"Look! It's His Royal Highness Momiji! I don't know if it was from the house on the side of the road, and suddenly there was an excited shout. Immediately afterward, the windows of the houses on both sides of the road were pushed open one by one, and hundreds of people poked their heads out in excitement and looked down the street—they immediately saw the samurai in the momiji shawl.

"It's His Highness Momiji!" "It's His Highness Momiji, that's right!" "Look, His Highness Momiji has come down!" Similar shouts immediately spread throughout the streets and then gradually throughout the village. The people in the houses on both sides of the street where Yu Qiuping was located suddenly became active, and they poured out of the house one after another, running towards Yu Qiuping.

The news of "His Royal Highness Momiji has descended" also immediately spread throughout the village and to every corner. The people in the distance did not understand what was happening, but as soon as they heard that their great benefactor was coming, they all ran south with the flow of people. After a while, Yu Qiuping and the three of them were surrounded by people. Every common person is eager to squeeze in front of Yu Qiuping, expressing their gratitude to Yu Qiuping over and over again with poor words, and sending their most simple blessings, everyone is proud to be able to squeeze in front of Yu Qiuping.

Yu Qiuping and Maeda Toshiya remembered that this was one of the villages that Yu Qiuping had given relief to military rations a year ago. The people in the village relied on the relief grain from Yuqiuping to survive the catastrophe and survive. Without Yu Qiuping, they may have to face the tragedy of their families being ruined.

"It's... This..."Kinoshita Toyoshiro looked at the enthusiastic residents, and was at a loss for a moment. He had never seen a common man in his life who was so grateful to the samurai.

"His Royal Highness Momiji! Aren't you the samurai master of the Imagawa family? How did you come to our Owari! It's going to be war again! A young man asked, a little nervous. His words also caused panic among the surrounding people, and everyone quieted down all of a sudden, listening attentively to Yu Qiuping's answer.

"No, don't worry, don't worry, don't worry." Yu Qiuping smiled and shook his head. This summer, the war between the Oda family and the Imagawa family on the Owari border probably caused them a lot of inconvenience, so it seems that they have not been caught indiscriminately, "I left the Imagawa family and came to the Oda family." ”

"Really!" The people cheered, and there were sporadic shouts asking, "Then Your Highness will stay in Owari and not leave!" ”

"Yes, I'm not leaving," Yu Qiuping nodded.

"Great!" The crowd cheered again, everyone excitedly exchanged ears, and a few young men asked loudly: "Then Your Highness, will you come to us to be a lord?" There's no lord here! ”

This question immediately detonated the crowd, and everyone also looked at Yu Qiuping with anticipation. Yu Qiuping was moved by everyone's enthusiasm, but at this moment, he could only shake his head honestly, "My territory was assigned to the northwest by the governor, and I can't be a lord for you." ”

"Alas!" When the people heard the news, they were disappointed, sighed and shook their heads again and again, muttering complaints to Oda Nobunaga. However, a few people shouted comforting words such as "You can come to see us often if you are close", "You can also go to the northwest to see Your Highness when we go out".

"How's your day going?" Yu Qiuping asked with concern, "How was last year's harvest?" ”

"Your Highness, rest assured!" The head of the village responded, "Thanks to Your Highness's blessing, there was enough rain last summer, and it is rare for us to have a good harvest!" Thanks to His Highness's food last year, no one in our village will starve to death anymore! Thank you, Your Highness! After that, the village chief was the first to take the lead in kneeling down for Yu Qiuping. The villagers also knelt down one by one, pouring out their gratitude to Yu Qiuping for saving his life. Yu Qiuping wasted a lot of strength before persuading everyone to stand up again.

