"You know, win or lose, I really enjoyed this gamble with Your Excellency." The uncle glanced at his hole cards, turned over a club Q, and showed it.

At this moment, his card is three Q and a 10, and Yu Qiuping is three J and a K, and the victory or defeat lies in the last hole card.

"Oh? Why is that? Yu Qiuping asked with a smile.

The uncle stopped talking, looked at the dealer and a few other onlookers, and waved his hand, "I have some private words, I want to talk to this adult, you all avoid it." Sanada Masayuki and the three of them cast their inquiring eyes at Yu Qiuping, who nodded, and the other six walked to a table in the distance and sat down.

"My lord, please speak." Yu Qiuping saw that everyone had already left, so he asked.

"Do you know the mask?" The uncle opened his mouth coldly, but it seemed to mention something unrelated.

"Huh?" Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment and nodded, "I know, after wearing it on your face, you can't see the real face, you can pretend to be something else." ”

"Yes, when the mask is put on, it is no longer the same person, but must play a certain role." The uncle smiled bitterly, "Do you know how painful this is? ”

"Honestly," the uncle complained, rubbing the hole cards in his hand, "I've been very fond of gambling since I was a child. When I was a child, I played a very simple and simple gambling game with a few brothers, or a father who was idle, or other children in the family, and even guessed the size, and you could play all day long. ”

"Because I like that very much, I don't have to think about anything, I just wait for the will of God to decide the result. You don't have to plan carefully, you don't have to rack your brains, you don't have to be exhaustive, but you can be willful and make the choices you want to make regardless of the consequences! The uncle seemed to recall what he looked like when he was a child, and he laughed happily, "That kind of freedom, that kind of excitement when you bet everything, that kind of anticipation, anxiety and longing when waiting for the will of God, is simply the most wonderful enjoyment in the world!" ”

"I'm the kind of person who doesn't have any scheming. What I desire is to be free, to walk freely and uninhibitedly between heaven and earth. You don't have to worry about the consequences, you don't have to plan everything, you just do what you want to do, and then teach the outcome to providence to decide. Even if I lose, I enjoy the unwillingness and bitterness of that moment! The uncle's voice was constantly rising, but suddenly he remembered something, and his voice immediately lowered.

"Everything has changed since my father's death." The uncle shook his head, "I became the head of the family, not the carefree child anymore." ”

"The family was in turmoil because of my father's death, and I had to take on the responsibility of the family. My younger brothers, my uncles and uncles, the women and children of the family, the elders of the family, and the subordinates of the ashigaru have all entrusted everything to me. They wanted me to be a good governor. ”

"So, I put on the mask called 'Good Family Governor', and I have been wearing it for more than 20 years. A good family governor must assess the situation and choose the right path for the family. A good governor must be thoughtful and have a complete plan for everything. A good governor must be wise and resolute, and must always make the right judgment. Every word and deed, every action I do, must set an example for the whole family. The uncle looked at Yu Qiuping and sighed heavily, "I have been wearing this mask for more than 20 years, and my own nature has been suppressed for more than 20 years. Sometimes, in the dead of night, I look in the mirror and can't tell which face is me? Is it me who loves to gamble, or is it me who is the governor of the family? ”

"Only in this casino!" The uncle smiled and patted the box of gambling equipment next to him, "I can take off that mask and get back to my childhood self, my true self!" Only in this casino can you not carry the burden of the whole family, you don't have to make careful calculations for every move, but you can throw out all the bets at will," he said, pushing all the bets together to the center of the table, "Stud! ”

"I think, people, the most important thing is to live yourself." Yu Qiuping said with a smile, "Wearing a mask all your life, no matter how much you have achieved, it is the mask that succeeds in the end, not the person himself." ”

"I hope that one day you don't have to hide in the casino, but you can still take off your mask and live your true self in the position of the governor!" Yu Qiuping smiled, and also pushed all the chips to the middle: "Stud! ”

"Flop, compare the big and small!" The uncle's eyes flashed, and he shouted in a low voice.

