"I'm the Zhuxing Qing Clan, open the city gate quickly!" Without waiting for anyone else to reply, I shouted to the city, and though I was a little hoarse, it was still far away in the silence of the night. Although the snowflakes are still falling, the north wind has long since stopped.

On it for a while, "The lord is back!" The lord is back! After the noise of ......", a dark shadow jumped onto the battlements of the city wall. "Are you really the lord? Tell me one more word! He shouted down there.

"That's me!" I felt a little crying and laughing. "Dao Shengmeng, you are young, why are you so ear-backed!"

"Ahh The lord is sorry...... "At this time, Shima Katsu finally confirmed my identity. "I heard the news that I just went to town, you wait! I'll open the door! ”

As soon as the gate opened, I rushed in like a gust of wind, and along the way, chickens, dogs, jumps, and pedestrians dodged, and only stopped in front of the door of the Honmaru Castle Tower. Jumping off the horse, without looking at it, I threw the reins to a man, and I staggered inside, until at last I turned another bend to the inner chamber.

"Stop!" With a childish voice, a petite figure stood in front of me. "This is where the lord's family dwells! Who is you? Dare to trespass! A pretty maid of about 10 years old scolded me angrily.

"Huh?!" It was as if the waves had hit the reef on the shore, and my excitement calmed down at once. Oh, yes! Doesn't that mean everything is normal? "Can't you just enter this place? I really don't know ......" I made an "innocent" look.

"I think you're new too!" The little maid seemed to believe in my "innocence". "Get out of here! If you want to come in casually, you're welcome! She was very generous and did not pursue further.

"But......," I tilted my head, looking her up and down. …… How could it be ......"

"What 'but'? What 'how'? She was a little hairy at my sight, and the tips of her thin eyebrows tightened on her white jade forehead.

"I'm just weird!" I stared at her with a different kind of suspicion. “…… Since this is an idler, how did you end up here? ”

"I'm Madame's personal maid, naturally...... Hey! She suddenly understood that I was making fun of her, and immediately became furious. I think you're a troublemaker! If you don't teach you a lesson, you won't know the rules! She raised two fists, not much bigger than duck eggs, and "threatened" me.

"Ha, ha, ha,、......" I laughed at once, no one could associate her with the word "terrible", and it was almost the same to say that she was cute. The mood that was still a little gloomy was all swept away at this moment.

"Butterfly, who are you talking to?" At this time, the warbler suddenly turned out from the front, looked at me and said in surprise: "You...... You...... It's back! ”

I stepped forward and took her in my arms, and lowered my head to her snow-white cheeks, "Tsk! "I kissed it." How are you all? But it makes me think badly! ”

"Look at you!" Ying's face suddenly turned red, and she blamed coquettishly: "It's always so careless! Fast...... Let's go in, the lady and the young master are waiting inside! ”

"Madame Ying, this person ...... Who is it? The little maid was stunned at my rudeness.

"Silly girl!" Ying pulled the little maid over, looked at my back and hurriedly rushed into the room, and said, "Who else here can do whatever he wants, such a 'scoundrel'? ”

"Whew!" I opened the door and slammed in, staring fixedly at Xianzhi, who was sitting in the middle of the room.

Xianzhi sat there dressed and calm, without the slightest fear or panic, nor could she see the surprise and excitement I had expected, as if everything that happened was a natural thing. The fairy carp pill in her arms seemed to be a little taller than a few months ago, but it was not for a while, and it may have become strange to me again, staring at me with a pair of big black eyes. "Xian Limaru, call 'Dad'! Come on! Xianzhi whispered encouragement to Xian Limaru as he picked up one of his fat little white hands and beckoned at me.

"Dad...... Father! There was obvious timidity and distrust in his voice, but it was much clearer than the last time.

"Good!" I stretched out my arms and hugged the two of them together, and it felt like it was worth all the hard work! Senkomaru had just passed his second birthday, and he looked so cute, just like the photo I remember when I was a child. "Why don't you have anyone at this late hour? Lack of sleep is bad for your health! "It may be that people become sluggish as soon as they relax from their stress, and I asked an extremely stupid question.

