People have many choices. Matsuura Mori finally chose to break out because he left a way out for himself. If there was not a boat reserved in advance, his choice would be the same as that of his father and brothers.
People are selfish, so Matsuura Mori finally chose to escape alone and did not tell Arima Haruchun, Arima Yoshinao, Sensenki Naoto and others about the ship, but he thought he had done his best. When Matsuura Mori used a decisive method to break out of the siege, he also pushed Hinoe City to the edge. The choice of breaking out of the siege has been eliminated from the options available to people in the city.
The final answer of the Date Army made the Arima clan in the city feel desperate, but more people relaxed a little. They knew that the Date Army had no intention of breaking through the city and massacre, and asked the Arima clan to take responsibility.
At this time, Arima Qingjun in a corner of the inner city was twisting Buddhist beads in the corridor outside his bedroom. Aruo, the concubine who was pouring wine for Arima Qingjun in the corridor, suddenly stopped and asked: "Sir, is the time up?"
Arima Qingchun pretended as if nothing had happened, still twirling the beads and reciting Amitabha, and said with a smile: "Do you think it's ridiculous? The thing I dislike the most in my life is Amitabha, and now I end it in this way before my death."
Aruo said again: "It seems that something serious has happened, sir."
A smile appeared on Arima Qingchun's face and he said: "Aruo, if life is only fifty years, I have already lived to eighty years old, and I have been fighting for the sky for thirty years, which is enough. I have no complaints in my life. Regret, always act according to your own will, and never lose integrity. There is glory and suffering, only one knows it."
Aruo whispered: "I understand, villain."
Arima Qingjun replied: "Now that you understand, you should also understand my current mood. I will never admit defeat. Even if I die, I will die like a real samurai. I will always fight." As he said this, he looked up to the sky and laughed. .
"Old Lord of the City!" The one who hurried over was Satafu, the old servant who had been following Arima Sejun for a long time. "The enemy has submitted a letter and asked for a final decision within an hour. The condition is that the Arima clan is responsible for this battle."
?? Arima Qingjun glanced at Satafu and said: "Satafu, do you also think that I am an irresponsible idiot like them? What an idiot, do you even think that I am a cowardly person?"
Soutafu had already expected that Arima Qingjun would get angry, and he lay down deep in the tunnel and said: "What you are reprimanding is that the old servant has been following the old city lord for fifty-six years. Before and after the horse, when you get to the underground, the old servant will also explore the way for you first." ." After saying that, he tore open his clothes, exposed his chest, and stabbed his abdomen with the knife indifferently.
Arima Qingzhun looked at everything in front of him, nodded with satisfaction and said: "As expected of Satao, he understands my heart."
Seeing Soutafu fall to the ground, Arima Qingjun smiled slightly, "It's my turn now, Aruo, tell the Date family that I died with my eyes open." He stopped laughing and opened his eyes, Slowly take off your clothes. Wearing a pure white lining, he had a calm attitude and silently raised his sword.
"I want to watch them!"
Arima Qingchun said to himself, suddenly stabbed the tip of the knife towards the left abdomen, twisted his face, and suddenly slashed the knife towards the right abdomen. As if a vital part had been cut, the white cloth wrapped around his abdomen suddenly turned blood red, and Arima Qingchun's face turned pale. He looked at Aruo, as if he wanted to say something, but finally didn't say anything. In an instant, the tatami was soaked in a pool of blood, and Arima Qingjun fell to the ground and died.
The dead Arima Qingchun opened his eyes angrily and refused to close his eyes.
Aruo looked at Arima Qingjun and Saotafu lying in a pool of blood, their faces turned to dust. She pulled out a short knife from her waist, looked at Arima Qingjun, and said with tears: "Sir, please wait for me." Stabbing to the neck, he struggled and lay on Arima Sejun's lap to die.
When Aruo's body collapsed.
Arima Yoshinao had also made the final decision in his room. He heard his father step into the underworld one step ahead of him. With tears in his eyes, he stabbed the knife into his abdomen fiercely and cut off his father's bodyguard. head.
After the guards arranged Arima Yoshinao's body neatly, he also committed seppuku in the courtyard.
Originally, Chisenki Naomen wanted to live a humble life, but no one wanted to see him alive. One day, he committed seppuku under the Bodhi Temple tree outside Hinoe City. Among Arima Seijun's disciples, only Omura Junchu, who chose to surrender early, and Matsuura Mori, who fled to other countries, were left. The rest all chose to commit seppuku. However, Omura Junchu will also pay a bloody price for his faith, but that will be a few years later.
The destruction of the Arima clan was just an episode in the Date army's conquest of Kyushu. Katayama Hironaga left Iga Kutaka to tidy up the place. He did not stay for a moment. Behind him, tens of thousands of fierce warriors formed a mighty force. The swaying torrent is galloping forward, unstoppable.
Hirado is located in JiuIn the far west, the land is barren and the people are strong, close to North Korea. Several powerful water thieves have been active for a long time, and they split and merged into the famous Matsuura Party.
As a powerful wealthy family in Kyushu Island, the Matsuura Party has a large number of transactions in Heming Kingdom and Nanman. It is worth mentioning that the current party leader Matsuura Takanobu has far-sightedness and took the lead in colluding with Wang Zhi, the leader of the most powerful maritime merchant group in the East China Sea. He became one of the top figures in the Japanese sea, with four to five thousand men and dozens of ships under his command, so he was very powerful.
From the top of Hirado Castle¡¯s castle tower, you can see Hirado Port, the phosphorescence rippling on the sea, the white sails of Nanman merchant ships, and even Iki Island when the weather is perfect.
Matsuura Takanobu leaned sideways on the tatami at the main seat. He was about thirty years old, and his movements were elegant. He didn't look like a pirate at all, but more like a cultural figure who was both beautiful inside and outside. Matsuura Takanobu studied Zen from Zen Master Laofu who was in charge of Fumonji Temple. He also learned the art of war from Shintoryu Shita Shinsada, Fujiwara Sobu, and Ise Sadjun. He also liked flute and eagle hunting.
However, perhaps he was troubled by the transfer of Nanman merchant ships to Yokozeura controlled by Omura Juntada, the death of his partner Wang Zhi, and the severance of maritime trade with the Ming Dynasty. He was in a very bad mental state at the moment.
He reached out and pressed his forehead gently, sighing in distress. What worried her even more was the strong arrival of the Date Army, which postponed the original plan to destroy Yokozeura indefinitely. What made him even more desperate was that the Ouchi clan, with whom he had always had a good relationship, had also lost contact. With internal and external troubles, what should we do in such a situation?
Matsuura Takanobu cheered up and said: "An Jing, please report the military situation first."
Tian Anjing, the old cage master of the pen family whose status was second only to Matsuura Takanobu, bowed and said: "My lord, everyone, according to Tanma's urgent report, the general of the Otomo Army's Western Route Army, Michiyuki Toji, was completely wiped out. Four to five thousand Otomo troops were killed. Human corpses piled up like mountains, and the river was cut off. Now one part of the Date army continued to pursue and entered Higo, and another part entered Hizen country. The Arima clan was defeated one after another, and was defeated soon. Now only the Matsuura party is left in Kitakyushu. If you don't surrender, they will attack soon, and the soldiers of Date's army are so sharp that it will be difficult to resist."