Pillars of the Wu family

"What? What did you say?" Ji Liangyishi's complexion changed, and he rushed to grab the collar of the servant in a few steps, and shouted grimly: "Tell me clearly, what happened? Why didn't Tiger Princess gone?"

The servant's legs were weak from the fright, and he stammered, "I...I don't know either!"

"Tora-hime! What's wrong with Tora-hime?" Nagao Jinghu staggered to rush out, but was hugged by Kira Yoshitoki, and shouted anxiously: "Kingkoden! You are the lord of Echigo, you must not go out! Tiger-hime It is my main room, and I will be entrusted with the task of finding him...Where is the servant? Help Jinghu Palace to take a bath and rest!"

"Yes!" Several servants took Changwei Jinghu in a hurry. After being drunk and angry, and hearing that Hu Ji was always in such a hurry, Changwei Jinghu was already in a daze, and was helped out by several servants without much struggle.

Walking out of the castle tower, a group of Nagao's retainers in Kasugayama Castle were also in chaos at this time, Honjo said apologetically: "Now the building is in chaos, and some guards said that they saw Princess Tiger Princess with Princess Ji in the morning. The samurai guards went out and haven't come back yet, I was negligent! Princess Hu Ji slipped out so easily."

"Now is not the time to blame yourself. Immediately send knights on horseback to search around." Looking up at the slanting sunset, it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon. Before black!"

"I'll understand!" Honjo Shino nodded and hurried down the mountain with several retainers. At this time, on the copper tower opposite the castle tower, two warriors rang the copper bell that symbolized the assembly order.

"Dangdangdang..." The thick and deep bells rang again and again.It didn't take long to see groups of Ashigaru rushing out of their houses with Kuyoba flags on their backs.The women hurriedly picked up the laundry to dry.The samurai shouted and issued a summoning order, and the peaceful Kasuga Mountain City seemed to be spinning at a high speed like a huge machine.

At this time, Ji Liangyishi had already rushed back to the building. Seeing a group of flustered maids approaching Aju, he hurriedly asked, "Aju, how did Hu Ji get away? Did she say anything to you?"

"Princess Tiger Ji has been talking about the late cherry blossoms in Shinano River for the past few days. She was fine early this morning and told Aju to eat her favorite walnut cake. When Aju makes the walnut cake, Princess Tiger Ji It's gone already." Aju blamed herself and said, "It's all Aju's fault, she didn't take good care of Princess Huji."

"No, it's not your fault." Kirayoshi searched around and asked again, "Ah Xu disappeared too?"

A group of little maids who served the Long-tailed Tiger Princess said in a low voice: "Yes! Axu also went with Princess Tiger Princess. Before leaving, we didn't say where we were going, and we didn't dare to talk too much."

"It's really bad!" Ji Liangyi shook his head, thought for a moment, then walked into Nagao Toraji's building, and came to her boudoir again, the faint fragrance was still wafting in the room.Looking at the familiar decoration, he opened the paper door on one side again.That pair of exquisite big armor is still placed and has not moved.

Turning to the other side, I saw a small dowry table with a Venetian glass mirror on it, which was made into an oriental mirror case by exquisite craftsmen, and a small diary wrapped in cowhide, quill pen and ink, These are high-end goods from the Netherlands, and they were also a gift from Yoshito Kira at his engagement ceremony last year.

Picking up the diary and unbuttoning the leather buckle on it, a faint scent of paper came to the face. Looking carefully at the pages, the beautiful handwriting written in vertical script appeared vividly on the paper. Yoshihiro Kira took the diary and read: "January 21, Xiaoxue, as the daughter of the Nagao family, I want to marry a nobleman in Kyoto, what should I do? I hate him so much! I hate the hypocrisy of the people in Kyoto, especially the smirks of famous families, which always make people sick, why do I What about marrying him?

But I really like Sister Kikuhime, she is very gentle and kind, she likes white cherry blossoms as much as I do, she also took me to her home, the mountain cherry blossoms on Mount Atago, they are really beautiful, she told me that women should Bloom like a cherry blossom, as long as you meet your beloved, there will be a day when it will bloom.When she spoke, she seemed to be looking forward to a happy life. I envied her so much. Where is my beloved? "

"February [-]rd, Duan Yu, my brother seems to respect him very much, Hu Ji also has to pretend to be willing to deal with him in front of my brother, although he is very good to me, but I still hate him, Aju It's incredible that my sister took care of him growing up!"

"February [-]th, Qinglan, spring sowing! It's a good time of the year again! I play with Sister Aju every day, so happy! Sister Aju likes the cherry blossoms in the building very much. She went to Kasuga Mountain to see the cherry blossoms, they are as beautiful as the ones on Mount Atago, people who yearn for happiness are always the same, but what is happiness? I still don’t quite understand.”

