didn't bother with them too much and continued walking upstairs.
On the third floor of the castle tower, the person who came to greet him was Hatakeyama Takamasa's younger brother, Hatakeyama Masayori. In the history of his previous life, he received the word "Shō" from Ashikaga Yoshiaki and changed his name to Hatakeyama Akidaka. And he married
Oda Nobunaga's sister became a member of the Oda family and settled in Hanoi.
Unexpectedly, a small town like Tetori Castle has built a four-story castle tower. Generally speaking, a two-story castle tower is enough for such a small town. A four-story castle tower is too wasteful. However,
Yu Qiuping didn't need to ask this time, he knew that this must be in accordance with the old rules of the shogunate. Naturally, the castle tower where the Hatakeyama family lived in the city should not be too cold. But for the so-called face and status, Yu Qiuping still felt a little bit in his heart.
Look down on the high politics of Hatakeyama. As the saying goes, those who understand current affairs are heroes. Since the Hatakeyama family has fallen into such an embarrassing situation, they should put down their dignity and seek development instead of pretending to be old-fashioned and doing a lot of face-saving projects just for the sake of face.
On the fourth floor, Yu Qiuping finally met Hatakeyama Takamasa himself. He is 41 years old this year. Because of the ten years of wandering around, he looks even older. At first glance, he looks like a man in his 50s. He is dressed in royal blue and noble
The clothes are slightly outdated, but he still manages them spotlessly. The hair accessory is still the samurai standard Tsukiyo hair, and there is a rather dignified mustache at the corner of the mouth. Both the hair and the beard are almost half gray. Although
After ten years of exile, his demeanor still exudes an aura of nobility and elegance - very similar to Imagawa Yoshimoto and Imagawa Kaede in temperament, which actually makes Yu Qiuping feel somewhat inexplicably kind.
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"In Rainy Autumn Red Leaves, I have met His Highness Hatakeyama." Yu Qiuping honestly gave him a grand gift as if a subordinate had met his superior. He hoped that his humility could be exchanged for Hatakeyama Gaozheng's cooperation later.
However, Hatakeyama Takamasa seemed to take Yu Qiuping's humility as a matter of course. He just nodded silently, waited for Yu Qiuping for a while, and then said in a deep and dignified voice: "Yu Qiuping, please get up."
Yu Qiuping frowned when he heard the words, and the dissatisfaction he had just suppressed in his heart suddenly rose again. It had been a long time since anyone had called him Yu Qiuping. In ancient times, it was very rude to call Han people by their names, so they usually used
The font name was substituted, so Yu Qiuping has always been called Yuqiu Hongye. Generally, only parents address their children, or a high-ranking boss addresses a very humble subordinate by his first name. Simple superiors and subordinates would not be so rude.
Although Yu Qiuping, as a modern person, doesn't care much about being called by his first name, this shows the attitude of Hatakeyama Takamasa: You are my humble subordinate, and I just want to call you that.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Yu Qiuping took a long breath, thanked him in a low voice, and then straightened up. Hatakeyama Takamasa didn't seem to have any intention of letting Yu Qiuping sit down, so he just let Yu Qiuping stand there and talk to him.
"I wonder when Yu Qiuping will be able to clear Hanoi and allow me to return to Hanoi to calm the people?" Before Yu Qiuping could speak, Hatakeyama Takamasa asked first, with a condescending tone like a superior to his subordinates.
"The three good families are powerful, and I am afraid that I will not be able to defeat them, so I specially asked His Highness Hatakeyama for help." Although Yu Qiuping was very dissatisfied with Hatakeyama Gaozheng's tone, he still kept his temper and honestly borrowed the donkey from Slope.
"Ask me for help? Why do you ask me for help?" However, Hatakeyama Takamasa seemed to be irritated and scolded in a low tone: "Yu Qiuping, you are my retainer, do you talk to the Lord like this?
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Yu Qiuping was shocked when he heard this, and his anger was already burning in his heart. Is this Hatakeyama Takamasa really so arrogant?
? Yu Qiuping sighed, guessing that there was no point in trying to compromise, so he gave him a nail without mercy and said: "Your Highness, I am a retainer of Oda Danzheng."
