Guardian House.

"Ichiro, you should already know the matter, Masako's future is on you, I believe you will be able to defeat Arima Hisuke." Naotaka Asakura's majestic voice rang out.

"Don't worry, Ichiro will never let Masako-sama do what she doesn't want to do!" Ichiro Takigawa bowed his head.

Taking advantage of the moment he looked up, he peeked at Masako Asakura and found that she was looking a little sad with her head down.

Masako-sama, I'll definitely protect you! Thinking like this in his heart, Takikawa Ichiro retired and left.

After he left, Masako Asakura said quietly, "Father, what should I do?" ”

"Let's delay the fight for a while, and I will find a way to pass the news to Ngee An and see if he has a way."

In the hearts of the two, neither of them thought that Ichiro Takikawa could defeat Hisuke Arima, and the only role was to delay time.

"No, even if Ngiyaan-sama can defeat Arima Hisuke, he will be captured by the Fujiwara family."

"Don't worry, maybe he has other ways, in short, don't worry, since I promised Lord Gao Ming to marry you to Yi'an, I will never regret it."

"But Lord Gao Ming is now in prison, aren't you afraid that the Fujiwara family will deal with you?" Masako Asakura whispered.

Asakura Naokaka snorted coldly: "You don't have to test me, I can't get used to those guys in Heiankyo for a long time, I only know how to enjoy themselves, do you think I won't be able to beat them?" ”

"Masako doesn't dare." Masako Asakura said softly.

Naokaka is arrogant and has never given in to anyone, Asakura Masako is a little relieved, and now it depends on whether Gen Yian can save himself from his predicament.

She looked at the West from afar, and her heart was full of longing.

……

Matsudaira Tadayasu got off the ship at the Hangzhou wharf, and when he saw the prosperous scene of the wharf, his heart was greatly shocked.

"Lord Chungyasu, is this like another world?" Asanohara Naga, a Japanese businessman who was in charge of sending him over, smiled, "When I first came here, I was also very shocked. ”

"It's nothing." The pride of being a samurai did not allow Matsudaira Tadayasu to appear unproductive, and he forced himself to pretend to be dismissive and strode away from the docks.

Asanohara followed him quickly: "Lord Zhongyasu, let's go to Puningfang first to inquire about the news, there are many Japanese living there." ”

"Yes, you lead the way."

The two walked along the street towards Puning Fang.

Halfway through, Matsudaira Tadayasu suddenly noticed a purple-clothed woman carrying a sword across the street, followed by several men behind her, and couldn't help frowning: "What does that woman do?" Could it be that there are still female warriors here? ”

"Lord Zhongkang, quickly withdraw your gaze!" Asanohara hurriedly warned: "That woman and several men behind her are all kind of officials who are called fast arresters, and it is best not to attract their attention. ”

However, he still said a step too slow, and the woman in purple noticed that Matsudaira Tadayasu was pointing at her and walked over with someone.

"Who are you? Why are you dressed so weirdly? Jin Lanzhi looked at the two of them.

"We are businessmen from Japan, and we are going to Puningfang." Asanohara Naga said in fluent Chinese, with a smile on his face.

"Japanese businessmen? What do you sell? ”

"We mainly buy porcelain and silk from your country and sell them in our own country."

Jin Lanzhi nodded, glanced at the sword on Matsudaira Tadayasu's waist again, and left with the person.

"Lord Zhongkang, let's go." Asanohara wiped his sweat.

"What a rude woman." Matsudaira snorted.

After that, the two came to Puningfang, and under the leadership of Asanohara Naga, they came to a tavern owned by a Japanese.

Feeling the familiar Japanese style in the tavern, Matsudaira Tadayasu was much more relaxed, he found a chair to sit down, stepped on the chair with one foot, patted the table and shouted: "Serve wine, quickly serve Uncle Ben!" ”

The tavern owner, Hisatsu Kojima, heard the voice and immediately beckoned over.

"Isn't this the original adult? Have you returned from Japan? ”

Asanohara Naga rubbed his shoulders: "Yes, let me introduce you, this is the samurai of Satohara who guards Lord Naokaka Asakura, Lord Matsudaira Tadayasu!" ”

"Oh, I didn't think I would have the honor to meet Lord Zhongyasu, it's really an honor for the villain."

Matsudaira snorted, looking very proud.

"By the way, I wonder if Tadayasu-sama knows Ichiro-sama Takikawa?" Hisatsu Kojima asked.

"What, has that guy's reputation spread here?" Matsudaira Tadayasu said with a smile.

"Did you know that samurai have been coming to Middle-earth a lot lately, and I heard that many of them were defeated by Ichiro-sama before leaving Japan."

"Hahaha, that guy does fight like a mad dog, so although my strength is similar to his, I never compete with him."

"I see." Kojima Kutsu poured him a glass of wine with a smile, and silently lowered Matsudaira Tadayasu in his heart.

