On August 30, the twelfth year of astronomy, Tsugawa Castle was a lively scene. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the castle town, several ceremonial processions of monks and shrine maidens are bringing a large number of people to perform a wonderful Noh theater that is rare in Senhoku Prefecture. The peasants from the annex gathered in Jinchuan Castle early in the morning, and many peasants even came from Pinglu County and even Yuli County.

In addition to commemorating the "warriors" of hundreds of years ago, the Tamura Festival is also an important place for the people to pray for a good harvest this year. In this era of relying on the sky for food, these peasants cannot be blamed for superstition.

Outside the castle tower of Tsugawa Castle, there is a small open space, surrounded by green plants, which were planted at the request of Tsugawa Soji.

At this time, this open space gathered the retainers and their families above the Tsugawa family, and it was a lively scene.

Soji Tsugawa sat in the center, Yukihime sat on the right hand side of Soji Tsugawa, and Ran and Kikuhime sat on the left and right near Soji Tsugawa. Behind Koran were retainers such as Hiroke Yoshikawa and Hisaharu Mizutani, while behind Kikuhime were retainers in charge of internal affairs, such as Saigo Kizo and Ogasawara Nobutoki.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's the annual Tamura Festival, so I'm calling all the retainers to come today, and everyone is relaxing together!" Soji Tsugawa said with a smile.

"Thank you, my lord!" The retainers hurriedly said.

At this time, Yukihime, who was sitting next to Soji Tsugawa, said, "The castle town is very lively today, so after you finish your meal, you might as well go to the castle town." There will be a song meeting later, I don't know if there are retainers who are good at this? ”

"Haha, if you want to say that you are good at this, in my opinion, it must be Lord Dongxiang." Saigo Kizo, the head of government affairs, said with a smile, "Togo-sama has a bit of knowledge of Kyoto culture, and I think Togo-sama is very good at the way of waka." ”

Hearing Saigo Kizo's words, the foreign affairs commissioner Togo Yoshisuke said modestly, "Where is it, I only know a little bit about it, you are all the pillars of the family, how can you stand out in the next branch?" ”

"Hey! What is a song or not, I won't be involved in these things, come, everyone is talking about having a drink for my Tsugawa family! Hondo Castle Lord Yoshikawa Hiroya said loudly.

"Good! Come, this cup is my family's congratulations! Ogasawara Nobu, the economic director, also smiled and said, "May my Tsugawa family martial arts luck last a long time!" ”

"Martial arts are long!" The retainers present raised their glasses one after another, and Soji Tsugawa also happily raised his glass and drank it all.

With a cup in his stomach, Tsugawa Soji continued, "Ladies and gentlemen, it has been 3 years since I succeeded to the family governor in the ninth year of Astronomy. The development of my Tsugawa family from a wealthy family to the present day is the efforts of all the retainers, and this second cup is for you! ”

"The original Tsugawa family is dead!" The retainers said loudly.

After drinking the second cup, Soji Tsugawa continued, "Since today is the Tamura Festival, then we will also send the Tamura-sama of the year, and the third cup is to congratulate the Tamura Festival, and wish the family another good harvest this autumn!" ”

"Congratulations to Tamura!" The retainers raised their bowls again and shouted loudly.

For a while, after drinking the three rounds of sake, Tsugawa Soji was also quite satisfied, and then said, "Come, I'm hungry compared to you, so let's start eating." ”

"Hah!"

Today's food is all prepared by Xue Ji and Xiaolan, since it is to wish the autumn harvest, of course it must be prepared a little richer.

Fish caught from rivers such as the Kakurai River, Komatsu River, and Kusaki River is the main dish, and the rest is a variety of vegetables. It is worth mentioning that the Tsukawa family's "secret Laotan sauerkraut" is also among them.

What Soji Tsugawa, Yukihime and the others didn't expect was that kimchi was quite popular among retainers, and a small plate of kimchi per person, which was considered an appetizer by Soji Tsugawa, was actually eaten in an instant.

Many retainers looked at the unfinished food at the table next to them and swallowed their saliva secretly.

Many retainers saw the neighboring retainers looking at the kimchi on their desk with red eyes, and hurriedly ate it, leaving no other thoughts for those who were "ill-intentioned".

"My lord, there is a reluctant invitation below!" At this time, the city lord of Iwamatsu City, Saigo Muchang, suddenly spoke up.

