Chapter 371: Wrestling
The wrestling tournament began as scheduled, and the tatami mats on the first and second floors around the dojo were filled with samurai who came to watch. In this war-torn mind, family inheritance is more important than anything else. A good heir may directly determine the life and death of the family. Therefore, the samurai took it very seriously. Basically, all the samurai with heads and faces, including Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu, came to the scene to observe.
The focus of attention is on the 16 tatami mats in the center of the martial arts hall. All the children of the samurai family who participated in the competition had to compete there in the form of a ring competition. At this time, the dojo was very noisy, whether it was the samurai who were talking about it or the children of the samurai who were eager to try, they were all watching who would be the first to rush to the stage.
Everyone's eyes are basically focused on the two children of Oda Wonder Pill and Oda Tea Rice Pill. As the school-age sons of Oda Nobunaga, they naturally also receive the most attention. And at this moment, the identity of the first person to stand in the ring will be extremely special, and the children of retainers or ordinary samurai may not dare to steal the limelight from these two, so they dare not make a move. It can be said that the first position in the ring is for one of the two of them.
However, the first one to stand in the ring will also bear a lot of pressure. If one of them is accidentally knocked over, it will not end well. Not only did he lose face, but Oda Nobunaga couldn't get over it.
In the end, under the gaze of everyone, Oda Wonder Pill took several deep breaths in a row, and finally mustered up the courage to slowly walk towards the ring. After standing firm, he bowed to where Oda Nobunaga was sitting.
"Dare to be the first in the world, this kid is good! A little bit of extra style! Oda Nobunaga saw that his eldest son lived up to expectations, and after being the first to step into the ring, he patted Nohime, who was sitting beside him, with satisfaction, and praised him with a smile.
"I just don't know, which opponent went back to make Wonderful Pill?" Nohime blinked her bottomless eyes and looked at the many children in the audience expectantly.
"Haha, that's what Nong said." Oda Nobunaga smacked his lips and looked at his disciples as well. At this time, it is really embarrassing to play against the eldest son of the family governor in the ring. Most of these martial arts children are also rude to politics, and they are not stunned. If you are the first to go up and compete with the young master, you will overturn the son of the world to the ground, causing the young master to lose face in front of everyone, isn't this offending the future lord?
But if you go up and deliberately release water to the young master, if you are discovered by the young master or everyone, you will inevitably feel a little embarrassed or discussed. Moreover, some capable martial arts children are still waiting for this conference to show their skills and win a good reputation, how can they be willing to be the foil of the young master?
And those who are not at a good level dare not step forward. In case in front of everyone, it is easily overturned by the young master of the wonderful pill, which will not only embarrass the family, but will also be seen clearly by the young master.
Therefore, the children of more than 100 families with heads and faces on the sidelines looked at each other, and none of them dared to step forward. The scene was a little awkward for a while, and the smile on Oda Wonder Maru's own face was slightly unnatural.
Just when Oda Nobunaga couldn't stand it anymore and was about to personally appoint his second son, Cha Shimaru, to go up to confront Marvel Maru, a figure strode towards the dojo. At the same time, it was accompanied by a heart-filled greeting:
"In Shimotokugawa Saburo Nobuyasu, come and ask the young master for advice!"
Everyone was shocked, and when they looked at it, who was that person who was not the young lord of the Tokugawa family, Tokugawa Nobuyasu? Everyone gasped and turned their eyes to Tokugawa Ieyasu in the private room on the second floor.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's eyes also widened at this time, looking at his child in disbelief that he was standing opposite Oda Nobutada at this moment.
On this occasion where even so many children of the Oda family themselves dare not go up, how did he, a child of the Tokugawa family with a sensitive identity, go up?
"Chiyo Take, what's going on?" Yu Qiuping, who was sitting beside him, also had a black question mark written on his face, "Did you discuss it with the lord and let San Lang and the young master of the wonderful pill have a discussion?" โ
"How could I have discussed such a thing!" Tokugawa Ieyasu whispered angrily, "This kid! I think about practicing martial arts all day long, and I don't have any numbers in my head! I usually can't tell the occasion, how can I go up and confront the young master of Oda at this time? โ
"It's okay if you lose, but it's a big deal to lose the face of the Tokugawa family..."Tokugawa Ieyasu already had a little cold sweat on his face, "If you win..."
"If you win, you're in big trouble... In front of so many people in the Oda family, the young master of the Tokugawa family defeated the young master of the Oda family in person..."Yu Qiuping gasped and said in a low voice: "Saburo, this kid can't be so ignorant, right?" โ
"I think..."Tokugawa Ieyasu swallowed, his Adam's apple squirming up and down violently, "he may not have figured out the joints inside..."
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After Tokugawa Nobuyasu and Oda Wonder Maru saluted each other, they all took a stand.
Although Oda Wonder Maru does not yet have a motofu, he is already 12 years old this year, and Tokugawa Nobuyasu is only 9 years old. At this age, although the changes brought about by the child's growth are not as big as the 0-5 age gap, it is enough to give Oda Wonder Maru a great advantage in strength and height. Think about it, it's like a fourth-grade elementary school student fighting a first-year junior high school student. And Oda Wonder Maru is indeed about half a head taller than Tokugawa Nobuyasu, tall and long-legged, so he should be able to suppress Tokugawa Nobuyasu steadily.
