Apparently , the young ( ~ 29 ) musashi heard of kojiro ' s fame and asked lord hosokawa ( through an intermediary , nagaoka sado okinaga , a principal vassal of hosokawa ) to arrange a duel 年轻的武藏（大约29岁）听闻小次郎的威名就请求大名细川忠兴（通过细川家家老长冈佐渡兴长作为中介）安排一场与小次郎的决斗。
