Back then, Guo Yi and Wang Chong stabbed Oda Nobunaga in Cheongju Castle, and seven-year-old Ishida Yoshiyoshi had followed them, although he was more scheming than Kato Toranosuke, Fukushima Katsura and others, and his memory was also very good, but after all, ten years had passed. [No pop-ups. When I saw Guo Yi today, although I looked very familiar, I just couldn't remember where I had seen it for a while.

The worried-hearted Ishida Yoshiyoshi rode forward to lead the way, followed by Zhu Junwang, Xu Ling'er and Guo Yi, and soon detoured out of the battlefield.

"Sister, I'm going to Okazaki City, and I have to bring Xu Kun back." Xu Linger preached.

"Now that Ishida Yoshikichi is with us, I'm worried that something bad will happen to Xu Kun." Guo Yi replied worriedly.

Zhu Junwang stopped his horse and said: "I have been doing hard labor here for many years, and I am relatively familiar with the situation here, Xu Kun also listens to me, so let me go." ”

Xu Ling'er reined in her horse and said, "Uncle, I'm afraid that someone will recognize you, but I won't be able to leave." ”

"Don't fight, Sister Ling'er, you go quickly, wait for me to kill this kid in front, and then go back to the barracks to save Xu Kun." Guo Yi showed his scimitar as he spoke, urging the horse to go straight to Ishida Yoshiyoshi.

At this moment, Ishida Yoshiyoshi also stopped his horse, turned the horse's head to the front of the three of them, staring at Guo Yi deadly, at this moment, he vaguely recalled the situation of following Guo Yi and Wang Chong:

Back then, Guo Yi and Wang Chongxing attempted to assassinate Oda Nobunaga, escaped from Cheongju City, and were targeted by a group of children raised by Hideyoshi, these children were not able to fight, and it was too late to report back, at that time, it was under the command of Ishida Yoshiyoshi, Kato Toranosuke and others followed all the way, and actually followed to Ishiyama Honganji.

When she arrived at Kisogawa, Guo Yi was about to kill them, but suddenly turned around and ran over, her apricot eyes widened, and she raised her sword, but Wang Chong grabbed her arm, and that moment was unforgettable for Ishida Yoshiyoshi......

At this time, finding that Guo Yi, who was full of anger, raised his scimitar, Ishida Yoshiyoshi hurriedly asked, "May I ask what my sister wants to do?" ”

Since there were still many Tokugawa troops fighting on the periphery nearby, Guo Yi didn't dare to act rashly, so he replied: "Our outfits are still in Okazaki Castle Sandao Castle, now I'll go over and get a trip, you go first, I'll go to Changbin City to find you." ”

Ishida Yoshiyoshi judged that she was definitely not going back to pick up any suits, before the expedition, I heard that Oda Nobunaga was assassinated in Kyoto, but it seems that I heard that the assassin had committed suicide, could it have anything to do with them? Therefore, Ishida Yoshiyoshi judged: The three people in front of him came to Okazaki from Kyoto to join the army, if they did not have ulterior motives, why did they run to the Tokugawa army to take risks? Maybe they were the real murderers of Oda Nobunaga!

Thinking of this, Ishida Yoshiyoshi smiled: "Hehe, if it's not something expensive, don't ask for it, you name the number, and Lord Chikuzen Mamoru will compensate you." ”

Guo Yi suddenly lowered his face and raised the scimitar in his hand, Xu Ling'er could see that she wanted to kill Ishida Yoshikichi and wanted to stop it, but it was too late, Ishida Yoshiyoshi was not good at stubble, so he immediately pulled out the scimitar and confronted Guo Yi.

Xu Ling'er knew that it was not difficult to kill Ishida Yoshiyoshi, assuming that it was just to escape from Mikawa and Owari, and he had a road strip that imitated Nobunaga's handwriting in his hand, and it was okay to kill him, the key was to go to Okazaki City to save Xu Kun, in case the news leaked, I am afraid that no one would be able to escape.

