122. Personal "small requirements"
"I have long admired His Highness Zhuxing, but for various reasons, I have not been able to see it! I can't meet a hero like you at that time, and I have long cherished this regret in my heart...... "Ankokuji Huiqiong expressed his respect for me with the most cordial and implicit humility, and it is said that as a diplomat, he should not make a humiliating appearance, but he represents his "himself" and not the Maori family at the moment. If you behave arrogantly and honorably, then you can't say anything about the following.
My expression at the moment is excellent, and my face must be like a blooming peony, and I am constantly nodding humbly at the compliments of Anguo Temple Huiqiong. The turning point of the whole western country and converged on me, but I didn't feel any pressure because I didn't have to bear the painful choice.
The Cossack cavalry descended from the sky at the most critical moment (not really from the sky, but arrived at Miyazu in advance by ship via Hokuriku), and the 1800 cuirassier hussars led by the brothers Hoskin and Joseph entered the battlefield as soon as they arrived. On the long and smooth coast, more than 10,000 people of Kobayakawa Takakei were pushed like a pile of bricks, and the price of truly zero casualties was exchanged for 3,000 heads and more than 8,000 prisoners. This information was like wings, and the whole of Japan was shocked! Not only did the front line of Tottori Castle stop the offensive under my orders, but even the "Monkey" and Yoshikawa Motoharu automatically stopped fighting and disengaged from contact. Don't be in a hurry to make a statement until you figure things out, close your mouth, stop, and keep your eyes open to see more!
Since you want to see me, then I'll let you take a good look! At the suggestion of the Takenaka Hanbei, I didn't even meet with him, so I sent Kobayakawa Takakei and a few important generals of the Mori family to Gibu. The messenger still water Yuhu also brought me a handwritten good news and a large amount of money, and at the same time congratulated Oda Nobunaga and made a small gesture!
The sky has been poked into a "big hole", but Oda Nobunaga must carry it for me! First, if he turns his face against me, he will look very stupid, and if such a big thing happens, but he has to make a decision after the fact, it means that he has lost control of the forces under his jurisdiction; Second, if Kobayakawa and others are released to join forces with the Maori family to attack me, then all the generals under him will be chilled, and they will end up with such a great achievement and take the initiative to present the results of the battle, and they will have to think more about things in the future; Third, the Maori family will not really send troops to fight me, if I ignore the life and death of so many vassals and wealthy captives who are still in my hands, then the Maori family, which has always regarded itself as the "leader of the alliance", will also collapse; Fourth, no matter how it is decided, Uesugi, Takeda, and Hojo are his enemies, and the best result of concentrating on fighting me is that he is exhausted and he is cleaned up by those three, and the worst result is that he is cleaned up by me and the three families of Dongguo; In short, in the matter of choosing to break with me, Oda Nobunaga has no big forces to rely on. Join forces with the three families of the East to fight me? Lend him guts! Ask him if he dared to let those people's armies enter?
Oda Nobunaga's performance was indeed spicy, and while he sent a decree commending my merits, he asked the imperial court to reprimand the Maori family! Everything was done naturally, everything was done naturally, as if everything was clear to him, as if everything was under his control. People are often afraid of the inexplicable, and everything in front of them is so incomprehensible! The devil cavalry is incomprehensible, and Oda Nobunaga's attitude of ignoring it at all is also incomprehensible, since the blow is not directly exposed to his head, then it is better to remain silent first and see the attitude of others! This attitude was shared by all the daimyo in Japan, including Katsuyori Takeda, who was in direct conflict with Oda Nobunaga, and even the Ichijomune clan of Honganji kept his mouth shut at the behest of the Mori family, and only Kenshin Uesugi seems to have made some radical statements on the issue of "faith" in distant Echigo.
Ankokuji Huiqiong, who had gone to Qibu to make an alliance under the castle, stopped for a moment in Jianbu Mountain Castle because he wanted to express his admiration for me "personally". I don't know if you believe this reason or not, anyway, I don't believe it! But if he talks about negotiating, I won't meet him at all.
Since our interaction is only for "personal" reasons, there is no need to embarrass him too much, hence the scene at the beginning of this chapter.
“…… Today, I can meet His Royal Highness Yuzhou in my life, His Royal Highness is really a model of martial arts! ”
"Lord Anguosi is really overrated, I really don't dare to be in the next place!" I really thought about whether to call him an "adult" or a "master", and finally I felt that "adult" was more agreeable. “…… I've admired the talent of adults for a long time, I don't know what advice I have this time? He praised me a little embarrassed, and I don't know how I became this "model" because I was greedy for money, lustful, and depraved in life.
"The main thing is to visit His Royal Highness Yuzhou!" Anguo Temple Huiqiong replied seemingly easily. "There is a famous knife in the lower collection, called 'Jiao Bone', which has never been of much use when kept around. His Royal Highness Yuzhou is a hero in the world, and he hopes to appreciate the light and smile! With one of his gestures, his attendant handed over a sword with a small sheath attached to it to Goto Matabei, and of course the handover was done at a great distance.
"The so-called 'gentleman does not win the love of others'! This ...... "It's not a precious thing for both of us, and it's nothing to take, but there are still necessary excuses."
"The treasure knife is given to the martyrs, and it will not be disgraced if it can play the true role of this knife!" Anguosi Huiqiong hurriedly expressed her sincerity.
