The mist of the wild hot spring curls up, and the curtain blocks the middle of the hot spring pool. Terutora Uesugi stared blankly at the white cloth in front of him. This scene seemed familiar.
Last winter, it was here that Yiyin persuaded her to stop temporarily, digest the fruits of victory in the south, and wait for Yiyin to come back to follow up.
But she preferred to be arrogant and perfunctory. After Yoshigan left Kanto, she went south again, and was defeated miserably by Shimonoseokuni.
Hearing that Yoshigan rushed back to Echigo Kingdom and landed at Naoetsu, Terutora Uesugi felt ashamed and felt that he had no face to face him.
I can think of what Minister Xi said and the truth about Yantian City that I found out. Uesugi Teruhora was so angry that his eyes were split open, and there was a wave of resentment in his heart that could not be vented.
Why, why don't you tell me the humiliation you suffered in Yantian City.
As long as you tell me, I don't need the glory of the Kanto leader, I can fight to the death with Takeda Shingen, a bastard, and I can take Takeda Shingen's head to wash away your humiliation.
Looking at the curtain, Uesugi Teru's nose felt sore. He picked up the sake bottle beside him and poured it into his mouth. A tear from the corner of his eye fell into the soup pool and disappeared without a trace.
The Kanto Strategy is over, Uesugi Teruhu is not stupid, she knows the consequences of her actions, but she no longer cares.
In the past two years, she has been full of passion and tenderness. She wants to win the land of Guanbazhou as a betrothal gift, and she and Sibo Yiyin have been together for the rest of their lives.
But at this time, she was increasingly doubting whether she had done something wrong and doubting Shiba Yiyin's feelings for her.
Uesugi Teruhu, who had once firmly believed that Yoshigan loved him, asked himself repeatedly. Does he really love me? Or are you deceiving me and never being sincere to me?
Looking back, Yiyin has always been aloof, hanging himself like a kite. Recalling how many times he avoided the important and took the easy, he seemed to be playing with himself.
Uesugi Teruhora suddenly realized that he seemed to have never really recognized this boy.
He still refused to let go of Ashikaga Yoshiteru because he refused to give up his status as a direct descendant of the Genji family in Kawachi. He never mentioned the humiliation in Yantian City because he was afraid of affecting the Guandong strategy.
In his mind, the expansion of the Shiba family in Kanto is above all else. He needs the Ashikaga family's status to bless him, and the Takeda family's cooperation to go south and besiege the Hojo family.
Therefore, he can endure any humiliation.
Uesugi Teruhu's vision was blurred, and her lips trembled, pursed to prevent her from crying.
what about me? What did he take me for?
With this question in mind, Terutora Uesugi formed an alliance with the Hojo family, broke with the Takeda family, and supported Minister Shiro's strategy of counterattacking Sano territory.
She threw away all the good cards in her hand and exchanged them for a speechless hand of bad cards.
Why did she do this? Just to clarify one thing! She wants to find out whether Shiba Yiyin, who is walking side by side with her, really has feelings for her!
If it is because of the combination of interests, then the current situation has deteriorated beyond repair and the Kanto Raiders died prematurely, and Shiba Yiyin will definitely choose to part ways.
But if he really has feelings for me. . What will be done?
There was a hint of morbid self-deprecation in the corner of Uesugi Teruhu's mouth, and her shaken confidence made her dare not think about a better future.
The Nagao family in the mansion conquered the superiors from below, and her mother took over the Echigo Kingdom amidst the hostility of the ladies. After his mother's death, rebellions broke out one after another in Echigo, and foreign forces were eyeing him.
Everyone felt that Terutora Uesugi, a weak girl, could not control the situation, and everyone was ready to snatch a piece of fat from the collapse of Nagao's house in Fuchu.
But she, Teruhora Uesugi, managed to hold up the situation!
It was she who fought in the north and south and defeated the Echigo samurai group. It was her support for Yoshihiro Saba that led to the Echigo duopolies.
The cooperation between Shiba Uesugi and Shiba Uesugi seems to be that Yoshihiro Shiba is taking the lead in planning the Kanto strategy. In fact, the real ballast stone is Uesugi Teruhu's invincible direct legion, which intimidates everyone.
Now, the undefeated Uesugi Teruhora has been defeated, and the Echigo samurai group is beginning to make moves. The pattern of Echigo's duopolitics is no longer a help to Yoshihiro Saba, but a resistance and burden.
Terutora Uesugi is looking forward to it, hoping that Shiba Yoshigan will say that we should cherish each other and go our separate ways, so that he can completely give up.
Girls will eventually grow up, and their first love will eventually wake up. Perhaps only Yoshigan Shiba's ruthlessness can make Terutora Uesugi completely wake up and stop being infatuated with the boy and become so obsessed that he can't extricate himself.
But what if Yoshigan Shiba grabbed Uesugi Teruhora who fell into the abyss and refused to let go? So is this infatuation really worth it?
