Chapter 356: Seeing the Heart of Man (Part 1)
The West Garden City was not disturbed by the war, so there were no restrictions on access to the city gates.
The northeast and northwest of Nishien Castle are Kono and Motoyama, and the south is close to the sea, and there are several ports along the coastline, and there is a constant stream of boats coming and going, which is why Nishien is more prosperous than several other castles in the surrounding area.
At first, Cao Wei also thought about going ashore from the coastal port of West Garden City, but in the end he gave up this idea and chose to log in from Sagara.
One is that Xiyuan City is too far away, and if you go around a big circle, you don't know how much more time it will take, and if you sail around the Wa Kingdom, it will not be good if it is discovered by other fleets.
Second, after all, Xiyuan City is the foundation of the Chiba clan, and there are many soldiers in the city, and when he first came to the Wa Kingdom, he was not familiar with the situation, so it was probably not a good thing to come to the West Garden so rashly, so in the end, Cao Wei decided to enter the Wa Kingdom from Sagara instead of the West Garden City.
At the gate of Xiyuan City, a middle-aged man with dark skin, wrapped a cloth towel around his head, carried a small bag into the city.
He was dressed in ordinary cloth clothes and straw sandals on his feet, and there was nothing unusual about him, and such a man went in and out of the city gate so often that the warriors guarding the city gate did not even bother to look at him.
The middle-aged man's face was expressionless, and after entering the city, his face was a little more excited, looking left and right, just like a wanderer who had been away from his hometown for many years suddenly returned to his hometown one day, feeling both familiar and strange.
After taking a deep breath, he strode towards the city, and he didn't stop when he met the fork, obviously very familiar with Xiyuan City.
After about half an hour, he stopped outside a cloth shop, and then walked in and said to the man standing behind the cabinet: "I have come from overseas, I have a big business, and I want to see your owner." ”
The guy looked at him, said "Wait a minute", then said a few words to the other guy, and left the counter and ran to the backyard.
After a while, the guy ran back and said to the middle-aged man, "The owner invites you in, you come with me." ”
The middle-aged man nodded, then followed the man, and when he reached a hall, the man beckoned him to sit down, brought tea, and then retreated.
A moment later, a man in a long coat and clogs walked in from outside the door, glanced at the middle-aged man who did not get up, slightly displeased but did not show it.
"I'm Yoshii Asakura, the owner of this shop, what business do you have to do?"
The middle-aged man frowned and said, "Isn't the owner of this store Toyotomi Asakura?" Your surname is Asakura, so who are you? ”
Asakura Yoshii's heart sank, he squinted at him, and said: "Toyotomi Asakura is the father, he passed away three years ago, and the family is no longer surnamed Toyotomi, but Asakura." Who are you? ”
"My surname is Toyotomi ......"
The middle-aged man stared at him and said, "You must have heard my name, my name is Toyotomi Shunyi, and now I am the head of the Toyotomi clan!" ”
Asakura Yoshii was shocked, got up from his chair and looked at Toyotomi Shunyi, shook his head and said, "How is this possible?" Are you Toyotomi Shunyi? How did you come back......"
"You should call me by my name!"
Toyotomi Shunyi was a little angry, and said: "It is very disrespectful for you to call me by my name, if it had been placed before, I should have put you to death." Since Toyotomi Asakura is dead, you are the son of Toyotomi Asakura, so now you should be one of the commanders of Sangwei, do you know what to do when you see the head of the family? ”
Asakura Yoshii's face changed, and then he knelt down on one knee and said, "The retainer Asakura Yoshii pays a visit to the head of the family!" ”
Toyotomi Shunyi said lightly: "You don't have the surname Toyotomi, but the surname is Asakura, do you think the surname Toyotomi is an insult?" ”
Asakura Yoshii broke out in a cold sweat, lowered his head and said: "Family master, do you know, back then, Chiba was in turmoil, slaughtering the people of the Toyotomi clan everywhere, and my father had to remove Toyotomi's surname and call himself Asakura, and since then the descendants have taken Asakura as their surname."
But before he died, my father warned future generations that they must not forget the surname Toyotomi and that one day when the head of the Toyotomi clan returns, he must follow the head of the family to revive the clan! ”
Toyotomi Shunyi nodded and said: "Your father is a loyal man, and now that I, Toyotomi Shunyi, have returned, are you willing to follow me into the Chiba clan?" ”
"The retainer Asakura Yoshii is willing to follow the head of the family!"
Asakura Yoshii paused for a moment and said, "Now the other two leaders of Sang Wei, one is named Yiyuan Sect and the other is Satake Yonghe, and when I contact them, I will take them to meet the head of the family and discuss important matters together!" ”
Toyotomi Shunyi laughed and said, "Okay, I'll be waiting for you in Tianyuan Tower tonight...... It's not too early, I still have things to do, so I don't have to send it! ”
"Yes, Master!"
Asakura Yoshii watched Toyotomi Shunyoshi leave the backyard and stand in the hall, muttering, "Why did you come back?" Why are you coming back......"
After a long time, he sat down in his chair, called a fellow, gave him an order, and then went out of the cloth shop and into a carriage and left.
After he left, Toyotomi Shunyi followed the carriage from afar, and when he saw him stop in front of another cloth shop, he retreated and disappeared into the sea of people.
At the beginning, his father told him that the three commanders of Sangwei all opened cloth shops at home to cover up.
It's just that what Toyotomi Shunyi didn't know was that not long after Asakura Yoshii left, the guy who led him the way quietly slipped out the back door and ran in one direction......
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After the city was broken, the mercenary guards went back to the cottage that night to rest, and early the next morning, Cao Wei ordered the mercenary guards to go straight to the West Garden.
Because he grabbed a few horses in Benshan City, Cao Wei and several other generals suddenly felt a lot easier. It's just that for the short pony of the Wa Kingdom, most of them are not used to riding, the Central Plains people are taller than the Wa people, and several thousand households are five big and three thick people, they can touch the ground on tiptoe, and riding on the dwarf horse is like riding on a donkey, and they can't find the feeling of riding a horse at all.
So...... It's not good.
Cao Bin drove his horse to Cao Wei's side and said, "My lord, I have already asked Ma Peizhe, at this speed, we can reach the territory of Xiyuan this afternoon, because of the rush of time, so we have not prepared much dry food, and this battle still has to be resolved quickly...... By the way, my lord, do you really believe in the so-called Sangwei? ”
"Don't believe it!"
Cao Wei said leisurely: "When a dog is free and comfortable without an owner, will it still want to be restrained?" Similarly, after the demise of the Toyotomi clan, will several of the people in power in Sanwei still be desperate to observe the festival for the Toyotomi clan? The official would rather believe that they have taken refuge in the Chiba clan......"
Cao Bin lost his voice and said, "Then why do you still agree to Toyotomi Shunyi going to the West Garden to contact Sang Wei?" ”
"Toyotomi Shunyi does have the qualifications of a hero, but he has a shortcoming, that is, he stubbornly thinks that the people and things he knows are immutable, although he has suffered hardships, but in his bones he is still a self-righteous person, when he went to find Otomo Zhenyi, he saw it, and now he is looking for Sang Wei, the official is more certain, the official told him that Sang Wei may not be credible, but he doesn't believe it, so the official let him suffer hardships and see people's hearts."
"If Toyotomi Shunyi dies, what should I ......do?"
Cao Bin suddenly stopped, because he thought that even if Toyotomi Shunyi died, Cao Wei would just support another person, as long as the interests remained the same, whoever controlled this place would be the same...... () Daming Qingshi has the fastest update speed. I want to talk about "Da Ming Qingshi" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~