The mist of the wild hot spring curled up, and the curtain blocked the middle of the hot spring. Uesugi Teruhora stared blankly at the white cloth in front of him. This scene seemed to have been familiar before.
Last winter, it was here that Yiyin persuaded her to stop temporarily and digest the fruits of victory in going south first, and wait for Yiyin to come back before planning the follow-up.
But she preferred to be arrogant and perfunctory. After Yoshigan left Kanto, she went south again, and was defeated miserably by Shimonoseokuni.
After hearing that Yoshigan rushed back to Echigo Kingdom and disembarked at Naoetsu, Terutora Uesugi felt ashamed and felt that he had no face to face him.
But remembering what Minister Minoru had said about the truth about Yantian City that he had found out, Terutora Uesugi was so angry that his eyes were split open, and there was a wave of resentment in his heart that could not be vented.
Why, why don't you tell me the humiliation you suffered in Yantian City.
As long as you tell me, I don't need the glory of the Kanto Commander, I can fight to the death with Takeda Shingen, that bastard, and I can take Takeda Shingen's head to wash away your humiliation.
Looking at the curtain, Uesugi Teru's nose felt sour. He picked up the sake bottle beside him and poured it into his mouth. A tear from the corner of his eye fell into the soup pool and disappeared without a trace.
The Kanto Strategy is over, Uesugi Teruhu is not stupid, she knows the consequences of her actions, but she no longer cares.
In the past two years, she has been full of passion and tenderness. She wants to win the land of Guanbazhou as a betrothal gift, and she and Sibo Yiyin have been together for the rest of their lives.
But at this time, she was increasingly doubting whether she had done something wrong and doubting Shiba Yiyin's feelings for her.
Uesugi Teruhu, who had once firmly believed that Yoshigin loved him, repeatedly asked himself: Does he really love me? Or is he deceiving me and has never been sincere to me?
I recall that Yiyin has always been aloof, hanging himself like a kite. I recall that he avoided the important and took the easy several times, as if he was playing with himself in the palm of his hand.
Terutora Uesugi suddenly realized that he seemed to have never really recognized this boy.
He still refused to let go of Ashikaga Yoshiteru because he refused to give up his status as a direct descendant of the Genji family in Kawachi. He never mentioned the humiliation in Yantian City because he was afraid of affecting the Kanto strategy.
In his mind, the Shiba family's expansion in Kanto is above all else. He needs the Ashikaga family's status to bless him, and the Takeda family's cooperation in going south to besiege the Hojo family.
Therefore, he can endure any humiliation.
Teru Uesugi's vision was blurred, and her lips trembled, pursed to prevent her from crying.
What about me? What does he think of me?
With this question in mind, Terutora Uesugi formed an alliance with the Hojo family, broke with the Takeda family, and supported Minister Shiro's strategy of counterattacking Sano territory.
She threw away all the good cards in her hand and exchanged them for a speechless hand of bad cards.
Why did she do this? Just to figure out one thing! She wanted to figure out whether Shiba Yiyin, who was walking side by side with her, really had feelings for her!
If it is due to a combination of interests, then the current situation has deteriorated beyond repair and the Kanto Strategy failed, and Shiba Yiyin will definitely choose to part ways.
But what would he do if he really had feelings for me?
There was a hint of morbid self-deprecation in the corner of Teru Uesugi's mouth, and her shaken confidence made her dare not think about a better future.
The Nagao family in the fuchu government conquered the country below, and her mother took over Echigo Kingdom amidst the hostility of the concubines. After her mother's death, domestic rebellions broke out one after another in Echigo, and all foreign forces watched eagerly.
Everyone felt that Terutora Uesugi, a weak girl, could not control the situation, and everyone was ready to snatch a piece of fat from the collapse of Nagao's house in Fuchu.
But she, Teruhora Uesugi, managed to hold up the situation!
It was she who fought in both the south and the north and defeated the Echigo samurai clique. It was she who supported Yoshihiro Shiba and created the Echigo duopoly.
The cooperation between the two families of Shiba and Uesugi seems to be Yoshigan Shiba taking the lead in planning the Kanto strategy. In fact, the real ballast is Teru Uesugi's invincible direct legion, which intimidates everyone.
Now, the undefeated Uesugi Teruhora has been defeated, and the Echigo samurai group is beginning to make moves. The pattern of Echigo's duopoly is no longer a boost to Yoshihiro Saba, but a hindrance and burden.
Terutora Uesugi is looking forward to it, hoping that Yoshigan Shiba will say that everyone should cherish it and go their own ways, so that he will completely give up.
Girls will eventually grow up, and their first love will eventually wake up. Perhaps only Yoshigan Shiba's ruthlessness can make Terutora Uesugi completely wake up and no longer be infatuated with the boy, and be so obsessed that he can't extricate himself.
But what if Yoshigan Shiba grabbed Uesugi Teruhora who fell into the abyss and refused to let go? Then is this infatuation really worth it?
