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After all, although Tokichiro Kinoshita has a high and powerful position, he is only one of the important ministers, and he is not qualified to decide the major policies of the Oda family.

Of course Takeda Shingen would not be a fool.

So Liu Yun would not be a spy.

Then, considering that he has only worked for a few months to join the Oda family, the possibility of being bought by the Takeda family is very unlikely.

Oda Nobunaga probably saw that Liu Yun was neither humble nor arrogant, his thoughts were clear, and he had a heart to cherish talent, so he laughed.

But after laughing for a while, he suddenly changed his expression and said coldly: "Although he is not a spy, he may not be loyal either."

As soon as these words came out, Kinoshita Tokichiro, Hashisuka Masakatsu, Maeno Nagayasu and others suddenly became nervous.

Because this sentence is irrefutable.

The matter of loyalty or not is inherently illusory, and it is difficult to verify in any way.

But Liu Yun responded very quickly, and immediately raised his head and asked back: "I only found out who Oda Tan was three months ago, and today is the first time I saw it. Has anyone in the world been so short-lived? Birth of reliable loyalty?"

When Oda Nobunaga heard this, not only was he not angry at all, but he nodded in approval and asked, "It makes sense. When will there be loyalty?"

Liu Yun didn't know what to say about this.

I just pretended to be a coercion, why did you still connect?

He hurriedly thought about it on the spot, and finally became wise in his urgency, so he said slowly and slowly: "In the distant Tang Dynasty, there was a righteous man named Yu Rang in ancient times. He once served many lords, but only avenged his loyalty to the last lord. Because the previous lord only treated him as a mortal retainer, he repaid with the standard of an ordinary retainer; the last lord treated him as a state scholar, and he repaid it with the standard of a state scholar."

After hearing this, Oda Nobunaga showed a slightly surprised expression: "I thought you were just Takeo Xiangye, but you actually read "Historical Records: Assassin Biography", not bad."

Liu Yun smiled without saying a word.

It's not that I want to pretend to be lofty, but I'm afraid of revealing the truth if I go on.

At most, he has read historical stories in the vernacular in his previous life. Where has he read the original classical Chinese literature and history books?Even if he occasionally flipped through it to attract the attention of young women in literature and art in order to be arty, he would have long forgotten to go to Java.

Having said this, Oda Nobunaga seemed to be basically satisfied, nodded and said, "Yes, it seems that the task can be handed over to you."

Hearing these endless words, Liu Yun could only take the initiative to ask: "Excuse me, what are your orders?"

However, Oda Nobunaga turned into a bored and uninterested look. He didn't bother to say more, just snorted and waved his hand to his side very casually.

The black armored warrior who was first in the row on the right appeared again.

I remember that this person was called "Neizosuke" by Nobunaga. This should be a common name or official name. I don't know what the official Miao character and name are before?Probably a character that can appear in the game of Shame, right?

The black armored warrior was still expressionless, stood meticulously like a robot, and said in an icy tone: "Lord Sasaki Liuyun, because of your many suspicious behaviors, you are complacent in front of the lord, and you act recklessly. , without any respect for the elders, and was sentenced to three months behind closed doors in Hengshan City - at least it seems to outsiders."

Liu Yun didn't answer, but he vaguely understood Oda Nobunaga's arrangement.

The black armored samurai paused for a while, and then continued: "Actually, Mr. Tansho (Oda Nobunaga) intends to send you to Echigo in secret, join forces with the Uesugi family of our allies, and then turn to another place. , on some very secret and dangerous mission."

Liu Yun asked suspiciously, "Is the Uesugi family an ally of Oda now?"

The black armored warrior's expression never changed, he asked Oda Nobunaga for instructions with his eyes, and after receiving permission, he replied: "The Takeda family is preparing to attack the Yuanjiang and Mikawa areas of our ally Tokugawa's family, and there are also partial teachers plotting against my family. The Tomino Territory. The war between Oda and Takeda was about to break out, so he quickly became an ally with the Uesugi family.”

It turns out that the enemy of the enemy is the friend, which is very reasonable.

Liu Yun nodded and added, "It seems that this task must be so special that no one else is suitable."

The black armored samurai replied righteously: "That's right. Going to the enemy's rear to act, the more people there are, the easier it is to leak information, and only a very small number of elites can be selected. The Oda family is not without other people with outstanding martial arts, but those people They are already well-known and widely known, and I am afraid that such tasks cannot be carried out smoothly."

Liu Yun's attitude was very relaxed, he spread his hands and said, "At least tell me what to do."

The black armored warrior turned around again to ask for instructions.

