A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Although he was almost the last one to know the news that his wife was pregnant, it didn't stop Xiaoping from being so happy!

On the way to the city, all the samurai warriors along the way stopped to say hello to Xiao Pingtai, saying congratulations and so on. Although they were all repeated words, Xiaoping was so happy to hear them, and the smile on his face never stopped all day long.

Pingliu was transferred to Fuzhi County to be the county magistrate, and Kurosawa came up and became the leader of the imperial calculation team. Chen San was recruited into the imperial accounting team as an accountant, ensuring that both income and expenditure were closely watched by his own people.

Although people are in high spirits during happy events, when Ping Liuyi went there, there was really no one in the whole mountain who could settle accounts better than him. Xiao Pingtai's workload suddenly increased a lot, and she was anxious to go home to see her wife and children, making her restless.

"You can set the value first, and the rest will be completed later." Kurosawa still wore a bald head. Maybe it was because he had been a monk for a long time and simply stopped growing his hair long.

"Is your sister giving birth soon?" Although it was exactly what he wanted, Xiao Pingtai still had to pretend to decline.

"Well, it's only in the past few days."

"Meigoro is not in the city, you should pay more attention to him."

The two chatted for a while, and Mrs. Xiaoping glanced at the numbers behind them. Mainly the miscellaneous tax revenue collected after this summer harvest, land money and the like. It’s about the same, not much different from previous years’ numbers. So I just packed it up with peace of mind and left the rest to Kurosawa.

Nothing can stop Xiaopingtai's passionate desire to go home.

As soon as she got home, Xiao Pingtai couldn't wait to ask A Ling where she was. When he learned that Aya was sewing socks, he immediately went to find her.

"You can just buy socks on the street, why sew them yourself?"

"When did we start to care about such trivial matters?" A Ling put down her needle and thread.

"Aren't you afraid that you will be tired?" Mrs. Xiaoping blushed.

Normally, Xiao Pingtai really neglects things at home. After all, most of the time, the troops and horses were in a state of disbelief. Even when he returned to his home, he would go to the city almost every day to serve his duties, and could not say a few words to A Ling throughout the day.

"Okay, okay, I'm here to apologize to you! Hehehehe..."

"Is there nothing going on in the city today?"

"There is nothing important that can be more important to you, mother and son!" Xiao Pingtai took A Ling's hand.

The two of them sat down and chatted for a while, and Mrs. Hosokawa also came over to see her daughter every day. If you have never given birth to a child, there must always be a married and pregnant woman to look after you.

Besides, I will have a grandson in five months, so you are in a hurry.

They chatted about common things and enjoyed themselves happily. After eating as usual and preparing to take a bath, Murakami Yoshimitsu came again.

Logically speaking, no matter how hard you run, you won't have to run home in the dark at night. I don’t know if something terrible happened again, but it’s not going to be a war. If there was a war, the castle guards would have already started beating the drums.

Although Murakami Yoshimitsu came late at night, he didn't look too anxious. There was just a hint of sadness, as if something had gone wrong.

"Where is the news? Ueno? Hokushin? Echigo? Or Kyoto?"

"Suruga!"

"We have contacted Shouguini!" Xiaoping Taiyi was excited.

"The contact was made, but it's a pity..."

"Don't talk half-heartedly!" Koheita was a little anxious when she saw Murakami Yoshimitsu hesitated to speak.

"Shou Guini is not well. She has been bedridden for more than half a year."

Since the separation of the three families, since the name of the Suruga Imagawa family was usurped by the Takeda family, Imagawa Hikoro is now the governor of the family. Shouguini, who actually participated in the Imagawa clan's regime, was ordered to live in seclusion by Takeda Shingen, and he did not know where he lived.

Last year in the Tonegawa War, the samurai of the Suruga Kingdom who supported the Takeda clan, especially the Akabei, suffered dozens of deaths from Xiaoping's too much good food. The Takeda family's control over the Suruga Kingdom has declined, and with the truce, the Yamauchi family hopes to contact Shouguini and give the Takeda family an envoy in Suruga.

But Takeda Shingen is a top-notch old Yinbi these days. He kept the news strictly confidential, and it was said that even two old maids who were usually used by Shouguini were killed.

It is said that Shougui nun was asked to pay homage to Buddha with peace of mind, chant sutras and pray for his husband and sons. In fact, it was a trap, and it was even possible that this "female celebrity" had been killed long ago.

With the attitude of giving it a try, Koheita arranged for Murakami Yoshimitsu to mobilize informants in Suruga's country to try to find the whereabouts of Shouguini. It would be best to get in touch with Shou Guini and have an exchange of interests between the two parties.

After going back and forth for more than half a year, I finally found someone.

Dark under the lamp!

After searching everywhere, there was no trace, and finally I discovered that Shougini was in Junfu City, at Shouning Temple under the city.

Shouning Temple is the burial place of Imagawa's relatives. To put it bluntly, it is where his husband's grave is. The tombs of two sons, Imagawa Yoshimoto and Imagawa Ushiteru, are also at Shouning Temple. Takeda Shingen really asked her to pray for her husband and son as announced.

It's just that it's a burial place, not a public temple. Therefore, ordinary tourists or ordinary people were not allowed to enter the temple to worship, and Shouguini was imprisoned in the backyard of the temple.

If he hadn't accidentally heard from a dung-carrying fireman that there was an old nun in the backyard of Shouning Temple, Xiaopingtai might never have found her.

As long as you know where the person is, everything else will be easy to handle.

Gold clears the way, and everything goes smoothly.

Putting such a big piece of gold weighing ten taels in front of you will make people gasp for breath!

It took more than a month to slowly get close to the fireman who was recruited to clean and handle the bucket. Finally, he sealed a tightly tied fish bladder inside the Gongtong, stuffed a very short secret letter, mixed it in the golden soup, and finally contacted Shouguini.

The old nun said that the disease was not actually a disease, but that since she was over seventy, her body could not keep up and all her body functions were aging rapidly. So at first glance, due to various problems, I can only stay in bed most of the time to recuperate.

But if the body is not good, it does not mean that the brain is not good. A brain that has gone through ups and downs and calculated others for more than fifty years has definitely not aged with age, but has become more sophisticated.

After receiving the secret letter from the Yamauchi family, Shouguini knew that he was just serving as a spearman for the Yamauchi family, but if he wanted to regain his independence in the hands of the Takeda family, he would definitely not be able to rely on the two or three remaining kittens of the Imagawa family.

Only by bringing in foreign aid from the Yamauchi family and cooperating internally and externally can it be possible for the Imagawa family to revive.

The old nun is also a master who doesn't let go of eagles when she sees rabbits. She doesn't want to use up the remaining energy of the Imagawa clan. The only reply to the Yamauchi family was "wait".

If there were no big changes in the Takeda family, she would never take action.

Regarding the secret communication with the Yamauchi family, the old nun was completely cautious and did not make any actual promises or agreements.

This is very difficult to handle! Without the old nun's leadership, Suruga could not find a more powerful internal response.