Ah Zhen lay down, touched Xu Ling'er's forehead, checked her pulse again, covered her mouth with her hand, showed an extremely panicked expression, and replied: "I'm sorry, Miss Ling'er, it's all my fault for not taking care of you!" As he spoke, a few tears fell. 【Fengyun Reading Network. 】

"It doesn't matter if you're sick, thank you! Ah Zhen. Please tell Mr. Quan Saburo that he may have to leave tomorrow, and let him not blame his subordinates. Please, Ah Zhen......"

Listening to Xu Ling'er's voice getting weaker and weaker, Ah Zhen stood up tremblingly and said, "Please take care of Miss!" With that, he turned and walked out of the room.

When Quan Saburo's scolding came from the courtyard, Ah Zhen kept crying, and at this time, Xu Ling'er's ears began to sound loudly, and after a while, he couldn't hear the sound outside......

I don't know how long later, Xu Ling'er opened her eyes and found Ah Zhen kneeling beside her, and an old man was helping him take his pulse.

Finding that Xu Ling'er was awake, Lao Langzhong said: "Miss, you may be too tired and have a cold, I will prescribe some medicine for you first, usually pay more attention to rest, and eat for a few days." ”

"I'm sorry, Miss Ling'er, I'm sorry, it's all my fault!" Ah Zhen said, and shed tears again.

"Thank you, Ah Zhen, it's no wonder you." Xu Ling'er said and wanted to get up, and suddenly felt a strange pain in her abdomen, and she raised her head and lay down again.

"Miss Ah Zhen, follow my prescription to grab the medicine." The old man got up and spoke.

Ah Zhen lay on the tatami mat and comforted: "It will be fine after taking the medicine, please take a good rest." With that, he left the room with Lang Zhong.

Near noon, Ah Zhen brought a bowl of soup and medicine, and Xu Ling'er fell asleep again after eating.

In the middle of the night, when Xu Ling'er woke up, Ah Zhen brought her a pot of salty porridge, she only ate half a bowl, and she couldn't eat it anymore......

In the next few days, under Ah Zhen's service, although he ate the decoction in Lao Langzhong, Xu Ling'er had a lot of food, but it was not good at all.

Quan Saburo came once a day, he seemed very impatient, and when he saw Ah Zhen, he scolded him, and Xu Linger thought that this was Quan Saburo's invitation to make trouble, but he was not in a hurry.

On the fourth day, Quan Saburo scolded Ah Zhen and others again, he prostrated in front of Xu Ling'er's tatami mat, and preached diligently:

"I'm really sorry, Miss Ling'er, what do you think?"

"Please don't blame Ah Zhen and them, the disease is caused by yourself." Xu Ling'er replied.

Quan Saburo sighed: "I think that Japanese Langzhong is really a waste, how can he compare to the doctor of the Ming Kingdom, if Ling Zun is here, he will not let the young lady suffer, alas! ”

Xu Ling'er was full of extreme disgust for this widow, but at the moment, she couldn't do anything about him, and asked, "Quan Saburo, can you tell me about your family background?" ”

"Miss Keiyu, after the Shimoto was the Ijiin Temple, it was a real samurai family, but because Shimazu Takahisa captured Kagoshima, after the defeat of the Ijiin Temple, he was forced to follow the 'Satsuma Hui King' Wang Nao, and was exiled to the coast of the Ming Kingdom, where I grew up. Later, when the Ming Kingdom put down the rebellion, I came to Iki Island and defected to Deng Bichuan, the master of the helm. Gonzaburo replied.

It's a pity that he didn't kill him in the Pinghai Acropolis back then, so that when he was quelling the rebellion on Iki Island, he took the opportunity to kidnap his father and Uncle Zhu Junwang. Xu Linger understands that people like Quan Saburo can never get rid of the samurai complex in his heart, and in order to be a samurai again, he can do any bad thing.

Finding that Xu Ling'er was silent for a long time, Quan Saburo said: "Maybe Ling Zun already knows that you have arrived in Kyoto, but we can't go to Beizhuang now, please write a letter to Ling Zun to report your safety." ”

"I feel better today, put on a carriage and we'll be able to go." Xu Ling'er replied.

Gonzaburo shook his head solemnly and replied: "Takeda Katsuyori gathered 20,000 soldiers and horses in Kofu and was preparing to attack Nagashino Castle, the territory of the Tokugawa family. Maybe you don't know that Oda's battle line is too long to help Tokugawa Ieyasu at all, but the turmoil in Kofu is already full of secret sentinels on the shores of Lake Biwa, monitoring the movements in Kyoto, Omi, Echizen, and Owari at any time, and if we drive the carriage to Echizen, it will be too dangerous for you to be in your current state. ”

Xu Ling'er replied, "Well, but if my father knows that I am in Kyoto, he will not be relieved." Wouldn't it be even more dangerous for him to come to Kyoto to see me? If he didn't know that I was in Kyoto, there would be no need to write this letter. ”

Since Xu Ling'er refused to give in easily, Quan Saburo had no choice but to persuade: "What Miss said is that Japan's Langzhong is really a waste, I am afraid that your treatment will be delayed, it would be good to have Lingzun by your side." ”

"Hehe, it's no big deal, this disease will be cured in three or five days."

