There was a steady stream of guests who came to congratulate the Takeda family and the Imagawa family. Not only in Jiafei, but also in neighboring countries, the wealthy clan also sent envoys to send congratulatory gifts to the ancient mansion.

For example, the Kiso family in Shinano and the Hojo family in Izu all came to give gifts.

In the name of coming to congratulate him, Kiso Yoshiyasu took the opportunity to scout the interior of the Castle Pavilion; The Hojo family wanted to see the military forces and armaments of Kai Province, so Takeda was very cautious in both reception and defense.

This reception was carried out by Huchang of the Iitomi Army. The Iitomi military department mobilized all the subordinates so as not to miss the reception.

Although it is said to be a reception, it varies depending on the status of the guests.

The same retainer of the Imagawa family, serving food to samurai of prestigious status, is to individually put the dishes on the pot plate for hospitality; For some nobodies, grooms, sedan chair drivers, etc., they are entertained in another large room, and at the same time, the wine and food are also served on a large plate, and everyone is allowed to take their own.

It happened in the afternoon of the third day.

Some of Imagawa's Ashigaru grumbled that there were no dishes to accompany sake. The ashigaru people of Imagawa were already dissatisfied with Takeda's hospitality, because the same people from Imagawa had a huge disparity between the samurai class and the ashigaru class.

"The Takeda family is really stingy, there is wine but no food."

"Kai is in the mountains, you can't see the sea, it's impossible for them to get the fish out, I think they might go to the mud field to catch some loaches to make wine and food."

"Hahaha, that's what I said, after all, the poor mountains and remote places, where can we compare to our Imagawa family!"

The Ashgaru of the Imagawa family criticized loudly, and was heard by Goro Shiro, a subordinate of the Takeda family who was transporting alcohol.

He reported the incident to his boss, Tadayuki Lao Ze. Shiro Gorou is fifteen years old and is a temporary employee for a wedding.

"What! Can't get enough appetizers? Isn't it enough for you to figure it out on your own? Don't bother me with these little things, okay? ”

At this time, the guests of the Hojo family, who happened to be from Sagami, had just arrived, so Lao Ze Tadayuki was too busy entertaining them to take care of the Imagawa family's ashigaru food.

Shiro Gorou goes to the kitchen and asks the chef to prepare some snacks for the Imagawa family's Ashigaru, but the chef is too busy to deal with the large number of guests.

"The food here is reserved for the guests, and there is no extra food for the ashigar. Besides, isn't it just a bunch of mud legs, don't pay attention to those people's complaints, otherwise it will be endless. ”

Although it is possible to ignore the complaints of these people; But Gorou Shiro was worried that these ashigaru would cause trouble, so he felt extremely uneasy.

Gorou Shiro had no choice but to sneak out of the castle hall and go to the house of Zengoro, whom he was familiar with. Because he knew that Zengoro was not only engaged in farming, but also fished in the river.

"There are only sun-dried mackerel here. Fish are not very popular at weddings, so if you want to give it to your guests, you must ask your boss for instructions. After Zengoro's instructions, he handed him the fifty skewers of fish that had been cooked in the hearth.

After taking these fish back to the castle hall, Gorou Shiro put them in a pot and asked Tadayuki Rosawa if they could be used.

Tadayuki Ozawa was scolding the chef, so when Gorou Shiro cringed and asked him, "I found some squid, I wonder if I can use it?" ”

He frowned and said, "It doesn't matter what it is, as long as it has it." Those Imagawa family's Ashigaru are all hungry ghosts, and they must be hungry. ”

Gorou Shiro stewed the mackerel in miso sauce and brought it to the Imagawa family of Ashigaru.

"Appetizers? How did it take so long? Did you go to that river to fish? One of them said as he picked it up with his chopsticks and took a bite.

"Isn't this a fish? It is an annual fish, so it cannot be used on wedding occasions, but I did not expect it to be used in weddings. ”

Because of the loud noise, Imagawa Ashigaru, who was drinking around him, all turned his eyes to the fish.

"It's a squid, a squid that shouldn't be used at weddings. However, since there is a shortage of food for the Kai, we have no choice but to settle for it. ”

"In this way, the Takeda family doesn't seem to have seen much of the world, and it's really unreasonable to use squid at weddings."

The voice was so loud that even the vassals of the Takeda family heard it. It was not a question of whether or not to use the fish, but rather the ashigaru people of Imagawa ridiculed the Takeda family as people who had never seen the world.

The young samurai of Takeda changed color when they heard this, and some even dragged Imagawa's Ashigaru outside to behead him.