"You are the guardian of Kawachi, how come you are Oda Danmasa's retainer? You are my retainer!" Hatakeyama Takamasa seemed to be even more angry when he heard this. He stood up from the tatami, stared at Yu Qiuping's eyes and scolded
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"Your Highness, please respect yourself." Yu Qiuping has completely lost his temper. He has no way to communicate with Hatakeyama Gaomasa. Not to mention knowing current affairs, he doesn't even know what current affairs are. He just thinks about the old rules of the shogunate and refuses to do so.
Acknowledge the current reality. If he insists that Yu Qiuping is his retainer and needs to obey his orders in everything, then there may really be no need to talk.
"Self-respect? Self-respect? Hahahahaha..." Hatakeyama Takamasa laughed angrily when he heard this. He pointed at Yu Qiuping with his hand and said: "Yu Qiuping, Yu Qiuping, I have heard your comments on the cycle of fighting chaos before.
I thought you were a bit knowledgeable, but I didn’t expect you to be the same as Miyoshi Changqing and the others!"
Yu Qiuping almost blurted out the sentence "Who are you?", but he was able to hold it back, and instead changed to another sentence with a strong provocative meaning: "Please enlighten me."
"U Qiuping, you said you are the guardian of Hanoi and I am the guardian of Hanoi. Why are you not my retainer?" Hatakeyama Takamasa asked directly and loudly without fear of Yu Qiuping's provocation.
"I am a retainer of the Oda family, how come I have become a retainer of His Highness?" Yu Qiuping replied in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.
"How come my retainer of the Hatakeyama family is a retainer of the Oda family? Oh no." Hatakeyama Takamasa paused and sneered: "What's even more strange is, why can a retainer of Oda Nobunaga become the guardian of Kawachi?"
"Because..." Yu Qiupei was about to speak, but was interrupted by Hatakeyama Takamasa with a wave of his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Because Oda Nobunaga has soldiers, because Oda Nobunaga has attacked Kyoto, because Oda Nobunaga
I have the Gongfang Palace in my hand, so I can give you the position of guardian of Hanoi! Don’t pretend to be righteous, this is the fact!”
These words of Hatakeyama Takamasa suddenly confused Yu Qiupei. He directly opened the fig leaf of Oda Nobunaga's use of the general to order the daimyo, and nakedly pointed out that Yu Qiupei's service was obtained through military force.
This fact, but doesn’t this statement make the Ashikaga Shogunate lose face? And if Hatakeyama Takamasa is so realistic and understands current affairs so well that he doesn’t leave any face to Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Oda Nobunaga, why do they do this?
How about putting on airs based on contradictory things?
"You traitors and traitors, do you have anything else to say?" Seeing that Yu Qiuping stopped speaking, Hatakeyama Gaozheng scolded him sternly.
"Your Highness, please be careful. My lord is determined to help the world and is not a careerist like Sanhao Xiu." Yu Qiuping shook his head and defended his position.
"They are all from the same species! When Miyoshi Choqing went to Luo, he also said that he was trying to rectify the world. When Ouchi Yoshixing went to Luo, he also said that he was trying to rectify the world. But what happened? It was not all for his own interests!" Hatakeyama Takamasa
He said loudly and loudly: "Anything about rectifying the world and any great righteousness are just excuses for the emperor to expand his power. I am not a child with a yellow mouth, so who can be fooled by these words?"
This Hatakeyama Takamasa doesn't play by the rules! Normally, at times like this, they have to seize the moral high ground, and then both parties do Tai Chi on each other on the fig leaf. Hatakeyama Takamasa, an old man who lives in the past and attaches great importance to face and airs
Aren't bureaucrats supposed to be well versed in this? Why do they act like a child who doesn't understand the rules and directly point out the reality when they come up?
"The world is in chaos because of you rebellious ministers and traitors!" Hatakeyama Takamasa became angrier as he spoke, and his arm pointing at Yu Qiuping actually trembled slightly, "Ignore the laws and regulations, regard the majesty of the shogunate as nothing, and use weapons without permission for your own interests.
This eventually led to the chaos of the Warring States Period!"
"Since Your Highness is so clear about the reality, why are you unwilling to put down your arrogance in recognition of current affairs?" Seeing Hatakeyama Takamasa speak so straightforwardly, Yu Qiuping had no intention of continuing to practice Tai Chi, but said directly and solemnly: "
The fact is, the Hatakeyama family
With your own ability and inability to fight against the Samhao family, you must join forces with me to have a chance! I have soldiers, and His Highness has the prestige to command the wealthy families in Hanoi. If you and I join forces, we can hope to defeat the Samhao family! Then I am here to ask you for help. Why are you
The attitude is so disdainful? Why are you putting on airs?"