At this time, Quan Saburo was calculating the time in his heart, if Xu Ling'er didn't write a letter to Xu Yihou, then he could only wait for Oda Changyi to arrive before making plans, and asked Oda Changyi to come to her to "treat" her, and keep it "just a cure", and when the time comes, Changyi will write a letter to his sister Mrs. Ashi, which may be more effective than Xu Ling'er's letter.

After the fall of Kotani Castle, Mrs. Aichi lived in Oda Nagayi's house for a while, and Mr. Nagayi once heard his sister mention this legendary heroine, and he had long been fascinated by Xu Ling'er.

In fact, two days ago, Oda Nagayi received a letter from Konishi Ryuza, asking him to go to Kyoto immediately to "treat" Xu Ling'er.

Because it was Oda Nobunaga's decision to remarry Shibata Katsuya, Oda Nagayoshi didn't dare to let his brother know what he did, and he could only wait hopelessly for now. I heard that the envoy sent by Tokugawa Ieyasu to Gifu Castle had arrived, and if Oda Nobunaga sent troops to support, then there would be a chance for Oda Nagayoshi.

Oda Nobunaga married his daughter Tokuhime to Tokugawa Ieyasu's son Nobuyasu, and the two were not only sons and daughters, but also boyhood friends, and now they have formed an alliance, and Tokugawa Ieyasu is obliged to help Oda Nobunaga and be responsible for fending off the Kanto daimyo Takeda and Hojo.

In the early summer of the third year of Tensho (the third year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, 1575 AD), the lord of Kai Province, Takeda Katsuyori, collected 20,000 soldiers and horses and launched an attack on Mikawa Province, the domain of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

At Mt. Yioji under Nagashinoyama Castle, Takeda Katsuyori's army set up its main formation; Okuhira Nobuyamasa, who was in charge of garrisoning the castle, was the son-in-law of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and all his subordinates combined, only more than 500 people, once Nagashino Castle was lost, Okazaki Castle in Mikawa Province was in danger.

Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki gave orders during the flight, and Uesugi Keikatsu, known as the "Dragon of Echigo", responded positively, so for the Oda clan, Shibata Katsuie, who guarded Echizen, Hashiba Hideyoshi and others in Kita Omi did not dare to be careless. At the same time, forces such as Mori Terumoto, Ishiyama Honganji, Mt. Hiei, and Sonojoji Temple in the western country are also secretly waiting for their time......

Sending troops to rescue was a matter that had been set for a long time, but to deal with the Takeda family's wind forest volcano tactics, Oda Nobunaga had his own plans, and after receiving the muskets delivered by Chaya Shiro Jiro, on the one hand, he asked his soldiers to step up their training, and on the other hand, he was waiting for a distinguished guest who was about to arrive in Kyoto.

In the main hall of Senjodai in Gifu Castle, Oda Nobunaga was dressed very formally, looking majestic and high, and the main hall was lined with ministers of civil and military affairs, and Oda Nagayi watched with anxiety and anxiety as his brother received Tokugawa Ieyasu's envoy.

The Tokugawa envoy wiped a handful of snot and tears, telling the story of Okuhira Nobumasa's determination to die and holding on to Nagashino Mountain Castle, and then detailing Tokugawa Ieyasu's plight in Okazaki Castle......

Oda Nobunaga had been listening silently, looking extremely impatient, and suddenly said: "Of course, fighters are needed for combat, but they should be random!" Don't talk about it anymore, I know when to send troops. ”

"When will your army be dispatched?" The envoy of the Tokugawa clan asked anxiously.

"Wait until I go to the capital to meet a distinguished guest." Oda Nobunaga replied.

When the Tokugawa envoy heard this, he panicked and immediately prostrated himself on the ground and said, "My lord, if that is the case, before you can send your troops, the Takeda army has already broken through Okazaki Castle, and the enemy army will flood into Kyoto......"

At this time, outside the main hall of Senjodai, the guard Moriranmaru gave Oda Nobunaga a look, so Oda Nobunaga stood up and shouted to the messenger, "What do you know? Once the troops are dispatched, they will inevitably alarm the neighbors, and if they rush to support, they will become enemies if they are not enemies! ”

The Tokugawa envoy understood that Oda Nobunaga was worried that the daimyo around Kyoto would take the opportunity to "Kamiraku", in short, there was a result in the dispatch of troops to rescue him, but he still couldn't help asking: "May I ask Lord Gondai Nayan, how many soldiers and horses are you going to send?" ”

"Three thousand is enough!" Oda Nobunaga said, and had already followed Moriranmaru out of the hall.

The Tokugawa envoy was dumbfounded, Takeda Katsuyori had 20,000 soldiers and horses, and his wind forest volcano tactics were even more terrifying, and the Oda clan only sent 3,000 reinforcements, which was simply hitting a stone with an egg, he got up in a panic, chased out of the hall, and begged loudly: "Lord Quanda Nayan, at least 10,000 soldiers and horses ......"

Oda Nobunaga smiled back and replied, "I don't need you to come to C-heart." I will not sit idly by while the in-laws of Mikawa Province are in trouble, our muskets are enough to stop the cavalry of the Takeda clan. With that, there was a burst of laughter.

Seeing his brother walking away, Oda Nagayi followed, came to Mori Ranmaru's side, and asked in a low voice, "When are we going to Kyoto?" ”

"Come with us, my lord is going to meet a Western missionary."

(End of chapter)