Chapter 1164: Kill the heart without killing people
Maeda was confused, not understanding what Takada Yukino meant. Then another person walked up to her, it was Yamanaka Yukimori.
Yamanaka Yukimori saw her showing her ugly appearance and being rejected by her master. He couldn't help but feel happy from the bottom of his heart and joked.
"Maeda-hime, I haven't seen you for two years, but you still have the same style."
Maeda glanced at Yamanaka Yukimori. The two of them were competitors for getting married, so naturally they were not willing to let their love rival see their ugly appearance.
She snorted coldly.
"Don't dare to take it seriously.
In the past two years, I have been fighting against the disobedient Rokkaku family, and have achieved some insignificant results.
I heard that Princess Yamanaka did a good job in Kanto. She was defeated and fought repeatedly, and she was mighty and unyielding."
Maeda was interested in attacking in the east and west, without mentioning himself, and instead laughed at Yamanaka Yukimori's disgrace in the Kanto War.
Yamanaka Yukimori's face turned ugly for a moment. The martial arts family, in the final analysis, still takes military merit as its glory.
She wanted to make some disparaging remarks about Maeda, but unfortunately her performance in the battle was not good. Instead, Maeda took advantage of her weakness and ridiculed her.
Yamanaka Yukimori squinted his eyes and looked at Maeda Kudos. This guy was so knowledgeable about Kanto affairs in recent years and his mind was impure.
Maeda's interests are not afraid of looking back. The Lord is fighting in Kantō, so of course she must care about the situation in Kantō.
The scandalous things about Yamanaka Yukimori made her laugh several times. Damn it for a fool like him who doesn't know how to fight and wants to marry into Shiba's family!
The two looked at each other coldly and were in a stalemate for a while.
Behind him, Kamao clan helpless, handed the reins of the war horse to Naomasa Ii, stepped forward to ease the atmosphere, and she bowed.
"Master Maeda, long time no see."
Maeda nodded to her and said.
"Hime Kamamao, I heard that you did a good job in Kanto and you are an excellent warrior Hime."
Kamaojigo smiled bitterly and shook his head. She came to ease the atmosphere, but was directly used as a weapon by Maeda.
Seeing the unkind expression on Yamanaka Yukimori's face, Kamaojigo coughed and changed the subject.
"Master Maeda, the master has gone far, let's follow him quickly."
She extended her hand to Maeda, who turned around to see Yoshigan walking quickly to the city gate. He suddenly became anxious, held her hand and was pulled up.
Maeda stood up and took the lead. The two people in front of him frowned. Is this... the smell of alcohol?
Kamo's village didn't say anything, and Yamazaka Yukimori on the side pretended to be ignorant and shouted loudly.
"The smell of wine is so strong, Maeda-sama is very interested in it. Drinking and having fun during spring plowing, so live a happy life."
Yoshigan, who was about to enter the city, froze for a moment. He turned back and glanced at the front of Tian Tian, and then glanced at Maeda Toshihisa who was leading the way.
Maeda Riku smiled awkwardly, nodded and bowed.
"Please."
Yoshigan sighed and walked into the city. Maeda Riku turned around and glared at his daughter fiercely, then followed into the city.
Maeda pointed at Yamanaka Yukimori with trembling fingers, and was so angry that he couldn't speak. Just because of this villain who stabbed people in the back, Chu Han's hard work squatting in the fish pond was in vain, and his efforts were in vain!
Yamanaka Yukimori ignored the anger of Maeda's interests and said to the Kamao clan with a smile.
"Let's go into the city quickly."
After saying that, she went to direct the actions of the Kanto Hime Warriors and ignored Maeda's interests.
Maeda Yoshida made a rude gesture behind her, then trotted into the city to explain to his lord.
Kamaojigo shook her head helplessly. Naomasa Ii beside her watched the whole process silently. She waited until the song was over and everyone left before she asked.
"Lord Pu Sheng, have they always gotten along with each other like this?"
Kamaojigo sighed. She saw Ii Naomasa blinking his big curious eyes and didn't know how to explain it to her.
Could it be that she was told that these guys were so crazy about getting married that they didn't even want to have any dignity at all?
———
In the residence of His Majesty the Ueno Castle Tenshu, Yoshigan Shiba sat on the main seat and received an audience from the Iga-Maeda family, headed by Maeda interests.
His expression was indifferent, but his heart was angry.
It was the spring plowing season, and the war in Minami Omi was still in full swing, but Maeda Yoshida was drinking and having fun in Ueno Castle. Does this guy have any brains?
Fortunately, she is still the governor of the Iga Maeda family, the number one warrior of the Shiba family. She doesn't make people worry at all. She is really a bastard.
But in front of the concubines, Yoshihiro couldn't get angry, so he kept his nausea and praised Maeda Yoshi's military achievements in the past two years.
After reluctantly saying a few words of comfort, Yiyin paused and said.
