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Although Oda Nobunaga is sometimes very impolite and always likes to speak with strong words, he rarely brings this shortcoming to official affairs, which is in stark contrast to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who always likes to talk and teach people in history, regardless of the occasion.

Just like now, although he is disgusted with Date Masamune, he still listens quietly to Endo Kinobu's words, and finally when he finishes speaking, he changes his expression and says in a more playful tone:

[So that's the case, Soma father and son don't really want to become retainers of the Date family, but want to usurp the power of the Date family in the name of Uemune, or divide the territory of the Date family. 】

[That's right, please be clear, General, although my family's territory is a lot, but every inch and every foot is left by the ancestors, how can it be handed over to someone with a foreign surname casually? It was with the ideal of defending his hometown that the regent fought against the Soma family. 】

[Since that's the case, then I have nothing to pursue, but then again, this time the lord of the Soma family and the lord of your party did not go to Beijing, is it also because of this reason? ] 】

Endo Kei's confidence tightened, and he finally had to ask this question, the Soma family has been losing and retreating in the battle with the Date family over the years, and it no longer has the momentum of the year, and the Soma father and son did not dare to go to Beijing, but they were also worried that the Date family would take advantage of the situation.

It's easier to find the reason for the Soma family, but the question is, what to do on their own side, the Date family's war has been going smoothly all these years, and it can't be said that they didn't dare to leave because they were afraid of the enemy's attack.

Also, Oda Nobunaga's invitation clearly states that if the lord can't come, he can come instead of his relatives, which is the greatest freedom for the daimyo of the world, but not to mention whether the lord is happy or not, no one in the family wants to come.

In the moment of his hesitation, Oda Nobunaga's face had sunk, in fact, he had endured it for a long time.

[Endo-sama, superfluous words will only be meaningless to say, and His Majesty the Emperor and I feel about what the Date family has done in Tohoku...... Concerns! Moreover, the spring festival is to pray for the blessing of His Royal Highness the Prince, and on such an important occasion, the head of the family only sends the family

The minister came, this is really unreasonable, so ...... I hope that Huizong and his son can go to Beijing in person and solve the affairs of the Northeast by the way. 】

When he said the word "concern", Kinobu Endo could clearly feel that Oda Nobunaga's teeth were "gurgling", which showed how strong the latter's anger was.

What he was most worried about finally happened———— Oda Nobunaga, who was far away in, did not know the dispute in the northeast very well, and he also had an attitude of opposition to his lord's approach.

This also indicates that Oda Nobunaga will no longer allow the Date family to seize any of the territory by force.

And how could the lord of his own family give up his dream of seizing the world like this, and it was even more impossible for him to go to Beijing as Oda Nobunaga requested.

Kishin Endo could already predict that sooner or later there would be a war between the two families in the future.

Ten minutes ago, seeing Oda Nobunaga pouring tea for himself, Endo Kinobu thought that this time the matter might be easily solved, but now that he thinks about it, he is really confused......

In the fourteenth year of Tensho, if nothing else, this year will be full of vitality, and there will be no war for many years, and the wind of peace will blow to every corner of.

However, there is only one exception to this, and it happens in a place that is a little away from the lives of the people, and that is the forbidden palace.

Think about how barren Oda Nobunaga was when he first went to Beijing! The war has been burning for many years, the capital is overgrown with weeds, broken walls and ruins everywhere, countless abandoned corpses, and the stench is full of the sky. The ministers abandoned the capital one after another. The palace is even more desolate, and even the daily meals of the Son of Heaven are difficult to preserve.

It was an unbearable sight...... At that time, Nobunaga, who would replace the Ashikaga shogunate in the future, as the new leader of the samurai, promised to guarantee an annual supply of 3,000 koku for the imperial palace. Later, Nobunaga increased the number to 6,000. For Nobunaga's various efforts, the Imperial Palace is very important

It is self-evident how grateful the ministers who returned to Beijing were.

To this day, the cost of the Oda shogunate to the imperial court has exceeded 200,000 koku. There will no longer be aristocratic ministers who are willing to fall because they don't have enough food and no clothes.

However, no amount of money can buy good health, and although it is in a peaceful and prosperous era, His Royal Highness Prince Seihito, the crown prince of the Yamato court, is seriously ill, and the medicine stone is useless, even though Nobunaga, who is close to him, holds a grand blessing ceremony and a spring festival for him

failed to save the young life of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and at the end of the autumn of the 14th year of Tensho, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince passed away with regret that he failed to inherit the throne.

The duration of the spring festival is one day and one night.

During the day, it is solemn and solemn, but in the early morning, Kyoto's religious sites, Buddhist temples, shrines, and new churches play solemn Kagura as a greeting to the gods.

Then, the Imperial Palace would send a noble person to the oldest of the Kyoto shrines, Yasaka Shrine (Yasaka Shrine was dedicated to the emperor's shrine, but after the Meiji era, many shrines were transferred to Ise Shrine) to reflect the country to the emperor's ancestors

as well as the life of the royal family.

Then it was time for breakfast, but for most of the day, no one in Kyoto was allowed to eat, from the emperor's relatives to the common people.

At Tatsuna, the prayer bearers, a group of samurai led by Oda Nobunaga, as well as the ministers of the court, wear solemn court clothes and go to Yasaka Shrine.

It is a god who worships the emperors of the previous generations. There is a certain order———— Oda Nobunaga and the following samurai stand in order. Stand and say goodbye. Bow deeply and then offer an offer.

Oda Nobunaga would then explain to the gods the reason for his visit, which was to pray for the blessings of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was seriously ill, and to ask the emperor to bless his children and grandchildren.

The whole prayer ceremony is very complicated, and since there are quite a lot of daimyo and ministers who pay homage to the blessings, it is probably lunch time that it is over, and of course, even at this time, everyone is not allowed to eat.

Then, everyone will go to Nijo Castle and wait for the arrival of the emperor.

The purpose of the emperor's visit was to thank everyone for their concern for the imperial family, but because Oda Nobunaga's side, many [hillbilly] official ranks did not have the qualifications to enter the palace to face the saint, so he had to let His Majesty the Emperor go. In the form of [Luck], I came to meet them.

(The reason is similar to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's [Luck of Jurakudi].) ）

The meeting with His Majesty the Emperor was not sloppy, and then, Oda Nobunaga would introduce the Emperor to those famous daimyo or military generals, and this alone tossed until dinner time———— I guess even His Majesty the Emperor was very tired.

When it was time for dinner, it was finally time to eat the first meal of the day, and what an honor it was to be able to eat in the same room with His Majesty the Emperor!

However, you don't have to think too well about things———— not everyone has these qualifications.

Oda Nobunaga has no doubt that he can achieve the closest position next to His Majesty the Emperor, and opposite him is the left minister Ichijo Neiki, because Sekihaku's position is still vacant, so Mr. Ichijo has become the leader of the public family.

And next to Oda Nobunaga are all daimyos, there are foreign feudal clans, and there are also shogunates, in order of Hojo clan (1.83 million stone), Oda Nobutada (1.25 million stone), Shibata Katsuie (1.19 million stone), Uesugi Keitora (980,000 stone), Hashiba Hideyoshi (

1,100,000 koku), Mori Terumoto (880,000 koku), Tokugawa Ieyasu (790,000 koku), Akechi Kogoro (710,000 koku)......

It is worth mentioning that according to the official rank and the size of the territory, Hashiba Hideyoshi should be ranked in front of Uesugi Jinghu, but in this way, he will have to sit with the old enemy Shibata Katsuie, and he knows that if these two incompatible people are forced together, something will definitely happen

Oda Nobunaga deliberately separated the two people, so that Uesugi Keitora, who was the daimyo of the outer domain, was sandwiched in the middle. And the two of them also knew the reason for this, and they didn't cause any more trouble.

In terms of the public family, in addition to Ichijo Neiji, the right minister Nijo Akimi, the Minister of the Interior Konoe Shinsuke is also among them, and the Suoyuki family is not comparable to the martial arts, although these two people are also opposed, but they will not provoke any trouble on such occasions. Then there are the ministers at all levels.

Both the public and the samurai families sat according to the hierarchical system of respect and inferiority, but the banquet hall of Nijo Castle was only so large that it could not accommodate everyone. Therefore, those with status can enjoy dinner inside, and those without status can only wait outside. middle

The lower lords all knelt down in the hallway, and the lower ones knelt on the sand table outside the hallway.

After dinner, the theme of the spring festival ———— the blessing ceremony is over, and His Majesty the Emperor makes a speech before returning to the palace. And the daimyo also left Nijo Castle one after another.

However, the serious blessing ceremony has come to an end, but the spring festival has not ended, and after dark, it is the festival that belongs to the people......

After returning home, that is, after Wise Kogoro's mansion in the capital, Wise Kogoro was so tired that he collapsed on the ground, and today's toss has almost exhausted his experience, and he really doesn't have the strength to do anything else.

At this time, he saw his younger brother Akechi Mitsukei and his godson Yoshida Toshimitsu who had just been adopted for a long time dressed neatly and looked like they were about to go out.

This time for the spring festival, his wife, Xiang Ji considered that she had just become pregnant and was not suitable for doing anything [long-distance travel], and the pregnant woman was still the best to stay at home honestly, so she didn't come, and if she didn't come, it was inconvenient for Ah Zhi to come.

There are actually very few retainers of the wise family who accompanied Wise Kogoro to Beijing this time, that is, Maeda Keiji and Ke'er Caizang who are messing around all day long, and there are their own [godsons], they are purely here to play.

[Father, my second uncle and I are going to the street to attend the festival, aren't you going? 】

[No need, I'm almost tired now, how can I have extra energy to do that kind of thing...... Well, there are 10 small judgments in here, so you can have some fun on the street, and if you can, help me bring some Kyoto specialties back. 】

As he spoke, Wise Kogoro took out a money bag from his body and threw it at his uncle and nephew, and Wise Kokei caught it in mid-air very quickly, and then said "Thank you, lord, you have a good rest", and went out with Yoshida Toshimitsu.

At this time, on the street of Aya Xiaolu, the Yanagi sisters and brothers, who had already gone out in civilian clothes before, were on a semi-open-air food stall, around a coffee table, munching on food.

Liu Shengqian threw a piece of fried tofu into her mouth very lightly, and didn't care whether the fried tofu soup was hot or not, she chewed it casually four or five times, and swallowed this thing in her stomach. Not only that, but because she has practiced Yanagi [New Yin Stream Kendo] since she was a child, her arm strength and wrist strength are more than average

of their peers are much stronger, so the whole process from picking up the dish to putting it in the mouth is almost instantaneous, and even a second is debatable.

The diners on one side were dumbfounded, although Kyoto has recently been flooded with a lot of wandering samurai from all over the country because of the Kasuga Festival, and many of them are skilled in martial arts, but like the one in front of him, although he is wearing a woman's clothes (not a kimono, and Yagyu Akane wears women's clothes

There are very few opportunities to serve, and they all wonder if she has forgotten her gender), but the woman who wears a katana on her body is estimated to be above them in martial arts, and I don't know which dojo cultivated the [Heroine among Women].

In fact, the author also feels unbearable to write a young and lively girl as a female man who only has battle in her head and an almost negative EQ, but she is so far, among all the female characters in this book, the author thinks that the most existential one

bit, and I think I'm the only one who has a more [stylish] character, so just keep going like this.

Akane Yanagi sat on the tatami mat with her buttocks. Petite body, and delicate face reminiscent of plum blossom cake (strange, why is it eaten?). The women's martial arts uniform used as a home wear is extremely suitable for her body, and her long jet-black hair with a slight gray color is difficult

Instead of tying it into a ponytail, but with the appearance of hanging down her shoulders, she looks like a young and beautiful girl———— in fact, everyone's first impression of her is like this, only those who know her know what she really looks like.

After eating five or six bowls of rice casually, Liu Shengqian, who felt that her appetite was not good today, put down the rice bowl and sighed a little weakly.

[Goro, give me the teapot and take a sip of tea, alas, I was hungry with the old man for a day today, and I thought I could eat a little more and replenish my strength, but I didn't expect that I couldn't eat anything......]

In addition to rolling his eyes, Yanagi Zongju couldn't think of any more suitable actions to express his feelings for a while, and the guy in front of him, while saying that he had a bad appetite, could swallow five or six bowls of rice without hesitation, which was really cheap

People don't know what to say.

But he has grown up with this sister since he was a child, and he is familiar with her, so he doesn't bother to spend any more time complaining about her.

But then again, there is a reason for her sigh———— this stupid eldest sister forgot to bring her wallet when she went out, and now she is eating and drinking here, but she finds that the little change she has on her body is not enough to pay the bill, and she is so good that she will not die, and she happened to pass by here, and she was hardpulled by him

came over, and clearly said that the two sisters and brothers hadn't eaten together for a long time, and they should get together. As a matter of fact...... It's up to you to pay the bills.

Don't ask yourself why she knows so much about this kind of thing, she has made this mistake more than once.

[It was said that I accompanied the lord to be hungry for a day, I'm afraid that the eldest sister didn't enter the main castle of Nijo Castle at all, right? ] 】

[Of course, His Majesty the Emperor came to Nijo Castle today, and the city was completely blocked, and even Maeda-sama and they could only wait in Nido Castle, and guards like me had to retreat to Mido Castle...... Haha, although I didn't see the sky

Your Majesty, I don't know what he's like, but it's not boring today. 】

[Not boring...... Wait a minute! My instincts tell me that you're not bored because you're causing something to happen today, don't tell me that's the case. 】

[Who do you imagine your sister to be?! Today is the visit of His Majesty the Emperor, how can I commit a crime on such an occasion, once the above blames it, if it is serious, I am afraid that the lord will suffer. 】

After taking a sip of tea, Yanagi said:

[Originally, I and the guards of other families stayed in Sandao City to wait for the master, and the wait was an afternoon, and loud noises were not allowed, in such a boring environment, some people wanted to find something not boring to do...... Because I'm a woman, so

I think it's very different from a lot of men, so soon some blind guys will do something to me. 】

[What's the line?!] If it were any other place, I would have to let these grandsons cut off their hands and feet, and dare to beat my Yanagi Shibei idea! However, today's occasion is very special, and I can't cause trouble here, so I said to those grandchildren...... [Let's go.]

Don't make a fuss here, go outside of Nijo Castle and use a katana to see who's better than whom! The group of grandsons thought that it would be more convenient for them to go outside the city, so they happily followed them......]

Speaking of this, Liu Shengqian's eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had found some treasure, she smiled and shouted loudly:

【Ohno! Nakamori! You're also here for the festival, aren't you...... Hahahaha, what a coincidence, come on, come on, please take a seat! 】

Following the direction of his sister's wave, Yanagi Zongju saw several ronins wearing swords, and walked over with joyful faces, among them, the two people who walked in front of them still had bruises on their faces, and it was estimated that they were beaten by someone, could it be that the two of them were [Ohno] and [Nakamori].

When this group of people walked into the food stall, the atmosphere of the scene immediately became hot, but because the ronin was a very dangerous character of unknown origin, the boss was taken aback by their arrival, but Liu Shengqian shouted generously:

【Boss! Don't be stunned there, hurry up and prepare food and drinks for my friends! I paid for their meals! 】

I'll fuck you, you don't have much money yourself, and you still want to pay for others, as a younger brother, I really have to take you to the doctor.

[Miss Yanagi, your treat is naturally the best, but we must pay for the meal! How can you eat and drink for nothing? 】

[Yes, there are many offenses in Nijo Castle today, and we are still thinking about how to make amends to you, but now it's good, this meal will be invited by us...... You don't have to shirk, it's our honor to fight against the people of the Sword Saint Yanagi family! 】

Yanagi suddenly realized that this group of people was not ronin, although they were dressed very poorly, but they were genuine samurai. And it seems that they are the same people who clashed with their sister today, but it seems that they have completely turned enemies into friends now, and

Moreover...... This group of fools, rushing to the signboard of the [Sword Saint Yanagi Family], are so enthusiastic about being Kaizi, it really makes people not know what to say.

Wait a minute! The eldest sister didn't just take a fancy to this point and let them come over, just to solve the [account crisis]...... No, no, no, with the eldest sister's way of thinking at most, how could she think of such a good way?

Liu Shengqian ate and drank regardless of the image, and between a group of big men, she played the role of "Everyone's Sister" unrestrainedly, and this style not only did not cause any resistance from everyone, but also reached the feeling of releasing everyone's pressure, because these people are

He is a middle- and lower-level samurai, not only being yelled at by his lord all day long, but also facing the danger of being fired at any time, which can be described as a huge pressure to survive.

It is only here that everyone can put aside the katana and all kinds of unpleasantness at work, and act as a drunkard to the fullest. This kind of effect is probably something that Yanagi Akane herself couldn't have imagined......

Not to mention that there will be something unexpected on the side of the Yanagi sisters and brothers, on the side of Sanjo Street, even Maeda Keiji's gang has a little bit of a situation.

[When the three kinds of sashimi are combined, a total of 70 yuan...... And the five kinds of sashimi, if you match them, it will cost 110 penny...... well, by the way, you have to choose the scallops, but the scallops are not cheap. 】

Keiji Maeda frowned when he looked at it on the side, although Yoshio Kobayashi is a medical expert and his heart is slender enough, but ...... The tedious task of settling accounts is really not what he is good at.

[Hmm...... Scallops, salmon, tuna, flower branches, mysterious white-fleshed fish...... Red Fish? There is also a rare yellow grouse (the yellow grouse is not produced in Japanese waters, and Japan only introduced this tropical fish species to the country after the occupation of Taiwan, and it is now

It became a very popular food for the Japanese, but it may have been brought to Japan by foreign merchants as early as the Warring States period. I know about fish, don't scold me if I like fishing)? Having said that, the portion size is really small, only three tablets of each, so it's definitely not enjoyable to eat like this...... Boss, aren't you a consumer fraud? Add me two more tablets. 】

As a doctor rather than a samurai, Yoshio Kobayashi's eyes are not sharp, but they are not vicious, otherwise, before he can cure the disease, the patients would have been scared away, but today, at the sashimi stall, he showed a cursed demon knife-like shining eyes, and died

I stared at the sashimi in a wooden box, and the white radish spread on the bottom was stained with tuna juice, which didn't look very tasty. The surface also doesn't seem to have much shine.

No shine? Could it be that this fish is no longer fresh? …… Thinking of this, he squinted at the boss who sold sashimi, who was startled.

In fact, not only Kobayashi Yoshio felt in a dilemma, but the boss's heart was also bitter———— this person in front of him picked and choosed, tossed for a long time, and didn't buy anything, and he looked very decently dressed, like a samurai, and he couldn't afford to provoke him, so he couldn't drive him away.

In fact, Yoshio Kobayashi is not only a doctor, but also quite a foodie, probably because he is a doctor and has a very good understanding of the biological tissues of various plants and animals.

For example, he will only buy herring as a dish in spring and autumn, because the herring in this season is the fattest, and no matter the size of the pot or the level of hunger, he only eats eight taels a meal, that is, less than a catty, and his herring soup

Inside, coriander is essential...... In later generations, this may just be an ordinary fish soup dish, but in this era, it has attracted a group of foodies.

But the traders who usually do business with him are miserable———— this guy is too [knowledgeable], how much fish and meat to take, what season, what part, all know clearly, which makes their business always unable to go on smoothly.

[Keijiro, don't just watch from the sidelines, you can also help me come up with ideas, how to choose these things...... Aren't you known as [the world's No. 1 foodie]? Come...... Hey? 】

Yoshio Kobayashi wanted to hear Maeda's opinion, but he couldn't hear a response for a long time, and he turned his head to look, only to notice that the latter didn't know when, and had disappeared without a trace.

[This damn guy! Hook up with a woman in that place! Could it be that he is a dog? As soon as spring arrives, his estrus period arrives? It's unreliable! …… Don't let me get caught, or I'll kill him!" 】

Not to mention whether Keiji Maeda deserves to die, it's already a little strange for you two big men to go shopping together.

Some time ago, Maeda Keiji's son was about to be born, in order to ensure the safety of adults and children before and after delivery, Maeda Keiji went to ask Kobayashi Fango to help, the latter is really interesting, prenatal and postpartum has been busy non-stop, and finally the child was born safely, Maeda Keiji's wife is also safe and sound under the careful care of everyone, and everyone is happy.

Because before, Keiji Maeda already had a son named Maeda Masato, commonly known as Antai. So this time, he should be regarded as the second son, and at the request of his father Maeda Keiji, the wise Kogoro who is quite literary named him: Hyogoro.

And what about Yoshio Kobayashi? He made such a great effort, it was reasonable, Maeda Keiji had to thank him well, but Kobayashi couldn't look down on things like gold and silver treasures, he just asked the latter to invite him to a meal, but he had to choose his own edible materials———— which is why, Kobayashi Yoshio is grinding here, and Maeda Keiji, who is not very patient, is never angry.

[This bastard is really unreliable, it's only been a few minutes, is it already [shaking]?! 】

Yoshio Kobayashi put his favorite sashimi on the stall while pushing through the crowd to find Keiji Maeda, not to mention whether he bought anything or not, just watching him leave, the fish stall owner felt a sense of relief.

Look to the sides of the shelves on the avenue. Not in the various food stalls, not stuck in the [Red Light District], and antique stalls are nowhere to be seen, these places are usually Maeda Keiji's favorite places to visit, but today there is no trace of people and his existence.

Could something had happened to him? …… Well, there is absolutely no such possibility, with his force value, it is really difficult to defeat him, and in a peaceful and prosperous world, where does the bad guy come from?

However, although Keiji Maeda is gone, Yoshio Kobayashi saw many women dressed in spring kimonos noisily picking out snacks and knick-knacks, as well as all kinds of cosmetics, whether it was that era, these things were their favorites.

How refreshing a green-dyed summer kimono with morning glory and magpie motifs looks in this season. Even Yoshio Kobayashi, who had no interest in it, couldn't help but look intently at the girls, uh, or rather the clothes they were wearing.

It was probably at this time that he finally found Keiji Maeda———— not surprisingly, the latter's playboy nature broke out again, and he was chatting with two beauties on the side of the road.

[Hey! What are you doing?! The son has just been born, did he run out to hook up with a woman...... Hey? Aren't the two of you the young ladies of the Asai family? 】

I wanted to scold Keiji Maeda, anyway, the guy with no skin and no face never took this seriously, but when he got closer, he realized that something was wrong, and he couldn't [dirty his mouth] no matter what, because those two beauties were both ladies of the noble samurai family. Not only that, but they are also the nieces of the shogun———— Miss Chacha and Miss Achu. I can't make them angry.

[Are you Dr. Kobayashi? I've heard your name, and I've heard that no matter what kind of incurable disease it is, it can be easily solved in your hands, even if it is a lot of terminal diseases. It's amazing. 】

[Hehe, the two young ladies have won the award, there is nothing special about medical skills, and there is nothing simple or simple, as long as you are good at diagnosis, you can cure the disease. 】

While answering, Yoshio Kobayashi smiled bitterly————Actually, it's not how good I am, but the disease of this era is too single, and there is no difficulty in healing, and in this era, whether it is [Chinese medicine] or [foreign medicine], because of the high price of diagnosis, he has become a first-class [imperial doctor], like himself, who is willing to open the door of the clinic to civilians, is definitely an outlier.

(A slight mention of the ancient medicine of Japan, Chinese medicine is traditional Chinese medicine, although it was introduced to Japan very early, it was in the Edo period, it was the patent of the superior people, and Western medicine, although it was also introduced to Japan in the Warring States period, but except for the medical center opened by the Portuguese Catholic Priest Sodro, which was open to the common people of Edo, the rest was not accepted by the Japanese.) In addition, before the Battle of Osaka, Sodro was ordered to leave Japan on suspicion of colluding with Okubo Yasan to rebel, and his medical clinic was naturally closed.

In addition, if you have watched "Ikyu", you should know that even in the Muromachi period, when the economy and culture were prosperous, the level of medicine in Japan was quite low, and an ordinary influenza made Kyoto miserable. If it were in China, even illiterate commoners would know that drinking two bowls of medicinal soup would cure the cold. The powerlessness of the Japanese in the face of illness not only shows the low level of Japanese medical skills, but also shows how poor their sense of self-help is. ）

[The Spring Festival is so lively, and the streets are full of people who come to play, but why are the two of you the only ones here? Didn't the other retainers come? Or are they unable to find time? 】

Cha Cha suddenly asked such a sentence for no reason, which suddenly made the two big men stunned for a moment———— not only because this sentence was a bit abrupt, but also because the words "only the two of you" faintly had a hint of contempt for the wise family.

Of course, Cha Cha herself doesn't have the slightest malice towards the wise family, and the reason why she can say such rude words is all because she doesn't know how to talk in the first place, otherwise, she wouldn't have given away so many people who were loyal to the Toyotomi family in history.

Seeing that the two adults were a little displeased, although they were young, Ah Chu, who had a high emotional intelligence, hurriedly rounded up the scene for his sister:

[Two adults, my sister wants to ask you, why are there so few people coming to participate in such a lively festival? And...... My sister would like to know if your lordship, Mr. Akechi Kogoro, is here? 】

[Ah Chu! What nonsense are you talking about?! Who would think about that idiot?! 】

Cha Cha's face suddenly became red as if it was dyed with red painting material, and she instinctively wanted to stop her sister's [big revelation], but unfortunately her hand speed could not keep up with the speed of the sound propagating in the air, and the two men heard it clearly.

[Huh? My father-in-law? Is there anything else about him here? 】

Keiji Maeda and Yoshio Kobayashi glanced at each other, and they both felt incredible, the beautiful and incomparable Miss Chacha would miss the lord of her family, and it seemed that there was ...... Keiji Maeda, who has been in the flowers for many years, immediately understood.

Although his lord always makes a polite appearance and talks to that woman very gracefully, in fact, Keiji Maeda, a veteran of the flower field, knows that [demeanor] is actually a high-level means of picking up girls, and Wise Kogoro, who looks serious on the surface, is actually a sassy man, but he never expected that even the arrogant Miss Chacha was taken down by him, which is really not admirable.

As he has said before, compared to himself, Wise Kogoro is a real veteran of the love field, and his own level has no room to fiddle in front of him.

After the four broke up, Yoshio Kobayashi recalled what Ah Chu said, recalled Cha Cha's expression and movements, and finally came to a conclusion that surprised him very much. To verify the veracity of this conclusion, he pushed Keiji Maeda's shoulder:

[Keijiro, let me ask you a question...... Because you're soaked in the women's pile all day long, I think it's just you...... Even if you have such fierce eyes glaring at me, it's useless...... Let me ask you, does that Miss Cha Cha like the lord? 】

[Huh? It's really rare that a person like you, who only knows how to study and work all day long, still has men and women in their eyes...... It was an eye-opener...... Well, let me tell you, your conjecture is right, Miss Cha Cha does mean that! 】

[Hehe, that's true...... However, although this young lady is indeed very cute, she must not marry into a wise family, otherwise, the twenty years of struggle of Master Tianhai and the lord will be in vain. 】

What are you talking nonsense? And put on such a terrifying expression...... If I'm not mistaken, you should be meeting Miss Cha Cha for the first time today, why are you so slanderous behind your back? It's terrible. 】

Yoshio Kobayashi didn't speak again, unlike Keiji Maeda, he knew the development of history, and he also knew how Mrs. Yodo in history played the role of a [Toyotomi family's number one gravedigger], and naturally he would no longer have a good impression of Chacha, originally, if this woman had no intersection with the wise family, but if it ...... No way! For the sake of the wise family, and for the sake of being able to live a better life in this era, I must prevent the existence of this relationship!

And seeing the two people of the wise family leaving, Cha Cha's eyes couldn't tell what it was like, in fact, since he teased Wise Kogoro that day, after hearing his [confession], he always had a little inexplicable feeling, and in retrospect, it was funny and ...... Regretful...... But then again, what are you regretting? Do you really want to be with him? …… No, no, no! The general has already betrothed himself to the Spoo family, and he can't do anything else!

I don't know if I felt the very complicated activity in my sister's heart, Ah Chu didn't have the jubilation just now, she gently pulled the vibration sleeve on Chacha's kimono, and asked in a soft tone:

[Everyone has already gone away, so we should go too...... Where do we go next? Or do you want to go straight back to Nijo Castle? 】

[Back to Nijo Castle? No, when the general sees me, maybe he will make another tirade, telling me to be a quiet official lady and not run around...... Let's go, Ah Chu, let's go to Tenmangu Shrine in Kitano, shall we? 】

【Kitano's Tenmangu Shrine? Huh? Kitano is a long way from here, what are we going to do in that kind of place? Besides, why are we going to Tenmangu Shrine? If memory serves, only pregnant women who are pregnant with a baby go there to pray for a child? 】

[My stupid sister, my sister is about to marry into the Spo family, and you are about to marry into the Kyogoku family...... As a daughter-in-law who marries into someone else's family, what should be done the most, of course, is to give birth to a child for her husband's family, and we all have to make plans. 】……

Not only the Yanagi siblings and Kobayashi and others, but also Yoshida Toshimitsu and Akechi Mitsukei, who had just formed an uncle-nephew relationship, also took to the streets, but compared to the previous two groups of people who either ate and drank heavily or purchased food, these two people had no purpose at all.

