Just when Matsunagahide hesitated, Ashikaga Teru-kun, who suffered a shocking change, finally recovered from his fear.
He glanced at the three assailants who died tragically on the ground, and then looked at Matsunaga Hide, who was approaching with a knife and showing murderous intent, and he understood clearly in his heart.
Struggling to get up, Ashikaga Teru-kun ran towards the burning platform. When the sky collapsed and the earth shattered, there was only one thought in his mind, father!
Matsuzuki Nagahide squinted his eyes, looked at his running back, and squeezed out a sentence.
"Follow me."
———
Ashikaga Teru-kun walked along the familiar corridor to the royal terrace. The once beautiful garden had become a hell on earth.
Everything was burning, and the servants screamed and jumped into the fire and into the well, just to escape the unspoken torture.
The eyes of the savage Ji warriors were fascinated by the wealth and prosperity of the palace. Their bestiality killed every woman who resisted and insulted every man they saw.
When the servants are caught by them, they will humiliate them countless times and then stab them into various objects with knives and spears. Amid the wild laughter of the Ji warriors, they will take their last breath in pain.
Ashikaga Teru-kun ran very slowly. He had just been tortured for a round and his whole body was in pain, especially his lower body, which could hardly move forward. He only ran a few dozen steps before he fell to the ground.
He didn't dare to look back, so he struggled to get up, crutching his legs and moving forward. There was only one thought in his mind, to find his father.
The Ji warriors who noticed him smiled and wanted to come over, but saw Matsuzaki and his entourage slowly following behind him, and quickly bowed and left.
Ashikaga Teru-kun struggled to cross the last threshold and accidentally fell down again. He looked up at the once glorious Odai Hall, which was now a sea of fire.
he cried and shouted.
"Father! Father!"
Subconsciously looking behind her, Ashikaga Teru-kun was shocked. Matsunagahide stood five steps behind her, looking at him with an indifferent expression, as if he were looking at a dead person.
Ashikaga Teru-kun laughed so desperately that she couldn't stop giggling. The extreme fear caused her to have a nervous breakdown, and her brain went into self-protection.
His father's kind face appeared before his eyes. He barely supported his broken body, squeezed out the last strength and ran towards the burning hall.
"Father! I'm coming! Father!"
A male officer who was looking for him happened to see him running toward the fire in disheveled clothes and shouted in horror.
"Your Highness Huijun! No!"
He rushed out two steps, trying to pull Ashikaga Teru-kun back, but suddenly felt a pain on his back, and all his strength was drained away in an instant.
The male officer fell to the ground, Matsushita Jung-hide stood behind him, the blood on the knife in his hand dripped down the blood groove to the tip of the knife, and he cursed.
"Something in the way."
The male officer did not give up, struggled to crawl forward, raised his upper body, stretched his hands forward, and stared at Ashikaga Teru-kun who was rushing into the sea of fire.
Matsunaga Hide was so furious that he grabbed Hatamoto's spear behind him and stabbed the male officer through the waist and abdomen, pinning her to the ground unable to move.
Feeling that his life was passing by, the male officer recalled the last instructions given by Oitai, and burst into tears, muttering and vomiting blood.
"I'm sorry... Ootaisho... I'm sorry... I didn't do it... let me down..."
Seeing the male officer with wide eyes unwilling to die, Matsuhisa Nagahide was filled with fear. She twisted the spear so fiercely that she tore out his intestines, then pulled out the barrel of the gun and threw it to Hamon next to her.
Looking at the sea of fire, Matsunaga began to think about what to do next. The male officer's loyalty to the Ashikaga family made her feel huge fear.
If one percent or one thousandth of the samurai families in the world were as benevolent to the Ashikaga family as this male official, the Matsunaga family would be shattered to pieces.
When the previous generals were expelled from the capital, their family members and heirs were not harmed. The Matsunaga family set a very bad precedent. Whoever came to power would kill her and her entire family to establish their authority.
———
Matsunaga Hide thought about his thoughts and returned all the way back the way he came. When she walked out of the palace gate, she met Ise Sadakyo who came in a hurry.
"Lord Matsunaga, how dare you attack the Imperial Palace! Where is the Imperial Palace? Where is His Highness Ashikaga Teru-kun? Where are they!"
Matsunagahide looked gloomily at the furious Ise Sadakyo and said coldly.
"The imperial palace was accidentally flooded, affecting the entire Imperial Palace. I had no choice but to send troops to rush into the Imperial Palace to put out the fire. However, the Grand Imperial Palace and His Highness Ashikaga Teru-kun were caught in the fire and were unfortunately killed."
With trembling fingers, Ise Sadakyo pointed at Matsunagahide who was talking nonsense. She didn't believe a word of it. Can't you hear the screams of the servants and the howls of the rebel soldiers inside? She is not deaf!
she shouted.
"Get out of the way, I want to take people in to put out the fire!"
Matsunagahide stood in front of her with a bad look on his face. This old bastard of the Ise family colluded with Miyoshi Yoshitsugi inside and outside to drag her daughter into the water, causing the situation to get out of hand.
Now Ise Sadakyo still has to go in to put out the fire? If she accidentally rescued Ashikaga Teru-kun, would things still be okay?
Seeing Matsu Nagahide's obstruction, Ise Sadakyu believed that this bastard had evil intentions and deliberately killed the Ashikaga heir.
Ise Sakyo was really anxious. In her vision, Ashikaga Yoshiteru must step down, and Ashikaga Teru-kun will become the new male general, which will be the fig leaf after the Ise family's rebellion.
Now that the Imperial Palace has been burned down and the Odaisho and Ashikaga Teru-kun are dead, how will the Ise family survive in the future?
Ise Sadakyo is the deacon of the shogunate and the head of the shogunate. She can persuade the shogunate to stand aside and let Miyoshi's family go to Luo.
On the one hand, it was because Ashikaga Yoshiteru had greatly violated the interests of the ministers, making them unwilling to continue serving this strong and passionate minister.
On the other hand, it was Ise Sadakyo who explained how to end the situation, replacing Ashikaga Yoshiteru with Ashikaga Teru-kun, a boy who is easy to control, so that the shogunate can continue to make a living within the shogunate structure.
Now that Ashikaga Teru-kun is dead and the imperial palace is burned, the prestige of the shogunate will inevitably be greatly damaged, and the tables where the shogunate's officials eat have been overturned!
How did Ise Sakyo explain to the ministers?
Today's shogunate group is no longer dominated by the Ise family. The Ninagawa family is supported by Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
Although Ninagawa himself was a coward, this time he was threatened by Akechi Mitsuhide and hid in his own territory of Tamba Country as a coward.
But if the structure of the shogunate is overthrown, all ministers will be victims, and Ninagawa herself cannot stay out of the matter. If it is a matter of personal interest, she will definitely come forward to deal with the Ise family.
Ise Sadakyo was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He suddenly rushed into the palace to save others!
How could Matsunaga Hide allow her to go in and do bad things? His face sank and he shouted.
"Ise-sama! Please be more decent!"
As her attitude became tougher, Matsuzaki Nagamichi behind her waved her hand to let the surrounding troops surround her.
In front of the spear, Ise Sadakyo's face turned red and green.
"Matsuhisa Hide! You are fine!"
The Ise family is already a toothless tiger with only three or two kittens. How can it fight against the Miyoshi family who have a large number of soldiers?