Chapter 157: Settling in Kyoto

Letting Jing Zhong go to Bizhong to complete the first battle was the one thing I regretted the most in my life, and I still regret it to this day, and Xiao Xia also fainted because of excessive sadness, and there was that kind of sighing situation.

I know Janet has always been outspoken, especially when dealing with people close to her. However, she really shouldn't have mentioned it indiscriminately, at least not in this context, which sounded too harsh, as if she was gloating, and I was so angry that I wanted to slap her immediately.

Just as I was about to do it, Jingyi's innocent eyes reminded me and made me resist the urge to hit her in person.

"Jing Liulang, it's rare for you to come to Kyoto, I'll give you a gift first?" I tried my best to say to Jingyi with Yan Yue.

"Okay!" Jingyi nodded happily.

"So what do you like?" I continued to ask him.

"I like those delicate things that the Nanban people brought!" Jingyi replied without thinking.

"Well," I nodded, calling out to the outside with the day before yesterday, "where are the few gifts that Father Freeus gave me two days ago?" You take the young master of Zhuzhou to pick up two. ”

Tianli bowed down to receive the order, and Jingyi left the Great Academy.

"Your Highness is really, remember to give gifts to the child, but forget the concubine." Janet said with a smile and in a complaining tone, but her expression was mostly relieved, obviously glad that I could give the child a gift.

"You should be glad that if it wasn't for the child's presence just now, I would have beaten you a long time ago." I watched Jingyi walk away, turned around and looked coldly at Janet who had just sat down.

"Did the concubine do something wrong! If you just meet, you have to beat someone! Janet raised her pretty face and exclaimed aggrievedly.

"You're so reckless, you've done a lot of wrong things!" I snorted coldly, "However, I can't be angry about those things, so you can do whatever you want in the inner city...... But when you come to Kyoto, you must have the appearance of the general's side room, you can't be arrogant, and you can't talk nonsense! ”

"What did I say!" Janet stared at me.

"Regarding the matter of Jingzhong, you are not allowed to mention it in passing," I forced her eyes back with a cold face, and admonished seriously, "Especially after Xiao Xia came!" If you can't keep your mouth shut, you can move out of the academy by yourself...... And if I hear that you have upset her, then you can leave Kyoto by yourself! ”

"It's Natsu again!" Janet shouted angrily, "She's just the same as the concubine, she is the identity of the side room, and she is not a god, Buddha and Bodhisattva!" Why is the concubine so compromised? …… Even Yuka, when I went to Imabari Castle a few years ago, she wasn't polite? They gave me a lot of gifts when I got back to the house! ”

"Yujia is Yujia, Xiaoxia is Xiaoxia. I don't care how you get along with Yu Jia, but you must take care of Xiao Xia's mood! I stood up from my lord's seat, "So that's it...... I still have government affairs to deal with, you can do it yourself! ”

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When it comes to government affairs, there are not many of them. Perhaps because I have been living in seclusion for two years in Kira Castle and have become accustomed to idle days, although I am now in charge again, I have entrusted most of the administrative affairs to the elders, middle elders, and commissioners who are temporarily stationed at Xiangkokuji Temple, and rarely interfered with them. However, there were some things that could not be pushed away, such as welcoming the imperial court and the emperor's frequent envoys, and receiving the audience of daimyo from various places. In addition, the Yama yīn and Yoshikawa families have been destroyed, and some post-war dispositions will require me to be personally involved; Although the wealthy clans of the Northern Omi and Danbō kingdoms were pacified by Zhou Jing and Jing Zheng, these two places were the feudal kingdoms of Hideyoshi and Akechi Mitsuhide, and many of the retainers were from the Oda family or the Akechi family, and they also needed to be treated with special treatment.

In this matter, Keisei is much more convenient, he only needs to appease the samurai who were born in the Oda family and power, and as for the former ministers of the wise family and the local wealthy families, they are all handed over to the Tsutsui family who is scheduled to be sealed. The adopted heir of the Tsutsui family, Tsutsui Seji, married the daughter of a wise family, and it was not difficult to get the support of these people.

When I first switched to the Tsutsui family, I had considered this origin.

After doing this, Keisei soon returned to Kyoto. In recognition of his merits, and to compensate him for the loss of his position as chief lieutenant, I appointed him as the Imperial Prosecutor and the Shogunate's chief minister, and in charge of supervising the daimyo of various places. Of course, considering that he is about to go to Kanto with Shinkyo, this position is more honorary, and the specific matters are in charge of the other four big eyes Hattori Masanari, Honda Masanori, Yamaoka Keizume, and Mitsui Takato.

