[Hahaha, that's a good point, we talked for a long time, Lord Fujigoro, you finally said something more correct...... That's right, that's what I mean, I heard that you and Date Misakumori-sama are brothers, and Misaku-sama-sama will not be able to ignore your life and death, and besides, we are a military camp, not a tavern and hotel, and if you want to live with me, you have to pay money! Haha......]

The happier Akekogoro laughed, the more angry Ida became, but he always resisted the urge to pounce and strangle the former to death, because next to them were two flags with knives on their shoulders.

[Wise Kogoro, the shame you imposed on the Date family and my Ita Shi today will have to be repaid sooner or later! ] Hum! 】

[Hehe, I'm not scared at all...... By the way, I forgot to tell you, we don't just want money, we want two things that are particularly important, do you want to know? 】

[Hmph! Go ahead! 】

[Hee-hee, you want to know...... I just won't tell you! 】

[You! 】……

After attending the military meeting and returning to the main camp, Date Masamune was so depressed that he wanted to kill!

The previous defeat of Shinmasaki had made Date Masamune grit his teeth with hatred, and after receiving the news of the defeat, he was shocked and angry, and immediately remembered to fight Uesugi Keitora to the death, but was stopped by his father Date Terumune.

[Tojiro, since Uesugi Jinghu has discovered the political scene, I'm afraid that your roundabout encirclement strategy has also been seen through by others, what's the use of you attacking people's base camp at this time? Maybe they're already ready! 】

Although Date Masamune was furious, he did not dare to disobey his father's words -- although he had been the governor of the family for a while, the military and political power of the family was still in the hands of the old ministers of his father's time, and they were more willing to support his father, who were more willing to support his father, and if he had a dispute with his father here, I am afraid that the old ministers would not hesitate to turn their backs on him.

After that, the envoy of the Uesugi family came and conveyed the idea of handing over the hostages to Date and his son, because the Date family not only suffered a crushing defeat in the Battle of Shinmasaki, but also many generals were captured, which was an unprecedented shame!

But the ideas of the retainers made him even more angry!

In this camp, Date Masamune spent a long time and finally calmed down the resentment in his heart.

At this time, Katakura Keixuna came to visit.

[Is it Kojuro? Come on in! 】

[Got it.] 】

Katakura Keixuna answered, but deliberately walked and stopped slowly, and it took two or three minutes to walk in, which is not counting, after coming in and sitting down, without waiting for Date Masamune to speak, he played the flute.

Katakura Keixuna is a versatile person who has a lot of attainments in music, especially the flute, which plays very well...... But the premise is that Date Masamune is willing to listen.

Date Masamune gritted his teeth in anger, snatched the flute, and threw it to the ground:

[Kojuro! Are you deliberately provoking me?! 】

[Hmm! That's right! 】

Katakura Keixuna replied very simply:

[Life is a war, isn't this what Master Huzai taught us back then? Back then, you still regarded this sentence as a golden saying? 】

[But there is a difference between monarchs and ministers! 】

Date Masamune kicked the dirt under his feet.

[You are the person I trust the most, so you must also be absolutely obedient to me, and there can be no disobedience!] 】

[That being said, do you think the flute I played just now was deliberately against you? 】

Katakura Keixuna has a very good temper, no matter what happens around him, he rarely gets angry. Even sometimes when he was belittled and humiliated by the arrogant and arrogant old ministers at home, he could laugh it off and not take it to heart. This kind of performance not only makes those old guys feel that there is nowhere to go out, and they are bored. It also increased the onlookers' admiration for Katakura Keitsuna.

Date Masamune gritted his teeth hatefully and said:

[You were wrong, you should have taken it down, but you got it.] 】

What do you mean ......?

[Remove the superfluous things, blow a murderous tune, or a tune that sounds like it can make my blood boil, and I can't wait to lead the troops out of the camp immediately and go to follow the Sugi Jinghu to do a big job. The tune you just played is so tactful, I don't want to put out my anger right away! 】

Katakura Keixuna didn't laugh, but deliberately pretended to have a strange expression:

[In that case, I am afraid that I will be disgusted by the Lord Regent and the elders of the family, who will say that I deliberately instigated the lord to defeat the battle.] 】

Date Masamune picked up the flute, threw it into Katakura Keitsuna's hand, and then sat down.

[Do you think I will definitely lose the battle...... Forget it, what would you do if it were you? Today, everyone is discussing whether it is time to rescue them. 】

【Chengshi...... He fell into the hands of an adversary? 】

Date Masamune gritted his teeth again in hatred.

