After Zhu Junwang left, Ishida Yoshiyoshi became more vigilant, he no longer led the way in front of his head, and hid behind Xu Ling'er and Guo Yi's horses, deliberately keeping a certain distance. 【Fengyun Reading Network. 】

When he arrived at the Kiso River, he found that there was no ferry to take, so Ishida Yoshiyoshi stood on the shore and whistled.

The sun was about to set, the sunset reflected the sky on the other side of the river, waited for a while, but did not see the movement in the river, Ishida Yoshiyoshi got off the horse, ran along the river bank, stretched his neck to look at the reeds, Guo Yi quietly chased over, ready to take advantage of his unpreparedness, and ended the kid's life with a knife.

Ishida Yoshiyoshi stood on the side of the reeds and whistled, Guo Yi quietly came behind him, and just raised the scimitar, suddenly a voice came: "It turned out to be Lord Ishida Yoshiyoshi!" ”

So, Guo Yi hurriedly put away the scimitar, and saw a ronin come out of the reeds.

Xu Ling'er, who came over, looked at it and found that the wild warrior in the river was Quan Saburo, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange, and at this time, a few more people came out of the reeds.

After rubbing a handful of river water, Quan Saburo bowed deeply to Ishida Yoshiyoshi and asked, "Lord Ishida, why did you run back alone if you didn't make meritorious service in front of the battle?" ”

Ishida Yoshikichi, who was full of reserves, didn't know the group of people in front of him, looked at them carefully, and asked unceremoniously, "Who are you?" ”

"Ishida-sama, I'm Gonzaburo of Omi Otani Castle, after the doctor Xu Yi who used to be in charge of guarding Mrs. Aichi, and later, I followed Mrs. Aichi to Beizhuang, but I was driven out by the bastard Shibata Katsuka, and I was about to go to Nagahama Castle to join Lord Yushiba Chikuzen, hehe, Lord Ishida, as a close confidant of Lord Chikuzen, should have heard that I was in Kyoto and Konishi Ryoza to cooperate and prepare to do something big for Lord Hashiba Chikuzen."

As Hideyoshi's confidant, Ishida Yoshiyoshi certainly knew what he was talking about, so he asked, "Gonzaburo, what are you doing here?" ”

"Ishida-sama, if I help Hashiba Chikuzen-samaru do that, please give me a few more kind words, so that I can also be a samurai under Chikuzen-samaru like Wasuka Koroku, please!" Quan Saburo replied respectfully.

Hearing Quan Saburo's words, Ishida Yoshiyoshi turned to look at Guo Yi, and suspicion was in his heart......

As a henchman of Yushiba Hideyoshi, he knows more secrets than others, when Konishi Ryuza arrived in Nagahama City, he knew what happened, and he arrested Xu Ling'er for the wild samurai Quan Saburo, the purpose of which was to use the Xu family's father and daughter, so that Mrs. Aichi willingly abandoned the Shibata Katsu family, and then married to Nagahama City, but right now, I found that Quan Saburo didn't seem to know Guo Yi?

At this time, Xu Ling'er asked, "Quan Saburo, what are you doing here?" ”

Quan Saburo looked up at Xu Ling'er violently, and immediately understood the purpose of their return from the front of the battle, hurriedly bowed down, and asked with a smile: "Miss has worked hard!" May I ask why Oda Nagayoshi didn't come back? ”

Xu Ling'er glared at her and said angrily: "There is so much nonsense in the room, why don't you help us find a ferry?" ”

Finding that Quan Saburo was still grinding, Ishida Yoshiyoshi then asked, "Quan Saburo, why are you here?" I heard that Ishikawa Goemon haunts here, did you also become a robber? ”

"It's hard to put into words! On the night before the expedition to Mikawa, the Assassin came to the house of Lord Oda, and I led my men to pursue him, and in the end we brought the Assassin* to a dead end. Gonzaburo replied in frustration.

It's really an enemy meeting, and it's very red-eyed! Guo Yi suddenly shuddered, and raised the scimitar in his hand again......

Suddenly, more than twenty ronins came out of the reeds, all holding scimitars like yakshas, shaking the water on their bodies, and standing behind Quan Saburo.

