On the day of May Day, Raiji did not work, but took Guoxin and Ah Chun to mix into the medical brigade of Qu Naase Michizo and Akechi Mitsuhide, and began to go to Beijing.

Ii Naotora stayed as the Hojo Joshiyo, managing the territory with Higuchi Kanetoyo, in addition, Naotora also has a duty to be the nanny of Aichi Lori. As for Kashiwazaki Port, Yoriji entrusted Naoe Keixuna to manage it for two months.

At the request of Yoriji, the route of the team to Beijing was not Hokuriku Road, but took the Nakasendo Road.

They traveled all the way up the Chikuma River, intending to pass through Kita-Shinano and Minami-Shinano, take Higashi-Mino and pass through Sekihara into.

Naotora Ii and Sasaharu were very worried that Raiji would be recognized by the Takeda Army, but Yoriji didn't care, and he, Guoxin, and Ah Chun dressed up as apprentices of the Enlightenment Medical Center - a white coat, a small round hat, and a red cross tattooed on their chests, mixed in with the ranks of the medical center, and came to Minami Shinano all the way uneventful.

While resting at the castle town of Takato Castle, Narumasa gave Guoxin a letter.

"Go and put this on Takeda Nobuyoshi's desk."

Takeda Nobuyoshi happened to be in Takato Castle these days, and he heard about it on the way here. After hearing that Xin Fan was in the area of Gaoyuan City, Lai Ci's hanging heart finally let go.

"It's worth burying the chess piece of Takeda Nobuhiro this time."

He muttered to himself behind Akechi Mitsu-so.

In the evening of the same day, Takeda Nobu, who had replaced his brother Harunobu to inspect the territory, rushed back to Takato Castle in a hurry.

Shin Fan was followed by an old samurai, although he was more than seventy years old, he was still a dragon and a tiger, and he was majestic.

After the two of them arrived at the study of the castle tower of Takato Castle one after another, Shin Fan was about to discuss with the elderly samurai about the territory of Okuma Ashide, but he noticed something unusual.

- A letter on his desk.

"What did the lord find?"

The old warrior asked softly, one of his hands slowly pressed to the hilt of the sword at his waist, looking very alert.

"Don't be nervous...... The letter. ”

Shin Fan waved his hand to soothe the old warrior, walked to the desk and clipped the letter with his fingers.

"It's weird...... Although the ninjas of Takato Castle are not as numerous as the Hesitant Kikan, they are also heavily guarded. Still, someone brought the letter to my desk......"

He smiled and handed the letter to the old samurai behind him, much to the surprise of the old samurai.

"Lord...... From my point of view, it's not right. ”

"What's wrong...... The teacher is Xinfan's henchman, what I see is what you see, and what you see is what I see. ”

"Hay!"

The old warrior cautiously opened the letter, but he was puzzled, and handed it to the desk with a frown.

"Huh?"

Xin Fan was a little strange, glanced at the past, and was stunned.

-- The letter is like a meeting: Since the year before, I have been missing, and now I have traveled to the territory of Shinano again, and I have a word to tell His Highness. Tomorrow at noon in the Falling Fox Slope, see or leave.

———— Ikari Motodu.

Shinfan's first reaction was, Sasa Seimasa, this guy still dares to come to Shinano?

Xinfan's second reaction is that there must be a demon when things go wrong, what is Zuo Zuo's plan?

"Lord...... Do you want to mobilize a reserve team and capture it? ”

The old warrior asked tentatively.

"Not necessarily."

Shin Fan smiled.

"Judging from the past two encounters, Sazuo Chengzheng is ruthless enough to fight, but he is not a sinister and vicious villain, I will go to the appointment on time tomorrow."

"But what if ......"

The old samurai was about to speak, he was worried about the safety of Takeda Shinshigeru.

"Teacher, don't worry too much, this is Shinano, Sasa Narimasa can't make any waves, and when the time comes, the two of us will go together."

"Okay."

The old warrior obeyed the order somewhat unwillingly.

The sun was setting, and it was getting dark.

The sun climbed up the hill, and the day dawned.

If it was Sasa Narumasa, maybe he could break out a modern poem from the sunrise and sunset, but Yoriji wouldn't.

Sunrise and sunset, in his opinion, are just a fixed number.

At three o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, Toki Raiji rode the moon hair and climbed the Falling Fox Slope.

Under a tree at the top of the slope, Takeda Nobuyhiro and the old samurai had been waiting for half an hour.

"Ikari-sama is really late."

The old warrior basked in the sun for a long time, and his heart was already a little impatient, and he was sarcastic about Lai Ci.

"If you don't come late, how can you show the courtesy of His Royal Highness Xinfan."

Lai Ci was not angry, and dismounted in front of the two, but did not tie the horse, and let the released moon feathers gnaw on the grass on the ground.

"Your Highness Xinfan, I'm glad to meet you."

"Ikari-kun...... Fortunately. ”

"Before we begin, I think it's necessary to answer three questions from Xin Fangong."

Toki Raiji smiled and stretched out three fingers and shook them, and in the surprised eyes of Shin Fan and the old samurai, he said to himself:

"Question 1, how did I tell if Lord Shin Fan was Lord Xin Fan? To be honest, I didn't know that Takeda Harunobu was Shinshiger-sama at Kiso Fukushima Castle at the beginning, but after the last plague incident, I understood that Takeda Harunobu under Kiso Fukushima Castle was not Takeda Harunobu himself, that is...... I don't think that Harumobu Takeda, who was a powerful and upright man at Kiso-Fukushima Castle, would have made a move to create a plague. So...... I speculate that Lord Shin Fan is Lord Xin Fan. ”

Takeda Nobuyoshi and the old samurai nodded again and again, and when they heard the words "create a plague", they couldn't help frowning, and a more or less disgusted look flashed in their eyes.

"Question 2, how dare I come to Shinano and make an appointment to meet Shinobu-sama? Because Lord Shin Fan is Lord Shin Fan...... His Royal Highness is a downright gentleman, and he will never use any means to kill me on the spot, which is his confidence in Takeda Shinshihiro. ”

These words were tantamount to another high hat, and although Shin Fan was humble, he couldn't help but be triumphant, and it wasn't until the old warrior coughed behind him that Shin Fan came to his senses.

"Then there is question 3, what is my motive for meeting His Highness? I think this question is also easy to answer, for now, I am one of the important ministers of His Royal Highness Nagao Keitora, and this time I came to Shinano, of course, to convey the goodwill of the lord to Shin Shimo. ”

Halfway through speaking, Toki Raiji suddenly stopped, which made Takeda Nobuhiro couldn't help but ask:

"What does His Highness Jinghu mean?"

Half of the words are in a hurry, this is a common skill in negotiations, even Sasa Narumasa understands this truth, not to mention Toki Yoriji, who claims to have mastered "absolute wisdom"?

"Kai Guardian and Takeda Family Governor are ruthless enough to create a plague to wreak havoc on their opponents, I want to ask, is this the right thing to do? In order to weaken Echigo, he actually created a plague in Kasuga Mountain Castle, is he worthy of the ancestors of the Takeda family, and the important ministers who worked tirelessly for him?

"The meaning of the lord sending me here is that I hope to reach an agreement with His Royal Highness Shinfan, if Takeda Harunobu has any more immoral acts, please cooperate with the lord to expel Takeda Harunobu from Kai!"