Oda Nobunaga did not meet us in his study, but the young man who came to lead us led us up the hillside, where there was a large area of lush cherry blossom trees, and the petals of the flowers began to fall in their prime, forming a burst of colorful "colored wings".

Under a stout cherry blossom tree lay a large Persian carpet with delicate refreshments in the middle, and among them I noticed a long-necked, big-bellied crystal glass wine bottle containing a bright red jewel-like liquid and a couple of Western goblets on the side. Judging from the state of Oda Nobunaga, who was lying on the side, he really drank a lot.

Around him sat Mrs. Nohime and several maids, and the small surname, and it is said that Mrs. Yoshino did not come this time because she was unwell.

"See the lord!" Akechi Mitsuhide and I walked over and saluted respectfully, and the young man brought by Fujijuro and Akechi Mitsuhide only stood more than ten zhang away because of his low status.

"What's the matter with you two guys coming to me?" Oda Nobunaga leaned half of his body against the trunk of the tree behind him, squinting at the two of us with somewhat cloudy eyes. Seeing that he was a little unstable, Mrs. Nonghime reached out to help him. "I know that you two are people who like to work on your own 'little business' secretly, and you won't come to me easily without anything!" His voice was filled with a strong sense of wine.

"Oh......" I glanced at Akechi Mitsuhide, and he spoke first. The lord ......" Akechi Mitsuhide pointed back at the young man he brought and said, "This is my nephew's name is Xiuman, who just served Yuan a few days ago!" My family is now sparsely populated, and although this child is young, he has a lot of potential, so my subordinates dare to ask the lord to help him! ”

"What about you?" Oda Nobunaga did not immediately reply to Akechi Mitsuhide's request, but turned his face and continued to ask me.

"Actually, my subordinates and His Highness Akechi mean the same thing......" I also pointed to Fujijuro in the distance, and he knelt down in place and bowed to Nobunaga very cleverly. This is a man I stumbled upon yesterday, and after some investigation, I felt that he was a talented person, so I called him a retainer! ”

"Hmmm! It seems that the brain is not slow......" Oda Nobunaga only glanced at it and withdrew his gaze. "I'm afraid that this body and bones can't go into battle, it should be a material to be pursued!"

"No, you're not holy!" I don't hesitate to offer sycophants. “…… He has some experience in land measurement and taxation, and I want him to do something about it! ”

"Now that you're a big name, I'm afraid that this kind of work will have to deal with those wealthy families in the countryside......" Oda Nobunaga raised a wine glass and looked at the sun through the bright red wine. I don't know if it's my delusion, but the red wine has a blood-like feeling when the sun shines on it. "I'm afraid I can't cover such a kid from the market! Do you want me to give him a decent last name? ”

"......" I was speechless for a while, I didn't expect his senses to be so keen.

"What about you? What do you want me to do? Oda Nobunaga asked Akechi Mitsuhide again.

"The subordinate wants to beg the lord to reward Xiuman with an official position, so that he can have a unique identity when he first fights in the near future!" Akechi Mitsuhide said earnestly, it seems that he cares about this nephew very much. I do know a little bit about the name Wise Hideman, but most of his deeds are based on interpretation, so I can't say what kind of character he is for a while. However, in terms of age, his Yuan costume and the first battle are late, so Akechi Mitsuhide's mood is more and more urgent to let him be able to hit the ground running.

"You two have a drink with me!" Oda Nobunaga was silent for a moment, then raised the glass in his hand to me and Akechi Mitsuhide.

"Yes!" Akechi Mitsuhide and I took the glass from a small surname, and about two-thirds of the wine was poured into it. Akechi Mitsuhide is not very good at drinking, and I noticed that he frowned slightly.

I drank all the wine in my glass, and the aftertaste was a little astringent, not the type of alcohol I liked.

"It's not a big deal what you're asking for......" Oda Nobunaga suddenly smiled slyly. But what about your gifts! Brought? ”

"Huh......?" Akechi Mitsuhide and I looked at each other in amazement.

"Hey! You're going too far......" Nohime tugged at Nobunaga's sleeve as she said with deep displeasure in her tone. As is customary, she doesn't say anything about this kind of question, but today she may have felt that Nobunaga's request for a gift was unseemly, or because she cared about Akechi Hidemitsu, a junior who was close to him, but in short, she was indirectly expressing her attitude for a while.

"What's going on?!" Oda Nobunaga raised his voice all of a sudden, but it didn't sound angry, but like a mischievous joke between husband and wife. “…… It is common sense to ask people to do things naturally to 'express'! Besides, these two guys are very rich, you don't have to worry about them! ”

"You...... Ay! For Oda Nobunaga, who borrowed wine to go crazy, Nohime also felt helpless.

I saw an embarrassed look on Akechi Mitsuhide's face and a faint sweat on his forehead, apparently he didn't expect this to happen. I secretly breathed a sigh of relief in my heart.

