Chapter 24: Half-Guard

In the Asano Mansion, the Nizi people will be amazed at the text of Zongsanzuo, which is worthy of the love knife of the righteous Yuangong.

"I never thought that Nobunaga would value the lord so much, and this trip to Gifu was not in vain."

Maki and the city stroked the blade that emitted a terrifying cold light, and felt it:

"I must have seen a lot of blood on this knife."

"Huh? Did Yoshimoto Imagawa kill anyone with this knife? ”

"Not necessarily! Hahaha......"

Katsuhisa watched everyone in the courtyard happily circling around a knife, and the sword was really irresistible to the samurai!

Kinosuke, who was practicing swordsmanship under the guidance of Shikanosuke, didn't have the heart to practice at all, and he wanted to touch the knife at a young age.

Katsuhisa saw Kinosuke's thoughts and smiled at him:

"If Kinosuke can become a samurai in the future, I will definitely give you this sword?"

Ji Nosuke's eyes earned the boss, and he nodded like pounded garlic:

"Mm-hmm, I'll definitely try my best to become a great samurai."

At this time, Maeda Toshiya walked in with his waist crossed, and behind him was a samurai that Katsuhisa had never seen before, with his fair skin and delicate face, which for a moment made Katsuhisa feel that he was a woman.

"Zong San left the text, he also has another name, Ominous Blade."

Everyone immediately heard the voice, and it seemed that it was the man behind the Li family who spoke.

Maki Yoichi hurriedly asked:

What do you mean by that? Is there any story? ”

The man crossed his arms and stared at the left text in Maki's hand and continued:

"The name of this knife comes from Awa Miyoshi Sozo, made by Zuo Anji......"

As the man spoke, they learned:

This knife was originally named Zuo Text, which was made by the famous craftsman Zuo Anji, and left a left character mark on the side of the knife; The first master was the chief of the three good administrations, and he called himself Zongsan, so he was called "Zongsanzuo Script" by the world; The sword was later given to Koshu Takeda Shintora by Sozo, and the notoriety of the knife spread.

Takeda Shinhu is reckless and violent; The land that the Takeda family desperately snatched from the Hojo family was directly given to the Imagawa family, causing many retainers to be dissatisfied, coupled with the high-pressure policy of Shinhu in Koshu, which led to the rise of the people.

Later, because Shinhu went out to Shinano to burn down the temple of Ritsu and wantonly kill monks, the important ministers of the family, Naito Torashi and Kudo Torato, also advised Shinhu not to be so tyrannical anymore, for fear of provoking a civil uprising again, and as a result, they were also killed by Shinhu in the Zong Sanzuo script.

Takeda Clan Baba, Yamagu, Naito, and Kudo all died at the hands of Shintora, and a total of nearly forty Takeda retainers died in the hands of Takeda Shintora.

Later, Takeda Nobuta was exiled by his son Takeda Harunobu and his retainers, and the sword was also given to Imagawa Yoshimoto, who died in the barrel of the sword.

"Maybe this sword is too murderous, and only a strong person like His Highness Nobunaga can suppress it."

Maki and Ichi originally admired how the man knew so much, and when he heard this, he immediately reprimanded angrily:

"Are you saying that our lord doesn't deserve this sword?"

The man spread his hands as if to say that you said it yourself, but I didn't say it.

"You..."

"Alright, Ichichi will bring the knife."

Katsuhisa stopped the impulsive Maki Yoichi, he took the knife and sealed it in the scabbard, and smiled at the man:

"A good sword is not in the name, but in the person who holds it; In the lower nun son Shiro Katsuhisa, I don't know where your Excellency is? ”

The man was not hypocritical, and returned the salute:

"In Shimotakechu, the half-soldier is re-governed, and the talented people under His Royal Highness Nobunaga are just eating at the Oda family."

The Li family, who heard the half-guard's reply on the side, felt uncomfortable for a while, how did this guy learn from Lin Xiuzhen when he spoke today?

And Katsuhisa raised his eyebrows when he heard this, Takenaka half-guard? If you can appear at Oda's house, isn't that one of the two guards of the military division? Because he looked like a woman, he was ridiculed by others, and he peed on his portrait, which seems to be real, and this little face will at least be a cowherd from Osaka's top nightclub in later generations!

"Huh! Left and half guards are here! ”

At this time, Asano Nagamasa, who was still in it with his wife, also walked out, and when he saw Hanbei and others standing in the courtyard, he hurriedly asked Ami to pour water.

