Pillars of the Wu family

Sure enough, he is worthy of being a military god of a generation. Even if he has just recovered from a serious illness and hasn't been in battle for more than a year, he is still unstoppable. Kira Yoshishi is not afraid of this brother-in-law's anger at all. As for the matter, I already owed Hu Ji a lot when I was righteous, and the delay in the wedding has disappointed all the officials, and I blame myself for letting Hu Ji down!

It’s hard to say what it will be like to go out to the field at this time, let Hu Ji wait for a year and never say whether it’s suitable or not, and if you delay my righteousness again and again, you will become a person who does not believe in your words, and your brother’s reputation will also be destroyed If it is damaged, the face of the Konoe family and even the shogunate will also be damaged. At that time, how will the heroes of the world evaluate us and Tiger Princess?Is this fair to her? "

"That's right! Your wedding with Hu Ji really can't be delayed any longer!" A trace of sadness flashed across Changwei Jinghu's resolute face. He has been fighting for more than ten years and would say that the one who owes the most is this younger sister. He didn't enjoy the family affection, and when he grew up, he was bound by him to train him to be a Ji warrior. Finally, he married Kira Yoshishi, and if he made mistakes repeatedly at the wedding, he, the elder brother, would really be ashamed to see his mother Qingyanyuan and Late father.

Thinking of this, Nagao Jinghu's majestic momentum suddenly weakened, and a pair of tiger eyes showed a little memory, and the silence for a long time finally turned into a sigh: "Then listen to you, let's put aside the matter of the Uesugi family, your marriage with Hu Ji For the top."

Yoshishi Kira is not in a hurry to go to the Kanto decisive battle. He is only 14 years old this year, and he has a lot of time to deal with the Torora of Kai and the Lion of Sagami. These two are a middle-aged uncle who is already in his forties. , the Spring and Autumn period has flourished in the past few years.The older you are, the less the threat of energy decline.

The ownership of Kita-Shinano was decided after the First Battle of Kawanakajima last year.Brutely beat the prosperous Takeda family to the bone.People with a discerning eye can see who is the leader of Shinano's future. When Shinano has just gained an advantage, it is unwise to help Uesugi Kensei go to Ueno to take revenge. Rejecting the wedding is the best way to go. Okei Tiger would not have any objections, and Uesugi Constitutional did not dare to have any objections.

Time passed quickly, and the entire Kasuga Mountain City was in a hurry. Even this year's spring broadcast was hosted by Tokiyuki Yamamoto.As the bridegroom officer, he has too many things to do, and he also received a letter from Oda Nobunaga during the period, which is much better than the non-mainstream samurai who killed Matt Noble Fan a few years ago.

In the words of Oda Nobunaga's letter, it is: "Since the death of the master, I, Nobunaga, have changed my mind and become a qualified samurai. I always ask Saburo for advice when I have problems. Please don't begrudge the experience!" How true it is, only ghosts will know.

However, Hirate Masahide's death really hit him hard. It was not so easy to change from a stubborn young master to a qualified house governor, but he has been working hard to do it, not long after Hirate Masahide's death.The Imagawa family launched a tentative attack, and Asahina Taino and Okabe Motonobu led an army of [-] to Owari.As soon as he got started, he attacked the noble family of Shigehara Castle, Yamaoka Dengoro.

Then he went all the way to Mizuno Tadashi to divide Ogawa Castle, and at the same time transferred the Chinese people who went back to Temple Honjo Castle. There was a lot of rumors in Owari, and everyone said that Imagawa Jibu was going to fight in Owari. Only Oda Nobunaga was not in a hurry. When the army went out, he also asked his father-in-law Saito Dozo for a thousand reinforcements to sit on the border of Owari, keeping an eye on Oda Nobunaga's Oda Nobunaga in Cheongju City behind Oda Nobunaga.

And he himself led a team of [-] iron cannons, [-] elite ashigaru, and an army of [-] people from Oda's genealogy to the border of Owari, captured the village in one fell swoop, and encountered the Imagawa army at the foot of Okawa Castle, the [-] iron cannons The powerful firepower of the team was immediately brought into play, and the Imagawa army retreated steadily. Facing the well-organized Oda army, Asahina Taino weighed the pros and cons and decided to retreat immediately.

In this battle, Oda Nobunaga's power was played out. Although the iron cannon did not kill dozens of people, outsiders didn't see it that way. The [-] army defeated the [-] army's attack, no matter how you say it, it is a matter of great importance. Regarding the matter of the special letter, it is a pity that the most loyal Hirate Masahide died, and Oda Nobunaga would never trust those sloppy family retainers, he wanted to promote his own retainers.

