Volume 7 Jiangnan Green Looking Maple Red Chapter 962 Homecoming
Maybe there was no traitor from the beginning.
This is the conclusion Yu Qiuping came to after thinking over and over again.
But there is no traitor, and the accidents between Okehazama and Narumi Castle cannot be explained. Could it be Imagawa Yoshimoto's mistake? How could the governor of the family make such a mistake? What happened in that battle that year? Narumi Castle
What exactly is the fire... I always feel like there is something hidden... It's so strange...
While reciting these words in his mind, several pictures suddenly flashed through Yu Qiuping's mind. After he was stunned for a moment, he immediately recalled that when he hosted a banquet to receive the exiled Sakuma Nobumori two years ago, Sakuma Nobumori
That conversation with myself.
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"Thank you, Your Highness Hongye, for serving me some wine." Sakuma Nobumori took the wine glass from Yu Qiupei's hand and drank it in one gulp. Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he said to Yu Qiupei, "By the way, Your Highness Hongye,
I heard before that you investigated Mori Shinsuke and Hattori Kohei. I wonder if you are still investigating the cause of Imagawa Osamu's death?"
Yu Qiuping was stunned by Sakuma Nobumori's words, and the wine bottle in his hand fell directly onto the table.
"I was an eyewitness to that battle. I always feel that there is something hidden. It shouldn't be that simple. It's just that the master deliberately concealed it. The people below us don't know how those battle plans were formulated, let alone what the plans were.
What happened to the fire in Haicheng?" Sakuma Nobumori looked at Yu Qiuping's expression without surprise, shook his head and said, "I don't know anything... It's really strange, that battle was really strange."
"Didn't our traitor set the fire?" Yu Qiuping asked urgently.
"It's not clear, but it's not simple anyway." Sakuma Nobumori shook his head very seriously, "Maybe only the Lord and His Highness Lin know what the specific matter is. If Your Highness wants to find out, you can find an opportunity to ask
them."
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Even Sakuma Nobumori, who witnessed it, thought that battle was very strange... and he obviously didn't know what Yu Qiupei meant when he said there was a traitor in the Imagawa family... So is it really possible that there was no traitor?
In the past 20 years, when Yu Qiuping recalled that battle, he reasoned from the established fact that there was a traitor, and formed several sets of logic for the traitor's actions. However, if there was no traitor, Yu Qiuping would simply not be able to combine all the aspects of that battle.
I tried to comb through all these changes with reasonable logic to convince myself, but my mind was completely confused. Who gave Okabe Motonobu the scroll that said "A person with two hearts must be in Narumi at this time"? Who gave Narumi
The four gates of the castle castle tower were locked and then set on fire. Who transferred Imagawa Yoshimoto's bodyguards? Who else could have sent Uakiuhei and Sena Ujitoshi the order to withdraw their troops from Okehazama? If it wasn't a traitor.
If so, who else could it be?
Yu Qiuping couldn't think clearly.
Sakuma Nobumori told him that if he wanted to find out, he could ask Oda Nobunaga and Lin Xiuzhen - they might know the secret behind that battle. It would not be a good idea to ask Oda Nobunaga about this kind of thing, maybe
Can you ask Lin Xiuzhen who has been chased to Mount Koya? Apply to Oda Nobunaga to visit Sakuma Nobumori and Lin Xiuzhen and take the opportunity to ask him?
Although Yu Qiuping felt that this kind of visit to an important minister who was being chased was not very appropriate, he could no longer suppress the doubts in his heart. Although he had promised Imagawa Kaede before that he would not continue to pursue this matter... But the mystery of that year
There has been such a big turning point, and the truth seems to have surfaced - it is really difficult for people to restrain themselves from investigating the cause of their benefactor's death.
Go back to His Highness Lin and ask clearly what happened in that battle - Yu Qiuping made up his mind.
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"Red leaves."
"Red leaves."
"Red leaves?"
