On the afternoon of March 30, the Oroku Allied Forces launched an attack on Mitsubishiyama Castle. The weakly defended Mitsubishiyama Castle was knocked down in one fell swoop. Taking advantage of the victory, the Oda family's army advanced and arrived at Kanazaki Castle on April 1st.
On the same day, Yu Qiuping also personally rode his horse to the foot of Xiaotani Castle and asked to see Asai Nagamasa.
The people of the Asai family already had a very bad attitude towards the Oda family. The previous envoys of the Oda family were locked out and not allowed to enter. However, since the person who came was Yu Qiupei, who had an old relationship with the Asai family, the guard was not too embarrassed.
Instead, he took him to the castle tower.
On the way to the castle tower, Yu Qiuping's heart was beating very fast. He didn't know how he should face Asai Nagamasa, and he didn't know how to speak the first sentence. Oda Nobunaga made such a treacherous act.
Respecting the Asai family made Yu Qiupei feel ashamed. He originally wanted to change history and change the tragedy of the swords between the Oda family and the Asai family. However, Oda Nobunaga broke his promise to Yu Qiupei. Now, he wants to let
The only way to prevent history from repeating itself is to persuade Asai Nagamasa not to break with the Oda family.
Yu Qiuping knew that this was difficult. According to Asai Nagamasa's temperament, it was too difficult for him to endure the humiliation and bear the burden like this. However, he had no other choice. He also firmly believed that with his own eloquence and the ten-year-old Asai Nagamasa,
After a few years of friendship, maybe something can be done.
All these thoughts disappeared the moment he opened the door and saw Asai Nagamasa in white.
Because the perseverance on Asai Nagamasa's face was something Yu Qiuping had never seen before.
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"Nagamasa!" Yu Qiuping was on the verge of losing his temper almost as soon as he spoke the first sentence, because Asai Nagamasa's calm and decisive attitude seemed to have made a decision.
"I'm really sorry!" Yu Qiuping gave Asai Nagamasa a big gift on the spot, "My lord acted perversely, betrayed his trust, ignored the friendship of the Asai family, and did such a treasonous thing! I am here to apologize to you and the Asai family on behalf of my lord.
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"What crime are you guilty of, brother?" Asai Nagamasa hurriedly helped Yu Qiuping, but he smiled bitterly in a low voice, "And how did His Highness Oda ever think that he was guilty?"
"That's not the case." Yu Qiuping grabbed Asai Nagamasa's arms that were supporting his shoulders and said hurriedly, "My lord, he also feels very sorry. He must have done this to the Asai family, and that's why he let me..."
"Brother, don't say any more, I understand everything." Asai Nagamasa looked at the panic look on Yu Qiuping's face, and suddenly sighed with some distress, "I still remember when I was in Kyoto last year, my brother asked me, if the Oda family
If I am an enemy of the Asakura family, what should I do?"
"I was a little scared at the time, worried that this thing would really happen." Asai Nagamasa raised his head slightly, his eyes drifting far away, as if he was reminiscing about the past, "But when I thought about it, I felt that His Highness Oda would never be like this.
, Brother, your worries may be unfounded. After all, our Asai family is also an ally of the Asakura family. Even if the Oda family and the Asakura family are enemies, we will seek the Asai family's opinion in advance."
"But now that I think about it, it is my brother who understands His Highness Oda better, and I am the one who is naive." Asai Nagamasa smiled bitterly and shook his head dejectedly, "His Majesty Oda only has the world and his interests in his eyes.
How can he care about the so-called righteousness? For his goal, he can give up anything. The Asakura family is like this, the Asai family is like this, and the righteousness of the world is like this. How can such a person send someone specifically for the purpose of betrayal?
Why does my brother come to apologize? I'm afraid this is just my own efforts to bridge the gap."
Seeing that Asai Nagamasa had already spoken, Yu Qiuping could no longer hide it. He took a deep breath, focused his eyes on his knees, kept telling himself to calm down, and casually whispered: "Chang
Zheng, what are you going to do?"
"Brother, I understand." Asai Nagamasa raised his head and looked directly into Yu Qiuping's eyes. The clarity in his eyes was as simple as the snowflakes in winter. And the firmness of his face was more unshakable than the pines and cypresses in the cold winter.
"I will fight for justice."
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"Nagamasa! Calm down!" Yu Qiuping's mind that had just stabilized was once again confused. He held Asai Nagamasa's shoulders, as if this could stop the Asai family's actions, "The Asakura family is too weak than the Oda family.
More, now the Oda family is already in power, even if you go to help the Asakura family, it will be difficult to make a difference."
