As the military advisor of the Luo family, Masashi sent Shinnosuke Akabane to the southern Kyushu region in order to cooperate with the Luo family's strategy for southern Kyushu. It seems that the requirements for him are too strict.

But Masara, who knows Akabane Shinnosuke's ability, doesn't think so, in Masara's opinion, Yamamoto Kansuke and Akabane Shinnosuke, who both belong to the Intelligence Pavilion, if Yamamoto Kansuke is the one who is holding a sword to monitor the retainers at any time to ensure that everyone is loyal to the Luo family, then Akabane Shinnosuke is the poisonous dagger in the dark of the Intelligence Pavilion, and he can give people a fatal blow in the dark at any time. In short, in the specific command of the operations of the personnel of the Intelligence Pavilion (especially the Black Hawk Ninja), only Shinnosuke Akabane is the most suitable one.

This time, after Masarashi let Shinnosuke Akabane enter Minami Kyushu and let him play the role of the Intelligence Pavilion in the local area, Shinnosuke Akabane began to act like a dragon entering the sea. For example, the previous move of the Shimazu family and the Date family to jointly support the Saeki family, as well as how the Shimazu family and the Ito family arranged the border area to prevent the Luo family, and what was the internal situation in Hyuga, Satsuma and even Osumi countries, etc., all of which were transmitted to Masarashi in a timely manner under the auspices of Shinnosuke Akabane, so that Masarashi could quickly and timely start the layout.

Please note that what is mentioned here is that Shinnosuke Akabane was able to provide information to Masarashi in a timely and rapid manner. In the information transmission environment of the Warring States period at this time, it was possible to quickly transmit the relevant information to Masarashi after the enemy had made a move, which shows that Akabane Shinnosuke made advance predictions and preparations.

Moreover, not only that. After the armies of the Luo family entered the Hyuga country and the Satsuma country. With the support of Shinnosuke Akabane. The personnel of the Intelligence Pavilion appeared one after another to spread rumors, and even took the initiative to persuade the local small wealthy families in these areas to submit. From this point, on the one hand, we can see the decisiveness of Shinnosuke Akabane, and on the other hand, we can also see the ruthlessness of Shinnosuke Akabane. Because once the intelligence cabinet personnel who show up are arrested or rejected during persuasion, the end will be very miserable, but Shinnosuke Akabane is really ruthless in order to achieve his goal.

This is even more evident in the period after that. Some wealthy families who were clearly loyal to the Ito and Shimazu families were even assassinated. During this period, the black eagle of the Luo family injured many people, but also successfully assassinated many people, causing even more chaos in the southern Kyushu area.

In order to shake the Ito family and the Shimazu family, and make the people in these two regions believe that their expedition to the governor of Bungo Province was destroyed by the Luo family, Shinnosuke Akabane sent people to the territory of the Toyogo Tomioh Saeki family even more viciously, and re-excavated the bodies of the retainers and soldiers killed in the battle of the Shimazu family and the Ito family during the conflict between the Luo family and the tripartite alliance in the Bungo country, and after dealing with it, it was directly transported to the Satsuma country and Hyuga country area, and made some attractive events through guò, Expose these bodies to open areas.

Take the Shimazu family, for example. Even after death, people who have been treated like this. There are two brothers, Shinnai Tadamoto and Shinna Tadayao, who are important pillars of the Shimazu family. You must know that during the Warring States Period, people generally had a lot of respect for those who died in battle, and Shinnosuke Akabane suddenly made such a move, which even shocked many of his own retainers. Originally, all the retainers were already very scruples about the Intelligence Pavilion, and now they are even afraid of Cheng Dù (which is in favor of the rule of the Luo family).

After Shinnosuke Akabane made such a move, he directly led many local people in Satsuma and Hyuga countries to really believe the news that the daimyo of the two places were besieged and even killed by the Luo family, which naturally accelerated the chaos in these areas and the shaking and even secret surrender of some wall grass.

