Chapter 10 villain
After listening to Tohara Toyogo's report, Fujishi was shocked, but his expression was still very calm.
"This news is indeed regrettable. However, lamenting the past is not a solution. You must gather people to meet the Lord and protect him and return to the city safely!"
Bungo doesn't like Fujishi. He thinks that Haruki's chaos in governance and the world's criticism are all because of this fox spirit. But Fujishi's aura and composure in front of him surprised him.I thought to myself that she is worthy of being a nobleman, and she still calmly dealt with such a big event when it happened, she was really ashamed.
"Then, I will go and prepare, and at the same time, please prepare for it, so that the lord can feel at ease when I see it! I will take my leave!"
Bungo exited the inner hall, sneezed fiercely in the winding corridor, and staggered weakly.
"Close the door and retreat, everyone!"
The maids closed the paper door facing the side corridor, and each retreated to another room. Everyone was restless at the news of the defeat.
When alone, Fujizi's appearance completely changed.She couldn't settle down, her face was solemn, and she sighed frequently!
She thought: "I must run away!"
She knows that there are too many people who hate her, and many of them are from the city. If the weather is not guaranteed, these people will definitely take the opportunity to take revenge. At that time, even if Qingjing wanted to protect her, he couldn't keep her. He had neither the courage to stand up and repel the servants, nor the ability to subdue them.When she thought of how her body was torn apart and trampled by the violent soldiers, her eyes dimmed and her joints ached.
But how to escape?Where did they flee to?
It's not just the people in the city who hate her, the people outside the city should have even deeper resentment towards her. I have committed a lot of crimes, and if they catch her, it is absolutely impossible for me to be fine.
Also, brothers are brothers after all, even though Jing Hu is approaching the city, the brothers may still make peace, and Qing Jing is still safe and sound, but at that time he must not be able to save himself.Needless to say, Jing Hu, all the powerful families who took refuge in him hated him, and one of the conditions for making peace must be to kill Fujizi.
Anyway, I can't save myself.By now, she regretted that she hadn't prepared in advance to escape to a shelter, but it was useless to think about it now.
"In short, let's run away first, and look at other things later, I have to hurry up!"
She made up her mind and summoned her maid to serve her.
"Your hometown is Mingli, right?"
"Yes, it's in the name of a mountain called Akanomata."
"Take me there. There will be a war here soon. Neither you nor I know what will happen. Women are always ravaged during siege battles. In addition to being bullied by those ghost-like warriors, they may also be bullied. Torn apart!"
The maid trembled with fright.
"When the lord went out to fight, he also gave me a special order. In case we are defeated, I should hide somewhere else for the time being. After the lord returns to the city, he will regroup and defeat the rebels, and then pick me up. You know? Take me back to your hometown to hide for a while, you will be rewarded heavily in the future, and your father and brother can be promoted to warriors, take me away quickly!"
The little maid didn't know if she understood, she kept shaking her head and said, "Yes, yes..."
Fujizi immediately packed up her preparations, she had to bring as much gold and silver as possible for her escape this time, she didn't think that Qingjing could recover from the decline and make a comeback.For the present plan, she had to flee back to Beijing, thinking about the travel expenses and her future life, gold and silver are absolutely indispensable.What's more, she has stayed in this remote village for many years, and her younger brother has died. If she doesn't bring more gold and silver treasures, she will not be reconciled.
She packed up the gold sand and gold and silver jewelry that Qingjing admired her in the past, and she also felt reluctant to part with those beautiful clothes.I thought, this set of clothes can take me back to Beijing, so I will use these kimonos as travel expenses, and try to save gold and silver in Beijing for reuse!
She wanted to pick a few pieces, but she couldn't put it down. She suppressed herself, picked them out carefully, and threw them to the maid to pack them. It turned out to be so heavy that the maid couldn't carry it.
Fuji Zi thought: "I have to find a man to help!"
She thought, it would be great if Xuan Gui was here at this time. Out of the sensitivity of a woman, she knew that Xuan Gui had unusual feelings for her. When she was proud of herself, she was inevitably a little angry and a little strange. If she had known this, she should have treasured.However, it is superfluous to think about these now.
