On March 2, the eighth year of Tensho (1580), in the position of the Yuqiu-Tokugawa coalition forces, Sanada Masayuki was busy collecting and summarizing intelligence from various detectives, craftsmen, and ninjas, and restoring the latest developments between the two armies on the sand table.
.Yu Qiuping suddenly opened the tent door and walked in.
"Your Highness?" Sanada Masayuki was stunned when he saw this, "Why did you come so early today? But there is an urgent military situation?"
"No, no, no, I'm just asking about someone." Yu Qiuping waved his hand and sat down opposite Sanada Masayuki as if nothing had happened. Sanada Masayuki poured a cup of tea for Yu Qiuping and asked in confusion, "Who am I asking about?"
"Hojo Genan." Yu Qiupei announced the name of the person he wanted to inquire about, and Sanada Masayuki's face instantly darkened.
"I'm going to venture to make a guess, but Hojo Genan asked His Highness to meet in private?" Sanada Masayuki put down the teacup, pursed his lips and whispered.
"How do you know?" Yu Qiuping's eyes widened in surprise and he took a sip of tea.
"Your Highness, this person is very dangerous. Please be careful." Sanada Masayuki immediately stood up after waiting for Yu Qiupei's confirmation. He rummaged through the filing cabinets accompanying the army and took out a file on Hojo Genan.
He handed it to Yu Qiuping and added at the same time, "It is no exaggeration to say that Hojo Genan is the Miyoshi Yoshihide of the Miyoshi family and the Amano-sama of this family."
Sanada Masayuki's words made Amakihei's face instantly become serious. He read Hojo Genan's information and resume, and he roughly understood why Sanada Masayuki made such a comment.
Hojo Genan's birth name is Hojo Nagatsuna, and he is the son of Hojo Soun, the first generation of the Hojo family. He is now 87 years old, and he is simply too old to be a person of this era. He has seen ups and downs, and the rise and fall of his family and country.
His experience is several times that of ordinary people. In terms of seniority, he is Yu Qiuping's grandfather.
He became a monk in his early years, practiced in Kyoto, and later returned to the Hojo family. He led reinforcements to participate in the First Battle of Kokufudai, and rectified the internal affairs of Odawara Castle Castle Town - this is his entire life record. All the files,
Everything came to an abrupt end after those words - In the sixth year of Tianwen (1537), he led the Fuma Ninja.
"Are there no subsequent records?" Yu Qiuping picked up the thin pile of paper and shook it, while Sanada Masayuki shook his head.
"It's even scarier to have no records." Masayuki Sanada lowered his voice and said seriously, "No one who does dirty things wants to be exposed to the light, which will make many things inconvenient. Those who are not famous are hiding in the dark.
, is the most difficult to guard against.”
"The Fuuma Ninjas can be said to be the strongest ninjas in the Eastern Kingdom. As the leader of the Fuuma Ninjas, Hojo Genan should not be underestimated." Yu Qiupei understood what Sanada Masayuki meant and put the piece of paper back on the table.
It’s even more difficult for him to be able to hide himself very well for decades.”
"In the history books of later generations, he is probably a highly respected domestic minister." Sanada Masayuki smiled and stroked the tea with the lid of the cup, "Who would have thought that he was the person in the shadow of the Hojo family. The Hojo family can dominate Kanto for decades.
Years are inseparable from the person who does dirty things in the shadows. Your Highness, you must have reminded me more of his terrible aspects than I have."
"I understand." Yu Qiuping took a deep breath, then stood up slowly, "I will pay more attention."
"Oh, yes, there's more." When Yu Qiuping was about to leave, Sanada Masayuki suddenly called out to Yu Qiuping again.
"What's wrong?" Yu Qiuping turned around and stopped.
"About Hojo Genan, there is another rumor that I don't know whether it is true or not..." Sanada Masayuki thought about his words and said with some embarrassment.
"Huh? With your temperament, Kihei, would you actually spread rumors?" Yu Qiuping laughed loudly after hearing this, and walked beside Sanada Masayuki and patted him on the back, "That seems very interesting.
Rumor."
"Your Highness is joking." Sanada Masayuki was also amused by Yu Qiuping's tone. He laughed a few times and said, "What your Highness said is that you really shouldn't care about these rumors. According to the rumors, you came here to find Lady Feng.
What about Japan?”
"You're making fun of me again." Yu Qiuping scratched his hair and said with a wry smile, "Tell me what the rumor is, just treat it like a joke and have fun."
"The rumor is that Hojo Genan has a weird quirk -" Sanada Masayuki prolonged his voice and said in a tone of telling a ghost story, "Hojo Genan would personally do many of the people who were to be executed after interrogation among Fuma Ninjas.
Before his death, Hojo Genan would visit an old subordinate who was still alive, and then he would inflict the final blow himself."
"What?" Yu Qiuping was amused by this ghost story, "What's wrong? Can't you kill monsters? Can you get their essence and blood by killing people?"
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On the evening of March 2nd, the eighth year of Tensho (1580), Yu Qiuping came to the meeting place as scheduled. However, there was no brotherhood between him and Hojo Genan like Hojo Tsunari and Fukushima Yasunari, which made the cautious Yu Qiuping uncomfortable.
It was impossible to defend against that. Uchiha Aokaka personally led the team, and the ninjas from the Military Intelligence Department were mobilized in large numbers to lurk near the hill, while Yu Qiupei himself took Honda Tadakatsu as a personal guard.
However, according to Uchiha Aooka's report, the number of ninjas from the Hojo family was not very large, and they only covered a path for Hojo Genan to go up and down the mountain. So Ame Qiupei lit a bonfire as requested and waited for Hojo Genan's arrival.