Among them, the Shimazu family in Satsuma is the most obvious, of course, this is also related to a previous move of the Shimazu family, before going out to support the Saeki family, in order to stabilize the rear, Shimazu Takahisa specially separated those retainers who had brothers or clansmen in the family, and some stayed in Satsuma to assist his son-in-law, and the other part was brought with him. Or take the Shinna family as an example, the corpses of the two people who are the main pillars of the family suddenly appeared in the Satsuma area, which really made the Shinna family suddenly become weird, not only did they quickly recall the Shinna family army stationed under the command of Shimazu Yoshihisa, the sister-in-law of the Shimazu family, to return to the territory, but even refused to allow any outsiders to enter their family's residence. It made the lords around the Xinna family panic, for fear that something would happen to them.

Of course, since Shinnosuke Akabane has made so many of the above moves, he will naturally not forget that he had tried to persuade the Maori retainer of the Liver Fu family in Osumi Province before Gui Yuancheng, so he has prepared an assassination event for Gui Yuancheng. But Gui Yuancheng was really smart, and he was about to leave the Gaoshan City of the Liver Fu family, but it seemed that something was wrong, so he quickly returned to the high mountain city, asked the Liver Fu family to send someone to escort them to the harbor, and finally left by boat. As a result, Shinnosuke Akabane's assassination plan failed.

But even so, Akabane Shinnosuke did not stop his actions, this time from Minami Kyushu came to Lord Masara, on the one hand, he directly reported the situation in South Kyushu to Masarashi in detail (after all, the situation may not be too clear in the letter, if it were changed in the later life, Akabane Shinnosuke would definitely become a subordinate that his boss liked), and escorted the Intelligence Pavilion, Takasaka Masanobu, Li Huamei and other multi-way armies to Lord Masara; On the other hand, he came to personally select some smart guys from the captives of the Shimazu family and the Ito family in the Luo family to cooperate with his next actions in the southern Kyushu region.

It is precisely because of this that Masarashi had the previous move of sending someone to give a high-profile gift to Ito Yoshisuke, so as to get a good opportunity to sow discord between Ito Yoshisuke and Shimazu Takahisa.

In the military tent, Masaro teased Kai Dongqing on his shoulder, and asked Shinnosuke Akabane: "Do you think Ito Yoshisuke and Shimazu Takahisa will be fooled?" ”

"My lord." After hearing Masayo's inquiry, Shinnosuke Akabane, who was kneeling, first bowed respectfully, and then spoke, "With the wisdom of the lord." I'm afraid I have long expected that Takahisa Shimazu will never be fooled. That's why I chose Yoshisuke Ito. I believe that with Ito Yoshisuke's temper, after seeing the gift given to him by the lord, he doesn't have to rest tonight, and maybe he will have other ideas. For the lord's move, His Majesty really admires Ah! ”

"Hehe, you!" Masarashi looked at Shinnosuke Akabane's somewhat flattering expression, and couldn't help but chuckle and shook his head and said, "Okay, I know your plan." You can decide who will take prisoners, and I will support your plan. Stay safe. ”

"Yes, my lord. Please rest assured, Your Majesty will definitely succeed this time, and your Lordship is waiting for the good news of Your Majesty. Shinnosuke Akabane made a look of loyalty, and said honestly but surely.

"Alright, there you go." Seeing that Shinnosuke Akabane made so many expressions at once, Masara was a little helpless, so he had to send him away.

Actually, Shinnosuke Akabane is such a person. He is cunning, cunning, vicious, and sometimes flattering. Sometimes he seems to be very loyal and honest, and seems to be a changeable person. But this is Shinnosuke Akabane, who took the initiative to show Masayo to observe with such a real side of himself, in order to take the initiative to express his loyalty to Masayo.

