Soon after, when Charlie put the body of Sugitani Zenjubo on his shoulder and walked back to the cliff next to the cabin, his men all let out exclamations and wails. The reason why they were not so adamantly opposed to Sugitani's Zenjubo going head-to-head before was because they believed that Sugitani's Zenjubo would not lose - he had also singled out with the people he caught many times, but he never missed. Unexpectedly, this time, he was shot and killed by this southern barbarian.

Several ninjas raised their guns and were about to shoot Charlie to avenge Zenjubo Sugitani. However, several other calmer ninjas persuaded them to stop.

"Don't you know how ruthless Gorou is? He listened to the leader wholeheartedly, if we killed this Southern Barbarian, then Gorou would kill our wife and son! One ninja snatched the lit iron cannon from the other ninja's hand and scolded in a low voice.

"What then? Do you really let the autumn leaves go in the rain? ”

"The assassination of Yuqiu Hongye is an order given to the leader by His Highness Rokkaku, and letting Yuqiu Hongye go is an order given to us by the leader." A man who looked like a deputy leader said in a deep voice, "We just need to obey the leader's orders." If His Highness Hexagon is to blame, the leader is dead anyway, and it has nothing to do with us. ”

The deputy leader's words were approved by everyone, and under his orders, the rolling stones and sandalwood hanging from the cabin were pulled back to the mountain, and these ninjas of the Sugitani family slowly retreated from both sides of the cliff.

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After the group escaped, Yu Qiuping was worried that those ninjas would change their minds and continue to chase and kill, so he hurriedly evacuated. Under these circumstances, it was simply impossible to bring back the bodies of those dead guards, so Yu Qiuping could only use a wagon to transport them to a place with good feng shui, add some coffins, and help them bury them on the spot. However, before the burial, Yu Qiuping took out the paper red leaves they were carrying (originally inserted in the helmet, and everyone carried them in their arms for the purpose of concealing their identities during this trip) and carefully packed them. For so many years, Yu Qiuping has always adhered to a habit: every time a soldier who is Chang Panbei dies, he will save the paper red leaves that belong to him. In the past ten years, there have been a small pile of preserved paper red leaves.

This time, the number of troops expanding is huge, and Yu Qiuping himself is too busy to fold the red leaves for everyone, so he can only let the craftsmen fold them. However, the tradition of wearing paper red leaves on a helmet has been preserved, and it has become a symbol of Tokiwa Bei Momiji soldiers.

"Thompson, thanks to you this time." Yu Qiuping toasted a glass of wine to the graves of the fallen guards, and said to Charlie very gratefully, "If it weren't for you, we would all have to explain here." ”

"Your Highness doesn't have to be polite." Charlie simply nodded, and toasted equally apologetically to the graves of the fallen guards. Then, he hesitated, his face turned red, but he still struggled to speak: "When we go back, I want to have a drink with all my colleagues, I don't know if His Highness can arrange it?" ”

"Huh?" Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment after hearing Charlie's request, "You want to drink with everyone?" ”

Charlie was embarrassed and speechless, but nodded silently.

There are some things that you can't wait until you lose them to regret not cherishing them in the first place.

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On October 20, Akihei and his entourage finally arrived at Tetori Castle in Kii Province, where the Hatakeyama family took temporary refuge. It is a small city with a population of less than 10,000, and due to its remote location, surrounded by mountains, it is not very prosperous. And the ashigaru in the city, including the auxiliaries, may not have 2,000 people.

But even though the Hatakeyama family seemed so weak, no one dared to despise them. Just by virtue of their surname, it is enough to call the wind and rain in Hanoi. And Hatakeyama Takamasa has always had a good reputation for being upright and not tending to be inflammatory, which adds a lot of points to the Hatakeyama family. In the past ten years, Hatakeyama Takamasa has twice walked out of the mountains with only 1,000 people from Tetori Castle, but as soon as Kii and Hanoi raise their arms, tens of thousands of people and wealthy families will gather under his command to fight against the behemoth of the Miyoshi family.

If you want to pacify Hanoi, you must rely on the power of the Hatakeyama family. In the history of the previous life, as powerful as Oda Nobunaga, he had to support Hatakeyama Takamasa and his younger brother Hatakeyama Akitaka as a signboard to command Hanoi. What's more, there is a shortage of major generals now, and the embattled Yu Qiuping.

Yu Qiuping rushed to the door and explained his intention to the guards stationed there: The guardian of Hanoi asked to see the guardian of Hanoi on behalf of Yuqiu Hongye. To his surprise, although they were guarding such a broken place where no one would attack, those guards still stood guard meticulously, not daring to slack off in the slightest. It seems that although this Hatakeyama Takamasa is arrogant and rude, he is really a very strict person who pays attention to tradition and form. This point is somewhat similar to Chang Panbei's style of governing the army.

However, after the guards went to report, they returned not long after. But he stood at the door, neither opening the door nor talking to Yu Qiuping, just standing there stunned.

