"I'm inviting His Highness Hongye to enjoy tea. Please hurry up and get out of here if you are waiting, don't disturb our interest." Matsuzuki Nagahide looked around at the people behind Yu Qiuping and complained with some dissatisfaction.
"Can you tell me something quickly? Why should my Highness be alone with you? Do you believe that I will chop you up with a knife right now?" Matsunaga's attitude angered Asahina Taihei, who directly drew the knife in his hand and said
Matsunaga made a few gestures on his forehead. However, Matsunaga didn't care at all and just stared at Yu Qiuping with subtle eyes.
"You guys should step back first." Yu Qiuping nodded to the people behind him and said there was no need to worry, "He is just a frail old man and he has no weapons. Your Highnesses can still handle it."
"Your Highness..." Honda Tadakatsu frowned his stern eyebrows. The last assassination of Hosokawa Shinyuki made him feel ashamed and guilty for a long time. He even had the consciousness of committing seppuku - but was stopped by Asahina Taihei.
.
"Don't worry, this is my order." Yu Qiuping waved his hands towards them, and the guards stepped back dozens of steps, carefully watching Yu Qiuping's side.
"Is that enough?" Yu Qiuping looked at Matsunagahide again. This time his tone was already very irritable, as if he was signaling to Matsunagahide - stop pushing too far.
"Please." Matsunaga nodded slightly, then lowered his head and started his tea art process meticulously. As soon as he started, Yu Qiuping, who was originally dismissive, was immediately attracted.
The water is gurgling, and the fragrance is overflowing. You can’t notice it, but you can’t smell it. Those simple and broken tea utensils seem to have souls in Matsuhisa Hide’s hands. Each one is exuding the precipitation of years. The tea is stirring in them, as if telling endless stories.
past.
It has to be said that Matsunaga's accomplishments in the tea ceremony are outstanding in this era, and he is also a famous tea master in Kinki. Yu Qiuping may not be able to learn such elegance in his gestures in this life. Even in this old fox, Yu Qiuping
He felt a real emotion in his body - it was his sincere love and intoxication for the tea ceremony, so much so that his eyes flickered when he looked at the tea utensils. Yu Qiuping actually followed his movements and became immersed in it, feeling the old man in front of him.
The tea ceremony atmosphere created by the tea master.
There were no expensive tea utensils or gorgeous tea rooms. In this barren mountain and ridge, the host and guest had a close relationship with each other. For a moment, Yu Qiuping actually forgot that the person in front of him was his life and death enemy.
.
Yu Qiuping remembered that Imagawa Yoshimoto once said to him: "A person may be able to pretend to be impeccable on weekdays. But once he comes to tea, his true colors will be revealed and he cannot pretend. What he should be is what he is.
You can get a clue of what kind of person he is from his tea ceremony."
Yu Qiuping asked why at that time, and Imagawa Yoshimoto answered like this:
"Water is colorless, but tea is dyed in the heart."
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Yu Qiuping suddenly felt a little stunned. He wondered if Imagawa Yoshimoto's understanding was wrong. The man in front of him was obviously the most famous villain in the Warring States Period. He had done all kinds of scandals and took pleasure in treason. In this case, how could he do this?
How can you have such a pure and spotless tea ceremony?
Could it be that he is just a pure person, and what he loves is not fame and wealth, but the deviant freedom of abandoning ethics and disregarding the times?
What interrupted Yu Qiuping's thoughts was the cup of tea that Matsushita Nagahide held in front of him with both hands. His body was bent very low and his posture was full. Yu Qiuping took the tea cup with both hands, brought it to his nose and smelled it.
The taste was very unique. He glanced at Matsu Nagasaki, who seemed to be quite pleased with Yu Qiuping's expression of satisfaction.
"Please." After seeing that Yu Qiuping made no further action, Matsuzaki Nagahide made a gesture to Yu Qiuping, indicating that he would taste the tea. However, Yu Qiuping just smiled and shook his head.
"I have wanted to kill you countless times, and I have planned your assassination no less than ten times." Matsunaga Hide saw Yu Qiuping's reaction, but his expression was slightly disappointed, "But now I am drinking tea, and I will do it no matter what.
You will not poison your guests. If someone dies because of drinking your tea, the tea ceremony will be unclean."
"You have never been a clean person." Yu Qiuping reminded coldly, while imitating Matsushita Nagahide's gesture, "Please."
Matsuhisa Nagahide was not unambiguous. He picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a sip, and then signaled to Yu Qiuping that he was fine.
"Even so, I won't drink it. There are so many ways to poison you, how can you prevent it." Yu Qiuping said in a low voice with a calm expression, and there was no intention of discussing it in his tone.
"You have tarnished the tea ceremony." Matsunaga's face darkened, and he looked like a lonely old man. "The samurai are evil, but the tea ceremony is pure."
"If you have anything to say, please hurry up. I don't have time to delay. I still have important things to do." Yu Qiuping slowly placed the tea cup flat on the table and urged in a low voice.
"What happened? You went to Oda Nobunaga to prove your innocence, and then you were taken as a hostage. The Red Leaf Army was forced to give up the territory because it could not resist. In the end, the territory was changed, the retainers were exiled, and you were also charged with treason.
Execution?" Matsushita Nagahide sneered and mocked in a ferocious tone.
"This has nothing to do with you." Yu Qiuping refused in a calm tone.
"Don't you understand yet? Oda Nobunaga has never trusted you! You are from the Imagawa family. He can't even trust his relatives, so how can he trust you? You are the number one under him, with unlimited financial resources, and a member of the Red Leaf Army.
