Swallow Back

However, a samurai like Honda Tadakatsu with extraordinary courage and battle experience exudes a murderous aura from all over his body, which makes the people nearby fear him.

After all, he is a ruthless character who is almost on a par with Sasaki Ruun. If he takes action against ordinary members of the Shinsengumi, it may be as easy as squeezing an ant to death.

Who can not be afraid?

Hattori Hanzo was also walking beside him, but for some reason there was no sense of presence at all. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't realize that it was a big living person.

Especially when Honda Zhongsheng's aura is so prominent.

Dozens of Shinsengumi members followed behind and walked on the river beach towards Hamamatsu Castle for a while.Most of them were trembling and trembling, while a few were gnashing their teeth as if facing a formidable enemy.

Liu Yun noticed this, glanced back, and told everyone: "Be safe, don't be impatient, don't be nervous, the Tokugawa family will definitely welcome us. Isn't it Master Honda?"

"Ah... ha, of course, of course!"

Honda Tadakatsu in the black armored antler helmet was stunned for a while, and then laughed heartily.

Then the slaughtering aura he exuded suddenly faded away a lot, as if it had been erased. 1

Everyone in the Shinsengumi felt that the pressure on their bodies was relieved.

……

In front of you is the headquarters of the Tokugawa family, Hamamatsu Castle on the coast of Tokaido.

The history of this city is not long. It was built only after the Sanfangyuan War two years ago. Now the appearance is still intact and brand new, especially the roof of the castle tower. Although there are not many decorations, it is almost only black and white, but it is quite elegant. beauty.

However, the scale of the city is a bit small, and the outermost layer is only no more than 5000 steps long and wide. It seems that it can accommodate up to [-] people.At the same time, the surrounding commercial facilities are extremely sluggish, and there is no formal fixed street town under the city, only on the sandy road paved with small gravels, some vendors set up stalls and operate along the way.

All in all, very poor.

The only desirable thing may be the mental outlook of the guards at the gate.But the styles and colors of the equipment are very messy, so this kind of mental outlook makes people feel even more pitiful.

There is no need to use the situation of the Oda family as a reference, even if it is compared with Naoetsu of the Echigo Uesugi family, it is nothing like the difference.

It is also much worse than Yixiangzong's Long Island City.

The members of the Shinsengumi walked to the door, their eyes inevitably looked a little contemptuous.

Tadakatsu Honda didn't seem to notice it at all, he still held his head up as a leader, and seemed to be full of pride in the Tokugawa family. 1

Liu Yun followed the other party into Hamamatsu City, and then saw a...

An upright, fat, clothed cat with a height close to that of an adult, surrounded by four samurai—a big civet cat with a painted face?

What is this ghost?

Liu Yun was about to complain, when he suddenly remembered that when they first met, Hattori Hanzo appeared as a falcon.

Now that Hattori Hanzo has been accepted as an eagle, it seems that there is nothing strange about the other big figures of the Tokugawa family being civet cats.

The painting style is very unified.

By the way, this big civet cat with a painted face seems to have a very strong fighting power.

Just don't know which one?

Liuyun recalled the historical knowledge he learned from the Dark Shame game in his previous life, and thought of names such as Tadashi Sakai, Masanobu Honda, and the Okubo Brothers.

Before he could figure it out, Honda Tadakatsu stepped forward solemnly, knelt down and bowed to the colorful-faced fat civet cat, and said respectfully: "My lord! From what I can see, the visitor is undoubtedly Sasaki Liuyun-sama from the Oda family."

Then he got up and looked back at Liuyun, pointing to Tanuki and introduced: "This is my lord, Your Highness Tokugawa Mikawa."

ah?

Liu Yun couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

Ieyasu Tokugawa is a civet cat?

This might be a little too funny.

In the world of strange powers and gods, it is reasonable to have a retainer of birds and beasts.It is an eye-opener to come directly to the name of a bird and a beast. 1

Liu Yun looked up and down for a moment, and expressed his surprise sincerely: "His Royal Highness Tokugawa Mikawa is really impressive."

Hearing this, Ben Duo Zhongsheng showed an embarrassed look, and was a little angry, but he tried his best to hold it back in time.

And the big painted-faced civet cat—that is, Tokugawa Ieyasu, raised its furry paws to touch the chubby face, and said with a nonchalant smile: "It's strange and normal to look like this...Actually, I just had The samurai with the raccoon power was temporarily unable to transform back into a human form due to the curse of the Takeda family a few months ago—it didn’t delay anything, so don’t worry too much about it.”

