In the samurai mansion of Cheongju Castle, after the clan knocked out Maeda Keiji, only the clan and Hori Hidemasa were left sitting opposite each other in the hall.

Seeing that Hori Hidemasa's face was calm and there was no flickering in his eyes, he could conclude that the rumors that were now spreading in Owari had nothing to do with him.

After Horihide Masami Clan Sect smiled, his face was no different from usual, and the hanging heart finally let go again, only to hear him say straight to the point: "Lord Takayama, you called down this time, presumably for the rumors in Owari. I've already heard about those rumors.,Even if you don't call me to come here.,I'm going to come and clarify the matter with your adult before you go to Kita-Omi.。 ”

"Hehe, what the adults said is right, today I bothered the adults to come, it is indeed for the current rumors, and now I already know that the culprit of spreading the rumors is that Kinoshita Tojiro is undoubtedly here, but if you want to calm down this matter, you can only ask the adults to help at present. After the matter is completed, there will be heavy thanks in the future, and please ask the adults to make it difficult and help the clan. ”

Clan Zong and Hori Hidemasa were already familiar with each other, and when they saw him say this directly, Clan Zong no longer spoke to him politely, and directly said his thoughts, and as soon as he came up, he brought out Kinoshita Fujiyoshiro who wanted to harm him, in order to reassure him first.

After listening to the words of the clan, Hori Hidemasa finally breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Takayama-sama can think about this section clearly, it will save him more words, but, looking at Takayama-sama's meaning, I'm afraid it's going to do it to the monkey, it's okay to do a favor, but it's best not to involve yourself, otherwise it's a little unbeautiful, this matter in his opinion, can be big or small, everything depends on the attitude of the lord, so before touching the lord's mind, he still has to remain neutral is the best choice.

But he thought about it again, don't look at Lord Takayama who is happy on the surface now, but it is estimated that he must be very angry in his heart at this moment, and he must not shirk it now, otherwise he will offend him.

How many catties and taels he has, Hori Hidemasa still knows it, if Takayama-sama holds a grudge against him because of this, he will not be able to bear his revenge in the future. Moreover, not only can you not shirk it, but you should show something, at least you can get a lot of benefits from him.

Hori Hidemasa, who has been following Nobunaga as a close attendant all the year round, is still very good at figuring out his thoughts, and when he thinks things through, he can't help but sigh in his heart, alas, you said that the two of you are also true, two retainers fight, but let me, a little person who only has thirty yuan a year, suffer, and I can't call people alive.

Not to mention the Takayama clan as a general, even if it is Kinoshita Fujiyoshiro who is a general, it is not something that an insignificant little person like himself can provoke, it seems that he must choose to take sides today, and if he wants to be like the original again, no one can offend, obviously it is not possible.

The monkey is much worse than Lord Takayama in terms of ability and identity, and Lord Takayama treats himself well on weekdays, and he is much stronger than the monkey in this regard, so it seems that he should be on the side of Lord Takayama at the beginning.

Thinking of this, I only heard Hori Hidemasa say indignantly: "The bastard turned out that the monkey wanted to ruin the reputation of Takayama-sama, and even provoked the friendship between Takayama-sama, and he would never be spared in the subordinate, if the adult needs to help him, please make it clear that he will go all out to help the adult clarify this matter." ”

The clan didn't care what he thought in his heart, but seeing what he said resolutely, he couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, still maintaining a smile and said: "Hori-sama can be so deeply aware of the righteousness, I am grateful, don't be angry first, please listen to the next finish, the clan thinks that it is not difficult to quell the rumors, there is a saying that the bell must be tied to the bell, as long as the adult moves to the Kinoshita-sama samurai mansion and intimidates it, it must not take more than three days, and the rumors in Owari are quelled." I wonder if adults are willing to help? ”…,

"But how can you intimidate? Please also ask your adults to teach you the strategy. "For such an esoteric strategy, Hori Hidemasa didn't bother to think about it, anyway, there was Takayama-sama, even if he thought of something, it must not be as comprehensive as he thought, so it was better to ask directly.

"Actually, it's very simple, as long as the adults go and give the monkeys a wake-up call." Speaking of this, the clan thought for a while, and then said: "When the adult saw the monkey, he said: The lord is very concerned about the alliance between the family and the Asai family, and no mistakes are allowed, and now the rumors are suspected of destroying the marriage between the two families, and now the lord has not yet known, so please don't get involved with it, in case the lord finds out that the lord has something to do with it, how serious the consequences are, I won't say much about it." ”

The clan was afraid that Hori Hidemasa would be stupid, and he couldn't speak clearly after seeing the monkey when he saw it, so he handed him what he should say word by word, and Hori Hidemasa listened to it, and recited it silently several times, after memorizing it, he couldn't help but feel sincere admiration for the resourcefulness of Takayama-sama, just a short sentence or two, not only can make this matter invisible, but also make the monkey frightened for a long time, such a good strategy, it is really too clever, I'm afraid that such a bad move, only Takayama can think of it.

