Chapter 8 Hamana

"Haha, follow the customs of the locals, and besides, the merchant family is not so particular." Yu Qiuping hurriedly explained.

"That's not appropriate," Sena shook his head, "It's not appropriate for outsiders to call for it. Lang Huaxia, the state of etiquette, Japan was originally Dongyi, and it should imitate the etiquette of the Han family. Your Excellency does not need to call himself a villain, since he is the righteous brother of the virtuous nephew, then you can call yourself me. ”

"I wonder if I'll be lucky enough to know your name?" He asked with a smile.

Yu Qiuping felt a sense of affection for this Sena Shijun, and the other party's knowledge and gentleness made him feel as if he was talking to a great Confucian, like a spring breeze. He's the same as the Uncle Keju he met before.,He's the type who can be comfortable talking.。 However, that uncle's style is more outgoing, while this Sena-sama is more introverted.

Yu Qiuping hesitated slightly, twisted his neck slightly, and the pendant on his chest shook slightly, helping him make up his mind.

"My word red leaves, red leaves in rain and autumn." He got up on the spot.

"Oh, then Momiji-kun," Sena Shitoshi invited, "it's getting late tonight, I wonder if I'd like to go to the Humble House and collapse?" ”

"It's not a secret, I'm also proficient in arithmetic when I ask myself," Sena Shijun saw Yu Qiuping's doubts, "I want to ask for advice at night, I wonder if Momiji-kun can give me advice?" ”

"It's my pleasure." When it comes to his mathematics, Yu Qiuping still confidently agreed.

After the two left the banquet hall of Nichimaru, they walked towards Honmaru, exchanging views on Han culture along the way. The interior of a castle in Japan is intricate and complex. Usually there are Ninomaru and Honmaru within the city walls, similar to the Chinese urn castle, one layer surrounds the other. Larger castles will also have other fortifications such as Sannomaru and Kokura. At least one castle tower will also be erected in the castle, usually near Honmaru. The castle tower is the residence and office of the castle lord, and it is also the observation deck and the last line of defense when the castle is defended. Akihei Rain is now ascending the castle tower with Sena Toshi around the spiraling staircase.

Suddenly, Yu Qiuping heard a sound from upstairs, and when he looked up, he felt that a basin of water was poured down in front of him, pouring him into a soup chicken from beginning to end. Shuna Shijun next to him was also splashed with water.

Immediately after, you can hear the excited laughter of Taehyung Asahina.

"Nephew, you're getting too much." Sena's tone was unusually calm when he was angry, "I can't make amends to Momiji-kun!" ”

"What Momiji-kun? That guy's name is Yu Qiuping! Asahina Taehyung muttered in between laughter, but couldn't stop laughing, "How nice it is that I'm the elder brother's brother to take a bath, hahaha." ”

The next morning, before the sun had risen over the horizon, Nakaharu Fujita had already whisked everyone up and ready to hit the road. Last night, the four operations in the middle of the night were demonstrated, and the rain and autumn level of vertical calculation and Arabic numerals were even more sleepy-eyed.

"Since you're here, don't be in such a hurry to leave," Sena said, "It's never too late to go to the castle tower to see Lake Hamana, hasn't Momiji-kun seen Lake Hamana yet?" ”

"That's right," said Lian Long, "I've told the kitchen to prepare breakfast for you, so let's go after breakfast." ”

"Adults have lives, how dare subordinates disobey," Fujita Nakaharu said with some reluctance, "It's just that this time is going to be..."

"It's okay," Iiao Lianlong said with a smile, "I won't be able to get to Okazaki Castle tonight anyway, so there's no need to worry." ”

"Eh, uncle, don't worry about it," Asahina Taehyung decided, "It's been a long time since I've seen Lake Hamanaa at the Hamamatsu Castle Castle Tower, so I'll take a look at it when I come here." ”

"Boy, let's go," Asahina Taihyung grabbed Yu Qiuhei's sleeve and carried him to the castle tower, "Brother will take you to see Lake Hamana." Yu Qiuping, who had no energy and wanted to find a place to catch up on sleep, was reluctantly dragged to the top of the castle tower by Asahina Taehyung. Blown by the cool breeze of the early morning, Yu Qiuping was thrilled, and after his eyes slowly focused on the scenery to the west, he couldn't help but be shocked by the beauty of Lake Hamana.

Unlike the white sky in the east, the sky on Lake Hamana in the west is still indigo, and it spreads to the end of Lake Hamana, and the water and sky are the same color. Lake Hamana is surrounded by weeping willows that blow in the wind, and you can't see the outline from a distance, but you can only see the vibrant green dancing and waiting for the morning light. The pale blue water surface does not have a trace of waves, like a crystal clear sapphire, placed in pale green velvet. The noisy castle tower seems to have suddenly quieted down, and time and space seem to merge at that moment, and the endless green space outside Lake Hamana, the smoke-filled houses, and the official roads leading in all directions form a peaceful beauty. The horizon has never been so wide, and the mind has never been so peaceful. Until a flock of waterfowl skimmed across the water, cutting through this tranquil painting, the rising morning sun behind it, casting the first rays of morning light on the gem, a crystal clear.

After breakfast, Asahina Taiheng and his party left Sunfu through the North Gate, took Mikatahara and Iiya, and turned west to Yoshida Castle in Mikawa. Around noon, the team arrived near Ii Valley Castle, the home of the Ii family.

