Kyoto is entering the most beautiful season of the year, and the so-called grass warbler is still a few days away, and the cherry blossoms on the branches have begun to fall. It was at this time that our group entered the downtown area of Kyoto.

Just the day before yesterday, Hashiba Hideyoshi officially recruited that little monk, Ishida Mitsunari, the second son of a small wealthy family in Kita-Omi. Judging from the historical account alone, Ishida Mitsunari is a person with a very noble character, and his abilities in all aspects are also remarkable. But...... What should I say? This man may be a capable executive, but he lacks the ability to be flexible as a coordinator, and it would be an absolute disaster to put him in a position of "grasping the general". It is appropriate to use Xun Yu's words to describe Feng Ji in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to describe Ishida Mitsunari, that is, "fruitless and useless"! Although he can persevere in order to adhere to his ideals, he lacks the means to achieve change. The role that this person will play in the future can be said to be innumerable. I'm on the right track now, so I'd better leave this person to the "monkey"!

Looking at the scenery in front of me, I was in a very good mood! Why don't you stay here first, the news has been sent back to Dango, and the personnel and funds I need will be delivered immediately. I can "move" here a little bit before Oda Nobunaga arrives, and I will be a "noble" person from now on!

"What?" In the right mood, I glared back at Shinhachiro, who was pulling my sleeve.

"I'm hungry after walking for most of the day, let's find a place to eat!" Shinhachiro pointed to his stomach with an iron rod between his legs.

"Isn't this almost home? Bear with me! "I wondered how he was so impatient, and a few blocks from my mansion in Kyoto.

"What about the arrival?" Shinhachiro argued unconvinced. “…… I haven't been here for a long time, and it's just a dozen people looking at the house! I'm sure I haven't prepared anything now, so when will I eat? ”

"Oh!" I was stunned for a moment, I had ignored the question. After returning to, I may not have been in a state for a while, but I only passed a few messages with Tango, and the matter of coming to Kyoto was also improvised, and the news that I was just informed of Tango may not have reached this point. But...... How did Shinhachiro react? "Then ...... Let's go back after eating! ”

"Yay!" Shinhachiro cheered and took the lead in running towards a sizable restaurant not far away. I looked up at the signboard, it was a very famous brand, and I had been here before.

"What do you say?! There's a kind of you try again! Shinhachiro yelled angrily at a guy at a restaurant, and it was definitely a "felony" to interfere with his desire to eat.

"Really...... Are you sorry...... Ladies and gentlemen! "The guy shuddered at him, and the commoners angered the samurai (we had changed back to our samurai attire when we returned, but we didn't wear the family crest.) There is no guarantee of life. "Little shop...... Has been ...... some The lord who came first took it, and it was really ......."

"So......" I looked at the stake by the gate, where a dozen horses were indeed tethered. It doesn't matter, we'll be able to sit outside! "When Shinhachiro said that I was hungry, I felt hungry, anyway, it was a makeshift meal, so don't be so particular.

"Thank you for your great ...... Can...... But the outer hall of the shop is also full! The man bowed to me with great gratitude and embarrassment, believing that he would grant my wish if not very embarrassed.

"Full?" I was a little surprised that it was a two-story restaurant, and I only saw a dozen horses at the door. The probe looked in from the doorway, and there were indeed fifty or sixty attendants dressed as junior samurai sitting in the hall, and because it was too far to see the emblems embroidered on their clothes, several banners were all hanging and leaning against the wall. It seems that in addition to the horse team, there is a large retinue on foot, which should be a queue of daimyos. "Let's change it!" Since they came first, we should of course back down, and it is not appropriate for me to go in and meet with them now.

"Thank you, thank you so much! I'm so sorry! The man couldn't help but bow very loudly, and Shinhachiro glared at him fiercely.

"Your Highness, please stay!" Just as we were about to turn to leave, a young samurai came down the stairs. When his gaze caught me, he was stunned for a moment, and then immediately strode out of it. "It's great to see you here! Are you going to eat? It's our honor to entertain you, I don't know if you appreciate this face? ”

"You're ......" I did think he was a little familiar, but I still couldn't remember it right away. Over the years, as my status has increased, I have seen many young samurai, and the only thing I know for sure is that he is not from my vassal system.

"You may have forgotten! I had the privilege of meeting His Highness two years ago......" the young samurai said, leading us down the hall and up the stairs. I didn't really want to accept the invitation, but Shinhachiro, this kid, kept pushing me from behind, but fortunately, now is completely the territory of the Oda family, and it must be a series of people who can make such a big show off in the market.

"Your Highness, it's you!" I went upstairs and looked up, only to see Akechi Mitsuhide sitting in the main seat, and the rest of Inaba Ichitetsu and Mamoru Ando were sitting impressively. That's when I remembered that the young samurai turned out to be Akechi Shuman.

