The 15th day of August in the first year of Eiroku was the annual Tsukimi Festival. The Nijo Imperial Palace in Kyoto was full of guests. Ashikaga Yoshiteru, the great general who conquered the barbarians, held a banquet here and invited hundreds of Manchu ministers and famous samurai families in the capital.
The courtiers attended the meeting together, and the scene was so grand and spectacular that even the emperor couldn't help but come out and share the peaceful and prosperous time with the courtiers.
The banquet was divided into two parts. The courtiers lived in the main hall, drank and enjoyed dancing, and the ladies lived in the back hall, throwing pots and playing chess and cards. The relationship between Konoe Katsuhime, who had been renamed, and Ashikaga Yoshiteru's wife, Ashikaga Kenko, was very strange.
, Konoe Katsuhime is the adopted daughter of Ashikaga Yoshiharu. Logically, she should be called Ashikaga Kenko's sister-in-law, but Konoe Katsuhime married Konoe Senji and became Ashikaga Kenko's sister-in-law. This special relationship makes them particularly close.
The emperor returned to the Ouchi Palace once he showed up. He neither brought his concubines nor let the middle palace show up. The highest-ranking officials in the palace were Konoe Katsuhime and Ashikaga Kenko. Mrs. Kuga left early because of her old age, leaving them behind.
A group of young and fun-loving aristocratic ladies gathered together to chat. The noble ladies who were used to flattering the ministers naturally responded neatly and neatly, as if they were acting.
It was late at night and the ladies dispersed. Seeing that the men's banquet would not end for a while, Ashikaga Kenko took Konoe Katsuhime to his bedroom to chat. The maids brought melons early.
There were snacks and warm sour plum soup, but Konoe Katsuhime drank a full bowl, saying that she loved sweet and sour things the most.
The relationship between the two of them is very complicated, so let’s talk about sisters simply by their age. Ashikaga Kenko is three years older than her, much older than her brother Kira Yoshi, so it’s appropriate to call her sister. In these years, the two of them have been in Kyoto.
Their friendship became deeper and deeper day by day, and they gradually became close friends. They were also very close to each other, and they were used to fooling around, so they unconsciously brought the topic to some issues that they could not usually talk about.
I saw Ashikaga Kenko complaining with a frown on his face: "Since I gave birth to Yunhime two years ago, my stomach has not moved in the past few years, but recently I don't know why my body has become more and more uncomfortable. Mr. Naoze has seen it several times and said that it is
When cold evil enters the body, it needs to be well warmed and nourished. I have prescribed some prescriptions but it still doesn’t get better, but I haven’t contracted the wind and cold. How can I say that cold evil has entered the body?”
Konoe Katsuhime chuckled and said: "Sister, please be at ease and take care of yourself. Your body and bones are more important than your children. Mr. Naoze is right. Only by taking good care of your body can you give birth to healthy children. My sister's children are future generals! So, sister,
The responsibility is very heavy! I will give birth to more fat and white babies for Gongfang Palace in the future!"
"Oops! You clever kid is making fun of your sister again!" Ashikaga Kenko smiled and scratched the bridge of her nose, then took Konoe Katsuhime's little hand and caressed her little face lovingly and said, "It's better to say that.
My sister should have a child too! My brother is a pedantic man, and he is always thinking about helping the court and revitalizing the shogunate. But he neglected my poor sister."
"Sister, please don't talk nonsense. Your Highness loves Katsu very much. We love each other every night... It's just that Katsu is not feeling well these days and can't serve His Highness..." Konoe Katsuhime quietly leaned over and covered her.
He whispered: "A Sheng hasn't received a letter since last month..."
"Oh! Got it? That's great!" Ashikaga Kenko was as happy as if she was pregnant. She looked up and down at this little sister-in-law until Konoe Katsuhime's snow-white neck turned red with embarrassment, and praised: "
She is such a beauty that I feel pity for! Not to mention my stupid brother, if I were a man, I would also be moved by her!"
"Ouch! Sister, what are you talking about..."
"Giggle...Oh, don't make trouble..." The two women were messing around. Not to mention how sexy the scene was.
At the beginning of the second watch, the banquet in the front hall still showed no sign of stopping. After drinking, Ashikaga Yoshiki waved his hand to dismiss the female musicians and said excitedly: "I recently invited a group of miko musicians from Izumo Kingdom to come out.
