(PS: Today’s second update can barely make up for the shortcomings of being banned in the previous few days)
On December 24, the eleventh year of Astronomy (1542), Imagawakan Castle Tower. Imagawa Yoshimoto lit his favorite Chidori incense burner in the bedroom, and the faint scent of incense relaxed his body and mind. Ginkgo on the side used small nail scissors to cut Miao Miao's sharp nails, while Miao Miao said "ha" to her a few times in annoyance.
"Miaomiao, be good, let's not be angry, mommy will cut it for you soon~" Ginkgo coaxed the kitten in her arms with nice words, but Miaomiao didn't appreciate it and took a bite of Ginkgo. , then jumped up and quickly ran to hide under the cabinet.
"There is really no way! You stinky Miaomiao!" Ginkgo pouted unhappily and casually put the nail clippers on the table. "It's hard to take care of. It's even harder to take care of than a man. It takes three days to cut your nails." Four times, I can cut it while you are asleep."
"It's an innocent disaster." Imagawa Yoshimoto on the side smiled and raised his hands to show his innocence. At the desk next to him, Nagachiyo and Asong were throwing small paper balls at each other, teasing Miao Xiaomiao.
"Where is Goro?" Imagawa Yoshimoto asked Ginkgo after waiting for a long time without seeing Goro come back from having breakfast in the community.
"I was dragged to practice kendo by Lord Tian Shen. He said he was going to prepare for the family martial arts competition at the end of the year." Ginkgo laughed.
"Did Tian Chen say it, or did Goro say it?" Imagawa Yoshimoto was also happy when he heard this, but it didn't sound like what Imagawa Goro would say.
"Of course it was Mr. Tian Shen. Wulang was crying at the time."
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In the dojo, Goro Imagawa practiced listlessly with Kentaro Tian Shen, seemingly uninterested in the so-called martial arts and kendo. But whenever Kentaro Tasaki was coaching him enthusiastically, Goro Imagawa had to play tricks on the occasion, seemingly imitating these moves seriously - but he was actually imitating them in a matter-of-fact manner.
"Young Master is indeed gifted." Kentaro Tianchen was full of praise for Goro Imagawa's understanding. He couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to give all his abilities to Goro Imagawa - as if he could understand it immediately. But he had to restrain himself for fear of exaggerating his skills, and patiently taught him the basic skills first, watching Goro Imagawa holding a small bamboo knife in a posture.
"Brother Wulang, brother Wulang!"
The voice of Asahina Matsuchiyo came from the door of the dojo. Although he was still young, his voice was not small. Wherever he went, his voice came first. His shouts could be heard in the entire Tenshu Pavilion and Honmaru.
"Matsuchiyo?" Goro Imagawa wiped the sweat from his head and wanted to stand up and rest for a while, but under the serious look of Kentaro Tian Shen, he had no choice but to continue walking.
"Hey, Brother Goro is playing this again?" Asahina Matsuchiyo jumped over and looked at Goro Imagawa curiously - the latter was maintaining a motion without moving.
"Brother Goro, can't you move?" Asahina Matsuchiyo asked cautiously.
"No, Mr. Tian Shen asked me to stand for two quarters of an hour. If I move, I will stand in vain and have to start over." Imagawa Goro replied truthfully, and at the same time reminded, "Don't touch me."
"Oh~" Asahina Matsuchiyo became interested after hearing this, and approached Imagawa Goro enthusiastically, with a naughty smile on her little face.
"Matsuchiyo, what are you doing?" Imagawa Goro felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. The next second, Asahina Matsuchiyo rushed up and tickled Imagawa Goro desperately.
"Stop! Stop!" Goro Imagawa quickly begged for mercy, but Matsuchiyo Asahina didn't stop. Goro Imagawa burst out laughing without holding back, and his posture was completely messed up. Kentaro Tianchen happened to come back from wiping his bamboo sword, and saw this scene of Goro Imagawa, and said: "Young master, your posture is messed up, please stand again."
Asahina Matsuchiyo laughed with satisfaction, but Imagawa Goro turned black with anger, and retaliated angrily: "Lord Tashina, can you take Matsuchiyo to practice together!"
"Of course it's possible. Second Young Master Asahina is also a good young man in martial arts." Kentaro Tian Shen walked up to Asahina Matsuchiyo and pressed heavily on his shoulder, "Although it's not as good as the Young Master and His Highness. He is talented, but if he practices well, there will be no problem surpassing me and Master Kira."
"I don't want to practice!" Asahina Matsuchiyo immediately lowered his face, but he still couldn't defeat Kentaro Tasaki, and he was honestly pulled over to practice with Goro Imagawa.
"Second Master Asahina is a companion, and he will be the young master's wing in the future. Naturally, he will become the young master's sparring partner in martial arts." Kentaro Tagami persuaded Asahina Matsuchiyo and began to instruct him in some of the most basic postures. .
"Lord Tian Shen, can I ask a question?" Goro Imagawa suddenly interrupted.
"Young Master, it doesn't matter if you say it." Kentaro Tian Shen responded very respectfully.
