Chapter 226 30. Dong Kang Left Me a Pine Tree

The night when Koyata was resting at home, a transfer order was delivered to his desk. Koyata was transferred from the governor of Ejiri Castle to the chief general of the Yamanouchi clan's hatamoto. The appointment came completely unexpectedly.

The next day, Koyata immediately entered the castle to ask for an audience, and Yamanouchi Yoshiharu told him the reason. This time, Koyata and Kitabatake University actually presided over the general inspection of the country of Totomi. To use a Paradox player's words: I suddenly heard that the Shinra letter arrived, and it turned out that the bad reputation spread to Khitan.

Although Koyata took a lot of care in the governance of Ejiri, the inspection eventually offended people. In addition, the autumn harvest will be in two months, and after the autumn harvest, the new annual tribute will be collected. Koyata has seen the scene of collecting annual tribute, and it is not known what will happen this year. Yamanouchi Yoshiharu transferred Koyata back entirely to preserve the meritorious officials to avoid injury.

Moreover, the person who went to Ejiri to serve as the castle lord this time was Konishihara Saemon Harunaga, the former head of the hatamoto clan, who was a close and important minister of Yamanouchi Yoshiharu and a family elder of the hereditary family. His status completely suppressed the people of the country of Totomi, and he was able to collect this year's annual tribute smoothly.

As for the deeper meaning, Kobayata also thought of it. Due to the inherent noble origin of the Yamanouchi family, the first generation of Yamanouchi Yoshiaki was only a half-grown child of fifteen years old when the gate was descended. At that time, the two family elders who accompanied him were Hosokawa and Isshiki.

Later, the family business increased from generation to generation, and the authority of the daimyo continued to rise, but it still could not get rid of the rules and regulations of the system of the deliberation of important ministers. Although Yamanouchi Yoshiharu had the final decision-making power and the right of veto, the suggestions of his important retainers were still the most important factors for his reference. This is also the reason why Kobayata was willing to recommend Ataka Kiyokura. It's not that all the protagonists are Long Aotian and Ye Liangchen, and they are all rebellious behind their heads. He didn't think about anything, and he was thinking about accumulating strength for rebellion all day long.

He used various capable retainers to ascend to the throne. Although he didn't form cliques on the surface, he would definitely support those with good relationships first. As long as it didn't hinder the Yamanouchi clan's demands, Uncle Tsunayoshi would generally support the ideas proposed by Koyata immediately. Now that Kiyokasa Ataka has also come forward, he will definitely support Koyata. Then Koyata will gradually gain more and more power to speak, and finally achieve the goal of influencing the family affairs.

This is also one of the most common ways for powerful officials to ascend to power in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, and in all dynasties. One person is weak, but many people are strong. The truth is clear, and everyone knows it.

Koyata thought that he could push this matter forward smoothly without taking Kiyokasa Ataka as a retainer, but Yamanouchi Yoshiharu seemed to have seen some signs. He arranged Kiyokasa Ataka in Totomi and transferred Koyata back to Yamanouchi. To put it bluntly, it was to prevent the navy he spent money to raise from becoming private people who followed Koyata's steps.

Yamanouchi Yoshiharu's more than 40 years of life in the Warring States Period were not in vain, he had a hand.

As for why Ataka Kiyoyasu found Koyata again, in addition to thanking Koyata for recommending him to the government, he also said that his father, Ataka Fuyuyasu, had given him something when he set out for Iimori Castle and asked him to pass it on to Koyata.

Young people like to show off. He was only concerned with showing off his muscles and getting ahead, and forgot about his father's thing. Now that everything is done and the dust has settled. He has some free time, and this thing came to his mind. So he immediately sent someone to Ejiri to get his father's relic and give it to Koyata.

Although he didn't know what it was, his father said that it must be handled with care and kept carefully. The obedient Ataka Kiyoyasu was still very dedicated to preserving this wooden box, wrapping it layer by layer with fine cotton cloth, and then using sturdy ramie cloth to make a bundle to carry.

My goodness, this thing, it takes two minutes to untie it layer by layer. What could be done like this? Famous swords and armors were definitely out of the question. The tactics of the Ataka navy were clearly passed down by the old man Ataka Fuyuyasu to his two sons, and he was determined not to pass them on to others.

What else could it be? It couldn't be a pile of gold. But even if it was a pile of gold, it would only be one thousand taels at most, which was not enough to cover the expenses of Ataka Kiyoyasu's navy.

But when the package was completely opened, Xiao Pingtai knew that he was wrong, and he was very wrong. Because on the inconspicuous lacquered wooden box, there were four big characters written in a flamboyant style, "Tang Dynasty Famous Items"!

Kobayata immediately looked up at Ataka Kiyoyasu, "Did Settsu no Kami give this to me?"

Ataka Kiyoyasu didn't seem to know much about the tea ceremony, so he said in a tone that didn't take it seriously, "It's probably one of my father's tea utensils, and it wasn't just given to Dansho. My father had a lot of tea utensils. Before he left, in addition to giving a few to my brother, he also gave some to several people in Sakai and Nara."

Kobayata certainly knew that Ataka Fuyuyasu was a famous tea master in the world, and he had collected countless tea utensils. However, there is only one tea utensil in the world that is qualified to be called a famous Tang Dynasty product, and it is also preserved in the hands of Ataka Fuyuyasu.

Tang Dynasty product-Celadon Matsumoto tea ware!

As for the price, we can laugh, five thousand taels of gold!

He also has a more resounding name, Matsumoto eggplant, known as one of the three eggplants in the world. It is considered to be the second most famous product in the world by people at that time, and it is only a hair's breadth away from the world's first famous product, Ninety-nine Eggplant.

Xiao Pingtai opened the lid of the box and immediately concluded that his thoughts were correct just by looking at the finely carved ivory lid. After gently taking it out, the eggplant shape with a narrow mouth and wide body, round and full, warm and pleasant, further confirmed Xiao Pingtai's conclusion. Xiao Pingtai didn't want to explore whether this thing was an antique from the Song Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty, but what was certain was that it looked good, really good looking.

Putting down the Matsumoto Eggplant gently, "Do you know the value of this tea set?"

"It's not cheap, it seems to be hundreds of kan, or thousands of kan. My father never lets me touch it, saying that I'm clumsy and it would be a pity to damage such an expensive thing." Ataka Kiyoyasu is a sensible person and knows that it is a valuable tea set. But again, he has never lived a poor life, so the concept of money is not very important.

"Then I tell you, this is the second most famous thing in the world, the Tang-made tea set called Matsumoto Eggplant, worth 5,000 kan!" Kobayata has already covered the lid of the box with great care, and looked at Ataka Kiyoyasu with a smile.

"Five thousand kan? Five thousand kan!" Ataka Kiyoyasu realized that he was wrong, his eyes were completely fixed on the small wooden box.

"What?" Kobayata looked at Ataka Kiyoyasu with a smile on his face.

"Since my father wants to give it to Tanzheng, Tanzheng should accept it." Ataka Kiyoyasu's Adam's apple moved deeply, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva fiercely.

"Hahahaha, Chen San, quickly tell your family to prepare wine and food." Xiao Pingtai took the still dazed Ataka Kiyoyasu to sit under the corridor and drink.

Last night, a big brother gave me a red envelope. I am very grateful, but I hope you don't give it again in the future. It's a waste of money.