Ever since the fall of Otani Castle, the monkey has been thinking about Lady Aichi and hopes to use her to improve his position in the Oda family. 【Fengyun Reading Network. Since Oda Nobunaga married her to Shibata Katsuie, this operation planned by Konishi Ryoza and Gonzaburo is tantamount to "rebellion" for the monkey!

Xu Ling'er understood Ishida Yoshiyoshi's worries, and persuaded: "The mastermind of this matter is Quan Saburo, he has been killed by us, as for what you want to do with Xiao Nishilongzuo, go back to discuss with your lord, please tell him that this matter is over." However, I need to ask you to keep the secret of 'Oda Shini', of course, we will also keep it for you, and Mrs. Aichi also promises not to sue her brother in front of her. ”

As Hideyoshi's henchman, compared to those generals in Nagahama Castle, Ishida Yoshiyoshi knows some unknown secrets, including the "Divine Mirror" that can predict the future, if Oda Nobunaga really has something unexpected in the future, then, Hideyoshi should be the "man of the world", but it is a pity that the "Divine Mirror" fell into the Kiso River.

He also knew that Hideyoshi had saved a cold and glamorous woman in Chikuzen in his early years, that is, the mysterious "Oda Shinyi" in front of him, as if he still had some inexplicable good feelings for her, could it be that Hideyoshi had already known her true identity?

Thinking of this, Ishida Yoshiyoshi suddenly understood: Could it be that in the future, if Oda Nobunaga is eliminated and Yushiba Hideyoshi becomes a "man of the world", the destiny may be on the body of "Oda Shinyi"? So, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Please rest assured, Miss Ling'er, we will keep these secrets together." ”

Xu Ling'er couldn't deny Ishida Yoshiyoshi's words, and secretly calculated in his heart that as long as they didn't look for trouble now, while Oda Nobunaga, Shibata Katsuya and others were fighting outside, they would immediately go back to Beizhuang with Mrs. Ashi, pick up their father and hurry back to Daming......

So, Xu Ling'er said: "Okay! I believe you, Mrs. Aichi will leave Gifu tomorrow, and we will also follow her back to Echizen Hokusho, you go, don't mention those things again in the future, in case it reaches the ears of Oda Nobunaga, the first unlucky person must be your father-in-law! ”

Ishida Yoshiyoshi nodded after hearing this, and took out a bag of wooden people from his body, which he bought in Gifu City last night in order to please the three Chacha sisters, and found that the three Chacha sisters were still relatively restrained, so he asked with a smile: "This is the family wine toy that my brother gave you, do you like it?" ”

The three little girls held a large pile of toys and smiled happily: "I like it so much!" So, as if nothing had happened, Yoshiyoshi Ishida took them aside to play.

In Shirakuhara, outside Nagashino Castle, the combined forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu laid down three wooden fences to block the iron hooves of the Takeda army, and only used 3,000 musketeers to defeat more than 10,000 cavalry of Takeda Katsuyori, and the news of the victory reached Gifu Castle.

Back then, when Takeda Shingen was alive, Oda Nobunaga did everything possible to avoid a decisive battle with him; Now, as Nobunaga said: Fighting the Takeda Army is as easy as playing sparrows! At the same time, this battle gave everyone a lot of knowledge, and the battle of Nagashino was not so much a victory for Tokugawa Ieyasu as a more solid position for Oda Nobunaga.

When Oda Nobunaga returned to Gifu Castle in triumph, Mrs. Aichi was on her way back to Echizen with Guo Yi, Xu Ling'er, and Xu Kun, and although they encountered armed harassment from the sect's followers, they finally arrived at Hokusho Castle safely.

Xu Yi's father and daughter reunited and told each other about their parting; Mrs. Ashi promised to let them return to China, but she wanted to keep Guo Yi by her side, and when everyone was talking about their sorrows, Shibata Katsuya also returned triumphantly with Echizen's army.

Seeing that there were a lot of guests at home, Shibata Katsuya behaved very enthusiastically, and at the celebration banquet, the father and daughter of the Xu family were treated as guests.

After eating, Xu Linger expressed her gratitude, Shibata Sheng's family went out to run errands, and Guo Yi also took the opportunity to say to his aunt that he would take the child back to Daming Capital to live a good life in the future.

Although Mrs. Ashi was reluctant, seeing the determination of the two of them to leave, she didn't keep it anymore, she was extremely sad and sobbed in a low voice, so Guo Yi also cried, took her aunt's hand, and persuaded her to go back to Daming with her......

Suddenly, the voice of Shibata Katsuya came from outside: "These long-standing sect believers in Mt. Hiei are really hateful! While I was on the march, there was another mess! Then, the door was pushed open, and Mrs. Ah Shi and Guo Yi stopped crying.

Shibata Katsuya comforted: "Madam, don't panic, the sect has always been unable to achieve the climate, so I will send troops to exterminate those bald donkeys!" ”

Since Mrs. Ashi remarried to Beizhuang, the Shibata Katsu family has great respect for her, and the three daughters left by her ex-husband are also regarded as their own.