In his letter, he repeatedly mentioned that his younger brother Oda Nobuyuki was very favored. His mother and family members of the genealogy family all favored Oda Nobuyuki. Sooner or later, those people would instigate Oda Nobuyuki to turn against him. Now his mother has moved to Suesimori The city lived with Oda Nobuyuki, and specifically mentioned: "I have made a decision, even if I kill my younger brother, I can't let him destroy the foundation laid by my father!"

"Break up with his brother so soon? It's really unexpected!" Kira Yoshitoshi still remembered such a thing. The familiar historical events seemed to indicate that a new era was coming, "This new era The oppressive feeling of arrival really makes me a little breathless! But isn't it more interesting this way?"

After the words and deeds of his big flicker brother, Long Tail Tiger Ji raised the matter of competing with several concubines to a strategic level. Her approach is very unique. Try to compress the time to one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon each. Other times are either discussing military strategy with Naotora Ii, or bringing Chiyō Mochizuki to learn cooking skills with Aju.

The culinary talent of the long-tailed tiger girl is too bad. She can't tell the difference between salt and sugar. When she gets busy, she simply forgets the recipe. The food she makes is either sweet or salty, or has a strange smell Kira Yoshitoshi swallowed tears bitterly. Who told him to be arrested as a dish tester? It took him a long time to rinse his mouth to get rid of the strange smell in his mouth. It seemed to be very hard work.

"Hey! I didn't do well this time, I will definitely pay attention next time..." Hu Ji blushed and wiped the corner of his mouth for him, but he grabbed her little hand and tried to break free, but she didn't have the strength, so she could only be held by him. Don't let go.

Ji Liangyi leaned into her ear with a shy face and whispered: "Ahu, are you still angry with me?"

"Who...who is yours... Ah Hu! Don't talk nonsense!" Hu Ji blushed like a small boiling pot, her cheeks were hot and steaming. He was slowly pulled closer to his arms.

The familiar hug and familiar breath reminded him of the boy galloping across the Shichuan sea in the dark night, and the girl's heart softened suddenly, and she let him hold her in her arms.The tears accumulated for many days could not help but flow down from the eyes.Weeping in a low voice: "Do you know how painful I am? I feel like I've been cheated! Aju told me that the powerful warriors always have many concubines. As the main wife, you have to learn to be patient...

But why doesn't my brother have a woman?Why does my father only have two married couples?Why does His Highness have to have so many women?Does His Highness dislike Hu Ji?Tired of Tiger Girl? "After that, the girl burst into tears like rain.

"Silly girl!" Ji Liangyi kept shaking his head, put his arms around the girl's lithe body, and said softly: "My dear Ah Hu, don't do this! My favorite is Ah Hu! Hachiman Bodhisattva made a solemn oath to protect you, Ahu, with his whole life! How could I not like you? Even if I die immediately, I will not change my love for you!"

"Is what His Highness said true? Is it true that Ah Hu is the most rare? As long as His Highness said... Ah Hu will feel so happy!" The girl who fell in love was so stupid that she confessed to her brother after a while The thing about "surprise and surprise!" is completely forgotten.

Kira Yoshishi ignored the gratified and curious eyes of Aju and Chiyonu, picked up Toraki and strode back to the castle tower.Completely ignoring the surprised expressions of the maids who came and went, Hu Ji just buried her head in his arms and pretended to be an ostrich, so she probably wouldn't be shy if she didn't look at others!Unfortunately, her face was still blushing uncontrollably.

Numata Tanka, who was sitting on the corridor in the distance, his eyes were almost red with envy and jealousy, and he kept twisting the gold-painted handkerchief with his hands, pacing back and forth until Kira Yoshishi was far away, and then sat down slumped and his white face was covered with sorrow, Sighing: "How can I win His Highness's favor? I have tried all the methods taught by my sister... Why is it still useless? Am I not beautiful? Why does Your Highness still spoil that crazy girl? It's really worrying!"

This episode did not affect the nature of Kira Yoshitoki. While the female officials from the Konoe family invited from Kyoto were busy arranging the details of the wedding, he secretly took Toraki to the castle tower to do interesting things. Toraki was shy Huddled in his arms like a docile little sheep.Close your eyes and make a look of being slaughtered.

Kira Yoshitoki gently kissed the girl's thin lips, it was soft and tender.Not as sweet as in the legend, but more delicious than the taste of honey. The teenager and the girl are carefully playing pre-marriage games. Only at this time can they experience the beauty of kissing and touching.

