Chapter 11 gossamer
After Junjing said this, Zhaotian didn't dare to speak again, and the Nagao clan present were silent.Even though Qingjing was also seated, he didn't dare to say a word. What's more, his face turned red and blue, and he couldn't sit in the seat coyly. In China, the Vietnamese and Chinese armies will invade the country at any time, and the guardian must be courageous. Therefore, the conditions for whoever serves as the guardian are very clear. First, they must be from the long-tailed clan; , is these three conditions!"
What he said was high-sounding, but his intentions were predictable. He knew what he wanted to do, and everyone in the audience remained silent. Although this was tantamount to tacit consent, and he voluntarily gave up his power, no one could give a reason for disagreeing.Junjing seemed to want to consult one by one, and when he was about to speak from the person closest to him, someone from the side table spoke:
"Wait a minute!" It was Usami Sasaki, who accepted the gaze from all directions, and slowly said: "I am not from the Nagao clan, and I am not qualified to be the guardian, but I have something to say. Just now, what Jun Jinggong said However, I still think that Qingjinggong recommended by Chang Lujie is the most suitable. Although Qingjinggong is not as brave as Junjinggong said, the candidates are limited to the Nagao family. What should I do when there are no courageous people? Should I use other clans to replace them? If so, is it suitable for me? Even if it is suitable for me, I am afraid that the Nagao clan will not approve of it!" He spoke in a very calm and soft tone , but the sentence points directly to the heart.
Usami continued: "I hope you don't misunderstand me. What I said is not intended to be the guardian. I support Qingjinggong for the sake of the Nagao clan. Qingjinggong is peaceful and has a large number of outstanding retainers. Able to fit the job. Jun Jinggong said that it should not be hereditary, but there are precedents for two consecutive generations. We all know very well that I am not promoting anyone in particular, but just expressing my opinions."
Junjing's face was very ugly, he wanted to refute, but he couldn't think of what to say, he just twisted his beard anxiously.
Usami didn't praise Haruki in a single word, and even made some mockery, but at this moment, Akita Tsuchirokusuke was already very grateful for what she said.He nodded his thanks to Usami, but Usami didn't seem to see it and didn't reply.
Zhaotian went to the seat of the wealthy family and asked, "What do you think?"
From the very beginning, he noticed that the person in this seat was not qualified to be the guardian, and he had no desires, so he was easily drawn to his side. Sure enough, many people said: "We agree with Lord Usami's opinion."
Akita turned to the Nagao family seat and asked: "You must have heard the opinion of the Hao family."
No one answered, some were afraid to speak because of each other, and some were afraid to speak because of Junjing.
There are also room views in the seat.From the very beginning, he closed his eyes and dozed off, his small body leaned forward, and tilted his head. At this moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and said, "There is no reason not to let Qingjing be her!" Throwing stones into the pool, although the sound is low, it has quite an effect.
As a result, voices of "That's right, there is no reason not to let Mr. Qingjing take the role!" "Isn't Mr. Qingjing doing a good job?"
Fang Jing also said: "Although Qingjing is not like his father, he is not smart or even brave, but he is not stupid. It is very good to be able to do this in our clan, let him do it!" Fang Jing After speaking, he resumed his previous posture and continued to chase his interrupted sleep.
Now that the important matter is decided, Junjing forced a smile: "I'm just talking about it logically. I don't have any other opinions. Since everyone recommends Qingjing, I have nothing to say. Let's recommend him!"
Then, he turned to Qingjing in a candid tone: "Mr. Qingjing! I hope you don't misunderstand my intentions. If you have this thought in your heart, please get rid of it!"
Qingjing's entire face was flushed red, he thought there was no hope, but he didn't expect that when the wind turned, he would sit safely on the guardian's seat.With an expression of disbelief, he couldn't answer Junjing's words that he should have hated. He just stammered, "I... thank you! Thank you everyone! Thank you..." Whispering, his head flicked desperately.
Usami looked at all this with cold eyes, and sighed secretly: "This appearance can't hold the scene at all! In this sect, there are only Fang Jing and Jun Jing who are courageous. Fang Jing is old, and Jun Jing is Tai Lian Zhan A person in a powerful position, once he takes power, will definitely become cruel, which is not good news for the protection of the wealthy family and the common people."
In short, it was decided at the meeting that Qingjing would be the new guardian, and Dingshi also admitted it.The Changwei family and the Hao family thought that the Vietnamese army staying near Chunri Mountain would not attack for the time being, so they left some troops and went back to their hometowns.
