Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Xinkang's Death

After Xinyasu arrived at Futamata Castle, except for meeting the servants brought from Ohama, he forbade anyone else from approaching him. On this day, since early morning, Xinkang has been intoxicated, unwilling to speak a word with anyone.Two of the servants went to the kitchen to pick up lunch, and two went to the storage room. Only fifteen-year-old Ji Liang Yuchu was by his side to serve. It was the fourteenth of September.Autumn is deep in this area, and the red leaves dye the mountains and hills red, silently conveying the greetings of autumn frost. "Yu Chu." Seeing that it was getting dark, Xinkang put the book upside down on the table and called the servant boy, "It seems to be getting dark."

"Yes, let me bring the lamp." "No need. Today is the fourteenth, and there will be a bright moon at night. You open the window." Yu Chu opened the window according to Xinkang's order. "Hey, it's really strange. Where did the scent of Osmanthus come from?" Xinkang smiled. "Before this happened, I didn't pay attention to the scent of flowers or the moon. It turns out that the fun is hidden in unexpected places. .” At the beginning, it was the Kira family, originally from the same family as the Imagawa family, and also belonged to the Ashikaga family.For this incident, this young man with a keen mind is also deeply saddened. "Young Master!" The young man said with a trembling voice, "I don't want to hide it anymore. Madam passed away on the twenty-ninth day of last month."

"Mother... died?" "Yes, on the tenth day of this month, I heard it from Mr. Zhong Neighbor." "Well... It's been four days since the tenth day of the lunar new year, and you've been keeping this news in your heart?" "Yes... I don't have the courage to speak out when I think that the young master might be sad..." "Hmm... where was he killed? Okazaki?" "This..." Yu Chu faltered, "It is said that it was sent to Hamamatsu, a place called Fuzuka. It was not killed, but I heard that it was to beg for the life of the young master, and committed suicide."

After hearing this, Xinkang stood up suddenly and walked to the window.He didn't want to be seen crying.Of course, he didn't quite believe that his mother committed suicide. Since moving here, Xinkang has slowly figured out where the tragedy of his parents came from. The personalities of both parties are too strong... The father is a man in troubled times, he is tolerant and hides his secrets; the mother is a woman, but she pursues persistently and never compromises.In the end, which of the two is right and who is wrong, Xinkang can't tell.However, he clearly felt that behind their very different personalities were two completely different growth experiences.If you grow up like a father, you will become a person like your father; if you grow up like a mother, most women will become like their mother...

"Yu Chu, the moon has come out, come and see it!" Xinkang turned his face away, looked out the window, and quietly suppressed the tears in the corners of his eyes. Sure enough, as night fell, the sky turned dark purple, the fourteenth moon was rising, and the outline of Mt. Hongiya came into view clearly.The boundary between the mountain and the sky looks dark and far-reaching, as if hiding dissatisfaction with the sky and the earth. "Young master...I used to think that this world is not so boring..." Rather than saying it to Xinkang, it is better to say it to myself. Yuchu’s tone is full of sadness, "I am originally from the Ashikaga general family. Now the Ashikaga clan has been defeated and abandoned by fate...God let me live in such a miserable situation. What do you want me to taste when I was born next? Since I came here, I have been thinking hard about this question."

Xinkang still turned his back on Yu Chu. "My father . . . has been told that he has fallen ill from grief." "Who did the young master hear it from?" "People often come by my side. I can't tell you the name of the person who came. He advised me to escape from here, and said that my father really wanted me to escape... Therefore, I can't reveal the name of this person. My father did have such a idea." When Yu Chu heard it, he shook his head, looking like he didn't believe it at all. "If my lord has such a heart, why doesn't she stop my wife from committing suicide? I don't believe it."

"what do you think?" "It's the lord's tyranny that forced the madam to admonish her with death..." "Haha...you're right." Xinkang smiled softly and interrupted Yu Chu, "That happened the year before last. Because my father was afraid of me and my mother, he didn't dare to recognize the son of Awan in a legitimate way. Yu Yiwan..." "Is there such a thing?" "Yes. Therefore, I specially sent someone to invite my father to Okazaki...I begged him to say that I only have this younger brother, so please ask him to meet Yu Yimaru no matter what."

