"Where is His Excellency Masakin-cho now?" I got off my horse in the front yard of Jishu in Masahima-cho and asked Kanazawa, the head of the house, which I happened to see. I don't need to report anything here, and of course, I won't go to someone's woman's room at will.

"Your Highness, thank you for the gift...... Kanazawa bent over with a smile on his face, he was more like a broker than the head of the Konoe family.

"Well, the family doesn't have to say such things!" I interrupted his chatter, compared to which his master was often "candid" and often unbearable. "I sent someone to come over before, didn't you wait for me, Your Excellency?"

"How is that possible!" Kanazawa hurriedly shook his head. "The owner has been in the water pavilion in the garden without touching ......"

"Ahh I know there, I don't need you. "I waved my hand and didn't let anyone lead the way, and walked inside alone.

The ministers of Kyoto are all hereditary generations of more than ten or even dozens of generations of ancient families, and generally the first generation is which grade of descendants is which grade. Therefore, as the Yulin Gate trail below the Seki family and the Qinghua family, the scale of the Shokin-machi Prefecture is at the upper middle level, and it is still far from the word "grandiose".

I walked through the front yard and the second courtyard into the garden, and I saw the figure of Masakincho Jixiu in the distance. The door of the water pavilion was not closed, and he was sitting in the hall. "It's been just two days, what's the matter with coming to me?" I complained loudly before I even entered the door.

"You're still in such a hurry, sit down first!" Ji Xiu, who is in the town of Zhengqin, was not as "frivolous" as usual today, put down the teacup in his hand and said to me with a smile: "Your Highness's army has attracted the attention of the whole country, and the reason why I invited you to come over is just to do my part!" ”

"Oh?" When he said this, I noticed that there was another person in the house, and I didn't see it because he was blocked by the door.

"Your Highness the Stars, it's been a long time!" The man straightened up from his seat, a flattering smile on his fair, moist face. This is a beautifully dressed monk, but who is not Shunkei Tsutsui?

"It turned out to be His Highness Tsutsui, I really didn't expect it!" I was really surprised, I hadn't seen him in a long time.

In the past few years, he has waged his "tail" quite happily in front of Oda Nobunaga, and even Oda Nobutada has a concubine he sent. Oda Nobunaga is also quite interesting to him, and the relationship between the people in various places has changed in recent years, but Yamato's guardian has always let him be in charge, and he is always allowed to participate in various grand events held by Oda's family, and his position is quite high. Since he was already quite close to the lord, he shouldn't contact those important ministers too much, otherwise people would suspect his motives, so Tsutsui Shunkei and the captains of the Oda family only maintained a relationship of immediacy.

"His Royal Highness has been very busy lately, and he hasn't been to Kyoto for almost a month. Your Highness Tsutsui, how can you be so idle? "I found a place to sit down on my own, and by this time a servant had already followed up and served me tea. Speaking of which, Tsutsui Shunkei is not so useless to some rumors, but I am not optimistic about his personality.

"This ...... Next...... It's lazy! "My words were very ugly, and Tsutsui Shunkei's face suddenly became not very good-looking. But he didn't dare to turn his face with me at any time, so he could only look at the smiling and shallow peck of Zhengqin Town Jixiu with embarrassed eyes.

"I'm also very bored to invite some friends over, and His Royal Highness Tsutsui is also an old acquaintance!" Ji Xiu, who was in the town, didn't shirk it, and asked him to open his mouth immediately when he saw it. “…… When we talked about the situation in, we naturally talked about the counterinsurgency that you were about to take. His Royal Highness Tsutsui has a good opinion on this matter, and he is also the ancestral residence of generations, so I want to meet and it will always be helpful to talk about it! ”

"Oh!" At this time, I suddenly remembered: this person in front of me is the titular Yamato Guardian! My main battle this time was on his "own" territory, and I had to deal with this landlord whether I wanted to or not. "His Royal Highness Tsutsui, this time it's really 'disturbing'!" I turned back and said with a smile.

"Where, where, the stars can use me for His Royal Highness, it is my great blessing!" Tsutsui Junkei immediately smiled again and expressed his support to me. "Although His Royal Highness Yuzhou's suppression of the rebellion this time is due to the community, it is our Yamato country that has benefited the most. If there is anything you need to succeed in countering the rebellion as soon as possible......"

"It stands to reason that Matsu Yongxiu has only 7,000 soldiers and horses, and my more than 10,000 troops should be enough!" I pretended to think about it for a while, crossed my fingers and counted for a moment, and then raised my head again and said, "I have been fighting with the Uesugi army in Hokuriku Province for several months, and I can return to Izumi to recuperate after the big things have been settled." The rebellion came so suddenly, and I was unprepared, but I had to do my best. The most critical problem now is that the grain and grass I raised in advance have basically run out, and I wonder if His Highness Tsutsui can support me with 10,000 stones? ”

"Ten thousand...... Good! After Your Highness enters the territory of Yamato, I will transport 10,000 stone of grain and grass to the front of the army! The muscles in Tsutsui Shunkei's left cheek twitched rapidly, but he immediately agreed. Although he could see that he was quite painful, he answered in the affirmative.

