On May 21, the twelfth year of Eiroku, when the rain stopped and the sun was rising, in the Kuzuzaki Pavilion on the northern edge of the Kai Basin, the ministers gathered in the courtyard worriedly, anxiously waiting for the doctor's diagnosis.

After a while, Takeda Katsuyori slowly walked out with an old doctor, and the ministers hurriedly leaned over and asked, "How is the lord's condition?" Will it be dangerous? When will you be able to come out and preside over the overall situation? ”

The old doctor twisted his beard and said: "This time the attack is very dangerous, I didn't expect His Royal Highness Doctor Dashan to also suffer from a serious qi disease, if you follow the previous prescription for asthma treatment, it will only get worse and worse, but fortunately, the old man found it early enough to avoid a disaster......

Shimosone Masanori grabbed the old doctor's collar and said angrily: "You old man don't talk nonsense, can the lord come out and preside over the overall situation!" Now that Kai is in this mess, it will be terrible if there is no lord to show up! ”

"Uh-uh......" The old doctor was strangled and was about to roll his eyes, when he was dragged away by several young samurai Masanori Shimono, and Takeda Katsuyori scolded dissatisfiedly: "What kind of system is this to be rough in front of the public!" Do you still have a bit of a samurai look? The clothes are not neat, the etiquette is missing, the shoulders are hooked, and the anger is so colorful, so that outsiders will see it and think that the samurai of my Takeda family are so unruly! ”

“…… Ha! Shimosone Masatoshi hung his head angrily, and muttered softly: "The concubine of the Suwa family dares to ride on our heads to spread wild ......"

Sone Torano glared at him, and deliberately coughed to hide his voice, he was Shimosone Masatoshi's uncle. Since his brother Sone Toramomori was implicated in the rebellion of Takeda Yoshinobu and killed. The Sone clan had a deep dissatisfaction with the clan governor Takeda Shingen. Sone Toramomori is one of Takeda Yoshinobu's servants, and the Sone clan is a die-hard supporter of Takeda Yoshinobu, so you can imagine how dissatisfied it would be to die a powerful man and be suppressed one after another.

Takeda Katsuyori slowly glanced at the ministers for a moment, and said in a faint proud tone: "Father's health is not good, and he needs to think less and recuperate more, and he can't work hard, so his father ordered that the affairs of the family be transferred to me Katsuyori." Baba Minomori, Trace Misakumori, Nagasaka Fishing Kansai, and Imakfuku Jing Kansai can testify. ”

"What Shaodian said is right! We can testify. Nagasaka Mitsuken entered the road to fish and nodded, Takeda Shingen's direct lineage minister, who has always been known for his loyalty and reliability at home, has the strong evidence of this veteran, so that the last trace of luxury hopes of the samurai has come to naught.

"Damn! Are we really going to be ruled by this guy Katsuri in Suwa? What an unwillingness! Shimosone Masatoshi clenched his fists angrily, and quietly turned his head to find that his Sone Masatoshi also showed a similar expression, but fortunately the two of them were squeezed into the second row and were not seen by Takeda Katsuyori.

The retainers of the spectrum bowed their heads and saluted, and Takeda Katsuyori accepted the courtesy of the retainers with a reserved smile: "Today's crisis, I, Katsuyori, am very clear. Although it is very dangerous to be in danger in Kai Kuni, my Takeda family is a general of the Western Army. Single-handedly blocking the main force of the Eastern Army for nearly two months, fully demonstrating the martial bravery of our Kai samurai, the next battle will be handed over to the reinforcements to deal with! ”

Masayuki Koyamada frowned and said, "Can the reinforcements of the Western Army really rescue my Kai crisis?" I always feel that it is not very reliable. ”

"I believe that this family must be a nemesis!" Katsuyori Takeda said confidently, "It only takes ......"

