On the way, he happened to meet the crushed Hojo Takacho and the seriously injured Hojo Takamasa, the two brothers and those cronies looked at each other with pity and mockery, which made Hojo Takahiro almost crazy, and he kept yelling and cursing the two of them for not having the dignity of a samurai, and the crime was extremely evil, and he wanted to fight with them both.

As the Hojo Castle gradually got closer and closer, the loud cursing turned into a bitter pleading, as if he couldn't bear to be captured by such an insulting treatment, begging them to give him a decent prisoner treatment, at least let him stand up and walk back, but after talking for a long time, he still didn't see the two of them turn back, and he didn't mean to stop, and the dignified Maori Hojo family's governor could only cry loudly, crying hoarsely as if he had been wronged.

This dragged the captives back to Hojo Castle, attracting the attention of many samurai, seeing the expressions of Takigawa Tokiyoshi and Shima Tokikatsu frowning, and then looking at Hojo Takahiro howling and crying, you know what the hell these two guys are doing again, the samurai tacitly pretended not to see, and let the captives of the Hojo family watch the governor being dragged away, and only he knows what it feels like in his heart.

At this time, the fire had already been extinguished, and I crossed the tattered Otemon Gate all the way to the main warp wheel, which was the location of the Honmaru Castle Tower, and the relatives of the Hojo family were sent back to their original buildings for residential surveillance, and the samurai of the Kira family were not embarrassed by these old and weak women and children, but they were locked up without shortage of food and clothing, and did not do anything more excessive.

Earlier, Hojo Yoshihiro of Nanjo Castle had already surrendered to the castle, and the old samurai seemed to be very disciplined, sitting in the castle tower without saying a word, waiting for the order of the Seppuku preservation family, and finally Kira Yoshitoki just lightly let him settle down, and would not embarrass the promise of the Maori Hojo clan.

Stand on the terrace of the castle tower. From a distance, I saw two samurai dragging a crying captive running in. You don't have to guess to know who did the good thing. Kira Yoshitoki could only shake his head and smile bitterly: "These two bastards are really bold, they will cause trouble for their own family, but it is also so-called to teach Hojo Tango a lesson!" Yahachiro! Go and save Tango. ”

"Hah!" Honda was trotting down, and after a while, several people were stripped naked, and only Hojo Takahiro, who was dressed in a samurai suit, stumbled in, his hair and face were covered with dust, and if it weren't for the samurai uniform, he really thought that he had fled from somewhere.

Kira Yoshishi came to his back with his hands. Standing on the terrace and admiring the mountains in the distance, the cavalry of the Nagao family drove the captives back one after another at sunset, and at this time, the samurai of the Kira family also came to the castle tower, unloaded their helmets and revealed their true faces, and many people began to sigh and admire today's victory, the cavalry and infantry fought on both sides and only paid the price of a few dozen people with minor injuries, and broke a total of 2,000 troops on the inner and outer roads, which is indeed a matter of pride.

Nagao Keiren and Nagao Keizhi also brought a group of retainers to participate in the post-war assessment meeting, and the white-haired Hojo Yoshihiro and Hojo Takatsu were also escorted. Hojo Takamasa's unlucky injury is still being treated, and he has no intention of embarrassing the relatives of the Hojo family. Even Hojo Yoshihiro was invited to observe the victor's victory declaration, but in fact it was only the two brothers Hojo Takahiro and Hojo Takacho who had to be disposed of.

At this time, the hall was filled with the retainers of the Kira family one after another, including the Nagao Keiren and other samurai of the Nagao family, Kira Yoshitoki turned around and looked at Hojo Takahiro, and suddenly smiled: "Hojo Tango, can you still know this family?" ”

The panicked Hojo Takahiro almost collapsed, barely suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, and said with a dry smile: "Of course I recognize it!" The heroic posture of the Wuwei Palace makes me Gao Guang admire, and I Gao Guang admires the Wuwei Palace very much! ”

"Ahem!" Takigawa Shiyi deliberately coughed twice, making Hojo Takahiro close his mouth in embarrassment, and scolded secretly: "This little bastard, it's really hateful!" ”

Kira Yoshitoki didn't care about his expression, and slowly paced to his side, shaking the folding fan and whispering, "Hojo Tango must already know the movements of Kasuga Yamashiro, right?" ”

"Yes, yes, I know...... If he had known that Wuwei Diantian was the lord of the country, he would never have raised the anti-flag. Hojo Takahiro didn't dare to look back, so he could only wipe the dust off his face and smile, so that Nagao Keiren and the others were amazed.

He can't care so much, this time it's not the familiar Nagao Jinghu who is provoked but the son-in-law of the Nagao family, according to Kira Yoshitoki's criticism of Takigawa Shiyi who is not painful or itchy, he can also guess that this time it is probably not good.

