Chapter 1407 Amitabha! Death! Death!

"Buddha! The snow in Ezo is magnificent. No matter how you look at it, you will never get tired of it!... It's just a pity that I have been away from my hometown in Wakasa for too long. I can no longer remember the autumn glow of the boat trip with my grandfather in the Mikata Five Lakes when I was young... I only remember hunting with my father in Kebi Matsubara when I was young!... I think they have been waiting for me in the underworld behind the Sanzu River for a long time?..."

"Old friend, this time it is also thanks to you that you ran to the main family of Takeda in Wakasa for me and said some old words that are hard to say... My old friends have all died, and now when I am about to die, only you, my old friend, can stay with me!..."

Takeda Nobuhiro smiled peacefully and shook Morino Kiyoshi's hand. Morino Kiyoshi's eyes were red, but he just smiled.

"Mr. Nobuhiro, I have seen the Three Lakes for you. The autumn scenery is extremely beautiful, just like the mirror in the hands of the Bodhisattva! And the Wakasa Takeda clan, under the revival of the head of the Motonobu family, has flourished in culture and education in various countries... Old friend, you don't have to worry. You started from scratch and never owed the Wakasa clan anything. As for your ancestors... they owed you a share!..."

"Haha! There is no such thing as owing or not, it's all in the past. I think it will be a joy to meet them soon..."

Takeda Nobuhiro smiled, pulled out his dry palm, and stretched it to his eldest son Mitsuhiro.

"Mitsuhiro..."

"Father!"

"After the spring, the transactions between the family and those Yamata tribes... Forget it, I'm going to die soon, so I won't say these useless words. From now on, the family business of the Kakizaki clan will be yours!"

Takeda Nobuhiro sighed lightly, still smiling on his face. He held the hand of his eldest son Mitsuhiro tightly and just said

"Guang Guang! My son, you should slow down! Don't rush... Slow down! Don't be greedy... As the head of the family, if you don't rush or be greedy, you won't make big mistakes!... Where is Yoshihiro?..."

"Grandfather!..."

"Yoshihiro, my grandson, you should hurry up! Grow up earlier... Faster! Share your father's burden!... Only when there are successors in the family can people's hearts be stable! When people's hearts are stable, there will be no big problems..."

"Grandfather! I must grow up quickly and come of age next year!..."

"Haha!"

Takeda Nobuhiro laughed, but soon frowned. He felt a kind of urgency in life, and even laughing seemed a bit wasteful. So he straightened his body and looked at his old friend, the big businessman Morino Kiyoshi again.

In these years, he has long seen through his children and grandchildren and arranged the follow-up of the family in advance. But only this old friend is the real variable, or, the real opportunity!

"Old friend, the tide of the northern Yamazaki has risen, and the tide of the southern shogunate has also risen. I can't see clearly, and I don't have the chance to see clearly... And you, do you want to stand on the crest of the tide and sit in a small boat? Or do you want to retreat to the island and guard a reef?..."

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Faced with Takeda Nobuhiro's final question, Morino Kiyoshi was silent for a few breaths, closed his eyes and opened them again, and rarely spoke out his heart.

"Lord Nobuhiro! On the battlefield of the Take family, if you take a step forward, you will be a national daimyo, and if you take a step back, you will be a local noble. You have your own family, just like a big tree in the wind, you will always have your own roots and your own way out..."

"And what about me? I am just a flying bird in the wind! People die for money, and birds die for food. If I don't fly, I will fall into the sea... I have no way out, no choice!..."

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Hearing these heartfelt words, Takeda Nobuhiro remained silent. He took two quick breaths, suddenly stretched out his hand, and held Morino Kiyoshi's arm tightly!

"Old friend! Although the mountain temple in Ezo is small, it can accommodate a great monk like you. If you don't despise the Kakizaki clan... then this is your tree, your last shelter from the wind! I recognize you, you are the elder of the Kakizaki clan! Stay on the clan tree, build your nest, and stay with the Kakizaki clan until the tree falls or grows up!..."

"...!"

Hearing this, Morino Kiyoshi was surprised. This old friend has been shrewd all his life, how come he suddenly became so generous when he got old? The meaning of this promise is clearly to let him officially join the Kakizaki clan, and even if the adults in Kyoto are guilty of something, they will provide him with a last refuge. This kind of promise is willing to take a huge risk? ... Morino Kiyoshi's expression moved slightly, and he said softly.

"Mr. Nobuhiro! The Buddha's light shines on you and also on the Kakizaki clan. It is a golden Buddha's light, which makes people envious... At present, the Kakizaki clan has a bright future. What else do you want? And what can I give you?"

"Old friend, when a man is about to die, his words are good, and how can he have any plans?... I do want something, but I know I can't get it!"

Takeda Nobuhiro smiled bitterly and shook his head. He looked into Morino Kiyoshi's deep eyes, his eyes were clear, and he said sincerely.

"Don't tell lies in front of the Buddha!... The Shanta trade involves too much. I can close my eyes with peace of mind if you participate and watch."

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At this moment, Morino Kiyoshi stared at Takeda Nobuhiro's clear eyes, feeling a final compassion and pleading. He tilted his head slightly and glanced at Kakizaki Mitsuhiro. Not seeing anything unusual, he slowly nodded and agreed.

"Okay! Lord Nobuhiro, I will join the Kakizaki clan! But right now, it's not the time to make it public..."

"Okay! No matter what outsiders think... in the Kakizaki clan, you are the family elder!..."

Takeda Nobuhiro nodded gently. Then, he turned his head with difficulty and instructed Kakizaki Mitsuhiro.

"Mitsuhiro, pay homage to... your uncle! From now on, he is... the family elder of the main family... you should respect him as you serve me..."

"Yes!"

Kakizaki Mitsuhiro knelt down and kowtowed three times to Morino Kiyoshi with great respect. Morino Kiyoshi did not show any modesty and accepted it calmly. Seeing this scene, Takeda Nobuhiro smiled more peacefully. He just looked at the two of them and recited a Tang Dynasty article leisurely, which was the book "Northern Dreams and Miscellaneous Words" that Morino Kiyoshi brought him.

"Alas! So in the troubled times, I have to hide my traces and hide my head, and I am the first to become a bandit! It is a troubled time!..."

After saying this, Takeda Nobuhiro straightened his body, crossed his legs and turned his back to everyone, facing the snow scene in front of the window. He looked at the cold wind that swept across the sky, and the cold mountain eagle in the wind, and whispered in his mouth, leaving the last farewell poem.

"The wind is blowing! The tree is here, the bird is here, and the nest is here. But I will not be here from now on!"

"Amitabha! Dead! Dead!..."

After saying this, Takeda Nobuhiro's head tilted and his body fell down weakly. Then the crying in the attic sounded sadly! Morino Kiyoshi's eyes were red as he stared at his old friend's crooked figure and the young generation crying over the corpse. He had never felt the passing of the times so strongly! …

The old era was over…The era of the Tang Dynasty and the era of the Muromachi shogunate were buried in the winter snow along with the people of the old era.

And the new era has begun! …The era of strong Japanese style and the era of the Warring States period will truly reach its climax among the ambitious young samurai who do not believe in etiquette! …