On March 28, 1582, Kyoto was immersed in a sense of grace and beauty. This year, the weather is slightly warmer than usual, and the cherry blossoms are at their peak everywhere.

At this time of the year, it was the season when the ministers either brought their families to enjoy the flowers, or gathered together to hold a tea party with elegant celebrities and celebrities, and chanted the wind and the moon. Eating bribes from all over the world and hiding in the quiet and leisurely Kyoto is really a good life for the timid and fearful ministers. Anyway, no one will listen to what is said seriously, so it is better to close your eyes and moan without disease.

There is a lot of gossip, but what I really want to explain is that usually at this time of year, because the regular New Year's festival has long since ended, the envoys of the foreign feudal clans who stayed in Kyoto have basically disappeared! Kyoto has once again become the Kyoto of the imperial court, and the "outsiders" have gone home to do their own thing.

Oh, yes! At this time, everyone is basically concerned about the arrangement of spring ploughing, which is the major event related to the livelihood of the coming year.

This year's situation is very different from previous years, and it is a time when Kyoto should be the most laid-back. It was no longer the mid-range retainers who greeted the foreign feudal lords, but more of the daimyo himself.

Nijo Castle, the imperial seat of the Muromachi shogunate, he not only witnessed the splendor of the Ashikaga clan, the glory of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu unifying the north and south, but also witnessed the tragedy of Ashikaga Yoshiaki fighting the sword and the thief, and the loneliness of Ashikaga Yoshiaki's dismal departure.

I liked Nijo Castle very much, so I changed the imperial palace here after returning to Kyoto, and I gave it to Nobukiyo as for the mansion in Kyoto. The place has been restored to its original appearance at least in terms of appearance thanks to the vigorous renovation, and the cherry blossoms, juju flowers, new ponds, and birdsong corridors are all to my liking, and in order to decorate at least the main hall of the Honmaru before this party, the master led by Eitoku Kano has been rushing day and night for nearly a month.

Naturally, there will be more work in the future, maybe even for hundreds of years, and this is how the Ashikaga family continues to leave their traces here, and my family should be the same.

In addition, there is an episode in which the name "Nijo Castle" is said to be derived from the Ashikaga family's family crest "Nichibi" logo, so it was suggested that the name be deposed and renamed "Five Star Castle". I didn't accept this suggestion, and it would be too petty to use such a method to erase the traces of others!

The day finally came, and on the morning of March 28, when the sun slowly shone through the south gate into the main hall of Nijo Castle Honmaru, I sat there with excitement and looked at the black crowd of more than 200 people in front of me.

"Meet His Royal Highness Zhuxing Da Nayan, I wish the world stability and the prosperity of the Zhuxing family for a long time!" All of them bowed their heads before me and bowed their heads in deep worship.

Am I noble? Yes, it includes almost all the daimyo of, Saikoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Mori Terumoto is here, Ikeda Tsuneko is here, Shimazu Yoshihisa is here, Otomo Sorin, Niko Yoshihisa, Nagamune Ibe Motokin, Tokawa Kuro...... Isn't that a telling story that so many people are here?

"Calm down! Be calm......" I reminded myself, slowly shifting my gaze to the group to the right. His clothing is relatively unstark, and his voice is much quieter than in other areas.

Tokugawa Ieyasu and Hojo Clan didn't come, which I had expected a long time ago, and their attitude towards me was still very ambiguous, but they certainly didn't want to surrender to me like that. I had met them informally before, and they didn't say anything except a few New Year's greetings. I can guess what they think, and even if there is some kind of compromise, I hope that I will make the gesture first!

What I didn't expect was that not only did the heads of the Tokugawa, Hojo, and Uesugi families not come, but even the second-rate daimyo Utsunomiya, Satake, Soma, Date, Nanbu, Mogami, and Tsugaru from Kanto and Tohoku were also sent as envoys.

"Your Highnesses, Your Excellency, thank you for your affection for the Zhuxing Family!" While smiling and waving the folding fan in my hand, I couldn't help but feel the gap between myself and the real "hegemon".

"Your Highness Xie Danayan!" After receiving my permission, everyone thanked them, and then got up and looked for their place on either side, giving way to a large area in the middle.

"Even in such a distant place, Hojo, Tokugawa, and Uesugi still remember me, and sent the three adults to come here tirelessly, and I, the Xingqing clan, am really grateful!" I nodded to the three people on my right, which was already a very heavy etiquette for me.

Actually, this is just an untrue scene, after all, the relationship between these people and me is different from that of the daimyo in the west, if it is really a long way to come, what will Shimazu Yoshihisa and Otomo Sorin?

"It's my honor to be able to meet His Royal Highness Da Nayan, who guards the peace of the court and the world, again, and I don't want my Phantom Nunnery to have such a blessing in this year when it is about to die!" As the representative of Hojo, who is not only the most powerful person in the Eastern Kingdom, but also the oldest of the three emissaries, it is only natural that Hojo Shinan will answer me.

