Pillars of the Wu family

August [-]th of the first year of Yonglu is the annual Moon Festival. The Nijo Imperial Palace in Kyoto is full of guests. The Great General Ashikaga Yoshiki held a banquet here. The courtiers attended the meeting together, and the scene was extremely grand and spectacular. Even the current Emperor couldn't help showing his side to share the peace and prosperity with the courtiers.

The banquet is divided into two parts. The courtiers live in the main hall to drink, have fun and enjoy dancing music, and the wives live in the back hall to play chess and cards. Konoe Katsuhime, who has changed his name, and Ashikaga Yoshiki's wife Ashikaga Kenko, the relationship between the two is very strange , Konoe Katsuhime is the adopted daughter of Ashikaga Yoshiharu. It is reasonable to call Ashikaga Kenko's sister-in-law, but Konoe Katsuhime married Konoe's predecessor and became Ashikaga Kenko's sister-in-law. This special relationship made them very close.

The emperor went back to Ouchi as soon as he showed his face. He neither brought his concubine nor allowed Nakamiya to show his face. The highest official positions in the arena were Katsuhime Konoe and Kenko Ashikaga. Mrs. Jiugao left early. Go, leave them a group of young and fun-loving aristocratic "women" gathered together to chat, and the gentlemen and ladies who are used to flattery naturally responded neatly and neatly, as if they were acting.

It wasn't until late at night that the ladies left, seeing that the men's banquet would not be over for a while, Ashikaga Kenko brought Konoe Katsuhime to her bedroom to chat, and the maids served early. I came for melon and fruit snacks, as well as warm sour plum soup drinks, but Konoe Seiji drank a whole bowl, saying that sweet and sour things are my favorite.

The relationship between the two of them is very complicated, so let’s talk about sisters based on their age. Kenko Ashikaga is three years older than her, and much older than her brother Kirayoshi. It is also appropriate to call her a sister. These years in Kyoto The friendship between the two of them grew stronger day by day, and they gradually became handkerchief acquaintances. Moreover, their relatives were very close, and they were used to messing around, and they didn't realize that they brought the topic to some issues that they couldn't usually talk about.

I saw Ashikaga Kenko grumbling and complaining: "Ever since I gave birth to Yun Ji two years ago, my stomach hasn't moved in the past few years, but recently I don't know why my body has become more and more uncomfortable. The cold and evil entering the body need to be warmed and nourished, and after several prescriptions, it is still not getting better, but I am not infected with the wind and cold, so how can I talk about the cold and evil entering the body?"

Katsuhime Konoe chuckled and said, "Sister, take care of yourself. Your body is more important than your child. Mr. Qu Naose is right. Only by raising your body can you give birth to a healthy child. My sister's child is a general in the future! So my sister The responsibility is very heavy! In the future, I will give birth to more white and fat dolls for Gongfangdian!"

"Oh! You clever ghost made fun of my sister again!" Ashikaga Kyoko smiled and shaved the bridge of her little nose, then took Konoe Katsuhime's little hand and caressed her little face and said: "Speaking of which, I win My younger sister should have a child too! My elder brother is a pedantic person, and he is only thinking about helping the imperial court and revitalizing the shogunate. But he neglected my poor younger sister."

"Sister, don't talk nonsense, Your Highness loves Ah Sheng very much, we have affection every night... It's just that Ah Sheng's body is not very comfortable these days, and he can't serve His Highness..." Jinwei Shengji quietly approached Covering his mouth, he whispered, "Ah Sheng hasn't sent a monthly letter since last month..." [

"Oh! Got it? That's great!" Ashikaga Kenko was as happy as she was pregnant, looked up and down the little sister-in-law until Konoe Katsuhime's snow-white neck was flushed with embarrassment, and praised: " She is such a beauty that I feel sorry for! Not to mention my stupid brother, if I were a man, I would be moved!"

"Oh! Sister, what are you talking about..."

"Hehe... Oh, don't make trouble..." The two women messed around together.Not to mention how evocative the scene is.

