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

Chapter 207 Wise
"My Majesty Akechi Jubei Mitsuhide, thank you very much for your highness's rescue!"

"Oh? Are you from the Mingzhi family? Why are you still willing to help the three great men in such a situation?"

His left hand shook slightly, stimulating a trace of thunder power to completely wash away some stains on the thunder knife. Asai Nagamasa turned to look at the young samurai who was probably less than 30 years old in front of him. In fact, he also had a lot of interest in this man. Interested.

Because in the history books of the parallel world, the most outstanding deed of the other party was that when Oda Nobunaga was about to take over the entire world, he suddenly chose to betray him and burned Nobunaga's ambition and life in Honnoji Temple.

His origin, experience, or the reason why he betrayed Nobunaga are all full of mysteries. In the end, he was defeated by the speed of light after the Honnoji Incident, and then was killed by several farmers.

Then he was permanently nailed to the pillar of shame in history.

But it cannot be denied that his abilities at his peak were really outstanding, so much so that throughout the Warring States Period, his overall ability was definitely ranked among the top ten.

If Masuda Nagamori and Koichiro are inclined to political strategy, Numata Yumitsu is inclined to intellectual strategy, and Tokichiro at this stage mostly relies on his own acumen, luck, and cleverness, then Akechi Mitsuhide is more inclined to military strategy and intellectual strategy, which belongs to civil and military The best of both worlds.

Of course, in terms of personal force, he is undoubtedly much inferior to Shima Sakon now, but in other aspects, he may be even better. If used properly, this will be an extremely sharp sword.

Moreover, with his psychic eyes almost all the time, he could clearly see that there was also a guardian spirit residing in the man in front of him.

It was a giant black beast with a turtle body and a snake tail, much like the legendary beast Xuanwu.

At the moment when they saw each other, the Phoenix in Asai Nagamasa's body and the Huanglong clone without self-awareness all had a slight commotion. This showed that the other party should be a real Xuanwu, rather than simply similar in appearance, so they let They have this reaction.

It's just that this mythical beast seems to be falling into a deep sleep at the moment, and it doesn't seem to be able to give its host any power. It's probably because of this that the previous Akechi Mitsuhide seemed so weak.

Even though he was shocked by the excess of many things he had just witnessed, when asked this question, Akechi Mitsuhide immediately said seriously: "Killing the father with his son is a treasonous act."

"As a subject, I should persuade my lord, but unfortunately, I am incompetent, so I can only use this bad strategy, lest Master Yilong will regret it because of his impulsiveness."

But at the same time, he didn't know what was going on, he just felt weak.

The eyes of this "Dragon of Omi" are as if he wants to penetrate his own soul and see clearly every trace of darkness in him. He is truly worthy of being the Asai-sama who can defeat the Rokkaku family, a family that has been famous for hundreds of years!

"Haha, you are indeed a truly loyal minister who can put yourself in your lord's shoes. It's a pity that our family lacks capable and loyal people like you, Mitsuhide-sama."

Asai Nagamasa praised the other party with a smile and sighed repeatedly.

Akechi Mitsuhide blushed instantly because of shame.

Although he did have this idea, when he actually took action, he realized how difficult it was. His prestige could not mobilize many troops. Most of the 1000 people were due to his uncle.

And how confident I was before, now I feel so ashamed after being attacked by the Yilong Army.

The strategies he had imagined in his mind were completely worthless in the face of real power.

He originally wanted to use his team to lure out the ambush of the Yilong Army, and then let his uncle and Norihide Tokuyama attack from the side and defeat the opponent in one fell swoop. However, he never expected that a monster would appear among the Yilong Army!
"I, how dare I"

At this time, Akechi Mitsuyasu and others who had just come over heard some clues. Akechi Mitsuyasu took the lead in giving a big salute to thank Asai Nagamasa for saving their lives, and then he called his two sons.

"Your Highness, these are my sons Akechi Hidemitsu and Akechi Mitsutada, hurry up, you two haven't thanked His Highness Asai!"

The younger Mitsutada Akechi was alright, he knelt down on the ground immediately, and decided to kowtow to the other party a few times.

He thought clearly, not to mention that the other party had just saved his life and the lives of his father and brothers, just seeing that the other party had thunder and lightning in one hand and the other in fire, it was not shameful to salute the other party. After all, this was the famous "Dragon of Omi"!

