……，…… Before the introduction of the "Ichidai One Yuan Edict" in the Meiji era, there were four types of Yuan reforms, one was the Dai Shi Yuan when the new emperor succeeded to the throne, the second was the auspicious Rui Yuan when auspicious events came, the third was the Yuan Reform Yuan that cut off bad luck, and the fourth was the Yuan Reform of the New Year of Xinyou Jiazi. It is natural to change the beginning of the generation, and there is no need to say it; The auspicious change of the yuan is mostly seen before the peace, so there are white pheasants, vermilion birds, spirit turtles, turtles, treasure turtles and other era names (said that this book really likes turtles!). ）； And in the era when the samurai family was in power, no one in the place made those auspicious and other flowers to please the royal family, and it was more of a situation of disaster and change; Except for the fourth year of Yonglu (Xinyou) and the seventh year of Yonglu (Jiazi) more than ten years ago, the rest of the years of revolution have all changed their Yuan names.

From the point of view of the practice of changing the yuan in disasters, because Nobunaga died in October and Kyoto was attacked last month, the reason for changing the yuan is very sufficient. So when Hideyoshi expressed his support for my proposal, the rest of the people did not raise any objections, and the matter was settled. On the contrary, the choice of the new governor of the Oda family, which should have been the main topic of this discussion, was temporarily shelved because of Hideyoshi's proposal, on the grounds that the wife of Shiokawa, the side chamber of the family governor Nobutada, was about to give birth, and it was possible that an heir might be born.

In this way, the matter of changing the yuan and eliminating disasters that I proposed has become the most important resolution reached by this collegiate discussion...... Of course, I definitely don't believe in this set myself, just as I don't believe in the proverb like "the year is in Jiazi, the world is auspicious".

"The main reason for proposing the change is to show the influence of my family and myself. First, because this matter came from my suggestion, and the era name was also drawn up by me; Second, as the representative of the Kyoto Institute, I, as the only person in contact with the Imperial Court at present, will definitely be fully responsible for this matter. So once the change is successful, this era name will be clearly marked by me...... This era of Eisada will be the era of my Kira family. On the way back, I explained to Xinjing.

"So does the name itself have any significance?" Shinkyo, who walked with me, thoughtfully, said, "Ei Sada-ki, as long as it is not a violation of morality, it is worth advocating......

"It's my current philosophy! …… After all, what we seek is to take the place of the main family, and it is naturally impossible to act to the point of being blameless," I stroked the horse's back a little unexpectedly, "His Royal Highness Yu Liang must have this idea too. Perhaps, he thought that this era name was very much to his heart. ”

"'The king uses it to enjoy the emperor'," Shinkyo smiled, "but the word 'auspicious' will definitely not refer to him Hideyoshi, but to my Kira family." ”

"At the moment, I am very sure that we are much stronger than him in terms of strength and foundation...... But you can't take it lightly! That His Royal Highness Hideyoshi is not so easy to defeat. I shook my head slightly.

"Father's lesson is yes." Xinjing replied immediately.

"Hmm," I nodded. I am very satisfied with his attitude: "There are about ten days left before the New Year. After the New Year, you can go back to Imabari Castle! ”

"Yes," Shinjing nodded, then added, "If you don't have anything for me to do, I want to spend more time with my mother...... This time I came back from Tamba and found that she didn't look good, a little worse than when I left. ”

Hearing him say this, I was taken aback, is Nana's health worse?

For the past month, I have been living in Rinko-in, busy with the security of Kyoto and the reconstruction of Kamigyo Ward, and I have not paid much attention to Nana, except that she is not at the residence of Shokokuji Jiyun-in Temple many times, but is running around various refugee settlements. When I heard about this situation, I tried to persuade her, but she was very stubborn and always looked very energetic in front of me...... Is it all for me to see, because I'm afraid I won't let her go out?

"That's it! Then I won't arrange it for you. "I changed my mind about asking him to look at the redevelopment plan, and I also decided to take more time out to focus on Caicai's health.

However, my decision was a little late...... When he was about to arrive at Xiangguoji Temple, two war horses suddenly ran in front of the road, immediately Miyata Koji and Joto Kazuki, Miyata Koji's horse was also carrying a woman, it seemed to be his main room, Ikki's sister Joto Azuki. She was Nana's earliest maid, and a while ago she heard that Nana had just been released from custody, so she insisted on following Koji to Kyoto to take care of Nana.

