Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 15 The Other Side of the Blade

Takenaka Shigetoshi is the younger brother of Takenaka Hanbei. Historically, he became Hashiba Hideyoshi's direct minister after Hanbei's death, and served as Hideyoshi's banner captain. This shows that this person's own military skills are still good.

After Todo Takatora and Takenaka Shigetoshi both named each other, Takenaka Shigetoshi put on a new Dangdang Ryuki hand test, but Todo Takatora put Shiori's accompanying knife back to his waist, which is a one-too-ryuki gesture.The peasants and samurai surrounding them kept shouting and cheering for the two of them, Takenaka Shigetoshi kept trying to move around, while Todo Takatora was still standing where he was, thinking about something.So much so that some people started to coax Gao Hu.

Just as everyone was booing, Takenaka Shigetoshi made a tentative move and came within 5 steps of Gao Hu. In an instant, Gao Hu yelled and rushed over quickly, pulled out the Taidao hanging from his waist, and tried his best to attack Gao Hu. Chop down.Shigetoshi Takenaka seemed to be taken aback by Gao Hu's explosion so that he took a slow beat, but fortunately, because of the starting posture, he quickly held the knife to block Gao Hu's full blow with the sound of "Gan". The two weapons were handed over first, and Gao Hu quickly Kicked Chongli to the ground with one kick.

Gravitational reflexes rolled sideways to avoid Gao Hu's next move and then stood up. The two sides seemed to have returned to the original balance.Chong Li, with a gentle breath, immediately took the initiative and slashed towards Gao Hu.Gao Hu's body turned to one side, and he used the tachi against Shiori's samurai sword, then pulled out his ribs and pressed it against Shiori's neck.

"Acceptance, Izumori." Gao Hu said without humility.

"Thank you for your advice, it's because I'm not as skilled as others." Takenaka Shigetoshi graciously admitted his failure and Gao Hu returned the sword and returned to Hanbei.

"Hahaha, what a wonderful battle, what's your name, what's your salary now." Seeing the end of the competition, the monkey walked in and asked Gao Hu's salary directly.

"At Xiatodo Takahu, a retainer of His Highness Hachiro, received a salary of 1000 shi."

"Is it only 1000 stones for a warrior like you? Too little, too little. I'll give you 5000 stones. How about it? Come and help me."

Monkey is really a big name who can't play cards according to common sense, and made everyone present feel a little embarrassed when he opened his mouth.Do you think this should be regarded as down-to-earth or shameless?As the lord of Gao Hu, Hachiro greeted the monkey several times in his heart instantly, "I haven't poached your corner yet, are you poaching me now?"Are you an adult now, do you have the nerve to rob retainers with children? '

Facts have proved that Hideyoshi doesn't care about these things. Seeing the awkward situation, he directly increased the price, "Is 5000 shi not enough? How about 8000 shi. After capturing Miki Castle, you will be the lord of the city. Huh?"

I have to say that Hideyoshi's conditions are very tempting. I am afraid that the 8000 shi territory and the master of a city are achievements that most people in this society can't achieve in their lifetime. Jumping repeatedly in front of different lords, today you meet a lord who directly gives you a lot of lords of the city, is it considered a master?Isn't following him more promising than following Hachiro, a kid with a big P?
All the people present looked at Gao Hu one after another, some with envy and jealousy, some with a hint of ridicule, and some with a hint of regret at Hachiro.

"I'm really sorry, Master Chikuzen, just like what the lord said just now, the samurai are the blades of the Yuki family. In fact, there is another sentence." Gao Hu shook his head and rejected the sky-high offer and said, "My lord, try to make peace with me." We say: the samurai is the cornerstone of Ukita, the samurai is the blade of Ukiya, and the samurai is the key to Ukiya's victory.