Oda Nobunaga nodded nonchalantly and said, "No one here will leak secrets."

The black armored samurai just started to explain: "We recently got secret information that Takeda Daisen (Takeda Shingen) was nearly exhausted due to the excessive use of blood and the power of magic, but three years ago he set up a clever life-extending method. The formation has been able to continue its life. At present, the forces of Miyoshi, Rokkaku, Asai, and Asakura have not been completely eliminated in the country. If the army of Takeda attacks, it will be very troublesome. The meaning of Tansho-sama (Oda Nobunaga) is to let you cooperate with the Uesugi family who know Takeda best, investigate the authenticity of this matter, and wait for the opportunity."

Hearing this question, Liu Yun thought about it seriously.

If the information is true, and Takeda Shingen is indeed using the Life Extension Formation to extend his life, the location of the Formation must be a top secret, and the guards will be very tight, so it is absolutely difficult to destroy it.

——The premise is that the information is true.

Although it is a world of strange power and chaos, but the life extension magic circle, forcibly prolonging life or something, is too mysterious.If every daimyo had one, wouldn't they all be immortal?

At this time, Oda Nobunaga suddenly laughed in a narrow tone: "Isn't the so-called 'Kokushi' supposed to do such a task? After the completion of the matter, of course, there will be a reward that the kokushi deserves."

Liu Yun was silent.

He has already made up his mind to use force to obtain fame, but he is not worried about not getting paid after the fact, nor is he afraid of the danger involved, but simply thinks it is too much.

Oda Nobunaga didn't know if he saw through Liu Yun's mind, or if he didn't care, he continued on his own accord: "Liu Yun, there is something that you may be concerned about. According to the information, Takeda Daisen's life-extending magic circle needs to be innocent. Human life is the price. In Jiafei and Shinano, thousands of prisoners of war have been unaccounted for in recent years. I heard that you sent Yokoyama Castle Joshua to prison for a little girl, and now there are at least thousands of lives. "

These words really caught Liu Yun's attention.

Moreover, the credibility of the intelligence has been strengthened slightly.

If it really is to use the life of a living person to make some kind of evil sacrifice to prolong life, it is definitely a heinous and ultimate anti-human behavior, and it should be punished by everyone.

For this reason, it cannot be ignored.

Not to mention risking his life to fight against evil—Liu Yun thinks he might not be able to do this—at least it’s worth investigating and seeing if he can contribute to the best of his ability.

Chapter 72 To Poison Island

Liu Yun took up this task without thinking for too long.

The first reason, of course, is that Takeda Shingen's sacrifice of thousands of people to prolong their lives is too evil and too anti-human.As a civilized person, not to say desperately to stop, at least the investigation should be clear.

Second, it's a great opportunity to build a career.Being able to participate in the process of the world's hegemony is when the blood is boiling.

Once again, there is one thing that I don't want to admit, and that is—Since the last time I sneaked into the Enryakuji Temple on Mount Hiei, Liu Yun found that he gradually fell in love with thrilling adventures.

Seeing this, Oda Nobunaga said unintentionally, "If this happens, it will be like slaying Takeda Daisen (Xinxuan) in an array. Wanshi Zhixing, the position of the city lord, is not a problem."

Having said that, Liu Yun was of course quite satisfied.

Because Oda Nobunaga is a face-saving person, since he said this in front of a trusted official, it is unlikely to go back on his words.

At the same time, Kinoshita Tokichiro's face became embarrassed.

His mood is understandable. Since Oda Nobunaga promised to "know ten thousand stones and act as a city master", then it is conceivable that after Sasaki Liuyun succeeded, he naturally became a direct retainer of the core of the Oda family, and no longer They are foreigners from Tokichiro Kinoshita.

With Liu Yun's ability, this is a matter of time.

But who knew it would be so fast?It will be inconvenient to use in the future!

Kinoshita Tokichiro didn't hide his thoughts, and said with a bitter face in front of him: "I should have congratulated Brother Liuyun for his promising future, and I should be happy for him, but I thought I could help me for a while longer. Well... Tansho-sama (Oda Nobunaga), as you know, I'm looked down upon by my background, and it's not easy to find a powerful subordinate!"

After hearing this, Oda Nobunaga laughed: "Don't worry, I will have the opportunity to let Liu Yun be your subordinate and power in the future."

Kinoshita Tokichiro turned his worries into joy, and bent down to thank him: "Thank you, Tansho-sama (Oda Nobunaga) first! The monkeys can have today's status, all thanks to your old people's promotion! Takenaka, Beesuka, And the current brother Liu Yun, such a powerful talent can be handed over to me, I really don't know what to say..."

