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Chapter 231 231
"You're still arguing! Otherwise, I'll let you kiss me?"
Da Baoping rubbed his face, rubbed it, and rubbed it again.
He pointed his finger at his cheek, implying something—"Kiss! Just kiss here! Speed!"—probably implying such words.
Yuna was silent for a while, and said, "Da Bao Pingdian, do you feel... someone is watching you?"
"Huh?" Da Baoping was puzzled, "Who is... looking at me?"
"Hmm. Didn't you notice it? Someone... has been watching here. Isn't it good for you to do this?" She reminded in a low voice, pointing to the door on the right.
Dabaoping, who was nodding his cheek violently, turned his head, just in time to see Yingwan holding a booklet, kneeling beside the sliding door.That's right, there is indeed someone who has been watching here -- that is Umaru.
Yingwan glanced at Dabaoping, then lowered her head and brushed on the paper with a pen.Taking a closer look, on the cover page of the booklet, the words "Da Baoping Observation Diary" are impressively written.
Da Baoping: ………
"?! Wait, wait, why is Yingmaru here?!" Da Baoping became nervous, blushing and took a few steps back, and quickly distanced himself from Yuna, "You didn't see anything! I, I never fell in love with other people...".
Yingwan nodded thoughtfully, and added to "Dabaoping's Observation Diary": "Dabaoping...Tsaojiao. 'Tsundere', is that how it is written? It describes dishonest words and a bad body. honest……"
Da Baoping:? ? ?
"Yingwan, what are you talking about!" Da Baoping instantly put Yuna behind him, and began to defend his dignity, "I am an existence beyond the five swords in the world, of course it was others who took the initiative to like me! I'm telling the truth!"
Yingwan put down the pen slowly and said, "Da Baoping, don't care too much about other people's eyes, and life will be easier."
Seeing Dabaoping protesting noisily around Yingwan, Yuna quickly dissuaded him: "Okay, Dabaopingdian, save some energy. The retrograde army has been dormant for a long time, the next wave The attack should be coming soon, so be careful."
Having said that, Da Baoping snorted and went to sit in the corner.
Yingmaru put away Dabaoping's observation diary and walked to Yuna's side. "The next attack... should be aimed at the historical event of the 'Yonglu Great Rebellion'." Ying Wan put his hand on the hilt of the knife and said calmly, "The retrograde army wants to save the life of the general, Let him continue to sit in the shogunate."
"That's right." Yuna nodded, "Before, the retrograde army also took the general away because of this. His Excellency Kagemaru should have encountered the enemy now—the retrograde army should have launched an attack on Matsunaga Hideo. As long as Matsunaga is killed Jiuxiu, Yonglu's great rebellion will naturally not happen."
Ying Wan slowly lowered her eyes, and said: "So, Your Highness, General, your life is not long."
Yuna froze.
What Umaru said was true.
If the story goes according to the historical track, then in these two days, Matsunaga Hideo's rebels will surround the Hana Palace and kill the general Ashikaga Yoshiki here.
And what they Fusangshen had to do was to ensure that the general would die here.
—— "I wonder if Miss Ayu would like to see the cherry trees blooming in the Palace of Flowers next spring?"
In front of her eyes, the figure of His Highness the General suddenly appeared.In the early summer, the insects chirped, and in the melting night, the general in an ultramarine hakama stood in the distant lights, the wide sleeves of his hunting clothes fluttered by the wind.
But this general will not be able to see the cherry blossoms in the next spring.
She opened her mouth, sighed slowly, and muttered to herself: "I don't know what kind of scenery will be next year's spring..."
Yingwan looked at her sideways and asked, "Captain, do you like Chunri?"
Yuna smiled and said, "I like it. When the cherry blossoms are in bloom, it is beautiful and warm. Unfortunately, it is already summer in Kyoto, and there are no cherry blossoms to be seen."
