After the tea party, Oda Nobunaga led everyone to Kyoto to greet the emperor together. This time, it was not just Akihira Ame, Katsuie Shibata, Hideyoshi Hashiba, Mitsuhide Akechi and other Oda family members who followed Oda Nobunaga to the temple to meet the emperor.
In addition to the regiment commanders, there were also Oda Nobutada, the eldest son of Oda Nobunaga, as well as Choso Gabe Motochichi, Miyoshi Yoshihiro, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Uesugi Kagekatsu and many other daimyo who had surrendered to the Oda family. For a time,
Oda Nobunaga's power is comparable to that of a shogun. In fact, the power that the Oda family can currently mobilize is by no means inferior to that of previous shogunates.
As a Go enthusiast, Oda Nobunaga would naturally not forget to attend another Go conference in Kyoto after hosting the tea party. But this time, Yu Qiuping had nothing to do - he pushed away his bodyguard and disciple Hikai.
He went out and let him compete in Yu Qiuping's place. Yu Qiuping threatened that only by defeating Sun Hai could he be qualified to challenge himself.
On the day of the competition, Yu Qiuping packed his bags early and was ready to go out. Rihai, who was reviewing a few chess scores in the room, was a little panicked and said, "Your Highness, where are you going? There are still two hours before the competition starts.
?"
"Going out to play." Yu Qiuping replied matter-of-factly, "What's wrong?"
"Didn't you say that anyone who wins the title of disciple is qualified to challenge you?" Ri Hai stood up anxiously upon hearing this, "Then shouldn't you be waiting by the side of the field, ready to accept the challenge at any time?"
"Is it possible that you will lose?" Yu Qiuping deliberately put on an exaggerated expression and asked his proud disciple.
"This..." Rihai didn't know how to answer, he stood there and faltered, "After all, there is no guarantee of victory..."
"It's okay, I think you are bound to win." Yu Qiuping walked back a few steps with a smile and touched Rihai's head, "Your foundation is better than mine, and coupled with the formulas I taught you, you will definitely win."
You are invincible. To be honest, I may not even be able to beat you now."
"Why did Your Highness say this? You are embarrassing this disciple." Ri Hai hurriedly took two steps back and bowed to Yu Qiuping, "How can disciple He De dare to compete with His Highness? Back then, His Highness was one against eight, and this disciple was not his opponent.
Woolen cloth."
"An ordinary person holding a peerless magic weapon may be able to tie with a bare-handed martial arts master, or even win by half. But what if the martial arts master also holds a good knife?" Yu Qiuping gestured to the air.
After a few blows, he spread his hands and said, "I teach you those changes and formulas, which are the peerless magic weapons that an ordinary person like me relies on to gain some fame. Your talent is better than mine. With these changes and formulas, naturally
It’s invincible.”
"But His Highness can figure out those miraculous changes and formulas. This kind of talent is rare in thousands of years. How can the disciples dare to compete with His Highness in talent?" Rihai obviously did not understand why Yu Qiuping was so self-effacing, "Even if it is
In order to encourage your disciples, Your Highness does not need to belittle yourself."
"Hahahaha... It's okay, you can think that way." Yu Qiuping put his hands on his hips and laughed, thinking that in this life's Go books, these formulas will be written under his name, "Anyway, you give me
Work hard, Your Highness, I am going to go sightseeing today, and I won't be back before dark. If you lose, there will be no way to end it. You are not allowed to lose, you are only allowed to win, do you hear me?"
"Disciples must do their best."
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After coming out of the house, Ame Akihei and his entourage rode to the agreed gathering place outside the gate of Shokokuji Temple in the north of Kyoto. Ikeda Tsuneaki, Sawaki Yoshiyuki and Maeda Toshiie were already waiting there. After seeing Ame Qiupei, Ikeda
Hengxing shouted loudly: "Hurry up, hurry up! I'm waiting for you, you're so slow!"
"I'm not late, am I?" Yu Qiuping took out his pocket watch and took a look at it. It was only three o'clock in the morning. "I'm always very punctual, okay? Who told you to come so early?"
"Let's go, let's not talk to you." Ikeda Hengxing took the horse's reins and pointed to the mountains and forests to the north.
Yu Qiuping looked around and did not see Hideyoshi Hashiba, so he confirmed that he had not missed it.
"Where is Tokichiro? Aren't you waiting for him?" Uakiupei rode his horse to the three of them and asked casually. As soon as he spoke, Ikeda Tsuneki and Sawaki Yoshiyuki burst out laughing, while Maeda Toshiie scratched his head in embarrassment.
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"What's going on, what's going on, you are gloating and laughing like this?" Yu Qiuping glanced at Ikeda Tsuneaki and Sawaki Yoshiyuki, and then at the Toshi family in front of him, knowing that Hashiba Hideyoshi was probably unlucky.
"Didn't Tokichiro take the little goblin he met in the whale house back to Yashiki? That's Kawako." Ikeda Hengxing laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe. He covered his chest and said intermittently, "Then, this matter is over.
When the news reached Himeji Castle, his family was turned upside down. Mrs. Ningning sent a trusted maid to question Tokichiro, and now there is a big commotion in the mansion."
"Mrs. Ning Ning was so angry that she allegedly smashed all the expensive tea utensils collected by Tokichiro on the spot." Ryoji Sawaki shook his head repeatedly with lingering fear, "Let me tell you, it's not like two days a day for Tokichiro to cheat outside.
Oh my God, it’s not like Mrs. Ningning didn’t know about it before, so what’s the matter?”
