Pillars of the Wu family

() On the tenth day of the eighth month, the news that the Imagawa family has come out to fight in Nishimikawa has spread, and the unresponsive Oda family finally reacted. The lord of Anxiang City, Oda Okuma Shoshin, sent out his retainers to contact the Kira family, hoping that the Kira family could come out again to help Anxiang Xiangcheng, because of the joint battle of Anxiang City in the past few years, the Kira family would send 500 people symbolically every time to make soy sauce. Nobuhiro Oda's request is not too much.

But this time the Oda family must be disappointed, because Okochi Nobusada blocked the messenger with the identity of Kira Manmatsumaru's hindsight and the elder of the Kira family's writing family. The autumn harvest is not over yet. Even after harvesting the grain, it still needs to be dried, shelled, counted and put into storage, so I can only say sorry to Oda Okuma.

It is said that the face of the Oda family's envoy changed, and he froze there for a long time, ignoring him for a while, and finally rode back cursing. In short, most of the Oda family also knew that the Kira family was watching the show. Planning, as for making a secret agreement with the Imagawa family, the Oda family thinks this is unlikely, after all, such a famous family as the Kira family values ​​face more than life.

Everyone in the Kira family knew that Kansuke Yamamoto was a very important minister of Kira Manmatsumaru, and at the same time served as an assistant servant of Kira Manmatsumaru. In the Kira family, he had no territory to know and act, but received a salary of [-] kans to be his direct servants. Knowing that he will definitely follow Kira Wansongmaru to go to Luo, so the appointment was quickly approved at the small evaluation meeting, as Kira Wansongmaru hand-picked as Shangluo Fenggong's assistant retainer, responsible for Shangluo Fenggong's preparations.

This appointment decision was easy to make, but things were not easy to do at all, especially Kira Manmatsumaru, the hands-off shopkeeper who handed over the matter to him and didn't ask anything. Kansuke Yamamoto could only go to Saijo Castle to search for the story of Kira's house. For example, after looking for it, I found out how complicated the preparations for Shangluo Fenggong were. First, I had to submit a letter to the shogunate, and then stipulated what to bring and what gifts, along the route of Luluo, where to rest, etc. People who watched it were dazzled.

And the most outrageous thing is that these preparations have to be done half a year in advance. It was already early August when Kira Manmatsumaru appointed him as the assistant government retainer, and Kira Manmatsumaru also made a firm decision to go to Luoyang on August 28th. Why is it so hasty?Kansuke Yamamoto was almost embarrassed to death.

After all, the famous general of the Warring States Period was different from others. He immediately decided to keep everything simple, so he cut off more than half of the preparation work with a swipe of a pen, and compressed everything into fifteen days. As a result, the retainers in Saijo City were out of luck. Called to help, Ma Hui warriors were also called, and later felt that these guys were really in the way, so they returned, and ran to Pu Daizhong to catch the strong men, and killed the Yuxian who was tossed by Pu Daizhong. There was a burst of chicken and dog jumping around, which made people change their colors when they heard it.

August [-]th, the Mid-Autumn Festival of the lunar calendar, is called the Moon Festival in Japan. According to legend, it is the Moon Festival on the [-]th night of Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Heian period, the royal family and officials liked to go boating, and held grand banquets on rivers and lakes. , the banquet is decorated with day lilies, and the activities between the banquets are mainly Japanese singing, boluxiangxi, and white beat dances. There are also glutinous rice dumpling, yam, edamame, chestnuts and other foods at the banquet. Can drink royal wine.

There are many Waka songs with the theme of appreciating the moon on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, and they are divided into many names based on the change of the color of the moon on that night. It is called "Yueyue", and Haixie uses the nights of the [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th days of August as "Dai Xiao" and "Sixteen Nights" respectively, to show their affection for the moon around.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival night, only Aju accompanied him to watch the moon, and he felt very lonely. Kansuke Yamamoto was too busy to see anyone all day long. , plus Kira Wansongmaru let the surnames who are not on duty go home to reunite with their relatives, making the whole honmaru empty.

"Aju, we are going to Luo, are you happy?"

"Yeah! Aju is so happy! Aju would like to thank Your Highness!" This question has been asked many times by Kira Wansongwan, and the answers are always so similar every time. Aju is like a bosom sister who responds to every request, As long as Kira Wansongmaru needs it, she will appear as soon as possible.

"Aju is really happy. Your Highness should prepare a gift for His Highness in the middle courtyard." Aju took out a small jar like a magic trick, which was filled with thousand paper cranes. Aju picked up a thousand paper cranes and gently Pulling the head and wings of the paper crane, there was a happy smile in his eyes: "Aju finally learned how to fold the thousand-feathered cranes that His Highness made! Aju has stacked a thousand and one of them! Aju wants to make these thousand-feathered cranes Send it to Your Highness."

"Eh? Do you want to give it to me? But the meaning of the thousand paper cranes..." Kira Wansongmaru unconsciously got a little confused. He folded the thousand paper cranes entirely out of boredom. I was depressed, and I would die if I didn't have some fun, and Aju found out somehow, and pestered him to learn how to fold a thousand paper cranes. As for why he was called a thousand-feathered crane, he didn't know much He made up a nickname of "lovebird" and I don't know if it was accepted.

"I wish Your Highness good health! Your wishes come true! Your Highness must also think so!" The smile on Aju's face became brighter and brighter, making Kira Wansongwan feel a little chill on the back of his spine, so he decisively rubbed his head and started to fight Yawned: "Speaking of which, I'm a little sleepy! Anyway, go to bed early!"

"Kano!" Kira Manmatsumaru left the word "goodbye" and ran away resolutely, even forgetting to take the small jar.

The bright moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival sprinkled a little silver light on her body, making her look more like a witch praying under the moon. Aju looked thoughtfully at the little figure who fled in embarrassment, with a knowing expression on her face. Smile: "Your Highness, grow up quickly! There are many beautiful women in Kyoto waiting for Your Highness!"

The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival passed in a dull way. On the second day, Tojo Castle sent an envoy, and Tominaga Bizen Shouzi Hiroshi personally went out to visit with a letter from Kira Yoshian. After reading this short letter, a faint smile appeared on his face: "Have you decided to join the Imagawa family?"

"Yes! Because the people from Takarai County switched to Imagawa, the lord made a decision. Before the lord came out, the lord wished that I must ask Miyagata-sama to talk about it. On behalf of the Shimokira family, please come to my lord! "Tominaga Zihiro didn't look up for a week, and he seemed to have made up his mind when Kira Wansongmaru agreed and when he would get up.

"Tominagaden is really a candid person! In this case, I will pass the information on my behalf!" Kira Wansongmaru agreed with a little reluctance, and the job was done so easily, making the elder of Shimo Kira's family greet him happily After praying and praying, he hurried back to Tojo Castle with the good news.

"It's clearly my wish, so why do you always feel so awkward?" Kira Manmatsumaru smiled wryly, shook his head, took a pen and paper and wrote a few lines, and then included Kira Yoshian's letter Attached, call Yamaoka Zenjiro and ask him to send the letter to Taiyuan Xuezhai in Okazaki Castle.

Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Sanhe Kingdom ushered in a large-scale rainfall. In order to strengthen the momentum, Kira Wansongmaru specially ordered Mahui samurai to act as a guest messenger, compiled dozens of letters and sent them to Sanhe Kingdom, and invited Sanhe Fenggong to go to Luo to escort him.