In the room, Katsushin sat opposite Shikanosuke and Tachihara Kuzuna, and he listened to Tachihara Kuzuna's statement and fell into thought.

"Your Highness, if our army wants to return to Izumo, there are only two feasible ways, one is to take a boat through Wakasa and land at Izumo Island root through the coast of Sangaindo, and the other is to enter Tajima Province via Tanba, and then slowly spread the news of our army to Inaba, Haki, and Izumo."

"I'd rather go in first, but Equestria is safer."

Shikanosuke also expressed his opinion, Katsushin stared at the simple map on the floor, pointed to the location of Tajima and asked:

"If I'm not mistaken, but Equestria and Inaba are the domain of the Yamana family! Can they allow our nuns to enter? ”

"Oh, Your Highness doesn't need to worry."

Kanosuke was the first to answer:

"The Yamana family and the Mori family are currently in a state of hostility, and the Mori family has gone to bed against a lot of people in the Inaba country, and the Yamana family can control almost only some places in the eastern part of Tottori Castle, and the Yamana army has been on the passive defensive, and besides, Taibei (Tachihara Hisatsune) has already contacted the Yamana family."

Katsushin looked at Tachihara Hisatsuna with some surprise, this guy is really good at doing things! This can be thought of in advance and put into action; He couldn't help but think of the tragedy in Shinmiya Valley back then, if it wasn't for the Liyuan family to spare his life, he would definitely not have his current self.

At this time, I saw that Tachihara Hisatsuna seemed to have something unspeakable, and his hands gently rubbed his knees, and he looked at Kanosuke;

And Shikanosuke coughed lightly, and his face turned his head a little unnaturally, as if to say don't look at me.

"What's wrong with you two?"

Shengxin looked at the unnatural expressions of the two and asked with some doubts.

"Ahh This ......"

Tachihara Jiuzuna gritted his teeth and directly lowered his head to ask for sin:

"Please forgive your sins."

Shengxin was stunned by the two of them, just fine, how did he suddenly become twisted and pinched, and he still asked for guilt? Katsushin sensed that they must have something to say, so he asked again:

"What the hell is going on? You need to be pleaded guilty by the Taibei Guard. ”

"The subordinate brought the news of the gathering of the Nizi Army to His Royal Highness Yamana Yutoyo, the guardian of Tajima Province, and although he agreed to allow the Nizi Army to enter Tajima Province, but... The new head of the nunzi family must marry his daughter. ”

"What?"

Shengxin stood up directly in disbelief, he never expected that on the first day of being the boss, Tachihara Hisatsuna actually gave him such a big "surprise".

Shikanosuke also hurriedly persuaded:

"Your Highness, please calm your anger, Taibei was only contacting possible allies in the name of the Nizi family at that time, so he agreed, since His Highness is now our lord, this matter should be discussed in the long run."

"It's the subordinates who are not thoughtful, but if we marry with the famous family of the mountain, our army will have a better chance of winning, please Your Highness take the overall situation first."

Shengxin looked at the two people with their heads down, and suddenly felt funny, he had only inherited the Nizi family, and he was still in exile, and said in a complaining tone:

"Yamana Yufeng really looks down on the Nizi family, and at this time he is actually willing to marry his daughter, is he too many daughters to use up?"

Hisatsuna Tachihara blurted out:

"Yamana Hall has 5 biological daughters and 3 adopted daughters."

"Ahem...... When I didn't say. ”

Thinking of what Hisatsuna said just now, Katsushin guessed in his heart that Yamana Yutoyo should only want to exchange his adopted daughter for the allegiance of the Nizi Army.

Shikanosuke sincerely persuaded Katsushin and said:

"Your Highness, our army is now alone, if you want to return to Izumo smoothly, with the help of the Yamana family, you will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort, and the Yamana family is also a famous family of the Genji family...... If they can marry, the past affairs of the two families will not only be written off, but they will also become reliable allies. ”

Of course, Katsushin understood what Kanosuke and Tachihara Kuzuna meant, but he never thought that the first thing he would do to inherit the Niko family was to be used as a marriage tool; It was somewhat sudden, and he was not mentally prepared at all.

"Alas~ you guys go and contact His Highness Yamana again! Let's see if he is still willing to let our army enter Danma, and other matters can be discussed later. ”

Shengxin didn't want to directly refuse the kindness of his retainers as soon as he took office, after all, it was all for the future of the Nizi family.

Tachihara Hisatsuna glanced at Shikanosuke, and Shianosuke hurriedly said:

"Oh! I will contact the Yamana family as soon as possible, and the marriage can be decided after His Royal Highness Yamana has met His Highness. ”

Everyone took a step back, anyway, they could drag it out, anyway, the water hadn't flooded their necks yet, and there was still room for negotiation.

Shengxin showed a sincere expression at this time, and bowed deeply to the two of them:

"Although I am now your lord, the way of the samurai still needs to be carefully taught by the two of you, if I do something wrong, please give me advice, and I will work hard in the future!"

"Oh! How dare you accept the gift of Your Highness? ”

"We will serve our duties wholeheartedly and assist His Highness to return to Mt. Luta Castle."

Hisatsuna Tachihara and Shikanosuke were also touched by Katsushin's sincere words, who wouldn't want to have a lord who was courteous to his subordinates and humble and reasonable!