One year later, in the spring of the twelfth year of Tianwen, Junjing Nagao rebelled in Santiao on the grounds that the guardian Dai Qingjing was a weak person, and they did not want to be ruled by him. Although it seemed sudden, Junjing was fully prepared as early as winter.On the morning when the flag was raised, someone in Junjing's entourage deliberately said, "Isn't Qingjing's younger brother Xihei Erjinghu in Tochio's house?" Junjing heard it: "Yes! I remembered, it was the son of Mrs. Jinggong's cassock, and he was driven to Tochio because he disobeyed Jinggong. I heard about it." "He has been in Tochio for five or six years, and I heard that he is a child with a bright future!" The words were full of provocative tone. "That's right!" Junjing clapped his hands suddenly: "Call Kuye!" Guye Hanoi is a brave and courageous warrior, nicknamed "Huang Hanoi".Wearing a black leather battle suit with a cloth strip wrapped around his forehead, he knelt in front of Junjing.He was dark-skinned, fierce-eyed, and clean-shaven except for a thick beard around his chin. Junjing said: "Time is very urgent. Qingjing's youngest brother is in Tochio's farm. Hurry up and get his head to sacrifice the flag! Although he is thirteen or fourteen years old, he is very short in stature, remember! " "yes." Guye withdrew and ordered his men to prepare for departure.But before Kumono set off, a samurai had already driven his horse away from Sanjo. He kept turning his head and galloped on his horse. This year, about 27 or 8 years old, the man with good looks was Shinpachi, the younger brother of Jinjin Shinbei.Although he is Junjing's personal bodyguard, he also knows that his elder brother loves Jing Hu very much, and he often hears his elder brother praise Jing Hu for his courage, courage, courage and hope for the future.Therefore, when he heard that Junjing ordered Guye to kill Jinghu in the city, he immediately set off to inform Jinghu to avoid this disaster. The three roads are five miles away from Tochio. He was afraid that the horse would not be able to bear the gallop all the way, so he suppressed his restless heart, sometimes riding fast, sometimes slowing down, and galloping on the dangerous slope for about an hour, he arrived at Tochio.He went straight to the dealer, and Qingxiu came out to deal with it. Qingxiu is in her thirties, calm and cautious.This area has not heard of Junjing raising troops, so Shinpachi came to visit with full armor, and he was particularly vigilant.He sat in the porch and asked, "What do you want to do with Jing Hu?" Shinpachi immediately explained that he was the younger brother of Jinjin Xinbingwei, and that Junjing had raised the flag to rebel this morning, and he wanted to kill Jinghu to sacrifice the flag, and he had sent Kuye to arrest him.The men and horses led by Gu Ye, half walking and half riding horses, will probably arrive later, but if Gu Ye changes his mind on the way and rushes over quickly, he will arrive soon. Qingxiu's face changed greatly: "Thank you, strong man, for coming to inform! Please go back first, if you are seen by stockholders, it will be a serious matter, and Jing Hu will let me know!" After Xinba left, Qingxiu immediately went to the inner hall, where Jinghu was standing in the dark of the sliding door. Jing Hu is fourteen years old this year. He is agile and energetic, but his short stature has not changed.His eyes glowed, he showed his white teeth and smiled and said, "You want to sacrifice my head to the flag?" "Yes." Qingxiu replied directly. "Then I'll run away! Let him not chop off my head." After speaking, he strode out of the hallway. Qingxiu called him: "Master Jinghu, wait a minute!" After speaking, he ran inside and grabbed a sling of money to chase after him, but at this time Jinghu had already walked out barefoot.Qingxiu also chased after him barefoot, and caught up with him when he turned to the main road. "Why did you come after me?" Jing Hujiao kept saying. "Let me accompany you!" "I don't want it, you'll get me into trouble!" "why?" "It's more attractive to be accompanied by adults. If I'm just a child, it's better to find a way. You go back!" Although Jing Hu often spoke to him in this commanding tone, today's tone was particularly sharp.However, what he said made sense, maybe it was more convenient for him to be alone.Although Qingxiu thought so too, she still followed her. "Then, bring some money, you can't go to Chunri Mountain without food and drink!" Jinghu stretched out his hand, and Qingxiu took out the money from his pocket and put it in Jinghu's sweaty hand. "That's fine, you go back! You go back quickly! If the pursuers come, you delay them and say that I'm going to pick ferns on the northern mountain." After finishing speaking, he walked down the mountain even more quickly. Qingxiu trotted back to the village, walked into the village gate and looked back, the sun was in the middle of the green field shrouded in gossamer, Jing Hu's figure became so small, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered to himself: "I hope You are safe and well..." The road heading south from Tochio follows the tributary of the Kariyata River.The road was on the left bank of the river, running against the river that meandered through the long plains between the mountains.At Xiaoyili, there is a road to Qiji, but before reaching this place, Jinghu is already struggling with how to get there.It would be best if they entered Qiji City before