"That'...... That...... Why did Nguian kill Fujitaro? ”

"I didn't expect it." Shuzheng's face was full of regret and he bit his lip tightly.

"Didn't expect that? Are you saying that the Fujitaro brothers are still alive in the world? ”

Shi Zhen's chest was very suffocated, he pulled the help table, and coughed violently, "If you deceive me, I ...... I'll kill you! ”

"Who is spreading the rumors? The number is deeply saddened. ”

"That'...... So, you're saying Ngee Ann is not rebellious? ”

"Yes! If Changzhaojun can hold on for another day and a half, he will definitely be able to hold the Xijun City. "When the bearded number was said this, he burst into tears." By the time my lord arrived, the city of the West Counties had fallen into the hands of an enemy. When Changzhaojun was defeated and fled, he was in a hurry, and he actually regarded the enemy as an ally, and was taken by the other party. My lord believed that it would be unjust to retreat from the deceased Yoshimoto, so he immediately sent an envoy to the castle to rescue the two orphans of Nagasho-kun before returning to Okazaki Castle. If you don't believe what you say, even if you take my head, even Takechiyo and Lady Suruga of the Junfu can be killed together. ”

"You say...... The children of Changzhao were saved by Ngee An? ”

"That's true. My father-in-law carefully designed and finally rescued the orphans. He thought he would be praised by the adults, so he ordered me to report it immediately. This is what the lord himself said. ”

Hearing that Shu Zheng was so righteous and strict, the corners of Shi Zhen's puffy eyes gradually showed a look of doubt and doubt.

"Your words are too far from what I heard......" Shizhen looked back at Miura Yoshijin, and immediately turned to Shuzheng. You say he elaborately set up a bitter plan to save the two children? ”

"My father-in-law said to Sado Mamoru and Zuo Jin, if they kill the two children of Nagashi, the people of Okazaki will definitely fight them to the death, and they will not hesitate to die in battle. The lord asked them to think about it for a moment and immediately answered. ”

"How did they react?"

"The lord's wife and children are in Junfu, if he kills Changzhao's two children, the lord will not be able to rescue his wife and children. If the other party does not hand over the two children, there is only a fight to the death. ”

Yoshijin Miura nodded. Shizhen glanced at him. "That's a good point...... Did they hand over their two children? ”

"Nope." Shuzheng shook his head, "They still refuse to hand over the child. My father-in-law then came up with another plan...... He promised Sado Mamoru and Zuo Jin, and after getting the two children of Changzhao, he immediately exchanged them for his wife and children, and then parted ways with Sunfu. This is only a temporary measure. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to rescue the two orphans. My lord is a last resort, and adults should be aware of it. Let's agree to exchange the orphans of the long-term care for the wife and children of my father-in-law, and then think about it in the long run. "Numbers are gradually turning to the main topic. His forehead and armpits were already dripping with sweat.

Shin Shin looked back at Yoshijin Miura. Yoshijin Miura tilted his head like a woman to meet Shin's gaze. He didn't expect that there was such an explanation for Shuzheng. Shi Zhen shouldn't have watched the child of Pelican Hall Changzhao being killed. In that case, there is no other way than to exchange Sena's mother and son according to the number of suggestions.

In this way, the clan really lost. He said, "I'm worried that Ngee An is playing tricks again." ”

"Isn't it too cruel to send Mrs. Sekiguchi to remote Okazaki Castle?"

"Is it because of pity for Madame that you ignore the life and death of Fujitaro's orphan?"

"I'm afraid Madame won't want to leave me......" Ishikawa Shumasa listened to the conversation between the two with bated breath. Whether or not he can live up to his mission this time depends on the opinion of Yizhen, the true favorite of the clan. Shi Zhen couldn't make a judgment with his own mind, so he asked Yizhen.

"Reject him first, then ......" Yizhen straightened up. For Yoshijin, Sena Hime is his rival. He really wanted to expel Sena Ji from the Jun Mansion, but he deliberately pretended to be sympathetic, so he slowly said that he should exchange Sena Ji for hostages. That subtle jealousy, of course, is something that the number can't understand. Shu Zheng knelt on the floor, closely watching Yijin's reaction.

"If you suspect Ngee An of playing tricks, you can ask Shu Zheng to write an affidavit here to ensure that Ngee Ann has not betrayed Junfu."

"Writing an affidavit? And then what? ”

Then, he handed over the wife and the child to Shuzheng. Sakai Tadaji's wife and children are still here, and Shumasa will not go to rescue the orphans of Uden Nagato. ”

Hearing this, Shi Zhen finally breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, turned around and said, "You heard it too." Can you write me an affidavit that Ngee Ann has not betrayed me? ”

"Yes." The number is kneeling on the floor. His eyes were filled with tears, and he did not dare to raise his head. He had made up his mind that he would not hesitate to show his loyalty, even if he really wanted him to be disemboweled. The number is thanking the gods in the heart. If the indecisive clan had chosen an important minister who had seen the fire, his strategy might have gone bankrupt long ago. He said loudly: "My lord has no heart of betrayal, and he is not afraid to write an oath. Changzhaojun's two children, even if Shuzheng abandons his net worth and life, he will send them to Junfu safely.

"So be it." Shizhen looked back at Yizhen and said, "You prepare immediately." Yi calmly set up the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and only waited to write the oath.

