The great hero, from nine to five

There are only two days left.

In the morning of this day, Xun Wu put on his clothes, took the second prince's letter of introduction, and walked towards his goal.

This letter was naturally prepared in advance.

Man Jianghong didn't know what the shogunate was going to do, but since Xun Wu was going to the capital and wanted to find ways to investigate the purpose of the Demon Cult, he naturally made various preparations in advance.

Compared to the Sakagami family, which is deserted and does not even have a single pigeon, the gate of the Shogun is much more lively - there are two guards!

As usual, Xun Wu read a series of titles first, then took out the second prince's letter and handed it over, waiting quietly.

After all, the shogun is currently the manager of Yingzhou in name, and his status is respected, second only to the emperor of Yingzhou. There was a "coincidental encounter" in a certain place, but it was a pity that Yaren Juegong didn't come to complete the work, so Xun Wu could only come to visit with the things he had prepared.

This is somewhat difficult.

After all, even if Xun Wu holds the second prince's letter, he might not be able to meet the shogun—according to the current trend, this general should be more inclined to the Demon Cult, so if there is no external force, there is a high probability that he will not see Xun Wu of.

According to Xun Wu's thinking, if he fails today, he may have to find Juegong Yaren and force his way in with his identity.

Fortunately, Xun Wu's "bad policy" does not need to be implemented, because the messenger of the shogun came back soon and let Xun Wu go in to see him.

Xun Wu followed the guide and slowly circled the road. After a while, he came to a courtyard and saw a figure in the courtyard.

This is a standard Yingzhou person with a slender body and a little short height. He is wearing a white dress and armor, holding a Taidao tightly in both hands, and is making a slashing movement while "ha".

Xun Wu frowned.

It's hard for Xun Wu to say how this general conquering barbarian swordsmanship is, but each of his swords is very strong, and each sword falls on the same place in the air. , Xiao Xuanwu is as standard as a machine, but the final move is due to one point.

Obviously, he is a martial artist who is good at concentrated breakthroughs.

Not only that.

Xun Wu observed that there were only three or four flaws on his body, and they seemed to be old flaws in some moves that had been honed out. Although they couldn't be changed in a short time, they obviously highlighted his hard work.

This "General Swordsman" is really not just talking about it.

After a while, Aso Tezuka stopped his movements, and slowly clamped the blade of the Taidao with the forearm and forearm of his left arm, and then swiped slowly to wipe off the water droplets on the sword, and then rotated, and then Sheathed the knife without looking at it.

Xun Wu raised his eyebrows again.

This hand is quite handsome.

After Aso Tezuka retracted the knife, he exhaled lightly, then turned around and looked at Xun Wu, revealing his own face.

Judging from his appearance alone, the age of this great general conquering barbarians should be around 35 years old. In this era, he is no longer young. His face is full of tiredness and exhaustion. It is obviously still early in the morning, but It seemed that it was already dusk, and there was no sign of his efforts to smell the chicken dancing.

"I'm going to Xun Wu, I have met Your Excellency the General." Xun Wu bowed his hands and said hello.

"Catcher Xun?" Aso Tezuka looked Xun Wu up and down a few times, pressed the handle of the knife, and did not approach Xun Wu, and said, "I have admired you for a long time."

His Chinese is very standard, much better than that of Sakagami yesterday.

Xun Wu saluted again.

Aso Tezuka did not continue to be courteous, but looked at Xun Wu's waist and back, and after a moment of silence, he slowly opened his mouth and said, "This is the rumored sword of strength, Juque, and the legendary sword of sensitivity. No desire?"

Xun Wu frowned subconsciously, not knowing how to respond.

what what?

"It is said that Xun Catcher is good at using two swords, and his swordsmanship is extremely high. He has even been praised by many sword masters? I don't know if it is true?"

Juggernaut.

It should be referring to master-level masters here, and Xun Wu didn't put on any airs, just nodded and agreed.

Aso Tezuka couldn't help being excited: "I don't know, Your Excellency Xun Wu, what do you think of my swordsmanship?"

Xun Wu completely frowned now.

He's...not easy to say.

From a formal point of view, at this time, he should brag about Aso Tezuka's sword skills. He himself has never been an honest person, and he can do what he likes. He has never asked for information and told the truth .

From the point of view of martial arts, he felt that it was okay to praise him, after all, no knife fell on the same position, which showed that his martial arts had been practiced for a long time, and his sword skills should be trustworthy.

But... as a person who is good at using swords, Xun Wu feels that this person's sword skills... are weird.

