That night, Fukutomi Heitaro rushed back to Kiyoshu again and conveyed Saito's words to Oda Nobunaga. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"War doesn't follow common sense......," Oda Nobunaga repeated, and then asked, "Really?" ”

"That's what I said."

"Hehe, it seems that the pit viper is planning to make this battle his last...... Oda Nobunaga said with a chuckle, and then suddenly turned to Nohime and said, "The pit viper is getting older, and his brain seems to be a little unclear, Anon, write a letter to comfort him." ”

"Yes......" Nohime replied softly, and went back to the room, just waiting to pick up the pen and paper, but didn't know what to write......

On the other side, after Fukutomi Heitaro went down, Oda Nobunaga was silent for a while and asked the little surname to call Yamada Masamura. After a while, Yamada Masamura came over.

"What's the matter, Master Yoshi, is there something new over there in Mino?" As soon as Yamada Masamura came in, he asked directly. Hawkers, although Oda Nobunaga didn't say anything to Yamada Masamura, the Kikyo flag of Inaba Yamajo Castle was so conspicuous that there was no one in the entire Oda family who didn't know about it.

"Not bad." Oda Nobunaga nodded, and then told Yamada Masamura what Michizo Saito had told him.

It's just a pity, who is Yamada Masamura? A stunned young man who didn't have any military acumen at all, how could he understand the meaning of Saito Michizo's words? However, he will never be revealed, especially in front of Oda Nobunaga.

"War doesn't follow common sense, so if you don't have the certainty of victory, you can't go to war......," Yamada Masamura kept chattering, and finally pursed his lips and said with a pretended disdainful face, "Yoshibo-sama, this old man must not be clear in his mind, and he actually said such contradictory words. ”

"Huh?" Oda Nobunaga was stunned when he heard this, he never imagined that Yamada Masamura would say this.

Seeing Oda Nobunaga's puzzled gaze, Yamada Masamura hurriedly flickered, "Look, since this old man said earlier that the war should not follow common sense. Isn't it common sense to be sure that you will win and then send troops? ......" Yamada Masamura chattered.

Oda Nobunaga couldn't cry or laugh when he said this, and seeing that Yamada Masamura was still unsatisfied, Oda Nobunaga hurriedly interrupted him. Call him at such a time. It's not for him to be funny. "Overlord Maru, there's something I want to do for you!" Oda Nobunaga said with a serious face.

"To save the pit viper? Rest assured! If the old man doesn't want to go, I'll knock him out and bring him back!" Yamada Masamura patted his chest and reassured.

"Knock out and bring it back? Ha ha! That's a good idea. Oda Nobunaga laughed when he heard this, "It's just a pity that the pit viper won't agree." Even if you do. When he comes to his senses, he will still commit suicide. ”

"This ......" Yamada Masamura was speechless, and after deeply understanding the so-called samurai spirit because of the death of the oni head, he understood that Oda Nobunaga was right. With the dignity of Saito Michizo's generation, how could he allow himself to live so well?

"But you do have to go to Mino." Oda Nobunaga said again.

"Huh?"

"There's no way that bastard Yilong is unguarded against us, so I can't guarantee how long it will take to break through their barriers. In this case, you will need to stay by the pit viper's side to help stall for time. Oda Nobunaga said cautiously.

In fact, although Michizo Saito refused, Oda Nobunaga had already begun to assemble troops at the same time as he sent his people. Regardless of whether the pit viper agrees or not. People, he must be saved. After having lost his supporters such as Masahide Hirate and Nobumitsu Oda, he really doesn't want to lose this old man who has been silently supporting him.

"And what if the old man doesn't agree with my help?" Yamada Masamura asked with some concern, he didn't want to help because of his own mess, and Saito Michizo not only felt humiliated, but also died.

"Just stay by his side and do what he says!" Oda Nobunaga didn't know what to do if that happened, so he replied angrily. Then, his tone changed, and he said in a somewhat low voice, "What if...... In case the pit viper dies in battle. Then you bring his body back! ”

"Yes!" Yamada Masamura said solemnly, he finally knew why Oda Nobunaga sent him to Mino.

Night...... The moonlight is sprinkled on the earth, bringing a glimmer of light to the world.