[That guy failed to take on such a heavy job for the first time, so how can it be convenient to entrust him with important tasks in the future? ] 】

Regarding the fact that Uesugi Keitora stationed in the swamp was defeated by Shinmasaki and sent an envoy to negotiate with Date and his son, hoping to exchange 30,000 taels of silver for the captured generals, although Katakura Keitsuna did not participate in the meeting because he had important matters to do, he knew very well through the news of Tsunagen Oniban. But he deliberately angered Date Masamune, Date Masamune never looked at anyone, sometimes innocent, sometimes deliberately difficult, sometimes regarded people as enemies, and sometimes spoke sweetly.

Katakura Keitsuna felt that the fickle Date Masamune had never seen him with his own eyes, but Oda Nobunaga, who had heard many times, had many similarities, and the latter was called the overlord because of his moodiness.

[You didn't even know that Chengshi was defeated and captured? 】

[Yes.] Never heard of it. 】

"That's not going to work. You should have clarified this matter and reported it to your father. You were too careless. 】

In that case, I will inform them. So why aren't you happy today? 】

Katakura Keixuna asked.

Date Masamune was not annoyed, and said:

[The people of the Uesugi family should use it to become real; to extort money from us, and ...... It was also proposed to move back the ashes of Mori Nagake and Gan Kei Keiji...... What would you do if it were you? 】

Katakura Keitsuna's face changed drastically, but he immediately laughed again, Date Masamune's mind was spinning rapidly, and if he said something stupid, he would not only be immediately reprimanded by him, but also have to endure his strong hatred.

Date Masamune hated ignorance, sorrow, and indecision like a caterpillar. The words he often said were: "If I could have been born twenty years earlier, then what Oda Nobunaga could do, I would definitely be able to do!" 】

Even if he is dancing "Dunsheng", he will only express impassioned pride, not a sigh of impermanence over the years. Katakura Keixuna knew this very well, so he deliberately turned away.

[In my opinion, I'm afraid it all depends on the quantity. 】

Date Masamune stared at Katakura Keitsuna.

[That's what you think?] Hum! I will disappoint the enemy. 】

[What do you mean by that?] 】

[If the other party thinks that we will agree to their terms, I will never agree; If they think we won't say yes, we gladly do. 】

[Good countermeasures. 】

[I have already told my father that Mori Nagake and Ganji Keitchi are both dead, and even if their ashes continue to be left in Shifukuji Temple, there is no point. Although Chengshi is still a child, he has a fearless spirit when great disasters come, and he will become my right-hand man sooner or later.

If he is allowed to be locked up by the Uesugi family like this, it will not only make me cut off my arm, but also ...... If he takes refuge in the Uesugi family, it will be an immeasurable loss for us. 】

[Will Fujigoro take refuge in Uesugi Keitor? ] Hahaha, the lord doesn't make such a joke, Chengshi is your cousin, and his father is also your uncle (Date Shigen and Date Zhizong are brothers, but the latter married his daughter, that is, Date Shimoto's niece, to Date Shimoto, so the two are both brothers and sons-in-law...... How could he turn his back on his father and vote for someone else? 】

[I'm just assuming...... So, I would like to persuade my father and the old guys in the family to simply accept the advice of the Uesugi family and pay for them to be released...... Alas, my father was very annoyed by this. 】

[He must think you're too confused.] 】

[Nope.] I was so excited to talk at that time that even the teacher and Zuo Yue blamed me...... By the way, Zhengjing also told me that it was precisely because Chengshi accidentally knocked over the candle flame that the surprise attack army was discovered by the enemy and then exterminated. 】

[Knock over the candle flame? Lord! Regardless of whether it was really defeated because of this, I want to ask, do the left-behind adults want Cheng Shi to take on this responsibility? 】

[This is not clear, I have to wait for Chengshi to come back and ask him...... But Zhengjing didn't mean anything else, he was one of the few people who supported me, but ...... Alas, everyone doesn't seem to want to spend too much money to save people, thinking that 30,000 taels is too much. 】

So, you came back disheartened? I'm relieved. 】

【Rest assured?】 】

[Yes.] Your opinion, I think, is correct. 】

[Be smart!] 】

[Even if you don't exchange hostages and ashes, that stupid person won't be killed. For it would be useless to kill him--for, for though he was my kinsman, he had little place to speak in the Date house, and if Wise Kogoro had been a wise man, he would have certainly let him live, so that he could have come in handy at the right time. There is a big difference between the cards they have and the cards we have. 】

Date Masamune was a little surprised--Katakura Keisuna even thought about this layer, although he had repeatedly thought about the gains and losses of this [transaction] before, but he hadn't thought about Kojuro so much.