On February 5, the tenth year of Tensho (1582), when Yu Qiupei came to the headquarters of Crow again to find Amano Keitoku, the situation reported back from Sakai Town was very pessimistic - after hearing that it was Oda Nobunaga who wanted
After the closure of Parliament, one-third of the businessmen in the House of Commons chose to compromise, while most of the small wealthy families in the House of Lords wanted to close Parliament and return to the ancestral system.
"The test got bad results." Yu Qiuping glanced at the report issued to him by Amano Keide, and shook his head repeatedly with a wry smile, "Before, the idea of ​​using the opposition of public opinion to negotiate with the Lord completely failed."
"As expected, the Oda Grand Hall has secretly bribed many people, and there are also some wealthy families who are not of the same mind as us. They leased their territory to us just because of the situation. When there is an opportunity to take advantage of the crowd and naturally take back the territory, naturally not
I will hesitate." Amano Jingde raised his head and looked at Yu Qiuping, and at the same time drew a cross on the table with his finger, "But after all, the people who come to the event to bribe are all ninjas from the master's family, I don't dare to stop him, I can only watch.
The public opinion supporting the review of the ancestral system is getting bigger and bigger under the instruction of Oda Daiden."
"There is no need to stop it. If we intercept the ninjas of the Oda family, it would be a bit treasonous." Yu Qiuping shook his head and put the report on the side of the table, "Then what should we do now? Do you have any remedial measures?
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"Yes, and my lord has tried it once before." Amano Keide said in a low voice without changing his expression.
"Are you talking about letting workers and farmers protest?" Yu Qiuping immediately realized what Amano Jingtoku was talking about, raised his eyebrows and said, "But that is no different from openly confronting the lord, so forget it.
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"Then what are your highness's plans?" Amano Jingde squinted his eyes and looked at Yu Qiuping.
"I'll go and plead with the lord in person. Just tell him that this is a new system reform that I want to try. The lord always likes new things, so maybe he will agree to it." Yu Qiuping smiled bitterly and shrugged.
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"If Oda-den really likes your reforms, why would he go to such trouble to close them down?" Amano Keitoku let out a long sigh, then took the materials from the side of the table and started to pack them away, "Besides, the current Congress
There are so many people here who may have connections with the Oda Main Hall. It’s just preliminary now, and I’m afraid it will get closer and closer in the future. Businessmen point to getting more franchises and benefits from the main hall, while wealthy families want to
If you want to get your own territory back, you must hit it off with the main hall. Over time, these people who have been bribed by the main hall will become the minions of the main hall, deliberately working against the Yuqiu family in Congress. At that time, any budget and policy of the Yuqiu family will be affected.
If it is rejected, won't the Yuqiu family be close to paralysis? It's better to take advantage of the current situation, return the territory to the small wealthy clans, and then get the power back. I don't understand why His Highness is so obsessed with this Congress."
"What you said makes some sense, and it can be regarded as a way. If the negotiation fails, this is the only way." Yu Qiuping nodded, and at the same time pressed his hand downwards, signaling Amano Jingde not to continue talking, "I
Got it, I’ll go to Kyoto tomorrow.”
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On February 6, the tenth year of Tensho (1582), Yu Qiupei rode his horse to Honnoji Temple in Kyoto, but was told that Oda Nobunaga, who was scheduled to meet him this afternoon, went to Kyoto for a trip, so Yu Qiupei was asked to wait for a while.
The left-behind Kamao clan felt very sorry for this: "Your Majesty Momiji, why don't you go to Kyoto for a walk? I estimate that the lord will not come back until evening, and it will be boring for you to wait."
Yu Qiuping got up early in the morning and rode all the way here. In the afternoon
I had to wander around the city of Kyoto, just like those tourists in later generations who traveled for a long time to reach tourist attractions but had to wander around in the surrounding urban areas because there were too many people.
Enduring the slander of Oda Nobunaga, Yu Qiuping and his guards tasted snacks in the streets southeast of Nijo Castle. However, Yu Qiuping gradually discovered that the snack street, which was originally overcrowded, became more and more crowded as they ate.
There were less and less people coming. So he stopped and looked around, and then he realized that the flow of people seemed to be heading towards the streets to the east, and he could faintly see the crowds of people crowded together at the entrances of the streets and alleys.
"Go and have a look?" Yu Qiuping waved to the guards, and everyone naturally liked to watch the excitement, so they followed him one after another. There were too many people on the street, and it took a long time to squeeze through. And the ones in front were
The people seemed to be standing on tiptoes, wanting to press other people's shoulders and look forward over their heads. They didn't know what to see - but it did look very attractive, so that they even looked like Yu Qiuping.
I didn't even recognize the costumes of the senior warriors, and no one made way for Yu Qiuping.
"How about..." Yu Qiuping looked around and focused on the thinnest Rihai, "Changke, Matsuchiyo, you two lift Rihai up and let him see what is happening on the street."
"Okay!" As soon as he heard this mischievous suggestion, Asahina Taihei immediately became interested and shouted "yes" while gearing up. But Morinaga frowned, as if he felt that it was a bit embarrassing to carry others on his shoulders:
"Your Highness, can you let those two boys Matsuchiyo and Hinami carry me up?"