It is certain that they are Oda Nobunaga's enemies, Ishida Yoshiyoshi and Guo Yi confronted each other for a while, and seemed to guess their identities, so they turned to a smile and said tentatively: "Sister, little brother hopes that you can recognize the overall situation and not be reckless!" Now, the shogunate Ashikaga Yoshiaki is like a mouse, hiding in Kii Kokokuji Temple, this time Oda Lord sent troops from Kyoto, you should also be able to see that the Daimyo of the Western Kingdom, such as Mori Terumoto-sama, Kobayakawa Takakei, Ukita Naoie, etc., have stopped paying attention to the shogun's orders, and the younger brother advises you to get lost! ”

Everyone could understand that Ishida Yoshiyoshi regarded them as the people of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

So, Zhu Junwang hurriedly said: "You are right, now that the shogunate is over, everyone is a subject of Oda Gondai, and there is something to discuss." ”

Xu Ling'er secretly thought in her heart that if she couldn't kill Ishida Yoshikichi, it would be very dangerous to continue the confrontation, so she hurriedly said: "You are right, Nobunaga is already a 'man of the world', and confronting him is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg." However, we don't have to hide it from you, there is still someone in Okazaki City who has to go with us, otherwise, and it causes a basket, I'm afraid that your father-in-law can't afford it, and it may also miss your father-in-law's 'good deeds'! ”

It seems to verify Ishida Yoshiyoshi's judgment, he mistakenly thinks that the person who stayed in Okazaki Castle is still waiting to murder Oda Nobunaga, and now Hashiba Hideyoshi's wings are not full after all, once Nobunaga has an accident, or the cause of the accident is related to Hideyoshi, or let Nobunaga know that Hideyoshi is still beating Mrs. Aichi's idea, it will be all over.

After pondering the stakes, Ishida Yoshiyoshi put away his scimitar and said with a smile: "Sister, why didn't you say it earlier?" I'll go with you and pick that person up with you, and I'll be sure!" ”

"That's great!" Xu Ling'er urged the horse to Guo Yi's approach and said, "Sister, let's go back to Okazaki City together." ”

At this time, Guo Yi didn't want to do much more, put the sword into the sheath, and said politely: "Then please Brother Ishida!" So, the four of them turned their horses and headed towards Okazaki Castle.

At the same time, the combined forces of Oda and Tokugawa were launching a general attack, ending the base camp of Takeda Katsuyori stationed at Yakuoji Mountain, relieving the siege of Nagashinoyama Castle, which had run out of ammunition and food, and Okuhira Nobuyamasa, who was holding Nagashino Castle, carried grain to the city, and picked up a "Genji White Flag" dropped by Takeda Katsuyori on the way.

This white flag was left by Takeda's ancestor Yahata Taro Yoshiya, which shows how embarrassed Takeda Katsuyori was when he lost his armor, and after the allied forces won a great victory, they all gathered at Nagashino Castle to celebrate.

Ishida Yoshiyoshi took Xu Ling'er and others back to Okazaki Sandao Castle, and hurried into the barracks to look for Xu Kun, but found that the kitchen was empty, so he went to inquire about the soldiers left behind.

The soldier who stayed behind replied, "You're late, Chef Xu has now been sent to Gifu Castle." ”

Ishida Yoshiyoshi suddenly panicked, and hurriedly asked, "What did you send him to Gifu Castle for?" ”

"Master Oda Nagayi asked for this chef by name, how dare we not give it, two days ago, we sent him away." The soldier replied.

Everyone walked out of the barracks together, and Ishida Yoshiyoshi asked cautiously, "Let me ask you, is this cook still going to murder Nobunaga?" ”

"You're thinking too much, we didn't have an attempt to murder Nobunaga." Xu Ling'er replied.

"No, we have to go to Gifu first, and we must find this person, and there must be no accidents." With that, Yoshiyoshi Ishida urged the horse to run ahead, and the four of them left Okazaki Castle together, and quickly whipped their horses in the direction of Gifu.

When I arrived near the Kiso River, it was getting late, and I was walking down the river to Gifu Castle, down the river was Ise Province, and through Ise to the west was Ishiyama Honganji.

