It was still cold in February, and the pedestrians on the road clutched their necklines, because every breath of cold air was considered an ordeal.

Located in the center of the capital, in a pleasant mansion, there is a lazy and peaceful atmosphere, which is the difference between the lives of the aristocracy and the commoners.

Outside the main hall is a rockery pool, there is no fragrance of flowers to smell at this time, only a few pine trees can be appreciated.

The young man was leisurely chewing peanuts while enjoying the scenery outside, looking like a literary and artistic old man.

The son of the daimyo on the side was pacing back and forth in the corridor with his sleeves flicked, and after many laps, he finally couldn't help but say anxiously, "What now, my father must have had an accident." ”

Lu Ming, who sat upright, put down the peanuts in his hand and comforted, "Don't worry, if the other party wants to be a stable and worthy of the great name, he should always know that it is too much, and most of them will not mess around like this, after all, you are still alive." ”

"So, I'm the most dangerous?"

"Yes." Lu Ming smiled slightly in his heart, this little head is turning very fast.

Pinching the silk sleeves, he sighed, "Are you staying like this now?" ”

"Do you still want to go out on the streets?" I don't know how I'm going to die.

There is no need to guess, Lu Ming can think of killing the son of the daimyo, and then letting the son marry the daughter of the daimyo, so that the country will have the opportunity to justifiably pass into the hands of the other party, otherwise how can the leader of a samurai group take over a country.

"Actually, you don't have to worry, tomorrow's imperial competition, the daimyo will definitely attend, and as long as we win this victory, then no matter whether the other party is a conspiracy or a conspiracy, there is no way to show it."

Lu Ming's tone was natural, and such a confident expression also made him relax a little, somehow, these words came out of the mouth of the young man in front of him, making him feel as calm as an elder.

The annoyance turned into a sigh, no longer thinking about it, slowly closed his eyes, the huge pressure of the past few days made him unable to sleep, at this moment he felt a little dizzy in his head, and the sleepiness began to spread......

"Your Highness, dinner has been prepared, are you ...... now" The sky was getting dark, and the voice in my ears woke up in a daze, rubbing my eyes, it turned out to be a letter, is it already dark.

The tall boy in front of him is named Takeda Shin, who is his most trusted retinue and a friend who has played with him since childhood.

"Faith, where did the two of them go?" Uesugi Keihu straightened his collar and asked casually.

"I've been eating in the living room, and I said I'm hungry."

"......" didn't wait for me.

Lu Ming puffed out his cheeks, chewed the pieces of meat in his mouth, and fed himself a mouthful of milky white fish soup after speaking, with great enjoyment on his face.

The middle-aged samurai, on the other hand, sat with his waist straight, eating quickly but also with great grace, giving people the feeling of strict self-discipline.

After several people were full of wine and food, the next person began to withdraw the table, and there were only three people left on the scene.

"Have some fun, won't you?"

As the eyes of the two converged, Lu Ming reached out and took out a rectangular iron sheet from his arms, each of which seemed to be printed with a different pattern.

I saw him smile and said, "Is the landlord coming?" ”

……

The night was silent, and from time to time a few excited cries rang out from a room that radiated a glowing light.

"Three with two!"

"Excuse me, four K-s, bomb!"

"Well, don't be embarrassed, Wang Fang!" Someone pulled two cards from his hand, lightly pressed them on top of the four kings, and said lightly.

"......" looked at the two big and small kings at the top of the table, and Uesugi Jinghu felt from the bottom of his heart the malice of this deck of poker towards him.

"No money, lost over!" The middle-aged samurai next to him spread his hands directly, and his tone was helpless and unwilling.

Lu Ming counted the banknotes while urging the son of the daimyo who had lost a night to shuffle the cards, and he felt great.

"Okay, that's it, I'll get up early tomorrow and go to bed!" Uesugi Keihu rubbed his eyes and said.

"Then let's go back first!"

"Hmm."

The door was pushed open and closed, the footsteps faded away, and finally the lights in the room went out......

After a long time, a palm of one hand carefully opened a crack on the roof, revealing one eye to look at the dark room.

"I guess I'm asleep."

The black shadow touched it quietly, like a dexterous black cat tapping its toes without making a sound.

Then, without saying a word, he took out the dagger from his arms and slowly moved towards the other party's bed.

So far, everything was going well, as he had planned in his mind, his hands raised in the air, a smile on his lips, and he slammed into the bulging quilt in the middle.

It didn't feel right, such a feeling made him suddenly startled in his heart, and he instinctively began to retreat, jumping quickly upward.

However, it was too late, and a cold light suddenly appeared on the dark beams, and the blue electricity suddenly shone brightly, and also illuminated the smiling face of the young man, which looked indescribably strange and penetrating.

The man in black only felt that half of his body was unconscious, and he fell down without moving.

With a bang, the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground was accompanied by the pain in his back, and his heart instantly cooled most of the time, and his fate if he failed the mission was already predictable.

After Uesugi Jinghu lit the lamp, he walked from the side and said angrily, "You were sent by the Yanagi Sect?" ”

The man in black did not speak, and remained silent.

"Do you think it's okay not to speak?"

"Tie it up first, and we'll talk about it tomorrow." Lu Ming stopped the other party's action of wanting to punch and kick and persuaded.

"But ......"

"Don't be, even if he is beaten by you, the other party will definitely be killed, so you better save some energy to deal with tomorrow's things."

"Okay, I see, someone."

……

The square square is surrounded by huge stones, and there are 20 men dressed as samurai, some old and young, most of whom are samurai, and you can feel the characteristic atmosphere of this samurai country at a glance.

"Zhongqing is flat." The sound of warmth came from above.

Lu Ming and the others, who were kneeling at the bottom, looked up, and a man was kneeling in the imperial room, his face was bright.

A white gold-rimmed coat, lined with burgundy, and decorated with a short knife around his waist, which is also a samurai bun, but this age is much younger than Lu Ming imagined.

Is this the name of the Iron Country, not very handsome, but it has its own extraordinary bearing.

The middle-aged man with a serious face beside him was the contemporary head of the Yagyu Shin Yin Ryu, Yagyu Muneki, who was once known as the strongest samurai in the Iron Country.

The young man on the right, dressed in a blue samurai uniform, is his second son, Yagyu Saemon.

"I'd love to see you show your skills, Saemon, but since your brother Ten Guards are in battle, there's no way, and you'll be the referee."

I saw him whispering a few words to the daimyo, then he stood up and officially stood in front of everyone, and said, "Today's imperial competition is presided over by Shimoyanagi Saemon instead of his father, Yagyu Soki. ”

"Next, I'll explain the things in today's competition, first of all, they draw lots to choose their opponents, and the winner enters the next round, and the opponent in the next round is selected by the daimyo himself, the competition uses a wooden knife, and you can also carry your own special weapons, of course, there is no problem with bare hands."

"Then please don't let down the usual hard training, just give it a go!" A loud voice suddenly resounded throughout the square.