Xu Linger was also very sad, and wanted to skin Quan Saburo alive, but at this time, she could only hold back her grief, stepped forward with tears, and supported Guo Yi, who was about to faint.

Ishida Yoshiyoshi was still very cautious, and then asked, "Gonzaburo, you haven't answered my question yet, what are you doing in Kiso River?" ”

Gonzaburo replied, "Now that Wasuka-sama has become a samurai, I heard that the business of the Kiso River valley has been robbed by the Ishikawa Goemon bandits, and since I am not qualified to join Oda-sama's army, I have brought my brothers to the Kiso River and are looking for the Ishikawa Goemon to fight a decisive battle. ”

In Ishida Yoshiyoshi's mind, this Gonzaburo and Ishikawa Goemon are both ronins, not much different from robbers, since he is desperate to take refuge in Hideyoshi, he said with relief: "Gonzaburo, help us cross the river, we are going to Gifu Castle tonight to run errands." ”

So, Gonzaburo whistled, got out of the reeds, and docked a boat on the dock.

Xu Linger helped Guo Yi to get on the boat, and the boatmen helped lead the horses to follow, crossing the Kiso River, Quan Saburo was about to follow the three of them into the city, but was stopped by Ishida Yoshiyoshi.

Quan Saburo was furious and said: "Lord Ishida, let Miss Xu Ling'er persuade Mrs. Aichi, this idea was given to Xiao Nishi Ryonzo, a few days ago, I was in charge of receiving Miss Xu Ling'er in Kyoto, Lord Hashiba Chikumae Mamoru and Konishi Ryuza both know that you can't ...... me like this"

Ishida Yoshiyoshi showed a sly smile and replied: "I heard that Ishikawa Goemon took advantage of Lord Oda to go on the expedition and was going to attack Gifu City tonight, and your opportunity to make meritorious service has arrived, and it is a miracle to ambush and capture Ishikawa Goemon alive here, isn't it good to go directly to the house of Lord Oda Gondai Nayan to be a samurai?" ”

This aroused Quan Saburo's suspicions even more, he knew that Ishida Yoshiyoshi came back with Xu Ling'er, and he must have wanted to take advantage of the Shibata Katsuya's expedition to take Mrs. Aichi back to Gifu from Beizhuang, and then send her to Nagahama Castle......

Hideyoshi is the idol of Quan Saburo, and admires him so much that he is a five-body throw, and Hideyoshi, who was born in a lowly background, has now become a daimyo of more than 200,000 stone in Kita-Omi, and most of his generals are from civilian backgrounds, and there is also a bee Suga Koroku who is a thief of the Kiso River, and he has also become a samurai because of a battle exploits in Momata!

Therefore, finally seizing an opportunity, how could Quan Saburo give up easily?

Finding that the three of them were about to leave after getting on the horse, Quan Saburo, who was holding back his anger, stopped Ishida Yoshiyoshi, glared and said, "I designed such a confidential matter, Ishida-sama, you can't get rid of me." ”

Yoshiyoshi Ishida understands in his heart: Actually, in the eyes of Mrs. Aichi, Quan Saburo is not even a dog P!

Quan Saburo knew that Ishida Yoshiyoshi was Hideyoshi's cronies, and this hairy boy who crossed the river and demolished the bridge couldn't be counted on at all, so he came to Xu Ling'er's horse and begged: "Honorable Miss Ling'er, for the sake of me taking care of Lingzun for many years, take me with you." ”

Before Xu Ling'er could answer, the wild samurai gathered on the bank of the Kiso River ran over, and when Gonzaburo gave an order, they could pull Ishida Yoshiyoshi off his horse and beat him......

Ishida Yoshiyoshi understood Quan Saburo's thoughts, and sneered: "Tell you, it's none of your business what we are doing in Gifu City, but if you want to spoil our business, hehe, Quan Saburo, you people will die without a place to be buried!" ”

Quan Saburo never expected Ishida Yoshiyoshi to be so narrow-minded, stopped in front of Xu Ling'er's horse, and said loudly: "Miss Ling'er, don't forget, I have saved Lord Lingzun's life twice!" ”

Xu Ling'er and Guo Yi both knew in their hearts that if it weren't for this troubled widow, they would have rescued Xu Yihou a long time ago, and now, when they heard that he was the culprit of the * Death King Chong, they winked at each other tacitly.

