"Oh?" Yu Qiuping was a little surprised when he heard this. The negotiation between him and Akechi Mitsuhide just now, although there were constant verbal arguments, they basically used hidden hidden words to test each other, although they were electric and flint, but they did not hurt the peace. In this regard, he asked himself that he was no match for Akechi Mitsuhide. However, Akechi Mitsuhide suddenly lifted the curtain at this moment, as if he wanted to say it bluntly.

Such condemnation of Akihei Rain and Oda Nobunaga and others ... Isn't that tantamount to giving up cooperation?

Yu Qiuping didn't reply immediately, but looked at Akechi Mitsuhide with puzzled eyes.

"If I'm not bad as expected, Momiji's trip is on the orders of His Royal Highness Oda to fight for the dominance of Kamira." Wise Guangxiu's eyes flashed, and his words became sharp: "I want the Asakura family to become a foil, and the Gongfang Palace to become a puppet." Then Kamiraku succeeded, replacing the Miyoshi family as the second overlord. Pinch the Gongfang Hall in your hands, imitate Emperor Wei Wu to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and imitate the Heijia family to control the royal family and order the daimyo? ”

Since Wise Guangxiu had already said this, Yu Qiuping felt that it was meaningless to back down, so he simply went up and said: "Guangxiu is right, that's what the lord thinks." ”

Wise Mitsuhide didn't get angry when he heard this, but sighed a little sadly. After a while, he took a sip of the teacup and said helplessly: "I can't hide it, I have long expected such an attitude of the Oda family. Since the loss of authority of the general, it has been the plaything of a powerful daimyo for more than a hundred years. There are very few people who are truly determined to uphold the shogunate and the world. ”

"Since the Onin War, Japan has been in turmoil. In control of Kyoto and the shogun, first the Hosokawa family, then the Ouchi family, then the Miyoshi family, the Rokkaku family, and now the Matsunaga family. Each change was accompanied by wars, plagues, and famines, and the people of suffered greatly. Akechi Mitsuhide gently slammed the teacup on the table, and said in a deep voice, "Is it going to add the Oda family now?" If every daimyo is ambitious and ill-intentioned, then when will the world settle down? When will the war end? When will the shogunate regain its authority? ”

"Does Mitsuhide expect the Oda family to be like a righteous hero, recapture for the general, and then leave without taking anything?" Yu Qiuping glanced at Wise Guangxiu, who was a little excited in front of him, and whispered in a calm tone: "This is unrealistic. ”

"I don't need to say more, I naturally know it in my heart." Wise Guangxiu smiled miserably when he heard this, and nodded slightly, "It's just that I don't want to watch this cycle of chaos continue to repeat itself, and the people in the world will suffer for a long time." This time, the shogun will not make any concessions, and he will let himself become the leader of Kamiraku, no longer let the mermaids and flesh, revive the shogunate, and restore peace in the world. ”

"In other words, as long as the Oda family still wants to compete for the dominance of Joraku, this negotiation will not be able to proceed, right?" Yu Qiuping held his forehead deeply, and asked helplessly.

"That's right." Akechi Mitsuhide's tone gradually returned to calm, but it revealed a cold and unwavering determination.

"But without the help of the Oda family, the Gongfang Hall would never have been able to succeed in Shangluo." Yu Qiuping still did not give up, and tried to persuade Akechi Mitsuhide with reason: "Near, the only one who can compete with the Miyoshi family is the Oda family." Hokuriku Province, the only way for the Uesugi family to go to Kamiraku, is covered with snow and ice all year round, making it difficult to go on expeditions; The Takeda family is still entangled with the Tokugawa family, and they are unable to go west; The Mori family was too far away from, and it was difficult to leave too many troops in, otherwise the Ouchi family would have learned a lesson from the past. Let me ask, where did the general go to find reinforcements? ”

"But what's the use of finding the Oda family? The situation is the same as before, nothing has changed. It's just that the person who controls the puppet has changed from the Miyoshi family to the Oda family. Akechi Mitsuhide smiled and shook his head, and pointed out sharply: "If the shogun still can't take back the power of the shogunate after Kamiraku, won't it be in vain that the people of will suffer another military disaster?" ”

Yu Qiuping was speechless by Akechi Mitsuhide's refutation, and in order to hide the embarrassment of being speechless, he had to pick up the teacup and take a big sip of tea. It seems that Akechi Mitsuhide and Ashikaga Yoshiteru have a very firm position, and they are determined to make the shogun's family the commander of Kamiraku. However, Oda Nobunaga could not accept Ashikaga Yoshiteru's moderation, and things froze. Ashikaga Yoshiki is not the weak Ashikaga Yoshiaki in the history of his previous life, and he is unwilling to become a puppet for the sake of Kamiro. Could it be that because of the change of history, the Oda family will not have a chance to go to Luo in this life?

The sweet tea leaves a fragrance between the lips and teeth.

A thought suddenly flashed in Yu Qiuping's heart.

By the time he put down his teacup, the thoughts in his mind had already taken shape.

"I can see that it is impossible to convince Mitsuhide, who is the representative of the general's position." Yu Qiuping raised his head with a smile and said to Akechi Mitsuhide.

"It's a shame. But this can't be blamed on Momiji, politics is so cold. Akechi Mitsuhide was not angry, and the smile on his face was still so gentle: "We are each our own master, and our positions are different. Although the negotiations could not continue, it was worth the trip to get acquainted with Momiji. ”

"Huh? Who told Mitsuhide that negotiations could not continue? Yu Qiuping suddenly smiled evilly and raised his eyebrows at Akechi Mitsuhide.

