On the east shore of Lake Biwa, it was a spring day, and it was supposed to be drizzling with mian, but now it has been rainy for several days, and it is inevitable that the four fields are dry. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Walking along the riverside, you can see the towering mountain castle of Sawa not far away.

Going up the river, it is still the Dongcheng County of Omi Province, the wilderness in the north of the city, sparsely populated, and the sound of soldiers and soldiers can be faintly heard.

Spring hunting and injuring young beasts was originally forbidden by the lord here, but following the sound, there were white horse boys, cruising in the forest, and even saw eagles and dogs walking together, with a team of nearly 100 people.

The breeze blew, the light spots under the trees flickered, the dogs barked and the eagles chirped, startling the pheasants and elk in the forest to flee in all directions, panicking. The white horse boy has arrows like the wind, but he rarely has a false hair.

The riverside in the north of the city is deserted, and now the nobles go out to hunt, and everyone avoids it, looking around, but the three young people in gorgeous clothes lead the horses and approach, which is very meaningful, and seems to ignore the majesty of the spring hunting of hundreds of people.

"I have heard for a long time that the dragon and phoenix are among the former guards, and when I see them today, I am even more famous!"

"Who are you waiting for?" A black-clothed warrior rushed out from the white horse, holding the hilt of his sword, blocking the two of them. Several guards on the left and right also jumped out, and they only waited for the peak to speak out.

"Your palace is not impatient...... "The Tsing Yi samurai who led the black horse was not frightened, but chuckled, his accent was not the standard Kyoto accent, but it was much more pleasant than the words of the group of ministers, and the one who praised it before seemed to be this person." Born in the East China Sea, I have heard the name of the shallow well for a long time, and I can see it today, and I can't help but lose my honor, and I want to look at the sea of the palace. ”

"I see." The black-clothed warrior hesitated for a moment, and finally put his sword into its sheath. In the era of strict hierarchy and closed information, people in the lower position are indeed easily moved by the so-called "qi" (so it seems that the qi of Wang Ba in the novels seems to be reasonable), the black-clothed warrior is obviously not exempt from vulgarity, and waved the order to withdraw left and right, and he bowed slightly to the green-clothed warrior in front of him to show politeness, "I have offended a lot, please forgive your sins." However, he is a retainer of the Endo clan, and this trip is only to accompany the young master on a safari, and the two of them may not be able to ...... today."

"Hmph......" The warrior in green clothes was about to speak, but the blue-clothed young man holding the scabbard behind him sneered, "Young Master Asai led a crowd of 100 people, didn't he dare to reveal his identity in front of a few unarmed people?" It's better to meet than to be famous, no wonder ......"

The samurai in Tsing Yi is a tie Tsunohide, and the young man in blue is naturally Marume Nagae. This provocative remark, Kawada Nagakin's words will only seem weird.

"Your palace is cautious." The man in black raised his voice slightly, just blocking the other party's words, "After all, Sawa Yamashiro is in the territory of Asai Ling, Your Excellency criticizes its master, if the partition wall has ears, wouldn't it be beautiful?" Besides, the Endo clan is also a shallow in-law, and he can't sit idly by, so after ...... finished speaking, he looked up and saw that his eyes were sharp.

"The body of the daughter of the former guard is naturally reluctant to meet guests easily." Tsing Yi looked back at his embarrassed companion, and his eyes directly crossed the black-clothed warrior and straddled the white horse boy, "But ...... If it was Owari Mamoru of Despise, it would definitely not be like this. ”

"Mamoru Owari?" The black-clothed warrior's eyebrows suddenly flashed a little different, and he hesitated for a moment, but after all, he didn't dare to make a decision, and only looked back.

"If Owari Mamoru came here in person, I wonder what would happen to him?" The sound of hooves approached, and the one who spoke on the white horse was the samurai known as "Asai Bizenmo".

"If it's contemptible...... the Tsing Yi warrior looked up at the man who was regarded as the tragic hero by later generations, this is a person who has no fireworks at all, and his face is carved with jade, and there is no sense of perseverance that a martial artist should have, but rather the glitz of a princess's son.

"He is a virtuous person who is not ancient."

"Oh?" This answer is not what is asked, it is plausible, but the white horse boy is not different.

