Civilization Guardian Front

"Very well, from now on, you are my standing ashigaru of Chios."

Chios slowly walked back and forth in front of them, his face was solemn, and the sound of his footsteps echoed the breathing rate of Xinzu Ashari, as if he was stepping on their hearts.

"From now on, your only duty is to be loyal to me and follow my orders and rules, do you understand?"

"Understood! Lord Chios!"

"You used to be farmers, so you don't know what Jubi Ashgaru is doing, but it doesn't matter, the soldiers of the Shibata family and the Niwa family will teach you..."

Chios was instilling various dogmas into his soldiers, and in the middle of speaking, he heard the sound of galloping horses hundreds of steps away.

Da da da…

The sound of horse hooves approached from far to near, and soon, a man on horseback rushed into Minami Wakuri Town, who seemed to be a woman from the figure.

"Stop! You can't..."

An ashigaru from the Niwa family came up to stop the person with a short gun in his hand, but he was startled when he saw the person's face clearly, and immediately knelt down and saluted:

"Dan Dan, Niwa-sama! The villain is rude, no, I'm very sorry!"

The woman on the horse turned out to be Niwa Changhide, the old man of the Oda family.

Changxiu, who had always given a gentle image, now had a serious expression on his face. Although he was not angry after being stopped by his foot light, he just nodded, jumped off his horse and walked towards Chios' place.

"I'm very sorry! I'm very sorry..." The Niwa family ashigaru saw Nagahide's uneasy face, knelt on the ground in fear and apologized, and his body couldn't help shaking.

"Oh, get up, I'm not angry with you." Changxiu's kind nature finally made her suppress the anxiety in her heart, and squeezed out a smile to comfort her soldiers.

"Yes, Niwa-sama, I'm really sorry!" Niwa's ashigaru saluted again before standing up, his expression still a little scared.

He is just a small person, how can he not be afraid if he offends his immediate superior.

But Changxiu didn't have the heart to care about the mood of a pawn at this time. She rushed all the way, and she kept thinking about Xinnai's lifeless face on the way. Every time she thought about it, her anxiety deepened.

Chios had already walked over. Seeing Chang Xiu's frowning, he immediately restrained the smile on his face before asking:

"Manchiyo, you came to me suddenly, what's the matter?"

"Master Chios..." Changxiu bowed, his eyes paused for a moment on the surrounding crowd.

(Others should not hear it...it should be a private matter or scandal involving the lord)

Chios saw Changxiu's concerns, and his eyes slightly pointed in the direction of the restaurant at the entrance of the town.

"Let's go to Boss Heizang's wine shop and talk."

"This is the best." Changxiu felt relieved, the man in front of him was still so keen.

He led Changxiu into the restaurant at Dingkou, and found a seat to sit down.The boss Pingzang hurried over and nervously asked the two of them what they needed.

"Stand back, and prevent anyone from approaching here." Chios said and gave Heizang a sharp look, solemnly emphasizing:

"anyone."

"Yes, yes! Master Chios!" Heizang felt his eyeballs burn as if being scalded with pokers. At first he had some speculations, but now he didn't dare to think that Chios had an obvious identity. The purpose of the extraordinary female warrior to the wine shop.

Heizang bowed three times in awe, and immediately exited the wine shop ten steps away.

"Master Chios is really majestic, 95 points..." Changxiu said, stretching his brows, showing a slight smile, shaking the folding fan, and fanning himself gently.

"I'm relieved that you can still score with a smile." Chios also smiled, and it seemed that the situation had not yet reached the point of no return.

He directly retrieved a jug of water and two cups from the shelf in the store, and wiped the rim of the cup with his sleeve before pouring water into it and handing it to Changxiu.

"Thank you." Changxiu came here non-stop from Qingzhou City, and Changxiu was indeed a little thirsty, and Chios' thoughtful act of wiping the cup made her smile softer.

"Because I saw Master Chios's usual calmness, I relaxed a lot. Let's not talk about gossip for now..." After drinking some water, Changxiu complimented Chios a little, sat up straight, and straightened his expression ask:

"Remember Shinkatsu-sama?"

