"Teacher, last night, I had a dream."

"Oh? Your Majesty, what kind of dream is it? ”

"The bachelor is busy with official business, how can my son delay the bachelor with such a grotesque thing, why don't you go to study soon!"

"What the queen mother said is that the child is abrupt."

"Alas! Why should the Queen Mother be like this. Your Majesty happens to have some leisure and is willing to interpret your Majesty's dreams. ”

"This dream, I've been doing it every night for as long as I can remember, and it's been repeating it for years. But it wasn't until yesterday that I remembered the contents of my dream for the first time. ”

"Since Your Majesty can't remember the contents of the dream, why does he think that it has been the same dream for the past few years?"

"Because in dreams, there is always a red leaf flying."

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On October 2, 1573, the fourth year of the Ming Dynasty, Yu Qiuping was standing on the bow of the ship from Sakai Port to Minami Naoli, looking at the coastline of Japan.

He didn't expect that after he asked Oda Nobunaga for several months to go on home leave, Oda Nobunaga agreed without much hesitation.

"Keep your wife and children behind, otherwise how will Yu know if you have run away." Oda Nobunaga shook off this sentence and scolded with a smile, "I see that your kid has been weird in the past few months, take a good rest, and go back to work for Lao Tzu." ”

Oda Nobunaga's rare empathy made Yu Qiuping quite grateful, but the opposition in his family was much greater. Naoe Tadadahei, Amano Keitoku, Takenaka Shigeharu, Sena Shiyoshi, and Sanada Masayuki, the five guards he relied on to govern the country, jointly wrote a letter to dissuade Yu Qiuhei's return to his hometown. However, Yu Qiuping had already made up his mind, even if his subordinates knew that they were unwavering with emotion and reason, they had no choice but to compromise. During Yu Qiuping's absence, Imagawa Kaede and Yu Qiuping replaced the work that Yu Qiuping was supposed to be responsible for, while Gobei had to assist Yu Qiuping and help him get started with these tedious tasks.

Yu Qiuping didn't bring too many guards on this trip, only brought a few of them, Honda Tadakatsu, Mori Kolong, Mori Ranmaru, and Asahina Matsuchiyo. Asahina Matsuchiyo reached the age when he could do things, and Yu Qiuping recruited him as his own bodyguard, hoping that he would be able to have a little bit of a chance in the future, glorify his ancestors, and not be in vain Asahina Taiheng took care of Yu Qiuping back then.

At this moment, Yu Qiuping was dressing up in disguise, as an ordinary businessman, on a smuggling ship, preparing to go to Nanzhili. It had been a long time since he had been on a boat in such a touristic way, so he was happy to hang out on the deck. He walked from the bow to the outside of the boat, but was suddenly attracted by the scenery in front of him.

It was a young girl, who was pursing the corners of her mouth playfully, sitting in front of an easel, holding a brush in her hand, slowly sketching the outline on the drawing paper. The sea breeze blows, blowing the hair of the girl's sideburns, and the beautiful eyes are circulating, quite a quiet and tranquil time. The girl was as beautiful as a little girl who came out of the painting, because the delicate facial features did not seem to be conceived by nature in any way, and only the willow eyebrows and cinnabar on the painting could be so beautiful.

Yu Qiuping was attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of him, and stopped for a while, afraid of disturbing this beautiful picture. However, curiosity still tempted him to walk to the back of the girl by sticking to the side of the boat, wanting to see what the girl was drawing—but to his surprise, it was a portrait of Yu Qiuping.

Yu Qiuping was taken aback, and looked carefully again in disbelief before confirming that he was not mistaken. The angular face shape and deep contours of the facial features, as well as the weird bangs on the forehead and the iconic red leaf shawl, there is no doubt that Yu Qiuping is peaceful.

"Your Highness Momiji, how is the little girl drawing?" Just when Yu Qiuping was stunned, there was a sudden laughter like a silver bell in front of him. The girl turned around with a smirk and clicked the drawing board with the shaft of a brush.

"You?" Yu Qiuping was completely stunned and speechless when he heard this. He traveled back to Ming Kingdom in disguise this time, which should be a top-secret incident. Because once the news leaks, it gives the Miyoshi family and the Honganji family a chance to invade. And Yu Qiuping, who didn't have a few guards by his side, was also likely to be attacked by hostile ninjas. But why was he recognized by this girl at a glance? And she seems to have known for a long time that Yu Qiuping would come?

"How did you recognize me?" Yu Qiuping asked in a deep voice very vigilantly, and while spreading his hand to touch the ribs in his arms, he quickly glanced around the deck - there was no one else but him and the girl.

"The little girl saw His Highness last year, and she painted for His Highness. Why, doesn't Your Highness remember the little girl? Seeing that Yu Qiuping was still wary and confused, the girl puffed out her cheeks a little angrily, "It was His Highness who asked someone to paint the maple forest in the east of Maple Mountain City in the castle town of Maple Mountain Castle last year, and the little woman was one of the painters invited by His Royal Highness!" Your Highness doesn't remember at all! ”

"Ahh I have an impression of painting, but you don't have an impression of Miss at all..."Yu Qiuping scratched his head a little embarrassed, "What's your name?" ”

"Ears of Haya." The girl pinned her long, somewhat disheveled hair behind her ears and replied crisply.

