Haijin Castle.

In the Ohiroma of the castle tower, it is not the daimyo Takeda Shingen himself who lives, but Takeda Shinshige, who is recuperating from his injuries. White sheets were laid on the stacked mats in the room, and Takeda Nobuyoshi was lying on it, his face rather pale, apparently the after-effects of excessive blood loss from a serious injury.

At this time, the sliding door was opened, and Takeda Shingen, who was wearing straight clothes, walked to the bed where Takeda Shinhiro was lying and sat down cross-legged, and then the sliding door was closed again by the little surname outside the door.

"Brother." Takeda Nobuyoshi wanted to get up, but was stopped by Takeda Shingen.

"Jiro, you can recuperate with peace of mind, if it weren't for your team repelling the Kakizaki Keiga family this time and supporting it to the end, it would be difficult for our army to delay the situation until the moment when the Einsatzgruppen rushed back, and the consequences of the battle would be unimaginable. Xinfan, I and the generals unanimously believe that this battle of Kawanakajima is none other than you. ”

Hearing what Shingen said, Takeda Shinho smiled bitterly and said, "Brother has won the award." ”

Takeda Shingen sighed and said, "My father has always been dissatisfied with me and wanted to exile me to the Kawa family in the name of going to Suruga to study. I had no choice but to banish my father from Kai, and if it weren't for your support, the Takeda family would be in danger of civil strife. Over the years, you have been doing your best, fighting in the south and the north, and this time you have made great contributions to my Takeda family, and this love has always been in my heart. ”

Takeda Shinhiro smiled slightly, and said: "Brother, it's too much to say, don't say that I am your younger brother, that is, as a retainer of the Takeda family, this is also my duty." ”

Takeda Shingen nodded and said: "I understand, this time the battle of Kawanakajima was a disappointment to me, and it involved the death of the Horned Tiger in battle, and his ability is not enough to inherit the Takeda family's ......."

As if he understood what his brother was going to say next, Takeda Nobuhiro hurriedly interrupted and said, "Brother, Taro is still young, and it is reasonable to make a mistake. After a pause, Takeda Shinhiro said again: "With this injury, my body is no longer enough to continue to support the Takeda family. So brother, I plan to become a monk, and after I retire, let Xinfeng inherit my position. ”

It is said that this is a Buddhist country, and most of them are extremely devout in their belief in Buddhism, so it is normal for a daimyo or samurai to become a monk. Even Emperor Moto would become a monk, and in the Heian Kamakura period, the emperor was called the Ho Emperor after becoming a monk.

For example, in the Dali Kingdom during the Song Dynasty in China, there was also a tradition of kings abdicating the throne and becoming monks. Famous such as Baoding Emperor Duan Zhengming, the monk Tianlong Temple, etc., have been mentioned in the novel Tianlong Babu.

After the same daimyo or samurai became monks, some chose to retire and never asked about the world again, while others continued to hold the same power. For example, after Takeda Shingen became a monk, he still controlled everything as the governor of the Takeda family.

In the same way, after becoming a monk, there must also be a Dharma name, or take Takeda Shingen as an example, and Takeda Shingen's full name after becoming a monk is 'Yuan Dynasty Takeda Daizen Doctor Harunobu into the Moral Eigen'. The source is the clan (the Takeda family is the first family of the samurai family, the descendants of the Genji), the courtier refers to the surname, Takeda is the Miao character, the big meal doctor is the official name, and the Qingxin is the name, and the entry means that the person has become a monk, Derong Xuan Xinxuan is the legal name, referred to as Xinxuan. This is the origin of Takeda Shingen's name.

Takeda Shingen was taken aback and asked, "Jiro, are you serious?" ”

Takeda Nobuhiro nodded affirmatively, and said: "Years of killing have made me tired of it, not to mention this serious injury and almost death, I understand a lot." ”

Takeda Shingen heard Shin Fan say this, and said: "Jiro, I understand, if it weren't for Yoshinobu, it would be difficult for him to take on the big responsibility, I would have passed on the position of family governor to him, and let him inherit the Takeda family business. It's a pity that Taro is not angry. ”