At the beginning of the second watch, the banquet in the front hall still showed no signs of stopping. When the wine was half drunk, Ashikaga Yoshiki waved his hand to repel the female musicians, and said excitedly: "A few days ago, I invited a group of witch musicians from the Izumo Kingdom to come out." Yun Ah Guo, the performance of Jing Yuqian is lifelike, gentlemen, please take a look!"

not for a while.A group of people dressed in Chihaya and wearing small cut hakamas danced gracefully. The beautiful face of Izumo Akuni who was born in the sixteenth or seventeenth year, with a graceful figure and a variety of postures, made people fascinated. Swallowing saliva, the song ends gracefully, and the beauty has long since disappeared.

Haruki Imidegawa woke up first and praised loudly: "This dance should only exist in the sky, how many times can we see you in the world! Good!"

There was a commotion among the Gongqing Wu family present here, and they all asked who this Izumo country is sacred, and they made Ashikaga Yoshitera's complacency very happy.After a while, he said reservedly: "Hehe! It's really not bad... It's getting late, let's go later! But you can't delay the good time of the gentlemen!"

A group of officials and Wu family laughed a few times and showed a similar embarrassing expression. After a few rounds of vague promises, they stood up and resigned. Everyone knows the flashy life in Kyoto. Which of these aristocratic families does not cheat, even unmarried men have tried it. The beauty of the gentle country.Those ministers who have wives even keep one or two outhouses outside.

After all, today is not as good as in the past. The imperial court and the shogunate are getting more and more generous. The lives of the princes and the samurai of the shogunate are getting better and better. They not only have enough food, live in a good house, and have spare money to go out to find flowers and ask willows. The appearance of this large amount of consumption indirectly promotes capital The restoration of Kyoto, today's Kyoto has been the best time in the past 30 years.

Ashikaga Yoshiki got up and sent the guests away one after another, then lowered his face and asked the attendant, "Then where is Izumo Akuni?"

"Report to His Royal Highness, Ah Guo's whereabouts are erratic, and I really don't know..."

Ashikaga Yoshiki clapped the table angrily, and snorted: "She must still not want to follow Yu! Yu doesn't understand, what's wrong with being the housewife of General Ashikaga's family? Even if the child can't be the general's heir, as long as Yu is there Isn't it just a matter of giving a family to be an adopted son? Why is she so stubborn and unwilling? It's just hateful!"

"His Royal Highness..."

"Forget it! Where is Madam? I'm going to find her!"

"Madam is accompanying Princess Shengji, and my servant heard from the nearby maid that the two of you are very happy!"

Ashikaga Yoshiki turned around angrily, and finally said bitterly: "Is there no one to accompany Yu? Then Yu will go to sleep! Hmph!"

In the middle of the night, in a quiet courtyard somewhere in the Nijo Imperial Palace, Izumo Akuni quietly appeared in a priestess costume. The bright moonlight shone on her cheeks covered with thick foundation, which looked very strange, like an erratic female ghost Swaying quietly, it floated over, and after a while, there was a slight flute sound around it.At some point in the dark garden, a monk walked out.

Monk Xu's withered body also walked over with strange steps, obviously wearing a hat to cover his face in the dark night, but calmly dodged the lush flowers, walked in front of Izumo Ah Guo, looked at it carefully for a long time, and let out a "ho ho" Strange laughter: "Sure enough, it is indeed the elite seed cultivated by the old man. It is true that the name Guoxin Layman was passed on to you! How did you think of using the name Izumo Miko?"

It turned out that this Izumo Akuni was actually dressed up by a layman Guoxin.I saw her calm little face suddenly showed a lively expression, and she said triumphantly: "I have an idea, the witch of the West Country is a good gimmick, how about it? My appearance is not bad, right? Those stupid public servants are so stupid. Don't ask the difference between the Izumo dialect and the Kyushu dialect, this princess is in vain! Hmph!"

Layman Guoxin, who was pretending to be "Izumo Akuni", wrinkled her little nose and showed disdain. She was harassed by at least a few dozen wolf-like gazes at the banquet just now.If it weren't for worrying about revealing her identity and causing unpredictable crises, her temperament would definitely teach these pious guys a profound lesson.

Monk Xu smacked his lips indifferently, and asked after a while: "How is the task ordered by Song Yongdian? Has the 'medicine' been administered?"