Arrival. Not long after, Hojo Genan arrived as promised. Behind him was a strong man with a green face and fangs, who was probably Fuma Kotaro. Fuma Kotaro glanced at Honda Tadakatsu, and without hesitation, he took the initiative to take a dozen steps back.
He stayed at a distance where the conversation between the two could not be heard. Upon seeing this, Honda Tadakatsu also stepped back a dozen steps, allowing Yu Qiupei and Hojo Genan to talk privately alone.
Through the flickering flames, Yu Qiuping was able to take a good look at Hojo Genan's appearance. He was wearing a white cassock, and the ring scar on the top of his head was clearly visible. Under the gray eyebrows, there was the kind and kind expression of the old monk.
His facial features and long, snow-white beard. If you didn’t know better, you would definitely think of him as an accomplished monk in a certain temple.
"Master Huanan." Yu Qiuping bowed to Hojo Huanan.
"Your Highness Momiji." Hojo Genan also made a Buddhist salute to Yuqiu.
Seeing that Hojo Genan had no intention of continuing, Yu Qiuping felt a little pressure similar to the pressure Miyoshi Yoshiken put on him. He wanted to know what Hojo Genan was thinking at this time, but he obviously couldn't guess, so he
He simply said frankly: "I wonder if Master Huan'an has invited me out to discuss anything important?"
"Of course it is to avoid killing, Amitabha." Hojo Genan clasped his hands together and softly recited a few words of the Buddha's name, "I have heard the name of His Majesty Momiji as a benevolent person for a long time, and I must not want anyone to lose his life."
"Master Huan'an means that you want to negotiate peace?" Yu Qiuping said bluntly.
"His Majesty Momiji and the poor monk happened to coincide with each other. This is a blessing to the three armies and a blessing to the Eastern Kingdom." Hojo Genan nodded repeatedly and said with a smile.
"I never said it, Master Huan'an, monks should not lie." Upon seeing this, Yu Qiuping waved his hand and refused to do Tai Chi with Hojo Huan'an at all. "Now I have a chance to win. As long as I wait, the Takeda family and the Hojo family will
These tens of thousands of troops will be surrendered here, why should I negotiate peace?"
"Of course it is to avoid the destruction of all living beings! How could Your Majesty Hongye, a benevolent person in the world, be willing to see such a hell on earth?" Hojo Genan said in a very sincere tone, which made Yu Qiuping really suspect that this old man was a real person for a moment.
Not too naive.
"Master Huan'an, it's quite cold at night, so let's not talk nonsense." Yu Qiuping fiddled with the bonfire in front of him with a wooden stick, "Just give me a reason to negotiate peace with you."
Seeing that Yu Qiupei had already said this, Hojo Genan also smiled and shook his head, and said slowly and calmly, "His Majesty Momiji speaks quickly. The poor monk is getting old and can't keep up with you young people."
"First of all, although your army has the upper hand, Suruga and Kai still have tens of thousands of our troops after all. If they really fight to the death, the Hongye Army will definitely suffer a lot of damage. This land of the East Kingdom has little to do with His Highness Hongye.
It won't be yours either. You have always cared about the soldiers and loved them like your own children, so how could you let the soldiers who could have gone home die in vain for your own merits?"
"Master Huan'an is right." Yu Qiuping nodded and continued to fiddle with the bonfire with a wooden stick, "But this reason is not enough."
"Young man, you are so sharp, alas..." Hojo Genan saw Yu Qiuping replying without raising his head, and couldn't help but laughed a few times, "Secondly, Your Majesty Momiji, you mobilized the troops, actually just for the sake of
Your Highness, Motonobu Okabe, right? As long as His Highness is willing to negotiate a peace, we can hand over His Highness Okabe to you."
"Soldiers, a major event of the country, the place of life and death, the way of survival, how can it be caused by personal hatred?" Yu Qiuping shook his head and continued to tease the bonfire counterclockwise, "Master Huan'an is probably joking."
"If the poor monk knows correctly, His Majesty Momiji has been investigating the cause of Imagawa Harubu's death recently." Hojo Genan said unhurriedly, "You have met His Majesty Imagawa clan several times in Kyoto. This time you are going to Suruga."
I brought your wife here with me, presumably for this matter."
"Everything is just your unfounded guess." Yu Qiuping remained calm on the surface, but he was shocked in his heart. His investigation into the cause of Imagawa Yoshimoto's death should be considered top secret, and there were not many people even in Yu Qiu's family.
I know. How did you know that Hojo Genan is far away in Sagami?
"Then you forcibly crossed the Oigawa River a few days ago, wasn't it just to set up a dragnet to surround His Highness Okabe?" Hojo Genan was not anxious at all, and his confident attitude made Yu Qiuping a little uneasy.
"That is to completely wipe out the Takeda family's defenders in Suruga." Yu Qiupei still refused to back down verbally.
"Hahahaha... I have no intention of quarreling with His Highness. I am free to make my own decisions. Your Highness knows what His Highness thinks." Hojo Genan held his hands and laughed, and the dense wrinkles on his face seemed to follow the movements of his muscles.
Be kind.
"Is there any other reason?" Yu Qiuping tried to calm down and continued to fiddle with the bonfire with a wooden stick as if nothing had happened, pretending that he still had a trump card. In fact, he was still a little confused.
"Third, if you agree to negotiate peace, I will not make it known to the public that you are from the future."
The wooden stick in Yu Qiuping's hand suddenly fell into the bonfire.
Chapter completed!