"What a coincidence, I wonder when His Highness the Stars came back?" Akechi Mitsuhide warmly got up and greeted me and pulled me to sit next to him.

"Just arrived! The lord has not had a chance to go to Jin to see ...... "After sitting down, I also politely said a few polite words, and at this time, the wine and food were also put on the table one after another. "Is His Highness Wise also here to attend the ceremony? I thought I was the first one! ”

"It's a little early...... "Akechi Mitsuhide picked up the flask and poured me a glass himself." It's just that the Takeda family has been very peaceful recently, and there is nothing going on in Mino, so I'm going to come to Kyoto in advance to enjoy the cherry blossoms! ”

"His Royal Highness Wise is related to Zaixia!" I raised my glass to Akechi Mitsuhide, and then raised it to Inaba and Mamoru Ando. "I didn't expect the two highnesses to have such a Yaxing!"

"Yes, since you have to come sooner or later, you might as well be a companion! We'll leave a few days earlier with His Royal Highness Akechi......" Mamoru Ando smiled brightly at me with his glass, probably because the relationship between the Takenaka Hanbei made him speak a little less scrupulously in front of me. "I don't know what the lord has planned this time, and he requires that the retainers above the old level and the vassal daimyoshi above the ten thousand stones must all arrive! Look at this posture must be some big move again, since 'that incident' everyone has been cautious......"

"You've worked so hard!" I comforted them with a very "understanding" expression. I received the detailed arrangements for Oda Nobunaga's convening of the "grand event" in Kyoto on my way yesterday, and even attached a copy of the order "template". The only thing that is still unclear is why Oda Nobunaga brought so many people, no one knows about this matter, and according to Gibu's insider, he didn't say a word about the attendants around him. Oda Nobunaga's forgetfulness has caused many people to worry, otherwise a cautious person like Mamoru Ando would not have brought it up in public, albeit in a very secretive way. However, after he mentioned "that incident", Akechi Mitsuhide's face changed significantly.

"The lord may be really crazy!" Inaba's shocking words immediately shocked everyone in the room. Although there are only seven or eight people in this private room, and their opinions are basically the same, this is too "radical", right?

"His Highness Inaba...... ...... Isn't that too funny? "After a period of unbearable loneliness, I finally found a nonsense sentence.

"Not bad, not bad!" Mamoru Ando seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, and hurriedly explained for Inaba Kachitetsu: "His Royal Highness Inaba may not be able to enjoy the wine, so it is inevitable to speak with a depressed atmosphere!" Don't be surprised, it's just a joke! After that, he hurriedly poured wine for Inaba Yitetsu, hoping to use it to gag his mouth.

Inaba Ichitetsu did not speak anymore, and only snorted heavily after drinking the wine in the cup.

"Your Highness Wise ......" Taking advantage of everyone's attention to turn to that side, I turned my head sideways and whispered to Wise Mitsuhide: "The lord is straightforward, and he is often more uninhibited when he is drunk!" Some things may not really mean that, please don't care about it, Your Highness. At least for the sake of Mrs. Nohime's face......"

"Your Highness the Stars doesn't have to be like this! I don't agree with a lot of things, but I can understand ......," said Akechi Mitsuhide, squeezing out a bitter smile at me. "Born in this troubled world, you can face betrayal at every moment, and 'cruelty' is sometimes a means to hide your fear! As a Mino person, I witnessed the cannibalism of His Royal Highness Michizo, and Asakura Yoshikage also died at the hands of the most trusted Asakura Keigami. Take the lord as an example! His most relied on Taute Masahide-sama left him; The younger brother Nobuyuki who was spared rebelled again; Nagamasa Asai, who is deeply appreciated, also suddenly defected! So many things had taken him to such a perverse act, but ......," he let out a sudden sigh. "Even if you are as smart as you are, if you insist on going your own way again and again, you will inevitably end up betraying your relatives and leaving your family!" "Always...... I've wronged you! "I don't know what to say, I don't fully understand what he really thinks, and although he has behaved reasonably sensible so far, who knows what the outcome will be!

"What am I?" His expression was both relieved and self-deprecating. “…… Knowing the scene of Princess Ashi, what else can't I see? The real parting of life and death, the real heartbreaking, although I did not see the scene at that time, I can also see it from the performance of those who experienced it firsthand! ”

"By the way, do you know how Ikeda Hengxing is?" I suddenly remembered what the monkey had said to me the day before yesterday.

"He's the one who reacts the hardest!" Akechi Mitsuhide nodded, clearly aware of something. "It's clear when you see him, he's in Kyoto right now!"

"That ......" was about to ask again, and everyone's attention had already turned, and I could only temporarily suppress my doubts.