"I can't believe it . . . it's the first time I've heard of such a thing." "I still vividly remember my father's expression at that time. At the beginning, he stared at me angrily, and soon shook his head with red eyes. My father's principle is that order and harmony come first in this world, so he must act resolutely, No favoritism. I continued to beg him hard, and I said, please recognize this brother. If my father refuses to recognize this brother, we will be separated from each other. Please, father, take pity on our brother no matter what... Father suddenly grabbed my shoulder and cried, Finally, I finally agreed to see him. However, when I saw Yoshimaru at Genzaemon Nakamura’s house, he didn’t even give him a hug. He just said: You have a good brother now...you understand, Yu Chu , Father is such a person. So, how could he not stay in bed when something like this happened this time... It was Xinkang who killed his mother, and it was Xinkang who made father suffer so much, I am an unworthy son!"

At some point, the moon had already risen, clearly reflecting the figures of the master and servant on the wall. "At the beginning, if Xinkang escapes from this city, it is not impossible to survive. Loyal neighbor..." At this point, Xinkang suddenly stopped talking, and he accidentally mentioned that the person who persuaded him to escape must not leaker. "No, the person... who persuaded me to run away... said that if I die now, it would be in vain, and told me that I must live to see the future, that is filial piety... But, I don't want to I think so. If I escape from here, the only place I can go is Takeda. Even if I feel bored, I have to go to see Katsuyori. Then, won’t the suspicion of Azuchi’s father-in-law come true? What evidence is there to prove my innocence? Do you understand, Yu Chu?"

At some point, Yu Chu put his hands on his knees and began to cry.He realized that in his heart, he had always hoped that Xinkang would escape.Therefore, he seems to be intentionally or unintentionally inciting Xinkang's antipathy towards his father. "Yu Chu, don't tell me about your parents anymore. Today, Xinkang has made up his mind and must follow the path he firmly believes in. If I run away, it will not only implicate Okubo and his son, but also make people feel wronged. My father's suspicion will tarnish my innocence, so I will not do such a stupid thing." "Young master, please forgive me, I am too stupid."

"Stop talking, look, how clear the moonlight is! Wipe off your tears and appreciate it!" "yes……" "Xinkang is happy...my mother loves me, and my father loves me too, and they both love me so much that they are sick... No, this is a bit too much. It should be said that Xinkang is an unfilial son, causing his mother to commit suicide and his father to be sick In bed... Alas! Even at the last moment, I must be strong and upright." "What the young master means is that you still have to commit suicide after all..." "No, I won't die!" Xinkang shook his head vigorously, "Xinkang's previous life cannot be called life, it was just a phantom of drifting in the world and losing himself. But from now on, I will use my will to penetrate Life, according to my thoughts, live correctly." While speaking, Xinkang gradually felt that his life and death seemed to be doomed, he felt like he was waiting for death in a steep canyon. "Young master, the meal has been delivered, isn't the window..." "The moon has been seen, lock it up." Saying that, Xinkang suddenly found a figure shaking under the eaves, "Who? Who's there?" "It's me, loyal neighbor." "Loyal neighbor, did you hear what I just said?" "Yes, an envoy has been sent from Hamamatsu. I wanted to tell the young master this news, but unexpectedly..." Zhonglin knelt under the moonlight, looking at Xinkang. Xinkang felt the emotion in Zhonglin's eyes.Unusually calm, he asked softly, "Who is coming from Hamamatsu?" "Master Hattori Hanzo Masanari, Lord Tianfang Mountain Castle Guard Dotsuna..." Zhong Neighbor whispered, "I beg your master." After finishing speaking, he lowered his head weakly, "My lord's intentions can be heard from your conversation just now. If the young master thinks that Zhong Neighbor has not gone mad, please think again." Zhong Neighbor did not say anything about running away. Two words, just looking up at Xinkang with begging eyes. Xin Kang did not avoid the strong