But Akechi Hidemitsu's movements were inevitably a little sluggish, because unlike his younger brother Mitsutada, he was already in his twenties and had participated in dozens of large and small battles. He was also an Ashigaru-gumi in the Saito family. Head, somewhat concerned about his own face.

However, under his father's stern gaze, he still knelt on the ground with his younger brother. In any case, the other brother did save the lives of his family!

But just after such a delay, a figure suddenly jumped out from beside him and knelt down with a quicker movement than him.

At the same time, he shouted out loudly: "Norihide Tokuyama, I have long admired the name of His Highness Asai, the 'Dragon of Omi', but we have never had the chance to meet him."

"I am honored to meet His Highness today, and I was saved by His Highness. I am willing to lead the Tokuyama people to join the Asai family in return for this great kindness. I hope Your Highness will agree!"

This scene suddenly exceeded everyone's expectations. It was clear that the battle here was not over yet, and blood was still flowing from the wounds on many people's bodies, but he actually openly worshiped His Highness Asai Nagamasa as his lord. Wasn't he Are you here to save Master Dao San?

But after a short period of shock, Akechi Mitsuhide couldn't help feeling envious.

He still remembered very clearly that when he and his uncle asked the other party to send troops for help, the other party made several requests one after another, but now the other party made the decision to surrender so easily. This is what power and strength bring. Prestige?

Several other members of the Akechi family are also uneasy and have their own ideas, because they all know the power of the Tokuyama people.

Although they are members of the national clan, their actual status may be slightly lower than that of the Akechi family, and they are not qualified to attend official meetings when the daimyo holds a formal meeting, but the strength of the Tokuyama clan is indeed not low.

Among the more than 1000 people who came to save Master Daosan this time, nearly half of them were members of Tokuyama, but he still resolutely chose to join His Highness Asai!
When will it be possible for me to have such a strong appeal?

Faced with the sudden surrender, Asai Nagamasa was a little surprised, but he was actually not completely unfamiliar with this name. Since he was preparing to enter Mino, he would of course let Ningning, Kato Danzo and other ninjas do it in advance. many investigations.

However, Kato Danzo reported before that the situation of Tokuyama Zhong is actually a bit special.

They are neither loyal to Saito Dozo nor to the successor Yoshitsune, but rather to the entire Saito family.

When there was friction between various forces in Meinong, they basically remained neutral and stayed on the sidelines. After the final winner emerged, they made their position clear.

Of course, there is no way to get a big return by doing this, but it is extremely safe, and the leader of the Deshan people is also somewhat wise.

Therefore, after judging by myself and Numata Yumitsu, the success rate of wooing the other party is actually not high.

But now it seems that both himself and Youguang made a slight mistake.

It is not impossible for them to win over the Deshan people, and even because their leader is smarter than ordinary people, once the time is right, the price to win over them may be less than ordinary people, such as now!

He immediately chuckled: "Very good, I have also seen your bravery and wisdom. In this case, I will temporarily grant you the position of infantry general and Kitanomi [-] stone Tomoyuki. From now on, you can concentrate on the work of our family." Be effective."

The samurai of the Asai Army were okay. They had long known how generous their lord was, but everyone in the Akechi family and Tokuyama Norihide himself were very surprised.

Although the land actually controlled by the Tokuyama clan in Mino may be more than [-] koku, most of it has not been officially recognized by the daimyo Saito Yoshiryu. If the samurai adjacent to the Tokuyama clan want to deliberately find trouble, they will completely can claim those lands as theirs.

But now this kind of knowledge and practice given by the head of the family himself is much more valuable than the land they occupied and worked hard to develop!

The reason why Tokuyama Norihide did that just now was that he was somewhat apprehensive. He was also betting on a future.

Because he once saw the special weapons called iron cannons by chance and knew how much they were worth, but now there are hundreds of ordinary ashigaru in the Asai army who use them as weapons, and the other ashigaru, whether in equipment or appearance, are the same. The Saito family's ashigaru are completely different.

So he had an idea in his mind at that time. If he followed His Highness Asai, he would never be poor again in the future!
So he bowed down resolutely and said those words.

Now it turns out that he made the right bet and received a generous reward far beyond his imagination!

"Yes, I am Norihide Tokuyama. I am willing to serve the Asai family and your Highness."

At this time, Akechi Guangan next to him became a little anxious: "Your Highness, my two sons are also willing to be loyal to the Asai family, and I hope that Your Highness will give them a chance!" As he spoke, he glared at him with a stern look. The two sons, especially Akechi Hidemitsu who just showed a trace of hesitation.