"My lord! So you're here! Just as the two of them were about to show their cards, a guard from Sena Clan Jun suddenly rushed in, "Your Highness told Lord Yuqiu to go back immediately, there is something urgent!" ”

"Huh! What's the hurry! Yu Qiuping said while trying to show the cards, "I'll show the cards first..."

"My lord! It's urgent! When is it, still thinking about gambling! The guard shouted dissatisfied.

"It's okay, Your Excellency has something to do, just leave first." Uncle smiled, "Such a thrilling moment, hastily flop, lost a lot of fun, another day when you have time to show the cards together." ”

"Then let's take my leave! The chips are also placed there first! Yu Qiuping said goodbye with a smile, and then left the casino in a hurry with everyone.

Everyone leaves the casino with their front feet, and the dealer is ready to open his hole cards with his back feet.

"Huh! Don't move. The uncle waved his hand to stop, "Okay, I'll show the cards when he is free." Keep these cards and chips away and don't peek at them. ”

"Big brother, you really are." The dealer smiled, "Then I'll listen to you." The dealer said as he quickly packed the cards and chips into a box. Speaking of which, big brother, why did you talk so much to that kid? ”

The uncle was silent, and the dealer asked again: "This time, big brother, we came to the mountain city in person, didn't we personally monitor the movements of the Imagawa family mission?" Big brother, you don't try to test the inside story, but complain to others about gambling? ”

"You guys, don't gamble, watch around." The dealer said in a deep voice. The voice is not loud, but it is very majestic.

As soon as these words came out, the gamblers who had just gambled with red eyes and roared gambling stopped what they were doing neatly, stood up, and escorted them around the casino.

The person who is called the eldest brother is actually the head of the Sanhao family, the head of the four brothers of the Sanhao family - Sanhao Changqing. Started from Shikoku and dominated for more than ten years, and rarely defeated the overlord.

"It's been a long time since I've gambled so excitingly, and I just feel it." Miyoshi Changqing prevaricated.

"Second brother, are those people from the Imagawa family?" Miyoshi Changqing asked.

"There are two." The dealer replied. And this dealer is the second of the four brothers, the three good Yixian. He was ruthless, and in order to gain power in the Awa Kingdom to support his brother, he did not hesitate to murder his lord Hosokawa Moritaka and marry his widow to further control the Awa regime. At the same time, he is also in charge of the communication between the family and the wealthy merchants in the area, and the family ninja Metsuke group. Miyoshi replied, "We don't have information on the other two, so we don't know who they are. The one who gambled with the eldest brother just now was Yu Qiuping of the Sena family, the one who came to the ferry. The other is the hostage of the Takeda family in the Imagawa family, Sanada Masayuki. ”

"Has he been to before?" Miyoshi Changqing asked.

"Nope." Yoshiken Miyoshi shook his head, "According to our ninja's secret investigation, this Yuqiuping only began to emerge last year. There have never been reports of such a person coming to before. ”

"Is that so?" Miyoshi Changqing said as he beckoned the boat owner and the strong man to come over, "Third brother, fourth brother, what do you think of that Yu Qiuping's prophecy?" ”

"Nonsense." That strong man is also the fourth of the three good four brothers, and he survives in ten rivers. As the youngest of the four brothers, he was the most brave in battle, known as the "Oni Ten Rivers", and became the head of the Ten Rivers family and held the power of Sanuki. He replied angrily, "What can a hairy boy who doesn't know anything predict? ”

"Does this Yu Qiuping have any connection with Matsunaga Danzheng?" The owner of the boat, whom Yu Qiuping thought, asked. He is actually the third of the four brothers in No. 3, and he is well in the house. He is humble and elegant, and he is a generous person who is praised by everyone. He entered the Yataku family, integrated the eighteen Awaji water army, and single-handedly created the most powerful water army in the Miyoshi family and even the entire region, the Awaji Water Army.