"What does that mean?" Yu Qiuping asked puzzledly, "Does His Highness Hatakeyama see me or not?" ”

"Your Highness will meet you with the lord." The guard honestly replied, "It's just that according to the unwritten practice of the shogunate, the guardian came to the castle to see the guard, and he had to wait outside the gate for two quarters of an hour, and please don't blame Your Highness." ”

"What?" One of the guards behind Yu Qiuping became furious when he heard this, "On such a cold day, you want to dry my Royal Highness outside to blow the wind?" ”

"Don't dare. It's just that this is the lord's order, and I really don't dare to disobey it. The guard looked embarrassed, but still shook his head insistently, "Please don't blame His Highness the Ministry of Governance." ”

"Forget it, just wait a minute." Yu Qiuping smiled and sighed, he finally understood the grievances of Ikeda Hengxing and the others when they were locked outside the camp gate by Tokiwa's guards on the grounds that "outsiders are not allowed to enter or leave the camp gate without His Highness's permission".

About two quarters of an hour later, the guard immediately opened the door and invited Yu Qiuping in. Yu Qiuping, who had long been frozen enough in the cold wind, was naturally a little dissatisfied, and strode into the city gate and went straight to the Honmaru castle tower.

Before they could enter Honmaru, they were stopped by the guards again.

"Why, do you have to wait another two quarters of an hour?" The guard who followed behind Yu Qiuping asked in a low voice angrily.

"Don't dare." The guards at the door of Honmaru shook their heads again and again, "It's just that according to the unwritten old practice of the shogunate, before the guardian enters the Honmaru, the saber must be removed, and the idle people are not allowed to follow." ”

"It's the old shogunate again?" Yu Qiuping sighed with a smile. Didn't this Hatakeyama high government really live for hundreds of years, and did he still think that the Hatakeyama family was the three leaders who were powerful in the world at that time? Now the only people who listen to his orders are the wealthy families of Hanoi and Kii, and he has been driven to this poor and broken town by the Miyoshi family. If it weren't for the fact that Yuqiu's family was too weak and urgently needed his help, they wouldn't have come to him for help. Yu Qiuping dared to say that his frame was bigger than Miyoshi Nagakei and Oda Nobunaga.

"Yes." The guard nodded respectfully, "Your Highness the Ministry of Labor." ”

"Okay, okay, it's coming." Yuakihei shook his head impatiently, untied Chidori from his waist, handed the ribs of Sena Toshi in his arms to the guard, and then nodded towards Honda Tadakatsu. When the latter received the order, he led the guards and left with another guard.

Yu Qiuping followed the guards to the gate of the castle tower, and was about to enter, but was stopped by another guard.

"What's the matter? What else do you want me to unload this time? Clothes? Yu Qiuping sarcastically said angrily.

"His Royal Highness the Ministry of Governance." Unexpectedly, the guard actually nodded, "His Royal Highness the Ministry of Governance has met the lord, and he can't wear this plain clothes." It seems that His Highness Jibu is not carrying a costume either, so please ask His Highness Jibu to come down and change into the samurai uniform of the guardian generation. ”

"What?" Yu Qiuping was really going to be stunned. Where did this Hatakeyama Takamasa come from such a big pomp? Did he think he was the emperor? Yu Qiuhei saw that Ashikaga Yoshiki didn't need to change his clothes, what age is this?

In desperation, Yu Qiuping had no choice but to follow the guard to change his clothes with black lines on his face. However, due to his tall stature, the several sets of clothes prepared here for the Hanoi guardian are too small. After he put it on, he only felt that he was wearing a girl's underwear, and the outline of his body was wrapped clearly. Because the clothes were so small, he had to take off his shirt to protect him from the cold, and the clothes of the guardian were not warm, and he shivered in the cold wind. The resentment and resentment in his heart had accumulated more and more, and he was on the verge of exploding. He swore that if any more guards came to find fault, he would immediately turn around and leave, giving the Hatakeyama Takamasa a hard face.

Luckily, however, the troublesome preparations were finally completed, and he was finally led to the castle tower. As soon as he arrived on the first floor, a man dressed as an ancient palace secretary greeted him.

Yu Qiuping saw that this person was not small, and made a big bow very cautiously, and said respectfully: "In the rainy autumn and red leaves, I have seen two highnesses. ”

Unexpectedly, this person was not polite, so he forcibly relieved Yu Qiuping's gift. Yu Qiuping was stunned for an instant, the entire Hatakeyama family, who can afford to be the great gift of his six subordinates and the guardian of Hanoi, is only Hatakeyama Takamasa. Who is this person?

"Under - Ping Sheng Chang, long heard - Yuqiu Zhibu Daimyo, fortunately - will." The man said in a standard long-dragged Gong Qing tone.

"Ping?" After hearing this person's self-introduction, Yu Qiuping secretly slandered in his heart, "Is there anyone who doesn't use seedlings and only uses them these days?" Isn't he really living in ancient times, and he is more ancient than Hatakeyama Takamasa? Oh my God, who are these Hatakeyama families? ”