Hu Ji: "Your Highness is the one who does great things, so Hu Ji won't stop His Highness... Hu Ji doesn't want to be an unvirtuous wife, but Your Highness promised Hu Ji that she will always like Hu Ji the most, okay?"

"Okay! How about I swear! Hachiman Bodhisattva..."

"Don't say it!" Hu Ji covered his mouth and giggled: "It's good that Your Highness has this kind of heart, Hu Ji is very happy now, and there is no need for Hachiman Bodhisattva to take care of us."

This winter seems to be extremely long, and it is five or six degrees colder than before. The endless snow falls intermittently from the beginning of winter to the end of the first month. Before the spring sowing, the snow still has less than half of it. If there is a fallow opportunity, turn the soil over again, and then soak it in cold snow water is enough to kill the locust eggs in the soil.

The area where this method is applicable is concentrated in the hills near Uonuma County. The mountains in this county are surrounded by overlapping peaks, and half of the snow in Echigo is piled there. Nurturing the many rivers in Echigo, the hundreds of towns in Uonuma County have experienced several years of pioneering and planting, and gradually expanded a large area of ​​grape plantations.

The brewing of wine is very simple, it can be fermented without koji, as long as there is enough sugar and grapes, wine can be brewed, but the biggest question is where does the sugar come from?The sugar industry has always been an important source of income for all countries. Even if the control of sugar cane is not strict, it cannot be grown in most areas of Japan. It is a cash crop that likes high temperature and sunlight, and prefers heavy rainfall. Only Satsuma Nearby countries can barely meet this standard.

It is possible to breed white sugar from sugar beets, but that will be hundreds of years later. With the current industrial technology that is still in the ignorant period, there is no possibility of extracting white sugar from sugar beets, so we can only use the most traditional breeding method to slowly produce white sugar. Slow grafting produces beets with high sugar yields. Fortunately, the roots and leaves of vegetable geniuses can be eaten as vegetables, and only for experimental planting does not require much land.

Time is like a trickle, and it came to the spring of 1555 in the blink of an eye. It has been two full years since Echigo Nitta was developed. The development of Echigo Nitta was gradually on the right track. When a grain of rice seedling is inserted into the paddy field.The smiles of the farmers are so pure and sincere.They stepped on the ballad of Echigo in a strange rhythm.Probably praying for a good harvest this year.

The Takeda family didn't have any accidental tricks, only the seeds from the new crops. If you don't know how to plant, what taboos do you have? You don't know the role of compost and fertilizer, let alone what pollinators do. Sprinkling the seeds on the ground is like planting seeds. Treating rice in the same way, the result is that the grain harvest in a year is only more than one stone, and the worst is not even half a stone.Farmers and land attendants were cheated to death, and they all begged that this seed was fake.

After many investigations conducted by the Takeda family, it was found that many samurai in the Kanto secretly planted new grains, and similar situations appeared one after another. The production of new grains decreased on a large scale. The land became very barren, the upper field became middle field, the middle field became lower field, and the lower field could no longer grow food within three to five years, and the invisible economic loss was hard to estimate.

If this trial planting is only a small-scale test, the impact is not large.The big trouble caused by potatoes is even more troublesome. Farmers who know the correct way to store potatoes.Pile potatoes directly in your own house, and after a not too cold winter, new changes appear.

In March of Yangchun, when the flowers bloom, these potatoes began to germinate and emit terrible toxins. The land servants and farmers who didn’t know about it took out the potatoes that had been stored for the winter and germinated new shoots, and then vomited frequently. , diarrhea and other mild symptoms, at this time they thought it was a bad stomach and didn't care.

As the temperature gradually rises, Kai sows spring earlier than Echigo. Many land attendants and farmers choose to eat the leftover potatoes from sowing. This is not simply a matter of eating bad stomachs. A large number of patients fell ill or even died of illness. The main symptoms were elevated body temperature, repeated vomiting until severe dehydration, photophobia, dilated pupils, convulsions of limbs, and dyspnea. With the rapid death of each patient.

Hundreds of people died in a month, and nearly a thousand people suffered from serious and serious diseases. As for those who thought they had eaten their stomachs, it was impossible to count them. One reaction was "It must be a conspiracy by Echigo!"

As a result, the residences of Daxiong Chaoxiu and Jo Masako were almost breached by angry warriors and farmers. The two urgently asked for help from the Takeda family while guarding the castle. A few days later, the envoy of the Takeda family arrived, bringing them with them and the representative of the local servant. Go to the Yashizaki Pavilion to wait for handling opinions.