"Nope." Yoshiken Miyoshi shook his head, "I have never found any sign of this. ”

"Could it be a room?" Antaku Fuyasu pondered, "The people of the Imagawa family want to provoke the relationship between the Miyoshi family and Matsunaga Danmasa? Caused civil strife in the Miyoshi family. ”

"Third brother, but that rain is flat. We don't know who we are. Yoshiken Miyoshi retorted, "From the beginning to the end, he thought that we might be from the Tsutsui family. If he really knew who we were, how could he dare to say such a thing? ”

"Besides, if it's a room, it's too clumsy." Miyoshi Changqing looked at his younger brothers, "I don't talk about any factual basis, we just predict our death, and the prevarication is the prophecy of God and Buddha, how can it be convincing." ”

"So what is this person here for?" Shihe simply waved his hand, "Anyway, I never understood this kind of thing, the three brothers have thought about it." ”

"No matter what, it's better to believe it than to believe it." Miyoshi Changqing's eyes flashed, "Although I don't know the origin of his move, but seeing that he later shirked everything he wanted to get rid of the prophecy, he must have been convinced of these things." If it's just a joke, why take it so seriously. As he spoke, he looked at Miyoshi Yoshixian, "Second brother, take a good look at Matsunaga Danmasa, and by the way, investigate if there are any people with unknown origins or close relations with Matsunaga Danmasa." ”

"Just arrest them and interrogate them." Miyoshi Yixian sneered, "Those people can't go far." ”

"After all, it's an envoy of the Imagawa family, so the second brother should not be too abrupt." An Zhai Dongkang admonished.

"Don't worry, it must have been done cleanly, after the torture, we did it to kill people and kill people, so that the people of the Imagawa family can't get the evidence." Miyoshi Yixian tied the money bag to his waist, revealing his hands with meridians and vertical and horizontal veins.

"Forget it," Anzhai Dongkang shook his head, "After all, this matter is not the right way. ”

"Third brother, you always look like this generous and honest person." Miyoshi Yixian smiled, "Just do the dirty things your second brother." ”

"Don't arrest people, that kid and I are quite close to each other, spare his life." Miyoshi Changqing interrupted, "I'm more concerned about what that kid said about our weak foundation. Although his prophecy is more like nonsense, it is true that the foundation is weak. ”

"Maybe it's time for us to adjust our strategic approach." Miyoshi Changqing shook his head, "He's right. We seem to have looked too much at suppressing the name of before, and neglected to secure the foundation. Our Miyoshi family is a little carried away by the glory of dominating. ”

"It's a wake-up call. The control of the Shikoku homeland needs to be strengthened, and Settsu needs to be infiltrated. On the other hand, Yamato, Kii, Hanoi and Izumi, which are not our Miyoshi homes in the first place, may be able to let go for a while, and then find a way to further control them when the foundation is stabilized. Otherwise, if we encounter any major defeat and do not have a loyal and stable base, I am afraid that we will encounter a great crisis. ”

"That's what Big Brother said." Miyoshi Yoshiken nodded, "My restless Awa guardian should indeed be beaten. All day long, he was in contact with the wealthy family to make small moves. ”

"The reorganization within the Awaji Navy should also go further." Yasutaka added, "The Awaji Navy is a guarantee that connects Shikoku and, and it cannot be lost. ”

"Sanuki's local wealthy families are also very disobedient." Shihe Yicun snorted in a sullen voice: "The Kagawa family and the Yasufu family are not good birds, and they think about making trouble all day long. ”

"We'll have a good discussion when we get back," Miyoshi concluded, "first put an end to the war in Hanoi, and then shrink it appropriately, and then dominate after consolidating the fundamentals." ”

Yu Qiuping, who was rushing back to the post station, would not have thought that a few braggart words he inadvertently said in the casino would have a earth-shaking impact on history.