Just as the Masarashi of Kyushu had finished negotiating with the Akabane Shinnosuke Imperial Ministers, in the distant Tokai Junfu Kingdom, Matsudaira Motoyasu (also known as Tokugawa Ieyasu, who had not yet changed his name to Tokugawa Ieyasu) was in trouble again.

On this day, he was exchanging warmth with his wife Senahime, but there was a heavy sound of footsteps in the corridor outside the room.

"My lord, I know that Madame is also with you, can I disturb you?" The person who came was Yalesuke.

In desperation, Matsudaira Motoyasu suspended his warmth with Senahime, and replied a little unhappily, "Come in." ”

So Galacke walked into the room, but his brow furrowed, and he didn't hide his displeasure. So he deliberately ignored the two of them and sat down by the door.

"Are you done sowing?"

"Yes. I did all this crop work because I couldn't forget the people of Okazaki. I couldn't stop crying when I planted the seeds. ”

"I understand. Your tears will become fertilizer, and soon you will get a rare harvest. ”

"No kidding, lord!"

"Who's kidding? However, do you know that there are tears that cannot be shed in this world, and there are tears that have been dried? ”

Galusuke looked out, clenched his fists, and placed them on his lap. It's not that he doesn't understand that "men don't flick when they have tears". Galusuke is sometimes puzzled: he used to tease and mock the young Chiyo Take. Now he is often teased by Matsudaira Motoyasu. Do you already have a heart of attachment to the lord? can make a man like Yalesuke have a heart of attachment, and Matsudaira Motoyasu's strength is indeed impressive. But when he thought of Mrs. Suruga, Arasuke felt extremely depressed.

For generations, the Matsudaira family has been fond of women, and sometimes they can cause trouble because of their sex. Matsudaira Kiyoyasu forcibly married Mizuno Tadamasa's wife and Yuda's biological mother Huayoin as a concubine, which made the Okazaki people feel depressed at that time; The death of Matsudaira Motoyasu's father, Matsudaira Hirotada, is also related to the woman of the one-eyed Yachiyasu......

How can this qiē not make people sigh with a red face and troubled water. Today's Matsudaira Motoyasu, although he is very lonely, marries Sena Hime, who is six years older than him, and becomes a relative of the Imagawa family, which Galusuke always thinks is a huge mistake. What's more, in front of Yalesuke, he calmly stroked his wife's high bulging abdomen, what kind of body he became!

"My lord, you probably heard about the first expedition from your wife, right?"

"I've heard of it."

"Since it was the first expedition, the battlefield was probably on the border of Owari Province."

"Maybe it's near Kasaji, Nakane, Odaka, etc."

"Does the lord have a chance of winning? This expedition, on the one hand, is to test the strength of the lord, and on the other hand, it is also to see whether the lord is suitable to act as a pioneer when entering Beijing, and its significance is not trivial. But our opponent is the invincible army of Oda. ”

"Probably."

"You know, don't you have any uneasiness?"

"You," Matsudaira Motoyasu shook his head with one eye closed, "you must not be discouraged before the war begins. ”

"But in case of defeat, there is no room for recovery." Galusuke is more dissatisfied with Sena than with Matsudaira Motoyasuke. He avoided Matsudaira Motoyasu's gaze and continued, "What if we lose our first expedition? ”

"Hahaha." Matsudaira Motoyasu laughed out loud with ease. Senahime's face had become very ugly: "Galusuke, don't you have any other thoughts than hope that your lordship will be defeated on your first expedition?" ”

"Strange. Mrs. Imagawa-sama thinks that Imagawa-sama has given Okazaki people a chance to recuperate? There are no elite troops. How can you defeat the overwhelming Oda army of Owari? ”

"What the hell are you talking about?" Senahime's eyebrows are upside down. Pushing away Matsudaira Motoyasu's hand, he stood up suddenly: "Your words are really inexplicable. It seems to be blaming Yoshimoto-sama for deliberately embarrassing the people of Okazaki. If it weren't for Yoshimoto-sama's help, you would probably have been swallowed up by the formidable Oda family. ”

Hearing Senahime say so harshly, Arasuke couldn't help but get excited: "Madam, I, Arasuke, have something to say. Please forgive me for any inappropriate language. ”

"Okay, let's hear it."

