As the door to the room on the third floor of the castle tower was carefully closed by Masayuki Sanada, who was the last to enter, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became delicate. A total of seven people, including Akihei Amagawa, Kaede Imagawa, Tadahi Naoe, Keitori Amano, Masayuki Sanada, Yoshiyoshi Sena, and Shigeharu Takenaka, sat in the small room, looking at each other's expressions by the light of the fire.

And Takenaka Shigeji has been staring at Yu Qiuping stubbornly. The young man, who had always been weak, was already bruised on his forehead at this moment. Sure enough, he still couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and was the first to open his mouth and said in a deep voice to Yu Qiuping: "Momiji, do you know what you're doing?" ”

Yu Qiuping swallowed his saliva and replied in a low voice: "I know, I want to rebel and avenge the late His Royal Highness the Governor." ”

"Why did you rebel? Momiji, I can't figure it out either! You really shouldn't be such a bastard! Shigeharu Takenaka asked anxiously: "The Oda Palace can be regarded as treating you well, even if you are a general, I still entrust you with the important task of guarding the northwest of Owari." Meritorious service must be rewarded, and there is a battle must be participated. Back then, you were detained by Saito Castle, and in order to save you from going back, Oda Castle sent messengers to Inabayama Castle one after another! How can you repay such a kindness? ”

"Oda Nobunaga treats me well. Is it? Possibly. Yu Qiuping chuckled, shook his head slightly, his eyes were a little red, "If the first lord I met was Oda Nobunaga when I came from the Ming Kingdom, I might really be grateful to him, and then swear allegiance to him." ”

"It's a pity that I've already met a better Highness the Governor." Yu Qiuping lowered his head and recalled Imagawa Yoshimoto's voice and smile: "When I was still a stinky boy who made money by kicking and settling accounts, he encouraged me and recognized me. When I was besieged in Zhili City, he also came to save me personally at great risk, and gave me a maple bird flag painted by his horse print, which is an immortal grace! He promoted me directly from a cloth cloth to a samurai, cultivated me for more than three years, trusted me unconditionally, and put ... Speaking of this, Yu Qiuping suddenly choked up and looked at Imagawa Kaede beside him, who also looked at him. "He also married his daughter, the best woman in the world, to me, who was humble and from a poor background. How can I forget this kindness? ”

"Back then, in the Barrel Narrow and Narumi Castle, His Royal Highness the Governor died unexpectedly because he believed in my plan! How can I account for myself? The more Yu Qiuping spoke, the faster he spoke, and the more he spoke, the more excited he became, "Originally, His Royal Highness the Governor would not die!" It's all because you believe in me! If I don't go to avenge him, there will be a face to see him under the nine springs! ”

"From the moment I came to Oda's house, my goal was only revenge! Wait for the day when the time comes! Now that I finally have the opportunity to recover the blood debt from the Oda family and Oda Nobunaga, how can I not rebel? ”

Yu Qiuping's words made Sena Shiyoshi, Shigeharu Takenaka and Kaede Imagawa, who didn't know the truth before, stunned for a moment. They originally thought that Yu Qiuping chose to join the enemy Oda family, that is, he had let go of the past. Where did you think that he actually joined the enemy, just to take revenge on the enemy.

"I've said everything that needs to be said, is there anything else you don't understand?" Yu Qiuping shook off this sentence and looked at Shigeji Takenaka with resolute eyes. However, before Shigeharu Takenaka could speak, Kaede Imagawa on the side suddenly asked, "Ping, I have something to say to you." ”

"What, is Feng'er going to oppose it too?" Yu Qiuping was stunned when he heard this, and asked in surprise, "Don't you want me to avenge His Royal Highness the Family Governor!" ”

"I didn't expect you to take your kindness to Jia Yan so seriously," Imagawa Kaede bit his lip, tears twitching slightly in his eyes, "Do you want to hear the truth?" Actually, I was really touched and happy. ”

"But I didn't tell you before, I told you when you first came to Oda's house." Kaede Imagawa raised his head and stared at Yu Qiuping's eyes with reddened eyes, "I hope you can let go of the past, let go of hatred, and stay at the Oda family honestly." As long as everyone is safe, it will be fine! Jia Yan, he must also want to see all of us live a good life! Why are you rebelling again now and drawing everyone into the war! ”

"Feng'er, you believe me, our Yuqiu family won't be affected too much!" Yu Qiuping stretched out his hands and grabbed Kaede Imagawa's shoulders, trying to pass on his self-confidence to her, "If everything goes smoothly, the Oda family's army will collapse on its own on the north shore. We just need to defend the riverbank and attack the empty city of Owari at the same time! Where there will be any danger! You, Yan'er, You'er, Cen Er, and everyone, will be fine! ”

"Ping, do you think that everyone I am talking about is only these people from our Yuqiu family?" Because of anger and disappointment, Imagawa Kaede's voice has gradually been dyed with crying, "You tell me! Ikeda-sama, Maeda-sama, Kinoshita-sama, Sawaki-sama, and so many of your best friends, are they all in the castle tower of Sumamata Castle now! ”

Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he nodded suddenly.

