Kira Yoshitoki and Claudia are both adults, and belong to two completely different aristocratic circles, receiving the best education of this era, so that the communication between the two can always find common ground, the biggest similarity is that they are both smart, smart people are always so convenient to communicate with each other, often only need to put forward a few ideas can be quickly understood by the other party.

Claudia could also sense Kira's thoughts, perhaps without this intimacy, there would be no way for him to put himself in his shoes, the astonishing plans of the Black Triangle Trade and even more amazing privateering plans show the extraordinariness of this man, and from her point of view, this serious and confident man is always full of fascinating charm.

In comparison, the excessive demands he made were not too much in retrospect, and the fifty percent benefit of privateering was not a problem compared to the huge black triangle trade plan, Claudia just thought for a moment and readily agreed, for the two of them, this is only a verbal agreement, and the evil agreement on the paper is not visible, the two know very well that once it is passed out, it will cause turmoil, and the fulfillment of the verbal promise is based on the seed that is taking root in her belly, and without the unborn child, all this is false.

Another similarity between the two is that they are both very realistic, Kira Yoshitoki, a man who has been fighting in the bloody storm for ten years, aside, Claudia, a little girl, dared to run to Japan when she was ten years old, and dared to give up her freedom to enter the Tower of London to accompany the current queen, this courage and insight far surpass those idealists, and the most important thing is to be able to distinguish the difference between reality and ideals.

She didn't expect this man to give her much help here, she just wanted to use the body of this only boy she knew who was not a hate, to have a child to inherit part of her future inheritance. Even without the Duke of York, there is the Argotic Chamber of Commerce. There are also routes operated in the North Sea. Perhaps with her hard work, she will have a few small islands in the Caribbean.

If it weren't for the heart-to-heart conversation of Kira, this woman would have been exiled by the London aristocracy at some point to an island in the early Americas, running her own privateering business with him and her children, and perhaps using John Hawkins's good relationship with Francis Drake to get a naval job for her children.

But Kira Yoshitoki did not intend to make this crazy woman suffer, the shackles and burdens imposed on her by the world were a great mistake, and the nobles of London could banish her but not deprive her and her future children of the title, and since they wanted to take revenge on the arrogant and conservative nobles, they must understand what kind of behemoth they had offended. To this end, Kira Yoshitoki will do whatever it takes.

Claudia told him that she was not well prepared to provide him with the guns and ships he needed, and that she would prepare for privateering when she left for England, and that she would definitely get him a few Spanish galleons, and that the shipwrights could be found in several ports in England without much trouble, and that the only problem was that the gunsmiths were not easy to do with the royal family.

Kira Yoshitoki told her that there was no need to worry, excellent cannon casting craftsmen were a scarce resource, and he also knew very well that this requirement was very difficult, and he didn't expect to get people into his hands at once, and Western society attached far more importance to skilled craftsmen than Eastern society. Not to mention that the craftsman who cast the cannon can't be found, even the gunnery instructor can't even think of inviting it.

The brief tryst ended with the sound of firecrackers at the end of the wax moon. It was already the last day of the third year of Eiroku on Chinese New Year's Eve, and Kira Yoshishi sat down with all the ladies in the family for a reunion dinner, and stayed in Huji's room to comfort his wife's little nature, and it took a lot of effort to coax her to smile.

The matter of having a child behind his wife's back is not fair and honest, and it is really not appropriate to mention it in front of her, in the eyes of Tiger Hime, this Nanban woman is the outer room that Kira Yoshishi was raised, and her sister Princess Aya also persuaded her to look away, and often said that there is no man who does not like to steal, that is, Princess Aya's model husband Nagao Masaki, and over the years, he has often gone in and out of the whale house to drink flower wine with his colleagues.

It's not a matter of gluttony and stealing to raise a woman, but leaving a child outside is her fault as a lady of the main room, if Tiger Ji knows that there is still this stubble, maybe she will have to run to Naoejin to detain Claudia and force her to marry into Kira's family to give birth to a child with peace of mind, and the blood of the Kira family is not left outside to be worthy of his duties as a lady of the main room.

Before you know it, the four years of Yonglu have quietly arrived.

