It was late at night and everything was silent, but the lights in Xiaojin City were brightly lit, and two hundred cavalrymen preparing to go out were preparing their weapons.
Fanjun picked up a handful of beans from the bucket and watched his horse munching them docilely. He looked a little dazed and didn't know what he was thinking.
Yuliang Kunushige's husband Chaojun went to his hometown in Yuki City. Shigejun was the samurai man with the highest status in the male army under the Miaoin monk.
Although Shigeki-kun is married to the head of the Narita clan in Ninja Castle, he is the son of the Yuryaka family after all.
Monk Miaoyin is old and frail, and he can still command in the city, but letting him ride a horse to kill the enemy is too difficult for this old man.
Therefore, this time the men's army of 200 cavalry raided Nanliu Mountain, Fanjun will be the leader.
It is said to be a men's army, but in fact the army is not all men. It is mainly led by the husbands and sons of noble families, and the entourage of Ji warriors who protect them.
Monk Miaoyin likes to dance with guns and sticks, and he is more fierce than women. In his early years, he was also a famous male warrior and had killed people in battle. Therefore, the brotherhood in Jinshan City headed by him generally likes to practice martial arts.
These warrior men are skilled in bow and horse, and together with the escorting Ji warriors, the two hundred knights are already a strong army.
Even if they can't compete with the two hundred horseback warriors, there is no problem in sorting out the mixed reserve team of the warrior warriors.
But even so, Fanjun was still a little dull and hesitant.
After all, he is not a Miaoyin monk, he is just an ordinary man. Even if he has practiced martial arts well, her temperament is still that of a woman in a deep courtyard, not a soldier on the battlefield.
Since ancient times, yin and yang have been distinct. Women dominate the outside and men dominate the interior. This is the law of heaven.
Thinking that he was going to lead the army to fight and think of his immature son, Fanjun was very confused and didn't want to go.
He understood the truth. The saint was kind to him, and he was even more kind to Lord Kai. He should repay the saint.
but. . but. . Does it really need to be so extreme to go to war? I am just a man. The battlefield is the domain of Samurai Ji and the Colosseum of women. Why should men take the initiative to go there?
Fanjun was thinking about his thoughts and looked numbly as he watched the war horse finish the beans in his hand and then take another handful from the bucket.
At this moment, a hand suddenly appeared on the other side of the war horse and caught Fanjun's eyes. He picked up the bean paste for her and placed it in her hand.
Fanjun looked up in surprise, only to find that his father was already standing in front of him, but he was at a loss and couldn't help but blush.
"Father, you are here."
The war horse is still docile and eats beans. It needs to supplement nutrition in order to have sufficient physical strength to cope with tonight's surprise attack.
Monk Miaoyin touched the horse's neck and asked.
"What are you thinking about?"
Fanjun hesitated, shook his head in embarrassment, and denied.
"I didn't think anything of it."
Monk Miaoyin's expression did not change and he looked at Fanjun.
"Are you blaming me in your heart?
There are obviously three thousand men in the city, but I have to volunteer myself and send you men to the battlefield and send you to death. "
Monk Miaoyin's words struck a chord in Fanjun's mind. Fanjun couldn't help but tremble all over and shook his head subconsciously.
"No, I didn't."
Seeing Mr. Fan lowering his head with guilt, Monk Miaoyin sighed and said.
"When your mother wanted to marry you to Ninja City, I was actually opposed to it.
The Narita family is not a good match. She is a target set up by the Narita retainers group and a tool for wrestling with her mother, Narita Nagata.
She is too soft-tempered to protect her husband.
But I can't convince your mother, because the Jinshan Yuliang family bears the original sin and started from the bottom up. The foundation is unstable and we need allies.
Over the years, your mother married you to the Narita family in Ninja Castle, sent your two daughters to the Nagao family in Ashikaga Castle, and married you into the Sumimagi family, trying her best to create a marriage network between the Yuryaka family.
But deep down, she was still worried, because the Yuliang family started from the bottom up and were not good people in the eyes of the famous family in Guanbazhou.
Even though the Yura family has become the largest nation in the Ueno Kingdom, even though the Yura family has pretended to be the ancestors of a famous family, we are still a pseudo-famous family in the eyes of the Kanto samurai family, a miscellaneous bunch! "
Seeing that Monk Miaoyin was very excited and his face turned red, Fanjun was a little worried that his body would not be able to eat, so he reminded him softly.
"Father.."
Monk Miaoyin shook his head and said.
"I'm fine.
I know that you have not had a satisfactory life in Ninja City these years, so you often go home to visit relatives and do not want to go back and suffer.
The Narita retainers look down on you, and on the pretext that you cannot give birth to a daughter, they will force the Narita family chief to divorce you.
How dare they do this if you come from a famous family? Don’t they know that the elder Narita family should marry a younger one? Who knows if the Narita family's inability to give birth to a daughter has something to do with it?
The Narita family insists on touching you, the husband of the future family governor, just because the eight states have become peaceful in recent years. They no longer look down on the pseudo-famous family of the Yura family, and they want to climb up another branch!
You are unlucky and have a miserable life. Your mother and I feel sorry for you and failed to choose a good family for you, but Kai-kun is a blessed and good boy.
