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After the Battle of Kokoji, Hatano and Akai retreated into their respective castles and became veritable otaku.

After receiving the news of the defeat, the Isshiki army almost did not hesitate and rushed back to Tango without stopping.

The local tyrants who were still riding the wall rushed to Kokotsuji Temple one after another, and in their own way, they did their best to show their loyalty to Akechi Mitsuhide, that is, his father.

By this time, it was basically certain that the "Tambo counter-revolutionary clique" was completely embattled.

Saito Toshizo, Akechi Mitsutada and other "hawks" in the family have been persuading their fathers to take advantage of the victory to pursue and take Hagami Castle and Kuroi Castle in one go.

However, this proposal was opposed by me.

These two castles are the kind of castles that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it may not be feasible to storm them, so it is better to cage the castle first, and then slowly fight a protracted war, at this time, it is early spring, and Hatano and Akai do not have much food in their hands, and they will fall into a predicament where they cannot advance or retreat, and at that time, maybe we can also implement the tactics of "starvation" and "thirst kill".

I paid attention to the wording of the language, and the tone of my voice was as humble as possible, and I tried not to "provoke" Saito and others while giving my opinions.

I share the same opinion as Masanobu Honda and Fujitaka Hosokawa.

However, my father did not make a decision immediately, but ended the evaluation in a tone of "reconsideration".

I walked out of Kokokoji Temple, and as soon as I stepped out of the hallway, a voice that was very familiar to me came over.

"Hey! Young Lord! It's great that you're here! ”

This is the loud voice that Keiji Maeda has always had.

I screamed in my heart: No!

The guy spoke to me and greeted me with "you", and only when facing my father or someone else in the family who deserved his respect, would he rarely use the word "you".

And if he suddenly uses such a "you" address to me, it usually means,

He needs to ask me for something!

"I'm flashing!" I pretended not to hear him, turned my head, and ran away!

But my "light skills" are not as good as the benevolent brother who spoke, and before I ran ten steps, I was gorgeously caught by him.

"Uh...... Maeda-sama, what's the matter? ”

"Eh, young master, why do you call me an adult? It's a lot of things, so just call me Keijiro as usual. ”

"Never!" I said righteously: "Public is public, private is private, formal occasions, you should pay attention to it, and I am now dealing with official business, if there is nothing to do, please don't come to ......"

Having said that, I suddenly noticed, how did this guy come from outside? Also, why didn't I see him at today's evaluation meeting? Where did the people go?

"No, young master, I'm here to beg you!"

Really!

"What's the matter?" Because it is not usually easy for him to ask me for something, I did not rush to agree to him.

"Young master, please lend me some more money!"

Why use "again"? Three days ago, he had just walked 300 times from me.

"Didn't you just borrow three hundred taels of silver from me three days ago?" I scolded in my heart, you kid is really a "loser", and eighty percent of the money is spent in the whale house and tavern.

Not long after the end of the war, the area around Kokoji Temple became prosperous, first of all, agriculture, and the peasants were relieved to come out to farm after the war. The large area around Tezuka Town is located in a wide and flat plain, and there is a large flow of water in the Shinogawa River, so the transportation is very convenient, so merchants began to appear.

When there are more people in the town, there are more "event venues" immediately.

My father's military discipline was very strict, and there were strict restrictions on the entry and exit of soldiers.

However, people like Keiji Maeda who can't be idle can always think of ways to "exploit loopholes".

"All...... It's all spent...... "His rare confidence is weak."

"What?!" I exclaimed, "Three hundred taels of silver, three hundred yuan, three hundred thousand yuan, just like that, you will spend it in three days!" Even the best whale houses and taverns can't cost so much money, how do you do it?!!! ”

"There's a new gambling house in the town......"

"So you gave them all the money," I stared coldly at poor Keiji Maeda.

Honestly, it's a good feeling! For so long, I have always been pressed by him, and until today, I found a trace of "superiority" in front of him.

"Young master, please help me this time......"

I don't know if it's because I smeared chili peppers or something like that in advance, but there was really a flash in Maeda Keiji's eyes!

"Keijiro, what do you want me to say about you......" I was speechless for a long time to this person, "I won't talk about your habits, anyway, I scolded you thousands of times, and I haven't seen you change...... You have a fief of a few thousand stones, and you have received more rewards than me for your exploits, but why do you always spend more than you earn? ”

The lesson of the young master is ...... "Now there is a request for others, so the person in front of him has to be obediently "criticized".

"Look at other people's hiding, the territory is only a few hundred stones, and the battle exploits are not as good as yours, but the small life of others is much more nourishing than yours, you have to learn from him......"

Just when I was secretly doing "ideological work" for Keiji Maeda, an inappropriate sentence came.

