After receiving the small sword sent by Sabei, Suzuki Heavy Industries immediately came to the castle hall to thank Sabei in person. Sabei gave Suzuki Heavy Industries a small sword, and it soon became known to everyone in Kuniyoshi Castle. Immediately, it was reported that Sabei had personally given his saber to Yamashita Shinsuke, which soon made most of the people in Kuniyoshi Castle know what Sabei meant, including Sabei's wife, Ming Weixiu.

While helping Sabei to tie his hair, Ming Weixiu asked Sabei, "My lord, although I am a daughter, I also know some things about the martial arts. ”

After hearing this, the sitting Sabei said with a smile, "What does Ah Xiu have to say?" ”

A smile also appeared on Ming Weixiu's face when he heard this, and he said to Sabei: "My lord, now is a chaotic world, righteousness has long been spurned, and my lord, as a family, must not only serve the lord, but also beware of the misdeeds of his retainers. ”

Hearing this, Sabei frowned, turned around and grabbed his wife who helped him tie his hair and asked, "Ah Xiu, what are you trying to say?" ”

Ming Weixiu leaned on Zuo Bingwei's arms and said: "My lord, the people who came from the Ming Kingdom have no blood relatives to take care of here, and Ah Xiu only has one blood relative, if the lord uses the retainers too much, Ah Xiu is worried..."

After hearing this, Sabei nodded and said, "This family's door, you still need Ah Xiu to work hard!" ”

Ming Weixiu's face turned red after hearing this, and he beat Sabei and said, "Sabei, don't tease me!" ”

Zuo Bingwei, who was beaten by Ming Wei Xiu, heard this, and said with a smile: "I already have a sect under my command, Ah Xiu, don't you know?" ”

"Right Ichisuke?" Ming Weixiu broke away from Sabei's arms and continued to comb Ming Guo's bun for her husband.

At this time, the right Ichisuke, who was mentioned by the Sabei couple and his wife, was patrolling the castle hall, and the abdominal roll on his body made the sound of the armor pieces rubbing, as if the wind whistling around his waist overshadowed it. The attendant behind him looked at the head of the group with a straight waist in front of him, and asked in a low voice, "Lord Hieiyama, have you changed to a new belly roll?" This belly roll is a little familiar..."

The serious face of the right Ichisuke looked back at the inquiring attendant, first nodded, then clenched the naginata in his hand, and scolded him in a low voice: "The lord has instructed that when you are inspecting, you must not talk about important matters, and you will talk about it later when you change the guard!" ”

After finishing speaking, he continued to take five close attendants and ten standing guards, and crossed patrols with another team in the city hall.

After that, the news spread that the Samurai of Kuniyoshi Castle and the standing circle had given Sabei his former armor to Ukchisuke. For a while, Sabei's reward became the talk of the samurai family of Kuniyoshi Castle, after all, in this era when watching the execution of prisoners was a pastime, the gift and trust of the lord to the retainers was the thing that these samurai people were most interested in.

In the days that followed, Sabei not only instructed his subordinates to step up their combat preparations, but also assessed the situation of the last battle in Hanoi, and distributed a sum of money and food to his samurai and standing guards.

Sure enough, in late November, Oda Nobunaga's horse back brought from Gifu an order from Gifu to mobilize Sabei to Sawa Mountain Castle to assemble. Although Sabei knew that Oda Nobunaga was a man who did what he said, he did not expect that Oda Nobunaga would launch an offensive against Nagashima years ago. The most incredible thing for Sabei was that the commander of the battle was the young master of the Oda family, Oda Nobutada.

After sending the herald's horses back, Sabei summoned his retainers to the assessment room. After learning the news that Oda Nobunaga ordered Sabei to go out of battle, Suzuki Heavy Industries said to Sabei: "My lord, I hope that my lord can let me go out and be loyal to my lord!" ”

Hearing this, Sabei nodded and said, "This time, I originally wanted you to go out with me, you can rest assured!" ”

Seeing this, Shinsuke Yamashita on the side also stepped forward and said: "Lord, although his martial arts and strategy are slightly inferior, he can allocate military rations and ordnance for the lord, and I hope that the lord will also let him go out of battle and be loyal to the lord!" ”

After hearing this, Fushiwa Mingjiro immediately said to Sabei: "Lord, it's not that I deliberately sabotage the retainers' group and suppress Yamashita Shinsuke, it's just that after the battle, Kuniyoshi Castle still needs someone to stay and take care of it, if Goroubei and Yamashita Shinsuke leave, who will take care of the affairs of this Kuniyoshi Castle, and the army has its own other lords to take care of it, and Yamashita Shinsuke can play a greater role if he stays!" ”

After listening to Fushiwa Akijiro's words, Yamashita Shinsuke also had some bottom in his heart, after all, he was indeed not a samurai with extraordinary bravery or superhuman strategy, and dealing with general affairs and managing castles and towns was what he was good at. So Yamashita Shinsuke decided to go down the steps of Fushiwa Akijiro, but then he heard Sabei say, "Akijiro, you are wrong, this time you are going to stay in Kuniyoshi Castle." ”

After listening to Sabei's words, everyone had an expression of disbelief. Fujido Takatora looked up at the Sabei above, and said to Sabei: "Lord, Lord Fu Yu is the first brave general under the lord, lord..."

"Shut up!" At this time, Right Ichisuke suddenly scolded Fujitang Gaohu on the side, and got up and said, "The lord's decision, how can you be qualified to refute it?" ”

Right Ichisuke's sudden speech made all the retainers in the assessment room stunned. In the eyes of the local nobles and local servants who submitted to Sabei, Youiksuke has always been a kind young Shamen image. Although he has an inexplicable relationship with Sabei, he just doesn't want to make trouble for himself. How can I suddenly seem to be a different person today?

At this time, Sabei stood up and said to the stunned Fushiwa Akijiro: "The safety of Axiu and the child will be handed over to you for the time being!" ”

The retainers who reacted immediately said to Sabei: "Lord Fuyu is brave and good at fighting, and he will definitely be able to do it!" Seeing this, Fuyu Mingjiro immediately bowed his head and said: "Thank you for your trust, I will definitely protect Mrs. Xiu and the young master in the next place!" ”

After hearing this, Sabei smiled and said, "Then please Mingjiro!" ”

Seeing this, Fujido Takatora, who was scolded by the right Ichisuke, also bowed his head and asked Sabei to plead guilty, and Sabei only scolded him slightly and continued to tell other things.

After the assessment, when everyone left the assessment room, Suzuki Heavy Industries, who had inconvenient legs and feet, looked at Fujido Takatora and Right Ichisuke, who were still talking and laughing in the assessment room, and stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "But the lord asked you to play a play?" ”

The two looked at each other after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Don't say! After the two of them saluted, they each went to handle the things that the Sabei had instructed them. Seeing this, a smile also appeared on Suzuki Heavy Industries' face, and he said to himself: "I won't tell Mingjiro about this!" After that, he saw the Seahorse Yoshiya outside the assessment room, and after the two looked at each other, they both smiled, and then the Seama Yoshiya said to Suzuki Heavy Industries: "Goroubei, let's go, let's go check the ammunition and arrows!" ”

Sabei, who was the first to leave the assessment room, had already walked to the living room at this time, looking at his wife in the house, Sabei suddenly said to Pingji behind him: "If it's a boy, I'll order you to be his personal guard, if it's a girl, you still serve me and carry a knife for me!" Hearing this, Pingji behind him bowed his head and said, "Thank you for the grace of the lord!" ”