When Asahina Tai was half drunk and burped, he rubbed his drunken eyes and spoke slowly:
"These are things that happened before His Highness was born, or even before the old lord was born. Your Highness doesn't seem to care about government affairs or family history on weekdays. He must not know much."
"The Asahina family is from the Fujiwara Kita family. During the Heian period, they came to Asahina Township, Shita County, Suruga, and took the place name as Miao. When the Third Generation (Imagawa Noriguni) accepted Suruga, the Asahina family began to follow the Imagawa family. The Fifth Generation (
During the period of Imagawa Taishin), the Asahina family rose to prominence in the civil strife between the Soe family and the Toe Imagawa family, and became one of the elders of the Imagawa family. The Sixth Generation (Imagawa Norimasa) invaded Kamakura for the shogunate and put down the Uesugi Zen Rebellion, and the Asahina family
His military exploits were outstanding and he was highly appreciated by the family governor."
"Later, the Sixth Generation was ordered to monitor the Kamakura Crown Prince for the shogunate. The Asahina family was dispatched by the Sixth Generation, and the Asahina family became the head patriarch of the Imagawa family. They were so powerful that when the Sixth Generation wanted to abolish the establishment,
The Asahina family dared to stand up against it and successfully supported the Seventh Generation (Imagawa Noritada) to power. The Seventh Generation returned the favor and gave the Asahina family a lot of rewards.
Whenever the Daime makes important decisions, he must consult with the Asahina family in advance."
"However, later Yadaime (Yoshitada Imagawa) died unexpectedly, and the old protagonist and Norimitsu Oka were involved in a battle for the governor of the family. At that time, the governor of the Asahina family was his father (Tasuki Asahina). My father wanted to follow the example of the Asahina family and support the establishment of the family.
The story of the seventh generation who later took over the power and resolutely intervened in the dispute between the family governors and supported Xiaolu Fanman who separated the family. According to his father, Xiaolu Fanman was talented and decisive at the time, and his father believed that he would be a pillar, so
Only then did I decide to support him in taking over the real power in the family, and sidelined the old master (who was married to the Imagawa clan)."
"Your Highness, I believe you also know the subsequent story?" Asahina Tai laughed twice, and then shook his head vigorously, as if he wanted to get rid of the unpleasant memory from his mind, "That little deer Fanman was so proud and complacent because of his talent.
, which led to the Imagawa family's successive defeats in Toe and Suruga, and the dissatisfaction of the retainers grew day by day. Soun Gong returned and supported his old lord to seize the throne. The Asahina family, as supporters of Oga Norimitsu, openly fought against their old lord, but was severely defeated.
If we lose, the Asahina family will suffer heavy casualties."
"Although after the Asahina family surrendered, the old master forgave and accepted us, who have served the Imagawa family for many generations, the status of the Asahina family has plummeted. Not only did we lose the trust of the family governor, but we also lost a lot of money.
The samurai were reduced to large tracts of land, their right to speak in the Imagawa family was replaced by Lord Soun, and the position of elder of the writing family was forced to take turns with the Miura family."
"The Asahina family suffered such a tragic decline, and naturally there was a lot of excitement within the clan. Many samurai led by the clan uncle (Asahina Shunaga) expressed dissatisfaction with their late father (Asahina Yasuhiro), believing that his late father was on the wrong side in the battle for the governor of the house.
It was only then that he caused this disaster and asked his late father to retire. Later, when the old lord transferred his title to his late father and went to build a city in Toga, the reason why some clan members were left behind in Suruga was because the internal conflicts within the Asahina family were very serious at that time. My late father was afraid of these things.
Once they follow us to the Yuanjiang front line, they may rebel at any time, so we dare not take them with us."
"However, transferring the Asahina family to Yuejiang seems to be a sign of trust in the Asahina family and allowing us to serve as a bridgehead - but in the eyes of the tribe at the time, this was actually the old master's plan to drive away tigers and devour wolves.
They believe that the old master does not trust the Asahina family, so they want to drive the Asahina family away from the territory they have managed for generations, move to the unfamiliar Toe area to start a war with the menacing Shiba family, and face the completely unconvinced Toe country people.
——No matter how you look at it, my old master wants to further deplete the strength of the Asahina family and completely exhaust the opposition in the battle for the house governor."
"Whether the Shiba family loses or the Asahina family loses, the old master will always benefit - if the Shiba family loses, it will eliminate enemies, and if the Asahina family loses, it will eliminate internal troubles - this was the view of the Asahina family at that time."
"Their suspicion is actually not unreasonable. In the long-lasting battle with the Shiba family, the Asahina family has continued to lose precious members. Many branch families have been exterminated due to the war. The Asahina family, which was once prosperous for a time, will never be the same.
The blood was almost drained in the end of the battle. At that time, the young people of the clan, led by the clan uncle (Asahina Shunaga), could not tolerate the situation anymore. They once launched a mutiny and asked their late father to lead the Asahina family to betray the Imagawa family and join the Shiba family. However, my father did not
I agree and still choose to be loyal to the Imagawa family."
"My lord, I have heard what I said next and let it go. Don't take it to heart, and please don't tell others." At this point, Asahina Tenno paused, raised his head and looked at Imagawa Yoshimoto solemnly, and then he said
He laughed again, took several gulps of wine and stammered: "Just think of it as the gibberish of a drunkard."