Judging from the current situation, Master Dao San has no way to save his life, so the warriors like me who choose to follow Master Dao San will probably not end well, but I can at least let the children choose another path, a way to survive!

But now there was no need for him to glare. Hidemitsu Akechi, who had been hesitant just now, and his younger brother all bowed down very readily: "Your Majesty Akechi Hidemitsu and Akechi Mitsutada, I am willing to die for the Asai family!"

"Very good. Since he is a hero of the Mingzhi family, let's first grant him the title of infantry captain and a salary of 150 dan."

Brother Akechi hurriedly thanked him. Although they still didn't know what position the so-called infantry captain of the Asai family held in other families, they all understood clearly the 150 dan salary.

You must know that Akechi Hidemitsu has been working for the Saito family for nearly ten years, and his previous salary was only eighty koku. Before this, he was often complacent and imagined that if he continued at this rate, when he was forty or fifty years old, He should be able to get a position as a general attendant.

But now that he has become loyal to His Highness Asai, his salary has almost doubled in the blink of an eye. The little bit of unwillingness he originally had in his heart has long since dissipated, and he even complained about it just now. My own stupidity!

Even wise Guang'an, the father, was a little moved.

Although their family has a Mingzhi City, because the nearby land area is small and barren, the total stone height is really not that much. If it weren't for the fact that their nephew Mitsuhide was particularly valued by the three major Taoists, their Mingzhi family would hardly be able to say that in Meinong. talk.

Now that they have experienced such a thing, their family may not be able to survive in Meinong. If His Highness Asai can give them a new foundation in North Omi, then it is not a bad idea for him to move his family to the Omi area!

However, Asai Nagamasa did not invite him. He just pointed his eyes at Akechi Mitsuhide next to him: "I don't know, Mitsuhide-sama."

Although Akechi Mitsuhide was a little shaken, he finally shook his head and declined: "Your Highness, I'm extremely sorry. The three great masters are still here, so I'm afraid I can't accept your kindness. Your Highness's great kindness can only be found elsewhere." It cannot repay."

Asai Nagamasa nodded, and he didn't take it seriously. Anyone with some ability is more or less arrogant and persistent, which is very easy to understand.

What's more, in addition to being the main minister, Akechi Mitsuhide and Saito Douzan also have a special relationship, that is, master and disciple.

But it doesn't matter. Although he is a very outstanding talent, he is not indispensable.

If the Asai family is a high-speed warship, then the earlier you board the ship, the easier it will be to find a favorable position. If you board the ship too late, you will not regret it.

Mitsuhide Akechi wanted to say something apologetically, but the little kunoichi Ning Ning had already jumped over: "Your Highness, Ning Ning has found something that confuses those ashigaru!"

Everyone couldn't help but look over and saw that in the middle of Ning Ning's white and delicate palms, there were several maple leaves that were as red as blood and even had some blood-like energy floating out.

Asai Nagamasa glanced around the battlefield again. It was probably because Ning Ning had taken away these maple leaves. His eyes were red, and he could not retreat. The Yilong Army, which could be called an iron army, was now crying and throwing them away. With the weapons in his hands, he chose to surrender on the spot.

Even with Asai Nagamasa's calmness, he not only sneered at this moment: "Oh, it is indeed the ghost girl Momiji!"

Before, he noticed something was wrong with those ashigaru. With their eyes glowing red, they showed extraordinary bravery. Even if iron cannons were coming, even if swords were attached to them, they were fearless and just followed them firmly. Behind many corpses, attack the enemies in front of you.

This is so abnormal.

Not to mention the ashigaru temporarily recruited by Saito Yoshiryu, even the specially trained infantrymen of the Asai family and many samurai are rarely able to regard death as such and are not afraid of monsters.

And he soon noticed a few breaths that were not completely unfamiliar, so he asked Ning Ning and Kato Duanzang to look for suspicious things in the Yilong Army.

These maple leaves are actually special magic weapons. They were buried in the bodies of several ghouls. On the one hand, they strengthened their power, and on the other hand, they also turned into a simple and rough, but extremely effective magic weapon. Formation, bewitching other ordinary ashigaru, making them feel like death.

After losing the bewitchment of the demonic magic, the Yilong Army immediately fell apart.

Ghost Girl Hongye, although the reason why I was able to come to this world smoothly is partly due to you, but first there was the Thirteen Sakura Village, and then here, plus the few months in between, this is your first time. How many times have you used witchcraft to harm humans?

