Three days later, Oda Nobunaga's horse came to Yokoyama Castle with Oda Nobunaga's letters. One of the letters was addressed to Kinoshita Hideyoshi, the head of Yokoyama Castle, and the other was delivered to Burnor. Kinoshita Hideyoshi opened Oda Nobunaga's letter under the gaze of everyone, and after he read it, handed it to the Takenaka Hanbei beside him, and after Takenaka Hanbei browsed it, he turned his head and glanced at Kinoshita Hideyoshi, and when he saw Kinoshita Hideyoshi nodded, he got up and read it to everyone.

In the letter, Oda Nobunaga did not severely reprimand everyone, but on the one hand praised everyone for their exploits in defending Yokoyama Castle, and on the other hand, ordered everyone to strengthen their defense of the Asai army and send more detailed work, so as to be sure to grasp the movements of the Asai army clearly.

After reading the letter, Takenaka Hanbei handed it to Wasuka Masakatsu, and everyone browsed it in turn. Burning Sky took out the letter written by Oda Nobunaga to himself, got up and said to Kinoshita Hideyoshi: "Kinoshita-sama, the lord has asked to go to Kyoto and transport one hundred and fifty iron cannons from the Kaimachi people to Yokoyama Castle, and I hope that your lord can send fifty thousand light to assist in transporting the iron cannons in Xia." With that, he stepped forward and handed the letter to Kinoshita Hideyoshi.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi took the letter and read it, then said to the first samurai below: "Quan Bingwei, you have fifty full light and assist the Ming Shamen in transporting iron cannons." After hearing this, Burning Sky turned to look for a samurai named "Gonbei".

At this time, the right guard said to Kinoshita Hideyoshi: "Forgive me for being rude, and I am unwilling to transport iron cannons with the Ming Kingdom Shamen of unknown origin." Saying that, the right guard knelt on the ground and apologized to Kinoshita Hideyoshi. After hearing the letter from Hidenaga Wasuka Wasaki, who had just handed over the letter to Kinoshita Hidenaga, he got up and said to Quan Bingwei: "Senshi Quan Bingwei! Do you know what you're talking about? ”

After hearing this, the Senshi Quan Guard knelt on the ground and said to Wasuka Masakatsu, "Lord Masakatsu! It's clear what you're talking about! After hearing this, Wasuka Masakatsu sighed and said to the burning sky: "Ming Shamen, I am willing to go to Kyoto to transport iron cannons on behalf of the Quan Guard. ”

After watching the scene that happened in front of him, Kinoshita Hideyoshi got up and said to Senshi Quan Guard: "Presumptuous! Mingshamen is a person trusted by the lord, how can you question it, come here, lock Xianshi Xiujiu to the longhouse, and prohibit him from entering and leaving for a month! Then two samurai walked in from outside the house and pulled Senshi Hidehisa up from the ground. Senshi Hidehisa broke free from the two of them and said to Kinoshita Hideyoshi, "Thank you, lord!" With that, he walked out of the castle tower, and the two samurai bowed to Kinoshita Hideyoshi, and then followed him out of the castle tower.

Then Kinoshita Hideyoshi got up and said to the burning sky: "Quan Bingwei is rude, and I hope that Ming Shamen will forgive me." ”

After hearing this, Burning Sky smiled and said to Kinoshita Hideyoshi: "It's okay, it's the Ming Kingdom Shamen, all because of the great grace of the lord, I became a samurai, by the way, Kinoshita-sama, I want to recruit peasant soldiers to repair the Yokoyama barricade, but because of the transportation of iron cannons, so this matter is handed over to the Kaima Yoshiya in the Jiashan Land, and I hope that the Lord will give convenience, please." ”

After hearing this, Kinoshita Hideyoshi patted Burning Sky on the shoulder and said: "In this matter, Mingshamen doesn't need to worry, I will give all the convenience to the Haima family, Mingshamen rest assured!" ”

Kinoshita Hideyoshi then arranged for the repair of the castle walls and the collection of ashigaru, and the samurai quickly agreed and left to complete their mission.

