"My lord, after all, this is the territory of the Ashiwa family, and you must not act so recklessly." On the way to Honmaru, Nobukin Otani followed closely behind Masaaki Otawara, trying his best to stop the young master's reckless actions.

Otawara Masaaki was very impatient, and deliberately stepped up his steps to try to get rid of the entanglement of his relatives, "I'm just going to meet Lord Komiyayama, so don't follow me anymore." ”

Otani Nobuqin has followed Masashi for many years, of course he knows what this absurd young master thinks, don't look at what he says nicely, if he really sees Komiyayama Harukatsu, he may completely ignore etiquette and speak poisonously, therefore, Nobuyin just kept nodding his head, expressing his belief that Masaqing "will not be rash", but in fact, he still followed closely and did not dare to relax.

Since he is a guest of the Asharai family, it is inconvenient to stop the ashigaru who guards the mouth of the Honmaru tiger. Although he put Otawara Masaaki inside, he did not forget to report to Ashihari Yoshiyasu, who was in charge of the inner castle guard.

At this time, Ashihari Yoshian was reprimanding the young domestic servant sent by Masaki, and he was already a little dissatisfied, but at this moment, he heard that Masashi came uninvited and forcibly met Komiyayama Harukatsu, and suddenly became angry, and shouted a wave of samurai and walked towards the tiger's mouth, never thinking that Otawara Masashi was very fast, and the two parties actually met in front of the wing room where Harukatsu stayed.

Ashai Yi'an is a rough man, leading soldiers to fight, red tape is basically known, plus he didn't sleep all night, Jing was haggard, and he was full of resentment against Zhengqing's uninvited guest, so without waiting for Zhengqing to speak, Ashai Yi'an issued an eviction order: "It's not dawn yet, I don't know what important things Your Highness has?" If you are not in a hurry, please go back to your room to rest first, and then come back to meet His Royal Highness Komiyayama at breakfast time. ”

Ota Masaaki became angry when he heard this, thinking to himself that I and Komiyayama Harukatsu are both guests of your Ashai family, why do I have to wait for him to get up, anyway, I am also the famous lord of Seven Thousand Stones, and he is just a retainer of Five Thousand Stones. Thinking of this, Zheng Qing smiled coldly, bowed down and replied, "There is indeed an urgent matter to see His Highness Xiaogongshan. Please also ask the Shibu to help you get through. ”

"I'm afraid this is inappropriate," Ashihara Yoshiyasu didn't expect that Masaaki Otahara would be so unsophisticated, could it be that he couldn't hear what he was saying? He had no choice but to further remind: "His Royal Highness Xiao Gongshan is tired from running around, and he has just laid down to rest, and I hope that His Highness will wait a little longer, and then he will come to see him again when it is dawn, and then he will pass it on his behalf." ”

However, Masaaki Otahara had no intention of leaving, but asked stupidly: "I've already come here, is it difficult to return successfully?" ”

"And what do you want?" Ashiwa Yoshian suppressed his anger. replied with as much restraint as possible.

"It's just a pillar of incense, and I won't bother much." Masaaki Otahara said it very easily, and it can be seen that he did not notice that Ashihari Yoshiyasu's hand holding the katana was already trembling.

"His Royal Highness Otawara," Ashihari Yoshiyasu bowed his head slightly, "I have already made it clear that His Highness Komiyayama should not receive you at this moment, and please don't make it difficult for you." ”

"To embarrass you, aren't you not giving me face?" Masaaki Otahara took two steps forward and leaned right in front of Ashihari Yoshiyasu. stared at him deadly: "In short, if I can't see His Royal Highness Xiaomiyayama today, I won't go back." ”

As soon as these words came out, Ashihari Yoshian slowly raised his head. said coldly: "Your Highness insists on this, and you can only do business." With that, he turned around and ordered the samurai behind him, "Send His Highness Otawara back to the wing room for me." ”

"Huh." The samurai bowed down to receive the order. Coming to Masaaki Otawara, without saying a word, he took his arm and walked towards Ninomaru.

"Bastard, how can you treat my lord like this!" Although I know that Masaaki Otawara's approach is inappropriate. But after all, it is his own young master, and it is incumbent on Otani Nobukin to maintain his authority and safety.

Otani Nobukin's words could not deter those samurai, and without the order of Ashihari Yoshiyasu, even if Otawara Masaaki struggled repeatedly, he could not get rid of the few pairs of big hands that imprisoned him. In a hurry, Nobukin Otani suddenly pulled out the knife at his waist, pointed the blade directly at the neck of Ashai Yi'an, and roared frantically: "Let go of my lord, otherwise you will not be welcome!" ”

The samurai were shocked by this sudden situation, and immediately stopped and let go of Masaaki Otawara.

