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Since defeating the Rokkaku family in the Battle of Norada and letting the governor of the Rokkaku family, Rokkaku Yoshiken, live in seclusion, Asai Nagamasa finally got rid of the control of his retainers, and was also recognized by his retainers, and completely became a new daimyo in the troubled times.

In particular, after Rokkaku Yoshiharu continued to try to suppress the Asai family again, but to no avail, Asai Nagamasa's prestige in the Asai family reached its peak.

All the retainers are frantically praising Asai Nagamasa's martial arts, and he is almost regarded as the head of the Asai family's Zhongxing, Asai Ryomasa.

Hawkers,This can't be blamed on this group of retainers being too undisciplined.,After all, what Asai Hisasa's did was really disappointing.。 Not only did he lose his territory, but he also became a subsidiary family, if it weren't for the thick foundation left by Asai Ryomasa and the ally Asakura, I'm afraid the Asai family would really become a retainer of the Rokkaku family.

It's just that, in the midst of all this crazy praise, Asai Nagamasa still remains calm. Every day, he would get up early to deal with government affairs, and after that, he would spend most of his time personally visiting the villages in the territory. For a long time, many villages in Kita-Omi were not really completely subordinated to the Asai family, but belonged to the model of self-governance. This is also why the Asai family obviously occupies the North Omi, but it is much weaker than the Rokkaku family in the South Omi.

However, after Asai Nagamasa succeeded him as the governor of the family, he often personally listened to the difficulties and opinions of the lords, and worked hard to make them live a more prosperous and beautiful life. Although the time is still short, it has gradually won the hearts of many people. It is conceivable that when the entire Hoku-Omi people stand behind Asai Nagamasa, the Asai family will burst out.

On this day, Asai Nagamasa left Kotani Castle alone after still taking care of all the government affairs, but his destination this time was the Risa Temple not far from Kotani Castle.

In the quiet temple shrine, Asai Nagamasa and the presiding priest of the temple sat down and drank tea opposite each other, "Venerable Master, have you had any difficulties lately?" Asai Nagamasa gave his trademark sunny smile.

Hearing this, the man on the tree chuckled and shook his head, "Your Highness Asai, you really take too much care of us monks, so I am a little embarrassed to be a monk~"

"Haha~ Where is the Venerable Master, Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha are the treasures of the country, especially in these troubled times, if it weren't for your existence, I don't know how many people would not even have the faith to live......" Asai Nagamasa sighed softly.

Hearing this, the man on the tree shook his head, "Your Highness, the belief that the people will survive is not something that we great monks can give. Perhaps, spiritually, believing in the Dharma can give them comfort, but it is your Highness who really supports them to live......

"Is that so?" Asai Nagamasa muttered.

"Exactly!" The man on the tree said solemnly, "Your Highness, you must remember that if you are kind to the Buddha, the Buddha will give you courage. Do good to the people, and the people will give you strength......"

"Be kind to the Buddha...... Be kind to the people......" Asai Nagamasa muttered these two sentences repeatedly, and after a long time, he bowed deeply and said respectfully in front of the people on the tree, "Thank you for your advice, Nagamasa remember!" ”

Leaving Lisa Temple, Asai Nagamasa was still reminiscing about the words of the man on the tree, and had no intention of continuing to move forward. Seeing this, Naokyo Endo, who came with him, said with some sighs, "My lord, this monk is quite good, much stronger than the fake monk of Miyabe Jirun, who used the power of the temple to do samurai things." Hehe, my subordinates have always thought that monks are a group of ......"

"Hiemon, don't be rude to the Buddhists!" Asai Nagamasa turned his head and directly interrupted Endo's words, and then bowed in the direction of the temple, and said in a deep voice after walking far away, "Hiemon, Buddhism has a very terrifying power in the country, so absolutely don't say bad things about Buddhism at will!" ”

The tone of Asai Nagamasa's words was very heavy, and he was obviously already angry. Seeing this, Naokei Endo hurriedly said respectfully, "Yes!" Your Highness! The subordinates know that they are wrong! ”

Seeing Endo's attitude, Asai Nagamasa nodded with satisfaction, "I know you're a little dissatisfied with Miyabe Jirun, but since he is now nominally subordinate to his family, then you have to treat him as a colleague......"