the pursuers arrived, but if the pursuers saw through this and rushed into Qiji Road, they might be caught up before entering the city.If they had been tricked by Qingxiu to find someone in the mountains of Tochio, they might have time to walk the Suyoshi Road, but they are not sure about the current situation.However, it may not be safe to go straight forward, and the pursuers will arrive at any time, so the situation is quite troublesome. He was so anxious and uneasy, not knowing what to do.At this time, he suddenly saw a few broken thatched huts where beggars lived, four or five children in ragged clothes, sitting on the sunny river beach weaving bamboo baskets, gossamer sprouting beside them.Jing Hu had an idea and ran over there. Those children stopped their work and stared blankly at Jing Hu. "Hey!" Jing Hu pointed to one of the eleven or twelve-year-old boys: "Come here! This is for you!" He took out a copper coin. "You want to give it to me?" the child asked with a happy yet suspicious smile, and stood up. "Can you help me with something?" "Where are you going?" "It's not far... just take a trip and say a word, and I will thank you very much." Jing Hu took out a handful of money from his pocket.The kid stood up excitedly. "going or not?" "go!" "You come with me!" Under the envious eyes of other children, Jing Hu took the child back to the road, went around the mountainside, and when he reached a place where he could not see those people, Jing Hu said: "Your clothes are good, you can wear them when you go hunting in the mountains, really good! " "What good are these tattered clothes?" "Trags are good! I can get into any grass like this, how about it? Shall we change clothes?" "Need to change clothes? Your parents will scold you!" "No, because I already have many of these clothes, let's change them!" "It's still not good! By the way, where do you want me to go?" "I want you to go to Qiji City, but if you wear this shabby clothes, the guards will definitely ignore you, so we still have to change clothes. If you wear my clothes, the guards will definitely let you in, and I can too Get the clothes I want, all right! Let's change!" He unfastened the straps and took off the culottes, and the kid stood still. "Hurry up! Take it off! You can't just ask me to take it off! It's really bad." So the other party slowly took off his clothes.
After changing his clothes, Jing Hu said to the little beggar, "Go! When you arrive at Qiji City, tell the guards that Santiao sent troops to come! That's it." Then he took out 20 to 30 copper coins and gave him, saying: "This is a thank you gift for you." "Oh! Thank you! Just say that the Sanjo dispatched troops are here?" "Yes, let's go!" After the little beggar left, Jing Hu set off after him.Soon came to a fork in the road.There are several small wooden houses surrounded by bamboo fences on the side of the road. On the right side of Qiji Road, there is a ditch with abundant water, gurgling in the midday sun.A few chickens outside the bamboo fence were busy looking for food. The sound of the spinning wheel came from nowhere, and the little beggar turned to the right and walked on Qiji Road.Jing Hu watched him walk about a hundred meters, then turned left, and ran after him like chasing a dancing white butterfly. After the figure of the little beggar and the figure of Jinghu disappeared, not long after, a group of samurai rushed towards Tochio, about twelve or three of them.The chickens screamed and flew around, and one chicken even jumped on the bamboo fence. Riding in the front is Gu Ye, wearing a three-foot long sword.He pulled back the reins vigorously, raised the horse's front legs upwards, and when the horse stopped, he yelled at the people's house: "Is anyone there?" When the sound of the warrior's hooves came, the sound of the spinning wheel stopped. Soon, an old woman staggered out. She went to the outside of the bamboo fence, knelt down and said, "Master, what's the matter?" "Old woman, did you see a child from the Wu family passing by just now? He is about twelve or thirteen years old." The old woman said "yes" and pointed her trembling fingers in the direction of Qi Jidao. "Is it going in this direction?" "yes." "How far?" "I probably walked more than 400 meters!" The sound of chickens was so loud that it was hard to hear what the old woman said. Kuno raised up three fingers, then raised four fingers and said, "Is it more than four hundred meters?" The old woman nodded and said, "Yes." "Hurry up!" Gu Ye rode his horse forward, followed by his entourage. They galloped on the narrow and slightly sloping road, and finally saw the figure of a young man in front of them. "I see! It's just ahead!" Hearing the sound of horseshoes and seeing the chasing warriors, the young man turned his head from time to time. Later, he simply wanted to wait for these warriors to pass before leaving, so he stopped by the side of the road. Stopping, thinking that he wanted to hide by the side of the road, so he hurried on and drew out his saber. The young man seemed to feel the danger approaching. He was so frightened that he couldn't make a sound, his face was pale, his eyes were wide open, his mouth was slightly opened, and his thin hands were covering the top of his head.Gu Ye drove past, slashed with a knife, and cut off his head without any mistakes, and flew into the air, and his followers immediately followed, cut off a part of the corpse's sleeve, and wrapped his head well.