"Heh, he is young, but he is not small." Ashihari Yoshian did not show a surprised look, but looked at Nobuko Otani with some disdain, and said leisurely, "Is this the etiquette of the Otawara clan?" ”

Nobukin Otani didn't answer Ashihara Yoshiyasu, but just turned his face to look at Masaaki Otahara on the side, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that his master was safe. It can be said that it was too late, and before Nobukin could finish his breath, Ashiwa Yoshian rushed to the front of him with an arrow, and quickly hit Nobuko's chest with his elbow, and Nobukin, who was unprepared for this sudden attack, fell to the ground hard, and the sword in his hand also flew to the lawn two meters away.

Nobuki Otani struggled on the ground for a long time, but he couldn't stand up, which shows that Ashihari Yoshian was ruthless.

Looking at the nobumi lying on the ground in pain, Otawara Masaaki ignored the samurai's obstruction, rushed through the crowd and ran to him, helped him up with difficulty, and sobbed: "Jiulang, I'm sorry for you, go, let's go back to Shuikou Castle, the daimyo under his command is still like this, and the right house of Fushimi must not be much better." After saying that, Masaaki Otahara supported Nobuko Ohtani and limped towards the door.

"Wait," Datawara Masaaki didn't take two steps, the paper door of the side room suddenly "tore and pulled" open, and the neatly dressed Komiyayama Harukatsu walked out of the room accompanied by several black-clothed ninjas, and after looking around coldly, he asked unhurriedly: "Your Highness Otawara, I am afraid that it is a little inappropriate to draw such a conclusion without seeing Youfu, right?" ”

It was still coming, which made Ashihari Yoshian very embarrassed, and in view of his own negligence causing Komiyayama Harukatsu to be woken up, he hurriedly ran to Harukatsu, bowed to the ground and apologized.

"Shikibu needs to be like this," Komiyayama Harukatsu helped Ashiharai Yoshian up and kindly reassured, "You have already done what you have to do, but you have encountered some accidents, so you need to be careful." ”

"Thank you for your understanding." Ashihari Yoshiyasu bowed and retreated to the side, lowered his head and looked at Masaaki Otawara with his spare eyes, looking forward to how the two of them would be treated by Harukatsu next.

Otawara Masaaki saw that Harukatsu did not blame Ashirai Yoshiyasu, and knew that a catastrophe was coming, but he couldn't pull his face, so he had to make a mistake, and accused angrily: "This matter is all because of the Asharai Shikibu, you are an important minister around the right house, you can't even tell the difference, right?" ”

"Bastard, Hugh Dere! Seeing that Otawara Masaaki was so inferior, Ashihara Yoshiyasu immediately ordered the samurai on both sides to restrain Masaaki, and as for Otani Nobukin, he was thrown to the ground again, but this time the force was slightly lighter.

Komiyayama Harukatsu walked down the corridor, walked slowly to Masaaki, subconsciously scratched his left eye through the blindfold, and said gently: "In the end, this matter is not because of Lord Asharai, but because of the next, in this case, please ask His Royal Highness Otawara to sell me face, and go to the inner room with me, I don't know what to do?" ”

"Huh?" Datawara Masaaki didn't expect Harukatsu to be so easy and respectful, and Ashihara Yoshian was simply a heaven and an underground, which caught him a little off guard, but after thinking about it, maybe he deliberately gave himself a step down, in this case, how can he be obsessed, thinking of this, Otahara Masaaki nodded calmly, cleared his throat and replied: "Since His Highness sincerely invited, I have no choice but to be respectful and obey my fate, but before that, I hope you can send someone to send your retainers down for treatment." ”

"That's nature." Komiyayama Harukatsu nodded to Ashiarai Yoshiyasu, Yoshinori understood and immediately sent someone to send Otani Nobukin back to Ninomaru for treatment, and then, everyone also left the courtyard under Harukatsu's orders, leaving him and Masaaki alone to go back to the room to talk.

As a place to receive VIPs, Komiyayama Harukatsu's wing room is very different from Masaaki's, except for the paintings and calligraphy of Suruga masters hanging on the walls, the soothing atmosphere created by sandalwood permeates the whole room, and the furniture is basically made of mahogany, which is slightly older than the slightly old coffee table and bookshelf of Ninomaru, which can make Masakiyo feel what status is.

"His Royal Highness Otawara," Komiyayama Harukatsu asked kindly, ignoring Masaaki's surprised expression, "Do you have a younger brother named Otawara Yasukiyo?" ”