"Who are you looking for?" She thought about it, and all the men appeared in her mind. They were all young warriors. Although some of them had yearned for her for a long time, they all went to war with Qingjing. She had no choice but to turn her thoughts to the servants. This one was not good, and that one was not good. After deliberation for a long time, she finally chose one.That was a servant named Jiusuke, originally a fisherman from Naoetsu, because he was good at sumo wrestling, Qingjing used him as a servant last autumn to clean the courtyard of the inner shrine, every time he saw Fujishi, his eyes were filled with admiration . Fuji Zi thought: "He looks strong, he can safely escort me back to Beijing, even if he never admired me, I can still find a way to convince him, if you use your body as a bait, there is nothing you can't do." Determined, she ordered the servant girl to find Jiusuke. During this period, the news had already spread, there was a commotion inside and outside the city, strange shouts and heavy footsteps were heard endlessly, someone came to spy on the reaction of Fujizi's room.Fuji Zi hid the packed things a few times, and sat with her chest up beside the fire pot, and would scold any such person when she poked her head. "Irreverent! You didn't call, what are you doing here?! What are you doing so sneakily in the Wu family?!" There was an unapproachable majesty on the beautiful face, the person who was scolded hurriedly bowed in fright, closed the door and slipped away in a muffled voice. There was a sound of someone approaching in the yard, and I heard the little maid say: "You wait here, I will report!" Fujizi opened the door herself. Jiusuke was kneeling in the courtyard. He was about twenty-five or six years old, with a solid build, thick hair and beard, two eyes under thick eyebrows rolled around, and immediately lowered his head.The moment Fujizi touched his eyes, a trace of uneasiness flashed in his heart. Is this man reliable?But now that she was riding a tiger, there was no room for hesitation. She tried to maintain her majesty and said: "The lord once told me to leave the city temporarily, and I chose you as an escort because I thought you could help me at this time!" "Ah!" Jiusuke's body trembled violently. Fujizi was even more disturbed, but at this time there was no way out, "Come up, and follow me with this bag on your back!" Jiusuke seemed to be excited, with a dazed expression like a dream, trembling, went to the room and carried the package on his back. "Let's go!" Fuji Zi picked up the small bag containing gold and silver, walked out of the corridor, put on the straw sandals worn by the little maid, and went down to the courtyard.The little maid followed her barefoot, followed by Jiusuke. Fujizi has already figured out which way to go. There is a small path among the trees at the end of the yard, which connects to the mountain road. After climbing a little bit of the mountain road and turning down the valley, there is a narrow bridge on the moor.Go a little further after crossing the bridge, the road divides into two, you can go to the human settlements if you go to the right, and you will enter the mountain if you go to the left, and you will pass through the mountain to the sea.She planned to walk the road to the sea. The difficulty was that there were guards on the narrow bridge. However, in this time of chaos, the guards probably ran away. As the sun rose, the frost on the ground began to melt, and steam was rising.When Fujishi and the others reached the grove at the end of the muddy courtyard, Tonohara Bungo had just discussed with some veterans who stayed behind, and rushed to the inner hall to report.He came to the closed paper door and was about to report when he suddenly felt someone in the yard. He turned around and was shocked! "Ms. Fujizi?..." For a moment Bungou still couldn't figure out what was going on, and it took a while to understand, and he couldn't help being furious.He wanted to reprimand them loudly, but he swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue. He was worried that if the news spread, it would greatly damage the morale of the city. He jumped down the yard barefoot and gave chase.When he caught up, he lowered his voice and said, "What's going on? Where are you going?" Fuji Zi turned her head, her face was pale and bloodless. "I'm just following my lord's previous orders. My lord has ordered me to leave in case something happens!" Bungo almost believed her words, but when he saw her paper-white and trembling lips, he decided that she was lying. "In any case, please go back for now!" He stepped forward and grabbed Fujitsu's arm. Fuji Zi yelled with a greener face: "Do you think I'm lying? Let go!" She wanted to break free, but Feng Hou was still strong despite his age, and she couldn't break free. Feng Hou pulled her hard: "Anyway, please go back first!" Fujizi struggled desperately, her body staggered, and her upper body was pulled to Fenghou's chest. In desperation, she pulled out the dagger from her bosom, stabbed it into Fenghou's right abdomen with her backhand, and gouged hard. "Oh!" Bungo let out a scream, her face contorted in pain, and let go of Fujishi's arm, trying to grab her body, but before he let go, Fujishi had rolled over and slipped away. "you!" Bungou staggered in Shuangrong's yard and stood still.He pressed his right hand on the side of the blood that was constantly oozing, and stared fiercely at Fuji Zi. Both the maid and Jiusuke were petrified. Fuji Zi was also very surprised by what she had done. She noticed that she was still holding the dagger in her right hand, and instinctively wanted to throw it away, but she changed her mind immediately, took out the pocket paper, wiped off the blood, and inserted the dagger back into the sheath, tenderly Snow White's hands trembled violently.Without even looking at Bungo, she said to the servant girl and Jiusuke, "Go!" and walked forward, and the two followed in a panic. "etc!……" Bungo still wanted to chase her, but after dragging two steps with difficulty, he fell to his knees in the muddy frost. He twisted his face, stared at Fujizi's back and shouted: "You bad woman!" Although Fujizi heard it, she didn't turn her head back, and only urged the two people behind: "Go quickly." Bungo lost all strength as if he had fallen into a deep cave unexpectedly, his surroundings became dark, and he fell to the ground. The frosty mud around his body was still steaming up, and the sun rose even higher.
