"I can help you, but what benefits can our Imagawa family get from it?" Taiyuan Xuezhai did not answer directly, but asked meaningfully.
"The Matsudaira family is willing to form an alliance with the Imagawa family, and they swear that they will never be enemies of the Imagawa family." Matsudaira Hirotada leaned over again and whispered very sincerely.
"Is that all?" Taiyuan Xuezhai showed a playful smile.
"This..." Matsudaira Hiroshi was speechless for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, he made a concession, "If the Imagawa family wants to regain the sphere of influence they once had in Higashi Mikawa, the Matsudaira family will definitely help."
"Not enough." Taiyuan Xuezhai still shook his head, and the rosary beads in his hand made a crisp sound as he fiddled with them.
"Master Xuezai, please give me a clear explanation!" Matsudaira Hirotada didn't know what to say, so he simply bowed down to the end.
"The Matsudaira family has become the wings of the Imagawa family, and they are loyal to the Imagawa family -" Taiyuan Xuezai protracted his tone, and watched with satisfaction as Matsudaira Hirohada raised his head in panic, "Your Highness, Matsudaira, what do you say?"
"It's definitely not feasible." Matsudaira Hirotada decisively refused without hesitation, "Our descendants can only protect the dignity of the family name passed down by our ancestors to the death, so how can we bend the knee to outsiders? If this is the case, Hirotada might as well not do it.
Return to Okazaki Castle."
"But the Imagawa family has to pay a lot in order to help His Highness Matsudaira return..." Taiyuan Xuezhai pondered and spoke again.
"If it is a military expense issue, the Matsudaira family is willing to compensate for it afterwards." Matsudaira Hirotada answered the question very quickly, trying to block the topic.
"No, no, His Highness Matsudaira hasn't figured it out yet. The question before us is not 'We will help you under any conditions', but 'Why should the Imagawa family choose to help you instead of other Matsudaira family members?
'." Taiyuan Xuezai lowered his eyes, and the hand that was playing with the rosary suddenly stopped, and a suppressed breath burst out instantly, "If it is just an alliance with the Imagawa family, will His Highness Nobusada of the Sakurai Matsudaira family refuse?
?Why don’t we choose His Highness Xinding, who holds the power, but want to help you? We can get a good reward by handing you over to His Highness Xinding.”
Taiyuan Xuezhai's words caused cold sweat to break out on Matsudaira's forehead. His Adam's apple moved up and down, and his body began to tremble slightly. He took a deep breath, tried to calm down, and then said: "As the saying goes, 'It's a rare thing to live in.'"
'.I am currently so weak, so getting help from the Imagawa family is a help in times of need, and I will definitely remember it in my mind afterwards. But my uncle already has the advantage, so he may not take the alliance with the Imagawa family seriously."
"It makes sense, but it's not enough." Taiyuan Xuezhai nodded slightly, but then shook his head, "This alone is not enough to convince the Imagawa family to help."
"This..." Matsudaira Hirotada fell into struggle again. He didn't know how to make concessions to gain the support of the Imagawa family. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and swore in a deep voice: "I swear on my life that the Matsudaira family will be the leader of the Imagawa family for generations to come.
The Imagawa family’s staunchest ally. As long as the Imagawa family is in trouble, we will fight to the death to help! The Matsudaira family will teach the Imagawa family this kindness from generation to generation and will never forget it!”
"Haha, His Highness Songping wants to have a relationship with an old man like this poor monk, right?" Taiyuan Xuezhai was amused when he heard this, and laughed so hard, "His. Songping has lived for more than ten years, so he can't help but
Understand, feelings are nothing compared to family interests, right? It’s not as practical as a stone of food.”
Taiyuan Xuezhai's naked ridicule made Matsudaira Hirohada blush instantly and lowered his head in embarrassment. Seeing this, Imagawa Yoshimoto, who had been watching the show for a long time, couldn't help but interrupt:
"Okay, old man, don't make things difficult for me."
"Why, do you have any 'high opinions'?" Taiyuan Xuezhai continued to smile while looking at Imagawa Yoshimoto.
"'Emotions' are useless even if they are useful. In the eyes of people like you, teacher, who don't value emotions, they are nothing. But in the eyes of those who value emotions, Your Highness Matsudaira, they are nothing."
It means a lot. They might really choose the future and direction of their family for the sake of their feelings." Imagawa Yoshimoto looked at Matsudaira Hirotada while making the rescue, and the latter gave him a grateful glance.
"What do you mean?" Taiyuan Xuezhai's smile gradually turned into a bad smile.
"As for the conditions just mentioned, I think it's enough. It's better to have one more ally than too few, and His Highness Matsudaira also promised to help conquer Higashi Mikawa." Imagawa Yoshimoto was not picky, and took out his folding fan and tapped the table gently.
, "Teacher, what do you think?"
"You are the governor of the house, you can do it if you think it is possible. Why do you ask me, my master?" Taiyuan Xuezhaitu finally succeeded in his evil plan. He shook the rosary in his hand and pointed at Imagawa Yoshimoto, "But this time the escort
His Highness Songping’s mission to return to Mikawa will be left to you! Chengfang!”
