On September 4th, the seventh year of Tensho (1579), Amakihei, who was on his way back to his territory, passed by Azuchi Castle and went to see Oda Nobunaga under the guidance of Kamao clan. Oda Nobunaga himself had returned to Azuchi from the front not long ago. , seemed to be coordinating and commanding all fronts. As usual, Yu Qiuping waited outside the assessment room, waiting for Oda Nobunaga's summons.
"Your Highness Hongye, please."
The paper door opened, and a young guard said to Yu Qiuping, who was kneeling at the door. Yu Qiuping was stunned when he heard the voice. He hurriedly raised his head and found that the person who came to report was Yu Qiuyou. He came back on horseback. The public's attire is quite dashing. After not seeing each other for more than half a year, Yu Qiuyou has matured to the point where Yu Qiuping doesn't even dare to recognize him.
"You'er." Yu Qiuping whispered in disbelief.
"Your Highness, please." However, Yu Qiuyou had no intention of greeting Yu Qiuping, but continued to gesture to him. Yu Qiuping sighed, stood up and walked into the room.
"Are you very happy now?" As soon as Yu Qiuping walked in, Oda Nobunaga couldn't help laughing and asked, "I'm afraid that if the situation is great, I will be locked up forever. Should I just wait for Yu? I can't figure it out, so I have to invite you out, and then laugh at Yu Yitong in my heart?"
"My lord, why bother comparing yourself to Yuan Shao? Then I don't want to be a judge." Yu Qiuping could tell from Oda Nobunaga's tone that the latter was relieved, so he also joked, "I really want to look forward to your lord's family." If everything goes smoothly, I can retire. Otherwise, I won't dare to slack off for a day, otherwise I will be driven to Mount Koya by my lord."
"That's nice to say." Oda Nobunaga snorted disdainfully, walked up to Yu Qiuping, and kicked his shoulder with his foot, "Before the Chinese New Year, let Yu take care of this matter!"
"New Year?" Yu Qiuping couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, "My lord, time is too tight now, this is a great alliance between the Western countries. How can we get it done in less than a year or two? My lord, you'd better be prepared to fight a protracted war. .”
"What's the problem with the Western Alliance uniting with evil intentions? Do you believe that the Mori family and the Otomo family can resolve their feud? Do you believe that the Shimazu family and the Ryuzoji family will not fight? Do you believe that they all believe in the righteousness of my rejection?" There is nothing to be afraid of! This is just a nominal alliance. If you give them a blow on the head, they will scatter like birds and beasts! You are still afraid of difficulties here! You know that you are useless!" Oda Nobunaga suddenly exerted his strength and rained. Qiu Ping kicked him out, "Get out of here and let Yu find a way out!"
"By the way, my lord, there is one more thing." Yu Qiuping rolled on the ground and straightened up, and said to Oda Nobunaga, "Please do not announce the news that I have returned."
"I know, I know, you want to catch me by surprise, right?" Oda Nobunaga laughed a few times at Yu Qiuping, "Okay, I'll tell the outside world that Yu Qiuping is still locked up there, okay?"
Yu Qiuping left the assessment room, and it was still Yu Qiuyou who was responsible for guiding him. However, after Yu Qiuyou saw Yu Qiuping from a distance, he turned around and walked forward without any intention of talking to Yu Qiuping. Father and son They walked back and forth along the corridor of the castle tower, and the awkward silence between the two made Yu Qiuping feel very depressed.
"You'er." Yu Qiuping saw that he was about to reach the end, and finally couldn't help but said, "Why don't you say a word to dad?"
"There's nothing to say." Yu Qiuyou still didn't look back and simply said
replied.
"I'm sorry about your brother and Chacha. I know you also like Chacha, but Chacha and your brother are in love with each other after all..." Yu Qiuping said, feeling a little hard to say it himself, but Yu Qiuyou didn't have it at all.
He shook his head nonchalantly and said, "Your Highness, it has nothing to do with that at all."
"You have neither fulfilled your responsibilities as a father nor your responsibilities as the supervisor of the Yuqiu family." Yu Qiuyou suddenly stopped and turned around - he was now about the same height as Yu Qiuping, staring at him without fear.
Zhu Yuqiuping said, "As a father, you failed to reconcile the conflicts between brothers. As a family supervisor, you also failed to put the interests of the family first. For those ridiculous personal affairs, you did not hesitate to put the Yuqiu family and your own
Your life is in danger, do you still remember your duty?"
"Please." Yu Qiuyou walked to the gate and saluted Yu Qiuping, who was speechless, "Please come back."
On the evening of September 4th, the seventh year of Tianzheng (1579), Yu Qiuping arrived at Maple Mountain Castle. Since the army had already set off for the expedition, the castle tower of Maple Leaf Mountain Castle was a little deserted. Yu Qiuping did not disclose the news that he had been released and his whereabouts this time.
, so no one came to greet him. Only Imagawa Kaede and a few other people knew the news in advance.
"I'm back."
"Welcome home."
Every time they return to Maple Leaf Mountain City, Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Kaede will have such a conversation. In the eyes of others, it seems a bit routine. But the meaning is only understood by Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Kaede.
"Fortunately, I didn't break my promise." Yu Qiuping smiled at Imagawa Kaede and trimmed her hair, "I'm still back."
"It's been almost a year since I left." Imagawa Feng's eyes were slightly red, but she randomly gave Yu Qiuping a hard look. She glanced at the guards around her and didn't want to get angry on the spot, so she pinched her hard with her hands.