At least, Uesugi Teruhora would think so. Once a paranoid person believes in the truth of death, she will believe it until her death.
Even if you die, you need to love.
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Before Yiyin got close to the soup pool, he smelled a strong smell of alcohol, which made him frown slightly.
The Hime warriors of the Shiba Uesugi family were on guard outside. There were only two masters here.
The autumn mood is strong and the water in the pool is warm.
Taking off his coat and slowly walking into the water, Yiyin slowly exhaled, relaxed his body and sat in the pool.
Through the white cloth, he could vaguely see the shadow opposite him still raising a glass and drinking.
"Drink less, it's windy and dewy late at night."
The shadow opposite him froze slightly, then continued drinking, ignoring Yiyin's words.
Yiyin's heart sank.
He had long felt that something was wrong with Teru Uesugi. As a person, how could he be so confused by a big defeat that he would make many stupid moves and ruin the overall situation of the Kanto Strategy.
Now it seems that Uesugi Teruhu has a lot of opinions about himself.
But Yoshigan was very surprised as to what he had done wrong to make Terutora Uesugi so resistant to him, and even seemed to give up on himself.
While he was still thinking, Uesugi Terutora across from him suddenly stopped drinking and asked.
"Why don't Duke Qianxin continue to persuade me? Or are you too disappointed in me and don't want to persuade me anymore?
By the way, I almost forgot. Since you have become a monk and practiced Buddhism, you should be called Jindoden. I am rude. "
Yiyin looked at the curtain, his brows getting tighter and tighter.
Previously in Kanto, all the concubines respectfully called him Odaisho because he was equipped with Ashikaga Shogun's sword and was the fiancé of Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
Only Terutora Uesugi always called him Kenshin-gong instead of the imperial court. His intention was that he did not want to admit that Ashikaga Yoshiteru was Yoshihiro's wife.
But today, Uesugi Teruhora directly calls himself Tsutado-don, which is strange.
She should know that Yiyin, in the name of becoming a monk, is observing the festival and praying for the ancestors. With her temper, she wouldn't call her Tsudo-don honestly.
Yoshigan felt more and more that the situation was serious. There seemed to be an invisible barrier between Uesugi Teruhu and him, but he didn't know what the problem was.
Because there were so many things he did to fool Uesugi Teruhu, so many that he didn't know which one was careless and Uesugi Teruhu noticed that something was wrong.
Yiyin can't confess on his own, can he? It would be even more embarrassing if the confession was wrong and it was not what I thought.
After a long silence, Yiyin said helplessly.
"I am a monk practicing Buddhism, but not for the sake of my ancestors as is said outside. It's just that Ashikaga Yoshiaki cannot accommodate me, so I have to withdraw from Kyoto and hide my capabilities and bide my time."
As a last resort, Yoshigami had no choice but to follow Uesugi Teruhora's words and say that at least the matter of becoming a monk could be explained.
Opposite him, Uesugi Teruhu burped and chuckled.
"It doesn't matter, anyway..."
She wanted to say that you were reincarnated anyway and you didn’t tell me about having a child. So what does it mean to become a monk for Ashikaga Yoshiki.
But the words were too filthy. She loved Yiyin so much that she couldn't express it.
Yiyin vaguely noticed something and asked.
"What do you want to say?"
Uesugi Teruhu replied calmly.
"It's okay. I cut off the Takeda family's cheap supply of free salt. Are you angry?"
Terutora Uesugi brought the topic to the Takeda family, hoping that Yoshigami would be worthy of his infatuation by telling him frankly.
But Yi Gin had deceived Teru Uesugi so many times, so how could he know that her words meant something. Sure enough, I have done too many bad things, and I don’t know where to start.
He followed Uesugi Teruhora's topic and sighed.
"The agreement back then provided for free salt supply until the Takeda family captured Suruga Country. Later, it was extended for one more year. It was considered the end of benevolence and justice, so it stopped.
But the bargain price of 30% off was my personal promise to Takeda Shingen and the tacit agreement between the two sides to attack the Hojo family from both sides.
You stopped this rashly, and the Takeda family has begun to rebound. Testing our attitude in Nishi Ueno is very detrimental to the Kanto strategy. "
Seeing Yoshigin talking about business seriously, the pain in Uesugi Teruhora's heart became more and more overflowing.
She couldn't help but feel sad and angry. At this time, you still want to hide it from me. Are you unwilling to tell me what that beast Takeda Shingen did to you?
Uesugi Teruhu was annoyed and said firmly.
"Guandong strategy? Where is the Guandong strategy? It's over, it's all over."
Yiyin felt even more uneasy after hearing her tone. The Uesugi Terutora he knew was an indomitable and arrogant samurai warrior who had high fighting spirit even when he was in dire straits.
But today, why is she so decadent? After she left Kanto, what happened to make her become like this.
