Looking at the old man in front of him without any friendly color, Xiuguang couldn't help but tremble for a while. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

But—

Why do the children of the samurai family have to drink at this time...... Xiuguang muttered in his heart.

"Well, we heard about your rumors while we were in the city, so we came over to see if it was true."

"So? What do you see now? A dry old man with little energy? ”

"No... We reckon you're a well-traveled swordsman. Now that I've seen it with my own eyes, I'm even more convinced. ”

"Oh? I'm not traveling, though. ”

"So, are you really a swordsman?"

"Well, at least it was. How is it estimated? ”

The old man suddenly looked very interested, and his vicissitudes of life also showed some color. So Hidemitsu and Hidejong told him all the anecdotes they had gone to gather information before.

"Relying on women to collect intelligence, the old man did it when he was young. I think back then, the old man was also a beautiful young man......"

The old man seemed to remember some pleasant past, and happily brushed his gray and messy beard.

"So, the two little imps of the martial arts family worked tirelessly to find the old man here, could it be that they want to learn from the teacher?"

"Yes! My dream has always been to become a powerful swordsman! Please be sure to accept me and the temple... Oh, not my brother as an apprentice!! ”

Xiuzong, who was sitting on the side, seemed to have forgotten the embarrassment of being intimidated just now, and jumped up with excitement on his face. It is said that Hidemune was very fond of dancing and playing swords in Oshu when he was a child, and he was especially obsessed with kendo.

"But the old man has no intention of accepting apprentices at all, and he doesn't want to accept any more apprentices, not to mention that you are all members of the martial family, the old man hates the martial arts family and doesn't want to be involved in the power struggle of the martial family. That kind of thing is troublesome, and the old man is too lazy to do it! What's more, the old man is now... No, it's nothing, in short, the old man is not in the mood to accept apprentices at all now. ”

The old man looked weak and tired, sighed and waved his hand to indicate that he would not do it. Xiuzong, who was rejected at once, showed an extremely disappointed expression, while Xiuguang seemed to be seriously considering something.

There was a moment of silence in the room.

Who is this old man?

Xiuguang looked at him with suspicion and thought about it.

He should not be an ordinary person.

It seems that he should be a sword hero. However, such a down-and-out swordsman, Xiuguang has never seen it.

It seems to be clear from his words that it is very likely that he is a person who has suffered some kind of blow, which is why he is now in such a depressed state.

And, at this time...... People who are good at kendo......

It seems that several possibilities have already come to Xiuguang's mind.

I need this sword hero!

Whether it is from the aspect of talent or curiosity, Xiuguang feels that since he is fortunate to meet him, he can't let it go.

If you want to get his power, you have to tell who you are. However, it can be very dangerous to tell a stranger who you are.

After thinking about it for a while, Xiuguang decided to give it a go.

So, after a short while, he looked around with a serious expression, then looked up and asked.

"Old man, you don't have anyone else here, do you?"

"No, what do you want to say?"

The old man had a puzzled expression. Seeing this, Xiuguang nodded reassuringly, as if he wanted to say something. Xiuzong on the side seemed to have guessed something, and asked in a low voice with an uneasy face:

"Your Highness, is it really okay to tell this old man? If ......"

"It's fine. Listen to me. ”

Xiuguang shook his head indifferently, and then looked at the old man in front of him.

"Old man, my name is Toyotomi Hidemitsu, the younger brother of the current head of the family, Hideyori. Next to him is my bodyguard Hidemune, Date Hidemune. ”

"Huh?! Toyotomi..., Date...? ”

The old man showed a look of surprise for a moment and frowned. But soon he regained his composure, and a sarcastic expression appeared on his face.

"Hmph, the young master of the Toyotomi family, the son of the Date family, this is really a big battle."

"The purpose of our coming here is to make you my and Xiuzong's swordsmanship teacher."

"Asking me in the name of the young lord of the Toyotomi family?"

"No, it's in my personal name that I ask you."

"Oh? But the old man still didn't want to take in the apprentices. If it's an ordinary samurai kid, you can think about it again, but the old man who is related to the Toyotomi family will definitely not think about it again! ”

Although the old man looked very irritable, Xiuguang continued to ask.

"Why? Can you give me a reason? Why don't you want to get involved with the Toyotomi family? ”

"First of all, the old man himself is not very interested in status and power, and he doesn't want to get involved in the officialdom of the Toyotomi family, this kind of thing will only make the old man irritable."

"You can actually be our personal tutor, and you don't need to go in and out of the Toyotomi family and get involved in the internal struggle between our retainers."

"Boy, that's just the first reason. You know, it's negligible compared to the second reason, and the second reason is the most important reason. ”

The old man who slowly walked to the window showed a look of disdain and disdain.

"Don't you know the current situation of the Toyotomi family? Come here. ”

Xiuguang obediently followed the old man to the open window.

Outside the window is Osaka Castle. It's evening, and the fiery sunset is falling on Osaka Castle? With every corner of the castle town. The setting sun shines on the castle tower of Osaka Castle, reflecting a dazzling light that is incomparably magnificent and magnificent. There are still a lot of people passing by in the castle town, and most of the shops are not closed, but are brightly lit, as if they are going to last forever. There is a scene of prosperity everywhere.

"This is Osaka Castle that you dominate, and it's prosperous, right?"

Xiuguang heard the old man say this. But he seemed to understand the meaning of the old man's words, so he didn't say a word.

"But is that really prosperity? The prosperity of Osaka Castle? Prosperity? That's just a superficial boom! After the Battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu was desperately accumulating strength and looking for an opportunity to completely eliminate the Toyotomi family and become the true overlord of the world. However, the Toyotomi family is still enjoying themselves in peace and pleasure, not thinking of making progress, and still deceiving themselves as the so-called people of the world. If this continues, in the old man's opinion, the Toyotomi family will definitely perish in the hands of Tokugawa within twenty years! The Toyotomi era pioneered by Taiko Hideyoshi in the past will be gone forever. Today's prosperity will be completely destroyed tomorrow and reduced to ruins.

"The old man is not a person who is afraid of death, and he is not afraid that the old man will be involved after the destruction of the Toyotomi family in the future, so he is unwilling to accept you as an apprentice. It's because the old man really doesn't want to have anything to do with the family in this way. That's the most important reason, do you understand, His Highness Toyotomi Hidemitsu? ”

The old man's words directly explained the current situation.

Toyotomi's heyday has come to an end.

In this bustle, everything is fake.