Hasegawa Shuichi's face was very solemn, and on the way out of the Imperial Palace, he couldn't help but think of the advice of the lord, and the voice was like the wind of this late autumn, invisible and invisible, but lingering.

The Yamato Kingdom Offensive War, compared to Oda Nobunaga's attack on Mino, the conquest of the States, and the defeat of Takeda Akabi, can only be regarded as a small battle that cannot be smaller. But in the eyes of the lord, it becomes very meaningful to surrender the soldiers because they do not fight.

He could clearly feel that this time, without spending a single soldier, he made a vassal country submit, and made the lord feel great glory. In the eyes of His Royal Highness Nobunaga, such feats are due to his prestige, Takeda Shingen is dead, Uesugi Kenshin is dead, and who in the whole of Japan can make a difference?

Hasegawa Shuichi also believes that looking at today, no matter in strength or strategy, there is no one who can match the lord, but the so-called prosperity must decline, the arrogant army will be defeated, the current troubled times have not ended, Japan has not yet been reunified, and the lord's performance is not a good sign.

However, he was soft-spoken, and this time he served as a grain officer, not to mention the loss of grain, grass, and iron artillery, and more than 100 ashigaru troops were almost wiped out, and the number of casualties was several times greater than that of the main force.

If it weren't for the fact that he was an old minister of Qingzhou and the savior of Biei Mountain this time, I am afraid that he would either lose his head or return to the field.

Thinking of this, Hasegawa Shuichi couldn't help but sigh, Hori Hidemasa, who was also a general with him, had been promoted to the new Yamato Kunamori by the lord because of his meritorious service in killing the enemy, and together with the general Shima Katsutake, he sat on the territory of 450,000 stones.

On the other hand, he is still a waiter, and he may never have a bright future at this age. What made him most depressed was not that Hori Hidemasa was one step ahead of him, after all, his command was unfavorable this time, and it was fortunate that the lord did not punish him, but after Hori Hidemasa left, His Royal Highness Nobunaga promoted Long Shaocong to a general, and he was appointed by himself in honor, but his actual status was equal to himself.

According to the truth, Long Shaocong's performance this time did make Hasegawa Xiu's eyes shine, his mind was flexible, his swordsmanship was not weak, and he was also loyal to the young master, and what was particularly commendable was that in order to save everyone from danger, he led away the wolves alone......

The lord advised himself that while thinking about it, he should also carefully promote this young man, saying that this person can be the pillar of the Oda family's hegemony in the future, maybe the lord has a unique vision.

Now, he can only comfort himself like this, if he knows that the wolf in the woods is completely because of the existence of Long Shaocong, it is estimated that he must vomit blood in anger.

"Show a big person, show a big person......"

When Hasegawa Xiuyi heard this, he stopped and looked up, and it turned out that unconsciously, he had actually walked out of the gate of the palace, and the person standing in front of him was Long Shaocong.

"Lord Xiu, I just saw that you were preoccupied, it couldn't be that something happened, right?" This time the grain transportation was not effective, and Long Shaocong also guessed that Hasegawa Shuichi might be punished by Oda Nobunaga.

Xiuyi smiled slightly bitterly and said, "It's nothing, you can go in and meet the lord." ”

Long Shaocong nodded in response, and walked inside.

Hasegawa Shuichi seemed to remember something, turned his head and called out to Long Shaocong, and said, "In the future, I will serve His Highness Nobunaga well, and don't make any mistakes." After speaking, he stretched out his hand again, stood on tiptoe, and patted Long Shaocong's shoulder.

This is also something that can't be helped, because of the height gap, he can only stand on tiptoe, and he has a little bit of the feeling of an elder telling his juniors.

Long Shaocong saw that Hasegawa Shuichi said an inexplicable word to himself, and then turned around and left without looking back, making him confused.

But by the time he was about to call the other party, Hasegawa Shuichi had already stepped on his horse and walked away.

Helpless, Long Shaocong had no choice but to be apprehensive and walked into the palace.

Entering the courtyard, Long Shaocong found that the so-called imperial palace is far from the general appearance seen in later films and televisions, perhaps because the territory of Japan is small, even if it is the capital, it is an inch of land to build a house, unlike the mansions of the ancient princes and ministers of the Celestial Empire, surrounded by curved corridors and pavilions.

The whole courtyard of the palace, only two zhang square, in the middle of the rockery fountain, a few cherry tree petals have fallen, leaving only the dead branches in the autumn wind, swaying.

Long Shaocong couldn't care about admiring the bleakness of the garden, and walked straight to the warm pavilion where Oda Nobunaga went down the tower. When Senranmaru saw him coming, he had already informed Li, and only after getting permission did he open the paper door and let Long Shaocong take off his shoes and enter.

Oda Nobunaga changed his maverick costume in the past, wore a gorgeous water dry, sat lazily on the futon, squinted at Long Shaocong who knelt down and saluted, but did not say a word.

Since Nobunaga didn't speak, Long Shaocong didn't dare to get up, and speculated wildly in his heart, what did this "Sixth Heaven Demon King" personally summon him for? It won't be to add an official to himself, right?

At the beginning, Long Shaocong could still calm down, but after a long time, he felt that his waist and legs were sore, and this kind of posture of kneeling for a long time was not what he was good at.

Oda Nobunaga still didn't say a word, but Long Shaocong couldn't hold his breath anymore, and couldn't help but cautiously raise his head to see what His Highness Nobunaga wanted.

