The sixth year of Tensho (1578) was an uneventful year, and nothing great happened in the whole world. In the second half of the year, my battle to pacify the Four Kingdoms barely added some talking points to people, and the other fronts were really lackluster.

Oda Nobunaga was anxious to establish his image as a "man of the world" through a series of diplomatic efforts, so naturally he did not urge the commanders of the major army corps to show dazzling military exploits. Therefore, everyone seized the opportunity to be busy with the internal affairs in their own "small courtyard". In the words of Ikeda Tsuneko: Everyone finally has the opportunity to enjoy "life"!

Most people are indeed content with being lazy, except for the fanatical "monkey" who wiped out two small wealthy families in Shanyang, everyone is looking for some holiday programs for themselves. The situation of each person's territory is different, and generally speaking, it is not as good as Kyoto and Sakai Town, and now that the end of the year is approaching, many people are looking for reasons to move.

At this time, news came that Oda Nobunaga was going to come to Kyoto for a while. Now everyone has more words, and as soon as it is mid-November, they have come to Kyoto with their families. As the landlord of Kyoto, Niwa Nagahide, of course, wanted to express himself, so he held a small banquet in his new mansion in Kyoto.

"Your Highness, thank you for your time!" Niwa Nagashige was at the door to receive guests for his father, and when he saw me coming with Senkoi Maru, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"The elder is very polite, and we don't know how much trouble we will cause to the house when we come to make trouble!" I should be the same generation as him, and it's not my style to put on a show everywhere. "Senkoimaru, come to see Uncle Niwa!"

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be!" The first foot that Senkomaru lifted had not yet landed, and Niwa Nagashige had already rushed over to grab him. "Now that Fairy Koi Maru is also a popular figure in Kyoto, I can't stand your courtesy! Your Highness, please go inside, my father has been waiting for a while! ”

After a few laughs, I walked in with Xian Limaru until we reached the atrium where the banquet was held. At this time, Maeda Toshiie, Hashiba Hideyoshi and several other people had already arrived, and Niwa Nagahide was accompanied.

"Yo! This is one of Kyoto's biggest celebrities right now! Asano Nagamasa, who was sitting with Hideyoshi Hashiba, screamed when he saw Senkomaru. We only arrived in Kyoto yesterday, but our ears are full. I thought you were good enough, but I didn't expect you to be more feminine at a young age. How's that, whose daughter do you fall in love with? Do you want me to give you a staff officer, I'm very expert in this area! ”

"Woo...... "Xian Limaru is just 13 years old after all, and he still doesn't seem to understand this kind of thing between men and women, and his face is relatively thin, so Asano Nagamasa's words made a big red face.

"Asano-sama, you're not right!" Maeda Toshiie's son, Toshinaga, said with doubts. He is 15 years old this year, and he also just went into service last year. "My father often lamented the eyesight of His Highness the Stars, saying that there are few people in the world who are better than the best. My mother also often said that His Highness Zhuxing's eyesight can be seen from the choice of women, and marrying wives and concubines is both beautiful and more capable than the other. In this case, now that the son of Xian Limaru wants to marry a wife, do you still need your guidance? ”

His words brought a burst of laughter even more, and Maeda Toshiie's face suddenly became redder than that of Xian Limaru, and he hurriedly stopped his son from continuing to "break the news".

"Ha, ha, ha! What do you children know, His Highness Zhuxing's vision is too high, and naturally he is not as knowledgeable as me! "Asano Nagamasa has always talked about this kind of problem, and if it weren't for Niwa Nagahide blocking him, I don't know how far it would go.

"Senkomaru wants to choose a wife? It seems that in addition to me, I'm afraid even the street peddlers and pawns know about this in Kyodo! "I found a reserved seat between Niwa Nagahide and Hashiba Hideyoshi, and across from me sat Maeda Toshiya." I've been being told about it in the last few days, as if I had announced it myself. But I haven't even had time to discuss this matter with Xianzhi, why did it suddenly become so vigorous? This is really puzzling to me! ”

"What's so strange about this, everyone is 'loving the house and Wu'!" Asano Nagamasa said strange things there again. “…… It turns out that your 'price' is not low, and after the pacification of the four countries, it will rise three times a day. Now many people are thinking about this idea, and want to take advantage of the correction of the clearly marked price to stock up on it......"