"Okay, slash it! But Takeda's rusty knife doesn't necessarily cut people. Imagawa's Ashigaru was in an uproar.

Imagawa's retainer Miura Shigezaemon heard of this and hurried to stop the commotion of the foot soldiers. On the other hand, Takeda's chief receptionist, Iitomi, also rushed to hear the news.

"It was an oversight on our part to use the squid at the wedding." After the Iitomi Soldiers finished speaking, he grabbed Gorou Shiro, who was hiding behind the cook.

He lined up Imagawa's ashigaru, dragged Gorou Shiro to the courtyard, drew his knife and beheaded him. It's all just a matter of moments.

"It was indeed our mistake to take the fish out. Now that you have seen that the person who took it out has been punished, please bear with me. Iitomi said to the pale Imagawa retainer Miura Shigezaemon, who was standing there.

Because Gorou Shiro was beheaded, Imagawa's Ashigaru also calmed down. However, the harsh methods of the Iitomi military department aroused the disgust of the ministers of the Takeda family.

Shiro Goro, who was killed, and Taro Takeda, who was wearing wedding makeup and sitting in the house, happened to be fifteen years old.

This matter reached Harunobu's ears the next day. Miura Shigezaemon apologized to Harunobu and said, "I'm really sorry that the Ashigaru of the main family caused trouble to Your Excellency yesterday. ”

After Takeda Harunobu found out, the expression on his face was cloudy, he didn't know if this was intentional by Imagawa Yoshimoto, or if it was just the people below who made a fuss privately.

"Investigate this matter in detail." Takeda Harunobu suppressed his anger and said to Nagasaka Toranobo beside him.

The reason why Takeda Harunobu asked Nagasaka Toranobu to do this is to wonder if it was Imagawa Yoshimoto's meaning or an accident, Nagasaka Toranobu was his confidant.

His nurse is the mother of Nagasaka Toranobo, they grew up together and are milk brothers, even if Nagasaka Toranobo married Sanada Yukitaka's daughter, but Sanada Yutaka betrayed, Takeda Harunobu did not suspect Nagasaka Toranobo. Today, Nagasaka Torano is still Suwa Gundai.

When the Iitomi Soldiers heard that Harunobu had sent Nagasaka Toranobo to investigate the matter, he automatically came to Jin to see Harunobu Takeda and explain the reason for the punishment of Goro Shiro.

"This wedding is a joint marriage between Takeda and Imagawa, so I don't want to cause a stir in such a major ceremony. The reason why I beheaded Gorou Shiro was a last resort to quell the Imagawa Ashigaru riots, so I ask for your forgiveness. ”

However, Takeda Harunobu was unusual, showing a displeased look, and said to the Iitomi military department: "Goro Shiro is a person from Kai Province, if you want to be beheaded, I will give the order."

Instead of being forced to make trouble by a group of ashigaru, he killed the people of the Takeda family! Is my Takeda family a head shorter than the Imagawa family? Go and compensate Gorou Shiro's family, you go out yourself! Let's go down. ”

Fan Fu Huchang left with a sad face.

Komai Takahakusai chased after him and said, "Iitomi Army, don't care, this is mainly because His Royal Highness Imagawa despises his family too much.

The lord is in trouble now, presumably because he is afraid that His Royal Highness Imagawa will deliberately ridicule his family, so he is so angry, after all, a group of small ashigaru dares to make trouble, what will happen to His Royal Highness Imagawa himself when the time comes? ”

Iifu Huchang nodded and said, "I know, thank you Komai for mentioning it." ”

Although only a very small number of people know about it. But in the most taboo death wedding, the bloodshed of an innocent teenager will inevitably cast an indelible shadow on the future of Taro and Yu Jin's marriage.

However, the incident was quickly forgotten, and a few days later the wedding was at its highest.

Harunobu Takeda entertained military commanders from all over the world in the hall of the Takesaki Castle Museum, while a troupe led by the Takeda family's acrobatic Taio Izō held a viewing of the Sarugaku.

Harunobu Takeda has a wide range of hobbies in martial arts, learning, religion, and art.

Harunobu Takeda hired Taio Daizo from Kyoto for a few years ago. Because he heard that the brother of the Great Zo Sect of Kanayama, Taifu Ohzo, was living a dejected life in Kyoto, he brought him in.

Originally an acrobat, he later became a prospector and worked at Takeda. In terms of Jinshan's prospecting skills, no one can compare to him. Therefore, Harunobu greatly appreciated the talent of the Daizo Sect Uemon.

The two sons of Taio Ōzo, Shinnojo and Fujijuro (who later became a member of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Okubo Ishimi Sho Chang), also came to the ancient house, but due to nutritional disorders, their faces were bruised and swollen.