"So that's how it is..." Liu Yun knew it in his heart, didn't go into details, changed the topic and introduced himself: "This is Sasaki Liuyun from Omi, who is working for the Oda family."

"I have known you for a long time." Tanuki nodded naively, then stretched out its paws and pointed at the black-armored antler-helmed warrior next to him, saying, "Honta Heihachi, didn't he offend you just now? If so, please let me apologize for him." .Actually, when Hanzo first sent back the information, he already roughly confirmed your identity. This guy Heihachi insisted on clamoring to use force to test..."

"Don't dare to take it." Don't care if it's red-faced or not, anyway, I don't want to hit the smiling person, and Liu Yun is very polite under the roof of others: "After all, I came from the sea too suddenly, and it's normal to have doubts. Mr. Honda This kind of character is really unstoppable."

"It doesn't matter." The big civet cat scratched the hair on its head with both paws, and explained: "If I give an order, Honda Heihachi will definitely obey the order. It's just that when he insists on using force to test , I also kind of want to watch the fun, hehehe..."

"So..." Liu Yun frowned and sighed: "If someone is really impersonating, or if I am actually a mediocre swindler with mediocre martial arts skills, would I have died under the gun of Lord Honda just now?"

"That's right!" The civet cat spread its paws and widened its eyes, and said confidently, "It's a troubled time in the Warring States period, isn't it normal for people who pretend to be tricksters to die?"

Liu Yun was speechless, thinking that Tokugawa Ieyasu was too sincere.

"Although it seems cruel to say that, I have always felt that it will be easier to deal with it after explaining the matter clearly first." The big civet cat showed a harmless smile to humans and animals again, and said: "By the way, Mr. Sasaki Liuyun, what are you doing?" How did you come to our Hamamatsu city? And it has something to do with the "Masengumi" in Nagashima?"

When it came to business, Liu Yun immediately stopped thinking about it, and explained the whole story in a concise manner. 1

Of course, some places that need to be concealed still have to be temporarily concealed.

"Oh...it's a complicated experience." The big civet cat nodded suddenly, rolled its round eyes and smiled again: "Hey, Mr. Sasaki Liuyun, you obviously have something to say, but this is also human nature, I don't care. I will ask more questions. As long as the final result is in the interests of the Tokugawa family, it will be fine."

Liu Yun also responded with a silent yet polite smile.

"Ah, it's really embarrassing to stand at the door talking all the time, come in quickly!" The big civet cat seemed to realize this at this moment, and quickly waved its furry and fat paws to invite it inside.

Then through two gates, he brought Liuyun and his party to a house in Ninomaru.

"Although Sasaki Liuyun-sama is a distinguished guest, you can avoid it in the deeper places. I am a bit stingy, and I am not used to letting female relatives see guests." The big civet cat said this without hesitation, and then pointed to Liuyun Jinghe and Qiushan said: "Just like the two around you, after having such beauties, you certainly don't want them to see the handsome man outside easily, hehehe, I just laughed. Speaking of which, the two around you are really ...Hey, it makes me a little jealous."

"Understand, understand! Everyone is a man."

Liu Yun could only reply in this way.

Hearing what the other party said, he actually felt a little uncomfortable, but he felt that it was too unworthy to get angry about it.

Then, he ordered the waiter to arrange the accommodation, and Tokugawa Ieyasu said again: "With this 'Shinsengumi', you will definitely be able to show your skills when you attack Nagashima in the future. Will you be able to do so without compromising the overall situation? Do me a favor? Of course, the Tokugawa family will definitely reciprocate."

"……I will think about it."

Liu Yun responded with a few sentences.

"Please." The big civet cat bowed down to salute symbolically, and then said: "Master Sasaki Liuyun, you can take a look around Hamamatsu Castle in the past two days. If you think the Tokugawa's house is not bad, you can use it as a place to leave Orogi in the future." The Tian family's alternative plan. If you think there is something wrong, please be sure to bring it up, I will work hard to improve it, and strive to become your alternative plan as much as possible!"

Hearing this remark, Liu Yun was a little surprised, rather puzzled, and said doubtfully, "His Royal Highness Tokugawa Mikawa, what you said... Is it inappropriate for Oda Dansho (Nobunaga) to know what you said?" 1

"Don't worry, don't worry!" The big civet cat put its fluffy and chubby hands confidently, opened its mouth and said with a smile: "It was agreed when we formed an alliance with Oda Danzheng, all talents who leave the Oda family for some reason, as long as they don't If you commit a serious crime that cannot be pardoned, I will try to recruit it. This is an unwritten clause of the Cheongju Alliance, and Oda Danmasa was not very happy at the time, but he finally agreed to it."

