Night is near.

And the Heshizaki Museum, which has been busy all day, is getting more and more lively at the moment.

Standing in the middle of Sannomaru, looking at the busy scene of the castle town, at this moment Sanada Yutaka sighed from afar.

"Father, why sigh." Sanada asked from the side.

Today, to participate in the New Year's ceremony, Sanada father and son, both dressed in hunting clothes, wearing black hats, and dressed in samurai formal attire.

Sanada Yutaka said to Sanada Changyuki: "Changyuki, what do you think of Li Xiao? ”

Hearing his father mention Li Xiao, Sanada Masayuki was slightly stunned and asked, "Father, why did you mention him?" ”

Sanada Yutaka said, "You don't know yet, Lord Mikan has decided to marry the Juji from Mrs. Yasukawa to Li Xiao's eldest son, Li Zheng. ”

"What?" Sanada Masayuki was obviously very surprised, looked into the distance, and said analytically: "Since the death of His Royal Highness Katsuyori's mother by Bu Ji, Mrs. Yasukawa is the most favored woman of Lord Mikan. ”

After a pause, Sanada Masayuki said in a deep voice: "If Li Xiao can marry the Lord of the Imperial Pavilion, then he will be a member of the family, and his status in the family will be further enhanced." ”

Sanada Yutaka nodded and said: "Yes, you know everything about your family, and in this regard, you are better than your two brothers who only know martial arts and military strategy, but don't know strategy." However, this time, I also plan to marry the lord, so that I can also promote my Sanada family to a large family, but unfortunately Li Xiao took the lead. ”

"A crowd?"

Sanada Masayuki shook his head, this is not easy, although the Sanada family and the Takeda family are both famous in the Genji family, but they are from the Shu family, so Takeda Shingen married the third daughter to the Kiso family with a higher rank, but did not marry the Sanada family.

And Sanada Masayuki's two brothers are married to the daughters of Shinano's local wealthy families.

After a pause, Sanada Yutaka asked Sanada Masayuki: "And I heard that you have a lot of contact with Li Xiao, I don't know what you think?" ”

Sanada Masayuki thought carefully about his past experience with Li Xiao, and said: "Father, I told you once before, Li Xiao is one of the best in the family in terms of martial arts, military strategy, and strategy, have you forgotten?" ”

Sanada Yutaka nodded and said, "Yes, I remember, but I thought you were exaggerating at the time." Characters who are proficient in martial arts, military strategy, and power schemes can only be done by the late Saito Michizo and Hojo Sakumo in my eyes, so I didn't fully believe what you said at the time. ”

Immediately, Sanada Yutaka said in an aggravated tone: "But this time he helped His Highness Katsuri, the means to survive this crisis, this unbelievable means, and his grasp of the hearts of the people of the Takeda family, even the always resourceful Lord Gokan was also calculated by him." If we weren't familiar with what happened, we wouldn't have seen that it was his own trick this time, and he was kept in the dark. ”

"I, Sanada Yutaka, am fifty-two years old this year, and I have read countless people, and I am confident that I will not miss anyone, but there has never been a person who has made me so unsure, and even the Lord of the Imperial Palace, Nobu Shigeru, and the two of them have not given me this feeling. Li Xiao is really terrible, and Kansuke's words are really not wrong at all. ”

"Kansuke-sama Yamamoto?" Sanada asked in surprise.

Sanada Yutaka nodded and said: "Yes, Kansuke-sama, I am my friend, if he hadn't recommended me to Lord Gokan back then, I, Sanada Yukitaka, would be able to revive the old leader of my Sanada family in a small county from the hands of Murakami Yoshikiyo." ”

"Then Kansuke Yamamoto-sama, what did you say about Li Xiao?" Sanada Masayuki couldn't help but be curious, he knew that Yamamoto Kansuke was in front of him, and finally recommended himself to Takeda Shingen.

"Kansuke Yamamoto told me in the letter that Li Xiao's talent is ten times better than him, and he once advised the lord not to let Li Xiao go free, and to always let him go, but the Lord of the Imperial Pavilion obviously did not listen to him."

"Ten times as much as Yamamoto-sama!" Masayuki Sanada was shocked.

Sanada Masayuki remembered Li Xiao's design this time, which reversed Takeda Katsuyori's reversal in one fell swoop.

Li Xiao's actions are like a clever chess player, just one or two changes between the moves, the opponent's overall advantage is completely resolved, such a person, even as an ally, is deeply chilled.

It seems that Kansuke Yamamoto is a discerning person, and he has long seen that Li Xiao is not a thing in the pool, so he has the vigilance against him early.

