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Chapter 22
Seeing the flames and people's voices getting closer, Ah Shi's heart beat faster and faster, and suddenly saw several armored men coming out from the bushes, and immediately screamed coquettishly, and rushed forward.When the incident came to an end, she forgot all about her sword skills, and just held up the branches and beat them desperately.The few people were suddenly attacked, holding their heads and yelling.After a few whippings, Ah Shi felt exhausted, a mistake, and someone grabbed a branch and shouted: "Princess, it's me, I'm the winner."

Ashi was startled, looked at it by the light of the fire, and said pleasantly: "Master Shibata, why are you here?" Katsuya Shibata covered the bruise on his forehead, and said with a wry smile: "When I was watching the night, a voice suddenly came to my ears. It sounded, saying that you are here, princess. I looked around, but I couldn’t see anyone, and I didn’t know if it was a demon or a god, but I was afraid that if the princess was here, wouldn’t I miss it? I didn’t expect the princess to be here. The gods have manifested."

Ah Shi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it must be Monk Yu who sent the message, and asked again: "Where is the eldest brother?" Shibata Katsuie said: "The king is at Shanzhao Temple not far ahead." Ah Shi pointed to Lu Jian and said: "You will He helped me up and took me to see my eldest brother."

Shibata Katsuie took a closer look, and lost his voice: "Isn't this the kid who colluded with Qianshenzong?" Ashi said angrily: "What is colluding with Qianshenzong?" Shibata Katsuie explained the previous situation.Ah Shi turned pale with anger, and said, "If he hadn't killed Qianshenzong, I wouldn't be here."

"He killed the Nine-foot Sword Demon King?" Shibata Katsuie was dumbfounded.Ashi hurriedly urged him to go to Shanzhao Temple, Shibata Katsuya dared not disobey, and asked a warrior to carry Lu Jian on his back, and gave Ashi his horse to ride.

Seeing that everyone was unhappy along the way, Ah Shi couldn't help asking: "Chai Tian, ​​why are you unhappy? Did the war not go well?"

"War?" Shibata Katsuie sighed, "How do we fight this battle? Imagawa has 3 horses, and we only have [-]. We will lose if we fight or not. I just heard that the two cities of Marone and Jiujin were lost. Qingzhou City is like a woman who has taken off all her clothes... Cough...Princess, forgive me, Singer is in a hurry, and his words will not be very elegant."

Ashi blushed, spat lightly, but his heart gradually sank: "Is Owari really going to die?" He asked again: "What do you say, big brother?" Shibata Katsuie sighed: "You have the temperament of the lord. It’s not that I don’t know, I’m not afraid of the sky, I’m not afraid of the earth, at this juncture, I’m still playing Go with Mr. Bukong.”

Ashi wondered: "Mr. Bukong is blind, how can he play chess?" Shibata Katsuie lowered his voice and said, "Princess, I always feel that that person is pretending to be blind. Not only can he play chess, but he is also very skilled at chess. When he left, the king had already lost two games."

During the conversation, they had already arrived at Shanzhao Temple, someone had already entered to report, Oda Nobunaga walked out quickly, the brother and sister reunited after the robbery, they were overjoyed, and Ah Shi burst into tears.

Everyone entered the temple to sit down, and the Nobunaga asked how he escaped from the difficulty, and heard that Lu Jian fought desperately, first killing deer and snakes, and then killing Qianshenzong, he was shocked and moved.

Suddenly seeing Ning Bukong coming out leaning on his staff, Oda Nobunaga sighed: "Mr. Bukong, I am so confused, I almost blamed your nephew." Ning Bukong was startled, and said shyly: "That kid is back too. Where is it?" Nobunaga briefly relayed Ashi's words, and said, "Lu Jian was injured and seriously ill, I'll ask the medical officer to show him."

Ning Bukong said: "That's not necessary, I also have some medical skills, let me see it first." Then he walked up to Lu Jian, opened his veins, suddenly frowned, helped him up, and crossed into the real world gas.Once his true energy entered his body, Lu Jian's energy gradually recovered, he woke up, and met with everyone.

Oda Nobunaga smiled and said: "Lu Jian, you have done a lot of credit for saving Ah Shi. How about I promote you to serve me?" Lu Jian couldn't help being stunned. Hearing the conversation between the two at the back of the hall, he rushed out happily and said, "Lu Jian, why don't you thank elder brother soon?"

Lu Jian shook his head and said, "I don't do justice." Oda Nobunaga said displeased: "Do you think the official position is too small?" Lu Jian said: "Grandpa told me since I was a child, no matter what, I can't be a pirate. The Oda family I am not a Japanese pirate, but a Japanese, and I am from the Tang Dynasty, and I will never be an official of the Japanese." When he said the last two sentences, the whole room was shocked.All the retainers lowered their heads to peek at Nobunaga, and saw that he was holding the fan in both hands, and his face was extremely gloomy.Ah Shi turned pale, and hurriedly said: "Brother, don't blame him, he is stupid and doesn't understand anything, wait for me to enlighten him slowly, and he will agree!"

