After leaving Kyoto in an ox cart, Kyogoku Takahiro and his party arrived near the Uji River for two days.
At this point, the hired bullock cart is about to go back.
Kujo?dori only paid Kyogoku Takahiro the toll for this section of the journey. If Kyogoku Takahiro continues to ride the ox cart, then Kyogoku Takahiro will have to pay for the toll from the Uji River to Kamiheiji Castle. .
However, Kyogoku Takahiro had no money, so he could only dismount and walk with Mrs. Kotokawa.
Fortunately, this time Shangluojing Ji Gaoguang also brought more than a dozen bannermen and side guards. Even if they were walking, safety was still guaranteed.
"My lord, I have learned from the tea merchants here that wars seem to have broken out in various parts of Omi recently, especially in Takashima County and Sakata County, where the fighting is the most intense!"
"According to the tea seller, the war in Takashima County was started by the Takashima family. All the citizens of Takashima County participated in the war, but it is said that the winner has been determined by the joint battle."
"As for Sakata County, it seems that the Rokkaku family sent troops to attack the Asai family, but the specific situation is unclear."
Hearing what Hatamoto said, Kyogoku Takahiro didn't react at all, but Mrs. Kotogawa next to her suddenly panicked. She squeezed Kyogoku Takahiro's hand and said eagerly, "The Rokkaku family is sending troops to Kitaomi. Is this family also in danger?" "
"Aqin, please relax. With Saburo at home, everything will be fine." Although Kyogoku Gaoguang said this, he was also very unsure in his heart. This is an invasion by the Rokkaku family. If the Asai family cannot stop it, the Kyogoku family may also be wiped out by the opponent.
At this moment, Kyogoku Takahiro began to regret that he should not have gone to Kyoto. If he were in the territory at this time, his prestige would at least make the troops at home feel more at ease, right?
Mrs. Kotogawa did not feel relieved because of Kyogoku Takahiro's words, but continued, "No matter what, I feel a little uneasy. Let's return to Kamiheiji Castle as soon as possible."
"That's fine!"
There are three ways back to Kamiheiji Castle from the Uji River.
The first one is to go east through the Rokkaku family's territory to Shangheiji Castle. There is a road all the way, and the security in the Rokkaku family's territory is stable, so it is not easy to encounter bandits.
The second route is to go north through Shiga and Takashima counties, but it needs to pass through the territory of the Asai family, so Kyogoku Takahiro will naturally not run to die.
The third option is to take a boat to the site of Enryakuji Temple in Shiga County, and then disembark at Nagahama Castle. Taking a boat is the fastest. Even if there are "water thieves" in Lake Pipa from time to time, if you go from Bijiaoyong to Lumushaomi?
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As soon as he left, Kyogoku Takahiro asked someone to pay for tea and then set off for Shiga County in the north.
It was already dark when they arrived at Sakamoto Township in the southern part of Shiga County. Kyogoku Takahiro and others rested in Sakamoto Township for the night. They boarded the ferry from Sakamoto Township to Imahama Township early the next morning.
In the afternoon of that day, Kyogoku Takahiro and others disembarked from Imahama Castle.
Kyogoku Takahiro was somewhat touched when he set foot on the land of Sakata County again, but what Kyogoku Takahiro was most concerned about was the war he had heard about before.
"Go to Imahama Castle first. If the Uesaka Minbu is here, you can find out what's going on at home by asking!" Kyogoku Takahiro said loudly, pointing to Imahama Castle not far away.
The castle representative of Imahama City is Uesaka Munanobu, so Kyogoku Takahiro decided to go to Imahama City first to ask about the situation.
They jogged towards Imahama Castle. Before they could reach the outside of the city, Kyogoku Takahiro and others were suddenly blocked by someone!
"Where did you come from, how dare you dare to act so arrogantly in front of me!"
Originally, Kyogoku Takahiro was startled when a person suddenly appeared in front of him, but after seeing clearly that the person was dressed as an ordinary farmer, Kyogoku Takahiro felt confident again and immediately pointed at the other person's nose and started to pretend. Come.
As soon as Kyogoku Takahiro finished speaking, several Hatakemoto who were following Kyogoku Takahiro immediately stepped forward to protect Kyogoku Takahiro behind them.
"My lord, this man is not like an ordinary farmer. There are blood stains on his body, and he carries a weapon with him. It's better to be careful!" A Hatamoto said vigilantly as he drew his sword.
At this time, Kyogoku Takahiro suddenly realized that the person standing in front of him did not look like a good person.
"Who are you and why are you blocking my way?" Hatamoto scolded immediately.
The man blocking the road was stunned for a moment, then threw back his hair that covered his eyes, revealing his big white teeth. "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean any harm."
"I haven't eaten for several days. If you have food with you, can you give me some?"
"Excuse me? Are you a samurai?" Kyogoku Takahiro poked his head out from among the hatatos and asked cautiously.
The man immediately nodded and said, "I'm Shimobayashi Saheibei, and he was born in the Mino Hayashi family. I ran away from home before, and by chance, I joined the Asai family. A few days ago, the Asai family and the Rokkaku family fought in Uchiho Kawara, and I also participated in the war with the army, but Because he offended Asai Toe Mamoru and others from the Asai family, he was abandoned by the main family."
"If I receive a favor from you today, I will repay you tomorrow!"
Lin Zhengxin didn't have a single copper coin on him. He quickly finished the few rice balls he brought with him when he went into battle. The most valuable thing he had on him was a sword.
But as a samurai, a sword is as valuable as life. Even if Lin Zhengxin died of starvation and jumped off Mount Ibuki, he would not be able to sell it.
As for things like eating King's meals and stealing property, Lin Zhengxin couldn't do it, so he was starved for two days.
I was so hungry today that I couldn't help it. I originally wanted to "borrow" something to eat from a weak pedestrian, but I didn't know that I didn't get it after waiting for a long time. Finally, someone finally came, but after jumping out, I found that there seemed to be a lot of people on the opposite side.
It's obviously not possible to use a knife, so the only option is to "reason".
"You said you participated in the war at Asai's house two days ago. Do you know what the current situation of the war in Uchiho Kawara is?" Kyogoku Takahiro couldn't care about anything else for a while and asked quickly.
Lin Zhengxin nodded quickly and said, "I know, I know, but I'm so hungry that I don't even have the strength to speak."
"Bring him a rice ball." Kyogoku Takahiro said to Mrs. Kotokawa next to him.
The maid accompanying Mrs. Qinchuan quickly took out a rice ball wrapped in leaves from the cloth bag and handed it to Lin Zhengxin's hand.
Lin Zhengxin was not polite, he threw the rice ball in his mouth and wolfed it down.
"I gave you the rice balls, can you talk now?" Kyogoku Takahiro asked eagerly.
Lin Zhengxin smacked his mouth a few times, looked at Kyogoku Takahiro with some lingering thoughts and said, "The war in Uchiho Kawara? It ended five days ago!"
"What? It's over!"
Kyogoku Takahiro looked shocked, and suddenly a bad thought arose in Kyogoku Takahiro's heart: "The Rokkaku family won't defeat the Asai family so quickly, right?"
Kyogoku Takahiro's heart suddenly panicked.
"It's over, it's over. With Rokkaku Sadai's temper, he will definitely take action against me."
"Has the century-old Kyogoku family's foundation been finally destroyed in my hands today?"
Kyogoku Takahiro said at this moment that he was powerless.
Kyogoku Takahiro then hit gg!
