"Please inform me, I hope to meet the lord!" Half a month later, one evening, I walked into the castle tower again, only this time without the slightest negative emotion.

Soon after the guards entered, a small surname from Oda Nobunaga's side walked out with him. "My lord wants to see you immediately, come with me!" After saying that, he led me to the top floor of the castle tower.

"Why isn't it in the study this time?" I muttered to myself with some confusion.

"Please come in!" He opened the door for me.

"Yes!" I looked down and went inside, only to see Oda Nobunaga and Mrs. Nohime there. The window on the north side of the room was wide open, looking out over the vast farmland; verdant mountains; The outline of Inuyama Castle dozens of miles away and a part of the far beauty. Under the window, there was a sumptuous feast with fish and wine, and Oda Nobunaga and Mrs. Nohime sat at the table. "It's really a crime for a subordinate to disturb the dinner of the lord and lady, and he deserves death!" I said I owed it, but I wondered why they had dinner so early today.

"O Tadabei! Come and sit! Oda Nobunaga greeted me. It's okay! Today, Adie is a little homesick, let's come here to take a look at Meinong, the meal is naturally early! ”

"Tadabei, let's eat some together!" Mrs. Nonghime then said to the maid beside her, "Go and get a pair of cutlery for Lord Zhuxing!" ”

"Thank you, Lord and Madame!" I went to the table and sat down. "Don't bother, my subordinates have come to ask the lord for some work matters!"

"Really? Didn't make it, did it? Oda Nobunaga smiled and picked up a glass of wine. Got stuck looking for me to cry your nose? I don't want to see a man crying! ”

"Can't you just be serious? Your subordinates should also help if they are in trouble! Really, why do you ask someone to do something you haven't done in ten years? Mrs. Nonghime gave him a dissatisfied, and it seemed that she also knew the "problem" for me. "Zhongbei, don't think about it, it's okay if you can't do it! There is no need to rush it in a moment. She comforted me with gentle words.

"My subordinates really wanted to cry, but after brewing in the corridor for a long time, they still didn't squeeze out tears!" As I joking, I took three envelopes out of my bosom and placed them on the table one by one.

"What is this?" Oda Nobunaga asked, squinting his eyes.

"It's faith! This is Mamoru Ando......" I said, pointing to the envelope on the table. "This is Inaba Iron, what about this letter...... It's the whole family. The 'Mino Three' has been taken down by all the ministers, and they are here to restore their lives! ”

"What ?!?!?!" The two of them exclaimed in unison. Oda Nobunaga picked up one of them with trembling hands, pulled out the letter and read it carefully. Mrs. Nohime stared at him nervously. "This ...... There can't be some conspiracy, right? After reading the letter, he asked suspiciously.

"According to the results of our negotiations, the hostages of their families will be sent within three days!" I replied easily, and then the maid brought me a set of cutlery.

"What negotiation?" Oda Nobunaga asked nervously. "You're not going to agree to any unreasonable demands, are you? Do you know that your permissions are limited? ”

"Aren't you worried about my errand?" I pretended to be a little "sad". "That is, keep the existing territory and seal the old family or something!"

"That's it?!" He asked incredulously. "So I don't have to take anything, they tied Saito Ryuxing and put it on my desk?"

Although the words were not so clear, they ...... That's pretty much what it means! I thought about it for a moment and confirmed his opinion.

"Unexpected...... You did it! It really did! Oda Nobunaga muttered a few words, and then turned his head to Mrs. Nohime. Ah Die! You'll be back to Mino soon, happy? ”

"This is the best gift ever, thank you so much!" Mrs. Nohime said to me again, "Thank you too, Lord Zhuxing! Come, I'll toast you! As she spoke, she picked up the flask and filled the glass in front of me.

"I just did my duty as a courtier, and I really can't afford the praise of my wife!" I hurriedly excused myself.

"Since Madame respects you, you can continue! You deserve it, too. Oda Nobunaga encouraged me on the side.

"So...... The subordinates are ashamed! "Since Oda Nobunaga has spoken, I will no longer be polite, take the wine glass and drink it all.

"There's one thing I want to ask you to say yes to!" Seeing that I had drunk, Mrs. Nohime turned the conversation to Oda Nobunaga again.

"What you ask for or not, if you have anything to say, you just have to say!" His interest seemed high.

"Although my brother did something like that, ......," said Mrs. Nohime, her eyes lowered. Long Xing is my nephew after all! Please spare his life in my face and save the Saito family's bloodline. ”

"This ...... All right! Although he hesitated for a moment, Oda Nobunaga finally agreed to her request. He's not a big guy anyway! As long as he doesn't die in the chaos or commit that kind of stupid thing to kill himself, I'll leave him with a little life! ”

"In this way, the concubine is grateful!" Mrs. Nohime bowed to the ground.

"It's nothing, Weichen will retreat!" I felt that the following words did not seem suitable to participate, so I took the initiative to say goodbye.

"You wait first!" Oda Nobunaga unexpectedly stopped me again. "This time you have made such a meritorious achievement, I still want to give you the reward you deserve!"

"It's only been less than two years since Weichen was promoted to general, so I really can't ......" I think he is already a "rocket cadre", and speeding up may cause more people to be suspicious.

"You don't have to worry about the gossip!" Oda Nobunaga didn't care in the slightest. "As long as you are a capable person, you should sit in a high position, and I will now appoint you as the general of the Oda family, with an annual salary of 500 yuan! Of course, money doesn't seem to be of much use to you, but I really can't increase your territory now. ”

"Yes! Such subordinates are already grateful! "I thank you.

"One more thing!" He seemed to remember something. "Actually, I should have told you about this last time I gave you the territory, and I've been forgetting it since. You didn't come from a samurai family, so you didn't care much about it in the past. Not anymore! As an important minister of the Oda family, you can't just have a common name, you also have to have a more resounding military commander Yuan Fu name, and you also have to have a family crest! ”

"Yuanfu name...... "Hearing Oda Nobunaga's proposal, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in my mind, and I remembered a river not far from my home in Beijing." Let's call it 'Qing'! All the stars of the Qing clan! "Actually, this is what it means to take the Qinghe people's clan.

"Zhuxing Qing Clan...... Not bad! Very loud name! "Oda Nobunaga hasn't opened his mouth yet, but Mrs. Nohime has spoken first." Isshiki Fan, Yamana Toki, Ashikaga Son......"

"Madame!" I hurriedly stopped her and gave her a deep salute. "If you were to say that, I wouldn't be able to live!"

"Well, it's just a joke!" Oda Nobunaga doesn't seem to be taking it seriously. "What about your family crest!"

"I want to use ...... Five five-pointed stars! "I'm gesturing as I speak." One in the middle, one on the top and one on the left and right, and a circle on the outside. "After all, I'm not arrogant enough to represent myself with the same five-star red flag.

"It's a bit similar to the Shimazu family's cross maru emblem...... Well, so be it! "He approved my offer.

"Yes! Thank you. "Suddenly, I felt like my family crest was mixed up with a beer logo......