Chapter 119 Mask
"Do you know, no matter what you win or lose, I really enjoyed this gambling with you." The uncle glanced at his trump card, took out a plum blossom q, and lit it out.
At this moment, his cards are three q and one 1o, and Yu Qiuping is three j and one k. Win or lose depends on the last trump card.
"Oh? Why is this?" Yu Qiuping asked with a smile.
The uncle stopped talking, looked at the dealer around and several other people watching, and waved his hand, "I have some private words, I want to talk to this adult, you all avoid it." Sanada Masayuki and the other two cast their inquiry eyes at Yu Qiuping. Yu Qiuping nodded, and the other six people walked to a table in the distance together to sit down.
"Sir, please speak." Yu Qiuping asked when he saw that everyone had left.
"Do you know the mask?" The uncle suddenly spoke, but seemed to mention something irrelevant.
"Eh?" Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment and nodded, "I know, after wearing it on his face, you can't see the real human face. You can pretend to be something else."
"Yes, after putting on the mask, it is no longer the same person, but must play a certain role." The uncle smiled bitterly, "Do you know, how painful this is?"
"To be honest," the uncle complained while rubbing the trump card in his hand. "I have been very fond of gambling since I was a child. When I was young, I could play a very simple and simple gambling game with a few brothers, a father who was idle, or other children in the family. "
"Because I like that kind of thing very much, I don't have to think too much about it, just wait for the will of heaven to decide the result. There is no need to carefully plan, no need to rack my brain, no need to cover everything, but can be willingly bet and make the choices I want regardless of the consequences!" The uncle seemed to recall his childhood and laughed happily, "That freedom, that excitement when he bet on everything, the expectation, anxiety and desire when he waits for the will of heaven are simply the most wonderful enjoyment in the world!"
"I am just a person who has no plans. What I long for is freedom and unrestrainedness in the world. I don't have to worry about the consequences, I don't have to carefully plan everything, I just do what I want, and then teach the result to God to decide. Even if I lose, I enjoy the unwillingness and bitterness in that moment!" The uncle's tone was constantly increasing, but suddenly he remembered something, and his tone immediately became low.
"Everything has changed since my father's death." The uncle shook his head, "I have become the head of the family, and I am no longer the carefree child."
"The family was in turmoil because of my father's death, and I had to take on the heavy responsibility of the family. My younger brothers, my uncles and uncles, the women and children in the family, the old and important officials in the family, and the subordinates all entrusted everything to me. They hoped that I could be a good family supervisor."
"So, I brought the mask called "Good Family Supervisor" and wore it for more than twenty years. A good family supervisor must judge the situation and choose the right path for the family. A good family supervisor must be meticulous and make complete plans for everything. A good family supervisor must be wise and courageous, and must always make correct judgments. My every word, action, every move must set an example for the whole family." The uncle looked at Yu Qiuping and sighed heavily, "I have taken this mask for more than twenty years, and my nature has been suppressed for more than twenty years. Sometimes, when it is late at night, when I look in the mirror, I can't tell which face is me? Is that kid who loves to gambling or this family supervisor is me."
"Only in this casino!" The uncle smiled and patted a box of gambling tools beside him. "Only you can take off that mask and find yourself when you were a child, the real self I was! Only in this casino can you not bear the burden of your whole family, and you don't have to make careful calculations for every move, but you can throw out all the bets at will," he said, pushing all the bets to the center of the gambling table together, "Shuh!"
"I think, the most important thing for a person is to live out himself." Yu Qiuping smiled, "Wearing a mask for the rest of his life. No matter how great his achievements are, the mask that will succeed in the end, not the person himself."
"I hope that one day I will not have to hide in the casino, but I can take off my mask and live my true self in the position of the home supervisor!" Yu Qiuping smiled and pushed all the chips into the middle: "Shuha!"
"Flip the cards, compare the size!" The uncle's eyes flashed with a splendor, and he shouted in a low voice.
"Sir! So you're here!" Just as the two were about to show the cards, a guard from Semei Shishi suddenly rushed in, "Your Highness asked Lord Yuqiu to go back immediately, there is something urgent!"
"Hey! Is it urgent?" Yu Qiuping said as he wanted to show the cards, "I'll show the cards first..."
"Sir! It's urgent! It's time, I'm still thinking about gambling!" The guard shouted dissatisfied.
"It's okay, you have something to do, just leave first." The uncle smiled. "At such a thrilling moment, you'll lose a lot of fun when you flip the cards in a hurry. I'll show you cards together when you have time."
"Then let's say goodbye first! The chips are placed there first!" Yu Qiuping said goodbye with a smile, and then hurriedly left the casino with everyone.
Everyone left the casino, and the dealer was about to lift the trump card.
"Hey! Don't move." The uncle waved his hand and stopped him, "I agreed to show off my cards when he has time. Keep these cards and chips together, and don't peek."
"Brother, you are really, too." The dealer laughed, "Then let's listen to you." The dealer said, and quickly put the cards and chips into a box. "Speaking of this, brother, why have you talked so much to that kid?"
The uncle remained silent, and the dealer asked again: "This time, we came to Yama Castle in person, aren't we personally monitoring the movements of the Imakawa family delegation? Brother, don't you test the inside story, but you are gambled and complained to others?"
"Don't bet, please be careful around you." The dealer said in a deep voice. The voice was not loud, but it was very majestic.
As soon as this said, the gamblers who had just had their eyes red and roared as gambling stopped their things, stood up, and guarded around the casino.
The person called the eldest brother is actually the head of the Sanhao family, the Sanhao and four brothers - Sanhao Changqing. He started his army from the four countries and dominated Kinki for more than ten years and rarely lost.