Takeda Nobuhiro comforted: "Although Yoshinobu is a little impatient, if he is the lord in the future, he will still be quite hopeful." At present, all the retainers such as Baba, the Iitomi brothers, Takasaka, and Naito all have high hopes for Yoshinobu. My brother doesn't often say that people are mountains, people are cities, as long as Yoshinobu can unite up and down, with the famous ministers and brave generals of my Takeda family, why not be able to dominate the world. ”

Takeda Shingen heard Takeda Shinhiro say this, but his thoughts turned to another place, Takeda Yoshinobu, as the eldest son, will inherit the position of the governor of the Takeda family in the future, and he himself has a high reputation among the retainers, which he knows. But a series of important ministers got too close to him, which made him a little unhappy, after all, it was also with the assistance of the important ministers of the Takeda family that Takeda Shingen successfully exiled his father Takeda Shintora to the current Kawa family.

If he says that Yixin disagrees with him, will those retainers support him or Yixin?

Takeda Shingen thought for a while, and suddenly asked: "Jiro, in the past ten days, Katsuyori has been taught by you, and he won the head of a samurai in the Echigo Army in this first battle, which is really rare." ”

Takeda Nobuhiro smiled and said: "Katsuri, I have the demeanor of my brother back then, and I will definitely be a member of my Takeda family in the future." ”

Hearing this, Takeda Shingen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since the death of You (Takeda Shingen's sister), I originally planned to let her inherit the Suwa family with Suwa Yorishige's son Inohmaru, but unfortunately Inohmaru died of illness two years ago before he was served. Therefore, I intend to pass on the succession of the Suwa family, and let him inherit the Suwa family. ”

"It is indeed a wise move to let Katsuyori inherit the Suwa family."

Hearing Takeda Nobushihiro's approval, Takeda Shingen said with a smile: "Katsuyori has the blood of the Suwa priest clan flowing in his body, and I have decided to reward Takato Castle to him as his residence, and send him a suitable horseman. What do you think of that Li Xiao? ”

Takeda Shinfan didn't expect Takeda Shingen to say this, and said: "Brother, why don't you use Li Xiao as a direct minister, but let him be Shenglai's courtier?" In fact, from my observation, although this person has a suspicious background, he has outstanding ability, often has incredible imagination and action, just in terms of his ability to lead troops, he is really not inferior to Iitomi, Takasaka, Naito, and several generals of the race. In this joint battle, if it weren't for him, my Takeda Nobuyo's army would have collapsed long ago, and later it was he who risked his life to block Uesugi Kenshin for the lord. I don't think anyone will object to awarding him the merits of this joint battle. ”

Takeda Shingen shook his head and said, "It's because he has an unknown origin and is a native of the Ming Kingdom, so I can't rest assured." Before, he said that he was shipwrecked and came to Kai, but Kai is far away from the sea, and how he came here is really suspicious. It's a pity to kill such a person, but it's not safe to reuse. ”

"That's why my brother decided to let him go."

"Yes, since he has a good skill, let him be Katsuyori's spear teacher, first, to teach Katsuyori, second, to give us enough time to observe his loyalty to the Takeda family, and third, to keep him away from the center of the Takeda family, so that he does not understand the reality of our army. In addition, Kansuke felt guilty because of the battle of Kawanakajima and the plan for Uesugi Kenshin to see through, and begged me to step down from my position as a military advisor and withdraw his fiefdom. ”

After hearing this, Takeda Nobuhiro hurriedly persuaded: "Brother, this joint battle is not Yamamoto's fault, whether it is military strategy, strategy, and internal affairs, Kansuke is the only talent in my Takeda family, don't let him be discouraged." ”

"I don't know how this is, but it's a pity that Kansuke has been resolute, and I can't refuse, so I decided to let Kansuke go to Takato City to assist Katsuyori, and he didn't shirk this."

Takeda Shinho nodded and said: "Brother, this is very good, so I have retained Kansuke, so that he can return to my Takeda family at any time to serve, not to mention Li Xiao and Kansuke, such two talents with outstanding martial arts and strategy to assist Katsurai, presumably it will be of great help to him." ”

Takeda Shingen nodded and said: "Not only that, Kansuke's loyalty is absolutely reliable, he can help me monitor Li Xiao's words and deeds, if Li Xiao has any different intentions in the future, it is better to deal with it as soon as possible." This is also a means of prevention, and it would be a pity if such a talent could not be used by my Takeda Shingen. ”