On August 15, the sixth year of Tianzheng (1578), in Hanoi, in the office of Crow's headquarters, Amano Jingde was sorting out a newly sent document, while Yu Qiuyou was responsible for the evaluation of meritorious service in the first half of the year. Talented since childhood
He is very good at arithmetic and other aspects. In the past, he could finish such a rating list in less than half a day. But he was so upset that he could not read a word now.
"Master." Yu Qiuyou held it in for a long time, and finally asked Amano Jingde, "Master, am I really not as good as my brother?"
"You finally asked?" Amano Jingde seemed not surprised at all by Yu Qiuyou's question.
"Yes...Master has noticed it a long time ago?" Yu Qiuyou said with some surprise, "Then..."
"Young Master has made extraordinary achievements now, and his prestige in Hongye Army and Yuqiu's family is no less than that of His Highness back then. Naturally, you are not as good as him." Amano Jingde stopped what he was doing, raised his head and stared at Yuqiuyou with cloudy eyes.
"But that's because he is a samurai... If I also go out as a samurai... how can I be worse than him? I have been better than him in every aspect since I was a child, but my luck is not as good as his, and I can't keep up with his good times!" Yu Qiuyou
Stimulated by Amano Keitoku's words, he became a little anxious and argued with a red face, "But how can a ninja achieve the feats of a samurai?"
"He can achieve more meritorious deeds than you, not because of talent or luck, or even hard work. But because he is the eldest son." Amano Jingtoku seemed to have no intention of discussing the issue with Yu Qiuyou, and interrupted decisively.
Said: "Because he is the eldest son, he needs to establish prestige in the family. And you are his twin brother, so I cannot let you make achievements that may threaten the status of the eldest son and cause instability in the family."
"Ah?" Yu Qiuyou was shocked by Amano Jingtoku's words, "Master... you mean..."
"Yes, you are extremely talented. If you become a samurai, you will certainly be able to make great achievements. Let you serve as a ninja instead of a samurai, so that you can't make achievements and can only remain unknown. This is what I decided in private." Amano Kage.
De looked at Yu Qiuyou and said without any guilt in his words, "You are the second son, you don't need such a high prestige."
"But master..." After hearing Amano Jingde's words, Yu Qiuyou felt that all the strength in his body was being drained out, and he was suddenly discouraged, "Why...why should I..."
"Just because you are the second son." Amano Keitoku simply replied, "It is a rule passed down from generation to generation that the eldest son succeeds as the governor of the family."
"But is my brother really more suitable to be the governor than me?" Yu Qiuyou slammed the table, stood up and shouted at the wall, "Just because I came out a few breaths later than him?"
"Of course it's not appropriate." Amano Kyoude nodded, his eyes returned to the documents in front of him, "I have mentioned to His Highness more than once over the years that the eldest son's wife is so benevolent and willful that the eldest son should not be allowed to succeed him.
But since His Highness insists, the eldest son is the young master of the Yuqiu family. As the second son, you must do what a second son should do - dedicate your loyalty to the family and do not threaten the young master."
"But!" Yu Qiuyou turned around suddenly when he heard this, staring at Amano Jingde with red eyes, but Amano Jingde had no intention of looking at him.
"If the situation changes in the future, and you being the governor can be more beneficial to the Yuqiu family, I will not hesitate to recommend you to the position." Amano Keide carefully annotated the document while casually speaking extremely serious words, "But as long as you Still from Yuqiu’s family
The second son should do his duty every day and not have any wrong thoughts. Crows cannot see the sun."
"A new task for you." Before Yu Qiuyou could speak, Amano Keide suddenly handed him the annotated documents on the table.
In the early morning of the same day, Yu Qiu Shang and Tian Shen Kentaro were standing in front of the tomb of Shui Yuan Jing in the Maple Leaf Cemetery on the east side of Maple Leaf Mountain City, paying homage to their old friend. Yu Qiu Shang didn't know that he had developed the habit of being a traitor without knowing it. I have the same habit as Yu Qiuping - to go to the tomb before starting work.
However, the originally quiet cemetery was suddenly awakened by the sound of laborious footsteps. Yu Qiu Shang turned his head to look. Before he saw the person, Kentaro Tian Shen had already told the name of the person: "This is The breath and pace must be Lord Takenaka."
After hearing this, Yu Qiu Shang hurried towards the way he came, and found Takenaka Shigeharu walking with some difficulty on crutches. Yu Qiu Shang rushed to Takenaka Shigeharu's side, and supported Takenaka Shigeharu to move forward step by step.
"Teacher, are you feeling well? A few days ago, I heard from Miss Ye Gu that you can't go to the ground yet."
"Time is running out, and I don't want to spend the rest of my life on the bed." Takenaka Shigeharu coughed twice, and there was not much blood on his pale cheeks.
"Then don't come to Dongshan! How can your body bear such a long journey and such a high mountain?" Yu Qiu Shang looked at the road up the mountain and couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
"Samurai are never afraid of difficulties. Compared with those loyal and brave soldiers who failed to come back because of my mistakes, I can still drag my body to visit them, which is already much better." Takenaka Shigeharu's expression was a little gloomy. In Yuqiu With the support of Shang, he walked to the tomb of Mizu Atomic Sutra and bowed towards the tombstone. Kentaro Tianchen glanced at Takenaka Shigeharu and then at Yu Qiu Shang without saying anything else. The three of them just stood in front of the tombstone. Time passes unconsciously.
