The snow fell heavily, and in the blink of an eye, another year passed.

The fifth year of Eiroku has passed, and it has been exactly five years since Emperor Shokincho ascended the throne.

When the emperor ascended the throne, the imperial family was in decline after the Onin Rebellion, and there was no land for the imperial family, so that the financial income and expenditure were difficult, and even the enthronement ceremony could not be held. It wasn't until the daimyo of the western kingdom, Mori Moto, offered a large sum of money, and the Emperor Shokincho did not take the throne three years after his accession to the throne.

In return, the Emperor of Shokincho also gave the Mori Motosho, from the rank of the five right horse heads, and gave the Mori royal family heraldic chrysanthemum and paulownia pattern.

At this moment, as the first wise general of the Seto Inland Sea, Mori Motosho has shown the atmosphere of unifying the western country.

After the night battle of Itsukushima, the Ouchi family, which had been at its peak, was destroyed by the invasion of the Mori family.

The family business of the Nizi family, which started from scratch and laid down the eleven kingdoms of Shanyang and Sanyin, has endured for a long time, and the family business of the Nizi family has gradually declined under the management of the successor. In the third year of Yonglu, after the governor of the Nizi family, who was in the prime of life, Nizi Qingjiu died of illness.

The Nizi family could only survive under the attack of the Maori family.

In the five years of Yonglu, the dream of Maori Yuan to unify the western kingdom has become within reach.

And in Kyushu, it was the Otomo family that succeeded the Ouchi clan as the upstart in Kyushu.

The Otomo family inherited the territory of the Ouchi family in Kyushu, and at that time, the head of the Otomo family, Otomo Sorin, who later became a Catholic daimyo, was named Kyushu Exploration three years ago, although in the confrontation between Yongroku and Maori in the fifth year, it was slightly inferior to Maori, but there was no rival in Kyushu.

And later with the Kyushu Sanxiong Satsuma Shimazu, who is also known as Otomo, the Ryuzoji family, although it has quietly risen, but at the moment there is still no substantive conflict with the Otomo family.

In Shikoku, which is separated from Kyushu by the sea, the later prince of Shikoku, Nagacho Sobe Motobe, in the past year, that is, in the fifth year of Eiroku, defeated his old enemy Motoyama family in Asakura Castle, and took a solid step towards unifying Shikoku.

In Gyeonggi, the Miyoshi family blackmailed the generals to order the princes.

At this moment, the Miyoshi family is just like Zhongtian, with the land of, the land of the four countries and the nine countries, and controls Gyeonggi to command the world.

At this time, the Miyoshi family is faintly towards the signs of prosperity and decline, in the five years of Yonglu, although the Miyoshi family broke the hexagonal in the battle of Jiaoxing Temple, and the Hetian coalition army, but the two younger brothers of Miyoshi Changqing who can conquer the battle are survived, and the three good Yixian have died, and the power has fallen, giving the careerist Matsu Yongxiu the opportunity to take the position.

The Oda family, the Tokugawa family, concluded the Cheongshu Alliance in the fifth year of Eiroku, and each cleaned up the disobedient forces of Owari and Mikawa in the territory for future expansion. Ready to go.

The same is the fifth year of Eiroku, in Kanto.

Imagawa, which used to be known as the famous family among the famous families, has declined, and has been replaced by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms staged by the Takeda family, the Hojo family, and the Uesugi family.

Ueno Province and Musashi Province have become the battlefields of the three families.

Uesugi Kenshin once again went to the Kanto region, but he fell into the betrayal of the Ueno clan and the attack of the Takeda army, so he was unable to attack Odawara Castle again.

And after the death of Nagano Yoshimasa, the tiger of Kai, Takeda Shingen, immediately launched an invasion of Nishiueno.

Although Takeda Shingen's eldest son, Takeda Yoshinobu, and the retainer Iitomi Toramasa were defeated by Uesugi Kenshin in May, the fourth son, Suwa Katsuyori, held on to Iwazu Castle, so that Uesugi Kenshin fought hard against his subordinates, and finally waited for reinforcements from Takeda Shingen, forcing Uesugi Kenshin to retreat.

Since Takeda Katsuyori has gained a foothold for the Takeda family in Ueno Province.

The Takeda clan had already conquered the three counties of Azuma-gun, Ganraku-gun, and Tahu gun, and established a foothold in Ueno.

In November, the Takeda family was invited by Hojo to go out again in the field. The two armies of Takeda Hojo met under Musashi Matsuyama Castle.

Takeda Shingen personally went into battle, and at the same time, Takeda Katsuyori, the general in charge of the Takeda family, also led 5,000 troops to help. And Hojo Shiyasu also took his two sons, Hojo Clan Masa, Hojo Clan, and the total strength of the two armies reached 46,000 people.

Shinano Azumi-gun, Koiwatake Castle.

