December 30, the thirteenth year of Tianwen (1544), New Year’s Eve.
New Year's Day in Imagawakan is always the busiest. Suruga and most of Toe's retainers will gather together to congratulate the master's family on the New Year. Of course, for Takeda Harunobu - this is his best chance for a sneak attack.
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Sitting on the main seat, Imagawa Yoshimoto shook his head - after staying with Takeda Harunobu for a long time, he always thought of these disappointing things in his mind.
At the banquet, the banquet was as usual. Asahina Yasuno drunkenly held the table and toasted table after table. This time, Asahina Yasuo was also old enough to accompany his father in toasting, and he also held the wine glass with a red face. Asahina Matsuchiyo was still the same.
As a child, he could only hold a small wine jar that was almost half his height and follow his father and brother swaying. However, after knowing the past of Asahina's family, Imagawa Yoshimoto looked at Asahina Taino's drunken state and was already confused.
Got some other insights.
Okabe Matsuna and Okabe Motonobu remained teetotal as always, and unceremoniously refused the Asahina family's toast - this has almost become a New Year's repertoire every year. The two pillars of the Imagawa family, the Asahina family and Okabe family
The family had a quarrel in the hall over the issue of toasting, and then someone from the Sena family came to break up the fight - only now it was no longer Sena Uji Sada, but Sena Uji Toshi who was trying to break up the fight.
As the newly rich member of the Imagawa family, the Osawa family did not overstep the mark because of the number of their territories. The conscientious Osawa Kisho still sat peacefully in the seat at the back, leaving the upper seat to serve the Imagawa family.
Multi-generational Miura family - although the Miura family is no longer what it used to be. Miura was stroking the beard on his chin and looking at the crowd of descendants with a smile.
Osawa Kisho always likes to sit and chat with his long-time friend Matsui Sadamune. Their children, Matsui Munanobu and Osawa Motoin, are both reserve captains of the Imagawa family's direct-controlled Hatamoto reserve team. They are in similar situations, so naturally they have to say no.
After finishing the topic, Matsui Munanobu and Osawa Motoin stayed with their father. Matsui Munebu was not good at words and spoke very little, while Osawa Motoin asked the two seniors for advice.
Sitting behind the Miura family are the Horikoshi family and the Sena family. Although they are both members of the Imagawa family, their right to speak in the family at this moment is very different. The Horikoshi family's family governor was not present at all, but was sent to
The leader of the family's clan faction, Horikoshi Sadatoyo - Taiyuan Xuezai's thorn in the Horikoshi family, has now controlled half of the power of the Horikoshi family. Also not attended by the family governor, but by the family's clan clan.
Ono Michyoshi of the Ii family and others.
Ogasawara Haruyoshi, Uden Nagamochi and other fiefdoms were in Tokoku. Mikawa's close relatives of the Imagawa family were exchanging cups and cups and discussing Tokoku's defense. Sitting with them were Ohara Masumi, Yamada Keitaka,
Asai Masatoshi and other forces directly under the control of the Imagawa family stationed in Toe and Mikawa. As a wealthy family supported by the Imagawa family, Amano Keinuki also has a friendly relationship with them. However, Iio Noriren, a foreigner with a history of rebellion, is not so popular.
They are waiting to see you.
On the other side of the banquet, the Abe family, the Fuji family, the Ogi family, and the Kamahara family, all the powerful family governors in the central and eastern part of Suruga, were already drunk. Next to their seats, the Higashi Mikawa Kira family and the Makino family had surrendered.
Although the power of the Imagawa family and the Tojo Matsudaira family, Goi Matsudaira family and other pro-Imagawa family Matsudaira families also drank happily, the games they played while drinking were quite different from those of the Suruga people. Okudaira Yoshi of the Okudaira family
Not long ago, Chang performed bravely in the battle against the Yixiang clan, washed away the stigma of rebellion, and successfully won back the trust of his master and some of his old leaders. Now he is also working hard to build relationships with these colleagues...
As for the Anhara family and the Xingjin family, the parents and natal families of Taiyuan Xuezhai, they were still arranged in the last seats to avoid suspicion - but they didn't care. Xingjin Zhenghei and Anhara Tadayin drank happily, and at the same time
They are still giving some advice to Itami Yasunao, who was recently promoted by them.
"Hirotada, actually you don't have to come in person." Imagawa Yoshimoto poured a glass of wine for Matsudaira Hirotada who was sitting next to him. "Those who come to celebrate the New Year are all retainers. The Matsudaira family is an ally after all, so why bother to come in person?
A trip?"
"Thank you, brother, for taking care of the Matsudaira family over the years." Matsudaira Hirotada is still so sincere and not good at hiding his feelings - when he looks at the Tojo Matsudaira family and the Goi Matsudaira family who are sitting at the table, his expression is unavoidable and a little lonely.
.These are branches of the Matsudaira family and are firm supporters of Matsudaira Hirotada. However,
In the past few years, with the division and loneliness of the Matsudaira family, the power of the Imagawa family in Mikawa has continued to strengthen. More and more wealthy families under the Matsudaira family have begun to get closer to the Imagawa family, including members of the Matsudaira family.
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Many people in the Matsudaira family expressed their dissatisfaction with the Imagawa family's extended reach, but these were suppressed by Matsudaira Hirotada. He knew that if Imagawa Yoshimoto and the Imagawa family had not repeatedly rescued him, the Matsudaira family and Matsudaira Hirotada would have been afraid
He died a long time ago, and Imagawa Yoshimoto was kind to him, so he could not retaliate. But sometimes Matsudaira Hirotada would have doubts in his heart - did he put his personal feelings above the interests of the family?