"His Royal Highness Momiji!" Suddenly, an old uncle reacted to what Kinoshita Fujiyoshiro shouted just now, "Is His Highness's wife looking for a house to live in?" ”

"Yes," Yu Qiuping nodded, "My wife is pregnant, she is not well, and she wants to find a place to rest." ”

"Come to my house! Come to my house! A young man next to him reacted the fastest, and immediately shouted: "I have an empty house at home!" Your Highness is at home! ”

When he said this, the other people also reacted immediately, waving their hands high, rushing towards Yu Qiuping, shouting "Come to my house", hoping that they would have the honor to receive Yu Qiuping for one night. Yu Qiuping was almost melted by the enthusiasm of the people, and finally had to choose the first young man to shout out with a guilty face, and the people immediately cast resentful and jealous glances at him. Before this matter was over, another common man took the lead in fighting over the place where Yu Qiuping finished eating-after a bargain of chickens, flying dogs, and jumping, Yu Qiuping was finally forced to eat a little food in each of the five houses.

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Yu Qiuping returned to the military camp of his subordinates and led Imagawa Kaede to the village. In the short time he had walked back, the village was already full of smoke. The hostess of the house that had just grabbed the first one to entertain Yu Qiuping immediately warmly welcomed Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Kaede into the room - there was already a lot of food on the table. Although they all look like ordinary dishes at a glance, such as pickles, pickled cucumbers, fried beans and the like, Yu Qiuping also understands that these are already very luxurious for poor villagers. It seems that in addition to the host's family, many nearby villagers have sent their own dinner to Yu Qiuping's table, hoping that Yu Qiuping can taste it. Soon after, the host even presented the rice that the village would only eat during the Chinese New Year - it is said that it took more than a dozen families to put together such a few bowls for Yu Qiuping.

Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Kaede understood that their days were not good, and they couldn't bear to see them so wasteful, so they beckoned all the people who brought the food to eat around the table, which caused everyone to cheer. There are also many elderly people who rushed to pray for the child in Kaede's womb with ancient rituals. Yu Qiuping also noticed that in a very conspicuous place in the house, an immortal monument was erected for Yu Qiuping.

Before Yu Qiuping had eaten a few bites, the second owner, who was responsible for entertaining Yu Qiuping, brought his neighbors over to rob people. Before leaving, Yuakihei and Imagawa Kaede repeatedly instructed the residents not to waste and to eat all the hard-won meals.

When he arrived at the second family, Yu Qiuping was welcomed by the first family, and Table Mountain placed dozens of dishes of similar dishes, and the house still respectfully erected a monument to Yu Qiuping in a conspicuous position to pray for blessings. When they arrived at the third family, a large family in the village even brought out a plate of roast pork - this is the pig that this family has raised since last year, and it was originally planned to kill it for money during the Chinese New Year this year, but as soon as he heard that Yu Qiuping was coming, he didn't say a word and killed Yu Qiuping to entertain him. Yu Qiuping was moved, but he felt distressed for the farmer, and wanted to compensate him with some money - in the countryside, raising a pig can really consume a lot of food in the people's families, and the family's efforts for most of the year are also poured into the pig, waiting for the New Year to sell the money to add some clothes to the family, and squeeze oil for next year. As a result, it was used to entertain Yu Qiuping, where did he go in his heart? But the people desperately shirked Yu Qiuping's compensation, and kept saying that this was to repay Yu Qiuping's life-saving grace, and refused to accept money.

This meal was tossed until night, and it was not easy to finish the meals of the five families, and Yu Qiuping had just returned to the farmhouse where Imagawa Kaede had stayed tonight with the front foot, and many people rushed over on the back foot. They were the people of several nearby villages, and when they heard that their Momiji Highness had arrived in this village, the people of several villages almost immediately rushed over to meet their great benefactor. Yu Qiuping was moved, but he had to use Imagawa Kaede as a reason to be pregnant and needed to recuperate to appease the people to leave. When the people heard that His Highness Momiji's wife needed to recuperate, they immediately quieted down. Some of the ignorant ones still shouted, so they were immediately reprimanded by others who made a fuss in a low voice. However, the people were still reluctant to leave, and they asked to stay and help Yu Qiuping keep vigil - they said that the people of several villages further away would definitely come when they knew that Yu Qiuping was coming. They stayed outside and helped Yu Qiuping tell the other people to be quiet and not disturb Imagawa Kaede's rest.