In fact, at this time, the Hojo, Tokugawa, and Uesugi families all knew that it was impossible for any of them to compete with me with any of their individual forces, and if they wanted to continue their own path of hegemony, they had to unite at least for the time being, so they must have carried out some kind of tandem before coming. Of course, there is another option, which is to surrender to me completely, but is it possible for them to throw in the towel so easily?

"Boss Hojo is polite, you are my respected senior, and it is my luck to be able to entertain you in person!" I looked at the three people in front of me, as if I vaguely saw the shadow behind them, the last three people who stood in my way. "When I returned from Nobunaga's crusade against Takeda the year before last, I sent an invitation to the boss in the Sunfu, probably because of the sincerity of God's mercy on me, and I was able to achieve my wish so quickly. Please don't rush back, I will accompany you to Kyoto as soon as I get it! ”

"Don't you dare ...... I don't dare to ...... "Hojo Phantom is a veteran diplomat, so he naturally knows what to say at this time. I saw him fall to the ground and weep in gratitude, as a way to express his inner "excitement".

I graciously had him picked up, and then turned to Tadashi Okubo.

The vast majority of the daimyo present were not surprised by this scene, and they had previously speculated that I might make peace with the Eastern Alliance. Historically, the two shogunates of Ryokura and Muromachi were not in fact monopoly, and at least for the time being, I seem to be underprepared for the use of troops in the eastern country.

"Okubo-sama, is His Royal Highness Tokugawa okay? It's a shame that I can't meet him this time! I let out a long, wistful sigh. I fought side by side with His Royal Highness Tokugawa many times during the Battle of Sister River and Nagashino, and I still remember his heroic appearance. I thought I could swim with him this time, but I didn't expect to miss it by mistake! ”

"Yes, the contemptible lord is also very sorry!" Okubo Tadasaku nodded, and replied in a sonorous voice: "The contemptible lord is also the relationship formed between Chang Nian and His Royal Highness Nayan on the battlefield, and now the soldiers Lima will not dare to live up to His Highness Nayan's expectations!" ”

"It's really a combination of literature and martial arts, soft and hard!" I smiled slightly under the gaze of more than 200 eyes, but in my heart I almost greeted the women of Tokugawa Ieyasu who went back more than ten generations. Want to test my bottom line in front of the world? Want to get yourself more bargaining price? Okay, then come on!

It stands to reason that the next one should have spoken to the envoy of the Uesugi family, Naoe Kane, but I skipped him to Okamoto Zenzhe, the envoy of the Satake family. "Lord Okamoto, I haven't seen you for more than ten years, but you can see that you are old!" I waved my fan at him kindly.

As soon as I sat down after the salute, Zenzhe Okamoto began to froze at me, and seemed to be quite distressed by his memory. "Yes...... But...... It's rude under it! When asked if he couldn't help answering, he finally had to admit that he had a bad brain.

"Have I really changed so much?" I covered my upper lip with a folding fan and raised my right hand to cover my bun.

"Ah~!" Okamoto fell to the ground with a cry of surprise, but immediately realized his gaffe and fell to his knees. "His Royal Highness Da Nayan is majestic and more prosperous, and he didn't dare to blaspheme in the future!"

I smiled and nodded, and ended my questioning of the other Eastern Emissaries.

The daimyos, who had just shaken their confidence in me a little because of Okubo Tadasa's answer, were once again stimulated, and Zenzhe Okamoto's reaction to me was incomprehensible. They couldn't imagine what kind of reason could scare the envoy of the Satake family like this, and even Hojo Hanan and Okubo Tadasa were suspicious.

"After the murder of the self-confident Tai Zhenggong, the world was in turmoil, but fortunately, many loyal heroes were calmed regardless of life and death. I have been entrusted by His Majesty the Emperor to commend me, and I should be entrusted with more important responsibilities of protection. "Looking at the excited eyes below, I called out the first name." His Royal Highness Yoshihisa Niko! ”

This time, I have secretly greeted several of my important ministers in advance: in order not to affect the entire layout of the world in the future, my direct ministers will not move this time, but will double the territory in their original positions! For example, Shimazu and Ouchi in the past, Ikeda and Mori have already been carried out before, and this time it will not be included in the announcement.

"Yes!" Excited, Yoshihisa's face was flushed, and he looked much younger than when I had brought him back from Maori.

"This time, His Royal Highness Yoshihisa noticed that Yushiba was treacherous against the party, and first responded to His Royal Highness Ikeda's righteous teacher's great contribution, which is really commendable. In addition to retaining the guardianship of Izumo Nationwide, the guardianship of the three counties of Iwami Kuniyanon, Erma, and Echichi and the four counties of Hachihahashi, Khaniri, Meeting, and Hino were also granted! ”

"Thank you...... Your Highness! Nizi Yoshihisa's voice choked up and verbally thanked him, and the Niko family became a daimyo with 350,000 stone in San'in again.

"His Royal Highness Katsuhisa has also made a lot of contributions this time, is he here?" I asked knowingly.