After hearing my words, Mamoru Ando petrified there, and a stream of hot air erupted from his mouth, and his face turned pale. Maybe it's not even a punishment for an ordinary daimyo person, but in the current situation......

"Your Highness Ando, it doesn't matter to you, right?" I pushed his stiff hand and asked with great concern.

"It doesn't matter...... Yes! I'm okay......" His eyeballs finally regained their activity, but they stomped around in a panic. At this moment, he looked like he was being chased by a tiger, and there was no way out of sight.

"It's okay, that's good!" I felt as if he was anxious to get rid of my hand, and grabbed his arm even harder. "I know this is a bit unreasonable for you, but there is nothing anyone can do about it. I should have asked you to rest more when you returned to Mino, but there were so many things to ask for. All I can say here is 'I'm sorry' and I ask for your pardon! ”

"Don't dare...... Don't dare to be! A trace of blood finally appeared on Ando's face, but his lips did not stop trembling. It was difficult to make words clear from such a mouth, but he was anxious to express what he meant. But now the "meaning" has become very subtle, can he really express it clearly?

Just when Ando Mamoru was at a loss and was about to die of panic, someone finally came who wanted to relieve him, and it seems that his popularity in Kyoto is really good. "About the matter...... Is there a need for a long-term view? After all, His Royal Highness Ando was entrusted by His Royal Highness Yushiba to be in charge of security in Kyoto! Nijo Harushi said hesitantly.

"Oh?" I snorted in some surprise, how could Harara, Nijo, who had already had a premonition, say such a thing? However, after one glance at him, I immediately understood that he was afraid that I and the "monkeys" would immediately start a war in Kyoto, and judging from the actions in front of me, it was very likely. "Hmm......" I looked at him and nodded meaningfully.

"Your Highness the Stars, don't misunderstand, Benqing doesn't mean anything else!" My "um" made him panic and hurriedly explained. Sweat poured out of his head in the weather at the end of September. "Benqing has no intention of interfering in the affairs of the martial arts family, and the imperial court has no such meaning! I'm just worried about the turmoil in Kyoto recently, and even General Oda has been assassinated by Xiaoxiao, if His Royal Highness Ando leads his army to leave again......"

"Your Excellency Nijo is loyal to the country, I naturally won't have any misunderstanding!" To calm him down, I put on a smile that was as "kind" as possible, but it quickly became serious again. "The worries of the imperial court and His Royal Highness Yushiba are not unreasonable, for the safety of Kyoto, His Highness Ando's five thousand men and horses are indeed not much. According to my thoughts, the garrison in Kyoto is not too much, on the contrary, it is too little! ”

"That ......" everyone was a little confused by what I said.

"Look, everyone!" I turned around and pointed back, only to see the banner hunting armor. "This time, I brought 1,000 Jingjia with me, and His Royal Highness Ikeda came to King Qin's 3,000 troops, so there should be no problem in Kyoto in the short term!"

"But even so...... "Hararashi Nijo stopped after saying half a sentence, and his eyes looked at Mamoru Ando. He can do this step is already the end, and the rest depends on the dedication of this Hashiba Hideyoshi.

Mamoru Ando didn't speak for a moment, and there was a flash of light in his eyes.

I may have been overworked from a long journey, and I couldn't help but be a little "sluggish" in my reaction, and I didn't notice Ando Mamoru's subtle reaction, but continued to say cordially to Nijo Harara: "It's understandable that the court and Your Excellency are worried about me, and since I am entrusted by His Royal Highness Yuchai, I don't dare to take it lightly." By this evening at the latest, another 10,000 horses from His Highness Ikeda will arrive, so you won't be worried anymore. ”

"Good...... That's no problem! Nijo Harura nodded with a smile, it was no longer a matter of what he could say. Zhuxing and His Highness Ikeda have had a hard journey, so why don't you go to your apartment and rest as soon as possible? "Maybe he wanted to enter the palace in a hurry, he urged us.

"Thank you for missing it!" I turned and walked towards my car, but stopped again after only two steps. "His Royal Highness Ando doesn't have to worry, just hit the road tomorrow!"

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Ikeda's territory has always been within, and his familiarity with Kyoto far exceeds mine, and my vehicle has just driven into my apartment in Kyoto, and his troops have taken control of all the key points.

"This time, the 'monkey' is stealing chickens and rice!" When he entered my study, Ikeda couldn't help laughing out loud anymore, and the more he laughed, the harder he laughed, and finally he fell straight to the ground.

"It should be called 'Monkey Fishing for the Moon'!" I sat down to drink tea and corrected him.

"Yes, yes, it's fishing for the moon,......" Ikeda laughed so hard that he could barely breathe, and began to roll all over the ground. Fortunately, there was no one else in the room at the moment, otherwise I don't know what kind of joke would have been heard, but he has always cared about this. "This time the 'monkey' has planted such a big heel, it won't be so easy to stop, what are you going to do?" It took him a long time to stop laughing and asking.