Oda Nobunaga's expression slowed down, and he sighed with a smile: "Forget it, Lu Jian, it's rare that Ashi values ​​you so much and speaks good things about you, how about I marry her to you? Then you can be a retainer of my Oda family Bar?"

All the retainers were indifferent, Ah Shi's beauty was rare, and everyone coveted it. They only wished that they had no chance to succeed, but they were unexpectedly won by Lu Jian.For a moment, dozens of venomous eyes cast on Lu Jian, all thinking: "It's a great piece of sparrow meat, but it fell into the dog's mouth."

Ashi was mixed with shame and joy, and spat: "Brother, you will always make fun of people, and I will ignore you from now on." Oda Nobunaga smiled and said: "Okay, if you don't agree, I will take it back... "Ah Shi was extremely ashamed, stood up abruptly, fell down and said: "Brother is necrotic, I...I..." In a panic, tears fell down.

Oda Nobunaga secretly sighed, he originally wanted to marry Ashi to the young lord of another country in order to tyranny the princes, now seeing that she has such a deep love for Lu Jian, if he chooses another husband, he is afraid that there will be a murder case.He was originally a wild and unrestrained person. Although according to the common law, the family backgrounds of Ah Shi and Lu Jian were very different, in his eyes, the common law was worthless.What's more, this person can kill Qianshenzong. If he wins this person, he can win thousands of troops. !" Ah Shi stopped crying, knowing that the great event had been accomplished, he was overjoyed, hurriedly turned and entered, but couldn't help but hid behind the screen and eavesdropped.

But Oda Nobunaga said with a smile: "How about it, Ashi is more than enough for you, Lu Jian, you have nothing to say, right?"

Hearing Lu Jian's silence all the time, Ah Shi was anxious and scolded inwardly, "Big idiot, are Huanxi stupid?" Suddenly hearing Lu Jian let out a breath, Ah Shi's heart beat wildly, and he said in a harsh voice: " Lord Oda, I cannot marry Ashi..."

Ah Shi did not calculate this sentence after thousands of calculations, in an instant, he felt the world was spinning, and he almost fell to the ground.Luckily, the maid helped her up in time, and she faintly heard Lu Jian whisper: "I have a girl I like very much, and I won't marry anyone but her..." Ah Shi's heart seemed to be pierced by thousands of arrows, and there was something fishy in his mouth With salty blood, suddenly his eyes went black and he lost consciousness.

The silence in the Buddhist hall was as dead, Oda Nobunaga's face was covered with blue frost, and there was a menacing and fierce light in his eyes.

"Love is a thing that misleads the world." Ning Bukong said leisurely, "There is a poem in the Tang Dynasty: 'Since ancient times, there is a lot of love and nothing to hate'. Even lovers may not be able to get married, let alone my nephew has another love. It is difficult for a city princess to have a mandarin dream. The king of the country is a man of understanding, so he should understand this truth."

Oda Nobunaga shouted: "It's easy, find that woman and kill him, and see if he will marry Ashi!" Ning Bukong laughed and said: "It's not easy to be afraid, that woman is far away in the Tang Dynasty, how can the king kill her?" Her?" Oda Nobunaga was furious: "Then kill this stupid boy." Ning Bukong said: "It's easy to kill him, but I'm afraid Princess Ashi will be even more sad."

Oda Nobunaga heard the truth. Although he was furious, he tried to calm down. With a "click", he broke the folding fan in his hand into two pieces, and said sharply, "Lu Jian, keep your head for now, don't let it go any longer." Tell me to see you, let alone appear in front of Ah Shi."

Lu Jian refused the marriage, feeling guilty in his heart, and was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly remembered something and said, "Lord Oda, I saw Yoshimoto Imakawa when I came back with Ashi." After saying these words, the guilt in my heart was a little less.

After hearing this, Oda Nobunaga murmured: "Is the barrel narrow?" Ning Bukong said with a smile: "The opportunity for victory and defeat has come, and the lord will not send troops, when will it be?"

At this time, a retainer stood up abruptly, and Lu Jian knew that it was Sakuma Xinsheng, only to hear him say sharply: "Mr. Bukong, what is your intention? Whether or not to send troops is also a matter for the king, and it is your turn." Let’s talk? Now that Marone and Jiujin have fallen, Imagawa’s [-] troops are coming to Qingzhou, so if you send troops at this time, is it because you think that the Ozhang Kingdom fell not fast enough?”