Yingmaru thought about it.After a moment of silence, he said, "Then Captain, do you want to hear Haruhi's voice?"
"Haruhi's... voice?" She was a little confused by Yingmaru's words, "What kind of voice is that?"
"Please wait here for a while." Yingmaru said slowly.
He walked slowly into the courtyard and stood under a cedar tree.The night is very dark, it is a whole piece of ink marks.The stone lamps in the courtyard radiate faint firelight, casting a warm yellow halo on the ground paved with fine sand and white gravel.Yingmaru slowly pulled out the knife, facing the moonlight, raised the edge of the blade upwards.
The sharp blade faced the moonlight, as if it had drawn a bright white arc.Yingmaru's slightly thin figure is also like a thin crescent moon, more like the brown color of early spring.
Yuna looked at him blankly, a little puzzled.
At this moment, there was a thin cry among the cedar trees, followed by the fluttering of birds' wings.Looking carefully, the cedar branches were shaking gently, and several warblers with black beaks and yellow wings were parked on the branches, tilting their heads and chirping.
"... Oriole? This season...?" She was a little surprised.
Umaru raised the blade, and slowly cut downwards.This kind of sword posture is very beautiful, it is more like a dance than an attack - a very slow dance, as if it is for people to observe his every move clearly.
The warbler's cry became clearer and clearer, and even a few birds landed on Yingwan's shoulders.He lowered the knife, reached out to touch the bird on his shoulder, and said with a smile, "The voice of Haruhi...does that count?"
Yuna raised her head, and saw several warblers flying lightly across the moonlight with their slender wings spread out in the early summer moonlight.The melodious chirping and chirping sound resounded crisply among the cedar trees.Because of its well-behaved cry, it doesn't appear to be irritable, but rather lovable.
"Ying Wandian, how did you do this?" She was a little curious.
"Ah... I don't know." Yingmaru slowly put the knife back into the sheath, and said with a smile, "It's obviously not spring, but when you swing the knife, you can attract warblers...or you can hear the warbler's cry The sound of singing. The reason why I was named 'Ying' may have something to do with this incident."
Yuna listened, looking at the bird shadow among the cedar trees, she couldn't help feeling strange.
"Yingwan Palace is too powerful." She praised, "In this way, won't Yingwan Palace always be in spring, and the sound of Yingwan can be heard all the time?"
"Well... I don't like wars, and I don't like killing. I prefer to sit and drink tea in a leisurely spring day." Yingwan walked back to her side, looking back at the warblers in the courtyard, "Can you always
Listening to the Voice of Spring, that would be the most appropriate. "
Yuna felt a little guilty when she listened.
Umaruden originally belonged to the peace faction, and didn't like fighting at all...
Now he has been in Yonglu for eight years to carry out his mission. He not only has to fight the retrograde army, but he may also witness the tragedy of Yonglu's rebellion. Isn't this too cruel for the elderly who like to drink tea! !
Yingwan was originally born as a "work of art". Its forging is more to show the exquisite craftsmanship of the knife and the wealth status of the owner.Although it circulated between the shogunate and the imperial palace, it has never been on the battlefield or stained with blood throughout its life, but it has only been watched and admired by others.
Such a Yingwan Palace definitely doesn't like to fight! !
"I understand!" She suddenly said solemnly, "Ying Wandian, I will try to make you fight less in the future, so that you can drink tea with peace of mind!"
Yingwan smiled: "It doesn't have to be like this. I really like drinking tea, but I have a bad habit... when I go out, I don't like to bring money. Captain, do you... understand what I mean?"
Yuna: ...
Ask her to pay for the tea, right?OK, she got it!
"Okay. From now on, I will pay for the tea money of Yingwan Palace." She said seriously.
"Oh..." Yingmaru raised her head, her light brown hair was blown loose by the night wind, revealing smiling eyes, "That's really great."
Yuna nodded.