Seeing me and Shinkei, Miyata Mitsuji and Kazuki Shiroto jumped off their horses and helped Ah Xuan to the front of my horse. Ah Instant's face was full of tears, his expression was panicked, and he knelt down on the snow: "Yu Dadian, Mrs. was in the Ziye Miaolian Temple just now, and suddenly fell to the ground!" ”

"What! Madame fainted? I was taken aback and rebuked angrily, "How do you take care of Madame!" ”

"Yes...... The little maid is not well cared for, please punish the hall! Ah instantly whimpered, and kowtowed on the cold snow to plead guilty.

When she said that, I calmed down a bit. Caicai's surname, I know, sometimes very stubborn, if she insists, even if I want to dissuade her, it will take a lot of work, let alone the maid next to her, so this matter should not be blamed on Ah Xian. Moreover, she, as the head of the Miyata family, a three-thousand-stone heavy minister, took the initiative to take care of the housewife, which is already a great affection, and I should not be harsh.

"Get up first, I don't blame you for this," I calmed down, "what's going on now?" ”

Ah Xuan still didn't get up: "I have sent my wife back to Ciyun Courtyard, and I have sent someone to ask for a doctor......

"Father, let's go back quickly!" Xinjing hurriedly said, interrupting Ah Xuan's report.

"All right, get up and go with me." I commanded the three of them, and then rode their horses out of the queue first. Behind him, Shinkei and his close attendant Hirano Nagatai and others, as well as Miyata Mitsuji, Joto Kazuki, etc., all followed one after another and galloped in the direction of Xiangguoji Temple.

When I arrived at the main hall of Tzu Yun Yuan in the temple, I strode into Caicai's room, and I saw her lying in the room, covered with a thick quilt, her face was unusually pale, but she was also very peaceful. Her attitude made me feel a little relieved.

"Has the doctor been here?" I pulled her hair together and whispered to the maid kneeling in the room.

"Yes...... I've already decocted a pair of medicines, and now I'm writing a follow-up prescription in the hall. The maid replied.

So I immediately left the inner room and hurried to the side hall, where I found that in addition to a doctor, there was also a Yamashina mantra that had been visiting frequently recently. I suddenly remembered that the Yamashina family was a medical heirloom, and the heads of the family were all masters of medicine, and the father of the Yanjing, Yamashina Yanji, even wrote the oldest diagnosis and treatment record...... It made me feel more at ease.

With such a medical master here, Caicai should be fine!

"It's really troublesome Lord Huangmen," I quickly shook Yamashina Yanjing's hand and asked quite eagerly, "How is Uchiko's condition?" ”

Yamashina shook his head and sighed, making my heart sink suddenly.

"To tell you the truth, the cause of Madame's illness is mainly too much thought, overwork, and it seems to have been very long; This time, I unfortunately suffered some wind and cold, and I was also infected with the epidemic, I am afraid that ...... I'm afraid it's not so optimistic! He replied with a frown.

"The gentleman ......," I turned to the doctor I had brought in, hoping for luck.

"Your Excellency Yamashina's medical skills have always been greatly admired and admired," the doctor bowed deeply, "Mrs. Kongo's recent kindness is known to everyone in Kyoto, and although her medical skills are limited, she is also willing to serve Madame...... It's a pity that Madame's body is too weak, and she can't even administer medicine to dispel cold, because Madame can't ban the kind of medicinal power that benefits fire and helps yang. After consulting His Excellency Yamashina, he had to prescribe some medicine to calm the nerves, so that his wife could rest more peacefully before leaving. ”

“…… How can it be so serious? I was stunned. After a long time, he remembered that the doctor was still kneeling, so he waved his hand and said, "You get up first...... The medicine still continues to decoction. ”

"Yes." The doctor bowed down to receive the order.

"Your Excellency Huangmen, I'm going to lose company first. Excuse me! I nodded to Yamashina again.

"Your Highness Kingo, please take care of yourself." Yamashina replied very understandingly.

I nodded again and left the side hall for Nana's inner room. After reprimanding the maid, I took out Nana's right hand and placed it in the palm of my hand. At this moment, I couldn't help but blame myself, I was too negligent for her! It's a pity that now that it's too late...... I suddenly thought that if I could learn some medicine when I was younger, I wouldn't be so weak at this time!

Nana's hand suddenly moved, and then she slowly opened her eyes, barely revealing a smile.

"I'm really sorry to worry Your Highness." She whispered.

