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

Chapter 73 Fujikichiro's Request
Just when they were about to say a few more polite words to each other and say goodbye completely, a rush of footsteps suddenly came, and then a man carrying an Odachi, who was not completely unfamiliar to Asai Nagamasa, hurriedly ran Come over.

It was Saito Rizo who had met them before and was not very happy.

Seeing his expression, Saito Douzan immediately turned serious. At the same time, Tokichiro next to him also subconsciously shouted: "Hey, weren't you the guy who asked us for spiritual stones in Inoguchi Town?"

Asai Nagamasa next to him couldn't help but secretly smiled. It seemed that this guy had offended Fujikichiro a little bit. Tokichiro seemed to blurt out what he said, but he was actually making things difficult for the other party.

It would be fine if the other party was ordered to collect spiritual stones, but if it was just out of his own will, then he might be in trouble. Even though Saito Douzan has always been very kind, he is definitely not a generous guy. .

However, Tokichiro's little conspiracy seemed to have failed, because Saito Douzan did not have any anger, but seemed to be slightly interested.

He looked at Tokichiro, and then at the mustache carrying the Odachi: "Oh, Rizo, have you seen him before?"

The bearded man known as Li San bowed his hands and saluted: "Yes, Lord Dao San, I saw him holding the spirit stone before, which caused a commotion in the tavern. Many people were attracted by the light it radiated, so I thought To take it away.”

"But later he said that he was going to dedicate it to you, Master Dao San, so I gave up the action for the time being."

"I see, this is just a small misunderstanding. Shinkuro, Tokichiro, this is an outstanding son of my Saito family, named Rizo."

"Rizo, this is the young master of the Asai family, Lord Asai Shinkuro Nagamasa." Saito Douzan introduced both parties in a kind manner. It was obvious that he had some appreciation for Rizo.

"Toshizo Saito, I met Lord Asai."

Although he saluted and said polite words, the expression on the face of the mustachioed Saito Rizo did not change at all.

This point is quite similar to Axiu next to him, except that Axiu is naturally dumb, speechless and expressionless, but still very cute, but this guy looks like someone in the family had an accident, and everyone owes him The look of money.

But Nagamasa Asai didn't pay much attention to it, and he just bowed his hand. He just said a few casual words and went through the motions.

If the other party is Saito Douzan's real friend, then the spells and energy fluctuations on his body can be explained.

It's just that Saito Douzan doesn't seem to be willing to hand over his true skills to the other party for the time being. Saito Reisan's spell aura is so weak that it's ridiculous, and I don't know how many skills he can use, such as Earth Blade Technique. The lowest level of onmyoji, two, or three?
"Li San, it's not like you to be in such a hurry. Did something happen?"

Saito Rizo glanced around and saw that Saito Douzan had no reaction. He seemed to be simply waiting for his reply. Then he nodded: "Sir, it is about the matter you gave to Mitsuhide-sama before. A mission to explore spiritual stones."

Since Saito Douzan was not afraid of his secrets being heard, Saito Toshizo did not make any more cover-ups. He explained the matter clearly in a few words.

It turned out that a ninja reported that a strange golden light was found in a mountain from time to time, which was very similar to the light of a spiritual stone. So Saito Douzan sent his family's general, the warrior Akechi Jubei Mitsuhide, who was both civil and military, with him. A group of people, Saito Rizo, went to investigate together.

When they arrived there, they found that something was wrong, because there were birds of prey and beasts migrating from other places in that mountain from time to time, and the number was constantly increasing. It seemed that they were all attracted by the spirit stone, which seriously hindered their actions.

Especially in recent days, some dead people have begun to resurrect on and off the mountain and turned into zombie monsters named Shikijiro, making their missions more dangerous by several percent.

Fortunately, these different types of beasts and monsters often conflict with each other, which gives them a chance to breathe.

It's a pity that they haven't been able to find the real location of the spirit stone so far, but the number of monster Shikijiro is increasing. Now the number has exceeded hundreds, and they can't kill them anymore. There seems to be an abandoned mountain in that mountain. Mine, that's why a large number of Shikijiro appeared.

As a last resort, Mitsuhide Akechi, who was in charge of this task, sent Rizo Saito back to report to the family head and Dozo Saito for help.

It's just that Saito Rizo returned to the house owner without success. The reason why he stayed in Inoguchi Town yesterday was not only to buy necessary supplies, but also to try to recruit some ronin to serve as cannon fodder.

As a member of the Saito clan and a young man that Saito Dosan favored, he still had some autonomy. What's more, this was also the intention of the commander Akechi Mitsuhide, so he did not come to report it immediately.

