34, Asakusa Night Talk (2)
Sanada Masayuki walked in accompanied by Xian Koi Maru, although he has a good official position, but in the eyes of the world, compared to Xian Koi Maru, who has served as Awa's guardian, from the Six Stars Left Governor Shinqing His Royal Highness, that is not half a star. He also knew each other's situation, so he consciously or unconsciously took half a step behind Xian Limaru.
Sanada Masayuki looks pretty good, with thick eyebrows and big eyes that are quite powerful, but his face is slightly longer. His stature is thin, but if you look at it, you will find that the weapons he wears are all power-type, and the slightest carelessness can cause negligence. Because the light in the courtyard was not very bright, he stood behind him, and I could only vaguely see two people behind him, but I couldn't see clearly.
"Your Highness Sanada, I've finally met you!" I stood in the middle of the courtyard, put my hands behind my back, and said to him with a smile.
"Let His Royal Highness Yuzhou wait for a long time, it is really an unforgivable crime in the future!" At this time, Sanada Masayuki took two steps forward, although he meant to bow down to me, but he did not do anything inferior.
"His Royal Highness Sanada is serious, it's really serious!" I also leaned over to hold him very kindly, as is the diplomatic convention, like the historic photograph of Zhou Enlai holding Nixon's hand. "It is possible to see the stability of the eastern country of His Highness Sanada, what could be more ...... than this" The two of us walked hand in hand as they said polite words that were not salty or light. It is true that such words will not have any effect on him, and if you want to move others, you must use means sufficient to move yourself.
The lights in front of the Buddha are much brighter than outside, and then I have the conditions to look at the people behind him, in fact, I am not interested in other people, only two teenagers who resemble Sanada Masayuki are really the focus of my attention. I don't need to say their names, anyone will react immediately.
The older boy was about fifteen or sixteen years old, and his same long face was much whiter than Sanada Masayuki, but the angular lines were harder, and his two piercing eyes had a terrifying sharpness. I'm not sure if he's really a principled person, but at least it gives the viewer a sense of that.
The other is a year or two younger, and the outfit also indicates that he has no yuan clothes, and a long family heirloom face has produced some variations, and it has been gathered at the cheeks, so it has a little melon seed shape. is such a young boy, but with an eclectic lazy temperament, with slightly narrowed slender eyes; the corners of the mouth with a cynical smile; The body leaning slightly on the pillar gives people an unfathomable feeling of seeing through the red dust. This feeling should not be seen in a small child, nor in a person who has made samurai his lifelong profession.
"I've heard a rough idea about His Highness from Lord Yatsu, and if you have any specific thoughts, please tell me in person!" After the polite opening remarks, I observed about the same, and asked Sanada Masayuki frankly. "The past has passed, and I can't talk about who is right and who is wrong, as a matter for the future, I am afraid that there are some things that will be wronged by His Royal Highness Sanada. To tell you the truth, I was ordered to come with some 'requirements' from His Royal Highness the Inner Palace, but as far as I am concerned, I don't want to be strong. Therefore, if Your Highness has any difficulties and concerns, please tell me, I can solve them, and if I can't solve them, we will discuss and find a way! "He looked older, but he was three years younger than me, so I was relieved.
"His Royal Highness Yuzhou is so lenient and generous, but I don't know what to say!" Sanada Masayuki wasn't messed up by my mutated words, but he was very cautious. His two sons didn't say anything special, and the little one didn't even seem to be listening.
"Just say whatever you want, otherwise I won't be able to do my best!" My tone was concerned but not urgent, and it was unreasonable for someone who could not be a Kanto governor to be too zealous.
"I don't know what to say, at least I should know what His Highness wants me to do!" Sanada Masayuki said it very sincerely, and he was also innocent. "I was a retainer of the Takeda family a few days ago, and I can't say anything tonight. I don't want to say how I have long been, or how I have sincerely behaved to His Royal Highness, but in fact I am a loyal servant to the Takeda family, and I have never had any intention of rebellion in action or psychology. For a person like me, who has just cast for the purpose of survival, if it is said that he will go to the soup for the Oda family and die forever, not to mention His Royal Highness Oda Inner House, even I can't believe it. Trust is mutual, and it is to be tested over time. So I really want to know what His Highness wants me to do, and if I can do it! With that, he closed his mouth and locked his eyes on mine.
"Okay! Well said! "In the confusion of everyone, I raised my hand and slapped it twice." Since his status has been improved, the people around him have become more and more hypocritical, and I haven't heard such sincere words for many years! Your Highness Sanada, you remind me of ......"