"That's not what I'm going to say!" Kira Yoshitoki slowly walked behind him and looked down condescendingly at the kneeling Hojo Takahiro: "My Ashikaga family law is different from the Nagao family, and maintaining the majesty of the samurai orthodox shogunate is the first priority for the family, does Hojo Tango know what betrayal means in the eyes of the family?" ”

"No...... I don't know. Hojo Takahiro replied in a panic as he sweated down his face.

"Yahachiro, tell him."

Honda was coughing and sneered: "The law pursued by my Kira family is zero tolerance for rebellion, does the Tango Shouden understand what zero tolerance is?" Please use your imagination to use your imagination to keep the temple open. ”

"Zero tolerance......" Hojo Takahiro was scared and sweated out, this word doesn't look like a good adjective, if you think about it, you can guess that zero tolerance is no tolerance, what does no tolerance mean? He couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine: "Is it going to die?" Perhaps only death can be liberated! ”

At this point, Hojo Takahiro began to regret his despicable escape, whether the reason was frightened or shameless, the result was the same, now he really has no face to look at his uncle and two younger brothers, and even has an urge to die in battle just now, but unfortunately time can't be turned back, and what you miss will never come back.

"Hojo Tango has already figured it out, right?" Leaning over to look at Hojo Takahiro, whose face was constantly changing, Kira Yoshitoki's expression also changed, and he asked in a stern tone: "After Oe Hirogen, the Oe Mori clan descended on Mori Takahiro, is that you?" ”

Hojo Takahiro said ignorantly: "Yes! ”

Kira Yoshitoki raised his head and yelled at the samurai in the hall, "Who is Hiromoto Oe?" Answer me! ”

The three Hojo Maori families in the hall subconsciously replied: "The Kamakura shogunate is a powerful imperial family. ”

Kira Yoshitoki slowly turned behind Hojo Takahiro and asked in a cold voice, "Who are you?" What origin? ”

"I—I'm Lord of Maori Hojo. Oe Mori clan ...... "Hojo Takahiro sweats like rain." He seemed to realize something was wrong.

"Do you know who I am?"

"You are the Warrior Palace." Takashiro Hojo replied in a panic.

"Wrong! You're all wrong! What a mistake! Kira was furious. A kick in the back of Takahiro Hojo knocked him to the ground.

Whether it is Nagao Keiren, Nagao Jingzhi and others in the hall, or the pair of uncles and nephews of the Maori family, they all showed shocked faces, for samurai, personal dignity cannot be trampled on, and this Wuweidian has no face, and it is simply sensational to kick over Hojo Takahiro.

But seeing the disapproving appearance of the samurai of the Kira family, and then remembering the arrogant behavior of dragging Hojo Takahiro before, Nagao Keiran also calmed down and secretly thought: "Maybe it's only this unreasonable martial guard hall." In order to restrain these restless people! ”

"Are you going to ask me why? Well? Kira Yoshitoki sneered and walked over step by step, looking at Hojo Takahiro who was lying on the ground and slowly struggling, he directly grabbed the rope that bound him and dragged him to the wall, pointed to the four flag seals hanging on the opposite wall, and asked, "Answer me, what is this?" ”

Hojo Takahiro was already frightened, and said tremblingly: "This is the Ashikaga family flag!" This is the Wuqi Tong Flag, this is the Chrysanthemum Flag, this is the ...... The Imperial Banner of the Martial Guard Palace. ”

Kira Yoshitoki's expression was hideous, patting the white flag mark on the wall, and yelling at Hojo Takahiro, "Answer me." Who the hell am I? What is this! Tell me! ”

"Are you...... Ashikaga Kamizaburo Yoshitoki! That's the Ashikaga White Flag! "Hojo Takahiro's legs are so weak that he doesn't even have the strength to sit up.

"Excellent! You also know that it is the Ashikaga White Flag! Explain that you are still saved! Kira Yoshitoki finally smiled and waved for the samurai to untie the ropes for him. Restoring his original calm and calm expression, he glanced at the stunned martial artist in the hall and slowly sat down, as if nothing had happened just now.

"Maori Gaoguang, now that you know who your family is, do you remember what this flag seal means?"

"It means ......" jumped such a big question, not to mention that Hojo Takahiro couldn't answer it, and even Nagao Keiren didn't know why, and he didn't know what Kira Yoshitoshi was going to say for a while.

