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At the time of parting, I was already unable to speak, so I respectfully bowed to Naoe Kanesu and walked towards the corridor.

Actually, I would love to say to him:

"Since we're so close to each other...... If you don't feel like you're in the Uesugi family, why don't you come and work for me, I need a civil servant like you. ”

But this is unspeakable, since the current situation, this kind of behavior of taking advantage of the situation will only make people annoyed, and come, Naoe Kanesui is loyal to the Uesugi family, and it is hard to imagine that he will easily turn to others.

I suddenly felt infinite emotion. A man like Oda Nobunaga, who is very deep in the city, calculates people far more than us retainers. Therefore, all of Oda Nobunaga's words and deeds seemed to the simple (in fact, the brain does not turn) Echigo samurai, to some frightening conspiracy. As a general, isn't Oda Nobunaga a bit pretentious, vulgar, and too arrogant? However, Naoe Kanesui went to Oda Nobunaga as a messenger to reply, but when he returned, he was suspected by his own people, and even went in and out of his mansion with white eyes, and the weapons of the Echigo samurai were too narrow.

While thinking about my thoughts, I walked from the gate of the sake house to the gate of the city. When he turned around and wanted to talk to the two "spies" behind him, he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Stop! ”

I saw two masked warriors jump out of the dark corner just now, blocking my way. It was already night, and it was so dark that it was impossible to distinguish the faces. Sure enough, someone is watching, and it seems that the situation is a bit serious.

"Hey, what are you going to do?" I was stunned and stopped.

"What's your name?" The other party asked.

"I, you are......

"I remember, this guy is the wise one who killed Lord Jingzhi!"

Yah! I didn't expect to be recognized.

"Yes, it is indeed the wise right general to supervise Xinguang, but what do the two of you have to say?" As I spoke, I suddenly heard a faint sound in the scabbard of the other party's knife, and I couldn't help but be stunned.

"Less verbose! It doesn't matter who you are! We don't want to know any of that. The masked man was also very wary and kept his distance from me, "We just want to ask you, did you talk to that dog thing in the brewhouse just now?!" ”

When I talk to a dog, doesn't that mean I have the power of a dog? Or am I just ......

These people are so naïve! I can't help but feel on fire. "If I don't say it, what can you do to me?"

"Kill!" The other party is crisp and neat.

"Then I'll take a look." I also have the blood of a famous samurai in my veins. I tried to control myself, with a smile on my face, "If it's just because I meet people, once it spreads, won't people laugh at it!" I act uprightly, and I do nothing more than do nothing! ”

"Humph! You are the son-in-law of Oda Nobunaga, so naturally you are appreciated by him...... You must have continued to correspond with Naoe, and you must have taken the opportunity to obtain information about the Uesugi family...... I didn't believe it until now. ”

"Oh." I seemed to suddenly realize, and I couldn't help but sigh, "There are still such rumors!" I advise you to have some brains. I had known Naoe-sama long before the Battle of Tetorigawa...... Hehe, if Lord Naoe is really a traitor, don't talk about Jinghu Gong, it's Qianxin Gong...... I'm afraid I'll have been beheaded long ago. Hey, didn't you just ask me where I went? ”

"Speak! Don't hide a word! ”

"Haha, you can guess without me saying it. I'm going to the sake house to say hello to Naoe-sama's house. "I was undaunted and said calmly, and the two masked men looked at each other.

At first, the two of them seemed very anxious, but now they have gradually calmed down. "Say, what did Naoe-sama tell you?"

"What is good to say, nothing more than gossip ......"

"That's what I have to say!"

"If I don't say it, you still want to kill me?"

"Of course!"

"In that case, it seems that I have to talk about it. But if I lose my life here, I won't have to pay the debt. I suppressed my burning anger again and smiled, "My lord, Oda Nobunaga, asked my lord to send hostages, and Naoe-sama was very annoyed. ”

"Annoyed?"

"Exactly. Naoe-sama heard my father-in-law's ...... Unreasonable demands, I can't help but be angry. The lord said that he would rather cut his stomach at Azuchi Castle and draw a map of Echigo on the screen with his own intestines......"

Two people reacted differently, one asked:

"Naoe, did he really say that?"

"How dare you bluff?"

"Bluffing? I don't want to hear that. I'm also a famous samurai, am I a death-scared ghost who lies when I see a knife? I persuaded Lord Naoe that there was no need to be so careful, and it would be useless to sulk alone......"

"Humph!" The two looked at each other again and nodded.

Seeing the knife of the man in black, the passers-by around him were already frightened and disappeared, but there were still one or two bold ones who hid and eavesdropped on their bodies.

"Don't sell it to me, talk about it quickly!" At some point, the hands of the two masked men had left the hilt of the sword, and it was incredible to hear me honestly.

