On the morning of the second day after the contract was signed, I met with Katakura Keitsuna in Naoe's Fuchu.

Katakura Jinggang looks handsome, not inferior to Naoe Kazue, no wonder history always compares these two people, it seems that the general will enter the phase, not only relying on talent and learning, but also having a good-looking face is equally important.

Unlike other Date retainers, Katakura Keizuna's background is not too high, and his father Katakura Keishige is just a small priest in Date Domain, although he has a small amount of territory, but he is not even an official Date retainer.

Katakura Keisuna has been under the influence of his sister Katakura Kita since he was a child, practicing the art of war and classics, and later through the recommendation of his sister and [father-in-law] Oni Ting Zuo Yuesai, he became Date Masamune's close attendant, and then exerted his talents and slowly became Date Masamune's henchman and a minister of the Date family.

[The small one is Idamisaku Mamoru Masamune, who sat down with the retainer Katakura Kojuro Keizuna, and in his early years, he heard the name of Mr. Akechi, but he was helpless in Ou and could not see it. It is a great honour to meet you today. 】

Wise Kogoro nodded, and also bowed to Katakura Keixuna.

[Actually, the little one has already come to the spring mountain castle yesterday, but it's a pity that I couldn't catch a glimpse of Mr. Wise's demeanor. 】

This guy is talking too badly, right? Or his polite words are too obvious, I'm not a big star, what's the pity of not seeing me?

[That's right, Katakura-sama, I went to Kasuga Taisha Shrine yesterday to pay homage to the shrines of King Aizen and Uesugi Kenshinko, so I didn't have time to rush back to deal with business...... By the way, how did you talk while I wasn't there? I've heard that Naoe-sama was in charge of the negotiations. 】

Wise Kogoro's question is actually upside down.,I'm in Naoe's house.,Something that was negotiated before.。 Wouldn't it be better to just ask Naoe Kanesu? The latter, if he had time, would have told you about me. Now I'm asking Katakura Jinggang, isn't this looking for trouble and deliberately pretending to be stupid? I really don't know what Katakura Keixuna will think when he hears this.

Katakura Keixuna smiled slightly, he didn't take my pretending to be stupid seriously at all, but he also understood from my words that Wise Kogoro knew almost everything about the big and small matters of the peace negotiation.

For the wise Kogoro in front of him, Katakura Jinggang has heard it a long time ago, this is true, without any politeness, and the wise Kogoro has become famous in recent years. How could the young man who was already regarded as a country in Japan and currently have the brightest future, and the Date family had sent people to contact the shogunate more than once in recent years, so how could they not pay attention to him?

But there is no unified statement about the ability of wise Kogoro. And why is he so young, but he can sit in such a high position. Everyone also thinks that it is not because of outstanding ability.

Because although Akechi Kogoro is a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, he is also the latter's son-in-law. If you are human, you will inevitably have some selfishness and preference. Oda Nobunaga, as the father-in-law of Akekogoro, how could he not mention one or two to his son-in-law? Wise Kogoro can have today, it must be because of this relationship.

In fact, this can only be regarded as half right, Oda Nobunaga's vigorous promotion of wise Kogoro is indeed emotional. After all, compared to other retainers, their own relatives are the most reliable.

But don't underestimate him because of this, Oda Nobunaga is also a very realistic person. If you expect him to waste or delay his official duties because of his feelings, this is completely unrealistic, and he promoted Wise Kogoro, in addition to emotional relationships, more because of his ability. He was indeed a young man worth cultivating, and he could be put to good use by the shogunate for decades to come.

Before coming to Kasugayama again, Date Masamune reminded Katakura Keisuna more than once that he must not underestimate this wise little goro. Although this gentleman is not a member of the Uesugi family, he will have a great impact on this war and peace talks, and if he is not careful, he will fall into his trap. It was also the one-eyed dragon who only realized it after Tsugawa saw the military command ability of the wise Kogoro.

[Basically, it has been negotiated, and soon after, the family will officially send someone to propose marriage. 】

Katakura Keixuna glanced at Kanesu, who was sitting on the side, not only did he never say a word, but he didn't even raise his head. On this occasion, he put on such an attitude, which really makes people wonder what he wants to do.

[Propose? Are Misakumoru and Echigo Mamoru going to be married? 】

Seeing the appearance of wise Kogoro [acting in a full set, pretending to be stupid to the end], Katakura Jinggang felt powerless, this guy knows absolutely everything, but he always pretends to not understand anything, and he still needs to constantly explain to him, as if the contract signed before does not exist at all.

It's hateful. What's even more hateful is that Naoe Kanesu lowered his head on the side and didn't say a word, intentionally or unintentionally obliterating his own sense of existence, as if it didn't exist at all, which made him always feel that the atmosphere of the scene was a little weird.

