A.D. 1573, the fourth year of the Yuan turtle, the first month.

Since Hida Takayama blocks out the cold air from the north, at the same time, heavy snow has fallen in Hida-Etsu.

However, the climate of Mino, located in the southern part of the mountain range, is not so cold.

However, in the past few days, there have been several heavy snowfalls in Meinong, and this snow-capped scene has indeed made Li Xiao feel a little bit like spending the New Year.

For Li Xiao, this is the twelfth New Year he has spent in Japan.

Since Li Xiao Yonglu raised troops to enter Hida in the sixth year, except for returning to Kai twice halfway, the first few years of New Year were spent in Kamioka Castle and Chengsheng Castle, and then captured Yuezhong, although Li Xiao did not move to the city, but after that, he has been spending the New Year in Toyama Castle.

This time, Li Xiao was celebrating the New Year in Kajida Castle in Mino, and not long ago Takeda Shingen's great victory in Mikatahara made Nobunaga dare not send troops to Kajida Castle, and finally retreated.

However, the Oda army also left a huge combat power in Gifu, which Li Xiao did not dare to take lightly.

Therefore, unlike the previous New Year, before the end of the war between Takeda and Oda, this time the soldiers of Li Xiaoquan's army did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and ushered in the fourth year of the Yuan turtle.

It is the importance of the New Year, so although Xinxuan is not half of Luo, and the war will continue, the two families have a very tacit understanding, and during this war, they will strike and recuperate together.

After the tripartite victory, Takeda Shingen led the Takeda family's 27,000 troops to celebrate the New Year at the Punishment Department on the northern shore of Lake Hamana, which was on the edge of the border between Mikawa and Enoe.

And Nobunaga was worried that Shingen's next step might be to attack Owari directly from Mikawa, so he also took the banner army from Gifu Castle, black and red. Rushed to Owari Kiyoshu Castle, the place where the Oda family started is more than a year.

Looking at Nobunaga's attitude, it is very obvious that he wants to use the home advantage to fight the Shingen army that invaded here in his hometown of Owari.

Everyone is a person who knows the soldiers, so knowing how to use a piece of a shirt is the way to use a soldier.

This battle of Shangluo. It's been going on for three months, and both are tightening the strings from top to bottom. The army is enough to relax and rest at this moment.

Therefore, this New Year, for the people of the Takeda and Oda families, can be described as the last tranquility before the war.

New Year's Day, regardless of the past domestic. It is still an extremely important festival in Japan.

According to the custom, the common people should tree a pair of pines in the first month, and the bamboo is in front of the house, which is called the door pine.

The whole family also needs to visit the shrine for the New Year.

In the middle of the first month. Eating is the most important thing, and the Japanese call it Gossai cuisine, or New Year's cuisine

For the first three days, Japanese people generally don't eat rice. And eat mochi-based mixed boiling. It is a custom that has been passed down from the samurai family to the people.

Mixed cooking was also one of the first wartime dishes of the samurai.

In addition, Tusu wine and seven-herb porridge are also common foods in the cuisine of the Imperial Festival.

In Kajida City, even in the midst of the war, Li Xiao needs to take care of the emotions of the soldiers, and especially take out a sum of military funds as a reward in wartime.

Although the grain and grass are not abundant, Li Xiao also vacated the granary, although he did not dare to say that it was abundant. But it also allowed his soldiers to spend a warm New Year in Kajida Castle.

In the New Year with the soldiers, Li Xiao also enjoyed himself with the generals. At the same time, as an occupier, there are many wealthy families near Kajida Castle who are optimistic about Takeda. They also came to the city to congratulate Li Xiao on the New Year.

These beautiful wealthy families all brought their wives and daughters to meet Li Xiao, which is also a common practice.

The banquet in the castle tower was very warm, and Li Xiao sat on the throne to accept the visits of these wealthy people.

They first reported to their home and said some New Year's greetings to Li Xiao without any new ideas, and then took great pains to introduce the female relatives around them to Li Xiao. …,

Li Xiao looked at these female dependents, especially many young women, who were all dressed up.

These young women, under the leadership of their father and brother, all wore gorgeous Wu costumes, and even many of them even wore extravagant twelve singles.

The Twelve Orders were originally Japanese court dresses, which can be described as the most luxurious clothes.

Twelve singles are women wearing a monochrome yarn costume called a single dress on top of the Wu costume.

The single coat is not only a color sample, but also its material is light and thin, which can transmit color.

In the Heian period, those court ladies could superimpose twelve to twenty pieces of single clothes on top of their robes, but in the Muromachi period, the number of five single clothes was generally about the same.

Li Xiao looked at these women wearing twelve slips and holding fans, and looked at the eyes they looked at him intentionally or unintentionally, and his heart suddenly brightened.

Although he has married a wife, for this era of using marriage as a political bond, it is also very suitable to use women as a means of wooing.

Speaking from the heart, these women are all good-looking, and after being carefully dressed, there are also a few women whose appearance is not inferior to the Kohata sisters, after months of horses, Li Xiao, who doesn't know the taste of flesh, sees that his heart ripples slightly.

