Asahina Yasunou got so drunk in the Yashiki that he fell asleep in the end. It wasn't until the next morning that he woke up in a daze, but was told by his surname that Imagawa Yoshimoto wanted to see him and had been waiting for a long time. Asahina Yasuhiro
I quickly wiped my face and ran to find Imagawa Yoshimoto with my bare feet concealed.
"Your Highness, what's the matter?" After opening the door, Asahina Taino seemed to have forgotten all about his speech and attitude yesterday, and returned to his usual informal appearance. His face was full of stubble, and he smelled of alcohol.
With thick chest hair, he sat carelessly on the ground with his legs crossed. The smell of his feet almost choked Imagawa Yoshimoto.
"I'm a little concerned. How come I don't know anything about what Bichu Mamoru said yesterday?" Imagawa Yoshimoto thought about yesterday's conversation, and felt shocked by the situation that Asahina Yasu could describe - he didn't expect that in his
The Asahina family, who had always been thought to be the most important and loyal minister in the family, turned out to be so turbulent. I didn't expect that Asahina Tai would go to such great lengths to maintain the Asahina family's loyalty to him.
"Master Xue Zhai has protected you very well... I haven't told you all these sad and dark things. I guess he wants you to feel at ease, have a more positive view of your retainers, and live a relaxed and comfortable life. No need.
Just like being on guard against thieves all day long, deal with our retainers under a lot of pressure." Asahina Taino sighed, "I communicated these things with Master Yuksai, and Master Yuksai also helped me a lot, suppressing Asahina for me.
The separatist forces in the family...but it seems that he didn’t tell you anything.”
"Is there anything else I don't know?" Imagawa Yoshimoto scratched his head in distress.
"Yuanjiang and Sanhe areas have always been unstable, especially the foreigners, who are very dissatisfied with your style. They think that you ignore government affairs, do nothing, pay no attention to the interests of retainers, and never discuss anything with retainers, even
He didn't even meet them, which made them very confused and angry. They felt that someone like you was not worthy of being a household governor at all." Asahina Yasuno was one of the few retainers who had the qualifications and the courage to directly admonish Imagawa Yoshimoto, and he said without hesitation:
"Didn't Master Xue Zhai give you good advice?"
"The teacher has told me many times to handle some government affairs by myself, but I have always refused on the grounds that 'I have agreed before that I will not take care of any government affairs.' He also said that the retainers would be dissatisfied, but I didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just the teacher.
Just use it to beat me." Imagawa Yoshimoto could only smile bitterly at this moment. Only now did he understand why Taiyuan Xuezhai always tried so hard to persuade him to join politics - because Taiyuan Xuezhai understood the undercurrents in the darkness and desperately wanted Imagawa to
Yoshimoto improved his image, but Imagawa Yoshimoto himself didn't know it.
"You should be lucky that you have met such a good assistant as Master Yusei, who is rare in a century." Asahina Tainou also sighed, and then said with a lucky smile:
"Although Master Xuezhai has great power, he is also selfless and manages the Imagawa family in an orderly manner. People's livelihood, business, and military equipment are all booming. In order to show that he has no selfish intentions, Master Xuezai took the initiative to draw a clear line between himself and his relatives. You know Xuezai
How long has it been since the master and his ancestral Anhara family (Taiyuan Xuezhai came from the Anhara family, the current Anhara family governor Anhara Zhongyin is Taiyuan Xuezhai's nephew) and his natal family Xingjin family (Taiyuan Xuezhai's mother came from the Xingjin family, the current family governor Xing
Have you contacted Jin Zhengping (Taiyuan Xue Zhai's cousin)? Since he became the head of the family, he has not sent a letter to An Yuan's family or Xingjin's family, nor has he met his relatives once. Every time he is given a reward
At that time, there was basically no involvement of the Anhara family and the Xingjin family. It was because Master Xuezai was afraid that others would make excuses and say that he was enriching his own pockets."
"Master Xuezhai himself did not marry and have children. He wanted to express to the Imagawa family retainers in a unique way that he had no intention of monopolizing power for a long time. He sacrificed so much and held a bowl of water so flat that he reluctantly
Let the Imagawa family maintain stability, and at least let the Imagawa family's direct ministers, clan members, and descendants turn a blind eye to your neglect of government. Otherwise, think about it, if you entrust the power of the family to a person
Not to mention the dissatisfaction of the outsiders, I am afraid that the family members and retainers will also protest against this treacherous villain who is seeking power and benefiting from the public good."
"But even so, those outsiders are still dissatisfied. People are like this. They are born to yearn for power, and they will be dissatisfied with whoever has more power. Power is justifiable in the hands of the house governor. Even so, there will be people who will make irresponsible remarks.
Not to mention that the power in the family is now in the hands of an outsider. How can you convince those outsiders? The direct descendants of the family all know the talent of Master Xuezhai, and Master Xuezhai will discuss things with them on weekdays.
, but Master Xue Zhai couldn’t trust those outsiders, and arranged numerous spies in their homes. As time went by, the conflict between the two parties became more and more serious, and it was difficult for Master Xue Zhai to do it.”
Imagawa Yoshimoto couldn't help but fell into silence after listening to Asahina Yakino's heartfelt words. He was the one who understood his teacher best. That strong old monk would probably die without confiding these bitter things to his disciple.
