"When you go back to the Gongfang Palace, you can dispatch a standing 1,000, a thousand reserves, and 3,000 sailors, a total of 5,000 people." I blurted out and replied frankly. In front of this general, there is nothing to hide, "It's just that the foreign minister is a general of the Oda family, and the military strength of the department is not qualified to serve the Gongfang Palace." If you want to go out, you need to have an order from His Highness Danzheng. Please understand this point. ”

"Hmm...... Yu will consider this," Shogun Yoshiki bowed, "The shogunate will not treat loyal people badly, and if they can do their jobs honestly, they will naturally be rewarded...... Your brother-in-law, Lai Chen, has been promoted to the rank of Fenggong Shen Cizhong. Staying in your territory at the moment, right? You might as well get closer in the future. ”

"Yes. The minister retired. Hearing the meaning of his words, I bowed my leave.

When I got back to my dormitory, I immediately gathered everyone and hurried back to Ise.

As soon as I entered Capricorn City, before I had time to rest, Wasuka Masakatsu reported to me: "There is an order from the main hall that I will go out to patrol Crab River City, and let the lord return to Crab River City immediately after returning to prepare for reception!" ”

"Looks like we're going to have to keep going. Do you want to follow? I said to Xiao Xia with a smile.

"Wherever Your Highness goes, the concubines will follow." Xiao Xia said.

"Then let's go!" I nodded.

“…… Lord, do you want to bring it with you? Wasuka Masakatsu stopped talking.

"Why? That's how they usually come and go! Who else can threaten me above the sea, within the territory? I asked curiously.

"Yes...... But there are some bad rumors in Komakiyama ......"

"Where's the news?" I'm even more weird. If I want to report about my trip to Kyoto, Yoshiyuki Sawaki will only arrive at Komaki Mountain according to the itinerary...... If there's any feedback, how did it get here? I didn't arrange a fast horse spy in Komaki Mountain!

"It was the news brought by a Tsuya merchant from Komakiyama. And also...... I heard that after His Highness Ryozhi entered Cheongju, he was kept in the city. Masakatsu Wasuka looked at me.

"That's the case...... I thought about it seriously, and then I couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that I have gone too far, and the hall is already suspicious." ”

Speaking of which, this is again the disadvantage of being familiar with history. Of course, I know that Nobunaga has great ambitions, and although he has always been arbitrary, he has never made any self-destructive actions except for the removal of Mamoru Ando, who secretly communicated with Takeda, and the exile of the incompetent Nobumori Sakuma and Hayashi Xiuzhen. How many army commanders, which one is not a territory of hundreds of thousands? So I have a lot of confidence in Nobunaga, and I'm going to hold on to his big tree and go back to Shikoku. I'm afraid that even he himself is not as confident in him as I am at the moment.

However, Nobunaga didn't know my intentions, and since the beginning of the mission of Tsushima, I have been stationed in the territory, and I have been in charge of the department, and there has been a lot less contact and communication with him. Although he was very confident that something like this happened, suspicion was inevitable......

Maybe it was because I was acting very abnormally, and when they heard my words, and then saw my face at the moment, the two of them immediately misunderstood what I meant, thinking that I had a plan to leave the Oda family. In an instant, Shigeharu Takenaka's expression became a little complicated. Wasuka Masakatsu gritted his teeth: "Your Majesty will immediately go and gather the standing standing!" ”

"Wait! You misunderstood me! I hurriedly stopped him, "I am very relieved about the main hall, and I have no intention of leaving the lord's house. However, since he has always been in charge, there is too little contact with the main house and the main hall, so it is no wonder that the main hall is suspicious. As long as the main hall understands my mind, there will be no problem. ”

"How can it be so easy...... Maybe it's just a game, but the main hall is a booby-trapped ...... of his own brothers" Wasuka Masakatsu was a little disapproving. He had always been a little resistant to Nobunaga, so he gave up the opportunity to become a direct retainer in the first place, preferring to join my subordinates as a vassal of the Oda family.

"Needless to say. I've decided. I stopped him, "Zhengsheng, go and call Jingding...... I'm really sorry to re-rule, and I'm going to trouble you to go with me again. The five of us went back to Xiejiang City together. ”

"Your Majesty obeys." Shigeharu Takenaka understood what I meant, his face calmed down, and a smile appeared.

"The lord, Mrs. Kamikawa, Jingding, Chongzhi, and Zaixia...... If they all go, what about the standing standing, and what about the water army? His Royal Highness Xiujing is in Xiejiang City, and His Royal Highness Liangzhi is not here, who else can lead the army? Masakatsu Wasuka felt incomprehensible.

"That's exactly what it is! No one can lead the army, and the main hall will know my intentions," I smiled, "As for the army, I'll leave it to Iyi Naotora of Murto Castle for the time being!" ”

"The ...... Your Highness? Wasuka Masakatsu nodded, "That's all it can be." ”

Judging by his expression, I can probably guess that what he originally wanted to say was probably the words "that lady". I can't complain that he thinks so, and the rest of the family probably thinks so too; Yoshiyuki Sawaki may understand me, but he's not from the family.

There's no way around it. Xiao Xia, as the genealogy generation of Kira, defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto's first general, and it is reasonable to be able to go into battle, but Ii Naotora was brought back from Mikawa by me, and it had nothing to do with it before, even if I said it explicitly, who can believe that I value her ability? What's more, she is such a temperamental beauty.

This is also the reason why I have always found it inconvenient and have not arranged a specific job for her so far.

……，……

Our group returned to Cape Kiso on a naval escort ship and immediately rushed to Crab River Castle.

As usual, there were no visions in the city, so it may be that Nobunaga had not yet come. I thought so. But suddenly I heard a voice from above: "Keijiro! ”

When I looked up, it was Nobunaga. He stood on the lookout of the castle tower with a child in his arms, my sister-in-law, Keijiro.

I hurriedly went up to the castle tower and came to the observation deck. Ishitani Yorichen and Ishiya Nana were also there, but the Jodai Hidejing, who was supposed to be in charge of the reception, was nowhere to be seen. Because there were several Nobunaga's personal guards around him, Ishiya Yorichen looked a little nervous, but Nana was very calm and was making tea for Nobunaga. And the most calm is Keijiro in Nobunaga's arms. Despite being held on the edge of the platform, he was not nervous, and even giggled and tried to grab Nobunaga's mustache.

"Came pretty quickly, and brought Wasuka and Takenaka?" Nobunaga said behind my back. His gaze was still on the castle, and I don't know what his expression was, but his tone sounded very kind.

"Yes, as soon as I returned to Ise, I heard the news that my lord was coming on patrol, so I hurried over...... As for Wasuka and the others, they were brought here because they hadn't visited the lord for a long time. I replied.

"yes, it's been a while since we've seen each other." That's when Nobunaga turned around.

"But His Majesty has always remembered the orders of the lord, and has not dared to slack off in the slightest, so please rest assured." I leaned over and saluted.

"Well, the war of Yamato, Fujihachi told me. You guys are doing a great job...... I am very much impressed with your abilities; Your standing armament is indeed a very elite force. Nobunaga nodded.

"Your Majesty can have the trust of the entire lord and the support of the lord's family," I replied respectfully, "It is precisely because of the Tsushima that the lord has his back to him, that his majesty dares to send all his troops to Ise Province." ”

"It's rare that you have such a plan," Nobunaga nodded, "I remember that under your men, the people who were able to command the army were Takenaka, Wasuka, and Iwamatsu from Tosana, right?" Now that they are all here, to whom will the army be handed over? ”

And sure enough, he asked the question;