23. The Hougen War
“My inner
heart? What does Saigyo means? What is he trying to tell me?”
While
thinking about Saigyo words, the veil of the Hougen War draws quietly, like a
shadow in dark…
It all
begins when Minamoto no Yoshitomo a Genji warrior of the Goshirakawa’s army
suggested night ambush towards Yorinaga’s. This idea was fully supported by the
Regent Fujiwara no Tadamichi, however Yuiko thinks the other way round. Night
ambush means to attack the other party at night when people are at rest; this
would be cowardice and ignoble action, but sadly Yuiko was in no position to
stop them. And so the Goshirakawa’s army had their ambush at four in the
morning marking the starts of the 1st war after almost a century of
peacefulness------ The Hougen War.
From time to
time informers come and go bringing the latest information regarding the war to
people at Takamatsu Palace. All of them were good victory news nevertheless
these didn’t lighten Yuiko’s mind; the reason she had been paying attention to
the monotonous informers was waiting for them to inform her HIS
whereabouts…
At last
slightly before end of the day, one informer rush in bringing the news that the
war is over with mentions of the name Fujiwara no Yorinaga…
The Hougen
War lasted for only a day leaving Sudoku’s army totally defeated, it all ended
when the war general Fujiwara no Yorinaga was shot by an arrow during his
flees…
“Minister of
left Yorinaga was shot?!”
As if had
been struck by the lightning, Yuiko had gone sobers up, now only would she
realize all along it is Yorinaga that she really wants …
Without much
thinking she stood up, gathered all her medicines and head for the exit of
Takamatsu Palace. However at the gate, she was stopped by the Regent Fujiwara no
Tadamichi…
“Yuiko, stop
it! Don’t go. You don’t know what you are going to meet!”
“Get away
from me. I must go, no matter how dangerous the outside world is! If not I’ll
regret!!”
“Do you know where he is? No!! So just let him
die, he’s a now war criminal!! And you are a princess he’s no good for you
now!!”
“How can you
say such words? You are his brother and you used to be his foster father too!!
He’s now in danger yet you still talk ill about him!! How cruel!!”
“Yuiko, I’m
doing this is for the sake of you! Yorinaga is now a war criminal, going off to
see him will only make you one of his accomplices! Although I’m his brother,
but law is law I must obey it!”
“You are a
coward then!! From the way you accepted Yoshitomo night ambush’s suggestion,
you are no better than those rascals!! Now I finally understand why mother
chose father instead of you, because you are a selfish good-for-nothing
timorous fool!! You never get her and you’ll never get me either!!”
Yuiko pushed
Tadamichi’s off and haste towards the disastrous outside world…
Part of
Yuiko agreed with Tadamichi as she doesn’t know Yorinaga’s whereabouts, rushing
out without any plans would be a ludicrous act. Nevertheless her inner heart
told her to act before she could feel sorry about it. Thus will she be able to
find him in this havoc state, it’s all depends on their destiny…
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