Michizo Saito put down his pen and gently picked up the letter, which was already full of words. After reading it again, a strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, "I really wonder how that fool will react when he sees this letter?" ”

Shaking his head and muttering, Michizo Saito slowly stood up and walked slowly outside the house. At this time. The bright moon hangs in the sky, and Lushan City is quiet. "It's a peaceful night, but it's a pity that I won't be able to enjoy it again in a few days."

Saito Michizo sat in the corridor, staring at the Big Dipper that led his destiny, and suddenly, he sighed in a low voice, "My life is full of sins, and when I drove away my lord, I was ready to taste the consequences......

After that, he got up and stared in the direction of Inabayama Castle, "Yoshiryu, I do underestimate you, but if you just treat me as an old man who is a general, then you will suffer a big loss~" Saito Michizo muttered to himself with a chuckle.

At this moment, Michizo Saito once again became the hero of the year. No matter how old the pit viper is, the venom is still deadly, and it is believed that it will not be long before the sharp and venomous fangs will once again show the world its horror, although it is likely that this will be the last.

Early the next morning, Lushan City.

"My lord, Lord Wise has arrived." The red guard said in a low voice, and after speaking, he turned around and left, during this time, he was very busy.

Saito Michizo stared at Akechi Mitsuhide, who was kneeling there and whispered, and after a long while, he slowly asked, "Mitsuhide, is the Akechi City side ready?" ”

"Yes! It's all set! ”

"Hmm." In response, Michizo Saito fell silent, and Akechi Mitsuhide didn't know what to say because he couldn't find any chance of victory in the coming war.

"Mitsuhide, ......"

"In!"

"When the war is over, you can just leave Mino." Saito Michizo said lightly.

"What?!" Akechi Mitsuhide looked at Michizo Saito in shock, never knowing that he would say such a thing.

"My lord! Mitsuhide is the lord's retainer! If the lord dies in battle! Mitsuhide is willing to die together! Akechi Mitsuhide shouted in a panic, not even hiding the pessimism in his heart about this battle. Because as a samurai, it is the greatest honor to be able to die for the sake of the lord. And abandoning the lord and running away privately is the most humiliating thing, and Akechi Mitsuhide, who has been a model samurai student since childhood, is obviously unwilling to do so.

"Mitsuhide, do you remember when I taught you in the past?" Hear the words. Michizo Saito didn't explain anything, but asked thoughtlessly.

"This ...... Remember......" Akechi Mitsuhide looked at Saito Michizo suspiciously, wondering why he suddenly got involved in this matter.

"You, Yilong, and Guidie, among the three of you. Your talent is the best......" Saito Michizo said lightly, "but now it seems that your development is the worst one......"

Hearing this, Akechi Mitsuhide did not refute, but lowered his head and waited in silence for Saito Michizo's next words.

"Gui Die is a girl. But no matter how martial arts and intelligence are not inferior to men, more importantly, she also has enough ambition! Although he is now married into the Oda family, Nobunaga is the top hero in the world, and he also has great respect for Guidie. I believe that in a few decades, they will become the most powerful couple in the world. ”

"Although Yilong has always disliked him very much, thinking that he is not the material for the governor at all, but this time his choice made me see his ambition. He wasn't satisfied with just one Mino daimyo and wanted more......," Michizo Saito said with a chuckle, seemingly unaware of Saito's ambitions. The first one is going to cut him.

"And you...... Mitsuhide" Michizan Saito looked at Akechi Mitsuhide lightly, and suddenly threw out a question that Guidie had asked before marrying into the Oda family, "You like Guidie, right?" ”

"This ...... I ......" Akechi Mitsuhide was suddenly stupid when he heard this, and wanted to deny it directly as before, but seeing Saito Michizo's expression as if he had seen everything, he couldn't say anything about denial.

"What? At times like these, you're still trying to deceive me as well as ...... Fooling yourself? Michizo Saito asked lightly.

Hearing this, Akechi Mitsuhide fell silent, and after a long time, he said as if he had exhausted his strength. "Yes! The subordinates really like Miss Guidie! ”

"You like Gui Die, and I can tell you very accurately that Gui Die also had a good impression of you at the beginning...... In the same way, I'm happy to see things happen to both of you. It's just that...... Until the moment she married into the Oda family. You still don't dare to show your thoughts......" Saito Michizo looked at Akechi Mitsuhide and said with some hatred, "You have no ambitions...... No dreams...... Even...... I don't even have the guts ......."

