Both sides are masters, and it is clear from a few words of exchange that Iwanari Yutong does have a relatively important position in the plan of the tie show, but it is not necessary for him. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThere isn't much room for bargaining.

Now that the matter has come to this, there is nothing to hesitate about. When the time came, Iwasari Youtong was released and set off to take people to carry out related tasks. There was no need to advise, he offered to keep his wife, concubines and children very interestingly. Fanxiu sent servants to take care of him, but at the same time, he also guarded them strictly.

Accompanying him, in charge of assisting and monitoring, are four carefully selected ninjas, all of whom are shrewd and resolute. The leader is a close confidant of Hite, Hattori Koto Taihidean. This person followed at the end of the show.,It was supposed to be the banner leader of the ninjas of the Hite.,But after Nakamura Kazushi joined, he was active.,There's a tendency to catch up.,It's because Hattori Hideyasu has a very strong sense of crisis.,This time he resolutely asked for battle.。

The risks are still there. For example, Iwanari Yutong ignores his wife and children, or he is self-defeating and exposes other plans instead. However, all things considered, the possibility of problems is not too great, but the temptation to make contributions is full.

The tie did not appear. He was standing on the top of Honmaru, in the dim light, silently thinking.

Since returning to, Honhide has immediately announced his presence to Izumi, and has received dozens of letters, most of them from Izumi, but also some of them are Kaimachi merchants. All of them expressed 100 per cent deference, but at the same time they all put forward a variety of conditions.

Those who came from Kaimachi were directly transferred to Kinoshita Hideyoshi, the commissioner appointed by Nobunaga. And the letters of the people of Hequan Country should naturally be carefully consulted. In fact, there is nothing to "refer to", and the only condition for most people is to be able to block it.

The ability to secure the blockage is to require the new guardian to admit that the original stone height of the small forces remains unchanged, and if it is in the current state of peace, this condition can also be considered.

More than a dozen of them received a reply from the tie. This reply is not a formal endorsement, but it also expresses a sense of reassurance, and it will not be too far removed in the future. But for the other half of them, the numbers mentioned in the letter were nothing but rage.

There are more than 20 people from more than 20 countries, and the tone is very consistent, and any person who is not famous will claim that his original territory of 5,000 or 8,000 stones. The slightly famous opening is more than 10,000, and this total adds up to more than 200,000 stones, far exceeding the annual output of Izumi Province.

The most outrageous thing is that the man named "Matsuura Sungoro" put forward the figure of 40,000 koku in one mouth, and asked Oda Ichichi or Shigetomi to marry a daughter to his son before he was willing to join him.

If this is really according to what they say, the Oda family can't get anything from Izumi, but they have to put 100,000 koku upside down every year!

Of course, Hirate Honshu would not rush to the post unprepared, and he also learned about the exact current situation of Izumi from various sources. By comparison, we can see that the demands made by these people are basically twice the actual number, and some are even three or four times the actual number.

Without any struggle, the person who only waited for the calm to change the court actually wanted to double the territory? Obviously, they didn't have a problem with their brains, but they clearly wanted to give the new guardian a dismissal.

So these people did not get any reply, and the only public reaction of Fan Xiu was to strengthen the training of the army.

And privately, he devised a covert operation involving multiple parties.

Hirate Honshu watched Iwanari Yutsu set off from the dark passage and then returned to Honmaru's council chamber. Asano Nagayoshi stood at the door with a few guards.

Inside were seven people.

The next Luotuo man was dressed the most plainly, and he was the most restrained when he met, and he bowed to the ground with care, and signed up: "The villain greets the master of the flat hand prison." This is the so-called "temporary little person".

Then there were two young samurai, the first handsome and thin, the last two short and capable, and at the same time saluted, saying, "My lord! This is Kawada Nagakin, Nakamura Kazuji.

