Due to the change in status, during the winter of the second year of Tensho (1577) and the new spring of the following year, Heite Honhide had more dealings with the imperial family and ministers than in the previous ten years combined.

Relatives and retainers were also given the opportunity to show their faces, or it could be understood as an obligation to attend social occasions. Tea ceremonies, renga, kemari, Noh theater viewing, sumo wrestling tournaments and other events are as many as they can be, and some people enjoy them, while others are bothered, whether they are interested or forced to do so.

However, Heite Tsunohide himself has always maintained a joyless and sad attitude, including when he accepted the appointment of the two interior ministers and the shogun of the town guard, as if he was always not satisfied with something.

This made the court ministers quite worried, and they were constantly cautiously currying favor and tempting.

The most notable of these is Kujo Kanetaka, who had just stepped down as Minister Zuo and was preparing to succeed his father as Sekihaku, who repeatedly visited the Heite family's mansion on the outskirts of Beijing and reached an agreement after many pleas.

The new Minister of the Interior and the general of the town guard recognized the young lady of the Nakain family as a righteous daughter and married into the Kujo family.

Then Nijo Harura took the initiative to resign and return to his hometown, and Kujo Kanekotoshi officially accepted Xuanxia to become Guan Bai, completing the most important re-election procedure of the imperial court.

The ministers wanted to make a sycophant, but they didn't have the courage to give more important chips, so they made Pingshou Fanxiu become Guan Bai's father-in-law, expressing kindness with the vanity of his generation.

Yoshimitsu was also promoted, and now he is under the fifth rank, the junior assistant of the criminal department, and Omi Mamoru.

During this time, the documents that divided the land of Shancheng State to the royal family, the minister, and the temple were all signed and endorsed by the father and son, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was building momentum for the second generation, and the position of the prince was as solid as a rock and unshakable.

Of course, there are quite a few people who want to be good friends with him. It's just that limited by the style of the imperial court, the high-ranking officials of the Regent and Qinghua families often can't pull down this face, and the little minions below are not enough, which is different from the behavior habits of the martial arts.

At the beginning of the spring of the third year of Tensho (1578), a horse parade ceremony was held in Kyoto, which was not only to boast of force and show hegemony, but also to curry favor for the subsequent battle.

In the past, except for the envoy of the ox cart proclamation, no one was allowed to ride on the side of the forbidden palace that passed by, and the royal family and the public were generally enthusiastic to participate in it, sitting on the high platform with the best view, admiring the military appearance and military posture of the troops, this face can be said to be more than heaven.

The retainers were divided into several teams according to the category, and they passed from the imperial front in turn.

Kawada Nagato (who was taken care of by his younger brother due to illness), Iwanari Tomotsu, Asano Nagayoshi, Nakamura Kazuji, Kinoshita Hidenaga, Sasa Hidenari and others respectively represented the forces of Hokuriku, Sanyo, Sanin,, Nankai, and Tokai, and were divided into six shifts to explore the way.

Then the second generation of me Yoshimitsu was introduced, and he appeared with a group of people such as Hirate Hideyi, Noguchi Masatoshi, Hirate Ji Yin, and Ikutsu Sadatsune, riding the tallest war horse, wearing the most gorgeous armor, and discharging the largest policy, lest anyone not see that they are the protagonists of the big opera.

Then there was the "Gao Family" composed of a bunch of empty high-ranking ministers and samurai. and generally lower level young people as horses, pro-guards. The former is famous but ineffective, while the latter is unknown but has a lot of responsibility.

There are three important forces behind it, namely:

worship Xiang Jiajia, Yamauchi Katoyo, Kato Kotai and other "flag headquarters generals";

Honda Masanobu, Konishi Yukinaga, Hosokawa Fujitaka and other "side close to the pen people";

Ina Tadaji, Nagashu Masaka, Ishida Mitsunari and other "adherents".

At the end, the representatives of the monks, townspeople, merchants, craftsmen, and the common people were in charge.

Originally, the tie Fan Xiu planned to appear in this sequence himself, forming a team of his own, and also playing a majestic role. As a result, I happened to encounter continuous cold weather some time ago, the old disease recurred, and my back and limbs were uncomfortable, so I dispelled the idea and honestly sat on the high platform with the royal family and the ministers as a spectator.

He didn't do the expected ritual of waving his hands and shouting to everyone.

"Everyone, well!"

"Good luck to the Lord!"

"You've worked hard!"

"Serve the Lord!"

At first, I felt very forced to fantasize, but after a little rehearsal, I found it very embarrassing. After all, it is the sixteenth century, and most people think that the lord of the world should be high, and his mood is invisible, too close to the people and down-to-earth, but very weird.

Changed to let the retainers and soldiers perform whale waves during battle, or call the sound of the shut. It's the general who raises his head and shouts "えいえい" and then all of them chant "あう", which is a very rhythmic and quite simple war song. (It's the game and the big river drama in the "eh!") Huh! Oh! Voice. As well as the matching series of "salutes of going out of battle" such as pounding chestnuts, opening military fans, waving long-handled weapons and flags, blowing conches, and beating taiko drums.

And Tieshou Fan Xiu himself, just need to stand on the stage, stand with his hands in his hands, with a smile on his face, and occasionally nod slightly, full of arrogance and loneliness, and the aura of independence in the world.

The more he didn't say anything, didn't make any expressions, and quietly seemed to not belong to this world, in stark contrast to the hustle and bustle of the audience, the more unfathomable and immeasurable it became, and the royal family and ministers became more and more awe-inspiring and cautious.

This can be felt in the reactions of the participants and the audience on stage.

Ordinary people were allowed to visit outside the cordon, and it was crowded with people. In fact, except for the first three or five rows, as long as a few people who are particularly tall can see clearly, most people just listen to the discussion in front of them, add their brain to make up their imagination, and then describe their brain imagination in an exaggerated tone, and then tell the people behind it. I don't know if that's a good thing.

The event was undoubtedly a success.

There were 1,700 horseback riders and 2,500 walkers. Behind the scenes, 13,000 people were mobilized and 8,600 pieces of silver. Most of this is spent on disposable decorative items.

It's just a morning's work.

The effect is that it has been praised by the ministers as "an unprecedented event in ancient and modern times" and has become a topic of conversation for everyone.

Large-scale phalanx activities have this kind of appeal, regardless of age, regardless of nationality, as long as human beings can subconsciously perceive the magnificent beauty. The ancient people of Fuso, who had never seen the world, were shocked, although in the eyes of the traversers, both the scene and the degree of coordination were only the level of the school-level sports meeting.

In fact, the tie show not only wants to show the prosperity of the military, but also hopes to show the well-organized system of classification and classification, which is largely for people inside. But the retainers didn't seem to react, and after the private contact, they found that most of them were immersed in the artistic conception of being invincible and eager to go to the front line immediately to kill the generals and capture the flag, make meritorious achievements, and fight for fame with swords and guns.

It seems that in the future, it is better to be straightforward internally.

However, it is not a bad thing that the soldiers can have such a strong fighting spirit.

At the end of March and the beginning of April, Hirate received a letter from Kawada Nagato. It told a story that was shocking, but he shouldn't have been surprised. However, I forgot my shape because I had so much fun in Kyoto, so I ended up being just as surprised as a normal person.

That is-Echigo's dragon Uesugi Kenshin announced his sudden death at the beginning of the year, leaving no last words for the aftermath, and his two adopted sons have fought for the right to inherit, and the entire Uesugi family has split into two distinct factions, caught in a life-and-death infighting.

Therefore, now is undoubtedly the best time to wash away the shame of the last defeat and enter Kasuga Mountain Castle!