Pillars of the Wu family

() On a sunny summer day, driving a steed gallops across a green field, the yellow wheat waves swaying in the wind not far away, the gurgling Yahagi River is lined with green and lush trees, and the green hills in the distance are dotted, occasionally It is really a beautiful pastoral scene to meet the villages where the smoke is rising, and the farmers shouting chant to harvest grain.

Bando County is located in the west of Mikawa Country, adjacent to Owari Country in the northwest, and connected to Mikawa Bay in the southwest. The territory is divided into two by Yahagi River. It has become the richest area in Mikawa Country since the Heian period. As early as the early Kamakura period, Hanoi Genji The second generation of the Ashikaga clan, Ashikaga Yoshishi, who was the guardian of Mikawa at the time, assigned his concubine sons here as landowners, and thus the birth of the powerful branch of the Ashikaga clan, the Kira clan.

This period of history of Kira Wansongwan can be said to be familiar to the ears. Almost every day, people will hear people saying that family names and genealogy generations value family names and honors more important than fate. After the rise of the Imagawa family, the family inevitably fell into decline, but the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and the important ministers of the family still firmly believed that the Kira family would continue to control the Mikawa country, and of course the worst was the West Mikawa country.

Kira Wansongmaru is worrying about this matter. The sixth day of every month is the day when Kira's house routinely holds an evaluation. At this time, the evaluation day is less than ten days away. How should he get along with those stubborn people? The delegates explained: "You can't tell them that the Tojo family will fight against the Imagawa family, so the family must lower their value and submit to the Imagawa family? If you really say that, the retainers will definitely have trouble!"

Looking at the big sun above his head, the Jiliang Wansong pills were roasted so hot that he sighed and cried secretly: "This damn weather is really hot and abnormal. It was obviously a good weather with a cool breeze a few days ago. Why is it so hot now? It's that hot!"

"My lord! An elk! We just shot an elk!" Several horse warriors in plain clothes rushed over on their steeds to repay their merits. The few people who were close to him also looked eager to try, and Zenjiro Yamaoka asked for instructions with his eyes, and seemed to be a little moved.

"The original intention of hunting is to use live animals to practice bowing and horse skills. Today, I hunted an elk as soon as I went out. It seems to be a good omen. You should try it too!"

"Yes!" The people on the side jumped up excitedly, looking for horses with their bows, and rushed out under the leadership of Zenjiro Yamaoka. He liked the leisurely days when no one was annoying, so the people on the side ran away and hid in the shade of the trees for a rest , As a result, he fell asleep as soon as he lay down, and when he opened his eyes, he realized that the sun was tilted to the west, and he found that there was someone sitting beside him dozing off, he looked up in surprise and said, "Huh? Mihachiro, why didn't you go hunting? "

"Ah! The owner's safety needs to be guaranteed. Mr. Yamaoka is negligent in his duties, so I, Tami Hachiro, will take over!" Honda rubbed his eyes, and leaned down on the ground in a proper manner.

"Oh! So that's the case! I heard that your horsemanship is not very good, the art of war is not good, and you have no clue about spear and archery. It seems that this rumor is not groundless!" Kira Wansongmaru said with a smile.

"Who is maliciously slandering me Honda Yahachiro behind my back!" Yahachiro's face turned red when he was teased by Kira Manmatsumaru. This guy just provoked his relationship with Yamaoka Zenjiro, but he didn't want to be provoked by Kira Manmatsumaru in turn. At this time, he said angrily: "I am willing to confront him face to face!"

"Ah! Don't worry about such details. If you're really not good at it, there's nothing you can do about it. However, it is said that Yahachiro is very smart and eager to learn. He has already read "Sun Tzu's Art of War" thoroughly, right?"

A trace of disappointment flashed across Honda Hachiro's face, and he replied respectfully: "Yes! I only have a superficial understanding of the military science of the Bing Sheng, and it really can't be called a thorough reading!"

