So now can I say that I wish us a happy cooperation, Old Mike thought that he had completely convinced Tang Jue, and he stretched out his hand to Tang Jue, but Tang Jue looked at him and shook his head: Cooperation is okay, but I hope that before that, I can meet Duke Tokugawa first

Old Mike couldn't help but wrinkle his thick eyebrows: With all due respect, although Duke Tokugawa will become the new emperor of the empire in the future, he is still under the constraints of the Freedom Alliance, and I am one of the initiators of the Freedom Alliance

After meeting Duke Tokugawa, I will agree to cooperate, and Tang will not let go

Old Mac stared at Tang Jue for a long time, and finally exhaled a long breath: ...... Well, I hope you can keep the agreement, and I will arrange a meeting between you and the Duke of Tokugawa when I get back

In the quiet verdant bamboo forest, the spring water is gurgling, and a middle-aged man with gray sideburns stands by the spring, silently watching the koi playing in the spring water

He wears a black loose kimono and snow-white walking socks on his feet, stepping on clogs, giving people a sense of solemnity, stability and tranquility, this style of clothing is handed down from the Eastern Ying Kingdom in the last era, and it is rarely seen on the market today

The great integration of nationalities naturally includes the fusion of clothing styles, and wearing such an obvious national style of service is easy to be judged by the empire as a crime of suspected national separatism

But this man is dressed like this, just because he is the Tokugawa Duke of the Toei clan, he is the long-standing Seiwa Genji, and he is the representative of the Toei clan nobility - Tokugawa Nobunari

Tokugawa Nobunari has long hair, but the hair on the top of the head and the front of the head is shaved clean, and then the rest of the hair is tied up in a strong bun on the top of the head, this is the head of the moon in the last era of the Toei, because there are often wars within the Toei, when the two sides fight, the hair tends to spread out because of the violent shaking of the body, then the hair on the top of the head and the front of the head will cover the face, blocking the view and affecting the battle, so there are samurai who shave off the hair in the middle and front of the head, so that even if the hair is scattered in the battle, it is only scattered on the sides of the head and back, which will not affect the vision, because the effect is obvious, the samurai have followed suit, and gradually become a tradition

The ancestor of Tokugawa Nobunari is Tokugawa Ieyasu, who established the Tokugawa shogunate in the history of Toei in the previous era, and the reason why he saved this month is that Tokugawa Nobunari intends to establish the same great achievements as his ancestors in the past and become a person of the world

Da ...... Da ...... The sound of clogs pounding on the stone pavement was heard, and a man wrapped in a torn trench coat approached unhurriedly, his body swaying as if it was about to fall down at any moment, and the wind blew the hem of his trench coat to reveal the same kimono as Tokugawa Nobunari inside, but it seemed to be more worn than the trench coat he wore over

His hair was unkempt and tied with a strap, tying the hair up from the back of his head, and the thick and long nose hair pierced out of his nostrils, like two small brushes and a sigh of beard stubble in one, and the deep furrows on his face proved that he was no longer young, and the wine gourd in his hand and the wine spurting out of his mouth made him look like an old drunkard

The old drunkard walked up to Tokugawa Nobunari and drank disrespectfully, and then bowed with a big grin: Yagyu Musashi greets the lord

Tokugawa Nobunari frowned slightly, he is a person who attaches great importance to manners, and he really doesn't like the obscenity and sloppiness of this subordinate, but when he is employing people, this old drunkard Yanagi Musashi is also an extremely important part of him

Hello, Mr. Yanagi, Tokugawa Nobunari, showed a sincere smile on his face, and took the initiative to take two steps forward to help Yagyu Musashi: You are too outward, the Yanagi family has been our Tokugawa family's art of war for generations, and you are my guest, so you don't need to be so polite

Yanagi Musashi took advantage of the situation and stood up straight, and he grinned at Tokugawa Nobunari's words, revealing a mouthful of broken rotten teeth, and didn't say anything...,

Tokugawa Nobunari was so smoked that he was almost breathless, he held his breath, forcibly endured, and then turned back and beckoned: Chiju Maru