Under the warm greeting of Nagamasa, the Li family and the half-guards went to the floor and sat down cross-legged.

The half-guard looked at Niko Katsuhisa, who was sitting opposite him, with interest, and said with a smile after taking a sip of water:

"I listened to it and said that His Royal Highness Katsuhisa came from Kyoto to revive the Nizi family, and was also given the Sosanzuo script by the lord, so I came uninvited under curiosity, please forgive me."

Katsuhisa touched his head, which had become short-haired, and replied with a smile:

"Ha, it's just a vulgar monk who disappointed His Highness Takenaka."

The half-guard shook his head, still with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and stared at Katsuhisa's eyes and said:

"Now the samurai in Gifu Castle are rumored to have come from Kyoto to fight against the Mori family."

Katsuhisa snorted coldly, he didn't expect it to spread so quickly:

"Down there is the samurai who doesn't know the height of the sky, and the worst is to draw a sword into a fast one, and live up to the head of the boy."

Hanbei pondered the last two sentences of Katsushin, he had seen a lot of samurai with determination, although most of them died, but as a samurai, shouldn't he die so vigorously? He also has a crush on Katsuhisa.

After continuing to greet everyone for a while, the half-guard couldn't help but ask:

"Although it is abrupt, I still want to ask His Highness Katsujiu how to break the situation?"

After thinking for a while, Katsuhisa picked up one of his bowls and put it on the left side, and then picked up another and put it next to him:

"Mori and Otomo, Mori Moto's ambitions are clearly revealed, the situation of the melee between the countries on the island of Shikoku is complicated, the Mori army has been conquered for a long time, and the Otomo of Kyushu is eager to drive the forces of Mori out of Kyushu, Mori Yuan will never sit idly by, I guess that Otomo and Mori will fight a decisive battle in Chikuzen; At that time, the troops in the Chinese region were weak, and the garrisons of Izumo, Hakugi, and Inaba were empty, and this was an opportunity for our army. ”

The half-guard nodded after hearing this, then directly removed a bowl and asked:

"What if you learn that your country is unstable and that tens of thousands of Maori troops have returned?"

"The Bizen Uki family and Kobayakawa are inseparable, but the Mayama family is resisting Yoshikawa in Inaba, the remnants of the Mimasaka Sanpu family are wandering among the various forces, and the Otomo army is eyeing the Hirozen family, how can the Mori family calmly gather tens of thousands of troops to conquer Izumo, and as long as the Triple Alliance is established, I am confident that the Mori family will not go further east."

How did Hanbei know that Katsuhisa came from the next generation, and that he knew the future movements of Mori and Oda, so he dared to bet like this.

The half-guard suddenly showed a look of sudden realization:

"Triple Alliance, that's why you're here in Gifu? I didn't expect His Royal Highness Katsuhisa to have such confidence in the Oda family. ”

"The plan is in the people, the success is in the sky, His Royal Highness Takenaka is in front of the barrel room, how do you know that Nobunaga can have today?"

Katsuhisa and the half-guards looked at each other and laughed tacitly.

Asano Nagamasa and Maeda Toshiya watched the two of them talk, and Nagamasa asked the Toshimasa family in a low voice:

"What are they laughing at?"

The Li family glanced at him:

"I don't know much either, but let's learn more! Maybe in the future, we can be like them, not just fighting and killing. ”

The half-soldier looked at Katsuhisa, for some reason he was so young, he was always so old-fashioned when he spoke, and the kind of freedom that put life and death aside gave people an inexplicable sense of trust, recalling his dissatisfaction in the past few years, and he had long lost his enthusiasm.

Oda Nobunaga attacked Inabayama Castle, which is now Gifu, Saito Ryuko fled, and the Mino Saito (Isshiki) family perished; Originally living a reclusive life in Bodhi Mountain Castle, his life became increasingly poor, and in order to make ends meet, he became a retainer of Asai Nagamasa, but he was still not allowed to reuse, and the Omi people were much more xenophobic than the Mino people.

When he was in the Oda family, the Asai army joined forces with the Oda army, and the Hanbei met Kinoshita Hideyoshi, and under his persuasion, the Hanbei transferred to Oda Nobunaga, but it was only in Gifu to give Hayashi Hidesada a hand and deal with the lawsuits in the territory, and the tedious and mechanical work only consumed all enthusiasm.

Looking at Katsuhisa in front of him, the courage to dare to move forward reminded him of himself who was once full of fighting spirit.