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

Chapter 25 Endo Naosuke
From Shinkuro's point of view, in addition to the three veterans known as "Umi Akame" who have gradually withdrawn from the battlefield due to old age and frailty, the Asai family now has three samurai with outstanding talents.

They are the most outstanding members of the Asai sect. The uncle of Shinkuro in front of him is Asai Ryouchi. Although his abilities in all aspects are not top-notch, what is rare is that he is a bucket-type all-rounder. Nothing too weak;
The second person is the general Isono Danmasa who has been guarding Sawa Mountain Castle for many years and is on the front line against the Rokkaku family. If it were not for him, the Asai family would have suffered more losses under the fierce attacks of the Rokkaku family over the years. He had already used His actual combat record illustrates his power;
Finally, there is Endo Naotsune, whose true strength is vaguely the number one warrior of the Asai family and who is also Shinkuro's martial arts teacher, that is, the man in front of him.

Although the current Nibon has a small territory and poor materials compared to the ancient Eastern Empire, it is precisely because of this that they need to fight hard to snatch everything.

This has led to the fact that in Nippeng, unless there is a large-scale battle, the scale of many battles has never been large. Many small daimyos, wealthy families, and Chinese people can often fight a battle with only a hundred or eighty people. The village chief fights, but the frequency and intensity of the fighting here are not low.

Such fierce and frequent battles naturally gave birth to many excellent samurai. Naotsuke Endo was a very good and powerful samurai with a mysterious past.

After several years of teaching and learning, a deep relationship has been formed between the two. Moreover, Naotsuke Endo himself is also a person with a bold personality, so he is very informal. Shinkuro has always admired this aspect of the other party. Sub-character.

Unfortunately, the current daimyo of the Asai family, Asai Hisamasa, doesn't like it.

He had repeatedly rebuked Naotsuke Endo in public for many inappropriate things. If the other party's father hadn't already been an official when the Asai family was still a wealthy family, he could be said to be a family retainer, and Shinkuro interceded many times. , it is not impossible for him to be punished more seriously.

But for this reason, Endo Naotsune, who has outstanding martial arts, has never been reused and has little chance to show his power. This means that only a few people, including Shinkuro, know his true power.

In addition to managing his family's Sukawa Castle, Endo Naotsuke devoted himself to teaching Shinkuro martial arts and the art of war.

Shinkuro possesses martial arts far beyond his peers at a young age. In addition to his own outstanding talent, it is also inseparable from the other party's teachings.

It is worth mentioning that Kosaburo Endo, the attendant, was also chosen by the other party for Shinkuro. He was a distant relative and member of his sect.

"Ah, Endo-sama, please don't make too much noise. It would be inappropriate if they heard you." Ryochika Asai, who was next to him, waved his hand quickly to signal them not to be too loud.

Naotsuke Endo was even more angry: "Hmph, this is our Kotani City, why should we avoid these outsiders?"

Of course he is not an ignorant person, but this situation is really embarrassing right now.

Once you agree to the other party's order once, there will definitely be a second time. This obvious act of showing weakness is likely to attract the contempt of other daimyos, which in turn will lead to a greater crisis.

In addition to the Asakura family in the north who have been allies for decades, both the Oda family in the south and the Saito family in the southeast are all bloodthirsty and aggressive wolves.

Although they all have their own problems, if the Asai family is really weak to the point of surrendering to the Rokkaku family, they may not come over and bite off a few pieces of meat.

Shinkuro couldn't help clenching his fists: "It's all my fault. If I could be stronger."

At this time, Miyabe Jirun, who had been silent, quickly came up and said, "Master, no matter what, Jirun and Miyabe Castle will stand firmly behind you."

Naotsuke Endo seemed to notice the other party: "This is"

Of course, he did not ignore this sturdy monk soldier, but he was really curious about the word "master" in the other person's mouth. Could it be that his outstanding disciple also accepted a disciple?
And Miyabe Castle, isn’t that the place where Lord Kumasa once hit a wall?Unexpectedly, I was persuaded by the young master now?

"Naotsune-sama, this is Jirun, the lord of Miyabe Castle. This time I'm here to express my submission to my family." Shinkuro extended his hand to introduce to several people. The three people in front of him not only have outstanding personal abilities, but also have many talents in their hands. A certain amount of power has a lot of say in the Asai family.

And more importantly, they have the highest goodwill toward him at Asai's house. For his plan, it would be good to get them familiar with him in advance.

Shinkuro introduced them in the middle, and everyone was very considerate. They exchanged a few polite words with each other, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

But when Endo Naotsuke mentioned that key issue again, the other two could only remain silent.

Although the reasons for their silence were different, they both knew that the key to the matter did not lie with them, but with the head of the Asai family, the daimyo Hisamasa Asai.

Seeing this look, Naoto Endo couldn't say anything anymore. He just snorted coldly and cupped his hands towards Shinkuro: "Young Master, my family has been at war with the Rokkaku family for decades, and there are many warriors from each samurai family who have fought. Even if they die, they probably don’t want our family to endure this humiliation.”

Indeed, if one surrenders to the Rokkaku family so easily, what is the meaning of the death of those samurai?It's better to surrender to the opponent from the beginning and still save your life!

Asai Ryochi immediately understood what the other party meant. He must have wanted to unite with others to protest against the head of the family.

He subconsciously wanted to say something, because once many important ministers jointly put pressure on the family head, no matter what the final result is, this will have an impact on the majesty of the family head.

But after opening his mouth, he finally sighed and gave up the idea.

After all, he didn't want his family to suffer this humiliation, if he could really change the head of the family's mind. . .

"Ahem, young master, the master of the family is entertaining the envoys of the Rokkaku family. Let's go and see him quickly. As for Miyabe-sama, please wait a moment. The master of the family will definitely reward you."

"Well, that's fine." Shinkuro nodded. The two of them coincided with each other. There was no need to let the enemy Rokkaku know about the surrender of Miyabe Castle so quickly.

Then he seemed to casually say to Miyabe Jirun: "Jirun, you are new here, why don't you let Mr. Naotune take you around Odani City, and you can also tell him the interesting things about us today."

Miyabe Jirun suddenly laughed. He nodded slightly and recited the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, I will obey the master's teachings."

Today’s fun fact?Besides slaying monsters, what else is interesting today?

Combined with all the previous signs, Miyabe Jijun immediately made a bold guess. Master may have begun to prepare for a big move.

Although he possesses such mysterious power, he has to endure the leadership of an incompetent person and sees his family become weaker and weaker. This must be particularly difficult for Master.

Now we have finally reached a critical moment. To a certain extent, we have to thank the Rokkaku family for their persecution, otherwise the master may not make such a decision!

But now Master's power is far from enough. Will he decide to take action immediately, or continue to be silent for a while, letting things ferment and find ways to continue to accumulate strength?
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