Later, Katsushin and Kanosuke, Tachihara Hisatsuna began to discuss the recruitment of ronins and mercenary parties, and Katsushin was also willing to use Shinmiyaya's money to recruit soldiers, and now they are all people in the same boat, so they can't joke with their own net worth.

The three of them discussed directly until late at night, Lily held the tea, saw the candlelight that had not been extinguished for a long time, and suddenly had mixed feelings in her heart; Then he took a deep breath and walked to the door:

"Excuse me, everyone must be thirsty!"

"Ahh It's Miss Lily! It's hard work. ”

"Thank you so much, what a disturbance!"

Hisatsuna and Shikanosuke were indeed thirsty, so they hurriedly took the tea and thanked them.

Katsushin looked at Lily's appearance, and his heart warmed, but when he thought of Yamana Yutoyo's request, his heart suddenly panicked.

Lily didn't say anything to Katsuin, and after the two of them glanced at each other, Lily retreated with dodging eyes.

……

The next day, the news that Shengxin changed his name to Niko Katsuhisa to lead the remnants of Niko was spread by someone with a heart, and people who knew Shengxin thought it was incredible; Many people even felt that there must be something wrong with Shengxin's brain, and actually went to be the leader of a group of beggars; He is the beloved disciple of Master Keikatsu, and it is very likely that he will inherit the southern courtyard, and he will have what he wants in the bustling Kyoto, as well as the properties of Shinmiya and Sea Butterfly House, and he will go crazy to inherit the current Niko family.

Shengxin's move also caused a lot of sensation in the southern courtyard of Tofukuji Temple, although Shengxin's candidate was good, but it was inevitable that people who were jealous of him began to fan the flames, and they began to belittle him openly and secretly, and he could only smile helplessly.

At this time, outside the closed gate of the main hall of the South Courtyard, Shengxin had been kneeling for two hours, and he still insisted on clasping his hands together, and he must see the teacher.

Senior Brother Sheng was on the side, and he couldn't bear to persuade:

"Senior brother, the teacher is angry, I will intercede for you in a few days, let's go back today!"

"Nope! When the teacher didn't see me, I kept kneeling here. ”

"You!"

Shengzheng knew that his junior brother was a little stubborn, and he couldn't pull back the nine horses that he had identified.

After Katsushin knelt for another half hour or so, the door creaked open, and Katsushin happily ran to find Mekai-sheng as usual, but his numb legs made him limp into the main hall.

At this time, the others in the main hall had already retreated, and only Shengxin and Huisheng were left.

Master Huisheng still chanted sutras to the several bodhisattvas enshrined, ignoring Shengxin.

"Disciple, I'm sorry for the teacher's teachings."

Shengxin was prostrate on the ground, and there was a slight cry in his voice.

"Alas~ I don't have a son."

Shengxin heard Huisheng's sigh and hurriedly replied:

"The disciple has always regarded the teacher as his father."

Hui Sheng finally opened his eyes, turned to look at Shengxin who was crawling on the ground and weeping, the Buddha bead on his right hand stopped turning, and said with some heartache:

"As a teacher, he was sent to the monastery since he was a child, and he also hated and was angry; Why can they be dressed in fresh clothes and angry horses and recite poems and paint, but I am only because I am not a concubine but I want to be a cow and a horse for the masters in the temple, every time I am beaten in the temple, I will be even more disgusted with those high-ranking ministers and noble warriors. ”

Shengxin looked at Huisheng with an incredulous face, he didn't expect the teacher to have these encounters.

"As I grow up, my teacher slowly begins to forget the past, so why should people be obsessed with the past! Now that I think about it, how far away I am! Victory, victory, if you can't win your own heart, how can you stand between heaven and earth; I have no children in my life, and I only hope that you can inherit the mantle of being a teacher. ”

"Teacher...... I ......"

Shengxin understands the teacher's painstaking efforts, no disciple in the entire Tofukuji Temple can have such freedom as himself, entering and leaving the temple's halls at will, running a business outside, all the brothers and sisters let him, and if he gets into trouble, he will have a teacher to deal with it.

He knew that all this was the love and care given to him by his teacher, but ...... Now he can't go back.

"Shengxin, your fate is not over! That's it... That's it... That's it..."

With the three of Huisheng, Shengxin knew that the teacher's heart must be a hundred times more painful than his.

Hui Sheng turned around and slowly closed his eyes.

Shengxin felt sorry for the teacher, and slowly spoke to the Buddha statue:

"The disciple will never remember the kindness of the teacher, just because the disciple has been confused by the world, and it is difficult to serve the Buddha, do not move the king of Ming, do not ask the teacher to forgive the disciple for arbitrary behavior, may the king of Ming protect my teacher well, if the disciple can survive here, he must build a temple and build a temple, and worship from generation to generation; If this oath is violated, the hell of Abi shall not be reborn, and the disciple will be victorious. ”

When Hui Sheng heard this, the Buddha beads in his hand stagnated, and then returned to normal.

You and I are masters and apprentices, after all, fate is over.

"You have to remember that the only way to win is to move forward bravely!"

……

Katsushin walked out of Tofukuji Temple like a walking corpse, and the side door of the temple closed again, and the monks and soldiers looked at him indifferently.

He came back to his senses and looked at everything that was familiar around him, at this moment Katsushin was completely dead, and only Niko Katsuhisa was alive.