"Kurosaki-sama, I wonder when Ueyama-sama will return?" In the castle tower of Upper Mountain Castle, Hosokawa Naomoto, who had been waiting for almost two hours, couldn't help but say to Kurosaki Yoiichi, who was about to fall asleep beside him.

Kurosaki Yoiichi woke up suddenly, and then said with an embarrassed face, "I don't know about this, Hosokawa-sama should be patient and wait." ”

"Then wait!" Hosokawa Naomoto shook his head helplessly, then returned to his position and sat down.

After another hour, Hosokawa Naomoto couldn't hold back any longer, got up and said, "Kurosaki-sama, since the mountain lord has something important to do, then the family will say goodbye first, and then come back to bother in the future!" Saying that, Hosokawa Naomoto is about to leave!

At this time, as if pinching the time, Yoshiaki Ueyama suddenly appeared in the castle tower, and after seeing Hosokawa Naomoto, Yoshiaki Ueyama immediately said apologetically, "Oh, it turned out to be Hosokawa-sama who came in person, which really flattered the family!" ”

"Come on, Hosokawa-sama, please take a seat! Lai Yi, I ordered to go down, prepare more wine and food, and today my family will not get drunk with Lord Hosokawa! Yoshiaki Kamiyama then said to Yoriichi Kurosaki on the side.

"Hah!" As soon as Kurosaki Yoriichi received the order, Hosokawa Naomoto waved his hand and said, "No need! ”

Saying that, Hosokawa Naoyuan slowly walked to his position and sat down, and then said with an unhappy face, "Since Lord Shangshan is busy with official business, it is inconvenient to disturb him more!" That's it! ”

"Don't, don't!" Seeing that Hosokawa Naoto really looked like he was leaving, Yoshiaki Kamiyama hurriedly took Hosokawa Naoto's hand and said in a cute manner, "Hosokawa-sama, I am indeed busy with government affairs today, and I have neglected Hosokawa-sama!" It's better to be like this, my family has a new jar of kimchi that has been around for a full year, how about Kaifeng and Hosokawa-sama enjoy it tonight? ”

"Oh? Full-time kimchi? Hosokawa Naomoto's eyes lit up suddenly, and then he said with certainty, "Is it really a full year?" At the thought of the deliciousness of kimchi, the gluttonous worms in Hosokawa Naomoto's stomach also became active, and the eyes of Yoshiaki Ueyama softened even more.

"Of course!" Yoshiaki Kamiyama replied with an affirmative face, "How dare you deceive Hosokawa-sama!" You're a black hat dear! ”

Ten years ago, when Yoshiaki Moto-shangyama wore a black hat, he was personally brought by Naomoto Hosokawa. Originally, the name of Yoshiaki Kamiyama's Yuan Fu should have been Naoyoshi Kamiyama's Hanbei. Later, when he became the lord of Zhongshan Castle, he changed back to the general character of his own family, so as to show his determination to inherit the name of the Shangshan family.

"Since you still remember this, the family will not beat around the bush, this time the family came to the mountain city, it is for the recent war in Murayama County!" Hosokawa Naoto glanced at Yoshiaki Ueyama, who was sitting quietly on the side, and then said, "I don't know what Hanbei thinks about the situation in the Hazen area today?" ”

Yoshiaki Kamiyama had long expected the purpose of Hosokawa Naomoto's visit this time, so he replied without hesitation, "In my opinion, in this decisive battle of Yushu, the Tsugawa family will win, and the alliance of Mogami and Tiantong will be defeated!" ”

"Why are the halfguards so sure?" Hosokawa Naomoto suddenly asked with a curious expression.

Yoshiaki Kamiyama smiled and pointed at himself, then at Hosokawa Naomoto, and then stopped talking.

Seeing that Yoshiaki Ueyama had a dumb riddle with him, Naomoto Hosokawa couldn't help but calm down and think about what Yoshiaki Ueyama wanted to express.

