Chapter 64 The Night Summons Ignores the Confession and Refuses to See the Poor Dagger of Relatives
"The hall master has an order, and His Royal Highness Jingzhen will come to see him in the starry night, and there must be no mistake!"
Nearly three watches, Takeda Shintoka's messenger suddenly arrived at the Jingzhen Mansion in Jumo County, and the attendants who did not dare to slack off hurriedly entered to report. At this time, Jingzhen had already undressed and rested early due to injury, and when he heard that Takeda Shinhu's urgent order came, he had not yet had time to put on his shoes, so he put on his clothes and stepped out to greet him, and then he received the above message.
Summoned late at night for no reason, Takeda Shintora's move can be described as very unusual. However, due to the suddenness of the incident and the lack of information, Jingzhen rushed to the Hesaki Pavilion with the messenger dragging his injuries that had not healed, and he did not figure out a reason along the way.
Under the guidance of the messenger, the two of them rode non-stop, and arrived at the Tatsugasaki Pavilion in half an hour.
After verifying his identity and entering the castle, he passed through the layers of houses, and finally climbed the towering castle tower. At this time, the messenger sang a song and said, "The master of the hall has an order, please enter by yourself after His Royal Highness arrives", and went away.
The narrow corridor was empty, the torches burning on both sides were lit up, the gate of the castle tower at the end was closed, and the beast-faced mouth on the door was also particularly hideous, as if she was in a tomb, which made Jingzhen's heart palpitate. But no matter what the future is, it can only face it head-on at the moment, so he took a few deep breaths in a row, and finally pushed the door open.
Stepping inside, the scene that greeted me still surprised the pre-prepared Jingzhen reflexively. Unlike the brilliant lights along the way, there is no light in the empty lobby, only the cold moonlight spills through the skylight of the dome, which is completely different from the lively scene of holding evaluations or feasts during the day, but it looks extremely terrifying.
Hearing the sound of the door opening and closing, the two figures, one tall and one short, who were originally looking at the railing, suddenly turned around and looked back, it was Takeda Shinhu and Takeda Shingen!
"I've seen the main hall and the palace, but I don't know what the summons is going to be in the middle of the night, what are the orders?"
Takeda Shinhu first stopped Takeda Shingen's possible move with his eyes, and then turned to Jingzhen, and said with a smile:
"Speaking of which, it's not a big deal, it's just that I talked to Harunobu (Takeda Shingen) about the battle of the mouth of the sea, and I called you over on a whim, don't be surprised."
"Listening to Qingxin, this battle is the first merit, it's really good!"
Takeda Shinhu changed his previous casual rudeness, and such a disobedient performance made Jingzhen's heart alarmed, and he didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately said respectfully:
"I thought that the victory in this battle first depended on the strategy of the pavilion master, which greatly weakened the strength and morale of the defenders, which gave His Royal Highness Harunobu a chance to win by surprise. As for the following, not only did he fail to come up with a good strategy to break the enemy in the early stage, resulting in the loss of his own army, but he also followed His Royal Highness Qingxin in the later stage, how can he talk about the credit! ”
Seeing that the boy who usually cheated and played tricks was also submissive and sweaty under his majesty at this moment, Takeda Shintora unconsciously showed a fleeting smile, and then immediately returned to his previous demeanor, and continued:
"Well, don't put on this on purpose. I called you here this time, not for anything else, but to reward you for making new contributions this time. ”
"You have been in this family for half a year, but the credit you have made is better than what ordinary retainers can do in their lives, and I also look at it in my eyes, and this time I want to promote you to a future in one fell swoop!"
Speaking of which, Takeda Shinhu didn't sell Guanzi either, and after a slight pause, he directly said the drama meat.
"You, my beloved daughter, are nine years old, and you have seen them the day before yesterday. Now I intend to recruit you as a son-in-law, first engage with him, and after three years, he will be officially married. In this way, you are a member of your own family, regardless of each other, and your status is naturally different, and I can rest assured that I will entrust more power to you. As long as you do your best to serve the public, you will become a guardian of one party and even the lord of a country in the future! ”
"Jingzhen boy, what are your intentions?"