Sanada Masayuki calmed down the complicated thoughts in his heart, and then said, "But my lord, I am glad that Li Xiao is on the side with us and assisting His Highness Katsuyori together, right?" ”

Sanada Yutaka shook his head and said: "This is good now, but if you want to think about the long run, in the future, His Royal Highness Katsuyori will be enthroned as the governor of the Takeda family, and then the relationship between my Sanada family and Li Xiao will not necessarily be harmonious." So as Kansuke said, Li Xiao, we have to watch out for it now. ”

Sanada Masayuki nodded, and then he looked outside the palace gate and said, "Father, it just so happened that Li Xiao was mentioned, and he had arrived outside the gate with his family and retainers. ”

"Master Li Xiao, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Li Xiao saw that Sanada Yutaka and Sanada Masayuki were both standing in front of the hall gate, but they didn't go in and asked in slight surprise: "Lord Yidezhai, why are you waiting here and not entering the hall directly." ”

Sanada Yutaka smiled and said, "We are waiting for His Royal Highness Katsuyori, let's go in together, since Lord Li Xiao is here, it is better to wait here together." ”

Li Xiao nodded and said, "It's okay, I'm also here waiting for His Highness Shenglai." ”

After that, Li Xiao and his entourage walked to the side hall of Sannomaru with Sanada and his son.

Sanada Masayuki's wife, too, saw Li Xiao and Kohata Yumi, and after Kohata Yuzhen, he immediately saluted them.

Li Xiao knew that Sanada Masayuki had also just gotten married last year, and his wife was Kyogozen, the daughter of Utayomitsu, a former Shinano who guarded the Ogasawara clan.

In history, Uda Yorihiro is just an unknown person, but his vision of people has to be said to be advanced and unique, his two sons-in-law are both influential figures in the Warring States calendar, one is Sanada Masayuki, and the other is Ishida Mitsunari.

After the destruction of the main family, Utarahiro joined the Oda family, and after Hideyoshi Hashiba became the lord of Tsunecho Hamajo Castle, he became the match of Hideyoshi Hashiba, where he met Ishida Mitsunari and eventually became his father-in-law.

Because of this relationship, it is not surprising that Sanada Masayuki joined the Western Army in the Battle of Sekigahara and strongly supported Ishida Mitsunari.

The newlywed Yan'er's Sanada Masayuki can be described as happy, while his wife Kyogozen has a slightly bulging belly and is obviously pregnant.

Li Xiao glanced at Jing Yuqian and said with a smile: "Sanada-sama, congratulations to Your Excellency." ”

Sanada Masayuki also smiled and said, "Yes, thank you Lord Li Xiao." ”

After speaking, Sanada Masayuki looked at Li Zheng in Li Xiao's arms and said, "I have heard about the marriage between Prince Ling and Ju Ji, and while I am happy and relieved for Your Excellency, I also feel pity. ”

Li Xiao was slightly surprised when he heard this, and asked, "Why is it a pity?" ”

Sanada Masayuki said with a smile: "I thought that if I gave birth to a daughter, I would plan to marry Ling Gongzi in the future, but I let the Lord of the Imperial Pavilion take the lead." ”

As soon as Sanada Masayuki finished speaking, everyone present laughed when he heard it.

On the side, Sanada Xinglong's eyes narrowed, as if he was thoughtful, and then he said to Li Xiaoyan: "Lord Li Xiao, Changxing's words are good, if it is suitable, my Sanada family really wants to marry Lord Li Xiao." ”

Li Xiao glanced at Jing Yuqian's belly, and thought to herself that if there was no mistake, what she should be pregnant with in her stomach should be the historical Sanada Nobuyuki.

And the second child in front of the Kyoto Imperial Court is even more remarkable, that is, the famous first soldier in history, Sanada Shinshi.

Li Xiao thought to himself that if he really had a daughter, it would not be humiliating to marry these two.

But this premise also requires Yumi Kohata's stomach to fight.

However, Sanada Yutaka's proposal of marriage, Li Xiao naturally understood the meaning behind the scenes.

Sanada Yutaka, an old fox, has taken a hundred steps to make a plan, and he is already laying out the future in advance.

In the future, Takeda Katsuyori will ascend the throne, and according to the statement of one courtier one day at a time, Li Xiao and the Sanada family will inevitably be reused.

And the close relationship between Li Xiao and the Sanada family is very important to Takeda Katsuyori, the Takeda family, and Li Xiao and the Sanada family.

So Sanada Yutaka proposed to himself at this juncture, precisely to buy insurance in the future.

In other words, Li Xiao also needs this insurance.

Immediately, Li Xiao smiled at Sanada Xinglong and said, "If there is a suitable one, of course I am also willing to marry the Sanada family, this is my Li Xiao's honor." ”

Hearing Li Xiao's reply, Sanada's father and son both showed joy on their faces.

The three of them looked at each other and laughed, knowing each other.

After waiting for a while, Takeda Katsuyori led fifty or sixty retainers and samurai to march through the gate with great momentum.

Katsuyori Takeda had just returned to Kofu from the Nishi-Ueno front line for the New Year's ceremony, and he was now dressed in a hunting suit and riding a horse in bright clothes.

Takeda Katsuyori waited to see Sanada Yutaka, Li Xiao was waiting on the side, immediately smiled, jumped off the war horse energetically, and then took the horse whip from his hand and led the horse away.

