Civilization Guardian Front

The treatment offered by Saito Michizo shocked everyone present. This is beyond description, it is simply reaching the sky in one step.

Retainers who are related by blood or marriage to the daimyo will be classified as one sect, because of the close connection with the daimyo family, usually, a sect is reused and trusted by the daimyo more than all retainers including the elders of the writing family.

Being promoted to a higher rank, and being able to have an in-law relationship with the Mino Saito family...Compared with being an ashigaru general who has no territory and ranks in the Oda family, the gap can be described as heaven and earth.

The temptation of Saito Dozo's exaggerated conditions, even Nobuna couldn't calm down, turned his head to look at Chios nervously, but couldn't read any message from that calm face.

The Wu family's face-to-face promise also came from the mouth of a country's daimyo, and the weight is different from the promise passed down from generation to generation by the messenger.If Chios nodded and agreed here, the chances of backtracking would be very low.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became sinister, and the fate of the Oda family was tied to Chios' choice between Mino's words.If Chios fell to the Saito family and the Oda family, don't even think about recognizing Dao San's daughter as a foster daughter, the alliance would become a joke!

Even with Chios blocking Shibata Katsuie, Dozo is likely to assassinate Nobuna at Shotoku Temple, and immediately attack the Owari Kingdom, which had a fierce battle a few days ago.

Under the eyes of everyone, Chios... A sardonic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The conditions are very good, but it is meaningless to Chios... His goal is not to be a warrior for the rest of his life in this mission world, just to be a watchdog for a famous country.

However, some embellishments are needed before the words come out...

"Heh... Your Highness Dao San, your other name of Mino's Viper is really worthy of the name. Just look at your words, you want to break the trust between me and His Highness Nobuna. The meeting place of this covenant turned into an instant. What about the viper that you devoured Owari's nest?"

"Hahahahaha!" Dao San, whose purpose was exposed, showed no embarrassment at all, instead he laughed and praised:

"You are really smart enough! But you can only gain if you are willing to give. Isn't my conditions not good enough, young man?"

"The conditions are naturally good, but I won't accept them." Chios shook his head and replied with a straight face.

"Huh..." Nobuna's hanging heart relaxed slightly, and then he thought of the future that Chios had said not long ago, and his heart was confused again.

Daosan, who was rejected by the persuasion, was not angry or annoyed, but asked curiously:

"Oh? Can you tell me the reason?"

Chios bowed slightly to cover his slightly curved mouth, and there was no abnormality when he raised his face.

"Benefits and wealth are touching, but my way is different from that of His Highness Dao San."

"How do you decide that you are different from the Tao of old age?"

"I think, before Her Royal Highness appointed me, there was no precedent for a Japanese daimyo being appointed by a Southern barbarian."

"There is always a sequence, don't you care about this little detail?" Dao San shook his head slightly disappointed.

"This is not trivial, Your Highness Dao San. The advanced guns, ships and knowledge of the Nanban are obvious to all. Even if His Highness Dao San denies it, this fact cannot be changed. Just like my motherland, the Spanish Empire is strong and good at using guns and swords There are 66 elite soldiers, and none of Japan's [-] countries can win."

When Chios said this, he looked at Nobuna, nodded slightly, and said grandly:

"His Royal Highness Xin Nai's fancy dress looks like a fool to many people, but I understand that his intention is not only to pursue simplicity, but also to break through customs and superstitions, so that subjects can see the world outside this world, such as the Nanman you mentioned, we Europe in the mouth."

Chios's voice is elegant, without over-emphasis on cadence, and maintains a comfortable rhythm of moderate speed, which makes his speech have an indescribable noble charm. Everyone is quietly waiting for his next words.

"His Highness Xin Nai attaches great importance to Nanman technology and dares to be the first in the world. Not only iron cannons, but also a large collection of other Nanman objects, but in the eyes of most daimyos, these objects are just flashy toys. Isn't this a gap in vision? ? "

"I can understand His Royal Highness Xinnai's intentions and dreams, and only His Royal Highness Xinnai can treat me sincerely and treat me, a Spaniard, as a real retainer! Therefore, let me refuse the invitation of His Highness Dao San!"

"Q...Os..." Nobuna's voice was choked with sobs, and he finally restrained himself from crying, maintaining the majesty of his name.

Although she didn't cry aloud, Xin Nai's heart has never been so warm as it is now.

The gazes of Katsuya and Inuchiyo softened, and they unconsciously stood closer to Chios, and Sagara Haru behind seemed to be moved by something.

