A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 104 Qingzhou is on fire
But soon Maeda Keiji no longer had any wild thoughts, because as the mysterious army approached, the city suddenly started shouting for killing, and soon there were flames rising.

Then many guys who looked like farmers or craftsmen emerged from every corner almost at the same time, armed with long knives, bamboo spears and other weapons.

Now everyone understood that this must be a long-planned rebellion, and these guys must be acting as internal agents.

Maeda Keiji suddenly felt excited: "Nagamasa-kun, where do you think they will come from? Is the Imagawa family finally going to attack the Oda family?"

But Asai Nagamasa shook his head: "Keiji-kun, I don't think so, Imagawa Yoshimoto, who claims to be from a famous family, should disdain to use this method, and if it is really a member of the Imagawa family, they He won’t be defeated so easily.”

Following the direction of Asai Nagamasa's finger, Maeda Keiji soon knew why he said that.

Because there were some rebels who were heading towards the market, they happened to encounter the defenders, who were being chased and hacked by his uncle Takikawa Kazumasu, who was in charge of managing the market order today, with a small team of ashigaru, and they were hacked back again and again. , and even self-tramplers have begun to appear.

In the blink of an eye, there were already more than a dozen bloody corpses on the ground. On the one hand, this showed that his uncle was indeed very powerful. On the other hand, it also showed that they were definitely not real samurai or ashigaru. .

Because if these people were really soldiers from the Imagawa family, they would never be so weak.

"Haha, it does seem so, but who could it be? Could it be someone from Nobuyuki Oda?"

I don't know why, although it was the first time he encountered this situation, but looking at the splashing blood and the spreading flames, Maeda Keiji could only feel that his body could not help but tremble slightly.

He knew that it was definitely not because of fear, but because of excitement, the blood of fighting was already flowing in his body!

"Well, it's more or less the same. If nothing else happens, they should be under the command of a local businessman. Perhaps they want to cooperate with Oda Nobuyuki inside and outside."

After staying in Qingzhou City for three consecutive days, Asai Nagamasa also gained a lot. Although the small businessmen made a lot of money because of Oda Nobunaga's happy market policy, the businessmen were all very uncomfortable.

Although they have a certain level of strength, they may not yet dare to openly raise a rebellion against Oda Nobunaga. However, if they take advantage of the emptiness in the city and collude with others to launch a rebellion, the chance is still very high. of.

And if it wasn't from the Imagawa family or the Saito family, then it was most likely Oda Nobunaga, Oda Nobunaga's younger brother, Oda Nobuyuki, because there was a precedent for this.

Maeda Keiji suddenly realized that this was the case.

After Oda Nobunaga decided to implement the "Happy City" policy in Owari, those who were most affected and suffered the heaviest losses were naturally the local merchants, because they lost the right to monopolize the market and collect tariffs.

Before, Maeda Keiji was still laughing at these guys for being too weak. Not only did they not dare to resist, they didn't even dare to make a few superficial protests. But now he realized that these guys had been waiting for an opportunity, such as now!
Just as he was talking, there was another cry of killing in the city. Some guys who were obviously not samurai joined the battlefield with some guys dressed as gangsters, and they loudly cursed Oda Nobunaga, claiming that he had taken away their treasure.

Now Maeda Keiji had completely confirmed that they were indeed local merchants, but he was still a little confused. Even though His Highness Nobunaga went out with a large number of samurai and ashigaru, the city became empty. , but where did these businessmen get the courage to rebel?

Aren't they afraid that when the army returns, they will kill them all?Is it the mysterious army outside the city?

But soon this was no longer a problem, because Asai Nagamasa was the first to discover the papaya pattern war flag approaching quickly in the distance. Although it was indeed the family crest of the Oda family, the color was slightly different, and they were not here. The true master.

Maeda Keiji also saw the flags clearly and also knew the identity of the other party, but he still couldn't help but confirm with Asai Nagamasa again: "Is it Oda Nobuyuki?"

Oda Nobuyuki is Oda Nobunaga's half-brother. He has always been dissatisfied with his brother Nobunaga's successor as governor of the family, and he has raised troops to fight with him before.