After three rounds of drinking, Imagawa Yoshimoto temporarily left the banquet and came out to get some air. In the dojo next to the castle tower, the sound of clinking glasses, cheering and playing was much noisier than inside the castle tower - this is the direct-controlled flag of the Imagawa family, Ma Gai,
The banquets of the guards and people with minor surnames are naturally more relaxed than those of the family governors with names and surnames.
Imagawa Yoshimoto then walked into the dojo, and as soon as he entered, he saw Kira Usei and Akai Kurotaka fighting. When these two big guys fight, Kira Usei usually relies on his arm strength to suppress Akai Kurotaka. But today Kira Usei
It was as if he was drunk, his feet were swaying, and his lower body was unstable. Akai Kuroko's drinking capacity had obviously improved a lot. Even though it had hit his face, he still felt the wind coming from his feet, punching to the flesh, and beating Kira Wei into a state of disarray.
On the other hand, Feicun Yangyu explained emotionally:
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Oh! Look at Master Akai's straight punch. Anyone who has practiced hard for twenty years will never be able to hit such a powerful and sinking punch quickly.
Punch!"
"But look at our Kira-sama, he received this punch with his face without any fuss, and it didn't hurt at all! Apart from anything else, who here can match this ability of resisting blows?"
"There is an order in the "Kana Directory" that prohibits fighting." Imagawa Yoshimoto also joined the audience, leaning against the wall, watching with interest the fight between Kira Usei and Akai Kurotaka.
"I'm practicing, I'm practicing. Isn't martial arts practice not allowed in the dojo?" Akai Kuroko was full of fallacies, and laughed and pushed Imagawa Yoshimoto away.
"The one who practices seriously is Tian Shen." Imagawa Yoshimoto looked over everyone's hair buns and looked at Kentaro Tian Shen who was practicing swordsmanship seriously in a quiet corner of the dojo next to the noisy crowd - even if it was New Year, he never
Will neglect basic daily skills...
After coming out of the dojo, Imagawa Yoshimoto returned to the castle tower and went straight upstairs. The newlyweds Hayasaka Nao and Mochizuki Takaki were leaning against the railing, not knowing what to say. Imagawa Yoshimoto did not disturb the couple, which was rare.
In order to have some rest and sweet time, I went around from the other side of the stairs. I found that Kinoshita Tokichiro and Xiao Kui were also hiding in the corner. The two children were whispering and playing some kind of house game.
So Imagawa Yoshimoto made another big circle and came up the stairs on the far side. When he returned to the top floor, he found a family gathering for a dinner. Taiyuan Xuezhai got drunk at the banquet downstairs and went upstairs to drink sobering tea. Imagawa
After Goro showed his face as the young master, he also ran back upstairs to have dinner with his brothers and sisters. Sugini, Ginkgo, and Yutaka Furunoji were sitting around the room - surprisingly, Nobutora Takeda was also there.
On weekdays, Takeda Nobutora is always elusive and never eats with Ginkgo. Instead, he walks in the Imagawa Hall every day. Taiyuan Xuezhai specially ordered the ninjas to strictly monitor him and not allow him to step out of the Imagawa Hall.
"Father-in-law?" Imagawa Yoshimoto had already used a more intimate address and sat down next to Takeda Nobutora, "Why are you so interested in dining with us today?"
"It's not like your wife forced me to come here." Nobutora Takeda ate without regard for etiquette, while using chopsticks to tap the ginkgo very roughly.
Imagawa Yoshimoto originally thought that Shouguini would be dissatisfied with Takeda Nobutora's rude behavior, but found that she was completely unmoved. That's right, how could her mother, an extremely realistic and pragmatic person, care about so-called etiquette?
——It seems that the quarrel that broke out with Takeda Nobutora a few years ago due to etiquette issues was really all fake, and it was all done to cooperate with Takeda Harunobu and Taihara Yukisai's plan to act.
My mother is really scary... There are countless dramas to play at home. I really don’t know which of her words are true and which of her looks are true. Is she urging me to have a child or something? What is her plan and purpose?
What’s the purpose of acting? - Imagawa
After thinking about it, Yiyuan felt a chill on his back.
"Caring for the lonely elderly." Ginkgo began to harm her father in the way of "sacrificing oneself a thousand and injuring the enemy eight hundred." "I don't necessarily want you to spend the New Year alone, right?"
"Are you trying to curse yourself to death? This is really 'caring, father.'" Takeda Nobutora laughed twice, but he didn't care.
"If you don't treat your children as human beings, is there any big difference between you and having no children?" Ginkgo tilted her head, and then sighed: "It would be great if Mimi was still here..."
"People cannot be resurrected, so why should living people care about these things? Sooner or later." Takeda Nobutora looked at it very openly. He did not feel sad at all because of the mention of his daughter's death. He still ate his food with big mouthfuls, "Even if you, Harunobu, still
Nobuhiro and the others have all died in front of me, and I won’t shed a single tear for you.”
"Thank you so much for giving me the motivation to live well." Ginkgo snorted coldly, turned around and pulled Imagawa Yoshimoto's sleeve under the table, "Sir, I will never talk about those crows again in the future.
I want to live longer than my father and pour his ashes into the sewer."
"Let's scatter it to Lake Suwa." Takeda Nobutora laughed out loud at his daughter's words. "I hope Harunobu will be dead by then, otherwise he will definitely not let my ashes go back."