Pillars of the Wu family

() On the road, I happened to meet Hojo Gaoding who was being crushed and Hojo Takamasa who was seriously injured. The pity and mocking eyes of the two brothers and those cronies made Hojo Takahiro almost crazy, and he kept yelling Ming cursed loudly that the two of them did not have the dignity of a samurai, that they had committed a heinous crime, and wanted to fight them to the death.

As Hojo Castle got closer and closer, he cursed loudly and turned into begging, as if he couldn't bear to be captured by such an insulting treatment, begging them to give him a decent prisoner treatment, at least let him stand up and walk back, But after talking for a long time, they still didn't see the two of them looking back, and there was no intention of stopping. The governor of the dignified Mori Hojo family could only cry loudly, crying hoarsely, as if he had been wronged.

This way dragged the captives back to Hojo Castle, which attracted the attention of many samurai. Seeing the winking expressions of Takikawa Tokimashi and Shima Tokatsu, and watching Hojo Takahiro crying, he knew what the hell these two guys were doing. The samurai tacitly pretended not to see it, and let the prisoners of the Hojo family watch the governor being dragged away. Only they knew what it was like.

At this time, the fire had already been extinguished, and they crossed the dilapidated Otemon Gate all the way to the main song wheel. This is where the Honmaru castle tower is located. The relatives of the Hojo family were sent back to their original buildings for surveillance. As for embarrassing these old and weak women and children, they were just locked up with enough food and clothing, and did not do anything more excessive.

Hojo Yoshihiro of Nanjo Castle had already surrendered at an earlier moment. This old warrior seemed very restrained, sitting in the castle tower without saying a word, waiting for the order of the seppuku family. In the end, Yoshihiro was just light Let him rest assured that he will not embarrass the promise of the Maori Hojo clan.

Standing on the terrace of the castle tower, seeing two cavalry warriors dragging a crying captive running in from afar, he knew who did the good thing without guessing, Yoshihiro Yoshihiro could only shake his head and smile wryly: " These two bastards are really bold, and they will cause trouble for our family, but it is also said that they are teaching Hojo Tango a lesson! Yahachiro! Go and save Tango."

"Ha!" Honda was trotting down for a while, and after a while, a few people escorted Hojo Takahiro, who was stripped of his armor and only in a samurai uniform, staggered in. His hair and face were covered with dust. Wearing a samurai uniform, I really thought it was an old farmer who had escaped from somewhere.

Yoshihiro Kira stood with his hands behind his back and stood on the terrace admiring the distant mountains. In the setting sun, the cavalry of the Nagao family drove the captives back one after another. Really, many people began to tsk-tsk in admiration for today's victory. The cavalry and infantry fighting on two fronts only paid the price of dozens of minor injuries, and defeated a total of [-] troops from both internal and external routes. This is indeed something to be proud of.

Nagao Keiren and Nagao Keinao also brought a group of retainers to the post-war evaluation meeting. Also escorted were the gray-haired Hojo Yoshihiro, Hojo Gaoding, and the unlucky Hojo Takamasa who was injured. He is still receiving treatment, and the relatives of the Hojo family have no intention of embarrassing him. Even Hojo Yoshihiro was invited to listen to the victory declaration of the victor.

At this time, the hall was filled with Kira's vassals, including Nagao Keren and other warriors from the Nagao family, Kira Yoshishi turned around and looked at Hojo Takahiro, and suddenly smiled, "Does Hojo Tango still know the family? "

The panicked Hojo Takahiro almost collapsed, barely suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, and said with a dry smile: "Of course I recognize it! Gao Guang admires the heroic appearance of Wuweidian, and I, Gao Guang, admire Wuweidian very much!"

"Ahem!" Takigawa Tokima coughed twice on purpose, making Hojo Takahiro shut his mouth in embarrassment, and cursed secretly: "This little bastard is really disgusting!"

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"Yes, I know... If I had known that Wuweidian Tim was the lord, I would never raise the flag of rebellion." Hojo Takahiro did not dare to turn his head, he could only wipe off the dust on his face and smiled flatteringly. Nagao Jinglian and the others were amazed.

He can't control so much, this time it's not the familiar Nagao Jinghu, but the Nagao family's son-in-law, and he can guess this according to Kira Yoshitoki's criticism of Takikawa Tokiharu. Most of the time it is impossible to be kind.

