Two months have passed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoIt's October and autumn.

Xiuzong rarely went to the old man this time, but followed Xiuguang to a bow dojo in Osaka Castle.

"Eh, it's really rare that you're willing to follow me to the archery dojo. Haven't you particularly liked to go to the old man to learn kendo in the past two months? ”

Xiuguang sneered. Xiuzong blushed a little when he heard this, and said a little shyly:

"No...... Hidetakaka-chan doesn't come to practice today...... So here it is. ”

Wait, Xiugao...... Sauce?

Xiuguang thought there was something wrong with his ears. But he smiled again and didn't ask any further.

In the past two months, Xiuzong ran to the old man's side almost whenever he was free, "with suspicious deeds".

Xiuzong, Xiuzong, you, a boy who has always been attentive, will actually fall into that big net called "love".

Xiuguang snickered in his heart as he took Xiuzong to the bow dojo without changing his face.

"By the way, where did Shang Chang go today?"

"Shang Chang was found by the two brothers and sisters of the Wind Demon family to be a sparring partner. He's really fond of those two guys. ”

While muttering about the topic, the two of them made their way towards the archery dojo.

"Good morning, brother. So is the re-entry. ”

As soon as Xiuguang and Xiuzong arrived at the corridor of the archery dojo, they saw two familiar people, Xiu Yori and Chongcheng.

"Ah, Xiuguang, good morning. Come and practice today? ”

Xiu Lai, who had just picked up the bow, smiled gracefully at Xiuguang and beckoned him over.

"Good morning, Hidemitsu-sama."

Chongcheng is still as poker face and speechless as ever.

"Yo, re-essay, you're still as boring as ever. Do you want me to take you to a good place next time? ”

As soon as Xiuzong came, he was on the bar with Chongcheng.

"It's been a long time since Ida Hidemune, you're very noisy, don't disturb the archery practice of Hideyori-sama and Hidemitsu-sama."

Chongcheng didn't give Xiuzong any good looks.

"Ah, Yoshiji is here."

Hideyori looked back and saw his archery teacher, Rokkaku Yoshiji.

"Good morning, Hideyori-sama, Hidemitsu-sama."

When the gray-haired Yoshiji arrived, he immediately saluted Hideyori and Hidemitsu.

Yoshiji, who had experienced countless wars in the first half of his life, had long since lost the brutality and desire of his youth in his eyes at this time, and there was only a tranquility like a lake.

He is now living quietly in his old age as an ordinary old man.

"Yoshiji-sama's archery skills,But it's inherited from the Nichiki stream that was founded by the Nichichi Shoti Shoji.。 After Masaji passed the genre to Yoshida Shigeken, it became Yamato Hichi-ryu, that is, Yoshida-ryu. One of Yoshida-ryu's descendants is none other than Yoshiji-sama's father, Lord Rokkaku Seung-zhen. ”

Hidemitsu introduces Hidemune to the history of the genre to which Yoshiji belongs.

Hideyori had already begun to practice archery. He took the arrow very indifferently, slowly opened the bow he was using, looked directly at the wooden target about ten meters away from him, and then released the bowstring in the blink of an eye at a rapid speed.

I saw that the arrow "swished", cut through the air, and hit the place where it was only the slightest deviation from the bull's-eye.

"That's amazing! Brother! ”

Xiuguang clapped his hands for Xiu Lai, and then raised his bow.

Because of Hidemitsu's age and size, the bow he uses now is a small bow specially made for him that is suitable for children. Hideyori was now able to use a waka, which was about seven feet long for adults.

"Your Highness, you can only use a small bow, Lord Xiulai can use a big bow, Your Highness should also come on."

Xiuzong almost laughed out loud when he saw the small bow that Xiuguang was holding.

"Xiuzong, if you pursue utilitarianism too much and are mixed with other bad emotions, it will be difficult to practice well. Do you know the 'Seven Obstacles to Archery'? ”

"Huh? What is it? ”

"'Joy hurts the heart, anger hurts the liver, sorrow hurts the bowels, doubts hurt the spleen, surprise hurts the stomach, fear hurts the kidneys, depression hurts the mind. The seven emotions are "joy, anger, sorrow, thought, sorrow, fear, and surprise". If the seven emotions are too much, the injured person is the 'Seven Obstacles of Archery'. Xiuzong: If you want to try to practice kyudo, you should pay attention to these points. ”

"Well, there is still such a saying. It's a long experience. ”

Hideyori heard the conversation between Hidemitsu and Hidemune and walked over with a smile.

"Yes, Xiuguang is right, you should pay special attention to this when shooting, if you are too affected by the emotions of the outside world, it is easy to hurt your body. Therefore, when shooting, you should concentrate your mind, empty your mind, so that your eyes can only see the place in the center of the target, and when you shoot the arrow, you should be quick, and then you should use the best state to complete the remnants of the heart. This is archery. ”

"Uh-huh, and, 'Whether it's a thousand arrows or ten thousand arrows, each one should be a brand new launch,' right, brother?"

"Haha, that's right."

The brothers were chatting happily, and Xiuzong on the side still looked half-incomprehensible. After Rokkaku Yoshiji heard the conversation of the Hidemitsu brothers, he raised his snow-white eyebrows and nodded appreciatively.

……

……

Echizen, Kitanosho Castle.

Xiukang, who had just finished a full day of government affairs, stretched his waist tiredly, his eyes blank.

She coughed a few times, covered her mouth with her hand, and ordered someone to bring water.

Hideyasu coughed while thinking about the Toyotomi family.

Two months ago, the news of the robbery and murder of the Xiu family spread in the world. It is said that the Iga Kojokai also believed that he was really robbed and killed, and not for other reasons.

Xiukang was shocked when he received this news, and almost relapsed from his old illness. But then she thought about it carefully, and felt that this should not be the case. However, there was no news from the Toyotomi family, so Xiukang was suspicious for a long time in the past two months.

Did the kid really understand what I meant?

Xiukang knocked on the table, confused.

"Lord Xiuyasu, the water is here."

To Xiukang's surprise, it was not the small surname who came in from the water, but the retainer Motota Fumasa.

"What's the matter, Fuzheng, why are you here?"

"Your Excellency, please speak quietly."

As soon as Fu Zheng entered, he immediately closed the door tightly. After listening outside for a while, Fu Zheng relieved himself and came to Xiukang's table.

“…… Hideyasu-sama, please see this. The retainers from Edo are not in the castle for the time being, so please finish reading them right away and burn them. That's what the sender commanded. ”

With a flushed face and an excited tone, Fu Zheng took out a secret letter from his arms and handed it to Xiukang.

“…… Is this, could it be?! ”

Xiu Kang took the secret letter and his eyes widened.

The envelope was written in only four small words: "To Yu Yiyi". But this familiar handwriting made Xiukang hold the envelope tightly, and his hands kept shaking.

“…… It's Hachiro...... It's Hachiro...... It's back. ”