Matsudaira Tadayasu drank the wine dry in one gulp and wiped the corners of his mouth: "By the way, how is the level of martial arts in this country?" Is there anyone who can be my opponent? ”

Kojima Hisatsu's face changed slightly, and he smiled: "I'll go serve food to the two of you." ”

Saying that, he walked away quickly.

"Why did he leave all of a sudden?" Matsudaira Tadayasu was a little puzzled.

"I don't know, but shouldn't Lord Tadayasu ask about Yoshitaka-sama first?"

"Ah, I almost forgot."

When Kojima Kutsu came over with the food, Matsudaira Tadayasu asked, "Kojima, have you heard of Lord Ngui'an?" ”

"Do you mean Minamoto Yoshi-an?"

"Yes."

Before Kojima could speak, a loud voice sounded.

"Who's talking about Yoshiko-sama?"

Matsudaira Tadayasu looked in the direction of his speech, and saw a short man sitting at a table in the distance, and Matsudaira Tadayasu was taken aback when he saw his appearance.

"Taro Anayama?"

……

Yuan An dealt with government affairs for a day, and when he heard the bell of the lower ya, he stood up and returned to the mansion.

His job in the household department was to be in charge of foreign trade, and before that, the commercial tax on those foreign merchants was collected together with the domestic merchants, but now they are separated separately, and Yuan An is all in charge, and the work intensity is very high.

However, Yuan An'an is determined, since he has pledged allegiance to Lu Yuan, as long as the other party does not violate the agreement, he will do his best to do his own thing, which is the principle of a samurai.

Recently, he sent Sakurako Mochizuki back to Japan to collect the old troops, and now that he was stable in Hangzhou, he decided to gather those subordinates and strengthen his strength.

Whether it is a firm foothold in Hangzhou or a plan to rescue his father in the future, the stronger the strength, the more convenient it will be to do things.

Out of the public house, Yuan An went straight to the gate, and along the way, he met many officials who were talking about the water battle drill a few days ago and the real and false Shi Chongxin, and among the officials, this matter was a hot topic.

Yuan An was also present at the time, but he was different from the others, when everyone else was shocked that Shi Chongxin was an impostor, he focused on the strength of the Wu warship.

In Japan, the largest ships were the size of the Flying Leopard, and the others were small boats.

Back then, he heard his father say that Japan had fought a water war with the Tang Kingdom in the Central Plains, and the opponent's warships were huge, and they easily defeated the Japanese naval army.

An idea suddenly flashed through his mind, if he could persuade King Wu to send troops to Japan in the future, as long as he could defeat the army of the Fujiwara family, and then use political pressure, he believed that the emperor would definitely release his father, and maybe the Gen family would rise in one fell swoop.

Thinking about his thoughts, he returned to the mansion, and as soon as he entered the door, Yuxiu hurriedly greeted him: "Young master, Anayama Taro has come over with two Japanese, and he is waiting for you in the side hall." ”

She has a natural fear of Taro Anayama, especially when Yuan An and Wang Ying are not at home.

Yuan An nodded and walked towards the side hall.

Entering the hall, he glanced at the two strangers, one of whom hurriedly got up: "Lord Ngiyaan, I am a samurai under Lord Naotaka, Matsudaira Tadayasu, Lord Naotaka asked me to bring you a letter. ”

After taking the letter handed by the other party and spreading it out, Yuan An's brows furrowed, Fujiwara Yoshigeru dared to propose to his fiancée Asakura Masako?

He would never allow such a thing.

But the problem is that he can't return to Japan now, and it seems that he has to find a way to get Masako Asakura to avoid Fujiwara Yoshigeru's entanglement.

"I know about this, has anything happened in Japan recently?" Yuan An asked.

Matsudaira Tadayasu hesitated for a moment and said, "Your teacher, Lord Kaga Somori, was killed by Arima Hisuke!" ”

Yuan An was stunned, that powerful teacher, the invincible teacher, was actually killed? He was in disbelief for a moment.

No, it's not impossible, after thinking of Ma Kongming, Yuan An calmed down a little.

Martial arts are endless, there is nothing impossible, and the teacher is old, so it is possible to miss for a while.

At this time, Matsudaira Tadayasu continued: "There is another matter, Fujiwara Yoshishige is under the order of Sekihaku-sama and is gathering a naval army in Kyushu, and they seem to be planning to attack Middle-earth to avenge Fujiwara Yoshio. ”

Yuan An was surprised and delighted when he heard this, the Fujiwara family actually dared to send a naval army to take the initiative to provoke Wu Guo, which was undesirable for him, as long as the Fujiwara family was defeated, their position in Heianjing would inevitably be shaken.

Thinking of this, he explained: "Before you go back to Japan, stay with me, I still have some things, so I will be lost first." ”

After speaking, he hurried out of the palace and headed for the palace.