emotion in Zhong Neighbor's eyes, but laughed out loud. "Oh. It's Hanzo and Yamashiro from Hamamatsu. Well, I'm going to meet these two now, Zhonglin, if you hear me, don't repeat it. Xinkang is going to be a real one this time. Strong." "Being a strong man is not all about being a general. Didn't the young lord just say that the lord can't say everything he thinks in his heart... Is there anything like this in the world, no one knows the day when you can talk about it Only then. Young master, please, please..." Xinkang slammed the window shut. "Stop talking, call Hamamatsu's envoy!" Having said that, he was still a little unsteady, and sat down staggeringly, even forgetting that Yu Chu was by his side. Now he resented the stubbornness of his loyal neighbor.If according to the escape plan Zhong Neighbor said, after escaping from Futamata Castle, once it falls into the hands of an unknown Takeda soldier, what should we do?Because of worrying about this, although Zhonglin sneaked in several times to persuade him, Zhongshi's father, Zhongshi, never showed up.If even Zhong Shi came to persuade him, then his father must have made it clear that he wanted to flee... Everyone had this thought in their hearts, but no one wanted to say it out, because they were all worried about unexpected dangers. "Young master." The loyal neighbor still did not give up, "Young master, show your face at the window..." His stubbornness can only show that the password of the envoy from Hamamatsu is no longer flexible. "Young Master!" At some point, the number of servants had changed, and the three of them stared at Xinkang anxiously. "Okay. There is no need to reply." Xinkang seemed to be talking to himself, "At this time, if I still waver, I will get a bad reputation of being greedy for life and afraid of death." "It seems to be back." After a while, Yu Chu whispered.The three servant boys put their ears to the window together, listening for any movement outside.The moonlight illuminated the window paper, and the lonely chirping of crickets could be heard clearly. "Yu Chu, you three go down." "Yes...but why don't you let us stay by your side..." "I want to meet the messenger from Hamamatsu, don't think about it, go down." "yes." After the three of them went out, Xinkang gently pulled out the dagger from the scabbard, and quietly closed his eyes.The moonlight shone coldly, and the palpitating sound of crickets became more and more miserable.Xinkang quietly untied his farm clothes and opened his arms. At this moment, the smile of the calamus hanging on the pine tree appeared in front of his eyes, and then changed into the smiles of his two daughters, and then into the smiles of his wife Deji. . "Father..." Xinkang's lips trembled, "These two envoys must be afraid of meeting me. This is Saburo's last consolation. Don't make things difficult for them. I want to laugh at life..." Just as Xinkang was talking to himself, footsteps came from far away in the corridor.Did he come to deliver dinner, or did Hamamatsu's envoy make up his mind to come to see him?Hearing the sound of footsteps, there seemed to be three people, and Xinkang hurriedly closed his clothes.Now that you have made up your mind, you should meet the envoy sent by your father, finish what you have to say, and then calmly cut yourself open. This is the greatest respect for your own life. "Speak to the young master." The footsteps stopped when they reached the outside, and it was Okubo Tadyo, "Hattori Hanzo from Hamamatsu and the envoys from Tianfangshan Castle have arrived, and I brought them here." "Oh. Just in time, come in." Zhong Shi let the two envoys into the house, and then waved his hands at the servants: "Go to the kitchen." Hattori Hanzo and Amakata Yamashiro saw Xinyasu sitting calmly opposite the candlestick, and fell down to worship. "Under Hattori Hanzo." "Tianfang Mountain City is ordered by the lord to see the young lord." "Oh, you came just in time. I heard that my father is sick in bed. I don't know what's going on now." "I've already got out of bed. I took a cold bath as usual yesterday morning. This time, the two of us came here..." Hattori Hanzo was impatient, and was about to explain why he came, but Xinyasu gently stopped him: "Don't worry, Hanzo, I still have something to ask." "yes." Amakata Yamashiro lay motionless on the tatami next to Hanzo, while Okubo Tadayo