"Let's go...... Don't come back......"

Saigo Takamori heard this sentence clearly, and he was surprised for a moment, and he didn't know how to answer.

"Let's go!" She glared at him angrily, screamed, and the tears in her eyes instantly turned into blood!

Saigo Takamori's heart was terrified to the extreme, he screamed, opened his arms, and tried to hug her, but she and everything around her disappeared in an instant.

Around him was endless darkness.

"Rose! Radius! Where are you? Saigo Takamori shouted loudly.

"Rose! Don't leave me! I will never go again! I will always be with you! ”

At this moment, he only felt heartache and wanted to die, and if he could get Roju back to him, he would rather exchange his life for it.

As if in response to his call, after a while, the darkness dissipated, and a different picture appeared in front of him.

Radius reappeared.

Dressed as a Mosswan tribe, she sat down on the side of the mountain road, took out a piece of millet round cake from the basket and ate it for breakfast. She ate as she rummaged through the basket of her toys.

There is a small boat inside.

This should have been done by herself. It was a small wooden boat, and this small wooden boat was equipped with several sail canopies made of silk cloth, and the cheerful colors on the colorful silk cloth were so brilliant and dazzling that holding it in the hand made the boat look more delicate.

A stream cut the road, and a small bridge made of pennies was erected over the stream, and the stream stretched far into the forest to the left and right.

Lotine left the bridge, followed the stream into the forest, and carefully lowered the boat that fascinated her on the water close to the bank. The crystal clear stream suddenly reflected the colorful sail shadows; Sunlight shines through the silk cloth. On the white stones at the bottom of the stream, patches of shiny colored light floated.

"Where did you fight? Guest? Lady asked a serious question of one of her imaginary figures, and then replied to herself, "I have ...... I started with ...... From afar. ”

"What did you ship here?"

"I'm not going to tell you what you're transporting."

"Yes, guest, you are like this! Alright then, I'll put you back in the basket. ”

The guest was about to obediently reply that he was joking, and that he was about to show her the rare birds and beasts on board, when suddenly a stream that quietly turned back from the shore turned the bow of the boat into the middle stream. The boat lifted its sails away from the bank of the stream as if it were a real thing, and headed downstream at full speed and steadily. The scene in front of her changed suddenly, and Luo Zhu felt that the creek had now become a large river, and the boat had become an ocean-going giant. In a panic, she stretched out her hands to the boat and nearly fell into the water.

Instinctively, she chased after the drifting toy, hoping that it would wash up somewhere on the shore and come to a stop. Lady hurriedly carried the basket, which was not very heavy but very obstructive, and ran all the way, her eyes fixed on the beautiful colored sail that had drifted away steadily. Not at all relaxed, like a galloping fawn.

Dogwood had never been as far in the woods as she was now. She desperately wanted to catch the toy. I can't care about looking left and right; On the banks of the stream where she was running in a hurry, there were many obstacles that distracted her. Mossy dead tree trunks, large and small dirt pits, tall banana trees, wild brials, jasmine, camphor trees, etc., are lying on the ground, and there is something blocking the way at every step. But she showed no signs of slipping or falling.

In front of it, a slightly open area covered with moss and reeds appeared. It seemed that she was about to lose sight of the glittering multicolored sails, but when she went around a stream, she saw again the colorful sails that had been flying away in a big shape.

As she ran, she turned around occasionally, only to see that the branches and leaves had shone through the wisps of light, the light mist was filled, and the colorful forest had turned into a dense and gloomy valley, and she couldn't help but be surprised. She flinched for a moment, then remembered the toy again, and ran after it quickly.

