Hosokawa Fujitaka felt extremely troubled about the inheritance of the Ashikaga family, thought about it, racked his brains, and finally found a crooked trick that could not be put on the table, but had to be used.

After making careful inquiries in Kyoto, he found the right guard lieutenant general Shijo Takatsugu with a generous gift, and asked: "Your Excellency, I heard that you have a younger sister who disappeared during the war 20 years ago, and her whereabouts are still unknown, is this true?" ”

Shijo Takatsugu was very unhappy when he was mentioned sad for some reason, but for the sake of the gift, he couldn't bear it and replied with a smile: "It's true." Alas, the world is impermanent, the world is scattered, and there is nothing to be done! Just like the ...... in the "Ancient and Modern Songs"

But this time, Hosokawa Fujitaka didn't come to talk about poetry and songs, so he immediately interrupted: "The matter of waka will be put aside." Would you like to take a look at the portrait in my hand, is it familiar? ”

After saying that, he took out a pair of scrolls from his bosom and opened them carefully.

It seems to be a fresh figure drawing, depicting a noble woman sitting with her head bowed with her head in her hand.

Shijo Takatsugu didn't know what was going on, thinking that since the other party was a giant in the literary world and an ancestor in the art world, there must be a high opinion here, so he took out his spirit and saw the end seriously, and then exclaimed: "It's really lifelike, jumping on the paper, I see that the brushstrokes have traces of the Kano School, and some details are different...... Well, contemptible people boldly guess, could it be Mr. Hasegawa and other uncles who were praised as 'blue out of blue' by the Tie Sho Criminal Department? ”

"Indeed it is! You are really wise like a torch, and you deserve to be an elegant person. In fact, this painting ......" Hosokawa Fujitaka almost couldn't help but enter the artist's world, but immediately reacted, he was serious, and quickly turned the conversation: "Not to mention how the painting is, this woman, do you feel familiar?" ”

"Familiar?" Takatsugu Shijo was puzzled.

"Yes, familiar!" Hosokawa Fuji Takasha has an affair.

At the visitor's insistence, Takatsugu Shijo was forced to look at it for a long time, and then shook his head: "I'm sorry, this ...... This lady is not someone I know. What do you mean by that? Are you looking for someone? ”

"Actually...... This is the maid who gave birth to the only child of the princess. Hosokawa Fujitaka whispered: "The contemptible person recently investigated, and found that this lady is ostensibly from a peasant family, but her temperament is refined, and her elegance is extraordinary, and she is suspected to be a descendant of the lost nobles of the high family, what do you think?" ”

"Okay...... "Shijo Takatsugu probably understood, and shook his head: "But judging from the physiognomy, it shouldn't be our family's talent." ”

"But in terms ......of age," Hosokawa Fujitaka persuaded, "In terms of age, what happened to your family is very compatible!" Rather, only your home is the most compatible. ”

"But the appearance is really different." Shijo Takatsugu frowned: "Just from age, it doesn't make sense." ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka sighed softly, picked up the scroll, solemnly stood up, and said solemnly: "Please don't be confused by the appearance on the surface, the most important thing is actually the inner temperament!" ”

"From a painting, I can see that the inner temperament is really a bit ......" Takatsushi Shijo had not yet said the words "It is difficult for a strong man", and suddenly his eyes lit up.

It turned out that several small pieces of paper with unique shapes and high-quality printing leaked from the cuffs of Hosokawa Fujitaka.

If you read it correctly, it seems that it was endorsed by the Hirate family, and the military ration rolls jointly issued by merchants such as Tamagoshiya and Tennojiya are all in the face value of 100 koku, which can be exchanged for the same amount of rice, or other goods of the same value.

If you transfer it directly, it will be about seventy or eighty yuan on the black market.

Hosokawa Fujitaka's cuffs, the brush brush leaked five or six sheets, and it didn't seem to be all.

Shijo Takatsugu's expression suddenly changed drastically.

