After staying by Oda Nobunaga's side for so long, before he knew it, Akechi Kogoro's personality became more and more similar to the former, and he now gave people the feeling of an oppressive aura like a falcon or a tiger wolf.

However, as the saying goes, "the bystander is clear, the authorities are mysterious", Akechi Kogoro doesn't know the changes in himself, and he thinks that he is still talking to people in an ordinary tone.

[If Mr. has to have an answer, then the little one can only say that the little Katakura Kojuro Keixuna is just a low-born priest who relied on the wrong love of my lord Misaku to become a samurai, in fact, I know that I am almost good at nothing except for writing a little bit of articles and making a few crooked poems. 】

[Nothing to do? Katakura-sama, are you sure you didn't mean to belittle yourself in front of me? 】

[Where's the word, sir?] In front of the talented and well-known [Izumo Dragon], the little one has not yet dared to the point of talking nonsense. 】

His tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and he forcibly returned all the pressure that Asenchi Kogoro had put on him.

Wise Kogoro nodded, and seemed to be very touched by Katakura Kojuro's words, and he said:

【Good!】 Good! …… What you just said is good, morality cannot make people fearful, but power can make people surrender...... Among the great names in the world, there are many people who are good at writing moral articles and like elegance, even I have seen a lot...... Of course, I'm also one of those people who is literary and elegant, which is really ashamed. 】

[Sir, I laughed, everyone knows that you are a [wise] person, and there is no doubt about your learning, where can you compare with a rough country man like us? 】

[Hehe, Katakura-sama, it doesn't mean that if you praise too much, it will only make people feel that this is a deliberate flattery, we are actually all the same, the main job is to calm the world, as for the dance and ink or something, it is those monks who do it, they are the real scholars, and I can't compare with a martial artist. And...... It's a pity that no matter how good the moral article is, it can't resist the knife in our hands...... If the imperial court had this kind of consciousness back then, why would it have to rely on samurai to survive? Isn't that right, Katakura-sama? 】

Kojuro Katakura understood that Wise Kogoro was ostensibly talking about the imperial court, but in fact he was referring to Sang scolding Huai's mockery of Date Masamune.

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[It is said that my ancestors used to carry bows and arrows, and they almost accidentally injured His Majesty the Emperor...... Don't mention the past, but I don't dare to say anything, as a samurai, I only believe in force, and Katakura-sama and Date Misakumo-sama must think so too, right? 】

(Regarding the "ancestors accidentally injured the emperor" mentioned by Wise Kogoro, it refers to the fact that during this period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Toki family, which was the ancestor of the wise family, produced a fierce general, and he was the child of Toki Yorisada who had been surprised during the [Jianwu New Deal], and his father Yorizhen and brother Yoriqing always stood on the side of the Ashikaga clan.) After Toki Yorito inherited the family business, he also led the Mino camp to work for the Ashikaga clan. In the Battle of Aonogahara as described in the Taihei Chronicle, although the Ashikaga camp was defeated in the end, it is said that at that time, Yorito repeatedly assaulted the large army of the southern Korean side with only 1,000 cavalry, and finally received the commendation of the Ashikaga shogun.

But in 1342, Toki Yorito was executed. The reason for this was because he shot arrows at the ox cart in which Emperor Guangyan was riding. At that time, when the emperor and his entourage advanced to Fushimi Gojo-dori, they met the ranks of Toki Yorito and the ranks of Nikaido Yukiharu (the ancestor of the future Tohoku Nikaido clan) on the way. Nikaido Xingchun immediately dismounted and bowed, but Toki Yorito seemed to be drunk and said, "Is that the courtyard (the emperor)? Isn't that a dog? If it's a dog, you'll have to shoot him.

Then it was like an ox cart releasing arrows, but fortunately the distance was very close, and the Emperor Guangyan was safe and sound.

The result can be imagined, even if the imperial court and court government had little authority at that time, it was also an indispensable political tool of the Ashikaga shogunate, and Toki Yorito did so to kill himself.

If this happened in China, let alone the perpetrator Tuqi Laiyuan, I am afraid that the entire Tuqi family will be beheaded. However, as soon as the imperial family was defeated, there was a general to protect it, so in the end, except for the death penalty in the distance, the entire Toki family had nothing to do. ）

Uesugi Keitora who was sitting on the main seat was overjoyed, Wise Kogoro was really [face-giving], this is a complete declaration of war with Date Masamune!

[Hehe, Mr. Wise is really a person who can joke, hold Mr. Yes, or the general, never dare to have the slightest rudeness, the general is entrusted by the court to govern the world, the Date family is the minister of the world, of course, I also hope to accept the general's rule. 】

[Really? Katakura-sama, things have come to this point, and I won't beat around the bush with you, even Lord Mori Nagako, who is the confidant of the general, has died at your hands, do you think the shogun will forgive you!! 】

At this moment, what surrounds Wise Kogoro is a surging and unstoppable murderous aura, Katakura Kojuro has a chill in his heart, it seems that the other party really wants his lord's life!

However, out of loyalty to Date Masamune, he did not have any fear, but said in a calm and flat tone:

[Date family's loyalty to the shogunate can be seen in the sun and moon, when the shogunate was established, the regent sent someone to send a BMW and an eagle and gold, the shogun was also very polite at that time, and gave the family a rich return gift, after these two years, although the family has never come to meet the shogun, but the etiquette, the gift that should be given, has never been less, Mr. wise, the little respect you are a reasonable person, but you look down on the shogunate's intentions so much, this is really difficult to tolerate......]

