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

Chapter 95

“Our Nippon sake is brewed from rice, but the ingredients used in Nanban sake are different.”

"For example, this bottle of Nanman red wine is a fruit wine made by those Nanman people who use high-quality grapes as raw materials, so the taste will be obviously different. In addition, their technology is more mature, so the wine is clear and the aroma is fresh. , looks better.”

"Oh? Are fruits really used to make wine?" Hearing this, the young man became interested.

Due to years of war, Nibon's rice has long been designated as military supplies. Only daimyo and samurai can enjoy it. If you want to use it to make wine, there must be a high-level samurai behind it.

Things are rare and expensive, so whether it is sake or turbid wine, the price is very expensive. Even he cannot drink good wine every time.

But if he could make wine from fruits like the Nanman people, wouldn't the price be much lower?

Thinking of this, the young man's eyes couldn't help but shine more and more. He immediately slapped the table: "Come here, serve me some wine. I won't come home until I'm drunk today!"

So they drank for half an hour. It was not until it got dark that the frequency of the two people's toasts gradually decreased.

Although the alcohol content of sake in this era was not high, probably around 10 degrees, after drinking it continuously for such a long time, Asai Nagamasa was a little tipsy.

On the other hand, the young man opposite him was still in high spirits and did not seem to be affected much. Instead, he grinned broadly and shouted as if no one was watching while drinking. This attracted the attention of many customers who entered the store later.

But after seeing their outfits and faces clearly, no one dared to come forward and make noise. Even a few ronin who were obviously not easy to mess with only dared to mutter a few words in a low voice, and then moved away very consciously. their location.

Asai Nagamasa felt that he would not be so intimidating when he first arrived. It was obviously the young man in front of him. He was not only a regular visitor, but also a person that ordinary people could not afford to offend.

The two of them didn't just sit around drinking. They were chatting away from each other while drinking. Then both of them were surprised to find that the other party knew a lot more than expected.

Needless to say, Asai Nagamasa received the inheritance from Abe Seimei, the exchanges with Hanbei, and most importantly, the many memories from later generations, which together formed his huge knowledge reserve.

Although the man on the opposite side is quite inferior in comparison, he is not completely lacking in outstanding features. For example, Asai Nagamasa originally thought that the other party would be an outstanding warrior, but in fact the other party is rough and fine. For Waka, Han Poems, and even the military books and historical records of Cathay have been dabbled in.

You must know that the Cathay Empire has always looked down upon the poor island country of Nibon, so even though it knew of the existence of Nibon, it never took the initiative to conduct any exchanges and communication, and strictly prohibited anyone from having any trade relations with Nibon. Trade can be carried out by Nippon officials, that is, fleets formed by generals and emperors.

This was of course a good thing for Nippon, but soon the imperial power declined, the samurai family rose, and the emperor and generals became mascots. Even he himself had lived a precarious life, relying entirely on the relief of other daimyo, and naturally he had no money at all. To form some kind of trading fleet.

In this case, anything from the Cathay Empire is considered a treasure in Nibon, and for warriors whose profession is fighting, especially high-ranking warriors and lords, the military books from Cathay, It is the treasure among treasures.

And I don’t know if he deliberately wanted to prevent other warriors from obtaining military documents and creating competition, so even though the papermaking technology passed down from Cathay has a history of nearly a thousand years in Nibon, it has already become extremely mature. No one ever attempted to print a single military book.

Or maybe someone printed it secretly, but it was never known to the world.

In short, this leads to the fact that as time goes by, as the Cathay War Books continue to wear out, their prices become higher and higher.

Even Takenaka Hanbei, who is the son of the castle lord and is deeply loved by his father, had made similar sighs when communicating with Asai Nagamasa before.

Even Asai Nagamasa and his Asai family, probably because their foundation was too weak, did not even have a military book from Cathay, and only some poems mixed with local military books from Nibon were there to show off.

The young man in front of me now has actually learned this knowledge, and it seems that he has not just dabbled in it, which is very rare.

After drinking the wine in the glass again, the young man burped and stood up slightly unsteadily: "Yes, you are very good. I am Keijiro from the Maeda family. What is your name?"

Although he knew that the other party deliberately approached him for a certain purpose, after this drink and the exchange just now, Keijiro couldn't care about anything else. He only knew that the other party was an outstanding person who was worth making friends with. warrior.

After listening to this self-introduction, Asai Nagamasa was not surprised at all. He had already determined the true identity of the other party. There were only three admirers in Qingzhou City who behaved like the other party.

The famous Oda Nobunaga, followed by Maeda Toshiie, the uncle and nephew of the Maeda family, and Maeda Keiji in front of me.

However, Maeda Toshiie, who is known as the "Sword Mata Left", has superb spear skills, but he does not understand poetry, at least not yet. Therefore, the young man in front of him can only be the one who will be called "the first wonder of the Warring States Period" by later generations. ” and Maeda Keiji of “Hanana no Keiji”.

"I am Shinkuro Nagamasa of the Asai family."