Yun Aguo's performance in front of Jing Yu is lifelike, please take a look!"
After a while, a group of people dressed in chihaya and kori hakama danced gracefully. The beautiful face of Izumo Aguo, who was born in sixteen or seventeen years old, and the graceful and graceful figure made people fascinated. The slender snow-stained feet exposed in the dance made the ministers dizzy.
Swallowing straight, the song ended gracefully, and the beauty had long since disappeared.
Imadegawa Haruki was the first to wake up and praised loudly: "This dance can only be seen in heaven, and how many times can we see it in the human world! Good!"
There was a commotion among the ministers and warriors present. They all asked about the sacred place of Izumo country, which made Ashikaga Yoshiteru feel very proud. After a while, he said reservedly: "Haha! It's really good, not bad... It's getting late.
Let’s break up later! But we can’t delay your good time**!”
The ministers and the Wu family laughed a few times and showed similar embarrassed expressions. They agreed vaguely for a few games and then stood up and left. Everyone knew about the glitz and glamor of Kyoto. None of them, the ministers and the family, had not cheated. Even unmarried men had tried the love of Wenrou.
It's wonderful. Those ministers who have wives even keep one or two outside wives.
After all, today is no different than in the past. The imperial court and the shogunate are becoming more and more generous. The lives of the ministers and the samurai family of the shogunate are getting better and better. Not only do they have enough to eat and live in a good house, but they also have spare money to go shopping outside. The emergence of this large amount of consumption indirectly promotes Kyoto.
With the recovery, Kyoto is now enjoying the best time in the past thirty years.
Ashikaga Yoshiki stood up and sent the guests away, then lowered his face and asked the attendant: "Where is Izumo Aguo?"
"Your Majesty, I am reporting to you that Aguo's whereabouts are erratic and I really don't know..."
Ashikaga Yoshiteru slapped the table in annoyance and groaned: "She must still be unwilling to follow I! I don't understand, what's wrong with being the maid of my Ashikaga Shogun's family? Even if the child cannot be the heir to the Shogun, as long as I am alive
It’s not just a matter of giving someone to a relative to be an adopted son? Why is she so stubborn and unwilling to do so? It’s simply abominable!”
"Your Highness Gongfang..."
"Forget it! Where is the lady? I'll go look for her!"
"Madam is accompanying Princess Shengji. I heard from the maid nearby that you two are very happy!"
Ashikaga Yoshiteru turned around angrily, and finally said bitterly: "Is there no one to accompany me? Then I will go to bed! Humph!"
At three o'clock in the night, in a quiet courtyard somewhere in the Nijo Imperial Palace, Izumo Akuno appeared quietly in a miko costume. The bright moonlight shone on her cheeks covered with thick foundation, which looked particularly strange, like an erratic female ghost.
It swayed quietly and floated in. Soon after, a faint sound of flute sounded all around. At some point in the dark garden, an ethereal monk walked out.
The skinny body of the void monk also walked over with strange steps. It was obviously dark night and he was wearing a hat on his head to cover his face, but he calmly avoided the lush flowers. He walked up to Izumo Aguo and looked at it carefully for a long time, and said "ho ho"
Weird laughter: "You are indeed the elite seed cultivated by me. It is indeed right to pass on the name Guoxin Jushi to you! How did you think of using the name Izumo Miko?"
It turned out that Izumo Aguo was actually dressed up by Koshin Koji. Her calm little face suddenly showed a lively expression, and she said proudly: "I had an idea, the Western Miko is a good gimmick, how about it? My appearance is very good.
Right? Those stupid ministers are stupid enough not to tell the difference between Izumo dialect and Kyushu dialect, and they are taking advantage of me! Humph!"
Guoxin, who was disguised as "Izumo Aguo", wrinkled her little nose and showed disdain. She had been harassed by at least dozens of wolf-like looks at the banquet just now. If she hadn't been worried about exposing her identity and causing an unpredictable crisis, with her
His temper will definitely teach these sanctimonious guys a profound lesson.
The Void Monk smacked his lips in a nonchalant manner, and asked after a while: "How did you go about the task ordered by Matsunaga-den? Did you take the medicine?"
The layman Guo Xin curled his lips in boredom, lifted up his sleeves and tossed them around listlessly, and replied: "It has been inserted into her. Recently, she asked Naoze Michizan to take a look several times. I wonder if there are any traces of the drug.
