When everyone retreated, Lan Xiang and I were left in the room. The young man looked at me with a burning look. I smiled slightly, took out a small box from the table and handed it to Lan Xiang.

The young man took the box tremblingly, his face flushed with excitement. He opened the box and saw the handkerchief he gave me. He picked it up and spread it. It was written with the word "take care" written in blood by Ashi!

Lan Xiang, who had endured for many years, finally couldn't help it anymore and began to cry loudly! This was the sad tears of a wanderer who had left his mother for more than ten years! For his childhood, and for his unattainable family affection...

I watched him cry, and I actually felt ten thousand empathy in my heart. Even though I have been a human being for two lives and have been in my thirties, whenever I think of my mother who has been separated since childhood, I still feel sad, my eyes are swollen, and my nose is sour. But in order to maintain my image, I just suppressed my sadness.

Lan Xiang cried for a while, raised his head and asked me weakly, "My mother... is she doing well?"

But my eyes didn't dare to look at me, for fear that I would give me an unwanted answer.

I said lightly: "Whether good or bad depends on your standards?"

Lan Xiang was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth to talk, his lips trembled a few times, but he shut up and said nothing. Yes, sometimes I ask too much, so it’s better to keep silent. What can I do if I know? What can I change?

So Lan Xiang expressed his sincere gratitude to me, and left Sakai Port to find the secluded Hongan Temple Xianru, and completed the task I assigned him.

Kasumi and Sagus also took their people to Shikoku to contact the Zaga people who had been living in Tosa after the defeat, especially Shigehide Suzuki.

Ran also gave Chen Kui information as I asked, and the warship was heading towards the direction of the Dead Wood Beach. The cooperation with Kiyonoya allowed our business scope to develop in the direction of Nara and Ise. It seemed that everything was going in the expected direction.

In the past few days, my cat has been at the headquarters of Bandhai, focusing on the sword technique and body technique of supporting shadow swallowing light. I feel more and more that with this sword technique, I can almost have a brand new identity!

From now on, in front of others, I can maintain the image of a warrior with Juhezhan as the core; but under the shadow behind me, I can transform into a shadow in the darkness and do something that cannot be done under the light.

The Rocking Moon Sword Technique and the Shadow Following Body Technique must be used in combination to achieve the greatest effect. Both are mainly fast and highlight secrets. I have the foundation of the Spiritual Art, the Cold Crystal Earth Fire Art and the Juhe Sword. In addition, the deep accumulation of cleaners in my previous life, learning this assassination-type swordsmanship will really be twice the result with half the effort!

After a few days, I have made major breakthroughs in practice and can use my body skills and sword moves freely. With the blessing of the Cold Crystal Earth Fire Art, it is even more powerful and more vicious.

The wounds of cattle and sheep used for the experiment were burned by ground fire, and the wounds were extremely difficult to recover. In order to avoid them from suffering too much, they immediately stewed or braised after the experiment.

The time of concentration is always rushed. I am immersed in hard practice every day and completely forgot about things outside of me. However, soon, this rapid and diligent rhythm was disrupted - because the things I care most about will also have results in the next few days.

In short, it has mixed joys and sorrows, but I was quite unhappy. The specific situation is as follows:

As agreed, Shibata Katsuya launched a sudden attack on Uesugi Keika, who was in Echizen's position! Uesugi did not expect that Shibata Katsuya, who was so hostile to Hideyoshi Hashiba, would actually take the initiative to attack him, but he had no choice but to face the enemy in a hurry, and indeed suffered a great loss on the battlefield.

By the time Shibata Katsuyaki Castle, Uesugi Keikaku was already panicked. Because after passing Toui Castle, Uesugi Keikaku's Uesugi Keikaku's residence city - Haruhishan Castle, so in a daze, the command and dispatch were even more chaotic, and the war quickly showed one-sided defeat.

In this case, Shibata Katsuya did not take advantage of the victory to pursue it, but started a peace talk with Uesugi Keika. Uesugi Keika was inexplicably surprised, but the envoys gave back that Shibata's army did have a peace talk with sincerity, so Shuangwen concluded an alliance under the city of Tosui and established a treaty of non-aggression and mutual assistance.