Asai Nagamasa warned that Naokei Endo was a close confidant who had been with him before he succeeded to the family governor, just like Oda Nobunaga's Maeda Toshiie and others. It can be said that Naokyo Endo and another Asai Genbo were his right-hand men at the beginning. Among the two, Asai Genbo is good at government affairs and diplomacy, and Endo Naoki is good at martial arts and strategy, and they are both first-class talents.

It's just that talented samurai are always inevitably a little arrogant, so Asai Nagamasa likes to take Endo Naokei with him many times, hoping that through the experience by his side, his temper and arrogance can be restrained.

The two talked all the way, and after a short time, they came to the castle town of Kotani Castle, "Lord, this town is getting more and more prosperous~" Endo Naokei said with a chuckle, he still remembered how dilapidated this castle town was when he was a child. And now, with the efforts of his father-in-law, he has gradually become like this. Although this is not his participation in the construction, the honor of the lord is the honor of his retainer.

"Yes, that's why we have to work harder to protect this hard-won prosperity." Asai Nagamasa sighed.

"Please rest assured...... Well? That's ......" Naokyo Endo was about to reply, when he suddenly looked in a certain direction in confusion and muttered softly.

"Huh? What's wrong? Asai Nagamasa asked suspiciously, following Endo's gaze, his eyes suddenly froze. Over there, a man in a white samurai suit was standing in front of a vendor asking something, a slender sword casually hanging from his waist.

Behind him stood two men, one dressed in a sky-blue samurai suit and holding a sword, with expressionless faces. One of them carried a huge red spear, dressed in a colorful samurai uniform, and kept looking around.

Speaking of which, Omi is close to Kyoto, and there are countless samurai-looking people passing by, and although Asai Nagamasa occasionally asks, he doesn't take it too seriously. After all, he is very busy, so as long as he doesn't make trouble, or is not a big person, then only when he has nothing to do, will he go to meet with the other party.

But the three people in front of him, Asai Nagamasa didn't know who the other party was at all, but he didn't know why, the three people, or the man in the white samurai uniform, firmly attracted his attention, as if he had some great relationship with him.

"Lord......" Endo whispered, with the intuition of a samurai, he sensed something unusual about the three over there.

"yes, I know." Asai Nagamasa nodded, and then strode towards the three men. Seeing this, Naokyo Endo hurriedly followed.

Not long after, Asai Nagamasa took Naokei Endo to the side of the three. It's just that to Asai Nagamasa's surprise, the two of them walked over so directly, and the three of them ignored them completely, except for the man in the sky blue samurai uniform who glanced here, the other two didn't seem to see them at all.

glanced at the three of them in surprise, and then Asai Nagamasa heard the voice of the man in white, "Boss, I heard that the Asai family changed governors some time ago?" I don't know what kind of person it is? ”

Hearing this, Asai Nagamasa's expression instantly became weird, and when he found that the boss didn't seem to notice him either, he immediately signaled to Naokei Endo, and then stood aside and listened quietly. He still wanted to hear what was really in the hearts of the people who thought of him.

"Yes! Speaking of our Highness, that's quite impressive! As soon as he took office, he defeated the powerful Hexagonal Family......" The boss said excitedly when he heard this. It's called a mouth like a river in the sky, and it is like saying that Asai Nagamasa is the reincarnation of a god, and Asai Nagamasa himself is embarrassed to hear it.

"Oh? Is it that powerful? I remember that Asai Nagamasa should be just a 16-year-old little ghost, right? The man in white asked with a skeptical expression.

"What?!" When the stall owner heard this, he immediately showed an angry expression, as if the man in white was talking about himself.

Seeing this, Asai Nagamasa hurriedly stood up, "This samurai-sama, down is the Asai family governor Asai Nagamasa, I don't know what Your Excellency is asking about?" ”

Well, although Asai Nagamasa still hasn't figured out what the white-clad samurai's purpose is for inquiring about him, he obviously doesn't want him to have a conflict with the stall owner.

"Huh?! Your Highness! When the stall owner heard Asai Nagamasa's words, he turned his head and immediately knelt down respectfully. At this time, the man in white turned his head to look at Asai Nagamasa with a strange expression.