"It's time for training." Yu Qiu Shang glanced at the sky, and then said to Takenaka Shigeharu, "Teacher, can I help you down the mountain?"
"No need." Takenaka Shigeharu shook his head silently.
"Master Takenaka, Shang'er just wants to show his filial piety, so just accept it." Kentaro Tian Shen showed a smile, "This is also the responsibility of a samurai."
"Mr. Tian Chen?" Takenaka Shigeharu was stunned when he heard this, as if he understood Kentaro Tian Chen's intention, and then nodded and said, "Thank you, young master."
"Sir, what about you?" Yu Qiu Shang felt that his thoughts had been read by Tian Shen Kentaro, and asked with some confusion.
"I still want to walk around in the forest, so you two should go first." After Kentaro Tian Shen said this, he turned his hands behind his back and strode deep into the forest, leaving Yu Qiu Shang and Takenaka Shigeharu to walk down the mountain road. go.
"Young Master, do you have anything to ask?" Takenaka Shigeharu noticed Yu Qiu Shang's confusion and asked proactively.
"It turns out that you two have already seen through what I'm thinking." Yu Qiu Shang smiled bitterly upon hearing this, "It's my brother's business."
"Since the incident with Ji Yi, my brother-in-law has basically never spoken to me properly. These days, the grudge has obviously deepened. I really don’t know what to do..." Yu Qiushang supported Takenaka Shigeharu carefully down the stone steps. , but my thoughts have already flown far, far away. I only heard the rustling of maple leaves after the sound of wind. There was still a slight coolness in the tree-lined avenue in the early morning.
"I know in my heart that my younger brother's talent has always been superior to me since he was young.
, and he also takes good care of me. Although he is a twin, he has never had any excessive thoughts about his status. Everyone in the family is more optimistic about his younger brother, but they are quite disappointed with me." Yu Qiu Shang shook his head helplessly.
, and then whispered apologetically, "Everything starts from the time when family strictness goes to Luohou. My brother and I went to Sakai Town and Wakae respectively to make pledges, but businessmen have to spend more money than His Majesty Hatakeyama, and my brother is depressed in Sakai Town."
Although I was unable to achieve my goals, I was able to meet good teachers and friends. I was also released home early and was able to build a successful career. Later, my younger brother became a ninja and was destined to have difficulty in achieving his career. However, I was lucky enough to make meritorious deeds many times, so my younger brother became famous.
More gloomy."
"To be honest, my younger brother is superior to me in all his abilities. It's just a coincidence that I made great achievements because of my good luck. Originally, everyone in the family was optimistic about my younger brother, but now they are quite indifferent to him and have turned to the other side.
It's true that I'm dissatisfied with my brother-in-law. It's just that I don't know how to deal with my relationship with my brother-in-law now... No matter whether it's my father or everyone in the family, I guess they don't want to see such conflicts between the brothers.
"
In fact, Yu Qiu Shang also left out one point, which Yu Qiu You was unwilling to mention. But in fact, that issue may be the fatal knot between the two brothers - they fell in love with the same woman, Asai Chacha. This
Is it difficult for a woman who brought tragedy in her previous life to escape her fate in the end?
Takenaka Shigeharu did not reply directly, but slowly went down the mountain with the support of Yu Qiu Shang. The wind stopped, and the mountain forest was unusually quiet. Only the soft sound of walking sticks and footsteps on fallen leaves could be heard.
After a long time, Takenaka Shigeharu finally spoke.
"The answer may disappoint you, but I am really not good at this as a teacher, so I may not be able to give a good answer."
"Teacher, please speak."
"Just do what you should do, don't think about it." Takenaka Shigeharu looked a little sad, and his voice lowered, "Maybe the crow is right. The conflict between you brothers is a double conflict.
The inevitable fate of having a child. Jealousy, fighting...even to the point of death. Escape is not what a samurai does, you have to face the future."
"Do what you should do, become the governor of the Yuqiu family, and be a qualified governor. Don't live up to everyone's expectations of you, and don't hesitate because you worry about your brother's feelings."
"Are you dissatisfied?" Takenaka Shigeharu turned to look at Yu Qiu Shang's expression, "You didn't like this kind of rhetoric the most before."
"No, teacher, I understand now." Yu Qiu Shang smiled calmly and looked back at the direction of the Shui Atom Jing cemetery, "I can't be sorry to everyone. This is what I have to bear since I was born as the eldest son of the Yu Qiu family.
Fate. This is not my own business, but the business of countless people."
"It's really good that you think so. This is the style of the Wu family. However, maybe for you, what you do has nothing to do with the morality of the Wu family. It just respects a certain obsession in your heart." Takenaka.
Shigeharu smiled at first, and then his eyes hardened, "You must remember what I say next."
"I will definitely keep it in my heart." Yu Qiu Shang said respectfully in a deep voice.
"One day in the future, your brother is very likely to meet you at war. If that day comes, you must not have any worries. You must be a qualified young master and future family governor. I and I
Many people who believe in you will also support you. However, after the incident is completed, please be a qualified elder brother and save your younger brother."
Chapter completed!