turned his face away and went outside alone, silently crossing his arms.Zhongshi's posture made Xinkang feel uneasy.Looking at his appearance, it seems that he is on guard and does not allow people to approach, but it also seems that he has foreseen what will happen here and is preparing for it. Hattori Hanzo, nicknamed Oni Hanzo, is well-known far and wide, and Tianfang Mountain Castle is also known for its boldness.Perhaps Ieyasu sent these two warriors because he considered that if Xinkang disobeyed and disobeyed the order of seppuku, he could be killed with a single blow.Thinking of this, Xinkang felt relieved. "I heard that my mother committed suicide on the 29th of last month. Is it true?" "Yes, the news the young master heard is true." "Oh? Hanzo, I, Xinkang, are about to undergo seppuku. Since you're here, you can help me make mistakes by helping me cut myself fat." Hanzo couldn't help being startled when he heard this, and exchanged a glance with Tianfang Mountain City.Hanzo was sent here this time, just as Xinkang thought, to help him with seppuku.Before leaving, Ieyasu was sitting at the desk writing something when he gave the order. "Hanzo, there is nothing else. You go to Futamata and help Saburo cut his belly. Someone from Azuchi came to urge you again." Ieyasu looked out of the window silently, and ordered lightly: "Oda-sama sent another Someone delivered the letter, it seems that the letter chief can no longer miss it." Hearing this, Hanzo panicked. "My lord, this..." He lowered his head before he could finish the words. "Actually, I also ordered Shirōemon Shibukawa on this mission, but Shiroemon said that he could not cut off the head of the young lord who served three generations of lords with his own hands... As a result, he escaped last night. Although he is upright, he is small-minded. Therefore, you should go there no matter what, and discuss with Zhongshi carefully, and there must be no mistakes.” After speaking, Ieyasu turned his eyes back and stared at Hanzo, “Supervising the seppuku task, I have already ordered it to Tianfang Mountain City." Even so, Hanzo still wanted to decline, and Ieyasu was furious. "Is that why you hate this job so much?" Under Ieyasu's pressing, Hanzo had no choice but to agree.However, unexpectedly, Xinkang proposed to let him act as a mediator first, and he was so ashamed that he couldn't even lift his head. "How about it, will you help me?" "But... yes, it's just... I'm afraid I'm not qualified for such an important ceremony..." Xinkang said: "Zhongshi, Xinkang has made up his mind. You should prepare everything for that time." Zhong Shi still turned his back to Xinkang, whispered the word "yes", but didn't even move. At this moment, Hanzo suddenly felt uneasy.I'm afraid it's inappropriate to let the young master cut seppuku like this?Master Ieyasu knew that he might not be able to cut off Nobuyasu's head, so he deliberately told him about the escape of Shibukawa Shirouemon, which was a warning. "Young master!" Hanzang suddenly shouted, and then turned his head to stare at Zhong Shi, "You...you, do you have anything to say to the young master now, if so..." "No!" Xinkang interrupted him severely, and began to undress.I have made up my mind, and even the underwear is white, but that white is not the pure white that people wear when they are dying. "Okay, don't dawdle. Don't make me suffer too much, Tianfang Mountain City, you come for the autopsy." Saying this, Xinkang pulled out the dagger without hesitation and held it gently in his hand. Under the candlelight, the blade shines with a dazzling cold light, while the back of the knife reflects the warm red candlelight.Tadashi, Hanzo, and Yamashiro who were told to get ready all forgot to breathe and remained motionless.All the portraits were hit by the arrow of uneasiness, and they were at a loss.In such silence, the cricket's lonely voice sounded again in Xinkang's heart. The voices and smiles of mother, wife, child and father flashed in front of Xinkang's eyes one by one. "Okay. Don't prepare any more—Hanzo." "In the." "I just ask you one thing, can you send a message to father?" "..." "I believe that Kang can swear to the gods of heaven and earth, and I have no guilt in my heart." "Little Lord!" "No...it may not be appropriate to say it now...Father should know about Xinkang's innocence. Forget it, don't tell father