This raised his head without tightening, and suddenly something flew in, hitting him in the face, leaving a light mark on his handsome face, not to mention, the straight hit Long Shaocong's nose was numb, and he almost shed tears.

"Long Shaocong, you are guilty!" Oda Nobunaga finally spoke.

Long Shaocong hurriedly lowered his head, looked at the pain on his face with his hand, and replied truthfully: "Shaocong doesn't know." ”

Oda Nobunaga snorted above and said, "First return the fan to the widow." ”

And fans? Long Shaocong looked up and found a folding fan with white wood fan bones, lying quietly in front of him, it turned out that it was this thing that hit him. When the enemy met, he was very red-eyed, but now Long Shaocong only had dark eyes, but he didn't dare to show his hatred.

He knelt a few steps forward, respectfully picked up the fan, and threw it with a wave of his hand. Oda Nobunaga caught it, but his face became more and more pale.

Long Shaocong secretly said that it was not good, and he forgot the rules in a hurry, and now, it is inevitable that he will be added to the crime of disrespect.

Sure enough, Oda Nobunaga smiled coldly and said: "Okay, you dragon young man, you dare to despise the widow, the crime is added to the first degree, it is disrespectful!" ”

Long Shaocong knelt there, fine beads of sweat were already oozing from his forehead, and he forced himself to calm down in his heart: "Shaocong is confused, please also ask His Royal Highness Nobunaga to make it clear." ”

At this point, Long Shaocong had no choice but to pretend to be confused, bite the bullet, and never show weakness. Because, he had heard the young master mention before that Oda Nobunaga liked people with a resolute personality and courage in doing things, and the more he was afraid of his tiger power, he looked down on him, and in the end he would inevitably be punished.

Moreover, except for the carelessness of the moment and the fact that he did not hand the fan to Nobunaga, Long Shaocong really didn't know about other crimes.

"You actually dare to use a fan to throw the widow, do you want to assassinate the widow?" This "Sixth Day Demon King" began to ask for guilt in his heart.

Long Shaocong sorted out his thoughts and replied respectfully: "Shaocong was wronged, he was negligent for a while, and he forgot that the number of etiquette is indeed under the order, but in the name of assassination, Shaocong's qualifications are still shallow, so he really dare not be?" ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Reply to the lord, you are powerful in the world, pacifying the troubled times is just around the corner, just by relying on your personal might, you can effortlessly take the Yamato country, so that all the heroes look forward to you, what a hero. Thinking of me, Long Shaocong, is a small people, in front of His Royal Highness Wuwei, I am so frightened that I lose my manners. Just now, His Royal Highness Nobunaga threw it at will, so that Shaocong had nowhere to dodge, and Shaocong returned to His Highness, but he was lightly pocketed by you, such a gap, Shaocong is afraid that he will not be able to reach it after 20 years of hard training! ”

This sycophant was just right, which not only gave Oda Nobunaga a great face, but also downplayed his own great disrespect as inferior to others, but he was a young master's attendant, and he dared to say that he was fighting with His Royal Highness Nobunaga, but he was too exalted himself.

When Oda Nobunaga heard this, he really laughed and said, "Do you think that with just a few words of flattery, the widow will spare you?" ”

Long Shaocong said that he didn't dare below, but it could be seen from the other party's expression that he finally showed a hint of joy in addition to anger, and it seemed that what he said just now still made His Royal Highness Nobunaga very useful.

"Long Shaocong!"

The sudden power of the drink made Long Shao steam his body for a while, and then lowered his head again.

"When you were in Azuchi Castle, you trespassed into the Lord's Pavilion and eavesdropped on the conversation between the widow and the important ministers, and you were guilty of it. leading the young master to enter the Fengyue place privately, this crime is also two; On the battlefield, falsely spreading the order of the widow, this crime is also three. What do you say about the above three sins? ”

When Long Shaocong heard it, this was the settlement of accounts after the autumn, for the first two, he had nothing to say, but the third fake herald order, he was confused for a while, and he really couldn't remember when he had done such a face-showing thing.

Regardless of it, the matter has come to this, it is useless to quibble, Long Shaocong thought to himself, it is better for me to admit it together, kill and save and listen to the respect, die early and live early, maybe after reincarnation, Lao Tzu will return to the afterlife, so as not to live in this smoky foreign land.

It's just that he still played a careful thought, for the first two crimes, Long Shaocong said that as the companion of the young master, he failed to guide the active young master, to be a qualified heir of the Oda family, and to join the same stream with him, which is really the most evil, and all the blame is borne by him alone, without complaint or regret.

To the effect that your son has a share in everything I do, but Lao Tzu is righteous, and all punishments are directed at me alone, if you blame, you can only blame yourself for your bad background, and there is no one who coaxes Dad.

As for the third article, he really couldn't find a reason to defend himself, so he had to admit it directly.

After saying this, Long Shaocong began to prepare his last words, thinking that Xiuzi's clothes were wet with tears, and his liver and intestines were broken......

But to his surprise, Oda Nobunaga suddenly laughed and said: "Okay, you dragon Shaocong, the widow really didn't misunderstand you, I read that you have merit as the Savior this time, and the above crimes will be offset together, but if you commit it again in the future, you will not be spared!" From this day forward, promote you"

When Long Shaocong heard this, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly kowtowed to thank him, promising to keep himself in peace and be a great good citizen in the future.

But what makes him really happy is still to come. Listening, Oda Nobunaga said again: "From now on, you will come to the widow and promote you to the side of the people, and you will be paid a hundred times." ”