Early the next morning, Ishikawa Shumasa left Sunfu with Senahime and the child. Now that the negotiations have been completed, there is no need to stay in Sunfu for a while. Senahime and Aki sit in a sedan chair, guarded by the retainers of the Sekiguchi family; Ishikawa Shumasanori put Takechiyo on his horse, just in case. When they left the mansion, the sky was still a little hazy, and from time to time they could meet men and women who had danced wildly last night and rushed home with sleepy eyes.

The number is galloping in the morning mist, and inadvertently looking back, only to see that Junfu City is hidden in the cherry blossoms, as if it has surpassed the joys and sorrows of the world. Sakai's family is still in Sunfu, but as long as Nagako's two children return safely, they should be able to return to Okazaki quickly. The Abe River's embankment is full of cherry blossoms, and the wind blows the petals like snow, making it unbearable to walk on the flowers. The clouds will soon dissipate, and Mt. Fuji will reveal its majesty and arouse people's thoughts.

When he was twelve, Shumasa accompanied eight-year-old Takechiyo along this road to Sunfu as a hostage, and that evening, the cold was overwhelming...... For the next ten years, he and Ngee An struggled in the long night. But today, they are finally coming out of the night step by step and ushering in the light. But in the dark, who opened the curtain of night for them?

Chiyo Kotake's hair was fragrant and penetrated into her nostrils. Shuzheng bit his lips tightly and couldn't help but burst into tears.

Yesterday, he was ordered to write an oath, and after pressing the blood seal, he immediately left the city. At that time, as if in a dream, it seemed that he had exhausted all his strength, and staggered to the city gate, and almost fell down in the process.

I'm still alive! What's more, what Ngee Ann has been anxious about is finally clear; His plan to gamble with his life finally worked. Thinking that Chiyo Take, Senahime, and Miss Aki were safely saved, Shumasa felt dizzy and his legs went limp.

Shu happened to not easily cross the moat, leaning against the willow tree, he choked up, tears poured down, and even feared that he would fall here, unable to move. He didn't know how he walked back to the Major General's Palace.

"Shuzheng, what's wrong with you?" Senahime hurriedly ran out and asked. Shu Zheng wanted to laugh, but he couldn't laugh anymore, and the feelings he desperately suppressed turned into crying in an instant. "Madame...... It's safe...... It's safe......" he said as he walked to the next room, only to stomp on the air and fall on his heels.

Sena Hime and her father, Kinaga, were also ecstatic. Early this morning, they were finally able to leave Junfu in a hurry.

Chiyo Takechi seemed to feel the number behind him trembling. "Uncle, are you not feeling well?" He asked, looking back. Shumasa stroked Chiyo Kotake's head and smiled. "Childe, you can see Mt. Fuji right away, it's the greatest mountain in Japan." Cherry blossoms fell on the master and slave.

Shumasa and his entourage rested for two nights on the way, and finally entered Okazaki's territory. Everything was planned.

Because of the order of Shizhen, the defenders of Yoshida Castle carefully escorted Shuzheng and his party to the West County Castle. Garrisoned by Nishiguni were Mamoru Kumatsu Sato and his eldest son. Ngee An had given the castle to Kumatsu Satomori, probably because he saw that his biological mother's current husband was honest and kind.

Sado Mori's eldest son, Yakuro, was stationed at the old domain Aguju Castle, and his sister-in-law, Saburo Taro Katsumoto, was stationed at the West Gun Castle, while he himself prepared to go to Okazaki and stay behind to defend himself when Nguian set out on the expedition. Therefore, he joined Shumasa and his party in Nishigun, and they went to Okazaki together. The team suddenly became more energetic.

Shuzheng always accompanies Takechiyo around, eats and sleeps with him, and even Takechiyo goes to the convenience, and he also serves in person. He always put Takechiyo in his saddle and didn't let him sit in a sedan chair. "Childe, as the son of a famous military general, must learn to ride a horse from now on." Takechiyo gradually became familiar with Shumasa, he closed his lips and nodded proudly.

But the closer Sena-hime gets to Okazaki Castle, the more restless she becomes. She hadn't been to Okazaki Castle yet. She was deeply disturbed by the many retainers she did not know, and the people who did not necessarily have a crush on her. The group finally arrived at the Ohira Forest, just a mile away from Okazaki, where the samurai and people of the castle were already waiting.

When Ngee Ann was a hostage in Sunhouse, he once returned to sweep the graves of his ancestors, and he was greeted by ragged retainers. But today, in addition to the retainers, there are also monks and nuns, and even a large number of ordinary people can be seen. They were neatly dressed, their faces were plump, they were no longer what they used to be——- and their strong will finally enabled them to survive the difficulties.

Nanosuke Hiraiwa greeted him from the castle with infinite emotion. He was also one of the guards who accompanied Ngee An to Junfu as a hostage thirteen years ago. Standing between the blossoming cherry blossom trees and the verdant pine trees, he looked up at Chiyo Takeri and his childhood companion Shumasa Ishikawa. The mount didn't seem to be so athletic, but when Sumasa and Takechiyo, who stood proudly on the back of a chestnut horse, appeared, he couldn't help but pat his thigh and shouted, "Yoshiro has finally returned safely!" He parted the crowd and hurried to the front of the people, "The lord was very happy. He couldn't wait. With Shichiro, quick! ”

Hiraiwa was a little overwhelmed and laughed wildly. His posture and laughter were so weird that Chiyo Takechiyo couldn't help but laugh too, and he turned his head away and looked at Shumasa.

Shuzheng didn't smile, he raised his head, his face full of melancholy.