"... I'm convinced... I'm convinced by this old man. It's nothing more than being convinced by a young man... Is it really old?" Dao San laughed at himself, picked up the teacup in front of him, and said Drank like a drink.

"When this person gets old, he will become treacherous, but the ambition and determination when he was young are getting more and more blurred. Excellent talents can't be moved by power and status alone, but also need to see the hero's courage and mind."

"In this troubled world, wealth and status may be lost at any time, and only strength is the right way. I have already seen that His Highness Xinnai has extraordinary ambitions, and his vision is not limited to the small "world", but he still wastes time on nothing. Meaningful coercion on..."

Dao San opened the folding fan, fanned lightly with one hand and continued:

"Even if I'm not persuaded by him, surely His Highness Nobuna is confident enough to impress the old man, right?"

"Of course!" Nobuna replied affirmatively.

"Well, as your vassals said, you have never been a real fool. You are a businessman from all over the world to benefit the common people, you are brave enough to use the Nanman's strange skills, and you can sincerely accept the Nanman people as your ministers. You are old and dying, and you don't know how life can be. I have seen the day when the world will be unified, but can this wish be entrusted to His Highness Nobuna?"

"Yes! Even if you don't need to tell me, I will do the same. I, Oda Nobuna, will complete the unification of the world!" Nobuna replied without hesitation.

"Then, this old man will give this land of Mino to His Royal Highness Nobuna."

"What! Are you serious, Mino no Maki?" Nobuna asked in disbelief, wondering if this was another plan by Dosan.

"That's right, this old man recognizes His Royal Highness Nobuna as his adopted daughter, and it's only normal to give Mino to his outstanding daughter. I will live in seclusion in the future, and just sit and watch my daughter take over the world!"

As Daozan said, he immediately asked someone to fetch a pen and paper, and wrote "Mino Rangkoku State" in a grand style.

"That's enough, Mino and Tianxia will be handed over to the old daughter Nobuna."

After Saito Dozo wrote the certificate of surrender, his face was rosy and he looked younger.

Some things that were once important are easy to put down, and the ambitions of the old people should be fulfilled by the young!

"Snake... I have received this determination. In the future, my daughter will definitely win the world, and let the adoptive father see a unified world of peace and prosperity!" Nobuna made his great wish.

"Yeah! That's great!"

Dao San showed a relieved smile on his face, and added:

"Then this meeting will come to a perfect conclusion. My daughter Kicho will be sent to Owari as your younger sister, and the old man will return to Inabayama Castle to explain all this to his retainers, so that they will be ready for his old daughter Nobuna to take over Mino . "

The famous "meeting at Zhengde Temple" in the future, the atmosphere started from murderous every step of the way, and after a while of thrilling, the curtain came to an end amidst joy.

Seeing that Nobuna walked out of the main hall safely, the Oda family finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Congratulations, Your Royal Highness, the unification of the world has come a step further!" Chios took the lead in congratulating on his knees.

"Congratulations, Your Royal Highness!" Singer and Inuchiyo knelt down.

"Hmm... It's been hard work." Nobuna replied calmly, but his eyes were a little hazy looking at Chios.

In fact, her heart is probably not at peace...

"It's really exciting. The Warring States Period is really exciting! My whole body is on fire! The invisible swords and swords, the verbal confrontation, are so cool!"

Sagara Yoshiharu seemed to have been smoldering in her chest for a long time, and she almost finished speaking in a roaring voice.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect that you, a monkey, also have the ability to understand the art of speech." Nobuna frowned, showing disbelief.

But Yoshiharu Sagara didn't feel Nobuna's teasing at all, instead he raised his chest proudly and said:

"Of course! I am a traveler who is familiar with Japanese history and has played countless Sengoku games!"

"Okay, okay, I'm sure I'm going to say some nonsense about coming from the future again, can I change the joke?"

Nobuna waved her hand as if to chase away mosquitoes.

While the Oda family was enjoying themselves, another person in the courtyard, the female guard of Saito Dosan, looked at the Oda family, and stopped when his eyes moved to Chios, lost in thought.

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After the meeting, Xinnai and his party spent half a day returning to Qingzhou City before the sun set.

It was getting late, and although many things had happened in the past few days, Nobuna decided to wait until the next day to discuss.

At the gate of Sannomaru Castle in Qingzhou City, Nobuna turned around and said to the crowd:

"Let's all go home and rest... By the way, Chios, you stay here."

"Understood." Chios nodded.

"Then, my subordinate will leave, Your Highness."

"...Your Highness, please rest early, Inuchiyo will be going back soon."

Katsuya and Inuchiyo left, and Sagara Haru stood there alone, at a loss.