[Yes, the Date Uesugi family was originally after the Fujiwara clan, and it stands to reason that they should love each other and live in harmony, but now they are in the same room because of some inconsequential trivial things, which is really undeserved, so my family lord decided to marry, and the two families formed a good relationship between Qin and Jin, and there would be no more wars for generations to come. 】

[Well, this is a great thing, originally I thought that Date and Uesugi would become undying enemies because of this war, but I didn't expect things to turn around so soon, not only can the war be stopped, but even Misaku Mamoru and Echigo Mamoru who originally hated each other will become relatives because of this, which is really gratifying, gratifying, in this way, the task given to me by the general is over, and it seems that I will be able to return to the capital in the near future. 】

Wise Kogoro smiled at some point, and Katakura Keixuna suddenly felt a little nervous.

[However, can I ask if I have a question?] 】

[Don't dare to ask, if you have any questions about Mr. Wise, just ask, the little one must know everything.] 】

[I remember that Echigo Mamoru only has one son, that is, Michimanmaru Gongzi, who has not yet been served, and Misakumari-sama has nothing, and there is no man and half woman under his knees, so this family business is ......]

[Oh, don't worry about this matter, my lord plans to accept the son of the elder of the clan as a righteous son, and what about the Uesugi family, because Michimanmaru is the heir of the Uesugi family, and it is not suitable to participate in the marriage, so Echigo Mamoru only needs to accept a young lady in the Uesugi clan as a righteous daughter and marry my son-in-law. 】

[Well, although it is not a biological child, in this way, both parties to the marriage can be regarded as having the blood of two families, well, this matter is done well, even me, I'm afraid it will be ...... Burst! 】

Wise Kogoro suddenly couldn't help but grin.

It doesn't matter if he laughs, Naoe, who has been lowering his head and not saying a word, raised his head and looked at him like a fool, Naoe didn't remember that the [drama] that the two had discussed before had this content, and thought that this guy had got some new [inspiration] for some special reasons, and he wanted to improvise.

And Katakura Jingzuna didn't understand what happened at all, could this be his premeditated laughter in advance.

What are you laughing at, Mr. Wise?] 】

[Nothing, nothing...... I just thought of something funny, so I was rude in front of two adults, so let's move on. 】

In fact, the reason why Akechi Kogoro laughed was because he suddenly thought that Uesugi Keitora was not the son of Uesugi Kenshin, and he was not related to any of the long-tailed Uesugi family.

So his bloodline, that is, the son of Michimaru born to him and Uesugi Keikatsu's sister Hua Ji, is only half to half Uesugi blood. And if a child is inherited from someone else's family, that child is the owner of the pure Uesugi bloodline.

Going around and around, and finally going around back here, so Akechi Kogoro thought it was funny.

[By the way, Katakura-sama, I heard that the peace treaty stipulates that the Uesugi family will not only cede 100,000 koku of land in western Echigo, but also admit the independence of the Shinbata Shigei family, who betrayed the Uesugi family, is this true? 】

[This is true...... Although the Shinbata Shigeya can't live with Lord Echigo, he is also a good lord who treats the people well, so ......]

Katakura Keixuna glanced at Naoe Kanesu, who didn't know when, lowered his head again, and made a look that he didn't care about himself, so he had to helplessly explain to Wise Kogoro:

[And after such an incident, it is impossible for Lord Shinbata to return to work under Lord Echigomori, and the family can't take him in in order to avoid it, so I have to ask him to be independent.] 】

[So that's the case, Misakumoru is so warm-hearted and considerate of others, it's really admirable. 】

Ren is Katakura Jinggang is thick-skinned enough, and when he heard Achi's ridicule, he also turned red.

[But if this happens, won't those Uesugi families suffer a big loss? ] The Niigata area under the control of Lord Shinbata is 780,000 koku, and even if he is independent, won't the Uesugi family lose nearly 200,000 koku of land? 】

[This...... There is no way to do this, and when the peace was negotiated before, Naoe-sama had already agreed...... Do you think so, Naoe-sama? 】

When he said this, Katakura Keixuna finally couldn't help it, and now he finally understood why Naoe Kanetsugu didn't say a word from beginning to end———— he was alone from beginning to end explaining the content of the peace agreement, and Naoe, who was another party, pretended to be nothing.

And the more I explained, the more unreal the contract seemed to be, as if the contract I signed was just a fictitious product, it didn't exist at all———— these two people were clearly playing tricks on themselves!

It's definitely not a problem to go on like this, so he simply called Naoe Kane.

Naoe Kaneji couldn't hide, so he pretended to be confused.

【Oh...... Yes, yes, there is such a thing. 】

He finally spoke, but his attitude was so ambiguous, as if it was too old for him to remember.