Warring States Eagle

"Your Highness, I have honored my entrustment and successfully completed this material exchange with the Tahara family," Xingsuke said to Masara in the meeting hall of the lord's mansion on Mount Nogao with a proud face.

"Really? What was the result of the exchange?" Zheng Liang nodded and asked.

"Your Highness, according to your instructions, this time we have exchanged a total of 400 stones of miscellaneous grains, more than 200 sheets of white paper, and dozens of farm tools." Seeing Zhengliang's face full of anticipation, Xingzhu was secretly proud, and bowed again and said .

"Well, very good. But according to Shinsaburo's message, do you have more important news to report?" Masara continued to ask, satisfied with the result of Kosuke's exchange.

"Yes, Your Highness. This time, I was exchanging supplies with the Tahara family at the foot of the mountain, and was personally received by the head of the Tahara family, Tian Yuan Zhongyi, who formally proposed an alliance with "Banishi Dairo", seeing that Zheng Liang took the initiative to ask about this mission. The biggest gain among them, Xingsuke said excitedly and with a strange face.

"What? Form an alliance with Dalang Banshi?" All the retainers around were taken aback.The Tian Yuan family even proposed to form an alliance, but the target of the alliance is the bandits?Before everyone came back to their senses, Xingsuke continued, "Yes, in order to show the sincerity of this alliance, the Tahara family donated their family treasures to Banshi Dalang as one of the conditions for this alliance." After clapping his hands, an ashigaru outside the door came in with a handful of long objects wrapped in cloth.Zuqing walked up to Zhengliang, knelt down on his knees, and handed the object in his hand to Zhengliang respectfully.

"This is the family treasure of the Tahara family? Doesn't it look like a knife?" Zhengliang picked up the long object wrapped in cloth, and slowly opened it.As the cloth was removed, a Taidao was revealed. The total length of the sword was about 66 cm, and the blade length was 44 cm.When he pulled out the blade, he saw that the whole body of the blade was bronze in color, with a little bit of cold light shining on the thin blade, as if it was waiting to drink blood.

"Ah? This... This... This is?" Before Xingsuke could continue to introduce the origin of this knife, Chujiro stood up suddenly, and walked quickly to Masara, looking at the knife carefully, while looking at it While talking to himself.

"Cough cough", Dongxiang Heiji on the side saw this, immediately frowned, and coughed softly to remind him.Chujiro woke up suddenly, knelt down on the ground immediately, kowtowed and shouted, "Your Highness, please forgive me for my crime of disrespect."

"Hehe, that's all." Masara smiled slightly, and then continued, "Chujiro, do you know the origin of this sword?"

"Your Highness, if your subject is not mistaken, this should be the famous sword Yoshioka Ichimonji made by the knife maker Yoshioka Ichimonji of the Ichimonji School of Bizen Kingdom." Chujiro stared at the sword in Masara's hand with glowing eyes and replied Dao said, "It is said that the total length of this Yoshioka Ichi character is 66 cm, and the blade length is 44 cm. It has a small handle of a flower. Looking at it carefully now, it is indeed the famous knife.”

Yoshioka one word?To be honest, Zhengliang has no impression of the so-called famous swords of this era, the only thing he knows is the "demon sword" Muramasa.Looking at the Taidao in his hand, Masaragi even thought amusedly, if compared with the knives of later generations, which one would be sharper.

Seeing Masaragi's disapproval of this treasure in his hands, Chujiro felt that the lord was a bit too aggressive, so he continued, "This famous sword can be sold for about 350 guan at present, as long as it is known that His Highness has this famous sword, I am afraid It will attract the bidding of many businessmen and even the attention of the powerful.”

"What? This knife is worth 350 guan?" Zhengliang was very surprised. Such a knife can be exchanged for more than 30 ordinary knives. It seems that it is really famous.

"Yes, Your Highness," it was Kosuke who spoke.Seeing that Masara was surprised by the value of this knife, Xingsuke was even more joyful, and said proudly, "This is the family treasure of the Hara Fujihera family. Later, after the destruction of the Hara Fujihera family, it was acquired by the Tahara family. 400 guan coins were offered to buy this famous sword, but the Tahara family politely refused."

