It was only after dark that the Shibukawa clan returned home. She buried her head and walked quickly into the bedroom. When Ouchi Katsu heard the sound of clogs, he immediately walked over and said coldly, "Stop!" ”

The Shibukawa clan bowed unnaturally and said, "Mrs. Tao and I, we are in a hurry to finish embroidering a screen, I'm sorry for coming back late." ”

Ouchi Katsu walked over with a cold face. Shibukawa was frightened by his expression and hurriedly hid in the house, she tried to pull the wooden door in, but Ouchi Katsu grabbed the edge of the door with one palm, pushed it away with his backhand and walked in.

"What are you going to do? Stop it! Don't ......," Shibukawa panicked.

Ouchi Katsu didn't listen, and forcibly went up to lift the corners of her skirt to check her clothes. The Shibukawa clan resisted and kept scolding Ouchi Katsu, and the two soon scuffled together. After all, the woman's strength was not as good as Ouchi's victory, and she fell behind after a while, but she was so ashamed and angry that she reached out and grabbed Ouchi's head. But Ouchi Katsu is bald and has no hair as a focus point, and suddenly feels hot on his face.

After a while, Ouchi finally got his wish and tore off the silk fabric he shouldn't have seen. He was immediately angry, slapped it with one palm, and scolded: "Bastard! ”

Shibukawa covered her face and fell to the ground, she cried for a short while, and suddenly calmed down. She slowly got up from the floor and smiled miserably, "Do you really care about this kind of thing? ”

Ouchi Katsu couldn't answer for a while, he was thinking along with Shibukawa's words. He immediately admitted secretly that he did care, and there were probably two kinds of discomfort in his heart: one was because after all, he had a husband and wife status, and he always felt that the Shibukawa clan belonged to him, and he felt very angry when his private belongings were touched by others, and the other was that the Shibukawa clan was indeed quite attractive.

"If you cared, what would you have done?" Shibukawa asked aggressively.

After Ouchi Katsu's anger exploded, he quickly lost the upper hand in momentum, and he couldn't answer when asked.

Shibukawa finally went from being a victim to being a blazer, and she even bravely bullied two steps closer.

She sneered: "It's because the number of clans of the Ouchi family is too large, if you don't marry the Shibukawa family, you won't even be able to make a village!" You can only be a low-level samurai. It is because you must be loyal to General Tao and receive his favor that you can only endure and pretend not to see insults. If it weren't for my relationship, how could you be the 'national government representative' now? ”

Ouchi Sheng kept shaking his head, and said in his heart: Whether it is Tao Jing or his own generation, it is all arranged by the people of the Ming Kingdom.

Shibukawa asked again: "You already know the pros and cons, what are you crazy about today?" Wake up, only by being obedient to General Tao can you save everything. ”

"Stupid woman!" Ouchi Katsu couldn't help but scold.

He flicked his sleeves and was about to brush them away, when he suddenly remembered something, so he pointed to the Shibukawa clan and asked, "Why do you get your clothes dirty?" ”

The Shibukawa clan sneered in response to his insult and replied, "General Tao has a gorgeous carriage, the only one in Iwami Castle. ”

Japan's mountains are many and narrow, and nobles travel by sedan chair and horseback at most, and it is true that horse-drawn carriages are rarely seen.

After Ouchi Katsu stopped, he couldn't help but say more: "Don't say it, doing shameful things is all for my future." ”

Shibukawa said, "If you hadn't insulted me and done something to me, I would have spoken a little better." But now I want to tell you the truth, General Tao is the head of the Tao family and is noble by nature; He does not dislike me, this is kindness, and I should repay him in righteousness. Unless he takes the initiative to ignore me, I will not leave him, and I should repay the favor. ”

Ouchi scolded again, turned around and left.

…… Early the next morning, according to the established arrangement, Ouchi Katsu and Yao Fang went down the mountain together to welcome the Mori Sadacho from Ouchi's family. Yao Fang couldn't help but look at Ouchi Katsu twice, because he had scratches on his head and face, and he was very sluggish, as if he hadn't slept well last night.

Ouchi Katsu noticed Yao Fang's gaze and said a few words to the entourage next to him. The attendant said in Chinese: "Ouchi-kun was walking and meditating on the side of the road yesterday and night, and he didn't notice the branch on the side of the road, and he was accidentally scratched. ”

Yao Fang nodded solemnly. But why the scar looked so much like a scratch is unknown.

Yao Fang vaguely heard a quarrel last night, but he couldn't understand it at all, plus he hadn't seen Ouchi's wife yesterday, so Yao Fang had already guessed a few points. He just didn't want to be embarrassed.

The group picked up the Mori men outside the torii. Yao Fang knew Maori, and the first samurai he saw when he came to Japan with Qian Xili was Maori. Maori was a short, sturdy man with shrewd eyes, a serious expression, and a neatly trimmed beard.

Compared to Ouchi, who is also Japanese, Maori is obviously more interested in Yao Fang. Maori would also slowly understand the Chinese language, and he would casually say, "Sometimes we just do what we are told." ”

It probably refers to Maori's deception of Qian Xili, Yao Fang and others.