The next day, I got up early in the morning, just in time for the Zhengdan Dynasty to deal with the countrymen and lords from all over the country, and many envoys of the Kanto samurai family offered a rare gift, and then knocked on the side to the specific details of the Kira family's dispatch of 45,000 troops south to Hirai Castle this time, which was a topic that all the samurai present were very concerned about.

In previous years, the Kira family always had to stop military operations in early winter and withdraw to Echigo for the New Year, but this year, they unexpectedly sent Uesugi Terutora to spend the New Year in Hirai Castle with 45,000 troops.

Some samurai believed that there was also a deep emphasis on Hirai Castle rather than Stablebridge Castle, that Hirai Castle was the ancestral residence of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi and an important pass to the Kanto region in the south, and that Uesugi Terutora was mostly going to attack the Hojo clan at Hirai Castle, while other samurai believed that the Hojo clan and the Kira clan had reached a peace agreement without a fight, and that they should not do so easily without a valid reason.

More than half of the genealogists of the Kira family were in Hirai Castle, which made the channels for many diplomatic envoys to obtain information very narrow, and only when Kasugayama Castle dealt with the officials of the Kira family, trying to find out the true intention of Kira Yoshishi to go south to Kanto this time from the pile of meaningless nonsense that the ministers said.

Kira Yoshitoki only appeared in the first few days of the Zhengtan Dynasty Meeting, and he did not mean to participate in the various small banquets at all, and he put all his mind on making up for the debt to the ladies who were not in Kasuga Mountain Castle these days, and all day long he either played in the snow with his children in his arms, or whispered in the room with his wife in his arms, and there was no bare-chested meeting or fierce entanglement, and some only snuggled up to each other to enjoy a peaceful and warm day.

While he was immersed in his own little family life, a special guest from Kyoto came to Kasuga Yama Castle, and Kira Yoshitoki had to take a break from his warm little days. He is the top dignitary of the dynasty, a minister of Guan Baizuo. Elder Fuji. The former heir of Konoe, the righteous brother of Kira Yoshitoki.

The two of them were very happy not to see each other for many years, and they talked enthusiastically when they saw the ceremony in the castle tower, and the former heir of Konoe had a good life over the years, and his body was already slightly blessed at the age of twenty-six, and he said happily: "Righteous time! Good news for you, your little nephew is about to be born! This time, even Mr. Michizo Qu Naase said with great certainty, this will be the eldest son of my Konoe family, shouldn't your uncle send a meeting to the future governor of the Konoe family! ”

"Oh? Is Katsuhime going to give birth again? This is a great event to celebrate! How about Yu prepare a longevity golden lock for him? Ask the monks of Mt. Hiei Enryakuji Temple to pray for him. Yoshitoki Kira was very happy. His sister is finally going to give birth to a son-in-law for the Konoe family, which means that the Kira family and the Konoe family will become even closer.

Over the years, he has been able to develop smoothly in Echigo, inseparable from the fact that there are always people in the court who speak for him, and every time the Kira family has a big move, it is necessary for diplomatic envoys to communicate with the imperial shogunate, which is no more suitable than the former heir of Konoe, who is also the samurai family heir, he is the eldest brother and cousin of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, with the prominent background of the two generations of the Konoe family marrying the Ashikaga shogunate, it is enough to exert a huge influence on the imperial shogunate.

Miyoshi Chokei's failure to gain a foothold in Kyoto over the years is directly related to the double dislike of the imperial shogunate, where both the leading role of Ashikaga Yoshiki and the communication between Konoe's former heirs are busy and busy. It can be said that behind every war and every change, the ministers who acted as diplomatic envoys were busy, and the friendly attitude of the imperial court towards Kira Yoshitoki was not only for the sake of money. It's more about the network that Kira Yoshitoki has painstakingly managed over the years.

