On December 3, the 10th year of Eiroku (1567), in the castle tower of Gifu Castle in Mino Province, Oda Nobunaga was leaning against the railing on the corridor, taking advantage of the morning light and carefully wiping his Nanman iron cannon with a handkerchief.
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"My lord, please pay more attention to the matters within the Yuqiu family." Lin Xiuzhen, who was standing aside, patiently waited for Oda Nobunaga to complete his process, then suggested in a low voice.
"Sado, how many times have you said this in the past few days?" Oda Nobunaga snorted impatiently after hearing what Lin Xiuzhen said, "Did Momiji offend you or something?"
"My Lord, Yuqiu Hongye has annexed all the territories of the four small wealthy families under his rule, and also taken over all the armies. His power is too expanded." Lin Xiuzhen ignored Oda Nobunaga's sarcasm, but still used her unhurried expression.
He spoke calmly and calmly.
"So what? Didn't he also set up the Upper House or something like the Joint Council of Ministers, and gave those wealthy families a lot of power?" Oda Nobunaga dealt with it absently, his eyes still staring at his power.
Tie Pao was looking at it, "Didn't you promise everyone in the territory that the House of Lords will never be disbanded? That guy has a reputation for keeping promises, and those wealthy families are not worried. Why are you worrying so much here?"
"Hongye is from the Ming Dynasty after all. We don't know what he is thinking or what he wants to do. He has deviated from the traditional model of our martial arts family and may not be able to control it in the long run." Lin Xiuzhen still insisted on his opinion, "It won't matter.
Those who stick to common sense should be careful. Such deviant behavior should be stopped at any cost."
"Departing from tradition? Rebellion?" Oda Nobunaga laughed when he heard this, "Have I done this kind of thing very often? Don't you veterans have to dissuade me every time? What is the result?" Oda Nobunaga
As he spoke, he stood up holding on to the railing and looked at the beautiful scenery of Mino outside the castle tower, "You all live in Inabayama Castle now, and the Oda family has become the masters of Owari and Mino!"
"Hongye is different from my lord." Lin Xiuzhen shook her head slightly and whispered stubbornly.
"What's different? Looking at all the courtiers in our Oda family, I look the most like Momiji and Tokichiro's stinky monkey!" Oda Nobunaga waved his hand boldly and said disdainfully towards the slowly rising morning sun.
: "As long as Hongye is loyal to Yu, as long as Hongye can open up territory for Yu! It doesn't matter what his background is or where he comes from. He can do whatever he wants."
"Yu Zhi is in the world, but he doesn't have much time, so Yu will move very quickly." Oda Nobunaga slowly turned around as he spoke, looking at Lin Xiuzhen with a warning look, "Yu wants to
He is a capable minister who can keep up with Yu's footsteps, rather than an old stubborn who sticks to the rules. Staring at the people below him all day long will always keep him in the same place."
"My Lord Mingjian." Lin Xiuzhen smiled and bowed respectfully, "It is true that only by looking at the world can we have the motivation to keep moving forward. But if we look too high and too far, it is easy to lose sight of the dangers under our feet."
"Don't you have Sado to worry about?" Oda Nobunaga heard the hidden meaning of Lin Xiuzhen's words and was about to continue speaking when suddenly there was a rush of footsteps from the stairs.
"What's wrong?" Oda Nobunaga asked impatiently before anyone came up.
"Your Highness." A maid had just walked up to the top floor and hurriedly knelt down to apologize, "This slave is incompetent. Princess Wude cried again and said she wanted to see Your Highness."
"Alas..." Oda Nobunaga was not angry when he heard this, but sighed helplessly. The mother of his three children, Oda Nobutada, Oda Nobuo and Oda Itsoku, was also his most beloved wife and concubine.
Komayoshino unfortunately died of illness a year ago. And Oda Gotoku will be sent to the Tokugawa family in Mikawa before the New Year to fulfill his marriage contract with Tokugawa Nobuyasu. Matsudaira Ieyasu received the imperial approval of him earlier this year
Following the appointment of Mikawa Mamoru from the fifth position, he also took this opportunity to change his surname to Tokugawa. The pain of losing his mother has not yet healed, and now he has to marry a foreign country. It is no wonder that Oda Gotoku shed tears all day long.
"Children are really troublesome." Oda Nobunaga casually handed the iron cannon in his arms to the maid, and strode downstairs.
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Not long after, Ua Qiupei, the protagonist in the conversation between Oda Nobunaga and Lin Xiuzhen, took his wife and children to a restaurant in Mino to greet Asai Nagamasa and his family, who had come all the way. The latter was unable to do so because of a heavy snowfall.
I was able to catch up with the December 2 date agreed with Oda Nobunaga, so I came to visit Amakihei first.
At this moment, the two families were sitting around a round table in a private room on the second floor, enjoying a sumptuous meal. Next to Yu Qiuping sat Imagawa Kaede, who gave birth to a baby boy—Yu Qiuping—more than ten days ago.
Name him Yu Qiuguang. Imagawa Kaede immediately understood what Yu Qiuping meant - when this child was still in Imagawa Kaede's belly, he witnessed Yu Qiuping re-choose the right path between the two paths of light and darkness.
