"As a last resort, we started to make a living that we hadn't done for many years, which is really humiliating. But fortunately, I covered my face when I was doing things, and others couldn't find out who it was! At this moment, Shigehide Suzuki's face couldn't tell what the expression was, and his eyes were dodgy and didn't dare to look at me.

Actually, I'm not ashamed to laugh at the "promising" profession of a thief, although I have never done it myself (wartime seizures are not counted, just like stealing books is not a thief), but I know that many daimyo had this experience before they started their careers. But then again, it's unimaginable to wash your hands to a certain extent and then go back to your old job, which shows what they've been like all these years.

It stands to reason that professionals like them should be easily recognized by the daimyo who are working hard to expand their strength, but they are also the retainers of Honganji, and they have long held the reputation of the people of the evil party and the country, so how can it be possible not to let you take the lead?

"But now that most of the world has been settled, the melee between the small wealthy clans has almost completely stopped, so this line of work is not so easy! Later, there was really no way, so I brought some people to Kyushu to try my luck, and Asahi continued to stay in Mimasaka......" He twisted his body unnaturally, but in fact, I had already seen a few tears on his clothes. "After landing on one of the beaches in Bunzen, we heard that His Highness's army was fighting Chikuzen and the Mori family, and almost all of the wealthy Hizen soldiers and horses had been transferred, so we were ready to go to Hirado to get his vote!" He excitedly waved his hand and clenched his fist in the air, but suddenly realized something and looked at me awkwardly.

"Nothing, you go on!" I laughed.

"I'm out of the way!" Seeing that I didn't mean to blame, he was a little more relaxed. "In order to avoid aiming too big, my men and I scattered and headed to Hirado. Coincidentally, as soon as I entered the fat, I met His Royal Highness......"

"Where?" I interrupted him and asked.

"In a tea house on the side of the road, I saw it from afar!" He explained. "You also know that those of us who play with iron cannons have the first eye, so even though you were sitting in it at a distance, I recognized it at a glance. But for fear of causing unnecessary misunderstandings, I took a detour and walked away! ”

"Oh!" When I asked him to say this, I suddenly remembered that I had seen a somewhat familiar back in the tea house from a distance, but I didn't recognize that it was him. I nodded for him to continue.

"On the day I arrived in Hirado, someone approached me and told me that I was trying to attack someone. I didn't really care about the quality of those guys at first, but suddenly I thought of His Highness I saw on the road! "Shigehide Suzuki peeked at my face, but I still looked like that." I was so attracted to it that I asked to see their leader on the pretext that the pay was not suitable. But that guy is very cunning, and he has been hiding behind the scenes and hasn't come out, but I also indirectly learned a situation, this person is indeed with a Kyushu accent. I had planned to help His Highness that night, but I didn't want His Highness to be prepared, so I had to think of other ways. At that time, the only one in Kyushu who dared to directly compete with His Highness was the Shimazu family, so I went south to Hinata with the mood of giving it a try! ”

"That person belongs to the Shimazu family?" I was a little surprised, and I always thought it was sent by the "monkeys"!

"This ...... I haven't been able to confirm it either! Shigehide Suzuki shook his head and said apologetically, "That person disappeared into Hirado as if out of thin air, and I haven't found him since." I just wanted to try my luck when I arrived at Hinata, but I didn't expect His Highness's army to follow, and then I happened to see that strange group of soldiers from the inner city! "He's a little excited about it, and it's a great achievement anyway." At that time, I just thought that some of the soldiers in these troops transporting food and grass were too elite, and it seemed that the trucks were not all loaded with food. I followed them all the way to the vicinity of Rock Sword City, and sure enough, these guys got out of the convoy and sneaked into a small rock at a nearby pass, and then drove out in the middle of the night wearing the clothes of His Highness's army......"

There's nothing to say later, Suzuki Shigehide's subordinate Saga's sneak attack exposed Shimazu's plan in advance, all of this can only be described as providence, but I'm still confused about some things. But it's not completely confused, and I think of another knife that Shimazu gave me!

"You have a lot of credit this time, I won't forget it!" I looked at him approvingly, and it just so happened that there was an important task here.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Stars, for your favor!" Shigehide Suzuki immediately thanked me, he knew my "generosity".

"You still have 10,000 koku in Kii that the Tsuda family is entrusted to take care of, and I'll add another 10,000 koku to you now!" I held up a finger towards him. "Over the years, the Tsuda clan has fought with me several times, and although I have not directly rewarded them with land, I have carved out an area that can be cultivated independently, and now there are about 43,000 stones!"