"I'm a little tired from traveling, so I'll stop here today. Maeda-hime will stay here while the others go down first."
Maeda's heart skipped a beat, knowing that the drama was coming, and her head began to sweat. She secretly looked at her mother, but Maeda didn't bother to care about her.
In Maeda Rihisa's opinion, this little bastard ruined his own fish pond and deserved to suffer.
From her master's attitude, she keenly felt that he did not want to belittle the Iga Maeda family, so she endured the discomfort and comforted the Maeda girls.
Since the family business is not harmed, the master can do whatever he wants to deal with this little bastard. The master must vent his anger, otherwise the evil fire will be suppressed and the Iga Maeda family will be in bad luck.
———
After everyone walked out, Yiyin said softly.
"come here."
Maeda was timid and didn't dare to get close, so he said with a flattering smile.
"You said, I can hear it from here."
Yiyin raised his eyebrows and shouted.
"I told you to come over!"
"Hi!"
Maeda Bendou crawled in front of Yoshiyin, kowtowed to the ground, and looked pitiful like a defeated dog.
Yoshiyin frowned. He could smell the smell of alcohol on Maeda Yoshi's body. It lingered for a long time. It seemed that he had drunk a lot.
He said coldly.
"I'm in a good mood. Drinking and singing, what's life like? Do you want to play another song for me? I heard that you are very artistic?"
Maeda smiled dryly.
"My lord, I misunderstood. There is no such thing. It's just a little hobby to pass the time."
Yiyin stared at her coldly until she lowered her head.
"Is there anything you want to say to me?"
"..sorry.."
Yoshigan sneered, looking past Maeda who was lying on the ground to apologize, and looked into the distance.
"I told you that I will not marry Ashikaga Yoshiki, why don't you believe me?"
Maeda hesitated for a moment, then summoned up the courage to speak.
"I really didn't do anything..."
Yiyin interrupted her rudely and said.
"Of course I know you didn't do anything! You didn't dare to do anything! Do you have the guts to kill the king? You don't!
You were just opportunistic, watching Akechi Mitsuhide behave indifferently, and waiting for her to take all the blame.
Do you think you are smart?
Someone does what you want to do for you, all you have to do is do nothing and watch the Ashikaga General die!"
Yoshigami scolded him sternly, and Maeda was speechless, so he could only show his guilt and punishment by showing his innocence.
Seeing that she was silent, Yiyin said slowly.
"You don't believe me, but you believe that bastard Akechi Mitsuhide. Tell me, can I still trust your loyalty?"
Maeda suddenly raised his head and said.
"I am guilty, please punish me! But my loyalty to you is as clear as the sun and the moon, and I will never change my mind!"
Maeda Yoshikage looked at Shiba Yoshigan with his blazing eyes. After two years of absence, his master was taller, more powerful, and more handsome than in his dream.
The person I miss so much is right in front of me, yet I act so embarrassed, selfish, and addicted to drinking and having fun.
Maeda didn't know what to say. In her heart, the reunion between the two should not be like this.
The disappointment in Yoshigan's eyes stung Maeda's heart. Yoshigan denied her loyalty, which was a question Maeda couldn't accept.
The blood in her heart surged, and she wanted to open her heart and show her master her loyalty.
Yiyin shook his head and sighed, and said.
"Can you show the sun and the moon? Really?"
Then tell me, how did you promise me when I left Jinji?"
It was as if Maeda had been hit on the head by a hammer, and his momentum was instantly shattered, leaving him feeling depressed.
"Well... I'm very sorry..."
Yiyin's eyes were shining brightly, and two tears fell down his cheeks. He stared at Maeda's interests and spoke word by word.
"Maeda Yoshi, you bastard. You were holding me, you were pressing on me, you were breathing heavily and refused to stop.
Then you tell me that you will be loyal to me, you will obey my words, and you will keep the stability of the past few days for me.
Do you still remember that day? Have you forgotten your promise?"
Maeda looked at Yoshigan's tears in silence and felt her heart twitching. She hit the tatami with her forehead and said.
"I'm sorry, I'm very sorry, I'm very, very sorry..."
Yiyin saw regret and apology in her eyes and sneered. Can't stand it? The best is yet to come!
He excelled in his acting skills, and the tears in his eyes kept flowing down, but he did not wipe them away. He glared at Maeda Yoshida fiercely, biting his lower lip and said nothing.
Maeda was so frightened by his silent crying that he couldn't help but look at the man he loved crying face to face. This torture made Maeda feel on pins and needles.
She said sarcastically.
"My lord, you can kill or behead me as you wish. It is not a pity to die for my Maeda's interests. Please don't cry anymore."
Yiyin looked at her coldly and said.
"Kill you? I have to reward you!
Can I bear the scandal of killing the general? She is my fiancée. You bastards hide it from me and do evil. Have you ever thought about what will happen to me?
