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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 257 Asking sharply

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    On the road, they happened to meet the pinned Hojo Takahiro and the seriously injured Hojo Takamasa. The pity and mocking eyes of the two brothers and their cronies made Hojo Takahiro go crazy. He kept yelling and screaming.  Cursing them loudly for not having the dignity of a warrior and committing a heinous crime, he wanted to fight them both to the death.  As Hojo Castle got closer and closer, his loud curses turned into begging, as if he couldn't bear to be captured by such humiliating treatment. He begged 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 turn around and showed no intention of stopping. The dignified governor of the Hojo family could only cry loudly, crying hoarsely, as if he was deeply wronged.  Dragging the captives back to Hojo Castle along the way attracted the attention of many samurai. Seeing the winking expressions of Takigawa Tokimasu and Shima Tokikatsu, and seeing Hojo Takahiro crying, you knew what kind of mischief these two guys were up to.  The samurai tacitly pretended not to see it, allowing the prisoners of the Hojo family to watch the governor being dragged away. Only they knew what they felt in their hearts.  At this time, the fire had already been extinguished, and they crossed the dilapidated Otemon gate all the way to the main crank. This is where the Honmaru Castle Tower is located. The relatives of the Hojo family were sent back to their original buildings for surveillance. The samurai of the Kira family were not yet there.  As for embarrassing these old, weak, women and children, they only locked them up if they had enough food and clothing, and did not do anything more extreme.  Hojo Yoshihiro of Nanjo Castle had surrendered earlier. The old samurai seemed very disciplined. He sat in the castle tower without saying a word and waited for the order to protect his family by committing seppuku. In the end, Kira Yoshihiro was just lighthearted.  Let him rest assured that he will not embarrass the Mori Hojo clan's promise.  Standing on the terrace of the castle tower, I saw two warriors running in from a distance dragging a wailing prisoner. I didn't need to guess who did the good deed. Kira Yoshitoki could only shake his head and smile bitterly: "  These two bastards are so bold that they will cause trouble for me, but let¡¯s just teach Hojo Tango a lesson! Yahachiro! Go and save Tango.¡± ¡°Ha!¡± Honda Toki was trotting away.  He ran down, and soon a few people escorted Hojo Takahiro, who had stripped off his armor and was only wearing a samurai uniform, and stumbled in. His hair and face were covered with dust. If it weren't for the samurai uniform, he would have thought he was  Where are the old farmers fleeing from?  Kira Yoshi stood on the terrace and admired the distant mountains with his hands behind his back. Under the setting sun, the Nagao family's cavalry drove the prisoners back one after another. At this time, the Kira family's samurai also came to the castle tower one after another, taking off their helmets to reveal their faces.  True, many people began to admire today's victory. The cavalry and infantry fought in two directions and defeated a total of 2,000 troops from both internal and external directions at the cost of only dozens of minor injuries. This is indeed something to be proud of.  Nagao Kageren and Nagao Kagenao also brought a group of retainers to attend the post-war evaluation meeting. Also escorted were the white-haired Hojo Yoshihiro, Hojo Couture and the unlucky Hojo Takamasa.  He was still receiving treatment for his serious illness, and he had no intention of embarrassing the relatives of the Hojo family. Even Hojo Yoshihiro was invited to listen to the winner's declaration of victory. In fact, only two brothers, Hojo Takahiro and Hojo Kosada, had to be dealt with.  At this time, the hall was gradually filled with Kira's retainers, including Nagao Keiren and other samurai from the Nagao family. Kira turned around and looked at Hojo Takahiro, and suddenly smiled and said: "Does Hojo Tango still recognize my family?  " The panicked Hojo Takahiro almost burst into tears. He barely suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and said with a smile: "Of course I recognize it! I, Takahiro, admire Wuweidian's heroic appearance. I, Takahiro, admire Wuweidian very much!" "  "Ahem!" Takigawa Tokiyoshi deliberately coughed twice, making Hojo Takahiro shut up in embarrassment and cursed secretly: "This little bastard is so disgusting!" Kira Yoshitoki didn't care about his expression.  Walking slowly to his side, he waved his folding fan and whispered softly: "Hojo Tango must have known about Kasugayama Castle's actions, right?" "Yes, I know If I had known that Takeiden Ten was the lord of the country,  I will never raise a flag of rebellion." Hojo Takahiro did not dare to look back, he could only wipe the dust off his face and smile. This performance made Nagao Kageren and others marvel.  