Sanada Yutaka and Li Xiao stepped forward to salute together.

Li Xiao saw that Takeda Katsuyori's retinue on the left and right were all capable samurai who had endured the battlefield, and thought to himself that in the past two years, Takeda Katsuyori had fought in Nishiueno and had also cultivated a group of elite samurai.

In addition to the samurai, Li Xiao saw Takeda Katsuyori left and right, as well as Sanada Yutaka's eldest son Sanada Nobutsuna, and the second son Sanada Masaaki on his side, and there were also Okuma Ashide, Hoshina Masanaka, and Kohata Kenshige Suwa Yoritada.

In addition, a Takeda Nobutoshi who was chatting with his father Takeda Nobuyoshi in Honmaru and Takeda Shingen, followed by Masatsuki Naito.

Finally, there is the Suwa family inherited by Takeda Katsuyori, and the Suwa family has the thirty-three clans known as the Suwa Kazumi family, and the forces of these wealthy families are all Takeda Katsuyori's subordinates.

Li Xiao couldn't help but sigh that Takeda Shenglai's current team is really luxurious, and it can almost catch up with the Galaxy team Real Madrid back then.

At present, in this side hall, it is the current team of Takeda Katsuyori.

Immediately, Takeda Katsuyori took the lead, and a group of nearly 100 people and samurai families marched towards the main hall together.

All the way to the main hall, the retainers of the nearby Takeda family saw this, and they all avoided the side and made a way.

When everyone arrived at Ninomaru, it happened that under the yashiki in front of them, there were also fifty or sixty retainers and samurai, gathered together and blocked the road.

As the saying goes, it's not that the enemies don't get together, and the current group of people is Takeda Yoshinobu's Lang Party, and Iitomi Huchang and the retainer samurai of Nobuaki are also among them.

The samurai retainers present on the other side saw Takeda Katsuyori and his party, and the sound of talking and laughing suddenly fell silent.

There was only a few rustling of footsteps.

"Bastard, when you see His Highness Katsuyori, don't you give way quickly?"

Several samurai around Takeda Katsuyori stood up one after another and shouted at each other.

But the gang still didn't mean to give way.

The other party gathered in a heap, squatting or standing there, looking obliquely at Takeda Katsuyori's side with slanted eyes, and his eyes revealed an uninhibited look.

There were even many retainers and samurai who secretly held their katana at their waists.

Seeing the tense atmosphere on both sides.

Li Xiao secretly shook his head, and now the confrontation between Takeda Yoshinobu and Takeda Katsuyori has spread to the samurai under their command.

If these two people each pull a faction to meet each other in the future, the Takeda family will definitely be greatly damaged, and even repeat the scene of the original Yaukawa Rebellion.

"Katsushi, is that what you mean?"

Sanada Masayuki pointed his hand at Katsushi Katsuji in the samurai.

"If that's the case, we'll report to the Imperial Pavilion and say that you're here, intercepting His Highness Shenglai with the intention of assassinating."

Seeing that Sanada Masayuki pointed out himself, he couldn't hide behind him at the moment, so he stood up and said: "Sanada Masayuki, don't think that if you become the lord of the city, you can slander others casually, but you just happened to be standing here, and you didn't mean to intercept His Highness Katsuyori." ”

Katsushi Sanada looked at Sanada Masayuki, and there was a hint of jealousy in his heart.

Sanada Masayuki is only the third son of the Sanada family, because he followed Takeda Katsuyori, with his military exploits in Shangshu, so he became the lord of the castle, and he knew 3,500 stones.

And the big bear Asahide turned out to be just a lost dog who was kicked out of the house by Uesugi Kenshin, and now because of his exploits under Takeda Katsuyori, he has become the castle generation of Iwabu Castle, and the samurai under his command are two hundred.

As for himself, he can only wait for his father's Trace Department Xinqiu to hang up one day, so that he can inherit the family business of the Trace Department.

You must know that the Jibu family was originally the guardian of Kai, and its status was second only to that of the guardian daimyo Takeda family, and the current power is far from worthy compared to the beginning.

Katsushi looked at these people indignantly, so he waved his hand, and the samurai on the left and right retreated to the side.

"Bastard, when you see Your Highness, won't you salute?"

Under the angry shouts of Sanada Masayuki, the samurai of Takeda Yoshinobu had no choice but to salute Takeda Katsuyori's side.

Takeda Katsuyori smiled slightly when he saw that Sanada Masayuki had earned enough face for himself.

Just as Takeda Katsuyori was about to lead the retainers and samurai across the gate towards Honmaru, at this time, a cold sound came from not far away.

"Shiro, you're leaving in such a hurry, don't you even want to see me?"

Takeda Katsuyori was slightly stunned, and when he turned his head, he saw Takeda Yoshinobu standing on the side in full dress, gently shaking the folding fan in his hand, looking at Takeda Katsuyori alone.

(To be continued)