He obviously looks very powerful, but at the same time, he seems to be strong on the outside, but at the same time, he has no energy and no momentum.

It's hard to say what's inside, but Xun Wu is very good at observing momentum.

The main purpose of Xun Wu's coming here is to find out the general's tone, and get as much news as he can get out.

In this case, it is natural that the more harmonious you get along with the general, the better.

But he didn't know whether the shogun wanted to be praised, or really wanted to explore this question.

There was not enough time to think, Xun Wu hesitated for a moment, and said: "With all due respect, although the general's sword is sharp, powerful, and amazing-but more, it seems to be a performance component, as if it can be used in actual combat, but it is not the same. It doesn't feel right."

"Haha!" The shogun's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and then he laughed loudly, "Okay! As expected of the long-renowned Sheng Jin Hero Catcher and Bei Xia, his eyes are as bright as torches.

That's right...not long ago, my sword technique still had a lot of mistakes and omissions. "

Xun Wu narrowed his eyes slightly.Realizing the shogun, here comes the point.

"Then guess, who is it that guides and teaches me to correct many problems?"

Xun Wu paused for a moment, then said, "It must be the Demon Sect Star Lord, Xuanwu Star Lord."

"The devil's religion...he is the devil's religion in your hearts, but in my opinion, they have made my country a sect that serves the lord; the leader of the Sisu religion is not a crazy person, and even Let me correct my mistakes." Aso Tezuka said slowly, "For me, he is just a prince in this world."

"One of the princes?" Xun Wu keenly grasped the problem in his words, and then said, "If that's the case, Your Excellency General, I don't need to say anything. I should be able to realize how much a prince is to you. Seriously?"

Aso Tezuka watched Xun Wu quietly.

For him, the general who conquered barbarians, no matter where the princes are, they are not good things.

If possible, destroying all of them directly is the greatest good thing for him.

But how can that kind of thing be so simple?

This capital, this mountain city country, all the places around this capital, and the whole world, how many troops can he dispatch in total?

On the books, there are millions of troops, which belong to each daimyo's subordinates. In fact, only the two remaining troops of their Aso clan are really in charge of him and can be mobilized by him. According to official statistics, these two troops are respectively It is [-], a total of [-], even in the Central Plains, you can fight back and forth with the Central Plains soldiers a few times.

But that's basically empty pay!

He knew that within the 5000, [-] would be good—even, he himself estimated that he only had less than [-] troops, among which there were even many old and weak soldiers!

Not only that, in addition to the number of people, his armament is also very bad, food and grass are also very scarce, no spears, no bows, no firearms, surrounded by countless powerful enemies, how can he fight, how can he not panic?

Previously, in order to resolve his internal conflicts, Xuanwu Xingjun hid his identity and traces, and came to Kyoto alone to meet with him. The purpose was to prevent the name of Longzou Temple from "going to Luo", but this also saved him, the great conqueror. General!

Otherwise, the Ryuzoji daimyo, who owns more than a dozen countries, entered Kyoto with huge armaments... Is he a general, or is he a general?

In addition, although he is the general who conquers barbarians and is currently recognized as the ruler of the world in Yingzhou, his status is only under the emperor, and he can enjoy everything in name, but he lives under pressure and fear every day.

The reason is simple, in troubled times, even officials from the DPRK and China are not safe.

Before him, his father, the former general who conquered barbarians, died of overwork and exhaustion in the propaganda, but as his own son, he knew the truth—his father was assassinated when he was a child!

For more than ten years, Aso Tezuka has lived under the pressure of the country, family, and individuals every day. Fear and suffering tormented him, so that he dared not have any time to rest.

And at this time, Xuanwu Xingjun appeared, and guided and taught him a lot of problems, which made his martial arts to a higher level, and his own safety factor greatly increased. How could he not be grateful to Xuanwu Xingjun?

"Xun Wu, you are right." He admitted that Xun Wu was right. If Xuanwu Xingjun is also a big name, he will threaten him sooner or later. By then, not only will he have more territories and troops than him, but his martial arts will also The Xuanwu Xingjun who crushed him was the hurdle he would always step over.

But what's the point?

For the current Aso Tezuka, even if it is drinking poison to quench thirst, even if Xuanwu Xingjun harbors evil intentions, even if there are still many dangers, as long as he can increase and strengthen his power, even a little bit, it is worth it.

And what happens in the future—without the present, how can we talk about the future?

Therefore, he continued: "For me, Xuanwu Xingjun can help me, but what about you?