"So pretty......" After looking at the appearance of the man in white, such a word to describe a woman suddenly appeared in his mind, he knew very well how impolite this word was to describe a man, but he really couldn't think of any other adjective more appropriate than this word.

"You are His Royal Highness Asai Nagamasa, the governor of the Asai family?" The man in white asked with some confusion.

"Hehe, there's nothing worth impersonating in the next identity, right?" Nagamasa Asai smiled, and by this time he had changed into that trademark sunny smile. Although he didn't know whether the other party was friend or foe, he was obviously not worried about security in his own territory.

"Hehe, I'm sorry, but I didn't expect to meet you in such a place, in the Shimooda family Oda Yoshinobu." The man in white laughed.

Well, this kid is Oda Yoshinobu. After he took Keiji Maeda and Yukihisa Shiraki all the way to Otani Castle Castle Town, he did not go directly to Otani Castle to pay a visit, but instead wandered around Castle Town. In his words, it is to find out the information first to see if Asai Nagamasa is as good as the legend says.

Of course, the appearance of Asai Nagamasa and Oda Yoshinobu naturally won't go unnoticed, but this kid relied on his superb martial arts, and Maeda Keiji and Shiraki Yukihisa followed, so he didn't pay attention to who it was. After all, this is the castle town of Otani Castle, and the appearance of samurai is really normal.

And for Keiji Maeda and Yukihisa Shiraki...... Well, these two guys follow Oda Yoshinobu every day, and not long ago they witnessed the peerless battle between Oda Yoshinobu and Tsukahara Buden. This vision is inevitably a little too high, which is why Shiraki Yukihisa glanced at Asai Nagamasa and didn't pay attention to it anymore, and Maeda Keiji directly ignored them at all. There's no way, who made the two of them feel no threat in Asai Nagamasa.

"It's Oda-sama?! I have admired the daimyo for a long time! When Asai Nagamasa heard this, he immediately showed a surprised expression. You must know that Asai Nagamasa is a fan of Oda Nobunaga, so he naturally knows a lot about the people around Oda Nobunaga. Among them, Oda Yoshinobu is the person he pays second attention to.

Born as a commoner, he grew up with Oda Nobunaga, and his martial arts are similar to that of demons, and he has made countless contributions to Oda Nobunaga's unification of Owari and the subsequent battle of Tsubashima. Later, he became a member of the Oda family, the lord of Nakono Castle, and the first retainer of the Oda family...... In the eyes of Asai Nagamasa, Oda's experience is simply legendary.

"Hehe~Awards~" Oda Yoshinobu chuckled, but his expression was very proud. Although he also knew that Asai Nagamasa was more just polite, it was enough to make him proud. After all, not everyone will let Asai Nagaga politicians be polite, right? And this compliment also made Oda Yoshinobu's sense of Asai Nagamasa much better.

Hawkers, speaking of which, just now, Asai Nagamasa's only impression of Oda Yoshi's confidence was only three words, "Little white face." ”

It's just that when Oda Yoshinobu was in good spirits, Endo Naokyo said coldly, "My lord, although this person claims to be Oda Yoshinobu, no one can prove it. And when they came here, they didn't go directly to the city to deliver the name post, but stayed in the castle town, according to the opinions of their subordinates, they are likely to be spies sent by the Rokkaku family! ”

One sentence immediately attracted everyone's attention, and Oda Yoshinobu looked at Endo Naokyo with a strange expression, as if he was looking at an idiot, but he didn't get angry because of it. However, Asai Nagamasa said with a dissatisfied face, "Straight! Don't talk nonsense! If it was a spy of the Hexagonal family, would they use such a conspicuous appearance?! Apologize to Yoshishin-sama! ”

Hearing this, although he was a little reluctant, Endo Naokyo still honestly bowed to Oda Yoshinobu and said, "Oda-sama, I am reckless, and I ask your lord to forgive me!" ”

"Hehe~ This lord, you are also for the safety of His Highness Asai~ It's okay~" Oda Yoshinobu said with a smile, then slowly turned around and pointed behind his back with his thumb. I saw that on the clothes behind Oda Yoshinobu, a big Oda family tattoo was in the center. Well, this thing was inspired by Yoshinobu Oda from Naruto, because he thought it was too ugly to show in the corners of his clothes or other corners......

(To be continued.) )