"Huh?" Akechi Mitsuhide was stunned when he heard this, this was the first time since this negotiation that Yu Qiuping saw a panicked and surprised expression on his face. "What do you mean by that?"

"What I just said was... I couldn't convince Mitsuhide, who was a representative of the shogun's family. Yuqiu paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and whispered word by word: "But if Mitsuhide can stand in the position of the Oda family, everything is still promising." ”

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Wise Mitsuhide frowned when he heard this, but the face of this literati warrior who had always been moody and moody rose with a sad color. Yu Qiuping's words can be said to be a great offense to those loyal samurai. Akechi Mitsuhide was about to shake his head in refusal, but Yu Qiuping raised his hand sharply and signaled him not to speak.

"Yes or no, I hope His Highness Zhizhi will make a decision after listening to it." Yu Qiuping said in a very serious tone. Seeing that Yu Qiuping was so serious, although he asked himself in his heart that he would never waver, he nodded very politely and made a gesture of please.

"Mitsu-so, let me ask you, if you have to sacrifice yourself to end the cycle of chaos you are talking about, are you willing to sacrifice?" Yu Qiuping asked unhurriedly.

"It is incumbent upon you to go straight to the eighteenth layer of hell, and you will not hesitate to be reborn forever." Akechi Mitsuhide nodded firmly.

"What about the Gongfang Palace? If the cycle of chaos can be terminated and the world is restored, will the Gongfang Palace have the consciousness of sacrificing itself? Yu Qiuping asked slowly again, and at the same time did not forget to add: "Guangxiu don't misunderstand, I'm just asking a question." ”

"According to my understanding of Gongfang Palace, he is indeed a person who has the consciousness of sacrificing his life for righteousness." Akechi Mitsuhide did not hesitate and replied with an oath.

"So, do you think your life is important, or is your reputation important?" Yu Qiuping was overjoyed, but he still asked questions quietly. He is quietly using the same questioning technique he used to use in debate tournaments - when one side can only answer and cannot ask rhetorically, the attacker can induce the other party to make a mistake by designing a logical question chain.

"Nature is life." Akechi Mitsuhide thought for a moment before making a choice. "Fame is a symbol of honor, but it's also a name. Perhaps many samurai valued them very much. But in my opinion, only by leaving my life can I continue to realize my ambitions. ”

"Then if you and Gongfang Hall can even give up your life for the sake of Kuang Fang to correct the world, isn't it okay to have a little reputation?" Yu Qiuping took advantage of the victory to pursue, staring into the eyes of Akechi Mitsuhide, and threw the question again.

"This..."Akechi Mitsuhide instinctively sensed that there was something in Yu Qiuping's question, "Could it be that Momiji is trying to persuade Gongfang Hall to give up his position as leading the coalition army?" But I've made it clear before that if His Highness Oda is still in control of the overall situation, everything will just be a repeat of the mistake of the Miyoshi family controlling the general. When the next powerful daimyo rises, he will still find a head Luo to attack the Oda family, and the war will still not end. ”

"You're right, but I didn't mean that." Yu Qiuping lowered his head to look at his teacup, and added with a smile: "I don't mean to let His Highness Oda control the Gongfang Palace. ”

"What does that mean Momiji—" Akechi Mitsuhide narrowed his eyes and twitched the corner of his shirt with some unease.

"Has Mitsuhide ever thought about it? What would it be like if there were no generals? Yuqiu raised her head slowly, shifted her gaze from the teacup to Wise Mitsuhide's eyes, and looked at the latter with satisfaction, and a moment of panic and doubt flashed in her eyes. But for some reason, these eyes made him feel a little familiar.

"What do you mean by that?" Akechi Mitsuhide's voice, which had always been as flat as water, trembled slightly, "Could it be that His Highness Oda intends to abolish the shogunate?" ”

"No, the lord has never said these things, I'm just talking about some of my assumptions." Compared with Akechi Mitsuhide's nervousness, Yu Qiuping was indifferent at the moment: "The reason why Mitsuhide is so entangled is because you have hanged yourself from the tree of the shogunate. You think that restoring the authority of the shogunate will end the cycle of chaos, but how is this possible? Even if Gongfang Hall really returns to Kyoto and regains power, what can he do? ”

"Slowly expand your territory, and then force other daimyo to submit to him, and finally rule the world? It's useless, Minamoto Yoritomo and Ashikaga Takashi have done this. Their authority may be able to subdue the whole country for a while, but the daimyo and wealthy clans in so many places will not lose their tails, and sooner or later there will be war again. The best of them would form a new shogunate, then decline, and the cycle would go on over and over again. Even if you do your best to help the Ashikaga shogunate recover, what's the use? When Ashikaga Yoshiman was in power, could anyone have expected that the Ashikaga shogunate would fall like this? There is no shogunate that will always be strong, and the cycle of chaos will never end. ”

Yu Qiuping's words seemed to deeply touch Akechi Mitsuhide, whose eyes flickered for a moment, and then lowered their heads. He sat there, motionless, as if in a fierce battle of thoughts.

After a while, he suddenly raised his head and asked with a wry smile: "Looking for red leaves, the cycle of chaos will never end." As long as someone unifies the world, there will still be chaos again in the end. I don't know if there's any other way.,Please make it clear from Momiji.。 ”