At this time, Takasaka Masanobu came out and said in a cold tone: "The crisis of Kai is that there are enemies on all sides, most of the northern part of Jumo County has fallen into the hands of Sanada Yukitaka, the Mikawa Ancestors rebelled, the Enoe Pioneers rebelled, and the Suruga Pioneers led the army to join the Eastern Army, and all our retreats have been cut off, is it really useful to rely on the Western Army at this time?" ”

Takeda Katsuyori's face turned blue with anger, he hated being intercepted the most in his life, and just wanted to speak, he heard Baba Nobubo echo: "It is said that part of the main force of the Western Army was transferred to Owari Province to standby, but we were in a hurry to retreat, and we didn't have time to inquire about how many reinforcements there were, according to reason, the reinforcements should rescue us as soon as possible, why there has been no movement so far." ”

Kohata Masamori also sneered: "Last month, the army besieged Sakamoto and delayed time, but by this time, the battle of Sakamoto should be over!" So far, no reinforcements have been sent, have you taken the embarrassment of the allies to heart, or is he Oda Nobunaga talking not counting, and he is playing with me, etc.! ”

Takeda Katsuyori was trembling with anger, and was about to reprimand the rudeness of the spectrum generation, when he saw a sudden commotion in the crowd, and someone pinched his throat and said: "If we had accepted the request of the Right General's Palace, would we have been able to join the Eastern Army to avoid war, after all, we are Eastern Samurai, what is the matter of joining the Western Army......

"Ahem!" Jinfujing said with a smile: "The lord is not in good health and needs to cultivate, why don't you come here today first, and continue to argue tomorrow?" ”

The ministers glanced at each other and bowed and slowly retreated, some things needless to say too thoroughly and knew that it was impossible to achieve, no matter how much trouble the Takeda family made in the family, they were not willing to let the family business break up, and the so-called consent to the surrender of the right general was impossible to achieve, or that any Kai samurai with backbone and ambition would not agree,

The almost harsh requirements put forward by Gen Yoshiki were unacceptable to the Takeda family, and even if some of the genealogies thought it was acceptable, they did not dare to say it, after all, it was too much to let Takeda Shingen and his sons all commit suicide by seppuku, and the conditions for establishing Takeda Shinshihiro as the family governor were already excessive, and it was impossible to agree to the reduction of the territory to 150,000 stone in the half of the country.

When the ministers dispersed, only a few close ministers remained in the courtyard, and Takeda Katsuyori said angrily: "Today's blessing is to enter the Tao and fast!" Answer the family positively, why did you disperse them just now! The family is about to catch that bastard who is deceiving the public, and then cut him into thousands of pieces! Why are you doing this? ”

"This is for the sake of the safety of the young hall." Nagasaka Fishing Xianzhai glanced at Takeda Katsuyori deeply, and said in a warning tone: "Now that my Takeda family is at the moment of life and death, I must not do anything that hurts the prestige of the lord and the princess because of some contradictions. It should be more benevolent. Be more tolerant and understanding. Be patient and listen instead of being angry or punishing others. ”

Takeda Katsuyori roared angrily: "Nagasaka fishing into the road idle fast! What do you mean by that? This family is the acting governor of the Takeda family, and the right to act as the governor is a matter of course. What are your intentions? ”

"We are waiting out of public intentions, and there is no need to doubt this." Baba Nobubo glanced at the angry Takeda Katsuyori, and said casually: "The young hall shouldn't be so angry, the first thing that the acting governor did not go well. It shows that Shaodian needs to listen patiently and learn with an open mind, after all, Shaodian is still the acting governor, not the new governor of the Takeda family. ”

Takeda Katsuyori rebuked angrily, "Are you talking to the family in a tone that is?" Remember who you are! You are the retainers, I am the sovereign, and the retainers must respect the sovereign! My rudeness to you will be written down by my family! ”

"The courtesy of the monarch and the minister, even the reason! The lord is virtuous, virtuous, and virtuous, and will naturally make the retainers admire and love the Shishu......" Takasaka Masanobu sneered: "If the lord is not virtuous and virtuous, the courtiers may not necessarily abide by the courtesy of the monarch and the minister!" ”

Takeda Katsuyori shouted angrily: "Takasaka Danzheng! ”

"There is another point to warn the Shaodian, after all, the Shaodian is only the heir of the family governor and the power of the acting family governor, and Ping Suli still uses his own family less. This title is better, it is a transgression of the authority of the lord. If you spread it, you will be laughed at by the retainers! Takasaka Masanobu turned and walked back into the room, and several old ministers passed by him without saying a word, and no one said anything more than saluting him from beginning to end.

