When passing by the famous "Mikata Five Lakes" in Mikata County, Sabei saw everyone stop on the road, his eyes were attracted by the clear and translucent water of the lake, and he turned over from his horse with a smile and led his horse to the lakeside. Standing on the shore of the lake, Ichisuke on the right looked at the five lakes with different scenery in front of him, and said to Sabei, "My lord, the five lakes of the three directions are really the first beautiful scenery of Wakasa. ”

After hearing this, Sabei looked at the scenery of the freshwater lake and the saltwater lake in front of him, but they were different, smiled and nodded, and said, "It is indeed the first beautiful scenery of Wakasa, and you can come here to hunt and have fun in the future." ”

After that, Sabei and his party went on the road again, and walked along the road that was not very wide towards Jinguji. As the sun rises, so do the number of pedestrians on the road. At the same time, the scorching summer sun also made the formally dressed Sabei and his party sweat. Sabei, who was riding on a horse, took out the folding fan on his waist and tried his best to sweat while shielding himself from the scorching sun.

Pedestrians on the road also respectfully retreated to the sides of the road when they saw a group of samurai adults approaching on horseback. From time to time, Sabei and his entourage walked into a woodland, and with the shade of the woods, everyone suddenly felt a lot better. Seeing this, Sabei also ordered everyone to rest in the shade of the tree, and then continued to march.

After resting for a while, everyone got up and followed Sabei to continue their march towards Jinguji Temple. It took half a day for Sabei and his entourage to arrive at Jinguji Temple.

Because Sabei was a sudden visit, Takeda Motoaki didn't know about it, so Sabei went to the house where Takeda Motoaki lived under the guidance of the monks of Jinguji Temple. After slamming the door, a man in his thirties opened the door.

Looking at the man in front of him with a haggard face, but wearing a tattoo of the Takeda Ryoshi family, Sabei immediately revealed his identity and intention. After hearing this, Takeda Motoaki immediately knelt on the porch and said to Sabei: "I still hope that Lord Mingwei will save me from fire and water." ”

Seeing this, Sabei and the right Ichisuke, who was accompanying him, had to help Takeda Motoaki, who was kneeling on the ground, up first. Fortunately, Takeda Motoaki was interested in it, and when he found out that Sabei came to support him, he immediately got up and invited Sabei into the house. Seeing this, Sukeemon and Ichisuke Uchisuke immediately followed Sabei into the house.

Sabei, who entered the house, was even more surprised, there was only one wooden table in the room except for the futon, and even Takeda Motoaki's sword did not have a knife holder to hold it. Seeing this, Sabei understood why Takeda Motoaki said that he was in the midst of fire and water.

Takeda Motoaki obviously also noticed the simplicity of the house, and after inviting the three of Sabei into the house, he said to the three of them: "I have lost my original territory, and now I have to live in this humble room, I hope you don't mind!" After that, he bowed to Sabei again.

After hearing this, Sabei also said a few polite words, and sat down cross-legged with the sunlight shining through the dilapidated wooden door. The room, which was originally cramped, became even more crowded after the four of them sat down. Sabei sighed lightly in his heart, but Takeda Motoaki was also the guardian of a country in the past, but now he has been reduced to a small living room in the temple.

After untying the sword tied around his waist and placing it on his right hand, Sabei looked up at Takeda Motoaki. Under the reflection of the sunlight in the room, the furrows on the face of Takeda Motoaki, who was sitting in the sun, were more obvious, and the drooping eye bags were all pouring out Takeda Motoaki's tossing and turning in the middle of the night.