As the newly attached Li Xiao's local wealthy Mitsuyoshi Oshima, he brought three women, who were called three sisters.

When visiting, Li Xiao looked at the three sisters of the big island deliberately scratching their heads in front of him, and couldn't help but laugh secretly.

He was full of malicious speculation that his wife and concubine were the two sisters of Kohata, so Mitsuyoshi Oshima thought that he liked sisters, so he deliberately offered this hand.

Li Xiao put down this thought, turned his head and saw that the soldiers under his command were already unbearable, such as Fujido Gaohu, Kano Hideji, Youshan Tiger Ding, Shigang Yiyu and others all showed a look of lust, and they didn't look like they were on weekdays.

Even Honda Masanobu, the chief military advisor under Li Xiao, Li Xiao could see that he was also secretly patient, and tried to put on a casual appearance.

However, Li Xiao's other military advisor, Usami Katsuyuki, sat still, drinking glass after glass of wine alone, not looking at these women, but occasionally casting disdain for those colleagues who were addicted to beauty.

But this disdainful glance was only fleeting, and then it retracted.

The beauty is not moved, Li Xiaowei smiled.

In fact, he has been fighting for a long time, and there have been no women around him for a long time, plus a few glasses of wine, Li Xiao can understand the thoughts of these subordinates at the moment, and now Usami's behavior is very out of place.

At this time, Usami Katsuyuki also raised his head, and when he saw Li Xiao looking at him, he suddenly seemed to subconsciously avoid it.

Li Xiao understood that this was definitely a weak expression.

Li Xiao retracted his gaze and looked at the top of the main hall, the reason why the retainers were sitting in place and did not move was purely because Li Xiao, who was the lord, was still there.

Li Xiao smiled when he saw this, so he said that he was drunk and retreated.

After returning to the castle tower, Li Xiao couldn't help but smile when he remembered the expressions of the generals, so he sat in the room and drank slowly.

At this time, his subordinates reported to Usami Katsuyuki to ask for a meeting.

After hearing this, Li Xiao was slightly surprised in his heart, but he still agreed to get closer to the other party and receive the other party's request.

Soon after, in the castle tower.

Li Xiao and Usami Katsuyuki sat opposite each other and drank.

Usami Katsuyuki did not bind the monarch too much, and was bowing to Li Xiao.

Li Xiao saw that Usami Katsuyuki looked like he was thinking heavily and wanted to stop talking, and he suddenly felt a little clearer in his heart.

But since the other party came to take the initiative to find him, Li Xiao did not take the initiative to speak, but waited for the other party to break the deadlock. …,

Finally, the other party showed a determined look in his eyes, lowered his head and said, "Lord, do you remember the first time we met?" ”

Li Xiao showed a look of reminiscence, nodded and said, "Remember, I was on the way to Hida at the time, and you hid in a pile of straw, according to you, it was to avoid the pursuit of the Uesugi army, right?" ”

Usami Katsuyuki looked up at Li Xiao and said, "My lord, yes, at that time, my Usami clan was imprisoned in Biwa Island Castle, and was set on fire by Uesugi Kenshin, and his subordinates escaped. At this point, His Majesty did not deceive the lord. ”

"I know, so what did you deceive me?" Li Xiao asked.

"This is also the reason why I came to see the lord this time, my majesty knows that with the wisdom of the lord, I have long doubted and guessed, but because I cherish the talents of my subordinates, I don't break it, which my subordinates are very grateful."

Usami Katsuyuki looked at Li Xiao very calmly at this time, as if he had let go of the burden in his heart.

Li Xiao nodded and motioned for the other party to continue.

Usamikatsu said, "Your Excellency has long wanted to state the truth to the lord, but he has never found a suitable opportunity. So I want to make it clear to my lord today. ”

"Actually...... Actually, my real name is not Usami Katsuyuki. ”

"Well, I understand," Li Xiao nodded and said, "The real Usami Katsuyuki has been burned to death in that fire, so you are not Usami Katsuyuki, you are an impostor." ”

Usami Katsuyuki asked in surprise, "Lord, did you already know my identity?" ”

Li Xiao said with a smile: "I didn't know, but I recently received a letter from a person, so I understood the reason a little." ”

Li Xiao saw Usami Katsuyuki's body shake, and his hands withdrew and grabbed the corners of his clothes, but he took a step closer and asked, "Do you know who wrote that letter?" ”

Usami shook his head and said, "Your Majesty doesn't know. ”

"Kosuke Shiina." Li Xiao categorically said this answer.

When Usami Katsuyuki heard this name, his face showed a moment of surprise, but then he was relieved, and his whole tense body relaxed, and his face showed a relaxed look.

"It turns out that the lord has known for a long time."

Usami Katsuyuki smiled slightly in front of Li Xiao.

"It didn't take too long," Li Xiao smiled, and said directly: "Your identity is only known to Kosuke Shiina, and now that the Shiina family is broken, he wants to maintain his family name, so he has to rely on me." He knew the secret of your identity, and he was afraid that he would be implicated if the secret was leaked in the future, so he told me about it. ”

"So your real name isn't Usami Katsuyuki, it's his sister Usami, right?"