Takeda Katsuyori was shocked and trembled, almost sat on the ground, and when he raised his head, he realized that there were so many retainers in the courtyard, and none of his own cronies existed.

"How dare you bastards defy me! Wait, I'll get this account back one by one! Takeda Katsuyori left in a panic, and he didn't even notice that the title had changed back to its original appearance.

Takasaka Masanobu walked back to the house, gently pushed open the door and smelled a strong smell of herbs, tiptoed deliberately lightly and wandered outside the door of the inner room, and suddenly heard a deep voice in the inner room say, "Is it Toranobe?" Come on in! ”

"Yes!"

Takeda Shingen looked sick and asked weakly, "How is the situation outside?" ”

"Everything is fine, please rest assured that the lord will cultivate!" Takasaka Masanobu lowered his head and comforted in a low voice: "Katsuyori Hall is very good, it will be a good family governor......"

Takeda Shingen shook his head and said, "Don't lie to me, it must be terrible outside!" How many territories have been lost during this time, and is Suruga still in his hands? What is the situation with Oyamada and Anayama? Tell me the truth, I don't want to listen to that sycophancy. ”

Seeing that he really couldn't hide, Takasaka Masanobu had no choice but to explain the situation 1510 clearly, Jun Yuansan completely fell into the hands of the Eastern Army, half of Jumo County was controlled by Sanada Yukitaka, and the most important thing was that Oyamada Nobushige and Anayama Nobujun lost contact, and the army in the country was only more than 13,000 people, and it was still a question how long it could last.

Takeda Shingen slowly closed his eyes, and sighed for a long time: "Have Koyamada and Anayama lost contact?" Sure enough, they have already cut in, and more than half of Kai's territory has fallen into the hands of the enemy, and my Takeda family is going to be finished......"

"And ......"

Takeda Shingen glanced at Takasaka Masanobu, and when he was familiar with his character, he knew that he was hesitant, and said calmly: "What else can I say in one breath!" I won't blame you. ”

"The latest information I received just now, Takeda Warden led more than 20,000 troops of the three ancestors of Junyuan, with Akiyama Nobuyo as the vanguard general, commanded 3,000 troops, and killed the Akizaki Pavilion." Takasaka Masanobu suddenly knelt on the ground and cried, crying while saying: "It's all the incompetence of the subordinates, in the month when the lord was seriously ill, he was repeatedly defeated by the Eastern Army, and his crime of losing his teacher and humiliating the country is unforgivable......"

"Jiro is finally here......" Takeda Shingen suddenly saw in the corner, placed two long and short knives, the longer one is called Lai Guochang, and the slightly shorter one is Lai Guojun, these two knives are the gifts of his father Takeda Shintora to him back then, and more than 30 years have passed in a blink of an eye.

“…… Lord! Are you listening? Takasaka Masanobu looked at him with concern. I'm worried that Shingen Takeda will be like when he received Lai Guojun a month ago. Holding the ribs in his hand, he fell into a coma on the spot. This illness caused the situation in Kai Province to gradually collapse, leaving the Takeda retainers helpless and exhausted.

Takeda Shingen said slowly: "I'm fine, I just sigh that the world is changing too fast, the glorious years of the past seem to be vaguely in front of me, but in the blink of an eye, I have become like this, sure enough, as my father said, am I really not an excellent family governor?" ”

"Not really. The lord is the best family governor in the world, and in the case of several crises in my Takeda family, he can still expand the territory and create a large habitat for the Kai samurai, which is a great achievement that many samurai can not do in their lifetime! Please don't be discouraged, you will definitely get out of the predicament! Takasaka Masanobu tried hard to persuade him, and in his heart he kept blaming himself for his negligence and stupidity, he should not let the sick governor hear such dangerous information again.

But sometimes, it's not that he can pretend that it didn't happen without saying it, and the news that the county leader Koyamada Nobushige and Hanoi leader Anayama Nobujun turned away from the Takeda family spread all over Kai. Takeda Nobuyoshi took his old father Takeda Shintora to crusade against the unscrupulous family governor Takeda Shingen in the name of "Fuzheng Shuo Ping Rebellion". This is the first and last time the two brothers have faced each other.