A young and beautiful boy immediately approached, he was about thirteen or fourteen years old, his temperament was quiet, as soft as a girl, this boy was dressed in a clean kimono, and he held a narrow sword in his arms, as if he was holding the whole value of his life

It was Chiju Maru, Tokugawa Nobunari's favorite surname, and he respectfully handed the sword he was holding tightly in his arms to Tokugawa Nobunari's hand

Tokugawa Nobunari held this sword in both hands, and solemnly held it in front of Yagyu Musashi: Mr. Yanagi, this is the treasure knife handed down by the ancestors [Onimaru Kunitsuna] in my hands, and I have never had a chance to bloom its brilliance, the so-called treasure knife gift hero, today I will give you this treasure knife, I hope you can hold the Onimaru in your hand, and make a comeback for me

It's the onimaru Kunitsuna Yagyu Musashi, who is known as the 'sword of exorcism', and the small eyes that seem to never wake up suddenly widen, and the edge hidden in the eyes is as bright and sharp as a sword out of the sheath

The hand that took the Onimaru Kunitsuna trembled slightly, and Yanagi Musashi's heart was so excited that it was indescribable, his life's favorite was the equipment, but none of the equipment he collected could be compared to the Onimaru Kunisuna

According to legend, the first general of the Kamakura shogunate, Hojo Tokimasa, used this sword in a dream to cut off the head of the ghost, and became the heirloom of the Hojo family, and after the destruction of the Hojo family, it was owned by Nitta Yoshisada and Ashikaga Shogun, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and other people in power at the time, and was regarded as the world's famous sword

This is a famous sword that was enshrined as a national treasure in the last era...... Yagyu Musashi couldn't put it down, caressing the blade of Onimaru's blade, originally his mind was firm, but now......

Some people love power, some like lust, some covet wealth and wealth, and some pursue fame...... Yagyu Musashi's favorite thing is the sword, so Yagyu Musashi finally couldn't resist the temptation of Onimaru, bowed deeply to Tokugawa Nobunari, and his behavior was gone, and his previous uninhibited and free and easy: thanks to the sword given by the lord, Yanagi Musashi is willing to do his best for the lord

Sure enough, he still subdued this usually disobedient sword master...... Tokugawa Nobunari showed a satisfied smile, he hated Yagyu Musashi's uninhibited and sloppy appearance before, as if nothing could restrain this old drunkard, but looking at the current Yagyu Musashi, it was like an invisible rope had been tied around his neck, and the other end of the rope was held in Tokugawa Nobunari's hand

Mr. Yanagi, you are going to play a great role at that time, so I hope that you will try not to drink until you get drunk these days, and it is up to you whether Toei can rise again, Tokugawa Nobunari once again solemnly helped Yagyu Musashi and gave him the most important entrustment

It was the lord Yanagi Musashi who straightened his waist, but this time he was not as tall as before, but looked more rickety

At this time, Chikumaru came over: the lord Mike Wilson had something important to ask for an audience

Tokugawa Nobunari nodded and smiled politely at Yanagi Musashi: First invite Mr. Yanagi to sit down in Chrysanthemum Zhai for a while, and I will ask Mr. for swordsmanship later

Yagyu Musashi answered, and he was very familiar with the Tokugawa mansion, so he went on his own

Chiju Maru went to lure old Mike in, and when Old Mike saw Tokugawa Nobunari, he was so happy that his big white teeth were exposed: Tokugawa, my old buddy, good news, Tang Jue has been persuaded by me, when we act, the Tyrant Party will join the periphery, greatly increasing the momentum of the riot, Tang Jue will go to capture Taylor, the dog emperor, so that our plan will be perfect, and afterwards he will take Princess Angelina and Princess Emily, and the most we will pay is a small spaceship

Tokugawa Nobunari couldn't help frowning when he heard the old man's three words, but he quickly smiled and listened to what Old Mike had to say, but when he heard it, Tokugawa Nobunari stretched out a finger and shook it at Old Mike: He can take Princess Angelina, but Princess Emily must stay...,

Why did Old Mac ask in surprise: We all know that he came for the two princesses, Angelina and Emily