What does this mean?

Do you want to buy me with money?

What an insult!

Our dignified Shijo family is the descendant of Fujiwara North Family Fish celebrities, which has been passed down for 500 years, and has produced more than a dozen or three ministers, and the highest ancestor has served as a minister from the Interior.

- Takatsugu Shijo wanted to say that.

But there's just too much money!

So he finally took the scroll in Hosokawa Fujitaka's hand with a painful expression, looked up and down again, nodded with great determination, and made a judgment in an unquestionable tone: "It is indeed as you say!" This peasant girl...... No, this lady, although her appearance is not very similar to that of a contemptible person, her temperament is the same as that of Jiaci! It must be a sister who was separated twenty years ago! ”

"Great!" Hosokawa Fujitaka was so unusually excited that he patted his thigh: "In this way, there will be no controversy about the succession of the shogunate." I disturbed the right lieutenant general today, and these ten military ration coupons are used as compensation. ”

"That's so kind!" With a heavy and sad heart, Takatsugu Shijo took it tightly and held it in his hand.

……

At the same time, similar plots are also being played out in other places.

Hosokawa Fujitaka spent seven or eight hundred yuan worth of securities very painfully to achieve his goal, but he was not prepared to find someone to reimburse the money (cheekily said that it would definitely be reimbursed), because political interests were more important to him.

The tie has a bigger job, and the goal of the conversation is a little harder to impress, and it costs a lot more.

In order to give full play to the value of precious metals to impress people's hearts, gold leaves of one or two are directly used.

Packed in a small cloth bag, put on the table, make a crisp sound, it is the most clever pianist singer can not interpret the fairy music, the aftermath lingers, three days endlessly.

Tens of thousands of dollars of money were thrown out, and finally most of the ministers and officials agreed, and changed "from the four positions, Major General Left Guard, Daisuke of the Criminal Department to Pingshou Bunxiu" to "Positive Four, Lieutenant General Zuo Guard, Senate Tie Shoshu", which is a very beneficial thing for the country and the people.

Of course, this is also inseparable from the general's confused and unconscious appearance.

It was only after seeing the situation of Ashikaga Yoshiaki with their own eyes that many imperial officials made up their minds to give such an important position to Takeshi Owari.

As for the matter of Lan luxury, it is still five or five.

After discussing it for several days, Yamashina Yanjing replied stubbornly: "If you insist, you can enter Todaiji Shosoin at any time, and no one will dare to stop you." But it is inevitable that some people who do not know the current affairs will gossip. If we can defeat Uesugi and Takeda again, I believe no one will be able to say anything. ”

To put it bluntly, I'm still afraid of taking responsibility, in case one day I will be settled by the autumn.

Tieshou said that it was acceptable, but he wanted to know that it was those high-ranking officials who were still gossiping.

Yamashina was so frightened that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Hijo Honshu smiled slightly, and said Don't worry, I will definitely not follow Kiso Yoshinaka's.

Shanke hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said hatefully: "If you don't want to give more than five thousand guan, I guarantee that there will be no problem with Lan Luxury." ”

The words are so crude and straightforward, and there is no such mellow feeling at all, no wonder they all say that his ability to be a minister is far inferior to his father.

But in a way, it's also easier to deal with.

The tie made a decision immediately.

The rest was a matter of course.

announced the news that Ashikaga Yoshiaki was "seriously ill and unable to serve", and at the same time told everyone that there was a wife who thought she was a peasant girl, but was actually the daughter of the Shijo family, and had given birth to the legitimate heir of the general of the Seiyi, so there was no need to panic.

At this turbulent time, in order to avoid the suspicion of the lord and the young people, the young generation had undue ambitions, the pillar of the country, Heite, was further appointed, and became a member of the Taizheng officials as the "fourth general, the lieutenant general of the left guard, and the senator", and temporarily maintained the law and order of the world as the leader of the samurai.