Ning Bukong said: "Sakuma, you don't have ambition for what you said." Sakuma sneered: "You Tang people were defeated by the Mongols back then, what ambition do you have? The Mongols conquered Japan twice and were defeated by us Now, when it comes to ambition, Japan is much stronger than your Tang Dynasty. Just like Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who wrote to Prince Lianghuai, asking our country to surrender, but Prince Lianghuai wrote back to challenge, and did not buy Zhu Yuanzhang’s account at all. , even though Zhu Yuanzhang is angry, there is nothing he can do." Hearing the news of the court, all the Japanese nodded their heads.

Ning Bukong didn't get annoyed, and said with a slight smile, "Speaking of Lianghuai's reply letter to my emperor Taizu, do you still remember Master Sakuma? You might as well read it and listen to it."

Sakuma Xinsheng was taken aback for a moment, and resentfully said: "I didn't write that letter, how could I remember it so clearly? Do you remember it again?"

"Unfortunately," Ning Bukong smiled, "Ning just remembered, do you want me to recite it to you?" Sakuma Xinsheng blushed, and shouted: "Okay, you can recite it, can you recite it?" What came out was shit." After saying that, he spat hard.

Ning Bukong smiled, got up slowly and said: "I heard that the three emperors stand upright, and the five emperors are Zen. Only China has a master. Is there no barbarian and no emperor? The universe is vast, and it is not the sole power of one master. The universe is broad and flooded. The states are divided into divisions. The one who covers the world is the world of the world, not the world of one person. The ministers are far away from the weak, the small country, the city is less than sixty, and the territory is less than three thousand. There is still a heart of contentment. Your Majesty He is the lord of China, the ruler of Wancheng, with thousands of cities and millions of miles of borders. He still has the heart of inadequacy and always has the intention of extinction. The sky sends out murderous intentions, and the stars move to change places. The earth sends murderous intentions, and the dragon and snake go away. Lu. People are murderous, and heaven and earth are turned upside down. In the past, Yao and Shun had virtue, and guests from all over the world. Tang and Wu Shiren, all directions pay tribute."

"I heard that the Heavenly Dynasty has a strategy to promote war, and a small state also has a plan to defend against the enemy. The essays include Confucian and Meng Daode's articles, and the military has Sun and Wu Taolue's art of war. I also heard that your majesty chooses generals and raises elite divisions , came to invade the minister's territory. The land of water, the land of mountains and seas, has its own preparations, how can you kneel down and serve it? If you follow it, you may not be born, and if you go against it, you may not die. When we meet in front of Helan Mountain, we will chat about gambling. Fear? If the king wins and the minister loses, it is full of the meaning of the state. If the minister wins the king and loses, it will be the difference between a small country. Since ancient times, peace is the priority, and the end of war is the strength. Minister, respectfully pay respects to Your Majesty Dan, only on the map of the state."

After he finished his recitation, needles could be heard in the Buddhist hall. Nobumori Sakuma burst out with embarrassment and anger, but all the Japanese people in the room were ashamed, and the self-satisfied Lianghuai wrote back. He recited it word for word.

But Ning Bukong said coldly: "I, the emperor Taizu, started in Longmu with a commoner, but expelled hundreds of thousands of Mongolian cavalry from the Central Plains, and restored China. At that time, a prince, who was neither a general nor an emperor, dared to write a letter to challenge my Taizu. Regardless of success or failure, his courage was indeed extraordinary. There are two good words in it: "If the king wins and the minister loses, it is full of the meaning of the kingdom. Let the ministers win and the king lose, and it will be the difference between a small country.' Moved to today, Imakawa Yoshimoto is known as the 'No.1 General of the East China Sea', and he attacked with ten times the force. If Owari is destroyed, it is only a matter of course; but If you are not careful, you will be destroyed by the Owari Kingdom, but it will be a shameful joke for thousands of years. It was not that my Taizu did not dare to attack Japan. The fear is that if you are not careful, you will encounter kamikaze like the Mongols. It is not a pity that a dead ship sinks, but if it becomes a joke and a topic of conversation in your country, it will be a shame that the Ming Dynasty will never wash away."

He paused for a moment, then raised his voice and said, "Do you all think that Owari's fortunes are coming to an end? In that case, Ning is willing to risk his life and go directly to Imagawa's heart. Maybe the first battle will be successful, and Imagawa Yoshimoto will be unable to stay. Washing away the shame. This is called 'If you go with it, you may not live, and if you go against it, you may not die'."