The man next to him was younger, tall and strong, untidy and untrimmed, calling Fan Xiu as "uncle", this is the strange person Tieshou Keijiro Xiuyi.

Then the two of them, one tall and one short, both looked serious, sat up straight, bowed deeply, and said, "The prison hall!" ”。 The taller one is Sasa Naimasa, and the shorter one is Kinoshita Hideyoshi.

The last one is very different from the rest. I saw him dressed in a black cloak and a hat, and his figure was hidden underneath. When he saw the flat hand and entered the house, he didn't say hello, but just bowed forward to show courtesy.

But no one dared to find fault with him.

Because this man was Nobunaga's highest-ranking agent, he seldom showed his true face. The people present at Sasa and Kinoshita didn't even know their names, and they couldn't say hello if they wanted to. Heite Honhide vaguely heard that this person was called "Kojuzo", and he may have been from the Koga Iwamuro family, and he may be related to Nobunaga's close servant Iwamuro Shigekyu, who had died in battle.

At the level of a tie, only some "vague", "maybe" and "maybe" information is known, which shows the high degree of confidentiality.

Among the rumors spread by word of mouth, Takeda has "Penetration", and is best at disguised as a low-level person to find out the news of other countries, Hojo has a "Wind Demon Crowd", and his advantage is in the execution of spy operations, cooperating with the army, and Niko's "Bowl House", making good use of the identity of the troupe as a cover, and walking on the upper route, the "Xuanyuan" of the Uesugi family is the most ferocious, and his main business is to hunt and kill ninjas from enemy countries......

I haven't seen any of those, but the "feast" of the Oda family has a core member in front of me.

It was from here that the news of Yasuo Terada's intention to surrender came from Izumi Kunizumi. This is also Nobunaga's appointment of Hirate Honhide as a meeting gift for the Miyoshi family. Before that, Fan Xiu didn't even know which people were in Hequan Country.

Kazuji Nakamura and Hideyasu Hattori, including Goemon Ishikawa, who had just joined, all said that the organization in his hands was very large, and there were many capable people, and he was very powerful. I don't know how much money Nobunaga spent in it to be able to form this special unit.

After Fan Xiu entered the door, it was this "Little Shizang" who was the first to speak:

"The Lord's account has been done, and I will take my leave. I wish the tie a successful start. ”

His voice was neither male nor female, immature and hoarse, extremely strange.

"Yes, thank you."

As soon as the words of Fan Xiu's answer landed, "Little Shizang" nodded, and went straight out of the door, and disappeared into the night sky through the secret passage.

Several people present breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, Sasa Narumasa, Kinoshita Hideyoshi, and Hideyoshi also retired one after another. They weren't too deeply involved in today's action, but these three people were nominally appointed by Nobunaga and had a special status. Out of political considerations, the draw also made him aware of the plan.

Then the flat hand Fan Xiu instructed Nakamura Kazushi: "Sun Pingji, arrange the personnel who are responsible for receiving it." If that doesn't work out, at least remember the names and faces of the people involved, as well as the hiding place. ”

"Yes."

Nakamura didn't say more nonsense, only answered lightly and took the order.

For his understanding and execution ability, Fan Xiu is very relieved. Originally, theoretically, the ninja should have been written by his father, Nakamura Issei, but after he turned twenty, his father retired as an instructor, and the seat was left to his son. Since then, Nakamura has also become more refined and steady. At present, he has 400 stone Zhixing, and there are 30 ninja soldiers under him, and he has steadily overwhelmed Hattori Hideyasu.

After receiving the appointment of Izumi Province, Hirate Hoshu had not yet formed a new ashigaru army, but he had already revealed the idea of expanding the size of the ninja army to three to four times, which of course made his subordinates excited.

After the room calmed down, Honhide also relaxed a little, sat down, and said to Kawada Naga, who was sitting next to him, "Have I remembered all the arrangements for Mr. Ishikawa?" ”

"Yes! The corresponding pleadings have also been written. Kawada replied quickly.

