On June 2, the tenth year of Tensho (1582), the bad news of the breach of the long embankment under Takamatsu Castle in Bitchu was sent back to Kinki, and then spread throughout the country, shocking the whole country. The Hongye Army, which had dominated the world for many years, suffered a heavy blow. On the battlefield
The indestructible Tokiwabi lost nearly half of his body to stop the flood, and the famous samurai Fukushima Yasunari also died in the line of duty, which made people all over the world find it unbelievable. But the thing that left the world speechless the most was Yu Qiupei, the man who had died.
The whereabouts of the man from Dulai who had the voice of the first general in history is unknown - according to the news from the front line, Yu Qiuping's position was at the forefront when the flood came, and few of the staff officers and guards who were with him survived.
The search for Yu Qiupei has been fruitless for two consecutive days, and Yu Qiupei has most likely been killed. The Red Leaf Army was filled with grief and anger, and countless people were emotionally shattered to the point where they could no longer survive; while Ikeda Tsuneaki, Sawaki Yoshiyuki, Mori Kotaka, Hashiba Hideyoshi, etc.
Relatives and friends also lost control of their emotions. Ikeda Hengxing even rushed to the beach to try to kill the search team who found nothing, but was stopped in time. However, no matter how slim the hope was, the army had no intention of stopping the search. The Momiji Fleet has penetrated deep into the Seto Inland Sea and has already salvaged
A large number of corpses of Hongye Army auxiliary soldiers were recovered, but there was still no whereabouts of Yu Qiuping.
No one can imagine how many chain reactions this shocking sudden incident of Yu Qiuping's death will bring to the whole world. Who will inherit the Yu Qiu family? Will the Oda family turn from prosperity to decline? It's so majestic.
Will the Kansai Expedition continue? What action should the world's daimyo gathered in Kinki take? Will Oda Nobunaga hold the Hashiba family responsible for building the Nagatsu Dam accountable? Can the Momiji Army return to its former self? Too many questions.
All are left to be resolved, and countless people were plunged into chaos for a while.
In the world, the people of the five countries of Kawachi, Izumi, Kii, Awaji, and Tosa under the rule of Yuqiupei fell into incomparable sorrow. The whole country was crying, and it was especially serious in Maple Leaf Mountain Castle. They finally
The sudden death of the beloved lord was unacceptable to everyone. Even on the day the news came back, many people died for Yu Qiuping. There was even a soul summoning ceremony with tens of thousands of people in Maple Leaf Mountain City wearing sackcloth and mourning for Yu Qiuping.
Most of them are families who have lived here since the days of Iimoriyama Castle. Each family relies on Yu Qiuping to survive. The passing of their benefactor has crushed their emotions - and this has caused another group of people who firmly believe in Yu Qiuping to survive.
Due to the dissatisfaction of the citizens of Qiuping, large-scale conflicts almost broke out in the city.
However, after a large-scale emotional loss of control occurred in the territory, a large number of ninjas and security officers immediately mobilized to stabilize order, thus avoiding the outbreak of chaos. And this was all thanks to two people.
The saddest person.
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At this moment, Haotani Suiko was kneeling uneasily next to Imakawa Kaede, watching her handle official duties as before, but the expression between her eyebrows lost the color of the past. Yesterday afternoon, Imagawa Kaede had already received news of the collapse of the long embankment.
, the news that Yu Qiuping's whereabouts are unknown. And from then to now, almost every piece of news sent back is bad news. Now, the probability of Yu Qiuping's survival is very small... Yegu Suiko has been serving this couple for almost ten years.
It’s no wonder that she didn’t understand the deep feelings between the two of them, so she was worried more than once that Imakawa Kaede would die like the old residents of Maple Leaf Mountain City whose lives were saved by Yu Qiuping, so she hardly slept a wink in the past two days and one night.
, staring at Kaede Imakawa the whole time. But now she found that her worries seemed to be unfounded. Kaede Imakawa did not even shed a tear in the past two days, but immediately set about stabilizing order, controlling rumors, and comforting Kaede.
Military dependent. She took over all the tasks that Yu Qiuping needed to undertake and completed them all meticulously.
But the more Haotani Honoko thinks about it, the more worried she becomes, and the more she thinks about it, the more something is wrong. Imagawa Kaede's calmness that goes beyond common sense makes it even weirder. The more she suppresses her emotions, the more it shows that she cannot accept the reality... Harotani Honoko is now beginning to doubt that maybe Imagawa Kaede
He will die for Yu Qiuping as soon as the dust settles.
"Madam..." Under extreme uneasiness, Haikou said what all the maids had not dared to say to the abnormal Imagawa Kaede in the past two days, "Please forgive me..."
"Why should we mourn?" Imagawa Kaede replied quickly while writing the latest instructions on the official document.
"Madam..." Imagawa Kaede's words frightened Yegu Suiko, and her eyes instantly turned red with anxiety, "Although Your Highness is gone, we are still here, and the young master and the others are also here. You have to be good..."
"Who said he is gone?" Imagawa Kaede glanced at Haikou Haikou, a little confused - really confused - rather than pretending, and asked.
It's over... Yegu Suizi felt that her suspicion had been confirmed. Madam may not have been calm, but because she was so shocked that she went crazy...
"I'm not crazy." Imagawa Kaede seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and smiled gently at Yegu Suiko, "I'm really fine, you don't have to worry about me, just do your own thing."
