"Please bless everything. Next year, the whole country will be like this village, and every villager will have a piece of land..."

And right next to Hidesaburo's body, there were countless villagers surrounding him, each of them was heartbroken, trying to wake up the elder.

"No, no! Old man! You've clearly recovered! How, how could this happen?!"

Among them, the one who screamed the most miserably was Torachiyo.

The black-haired girl was crying like rain. She had never cried as hard as she did today.

This was the first time the Buddhist Martial God shed tears in his life.

These were also tears from the previous life, which were not awakened until Axue's death.

At this moment, Torachiyo was lying on Hidesaburo's body, crying.

And away from the crowd, Axue was standing there quietly.

Kato Danzo poked her head out from the bushes and asked curiously, "Lord Axue, why don't you cry like them?"

Axue didn't answer.

The female ninja came to her own conclusion: "Could it be that... Lord Axue is also a puppet without emotions like Danzo?"

"no."

The child in black just raised his head slightly and spoke in a calm tone.

"It is only after shedding tears that people can regain the energy to face reality again. If you want to continue living the same way as before, you cannot shed tears of repentance."

Kato Danzo blinked his eyes and said in confusion: "My lord is really amazing. I am grateful for your teaching..."

The paddy fields you've built are visible to everyone. If you continue to build on this scale, resolving famine won't be difficult in any way.

[However, the highlight is the harvest, when the sweet potatoes and potatoes from the dry fields are a real surprise. However, this achievement may take some time to convince the public.]

So, late one night, Nagao Tamekage sent a servant to invite you to the castle tower.

[It seems that everything promised at the family meeting will now come to a final conclusion.]

[This late-night meeting will determine who will be the future master of Echigo Province.]

[However, to your surprise, Nagao Tamekage didn't call anyone else over, but only spoke to you privately.]

It was a completely secret conversation.

Late at night, castle tower.

In the bedroom with a long tail view.

Axue walked in and saw Nagao Weijing lying on the hospital bed. His body was very weak, and it even made people doubt whether he still had a clear consciousness.

After all, Nagao Tamekage died in the 11th year of Tenbun in his previous life, and the day when this treacherous hero of the Warring States Period passed away was almost here.

"Master Wei Jing, are you okay?"

Axue asked first.

After a long period of silence, only the sound of heavy breathing could be heard in the bedroom.

Nagao Tamekage finally raised his eyelids with great difficulty and said in an extremely old voice, "You are here, the holy monk of Echigo Province."

"I wonder why Lord Jing specially invited me here so late at night?"

"I... heard about what you've been doing recently..."

Nagao Weijing coughed and then whispered.

"You... transformed the farmland into paddy fields, allowing a deserted village to have the ability to cultivate for the first time."

"This is just the tip of the iceberg. There's still a huge gap between what I mentioned and the solution to the famine in Echigo Province."

Axue is not arrogant, on the contrary she is very humble.

"However, if this policy continues at this pace, Echigo will no longer be plagued by famine, and its people will be able to live a prosperous life with ample food and clothing."

"You...can improve people's livelihood...you are a promising talent..."

Nagao Weijing said with great relief.

"I'm relieved to have you in Echigo..."

"So, Master Weijing is prepared to abide by the agreement and let my senior brother inherit the Nagao family?"

Faced with Axue's direct attack, Nagao Weijing did not respond at the first time.

The terminally ill old man could only breathe faintly, "You said it yourself at the time... You have to solve the famine in Echigo Province, and then the position of family head will be Torachiyo..."

"Master Wei Jing, what do you mean by that...?"

Axue suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.

"I am almost dead...I can't wait for your so-called future..."

Nagao Weijing then spoke.

"So... I have decided to pass the position of family head to Qing Jing before I die."

"Holy Monk, this doesn't count as a violation of the agreement, right?"

This treacherous hero of the Warring States Period still laid a deep trap in his last days.

That's word play.

Everyone heard it at the family meeting.

The so-called political achievement that Axue wanted to bring to Torachiyo was to resolve the famine in Echigo Province.

In this way, Torachiyo can get the position of family head.

But now Axue has just handed in a perfect answer about the demonstration field.

No matter how perfect this answer is, it is ultimately an experimental field.

As for implementing it and truly solving the famine in Echigo Province, it will take at least several years.

But for Changwei Weijing, he has already lost a year of his life.

"Do you really think that Lord Harukage is better than my brother and can inherit the Kingdom of Echigo?"

Axue then asked this treacherous hero of the Warring States Period the answer that all the retainers of Kasugayama Castle wanted to know.

That is the generation of heroes with a long tail as the scene, who is better looking.

"I... don't think Harukage is better than Torachiyo."

After a long silence, Nagao Tamekage answered.