"I'm not saying that Imagawa-sama has no good intentions. However, his kindness was by no means satisfactory to the people of Okazaki. In the case of the Lord. Regardless of his early fashion, he has been holding the Motofu ceremony for several years now, but Yoshimoto-sama still sent Miura Uenosuke and Iio Toyomae Mamoru to be stationed at Okazaki Castle as the castle generation. What does Madame think about this? Does Madame think that the ability of the lord is worse than that of Miura and Iio? ”

"I don't think so!" Sena Hime shook her head angrily, "The adult is the son-in-law of the Imagawa family, and Lord Yoshimoto takes special care of him...... It can only be said that the people of Okazaki are too extreme. ”

"Madame!" Galaesuke looked at Matsudaira Motoyasuke. Matsudaira Motoyasu reclined on the tatami mat and listened silently with his eyes closed. So he continued: "What Yalesuke is talking about is not the care and care of the lady. I mean, why does Imagawa-sama still have the lord who is not as capable as Miura and Iio to act as a striker, why don't you send the lord back to Okazaki and let Miura and Iio, who are stronger than the lord, take the lead? If the Lord is fair and safe, even if Miura and Iiao are defeated. We're going to hold on to our homes, too. But Imagawa-sama instead asked the lord to be the vanguard to attack the well-prepared Oda army. I just said that I was defeated in the first expedition, is it impossible? ”

"It's your extremism." Senahime retorted in a trembling voice. "Lord Yoshimoto's order to do something that the two generals Miura and Iio could not do is proof that Lord Yoshimoto trusts and acknowledges the ability of adults. When you say that, isn't it fear? ”

Yalesuke's expression was bitter, "I'm embarrassed when you say that. Madam! ”

"What?"

"Please forgive me for offending my words. However, if Madame is truly concerned about the lord, the young lady, and the child who is about to be born, I have one thing to ask for my wife: I ask Madame Imagawa-sama to allow the lord to return to Okazaki Castle and send the generals of Okazaki Castle to take the lead......"

As soon as he said this, Matsudaira Motoyasu suddenly spoke: "Yalesuke, pay attention to proportion!" Senahime is my wife, and I am the only one who can tell her. Don't overdo it. Matsudaira Motoyasu's voice was very stern at this time.

"Yes."

Galaesuke hurriedly put his hands on the tatami mats, "Forgive your sins...... Forgiveness...... Forgiveness. His gray beard trembled, and he didn't lift his head for a long time.

Sena Ji simply trusts Imagawa Yoshimoto, but Galusuke can't. Okazaki Castle has not been returned so far, and the Okazaki people have been allowed to act as the vanguard when they enter Beijing, what a vicious trick! Imagawa Yoshimoto undoubtedly wanted Matsudaira Motoyasu to lead the remnants of Okazaki to fight the well-armed Oda army to the death, and once both sides were defeated, he Imagawa Yoshimoto could lead the main force into Owari Castle.

Therefore, the Okazaki and Owari armies were bound to have a more tragic confrontation than the decisive battle of Shodozaka and the battle of Ansho Castle. The Oda army will undoubtedly suffer a huge blow. But the people of Okazaki will probably carry years of bitter resentment and annihilation. Because he knew this qiē well, Yarasuke couldn't help but express his grievances in front of his wife, and after being reprimanded by Matsudaira Motoyasu, he had to keep silent.

Looking at Yarasuke, who was crying with his hands on the ground, Matsudaira Motoyasu said: "Senior, this is a troubled time!" He paused, then said softly, "All calculations are to no avail. We are already at a crossroads and must go in the most promising direction...... Imagawa-sama just pointed out a Yangguan Avenue for us...... Isn't it? You might as well think so. ”

Before I knew it, it was dark, and the smell of rice came from the kitchen.