When Gu Ye passed the fork in the road and soon after returning, Jing Hu walked back to the fork in the road.There were five or six old farmers standing there talking on the road, and Jing Hu stood a little far away, leaning over to listen to their conversation. "Poor thing! A boy from nowhere. He was killed. It must be his head that hangs on the warrior's spear and wrapped in the sleeve." After Jing Hu listened, he turned to Qiji Road as if nothing had happened.A commoner saw him and said, "Don't go! Someone was killed there just now! You don't even have a head!" Jing Hu replied: "It doesn't matter, someone asked me to go to Qiji, I can't do it if I don't go!" Soon, Jinghu came to the place where the boy was killed.Crows had swarmed on the corpse, making unpleasant noises.Jinghu drove the crow away and put the remaining money on the body, hoping that the person who found it would bury him.But he immediately thought that it would be bad if he came back after knowing that he had killed the wrong person, so he put the money in the arms of the corpse.The corpse was already icy cold, and the slightest touch of his fingertips made all the hairs on his body stand on end, and he broke out in cold sweat. "Namo Amitabha Buddha, quickly become a Buddha, and when I become famous, I will definitely sacrifice to you!" Jinghu went directly to Qiji, and after seeing his uncle, he took a few people back to Mount Kasuga. He first went to see Jinjin Xinbingwei.At this time, Kasuga Mountain had received the news that Nagao Junjing raised his troops to protest, and there was a commotion inside and outside the city.Xinbingwei had long wanted to pick up Jinghu, but he had been unable to get out. Now seeing Jinghu, he couldn't help crying with joy. Xinbingwei had already made a plan. He took Jinghu to the mansion hall to ask Uesugi to see him, and asked him to help Jinghu return to Kasuga Mountain.Sure enough, he readily agreed.He said: "Okay, I have always cared about your affairs, I didn't expect to grow up so soon." Mrs. Dingshi is Jinghu's half-sister, who is already forty years old.She cried and said: "You are already fourteen years old?! You grow so fast! Look at your eyebrows and eyes, which are exactly the same as your father when he was young. I must go and tell Qingjing, if he doesn't listen, you Just stay here with me! How can you say that you are my younger brother too! I want to take care of you, even Qingjing can't stop me." However, Qingjing agreed unexpectedly.He immediately took Jing Hu back to Chunri Mountain City. Perhaps he was very flustered after receiving the three pieces of mutiny news, and had no energy left to think about other things, which led to such a change in mentality.
Toshikage Nagao raised his troops, which had a great impact on the whole area of Echigo. There were many responders, including brothers Yajiro Kakizaki, Sozaemon Shinozuka, Mamoru Moribi, and other powerful families.They may have rebelled because of the reward, but the main reason is that they have long seen clearly that Qingjing has no courage. Some of the rebels went to Santiao and joined forces with Junjing, and some of them stood on their own in Jucheng. They flew to all the powerful families in the country to participate in major events. If some people did not respond, they sent troops to attack, or invaded the territories of those who did not respond, set fire to, killed, looted, and raped women. However, this kind of violence is quite effective, some people have to join in, and those country scoundrels who fear the world will not be chaotic, even more echoed in groups, and the rebel forces are growing day by day. Kasuga Mountain also held a military meeting, urging the powerful families in the country to attack Santiao together, and they will send troops soon after the weather is clear. One night, the concierge of Akita Hitachi's house drank a glass of nightcap and was happily preparing to go to bed when he heard someone tap on the window sill. It was early summer, the weather was very hot, and the small paper door on the window was opened.The porter looked out, and a pair of bright eyes were right in front of him. "Who is it? What's the matter?" He took a candle and took a closer look. It was a dark-faced man about fifty years old, with a wrinkled face and a flattering smile. "I'm Matsuno Kozaemon, an old friend of Hitachisuke-sama. I was a guest at Iino-sama's house in the outer city a few days ago. I have something urgent to tell you. I take the liberty to come here. Please pass the news." "Really? Please wait!" The concierge walked into the inner hall and asked the young warrior to report.Akita was checking the military ration estimates and account books, and kept counting.Hearing the young samurai's report, he was surprised and asked, "Oh? His name is Matsuno, and he lives in Iino's house?" "That's what the porter said." "Take him to the living room and wait." After Akita received the estimate and account books in the small box, he repacked them in the living room.Matsuno was sitting by the lamp, his hair was all white, and although he was only fifty-three or four, he looked like an old man in his eighties. "Ah! Long time no see!" Akita walked into the room happily. "It's been a long time indeed!" Matsuno saluted respectfully, and Akita also respectfully returned the salute. "What? The hair is all white?" Akita asked. "You still have black hair, how old are you?" "Almost seventy! Only my hair is black. Look, my old face is full of wrinkles!" "Each, each other!" The two looked at each other and laughed. "How many years have we not seen each other?" "It will be thirty years!" Akita