"Mother."
On the way back, Yu Qiu Shang, who was still feeling uneasy in his heart, spoke to Imagawa Kaede who was silent beside him. Although he didn't say anything, Imagawa Kaede understood what he wanted to ask.
"You don't need to ask my opinion. Just because I think you did it right doesn't mean you really made the right choice, and I think you did it wrong doesn't mean you made the wrong choice." Imagawa Kaede said to Yu Qiu Shang sincerely.
He taught, "You are no longer a child who needs to be recognized by your parents. You are now the supervisor of the Yuqiu family, and you are the one who needs to be recognized by others."
"Then..." Yu Qiu Shang hesitated for a moment and then said in a different way, "Mother, what will you choose to do?"
"Of course I support your choice." Imagawa Kaede replied matter-of-factly.
"Then if I choose to agree to the lord's request and overturn my father's reforms, what will my mother do?" Yu Qiu Shang turned his head and said thoughtfully.
"I will depose you as the governor of the family, support Mitsuji as the successor, and safeguard the reforms left by your father, even if I confront the Oda family." Imagawa Kaede gave the answer briskly, with a relaxed tone as if he was chatting about the family's shortcomings.
generally.
"Mother..." Yu Qiu Shang was stunned when he heard this. After a long silence, he replied, "If that's the case, why did you..."
"Because I know you will choose this." Imagawa Feng interrupted before Yu Qiu Shang could speak.
"Are you actually willing to go to this extent for father's reform..." Yu Qiu Shang murmured in disbelief.
"That is the ideal he pursues all his life. Even if it is just a flickering fire now, I will risk everything to protect it." Imagawa Kaede gently brushed away the long hair that was blown by the wind with his hand, but the words in his mouth were:
As strong as steel.
"But... mother, don't you have your own pursuits? You can't just live for your father. Haven't you always taught me before that you can't be a red leaf that only lives for others?" Yu Qiu Shang slowed down his horse a little.
"Quickly," said to Imagawa Kaede very solemnly.
"Who knows?" Imagawa Kaede smiled for the first time since Yu Qiupei's bad news came, "Human people and leaves are different things after all."
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While discussions on the fate of Yu Qiupei's family were being held in Hanoi, the Hongye Army on the front lines of Bizen and Bizen countries still did not give up their efforts to save Yu Qiuping's life. Although they also understood that five days had passed since the flood broke out, and Yu Qiuping had already died.
It was almost impossible to survive. But the whole army held the same idea - they wanted to see people alive, and they wanted to see their corpses dead. No matter what, Yu Qiuping could not be buried in the belly of a fish like this.
On the afternoon of June 6, the tenth year of Tensho (1582), Naoe Tadohei and others received a brand-new piece of information.
"Lord Honda left Sakai Town before the incident and went to Bitchu Takamatsu Castle to deliver a message to His Highness, but there has been no news since then?" Naoe Tadayei looked at Hattori Hanzo who came to inform him and asked in disbelief.
"That's it. We followed Lord Honda's footsteps and investigated all the Yashiki and inns where he stayed, and found that his final resting place was here." Hattori Hanzo pointed to an inn in Bizen Province's Kamido County on the sand table.
, "He went into the inn to rest on the night of May 30. According to the defenders of the inn, the bursting of the levee at Binchu Takamatsu Castle that night caused a loud noise, waking up all the people who were resting, including Mr. Honda.
It was also at that time that he left the inn and went west. We have been unable to get in touch with him since then, so we came to Yuqiu's house, hoping to get help. We suspect that Mr. Honda may have been affected by the flood, otherwise he would never be like this.
There’s been no news for a long time.”
"We didn't find any information related to Mr. Honda. We didn't even know that Mr. Honda happened to be here. If we can't find it after such a large-scale search... it's very likely that he was washed away by the flood.
Let's do it." Naoe Tadayei used his one eye to stare at the general position of Honda Tadayoshi before losing contact on the sand table. The other samurai in the tent were also helpless.
"Father." Naoe Nobuhira, who had been watching for a long time, suddenly raised his hand. Then he took a step forward and came to the sand table. After briefly measuring the sand table with his hands, he nodded with a heavy face and then spoke.
He said, "I just thought it was strange. The inn where Lord Honda is staying is so far away from Bitchu Takamatsu Castle. Even if you rush towards Bitchu Takamatsu Castle at full speed as soon as the embankment breaks, it is impossible to hit the peak of the flood head on."
At most, people in Honda will encounter the aftermath of the flood that slowly flows out. The depth of the water will not exceed half a meter, and the current cannot be very fast. In other words, it is absolutely impossible for people in Honda to be swept away by the flood.
, unless he jumps into the river himself."
Naoe Nobuhira's words stunned everyone. Naoe Tadayei hurriedly called the few remaining staff members and asked them to make emergency calculations. After summarizing the distance, route, and information about the floods witnessed on the day of the breach,
Naoe Nobuhira's guess was confirmed - Honda Tadakatsu would never have broken into an area with serious floods. He could have rushed to an area where the water was as deep as his knees at the farthest, so it was impossible to lose contact because he was washed away by the floods.
- as Naoe Nobuei said - unless he jumps into the river himself.
He must have encountered an accident... What accident would be worthy of Honda Tadakatsu, who couldn't swim, jumping into the river by himself?
