After a long time, Mrs. Beizheng suddenly got up, walked over to me and knelt down, and stared at my eyes with a kind of majestic majesty and sad emptiness. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

She stretched out her index finger, dipped it lightly in the tea on the small table in front of me, and slowly wrote the word "Xiuai" on the table, which was the name of General Kangxiu's only infant son today.

I looked at those two words and looked at her.

I heard her lower her voice, held back a trace of jealousy and misery, and tried to ask me calmly and lightly, "Is it really from the private meeting between Kotokusa and Yodohime?" ”

After speaking, she slowly took out a sachet with small characters embroidered with blue grass and cherry blossoms from her wide sleeve.

I also looked at her, and my eyes flashed Mama Geng, Cao Qin, the eldest princess, and many past pictures, and then looked at the sachet in her hand, nodded slightly, shook her head again, and said softly, "Madam, this is your family matter, how can I know?" ”

She smiled suddenly, "Stop, let's go-" A line of tears unintentionally fell on her face, but she quickly wiped her back away.

I thought to myself, maybe she didn't really want to know whether it was or not, no matter what the result, it was an unknown result between one of the two men who were most entangled with her and in love with her the most in her life, and the enemy who wanted her to die.

When I think of this, I think my eyes are filled with pity and compassion.

She finally returned to her seat, knelt down, and returned to the majestic woman she had seen when she first met, and said to me, "Mr. Jing will rest early today, and tomorrow the Tokugawa shogun will go hunting, and the evening fog general will take him to the rendezvous, and what the gentleman wants to achieve will be settled at that time." ”

I got up, saluted her with my fists clenched, and walked to the door, where a samurai had already pushed open the door from the outside, and I walked out with my shoes on, and saw the tea fairy under the plum tree not far away, and their eyes met, but they did not pass, but followed the guidance of the samurai in front of me back to my room.

On the second day, when the moon was still a little hazy, the evening mist called out to me, and I and him, with two other horses, and two bantam horses, each mounted on them, and ran towards the three rivers.

The sky is obscured by faint flowing clouds, the warm south wind blows from the seaside, the island is densely forested, the wind shifts, the spring is early, and the area from Nishigun to Kira is a good place for falconry hunting.

The lord and his party left Hamamatsu and went to Mikawa. Nominally, this time it was to go to Kira to hunt eagles. General Sunset drove the brown-bearded bantam under him, stepped over to me, patted the arrows and dry food in the bags of the two horses, and said with a smile.

I saw that he was in a good mood, so I couldn't help but quip, "Xiwu loves hunting?" So happy. ”

"It seems that I got carried away," Xiwu glanced at me, half-truths and half-truths, "I am naturally happy to see my lord." ”

When I saw him say this, Fang deliberately teased him again, "Yes, General Xiwu, do you want to add another sentence 'Long live the emperor of my heavenly kingdom, long live, long live'?" I really don't know the truth or falsehood. ”

Xiwu's face immediately sank, and he said solemnly, "Sir's country, is this a joke?" ”

I suddenly thought of Luo Wei's Shinto beliefs, and I was a little sorry that the joke was too much, so I took two bundles from the quiver and stuffed them into his horse bag, and Fang smiled and said, "I'm sorry, it's a reparation." ”

Seeing this, he pursed his lips, and enjoyed the scenery all the way, without saying anything to each other.

When we arrived near Akasaka, it was already dawn, and although the winter sun was hazy, it was also shining on the plains. There was no brilliant light, but it also illuminated a group of people in the distance.

I think it was because it was hunting, not marching, and the men and horses only brought eighty foot soldiers, and there were only a few sparse flags in the ranks, and the edges were all red, including yellow, blue, green, and white. The three people in front, each with their own armor dazzlingly surrounded by soft armor in the middle, and one of the crane feather top helmet, walked steadily.

The evening mist beside him had already taken the lead in raising the whip, and the corners of the horse's lips twitched twice, and with a shake of his head, he rushed forward to meet him, and I followed the horse.

When he reached fifty paces, Xiwu stopped, pulled out two small red flags from his horse bag, drew a flag, and the samurai on the opposite side also replied with a flag, and then continued to run forward.

At that time, the sky was blue and white, and the sunlight visibility could see each other's appearance, but the two sides still meticulously completed the entire handover ceremony in accordance with the procedures, and this party would make peace.