"I remember." Chios thought of the timid boy who looked a little like Nobuna, and he probably guessed what happened, and a trace of coldness flashed in his lowered eyes.

Wasn't he decisively cutting off an arm of Oda Nobukatsu's personal guard just to intensify the conflict between siblings?

(I didn't expect it to happen so quickly...)

"Is he planning to rebel?"

"Well, so to speak." Changxiu replied affirmatively.

"He made a request to Her Royal Highness, if he can't do it, he will raise his troops to fight against Her Royal Highness."

"It's too naive..." Although he had expected it, Chios still couldn't help shaking his head when he heard this.

Chapter 45? Response method

"..." Changxiu didn't say anything, her cautious and gentle temperament as a retainer made her seldom criticize others, but the movement of her hand on her forehead can be regarded as showing her thoughts.

For Oda Nobukatsu who treats rebellion as a child's game, she is really helpless.

"So... what request did Master Xinsheng make?" Thinking about how to use this matter in his mind, Chios remained calm on the surface, pretending to be concerned.

"Master Xinsheng said..." Changxiu glanced at Chios, and then said slowly:

"Hand over Chios who slashed his bodyguard, or fight."

(Ask His Highness Nobuna to hand over his direct minister and lover?) Chios paused for a drink and almost choked.

"...have guts." Suppressing his smile, Chios raised his eyebrows and gave a faint compliment.

"It seems that His Highness Nobuna is about to explode this time."

"Lord Chios is so confident about his importance?" Changxiu was a little surprised by Chios's reaction, his indifference did not seem to be fake.

Maybe it's time to re-evaluate the relationship between Chios and His Highness Nobuna... Changxiu unconsciously clenched the folding fan tightly under the table.

"Excluding my personal factors..." Chios put his arms around his chest and gave Changxiu an analysis:

"Threatening the lord is a treasonous thing, not to mention asking His Highness Xinnai to hand over the direct minister she single-handedly promoted. This is already related to the face of the lord. The combination of these two things is enough to make Lord Xinsheng exile."

When Chios said this, he looked towards the far east and continued:

"The most important thing is that Imakawa Yoshimoto is still eyeing Zhang Guo. How could His Highness Shinna allow someone to rebel, or make trouble in the name of rebellion?"

"You see clearly."

When I saw Nobuna furious this morning, I still didn't understand why the lord is so angry?It was on the way to Nanruoli that Changxiu figured out the key points. Chios could analyze it so thoroughly, which made her a little admired.

"His Highness Xinnai just said this two days ago." Chios shrugged and told the truth without pretending to be profound.

"You came here in such a hurry, isn't it just because of this reason?"

"Yes, in fact, the whole thing happened like this. After receiving the news from you, Liu and I wanted to let His Highness Nobuna know about it, but when we entered the castle tower, we found that His Highness Nobuna's expression was not good... ..."

Changxiu recounted what happened earlier, and couldn't hide his worry.

"Liu accidentally leaked the word, and after being pressed by His Highness Nobuna, he finally revealed the attitude of Nobukatsu-sama. Never been so painful."

Having said this, Changxiu stopped fanning the folding fan in his hand, and a look of sadness flashed in his eyes.

"Now Liu is under house arrest. His Highness Nobuna doesn't want to see any retainers for the time being. He locked himself in the castle tower. I don't know what he was thinking..."

"But I think His Highness Nobuna may deal with Lord Nobukatsu within the next two days, and Lord Nobukatsu will definitely lose, and he will probably be beheaded this time."

"Hmm..." Chios thought for a while after hearing the ins and outs, then looked directly at Changxiu and asked:

"Then, Manchidai, what do you want me to do when you come to Nanwakauri?"

"Lord Chios?"

Changxiu looked at Chios with a face full of surprise, she knew that for smart people, the muddy water of the lord cleaning up the house is mostly kept at a respectful distance.

She was thinking about how to persuade Chios all the way, but she didn't expect that the other party was ready to participate before these words were used.

"Manchiyo... There is no reason for us to stay out of this matter."

Looking at Changxiu's surprised appearance, Chios didn't understand what she was thinking. He squinted his eyes and stared at her with a serious tone:

"Do you think I will stand by and watch His Highness Nobuna kill her relatives and watch her cry?"