about it. Hanzo, you just tell father that Xinkang calmly cut through seppuku without complaint. , and no tears, just die peacefully." "Little Lord!" "Please!" After saying that, Xinkang wrapped the place four or five inches away from the tip of the knife with his sleeve, and held the knife in his hand. "Twenty-one years of life have caused many people to suffer. But now I have no regrets. The moon seems to be getting brighter and whiter. Zhong Shi, I have made you suffer. Say hello to Zhong Neighbor for me. That's it Bar!" There was a sound of "poof", and the sharp knife had pierced into Xinkang's left abdomen. "Little Lord!" everything is over!Hanzo's eyes were red with distress.In order to save the unfortunate young master from suffering a little, driven by the warrior's instinct, he grabbed the long knife and swung behind Xinkang. "Young Master! Masanari Hattori Hanzo followed your instructions, and made a mistake for you. Please forgive me." With a sound of "puchi", a column of blood splashed on the window, and Xinkang's head was only left with a little thin skin at the throat to connect with the body. The moonlight gradually dimmed, leaving only a bright white band at the bottom of the window.The smell of blood lingered in the darkness. Hanzo put down the bloody knife and stood there, motionless, as if in a daze.Tianfang Mountain City put his hands on his knees and sat cross-legged upright, like a stone statue.Zhong Shi still turned his back to them, his body trembling violently. After a while, Hattori Hanzo uttered a strange cry, cut the candlestick in half with a knife, trampled on the flying candle flames frantically, threw the knife aside, and burst into tears. Tianfang Mountain City was the first to caress the corpse. He gave a deep salute to the corpse, then cut off the head from the body, and hurriedly wrapped it in his clothes.At this time, Zhongshi also brought clothes from the storage room, and rushed over to Xinkang's body.Everything seems to be over.The feelings of near collapse and the uneasiness that hit like a gust of wind invaded the hearts of the three people. When Zhongshi's son Zhonglin hurried over, the three of them were still deep in thought.Zhong Neighbor saw blood pools on the tatami and blood stains on the windows at a glance. "Bastard... Alas!" Zhong Neighbor began to sob, not knowing who was cursing or sighing. "Will you be relieved in this way... In this way... In this world, among so many old ministers, who would risk their lives to intercede for you? People who know that they have made a mistake but dare not speak out, such people are flattering The villain! It is these flattering villains who cut off the head of the young master, what kind of world is this?" "Loyal neighbor, shut up!" Zhong Shi scolded him, but his voice seemed pale.Under the coaxing of Nobunaga's rhetoric, the rash words he and Sakai Chuji unintentionally vented in Azuchi now echoed in his ears and began to torture him mercilessly. "Who made the mistake, why don't you ask the young master if he changed his original intention, who is it?" "Loyal neighbor, please forgive me. I don't want the young master to suffer for a long time. It's my fault. I'm Hanzo." Hanzo hurriedly sat up and fell down in front of Zhonglin. Tianfang Mountain City hurriedly stopped: "No, it's not Hattori. Hattori is only crying and can't move. It is my Tianfang Mountain City Dao Gang who was introduced by the young master. Loyal neighbor, now Dao Gang is tired of being a samurai. In order to atone for my sins, I am willing to abandon my family and resign from the official position... ..." "You want to throw away your family and career to atone for your sins?" "Yes, ever since I accepted this job, I have made up my mind to go to Koyasan to become a monk... Okubo-sama, Hattori-sama, I want to become a monk and pray for the young master..." As soon as Shancheng said this, Zhonglin seemed to have heard something, stood up with a whoosh, and pushed open the window outside. "Hey, isn't this Yu Chu? Ladies and gentlemen, the servant boy Jiliang Yu Chu also had his seppuku." Hearing Zhong Neighbor's words, everyone couldn't help standing up.Zhong Neighbor quietly took the oil lamp. "Why, you're going too?" Xinkang cut his belly, and Yu Chu, who is still a teenager, must not be able to bear this blow. "Why... you, you also..." At some point, the three people