"The subordinate Shimazu Shu Nan has seen the eldest prince!"

This is not the first time Chiba Noyoshi has met Shimazu Shoo, who used to go to Nishien Castle to celebrate Chiba Hara's birthday every year when Chiba Hara celebrated his birthday.

Every time Chiba Noyoshi looks at Shimazu Shoo, it is not very pleasing to the eye, because he is too cold, he sits in the corner with a straight face and drinks alone, which is out of place with other festive people, and he never talks to Chiba Nokishi, the eldest son of the Chiba clan.

Otomo Mayoshi had a holiday with Shimazu Shoyo, so he kept saying bad things about him in front of Chiba Noyoshi, so Chiba Noyoshi also had a worse and worse impression of Shimazu Shoo, calling him "two surnames house slave".

But this time in Kono Castle, Chiba Noyoshi found that Shimazu looked really pleasing to the eye. Although he didn't have a smile on his face, he was meticulous in his movements, and he dismounted and behaved properly.

Chiba Noyoshi hurriedly dismounted and helped Shimazu Shunan up, and said, "The general doesn't have to be polite in armor!" ”

Shimazu Shuo looked at Chiba Noyoshi and was surprised, he had observed Chiba Noyoshi when he was in West Park City before, at that time, Chiba Noyoshi would always be surrounded by many people, and he was very arrogant and rude between high talks, he didn't like it in his heart, so he never stepped forward to join in the fun.

But today, Chiba Noyoshi behaved differently than before, and he completely lost his previous arrogance.

Seeing that his face was a little haggard, Shimazu Shun Nan thought that he was in a hurry, so he said: "The eldest prince will enter the city with me, and I will immediately prepare a meal for the eldest prince to catch the wind and wash the dust!" ”

Chiba Noyoshi answered, and then entered the city with fifty armor soldiers following Shimazu Shuo. No one noticed that those armor soldiers were stationed at the city gate after entering the city, and Chiba Noyoshi followed Shimazu Shuo to the castle lord's mansion, and the samurai guarding the city glanced at these armor soldiers and did not dare to come forward to ask.

Chiba Noyoshi rode a horse and followed behind Shimazu Takeo, looking left and right at the scene on the street. Although Kono Castle looks depressed because of the lockdown, the people come and go in an orderly manner, which shows that Shimazu Shuo is indeed talented, not only able to lead troops, but also to govern the people.

He looked up at the middle-aged man in front of him who was riding a somewhat hunched horse, and he had mixed feelings in his heart, if he could have intersected with him earlier, if he had been able to come to Kono Castle to gather troops with him, then today's situation would never have happened.

Unfortunately, there is no if.

Shimazu seemed to feel Chiba Noyoshi's gaze, and turned back to him and smiled slightly, as if to show his kindness, but because he rarely laughed, his smile was a little stiff, and his expression was unnatural.

This is the first time Chiba Noyoshi has seen Shimazu Takeo's smiling face, and although he thinks he is ugly, he likes to see him laugh.

When he arrived at the castle lord's mansion, Shimazu Shuo dismounted and welcomed Chiba Noyoshi in, and said, "The eldest prince will rest for a while, and I will let people prepare wine and food......

"No need!"

Chiba Noyoshi shook his head and said, "I'm a little tired, I want to take a nap, and I ask the general to prepare a bedroom for me, and then drink and discuss with the general after I wake up." ”

Shimazu nodded yes, and then led him to a courtyard, and after a few words of greeting, he saw Chiba Noyoshi showing a tired look, and immediately said goodbye and left.

Chiba Noyoshi walked into the bedroom, closed the door, sat down at the table, took out the dagger at his waist and put it on the table. This dagger is particularly delicate, only three inches long, the blade is very narrow, and the handle and scabbard are inlaid with precious stones, which is very dazzling.

He pulled out the dagger, only to see that the knife was exposed to a light cyan, and he couldn't see it if he didn't look carefully, and he guessed that it was because of the quenching of the poison.