"Well...that's how it is."

This kind of frank and sincere tone made Liu Yun feel quite refreshed.

Not as domineering as Oda Nobunaga, nor as enthusiastic as Hashiba Hideyoshi, very plain and not exaggerated at all, but it is particularly rare in the era of broken etiquette and music.As the saying goes, it is the style of "the villain first and the gentleman second".

It looks a bit naive and stupid.

But after careful consideration, I feel that the other party really has unique wisdom.

Tokugawa Ieyasu is not stupid at all!

"Your Highness Sanhe Shou, compared to your body, I am impressed by your inner strength." Liu Yun expressed his sincere admiration.

"Ahaha..." the big raccoon laughed and said, "Everyone in the Tokugawa family knows that His Highness the raccoon does not lie. Some people think that it is so naive not to lie in this chaotic world of the Warring States period, but some people think that I Well done." 1

Chapter 235 What It's Like to Be a Guest at Tokugawa's House

What is it like to be a guest at Tokugawa's house?

It may be difficult to answer clearly in short words, but Liu Yun's experience is that positive and negative feelings are equally divided.

What deserves praise is Tokugawa Ieyasu's style.

This guy will neither show off ostentatiously, nor is he very interested in ancient and complicated noble etiquette, and his approach is very pragmatic.

This is much easier to get along with than Oda Nobunaga, who often bluffs people, and Hashiba Hideyoshi, who has been poor for a long time and is eager to boast.

In addition to being pragmatic, his speech is also very frank and simple.

There is no redundant rhetoric of arty, revealing the outspokenness unique to "country samurai", but it does not deliberately use the label of vulgarity and bravery to highlight its so-called "manliness".

It is speaking honestly.

Speaking human words is a rare quality in this day and age.

The warriors are always "the righteousness of the world", "the hatred of the family and the country", etc., while the monks and priests always talk about the "will of the gods and Buddhas". Words profit.

Knowing that the other party doesn't believe it, they often make some convincing oaths and sign the pleadings in a serious way, as if they are deceiving themselves.

such as--

"In this life, you must be loyal to His Highness forever, until the end of the Santu River. If you violate it, you will fall into the endless hell and you will not be able to escape."

This passage was said by the noble family in the Nishioka area of ​​Yamashiro State when they met Nobunaga, but that guy had already taken refuge in Miyoshi, Liujiao, and Asai, and I don’t know if he had said similar things to the previous three masters.

"From today onwards, you and I will be cultivation allies, we will advance together and retreat together, and those who have different ideas will suffer from the pain of ten thousand blades piercing the heart and die."

People from the two countries in Hikone, Omi, made such a statement when they got married. However, when they were involved in a serious case and interrogated by Oda just a few months later, they reported each other's faults in order to exonerate themselves.

Although Liu Yun is not very powerful and doesn't have much contact with things, he has also met a lot of dignified people.

To be precise, everyone has a little bit of this problem.

Oda Nobunaga and Hashiba Hideyoshi are also unavoidable.Even Liu Yun himself has his moments of hypocrisy.

However, Tokugawa Ieyasu seems to be an exception.

Soliciting Liuyun face to face, unabashedly poaching Oda's big brother's corner, this style can be described as novel.

"When the alliance was held in Qingzhou City, I made it clear to Prime Minister Oda that within ten years the Tokugawa family must abide by the obligations of allies. Guaranteed." (In the previous article, Nobunaga has been promoted to the Senate, and it is no longer Tanjung)

Tokugawa Ieyasu bluntly said this to Liu Yun.

Liu Yun praised this and said: "His Royal Highness Sanhe, you really deserve to be an upright king. As for Prime Minister Oda, he didn't get angry when he heard such words, which can be said to be very generous."

"No." Tokugawa Ieyasu shook his chubby raccoon head and said with a smile: "Prime Minister Oda was very angry, and immediately said, 'If I had known this ten years ago, I should have killed you Matsudaira Takechiyo', but after getting angry, he still wrote it himself. Make a covenant."

Liuyun realized something when he heard the words: "Compared with flattering people, Prime Minister Oda still values ​​friends like you more."

Ieyasu Tokugawa stroked his beard with his paws and smiled without saying a word.