"I'm ashamed of that!" I stared at him with a smile, waiting for the "secondary" words to be said under the "primary".
In fact, there is another reluctant invitation here...... "He saw that I accepted it gladly, so he let go of some courage." There are some close personal friends in the following who have recently been hovering around His Highness, and I hope that His Highness can take care of one or two! Of course, His Highness is well aware of his difficulties...... "As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from the sleeve of his robe and handed it to me with both hands. "This ten thousand times is really not a tribute, I hope to make up for the shortcomings of contemptible friends and other behaviors!"
"Well...... Say! "My facial muscles trembled until my words changed, but I couldn't give up the chips in my hand so simply." There is no need for money, I can still live here, but I also have a small thing that I hope that Lord Anguo Temple can become a jade! ”
"Please give orders to His Highness the Prefecture!" I said "command" instead of "just command", which shows that he was also suspicious of my request.
"If you want to accept the people of the Niko family, please also ask Lord Ankokuji to take care of you!" My words were like a bombshell, and Anguo Temple Huiqiong's body was swaying.
"This ...... What is this......" he asked tentatively.
"It's just a little wish of mine, and it has nothing to do with His Royal Highness the contemptible right general!" I make it clear.
"I'm only afraid of ...... this matter," Anguo Temple Huiqiong said embarrassedly.
"It's okay! Whether it succeeds or not, I will do what the adults just said, and I just ask the adults to do their best. Today, I hit it off with adults at first sight, but what I talked about was not enough fun! After I said this, I seemed to remember, and said to him again: "That's right! I'll have to give an explanation to the lord of Yamana, and maybe I'll see you in Gibu soon, but I'm looking forward to this day! After I said this, I continued to look at Hui Qiong of Anguo Temple with a smile, but sweat immediately appeared on his shiny bald head.
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It was nearly midnight when I yawned and walked out of the little study. It's an area that is heavily guarded by ninjas, flags, and guards from all sides, both guarding against foreign invasions and watching each other. No one is allowed to enter unless I'm summoned, and even if I'm out for a long time, the guards here won't change. There's nothing of value here, it's all my secrets!
The black hole in the corridor was extremely quiet, and I knew that I could only see the sentry at the top of the staircase, but when I turned the corner, I saw Xue kneeling there. Although her power is to patrol and guard the corridor, Sakurai Sakichi is on duty today, and she has been dismissed by me!
"Ah Xue, you haven't gone to sleep yet?" I asked with some surprise.
"My lord! I...... I ...... "her" and "me" several times and said what exactly she wanted me, but I couldn't even lift my head.
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me, it's impossible to say whether it will work out or not!" I yawned again, and when I felt that I was really sleepy, I pulled Xue and walked forward, she silently following me. "Although my last threat was a great shock to the Maori family, after all, the Niko clan was a great problem that they had fought for decades to bring down. Without the clear support of the right general, it is difficult to say whether they will send people honestly, so you still have to be prepared in your heart! ”
"Lord...... You...... You know it all? She whispered so little that I could barely hear her.
"I'm not stupid, I still don't know after so many years!" I smiled and said, but didn't stop. "Ah Guo is supposed to be a real shrine maiden, but at the same time, he also controls part of the intelligence system of the Nizi family. Are you really her sister? ”
"No, I'm a descendant of the nuns who were secretly arranged in the Izumo Taisha Shrine!" Ah Xue did not hesitate to tell her identity.
"Your father is His Royal Highness Yoshihisa, right?" I think that since she is with a secret force like Ah Guo, it is unlikely that she will be a descendant of the Shingong Party like Katsuhisa.
"No, it's not! My father is His Highness Haruha, and Yoshihisa is my brother! ”
"Oh......" I was a little surprised. According to Ayuki's age, when she was born, Niko Haruhisa was already dying. "The Nizi clan is worthy of being a great family that has been passed down for a long time, and even after the fall, there is still enough fire left!" I couldn't help but sigh.
"Actually, all this is the plan of His Royal Highness my great-grandfather for a long time......" Ah Xue's voice trembled, as if she was sobbing. Long before my father forcibly sent troops to Anyu and was defeated by the Ouchi clan in reckless regard, my great-grandfather and his old man had already seen that my father would inevitably bring the Niko family to destruction! He reorganized the Izumo Taisha Shrine with the power of the Ninja Party, a ninja who was close to the Niko family, and nominally separated them from the Niko family, but stipulated that each generation must send a descendant of the most direct bloodline. Originally, the Kama Party was a ninja who used Kabuki as a cover, which allowed the later Izumo Taisha shrine maidens to travel around the country in a proper way, accumulating strength and waiting for the right time. At the last moment before his death, although his great-grandfather repelled Yoshitaka Ouchi with a second counter-strategy through Santoya and others, he saw the devastated Niko's family......"
I didn't pay attention to when Ayuki left, and I was still thinking about Niko's mood before she died until I returned to the bedroom......
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Bear in Winter: An enthusiastic reader raised the issue of cavalry on the beach, I haven't tried it myself, but it should be fine. I once saw an art advertisement, it was foreign, a tall man holding a beautiful woman riding a horse galloping on the beach, the sunset was very beautiful! The book mentions that the Kobayakawa army resisted, in fact, in the kind of situation where most people's weapons were lost and there was a mess, it would be good to form a gun formation of 100 people in a short time, and if you want to resist the cavalry, it is better to save it!