"Haha, just do as the Romans do when you are in the country. Besides, merchant families don't pay that much attention." Yu Qiuping explained quickly.
"That's inappropriate," Seina Shitoshi shook his head, "The name is given to me by my parents, how can outsiders call me easily. China is a land of etiquette. Japan is originally an Eastern Yi, so it should imitate the etiquette of the Han family. You don't need to call yourself
You villain, since I am the sworn brother of my wise nephew, you can call yourself me."
"I wonder if I would be lucky enough to know your name?" he asked with a smile.
Yu Qiuping felt a sense of intimacy towards this Toshio Seina. His knowledge and elegance made him feel as if he was talking to a great Confucian, like a spring breeze. Like the Cuju uncle he met before, he was very good at talking.
A very comfortable type. However, the uncle's style is more extroverted, while this Sena-sama is more restrained.
Yu Qiuping hesitated for a moment, then twisted his neck slightly and the pendant on his chest shook slightly, helping him make up his mind.
"My name is Hongye, Yuqiu Hongye." He said on the spot.
"Oh, then Momiji-kun," Seinajitoshi invited, "it's getting late tonight. I wonder if you would like to stay in your humble abode?"
"To be honest, I ask myself that I am proficient in arithmetic," Seina Shitoshi saw Yu Qiuping's doubts, "I want to ask for advice at night, I wonder if Momiji-kun can give me some advice?"
"This is my honor." Speaking of his mathematics, Yu Qiuping still agreed confidently.
After the two people left the banquet hall of Nizhimaru, they walked towards the Honmaru, exchanging their views on Chinese culture along the way. The internal structure of Japanese castles is exquisite and complex. Generally, there are Ninomaru and Honmaru within the city walls.
, similar to the Chinese urn castle, with one layer surrounding the other. Larger castles will also have Sannomaru, Kurun and other fortifications. At least one castle tower will be erected in the city, usually near the main maru. The castle lord of the castle tower lives and works.
This place is also the observation tower when defending the city, and it is also the last line of defense. Amakihei and Seinajitoshi are currently climbing the winding stairs to the castle tower.
Suddenly, Yu Qiuping heard a rustling sound upstairs. When he raised his head and looked up, he felt that a basin of water poured down in front of him, turning him into a drowned rat from top to bottom. Seina Toshiya next to him
Got splashed with water.
Immediately afterwards, Asahina Taehyung's excited laughter could be heard.
"My dear nephew, you are getting more and more excessive." Seina Shijun's tone was unusually calm even when he was angry, "Why don't you come over and apologize to Momiji-kun!"
"What Momiji-kun? That guy's name is Amakihei!" Asahina Taehyung retorted in between laughter, but he still couldn't stop laughing, "As an older brother, I help my younger brother take a bath, how nice it is, hahaha.
"
The next morning, before the sun rose from the horizon, Fujita Nakaharu had already urged everyone to get up and get ready to hit the road. Yu Qiuping, who had demonstrated the four arithmetic operations, vertical calculations and Arabic numerals in the middle of the night last night, was even more drowsy.
"Now that you're here, don't be in such a hurry to leave," Seinajitoshi urged, "It's not too late to go to the castle tower and see Lake Hamana before leaving. Momiji-kun, haven't you seen Lake Hamana yet?
What?"
"You're right." Io Mi Lianlong also came over, "I've asked the kitchen to prepare breakfast for you. You can leave after breakfast."
"The adults have their orders, how dare my subordinates disobey them," Fujita Nakaharu said with some reluctance, "It's just that at this time..."
"It doesn't matter," Iio said with a smile, "I won't be able to reach Okazaki Castle tonight anyway, so there's no need to worry."
"Hey, uncle, don't worry about it," Asahina Taehyung decided, "I haven't seen Lake Hamana at Hamamatsu Castle Castle for a long time. I just want to see it when I come here."
"Boy, let's go," Asahina Taehyung grabbed Yu Qiupei's sleeve, carried him up to the castle tower, "brother will take you to see Lake Hamana." I was already low on energy, so I wanted to find a place to make up for it.
Yu Qiupei, who was catching up on his sleep, was reluctantly dragged to the top of the castle tower by Asahina Taehyung. Being blown by the cool morning breeze, Yu Qiupei was startled, and his eyes slowly focused on the scenery to the west, and he couldn't help but feel for Hama.
I was shocked by the beautiful scenery of the famous lake.
Different from the white sky in the east, the sky over Hamana Lake in the west is still indigo. It spreads to the end of Hamana Lake, and the water and sky are the same color. Hamana Lake is surrounded by weeping willows blowing in the wind.
I can't see the outline clearly, I can only see the vibrant green dancing and waiting for the morning light. There is no trace of ripples on the light blue water surface, like a crystal clear sapphire, placed in the light green velvet. The originally noisy castle tower
It seemed that it suddenly became quiet, and time and space seemed to merge into one at that moment. The endless green space outside Hamana Lake, the smoke-filled houses, and the official roads extending in all directions together constitute a peaceful beauty. The field of vision has never been so wide.
, the mind has never been so peaceful. Until a group of water birds skimmed the water and scratched this tranquil painting. The rising sun behind it cast the first ray of morning light on the gem, making it crystal clear.
After breakfast, Asahina Taihiro and his party left Sunfu from the north gate, passing through Mikatahara and Ii Valley, then turned westward until they reached Yoshida Castle in Mikawa. At noon, the team arrived near Ii Valley Castle, the home of the Ii family.
