Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen

Xinkang's figure disappeared, but Jia Jing was still kneeling there, motionless.The figures of Xinkang and Katsuyai appeared repeatedly in his mind.In Jia Jing's heart, Katsuyai is a trustworthy master, while Xin Kang is a terrible enemy.In terms of age, Xinkang is just a child.He once asked himself why he was so afraid of Xinkang, but found the reason very vague.Xinkang's sharp eyes make people think of an eagle flying with its wings outstretched. It hovers proudly in the air, and if there is any turmoil on the ground, it will land immediately, tearing its prey apart without saying a word.After finally getting Katsuyori's handwritten letter, he felt that he should leave Okazaki Castle immediately. Although he regretted it, if he continued to stay in the castle, he might be torn apart by the eagle's sharp claws.I can no longer act rashly, I have to pretend to be afraid of Xinkang, so that the people in the city think he is just a timid doctor.

"Mr. Jia Jing, what's wrong with you?" Ah Qin finally found Jia Jing curled up in the room. "This... I broke the young master's mood..." Jia Jing deliberately wanted to stand up in fear, but flinched, "Aqin, please... please plead with the madam, and ask her to apologize to the young master for me. Please." "What's the matter with you, Mr. Jiajing?" "My waist is twisted, so I can only crawl over. The young master... The young master is probably still angry, I am very scared..." Ah Qin looked around and quietly helped him up.Jia Jing pointed to his wife's bedroom, trembling again.

Aqin helped him to Mrs. Zhushan's room according to her words, Jia Jing immediately signaled Mrs. Zhushan to push back the others.In fact, there was no need to show any less respect, as soon as he entered the bedroom, the servants immediately left habitually. Half a moment later, Minato came out of the room and left the palace with a pale face.All that needs to be done has been done.Since Xinkang has regarded Kagyu as an enemy, in order for Xinkang to join hands with Katsuyori, Kagyu told Mrs. Tsukiyama that leaving Okazaki may be the only way.To Jiajing's surprise, Mrs. Tsukiyama was very obedient after he finished speaking—her heart had already flown to Kai.

Changpu was moved by Xinkang's sincerity and confessed everything.In the same way, if Kagyou told the truth about his plight, Katsuyori would not stop him from going back.But he still pretended to be trembling, and walked towards the city gate like weeds on the wasteland. As a spy in Okazaki, every day is on the verge of life and death.Xia Jing felt that his whole body was exhausted, but this cannot be the case now.He walked out of the gate of the Zhushan Imperial Palace, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.The sun is westward and the breeze is breezy.There was still a moment before nightfall.While imagining how beautiful the stars should be tonight, Jia Jing reminded himself that the moment before dark must not be neglected.

After leaving the gate, Jia Jing immediately turned around and walked towards the city.If people from Xinkang wanted to kill him, they would definitely not be in the city, but by the moat, or at the entrance of his residence.Therefore, Minaka thinks that he should meet Yashiro Ohgami again before leaving.Yashiro's residence is now in the city, Kakyou thinks that the most dangerous time in his life should be spent at Yashiro's house, it is the safest place. "This Yashiro, picked up a pile of good fruit for nothing." It is impossible for anyone to understand the meaning of these words.Masaki strode into Yashiro Ohgami's house.

Yashiro had just returned home after transporting food and grass to Yoshida Castle. "Regardless? Come just in time. Come in. Haven't seen you for a long time, don't you come here okay?" "You are busy with business recently, so you dare not come to disturb me." "Oh? It's okay for us to chat today. I've finished my work, and I just want to take a rest. You will have dinner in my room today, and I will order my servants to do it." After finishing speaking, Mishiro turned away his servants. "Ieyasu is finally going to start a war of self-destruction." Yashiro lowered his voice and smiled.

"Master Dahe." Jia Jing's eyes were sharp, "I want to leave Okazaki tonight." "Oh, why?" "Xin Kang saw through me." "Which thing? Your affair, or..." Yashiro smiled with a distorted expression, "You are too obsessed with your affair with your wife." Jia Jing deliberately clicked his tongue lightly: "The critical moment has arrived. The secret letter has been sent to Madam." "Has it been delivered?" "My lord has fully accepted Madam's conditions. You will also become the lord of the city. Before that, don't make any mistakes."

Kakiko took a step closer, and Yashiro patted his chest like a sigh of relief. "It seems that an ancient story about the decline of a family is reappearing in front of my eyes." Yashiro Ohgami shook his fan gently while looking around vigilantly, "The disharmony between the husband and wife led to chaos in the backyard... This is the ruin of the Tokugawa family. Signs. What do you say, less respect?" "Your conclusion is too early, Mr. Dahe." "No, in the face of fate, people are powerless... I finally understand. Frankly speaking, I was taken aback when my lord came to supervise the repair of the castle. I was worried about our affairs... Maybe the lord realized that fate is protecting us protect us."