"I haven't had such an exciting bet for a long time, I'm just feeling it." Sanhao Changqing said evasively.
"Second brother, are those people from the Imakawa family?" asked Miyoshi Nagaki.
"There are two." The dealer replied. The dealer, the second of Miyoko's four brothers, Miyoko Yoshiken. He was cruel and ruthless. In order to gain the power of Awa Country to support his brother, he did not hesitate to murder his lord Hosokawa Shitaka, and marry his widow to further control the Awa regime. At the same time, he was also responsible for the communication between his family and the wealthy merchants in Kinki and the ninja Meku Group at home. Miyoko Yoshiken replied, "The other two we do not have information, and we don't know who it is. The one who gambled with the eldest brother just now was Yu Akihei of the Semaki family, the one who came to the ferry. The other was the hostage of Takeda's family in the Imakawa family, Masayuki Sanada."
"Has he been to Kinki before?" asked Miyoshi Changqing.
"No." Miyoshi Yoshiki shook his head, "According to our ninja's secret investigation, Yu Qiuhei only started to emerge last year. There has never been a report from this person coming to Kinki before."
"Is that true?" Sanhao Changqing said as he greeted the boss of the ship and the strong man over, "Third brother, fourth brother, what do you think of Yu Qiuping's prophecy?"
"It's nonsense." The strong man was also the fourth among the three good and four brothers, Tokawa Ichizu. As the youngest of the four brothers, he fought the most bravely, and was called "Ki Tokawa". He entered the Tokawa family and took charge of Sanqi's power. He replied in a muffled voice, "What can a young boy who knows nothing predict?"
"Is this Yuqiehei related to Matsunaga?" asked the ship owner who Yuqiehei thought. He was actually the third of the fourth brothers of No. 3, Tomoyashi Anzai. He is a modest and elegant person, and is a generous person praised by everyone. He entered the Anzai family, integrated the Eighteen Awaji Naval Army, and built the most powerful naval army in the Mihao family and even the entire Kinki region - Awaji Naval Army.
"No." Miyoshi Yoshi-hyun shook his head, "There has never been any signs of this."
"Is that the U-Si?" Anzai Dongyao thought, "The people of the Imakawa family want to provoke the relationship between the Miho family and Matsunaga Tanmasaki, causing civil strife in the Miho family."
"Third brother, but Yu Qiuping doesn't know our identity." Miyoshi Yoshi-hyun retorted, "He thought at most that we might be members of the Tsukii family. If he really knew our identity, how could he dare to say such things in a rebellious way?"
"Besides, if you use it, the technique is too clumsy." Sanhao Changqing looked at his younger brothers, "If you don't talk about any factual basis, you simply predict our death. It is the prophecy of gods and Buddhas. How can it be convincing?"
"What is this person here for?" Ichimura Tokawa simply waved his hand, "Anyway, I have never understood this kind of thing. The three brothers have gone to think about it."
"No matter what, I would rather believe that there is anything than not." Sanhao Changqing's eyes flashed with a gleam. "Although I don't know what his actions are, I see that he later tried to shirk his relationship with the prophecy. I believe he himself believes in these things. If it's just a joke, why should he take it seriously?" He said as he looked at Sanhao Yoshihiro, "Second brother, check Matsuyama and investigate whether there are any people in our guards and small surnames who have unknown origins or close relationships with Matsuyama."
"Catch them back directly, interrogate and torture them." Miyoshi Yoshi-hyun sneered, "Those people are not far away."
"After all, it's an envoy of the Imagawa family, so my second brother should not be too abrupt." Anzawa Dongyao advised.
"Don't worry, we must have done it neatly. After torture and killing people, we did it. The people from the Imakawa family could not get the evidence." Miyao Yoshiki tied his wallet to his waist, revealing his hands with his meridians.
"Forget it," An Zai Dongkang shook his head, "After all, this matter is not the right way."
"Third brother, you always look like a generous and honest person." Miyoshi Yoshihiro smiled, "Just let your second brother do the dirty things."
"Don't catch people anymore. That kid is very close to me, so spare his life." Sanhao Changqing interrupted, "What I pay more attention to is the kid's saying about our weak foundation. Although his prophecy is more like nonsense, it is a fact that weak foundation is."
"We might need to adjust our strategic policy." Miyoshi Changqing shook his head, "He said it right. We seemed to be a little too far from suppressing Kinki before, and ignored the foundation's guarantee. Our Miyoshi family was all over the glory that dominated Kinki."
"This reminds us. The control of the Shiguo residence needs to be strengthened, and Sezu also needs to be penetrated. However, Yamato, Kii, Hanoi and Izumi are not our three good homes. Maybe we can let it go a little and find a way to further control it after the foundation is stable. Otherwise, once we encounter a big defeat and do not have a loyal and stable base, we may encounter a major crisis."
"Brother said," Miyoshi Yoshino nodded, "My restless guardian, it's time to hit and knock. He's been contacting the rich and doing small moves all day long."
"The reorganization of the Awaji Water Army should also be further improved," Yasuya Tomoyaki added, "The Awaji Water Army is a guarantee to connect the Shiguo and Kinki, so there should be no loss."
"The local wealthy families in Sanqi are also very disobedient." Tokawa Ichizumi hummed silently: "The Kagawa family and the Amoe family are not good birds, and they want to make trouble all day long."
"We will discuss it carefully after we go back," Miyo Changqing concluded, "firstly put the war in Hanoi to an end, then appropriately shrink it, stabilize the foundation before dominating Kinki."
Chapter completed!