A few days after Master Piaofeng left Cheongju Castle, Konishi Ryonzo came to visit Hideyoshi.

In fact, Konishi Ryonzo's business in Sakai Town was not big, mainly dealing in Korean Korean ginseng, but this spring, a "big pie" suddenly fell from the sky, which happened to fall on his head, and got the property of the Lin shopkeeper out of thin air, and overnight, he became one of the top wealthy businessmen in Sakai Town, of course, he knew very well that this was the credit of Monkey Hideyoshi.

Konishi Ryuza has known this monkey of Owari Province for a long time, and he used to just think that he was a friend worth dating, and he didn't take this ashigaru samurai from a peasant too seriously, but he never expected that he would lend him a few hundred taels of silver, but in exchange for a huge return, his friend Lin Yiguan gave him a big pharmacy in the form of half giving away and half selling, and since then, he has to be impressed by this monkey.

In the spring, he went to North Korea and went into the deep mountains and forests in person, spent several months of hard work, bought a batch of fine Korean ginseng, and returned to Sakai Town on August 15, so he took a generous gift and made a special trip to Cheongju City to express his gratitude to the monkey Hideyoshi.

Hideyoshi hosted a banquet at his home to entertain Konishi Ryoza, and in the evening, invited him to drink tea in the hermitage teahouse.

"How tall is Yakuro (Yukinaga Konishi) now?" Hideyoshi asked.

"Yakuro is almost as tall as you." Konishi Ryonzo even said with a comparison: "This kid is a god operator, and he is faster than me in settling accounts, but he wants to be a samurai when he grows up, but he doesn't want to work hard with me, Hideyoshi-sama, I will have to rely on you to help me in the future." ”

Hideyoshi smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "But I don't even have an official title now." ”

"You are a person who does great things, and you will definitely be reused by Lord Oda in the future. Today, Shogun Yoshiki's younger brother Kakukeiin is still vulgar, and under the protection of Echizen daimyo Asakura Yoshikei, he has changed his name to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and his ambition is not small. At present, due to the delay in the conquest of the evil rebel pine permanent hide, Ashikaga Yoshiaki is very dissatisfied with Asakura Yoshikei, if Oda Kamisuke raises troops to meet Ashikaga Yoshiaki's 'Kamiro', he will be able to get the support of the 'world' daimyo, Oda Lord will definitely get the official position of Sho Yipin, and Hideyoshi-sama must take advantage of this God-given opportunity! ”

Hideyoshi didn't expect that Ryuzo Konishi could still say such a thing, and immediately smiled and praised: "As a businessman, Mr. Ryuzo cares about the 'world', which is really admirable!" ”

So, Konishi Ryonzo continued to sit and talk about the general trend of the world: "If there is a big chaos today, since Matsunaga Hideki established Ashikaga Yoshiei as a general, the three of Miyoshi began to oppose Matsunaga Hide, they united Miyoshi Yoshitsugu and Tsutsui Shunkei of Yamato Province to launch a guerrilla war against Matsunaga Hide, it seems that it didn't take too long for these three to have a dispute with Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, which led to Miyoshi Yoshitsu and Matsunaga Shu hooking up together, at this time, it is a good time to crusade against Settsu's rebellion!" ”

Hideyoshi laughed loudly when he heard this, and replied disdainfully: "Why don't you worry about the rats, let them make trouble." What Oda Uesuke wants is 'Tianxia Buwu', take Mino first, change Inabayama Castle to 'Gifu', follow Zhou Li's back in Qishan, and defeat Yin Shang, hehe, this is what 'Tianxia people' do! ”

This bold statement made Xiao Nishilongzo very excited, and hurriedly asked, "So, what else can I do for you, my lord?" ”

"Matsunaga Shu is a capricious villain, but they have a deep connection to the 'rendezvous' of Sakai Town. Mr. Ryonzo, you are now a wealthy merchant and a devout Christian in Sakai Town, and in the future, you will help us play a role in the 'Rendezvous' to eliminate the influence of the Miyoshi clan and Matsunaga Shu, and unite the merchants to resist these rebels, especially not to send them muskets! Hideyoshi replied.