exclaimed, "Oh, time flies too fast!" Then, he suddenly asked, "I heard that you live in Iino's house, how do you know Iino?" "That's an excuse." "Excuse?!" "I just came from Etsuchu today." Matsuno said with a smile. "Why did you do this? How did you enter the city at this time?" "When the lights were turned on in the evening, the guards went to light the door lights. I slipped in and hid in the bushes beside the manger." Akita was even more surprised, Matsuno looked around cautiously, then lowered his voice and said, "Is it okay for me to have a secret talk with you?" Zhaotian was startled, and lowered his voice: "It's okay, what do you want to talk about?" Matsuno took a few steps forward: "I made this trip just for you." "for me?" "Yes, it is indeed for you. As the guardian of Nagao's family, you are indeed prestigious after both sons have inherited the famous family, but the day of extinction is imminent, you know?" When he said this, he looked at Akita steadfastly, and an abnormal sense of oppression made Akita's face change drastically. "You are not a long-tailed hereditary vassal, nor are you a local person. You are just a rogue. You have been recognized as a confidant of Jinggong, and you have achieved today's glory and wealth. If you are only an ordinary vassal today, you may not have any worries. Whether it is luck or misfortune , but now you have an incomparable status, and you have made your son prosperous, so those hereditary veterans and the wealthy families of the country have the same envy and hatred for you. Try to think about it from a different standpoint, a rogue from nowhere Can you bear a high position and power?" He was right, Akita had to admit. Matsuno continued: "Wei Jinggong is a famous general of a generation. When he was alive, everyone had no choice but to hold back their opinions and dare not take action against your father and son. But since he is dead, the fate of your father and son is not very dangerous! The ancestors were favored. It is a commonplace in the world. It is said that Qing Jinggong was able to serve as the guardian of the next generation because of your recommendation. You may wish to think about what I just said, and then think carefully , wise as you are, you should agree with what I say." Indeed, the matter was just as Matsuno said, Akita recommended Qingjing only to maintain power in Qingjing's generation, and he also thought that he had done nothing wrong, but at this moment Matsuno said that this was a bad plan that knew one thing but didn't know the other . "Mr. Qingjing is courageous and incompetent. Everyone knows that not only the Changwei clan, but also the powerful families in the country are unconvinced. Santiao Junjing raised his troops to protest, and the wealthy families in the country responded immediately. With the ability of Lord Qingjing, can this situation be put down?" It's hard to say if there is chaos, if you lose the battle again, the powerful clans of the alliance will definitely turn against each other, this situation is already very clear, once Qing Jing Gong falls, what will you father and son do? Can you stay safe and peaceful under the wrath of the public?" His sharp arguments and ingenious eloquence moved Zhaotian, and Zhaotian couldn't help himself.Matsuno's voice was very low and effective, and Akita seemed to have sensed the scene of the wealthy family and veterans of the Nagao family swarming towards him at this moment, and his face turned pale.
One year later, in the spring of the twelfth year of Tianwen, Junjing Nagao rebelled in Santiao on the grounds that the guardian Dai Qingjing was a weak person, and they did not want to be ruled by him. Although it seemed sudden, Junjing was fully prepared as early as winter.On the morning when the flag was raised, someone in Junjing's entourage deliberately said, "Isn't Qingjing's younger brother Xihei Erjinghu in Tochio's house?" Junjing heard it: "Yes! I remembered, it was the son of Mrs. Jinggong's cassock, and he was driven to Tochio because he disobeyed Jinggong. I heard about it." "He has been in Tochio for five or six years, and I heard that he is a child with a bright future!" The words were full of provocative tone. "That's right!" Junjing clapped his hands suddenly: "Call Kuye!" Guye Hanoi is a brave and courageous warrior, nicknamed "Huang Hanoi".Wearing a black leather battle suit with a cloth strip wrapped around his forehead, he knelt in front of Junjing.He was dark-skinned, fierce-eyed, and clean-shaven except for a thick beard around his chin. Junjing said: "Time is very urgent. Qingjing's youngest brother is in Tochio's farm. Hurry up and get his head to sacrifice the flag! Although he is thirteen or fourteen years old, he is very short in stature, remember! " "yes." Guye withdrew and ordered his men to prepare for departure.But before Kumono set off, a samurai had already driven his horse away from Sanjo. He kept turning his head and galloped on his horse. This year, about 27 or 8 years old, the man with good looks was Shinpachi, the younger brother of Jinjin Shinbei.Although he is Junjing's personal bodyguard, he also knows that his elder brother loves Jing Hu very much, and he often hears his elder brother praise Jing Hu for his courage, courage, courage and hope for the future.Therefore, when he heard that Junjing ordered Guye to kill Jinghu in the city, he immediately set off to inform Jinghu to avoid this disaster. The three roads are five miles away from Tochio. He was afraid that the horse would not be able to bear the gallop all the way, so he suppressed his restless heart, sometimes riding fast, sometimes slowing down, and galloping