Chapter Six Departure
"Going to play? Where are we going to play?" Yu Qiuping looked at the vast entourage behind him, all bearing flags of the Asahina family, "Shouldn't you be going hunting?"
"No way!" Asahina Taehyung said a little anxiously, "This time I am carrying out official duties! Official duties! I am one of the best samurai in the Asahina family!"
"What official business?" Yu Qiuping asked confused.
"My brother asked me to take people back to Kakegawa Castle, our home city, and let uncle Nobuyuki take a thousand people to Kakegawa Castle to replace the defense." Asahina Taihei said with great excitement, "After the order is passed, we will have to go to Kakegawa Castle."
Go to Okazaki Castle and prepare a front line for our troops in advance!"
"This is my first time to carry out a military order. It is such a challenging mission!" Asahina Taehyung continued to dance excitedly. "My brother said that this mission is very difficult. My uncles at home are not in Sunfu Castle, so I am the only one who can do it."
Finish!"
Yu Qiuping looked at Asahina Taehyung's stupid look with his eyebrows raised to the sky, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Why are you laughing!" Asahina Taehyung immediately looked over alertly.
"I'm happy that my eldest brother is taking on the important responsibility." Yu Qiuping said insincerely, but in his heart he had already completed the scene restoration. He sent a letter to his uncle at home to mobilize the troops, and then delivered an official document to inform the local officials. This could be done with just one messenger.
It’s a simple task. The reason why I gave this task to Asahina Taihei, Yu Qiupei probably is because his brother, the head of the Asahina family, Asahina Taitomo really feels that his brother is too troubled in Sunfu Castle and idles all day long, so he might as well
Send it out and send a letter.
Asahina Taehyung, you don’t know how cruel reality is, hahaha. Yu Qiuping secretly laughed in his heart.
"So, since the eldest brother is performing official duties, why do you want to bring me, a civilian, with you?" Yu Qiuping asked with a smirk.
"Ah... Well," Asahina Taehyung scratched his head in embarrassment, "You may encounter a lot of things to settle accounts on the road, so it's always good to have someone who can settle accounts."
"Huh?" Yu Qiuping hummed in a nasal voice, with an expression of disbelief on his face.
"Well... the journey along the way is too monotonous. Finding someone to chat with can relieve the boredom. None of my followers can chat with me," Asahina Taehyung hurriedly waved his hand and explained, "Maintaining a good spirit is also to perform official duties better.
Ah. Besides, you are my little brother."
"Really?" Yu Qiuping still looked unbelieving, "I still have something to do in the store. If you don't tell me, I won't go."
"Okay, okay, you are awesome," Taehyung Asahina blushed in embarrassment, "Well... I'll hunt a few times along the way... okay, a dozen times. Since I'm going out to play... well, I'm going to perform official duties.
It’s better to bring it to someone interesting.”
"Come on, I'm not as free as my elder brother," Yu Qiuping shook his head, "I still have to settle accounts and make money, so how can I have time to travel."
"Hey, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no."
I don’t even know the local customs and customs of Tao, so wouldn’t it be good to take more walks?”
"That's true," Yu Qiuping tilted his head and thought for a while. He loved history in his previous life, and he has traveled through time for so long, but he has never seen a single historical figure. If he goes out with Mr. Asahina, maybe there will be some
I had the opportunity to meet... He is still called Matsudaira Motoyasu, the future Tokugawa Ieyasu.
"Let me ask a question first. When we go to Okazaki Castle this time, will we see Lord Matsudaira Motoyasu?" Yu Qiuping asked.
"Ah?" Asahina Taehyung exclaimed in surprise, "You've only been here a few months, how could you know such a small role?"
"Just tell me if it will be fine. Don't ask too many questions." Yu Qiuping was speechless for a moment, so Asahina Taehyung simply didn't ask further questions.
"It should be possible. Although I went to the front station to contact the Sekiguchi family. But I think I can definitely see him. The Matsudaira family is just a little puppet controlled by our Imagawa family. Matsudaira Motoyasu is allowed to keep 1,500
It is already a great favor for Ashigaru to be stationed in Okazaki Castle. How dare he refuse to give me the respect of young master Asahina?" Asahina Taiheng raised his nose proudly and said, "I'll take care of it, brother."
"Then let's go with my eldest brother," Yu Qiuping agreed with satisfaction, "How long will it take to go there?"
"Hmm... It's about 260 miles in total, (Japanese li is different from Chinese li, so for the convenience of reading, Chinese li is used here)" Asahina Taehyung pursed his lips and estimated a number, "We don't bring any luggage.
We stayed at inns in the city along the way, and we arrived quickly by horseback. We can cover about 100 miles in a day on horseback. Counting the time spent traveling on the road, I feel like I will be back in half a month."
The smile on Yu Qiuping's face suddenly froze.
"Boy, what's wrong?" Asahina Taehyung approached him doubtfully, "Are you so happy?"
"No," Yu Qiuping's mouth twitched and he shook his head, "Then the problem is, I can't ride a horse."