The Uki family may be weaker than the Oda family, and the salary offered by the Uki family is indeed not as generous as His Highness, but how can the Uki family warriors who are the cornerstone leave the foundation of the stone mountain? "

Gao Hu's answer exceeded the expectations of everyone present, even Hachiro. This sentence was just said by Hachiro when he used it to pretend to be coercive, but he did not expect it to be firmly remembered by Gao Hu.Hachiro did not expect that the conversation between him and Gao Hu would be spread back to Bizen and throughout Japan along with the spread of the people present.

"The samurai is the cornerstone of the Uki family, the samurai is the blade of the Uki family, and the samurai is the key to the victory of the Uki family." Hideyoshi repeated this paragraph on the spot, thoughtfully.And Hanbei on the other side of the field gave Hachiro an approving look.Hachiro knew it was time to step out.

"Gao Hu, you are my vassal of Ukita Hachiro, before, now, in the future, and forever. It's just that I will attend Azuchi instead of my father, and I don't know how long I will stay in Azuchi.

How can your talents be locked in a cage like mine.I believe that your stage is in the world! After finishing speaking, he said to Hideyoshi, "Zhuqianshu, I lent Gao Hu to you temporarily as a gift. I hope you will make good use of his ability and end this troubled world as soon as possible." "

Hachiro's decision was beyond everyone's expectations.Compared with Gao Hu who had just rejected Hideyoshi's solicitation on the front foot and performed a good show of cooperation between the monarch and his ministers, Hachiro sold Gao Hu on the back foot.

But Hachiro knew very well in his heart that the next two years would be his life as a hostage in prison.The stage promised to Gao Hu is not enough to perform at all. Would Gao Hu, who has no stage, still be willing to continue to waste time by Hachiro's side?

Instead of Gao Hu leaving in the end and making both sides look bad, it is better to lock Gao Hu on the stage next to him today, and the famous quote is seconded, so that when the time comes, everyone will look at how he still has a righteous name.

Gao Hu quickly came to his senses and understood what Hachiro meant. He actually understood that Hachiro was going to be a hostage, and he began to be confused about his life in the next few years. he.With tears in his eyes, he choked up and said, "Ha Yi, my subordinate obeys." Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, these were the tears that the retainers shed because they were reluctant to leave their lord.

"Hahaha, thank you so much, Master Balang. Although it's rented, the conditions I just mentioned are still valid, and the 8000 stone salary will be given to Gao Hu as the rent! Hahaha."

What Hideyoshi thought in his heart was that after a long time, he would be his own person, so he gave Gao Hu a salary of 8000 shi with great pride. In this way, Gao Hu grew from a rogue to a city lord of 9000 shi after one year of becoming an official Hachiro. Shi Daming's boundary is only one step away.

"Get, get, get, get~" At this moment, Qiu Shangjiu's family, who went to Xinzhuang City to borrow a horse, came back.A man rode a tall horse and led two horses with a long rope to the side of the crowd, causing a commotion.

"What's the matter, give way, let's go." The Jiu family who just came back was a little confused about the situation, and the Qiu Shang Jiu family pushed aside the crowd, just in time to be seen by Hideyoshi.

Hideyoshi looked at the samurai leading the horse in front of him and decided that his face looked familiar. When he took a closer look at Hachiro next to Gao Hu, he felt that he had seen him somewhere before.

"Master Xuanzhu, what's going on? Why is everyone surrounding the young master and Lord Chikuzen?" The Jiu family led the horse to Xuanzhu and Kenjiro and asked.

'Master Xuanzhu! 'A familiar name popped into Hideyoshi's mind.Looking at Xuan Zhu and Jiu's family in the distance, and looking at Hachiro in front of him, he pointed at several people in a slightly exaggerated tone, "You are not." Suddenly he became incoherent.

Hachiro looked at Hideyoshi and seemed to recognize him, so he stopped pretending, and said backwards, "Master Xuanzhu, Yijosuke, come to meet the distinguished guest soon."

The two came to salute Hideyoshi, "Amitabha, I have seen Master Hashiba Chikuzen in Xiaxuanzhu." I’ve seen Lord Chikuzen.”