It seems that this person can only be friendly with him, and he must not be easily offended, otherwise when the time comes, he will not even know how he died. However, just when Hori Hidemasa wanted to accept it, he suddenly thought that in these words, the lord had already been involved, if it was put before, pulling the tiger skin to make a big banner, he didn't have to do it, and at that time, he didn't have to worry about the lord's guild knowing, after all, no retainer would go to the lord's close servant for some trivial things.

But now it's different, since the family has implemented the secret assessment system, not only the retainers have reined in, but even they, the lord's close servants, no longer dare to be as blatant as the original fox fake tiger might.

If he really said this in Kinoshita Fujiyoshiro, if he was known by the lord, the punishment would be light, and if he lost his life because of this, it would be greatly worthless, as a close attendant, Hori Hidemasa knew the character of the lord, so he didn't dare to have the slightest luck.

I saw him hesitate for a moment, and then said: "Lord Gao Shan, although this plan is wonderful, but it involves the lord, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate, and if the lord blames him, he is just a close servant, how should he bear it?" ”

The clan had already thought of this when he made up this statement, only to hear him ask rhetorically: "Lord Hori Hidemasa, the lord attaches great importance to the alliance with the Asai family, yes or no?" ”

Horihide Masashi said, isn't this nonsense, even the princess Ashi who has always loved her, the lord can marry Asai Nagamasa, if this is not important, then what can it be?

However, it's really cheap Asai Nagamasa's kid, Princess Ashi is gentle and considerate, noble and elegant, and her appearance is rare in the world, and she has smooth skin and tender white hands...... Thinking about it, Hori Hidemasa began to think about it, he had completely forgotten about the Takayama clan in front of him, and was still waiting for his answer.

After waiting for a while, the clan saw that he had always bowed his head and remained silent, and his face showed an evil color, so he couldn't help coughing lightly, and repeated what he had just said: "Ahem, does Lord Hori Hidemasa attach great importance to the alliance between the two families?" ”

After listening to this, Hori Hidemasa came to his senses, because he was thinking about the fierce place, and now his face was flushed, he knew that he had been too rude just now, so after confessing his guilt, he replied: "What Takayama-sama said is right, the lord is indeed very concerned about the alliance between the two families. ”

I heard the clan nod, and then asked, "May I ask Hori-sama, if someone wants to destroy the alliance between the two families, do you think the main guild will not punish it severely?" ”…,

Hori Hidemasa said with a serious face: "This is certain, if the lord knows, he will definitely punish those who want to destroy the alliance between the two families." ”

Seeing that he said it thoroughly, the clan couldn't help but smile again and said: "In this case, Hori-sama has nothing to distort the lord's mind, even if the lord knows, how can he blame the lord, and Hori-sama's behavior is completely to protect the interests of the lord and the Oda family."

According to the following, if these words can really reach the ears of the lord, not only will they not blame the adults, but they may be rewarded for the high grace and brightness of the adults. Hori-sama just needs to go with confidence, how can he harm you in the future? ”

After some analysis of the clan, Hori Hidemasa has no worries, as long as he doesn't mix himself in, even if you play the monkey to death, you don't care about me, think that the monkey is really self-inflicted, you say it's not good for you to provoke, Pianpian provokes the old fox of the Gaoshan clan, if he wants to play you to death, it's not easy, it's not easy to catch it? Alas, it seems that the monkey is going to be unlucky this time.

Thinking of this, Hori Hidemasa no longer had any hesitation, and hurriedly said: "Lord Takayama, please rest assured, I will go to the monkey's samurai mansion here, and this time I will make him pay for this matter." ”

"Then there's Hidemasa Rahori." After speaking, before Hori Hidemasa stood up, he only heard the clan sect shouting outside the door: "Someone is coming"

As soon as the words fell, Keiji Maeda, who had been waiting outside the door, walked in quickly, only to see him salute and say, "My subordinates are here, please give instructions to the lord." ”

"Well, you immediately go to the sparrow house in Kiyosu Town and get a silver card." Clan Zong said lightly.

After hearing this, Maeda Keiji was disdainful in his heart, you said to take it, do you think that the sparrow house is your home?

Thinking of this, I saw Maeda Keiji frowning and said: "Lord, I'm afraid you don't know, the power behind the sparrow house is huge, I heard that there is still a big hall to protect, so it's better not to provoke the lord."

Moreover, the silver card sold by the sparrow house only costs a few hundred yuan, and for the lord, this money is nothing at all, so it is better to buy one directly.

However, with the identity and wealth of the lord, if you buy a silver card, it is not enough to show the prestige of the lord, and the cards issued by the sparrow are not only silver cards, but also gold cards, but only a thousand runs, and only one percent of the usual consumption is charged, and the subordinates believe that only the gold card can be worthy of the current identity of the lord.

However, the various cards issued by the Sparrow House are not always available, and if the lord agrees, his subordinates will quickly return to Hachiman Castle in the county to pay the money, and then come back to buy them. I don't know what happens under the Lord's will? ”……，