"What are you talking about? What's the difference between you and Oda Nobunaga?" Hatakeyama Takamasa cursed with hatred: "Aren't you also trying to defeat the Miyoshi family? Aren't you also doing whatever it takes for your own interests? I will cooperate with you.
If Hanoi is conquered, won’t your Oda family get a share of the pie in Hanoi? What’s the difference between that and the Miyoshi family’s control of Hanoi?”
"According to your wishes, Your Highness, you want the Hatakeyama family to return to Hanoi?" Yu Qiuping laughed, spread his hands and said: "Let me put it bluntly, with your strength, it is absolutely impossible. It is better to be aware of current affairs.
All right."
"I will do it even if it is impossible. Being aware of current affairs does not mean collaborating with the world!" Hatakeyama Takamasa angrily tossed his sleeves, pointed at Yu Qiuping's nose and said sternly: "Return to the old system, return to the heyday of the third generation of generals.
! All the guardian daimyo have returned to their old territories, everyone strictly abides by the laws and regulations of the shogunate, and is not allowed to use weapons without permission. The old rules of the shogunate are used to order the world, suppress all careerists, and the world can be peaceful forever! Otherwise, the justice of the world and the laws and regulations will be despised.
Miyoshi Nagakei knew the current affairs and relied on force to dominate. The next Oda Nobunaga will also know the current affairs and use the same method to dominate! If Oda Nobunaga dies, there will be a new overlord who knows the current affairs and will rule the country round after round.
In this chaotic cycle, only all living beings will suffer! Only by returning to the old practices of the shogunate can the world be completely stabilized!"
"That's why I, the Hatakeyama family, and I, the Hatakeyama Takamasa, will never give in. We just don't know the current affairs! It should be the territory of the Hatakeyama family, and we won't give up any of it. It should be the etiquette of the Hatakeyama family, and we can't miss a step! It should be the law of the shogunate.
No one is allowed to violate the rules and regulations! Let the world return to its original peaceful state! If everyone in the world is ignorant of current affairs like me, they all keep to themselves, manage their own territory with peace of mind, and have no undue thoughts about other people's territory.
, the world will not be in chaos! We will not give Miyoshi Nagakei, Oda Nobunaga and other careerists who violate the old rules of the shogunate the opportunity to disrupt the world! The cycle of chaos will end!"
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"Snapped!"
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Just when Hatakeyama Takamasa was scolding him vigorously, Yu Qiuping suddenly took a step forward, stretched out his hand, and gave Hatakeyama Takamasa a high-five - leaving the latter stunned in place.
"I couldn't agree more with what you just said." Yu Qiuping looked at Hatakeyama Takamasa with a smile, "I really agree with you about ending the cycle of chaos. Ending war with war can never bring about
Peace."
In the original history, Hatakeyama Takamasa was such a person who was clearly aware of reality, but "ignorant of current affairs." He repeatedly confronted the Miyoshi family and fought repeatedly, all in order for the Hatakeyama family to get back what belonged to them.
Territory, return to the old ways of the shogunate, and end the cycle of chaos. For this goal, he repeatedly gave up the glory and wealth he had acquired, and resolutely went to war with the Miyoshi family. In the end, even his retainers were no longer willing to follow this fool on this road.
On a road with no end in sight, he was exiled and supported his younger brother, Hatakeyama Masayori.
And when Hatakeyama Masayori was killed by his retainers, Hatakeyama Takamasa, a fool, did not bear any grudge against his younger brother for usurping the throne. Instead, he raised an army for the last time for the ethics of the shogunate and pursued the arrogance of Yusa Nobuyo and others for killing their lord without permission. He
He was ultimately defeated, lost everything, and wandered around until he died.
"Because you are just like me." Yu Qiuping looked at Hatakeyama Takamasa and saw some relief in his cloudy eyes. "We are all fools who embarked on a path that is almost impossible to succeed in order to end the cycle of chaos.
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"I admire His Highness Hatakeyama very much, but my stance is different. I regret that we cannot cooperate." Yu Qiuping shook his head with great regret and sighed: "His Majesty Oda will never allow the Hatakeyama family to return to Hanoi, even if it is temporarily allowed.
He will also look for opportunities to expel you in the future. He just wants the Oda family to control Hanoi. I always do what I say, so I cannot agree to your Highness's request."
Chapter completed!