At this moment, Da Baoping complained in the room: "You are the [-]th captain who promised to pay Yingwan for tea! The sun is shining!"
The three of them spent the night vigilantly.
Because of the time-traveling army's attack on the dike, the three of them could not sleep peacefully, but kept preparing for battle.When the next day dawned, it turned out to be a cloudy and rainy day that made people unable to relax.
The cloudy days in Kyoto seem to be particularly dull. The lead gray clouds almost press down on the eaves, forming a thick cluster; the air is so damp that water can be squeezed out, and dragonflies slowly fly along the green leaves.It rained for a while before noon, and the thin strands of rain drenched the general's mansion; in the afternoon, the rain did not stop, but became heavier and heavier.
Yuna called the maid and asked about the general's whereabouts several times.The maid replied, the general has been dealing with political affairs with his retainers, as usual.In the entire mansion of flowers, the order is as usual.
"If you're unlucky, maybe the retrograde army will come tomorrow." Yuna said to Yingmaru.
"Tomorrow? It would be nice to relax leisurely today." Ying Wan said with a smile while holding the teacup.
Yuna looked at the teacup in his hand, and almost suspected that this teacup was the real body of Yingmaru.Seeing Yingmaru drinking tea leisurely, she also wanted to sit down and have a drink.After all, it is very tiring and exhausting to maintain a state of high concentration of energy. .
"Then, let me have a cup of tea too..."
Just when she said these words, she suddenly noticed a burst of murderous spiritual consciousness coming from the northeast.Her pupils shrank, and she suddenly realized——the time-traveling army that had been guarded for a long time appeared!
"Yingmaru, Dabaoping!" She immediately became alert, and drew her saber backhand, "The enemy has appeared and is approaching from the northeast. It is in a state of preparation."
"Huh?" Uzumaki blinked.
A little helpless, "I can't be lazy."
After a few bangs, the three of them were ready to fight.Almost in the next moment, an extraordinarily thick ink cloud was pressed down from the sky—to be precise, this cloud was not a "cloud", but a large amount of black smoke and ash.And the retrograde army was using the cover of this fog to land on the courtyard of the General's Mansion.
"Stay out of the way!" Da Baoping snorted and rushed up first.
The enemy probably didn't expect that the Fu Sangshen were waiting in the general's mansion, and they didn't notice the sudden blow at all. They saw the flash of Da Baoping's blade and instantly cut the enemy in half.
"Ow—"
The howl of embarrassment came from the body of the marching army, and the stench of blood and corpses suddenly broke out, which also alarmed the servants of the general's mansion.Many warriors and maids rushed out, but once they saw the face of the marching army, they shrank back in fright.
"What, what is this! Is it a demon?"
"It's the ghosts that kidnapped His Royal Highness that day—they're here again!"
"Protect...Protect Your Highness the General! Quick!"
The samurai can still maintain their composure, and they can hold their swords even when facing these inhuman objects.However, the targets of the retrograde army were obviously not these ordinary humans. They quickly locked on to the figures of the Fusangshen and started fighting with the three of them.
Yingwan's knife was unsheathed, and there was a faint cry of a small warbler.It's a pity that this faint sound of spring was quickly drowned out in the chaos of the battle.I saw the thin moon-like figure of Omaru skimming the black smoke lightly, cutting open the enemy's body with a leisurely attitude.
"Cherish your own life—it's too late to retreat now." Yingwan seemed to be kind to the enemy, and she would persuade her like this before she stabbed her.
In the garden, which is full of famous flowers and rare plants, and flowers bloom all year round, there is no elegant scenery, only chaotic battles remain.The retrograde army obviously didn't expect that there would be Fu Sangshen waiting here, so they were disrupted.After a hard struggle, he fell into a disadvantage and quickly fled away.
Da Baoping wanted to chase after him, but Yuna stopped shouting: "Stay here!"