As for the reception of daimyo from all over the world, many times it is out of etiquette, and it is enough to be polite according to the regulations, and there are only two houses, Tokugawa and Kobayakawa, which require me to put more effort into it.

The Tokugawa family was a subjugated daimyo of the outer daimyo, and its territory was reduced to 260,000 koku in Mikawa and Ichigoku, which was inferior to many of the lineages of the main family, let alone compared to the kin-feudal domain. However, Tokugawa Ieyasu was a former ally of Nobunaga, and his seniority was higher than that of the other daimyo under my command, so naturally he could not be slackened; Moreover, the territory was drastically reduced, and it is naturally impossible to say that they have no complaints, which also needs to be appeased a little.

When I met with Tokugawa Ieyasu, I made a special gift to Mizuno Nobuyen, who was under the command of Oda Nobushige, to meet with me. As the elder of the 30,000-stone clan under the command of the Daimyo, he was not qualified to see me directly, but he was Tokugawa Ieyasu's own uncle, and he was also very close to the Oda family.

Although I was very respectful, and I was called "Mikawa-den", and Tokugawa Ieyasu behaved very decently and without slackness, his words were only blindly humble, and there was hardly any sincerity.

"It seems that the Three Rivers Hall still has some knots!" I shook my head and sighed.

"Don't dare!" Tokugawa Ieyasu was frightened, bowed his head and bowed his body, and said with a pun on compliment, "It's just that when I see the majesty of His Royal Highness Zuofu now, I think of the Taizheng Gong back then." ”

"So," I smiled slightly, "when I see the current Tokugawa Palace, I think of His Royal Highness Reiro Nobuyasu. ”

The corners of Tokugawa Ieyasu's mouth twitched, and he bowed his head again.

"His Royal Highness Xinkang is bright and scheming, although he is slightly unstable, he is very close. When we met for the first time, I got drunk during the banquet, and complained to me, a retainer of the Oda family, that the princess of the Oda family was not here, but a sincere person! I sighed, "Although I don't get along much, I really attach great importance to Ling Lang Xinkang, so when he is convicted of Taizheng Gong, I will make a mistake, even if I am confined, I have no regrets, only regret for the strength...... I think that if Nobuyasu is still alive, he should probably be in charge with the Three Rivers Hall now, and then there will be no regrettable confrontation between the two families! ”

"On the day of Inuko's death, he also had great respect and respect for His Royal Highness Zuofu," Tokugawa Ieyasu said, and there was finally some sincerity in his tone, "Although he is no longer here, he still has a feeling for His Highness Zuofu's support and maintenance...... As for the family's previous change of stance, it was Hideyoshi's military threat and support for the pacification of the old enemy Takeda family, so he could not stay out of the matter. ”

"Don't mention the past!" I waved my hand generously, "Now that the marriage contract between Takechiyo and Kumahime has been solidified, it is good to see the future between the two families." ”

"Yes," Tokugawa Ieyasu owed, "His Royal Highness Kokyo Zuofu learned that Zaiko had sent the main room to be imprisoned outside Okazaki Castle, and completely broke with the Yura family. ”

"It doesn't have to be that way." I shook my head slightly, feeling a little pity for Hideyoshi's completely involuntary sister. To put it mildly, it was really not a good job to be the main room of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the former main room Tsukiyamaden was under house arrest for many years, and he was not sent to Nobuyasu until the destruction of the Imagawa family; And this Xu Ji is even worse, she was simply imprisoned, and she has no children to rely on, so she can be described as lonely.

After a little hesitation, I instructed Tokugawa Ieyasu: "Now that the Hara family is extinct, it doesn't matter where Asahi Ji is. Since I can forgive Hideyoshi's adopted son Hideji and many of his retainers, I naturally will not embarrass a woman who has lost her mother's family, even Hideyoshi's side rooms, and I will also give money and let them go, leaving them to choose their own future...... Therefore, the matter of Xu Ji is up to the Sanhe Hall to decide, just hoping to make her worry about food and clothing and give her a stable old age. ”

"This is the benevolence of His Royal Highness Zuofu." Tokugawa Ieyasu said with his head bowed.