There was no way it was just one defeat, and the defeat of Shimoso-guni couldn't turn Uesugi Teruhora into this defeated dog.
Yoshigan was still thinking, but Terutora Uesugi asked with a sneer.
"Does Tsuta-den know about Takeda Shingen becoming a monk?"
Yiyin replied.
"Of course I know, otherwise I wouldn't call her by the Dharma name."
Terutora Uesugi took a step further and asked.
"Then did you know that she adopted a girl before she got married? The inheritance of the Takeda family's family governor is bound to have twists and turns in the future."
Yoshigami didn't know that Takeda Shingen was pregnant and gave birth to a girl, and he suddenly felt confused, he couldn't understand.
"It is more in our interests that the Takeda family is in chaos. The original plan for the Kanto strategy was to defeat the Hojo family and then compete with the Takeda family.
But now, before Hojo is defeated, you force the Takeda family to fall out with us first, which is not worth the gain. "
Yiyin's words are inevitably a bit complaining.
Terutora Uesugi tore up the agreement with the Takeda family and formed an alliance with the Hojo family without any regard for his feelings.
At this time, she aggressively asked herself about inexplicable things, wondering what she was thinking.
If it weren't for the Sword of Damocles from the system mission pressed against his forehead, Yoshigami would have had the urge to let go of all the affairs in Kanto. This quagmire made him feel uncomfortable all over.
But his answer made Uesugi Teruhu stunned and said in astonishment.
"That kid...don't you care?"
Yiyin said strangely.
"Why should I care about the child Takeda Shingen picked up?"
Uesugi Teruhu heard that there was no fluctuation in his tone, and he had a clear understanding in his heart. Yoshigan didn't know that the child Takeda Shingen claimed to have picked up was actually the blood and bones she had forced Yoshigan to get.
Looking at the curtain, Uesugi Teruhu's expression was uncertain. She didn't know why, but seeing that Yiyin was kept in the dark, she suddenly felt better.
Even if he hid the incident in Yantian City from himself. At least he didn't know about Takeda giving birth to a girl.
Uesugi Teru's expression softened, but Yoshigage's brows furrowed.
He already had an ominous premonition. Uesugi Teruhu kept asking Takeda Shingen, could it be that he was teaming up with the Hojo family to deal with the Takeda family. .
Yiyin's face froze, and he understood somewhat. Uesugi Teruhu probably knew about Yantian City and the fact that he was replaced by Takeda Shingen.
After figuring this out, Yiyin's eyes suddenly became clear.
So that's the case, no wonder Teruhora Uesugi would rather grit his teeth and let Mouri Kagehiro go, but also join forces with the Hojo family to deal with Takeda Shingen.
It turned out that the root cause of the disease really fell on himself.
Yiyin couldn't help but secretly cursed himself for saying that beauty was a disaster. The good Guandong strategy was ruined because of this incident, which made him want to cry without tears.
But if you think about it carefully, this is not surprising.
It has been two years since the incident in Yantian City. Even if the ancient news no longer circulates, it would not be surprising if rumors reach Uesugi Teruhora's ears.
When he was humiliated in Yantian City, there were many Kaibi and Shinano warriors in the city.
Just because everyone doesn't talk about it doesn't mean that everyone doesn't know. There is no airtight wall in the world. As time goes by, it will naturally spread.
Yoshigan thought that Minister Minoru had been imprisoned in Beishin for more than a year, and he was afraid that she would bring this matter back to the Uesugi family.
I heard that she has gained a lot of attention from Uesugi Teruhu recently. It turns out that she took this lucky path of informing others.
Old and new hatreds towards the color minister came to mind, and Yoshiyin had a faint murderous intention.
He allowed Sebu Shishi to live, but this bastard didn't care about life and death and dared to say anything. good, very good.
At this time, the atmosphere at both ends of the curtain was solemn.
Terutora Uesugi was hesitating whether to tell Yoshigan about the child.
On the other side, Yoshiyin was also worried about how to explain the matter of Yantian City to Uesugi Terutora.
The Guandong strategy has been completed, and the military conquest must stop. The main theme after that should be the peaceful change of Guan Bazhou by the Wu Family Ethics Promotion Association.
If Sekihashishu cannot be defeated, will the Echigo army have to waste their strength to go to the ravines of Shinano to continue fighting useless wars with the Takeda family?
Yoshigami shook his head subconsciously, he must sleep with Teru Uesugi today, he couldn't hesitate any longer!
He stood up and made countless sounds of water, which even made Uesugi Teruhu opposite him think that he was leaving, and his face became sad.
But Yiyin did not walk away as she thought, but instead approached the curtain.
Teruhora Uesugi watched as the black shadow on the curtain became more and more solid. He heard a tearing sound, and the straight curtain was torn open by Yoshigage's hands, and half of the fabric slowly fell into the pool.
She stared blankly at Yiyin's well-defined six-pack abs, and the wine bottle in her hand fell into the pool.
