As the sun passed, just as Jingzhen and Hirotaka were discussing the Hosokawa Rebellion, Wakamaru, a young man who served outside the house, suddenly entered the house to pay homage and handed him a handkerchief. When Jingzhen saw that it was a crane's thing, she knew that it must be in a hurry, so she shook off the towel and shook it off after telling Honggao.

"My parents suddenly agreed to marry His Royal Highness Quanjiu, and they didn't get married, and the situation was difficult to reverse. However, the concubine only has the thought of Pucao, and does not think about it. If things don't work, it should be the southwest wind, and it will pass away into the arms of the king. (Note 1)

Jingzhen was shocked when she saw what she wrote, and Honggao already knew about it and dissuaded him many times. Now that he has taken the scarf, he frowned and said:

"This matter is extremely tricky, and it involves many forces and affects the whole body. His Royal Highness Quanjiu must have obtained the approval of the Great Hall (Note 2), and it is not up to you two yellow-mouthed children to consolidate the alliance between the family and the country.

"Therefore, now the best policy is to push the boat with the current, as long as you remain silent, everyone will naturally turn a blind eye to a woman's words, and do this as usual, and avoid melons and plums afterwards."

Jing Zhen shook her head when she heard this, and said with difficulty: "Ask the teacher to teach me the middle and bottom strategies!" ”

Honggao suddenly became angry and said sharply: "I thought you were better than adults, but I didn't expect to be childish at this time." Now that the rites are collapsing and the chaos is about to arise, it is the time for heroes and heroes to rise together. With your intellect dormant for several years, there is a great hope of surpassing the hegemony of His Highness Mamoru Izumo. Do you want to give up dormancy for the sake of a woman and ruin the overall situation? ”

Under the unprecedented heavy responsibility of the respected teacher, Jingzhen was silent for a moment, and finally her face swelled with determination, and she said solemnly:

"The original intention is easy to obtain, but it is always difficult to keep. Jingzhen's intention to learn art and practice martial arts is to protect the important people around her, so whether it is a mantis arm as a car or a place of death together, I am willing to choose an ending with her, rather than a world without her! ”

Honggao laughed angrily when he heard this, shook his head again and again:

"I thought you were Puyu, but I didn't expect it to end up being mud. Think about it, since the Yingren Rebellion, it has been common for the following to kill each other, kill their fathers, and kill their brothers, not to mention the love between men and women. Without strength, infatuation is dementia, and benevolence is weakness. You can't even understand such a simple truth, and you still want to do something great. It's so dull and stubborn, and it's been a waste of my efforts! ”

Jing Zhen was also on the top at this time, and couldn't help but say-for-tat:

"The teacher just said that fathers and sons, brothers, men and women are not credible, did you miss the master and apprentice? The teacher came from an extraordinary background, but he lived in seclusion in the mountains and wilderness, and favored my mud, in the final analysis, he also had the intention of using it. It's a pity that I'm stupid and stubborn, and it's a pity that you let your investment fall into the water. ”

Honggao seemed to have been hit on the head, his body shook for a while, and he almost didn't stand firm, staring at Jing Zhen with red eyes.

"Good! Good! Good! That's how you look at me! ”

"That's it!"

Jing Zhen came up stubbornly, and glared back without showing weakness.

After only a moment of confrontation, Honggao seemed to suddenly age by ten years, sat down in despair, no longer looked at Jingzhen, bowed his head and said:

"Little brute, get out!"

Seeing Hongtaka being devastated, Jingzhen's anger fell, and his sanity returned. Recalling the love of licking calves and the true feelings of fists and fists between master and apprentice, I couldn't help but regret that I deliberately hurt my teacher, but I didn't know how to make up for it, I was silent for a while, and finally only kowtowed three times, and said in a deep voice:

"The teacher is hard-working, and it is difficult to repay Jingzhen in this life, and he will be crushed and broken in the next life. I hope the teacher will take care of it! ”

After that, he walked out the door without looking back.

After a long time, a long sigh and a "idiot" were faintly heard behind him, and Jingzhen was stunned, but then he accelerated the pace of going away. At this time, the sunset was like blood, and only the young man's singing echoed in the distance.

"The smoke rises and the search for love is like a wave of sand

When I met her, I was like a pear blossom in the spring

Swing the sword to break the end of the world, and the acacia put it down lightly

In my dreams, I was obsessed with it

Regardless of the generals, the princes

It doesn't matter what will happen forever

Seek only love and resolution

This red dust is chaotic and never ends

Love is more love for eternity

Be more gentle like water

Who cares who is the master of Spring and Autumn

There is love in a lifetime, so don't be afraid of wind and sand

Sad white hair can't keep the fragrance

Throw away the picturesque country, change her smile like a flower

Resist the empty worries of this life

If there is no resentment, love and hate will follow her

The love of heaven and earth is endless

Just for her to stand up to the world

……”

Note 1: Pucao, from Han Yuefu's "Peacock Flying Southeast" "Jun is used as a rock, and concubine is regarded as Pu Wei." The reeds are like silk, and the rock has no transfer. "May the southwest wind pass away into the arms of the king." From Cao Zhi's "Seven Mourning Poems". The former describes love as stronger and unshakable; The latter depicts the sorrow of the longing woman, and it has a faint meaning of martyrdom.

Note 2: 殿 (どの), or Chinese translation as His Royal Highness, is an extremely commonly used honorific title in Japan's Warring States period, and does not refer to princes and princes like in Chinese, so you can often see hundreds of His Royal Highnesses in a river drama. Several common usages are: 1. Without the Miao character or in front of the name, he is called His Royal Highness alone, mainly by the samurai to call his direct allegiance to his superior; 2. Miao character / name + His Royal Highness, mainly between peers and colleagues; 3. The main hall is mainly called the highest level of the subordinate forces (generally speaking, they are overstepping), for example, after the Oda family implements the corps commander system, the new samurai or forces loyal to the commanders of the corps such as Hashiba Hideyoshi, Niwa Nagahide, and Shibata Katsuie can be called Hashiba Hideyoshi/Niwa Nagahide/Shibata Katsuie as His Royal Highness, and Oda Nobunaga as the main hall; 4. Ruodian, mainly for the title of the heir who is loyal to the superior, similar to the meaning of the young master, such as the Baba Shinbo and other Takeda ministers always call Takeda Katsuyori as Ruodian, so there is a reason why Katsuyori has been unhappy for a long time.