"Well said." Oda Nobunaga suddenly clapped his hands and laughed loudly, stood up, danced his fans, danced a dance of Dunsheng, and sang, "50 years in the human world are nothing compared to the sky and the earth. Looking at the affairs of the world, dreams are like water. Let life go for a while, and you will be there immediately after death. This is the seed of Bodhi, the feeling of regret, filled in your heart. You will go to the capital at this moment, and if you see the head of Ton Shenglang..." After dancing this dance , Oda Nobunaga put on his armor and jumped on his horse, and galloped out alone. All the servants and retainers were all shocked, and they followed on their horses, followed by two hundred soldiers.

Oda Nobunaga did not stop, gathered 42 soldiers along the way, and at noon the next day, he suddenly appeared in the long and narrow valley between the barrels.Satisfied with victories, Imagawa's army was taking a lunch break. Before they could put on their armor and get on their horses, they had no time to lift their guns and fire their guns, when they were rushed by the Oda army, leaving corpses strewn all over the field.In the battle, the entire Imagawa camp in Ozazama was wiped out, and the 27-year-old Imagawa Yoshimoto was decapitated by Oda Nobunaga. The [-]-year-old Oda Nobunaga became famous for winning more with less, and started the long war to unify Japan.

In the Buddhist hall, all the servants and retainers of the Zhitian family had left, but Ning Bukong remained motionless. Lu Jian couldn't help but asked, "Sir, aren't you going?"

Ning Bukong said indifferently: "The victory and defeat have been divided, why should I join in the fun?" Lu Jianqi said: "The victory and defeat have been divided, who wins?" Ning Bukong said: "Since you told Jinchuan Base Camp So, the end of the Imakawa family has come. Although you don’t want to be a retainer of Oda, your contribution to the Oda family today is far superior to everyone else.”

Lu Jian was in a daze when he heard that, and suddenly he heard Ning Bukong say: "Follow me." After saying that, he walked out.Lu Jian didn't know his intentions, and followed him silently with apprehension.

Walking to the depths of the dense forest behind the temple, Ning Bukong stopped and turned around, stretched out his big skinny hand, stroked Lu Jian's head and said with a smile, "Good boy, you have always listened to me, so you must not lie to me, right?"

Lu Jian said, "How could I lie to Mr.?" Ning Bukong sighed, "Lu Jian, you are becoming more and more dishonest. Qian Shenzong is known as Japan's number one swordsman, how can you kill him with your skills? Even if you borrow You have borrowed and repaid the tribulation power, how much calamity power do you need to borrow to kill Qianshenzong? Not to mention that your cultivation base is not deep enough and the tribulation power is not enough, even if you have enough tribulation power, if you can’t repay it in a hurry, you are already dead , how can I return to Shanzhao Temple safely?"

Although Lu Jian knew that Ning Bukong was shrewd, he did not expect him to become suspicious so quickly.But felt that hand moved to the throat, tightened slightly, and said in a panic: "Sir, I promised others that I can't tell him."

"Even I can't tell?" Ning Bukong sighed, "Originally, there are very few people in the world who can seal the Sanyuan emperor's veins except for the robber. If you don't tell me, I can guess it. As long as But, Lu Jian, if you don't tell me the truth, you are being unfaithful to me, if you are unfaithful to me, how can I rest assured to keep you in this world?"

Lu Jian was in a dilemma, but Monk Yu's warning was still in his ears. If he told him, he would become an untrustworthy person. Thinking of this, he raised his voice and said, "Mr. Ning, it's not that I'm dishonest. I swear, I can't tell that person even if I die."

Ning Bukong smiled and said: "Is it not easy to die?" The hand suddenly strengthened, Lu Jian's neck was about to break, his ears were buzzing, he stretched out his hand to grab the big hand, but he couldn't lift up the strength, gold stars burst out in front of his eyes, gradually dissolving For a piece of white light.All of a sudden, the Buddha's chant resounded everywhere, and Lu Jian's neck lightened, and Ning Bukong let go of his hand. Lu Jian was finally able to inhale, and couldn't help squatting down with his neck covered, gasping for breath.

"The lord of the West City, the king of the East Island, King Kong is glaring, and the black sky is ominous." Ning Bukong chuckled, "In today's world, there are people who can seal the "Sanyuan Emperor's Vessel", except for the mere robbing lord. The three of you. Proclaiming the Buddha's name with one step, you should be the 'King Kong Angry Eye' fish monk."

Lu Jian raised his eyes and looked over. Monk Yu stood quietly in the distance and sighed, "It would be too ruthless to kill someone with one single step."

Ning Bukong smiled and said: "If you don't do this bitter trick, how can you get the master to show up? The master hides in the dark, so you want to take advantage of this opportunity to plot against Ning?" Monk Yu said: "You plan on others first, why can't the monk plan on you?" You? You only need to eradicate the 'Hei Tian Jie' from this child, and the monk will not make things difficult for you."

(End of this chapter)