Pillars of the Wu family

Yoshitoki Kira and Claudia are both adults, and they belong to two completely different circles of nobles. They received the best education of this era, so that they can always find common ground in their exchanges, the biggest similarity That is, they are both very smart, and it is always so convenient for smart people to communicate with each other, and they often only need to put forward a few ideas to be quickly understood by the other party.

Claudia can also sense Kira Yoshishi's thoughts. Perhaps without this intimate relationship, he would not have put himself in his own shoes. The amazing plan of the black triangle trade and the even more amazing privateering plan show the extraordinaryness of this man Observing this serious and confident man from her perspective is always full of fascinating charm.

In contrast, the excessive demands he made are not too much in retrospect. Privately plundering [-]% of the profits is 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 paper cannot be seen. The two of them are very clear that if it is spread out, it will cause turmoil. On the seed, there is no child that has not yet been born. All this is illusory.

Another similarity between the two is that they are very realistic. Leaving aside the man who had been fighting for ten years in the bloody storm of Kira Yoshitoshi, Claudia, a little girl who dared to go to Japan when she was ten years old, dared to go to Japan even more. Abandoning 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 bear the distinction between reality and ideal.

She didn't expect much help from this man, all she wanted was to use the body of the only boy she knew and didn't hate to give birth to a child to inherit part of her future inheritance.Even if there is no Duke of York, there is still the Argot Chamber of Commerce.There are also routes operating in the North Sea.Perhaps with her hard work, she will own several small islands in the Caribbean Sea.

If there was no heart-to-heart talk with Kirayoshi, this woman would have been completely exiled by the London nobles at some point on a small island in the Americas, taking him and her children to run her own privateering business, perhaps The good relationship between John Hawkins and Francis Drake can be used to get the child a job in the Navy.

But Kira Yoshishi did not intend to let this crazy woman suffer. The shackles and burdens imposed on her by the world were a huge mistake. The nobles in London can exile her but cannot deprive her of the title of the future child. To take revenge on those arrogant and conservative nobles, one must let them understand what kind of behemoth they have offended.For this, Yoshitoki Kira will stop at nothing.

Claudia told him that he was not well prepared this time, and that she could not provide him with the artillery and ships he needed. She would start preparing for private plundering after she set off to return to England, and she would definitely snatch a few Spanish Galen galleons for him. It is not too troublesome to find boatmen in several major ports in England. The only problem is that the cannon craftsmen are tightly controlled by the royal family, which is not easy to deal with.

Yoshihiro Kira told her not to worry, excellent cannon-casting craftsmen are a scarce resource, and he is also very aware of the difficulty of this requirement, so he didn't expect to get them into his hands at once. Western society pays more attention to skilled craftsmen than the East. society.Not to mention that the artisans who cast artillery can't be found, even the gunnery instructors can't even think about inviting them.

The short tryst ended with the sound of firecrackers at the end of the twelfth lunar month.Back to Kasuga Mountain City, it was the last day of New Year's Eve in the third year of Yonglu. When Ji Liangyi sat down with all the wives at home to have a reunion dinner, he stayed in Hu Ji's room to comfort his wife's temper and spent It took a lot of effort to coax her into a smile.

The matter of having a child behind the back of his wife is neither fair nor aboveboard, and it is really inappropriate to mention it in front of her. In Hu Ji's view, this Nanman woman is the outer room that Kira Yoshitoshi raised. Her older sister, Princess Ling, also persuaded her to look away. Moreover, it is often said that there is no man who does not like to cheat, that is, Princess Aya's model husband Nagao Masaki, these years, he often goes in and out of Whale House to drink flower wine with his colleagues.

It's not a big deal for a glutton to raise a woman, but it's her wife's fault to leave a child outside. If Hu Ji finds out about this incident, she might go to Zhijiangjin to make a fuss about Claudine. Ya withheld it, forcing her to marry into Kira's family and give birth to a child with peace of mind. Only if the blood of Kira's family is not left outside can he be considered worthy of his duties as the wife of the wife.

