"I'm rubbing! What is it? Hosokawa looked at the food on the table in surprise.

"Let the Lord Guan Ling see it, there is nothing to entertain in the mountains and wilderness, only some local products, please taste it." I saw a bowl of rice, a bowl of miso soup, two carrots, a plate of wild vegetables, and a few shellfish on the desk, which were normal meals. The point is that there are pine nuts, sesame seeds, and a bird?

"What is this?" Hosokawa pointed to the unidentified creature on the desk.

"Oh, Lord Keeper, this is a quail. It can be eaten on weekdays, but it can only be eaten on special occasions. The three ladies of the hundred places bowed to explain.

"Do you still keep it? Can I give a pair to my family? ”

"Yes, we sometimes raise and sell it, usually 12 per pair. If you like it, you will choose the most robust pair below. The third wife of the hundred places gave a deep salute.

[Damn, it was given to me, why do you still report the price?] 12 A pair is so expensive, you can be regarded as a quail egg, an egg quail, an endless principle of eggs, eggs and chickens! It seems that Iga only looks at money, and since that's the case, it's no wonder that I'm not going to blame. Hosokawa Senmaru thought viciously, and black water began to bubble up in his stomach again.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Hosokawa Senomaru coughed crisply, successfully attracting everyone's attention. "That. . . I wonder who in Iga has the highest skills? ”

"Of course it's Hattori-sama Iwami, the head of Mikami Shinobi." One of them shouted.

"That's all the old yellow calendar, and now it's the Lord of the Hundred Places Tanbo Shou." Another retorted.

"No, no, I've seen the ability of Fujilin Nagato Mamoru below, and that's the first-class." The scene gradually began to be chaotic.

"Knock knock!" Hosokawa Senmaru tapped the table a few times, quieting the scene, "I'm asking the children and grandchildren of each family, which one has the highest ability?" ”

"Uhhhh This one.. Adults in charge, everyone will think that their children are highly skilled, and this is impossible to define. Fujibayashi Masaho said.

"Hmm~ It's better to let them compete, participate in the whole people, and hold a sports meeting!" Hosokawa Senchimaru waved his hand, looking very excited.

"The athletic meeting? Who is it? The people below looked at each other, their eyes wide and puzzled.

"Uh~. It's the game! Invite the Koga ninja as well, don't they all think they are cows, and they all compete. On behalf of the shogunate, the family presided over this meeting, which was called the sports day, and the winners were rewarded. The next Games will be held in three years, on August 15 of the Gregorian calendar, and will be celebrated every five years thereafter. Hosokawa Clever Pill talked.

"Yes, but by arrangement!" The families prostrated and went down. "But where is the chronology of this Gregorian calendar? Why August 15? The third lady of the hundred land asked everyone's doubts.

"The Gregorian calendar is Western, oh, it's the Southern Barbarian calendar, and it should be in line with international standards! It is also necessary to let the Nanban people remember this grand festival, as for why on August 15, they went to Baidu by themselves, and they were verbose. At the end, Hosokawa waved his hand visibly impatiently.

"Uh, Baidu?" Everyone whispered in confusion what Baidu was, and finally decided to follow the preferences of the adults, isn't it just a day, so they obeyed the order.

After the dismissal, Hosokawa Senomaru returned to his residence alone, began to make a set of self-made sports meeting process, and personally drew the charge, in the name of the shogunate, sent invitations to Koga and Iga in the name of the shogunate, and the wealthy families from all over the world came to visit, and the momentum was extremely huge.

Hosokawa Senomaru is very busy now, so busy that he sits in the main seat of the assessment room every day, meets with the wealthy families everywhere, takes the opportunity to observe the young men and girls who follow him, sees if there are any outstanding talents, and asks the servant Saemon to register the family that he sees.

The retainers Yoshida Sokatsu and the little surname Niu Chiyo were not idle, one taught the participants about the competition, and the other led all the participants to practice the slogan to be shouted at the opening ceremony: "Whose military flag is this?" Who is this steward? ”

The answer is uniform: "Hosokawa Yagata-sama!" "It's nothing more than brushing your face and letting the public know it, which can be regarded as an advertisement for yourself.

It's another month of dark and windy nights, and Hosokawa Senimaru feels that whenever there is such a night scene, something always happens, after all, this kind of weather is the legendary moon black and windy night killing.

"Hey~ I've been suspicious lately, probably because it's not good to rest. In the future, we should still find some masters to take care of the home and strengthen the protection work. Hosokawa said to himself.

