On January 6, an important person sent by the Miyoshi family to negotiate came. To Yu Qiuping's surprise, it was not the elegant and easy-going "Wenzhi" generals such as Anzhai Dongkang and Miyoshi Yasucho who came, but ten rivers and one existence. This big old man in Yu Qiuping's impression was once a fierce man who was wounded in the arm on the battlefield, and after only disinfecting it with salt grass, he tied up vines and continued to fight.

However, when Yu Qiuhei came to Yashiki to meet Tokawa Ichiku, he found that the latter was not the vulgar military commander he imagined. Instead, he wore a rather modest outfit and his hair was neatly combed. At the moment, he did not wait in the samurai house, but squatted on the edge of a grass on the edge of the house in the snow, covering something with his hands.

Yu Qiuping took a closer look and found that under the palm of Shihe Yicun, there was a pale red rose. The flower stubbornly bloomed in the twilight of winter - this was not its flowering season, and it was already dying in the snow. Shihe Yicun was using his muscular hands to cover the snow for the rose, and his hands and clothes were already covered with snowflakes.

"His Highness Shihe, good Yaxing." Yu Qiuping smiled and greeted Shihe Yicun, "Why are you so interested in this rose?" ”

"Isn't it like a samurai who still abides by his duty in a desperate situation?" Shihe replied in a rough voice, looking at the rose with some pity, and there was no shadow of the decisive general on the battlefield. Realizing that the time had come for negotiation, he sighed with some regret, reached out and broke the stem of the rose, sniffed it to his nose, and then took him into his arms.

There is a tiger in the heart, sniffing the rose.

Yu Qiuping's mind immediately flashed this sentence.

"I didn't expect His Highness Shihe to be extremely brave on the battlefield, and he was actually such a delicate person." Yu Qiuping scratched his head and smiled a little puzzled, "I can't see it at all." ”

"His Royal Highness should be glad that the first time he saw me was not on the battlefield, but here." Shihe Yicun slowly straightened up, and said unceremoniously to Yu Qiuping in a deep voice, "Otherwise, it will not be my second brother who will be reduced to a prisoner now, but Your Highness." ”

After Shihe Yicun said this, a strong murderous aura suddenly burst out from his body, which made Yu Qiuping couldn't help but be shocked. After the latter stabilized his mind, he smiled noncommittally and said in a low voice, "Please advise." ”

Yu Qiuping then made a "please" gesture to Tokawa Ichiku, inviting him to come to the samurai house to negotiate. Before Yu Qiuping could speak, Shihe Yicun shook his head first and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, I am a rough person, and I don't know anything about negotiations. It's my second brother who negotiates with you, not me. ”

"Huh?" Yu Qiuping was stunned when he heard this, and asked with a smile: "What is His Highness Shihe coming here for?" ”

"It's my second brother who came to inform Your Highness that you're in charge of the negotiation." Shihe Yicun still whispered in his voice with the urn sound.

"Wouldn't it be nice to send a messenger? Why bother to let His Highness Shihe go all the way? "Yu Qiuping can't understand the brain circuit of Ten Rivers and One Cun at all.

"It's not something you need to worry about." Shihe Yicun frowned, and said coldly: "Please call my second brother over." ”

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After Yoshiken Miyoshi was brought to the negotiation venue by Honda Tadakatsu and Ryuko, Akihei Yu Qiupei signaled Ryuko and Honda Tadakatsu to step down, and he was about to start negotiations. Ryuko left willingly, but Honda Tadashi stood beside Yu Qiuping with a serious face. Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, and found that Honda Tadashi was staring at the Ten Rivers with cautious eyes. Yu Qiuping suddenly realized the meaning of Honda's loyalty and victory - Shihe Yicun is also a well-known military general, which is different from the three good sages who are weak. Yu Qiuping and Miyoshi Yoshiken may not encounter danger in negotiating alone, but if Shiheichi exists, there is every chance to directly hold Yu Qiuping hostage.

Yu Qiuping was suddenly shocked into a cold sweat - could this be the purpose of the Sanhao Family Sect and the Ten Rivers. Letting a powerful samurai with the identity to participate in the negotiation directly hijack Yu Qiuping can not only rescue Miyoshi Yoshixian, but also blackmail Yu Qiu's family in turn.

Tokawa Ichicun glanced at Honda Tadakatsu and didn't say much. Miyoshi Yoshiken chuckled lightly and praised: "Isn't this the Honda Lord who has monopolized eight buckets praised by the eldest brother?" The invincible fierce general on Mt. Otowa is such a young daughter at the moment? ”

"Please ask His Highness Shihe to withdraw." Honda Tadakatsu said in a low voice, and his right hand slowly rested on the hilt of the sword.

