Time flies, and the Chinese New Year is about to come. Yu Qiuping doesn’t have much free time after getting married, and there are a lot of official affairs to deal with in the collar. Whether it’s autumn harvest statistics, weapon manufacturing, or soldier training, Yu Qiuping has to worry about it personally. It’s better to have more time now.
With Kaede Imagawa as her helper, in order to help Yu Qiuping, she handles various official affairs with him every day. What I have to say is that after a few days of adapting, Kaede Imagawa's level has caught up with Naoe Zhongping, and she has become a
Yu Qiuping is the secretary that he cannot live without. However, Yu Qiuping has not yet reached the point where he can be a secretary when he has something to do, and he can be a secretary when he has nothing to do - although the passion with Imagawa Kaede every night really makes him intoxicated.
After Yu Qiuping married Kaede Imagawa, he officially became a member of the Imagawa family. His promotion for his contribution to Omi was also announced - he was promoted to the title of Mikawa Bihai County Magistrate and the Lord of the Chili Castle - this was already an important official in the family.
level. Yu Qiuping's territory west of Ejiri was sealed to 12,000 shi, and the 30,000 shi territory around Zhili City was also sealed to Yu Qiuping. The appointment of the lord of Zhili City also made Yu Qiuping and his old subordinates sigh with emotion.
thousand.
Since Imagawa Yoshimoto asked Yu Qiupei to celebrate the New Year, he took half of his troops to Chili Castle to take office. The relocation of the troops also became a big event. Yu Qiupei's family members of more than 200 old troops who were in Chili Castle at the time all asked to follow Yu.
Qiuping moved to Zhili together.
"What a pity that you moved away as soon as your wasteland was reclaimed." Yu Qiuping left his old subordinates behind after the evening Chinese class and politely advised, "We will go there after the Spring Festival, and we will definitely not be able to catch up with the spring plowing after settling down.
The harvest was not found either.”
"It doesn't matter, you can get a lot of money by selling the reclaimed land." Yoshioka Shengzheng said in a loud voice nonchalantly, "Didn't Your Highness say that Zhili was affected by wars for years and last year, and the people fled, leaving empty space nearby?
There are a lot of fields! Brothers, go over and cultivate them, and you still have to worry about not having enough food to eat? Those are ready-made fertile fields."
"That's right, that's right." Yoshioka Shengzheng's words aroused everyone's agreement.
"Moreover, it's not easy for everyone to be reunited with their families." Yasunari Fukushima, who had never talked much, said, "For so many years before, we couldn't see each other a few times a year. We can finally be reunited, and my family members don't want to.
Because we are stationed far away from each other and cannot see each other."
In the end, it was Yu Qiuping who was persuaded by his subordinates. He shamelessly asked for a sum of aid from Imagawa Yoshimoto. The Imagawa family simply had a strong financial background. Otherwise, Yu Qiuping would have to provide assistance all day long, and other famous names would have stopped working long ago.
"You kid, you've come to ask for help again." Imagawa Yoshimoto laughed, casually wrote a few large characters on a piece of paper, and handed it to Yu Qiuping, "Let's go find the leader when the time comes."
"Why don't you bring your Chidori with you?" Imagawa Yoshimoto glanced at Yu Qiuping's waist, which was empty, and asked.
"The Chidori is so beautiful that I can't bear to bring it out." Yu Qiuping said with a smile, "I will definitely be reluctant to take it to the battlefield in the future."
"This is your fault, wrong judgment." Imagawa Yoshimoto smiled again, "You know, samurai swords, like gems, need to be maintained. Just maintaining them is useless. Katana swords are not elegant things, but
It's a battle array thing. Let him experience the atmosphere of the battlefield and even be stained with blood to make him more interesting."
"This...I really don't understand." Yu Qiuping shook his head, "I've learned a lesson."
"You say you have been taught, but you still don't believe it in your heart." Imagawa Yoshimoto said as he rubbed it from his waist a few times and handed his sword to Yu Qiuping, "Look, how is it different from ordinary swords?"
different."
"This is... Sosan Zuoji?" Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that Imagawa Yoshimoto's sword should be the famous Sosan Zuoji. The scabbard was dark red, and the handle was dark yellow.
Invisibly, it gave people a kind of pressure. Yu Qiuping slightly pulled out the samurai sword, and suddenly, without any warning, his heart tightened. The sword that was half an inch out of the sheath actually gave people a feeling that it was difficult to look at it.