What if it is discovered? If it is discovered that there is something wrong with the medicine, it will definitely cause even greater trouble!"
The Void Monk said disapprovingly: "You don't need to worry about this. Even if Naoze Michizan realizes that something is wrong, he probably won't dare to say anything about it. This woman's disease is beyond what a male doctor can say. Moreover, this medicine is a chronic attack, and it will only last for a while."
Some physical discomfort will only take a long time to stop her from having children."
"Oh! That's it! Then I'm relieved." Layman Guo Xin turned his face away from the Monk of Nothingness but cursed in his heart: "This old bastard is really bad! He likes to do this kind of thing of annihilating his descendants! Why is he still there?
Don’t die. Die quickly! Bastard!”
"Your latent identity is very good. It is best to win the trust of the shogunate and penetrate into his core, and control every move of His Highness. This will be a good thing for both us and Matsunaga-den...
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"Master doesn't want Guo Xin to sacrifice her appearance to seduce the general, right?" Layman Guo Xin sneered: "If you really have this plan, then I can only say that I, the princess, don't even think about doing such an immoral thing for you.
My hands have been dirty. Don’t even think about letting me risk my life to feed the tiger. If you have the ability, you can send someone to sneak in and take my place. I am willing to exit obediently."
The void monk was speechless by the girl Guo Xin's words. After a while, he said in a dark voice: "It seems that I am still too indulgent towards you! Do you really think that you can be lawless just because you have a few skills? Don't forget your
My skills are all taught by me personally. If you want to go against me, you will be humiliating yourself! I advise you not to think too much and just follow my instructions obediently. Your benefits will not be short-changed if things go wrong.
For this important matter, please be careful of our pursuit, even if you hide to the ends of the earth, you won’t be able to escape!"
"Hey! You're scaring me! Don't you think I know your family background? Your bunch of useless killers have no advantage except that there are many people. They are not as good as the Iga-Koga ninjas. After all, those mountain people can do it.
The business of killing people and stealing intelligence is hundreds of times better than yours!"
The layman Guo Xin was really sharp-tongued, and with a soft talk rich in the flavor of Kyushu, the monk was speechless. After a while, the monk waved his sleeves angrily and said angrily: "No matter what you want, you must deal with this matter."
It’s done, otherwise your parents’ safety will be in danger! Even if you can run to the ends of the earth, your parents and younger brothers can’t!”
"Are you scaring me, princess? If you kill my parents and brother, I will kill your disciples and grandchildren. Let's break up! Hmph!"
The master and apprentice were goring up the ox in the courtyard of Nijo Imperial Palace. The tough Guoxin layman forced the monk into silence. The old monk also knew that he really couldn't hold this apprentice down. He was almost eighty years old.
The reason why people are out walking is to support the useless descendants at home. Unfortunately, several sons caught up in the Funaokayama battle and were all lost in the chaos in Kyoto. Each of his grandsons was useless and no one could inherit his mantle.
More than 20 years ago, I finally picked out a talented heir from the common people. I thought I could finally enjoy my old age and live a comfortable life for a few days. However, this heir died in the war in Kyoto during the Taiping Temple battle, and I was forced to have no choice.
The old monk had to go back to his old profession to find the girl in front of him and train him carefully. When looking for a girl, he was afraid of being killed by fire like the previous heirs. A woman would not be killed so easily.
The girl Guo Xin's talent is indeed outstanding. She has shown an amazing talent at a young age. She can perform skills that others have learned dozens of times or hundreds of times but cannot complete in just one or two times.
After reviewing it a few times, it seems to be similar, and you can also create your own genre and style by analogy. At the age of thirteen or four, you have exhausted the old monk's special skills. In recent years, he has traveled to the mountains of Koga and Iga.
Wandering around and somehow stealing some of the ninja's unique skills, the old monk found it even more difficult to control.
"Okay, okay! The wings are hard, aren't they? I can't control you anymore. I taught you to raise you, you are an ungrateful thing. I was the one who was blind in the first place!" The void monk angrily cursed the girl Guoxin, but no matter how much he scolded, he couldn't get the girl.
response, and even saw her showing a lack of interest.
