A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Matsudaira Ieyasu was very worried, and Koheita was not that relaxed either. There was no news about Hosokawa Harungu and Isshiki Palace in Yamato and Awa. Calculating the days, they should have reached their destination long ago.

Xiaopingtai woke up at around seven o'clock as usual, and Chen San was still in charge of household affairs. Although he also hired two servants, they were only for heavy work. Chen San is mainly taking care of the actual daily life and so on.

This is not a strange thing. Which daimyo lord does not have a minor surname or a side surname? He just changed his name. From his teenage years until his death at Honnoji Temple at the age of forty-nine, Oda Nobunaga was cared for by two generations of beautiful men from the Mori family, and his trust was extremely high.

Qi Gui also stayed at Xiao Pingtai's place. As Xiao Pingtai's flag bearer, despite his sixty-guan salary, his family was also very poor before. When his father died, the family business was almost ruined, so Xiao Pingtai simply asked him to bring her mother and her sister Arong into Fuzhong City.

In the feudal era, when employing people, the more familiar they were with people from the same hometown and village, the better. Qi Gui's mother and sister could feel at ease cooking and eating at home. As for the Wuguan land in their hometown, it was left to the farm to take care of it.

So although Xiao Pingtai's new house is big enough, there are quite a lot of people living in it. If A Ling, the mistress, moves in in the future, it will be full.

Xiaopingtai stood up from the couch, and Chen San, who had been waiting outside, immediately opened the barrier door.

Ah Rong in the back was holding a basin to wash Xiao Pingtai's face, while Qi Ru brought a fine brush and fine salt to Xiao Pingtai to brush her teeth and rinse her mouth. Although the two brothers and sisters also come from military service families and have experienced hard times, compared with farming at home, life in Fuzhong City is actually lighter.

After wiping my face, I felt refreshed. Today's weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the summer in the Shinano mountains is equally unbearable. Xiao Pingtai had long since taken off her thick cotton coat and replaced it with a thin lining. Otherwise, when she put on her coat, she would immediately be covered in sweat.

Chen San skillfully spread out Xiaopingtai's hair, then combed it carefully with a horn comb, and helped Xiaopingtai tie her hair into a braid.

"Hey, you actually have gray hair!" As he spoke, Chen San gently pulled out a gray hair.

"Oh, please be gentle." Xiaopingtai didn't actually feel any pain, it was just a sudden tug.

Taking the white hair, I sighed secretly. In my twenties, gray hair actually started to appear. I’ve been working really hard lately, so it seems like I need to eat an extra bowl for breakfast to replenish myself.

As she said this, Xiao Pingtai stood up, changed into a pair of linings, and went outside without taking on her coat.

The uncle's family all got up and sat quietly waiting for Mrs. Xiao Ping to come and have breakfast together. This is the custom in Japan. Although there is also a saying of respecting the old and loving the young, the most noble person in a family is the head of the family. Even though Uncle Tsunari is the elder, he still has to sit down and wait for the head of the family, Heita.

Everyone said hello one by one. Xiaopingta was particularly concerned about his sister, who was only nine years old. He is still an eccentric old man. Although he now sits at the bottom in a dignified manner, his usually cheerful appearance still shows his active personality.

It’s hard to imagine that Uncle Tsunari, who was completely like a homebody, except that he liked to brag with others, read Chinese books, play with famous products, sing and write poems, would give birth to such a cheerful little daughter.

Today's breakfast was not very fancy, consisting of 80% rice and 20% wheat rice, sweet boiled eggplant, kombu miso soup, and the same pickled radish that has never changed. There was really nothing to look forward to, so Xiaopingtai picked up the soup and took a sip.

The others started to eat when they saw Xiaoping moving too much with his chopsticks. As retainers, Aji, Qigui, and Chensan all sat down to eat together. As for the others, they had to wait until this round was finished before they could eat. Although Xiaoheita didn't care about this kind of rule, people at the time thought it was a matter of course and simply ignored it.

"Have you ever made a marriage decision before, little sister?" A daughter from the Tsinghua family who can serve as three ministers should not have to worry about getting married.

"There is no secret solution for the sachet yet." To be honest, Uncle Tsunari doesn't pay much attention to this little daughter who was born as a concubine. After all, she is not a legitimate daughter of a royal family. There is a high probability that she will be betrothed to another Habayashi family or a local famous family. .

"Since she is the daughter of a high-ranking Tsinghua family in Zixiaolu, I should choose carefully."

When Xiaoping Taiyi asked, he hadn't promised anyone, so that was just fine. You don’t pay attention to it, but I do.

Since there is no such thing as marriage, it will be up to Xiao Pingtai to make the final decision on this marriage in the future. Giving Xiao Pingtai a younger sister for nothing is a piece of cake in the sky.

Although it is true that he eats without talking or sleeps without talking, Xiaopingtai still eats at home casually. The family chatted and talked about the weather.

Especially Uncle Tsunari, he is a homebody, but he also likes to socialize. Within a few days of coming here, he first tested the merits of the monks and priests in various temples and shrines, and paid attention to those who could boast with him. remember.

Then I also visited the families of some elderly samurai who used to serve in the capital, and wrote down those who were good at singing haiku. Relying on the reputation of Xiaoheita, the Yamauchi clan's appointed leader, he brags with people every day and lives a very comfortable life.

The family happily finished their breakfast and dispersed. Xiaopingtai still had to go to the city to serve his duties. Things were not too complicated now. Xiaopingtai mainly served as a consultant to Yamauchi's master plan.

When they entered the castle, Aji had to stand on duty, while the two followers, Nanosuke and Yugui, held Koheita's Muramasa and Tanso in the Yagura scull at the bottom of the city, waiting for Koheta to go on duty.

The iron cannons that were hit hard the first time are also slowly recovering. Sakakihara Nagamasa and Shichiki are trying to recruit more manpower, but it is difficult to gather the iron cannons for the time being. So up to now, more than half of the people are still training with indica, and there are no iron cannons for training.

"Xiao Heita, it must have been more than ten days since the erotic palace and the palace left." Chief Yamauchi flipped through the book and said to Xiao Heita.

"Well, it's been almost half a month." Xiao Pingtai looked at a document from a certain village in Ina County. The destiny of a certain village has been exhausted. There is only one daughter in the family. Is it allowed to marry his daughter to his younger brother? Guarantee that this person will provide a horse and one person. , the real estate transition of three people, Zhilian, Gong and Zhenfu, was smooth.

In modern times, this is simply a heinous act, but in this era it is accepted by everyone. Chief Accountant Yamauchi has signed a monogram on it, confirming the matter. He also asked the county representative Konishiharazaemon to pay attention to the stability of this family and ensure that his family's military service would not be interrupted.

Xiao Pingtai also agreed with the implementation of this matter, and continued to check the next document.

There was only the sound of turning pages between the two of them, and there was no delay in doing things.

"Dong dong dong dong dong..." Heavy footsteps suddenly came through the wooden floor.

"A message came from the Hosokawa Military Department in the capital." An attendant handed over a well-wrapped letter.

Chief Yamauchi took it, opened the envelope, and glanced at ten lines. Within a few dozen seconds, his expression changed from calm to frightened.

"Monk Zhou Hao, the head of the Xiangguo Temple and other abbeys, was attacked and killed!"

It’s exciting, I’ll have to open it twice every day from now on.