Layman Guoxin curled his lips in amusement, lifted up his sleeves in a spirited manner, and flicked them back and forth, and replied: "I have already let her go in. Recently, she asked Qu Naose Daozan to look at it a few times. I don't know if this "medicine" Will the traces of it be seen through? If there is a problem with the "medicine", it will definitely cause even bigger troubles!"

Monk Xu said disapprovingly: "You need to worry about this, even if Qu Zhise Daozan finds something is wrong, he probably wouldn't dare to say it. This woman's disease is something that a male doctor can't say, and this medicine is With a chronic "onset", it will be just a little bit of physical discomfort for a while, and it will take a long time for her to cut off the "possibility" of having children."

"Oh! That's how it is! Then I'm relieved." Layman Guoxin turned his face away from Monk Xu, but cursed in his heart: "This old bastard is really bad! He likes to do such things like cutting off children and grandchildren! Why is he still doing this? 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 grasp the every move of His Royal Highness. In this way, it will be a good thing for us and Matsunaga Palace... ..."

"Master wouldn't want Guoxin to sacrifice his "hue" to seduce the general?" Layman Guoxin sneered, "If you really plan to do this, then this princess can only say don't even think about it, and do such wicked things for you. The pickling has already stained my hands, don't even think about letting this princess sacrifice herself to feed a tiger, if you have the ability, send someone to sneak in to take my place, this princess is willing to obediently withdraw."

Monk Xu was dumbfounded by what the girl Guoxin said on the phone, and after a while he said in a dark voice: "It seems that the old man is still too indulgent to you! Do you really think that you can rule the world with a few skills? Don't forget you The skills are all taught by the old man himself. If you want to go against the old man, you will bring shame on yourself! I advise you not to think too much, and obediently follow the old man's request. After the success, you will not lose your benefits. If it is bad You have to be careful about my pursuit, even if you hide in the ends of the earth, you will never get away!"

"Tch! Frighten me, princess! Don't I know your family background when I'm a princess? Just your bunch of useless killers have no advantage except for being a lot of people. It's not as good as Iga Koga ninja, anyway, those mountain people did it It is more than a hundred times better than you to start murder and steal information!"

Layman Guoxin is really eloquent, and his soft language full of Kyushu flavor forced the silence of Monk Xu's words. After a while, Monk Xu flicked his sleeves and said angrily: "No matter what you really want, you must give this matter to me. If it is done, be careful that your parents are in danger! Even if you can run to the ends of the earth, your parents and younger brothers will not be able to escape!"

"Scaring this princess? If you kill my parents and brother, I will kill your disciples and grandchildren. Let's break up together! Hmph!"

The pair of master and apprentice were jacking up the cow in the courtyard of the Erjo Imperial Palace. The sturdy layman Guoxin insisted on "forced" monk Xu to be speechless. The old monk also knew that he really couldn't hold this apprentice, and he was almost 80 years old. People still come out to walk, isn't it just to help the group of useless descendants in the family, a few sons unfortunately caught up with the ship to fight in Okayama, all of them were lost in the chaos in Kyoto, and the grandchildren were all useless and no one could inherit him mantle.

More than twenty years ago, it was hard to pick out a talented heir from the common people. I thought I could finally enjoy a few days of comfort in my old age, but this heir died in the war in Kyoto where the Taiping Temple was fought. The old monk who was "forced" had to go back to his old job to find the girl in front of him and cultivate him carefully.Looking for a female doll is because I am afraid that I will be killed by fire like the previous heirs. A woman will not be killed so easily.

The talent of the girl Guoxin is indeed outstanding. She has shown amazing talent at a young age. Others have learned dozens of times and hundreds of times. She can do it only once or twice. A seven seven eight eight.After reviewing it a few times, it seems to be the same, and I can create my own genre style by analogy. At the age of thirteen or fourteen, the old monk’s housekeeping skills were exhausted. In recent years, he went to the mountainous area of ​​Koga Iga Wandering around randomly and stealing some ninja's unique skills for some reason, it made the old monk feel more and more difficult to control.

"Okay! The wings are hard, right? I can't control you anymore, I'll teach you to raise you an ungrateful thing. I was blind at the beginning!" Xu Monk yelled at the girl's heart, but no matter how much she scolded, she couldn't get her I even saw her showing a lack of interest.

