23. Inequality of status

When I took Ayuki's hand and got out of the car, the eyes of the Kiihao clan who came to greet me immediately straightened.

Guarded by a heavily guarded army, I emerged from the carriage in court clothes and walked slowly out of the footstool set up by the guards, with an elegant but formulaic smile on my face, and I was a hypocritical politician.

Ah Xue seems to be a fairy, wearing an elegant kimono fluttering down, and her temperament is otherworldly. A thin layer of powder was applied to hide the unnatural blush, but it created a difficult effect. She was born and died in the army of ten thousand horses, but she seemed a little restrained at the moment, and her shy eyes drifted to me from time to time, and she didn't realize how intoxicating such a look was. I heard a very clear "grunt" in my throat, which hung low behind the skulls on the ground.

"Greetings to His Highness the Stars to Kii!" I don't know if it was agreed in advance or someone hinted that the wealthy people who knelt on the ground reverently sang a eulogy. It may be that when I appeared, I was a little different from what they thought, so that their voices were not very aligned.

"These are the adults who have abandoned the darkness and turned to the light!" Not only did I not get up the kneeling people, I didn't even talk to them, but turned directly to Kanzo Kato, who was running to meet him.

"Lord Mingjian! It stands to reason that the person in charge ......of the introduction should be elegant and kind, but this is obviously not in line with Kato Duanzo's character. After a long time of leading and commanding the dark forces, his face has become a little habitually cold, I have to think about whether it is time to adjust him, it stands to reason that ninjas fighting on the front line should be able to change their expressions freely at any time! "This is Lord Nakahisa Jianwu, the lord of Boshan City, this time Lord Nakahisa let Jucheng out as the temporary presence of the lord!" He pointed to the man kneeling in the first position.

"I'm sorry to bother you!" I hung my eyes high, and there was not the slightest hint of "embarrassed" on my expression.

Nakahisa Jianwu is in his forties, with a small beard, and his dress is stronger than the others, but he can't get rid of the strong rural atmosphere. "To be able to receive His Royal Highness the stars is an honor for my Nakajiu family to pass on from generation to generation!" As he spoke, his forehead touched the ground.

"Excellent! So this is ......" I nodded casually and turned my gaze to the next person.

"This is Lord Seki Wansao......" Kato Duanzo also introduced very naturally.

Zhongjiu Jianwu **** was there, and I didn't allow him to stand up without permission, so I had to kneel like this. Fortunately, there weren't many people coming, and there wasn't much worth introducing in detail, so the introduction was over before it took two minutes. The other three people are nothing special, Yitian Zong is a Humpty Dumpty monk, Xiguan Wanshang and Bingjian Yiting are all thug-like country tyrants.

"I'm very grateful to all of you for coming to meet me, get up!" When I walked to my head and turned back, I gently lifted the folding fan in my hand upward. "Since you are the landlord of Nakahisa-sama, then please take the road down!"

"Yes, please come here!" Nakajiu Jianwu didn't have time to dust off the soil on his clothes, so he hurriedly ran to the front, bowing in front of him with a word, looking very attentive.

Boshan Castle is very small, that is, two layers of walls and a castle tower, and it is also a wood-concrete structure, which can live for four or five hundred people if it dies. In the hall on the first floor, a banquet has already been prepared, and according to the size of the space, there are barely twenty tables of tables, and because the messenger of Kato Duanzo had mentioned this situation beforehand, I only brought some of the generals to the banquet.

"Lord Nakahisa, you are really bitter in normal times!" Looking at this humble temporary shelter, I frowned slightly, and it was obvious that I was "unhappy".

"In the wilderness of the Kii Mountains, the conditions are really simple!" Sitting in the seat with his hands down, Nakaku Jianwu straightened up and bowed to me. "His Royal Highness Yuzhou is well-known all over the world, and he is also the pillar of the imperial court. We are limited to the conditions and can only treat it with coarse tea and light rice, which is really disrespectful! ”

"My lord, this is such a condition, please be forgiving!" Kato Duanzo opened his mouth to say good things for him, after all, he arranged this reception.

"It's full, it's full!" I lowered my eyelids and picked up my chopsticks and reached for the dishes on the table. There are four main dishes, namely carp, silver carp, crucian carp and catfish, and they make a comparative list of tastes. "During these years, Yi has always resisted the edict of the imperial court, which has led to wars and chaos, and the people are not only miserable. Your lord's territory is in an area where wars are frequent, so you must be well aware of the joys and sorrows! As I spoke, I tapped the edge of the dish twice with my chopsticks.

"yes!" Before my words fell, I rushed to speak, and the horizontal muscles on my face were still shaking as I spoke. "Kii hasn't stopped in the past few decades, either he knocks him away or you call. Finally drove away the Hatakeyama family's nest bag! Hey, hey, Sanhao Changqing is coming to occupy the territory again. This dozen has been more than ten years, and everyone's life is sad! It seems that Kii is a big fat meat, and everyone wants to bite into it......"