"Immediately change the search scope and move all the people to the place where Lord Honda is suspected of missing." Naoe Tadayei gave the order to everyone without hesitation. The samurai in each reserve team did not hesitate and turned around to make arrangements.
"Father, news came back from the territory in the past few days. It seems that many wealthy families are taking advantage of His Highness's disappearance to try to regain the territory. There are also many businessmen who want to go on strike." Naoe Nobuhira saw Naoe Tadayei so decisively said:
After Ling continued to search for Yu Qiuping, he whispered uneasily, "Don't we need to return to the division and take charge?"
"With Mr. Amano and Mrs. Feng here, none of those little boys can make it happen, don't worry. In so many years, how has the little boy been able to cause trouble under Crow's nose? If they really need it, they will naturally call us back for reinforcements.
, just wait for the order." Naoe Tadahei said to his son in a tone that left no room for doubt, "The top priority is to find the missing His Highness! Don't think about other things!"
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On June 7, the tenth year of Tensho (1582), Uakishang officially rejected Oda Nobunaga's request to return to the ancestral system. It is said that when the rejection letter was delivered, Oda Nobunaga was entertaining the daimyo gathered from all over the world in Kyoto.
After hearing the news, Oda Nobunaga was furious. He was so angry that he smashed the table on the spot, and the grand banquet broke up. Oda Nobunaga immediately announced that he would not recognize Yuqiu Shang as the governor of the family.
As soon as the news came out, the world was in an uproar. All eyes in the world were focused on the Oda family, which was about to unify the world.
Regarding the conflict with the Yuqiu family, the most important minister in the family, the daimyo who gathered in Kinki were even more happy to watch the jokes and talked about it all day long. The Yuqiu family's inheritance of the family governor was stuck there, and they didn't know what to do next.
end.
The territory of the Yuqiu family was even more chaotic. Many people who were dissatisfied with the Yuqiu family jumped out one after another, and they seemed to be pushing down the wall. The small local wealthy families followed Oda Nobunaga's statement, and they couldn't help it.
Recognizing Yu Qiushang as the governor of the household, he demanded that he return to the territory immediately. Half of the merchants in the Sakai Town Congress also launched strikes and protests, forcing the reluctant employees to march on the streets, demanding the closure of the Congress.
On the afternoon of June 7, the tenth year of Tianzheng (1582), Kyoto.
Yu Qiuyu, who was on duty outside the Imperial Palace in Kyoto, was suddenly told that Oda Nobunaga wanted to see him. At this moment, he dared to go to Honnoji Temple with trepidation. Yu Qiuyu's life has been really difficult these days. After hearing the bad news of his father's death for the first time, Yu Qiuyou almost
He fainted. After finally recovering, he heard that his brother, the rightful heir of the Yuqiu family, Yuqiu Shang, rejected Oda Nobunaga's scandal. Yuqiuyou was so angry that he wanted to smoke Yuqiu immediately.
Despite a few slaps, his brother was still so willful at this critical moment, which made the world famous. Before he could finish cursing in his heart, Yu Qiuyou received a notice summoned by Oda Nobunaga, and he probably also
It is related to this matter. Could it be that Oda Nobunaga wanted to use him to threaten Yuqiu Shang's position as family governor, thereby coercing the Yuqiu family into submission?
Yu Qiuyou's guess was good, but the severity of the matter exceeded his imagination.
"Take it and read it. Your teacher has given you a letter. I know this person is the crow from Yuqiu's family." Before Yuqiuyou could even sit down, Oda Nobunaga threw a letter to him casually.
The letter said, "He wants to support you to go back and inherit the position of governor of the Yuqiu family, and replace your idiot brother who is willful and reckless. He also promised in the letter that after the coup is completed, he will immediately restore the country according to Yu's request, and asks Yu not to hold him accountable.
Yuqiu’s family.”
"What?" Yu Qiuyou was so shocked that he even forgot the honorific. He hurriedly opened the letter, only to find that it was indeed Amano Keide's note, and the end of the letter was also stamped with Crow's top secret seal.
"The conditions he proposed are really few. He seems to be very confident." Oda Nobunaga laughed twice with satisfaction. He seemed to be very satisfied with Amano Keitoku's plan. "I just ask Yu to send you over.
If I just need another statement from Yu admitting that you are the governor of the Yuqiu family, everything will be settled. There is no need for Yu to send troops to suppress the battle, which is good. Yu was originally worried about how the farce caused by your Yuqiu family would end this time.
Well, there is no need to worry now, just replace your brother. Since it is the request made by the retainers of your Yuqiu family, I will not stop it."
Oda Nobunaga stood up, walked to Yu Qiuyou's side, patted the frightened child on the shoulder, smiled and encouraged: "Do it well, the Yuqiu family will be yours from now on, continue to be loyal to Yu
Bar."
"Oh, by the way, he also said in the letter that he needs some support, and that only seventeen people can take Maple Leaf Mountain Castle." Oda Nobunaga thought of the inexplicable requests in the letter, and couldn't help but smile, "Seventeen
You are too shabby. I sent 1,000 flags to follow you to Maple Mountain City. You tell Amano Jingtoku on my behalf and ask him to take care of everything for me. I will forget about the Yuqiu family's disobedience this time!
Chapter completed!