The so-called "Sanada Ten Warriors" are really an interesting group of people, just like the characters on the Water Margin. I really don't know which category to put them into, it's complicated to say.

When it comes to loyalty, they are absolutely sufficient, and "righteousness" occupies a more important part, and there is no doubt that they can die and die with a smile on their faces for this righteous word. To say that they also have the ability, and they are all quite "alternative", if it weren't for this, they might not have come back. However, although these people have many advantages, they have more faults, which is why they are not easy to use.

Also because of this word "righteousness", they are quite lacking in the concept of the overall situation, and they are more muddy than when they were young, and it seems that they belong to the kind that cannot be transformed, and unnecessary efforts can be completely given up now. In addition, they are strong in martial arts but not outstanding, proficient in ninjutsu but far from Nanmu Mitsunari and Ban Changxin, so their most suitable position is guards and secret agents, and the guards are still the kind of people who travel in disguise.

I don't think there's anything wrong with keeping these people with Senkomaru, and it can form a balance with the children of orthodox samurai like Goto Matabei and Akashi Junto. In fact, it is not very difficult to get the hearts of these people, just don't approach them with too utilitarian purposes. I feasted them at dinner, and gave each of them a gift, but their hobbies were really varied, ranging from weapons and armor to scriptures and tea sets.

I had a good dinner party, and I let go of a lot of restraints when I participated in it, but now is not the time to put knives and guns into Kuma and put Nanshan. So after the banquet, I summoned Sanada Yukimura alone.

"I really want to thank your father and you this time, otherwise I would be very likely to be controlled by others!" I said to Sanada Yukimura, who was sitting in front of me not far away, and the expression of gratitude was no longer the formulaic face.

"A lord should not always measure his courtiers with gratitude, and a courtier should not serve his lord with an expectation of repayment!" He replied to me solemnly, and the shadow of Genjiro was barely visible on him.

"As a lord, I really shouldn't be, but as a human being, I can't help but do it, and I'm first and foremost a human being!" I sighed secretly in my heart, maybe this contradiction will not be eliminated in a lifetime. "What's going on in the eastern country, does your father have anything to say?" I asked.

"My father only has one sentence for me to convey to my lord: The Sanada family should do their best, and Koshin will be safe within half a year!" Sanada Yukimura replied.

"Half a year...... I felt a wave of disappointment and helplessness, half a year is not enough. It's already very good that you can do this, whether it is for the Oda family or His Royal Highness Akechi, it can be said that you have a clear conscience! ”

"The Sanada family doesn't have much responsibility to the Oda family, and it has nothing to do with His Royal Highness Akechi!" He said as he stared into my eyes, his gaze clear and sharp. “…… The reason why the Sanada family did this was entirely for the sake of your great cause. If you can't even see this, or haven't had such a mind so far, then it will make Sanada Ichichi too sad, and I will definitely doubt my original choice! ”

"Yes, but that's not what I said!" I nodded at him, I didn't need to pretend to be that alone in the dark room. “…… If the faithful young master is still alive, the Oda family may still have some hope, and now everyone can only have their own destiny. The reason why I just said this is because under the current circumstances, the interests of the Oda family and His Highness Akechi are aligned with mine, and the gratitude they cannot make is borne by me alone! ”

"Your Highness's heart, the Sanada family and Weichen are shattered and can't be repaid!" Sanada Yukimura made a big gift on the ground.

"The situation in the Eastern Kingdom is really so bad, has His Highness Wise reached this point?" I am very worried about what he just said, and Dongguo is still the place where the great powers of all Japan are concentrated, but at the same time, it is the most difficult place for me to intervene.

"Under the current situation, His Highness may still think that he can, but defeat is inevitable!" He sighed and said, "My father also knows the significance of the existence of His Highness Akechi to the lord at the moment, so he called on the wealthy families of Ueno and Shinano to fully support His Highness Akechi. However, after half a year, the general trend will be irreversible, and the Sanada family will be powerless at that time! ”

"In half a year, how did Lord Changyuki calculate it!" Sanada Masayuki's opinion must have some truth, but at this time, I can't help Akechi Mitsuhide.

"At present, the Uesugi and Hojo families have not formulated a clear strategy because the Oda family is unclear, but they just want to fish in troubled waters to reap some benefits!" Sanada Yukimura began to answer my questions, but it felt less like a paraphrase and more like an argument about himself. “…… According to our suspicion, the Hojo family and the Uesugi family must have formed an agreement with some people within the Oda family, and more importantly, to grasp the present while taking the long term into account. In the face of the major turmoil of the Oda family, it is of course good that their allies can succeed, if not, it will also aggravate the **** of the Oda family, which is far better than forcing the Oda family to unite the whole family! ”

"Hmm...... Reasonable! I nodded, much the same as I had judged based on the intelligence.

