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He just added a short sentence: "Liu Yun did a good job and helped a lot."

When he said this, Oda Nobunaga's gaze was vacillating, and he glanced at Liu Yun quietly, as if he had a guilty conscience.

Liu Yun was secretly amazed——Nobunaga actually felt guilty?

Could it be that the integrity of this guy has not been completely annihilated?

Combining what Hashiba Hideyoshi said before, and thinking about it carefully, Liu Yun felt that things might be different.

I haven't officially acquired Lan Shedai yet, and I haven't left the Shosoin of Todaiji Temple in Nara, so why rush to establish a leadership position.

Could it be... there is some unknown reason in it?

Liu Yun was still in doubt, but he saw Oda Nobunaga raised his head, and said anxiously to the phantom of the nine-tailed fox floating in the air that was about to disappear: "The outcome of the bet has been decided, and I won! "

"Oh—really?" As the phantom became darker, the voice of the nine-tailed fox became weaker, but it still retained an indescribable charm: "Prime Minister Oda is the most heroic man in Japan, but You can't deny it, take advantage of this little girl!"

"How is it a denial?" Oda Nobunaga quickly waved his hand to retort: ​​"I won Lan Shedai before today, even if I won."

"But..." The almost completely transparent phantom of the nine-tailed fox cast an ambiguous look: "But today, if Lord Liuyun did not take action, Prime Minister Oda would be trapped in a dream, right? Even if he really took Lan She Waiting, it's just like the Toki repair doctor in the past, he can't control it but gets hindered by it..."

"Sasaki Liuyun..." Oda Nobunaga glanced aside, hesitated for a short time, gritted his teeth, and said decisively: "Sasaki Liuyun is a retainer of my Oda family! With his help, Lan Shewai, of course I did it myself!"

"Haha...it depends..." Nine-Tailed Fox's voice seemed meaningful: "it depends on whether you really have a monarch and minister in your heart, and you have no sense of grudge..."

The voice fell to the ground, and the phantom floating in the air disappeared completely.

"The Shosoin of Todaiji Temple in Nara, I ordered the acquisition of Lan Shedai!"

Oda Nobunaga's roar echoed in the room, but there was no response.

"That's right! Without your command, my lord, we would never have been able to take Lan Shedai smoothly!"

Hashiba Hideyoshi immediately expressed his support for the leader. He seemed to have regained his fighting spirit and was no longer tired. He spoke impassionedly, but there was lingering worry in his eyes.

The big civet cat, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was still half asleep and half awake, with hazy eyes, lying on the ground staggeringly, as if he still hadn't fully woken up.

As for Liu Yun, after listening to the conversation between Oda Nobunaga and Nine-Tailed Fox, he finally understood the cause and effect of the matter.

Then you have to be embarrassed by Nine-Tailed Fox's last words.

"It depends on whether you really have a monarch and minister in your heart, and you have no sense of malice..."

This is saying...

Liu Yun definitely didn't have that awareness.

Nobunaga probably doesn't have one.

So is it difficult to do now?

In addition, Liu Yun felt somewhat annoyed with Oda Nobunaga and Hashiba Hideyoshi.

Since there is such an important reason, couldn't you guys make it clear earlier?

If I made it clear early in the morning, I would definitely concentrate on helping out in view of my past relationship, and maybe the embarrassing situation I am facing now will not happen.

Suddenly thinking about it, Liu Yun realized that Shigeharu Takenaka claimed that he couldn't persist and withdrew from the door, while Tadakatsu Honda had been ordered by Tokugawa Ieyasu to guard outside... Was this intentional?

Chapter 261 Obligatory and Do Your Best

Everyone regained their sober consciousness, and the phantom of the nine-tailed fox in the air disappeared, and finally they could cut off Lan She.

The purpose of coming to Nara Todaiji Shosoin has been achieved.

The people outside the door still didn't know what to do as if they were blocked by an enchantment. Only the four people inside could enjoy the joy of victory in advance.

But is it really joyful?

Oda Nobunaga returned to his usual posture after a short period of restlessness and anger, smiled calmly, pulled out the short blade calmly, and cut off a large piece half a foot square and one inch thick from the Lanshedai.This is the secret weapon used against Honganji Ichikozong.

Hashiba Hideyoshi, on the other hand, was frowning and worried, and his eyes kept wandering on the faces of several people in the room, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't open it.He cut Lan Shedai to treat Mrs. Ning Ning's heart disease, but the current appearance does not show any joy at all.

The big civet cat, Tokugawa Ieyasu, managed to wake up after a while, but he was still sleepy and dazed. It took him a long time to get up, waving his dull and clumsy paws, and carefully slashed from Lan Shedai. small pieces.