"What I mean below is that even if the legacy of my father and ancestor is not beneficial to my family's martial arts, Owari-sama will abolish it all."

"Do you want to say that Owari-sama is a disobedient person?"

"What is the ambition of the bird? In the past, the Kamakura Gong and other rulers were not all disobedient people? ”

Kamakura Gong refers to Minamoto Yorito, the founder of the Kamakura Shogunate, and Shoji refers to Ashikaga Takaji, the founder of the Muromachi Shogunate.

"Your Highness......" The black-clothed warrior suddenly interjected, looking at his young master with some concern.

"Saemon doesn't need to worry, I'm in control." The young man turned over and dismounted, "Kenmasa in Shimoi Asai, this is my retainer, Endo Saemon, I don't know your Excellency'......"

The samurai in Tsing Yi dusted off the placket and bowed down: "Owari Oda clan retainer Hite-hide, see Bizen Mamoru Lord." The two beside him are the guards below. ”

Asai Kenmasa stared at the person in front of him with interest, and slowly spoke: "In the past, Su Qin's clothes were honorable, and the villagers were respectful. Now in the Fanxiu Palace, why do you bow and fall? ”

Pingshou Fanxiu got up slowly: "Fang Cai is just a passer-by in the next session, so there is no need to be polite, and now the envoys of the Oda family naturally can't lose the courtesy of their own family." ”

"Oh? As Hiroshi said, the contemptible virtuous government is useless except as the young master of the Asai clan? ”

"On the contrary, Asai Bizen is a well-known military commander in Kinai, which is admirable. And the identity of the young master of the Asai family ......"

"How?"

"Not for you."

Kenmasa Asai frowned slightly and looked at each other expressionlessly, while Hisho was confident.

"Owari-sama's subordinates, it's really enviable." After a moment of silence, Kenmasa Asai suddenly sighed, "Saemon! Go back to the castle and prepare a feast to entertain the guests of Owari! ”

Endo Saemon stood still, but said something out of place: "My lord! With all due respect, it seems that these adults have not yet confirmed their identities. ”

Is this the characteristic of the Asai family? Fan Xiu secretly paid attention to it.

If this happened to the Oda family, Nobunaga would be furious, right?

However, there is no comparison between the two, and in the nearly ten years since Oda Nobunaga succeeded to the throne, he has done impeccable deeds in all aspects, and has subdued the disobedient people in his family by force, and established an unparalleled prestige. On the other hand, Asai has always been the nature of a wealthy consortium, and the strength of the main family is not enough to command the heroes, and Asai Nagamasa - now it is still called Xianzheng, although he has great ambitions, but after all, the time is still short.

Sure enough, as Honshu expected, Kenmasa Asai didn't look angry, just smiled and waved his hand.

"Lord Pingshou treats each other with sincerity, how can this family be stingy? Besides, I didn't know about the Oda family's envoys today. ”

"Your Highness is far-sighted, and the minister can't wait."

Endo Saemon had to respond in vain, but there was still some doubt in his eyes.

In the current situation, Fan Xiu was a little suspicious, it was the double reed performance of the two, so he made a look, and Kawada Chang himself stepped forward and handed over the relevant documents of the Oda family.

It is extremely difficult to forge both the diplomatic pleadings of the Oda family and the personal letters of Nobunaga.

Endo Saemon glanced at it a few times, and then prostrated himself to confess, so Honhide was frightened and didn't even dare to say it.

……………………

Hisamasa Asai is known as an incompetent person in any time and space, but objectively speaking, he has not achieved nothing during his tenure, and at most he can only become mediocre and definitely not stupid. Maintaining a generational alliance with Asakura and completing the marriage with the Mino Saito clan have clearly strengthened the position of the Asai family. It is not a humiliating thing to surrender to the Rokkaku in Megatron, on the contrary, it is not easy to keep the ancestral leadership among the three powerful feudal clans of Rokkaku, Saito, and Asakura.

However, emotionally, the ministers could not accept the voluntary submission of the family governor, especially after the young young lord gradually showed his talents.

