Ashikaga Kazuki They traveled very secretively, except for a few people such as Ashikaga Yoshisai, only the people in the envoy team knew the purpose of the trip, so they all dressed up as an ordinary caravan along the way, and when they left Japan and got on the ship, they still did not relax their vigilance, and the entire mission was dressed as an ordinary fleet of Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce, and after a period of low-key sailing, they finally arrived at Shuangyu Port.

It was precisely because their mission was so careful that they did not alarm anyone along the way, and it was not until he landed at Shuangyu Port that Zhou Zhong received the news, which made him admire Ashikaga Kazuki for doing a really good job of secrecy.

That night, Ashikaga Kazuki brought the chief envoy and deputy envoy of the mission to visit Shushige, which was also expected by Zhouzhong, so he had already prepared a sumptuous dinner to entertain each other, and before the dinner began, Ashikaga Kazuki also introduced each other.

"Zhou Gongzi, this is the envoy of our Japanese mission, Tian Shan Shangyi, his brother is the current guardian of Hanoi, Tian Shan Shangshun, Tian Shan Guardian is the general's most powerful assistant, deeply trusted by the general, Tian Shan Jun is also extremely talented, so he was appointed by the general as the envoy!" In the living room, Ashikaga Kazuki pointed to the stocky middle-aged man standing in front of him.

I saw that this Tayama Shangyi was about thirty years old, short, with small eyes, a collapsed nose, and a standard Japanese appearance, which can be said to be very ordinary, but his figure was stocky and strong, his hands were also very thick, and obvious thick calluses could be seen on the tiger's mouth, so it can be seen that the other party should practice swords for many years, and his strength is not low.

Tayama Shangyi was also very polite to Zhou Chong. After Ashikaga Kazuki finished his introduction, he immediately bowed to Zhou Zhong and said: "I have long heard Ashikaga-kun praise Zhou Gongzi's young and heroic martial arts, and today I see it is really extraordinary!" ”

To Zhou Chong's surprise, Tian Shan Shangyi actually spoke fluent Chinese, but some syllables were very strange, but it did not affect normal communication. In fact, this is also normal, in this era, whether it is Korea or the Wa Kingdom, there are many people among the upper nobility who know Chinese, and even the official documents of Korea are all uniformly used in Chinese characters.

"Ha Lu Ha~, Ambassador Tian Shan doesn't have to be polite. I'm just a businessman. Where to call what heroic martial arts, until you see our Ming Emperor His Majesty, you will know what is truly heroic and extraordinary! Zhou Dalu said with a smile, and he deliberately praised Emperor Zhengde a few words. If you are a person who does not know the way. It is easy to mistake him for a good acquaintance with Emperor Zhengde. This is also the message he wants to convey to Tayama Naoyoshi.

Sure enough, Tayama Shangyi was immediately shocked when he heard Zhou Chong's words, and at the same time, his expression became more humble. Then Zhou Zhong said a few more polite words to the other party, and then Ashikaga Kazuki began to introduce another deputy envoy.

At this time, Ashikaga Kazuki stretched out his hand and pointed to the young man on the other side of Tayama Naoyoshi and introduced: "Zhou Gongzi, this Hatano Hidego is the deputy envoy of our mission, although he is young, he is extremely trusted by the general, but because of the suppression of Ouchi Yoshiko and Hosokawa Takakuni, the general cannot give him too important positions for the time being, and now he can only temporarily serve as a close attendant by the general's side." ”

Zhou Zhong has actually noticed this young man named Hatano Xiuxiang for a long time, the first is that the other party is too young, and he looks about the same age as himself, and the second is that the other party looks very feminine and beautiful, if you look at it from a distance, I am afraid that it will be a woman, and for some reason, Zhou Zhong always feels that the other party has an uncomfortable aura on him.

"Xiuxiang meets Zhou Gongzi!" This feminine-looking young man spoke very concisely, and waited until Ashikaga Kazuki introduced him and saluted Zhou Chong, and then stopped talking, Zhou Chong didn't want to deal with this guy who exuded an uncomfortable atmosphere, so he just nodded lightly, and then smiled and invited Ashikaga Kazuki and Tayama Naoyoshi to sit down, and everyone chatted while eating.

In fact, Zhou Zhong is still very interested in the surname of this Hatano Xiuxiang, because in later generations, there is a collection of Japanese actresses with the same surname as the other party in his computer hard drive, but I don't know if the actress is the real surname or the stage name used, if it is really the surname Hatano, maybe it is still the descendant of this Hatano Xiuxiang.

After the four of them sat down, everyone ate and talked, Hatano Hidego didn't seem to be good at talking, so he didn't talk much, but Ashikaga Kazuki and Tayama Naoyoshi were both talkative people, and Zhou Zhong also happened to want to know more about the situation of the Wa Kingdom through them, so he also talked with the two very happily, and through this conversation, Zhou Zhong also had a better understanding of Tayama Naoyoshi and Hatano Hidego.

Tayama Naoyoshi has a very big background, Ashikaga Kazuki has been introduced just now, his brother is Tayama Naoshun who joined forces with Ouchi Yoshiko and Hosokawa Takakuni to drive away Hosokawa Sumimoto, and the three of them worked together to support Ashikaga Yoshisai to ascend to the position of general again.