"Yes, I'm a little worried," I commanded in as calm a tone as I could, "and you'll have to get well quickly!" ”

Nana nodded slightly, and asked me with a smile, "What, is Your Highness free today?" ”

"yes, it's almost the New Year, so I've been free lately," I nodded heavily, "I was too negligent to you a while ago, and I'll try to stay with you this time." ”

Unexpectedly, this thoughtful sentence made Caicai hear the clue. She looked at me suspiciously: "Is the concubine's condition very serious?" …… Isn't it possible? Otherwise, why is His Highness so concerned? ”

"Don't think about it," I hurriedly comforted her, "you're only in your thirties, how can you get to that point?" ”

"Your Highness, don't coax the concubine," Nana shook her head, "The concubine's mother also died in her thirties." ”

"I said it, so don't think about it!" I raised my voice a little and scolded her a little angrily, but I couldn't help but feel a little wetness in my eyes.

"To be treated like this by His Royal Highness, Xinjing, Akitsu and Keishiro have also grown up Chengren, and the concubine can be said to have no regrets." Nana sighed softly.

"But you're only thirty-four years old!" I finally couldn't hold back two tears.

"Your Highness doesn't need to be sad," Nana raised her right hand weakly and touched my cheek, "Perhaps, the gods and Buddhas heard my wish!" ”

"Make a wish? What to wish for? I asked subconsciously.

"Actually, there is something that the concubine has been hiding from His Highness," Nana sighed, "Although she followed His Highness to believe in Shingon Buddhism and Zen Buddhism, the concubine has never given up her belief in the Shingon Sect...... When I was on Long Island before, I saw tens of thousands of people being slaughtered, and the concubine thought that if she did such a thing, she would definitely suffer God's punishment. As a result, it was only half a year after reconciling with Honganji, and Oda Safu really died...... Then the concubine was worried about His Royal Highness, because of the conquest of Nagashima, His Royal Highness was second only to Oda Safu's general, so the concubine began to ask the gods and Buddhas, hoping to redeem His Highness's retribution with her good deeds, or simply let the concubine replace him...... Now it seems that the concubine's wish has come true! ”

"You fool!" I couldn't help but curse. Really, do you believe this kind of karma? And then you spoil yourself with your surname?

"Your Highness, don't say such things!" Nana hurriedly stopped me, and then announced the name of the Buddha who marked the surname of the Sect, "Nan no Amitabha!" ”

“…… Never mind! I sighed, "Believe whatever you like!" No one can interfere with us now, anyway...... However, you must not give up easily, let alone think about such a ridiculous thing as 'replacing yourself with your body'. Good no good? ”

"Whatever His Highness says, the concubine listens." Nana smiled slightly.

Naturally, I could tell that she meant this completely perfunctory. In her heart, she already firmly believed that she was asking for my life, and even willing to sacrifice herself for it. Although I thought it was meaningless, she did not hesitate, and was extremely dignified by her devout faith and noble feelings. Her face, at this moment, is almost glowing with a holy brilliance, very similar to the compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva in the temple.

I looked at her blankly for a while, and finally asked the question, "Do you have any unfulfilled wishes?" I'll do it for you. ”

"About Keishiro's marriage...... His Royal Highness once said that he wanted to marry the children of the Ye family, and the concubine looked very good, so I hope to get married," Nana closed her eyes, and two tears appeared in the corners of her eyes, "It's a pity, I'm afraid the concubine can't see it." ”

"I'm going to propose to the Yuye family right away!" I solemnly promised her, and then went on to ask, "What about yourself?" ”

"Is the concubine herself," Cai Cai thought for a moment, "Then ask His Royal Highness to write a Chinese poem for the concubine...... I heard that His Royal Highness once wrote two songs for Zhihu, so the concubine asked for Chinese poems...... The concubine can understand it! ”

"I didn't expect your jealousy to be so hidden!" I sighed and asked the maid to fetch the paper and pen and ink.

As a result, it was Xinjing who came in. He had tears on his face, and he must have been waiting outside the door, and he heard me talking to Nana. It was only because I had explained to the maid that no one was allowed to disturb me, so I didn't dare to come in, and I didn't find an opportunity to deliver anything until this moment.

I didn't say anything, silently took the paper and pen and ink in his hand, and wrote down a five-character quatrain: "The east is a stranger, and the west looks sorrowful; Xia Cao is born in the capital, and its name is called forgetting worries. ”

Speaking of which, my fate with Caicai almost started from the "Summer Grass Fu" that I saw when I was young. It was from this that I learned the heroine's name, and then, out of curiosity, I asked her brother on the outskirts of Kyoto, and as a result, Nobunaga forcibly got married.

Naturally, Nana didn't understand this sect, and only thought that when I said "coming from the east", I was referring to Ise Province to Tosa Province. However, she was still very happy to see my Chinese poem.

"It's a memorial grass born in the summer!" Nana tried to show a smile, "With His Royal Highness's comment, the concubine can die with joy......"

She placed the paper on her chest precisely.

(To be continued)