Unknowingly, the fourth year of Yonglu came quietly.

Woke up early the next day, catching up with the Zhengdan court meeting to deal with the Chinese lords from all over the country, many envoys of the Kanto samurai family presented a rare gift, and then made insinuations about the Kira family sending [-] troops south to Hirai Castle. Details, this is a topic that all the warriors present are very concerned about.

In the past, the Kira family always stopped their military operations in early winter and retreated to Echigo to celebrate the New Year, but this year they unexpectedly sent Terotora Uesugi with [-] troops to celebrate the New Year in Hirai Castle. It is still a question of which samurai in Kanto the target is in the early spring.

Some samurai believe that Hirai Castle rather than Stable Bridge Castle is also very particular. Hirai Castle is the generational residence of the Uesugi family in the mountains and an important pass for going south to Kanto. Most of Uesugi’s presence in Hirai Castle is to attack the Hojo family. Other samurai believe that the Hojo family and the Kira family have reached a non-war peace agreement, and they should not do it so easily without a legitimate reason.

More than half of the genealogies of the Kira family are in Hirai Castle, which makes the channels for many diplomatic envoys to inquire about information very narrow. In the nonsense, I figured out Kira Yoshishi's real attempt to go south to Kanto when he was in nonsense.

Yoshishi Kira only showed up in the first few days of the Zhengdan court meeting, and he had no intention of participating in the various small banquets that followed. He put all his thoughts on making up for the debt he owed to his wives when he was not in Kasuga Mountain City these days, and he didn't hold the child all day long. Playing in the snow is just hugging my wife and whispering in the room. There is no shirtless meeting or intense lingering. Some only have to cuddle with each other to enjoy the peaceful and warm days.

When he was immersed in his personal small family life, a special guest from Kyoto came to Kasuga Yamashiro, and Yoshitomo Kira had to temporarily step out of his warm little life.He is the top dignitary of the current dynasty, Guan Baizuo Minister Neilan.Elder Fuji.Kira Yoshitoshi's brother-in-law Konoe's former heir.

The two were very happy after not seeing each other for many years. They chatted enthusiastically after seeing Li in the castle tower. The predecessor of Konoe had a good life these years. He was only 26 years old and his body was already a bit blessed. He said happily: "Yishi Ah! I have good news for you, your little nephew is about to be born! This time, even Mr. Qu Naose Michizo said with certainty that this will be the eldest son of my Konoe family. Shouldn’t you, uncle, be born? Send a meeting to the future Governor of the Guards!"

"Oh? Is Katsuhime going to give birth again? This is really a big event worth celebrating! How about I prepare a golden lock of longevity for him? Ask the eminent monk of Enryaku Temple in Mount Hiei to pray for him." Yoshitoki Kira was very excited Happy.His younger sister is finally going to give birth to a son for the Konoe family, which means that the relationship between the Kira family and the Konoe family will become closer.

He has been able to develop smoothly in Echigo these years. It is inseparable from the fact that someone in the court always speaks for him. Every time the Kira family makes a big move, they need diplomatic envoys to communicate with the court shogunate. Konoe's former heir is more suitable. He is Ashikaga Yoshiki's elder brother and cousin. With the prominent background of two generations of Konoe's marriage to Ashikaga General's family, he is enough to exert a huge influence on the court shogunate.

Miyoshi Changqing has not been able to gain a firm foothold in Kyoto in recent years, which is directly related to the double dislike of the imperial court and the shogunate. This is not only the leading role of Ashikaga Yoshiki, but also the communication between Konoe's heirs.It can be said that behind every war and every change are the busy ministers who acted as diplomatic envoys, and the court's friendly attitude towards Kira Yoshitoshi was not only for the sake of money.What's more, the relationship network that Kira Yoshishi has painstakingly managed over the years is at work.

The former heir of the guard smiled and said: "These things are secondary. What I mean is that it's better for the two families to set up another marriage relationship?"

