In late spring and April, the sun is shining for thousands of miles. The grass grows and the warbler flies, and the birds sing and the flowers are fragrant.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki's mental insanity is faked, but it is true that he is not in good health. After lingering on the sick bed for a long time, it didn't take long for my limbs to ache and my chest to breathe.

But the mood is extremely open and relaxed, and I can't help but recite the words "the sea is wide and the fish jumps, and the sky is high and the birds fly".

Seeing that he was unwell, he persuaded "whether to use some 'medicine' to support it." ”

Ashikaga Yoshiaki flatly refused.

After such a long time, he already knew that this "Fushou ointment" was by no means a good thing, and he pretended to be greedy and addicted before, just to paralyze the thief, but now that he has the opportunity to escape, he should naturally work hard and strive for self-improvement, how can he be subject to external objects?

I once heard from the Nanban Maritime Merchants that it takes a lot of willpower to get rid of this thing, and ninety-nine out of a hundred people can't do it.

But Ashikaga Yoshiaki's understanding is that out of a hundred, ninety-nine can't do it, which means that the remaining one can do it!

If there are always people in the world who can do it, why can't I?

Couldn't it be the one percent?

As soon as I thought about it, I was full of fighting spirit.

Kitabatake Gujiao, Gufang father and son, as well as Rokkaku Yoshiken and Yoshiji father and son, were infected by the general's emotions, and they were also full of energy and high fighting spirit.

Even though I'm not really out of danger, just leaving the place called Kyoto, which is actually a prison, is enough to be exciting.

At that time, Rokkaku faced Oda and Kitabatake faced a draw, and they both chose the route of "it is better to die than to live".

However, after "living" for a while, I couldn't stand the soul of a warrior burning in my chest, and it was difficult to accept the days of being powerless and captive, so I would rather try to "die a good death".

At this time, Ashikaga Yoshiaki probed an extremely secret olive branch, and hit it off instantly.

I don't know how much time it spent, looking for the right opportunity, selecting the only remaining loyal servants, and finally taking advantage of the negligence of the national thief of Hirate Honhide and the wall-head grass of Hosokawa Fujitaka, and started an incident in one fell swoop.

Although he was forced to have an early attack by the dog leg called "Suzuki Hidemoto", it still went well.

Kitabatake Gu taught diligent swordsmanship, is a master of the world, learned Tsukahara Bu Chuan "One no Tai Sword", his son Gu Fang is clumsy and lazy and can not be inherited, but also has the advantage of a strong body. The hexagonal father and son are the orthodox successors of the archery "Rizhi Stream" and the equestrian "Daping Stream", both of whom have the ability to wear Yang in 100 steps and have no false shots.

There are also shrewd and capable samurai such as Ise Toriya Mitsuei, and ninjas from the Koga Aoki family and the Kurokawa family who are willing to help.

All in all, it is enough to protect itself.

Along the way, I often encountered ordinary pedestrians, but I didn't deliberately avoid it, and I really couldn't avoid it. The vertical and horizontal streets from Kyoto are accessible in all directions, and there are no unknown and despicable secret passages, and you can't fly away, how can you hide from people?

Dozens of people with swords and bows walking together, no matter how you look at it, they are not good. Even if ordinary people can't recognize the truth, I'm afraid they will report it as a gang of lawless thieves.

However, the trick lies in the fact that Hirate Tsunohide is a person who cherishes feathers and is very hypocritical, and refuses to take over the defense of the imperial palace as blatantly as Nobunaga, controlling the entry and exit of personnel, and setting up the shogunate.

Even if the townspeople of Kyoto wanted to report the crime, they couldn't figure out who to turn to.

In fact, most people saw this suspicious team, just closed the door and prayed for self-preservation, and no one intended to meddle in their affairs.

Living in such a sensitive area, if it weren't for the spirit of "it's none of your business", you probably wouldn't be able to live now.

Everyone traveled lightly, except for the necessary letter papers, they did not bring anything, and when they left the palace, they hurried to Luonan, ran for half an hour, obtained the arranged horses in the Daci Temple, and then turned to the west and went in the direction of San'in.

The route plan was drawn up by Ashikaga Yoshiaki himself. He fully analyzed the situation of the surrounding countries, and believed that only Tamba near Kyoto was in the deep mountains and old forests, which was beyond the reach of the forces of the Hisho Honhide. The Akai, Hatano, Naito and other families did not have the strength and vision to compete in the world, but preferred to maintain an independent status on the premise of accepting the old public rites, and there was a high probability that they would provide protection and refuse to get involved in the Hite.

Half an hour after leaving the palace, it can be regarded as gradually stepping out of the city.

Although it is not marked by clear moats and walls like Kaimachi, Kyoto is also vaguely boundary. It is about 5 to 10 kilometers in circumference, and it is composed of more than a dozen streets. In the middle of the Muromachi period, due to the political turmoil, the situation in has shrunk due to burning, and in recent years, the situation in has calmed down and expanded slightly, and it is still impossible to get out of the circle with the Imperial Palace as the core.