In this regard, Shibata Katsuya did a pretty job! In military terms, he was indeed worthy of being a first-class general of the Warring States Period. However, in other aspects, Shibata Katsuya's actions were not so satisfactory.

After Oda Nobuo died suddenly, I sent someone to inform him immediately, but Shibata Katsuya's political wisdom is really ashamed - shouldn't the operation at this time send someone to take over Xiao Zhang and Ise as soon as possible?

Nobutta Oda was in his hands and the three masters were in his hands. He had a million reasons to take over the land, but he did not, but he was unable to move forward. Due to unknown reasons, it was delayed for ten days.

As a result, Hashiba Hideyoshi's troops were not cut off, so he personally led his troops to Kiyoshi Castle a few days later. In the name of mourning Nobuo Oda, he seized actual control of Kiyoshi Castle. His power quickly expanded to Ohara, Ise, and went directly to Shibata Katsuya and Takigawa Ichii's throats!

When I heard this news, I was really vomiting black blood on the ground. Could it be that in Shibata Katsuya's muscle-filled mind, Oda Nobuo's value lies only in his symbolic significance as the alternate heir of the head of the family?

On the other hand, after receiving the handwritten letter written by Nobuta Oda instead of Master San, Hiroki Ikeda cried and replied, expressing his firm support for Master San's status as the orthodox heir and willing to assist Master San and continue the glory of the Oda family. Although he didn't know what he thought, his statement was very firm. No matter what, Hideyoshi Hashiba could not give him full trust like before.

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will take root and sprout, and all they need is time and nutrients. This step has achieved my goal.

However, on the issue of Niba Nagahide, Shibada Katsue was very immature. After the condemnation was sent to Niba Nagahide, Niba Nagahide pretended to be deaf and dumb, silent, and completely pretended not to receive the letter. At this time, Shibada Katsue should have been fully proactive, but he had no awareness of this aspect at all, and he was silent...

The silence of Niba Nagahide is his delaying strategy. Will you, Shibata Katsuya, deny him with great fanfare under the banner of the third wizard? Say he is guilty! Say he is speechless! Say he cannot just repent, he should take practical actions!

In short, Shibata Katsuya has countless ways to pry open the door of Niba Nagahide, but this guy chose the one that makes people vomit blood the most - Silence.

Moreover, we must never give Hashiba Hideyoshi the cunning fox a chance to breathe. We must trust him at the same time and openly let him attack Niba Nagahide! Limited time! Limited method! Limited effect! At least we must force him to force him! As a result, Shibata Katsuya is still silent! Silent! Silence!

Later, the cunning Hideyoshi Hashiba sent a letter to Master Three publicly, saying that the precious potions that Niba Nagashui had taken before were all gifts from his own gifts, and they were tributes to the Mori family when they attacked the Maori family. In this way, he easily followed this page and beat them up. Not only did he not discord between his relationship with Niba Nagashui, but instead tied the two together!

Then there is the handling of the adopted son Katsutoki Shibata. What is the relationship between the two "father and son"? Did Shibata Katsuko really not know anything? I had already made it clear at the time. I called him back, returned to myself, and gave him a high-ranking official, a nameless high-ranking official, and let him live high-ranking in everyone's vision as a symbol of harmony between father and son, and live high-ranking in everyone's vision. Isn't it okay?

However, Shibata Katsuya did not deal with this. He promoted Shibata Katsutoshi and gave him troops, horses, food and grass, trying to win over Shibata Katsutoshi's heart in this way.

It is said that the weasel greets the chickens with New Year's greetings - without any good intentions, Shibata Katsutoki Shibata took so many sudden gifts from this cold-hearted father, and he was extremely nervous! He thought that this was the sign that Katsuki was about to clean up himself and stabilize himself first! In panic, Hashiba Hideyoshi hooked his finger at him, and Shibata Katsutoki took his own city and defected to Hashiba Hideyoshi without hesitation!