Most of the anger in the old monk's heart suddenly dissipated. Now was not the time to yell at her. If he really pissed off this little girl and ruined their big deal, it would be a terrible situation when both people and money were lost. After thinking about this,
The Void Monk smiled again and said: "Don't take it personally when I said some angry words just now. The generous profit of 10,000 taels of silver that Matsushita Nagasaki promised us was not a lie. If this happens, we will all benefit.
I will not restrict your behavior from now on. After I make this money, I will completely retire and enjoy my life. You also know my situation. You must be able to understand my mood!"
As he spoke, the Void Monk pretended to squeeze out a few tears, but in the dim night, the old monk had such an artificial expression that Lin Li couldn't see him. The layman Guo Xin curled his lips and sneered, then rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Actually, Guo Xin
I don’t want to quarrel with the master! Speaking of which, Guo Xin always felt that there was a flaw in Matsu Nagahide’s plan. If he followed his plan, Mrs. Konoe might not live a few good years, and the healthy and beautiful woman suddenly died of illness. His Highness the General would
Don't you doubt it? What if we continue to have a second marriage? So Guo Xin feels that if we continue to do this, we will probably be trapped."
What a smart person the Void Monk is. He immediately understood this truth with just a few words from the girl Guo Xin. He felt a chill running down his spine and straight to the back of his head. He was horrified and his whole body was cold. He was frightened and angry and said: "This Song Jiongxiu
He wants to harm us! As long as Mrs. Ashikaga goes, she will definitely arouse the suspicion of interested people. According to the picture, where can we hide? Even if you and I escape from the danger, the relationship between relatives and friends at home will suffer. This Matsunaga Hide is really good at killing two birds with one stone.
What a poisonous plan!”
The old monk has been traveling around the world for decades. He has seen the power of Hosokawa Masamoto and has seen the power of Ouchi Yoshihide when he went to Luo. He was surrounded by tens of thousands of tigers and warriors. He has experienced countless dangers in the past decades. If it had been early
After decades of encountering Matsunaga Hide, such schemes would have been seen through on the spot. However, as he got older and had many descendants in the family who had no ability to make a living, they were forced to get into money and do some shameful deeds. It was inevitable over time.
He will develop the habit of short-sightedness, and his vision will become increasingly narrow. If he still doesn't understand after being reminded by this girl Guo Xin, his sixty-year journey will be in vain.
Matsunaga wanted to kill two birds with one stone, and then borrowed the general's hand to get rid of these profit-seeking untouchables. Maybe he still had the idea of wasting the ten thousand taels of silver in his heart. If that was the case, wouldn't it mean that they would have paid for Matsunaga in vain?
After Jiuxiu killed someone, he jumped out to take the blame, and in the end, he got no benefit at all!
Thinking of this, the Void Monk couldn't help but tremble with anger. He was really angry from his heart to his guts. He groaned and said: "This evil thief with cunning thoughts! He didn't even let us and other sinners scavenge in the strong wind and waves."
However, the viciousness of his mind is far beyond my imagination! Such a vicious warrior must not die a good death! He will not die a good death!"
The Void Monk didn't dare to kill him. If you kill Matsunaga Hide, you really won't get a penny. Besides, you've already been pulled into the water halfway. It's really difficult to go back. You can't go to the letter.
Guishancheng asked him why he wanted to trap them, that is, he exposed his trump card and even gave away the opportunity to counterattack. This kind of naive and stupid thing is not something a wise person would do.
Even if he really ran over to question him, Matsunaga Hide would never admit this possibility. He might even accuse them of having evil intentions and blackmailing him with things that never happened. By then, he would really be unable to argue.
It would be impossible for him to kill Matsunaga Hide and break through the forest of spears and swords of thousands of samurai. Illusion is a subpar skill after all. When faced with a determined military formation, he has no chance to use it at all. He is an old man who is almost eighty years old.
I don't have the skills of a ninja. How many arrows can a single piece of clothing block?
Moreover, if Matsunaga Hide discovers that they have seen through this plan, they may immediately become malicious. The Hollow Monk is not a strong warrior with superb martial arts. Not to mention whether he can still dance and use the sword at his age, even if he has some self-defense means.
It was impossible to escape Matsunagahide's assassination, just like the girl Guoxin threatened him. His family members were scattered around Kyoto, and it would be really easy for Matsunagahide to find them.