"Tell Mr. Ishikawa!" When she looked up, Ishikawa Goemon's body was trembling slightly.

"Yes." Asano Nagayoshi cleared his throat and pretended to say, "Ahem, in view of Mr. Ishikawa's great work in persuading the Miyoshi retainer Matsuyama Shigeji to surrender and finding the family of Iwanari Tomotsu, your wife and sister can be pardoned for their crime of trespassing into Yamazaki Castle and attempting to 'assassinate' the Taute Prisoner." By the first day of the sixth month of the 10th year of Eiroku, the crime of theft of the Ishikawa party was also pardoned. Mr. Ishikawa was given a bounty of 100 kan, which could be included in the register of the Hirate family and become an official retainer, and his comrades were tentatively assigned to Ashigaru. Unwilling to reward the soldiers with ten dollars, he left on his own. ”

"Thank you for your generous gift!" Goemon, known as "Mr. Ishikawa", raised his head slightly, but his body remained unmoving. This is completely different from his previous unruly appearance and contemplating princes. It can be seen that he is indeed a hero, he can send and receive freely, can bend and stretch, and does not see a trace of abruptness.

Seeing this, Fan Xiu waved his hand and said, "Get up!" It doesn't have to be so polite. ”

The retainers all said that His Royal Highness Hirate was a man who was sleek on the outside and square on the inside. If you are very respectful in front of him at first, he will let you not be inhibited and gradually fade the courtesy; But if you are rude from the beginning, your Highness will definitely be dissatisfied.

The only two who can be a little presumptuous in front of His Highness are Hirate Hideyoshi and Asano Nagayoshi. But the former is the only adopted son of His Royal Highness's eldest brother, and the latter is the younger brother of His Royal Highness's favorite concubine, can ordinary people compare with them?

Therefore, a shrewd person like Ishikawa Goemon, once he has made up his mind to take refuge, he does not need to be told by others, and takes the initiative to make a gesture of absolute surrender.

It wasn't until Pingshou said that he got up slightly, still bent his waist and head very low, and replied in a deep voice:

"Yes."

Then Honhide looked sideways, and Kawada Naga, who had been instructed, continued to say:

"If this operation can capture or kill the stubborn Matsuura Sungoro and pacify the Izumi country, then I will reward Mr. Ishikawa - no, it's time to call him Ishikawa-sama, and give him an additional 500 koku. There are also meritorious service members from the same party who are also hired, and the list is determined by Ishikawa-sama at his discretion, and the total amount of money does not exceed 500 koku. The remainder are still tentatively numbered as Ashigaru. Unwilling to reward the soldiers with ten dollars, he left on his own. ”

"Thank you for your generous gift!" It's another sentence like this, and Ishikawa Goemon who has been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for many years seems to have suddenly become unable to speak. But his voice was much more excited than the previous one.

Although this has been prepared before, it is another thing to officially say that there is also a pleading.

At first, Ishikawa was to save his dead lover's only sister, so he did not hesitate to bow his head and plead to help Hirate Hasu. But after the other party extended such a big gift, he was not just for this.

Ishikawa was not surprised that he could receive the favor of the big man, so the Zhixing of the five hundred stones did not surprise him. But Hinode Honhide really fulfilled his promise and was willing to promote a group of thieves to samurai, which has to be grateful.

The daimyo of the Eyo thief Ishikawa Goemon is well known far and wide, and it is not that there are no daimyo who want to recruit. However, most of them were concerned about political influence, and at most only Ishikawa was recruited, and they would never give the rest official status.

And now, if Ishikawa wanted to, he could report dozens of brothers afterwards. Although on average, it is a little less, but this step is a world of difference. In the future, promotion and wealth can depend on everyone's ability.

It's all up to this mission. Be sure to bring the most reliable brethren, the wind can't walk, and things must be clean!

Goemon silently made up his mind in his heart.