"Master, you are too polite, such a young child is not worthy of such a good thing!" I humbly gave in to the Asahyama Hisakari who sent us all the way to the gate.

"Your Royal Highness Yuzhou, you are wrong, if you want to say thank you, I want to thank you for your favor!" The sun rode to me with his hands together and solemnly recited a Buddha name. This old monk is still in good spirits, but the flesh on his face has loosened as he grows older. "His Royal Highness Yuzhou has been protecting Buddhism for more than ten years, and his wife has donated a large amount of money every year, which has greatly alleviated the situation of the temple. The old man has long regarded your Highness as the protector of the Buddha's Dharma, and sincerely prays for the foundation of the Zhuxing family every day! Besides......" he said as he lowered his hand and touched the head of the fairy carp pill on the side. "The young man of the fairy carp pill has long eyebrows and kind eyes, and he is really related to my Buddhism. Today, the old man is just a gift of a magic weapon, praying that the gods and Buddhas will protect each other! ”

"The master is overrated!" Everyone loves to listen to clever kind words, and I am no exception. "Xian Limaru, I don't thank the master for his generous gift!" I reminded the immortal carp pill on the side, who was fiddling with a string of one hundred and eight lotus bodhi beads at the moment. Although it cannot be said how valuable it is, it is said that it was used by an Indian monk.

"Thank you, Master!" Xian Koi Maru bowed to the mountain day quite loudly, and he had already gained some momentum in the past few years with Nagano Yezheng.

"Master, just stay!" I saw that the car had already driven in front of me, so I stopped the further delivery of the mountain dayride.

"Please convey Your Highness's gratitude to Madame Fu!" He saluted again.

Senkoi Maru and I got into the palace car, escorted by the guards, and began to march slowly west along the streets of Kyoto.

The situation in Shikoku was satisfactorily resolved, and the head of Chosamune accepted all my proposals with a jaw-dropping attitude of cooperation. I gave him 70,000 stone for the area that Nanyu already actually controlled, and he gave up his claim for land and service in other areas. The Kono family no longer served as the guardian of Iyo, and their affiliation with the other Iyo clans was also abolished, and only Yuzuki Castle and the surrounding 30,000 stone territory were retained, which was regarded as retaining the status of the daimyo.

Shikoku was officially included in the Oda family, and I compiled the relevant documents into a book and sent them to Azuchi. There are some recommendations and recommendations that I don't mention about myself. Anyway, everything is out there, so it's up to Oda Nobunaga to weigh it himself!

The reply dragged on for more than a month, and it can be seen that Oda Nobunaga's heart has also gone through repeated trade-offs and struggles, but the result is similar to what I originally expected.

The head of Chosa's department was once again granted the Tosa Guardian, and the new territories were confirmed; The Gamo clan was granted the Iyo Guardian, but because he continued to serve as my lieutenant, Horihide was appointed as the guardian of Iyo; Under my strong recommendation, the Takenaka half-guard was appointed as the guardian of Sanqi and the lord of Caitian Castle for 32,000 stones, which is considered to be half out of my identity as a small daimyo, but also because of the reason of serving as my military division, the Sanqi guardian was appointed by Nakamura Kazushi; I was added another Awa guardian, and because of the relationship between Hori Hidemasa and Nakamura Kazuji going to a new post, Kishiwada Castle was also returned to my rule, and Izumi Izumi Iskuni was finally complete! Katsurui Castle is also being expanded, but I'm going to give Awa to Senkomaru in a year or two.

The South China Sea exploration that Oda Nobunaga had promised was temporarily shelved, and the fierce backlash from all sides made Oda Nobunaga hesitate. In the end, the result of the compromise was that I was in charge of Shikoku affairs as Awa Guardian, and the reason for the discussion of this matter is also interesting: the shogunate did not have this position before, and it needs to be discussed again!

I don't care that much about this, the actual situation of Shikoku is there, and it's a matter of whether there is that false name or not! However, after all, the old pattern of Shikoku had just been broken, and the new pattern was not very stable, so I simply left everything to Takenaka and Gamo, and returned to Kyoto to hide myself. Several of them are new officials, and they can also pull down their faces in the face of some unreasonable trouble.

Counting the new year, there are only two months left, and this year still flies so fast. I picked up Senkomaru from Tanba and stayed for a few months and went straight to Azuchi. These days are idle, and I am idle, so I take my son to visit all aspects of the relationship.

I was very happy with the praise from all sides, but I also knew that my son, although he was not stupid, was not a maverick "genius child"! At least compared to some people in this era, it is really not outstanding. Fortunately, the era of **** is coming to an end, as long as he can keep the family business I created.

