Chapter 24 Gu Jun Veteran

Wulangzuo's father had been in the middle of the match for more than 20 days, and he lived in the mansion behind closed doors.This is extremely rare for him.Not so much ten years as one day, but his allegiance through two generations of the Oda family can be said to be forty years as one day. After Nobunaga, a six-foot orphan, entrusted Nobunaga with a word of "please" when he was dying, he, as Nobunaga's guardian and the elder of a country, urged his own old bones to serve faithfully. Today, it is already evening. He seemed to realize that his hair had turned white only now, and he looked at himself in the mirror in astonishment.He should have turned white too, he was already in his sixties, but he was so busy that he didn't even have time to think about his age.Thinking of my age, and discovering my gray hair, I owe it to these more than 20 days of living behind closed doors.

"Kanjieyou, Kanjieyou." He called through the partition. The boy was holding the candlestick, and Yugong Kanjieyu was behind, walking towards the quiet and dark side. "Kanjieyou, have everyone gone?" "Yes, it has been dispatched." "So, can I see you?" "We'll be together soon." "Is the wine ready?" "Rare fine wine is ready." "Well, good wine can soothe your worries and boredom." "That's right. Then, let's make some hot food." Kan Jieyou left.The weather is early February, and the buds of the plum blossoms have not yet opened. This winter is extremely cold, and the thick ice on the surface of the pool has not melted for a day.It was the three sons who lived in other mansions who had been sent to call just now.Originally, in such a mansion, needless to say, the eldest son, the second son and the third son, a big family, from the wife to the grandchildren all live together, which is a common practice in the world.

However, Zhongwu said: "Living day and night in the warm love of children and grandchildren's family will make people slacken their work." So they let everyone live in other houses, and his wife died young, so he lived alone with.Therefore, Nobunaga, the orphan of the ancestors, has not only maintained it as a master, but also guarded it as if he were his own child.But since a few days ago, Nobunaga is no longer so close and admiring to himself, not only that, but also doesn't listen to his words, looking a little bored.He felt something was wrong and asked the valet. "Actually, it started with your son Wulang Zuo because of the horse..." The servants told him the embarrassment that happened on the horse farm a few days ago.

"So that's how it is." Only then did Ping Zhongwu understand, because the matter was difficult, and he looked sad.Since then, Gorozuo, who offended the lord, has been suspended from his job and ordered to reflect on himself. This incident has also affected him, causing Nobunaga to stop listening to him.Shibata Gonroku, Hayashi Misaku and a group of people took the opportunity to flatter Nobunaga again, which made the relationship between the protagonist and Zhongwu father and son more serious. After living in seclusion for more than 20 days, Zhong Wu deeply felt his own aging.Next to the protagonist, there are emerging forces such as Shibata Gonroku and Hayashi Misaku, which are young forces.After forty years of devotion to duty, he was too tired to fight those people.But the more I feel my own aging, the more worried I am about the future of Gujun Nobunaga and the future of the master.So I kept thinking about what this old bone could do for Gu Jun, so I closed the door for more than 20 days.

"The two of you have already arrived." Kanjie soon came to his room to report. "Really? I'll go right away." Saying this, Hiring seemed to be writing something.On this cold night, which was so cold that even ink would freeze, Hirateo was bending over to write something.It was a long letter I had written since yesterday.Now I am carefully transcribing the letter I wrote yesterday.In the academy, the eldest son Gorozuo and the second son Jianwu were summoned and waited around the stove. "I was shocked when I saw my father suddenly send someone to see if he was sick or something." The supervisor said, Goro shook his head left and right.

"No, I don't think so. That matter will reach my father's ears sooner or later. I think he will be reprimanded by my father this time." "However, it happened more than 20 days ago, and my father should have heard about it a long time ago. There must be something else to call us in such a hurry, right?" Regardless of age, the awe of one's father is constant.Before their father came, the two brothers hoped that their father would come later, but were also a little worried, wanting to see their father sooner.The third son Jinzaemon was unable to come tonight because he went to a relative's house in another country.

"Come here? It's cold." The father finally opened the door and appeared, and the brothers immediately looked at the father's white hair and obviously thin face. "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with your body?" "It's okay. As you can see, nothing has changed. I just want to see you. Maybe it's because I'm getting old and I feel lonely occasionally." "So there's nothing particularly urgent?" "It's nothing. I just want to have dinner together once in a while, and talk about my depression. Hahahaha, um, be more casual." The father's appearance was no different from usual.It may be raining and snowing outside, and the sound of knocking on the eaves can be heard.The candlelight and the compartment grew cold.

However, the harmonious banquet between father and son made them forget the cold.Because his father was in a particularly good mood, Gorozuo, who offended the protagonist, originally wanted to apologize to his father, but he didn't find a suitable opportunity. After the banquet was dismissed, the middle affairs people brought him his favorite light tea and drank it relaxedly.Seeing the teacup in his hand, he seemed to think of something suddenly, and asked, "Gorozuo, I heard that the heirloom 'Yaofen' I gave you is no longer in your hands, is it?" "Yes. Although it is a famous family heirloom, but there is a horse I want, so I sold the teacup and bought a horse."

