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At the end of September of the sixth year of Yonglu (1562), the autumn of the mountain city had already frosted. The green leaves outside the window of the pen &www.biquge.info amp; fun & pavilion gradually turn red, indicating that winter is coming.

Two months ago, when the Tokugawa family seized Nagashino Castle, Takeda Katsuyori, who had received the news, was immediately distraught by the news, and he was stuffed in his bedroom, his lips closed, and he listened to the latest battle report seriously. In these two months, the Takeda family not only lost Nagashino Castle by Tokugawa Ieyasu, but also lost thousands of soldiers and horses sent to chase the betrayer Okuhira Sadano and his sons, and failed to capture Takiyama Castle, which was captured by Sadano's father and son.

"How's Saburo Guard?" Takeda Katsuyori spoke sternly.

The twenty-four-five-year-old young spy sent by Takeda Saemon Nobumitsu turned his head dissatisfiedly: "From the day Nagashino Castle fell, he was listless. ”

"Where's Shinharu?"

"The same goes for him. Since losing Nagashino Castle and retreating to the second mountain at the mouth of Fenglai Temple......"

"Has he also lost his fighting spirit?"

"Exactly. The owner of my house said that Ichijoemon-sama and Xiaoyaoken-sama also had a great change in temperament. ”

Takeda Katsuyori silently controlled his emotions, was speechless for a while, and stared closely at the corner of the bedroom. "Your name is Katayama?"

"Yes. The villain Kanrokuro Katayama. ”

"What do you think...... What is the reason for the lack of popularity? ”

"The villain thinks there are two reasons."

"What is it?"

"The Okuhei family, one of the mountain families, has taken refuge in the Tokugawa family, and maybe the remaining two families will betray, so you need to be careful."

"Oh. That is, Suganuma Izu and Shinhachiro are not to be trusted, right? ”

"Not only that, but the wild warriors and people of Fenglai Temple and the vicinity. Nor can it be taken lightly. ”

"Oh. Good. I know. Katsuyori Takeda didn't ask for the second reason. He knew if he asked again. The young man may say out loud that it was because the news of Shingen Takeda's death was leaked. Now that I think about it, my father was the backbone of Takeda. I didn't expect my father's death to cause such great pain. Not to mention the low morale of the Kai and the shaking of the hearts of the people, there are still people who do not have a high opinion of Takeda Katsuyori and do not trust it...... It's all because of my father's bravery. However, if the withdrawal continues, it will be in the hands of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

"What do you mean by that, you mean to pay attention to the backs of people's hearts near Fenglai Temple?"

"Yes."

"Then suppress the people there. All right. Go down and rest. ”

Kanrokuro was obviously not convinced, and seemed to have something to say. What he wants to say must be what happened when Xin Xuangong was alive and what he is doing now. Katsuyori Takeda deliberately turned his head indifferently. Little did he know that his anger and sighs had a deeper cause, and that everything could not be simply attributed to his father's death. But the more he explained it, the more remorseful and irritated he became.

Even if Takeda Katsuyori is inferior to his father, he is by no means mediocre. The inability to gain the trust of his retainers made him restless all the time. I should have proved my strength to others. But anger gradually caused Katsuyori Takeda to lose his rationality and judgment. After retracting from the scout, he rested one elbow on the buttress. Silent. After a while, he opened his blood-red eyes and said to his subordinates: "Open the door." ”

When the cold wind blows, a maple leaf falls onto the tatami mats.

"Are you alright?" Traces of the Great Cooker asked from the side.

"The wind is a little cold." Takeda Katsuyori was in a trance, "Go and tell Shoji Sukezuo to bring the hostages left by Zhenno's father and son." ”

"Did the young master kill the hostages?"

Katsuyori Takeda still didn't answer. Let the retainers call him the young master in order to hide the news of his father's death. But he is now furious at the name. His father left a last word to hide the news of his death for three years, but these last words had a great impact on morale. Takeda Katsuyori believes that his father wanted him to recognize the hearts of his family during these three years, and at the same time observe the general trend of the world; But the ministers in the family did not think so. They all passively believe that once the death of their father Shingen is leaked, Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu will join forces with Kenshin to attack Heifei, and the Imagawa family will also make a move, so it cannot be easily announced. Fortunately, he was fortunate to have made peace with the Imagawa family not long ago, and his situation in charge will be even more difficult at this time.

Prison Supervisor Shoji Suke Saemon walked in, and two subordinates escorted a woman who was tied up behind her back. She is Natsume Gorou Saemon's fifteen-year-old daughter Kaede.

Here she is not the daughter of Gorou Zuo, she is the daughter of Rokubei of the same clan of Okupei Zhenneng, and the wife of Zhenchang, the son of Zhenno. Before the father and son left Sakute Castle and attacked the Kai army, she was treated favorably at the Takeda family.

"The person you wanted brought it." The prison warden greeted Katsuyori Takeda.

Takeda Katsuyori angrily walked to the bottom of the corridor and asked loudly, "Ah Feng, do you know why you are here today?" ”

Feng nodded. At the age of fifteen, she frowned, looking like a young nun with her hair and cultivation, looking pitiful.

"As the wife of Oping Zhenchang, you must not deceive me." Takeda Katsuyori scolded.

Ah Feng turned a deaf ear and let his subordinates push her to the ground, and then, slowly raised his head, and replied expressionlessly: "I am not the young lady of the Ao Ping family. ”

"Isn't it?"

"Yes. I'm just the daughter of an obscure retainer. ”

Takeda Katsuyori hurriedly looked around: "Haven't you and Zhenchang had a wedding yet?" ”

"Nope." Ah Feng shook his head slowly. Maybe she was born strong, or she knew she was going to die, and she was disheartened, but she looked very calm. "It's just a hoax. When I was killed, it was the day my family fulfilled their wish to die. The master ordered me to pretend to be a young lady. ”

"What do you say? Let you pretend to be Jeongchang's wife? ”

"Yes."

Takeda's body trembled violently. His anger had not subsided, and he was so stimulated that he suddenly felt a great shame. "Are you saying that when the Oda father and son sent you to the Takeda family, they were determined to betray?"

"Nope." Ah Feng shook his head expressionlessly, "I had a heart of betrayal when I surrendered to you. ”

"Sukezaemon, kill her!" Takeda Katsuyori couldn't hold back and roared. "No, wait!" He quickly changed his tune again.

Even this little woman dares to deceive me and look down on me! His anger suddenly turned to beastly flames. The wind rose, and the wind blew the red leaves to Ah Feng's side. One piece fell on Ah Feng's hair, reminiscent of the flower on the head of a commoner's daughter.

"Haha......" Takeda Katsuyori suddenly laughed and said in a trembling voice: "Untie the rope." ”

The prison prisoner wondered how to untie the rope on Ah Feng's body. Ah Feng moved his shoulders and bent his fingers. Takeda Katsurai Moki stared at her intently, "Kaede." ”

"Humph!"

"You're fifteen?"

"Yes."

"Whose daughter are you?" Takeda Katsuyori leaned his head on the fuji, and Zhiyi asked, "If you are not the wife of Zhenchang, it will be useless to kill you." I send you back to your father. Who exactly came up with the idea? Zhenneng, or Zhenchang? ”

Ah Feng looked at Takeda Katsuyori indifferently and shook his head.

"Neither Zhenneng nor Zhenchang?" Takeda Katsuyori saw that Ah Feng was so calm, and he was so angry that he smoked. Compared with the beginning, Ah Feng in front of him seems to have changed as a person. At the thought of being deceived by an ordinary woman, he couldn't help but be even more annoyed. (To be continued.) )

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