Daxiong Chaoxiu touched the ground with his head on the ground, and said tearfully: "Master! This potato has been planted in Echigo for two years! But I have never heard of people being poisoned to death! If you don't believe me, you can go and find out what I Chaoxiu said is true. Fake! I, Chaoxiu, am utterly loyal to the lord, and I have absolutely no intention of harming you!"

"Then how did our Kai and Shinano samurai die? Could it be that they were cursed to death by a demon? Oh?" ​​A young Kai samurai glanced contemptuously at the two samurai who kept redressing their grievances, and cursed. : "Damn Echigo people! Why don't you die in Echigo, what evil did you come to our Kai!"

"Shut up!" Takeda Harunobu stopped the abuse from Konobu's warriors and said with a gloomy expression, "There is no conclusion on this matter, it is not appropriate to make a premature decision, and Bizenshou and Zhibuyu are tired from traveling too far." , rest in the museum for a few days, and make a decision after a conclusion is made."

"Yes!" The two stood up silently and left, their figures appearing infinitely desolate and lonely.

"It would be great if Mr. Shiliuwen Qian was still here..." This thought lingered in Takeda Harunobu's mind for half a second and then disappeared. Kira Yoshitoki and the Kira family are now taboo topics in Kai, including himself. I am willing to mention that embarrassing past. The pain takes time to heal, but the dead samurai cannot be brought back to life. In any case, it is an indisputable fact that the Takeda family has been seriously injured.

After a long silence, Takeda Harunobu said blankly: "Have you found any signs of activity between the two? Have the two of you been in contact with strangers, samurai with an Echigo accent, or anything suspicious?"

"No unusual actions were found!" said the leader of Topo, Iitomi Jiro Heibei, "These two people have not come out of the city except for daily inspections and inspections of weapons, and no suspicious things have been found in the news in the city."

"That's weird...could it be death? It doesn't look like it!" Komai Masaobu frowned and pondered. He wouldn't believe that the Kira family could control these two people. Together they are like an unstoppable flame that cannot be extinguished. Now this The two no longer had a foothold in Echigo.For the current plan, I only have one mind to follow the Takeda family to the dark.Where will there be dead time.

Iifu Toromasa glanced at Iitojirobei.Questioned: "Then why haven't their relatives been found?"

"Daxiong Chaoxiu brought his younger brother to join the family!" Nagasaka Mitsuken chimed in, "Their relatives may have been sold to the Echigo Samurai family as slaves."

"Then why do they..."

"Okay, stop! Last year, the Hojo family obtained a large number of good seeds from somewhere. Let's wait and see how the Hojo family reacts." Takeda Harunobu coughed twice and got up and left.

Half a month later, similar symptoms also appeared in some prefectures of Musashi in Kanto and Sagami. There is a lot of strength in Kai Xin, lack of medicine, and lack of medicine.

The envoys of Kai and Sagami visited frequently and determined that potatoes were a very dangerous food.Before its pharmacological effect can be determined, it is not suitable to continue planting for the time being, so all the potatoes planted in the ground are uprooted, and potatoes are listed as new grains that are prohibited from planting. A sense of mistrust.

Many people think that it is an extremely evil thing that evil spirits brought from hell to the human world. It is said that the Kira family got something from the evil spirit country in the far west. There are also rumors that they have seen red-haired, green-eyed evil spirits and Kira in Naojin. The family came together, so the rumor spread more and more widely, until the Hojo family and the Takeda family realized the seriousness of the situation.Huge economic losses have been caused.

Not only potatoes were uprooted, but all new crops including corn and pumpkins were eradicated by land servants and farmers.When the master came to reprimand them, the ground servants also confidently stated that it was something made by evil spirits and wanted to kill them.

Therefore, they would rather replant the crops during the delayed farming period than be killed. No one can figure out how much they will lose this time.

Soon afterward, another rumor spread that this red-haired and green-eyed monster was called the Nanman, and it belonged to an uncivilized race that lived on flesh and blood. This kind of god had been cursed by evil spirits. Enlightenment, the great monks from Kyoto, Torazamune and Asayama Nichijo, give incantations every day, so the gods of Echigo can be high-yield and non-toxic. After leaving Echigo, these gods are either poisonous or have reduced production, because of the lack of eminent monks. attunement.

Such a bizarre rumor can be seen from Echi, but it is such a powerful rumor that those superstitious land servants and farmers still follow it. The eminent monks in Kyoto use magic seeds every day to break away evil spirits The curse, this is a great thing with immeasurable merit!Soon the land servants and farmers in Kanto and Koshin really felt envious of Echigo.

