Chapter 879
After a while, apart from Asai Nagamasa and Tokimi who were the parties involved, there was only Shikigami who was supposed to deal with the military affairs, but because the conversation between Asai Nagamasa and Tokimi was too important, he handed over the affairs to his own Shikigami Hanbei Takenaka, whom Oni dealt with, remained in the arena, listening to what was going to happen next.
"I have no objection to the marriage." Tokimi looked at Nagamasa Asai who was calmly waiting for her answer in the hall.
"So, Your Highness Princess, you agree to my marriage proposal?" Asai Nagamasa said in surprise.
It’s true that he couldn’t help being surprised, after all, he had just done a very crazy thing before that—before coming to Mino, he directly sent a message saying that he was going to marry Oda Nobuna, and told all the family members A good family supervisor sent an invitation letter!
But he didn't expect that Oda Nobuna would lose so quickly. Almost the next moment he released the men who sent the invitation letter, he received the news that the Oda family was defeated and merged into the Imagawa family as a whole.
This was a blow to his head, directly smashing his plans and calculations to pieces.
So in addition to being calm and peaceful on the surface, his heart is actually more flustered than an old dog pushed to the edge of a cliff. He is worried about where to find someone who is worthy of him in identity, status, and power, and whose appearance is not inferior to Oda's. There are too many fiancées who believe in Nai. Unexpectedly, on the way to recruit Takenaka Hanbei, he encountered such an amazing change—Saito Yoshiryu was killed by Tokimi, the daughter of Mino's predecessor, Toki Yorii.
what is this? False Toki meets real Toki?
Anyway, at this moment, Asai Nagamasa is very grateful to God and all the great gods who do not know whether it exists or not, for giving him the opportunity to save everything, so that he and even the face of the Asai family will not be completely thrown into the ditch because of his previous coquettish manipulation Here, it was washed over and over again by the sewage.
"Personally I can't find a reason to object, but..."
"But?" Asai Nagamasa looked at Tokimi suspiciously, waiting for her next words.
"How much do you know about me?" Tokimi asked back.
"To tell the truth, Your Highness, before this meeting, I have never heard of anything about the Princess, so it can be said that I don't know anything about Her Highness." Nagamasa Asai said honestly.
But it doesn't matter, anyway, the existence of marriage itself is not to pursue the so-called personal feelings, but to pursue the so-called common interests. Therefore, it doesn't matter if you don't know who the marriage partner is, as long as the interests are the same. up.
Of course, it would be even better if there is an emotional foundation.
"Then what I'm going to say next is very important. I hope that after listening to it, you can still maintain your original thinking and conclude a marriage contract with me, forming a so-called alliance of interests." Tokimi said seriously.
"Princess, please tell me." Nagama Asai also responded seriously.
"I'm not human anymore." Tokimi said calmly.
"Not human anymore? What do you mean by that?" Asai Nagamasa frowned and wondered after observing Tokimi carefully for a while. He really didn't see any inhuman features from her.
"It literally means. For some special reasons, I have been transformed into a monster-like inhuman existence with the help of Hanbei. Are you sure you can accept this and continue to marry me back home?" Toki The beautiful eyes stared at Nagamasa Asai in the palace, and asked calmly.
"Why not?" Asai Nagamasa looked at Tokimi for a while, smiled, and asked confidently.
Isn't it just marrying an inhuman being and going home, so what does it matter? As long as there is no problem with the interests, and he can keep the face of himself and the Asai family, even if he marries a live pig and goes back to be his regular wife, there is no problem at all.
The big deal is to confess the person after marrying home.
He is such an outstanding person, there is no shortage of women to like him.
"Even if in the future I'm very likely to go crazy, become disrespectful, and start killing your family members for no reason?" Tokimi asked pressingly.
"Of course. The big deal is that we'll just move out. You can't kill the air when no one is around, can you?" Asai Nagamasa's face changed when he heard the words, and then he replied with a smile again.
It's just that compared with his previous smile, this smile is somewhat stiff, and his words have become less confident.
"As long as you don't regret it when the time comes," Tokimi said lightly.
"Don't worry, Your Royal Highness, since I, Nagamasa Asai, have made this decision, I will definitely not regret my decision, even if the result is highly poisonous." Nagamasa Asai said solemnly.
"Then when can I see the reinforcements from the Asai family?" Tokimi didn't say anything, but asked about something relevant.
"As soon as possible, the troops of the Asai family will be able to enter Mino within three days." Asai Nagamasa thought for a while and replied.
It takes half a day to deliver news, half a day to organize soldiers, plus marching, at most one and a half days to enter Meinong, and to reach the front line in two days to contact the troops of Imagawa or Sanhe.
"Three days is too long. We can only give you two days. If you still can't see the Asai family's army in Meinong after two days, then we can only treat the Asai family as missing the appointment and give up the marriage." Hanbei Takenaka retorted with a serious expression on his face.
"Two days... okay, two days is two days, I'll go back to organize the army now." Asai Nagamasa watched Takenaka Hanbei gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.
"Then please."
Then Asai Nagamasa got up and said goodbye, left the main hall where the meeting was held, left Inabayama Castle, and hurried back to Omi to organize an army to participate in the battle.
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"Is it worth it..." Hanbei Takenaka looked at Tokimi who closed his eyes and thought.
"It's nothing worthwhile. After all, women have to marry. Even if I have become a female daimyo now, as long as I can't reach the level of Imakawa Yoshimoto, marriage is an inevitable choice for me. It is not only beneficial and beautiful. Strong stability is also good for my position." After a pause, he continued, "Besides, in the current situation, I don't seem to have a choice, do I?"
"..." Banbei Takenaka was silent, not knowing what to say for a while.
Then at this moment, a soldier entered the hall and reported, "My lord, Your Excellency Ando Mamoru has returned, and he is asking for an audience outside the hall."
"Uncle is back!?" Hanbei Takenaka exclaimed in surprise.
"Is he the only one?" Tokimi asked in surprise.
"There are two more women," the soldier replied.
"It really is them. Let's call in." Toki Mei smiled lightly.
"yes."
Then the soldiers withdrew and released Iteng Shoujo, Akechi Mitsuhide, and Ling Nu.
"Ando Mamoru has met Toki-sama." Ando Mamoru didn't hesitate, and very straightforwardly greeted Toki Mimi who was sitting on the main seat.
Then Mitsuhide Akechi and Suzume paid their respects to Tokimi who became the guardian of Mino.
"You guys came at a good time." Tokimi chuckled as she looked at the three people in the palace.
"Come on!"