"Again an in-law again? What does brother mean..." Yoshihiro Kira hesitated and said, "Let Yu's future nephew marry Yu's daughter? This will make the ministers in the court feel dissatisfied!"

Konoejiu smiled and nodded: "Is there any question more important than getting married? I heard that you just gave birth to an eldest daughter? Do you have someone?"

Yoshishiki Kira said apologetically: "I really have to say sorry for this. Yu, the eldest daughter Lin Jiji, has promised to the eldest son of the Zhongyuan family, and the eldest son of the Zhongyuan family, Yashamaro, the other righteous brother of the Zhongyuan family. The eldest son of the family is already two years old, so it is really embarrassing for the brother-in-law Yu to wait for the birth of Yu's eldest daughter and then get married!"

"That's such a pity, we have to wait until your next daughter-in-law is born!" Maesi Konoe said regretfully. With this kind of relationship, it is no wonder that the middle court is thinking of getting closer and getting closer. When there is Kirayoshi, this big tree is definitely a fool if it is not close to it.

The two chatted for a while and then talked about the latest military actions of Yoshito Kira, Konoe Maeji said: "You and I haven't seen each other for many years, so we should have a good time and talk about some anecdotes. There are several missions on my shoulders, the first is to see my little son-in-law Zhen Wangwan, the second is to discuss with you about the marriage between the two plus marriages, and the third is the most important of several things, that is Want to find out what Yishi is thinking?"

"What is Yu's idea? I don't know where the elder brother asked this question?" Ji Liangyi smiled and spread his hands and said: "In the past few years, Yu Ke has not been idle to fight everywhere, and his footprints are all over Dongshan Road. , Hokuriku Road, and Dewa Country, there are so many ideas that cannot be counted!"

The former heir of the guard knew that this righteous brother was being sloppy with him again, he frowned and thought for a while and said, "I don't plan to go back for the time being when I come here this time, I will take a look at the Kanto and follow your army south to the Kanto to have a look." What exactly is the Kamisuo Ashikaga family doing? If Yoshitoki is unwilling to tell the truth in front of Yu, then it will be inconvenient for Yu to help you further."

"Hehe... Brother, don't be angry, I'm just joking!" Ji Liangyi waited for the maid to bring shortbread and tea soup, and then said: "Speaking of it, it's good news if brother doesn't leave, I can take him to see Seeing the sights of Kanto, and paying homage to Hachiman Bodhisattva in Kamakura to preside over the inauguration ceremony of the Kanto governor for my righteous brother Terutora Uesugi.”

The former heir of the guard did not listen to his perfunctory, and continued to question: "Is it just to preside over the inauguration ceremony of the Guandong leader? Why does Yu think that you must have other plans for such a mobilizing action?"

"There is indeed a plan... But before talking about this plan, I still need to figure out the deep-seated reasons why my brother went down to Echigo. What is the deeper reason than these three?" Ji Liangyi pointed out. To the back hand hidden by the predecessor of the guard.Forcing the current Dynasty Guan Bai to reveal his cards.

Konoe smiled helplessly a long time ago.Knowing that such a weird downward trend of myself was too abrupt, it was a bit difficult to hide the reasons behind my downward trend, and said: "You are right, I do have a deeper reason for my downward trend, Yu hopes that Yishi can be as soon as possible. To end the war in Kanto and send troops to Luokuang to support the shogunate, whether it is for the court or the shogunate, today's Kinai cannot do without the support of Yi Shi!"

"Brother, will you not forget His Highness Gongfang's order to the rest? You cannot go to Luoyang to enter Beijing without His Highness Gongfang's own handwriting. The shogunate? Yu thinks this is a bit unbelievable. Let’s not talk about this issue!”

Kira Yoshitoki's bright attitude made Konoe's predecessor a little embarrassed, his face turned blue and white for a long time, and he sighed after a long time: "Since Yoshitoki left Kyoto, His Highness Gongfang has lived smoothly in these years, and his temper has become more and more self-willed. You refused to listen to advice, and Yu had repeatedly advised His Royal Highness not to rush and be patient, not to be too busy and overconfident to ruin the ZTE momentum that the shogunate managed to support, but it's a pity that the harsh words are hard to hear His Royal Highness!"