When Qingjing came back after noon that day, the guards around him and the people who greeted him were no more than Baiqi.He was listless, his oily and fat face was an unhappy earthy color, his body was shaking constantly, and he couldn't even get off his horse when he got to the city gate, and the servants had to carry him down with all their strength. "Close all the doors, guard them well, and don't let a single one in!" He gave instructions in a trembling voice, but the soldiers didn't respond, anyone could understand, how could it be defended with this little manpower? ! Qingjing couldn't help stomping her feet, and said impatiently: "The teams will come back later, there is no reason why this city cannot be defended!" The soldiers lazily stood up and scattered. Qingjing wanted to see Fujizi's face, drank a cup of hot wine, and quickly walked into the inner hall, where a left-behind veteran knelt down to greet her. "My lord, I don't know where Mrs. Fujizi has fled to." "what?!" "Madam killed Toyohara Toyo and fled away." Qingjing didn't understand and asked several times.The old minister was still trembling at first, but then gradually stabilized, and slowly explained in detail, with a faint pleasure of abuse. Qingjing's eyes went dark, and he rushed into the inner hall at an unimaginably fast speed, the excitement he had never experienced on the battlefield, and the armor on his body rattled. "Fuji Zi! Fuji Zi! Where are you?..." He found another from one room, searched all over, where is there any sign of vine purple? Soon, he returned to Tengzi's room, sat down slumped, and asked for wine. After drinking several large glasses of wine, his eyes were already drunk, he still looked around from time to time, and listened carefully, always thinking that Fujizi would appear suddenly, or hear her voice, he completely forgot about the danger of war and being forced, and thought There was only one vine purple, who shed tears from time to time.
Jinghu's army continued to chase and defeat the fleeing Chunrishan army.Although the defeated army fled in all directions, Jing Hu's army still galloped towards Chunri Mountain City. As usual, Jing Hu ran at the forefront of the whole army, but the closer he got to Mount Chunri, the heavier his heart became.Thoughts of brotherly killing each other and fighting against each other were stuck in his chest, making him suffocate. He defended himself: "Although he is the eldest brother, he initiated this battle. He has sent people to assassinate me twice. If I don't strike, I will be wiped out by him. Isn't this a situation where you die or I live?" ?!" He further thought: "Brother is not suitable to be the leader of Nagao. He is full of shortcomings, and he is completely unpopular with the people and the army. As long as he is in power, the Nagao family will perish sooner or later. The wealthy families in the country hope that I can replace him. .” But thinking about it, he still couldn't inspire the atrophied strength.This is an experience he has never had before. In the past on the battlefield, he was always full of energy and fighting spirit. When Jing Hu's men and horses chased him to a place only three miles away from Chunri Mountain City, the feeling in his heart made him unbearable. He stopped his horse and ordered the soldiers to blow the stop horn.All the teams stopped and there was no disturbance. Jing Hu sent troops to inform the teams to camp here overnight. "Let's rest here tonight! The enemy city is right in front of us, burn as many campfires as possible and send out sentry posts, don't be negligent." He thought that there would be people to complain, but there was no one, and all the generals occupied their own suitable places and prepared to set up camp.This is because the generals relied too much on Jing Hu's tactical vision. Although they thought in their hearts, they had already chased here, and it was still early in the evening, but it was incomprehensible for Jing Hu to immediately order to camp for the night. Chased, and then won a big victory, so I think Jing Hu must have a well-thought-out plan at this moment. Jing Hu betrayed their high hopes, and his heart was even heavier.He rode away from the camp.This area is a corner of a place called Shiwugongye, about in the center of the Ningcheng Plain, and it is an area connected by paddy fields.Many neem trees are planted on the field ridges, with long and thin trunks, and only a few branches grow on the tops of the trees. They are lined up on the field ridges, like huge upside-down pens.During autumn harvest, farmers use boards to hang among the trees, and put the harvested rice on it to dry, so that the layers are raised up, which looks like a high wall, which is a special landscape.In spring and summer, the branches are covered with green leaves, which is another scene. It's winter now, and the treetops are bare, just waiting for the snow season to come.Although the scenery is desolate, it does not hinder the line of sight, and you can see the foothills on the opposite side from a distance. Jing Hu has been riding on the horse, staring at the spring mountain in the west. Even if he camps here overnight, he will still have to fight at dawn tomorrow morning. Since he has chased here, if he withdraws his troops here, there is absolutely no reason for the officers and soldiers to agree. However, he has no intention of fighting again. "What should I do?" He thought over and over in his heart. His first battle was at the age of thirteen, when Akita Hitachi rebelled and attacked Kasugayama Castle.Because the nine-foot spear was too heavy, he cut it two feet short, and fought bravely with the gun.The second time was the restoration of Tochio Ancient City and the battle against Sanjo. He served as the general for the first time. He was only fifteen years old that year.Since then, he has experienced seven battles, and each time he is full of confidence, without the slightest anxiety that he might lose the battle. The joyful excitement and the burning feeling of drunkenness in each battle are completely gone at this moment. This is a entanglement of his conscience. He has a neurotic obsession with cleanliness. If he does not believe that he is the party of justice, he will never fight. If he fights, he will believe that justice is in me. , has the traits of a general.But at the age of nineteen at this time, he didn't know himself, he just felt confused, embarrassed, and anxious because of the shrinking fighting spirit that he had never had before. The sun has set to the west, and it is getting more and more red, and the field of Ningcheng seems to be burning red in the setting sun.In the backlight, the mountains in the west became blue-black shadows, with sharp edges and corners emerging in the air.The Chunri Mountain City built on the mountain was nowhere to be seen, but Jing Hu still stared in that direction.The cold wind blew, and the mane on the horse's neck was blown, and the long tail was blown up, but Jing Hu sat on the horse and didn't move.
