The delegation from Kyoto arrived in Osaka as scheduled, but given the distance between the two places, it was not so easy to miss the deadline. Now that the imperial court has been carefree for the time being because of the stability of the world, it is naturally willing to participate in some lively things.

In recent times, since the defeat of the "monkeys" to take control of Kyoto, the relationship between me and the imperial court has been quite harmonious. Of course, this is because I subjectively carried out some "transformation" of the imperial court, but the objective conditions on the side of the imperial court are also undeniable.

Since the era of the Pingyuan hegemony, the imperial court has basically lost its power, but many emperors and ministers are not willing to accept this situation, and have carried out a series of overt and covert struggles. However, the result of the struggle was even more disheartening, as an emperor called for a crusade against the shogunate, but no one responded, and the Hojo clan, the ruler of the shogunate, easily gathered an army of 100,000 in the name of the Kiyojun.

The ideal was noble, but the reality was cruel after all, and since the defeat of the last "ambitious" Emperor Go-Daigo, the imperial court has lost all strength and courage to resist. After the Onin Rebellion, the shogunate all lived a life of snorting under the fence, and naturally no one cared about the life and death of the court.

Survival is the most basic requirement of life, and at that time, the royal family and ministers were only afraid to pray sincerely every day for a bite to eat and not be affected by blood and light, and the higher pursuit has long been gone.

Now most of the people in the court have experienced the hardships of the year, and they know how to cherish the hard-won happy life in front of them, and I basically have a feeling of gratitude, and at the same time have an instinctive fear of war and ****. This makes it easier for me to manage, because at least for the time being, there is no one in this group who has high political aspirations.

But things are always changing, and even more so with people. Perhaps, after 30 or 50 years, people who have grown up eating a lot of food will gradually forget the disasters and sufferings they once had, and no one knows what kind of thoughts they will have under the burning of the glory and noble blood of their ancestors. It seems that I have to add a family motto to the royal family and the ministers on a regular basis.

This time, the ministers who came to Osaka on behalf of the imperial court to congratulate and observe the ceremony, there were a total of five people, and the one who came out was the Kikutei Haruji, who had advanced to a right minister. Further down there is an inner base, Yamashina Yanji, Washio Takayasu and Nishitoin Shido. There are people I am familiar with, and there are people I have never dealt with, but at least I don't see anyone I dislike.

"It's amazing, it's amazing!" Looking at the gorgeous furnishings and decorations in the house, the chrysanthemum pavilion Qingji gently applauded while admiring, showing a kind of worship from the heart. "In the end, His Highness the Stars has actually built such a magnificent castle. It is worthy of being a great hero and a great hero who is rare in a hundred years to stabilize the world, and it is an unprecedented big deal as soon as he makes a move! ”

"Your Excellency Juting has a good reputation, the two Majesties are fine!" I asked with great concern as I humbly bowed my body.

"Well, all is well! It's just that I miss His Highness Zhuxing very much......" Juting Qingji intimately grabbed my sleeve and said very earnestly: "The Emperor and His Majesty the Emperor often tell me that it is only because of His Highness Zhuxing that this hundred years of turmoil have ended. You must not forget your roots, Your Highness Zhuxing is a great benefactor of the royal family and the imperial court! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the Qing Clan is really ashamed!" In order to show my mood, I stood up and thought about the direction of Kyoto, and Kikutei Harumi also cooperated and hurriedly supported me.

After some pretentious politeness, the conversation between the two sides became casual, and they both knew each other's needs quite well, so it was not difficult to show their attitude.

"Your Excellency Eagle Division and I have already been to Juledi, and we have played the general situation to the two Majesies!" Juting Qingji put a smile on his face at me, which was both flattering and a little bit of a gesture of merit. "His Majesty the Emperor wept after listening to my report, and said, 'After a long time of troubled times, I finally saw such a loyal minister as His Highness Zhuxing!' When I heard such words, I thought about the tyranny of Hosokawa and Miyoshi back then, and I couldn't help but cry. In the end, His Majesty is humble and open-minded, and only in this way will there be such a virtuous minister as His Highness the Stars! ”

"That's why there is a minister like Lord Juting!" I said it half complimentally, half jokingly.

It's not because I'm dissatisfied with this irony, but on the contrary, it makes me feel relaxed about the Kikutei Sunny Season, that is, it's only ranked behind the Masa Town, and it's much more comfortable than facing Nijo Harara.

Although this person is a little greedy for money, it is not excessive, and he will open his mouth directly to you if he needs anything, but if he refuses to make a few requests, it will not make him feel ashamed. Because of the special identity of Ji Xiu in the town of Zhengqin, he has gradually faded out (of course, the main thing is that there is no shortage of these two melons and dates) certain affairs, so I will directly explain those very general words to him.