At least, Uesugi Teruhora would think so. Once a paranoid person recognizes the truth of death, she will believe in it for the rest of her life, until death.
Even if you die, you must love.
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Before Yiyin got close to the soup pool, he smelled a strong smell of alcohol, which made him frown slightly.
The Hime warriors of the Shiba Uesugi family are on guard at the outside. There are only two masters here.
The mood of autumn is strong and the water in the pool is warm.
Taking off his coat and slowly walking into the water, Yiyin slowly exhaled, relaxed his body and sat in the pool.
Through the white cloth, he could vaguely see the shadow opposite him still raising a glass and drinking.
"Drink less, it's windy and dewy late at night."
The shadow on the opposite side froze slightly, then continued drinking, ignoring Yiyin's words.
Yiyin's heart sank.
He had long felt that something was wrong with Terutora Uesugi. As a person, how could he be so confused by a big defeat that he would make many stupid moves and ruin the overall situation of the Kanto Strategy.
Now it seems that Uesugi Teruhu has a lot of opinions about himself.
But Yoshigan was very surprised as to what he had done wrong to make Terutora Uesugi so resistant to him, and even seemed to give up on himself.
While he was still thinking, Uesugi Terutora across from him suddenly stopped drinking and asked.
"Why doesn't Duke Qianxin continue to persuade me? Or are you too disappointed in me and don't want to persuade me anymore?
By the way, I almost forgot. You have already become a monk and cultivated, so you should be called Jindoden. I was rude."
Yiyin looked at the curtain, his brows getting tighter and tighter.
Previously in Kanto, all the concubines respectfully called him Odaisho because he was equipped with the sword of Ashikaga General and was the fiancé of Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
Only Uesugi Terutora always called him Kenshin-kun instead of Odaisho. His intention was that he was unwilling to admit that Ashikaga Yoshiteru was Yoshigami's wife.
But today, Uesugi Teruhora directly calls himself Tsutado-don, which is strange.
She should know that Yiyin, in the name of becoming a monk, is observing the festival and praying for the ancestors. According to her temper, she will not call Jinduodian honestly.
Yoshigan felt more and more that the situation was serious. There seemed to be an invisible barrier between Uesugi Teruhu and him, but he didn't know what the problem was.
Because he had done so many things to deceive Uesugi Teruhu, so many that he didn't know which one he was careless about, and Uesugi Teruhu noticed that something was wrong.
Yiyin can't confess on his own, right? If he confesses wrongly and it's not what he thought, it will be even more embarrassing.
After a long silence, Yiyin said helplessly.
"I am a monk practicing Buddhism, but not for the sake of my ancestors as is said outside. It's just that Ashikaga Yoshiaki cannot accommodate me, so I have to withdraw from Kyoto and hide my capabilities and bide my time."
As a last resort, Yoshigami had no choice but to follow Uesugi Teruhora's words and say that at least the matter of becoming a monk could be explained.
Opposite him, Terutora Uesugi burped and laughed.
"It doesn't matter, anyway..."
She wanted to say that you were reincarnated anyway and you didn’t tell me about having a child. What does it mean to become a monk for Ashikaga Yoshiki?
But these words were too filthy. She loved Yiyin so much that she couldn't say it out loud.
Yiyin vaguely noticed something and asked.
"What do you want to say?"
Teru Uesugi replied calmly.
"It's okay. I cut off the Takeda family's supply of cheap goods and free salt. Are you angry?"
Terutora Uesugi brought the topic to the Takeda family because he hoped that Yoshigine would be worthy of his infatuation by confessing it himself.
But Yoshigami had deceived Uesugi Teruhora so many times, so how could he know that what she said meant something. Sure enough, she had done too many bad things, and she didn't know where to start from.
He followed Uesugi Teruhora's topic and sighed.
"The agreement back then provided for free salt supply until the Takeda family captured Suruga Country. Later, it was extended for one more year. It was considered the end of benevolence, so it was stopped.
But the 30% discount on the cheap goods was a tacit agreement that I personally promised Takeda Shingen and the two sides would attack the Hojo family from both sides.
You stopped this rashly, and the Takeda family has already begun to rebound and test our attitude in Nishi Ueno, which is very detrimental to the Kanto strategy."
Seeing Yoshigin talking about business seriously, the pain in Uesugi Teruhora's heart became more and more overflowing.
She couldn't help but feel sad and angry. At this time, you still want to hide it from me. Are you unwilling to tell me what that beast Takeda Shingen did to you?
Uesugi Teruhu was annoyed and said firmly.
"Guandong strategy? Where is the Guandong strategy? It's over, it's all over."
Yoshigan felt even more uneasy when he heard her tone. The Uesugi Terutora he knew was an indomitable and arrogant samurai warrior. Even if he was in a desperate situation, he would still have high fighting spirit.
But why is she so decadent today? What happened after she left Kanto to make her like this.