Usami decided to warm up by the fire in his own camp, and when he felt warm enough, he ordered his family to say: "I'm going to the main camp, you look here, don't let everyone disperse too far!" After speaking, mount the horse and leave the camp.He walked slowly through the camps, and when he was about to approach the main formation, he suddenly saw a knight on horseback who was bathed in the setting sun a hundred meters ahead.The setting sun came head-on, making people dizzy. He squinted his eyes and stared at it for a while, and he was sure that it was Jing Hu.Shaking his head with emotion, he rode his horse forward, but stopped after walking about six meters, looked around at the camps of the various teams where the smoke was rising, and slowly turned the horse's head. When everyone saw him, he said he was going and then came back. They were all surprised. "Come back so soon?" "He was thinking about something, and I didn't want to disturb him, so I came back without even saying hello. It's so cold, I really want to drink some wine, and the food delivery person will probably bring it, but it's too late." He took out silver from his pocket and distributed it to several soldiers: "Buy as much as you can, and let everyone have a drink!" "Thank you General!" "Don't mess around, take out the silver first and then say you want to buy wine, as long as you have it, he will definitely sell it, and you must not threaten it, you know?" "yes!" The soldiers happily went to nearby villages to buy wine. When the sun went down and the bonfires were brightly lit in the camps, the soldiers who bought the wine came back. Two people carried the big wine jug, the middle wine jug was carried by a man, and the small wine jug was hugged on the chest, and they returned with smiles. to camp. "Got it? Great!" Usami was in great spirits, and gave each soldier a drink, and drank a little himself.After Tao Ran, he took off his armor and fell down beside the campfire, and fell asleep. After the first watch, he got up, put on his armor, and called his horse back. Because the general was fully armed, the guards were very nervous.At that time, there were often night raids to steal meritorious service, and the guard thought that this must be the case. "I have something to go to the mansion, five or six of you will come with me, it's cold and late at night, thank you for your hard work!" It wasn't a matter of night raids to grab credit at all. The guards were a little disappointed, but they were ready to set off immediately. The night sky was clear, filled with cold starlight, and the dark wilderness was blowing the biting cold wind from across the North Sea. A group of people ran silently in the wind. Usami is well aware of the troubles in Jinghu's heart, so he decides to find a way to solve it for Jinghu, and asks Uesugi from the mansion to come out. Uesugi Sadami is the guardian of Echigo and the owner of the Nagao family, and his wife is the younger sister of Haruki and Keigora, and has a deep relationship with the Nagao family.Even if no one asked, he should come forward to resolve the disputes between the Nagao brothers.Usami hopes to take advantage of his position and take this opportunity to replace Qingjing with Jinghu as the head of the family with the highest status.He knew that Dingshi was also dissatisfied with Qingjing's immorality, disobedience and cowardice, and admired Jinghu's outstanding martial arts strategy, so he asked him to come forward and persuade Qingjing to live in seclusion and give up the position of master to Jinghu. Solve Jinghu's troubles. About an hour later, Usami arrived at Funai Castle. The Funei City was built on flat land, and it was originally a guard mansion. It did not have strict military defenses. However, the era was still military and there were constant battles. Therefore, it was inevitable to dig deep trenches and build high walls to transform into a city. Usami walked up to the window of the concierge's hut where the light was slightly leaking, and tapped on the door.The people in the house are not asleep yet. "Who is it? Come right now! Take it easy." He opened the hatch. "I'm Usami from Biwa Island, please report to the guardian, I have something to see." "what!" The concierge was startled, took the lamp, and looked closely at Usami's face. "Oh! It's really Usami-sama, please wait a moment!" He rushed out in a hurry, and soon there was the sound of hurried footsteps behind the gate, and the gate opened immediately, and three warriors bowed to greet him: "See you, my lord!" "There is no need to be too polite, we have come nearby, and we are here to pay our respects to the guardian!" "This way, please!" Three warriors lead the way. About twenty minutes later, Usami and Dingshi were sitting opposite each other in the guest hall. Dingshi is nearly fifty years old, fair-skinned, graceful and elegant, and his wife is in her early forties, still beautiful. After exchanging pleasantries, Dingshi took the initiative to touch on the issue: "You are here because of the dispute between Qingjing and Jinghu brothers!" "Exactly!" Usami walked forward on her knees, stated her thoughts, and listened with a steady nod. "Good idea, let's do it like this! To be honest, I have always mentioned to my wife in the past that Jing Hu is young but has extraordinary courage. His performance on the battlefield in recent years is obvious to all, but he is only nineteen years old. People, the political strategy is not known, which is unavoidably disturbing. I have not spoken all the time, because I am afraid of being suspected for no reason. The young Jing Hu is an attempt to regain the power of the guardian! "Also, Qingjing will not accept my idea. Although others think that he is not suitable to be the head of the Nagao Patriarch and the Guardian, he himself does not think so. He always feels that he is the general leader of Kasuga Mountain City. The yellow-mouthed child who is young and innocent, so if you mention this matter to him, you will only be hated by him. "That's it, I was wrong to think about it, so I had to turn a blind eye and let them go. Now that you have the same intention, I will come forward and give it a try. This time, the world's perception of Jinghu is even more different. , because Qingjing is really outrageous." As he spoke steadily, a trace of uneasiness suddenly flashed across his face: "You came here after discussing it with Jing Hu, right? Did he say anything?" "This is my arbitrariness. Mr. Jing Hu doesn't know about it." Dingshi and his wife were shocked when they heard the words, especially his wife's face turned pale. Usami hurriedly explained: "Please don't misunderstand what ambition I have. I really understand the troubles in Jinghu-jun's heart so well that I took the liberty to come here." As he spoke, he described the appearance of Jinghu he saw in the field of fifty kilometers. "Mr. Jing Hu took the fight passively, but suddenly stopped fighting when the last fatal blow was left. It was really because of brotherhood that he was so troubled that he didn't know what to do. Otherwise, how could a person with such high fighting spirit like him be in the battle?" How about letting go at the last moment? If Ding Shigong is willing to mediate, Mr. Jing Hu will definitely be willing to obey orders." Dingshi sighed: "Really? He was an awkward and difficult child when he was a child. Now that he grows up, will he become so honest?" Madam kept wiping her eyes with her sleeves.