When Yao Fang's life was in danger, she hated and angered Maori. But it's amazing, Yao Fang is not angry now, but he doesn't like Maori's personality a little bit, and thinks he is too hypocritical.

Yao Fang said: "The court has its own judgment, if the government believes that Maori Jun is not guilty, then Maori Jun must not be at fault." ”

Maori bowed. There was an entourage at the back, close to Ouchi Katsu, who kept whispering Japanese, presumably translating.

The Japanese arrived at Iwami Hachimangu Shrine and went to pay their respects first. Yao Fang didn't understand their Shinto rules, so he didn't rush forward, but just waited on the side of the road. When the group of Japanese returned, Yao Fang accompanied them up the mountain.

When he arrived at the mountain behind the shrine, Mori was immediately attracted by the cherry blossoms that spread all over the place, and on a whim he proposed to go to see the cherry blossoms first. Ouchi Katsu immediately ordered his entourage to return to Iwami Castle to fetch things and drinks.

Mori looked at the breathtaking scenery and exclaimed, "It's even more beautiful than last year's Hakata cherry blossoms." ”

As soon as these words came out, several Japanese people bent down with sad expressions on their faces. Yao Fang suddenly felt a little embarrassed in the atmosphere, after all, they got along with each other now, and they were quite harmonious, and the mention of the bloody past of the fight really destroyed the atmosphere of harmony.

Maori was interested in that battle, and said to Yao Fang: "In the battle of Hakata, my country was defeated, and we were convinced of the defeat. In addition to the length of cavalry and firearms, the integration of military orders is far superior to our army. The Ming army was a whole, but the Japanese army was a group of people united and gathered together by many retainers, with dull tactics and slow action. Our country is not only a problem of the army, but the whole country is chaotic and cannot be unified. ”

Maori said: "The governor once thought that the former general was expected to unify the group, but it was a pity that ......"

Yao Fang implicitly reminded: "I have no military position below, and I have not led troops to fight. ”

Maori looked at him and said, "I heard that General Yao is also a military minister, and he was deposed because he committed some personal things. If you are in Japan and what you do, you will not be punished. ”

Yao Fang said: "The Ming Dynasty has a law, and the prince and the common people are guilty of the same crime. ”

Maori smiled and did not refute Yao Fang.

The group walked around the cherry blossom forest, and after a short time, the retinue returning from Iwami Castle brought the necessary things. There are silk curtains, cushions, tables, and drinks. So they camped in the field, drinking wine and admiring the flowers.

Mao Li went to the Ming Dynasty and seemed to be quite touched, and soon talked about major events: "Japan has the Tang style, and like the Ming Dynasty, it respects the inferior and the hierarchy is strict, and respects loyalty, filial piety and faithfulness. However, the spontaneous morality of the Han people is more deep-rooted, and there are many scholars who are defending morality, and loyalty and filial piety are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The Ming Emperor was able to rule over a vast territory.

And Japan's loyalty, filial piety, and faithfulness were learned from the Tang Dynasty, and the foreign style of writing was always not so harmonious. Many people only have obedience and no morality from the heart. Loyalty can only be maintained through interests and rules, and in the past, the 'imperial family' pledged allegiance to the shogunate and sent troops to quell the rebellion for the shogunate's palace repairs, and the imperial family, in turn, demanded 'favors' to maintain this loyalty, otherwise there would be resentment and resentment. Never as willingly as the subjects of the Ming Dynasty. So much so that after the unification of our country, it would not be long before the daimyo in various places became self-reliant one after another, each taking care of their own interests and ignoring the general righteousness. ”

Mori thought for a moment and continued: "From the perspective of the common people at the bottom, the situation in Japan is equally chaotic. The manor could only rely on samurai and force to control the villagers and farmers; And the common people only feared and disrespected the above, and even hated the samurai. After the Battle of Hakata, some of the wounded soldiers fled to mountain villages, where most of them were killed by Japanese civilians and robbed of their only belongings. Everyone hated each other, and no one could educate those people in the mountainous areas. ”

Yao Fang remembered Zhu Gaoxu's remarks, and couldn't help but relay: "A situation like Daming is not necessarily a good thing in the long run. ”

"Oh?" Maori looked at Yao Fang with some confusion.

Yao Fang couldn't say it clearly, so he had to pick up people's teeth and say: "Because some things are deep-rooted, the rule of the Ming Dynasty is very difficult, and the chaos of many parties may produce rules and contracts. ”

But Maori thought that Yao Fang was covering up the truth and playing tricks, so he still thought about it.

Mori, like his family governor Ouchi Morumi, may have held important power in the Ouchi family, and they did not give up hope of finding a good way to govern the country, and they were still people who did not admit defeat.

On the contrary, it was Ouchi Katsu next to him, who had not expressed his opinion on such a grand topic, and seemed very silent. Yao Fang remembered what Ouchi Sheng once said: If there is chaos, it will be chaotic, as long as you live well.

In a way, Ouchi Katsu was undoubtedly a pessimistic samurai, perhaps because of his experience.

Compared with Maori's rhetoric, Yao Fang is more interested in the big inner victory around her. Ouchi Katsu was looking at the cherry tree tops not far away, and when the petals appeared, there seemed to be a smile on his face, with helpless mockery and disappointed decadence.