Sena Ujitoshi looked at Imagawa Jimoto in confusion, and then turned to look at Sena Ujisada, who was also stunned.
"Sena, just write back and say that although my father does not agree to defect, you are willing to work as an internal agent for the Horikoshi family and spy on intelligence. I hope they will spare your life for this reason."
Imagawa Shimoto ordered without any doubt. When Sena Shisada was about to speak, he immediately added: "This is an order as the governor of the family."
"The main hall...but I want to be a double agent?" Sena Shitoshi reacted after thinking for a moment, but then he started to tremble with fear, "But if...it was exposed in the end, the enemy would definitely be furious, and wouldn't my mother be even more angry?" To be subject to…”
"Shut up! You treacherous son!" Sena Shisada was angry and stopped Sena Shitoshi's words, making the latter tremble. "Don't dwell on your children's personal affairs. You will not only make me and I The Sena family is in disgrace, and even your mother will be ashamed for raising a coward like you!"
"Yes!" Sena Shitoshi hurriedly leaned over and said respectfully to Imagawa Shimoto, "I accept your order."
"No, you misunderstood. Sena, you can just become a spy. You can do whatever Horikoshi Sadaki wants you to do. There is no need to deliver any false news for us, and there is no need to collect information from the other party." Yuan shook his head and stopped Sena Shizada and Sena Shitoshi from overthinking, "In this case, your daughter can save her life, right?"
"Your Highness, there is no need to worry about your humble wife, let alone trouble." Sena Shizada took a step forward anxiously, "If Inuko is really allowed to become a spy, how will Your Highness put down the rebellion?"
"Is there still one internal agent missing, Sena? My third brother has been setting up the Imagawa Pavilion for so long, so he must have left other internal agents. Information will be leaked anyway, what is the difference if it is leaked by Sena or someone else?" Yuan Qiang held on and boasted, then looked at Sena Ujisada, "Why, Mutsu can't keep his word with me?"
"Of course I don't dare, but in the end... family ties and family interests, personal relationships between children and the loyalty of warriors, which one is more important..."
"My balance between feelings and family interests is different from that of Mutsu Mamoru, and we can't convince each other. There is no need to argue anymore." Imagawa Shimoto waved his hands repeatedly, and then ordered again, "But this is the responsibility of the family governor. Order, since the Sena family insists on loyalty, then be loyal to the family governor’s order.”
"Thank you... thank you, Your Majesty!" Sena Ujitoshi was at a loss for words after receiving this order. It took him a long time to hold back the words, and then he kowtowed repeatedly, "Your Highness has a kind heart, and there is no way I can repay you for being broken into pieces. I am willing to serve Your Highness all my life." !”
Unlike the grateful Sena Jijun, Sena Jisada's expression was full of mixed emotions. After a long time, he still bowed to Imagawa Shigen and accepted the order, "Your Highness, in troubled times, people who value emotions will not survive. People who value family, maybe they can still keep their relationships."
"No need to say more, Mutsu Mamoru and my teacher said exactly the same thing, but I have already made up my mind." Imagawa Ujimoto turned away without explanation.
Sena looked at Imagawa's face with rapt attention, looking for traces of his ancestors in that appearance. He sighed, looked at both Imagawajimoto and Senajitoshi, and murmured softly:
"You are too gentle. I just hope that your gentleness, which can overly feel the pain of others, will not bring pain to yourself."
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At the same time, in the Yinma Castle Castle Tower 35 miles away, Imagawa Yoshizhin was also meditating in the night. The series of failures encountered in the past ten days and the experience of being hunted like a wild dog completely changed the mentality of this time traveler.
"Before, I was really self-righteous to the extreme... Thinking about it carefully, I was just a middle-class person in my era, but the people I faced were all the leaders of this era. Although I am far superior in terms of overall view and knowledge reserve They, whether it is modernization reforms or technology trees... can only be realized after they have their own territory, otherwise it will be just a castle in the air. Before that, I was already at a disadvantage when it came to conspiracy. How can I be careless and underestimate the enemy in front of the prime minister in black? All I can rely on is history. Once history changes its trajectory, I will become an ordinary person."
Imagawa Yoshima walked out of the house and looked at the stars in the night sky. Maybe they haven't changed much for thousands of years, let alone the hundreds of years he has traveled through. But what he wants to do is to change the history under the stars and let the Imagawa family be reborn from the ashes. He will not forget the humiliation he felt when he escaped through a dog hole when Hanakura City fell; he will not forget the shame he felt when the Fukushima clan died and he was laughed at for surviving.
But he must survive. Unlike the loyal and pedantic warriors of this era, he understands the value of life. Only by living can you complete what you want to do - save the Imagawa family. For the Imagawa family, it doesn't matter even if I suffer humiliation. Because this is the mission passed down from generation to generation by his clansmen in his previous life, it seems to be of great importance.
Now I have another chance, another chance to take back the Imagawa family governor. And this time, I won't lose again.