"Ahem"
Like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, Jingzhen was stunned, and he was speechless for a long time, until Takeda Shingen really couldn't look past it, and deliberately reminded him to come back to his senses.
"You ......"
Although she only vaguely glanced at it in a coma on the sickbed, Jingzhen still had a special affection for that timid but exceptionally gentle and kind little girl. This kind of good feeling has nothing to do with the love between men and women, firstly, because he was caught by his brother but did not complain, but took care of himself with heart and affection, and secondly, he expressed pity for his future bumpy fate.
As the third daughter of Takeda Nobuhu and the youngest sister of Takeda Nobugen, you were married to Shinano's wealthy Suwa Yorishige early for the needs of your father and brother to attack Shinano. Whether this political marriage was happy and stable is unknown, but what happened next was undoubtedly tragic.
As the situation changed, Takeda Shingen no longer needed his brother-in-law as an ally, so he did not hesitate to defeat him and imprisoned him until death, and your youngest son, Inomimaru, was also used as a puppet in front of the stage. Her husband and children were betrayed and murdered by your brother, and you died of grief at the age of fifteen.
"The owner of the museum is very kind, and I am grateful for it! Your princess is virtuous and virtuous, and she is naturally a perfect match, but she already has a heart in the next place, and she can only live up to the kindness of the hall owner! ”
Jingzhen rejected Takeda Shintora, but the expected thunderstorm did not fall for a long time. Takeda Shintora didn't seem to be angry by Jingzhen's refusal, and was silent for a moment before continuing:
"You don't want this marriage, isn't it because of the little lady who came from Izumo together? If that's the case, I'll make an exception and allow you to take her as a concubine without separation, okay? ”
"The owner of the hall is very loving, and it is difficult to protect the bones in the next powder, but I am in love with the crane for three lives, and in addition, I was only a guest at the beginning, and I really can't climb high for my family, so I don't want to obey my fate!"
Rejected by Jingzhen again, Takeda Shintora actually laughed, but there was no joy in that laughter, only endless killing intent.
"Katsuchiyo, you saw it. Tiger, brilliant and burning, after all, can only walk alone in the dark night forest. Again and again, I have done my best, but this kid has never been willing to wear shackles and run for his family. ”
"Now, if you are willing to gamble and lose, Zong Sanzuo's text is here, I want you to kill this kid with your own hands to prevent future troubles!"
Although Jingzhen had expected that this trip would be a Hongmen banquet, she did not expect that Takeda Shinhu was desperate to kill herself on the spot, and hurriedly looked around to find a way to escape.
However, as soon as he turned around, he suddenly fell into an ice cave, and it turned out that Takeda Shingen had quietly turned behind him at some point, and was looking at himself with a complicated expression, one after the other and Takeda Shinhu faintly formed a trap!
Seeing that the Zongsanzuo script, which had already devoured the flesh and blood of several important ministers of the Takeda clan and was privately named the demon sword, was rudely stuffed into Takeda Shingen's hands by Takeda Shintora. On the line of life and death, Jingzhen can only let go of the idea of goodness, and is ready to fight to the death, following the old things and taking hostages to seize the road.
The bad thing is that as soon as he sank his center of gravity and put on a posture, the tense muscles suddenly tore the wound in his chest that had not yet healed, accompanied by a violent cough and difficulty breathing, and weakness in his limbs, and the attempt to fight for his life was broken before it began.
Not to mention how Jingzhen struggled, Takeda Shingen carried the knife but did not move for a long time, if it were not for the red corners of his eyes, his heaving chest and trembling lips, he would probably be regarded as a sculpture by others who did not know the inside story.
Seeing Takeda Shingen standing still, Takeda Shinhu gradually lost his patience, he originally planned to let Takeda Shingen personally kill this friendship and deeply understand the meaning of being alone, but when he saw that he couldn't do it for a long time, he knew that it would change later, so he snatched the knife again and swung it directly in the air!
The next moment, blood flew everywhere!