Kira Wansongmaru decided to win over this future old fox, so he threw out another bait, "My family likes people who can read the most. The best scholars in the country are all in my family. If I have time, my family will introduce you to my teacher, Da Hanoi. Ma Shou and Master Xishan Zongyan."

"Mihachiro thanked the owner of the museum, the owner of the museum is really kind to Yahachiro!" Honda Yahachiro was stunned by this flying happiness, and excitedly expressed that he would be a loyal minister of the Kira family.

It's a pity that his good mood was quickly broken, and Mitsuya Honda, who was dozing behind Hachiro Honda, suddenly woke up and whispered, "Oh, brother! I'm going to the toilet!"

"Ahem... just go to the woods in the bathroom! Be careful not to run around, or there will be monsters to catch the children!" Bentami Hachiro coaxed his ignorant brother aside awkwardly, and continued to preach his own words. As I made up the story, I heard the sound of horseshoes in the distance. It turned out that Zenjiro Yamaoka came back from hunting. There were still a bunch of prey such as pheasants and hares hanging on the saddle. It seemed that today’s harvest was really good.

"My lord! Today's harvest is extraordinarily rich! There are pheasants, hares, elk, and wild boars, and for some reason, so many prey come out of the dense forest!" Yamaoka Zenjiro was very happy to show him his spoils. A pair of prey is piled up together, just like a samurai inspecting the first inspection after winning a battle. Yamaoka Zenjiro also conducted a prey inspection. A group of silly horses and samurai happily piled up their prey and called their names Just report what kind of prey a certain man from a certain family hunted.

After hunting, I naturally have a picnic. I didn’t expect to catch so many prey before I went out. It’s too eye-catching to bring so many prey back to Saijo Castle at once. That was no different from looking for death, so some of the prey were killed on the spot, and the rest were sold to nearby farmers, leaving only a small amount of prey to bring back to Saijo City.

It is very interesting to have a picnic with more than [-] people. Although the lack of seasoning makes the food not very delicious, it can't stop the enthusiasm of a group of samurai. This is a meal with the governor of the Kira family and placed in the shogunate It's the same as His Royal Highness having dinner with the royal companions. These guys are very excited, as if they are the companions of Kira's family.

But they are right to think so. The government of the shogunate has high-status samurai daimyos as imperial companions, and powerful local samurai also have similar organizations and friends, also known as Amitsu. The status of so-called Amitsu is very low. They are not from the samurai background, they are not qualified to be the surname of the daimyo, for example, folk celebrities such as Kanami and Zeami of the famous ape music master Kanshiya, all of them have artistic skills, and then follow the daimyo to entertain him, A servant like a joke.

For example, among the friends of Owari Tiger Oda Nobuhide, there is Takeami, the stepfather of a monkey who later became famous, and another famous friend is Oda Nobunaga's favorite friend Zhongshi Ami, who was later killed by a certain dog. Chiyo's killing became a famous murder incident, which later led to the pursuit and release of Inu Chiyo.

Of course, he would not say anything disappointing at this time. A group of people had a lively picnic, packed up and set off to turn around. There was a small episode when passing through the castle town of Saijo. I don’t know when a rumor spread in the castle town. , It means that there may be some strange things happening in the dark sky in the east.

At that time, it was widely spread in the town. It is said that it was said by a monk who passed by Saijo Castle. Without this rumor, how could it have spread throughout the castle town this afternoon?"

"Pretending to be ghosts? Ignore them!" Kira Wansongmaru curled his lips. The Yamabushi monks of this era are combined with Japanese legends, and they like to play with ghosts and ghosts. Legend has it that you can't go to the mountains because of the tengu, and you can't go by the river. Go because there is a kappa, and you can't go on the bridge because there is a Hashihime. Be careful with Zashiki-douji in the house, there are monsters everywhere anyway.

"Let's go, it's time for us to go back." It seemed normal to look up at the eastern sky, and urged the horses who participated in the crowd to return to Saijo Castle.