"His Highness Zhuxing has really lifted me, but if the court allows it, I will be happy to let it go!" Kikutei didn't feel embarrassed at all, and told me openly, "Now that the world is stable, the market is becoming more and more prosperous, and there is an endless stream of envoys from various feudal kingdoms, as well as merchants and monks from the Southern Barbarians. The court has added a lot of expenses to the court, and the days of high prices are really not good! ”

"Oh......" I knew it would be like this, but it still made me a little stunned. What will happen in Osaka this time, what will be the content of this meeting they are coming to, does he not have a clue in his heart?

"Even His Excellency Ju Pavilion is like this, and the days of our courtiers of this rank are even more conceivable!" Yamashina Yanji immediately followed, and complained with a bitter face without waiting for me to express his position. "Now, the entire territory from Kyushu in the south to Ezo in the north has returned to the royal orthodoxy, and all of this is due to you, Your Highness the Stars. His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Emperor are also very concerned about the livelihood of the people of the four seas, but they have to do so because of certain problems......"

I suddenly realized that because of the different objective positions of each person, it is very likely that the attitude towards the same issue will be very different. For example, in the current matter of the election of the general Zhengyi, the ministers in front of him did not take it as a matter at all. The meaning of these two people couldn't be clearer, it's just two words - ask for money!

Although life has been much better than in the past when there was not enough to eat, but the human heart is always not satisfied, with the stability of the situation, the market is like a tide used in a large number of foreign places, and even all kinds of novelty goods in the Nanban, how can people who are greedy for pleasure like the chrysanthemum pavilion sunny season not be greedy!

I am naturally good to the royal family and the imperial court, and in addition to the usual annual practice of 50,000 koku, I also have a lot of gifts to those who are my heart. However, these 50,000 stones have to be said in two, these 50,000 stones must not only ensure the expenses of the royal family, but also include the income of the ministers with ranks, so that there will not be much in the hands of more than 100 ministers, and those ministers who have nothing to do with them can't even catch up with the low-level warriors who are more proud.

Not to mention Yamashi's words, this idle literati minister wants to "travel at public expense"! Now that they have food in their stomachs, these people want to feel sad, and the Eagle Tail Takayasu on the side is also the same kind of people.

"This is also my inconsiderate thinking, and I have failed the expectations of the saint!" I don't want to dwell on these issues, at least for now. "The world decided that it was not appropriate to increase the burden of the people, I will discuss with Xinqing when I go back, and contribute 30,000 stones to the imperial court every year from the harvest of the territory directly under the jurisdiction of the Zhuxing family, which is a little bit of our heart!" I have to send a red envelope for the New Year, and I am happy to do such a big thing now, and since I have given it, it is not good to favor one over the other. "It is also common for Your Majesty to appoint courtiers to inspect all parties, and I will inform the guards everywhere to welcome you!"

"In this way, thank you to Your Highness Zhuxing!" Juting Qingji and Yama Keyan thanked them again and again, and several other people were also happy. For them, the biggest task of the trip has been accomplished, and all that remains is the light matter of saying good things by the way.

"Your Excellencies, do you have any other holy edicts to teach the Qing clan a lesson?" Seeing that they had enough of the night fun, I asked what was on my mind.

Although I believe that whatever I say nowadays, the court will repeat it in its original form, but I would like to hear what is really going on in their heads. After all, both the royal family and the ministers have been tempered in the ups and downs of politics for thousands of years, and my experience is still a little immature compared to their inheritance.

"Things? …… And also...... There is something! Juting Qingji patted his head suddenly, as if he was very dissatisfied with the work efficiency in it. His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Emperor have repeatedly stated that for the sake of the well-being of all the people of the world, they must fully support the many good governance of His Highness the Stars. Your Highness's benevolence and righteousness should be done all over the world, and if we can clear some paths for you, we will do our best! ”

"And so it was!" I nodded secretly in my heart, and the reaction of the imperial court was indeed not beyond my expectations.

These wall grasses really chose to rely on the strong by instinct, and in their opinion, the "righteousness" in the minds of the martial artists is really worthless. But this is also just right, because they will really do their best to guide public opinion for me, because in their eyes, I am the guarantee of the stability of the world.

"It would be nice if everyone in the world could know about my hard work, but unfortunately this may not be the case!" I decided to continue to point out their current obstacles so that they wouldn't get into a hurry. "My Xingqing clan came from a humble background, and it was not enough to be a big thing, but I didn't dare to have the selfish idea of retreating in troubled times. Now some people are accusing me of secretly transgressing, and I don't know how to defend it! ”

"Ah...... Justice is at ease in the hearts of the people, and Your Highness doesn't have to worry about some trivial things! Juting Qingji seemed to have just remembered that I was not a descendant of Ping and Yuan, but he still said nonchalantly: "The world is artificial, not to mention that everyone sees this exploit of His Highness Zhuxing!" ”

Washio Takayasu suddenly said: "Hundreds of years ago, the imperial court met the samurai family for the sake of the stability of the world, but later the world was confined to the form, which is really putting the cart before the horse. It's just a title, or it can be 'Da Sima' or something like that...... Is there something wrong? He suddenly noticed that everyone was looking at him with a strange gaze.