The group of people then took a detour to the market, intending to buy some supplements to send to Imagawa Kaede. However, since it was getting very late, many businesses had closed, and only a few shops were left.
After entering the largest store, Yu Qiuping recognized Sen Kecheng at a glance - the latter had already bought some supplements and was checking out from the boss.
"Senior Sen?" Yu Qiuping said in surprise.
Sen Kecheng was obviously stunned for a moment. He turned around and saw Yu Qiuping and the four of them. He bowed his hands and said, "I've met you all."
"Why is His Highness Mori here?" Niwa Nagahide asked with a smile.
"I heard that Hongye's wife is pregnant," Sen Kecheng whispered, "Let's buy some supplements."
Yu Qiuping's heart warmed up, and just as he was about to say thank you, Maeda Toshiie and Ikeda Hengxing began to cheer: "Just right! We are also here to buy supplements! Let's go together later!"
"You guys..." Niwa Nagahide sighed in confusion, "If you are always like this, when will you make some progress?"
"It's okay, I'm really touched by how enthusiastic you all are," Yu Qiuping waved his hand to show that he didn't care, "Then you guys watch here first, I'll go to another store to have a look."
After Yu Qiuping finished speaking, he left the store, turned a corner, walked through an alley, and walked towards another store with lanterns lit. Far away, he heard bursts of seven-color noise coming from the corner in front of him.
There was a lot of chatter. Yu Qiuping was a little curious and slightly poked his head around the corner and looked to the right.
I saw a dozen people dressed as low-level samurai sitting around a small round table outside a closed tavern, not knowing what they were discussing. Yu Qiuping listened carefully and immediately recognized the voice of Kinoshita Tokichiro - something similar.
A voice like the eunuch's voice.
"I'm telling you! Don't talk nonsense! The master will definitely go to Mino in the future!" Kinoshita Tokichiro said excitedly.
"How is this possible?" Another person said dissatisfiedly, "Our Highness Sakuma said before that he must go to Mikawa. I think the Matsudaira family in Mikawa is about to rebel now, and the Imagawa family will definitely come with an army.
Beat them. When the time comes, our Oda family will also send troops to Mikawa, why don’t we just sit back and reap the benefits of the fishermen! Don’t talk nonsense!”
"That's right, even if you beat Ise, you won't beat Mino!" Another ashigaru muttered, "Mino is so strong that my old master couldn't defeat him while he was alive. It is said that His Highness Yilong is also brave enough to be worthy of all men.
, where can I beat him?"
"That's right, that's right, you monkey started talking nonsense again!" Several companions shouted.
"No! Who is talking nonsense!" Kinoshita Tokichiro shouted with a red face. His red face really looked like a monkey's butt. "This is inside information! Inside information! I have connections at the top, and they just told me after a meeting.
Yes! I just want to go to Meinong!"
"Come again and again," another ashigaru snorted disdainfully, "Every time I say you have someone up there, and every time I don't say the name, maybe you just made it up because of your bragging."
"No! This is considered confidential and cannot be disclosed!" Kinoshita Tokichiro retorted in a loud voice.
"You're talking nonsense! What kind of secret can you, a monkey carrying shoes, get involved in? Does the lord have any secrets about changing straw sandals?" The words of an ashigaru general caused everyone to burst into laughter. Kinoshita Tokichiro's face turned white and red, and he kept laughing.
Shouting something like "If you don't believe it, forget it! I have a status!"
"Come on!" An ashigaru pushed Kinoshita Tokichiro hard, causing the latter to stagger, "Stop bragging over there, go back and pick up your straw sandals, you stinky monkey!"
"You! You guys!" Kinoshita Tokichiro straightened up, but he was still half a head shorter than everyone else. He pointed angrily with his fingers at those who laughed loudly at him, jumped up in anger, and yelled: "No dogs.
Look down upon others!"
"What kind of dog looks down on people, but looks down on monkeys!" An Ashigaru head laughed loudly: "You have the ability to call out the person you have connections with! Ah! Can you call him out! You know how to brag!
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"Kinoshita-sama, you are here." Suddenly, a voice came from the corner. Everyone who was making noise and Kinoshita Tokichiro looked at the corner, and saw a young man wearing a red leaf shawl and a white samurai uniform.
Standing not far away.
"Yu...Yu...His Majesty Yuqiu!" Kinoshita Tokichiro could hardly believe his ears and eyes - Yuqiupei actually called himself Kinoshita-sama? The surrounding ashigaru heads opened their mouths in equal surprise. They had also heard about Imagawa.
That young prodigy defected to the Oda family. But I heard that he was a high-ranking general when he arrived. How could he be so respectful to a small character like Kinoshita Tokichiro!
"Is Mr. Kinoshita so outgoing?" Yu Qiuping smiled and spread his hands, "Just call me Hongye."
This sentence surprised everyone present again! Yu Qiuping actually called himself brother to Kinoshita Tokichiro! Did the sun come out from the west! The eyes of those friends when they looked at Kinoshita Tokichiro changed - could this kid really have anything to do with the upper class?