Jia Jing was noncommittal about this, and he sat calmly. "Yoshida and Hamamatsu two castles are not the master's. I thought he returned to Okazaki to consolidate his hegemony. If that was the case, we would be finished. But after he finished building the castle, he suddenly decided to go to Junfu. If it wasn't He was bewitched by the demon, how can he explain it?" "yes." "Shunfu is not a problem in the first place. The lord also said that he would withdraw from Junfu immediately. He also said that the battle against the three parties of the Yama family will directly determine the fate of the Tokugawa family. I respect you, after you return to Kai, immediately send a letter to Katsuyori Report it to the public. It's a nice gift."

"Only this gift?" "Also, just listen to me." Yashiro's fair cheeks twisted slightly, which was a sign of his confidence, "When attacking the three parties of the Shan family, he will attack Changxiao City first. There is a long-term tug-of-war. This will inevitably lead to a shortage of food and grass. At that time, he will ask me for food and grass, and I will inform Sheng Laigong.” "Oh." Jian Jing nodded vigorously, expressing his understanding with his eyes.There are so many things in the world, he has to admire Yashiro's scheming. "Katsuyori has been waiting for that moment, and then he can send troops to Okazaki himself. I'm not saying he's going to attack Okazaki Castle, but I think he might need you to lead the way halfway."