I can't let outsiders know that someone from the Sibo family colluded with the Sanhao family to kill the general, and I have to reward you for your achievements in the past two years. I didn't even dare to cry, I could only cry silently.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru forced me, Akechi Mitsuhide forced me, and you forced me too. None of you let me go.
It's better now, if you make a mess and let me clean it up. I'm asking you, what do you want me to do?"
The more Yiyin spoke, the weaker he became. In contrast to his previous toughness, he was like a weak man trying to compromise.
Maeda had never seen him so weak before, and felt even more uneasy.
She wanted to reach out to wipe away his tears and say some responsible words to comfort him, but halfway she reached out, Yiyin dodged him with a look of disgust.
Maeda Yi felt sad and despairing, and sighed.
"It's my fault for putting you in this situation. I will go back and commit hara-kiri to apologize, so as not to embarrass you."
Yiyin pointed at her and cursed.
"Then get out! Get out and die!"
When Maeda gets excited, he bows and leaves, proving his love and loyalty with actions.
Of course, Yoshigan would not really let Maeda Yoshi die. His long voice was neither happy nor angry, and his eyes were looking at the sky, as empty as if he had lost his soul.
"If you die, you will be free.
What should I do? Do you know? Oda Nobunaga is here..."
Maeda Yoshida hesitated and said.
"I heard that you took the initiative to invite His Highness Oda to Luo, and the progress is rapid."
Yiyin said with a wry smile on his lips.
"Invitation? I can't help it.
Wada Weimasa's former ministers of the Ashikaga Shogun found the Ashikaga twin girls and wanted to unite with Oda Nobunaga to support her in going to Raku and becoming a shogun.
Maeda Toshiie sacrificed his life to send the message, so I had no choice but to rush back from Kanto so that I could participate in Shangluo.
If they throw away the Shiba family and complete the journey to Luo, how can I gain a foothold in the shogunate in the future?"
Maeda was silent for a long time, regret growing in his heart, and he kowtowed to the ground and said.
"Every mistake is my fault. Please take care of yourself. I will prove my loyalty to you with my blood."
Maeda was filled with regret, and she did not expect that the death of the general would make Shiba Yiyin's situation so difficult.
At this time, she no longer thought about getting married, she just wanted to prove herself by committing seppuku and not let her master doubt her true feelings for him.
However, he didn't want Maeda to die. He couldn't let go of this Samurai Hime who could go into battle, go to bed, be reliable, and enjoy using him.
Seeing that the heat is almost there, the last blow is needed.
Yoshigan took the initiative to reach out and take Maeda Yoshi's hand, put it on his cheek, covering his tears.
Maeda looked at his master with desperate eyes, revealing a trace of nostalgia.
Yiyin said calmly.
"If you die, what will happen to Maeda Riku? What will happen to the Iga Maeda family? What will happen to the Shiba family?"
Yiyin looked at her affectionately and finally said.
"what should I do?"
Maeda was originally impulsive, but when Yoshigami asked him, he was speechless and bowed his head in silence.
His fingers could feel his fair and tender skin, as well as the wet tears on it, and Maeda couldn't help but rub his fingertips.
Yiyin threw her hand away, rolled his eyes at her, and said angrily.
"itch!"
Maeda touched his head and felt ashamed. He wanted to live and die just now, but now he is touching his master again, and he is heartbroken.
She was so confused by Yiyin's tricks that she didn't know what expression to use to face him.
Yiyin said softly.
"hug me."
"Um?"
Yiyin looked at her with resentment, and Maeda slowly approached and held him in his arms, just like a dream. He just felt that even if he died at this moment, it would still be worth it.
But Yiyin's next words completely tore apart the fantasy in her heart, like a basin of cold water pouring her over.
"The way Oda Nobunaga looked at me scared me. I thought that after going to Luo, I would never have any interactions with her again, and I never thought of God's will to trick people.
I've been plagued by nightmares these days, and I can't sleep well every night. I always dream about what happened in Owari, and what happened when Oda Nobunaga summoned me..."
Maeda was shocked, grabbed Yoshiyin's arms with both hands, looked into his eyes, and said nervously.
"What did she do to you?"
Yiyin smiled sadly and said.
"I am Odaisho and the widow of Ashikaga Shogun, what can she do to me?
Oda Nobunaga finally took advantage of the good opportunity of going to Luo to enter Konge and took over the land of Minami Omi. The Oda family already had a territory of two million koku, which was ten times that of my Konge Shiba territory.
If one day things go wrong, maybe I really have to use my body to beg her, as I did before, to pray for the continuity of the Sibo family.
All of this is thanks to you."
Yoshigan's tone was indifferent, and he seemed not to care about his chastity, and could exchange it with his own body at any time, just like what he had done in Owari.
But each word was like a sharp blade, piercing into Maeda's heart, making her eyes red and her heart aching.
"No!!!"
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