"One, two, three...... No, it's not one! Three, four...... Well, let's forget it! That's six...... Six, seven...... Today this tree has nineteen flowers, haha! Not bad, not bad! ”

The hair that is unkempt into a bird's nest, the clothes that are messily wrapped in a ball, the clogs that are high and the low on his feet, the saliva that can't stop dripping from the corners of his mouth, and the one who is concentrating on counting the plum blossoms is the current general of the Seiyi, Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

I'm afraid no one can imagine this appearance.

Surrounded by everyone, the flat hand outside the door looked at it from a distance for a long time, with countless questions in his heart, but he didn't know where to start, and finally opened his mouth but only said: "Why did he count plum blossoms?" ”

Why did he count plum blossoms?

Who knows that!

Ueno Kiyono, Odate Haritada and others looked at each other, speechless, but Hosokawa Fujitaka said calmly: "Counting plum blossoms is the most attentive thing for Lord Gongfang in the past few days. After counting, if you like the number, you rejoice, and if you don't like the number, you get angry. ”

It was completely incorrect, and the answer was not what was asked, but it also said some information that the questioner wanted to know.

Pingshou sighed lightly and asked again, "How long has it lasted?" ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka said: "It's been twenty days. ”

Tieshou Fan Xiu was suspicious: "Before winter, what about when there are no plum blossoms to count?" ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka said: "At that time, the princess counted chrysanthemums for two months. ”

All right...... Although the palace is not extravagant, the place is still large enough, and the flowers and trees planted are very rich, so it is no problem to ensure that you can get a number of them all year round.

After a period of silence, Pingshou Fan Xiu shook his head helplessly, and asked again: "Have you seen the doctor?" How is it said? ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka smiled bitterly: "The doctor has changed three times, or it is hysteria, or it is wind disease, in short, I can't make up my mind." I prescribed medicine, but it didn't get better at all. For the sake of secrecy, the contemptible people did not dare to find more people...... In fact, it is already difficult to monitor three physicians. ”

"Well, you're doing the right thing." Pingshou Fan Xiu nodded, and said: "Lord Gongfang, haven't you been awake in the past few months?" ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka looked embarrassed when he heard this, and he didn't dare to answer.

He turned around again and asked as he was, before he said very vaguely: "Occasionally, the 'medicine' is delivered late, and the temperament of the princess will change greatly, and he will say some unbearable words, it is better to count the plum blossoms now, and come quietly and peacefully!" ”

Hearing this, Fan Xiu was suspicious: "What are the unbearable words?" ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka and the others didn't dare to speak.

No matter how much I asked this time, I still couldn't get an answer.

Tieshou Tsunosu thought about it and understood.

Probably, it's nothing more than "the Tie clan harms me!" Everything is his conspiracy! You traitors were bought by him! "Something like that.

The courtiers really didn't dare to relay this.

In other words, will people who have used "Fushou Cream" for a year really become like this? Is the daily dose too much? Or, our general, has a special constitution and is particularly poorly tolerated? Or did Ashikaga Yoshiaki go crazy because of the ups and downs of his life, and the drug was only a secondary factor?

Hirate has no research on these chemicals, either in the past or in the present life. At the same time, there is also a lack of understanding of mental health and mental problems, and only knows the terms "dopamine" and "endorphins".

In other words, there is nothing to be done about Ashikaga Yoshiaki's current state.

From an optimistic point of view, if people become like this, they will not be able to compete for power and profit, and they will be intrigued, which is great news.

But on the other hand, he couldn't attend any political scenes, and he couldn't even do the basic signing and drawing, so the golden sign of the shogunate was not easy to use.

Kenshin Uesugi said that the princess had been assassinated, and it was difficult for Hisashi to refute it.

You pull it out for the world to see, oh, it turns out that the general is not dead, he is just crazy, and this is quite embarrassing. The outside world will question the reason for the madness and why it has been hidden for so long.

What's more, the princess is nearly forty years old, and there are many wives and concubines, but none of the noble-born women gave birth to Lin'er, only a peasant maid gave birth to a concubine.

His old man's ghost doesn't look like he can do things like men and women!

Even Ashikaga Jinji, due to various reasons over the years, almost all of them have died, or they have gone into seclusion and disappeared.

The most reliable one may be the Kanto Prince's side, but it has been separated by several generations, and the Hojo clan will not hand it over easily with this card.

Seeing Ashikaga Yoshiaki's loss of mind, Hirate Hasuhide had to make a difficult decision.

He immediately said to Hosokawa Fujitaka: "It seems that Gongfang-sama has only one son so far. ”

"Yes." Hosokawa Fujitaka immediately replied: "His mother is a farmer who was hired as a maid, and her mother's family has no Miao characters, and there is no title in the imperial palace. ”

Pingshou Fan Xiu sighed: "The son of a peasant girl, if he becomes a general of Zhengyi, he may be ridiculed. However, since it is the only remaining bloodline, there is nothing to be done. ”

"This ......" Out of the insistence on etiquette, Hosokawa Fujitaka instinctively objected: "Maybe it is more appropriate to seek an adopted son as an heir from the branch of the Ashikaga clan?" In addition, there are 'royal families' such as Kira, Shibukawa, and Ishibashi that can be considered......"

"Yes. It's up to you to decide. The tie is not too particular, but it needs to be emphasized: "No matter what plan is adopted, the right person is needed after all, the bloodline cannot be disputed, and it must be avoided to be used by traitors." ”

"What you said is very ......," Hosokawa Fujitaka suddenly felt extremely stressed.

The two conditions mentioned are very reasonable, and it is obviously difficult to find qualified candidates.

It feels strange to let the son of a peasant girl succeed to the throne.

Over the years, the Muromachi shogunate has not had a concubine succeed to the throne. But even if he is a concubine, at least he is a low-level minister, or a middle-level samurai, and at least there is a Miao character that can be handled. No matter how bad it is, take a step back, and after birth, it will be directly handed over to a noble woman to raise, and it can be said that you don't recognize your biological mother to adopt your relatives.

Now it's really ......

His troubles were clear to him, but he wasn't ready to mix them.

Because I also have something to do in a hurry.

In front of Hosokawa Fujitaka and other ministers, Hirata said in clear words to the low-ranking minister Karasuma Mitsuyasu present: "I really take the liberty of asking the imperial court on my behalf if there is a vacancy in the post of 'senator'. In addition, I heard that there is a treasure in Luo, and it is said that the 'Lan Luxury Servant' is full of the wonders of creation, I wonder if the contemptible people are lucky enough to watch it? These two reckless wishes, I hope you relay. Among them, if it is abrupt and rash, it is not in accordance with the etiquette law, and in the future, the contemptible people will personally apologize to His Majesty and the hundred officials. ”