But just now, he once again received urgent information from Akechi Mitsuhide who was staying in the mountain. Shikijiro appeared more and more frequently, and the remaining troops were already unable to handle it, so he hurried up the mountain to report the latest information. Pass to Saito Dozo.

Asai Nagamasa couldn't help but think deeply for a while. Although Saito Douzan had resigned as daimyo and claimed to be living in seclusion in the mountains, it was obvious that in the hearts of people with special powers such as Akechi Mitsuhide and Saito Rizo, His status is far higher than that of the current daimyo Saito Yoshiryu, which has been dignified for decades.

But I don’t know whether Saito Yoshiryu and another Akechi Mitsuhide who participated in this task have any special abilities?
The answer is probably yes, one is Viper’s son, and the other is one of the most famous military generals in the history of the Nippeng Warring States. During this period, Oda Nobunaga could almost unify Nippon!

Saito Dosan couldn't help but frowned after hearing this: "Is Yoshilong unwilling to send troops?"

Saito Rizo shook his head: "Yoshiryu-sama is still gathering with many retainers, saying it is to celebrate his successful succession to the position of governor, and he has no time to care about anything else at the moment. I didn't even get to meet him in person."

Saito Douzan couldn't help but frown more and more, and then he turned to look at Tokichiro: "Tokichiro, before I continue to look for new spiritual stones, I need you to do something for me. Maybe you can also achieve the goal."

Tokichiro's special ability is to search for spiritual stones. Although he never told Saito Douzan about this, he soon knew it, and now is the time to put it to use.

Obviously this would be a very good opportunity to shoot horses, but the person involved, Tokichiro, looked very unhappy, because he had seen several terrifying monsters one after another, and he didn't want to take any more risks, because there was no need for that anymore. He was almost hugging a new thigh now.

So he deliberately looked very embarrassed: "Master Daosan, is he really a monster? Wouldn't I be in danger? I am not an outstanding warrior like Master Lisan."

"Haha, don't worry, monkey, there will be no danger, and Li San and my subordinates will protect you."

Saito Rizo immediately nodded silently.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Tokichiro couldn't help but turn his head and look at Asai Nagamasa, his eyes full of help.

But Asai Nagamasa didn't want to go with Tokichiro because he felt it was just a waste of time.Since both Saito Dozo and Saito Toshizo have special abilities, they must not be too unfamiliar with things like spirit stones and monster soul cores, and even if they go there, they will definitely not get much benefit.

Although he is very interested in Mitsuhide Akechi, he is now an important minister of the Saito family and the nephew of the lord of Akechi City. Unless Saito Douzan and Saito Yoshiryu are both dead, or Saito Yoshiryu is crazy and wants to Get rid of him, otherwise just like Takenaka Hanbei before, it is impossible for him to change his official position.

And even if he changes his official position, given the current situation of the Asai family, the other party will almost certainly look down on him.

So there was no need for him to waste time. After all, Rizo Saito had just said that the mountain where the accident happened was in completely different directions from Owari, where he was going next.

Moreover, monsters like Shikijiro are actually transformed from the corpses of miners who unfortunately died. They are one of the lowest-level monsters. Their bodies are stiff and their movements are extremely slow. Except for the teeth and claws that contain some corpse poison, they basically can no longer move. There is no other threat.

This kind of little monster really doesn't interest Nagamasa Asai, who has killed hundreds of ghouls in Jusanzakura Village. After all, Shikijiro doesn't have a soul core to speak of, or even if he has a soul, The core is almost worthless.

Moreover, Saito Rizo just said that he had not seen Saito Yoshiryu, so Asai Nagamasa felt that his plan to go to Inabayama Castle could be cancelled, so as not to be rejected.

So it’s better to go to Owari to meet Oda Nobunaga, and then continue your travels.

As for Tokichiro, there is no use following him around. Let him collect spiritual stones. Anyway, with the caution he has shown before, even if an accident does happen, he will definitely escape early before everyone else is dead. Go.

"Don't worry, Tokichiro. With Akechi-sama and his excellent retainer Saito-sama here, and with so many samurai and ashigaru around, you will definitely be fine, and Master Dosan didn't let you fight the monsters. You Just find the location of the spirit stone."

There are several named guys with some troops, so they won't be killed by Shikijiro, the lowest level, who may not even be considered a monster, right?
Seeing that Asai Nagamasa also agreed with him to go, Tokichiro couldn't help but become more and more helpless. He subconsciously wanted to ask Axiu for help, but as soon as he turned around, he stopped his action abruptly.