This undoubtedly gave Nobunaga a chance. The Oda family, which was under pressure from both Saito and Imagawa, was thriving, but secretly in danger. If he can help Asai Nagamasa to ascend to the throne, he can not only form foreign aid, but also instantly disintegrate the temporary harmony between the three forces of Etsu (Asakura)-No(Saito)-Jiang (Rokkaku) and take advantage of the opportunity.

Hence this mission.

"Mamoru Owari sent your Excellency, what do you have to say?" The four sat down, and before they could greet each other, Kenmasa Asai asked bluntly, and the title had been upgraded to "Your Excellency".

"I look up to the demeanor of the former adult, and I really dare not take the word 'teaching'." Fan Xiu responded in a low voice.

"Fanxiu Hall is too polite." Xianzheng consciously lost his temper, chuckled, and erased the embarrassment without a trace, "Since Lord Owari inherited the heir, Shenwu has excelled, taking Qingzhou and Owari like exploring the bag and taking things, and Xianzheng is just a yellow-mouthed erection, no talent, no virtue, no merit and no name, thanks to Owari blue eyes, but he is flattered." ”

"Contempt is like a tiger roaring in the mountains and forests, and the four fields hear each other, but His Royal Highness is a dragon diving into the nine abysses, and when he encounters wind and rain, he can soar into the sky." Fan Xiu hurriedly touted back.

A few words of greeting, inevitably involving the general trend of the world, when talking about Mino, but Asai Kenmasa suddenly choked his wrist and sighed.

"Bizen-sama......" Honhide asked knowingly.

"Xishan Castle (Saito Michisan) Wen Tao Wuluo, unparalleled in the East, and love the people like a son, everything must bow to the family, under the envy of the family, and they are all in-laws, the alliance is offensive and defensive, who is expected to rebel against the ambition of the thief and the wolf, risk the disapproval of the world, with his own selfishness, to the people in fire and water......" Xianzheng shook his head and sighed, almost wanting to cry.

"To make the thick tail have a son like the front, how can the rebel thief be rampant!" Fan Xiu hurriedly stepped forward to comfort, "Although Zhang Shou is located in a remote state, he is loyal and righteous, and the heart of the king is diligent, and he is clear every day, but the people are weak and ......."

This paragraph of rhetoric is basically tacit nonsense, although Saito Michizo is good at scheming and military formation, but he is not good at pacifying the wealthy family and dealing with civil affairs. After Saito Yoshiryu usurped the throne, Mino's livelihood flourished.

As for the name of righteousness - father and son are both identical conspirators, and the crow and the other crow, can they be whiter than whom?

Kenmasa Asai was only fifteen years old at this time, and Hikawa was only seventeen, but he seemed to have begun to have the style of a politician who was not ashamed to speak out.

"The Asai clan lives in the west neighborhood of Mino, and they have a long heart of support, but my father is pestering Mian on the sickbed......" Kenmasa suddenly stopped and looked at Hon-su with deep meaning.

"Mamoru Shimono (Hisamasa Asai) is old, but if you have a son like Bizen, you can spend your old age in peace." Fan Xiu said slowly, as if out of intent, "Before this trip, I repeatedly explained, I hope that one day, I will lay my father-in-law in Inaba Mountain Castle, if I get the Asai clan to accompany me, I will have a grass ring in the future, and report the grace of the past." ”

Saying that "Asai Clan" and "Bizen Mamoru are separated", the meaning is already quite obvious, and I think that Asai Kenmasa must understand, and Fan Xiu slammed it to the ground, signaling that everything was said here, and no longer spoke.

Finally cut to the point, but Kenmasa Asai, who had been talking endlessly, suddenly fell silent

After a long time, he took a long breath, got up and returned the salute, and called the guards in front of the tent, and ordered: "Within a few months, I will send an envoy to pay a return visit, and I hope that the temple will be introduced to Owari!" ”

"...... in a few months" Fan Xiu silently recited several times, and couldn't help but be shaken.

Participating alone in the changes that affect the rise and fall of a family, even if it is just a matter of being a magistrate, is a touching thing.

"If Honhideden wasn't in a hurry to return to Owari...... Settle here for a few days. I made an appointment with my family's Haibei and Akao to hunt together, and the ten days are coming. ”

"So...... Thank you very much for your hospitality. ”