After Qingjing wine, he fell into a deep sleep, and when he woke up, he continued to drink heavily, drinking and sleeping like this, and fell asleep.In a hazy state of drunkenness, he dreamed of Gensaburo, and Qingjing shed tears of joy. "Are you still alive? I heard that you were killed by that hateful Sobusuke. Was that a lie to me?" At some point, Fuji Zi also appeared beside her. "You're here too, ah! I'm so happy! I'll never leave you again! Wherever I go!" He took the hands of his sister and brother and walked to the sunny spring suburb.The warm and bright sun shines on the ground, and the green field under the feet extends infinitely. The field is full of various spring flowers like stars. "I'm so happy, I'm so happy! Who lied to me that you were dead, and that you also escaped, this is all false, I'm so happy..." Tears flowed down my cheeks in my sleep.
"Who are you looking for?" She thought about it, and all the men appeared in her mind. They were all young warriors. Although some of them had yearned for her for a long time, they all went to war with Qingjing. She had no choice but to turn her thoughts to the servants. This one was not good, and that one was not good. After deliberation for a long time, she finally chose one.That was a servant named Jiusuke, originally a fisherman from Naoetsu, because he was good at sumo wrestling, Qingjing used him as a servant last autumn to clean the courtyard of the inner shrine, every time he saw Fujishi, his eyes were filled with admiration . Fuji Zi thought: "He looks strong, he can safely escort me back to Beijing, even if he never admired me, I can still find a way to convince him, if you use your body as a bait, there is nothing you can't do." Determined, she ordered the servant girl to find Jiusuke. During this period, the news had already spread, there was a commotion inside and outside the city, strange shouts and heavy footsteps were heard endlessly, someone came to spy on the reaction of Fujizi's room.Fuji Zi hid the packed things a few times, and sat with her chest up beside the fire pot, and would scold any such person when she poked her head. "Irreverent! You didn't call, what are you doing here?! What are you doing so sneakily in the Wu family?!" There was an unapproachable majesty on the beautiful face, the person who was scolded hurriedly bowed in fright, closed the door and slipped away in a muffled voice. There was a sound of someone approaching in the yard, and I heard the little maid say: "You wait here, I will report!" Fujizi opened the door herself. Jiusuke was kneeling in the courtyard. He was about twenty-five or six years old, with a solid build, thick hair and beard, two eyes under thick eyebrows rolled around, and immediately lowered his head.The moment Fujizi touched his eyes, a trace of uneasiness flashed in his heart. Is this man reliable?But now that she was riding a tiger, there was no room for hesitation. She tried to maintain her majesty and said: "The lord once told me to leave the city temporarily, and I chose you as an escort because I thought you could help me at this time!" "Ah!" Jiusuke's body trembled violently. Fujizi was even more disturbed, but at this time there was no way out, "Come up, and follow me with this bag on your back!" Jiusuke seemed to be excited, with a dazed expression like a dream, trembling, went to the room and carried the package on his back. "Let's go!" Fuji Zi picked up the small bag containing gold and silver, walked out of the corridor, put on the straw sandals worn by the little maid, and went down to the courtyard.The little maid followed her barefoot, followed by Jiusuke. Fujizi has already figured out which way to go. There is a small path among the trees at the end of the yard, which connects to the mountain road. After climbing a little bit of the mountain road and turning down the valley, there is a narrow bridge on the moor.Go a little further after crossing the bridge, the road divides into two, you can go to the human settlements if you go to the right, and you will enter the mountain if you go to the left, and you will pass through the mountain to the sea.She planned to walk the road to the sea. The difficulty was that there were guards on the narrow bridge. However, in this time of chaos, the guards probably ran away. As the sun rose, the frost on the ground began to melt, and steam was rising.When Fujishi and the others reached the grove at the end of the muddy courtyard, Tonohara Bungo had just discussed with some veterans who stayed behind, and rushed to the inner hall to report.He came to the closed paper door and was about to report when he suddenly felt someone in the yard. He turned