Most of the anger in the old monk's heart dissipated suddenly, now is not the time to yell at her, if you really offend this little girl and ruin their major event, then it will be a terrible situation where you lose both people and wealth.After figuring this out, Monk Xu said with a smile again: "Don't take it to heart when the old man said something angry just now, the 1 taels of silver that Song Yongjiu promised me was not a lie. You can benefit from everything, and the old man will not restrict your behavior in the future. After you have earned this money, you will completely retire and enjoy the blessings. You know the old man's situation. You must be able to understand the old man's mood!"

While speaking, Monk Xu pretended to shed a few tears, but the night was dark and the old monk couldn't see his pretentious expression with Lin Li. Layman Guoxin curled his lips and sneered, then rolled his eyes and said with a smile: " In fact, Guo Xin didn't want to quarrel with Master! Speaking of it, Guo Xin always felt that there was a flaw in Matsu Yongxiu's plan. If he followed his plan, Mrs. Konoe might not live a good life for a few years. The healthy and beautiful woman suddenly died of illness. Will His Highness the General not doubt it? What if the succession continues? So Guoxin thinks that if we continue to do so, we will probably be trapped."

What a smart person Xu Monk is, as long as the girl Guo Xin raises a few points, she will immediately understand this truth, and feel a chill running down her spine straight to the back of her head, terrified and frightened, her whole body is cold, startled and angry, and said: "This Song Yongxiu It's going to kill us! As long as this Mrs. Ashikaga goes, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of those who are interested. How can we hide? Even if you and I escaped from danger, the relationship between relatives and friends at home will suffer. This Matsunaga Hideo really kills two birds with one stone. Poison trick!"

The old monk has traveled the world for decades, he has seen Masato Hosokawa's mighty power over the world, he has also seen Ouchi Yoshinho's majesty surrounded by tens of thousands of tigers before and after his Shangluo, and he has experienced countless ups and downs over the past few decades.If he had encountered Song Yongxiu's tricks decades ago, he would have been seen through on the spot, but as he got older, a bunch of children and grandchildren in the family were able to earn a living, and they were forced to get into the eyes of money and do some shady things. It is inevitable that he will develop the habit of short-sightedness, and his vision will become narrower and narrower. If he still cannot understand after being reminded by the girl Guoxin, his experience of walking for sixty years will be for nothing.

Song Yongxiu wanted to kill people with a knife, but also wanted to kill two birds with one stone. After killing people, he would use the general's hand to get rid of these mercenary untouchables. After Jiuxiu killed someone and then jumped out to take the blame, he was taken advantage of without getting any benefit!

Thinking of this, Monk Xu couldn't help trembling with anger, he was really angry from the heart, and he groaned and said: "This villain with a cunning mind! He won't even let the criminals who are eating in the big wind and waves like me However, the viciousness of the mind is far beyond the old man's imagination! Such a vicious warrior must die a bad death! A bad death!"

Monk Xu didn't dare to kill him. Killing Song Yongxiu really won't get a penny. Besides, he has already been dragged into the water after half of the matter. It is very difficult to turn back, and he can't run to the letter. Guishancheng asked him why he wanted to entrap them, that is to expose his hole cards and even give away the chance to counter. This kind of naive and stupid thing is not done by a wise man.

Even if he really ran over to question him, Song Yongxiu would never admit this "possibility", and maybe he would say that they had evil intentions and blackmailed him with things that never happened. Even if I killed Matsunaga Hideo, it would be difficult for me to break through the forest of spears and knives of thousands of warriors. Illusion is a low-level skill after all.He didn't even have the slightest chance to use it when he encountered a strong-willed army. He was an old man who was almost 80 years old and had no ninja skills. How many arrows could he block with a single shirt?

Besides, if Matsu Yongxiu finds out that they have seen through this trick, maybe they will be malicious immediately, and Xu Seng is not a fierce general with superb martial arts skills.Not to mention whether he can dance with a sword at his age, even if he has some self-defense means, he can't escape the assassination of Matsunaga Hideo, just like the girl Guoxin threatened him, and his relatives live scattered around Kyoto. Finding that is really easy.