"Yes. I know...... Well, take your leave. Galusuke stood up quietly and bowed to the angry Senahime.

Sena Hime stared at her husband's face tightly, and Arasuke's words brought her a sense of unease. That is, war inevitably brings death. If Matsudaira Motoyasu had gone on his first expedition, he would have been defeated...... It's a lingering, hateful, inauspicious thought. She leaned on Matsudaira Motoyasu and said, "My lord...... Do adults have a chance of winning? ”

"Yes. You don't have to worry. ”

"In case the Owari army resists desperately...... If the adults have a good idea, what can the children do? Sena Hime.

Matsudaira Motoyasu quietly put his hand on Senahime's shoulder. "Don't worry. Not good for the body. ”

"Ahh It hurts again, ahhh......hh Senahime grabbed Matsudaira Motoyasu so hard that her body kept shaking and she bit her lip in pain. "My lord, it hurts! Yes...... Ah......h

Matsudaira Motoyasu hurriedly shouted, "Someone is coming, ......"

The three maids answered. After Matsudaira Motoyasu handed Sena-hime to the maids, he stood up. He didn't know whether to be happy or sad, and with a heavy heart, he slowly paced out of the bedroom that had become a makeshift delivery room. Come into the hallway.

"Another child is about to be born......" Matsudaira Motoyasu returned to the bedroom, but he was restless.

What will you do in the future, and what kind of children will you have? In this chaotic world, if you want to survive, you must kill, but why are new lives constantly being born? If this were an era to celebrate the birth of, it would be fine, but it is not. But it's not all without joy. Matsudaira Motoyasu walked back and forth in the room, and soon came back to the courtyard. "Nanasuke, bring a wooden knife."

At this time. The sky is full of stars. There was almost no wind, but there was still a sound of relief in the hospital. The west mountain is sharp and angular, standing tall. Nanosuke handed the knife to Matsudaira Motoyasuke. "Notify me when the baby is born. I'm going to stay here. With that, Matsudaira Motoyasu took off his shirt and brandished a wooden knife.

But where is the target of the attack? He straightened his posture and took a deep breath, trying to be thoughtless, only to hear the noise of the kitchen.

"Ahh He jerked down his wooden knife. At this moment, a meteor suddenly crossed the sky. Hopefully it's a happy child. His grandfather was twenty-five years old and his father was twenty-four, both of whom died at the hands of others, and Matsudaira Motoyasu felt that his death was approaching. The first battle is another matter, if he becomes the pioneer of Imagawa Yoshimoto's entry into Beijing, the chance of survival is really slim. At that time, will this newborn child be able to climb and stand?

"Ahh Yes! Matsudaira Motoyasu shouted in a low voice, trying to dispel all kinds of fantasies, and he repeatedly brandished his wooden knife and slashed through the air. Gradually, the child disappeared from his mind. The birth of a child is not controlled by the will of man, it is the will of God.

"Ahh Yes! "He was sweating profusely. He had a strong urge to cut down a qiē - Imagawa Yoshimoto, Oda Nobunaga, himself, Senahime, the retainers, and the void. Do you take the qiē of this world as a dream, or do you continue to cling to it?

While gazing at the starry sky, his mind was firmly occupied by the former; When the noise of the kitchen was heard, he had to go back to the present world. In the end, he realized that as long as people live, although there will be tremors in the depths of their souls, they have to be slashed and killed, irritable, and struggling all the time. Other than that, there is no alternative.

Just as he was in a posture and secretly raising his breath, Yalesuke's voice came: "Lord, what are you doing?" "Probably because of the conversation just now, or the hectic pre-delivery, Yalesuke couldn't calm down.

The edges and lines of the West Mountain become clearer. The moon has come out. Matsudaira Motoyasu ignored Arasuke, his eyes still fixed on the tip of the wooden knife.