When Yu Qiuping came back to his senses, he discovered that Tokugawa Ieyasu had arrived on horseback at some unknown time.
His side has been calling in his ears for a long time.
"Ah, Takechiyo, I'm sorry, I was thinking about something just now." Yu Qiuping shook his head and touched his head.
"I'm so obsessed with thinking about something that I called you so many times but there was no response." Tokugawa Ieyasu also laughed when he heard this and joked casually. However, after discovering that Yu Qiuping's face was particularly solemn, Tokugawa Ieyasu gradually
He suppressed his smile, looked around to make sure there was no outsider, then lowered his voice and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I don't know whether it's good or bad news." Yu Qiuping sighed and told Tokugawa Ieyasu the whole story.
"How...could..." After listening to Tokugawa Ieyasu, he digested it for a long time before gradually accepting the fact, "So there is no traitor who leaked the information at all? What happened to Okehazama? What happened to Narumi Castle?
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"I don't know either, so I'm going to ask His Highness Lin when I go back." Yu Qiuping lowered his head helplessly, and his voice became a little tired, "I said I wanted to track down the murderer, and I wanted to avenge His Highness the Family Governor, but I ended up struggling for 20 years.
In fact, was the suspicion wrong from the beginning? So the root cause of everything was the fault of me and my eldest brother back then? "
"Hongye doesn't have to be like this. If you have such a heart, His Highness Jiuquan will also be pleased..." Tokugawa Ieyasu rarely saw Yu Qiupei so depressed, so he patted his back with his hand and comforted him in a low voice.
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"Speaking of which, I want to apologize to you." Yu Qiuping thought about it for a while, then raised his head and looked at Tokugawa Ieyasu and said, "When you were attacked in Owari, it was because my elder brother and I lost the secret map.
That battle must have caused you heavy losses..."
"It's been 20 years, so there's no need to mention it again, Momiji. Besides, there's no way to escape in a life-or-death situation. Besides, Momiji doesn't even know that Asahina-sama has a map in his clothes." Tokugawa Ieyasu waved his hand indifferently, "
Don’t take it to heart.”
"The defeat at that time forced you to chase and release many retainers. If I remember correctly, Nanosuke was chased and released by the Matsudaira family because of the battle that year, so he was taken in by me." Yu Qiuping recalled.
After remembering the past, he looked at Honda Tadakatsu who was not far behind him, and waved to him to call him over.
"Nanosuke, now that the world has been settled, I guess I won't encounter any danger anymore. You can go back to the Tokugawa family with peace of mind." Yu Qiuping looked at Honda Tadakatsu with a smile, and then looked at Tokugawa.
Kawakawa Ieyasu, "Your territory has grown a lot now, and the reward for Nanosuke will also increase when the time comes, so we can't neglect it."
"That's natural. The Honda family has served the Tokugawa army for generations. How can I treat Empress Tadayoshi badly?" Tokugawa Ieyasu agreed, and then said to Honda Tadakatsu, "Just come back with peace of mind, the Tokugawa family will always have you."
s position."
"Thank you, my lord." Honda Tadakatsu saluted Tokugawa Ieyasu, and then looked at Yu Qiupei awkwardly.
"It's been more than 20 years in the blink of an eye. I've been borrowing you from the Matsudaira family as a guard for half my life. Thank you for your hard work." Yu Qiuping glanced at Honda Tadakatsu and said with emotion, "I'll pack up after I return to Maple Leaf Mountain Castle.
Just take your wife and children back to the Tokugawa family and inherit the mantle passed down to you by your father. I will take you personally to see you off so that you can return in glory and let your father see your achievements today."
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After finishing the chat with Tokugawa Ieyasu, Amakihei rode back to the troops outside Odawara City. The Red Leaf Army was rolling westward through the Hakone Mountains from the temporary station. The last unit was Tokiwa Bei. Originally, Amakihei
He wanted to go to the Chinese Army to find Fukushima Yasunari and ask him if he had any problems during the retreat, but Naomasa Ii told him that Fukushima Yasunari was not in the army now, but on the outskirts of Odawara Castle. He called the staff
After applying for an outing report, I will return to the team this evening.