Walking in front of the Tokugawa horse, Yuki rolled the saddle and dismounted, knelt down in front of the Tokugawa horse on one knee, clasped his hands into fists, and said in a silent voice, "My lord, Saemon Governor Yuki Kuro, with Mr. Hoshikane Mizujiro, came to accompany the lord to hunt." ”

Tokugawa was short and short, with a sturdy physique, a white face and silver silk lined with a short jacket directly covered with gold shark silk soft armor, and a wide robe covered with gray rabbit fur and cowhide inlaid with gold knee pads, but seeing him smile slowly, he signaled to the evening mist to be polite.

I thought to myself, why "Jing Jinshui changed his name to Hoyo Kanami Shui Jiro when he arrived here, and he was really a guest and a host, and this evening fog was also a good hand." ”

In the middle of his thoughts, the three people behind Tokugawa on the opposite side also got off their horses, each clasped their fists one by one, bowed forty-five degrees and said to Yukiri, "Honda Yahachiro Masanobu", "Abe Zenemon Masakatsu", "Makino Hanemon Yasunari", and then, the three of them leaned at the same time and saluted Yuki.

Tokugawa also dismounted, and walked up to me with a smile, and a few people behind him formed a team in an instant, and the foot soldiers behind him followed.

"Mr. Jing, on the way here, can you receive the goods?" His voice is very loud, but his smile is very restrained, and there is no murderous aura in the whole person, it is difficult to connect with Tokugawa, the number one boss under Kang Xiu, who killed Yingye and was forced to stab his wife and children, and is also the biggest threat.

"No, it's that General Xiwu hunted two geese, and his martial arts are good." I solemnly entered the role of Jingjinshui arranged for me by Huang Chun, and I was conscientious and unobtrusive.

Who knew that Tokugawa turned around and glared at Yuki, and Xiwu couldn't help but bow his head and look a little ashamed, only to hear Tokugawa say, "Shooting and hunting privately when you are on a mission?" ”

Over there, the face of the sunset fog was even more ugly. I also regretted that I had made some gaffes, and the scene was suddenly a little embarrassing.

Who knew that Tokugawa suddenly turned his face again, smiled and turned his back back, stretched out his left hand, spread five thick fingers, and said, "Bring the prey, I also shot three miles, and cooked soup together at noon." ”

Yuki suddenly turned to smile, and ran to hang the two geese with their feet tied to Tokugawa's mount, scratched their helmets, and ran back.

Yahachiro, Masakatsu and Kang Cheng on both sides also squeezed their eyebrows and laughed.

"General Kang Xiu doesn't seem to be getting better, and our affairs should be negotiated soon." Tokugawa opened his mouth and said straightforwardly, not avoiding the people around him at all, but his voice was very soft, even if he could hear it, and it was also a person or two people who were very close, so they must be confidants.

As I walked along, I nodded, and my heart was surprised to get to the point. Accustomed to going around and around, moving forward in a roundabout way, he was slightly stunned by what he said for a while. So he also said softly, "Yes." The prince sent me here with the same intention. It's just that the prince has some questions, your country has always imported firearms from the countries of color, and its firearms are indeed superior, how can the prince suddenly wish to obtain them from my Beiming? Could it be that General Kangxiu is so strictly controlled? ”

Tokugawa still walked forward, and I couldn't see what he was thinking in his heart, but when I saw that he was not shocked, his mind was deep, and he smiled with a sincere face on his face, "What do you think?" Although Luo Wei is small, he is indeed under the control of General Kangxiu, and he procures it without any gaps. ”

So saying, Tokugawa got up and got on his horse, and several people behind him mounted their horses as if they were facing a great enemy, and I got on my horse with him, and I heard him say, "Let's go to the city." ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone followed with whips, and it was only then that we noticed that their whips were made of many flexible willow branches, and were not wrapped in hemp ropes, so as to cherish the horses.

Although the sky is uncertain, there are flocks of geese flying by from time to time.

Everyone bent their bows to shoot geese, so it was not lively.

I also pulled out the bow, thinking that if I didn't show my martial arts at all, it would be difficult to get a little respect from this group of proud warriors who would take martial arts first, so I put the arrow up, closed my left eye, and stared closely at the flock of geese flying obliquely.

But when I heard a whoosh, the arrows of the Naro Bow and Arrow shot into the sky far more light, accurate, and sharp than I had imagined, and the three geese pierced through the arrows and fell to their deaths, like the shape of a huge skewer of roasted geese.

When I saw the shot, I was very happy in my heart, but I was as calm as ever, waiting for Tokugawa and others to praise me.

Sure enough, everyone looked at me happily, and then they didn't praise each other as Beiming so usually, but said to Tokugawa in a gossipy manner:

"Mr. Jing shot it while the geese were turning, lordship,"

"The lord will also try, and there will be a flock of geese flying over later,"

What surprised me the most was that Kang Cheng said,

"It was when the three rudders on the port side were dislocated when the zigzag changed to a herringbone"

As soon as I had said that, I began to stare at his face, trying to remember that this must be the Sailor General, and I seemed to search from memory, but I had never fought against him.

As I pondered myself, Tokugawa's reflex arc seemed to come back to my senses and applauded me. Everyone also cooperated very well and uniformly stopped the technical analysis of how to achieve the "three birds with one stone" shooting steps, and turned to me with applause.

I had to go back to the script and smile humbly.

Tokugawa was very happy and said to me, "Beiming is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I used to only say that it was a diplomatic and military way, virtual and real, Xinyue Beiming, it is best to brag, now it seems that Mr. Jing, a military division and Wenchen, also has such martial arts, which is indeed good." ”

I had to smile again and say, "I can afford it." ”

In this way, while riding and hunting, Tokugawa and I agreed to the details of the peace agreement that had been secretly agreed upon with each other. When they were shooting and hunting like this, they arrived at the foot of the city, and it was nearly dusk. The soldiers of Xu Shi Castle were very familiar with the banners and horses of the Tokugawa, and the soldiers rode all the way unhindered.

To the southeast of the city, you will see the mansion of the city, the central symmetry of the mansion, the arch pillar of the bucket, the eaves are vertical and horizontal, the symmetrical four wings are raised up, forming a concise gable wall and the elegant curve, the main hall is five rooms wide, the north and south facades are slightly concave inward, the porch is carved and painted with colorful relief flowers, the notch line and the wall are neatly integrated and the proportion is tightly sealed, and the hall door launched by the flying phoenix wing group flower hugging the pillar is elegant and solemn.

The group dismounted their horses, and the servants who came up from the room were commanded by Kang Cheng to stew soup and feed the horses, and the rest of the people waited to follow the stone path of the kale flowers to the side room to change clothes.

During this period, the maids who served each wore a regular dress embroidered and dyed with bamboo leaves, and spread out the sleeves of their robes to change their clothes.

Xiwu was the first to change his clothes, then sat on the low side of the bed after the screen separated by Shi Taofeng's bamboo and pine screens, spread out the neat new Yue paper and the finely textured Korean paper, moistened the pen, and the maid put down the curtains for him, lit the candles, covered the gauze cover, and moved the charcoal fire to bake away the fine silk soaked in the ink, before withdrawing.

The rest of the people also retreated first, leaving only the evening fog, and Tokugawa and I were in the room.

Tokugawa carefully arranged his clothes in the mirror, glancing at them from time to time.

I sat opposite the sunset fog, hooking the two loose straps of my shirt at the placket.

Xiwu sat there, thinking for a while, Fang wrote down the secret covenants along the way in detail, and when he handed it to Tokugawa and nodded, he copied two copies on the sea-blue Xue Tao note.

He handed it to Tokugawa again, and Fang handed it to me.

When I looked closely, the content was detailed and simple, not as fluent and moving as Dr. Xinyue, but a calligraphy is excellent, looking at the lamp and candle carefully, I found that this is not my Xinyue commonly used Xue Tao note, but Luo Wei himself borrowed from the Xinyue paper paper made by himself The color paper house paper, the color is bright and lush, and the cursive handwriting of the evening fog has a kind of swaying charm and moving, and there is a flavor.

After both of us had read it, and each of us had drawn a handprint, the evening mist sealed the two volumes of documents, baked offset prints on them, handed me one, and took the other copy myself.

The smell of the thick soup outside the window and the sound of the ancient songs of Luo Wei had gradually dispersed, and Tokugawa smiled and said, Let's go out.

The long case in the courtyard was already full, and Masanobu had already sat down in his hand, and I sat down with Tokugawa.

"You've been waiting for a long time," Tokugawa greeted easily, and ordered Yasunari to serve the food and drinks immediately, "I toast to all of you in this city, come, starting with Mr. Yuraku, I toast to you, and I apologize for making you wait for a long time." ”