around and was shocked! "Ms. Fujizi?..." For a moment Bungou still couldn't figure out what was going on, and it took a while to understand, and he couldn't help being furious.He wanted to reprimand them loudly, but he swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue. He was worried that if the news spread, it would greatly damage the morale of the city. He jumped down the yard barefoot and gave chase.When he caught up, he lowered his voice and said, "What's going on? Where are you going?" Fuji Zi turned her head, her face was pale and bloodless. "I'm just following my lord's previous orders. My lord has ordered me to leave in case something happens!" Bungo almost believed her words, but when he saw her paper-white and trembling lips, he decided that she was lying. "In any case, please go back for now!" He stepped forward and grabbed Fujitsu's arm. Fuji Zi yelled with a greener face: "Do you think I'm lying? Let go!" She wanted to break free, but Feng Hou was still strong despite his age, and she couldn't break free. Feng Hou pulled her hard: "Anyway, please go back first!" Fujizi struggled desperately, her body staggered, and her upper body was pulled to Fenghou's chest. In desperation, she pulled out the dagger from her bosom, stabbed it into Fenghou's right abdomen with her backhand, and gouged hard. "Oh!" Bungo let out a scream, her face contorted in pain, and let go of Fujishi's arm, trying to grab her body, but before he let go, Fujishi had rolled over and slipped away. "you!" Bungou staggered in Shuangrong's yard and stood still.He pressed his right hand on the side of the blood that was constantly oozing, and stared fiercely at Fuji Zi. Both the maid and Jiusuke were petrified. Fuji Zi was also very surprised by what she had done. She noticed that she was still holding the dagger in her right hand, and instinctively wanted to throw it away, but she changed her mind immediately, took out the pocket paper, wiped off the blood, and inserted the dagger back into the sheath, tenderly Snow White's hands trembled violently.Without even looking at Bungo, she said to the servant girl and Jiusuke, "Go!" and walked forward, and the two followed in a panic. "etc!……" Bungo still wanted to chase her, but after dragging two steps with difficulty, he fell to his knees in the muddy frost. He twisted his face, stared at Fujizi's back and shouted: "You bad woman!" Although Fujizi heard it, she didn't turn her head back, and only urged the two people behind: "Go quickly." Bungo lost all strength as if he had fallen into a deep cave unexpectedly, his surroundings became dark, and he fell to the ground. The frosty mud around his body was still steaming up, and the sun rose even higher.
When Qingjing came back after noon that day, the guards around him and the people who greeted him were no more than Baiqi.He was listless, his oily and fat face was an unhappy earthy color, his body was shaking constantly, and he couldn't even get off his horse when he got to the city gate, and the servants had to carry him down with all their strength. "Close all the doors, guard them well, and don't let a single one in!" He gave instructions in a trembling voice, but the soldiers didn't respond, anyone could understand, how could it be defended with this little manpower? ! Qingjing couldn't help stomping her feet, and said impatiently: "The teams will come back later, there is no reason why this city cannot be defended!" The soldiers lazily stood up and scattered. Qingjing wanted to see Fujizi's face, drank a cup of hot wine, and quickly walked into the inner hall, where a left-behind veteran knelt down to greet her. "My lord, I don't know where Mrs. Fujizi has fled to." "what?!" "Madam killed Toyohara Toyo and fled away." Qingjing didn't understand and asked several times.The old minister was still trembling at first, but then gradually stabilized, and slowly explained in detail, with a faint pleasure of abuse. Qingjing's eyes went dark, and he rushed into the inner hall at an unimaginably fast speed, the excitement he had never experienced on the battlefield, and the armor on his body rattled. "Fuji Zi! Fuji Zi! Where are you?..." He found another from one room, searched all over, where is there any sign of vine purple? Soon, he returned to Tengzi's room, sat down slumped, and asked for wine. After drinking several large glasses of wine, his eyes were already drunk, he still looked around from time to time, and listened carefully, always thinking that Fujizi would appear suddenly, or hear her voice, he completely forgot about the danger of war and being forced, and thought There was only one vine purple, who shed tears from time to time.
