Chapter Seventy-Five: I'll Think About It
"Hanbing-kun, do you see that?" Guo Jia's words made the young man in front of him think deeply.
"Master Guo Jia, although you were introduced by the three major Dao people, don't you have some scruples about appearing in my house like this?" The half-soldier guard picked up the teacup, he still remembered the battle of words a few years ago, and this time he didn't expect to fight Guo Jia again.
"You wouldn't do that." Guo Jia ignored Hanbei's words, because Hanbei just wanted to make Guo Jia suspicious and change the topic, because he felt that Guo Jia couldn't do anything out of the ordinary in the land of Mino. It's a pity that Hanbei was wrong.
"I know you're smart, and some of your words are clear." Guo Jia put down the teacup and looked left and right, observing the living conditions of the half-guard.
"Master Guo Jia, what is the purpose of your coming here this time, or what kind of role are you playing?" Takenaka Hanbei said helplessly, yes, smart people still make everything clear between the two.
"Come over and woo you as a friend." Literally, Guo Jia really has no other ideas. But whether Takenaka Hanbei believes it or not, that's none of his business.
"Friends? Master Guo Jia, you know who I am. The half-soldier shook his head, not knowing why Guo Jia was like this.
There was no word for a while, and the dancing candlelight next to the two illuminated their faces, and the dim room made people sleepy and wanted to sleep. As the leader of Owari, it is a stupid thing to come to Mino to meet a wise man to tell the truth, especially since he is known for his loyalty.
Once when Guo Jia met Saito Michizo and said that he wanted to win over the half-guard, Michizo said a sentence: "The half-guard in Takenaka is quite stubborn." ”
This is not belittlement, because what Michizo said is right, Takenaka Hanbei is a resourcefulness that he has cultivated for a long time, and he has been taught benevolence and righteousness since he was a child, and after Saito Yoshiryu took the throne, instead of making any noise, he was still giving advice to Yilong, but Saito Yoshimyu didn't take it to heart. is this kind of leader who is not reused or promoted, and he still serves silently as in the past.
"You'll have a better career on my side!" Inducements? No way!
"If you don't come, I'll let my shadow warrior kill you!" Bullying? No way!
Guo Jia thought of many ways in his head, and he really couldn't move this man who could be called foolish and loyal.
"Forget it, since you don't want to, then I won't mention it." Guo Jia sighed and had no choice but to give up this matter. If you can't use it for yourself, then don't let others use it, Guo Jia can't do it! Cherishing talent is his only thought now. He can guarantee that the half-guards will definitely be able to enter the ranks of the retainers very quickly in Owari.
"Master Guo Jia, since you are here as my friend, can you talk to me?"
The candlelight kept beating, and the lonely tone made it even more dim.
"Why not?" Guo Jia revisited the young man and added one more to his many labels. "Loneliness"
"I don't know something, my lord, shouldn't the news of your Oda Army's attack on Mino be exposed, right? Or is it something that someone is doing on purpose? Takenaka Hanbei also received news of the Oda army's march in the afternoon, and he also volunteered for a mission to defend the city, but Yoshiryu ignored him.
Back at home, he pondered Guo Jia's behavior, and then came to certain conclusions when Guo Jia arrived, and the answers to these questions were likely to point to Owari's future path. And the first one is the leakage of military information in advance.
"I leaked it." Guo Jia took a sip of tea, and the person in front of him could have a deep friendship, even if he was not his own courtier.
"I see." Four or five possibilities popped out of the half-guard's mind, and as he evolved, a possibility that was closer to the correct answer eventually came out.
The Oda Army sent troops on the initiative of Guo Jia, and with his wisdom, he would definitely not startle the snake, so the purpose of this point is to make it for Mino or other big countries to see! More than 10,000 troops were divided into four corps to attack Mino Castle in different positions, which was a deterrent. As for how he had the confidence to do such a thing, that's another matter.
"Does Master Guo Jia have any intention of going to Luo?" The second sentence of the Hanbei is a question that confirms the first question.
"Yes." Of course, Guo Jia is a general appointed by the puppet himself, why don't you go to Shangluo? Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight for a long time, he, the tiger, should also get a piece of delicious soup!
"I see!" The half-guards instantly knew Guo Jia's plan, and Shangluo Na meant a strong force. And the one who can prove his ability is to find a soft persimmon to pinch it, and Mino has become a victim.
"Next, I have some things I want to ask Lord Guo Jia, and I hope your forgiveness." Hanbei knew that Guo Jia's behavior was full of confidence, but he was not sure if Guo Jia could do what he thought, and then he did not look for answers.
"Ask, know everything." Guo Jia shook his head, the person in front of him still didn't treat him as a friend.
"My lord, is Nohime okay over there?"