His combat power is unparalleled in the world. And your eldest son is the grandson of Imagawa Yoshimoto... He may still be able to suppress you, but a hundred years from now, how will the Oda family suppress the Yuqiu family?" Matsunaga Hide's every sentence is explicit, every word is explicit.
Heartbreaking, Yu Qiuping's hidden worries were exposed to the sun unceremoniously, "He has always dreamed of getting rid of you, a person with great achievements, but he just lacks a legitimate excuse. This time you are treasonous, and the whole
Even Kinki suspects that you have conspired to rebel, so don’t you give him this excuse?”
"Isn't this all thanks to you? How can you say such a thing?" Yu Qiuping was so angry at Matsunagahide's attitude that he laughed and cursed, "If you hadn't framed me, how could I have done it?
Falling into this situation?"
"It doesn't matter who framed him." Matsunaga said shamelessly and without any position. "What matters is, what is the most appropriate thing for His Highness Hongye to do now."
"Revenge against those who framed me." Yu Qiu replied with a smile.
"No, of course not, that is the behavior of a reckless man, and His Highness Hongye is certainly not such a person." Matsuzhisa took another sip of tea, then put down the tea cup and looked at Yu Qiuping, "To put it bluntly, Your Highness Hongye needs
make decisions."
"Making a choice?" This word, which had special meaning to Yu Qiuping, stunned him for a moment.
"Would you choose to block your wealth and life on Oda Nobunaga's magnanimity, or on your own strength?" Matsuzuki Nagahide spread his hands, leaned forward slightly, and talked to Yuqiu, "Your Highness Momiji
, you must have understood. Oda Nobunaga is already suspicious of you, and this incident has made the entire Oda family think that you are going to rebel. With his violent character, you will definitely suffer if you go alone. Even if you are lucky,
It’s okay, this incident will also cause a rift. It’s only a matter of time for Oda Nobunaga to ‘die the cunning rabbit and succumb to the lackey’s cooking’. People who have great achievements and shock the master should never think of a happy death.”
"The only way for you and the Yu Qiu family, and even for all the strong people in the world, to survive is to be your own master." Matsuzuki Nagahide raised his hand, pointed at Yu Qiuping's eyebrows, and said in a deep voice, "You are no longer
You were a homeless ronin who was expelled by the Imagawa family back then. You don’t need to look up to others now! You and I, the Miyoshi family, the Mori family, and the Iga ninjas join forces to defeat Oda Nobunaga and win the title of Kinki. It’s just a piece of cake.
Thing! Then why do you go to Oda Nobunaga alone to prove your innocence? Why stand under a dangerous wall? Why risk death? It’s time to make plans for yourself! Don’t miss this opportunity, and you will never come back if you lose it.
"
"Are you trying to persuade me to rebel? It was you who framed me for rebellion and caused me to do this, and now you actually want me to rebel and join forces with you?" Yu Qiuping looked at Matsunagahide with incredible eyes, word by word.
Authentic: "Impossible."
"Those who want to achieve great things must not be swayed by personal feelings, but should make the most rational choices based on the current environment at any time." Matsunaga hide curled his lips and smiled dryly, "I know you hate me, but you are the wisest at the moment.
Your only choice is to join forces with me. If you want to retaliate against me, you must do so at some time. If you don’t resist now, you won’t even have the chance to rebel when Oda Nobunaga’s army enters Hanoi or you enter the tiger’s mouth alone.
Already."
"You have no other choice." Matsunaga picked up the tea cup in front of him, gestured to Yu Qiuping, and laughed in a low voice, "Come on, do it the other way around. You know it yourself. This is what you are doing now.
the best choice."
"I know you won't refuse." Matsuzuki Nagahide took a sip of tea and said quite relaxedly: "That's why I dare to throw myself into a trap alone, because I am convinced that after I finish speaking to you,
After that, you will be my ally."
"I don't." Yu Qiuping refused without hesitation, "Stop being sentimental. This has nothing to do with whether I hate you or not. It just doesn't."
After saying that, Yu Qiuping poured the tea in the tea cup to the roadside, and looked at each other wordlessly with Song Jiongxiu for a moment.
This time, Yu Qiuping's attitude made Matsunaga Hide a little stunned - he suddenly realized that Yu Qiuping was not resisting because of hatred, but that he had some firm reasons in his heart that supported him from rebelling.
"Why?" Matsunaga showed a embarrassed expression for the first time, and asked a little awkwardly.
"Because I am not a traitor, a traitor, or a capricious villain. I was like this when I was in the Oda family, and I was like this when I was in the Imagawa family. I want to be worthy of the expectations of those who trust me, worthy of Hengxing, worthy of His Highness Niwa, worthy of
Mitsuhide, you are worthy of your lord. You are also worthy of my brother Asahina! You are worthy of Your Highness Sena! You are worthy of your late Family Governor!" Yu Qiuping smashed the tea cup in his hand to the ground. The soul of seventeen years ago and seventeen years later.
The souls spoke in unison and reprimanded categorically: "Don't look down on people! I will not rebel! Some things are more important than profit! I have sacrificed so many people along the way, not to take their lives.
Come in exchange for fame and fortune!"
"Let's capture him without any hesitation." Yu Qiuping glanced at Matsu Nagahide, who was already stunned, and stood up slowly, waving to Honda Tadakatsu in the distance, "I'll tie you up to see the lord. You
If you were really capable, would you persuade the lord to rebel?"
Matsunaga looked at Yu Qiuping with some trembling, and then looked at the tea set that was smashed to the ground with trembling eyes.
"How can it be…"
he said to himself in disbelief.
"How could someone make decisions that don't follow interests at all..."
"How do such people survive in troubled times until today..."
"How can there be good people in troubled times..."
To be continued...