"Your Highness, he's a fool, don't mind!" Before he finished his words, he had already scared several other people into a cold sweat. The short and fat monk Yitian Zongshi hurriedly took the words and glared at him fiercely. In fact, what he meant was that the Oda family is here, and it is a benevolent person like His Royal Highness Yushu to manage Kii, and everyone's life will be better! That's it......"

"It's nothing, even if it's ugly to tell the truth, I won't care!" I didn't do what they thought I would, but just waved my hand indifferently. "This ...... This Lord Xiguan is actually not wrong, everyone originally wanted to live a good life. How can I live well? At least don't use knives and guns is the bottom line. Now that the imperial court has subdued and the surrounding areas, everyone can do their own thing in peace! What could be better than the merchant making more money, the peasant producing more grain, and you wealthy people lying at home with your hands and feet at home, enjoying a pretty good farm endowment? You may not know about me when I first came to Kii, but I'll know it after a long time, and I'm the person who is the most unwilling to toss at every turn. In the past, when I was in San'in, I rarely recruited wealthy families to join the army! ”

"His Royal Highness Yuzhou's generosity and kindness, we have experienced it for a long time, and we have experienced it for a long time!" Several people immediately hurriedly praised it.

"However, not wanting to make trouble doesn't mean that I'm afraid of things!" My words took a sharp turn, and both eyes shot a knife-like gaze at the same time. "I know that there are many of you in Kii who are used to being wild, and they don't obey the world or the earth, and they don't obey the court in the middle! Since I'm in the position of Kii's guardian, I have to reluctantly make it difficult, and if someone wants to try my knife with my neck, I won't be too stingy. I want to tell these people unmistakably that the days of having a knife as a 'grass king' are gone! I softened my tone and smiled slightly. I would like to ...... all of you. There won't be such people, right? ”

"Of course, that's of course......" Everyone was sweating profusely, and Yitian Zong was the most obvious, and his bare head was covered with shiny beads of sweat. Only Xiguan Wan didn't know how to roll his eyes, and still whispered in his mouth, "Who wants to have trouble on a good day!" Something like that.

"It's good if you don't have it!" My smile returned to a suave type, and I held a small glass to my mouth. I secretly imitated the practice of those ministers, and I felt that I should have seven or eight percent of the heat. "This wine is good!" After tasting it, I nodded in satisfaction.

"Your Highness likes it...... " Nakahisa Jianwu said with a smile on his face, "This is the local wine we brew here, there is no clever skill, but it is just better than the sweetness of the spring water!" To be able to get your personal praise from His Royal Highness Yuzhou is not in vain for this wine to be brewed. ”

Goto Matabei, who was waiting on the side, immediately took the pot and filled the cup for me.

"That's good......" I said, nodding slightly as I stared at the pale green liquid in my glass. While a few people were secretly breathing a sigh of relief, I suddenly did something that surprised all my subordinates. "Come on! Baby, you can taste it too! I wrapped my left arm around Xue's body and brought the glass to her lips with my right hand.

In public, Ah Xue had no choice but to take a shallow peck on my hand, but a pink face was so ashamed that it was about to drip blood.

Who is Ah Xue, no one in my subordinates doesn't know, no one knows what her identity is, her name is also majestic in the area of Sanyin, don't say that my attitude is suspicious of obscenity, just I asked her to accompany the wine This kind of behavior is incredible! Besides, I don't usually have the habit of asking a woman to accompany me on any occasion, not only my wife and concubine, but also a maid or geisha.

But the four Kii tyrants in front of them don't know this.,It's normal for them to think about it in my identity.,If you haven't heard of it, it's not necessarily nothing.,Besides, liking women is not something worth promoting!

"Our Kii is remote and barren, and it is an honor for us to have something to appreciate His Royal Highness!" Bingjian Yiting, who has never opened his mouth directly, said that he still refers to wine.

"'Baoyu comes out of the deep mountains, and the dragon dives in the deep sea.'" A deserted place doesn't necessarily mean that there are no good things! I took a sip and smiled meaningfully. This is the second time I've been to Kii, but I didn't have time to pay a closer visit last time. The overall impression given to me here is that the scenery is beautiful, is there really nothing to ...... Is there anything to boast about? ”

"It's not a rare thing, but it's still a local product!" Xiguan didn't wait for others to take the lead again. "We have fat lobsters and crabs in the sea; In the mountains and forests, there are first-class matsutake mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms; Not only is it not inferior to the fine wood of Ueno cedar, but it is also a variety of wild animals that can be used for hunting...... What are you pulling me for! He looked at Yitian Zong City beside him in surprise.

Ida Munichi looked at him embarrassedly, and then at my already discolored face......