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"Keijiro Maeda's interests! You bastard who kills a thousand knives! "I kicked down the wooden door of Keiji Maeda's room.

In the eyes of the present world and future generations, I, the wise Kogoro Nobumitsu, am a quiet and elegant "civilized person" with outstanding cultivation, but if they see my current "rampage mode", they will definitely be frightened.

"Keijiro! Get the hell out of here! Ignoring my usual demeanor anymore, I scolded: "You don't know what to do! As a general in the family, he didn't come to participate in the assessment twice in a row! Is he still a courtier in the family? And I was also scolded by my father, if you don't make it clear to me today......"

I scolded the air for a long time, but the person being scolded never appeared.

I was even more angry, pointing to the Maeda retainers who were kneeling on the tatami mats and trembling, and said, "Where did the master of your minions die?!" Tell him to come out to me! ”

An old retainer raised his head and replied in a frightened tone: "Returning to His Royal Highness, the young master of my family (the "bearer" of the Maeda family is still Maeda Toshihisa, although the old man is no longer in charge of things, but he is still sitting in the position of the governor) went out yesterday!" ”

"Where did the turtle grandson go?!"

"This ......" Although he was very unhappy to hear his young master being scolded, this old retainer did not dare to attack, "The young master said that he was going to Funai County for a trip and would be back soon, so everyone should not go to him." ”

"Don't go to him? TMD！ This guy! I punched the wall in hatred, "Go without permission, and don't ask for leave...... When he comes back, see if I don't dismantle him!" Hum!!! ”

A mountain forest in Funai County.

"Sneeze"

Keiji Maeda sneezed heavily, and the sound echoed through the forest.

"Maeda-sama, you've sneezed more than twenty times since you entered the forest just now, doesn't it really matter? Could it be a cold? ”

"How...... How can it be? Because he had just sneezed, his nasal cavity was a little uncomfortable, so Keiji Maeda had to rub his nostrils with his index finger while muttering to Yoshio Kobayashi: "I ...... Keijiro, who traveled north and south, has even been to the coldest Oshu, and although it is very cool, it may not be able to toss to the point of catching a cold! ”

"Cut! Isn't it Mutsu, Japan's coldest Hokkaido and the four northern islands, have you ever been there? ”

"Nani? Hokkaido? The four northern islands? What is that place? ”

(The term "Hokkaido" appeared in the Meiji period, and the term "four northern islands" did not exist until the Russo-Japanese War, and the ancient Japanese did not have the concept of "Hokkai", but some people still refer to the North Japan Sea north of Hokuriku as "Hokkai".)

"Uh...... I'm talking about...... It's Ezo ......."

Yoshio Kobayashi wiped a handful of sweat from his forehead and almost said the wrong thing.

"Oh, what 'Hokkaido', it turned out to be Ezo, that place is indeed in the far north, but it has not been kingized, it is a barbarian and remote place, if I have the opportunity, I will go and try it once."

"You want to go to Ezo? You guy is really ......" Kobayashi Fang said ambitiously: "It seems that "Flower Keiji" is well spoken, Maeda Keiji is really a 'wonder-seeker'......"

"Lord Xiaolin, let's talk about it, dig up the treasure and divide me into three, I can help......"

"I know, from yesterday to now, you have spoken more than a hundred times, and I am almost annoyed by you, and your share is indispensable!" Yoshio Kobayashi is a little crazy, Keiji Maeda in "Keiji of Flowers" is a hero who treats money like dung, why is this "real thing" in front of him like a philistine who sees money?

In fact, what is said in "Flower Keiji" is not wrong at all, Maeda Keiji does regard money as dung, but the premise is that he has as much money in his hand as dung, if he has no money in his hand, maybe he will "regard dung as money".

"But then again, does it make sense for a group of us to be so active here?" Yoshio Kobayashi looked at Keiji Maeda, and then at the guards behind him, "Is there really a treasure?" ”

Yoshio Kobayashi is different from Keiji Maeda, since he was still called "Ise Takee", he has developed the habit of "saving money and spending", even if he is now sitting on a "high salary" of 500 kan, he has no problem spending money lavishly, so he is not short of money, it is difficult to understand the mood of Keiji Maeda, who is about to go crazy.

"Lord Xiaolin, don't say such things, I'm still looking forward to this 'life-saving money'."

The place where the group of people is located is in the forest of early spring, and all kinds of plants have awakened from the cheerful breath of spring, and they have drawn out a touch of their own green.

Although the sky above them was still visible, most of the "area" was covered by broad-leaved trees as tall as the three-story bungalows of the later generations.

