"My lord, what about Tottori Castle?" Honda Masanobu couldn't help but interrupt the lord's YY, in their eyes, as long as the money is enough, the territory is the fundamental.

"Humph! Hold on to it, huh? Then let him defend it! I'd like to see what he can do after he eats the leftovers! Yoshikawa Kiyake? He is also a retainer of the Maori family, right? Let's come to a siege point to send reinforcements, and see if the Maori family sends troops to rescue! Maybe it will be possible to solve the Maori family once and for all. "Hosokawa Nobugen didn't want to storm Yamashiro, and the last battle of Miki Castle still made him remember it vividly.

Last time, it was a subordinate army, and the loss was lost, but this time it was a standing army under his direct jurisdiction, and each of them was the best of the best.

"Yes! Then the subordinates will arrange everything that the army needs! "Now that the lord has set the tone, Honda Masanobu is going to start working on the food, clothing, shelter and transportation of the army.

"Well, go ahead, there's nothing to see here, and they won't be able to get out anyway." Hosokawa Nobumoto waved his hand and motioned for Honda Masanobu to get busy.

When night fell, the Hosokawa army was stationed directly at Tottori Port, and the outer guard was handed over to the Dark Ninja Battalion.

In a house in the middle of the harbor, two people are playing Go.

"Medium! Five sons connected! Ha ha! I've won again! "Hosokawa Nobumoto happily fell into the game, it turned out that he was playing backgammon...

"Yagatata-sama, the foreign minister lost again..."It was Tokugawa Nobuyasu who conceded defeat, and it was the first time he played this kind of chess game, although it was the first time he had contacted, but the rules were very simple, and it was a very fast game.

"Xinkang... Don't you think this backgammon is boring? Not as strategic as a regular game of Go? Hosokawa Nobumoto swept the chessboard and restarted.

"The ministers don't dare!" Tokugawa Nobuyasu saluted respectfully, but there was a unique personality between the eyebrows.

"I heard... Your father married your sister to Nobumasa Okuhira? Hosokawa Nobumoto didn't care, after all, the seventeen-year-old boy in front of him was supposed to be a figure who galloped across the field and ruled one side, but now he was sent under the fence and became a hostage. Whoever it is changed to, the complexion will not be very good.

Tokugawa Nobuyasu's hand suddenly stopped, as he heard about his sister's marriage for the first time, and then continued to play chess as if nothing had happened.

"Huh? Hehehe... Hahaha! Hosokawa Nobumoto couldn't help but laugh suddenly, laughing so much that Tokugawa Nobuyasu's face turned white.

"Xinkang... You said... Why is that? After laughing for a while, Hosokawa continued to ask questions while playing chess.

"Uh... The minister didn't know. Tokugawa Nobuyasu swallowed nervously, he was also very intelligent, and he was also a good man in Tokaido.

"I'll tell you a story, it's about me, the truest story." Hosokawa Nobumoto threw the chess pieces in his hand and stopped playing.

"Yes! The minister is willing to listen to you! Tokugawa Nobuyasu bowed his head and looked like a good baby.

"I think about back then... I was still very naïve, and at that time I was still a hostage in the hands of Miyoshi Changqing! Hosokawa began to reminisce about the time...

"One day, in the palace of the Gongfang Palace, that guy from Miyoshi Changqing also came, and he said, my father is a guest at my uncle's place... Hehe... I had the same look on my face as you do now! That's why I didn't want to see my father again! He... Ignore my crisis, ignore my life! He... Not worthy to be my father! Hosokawa Nobugen looked directly into Tokugawa Nobuyasu's eyes, as if he saw himself back then, calm on the surface, and terrified in his heart!

"Yamagata told me this, did you want to kill me now?" Tokugawa Nobuyasu's body collapsed, and he felt extremely sour in his heart. Who is Nobuyama Okuhira? That's just a wealthy family in the country of Trois-Rivières! Since the Mikawa Kingdom was ceded to the Hosokawa family, and they are still marrying behind their backs, don't they just want to secretly continue to control Mikawa!

"No, no, no... I'm just telling you, I'm not Miyoshi Changqing, and you... It's not a hostage to be imprisoned here forever, and you'll go back. Hosokawa Nobugen shook his fingers, Tokugawa Nobuyasu in front of him clenched his fists, and the panic in his heart was not light.

