Tenzhen 11th year of October Ando Castle
The cool breeze blows and the sound of insects quietly surrounds the town at night. Six men were gathered at the Heavenly Watch. Four elders, Kwon Six, Fuji, Goro Left, and near Left, headed by Oda Clan's owner, me. And the official guard, a vine militant.
There is no one else. Even your maiden name. With this, you won't be overheard by anyone, even if your voice gets a little louder. It was the official guard who gathered everyone else to request this thorough payment.
I glimpse those who have been gathered and move on. Shortly thereafter, the guard who was standing by closed the door. Slowly lower your hips to the upper seats as you all lay flat on the ground. I'm ready. The guards who felt it stepped forward, bowed their heads to me, and then turned back to Kwon Six.
"Thank you very much for taking the time out for me today. And please forgive the rudeness with which you have been summoned on a lowly body like mine."
I will also explain the situation to the Six Kings, as if to protect the guards who are deeply bowing their heads and apologizing.
"The official guards worked very hard for the Oda family in the case of Koyasan earlier. As a reward, we've created a place for everyone to gather. But all the guards wanted was to gather everyone. I haven't heard the agenda yet, but it's up to everyone to agree to it. He said that he would win it on his own. I want you to forgive the government guards for their rudeness."
"...... Haha, I understand."
In my words, Kwon and the others nodded reluctantly. That's because the guards said that they would make the Six Kings recognize it with their own power. Now, if you had said yes to your proposal, you might have gone home angry.
Well, in the first place, I think Kwon Six is disrespectful because they used me to summon them, so if I don't mind, that's the story.
Well, for the time being, the four elders were convinced, so the guards quickly cut out the point.
"Today, after fulfilling the Tenjin Futuna, we would like to share our opinions with you on the future that the Oda family should advance....... yes, about the Tang Dynasty”
.........?!
The guard laughing thinly. His eyes glowed suspiciously.
Tang Dynasty
The guards froze their faces. I'm one of them. I was unconsciously clenching the fan.
Tang Jin. It's nothing more than an invasion of Ming... that is, China. Do you want to invade that great power? In a situation that was devastated by a hundred years of chaos? How can you finally build the world of Taiping?
If we end up fighting a great power with a vast territory called the Ming Dynasty, even if the two countries combine, there will be tens of thousands... hundreds of thousands of casualties. It will be a war that will shake Hinomoto.
There's nothing sane about such a battle!! This is what the missionaries think!
The moment he stood up and tried to stop talking to the guards, the guards continued as if they had anticipated it. That was enough to stop me from doing what I did.
"This tang dynasty is one of the plans promoted by the lord. A young man who succeeds to the will of his Lord has the right to accomplish his feat. Let's fight the Nambans together! To win true peace!!"
"Grandpa...? And true peace..." Guards, what are you talking about... "
"You crazy bastard!" Who would believe such gossip! I've never heard anything like that from my lord!! "
"Oh, yes! How can you say that Kuroda-kun knows information we don't even know about?" Third Master! You don't have to listen to such gossip! Let's kick them out immediately! "
When I'm puzzled by this eloquent rhetoric, Kwon Six barks as they stand up just to say that they can't hold back. Their faces were more puzzled than angry. I don't want to believe it. That's the source of the anger.
However, even with such anger from the elderly, the guards continued to smile somewhere.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please calm down. Nothing, I am not speaking without any basis. I'm just telling the truth. Your Lordship did indeed plan to enter the Tang Dynasty.... is that so, my lord?"
I spoke to the vine, which the guards kept silent until now. The vines quietly opened their mouths as everyone's gaze focused on each other.
"... left lord. The lord was certainly thinking about entering Tang." Tsubaki got to know Sorre because he began exploring it through conversations with missionaries and the movement of Shimai Sanguro, a Hakata merchant. Only a limited number of people, such as the strange Master and the Ten Guardians, were heard directly from the Lord. I guess I didn't say anything to Tsubaki or Kwon Roku just to focus on the battle against the big enemy. "
"W-what......"
Dosin, the Six of Rights collapses. The voice of blame does not rise. I can't even raise my voice. Silence dominates the scene. I'm one of them.
Too shocking a story like that, just opening your mouth and your mouth just doesn't make words come into shape. The sound of a heart pulsing so loudly. A cold sweat streaming down your back.
I could only sit on my seat like a doll.
Silence that hurts your ears.
Everyone's face is uniformly darkened and silenced. There are a lot of sights that come to mind in this brain, but it is by no means a bright thing.
With that, I heard the sound of the guards talking.
"... apparently, everyone thinks Tang Jin is bad." Is it really a bad idea to enter the Tang Dynasty? Is your Lord capable of spreading war without meaning? "
Goro's left pupil narrowed to the part that contained it.
"What are you trying to say..."
"I believe that the Lord pushed Tang in to save Hinomoto from the demons of the South. It is difficult to imagine that he did not notice the faces behind the missionaries. There must have been a hidden intent inside."
The official guard leaned down with a strange look. The words just now passed through my head.
"True... peace"
"It's on the left." The boulders are for young people. Your lordship was about to fight. From all the demons who plot to rule the world!! It was the footsteps to gain that power that went into the Tang Dynasty. Your lordship only tried to fight to protect Hinomoto!! "
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It was strangely pleasant to hear the official guard's words. I'm sure it was because it was a convenient idea for us to believe in Grandpa. The truth is, the guards aren't always right.
However, my grandfather lost his memory, and my father and Tenbe, who knew the circumstances, died. The first chance we have to know your grandfather's true intentions will never come. We have to read it from the fragmented information we have left behind.
Therefore, the sincerity of the grandfather told by the guards naturally echoed in our hearts. Even if it was a convenient ideal.