Damn it, I hold the firewood to put out the fire! Damn it, the more I help you! With Shibata Katsuya's brain capacity, why do you have to learn from others and jump out to compete for the world? When I received these news, I angrily threw the letter to the ground. In an instant, I even had the urge to help Hashiba Hideyoshi attack Shibata Katsuya! I am not afraid of having a god-like opponent, but I am afraid of having a teammate like a pig!

After calming down, I sat there seriously thinking about the possibility of giving up Shibada Katsuya and instead assisting other daimyos against Hideyoshi. Putting aside the difficulty of establishing a relationship from scratch, what is the situation of the daimyo that can be chosen?

The Maori family, Maori Hiromoto's mean talent, and his "Maori Two Rivers" under his command - Yoshikawa Motoharu and Kobayakawa Takaki are all pillars of the sky. The appeasement policy they adopted against Hashiba Hideyoshi will not change because of me, an outsider.pass!

The Uesugi family and the Takeda family, the two big families that were originally the most powerful in fighting each other, are now in power, and they will not die, so it is better to forget as soon as possible.

The Hojo family is a family business, and it is a solid piece and cannot penetrate at all.

The Ida family has produced many talents since the Ida Shiro Sect, but the family concept is too strong and there is no possibility of infiltration. The "one-eyed dragon" Ida Masato Sect is so powerful that I don't have the confidence to fool him. In addition, the location is relatively remote, forget it.

The Satake family is too small and is also a one-man show by Satake Yoshihiro, and has no value.

The Changzong family and the Changzong family are worthy of cooperation, but they are too old and their descendants are all there. I don’t want to experience the pain of “the late emperor is running for the middle way before starting a business”, let’s give up love!

The Shimazu family and Shimazu Yoshihisa are wise generals who have a good reputation in the world, and it is difficult to convince them. Moreover, the Shimazu family's ambition is limited to unifying the Kyushu, and they have no yearning for the world, which is a pity.

Who else? Sanada family? They are still working for people now!

After thinking about it, it seemed that there was no more suitable candidate than Shibata Katsuya for a while, so I could only grit my teeth, pick up the paper and pen that had been thrown all over the floor, and reply to Shibata Katsuya.

Indignantly, my reply was just two words: "Received!" and there was not even a signature. But then I thought, what is the difference between replying like this and tearing up the agreement directly? So I tore the paper apart, took out one again, and wrote my own opinions and suggestions in a dense manner, and asked the messenger to send it out as soon as possible!

After the letter was sent out, I leaned heavily on the chair, Shibata Katsuya, Shibata Katsuya! All I can do is this. What fate do you have depends on your own luck!

The situation on our side is much better overall. Kazuki and Saur have the best effect. Shigehide Suzuki was seriously injured in the battle of Ishiyama Honanji. He has been raising himself for half a year. He has just recovered his energy and is gritting his teeth and trying to take revenge! As a result, he met the pillow when he was sleepy. The lobbyist was two old acquaintances Kazuki and Saur, so he naturally agreed. He will do his best to help us and let the Oda family build the Oda family.

With this item, I am equivalent to having thousands of more elite musketeers. In the era of cold and alternating times, this is a force that cannot be ignored!

As expected, Honanji Temple showed an ugly face like a monk, asking for money, food and equipment. I sent someone to tell him a sentence: "The last bus comes up, come up, if you don't come up, don't come up." Then I ordered Lan Xiang to cut off contact with him.

Honanji Xianru was a monk who was extremely unwilling to be mediocre. Seeing that he could not kill me, I was attacked by the army. Instead, he thought I was a person worthy of cooperation, so he took the initiative to send someone to communicate with me. This time his attitude became much more sincere. After a while, he finally reached a plan to cooperate with both sides to launch the "One-Fat Ikki" within the sphere of influence of Hashiba Hideyoshi and Ninoha Nagahide.

When all these major aspects are processed, it will be the end of the month. All I can do is to do is to do my best and leave my destiny!

One morning at the end of the month, Lan suddenly found me and said that the "pike" was in place.
Chapter completed!