"And His Royal Highness Wise is in the land of four contentions, and it has reached the point where it is impossible to advance or retreat!" He didn't show the slightest joy at my approval, but continued to say objectively: "His Royal Highness Akechi has missed this opportunity, and the Oda family's power has nothing to do with him. By half a year at the latest, the dust of the Oda family has settled, and it will be an irreversible thing for the Shibata, Tokugawa, Hojo, and Uesugi families to divide the land of Koshin! ”

"His Royal Highness Wise has great ambitions and is proficient in the way of civil and martial arts, so he may not have the strength to fight!" I suddenly remembered the advice he gave me before the battle against the Hexagonal Family, and I couldn't help but defend him: "Xin Xuangong, the land of Jiaxin, has also been defended for many years, and he is still attacked by enemies on all sides. Now His Highness Wise's opponent is far from being able to catch up with Xin Xuangong, can't he even defend it? ”

"The opponent is certainly inferior, but His Highness Wise himself is even more incomparable to the Duke of Xinxuan!" Sanada Yukimura looked at me with some surprise, but then it dawned on me. "The lord is not a local from the eastern country, so he doesn't have such a deep understanding!"

"Is there any difference?" This sparked my mind, there is no similar analysis in ninja intelligence.

"His Highness Wise is indeed knowledgeable, and Corporal Lixian has been recognized by the people of the country in just over a month, but he also has three major flaws that cannot be avoided!" He stretched out the three fingers of his right hand and snapped them one after another. "First, he was not Kai, Shinano, or Ueno, and because of the instinctive suspicion of the Eastern samurai against the people, he had to work harder to stabilize people's hearts; second, he was not known for martial arts in the Oda family, and his hands were relatively thin, so he had to rely more on the locals; Thirdly, he paid too much attention to etiquette and form, and although he made many efforts, it was difficult to give people a sense of retribution between life and death, especially when dealing with those people who were born in the mountains. So to sum up the above three points, in the current situation of relative camps, there will be quite a few people to support him, and when he faces the siege of all roads and the division of several families, he will have to face the situation of being alone! ”

I was speechless for a moment, and could only express my silence for the man who should have been earth-shattering. Akechi Mitsuhide's fate seems to have become inevitable, and I hope he can hold on a little longer. "You're tired enough this way, let's go rest first!" I felt the urgency of the time, and I needed to look at the key points in detail.

"There's one thing I still need to report to you, and neither the young master nor Goto-sama knows about it!" Sanada Yukimura didn't get up and leave, but brought up another thing. "Shortly after we left Ueda Castle, we were followed by some ninjas who also tried to turn against us. Later, by virtue of our familiarity with geography, we threw them off, and there was no actual contact. Of course, they don't have a lot of people, and their skills are not outstanding, so it is unknown whether they are intentionally here for us! ”

"Can you determine their identity?"

"A middle ninja from Iga plus five lower ninjas, the others are not clear!"

"Okay, I got it!" I sent Sanada Yukimura away and sat alone for a while, and then I found Kato Duanzo. "You are responsible for investigating this matter, but don't publicize it and don't take any targeted actions!" After telling him what Sanada Yukimura said at the end, I instructed.

"Don't worry, my lord, that matter will be handled by my subordinates as soon as possible!" Kato Duanzo agreed.

"That's good!" I nodded and didn't say anything more, so it should be fine. I don't think the action against my heir would be so hasty, but it's always a mistake to be careful. "Also, how did 'that thing' go, and whether it had been moved to a safe place!" I've done one more thing ahead of schedule.

"It's been transferred to a place near Kyoto, and the guards are the ones we've been inspecting for eight years!" Kanzo Kato immediately understood what I was referring to. "In order to keep it secret, we didn't arrange too many people to protect it, but even any wind and grass can't hide it from our eyes!"

"Well done!" I nodded in satisfaction. "It's going to be on the agenda soon, and it's going to be a trump card!"

"However, we found out that His Royal Highness Yuchai's people are also fighting the idea of this matter, and please be careful with the lord's official duties!" He also came up with a message that surprised me.

"You didn't show any feet, did you?" I asked him

"Nope!" He shook his head affirmatively. "We had already finished the operation when his men came, so there was no contact!"

"That's good!" I laughed when I thought of that "monkey", could he really go 108,000 miles with his head?