"In the past, the Asai family was much weaker than the Rokkaku family. They were bullied and driven into exile time and time again, but the Asakura family extended a helping hand time and time again to save me. The Asai family was in dire straits." Asai Nagamasa
Recalling the past again, my voice also
Gradually, he felt a strong sense of gratitude, "The Asai family was on the verge of destruction several times, and it was only the Asakura family's great help that kept the Asai family alive and the Asai family as strong as it is today. With this great kindness, we
The Asai family will remember it for generations. Now that their benefactor is facing a desperate situation, how can the Asai family sit idly by and ignore it?" Nagamasa Asai paused, and his tone became extremely firm. He pressed his right hand on the hilt of his family's samurai sword and made a loud sound.
The ground said in a deep voice: "If you are so ungrateful, how can Nagamasa see his ancestors under the nine springs, and how can he call himself a warrior?"
"Nagamasa, I know you are fighting for justice. But at this moment, you and the Oda family are also allies. You are still my adopted brother, Ashi's husband, and the Oda family's sister-in-law." Yu Qiuping said in rapid succession.
, trying in vain to persuade Asai Nagamasa, "The Oda family did not betray their alliance with the Asai family, they only attacked the Asakura family. And if you assist the Asakura family, you are the one who actively broke the alliance! The Asai family will bear the reputation of treachery."
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"And my lord is going on an expedition in the name of the shogunate this time. If you assist the Asakura family against the Oda family, you will not only violate the righteousness of the alliance, but also violate the order of the general, and even violate the righteousness of the samurai." Yu Qiuping took a breath and held his hand.
Asai Nagamasa shook his hands vigorously on both shoulders and continued: "Now, the Oda family has become the strongest in Japan, and is the best candidate to unify the world and end the troubled times. If Nagamasa doesn't help the Oda family, you will instead ask the Oda family for help.
If the Tian family goes to war, it will hinder the peace of the world, plunge the people of Omi and even Kinki into the flames of war again, and make the people of the world struggle in the war for several years or even decades! This is against the justice of the world!"
"Aren't you the most particular about righteousness? Aren't you fighting for righteousness?" Yu Qiuping was so anxious that he couldn't speak at all, and asked in a deep voice: "How can you do this, Changzheng, in such a waste of the world's righteousness!"
Facing Yu Qiuping's questioning, Asai Nagamasa's eyes did not waver at all. He looked at Yu Qiuping, and after being silent for a long time, he suddenly said: "Brother, do you still remember that sentence?"
"How can you understand the great righteousness if you don't understand the small righteousness?" Asai Nagamasa glanced at Yu Qiuping, who was stunned in place, and continued to himself: "If everyone in the world understands the small righteousness, the great righteousness will follow naturally. If you don't understand the small righteousness, the great righteousness will follow naturally."
, the so-called righteousness is just an excuse to violate morality."
"Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that the Oda family is much stronger than the Asakura family now. If they don't want to take risks and want to gain benefits, the Asai family only needs to remain neutral. And as my brother just said, it's a matter of great justice.
If you want to find reasons for your cowardice, there are really too many excuses to make." However, when Asai Nagamasa said this, he shook his head first, "But if you don't understand the small righteousness, how can you talk about the big righteousness?
The Asakura family has been kind to the Asai family. If they can't even repay their kindness, how can they have the face to talk about the great righteousness? How can the Asai family have the face to stand in this world? In this case, I will choose the best one.
Take the hard road to defend your righteousness.”
"It's useless, Nagamasa! Don't be stupid!" Yu Qiuping saw that Asai Nagamasa was so determined and that he was already in a mess, but he still insisted on persuading, "It's not you who helped the Asakura family, the Asakura family
The Oda family can avoid annihilation! The Oda family has a territory of more than 2 million koku. It is no longer rivaled by the Asai family and the Asakura family! If you go to help the Asakura family now, it will only be a drop in the bucket! In the end, the Asakura family will still be defeated.
There is nothing you can do if the Oda family is wiped out! On the contrary, the Asai family's legacy that your ancestors have worked so hard to pass down will be destroyed! You can't do it!"
Asai Nagamasa heard Yu Qiuping's harsh analysis, but he did not get angry at all, but suddenly interrupted:
"Brother, do you still remember that you told me before that there are two times of growth in a person's life."
"The first time is when I realize that I am not omnipotent and there are many things that I cannot do no matter how hard I try."
"The second time is when you realize that you can't do something no matter what, but you still work hard to do it."
Yu Qiuping was stunned when he heard this. The hand holding Asai Nagamasa's shoulder dropped weakly, and he stuttered for a long time without being able to speak.
"Now, after I realize that there are some things that I can't do, I still have to work hard. Whether it's saving the Asakura family or defending the righteousness of the samurai. Even if I'm destined to not be able to do it, I still have to do it.
Fight for justice." Asai Nagamasa bowed to Yuqiu very apologetically, "So I'm sorry, brother, I can't accept your mediation. Please take it to the Oda family for me. The Asai family will soon be your enemy.