"Huh? Impossible." Imakawa Yoshimoto's face suddenly changed. He was so frightened that he stood up and waved his hands repeatedly, "I agreed to leave all military and government affairs to you. I haven't done anything serious in the past two years. What are you doing?
Find me!"
"You yourself know that you haven't done anything serious in two years, why don't you come and help me as your teacher? Every day your wife and children are on the kang, flowers and birds are in love every day, you recite poems and write poems, haven't you had enough of your happy life?" Taiyuan Xue Zhai glared at Imakawa.
Yiyuan glanced at it and said loudly without explanation, "Isn't this the condition you agreed to? Then go ahead yourself!"
"How can this be done? I have already said that the reason why I helped handle some things before was that on the one hand I was anxious about getting married, and on the other hand we were really in danger. Now my wife is married, and the Imagawa family is unified and stable. I
I have long since lost all my desires, so how can I still interfere in other people's business?" Imagawa Yoshimoto spoke righteously, and then spread his hands, with the air of a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water.
Taiyuan Xuezhai was so talkative by Imagawa Yoshimoto that he didn't know how to retaliate. This was the first time that he, who was good at eloquence, was at a disadvantage in an argument. He couldn't help but wonder if Imagawa Yoshimoto was having sex with his lovely wife every day.
Practice verbal battle. After he frowned and thought for a moment, he coughed twice and said, "Well, if you can successfully carry out this mission, when you come back, I will show you what is in my precious box."
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Huh?" Imagawa Yoshimoto was suddenly interested by Taiyuan Xuezhai's words. What was in the broken box that his teacher had hidden for more than ten years?
But the thing that he has been curious about since he was a child is, "Is it a done deal?"
"It's a deal." Taiyuan Xuezhai nodded very firmly.
"Okay." After receiving the promise, Imagawa Yoshimoto sat down and waved impatiently towards Taiyuan Xuezai, "Okay, old man, leave it to me later. You go back and continue to approve the official documents. Matsudaira and I
Your Highness will discuss it later."
"You brat." Taiyuan Xuezhai laughed and cursed, got up and left. Only the stunned Matsudaira Hirozada was left to watch the charming conversation between the master and the apprentice - this is really the relationship between the family superintendent and the master.
Domestic slaughter?
Full of doubts about Imagawa Yoshimoto's style of doing things, Matsudaira's first question did not involve tasks, but instead asked about values.
"Your Highness..." Matsudaira Hironada carefully thought about his words, as if he didn't know how to speak to avoid offending, "Are you really the governor of the house and you haven't handled government affairs for two years..."
"Yes." Imagawa Yoshimoto readily admitted, without feeling offended in the slightest - which only made Matsudaira Hirotada even more surprised, because Imagawa Yoshimoto obviously did not think that "ignoring political affairs" was a derogatory term.
"Then...what are you living for?" Matsudaira Hirozada hesitated for a long time and finally asked this question.
"I understand what you mean." Imagawa Yoshimoto naturally understood what Matsudaira Hirotada was wondering, "Let me tell you, I live to enjoy life. People are bound to die sooner or later. From the moment they are born, they
Going to death. After death, nothing can be taken away, and all the achievements achieved in the past life will be meaningless. In this case, it is better to enjoy every moment of this hard-won life, cherish and important
Spend every inch of time with other people, and appreciate the beauty of the world. Whether it’s scenery, paintings, or poems, it’s all like this.”
"Then you don't have any pursuits?" Matsudaira Hirotada pursed his lips in disapproval.
"No way? Didn't I say that my pursuit is to enjoy this beautiful life. Just because I don't pursue the fame and wealth that your martial arts family loves most, doesn't mean I don't pursue it. Everyone has their own ambitions." Imagawa Yoshimoto
He shook his head with a smile, and at the same time tapped his head with a folding fan, "Zhuo Jing is really as you said, 'I have no pursuits.' I just want to be lazy every day and have no direction in life."
"But Your Highness, you can say it leisurely - the pursuit of life is 'enjoyment', isn't it just because you are now sitting in the safe Imagawa Hall, with no worries about food and clothing? Isn't it just because the Imagawa family has not perished?
Are you worried?" Matsudaira Hirotada narrowed his eyes and his expression became serious, "I said it bluntly in an offensive manner. You probably haven't suffered much since you were a child. You should have always been pampered? That's why you said this.
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"For those of us who are struggling on the edge of life and death, for those of us whose entire clan is struggling on the edge of extinction, our entire pursuit in life is to survive, to preserve the family, and to allow the people in the family to survive."
Matsudaira Hirotada lowered his head with a wry smile, "Of course I'm not as free and easy as you, Your Highness, but this is what ordinary people should pursue in life."
"Maybe you are right." Imagawa Yoshimoto did not deny Matsudaira Hirotada. Instead, he remembered Imakawa Yoshima's instructions to him before his death. His obsession with his family and the direct descendants of the Imagawa family surpassed Imagawa's.
Yoshimoto's imagination. Perhaps samurai warriors like Imagawa Yoshima and Matsudaira Hirotada who pursued the survival of their families in life also had a different understanding of life.