"I have an impression of the name, but I can't match people with faces." Yu Qiuping took a closer look at Ye Gu Suizi's delicate face, and shook his head a little puzzled, "It's strange... You're so pretty, why don't I have any impression of you? Have you ever changed your hairstyle? ”

"Ahh Probably, there used to be bangs here. After thinking for a moment, Ye Gu Suizi nodded with some hesitation, and then immediately frowned, and protested with some dissatisfaction: "But it's not too bad!" Your Highness, don't make excuses, you can't remember this, you're a stupid pig! ”

"Huh?" Yu Qiuping was amused by the eccentric girl in front of him all of a sudden, and his vigilance gradually dissipated. Generally speaking, painters have a particularly good memory of human faces, so it is not surprising that they can remember Yu Qiuping. And the reason why she is unrestrained may be that she is simply self-cooked. "I'm the guardian of Hanoi, and I'm the sixth ruler of the big Cheng Yu autumn red leaves, you are a folk female painter who actually scolds me for being a stupid pig?"

"Ah, anyway, according to a highness who knows you, you have a good temper and will not be angry over such trivial matters." Ye Gu Suizi smiled evilly when she heard this, and at the same time tapped her painting with her hand, "This painting was also commissioned by His Highness to paint it!" ”

"Oh? Which Highness? Yu Qiuping guessed a few answers in his mind, wanting to see if he guessed correctly. However, Haya Suizi shook her head, made a gesture of silence, and said in a low voice: "It's a secret!" You can't say it! ”

"Okay." Yu Qiuping smiled and leaned on the side of the boat, and his heart was no longer on guard. This girl named Hatani Suiko doesn't seem to see Akihei as a high-ranking samurai at all, but talks like a friend. Yu Qiuping was surprised, but he also liked this feeling of equal fellowship.

"But if you want to trouble Miss Suiko, please don't reveal my whereabouts, this is a secret visit, and it will be very troublesome for too many people to know about it." Yu Qiuping was negotiating with Hatani Suizi, but he was hesitating whether to let this girl be put under house arrest first, and then let her out when he returned. But when I saw the simple smile on the girl's face, I gave up on such thoughts.

"That's nature, the little woman knows what is important." Ye Gu Suizi nodded as a matter of course, "Before the little woman left, His Highness repeatedly instructed not to reveal His Highness's whereabouts. ”

"What?" When Yu Qiuping heard this, he suddenly became vigilant, and couldn't help muttering in his heart: "There are still others who know my whereabouts?" ”

Seeing the change in Yu Qiuping's expression, Ye Gu Suizi realized that he had leaked his mouth, and his cheeks were instantly flushed, and he hurriedly covered his small mouth with his hand, and lowered his head a little unknowingly.

"Do you still know the severity? You're a stupid pig. Yu Qiuping looked at the girl's appearance, angry and funny, but the guard in his heart was lowered again. Such a stupid and scheming girl, walking on the street will be abducted by a string of sugar gourds, which hostile force will send her to be a spy? To send them to death? Yu Qiuping didn't ask, he leaked the information, it seems that the vigilance just now was just a misunderstanding.

"Tell me, which Highness is it? Why does he know my whereabouts? Yu Qiuping raised his eyebrows and asked in a kind tone, "Don't worry, I didn't doubt whether Miss Suizi had malicious intentions." If you came with malice, you can only say that the highness who sent a stupid pig like you must have been kicked in the brain by a stupid donkey. Oh no, kicked by a stupid pig. ”

"I really can't say that! His Highness has repeatedly instructed him not to reveal his identity! Hearing this, Hagu Suizi shook her head very firmly, "It's useless for you to beat me and scold me, Suizi can't say it." ”

"You girl, oh no, you stupid pig." Yu Qiuping was really shocked by this girl's brain circuit. Looking at her painting skills, she is obviously a very talented genius. And the temperament and aura displayed in her speech and demeanor undoubtedly prove that she is well educated. But why does such a talented and beautiful woman seem to be wandering in her childhood at an age of mind?

Looking at the girl's cute expression as if she were at home, Yu Qiuping suddenly didn't know how to continue the questioning. But a girl who seemed powerless and couldn't lift anything heavier than a brush would pose no threat to herself, and Yu Qiuping was happy to knock on the side - he had nothing to do on the boat anyway.

"So, Suizi, tell me, what else did your Highness tell you about me?" After pondering for a moment, Yu Qiuping threw out another question.

"This..."Ye Gu Suizi was a little entangled when she heard this, and she actually subconsciously began to bite her fingers.

"Ah, if His Highness had instructed you not to say anything, you wouldn't have said it. Pick something he hasn't asked me to tell me you can't tell. Yu Qiuping looked at her cute appearance, and couldn't help but feel that he was a 30-year-old middle-aged man abducting high school students. Oh no, schoolboys.

"But there are a lot of them!" After struggling for a while, Hatani Suiko let go of her thumb.

"Then pick the most interesting and important thing." Yu Qiuping smiled and looked into the girl's eyes.

"Hmm..."Hatani Suiko thought for a moment, as if she suddenly remembered something, and her beautiful eyes suddenly glowed.

"He said, you're a traverser! From more than 400 years later! ”