"Is this... is this... murderous intention?" Yu Qiuping held the knife and was stunned.
"To this extent?" Imagawa Yoshimoto chuckled.
"Fortunately, there are no outsiders here, otherwise..." The first half of Imagawa Yoshimoto's sentence was still ordinary, but suddenly his tone suddenly rose, his eyes widened with anger, and he shouted sternly: "Draw your sword in front of me! You have evil intentions! Yuqiu! Do you know your guilt!"
Imagawa Yoshimoto suddenly burst out with a huge pressure that Yu Qiuping had never felt before! His heartbeat accelerated instantly, his whole body seemed to be out of control, and his brain was completely unable to think.
This feeling is very similar to the fear and helplessness Yu Qiuping felt when he first encountered the strong man killing people in Owari.
This is not the fear that human beings ideally feel. It is the despair and fear in the hearts of unarmed primitive humans inherited from their ancestors' consciousness when facing a beast that is destined to be unmatched.
The katana in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, and Yu Qiuping sat down, trembling all over, looking at Imagawa Yoshimoto at a loss.
Suddenly, the coercion disappeared. Yu Qiuping, who had regained consciousness, gasped for air, while Imagawa Yoshimoto in front of him laughed loudly: "This is murderous intent. It has been formed after decades of hard work in officialdom and on the battlefield.
murderous intent."
"It's really... such a strong murderous aura." Yu Qiuping sat on the ground and sighed with lingering fear: "Let alone drawing the sword, even if an assassin does come, I'm afraid you will be frightened all of a sudden."
"Speaking of assassins!" Yu Qiuping suddenly had an idea, "Your Highness, do you have a shadow warrior?"
"Of course there is." Imagawa Yoshimoto gave Yu Qiuping a meaningful look, "What's the matter? What's the matter?"
A few days later, Sena Shijun even found Yu Qiuping.
"Hongye, have you made the family governor angry recently?" he asked hesitantly.
"No, His Highness promised to help me a few days ago!" Yu Qiuping asked in surprise, "Why would His Highness Sena think so?"
"Before..." Sena Shijun thought about it for a while, and finally said: "Before you got married, the palace was planning to recruit you as a son-in-law and adoptive son, and asked you to change your surname. But it was not mentioned again after that. I was wondering if that was the case.
You made him angry."
"No." Yu Qiuping shook his head and said with a smile, "Actually, I don't want to change my surname yet. We Han people are very particular about whether we change our names when we work or when we sit down. This surname belongs to my father, and I don't want to change it yet."
"I'm very pleased that you can be so open-minded." Sena Shitoshi smiled, "It seems that my worries are unfounded."
On December 19, most of the Imagawa family’s generals stationed in various places rushed back to Sunfu to prepare for the annual meeting. This time, there were several new faces. One of them was Imamiya Rakusei’s son.
Imamiya is pleased to invite you. Not long ago, the latter officially surrendered to the Imagawa family at the suggestion of Yu Qiuping and obtained the documents of peace and security.
And another thing is also the credit of Yu Qiupei - the Asai family sent an envoy to congratulate the Imagawa family on the New Year. The envoy was Tsunayuki Kaiboku, who was an acquaintance of Yu Qiupei and the others, and Sanada Masayuki also played his role.
son.
At noon today, Yu Qiuping was personally waiting at the west side of the castle town of Sunfu Castle, waiting for the arrival of a friend.
At six quarters of noon, a group of people could finally be seen riding horses in the distance. There were no big flags or horse seals, so they were very low-key. Yu Qiuping and Honda Nanosuke, who came to greet them together, got off their horses and waited.
roadside.
"I'm really flattered that Momiji came to greet me in person." After seeing Yu Qiupei dismounting and standing on the roadside, Matsudaira Motoyasu hurriedly dismounted from his horse far away and led his attendants to lead the horse over.
"You don't have to be polite, Takechiyo. Usually when I go to Okazaki, you are the one who greets me." Yu Qiuping smiled and stretched out his hand, patting Matsudaira Motoyasu on the shoulder. "This time it's finally my turn to be the host. Of course I have to come out to greet me."
You."
"Nanosuke, your beloved Matsudaira-dono is here." Yu Qiuping smiled at Honda Nanosuke, who respectfully bowed to the head of the family.