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One letter after another requesting the surrender of wealthy families was sent from Kakegawa Castle. Imagawa Shimoto felt that his hand was sore from writing - he had never written so many words so densely since he was a child. Always lazy and comfortable, he wanted to sneak away from this high-intensity work countless times to read the flower and bird pictures and Japanese song collections that he bought from Nao Hayasaka, but when he thought of Taiyuan Xuezhai's entrustment to him - Imagawa Ujimoto decided to I went to be lazy (completely forgetting Taiyuan Xuezhai’s instructions).
"Hey, it's better to be lazy and happy!" At this moment, Imagawa Ujimoto was laying the collection of Japanese songs comfortably on the table. He was leaning on a chair, opening a blue-rimmed folding fan to fan the wind, and repeatedly recited the best verses from it. "The sky is high and the emperor is far away. The old man can't come here to confiscate my collection of Japanese songs. The flowers, birds, wind and moon are not much more interesting than those complicated official documents. The work is really too tiring. It's so annoying that my hands are almost broken."
Before he finished speaking, Hayasaka Nao received a notification from Sena Shisada and Sena Shishun asking for a meeting. Imagawa Shimoto didn't care at all, so he called Sena and his son to come in. After Sena Shisada walked a few steps away from Imagawa Shimoto, he suddenly noticed something strange on the table. But his eyesight was bad and he couldn't see clearly, so he took a few steps forward and took a closer look - only then did he realize that it was a collection of Japanese songs.
"Your Highness, at this critical moment, how can you spare the time to recite a poem and write a poem?" Sena Shisada became anxious. Before Imagawa Shimoto could react, he knelt down and remonstrated sincerely, "The integrity of the Imagawa family is in danger. , Your Highness should be thinking very hard, how can there be a moment of neglect? If Your Highness does not start working for a moment, I will not get up for a moment."
"Um... what Mutsu Mamoru said..." Imagawa Ujimoto never expected that the old minister who seemed to care a lot about the distinction between monarch and minister yesterday would actually "confiscate" his leisure time by admonishing him - could it be that Is this a workaholic? Forced by helplessness, Imagawaji Yuan had no choice but to put away the collection of waka.
"I dare to ask, what is the situation now? How many wealthy families have come to join us?"
"There are two families that have already received it, the Shinno family of Funaya City and the Osawa family of Horie City, both of which have sent their children." Imagawa Ujimoto said while looking at the two children behind him. The one on the left, even though he was young, was already The one who is upright is Shinno's son, Shinno's son. He is also a native of Toe who took in Ii Naomasa when the Ii family was in decline.
The one on the right, although still childish, already shows his composure and perseverance, is Osawa Kiyin, the eldest son of Osawa Kisho. In his previous life, he was loyal to the Imagawa family. At the last moment of the Imagawa family, even though Tokugawa had completely fallen into the hands of the Tokugawa family, he still struggled to hold on, leaving the Tokugawa family unable to attack for a long time, and the battle was extremely tragic. It was not until Imagawa clan wrote a letter personally, allowing Osawa Moto to surrender, that Horie Castle was opened, and it became a legend.
"Funadani Castle is located southeast of our Takaten God Castle and Kakegawa Castle, and the Shinno family has raised troops to express support for us. However, Horie Castle is close to the east bank of Hamana Lake, surrounded by the territories of the Iio family and the Horikoshi family, and is isolated and helpless. , so he did not dare to raise his troops openly, so he secretly expressed his submission."
"Children of loyal ministers." Sena Shizada saluted the two juniors with great admiration. The two children were so frightened that they returned the salute repeatedly. "In this way, our military strength has increased by 400."
"People from powerful countries such as the Ii family of Iidani Castle and the Amano family of Inui Castle have also promised to provide strong assistance." Imagawa Ujimoto looked at the direction to the north and smiled very relaxedly, "But they don't seem to be willing to give away the hostages. Maybe that's the case. You want to maintain a certain degree of independence. Once we put down the rebellion, we should send our children."
"How can Your Highness, the Governor, be so gullible?" Sena Shizada frowned upon hearing this, and turned to Imagawa Gendao very seriously, "Let's not mention the debate the day before yesterday, but Your Highness still needs to listen to this matter. In the troubled times of the Warring States Period, Not everyone is a gentleman who promises a lot of money like His Highness. To the people of the country, breach of contract and deception are as common as drinking water and eating. It is just a piece of paper and cannot explain anything. Maybe they are just making false promises and are secretly still talking to Imagawa Yoshi. Really close.”
"Then I can't verify the authenticity, but I think I'm pretty sure." Imagawa Ujimoto confidently pointed to the letter he was drafting on the table, "I got the help from my mother and all the important officials. The official governor recognized by us, but my third brother is the traitor who murdered the former lord. It is clear who is on the side of justice. How could the Imagawa retainers in Yueji abandon the orthodox governor and follow the lord-slayer?"
"Your Highness is still too young, but you can't rush this kind of thing." Sena Shisada sighed, "Sometimes things are not as black and white as you think."