behind also came to the window.Everyone's expressions were numb, not knowing whether to pray for Yu Chu or not. "Yu Chu, are you in pain? Let me explain to you. You are a blessed person... to be able to always be by the young master's side." Zhong Neighbor gently took out the knife while muttering in a low voice. Xinkang's suicide once again brought a strong shock.Rumors continued, coupled with false rumors, in Okazaki, more and more people cursed Sakai Tadaji and Okubo Tadayo. "The ones who killed the young master were Sakai and Okubo. These two people slandered Nobunaga, which caused the young master to kill himself." "No, it's not just that. My lord believed that Okubo would repent of his mistakes and went to rescue the young master, so he transferred the young master to Futamata, but..." "It's true. Father and son love each other deeply, as it should be. However, he didn't even save him, and just watched people being killed. He is really a disloyal person." "Then, how did the young master's body be disposed of?" "It was buried hastily in an unknown place outside Nimata City. I also heard that someone stole the head from Okazaki. This way, there will be no second famous general, so it was built near Wakamiya Hachiman. After entering the first tomb, soon, I heard that someone secretly worshiped it as a god." In other words, after Xinyasu's death, in addition to burying his body in Futamata Castle, it seems that the first mound was also built in Okazaki. Later, there were rumors that Xinyasu's hair was sent to Tokuhime.Legend has it that Tokuhime quietly sent the younger sister of Shichiroemon Kanbara to Futamata Castle to retrieve Nobuyasu's hair. I don't know if it was for this reason that Kiyomasa Kanhara Shichiroemon also abandoned the family business, and the whole family moved to Yasuo's house. hibernate. In short, they are all legends that make people sigh for Xinkang.As these rumors spread, it was also said that the ghost of Mrs. Tsukiyama had been seen in many places under the city. After Tianfang Mountain City disposed of Xinkang's body, he lived in seclusion in Koyasan and never returned to Hamamatsu.In the end, Hattori Hanzo had to report the whole story to Ieyasu alone. Before Hanzo came back, Ieyasu knew about Xinkang's suicide. "Master Hattori Hanzo is back." Imachiyo came to report. "Okay, call him over, you guys avoid it for a while." After finishing speaking, Ieyasu seemed to suddenly remember something, "Forget it, forget it, everyone don't need to retreat, just stay here." He nodded vigorously , waiting for the arrival of Hanzo. The autumn rain continued, and the wet ground in front of the yard was covered with golden osmanthus flowers. Hattori Hanzo became thinner.The two big eyes are particularly protruding, so frightening that people dare not look directly at them. His face is full of beards, and there are patches of black spots in his eyes, just like his nickname "Ghost Hanzo". "Hanzo, you've worked hard!" Hearing Ieyasu's greeting, Hanzo sat down by the window with a sigh of relief. "My lord, Hanzo doesn't work hard, let Hanzo do seppuku too!" Ieyasu pretended not to hear. "How is the situation of Xinkang's seppuku? Nothing happened, right?" He also tried his best to restrain his grief, and lightly adjusted the table. The full house was silent.Honda Heihachiro Tadakatsu shrugged his shoulders, looked at Hanzo, then at Ieyasu.Tai Yasomasa Kanbara Kodaira never left Hanzo's eyes for a moment. "My lord, please give me seppuku." Hanzo repeated again, "I don't understand the original intention of my lord, and I came back without completing the task that my lord repeatedly entrusted. If I don't agree to my seppuku, I won't say a word." "Hanzo!" Ieyasu's voice became stern, "Don't yell. Answer my questions carefully. What was Saburo doing when you went?" "The young master has already made up his mind to cut seppuku. With my strength, I can't shake the young master no matter what." "Did Zhong Shi not say anything?" "Yes. The young master told his loyal neighbor that if he falls into the hands of the enemy, he will no longer be able to prove his innocence to future generations..." Ieyasu suddenly turned his face away and nodded greatly.As soon as he closed his eyes, scenes of Xinkang's concentrating on thinking flashed before his eyes.A man of iron blood! "Oh, to show innocence to posterity..." "The