If you don't take the road to heaven, there is no way for hell to break in. If you are in Lushan City at this moment, let you experience the power from Huanglong!

After Ning Ning relieved the last hidden worries here, he no longer hesitated and started to issue orders directly.

"Sakon, Yumitsu, you two will be responsible for the post-war affairs here. Once such an army of demons attacks again, you can return to Omi as soon as possible. In addition, you will also immediately send someone to notify Endo Naofune and Asai Ryouchi behind. , I want them to be ready at all times.”

"Akechi-sama, Tokuyama Norihide, for the sake of safety, you should go with Sakon for the time being."

Everyone nodded without any objection, even everyone from Zhizhi's family was no exception.

No matter what their original plans were, when monsters appeared in the Yilong Army, all their plans were shattered. Now they just want to survive!
"Duanzo, I need you to detect the movements of the Yilong Army. I want to know how many monsters and ghouls are lurking in his army."

If Saito Yoshiryu really braves the world's disapproval and blatantly uses spiritual stones to create monsters in large quantities, even if it is not completely in line with his current strategy, he must take action against him.

Otherwise, once this precedent is set, I don’t know how many ambitious people in Nepal will follow suit. They only care about their immediate interests and cannot see the general trend clearly.

Once it forms a spark that will start a prairie fire, I'm afraid even the eyes of the four evil gods will gradually focus on it!

In the past, it may be because of the divine wind and the blessing of the gods behind it that Nibon was not much watched and corroded by the evil gods. However, the weakening of the divine wind probably represents the reduction of the power behind it. Nibon's situation may change. It's getting more and more difficult.
However, many famous people are still involved in various internal struggles without knowing it. How can Nibon, who is already weak, resist the invasion of the evil god of chaos in the future?
Perhaps only by taking the first step and unifying the entire Nippon can we have a chance of victory, right?

"Ning Ning, come with me to see Master Dao San!"

The little kunoichi naturally nodded. In fact, with the strength of the two of them, even if they were surrounded by tens of thousands of troops led by Yilong, they could easily leave at any time.

Akechi Mitsuhide next to him gritted his teeth: "Your Highness, please allow me to guide the way. Master Dao San once taught me spells, so I am quite familiar with the terrain of Lushan City."

At this time, he no longer had any need to hide it. After all, the power he was proud of was not worth mentioning in front of His Highness Asai. He now fully believed that the other party was really the descendant of Seimei Gong. Worthy of the name "Dragon of Omi"!
"And us too!"

With a loud shout, two Ji warriors also holding giant scythes came hand in hand.

After seeing clearly who was coming, Asai Nagamasa was immediately overjoyed: "Axiu, you are here!"

Axiu still kept a serious expression and just nodded lightly.

Asai Nagamasa didn't take it seriously either. She was originally indifferent by nature. Whether she was bleeding, injured, or cutting off the enemy's head, it was like a breeze blowing on her face, not worth mentioning, just like a girl with nothing.

However, he was originally worried that Axiu would be abducted by someone and go to work for others, but when he saw clearly, there was an extra aqua blue body on Axiu's body, which looked like a female mermaid wearing a hat. Afterwards, he was greatly relieved.

After taking another look at Wuming, who was nodding towards Akechi Mitsuhide, he couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Although I don't know what happened, in the process of fighting the demons together, Axiu obviously established a very deep friendship with Wuming, otherwise Wuming would not have been able to give his guardian spirit to Axiu for use.

You must know that this split spirit not only contains power, but also contains part of the memory of the original owner!
"Wu Ming, it seems that you have taken good care of A Xiu. Thank you very much."

"It's nothing. Axiu actually helped me more."

Wuming was certainly not being polite. Without Axiu's help, she really didn't know how much time it would take to defeat the big demon in the village and restore peace to the souls of her companions.

However, after spending dozens of days together, she vaguely noticed some changes in Axiu.

Although it can't be seen on the surface, she is actually very happy, right?
Really, with just one sentence, Axiu, who is half-demon and has almost no expression, turned into this look. This "Dragon of Omi" master is really not to be underestimated!

It's a pity that one of them is a half-demon and the other is a powerful onmyoji. It seems unlikely.
But in the blink of an eye, Wu Ming had suppressed his wild thoughts. Now was not the time to think about this: "Your Highness Asai, let's go to Lushan Castle together to defeat the ghost girl Hongye who has done many evil things!"

(End of this chapter)