It's just that after Ashikaga Yoshisai became a general again, the power of the shogunate was jointly controlled by Ouchi Yoshiko and Hosokawa Takakuni, who also contributed a lot, Tayama Nashon was only promoted from the half-country guardian to the national guardian, but at that time, the Tayama clan not only controlled the power of Kawachi country, but even the power of the shogunate had extended to Kii, so this guardian did not mean much to him at all, as for the power in the shogunate, Tayama Nashon did not get any money.

It is precisely because of this that although Tayama Naoshun returned to Hanoi honestly on the surface, he was very dissatisfied with Ouchi Yoshiko and Hosokawa Takakuni in his heart, and Ashikaga Yoshisai was also very keenly aware of Tayama Naoshun's dissatisfaction, so he sent someone to contact him secretly, and the two hit it off, and now they have secretly formed an alliance, ready to find an opportunity to destroy Ouchi Yoshiko and Hosokawa Takakoku.

Of course, the above content was not directly said by Ashikaga Kazuki and Tayama Naoyoshi, but was inferred by Shuzhong from their words, which can be seen from Tayama Naoyoshi's obvious dissatisfaction with Ouchi Yoshiko and Ashikaga Takakuni.

In addition, what Zhou Zhong didn't expect was that the origin of Hatano Hidego, who sat at the bottom, was also not small, and the power of the Hatano clan he came out of was also very great, and his uncle's name was Hatano Hidenaga, who was the governor of the Hatano clan.

Speaking of the Hatano clan, the Chinese in later generations may have similar reactions to Zhou Zhong, thinking more of the action movie actress, but in the early Warring States period of Japan, the Hatano clan was famous, and the Hatano clan was already very powerful in the Tanba country, and during the Onin Rebellion, Hatano Hidecho joined the Eastern Army and made many achievements, and was deeply loved by Hosokawa Katsumoto, and was later appointed by Hosokawa Masato as the guardian of the Tanba country, and since then he has become a hegemon.

It is also worth mentioning that the Tanba Province where the Hatano clan is located is also near Kyoto, which is the same as Tayama Naoyoshi's hometown of Kawachi Province, although the main power is not in Kyoto, but it also has considerable influence on Kyoto.

Knowing the origin of Hatano Hidego, Zhou Zhong finally understood why Ashikaga Yoshisai appointed the other party as a deputy envoy, no need to ask, the Hatano clan must be the same as the Tayama clan, and was secretly co-opted by Ashikaga Yoshisai to form an alliance as his important helper against the Ouchi clan and the Hosokawa clan.

But soon Zhou Zhong found that his above conjecture was a little wrong, that is, he thought about the relationship between Ashikaga Yoshisai and Hatano Hidego too simply, the reason why Hatano Hidego was able to become the deputy envoy of the mission, in addition to the Hatano clan behind him, in addition, he was also born with a small surname next to Ashikaga Yoshisai, which made him feel a chill, and at the same time, he finally understood the reason why he felt uncomfortable when he saw the other party just now.

The so-called small surnames are mostly teenagers between the ages of twelve or thirteen and eighteen, who are generally born in low- and middle-level samurai families, and follow the lord to take care of the lord's daily life, hospitality, weapon management, personal guards, meal preparation, etc., it can be said that they are both secretaries and guards, and the work is very heavy.

Of course, if it is only so, Zhou Zhong will not feel disgusted, the most important thing is that now the Japanese warriors have become a custom to do the foundation, and even in the eyes of the Japanese people, it is still a very elegant thing to do the foundation, this custom is first popular in the temple, and then spread to the upper nobles and warriors of the Japanese country, although it can not be compared with the grand occasion of the Roman Empire in history, but it is also very common.

It is also in this kind of environment that some powerful lords will raise some handsome young people by their side, one is to take care of their own lives and satisfy their own selfish desires, and the other is to train these people to learn various skills through their own words and deeds, and when they become adults in the future, they will have a group of loyal subordinates, and many famous generals in the Warring States period of Japan are born with this kind of small surname.

Zhou Zhong had seen some introductions to the culture of this small surname in Japan in his previous life, so he was no stranger to the small surname, but he didn't expect that he would meet a guy with a small surname so soon, and when he thought of the Hatano Hidego and the shogun Ashikaga Yoshisai rolling on the same bed in front of him, Zhou Chong felt a chill.

In fact, Zhou Zhong is a little fussed, this era is not only the Japanese country to engage in the foundation of the style, the same is true between the Ming scholars, for example, the readers of this era like to bring a scholar by their side, the professional characteristics of this scholar are strikingly similar to the surname, usually not only to take care of the master's life, but also to recommend the pillow at night, it can be said that the woman of this era is really not easy, not only to guard against other women to grab their husbands, but also to guard against handsome men.

But fortunately, Zhou Chong was a nerd before, and he only knew how to read every day, so he didn't get caught in this vice, and naturally he didn't raise any scholars, otherwise the current Zhou Chong crossed over, but found that he not only had a fiancée, but also a good friend, which was really not fun at all. (To be continued......)