After chasing in vain for about an hour, Roju was surprised and delighted to see that the trees in front of her were scattered and flashed, revealing white clouds. A stretch of clear blue water and a steep shore of yellow sand. She staggered up the steep bank from exhaustion. This is the mouth of the stream; The stream was not wide, and the water was shallow, but the green blue stream shone brightly, and the rocks that flowed past the shore disappeared into the oncoming waves. Radius looked down from the steep bank, which was not too high, with its roots crisscrossed, and saw a man sitting with his back to her on a smooth boulder by the brook, who was holding the boat that had slipped from her in both hands, as if he had caught a beautiful butterfly, and looked it curiously up and down, left and right. When Rosus saw that the toys were fine, she put some snacks in them. She climbed down the steep bank and walked over to the stranger, and looked at him carefully, waiting for him to lift his head. But the stranger looked at the unexpected gift that the forest had given him, and never looked up, and by this time Radius had examined him from head to toe.

Saigo Takamori saw himself at that time.

"It's time for me." Lotine stretched out her hand, gesticulated, and said to the young man in his twenties, in an unfamiliar Middle-earth language, "You've been playing for a while. How did you catch it? ”

The one who raised his head and threw the boat to the ground with a single miss—the crisp voice of the Radius came too suddenly. He looked at the dogwood, then at the boat, and smiled and said in Middle-earth, "Is this your thing?" ”

"Yes, I followed it from one end of the creek to this end; Did it stop here on its own? Rosewood asked.

"Right at my feet. It went all the way to here, and then it capsized and came to a stop at my feet. He paused and said, "What's your name?" ”

"Rose." As she spoke, Radius hid the toy she had handed her in the basket.

"Lotus, nice name," said the man, who looked at her intently, with a loving smile in his eyes, "Actually, I shouldn't have asked your name." …… The stream suddenly swept the boat up, and immediately after you, it came out...... Scared the hell out of me......"

"I'm sorry, haha." Roju said with a happy smile.

"What are you doing here?" She asked.

"My ship sank, and I swam here on my own." The self smiled a little embarrassed.

"Oh." Radius looked around. Only then did I realize that I had run a little far. She was just about to say goodbye to the other party. But the other party stopped her.

"Look, Rose!" The one pointed to the distance and walked briskly towards the river.

Rose's eyes widened in surprise.

The fog had not yet lifted, and the silhouette of a huge ship was revealed, slowly turning towards the mouth of the river. Its coiled sails came alive, sometimes hanging there like a pendant, sometimes spreading out like a multitude of shields with great folds. Sticking softly to the mast. Voices and footsteps rang out on the boat. The breeze on the shore blew slowly, lazily blowing the canopy. The warm sunlight finally worked, the wind strengthened, the fog dissipated, and the sun shone on the red triangular dragon flag of the mast crossbow. Transformed into a beautiful red cloud. The shadows of the sails moved gently on the white masts and ropes, the huge chimneys smoked lightly, and everything on board, except for the joyful colors of the bunting, was blue.

Radius watched all this from the mountains, and she wiped her eyes for a long time. until you are convinced that you are not mistaken. The steamer was hidden behind the bend, and she was still looking there.

Turney jumped to her feet. At this moment, the Dragon Banner warship was at an angle to the shore on its port side and around a small bay, and the Dogne somehow jumped up and ran straight to the sea. When she reached the first junction, she had little strength to run again, her legs trembled, her breathing was intermittent, and she was afraid of losing her perseverance, so she paused to calm down. From time to time, there are some rocks or trees blocking the dragon flag along the way; Fearing that the red flag would disappear like a phantom, she hurried past the annoying barriers, pausing to catch her breath when she saw the ship again.

Saigo Takamori saw that on the small building (flybridge) on the steamer, there were tanned people standing one after another. Among them stood a young man dressed in splendid clothes, a man he felt very familiar with, and he had known him since childhood. He was standing there, holding a long tube, looking out onto the shore with a faint smile on his face, which was warm. But Rosa was somehow frightened, and turned back and stepped back.

From his excitement, from the fluttering of the clouds and the rolling of the waves, from the distant sky and the glitter of the water, Saigo could not tell what was moving: whether it was her, or the ship, or the sun and the sea—everything seemed to float, and he felt inexplicably flustered.