, but intends to silently carry everything for Imagawa Yoshimoto, so that Imagawa Yoshimoto can enjoy a free and relaxed life - just like he did in the temple when he was a child.
I just didn't expect that my own willfulness would put the teacher on the fire - making him sacrifice so much, but still walking on thin ice day and night facing criticism.
At this moment, there was a burst of noise outside the Horie Castle Castle. Imagawa Yoshimoto and Asahina Yasuno got up to look, and happened to meet Hayasaka Nao.
"Koichiro?" Imagawa Yoshimoto was stunned for a moment when he saw Hayasaka Nao, "Aren't you at Imagawakan? Why are you here?"
"Hearing that His Highness was in danger, Odai-den sent all the knights in Suruga to come to Yue River to rescue him. Not only our Imagawa-kan, but also each family and clan generation sent their own knights on horseback!
"After Hayasaka Nao saw that Imagawa Yoshimoto was safe and sound, she almost shed tears, "Fortunately, His Highness is fine!"
"Excuse me for your trouble." Imagawa Yoshimoto nodded slightly apologetically.
"Master Yukisai has also returned. He is in the yashiki outside the castle tower." Hayasaka Nao said while pointing behind him, "I asked you to bring His Highness over. He wants to see His Highness."
When Imagawa Yoshimoto followed Hayasaka Nao out of the castle tower, he heard Taihara Sekssai's scolding coming from the house far away. Imagawa Yoshimoto pushed the door in and found Obara Masumi, Tsuchi Atonsu and Amano Kage.
The three people from Germany were kneeling in front of Taiyuan Xuezhai, and Taiyuan Xuezhai was tapping their heads one by one with his fingers and yelling:
"His Highness is ignorant, don't you guys understand? Don't you know the little thoughts of those wealthy families in Sanheyuanjiang? How dare you leave His Highness alone? You don't even know how to confirm His Highness's whereabouts? You won't even change the way.
You know, you are in danger, but you don’t know, the people sent to protect you went in the completely opposite direction? If the wealthy family rebels, they don’t confirm and understand the situation, and kill the hostages as soon as possible. Isn’t this forcing the rebels to fight you to the death?
What are you thinking? What are you doing? If you are not still needed, I will let you all commit hara-kiri today!"
"Teacher, you can't blame them." Imagawa Yoshimoto hurriedly explained to several subordinates, "It's my problem. I didn't inform Obara Hizen of the route change in time. Amano also clearly warned me to be careful, and
Tuyuan, he went to deliver the order on my orders."
"It's good that you brat knows it's your fault." When Taiyuan Xuezhai saw the real master coming, he threw away his three subordinates and strode towards Imagawa Yoshimoto with an expression as if he wanted to eat him.
Same: "Why, you're not dead? You're actually still alive?"
"There is really no way..." Imagawa Yoshimoto scratched his head in embarrassment.
"I stayed in Kyoto for a few more days to take care of things, and you kid just reversed half of Yuanjiang and Mikawa for me?" Taiyuan Xuezhai took out the rosary beads in his sleeves, rounded them up, and headed to Imagawa Yi.
He smashed the Yuan on the head, and at the same time muttered: "You almost lost your life? You almost lost your life, don't you know, you brat?"
"Old man, I was wrong, I was wrong!" Imagawa Yoshimoto apologized carefully while driving more rosary beads from Taiyuan Xuezhai in embarrassment.
"Everything else is fine. In the end, you can obviously evacuate by boat. Why are you going back to Horie City?" Taiyuan Xuezhai mentioned the news he had just learned not long ago, and pulled Imagawa Yoshimoto to him very angrily.
In the corner of the room, he said in a serious voice: "His Majesty Takeda, who ran away by boat, has now returned to his own territory and sent a letter to report that he is safe. Where is your kid? Why don't you go with them and go back to Horie Castle?"
"Well..." Imagawa Yoshimoto was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to speak.
"You must have feelings for your retainers and soldiers, right? You can't bear to abandon your subordinates and leave alone?" But how could Taiyuan Xuezai, who knew Imagawa Yoshimoto best, not understand what his apprentice was thinking? He was slightly humbled
He turned his head and lowered his voice and said: "It was the same last time in Shodouzaka. I asked you to evacuate but you refused to evacuate. You insisted on going back to save your subordinates and even cut off the rear yourself. Don't you know how dangerous this is, you brat?"
"I feel that as an incompetent family governor like me, I am not worthy of those good subordinates dying for me, and I have no reason to ask them to do so." After hesitating for a while, Imagawa Yoshimoto confided to Taiyuan Xuezhai.
In my heart, "Leaving them to escape alone would make me feel very uncomfortable."
"Hey...Chengfang, you are good at everything, but you are too kind-hearted. If you want to be a fool, just do it to the end. Those who are willing to sacrifice for you are also benevolent. In history,
You will leave a good reputation, don't take risks for the sake of your subordinates..." Taiyuan Xue Zhai sighed and wanted to say something else, but he also understood that the seemingly easy-going Imagawa Yoshimoto was actually involved in some three-view issues.
The place is so stubborn that no matter how hard you try, you can't be persuaded.
"Soldiers are in danger, and something will happen to you sooner or later. Maybe one time you are attacked by surprise in the battle formation, you refuse to retreat first, insist on covering your subordinates, and lose your own head." Taiyuan Xuezhai finally said
I could only leave this sentence in anger, then shook my head and stopped the topic.