Some samurai started to suggest whether to let the local monks come to enlighten them, but in the end, they held countless pujas. No matter how enlightened the poisonous potatoes were, they were still poisonous, and they would vomit and diarrhea for several days after eating a little bit. The "eminent monk and great virtue" who eats and drinks is very embarrassing, so he can only hide his face and escape from the land of right and wrong in Kanto.

As for the formal big temples, they would not accept such small orders at all. After the Yamabushi of Yehu Zen stumbled, they would not dare to accept such orders. Therefore, some unwilling warriors went around to inquire about Echigo's information, and even ran to Echigo in person. Later, I went to see if it was so magical there, and the samurai who had been there were full of praise when they came back, which further deepened the yearning of the people.

The Hojo family immediately stopped when they saw that the limelight was wrong. Everyone envied Echigo when the trouble continued. How did the Kanto samurai family mess around? Objected, but at any rate the power of public opinion was arrested, and the rumors of envying Echigo gradually ceased.

All of this is an action planned and implemented by Bosho Hattori, and at the same time, it is one of several plans to instigate Kanto and Koshin. After these plans were handed over to Kira Yoshitoki, they were only reviewed and approved for implementation. It has nothing to do with Kira Yoshitoshi, and being slandered by rumors in Kanto is simply the rhythm of lying on the gun.

The envoys from the imperial court and the shogunate arrived early in March. The envoys sent by the two major authorities have one characteristic, that is, they are senior diplomats. But they are not ordinary people. The former contributed a lot to raising funds for the imperial court to support the emperor and officials all the year round, and the latter family also contributed a lot to raising funds for the Ashikaga shogun’s family to support the general and the shogunate.

Needless to say, when the two diplomats came, they were showered with colorful congratulations and compliments as if they didn't want money, and when they were done, they secretly pulled Kirayoshi and whispered a few words, showing a look that you knew.

The message sent by Yamako Yanji is the imperial court’s appointment of an official to make a wish. The imperial court has long wanted to give Kira Yoshishi an official promotion, but unfortunately, Kira Yoshishi was too young, and he was promoted too quickly and violated the rules, which is easy to break the taboo. Yes, Yuanfu is considered a "rite of passage", and marriage is the real "adulthood", but this age is still too young to be promoted.

However, some other officials can be added on the basis of the top four. This is allowed by the imperial court. Yamashina Gontsugu means that as long as it is not excessive, it is tantamount to letting Kira Yoshitoki choose. rich.

In contrast, the shogunate is much shabby. The message brought by Haruki Odate is Shinano Guardian. On the basis of allowing the issuance of "Lishu", Kira Yoshishi is allowed to issue the "Eastern Kingdom Crusade Order". Theoretically, there are three barriers. Edong belongs to the Eastern Kingdom, so Echigo, Shinano and the Ten Kingdoms of Kanto are included.

This name is not worthless. The reputation is good, but the effect is far less than imagined. The guardian of Shinano is completely pushing the boat, but the shogunate is tantamount to abandoning Ogasawara long. .

On March [-]th Konoe Konoe, his wife Ashikaga Katsuhime, Kuga Harumichi, Kikutei Haruki, Nakain Totsumi, Kanshuji Haruhide, Nakain Totsumi and his wife Kuga Yohime came to Echigo to participate For the marriage ceremony, the ministers such as Nijo Haruyoshi, Saiyuanji Gongchao, and Tokudaiji Gongwei who were unable to come in person also sent envoys to send a congratulatory gift.

Konoe's former descendant is now occupying a Guan Baizuo minister and the elder of the Fuji clan, which has the meaning of impacting "inner view". General Wei has also been very active in the past two years, and it is said that he will be promoted to minister soon.

The performance of Kira Yoshishi's uncle, Nakain Toichi, was also very eye-catching, and the two Modai Nayan were also high-ranking officials, but it was not enough for him to be promoted to minister.

His son-in-law, Zhongyuan Tongjin, is now 19 years old. Last year, he added four senior councilors and became a full-fledged councilor. has his name.

This means that before the age of 20, being promoted to the third position is definitely the fastest promotion record in the minister's family in the past [-] years, almost catching up with the promotion speed of the Tsinghua family.

I haven't seen her for a few years, but Ashikaga Katsuhime has grown a lot taller. Now she is also a 14-year-old girl. Several years of married life has also made her temperament quiet and soft. But when she saw the bride, she still didn't let it go When I made fun of Ji Liangyi, I told the embarrassing and funny things from childhood to adulthood. (To be continued..)