In the tea garden, the short maple trees hang low on the pool, reflecting the turquoise green all over the pool.

Under the corridor, Chirikyu served the charcoal furnace, and Takabu looked vigilantly at Tokugawa Ieyasu who was holding his pen and writing. No one said anything, and the room was quiet.

‘Ieyasu has something to ask for.’ Ieyasu saw Tokugawa Ieyasu writing steadily on the paper.

He has a very profound calligraphy attainments. Zhao Hao has practiced calligraphy for so many years, but the difference is still quite different from him.

Fortunately, this is not a calligraphy competition, and what is written is the key.

Zhao Hao smiled slightly, and also picked up his pen and wrote: "Is it a matter of Xinkang?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu was shocked when he saw that he was shocked, and the brush in his hand almost fell on the table. It was obviously said that Zhao Hao was right.

However, he never told anyone about this, and he strictly ordered his retainers not to leak it. Even Chilixiu didn't know why he came!

‘Where is the young master…’ Tokugawa Ieyasu wanted to write ‘Where did you know’, but halfway through it, he crossed it out and then wrote respectfully:

‘Young Master is really a god!’

Zhao Hao drew a smile and smiled mysteriously.

But Tokugawa Ieyasu started crying, tears falling down, and he couldn't stop it.

Although he was known as the number one old turtle in the Warring States Period and could tolerate what ordinary people could not, this time the incident was so heartbreaking that even the old turtle could not bear it.

~~

Nobuyashi's name is Tokugawa Nobuyashi. He is a man born to Tokugawa Ieyashi and his wife, Masashi, and is also the heir to the Tokugawa family.

As mentioned earlier, Oda Nobunaga was a marriage madman, and his favorite little brother Tokugawa Ieyasu is naturally no exception. In order to consolidate the "Qingjue Alliance" with the Tokugawa family, he married his second daughter Tokuhime to Nobuyasu, hoping that the two families would become more and more close and as close as a family.

However, this marriage had a counterproductive effect. Because the Tuoyama Palace was married to Tokugawa Ieyasu as Imakawa Yoshimoto's adopted daughter when Tokugawa Imakawa was hostage.

The famous Tansama Joint Battle was when Oda Nobunaga defeated the majority with fewer defeats and directly killed Imakawa Yoshimoto.

So how can we get along well with Mount Zhuan and Deji?

With such a twisted relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Shinkam and Deji have always had a bad relationship. After his wife gave birth to two daughters one after another, he had the idea of ​​taking a concubine at the instigation of his mother.

What's even more stupid is that the Kazuyama Temple actually found the daughter of a Takeda family's retainer in Okazaki Castle and made her a side room for Nobuyashi. It is said that this side room is extremely beautiful and instantly caught Nobuyashi's soul away.

How could Deji bear it now? In anger, he went back to his parents' home, crying and telling his father how mean he treated her, and reported in a sensible way that his mother-in-law had secretly had contacts with the Takeda family.

This latter one has poked the hornet's nest!

You should know that the Tokugawa family's mission in the Kiyosu League was to act as an important barrier for the Oda family and resist the various princes in the east so that Nobunaga had no worries. The biggest opponent was the Takeda family. Although Takeda Shingen was dead, the lean camel was bigger than a horse, and the Takeda family's strength was still not to be underestimated.

Oda Nobunaga was startled. Will his east road barrier make peace with the enemy in the east? This is not his own life?!

He immediately sent someone to investigate the matter, and the information he received was that the Tuoyama Palace had indeed secretly communicated with the Takeda clan and was preparing to force Ieyasu to abdicate, and Yonoyasuka inherited the Tokugawa family. Oda Nobunaga was immediately furious. If the rebellion occurred, his strongest ally, Tokugawa, would fall to the Takeda clan side, and there would be no more peace on the eastern front!

He immediately wrote a letter to Tokugawa Ieyasu, ordering him to kill the Kayama Temple, who dared to rebel, and her son Tokugawa Nobuyasu!

The big raccoon man sat at home, and the disaster fell from the sky. After receiving Nobunaga's letter, he felt like he was hit by five thunder. His retainers also quarreled. One faction would rather go to war with the Oda family than to save the young master, and the other faction felt that he could only act for the sake of the overall situation.

Seeing that the two sides were tense and refused to give in to each other, a big show of fame was about to be staged. Ieyasu hurriedly calmed down and ordered people to first remove Nobuyasu's military power, take him and the Tuoyama Temple out of Okazaki Castle to take care of him, and strictly prohibit his retainers from contacting him with his mother and son. Then, they rushed to Antu Castle and pleaded with his Nobunaga Onissen personally.

In fact, Ieyasu and his wife had long broken relationship, and the family of Chushan Temple had already been defeated, so they died early and were reborn quickly. But Nobuka had to save him. In addition to the father-son relationship, what is more important is that they cannot let down the hearts of their retainers... If the lord even gave up his son easily, he would definitely give up on them without hesitation in the future, right?

So Ieyasu must be in a good manner no matter what, and dare not give up easily.

But after visiting Nobunaga in Antucheng, he did not immediately plead for mercy, but instead helped Ashi to arrange marriage as his brother.

Because he knew in his heart that he had only one chance to speak, and with Nobunaga's increasingly domineering personality, he had almost no chance of taking back his life.

Ieyasu’s idea was to play the family card first to let Nobunaga calm down, and then talk about his son.

However, when he followed the bride-seeking team to Sakai City and saw the fleet covering the sky and the sun on the sea, and the five thousand majestic and tall coast guards with a strong military appearance, a bold idea suddenly surged into his mind and could no longer be restrained.

