Since the Mihaoshi family's army was still stranded in Nanhanoi, Yu Qiuping did not dare to lead his army to leave Gaowu City. Therefore, Sen Kecheng's funeral could only be held in Gaowu City. There was no way to bury Sen Kecheng back to Meinong, which he cherished so much.
Hometown. Yu Qiuping asked someone to carve a body for Sen Kecheng out of agarwood and buried it with his head. Because it was located on the front line, the funeral was very simple and even a little deserted. The only high-ranking warrior present was Yu Qiuping.
, Takigawa Kazumasu, Ikeda Tsuneki, and Mori Katsura, as well as Mori Katsunari's widow and his children who came over after hearing the news.
However, perhaps such a deserted and simple funeral is what Sen Kecheng wanted.
Yu Qiuping looked at the women and children wearing sackcloth and filial piety crying in front of the tomb, and he felt uncomfortable in his heart. Although he had been fighting for more than ten years, he should be used to life and death. But a man who had been with him for more than ten years should be used to it.
My dear friend, he was fine in the morning, but he was gone after he said he was gone, and he still couldn't recover.
He always felt that even if a great warrior like Sen Kecheng was to die, he should die of exhaustion on the battlefield with great vigor, leaving tragic farewell words before dying, and then die helplessly. He would accompany him to the end.
At the last moment of his life, he held his hand and bid him farewell. However, he died in a sneak attack by the traitorous ninjas. And Yu Qiuping didn't even see him for the last time, and he didn't see him before his death.
He was fighting so bravely, but I only saw the embarrassing scene of him being chopped down by several ninjas and having his head cut off.
Why is this happening…
He vaguely remembered that when he first came to Owari, a place he was unfamiliar with, he joined the Oda family as a traitor general, and was looked down upon by everyone. At that time, only a few people were willing to look him in the eyes and be friends with him.
But achievement is one of them. He will never forget that friendship.
The man who was always unsmiling; the stranger who always wanted to return to his hometown in Meinong; the samurai who never praised others easily and was always serious; the warrior who was very brotherly and always at the forefront in battles.
The good brother who, at the critical moment of life and death, risked his life without hesitation in order to give himself a chance to escape.
gone.
Yu Qiuping silently drank the wine in the bowl - he almost never drank. But for Sen Kecheng, he had to drink this bowl of wine. He poured another bowl of wine and slowly poured it in front of Sen Kecheng's grave.
, as if drinking with a close friend. Tears flowed down the cheeks unconsciously.
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"Your Highness Hongye... Your Highness Hongye." Just as Yu Qiuping was looking at Sen Kecheng's tomb in trance, Sen Kecheng's widow Aying suddenly called softly, "I am brave, can you please do me a favor?"
"Sister-in-law, why do you need to be like this? Senior Sen and I have been brothers for so many years. Senior Sen died in battle to save me. Sister-in-law, just ask for anything. I, Yu Qiuping, will do my best." Yu Qiuping turned around in a hurry,
He helped A Ying up. The latter's face was full of tears at this moment, and her voice was a little hoarse from crying. Yu Qiuping also had a sore nose and said softly: "Sister-in-law, please express my condolences."
"Your Highness Hongye... I have to entrust you with the future of the Sen family." After Aying was helped up by Yu Qiuping, she bowed slightly towards Yu Qiuping and said: "The family governor's hall has sent someone to tell Sen.
The family's fiefdom in Minami Omi is located at a strategic location, and it is not a responsibility that a kid like Kolon can bear. Therefore, our Mori family's fiefdom will be transferred back to Mino. Our Mori family's troops will also leave in the near future."
"That's it..." Yu Qiuping sighed helplessly. In the troubled times of the Warring States Period, Oda Nobunaga could only make such a choice. After all, Mori Kolong was still young, so it was really a good idea for him to take on the responsibility of guarding Nanomi.
It's too early.
"But the old territory of Meinong is remote, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to make a future in the future. Kolon is at the age when he has made great achievements as a samurai. If he wastes his time like this, I would really be sorry for his faulty father and the ancestors of the Mori family." Ah Ying babbled in a low voice.
She told her pain in a voice, "So I am bold and plan to let the second son Chang Ke temporarily take over the position of family governor, and send the eldest son Kolong and the third son Ranmaru to you first. You may as well let them follow you to the battlefield.
Whether it's handling government affairs or not, it's a good way to learn some skills that can help revitalize the Mori family in the future."
"Of course there is no problem. But..." Yu Qiuping looked at A Ying hesitantly after hearing this, "Does the Lord allow it? Also, letting the second son act as the family governor temporarily... may cause trouble in the future."
"The governor's hall has already agreed. Let Kolong and Ranmaru follow you, and let Chang Ke temporarily act as the governor. This is a decision that all the retainers of the Mori family agreed to." Aying bowed to Yu Qiuping again, "Please, Your Highness Hongye.
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"Of course there is no problem, let the children follow me." After Yu Qiuping agreed readily, he hesitated and finally accepted A Ying's gift - hoping that this would make her feel at ease, "I will let them first
Be my bodyguards and let them take on greater responsibilities when they grow up."
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The sun sets and stars begin to appear in the sky. Aying is weak because she cried for too long and has been helped back by Sen Kelong and other children. And Yu Qiuping
, has been sitting in front of Sen Kecheng's tomb, looking at the grave in silence. At some point, Long Zi gently walked behind Yu Qiuping and helped him put on a piece of clothing.