"Got it! I saw a rising sun below, and from now on, only adults and horses will be the first to look ahead. Little Nishironzo flattered.

Hideyoshi said as if he was at home: "Hehe, Mr. Ryuza has won the award, we will be a family in the future, and we will definitely bring Yakuro next time, although I don't have children yet, but Ning Ning has brought a large group from her mother's family, some are orphans, and some are relatives of their own families, these children have been following me since they were young, and they have been practicing martial arts with me, so that Yakuro can come and live for a few more days, and get familiar with these children of mine, they will be my right-hand men in the future." ”

These words made Konishi Ryuza sound very kind, although he was a wealthy merchant in Sakai Town, and he wanted his son Yakuro to become a samurai in the future, under this hierarchical system, it was not so simple, and now, he saw hope in Hideyoshi.

"Yakuro, this kid is not only smart and wise, but with great strength, when he has nothing to do, he will study the art of war, and he will definitely become an adult's right-hand man in the future, and I will definitely bring him over next time, and ask the adult to train him well."

"Mr. Ryuza, I don't treat you as an outsider, do you know why I have such confidence that Yakuro can become a samurai who dominates the world?" Hideyoshi asked.

Konishi Ryonzo replied solemnly: "Jiren has his own natural appearance!" ”

Hideyoshi listened, smiled back and forth, and when he calmed down, he said seriously: "Borrow your auspicious words, the way is to break the sky, people often say, people who play chess can see through the three moves of chess is a master, don't tell you, I can see through at least four moves, or even five moves, if I guess correctly, your future good partner His Excellency Lin Yiguan should come back soon, I hope you will cooperate sincerely and help me do some big business in the future." ”

"What kind of big deal?" Ronzo Konishiro asked inexplicably.

The smiling Hideyoshi replied: "I heard that there is an arquebus that can penetrate the armor, Lin Yiguan has a channel to buy it from Nanyang, if the two of you can join forces, if you can monopolize this business, not only can you make a lot of money, but also help me improve my status in the Oda family, in the future, once Lord Oda Kamisuke unifies Japan, I will be the general of the expeditionary force, conquer the Ming Dynasty, descend to India, and enter Europa, hehe, Yakuro also has an unlimited future!" ”

These words were extremely inflammatory, and Xiao Nishironzo listened to his blood boiling and trembling with excitement......

Suddenly, Ning Ning's scream came: "Come on, there are thieves!" ”

Hideyoshi's face suddenly changed, and he immediately opened the door of the Kusan tearoom and ran out like a cat, while the Boy Scouts with blades in hand were searching around.

Xiao Jiaji's eyes were sharp, and he shouted loudly, "Look, the thief is on the roof." ”

By the bright moonlight, everyone looked towards the roof, only to see a dark shadow over the eaves and disappear into the night in an instant, at this time, the boy scouts led by Toranosuke roared and chased out.

Master Piaofeng ran out ten miles away like a smoke, found Xu Ling'er who was waiting in the mountain col, handed her a bronze mirror, and said: "Miss Ling'er, it is said that this bronze mirror can predict the future, I saw it on the dresser of the monkey's house a few days ago, and it should not be wrong." ”

Xu Ling'er took the bronze mirror and looked at it carefully, and was immediately excited, and replied: "Thank you Master for your help, I am really grateful!" ”

At this moment, the shouts of the Boy Scouts were heard in the distance, and the Drifting Wind Mage said, "Miss Ling'er, you go quickly, the pursuers should arrive in a while." ”

Xu Ling'er got on the horse and asked, "Master, where are you going?" ”

"Lord Asakura Yoshikei wants to base himself on Riyoshiaki as the shogun, I want to go to Echizen to assist them, don't leave it here, please take care!" As he spoke, the Wind Mage vanished from her presence.

He said, "Please take care, mage!" Xu Ling'er urged the horse to leave......