On the castle tower of Koiwatake Castle, Li Xiao was wearing a samurai robe, standing in front of the window pavilion, looking at the snowy scene in front of him.

The sky and the earth are vast, the snow is falling, and the trees in the four fields are covered with a thick layer of snow.

This small Iwatake Castle is the main castle of the Nishina family's Shuryu Komun, and in the 21st year of astronomy, Takeda Shingen led his army to capture this castle, and the lord of the castle, Komba, was also in the castle. The Komw clan subdued the Takeda family. Since July last year, when Li Xiao led his subordinates to Azumi County to take up his post, Takeda Shingen rewarded Li Xiao with additional rewards for his exploits in the battle of killing Murakami Yoshikiyo.

Therefore, Li Xiao was appointed as the city representative of Yanyue City, and Yulu increased by 200 guan, reaching the amount of 1,200 guan.

However, as a city generation, he still did not give Zhixing, but it was an additional responsibility for Li Xiao.

Time flies, half a year has passed in a blink of an eye, and now it is the New Year, which is also the second New Year after Li Xiao arrived in the Warring States Period. Today is the first day of the new year, so Shima Shengmeng, Shigang Yiyu and other Li Xiao's direct retainers and their daughters came to congratulate Li Xiao.

After congratulating, Li Xiao held a banquet in the castle tower, and because he drank a few more glasses of sake, Li Xiao felt a little upset, so he went to the top floor of the castle tower to blow the wind and breathe.

Li Xiao withdrew his gaze from a distance, instead stretched out his hands, took a long breath into his palms, and then rubbed their hands together to warm their hands.

In the castle town, the snow is covered outside, but the inside of the house is brightly lit, revealing a sense of warmth, and the banzai song sung by the townspeople in the distance adds to the atmosphere of the New Year.

Presumably, at this time, the people were all in the house, the whole family was chatting over the fire, and the rice cakes were resting on the stove. Everyone listened to the 'crackling' of the rice cakes baked, and smelled the aroma of the rice cakes after they were burned, which made them feel warm.

Li Xiao saw this scene with a trace of warmth in his heart, and Li Xiao's subordinates under the attic of the castle tower also let go of their tracks, eating and drinking, and there were bursts of laughter below.

Obviously, there are people who encourage Chang'an, performing ape music, and winning everyone's laughter.

This time, Li Xiao came to Azumi County and specially asked Takeda Katsuyori for Chang'an, the Great Treasure, as his retainer.

Takeda Katsuyori agreed, and Dazang Chang'an could see that he was not very willing, but he still agreed for the sake of the lord's face.

Li Xiao thought about his thoughts deeply, and suddenly noticed that his shoulders sank, and when he turned around, he saw that Yumi Kohata brought a cloak and put it on himself.

Today is the New Year, Yumi Kohata changed her usual samurai dress and changed into a woman's dress, and her long straight hair fell down her fragrant shoulders, which made Li Xiao feel pleasing to the eye.

Li Xiao smiled at Yumi Kohata and said, "Why don't you drink?" ”

Yumi Kohata smiled and shook her head, although there were also female dependents downstairs, she always felt inconvenient, and sometimes she felt more comfortable with Li Xiao.

"My lord, I've been serving you for almost a year." Yumi Kohata said beside Li Xiao.

Li Xiao nodded, from the moment when he captured Guofeng City, he still remembered the scene when he met the two Xiaowan sisters.

At that time, the two sisters were killed by their parents and were almost forcibly taken away by Takeda Yoshinobu, and although they did not succeed in the end, one of Yumi Kohata's younger brothers was killed by Takeda Yoshinobu's men.

Seeing Li Xiao staring at herself, Yumi Kohata didn't blush slightly, and then suddenly asked, "Lord, you are in trouble here, you must be very worried about your wife and children over there in the Ming Kingdom?" ”

Li Xiao laughed when he heard this, and said, "I haven't married a wife yet?" Where did the wife and children come from? ”

Yumi Kohata was stunned when she heard Li Xiao say this, and lowered her head slightly, as if she was hiding her expression.

Instead, Yumi Kohata said, "Really? The lord is such a hero, how can he not marry a wife yet? Could it be that the lord's vision is too high? ”

Li Xiao shook his head, suddenly remembered his girlfriend in college, and reluctantly smiled: "No, we broke up." ”

"Broke up? What does it mean to break up? Yumi Kohata couldn't help but ask.

Li Xiaonai explained: "Where is our Ming Kingdom, no, in the place where I live, marriage is decided by the men and women themselves, not by the lord or parents. Therefore, before getting married, men and women must get along for a period of time, and if it is not suitable, they will leave without getting married, which is called a breakup. ”

Yumi Kohata nodded when she heard this, and said, "It turns out that this is called a breakup." Lord, I must miss her very much. ”

Li Xiao laughed and didn't answer silently.