"It makes sense." "At night, when he came to the gate of the city, he said that the lord has returned from Nagashino... You should shout loudly at that time so that the people in the city can hear it. Then Lord Katsurai can enter Okazaki Castle without losing a single soldier. pawn." Kaori turned his gaze to the brightly lit courtyard.The dusk was thick, and the stars could be seen shining above the stables.It was still too early to go out of the city, and Kazuki moved forward again. "Do you think Xinkang will listen to us? With his personality, even if we enter the city, he will fight us to the death." "There is one more gift." "Oh, all ears." "I will suggest to the lord that the young master must be recruited for the first time. He is young, so he will definitely agree... If he is not in the city, everything will be over?" Mishiro narrowed his eyes after finishing speaking. When Yashiro's wife, daughter and servants brought the meals, Masaki pretended to be a doctor and massaged Yashiro's neck. What needs to be done has been done, Kakyou has already understood Ieyasu's future movements, and Yashiro's strategy simply makes him overwhelmed.For Ieyasu, Okazaki is not only the root, but also the source of food and grass.Let Xinkang go to war, and the Takeda family can get Okazaki Castle without a single shot, and they can also take Xinkang as a hostage by the way.In that case, the rebellious Ieyasu could only bow his head in front of Takeda. "It's so hot, come, have another drink." Yashiro said. Still like Yashiro when he was an arugaru samurai, his wife and children personally served the toast. "I don't dare to do it. It's my punishment for Madam to pour wine." Jia Jing waved his hand and refused.But he ate four bowls of rice.He faintly felt that Yashiro's house was not safe.It is better to leave quickly, he couldn't help but think of the long mountain road under the night.He tried not to be regarded as Kai's spy, but as a careful doctor.When Xinkang is angered, he will be like a dew... One day, when he suddenly returns to Okazaki, people will find that he is already a majestic general. "Thank you for your kindness. I've stayed too long. I'll take my leave." Jia Jing said respectfully. Yashiro, who had been enjoying the fine wine, suddenly raised his eyes and said, "Then, we'll see you then." He stood up, deliberately took out some coils from the drawer and handed them to Minaka. The candles in the room illuminated the night, and the sound of frogs came from nowhere.Yashiro's wife and daughter sent Kasei off and left.Leaving Yashiro's mansion, Kataka deliberately pretended to be drunk, and staggered towards the city gate. "I'm Langzhong Jiajing. I just came out of Dahe's mansion. Please open the city gate." He went out of the city gate, and ran towards the opposite direction from his own home, running like a gust of wind.After running for a few miles and making sure there were no pursuers behind him, he was finally relieved when he suddenly heard a shout: "Stop!" A man flashed out of the shadows behind the pine tree. "This... what's the matter with you?" "Are you the doctor reducing respect?" "Yes Yes." "A spy of Kai, Goro Shigemasa Nonaka was ordered by the young master to come and take your life." Jia Jing broke out in a cold sweat, and then ran back the same way like a swallow. "Stop, you coward." Chongzheng immediately chased after him. Nonaka Goro Shigemasa didn't know that Kakashi was an agent who knew all Okazaki's secrets.It was even more impossible for him to think that Oga Yashiro, whom Ieyasu admired, was actually an accomplice of Mikayori. "Stop! Jiajing, where are you going?" Zhongzheng chased closer and closer, and Jiajing shouted: "Please let me go...please! Please...help me!" Jiajing waved his hands deliberately, like a madman Shouting, "Help...Naka killed someone." Now that Xinkang has seen through it, even if he is killed, it will leave some doubts in the hearts of passers-by. "Bastard, hum!" Seeing Jia Jing's nonsense, Zhong Zheng almost gave up.What's the use of killing this doctor?This guy probably won't dare to show up in Okazaki Castle again, as long as he tells Xinkang that he has killed him, isn't that all right?Just thinking of this, Jiajing suddenly turned right and disappeared into the pine forest beside the road.Run forward again, and you will enter the city. "Save...save...help!" Jiajing wailed again, not knowing whether Shigezheng would catch up. When Chongzheng heard that voice, anger suddenly rose in his heart, "Bastard!" Chongzheng threw the knife in his hand at him. "Ah!" The knife just hit Jia Jing's leg, leaving three or four wounds, he ran a few steps staggeringly, and fell forward together with the knife. I do not know when, the moon came out.The red soil was exposed on the hillside in front, and there seemed to be a bush of wild roses on the hill on the left, shining white. "Ah!" Jia Jing fell down, he couldn't help gnashing his teeth, secretly hating himself for being useless.It is already clear at a glance whether it is the Mikawa samurai's ability or the Kai samurai's scheming. Chongzheng walked up slowly.He stopped two steps away from Jia Jing, and picked up the knife on the ground. "Regardless!" "Yes... yes... yes." Jia Jing looked at the moon, trembling intentionally.It is impossible for him to defeat Chongzheng by force.He swears to the death that he will conceal his true identity and purpose, which is a fierce struggle of will.Jian Jing hoped that his will could defeat Chongzheng's force. "My lord! Nono-sama, please...forgive...forgive me, ah, blood!" Looking carefully, the ground around Jia Jing's knees has been stained black with blood. "Small...Small person, respect, it is the villain who cured Mrs. Tsukiyama's illness...I don't want Okazaki En to take revenge...Such cruel...Such cruel revenge...Nano-sama..." Shigemasa Nonaka stood silently beside Kakyou, speechless for a while.There is both pity and hatred in his heart, should he let him live, or kill him... Even if he doesn't kill him, can Jia Jing, who has multiple stab wounds, escape?Shinyasu said that Kakashi was Kai's spy, but Nonaka Shigemasa couldn't see it.But if he just let him go and let him recuperate at a nearby farm, Chongzheng would be deceiving the young master. "Reduced respect..." "Yes... yes. Please forgive me, Mr. Nonaka." "I didn't say I would spare you. Why did you make the young master so angry?" "That...that's really helpless. The girl Chang Pu adopted by the villain is said to be my own daughter, and the young master thinks that