I know that Oda Nobunaga likes to be given gifts, not necessarily precious things, but preferably new and quirky, and he just likes it. Although I didn't make any special preparations in advance, I used to carry a few "small things" with me, so I was prepared! After taking a few steps forward to Oda Nobunaga, I took out a black velvet box from my bosom and handed it over.

Although it was Oda Nobunaga's own request, he was a little surprised when he saw that I was really prepared, and took the box, which was only three or four inches square, and looked at it over and over again, and then looked at me again, and then opened the box, and everyone's eyes looked at his hand.

The box contains a gem-encrusted gold cross with a brightly colored franc on the obverse! Although it is made of very pure red gold, it is actually not valuable in front of a big man like Nobunaga, but the various opals and chalcedony inlaid on it are not found in Japan, and the colorful colors of these gems are absolutely bluffing!

"Not bad, not bad、......" Oda Nobunaga looked satisfied. During this period of time, because of his bad relations with Buddhism, he was very close to some Western missionaries, so he also had some interest in European culture, but as a "half-ass", his ability to appreciate was really limited. "What about yours?" He put away the cross and urged Akechi Mitsuhide.

"Oh......" Akechi Mitsuhide's head sweated even more, although it would not attract any punishment, but if Oda Nobunaga rejected his request with the strength of alcohol, it would still be a very humiliating thing. Please forgive your subordinates for being reckless and forgetting to prepare for ......"

"That's it!" Nonghime couldn't stand this scene, so he said to help his cousin. “…… That's pretty much it, the loyal guards have already sent such a precious gift, so that's all for today! ”

"That's all for today......" Oda Nobunaga took the cross in his arms, and let him go when he saw that the joke was almost open. But...... Remember, you must give a double gift during the Chinese New Year! ”

"Thank you, lord!" Akechi Mitsuhide breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his head.

"Call those two little guys, I want to see what 'goods' you have sent me!" At the signal of Oda Nobunaga, a small surname walked over and brought them over.

"See the main hall!" The two teenagers prostrate on the ground and said in fear.

"Tell me what is your most confident skill?"

"Returning to the main hall...... "In the end, he is a son of a samurai family, and his wisdom and courage are much greater than those of Fujijuro." In the younger inheritance, I have a little experience in the art of bows and arrows! ”

"Oh......" may not have had enough fun, Oda Nobunaga waved his hand and made a target be placed.

"Please correct the hall!" Wise Hideman took a longbow and put on a feather arrow, took a deep breath and turned his head sideways, and didn't aim very seriously, and as the bowstring sounded, the feather arrow flew straight towards the target twenty feet away.

"Smack!" With a bang, the feather arrow hit the red heart. The bowstring then rang out in a row, and Wise Shuman shot all ten feathered arrows with great speed, and each hit the red heart. In my opinion, he does have good archery, but it's just good! There are quite a few of my men who have such archery skills.

"Bring the target!" Oda Nobunaga ordered someone to take the target, and it seems that he has something else to say. After the target was taken, I followed Oda Nobunaga's gaze. What else could be on this?

Yes! Sure enough, it's different! I saw that under each arrow, there was a small cherry blossom petal. With such a fast speed, you can still grasp the best moment when the petals fall, which can really be called a "magic shot"! Under me, Shinhachiro and Yamanaka Kanosuke can have such means, and Maeda Keiji and Shima Katsutoshi may not be able to do it.

I took a closer look at him, and it seemed that this was also the seedling of a general.

"Not bad, not bad......" Oda Nobunaga also nodded again and again, and then turned his head to Fujijuro and asked, "What about you?" ”

"Villain...... Villain...... Rough poetry and songs! He couldn't help but tremble in the face of the "Demon King", but fortunately remembered what I had just said in the car.

"Is it...... Oda Nobunaga took a shallow sip of his wine glass, and suddenly said to Fujijuro: "The snow is still flying in the sky, and the spring has come to Chong." ”

"The warbler is crying and crying, this day ...... should be abled. Although there was a bit of a stumble, Fujijuro finally answered.

"Oh......" Oda Nobunaga seemed a little surprised, the person in front of him, who was obviously a commoner, actually knew the ancient poetry of the Gongqing style. What is the spring glow covering, the cherry blossoms on the mountain of Tachita. ”

"The desolate flowers are falling, and I have to listen to the sound of the warbler." Maybe he got used to it a little, and Fujijuro gradually stabilized.

“……”

“……”

"It's okay......" Oda Nobunaga stopped the exam and nodded in acknowledgment of his degree. What are you asking me to do for him? "Maybe he forgot about it because of the drinking, but then he remembered it again." By the way, it's to find him a decent surname and identity! …… Which family will he inherit......" Oda Nobunaga pondered for a moment, and a mischievous smile resurfaced. "Let him inherit the Sibo family, and the name will be Sibo Yichao!"

"Thank you, Lord Gong...... 'Spo'?!" I was stunned, and everyone present was stunned.