"This kid has made great achievements in Omi this time." Yu Qiuping praised: "One person has conquered twelve hexagonal armies. It can be said that he is very famous!"
"Nanosuke, you will definitely make my father proud." Matsudaira Motoyasu smiled with emotion, "I will continue to work hard in the future!"
"I sincerely follow His Highness's instructions." Honda Nabenosuke said solemnly.
"Okay, no more politeness," Matsudaira Motoyasu laughed loudly, "Although the red leaves will be the host this time, I still have to come to treat you. I told the cook at my house yesterday that I would be back today, and I think everything has been prepared.
It’s time for food.”
"By the way, I can also let you see my wife and children." Matsudaira Motoyasu mentioned his son, and his face couldn't help but glow.
"Hey! Takechiyo already has a son!" Yu Qiuping was startled, "If I remember correctly, you are younger than me!"
"Born in April this year, mother and son have been staying in Junfu." Matsudaira Motoyasu said with a smile, "Mongye is not young anymore, and he doesn't want to reproduce for the family?"
"Haha, that's right!" Yu Qiuping was amused, "It just so happens that Feng is also in Junfu, so I'll ask her to go to your house with us."
"Welcome, Your Highness the Princess is here in person. It's really wonderful." Matsudaira Motoyasu and Yu Qiuping smiled and walked side by side towards Sunfu Castle.
"Reimasa, she is also a princess!" Amaqiupei said with a smile. Matsudaira Motoyasu's wife, Sena Hime, was Sekiguchi's daughter. She was considered the adopted daughter by Imagawa Yoshimoto and married Matsudaira Motoyasu.
When we arrived at the Matsudaira family's mansion, the chef had indeed prepared a rich lunch. Although there was no meat such as pork, beef, or sheep due to the meat ban, there were several delicacies made with fish and shrimp.
There are also a variety of exquisite vegetarian dishes.
It cannot be compared to the hardships of Okazaki Castle.
Yu Qiuping sighed silently. After all, Senahime was also the adopted daughter of Imagawa Yoshimoto, so she naturally lived a pampered life in Sunfu Castle. And she probably didn't know how tight Matsudaira Motoyasu's life was in Okazaki Castle.
"Sena-sister." After seeing Sena-hime, Imagawa Kaede immediately greeted her with excitement, "Long time no see."
"Our Kaede has grown into a big girl," Senahime hugged Imagawa Kaede lovingly, "and she has already found a suitable husband to marry!"
"Sister-" Imagawa Kaede's face turned red, "Stop teasing."
Seeing the close relationship between Imagawa Kaede and Sena Hime, Yu Qiupei and Matsudaira Motoyasu both smiled.
"Young Master has gone to bed. Your Highness, do you want to take a look now?" A maid came up and asked.
"No need, don't disturb the child." Matsudaira Motoyasu laughed.
"Come on, Momiji." Matsudaira Motoyasu motioned to Yu Qiuping to use the chopsticks first, "Try this favorite dish of mine! I haven't had it in Mikawa for almost half a year!"
"If you want to eat, go back to Sunfu more often." Sena said dissatisfiedly.
"Hey, life is tight on the front line, so I can't leave." Matsudaira Motoyasu shook his head, and said to Yu Qiuping with a smile: "I love this thing so much that I will grab the first piece even if I ignore etiquette."
As he spoke, he stretched out his chopsticks and picked up the delicacies on the plate in the middle.
Yu Qiuping took a look and found that it was fried tempura - no wonder!
Tempura is a famous dish in Japan and one of the most famous vegetarian dishes. It is first made into a batter with flour, eggs and water, hung on fresh vegetables, and then fried in a pan until golden brown. When eating
Dip in various sauces, it is crispy and very delicious. The most distinctive thing among tempura is the batter. The prepared batter is called tempura raisin. In order to make the taste better, Matsudaira Motoyasu
The chef was specifically asked to mix it with ice water. When hanging the paste, he was also very particular. It should not be too thin to have no taste, nor too thick to cover up the true nature of the vegetables.
Matsudaira Motoyasu's chef was very skilled. Yu Qiuping picked up a piece, put it in his mouth and chewed it, and immediately fell in love with the taste. "Haha, no wonder Takechiyo likes it so much!" Yu Qiuping said nothing.
Chapter completed!