Does it matter?
"No...no...no outsiders..." Kinoshita Tokichiro was so surprised that he stuttered a little, and said stumblingly: "Red...Hongye came to see me for something?"
"That's right," Yu Qiuping said with a smile, "Your Highness Niwa, Lord Maeda, Lord Ikeda, and His Highness Mori plan to take care of me, and they also plan to invite Lord Kinoshita to go with them? I wonder if Tokichiro can give me a favor?"
The air suddenly became quiet. The amount of information in this sentence was so huge that no one could digest it at once. Niwa Nagahide, Ikeda Tsuneaki, Maeda Toshiie, Mori Katsunari, Amakihei...these are all famous figures!
He actually wants to invite Kinoshita Tokichiro to dinner!
Kinoshita Tokichiro really has someone up there!
"Oh my God!" Immediately afterwards, the ashigaru head who had just pushed Kinoshita Tokichiro turned pale, and screamed like a slaughtering pig, shouting what everyone was thinking: "Tokichiro! No! No!
Kinoshita-sama, are you so powerful?"
"Kinoshita-sama! What I said just now was very inappropriate, but you, my lord, are a lot more serious!" "Kinoshita-sama, I was so offended just now! Please forgive me for once!" "Kinoshita-sama, after all these years, we have been together.
For the sake of friendship, you should give me a little boost, my little brother!"
The low-level samurai who had just ridiculed Kinoshita Tokichiro regretted it and secretly cursed themselves for offending such a powerful man. They hurriedly put down their bodies and surrounded Kinoshita Tokichiro and kept flattering them.
The flattery. Kinoshita Tokichiro was obviously very helpful. After being flattered at the beginning, he immediately acted like he was a big brother and said quite "generously" that he would not blame anyone and would give more advice in the future.
He was obviously very grateful for such flattery. After casting a grateful glance at Yu Qiuping, he happily enjoyed the adulation from everyone.
Yu Qiuping smiled and waited for Kinoshita Tokichiro to steal the spotlight before pulling him away from the street corner.
"I really want to thank you, His Highness Yuqiu just now!" Kinoshita Tokichiro carefully looked back to make sure no one was following him, and then thanked him excitedly: "It really helped me gain face! You can count it in front of those people who look down on people.
I am so angry! Thank you so much, Your Highness! It feels so good!"
"Haha, don't call His Highness Yuqiu, call him Hongye," Yuqiuping smiled and patted Kinoshita Tokichiro's shoulder, "Tokichiro, are you so outspoken?"
"Huh?" Kinoshita Tokichiro was stunned for a moment, stopped on the spot, and looked at Yu Qiuping with some surprise.
"Stop being so impatient," Yu Qiuping urged, "We all have to go to dinner together. Hurry up and don't keep my wife waiting."
"Ah??" Kinoshita Tokichiro was completely stunned. After a long while, he stammered and said: "Your Highness, you really have to take the little one to dinner!"
"Yeah, otherwise." Yu Qiuping smiled.
"But I'm young, no, I'm just an ashigaru-head!" Kinoshita Tokichiro's voice was trembling a little, "How can you have the nerve to eat with so many highnesses! How can you reach such a high level!"
"You are an Ashugaru now, but you won't be an Ashugaru forever." Yu Qiuping looked at the future Taikaku with a smile, "With your hard work and talent, you will become the master of a country and a city sooner or later.
When the time comes, don’t forget the friends you have dinner with.”
Lord of a country and a city? Me... me? Am I a little person who is only worthy of the lord's support? How is that possible... Ever since my mother remarried, ever since I grew up like this, no one, including my stepfather, has ever taken me
They have looked at me. I have been living in various countries for so many years, and no one has ever recognized me.
"Let's go, why are you still standing there," Yu Qiuping said, dragging Kinoshita Tokichiro's arm without any explanation, and pulling him forward. Kinoshita Tokichiro was staggered by Yu Qiuping, looking at Yu Qiuping's back,
My eyes were actually moist.
"Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness," Kinoshita Tokichiro suddenly sobbed, "Since I was a child, no one has ever looked at me seriously just because I am ugly and because I remarried my mother. Your Highness is the first one willing to help me.
The person who supports me is also the first person to recognize me."
"I...I will definitely not let you down, Your Highness!" Kinoshita Tokichiro shouted excitedly, "If I make great contributions in the future, I will definitely repay Your Highness Yuqiu!"
Yu Qiuping smiled slightly and nodded towards him, but he had mixed feelings in his heart.
He didn't know why he encouraged Kinoshita Tokichiro, why he went out to support him and gain face for him. If he didn't know that he would be the future Toyotomi Hideyoshi, would he still be kind to him? At that time, I had
I have no selfish motives. I hope that when he becomes famous in the future, he will be able to help me realize my revenge plan for killing Oda Nobunaga?
Chapter completed!