When the two fathers-in-law spoke, the clan did not interject, to be precise, they were watching the play, since the two of them had their own common son-in-law, as long as the two met, they promised to tease a few words, and they were still a little nervous before, I was really afraid that the two fathers-in-law would make a move and hurt the harmony, but after a few times, he could see that this was just an entertainment project for the two old people, and it is estimated that the two of them also knew that as long as they were there, it was impossible to move, if they really wanted to fight, they couldn't find a place where no one was there. The clan also saw that as long as one of the two drew a knife or said that he wanted to do it, then it meant that he was defeated and retreated, and it was time for him to appear.

So this time, seeing that Shibata Katsuya was defeated, the clan clan hurriedly went up, grabbed Shibata Katsuie's hand, and said over and over again: "Father-in-law, please calm your anger, Sakuma's father-in-law is just joking with you, although you control a little less land, but the responsibility is really important, and guarding against Uesugi is not a task that ordinary people can complete." ”

Shibata Katsuya had no intention of using force with Sakuma Nobumori, and now that the clan has given a step down, he will also go down the slope and return the knife to the sheath.

Sakuma Nobumori has already won for a while, and the goal of watching Shibata Katsuya eat deflated has been achieved, and he is not entangled.

The clan smiled helplessly and accompanied the two fathers-in-law into the city.

"Old thing, did you think there would be such a day twenty years ago?" As soon as Sakuma Nobumori entered the city, he couldn't help but ask Shibata Katsuya beside him.

"Old man Sakuma, I said that you are still finished, but you are lucky to get hundreds of thousands of stone territory, as for showing off in front of the old man like this?" Shibata Katsuya said angrily, after all, this kind of thing. That's it. Tricks are not a glorious thing among the samurai.

Sakuma Nobumori couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this. Obviously, Shibata Katsuya misunderstood, so he only heard him say: "If you don't say that you are simple-minded, you don't see that the old man is emotional." ”

"Do you still feel emotional?"

"Nonsense, the old man is saying, could you have imagined twenty years ago that you would be able to walk into Kofu Castle in such a big way one day?"

This time it was Shibata Katsuie's turn to be stunned, and the samurai who passed through that era could appreciate the strength of the Takeda family, and if someone asked at that time who was most likely to dominate the world. Then more than half of the people will say that it is one of the three alliances of the Eastern Kingdom, and among the three countries, the Takeda family is the most likely.

Compared with the Takeda family, the original Oda family was just an inconspicuous little daimyo, but now twenty years have passed, and the lord is not only in sight to dominate the world, even if he has hundreds of thousands of stones and tens of thousands of military powers, the strength of the family is already on par with the Takeda family back then, if you can calm down and think about it, the older generation of samurai of the Oda family may have such feelings. A young retainer like the clan would not have such feelings, because they had never experienced the most difficult period of the Oda family.

Shibata Katsuie after a quick reminiscence. He didn't raise the bar with Sakuma Nobumori anymore, but said seriously: "Yes, the changes in the past twenty years are too great, but there are not many old guys who can hold on to today." ”

"Wrong, it's not too much, it's that in addition to you and me, the retainers who followed the ancestor have either retired or passed away."

"Old fellow, are you going to retire too?" Shibata Katsuya hurriedly asked, don't look at the fact that on the surface he and Sakuma Nobumori are always stumbling, but after all, they have been friends for decades, and it is really difficult to accept for a while.

"I'm a little envious of Lin Tongsheng now, although I have lost a lot, but I have gained more."

"The old man didn't see what he had gotten, if it weren't for the thousand guards, how could Lin Tongsheng be as good as he is now, retreat, hum, the old man still believes in the knife in his hand."

After the clan arranged the two fathers-in-law and took their families to visit, they were finally idle, except for the two fathers-in-law who needed to go out of the city to greet them in person, the others only needed to greet them outside the castle tower, and there was no need to make such a big show, after all, none of the remaining people could surpass their own in terms of identity and strength, so what should they do if they scare each other with such a big pomp.

In the following days, there were invited people to come, the nine ghosts Jialong and the head of the long sect of the sect came together, it is obvious that the head of the long sect and my department took the boat of the nine ghosts, it seems that the relationship between the two is more harmonious than the clan expected, the head of the clan first thanked the clan for his help, and then told the clan that after learning that Nobunaga carried out the strategy of the four countries, he decided to become a vassal of the Oda family without any hesitation, originally with his strength, it was basically impossible to become a vassal of the Oda family, However, with the Nine Ghosts Kataka threading the needle, the result is different, not only successfully recognized by Oda Nobunaga, but also obtained a lot of benefits, although nominally he belongs to the Four Nations Legion in Longchuan, but due to the non-cooperation of the Nine Ghost Water Army, Longchuan Yiyi can't even go out of the sea, let alone Shikoku, if nothing else, it won't take a few years, Shikoku will be under the surname of Changzong.