During the Battle of Nagashino, Enryakuji Temple, which had been set on fire by Oda Nobunaga, was set on fire by Oda Nobunaga when Shibata Katsuya went on an expedition, and Hieiyama was ready to move and threatened to destroy Kitaso, so Shibata Katsuya mistakenly thought that Mrs. Aichi was frightened and cried.

Facing her loyal husband, Mrs. Ashi shook her head and said, "Husband, we can't be enemies of the Buddha!" ”

At this time, Shibata Katsuya looked embarrassed and muttered, "But these sect believers are still very threatening to us......

Xu Ling'er asked, "May I ask Madam, since the Yanryaku Temple has been burned down, who is the command of the sect believers?" ”

Without waiting for Mrs. Aichi to answer, Shibata Katsuie said angrily: "It's the bald donkey of Ishiyama Honganji Temple, who secretly acted against Lord Oda Gondai Nayan!" ”

"I heard that Ishiyama Honganji once formed a 'strong alliance' with Asakura Yoshikei and Takeda Shingen, and now that the Asakura clan is gone, the Takeda family is gone, so is it possible to persuade Xianru to stop doing moths to fight fires?" Xu Ling'er asked.

Shibata Katsu snorted angrily and asked, "But who can stop this bald donkey?" ”

Mrs. Ashi replied: "Mr. Xu Yihou, the divine doctor, was the life-saving benefactor of Xianru's father and the tenth generation of Honganji Temple, so please ask Mr. Xu to go, if the Ichizo can retreat from the army, it is better than meeting each other in battle." ”

Listening to Madame's words, Shibata Katsuya was silent for a moment, nodded and replied: "It's really infuriating, it's really not easy to fight against these sect believers, it's really not easy to win, then work hard Mr. Xu, tomorrow I will send troops to escort you to the shore of Lake Biwa, I hope to let these bald donkeys retreat as soon as possible." ”

didn't expect to be able to leave Echizen so easily, Xu Ling'er was suddenly excited.

Shibata Katsuya comforted Mrs. Aichi for a while, and went out to run errands again. Guo Yi could see that the relationship between the couple was very good, so he no longer persuaded his aunt to go with him, Xu Linger said goodbye to Mrs. Ashi in order to let their aunt and nephew say some private words, and came to his father's residence to start packing up.

Early the next morning, Shibata Katsuya sent a guard of nearly 100 people, and sent them out of Beizhuang City with Mrs. Ashi, standing on the top of the city and saying goodbye to Xu Ling'er, Guo Yi, Xu Yihou and Xu Kun and others, and the guards escorted them to the shore of Lake Biwa, and waited for the four of them to get on the boat before leaving.

Xu Ling'er and her father chatted about family life, Guo Yi was still thinking coldly, and Xu Kun was looking forward to returning to his hometown to develop maritime trade in the future.

After more than half a day's trip, it was already dark when the passenger ship arrived in Kyoto, Guo Yilai discussed with Xu Ling'er, and asked her to take Xu Yihou and Xu Kun back to the town tomorrow, and she was going to meet Araki Murashige; But Xu Ling'er couldn't put her mind at ease and decided to stay in Kyoto with her.

Now that Kyoto is the world of Oda Nobunaga, the four of them entered the city with their suits, picked and chosen, and finally entered the inn where Kiyohime had lived, and after dinner, Guo Yi and Xu Linger decided to meet Araki Murashige.

Despite the continuous war outside, Kyoto was still extremely luxurious, and the two shuttled through the streets and alleys full of pedestrians to Nijo Castle, and Guo Yi's heart was broken at this moment......

Passing by Oda Nobunaga's official residence, not far from the home of Araki Murashige, standing outside the door, I don't know how to face Wang Chong's spirit in the sky, Xu Linger and Guo Yi hugged each other and cried bitterly......

Suddenly, they found that they were surrounded, and quickly showed their blades and prepared to fight their way out of the encirclement.

"Haha......" After a burst of laughter, a gap flashed in the encirclement, and the thin Hideyoshi suddenly appeared in front of the two of them, and said loudly: "Don't come to the old man!" ”

Xu Ling'er stepped forward and held Hideyoshi hostage, so frightened that he hurriedly took a few steps back.

Hideyoshi said calmly: "Ishida Yoshiyoshi told me everything, please come to my mansion, I have important matters to discuss with you, please rest assured, I swear to God that I have no evil intentions." ”

Xu Ling'er and Guo Yi both knew that there was no way to escape now, so they glanced at each other, glanced at each other silently, and followed them to a courtyard.

After some careful planning, he failed to get Mrs. Aichi in his hands, which was a great blow to Hideyoshi, but there was also an unexpected gain: it turned out that the Nishiki Guard, who chased and killed the Akimeura pirates, was actually the sworn enemy of his lord Oda Nobunaga and the descendant of his brother Nobuyuki, how could the ambitious monkey miss this opportunity?

