In short, Takagi Yoshitoki and others met in this way.

After that, Mingdefang Juexiao did not say goodbye, and after roughly estimating that Takagi had already paid the tea money, Mingdefang Juexiao swaggered back. Resisting an urge to hit someone, Takagi Yoshitoki and the others took Mingdebo Juexiao all the way to Koga County.

At this time, Tsugawa Soji and his party were still in Kankenda Castle.

Then, Takagi Yoshitoki and others also inquired about the movements of Tsugawa Soji and others, so they stayed in Koga County and waited for the arrival of Tsugawa Soji.

.......

Looking at Takagi Yoshitoki and the others in front of him, Soji Tsugawa was more or less surprised.

Takagi Yoshitoki's ability had been heard of by Tsugawa Soji as early as when he was in the territory, but because he was a retainer of Saionji, Tsugawa Soji was not easy to start. And now he took the initiative to send it to the door, and the key was to pull the family members of the Takagi family to take refuge together, which made Tsugawa Soji let go of his twelve hearts.

To be honest, if Takagi Yoshitoki had come directly to take refuge, perhaps Tsugawa Soji would have thought that this was a "spy" sent by the Saionji family or the imperial court, but since he had come with a family to defect, Tsugawa Soji's concerns were undoubtedly much smaller.

Similarly, Takagi Yoshitoki was actually worried about this, for fear that Tsugawa Soji would not accept it, but apparently both of them were thinking too much.

After a long period of greetings, Takagi Yoshitoki solemnly introduced Takagi Masantoki and others to Tsugawa Soji.

The Takagi family defected to the Tsugawa family this time, and in addition to the female dependents and children, there were only 3 adult men. The first is Takagi Yoshitoki's father, Takagi Masakaki, and the second is Takagi Yoshitoki's brother-in-law, Inoue Masatsugu, who married Takagi Masakatoki's daughter. Then there is the Izanoyama Shigeru from which the Takagi family flowed.

The Iyo Saionji family also has a fifteen generals of the Saion Temple, and Takagi Masantoki and others have not even mixed up with this "fifteen generals of the Saionji Temple" with a very high water content, so it can naturally be seen that they are not people with outstanding talents. Although they are all "unknown people" who have never heard of the name, but with Takagi Yoshitoki's face, it is enough for Tsugawa Soji to be happy.

Then, Takagi Yoshitoki took Tsugawa Soji and others to a temple not far away, and found Mingdebo Juexiao, who was infected with the wind cold.

"Ahem, Jinchuan Palace, meet again, please forgive the poor monk for not being able to pay the full salute!" Mingdebo Juexiao collapsed on the tatami mat with a pale face, and struggled to get up after seeing Tsugawa Soji, but he couldn't.

Tsugawa Soji hurriedly stepped forward to help Mingdefang Juexiao up, and then whispered, "Since Master Lianquan is in poor health, there is no need to be like this, and rest in peace, the family immediately sent someone to Guanyin Temple City to find a doctor to come and treat the master!" ”

"Don't bother, it's just an occasional cold, and you can't die." Wishing to prove the temple, Lianquan waved his hand, looked downish on life and death, and said slowly: "Life is determined by heaven, and even if it is death, it is just to take refuge in the arms of my Buddha as soon as possible." Accustomed to seeing the warmth and coldness of the world, the poor monk has long been disappointed in this world. The hoarse voice of the Lian Quan of the Temple revealed the resentment and dissatisfaction in his heart at this time.

Tsugawa Soji nodded helplessly, and was about to tell Mingdefang to recuperate, after all, in terms of the relationship between the two, Tsugawa Soji has done this step as benevolent and righteous. And at this time, standing beside Soji Tsugawa, Fanghemaru, who had not said a word, suddenly ran to the side of Mingdefang Juexiao, and shouted with joy, "Master, why are you here?" ”

“?????”

Not only was Tsugawa Soji and the others present blinded, but Ge You's Mingdefang Juexiao didn't react, looking at Fang Hemaru and asking puzzledly, "Your Highness, did we know each other before?" ”

"The master is still the same, I'm Jueqing!" Seeing that Mingdefang didn't seem to recognize himself, Fang Hemaru quickly took off the hat on his head, revealing a round little head, and said with a smile. And Jueqing is the name of the law when Fang Hemaru became a monk.

"Jueqing!" Mingdefang felt the "rubbing" and sat up from the tatami mat, don't get me wrong, this is not the excitement of seeing an acquaintance, but Mingdefang is aware that his identity is probably about to be exposed!

"His Royal Highness Fang Hemaru, do you know Master Lianquan?" Soji Tsugawa on the side seemed to understand something, and couldn't help but ask.

Fang Hemaru nodded heavily, and then said with a smile, "Right Guard General's Palace, when I became a monk, I was under the seat of Master Juexiao, as for what Master Lianquan is, I don't know." ”

"Isn't Master Juexiao the younger brother of Master Lianquan, the presiding officer of the Hiyoshi Shrine Mingdefang Juexiao?" Soji Tsugawa looked at Mingtokubo Juexiao with a strange expression, and then his gaze fell on Yoshizurumaru's body.

Seeing that the matter could not be hidden, Mingdefang Juexiao's eyes rolled, and he immediately sat up from the tatami mat, and said with a straight face, "Since the matter has come to this, the poor monk is not hiding it, yes, the poor monk is Mingdefang Juexiao!" ”

Tsugawa Soji suddenly asked curiously, "In that case, why did the master show people in the name of the Lotus Quan of the Wish Testimony Temple before?" Besides, wasn't the master blind in his left eye when he was at Hiyoshi Shrine? ”

Knowing that Tsugawa Soji would ask like this, Mingdefang Juexiao had already thought of a countermeasure, and immediately showed an unfathomable look, and replied with half-squinted eyes, "False and real, true and false." ”

"It's not that the poor monk is sincere in deceiving you, it's really burdened by fame!" Mingdefang Juexiao sighed, and continued with a depressed face, "Whether it is the Lotus Interpretation of the Wishing Temple, or the Mingdefang Juexiao, they are all respected by the world. Wherever the poor monk went, he was warmly received by the local daimyō. ”

Because of this, the poor monk changed his appearance from time to time and disguised himself in order to escape from these troubles brought about by his false name. There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south. Mingdefang realized that he put his hands together and recited a mantra that a monk would recite.

"I see!" Tsugawa Soji nodded suddenly, and then said with admiration, "I didn't expect Master Juexiao to be such an indifferent monk to fame and fortune, it really makes Zongji shameless, please accept the next worship!" "Obviously, Soji Tsugawa was also fooled by Mingdebo's words.

After Tsugawa Soji bent down, Takagi Yoshitoki and Yajima Tadabei and others also bowed, and for a while, more than a dozen samurai in a small room all saluted to the monk of Mingtokubo Juexiao, and the scene was quite spectacular.

Mingdefang felt that his palms were full of sweat, and when he saw that Soji Tsugawa seemed to believe his words, he was relieved.

And in fact, who would have thought that a "monk" who seems harmless to humans and animals would actually be such a deceitful character?

To be reasonable, Mingdefang Juexiao is definitely an outlier among the monks of this era, and he acts imaginative and does not play cards according to the routine at all. And the other one is also a standing out among the samurai, and it is actually a little similar to Mingdefang Juexiao!