He introduced it this way.

Maeda Keiji was immediately a little surprised. Any knowledgeable samurai would not be completely unfamiliar with this name, because there is only one letter difference between his name and the name of the Asai family who occupied Kitaomi. With such a name, at least They are also members of a sect, and maybe they are still the young master.

Although he was very surprised as to why the other party came all the way from Kitaomi to Owari, with Mino in between, Maeda Keiji didn't ask any more questions. He just nodded again: "Very good, Asai-sama." , I had a great time drinking today, so see you tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, Maeda Keiji turned around and strode away without waiting for Asai Nagamasa's reply.

A strange person refers to a person whose dress, behavior, speech, temperament, etc. are different from ordinary people. Therefore, even if Maeda Keiji seemed very rude, Asai Nagamasa was not dissatisfied at all, because he had already expected this.

But is this kind of wonder an external manifestation of his true temperament, or is it actually just a disguise?

Maybe [-]% of the people in Qingsu Castle don't know it, but Asai Nagamasa knows that this admirer Keijiro was not named Maeda from the beginning.
After paying for the drink with a smile, Asai Nagamasa prepared to go upstairs to rest. Although he smelled of alcohol, his eyes looked very clear, but after taking a few steps, he suddenly had a new idea.

He immediately called the clerk in the store and asked him to buy some high-quality paper and brushes for him.

Maeda Keiji showed great desire for military books, and he had historical annals from Cathay at home, so if he exchanged military books with his own handwriting, there shouldn't be much of a problem.

He also wanted to know how different this Cathay Empire was from the Eastern Empire in his memory!
While Asai Nagamasa was busy writing, in a samurai residence a few hundred meters away, several samurai led by Niwa Nagahide and Takikawa Kazumasushi were not idle either. They were listening to a dozen or so people dressed in different clothes. person’s report.

The ages, genders and occupations of these reporters are all different, but the contents of their reports have a common feature, which is a summary and report of some people's daily actions, and one of the men is surprisingly the hotel where Asai Nagamasa lives. The guy at the hotel.After everyone had finished reporting, Takigawa Kazuki waved his hand to signal them all to leave. Then he turned to look at Niwa Nagahide: "Based on the information we have now, except for two, they are from the Imagawa family. The spy is from outside the Saito family, most of the others are just passers-by, and they pose no threat to us."

"But the samurai we thought was coming to the Imagawa family is actually the son of Kitanomi Daimyo Hisamasa Asai?"

Niwa Nagahide nodded when he heard the words: "Naomasa Asai, Ryomasa Asai, Hisamasa Asai, Nagamasa Asai, this is the naming rule of the Asai family for several generations. And judging from the other party's demeanor, it is probably only the one who ruled the north. Only the son of Omi’s daimyo can possess it.”

"But isn't it said that Asai Hisamasa is a very cowardly and incompetent guy? It seems that he has never won a war with the Rokkaku family."

Takigawa Kazumasu was a little puzzled. He looked down on Asai Hisamasa at all, but even though they had never met formally, he knew this Asai just from a quick glance in the afternoon and the information the guy just described. Nagamasa is definitely different from his father.

Niwa Nagahide couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this. He had no intention of refuting the other party, because he knew that the other party who originally lived in the Rokkaku family and only moved here more than ten years ago still had a great deal of confidence in Asai Hisamasa's abilities. right to speak.

"In any case, we already know that he is not a spy of the Imagawa family and the Saito family. Just let people keep watching him. Maybe we can even have a chance to cooperate. As the Saito family has replaced a new governor, the border has not been peaceful recently. ah."

Since Saito Yoshiryu succeeded as the family governor, there have been more and more emergencies and deaths on the border between the Saito family and the Oda family. This is not good news.

Takigawa Kazumas couldn't help but snorted when he heard this: "Niwa-sama thinks too highly of the Asai family, right? No matter how heroic the young master of the Asai family is, Asai Hisamasa is only in his thirties now, and he wants to wait for him It will take at least ten to twenty years before he abdicates, but judging from the current situation, the Asai family may not be able to hold on to the Rokkaku family's offensive for 20 years."

He still dislikes the Asai family very much. He has no choice but to do so, because since he can remember, the Asai family has been at an absolute disadvantage in the battle with the Rokkaku family. Although Asai Ryomasa founded the Asai family, he has also failed several times. He was severely defeated by the governor of the Rokkaku family and could not restore his reputation until his death.

The reason why he was able to guarantee the foundation of the Asai family was entirely because he did not know what method he used to firmly tie the Asakura family, which was originally an ally of the Liujiao family, to the chariot of the Asai family.

By the time Asai Hisamasa arrived, nothing had been accomplished. He was defeated again and again. Some of the defeats were even beyond his imagination.

In ancient times, those who were good at fighting could be called brave and famous generals, while guys like Asai Hisamasa could be called mediocre and stupid generals.

"Haha, that is what the lord should consider. We only need to report this information to him. But Lord Takigawa, do you need to remind your nephew?"

