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

Chapter 33 Temporary departure
Less than half an hour later, Jotake Hirai from Rokkaku's family also received the news that Shinkuro had left.

He immediately clapped his hands and laughed: "Hahaha, has the heroic young master of the Asai family run away? It's really good news. This time, we have achieved at least one-third of the purpose of coming to the Asai family."

"However," he then changed his voice, "are all the legends about him receiving the inheritance from Lord Qingming and hunting down monsters true?"

"Yes, my lord, after our careful investigation, that kind of pig monster has a huge and strong body, over three meters tall, weighs nearly a thousand catties, and its skin is extremely tough. It is almost impossible to pierce it with a bamboo spear. It’s hard to cause much damage, it’s almost as much as a body ball made of all metal.”

Lightweight abdominal rolls and crotch balls are very popular samurai armors among Nippon at the moment. They are all external, similar to vests.

The more advanced ones are the large armors used exclusively by senior warriors. However, as wars have become more frequent in recent years, large armors have become less popular. In addition to being too expensive to make, they are still too bulky to adapt to. An increasingly complex combat environment.

"And it doesn't have four hooves on the ground, but walks upright like a human. This can't be a fake in any case. It must be a legendary monster."

"Although we didn't see him use any spells, he was able to defeat such a powerful monster. It is very likely that he really received the inheritance of Seimei Gong."

Said the ninja, who was wrapped in pitch-black clothing with only a slit showing for his eyes. He was one of the Koga ninjas employed by the Rokkaku family.

At the same time, he secretly added: "Although it is not the same as what we have detected in other places before, it is very similar. They are really the legendary monsters."

Hirai Sadatake nodded: "That's right, this is really a big problem."

"It's a pity that we brought too few people this time. If we attack rashly, not only will we not be able to threaten him, but we may alert him. It seems that we should report it to the lord as soon as possible."

On the other side, there were three riders walking through the forest, one of them was Shinkuro, no, now it was Asai Nagamasa.

There were several long and short swords hanging on his waist, a suitcase on his back, and a white paper fan in his hand. Although he was running away in name, he did not dress up as a ronin. He still wore the appearance of a samurai, but the symbol was removed. It's just the family crest that shows the identity of the Asai family.

Even though he didn't wear any heavy armor, he only had a light armored carcass that looked good but didn't have high defense, but that was all he owned.

In the war-torn Nibon, anything that can help warriors survive and kill enemies is very expensive, especially the three treasures of the warrior family: weapons, armor and war horses.

As a young master who has never served in the Yuan Dynasty, he really doesn't have much wealth himself, so naturally he doesn't have any treasures. Most of the things that his retainers offer him are just gold and silver. The most valuable thing is his cheap apprentice palace. The Kiso horse presented to him by Tsugumi Tsubasa.

But on the other hand, with the blessing of spells, his light armor can also have quite good defense, and it can also maintain his agility, so it is still acceptable.

Beside him were a bald general and a bearded general. Each of them had a certain amount of power in their hands, and both had won a considerable degree of his recognition.

At this time Asai Nagamasa suddenly stopped: "Okay, just send me here."

"Master, my disciple really wants to travel the world with you." Miyabe Jijun's attitude was very sincere, and he was not just being polite.

The continuous learning of spells these days has given him a headache. He has realized that his talent in this area is not good. If he can follow the master, will it help his learning?This is almost certain.

Asai Nagamasa smiled and rejected the other party's proposal: "Jijun, I have already taught you the method of cultivation, and the method of making and training shikigami. When will you have your own shikigami? It’s not too late to travel around the world.”

"And Miyabe Castle also needs you to sit in command. I don't want to have nowhere to settle down after I come back."

At first, he just wanted to use the other person's strength to defeat the pig demon, so he accepted the other person as his disciple, but after getting along with him for more than ten days, he found that he had really picked up a treasure.

With the various abilities and political skills that Miyabe Tsurun has displayed so far, he is enough to become a daimyo who controls a country. The mere lord of Miyabe Castle is really a bit underwhelmed.

"Young Master, the door of Sukawa City will always be open to you."

The one who spoke was Naotsuke Endo. The two of them were the most useful people to Nagamasa Asai at present, and they had the deepest interest entanglement with him, so they were very trustworthy.

However, after thoroughly revealing his identity, Miyabe Tsurujun, who was born as a monk, may be better off, but Naotsune Endo, who is not favored by the daimyo Asai Hisamasa, may face some difficulties.

But the problem won't be too serious. It's only been a year or two since Asai Hisamasa didn't like him. He is still alive and well. Asai Hisamasa can only make things difficult for him, and he doesn't have the guts to do anything. Something more outrageous happened.