"So what Guo Xin means is that the medicine cannot be administered like this. If the lady is really killed, it will be our responsibility. When Matsunaga shows up and refuses to admit it, we will harm ourselves. Matsunaga just asked the general to have no heirs but did not say
Is it because I can’t keep the baby? I didn’t say I couldn’t have a daughter. So what Guo Xin means is that we stop taking the medicine first and then find a chance to check the woman’s pulse after she gets pregnant. We can always find out whether the woman is male or female after five or six months.
If the baby girl is left alone, wouldn’t it be enough to give the baby boy a few doses of medicine as appropriate to ensure that the baby boy lives soon after birth?”
The Void Monk asked unwillingly: "If this is the case, will Matsunaga Hide still pay us?"
"The most I can do is ensure that she won't be able to give birth to a legitimate son within three years, and that she won't survive the birth. If she still can't be satisfied after giving him three years, let him find someone else! Let him send his cramps to the head office in three years!"
The girl was disgusted with his greed and excessiveness, and persuaded the Nihility Monk without conscience.
As expected, the old monk was all smiles and praised her for her intelligence and agility. She was a rare genius among Guo Xin laymen in the past generations. However, she secretly prayed in her heart: "I'm sorry, Mrs. Ashikaga. Guo Xin also knows that you are a gentle person."
You are a kind and good person, but everyone has their own priorities. I am really sorry! I can only try to save your life and health and the life of your daughter, but there is really nothing I can do for my son..."
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The long months from early spring to midsummer experienced the torment of warm to scorching heat. Hatakeyama Takamasa of Takaya Castle in Hanoi finally couldn't hold on any longer. The castle was hurriedly prepared and the soldiers were unmotivated and morale was unstable. What's more terrible was that last year, because of the war
The Anmi clan got into trouble and ran away to Sakai Town in anger. The Takaya Castle was eaten and drank so much by the Anmi clan that there was not much spare food left. Finally, in July, the city was about to run out of food.
Anmi Clan is a loser and has been hiding in Yamato since the defeat in the Battle of Neyagawa. He was bullied by Matsuzaki Nagahide and did not dare to take the stand. It was a waste of time. He had tens of thousands of troops in his hands. Hatakeyama Takamasa did several things every day in Takaya Castle.
For one thing, I scolded Mihao Changqing for being a bastard, scolding An Jian for being a big fool, scolding myself for being blind and attracting wolves into the house. I scolded Rokkaku Yixian for why he didn't come to save him, scolding the general for not thinking about the safety of his clan.
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In short, he no longer has any threatening ability except for talking. Jii Genlai hugged his arms and watched him struggle on the shore. Anyway, they would never go up to fight against the Miyoshi family at this time. It is not impossible to fight against the wind.
, but a strong headwind will definitely not work. The great monks of Genlai Temple still have this shrewd calculation.
Seeing that cutting off food was not an option, Hatakeyama Takamasa cursed Miyoshi Nagakei for not being a human being and sent Tange Morichi to contact Miyoshi Nagakei outside the city, saying that he knew what a serious mistake he had made and decided to temporarily go to Sakai Town to recuperate for a while.
Thinking about it, I secretly contacted Yuzuo Xinjiao to be stable. I believe he will come back with a large army one day. I pray that An Jian clan will endure the humiliation and bear the burden to save this main force for him in Yamato, and then collect the gold and silver.
Xiruan took dozens of followers and fled with their faces covered.
Miyoshi Nagakei felt very unhappy when he saw this famous nobleman escaping in such a mess. After all, his Miyoshi family was also a branch of the Awa-Ogasawara clan, so it was still a "famous family" of the Kai Gen clan! Although this "famous family" was
The Kai Gen clan, the Takeda clan, and the Ogasawara clan branched off, but it was still something worth boasting about. I exchanged letters with Ogasawara Tanemori, the governor of the Ogasawara clan in Kyoto, and I felt proud beyond words.
As soon as Anjian Zongfang saw that his lord was running away, he was worried that Miyoshi Nagakei would turn around and come to Yamato to cause trouble for him, so he simply sent the army quietly back to Hanoi Kingdom, and he also ran to Sakai with a group of personal guards, Hatamoto.
Machi went to follow his lord. As soon as this idiot ran away, Miyoshi Nagakei was happy. How could he not be happy if he had to fight one less war? Anyone else would have applauded. Specifically, when Hatakeyama Takamasa saw this idiot, he went crazy.
It doesn’t matter whether I bite him to death or go crazy and strangle him to death. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m