He felt as if the young man on the steamer was looking at him, and the hunter's instinct caused him to bend down and hide in the woods.

"Father!" The young man seemed to be calling to himself.

Father?! Why did he call himself father?

"Father!" A familiar voice came from the door, and Saigo Takamori woke up instantly, and he looked up and saw that it was his son Saigo Kikujiro, who was standing at the door of the bedroom looking at him.

"It's Kikujiro......" Saigo Takamori remembered the boy in his dream who he had with Raju, and his heart ached again.

This kid is two years older than Kikujiro, and now he should be as handsome and tall as Kikujiro in front of him, right?

"Father, are you having nightmares again?" Kikujiro asked with concern.

"Well, I dreamed that you were ...... Uncle Dao" Saigo Takamori didn't want this sensitive child to know who he was dreaming about, so he lied.

Last time, didn't Kikujiro ask him about his father, who was the eldest son, because of his name, why was he called "Jiro"?

"Oh...... No wonder my father exclaimed...... Kikujiro sensibly didn't ask again, but went and poured his father a cup of hot tea and brought it over.

Saigo Takamori took the tea and took a sip, although the tea has been cold, but the aroma is still strong, Saigo Takamori suddenly tasted out is Kirino Chiho's craftsmanship, knowing that she is now feeding the baby, no time to doppelganger, is to brew the tea in advance and send it, in case you can drink it at any time, and your heart can't help but feel warm again.

"Is there any news from Hanpeng?" Saigo Takamori asked.

"Not yet, but there was a lot of gunfire in the northwest this morning, and Uncle Kirino said that it might be Brother Hanpeng who was back, so he led his troops to answer it, and there should be news today." Kikujiro replied.

As soon as Kikujiro finished speaking, a herald samurai walked in briskly and fell to one knee.

"General Yu, General Kirino has returned to General Lin, and General Lin has asked the General to go to the meeting." Herald Samurai reported.

"He's back. That's great! Saigo Takamori happily got up. Why didn't he take a break when he came back. What is being discussed? ”

"Back to the great general, the matter discussed has something to do with Admiral Togo...... the commander of the navy" The herald samurai hesitated for a moment, but replied truthfully, "Captain Uehara Muranosei escorted General Togo from Nagasaki......"

"What?" Hearing the herald samurai's report, Saigo Takamori was taken aback.

Captain Uehara said that General Togo listened...... After listening to the instigation of the spies, I want to lead the navy to rebel......" The herald samurai said with a slight stammer. Apparently my heart was also full of shock and trepidation.

Saigo Takamori hurriedly changed into his general's uniform, and then took Kikujiro with him and rushed away under the leadership of the herald samurai.

Before he reached the council hall, he heard a burst of shouting and scolding from inside.

"Togo fool! Mistake me for a big deal! ”

"You still boast of being the 'god of the navy', these are your loyal subordinates?"

"You bastard, you dare to be presumptuous when you die!" Someone scolded.

Hearing this voice, Saigo Takamori was stunned for a moment.

This voice, how can it be Kintaro Kawamura, the adopted son of his cousin-in-law Junyoshi Kawamura?

Saigo Takamori calmed down, and then the herald samurai shouted, "General Saigo has arrived!" ”

There was a sudden silence in the hall.

Saigo Takamori strode into the hall and saw it for the first time. It is Heihachiro Togo and Kintaro Kawamura who were tied up with five flowers.

Seeing Saigo Takamori, Togo Heihachiro's face showed a look of shame. Hung his head.

Seeing that Heihachiro Togo looked ashamed when he faced Takamori Saigo, Kintaro Kawamura's heart was on fire and he scolded angrily again.

