"It's so hilarious!" I scanned the spacious courtyard and the bustling crowd.

These days, I live a leisurely life in Kyoto, not only moving into a big house, but also being invited to banquets from time to time, it seems that it is a good feeling to be a "celebrity"! It is true that I said to Kazuji Nakamura and Hidemasa Hori that my reputation in Kyoto has increased since the Battle of Katyuji, but ...... I was amazed to find that there are "paparazzi" in this era! I don't know who is so capable, he was able to take out all the Chen sesame seeds and rotten grains that I sold chestnuts back then, which made me have the title of "chestnut general" after "general ghost". But that's not bad! Although Keiji and the others thought it was a loss of majesty, I thought it was at least a lot warmer, and people no longer looked at me like a ghost. In this situation, I once planned to bring Xianzhi and Yingzhi here, but then I imagined that it was better to forget it, who knows when there will be war here again, and the general's attack is only a matter of time.

Oda Nobunaga's reward is probably set! Shibata Katsuie was given the title of Chokoji Castle Zhixing 50,000 stones, and managed the eastern part of Minami Omi; Niwa Nagahide was given the title of Zuo and Yamashiro Zhixing 50,000 stones, and managed the southern part of the river; Akechi Mitsuhide Tsukisaka Honjo Chiyuki 30,000 stones, manage the central part of Minami-Omi; Mori Kesei built Usayama Castle to guard Kyoto's choke point to Hokuriku Province. Oda Nobunaga's explanation was that I had just been promoted to a subordinate general for more than a year, and in order to compensate for my loss, he gave me an extremely rich and prosperous territory - Katsura Kawaguchi Castle, 20 miles north of Kyoto in Yamashiro Province, close to Lake Biwa, with 5,000 koku of Zhixing, and applied for an official position in the imperial court for me, and soon issued a formal edict. I was going to go over and see what to do, but Oda Nobunaga prepared another tea party for everyone to attend, so I had to summon Murai Sadakatsu from the Koikan and send him first.

It's the end of October, and it's a little cool in the air. In this weather, it was not suitable for a large-scale outdoor event such as a tea party, but because Oda Nobunaga was eager to show his popularity in, and he had recently acquired a few tea sets from Imai Munehisa, this "big scene" was put on the table. The daimyo of all rushed to the meeting at the call of Nobunaga, and many ministers attended, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the "great general", unexpectedly did not attend.

I don't know most of the people here, so my eyes just swept over their faces. Suddenly, a monk caught my attention. Actually, I don't know him, it's just that this monk makes people feel a little "colorful". It's not that I haven't seen a monk, I've seen a lot of monks since I came to this era, and I also know Asahyama Hisaka, but I've never felt such a philistine monk! Don't get me wrong, it's not that his dress is vulgar, on the contrary, he wears it very elegantly and gorgeously: a moon-white muslin monk's robe, a purple robe, a green one hundred and eight Arhat jade prayer beads, a freshly shaved head with a clear Dharma seal, and the skin on his face is also smooth and smooth. I am talking about his temperament, which can be said to be a combination of profiteers, courtiers, and godheads, and the expression on his face is a concentrated expression of sycophancy, flattery, and hypocrisy, and he is talking and laughing there with three samurai at the moment.

Those people are still relatively average, the two older ones are stable and serious, but the younger and rougher ones seem to be a little gloomy.

"It seems that Buddhism is really mixed!" I sighed and began to look at the courtyard. It is a temple garden, small in scale but by no means small, and the whole layout is full of the quiet style of the Heian period. I noticed that there are very few herbaceous flowers in Japanese gardens, and most of them are woody and arbor-type flowers, and there are many well-trimmed pines and cypresses. I suddenly found a bonsai of pine trees on a shelf, the shape is very peculiar and quaint. "Something interesting...... "I took a few steps back, wanting to see the effect from a distance.

"Ahh After a loud scream from behind me, I felt something click under my feet. When I looked back, I saw an old man standing behind me, rubbing his left foot, looking very painful.

"You...... You okay? "I was embarrassed to say that it was obvious that I had stepped on his foot.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing, I didn't pay attention when I was walking! He comforted me graciously, and moved his foot as if to prove it.

"You better sit down and rest!" I'm still a little worried. “…… Why don't you go to a doctor? ”

"It really doesn't matter! As a samurai, if you can't stand this little thing, then how can you go to the battlefield? He laughed heartily.

"See what you ......say," I said embarrassedly, and the two of us started talking. This is a plainly dressed samurai, his black and red face looks very honest, the outline of his facial features is also a thick line, the front top is already a little bald, and he speaks gently and funny, if you are not wearing a samurai uniform, you will definitely think of him as a kind country elder. The only thing that somewhat spoils the image is a scar on the left cheek, which is supposed to be a "memorial" of the brave battle. Actually, it's not very accurate to say that he is an elder, and through some conversation, I realized that his actual age may not be 50 years old.

"I don't know the name of the adult, but I will definitely visit it when I come to Kyoto again!" The old samurai said.

"Welcome, but I won't be able to stay in Kyoto for a few days!" I replied with a smile. "The name of the next name is Zhuxing Qing Clan, and he will soon be transferred to another place by the order of His Royal Highness Zhengzhong......"

"So you're Lord Zhuxing!" He was visibly shocked to hear my name. "What a faux pas! There are still some things that are temporarily out of company, once you have time, you must come to the door to ask for advice! ”

"You're welcome, wait for yourself!" I bowed, and then he left with a look of surprise. "What an interesting person!" Looking at his back, I muttered to myself. Since he didn't take the initiative to say it, I couldn't be rude to ask the elder's name.

"I haven't seen you for more than a month, but you're getting more and more beautiful!" That's when Ikeda Tsuneko suddenly appeared and walked over to me.

"What rat hole did you get into lately? It's so hidden! I joked with a laugh. I've been looking for him since I got back to Kyoto, but I haven't found him, and no one knows where he's gone.

"No way!" He said weakly. "I'm going to be a secret envoy for my lord! These days, people are running around, not only do they not eat and sleep well, but they also have to be scared......"

"I see!" I heard something wrong in his words. "That is to say, you are busy eating and taking bribes when I am playing with my life, this is really the same life!"

"You've found out!" He said with a smile. "But you're not bad! became famous overnight, how many people can't look forward to it! ”

"It's cheap, it's cheap!" I interrupted his teasing. "Who's that!" I pointed with my chin at the vulgar monk.

"That's Katsumasa Ikeda and Itami!" Ikeda said after one look, but he clearly misunderstood what I was referring to.

"It's them!" I was a little surprised, and these two Settsu guards also came. "Who's that young one? He doesn't seem to be happy! ”

"He will naturally not be happy to be put on a pose by you!" Ikeda pouted and laughed. "He's Araki Murashige!"

"What about the monk?" I was amazed at how many "celebrities" I met at once.

"Shunkei Tsutsui!" Ikeda said, glancing at him.

At this moment, I suddenly saw the kind old samurai. "Who's that?" I asked again.

"You don't even know him?!" Ikeda looked at me in amazement. "He is the former shogunate ruler - Matsunaga Shu!"

"Huh?!" I exclaimed, and I felt like a poisonous snake had fallen into my neck......