"What? Can't answer? Honda Shi smiled contemptuously and answered for him: "Kawachi Genji Liang family Ashikaga clan imperial family gate, this imperial flag is a handwritten letter from His Royal Highness Gongfang to my lord, Ashikaga white flag I can use, you understand?" You still know that this samurai is the samurai of Genji, and you are a minister of Ashikaga, but you still don't understand! ”

"Wuweiden ......" Nagao Keiren's color changed when he heard this, he never thought about this relationship, theoretically the whole of Japan is a Ashikaga retainer, but how long has it been since the Ashikaga white flag has been flying in Kanto, who remembers whether the Qing is a hundred years or two hundred years? It's long enough for them to forget all their glory.

And at this moment, Kira Yoshitoki once again raised this two-lead and two-imperial flag, which means that there will be a legion of the Ashikaga family in Hokuriku and even in Kanto, which makes them and other Kanto people tremble.

"Maori is high! Are you a minister of my Genji? Do you still recognize the white flag of my Ashikaga family? You! Do you know what it means to betray my Ashikaga family? This roar was like a spring thunder explosion, and the sound of rolling thunder poured into his ears, and the shaking Hojo Takahiro sat on the ground and his whole body shook like chaff, how could a local tyrant like him ever see such a formation.

When the old man Hojo Yoshihiro heard such heart-wrenching words, he fainted directly without taking a breath, Hojo Gaoding pulled his uncle and begged for help in a panic: "Save my uncle!" Please, my uncle is a loyal and reliable samurai, and he never thought of betraying, never! ”

The two samurai of the Kira family quickly came over, and without saying a word, they helped Hojo Yoshihiro to the bottom for treatment, and Hojo Gaoding didn't even look at his brother from beginning to end, hanging his head and helping his uncle to hurry down, seeing this scene, he smiled secretly: "The Hojo Maori family is completely finished!" ”

The samurai of the Nagao family couldn't help but sweat profusely, this level of interrogation was the first time in their lives, no one would have thought that things would be so serious, once upon a time, the samurai family could also rise to the level of counting from the beginning of the ancestors' exploits, even in the Northern and Southern Dynasties era, it had never been so harsh.

"Mori Takahiro, do you still think that my Ashikaga clan is the pillar of the Genji family?"

"Recognize!" Takahiro Hojo spoke with a little crying.

"Then Rukaizu Oe Hiromoto is my Genji royal family, and the right horse head Maori Yuan is your family, and he is also a loyal servant of my Ashikaga family! And why did you betray my Ashikaga family? Why! ”

"I didn't! I don't! Hojo Takahiro hit the ground with his forehead, kept kowtowing, and after a while, his forehead was knocked out of a black blue.

"Still say no? You wait for the people of Echigo to disrespect the laws of the shogunate and act recklessly, and you dare to quibble when you are caught by me today? ”

"I really don't! Wuweidian begs you to spare my Maori clan, I Gao Guang is willing to apologize! Please! "Hojo Takahiro was stupid, Kira Yoshitoki's posture is not as simple as letting him die alone, if the Maori family is uprooted and then labeled as a rebel, how can he face his dead ancestors, his father and ancestors will not let him go even in Huangquan.

"I am willing to apologize for my seppuku! Ask the Wuwei Temple to open the net and bypass my Maori clan! Hojo Gaoding also let go of the prejudices in his heart and kowtowed with his brother.

Nagao Jinglian had the heart to remind him to stop in moderation, but when the words came to his lips, he retracted again, what qualifications did his Longtail family have to meddle in this matter? It was his family affair for the Ashikaga family to punish the courtiers, and his Nagao family was just a retainer of the Ashikaga family, so he had no position to intervene at all.

"Tsk! I really pity you! Poor thing! Kira Yoshitoki sneered: "After the dignified Ie Hiromoto, mixed with the current elements, when did the samurai in Kamakura become so worthless?" If you don't learn, just learn from those local tyrants, are you still worthy of being a martial artist? Are you worthy of mentioning the glory of your fathers and fathers? ”

"Woooooooooo......oo We don't deserve it! Unworthy! As if there was a great grievance, the two great men of Hojo Takahiro and Hojo Takacho hugged each other and cried, all day long for the land that was against the two sides, for the greed for a little financial and tax rights, and for the sake of two hundred taels of gold to throw aside the morality of the samurai, which can be compared with the glory of their ancestors, the powerful imperial family of the Kamakura shogunate era.

Every samurai has a dream of making a career in his youth, restoring the supreme glory of his father and ancestors, and restoring the glory of the Oe clan is the ultimate dream in the hearts of every samurai of the Maori family, but the reality is cruel, the harsh winter of Echigo blows away the last vestiges of the teenagers, and the cruel reality of the red fruit fruit left behind either accepts it and survives hard, or it can only perish. (To be continued......)

PS: The Hojo Takahiro line is the descendant of the Oe Mori clan, and the Mori Yuan is just a branch of the family, which was divided by the two sons of an ancestor in the Miura Rebellion, the eldest son developed Echigo Mori, and the fourth son is Yasuki Mori.