"This is not what I want to talk about!" Yoshitoki Kira walked slowly behind him, looking down at the kneeling Hojo Takahiro condescendingly: "I go to the Ashikaga family, which is different from the Nagao family. It is my family who maintains the orthodox shogunate of the Samurai family. Ask the first, does Hojo Tango know what betrayal means in the eyes of the family?"

"No... I don't know." Hojo Takahiro replied in panic, dripping with sweat.

"Yahachiro, tell him."

Ben Duo was coughing, and said with a sneer, "My Kira family's law is zero tolerance for rebellion. Does Tango Shouden understand what zero tolerance is? Please let Tango Shouden use his imagination."

"Zero tolerance..." Hojo Takahiro was so scared that he sweated. This word doesn't look like a good adjective. If you think about it carefully, you can guess that zero tolerance means no tolerance. What does no tolerance mean?He couldn't help feeling chills down his spine: "Is he going to die? Maybe only death can get relief!"

At this point, Hojo Takahiro began to regret his despicable escape again. No matter the reason was frightened or shameless, the result was the same. Now he really has no face to see his uncle and two younger brothers, and he even has a kind of wishing that he could not escape just now. Just the urge to die in battle, unfortunately, time cannot be turned back, and those who miss it will never come back.

"Hojo Tango has already figured it out?" He leaned over to look at Hojo Takahiro whose face was constantly changing, and Kira Yoshitoki's expression also changed accordingly, and asked in a stern tone: "After Oe Hiromoto, the Oe Mori clan's descendants Maori Takahiro, is that you?"

Hojo Takahiro said ignorantly: "Yes!"

Yoshishi Kira raised his head and shouted at the samurai in the hall: "Who is Oe Hiromoto? Answer me!"

One of the three Hojo Mori family members in the hall replied subconsciously: "The Kamakura Shogunate has powerful imperial family members."

Yoshishi Kira slowly turned to Hojo Takahiro's back, and asked in a cold voice, "Who are you? What is your background?"

"I, I am the lord of Mori Hojo, the descendant of the Oe Mori clan..." Hojo Takahiro was sweating profusely, and he seemed to realize that something was wrong.

"Then do you know who I am?"

"You are Wuweidian." Hojo Takahiro replied in panic.

"It's wrong! You're all wrong! You're so wrong!" Yoshitomo Kira was furious, kicking Takahiro Hojo on the back and knocking him to the ground.

Whether it was Nagao Jinglian, Nagao Jingzhi and others in the hall, as well as the pair of uncles and nephews of the Maoli family, all showed shock. For a samurai, personal dignity cannot be trampled on. Takahiro Hojo is simply sensational.

But seeing the disapproval of the Kira family's samurai, and remembering the arrogant behavior of dragging Hojo Takahiro earlier, Nagao Jingren also felt relieved, and thought to himself: "Perhaps only this unreasonable Wuweidian can control these things. Restless countrymen!"

"Are you going to ask me why? Huh?" Yoshitomo Kira sneered and walked over step by step, looking at Hojo Takahiro who was lying on the ground struggling slowly, grabbed the rope that bound him and dragged him to the wall, pointing There are four flags hanging on the opposite wall, and you ask: "Answer me, what are these?"

Takahiro Hojo was already frightened, and said tremblingly: "This is the Ashikaga family mon flag! This is the Wushidori flag, this is the chrysanthemum pattern flag, and this is... the royal flag of the Wuwei Temple."

Yoshiki Kira's expression was ferocious, he patted the white flag on the wall, and shouted at Hojo Takahiro: "Answer me, who am I? What is this! Tell me!"

"You are... Ashikaga Sosaburo Yoshitoki! That's Ashikaga White Flag!" Hojo Takahiro's legs went limp and he didn't even have the strength to sit up.

"Very good! You still know that it is the white flag of Ashikaga! It means you can still be saved!" Yoshiki Kira finally smiled, and waved his hand to let the samurai untie the rope for him. He returned to his original calm expression, and glanced at the startled The Wu family in the hall sat down slowly, as if nothing happened just now.

"Maori Takahiro, since you know who the family is, do you still remember what this flag sign means?"

"It means..." Not to mention that Takahiro Hojo couldn't answer such a big question, even Nagao Keiren didn't know why, and didn't know what Kirayoshi wanted to say for a while.

