On January 13, 1583, I finally returned to Kyoto, and then a series of government decrees and appointments were made, and I was greeted and received, and the busyness and labor involved were beyond ordinary people can imagine.

Xiuqing went to Changlu, Yoshikiyo also went to Kyushu, and then Shinhachiro Zhixing Echizen Fuzhong City 320,000 stones, and it was getting colder and colder around me. This is the result of many years of hard work, but once it is achieved, it makes people feel unrealistically confused. Although I am surrounded by crowds of people now, I still feel a little lonely in the intervals between official duties.

I don't know if it's because only to the point where I have such a state of mind, and others don't see it, at least on the surface. Masuda Nagamori Chiyuki Omi Sawa Yamashiro 140,000 stones; 127,000 stone of Nagashu Masashi Zhixing Tanba Sawada Castle; Imu Hanqi Chiyuki Yamato Kishida Castle 63,000 stones; Ishikawa Sadatomo Zhixing Bizen Takatori Yamajo 55,000 stones, although these people also have some words of gratitude, but more of them are irrepressible excitement.

Or maybe I'm a little sentimental, but these people still have jobs here, so they'll be coming back soon.

Kyoto is still Kyoto, and although a large number of ministers in the imperial court disappeared some time ago, they still did not seem to be much less. There are not only a lot of visits, visits, meetings, and tea parties, but there are more and more trends, and this is the reality, the reality of the world's managers.

As the days passed, ten days and twenty days, I was busy going back and forth between Kyoto and Sakai Town. But day by day, not only did the affairs of the ministers and his retainers not decrease, but the daimyo who had just returned to the territory either themselves or the retainers they had sent came.

By the end of March, things had basically come to an end, which meant that the management system was basically on the right track, and I didn't have to see it all the time. Personnel have been arranged for various levels of affairs, and although there is no very formal name and institution, it is basically a rudimentary form.

At this time, my mind collapsed, and I seriously considered the relationship and status between me and the imperial court. Although I have met with not only the Minister but also the Emperor several times before, I have never discussed any substantive issues.

So one afternoon at the end of March, when the grass was growing, I entered the palace for a small party. In fact, the more this kind of small gathering of a few people, the more substantive it can be involved, and the large tea parties of hundreds or even thousands of people are mostly to create an atmosphere, mainly for outsiders to see.

"Your Highness Da Nayan, please use it, this is a herbal tea made by the people in the palace, how about you come and see how it tastes?" Erjo Qingliang's white eyebrows twitched twice, and he smiled like an old birthday star.

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor!" I picked up the teacup with both hands and raised it respectfully to my forehead, greeting the emperor from afar on the throne. "He has been running outside for his ministers all the year round, and he has always rarely served in front of the king. I often feel guilty when I think about it, and I don't dare to be so favored by His Majesty! ”

"Aiqing is really too humble!" The Emperor covered his smiling mouth with a fan, and the long, slender tones of the classical court sounded much softer today. "The reason why the world ended the century-old dispute, the people regained the joy of peace, and all Aiqing led a group of loyal and righteous people to fight to the death, this I and all the ministers often miss in their hearts. The so-called 'people are the most important, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light.' 'Aiqing is busy saving the people and serving the country, what can't I understand! ”

"I am afraid of the ministers, I don't dare to be so praised by Your Majesty!" I made a look of sincere fear, and the superficial work had to be done.

"Aiqing doesn't have to be like this, your merits to the country will be forever recorded in the annals of history!" The Emperor picked up the teacup after some encouragement, and then cast a very stealthy glance to the side.

"His Royal Highness...... His Royal Highness ...... "Realizing that it was time to speak for himself, Takaji Xiuzhen opened his mouth with courage. But even so, he never dared to look up, as if he was hiding from something out of fear.

"Your Excellency, please don't be polite if you have anything to say!" I laughed and encouraged him.

His Royal Highness Xiuzhen, the Minister of the Eagle Division, is the fourth son of Ji Xiu, who was in the town before, and Guan Bai, who I single-handedly raised. To say that this child is really honest and gentle, but there is one shortcoming: he has no political ability!

The world has been settled, and I don't need Guan Bai to do anything for me, just be obedient, so political ability has become an irrelevant thing. To be honest, I don't feel anything wrong with his performance in the slightest, but I always feel relaxed.

"That's right......" Takaji Hidezhen swallowed with difficulty, as if it had taken a lot of effort. The achievements of His Royal Highness Zhuxing are sighed by the world, and there is no respect inside and outside the court, I hope you can understand the hearts of the people of the world and accept the post of minister to assist the court! ”

"So that's it......" I narrowed my eyes and lifted my nose upward, my brow furrowed a little.

This matter has been mentioned for a long time, and even before I returned from Kanto, I received an unofficial edict on the way. Traditionally, the position of a samurai daimyo in the imperial court was directly proportional to his strength. If you follow this analogy, Oda Nobunaga was finally posthumously recognized as a minister, and I, who have unified the world, are naturally more qualified to do so.

