By October, Akechi Kogoro's health was slowly improving.

One golden autumn afternoon, Takenomiya Hataro felt that his business was almost done, so he came to say goodbye to Akechi Kogoro and told him something by the way.

Before he entered the room, he heard Akekogoro scolding loudly.

[You idiot! What a shame on me! After staying with me for so long, you should have some skills, but look at you, compared to when you came to work with me from your father, has there been any improvement? Still looking dumbfounded! I'm really worried about this virtue, if your father retires in the future, will you be able to support the family business of your Yamazaki family?! 】

I look good, I can shout loudly, it seems that my medical skills are not bad.

That's what Takenomiya Hata walked into the room with such an idea.

[Meet Wise Lord, it seems that you are in a good mood.] 】

[Yo, it's Mr. Takenomiya, what's in my mood, this stupid boy, almost didn't me off. 】

As he spoke, Wise Kogoro also used his hand to point at Yamazaki Makuichi, who was standing motionless like a wax figure with a depressed expression.

[What's the matter, how did this kid provoke you again? 】

Takenomiya Hataro seemed to be very pleasing to Yamazaki Makuichi and patted him on the shoulder with his hand as a sign of comfort.

[Well, I'll ask him to study this.] 】

Wise Kogoro picked up a booklet from the coffee table, which turned out to be a copy of the "Eight Oaths of the Bear Mansion" that had just been signed a few days ago, and said:

[After reading it, I asked him to tell me about the negative effects behind the treaty.] But this guy has been stumbling for a long time. I can't say a complete sentence. 】

[It turns out to be the same.] 】

Hataro Takenomiya smiled. Said:

[Yamazaki-sama is still a child, how can he know such a profound meaning? Besides, this thing has just been signed, and everyone is celebrating each other, singing praises for you and the general, who still has the heart to think of the shortcomings of this treaty]

Wise Kogoro waved his hand impatiently and stopped Takenomiya Hataro's words.

[Singing praises and virtues will be exempted, when I was in the capital and Azuchi Castle, I had heard enough of this kind of words, no matter how I listen to it now. Nothing feels like anything, I just want to know something substantial. 】

[So, Wise Lord, have you looked at what is hidden behind this treaty, with your talent through heaven and earth, it must be very simple, right? 】

[What is it? If I really have that talent, the position of the general of the expedition in Azuchi City should be up to me, I know what the meaning of these is, only the people around me know. That's what I'm happy about. 】

[Oh, that's what you think, it seems that you have good intentions]

Takenomiya Hataro opened the booklet and glanced at it. Said:

[The general is really clever, in this way, the situation in the Northeast. Far from being relieved, it has become more severe. In the next few years, sooner or later there will be a big battle. 】

[Hmm.] It's really a gentleman, and sure enough, his eyes are like torches. 】

[Now Uesugi Echigomori-samarum's mood must be terrible, although the territory has increased, but it has been transferred to a place that he is not familiar with, which is actually a great loss, and, what's more troublesome is that it will not be too easy for him to get along with the Tohoku daimyo in the future. 】

[Yes, the reason why the Northeast Coalition Army gathered this time was that in addition to disgusting Date Masamune, they also had other thoughts, that is, to divide the territory of the Date family, although I don't know how much the shogunate will give, but according to human nature, the shogunate will give some as a thank you But the shogunate didn't give them an inch of land, but gave it all to the Uesugi family, Makuichi, I ask you! 】

【The small one is in!】 】

Hearing the lord call his name, Yamazaki Makuyi was agitated, and hurriedly straightened up in response.

[What would you think if you did something for me and did great things, but instead of rewarding you, I gave you all to another person? 】

[The little ones don't dare to say]

[But it's okay to say, I won't blame you!] Are you still a samurai?! 】

Seeing Makuichi Yamazaki's hesitant look, Wise Kogoro was a little angry.

To be honest, the way Yamazaki Makuichi looks now is very similar to the way Akechi Kogoro used to face Oda Nobunaga, and it seems that neither he nor Yamazaki Maku, is a neat person.

[Then I'll say, don't be angry, my lord, if my lord is so unfair to me, I will definitely resent my lord in my heart]

When he said this, Yamazaki Maku's head was low, and he didn't dare to face Akekogoro at all. This made Akechi Kogoro feel incomprehensible -- is he usually a very fierce person?

