After everyone left, Sabei sorted out the money and goods, and sent a few standing guards to be on duty in front of the door, and sent the money and goods given to everyone separately. After completing this, Sabei got up and walked out of the assessment room, and when he saw the watchtower built in Honmaru, he was moved and climbed up. Standing on the watchtower, Sabei looked at the standing guards standing on the castle wall of Ninomaru, and the standing guards on duty looked at the pedestrians on the road.

Sabei also looked along the road towards the northern part of Momoyama Castle, and saw a small crowd of black people gathered in front of Nanjo Castle. Seeing this, Sabei looked south again, and Imasho Castle and Hiyoshi Castle stood quietly. So Sabei slowly descended from the watchtower, walked to the house of Sukeemon, and shouted to Sukeemon in the house, "Sukeemon!" ”

After a few breaths, the door of Sukeemon was quickly opened, and Sukeemon knelt down by the door and bowed his head to Sabei and asked, "My lord, what is the matter with me?" As Sabei shouted loudly to help the Uemon, the samurai in the surrounding houses also poked their heads out of the house to look at Sabei.

After looking around for a week, Sabei said to Sukeemon: "There are a handful of people gathered in front of Nanjo Castle, you go to find out the situation, and by the way, tell Nanjo-sama that I have returned, and I will visit him at a later date!" ”

After listening to Sabei's words, Sukeemon immediately bowed his head and agreed, returned to the house and tied the sword that Sabei had given him around his waist, bowed his head to Sabei, and left Momoyama Castle with the three ninjas dressed as pedestrians who suddenly appeared beside him.

At this time, after hearing Sabei's words, Nanjo Teruaki, who was watching from the sidelines, immediately ran to Sabei and said, "My lord, I heard that there is a situation at home, and I hope that my lord will send me to go down to the house to find out the situation, and then report to my lord!" ”

After listening to Nanjo Teruaki's words, Sabei pondered for a few breaths, and then said with a smile: "Okay, you go back to find out the situation and then come back to tell me, remember to come back for dinner in the evening!" After listening to Sabei's words, Minami Tianhuiming bowed his head to Sabei, and then went to the stable to take out his mount, and galloped towards Nanjo Castle.

Sabei looked at the figure of Minami Teruaki beating the horse and leaving, and said to Fushiwa Meijiro, who had already walked to his side: "Meijiro, tomorrow you will go to Kawasaki Village to seal, how many drinks will you have with me at night?" After hearing this, Fushiwa Meijiro was a little surprised, and then bowed his head to Sabei and said, "My lord, I am loyal to my family!" ”

After hearing this, Sabei smiled and said, "Mingjiro, you're too worried, I just want to drink, it's not interesting to drink alone!" Fuyu Mingjiro raised his head when he heard the words and said, "Lord, next time you want to drink, say it directly, it is incumbent on you!" ”

After a long time, the sun was setting in the west, and Sabei was alone in the house writing a letter of thanks with a brush. The drowsy slanting sun shone on the desk, and the pen in Sabei's hand stopped. Sabei put aside the written letter of thanks, and lay on the desk thinking about his recruitment routine.

At this moment, the sound of fast, rhythmic footsteps interrupted Sabei's musings, and Sabei looked up to see Sukeemon standing under the porch in front of the house. Seeing this, Sabei got up and said to Sukeemon under the porch, "How is it?" ”

"My lord, those people are all wealthy families before Nanyue, and they went to Nanjo Castle to ask Nanjo Terukei about the unauthorized retreat of the Battle of Hino Mountain." Sukeemon bowed his head and reported to Sabei what he had discovered.

After hearing this, Sabei nodded and asked Sukeemon, "How is your leg?" ”

After listening to Sabei's words, Sukeemon was silent for a few breaths and then bowed his head and said, "There is no big problem in the lower legs, but Goroubei's legs are not as convenient as before!" ”

Hearing this, Sabei was silent for a few moments and then said, "Call Goroubei and Gao Hu tonight to come to my house for a banquet." After hearing this, Sukeemon nodded, and a trace of warmth appeared on his usually cold face.

As soon as Sukeemon left, Sabei saw the samurai in charge of guarding the castle gate running in front of him and bowed his head and reported, "My lord, Nanjo-sama is asking to see you outside the gate, and he also brought a box. After hearing this, Sabei asked, "Is Teruaki Nanjo here?" After hearing the affirmative answer, Sabei said, "Let them wait outside first!" ”

Then Sabei said to Chang Bei beside him, "Go get five bottles of sake, and then get some food!" Yan Bi Sabei said to another standing guard: "You go and inform Youyisuke that he will come to my banquet in the evening!" ”

Soon after, Fushiwa Akijiro and others gathered in Sabei's house, Sabei looked at Suzuki Heavy Industries, whose legs were obviously inconvenient, and said to Suzuki Heavy Industries: "Goro Bingwei's legs and feet are inconvenient, so I don't have to kneel down when I see me in the future, just bow my head and bow my head!" Suzuki Heavy Industries shook his head after hearing this, bowed his head and said to Sabei: "Lord, although my lower leg is injured, my heart is not damaged!" ”

After hearing this, Sabei nodded, and after a few breaths of silence, he said: "Then it's up to you, okay, let's not mention this matter again, let's drink!" ”

At this time, Suzuki Heavy Industries said to Sabei again: "Wait a minute, the seahorse Yijia told me that I have the heart to serve the lord, I don't know what the lord means?" ”

After hearing this, Sabei asked everyone, "Do you think there is one more person in the retainer group?" When they heard this, they immediately said, "Obey the will of the Lord!" ”

"Pingji, go and call the Haima family, and go get another bottle of wine by the way!" After hearing this, Sabei said to the standing guard of the service outside the door. After a while, the Haima Yoshiya walked into the house of Sabei in a hurry, and saw that Sabei's retainers were all in the house, and was about to speak, but heard Sabei say: "I have something to say tomorrow, this is my banquet at the moment, everyone drinks!" ”

The room was already staggered, so it was not lively, except for the right one, everyone was drunk for three rounds. At this time, Sabei suddenly said to the standing guard of the service outside the door: "Heiji, let the people on duty let Nanjo Terukei and his party in!" ”

Soon, Minamijo Teruaki led Najo Teruaki into Sabei's house, and behind them was a box that was always carried by Momoyama Castle. Sabei looked at Nantenhuijing, who was standing in front of the door, and said with a smile, "Nanjo-sama, how many days do I plan to visit you?" Why did you come first? ”

After listening to Sabei's words, Nanjo Terukei bowed his head and said, "I am entangled in mundane affairs today, and I don't know if the adults will return, so I hope the adults will forgive me!" ”

After hearing this, Sabei smiled and said, "Nanjo-sama is riddled with mundane things! As he spoke, Sabei took down the pressure cut from the knife holder behind him, walked down from the top with the pressure cut, and said to Nanjo Terukei: "The humble house is simple, not as wide as the front gate of Nanjo Castle, there is no place for adults to sit, adults don't like it, just sit there!" Yan Bi Sabei held the position where he pointed to his head.

Suddenly, the whole room fell silent, and Nanjo Karukei felt at least five eyes lock on him in an instant. After forcibly calming himself, Nanjo Karukei glanced in the direction that did not lock on to him, hoping that someone would help him, but he saw Fushiwa Akijiro looking relaxed and looking at himself a little playfully, while the gaze of Sabei in front of him was over him, not knowing where he was looking.