Just as Ryonzo Konishi and the Boy Scouts were going around catching thieves, Hideyoshi returned home, looked at Ning Ning, who was sitting on the tatami mat and wept, and asked expressionlessly, "What did you lose?" ”

Ning Ning immediately jumped off the tatami mat, knelt down in front of Hideyoshi, and cried, "Husband, that mirror, that mirror is gone." It's all my fault for not protecting that mirror, and allow me to apologize. As he spoke, he reached out and took a short knife.

Hideyoshi shook his head and smiled.

Ning Ning, who was in tears, raised the short knife in his hand and said helplessly: "Husband, since the will of heaven is like this, let's see you in the next life......

So, Hideyoshi hurriedly snatched the short knife from Ning Ning's hand, took out a mirror from his arms, and asked, "What do you think this is?" ”

Ning Ning took it and looked at it carefully, she couldn't believe her eyes, and asked in surprise: "Husband, before I went to sleep, I saw that this mirror was in front of the dresser, and it was just stolen by the thief, why did it run into your hands?" Is it true that the thief has come to steal my rouge? ”

"Be quiet, since the last time Xiao Jiaji played with this mirror, I found someone to make another one, you see, it's almost exactly the same, I always take it with me, and I don't dare to show it anymore." Hideyoshi replied.

So, Ning Ning, who burst into tears and laughed, praised: "The husband is really clever!" ”

"Regarding this mirror, I was worried that these ignorant children were talking nonsense outside, and I was even more worried about reaching Oda Nobunaga's ears, so I had to make a fake one, just in case."

"Who the hell is the person who came to our house to steal the mirror?"

"I suspect it's the bald donkey of Ishiyama Honganji, Xianru once asked me for this bronze mirror, if the thief is really sent by Xianru, I have to be careful, after they go back, if they find out that it is a fake, they will definitely come, let us be guarded against it, so we have to prepare to move."

"The houses in Cheongju are so expensive! If it weren't for the fact that Mr. Shang rewarded us, I am afraid that we will not be able to afford it, then where else would we have moved? ”

"Hehe, money is not a problem for us these days. You know, Lord Sosuke was going to attack the Saito clan in Mino, and he had to build a castle in Sumamata, but this task was entrusted to the Katsuya Shibata, and now, Katsuya has lost in a row, and in the future, this errand will have to fall on my head sooner or later, and I will definitely not disappoint Lord Oda Kamisuke. Ningning, you can rest assured that you can move into the city with your children. ”

"Many generals of higher rank than you haven't gotten permission to live in the city yet, even if we buy a courtyard in the city, it will attract envy, and it is more likely to arouse the suspicion of Lord Shangsuke, how is it good?"

"Hehe, you don't have to worry about this, tomorrow is August 15, I have to go and send a Mid-Autumn Festival gift to Lord Shangzongjie, and I will promise him that before the winter solstice, I will bring him a batch of muskets that can penetrate armor, and ask him to reward us with a small courtyard."

"What if you can't get these muskets before the winter solstice?" Ning Ning asked worriedly.

Hideyoshi, however, looked confident and replied. "With Lin Yiguan and Konishi Lonzo teaming up to help me, I will definitely be able to do it!"

After hearing this, Ning Ning showed joy, and still asked without worry: "You can help Oda Kamisuke buy a musket, but you have no military merits, and you still can't get ahead, what will happen in the future?" ”

"For me, the conquest of Mino is not a problem at all, who can compare with such a credit? Ning Ning, have you thought about it, if you make such a great contribution, you can't take the surname 'Kinoshita' anymore, you have to help me choose a more atmospheric name. ”

Finding that Hideyoshi didn't seem to be joking, Ning Ning pondered for a moment and replied seriously: "For the sake of the future of adults, we will take the feather in Niwa Nagahide's name in the future, and the Shibata Katsuke in the name of the Shibata Katsuie, how about asking Oda Kamisuke-sama to reward us with the word 'Hashiba' as our surname?" ”

"Good! When I have made a contribution, I will change my name to Hideyoshi Hashiba. ”