Liu Yun's mood at this time was not at all calm.

From the conversation between Nine-Tailed Fox and Oda Nobunaga just now, he heard some thoughtful and frightening things.

But for the time being, I still try to suppress my associative ability as much as possible, and focus on the things in front of me first.

The ins and outs of the so-called "gamble" between Nine-Tailed Fox and Oda Nobunaga can be asked later.

Pulling out the dagger in his bosom, he cut two pieces the size of a teacup from Lan Shedai, packed them in silk and satin cloth, stuffed them into his bosom, and put it in his bosom, so that his chest was a little stable.

Even if it's done.

If the information obtained before is correct, two orchid extravagances will be enough to restore Azaki Igawa and Rinko Akiyama to their senses.

Rescuing the girls is more enjoyable than mixing in complicated political issues.

But life is sometimes involuntary.

Even if you don't mix politics, politics may come to you.

Liu Yun just wanted to put the controversy aside, but he didn't expect that after Oda Nobunaga took Lan Shedai away, he suddenly laughed heartily and said, "How could the monster's low-level alienation methods succeed just now? Sasaki Liuyun Naori With the assistance of a loyal minister of the Tian family, I obtained Lan Shedai, and of course I won the bet with Nine-Tailed Fox."

After hearing this, Hashiba Hideyoshi hurriedly nodded his head and greeted him loudly: "My lord is right, that's exactly the case, and I, a monkey, think so too! The inexplicable things that the monster said just now must be to sow discord—His Highness Tokugawa Mikawa, And Brother Liuyun, are you right?"

Hideyoshi cast an earnest and sincere gaze, the small part was directed at Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the majority was directed at Sasaki Ruun.

"Uh——" the big civet cat didn't show much face. It froze for a moment, then shook its head decisively and said, "Sorry, I just heard that there was a bet between Prime Minister Oda and Nine-Tailed Fox, but there is nothing specific about it. I know. Who will win in today's situation, you probably have to read the detailed items on the oath to find out, right?"

Hearing the words, Liu Yun took it quite seriously, nodded and said: "That's right, His Highness Tokugawa Mikawa's words are very true. His Highness Sanhe had heard about it beforehand, but I hadn't heard of it at all. Wouldn't it be more confused?"

Hashiba Hideyoshi was stunned and remained silent.

A little anger appeared on Oda Nobunaga's face, but it disappeared for a moment, and then turned into a calm and calm smile.Then he snorted lightly, stretched out his finger and said: "Monkey, you are responsible for explaining the details, and you must let the two of them understand that I am indeed the one who beats the nine-tailed fox."

Then he walked away and walked out the door.

A large group of warriors and attendants on standby outside saw Nobunaga pacing out boldly carrying a large piece of fragrant wood cut off from the Lanshe attendant.

"It's great! Such a big piece must be enough to break the tricks of the bald donkeys of Xiangzong. Stone Mountain and Long Island are at your fingertips!"

"In the past, this object was exclusively owned by Ashikaga, the Muromachi shogunate. Now the lord takes this object, which means that we can replace Ashikaga..."

"It's not just a replacement? The Ashikaga family is only blessed by the blood of their father and grandfather, how can it be compared with the Oda family!"

"I used to hear people around the capital bragging about how miraculous this thing is, but now it seems that it's nothing more than that. Isn't it easy to get it?"

"It's like Imagawa, Takeda, Liujiao, Asakura, Asai, etc. that were boasted in the past, all fell at the feet of the Oda family."

The retainers talked a lot and were very excited.

The scene is not so serious and respectful, and it is quite Owari's "country samurai" style.

But Oda Nobunaga was very satisfied.

Probably because he can feel the reverence and belonging reflected in the words and deeds of his retainers, he can forgive the lack of details and etiquette.

And this time-

Hashiba Hideyoshi is trying his best to use positive words, like Tokugawa Ieyasu and Sasaki Ruun to explain the so-called "gamble".

"That's right... the lord did have some deals with big monsters like the Nine-Tailed Fox—but there are a lot of big names in the world who have done this kind of thing! You also know that our lord will never let a monster Helping with things that shouldn't be done... Yes, that little surname Mori Ranmaru is a clone of a monster and can be regarded as a messenger..."

Through the extremely fast but still detailed explanation, Liu Yun probably understood the reason of the matter.

According to Hashiba Hideyoshi, Oda Nobunaga began to have relations with some ancient monsters many years ago - I don't know how many years, but it must be many years ago.This "Master Demon King" obtained powerful foreign aid in this way, but at the same time owed a huge "debt".