Seeing the black mist lingering and dissipating, Da Bao Ping felt unwilling.He jumped onto the top of the wall, squatted on the corner of the eaves and looked out, as if trying to find the direction in which the retrograde army fled.At this moment, he suddenly murmured: "Today's capital...is not quite right."
"Something's wrong?" Yuna stood under the wall, a little confused, "What do you mean?"
"I can't see any civilians. The streets are empty, but there are warriors. From my point of view, I can see them lying in ambush three streets away, and they have set up fences and shields... This is..." Da As Bao Ping spoke, he frowned and said, "Did they surround the General's Mansion?"
Yuna was startled when she heard the words, she probably guessed it.
The reason why the retrograde army chose today to take away the general is precisely because today is the day when the "Yonglu Great Rebellion" happened.If the retrograde army does not take the general away, the general will die here; but now, the retrograde army has retreated, and Matsunagahide's samurai have surrounded the general's mansion, setting traps and ambushes inside and outside the capital, and the general is bound to die here here.
She looked behind her—in the rainy general's mansion, the warriors were still running around in disorder, telling each other about the sudden attack just now; exist.
People here, know what's coming
so?
I'm afraid I haven't known it yet?
Yuna put the sword back into its sheath, and said: "Since Matsunaga Hideo has surrounded this place, it means that the battle between Higakiri and Kagemaru is going well, and the retrograde army has failed. ... Our mission should have been completed, right?" .”
Ying Wan nodded and said, "That's right. Your Highness General, you will definitely die here today."
She thought for a while, and said to the two team members: "Go and assemble first, I have one more thing to do."
/ / /
When Yuna arrived in front of the general, the subordinates who spied information from outside also happened to return, and knelt down on one knee in front of the general to understand the situation.
"Song Yongxiu has 500 people outside the mansion, but the number of people in the capital is unknown. The attendant is Jiutong, and he also brings 200 people, all wearing armor and swords, and setting up an ambush in the east."
The gray clouds were heavy and the drizzle was overcast.The rain in early summer washes the green leaves of the courtyard into verdure.The general, dressed in vine-colored feathers and a black hat, sat silently in front of a few tents, listening to his subordinates' reports.
After the minister finished his report, he didn't speak any more.He went to inquire about Song Yongxiu's military situation, and he didn't know anything about the "demon attack" that happened in Cai Cai's mansion, and he didn't mention it in his words.At this time, the mere "monsters" are nothing, and they are nothing compared to the army of rebels outside the general's mansion.
"Has it finally come to today...?" The general sighed, stood up slowly, and said, "All that is left today, but only a hundred users, how can they fight against Song Yongxiu? Life is here, it cannot be tolerated." turn around."
When the minister heard the words, he also showed a look of grief, but he still comforted him: "We will fight to the death, and maybe we can protect His Highness from the capital."
The general shook his head, and said: "You don't have to give up your life for nothing. I have a good wish, but the world doesn't allow it, so there is nothing I can do."
"Your Highness!" The servants couldn't bear it and wanted to dissuade them, but the general waved his sleeves and said, "Go down first. If there are those who want to surrender, there is no need to stop them."
After the minister left, the general turned sideways and turned to Yuna who was standing under the shadow of the tree.The relentless rain in early summer had already wetted her hair, and the light grass-colored sleeves were also stained with a layer of misty light, which was hazy and thin.Seeing the general, he smiled and said, "Miss Ayou, come down to the eaves and be careful of the rain."
She quietly went up the wooden steps and stood beside the general.There is silence in the courtyard, except for the whirling sound of drizzle; from time to time, there is a slender and mournful cry, which is the cuckoo singing in blood in May.
"Miss Ayou, earlier I asked you if you would like to stay and serve in this mansion. Now, I'm afraid there is no need for your answer." The general stared at a white lily-of-the-valley flower spike, and murmured, "After today, This mansion will change hands."
His tone was firm, as if he didn't have any hope for his own survival at all.