"Yes! My Suzuki family is grateful that we can finally return to our hometown! "Shigehide Suzuki isn't too little or too much to compare, after all, they've only just come back now.

"There's no urgency in this matter, I have one more thing for you to do!" I pulled out a small piece of paper from my bosom with several places and names on it. "Go and get ready, and don't be conspicuous. When you get my message, ...... like this," I said carefully as I handed him the note.

"Hmm...... Uh-huh, hmm......" Looking at the things on the note, Suzuki Shigehide nodded vigorously, and as soon as I finished speaking, he immediately agreed: "Your Highness, please rest assured, these things are all on me!" ”

"After this matter is done, I will give you another 10,000 stone of land, a total of 30,000 stones, and let you move back to Saga City!" I opened the folding fan in my hand with a thud.

"Ahh Shigehide Suzuki exclaimed, not knowing whether to trust his ears or not. Saga Castle is his ancestral home, and he naturally wants to go back to it in his dreams, but it doesn't seem to be too good to be true. "This ...... That...... Maeda-sama ...... asked, tentatively.

"Do your own thing with peace of mind, you don't have to think about other things!" I sank my face.

"Yes, I'm arrogant!" Shigehide Suzuki immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty, but he was full of excitement. Because he knew that the matter was settled.

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This time I had the right time, and less than a cup of tea had left Shigehide Suzuki, the next wave of guests came in. This time it was Ryakasu Washio, accompanied by Sorinshi Otomo and Yoshisuke Ito.

Actually, we all live in the same castle, but we stay in different castle towers, and we really want to meet each other, and we can't even walk for five minutes. But this is also the rule of being a superior, otherwise how can you reflect your extraordinary? And we have the topic of exploration, guarding, and some of the imperial court, when it comes to meeting, it represents the collision of different interest classes, so there are some seemingly ridiculous forms.

"I'm really sorry that I didn't have time to visit His Excellency Washio and asked you to come and see me!" I spoke to Tarayasu Washio, who had a slightly gray face, and got up to greet the door of the room.

"Your Highness Zhuxing has turned from north to south to fight hard work, and I should do this too! cough, cough ......" He was about to say a few more polite words, but suddenly turned around, took out a handkerchief, covered his mouth, and coughed lightly.

This time I came to Kyushu to show my authority and legitimacy, so I took this minister with me on the expedition, originally thinking that he was young and loved to travel, so he could be regarded as a good person. But I didn't expect that not long after I arrived in Kyushu, this "Travelogue Minister" suffered from a severe cold, so I had to have someone carry him back to Funai City, so this time it was basically my own action.

"Your Excellency Vultail, take care of yourself, if anything happens, my sin will be great!" I asked with concern, anyway, he also accompanied me on this trip.

"Compared to you, I'm ...... cough, cough...... It's really nothing...... cough, cough, cough ......" said that his cough became more urgent, and the more he tried to speak, the more he couldn't speak, and finally his face was flushed.

"Speak slowly, don't rush!" I listened carefully and waited patiently, and finally determined that he was irritated by some foreign body in his trachea, which had little to do with a cold.

"Hmm...... Hmmm......" The strange cough finally stopped, but his breath was still difficult to breathe for a while, so he had to point to the two people next to him, Otomo Sorin and Ito Yoshiyu.

Looking at the somewhat strange expressions of several people, I seemed to have an understanding, smiled and asked the other two, "Is there anything special about the two highnesses?" ”

The two people who were questioned looked at each other in embarrassment, and then at Ryakasu Washio, who looked very "abnormal". No matter how they discussed it before, it seems that the minister is staying out of the matter now, and he still has to say what he needs to say.

"About ...... Too much for the disposal of the Shimazu family, please ask His Royal Highness the Senator Zhuxing to think again! After pondering for a long time, Ito Yoshisuke finally said it, but when he saw me staring at him, he immediately added: "This is not just my opinion, the ministers of Kyushu basically mean this." The Shimazu family has been a party to the problem for a long time, and this time it really shouldn't be let go so easily. The public will of the people, and please forgive Your Highness the stars! As he spoke, he bowed to me deeply, but his eyes stole to Otomo Sorin's side below.

"If there is anything to think about, please sit down and talk about it!" Naturally, I immediately understood the meaning, and I could guess the truth of the matter. "His Royal Highness Ito has worked hard all these years, and he has not forgotten to serve the country in the face of adversity, which is really rare!" I kindly encouraged.

"It's just a duty, not worthy of such praise!" Yoshisuke Ito continued to move his pale head, and he was very modest.

"With such a heart, I have asked for the restoration of all the Ito family's territories in Hinata!" I reached out and patted him on the shoulder. "Keep up the good work!"