"But Madam... Your Highness, he..." Yegu Suiko whispered along her small mouth with her hand.
"He will not die, and he is not dead." Imagawa Kaede repeated in a tone that left no room for doubt, "Even if I announce to the public that he is unfortunate, I know that he is definitely still alive and on his way back."
"Why..." Haotani Suiko looked at Imagawa Kaede worriedly.
"Because he promised me, before this expedition, I went to him specifically and he told me personally."
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Imagawa Kaede was silent for a long time before finally speaking slowly:
"Will you come back safely?"
"Of course, and there is no danger in this expedition." Yu Qiuping glanced in the direction of the West Country, "The Maori family has been like a candle in the wind. This is probably the most relaxing expedition I have ever taken."
"Then you have to promise me that you will come back safely." Imagawa Kaede seemed to have suddenly returned to the little girl twenty years ago, asking Yu Qiuping for his oath in a coquettish tone.
"I swear that I will come back safely. I, Yu Qiuping, always keep my promise." Yu Qiuping raised his finger with a smile and swore to Imagawa Kaede, "Don't I always say this before every expedition, these twenty
Haven’t I come back safely after so many years?”
"Okay." Yu Qiuping's warm smile seemed to finally dispel the haze in Imagawa Feng's eyes. She blinked at Yu Qiuping, and then said softly, "I have to keep my word this time."
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"He always does what he says." Imagawa Kaede murmured to himself, and tears fell from his eyes unconsciously, "He will not break his promise... I believe in his promise more than I believe in myself.
, which is better than believing in anything in the world.”
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At this time, in the crow's bunker, Amano Keitoku was dispatching all the ninjas of the crow, and at the same time, letting the insiders who had penetrated into each organization do their best to pass on the information. When the news was first received yesterday afternoon, everyone was
Saying "good people have their own destiny",
When he said "His Highness will be fine," Amano Keide had already started arranging matters to maintain stability after Yu Qiuping's death.
"Miracles don't happen all the time." Amano Keide accepted Yu Qiuping's death very calmly, with almost no disturbance.
"This must not be a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. Since it is a man-made disaster, His Highness's death is my fault." Amano Jingde's eyes gradually converged on a shabby small box on the corner of his desk, which contained the contents of Yu Qiuping's poem in Zhili.
The piece of red paper given to him said, "I should have committed seppuku a few years ago."
but…
Over the past few years, Amano Keitoku recalled over and over again every day the conversation between Uakiuhei and himself on the night before he defied Oda Nobunaga's marriage proposal and went to Azuchi Castle alone to plead guilty.
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"Perhaps so, I have to admit that you may be right." Amano Jingde said in a low voice with a gloomy face, "But once you leave, you may never be able to return to Yuqiu's house, and you will be imprisoned until death.
"
"I brought this upon myself." Yu Qiuping calmly spread his hands.
"Anyway, you are here, Feng'er, who knows my final plan, and Shang'er has become successful, I have nothing to let go of."
"Have you made up your mind?" Amano Keide asked.
"Yes." Yu Qiuping responded.
"No matter how much I try to persuade you, won't you change your mind?"
"Yes." Yu Qiuping responded again.
It has been 20 years, and Amano Jingtoku has already become familiar with Yu Qiuping's character and has given up any further attempts to persuade him.
"I have already said that before." Amano Jingde bowed to Yu Qiuping, "If you are no longer here, I will use my own means to protect Yu Qiu's family. After the matter is completed, I will commit seppuku and apologize.
Come down to see you."
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Amano Keidei read the letter written on the desk for the last time and silently said in his heart:
Your Highness, I will use my own means to protect the Yuqiu family. After that, I will commit seppuku and come down to see you.
The recipient of the letter is Yu Qiuyou, who is currently far away in Kyoto.
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At the same time, in the Maple Leaf Mountain Castle Castle Tower, in the office where Yu Qiuping usually sits, Yu Qiu Shang, who has red eyes and a blue face, is sitting there. Cha Cha, who has a bulging belly next to him, is sitting in the seat where Imagawa Kaede used to be.
, also cried into tears.
At noon today, the news that Yu Qiu Shang has temporarily replaced the missing Yu Qiuping as the temporary governor of the Yu Qiu family has been sent to all leaders, and a request for instructions from Oda Nobunaga has also been sent. And Yu Qiu Shang must now endure the loss of his father.
Pain, he took on the responsibility of being the leader of the behemoth Yuqiu family. He had no time to cry like others, and there were countless problems piled in front of him.
The first thing that bore the brunt was Oda Nobunaga's reply on June 3. He did not immediately agree that Yu Qiu Shang should take over the position of governor of the Yu Qiu family. Instead, he first asked Yu Qiu Shang to close the parliament and the courts and put Yu Qiu Shang into the house.
All the territories under the unified management of the Qiu family were returned to the small wealthy clans, and the existing directly-administered territories were entrusted to the outstanding warriors in the Hongye Army, completely returning to the ancestral system. After the news came, within the Maple Leaf Mountain City and within the territory of the Yuqiu family,
There was chaos in the moment, and no one could figure out Oda Nobunaga's intentions at the moment. But obviously, Oda Nobunaga made up his mind to take advantage of the chaos of the inheritance of the Yuqiu family's family governor, and oppress Yuqiu as if he was in danger.
The family canceled all reforms.
Chapter completed!