Konoe's former heir said with a smile: "These are secondary, and Yu means that it is better for the two families to set up an in-law?" ”

"Decide on an in-law again? Brother means ......" Kira hesitated, "Let Yu's future nephew marry Yu's daughter?" This will make the ministers of the court and the central government feel dissatisfied! ”

Konoe Qianjiu smiled and nodded: "What is more important than the kiss and kiss?" I heard that you just gave birth to an eldest daughter? Is there anyone who is allowed? ”

Ji Liang Yishi said apologetically: "I really have to say sorry for this, Yu's eldest daughter Lin Jiji has been promised to the sister-in-law of the Middle Court family, and Yu's other righteous brother is the eldest son of the Middle Court Tongmi, Yasha Lu, the sister-in-law of the Middle Court family is already two years old, and the righteous brother Yu is really embarrassed to wait for Yu's eldest daughter to be born and then marry as an in-law!" ”

"That's a pity, just wait for your next concubine to be born!" Konoe's former heir said regretfully, he can't blame the Zhongyuan family for taking the lead, after all, the Zhongyuan Tongwei is still the uncle of Kira Yoshishi, and it is not to blame that the Zhongyuan Tongwei wants to kiss and kiss, and it is definitely a fool if this big tree is not next to Ji Liangyi.

The two chatted for a while and talked about the latest military moves of Kira Yoshitoki, and Konoe said: "You and my brother haven't seen each other for many years, and we should have talked about some anecdotes, but Yu is still carrying several missions this time to Echigo, the first is to see my little son-in-law Zhenwang Maru, the second is to discuss with you the two plus marriage to have a kiss and a kiss, and the third and most important of several things is to find out what Yoshitomi has in mind?" ”

"What is Yu's idea? I don't know where did my brother start with this question? Kira Yoshitoki spread his hand with a smile and said: "In the past few years, Yu Ke has not been idle to fight in the east and west, and his footprints are all over the Higashiyama Road, Hokuriku Province and Dewa Country, and there are so many ideas to say!" ”

The former heir of Konoe knew that this righteous brother was sloppy with him again, so he frowned and thought for a while before saying, "Yu doesn't plan to go back for the time being when he comes here this time, take a look in Kanto, and by the way, follow your army south to Kanto, and see what the Kamikawa Ashikaga family is doing?" If Yishi is unwilling to tell the truth in front of Yu, then it will be inconvenient for Yu Ke to help you further. ”

"Huh...... Don't be angry, brother, Yu is just joking! At the time of the day, Kira Yoshishi brought shortbread and tea soup to the maid, and then said: "Speaking of which, if my brother does not leave, it will be good news, Yu can take my brother to see the customs of the Kanto region, and Kamakura will pay homage to the Great Bodhisattva of Hachiman to preside over the inauguration ceremony of the Kanto governor for my righteous brother Uesugi Terutora." ”

Konoe's former heir didn't listen to his perfunctory words, and continued to question: "Is it just to preside over the inauguration ceremony of the Kanto governor?" Why does Yu think that your actions must have other plans? ”

"It's true...... But before talking about this scheme, Yu still needs to figure out the deep-seated reasons why his brother is going down to Echigo. What are the deeper causes, not these three? Kira Yoshitoki pointed to the hidden hand of Konoe's former heir. forced the current Guan Bai to have to show his hole cards.

Konoe smiled helplessly. Knowing that he was so weird and downward, it was too abrupt, and it was a little difficult to hide the factors behind his downward, so he said: "You are right, Yu does have a deeper reason to go down to Echigo, Yu hopes that Yoshitoki can end the war in Kanto as soon as possible and send troops to Luo Kuang to help the shogunate, whether it is for the imperial court or for the shogunate's current Kinai, there is indispensable support from Yishi!" ”

"Brother won't forget His Royal Highness's orders to the rest, right? Without the handwritten imperial teaching book of His Royal Highness, Shangluo is not allowed to enter Beijing, this is a well-known thing in the world, but my brother asked me to end the expedition in Kanto at this time, and Shangluo supported the imperial shogunate? Yu thought this was a bit incredible. Let's not talk about this issue! ”

Kira Yoshitoki's clear attitude made Konoe a little embarrassed, his face was blue for a while, and he sighed for a long time before he sighed: "Since Yoshitoki left Kyoto, His Royal Highness Gongfang has had a smooth ride over the years, and his temperament has become more and more rigid and self-respecting and does not listen to advice, Yu has repeatedly persuaded His Royal Highness Gongfang to be quick and patient, and not to be busy and unconfident to spoil the Zhongxing trend that the shogunate has managed to support, but it is a pity that it is really difficult for His Royal Highness to enter the ears of His Royal Highness!" ”

"Huh...... Needless to say! Kira Yoshitoki smiled slightly, and the faint disdain in his eyes was still captured by the former heir of Konoe.

