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

Chapter 140 Hosokawa Brothers
I don't know how long it took, Asai Nagamasa opened his eyes leisurely, and he felt an unprecedented tranquility. Although there was no change in his mana, he had a feeling that his overall strength was definitely stronger than before, because he My understanding of various spells has deepened.

To put it simply, for the same spell, he can now use less mana to achieve the same effect, which is especially beneficial in large-scale or long-term battles.

But how much stronger it is needs to be tested personally in actual combat.

For some reason, the little kunoichi felt that Asai Nagamasa, who was already very handsome, looked more pleasing to the eye now.

As a samurai, Shima Sakon saw more. The original young master showed his sharpness. Although he was only a teenager, he was frightened by the murderous and evil spirit in his body. He didn't know what the young master had experienced. There have been many brutal battles.

But now these abnormalities are gone in the young master. He has become more restrained, but the threat to him has not decreased at all, but has become higher.

If I have to describe it, the young master is probably like a big cat that has eaten and drank enough and is lying on a tree to bask in the sun. It looks lazy on the surface, but no one can ignore the threat he can bring.

Axiu lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking, but no one else paid attention because she looked like this most of the time.

Asai Nagamasa stretched out lazily: "Sakon, how long has it been?"

Shima Sakon quickly came closer and said, "Young Master, you just closed your eyes and it's less than half a cup of tea."

"Is it so short? But I feel as if several months have passed."

Asai Nagamasa whispered at a volume that no one could hear, and then he stood up from the ground:
"Sannosuke, do you know who arranged this place?"

He asked this, but in fact, Asai Nagamasa already had a vague answer in his mind. This kind of layout is definitely not something ordinary people can have. Most of the Jie Town are businessmen full of copper odor. There are only a handful of people who can arrange this kind of artistic conception. number.

Sannosuke quickly replied: "I heard that Lord Qian Zongyi arranged it himself."

Asai Nagamasa nodded thoughtfully: "Is that so? That's not surprising."

When Shima Sakon next to him and even the little kunoichi heard this name, they couldn't help but look like they were suddenly enlightened. If it was Sensou Yi, it wouldn't be too strange. Although Owari was far away from Kaizhen, the little kunoichi I have also heard of this name.

"Let's go, Sannosuke, please arrange a hotel for us to stay."

Soon, Sannosuke not only helped Nagamasa Asai rent a very spacious yard, but also rushed to pay the rent for one month. Then he told Nagamasa Asai several times not to forget to meet his master.

Although Asai Nagamasa didn't care about the money, he still chose to accept the other party's goodwill. In any case, if he wanted to fight Nippon as a daimyo, money would always be indispensable. One of the money-making businessmen has a good relationship, which will definitely help him a lot.

Although they were a little tired from the long journey, several people were still in high spirits, so after placing their horses and luggage, they went out shopping again.

It's not just about hanging around. Asai Nagamasa came to Jie Town this time and had several goals to complete.

The first thing is to find Miyabe Tsurujun's old friend and see if he can buy and customize some iron cannons from him. Judging from the previous actual combat performance, the iron cannons do not lack power. What they lack is accuracy and accuracy. range;

The next step is to see if I can use my ability to speak English to get closer to the Nanman people and get some arms from them. The Nanman iron cannons are better than the local iron cannons in Nibon, and they are the only ones. Only the big tube is in hand;
The second is to try to get acquainted with the famous big businessmen in Jie Town, preferably those with overseas trade, because he has always wanted to know the information about the Cathay Empire, and now when he arrived in Jie Town, he came into contact with the powerful businessman Tsuda Sotatsu. The shopkeeper, this goal is a pretty good start.

As for the last goal, he wanted to get in touch with Qian Zongyi, a famous tea ceremony master here.

Many warriors in Nibon love to drink tea, and Qian Zongyi is not only from a famous family, but also has disciples all over the world and many branches of the school. If you can establish a relationship with him, it means an extremely huge network of relationships behind him.

He tried to recruit ronin in Nara before but failed, but then he figured it out. What if he let others introduce him on his behalf?Qian Zongyi would be a very suitable candidate.