He grabbed Yu Qiuping's waist and whispered harshly in Yu Qiuping's ear: "Humph, I found out later that I was imprisoned for a year with Ah Shi. Nothing happened to the lonely man and the widow?"
"Ah Shi is my sister-in-law, what are you talking about?" Yu Qiuping was pinched painfully by Imagawa Feng, and he defended with a grin on his face.
"She is the most beautiful woman in the world. She is by my side every day. How can I not understand you men?" Imagawa Kaede continued to mutter in Yu Qiuping's ear angrily.
"Isn't the most beautiful woman in the world right here?" Yu Qiuping poked Imagawa Kaede with a mischievous smile, "How can I have any idea of ​​​​succeeding in Shu?"
"A deceitful liar." Imagawa Feng turned away from Yu Qiuping, "Okay, you go and deal with official business quickly. Cen'er and Chacha still have something to do with me."
After Imagawa Kaede left, Honda Tadakatsu, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately knelt down to Yu Qiuping, and Yu Qiuping could not pull him up no matter how hard he pulled.
"Your Highness, I have no other way to repay Your Highness, and I hope Your Highness will not stop you." Honda Tadakatsu kowtowed angrily, and Yu Qiuping had no choice but to give up.
"You have no other way to repay me. How many times have you saved me on the battlefield?" Yu Qiuping squatted down, smiled and patted Honda Tadakatsu's strong arm.
"That cannot fully repay His Highness's kindness in taking action to save the young master." Honda Tadakatsu solemnly kowtowed to Yu Qiuping again, "The Tokugawa family was sorry to the Yu Qiu family before, even if His Highness just sat back and ignored it this time.
, I’m afraid no one in the world can blame him.
But His Highness risked such a big risk to save the young master, which is really... touching. As a warrior, I can only die to repay Your Highness, and I am willing to die in battle for Your Highness."
"If you really want to repay me, then live a good life for me." Yu Qiuping squatted down a little lower so that he could look at Honda Tadakatsu. "Aren't you going back to the Tokugawa family to inherit you?
Will your father's mantle make the Honda family become the heirloom of the Tokugawa family again? Don't forget your ideals and your father's obsession! If you didn't go back before, did you also consider that I had a bad relationship with His Highness Tokugawa?
You are a little hesitant. Now that Matsuchiyo and I have reconciled, you don’t have to worry anymore. Go back as soon as possible and carry forward our family."
"Your Highness..." Honda Tadakatsu's Adam's apple moved violently up and down.
"From now on, the Yuqiu family and the Tokugawa family will be friends for generations. The exchanges between us and the reception of the Tokugawa family will be left to your family." Yu Qiuping smiled and gave it to me.
Duo Zhongsheng made a promise, "How about it? Can you shoulder this responsibility?"
"Your Highness has a destiny, so I will naturally do my best." Honda Tadakatsu bowed to Yu Qiuping, "It's just...please forgive me for overstepping my bounds. When Your Highness returns from confinement, is he going to conquer the Western Kingdom?"
"That's right."
"The warriors of the Western Kingdom are brave, and Kyushu is a barbaric land. Your Highness's safety needs special attention." Honda Tadakatsu raised his head, cupped his fists and saluted Yu Qiuping, "I hope that Your Highness will allow me to accompany you until the Western Kingdom is pacified.
, and return to the Tokugawa family."
When Yu Qiuping climbed to the top floor of the Maple Leaf Mountain Castle Castle Tower, he was a little surprised to find a large fire outside the Honmaru. He took out his binoculars and looked over there, and there seemed to be many people holding torches.
"What is this?" Yu Qiuping pointed at the fire in confusion.
"Those are members of the Diet and the people they bring." Kotaka Mori explained to Yu Qiuping, "They are demonstrating here and asking us to find a way to solve the embargo problem encountered in Sakai Town."
"I listened to people from the Oda family briefing me on the situation. The joint embargo of the Western Daimyos must have caused considerable losses to Sakai Town." Yu Qiuping put down the telescope and sighed slightly.
"It can be said to be very serious. I learned from Mr. Naoe that Sakai Town loses tens of thousands of guan or more every day." Mori Kotaka looked a little solemn, "I went to attend the meeting of the House of Commons last time. At the meeting,
Boss Imai gave a briefing. According to his estimation, if the embargo encountered by Sakai Town is still solved by the end of this year, Sakai Town will be finished. The joint embargo of the Western Kingdom Daimyo has lasted for several months, and there have been many
Small and medium-sized chambers of commerce collapsed and went bankrupt, and large chambers of commerce also breathed a sigh of relief. This year, the tax revenue that the Yuqiu family can receive has shrunk by 70% compared to previous years."
"Didn't it say that they have already opened the East China route?"
"Your Highness, that's a drop in the bucket. According to Boss Imai, the funds cannot flow back, and the capital chains of many merchants have been broken."
"It's not enough to just listen to what he said. I'll go and see for myself tomorrow." Yu Qiuping took a deep breath, "Then we will decide on the Yu Qiu family's strategy."
"How many troops are left in the territory for me to use now?" Yu Qiuping asked another question.
"Hoshiyanagi Bei, Fushu Bei, Special Forces Company and Momiji Fleet." Moriko Takashi gave out the names of the remaining reserve units in a detailed manner.
"knew."
Chapter completed!