In addition, this kind of "debt" cannot be repaid with gold, nor can it be offset by the way of the world, but requires some special ways to pay.

For example, Takeda Shingen sacrificed the lives of thousands of people at a time to maintain the weird "life-prolonging circle", or the monk of the Ichigo sect bewitched the people's sanity, absorbing life force and transforming it into energy to fight...

According to Hashiba Hideyoshi, it was precisely because Oda Nobunaga was unwilling to use these evil means that he had to deal with big monsters such as the Nine-Tailed Fox in a more troublesome way, so things like "gambling" happened .

The problem is that the "gamble" at that time was probably about whether Nobunaga could get Lan Shedai on his own.

In the current situation, it seems a bit difficult to say who will win and who will lose.

Obviously, there will be no universal rules that both humans and monsters must obey in this world, let alone a ruling body with law enforcement capabilities.

So what should Oda Nobunaga and Nine-Tailed Fox do when they disagree on the outcome of the "gamble"?

Hashiba Hideyoshi also explained this, but he didn't speak very clearly and it sounded a bit obscure.

It probably means that if Nobunaga and Liuyun are of one heart and one mind, and they both believe that they are a team of monarchs and ministers sharing honor and disgrace, then they can use the previous agreement to suppress Nine-Tailed Fox.Otherwise there will be very serious consequences.

The consequences are not only for Oda Nobunaga himself, but also for the entire Oda family, and even everyone in the territory under the Oda family's rule.

It is difficult to be able to analyze the right and wrong for the time being.

He was also dissatisfied with "Brother Monkey"'s concealment before, so he only replied lightly, "I see."

Hashiba Hideyoshi looked a little embarrassed, and apologized in a low voice: "Brother Liuyun, I'm sorry, before I left for Nara, I planned to make it clear to you, but I was talking about other things at the time, and I forgot about it for a while... By the way I want to say sorry to His Highness Tokugawa Mikawa..."

Liu Yun recalled briefly, and remembered that it was the topic of Mrs. Ning Ning that made the atmosphere a little awkward.

Immediately did not know how to respond.

At this time, the big civet cat Tokugawa Ieyasu shook his head, and said bluntly: "There is no need to explain this matter to me. After all, the only one who really helped today is Sasaki-sama, and I am only being favored by Sasaki-sama. How can I say anything?" qualifications?"

"Yes..." Hideyoshi Hashiba frowned and nodded in distress, then sighed, and said to Liu Yun in a pleading tone: "Brother...you are still a retainer of the Oda family, is that correct?"

"Of course." Liu Yun nodded, not denying it.

"So..." Hideyoshi Hashiba blinked his eyes, and there was a look of hope in his eyes: "You and Your Highness, it can be said that we are as one, we share weal and woe!"

"Hmm..." Looking at "Brother Monkey"'s posture, Liu Yun couldn't bear to refuse, but he really couldn't give an affirmative answer against his will.

"Well, please forgive me for being blunt!" Tokugawa Ieyasu came up to join in the fun for some unknown purpose: "Although Mr. Sasaki is valued in the Oda family, it is also because of his own extraordinary talent, and it cannot be said that he has been surpassed." Normal standards of generosity. After all, he is only a newly promoted retainer who has been in office for two or three years. It is difficult for a strong man to ask for one mind. These days, it is not uncommon for foreigners to waver between several big names. Is it missing?"

"That's right, what His Highness Tokugawa Mikawa said is very true." Liuyun repeated this sentence, then hesitated for a while, and added more bluntly: "If it is Brother Hideyoshi, if you encounter any trouble, I, Sasaki Liuyun, will definitely It is my duty. But for Prime Minister Oda... I can only say that I will do my best."

After hearing this, Hashiba Hideyoshi didn't continue to speak, but just lowered his head and let out a sigh of frustration, and gave up his efforts.

At this time, Nobunaga's loud voice came from not far from the door: "Hurry up, you three! Now that you have got Lanshedai, you don't need to waste any more time here!"

From this voice, there was absolutely no negative emotion of frustration or loss.

It seemed that Oda Nobunaga didn't take what Hashiba Hideyoshi was worried about just now.

But whether it is out of intuition or reason, Liu Yun feels that it is not that simple.

Chapter 262 Why is Miss Ashi here?

Two thin slices the size of wine saucers, just cut from Lanshedai, not long after leaving the Shosoin of Todaiji Temple in Nara, still retain a certain subtle atmosphere of simplicity and mystery.The wood chips are light and loose in texture, but they are tightly gathered together, and there is not a little bit of silk along the way.It starts with a fine and dense texture, and it feels very comfortable to rub your fingertips inexplicably.