As Naoe said, the Echigo samurai did have a stupid and stupid atmosphere. My anger was quickly subsided. "Since you two want to ask, then I will tell you about it. The first thing to think about is, why did my lord ask us for hostages? That's just putting gold in your face. He's pathetic enough. You think, if he had not even asked for a hostage, he had obediently made a peace treaty, and if it had been preached, would he not be laughed at...... After all, he was the one who lost the battle, isn't he like a person who wants to save face? Therefore, we can't get angry at all, we just refuse. Now that Naoe-sama has become a messenger, he must report to the lord. What's the point of refusing after a report? ”

The other party couldn't help but whisper, "What did Naoe-sama say?" ”

"Naoe also suddenly realized, saying that he was too childish, and he actually compared himself with a good-looking person."

"Good face......

My story is so well written that the other party can't tell if it's true or not.

"Yes, Naoe-sama laughed later, and said that for such a trivial matter, it is completely impossible to hang his intestines in Azuchi Castle. We just have to say no, and then the other party will have to find something else. When they make new demands, it is not too late to report them to the lord. Anyway, it won't be us who will lose face at that time, but Oda Nobunaga. ”

"Reasonable."

"I'll tell Naoe-sama that I'm going to go to Beijing, and maybe I can do my best then."

"How are you going to do your best?"

"In order to let my lord understand the upright nature of the Echigo samurai, I plan to preach it to my lord of my family, and since the hostage matter is not feasible, I will not mention it again. Of course, Naoe-sama didn't ask me to do these things, and every time I negotiated, the rumors in the world always shook people's hearts. ”

In fact, I know how much I can say next to Oda Nobunaga.

"I'm ashamed, we misunderstood Naoe-sama......"

At that, I almost burst out laughing. The two masked men, who had been slashing at him just now and were about to cut him in two, bowed their heads in shame at this time.

"Hey, don't go, I'm not done yet."

"Okay, I don't need to talk about it."

"But I'm going to the city tonight, and it won't be good if I run into someone like you again."

Yes, I can't guarantee that there will be no "imperial faction" like you along the way (Taisho, in the Showa era, a gate lord in the military, was the biggest representative of assassination to achieve political demands in that era).

"You want us to give you a ride?"

"Yes."

"That's fine." One nodded vigorously. The other person did not hesitate and said, "You come with us." ”

"Actually, we know the martial arts of Wise Lord, and the person who can kill Saito-sama, we are definitely not opponents."

"We've figured out that if the two of us fail, it's up to them to act."

It scared me a little and I was a little ashamed.

"The two of you are so bold to send me home, aren't you afraid that after I enter the city, cross the river and tear down the bridge, and arrest you?"

"Don't be afraid, Lord Akechi is a sincere samurai, and he won't do such a thing...... And we have other brothers in the city to take care of. ”

I was even more ashamed.

"Tonight, we will not only send the adults home, but we will also keep watch for the adults, please rest assured."

What else can I say...... Compared to me, who has long been an old fritter, a group of childlike Echigo samurai, who are both simple and stubborn, are really bold. But as long as they are always so simple, they will never agree to Oda Nobunaga's request.

What can I do?

The two samurai strode along the avenue, and I followed behind me and nagged again: "Thank you two, judging from the current situation, the Echigo people should also come up with a decision, right?" ”

"Yes."

"We also know to what extent we can accept Oda Nobunaga's conditions, what is acceptable and what must be rejected."

"We already knew that." One of them said rudely, "We won, but we withdrew without mentioning any conditions." This is the greatest forbearance. ”

"Well said. However, my father-in-law didn't think he had lost, and that was the most troublesome thing. He must have felt that if he had to fight another battle, he would be the one who would win...... These circumstances cannot be left unattended. ”

"There's no need to think about it!"

"Then, the battle will start again......"

"Let him taste the power of the Echigo samurai again!"

Hearing this, I immediately shut my mouth. These simple Echigo samurai never felt that they would fail. And this is the root cause of their strong opposition to the hostage, and it seems that if Uesugi Keitora Naoe Kanesuke wants to convince them, he doesn't know how much trouble it will take.

If I have to destroy my own prestige and grow the morale of the other party, it will be tantamount to grinding flaws and destroying Yu, and the high morale of the Echigo samurai will be shaken.

That night, I went home in the company of the two of them, gave each of them five dollars, and then went to sleep, without telling Xiangji who they were.

When I woke up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet, I couldn't help but be surprised: what a love and righteousness Echigo samurai!

It was the middle of the night, and the two samurai were still quietly guarding around the hostel. One stood under the corner of the wall, one under the eaves, and counted carefully, at least four or five more figures were added. When I saw these figures, I didn't sleep well. Each of them insists on morality, and of course it cannot be called stupidity, and such a wind of integrity and fortitude can be seen elsewhere?

(Okay!) How about I just like Kenshin Uesugi? If there's anything offended, you're going to hit me...... ）