Takeda Motoaki naturally noticed Sabei's gaze, so he said to Sabei: "I don't know that Lord Mingwei is visiting today, I hope you will forgive me for the rudeness!" ”

After hearing this, Sabei immediately bowed his head and returned: "Lord Takeda is the family governor of Wakasa Takeda, a descendant of the Genji clan, and Wakasa guards him, and he can't afford such courtesy as Lord Takeda." ”

At this time, Takeda Motoaki shook his head and said to Sabei: "Lord Mingwei, I am no longer a Wakasa guardian now, at that time, many Asakura retainers in Ichijo Valley City rebelled, and the so-called protector Asakura Yoshikei could only flee by himself, and I had to abandon my wife and children, have you ever seen a samurai like me who can't even protect my family?" ”

After listening to Takeda Motoaki's words, Sabei fell into silence, he remembered the history of Takeda Motoaki, but there were two sons left in the world. Now the name of the Wakasa Takeda family is in jeopardy, but I don't know what Oda Nobunaga thinks of Takeda Motoaki.

Seeing that his words made Sabei fall silent, Takeda Motoaki immediately said to Sabei: "Lord Mingwei is saying too much, and I hope Lord Mingwei will forgive me!" ”

After hearing this, Sabei shook his head and said, "Lord Takeda, when Zaizai just arrived at Kuniyoshi Castle, the people of Sanfang County and the local servants don't know how many gifts Zaixia sent..."

Hearing this, Takeda Yuanming's face suddenly turned pale, and his eyes subconsciously looked towards his saber. But at the moment when he looked at the saber, the blade in Sukeemon's hand was already exposed. Sabei stared at Takeda Motoaki in front of him, and his right hand was already holding the small sword inserted in his waist. Seeing this, Ichisuke on the right immediately stepped forward and held down Takeda Motoaki's saber and brought it to his side.

Seeing this, Takeda Motoaki collapsed to the ground, tilted his face and smiled bitterly: "Kuriya, what you trust is not human!" ”

After hearing this, Sabei shook his head again, and then said to Takeda Motoaki: "Lord Takeda, I did not accept their gifts, but returned them to them. ”

Takeda Motoaki, who was already desperate, instantly came back to his senses after hearing this, threw himself in front of Sabei and bowed his head and said, "Then what is the so-called peace that Lord Mingwei came to here today?" ”

Sabei looked at Takeda Motoaki in front of him and said to him, "It was Lord Takeda who wrote to invite me to meet here, why do you ask me what I am doing here?" ”

Sabei stopped his voice and looked at Takeda Motoaki, who was covered by his own shadow in front of him. Takeda Motoaki's body twitched a little, and his lowered head wanted to be raised many times, but he didn't raise it. In the end, Takeda Motoaki still shrunk into a kneeling position, and pleaded with Sabei in a somewhat hoarse voice: "I also hope that Lord Mingwei will be recommended in front of Nobunaga, so that he can rebuild the family of the Wakasa Takeda clan!" ”

Looking down at Takeda Motoaki in front of him, Sabei released the small sword he was holding with his right hand and stood up with the knife next to his right hand.

Finding that Sabei's body was moving, and there was the sound of a saber off the ground, Takeda Motoaki began to kowtow to Sabei and said: "Lord Mingwei is the son-in-law of Nobunaga, as long as Lord Mingwei can be introduced, he will definitely repay him with ten thousand gold in the next day!" ”

Sabei's eyes gradually moved upward, and his body turned around. Looking at Motoaki Takeda who was kneeling on the ground, Sabei sighed and finally turned away.

Feeling that Sabei was moving away from him, Takeda Motoaki, looked up at Sabei who had already walked to the door, and his mouth that still had a million words to say in his last breath had stopped opening and closing. Then a bag of "jingling" things fell in front of Takeda Yuanming, and after Takeda Yuanming was stunned for a moment, he quickly stretched out his clean and abnormal hands and took the bag of things into his arms.

Looking back at Takeda Motoaki, who had put more than twenty small judgments in his arms, Sabei turned his head and said, "Lord Takeda..."

"Lord Mingwei, what about the introduction?" Motoaki Takeda, who had stuffed the coin in his arms, looked up and asked, interrupting Sabei's words.

Hearing this, Sabei turned his back to Takeda Motoaki and smiled to himself, and then said, "Lord Takeda is waiting for news here!" "Takeda Motoaki left Takeda Motoaki's room with a sword in his left hand, and left Takeda Motoaki with a small sentence in his bag to count.