"Are you going to blow them all up?" After Kaede Imagawa received Yu Qiuping's reply, his emotions were close to getting out of control. She pulled away Yu Qiuping's hands on his shoulders, and roared angrily at Yu Qiuping: "They are all your good brothers!" I have taken such good care of you for seven years, and every time you go back to Cheongju, I am inseparable from you! You live and die together on the battlefield, and you all have such a good relationship in private! Maeda-sama and Ikeda-sama last time they learned that you were being detained in Inabayama Castle, they abandoned their wives and rushed over to save you even if they didn't want their lives! And what about you, but you want to blow them all up for your personal vendetta? ”

After shouting such a long sentence, Imagawa Kaede seemed to lose all his strength at once, and weakly threw himself into Yu Qiuping's arms, muttering in an unbelievable tone: "If you really do such a thing that has lost your conscience, how should I explain to Mrs. Ning Ning and Mrs. Song?" How do I deal with them? When you come to the Nine Springs, how should you face these good brothers who sacrificed their lives for you and treated you sincerely? ”

Yu Qiuping was just silent when he heard this, and Naoe Zhongping and the others were only sad.

"Don't tell me you didn't think of this before!" As if he suddenly remembered something, Kaede Imagawa straightened up suddenly, "Before they left for the expedition this morning, you ran down to the city to hug them for some reason!" I understand now, you're going to say goodbye to them! You know they're going to die, but you can be indifferent! ”

"When did you become like this..."The more Imagawa Kaede spoke, the more frightened he became, and he raised his head in horror and stroked Yu Qiuping's face with his right hand as if he were a stranger. The one I liked, the flat... What a kind and nice man! He is a person who will cry for the misfortune of ordinary people, is willing to fight hard for a group of people he has never met, for the sake of their families, and is willing to fight for the happiness of the people all over the world! Why did you become the way you are now, a demon who kills people without blinking, a demon who kills even close brothers! Become the most hated appearance of you and me! ”

"I don't know what you're talking about!" Yu Qiuping was emotionally broken by Imagawa Kaede's words. The more important the person, the more hurtful the words are spoken. Angry, he seemed to want to shout out all the grievances he had suffered in the past seven years: "I used to be! I really want to correct the world, let all the people in the world live a good life, and be determined to be a good person and not hurt any innocent people because of their own interests! But the result? What is the result? Outside Yinma City, just because I had a good thought to save those innocent people, Chang Panbei's entire army collapsed, so many brothers died, and the good situation collapsed directly! Now that the traitor who killed His Royal Highness the Governor is still at large, I can only be exiled to another country, watching my favorite Imagawa family decay day by day! ”

"Why! Here's why! Yu Qiuping yelled angrily at the ceiling: "It's because I can't make a choice!" I can't choose between my own woman's kindness and the way to survive in troubled times! That's why I killed so many brothers! There are so many princes and generals who have achieved great things in history, and how many brothers and friends have not persecuted themselves? Who can't make a choice because of personal feelings? In order to seize power, Tang Taizong could change the Xuanwu Gate, and Zhongzong of the Southern Han Dynasty regarded the lives of more than a dozen brothers as grass mustard, and even Oda Nobunaga could hack his younger brother to death with his own hands? Why, because they understand! Those who can't give up anything can't save anything! ”

"His Royal Highness the Governor said a word to me when he first met me." Yu Qiuping took a few deep breaths, calmed down his emotions, and looked at Kaede Imagawa with tears streaming down his face.

"He told me—"

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"Remember one thing that will challenge you for the rest of your life to see if you can beat yourself." When Yu Qiuping walked to the door, Imagawa Yoshimoto suddenly said.

Yu Qiuping turned around and listened attentively, and that sentence was imprinted into the young man's mind from then on, and accompanied him throughout his life.

"Make a choice with no regrets."

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"Make a choice with no regrets."

Yu Qiuping smiled, but the emotions in his heart became heavier and heavier.

"The time outside the city, I made the wrong choice, and I regretted it for seven years. I was not able to spare the lives of those thousands of people, and as a result, not only did I not save the people, but I also killed so many brothers that there was nothing left. ”

"This time, I won't make the wrong choice again." Yu Qiuping said and looked in the northwest direction. It was as if I could penetrate the walls of the house, cross Kuroda Castle, cross the wilderness outside the city, cross the Kiso River, and see the scene in the castle tower of Sumamata Castle, and see my good brothers on weekdays. Maeda Toshiya must be drinking there again, Ikeda Hengxing is estimated to be sitting next to him and bragging, Kinoshita Hideyoshi must be thinking about being close to the people above, Sawaki Yoshiyuki is estimated to be drunk and crazy, at this time Naomasa will definitely stand up and stop him.

Brothers, you are all my best brothers.

Thinking of this, Yu Qiuping not only burst into tears. Reluctance, guilt, self-blame, grief and other feelings are intertwined and tormented in his heart, making him almost unable to extricate himself.

I'm sorry for you. Although I know that no matter how many times I say I'm sorry, I can't wash away my sin.

But.

Yu Qiuping swallowed the tears that slipped into his mouth fiercely, and clenched his fist violently.

"If I give up this good opportunity again because of my feelings. If you want revenge and rebellion, you don't know how many people will die before you can succeed if you want to die with fewer subordinates. I will no longer hesitate between the lives of my subordinates and my own feelings. ”

"For the sake of revenge, for the sake of the only reason for me to live, for the sake of this wonderful opportunity, I have to give you up."

"It's a choice I make without regrets."

At that moment, the firmness in his eyes was something that Kaede Imagawa had never seen.