When he said this, Takigawa Kazumas couldn't help but snorted: "That boy Keiji, he doesn't do his job all day long. He only knows how to be a prodigy by learning from Lord Lord and Lord Toshiya, but he doesn't want to become an official. It's really a waste of his martial arts." . If he hadn’t been adopted to the Maeda family, I would have had to teach him a lesson.”

That's right, Maeda Keiji, who drank with Asai Nagamasa before, should actually have been named Takigawa. He was Takigawa Kazuki's nephew. Because his father died young, he later remarried Maeda Toshihisa, the current governor of the Maeda family. It happened that Maeda Rihisa was childless, so he was officially adopted and his name was changed to Maeda Keiji.

He has been trained as the next generation head of the family since he was a child, and his stepfather even planned to marry his third brother's daughter to Keiji so that they could get closer. Anyway, there was no blood relationship between them.

As for Maeda Toshiie, he is actually the younger brother of the head of the Maeda family, so even though Maeda Toshiie is only 4 years older than Maeda Keiji, Maeda Keiji still calls him uncle, and his status is almost the same as that of Takigawa Kazumasu.

Hearing this, Niwa Nagahide immediately stopped talking, not only because it was the other party's family matter, but also because he thought the situation in the Maeda family was not very good.

The current head of the family is not good at martial arts, but the head's younger brother is brave and good at fighting, and has repeatedly made military exploits, so he is deeply trusted by the lord. However, the son of the head of the family is unwilling to become an official. If this continues for a long time, according to the character of the lord, it is not a good thing.
At the same time, Asai Nagamasa did not rest directly, but was busy nervously.

In fact, with the blessing of the guardian spirit, his physical strength and energy are far better than ordinary people. Especially after practicing Yin Yang, meditation can even replace sleep to a certain extent. He now sleeps almost three or four times a day. hours are enough.

And it is foreseeable that as his strength continues to improve, his sleep time may be further compressed. Perhaps in the future, sleep will only be a rest and entertainment item for him, rather than a necessity.

After taking out all the gains along the way and sorting them out a little, Nagamasa Asai changed his original plan of giving priority to repairing the paper fans, and instead used cinnabar to cast a spell on the paper. He wanted to prepare some consumables. props.

When facing Qiao Ji, he suddenly realized the mutual restraint of attributes and the importance of geographical location.

For example, when Qiao Ji is located in the river and has a good location, even if he holds an intact paper fan, using earth or fire spells will probably be of no use to him. This is a good location.

But when she got out of the river and came to the shore, Asai Nagamasa's spell immediately took effect, successfully weakening the opponent's power with earth spells, and then gave Xiaoliu and others a chance to completely defeat her. Except for Asai Nagamasa's In addition to combat strategy, attribute restraint also plays a big role in it.

In the future, as Asai Nagamasa continues to travel around, he will inevitably encounter more and more enemies. In order to avoid encountering similar difficulties again, he decided to make some preparations first, that is to create some attacks that can give himself weapon attributes of spells.

The talisman he is making now is the Earth Amulet. As the name suggests, after use, the energy of the earth element will wrap around the weapon, adding earth attribute attacks to it, which will have additional effects against water attribute enemies.

Similar talismans include fire entanglement, water entanglement, wind entanglement, thunder entanglement talismans, etc. Their general principles are the same, the only difference is that the attributes attached to them are slightly different.

With Asai Nagamasa's current ability, he can already create the earth-entangling, fire-entangling and wind-entangling talismans. With Hashihime's help, I believe that the water-entangling talisman will not be a problem soon. With these four talismans in his possession , I believe it will not be at a disadvantage when dealing with ordinary enemies.

Unfortunately, since he has not practiced any thunder spells yet, he cannot make the thunder amulet that is the most effective against monsters. He can only practice it slowly in the future.

After spending more than two hours and all the materials used to make the spell, Asai Nagamasa finally stopped.

There were also three more stacks of talismans of different colors and numbers on the floor in front of him.

The largest number of red fire-mixed amulets is [-] pieces. Asai Nagamasa mainly made the most because the fire element has a certain lethality against both humans and monsters.

The second one is the light cyan Wind Wind Amulet. The wind system is not the best at attacking, but it can make the weapon lighter to a certain extent and increase the attack speed in disguise, so it is also worth having. He has made probably three Ten pieces.

Finally, there is the earth-yellow talisman. Although Asai Nagamasa was first exposed to and best at earth spells due to the possession of the yellow dragon, in fact, he made the least talisman, only less than twenty pieces.

There is no way, the earth type really doesn't have any spells that are particularly good at attacking. They are not as powerful as the fire type, and their speed is not as fast as the wind type. They emphasize more on strong defensive capabilities. Asai Nagamasa also wants to prevent encounters like Hashihime in the future. The water monster created these talismans.

After making the amulet, Asai Nagamasa was not very tired. He looked at the moonlight outside and knew that it was still early before dawn, so he simply took out the damaged paper fan and repaired it now!

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