Jinghu's army continued to chase and defeat the fleeing Chunrishan army.Although the defeated army fled in all directions, Jing Hu's army still galloped towards Chunri Mountain City. As usual, Jing Hu ran at the forefront of the whole army, but the closer he got to Mount Chunri, the heavier his heart became.Thoughts of brotherly killing each other and fighting against each other were stuck in his chest, making him suffocate. He defended himself: "Although he is the eldest brother, he initiated this battle. He has sent people to assassinate me twice. If I don't strike, I will be wiped out by him. Isn't this a situation where you die or I live?" ?!" He further thought: "Brother is not suitable to be the leader of Nagao. He is full of shortcomings, and he is completely unpopular with the people and the army. As long as he is in power, the Nagao family will perish sooner or later. The wealthy families in the country hope that I can replace him. .” But thinking about it, he still couldn't inspire the atrophied strength.This is an experience he has never had before. In the past on the battlefield, he was always full of energy and fighting spirit. When Jing Hu's men and horses chased him to a place only three miles away from Chunri Mountain City, the feeling in his heart made him unbearable. He stopped his horse and ordered the soldiers to blow the stop horn.All the teams stopped and there was no disturbance. Jing Hu sent troops to inform the teams to camp here overnight. "Let's rest here tonight! The enemy city is right in front of us, burn as many campfires as possible and send out sentry posts, don't be negligent." He thought that there would be people to complain, but there was no one, and all the generals occupied their own suitable places and prepared to set up camp.This is because the generals relied too much on Jing Hu's tactical vision. Although they thought in their hearts, they had already chased here, and it was still early in the evening, but it was incomprehensible for Jing Hu to immediately order to camp for the night. Chased, and then won a big victory, so I think Jing Hu must have a well-thought-out plan at this moment. Jing Hu betrayed their high hopes, and his heart was even heavier.He rode away from the camp.This area is a corner of a place called Shiwugongye, about in the center of the Ningcheng Plain, and it is an area connected by paddy fields.Many neem trees are planted on the field ridges, with long and thin trunks, and only a few branches grow on the tops of the trees. They are lined up on the field ridges, like huge upside-down pens.During autumn harvest, farmers use boards to hang among the trees, and put the harvested rice on it to dry, so that the layers are raised up, which looks like a high wall, which is a special landscape.In spring and summer, the branches are covered with green leaves, which is another scene. It's winter now, and the treetops are bare, just waiting for the snow season to come.Although the scenery is desolate, it does not hinder the line of sight, and you can see the foothills on the opposite side from a distance. Jing Hu has been riding on the horse, staring at the spring mountain in the west. Even if he camps here overnight, he will still have to fight at dawn tomorrow morning. Since he has chased here, if he withdraws his troops here, there is absolutely no reason for the officers and soldiers to agree. However, he has no intention of fighting again. "What should I do?" He thought over and over in his heart. His first battle was at the age of thirteen, when Akita Hitachi rebelled and attacked Kasugayama Castle.Because the nine-foot spear was too heavy, he cut it two feet short, and fought bravely with the gun.The second time was the restoration of Tochio Ancient City and the battle against Sanjo. He served as the general for the first time. He was only fifteen years old that year.Since then, he has experienced seven battles, and each time he is full of confidence, without the slightest anxiety that he might lose the battle. The joyful excitement and the burning feeling of drunkenness in each battle are completely gone at this moment. This is a entanglement of his conscience. He has a neurotic obsession with cleanliness. If he does not believe that he is the party of justice, he will never fight. If he fights, he will believe that justice is in me. , has the traits of a general.But at the age of nineteen at this time, he didn't know himself, he just felt confused, embarrassed, and anxious because of the shrinking fighting spirit that he had never had before. The sun has set to the west, and it is getting more and more red, and the field of Ningcheng seems to be burning red in the setting sun.In the backlight, the mountains in the west became blue-black shadows, with sharp edges and corners emerging in the air.The Chunri Mountain City built on the mountain was nowhere to be seen, but Jing Hu still stared in that direction.The cold wind blew, and the mane on the horse's neck was blown, and the long tail was blown up, but Jing Hu sat on the horse and didn't move.
Usami decided to warm up by the fire in his own camp, and when he felt warm enough, he ordered his family to say: "I'm going to the main camp, you look here, don't let everyone disperse too far!" After speaking, mount the horse and leave the camp.He walked slowly through the camps, and when he was about to approach the main formation, he suddenly saw a knight on horseback who was bathed in the setting sun a hundred meters ahead.The setting sun came head-on, making people dizzy. He squinted his eyes and stared at it for a while, and he was sure that it was Jing Hu.Shaking his head with emotion, he rode his horse forward, but stopped after walking about six meters, looked around at the camps of the various teams where the smoke was rising, and slowly turned the horse's head. When everyone saw him, he said he was going and then came back. They were all surprised. "Come back so soon?" "He was thinking about something, and I didn't want to disturb him, so I came back without even saying hello. It's so cold, I really want to drink some wine, and the food delivery person will probably bring it, but it's too late." He took out silver from his pocket and distributed it to several soldiers: "Buy as much as you can, and let everyone have a drink!" "Thank you General!" "Don't mess around, take out the silver first and then say you want to buy wine, as long as you have it, he will definitely sell it, and you must not threaten it, you know?" "yes!" The soldiers happily went to nearby villages to buy wine. When the sun went down and the bonfires were brightly lit in the camps, the soldiers who bought the wine came back. Two people carried