The scenery in the garden is silvery white, and the trees and houses are all mixed into one color, but unfortunately the scenery here is too small to remind people of the spirit of "only the vastness" and "the original wax statue".

The water in the small pond has frozen to the bottom, and it feels hard to step on the snow when you step on it, but it turns out that the carp in the pond have long been loaded into wooden basins and sent to the warm house, so there is nothing to worry about.

I sat in the garden ashram silently looking outside, counting the amount of precipitation for the two months.

This is not the mansion in Kyoto, but my home in Sakaicho, and the time is no longer the chaotic and bloody 8th year of Tensho (1580), but the first month of the 9th year of Tensho. Probably to make up for last year's shortcomings, this year's snow hasn't stopped completely since the day I arrived in Kyoto. I crossed my fingers and counted for a long time, but I didn't know exactly how many it should be.

Ying gave me an excellent suggestion, and at first I really didn't expect such a good effect. The whole of Kyoto and even were shaken by this action, and perhaps the resonance effect would soon spread throughout Japan.

On that night, when the snowflakes finally fell like goose feathers, I took Masakincho Jihide to the wilderness where the victims were sleeping in the suburbs, where tens of thousands of victims were suffering from the cold, and we heard a miserable cry in the distance.

When I put a cotton coat into the first pair of black and thin hands, the original wooden face began to become vivid, but the look in my eyes was not joy but unbelievable shock. It wasn't until the more than fifty carts were clearly displayed under the torches in the hands of the soldiers that the dead silence of the crowd began to gradually resume its sound, but it was a louder cry than before.

"I didn't expect to be able to buy such a big reputation in one night!" This is what Jixiu whispered in my ear.

For five days in a row, I would be at different camps to distribute food and clothing. At each location, a number of samurai controlled the progress of the disaster relief, and no one could ignore the striking "Stars Maru" markers and flags.

From the next day onwards, others appeared in these places one after another, their identities clearly indicated by their wide court robes and high hats. The most "noble" people in Japan came among the humblest people, and their rank and number continued to increase, until the morning of the fifth day, when His Royal Highness Prince Seihito also appeared in the limelight.

"His Royal Highness the Qing Clan of Zhuxing is unparalleled in his benevolence, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been praised by him, and the people from all over the court have gathered to ......" and other rumors have spread to all corners of Japan with disaster victims, merchants, wandering monks, and even ninjas and spies from various forces, and I don't know what those people thought in their hearts.

"Saint...... Maybe that's what a saint feels, right? "I looked at the scenery outside in front of me and asked myself this in my heart.

In my opinion, the most representative sage is Confucius, and the writings about his various words, deeds, and opinions can only be described in a large number of ways, but because of this, the opinions of experts of various schools have not yet been unified, so how can I figure it out? However, there is a sentence that I do remember, that is, "the ancient sages are lonely", but at the moment I am sitting alone in the room, I do not feel lonely.

"Maybe I'm not a saint, but the people of the world already regard me as a saint!" I thought a little narcissistically.

"Lord, the three sons are here!" A female voice rang out by the door.

"Oh......" I turned my focus closer in a daze, and saw the fog butterfly standing by the door. Call them in! "I adjusted my appearance, and I should always look like a father in front of my son.

"Father!" The three sons came out from behind the door and knelt in front of me.

"Okay, get up!" I looked at my three sons, and a sense of happiness came over me.

Nobukiyo, that is, my eldest son, Senkoimaru, is 15 years old, which is definitely an adult age in Japan at this time. He has already received the official position and become a relative, and he is quite mature, at least much more stable than I was at this age.

The second son, Ryuo Maru, still seems a little thin, but after several years of martial arts training, he is actually not as weak as he seems, as a 12-year-old boy, he is a little shy, always thinking more about everything and talking less. However, through a period of private observation, I am more comfortable with him, and I can selectively give him some things.

As a brother of the same father and mother, the third son Tiger Chiyo and Senkomaru look very similar, but their spiritual temperament is absolutely different. In his big eyes, he was always full of curiosity about everything, and according to the teacher, there was no lack of skepticism. This is a "prickly" child, I don't know if it has something to do with the age of seven or eight years old "pleasing dogs"!

Looking at the three of them, I suddenly thought, is it that all these years of energy have been spent too much outside? There has been no new output in recent years. It seems that I also have to review myself, and I will have to "work hard" in the future.