"Why? Can't you answer?" Ben Duoshi smiled contemptuously, and answered for him: "The gate of the Ashikaga family, the mainstay of the Minamoto family in Hanoi, this imperial flag was given to my lord by His Royal Highness, Ashikaga Hakuhata. Use, do you understand? You still know that this samurai family is Genji's samurai family, and you are ministers of Ashikaga, but you still don't understand!"

"Wuweidian..." Nagao Jinglian's expression changed when he heard the words. He had never thought about this relationship. Theoretically, the whole of Japan is Ashikaga retainer, but how long has the Ashikaga white flag fluttered in Kanto? Who remembers that it was 100 years ago? Or 200 years?Long enough to make them forget all the glory.

At this moment, Yoshitoki Kira raised the two flags again, which meant that there would be an army of the Ashikaga family in Hokuriku and even in Kanto, which made the people of Kanto like them tremble.

"Takahiro Mori! Are you a minister of my Genji? Do you still recognize the white flag of my Ashikaga family? You! Do you still know what it means to betray my Ashikaga family?" In the midst of the shock, Hojo Takahiro sat slumped on the ground and his whole body trembled like sifting chaff. A local tyrant like him had never seen such a battle.

Hojo Yoshihiro heard these heart-breaking words, he didn't come up and passed out, Hojo Gaoding pulled his uncle, and asked for help in panic: "Help my uncle! Please, my uncle is loyal!" A reliable warrior, never thought of betrayal, never!"

Two samurai from Kira's family quickly came over and helped Hojo Yoshihiro to the bottom for treatment without saying a word. Hojo Gaoding didn't even look at his brother from the beginning to the end, and lowered his head to help his uncle hurried down. This scene was supposed to be happening for a long time, and he smiled secretly: "The Hojo Mori family is completely over!"

The samurai of the Nagao family couldn't help sweating profusely. This was the first time they had seen such an interrogation in their life. No one would have thought that the matter would be so serious. Once upon a time, the samurai family could rise to the level of counting from the achievements of their ancestors. Even in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it has never been so strict.

"Takahiro Mori, do you still think I, Ashikaga, is the pillar of Genji's family?"

"Admit it!" Hojo Takahiro cried with a hint of tears.

"Then your founder Oe Hiromoto is my Minamoto royal family, Umatou Morimoto is your branch family and a loyal minister of my Ashikaga family! And why did you betray my Ashikaga family? Why!"

"I don't! I don't!" Hojo Takahiro hit the ground with his forehead, and kowtowed non-stop, and after a while, a bruise appeared on his forehead.

"Still saying no? You wait for the people of Echigo to disrespect the shogunate's laws and act recklessly. How dare you make excuses when I catch you today?"

"I really didn't! Wuweidian begs you to spare my Maori clan, and I, Takahiro, would like to apologize by harakiri! Please!" Takahiro Hojo was frightened, and Kira Yoshishi's posture was not as simple as letting him die alone. Pulling out the Maori family at the root and labeling it rebellious, let him how to face his dead ancestors, his father and grandfather would not let him go even in Huangquan.

"I, Gao Ding, would like to apologize with a heart-broken heart! I beg the Palace of Martial Arts to forgive me and bypass my Maori clan!" Hojo Gao Ding also let go of his prejudices and kowtowed along with his elder brother.

Changwei Jinglian intentionally reminded him that enough is enough, but he retracted his words, what right does his Changwei family have to intervene in this matter?It is his family's business for the Ashikaga family to punish the judge, and his Nagao family is just a retainer of the Ashikaga family, so he has no position to intervene.

"Tsk tsk! I really pity you all! Poor!" Yoshitomo Kira sneered and said, "After the majestic Oe Hiromoto, when did the samurai in Kamakura become so worthless? Don't learn. Just follow the example of those local tyrants who serve the court from time to time, are you still worthy of being a martial artist? Are you worthy of mentioning the glory of your fathers and grandparents?"

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! They have to compare pennies and pennies for their land, and they are rebellious because they are greedy for a little financial and tax rights. They put aside the morality of the samurai for 200 taels of gold.

Every samurai has a dream of making great achievements in his youth. Restoring the supreme glory of his father and ancestors and making the Oe clan regain their glory is the ultimate dream of every samurai in the Maori family. But the reality is cruel. The severe winter of Echigo blows away the youth The last sliver of fantasy left behind is the cruel reality of Hongguoguo. Either accept it to survive with difficulty, or it will only perish. (To be continued.)