"Young Master, the Ii family has sent an envoy." A samurai who was leading the way to clear the way rode towards Asahina Taiheng. He dismounted and reported, "He said that the Ii family has prepared an afternoon banquet and hopes to entertain the young master."
"Oh? Ii family? Bring him here." Asahina Taehyung frowned and waved his hand as if he was going to cause trouble. After a moment, a young messenger from the Ii family was brought to Asahina Taehyung.
Before the messenger could speak, Asahina Taehyung asked with all his face: "Let me ask you! How did your Ii family know the whereabouts of this young master!"
"This..." The messenger was caught off guard by the question, and he stammered in explanation, "I! Little man, no, I don't know about it either! Maybe it was said by a few samurai who returned from Hamamatsu Castle yesterday! I
…”
"Are you samurai from the Ii family following my master?" Asahina Taehyung interrupted the messenger unceremoniously, "What do you want?"
"I don't dare! How dare the Jingyi family..."
"Shut up!" Asahina Taehyung raised his riding crop, "I think you and your family are all unkind. The governor is magnanimous in letting you go. Our Asahina family doesn't have such a good temper!"
"Get out, get back here," Asahina Taehyung waved his riding crop, "Even if I have to sleep in the wild, I will not go to your Ii Valley Castle!"
After the Ii family's messenger left in disgrace, Yu Qiuping got the opportunity to ask Asahina Taiheng, "Brother, why do you have such a bad attitude towards that Ii family?"
"Hey, you kid, you don't know," Asahina Taehyung snorted fiercely, "the Ii family is full of rebels from top to bottom! When our ancestors of the Imagawa family conquered the distant river, the Ii family fought tooth and nail to resist.
Later, when he saw that he could not defeat him, he turned around and surrendered, sold his ally Sibo family, and occupied 120,000 shi of territory in Yuanjiang! The total of Yuanjiang is 250,000 shi!" He angrily pinched the horse's belly, and the horse was stabbed.
After the pain, he suddenly jumped forward for a while, and Dian Diyu Qiuping almost fell off his horse.
"Then, those grandsons planned a rebellion more than ten years ago. Fortunately, someone in the family informed us, and we were ordered to go out to the Binay family. Many people died before suppressing them. But these grandsons surrendered again! There is no way.
, I still left the 50,000 stone territory of Ii Valley to them. Hum, I might turn against you again one day! You still expect me to give them a good look."
"Well," Yu Qiuping sighed, "this relationship is really complicated."
At 4:00 p.m., the group arrived at Yoshida Castle before sunset and entered Mikawa territory. From Ii Valley to Yoshida Castle, they had to pass through a section of mountain forest, so the speed also slowed down. On the way from Suruga to Toe and then to Mikawa,
Yu Qiuping only felt more and more desolate. It felt like he had gone from the United States to China and then to India. In Suruga, big cities like Sunfu already have developed secondary and tertiary industries, and rich people
The samurai and the samurai class enjoyed a life of luxury. Consumer industries such as theater and snacks were very popular. Residents were generally wealthy. The number of markets also indicated the development of commerce. The number of merchants passing by every day was equivalent to the population of a small town.
Now. The fields beside the road are lush with rice and other crops, and they are golden.
In Enji, the living standard of residents is a little lower than that in Suruga. Although the food of ordinary farmers is about the same, the people in Enji seem to be far less wealthy than the people in Suruga. Theaters, markets, etc. can be seen almost everywhere in Suruga.
On the far side of the river, there are only big cities like Kakegawa and Yinma. Even major cities like Yinma Castle are not as prosperous as Sunfu Castle.
When we arrived at Sanhe, it was a depressing scene. We could often see precious paddy fields deserted because no one was cultivating them, and not many people lived in the scattered small villages. The merchants who came and went only dared to pass by in a hurry on the official road. It seemed that
They didn't dare to stay in the wild for fear of bandits and robbers. Theaters, handicraft workshops, markets, etc., Yu Qiuping never saw them again after entering Mikawa. Even in Yoshida City, the lives of the residents were very monotonous.
There are many beggars wandering the streets of the castle town.
"Suruga has not suffered the devastation of war for several generations," Fujita Nakaharu sighed, "Oeji has been peaceful for more than ten years."
"But Mikawa," he chuckled, "they have been fighting back and forth for decades. First, the Matsudaira family fought against the Oda family, and then the Oda family in turn fought against the Matsudaira family. After that, our Imagawa family helped
The Matsudaira family fights against the Oda family. After the Imagawa family took control of Mikawa, it can be said that it is now more peaceful than before. In the past few years, after we instigated the rebellion of Narumi Castle and Takake Castle, we have advanced the battle line to the southeast of Owari. Mikawa is finally a peaceful point.
Already."
"After a few decades, this place will become as wealthy as Suruga." Fujita Nakaharu sighed, "It's just that if we fight like this, how many more years will it take for the whole of Japan to fight, and how many people will still be unable to survive?"
Have a good life."
"Our Imagawa family is so powerful now that we can conquer Kyoto and bring order to the world." Asahina Taehyung said with a smile, "We won't be fighting anymore by then."
His exclamation aroused the admiration of the people around him. Who doesn't hope that the world can be peaceful and the people can live and work in peace and contentment?
Chapter completed!