Do you think I can't see what's going on behind your back with Zemiya Masato?

Compared to his future threat, you are my present threat—and yet you still dare to appear in front of me now, and even want to make me give up my teacher Xuanwu Xingjun? "

"Come on!"

He gave an order, and in an instant, more than a dozen people came out in response. Obviously they had been prepared long ago, waiting for him to shout, and then they came out to surround Xun Wu.

Xun Wu generally understood the situation.

"Slow!" Xun Wu shouted.

This sound shook all directions, this sound made the trees in the courtyard tremble and leaves fell one after another.

Aso Tezuka waved his hand, motioning for a group of people to stop.

He didn't really want to take down Xun Wu at first, but he is a majestic general who conquers barbarians. If anyone dares to come and say a few words, what's the deal?

The reason why I talked so much with Xun Wu was to frighten Xun Wu, and to show off my abilities to the guards around me, so that they could believe that they did not follow the wrong lord.

Xun Wu noticed that the people around him had stopped, and instead of being in a hurry, he bowed again, bowed to the person with the highest power in Yingzhou, and then said softly and slowly: "The general is confused——"

When Aso Tezuka heard Xun Wu's words, he was not happy at the time, laughed out of breath, and snorted coldly: "Oh? I'm confused? Then I want to hear what you, Sheng Jin's first arrester, have to say."

Hearing this, Xun Wu became less anxious. He tidied up his clothes a little bit, not paying attention to the blades of the people around him.

If you want to ask why, the reason is very simple-his "Maomao Yijiling" did not move at all, indicating that there is no fatal danger at all, and Aso Tezuka just said it was fierce.

Although this "Maomao Yijiling" is a life-saving characteristic and martial art, but who is Xun Wu?

As long as anything can be used, it will definitely exert its effect.

"Your Excellency, you think that my advice to Masato Juegong is not good for you. This is fundamentally wrong—"

"Nani?" He didn't expect Xun Wu to start like this at all, and asked with a question mark on his forehead, "How do you say that?"

"Actually, Your Excellency, General, you think that you and Juegong Yaren are enemies and cannot coexist, but in fact, the generals of all dynasties, don't all live in harmony with the Japanese King? I really want to say that Your Excellency's power originally came from the Japanese The king is used for him. In theory, it is equivalent to my prime minister in the Central Plains... You and the king of Japan are both prosperous and both are prosperous.

Just like if it weren't for the decline of your Aso clan, the number of people is sparse, and the control power has declined, the lives of Masato and the others will not get worse.Later, you became a shogun, and even once fought together on the battlefield with Masato Juegong, and after you managed to stabilize the situation, you even had some extra money, so that Masato Juegong also benefited from this, and had the opportunity to go to the Central Plains to become a guest Tribute, win glory for Yingzhou.

The King of Japan has received my Central Plains royal family's martial arts, and he has greatly brought honor to the Royal Family of the King of Japan, but this also proves that Your Excellency has outstanding vision and outstanding achievements! "

This is pure exaggeration——Although this Aso Tezuka did it, the reason why Masato Zemiya went to the Central Plains was entirely the royal family's own way, but Aso Tezuka didn't like Masato Zemiya himself. So I agreed without hesitation.

But one problem, from another point of view, he is a good thing, that is, it can make him a political achievement.

Aso Tezuka pondered for a moment, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he couldn't help saying, "Interesting...you continue."

Xun Wu showed a smile.

"Your Excellency, General, loves martial arts. If you practice martial arts well, you can not only keep fit, but also use them for self-defense..."

Aso Tezuka felt that Xun Wu's words sounded really interesting. He practiced martial arts hard because he was afraid of being assassinated one day, so he practiced swords desperately, so that he was somewhat crazy, but after what Xun Wu said, it seemed very interesting. It's the same as normal.

"I don't dare to claim to be stronger than the master master, and I can explain and teach you, the general, but you should also know that the power of one person is weak, but the strength of everyone is strong. Can a master be called safe?

The next... is the one who killed the master. "

Aso Tezuka's pupils shrank, his heart was shocked!

He was startled, and hurriedly summoned a servant and ordered him to confirm. After a while, the servant ran back tremblingly with a shocked face, dripping with cold sweat, and whispered in his ear.

Aso Tezuka's eyes widened, and after a while, the way he looked at Xun Wu was no longer the same as before——

"Everyone down, all down!" Aso Tezuka shouted to the guards, "Come on, Catcher Xun, let's sit down in the room and drink tea, chat slowly, talk slowly."