This request, Yu Qiuping can hardly refuse no matter what. He was moved to tears, and after thanking the people, he returned to the room with tears in his eyes. The peasants of this family did not actually have an empty room as they said, but the whole family of six people crowded into a small room, and made a large room for Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Kaede to sleep, and the owner refused to agree to Yu Qiuping's request to change the house.

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Late at night, Yuqiu lay flat on the tatami mat, hugging Imagawa Kaede beside him, with tears in his eyes. He put his arm under his head and looked at the immortal monument in the corner of the room by the hazy moonlight.

These people, why are they so stupid...

Yes, there are so many simple people in the world. They work at sunrise and rest at sunset, and live a life of digging in the soil. They don't have anything to think about politics and fame, they just want to live in peace, and the family is safe and well-fed. They are very kind, very simple, and they are grateful, but if you give them a little favor, they may remember it for a lifetime.

Yu Qiuping only produced some surplus military rations a year ago, saving the lives of the people, which is a lifetime of kindness for them. They regard Yu Qiuping as a great benefactor, and every household has erected a monument to them for immortality. When Yu Qiuping came again, they could barely express their gratitude in words. Hospitable and simple, they took out something that they were usually reluctant to eat to entertain Yu Qiuping, and they were all excited that they could repay even a little kindness.

If... If the thousands of people in Yinma City can be rescued, it is estimated that they will be as grateful to themselves as the people around Narumi City...

But they're all dead... Died by the sword of the samurai, and died in the battle for power and profit of the big men.

How many poor people in the world have died because of the endless battle for power? History books don't pay attention to them, history books only focus on princes and generals. The vivid and simple lives just left like that. They have been honest all their lives, why did they suffer such a fate? They just want to live!

Thinking about it, Yu Qiuping's tears gradually flowed down his cheeks. Cold tears slid down Imagawa's face, waking her up from her sleep.

"Ping... Why are you crying? Kaede Imagawa asked softly.

Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, his thoughts were very confused, and he didn't know where to start, but he sighed and said, "Why are the people so good to me..."

"The benevolent love others, and people always love them." Imagawa Kaede smiled slightly, and hugged Yu Qiuping in his arms, "Ping is a great hero, a big hero who vows to save the innocent people in the world." ”

Oh, yes... I swore it. I vowed to save these poor people so that they would not have to suffer from war again!

However, this kind benevolent man, this kindness, killed so many brothers. Am I going to continue to be that benevolent?

Am I not here for revenge... Didn't you say that you should give up this love?

Have you forgotten the tragedy outside Yinma City?

This love... In troubled times, it can only bring disaster.

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Outside the village, Toshiie Maeda and Toshiro Kinoshita looked at the countless torches inside and outside the village—people from other villages, who came to see Akihei with torches.

"It's the first time in my life that I've seen people so enthusiastic about samurai." ”

"yes, the whole village was bustling just now!" Kinoshita Fujiyoshiro also sighed, "His Royal Highness Yuqiu is really powerful, so popular." Even if His Royal Highness the Governor came down, it is estimated that he would not get such a warm welcome. ”

"Haha, my little brother is probably happy now!" Maeda Toshiya laughed.

"The benevolent love people, people love them forever, and the ancients are honest and do not deceive."

Not far behind the two, a sudden exclamation came. The startled two hurriedly turned around and said in unison: "His Royal Highness Lin? How did you get here? Didn't you go back to Cheongju? ”

Not far away, Lin Xiuzhen was sitting on a horse, looking at the brightly lit village from afar, and did not answer, but smiled slightly.

"However," Lin Xiuzhen shook her head, "His Royal Highness Hongye is afraid that he can't laugh, but is worried." ”