Sanada Masayuki's trick of "retreating as advance" is very clever, and as a relatively late speaker among the Takeda retainers, he naturally has a consideration for his own situation. Since you may not be able to put together a good bone by "wagging your tail", you might as well pretend to be vicious, and maybe there will be unexpected consequences. However, there is no love for no reason in this world, and there is no hate for no reason, at least for the time being, I still don't trust his loyalty, and after I sacrifice the "magic weapon", maybe there will be changes. My few words had some effect on the person in front of me, except for the small one, who turned his face sideways and yawned.
"His Royal Highness Sanada is right, then I will get straight to the point!" I finally put away my smile and acted more sincerely than Sanada Masayuki. "The Takeda family is dead, but this does not mean that the road to world domination has come to an end, on the contrary, maybe it will become more intense. His Royal Highness Oda Uchifu's request is very simple, that is, I hope that since His Royal Highness Sanada has returned to the Oda family, he must really think about the Oda family and really serve the Oda family! ”
"It's easy to say, but it's not like that at all!" Sanada Masayuki was not convinced by my words, and there was a subtle mockery in his words. "His Royal Highness Oda Inner Mansion is certainly the overlord of the world, but it is impossible for him to move the base camp to Koshin, there will only be one agent here, and it is unknown how much strength it can have. His Royal Highness Oda Uchifu must have meant that I should be the front line against the Hojo family and the Uesugi family. With the power of my Sanada family's 50,000 stone territory and more than 2,000 people, how much role do you think I may play? ”
"His Royal Highness Sanada does have some truth in what he said, but is he thinking too pessimistic?" I asked him rhetorically. "Koshin is an important place deep into the eastern country, and the Takeda family's many years of operation have made it a good quality, and His Royal Highness the Inner Prefecture will send an officer to take charge later. It's just that no matter who comes, it's a thick tail or a person, so naturally you need a hero like His Royal Highness Sanada as a helper! ”
"His Royal Highness and you are too high-minded, right?" Sanada smiled and rubbed his chin, the short, thick stubble made it look black and mushy, and I was quite satisfied with the level of maintenance compared to him. "The Takeda family has collapsed, and the once powerful retainers have dispersed. It will take a long time to restore confidence and morale, but I am afraid that I will not be able to count it when it comes to fighting against the big forces! ”
"It seems that you have a deep knot in your heart for His Royal Highness...... "I let out a long sigh, and I don't know if I was showing enough "sadness".
"It's not that I don't want to do my best, but I really can't do it!" Masayuki Sanada was not infected by my "sincerity".
"It seems that you still don't know His Highness the Inner Mansion enough, he is a person with enough strength to encompass all the world!" I continued in a "pious" tone, deliberately not looking at the slightly upturned corners of Sanada Masayuki's mouth. "It's not because I'm a retainer of the Oda family that I evaluate His Royal Highness the Inner Mansion like this, in fact, I don't know how many years I haven't seen such a person. I won't talk about Wenzhi martial arts here, just employing people is rare in ancient times, as long as you are really a capable person, he never hesitates to reward. Your Highness only needs to look at Araki Murashige and Matsunaga Hide, can't they still explain the problem? ”
"His Royal Highness the Inner Mansion does have the demeanor of buying bones with a thousand dollars, I never doubt this!" Sanada Masayuki looked at me and said in a tone of obvious distrust, "I can't ...... it."
"His Royal Highness Sanada wants to see something practical, right? It's very easy to do...... "I cut off his words, and everything made it clear that it meant far from it. "His Royal Highness the Inner Mansion is far-sighted, and naturally he has already thought of your difficulties. After much consideration, His Highness the Inner Mansion has decided to hand over to His Highness the Eartori Castle and Iwao Castle in Kita-Shinano, and increase the territory to 100,000 koku! ”
"100,000 stones! Has it already been decided? Although Sanada Masayuki is a deep person, he can't help but feel a little out of his mind when he hears the news. Increasing to 100,000 stones, although it is still not comparable to a few neighbors around, it can also express its attitude, and the Sanada family is no longer the little guy who is at the mercy of others.
"If His Highness Sanada doesn't believe it, then it's just me joking!" My haha eased the atmosphere. "His Royal Highness the Inner Mansion has deep expectations for the Sanada family, and it can be seen from the arrangement of the territory alone, and I ask His Highness Sanada not to live up to this expectation!"
"The great kindness of His Royal Highness the Inner Mansion and His Royal Highness Yuzhou, Chang Xing will never forget!" Sanada Masayuki stood up and saluted me again.
"Just remember the good of His Royal Highness the Inner Palace, I don't have any extra space for you!" I said and pulled him to sit down again, and the atmosphere quickly became harmonious.
I know that Sanada Masayuki has decided to join the Oda family, but loyalty is not yet available, and it depends on my actions in which direction things will develop.
"This is Nobuyuki Nagako, right?" I slowly shifted my gaze to the older boy sitting next to him, looked up and down, and asked.