In June of the Warring States period, the fierceness of the sun not only did not weaken, but even intensified as the days went by, and the forests began to emit pale white steam.

"It's so hot......"

"It's almost the dog days of June 6."

"It's terrible to be in the middle of the day."

"It's nice to have a rainstorm at a time like this."

The soldiers wore ashigaru armor, which was several times heavier than the sackcloth clothes, and they sighed so emotionally, and the occasional action of wiping sweat was so familiar, after all, this action had been repeated no less than five times.

When Fang Yan left the ancient wild city with a few soldiers and horses and came to Zhengde Temple, the hands of time were already hanging at noon, and they were split on people's faces at a vertical angle, making people have nothing to hide.

"Fang Yan, you write like this, will that old man of Dao San really come to see us?"

Oda Shinna asked casually as she rode behind Fang Yan, still carrying her favorite Tanegashima iron cannon on her shoulder, and the string of gourds hanging from her waist collided with each other, and the golden tiger skin was as eye-catching as ever.

Fang Yan glanced back at the other party and emphasized meaningfully: "That old man will definitely come to see me, after all... I'm his son-in-law. ”

"What nonsense are you talking about! I haven't promised you this kind of thing, it's all your own doing, and it has nothing to do with me. Oda Shinna blushed and roared, her big eyes flickering, and the wavering in her heart was clear at a glance.

That's right, in order to take Mino, Fang Yan is about to marry Shinna......

At first, this proposal was opposed by countless people, especially the women of the Oda family, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the behavior of dialects violates their bottom line, and women are used as political props.

But everything was offset by a sentence of understatement in the dialect: "Shinna, do you really hate me?" ”

Coupled with Oda Nobuna's almost acquiescing shyness, Oda will make everyone feel helpless about it, even if it is a political marriage, Shinna himself does not object, and there is no problem with the head of the family agreeing.

Fang Yan smiled bitterly and touched his nose, and said, "But you also know that in this Warring States, there is no point in having an alliance with verbal binding. Therefore, in order to form an alliance, the daimyo must marry the other party's person as his wife, and the female daimyo must recognize the other party as a godsister, and the two parties will form a relationship of relatives, and the alliance will be effective, and because of this, don't you also recognize Saito Guidie, the daughter of the old guy of Michisan, as her sister and tie her up in Kiyosu Castle. ”

"But even so...... Oda Shinna grinded her teeth, it was still a little difficult to accept, she was not a fool, and she knew the meaning of doing this, even so, she didn't want to marry each other for this reason, this is what she struggled with the most.

"Xinna, you don't want to marry me so easily because of this incident, right?" The dialect seemed to have penetrated the psychology of the other party, and suddenly said.

"Huh! It's not, it's not ......" Shina was shocked, and quickly shook his head, but his cheeks, which became even more red, betrayed himself.

Fang Yan couldn't help but say, "Could it be that Xinna, you are looking forward to a more romantic love?" ”

"Romantic love or something, it's not ......" Shina lowered her head shyly, and kept playing with the sideburns on the horse's neck, revealing a cute look like a little girl.

"Yes, it's a pity, if Shinna had that kind of expectation, I would pursue Shinna very seriously." Fang Yan said with a smile.

"Huh?!" Shinna's expression became even more embarrassed, and she couldn't answer for a moment.

Niwa Nagahide and the others, who fell behind the Shinna dialect, all sighed and shook their heads, and said, "Shinna-sama was completely toyed with by the dialect-sama, but I'm afraid the only guy who can make Shinna-sama so messy is the dialect-sama, right?" ”

"Hmm......" Shibata Katsuya puffed out his mouth, obviously unwilling to let the head of the family fall, but there was nothing he could do.

With a casual chatter without a word, the dialect and his party came to the target location: Zhengde Temple. Then again, Shotokuji Temple is the town of Monzen (a town governed by temple forces) on the border between Mino and Owari, and a neutral zone where neither country's armed forces can intervene, and it is only fitting that it is a meeting place between the dialect of the conquest of Owari and Mino "pit viper" Saito Michizo.

"Lord Fang Yan, it seems that His Royal Highness Dao San is already waiting in the main hall." The soldier who had gone to reconnoiter came back and relayed the report.

"Really?" Fang Yan nodded disapprethoughtly and rolled off the horse.

"Need to change your outfit?" The soldier asked intimately, after all, the other party is a Warring States daimyo, and it is necessary to meet decently.

"There's no need, just get over it, Shinna." Fang Yan shook his head and said.

"Here we are." Shinna obediently followed behind Fang Yan.

"If you don't know what to say, be silent and let me come." Tongue reminded.

"I know." Shinna nodded knowingly, with the same meticulous positive color on his face.

Immediately after, Fang Yan ignored Xinna's next expression, directly grabbed the other party's small hand, and walked towards the main hall, at first glance, there was a sense of immediacy when a son-in-law saw his father-in-law, but it was a pity that the positions of the two sides were not in the same time and space at all.

When the two parties met, not everyone could enter the main hall of Shotokuji Temple, and everyone except Shinna and Fang Yan, including the Mino soldiers, stood far away from the main hall to prevent conflicts.

The dialect that was about to enter the main hall also saw Akechi Mitsuhide and Isuzu Chiyo, who were guarding outside the main hall and turned into a girl and wearing a kumquat hair ornament, and only nodded slightly to this dialect and didn't say anything.

Isuzu Chiyo also nodded in response, but Akechi Mitsuhide showed excitement on his face, glowing like seeing an idol, and made an abrupt forty-five degree bow to the dialect, and even went so far.

"Lord Dialect, I'm Wise Shibei Mitsuhide."