the big wine jug, the middle wine jug was carried by a man, and the small wine jug was hugged on the chest, and they returned with smiles. to camp. "Got it? Great!" Usami was in great spirits, and gave each soldier a drink, and drank a little himself.After Tao Ran, he took off his armor and fell down beside the campfire, and fell asleep. After the first watch, he got up, put on his armor, and called his horse back. Because the general was fully armed, the guards were very nervous.At that time, there were often night raids to steal meritorious service, and the guard thought that this must be the case. "I have something to go to the mansion, five or six of you will come with me, it's cold and late at night, thank you for your hard work!" It wasn't a matter of night raids to grab credit at all. The guards were a little disappointed, but they were ready to set off immediately. The night sky was clear, filled with cold starlight, and the dark wilderness was blowing the biting cold wind from across the North Sea. A group of people ran silently in the wind. Usami is well aware of the troubles in Jinghu's heart, so he decides to find a way to solve it for Jinghu, and asks Uesugi from the mansion to come out. Uesugi Sadami is the guardian of Echigo and the owner of the Nagao family, and his wife is the younger sister of Haruki and Keigora, and has a deep relationship with the Nagao family.Even if no one asked, he should come forward to resolve the disputes between the Nagao brothers.Usami hopes to take advantage of his position and take this opportunity to replace Qingjing with Jinghu as the head of the family with the highest status.He knew that Dingshi was also dissatisfied with Qingjing's immorality, disobedience and cowardice, and admired Jinghu's outstanding martial arts strategy, so he asked him to come forward and persuade Qingjing to live in seclusion and give up the position of master to Jinghu. Solve Jinghu's troubles. About an hour later, Usami arrived at Funai Castle. The Funei City was built on flat land, and it was originally a guard mansion. It did not have strict military defenses. However, the era was still military and there were constant battles. Therefore, it was inevitable to dig deep trenches and build high walls to transform into a city. Usami walked up to the window of the concierge's hut where the light was slightly leaking, and tapped on the door.The people in the house are not asleep yet. "Who is it? Come right now! Take it easy." He opened the hatch. "I'm Usami from Biwa Island, please report to the guardian, I have something to see." "what!" The concierge was startled, took the lamp, and looked closely at Usami's face. "Oh! It's really Usami-sama, please wait a moment!" He rushed out in a hurry, and soon there was the sound of hurried footsteps behind the gate, and the gate opened immediately, and three warriors bowed to greet him: "See you, my lord!" "There is no need to be too polite, we have come nearby, and we are here to pay our respects to the guardian!" "This way, please!" Three warriors lead the way. About twenty minutes later, Usami and Dingshi were sitting opposite each other in the guest hall. Dingshi is nearly fifty years old, fair-skinned, graceful and elegant, and his wife is in her early forties, still beautiful. After exchanging pleasantries, Dingshi took the initiative to touch on the issue: "You are here because of the dispute between Qingjing and Jinghu brothers!" "Exactly!" Usami walked forward on her knees, stated her thoughts, and listened with a steady nod. "Good idea, let's do it like this! To be honest, I have always mentioned to my wife in the past that Jing Hu is young but has extraordinary courage. His performance on the battlefield in recent years is obvious to all, but he is only nineteen years old. People, the political strategy is not known, which is unavoidably disturbing. I have not spoken all the time, because I am afraid of being suspected for no reason. The young Jing Hu is an attempt to regain the power of the guardian! "Also, Qingjing will not accept my idea. Although others think that he is not suitable to be the head of the Nagao Patriarch and the Guardian, he himself does not think so. He always feels that he is the general leader of Kasuga Mountain City. The yellow-mouthed child who is young and innocent, so if you mention this matter to him, you will only be hated by him. "That's it, I was wrong to think about it, so I had to turn a blind eye and let them go. Now that you have the same intention, I will come forward and give it a try. This time, the world's perception of Jinghu is even more different. , because Qingjing is really outrageous." As he spoke steadily, a trace of uneasiness suddenly flashed across his face: "You came here after discussing it with Jing Hu, right? Did he say anything?" "This is my arbitrariness. Mr. Jing Hu doesn't know about it." Dingshi and his wife were shocked when they heard the words, especially his wife's face turned pale. Usami hurriedly explained: "Please don't misunderstand what ambition I have. I really understand the troubles in Jinghu-jun's heart so well that I took the liberty to come here." As he spoke, he described the appearance of Jinghu he saw in the field of fifty kilometers. "Mr. Jing Hu took the fight passively, but suddenly stopped fighting when the last fatal blow was left. It was really because of brotherhood that he was so troubled that he didn't know what to do. Otherwise, how could a person with such high fighting spirit like him be in the battle?" How about letting go at the last moment? If Ding Shigong is willing to mediate, Mr. Jing Hu will definitely be willing to obey orders." Dingshi sighed: "Really? He was an awkward and difficult child when he was a child. Now that he grows up, will he become so honest?" Madam kept wiping her eyes with her sleeves.
After Qingjing wine, he fell into a deep sleep, and when he woke up, he continued to drink heavily, drinking and sleeping like this, and fell asleep.In a hazy state of drunkenness, he dreamed of Gensaburo, and Qingjing shed tears of joy. "Are you still alive? I heard that you were killed by that hateful Sobusuke. Was that a lie to me?" At some point, Fuji Zi also appeared beside her. "You're here too, ah! I'm so happy! I'll never leave you again! Wherever I go!" He took the hands of his sister and brother and walked to the sunny spring suburb.The warm and bright sun shines on the ground, and the green field under the feet extends infinitely. The field is full of various spring flowers like stars. "I'm so happy, I'm so happy! Who lied to me that you were dead, and that you also escaped, this is all false, I'm so happy..." Tears flowed down my cheeks in my sleep.