There was no way it was just a single defeat, and the defeat of Shimoso-goku could not turn Uesugi Teruhora into this defeated dog.
Yoshigan was still thinking, but Terutora Uesugi asked with a sneer.
"Does Tsutado-den know about Takeda Shingen becoming a monk?"
Yiyin replied.
"Of course I know, otherwise I wouldn't call her by the Dharma name."
Uesugi Teruhu went one step further and asked.
"Then did you know that she adopted a girl before she got married? The succession of the Takeda family's family governor is bound to have twists and turns in the future."
Yoshigami didn't know that Takeda Shingen was pregnant and gave birth to a girl, so he suddenly became confused and puzzled.
"It is more in our interests that the Takeda family is in chaos. The original plan for the Kanto strategy was to defeat the Hojo family and then compete with the Takeda family.
But now, before Hojo is defeated, you force the Takeda family to fall out with us first, and the gain outweighs the loss."
Yiyin's words are inevitably a bit complaining.
Terutora Uesugi tore up the agreement with the Takeda family and even formed an alliance with the Hojo family without any regard for his feelings.
At this time, she aggressively asked herself about inexplicable things, wondering what she was thinking.
If it weren't for the Sword of Damocles from the system mission pressed against his forehead, Yoshigami would have had the urge to let go of all the affairs in Kanto. This quagmire made him feel uncomfortable all over.
But his answer made Uesugi Teruhu stunned and said in astonishment.
"That child... you don't care?"
Yiyin said strangely.
"Why should I care about the child Takeda Shingen picked up?"
Uesugi Teruhora heard his tone without any fluctuations, and a realization dawned in his mind. Yoshigan did not know that the child Takeda Shingen claimed to have picked up was actually the blood and bones she had forced Yoshigan to obtain.
Looking at the curtain, Uesugi Teruhora's expression was uncertain. For some reason, seeing that Yoshigin was kept in the dark, her mood suddenly improved.
Even if he hid the incident in Yantian City from himself, at least he didn't know about Takeda's birth of a daughter.
Terutora Uesugi's face softened, but Yoshigan's brows furrowed.
He already had an ominous premonition. Terutora Uesugi kept asking Takeda Shingen, and he joined forces with the Hojo family to deal with the Takeda family. Could it be...
Yoshigine's face froze, and he understood something. Uesugi Teruhu probably knew about Yantian City, and that he was replaced by Takeda Shingen.
After thinking about this matter, Yiyin's eyes suddenly became clear.
So that's the case, no wonder Terutora Uesugi would rather grit his teeth and let Mouri Kagehiro go, but also join forces with the Hojo family to deal with Takeda Shingen.
It turns out that the root cause of this disease really lies in myself.
Yiyin couldn't help but secretly cursed himself for calling beauty a disaster. The good Kanto strategy was ruined because of this incident, which made him want to cry without tears.
But if you think about it carefully, this is not surprising.
It has been two years since the incident at Yantian Castle. Even if the ancient news no longer circulates, it would not be surprising for rumors to reach Uesugi Teruhora's ears.
When I was humiliated in Yantian City, there were many Kaibi and Shinano warriors in the city.
Just because everyone doesn't talk about it, doesn't mean that everyone doesn't know. There is no airtight wall in the world. As time goes by, it will naturally spread.
Yoshigan thought that Minister Shit had been imprisoned in Beishin for more than a year, and he was afraid that she would bring this matter back to the Uesugi family.
I heard that she has gained a lot of attention from Uesugi Terutora recently. It turns out that she took this lucky path of informing others.
Old and new hatreds towards Sebu Minashi surged into his heart, and Yoshiyin had a faint murderous intention.
I let the color minister live, but this bastard doesn't know how to live or die and dares to say anything. Very good, very good.
At this time, the atmosphere at both ends of the curtain was solemn.
Terutora Uesugi, on the other hand, was hesitating whether to tell Yoshigan about the child.
On the other end, Yoshiyin was also worried about how to explain the matter of Yantian City to Uesugi Terutora.
The Guandong strategy has been completed, and the military conquest must stop. The main theme from now on should be the peaceful change of Guan Bazhou by the Samurai Giri Promotion Association.
If Sekihashishu cannot be defeated, will the Echigo army have to waste its strength to go to the ravines of Shinano to continue fighting useless wars with the Takeda family?
Yoshigami shook his head subconsciously, he must sleep with Uesugi Teruhora today, he can't hesitate any longer!
He stood up and made countless sounds of water, even making Uesugi Teruhora opposite him think that he was leaving, and his face became sad.
But Yiyin did not walk away as she thought, but instead approached the curtain.
Teruhora Uesugi watched as the black shadow on the curtain became more and more solid. He heard a tearing sound, and the straight curtain was torn open by Yoshigage's hands, and half of the fabric slowly fell into the pool.
She stared blankly at Yiyin's well-defined six-pack abs, and the wine bottle in her hand fell into the pool.