Liu Yun watched from the side and felt that the relationship between the two monarchs and ministers was very interesting.

They complement each other so well. I don't know if they were born to be a perfect pair, or did they find out the other party's temperament and deliberately did what they liked, or... both?

It is said that when other people encounter a situation where a capable general under his command is "introduced" as a direct minister, they must be complaining inwardly, and outwardly happy to see it succeed.How could he complain so directly as Tokichiro Kinoshita?

But Oda Nobunaga agreed very easily, and in the future, he would send people back to be "Yuri".

This operation is equivalent to only changing the "organizational relationship", but maintaining the original "work unit".

There may be some subtle political elements in it, which Liu Yun doesn't quite understand for the time being.

I didn't have the time to think about it carefully, anyway, it's something that only happens after I return, and it's not too late to talk about it.

……

Oda Nobunaga has always been a character that doesn't talk nonsense, and has always left trivial matters to the retainers below.

The black-armored warrior known as "Neizosuke" was a very responsible person who didn't take it too much trouble, and told Liu Yun the whole story carefully.

Including the details of the intelligence at hand, the specific steps to carry out the mission, the reasons why more people could not be dispatched, and the benefits of cooperating with the Echigo Uesugi family, they were all explained very clearly and without any omissions. It took more than half an hour.

From his words, we learned that the "Life Extension Array" built by Takeda Shingen to sacrifice people's lives is located in a mysterious location called "Poison Island" and is guarded by a group of monsters.This is top-level top-secret information sent back from a deep inner responder with a very high identity.

At that time, Liu Yun couldn't help but teased: "How high is the identity? Is it the son-in-law of Takeda Dashan?"

It's a pity that the black armored warrior didn't respond to this, and his face was very cold.

I don't know if I don't like to joke, or because of my responsibilities, I can't joke casually.

Then, this so-called "poison island" could not be found on the map, and the Oda family had no idea where it was.

Unfortunately, when I asked the new ally Echigo Uesugi's family, I found out where the Uesugi family was actually "poisonous island".

But people don't know what's so special about that place.

Moreover, when the Oda family asked questions, they were very particular about language skills. At the same time, they listed [-] or [-] hidden locations and asked each other if they knew each other. Therefore, the Uesugi family could not determine which one they were asking.

So both parties must cooperate.

Of course, although they cooperate, they cannot completely trust each other, and they are quite reserved and guarded against each other.

Liu Yun's task is to gather the relevant personnel of the Uesugi family and destroy the "Life Extension Array" together.

After talking about the business, Liu Yun interjected and asked again, and finally knew that this expressionless, unsmiling black armored warrior's name was "Zuo Zuo Chengzheng".

As expected, it is a person who can appear in later games.

And the ability is not low, the military command can be up to [-].Even in the talented Oda family, they can be ranked in the second-tier lineup.

Knowing the other party's name, Liu Yun couldn't help but ask again, "Lord Zuo Zuo Chengzheng, what do you think of this new weapon, the iron cannon?"

Sasuke Chengzheng was stunned for a moment, and replied in a flat tone: "This kind of weapon handed down from foreigners is very delicate, and it can enable soldiers with insufficient talent and mediocre force to gain the ability to kill the enemy. It is just a domestic research on this in Fusang. It is far from enough. The output of the blacksmithing village is too low and the cost is too high, so it is difficult to popularize it temporarily. It may become the main force of the battlefield in the future. Why do you suddenly ask this? It means that in this mission, I need to provide you with A good iron cannon?"

Liu Yun wanted to say no.

He raised this trivial question just because he just thought that the image of Zuo Zuo Chengzheng in later games is often bound to the iron cannon.So I just asked a question.

But now, listening to this meaning, it seems like a free prostitute, Liu Yun nodded decisively and said, "If there is, of course it would be better."

It's always a pleasant thing to do for free.

Why is it bad to bring more weapons when you go out to perform tasks?Anyway, the Oda family has a lot of money.

After hearing this, Zuo Chengzheng still nodded with a dull expression, and said, "I will prepare a refined iron gun worth three hundred calibers for you. One hundred silver-plated bullets aimed at monsters, and corresponding gunpowder."

Three hundred!

That is indeed a lot of value. For the territory of Liuyun [-] stone, the total annual income is only [-] or [-] yuan. After deducting various expenses, the actual saving is less than [-] yuan. It takes four years to buy such an iron cannon. money.

The Oda family is indeed rich and powerful!

In addition to this refined iron gun worth [-] knives, the black armored warrior Sasao Chengzheng also provided Liu Yun with other necessary things.