"Do you think Rihai can carry your body?" Yu Qiuping smiled and patted Sen Changke's thick forearm, then pushed him and said, "Hurry up, hurry up, who else can carry you if you don't carry it?
Your Highness, are you going to carry it yourself?"
"That's right." Asahina Taihei also laughed and pulled Morinagako over. Then, he picked up Hinami and put it on his and Morinagako's shoulders without asking for Hinami's opinion at all.
I was so frightened to be lifted up so high all of a sudden, my calves were trembling, I grabbed the hair buns of Morinagako and Asahina Taihei with both hands like grasping for life-saving straws, and almost pulled their hair out, and finally managed to stand firm.
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Morinagako and Asahina Taihei held Hinami's calf on their shoulders, while Hinami held their heads, tried to straighten up and looked forward, and then froze for a moment. Yu Qiu was peaceful underneath.
The other guards looked at Rihai eagerly. After noticing that he had not said a word for a long time, they couldn't help but urge: "What did you see? Why didn't you tell me quickly?"
"This..." Rihai lowered his head and glanced at Yu Qiuping with some hesitation, and then looked in the direction of the middle of the street again, muttering to himself with some uncertainty: "There is... one... who painted his face
It has to be pitch black...oh, and the hands...even the legs are painted black? Someone whose whole body is painted black."
"Is he a minister?" Asahina Taihei's first reaction was to associate the person Rikai saw with a minister who liked to draw eyebrows and blacken his teeth.
"No...no, his teeth...seem to be still white? But his whole body is blackened." Rihai also didn't believe his eyes, rubbed them hard, and looked over there with wide eyes, "And
He is so tall... He seems to be a head taller than His Highness."
"Taller than His Highness?" This sentence once again shocked Yu Qiuping's guards. They all looked at Yu Qiuping's upright figure, and then thought about someone who was one head taller than Yu Qiuping - he is simply a little giant.
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"What is it? Let me go up and have a look too!" Asahina Taihei felt itchy in his heart when he heard it. He couldn't hold it back anymore and started to sway underneath.
He got up, frightening the sun and the sea above to be at a loss.
"He must be a black man." Yu Qiuping has roughly judged from the description who the mysterious man who caused a sensation among the people of Kyoto is, "Rihai, look at whether there are any Europa businessmen around that black man?"
"Ah..." Ri Hai squinted his eyes and looked over again when he heard this, then nodded in surprise and said, "Your Highness really does! How did you know there would be Europeans?"
"Has the sinful triangular trade actually spread to Japan?" Yu Qiuping laughed twice and scratched his hair, "Because it's those European businessmen who sell black people as slaves."
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Soon after, the Nanman caravan escorting the black man finally arrived in front of Yu Qiuping and the others under the crowds. Yu Qiuping's guards were able to rush to the front row and look at the tall black man wantonly.
He followed a European businessman without saying a word, indifferent to the exclamations and conversations of the people on both sides, and seemed not to care that he was being viewed like an animal.
"The word "black...person" is quite vivid." Asahina Taihei muttered the words Yu Qiuping just said, and at the same time turned to Yu Qiuping for help, "Your Highness, why does he have to paint all his body black?
Yes?"
"It's not painted, they are born black." Ame Qiupei explained to Asahina Taihei with a smile, "Do you think they painted their teeth black like a minister?"
"Ah? How could there be such a person? It's so dark, and it doesn't look like it's from the sun. Those boatmen are not that dark either." Asahina Taihei looked at Amakiupei with confused eyes.
"Why is it impossible? Just like our skin is yellow and the skin of those Europeans is white, naturally there will be people with black skin. The world is so big, there are all kinds of surprises." Yu Qiuping nodded matter-of-factly,
At the same time, he pointed far to the west with his hand, "They come from a continent in the far west, which is closer to us than the Europa merchants. If the Europa merchants want to take a boat to Japan, they need to bypass the continent where they are located."
"There is such a magical place and such magical people... Your Highness is really amazing. He knows everything, even things in foreign countries..." Asahina Taihei was stunned when he heard this, and said to himself in disbelief.
He stood while staring at the black man intently. After a while, he turned to look at Yu Qiuping, and continued to ask like a problem baby: "Your Highness, how many skin colors are there in the world? There are red ones.
Is there a blue one? Is there a green one?"
"No, just yellow, white and black." Yu Qiuping replied without thinking.
"Huh? How did Your Highness know?" Asahina Taihei asked in confusion.
"Ah... that's right." Yu Qiupei frowned, not knowing how to explain to Asahina Taihei.
"But the world is so big, and His Highness has not been to every corner and seen everyone. How can you be sure that there are no people with red, blue, or green skin?" Asahina Taihei asked Yu Qiupei proudly.
, causing Yu Qiuping to laugh loudly and say: "You are right. In a sense, your idea is smarter than mine."
"How dare I compare with Your Highness? Your Highness knows hundreds of times more than I do." Asahina Taihei shook his head in embarrassment.
"That's not right." Yu Qiupei rubbed Asahina Taihei's hair kindly and encouraged, "The spirit of daring to question is more valuable than any amount of knowledge."
Chapter completed!