Guo Yi stopped his horse and whispered to Xu Ling'er: "Sister, don't go forward, you take your uncle to find Lin Wenjing from Jinai Town, and I will follow him into Gifu City to find Xu Kun." ”

Where could Xu Ling'er put her mind at ease, and hurriedly replied: "Sister, give Uncle the road note written by Mr. Changyi, he can go back alone, I have to accompany you." ”

Yoshiyoshi Ishida, who was running in front, noticed that they had stopped and shouted, "Now there is still a ferry boat on the Kiso River, let's hurry up and go, and stay in Gifu Castle tonight." ”

"Brother Jiaji, uncle's house is on the bank of the Kiso River, so he won't go into the city with us." Xu Ling'er replied.

Ishida Yoshiyoshi immediately became alert, urged the horse to run over and asked, "Where is Uncle's home?" We can send him home first, but you two must come with me into Gifu. ”

Zhu Junwang was not familiar with this place, and he was afraid that he would leak his mouth and did not gnaw.

At this time, he suddenly remembered the past incident of meeting Ishikawa Goemon, Xu Ling'er smiled slightly and replied: "Thank you, Brother Ishida, my uncle's family lives in Ishikawa County, Hanoi, so there is really no need to follow us across the river." ”

This further prompted Ishida Yoshiyoshi to believe that the three people in front of him were Ashikaga Yoshiaki's subordinates, so he asked strangely: "Since you are from Ishikawa-gun, then you must know Sanada Hachiro, what do you have to do with him?" ”

Xu Ling'er hurriedly replied: "May I ask Brother Jiaji, is this Sanada Hachiro you are talking about, is it referring to the Jiangyang thief Ishikawa Goemon?" ”

Ishida Yoshiyoshi nodded and said: "Yes, Sanada Hachiro was in Echizen Hiei Mountain in his early years, apprenticed to Santaifu, learned Iga ninjutsu, and used to be under the door of Echizen Daimyo Asakura Yoshikage, after the fall of the Asakura clan, he became a robber, specifically against our Owari Province, and was the enemy of Oda Gondai Nayan!" ”

Xu Linger knew that Ishikawa Goemon had been exiled to Akimeura as a thief, Guo Guoqiang became a samurai in Shimazu Yoshihisa's house, and was ordered to arrest Ishikawa Goemon, and then he surrendered to Guo Guoqiang, and also helped Luo Amin sisters escape, but I don't know what happened to this mysterious thief recently?

But Guo Yi knew very well what Ishikawa Goemon and others were doing, and it was precisely because Guo Guoqiang and Wen Tao joined forces with Ishikawa Goemon that they were ready to find a benevolent master to replace Oda Nobunaga in the future, which caused them to repeatedly stop the assassination.

Because Shimazu Yoshihisa was fighting with Ito Yoshisuke in Plateau City, Nanguangfang Wentao went to North Korea to rescue Tang Jing, Guo Guoqiang was busy with errands and was negligent, it was this opportunity that Guo Yi slipped out of Satsuma Kameyama Castle and went to Gifu alone, trying to assassinate Oda Nobunaga, but she never wanted to affect her husband, thinking of this, she cried.

Xu Ling'er said: "Brother Jiaji, the uncle was killed by Ishikawa Goemon and was forced to wander the world. I heard that this thief is still doing evil, and when the uncle returns home, he will definitely help us find out the news of the robbers and catch Ishikawa Goemon as soon as possible! ”

Although Ishida Yoshiyoshi was skeptical of these words, he also understood his mission: to use these two women to trick Mrs. Aichi from Echizen Hokusho, and rely on them to persuade Mrs. Aichi to abandon Shibata Katsuya and willingly marry his lord Yushiba Hideyoshi. So, he didn't have much to do anymore and agreed to let Zhu Junwang go.

Zhu Junwang, who was full of tears, faced Ling'er and Guo Yi, was so excited that he couldn't speak, held back his sadness, said goodbye to the two, took Oda Changyi's road, and went down the river to the underground town.

In the first year of Tensho (1573 AD), he participated in the conquest of Omi Kotani Castle and made meritorious contributions, and was awarded 3,200 koku by Hideyoshi, and now he has become a samurai with a fiefdom, and Ishikawa Goemon took advantage of the situation to occupy the Kiso River, and became a "bandit" who specifically opposed Oda Nobunaga.

(End of chapter)