In the evaluation room of Matsumoto Castle, Matsugami Yoshimitsu looked at the retainers and said categorically. "Ladies and gentlemen, after listening to your opinions, the main hall has made a decision. Tomorrow, no, the main hall will rush to Matsugami Castle immediately after the main hall assessment meeting to ask the lord for his guilt. ”

"Haha." ......

So the matter was decided, and the retainers did not have the slightest opinion. This is also true, Matsugami Yoshimitsu originally consulted the opinions of his retainers only as a reference, and only Matsugami Yoshimitsu can make decisions about his own survival.

After Matsugami Yoshimitsu announced his decision, he said to the old Saigo Kanhisa. "Guan Jiu, among all the retainers, you are the most proficient in government affairs. Besides, you've been a veteran for so long, so let's go to Matsugami Castle with the main hall this time. ”

"Haha, I decided to do my best to protect the lord." Saigo Kanjiu saw Matsugami Yoshimitsu trusting him so much, and hurriedly responded excitedly.

Yoshiki Ichihei and Yoshiki Nagamasa are retainers who have been with Matsugami Yoshimitsu since the time of Ragi Village, so two of the retainers can be said to be Matsugami Yoshimitsu's diehards. At this time, they saw that Matsugami Yoshimitsu was starting to accompany him to Matsugami Castle, and they all asked for orders before and after. "In Shimoraki Ichihei, I would like to accompany the lord to Matsugami Castle."

"In Shimoragi, Nagamasa is willing to accompany the lord to Matsugami Castle."

The rest of the retainers also hurriedly said when they saw it.

"In the ...... of Miki in Shimoshimura"

"In Shimokanai Kira ......"

............

"In the ...... of Kojiro Shimohaneda"

"I am willing to accompany the lord to Songshang Castle."

Matsugami Yoshimitsu was very moved when he saw that his retainers were willing to go to Matsugami Castle with him, but he still refused. "You know the faithfulness of this temple. But the future of this matter is not clear, and going too many people at once may cause the dissatisfaction and suspicion of the lord. In addition, Matsumoto Castle needs to be guarded. This time, the main hall only went to Matsugami Castle with Guan Jiu alone. Matsumoto Castle will be entrusted to you. With that, Matsugami Yoshimitsu bowed and saluted his retainers.

"Haha." Seeing that Matsugami Yoshimitsu said so solemnly, the retainers had to obey his arrangement even if they had other plans in their hearts. ......

After the assessment, Matsugami Yoshimitsu immediately rode a fast horse and went to Matsugami Castle overnight with his old man Saigo Kanhisa to confess his guilt.

At noon on the second day, after running around all night, Matsugami Yoshimitsu and his retainer Saigo Kanhisa finally arrived at Matsugami Castle. However, to Matsugami's surprise, when he arrived at Matsugami Castle, not only was he not immediately received by his lord Matsugami Yoshiyuki, but he was also detained in a house. Of course, to Matsugami Yoshimitsu's rejoicing, at this time, the old Saigo Kanjiu can still move freely.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Matsugami Yoshimitsu was still imprisoned in the samurai yashiki and was not received by Matsugami Yoshiyuki. Although Matsugami Yoshimitsu was not treated harshly in his house, Matsugami became more and more anxious as time passed.

"Ah~~~ bastard, damn it, how can the righteous lord treat me like this." At noon that day, Matsugami Yoshimitsu kicked open the Japanese table in front of him and complained loudly.