"To be honest, I was not too young at that time. As the eldest son of my late father, I was also a man of power in the clan. At that time, I was young, energetic, and unruly, and no one took them seriously.
In this clan, we are even more young than those clan uncles. I feel that the Imagawa family and the old master are damn rubbish. Why are we squeezing the blood and sweat of our Asahina clan so much? At every evaluation meeting in the clan,
I was always the first to charge forward, asking my late father to quickly rebel against his mother, stop working for the Imagawa family, and turn around to attack Suruga and regain the ancestral territory of our Asahina family."
Imagawa Yoshimoto was startled by Asahina Tenno's words. After taking a breath, his eyes changed when he looked at Asahina Tenno. Asahina Tenno seemed to have expected such a reaction from Imagawa Yoshimoto.
He shook the wine gourd at him and said with a smile: "It's all drunken talk. Drunk talk can't be taken seriously."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Didn't you say that you uttered the truth after drinking?" Imagawa Yoshimoto complained in a low voice, "I didn't expect Bitaka Mamoru to have such a past."
"Those are all lies, and they are all talking nonsense after drinking." Asahina Tai said with a capable smile, and then continued:
"Every time my late father heard me say something like this, he would scold me and tell me to stop thinking about it. But you also know that young people at that age are very stubborn and how can they listen to advice? I just turned a deaf ear.
, sometimes there was even no wind. Later, my father got older and older, his health deteriorated, and the day for me to take over became closer and closer. Everyone in the clan seemed to have determined the fact that when I, the rebellious one, would inherit the position of family governor,
Later, I would rebel against the Imagawa family together with my clan uncle and fight back to Suruga. My late father saw this in his eyes, and he would sigh deeply every time he tried to persuade me until he could no longer persuade me."
"It's a pity that I didn't notice my father's emotions at the time." Asahina Taino himself sighed deeply, and his expression instantly became lonely:
"Later, when my father died, the report to the Imagawa family was that he died of illness. But it was not true. My father died of seppuku, and it was the most painful Jumonjiri. No one made any mistakes."
Imagawa Yoshimoto's pupils suddenly shrank, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer the question.
Asahina Tenno shook his head and continued talking to himself:
"My father left me a suicide note, committing hara-kiri to warn me never to rebel or betray the Imagawa family."
"Why?" Imagawa Yoshimoto was shocked by Asahina Yasuhiro's actions, "Does your father have a lot of affection for the Imagawa family? Listening to Bichu Mamoru's description, my father's Asahina family was severely persecuted by the family, and my father was severely persecuted by the family.
I was still a supporter of Xiaolu Fanman at the beginning, and there is no trust between him and Jiayan."
"Yes, that's right, my father said in his suicide note that he has always resented the Imagawa family and the old master." Asahina Yasuno admitted without hesitation, then paused for a moment, raised his head, and looked at it seriously.
Imagawa Yoshimoto said in a deep voice:
"But what he hates most is his arrogance."
"My father said that when he was young, he had the same ambition as me. He thought that he was also the best in martial arts and the bravest of the three armies. Since the ancestor of the Asahina family could gain a high position of power by intervening in the succession of the family governor, then naturally he could too.
So he went beyond his duties - exceeded the duties of a retainer, did things beyond the rules, interfered with the succession of the family governor - but in the end he brought endless disasters to the Asahina family."
"After that, my father reflected for a long time. Reflecting on why he failed, why the powerful Asahina family failed, and why the genius-like Shinobu Norman failed - lost to an unknown person with no characteristics, no talents, and no one else.
The old master (Imagawa's relative). Later he finally figured it out and understood the truth."
"Mediocrity will not lead to destruction, arrogance will. Talent will lead to arrogance, arrogance will lead to underestimating the enemy, and underestimating the enemy will lead to deviating from one's duty and pursuing things that should not belong to oneself. But the world is big, and there are people outside of you, even if you
No matter how talented you are, you will always meet someone stronger than you. Even if you are the strongest, the enemies around you are by no means kind. Just like a battlefield, once you walk into the middle of the battlefield with a high profile, you will be surrounded by open and covert arrows.
It’s impossible to guard against it, even if you are superb in martial arts, sooner or later you will miss.”
"So the only thing we can do is to sit cautiously in the corners around the battlefield and keep our own responsibilities. Don't fight or rob us, and keep our peace - this is the only way to continue the family in these troubled times. People who don't keep their responsibilities
, even if you can seize the opportunity and fly into the sky, you will end up falling to the ground in even more embarrassment."
"My father was afraid that I would not listen to his advice, and that after I came to power, I would be like him when he was young, like Xiaolu Fanman, who would be dissatisfied with the status quo of being a retainer because of his arrogance, and pursue things other than his duties again, which would bring trouble to the family.
A disaster of annihilation. Therefore, I decided to leave my death as a warning, telling me to be content with my duties for the rest of my life, and to teach my descendants never to do anything inappropriate. I am now an honest retainer of the Sichuan family.
You can't do anything that exceeds the rules unless you serve as the leader. In this way, as long as the Imagawa family survives, the Asahina family as a wing can survive."
ps: Asahina (あさひな) and Asahina (あさひな) have the same pronunciation. Because I have an obsessive-compulsive disorder that the title name must be two characters, so I used Asahina instead of Asahina.