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Yu Qiuping was silent for a long time. His eyes were on Asai Nagamasa's face and body, and his thoughts were running around.
.He seemed to have seen the future, and saw the future military encounter with the Asai family.
"When we meet again, will we be enemies?" Yu Qiuping suddenly said for no reason.
"I may be an enemy on the battlefield, but my brother will always be my most beloved brother! My brother's kindness to Nagamasa, the Nagamasa family, and the Asai family will always be in my heart even if I am under the influence of Jiuquan." Asai.
Nagamasa was also a little sad when he heard this and said in a low voice.
Yu Qiuping continued to look at Asai Nagamasa, but suddenly there was a sharp pain in his head. He suddenly discovered that Asai Nagamasa was wearing the white clothes in his nightmare at this moment, and the scene in the surrounding castle tower was nothing like the nightmare.
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As if he was suddenly awakened from a nightmare, Yu Qiuping took a step forward, grabbed Asai Nagamasa's shoulders again with both hands, and roared sternly: "Nagamasa! You will die! You can't beat Oda Nobu.
Long! The Asai family will perish! With his character, he will kill you! If you die, what will happen to Ashi? What to do to Chacha? What to do to Achu! What to do to Shinkuro! And the newborn baby
What should Ajiang do? Have you ever thought about it? Are you worthy of them?"
Yu Qiuping's continuous roaring made him almost lose strength, and tears burst into his eyes, so that when he shouted the last sentence, his voice was so hoarse that he could not speak.
"Do you really want to die that bad?"
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When Yu Qiuping talked about Ashi and his children, it seemed that he had touched the softest part of Asai Nagamasa's heart. The corner of his mouth twitched, his eyes were slightly moist, and he opened and closed his mouth several times, but he could not say anything.
Words come.
After a while, he suddenly stood up, turned around, and turned his back to Yu Qiuping, not wanting his stepbrother to see his tears. The two brothers remained silent like this, and the only thing in the room could be heard were tears falling from their cheeks and falling to the floor.
The ticking sound on the screen.
For a long time, Asai Nagamasa had been thinking a lot, but he suddenly smiled and said:
"Brother, do you still remember? It was almost ten years ago, the first time you mentioned the cycle of chaos to me." Asai Nagamasa thought of the past, and whispered with deep approval: "You and I
I said that the reason why the world continues to be in a cycle of chaos, and the reason why the people of the world have to suffer from wars and chaos again and again, is because every time the government rises and falls, it relies on darkness and killing methods, and ignores the light and righteousness. This darkness
Memory casts a shadow over the world, so that the heroes of later generations also want to use the same method to overthrow the regime and replace it."
"And my brother also said that if we want to truly end this cycle of chaos and restore peace to the people of the world, we must defend the right path and use laws and systems to uphold light and justice." Asai Nagamasa spoke of his ideals in a tone of voice.
Gradually he became excited and excited, "Isn't this what we warriors should devote our lives to fighting for!"
"I can see my brother's efforts. My brother's attempt in Izumi, Hanoi, was to use checks and balances to restrict everyone and protect the law and system from being trampled on!" Nagamasa Asai spoke faster and faster.
The more excited he gets, "Changzheng is stupid. He is not as talented as his brother and cannot think of laws and systems that can correct the world!"
"But the laws and systems that my brother came up with are, in the final analysis, used to defend the righteousness and justice. If there is no righteousness and justice in the world, and if the world is unwilling to believe that the righteousness and justice are still there, then my brother's laws and systems have no foundation.
Isn't it?" Asai Nagamasa said this, he suddenly turned his head, smiled proudly at Yu Qiuping, and slowly pressed his right hand on the handle of the knife.
"Brother, great talents must not perish in troubled times, but Nagamasa is different. Nagamasa can only risk everything and fight to defend the light and justice. If Nagamasa's righteous deeds can make all people with lofty ideals in the world work for
Its inspiration can awaken all those who are addicted to darkness and killing, and can make everyone in the world take Nagamasa as the pioneer to defend the righteousness. What does Nagamasa have to fear?"
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Asai Nagamasa said as he slowly drew the sword out of its sheath. Let the sharp samurai sword bathe in the sunlight and reflect the dazzling light. The blade reflected all the scenery like a mirror. Through the blade, it seemed that you could see behind you.
There are countless scenes. There is Yu Qiupei with tears streaming down his face; there is the gate of the castle tower behind Yu Qiupei; there is the castle wall of Odani Castle outside the gate; there is the bustling castle town outside the castle wall; and it seems that there are all the people of Kinki and all the people in the world; and
Although it was illusory, it seemed to be a peaceful and prosperous era that was clearly visible.
He raised his head, looked at the Asai family crest on the handle of the knife, and shouted loudly and energetically:
"Nagamasa is willing to die as a martyr for the sake of peace and prosperity for his brother——"