Togawa frowned and glared at Honda Tadakatsu with slightly angry eyes. Honda Tadakatsu seemed to be completely unaware of Tokawa Ichicun's anger, and repeated in a low voice again, "Please withdraw from His Highness Togawa." ”

"Too much deception!" Shihe Yicun couldn't restrain his anger anymore when he heard this, and the green tendons on his forehead instantly burst out, and he slapped the table with his hand, and the wounds on his arms burst open slightly, "Nobody, how dare you insult me like this?" Do you think I'm going to hold your Highness hostage? ”

"Exactly." Honda Tadakatsu was not afraid at all, and said in the same sharp voice: "Please retreat from His Highness Shihe!" ”

"I'm a samurai, not a reckless!" Shihe Ichicun roared at Honda Tadashikatsu: "On the battlefield, no matter who it is, I will never be soft when I kill!" But now that we are negotiating, the sword is already an extraneous thing, so how can I use force? Where is my face in ten rivers and one place, and where is the face of the three good families? You, a wild samurai of the eastern country, don't know how to be polite like this, you are the one who should get out! ”

With that, Tokawa untied the saber at his waist and threw it at the window of the house. The saber smashed the window and flew straight out of the house.

"His Royal Highness Shihe, please calm his anger, and he is just doing his duty as a guard." Yu Qiuping saw that the two of Honda Tadashi and Shihe Ichicun were getting more and more stiff, and hurriedly opened his mouth to play a round and said: "Nabenosuke, don't be so nervous, just stand outside the door and wait immediately." ”

After Honda Tadakatsu received the order from Yu Qiuping, he withdrew from the door with some reluctance but very simply. Shihe Yicun sneered and shook his head noncommittally.

"So, let's get down to business."

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"First of all, I hope that Miyoshi will admit the fact of defeat in the Shiki Battle to set the tone for this negotiation." Yu Qiuping clasped his hands, supported the table, and said straight to the point: "In this negotiation, the Miyoshi family must make concessions. ”

"No problem." Miyoshi nodded calmly, "You deserve it." ”

"The Miyoshi family now has 1,700 captives," Yu Qiuping paused, raised his head, glanced at Miyoshi Yoshixian, and said: "And His Royal Highness Shixiu You are in my hands, the Miyoshi family can't give up His Royal Highness Shixiu and these people, there's nothing wrong with it." ”

"I can't say for sure, I'm a trader, after all." Miyoshi Yixian laughed when he heard this, "I must redeem it myself, and the remaining 1,700 people may not be enough." ”

"Oh?" Yu Qiuping was stunned when he heard this, raised his eyebrows and said: "Then as long as I bite to death and don't let His Highness Shixiu go, will His Highness Shixiu agree to any conditions?" ”

"I said, I'm a buyer." Miyoshi Yixian shook his head and said in a low voice: "Loss-making business, that is, the mission is not needed, and it cannot be done. ”

"What could be more important than life? If your life is gone, what are you going to do with it? Yuqiu slowly spread out his hands and put them on the table, and asked in a deep voice.

That's true. That's why my eldest brother sent my fourth brother to deliver the order himself. Miyoshi Yixian nodded again and smiled at Yu Qiuping, then turned his head to look at Shihe Yicun and said, "If I guess correctly, the decision of this negotiation should be in the hands of my fourth brother." If I make a big concession in the negotiation because I am in a hurry to redeem myself, the fourth brother will veto my conditions. ”

"Second brother Mingjian, that's what the eldest brother entrusted." Ten rivers and an urn sounded in a deep voice.

"Oh my God, is Miyoshi repairing such a ruthless repair?" Yu Qiuping was choked when he heard this, and couldn't help but complain, "Don't you even want your life?" ”

"That's just the way it is. In the samurai, everyone's life has to be prioritized. The life of an individual is more important than the interests of the family and the lives of countless people in the family, doesn't His Royal Highness understand it? Miyoshi Yixian smiled and clapped his hands and said, "Then, Your Highness Zhibu, please offer a condition to redeem me and those 1,700 soldiers." ”

"Hanoi and Hoa Quan." Seeing this, Yu Qiuping said unceremoniously.

"The price is sky-high, and you should pay it back on the spot?" Hearing this, Miyoshi Yixian smacked his lips and said, "I heard that His Royal Highness the Ministry of Governance was also a settler before he came out, and when I saw it today, it really deserved its reputation." ”

"His Royal Highness Shixiu has won the award, and in front of His Highness, it's just an axe." Yu Qiuping didn't dare to be careless, and replied cautiously.

"Alright then, I'll be blunt, it's impossible." Miyoshi Yoshiken said generously, "I won't bargain with you little by little. If His Royal Highness the Zhibu opens his mouth like this, there will be no sincerity in the negotiation at all, and I will have to wait for His Highness the Zhibu to come in the underworld. ”

"Is that so simple?" Miyoshi Yoshi's resolute attitude made Yu Qiuping a little stunned, it seems that the bottom line of Miyoshi's family is much higher than he imagined.

"Yes, His Highness the Zhibu had better be honest. Stop blackmailing and tell the truth. You have to understand that I have no right to bargain with you, and if I accept conditions that exceed the bottom line of my eldest brother, I will not be able to go back myself. Miyoshi Yixian paused, and looked at Yu Qiuping calmly.

"Takaya Castle and Kishiwada Castle." Yu Qiuping hesitated for a moment, then spoke again and whispered, "This is our bottom line." I want these two cities, and I don't want the others. ”

"Is His Highness Jibu joking? It's not a joke at all. Miyoshi Yoshiken said with a smile: "When Gaoya Castle and Kishiwada Castle were the main points of Hanoi and Izumi, giving up these two cities is no different from giving up Hanoi and Izumi." ”

"We have 1,700 captives in our hands and Your Highness Miyoshi Shixiu, is it not as important as two cities?"