According to the information we have obtained, Princess Emily calls him Daddy, and the two princesses, Emily and Angelina, are mother and daughter during the escape, so we can conclude that what he really wants to save is his lover, Princess Angelina, and Nobunari Tokugawa unhurriedly states his plan:

So we asked him to take Princess Angelina, but Emily wanted to stay and be my wife at the founding ceremony

Marry you, old Mike looked at Tokugawa Nobunari in disbelief, although Tokugawa Nobunari was very well maintained, but he was already forty years old, a middle-aged man with gray temples, marrying a girl who was just twelve years old, which was too curious

Mike you think too much Tokugawa Nobunari shook his head slightly: The entire empire is controlled by the aristocratic class ruled by many powerful nobles, and the land, population and army are not what we can estimate, and it is not difficult to launch a coup d'état to capture the imperial capital, but it is not difficult to deal with the messy relationship of the entire empire

So I thought of this compromise, Princess Emily is the daughter of Taylor the Great, with the purest royal blood, I married her as a wife, and then Taylor the Great gave me the throne, which is the real justification, so that it will be more acceptable to the nobles, and it will also allow our revolution to not have too many sacrifices, and we can preserve enough strength to maintain a level of strength with the Federation

I think you also understand that we are not afraid of fighting, we are not afraid of sacrifice, for the sake of freedom, our heads can be broken and blood can be shed, but the Federation is still eyeing us, if our empire becomes too weak, the lion of the Federation will pounce on us and bite our throats, so we have to use a moderation to gradually transition, and the empire will slowly become our free country

Mike, my closest comrade-in-arms, I like you to be able to reform everything with a thunderbolt, but that's irrational...... I think you'll understand my struggle

Tokugawa Nobunari said the reason in a high-sounding manner, and Old Mike was easily persuaded by him, and Tokugawa Nobunari looked so suave and elegant, so magnificent, he should be right, right......

Okay, but in that case, Tang will never accept it, and Old Mac said worriedly

Why not, Tokugawa Nobunari smiled gently: Emily is his righteous daughter, he will be happy to become the Empress of the Empire, so that we can also get in touch with the Tang family of the Federation, maybe in the future, after the country is stable, we can cooperate with the Tang family to win the Federation and unify the entire solar system......

No, we don't like war, we just want to fight for our own freedom, and Old Mac did not hesitate to deny Tokugawa Nobunari's words, he was originally just an ordinary citizen, all he wanted was to be able to have enough food and clothing

The ambitious Tokugawa Nobunari pursed his lips imperceptibly and followed Old Mike's words and said: You are right, but at least it can be a link between us and the Federation for peaceful coexistence

Yes, it is the bond of peaceful coexistence, and the old Mike is very satisfied, and Tokugawa Nobunari respects his opinion, he thinks about it, and says: Okay, I'll talk to Tang Jue about this matter again, oh, I don't need to talk about it, Tang Jue made a request to me, he wants to meet you before the action, maybe it would be better for you to talk to him personally

Okay, I'll leave this to you to arrange, Tokugawa Nobunari thought about it for a while, then agreed, and said with a smile: I don't think Emily's marriage to me is not a big problem, and he shouldn't refuse

I hope you're right, man, Old Mac patted Tokugawa Nobunari on the shoulder, and a trace of coldness flashed in Tokugawa Nobunari's eyes, but he immediately hid it without a trace, and put his arm around Old Mike's shoulder, as if he was a very close partner

This is also the aspect that satisfies Old Mike, he is an ordinary citizen, but Tokugawa Nobunari is a noble imperial duke, and the duke can hook up with him, which shows that the duke is sincere about the Freedom Alliance, and he really wants to get along with them on an equal footing

I refuse

At that moment, a cold voice rang out abruptly above their heads

Who Tokugawa Nobunari was shocked into a cold sweat, hurriedly took a step back, and let Old Mike's body become a meat shield in front of him

Tokugawa Nobunari really knows his duke's mansion too well, the most elite 100 of the 3,000 samurai regiments, the 800 ninja battalions in the mansion, and the most elite 30 of them are on call at any time (to be continued, if you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation)