022

"It's snowing!" I looked out the window at the snowflakes that began to fall, and I couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

In my previous life, I lived in the south of China and had hardly seen snow, but after I was reborn in this country of a different era, because of my latitude, I could basically meet this white ice-like crystal every year.

Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year, and due to the influence of China, Japanese people also like to visit family and friends on the first day of the new year.

Before Chinese New Year's Eve, my mother, Shishiro, Hosokawa Fujitaka father and son, and the retainers all returned from Sakamoto Castle, and everyone reported to my father about the situation in Shiga Prefecture for a month.

My cheap uncle, Akechi Chang'an (Okubo Chang'an), was very proud, and he sold 30,000 koku of grain to the Kono family in Shikoku, and after deducting the cost of transportation, he finally made a net profit of more than 54,000 kan, which is indeed much higher than that of.

In front of everyone, I praised him well, for a wise man who only has an income of more than 70,000 yuan a year, this is indeed a lot of income, and by the way, he will also be old, and even moldy old rice is cleared, his ability is indeed not small, and he really deserves to be the "chief official of the world" in history.

Because I introduced the person, everyone (including my father) was amazed by my "insight", and the wise Chang'an was also grateful for my kindness.

In fact, for Wise Chang'an, I also have my own set of "control plans", on the one hand, I want to maximize his talents as much as possible; On the one hand, I have to curb the power in his hands more or less, and I can't let his ambitions swell out step by step, you must know that when Tokugawa Ieyasu was still alive, he dared to instigate Tokugawa Tadahui to overthrow the shogunate!

Finally, I had to "tap" him twice from time to time to make him understand that someone was staring at him above him!

After Hosokawa and his son said goodbye and the retainers retreated, the family was finally able to get together to talk and talk about family life!

Only then can I let go of the burden in my heart and play the role of son and brother.

In the evening, our family of four went to Nijo Castle to attend the Oda family's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

Because Oda Nobunaga was no longer the governor of the Oda family, Gifu and Mino had been ceded by him to Oda Nobutada, so the venue for this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was chosen in Nijo Castle in Kyoto.

In addition to the geographical factors, the political factors are also clear at a glance, and Oda Nobunaga proved to the world that the Nijo Imperial Office of the Ashikaga Shogunate was now his Oda Nobunaga.

In the evening of the same day, the imperial court also sent people to attend.

There was nothing wrong with this, as in the era of the Ashikaga shogunate, the ministers were invited by the generals to the Muromachi Imperial Palace for the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, and after Oda Nobunaga took over Kyoto, the ministers were also invited to Gifu for a banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve.

But today, there is a "big guest" with an extraordinary identity.

Prince Seihito, the crown prince!

If it's just a minister, it's not a big deal, but the crown prince is here, and the meaning is very different.

However, Oda Nobunaga did not explain this, and Prince Seihito did not make any statement, but said in front of everyone that Oda Nobunaga pacified the world, how great and wise, the world could not live without Oda Nobunaga, and the emperor was grateful for Oda Nobunaga's "benevolence" and sent him to "condole".

Is it really just to come to condole? We all shook our heads in our hearts.

With the crown prince as a foil, Oda Nobunaga was particularly interested, and when he delivered his "acceptance speech," he also smiled and spoke five or six thousand words freely. This reminds me of the bureaucrats of the Celestial Empire in later generations.

Finally, when he finished speaking, the banquet was finally able to begin.

The hall was brightly lit, and although there was no overly warm noise, the atmosphere was quite harmonious, and the samurai, the princess and the prince praised and thanked each other, and no one would have the illusion that the peaceful and prosperous era had arrived!

I drank a great deal of wine that night, and I spoke many things with many people, and what I said, and to whom...... I woke up drunk this morning and don't remember it at all.

I drank a lot of alcohol, in my previous life, when I was in college, I was one of the members of the "Wine Appraisal Club" (a very weird club, right), not that I blow it with you, three taels of liquor, I can easily solve it without changing my face.

My father had a bad stomach and couldn't drink much, so I took all his "share" from me.

So, Hashiba Hideyoshi, Hosokawa Fujitaka, Niwa Nagahide, Shibata Katsuie, Takigawa Kazuki, Tokugawa Ieyasu (applause, more than 20 chapters have been written, this guy finally appeared on the front) ...... Those who know and don't know, those who are familiar with the unfamiliar, those who are close and those who are not close to me, all come and have a drink with me.

The sake at the banquet was all sake of low strength, and with the exception of a few people such as Oda Nobunaga, there were not many Japanese samurai who loved Nanban sake (of course, I am an exception).

I easily drank a few people away, and the final price was ...... and a group of people gathered around.

So in the end, I was so drunk that I was unconscious......

"Kogoro, are you alright?" My mother's voice came from the living room, interrupting my reflections.

"That's it!" I put on my cotton coat again and touched my head again, where it still hurt a little because of the hangover.

On the first day of the new year, we went to visit Hosokawa Fujitaka.

My father had always had a good relationship with the Hosokawa family, and in addition to their friendship, my sister Tamako also married his son Tadashi, and after marrying the family, the relationship naturally became closer.

Hosokawa Fujitaka was originally an official of the shogunate, and he built a castle in a fertile village southwest of Kyoto, Seiryuji Castle. "Eiroku Great Rebellion", the general was killed, and Hosokawa Fujitaka was able to survive because he still had some troops in Seiryuji Castle. And her father's first meeting with her was also there.

However, the current Qinglong Temple City is dilapidated, and it is obviously no longer worthy of his identity. So after obtaining Shenglongji Castle, Qinglongji Castle was immediately abandoned.

Built on the ruins of the former Nagaokakyo, Katryuji Castle is a medium-sized castle of small scale but strategically important, located not far from Seiryuji Castle.

For the arrival of our family, the Hosokawa family seemed very happy. Especially Mrs. Hosokawa, who personally poured tea for our family of four in the living room.

"Yuzi, you've gained a lot of weight." When I saw my sister Yuzi, I couldn't help but make fun of her.

The little sister Yuzi is thirteen years old this year, and she is obviously just a little Lori, but this little Lori, but last year, she married the one next to me who was covering her mouth and smiling, and she was also only thirteen years old Hosokawa Tadashi.

"Big brother, you are really," Yuzi blushed, "my little sister is married, and you don't forget to make fun of me." ”

To be honest, I'm not a cold and gray person, but the sunshine and liveliness also have nothing to do with me, under the training of my father, that is, the first "black-bellied man" in the Warring States, I am becoming more and more introverted, and I don't talk much, compared with Hosokawa Zhongxing's "no tune" every day, it is indeed far behind.

But in front of my family, I can relax a little bit and don't mind telling jokes and creating some atmosphere.

"Kogoro!" I was about to continue to play on the topic, but my mother stopped me in time: "You are really, how can you say that about my sister?" ”

As she spoke, she turned her head to Mrs. Hosokawa: "But then again, madam, don't let us Tamako be wronged." Otherwise, our mother's family will have to come to Xingshi to ask for sin. ”

"Look at what you said, how dare we, haha......" The two middle-aged women chatted, and the atmosphere in the living room became extremely relaxed. Even my father smiled.

Hosokawa Fujitaka and several other children, I was not rude to greet them one by one, at this time, Hosokawa Tadashi rubbed up again without skin and face.

"Big brother, I've learned a few more tricks to juju, let's go to the yard and try it out." After saying that, without waiting for me to answer whether I agree or not, he pulled my sleeve and was about to run out.

I sometimes wonder how Hosokawa Fujitaka, a "senior intellectual" with very good cultivation, could give birth to such an "untoned" son as Hosokawa Tadashi, although Hosokawa Tadashi is not too out of line, but at least compared with his father's politeness and gentleness, it is much worse.

In my previous life, I was crazy about football, and in addition to the drinking party, I also participated in the football team in college, and I practiced my skills well.

This kind of ability has been "brought" again in this life, and I have performed a few tricks in front of Hosokawa Tadashi, which has attracted his envy, pestering me and begging me to teach him, and challenging me from time to time.

"Yoichiro!" Hosokawa Fujitaka stopped his son in time, "It's still snowing outside, what should I do if Nobumitsu Gongzi gets frostbitten!" Come back! ”

Hosokawa had no choice but to come back in a huff.

"It doesn't matter," I noticed my father's wink, "I just want to kick the ball, Zhongxing, you can find a bigger place to take me and your brothers and sisters there." ”

"Okay."

"Then sir, Mrs. Wise and I will go to the side to talk." Mrs. Hosokawa also received a hint from her husband and quit with her mother.

"I haven't seen you for a month, but Nobumitsu is becoming more and more calm," Hosokawa Fujitaka looked at my back and sighed, "It would be nice if Yoichiro could be like him." ”

"It doesn't matter, Yoichiro is much smarter than Nobumitsu," his father smiled; "When Nobumitsu was thirteen years old, he was not as good as Yoichiro now, and at that time, he didn't know what he was thinking every day...... By the way, is there anything going on over there in Tamba? I'm going on my expedition this spring, and I don't want anything to go wrong. ”

"To be honest, the situation is not too optimistic," talking about big things, Hosokawa Fujitaka's face also became solemn, "Tango Isshiki Yoshiki and Tajima Nayu Toyoto have already decided to reconcile with Hideharu Hatano, so when the time comes, Hatano will free up his hands and do his best to deal with us!" ”

"And what about his retainers?" Father's face was very ugly, "Naito, Akai, Utsu and other people from the country, do they plan to be loyal to the Hatano clan?" ”

"Well," Hosokawa nodded, "although they usually don't get along with Hatano, but right now, out of a bad feeling for His Highness Oda Daiyan, they are all on Hatano's side." ”

"Humph!" Father's nostrils spewed a cloud of turbidity, "A bunch of things that don't know whether to live or die!" Do they think that in this way they will be able to keep their territory? ”

"That's not the worst, I heard that the Mori family has decided to form an alliance with Hatano and directly aid Hatano, and Kobayakawa Takakei will appear under Yagami Castle in a few days!"

"What !!"

(The good days in Kyoto are coming to an end.,The protagonist is about to return to the battlefield to suffer and suffer.,We sympathize with him here.,By the way, I send him some recommendations and collections.,Hahaha...... ）