Konoe's former heir also knew that Ashikaga Yoshiteru had done a lot of things over the years that had damaged the relationship between the brothers between the monarch and the minister, and the most disappointing thing was that the young shogunate did not think that he was at fault. His eternal correctness of the shogunate was the idea of revitalization in his hands throughout the decade, and at first there was Kira Yoshishi in the shogunate, who was able to persuade him. Kira Yoshitoki was smashed with a vase, and after walking away, no one dared to talk to him again.

Even the former heir of Konoe, the minister of Sekihakuzuo, who is not in the shogunate system, occasionally has a disagreeable sentence on the face of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and this powerful public party has to give color to this righteous brother with an unhappy face, the more this shogun becomes more and more independent, it is a very worrying unfavorable phenomenon, and the former heir of Konoe will make this decision to persuade Kira Yoshitoki to return to Kinai is also a last resort, it is nothing more than hoping that he can go back and then affect Ashikaga Yoshiteru's decision-making, but from the current point of view, it is absolutely impossible.

Konoe's former heir reluctantly persuaded: "Yu knows that this is a bit too much for you, but Yu still wants to say that there is no fundamental change in the current chaos in Kinai, because of the lack of a brave and resourceful samurai like Yoshitoki who came out to pick up the heavy burden of the shogunate, and only Yoshitoki can hope to save the overall situation of the chaos in the world today!" ”

Kira Yoshitoki admired this brother who was dedicated to the public very much, and when it came to the people who always tried his best to support the dilapidated mansion of the Muromachi Shogunate, there were probably no more than 100 people in the whole world, among which the most respected person was the former heir of the Imperial Sekihaku Konoe, who was the cousin and eldest brother of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and married Ashikaga Yoshiteru's sister Ashikaga Katsuhime, who was a supporter of the shogunate firmly, and he was also the person who supported the Muromachi shogunate the most. 、

In contrast, Kira Yoshitoki's thoughts about the shogunate at this moment are more utilitarian, and with the passage of time and Ashikaga Yoshiki's arrogance and stupidity, his loyalty to the shogunate is more of a utilitarian scheme, and he no longer intends to continue to be the pure loyal servant of the past.

Just like when he was accused by Longxing Temple with the wind, if he continues like this, Kira Yoshishi will most likely choose to do what Sima Zhao wanted to do but did not do, and the ambition that has been hidden for many years will eventually be exposed to the moment in broad daylight, no matter how much he hides it, he can't hide that he has gradually transformed from a loyal and brave general who has worked hard to manage the shogunate's mess in Kinai, and gradually transformed into an ambitious hero.

"I was overjoyed to receive my brother's compliment, but the relationship between Yu and the Shogunate was as awkward and cold as my brother saw, and no matter how much Yu did and how much he said, he couldn't change the Shogunate's opinion of Yu...... Yu had sworn in Ishimizu Hachiman Palace that he was loyal to His Royal Highness the Princess's heirs, and that His Royal Highness had a handwritten edict requesting that Yu would never go back. ”

Konoe exclaimed, "This is really a pity! They are from the same lineage, so why bother brothers to fight against each other? ”

"His Royal Highness's brothers are not my brother and me, but those two monks in the temple!" Kira Yoshitoki didn't plan to continue the topic, and instead said, "I heard that Kengotai is also pregnant?" Probably this time it's going to be a sister-in-law! ”

Konoe's former heir pinched the folding fan and sighed softly: "Yes! Kenko's body has become weaker and weaker over the years, and Mr. Michizo Qu Naase has diagnosed it several times, saying that it is not suitable to conceive a child if there is a cold evil in the body, and it should take more time to regulate the body before giving birth, but because His Royal Highness resolutely disagrees with it, it is not clear what will happen to this child. (To be continued......)