"You have to ask His Highness Yuchai about this, and see how he is going to deal with me!" I replied without looking back. "His Royal Highness Yuchai can't just let me go, and I can only be a soldier to flood the water. It's not my intention to tear my face and meet each other, so let's take a long-term view! ”

"It's just ......," Ikeda was anxious.

"Report to the lord, His Royal Highness Ando asks to see you!" Sakurai Sakichi knocked on the door and said outside: "His Royal Highness Ando is ready to get up and return to Mino, and I want to see my lord again before leaving!" ”

"Tell him you don't have to!" I put down my teacup and said outside, "I'm about to go to visit His Excellency Konoe, but I really don't have time right now, so please don't take some small things to heart!" ”

"Yes!" Sakurai Sakichi led the way, his footsteps drifting away in the hallway.

"Why did you let him go?" As soon as the footsteps disappeared, Ikeda asked impatiently.

"There are three reasons, which one do you want to hear?" I smiled and joked, and I did sigh slightly.

"I know the first reason, it's for Shigeharu Takenaka, right?" Ikeda sat up straight and turned to face me. "But this time, Mamoru Ando was instructed by the 'monkey' to harm you, how can such a thing be let go? If you communicate with Takenaka, he will definitely understand, after all, this is no better than anything else! ”

"Chongzhi has followed me for so many years, even if I don't say anything, he will definitely understand!" I looked down at my fingers, which were still slender and slender, not like a pair of hands holding knives. "But...... I think we should still give Mamoru Ando another chance, and I still don't have to say anything to Chongji, in fact, there are some things that don't have to be said at all, and it's embarrassing for each other to say it. With this reason, Shigeji can also draw a line with Ando without worry! ”

"It is indeed worthy of being a 'benevolent and righteous gentleman', so what is the next reason?" Ikeda's compliments sound sarcastic, but I'm used to it.

"Although the 5,000 men of Ando Mamoru are completely vulnerable, and it won't take us an hour to disarm them all, but this gives the 'monkeys' an excuse to crusade against us, after all, they used force in Kyoto and killed the nominal security minister!" Seeing that he wanted to defend me, I hurriedly added: "Of course, I'm not afraid of 'monkeys', but after all, this is a stain on my reputation that can't be erased, and no matter what day it is in the future, anyone can use this as a reason to be unfavorable to me!" ”

"That's a problem, too!" Ikeda Hengxing nodded, his face finally solemn.

"What's more, there is a third reason, Mamoru Ando still has his role!" Seeing him serious, I relaxed instead. "Mamoru Ando: After all, these five thousand people are also a force, and besides, it has a lot of influence in Mino for a long time. If I put him back, it might have an unexpected effect! ”

"Unexpected? I think it's 'carefully arranged'! Ikeda didn't laugh this time, but asked very seriously. Although I don't have much knowledge, I also know that the mandate of heaven is changing at any time, just like the Oda family replacing the Spo family back then, or Nobuhide Gong abolishing the three guardians, there are some things that there is no way to do. But if possible, I still hope to ......"

"Regarding the safety of His Royal Highness the Third Mage and the future, you don't need to worry about it at all!" I said it before he could finish it, and I didn't mean to deceive him. "If I didn't care about the love I had with the Oda family for so many years, the situation would not have developed like it is today, and in a sense, I would like to preserve some of the Oda family's bloodline more than you. As for the affairs of His Highnesses Nobuo and Nobutaka, I really have nothing to say. Because it's not just me, they've become a stumbling block to many, many people, and their destruction is an inevitable consequence! ”

"I understand this, I want you to get the world more than 'monkey'!" He nodded and said with a wry smile: "Kyoto is about to put on a good show, and it is a blessing for me to be able to watch the show so closely!" ”

"You're wrong!" I shook my head very seriously and corrected his mistake. "The scope of this play is not only in Kyoto, but even beyond the whole of. I was the director of the play, and by the time I took the stage, it was time for the curtain call. Don't be presumptuous, you're the real protagonist! ”

"Since I'm the main character, you have to explain the script to me, right? At least let me know your bottom line! He asked.

"The bottom line is, of course, that is, the 'monkeys' will never be able to enter Kyoto again!"

"Oh...... So that's it! Ikeda was stunned for a moment and immediately understood, but there was a bit of regret in the excitement. It's a pity that the 'monkey' who plays with me is not very clever and may not be able to show my ability! ”

"I also doubt that Kuroda personally carried out this plan, and even the left-behind personnel of the main family in Kyoto noticed it!" I gently tapped my folding fan on my hand and said in a deep voice, "Basket...... Net...... ...... from (chestnut)"