"Hee-hee~" Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter like silver bells from the overhanging beam outside the house.

"What people!" Hosokawa Senomaru turned over and jumped up again, hand, uh. Still didn't find anything.

[Damn, you'll have to carry a weapon with you later.] As he thought about it, he looked in the direction where the sound came from, and saw a girl about eight or nine years old hanging upside down on the overhanging beam outside the house.

I saw the girl deftly turn over and jump down, pull out a small ninja knife with her backhand, and quickly rush towards Hosokawa Smart Maru: "Miyoshi family shinobi!" I'm here to take the head of Hosokawa Leader! With that, the ninja knife in his hand slashed down diagonally.

"Ahh Buy a disc! ”

The cold blade rested on the neck, and time seemed to be forbidden. Hosokawa kept his head buzzing with horror, feeling so close to death for the first time.

After a long time, I blinked my eyes and moved my fingers, and found that the knife was not cut off, but it was still alive.

"Hee-hee-hee-hee, hahahaha~ It's fun." The silver bell-like laughter sounded again: "Look at the scared you, what a coward, afraid of death!" ”

The Hosokawa Smart Pill was angry, oh, heck, he returned to the main seat and sat down, and shouted: "Come on!" ”

The sound of chaotic footsteps came from a distance, and a group of people rushed in at the gate of the courtyard, it was the ninja guards of the Hattori family and the three women of Hyakji.

"What's going on!" Hosokawa Senmaru asked loudly, everyone, look at me, I look at you, I don't know why, only this girl stuck out her tongue, and looked at the crowd with a weak look.

At this time, a middle-aged man in the crowd came out and knelt down: "Lord Qi Guan Ling, this is Ah Xue, the granddaughter of Xia, who has been spoiled since she was a child, if there is a collision, I hope that Lord Guan Ling will forgive her sins." ”

"Humph! Is it just a collision? Ask your precious granddaughter what she did! He put a knife on my neck! Hosokawa Shoumaru roared angrily.

"Humph! Stingy! The girl named Ah Xue said disapprerovingly: "I heard that there was a big man, so I came to take a look, but I didn't expect it to be a stingy ghost." ”

"Bold!" "Rude!" Yoshida Sokatsu and the middle-aged man shouted in unison.

The third lady of the hundred lands hurriedly came forward to play a round: "Lord Guanling, this is Lord Koga Mochizuki Izumo Shou Yoshidong, who just arrived this evening. The adults in the caretaker worked hard during the day, so they didn't dare to disturb, probably because this child wanted to see you too much, so there was this misunderstanding. ”

"Oh? Plenilune? But does Iga have Hattori, Koga is Mochizuki's house? "Hosokawa Senchimaru became interested as soon as he heard about Mochizuki, the Mochizuki family is not only the pen of the Koga fifty-three family, but also a branch of the Shinano clan Shino clan, and there are many celebrities who are related to the past.

The ancestors of the Shino clan have royal blood, and the descendants have the three major clans of the Umino clan, the Nezu (Youzu) clan, and the Mochizuki clan, and the Umino clan has a branch of the Sanada clan, etc., and the Umino clan and the Nezu (Youzu) clan are married to the Takeda family and the Sanada family, and the most famous ones are the side room of Takeda Shingen, the side room of Sanada Yutaka, etc.

"Exactly! A little thin name, which made the manager smile. Mochizuki Yoshito said with a deep salute.

"In this way, then I will ignore the adults and villains." Hosokawa Senmaru snorted and said.

"Cut." Ah Xue snapped lightly, and was glared at by Mochizuki Jidong, and quickly shrank his neck and lowered his head.

"But is it~" Hosokawa Senimaru dragged his voice, stroked his chin and groaned for a while, pointed at Ah Xue and said, "She must stay tonight." ”

"This..." Mochizuki Yoshito looked at Ah Xue worriedly, and the Hattori security chief next to him poked him and whispered, "What are you afraid of?" The leader is so young, are you still afraid that His Highness will not be able to eat Ah Xue? Being reminded by the Hattori security chief, Mochizuki Yoshito was immediately relieved and hurriedly agreed.

After everyone left, only Hosokawa Senimaru and Ayuki were left in the house.

"Hee~" Hosokawa Smart Pill came up with a cheap smile: "Little sister~Hehehe~Hehe~ Come on, let's do it together!" Fortune! Move! ”