"It's... What is it? In the back garden of Odawara Castle, everyone looked at the layout in front of them strangely.

This is a hollow-shaped layout, with a view of the Huashi Lake in the middle, and a small dining table is arranged around this beautiful scenery. Everyone sat cross-legged, just in time to eat and watch the performance on the stage in the lake.

But the strange thing is that there are only dishes and chopsticks on the table, and there is no food. On the contrary, in the place where everyone eats, there is a circle of stalls of different forms, I don't know what they are used for.

"It's... How is this seating arranged? Azuyo! Azuyo! Come here. Toyokuni Yamana didn't know where he should sit, so he summoned a young surname about nine years old.

"Father! Are you looking for me? Hello everyone! "Yasuchiyo politely saluted Ichigan, the second son of Toyokuni Yamana (whose brother died young), and after Inhata and Tajima Province were annexed by the Hosokawa family, he was sent as a hostage to Hosokawa Nobumoto as a small surname.

"Azuchiyo, where are our seats? Take us there. Toyokuni Yamana and the others circled around the seats, but they didn't know which priority was high.

"It's... Sit here casually..."An Chiyo looked like a matter of course.

"What... What to sit casually! There should be a priority in the seats! How did you get along with your lord! Look at the people Yao Xi has been promoted to the Imperial Family! You're still mixing in the crowd! Tell me why you're so uncompetitive! I raised you bastard for nothing! "Yamana Toyokuni came up with a scolding that cut his head and covered his face, citing the children next door to teach his own baby a lesson.

"That's... That's him going to lift Tokugawa-sama's pants! Just... I just went up! An Chiyo was still very reluctant and retorted unconvinced.

"Lift your pants? You can be promoted with your pants lifted, so why did you go at that time! You should rush to lift Tokugawa-sama's pants! You're not going up! Toyokuni Yamana saw his son contradicting him, and he was even more angry.

"I... I don't know! If I knew, I'd go too! If Tokugawa-sama had a stomach problem now! Then I'll definitely rush to go! An Chiyo raised his head stubbornly, but he was not convinced!

"It's too late for you to say anything! Or does it mean that you don't have eyesight! Not long-eyed! You! Toyokuni Yamana wanted to continue teaching his son a lesson, but was stopped by a colleague on the side.

When I turned my head to look, I saw Tokugawa Ieyasu awkwardly avoiding it and going to the other side... Now he can be regarded as famous, of course, not a good reputation, but a "pants general", which means that whoever lifts his pants will be promoted.

"That's it! How the hell is this supposed to sit? Can anyone explain! "Kitada Gujiao is a little dissatisfied, what are these people doing to eat! I can't even arrange a seat, and after a while, the lord is here, and everyone hasn't sat down yet, what kind of system is this!

"The lord has arrived!" As soon as Asai Manfukumaru sang a harmony, everyone quickly knelt down, ashamed in their hearts, they hadn't found a seat yet.

"Huh? Why aren't you all seated? Hosokawa Nobumoto walked over and saw that they were in a group of people from the east and west, but no one went to the table.

Everyone knelt on the ground, tilted their heads, you look at me, I look at you, and no one dared to answer.

"You! Lift your head up! Back! Seeing that no one was talking, Hosokawa Nobumoto casually pointed to a samurai.

Brush Brush Brush! Everyone's eyes were focused, wondering which unlucky guy had been named.

Takigawa Kazuki broke out in a cold sweat, and secretly said in his heart that he was unlucky, he was the one who was pointed out.

"Lord... Lord! It's really... It's the foolishness of your subordinates! Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I don't know where to sit..."Takigawa Kazuyi has always been cautious since he subdued the Hosokawa family, and he never dared to publicize it, he didn't want to be reminded that he used to be in the Oda family, and he was a minister in the same hall as Hosokawa Nobumoto. If this is used by someone with a heart and puts himself on an equal footing with the lord, then he will wait for death.

"Oh, it's Yiyi, can't you find a seat? Today is a buffet, everyone can sit casually! "Nobumoto Hosokawa has another open-air buffet dinner, and he misses the BBQ in the wild.

"Huh? The lord can't, this time there is a distinction between dignity and inferiority, but you can't sit around! When the old Yoshida Sogui heard this, he hurriedly spoke out to dissuade him.

"It's just eating, isn't it comfortable for everyone to sit together with a friendly person, talk about the world, and have fun and watch fun?" Hosokawa Nobumoto just wanted to be lively, and every time the banquet was like a severed head meal, he was unhappy.

"No! Absolutely not! Gifts must not be wasted! Lord! Yoshida Sogui bowed down, and everyone chanted, "The ceremony must not be abolished." ”

"So I'm going to be scrapped today?" Hosokawa Nobumoto was a little unhappy, usually he said the same, but it was so difficult to eat today.

"Lord! The ruler and the minister, respect and humility are orderly, it is really an ancient training! If the rules and regulations are messed up, the monarch is not the king, and the ministers are not ministers, which will naturally fuel the ambition of those who have a heart. That's why now the world will be chaotic, and there will be so many lower grams! ”

"Seeing that the Lord respects the Dharma and respects the law, attaches great importance to love and righteousness, the world is at your fingertips! If... If it breaks the dignity and humility again... This... I'm afraid that the world will not be peaceful again..."Yoshida Sogui said reasonably, and even Hosokawa Nobumoto began to feel that he was a little overdone.

"Hmm... That's right, the order of respect and humility is indeed something that must be followed..."Hosokawa Nobumoto is as good as a stream, and he doesn't want anyone to rebel in the future, it seems that self-help is no longer possible, or must be divided into seats and meals.

"So... Clean up and get out of the seats..."Hosokawa Nobumoto waved his hand, a little disappointed, but for the sake of long-term peace and stability, some things can only be abandoned.

Soon, the small surnames were discharged, but only Hosokawa Nobumoto could not find a suitable position.

Because this venue is a wrap-around type, the retainers can barely be divided into one, two, and three rows according to their rank, but obviously Hosokawa Nobumoto can't sit side by side with them.

"Go there!" It is still the old road of Yoshida Sogui, pointing to the center of the lake, which can be surrounded by ministers and present the emperor's assets!

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"Happy New Year, Lord!" Hosokawa's ministers bowed down and saluted Hosokawa Nobumoto.

"Well, I wish you all a Happy New Year!" Hosokawa Nobumoto sat there and felt awkward, feeling like an alien being watched.

"Hey... Self-inflicted... I knew that the banquet would be held in a proper manner..."Although Hosokawa Nobumoto was reluctant in his heart, he still had to make a happy expression on the surface, and slowly picked up the goblet in front of him.

Raised high: "I wish Hosokawa's parents prosperity!" Thousands of generations, forever the world! ”

"I wish Hosokawa parents a prosperous future! Thousands of generations, forever the world! The ministers also raised their glasses and wished together.

"Cheers!" Hosokawa Nobumoto tilted his neck and drank a cup with a headache.