"Who?"

Just when Tokugawa Ieyasu rubbed the corners of his eyes and was about to rest, suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the already weak candle flame also swayed in all directions.

A young man with a panicked expression also crawled in when he heard the voice.

The boy shouted "I'll go", and then looked up and saw Tokugawa Ieyasu.

The two looked at each other and looked at each other.

This is the first time Tokugawa Ieyasu and Zhao Xuelin have met, and it is also the first time that the past and the future have met. For a person, the quiet time of decades is enough to inherit the ambition of the universe and the heart of the people, but for Haoran history, it is only one or two pages of pen and ink.

Just when Tokugawa Ieyasu was at a loss, Zhao Xuelin suddenly thought of a voice in his mind.

After a brief hesitation, Tokugawa Ieyasu first ruled out the idea that Zhao Xuelin was an assassin.

Because of Zhao Xuelin's weak figure and constantly trembling body, he didn't have the appearance of an assassin at all.

At this time, Zhao Xuelin was not in the mood to communicate with Tokugawa Ieyasu, and his head had not turned for a while. But this is also normal, and any person with a sound IQ may not be able to accept it at the first time when he encounters such a strange event.

Zhao Xuelin's gaze swept to the room that looked like a tent.

This kind of tent is very similar to the yurt that Zhao Xuelin used to spend on the grassland when he was in college, but it is smaller than the yurt and the lights are dimmer.

However, the person in front of him, Zhao Xuelin, could see clearly, there was a little more bloody smell on his face similar to himself, especially the pair of thick eyebrows and big eyes, as if two knives had pierced his heart, and the black armor shone brightly under the candlelight.

It looks like this person is not an ordinary person.

A moment later, the candles were lit up outside.

"Lord!"

Suddenly, a group of guards armed with short knives rushed in, and one of the soldiers asked sharply, "My lord, I heard your voice from here just now. ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu just said lightly: "It's okay, it's just a night owl, you can step down." ”

The guards didn't seem to believe that there would be night owls here, but after carefully looking around for a while, they found that there was no one, so they were ordered to retreat.

After the guards left, Tokugawa Ieyasu said to the figure behind the bookcase, "Come out, they're all gone." ”

Zhao Xuelin was scolding the street in his heart, and his mind was thinking quickly about how to deal with this situation.

It seems that he is destined to be left in this inexplicable place, how to survive here is the most important thing, since the person who was called the lord by those people has not exposed himself, then he is safe for now.

At best, even if you return to your original world, you will be poor, and if you mix well here, you may be able to end up with a meal and drink.

At worst, it's a big deal! Live to do it, die it! The head has a bowl-sized scar, and twenty years later, he is a good man again.

All kinds of thoughts flashed in my heart, but time was only a moment.

Everything is destined, and it is not up to anyone. He didn't know how this farce began, but now that the curtain is still open, for the first time as the protagonist in the strict sense of the word, he is already about to sing this play.

"I've heard of the lord's name for a long time! Seeing it now, it can really be said that it is well deserved. Zhao Xuelin smiled and stretched out his hand to shake hands as if he was very familiar with Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was also frightened by Zhao Xuelin's way of showing familiarity, and Zhao Xuelin's excessive enthusiasm led Tokugawa Ieyasu to think that the two had known each other somewhere.

Reach out and don't hit the smiling man, this famous saying has been common for thousands of years.

"Have you forgotten me? Lord, you're really forgetful. Do you remember when we were younger, we jumped over the pond and swam together? Climbed a tree and picked fruit? ”

Zhao Xuelin's set of rhetoric can be said to be wild, this kind of event that many people will experience when they are young, and it can be used by classmates who haven't seen each other for many years or friends who haven't seen each other for many years.

It is obvious that Zhao Xuelin's words poked Tokugawa Ieyasu's heart.

Tokugawa Ieyasu had done all these things, but the person in front of him had no impression at all.

"I seem to remember, what are you doing here?" Tokugawa Ieyasu was afraid of face, so he agreed to it.

Seeing that there was hope for his own path, Zhao Xuelin immediately said: "Of course I came to join you, ah, what kind of world is it now, there is a big tree to enjoy the shade." It's just that I came to visit suddenly, and there is nothing I can do, and I hope that the lord will look at the face of playing together since childhood, and give it a hand. ”

Zhao Xuelin, who has grown up in the eyes of the people around him for many years, not only has a rare dedication to success, but also cultivates his face to the point where ordinary people can't reach him.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was also full of good feelings for the person in front of him for a moment, and it was rare to have such a conversation, such an attitude of not being surprised.

"What's your name?" Tokugawa Ieyasu asked.

