"Please stay, how dare you send your predecessors so far!" I had already stood in the car and once again turned back to thank the hospitable host.

"His Royal Highness Yuzhou treats me so politely, how can I be so stingy with such two steps!" An old monk with a snow-white beard floating on his chest stood on the steps, waved his hand at me and said, "I have a good talk with His Royal Highness Yuzhou today, and I feel like I hate to see each other late." If the Buddha gives him a few more years of life, the old man will definitely go to to worship His Royal Highness! ”

"The juniors must be waiting for you!" With that, I got into the car, and the guards began to move forward. "It stands to reason that the average life expectancy in this era is not very long, why are so many people in their seventies and eighties calling me to meet them?" It was also a little strange to think about it in the car, and I laughed unconsciously. The two seniors were not wronged, this old monk was the uncle of Hojo Shiyasu, the famous diplomatic monk Hojo Phantom An.

Oda Nobunaga, who was returning to his school, made a short stop at Sunfu and met with the Hojo clan and his party at the famous Zentokuji Temple outside the castle. In addition to the important ministers of both sides like me, there was also Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was thinking about moving the castle over, and he could barely put together a "three-family alliance". After more than 20 years of changes, although the ancient temple is still the same, the situation in the world has long been a matter of fact.

Oda Nobunaga and Hojo Masa met quite cordially, and both said things like "friendship lasts forever", but neither could really trust the other. The Oda family wants to dominate the world, and the Hojo family wants to continue to maintain the position of the overlord of the Kanto region, which in itself is an irreconcilable contradiction, what else can be said!

Although it is the same bed and different dreams, it can't fight in the short term, so it is still necessary to maintain a certain harmonious relationship. At the behest of Oda Nobunaga, a few of us had some contacts with some important officials of the Hojo family, probably because of similar interests, I had a good impression of a few people who were in the style of internal affairs, such as Daido Temple Masashige, Matsuda Kenhide, and the aforementioned Hojo Shinan.

It didn't take long for my car to return to the station, which was actually passing by, and the so-called visit was just going to each other's apartments.

"Are you all packed?" As soon as I entered the gate, Sadatomo Ishikawa quickly greeted me and took the saber I had just taken off with both hands. "We're on the road tomorrow, don't forget anything!" I said as I walked to the bedroom, where I could take a nap before eating.

"Everything including the purchased gifts has been sealed, and it will be loaded tonight!" He has been in charge of the transportation of horses and horses in my squire, so he is relatively busy and has not followed my itinerary for the past few days. "The young master sent that attendant named Genjiro Sanada, I wonder when you will see him?" He followed him and reported a small incident that had happened during my travels.

"Oh?" I stopped suddenly, and my heart tightened. Someone was sent just a few days after the separation, could it be that something big happened? "See you now!" I turned and walked to the living room.

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As I said earlier, this is a guest apartment, and I'm leaving soon, so the so-called living room is just an empty room, and Genjiro Sanada sits alone on the floor.

"Is there something wrong with Xinqing?" Before I could sit down, I asked urgently, and I wondered how many possibilities had flashed through my mind in the short distance I had. Either possibility has one thing in common, and that is that it's not a good thing.

"I've been skeptical for the past few days, but now I'm really sure!" Although he saluted, Genjiro's attitude towards me was still not that kind of respectful subordinate posture, but had a tone of equal chess friends. "I've always wondered if the young master is the lord's own son, but at this time I believe it, and the lord's concern for the young lord is from the heart!"

"Oh...... After all, blood is thicker than water! "I realized at this time that I had made a gaffe, and although I followed Nagano's strategy ruthlessly, I was still full of doubts in my heart. However, despite the humiliation, I was still happy in my heart, after all, from his tone, I could tell that there was nothing wrong with Senkomaru. "Since it's not a notice, you just want to tell me something, is it Xinqing or your business?" I think there should be something small or small, otherwise it would be enough to send a messenger.

"It should be said that it is a matter of the Sanada family, but I also asked the young master for his opinion before coming!" Genjiro showed a serious expression for the first time, and I noticed a hint of nervousness underneath the relaxed exterior. Although he speaks very smoothly and not slowly, it shows that he has thought it through beforehand.

"What kind of thing is that?" His words did intrigue me, but I tried not to express them.

"That's right! My father has someone he wants to recommend to the lord...... "Genjiro took out a letter from his bosom, and such things usually have to be written.

"Is that the kind of thing? Xinqing can make his own decisions! "After reading the letter, I was a little confused, even such a trivial matter is worth asking me?

In the letter, Sanada Masayuki only said that there was a person who wanted to be recommended to me, a friend of the Sanada family, and then he talked about other things, and he didn't even mention his name. Judging from the attitude in the letter, it seems that he is not very attentive, and he is just dealing with errands. In this way, it should be just a very ordinary samurai, isn't it okay for Xian Koi Maru to arrange it by his side!

"Lord, have you read it carefully?" Genjiro looked at me with strange eyes and asked rhetorically.

"Oh?" Under his questioning, I held the letter in front of me again, and after repeating it three times, I saw some clues. This letter is indeed very strange, since it is written why there is no name, all this can only show one thing, that is, the name is inconvenient to write directly. "What does this guy do?" I put down the letter and asked.

"This person has a deep relationship with our Sanada family, and he was recommended to the lord in order to find a way out for him!" With that, he looked in the direction of the doorway, and with a conscious wave of his hand, he sent away the squire who was standing there. "Originally, I wanted to recommend him to the young master as a guard, but after repeated weighing, I felt that he was no longer suitable to stay in Ueno. My father also consulted the young master on this matter, but the young master couldn't make up his mind. For this reason, I specially accompanied him to see the lord, hoping that the lord can bless him! ”

"Is there any trouble? Call in and let me see! "Although the reply I received was a nod in the affirmative, I still didn't worry too much about it, after all, our identities and statuses are different, and it is a trouble for the Sanada family in Ueno, and it may not be what it is for me in." Maybe it's one of the Sanada Ten Warriors! I thought to myself, but I didn't take it too seriously.

The Sanada Ten Warriors do have their people, but they don't want to be as godlike as the legend. Some of my ninja's reports on this are just some "crooked talents" around Genjiro, at best, they can be compared to the allusions of chickens and dogs, but they are all a bit pretentious.

It wasn't until I met that I realized that the person in front of me couldn't be one of the ten warriors of Sanada. This is a young samurai, it seems that he has just been in Yuanfu, and his face is rough and delicate, and he should be from a samurai family. This person doesn't have any outstanding features, at least I didn't see it, but it is understood that although the ten warriors of Sanada can't be said to be evil-looking, at least they belong to the kind that is enough for fifteen people to see for half a month.

"What's your name?" I asked, staring at the man, leaning slightly to the side on the armrest where my elbows rested.

"Forgive me for being rude! My name has violated the taboo of His Royal Highness the Governor Zuo, also called Xinqing! He replied to me very naturally, and he seemed to be a man who had seen the world.

"What's your last name?" I am very strange, and the introduction of not introducing the surname can be said to be a very strange introduction. The samurai class in Japan attached great importance to the origin of their surnames, which was the main basis for distinguishing them from ordinary people.

"......" This time he hesitated slightly, and cast his eyes on Genjiro to the side, who nodded in support. Under the surname Takeda! He replied with a desperate look.

"Takeda! …… Nobukiyo Takeda? "I was taken aback, this person turned out to be Takeda Nobukiyo, the seventh son of Takeda Shingen.

The Kai Takeda clan perished, and his descendants were naturally brutally hunted down, such as the monk Matsu Nobuni was better, and almost all the men were beheaded. As far as I know, only Nobu Jiro Umino has left, and there is a son who has long since faded out of the Takeda family, and there is no news of the rest. If this identity is true, then he is the most legitimate heir to Takeda's estate (if there is any).

"What does it mean to send this man to me? …… Is it tempting me? …… Ask me to protect the legacy of the Takeda family? …… Is it a sign of loyalty to me? "I had one guess after another in my head, but I couldn't find the answer. All of these speculations may or may not be true, but now is what I should do, should I ask? "From today onwards, your name will be Kunishin Yasuda, and you will probably have to use this name for a long time to come!" In the end, I chose not to ask, and instead made the arrangement.

"Yes!" His answer was simple and clear, and it was a way of expressing surrender to me.

"You are now an ordinary flag warrior in my guard, and it is up to you what happens in the future!" I really treated a very ordinary newcomer and didn't take any care of his special pedigree. "Sakichi!" Seeing that he had no objections, I called in the squire commander.

"My lord, what do you command?" Sakurai's voice went from far to near, and it seemed that he had run over.

"He's a newcomer, you take him down to make arrangements!" I just told him what he should know.

"My lord, I made a bet with my father before I came!" After they withdrew, Genjiro said to me, "Out of instinct, I bet that you will definitely take in His Highness Xinqing, but I don't know what the basis is. Can you personally instruct me today, including the young master, why are you doing? ”

"It's worth it!" I only answered with two words.