"So what Guoxin means is that this 'drug' cannot be given like this. If it really kills that lady, it is our responsibility. When Song Yongxiu turns his face and refuses to admit it, wouldn't it be harming ourselves? This Song Yongxiu just asked the general heir but did not He said that he couldn’t keep the baby, and he didn’t say he couldn’t have a daughter, so what Guoxin meant was that we stop the drug first, and wait for the woman to get a pulse after she gets pregnant. It can detect a man and a woman. If the baby girl is left alone, the boy baby will be given a few doses of "medicine" as appropriate to ensure that the baby boy will live soon after birth, won't it be enough?"

Monk Xu asked unwillingly: "Just in this way, will Song Yongxiu still pay us?"

"At most, I can guarantee that she won't have a son-in-law within three years, and she won't be able to survive after giving birth. Let him hire another expert if he is not satisfied in three years! Let him send the cramps to the head office in three years!" The girl really hated his greediness, and persuaded the monk Xu against her conscience.

Sure enough, he smiled at what the old monk said and only praised her for being smart and clever.She is a rare genius among Guoxin Laymen of all ages, but she didn't want her to pray secretly in her heart: "I'm sorry Mrs. Ashikaga, Guoxin also knows that you are a good person with a gentle and kind temperament, but each is his master. I'm sorry! I really can only try to keep your life and health and your daughter's life, but my son really has nothing to do..."

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During the long months from early spring to midsummer, suffering from warmth to extreme heat, Hatakeyama Takamasa in Hanoi Takaya Castle finally couldn't hold on anymore. The hasty cage city was not well prepared and the morale of the army was not stable. An Jian Zongfang went away to Sakaicho in a fit of conflict. This Takaya Castle was eaten and drank by An Jian Zongfang, and there was not much spare food and grass left. It was hard to survive until July and the city would run out of food.

Anjian Zongfang is a waste wood, and has shrunk to Yamato since his defeat in the Battle of Neyagawa.To be bullied by Matsunaga Hideo for not daring to take the lead is really blind. He has tens of thousands of troops in his hands. Hatakeyama Takamasa does a few things every day in Takaya Castle, scolding Miyoshi Changqing as a bastard and Anjian Zongfang as a big fool , Scolding himself for being blind and leading wolves into the house.He scolded Liujiao Yixian for why he didn't come to rescue him, and scolded the general for not thinking about the safety of his family.

In short, he doesn’t have any threatening abilities other than talking about it. Ji Genji came to watch him struggle on the shore with his arms folded. Anyway, they will definitely not go up to fight against Miyoshi’s family at this moment. It’s not impossible to fight against the wind. , but a big headwind is absolutely impossible, the great monks of Genlai Temple still have this bit of shrewd calculation.

Seeing that cutting off food was not an option, Hatakeyama Takamasa scolded Miyoshi Changqing for not being human, and at the same time sent Tange Morichi to contact Miyoshi Changqing outside the city, saying that he knew how serious a mistake he had made, and decided to temporarily go to Sakaicho to recuperate for a while. Let's change our minds, but secretly contact You Zuo Xinjiao, we must be stable, I believe that he will come back with a large army one day, and pray that Anjian Zongfang will bear the humiliation and bear the burden to keep this main force for him in Yamato, and then pack up the gold and silver Xiruan and dozens of attendants hid their faces and fled.

Miyoshi Changqing saw this famous nobleman fleeing in such embarrassment, he felt very unhappy, anyway, his Miyoshi family is also a branch of the Awa Ogasawara family, so it is still the "famous family" of Kai Genji!Although this "famous family" is a branch of the branch of the Ogasawara branch of the Takeda branch of the Kaigen clan, it is still something to be proud of. It is okay to write letters with Ogasawara Tanemori, the family governor of the Ogasawara clan in Kyoto, and the pride in his heart is beyond words. .

Seeing his lord running away, Anjian Zongfang was worried that Miyoshi Changqing would turn his gun around and come to Yamato to make trouble for him, so he simply sent the army back to Hanoi quietly, and brought a group of personal guards with him. He ran to Sakaimachi to follow his lord, this idiot was happy when Miyoshi Changqing ran away, wouldn't he be happy if he didn't fight a war?Everyone should clap their hands and applaud. Specifically, when Takamasa Hatakeyama saw this idiot, he couldn't control whether he went crazy and killed him or strangled him to death. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m to read.)

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