"Haha, I understand. Just send them here. You should also take good care of yourselves. Next, I am going to Saito's house to see Mr. Daosan and my brother-in-law."

According to the plan that Asai Nagamasa had made before, he first went to the Saito family, then the Oda family, and finally turned west, heading to Kyoto and the border town where he had the most frequent transactions with the Nanman people. Finally, when it was time to return, he Drop by the archenemy Rokkaku's house to have a look.He has a lot to do during this journey. He wants to practice magic and martial arts, improve his reputation, collect materials and props needed for various Yin and Yang techniques, and he also has to meet some people.

The first destination is the Saito family, a powerful force located southeast of the Asai family.

It is said that the head of the Saito family, Saito Dozo, was originally just an oil seller. He defeated his superiors all the way, and finally defeated the Toki family he was loyal to, and sat on the throne of the Warring States Daimyo.

He even stole his master's concubine, Shen Fangye, who was famous for her beauty and beauty. It can be said that her life was quite legendary.

Although he was called "Mino's Viper" because of the despicable methods he used in his rise to power, and was wary and hostile to many forces, he was also criticized by many low-born warriors. Sought after because he is exactly what they all want to be.

In the chaotic Nibon, many lower-level warriors don't care whether the means are dark, they only care about whether they can obtain enough benefits.

Saito Yoshiryu, the son of Saito Dozo, also inherited some of his skills. He is also a little poisonous snake, and it is said that he is also very good in martial arts. He is an outstanding samurai, but the relationship between the father and son is different. very bad.

On the one hand, it may be because of the vigilance and even hatred between the two venomous snakes, one big and one small.

On the other hand, there have been rumors that Saito Yoshiryu is actually the posthumous son of the head of the Toki family. Fuka Yoshino was actually pregnant when he was snatched away. Saito Yoshiryu is not actually the biological son of Mino Viper.

Saito Dozo is ostensibly the father of Saito Yoshiryu, but in fact he is likely to be Saito Yoshiryu's father-killing enemy.

This rumor spread so widely and was so vivid that not only Saito Yoshiryu himself believed it, Saito Douzan probably also believed it.

In this era, Saito Douzan was unable to distinguish the authenticity of his son's identity, so much so that he began to consider bypassing Saito Yoshiryu and directly making his grandson the next head of the family.

This has led to many conflicts between the two sides. Even Asai Nagamasa in the Kitaomi area has heard this rumor more than once.

Shinkuro decided to go to the Saito family's territory, partly because he was on the way, and partly because he wanted to see if there were any opportunities.

Because Saito Yoshiryu married one of Asai Nagamasa's sisters, who was his brother-in-law. Although that sister was not Asai Hisamasa's biological daughter, she was also of Asai family blood and was later transferred to Asai Hisamasa's name. of.

This is probably one of the few achievements Asai Hisamasa has achieved in the more than ten years he has been a daimyo.

Not good at fighting on the battlefield, he has always hoped to win peace and support from other forces through marriage and other means.

It's just that he was too incompetent. Although his idea was good, he was actually unable to get any help. Instead, he ended up with several beautiful daughters in vain.

Although diplomacy is important, in the final analysis it still depends on hard power, otherwise you will only be taken advantage of.

However, if Saito Yoshiryu really wants to deal with Saito Dozo, it may be a good opportunity for many forces around the Saito family, and even Asai Nagamasa.

It is also worth mentioning that the nicknames of Saito Douzan and his son Saito Yoshiryu are Shinkuro, well, they happen to be the same as Asai Nagamasa's nickname.

Although the two of them didn't know that Asai Nagamasa had so many thoughts in his mind, the intelligence, martial arts, and mysterious spells he had displayed in recent days were enough to make them sincerely admire him.

"By the way, during this trip, I may recruit some ronin along the way. If they are valuable, I will ask them to come to you with my token and settle them properly. I will deal with them after I come back."

Ronin refers to some warriors who have lost their masters and their land. In Nibon, where wars are frequent, there are very many of them.

If they can quickly find a new master to serve, that's fine, they can continue their life as samurai.

Otherwise, they will usually become one of the main reasons for the decline in security in various regions, because many of them will eventually become bandits, bandits or bandits.

But for Asai Nagamasa now, if he wants to find talents from outside his family and build his own team, he can only find them among ronin.

Because born in the Warring States Period of Nibon, ordinary people have exhausted most of their energy just to survive, so how can they have any energy to do other things?

Those who can practice martial arts or study are either samurai or wealthy people, or they come from places such as Buddhist temples and shrines. There may be talents among civilians, but the chances are really low.

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