In the blink of an eye, it was a few days, and seeing that the comprehensive assessment was about to be held, the clan clan received a report from the ninja. "Report, lord, the young lord and the retainers of the Otomo family have arrived outside the city, and I ask the lord to decide."

"Got it, let's go down." After saying that, the clan instructed Hosokawa and Ichiro, who were on duty outside the door, "You go and arrange for the envoy of the Otomo family to rest, and ask Gentaro to come and see me immediately." ”

"It's the lord."

Takayama Nobukatsu, who had been waiting outside the castle, had been beating the drum in his heart, and according to Kakukuma Ishimu, after he saw his father last time, his father was not very happy, and now he doesn't know if his father's anger has disappeared, and it is said that Tomo-sama is also in the city now, which seems to be a little difficult to do......

He was entangled in his heart, and Chiyo was even more worried. Don't look at her strong on the surface, but this strength is just to cover up the weakness in her heart. Especially the one who is about to meet will be Takayama-sama.,Takayama-sama's big name is like thunder even in Kyushu.,Especially after she and Shinkatsu set a lifelong agreement.,It's even more intentional to inquire about the information of the Takayama clan.,And because of the resistance to the clan.,The rumors that are beneficial to the clan she directly ignores.,Only listen to those that are not good for the clan.,Like what kind of Buddha enemy.,A certain year and a certain month destroyed a sympathetic force.,What forcibly occupied the daughter of the wealthy family.,Anyway, it's not too much bad at all.。

Over time, in her imagination, the appearance of the Gaoshan clan has become clearer and clearer by her, she thinks that the Gaoshan clan must be very tall and strong, otherwise how can it kill so many people, and it must have a vicious face, the kind that makes people scared when they see it, yes, and there must be a scar on the eyes from top to bottom, this glasses that were wounded by the knife can only be closed, they can't be opened, and the eyebrows are probably standing open......

It didn't take long for Hosokawa and Ichiro to meet Nobukatsu and his party, and according to the instructions of the lord, he first arranged the envoys of the Otomo family and the accompanying more than 100 troops, and then took Nobukatsu and Chiyo to the castle tower to meet the clan.

"Gentaro, your father shouldn't embarrass us, after all, he said before that he let us come back this time to get married, does this mean that he has accepted me?" She was about to meet Takayama-sama, and Chiyo was getting more and more nervous, so she had already asked three times along the way.

At first, Shinsheng was also bottomless, but when he learned that his father summoned him in the inner room instead of the assessment room, he finally settled down and summoned himself in the assessment room, so it can only show that his father's anger has not disappeared, everything is official, and it is different in the inner room, which shows that his father has regarded Chiyo as a family, after all, the inner room is where the family meets.

After having such thoughts, Shin Sheng said confidently: "Don't worry, my father is not as difficult to contact as you think, as long as you are courteous, my father will definitely not embarrass you." ”

"It's just your imagination, how do you know your father won't be angry? I don't care anyway, if your father wants to embarrass me, you must protect me. ”

"I know, don't worry, even if my father is unhappy, he won't embarrass a little girl like you, at most, it's just Kakuma-sama's bad luck." Nobukatsu now has a spectrum in his heart, not only does his face look much better, but he also has a good match to joke with Chiyo.

"You will say that your father is not angry, and you will say that your father is unhappy, anyway, I have decided, no matter what your father does, I will definitely not leave you." Saying that, Chiyo didn't hold the scabbard on his waist tightly, which was considered to give himself some courage. However, it is a pity that as soon as they entered the castle tower, the small sword on Chiyo's waist was temporarily confiscated by the flag book standing guard at the door. Although she was very reluctant, she thought that she must not anger Takayama-sama because she did not understand the rules, so she finally handed over her weapon.

"Actually, my father still likes ladylike girls, so I said you shouldn't wear this armor today." After Nobukatsu saw that Chiyo's sword was confiscated, he couldn't help but speak.

Chiyo glanced at Shinkatsu with a dark face and said, "I didn't want your father to see a different Chiyo, didn't you say before that your father likes novelties, I guess your father must have never seen a girl in armor." ”

"Okay, whatever you want." Shinkatsu said indifferently.

The reason why Tachibana Chiyo decided to wear armor was not only to please the clan, but also to let Takayama-sama know that she was not a weak woman and that she could help Nobukatsu at a critical time.

Soon, the two of them, led by Hosokawa and Ichiro, went to the door of the inner room where the clan was located.

Since the door was open, Chiyo couldn't help but secretly look at the Takayama clan, which didn't matter, completely subverting the image of the Takayama clan in her previous heart. (To be continued.) )