"400 guan? It really is a famous sword. Haha, but, with such a famous sword, the Tahara family is not afraid that after receiving it, Taro Banishi will not only keep the sword for himself, but also disagree with the proposal of forming an alliance?", gently stroking Masara laughed while holding the blade of Yoshioka Ichimonji.Zheng Liang felt that the Tian Yuan family was a little out of their wits about the matter of sending the knife to form an alliance.

"No, Your Highness. Taishi Banishi once asked the Tahara family to buy this Yoshioka Ichimon. If he received this famous sword, he would gladly agree to form an alliance according to Taishi Banishi's style. The Tahara family determined that this would be the result. , that’s why Yoshioka Ichimonji was sent to the mountain first,” Kosuke said.

"Huh? It's a bit abnormal. Does the Tahara family have any other requirements for alliances?".There is no love for no reason, so Zhengliang is completely sure that the Tianyuan family has something to ask for this time, and it is a very urgent need, otherwise they will not take the risk of giving the family treasure to others.

"Your Highness is wise," Xingsuke said flatteringly, "I have learned that the powerful Fujiwara family and the Ogi family near the Tahara family have formally formed an alliance and are preparing to send troops to the Tahara family. Therefore, as the alliance party, the Tahara family asked Banshi Dalang to be able to Constantly harassing the territories of these two families, destroying the alliance between the two families, sending troops to help repel the invading enemy when the Tian Yuan family was attacked, joining forces with the Tian Yuan family to destroy the two families. As an alliance with Banshi Dalang The last condition is that after the destruction of the Fujiwara family and the Ogi family, half of the properties of the two families will be distributed to Banshi Dalang."

"The Fujiwara family and the Ogi family formed an alliance to send troops to the Tahara family? God help the Luo family!" Zhengliang was overjoyed when he heard this, and then hurriedly asked, "Do you have more detailed information about the situation of these three families?"

"Your Highness, this is what I know," Xingsuke leaned forward and said, "But this time, I brought a farmer who is familiar with the situation there from the foot of the mountain. Your Highness can ask him directly."

"Huh?" Masara looked directly at Kosuke.

Facing Zhengliang's direct gaze, Xingsuke's pressure increased sharply, and he immediately knelt down and said, "His Royal Highness, that person's name is Yinuo, and he was a farmer who was rescued from Banshi Dalang by my minister a year ago. Under my persuasion, he has decided to follow him." Your Highness."

"Okay, let him in," Zheng Liang was not worried about the authenticity of what Xingsuke said.Although this guy is a bit afraid of death and loves to play tricks, Zhongcheng is still impeccable.

Soon, a farmer with a hungry face and only about 21 years old came to Zhengliang and knelt down to salute, "Small man, Che Mucheng Yinuo, I greet you, my lord."

"Oh? Yinuo, are you a villager of Xiaomu's family?" In the past ten days, in addition to arranging the affairs of the territory, Zheng Liang also stepped up to understand the situation around the territory through his retainers. As far as he knew, Che Mucheng was It is the residence of the Xiaomu family.

"Yes, my lord." Yinuo trembled slightly. As another lord, Ashgaru appeared here, which could easily arouse suspicion. Dispatch, sneak into the territory of the Tian Yuan family to investigate the situation."

"Your Highness, I met Yinuo after exchanging supplies with the Tianyuan family. In fact, he had notified my servant several times in advance, so that I could escape smoothly from the pursuit of the Xiaomu family." Seeing Yinuo's panic, Xingzhu Said immediately.

Yinuo was persuaded by Xingzhu to come to serve Zhengliang, which played a great role in strengthening his weight among Zhengliang's retainers, so Xingzhu spared no effort to encourage Yinuo.And Yi Nuo was also very surprised after knowing that the bandit Ban Shi Dalang who had been harassing them had been killed. Finally, under Xingsuke's persuasion, he decided to give up his life, hoping to find a good background from the lord that Xingsuke said After all, as a little foot light guarding the city gate of Xiaomu's family, his salary is not enough to support himself, but there are still wives and children waiting to be fed.

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