"Your Highness's great kindness and great virtue will not be forgotten in the future!" Tojiro Ichishima walked around the table to the ground in the middle, knelt down and kowtowed. "The two of us have come from afar and have nothing to grow, and now we dare not say the word repayment. But here's a blood oath......," he said, sticking the middle index finger of his right hand into his mouth and biting it, and then held it high. "If he is unfortunate enough to meet His Royal Highness Yuzhou in the future, I should retreat first!"

"Then you're quite at a loss!" I stared at him with a smirk. In fact, as long as I leave a shadow in his heart, I don't covet the ethereal ninety miles of land in the future. "Ichishima-sama has said so, so naturally I can't be stingy. If you have any other ideas, please just let them know! "Since my image is already so tall, I simply strive for a "shining example".

"I can't repay this anymore, how dare I ask for it again!" Ichishima Tengjiro shook his head again and again, it seemed that there was really no request.

"Okay, let's go to Sakai tomorrow!" Seeing him like this, I laughed at him, turned my head and said to Goto Matabei, "Tomorrow you will accompany the two of them to Sakai Town, and you will try to satisfy them as much as possible no matter what they want to see or know." If there's anything you can't figure out, just take my letter and go to Masuda-sama, and he'll figure it out for you! ”

"Yes!" Although Goto Matabei was still apprehensive, he wisely did not ask immediately.

Tengjiro Ichishima narrowed his eyes slightly, probably still considering the reason why I was so "generous". What Katakura Kojuro thinks is obviously not as complicated as his, and he couldn't be happier to see that the purpose of running all the way is about to be achieved so easily!

"Oh...... That's right! "I suddenly remembered one more thing, which may have added fuel to the fire." It's going to be a month before you finish Sakaimachi, so you can stop by and check out my horse farm at Katsura Kawaguchi Castle. If you don't dislike it, you can choose one for each ......"

"There's really no need, we all have our own mounts!" Tengjiro Ichishima hurriedly stopped it, and seemed to finally regain some confidence. "My hometown is a place where good horses are abundant, and although I don't have a place to go now, my family still has a small amount of savings. If Your Highness is interested, please take a look at our horses, which is the envy of everyone in the Northeast! ”

"That's it, it's funny for people from the Northeast to see the horses raised in!" Katakura Kojuro also hurriedly added, and at the same time showed a very high sense of superiority in his hometown. "Every year in my hometown, I see a large number of merchants buying horses, no doubt for the southern daimyos. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is our northeastern region that has a monopoly on the legs and feet of the army. If His Royal Highness Yuzhou likes it, I can pick a few horses for you when I go back! ”

"Ha, ha, ha......" I laughed as if I had heard something very funny.

"Oh?" They told me to laugh, and they were all stunned.

"Hokuriku and Tohoku have indeed provided war horses to the whole of Japan, and this has also been true since ancient times! I don't know if you have ever thought about what it will be like outside of Japan, and what are they like? "I said two words in my mouth, but my eyes were only on Ichishima Tengjiro alone, and for the first time he showed an aggressive expression.

"The ......" he didn't know what I was referring to, and couldn't answer the question.

"There has been no record of large-scale horse imports in Japan since ancient times, but there are still books!" I stopped laughing, not wanting to come across as frivolous. "...... the story of Emperor Wu inviting Tianma with an army of 100,000 in the Book of Han, I have been longing for it since I was a child, and then I gradually gained some ability, and I began to let people plan. However, the people who came back told me that the Pegasus had begun to degenerate, and it was only as a last resort that I traveled all over the world and introduced other kinds of good horses. It's not that I'm boasting here, any of my horses there can be called a worthy BMW! ”

"Your Highness's means...... I'm waiting to admire! "The two of them seemed to be really surprised, and it seems that they really haven't heard of it. Things about me are very mixed all over the world, real and fake are mixed together, some are rumors I deliberately released, and some real situations are not noticed.

"But the effort has been achieved, but the expected goal has not been achieved at all!" I sighed and said helplessly, "My original idea was to establish several specialized cavalry units, each with their own strengths, to achieve the purpose of complementing each other. But in order to do so, improving the horse breed has become a priority! After nearly a decade of unremitting efforts, I have to admit that I have failed, and although some good horses have been cultivated every day, they have not been popularized at all. Donton must be fed with barley, bone meal and eggs, how many people in the world can afford such an army? ”

"His Royal Highness Yuzhou, it turns out that there have been plans for special cavalry for a long time......" Ichishima Tengjiro's face, which had already returned to normal, turned a little pale again.