At this time, the old Saigo Guanjiu, who was accompanying Matsugami Yoshimitsu, saw that Matsugami Yoshimitsu was a little out of shape and hurriedly persuaded. "My lord is cautious, after all, we are not in Matsumoto Castle. If this word reaches the ears of the main hall, I am afraid that it will cause trouble, and the lord should be patient for the time being. ”

"Hey~~~, patience?" Matsugami Yoshimitsu listened to Saigo's advice, sighed, and sat down on the ground as if he was suddenly deflated. After a long time, Matsugami Yoshimitsu muttered. "Guan Jiu, what is the purpose of saying that the lord has detained this hall here and has been unwilling to summon him? What is the lord going to do with the main hall, and will the main hall still have a chance to return to Matsumoto Castle? ”

Saigo Kanjiu saw that Matsugami Yoshimitsu, who was wise and resolute in the past, was now so depressed, and he was very anxious in his heart, and hurriedly persuaded him. "The lord must not say such a discouraged word. In my opinion, the main hall detained the lord here just to dissipate the lord's ambition, otherwise the hall would not have waited so long if it wanted to dispose of the lord. ”

"Is this true?" After listening to Saigo Kanhisa's comforting words, Matsugami Yoshimitsu hurriedly asked with a glimmer of hope.

Saigo Kanjiu saw Matsugami Yoshimitsu ask and said quickly. "My lord, how dare you deceive your lord. In addition, although the lord is trapped here for a while, he must not be too depressed. In the past, Shang Tang of Ming Land was trapped in Xiatai, and King Wen of Zhou was imprisoned in Jinli, but later, they all became kings in one fell swoop! (The word "Ming Tu" here does not refer to a dynasty but to a region.) It can be seen that a temporary setback is not enough to determine success or failure. The lord only needs to endure now, and he will definitely be able to return to Songshang Castle in the future. ”

Matsugami Yoshimitsu immediately perked up after hearing Saigo Kanhisa's words of loyalty. Since he came to Japan in the Warring States Period, he has also experienced life and death many times, and now he is just being detained here, so how can he give up easily. After thinking about it, Matsugami Yoshimitsu's former wisdom and decisiveness suddenly returned, and he stood up and saluted Saigo for a long time. "Thank you for your long stay today. If there is no advice from the long time, the main hall will almost mistake itself. ”

Saigo Kanjiu was greatly touched when he saw this, but he still hurriedly avoided it and said. "The lord is serious, this is all the duty of being a retainer."

Matsugami Yoshimitsu didn't say much when he saw this, he straightened up and asked again. "Although according to what you said for a long time, the lord doesn't want to put the main hall to death for the time being, but not being summoned by the lord always makes the main hall feel uneasy. The main hall is now trapped here, do you have any way to make the main hall see the lord as soon as possible. ”

Saigo Guan thought for a long time and said. "My lord, in fact, I am secretly worried about the fact that the righteous prince has always refused to summon you. In recent days, after many investigations, it was found that the righteous prince was the most favored in the concubine room, and a side room named Mrs. Fangye was the most favored. If the lord can let this lady Fangye say a few kind words in front of the righteous prince, he must be able to achieve his wish to meet the righteous prince immediately. ”

"But the main hall and this lady Fangye have no friendship and are different from inside and outside, how can the main hall make her willing to be driven by the main hall?" After listening to Saigo Kanhisa's suggestion, Matsugami Yoshimitsu said with some concern.

Saigo Kanhisa has already investigated the character of this lady Fangye, otherwise he would not have been targeted. At this time, he heard Matsugami Yoshimitsu's concern and hurriedly said. "Don't worry, the righteous prince is old, and this lady Fangye has no children and likes luxury. I have already found out that only if the lord gives a generous gift, this lady Fangye will definitely achieve the lord's wish. ”

"Hahahaha, that's easy. This time, the main hall specially brought 100 silver small judgments to be used to dot the top and bottom of the city, but unfortunately it has not been used so far. As long as that lady Yoshino can let the main hall meet the lord as soon as possible, what does it matter if she gives it all. Matsugami Yoshimitsu said with a smile when he saw that he could achieve what he wanted with only money.

"So the lord will wait for good news. In the next retirement. Saigo Kanjiu replied.

"Please, it's been a long time." Matsugami Yoshimitsu said with anticipation.

Then Saigo Kanhisa left to buy Mrs. Yoshino.