At the beginning of the game, the situation did develop the way everyone envisioned it. Oda Myshimaru and Tokugawa Nobuyasu grabbed each other's clothes and shoulders with both hands, trembling together. Oda Wonder Pill relied on his superior strength and height, and almost overturned Tokugawa Nobuyasu several times. Because of his lack of strength, Tokugawa Nobuyasu was often pushed back again and again by Oda Wonder Maru, and was almost pushed out of the range several times. However, although Tokugawa Nobuyasu is not tall, he has a stubborn and strong force, and he is not discouraged even when he is at a disadvantage. Every time he exerted his strength, he would use that voice with a thick Mikawa accent to roar, on the other hand, Oda Wonder Pill seemed to be more than quiet and lacking in hard work.
Although most of the people in this room are from the Oda family, they are all samurai, and they instinctively feel sympathy and appreciation for those who are still fighting tenaciously despite being at a disadvantage.
As Tokugawa Nobuyasu relied on his tenacious defense to block several attacks of Oda Wonder Maru in a row, there were already faint whispers of cheer around the field. And Oda Wonder Pill obviously doesn't work as hard as Tokugawa Nobuyasu on weekdays, and gradually his physical strength has been a little exhausted.
As the tide of battle gradually reversed, the beads of sweat on Tokugawa Ieyasu's face also increased, and a few drops of sweat were already flowing down his sideburns. Yu Qiuping himself was also frightened when he saw it, for fear that Tokugawa Nobuyasu would seize the opportunity to knock down Oda Wonder Maru.
What Yu Qiuping was afraid of happened immediately.
Just when Yu Qiuping was about to open his mouth to remind Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa Nobuyasu on the field suddenly made a sudden force, and one withdrew to let Oda Wonder Maru, who was trying to push him out of bounds. Oda Wonder Maru hurriedly retracted, but still had an unsteady center of gravity, and staggered forward a few steps, Tokugawa Nobuyasu seized the opportunity and pushed him the waist. Oda Wonder Maru was caught off guard and fell out of the range of tatami mats in embarrassment.
Tokugawa Nobuyasu won!
At the moment when Oda Wonder Maru was thrown out of the field, many samurai who had been immersed in the game forgot about the political factor for a while, and shouted emotionally. And Tokugawa Nobuyasu, who didn't know the importance of it, was simply as old as he was, and he raised his arms excitedly because he had defeated a strong opponent.
He clenched his fists in great excitement and looked in the direction of his father in the private room on the second floor, hoping to get a word of encouragement from his father. Ran goose, all he saw was his father's cold expression, and the wry smile that the corners of his mouth were trying to squeeze out. At a young age, he didn't seem to have figured out what kind of concept it was for the Tokugawa family to throw the young master of the Oda family to the ground in front of countless retainers and children up and down the Oda family in Cheongju City.
Tokugawa Ieyasu now regrets ten thousand times in his heart, why didn't he tell himself a few more words before this hairy boy! No, it's 10,000 remorse, why did you bring this hairy boy to the banquet!
Just when Tokugawa Ieyasu was in time to regret it, an excited roar came from the second floor.
"Well played! A bit like a samurai of the Three Rivers! โ
It was Oda Nobunaga's shout!
Whether it was someone who gloated and wanted to see the jokes of the Tokugawa family, or those who secretly sweated for the Tokugawa family, they were a little surprised by Oda Nobunaga's shouts at the moment, and they all turned their eyes to Oda Nobunaga, who had no regard for demeanor, one foot on the fence, and the other hand was equally excited to punch.
"Boy! Not bad! Continue! In the future, the Tokugawa family will be handed over to you! Oda Nobunaga shouted with a smile at Tokugawa Nobuyasu. Tokugawa Nobuyasu also knelt down and kowtowed very respectfully, thanking Oda Nobunaga for his performance.
"Wonder Maru! Do you recognize the gap! Oda Nobunaga immediately followed up and condescendingly said to Marvel Maru: "On weekdays in Owari, everyone lets you follow you, making you feel amazing!" Now you understand, there are people outside the world, and there are heavens outside the sky! โ
"The child knows it's wrong! We will definitely redouble our efforts in the future. Oda Wonder Maru bowed his head in shame when he heard this, "Follow my father's teachings." โ
"Good! Just change your mistakes! Oda Nobunaga encouraged with satisfaction, and shouted again: "Go on!" Tokugawa Nobuyasu defends the base, who will challenge? โ
It was only after Oda Nobunaga had a few praises and criticisms and skillfully brought away the embarrassing situation that Tokugawa Ieyasu breathed a sigh of relief. If Oda Nobunaga's face was pale just now and he didn't say a word, then the Tokugawa family would not be able to step down!
However, when Tokugawa Ieyasu raised his head and quietly looked at Oda Nobunaga, he found that the latter was staring directly at Tokugawa Nobuyasu's back, and the chill in his eyes was completely different from the smile just now. Although he was looking at Tokugawa Nobuyasu's back, Tokugawa Ieyasu was faintly cold on his back.
You know, Saburo is the adopted daughter of Imagawa Yoshimoto, the child of Tsukiyamaden... And Imagawa Yoshimoto is the enemy of Oda Nobunaga who is not enough to wear the sky.