"This ......" he agreed so happily that I was stunned, feeling as if I had been generalized. The original lion opened his mouth to scare him away, I have a total of 12,000 men and horses, and 10,000 stone military rations are enough for me to eat for more than half a year. Eating other people's mouths is short and other people's hands are short, I don't dare to promise him anything casually when he has such a big capital. "His Royal Highness Tsutsui is so loyal to the country, anxious for justice and righteousness, this is really rare! I don't know if you have any other ideas? "I didn't seal the door all at once, I'd better listen first.

"This is what should be done, and I am deeply ashamed of His Royal Highness Yuzhou's praise!" Shunkei Tsutsui may have digested the pain of the huge loss and showed considerable "sincerity". "His Royal Highness Yuzhou's army is famous for its majesty and bravery, but Matsunaga Xiu is not a guy to be underestimated. In order to restore stability and peace in the region as soon as possible, it is necessary to concentrate all efforts. I don't have the audacity to ask for it, and I am willing to lead your majesty as the precursor of His Royal Highness......"

"It is really touching that His Highness can have such a heart! It's just ...... "According to my previous understanding, this Tsutsui Shunqing is a slippery head, and he won't make a move if he doesn't see enough benefits, but this time he actually pounced on him like a dog seeing a bone, so what did he want?" "I wonder how many troops His Highness can send? I have no intention of inquiring about the internal situation of His Highness, but I only know a rough idea before I can make overall arrangements! I decided to throw another "stone" to see how deep the water was in front of me.

"In the next ......" Hearing me say this, Tsutsui Shunqing obviously hesitated, the jade rosary made a slight rattling sound in his hand, and after some ideological struggle, he seemed to have made up his mind and said: "How dare you not destroy your family and relieve the difficulties at this time of national disaster, and I am willing to help His Highness with 3,500 people!" ”

"Your Highness is really righteous...... "I didn't have anything to say for a while, it really took almost all his possessions. The more he answered, the bigger the question became, and the more I didn't dare to say yes.

"If the world can have two such benevolent and righteous deeds, I am afraid that the world will not be what it is today!" Ji Xiu, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke, and he looked very touched.

I didn't interface right away, because it was obviously a "step" for Tsutsui Shunkei, but I should be able to hear something from it.

"Your Excellency, Masakin-cho, if you say that, I'm really ashamed!" Tsutsui Shunqing really reacted quickly, and immediately revealed a series of bitter appearances. "How can I compare to a world-famous hero like His Highness the Stars, the guardian of the four kingdoms is rare even if he looks at the world. It's just a diligent and thrifty duty, but even so it is powerless! After saying that, he shook his head again.

"It's really hard for you......" Masahimachi Jixiu showed considerable understanding for him. Although is the place where the imperial capital is located, it is not much better than the countryside when it comes to tranquility. His Royal Highness, as a guardian, is indeed a little weaker! ”

"I deeply understand the difficulties of His Highness Tsutsui, and I will do my best where I can!" It seems that he wants to take the opportunity to expand his territory, which I have no objection to. Anyway, no matter what the outcome of this matter is, I can't get involved in Yamato and a country, just a few words for him.

"Then I'......" He was excited to see how cheerfully I answered.

"This is not a place to discuss military affairs, let's talk about it when our army enters Yamato and joins forces!" What task to assign him, I still have to discuss it with the Gamo clan.

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"How did he find you?" After Tsutsui Shunkei left, he was staying with Ji Xiu for dinner, and I asked him at the banquet.

"He wants to expand his territory by crusading against Matsunaga Xiu, and when he heard that you are the leading general, he came to me!" He poured himself a glass of wine and drank it in a squeak. "He wants to hold Yamato in his hands and be a real Yamato guardian!"

"What does he want to do? He thought about dreaming! "I scoffed at the idea of being overwhelmed, and the corners of my mouth were about to reach behind my ears." In charge of Yamato 450,000 stones, who does he think he is? The son of Oda Uchifu? That's still possible, but it has to be the kind of person who is particularly popular! ”

"Yes! That's what I persuaded him to do......" Masaki also smiled. "I advised him to be realistic, what can be held in his own hands is the most real!"

"That makes sense, what good did he give you?" I asked.

"Contact you for 500 guan for him, and give him another 1,000 guan no matter how much land he shares after the war!" He didn't hide anything from me. "Are you really going to kill Song Yongxiu all at once?"

"The lord doesn't have the heart to do this now......"

"That's good!" Masaki Machicho Jixiu slapped the table excitedly. "Since we have to talk about peace sooner or later, then I'll get in touch with Matsunaga's people again! Maybe we can ...... in mediation."