Seeing Chios' eyes burning, Changxiu hastily denied it, her face flushed slightly, and she put on a embarrassed smile and said:

"Lord Chios, if you stare at him like this..."

Chios didn't let Changxiu get away with it, and continued to ask:

"Do you think I'll just watch Katsuka blame himself for the death of Nobukatsu-sama and His Highness Nobuna's pain in silence, and finally kill himself by harakiri?"

"It's not as bad as you said..." Changxiu finally couldn't bear the words and eyes of the opposite party after a couple of dry laughs, and he admitted his misunderstanding of Chios.

Snapped!

"It hurts!" Changxiu pressed his red forehead.

"Really..." Chios withdrew his hand that flicked his forehead, and he could only make this kind of punishment within the scope of friendship.

"Forget it, let's get back to business."

"Yes, I'm very sorry." Changxiu replied while rubbing his forehead.

Chios pondered for a while, and finally said earnestly:

"It must be very painful and sad for His Highness Nobuna to kill his own relatives. We must avoid this result."

"Well, since you think so, then..."

Having said that, Changxiu and Chios spoke at the same time:

"Let's find a way to persuade Her Royal Highness to spare Lord Xinsheng!"

"Let us solve Nobukatsu-sama for His Highness Nobuna!"

silence...

"Huh?" Changxiu was stunned, the tacit understanding with Chios had disappeared like a bubble bursting at this moment.

"Aren't you, do you want to leave a letter for Mr. Sheng's life?"

"Impossible..." Chios shook his head.

"Lord Xinsheng has rebelled many times, but it is not only the conflict between siblings, but also the manifestation of the differences between the Owari retainers and the wealthy clan. People who oppose Her Royal Highness naturally gather under the command of Lord Xinsheng, and Lord Xinsheng also I consider myself the successor of Lord Nobuhide."

While explaining, Chios stared closely at Changxiu's eyes. He didn't believe that the other party would not be able to see such an obvious problem.Desiring to resolve this matter peacefully and happily is just acting like a child acting like a spoiled child.

"As long as Nobukatsu-sama is still alive, the hidden danger of Owari cannot be resolved. Don't forget the threat of the Imagawa clan. We cannot afford the loss caused by a soft heart."

"......I see."

What Chios said, Changxiu actually knew it all the time, she just didn't want to see His Highness Xinnai close his heart and lose his smile because of the death of his relatives.Earlier in the castle tower, Nobuna was expressionless and looked like a doll. She felt heartbroken just thinking about it.

"If you can't avoid killing Lord Xinsheng, at least you can't make Her Royal Highness and Liu two too painful..."

Changxiu got up from his seat and stepped back, with his hands on the floor, he saluted very solemnly.

"please."

"Don't worry, I've already thought of a countermeasure, please trust me." Chios reached out and lifted Changxiu up, assuring with a smile.

"Thank you." Infected by the confident smile of the young man in front of him, Changxiu also smiled. The pink bow tied on both sides of her long black hair swayed slightly, her long eyelashes fluttered, and her blue eyes were clear and bright like crystals. moving.

"What a beautiful smile." Chios praised from the bottom of his heart.

"...You're overrated." Changxiu's cheeks were rosy, and she gently pinched herself with her small hands folded on her sitting thighs, recovering from her embarrassment and saying:

"Master Chios, please teach me."

Chios tapped the handle of the Taidao at his waist, and said the first step of his long-planned plan:

"First of all, let's go back to Kiyosu City, please His Royal Highness Nobuna recuperate from illness, and spread the news..."

Chapter 46? Fragile Princess

For a smart woman like Changxiu, Chios didn't need to explain too much, he could understand the deep meaning of it, and draw inferences from one instance to make up for the omissions.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the policy to deal with Oda Nobukatsu's rebellion was discussed and perfected.

"Then, Manchiyo..." Time was precious, Chios got up from the seat.

"We're going back to Qingzhou City now."

"Is your business in Nan Ruoli all right?" Changxiu asked with concern.

"I've given my orders. The owners of the two restaurants can handle simple paperwork. You and Singer's staff will train the new recruits for me."