"ε=(ο｀*))) Oh? Your name is Qiu Shang Jiujia. I thought you were a real monk until just now. And I remember that there seemed to be a retainer of the Nizi family with this name."

"Ha Yi, I used to be a retainer of Nizi's family. After being defeated and captured, I was honored by my lord. Now I am a retainer of Yu Xi's family."

"That's it, you guys have lied to me so hard~" After saying that, pretending to be very distressed, Hideyoshi seemed to have no interest in this samurai who betrayed his master and surrendered.Sometimes men are more interested in things that deny themselves, especially monkeys. "Did you go to lead the horse just now? What's going on?"

"I really don't want to sit in a sedan chair, a samurai should ride a horse!" Hachiro said after taking the conversation.

"Really? Hachiro thinks samurai should ride horses?"

"Well, horses and katana swords should be the life of a samurai. When you abandon them, your samurai life will end. Daisuke Imagawa Jibe lost everything about the samurai because he abandoned the horse. "

"You are so young, who taught you this routine?" Hideyoshi looked at Hachiro in surprise.

"Master Xuanzhu taught me!" Balang resolutely threw the pot to Xuanzhu, said in a milky, harmless voice, and pointed his little finger at Xuanzhu while saying it.Xuanzhu was a little taken aback, thinking that she didn't seem to have said these words.On the contrary, the famous quotes in Hachiro's mouth are one after another.

But it doesn't matter, Hideyoshi believed Hachiro's words, looked at Gao Hu, then looked at Xuanzhu and Jiujia.He sighed, "Izumi Shou has a lot of good retainers." After saying that, he said again, "The samurai is the cornerstone of the Uki family, the samurai is the blade of the Uki family, and the samurai is the key to the victory of the Uki family." Then turned and left.

The team continued to set off after a short break, and Hachiro was hugged directly on his horse by Hideyoshi, and he loved the child of this former opponent even more.In Mama, the two went from Japan to the Ming Dynasty, and from Maori to Hojo. Hachiro found that Hideyoshi was very appetizing to him.

"Hachiro, after you sent me to Murotsu that day and found out that I was Hashiba Hideyoshi, did you feel upset? Anyway, I am also the general of the enemy army. If I were handed over, the Harima country would probably belong to your father. "After chatting for a while, Hideyoshi suddenly asked seriously on the horse.

"To be honest, I feel a little regretful for the Yuki family." Hachiro could clearly feel the seriousness of the man behind him, and then said: "Master Chikuzen only gave Hachiro 500 kanwen, it's really not worth it, it should be 10 times more It’s all my fault that my father only offered a reward of 1000 shi. It can be seen from this incident that my father didn’t really realize that Master Chikuzen is difficult to deal with. Leading the horse."

"But for Hachiro himself, he has no regrets, because no matter who the samurai is, Hachiro will save him." Hachiro continued, "For that samurai, the war is over. Master Chikuzen still remembers what Gao Hu said just now ?"

"Well, you mean that the samurai is the cornerstone of the Ukita, the samurai is the blade of the Ukiya, and the samurai is the key to the victory of the Ukiya?"

"Yes, the samurai are the swords of Ukita. Another meaning is that the samurai are just the swords in the hands of the superior samurai. They are the first to kill the enemy, and they are also the first to be bumped by the enemy. For the superior samurai It's just a new samurai sword, but for the samurai sword itself, the whole world is lost. After all, they are also human beings, and they also have family members. It is an expression of loyalty to each other on the battlefield. There is no need to be too harsh. This is why I accept the Nizi family's surrender."

Hachiro looked at Hideyoshi, who was only 1 head taller than himself on the horse behind him, and said, "In fact, it also proved that Hachiro's decision was correct, didn't it? Isn't Hashiba-sama here to repay Hachiro? Hashiba-sama will protect Hachiro, right? "

Hideyoshi looked down at the child in his arms and said firmly, "Yes, yes, I, Hashiba Hideyoshi, will definitely protect Hachiro."

(End of this chapter)