[What else?] You just hate me alone, the one who robbed you of your credit, you don't hate him? 】

[I'm afraid he doesn't know]

When he said this, Yamazaki Makuchi raised his head suddenly, his eyes lit up, and said:

[Lord, I understand what you mean! Uesugi-sama will be resented by the Tohoku daimyo because he has taken away all the benefits that should belong to the daimyos, right?! 】

[Haha! Yes, although the reaction was a little slower, you still answered it after all, yes, this will count you as having a brain! 】

Wise Kogoro patted Makuichi Yamazaki on the shoulder, and the latter was excited because he had received such a rare compliment.

Takenomiya Hataro also smiled and said:

[It seems that when formulating these peace treaties, the general did not bother a little, and I am afraid that no one in the world can control this scheming. 】

[Yes, the people who dare to play with the princess are almost dead, and there is no one in this Japan! 】

Wise Kogoro suddenly looked at him, and then became confused.

Takenomiya Hataro noticed the change in Akechi Kogoro and hurriedly asked:

[What's wrong?! 】

[Nothing]

Wise Kogoro didn't plan to tell Takenomiya Hataro that at that moment just now, the figure of Tokugawa Ieyasu appeared in his mind -- maybe after Japan was pacified, the Tokugawa family would become Oda Nobunaga's biggest opponent, right?!

[In this war, both the Date family and the Uesugi family are losers.] The Date family lost their territory, and the Uesugi family is afraid that for a long time to come, the lords of the Tohoku will not be too kind to him. 】

[Is the shogunate the winner?] 】

[No, sir, you should count the Mogami family as well.] 】

[Yoshimitsu Mogami? Well, he was really lucky, and he used diplomatic means to get the approval of the Shogun, who not only recognized his [Guishun], but also transferred all the 150,000 koku of the territory in the village to him, which is simply a heaven and an earth compared to the treatment that the Date family is getting now. 】

Wise Kogoro handed a bowl of tea to Takenomiya Hataro, and continued:

[The people in the interior of Zhuanghai are poor, and the wasteland survives, but fortunately, the water conservancy conditions are very good, if the water conservancy work can be done well. The wasteland will also become a granary, but it depends on whether Yoshimitsu Mogami has the ability and vision to do so, but, Lord Takenomiya, don't sympathize with the Date family for this, their treatment is not bad. 】

[Oh? How do you say that? 】

[Sakuma-sama-sama came to visit me yesterday, and at the negotiating table, he hinted to Date Terumune that the two lords of central Michinoku, Yoshitaka Osaki and Harunobu Kasai, are not good lords! 】

[Hmm! The Shogun wants the Date family to take the territory of these two adults?! 】

Takenomiya Hataro is a smart person, and the words of Wise Kogoro suddenly turned to two unrelated people, and he was able to react immediately, which seems to be not simple.

[He said that Kasai Harunobu was a cowardly and incompetent person, and his poor governance in the territory caused panic in the hearts of the people and the people's resentment boiled. Osaki Yoshitaka is not a thing, for the sake of a few male pets, he forcibly tore the good Osaki family apart. How can these two people be the lords of the twelve counties of Austria? 】

Takenomiya Hataro pinched his fingers, and then said:

[Unbelievable, there are nearly 600,000 stone territories in the twelve counties of Aozhong, and if the Date family is all taken away, then there will be 900,000 stones]

[Hahaha, there are no more 900,000 stones! ] 】

[What's wrong?] Hmm, I see! 】

Takenomiya Hataro patted his head and said with a smile:

[It's really old and useless, why didn't I think of it, how could the general watch the Date family grow again? Since he can use the means of moving the seal to deal with the Uesugi family, he can naturally use this method in the eyes of the Date family, and the general's interference in the Northeast will not end with the end of the war, on the contrary, he will not stop if the Northeast is turned upside down. 】

In the afternoon, the room grew dark, and Yamazaki closed the window, lit the candles, and brought the food and drinks.

Takenomiya Hataro and Akechi Kogoro had a few drinks, and suddenly said:

[Adults must be curious about my identity, right?] 】

He mentioned this coldly, Wise Kogoro was stunned for a moment, and then thought, this question has indeed bothered him for a long time, where is this broken in front of him?

[Yes, I've always been curious, where did Mr. come from, a wise man and a peerless national scholar? It was so remarkable that it not only pointed the way for the victory of our army, but also saved my life, which is really]

[Haha, what a sage, what a countryman? I am a country man, wise man, you are a contemporary celebrity, what am I! (To be continued.) )