As a member of the minister's family, Yoshida Toshimitsu has always had a light diet, that is, during this time, he ate with the people of the wise family, and only began to try to taste some meat and poultry and other meats. Not to mention Wise Guangqing, he is not in good health and can't eat anything too [violent].

In addition, the relationship between the two people is actually not particularly familiar, so even if they are walking on the road and talking, there is no movement in the scene, and the topics they talk about are completely things that have nothing to say, for example————

[Gorou, since you have become a member of our family and will not return to the Yoshida family, why don't you change your surname and call it [Akechi Toshimitsu]? 】

[Oh, this is what my father (Akechi Kogoro) means, because although I have been in Akechi's house for a while, in fact, I haven't gotten the approval of the shogun about my succession, so I can't use the surname [Akechi] until then.] 】

[That's right, after all, you are a member of the Qinghua family, with a noble status, and you casually join an ordinary samurai family, which will definitely attract criticism from others...... But then again, I don't know if the general can agree? 】

[Who can say for sure this kind of thing?] Although the general himself accepted His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as his adopted son in order to assist the royal family, it ...... I'm afraid it's the first time that a shogunate official has adopted a disciple of the upper minister's family, and I don't know if he will agree. 】

Although the two of them talked more and more deeply, in fact, the topics they talked about were still a match, just when the two of them came to the outside of Suzaku Street, looking back and forth at the endless and bustling stalls————

[Two samurai, if you want to know your future and fate, then come to me to test it, and you will definitely be satisfied...... If not, I won't charge you for two. 】

There was a strange shadow like a dark flame, sitting in the gap between the stalls and looking up at Yoshida Toshimitsu and Akechi Mitsukei, the owners of the stalls, with deep cave-like eyes burning with strange fanaticism.

Looks like a prophet...... Of course, there was no such profession in Japan in ancient times, so this person was either a priest in a shrine or a Buddhist temple...... Wrong! Judging by her voice, she is obviously a woman!

Only then did the two of them notice that the person in front of them was a girl who looked only thirteen or fourteen years old, and she was a beautiful girl, but for some reason, her eyes and expression were impatient.

Wise Guangqing felt a little uncomfortable, probably because of the mysterious aura on this girl's body, which made him feel at a loss, he had read the Confucian and Mencian classics since he was a child, and knew what it meant to be [Zi Bu Silent Strange Power Chaos God], for things like gods and ghosts, he had always looked at it with an attitude of disbelief and doubt, so now he instinctively wanted to leave here. But Yoshida Toshimitsu doesn't feel this way.,Probably their Yoshida family used to do this (Yoshida Shrine).,Accustomed to pretending to be a god and playing ghosts and demons.。

[This young lady...... Judging from what you just said, you seem to be a soothsayer, huh? Isn't it? 】

Yoshida Toshimitsu didn't know if he was attracted by this girl's delicate appearance, so he walked up with bright eyes and asked. And the girl just smiled slightly, took out a royal coin out of nowhere, and said:

[Fortune teller? Yes or no. My main job is to help people exorcise evil spirits and avoid ghosts.,Super the dead.,Today it's the spring festival.,If you want to make more money.,I'm temporarily out to play the role of a fortune-teller.,Anyway,I'm not mainly doing this.。 】

[Not the main one to do this? Ha ha...... I really thought that Miss, you are such an honest person, if you say this, aren't you afraid that others will no longer want to do business with you? 】

[That's not it, many people hear me say this, not only will not leave, but will ask me with great interest, how did [exorcism and avoidance of ghosts] do it, are there any interesting stories and the like, in the end, although the business was not done, but there are many people, because my story is wonderful enough, and more or less give me some copper plates, just now a rich businessman also gave me a small sentence. 】

[Small judgment? How awesome? Say, miss, are you very good at storytelling? 】

[I'm not good at it, I can't tell you clearly, but I really like to collect stories, all kinds of things in the world, legends of gods and ghosts, gods and demons like it...... However, the story has been told many times today, and my head is a little dizzy, so even if you want to hear it, I won't tell it again, and if you want to do divination, I'll be happy to do you a favor. 】

[Hahaha...... Miss, you're so interesting, just rush this, I'll take care of your business...... Can you take a look at my ...... Marriage, what will be the result of marriage? 】

[Marriage? Hehe, my lord, you look a little younger than me, but you care so much about this kind of thing, it seems that it must be ...... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I've talked too much, so I'm here to make a guess for you. 】