Zhao Xuelin only hesitated for a second, and then said casually: "C Xuelin." ”

Zhao Xuelin, who originally wanted to give himself a fake name, immediately rejected the idea.

Hearing that Zhao Xuelin's surname was Edogawa, Tokugawa Ieyasu hesitated and asked, "Is the family okay now?" ”

Home? Whose home?

Zhao Xuelin didn't know who the person in front of him was, let alone know where his home was.

"It's not bad, it's not bad, I've been out for too long." Zhao Xuelin had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to pretend to be garlic.

Tokugawa Ieyasu pointed to the table with his hand and said, "Sit down and drink some tea." ”

The green and turquoise tea continues to rise up and down under the fermentation of boiling water, and after a while, it exudes a quiet fragrance.

Zhao Xuelin took a deep breath and ran around for a day, and only now did he feel that he was resting.

"What do you want to do? You must know that there is no joke in the army, not to mention that the military order is like a mountain, even if you are my partner, I can't easily put you in a position that makes everyone jealous. Tokugawa Ieyasu said with some sorrow.

In fact, Zhao Xuelin didn't plan to join the army, he just happened to see groups of old people rushing here in groups on the road, thinking that food was distributed here, but he didn't expect that he couldn't get out as soon as he came in.

After a long time of feelings, this is actually a military camp! I'm just an ordinary college student, and even if I join the army, I can't join your Japanese army!

Zhao Xuelin saw the move and said: "I can do it, if I can, I still hope to be able to engage in logistics grain and grass work." ”

Since ancient times, the most prosperous business has been the arms business, and the only thing that can go hand in hand with the arms business is the munitions business.

Grain and grass, clothing, weapons, and armor are all big deals that can make a hundred gold a day, although he has never eaten pork, but Zhao Xuelin, who has seen a pig running, hesitated for a moment and then spoke.

Besides, the Japanese army is said to be an army, which is 108,000 miles behind our Chinese Zheng Iron Army.

Hearing this, Tokugawa Ieyasu was a little embarrassed: "The logistics of the army have always been in the hands of my father-in-law, I'm afraid I shouldn't be able to do it, so let's do it, you are now serving as a samurai chief in our army, and I can push you forward when I have the opportunity in the future." ”

Father-in-law? What is your stepfather?

Zhao Xuelin didn't know the true identity of the man in front of him, and began to speculate constantly.

Just when Zhao Xuelin was speculating, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of a token on the case, and suddenly it was like being struck by lightning.

The token is about the size of half a palm, and a "Tokugawa" character is engraved in it.

On top of the history of Japan, there seems to be only one person who can serve as the head of the Tokugawa family, Tokugawa Ieyasu.

However, Tokugawa Ieyasu's real name is Matsuping, and it seems that it should be the most war-torn era in Japan.

The more Zhao Xuelin thought about it, the more frightened he became, beads of sweat continued to seep out of his forehead, he actually became a brother with Tokugawa Ieyasu?

The appearance of a lie is usually rounded up with hundreds of lies.

The current Zhao Xuelin is in this critical period of time, and in the next three days, Zhao Xuelin continued to use words in the hope of making his lies more perfect, and on the other hand, he continued to absorb the knowledge of the surrounding environment like a sponge.

According to the speculation and understanding during this period of time, Zhao Xuelin finally understood what kind of era he was living in.

As the most outstanding statesman and military strategist in Japanese history, Tokugawa Ieyasu is known as the Three Masters of Japan's Warring States.

Zhao Xuelin was also surprised by the Tokugawa Ieyasu that he had only seen in history textbooks.

Although the two of them don't talk about being together day and night these days, they can see each other every day.

It's just that it's not the same as Zhao Xuelin, an unemployed vagrant, every time Zhao Xuelin sees Tokugawa Ieyasu, he can always see him entering and leaving various military camps in a panic, and every time he frowns.

Zhao Xuelin had several good words to persuade him, hoping that he could comfort this man who was carrying too many things, but the answer he got was always the same sentence.

"Tokugawa Ieyasu vowed to unify Japan."

Every time he heard this, Zhao Xuelin complained in his heart: "Japan is not as big as a county in China, is it necessary to make the mutual assault in the village so serious?" ”

From sunrise to sunset, Zhao Xuelin has been sitting quietly, completely different from modern society, and now Zhao Xuelin, who is in the late Warring States period of Japan, completely enjoys a slow-paced life.

There is no instant messaging, no video conferencing, no restless social invisible pressures, and there is only one thing to think about, and that is to live, to live well.

The sun sets in the west, the sky is full of afterglow, the roosters are crowing and the dogs are barking, and the smoke is everywhere.