"Young master! I've spent all my money, young master! Can you lend me some money? ”

The person who spoke was none other than Mr. Kerr, whom I was praising verbally.

"Young master! Don't get dizzy! I'm going to borrow money from you......"

Keiji Maeda walks aimlessly through the streets of the town, which is just beginning to take shape, and although the street furniture is just beginning to take shape, it is already very popular with people.

"What can I do, I can't even borrow the young master and Caizang, who else can help me?" Keiji Maeda looked up at the sky, "No! Money has to be solved! Otherwise, even eating is a problem! ”

At this time, Yoshio Kobayashi was munching on a string of balls and appeared in his sight.

"There it is!" Maeda Keiji was happy in his heart, Yoshio Kobayashi is the chief doctor in the family, and he earns as much as 500 yuan a year, which is almost close to the income level of the old family (Oda Nobunaga "Before the separation of soldiers and farmers", money could always buy ten stones of grain, but after "separation of soldiers and farmers", the samurai's money was generally withdrawn with money), and he was allowed to borrow money!

"Hey! Lord Kobayashi! ”

"Oh, it's Maeda-sama."

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going back to the temple, I'm really angry today!"

"What's wrong?"

"I have a few pharmacists who use the money in the medicine hall to drink privately!" Yoshio Kobayashi scolded: "These guys also went to the gambling house to gamble, and they lost more than 100 times, which is really hateful!" ”

"Yes, they should be taught a good lesson!" Having said that, Keiji Maeda "chuckled" in his heart, he hated it like this after just over a hundred times, so how much hope did he have for borrowing money......

Yoshio Kobayashi said: "Of course, I rushed into the gambling house with a dozen people and broke several of their hands and feet!" ”

"Yes...... Maeda Keiji felt a chill in his heart, although he was a doctor, but this was really dark.

Yoshio Kobayashi continued: "This is not a matter of hatred, I asked my subordinates to put a few of them in sacks and sink them to the bottom of the Sasakawa River...... I don't know if those people are dead now...... Hey, Maeda-sama, you don't seem to look good, do you want me to help you take a look? ”

"No...... No need...... I suddenly remembered that I still had something to do, and I'll see you later, Lord Kobayashi. ”

"By the way, Maeda-sama, I still have something to ask you about."

"What...... What's up? ”

"The owner of the gambling house was afraid that I would smash the gambling house in a fit of rage, and gave me a sum of money, as well as this thing!"

As he spoke, Yoshio Kobayashi took out a lump of yellow things from his arms and handed it to Keiji Maeda.

This is a yellow silk cloth, but at first glance you know that it is very old, and when you get it to the market, you can't exchange it for a few dollars.

Keiji Maeda said: "This is just an old silk cloth, what's wrong...... Wait, there's something drawn on it! ”

On the silk cloth, some lines and graphics are drawn shallowly in the way of embroidery, and some words are written.

"The place where Yamana Echigo Mori buried gold"

"Yamana Echigo Shouan? If I remember correctly, he should have been the brother of the Yamana clan Kiyoshi of the 'Sixth Temple' back then, but he secretly colluded with the Ashikaga shogunate, not only sold the family's intelligence office to the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, but also embezzled a large amount of money and food when he was the commissioner, and finally before the Meitoku Rebellion, he was discovered and destroyed by the Yamana clan. ”

"Yes," said Yoshio Kobayashi, "the owner of the gambling house said that before the incident, Yamana Yasutoki ordered one of his retainers to bury a large sum of money somewhere to plan for the future, but he died soon after, and the money did not work at all, and his retainers also died with him, so the whereabouts of this treasure became a mystery......"

"Wait! Lord Kobayashi! Does that boss tell you that the picture on this thing is where the money is?! ”

Yoshio Kobayashi nodded: "That's right, the boss said that this one was just what he got from a gambling stick, and the gambling stick couldn't pay off the gambling debts, so he gave all the things on his body to the boss." ”

"Cut! How is this thing a real treasure map? Keiji Maeda said disdainfully: "If there was really a treasure, that gambling stick would have been a big deal!" ”

"I think so too, even if there is really a treasure, that gambler or boss, has already taken all the money, where is it our turn to do it, but what, I still have the mentality of trying it out, I want to find someone to identify the authenticity of this thing, Maeda-sama, you go south and north, you have seen a lot, help me see, is this picture real?"

"That's right...... Keiji Maeda looked at it for a while, "I've played with some antiques before, and judging from my previous experience, this silk cloth is indeed very old, maybe it's really something from more than two hundred years ago." ”

"So, is this picture real?"

"The cloth is real, and the picture is not necessarily true, but it is not necessarily not, but then again, if there is really a treasure......"

Keiji Maeda's eyes began to glow with anticipation