And the other party is also somewhat related to his third goal, because Qian Zongyi is also one of the top ten wealthy merchants in Jiezhen, or the tea master is just one of his many identities.

In fact, he would also collect rare treasures from outside the territory for many famous people, that is, southern barbarian objects, and resell various strategic resources such as salt and iron.

On the surface, Qian Zongyi is a tea man, but in fact he is an eminent monk, a tea ceremony master and an arms dealer all in one, and he is very keen on building relationships with others for the purpose of drinking tea.

Of course, this is Asai Nagamasa analyzing the characteristics of Sensoyi based on the history of the parallel world, but in fact Sensoyi is still very respected by samurai and merchants in the Kinki area, and many people are proud to drink tea with him. , they seemed not to see through his essence.

In the evening, Jie Town was also very lively. Various performances were not allowed to go out. Even when passing through a small alley, several young and beautiful women took the initiative to grab him and Shima Sakon, asking them to accompany them to drink. Then take them to do some fun things.

As soon as he saw the charming smiles on their faces, Asai Nagamasa knew that something was fishy, ​​so he decisively refused, then turned around and left.

The little kunoichi suddenly became curious. She followed him in three steps and two steps, ready to ask what happened.

Seeing Asai Nagamasa's embarrassed look, Shima Sakon, who was also seeing this scene for the first time, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then he couldn't help but sigh: "Although I have long heard that in some big towns This kind of situation happens here, but this is the first time I have really encountered it."

"Yes, I only heard about it before. It is said that it is even more exaggerated in Kyoto. There are even many maids and concubines of the minister's family who sell flowers by the door." Asai Nagamasa responded casually.

This is what Tokichiro told him before. The guy said angrily that he was once looked down upon because of his height. When he gets rich, he must go to Kyoto again to really enjoy it. At that time, he even laughed and called him a Sexy monkey.

Shima Sakon suddenly became energetic: "Oh? I haven't heard of this. Is their situation already so bad?"

Even though an ordinary woman and a woman from a noble family looked similar, their feelings were completely different, so even Shima Sakon, who was extremely self-disciplined, didn't know why he suddenly became interested.Asai Nagamasa was very emotional: "Yes, even the Duke's family doesn't have any surplus food. They also have to make a living. If you are interested, Sakon, let's stop by and have a look when we return in two days."

At this time, the little kunoichi, whose face was slightly red, also caught up again. When she heard that they were still talking about this topic, she couldn't help but snorted, grabbed Axiu's arm and leaned over, although she didn't say a word, But it was obviously filled with the contempt of the other two men.

Really, it was because of these two men that she was laughed at by those women.

At this time, there was an obviously intentional cough from behind, and then two men came side by side: "Sorry, I heard what you just said. Although it is a bit rude, I still want to ask, are you going to Kyoto in the near future? "

Asai Nagamasa looked up and down the two men. One of them was younger and more handsome, probably in his twenties. Although the blue samurai uniform on his body was old, it could be seen that it was washed cleanly. His calm posture Just know that he is not an ordinary person.

The other older one was far worse. His face was pale, his eyes were dull, and his steps were very frivolous. He looked very weak.

However, Asai Nagamasa noticed that the bald area of ​​the other person's eyebrows had been shaved off, replaced by two eyebrows drawn with black charcoal.

Generally speaking, the people who dress up like this are basically the nobles of Kyoto, or some samurai from other places who advocate this culture. For example, the daimyo of Suruga, Imagawa Yoshimoto, he and his retainers like to look like this. He even followed the past habits of the ministers, blackening his teeth, raising boys, etc.

The reason why it is said to be a past habit is because since the Onin Rebellion a hundred years ago, the status of the general has been getting lower and lower, and now he is humiliated at will by the powerful Miyoshi family in Kinki. The emperor is a pure mascot, and many ministers The nobles didn't even have enough to eat, so they had to lick their faces and go work for the samurai they once looked down upon. How could they have the spare money to do this?
However, looking at it this way, this older man may not have any abilities, but he should still have some status or status. He is most likely from Kyoto.

