The breeze blew, and a few cherry blossom trees in the courtyard sprinkled showers of rain, which should be accompanied by bursts of human voices, pushing today's festive atmosphere to the extreme. Senzhi and I stood in front of the door of the main hall, enjoying great joy. It didn't come in vain, and I did it at a huge cost.

The eighth year of Tensho may not be a good year, and it is still raining in mid-March, and the decline in wheat production in the region is a foregone conclusion, but I don't know if it will be alleviated before the rice planting, so there is still some hope for rice in the autumn. In order to maintain the scenery in my garden, the number of people who carry water just for watering the plants and trees has increased by 100. This situation is the original expectation of many people* greatly discounted, if you don't believe it, go out of my mansion to see, not to mention those delicate flowers, even the strong cherry blossom trees are wilted, only a few wrinkled petals hanging on the branches.

Why is this climate happening? Even seventy or eighty-year-old people don't remember it. In this era, there is no so-called "El Niño phenomenon", and I have not studied much meteorology, and I cannot give any proper explanation. There don't seem to be any particularly well-known scholars in Japan, at least I haven't heard of them.

Since there is no official authoritative information, the people can only use their own speculation to explain all this, because it is a major matter that seriously affects their livelihood. All kinds of superstitious sayings have come out one after another, and there are different kinds of resentful spirits and droughts coming into the world. The most ridiculous thing is that someone actually contacted me, saying that I was too strong in the sun and roasted the aura of, which is why this situation happened. It's ridiculous, but I also had to be careful and send my ninjas to spread other rumors. Really! If even I am like this, then what should Oda Nobunaga say after so many years?

However, it is not for nothing that I am "fired", and I did exude a dazzling brilliance during this time. Shortly after the official announcement of my appointment as a Nishikai Detective in November last year, Oda Nobunaga summoned me to Azuchi, and after a celebration of the glitter, they re-entered Kyoto together, and in just one month, the Emperor alone met three times.

In fact, many people are puzzled: they didn't get the South China Sea exploration after winning the battle, so after this fiasco, they became the West China Sea exploration problem? I laugh at both those who ask and those who don't, this is politics!

And that's not all, there have been new trends in the past few years!

In January of the eighth year of Tensho (1580), Oda Nobunaga took the name of Shihoshi Shinkiyo, and Oda Nobunaga personally attended the ceremony.

In February, the imperial court appointed Zhuxing Nobuqing as the Governor of the Left Guard, and conferred six subordinates, commonly known as "His Royal Highness the Left Governor of the Stars", and I immediately announced that I would give him the position of Awa's guardian, and a new star was rising.

It's March again, and his wedding to Oda Tsuru has arrived, and Oda Nobunaga and Mrs. Nohime will definitely attend, so it can already be guessed that it will be a grand occasion. Today is the first day, and Xianzhi and I are receiving guests together.

Ordinary guests don't need me to greet me at the gate now, where Masuda Nagamori, Nagazuki Masaie, and Fujido Takatora are standing who have returned from Sakai Town, and the person in charge this time is Murai Sadakatsu.

"Congratulations to the Lord and Madame!" It was Takenaka Hanbei and Maeda Keiji who came in front of him, and his retainers always came earlier.

Now that my territory is large, and it is either a newly subdued territory or a marginal place, most of the first retainers are scattered all over the place. Accidents can happen at any time in troubled times like the Warring States, and it is not unheard of to be attacked and killed at the celebration ceremony, so even on a day like today, most people can't come back, and they can only come to a few representatives from major regions. However, places like Izumi, Kii, and Tamba are better, so the proportion of people who come is higher.

"Where is the bridegroom? Why don't you come out and let us meet! "Keiji Maeda searched for two laps and didn't see my son, so he shouted at the top of his voice." Senkomaru ...... Oh, now it's time to call His Royal Highness the Young Master Xinqing! On this happy day, he is still hiding and not seeing anyone, how can the guardian of a country be so shy! ”

"Just went in to change clothes, this is out!" After Xianzhi explained, he also looked him up and down, and pretended to complain with disgust: "Where is my daughter? Don't be left on the road by you! "Keiji Maeda's eldest daughter, Yanran, has been officially adopted by me as an adopted daughter and recognizes Xianzhi as her mother.

"Ah Guo is sick, and he doesn't worry that I will take Yanran on the road alone, so I have to send it again in a few days!" After saying that, he let out a long sigh, and his sad face looked very regretful. "Ah Guo doesn't know how to be stupider than me, and he actually came up with such a bad idea. If Yanran doesn't recognize the lord as her father, she can also marry Shaozhu! Aren't we ......?"