"It's just... I once thought that Torachiyo was a monster who didn't understand human nature. She would definitely not be able to manage the family well, so I unilaterally appointed Harukage as the heir."

"In other words, now you think that Senior Brother is perfect?"

"You're right. Perhaps because of you, Torachiyo is more human now."

Nagao Weijing nodded with difficulty, and then explained.

"But... Qing Jing is my eldest son. According to the rules, only the eldest son can inherit the family heir, which is the legitimate right."

"Don't you think it's funny yourself?"

Axue laughed.

"You're a tyrant who rose to prominence by overthrowing your superiors, yet you're asking your child to inherit the family lineage according to the most traditional rules?"

Nagao Weijing remained silent.

"I advise you to sober up, Lord Jing, and don't make things worse."

What Axue said was not false.

Torachiyo's support rate is now soaring, which is definitely not comparable to that of Nagao Harukage, the tuberculosis-stricken man.

If Nagao Tamekage insists on letting Nagao Harukage inherit the family headship, a bloody civil war will surely break out in the end.

And this civil unrest is bound to happen.

because......

Now Axue is the leader of the Hu Chiyo faction.

He absolutely could not allow Nagao Harukage to inherit the family headship.

"Holy monk, do you want to hear a story?"

Nagao Tamekage did not give a direct answer, but instead spoke in a nostalgic tone.

Then, without waiting for Ah Xue's answer, the old man began to tell the story -

"During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan, was troubled by one issue."

"That is, he once appointed a crown prince, and Crown Prince Li Jiancheng was bound to be the next emperor, but the real hero who helped him establish the Tang Dynasty was Qin Wang Li Shimin."

"In order to stop the brothers from killing each other, Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan, even proposed to divide the country into two and give half to Li Shimin."

"But everyone knows what happened next. That was the Xuanwu Gate Incident, where Li Shimin killed his own brother and ascended the throne."

Axue listened quietly to Nagao Weijing's words, then asked, "Are you comparing the current situation to the Tang Dynasty? This is the eve of the Xuanwu Gate Incident."

"No, that's not what I meant..."

The old man muttered as Nagao Tamekage shook his head with all his might.

"I want to ask you, Saint Monk, which of his children does Li Yuan love more?"

"...It must be Crown Prince Li Jiancheng. Otherwise, why would he rather give half of the country to Li Shimin and let the crown prince inherit the throne?"

Who knew that Nagao Weijing just shook his head.

"No, the child he actually loves more is Qin Wang Li Shimin."

"It is precisely because I love him so much that I am willing to split the country to ensure that my family is complete and enjoys the happiness of family..."

At this moment, Nagao Tamekage burst into tears.

"I, I never... really loved Torachiyo. It was simply because I was high-spirited and violent back then. I even unilaterally insulted Torachiyo, a late bloomer, by calling her a monster!"

"But now I know I was wrong. It turns out that Torachiyo can also be flesh and blood. It turns out that Torachiyo can cry and laugh like ordinary people..."

This treacherous hero of the Warring States Period was now confessing in front of Axue.

"I actually... I really love every one of my children. Do you understand? Do you understand the complicated feelings I have in my heart right now?"

"I have the same love for Harukage and Torachiyo..."

Axue found it hard to understand.

Because Nagao Tamekage is the most despicable traitor in the history of the Warring States Period. He was able to overthrow his superiors and kill two lords. How can Axue believe that this Warring States daimyo in front of her is actually a father who loves his children?

But the whimpering sound was hitting Axue's back again.

In the end, the voice turned into wailing, and each drop of tears accused Nagao Tamekage of his crimes, like a needle of punishment piercing the skin.

Tears have a great power. They can wash away sins and relieve any pain, no matter how great it is.

Even the treacherous hero Nagao Tamekage was transformed into a lonely old man who longed for a complete family after such tears.

Perhaps at this moment, Axue should also be sobbing like Nagao Tamekage, crying with the hero, and forgiving him for his neglect and indifference towards Torachiyo in the first half of his life.

Because crying means you are determined to degenerate into the most despicable and shameless person.

I did a pitiful thing, but I had to do it. I didn't really want to do it!

Even with tears in my eyes, I am actually kind-hearted!!!

"This kind of excuse... is crying?"

Axue slowly stood up and walked in front of Nagao Tamekage, looking at the old man curled up on the hospital bed and crying bitterly.

"Don't be ridiculous, Nagao Weijing. You've only just now said such pitiful words. Do you expect me to forgive you on behalf of my senior brother? Or do you expect me to understand your difficulties?"

The child in black remained silent, but reached out to grope around the bed, and finally grabbed Nagao Weijing's quilt.

"W-Wuwuoh?! Wuwuoh?!"

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