Yuna couldn't bear it, and persuaded: "Your Highness, I heard that some of your warriors are brave and good at fighting. Maybe you can leave Kyoto under their protection."
It is true that she knew that the general would not survive, so she comforted her like this.
The general shook his head and said: "Where the big waves are going, Yu will surely die here." There was no trace of fear or unwillingness on his face, only a touch of regret.
Yuna vaguely guessed that His Royal Highness the General probably had already anticipated Matsunaga Hideo's plan, and also deduced that her current power was invincible, more or less
It was inevitable that they would die, which made all the retainers who wanted to surrender quickly leave, while he stayed in the general's mansion, guarding the last dignity of the shogunate.
"Miss Ayou, can you have another drink with me?" He asked, "After drinking this glass, you should leave quickly. Your brother has a brave swordsmanship, Song Yongxiu cherishes talents, and will definitely forgive him , recruiting you under his command."
She nodded.
When the wine came up, it was a very light astringent wine with a slight bitter taste on the tip of the tongue.The general gulped it down, frowned, and murmured, "I don't know where the spring will be tomorrow?"
He used to be gentle and ink-spirited, but at the moment he drank the wine, he seemed to be very happy to sing, so he ordered the maid: "Hurry up and get the brush and ink."
However, after drinking again and again, no one answered.It turned out that the maid who was waiting for me heard that the general's mansion was surrounded, and she was so frightened that she hid, and never stayed on duty again.Seeing the situation so embarrassing, the general just smiled helplessly.
"I'll go get the pen." Yuna said, then turned and went to the general's bookstore.But after all, she was not a maid, and she was not proficient in the placement of things, tossing and turning, and she just returned to the general with a pen, ink and inkstone, but no paper.
"Your Highness, please forgive me..." She was a little shy, lowering her eyes and said, "I really don't know where the paper is placed, so I ask Your Highness to point it out."
The general smiled and shook his head, "That's all."
He picked up the pen, dipped a bit of black ink, and wanted to write it on the wall, but when he turned around and saw her standing quietly, he asked, "Miss Ayou, can I lend you a sleeve?"
She lowered her head, and saw that her hanging cuffs were white and green like mist. "Your Highness, please use it." She knelt down and dropped her sleeves to the ground.
The sleeves are made of silk and can be colored with ink.The tip of the general's pen brushed past, leaving several ink marks on her sleeves. Jin Jun's slender handwriting did not lose its elegant posture; the last stroke was long and slanted, winding all the way to the outside of the white-green cuff.
After writing these few words, the general put down his pen and remained silent for a long time.
"Miss Ayou, it's time to leave." After a moment of silence, the general raised his head and said to Yuna, "Someone will attack here soon, and it will be too late to leave before then."
Her eyes flashed, she stood up slowly, and asked, "Then... where is Your Highness?"
"General Yu Nai...you should stay in Huajian." The general's voice was very light.
"..." Her eyes trembled, but she didn't say anything more, she just saluted to His Royal Highness, and then walked down the steps slowly.
The fog and rain in the courtyard were like silk, and the faces of those who played and beat were like tears.She walked for a while, and when she turned around, she saw that the general was instructing the warriors to take out their weapons.
"Bring all the knives hidden in the mansion!"
The general shouted.The warriors brought the world famous knives hidden in the warehouse, and took them out of their sheaths one by one; but seeing the flashes of light from several knives one after another, those sharp world knives were erected in the road one after another, like a Road tombstone.
"Today, the sword should be at its fullest!"
The general walked through the corridor full of blades, and also pulled out the knife from his waist, his posture reminded him of a god of war.
She glanced at the general's back, looked away, and walked outside the Flower Palace.The white and green cuffs are beautiful against the wind, and the ink marks on them are facing the rain, and are somewhat blurred by the blowing——
May rainy day, like dew like tears.And send my name Dujuanyi, lightly to the sky.
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