Chapter 116: Be My Loyal Dog, Toshiya Maeda!
Therefore, the purpose of Gao Xianda's visit to Beijing this time is much more complicated. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info is in a safety situation, and he still needs to bring some more people.
Among the samurai trio, Kaede and Nishitani value Kinoshita's life more. As long as Kinoshita Tengjiro does not die, their mission will not be considered a failure, and as for which method to use to become a man of the world, it is only a matter of efficiency.
The two of them were in Okazaki Castle at this time and were investigating Mikawa's tax situation with Kinoshita Tengjiro.
And Chunzaburo's performance is not like a contractor at all, since he used the fire shield to be countered by Gao Xianda, the burns are very serious, and he has not recovered until now, and is still in a semi-comatose and semi-vegetative state.
It seems that if he hadn't been treated by Zeng Leyan, a superpower that can completely restore objects, after leaving the dungeon, he would probably be useless. At least in this copy, he is completely useless.
And the mission goal of the ninja trio is Hattori Hanzo.
They rescued Hattori Hanzo, and the mission could be continued.
Naturally, they studied their tasks quite thoroughly, and things did develop in the direction they had envisioned.
Kozenda's appointment of Matsudaira Motoyasu as the Imagawa family's head of internal security did not affect Matsudaira Motoyasu's vast plans. Ninjas were not needed for the task of exterminating the bandits, so Matsudaira Motoyasu ordered Hattori Hanzo to return to Iga Valley first, and expand his underground strength while cultivating. This is exactly the ladder for him to become the number one ninja in the world.
But at the same time, the ninja trio was worried about Hattori Hanzo's strength. As the future number one ninja in the world, he can be defeated so easily by Nishitani, so I am afraid there are more challenges in front of him.
Shimada Hanzo was not worried about Hattori Hanzo's safety, so he also disguised himself as Iga's ninja and returned to Iga Valley before him to secretly protect Hattori Hanzo.
In this way, he can also learn about the entry of Hattori Hanzo Ninjutsu by the way, so that in the final ninjutsu duel, he can know himself and his opponent.
When it comes to makeup and disguise, Hanzo Shimada is not good at it, so he has to rely on Haru's help. Therefore, although Ah Chun blew himself up because of the battle puppet, he has not yet made a new one, resulting in a significant decrease in combat ability, but he still left with Shimada Hanzo.
But it was Gongoro who actually stayed. Iga Valley is mountainous, and he can't use all his skills, and he can't help much there. On the other hand, he is also a katana wielder, after all, and his sword skills are not bad. He knew that he was no match for Kosenda, so he didn't want to win the Gozen Tenkan Competition, but there were all the best swordsmen in Japan there, and he wanted to go and see it and gain some knowledge.
Of course, Kosenda knew that it was likely that Gongoro was left by Hanzo Shimada to inspect Kosenda. Shimada Hanzo knew that the cooperation between them was very unstable, and most of the success of their missions still depended on Gao Xianda, so he was afraid that Gao Xianda would make some small moves behind his back.
Therefore, for the sake of the stability of the alliance, Gao Xianda did not raise any objections. After all, Quan Goro is also a good combat power, especially in an environment with water, and his combat effectiveness is super strong.
In addition to Gongoro, Kosenda also pays attention to exploring local resources.
With the consent of Imagawa Yoshimoto, Takasenda awarded Okabe Motonobu the first credit for the capture of Cheongju Castle. Although the contribution of Cheongju City is mainly due to the advice and implementation of Koxianda. But he's already the head of the family, so he can't reward himself.
In his most difficult time, it was Okabe Motoshin who stood up and supported Gao Xianda, so there was no problem in making Okabe Motoxin the lord of Cheongju Castle.
Moreover, the Okabe family is a genealogical retainer of the Imagawa family, and it belongs to the important ministers with a relatively important status. Although Okabe Motonobu was relatively young, no one dared to object to the appointment of Okabe Motonobu as the lord of the castle.
But Gao Xianda knew that Okabe Motoshin was still relatively brave in battle, and he was also good at defending the city. But in terms of politics and strategy, it is not a strong point.
He is a young man, stationed in Cheongju Castle, the hinterland of the Oda family, and it may be difficult to suppress those forces that are about to move.
Gao Xianda sent the chief patriarch of the Oda family, Shibata Katsuie, to assist Okabe Motonobu as a roshi. The so-called Jiki, in fact, is an "official commissioner", although he is nominally a subordinate of Okabe Motonobu, but in fact he is not a retainer of Okabe Motonobu.
Since he is the chief elder of the Oda family and the first famous general to be recruited by Gao Xianda, he has played a vital role in the follow-up work of recruiting the Oda family.
So Coxenda is also quite grateful to him. Although he is not the lord of the castle now, he is still under the status of one person in Owari Ichikuni. And he can skip Okabe Motonobu for many things and report directly to Gao Xianda.
Therefore, Shibata Katsuya plays a very obvious role in the stability of Owari Ichikuni and the power of Okabe Motonobu to check and balance.
And the other old ministers of Owari Province were not as lucky as him.
Because Gao Xianda captured Narumi Castle by force and exterminated the Oda family, there was no need for him to retain his status as a retainer.
The more powerful and capable retainers were still entrusted with more important tasks, but most of the other retainers were brought back to Junfu City.
Among these people, Gao Xianda was particularly optimistic about the samurai named Maeda Toshiie.
In the process of capturing Cheongju City, he dared to defend the entrance of the castle tower alone with a big gun in his hand, and his martial arts and loyalty made Gao Xianda feel quite appreciative.
Therefore, after exterminating the Oda family, Gao Xianda took the lead in recruiting the Maeda Toshika.
But Maeda Toshiya turned out to be very backbone, he did not accept Gao Xianda's surrender, but chose to follow in the footsteps of Oda Nobunaga and commit suicide by seppuku.
Gao Xianda cherished his talent and did not agree, but appointed Shibata Katsuya as a lobbyist to persuade Maeda Toshiya.
Shibata Katsuie's status in the Oda family is very high, and these junior generals all respect him as Daddy. So Shibata Katsuya's words still carry a lot of weight.
It was also Gao Xianda who showed quite fierceness in the battle with Maeda Toshiya at the beginning, and he surrendered Maeda Toshiie, who was proud of his strength, with just one move. Therefore, Maeda Toshiya also admires Gao Xianda.
In the end, Shibata Katsuie told Maeda Toshiie about Oda Nobunaga's painstaking choice of Takasenda as the wrong person, and after a long time, Maeda Toshiie reluctantly agreed to serve Kosenda.
Of course, he was a very loyal man, and the choice of seppuku was a matter of loyalty to Oda Nobunaga. And when he decided to serve Gao Xianda, he was much more loyal than the other wall-riding factions.
"This loyal dog with a tendon in his head." Gao Xianda got the allegiance of the Maeda Toshiya, and he was quite proud in his heart, "I said no, my body is still very honest!" ”