"How do you let us sleep at such times?" Xianzhi smiled and took off my helmet for me, got up and put it on the table. "As soon as it was nightfall, we got a message from the ninjas, and although Katsu Meng and they repeatedly said that there was no problem, I still wanted to wait! Because I think...... Ah Zhong, you will definitely come over! ”

"Xianzhi ......" I looked at her affectionately, feeling as if we had never been separated.

"Your Highness......" At this time, the little maid walked in after the warbler. I have been offended just now, and I ask you to forgive me! She knelt on the ground and spoke in a low voice, completely devoid of the momentum she had just had.

"It's okay, you're just doing your duty!" Looking at her performance before and after, I couldn't help but want to laugh. "What's your name?"

"Her name is Ah Die, and she is the maid I just accepted! Isn't it similar to Mrs. Guidie's name? Xianzhi answered my question for her, then turned to her and said, "Order: Prepare a meal for His Highness, and ...... Prepare meals for the generals and soldiers as soon as possible! ”

"It doesn't have to be!" I reached for the silk on my shoulder, and the warbler hurried over to help me. "After walking for most of the night, what everyone urgently needs is rest, and there is no need to rush to eat, anyway, it will be dawn in a few hours!"

"How?" Xianzhi turned around and looked at me in surprise. "Aren't you going to relieve the siege of the Instinct Temple?"

"What's the need?" I shrugged my shoulders, freed from the restraints, and told her what had happened along the way, before finally saying, "...... Anyway, my people are here, I also fought the battle, and I sent people to protect the palace! That Ashikaga Yoshiaki has always been in trouble lately, and His Royal Highness Nobunaga may not be much to see him now. ”

"Ah Zhong, you can't think like that!" Xianzhi sat back in front of me solemnly. "If you think about it carefully: everyone in the world knows that this Ashikaga Yoshiaki is the shogun appointed by His Royal Highness Nobunaga, and what does it mean that he was overthrown in just over a year? People in the world will think that the Oda family is not strong enough to control Kyoto, and sitting in Kyoto is just a façade! It's like a child walking around the city with gold in his hand, and anyone can take his place. At that time, Takeda, Uesugi, Hojo, Mori, Ouchi and other powerful foreign feudal clans will all have covetous hearts, and may even temporarily ignore their own worries to raise troops in Shangluo, hoping to control the world first with the power of thunder, and the Oda family will inevitably become the target of public criticism! ”

I stared at Xianzhi as if I didn't know her, she had never talked about politics in front of me before. "You mean...... Should I go to relieve the siege of Honnoji Temple? I asked half a day later.

"Go! A must go! Xianzhi nodded firmly. completely dispel Miyoshi's delusions; Let those wealthy people dare not regenerate their ambitions; Show the world the strength of the Oda family in, and ......" At this point, she suddenly lowered her voice. "This is also a good opportunity for Ah Zhong to introduce yourself to the world!"

"Are you sure that His Highness Nobunaga doesn't want to kill this Ashikaga Yoshiaki by pretending to be someone else?" I'm still not sure, but in history, Oda Nobunaga quickly turned against the shogun.

"Don't you know His Highness Nobunaga?" Xianzhi said a little anxiously: "Even if you want to take the position of the general, His Royal Highness Nobunaga will definitely do it himself!" ”

"Good!" I finally made up my mind. "Then I'll go help that guy!" I stood up and tried to put my armor back on.

"Don't be in such a hurry!" Xianzhi suddenly stopped me again. "Ah Zhong can rest a little longer and eat something, and wait until ......" she turned her head to look at the large grandfather clock placed in the corner, which was showing three o'clock in the morning. It's best to wait until dawn, when reinforcements from Matsunaga, Ikeda, and Hatakeyama are almost there! There are 500 defenders in Honnoji Temple, and I think it will be able to hold out until that time, as long as you can be the first to arrive! ”

"What if you can't support it?" I asked.

"That's okay too!" Xianzhi smiled mysteriously. "Such a good 5,000 army must be exhausted, and it is not difficult to defeat it in one fell swoop with your elite cavalry! Taking advantage of the momentum, quickly waving Hequan to take down the nest of the three good people, it can also achieve the purpose of deterring the world! ”

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