If it weren't for the incompatibility of the scene, I'm afraid this arc would be ninety instead of forty-five.

This situation made Fang Yan have to show surprises, has his influence reached this level?

Fang Yan stopped in front of the main hall and said softly, "Are you the wise Mitsuhide?" ”

Wise Guangxiu was stunned for a moment, and exclaimed, "Does Lord Fang Yan know about me?" ”

At this time, Akechi Mitsuhide, like Kinoshita Yoshitoro, was just a newborn calf-like existence and did not have much fame, but the dialect had already become the number one by Yoshimoto's side, as famous as her family master, the pit viper.

"Well, I have heard about you, known as the wise Shibei Guangxiu, who is both civil and military, and a young and up-and-coming young talent, if you have the opportunity, let's talk about it." Fang Yan nodded slightly, leaving the other party with a figure that could only be looked up to now, and walked inside.

"Thank you for your appreciation." Wise Guangxiu looked at his back and said respectfully.

Kanosuke's footsteps also stopped here, and he stood side by side with the soldiers from Mino.

In the main hall, Mino Viper Saito Michizo sat in his seat and waited quietly.

Fang Yan took Shinna's hand and entered the main hall, and at first glance he saw Saito Michizo's body sitting on the ground, already old.

At the same time, the dull sound of footsteps also made Saito Michizo discover the dialect, and his closed eyes suddenly opened, revealing sharp eyes that were diametrically opposed to his stereotypical appearance, like a devouring poisonous snake.

These extremely spicy eyes alone are enough to scare off most hairy boys who are not deeply involved in the world.

In this regard, Fang Yan just smiled nonchalantly, and sat down in front of the other party with Xinnai lightly, and teased: "Pit viper, it's coming very quickly." ”

With such a wanton speech, even the self-proclaimed frivolous Oda Shinna pinched his sweat.

And Saito Michizo's idea is another, such a bold boy, who dares to sit so close to him, and doesn't even carry a sword, isn't he afraid that he will cut him with a knife.

Saito Michizo squinted his eyes, and dissolved the ridicule lightly, and said: "After all, I want to see my righteous daughter taken away, my future son-in-law, but it's rude to see your father-in-law dressed like this, right?" ”

"Dress to change with the other party's changes, isn't it also a kind of measure to not let the other party have strange mustards?" Fang Yan laughed rhetorically.

The corners of Saito Michizo's mouth were slightly hooked, and he touched his beard and sighed: "The real little guy with sharp teeth, you can barely be qualified." ”

Fang Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "Even if you don't agree, Xinna is also my person, but I'll ask by the way, how do you feel as an old man?" ”

Saito Michizo's voice was slowly revealed like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter, and he sneered, and said: "The momentum is good, but that's all, a hairy boy dares to threaten me and seize my treasure, I want to cut you down with a knife now!" ”

Fang Yan's brows condensed slightly, only feeling a boulder pressed on his chest, the title of 'pit viper', I'm afraid that only those who are fighting against the other party can deeply understand, whether it is a high-flying attitude, or a sudden offensive attack, or a body and mind that has been refined into steel, it is not something that can be clearly expressed in a word, he is the kind of existence that can instantly reverse the scene even with just a few words.

Saito Michizo's rippling murderous aura was strong enough to attract the attention of the military generals outside, and while he was the head of the family, he was also a samurai who roamed the battlefield, but he only smiled indifferently at this dialect, and the smile he showed was as warm as a spring breeze.

"Hehe, it's a pity that there are only a handful of people in the Warring States who can do this, but among them, it doesn't include you pit viper, even if all the Mino soldiers outside rush in, they won't be able to take my life." "Want to try it?" Saito Michizo narrowed his eyes, and between words, his hand was already on the hilt of the knife on his waist, and the speed was so fast that it was impossible to see with the naked eye, and it could even be compared to a young battlefield general, which made people can't help but wonder, is the other party really a bad old man, he is definitely a master.

Seeing this, the Yamanaka Kanosuke, who was standing outside the main hall, rushed in quickly, and Akechi Mitsu showed a dignified god, followed closely behind, in order to protect them, their eyes flashed with a strong murderous aura, and the scene suddenly became tense, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

Fang Yan seemed to be unaware of anything, and said slowly to Dao San with a fearless smile: "If you have the guts, try it, but if you do this, you know the consequences, right?" Regardless of the outcome, tomorrow the horseshoe of the Imagawa family will mercilessly storm your territory and destroy Mino. ”

Saito Michizo shook his head and sneered: "Saito family, I don't plan to oppose the Imagawa family, do you think the head of the Imagawa family will wage war against Mino for you alone?" Even if you are an important minister who has made great contributions to the Imagawa family, at most you will only be regretted for not using all the roles, and no one will do anything to send troops to attack or something. ”

"Yes, if I die, the Imagawa family will indeed not stop their progress because I am alone, but!"

Fang Yan paused, and then said sharply: "What if I have a strategy that I will be able to capture Mino in a few months?" The so-called Shangluo is actually an excuse, if you can, by the way, you can recover the big name on the road, and you can also get the name of the good name 'Pingding Jiangshan', why not, the most important thing, you will never be able to kill me. ”

"Oh? Interesting. Saito Michizo squinted, but his heart was like a stormy wave.

I have been observing the other party since I came in, and I also found that everything the other party said was not a lie, but a real evidence, and the person in front of him really did not have the slightest fear, and the smile on his face was not flickering, but calm from the bottom of his heart.

This guy actually has the means to escape from his own knife, and it's so close, how the hell did he do it. Michizo Saito couldn't help but furrow his pale sideburns.