"It's okay to joke, you still have to think about what you need to think about!" Hideyoshi Hashiba stopped Asano Nagamasa's teasing, but I always felt that there was a hint of sadness and jealousy in his tone. "Although it is not too late to decide on the marriage of Xian Limaru now, it is not too early to say that it is early. There is a question of stability, both the stability of the family and the stability of the relationship with the outside world. It is really necessary to climb a good family business, and now that the initiative is in your hands, you can have more choices! ”

"What His Highness Yuchai said is right, Your Highness Zhuxing, you should make a decision!" Niwa Nagahide also kindly persuaded on the side, and when he looked at Senkomaru, his eyes looked more kind, but he was also older. "Maybe at the age of your thirties, you don't think it's a blessing to see your offspring grow up wave after wave. This happiness is not something that words can describe, it is a real ease of feeling that all work is worthwhile. If I am now long and heavy, I can take care of things, and I will have everything at ease! ”

"According to your statement...... I lowered my head and didn't count, I thought it was a bit unbelievable. But I don't think I'm ready, not that I'm not ready to let Xian Limaru be the groom, but I'm not ready to be a grandfather! Changzheng, don't laugh, I'm telling the truth. If I let him marry now, I am afraid that I will have to hold my grandson in five years at most. Don't you think it's strange? I was only thirty-seven or eighteen! ”

"Isn't that normal? Ordinary people may not get what they ask! "Maeda Toshiya asked curiously about my argument, but he didn't notice a faint dark cloud floating over Hideyoshi's face." Look at the outside now, don't say it's a big name with status, even ordinary generals don't want to drag on this kind of thing. When the children reach about the same age, they will immediately become married, which is also the main means to avoid others from coveting the industry. Your current status is extraordinary, and it can even be said that the development in the past ten years has been too fast. This has buried some hidden dangers, so it's better for you to let your sons stand on their own feet earlier! ”

"That makes sense...... "Maeda Toshiie's words have made me even more volatile in the past few days, and this is indeed a question worth pondering. My family is indeed developing rapidly, in a sense, it is also like the Takeda and Uesugi families, and it is not surprising that some people in the outside world covet this piece of "fat", and if you can't see it, you can't complain about others.

"It may not matter if it's about Xian Limaru alone, but there are a lot of things to follow!" At this time, Hidemasa Hori walked in from the outside and just heard the last words of Toshiie Maeda. "His Royal Highness Niwa, I just rushed back from Shikoku and don't think it's too late!" He came and saluted his master first. "There are still some things in Shikoku that have not been completely settled, and Gamo-sama and the Ichichi clan are afraid that they will not be able to come back until the end of the year. They asked me to say sorry to His Highness Niwa! ”

"Why be sorry for everything, you still have to put business first!" Niwa Nagahide was relieved and asked the servant to arrange a seat for him.

"Is Shikoku's affairs still so troublesome?" After seeing him sit down, I asked. Although Hori Hidemasa and Nakamura Kazushi are my strengths, after all, they are still Oda Nobunaga's direct retainers, and in the past two years, I have always been running around, so there are not many opportunities to meet. In the month I've been in Kyoto, I haven't received any bad news from Shikoku, but he's saying so now, so I'm just asking.

"It's not a big deal, but it's a real nuisance!" Hori Hidemasa sighed and showed a sense of distress, but listening to the tone, it was not something worth betraying. "Although the interests of the four countries are divided, they cannot stop others from making other ideas. We are all outsiders, and we can't talk about who is far away or who is close. This makes some people start to think about it, and it is undoubtedly the most direct means to pull a relationship and marriage! ”

"What's going on with you guys? It's really echoing each other from afar! "I thought it was really funny, and it seemed that countless girls had grown out of the ground at once. If food grows at this rate, then there is no need to worry about famine.

"Don't be hippie and smiley, get serious!" Seeing the irrepressible smile on my face, Asano Nagamasa pretended to shout. "Upwards say that this is related to the stability of the country, and downwards say that this is heavenly and human, how can you have such an attitude!"

"I've always been a good person, even you say that, I have to think about it carefully!" I laughed and turned to Hidemasa Hori and asked, "If there is anything more important, you can pick up a few things and listen to them first!" ”

"First of all, Lord Takenaka wants to take Kagawa Motokei's third daughter as a concubine, and Nakamura wants to marry the eldest daughter of Shihe Depository to fill the house, and His Royal Highness must be the master of both things!"

"They just need to report to the lord, and I naturally have nothing to say!" Theoretically, I don't have to intervene, but after thinking about it, I still said: "It is naturally impossible to re-govern concubines, and there is nothing to do." The daughter of the Ichishi and the Ten Rivers Depository...... Isn't it a big deal? ”

Kazushi Nakamura was widowed two years ago and is about the same age as me, and the daughter of Tokawa Depository is now under 12 years old. It doesn't matter if you take a concubine, but it is really a bit unsightly to bring it out as a main room.

"Who is as old-fashioned as you now, isn't it that the smaller the more ......" Asano Nagamasa still wanted to continue YY, but was glared at by the "monkey" and stopped.

"Since you said so, who is more suitable to help me with the staff officer!" I picked up my glass and raised it as if please.

Actually, I'm just talking about it, at most, it's just to see what they think about this matter more seriously. I don't want me to say this just as soon as I said it, Niwa Nagahide and Maeda Toshiya both flashed their eyes and their lips opened slightly, looking like they had something to say.

"This is bad!" My heart moved, and it suddenly occurred to me that these two of them also had daughters of school age. And these two are my more respected seniors, if it is very formal, I really can't refuse it in person.

"Of course it's my daughter's best!" Just as I was in a dilemma, someone suddenly shouted at the door.