"Although Yanran is good, she is only five years old, we can't afford to wait!" I smiled and patted him on the shoulder, and then said, "I will definitely marry her in the future, you can rest assured." I hope she will be more like Ah Guo in the future, if you look like five big and three coarse, you will be ruined! ”

"That can't be ......" Keiji Maeda seemed to be extremely sensitive to this issue, and was in a hurry to defend himself.

"Your Highness Yuzhou, congratulations!" The first outsider, Akechi Shuman, strode from the outside, and immediately someone went over to receive his attendant. "The Shinano Mountains, which have been handed over to the Takeda family recently, are a little unstable, and my uncle really can't get out, so I must apologize to you!"

"Your Highness is a little too polite, I still don't understand these things!" I spoke generously to him, and then glanced at Keiji Maeda.

"Now that the Lord is busy, we might as well go inside and have a drink! I've heard that your kid drinks well......" As he spoke, Keiji Maeda hooked Akechi Hidemitsu's neck and forced him to walk inside. Akechi Shuman wanted to say something, but he was pulled in before he was strong.

At this time, some of the women of the Oda family who had beaten the front station came to serve as the front station of the newcomer, and Xianzhi confessed his sin and left.

"You've read Minong's information, do you have any special opinions?" Avoiding the entrance to the hall and walking two steps to the side, we came to the foot of a thick cherry blossom tree. "The young lord seems to have quickened the pace of ascending to the throne recently, and the matter of Mino seems to have become quite delicate. The situation of Owari is relatively simple, and almost all the big clans that were rooted there came out with the lord, but the situation of Mino is different, and the roots of the intertwined trees are much deeper. At this time, it's better to be honest, don't have a bad pool at the end! I said as I looked at the swaying shadow of the wise man in the hall from afar.

"My lord, I think so too! But ......" Takenaka's half-guard face was a little thoughtful, but it couldn't be said to be something unspeakable. "I'm from Mino myself, so I still know the situation there, although there are many internal wealthy forces, but there are still some capable people. If it weren't for a few mediocre and weak guards one after another, and the heroes like Dao San and Yilong would have been on the holidays, maybe they would really have a place in the world, and they would definitely not be like they are now. Now that it is difficult to catch up with His Royal Highness Nakayanyan (referring to Oda Nobutada) to ascend the throne here, many people can't help it anymore......"

"I don't know what kind of person I think I am!" I frowned and thumped my hand on the trunk, the rough bark making my hands ache. "What the young master is doing now is just to grasp as much of the power of the grassroots as possible in Minong. It is really ridiculous to let them jump out to replace us foreign army commanders! Not to mention now, even if he has such strength in the future, where will he put the lord's team? Now it's just who dances the harder and dies faster, it's ridiculous that there are so many people scrambling to be the first! ”

"The Lord has taught you a lesson!" Takenaka Hanbei bowed his head slightly, but in an instant I caught the helplessness on his face.

"Now that our roots have left there, it's not good to care too much!" I calmed down a bit, my tone was a little too heavy, especially on a festive day like today. "We don't care about other people's affairs, and we are not qualified to take care of them, but you had better persuade His Highness Ando in private. Some of his methods are so bad and so ostentatious that I can hardly imagine such a shrewd person doing such a thing. This matter has already caused the displeasure of His Highness Wise, so please restrain him! ”

"My father-in-law! I don't know what to say about him......" He sighed helplessly, and even his right hand trembled. "He is indeed a shrewd man, but even the most shrewd person is a fool if he is blinded by interests. Ever since His Royal Highness Nakayana appointed him as the acting official to manage all of Mino's land income at the end of last year, his head has been hot. Although we have only read two or three letters during this period, and he has not said it explicitly, I know from the tone of his letters and the words of his subordinates that he is concerned about the position of the future Grand Governor of His Highness Nayan! ”

"That position will definitely not be his, it may be better to die earlier!" I heard the noise outside the gate getting louder and louder, and there might be another guest coming soon. "I'm going to be busy for the past two days, so we'll talk about it in three days. During this period, you can use your identity as a fellow villager to get in touch with some of the people of the old Mino clan, especially the influential forces of Inaba, the clan, and Bupo, and see what kind of opinions they have! ”

"I'm going to do it without a trace, and I'm going to try to eliminate the bad influence on us!" Takenaka Hanbei nodded solemnly, fully understanding the meaning of my words.

"That's good!" I nodded, and that was exactly what I wanted to do. If he just listened to some news, he would definitely not be as good as a professional ninja, and his role was to clear up the speculation that people involved might have about me, and I didn't want to wade into that muddy water. But I don't want to cause Oda Nobutada's displeasure in this matter, then the two sides are not human.

"I said His Royal Highness Yuzhou, why do you look at the groom like you!" At this moment, a voice came from outside, and it was quite loud.

"Lord, I'll go in first!" Before he could attract the attention of others, the half-guard of Takenaka dodged into the inner hall.