"Give me... I'm lucky. The villain is just a guide hired, he doesn't know at all!" Feeling the sharp knife on his neck, Saburo Ishihashi was immediately frightened and stammered, begging for mercy. At this time, he even continued to do so.

No one who attacked him saw clearly.

"Let him go, this is the guide I hired!" Just as Saburo Ishihashi was trembling all over in fear, he suddenly heard a familiar voice saying. Only then did he dare to open his eyes, but he found that there was a black beside him.

The man in the clothes held a knife on his neck. Because it was too dark, he couldn't see the other person's appearance. However, with the hazy moon, he found that there were many other men in black in the yard, and in front of him, he didn't.

In the distance, the adult from the caravan was also standing in the yard. He just spoke up and asked the man in black to let him go.

Hearing Ashikaga Ichiki's orders, the man in black immediately put away his knife and put Saburo Ishihashi. However, Saburo Ishihashi looked at the murderous men in black in the yard, but he was so scared that his whole body was trembling. He saw him trembling and shaking quickly.

Walking to Ashikaga Ichiki and said, "Don't... Thank you for saving the villain's life!"

Ashikaga Ichiki looked at Saburo Ishihashi up and down a few times, and immediately spoke and ordered: "You go back to your room to rest. No matter what sound you hear outside, don't come out, otherwise I can't save you if this happens again!

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"Yes...yes! The villain obeys the order!" Hearing Ashikaga Ichiki let him go back to his room, he immediately let Saburo Ishihashi get an amnesty, and immediately stumbled back to his room, and got into the quilt and never dared to come out again.

However, after Ashikaga Ichiki watched Saburo Ishibashi run into the room, his face suddenly changed, and he called a man in black to give some instructions. The other party immediately came to Saburo Ishibashi's door to monitor. This is not Ashikaga Ichiki's suspicion.

Saburo Ishihashi. But because Ashikaga Yoshikaga is coming tonight, these men in black are Ashikaga Yoshikaga's guards, and he must ensure that there will be no problems with the people he brings.

Next, Ashikaga Ichiki walked around the yard himself, and only after discovering that there was nothing abnormal, he came to the living room. The Hirabekura, who was responsible for guarding the yard, was also here, but at this time, the wooden boards in a corner of the living room were

Open it to reveal the passage below. And you can also see vague lights in the passage. The black-clothed guards in the yard come in through this passage.

Although the power of the Ashikaga shogunate was undermined by Hosokawa Takako and others, the Ashikaga clan had been a general for hundreds of years and naturally had many unknown secrets. For example, the secret in front of Ashikaga Ikki was Ashikaga's general from Gueki.

The mansion was connected to Shibajing. It was originally used by the general to escape in a critical moment, but now it is used by Ashikaga Yoshiki to contact the outside world.

Ashikaga Ichiki waited in the living room for a while and heard footsteps coming from the passage, and then several black-clothed guards walked out with great alert. When he saw Hirabekura sitting in the living room

At that time, he flashed and made way out. Finally, he saw a middle-aged man of similar age to Ashikaga Ikki and a little similar in appearance. He walked out of it.

Seeing the middle-aged man walking out slowly, Ashikaga Ikki, who was sitting there, stood up suddenly, and said excitedly on his face and shouted: "Brother!"

What came out of the passage was the current shogunate general Ashikaga Yoshikazu. When he heard the familiar and unfamiliar name "Big Brother", he couldn't help but shocked. He looked up and saw Ashikaga Ikki with excitement on his face.

He also took a few steps excitedly, held the other party's arms with both hands and said, "Yoyuki, I didn't expect that in my lifetime, we brothers would still have time to meet!"

I have said before that Ashikaga Ichiki's real name is Ashikaga Yoshio, but since he went abroad, he has almost forgotten his real name. Now I hear that my cousin still calls his name like before, which makes Ashikaga Ichiki

Hiro couldn't help but burst into tears with excitement. He was wandering outside for decades and was able to meet his relatives again. Even if this excitement was the extraordinary mentality of Ashikaga Ichiki, he couldn't help but lose his composure.

When the cousins ​​with deep feelings met, they naturally couldn't help but sigh. While expressing the rapidity of time, Ashikaga Yoshikaga asked Ashikaga whether the road was safe, etc. Ashikaga Ichiki also told him what he had seen along the way.

When Ashikaga Yoshitao heard the desolate scene outside Kyoto, he couldn't help but sigh, which was not the consequence he wanted to see.

After chatting with Ashikaga Yoshikaga for a while, because it was not easy for Ashikaga Yoshikaga to come out, they soon talked about the main business. After Ashikaga Yoshikaga let all his side and guards of the Peaceguchi Gulf retreat,

Then he said to Ashikagai with a serious expression: "Yoyuki, are you saying what you said in your letter true? Do you really have a way to let our envoy meet the Emperor of Ming?"

Ashikaga Yoshikazu had long known Ashikaga Ichiki's purpose from the letter, but this matter was of great importance, so he wanted to listen to Ashikaga Ichiki's words in person. After all, for him, the Ming Dynasty was already the only object he could rely on now.

It's right.