So, Xu Ling'er said: "Brother Ishida, take him with you, without him you might not be able to do that!" ”

Ishida Yoshiyoshi smiled helplessly and said: "Quan Saburo, I originally gave you the opportunity to capture Ishikawa Goemon, but you prefer to be a villain and a gentleman's belly, will I compete with you?" ”

Gonzaburo bowed deeply and hurriedly replied, "Thank you for Ishida-sama's kindness!" I'll just go with you alone, and all these brothers will stay here and wait tonight to capture Ishikawa Goemon. ”

Yoshiyoshi Ishida looked at Gonzaburo with great disdain and said, "If you want, just follow us." ”

Gonzaburo had no horses, so he had to run after them, sweating profusely, but fortunately he was not far from Gifu Castle, and after a while, he could see the lights on the castle tower.

Ishida Yoshiyoshi quickly ran in the front, Xu Linger followed, Guo Yi waited for Quan Saburo in the back, and the two tacitly grasped the opportunity to attack and kill Quan Saburo and Ishida Yoshiyoshi at the same time.

There were few pedestrians on the official road leading to Gifu Castle, and it was completely dark, and the sweaty Quan Saburo finally caught up with Guo Yi, but was hacked to death in the middle of the road......

At the same time, Xu Ling'er also chased after Ishida Yoshiyoshi and raised the scimitar in his hand high......

Gonzaburo's scream alarmed Ishida Yoshiyoshi, and he rode his horse to look back, only to see a scimitar coming straight to his throat, so frightened that he hurriedly dodged backwards, and the horse circled and was dodged by him.

Yoshiyoshi Ishida was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "What do you want to do?" ”

Xu Ling'er didn't answer, and the scimitar in his hand slashed at him again, at this time, Guo Yi also chased up, and the three horses fought together, in less than three rounds, Ishida Yoshiyoshi couldn't resist the attack of the two, and urged the horses to flee.

Finding that it was difficult to kill him for a while, Xu Ling'er shouted loudly: "Brother Ishida, why are you so cowardly? ”

Ishida Yoshikichi, who was desperately fleeing, didn't even dare to turn his head back, and asked, "Why did you kill me?" Are you still loyal to that useless Ashikaga Yoshiaki? ”

The two chased after each other, and Guo Yi said loudly: "When Yu Chai Zhuqian ordered you to lead the horse, what action did you make, do you think we can't see it?" It was you who had evil intentions in the first place, and we had to guard against it. ”

The frightened Ishida Yoshiyoshi looked behind him and found that their horses were not as fast as his own, so he replied: "You have misunderstood, Lord Hashiba Chikuzen Mamoru asked me to kill people like Quan Saburo, not against you." ”

"Along the way, we are also plotting, and insiders like Kwon Saburo must be killed." Xu Ling'er followed his words, and then asked, "However, when I met Quan Saburo just now, why didn't you want to take him with you?" Do you want to miss such a good opportunity to extinguish your mouth? ”

Ishida Yoshiyoshi was shocked into a cold sweat, and immediately arrived at the foot of Gifu Castle, although it was a dark and windy night, sometimes he would meet the soldiers and grooms who were patrolling the night, and he believed that they would not dare to attack him easily, so he slowed down, turned around and shouted: "Kill me, you can't escape." ”

"I didn't want to kill you in the first place, but seeing your attitude towards Quan Saburo just now, and thinking of Yuchai Chikuzen Mamoru's hint to you, we have to guard against it!" Xu Ling'er replied.

At this time, Guo Yi also caught up, reined in the horse and stood with Xu Ling'er, and said, "Sister, since that's the case, let him go by himself, let's go." ”

Ishida Yoshiyoshi was afraid that he had missed a big deal, so he hurriedly replied: "Since it was a misunderstanding, then forget it." ”

(End of chapter)