"Do you like things like rosaries?" In the carriage, I saw that Senkomaru had been fiddling with the rosary and asked.

"I can't say I like it very much, but the shape of this string of beads is really peculiar!" He held up the rosary to me, and the one hundred and eight bodhi seeds were flattened like a nine-petal lotus flower.

"And you like swords, armor, and other weapon codes?" I asked again. Xian Limaru has been instructed by some masters since he was a child, and his physical fitness is already good, so his martial arts are at the upper middle level among the children of the daimyo he is familiar with. It's just that I noticed that he just did it as a lesson and didn't show any particular enthusiasm.

"It's okay...... As long as it's beautiful, I like it! "Xian Limaru pondered for a while, and he also felt that something was wrong." I still like the curiosities you have in your collection, and I don't have much interest in simple weapons. And I'm not too persistent in martial arts, and I don't feel too concerned about the outcome of the competition. Father, as an heir, isn't this sentiment bad? ”

"It's not necessarily bad...... I shook my head and said, I really didn't think there was anything bad about it, it was worthy of being my son, and even his hobbies were similar to mine. As long as the love of anything does not affect the correct judgment of other things, then it is just a small section. I don't usually interfere with your own interests, as long as you are awake at all times! ”

"Oh......" Senkomaru snorted as if he didn't understand.

"We've seen a lot of people these days, how do you feel?" I looked at the rosary in his hand again and asked. It's been a long time, and the people I've seen are all sorts, and I don't know what he thinks of it.

"That's good!" Senkomaru nodded heavily. "These people are very appreciative of me and often give me gifts. It's a great feeling, I don't think anyone would like it, right? ”

"Oh, so you have a good impression of these people?" I sighed in my heart, Xian Limaru is still a thirteen-year-old child after all, and his opinion is inevitably a little simple, so let's educate it slowly in the future!

"It's just that I don't have a bad impression yet, and I don't necessarily hate someone for no reason!" He put down the rosary in his hand and said to me seriously, "Actually, it is not what children think of these people that matters, but what you think of them. The reason why they are so kind to children is because of you, father, and if you don't have the strength, power, and wealth you have today, or if I am not your son, then they are afraid that they will not even bother to look at the child. They don't want their children, so it's not a big deal whether they like them or not, just be careful not to influence your father's judgment with your own emotions. When one day they ask for the children themselves, then I will have to judge them again and judge what kind of people they are from what they are asking for! ”

"Huh~!" My mouth opened into an "O" and I was slightly surprised. Is this still my son? With this insight alone, he can already be given some power now. It's not terrible for a superior to lack knowledge, there is a group of people to help anyway! The key is to always be awake and know who to trust. "Did you think of it yourself, or did someone tell you that?"

"The teacher told me!" Senkamaru said honestly. "When I was in Tamba, the teacher had to tell me such things every day, although he would also give me the art of war and government affairs, but the most important thing was how to see and behave!"

"I see!" I nodded silently, it turned out that it was still the credit of Nagano Yoshimasa. He actually focuses on quality education and supplemented by knowledge education, so it seems that I was right to hand over the fairy carp pill to him. "Where are you ahead?" I felt that the speed of the car was slowing down, so I lifted the curtain and asked.

"Back to the lord, I have entered the gathering area of the minister!" Goto Matsubei approached and replied, "There are two more intersections to the mansion of Lord Yamashina, please wait a while!" ”

"Don't be in a hurry to leave, let's go and see if His Excellency Shokincho has returned!" I commanded through the curtain.

"Yes!" Goto Matabei immediately took the horse away.

I haven't seen Masakin-cho Jihide in Kyoto this time, and he went to Nara for a "dog not bites" mission. Because it wasn't a big deal, I didn't inquire about it, but I heard that he had come back in the past two days, and now since he was passing by, I simply asked by the way.

"The only thing you have with you now is Quan Deng (I haven't found the young name for the time being) and a close attendant!" I asked, looking at Goto Matabei's back.

"Yes! Although he is still young, he is very diligent in learning martial arts and the art of war! "Senkomaru is very considerate of his only few young friends, and he is a very emotional person.

"Excellent! If you have people who grew up together, you will be able to do things much easier in the future. I pointed out the window and said, "But he's a little thin by himself, and I'll send you another guard." In a year or two, you will be in Yuanfu, and at that time, I will hand you a piece of territory first, and it will be easier to do things with more people! ”

"Yes, Father Xie!" The fairy carp pill is politely grateful.

"My lord, Your Excellency is back!" It just so happened that at this time, Goto Matabei also inquired clearly.

"Okay, then let's go to his house first!" After I gave the order, the convoy made a small turn.