So he nodded: "Yes, we do want to go there, I didn't know about you"

The young man immediately seemed a little happy: "Is that so? That's great. Here is Hosokawa Fujitaka, and this is my brother Mibuchi Fujihide. We also want to return to Kyoto, but we are afraid of the dangerous beasts and robbers on the road. "

"You and your companions are very outstanding warriors at first glance. I wonder if we will be lucky enough to travel with you?"

As if he was afraid of Asai Nagamasa's rejection, Hosokawa Fujitaka then added: "Please rest assured, I will definitely provide you with a satisfactory reward."

As soon as he heard this, Sanyuan Tengying's face became a little unsightly. My younger brother is good at everything, but sometimes he is too bold.

The two of them had managed to save the travel expenses to come here, so what could they give to each other?If the other party finds out that he has been fooled, even if his brother knows some martial arts, he may end up in a very bad situation.
However, Nagamasa Asai didn't seem to doubt this. He just smiled and nodded: "Okay, if we are on the way, we can act together. By the way, I just forgot to introduce myself. I am the young master of the Asai family in Kitaomi. , Asai Nagamasa."

Although the surnames of the two brothers were different, Asai Nagamasa did not doubt it. Changing names, changing surnames, and giving names were all very common things in Nippon.

If a person has two sons, adopting one of the sons to another family that has no heirs and then inheriting the family business is also a way to strengthen the family.

Mibuchi Fujihide's face suddenly fell. What's worse, they couldn't even pay ordinary warriors, so how could they satisfy a young master of the Asai family?My brother is really going to screw up this time!

But on the contrary, Hosokawa Fujitaka became even more happy. If he could persuade the other party to help the general, naturally the stronger the other party's ability, the better!
However, the previous plan to recruit the other party may have failed. The general is not yet able to recruit a famous young master.

Without wasting Asai Nagamasa too much time, after exchanging a few polite words and leaving their address for contact, Hosokawa Fujitaka left with his brother Mibuchi Fujihide.

As soon as they left, Shima Sakon immediately said: "Young Master, their purpose of coming is not simple. I have heard of the name Hosokawa Fujitaka. He serves the general in Kyoto."

Asai Nagamasa nodded: "Yes, I have also heard that his brother should be the one who serves the emperor, or is the one who communicates between the emperor and the general."

If it weren't for these two names, he might not be so easy to talk to.

"But why are they able to come to you, young master? Could it be that you caught their attention when you were under the tree?" This is the biggest possibility that Dao Zuojin can think of.

Although he still didn't know what kind of state it was, he was greatly shocked. He knew that that special state must be extremely rare, and it was natural for him to attract the attention of interested people.

Asai Nagamasa chuckled and shook his head: "What can the general's ministers think about? It's just trying to get some money for the general."

Although they had only had a brief conversation for less than half a stick of incense, he felt that the man named Hosokawa Fujitaka was very interesting and smart, and he liked smart people.

According to normal people, those who can still choose to follow the general in this situation are either diehard loyalists who decide to stick to the general's broken ship, which has many leaks, until death;

Either he is an incompetent waste and has nowhere to go without the general, so he has no choice but to continue to follow the general.

But according to the history of the parallel world, this Hosokawa Fujitaka is very likely to be the third type of person.

He is smart, capable, and far-sighted, and is especially good at taking sides, but he lacks fame. However, following the general and being the most capable retainer can continuously improve his reputation.

In other words, even if you want to seek refuge with other daimyos in the future, you can still sell them at a higher price.

Of course, it would be unrealistic to say that he is not loyal to the general at all. If he is really not loyal at all, he can go to the daimyo in other places as soon as he takes one yuan server. With his ability, he can also do very well. good.

Such a person is a very good retainer for Asai Nagamasa, because as long as he can maintain a strong power, he will always be the most loyal retainer, and he will not betray the strong.

But it's too early to tell. Although the general is a broken ship, Hosokawa Fujitaka will not betray him easily before he sinks completely, otherwise all his efforts will be in vain.

But if you don't switch to the Asai family, it doesn't mean that you can't do things for Asai Nagamasa. The general is short of money, Hosokawa Fujitaka is even more short of money, and it happens that Asai Nagamasa is not short of money.
(End of this chapter)