on the dangerous slope for about an hour, he arrived at Tochio.He went straight to the dealer, and Qingxiu came out to deal with it. Qingxiu is in her thirties, calm and cautious.This area has not heard of Junjing raising troops, so Shinpachi came to visit with full armor, and he was particularly vigilant.He sat in the porch and asked, "What do you want to do with Jing Hu?" Shinpachi immediately explained that he was the younger brother of Jinjin Xinbingwei, and that Junjing had raised the flag to rebel this morning, and he wanted to kill Jinghu to sacrifice the flag, and he had sent Kuye to arrest him.The men and horses led by Gu Ye, half walking and half riding horses, will probably arrive later, but if Gu Ye changes his mind on the way and rushes over quickly, he will arrive soon. Qingxiu's face changed greatly: "Thank you, strong man, for coming to inform! Please go back first, if you are seen by stockholders, it will be a serious matter, and Jing Hu will let me know!" After Xinba left, Qingxiu immediately went to the inner hall, where Jinghu was standing in the dark of the sliding door. Jing Hu is fourteen years old this year. He is agile and energetic, but his short stature has not changed.His eyes glowed, he showed his white teeth and smiled and said, "You want to sacrifice my head to the flag?" "Yes." Qingxiu replied directly. "Then I'll run away! Let him not chop off my head." After speaking, he strode out of the hallway. Qingxiu called him: "Master Jinghu, wait a minute!" After speaking, he ran inside and grabbed a sling of money to chase after him, but at this time Jinghu had already walked out barefoot.Qingxiu also chased after him barefoot, and caught up with him when he turned to the main road. "Why did you come after me?" Jing Hujiao kept saying. "Let me accompany you!" "I don't want it, you'll get me into trouble!" "why?" "It's more attractive to be accompanied by adults. If I'm just a child, it's better to find a way. You go back!" Although Jing Hu often spoke to him in this commanding tone, today's tone was particularly sharp.However, what he said made sense, maybe it was more convenient for him to be alone.Although Qingxiu thought so too, she still followed her. "Then, bring some money, you can't go to Chunri Mountain without food and drink!" Jinghu stretched out his hand, and Qingxiu took out the money from his pocket and put it in Jinghu's sweaty hand. "That's fine, you go back! You go back quickly! If the pursuers come, you delay them and say that I'm going to pick ferns on the northern mountain." After finishing speaking, he walked down the mountain even more quickly. Qingxiu trotted back to the village, walked into the village gate and looked back, the sun was in the middle of the green field shrouded in gossamer, Jing Hu's figure became so small, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered to himself: "I hope You are safe and well..." The road heading south from Tochio follows the tributary of the Kariyata River.The road was on the left bank of the river, running against the river that meandered through the long plains between the mountains.At Xiaoyili, there is a road to Qiji, but before reaching this place, Jinghu is already struggling with how to get there.It would be best if they entered Qiji City before the pursuers arrived, but if the pursuers saw through this and rushed into Qiji Road, they might be caught up before entering the city.If they had been tricked by Qingxiu to find someone in the mountains of Tochio, they might have time to walk the Suyoshi Road, but they are not sure about the current situation.However, it may not be safe to go straight forward, and the pursuers will arrive at any time, so the situation is quite troublesome. He was so anxious and uneasy, not knowing what to do.At this time, he suddenly saw a few broken thatched huts where beggars lived, four or five children in ragged clothes, sitting on the sunny river beach weaving bamboo baskets, gossamer sprouting beside them.Jing Hu had an idea and ran over there. Those children stopped their work and stared blankly at Jing Hu. "Hey!" Jing Hu pointed to one of the eleven or twelve-year-old boys: "Come here! This is for you!" He took out a copper coin. "You want to give it to me?" the child asked with a happy yet suspicious smile, and stood up. "Can you help me with something?" "Where are you going?" "It's not far... just take a trip and say a word, and I will thank you very much." Jing Hu took out a handful of money from his pocket.The kid stood up excitedly. "going or not?" "go!" "You come with me!" Under the envious eyes of other children, Jing Hu took the child back to the road, went around the mountainside, and when he reached a place where he could not see those people, Jing Hu said: "Your clothes are good, you can wear them when you go hunting in the mountains, really good! " "What good are these tattered clothes?" "Trags are good! I can get into any grass like this, how about it? Shall we change clothes?" "Need to change clothes? Your parents will scold you!" "No, because I already have many of these clothes, let's change them!" "It's still not good! By the way, where do you want me to go?" "I want you to go to Qiji City, but if you wear this shabby clothes, the guards will definitely ignore you, so we still have to change clothes. If you wear my clothes, the guards will definitely let you in, and I can too Get the clothes I want, all right! Let's change!" He unfastened the straps and took off the culottes, and the kid stood still. "Hurry up! Take it off! You can't just ask me to take it off! It's really bad." So the other party slowly took off his clothes.
