"Father, do you feel better today?"
Looking at Takeda Motomitsu who looked sick on the tatami, Takeda Nobutoyo was also worried.
Takeda Motomitsu weakly waved his hand, then motioned Takeda Nobutoyo to come closer, and then continued: "Jiro, I am afraid that my time as a father is running out, and you are the one who is most worried about now!"
"Wakasa, the leader of the Takeda family, has been through several generations for over a hundred years. When your grandfather passed the foundation to my family, how strong was the Takeda family?"
"However, my family's qualifications are mediocre and I can only serve as the leader of the land. The glory of the past is no longer there, but I am actually heartbroken!"
"Your uncle is harboring ulterior motives, and Ukyo Ryo is also planning to cause trouble. This is a troubled time!"
"These days, my family has allowed you to get involved in the government affairs of the family. It is to let you seize the time to establish prestige in the family. I wonder how you are doing?"
Takeda Nobutoyo didn't know how to answer, but seeing Takeda Motomitsu's hopeful look on his face, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "I'm not very capable. Fortunately, I have my retainers to help with everything at home, so nothing went wrong!"
"It's just that I don't know much about the military and political affairs. If my father entrusts everything to me, I will be disappointed!"
"Asshole!" After hearing Takeda Nobutoyo's words, Takeda Motomitsu said angrily: "You are my son, Takeda Motomitsu, how can you be so cowardly?"
"Wakasa is the leader of my Takeda family, and your father-in-law is the main hall of Omi Rokkaku. Now that the Rokkaku family is at its peak, and the shogun is here to take care of it, why should I worry about it?"
"The only thing I'm worried about now is Kuriya Ukyo Ryo and your uncle!"
"You have Hekaku outside to help you, and inside you have Yi Jian, Mu Teng and other important ministers to help you. Why should you be afraid?"
Takeda Motomitsu's eyes showed strong disappointment at this moment.
Unexpectedly, when he was dying, the son he entrusted to him would be such a thing?
I have remembered Takeda Motomitsu for many years in Kinai. Is this the end of the Takeda family name?
Takeda Nobutoyo was still standing aside at a loss. At this time, another young samurai next to Takeda Nobutoyo suddenly stepped forward and held Takeda Nobutoyo's hand and said: "Brother, don't worry. Although I have mediocre abilities, I am willing to help my brother." !”
"Father, please rest assured. One day, my Takeda family will be able to live in peace and stability!"
Takeda Nobutoyo suddenly showed a moved expression, "The words of the Young Master of the Palace are really heart-warming. I will never repay this sentiment in the future!"
Looking at the two people who were deeply in love with each other, Takeda Motomitsu on the tatami finally nodded happily, and then slowly closed his eyes.
Takeda Nobunto caught sight of this scene from the corner of his eye, and immediately panicked. He said to Takeda Nobtaka next to him in a panic: "Young Assistant to the Palace, Father...Isn't Father gone?"
"Don't talk nonsense, father is just asleep!" Looking at Takeda Nobutaka in front of him, Takeda Nobugao also felt helpless.
Not long after, Takeda Motomitsu's faint snoring could be heard in the room.
........
Kasumami Castle, after staying here for a few days, Kyogoku Takamasa finally met another protagonist-Takeda Nobutaka.
Takeda Motonobu, the previous head of the Takeda family, had five sons.
The eldest son of a concubine became a monk when he was young. His Buddhist name was Runfu Shuyu. He once led monk soldiers to follow Takeda Momitsu in the war. Later, he was injured and the root of the disease came down. In the past two years, he devoted himself to cultivating Buddhism. According to history, in another two years, Junfu Shuyu would establish Ungai Temple in Wakasa Mountain.
The eldest son is Takeda Momitsu who succeeded to the throne.
In addition, there is Gendo Takeda, the second legitimate son.