"Lord, just now I was impulsive and said something that shouldn't have been said." Arasuke approached Matsudaira Motoyasu and said to himself, "The moon is out, and it's about to be born." I think it's time for your martial arts to flourish until your next child grows up. ”

"What do you think I have a chance of winning this expedition?"

"The Owari Army is no longer what it used to be."

"I know. But I'm ready. ”

"Is it the determination to die happily?"

"You!" Matsudaira Motoyasu finally turned his head to look at Galaesuke and put down the wooden knife in his hand, "I've made up my mind, I might as well tell you." You don't mention it to anyone else. ”

"You mean...... Resolution? ”

"I will never be bound by my wife and children. I've been freed from that shackle. ”

Galaesuke took a step forward and stared at Matsudaira Motoyasuke's eyes. "The only thing that can bind me is the surviving retainers of Okazaki and their years of bitterness. Do you understand what I'm saying? ”

"Yes. I understand. ”

"From the day I leave Sunfu, I will be fully your man. Neither his wife nor his children ......"

"Lord!"

"Therefore, you must endure and wait until the war begins."

"Yes...... Be. ”

"War, war, constant war. How can the success or failure of life and death be dominated by the power of human beings? This kind of thing is beyond my power, and it is beyond the control of Imagawa-sama and Nobunaga. Senior, you look at the sky. ”

"Oh."

"Countless stars are twinkling."

"Oh?"

"Another meteor flashed. Which star belongs to Matsudaira Motoyasu, do you know? ”

Galaesuke shook his head.

"I don't know. But it is radiating, even though it will fall and die at some point. ”

"Do you mean to 'do your best to meet the destiny of heaven'?"

"No, I mean, even if someone advises you not to waste your efforts, you still have to persevere, and you have to work hard."

"Yes."

"In order to survive, people will use wisdom and strength to fight desperately until the star of life falls, which is the fate of human beings. I'm no exception. Therefore, if I do not have enough wisdom and strength, please be prepared to die with me. ”

Arasuke choked. Matsudaira Motoyasu means that even if he abandons his wife and children, he will dedicate himself to the people of Okazaki. In fact, there is no other way. Matsudaira Motoyasu's words also mean this: because his wife and children will definitely be abandoned at that time, so stop planning against them to deal with Yoshimoto.

"Don't sue anyone else."

"Yes...... Be. After seeing Galusuke nod, Matsudaira Motoyasu waved the wooden knife again. I might be lucky. ”

"I don't understand."

"If I had been unlucky, I might have been killed at the Otsu ferry when I was six years old. I was often plotted against when I was a hostage in Atsuta, but I still survived safely to this day, probably because God has favored me......" As he spoke, he swung his wooden knife violently.

At this time, Nanosuke Hiraiwa shouted in a panic under the hallway. "My lord! My lord! Raw. Gave birth to a jewel-like boy! ”

"What, gave birth to a boy?" Without waiting for Matsudaira Motoyasu to answer, Galaesuke spoke first, "Shall you go see him right away, my lord?" ”

Matsudaira Motoyasu handed the wooden knife to Galasuke and strode down the hallway, but he stopped abruptly. The baby boy is also called Chiyo Take. This new life is about to become the heir of the Matsudaira family, and the fate is truly incredible. Just as he was born from the womb of the Mizuno family, which is equivalent to the enemy of Matsudaira, the mother of this baby boy is also a member of the Imagawa family, whom Okazaki secretly holds a grudge against.

"My lord, do you want to see him at once?"

Matsudaira Motoyasu was still motionless, and Galusuke was already running indoors in high spirits. Since it is a baby boy, he must go on behalf of the young lord to give the baby a name, a knife, and a bow for the first test.

"Your Excellency!" Shichinosuke Hiraiwa shouted again.

"Good! See you there! Matsudaira Motoyasu finally nodded and walked towards the end of the hallway...... (To be continued......)