After changing his clothes, Jing Hu said to the little beggar, "Go! When you arrive at Qiji City, tell the guards that Santiao sent troops to come! That's it." Then he took out 20 to 30 copper coins and gave him, saying: "This is a thank you gift for you." "Oh! Thank you! Just say that the Sanjo dispatched troops are here?" "Yes, let's go!" After the little beggar left, Jing Hu set off after him.Soon came to a fork in the road.There are several small wooden houses surrounded by bamboo fences on the side of the road. On the right side of Qiji Road, there is a ditch with abundant water, gurgling in the midday sun.A few chickens outside the bamboo fence were busy looking for food. The sound of the spinning wheel came from nowhere, and the little beggar turned to the right and walked on Qiji Road.Jing Hu watched him walk about a hundred meters, then turned left, and ran after him like chasing a dancing white butterfly. After the figure of the little beggar and the figure of Jinghu disappeared, not long after, a group of samurai rushed towards Tochio, about twelve or three of them.The chickens screamed and flew around, and one chicken even jumped on the bamboo fence. Riding in the front is Gu Ye, wearing a three-foot long sword.He pulled back the reins vigorously, raised the horse's front legs upwards, and when the horse stopped, he yelled at the people's house: "Is anyone there?" When the sound of the warrior's hooves came, the sound of the spinning wheel stopped. Soon, an old woman staggered out. She went to the outside of the bamboo fence, knelt down and said, "Master, what's the matter?" "Old woman, did you see a child from the Wu family passing by just now? He is about twelve or thirteen years old." The old woman said "yes" and pointed her trembling fingers in the direction of Qi Jidao. "Is it going in this direction?" "yes." "How far?" "I probably walked more than 400 meters!" The sound of chickens was so loud that it was hard to hear what the old woman said. Kuno raised up three fingers, then raised four fingers and said, "Is it more than four hundred meters?" The old woman nodded and said, "Yes." "Hurry up!" Gu Ye rode his horse forward, followed by his entourage. They galloped on the narrow and slightly sloping road, and finally saw the figure of a young man in front of them. "I see! It's just ahead!" Hearing the sound of horseshoes and seeing the chasing warriors, the young man turned his head from time to time. Later, he simply wanted to wait for these warriors to pass before leaving, so he stopped by the side of the road. Stopping, thinking that he wanted to hide by the side of the road, so he hurried on and drew out his saber. The young man seemed to feel the danger approaching. He was so frightened that he couldn't make a sound, his face was pale, his eyes were wide open, his mouth was slightly opened, and his thin hands were covering the top of his head.Gu Ye drove past, slashed with a knife, and cut off his head without any mistakes, and flew into the air, and his followers immediately followed, cut off a part of the corpse's sleeve, and wrapped his head well.
When Gu Ye passed the fork in the road and soon after returning, Jing Hu walked back to the fork in the road.There were five or six old farmers standing there talking on the road, and Jing Hu stood a little far away, leaning over to listen to their conversation. "Poor thing! A boy from nowhere. He was killed. It must be his head that hangs on the warrior's spear and wrapped in the sleeve." After Jing Hu listened, he turned to Qiji Road as if nothing had happened.A commoner saw him and said, "Don't go! Someone was killed there just now! You don't even have a head!" Jing Hu replied: "It doesn't matter, someone asked me to go to Qiji, I can't do it if I don't go!" Soon, Jinghu came to the place where the boy was killed.Crows had swarmed on the corpse, making unpleasant noises.Jinghu drove the crow away and put the remaining money on the body, hoping that the person who found it would bury him.But he immediately thought that it would be bad if he came back after knowing that he had killed the wrong person, so he put the money in the arms of the corpse.The corpse was already icy cold, and the slightest touch of his fingertips made all the hairs on his body stand on end, and he broke out in cold sweat. "Namo Amitabha Buddha, quickly become a Buddha, and when I become famous, I will definitely sacrifice to you!" Jinghu went directly to Qiji, and after seeing his uncle, he took a few people back to Mount Kasuga. He first went to see Jinjin Xinbingwei.At this time, Kasuga Mountain had received the news that Nagao Junjing raised his troops to protest, and there was a commotion inside and outside the city.Xinbingwei had long wanted to pick up Jinghu, but he had been unable to get out. Now seeing Jinghu, he couldn't help crying with joy. Xinbingwei had already made a plan. He took Jinghu to the mansion hall to ask Uesugi to see him, and asked him to help Jinghu return to Kasuga Mountain.Sure enough, he readily agreed.He said: "Okay, I have always cared about your affairs, I didn't expect to grow up so soon." Mrs. Dingshi is Jinghu's half-sister, who is already forty years old.She cried and said: "You are already fourteen years old?! You grow so fast! Look at your eyebrows and eyes, which are exactly the same as your father when he was young. I must go and tell Qingjing, if he doesn't listen, you Just stay here with me! How can you say that you are my younger brother too! I want to take care of you, even Qingjing can't stop me." However, Qingjing agreed unexpectedly.He immediately took Jing Hu back to Chunri Mountain City. Perhaps he was very flustered after receiving the three pieces of mutiny news, and had no energy left to think about other things, which led to such a change in mentality.