Beyond this range, it gradually became sparsely populated, and there were only acres of land on both sides but no houses, and it was obvious that it was in the countryside. After crossing the Yodo River, there is a mountain**, and there are only caravans or travelers that can only be met by chance on the road.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki knew the direction and told the left and right: "If you travel 200 towns (about 22 kilometers) in this way, you will reach Yagi Castle, and then you can seek the assistance of the Naito clan, and then gather Akai and Hatano to gather the people of Tanba as a foundation, and then send a message to the other countries and unite Otomo, Mori, Uesugi, Takeda, and Hojo to make the peace and traitors unstoppable!" ”

So he hurried to the west.

Unexpectedly, this plan is not simple.

Just after passing the West Valley and entering the Kameoka Basin, he was blocked by a group of bandits.

The ferocious-looking one-eyed leader grinned and salivated: "Look at your clothes and horses, you must all be rich, such a chaotic world, you actually have the leisure to travel everywhere, why don't you give me a little charity, poor and poor, it's okay?" ”

Everyone was stunned.

Toriya Tail stepped forward and angrily reprimanded, "Bold bandit! Do you know who is in front of you? It must be something that you can't afford to offend! ”

The leader of the bandits laughed: "Today, if you speak according to your ability, even if you are Ashikaga Gongfang, or even if you accept words in front of you, you might as well eat me!" ”

The implication of his word "even" is that he feels that "Ashikaga Gongfang" is not as powerful as "accepting words in a tie".

It just made the group very angry.

The father and son of Hexagon Yixian and Hexagonal Yizhi quietly bent their bows and arrows, and suddenly shot out, as fast as meteors, and the two arrows hit together.

It's a pity that the leader of the bandits is very fatal, an arrow pierced his face to avoid the big blood, and an arrow was inserted into the shoulder socket and the heart was a little bit apart, and his face was covered with blood, but he didn't worry about his life, and he angrily called for his minions to rush up and kill.

Kitabatake Gukyo took the lead, and his son Gufang followed, protecting the flanks. I saw a big sword dancing and galloping like a dragon, and slashed three people in an instant, frightening the group of thieves and queens to withdraw.

The leader of the bandits still did not give up, and ordered to greet with a bow and arrow from afar, and shoot at each other for a while, but he was no match for the hexagonal father and son, and finally he could only flee.

However, the "nobles" also took a lot of pain, were slightly injured, and were forced to rest on the spot for a while.

In particular, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was injured in the calf by an arrow.

He has always been pampered and afraid of swords, and his body has been severely destroyed in the past two years, when even if his face is pale and sweaty, he is not like the pus in the past, but gritted his teeth and did not say a word, waited for the bandage to be done, tried to insist on getting up, and continued to turn over and get on the horse.

On the road again, the time was delayed a lot. After another two or three hours, the sun was getting late, and finally the eyesight could see where the target was, and the heart knew that it was not far away.

But suddenly I saw the sound of horses' hooves rolling behind me, and when I turned my head, I saw that the smoke and dust were rising, and the family crest military flag of the flat hand family was swaggering in the wind, and one hundred and ten cavalry were attacking!

At the beginning, a mediocre military general shouted loudly: "What is the crime of daring Kitabatake, the two thieves of the six corners, who dare to kidnap the prince from Beijing!" Don't be tied yet! ”

Seeing the crisis, everyone was at a loss, but General Seiyi himself calmly returned from a horse, recognized the comer, and tried his best to raise his voice in response: "Is Your Excellency a loyal minister of the Heite family, Suzuki Hidemoto?" Please reply to the head of your family, I, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, took Kitabatake and Rokkaku to the west today, and there was no coercion from anyone! You must know that there is only one equal in the world, how can others have that ability? ”

Suzuki Hidemoto approached on horseback, saw the real body, did not dare to collide, hurriedly bowed to Shili, heard the sarcasm in the other party's words, but for a while the most stupid could not remember how to argue, so he could only helplessly exclaim: "How can this be reasonable? Please think twice, think again! We have no ...... in the tie There is no ......"

I don't know what to add to the end of "never".

How do you feel, no matter what, as if there are no three hundred taels of silver here?

Ashikaga Yoshiaki didn't talk nonsense, and said angrily: "All in all, if you have the courage to take my head, please come to fight!" If you don't have the guts, please go back! ”

As soon as these words came out, Suzuki Hidemoto was so frightened that he didn't dare to get up, let alone "take off the head of the general of Zhengyi".

There are hundreds of horsemen behind him, and they are already tense and just waiting for a battle, but when they see the generals like this, how can they move lightly?

The low-level soldiers are just cannibalistic and loyal people, and it is not clear what the political consequences are, and even the meaning of the words "imperial court", "imperial family", "minister", "shogunate", and "governor" is probably not clear.

Suzuki Hidemoto used to belong to this ranks, but now as a Sengoku samurai, he gradually understands the "righteousness" and understands that if he does something to the shogun, it will have a very bad impact on the Heite family. In the future, in order to give an explanation to the public, the lord may behead the person who actually did it as a sacrifice.

Four generations have been deeply favored, from poor peasants to generals, and it is nothing to sacrifice their heads, but what if they can't even make up for the trouble they cause?

After such a hesitation, Ashikaga Yoshiaki took the opportunity to pull out his horse and leave, heading for Yagi Castle.

Immediately, a team of thousands of people appeared in that direction, and the soldiers shouted in unison: "Tanba Naito, welcome to the arrival of Lord Gongfang!" Swear to ensure that the princess is thorough! ”

It seems that although the reaction of the head snake is a little slower, after all, it is not a little deaf and blind.