"Young Prince, the Ii family has sent a messenger," said a samurai who had walked in front of the way, riding towards Asahina Taehyung, turning over and dismounting, "He said that the Ii family had prepared an afternoon banquet and hoped to entertain him." ”

"Oh? I's family? Bring him here. He frowned at Hina-taehyung and waved his hand with a provocative expression. A moment later, a young herald of the Ii family was brought to Asahina Taehyung.

Before the herald could speak, Asahina Taehyung asked, "Let me ask you!" How did your Jing family know the whereabouts of this son! ”

"This—" The herald was caught off guard by the question, and stammered as he explained, "I! Villain, no, I don't know about it! Maybe it was said by a few samurai who returned from Hamamatsu Castle yesterday! Under ..."

"Are you Ii family samurai following this son?" Asahina Taehyung unceremoniously interrupted the herald, "What do you want?" ”

"Don't dare! How dare the Iyi family..."

"Shut up!" Asahina Taiheng raised his horsewhip, "I see that your family is not well-intentioned, the governor is magnanimous to let you go, our Asahina family is not so good!" ”

"Get out, get back for me," he waved his whip at Bina Taehyung, "Honko won't go to your Iiya Castle even if he sleeps in the wilderness!" ”

After the herald of the Jing Yi family left in disgrace, Yu Qiuping got the opportunity to ask Asahina Taehyung, "Big brother, why do you have such a bad attitude towards that Jing Yi family?" ”

"Hey, you kid doesn't know," Asahina Taehyung snorted fiercely, "This Jing Yi family is anti-bone from top to bottom!" When the ancestors of our Imagawa family attacked Enoe, this Iyi family resisted desperately. Later, when he saw that he couldn't fight, he turned around and surrendered, sold his ally Sibo family, and occupied a territory of 120,000 stone in Yuanjiang! Yuanjiang has a total of 250,000 stones! He angrily slammed the horse's belly, and the horse stabbed and slammed forward, and the rain and autumn nearly fell off the horse.

"And then, those grandsons, sure enough, planned a rebellion more than ten years ago, fortunately, someone in the family informed, we were ordered to go out to the Bina family, and many people died to suppress them, but these grandsons surrendered again! There was no way, but I still left 50,000 stone territory for Iyi Valley to them. Hmph, maybe one day it will be the other way around! And expect me to give them a good face. ”

"Well," Yu Qiuping sighed, "this relationship is really complicated. ”

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the group rushed to Yoshida Castle before sunset and entered the territory of Mikawa. From Iiya to Yoshida Castle, you have to pass through a mountain forest, so the speed is slowed down. Along the way from Suruga to Enoe to Mikawa, Yu Qiuping only felt more and more desolate. It feels like going from the U.S. to China to India. In Suruga, large cities like Sunfu already have a well-developed secondary and tertiary industries, with wealthy people and the samurai class enjoying a drunken lifestyle, and consumption industries such as theater and snacks are booming, and the inhabitants are generally wealthier, and the number of bazaars is also a sign of the development of commerce. The number of merchants who pass by every day is equivalent to the population of a small town. The fields beside the road are covered with lush rice and other crops, and they are full of gold.

In Enoe, the standard of living of the residents is a little lower than that of Suruga, and although the food of ordinary farmers is about the same, the people of Enoe seem to be far less rich than the people of Suruga. Theaters and bazaars can be found almost everywhere in Suruga, but in Enoe, they can only be found in large cities such as Kakegawa and Suima. Even the main city of Yinma Castle is not as prosperous as Sunpu Castle.

When you get to the three rivers, it is a depressed landscape. It is not uncommon to see the precious paddy fields deserted because they are uncultivated, and there are not many people living in the scattered small villages. Merchants only dared to hurry by on the official road, as if they did not dare to stay in the wilderness for fear of bandits and robbers. Theaters, handicraft workshops, bazaars, Yu Qiuping has never seen it since he entered Sanhe. Even in Yoshida Castle, the life of the residents is very monotonous, and there are many beggars roaming the streets of the castle town.

"Suruga hasn't been devastated by war for generations," Fujita Nakaharu lamented, "and Enoe has been peaceful for more than a decade." ”

"But Mikawa," he chuckled, "has been calling back and forth since decades ago. First the Matsudaira family was fighting the Oda family, and then the Oda family was fighting the Matsudaira family in turn. After that, our Imagawa family helped the Matsudaira family fight the Oda family. After the Imagawa family took control of Mikawa, it is now better to say that it is more peaceful than before. A few years ago, after we rebelled against Narumi Castle and Yukake Castle, we had already advanced the battle line to the southeast of Owari, and Mikawa was finally at a peaceful point. ”

"After a few decades, this place will become as rich as Suruga." Fujita Nakaharu sighed, "Just fighting back and forth like this, how many years will there be in the whole of Japan, and how many people will not be able to live a good life." ”

"Our Imagawa family is so strong now, to fight in Kyoto, Kuang Zheng the world, just around the corner." Asahina Taehyung smiled, "There won't be a war then." ”

His exclamation caused a wave of admiration from those around him. Who doesn't want the world to be peaceful and the people to live and work in peace and contentment?

It's just that if the history of the barrel has not changed. Yu Qiuping silently glanced at the people around him. Japan will have to fight for another 40 years.