Hideyoshi was also very cautious, and sent heavy soldiers armed with muskets and scimitars to guard the door, invited Xu Ling'er and Guo Yi into the living room, closed the door, bowed to Guo Yi, and said with a solemn expression:

"Miss Oda Shini, Lord Oda Gondai Nayan has appointed me to investigate the identity of the Assassin, I have just come out of the Araki Village Shige, and Araki-sama has already buried the Assassin. According to eyewitnesses, this is an earth-shattering story. In fact, he was not really an assassin, but was chased by the pursuers* to the end of the road in order to cover another person, and I admire him as a hero with affection and righteousness! ”

After hearing these impassioned words, Guo Yi and Xu Linger didn't answer, looking at the monkey, not knowing what he wanted to do.

At this time, Hideyoshi paced and whispered, "We need to keep secrets from each other, and I believe in you, and please believe in me." ”

Guo Yi couldn't help but say: "Please let my sister go, I want to accompany my husband, and I will be buried in a courtyard." ”

Hideyoshi immediately stopped and replied seriously, "Not necessarily! I also need to ask for your help. ”

"How can you help?" Xu Ling'er hurriedly asked.

Hideyoshi smiled slightly and replied, "The Nagashino battle has given everyone a lot of knowledge, may I ask how powerful the Oda family musket team is?" ”

Xu Ling'er knew very well that the musket used in the battle of Nagashino was bought by Chaya Shiro Jiro from Hirado Castle, and it was originally going to be transported to Okazaki Castle and handed over to Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Then, Hideyoshi's words changed sharply, and he said in frustration, "You know what? In the past, I was responsible for the purchase of muskets, but since the loss of contact with Lin Feng in Akimeura, Konishi Lonzo has not been able to handle this matter well, and now, my position in the Oda family is much worse than before. ”

Hearing him mention Lin Feng, Xu Ling'er immediately realized that he urgently needed to establish a channel for purchasing muskets, so he cautiously replied: "There is nothing we can do about Your Excellency's difficulties, and there is nothing we can do to help. ”

To transport those Western muskets from the South Seas, Ryukyu was an important transit point, and without Lin Feng's partner, Hideyoshi found that Konishi Ryuza had no ability to continue to traffic muskets to him, which led to his position in the Oda family being unstable, especially after the capture of Kotani Castle, Oda Nobunaga married his sister to the Shibata Katsuie, which made Hideyoshi have a strong sense of crisis.

A few days ago, Oda Nobunaga directly summoned the missionary Simon Almeida to control the channels for the purchase of muskets, which made Hideyoshi even more uneasy, and of course, he had no say in this matter.

Judging from the information available, the two women in front of them are Oda Nobunaga's natural enemies, no matter who they turn to in the future, it is impossible to cooperate with Oda Nobunaga, Hideyoshi is also very aware of their energy, in the Ryukyu Kingdom back then, it was they who put Lin Feng * on a dead end, as the Ming Dynasty Jinyi Guard, their friendship with the Ryukyu State government is extraordinary.

So, Hideyoshi asked, "I want to pay for a business with you, what do you think?" ”

Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er were stunned for a moment when they heard this, and they didn't understand what he meant.

Then, Hideyoshi showed his hole card and said: "There is a knight who once rescued the shogun and was buried in Kyoto's Ichijoin Temple, and now, this assassin is also buried here, I will help you transport the two coffins out of Kyoto, and you will help me go to the Ryukyu Kingdom to make friends with the government and establish a transit point for trafficking muskets, so that we can do each other a favor." ”

Xu Ling'er had spent more than a year asking the former ministers of the shogun's family to help, but he couldn't transport Lu Yunlong's coffin out, and when he heard Hideyoshi suddenly put forward this condition, of course the opportunity could not be missed, and hurriedly replied: "It's okay, you can help us transport it out tomorrow." ”

Hideyoshi shook his head like a wave drum and replied, "Now I can let you go, and you don't have to go to Araki Murashige again, he can't do anything." When you arrive at the first batch of muskets from the Ryukyus, I will immediately fulfill my promise to ship the coffins of the two heroes out of Kyoto and return them to you. However, please remember that you can only do this arquebus business with me in the future. ”

At this point, completely understanding Hideyoshi's intentions, Xu Linger and Guo Yi glanced at each other and nodded at the same time.

"Well, we promise you, and we hope you can keep your promise." Xu Ling'er replied.

"Don't worry, I don't do that kind of thing as crossing a river and tearing down a bridge." Hideyoshi smiled, turned to Guo Yi's approach, and said politely: "Please Miss Oda Nobuyi, I am a trustworthy person, I hope we can keep each other secret, you go to Sakai Town as soon as possible to discuss with Konishi Ryuza and help me build a trade transit station in the Ryukyu Kingdom." Now, you can go. ”

(End of chapter)