Words are sometimes like a sharp sword that pierces people's hearts, and a single sword can beat a person to the ground. Is it okay to return to the butterfly in Owari? The answer is no.
On a rainy night three years ago, Guidie gave birth with Guo Jia's flesh and blood, and the question of whether to keep a big or a small one filled Guo Jia's brain, and he chose to protect the big one, but the doctor told him that Guidie could no longer get pregnant, and he could no longer have a child of his own!
All this was like a boulder falling on Guo Jia's chest. For three years, Guo Jia tried his best to forget about this incident, but today he was re-removed from the scar he had just grown by the words of Takenaka Hanbei.
"I can't answer, I'm sorry for her." Guo Jia clenched his fists and looked at the tatami mats under his feet, avoiding the candlelight, and his whole face fell into darkness.
The rain three years ago washed away Guo Jia's flesh and bones, and also broke the softness in his heart. Since that incident, Guo Jia has treated Guidie even more lovingly, and even never married a wife and had children. To others, the two seem to be more affectionate, but for them, only they know how things are.
Guo Jia tried his best to avoid hurting Gui Die, he thought it was right to keep everything silent, but Gui Die felt guilty that Guo Jia should continue the bloodline of the Oda family and should marry another person. This is where the conflict erupts, and the two people don't understand what the other is thinking, and they use their own ways to avoid it.
Until things developed to the point where Guo Jia used various official duties to avoid meeting with Gui Die, and Gui Die gradually got used to Guo Jia's behavior and kept silent, the two of them found that something seemed to have disappeared.
"My lord, I don't understand." It can be said that the half-guard stabbed Guo Jia's heart everywhere, and he also showed his softness at this moment. No matter how powerful a person is, there is a soft place that cannot be touched, at this time, Guo Jia seemed to have found the object of complaint, and the words came out of his mouth like blood.
"Sir, you don't have to." The half-guard was also stunned when he saw Guo Jia's appearance, he knew for the first time that the original superior also behaved like this.
That's right, Guo Jia is a person, he is not a god, as a human being, of course he will behave like this, he sent away his own sister, watching the two live happily, but he lost this opportunity because of one thing.
Takenaka Hanbei didn't go through all this, and his initial intention was to know how to return to the butterfly, after all, the half-soldier once had a bit of a mentality of liking the butterfly. But he didn't expect that because of one sentence, it would have such a serious impact.
"Sorry to let you see that." Guo Jia settled down, he regained his indifference, he looked out with a mask again, and calculated the time, the four regiments should take the city.
"Takigawa Kazuyi, execute the next step." Guo Jia didn't care about the identity of the person in front of him, because there was nothing to stop him. This is Guo Jia's mentality. Everything doesn't matter.
"What's next?" The half-guard suspected that he had heard it wrong, could it be that Guo Jia could really guarantee that the four cities of Meinong could be held in his hands?
"Hanbing-kun, in the end, I still have to talk nonsense, do you really not plan to come to my Owari?" Guo Jia didn't wait for Takenaka's Hanbei answer this time, he wanted to tell Hanbei his determination with his actions.
"Guo Jiajun?" The half-guard didn't stop Guo Jia, he watched this person walk out the door, maybe Guo Jia knew that he didn't want to hear his answer.
"Alas!" After sending Guo Jia away, Hanbei had another guest here, it was his father Shigenaka Takenaka. Looking at the slightly tired man, the half-guard knew that he must have brought some bad news.
"What happened to your father, making you sad?" The half-guard asked.
"The Oda Army has robbed the four cities of Mino, can you imagine that they basically took the four castles in their hands at the same time? Minono's power plummeted overnight! Chongyuan sighed, what he could do now was just a sad face.
"Huh? Have you ever had a guest here? Chongyuan entered the house and saw two cups of tea and asked suspiciously, who would come to find the half-guards so late?
"It's Oda Kakuka." Hanbei's answer explained the doubts in Shigemoto's mind.
"What? How did he get here? "The commander of the Oda Army, the daimyo of Owari personally came to Mino late at night to meet the Takenaka Hanbei! Why is that?
"He's here to surrender!" Hanbei explained in detail what had happened earlier.
"And what do you say?" Chongyuan looked at his son suspiciously, wanting to hear what he meant.
"At first, I thought about continuing to stay in Mino to serve Lord Yoshiryu, but now after hearing the news of my father, I want to think about it, and I won't tell you that Guo Jia is about to implement the next step." Hanbei Takenaka suddenly changed his mind, and he understood the truth that good birds choose good trees to perch on.
That is, now he also knows why Guo Jia left after asking the question. Because Guo Jia knows that Meinong is about to cease to exist!
"Are you sure?" Chongyuan is not a half-soldier, he has long wanted to change to a daimyo to serve the left, and here their family will never be reused because of Daosan!
"Well, I'll think about it again." The half-guard nodded, his tone firm.