Through the knife face, Chiba Noyoshi saw his face, and although he had no expression, he felt that his face was so hideous and terrifying. He put the knife in his sheath, then pinned the dagger to his waist and lay down on the bed to rest.

It's still early in the morning, and it's not suitable to do it, so it's better to kill people at night, because the night can not only hide evil, but also hide people's hearts, even if it's just psychological comfort.

Outside the courtyard, Shimazu Shuo whispered to the two samurai: "You are optimistic about this place, if the eldest prince has any requests, try to meet him, and if he has any changes, report to me as soon as possible." ”

The two samurai clenched their fists and said yes!

Shimazu took another look into the courtyard and turned to leave. Although there is no war now, he is not idle, and he has to inspect the military camp every day, and then climb the castle tower to inspect before returning to the city lord's mansion.

As for the fifty samurai stationed at the city gate, Shimazu didn't ask, but only instructed the feudal lords who defended the city to send some food and water to the samurai.

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By the time Shimazu saw Chiba Noyoshi again, it was already night, and when he heard that Chiba Noyoshi had asked for a table of dishes and a large jar of wine, he changed out of his armor and put on civilian clothes and hurried to the courtyard where Chiba Noyoshi lived.

"Sit!"

Chibano Yoshio saw Shimazu Shuo come in, called him over and sat down, then poured him a glass of wine, and said, "Because I was hungry, I didn't wait for the general to eat first, and I asked the general not to blame." ”

Shimazu didn't even dare to say it, he took the wine glass and drank it all, Chiba Noyoshi helped him fill it again, and then raised the wine glass to salute him. Naturally, Shimazu Shunan couldn't help but drink and salute back.

After toasting each other a few glasses of wine like this, Shimazu Takeo looked at Chiba Noyoshi's gaze a little closer. He felt that Chiba Noji had really grown a lot, without his previous arrogance, and was more introverted and mature, and such a person inheriting the Chiba clan in the future would make the Chiba clan stronger.

Although his surname is Shimazu, he has always felt that he is a member of the Chiba clan in his bones.

"The eldest prince must learn to lead the troops and govern the people, leading the troops is the basic, and it is also the foundation of the Chiba clan, you must not learn from Toyotomi Eichi......"

Toyotomi Eiichi is Toyotomi's father and the last daimyo of the Toyotomi clan. Shimazu Shuo felt that it was a little inappropriate to give this example, so he immediately stopped his mouth and drank a glass of wine before continuing: "It is also very important to govern the people, there are many clans in a city, although their power is weak, but they should not be underestimated, because they are inextricably linked with other daimyo, and the best way to manage is to win over a part, support a part, and fight against a part......"

Shimazu Shoo seems to have talked a lot because he drank alcohol, teaching Chiba Noyoshi how to lead the army and govern the people. If it had been placed in the past, Chiba Noyoshi would have scoffed at his words, but today he listened quietly while toasting, and he didn't know where to ask a few words, Shimazu Shuo was very happy and answered every question of Chiba Noyoshi seriously.

When there was only a small half of wine left in the jar, both of them felt a little dizzy, especially Shimazu Takeo, who was poured a lot of wine by Chiba Noyoshi while he was talking.

Chiba Noyoshi looked at Shimazu Takeo who was sitting on the side with a slightly flushed face, hesitated for a moment and then got up and knelt on the ground in front of Shimazu Takeo. Shimazu Shunan was startled, and then quickly stood up and stepped forward to help him, and said, "What is the eldest prince doing?" ”

Kneeling is the highest etiquette in the Wakoku Kingdom, and it is performed only when the highest gratitude or apology is expressed. Now that Chiba Noyoshi knelt down on him like this, Shimazu Shuo's wine suddenly woke up a little bit, and he stepped forward to help him, but found that he couldn't help him at all.

He saw that Chiba Noyoshi seemed to have something to say, so he sat in a chair and looked at him. 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~