The nephew Changzheng's series of behaviors made the retainers of the old minister's faction more and more dissatisfied. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Naozhi is also a member of the old minister's faction, and is one of his brother's henchmen. Although he is Changzheng's uncle, he is increasingly dissatisfied with this nephew's actions. Moreover, his relationship with Changzheng is not close.

His third brother, Kuroda Toshinori, the third brother of Rusui, was also very dissatisfied with his nephew Nagamasa.

In recent years, the smell of gunpowder within the Kuroda family has also become stronger. After Mandemaru was born, the family atmosphere eased slightly, but now because of the incident of another guard, their relationship seems to have dropped to a freezing point.

"Alas...... What a hassle. ”

Naoyuki was worrying about these things when a visit interrupted his train of thought.

"Naoyuki-sama, are you there?"

Naoyuki quickly withdrew his thoughts from the affairs of the family and responded:

"Is it Jeondeng? Come on in. ”

The person who came was Akashi Junto.

Naoyuki had a very good impression of this gentle parishioner. Because of the dual reasons of faith and character, he and Quan Deng can be regarded as good friends. It was precisely because of this that Naoyuki decided to shelter him after the Battle of Sekigahara.

"What's the matter, Quan Deng, it's rare to come to me from the prayer room. Is there something important? ”

Naoyuki temporarily put down the official business in his hand and retired from the small surname and the attendants.

Jeonden walked in and sat down in front of the desk where Naoyuki was working.

"Sorry to bother you, Miguel."

The name that Quan Deng called when he opened his mouth was the baptismal name of Naoyuki.

"It's okay. But it's better not to call each other by our baptismal names. ”

Naoyuki scratched his hair a little apologetically,

"My nephew, Changzheng, has recently begun to ban Catholicism."

“…… Lord Nagamasa is really going to mess around. ”

Quan Deng obviously heard some rumors more or less. So he shook his head with some annoyance.

Now, when the water is about to return to heaven, Changzheng has gradually made various moves to ban Catholicism in the territory. This made many Catholic retainers a little panicked. Internal instability ensued.

"Sometimes, I really don't know what he's thinking......"

Naoyuki sighed and sighed.

At a time when the dispute between the already troublesome old ministers and the retainers of the Qingzhuang faction was raging, they began to ban religion as if adding fuel to the fire.

"What is this kid trying to make the house look like?!"

This is what Litse, who is a Catholic with his brother Rushui and his younger brother Naoyuki, once said to him secretly.

This made Naoyuki feel a little difficult to step down.

I'm a Catholic, but I don't want to go against my nephew.

Eh, trouble.

In short, this is how Naoyuki's heart is now.

"Well, let's talk about that later. Is there something going on with Jeondeng? ”

As if he didn't want to continue thinking about these headaches, he changed the subject and got back to business.

Jeon nodded as well, and began to tell the reason why he was here today.

"Actually, the matter about my lord, the Xiu family, ......"

Jeonden leaned into Naoyuki's ear and told him about the Xiu family's arrival.

"Is that so! That's really congratulations, Quandeng. ”

After listening to this, Naoyuki happily patted Jeonden on the shoulder. He was genuinely happy for this faithful parishioner.

"So what are you going to do next? How is the situation of the Xiu family? ”

"Lord Xiu's condition is quite stable now, and someone is sheltering him. I don't have to worry about this for the time being. ”

"Yes. What about you? Do you want to leave with the Hide-sama? ”

Naoyuki asked. Because after all, the lord has returned, and it is not surprising that Quandeng, a retainer, would choose to follow him back.

"No, I'm not going to leave Kyushu right now."

Jeon Deng said the decision he made after discussing it with Xiuguang Xiujia and others last night.

"It's only been a long time since the incident of Lord Xiu's family, and I'm worried that it will be too eye-catching to follow Lord Xiu right now. When the time comes, it won't be good if you are targeted by the Tokugawa family. ”

"That's just as well."

Naoyuki nodded, agreeing with Jeonden's decision.

Actually, to be honest, the current Kuroda family, at least the head of the family, is subordinate to the Tokugawa family. Moreover, Nagamasa, who is now unusually loyal to Ieyasu, is basically a person who belongs to the Tokugawa faction.

And now Naoyuki's actions are obviously shielding the people of Toyotomi's faction. This is a contradiction.

However, there is a reason for Naoyuki to do so.

Naozhi didn't just shield Jeon Deng and hide the affairs of the Xiu family just because he was a parishioner and a close friend. His reason for doing so was nothing more than to leave another way for himself to survive.

As a retainer of the old minister's faction, and a Catholic Naoyuki, sooner or later he will clash with his nephew Changzheng. Since Nagamasa was already subordinate to Tokugawa, Naoyuki decided to leave another path for himself and his descendants.

Judging from what Quan Deng said just now, the Xiu family should be under the protection of a certain force now. Since this force dares to shelter the Xiu family, it must be inseparable from the Toyotomi family.

So Naoyuki's idea is that if there is really any conflict with Nagamasa one day, he can still leave a way for his son Naoki, who believes in Catholicism like him.

With such careful thoughts, Naoyuki chose to hide the affairs of the Xiu family.

"Well, Naoyuki, actually, come here today, in addition to telling you about the Xiu family, there is one more thing I want to request."

Quan Deng thought back to one thing that Xiuguang specially explained to him last night, and he was a little embarrassed.

"Is there something else?"

Naozhi was a little surprised, and it was a little difficult to speak.

"You and I are brothers who believe in God, so we just need to speak up, and we don't have to be restrained."

"Hmmm......"

Quan Deng scratched his head and said with some embarrassment:

"Actually, someone wants to see your brother Rushui-sama."

"Huh? Want to see your brother? ”

Naoyuki looked at Jeon Deng with some surprise, and then asked in a low voice:

“…… Could it be that the Lord Xiu family wants to see his brother? ”

"Uh...... Yes......"

Jeon Deng wiped the sweat from his head and replied.

In fact, Xiuguang wants to see Rushui, but it is inconvenient to expose his identity on Naoyuki's side. So I can only use the reason of the Xiujia to ask Naoyuki.

"It probably won't work."

Naoyuki thought about it and felt that he couldn't do it.

"Huh? Why? ”

"Quan Deng, it's not that I don't want you to see my brother. It's that the elder brother's physical condition is really not suitable for receiving guests. As you know, my brother has been asleep for the past few years. ”

Naoyuki is sorry. Because Rushui's health is really not good, he can't make decisions on his own.

"That's right...... Then there is no way. ”

Jeon Deng also sighed, feeling that there was no way.

Just as the two of them were about to end this serious topic, a young surname suddenly ran in in a panic.

"Nao-sama! Something to report! ”

"What?"

Xiao Xiao raised his head, and reported to Naozhi with some excitement:

"My lord! News from Fukuoka Castle! The old lord has woken up! Nagamasa-sama hopes that you will come and visit! ”

"What?! Brother, I woke up! ”

"Yes, it is said that the consciousness is very clear now!"

Naoyuki looked at Jeonden with some incredulity, and Jeonden looked at him with the same expression at the same time.

The old lord, who has been asleep for several years, is like water, and now he has woken up.

Does this mean anything?