"What? In the past, Tokichiro had always secretly cheated, and he would have been scolded if he was discovered. But this time, he blatantly took him back to the house, and it is said that he even had an affair with that Kawakawa in front of Mrs. Ningning's maid.
When Mrs. Ningning found out about this, she went crazy." Ikeda Hengxing patted Sawaki Yoshiyuki's arm, "Can stealing in the open and stealing in secret be the same?"
"The key is that Tokichiro refused to admit his mistakes this time..." Maeda Toshiie also scratched his head with some trouble, "It is said that after Mrs. Ningning wrote a letter to scold him, he even threatened to divorce Mrs. Ningning in his reply."
"This is a bit much." Yu Qiuping frowned when he heard this, "In those days, no matter what, it was Tokichiro who had a high profile with Mrs. Ningning. Mrs. Ningning's conditions were so good back then, but she actually fell in love with Tokichiro, who was poor and useless.
Boy, you have supported me with all your heart and never left you for so many years. Now that Tokichiro has become prosperous, he has begun to dislike his wife who is a loser?"
"It was me and Osomatsu who arranged the marriage back then. Now I feel worried when they see them making such a fuss." Toshiie Maeda flicked his riding crop in the air and sighed in frustration, "Mrs. Ningning wrote to me yesterday.
For example, if I accuse Tokichiro, I don’t know how to persuade him. Tokichiro and Nakawako are inseparable now, and he won’t listen no matter what he says.”
"Forget it, brother, we can't interfere too much with other people's family affairs." Yu Qiuping breathed a long sigh of relief and smoothed the mane of his horse, "Let's go, aren't we going hunting?"
"I didn't expect that, Momiji, you who disliked hunting the most back then are now obsessed with it?" Maeda Toshiie looked at Yu Qiupei's outfit.
"Last time on Shikoku Island, I had a fight with His Highness Chosong, and it seemed quite fun." Yu Qiuping raised the long bow in his hand and made a bow and arrow gesture.
"I heard that it was after that safari that the Chosou family surrendered to the Oda family? And they didn't ask for an inch of land?" Maeda Toshiie asked curiously, "Could it be that Momiji conquered the country with your archery skills?
he?"
"Come on, that guy knows how to hunt with a hammer." Before Yu Qiuping could explain, Ikeda Hengxing shouted loudly from behind, "I heard from the second boy of the Mori family that my family has a long history.
After hunting for a long time, this guy got some pheasants and ducks, and there was also a pheasant that hit a tree and was picked up by him."
"Fuck you." Yu Qiuping felt that he couldn't keep it on his face, and he pretended to hit Ikeda Hengxing. Ikeda Hengxing made a face at Yu Qiuping, and ran out as soon as he pinched the horse's belly.
"Momiji, next time you invite me to dinner, I will help you catch him and beat him up!" Yoshiyuki Sawaki and Amekihei fist-bumped, and then they laughed and chased each other out. Maeda Toshiie smiled bitterly.
He waved to the guards behind him to follow them.
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The group of people were chatting and laughing as they galloped through the mountains and forests, but unfortunately, they never encountered any decent prey - this made Ikeda Hengxing quite distressed. He originally wanted to hunt in front of Yu Qiuping.
Those who showed their skills were helpless that they never had the chance.
At this moment, as a whistle sounded, Yu Qiuping's falcon flew back with a rabbit. Yu Qiuping stretched out his hand, let the falcon land smoothly on his arm, and handed the rabbit to Senlan
After loading the pills, I fed the falcon a few pieces of food.
"What the hell are you doing? You just play like a bird if you don't have any skills?" Ikeda Hengxing asked sarcastically.
"Well, this is the hunting of elegant people, falcon hunting, do you understand?" Yu Qiuping raised his arm, and the falcon resting on his arm immediately took off again and flew towards the distant sky.
"Falcon hunters also have to release the falcon after seeing the prey. How can you scatter the falcon casually like you and wait for the falcon to catch the prey for you?" Ikeda Hengxing pointed at Yu Qiuping's
The Falcon was just flying out, "How about you just become the shopkeeper?"
"You don't plan to use this bow at all?" Yoshiyuki Sawaki leaned out from his horse and patted the long bow on Yu Qiuping's waist. "I think your bow is pretty good. It's the Nanman under your command."
The archer gave it to you, right? Why don't you give it to me? You don't need it anyway."
"I'm from Suruga, how can I shoot a bow? If I had been holding a folding fan, I would have caught the prey a long time ago." Ikeda Hengxing immediately took over the words and sneered in harmony with Sawaki Ryoichi, "That person's thin skin
The tender little hands are used for writing renditions, not for shooting bows!"
"Why don't you two go talk about Kansai cross talk?" Yu Qiuping was bothered by these two people. He muttered and took out an arrow from the arrow pot, "Just shoot, there's nothing wrong with it."
He then spurred his horse forward, jumped down a slope, and arrived at a medium-sized plain surrounded by woods. His rapid hoofbeats startled a bunch of birds in the trees ahead, and Yu Qiuping immediately bent his bow.
He nocked an arrow and shot it, but it missed perfectly. On the contrary, Mori Changke, who was following the team, shot an arrow from the extreme distance and hit a bird.
"It will really embarrass His Royal Highness." Yu Qiuping listened to the cheers coming from behind and said with a deep sigh.
At this moment, another shadow flashed across the forest. Yu Qiuping immediately pulled out another arrow and looked in the direction of the shadow - it seemed to be a running dog.
Chapter completed!