But of course the result ended in failure. In the end, it was their mother who interceded and allowed Oda Nobuyuki to survive, and even prevented Nobunaga from punishing him excessively, because she had always been very partial to her younger brother Nobuyuki and did not His brother Nobunaga is fond of the nickname "Owari the Big Fool".

Unexpectedly, it didn't take long for Oda Nobuyuki to seize today's opportunity and join forces with local merchants to launch a second rebellion. However, this time Nobunaga will maintain the same attitude as last time, leaving behind His brother's life?

Seeing the papaya-patterned war flag pause for a moment at the door and then immediately enter the city, the smile on Asai Nagamasa's face couldn't help but grow wider.

Nobunaga happened to be out, and there happened to be a merchant in the city to respond. The guards at the city gate surrendered directly, allowing Oda Nobuyuki to enter the city smoothly.None of these items seems to be a problem, but when they are all put together, it is too much of a coincidence.

Moreover, even he who was in Odani Castle before had heard about the feud between the Oda brothers. So would Oda Nobunaga, who was involved, really be unaware of it?

At least the news caused by his brother's recruitment and mobilization of these ashigaru would be absolutely impossible to hide from him as the Owari daimyo!

"Oh, that's right, Keiji-kun, the real master has arrived this time, and he has brought many soldiers with him."

Different from the hustle and bustle in the city, Nagamasa Asai was extremely calm at this moment, because he had seen the final outcome of the riot.

What's more, this is the territory of the Oda family. Even if the entire Qingzhou City is completely destroyed, it has nothing to do with him.

But Maeda Keiji was not as good at calming down as he was. He scratched his head so hard that his long hair turned into a henhouse in an instant: "Damn it, my BMW and spear are not here. Here, otherwise I will definitely have a good fight!"

The Maeda family's Arakoko Castle is very close to here, and the Oda family has not had any wars recently. The Kiyosu Castle is very stable, so he did not bring his treasure with him, but just a samurai sword for self-defense. Although he can also use it, But it's definitely not as good as the weapons he's good at.

"Hehe, Qingci-kun, but I remember that you don't want to be an official, do you?"

Maeda Keiji was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately realized that indeed, he did not want to serve in the Oda family at all, so even if his BMW Matsukaze and Zhu Gun were here, he would not really be able to join the battle.

Because once he obtains meritorious service, His Highness Nobunaga will definitely take the opportunity to ask him to serve in the Oda family!
Maeda Keiji once again grabbed his hair hard: "Damn it, what should I do?"

Suddenly, Maeda Keiji felt something bad, because except for a small part of the army that had entered the city to attack the ashigaru led by his uncle, more troops suddenly headed straight in their direction.

No, to be more precise, it is the direction where the Oda family's residence is located!

"Ah, no, Princess Ashi is in danger!"

Maeda Keiji suddenly turned around, grabbed Asai Nagamasa's arm, and looked at him with piercing eyes: "Nagamasa-kun!"

"Ah, okay, I understand, Keiji-kun, I will protect the beautiful princess."

Asai Nagamasa deliberately looked helpless on the surface, but in fact, he had already planned to do this even if the other party didn't mention it.

If Oda Nobunaga had anticipated this betrayal beforehand, how could he put his beloved sister in danger?He must have a backup plan.

Therefore, my trip is destined not to be too dangerous, but I can take the opportunity to gain a wave of favorability.

Although I have no interest in the little Lolita Ashi, this kind of goodwill is almost free of charge. If the other party can generously give another bird to me, that would be great.

"Then please, Nagamasa-kun. Also, just call me Keiji from now on."

As Maeda Keiji had never begged for help, it was not easy for him to say these words, but his gratitude did come from the bottom of his heart.

"Haha, then Keiji, just call me Nagamasa." Asai Nagamasa smiled and pulled out the long sword, then turned and looked to his side, "Axiu, do you want to come with me?"

Although he felt that there should be no danger, it would definitely be safer to take Axiu with him. After all, this is someone else's territory.

Axiu immediately nodded her head quickly. She has been bored with the idleness for the past few days, and now it happens to be a real battle.

As for whether her opponent is a human or a monster, she doesn't really care. She just needs to follow Nagamasa anyway!
(End of this chapter)