Except for the soldiers who needed to patrol the camp, the rest of the people were already sitting in groups of three or five in the barracks, and after the war horses also neighed, they seemed to be wantonly venting the comfortable feeling of taking off the saddle of the war armor.

"Something to eat?"

Just when Zhao Xuelin was in a daze, a voice sounded behind him.

After Zhao Xuelin heard the voice, he immediately looked back, only to find Tokugawa Ieyasu carrying two kettles and two dried buns in his hand and said: "I have seen you sitting here since the afternoon, and I heard that you have been sitting here for almost a day, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Xuelin stretched out his hand to take the dry bun and kettle handed over by Tokugawa Ieyasu, took a bite and said: "It's nothing, it's just that it's been a long time since I've been so quiet, it turns out that there was a time when I was actually very anxious." ”

"Anxious about what?" Tokugawa Ieyasu asked rhetorically.

Zhao Xuelin explained: "No, it's just that for a while, I felt that the days passed quickly, and there were a lot of things to do, but I forgot that many things can be slowed down." ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu shook his head: "I don't understand. ”

Zhao Xuelin smiled and said: "Under the east fence of picking chrysanthemums, I can see Nanshan leisurely." In fact, if you talk about it carefully, this kind of life is very good now, it looks very steady, and you just need to count the sun. ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu retorted: "A manly man, since he should smell the chickens and dance, serve the court, protect the country and the people, and achieve a career, if he is muddy every day, wouldn't it be a waste of this great world." ”

Zhao Xuelin praised him: "I have a temperament, but I go too fast, isn't it good to stop and rest once in a while?" ”

Hearing this, Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't reply, and after a long time, he slowly spoke: "Actually, you are not my classmate. ”

"Huh?" Zhao Xuelin was a little flustered, and seemed to want to defend something, but was interrupted by Tokugawa Ieyasu: "You don't need to explain, I have thought about it carefully in the past few days, but there is no such person as you, in order to prove that what I said is right, so I found someone to go back to my hometown." ”

Zhao Xuelin, who had just finished feeling his life, was immediately slapped in the face by life, and his sudden words made this young man, who had finally adapted to life here, immediately raise his heart to his throat.

Tokugawa Ieyasu also seemed to see the nervousness on Zhao Xuelin's face, and said with a smile: "Your courage and talent are not ordinary, I can't guess where you are from, but I can confirm that you are not an ordinary person, if you can stay by my side all the time." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zhao Xuelin asked rhetorically.

Tokugawa Ieyasu explained: "I was about to go on an expedition, and the Khitan army was overwhelmed, and my father-in-law sent me to lead an army of 10,000 as the vanguard, and I left in two days. ”

"What about me?" Zhao Xuelin asked.

"At first, I wanted you to go with me on the expedition, but this time it was a thousand-mile attack, and you don't seem to be very good at fighting on horseback, so stay in Kaifeng City and wait for my news." Tokugawa Ieyasu explained.

Having said that, Zhao Xuelin finally knew what Tokugawa Ieyasu had been busy with in the past few days.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside.

The sky had begun to darken, and before they knew it, half a day had passed.

Tokugawa Ieyasu said, "It's okay, I believe in you. At the very least, a teenager who is willing to spend a day sitting here motionless should not assassinate a general like me. ”

When Zhao Xuelin heard this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Tokugawa Ieyasu said: "From now on, you are my childhood classmate, we met when we were young, and now you have difficulties at home, and you are suffering from the determination to serve the country without a solution, so it should not be difficult to understand that you came to me." ”

Zhao Xuelin nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Zhao Xuelin took a deep breath, secretly rejoicing in his heart, this level was finally passed.

As soon as Tokugawa Ieyasu finished speaking, a man in armor strode over.

Tokugawa Ieyasu stood up and arched his hand, "Brother Righteousness." ”

The man doesn't look much bigger than Tokugawa Ieyasu, but he's a lot bigger than Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Zhao Xuelin knew that there was only one person who could make Tokugawa Ieyasu a righteous brother, Ishimatsumaru.

Zhao Xuelin suddenly struck a wit and immediately shut his mouth.

Shi Songmaru seemed to have discovered something, turned his head to look at Zhao Xuelin and said, "This brother looks at the eyes? I haven't seen it. ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu hurriedly explained: "This is my classmate when I was young, and now I volunteer to serve the country, so I came to join me, I think he is still in the prime of life, so I left him in the barracks." ”

Shi Songmaru didn't seem to be particularly interested in Zhao Xuelin, just nodded, and immediately changed the topic to Tokugawa Ieyasu: Father just issued a military order, the military situation is urgent, let you set off tonight! ”

"Tonight?" Tokugawa Ieyasu was a little overwhelmed.