However, I also have my own ideas, and I do not want to confuse the identity of the leader of the samurai family and the chief minister, although the two figures will definitely coincide in the long run, but it may take generations to change the deep-seated consciousness in people's hearts.

"I can't accept such a gift, and I ask Your Majesty to be considerate of the minister's heart!" I finally shook my head in the expectant gaze of everyone, shattering everyone's hopes at once.

"This ...... This ......" Takaji Hidezhen looked at me and looked at the others in turn, and didn't seem to know what to do.

"Your Highness Eagle Division, please wait until I finish speaking!" I made a solemn look and stopped what the others were trying to say: "I was originally a humble businessman, but I was able to follow him by Nobunaga's Taimasa and for more than 20 years, and I have made great achievements today. Nobunaga gave up before his great cause was accomplished, but he did not dare to forget it for a moment. To this day, although His Majesty has descended from heaven, he does not dare to compete with Nobunaga Taimasa in any case! ”

"This ...... This is ......" Takaji Hidezhen began to be confused again, as if she didn't know how to deal with this situation, or didn't know how to express herself.

Actually, he should know what I mean, because yesterday I asked his father, Masahimimachi Jixiu, to bring this meaning over. But looking at today's posture, he still hasn't figured it out, and I don't know if I didn't make it clear, he didn't pass it on clearly, or he himself didn't understand it clearly.

"His Highness the Stars' benevolent heart is better than that of the ancient sages, and the old decay is really deeply admired!" Just when I felt slightly strange and the others were confused, Nijo Harura suddenly spoke again. "Your Highness Zhuxing can have such a belief, and the old man urges His Majesty to fulfill it. Why don't you appoint His Highness Zhuxing to serve as Minister Zuo, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? ”

"Yes, yes, that's a great idea!" The emperor immediately realized that he slapped his palm with a folding fan and descended from the donkey.

This is the gap, the gap between people, Eagle Si Xiuzhen I didn't teach to understand, but Nijo Hararau understood it with just a few words. Such a person is indeed very useful, and he is old and has no actual official position, and when the words come out of his mouth, there is no longer the slightest meaning of buying and selling. It's just that Nijo Harura is too old now, and it seems that I have to speed up the cultivation of Kikutei Sunny Season or Shokincho Jixiu.

"In that case...... If you are a minister, you will thank God! "I'm a very easy-going person, and since everyone is talking about it, I'm reluctant to do it." Stabilizing the world is not the work of one minister, so for the ministers to dare to ask Your Majesty to be blessed in the four seas! ”

"This is completely deserved, if there is any love Qing, just play!" Although the emperor said a lot, his eyebrows twitched unnaturally twice, thinking that I was going to make some difficult request.

"In order to show the court's reliance on the world's daimyos, the ministers want to restore the system of palace gate guards!" As I spoke, I took out a piece of music from my sleeve that I had prepared a long time ago. "The minister proposed that Ikeda, Otomo, Shimazu, Niko, Hatano, Kaga Maeda (Toshiie), Satake, Tokugawa, and Date be appointed as the heirs of the nine families, and that they be appointed as the 'Forbidden Lieutenant of the Japanese Imperial Palace'. In addition, the nine families of Bungo Maeda (Keiji), Mori, Hizen Honshi (Yoshikiyo), Nagano, Takenaka, Gamo, Echizen Honhoshi (Shinhachiro), Mogami, and Nagamune Ibu were selected as deputies, and the heir was appointed as the 'Night Imperial Forbidden Lieutenant'. In this way, 18 families led 100 retainers to guard the nine gates of the palace day and night. If there are no heirs or the heirs are young, you can choose the relatives and loyal ones for the time being, and replace the eternal protection of the society from generation to generation! ”

"Aiqing's advice is very good, and I am invited!" Seeing that this was just a means to hold the local daimyo hostage, the emperor readily agreed.

"Your Majesty, the Holy Heaven, has already sorted out the 20,000 stones of the Mountain City Imperial Garden, and asks the imperial court to directly appoint important ministers to manage it!" Although I was grateful, I was actually just paying a "tip".

"Aiqing's loyalty is really obvious!" This time, the joy was not faked, and the emperor expressed his gratitude while the others showed excitement. "There is one more thing to listen to the opinions of His Highness the Stars!" As he spoke, the emperor waved behind him.

A young man of fourteen or fifteen years of age bowed down and bowed to the emperor, and then saluted me. This is a very quiet-looking young man, wearing a very simple robe in the court, and his two eyes look very bright.

"This is the Imperial Sun Zhou Ren Palace, I hope Aiqing can come forward to preside over the crown ceremony next month!" The Emperor looked at me and said earnestly.

I looked at the emperor, and then at the boy.