"I'm going to Kyushu next month, and I probably won't be back soon!" I watched the three of them speak slowly, deliberately putting some pressure on them. "The three of you are not small, and I am ready to give you some work. Tell me, are you afraid! ”

"Don't be afraid!" The three of them replied in unison.

"It's too quiet for me to hear!" I frowned dissatisfied.

"Don't be afraid!" This time they pulled their necks and yelled together. Especially Tiger Chiyo, there is a bit of a heckling posture.

"That's fine, that's how my son should be!" I nodded, and then smiled. "Senkomaru, I'm going to let you preside over the whole thing in!" I said first to my eldest son, and my words were earth-shattering.

"Father...... It's too early, isn't it? Hearing that it was such a heavy burden, Xian Limaru's face turned a little pale. In ancient times, although there were many cases of high eyesight and low master, but it is still not as common as in modern times, and handling political affairs instead of me is actually equivalent to rising to the position of the leader of half of the country at once.

"Isn't it bad to do it? No big deal! I deliberately spoke in a relaxed tone and cast an encouraging glance at him. Of course, I don't completely ignore you, His Royal Highness Gamo is in, and you can discuss anything with him. In addition, Maeda-sama and Kerr-sama's troops are nearby, and they are both forces that can be relied on in case of emergency. But it's up to you to decide everything, and I've already told them! ”

"Yes, I'll do my best!" Seeing that I seemed to have made up my mind, Senkomaru reluctantly agreed.

"Good!" I nodded and turned back to Ryuomaru. "You're 12 years old this year, so it's fair to say that you're in a bit of a hurry. I have sent a letter to Tanba's Shikai and Akai to get them to come as soon as possible. At the end of this month, we will hold a ceremony for you to pay for the Motofu, and then officially inherit the Hatano family! ”

"Yes!" Because this plan has been in place since last year, Ryuomaru seems to be calm.

"You have a 'Qing' character in your name and a 'Xiu' character in our Hatano family, and then you will issue an order under the name of Hatano Hidekiyo!" I thought about it and added. "Although Tamba has been ruled by us for many years, the situation is still complicated because of the border with other forces. Your identity is not only the governor of the Hatano family, but also the guardian of Tamba, so you must be cautious in case of trouble! ”

"What should the minister do there?" Ryuomaru asked seriously.

"Family affairs rely on Shiwai, Akai and others, and state affairs rely on Nagano-sama!" I told him carefully, and I was the least comfortable with him of the children's positions. "Although Shikai and the others are not the former ministers of my Zhuxing family, they have no second heart for maintaining the name of the Hatano family, and they have been leading the army to fight with me for many years, so they should be trustworthy. Nagano-sama's father and son have been running Tamba for many years on my behalf, and they already know the situation there well, and with his help, Tamba is nothing serious! ”

"Yes, the retainer obeys!" Ryuomaru should arrive.

"It's you again, how are you practicing martial arts?" I smiled again and asked Toragichiyo.

"Back to my father! Although I dare not say that I have reached the peak, I don't need to let it go! Tiger Chiyo puffed out his cheeks and looked confident.

"Is that powerful?" I could barely stop laughing. "Then you will go to Kyushu with me this time to see if it is really not just by talking!"

"Really? Thank you, Father! Tiger Chiyo said excitedly, as if a child in a few hundred years heard about the amusement park.

"Of course it's true!" I nodded very "seriously".

Actually, I also know the actual situation, although Tora Chiyo is more talented in martial arts, after all, he is only an 8-year-old child, and it is impossible to compete with adults (freaks like Shinhachiro are very few after all). However, I usually support them in building up their self-confidence, and like Senkomaru, I want to encourage them even more.

But if you think I'm a completely relaxed father, you'd be wrong, and I've put multiple layers of protection around them.

"You all have to work hard, my trust is earned by yourself!" When I saw that I was almost done, I said, "Go back and think about it first, and tell me what you plan to do in two days!" ”

"Yes!" The three sons saluted me again, then stood up and stepped back to the door.

"Father, I have something to tell you!" When he arrived at the door, Senkomaru seemed to suddenly remember something, and stopped there to speak.

"Hmm!" I nodded to him, and Ryuomaru and Toragichiyo withdrew when they saw that I had no other indications. "Tell me what you want!" I asked.

"That's right!" Senkamaru walked back to his place and sat down, pulling out a stack of letters from his bosom. "I've been getting a lot of these letters in recent times!"