young master finally said that he swears to the gods of heaven and earth, and he has no guilt at all. He also repeatedly entrusted me to tell you this, but later said that there is no need." "No need? What do you mean?" "He said that you know his heart very well, so I just want to tell you that he will do seppuku calmly... The young master told me again. At that time, we didn't realize that the young master would cut seppuku immediately. We didn't pay attention. The young master suddenly made a horizontal cut from the left lower abdomen to the right..." Hanzang's mouth was crooked, and he kept whimpering, "Everything is over. I thought, I can't let the young master suffer anymore, so I gave my heart a sigh of relief. Heng... to intervene for the young master." Ieyasu still turned his back. "How were the remains disposed of?" "After discussing with Okubo and his son, he was buried outside the city and quietly enshrined. My lord, no matter what, I cut off the head of my lord's son. Please give me seppuku!" "No!" Jia Kang reprimanded: "You are also like Qinji, just losing a Saburo is enough to make me sad, not to mention losing the mountain city, if I lose you again, how will it make me sad? Don’t you understand my state of mind? If you allow seppuku, then Kiyoshi’s request must also be granted. What do you want me to do? Well, don’t say any more. Look, this guy is kind of crazy." "My lord, Hanzo..." Hanzo was about to shout, but Honda Tadakatsu walked over in two steps in three steps. "Get up, get up!" He sullenly grabbed Hanzo's right arm and led him out. After Hattori Hanzo was taken out, Imachiyo quietly motioned for everyone to leave.He felt sorry for Jiakang and wanted Jiakang to be alone for a while. Ieyasu didn't stop him, but just silently stared at the rainy feet in the yard in a daze. Mrs. Tsukiyama died, and Xinkang also died. The image of the half of my life spent in Junfu from the age of eight to nineteen also disappeared like a bubble. Yoshimoto Imagawa, who married Mrs. Tsukuyama Senahime to Ieyasu, left this world. He once eagerly hoped that he would become his son-in-law Sekiguchi Kinaga, and was also forced by Yoshimoto's son Shima to commit seppuku.Where is Shi Zhen now and what are you doing?I heard rumors that he was kicking Cuju in the capital for the murder of his father and enemy Nobunaga... Shingen, who has been bullying Ieyasu, is no longer alive.The world has been turned upside down, and it has become a splendid spring for the Oda family.Even Xinkang was infected with a lingering wind... After thinking about it, Ieyasu felt powerless all over, and he didn't want to do anything. "Sanlang..." he kept chanting, "let father cry enough, poor child." However, the tears couldn't flow for a while. In the bottom of his heart, there was a voice asking himself sternly: Is it okay to do this?Both his wife and son were killed. Could it be that he has always succumbed to Nobunaga?Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat.Now that I am blocked by a cliff, if I don't continue to climb up, I will definitely roll down and fall to pieces.Ieyasu subconsciously grabbed hold of the props, holding his breath and concentrating—he must climb over this cliff for you to see... This is the only consolation for the dead Xinkang. "Sanlang!" Ieyasu muttered again, "Tell father, what regrets do you have, what is your biggest regret, tell father!" While muttering, he saw Xinkang slipping back from Dabin again, lying quietly in the storm, "I really value martial arts too much... There are not enough retainers around me who are considerate and able to deal with the generals skillfully. In the future, I must learn a lesson." It is true that Ieyasu has gathered a group of good men, but they are all dull in nature, simple in thinking, impatient in temperament, and easy to be used by others.If Tadashi Sakai and Tadashi Okubo played a little bit tricky this time, it would not have led to today's tragedy. "If Xin Kang is punished, the power to restrain the east will be weakened by half accordingly. If he is tougher on Nobunaga, Nobunaga may not stick to it." Unknowingly, everything in the rain slowly darkened, and night fell. Ieyasu was still holding on to the table tightly with both hands, motionless, and vaguely heard the movement of someone preparing candlesticks in the distance.The whole city was drooping and lifeless.