"Really, that's fine. As long as you have the heart, you don't have to worry about your loyalty to the Lord even after I die. It's a good sale." Goro Zuo thought he would be reprimanded, but he didn't expect his father to be happy not only not .After Pingzhong Wu praised him, he said solemnly: "It is good to sell the teacup and buy a famous horse, but I heard that your horse beat His Highness Uzuki in the racecourse. After that, His Highness wanted the black Lumao, but you refused?" "Because of that incident, in fact, I was suspended and caused trouble to my father. It's really..."

"etc." "what?" "You don't mind me, why are you stingy with things in the face of the lord's wish?" "..." "Greedy guy." "……Father." "what?!" "Is that how you see me, Gorozuo? It really surprised me." "Then, why did the lord rarely ask for something, but you didn't give it?" "Even if it's my life, if the lord wants it, I can give it to you at any time. I'm sorry for that horse. I own it. It's not because I want to have fun, but because I want to be loyal to the lord if I go to the battlefield one day."

"It's supposed to be like this, as long as you understand." "His Royal Highness is naturally happy to present the horse. But ignoring the feelings of the ministers, just seeing a horse that runs faster than Uzuki willfully wants it. This kind of character is regrettable." "..." "The current Oda family is very dangerous. I don't need to say this. Father, you know it very well. Although the lord may sometimes show a superhuman demeanor, no matter how old he is, people will be amazed at his natural self-willed and indulgent temper. Our retainers respect I am very worried about this kind of personality, obeying his wishes seems loyal, but I don't think so. That's why I deliberately acted like that." "No." "Isn't it? Am I thinking wrong?" "If you are loyal from the bottom of your heart, you should obey his bad temper even more. I have taken care of and educated the lord by his side since he was a baby, and I have spent more time holding him with my hands than you who hold your own flesh and blood. Therefore, I know him very well, my lord, he is born to be a great person, and he has more minor shortcomings than others. What you resist, if you look at his natural ability to be a great person, is like a mote of dust Not worth mentioning." "Really? Although it's impolite to say so, but me, the supervisor, and the servants at home, everyone thinks that he is a stupid king who is not worthy of allegiance, so they can't help but sigh. Shibata Gonroku, Hayashi Misaku and others But rejoice for the deeds of that foolish king.” “No, no matter what others say, I don’t believe anything. My lord, you must follow to the end. Even more so after I die.” “You don’t need to worry about this matter. No matter what the lord has done to us, we will not betray." "I am relieved to hear you say that. Helpless, I am old, and you, as my heirs, must serve you faithfully." Thinking about it later, although there were some signs in the tie that night, Gorozuo and Jianwu never thought that their father would die.They went back late at night when it was raining and snowing. The self-determination of Ping Zhongwu was discovered the next morning.Very tragic seppuku gesture. Gorozuo and Jianwu brothers who rushed here could not see any regrets or distress on their father's face.The last words were already spoken at the banquet last night.So he did not leave a suicide note to his family.Only a suicide note with Nobunaga's name left behind.The suicide note was immediately sent to the letter chief. "What? The old man..." Nobunaga was stunned when he heard the news of the death of Ping Zhong.The suicide note is very long, and every word and every sentence is the painstaking advice of the veteran.This is the death advice of Ping Zhongwu.Regarding the remonstrance of Hiroshi, who knows himself best, when Xinchang read it, what preceded the tears was the heartache like being whipped. "Master, forgive me." Nobunaga cried bitterly. As for the affairs of the middle class, he can be willful and willful, and rely on him to handle internal and external affairs. In name, he is a monarch and minister, but in fact he is closer than a father and son.This time, as in the past, he did it on purpose to the old minister who could act like a baby at will. "Bring Gorozuo." Nobunaga ordered immediately. Soon Goro Zuo came to see him. He knelt down on the ground, and Nobunaga got up and walked to him and sat opposite him. "The old man's last words are deeply rooted in Nobunaga's heart, and Nobunaga will never forget them. To make amends to the old man, this is the only way, and this is the only way." Because Nobunaga stretched out his hand to Gorozuo, Gorozuo hurriedly caught it, Fu worship, the two monarchs and ministers hugged each other and cried together. That year, a temple was built in the city.It is to make the old man become a Bodhisattva and Nobunaga made a wish. "What about the name of the temple? How about you order the eminent monk to write it?" When the person in charge asked Nobunaga, Nobunaga shook his head immediately. "Compared with the name given by the monk, the old man must prefer my name. I will mention it myself." After speaking, Nobunaga took a pen and immediately wrote down the words "Zhengxiu Temple".This is exactly what Hirate Masahide's name was taken from. Later, when thinking about something, Nobunaga often ran to Zhengxiu Temple abruptly.When I arrived at the temple, I seldom prayed for blessings, but just sat with the monks who chanted sutras.He just chanted "Old man, old man" and walked in the temple, and then suddenly returned to the city.Sometimes, he acts like a madman.When he went hunting, he suddenly held up the torn bird meat and shouted: "Old man, old man, this is the prey that Nobunaga caught, please accept it." Then he threw it into the air.When he went fishing, he would suddenly kick the river with his feet and shout, "Old man, you must become a Buddha."The screams and eyes were not usually tragic, and the retainers were often stunned.

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