In the second year of Bungui, Takeda Chumushi Daisuke and his son of the Takeda family were defeated in a battle with Ikku, and Takeda Motonobu succeeded Takeda Gento to Takeda Chumushi Daisuke. After that, he entered the shogunate and became a member of the state and stayed with the shogunate to serve.
The third son is Takeda Nobutaka.
In addition, there was Sizishan Xiuzheng, who was adopted into the Shanxian family in his early years, but died young. Takeda Motomitsu later adopted his son Takeda Hikoro to the Yamagata family as Yamagata Shengxin.
Takeda Nobutaka is four years younger than Takeda Motomitsu. He is thirty-six years old and is a handsome-looking middle-aged man.
The meeting with Takeda Nobutaka was at a stream outside Kasumi Castle, where Takeda Nobutaka was fishing.
Under the leadership of Kuriya Mototaka, Kyogoku Takamasa also held a fishing rod and sat next to Takeda Nobutaka, while Kuriya Mototaka sat on Kyogoku Takamasa's right hand.
"Has Sakyo ever fished in the palace?"
After seeing Kyogoku Takamasa sitting down, Takeda Nobutaka turned back to look at Kyogoku Takamasa and said.
Kyogoku Takamasa nodded, "I've fished before!"
"I heard that there is a saying in the Ming Dynasty that Jiang Taigong fishes, and those who wish to take the bait will take the bait!"
"I wonder if Sakyo also came voluntarily when he entered the palace?"
Kyogoku Takamasa looked at Takeda Nobutaka thoughtfully and said, "Takeda-sama means to say, what do you think of Wakasa?"
"if not?"
Takeda Nobutaka smiled softly, and then said: "The Kyogoku family has developed rapidly in recent years. In a few years, it has unified Kitaomi and regained its former power! Some time ago, it even invaded Ise and suppressed the Kitahata clan of Ise country. Out of breath.”
"With the giant Buddha of the Hosokawa family backing them up, the Kyogoku family is in full swing!"
"When a retainer of the Kyogoku family came to me for the first time, I knew the Kyogoku family's plan!"
Kyogoku Takamasa did not rush to refute, but continued following Takeda Nobutaka's words: "In that case, why does Takeda-sama continue to communicate with me?"
"Do I have any choice?" Takeda Nobutaka said with a self-deprecating smile.
"Giving and receiving are always equal. The Kyogoku family is willing to help me. Let's put aside the kindness for the moment. I just want to know at this moment, what does the Kyogoku family want to get from this family?"
Kyogoku Takamasa narrowed his eyes. This Takeda Nobutaka is not well-known, but he is not an easy person to deal with either.
Just as Kyogoku Takamasa was thinking about how to answer, Kuriya Mototaka on the side suddenly said: "Takeda-don doesn't have to worry too much. I have already exchanged opinions with Sakyo Shin-den before."
"The Kyogoku family is an ally of the Hosokawa family. Now the Hosokawa family is in opposition to the Rokkaku family. The Kyogoku family just doesn't want to see the Takeda family fall to the side of the Rokkaku family under the leadership of their lord, Wahiko Jirodon."
"Nothing else but that!"
"Is this really the case?" Takeda Nobutaka stared at Kyogoku Takamasa and said.
Kyogoku Takamasa could only follow Kuriya Gentaka's words and said: "Yes, that's exactly it!"
Takeda Nobutaka turned his head in disbelief, and then stared at the fishing line.
Suddenly, Nobutaka Takeda grabbed the fishing rod and lifted it suddenly, and a palm-sized fish flew to the shore.
"Haha, it looks like there are fish to eat today!"
"Sakyo Susumu and Ukyo Ryo also have to work hard. I don't differentiate between these fishes. If you want to eat them, you have to catch them yourself!" After saying that, Takeda Nobutaka walked towards the forest with his head held high, where there was a fisherman. Make a fire.
Looking at Takeda Nobutaka's back, and then at the gloomy Kuriya Mototaka next to him, Kyogoku Takamasa suddenly felt that the water in Wakasa Country was really not muddy.
