Next to the Hino River in Echizen Province, five or six samurai were resting on the shore, and they must have run a lot of way.

An elegant samurai leaning against a reef with his face full of loss is none other than Asakura Yoshikai, the head of the Asakura family.

"Lord, you drink water." A bowl of water came from near Torii Kei, who was a close attendant of Asakura Yoshikage. Don't look at it as a close servant, the power in his hands is no less than that of the important ministers of Kawai Yoshito.

Back then, Asakura Yoshikage first ascended to the throne and was also a diligent and wise head of the family. First of all, he was a man who was well versed in various cultures, and secondly, he was extremely good at internal affairs, and he vigorously developed the castle town under the castle Ichijoya Castle, which was full of vitality and wealth, and built a "Ichijodani Valley Cultural Circle" that could be compared with Ouchi Yamaguchi.

In addition, the Asakura family has a bad custom in the past dynasties, that is, the core of the power in the family is controlled by the hereditary "Ichijo Valley Ministers" of the six families of Asakura Sabusuke, Asakura Echichumori, Uozumi, Kawai, Koizumi, and Kuba. Therefore, everything has to be studied and decided by these six people, and the power of the head of the Asakura family is seriously restricted.

However, the wise Asakura Yoshikage came up with an ingenious idea and made a "number of performers" come out, stipulating that the current six practitioners would not count if they said it, and that the "performers" would need to sign the pleadings before it could take effect.

In addition, when dealing with lawsuits, the ministers could only decide the outcome after listening to the opinions of the performers, and these "performers" were all close attendants of Asakura Yoshikage, led by Torii Keikin and Takahashi Keiye, who were actually Yoshikage's own secretary and mouthpiece, and through the establishment of the "Performers", Yoshikei successfully suppressed the autocratic power of the important ministers and strengthened the arbitrary power of the governor.

The current Asakura Yoshijing no longer has the wisdom and martial arts of the past, looked at the bowl of clear water in front of him, and shook his head. He is now discouraged, and his heart is like stagnant water.

"The lord..."Torii Keijin wanted to persuade him a few more words, but Takahashi Keiye next to him stabbed him and signaled him not to say anything more, and the two of them respectfully retreated, letting their lord stay quiet for a while.

Asakura Yoshijing looked at the river in front of him desolately, and remembered the scene of the overlord of Western Chu killing himself on the Wujiang River.

"Hey... When the overlord of Western Chu was defeated, he was ashamed to face the Jiangdong fathers and elders, and killed himself in Wujiang. And I... What kind of face do you have to go back..."Asakura Yoshikage was so grief-stricken that he looked not far away, and there were only five people left. put his heart horizontally and pulled out the love knife "Ten Words".

"My lord! What are you going to do, my lord! The sharp-eyed Takahashi Keiye noticed the strangeness of the lord and hurriedly ran over to stop Asakura Yoshikei from committing suicide.

"Let go! Let go! Let me die! Let me die! Asakura Yoshikage and Takahashi Keizai competed with each other for the "Ten Characters", and unwilling tears flowed down the corners of their eyes.

"My lord! Cheer up, my lord! We just lost one game, my lord, as long as you can return to Yicheng Valley City safely, you can regroup, and you will be ashamed of today! Lord! Torii Jingjin knelt beside him, kowtowing desperately to dissuade him, his forehead was broken, and he was blood-red.

"Yes, lord, you are gone, what should the young master do!"

As soon as Asakura Yoshijing heard the words of the young master, he was stunned, and the "ten words" were snatched away by Takahashi Jingye.

When his eldest son, Ajunmaru, was six years old, he suddenly contracted a strange serious illness and passed away within a few days. He was hit hard by this, and he borrowed alcohol all day to kill his sorrows, not asking about political affairs, and the Asakura family gradually declined from that time.

A few years later, Asakura Yoshikei was once again happy

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"Aiomaru... Aiomaru... Woooooo

Two nights later, Asakura Yoshikage and his party finally hurried back to Ichichengya Castle. At this time, the Asakura family was already in turmoil, because of the defeat of Mt. Daogen, the Asakura family castles in the area of Kaida, Tsuruga, and Shidake were all looking at the wind and descending.

Oda Nobunaga's troops passed through Echizen Tsuruga Prefecture without bloodshed, and in just one day, they broke through the Asakura family's last natural danger "Kime Pass" and successfully broke into the hinterland of Echizen Province.

"My lord! If the danger has been lost today, Ichijo Valley Castle will not be able to hold for a long time, and the minister suggested that the lord go to Ohno County, the territory of his minister, and temporarily avoid Pingquan Temple. Pingquan Temple and the family have always been friendly and allied, and the monks and soldiers in the temple are all good at martial arts, you can give some gold and silver treasures, and recruit monks and soldiers to make a comeback! "Asakura Jingjing is resolutely opposed to the trapping of Ichijo Valley City, he is the cousin of Asakura Yoshikage, and the head of the Asakura family.

"It's... Okay..."Asakura Yoshikage reluctantly agreed to this suggestion, and after the battle of Daogenshan, the ministers of his own faction were killed, and now the power of the court is in the hands of his cousin.

After the meeting ended, Asakura Yoshikyo returned to his residence dejectedly, and ordered his concubine and others to pack up and prepare to leave his house.

"Father... Riding a big horse... Riding a big horse..."Aiomaru saw Asakura Yoshikage, opened his little hand, and screamed milkily.

"Hehe... Good, good, good, ride a big horse... Riding a big horse..."Only in front of the child, Asakura Yoshikage put on a happy appearance and ran around with Aiomimaru.

"Giggles... Giggles..."Aiomaru smiled happily, not understanding the current predicament of the Asakura family, he only knew that his father had returned and brought his favorite rice cakes.

Early the next morning, Asakura Yoshijing and more than ten members of his family left Yicheng Valley City lonely. And sent a messenger in advance, carrying a famous gold painting, to Hiraisenji Temple to ask for help.

"What! Hiraisenji refuses to accept us? What's going on! Halfway through the journey, he suddenly received this bad news, and Asakura Yoshikatsu's face was full of incredulity.

"It's... It's..."Takahashi Keiye trembled and didn't dare to answer.

"What the hell is going on! Say it quickly! Asakura Yoshikei roared angrily, betraying him one by one.

The current Oda army is like a bamboo, and it has captured Fuchu Castle and Longmonji Castle one after another, and is approaching Ichijo Valley Castle. The important minister of the family, Yuzumi Jinggu, even sent his son Hikozaburo to the Oda family as a hostage and surrendered to the Oda family.

"It's... It's the Oda family! The bald donkey of Hiraisenji Temple learned that the Oda family was powerful, so he took refuge in the Oda family! At this point, we may have already betrayed our whereabouts! Please get out of here! Go elsewhere! Takahashi Keiye told the sad news to Asakura Yoshikei in one go.

"What!" Asakura Yoshikyo sat down on the ground, and now that the nest is besieged, the retainers have rebelled, and even the monk temple that claims to defeat the enemy of the Buddha does not dare to accept him.

"This world... Is there a place for me to wait..."Asakura Yoshikage looked up at the sky sadly, as if he could only be freed from death.