"I'm ......" Akechi Mitsuhide looked at Michizo Saito blankly, completely unsure of how to answer. Because Michizo Saito was not right at all, he didn't have anything...... Therefore, after Saito Michizo lived in seclusion, he still worshiped him. This is a completely stupid decision to ruin your career.

"So...... Let's go, travel around the world, find your dreams, your ambitions...... Then, try to be bold and make it happen......" Michizo Saito said before getting up and going back to the house.

After Akechi Mitsuhide left, Akabei came to Saito Michizo's room again, "What's wrong with Mitsuhide's kid?" With a worried face, he shouted several times but did not respond. The Red Guard asked with a strange expression.

However, Saito Michizo did not answer him, but asked him to sit down, and then took out the flask and poured it full for both sides, "Akabei, how long have you been with me?" Saito Michizo asked casually while drinking,

"Huh? Oops, I really can't remember this, I just remember that after I was deceived by your guy's rhetoric, I have been following you to suffer~" Red Soldier Wei said with a smile as he picked up his wine glass, and his face couldn't help but have a look of memory.

"yes...... It's been too long...... It's time to put an end to this long rhetoric......," said Michizo Saito with some sighs.

Kyogen is one of the classical Japanese dramas, which is based on the trivial things around ordinary characters, which is equivalent to burlesque comedy. Saito Michizo uses kyogen to refer to his life, which is really self-deprecating......

"My lord?" When the Red Soldier Guard heard this, he suddenly felt that something was wrong in his heart.

"You should go back to Kyoto......" Saito Michizo still said the last thing Red Guard wanted to hear.

"That's not going to work! I've been ...... with you since I was at the temple," Akabei said in a panic.

"Tell you to go!" Michizo Saito directly interrupted Akabei's words.

Hearing Saito's words, Akabei suddenly sat down on the ground and muttered to himself, "Back to square one?" ”

"Hehe, do you think it's a meaningless double six?" Michizo Saito asked with a chuckle.

Double Six, also known as Double Six, is somewhat similar to Monopoly, a game in which he runs through a sieve to determine the number of steps to take.

The Red Soldier lowered his head and did not speak, constantly shaking his head, but he could not say a word.

"Life...... That's exactly what it is. However, as long as you see some interesting scenery along the way, it is already a blessing. Michizo Saito said with a smile.

"That'...... What about you, my lord? What should you do? Red Soldier asked impatiently.

"Me? Haha, originally, I was going to give Mino to Nobunaga's boy and let him fulfill my unfulfilled dream. That man can do it! Saito Michizo said with a smile, and after speaking, he turned his head to look in the direction of Inabayama Castle outside, and Saito Michizo said again with a smile, "But now, that kid from Yoshiryu gave me a big surprise, so ...... I decided to retest him to see if he had the strength and ability to carry on my dream. ”

After speaking, Saito Michizo stood up and walked to the desk next to him, and said as he walked, "Akabei, for such a long time, thank you for your hard work!" As he spoke, he picked up a letter on the desk and walked back to the Red Soldier Guard, "This letter, help me give it to my son-in-law." ”

After receiving the letter, the Red Soldier said in a trembling voice, "Lord ......" Then, unable to hold back his tears anymore, he pulled Saito Michizo's hands in pain. The boy has tears and does not flick, but he has not reached the sad place, for the Red Soldier who has never married, Saito Michizo is the only faith in his life, and now he ......

"Alright! Don't cry! Saito Michizo leaned down and put his arm on Akabei's shoulders to persuade him, his voice becoming stalked.

After a long while, Saito Michizo continued, "Akabei, I still have two young sons, send them to Myokakuji Temple in Kyoto, and they must not be allowed to become samurai. By the way, help me bring a message to Wan A, and tell her that Zhuang Jiulang's bastard failed to fulfill his promise, and I'm sorry for her. After a pause, Saito Michizo looked at the Red Soldier Guard with a reluctant face and said, "Red Soldier, everything is please!" ”

"Hmm......" Akabei replied in a choked voice.

After a long time, the Red Soldier Guard, who had returned to his mansion, summoned Oji and handed the letter that Michizo Saito had given him, "Give this to Nobun-sama of Owari." After a pause, the Red Guard continued, "Tell him that there is no need for reinforcements here!" ”

Hearing this, Erji seemed to be a little speechless, but as a ninja, the only thing he could do was to take over the task and then execute it.

(To be continued.) )