Soji Tsugawa smiled and said, "Say! ”

"Lord, I'm getting older, and I usually feel tasteless about what I eat. But since I ate my family's kimchi, I can eat a lot of it in the next meal! Lord, you see, today's this... The amount of this kimchi is really a little small, and please ask the lord to order someone to prepare a little more, please! Elder Saigoki blushed and said nervously.

Soji Tsugawa laughed out loud after hearing this, "Haha, just kimchi, it's enough!" ”

"Ten Guards, go and tell the maid to bring some pickles!" Soji Tsugawa turned his head to the wise Shibei and said.

"Hah!"

Saigo Muchang hurriedly said excitedly: "More lords!" ”

Seeing that Saigo Kicho had succeeded in obtaining kimchi, the other retainers on the side couldn't sit still, and Junmitsu Shigedo, the lord of Takane Castle, hurriedly said loudly, "Lord, I want to have some kimchi again!" ”

Kanazawa Castle Lord Tozawa Masashige and Otaka Castle Lord Tozawa Moritsuna said at the same time, "My lord, I ............. in the next place."

Soji Tsugawa looked suspiciously at the red-eyed retainers around him, and thought speechlessly, "Kimchi is so powerful?" It seems that it is necessary to get more in the future, and if this situation continues, kimchi will definitely not be sold, well, it is a good income point! Not bad! ”

"Ten Guards, go and get a few more altars to distribute to you!" Soji Tsugawa said with a smile to the wise ten soldiers.

"Yes!" Wise Shibei hurriedly said.

After Tsugawa Soji finished speaking, he turned his head and said, "Everyone, this is the last stock, I originally kept it for myself to eat, but since you like it, let's share it together!" ”

"Thank you, my lord!" The retainers said gratefully.

It's not that Tsugawa Soji is reluctant, it's true that there are only the last few jars left, and the other kimchi has already made Hirata Kinshiro try to sell it to Minato Castle and other places, so now Tsugawa Soji can only take out so much.

The party was soon over, and the retainers were satisfied.

After the meal, the retainers and family members who knew each other met up to visit the castle town of Tsugawa Castle, while some of the retainers who were interested in waka stayed here to prepare for exchanges, and the samurai such as Yoshikawa Hiroke went to the school grounds of Tsugawa Castle to prepare for an exchange of the art of war.

Soji Tsugawa wasn't very interested in waka, but he had to stay at the urging of Yukihime and Kikuhime.

Those who still sit here to exchange waka are Togo Yoshisuke for foreign affairs, Ogasawara Nobutoki for economics, Saigo Kizuku for government affairs, and Rokugo Masamichi for Rokugo Castle and Castle, all of whom are basically some of the Tsugawa family's ministers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since this song meeting is held by Mrs. Snow, why don't you let Mrs. Snow decide the topic of the first round?" Saigo Kizo said at this time.

"Yes, please ask Mrs. Xue to set the topic for us." Togo Yoshiyu and others also chimed in.

Yukihime thought for a moment after hearing this, and then said, "Since today is the Tamura Festival, let's set the title as a harvest." You can get started. ”

"Harvest?" Saigo Muzo lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said with a smile, "Then I'll come to the first sentence, the autumn wind dances and the rice is fragrant." ”

"Good sentence!" Togo Yoshiyu was a little itchy for a while, and hurriedly said, "Look at me to pick it up, Kono is golden all over." ”

"Good! I come in the next! Ogasawara Shintoki smiled and said, "The Tamura Festival is not far away. ”

"The harvest is not long!" Rokugo Masadi received.

"It's wonderful!" Soji Tsugawa clapped his hands and said insincerely. After all, deeply influenced by the Tang and Song poems of my Great Celestial Dynasty, the waka of Togo Yoshisuke and others is like a pediatric thing in the eyes of Tsugawa Soji.

However, Tsugawa Soji is not good at sweeping the Yaxing of the retainers, so he can only clap his hands and say yes.

Yukihime also smiled and said, "You guys are really versatile, this waka song is really good, and each person will be rewarded with 10 pieces!" ”

"Thank you, ma'am!" Togo Yoshiyu and the others hurriedly said happily. Although 10 is not a lot of money, this is Yukihime's affirmation of everyone, so she is also very happy.

The waka continues, but Tsugawa Soji's mind is no longer here, so it's really not interesting................