Yu Qiuping was sitting on the horse at the moment, carefully holding Kondo Yasuo's waist and watching him manipulate the reins from the corner of his eye. The fast-running horse bumped Yu Qiuping's buttocks to the ground in pain.
"Taira-kun, sooner or later I will be tricked to death by you," Kondo Yasuso said with a depressed face, "I shouldn't have said that I could ride a horse back then."
"Yangzhuang, what are you talking about?" Asahina Taehyung was lying comfortably on the horse at this moment, putting his hands behind his head and closing his eyes to rest. He was obviously very confident in his riding skills, "If it weren't for you to ride the horse,
Take that kid with you, I won’t take you out to play yet, just go and translate!”
"You are joking, I dare not." Kondo Yasuso apologized quickly, and then muttered in a low voice, "You are really cheating."
"Where are you now? Master, why don't you leave again!" Nakaharu Fujita, the oldest and highest-ranking member of the Asahina family in the group, was about to cry because of Asahina Taehyung.
This was the third time that Asahina Taehyung asked to stop hunting. The first two times, Fujita Nakaharu persuaded him to continue on the road, but this time he seemed extremely determined and had already asked his entourage to take out their bows and arrows.
Well, it is early in the morning of June 10th, in the suburbs of Okabe, 20 miles away from the western suburbs of Sunpu Castle. The place name here is Okabe, and it is the headquarters of the Okabe family, the two pillars of the Imagawa family. The current head of the Okabe family
Because of his meritorious service, Motonobu was granted the seal of Narumi Castle in Owari Province, and he himself was stationed there.
"Hey, uncle, you are too lenient!" Asahina Taehyung packed his bags and prepared for hunting. "It's okay if you stop me in the front. I have to hunt here! I just want to be in Okabe.
Hunting outside the city!"
When Asahina Taehyung and Fujita Nakaharu were arguing, Amakihei finally got a chance to get off his horse and rest his butt. He sat down against a tree and moved his sore and numb body.
"Hey! Kangzhuang," he called out to Kondo Yashuang, who looked back with a resentful look on his face. Yu Qiuping smiled awkwardly, "Thank you just now! But I don't understand it now." He said.
The water hyacinth in his pocket was handed to Kondo Yasso.
Kondo Yasuo opened the stopper and drank some water, then re-twisted it and handed it to Yu Qiuping. Then he wiped his mouth and said, "Do you want to ask why adults must hunt here?"
Yu Qiuping nodded.
"This... actually involves political insider issues. I only heard a superficial talk from the people above," Kondo Yasuo quietly pointed to the sky, "I heard that the two pillars of the Imagawa family are the Okabe family and the Asahina family.
The relationship is not good."
"Why is this?" Yu Qiuping was suddenly interested. Such political insider information is often very interesting for boys of this age.
"It's a long story. The two families were originally close to each other during the time of the ancestors of the clan. However, during the Hanakura Rebellion when they competed for the governor of the Imagawa family, the old head of the Asahina family at the time, well, Asahina, who passed away three years ago,
Lord Tainou, he and Lord Sena Jisada have always been loyal to Lord Imagawa Jibe Yoshimoto. However, the Okabe family and the Fukushima family sided with Genguang Etan. The old head of the Okabe family at the time
It was Okabe Okatsuna-sama, and he and Asahina Tenno-sama had a very unpleasant quarrel. Later, under the lobbying of Taiyuan Yusuzai-sama, the Okabe family turned back and joined Yoshimoto-sama's side, and destroyed the Fukushima family and Genguang Etan.
, this is how the two pillars stand side by side today.”
"After Lord Chitsuna's son passed away, Lord Okabe Chitsuna had to temporarily take over the position of head of the family again. Until now, Lord Okabe Motonobu was able to take charge alone. As for the head of the Asahina family, Lord Asahina Taitomo took over. These two
As adults, their relationship with each other is even worse, and they often target each other on family matters. The Okabe family seems to be inextricably linked to the Takeda family, while the Asahina family has relations with their relatives, the Sena family and the Sekiguchi family.
"Closely." It seemed that he was a little dry. Kondo Yasuso asked for a kettle and took a few sips. "Now the younger brothers of the two heads of the family are our Lord Asahina Yasuhiro and Okabe Masazuna of the Okabe family.
Young master, they are both nineteen years old, full of energy, and are usually very aggressive. The two of them once fought in the castle town of Sunpu Castle, and each was locked up for a month by the family governor, Yoshimoto-sama."
Kondo Yasuzono was very happy as he said this, "These two young masters are notorious in Sunfu Castle because of this. Together with our young master Imagawa Shima-sama, they are also known as the Third Young Master of Sunfu."
"Not long ago, um, in the early spring of this year, Mr. Okabe Masatsuna led dozens of people to the outskirts of our Asahina family castle, Kakegawa Castle, and hunted in a swagger, and also hindered the Asahina family's small pack team.
The entry and exit of the baggage train. I am afraid that our young master will not be able to swallow this breath and has been planning to come back for revenge."
Chapter completed!