"Brother, don't worry, if I'm not sure about this, I won't come to see you in person. The origin of the person who can help us meet the Emperor of Ming is very mysterious, but I can be sure that he and Emperor of Ming must have a great deal of

Close connection!" Ashikaga Ikki said this and told everything he knew about Zhou Chong.

I saw Ashikaga Yoshikazu also listened very seriously. Finally, after Ashikaga Ikki finished speaking, he nodded thoughtfully and said, "So that, that Zhou Chong was young and could actually make a huge chamber of commerce.

The business is full of life and color. The expectant father-in-law committed a crime. In the end, he was not only exempted from the crime, but also regained his post. What is even more surprising is that he was given a marriage grant from the Emperor Ming Dynasty, and he was protected by the Jinyiwei around him. If such a person is

It has nothing to do with the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, I am afraid no one will believe it!"

"Brother has a good analysis. I think so too. And when I was willing to pay a huge price to ask him for help, he didn't give me a reply for a long time. I was almost desperate, but he finally agreed.

From this we can see that he must have thought about it carefully, otherwise he would not have considered it for so long." Ashikaga Ichikki also spoke at this time. He fully believed that Zhou Chong had the ability to take their messengers to see the Emperor Daming, but

But he didn't know that even Zhou Chong himself didn't understand why Emperor Zhengde valued him so much?

However, at this time, Yoshikazu Ashikaga showed hesitation on his face. He thought for a while and said, "Yoyuki, you have been working hard outside for many years, and finally got a share in Shuangyu Port in the Ming Dynasty.

My little career now has to give up my career in the Ming Dynasty because of family affairs. I really can’t bear it for you!”

Hearing that my elder brother was worried about this, Ashikaga Ichikki smiled and said, "Brother, don't have to worry about me. In fact, since Zhou Chong arrived at Shuangyu Port that year, I found that he was very repulsive of us outsiders.

In just one year, many foreign chambers of commerce were excluded by him. Although my chamber of commerce can still compete with him for the time being, Zhou Chong is an extremely powerful character, and I am not sure that I can always be in Shuangyu Port.

Keep going, so this time I took the initiative to withdraw from Shuangyu Port in exchange for this opportunity, and I also wanted to withdraw from Shuangyu Port decently. In addition, he also promised me to be their distributor in Japan. Although the distributor goods are not as profitable as smuggling, they are safe.

It has become much more stable, and I can help my elder brother better in the future!"

Although Ashikaga Ichiki seemed to be relaxed when he said the above words, Ashikaga Yoshikaga knew that his cousin, who was determined to help him restore the power of the shogunate, must have paid a lot for it. At the moment, he was also moved, with his hands tightly connected.

He held the other party and took a long breath, and at the same time he became more determined to regain the power of the shogunate.

Since Ashikaga Ichiki said this, Ashikaga Yoshikaga was not easy to refuse, so he thought for a moment and finally stood up and said, "Okay, since Yoshio, you have paid so much for this matter, I can't do it in vain.

I've wasted this opportunity. I've arranged the messenger to come to Beijing with you this time, and also prepared valuable gifts to the Emperor Daming. I hope this time I can convince the Emperor Daming to support us!"

In fact, from the above passage from Ashikaga Yoshikaga, we can find that Ashikaga Yoshikaga had prepared messengers and gifts long ago. From this we can see that he had prepared a long time ago to let Ashikaga Ikki pay the price in exchange for his messenger.

The opportunity to meet the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. In fact, Ashikaga Ikki also understood this very clearly, but he believed that his cousin's behavior was in line with his identity as a shogun. After all, it is impossible for a person who only cares about feelings to come from Hosokawa Takashi

The people who regained power from the hands of the country and others.

Next, Ashikaga Yoshikata discussed the specific matters of this visit to Beijing with Ashikaga Ikki. In terms of personnel arrangements, Ashikaga Yoshikata arranged a master envoy who came from a famous family and had a huge family in Kyoto.

and their family has also formed a private alliance with Ashikaga Yoshikaga, and is Ashikaga Yoshikaga's most powerful ally against Hosokawa Takakoku and Ouchi Yoshiki.

In addition to the commander, Ashikaga Yoshikata also arranged two deputy envoys, one of which was his confidant, and the other deputy envoy was given the position of Ashikaga Ichikki. After all, he was the initiator of this matter.

And he is deeply trusted by Ashikaga Yoshikazu. Most importantly, Ashikaga Ichiki, the deputy envoy, also has the power to monitor the envoy, and can even abolish the envoy if necessary. After all, for Japan now, it is not completely completely

A trustworthy allies, the reason why Ashikaga Yoshita sent people from that family to be righteous is that in addition to expressing his trust to the other party, it also means to examine whether the other party is truly aligned.

Ashikaga Ichiki had no objection to Ashikaga Yoshikaga's arrangements. At this time, Ashikaga Yoshikaga had been out for a long time. He immediately got up and returned home, while Ashikaga Ichiki was still waiting in the yard.

Two days later, the messenger and the gift were finally arranged outside the city by Ashikaga Yoshikazu, so Ashikaga Ikki quietly left Kyoto and joined the messenger's team. The two men dressed up as a large caravan.
Chapter completed!