Yu Qiuping was a little surprised when he heard the reply. With Fukushima Yasunari's dedicated style, he rarely left the army. It was only after Yu Qiuping rode his horse to find Fukushima Yasunari that he understood why he did this.
Yu Qiupei found Fukushima Yasunari in the cemetery where the Hojo family soldiers who died in the battle were buried. He was leaning under a big tree next to a separate tombstone, looking at the tomb with reluctance. Yu Qiupei
When I walked in and took a look, I found that it was the spiritual tablet of Hojo Tsunari.
"Originally, they should have been hiding in their own home, but the Hojo family has been transferred to the Izu country, and there is no energy to worry about them for the time being, so they are all buried here." Fukushima Yasunari saw Yu Qiupei's doubts, and then
He explained to him, "But at least he is buried in peace, which is much better than the other uncles of the Fukushima family during the Hanakura Rebellion. My brother died on the battlefield, honorably committing seppuku to take responsibility for the defeat.
Future generations will not be too harsh on him."
"His Royal Highness Hojo is a great warrior. If I could serve as my minister, I would respect him very much." Yu Qiuping bowed to the tombstone and sighed in a low voice.
"Thank you, Your Highness. My brother, Izumoshita Yutomo, will definitely be relieved to receive your recognition." Fukushima Yasunari bowed to Ame Qiupei very gratefully, and then sighed longly.
"What's wrong?" Yu Qiuping saw that Fukushima Yasunari seemed to be worried, so he asked.
"My brother is still in the war at nearly 70 years old. He has white hair and black hair, and he doesn't have time to enjoy family happiness with his family. I visited my brother's home at noon, and everyone in the family was in tears." Fukushima An
Cheng slowly took a few steps forward and brushed away the dust in front of Hojo Tsunaru's tomb with his hands. "It is really hard to serve the Hojo family all your life. But his family members miss him day and night as he goes to war. The same goes for him."
Is it hard? He couldn't spend his last time with his family, leaving only endless regrets. Is such a life really good? "
"You have always been very family-oriented." Yu Qiuping glanced at the old samurai who was a round older than him, and was surprised to find that Fukushima Yasunari, who had taken off his helmet, already had most of his hair and beard gray.
"Anyone who has experienced something like that... will cherish their family." Fukushima Yasunari obviously recalled the experience of the Fukushima family being almost executed during the Hanakura Rebellion, and sighed sadly, "
What's the use of all the meritorious deeds a person has made in this life? They will turn into dust after all. It's better to spend more time with your family in your limited life and leave no defects."
"You're right..." Yu Qiuping didn't know how to respond to this heavy topic, so he just nodded. The two of them were silent for a long time, just looking at the tomb of Hojo Tsunari.
"Your Highness, now that the world has been peaceful, it is estimated that there will be no more wars, right?" After a while, Fukushima Yasunari suddenly broke the silence and said to Yu Qiuping apologetically, "I am also an old man, although I am still old.
I want to continue to be loyal to His Highness, but I also want to spend more time with my wife and children... When my mother passed away before, I was not with you because I was on the war. My wife has been feeling unwell recently, and I want to take care of her as much as possible..."
"I'll arrange for you to retire next year and spend more time with your family. You've reached the age of retirement." Yu Qiuping agreed readily and bowed slightly to Fukushima Yasunari, "Thank you also for twenty
You have been loyal to me for many years.”
"I'm really sorry, Your Highness, for saying these 'retreat' requests." Fukushima Yasunari bowed to Yuqiu very solemnly, put the helmet under his arm back on, and straightened his clothes, "The next generation
My children have grown up, and there will be no more wars in the future, so I can rest assured and let them take over. However, this is the last duty of Captain Tokiwa Bei, and I will do it well to the end."
"I have served in Tokiwa Prei for more than 20 years... I really feel reluctant to let go."