"yes!" I pretended not to notice his reaction and continued to talk. "Most of the Japanese horses are small and weak, and it is difficult for them to carry too heavy equipment, and many new weapons cannot be combined with Japanese horses, which is also a helpless thing. Since my plan to improve the breed has failed, it is better not to do it at all. I'm not interested in anything that doesn't ......."

As I gushed on, Tengjiro Ichishima's complexion became worse and worse. I almost said the name "riding iron" directly, and he naturally didn't feel so good. No, it should be said that it is heart-pounding! It seems that he didn't even say anything about Kojuro Katakura next to him, but now he has been criticized by me for being incomplete. Not bad! His self-confidence has been poked out of countless holes by me.

"Don't you like this grilled sea bass? That's a shame! I suddenly pointed to a plate in front of him, where a golden fish was still motionless. This is a new twist on the traditional technique of Kitano-ryu, which not only adds two flavors of Nanban condiments, but also replaces the ordinary firewood with pine branches. It's one of my favorite dishes, do you think there's anything wrong with it? ”

"No, it's just that I've always had a bad appetite!" He forced a laugh, and there was a bit of force in his voice.

"Okay, then it's decided!" I clapped my hands on him and said, "I won't send you tomorrow when you leave, and Goto Matabei will accompany you on your journey in." I'm afraid I'll be busy when you come back from Sakai Town, but there's always a chance to meet if you have the chance. If you still need anything, just talk to Matabei directly! ”

"I really have nothing to say about your hospitality, if you have any orders, please tell me directly!" Tengjiro Ichishima could only express his gratitude at this time. But he should have said it from his heart, and this kind of thing can only be described as having nothing to say.

"If it's possible, I'd like to ask Your Excellency for one thing!" I looked at the two men and thought it was almost time. "I've never boasted about how smart I am, but I'm proud to be very cautious in what I do, so most things are done with careful thought. But there is one thing that has always bothered me, and I can't figure it out no matter how I think about it. Later, I realized that there was something wrong with my own starting point. It just so happens that you two came to me today and talked about it, so please explain it to me! ”

"His Royal Highness Yuzhou is a world-famous wise man, what can I explain for you?" It may have been the effect of what I had just said, and Tojiro Ichishima looked a little nervous.

"There's no right or wrong in the two of you, it's just a personal judgment!" After I finished speaking, I glanced at Xian Limaru, and then said sincerely: "He is my heir, and you also know each other today, and it will not be long before he will be subdued, and at the same time, some responsibilities will fall on his shoulders." I usually look at my son well, but sometimes I'm a little worried. It's this contradiction that makes me a little confused, is he enough to be up to the task? I ask you what you think of my son, can he afford it? ”

There was silence in the room, which was too sensitive! The person I asked couldn't speak, and the onlookers watched nervously.

"This ...... How shall I say so? Half a day later, Tojiro Ichishima said in a flickering voice, knowing that a blind compliment might actually arouse my suspicions.

"Let's put it this way!" I watched him closely, and finally showed a "hole card". "If there is a conflict or competition between the two of you, are you willing to surrender to Senkoimaru's hands? Don't worry, just say it! ”

"I ...... From the bottom of my heart, I don't want to! He quickly regained his composure after the shock, and then met my gaze without flinching. The temperature in the room dropped sharply with these words, and even sensitive people could detect the slightest murderous aura.

"Is there no room for manoeuvre?" A feeling of helplessness made my heart feel a little sour, but there were certain things that I could not hesitate about.

"I'm just saying I don't want to, but personally, I don't have the courage to defy the sky!" He suddenly looked very lonely again, and sighed deeply. "If I was in an equal position, I thought to myself that I would have the upper hand in competing with His Highness Senkomaru, and I was quite confident in this idea. But when I met His Highness today, I realized that the next time I saw him, I would be standing in the deep valley and looking up at the peaks. In the face of such a big gap, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do! ”

"Oh...... Do you want to start ahead and compete directly with me? I asked him with a smile that if that were the case, it would be really easy.

"That's where I get helpless!" He finally looked away, smiled wryly and shook his head. "Whatever I do in front of His Highness, I have a feeling of being held in His Highness's hands and placed in front of my eyes. No matter how ambitious I was before, I don't have confidence in the face of His Highness! ”

"But haven't you still made up your mind?" My mood gradually improved, and I couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Then save it for the future!" Tojiro Ichishima replied as if he had made a promise. "If there is no special opportunity, I can only bow my head in the future, whether it is facing His Highness or His Highness Immortal Carp Pill. If I have been blessed with extraordinary strength by the heavens, then I want to fight for the short length of this day when the situation is equal! ”

"If the adults want us, we have to accompany us, if you have to give a step in the future......" I thought about it sideways, and then said, "Then I will marry you a daughter, and the two families will marry each other!" ”

"It's a deal!"