"Your Highness, it's time for dinner. You haven't had lunch yet." Seeing that Yu Qiuping didn't respond, Long Zi said timidly.
"Sigh...Senior Sen didn't have lunch or breakfast either." Yu Qiuping suddenly sighed after hearing this, "I never would have imagined that Senior Sen would suddenly be gone. I still have a lot to say to him.
He said that there were still many things that he wanted to do with him, and he also wanted to watch the children grow up with him...but in the blink of an eye he was gone."
"Samurai, warrior. Maybe I'm not enlightened enough. As a warrior, you should get used to these things." Yu Qiuping sighed again, shook his head and said: "Friends who can still talk and laugh in the morning may be like heaven and man in the evening.
If there is anything you want to do with him or what you want to say to him, you really can’t keep it in your heart without saying it, otherwise you may never get the chance. It will become a lifelong regret hidden in your heart. I always think that there will be more in the future.
Time is full of opportunities, but the life of a samurai may be as short as cherry blossoms."
Yu Qiuping looked at Sen Kecheng's tomb and talked nonchalantly. But she didn't notice Long Zi standing behind her. Because of his words, her body was trembling slightly, and tears were even surging in her eyes.
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"Oh, by the way, Long Zi." Yu Qiuping seemed to suddenly remember something. He slowly stood up and turned around, "Why are you still wearing that scarf? I remember you haven't worn it for a long time.
.Didn’t you throw it away at that time?”
"When we moved to Kuroda Castle, His Highness left him in a box. I saw it, so I picked it out and kept it in my arms." Ryuko was stunned when she heard this, and replied honestly. She put her little hand into her arms.
He groped inside and slowly took out the burgundy scarf. Because of the passage of time, some seams had faded, and it couldn't be any older.
"Then since you took it out, why don't I see you wearing it? How can there be any reason to keep the scarf in your arms and not wear it?" Yu Qiuping was made dumbfounded by Long Zi.
"I can't bear it." Long Zi was stunned for a moment and replied in a low voice. At the same time, he quickly lowered his head to prevent Yu Qiuping from seeing the tears in the corners of her eyes. "I'm afraid I'll spoil it. Your Highness, you see, even if
I keep it carefully every day and never wear it, and now it has become like this."
"It's so old, why are you still carrying it? Why don't you just change it to another one? It's just a scarf, it's not like we can't afford it." Yu Qiuping smiled and touched Long Zi's head, bowing his head fondly.
He said in a voice: "Is it because the salary I gave you is not enough?"
"That's not it..." Ryuko shook her head slightly dissatisfied, her bun was messed up by Yu Qiuping's hand, and her satin-like black hair was scattered around her waist, "It's because... this scarf is different.
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"Is there anything different? The quality of this scarf is not very good." Yu Qiuping took a look at the scarf that was carefully held in Long Zi's arms, but did not see any difference in it.
"Because it is..." Ryuko pursed her lips, and the memories that had been treasured in her heart for more than ten years suddenly flooded into her mind, and the tears in her eyes couldn't stop flowing down.
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Suddenly, in the night sky in the far west, there was a meteor with a long tail, swaying and quietly crossing the horizon.
"Meteor!" Ryuko suddenly shouted excitedly, "Can I make a wish?"
"Then..." Ryuko let go of her hands covering her neck, clasped her hands together devoutly, and closed her eyes facing the shooting star. However, as soon as her hands left her neck, her neck started to feel cold and painful again.
"I want my neck to not be cold..." Ryuko blurted out her first wish.
After saying that, Ryuko seemed to think that this wish was a bit too ordinary, and she felt sorry for this rare meteor. So she narrowed her eyes again and glanced at the meteor quietly, as if hoping that the god on the meteor would not be there.
Hearing her wishes is normal.
"The one just now doesn't count..." Ryuko clasped his hands together devoutly again and faced the direction of the meteor.
"Hmm..." She was thinking about how to make a great wish and seize this opportunity. However, the cold wind blew on her neck like a knife, urging her to make a decision quickly.
"Okay..." she said timidly, as if she was proposing something outrageous.
She thought of the countless snowy nights in the past, when she walked alone in the streets and alleys, looking at the brightly lit houses, the family sitting around the table with a smile; she thought of her parents begging on the roadside.
Walking down the road with a child in hand, the child holds a bunch of candied haws in his hand and hands it to his parents to take a bite...
I thought of the word "home" which is so far away and so unfamiliar.
"Can you give me a home?"
Suddenly, there was a soft touch on my neck, and the cold feeling was replaced by a warmth. The warmth started from the neck
, gradually spread throughout the body and quietly penetrated into the cold heart.
She lowered her head and her chin came into contact with a ball of soft silk fabric. From the corner of her eye, she could see that it was a burgundy scarf. It was soft and very comfortable.
She raised her head and saw that the young man wearing a red leaf shawl who had given her food had walked up to her at some point. At this moment, he was gently wrapping the scarf around her neck for the last time.
"Silly boy," Yu Qiuping, who followed Long Zi and witnessed everything, said softly: "Come home with me."
"Both wishes will be fulfilled for you."
He wrapped a scarf around her neck, but also took away her heart.
"Home..." the wish that was once out of reach.
Ryuko raised his head and looked at the red leaf shawl rustling in the wind. For some reason, tears couldn't stop pouring out of his eyes.
To be continued...