Satake Yoshishige led 20,000 troops across the mountains, with Oyamada Nobushige as the vanguard to attack the Kai Basin, for a time the small Kai country gathered 70,000 troops, and the Kai Basin, which lost the protection of the surrounding mountains, was as fragile and powerless as a snail that lost its carapace.

Sanada Yutaka in the northwest led an army of 30,000 troops, plus more than 5,000 servant troops from Kai Kunaka and Suwa Prefecture, and easily crossed the Kamanagawa River to take the Heshigasakikan, and in the southwest, Takeda Nobuyoshi acted faster, with the support of Anayama Nobukun, the leading party, and the name and the righteousness of the crusade against the governor, the remnants of the defenders of the castles along the way were all surrendered.

Even the headquarters of Satake Yoshishige, which was not going well, easily crossed the Fuefuki River at this time, and joined forces with the other two armies in the heart of the Kai Plain, and 70,000 people surrounded a weakly defended Taira Castle and Tsugasakikan, and the defenders of the castle were reduced to less than 2,000 men in just a few days, and the speed of collapse was beyond imagination, and the Takeda family had already rebelled and left.

After a few days, the people in the Tsugasaki Pavilion have long been calm and tranquil in the panic, and the defenders in the castle are only a few hundred loyal samurai with more than a thousand ashigaru continue to persevere, loyal and brave and with complex thoughts such as repaying gratitude, in short, those samurai and ashigaru who have received the favor of Takeda Shingen for many years have stayed, they are the last vestiges of courage of the Takeda family, and many of their enemies are former relatives and friends, colleagues and friends, and in just a few days, they have become two camps of enemies and friends, which is really impermanent.

Takeda Shingen's condition recovered well, he was able to stand up and walk around in the courtyard, he refused his son Takeda Katsuyori's request to transfer to the key mountain castle cage castle defense, and stubbornly stayed in the Heshigasaki Pavilion, and also left Takasaka Masanobu, Baba Nobubo and other long-time cronies, and the rest of the family members who died and fled from the dead, such as the Sone clan collective cut the defection, and the spectrum disappeared for most of the time, but a few Ashigaru generals remained, but these could not stop the pace of the Eastern Army, and the Takeda family was really going to end.

At this moment, Takeda Shingen lost his former flying style, like a middle-aged man full of vicissitudes sitting in the corridor of the courtyard singing poetry, listening carefully to the ballad of "Dunsheng", and sighed for a long time: "It's a pity that my crippled body is unbearable, otherwise I really want to dance a lucky dance as the most important practice ceremony!" ”

There was a fierce exchange of iron artillery fire in the city, and occasionally there was an earth-shattering cannon explosion, the terrible screams and sad cries were intertwined, and the earth trembled again and again like helpless children, moaning in low voices under the torture of pain, and occasionally there was the sound of buildings collapsing, everyone in the courtyard was worried about it, and the shamisen in the hand of the small surname stopped unconsciously, and looked at Takeda Shingen in a daze A little overwhelmed.

Takasaka Masanobu made a gesture to the little surname, stood up and walked into the courtyard and bowed: "If the lord doesn't dislike it, let the subordinates finish this paragraph for you!" ”

The music played again, Takasaka Masanobu slowly danced Xingruo dance, even if the body is over forty years old, the body is out of shape, no longer handsome and charming like a beautiful woman, but his dancing posture and movements are still chic and perfect, and the excellent physique that he has been good at practicing for many years is undoubtedly revealed, and the racecourse Nobubo beats the beat to cheer him up, and there are a few small surnames who beat the taiko drum, play the shakuhachi, and shake the golden bell, although it is not as professional as the performance of the ape musician, but it is appropriate for this situation.

Takeda Shingen sang softly: "Always think about this world, floating in no fixed place, sigh the moon in the water, floating like morning dew, fifty years in the world, compared with heaven and earth as if a small thing, look at the world dreamy like water, let life once, into the extinction immediately in the present, this is the seed of Bodhi, chagrin is full of chest, you will go to Kyoto at this moment, if you see the head of Dun Shengqing, look at the world and the sea and sky, how can there be immortal ......" (to be continued......)