You can't do this. Master Asai has been deliberately hiding Axiu's strength, as if he wants Master Daosan to misunderstand that she is his female companion.

If I ask Axiu for help in this situation, not to mention whether Axiu will agree, I will definitely offend Mr. Asai greatly. I have finally managed to get this thigh, and maybe all my efforts will be wasted.

Thinking of this, he nodded resolutely: "Since Master Dao San and Master Asai both agree, I am also willing to do my part. However, I want to send a letter to my hometown, and I hope Master Dao San can find someone to help me." Write it down so that when Asai-sama goes to Owari, you can help convey it."

For such a small request, Saito Dozo and Asai Nagamasa naturally had no reason to refuse, and soon Asai Nagamasa discovered that this guy Tokichiro was playing tricks.

Because this letter was sent to his younger brother, the general idea was that if something unfortunate happened to him this time, he hoped that his younger brother could take good care of their mother.

On the surface, this was meant for his younger brother, but wasn't it actually meant for Asai Nagamasa and Saito Michizan?
Saito Michizan was about to speak to make some guarantees, but Asai Nagamasa had already spoken first: "Tōyoshiro, don't worry, if you encounter misfortune, I can guarantee that your brother will at least have the position of Ashigaru-gumi leader, which is enough. Please honor your mother well. If he is really capable, it is not impossible for him to become an Ashigaru-general or even a shogun-general."

Ashigaru, ashigaru head, ashigaru group leader, ashigaru general, serving general, and general. This is a relatively common military position system in Nippon.

Generally speaking, the ashigaru-gumi leader is no longer an ordinary minion, but a middle- and lower-level commander. Many leaders of small villages have this position, and this is almost ordinary civilians and most of them. This is the top that a low-level warrior can reach in his lifetime.

As for the higher-level Ashigaru generals, the difficulty of promotion is much higher. At least they need to have a small village of their own and be able to recruit hundreds of Ashigaru at any time to join the battle.

That was already an official retainer, and he was qualified to participate in daimyo meetings.

Even if it was because of his foresight that Asai Nagamasa knew that Tokichiro's younger brother was indeed not an ordinary person, but an expert in internal affairs, it was not easy for him to make an exception and promote the other party before the other party had achieved any results.

If you break the rules casually, other retainers will probably have objections in the future.

Saito Toshizo who was on the side couldn't help but raised his eyebrows, and his impression of Asai Nagamasa changed a little in his heart.

For the position of Ashigaru-gumi leader, there is often a considerable gap in power and status depending on the strength of each daimyo.

But even according to the worst calculation, he can at least command fifty to one hundred ashigaru. Even if he is a member of the Saito clan, he spent a lot of effort to get that position.

But now, just because this traveling merchant named Tokichiro took the risk to undertake this task, his younger brother, who has no idea what his abilities are, can obtain such a position. Lord Asai is really generous!

Tokichiro was immediately overjoyed: "Although his family is poor, Koichiro has been eager to learn since he was a child and is good at arithmetic. He is much better than me when I was young. He will definitely not eat for free."

While talking, he also felt that his heart was warm. Although they didn't get along for a long time, he had already roughly figured out a little bit of the other person's personality.

That is, once you make a promise, you will never break it. Koichiro is really lucky this time!

While sighing and being happy, Tokichiro himself couldn't help but think again: Even if his younger brother Koichiro can get this treatment just for his own sake, how much will Asai-sama give him if he joins the army? What about the treatment?

Seeing Tokichiro's happy and hopeful look, Asai Nagamasa was secretly amused. He didn't think he would suffer.

Fujikichiro's younger brother, Koichiro, is also famous in history.

Although he is not good at military strategy, he is extremely good at domestic affairs, even better than his cheap apprentice Miyabe Tsurun.

Even though he is most likely still a farmer and has almost no chance to experience political affairs, for the current Asai family, as long as he is trained a little, he will immediately show his outstanding talents.

For the current Nippon, because everyone is struggling for survival, only after solving the basic problem of food and clothing can they be able to learn more knowledge, so outstanding talents are basically relatively comfortable with food and clothing. The identities of warriors, monks, etc., the talents hidden among the folks and farmers are really few in the literal sense.

Even Asai Nagamasa, who has memories from later generations, can hardly recall a few talents that belong to this kind. However, Tokichiro and his younger brother Koichiro are undoubtedly two of them. This is the so-called genius.

In short, at least in this matter, I will never suffer a loss!
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