After Taifu Ozo arrived in the ancient mansion, he began to rehearse the ape music the next day. Because the Sanjo clan is also proficient in ape music, the matter of holding ape music coincides with Harunobu's opinion.

However, since Harunobu is busy fighting every day, he leaves the affairs of skilled actors such as Taio Ohzo to the Sanjo clan to manage. Less than a year after he arrived in the ancient mansion, Taifu Ozo enriched his theater troupe and prepared various acting props.

On the stage, Taio Ohzo and others, dressed in bright costumes, were performing a "Takasago" dance.

Harunobu squinted at Sanjo, who was sitting next to her, watching the show intently. Harunobu turned his gaze back, and the faces of a large group of people met his eyes at the same time.

They pretended to be watching a performance on stage, but they were actually paying attention to Harunobu's every move.

Shinano is the most difficult area to be pacified, with mountains and several basins surrounded by mountains, which form small cultural states due to natural barriers.

The main of these small nations, the Suwa clan, has perished; CITIC's Ogasawara was expelled again; And Hokushin's Murakami Yoshikiyo was defeated by his retainers, and a new daimyo rose.

Because the young Harumobu had accomplished these great things in less than a decade, the neighboring generals were very concerned about Harumin's every move, and they were also concerned about how far the new Shinano Daimyo would develop with Harunobu.

However, in the fearful eyes of these generals, Harunobu found a pair of arrogant eyes, and that person was Kiso Yoshiyasu.

Kiso Yoshiyasu is a bearded military general. Because he rarely straightens his beard, he seems to be more of a mountain king than a lord of Kiso.

There was not the slightest expression of fear on Kiso's face. His expression seemed to say that Arule was actually nothing more than that, it didn't mean anything at all, and he could yawn at any time.

"Hillbilly! In the Shinano region, Kiso is closest to the deep mountains. Therefore, Kiso Yoshiyasu is the closest group to apes. This is an ape enjoying the ape music. Thinking of this, Harunobu suddenly felt very funny, and couldn't help but smile on his face.

Some generals laughed at Harunobu for his unique appreciation of ape music performances on stage; But there were also some generals who didn't know anything about it and were surprised by Harunobu's smile. Only Kiso Yoshiyasu knew that the reason for Harunobu's smile was himself.

Kiso Yoshiyasu glared at Harunobu with wide eyes. His eyes made Harunobu feel even more amused, and he couldn't help but laugh.

The generals present were all very confused when they saw Harunobu's expression, as if they were considering whether they should laugh out loud too.

Taio Ohzo's dance steps on stage began to look a little messy. When Sanjo realized that he looked at Harunobu, Harunobu had already regained his original expression.

The courtiers approached Harunobu and reported to him that Kansuke Yamamoto had returned. Harunobu usually instructed his subordinates to notify him whenever and wherever the agent returned.

Therefore, it must be reported to him whether he has gone to bed or not, even with Mrs. Sanjo or Koihime.

In the war-torn situation, sometimes the news brought back by intelligence officers can even affect the safety of a country; Or some need immediate countermeasures, otherwise military aircraft will be delayed.

Although Harunobu was an outstanding military strategist, his fundamental philosophy was strict adherence to time. Losing time is his philosophy.

Harunobu stopped watching the ape and left the table. Sanjo watched him leave with stern eyes. She seemed to be talking about why she left the table during the auspicious ape music performance for this happy event, so she was a little angry.

Taio Daizo, who danced on stage, was also worried about whether it was because of his own skill performance, which made Harunobu reluctant to watch it anymore.

In addition, Kiso Yoshiyasu saw Harunobu and his courtiers whispering in his ear, and he also wondered if Harunobu might be discussing with them how to plot against him.

Kiso Yoshiyasu also left the table. He was extremely uneasy. When Kiso Yoshiyasu walked back down the corridor, Komai Takahakusai chased after him.

Komai Takahakusai said to Kiso Yoshiyasu, "My lord once confessed that Kiso Yoshiyasu seemed to be interested in Sarugaku, so he instructed me to send Taifu Daizo's troupe to perform in your place in the near future. ”

After Komai Takahakusai finished speaking, he lowered his voice and said, "To be honest, I always feel that ape music is monotonous and boring, and I prefer the field music that the people appreciate. ”

"Yes, yes!" After listening to Gao Baisai's words, Kiso Yoshiyasu also couldn't help but confide the truth, and then laughed with Gao Baisai. Kiso Yoshiyasu felt that Takeda Harunobu's attitude was good, and his heart was much more relaxed.