Burning Sky returned to Yokoyama and told Fushiwa Akijiro and others about the situation, and the Kaima Yoshiya also knew his future task, so he immediately said to Burning Sky: "My lord, you can go to other villages to gather peasant soldiers, and these Jiashan peasant soldiers will temporarily escort the adults to Kyoto, and let them see the scenery of Kyoto." ”

After hearing this, Burning Sky also smiled and said: "It's okay, I'm afraid that these peasant soldiers will go to Kyoto, and they won't want to go to Jiashan Village." After hearing this, Fushiwa Meijiro laughed and said, "Then I'll tie them up and send them back." The crowd laughed and began to prepare the rice balls and water they had brought with them to Kyoto.

The next day, Sakaku took Fushiwa Akijiro and Akiyama, as well as twenty-eight young peasant soldiers from Koyama, out of Yokoyama and went to find Wasuka Masakatsu to join him. At this time, Wasuka Masakatsu had already taken fifty ashigaru outside Yokoyama Castle and waited for the burning of the sky. After the two met, they bowed their heads to each other, and then said to Wasuka Masakatsu, "Lord Wasuka, I'll leave here, okay?" ”

After receiving the consent of Wasuka Masakatsu, Burning Sky said to everyone: "I am going to Kyoto this time, and the task of escorting the iron cannon depends on your efforts, there are many rules in Kyoto, you must strictly abide by the rules of your own family, otherwise all military laws will be conducted, can you understand?" After hearing this, the people of Yokoyama Castle loudly agreed, and Wasuka Masakatsu also quietly came to the side of the burning sky, and said to the burning sky: "Mingshamen, what you said is true? ”

After hearing this, Burning Sky smiled and said, "My lord, it's also your first time going to Kyoto?" After hearing this, Wasuka Masakatsu was a little embarrassed, and then whispered to the burning sky: "I really haven't been to Kyoto, and I hope that Mingshamen can tell me about Kyoto." Then the burning sky and a group of more than 80 people left Yokoyama Castle and set off towards Kyoto.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi, who was standing on Yokoyama Castle, looked at the Burning Sky and his party that were gradually moving away, and said to the Takenaka Hanbei beside him, "Hanbei, what do you think of the fact that Gonbei was imprisoned by me?" ”

Takenaka Hanbei froze after hearing this, and said to Kinoshita Hideyoshi in a low voice: "Lord, the matter of Quan Bing Ei, I think that it should be severely punished, Quan Bing Wei not only questioned the identity of Hiei Mountain Burning Empty, but also denied the decision of His Royal Highness Nobunaga, once this matter reaches the ears of the lord, I am afraid that the lord will also be implicated." ”

Kinoshita Hideyoshi nodded after hearing this and said: "I am also from a common people, Quan Bingwei's words are not only questioning the Ming Shamen, but also resentful of people like us who are not from a martial arts, this person can only be used and cannot be trusted, Hanbei, do you understand what I mean?" ”

After hearing this, the Takenaka Hanbei bowed his head to Kinoshita Hideyoshi and said: "I understand, but the lord doesn't need to worry, with the amount of Mingshamen, he doesn't care about this matter, but I still hope that the lord can not have prejudices against Mingshamen, after all, he is not here to monitor the lord and the division of power." ”

Kinoshita Hideyoshi's color instantly froze when he heard this, and he said to the Takenaka half-guard: "How do you say this?" ”

The half-guard of Takenaka pressed the sword at his waist, leaned over to Kinoshita Hideyoshi and said, "Does the lord know that the young master is fifteen years old this year?" ”

Kinoshita Hideyoshi's face was shocked when he heard this, and he hurriedly said to the Takenaka half-guard: "Are you sure?" ”

The half-guard of Takenaka nodded, and said to Kinoshita Hideyoshi: "Lord, this person may be a pillar of the family in the future, and I hope that the lord can take Mingshamen seriously; In addition, Mingshamen fought bravely and had a fair military strategy, and it was also an indispensable force for the lord to fight against Asai. ”

After listening to Takenaka's words, Kinoshita Hideyoshi looked up at the distant Burning Sky, and then said to Takenaka's Hanbei: "Hanbei, repair the matter of Yokoyama, you go to help the stubborn Koshu people, and by the way, help Mingshamen collect fifty ashigaru, and Ashigaru's Yulu will be taken out by the family." ”