I don’t know how the saint fell in love with him, but he looked at him differently and even gave him ten stones of food and a city to protect him.
I asked your mother to test whether the sage would be willing to help Kai-kun to get married to Uesugi Kagetora. The sage agreed without saying a word!
Do you know what this means? "
Fanjun smiled bitterly.
"My child is blessed. As a father, I owe the saint so much that I can never repay him. Even if I die in battle tonight, I will never be able to repay him fully."
Miaoyin Monk shook his head slightly and said in a low voice.
"You still don't fully understand that if you die tonight, Kai-kun will enjoy endless glory and wealth in this life.
The world of the samurai family has changed. The most noble people in the world are no longer the two branches of the Ashikaga Shogun family and the Kamakura Ashikaga family.
Genji in Kawachi has been the direct descendant of the world for five hundred years, and his blessings have ended. After that, the world will be dominated by saints and descendants of gods!
Whoever can get on this train will be the most noble bloodline in the next five hundred years. These so-called famous families in Kanto who look down on us will become worthless sooner or later!
The three powerful clans of Uesugi, Takeda and Hojo have all seen it clearly. You think they are competing for men, but in fact they are competing for the dignity of future generations!
The Kanayama Yura family doesn't have the ability or the courage. Your mother and I don't dare to fight for Shiba Kami, but we are lucky because we have Kai-kun.
The saint personally recognized the adopted son and adopted daughter. How could the child born from the marriage between these two people not be noble?
I heard that the lineage of King Mu, the righteous daughter of the great ancestor of the Celestial Dynasty, lives forever in the south of Caiyun. She is hereditary and will retire with the country.
I, the Yura family, do not have such extravagant hopes. We only hope that Kai-kun’s heir can claim the position of half-divine descendant, is that okay?
The Kanto governor led the Uesugi family. He was a relative of the Ashikaga family at that time. He served as the head of the Ashikaga family in Kamakura and ran rampant in the eight states for two hundred years.
If the child of Uesugi Kagetora and Kai-kun has the dignity of half a god, the Yura family does not dare to think or expect too much. Is it okay to just be a relative and strip away the stigma of Katsuki? "
After listening to his father's earnest instructions, Fanjun's mind went blank and his hands were empty.
She never expected that the little tension and distress in her heart could actually be heard by Miaoyin Monk's thoughtful thoughts.
Monk Miaoyin picked up another handful of bean paste, put it in Fanjun's hand, and said solemnly.
"You are my son. I know that you have always had a docile temperament. You have never been on the battlefield, let alone led an army to kill anyone. If I send you into battle like this, it is tantamount to taking your life.
But today, you have to go, because you are the son of the Yura family and Kai-kun's father. You have to go, do you understand? "
Seeing the guilt and pain of being a father appearing on Monk Miaoyin's face, Fanjun smiled in relief.
"If it weren't for the saint's grace, I would have been forced to divorce long ago. I could only leave the child in Ren City and return to my husband's house in Jinshan City.
If I were like that, I might not be able to survive until now, and I would end up depressed.
I'm not afraid of death, I'm just worried about what will happen to my half-year-old child if I never come back?
Now that I heard my father’s heartfelt words, all the doubts in my heart disappeared, and I even felt a little happy inside.
My marriage was unhappy, and I was tired of living a long time ago. I was just worried about Kai-kun, who had not yet grown up, so I endured the humiliation and lingered on.
If my death can bring a better future to Kai-kun, then I will die with a smile.
Thank you, father, for choosing the best future for me and Kai-kun. "
Miaoyin monk shook his head and said.
“I don’t want you to die, I just want you to stop worrying.
Tonight is your first battle, and it is also your first time leading an army. A midnight raid is a combat method that even experienced generals find difficult to control.
If you leave, you will narrowly escape death, but I still hope you come back alive.
Kai-kun is still young, and although a martyred father is glorious, the child doesn't care. He just wants his father to be by his side. "
Fanjun covered his mouth with his hands, tears streaming down his face, and nodded slightly.
"Thank you, father.
With you, I can finally fight with peace of mind and die gloriously for the saint. "
The father and son were having a dull conversation, but they didn't notice that in the dim corner of the stable, a small figure had heard all their dialogue.
Kai-kun squatted silently in the corner, looking at his father who was crying and laughing, his eyes red.
The little boy who performed martial arts in front of the saint back then is now eleven or twelve years old.
Kai-kun is extremely talented and has a very strong body. He is almost 1.5 meters tall and is not much shorter than the average Ji warrior.
Years of martial arts training have enabled him to mount a fast horse and draw a strong bow, but as a young boy in a boudoir, these skills may never be used on the battlefield and will be wasted in his lifetime.
Kai-kun sat in the corner and pondered for a moment, then secretly left.
When two hundred horses were leaving the city, he carefully avoided the guards, rode his own horse, hid in the queue, and followed them out of the city.
Not long after, Monk Miaoyin looked livid after reading the letter of determination left by Lord Kai. He was regarded by him as the grandson that the good family would rely on in the future, and gave him a big surprise.
At this moment, the two hundred riders had gone far away and it was impossible to catch them back. Monk Miaoyin had no other choice but to pray silently.
(End of chapter)