He couldn't control so much. This time, the person he provoked was not the familiar Nagao Kagetora but the son-in-law of the Nagao family. Based on Kira Yoshitoki's indifferent criticism of Takigawa Tokiyoshi, he could also guess that this was the case.  Most of the time it can't be done well.  "That's not what I want to say!" Kira Yoshito slowly walked up behind him and looked down at the kneeling Hojo Takahiro: "My superior, the Ashikaga family, has different laws from the Nagao family. I maintain the dignity of the orthodox shogunate of the samurai family for my subordinates.  Asking the first question, does Hojo Tango know what betrayal means in the eyes of the family? " "No I don't know." Hojo Takahiro replied in panic, sweat dripping from his eyes.  "Yahachiro, tell him." Honda TokimasaHe coughed and sneered: "The law followed by our Kira family is zero tolerance for rebellion. Does Tango Morden understand what zero tolerance is? Tango Morden please use your imagination." "Zero tolerance" Hojo Takahiro  I was so frightened that I was sweating. 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 but shiver down his spine: "Are you going to die? Maybe only death can provide relief!" At this point, Hojo Takahiro began to regret his despicable escape again, whether the reason was to be scared or to be shameless.  The result is the same. Now he really has no face to see his uncle and two younger brothers. He even has the urge to die in battle just now. Unfortunately, time cannot be turned back, and what he misses will never come back.  "Hojo Tango has figured it out, right?" He leaned over and looked at Hojo Takahiro, whose expression was constantly changing. Kira Yoshitoki's expression also changed, and he asked in a stern tone: "After Oe Hiromoto, the Oe Mori clan's direct descendants  "Mouri Takahiro, is that you?" Hojo Takahiro said confusedly: "Yes!" Kira Yoshiki raised his head and shouted to the samurai in the hall: "Who is Oe Hiromoto?"  Three members of the Hojo Mori family in the hall subconsciously replied: "The powerful imperial family of the Kamakura shogunate." Kira Yoshishi slowly turned behind Hojo Takahiro and asked in a cold voice: "Who are you?  "What is your origin?" "I, I am the lord of Mouri Hojo, a direct descendant of Oe Mouri clan" Hojo Takahiro was sweating like rain, and he seemed to realize something was wrong.  "Then do you know who I am?" "You are Wuweidian." Hojo Takahiro replied in panic.  "Wrong! You are all wrong! You are so wrong!" Kira Yoshi was furious and kicked Hojo Takahiro in the back and knocked him to the ground.  Both Nagao Keiren, Nagao Keinao and others in the hall, as well as the uncle and nephew from the Mori family, all looked shocked. For a samurai, personal dignity cannot be trampled on, but this Takeiden actually had no face and kicked him  Takahiro Hojo is simply sensational.  But seeing the disapproval of the Kira family samurai, and recalling the arrogant behavior of dragging Hojo Takahiro, Nagao Keiren also calmed down and thought to himself: "Perhaps only this unconventional Wu Weiden can control these things.  Restless countrymen! " "Are you going to ask me why? Huh?" Kira Yoshito walked over step by step, looking at Hojo Takahiro who was lying on the ground and struggling slowly, and grabbed the rope that bound him.  He walked to the wall, pointed at the four flag prints hanging on the opposite wall, and asked, "Answer me, what are these?" Hojo Takahiro was already frightened, and said tremblingly: "This is the Ashikaga family crest flag! This  It's the Gochitiri flag, it's the chrysanthemum pattern flag, it's the imperial flag of the Wuwei Palace." Kira Yoshitoki's expression was ferocious, he patted the white flag print on the wall and shouted at Hojo Takahiro: "Answer me, who am I?  Who? What is this! Tell me! " "You are Ashikaga Usuzaburo Yoshitoki!" Hojo Takahiro's legs were so weak that he couldn't even sit up.  "Very good! You still know how to admit that it is the Ashikaga white flag! It means you can still be saved!" Kira Yoshito finally showed a smile, waved for the samurai to untie the rope for him, restored his original calm and calm expression, and glanced at the shocked  The whole hall of Wu family slowly sat down, as if nothing happened just now.  "Mouri Takahiro, since you know who I am, do you still remember what this flag means?" "It means" Such a big jump question, not to mention Hojo Takahiro can't answer it, even Nagao Kage  Lian didn't know why, and for a moment he didn't know what Kira Yoshie was going to say.  "What? Can't you answer it?" Honda Toki was smiling contemptuously and answered for him: "The imperial family of the Ashikaga clan, the pillar of the Genji family in Kawachi. This imperial flag was given to me by His Highness K¨­kata in his own handwriting. I can use the Ashikaga white flag.  "Use, do you understand? You still know that this samurai family is the samurai family of the Genji, and you are the ministers of Ashikaga. You still don't understand!"  In this relationship, theoretically the whole of Japan is an Ashikaga retainer, but how long has it been since the Ashikaga white flag flew in Kanto? Who still remembers whether it was one hundred years or two hundred years?  Long enough to make them forget all glory.  And at this moment, Yoshitoki Kira once again raised the Fuyin Ry¨­go flag, which meant that an Ashikaga army would appear in Hokuriku and even Kanto, making Kanto people like them tremble.  "Mouri Takahiro! Are you a minister of my Genji family? Do you still recognize the white flag of my Ashikaga family? You! Do you still know what it means to betray my Ashikaga family?" This roar was like spring thunder, and the rolling thunder filled my ears.  , Hojo Takahiro was shocked and collapsed on the ground.It was shaking like chaff in a sieve. How could a wealthy man like him have ever seen such a formation?  When Mr. Hojo Yoshihiro heard these heart-wrenching words, he fainted without even taking a breath. Hojo Gaodada pulled his uncle and asked for help everywhere in panic: "Save my uncle! Please, my uncle is  A loyal and reliable samurai has never thought of betrayal, never!" Two samurai from the Kira family came over quickly and helped Hojo Yoshihiro down for treatment without saying a word.  Looking at his brother, he lowered his head to help his uncle and hurried down. Seeing this scene, Honda Tokimasa secretly laughed and said: "The Hojo Mori family is completely finished!" The warriors of the Nagao family couldn't help but sweat profusely. To this extent  This is the first time I have seen an interrogation in my life. No one would have thought that the matter would be so serious. There was a time when the Wu family could rise to the level of counting from the merits of their ancestors. Even in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it had never been so harsh.  "Mouri Takahiro, do you still recognize me as the Ashikaga clan as the pillar of the Genji family?" "Yes!" Hojo Takahiro said with a hint of crying.  "Then your founder, Oe Hiromoto, is my Minamoto clan below, and your right horsehead Mourimoto is your branch and a loyal minister of my Ashikaga clan! And why did you betray my Ashikaga clan? Why!" "I didn't! I  No!" Hojo Takahiro hit his forehead on the ground and kept kowtowing. After a while, his forehead was bruised.  "You still say no? You and other Echigo people do not respect the laws of the shogunate and act recklessly. How dare you make excuses when I catch you today?" "I really don't! Please spare me, the Maori clan, Takeeden. I, Takahiro, am willing to commit seppuku."  "Please!" Hojo Takahiro was so frightened. Kira Yoshitoki's attitude was not as simple as letting him die alone. How would he face death if the Maori clan was removed from the root and labeled as rebellious?  Ancestor, his father would not let him go even in hell.  "I, Gaodada, commit hara-kiri to apologize! Please allow the Wuwei Palace to be more generous and bypass my Maori clan!" Hojo Gaodada also put aside his prejudices and kowtowed along with his brother.  Nagao Kageren had the intention to remind him to stop, but he retracted his words. What qualifications did the Nagao family have to intervene in this matter?  It was his family business to punish the ministers of the Ashikaga family. The Nagao family was just a retainer of the Ashikaga family and had no position to intervene.  "Tsk, tsk! I really pity you! How pitiful!" Kira Yoshitsune sneered: "After the dignified Oe Hiromoto and his current status, when did the samurai of Kamakura become so worthless? If you don't learn from me,  Just like those rich and powerful people, do you still deserve to be a samurai family? "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu We don't deserve it!" As if they were deeply wronged, Hojo Takahiro and Hojo  The two masters of Gaoding hugged each other and cried loudly. They spent the whole day fighting for the land that was contrary to both sides. They were greedy for some financial and tax rights. They threw aside the morality of the Wu family for the two hundred taels of gold.  , how can this compare with the glory of their ancestors, the powerful imperial family during the Kamakura shogunate period.  Every samurai has a dream to make achievements in his youth. Restoring the supreme glory of his father and ancestors and letting the Oe clan regain its glory is the ultimate dream in the heart of every samurai in the Maori family. However, the reality is cruel. The harsh winter of Echigo blows away the youth.  Their last vestige of fantasy leaves behind the cruel reality of Hongguoguo. They must either accept it and survive with difficulty, or they can only perish.  (To be continued.)
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