.However, as an infant, he was left in the Kuroda Castle Castle Tower and did not follow Yu Qiupei to greet Asai Nagamasa.
Next to Yu Qiuping, sat the very well-behaved and sensible Yu Qiu Shang, who was eating his rice balls honestly. Yu Qiuyou and Yu Qiucen, two restless little guys, kept teasing Asai Nagasaki.
Zheng and Ashi's two children - Chacha and Achu. Yu Qiu Shang seems to particularly like to pester Cha Cha, who is only 3 years old this year, and has been chatting with her. Although Yu Qiucen is only 4 years old, she has a maternal aura.
, he must have snatched Ah Chu from Ah Shi’s arms and held it himself. However, Ah Chu was surprisingly obedient and snuggled obediently into Yu Qiucen’s arms.
"These children are quite close." Ah Shi saw the children from both families playing together so warmly, with a happy smile on his face, "When my brother is free tomorrow, I will bring Chacha and Ah Chu to
Brother, take a look, he will definitely like it very much."
"That's what Aichi said." Asai Nagamasa nodded after hearing this, "I haven't formally paid a visit to my sworn brother yet. I have admired his name for a long time, and finally I can meet him."
"Speaking of which, brother, what kind of person is His Highness Oda?" Asai Nagamasa thought that he would meet Oda Nobunaga for the first time tomorrow, and he was a little nervous, so he turned to Ame Qiupei for advice. But the latter
But he didn't hear Asai Nagamasa's question and stared blankly in the direction of the first floor.
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In the hall on the first floor, there was a blind old man wearing a tattered cotton-padded jacket who was performing. He played a not-so-sounding bamboo flute and nodded frequently to the guests. Beside him, there was another man about six or seven years old.
Although the clothes of the little boy are also very simple, they are only a little better than the grandfather's - but they are obviously a bit small and don't fit well. The cotton wool is rotten in several places and there are several patches. In the hands of the little boy
Holding a cracked porcelain bowl, his cheeks and hands were red from the cold, and he kept bowing and nodding to the people passing by. Yu Qiuping had been paying attention to them for a long time. There were many people eating, but few people stopped to give them a tael.
A copper plate.
At the counter not far away, several waiters gathered together, pointing at the pair of beggars at the door, and they didn't know what they were talking about. A gust of north wind brought snowflakes, blowing the door of the restaurant.
The crunching sound also made the poor grandfather and grandson shrink their necks from the cold, and even the sound of the bamboo flute was out of tune.
Another pair of gorgeously dressed guests passed by the door. They seemed to be several wealthy samurai. They were talking and laughing and wanted to go to the store for lunch, but when they saw the pair of beggars sitting in the hall, they changed their minds with disgust.
He lowered his eyes, turned around and left.
The waiter seemed to be unable to bear it any longer. He coughed lightly and walked over to the pair of beggars. When the little boy heard the footsteps, his eyes immediately flashed, and he quickly put the porcelain bowl into his arms and a copper plate.
He accidentally dropped it on the ground. When he saw it, he hurriedly picked up the copper and put it into his pocket. Then he gently tugged on his grandfather's clothes. Judging from his cautious behavior, it might not be the first time he was driven away from the house.
Well. Grandpa was stunned for a moment, and the stumbling flute sound also stopped abruptly. Grandpa and grandson noticed the waiter standing beside them, listening to the sound of his constant stamping, his expression darkened, and without saying anything, he slowly stood up
Before leaving, the little boy seemed to look at the warm stove in the restaurant with some reluctance, and then glanced at the heavy snow outside.
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"Ping, Nagamasa, he's calling you." Seeing Yu Qiuping's dumbfounded look, Imagawa Feng pinched his waist in an angry and funny manner, which immediately brought Yu Qiuping back to his senses.
"What are you looking at, so fascinated?" Imagawa Feng smiled, put his left hand on Yu Qiuping's neck, and looked in his direction - they were a pair of beggars.
Yu Qiuping smiled at Imagawa Kaede, waved apologetically to Asai Nagamasa, and reached out to touch the silver in his arms. Just as he was about to stand up, he suddenly saw Yu Qiu Shang sitting next to him.
He also stared blankly in the direction of the grandfather and grandson.
Yu Qiuping smiled, patted Yu Qiu Shang's shoulder, and stuffed two taels of silver into his hand.
"Shang'er, go and give these to that kid, okay?" Yu Qiuping pointed to the grandfather and grandson on the first floor and whispered to Yu Qiu Shang.
"Huh?" Yu Qiu Shang was stunned for a moment. After he came to his senses, a smile suddenly appeared on his lips. He took the two taels of silver, nodded happily, ran downstairs quickly, and stopped the man who had just left the house.
The pair of grandparents.
"You are obviously a bad guy, exactly the same as before." Imagawa Feng was slightly moved when he saw this. The hand around Yu Qiuping's neck slowly stroked his temples, but he still said harshly, "I didn't know not long ago
What’s wrong, you insist on acting so cold and heartless.”
"What are you talking about, Feng'er?" Yu Qiuping blushed and avoided the topic with some embarrassment.
"Very good." Imagawa Kaede suddenly said this for no reason.
"What?" Yu Qiuping looked at her in confusion, and saw that her eyes were full of smiles and happiness.
"Shang'er is a bad guy just like you."
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Chapter completed!