The sunlight through the leaves, the chirping of birds. Nearby tree trunks, similar to rabbits, squirrels and other animals play or rest there.

They didn't seem to be afraid of the group, and they weren't in the mood for hunting, so they were always safe.

"I've got to find it!" Keiji Maeda held the map in his hand and was full of fighting spirit.

"Yes, you're really persistent......" Yoshio Kobayashi thought in his heart, forget it, let's just come for a picnic.

It is indeed a picnic-like activity for this group, not to mention how real the existence of the treasure is, just coming to this forest to "explore" is a great pleasure.

Why?

The "otaku" in the previous life, was a standard family squat, even if he went to work in the hospital later, he did not develop the habit of walking far away, even if he just went to the corner to buy a lunch, he had to drive a car, and after arriving in this world, he could not disobey the military order, so he had to ride a horse or sit in a sedan chair, and follow the army as a military doctor.

It was comfortable to sit in a sedan chair, but it seemed a little inappropriate for a military doctor to do this, and the horseback riding always choked him enough, so he had no choice but to try to walk with those legs.

After walking a lot, this otaku has also exercised some "foot strength", which makes him use sufficient conditions to climb the mountain.

The forest is a very mysterious place, for those who are not good at jungle scouting, if they are not careful, they will immediately get lost in the woods, and eventually they will not know how or where they will die, and no one knows at all.

Because this is a place that few people have visited since a long time ago, no one knows its inner structure, and Yoshio Kobayashi even thinks that perhaps the forest is the last secret place in Japan compared to the unfathomable ocean.

However, compared to Keiji Maeda, who is full of fighting spirit, Yoshio Kobayashi can't beat up a trace of spirit no matter what.

Hum! How could Keiji Maeda be so stupid? Treasures are usually only found in novels or Noh dramas, but in reality, how can there really be a sum of money buried in the ground, waiting for you to dig it? It seems that this guy must be crazy about money.

"I said, Lord Kobayashi, don't look at me like that. If...... If there is a treasure, it would be great, even if it ...... Even if we don't have any money, it's pretty good to dig up some other treasure or something that we can exchange for money......"

"Will it be? Hello, I've always wanted to ask you, what do you want so much money for? ”

I'm KAO! Keiji Maeda couldn't help but complain in his heart, don't you suddenly ask such a profound question......

"Lord Xiaolin, you don't know, money, for me, has nothing to do with the size of the amount, as long as it can be used by me, but it doesn't need to be so much that I can eat, drink and have fun for a lifetime. All I need to do is have fun in time. ”

"Just in time?" It's pretty much the same as in the comics, but you're a "hedonist".

"That's right, it's for me to enjoy myself to the fullest, to spend my money on a lavish meal in the most luxurious tavern in Kyoto, and to enjoy the service of the most beautiful girl in the whale house—that's what I'm talking about, you know? Whether there is treasure or not is not the point. In other words, the important thing is not the result, but the process, just like the young master likes to play chess, the lord likes to read, the island likes to fish, the master likes to study iron cannons, and Caizo likes to ponder marksmanship and you like...... That's right! What do you like? ”

"Hehe, yes...... "I can't imagine that you can come up with so much truth."

"That's right, that's it, and a samurai like us, who live a day licking blood on the edge of a sword, should have big dreams, which are dreams that are unique to our men, don't you think so?"

"Alright! You won, I'm finally motivated by you, let's go! ”

It was probably the phrase "a man's unique dream" that attracted Yoshio Kobayashi, and he confirmed in his heart that Keiji Maeda was indeed a "romantic".

"Maeda-sama, do you think that such an old, more than 200-year-old map can be used as a reference for our actions?"

"Huh? Probably, although it is a little old, there are some places that are in line with it, after all, the forest is different from the plains, it is inaccessible, not to mention two hundred years, even if it is thousands of years, it will not change much. ”

"Show me." Yoshio Kobayashi took the parchment from Keiji Maeda's hand and instructed his attendants to take out a map of Tamba Funai County drawn by the people of Tanba who had grown up here a few years earlier, and carefully compare it.

Unlike Keiji Maeda, who is very aggressive, as a doctor, he is thoughtful enough.

From the point of view of modern maps, this map of the "Treasure of Mountain Names" is very inaccurate, and only depicts the general outline of the forest and the general location of the surrounding hills, but there is no in-depth description at all.

The only evidence that is certain that it is a "treasure map" is that the character "treasure" written in Chinese characters is located in the center of the forest, surrounded by signposted streams and rocks.

"That's not enough, it looks like we're busy......"