This is true, when the shogunate was established in Kyoto, Date Terumune himself did not go to Kyoto to meet Asaga, but sent Endo Kishin as a messenger to present gifts, although Oda Nobunaga was somewhat dissatisfied with the fact that the head of the Date family did not come in person, but in the end Haas accepted the thing very happily, and wrote a letter to Date Terumune, entrusting Endo Kishin to bring it back.

Without waiting for Wise Kogoro to speak, Katakura Kojuro then said:

[Even earlier, when the Shogun put down the [Echizen Rebellion], the family already had the intention of surrendering, and at that time, the Lord Regent not only took the popularity to meet and give gifts, but also made a statement, saying that if the Shogun was going to send troops to the Tohoku, then the Date family was willing to act as a vanguard and assist the Shogun in quelling the rebellion. Have you forgotten all these things? 】

[I didn't forget, but I ...... it at the beginning]

Boy! He actually completely dissolved the momentum of the wise Kogoro.,And it was his turn to start asking the latter with an aggressive attitude.,But what he said was really the truth.,In the era of Date Terumune's rule of the Date family,The relationship between the Date family and the Oda family is very close.,In order to win the support of the [central government] for the Date family,Date Huizong can be said to have thrown a lot of money into it.,Because at that time, the Mogami family broke out [Tensho Rebellion], the Soma family was financially constrained, and the southern family was far away because of the terrain. It was inconvenient for the three families to interact with the Oda family, so in Oda Nobunaga's opinion, Date Terumune was the most supportive of the Oda family among the daimyo in the Northeast, and then he also looked down on the latter several times.

But these are all things of the past, since Date Masamune came to power, the relationship between the Date family and the Oda family is not as warm as before, the young and vigorous Date Masamune, think that with the current power of the Oda family, it is impossible to touch the interests of the northeast, and then unlimited money into it, is a kind of [brain-dead] behavior that costs the people and money, plus he has always had the ambition to unify the world, instinctively regarded Oda Nobunaga as a future opponent. Can you be too polite to your opponent?

Since Kojuro Katakura has already gained the upper hand in the momentum, he will definitely not give up this opportunity, and he went on to say:

[Not only that, but I asked Mr. Akechi, at that time, what was the Uesugi family doing? What is the world-famous humble and faithful Gong doing? If their behavior is more fervent than their own, then the little one will have nothing to say, and he should go back and ask my lord to take the blame, and go to Kyoto to listen to the general's fate. 】

【……】

Not only was Akechi Kogoro so choked that he couldn't speak, but even the people of the Uesugi family who were doing it all changed their faces and couldn't say a word.

Since the exile of Ashikaga Shogun, the relationship between Uesugi Kenshin, who advocates tradition, and the deviant Oda Nobunaga has become worse and worse, and then there have been two wars between the two families.

Wise Kogoro shook his head, at this moment, he had a deeper understanding of Katakura Kojuro's diplomatic level, Date Masamune could have such an excellent retainer, it was really enviable!

But I can't lose to him here...... You can't say too much on this issue, otherwise it will be easy for him to have the right to speak.

[Hahahaha...... It is undeniable that Katakura-sama, your eloquence is indeed praised, but if you want to do great things, it is not enough to have a mouth, and having said so much, I also want to ask a word, isn't the Date family afraid of the general's sword-and-soldier? 】

[Afraid! Of course I'm afraid! General Tianwei, who is not afraid, but what...... If the elders of my family knew what I am talking about, they would surely regard the younger ones as unfaithful, unfilial, unkind, and unrighteous traitors who have done well-dressed deeds thanks to the favor of the Lord. If he was angry and led his troops to storm Yonezawa Castle, and he was willing to sacrifice the lives of his soldiers, he would inevitably break through Yonezawa Castle, hang the heads of men, women, and children in the castle high, and build a temple with the heads of tens of thousands of people, then our fear of the Shogun and Mr. Wise will be even deeper. 】

[Hehe, it's all this time, Katakura-sama, you're still provoking me, do you think it's fun to do this? …… Or do you think that I or the general will not dare~ this~?~ do~!! 】

Suddenly, in the main formation, it was quiet, and no sound could be heard, Uesugi Jinghu and the generals all looked at Akechi Kogoro and Katakura Kojuro in surprise, as if they wanted to get to know him again, "Dare!" Of course I dare! When the general burned down the sacred land of Buddhism, Hiei Mountain, it had already proved that there was nothing he didn't dare to do in the whole world...... The general is not a coward, and in the same way, Mr. Wise, you are not a coward, you have traveled thousands of miles to the northeast, is there someone here to play in the water? Hehe...... If you don't get the benefits you want, how can you retreat? Even if I have the eloquence of a person who is both vertical and horizontal, and have the wisdom of Zhuge Wuhou, it is for nothing! 】

[Hehe, are you planning to break the jar? So what else do we have to talk about? 】

[Hmph! That's true, no matter how much you talk about it, it's a waste of my saliva, and Mr. and Echigo Mamoru are also drowsy, and their faces are full of impatience. Rather than that, it's better not to say anything! 】

Katakura Kojuro has a fearless face, this look is the most annoying to the enemy, Uesugi Keitora has not planned to speak, but now seeing his virtue, he finally can't help it.

[You give me ......]

[Eh! Echigo-samamoru, let me finish my questioning before I drive him away! 】

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