"What! You said that not only did you not embarrass me, but... Will you let me go back in the future? Tokugawa Nobuyasu seemed to hear something incredible, and his eyes widened.

"Of course! In terms of parenting, you are still my niece and son-in-law, but I have never killed my relatives. Hosokawa Nobumoto's words dispelled Tokugawa Nobuyasu's thoughts.

"Thank you, Lord Yagata!" Tokugawa Nobuyasu sincerely thanked him, and the moment he bowed his head, his eyes burst out with fierce malice.

"But... Why did your father do that? He knows that this can't escape my eyes, why is he so indifferent to you? Hosokawa Nobumoto couldn't help but be curious, Tokugawa Nobuyasu was also known as a prestige at home, but he was not like himself back then, poor and white.

"It's because of my mother." Tokugawa Nobuyasu's expression was a little sad, as if he had touched some bad past.

"Can we talk?" Although Hosokawa Nobumoto's tone was tentative, it gave people a sense that could not be refused.

"As you know, my mother is from the Imagawa family, and she has always been very resistant to an alliance with the Oda family. When you visited Okazaki Castle and conveyed the news of Nobunaga's alliance with the family, your mother was forced to die and resolutely disagreed! But my father, he... He ignored his mother's mood and threw away his sleeves! You don't know! If I hadn't tried so hard to stop it, that knife! Mother... Mother just! Tokugawa Nobuyasu choked on words, his body trembled slightly, and tears flowed from the corners of his eyes and dripped onto his clenched fists.

"Since then, they've been arguing every time they meet, every time they've met! They have long quarreled about the relationship between husband and wife. Even... There was even a time when he quarreled, and he turned out! He was going to hack my mother to death with a knife! As he spoke, Tokugawa Nobuyasu rolled up his left sleeve, where there was an old scar.

"If I hadn't protected my mother, I'm afraid... He's such a selfish man! Unscrupulous for the sake of the end! What kind of identity is Ohei Nobuchang! Worthy of marrying my sister too! Father, he has always used the children around his mother as a bargaining chip! Including me! The shadow of childhood created a serious rebellious psychology of Tokugawa Nobuyasu, standing on his mother's side and opposing his father everywhere.

"Xinkang... Life is like a game of chess, this five-in-a-row chess can be regarded as a person's life, from a chess piece to a five-piece bead, in fact, it is the spring and autumn of 50 years of life. With that, Hosokawa Nobumoto swept the chessboard, holding a sunspot, while Tokugawa Nobuyasu looked at him curiously.

"The first child represents the childhood of a 10-year-old. Birth cannot be chosen, and childhood is probably not chosen, and most people will stay in their hometown to spend their childhood. It is precisely because we cannot determine the direction of development that we should keep the principle of neutrality and righteousness to lay a solid foundation for life. "Bang, the sunspot falls!

"The two sons represent the youth of the 20-year-old. At the time of prosperity, we should aim high, strive for progress, accumulate strength, and develop in an all-round way. Find the right direction and seize the opportunity. "Smack! The second son chose the left side of the first son.

"The three sons represent the 30-year-old in the prime of life. Opportunities and trials coexist, luck and danger coexist. Behind the compliments and submissions may be cold arrows. Ascend in sobriety, move forward in steady. At the time of meritorious service, strategize and pay for ambition! The third son hesitated left and right in the air, and finally hit the left side firmly.

"The Four Sons represent the 40-year-old King's Landing. 40 years of accumulation, 40 years of experience, when there is the unstoppable courage to conquer the city and sweep thousands of armies, there is also the only style of dominating the world and majestic. "Smack! The fourth son landed on the right side without hesitation, and it was a foregone conclusion!

"The five sons represent the success of the 50-year-old. Infinite scenery is at a dangerous peak, and success is often short-lived. The success of life can only be achieved after a long period of time. And from the moment you succeed, all success is reset to zero, and everything has to start again. What you no longer have is your youth, what you have is a chance to fight again! In the end, Hosokawa Nobumoto played with the sunspot in his hand and dropped the fifth son very casually.

A little backgammon, a big truth in life.