Toshikage Nagao raised his troops, which had a great impact on the whole area of Echigo. There were many responders, including brothers Yajiro Kakizaki, Sozaemon Shinozuka, Mamoru Moribi, and other powerful families.They may have rebelled because of the reward, but the main reason is that they have long seen clearly that Qingjing has no courage. Some of the rebels went to Santiao and joined forces with Junjing, and some of them stood on their own in Jucheng. They flew to all the powerful families in the country to participate in major events. If some people did not respond, they sent troops to attack, or invaded the territories of those who did not respond, set fire to, killed, looted, and raped women. However, this kind of violence is quite effective, some people have to join in, and those country scoundrels who fear the world will not be chaotic, even more echoed in groups, and the rebel forces are growing day by day. Kasuga Mountain also held a military meeting, urging the powerful families in the country to attack Santiao together, and they will send troops soon after the weather is clear. One night, the concierge of Akita Hitachi's house drank a glass of nightcap and was happily preparing to go to bed when he heard someone tap on the window sill. It was early summer, the weather was very hot, and the small paper door on the window was opened.The porter looked out, and a pair of bright eyes were right in front of him. "Who is it? What's the matter?" He took a candle and took a closer look. It was a dark-faced man about fifty years old, with a wrinkled face and a flattering smile. "I'm Matsuno Kozaemon, an old friend of Hitachisuke-sama. I was a guest at Iino-sama's house in the outer city a few days ago. I have something urgent to tell you. I take the liberty to come here. Please pass the news." "Really? Please wait!" The concierge walked into the inner hall and asked the young warrior to report.Akita was checking the military ration estimates and account books, and kept counting.Hearing the young samurai's report, he was surprised and asked, "Oh? His name is Matsuno, and he lives in Iino's house?" "That's what the porter said." "Take him to the living room and wait." After Akita received the estimate and account books in the small box, he repacked them in the living room.Matsuno was sitting by the lamp, his hair was all white, and although he was only fifty-three or four, he looked like an old man in his eighties. "Ah! Long time no see!" Akita walked into the room happily. "It's been a long time indeed!" Matsuno saluted respectfully, and Akita also respectfully returned the salute. "What? The hair is all white?" Akita asked. "You still have black hair, how old are you?" "Almost seventy! Only my hair is black. Look, my old face is full of wrinkles!" "Each, each other!" The two looked at each other and laughed. "How many years have we not seen each other?" "It will be thirty years!" Akita exclaimed, "Oh, time flies too fast!" Then, he suddenly asked, "I heard that you live in Iino's house, how do you know Iino?" "That's an excuse." "Excuse?!" "I just came from Etsuchu today." Matsuno said with a smile. "Why did you do this? How did you enter the city at this time?" "When the lights were turned on in the evening, the guards went to light the door lights. I slipped in and hid in the bushes beside the manger." Akita was even more surprised, Matsuno looked around cautiously, then lowered his voice and said, "Is it okay for me to have a secret talk with you?" Zhaotian was startled, and lowered his voice: "It's okay, what do you want to talk about?" Matsuno took a few steps forward: "I made this trip just for you." "for me?" "Yes, it is indeed for you. As the guardian of Nagao's family, you are indeed prestigious after both sons have inherited the famous family, but the day of extinction is imminent, you know?" When he said this, he looked at Akita steadfastly, and an abnormal sense of oppression made Akita's face change drastically. "You are not a long-tailed hereditary vassal, nor are you a local person. You are just a rogue. You have been recognized as a confidant of Jinggong, and you have achieved today's glory and wealth. If you are only an ordinary vassal today, you may not have any worries. Whether it is luck or misfortune , but now you have an incomparable status, and you have made your son prosperous, so those hereditary veterans and the wealthy families of the country have the same envy and hatred for you. Try to think about it from a different standpoint, a rogue from nowhere Can you bear a high position and power?" He was right, Akita had to admit. Matsuno continued: "Wei Jinggong is a famous general of a generation. When he was alive, everyone had no choice but to hold back their opinions and dare not take action against your father and son. But since he is dead, the fate of your father and son is not very dangerous! The ancestors were favored. It is a commonplace in the world. It is said that Qing Jinggong was able to serve as the guardian of the next generation because of your recommendation. You may wish to think about what I just said, and then think carefully , wise as you are, you should agree with what I say." Indeed, the matter was just as Matsuno said, Akita recommended Qingjing only to maintain power in Qingjing's generation, and he also thought that he had done nothing wrong, but at this moment Matsuno said that this was a bad plan that knew one thing but didn't know the other . "Mr. Qingjing is courageous and incompetent. Everyone knows that not only the Changwei clan, but also the powerful families in the country are unconvinced. Santiao Junjing raised his troops to protest, and the wealthy families in the country responded immediately. With the ability of Lord Qingjing, can this situation be put down?" It's hard to say if there is chaos, if you lose the battle again, the powerful clans of the alliance will definitely turn against each other, this situation is already very clear, once Qing Jing Gong falls, what will you father and son do? Can you stay safe and peaceful under the wrath of the public?" His sharp arguments and ingenious eloquence moved Zhaotian, and Zhaotian couldn't help himself.Matsuno's voice was very low and effective, and Akita seemed to have sensed the scene of the wealthy family and veterans of the Nagao family swarming towards him at this moment, and his face turned pale.