"If that's the case, then what can I do for you?" Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't expect Matsumoto Takeyoshi to have such a background.
"It's very simple," Long Zhijie said to Tokugawa Ieyasu, "You can give me the position of a special envoy, then give me a warship and bring a few sailors."
"That's all?" Tokugawa Ieyasu asked, "Don't you need more people?"
"That's enough. It'll be troublesome if you bring more people," Long Zhijie said.
Tokugawa Ieyasu thought for a long time, then he turned around and took a golden sword from the sword rack behind him and handed it to Long Zhijie. "This is a precious sword given to me by the emperor. You can take this sword as a special envoy token. If there are any Dongying people who don't agree with you, you can use this sword to kill them. " His meaning was obvious. If Matsumoto Takeyoshi didn't agree with him, Long Zhijie could use this sword to kill him first and report later.
Long Zhijie took the sword with both hands.
Whoosh! Long Zhijie pulled the sword out half a foot and looked at it carefully. The sword was four feet long, completely golden, and extremely beautiful. The whole sword was shining and cold, and the word Tokugawa was engraved on the blade.
"Good sword," Long Zhijie said as he put the sword back into the sheath.
"The Ming Dynasty is far away from here. I'll give you an attendant to take care of your meals and daily life. I hope you won't refuse," Tokugawa Ieyasu said as he shouted outside the door, "Keiko."
Whoosh! The wooden sliding door opened from the outside, and Keiko, dressed in red, stood outside the door respectfully.
"General," Keiko answered with her head down.
"From now on, you're Mr. Yagyuu's attendant," Tokugawa Ieyasu said to her, "You heard what I said just now. You have to take good care of Mr. Yagyuu. Do you hear me?"
Tokugawa Ieyasu seemed to have emphasized the words "take good care of Mr. Yagyuu."
"Yes," Keiko pursed her lips and said with her head down.
"Mr. Yagyuu, I'll leave Keiko to you," Tokugawa Ieyasu turned to Long Zhijie and said, "She's also a Black Feathers Ninja. You can use her."
"This …" Long Zhijie glanced at Huizi, who was standing there with her head lowered.
"Why aren't you coming over to greet Sir?" Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't continue Long Zhijie's words and directly said to Keiko.
When Keiko heard Tokugawa Ieyasu's words, she immediately walked to Long Zhijie in small steps and curtsied. "Yamada Keiko greets you, sir. Please advise me."
"Miss Huizi is too polite." Long Zhijie quickly stood up and returned the greeting.
"When will you depart?" Tokugawa Ieyasu asked.
"We will leave tonight," Long Zhijie replied.
"Alright, I'll get someone to prepare it for you," Tokugawa Ieyasu said.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, General." Long Zhijie bowed slightly. "I'll take my leave now."
Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded. "I will send you out to sea tonight."
"That won't be necessary," Long Zhijie said. "This matter shouldn't be publicized. I appreciate your kindness, General."
"I see." Tokugawa Ieyasu pondered for a moment and said, "Alright then, I wish you a safe trip."
Long Zhijie bowed to Tokugawa Ieyasu and then turned to leave.
"Take care, General. I'm leaving." Yamada Keiko bowed to Tokugawa Ieyasu.
"Be careful," Tokugawa Ieyasu said to Yamada Keiko, who was kneeling on the ground.
Yamada Keiko got up and closed the wooden door after walking out.
Tokugawa Ieyasu stood there quietly in the room. He had a purpose for letting Yamada Keiko follow Long Zhijie. Since Matsumoto Takeyoshi had hundreds of Black Feathers Ninjas, no one could be sure that Yamada Keiko was not a spy he had arranged around him. Letting her follow Long Zhijie could be a convenient favor. First, he could let Keiko leave him. Second, if Keiko was really Matsumoto Takeyoshi's people, then he could use Long Zhijie to get rid of her.
That was Tokugawa Ieyasu's principle of using people.
When Yamada Keiko walked into the courtyard with the red umbrella, Long Zhijie was standing at the door waiting for her.
She walked quickly to Long Zhijie and handed the red umbrella in her hand to him. "Please wait for me, sir. I'll be back soon."
Long Zhijie took the red umbrella and quietly watched her turn and walk back to the courtyard.
Clap clap clap! Yamada Keiko walked to the center of the courtyard and clapped her hands three times.
"Swish swish swish …" On the roof, on the trees, and in the snow, more than a dozen masked ninjas in white rushed out and knelt on one knee in front of Yamada Keiko.
These ninjas were responsible for protecting Tokugawa Ieyasu's guards. They were all top ninjas and had always been under the command of Yamada Keiko.
No matter if it was windy or rainy or cold, these ninjas would lie in ambush in every corner of the courtyard.
It was snowing heavily today. These ninjas were all lying in ambush in the thick snow.
When they saw Yamada Keiko send a signal, they quickly showed up.
"I'm going on a long journey. In the future, I'll leave the General's safety to you." Yamada Keiko said calmly and bowed to salute the ninjas.
After hearing Yamada Keiko's words, the ninjas who were kneeling on one knee raised their heads and looked at Yamada Keiko. Then, they lowered their heads and saluted in unison.
"Don't worry, Sect Master. We will not disappoint you." A white masked ninja in the middle said, "May Sect Master return safely soon."
"Disperse." Yamada Keiko said.
"Swish! Swish! Swish … "The shadows of the ninjas swayed and returned to their positions. These ninjas had extremely high cultivation. They appeared in an instant and disappeared in the blink of an eye. They didn't even leave a trace on the snow.
"Sir, let's go." Yamada Keiko walked in front of Long Zhijie and took the red umbrella from his hand.
Long Zhijie nodded and the two slowly went out.
Tokugawa Ieyasu quietly looked at everything in front of him through the window. He was expressionless …
Mongolia.
Night.
In the big tent, a seven feet tall iron furnace stood in the center.
The iron furnace was simple and unadorned. It was cyan all over. Three thick furnace legs supported the iron furnace that weighed a thousand pounds.
Around the furnace, a fire dragon with glaring eyes and four claws on Auspicious Clouds was engraved on it. The dragon's head was above the furnace, and the dragon's tail was below the furnace. It coiled around the furnace three times.
Below the furnace, there were eight small windows in eight directions. Eight fiery red tongues of flame shot out from the small windows. They were about half a foot long!
The blazing flames illuminated the entire Mongolian tent in a fiery red color.
In order to allow the air to flow smoothly, a five feet wide circular opening was opened at the top of the tent. The rising heat rolled out of this circular opening.
Ye Yun, dressed in plain clothes, was meditating on a cloud bed about ten feet away from the furnace.
Outside the big tent, Ye Kong and Ye Chen were standing at the door, vigilantly looking around.
Ye Yun was forging a sword.
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