"What about me? What am I going to do? By the way, Nobuna-sama, quickly make me your subordinate! Without money, I will really starve to death!"

"It's so noisy, the uneducated and uneducated monkey still wants to eat... Take it, there should be one or two hundred cash here, use this money to find a place to spend the night!"

Nobuna was too lazy to care about the monkey, and directly threw a small purse on the other's face, sending Sagara away.

The monkey who got the money also walked away happily humming an inexplicable melody, leaving only Nobuna and Chios in the room.

"Walk with me."

"it is good. "

The two walked slowly towards Honmaru.

"I heard from Singer that the Herosuechuan joint battle was a good strategy for you to attack the right-wing Sanhe Army?"

As soon as Nobuna asked, she wanted to bang her head against the wall, but that's not what she wanted to say!Why can't you say something when you want to export it?

"It's not a good strategy. It's just that my subordinates think that the Sanhe Army's numbers, training, and equipment are inferior to the Imagawa Central Army and the left wing, so I suggest to Lord Singer to attack the Sanhe Army."

Chios answered truthfully, and turned his face to look at Nobuna's twinkling eyes.

"What Her Royal Highness wants to tell my subordinates is not this matter, is it?"

The purple pupils exuded a light of insight into people's hearts, and Nobuna suddenly felt that the clothes on her body could not block the other party's sight at all... A little blush floated on her cheeks.

"This is what I want to say!" Nobuna insisted, trying to think of what to say...

"The victory of this joint battle is decisively related to the fact that the vanguard broke through the right wing first; at the same time, you immediately notified the winner, led the vanguard to turn around, and joined forces with the main army to attack the Jinchuan army. This is a great achievement; you have won countless enemy troops , another feat"

Nobuna counted Chios' achievements in detail, her delicate little face looked very happy, and her beautiful eyes were smiling like crescent moons.

"In the end...you saved me from the siege. This is a great contribution." When Nobuna said this, he suddenly felt that Chios's achievements were too great, and how to reward him became a problem.

The girl looked at Chios with curious and expectant eyes and said:

"I have made so many contributions to my Oda family, Chios, how do you think I should reward you?"

Facing Nobuna's question, Chios shook his head instead and replied:

"His Royal Highness said something wrong."

"Huh? Is there any? Tell me about it."

"This subordinate is not making contributions to the Oda family, but... for His Highness the Princess."

"You, what nonsense are you talking about! You actually... said it was for me..."

Nobuna's porcelain-like face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and said in a panic.

"Your Highness the Princess doesn't understand, or...doesn't want to understand?" Chios raised his head and looked at the gradually dimming sky above his head, and his tone was also a little lonely.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on Chios' tall body, and a long shadow was drawn behind him. The handsome face under the golden light seemed a bit illusory, and the black hair seemed to be sprinkled with a layer of gold powder.

Chios at dusk seemed so lonely in Nobuna's eyes, as if he would turn into a flash of light and disappear at any moment.

"I...I understand...It's not that I don't have that...meaning...But, but we have only known each other for less than ten days...Would this speed of development be...too, too fast. "

Nobuna answered intermittently, pressing her small hand on her chest, her heart was beating wildly, making it difficult for her to even breathe.

(I do this as...by default...)

Chios looked at Xin Nai's tense appearance of difficulty breathing, and it seemed that a stone had been thrown into the lake of his heart, which had always been calm, causing ripples.

Almost reflexively, Chios reached out and gently stroked Nobuna's smooth hair and pink cheeks, and said:

"Your Highness, your words are more valuable than any reward."

"Will…someone will see."

Nobuna said shyly, looking around, but found that he did not know when he came to the courtyard of Ninomaru, the soldiers standing guard were far away, and the figures of the two were blocked by plants.

Nobuna, who was relieved in his heart, looked up and saw Chios's slightly teasing smile.

"not worried? "

Nobuna's brain became hot, and she immediately retorted with a blushing face:

"No, no! I am your lord, and I will do whatever I want!"

"Really... Then, Your Highness, please do it." Chios opened his arms with an expression of watching the show.

"Chi, O, S!"

Nobuna, who was ashamed to break the limit, actually shook his fist at Chios.

With a snap, Chios grabbed his wrist, pulled back, and Nobuna's petite body fell into Chios' arms. Before Shinna could react, Chios had already hugged Nobuna tightly.

"The reward...I take it."

Chios whispered in Shinnai's ear.

Realizing what had happened, Nobuna's body softened, and she gave up struggling, put her soft and tender hands on Chios' back, and closed her eyes nervously.