"Dongxiang thief! You three house slaves! During the battle of Moss, you said that you would live and die with the ship, but all the officers and men of the ship were martyred, but you have survived by yourself until now! If you have the name of the Satsuma Navy God, it's actually something that pigs and dogs are not as good as! ”

"Look at your subordinates, which one is of the same heart as you? You even say that you are in control of the overall situation, is this the result of your control of the overall situation? ”

"You say that you are loyal and patriotic, but when you see the rebel in Xixiang, it is like a mouse seeing a cat, and you are so frightened that you dare not breathe. It's a pity that I'm blind, mistaken for your lies, and mistaken for national affairs! ”

"Eight...... Shut up! Uemura Hikonoki was furious and shouted loudly, he originally wanted to scold "Yaga", but out of respect for Saigo Takamori, he still didn't scold this dirty word.

"Uemura traitor! If you don't keep your word and betray us, you won't die well! Kintaro Kawamura turned to Hikonojo Uemura and scolded.

"You can say that I am not trustworthy because I am not like him, and I have broken my oath." Uemura Hikonojo sneered and pointed at Togo Heihachiro, "To tell you the truth, Lin Jun has already found out about the collusion between you, I was ordered by Lin Jun to secretly deal with you, otherwise, I would have cut off your heads!" ”

Hearing Uemura Hikonojo's words, Kawamura Kintaro was stunned for a moment, he stared at Togo Heihachiro, Togo Heihachiro's face was like ashes, and he looked up at Uemura Hikonojo, his eyes were full of sluggishness.

"I see......" he muttered, bowing his head again.

"Dongxiang-kun, in front of the general, do you have anything else to argue?" A cold voice came, and Saigo Takamori followed the prestige, only to see that a bloody man was sitting on a chair and was looking coldly at Togo Heihachiro.

Heihachiro Togo came back to his senses, looked at Lin Yiqing, and instantly burst into tears.

"It turns out that Lin Jun, you already knew...... I...... There's really nothing to say, just a quick death......"

"What the hell is going on?" Saigo Takamori understood, and his heart was both sad and angry, "Heihachiro, are you really going to oppose me?" ”

"General, you are as kind to me as a mountain, the person I respect most in my life is you, the general, the reason why Togo Heihachiro did such a thing, there is indeed a last resort...... "Togo Heihachiro said with tears.

"Why is this happening? Did Han Peng and I do something wrong? Saigo Takamori asked sadly.

"General, you and Lin Jun have not done anything wrong, but it is precisely because you have done nothing wrong that this war has such an uncontrollable situation, and all the achievements since the Japanese Restoration have been destroyed because of this war...... As an imperial soldier, Togo couldn't bear to see the essence of the Japanese Navy and Army destroy each other, so he ...... I want to keep some tinder for my Satsuma Navy...... Thus want to ...... Led all the ships to surrender to the government...... "Togo Heihachiro didn't dare to look at Saigo Takamori, and hung his head and said sadly.

Listening to Togo Heihachiro's words, Saigo Takamori was silent.

He understood everything.

"Togo coward! What to cry about! If the husband dies, he will die! He couldn't stop crying, and he was like that little child......" Kawamura Kintaro saw Togo Heihachiro's crying voice, his anger rushed upward, and he yelled and scolded again, but before he finished a word, he suddenly stopped.

Kawamura Kintaro opened his eyes and spat blood in his mouth, and Saigo Takamori only saw a flash of cold light, and a dagger pierced his throat.

The dagger was thrown from Lin Yiqing's hand, and everyone in the hall turned their eyes to Lin Yiqing's body.

Lin Yiqing slowly got up and came to Kawamura Kintaro, who was still standing upright and refusing to fall, Saigo Takamori noticed that Lin Yiqing's head, face and body were full of blood, and even when he walked, he left a series of bloody footprints in the hall, and the bloody qi on his body could be smelled from afar, and he couldn't help but be shocked. (Want to know more about Rising New Age of Empires?) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner, select Add Friends to add an official account, search for "Qidianzhongwenwang", follow the official account, and never miss every update! (To be continued......)