"Hehe... I don't need to say more about this question!" Yoshitomo Kira smiled slightly, and the faint disdain in his eyes was still caught by the predecessor of the guard.

Konoe Maeji also knew that Ashikaga Yoshiki had done many deeds that hurt the relationship between the monarch and his ministers and brothers in recent years. The most disappointing thing was that the young shogunate did not think he was at fault.His idea that the eternally correct shogunate is in his hands has been revitalized throughout the past ten years. At first, when there was still Yoshihide Kira in the shogunate, he was able to advise and persuade.When Ji Liangyi was hit by a vase and walked away, no one dared to talk to him anymore.

Even if the Konoe predecessor, the non-shogunate Guan Baizuo minister, occasionally said something unpleasant to Ashikaga Yoshiki's face, this strong-willed official would show displeasure to this righteous brother, This shogun becoming more and more independent is a very worrying unfavorable phenomenon. It is also a last resort to return to Kinai when Konoe's predecessor will use this strategy to persuade Yoshiki Kira. It is nothing more than hoping that he can go back and influence Yoshiki Ashikaga's decision , but it seems impossible at present.

Konoe's predecessor tried to persuade: "I know it's too much to ask of you, but I still want to say that the current chaos in Kinai has not fundamentally changed, and it is because of the lack of righteousness that such a brave and resourceful samurai came out to provoke the shogunate. The great burden of the world today, only when there is righteousness can there be hope to save the chaotic situation in the world!"

Yoshitoki Kira admired this elder brother who was dedicated to the public. When it comes to those who have always tried their best to support this dilapidated building of the Muromachi Shogunate, there are probably no more than 100 people in the whole world. Among them, the most respected person is Dangchaoguan The former heir of Bai Konoe, he is Ashikaga Yoshiki's cousin and uncle, and married Ashikaga Yoshiki's younger sister Ashikaga Katsuhime. He is a firm supporter of the shogunate both emotionally and rationally. He is also an opponent of Muromachi The most supportive person in the shogunate. ,

In contrast, Yoshitoki Kira's thoughts on the shogunate at this moment are more utilitarian. With the passage of time and Ashikaga Yoshiki's arrogance and stupidity, his loyalty to the shogunate is more utilitarian Conspiracy, and no longer intend to continue to be the pure and loyal minister of the past.

Just like what he was accused by Longxing Temple Suifeng that day, when going on like this, Ji Liangyi will probably choose to do what Sima Zhao wanted to do but failed to do, and the ambitions that have been hidden for many years will eventually be exposed in broad daylight At that moment, no matter how he tried to cover up, he could not conceal that he had gradually transformed from the loyal and brave general who worked hard to manage the mess of the shogunate in Kinai to an ambitious hero.

"Thanks to my elder brother's praise, I am very happy, but the relationship between Yu and the shogunate is as embarrassing and indifferent as my brother saw. No matter how much I do or say, I can't change the view of the shogunate... Yu Zeng I swore an oath in Shiqingshui Hachiman Palace to be loyal to His Royal Highness and his descendants, and with the request of His Royal Highness's handwritten edict, I will definitely not go back here."

The former heir of Jinwei sighed: "This is really regrettable! Why do brothers fight against each other if they are from the same lineage?"

"His Highness Gongfang's brothers are not my elder brother and me, but the two monks in the monastery!" Yoshitoki Kira did not intend to continue this topic, but instead said: "I heard that Xian Yutai is also pregnant? Probably this This time, I will be a prostitute!"

The former heir of the guard held the folding fan and sighed softly: "Yes! Xianzi's body has become weaker and weaker these years. Mr. Qu Naose Michizou has diagnosed several times, saying that there is cold evil entering the body and it is not suitable for pregnancy and childbirth. Take some time to recuperate your body before giving birth, but give up because His Royal Highness firmly disagrees, and it is not clear what will happen to this child.” (To be continued..)