"By the way," I suddenly remembered something, "I heard that Yoshimaru, the second son of Mikawaden, also arrived in Kyoto?" Why didn't you bring it with you? ”

"Yu Yi Pill is shy, I'm afraid I can't get on the stage, so I didn't bring it here." Tokugawa Ieyasu replied. As if worried about my pickiness about this hostage, he added: "Although this child is from a humble background and his character is not very successful, he cannot inherit the position of the heir of his family." But after the death of the next heir and the death of Zi Zikang, only this child's age can travel far. ”

"The child is still young after all, and there is really no need for the Three Rivers Temple," I waved my hand, "I heard that this child was able to return to the house because of Xinkang?" Then please rest assured that since Shinyasu and I have a relationship, I will definitely arrange for a competent person to take good care of and teach this child, so that he can catch up with the expectations of the Three Rivers Temple. ”

"That's the work." Tokugawa Ieyasu thanked him.

"Hmm," I nodded, and after a few more words with Mizuno Nobujin, I rewarded him with a thousand small judgments of Eternal Faith, and then stood up and prepared to return to the inner room of the abbot's hall.

Tokugawa Ieyasu suddenly stopped me: "His Royal Highness Zuofu, please stay!" ”

I had to stop and looked at Tokugawa Ieyasu with some surprise: "Is there anything else going on in the Mikawa Temple?" ”

"It's about Hara Keihide," Tokugawa Ieyasu said, "and when I came to Kyoto this time, I saw many notices along the way to arrest Hara Keihide, and several checkpoints were checking passers-by...... Dare to ask His Royal Highness Zuofu, if he catches Yuliang Jingxiu, what will His Highness do? ”

I didn't answer, but asked Tokugawa Ieyasu, "What, is there any news of Jingxiu in the Mikawa Temple?" ”

"I've only seen it before the Battle of Settsu, and I haven't heard from it since." Tokugawa Ieyasu replied.

"Well," I was a little disappointed, "then I'll have to keep looking!" ”

"Although I don't know where Yura Keihide is, I can understand his current situation," Tokugawa Ieyasu said calmly, "so I can guess what he was thinking." ”

"Oh?" I was a little interested, "Why is that?" ”

"Because there are also twin sons in the next place, one of them is Yu Yimaru, who is now in Kyoto together." Tokugawa Ieyasumichi.

"And this kind of thing?" I became even more interested, "What about the other one?" ”

"The other one who was sent back to his mother's house was raised by his uncle Nagami Sada, who was sent back to his mother's house. He has been instructed to go down and let him stay at the shrine for the rest of his life to pray for Yoshimaru, and without permission, he is not allowed to see any outsiders, and he is not allowed to step out of the shrine," Tokugawa Ieyasu sighed, "This is a family misfortune!" Therefore, even Yu Yimaru, a child, didn't want it in the first place. ”

"Really?" I pondered for a moment, and I had to admit that Tokugawa Ieyasu had a point. In this era, twins were a great taboo, and even heroes like Tokugawa Ieyasu were not exempt from vulgarity. In this matter, I only treat Jingxiu with my own likes and dislikes, but I ignore Xiujing and Xiuxing, who are closer to him. And Xiujing himself has never agreed to let Jingxiu return to his family.

"What does Sanhe Hall mean is that Jing Xiu is worried that he has lost his position now, and once he is caught by me, he will be imprisoned for life, so as not to hinder his twin brother Xiuxing?" I said thoughtfully.

"Exactly." Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded.

"I don't have that in mind," I shook my head, "I'm not very taboo about twins. When I sent him to the Yura family, the main reason was that his father, Banshu Dai, didn't want to keep him, and Chikuzen Mamoru happened to come to ask me for help, so he volunteered to solve this problem for the family. ”

"In this case, it is a good thing for both parties to suggest that His Royal Highness Zuo Fu revoke the arrest warrant and let him open the sea and the sky...... Taking a step back, even if His Royal Highness Zuo Fu still wants to catch him, he can't search for him like this, otherwise it will only arouse his vigilance. And with his mind, it is not difficult to get rid of the search, and any remote Buddhist temple or shrine can accommodate it. ”

"Hmm," I nodded, "I'll take into account the opinions of the Three Rivers Temple." ”

With that, I got up again and walked inside, having already made a decision on the matter. Although I did not announce this decision, I only politely replied to Tokugawa Ieyasu, but in my heart, I had already decided to accept his suggestion and revoke Jingxiu's arrest warrant.

And in order to give me advice, if you can tell your own hidden sī so frankly, maybe you can trust him a little!

I thought so to myself.