"Why doesn't Lord Tian Shen have a right arm?" Imagawa Goro tilted his little head and asked with a confused look on his face, "What does it have to do with Lord Tian Shen's master, Lord Hu?"
"Oh? Did His Highness or Madam talk about it with the Young Master?" Kentaro Tianchen nodded, and replied with some embarrassment, "Or did Hayasaka-sama and Kira-sama talk about it?"
"Is it inconvenient to reveal it?" Imagawa Goro quickly bowed and apologized, "I heard it when I overheard my parents talking, but I didn't hear it clearly, so I only knew about it. I'm very sorry for offending Mr. Tian Shen!"
"Haha, young master, why do you need to apologize for your retainer? A retainer should not hide anything from his master's family." Kentaro Tian Shen hurriedly helped Goro Imagawa, "Then I will tell the truth, and I ask you, young master, to keep it a secret for me. "
"Definitely." Imagawa Goro nodded seriously.
"My family is originally a small wealthy family in the Ueno Kingdom. I am the eldest son of the family. Logically speaking, I should inherit the position of family governor. But I have a younger brother who is also very outstanding. Someone in the family hopes that my younger brother will succeed the family governor."
As soon as the story started, Kentaro Tian Shen stopped - logically speaking, this was a normal samurai story, but I don't know why Kentaro Tian Shen was so cautious.
"But my brother-in-law and I are twins born on the same day."
Kentaro Tian Shen spoke slowly and whispered a somewhat heavy truth - during the Warring States Period, twins were regarded as an ominous sign and were creatures possessed by the devil. These two children will one day fight against each other and bring disaster to the family. The only solution is to abandon or kill one of them to keep the other child safe.
Even a child of Goro Imagawa's age seemed to have heard similar legends from someone, so he lowered his head sadly.
"I was born without a right hand and my body is weak, and my younger brother is a healthy child. The family naturally chose my younger brother and abandoned me." Kentaro Tian Shen told it calmly, as if the matter was not experienced by him, but by others. The same story.
"It's too much. How could you do such a thing?" Imagawa Goro's expression dropped and he muttered softly.
"What did you say, young master? My father and retainers have been very good to me. They did not leave me alone in the wilderness, but sent me to the home of a hunter in the deep mountains and old forests. Although life was hard, I still managed to survive. Not bad." Kentaro Tian Shen shook his head, obviously very satisfied with his life: "I am lucky in my third life. When I was playing in the mountains when I was young, I got to know my teacher, Mr. Dahu."
"Master Da Hu doesn't mind my disability. He stays with me like a father, teaching me the art of swordsmanship day and night. I also practice hard and finally achieve some success. However, the good times did not last long. Later, there were family disputes. Some retainers were dissatisfied with my younger brother and wanted to support him. I decided to go back and succeed to the throne. However, I did not want to get involved in family affairs anymore. I was afraid of bringing bad luck to the family and also did not want to be an enemy of my younger brother, so I rejected this request and followed my master out of the mountains to travel around the world. Later he I heard that in order to avoid future trouble, my younger brother and the important officials in the family sent ninjas to assassinate me, but I and my master had already left Ueno, and later came to Suruga with the family governor, so they left it alone."
"Is that so?" Imagawa Goro replied listlessly, perhaps feeling a little sad because of this terrible story.
"So I am very grateful to His Highness for being willing to take me in and shelter me at Imagawa's home. I don't have to worry about whether I will suddenly die unexpectedly someday." Kentaro Tian Shen sighed sincerely, and then faced Goro Imagawa, "In order to repay His Highness's kindness. , I can only work hard to pass on what I have learned throughout my life to you, young master."
At this moment, Matsuchiyo Asahina suddenly rose up and wanted to take advantage of the flaw in Kentaro Tianchen and Goro Imagawa's conversation to attack him. He raised his wooden sword high and hit Kentaro Tian Shen from behind. At the same time, he shouted: "You succeeded! I told you to force me to train!"
However, although Kentaro Tadashimi did not pay attention to Asahina Matsuchiyo at all, he deduced the location of the attack based only on the sound of footsteps. He stepped aside and then grabbed the back of the bamboo sword with his left hand and forced the sword away. The raw land stopped where it was.
Asahina Matsuchiyo was really stunned and stared blankly at Kentaro Tamaki. Then he tried hard to twist the bamboo knife and try to break free, but it still didn't move at all. But the child was also smart. When he saw that he couldn't get away, he simply let go of the bamboo knife, turned around and ran towards the door of the dojo, muttering: "I don't want to practice martial arts, I want to run out and play!"
"Matsuchiyo is still young and also playful. Don't be surprised, Mr. Tashimi." Goro Imagawa explained to Asahina Matsuchiyo.
"It doesn't matter. Children are like this. The more noisy they are, the smarter they become." Kentaro Tianchen didn't care at all.
"There are also children who have been quiet and reserved since childhood, but are actually very smart and capable." Imagawa Goro retorted for some reason.
"What the young master said is that nothing can be absolute. It is really not easy to understand this truth at such a young age."