So he begged his old friend Qian Lixiu to arrange for him to meet Mr. Zhao...

~~

In the tea room, Zhao Hao looked at Tokugawa Ieyasu who was lying in front of him with a smile, picked up a few words on the paper, and pushed them in front of him.

‘What do you want to do?’

When I saw the words, I quickly wiped my tears with my sleeves, and wrote down a line of words, and then respectfully presented them to Zhao Hao.

I saw that it was written on the paper:

"I have lost my fortune since I was young and I am lonely and lonely. If I never abandon it, I would like to regard my son as my father to repay my regrets in my life!"

Mr. Zhao looked at it, and his eyes almost glared. He said in his heart that his good guy is really comparable to me.

No, it should be said that he is better than his own. After all, no matter how shameless Mr. Zhao is, he doesn't recognize someone who is a younger than him as his father, right?

Mr. Zhao was born in the 31st year of Jiajing, 1555 AD, 25th this year. Tokugawa Ieyasu was born in the 1543 AD, 37th this year...

However, it is not only about age, but also about strength and status.

Fortunately, Mr. Zhao was also extraordinary. He looked at Jiakang with fun and saw him writing on the paper:

'If you are lucky enough to recognize the young master as your father, then Xinkang is the grandson of the young master. Brother Xin and his father have just discussed a peace marriage, so they should be able to weigh it and spare Xinkang for a while.'

‘I feel sorry for parents in the world, and I am a son to save my son.’ Zhao Hao smiled slightly and wrote: ‘What else?’

‘It’s also for self-protection.’ Ieyasu already knew very well. Mr. Zhao was very clear about his thoughts and told him: ‘The world of King Xin Chang was built martial arts, and the general situation was already completed. The proverb of the heavens says, ‘The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook’, and the child can only hide from his father.’

Zhao Hao nodded slightly, this should be true. Anyone who was ordered to kill his wife and children by the boss for false charges would be filled with panic.

~~

Because of playing the glorious game too much, Zhao Hao can remember the scene when Ieyasu pleaded with Nobunaga.

At that time, Dalizi knelt in front of Nobunaga and said sadly: "I don't know about building a mountain. Thank you for your reminder. But the child Nobuka will definitely not participate in the plot of rebellion. Please remember the father-in-law and son-in-law and take it back."

Nobunaga sat cross-legged, looking at Ou Doudou with expressionless face and said, "If you kill his mother, how can you expect the loyalty of his son? As long as Mrs. Chuyama's crime is true, the mother and son will be punished together and you cannot be lenient. Don't worry about your little girl, please do it as soon as possible."

Ieyasu had no choice but to return to his territory. After repeated ideological struggles, in order to protect the Qingzhou Alliance, he killed the Chushan Palace and forced Shinkang to commit suicide.

However, this does not make both parties feel at ease - according to Nobunaga's logic, if he kills his mother, he does not believe that his son will be loyal. Then will he still expect Ieyasu's loyalty if he kills Ieyasu's wife and son?

So Ieyasu will definitely worry about his own safety. And the danger does exist, but it is not in front of him but in the future.

At present, Nobunaga still hopes that Ieyasu will block the eastern border for him to avoid being attacked from both sides, so of course he will not touch him. But this situation will not last long. Nobunaga's situation has already been achieved, and it will probably take a few years to conquer the entire Japan? With his increasingly cruel and suspicious temperament, maybe in order to prevent Ieyasu from rebelling, he will take the initiative first.

What can Ieyasu do? He had no choice. If Nobunaga does not die for a day, he will always be a younger brother. Therefore, Ieyasu's ending is almost destined. The strength he had accumulated was consumed during the Long March of Nobunaga's victory over the world. After the world was quiet, he was cut off from his vassals and became an official in Beijing. He could eat eggplant and watch Mount Fukushi, so he was already thrilled.

This is true. In the following years, Ieyasu completely abandoned his equal ally and completely regarded himself as a retainer of Oda. Before Honnoji, Nobunaga invited Ieyasu to Gyeonggi as a guest. In order to show his absolute obedience and trust in Nobunaga, he did not bring the guards when he came, but only a few trusted retainers. He also visited Gyeonggi for a long time, preparing to find a place where you can see Mount Fuji to build a garden to enjoy your old age. Who would have thought that Mitsuhide would barbecue his lord?

No matter how far-sighted Ieyasu was, he could not expect that Mitsuhide would appear three years later, so his heart was getting colder at this time, and he felt that his future was dark.

In desperation, it is not surprising to regard Zhao Hao as a life-saving straw.

~~

Mr. Zhao was convinced two-thirds, but he still looked at Ieyasu with a smile, but he just refused to nod.

What a clever person, Dalizi, of course he knows what Mr. Zhao means - what are the benefits? Without enough benefits, who would be a godfather for an old man?!

Tokugawa Ieyasu's eyes flashed for a while. He took a deep breath and wrote on the paper: 'If I am the general in the future, I will serve Li Chenggui as a general!'

Zhao Hao laughed at him and wrote: "How do you go to be a general?"

'As long as my father is here, wait for the flowers to bloom, there will be a time.' Tokugawa Ieyasu wrote solemnly.

Zhao Hao nodded slightly, closed his eyes and thought for a moment, and wrote: "Can you abide by the "Three No Forbidden Foreign Order" for generations and be the leader of this state?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu saw that he was sweating on his forehead. He knew what this meant. But it would not be too late to worry when he really became a general.
Chapter completed!