Suddenly, Hosokawa Naogen seemed to understand something, and the eyes that looked at Yoshiaki Ueyama began to become different, "Sure enough, you didn't hide it from the half-guard, in that case, is the half-guard willing to send troops?" ”

"Hosokawa-sama has personally come to be a lobbyist for Tsukawa-sama, how can you not agree?" Yoshiaki Kamiyama said with a smile.

"So, did the half-guards agree to send troops?" Hosokawa Naomoto suddenly said with a look of surprise.

"But!" After Hosokawa Naomoto finished speaking, Yoshiaki Kamiyama changed his tone again, and continued in an extremely serious tone, "It is naturally inevitable for the family to send troops, but as for when to send troops, how many troops, and to whom to send troops, it depends on the sincerity of Lord Tsugawa." After saying that, Yoshiaki Kamiyama began to play with the folding fan in his hand.

After hearing Yoshiaki Ueyama's words, Naomoto Hosokawa nodded thoughtfully, then took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Yoshiaki Ueyama, "This is a handwritten letter from the main hall to the Hanbei family, Hanbei will take a look at it first." ”

Receiving a letter sealed with wax from Hosokawa Naomoto, Yoshiaki Kamiyama examined it by the faint candlelight of the castle tower.

The seal of this letter is very elegant, and the seal is first poured with a layer of wax, and then it is covered with the seal of the Tsugawa family, and a complete bellflower pattern is printed. After seeing that the bellflower pattern at the seal was intact, Yoshiaki Kamiyama solemnly opened the letter.

However, after seeing the contents of the letter, Yoshiaki Kamiyama's face began to turn strange, "Hosokawa-sama, this is clearly a blank piece of paper, could it be that Tsugawa-sama took it wrong?" With that, Yoshiaki Ueyama showed the empty letter in his hand to Hosokawa Naomoto.

Seeing this, Hosokawa Naomoto couldn't help but smile and said, "Doesn't the half-guard understand the meaning of the main hall?" ”

"How do you understand this blank piece of paper?" Yoshiaki Kamiyama suddenly said impatiently, "Didn't Hosokawa-sama come to have fun on purpose?" ”

"Haha!" Hosokawa Naoto finally couldn't help it, and said with a laugh, "I didn't expect the half-guards to be so stupid, and the main hall means that as long as the Kamiyama family is willing to send troops to attack the rear of the Mogami family, then the conditions are up to you." You just need to write down your conditions on this piece of paper and bring them back to your family, now you understand? ”

"I see!" Yoshiaki Kamiyama suddenly realized.

"However, Tsukawa-sama is still asked by the family like this? What if you want the territory of the best family? Could it be that Tsugawa-sama will also give it to the family? Yoshiaki Kamiyama asked tentatively.

Hearing Yoshiaki Kamiyama's words, Naomoto Hosokawa glanced at Yoshiaki Kamiyama with deep meaning, and then said slowly, "The family believes that you are a smart person, and smart people should naturally know what to write on this piece of paper and what not to write!" ”

After Hosokawa Naomoto finished speaking, Yoshiaki Kamiyama lowered his head and thought for a while, and then began to write hard.

After a while, Yoshiaki Ueyama solemnly put the blank paper into the previous letterhead, and then dripped wax and stamped the seal of the Ueyama family on the seal.

"Hosokawa-sama, please go back and tell Tsugawa-sama! The family's requests are all in the letter, and if Tsugawa-sama thinks it's acceptable, then you can send someone to inform the family, and the family will start preparing to send troops! Yoshiaki Kamiyama handed the letter back to Naomoto Hosokawa, and then said with a solemn face.

Naomoto Hosokawa took the letter and put it in his arms, and then said with envy, "Hanbei, you made the right choice!" However, the hall has said that no matter what you ask in the letter, the hall will agree. So you can start mobilizing your troops now, and as soon as the reply from the main hall arrives, you can start sending troops to the half-guards! ”

"Of course, it would be great if the half-guards could bring the Ayubei family along!"