I have deceived him..." "Is it from Kai?" "No, my grandpa came from Ming Dynasty. I was born in Sakai City. I just lived in Kai... People in Kai are very cold and cruel to me. So, I am going to bring Ayame back to Sakai. City, did not want to stay in Okazaki, which led to today's misfortune." After speaking, Jiajing began to cry under the moonlight.He almost despaired.He lost so much blood in his thigh that he felt dizzy from time to time. Nonaka Goro Shigemasa is second only to Hiraiwa Nananosuke Kiyoshi next to Shinyasu.He saw Jia Jing dying.In order to alleviate the pain of reducing the respect, Shigezheng might raise the knife in his hand.Jia Jing felt that this was the last fight in his life. "Oh, so I stopped in Okazaki on the way to Sakai City..." "Later, Mrs. Tsukiyama fell ill and asked me to treat her. I didn't expect it would lead to today's ending. My daughter was taken away...and I am too...Nano-sama, if you pity the villain, you will spare the villain... ...The villain has no strength." Shigemasa Nonaka still stood silently: "Jia Jing, aren't you a doctor?" "The villain is a doctor." "Since you are a doctor, you know whether you can be saved or not. You should close your eyes and wait for death." "No! No! Then... my lord, my lord!" "Don't move. If you move, it will only increase the pain." Chongzheng said while raising the knife. "Ah... ah... I killed someone!" Jia Jing exhausted his last strength and crawled on the mound.Unbelievably, what supports him now is not the consciousness of devotion to his master Katsurai, but the competitive spirit of not wanting to lose to the person in front of him. Seeing Jia Jing in pain, Zhongzheng wanted to take his life quickly, "Jia Jing, don't move. I won't let you suffer any more." "Killed, ah... ruthless beast! Help!" "Don't move. If I miss it, you will be the only one suffering, understand?" "Ah... Beast! No... Lord Nono, I have something for you. I earned it with my life, Jiajing..." Trembling, Jiajing reached into his pocket and took out the money bag.Coins jingled and scattered on the ground. "This... this is for you... I can only give you this, Mr. Nonaka! Forgive me. If this... if this..." Nonaka Shigemasa turned his face away and raised the knife in his hand. "Ah——" Jia Jing knew that the knife was coming towards his neck, so he couldn't help curling up into a ball—the knife hit his head. At this moment, Jia Jing felt like he had won.Aren't people who died tragically like this the best of the Kai samurai?Can such a person of stature be found in Sanhe?Blood gushed out like a spring.He let out a groan, and gripped the knife tightly with both hands. "Ah...ah...killer! Beast! Ah...devil! Grandpa, you will definitely have retribution when you go to the underworld. Ah...ah..." Jiajing grasped the blade tightly, his vision gradually blurred, and his face was ferocious . Shigemasa drew his knife abruptly, and Minato's body suddenly fell forward. "Hey!" Zhongzheng cut again.Jia Jing's head flew out immediately and landed on the mound four or five feet away, his eyes were still wide open, staring at the void, his lips curled up as if mocking something.White Fang reflected the pale moonlight.Blood spurted out.Chongzheng walked to the side of the head, instead of clasping his hands together, he kicked it hard. Chongzheng wiped the knife slowly, and the surroundings returned to calm, only the sound of frogs could be heard.He sheathed the knife, took out a strip of cloth from his waist, grabbed Jia Jing's head with messy hair, and held it up high. "It's such a wonderful expression, less respectful. It seems to be angry, but it also seems to be smiling. You must become bolder in the next life." After finishing his expressionless expression, Chongzheng wrapped a cloth strip around his head and hung it around his waist.Xinkang was probably anxiously waiting for him to go back.He didn't look at the dead body and the coins again, and strode away with his arms folded. Chongzheng was about to step into the city gate when he heard a horse roaring behind him. "I can see Matsudaira Jiroemon Shigekichi, open the door!" The servant staggered and ran over to take the rein of the horse, and shouted: "I can see Songping..." Goro Shigemasa Nonaka ran over: "I am Shigemasa Nonaka. What happened..." Matsudaira Shigekichi jumped off the horse: "Oh, it's you. How is the young master?" "Very good." Zhongzheng said while hiding the head at his waist. "Oh, that's great. An envoy from Hamamatsu is here, and the young master is on his first recruit. How about Hiraiwa Chikichi?" "He still serves the Lord wholeheartedly." "Great. Kiyoshi must go to Hamamatsu immediately, and Honda Zuzaku will replace him." "Will there be a war?" "Well. Let Qinji lead the troops to attack Ermata City, you gather young warriors, and I will lead them... The lord has ordered so, so I hurried here..." Chongji paused, and then said: "The big battle is coming Goro, you need to gather more young warriors." Just as he was talking, the city gate creaked open under the moonlight. "I'll report to the young master immediately." "Please." Chongzheng watched Chongji go away, and immediately walked to Xinkang's inner court. Xinkang is in the calamus room, he hasn't killed the little attendant yet.For the sake of my mother's reputation, she must be killed!Although he had made up his mind, he couldn't find an excuse to kill easily. After Xinkang came, the little attendant endured the pain of the knife wound and struggled to get out of bed to greet Xinkang. "I'm causing trouble to the young master. The young master came here in person, and the slaves can't afford it. Please don't worry, the young master." Hearing this, Xinkang felt that he really met a strong woman who was completely different from his mother, Deji, and Changpu, and he became uneasy.There is such a woman in the world, if this woman doesn't know the secret of her mother, she should really be by her side and take good care of her, he couldn't help being puzzled.At this moment, Shigemasa Nonaka came back. "How?" He asked, and suddenly saw Chongzheng's lowered head on his waist, "Come with me." He got up and left Calamus' room, he didn't want Calamus to see. "Young master, please come to the courtyard." "Oh." "The head of the reduced respect will soon become the sacrifice of the young master's first conquest..." "What, Chu Zheng..." "Matsudaira Shigekichi, who I can see, has brought orders, and he has entered the city." After finishing speaking, Shigemasa was thinking about where to bury Kagami's head.