"March [-], Tantian, hateful Kira Yoshishi, I hate you to death! You actually...you saw me all, how can you let me see people in the future! Woo! It's so hateful! There is also a hateful earthquake Why is there an earthquake at this time! It’s really embarrassing to fall in his arms! It’s so sad to be scolded by my brother today, it’s all the fault of that bastard! My brother clearly said that he wanted to train me to become a general of the Nagao family , why did you change your mind again?"

"On March [-]th, Shaoyun, I took Sister Aju down the mountain to play today. We went to the place where the victims were resettled. There were a lot of tents. Those residents were so pitiful! What if we didn't bring enough things? Next time we must have more Bring some! Sister Aju is very busy recently, making pastries for the injured people at the foot of the mountain every day. I want to help but the female officer does not allow it. She told me that the girl who is about to get married should learn etiquette instead of running around on a horse. I hate her as much as I hated Kirayoshi."

"March [-]th, Meiyu, I actually talked to that guy so many funny things about my childhood, it was really embarrassing, how can I see him in the future! I always see him smiling at me recently, what should I do?" How to treat him?"

"March [-]th, it was raining, and there was one more thing that made me feel very uncomfortable. As the son of the Jinwei family, I replaced the sick princess! My brother didn't tell me at all! Why did you let me act as the princess? Substitute, so why choose me?"

"March [-]th, it was almost sunny. I took Axu to the mountain behind Kasuga Mountain to see the cherry blossoms. Sure enough, they were all withered. It seemed like I wanted to see the beautiful cherry blossom forest on the Shinano River. Let's go and see! Then, we will start to act tomorrow!"

After closing the diary, his mood turned into a mess. The Shinano River is more than ten miles away from Kasugayama Castle, which is more than forty kilometers. It takes four hours to walk, and no one would believe that a 12-year-old girl really dared to go through such a long distance, but she just went so resolutely, without even saying hello.

"No matter what, I have to get her back." Yoshihiro Kira turned and walked out of the building. A group of maids were waiting quietly in front of the door. Aju worried: "Princess Hu Ji has gone so far, how can she still be there at night?" Come back in time?"

"...I'm going to find him right now!" Ji Liangyi almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, turned around and ran away after leaving a word.

The bell of Mt. Kasuga resounded through the sky, and even the residents of Naoetsu Port at the foot of the mountain heard the familiar bell, and they all put down their affairs and gathered together to discuss in a low voice. The first time was when Kuroda Hidetada raided Kasugayama Castle ten years ago, which made many townspeople feel panic, not knowing what happened.

At this time, all the cavalry warriors of the Nagao family were ready to go, and the Nagao retainers waited impatiently for the order to set off. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Shino Honjo. I'll be here soon, have you sent a messenger to inform Qi Jidian?"

Naoe Mitsuna replied: "It has already been dispatched! Presumably there will be news from Qikichiden in the evening." Qikichidian is Qikichi Nagao Jingxin, the uncle of Nagao Jinghu and Huji. As their relatives, this Nagao Yi Menzhong's writing must be notified.

"Wuwei Palace is here!"

Yoshihiro Kira rushed down the mountain road on a steed wearing a domaru, followed by two hundred horses wearing red armor. The samurai of the Nagao family changed their expressions. Saito Chaoxin, who had been dozing off all this time, suddenly opened his eyes, stared at the blood-red cavalry, and said in a low voice: "This aura must be the feeling of killing people like hemp. I've only experienced it on the Takeda family's Wuchuan people."

"Hey!" Two hundred riders gave an order in Kirayoshi, as if all the javelins standing still stopped, and it only took a few breaths to charge at full speed to stand still. His expression changed, and even several Echigo generals with extraordinary martial arts gasped.

Kira Yoshitoki shouted at Honjo Mino, who was dressed in a samurai uniform, "Misaku Mamoru, Princess Tiger Hime is going to Shinano River to see the evening cherry blossoms. Let's go to Shinano River immediately!"

"Cherry blossoms in the Shinano River." Amakasu Omi Morokagechi exclaimed, "Oops, isn't that entering Chuetsu?"

"Does Mamoru Omi know where there is a cherry blossom forest near the Shinano River?"

Amakasu Keimachi said with some uncertainty: "I remember that there seems to be a cherry blossom forest in the northeast of Inubushi Castle."

"The lord of Inubushi Castle is Shimizu Sainusho, a reliable person." Kirisawa Tajima Shoushige said.

"We can't wait any longer, let's go!" Yoshitomo Kira waved his hand and shouted, "The target is Inubushijo! Let's go!"

The crowd of two hundred red horses immediately moved, turning into a long blood-red dragon, rushing down the hill, stepping over the Otemon Gate and gradually going away. Honjo stared at it for a moment, and immediately ordered: "Follow up to the Hall of Martial Guards, and do our best to get Tiger Concubine The princess is back, and there is! There must be no danger to the Palace of Martial Guards."

"Yes!" Echigo's samurai got on his horse, and the Echigo cavalry in black armor turned into a black dragon and rushed out of Kasugayama Castle with a whistle. (To be continued..)