$ Chapter 373 32. Calm in the Mountains
This year, the weather in the mountains has been somewhat smooth. Although it rains continuously during the plum rainy season, rice has been planted long ago, so more rain will not be a problem.
Koheta pushed everything about the bathroom to his old father-in-law, Harumiya Hosokawa. Anyway, the old man was free at home, using his spare energy. After all, this person still likes to give orders.
It's just that in the past, I was the master of writing, commanding thousands of troops, but now I am commanding dozens of workers.
There are actually only two times of work in the year of approving and enforcing the work. In summer, taxes and autumn harvests are done. After finishing the remaining chores, it is enough to check it out on time. I don’t have to stare at the Tong Xin and Li people in the executive office every day, and I still have some free time occasionally.
That is to say, it rained heavily today and the weather was too humid. Xiaoping felt uncomfortable. There was a sticky and damp feeling all over my body, and I was too lazy to move.
Now that the new house has been completed, Xiao Pingtai has also moved in. It is a purely natural and pollution-free log house with no formaldehyde at all.
Half lying under the verandah, I made a pot of hot tea, no snacks, only two plums. But it's not the kind of fresh plums, it's the salty dried plums, and it's said to be the kind of dried plums that are more than twenty years old.
Once it's imported, the salty taste will last forever! But the aftertaste is sweet, so it goes well with strong tea that is a bit bitter.
Of course, Xiaopingtai was not sitting alone in a daze. He was watching two young attendants practicing martial arts. The straw hut where the wood was originally stored has not yet been demolished, and Nanosuke and Kamemaru are practicing shooting under the supervision of Sakakihara Nagamasa.
Imai Meigoro liked the kid Nanosuke very much. After all, he was such a good martial arts training material, but it turned out that Nanosuke loved spear skills more. He had no choice but to let Sakakihara Nagamasa teach him.
The two little boys are of the same age and are now ten years old. They can be said to be older than younger. Fortunately, there is a foundation, so there is no need to start over. Sakakibara was also very good at teaching politics. After all, he was the one who taught the most powerful Tokugawa generals in history, and his skills were quite good.
The two young ones also practiced seriously. In this era, there is no such thing as two weekends off. On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, I took a break and learned culture in the morning and martial arts in the afternoon. It's no easier than children in later generations, and it's even harder in some ways.
"Master Ma Jie, let the children rest for a while." Xiao Pingtai watched the three of them finish their lunch and take a break before starting to practice. It has been an hour now.
"Okay, drink some water and take a rest." Sakakihara Nagamasa looked at the rain outside, which didn't seem to stop at all.
"Is it hard?" Xiao Pingtai kept these two children by his side, supervising their studies while taking care of them with good food and drink. But I have made up my mind to raise him as half a son.
The two children shook their heads at the same time, not feeling distressed. Even in this humid and slightly cool weather, the two people's little heads were still covered with beads of sweat.
Xiao Pingtai took a piece of clean kapok cloth and wiped it hard with the two children, but Xiao Pingtai had never really raised children, so she didn't know what to do. The child's head followed Xiao Pingtai's hand and sometimes fell to the left, sometimes to the right.
It looks like Xiaopingta is wiping watermelon!
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"At this time, Mihamamatsuden calls you to enter the city." Tatsumi came from outside the courtyard. Apparently, Yamauchi Yoshiharu was waiting for Xiaoheita at the door.
"Now? Is there anything going on in the city?" Xiao Pingtai touched his two little heads and stood up.
"Looking at Hamamatsuden's face looking happy, it seems to be a good thing." Chen San put a coat on Xiao Heita and took out two more umbrellas.
Xiao Pingtai didn't want anyone else to hold an umbrella. Unless it was a very big umbrella, it would appear that the umbrella had covered the person, but in fact the whole person would get wet even if there was a slight breeze.
Fortunately, the main street in the city has been replaced by a cobblestone road, so Xiaopingtai is not afraid of getting her feet wet or getting muddy while wearing wooden clogs. It's not like there are no people riding in sedans, but Japanese sedans, after thinking about it, I might as well forget it.
After walking a few steps, my father-in-law and brother-in-law also came out of the house and happened to be walking together.
"Brother-in-law, aren't you going to do your duty today?" "I didn't go to the city today."... Just chatting casually for a few words, and then we arrived in the city.
After taking off their shoes and entering the pavilion, the attendants guided the three of them into the Japanese room. As soon as Kodaira saw a completely unknown person sitting under Yamauchi Yoshiharu, he knew he was a minister.
"Everyone is here, this is Asukai (Yaharu), the samurai legend." Yamauchi Yoshiharu introduced to everyone.
Oh~~, Masaharu Asukai, I have met the former samurai shogunate Hirohashi Dainagon Koheita, but this new shogunate is very unfamiliar and has no impression at all.
Everyone was greeted one by one, and then Asukai Masaharu took out the edict and read it out. Not surprisingly, it is great news that Yamauchi Yoshiharu has been appointed to the third position.
It seems that Yamauchi Yoshiharu has known about this for a long time, and he looks proud, but his eyebrows are about to fly up, and he must be very happy in his heart.
But the boss’s face must always be respected!
"Let us congratulate His Highness Mihamamatsu!" Everyone had the same idea and shouted very loudly.
After getting what he wanted, Yamauchi Yoshiharu was very clear about the "rules". He casually said nonsense like thanking the Emperor and the Holy Might, and finally said that he had offered some earthly rituals.
What Asukai Masharu is waiting for is Toi. Who doesn't know how to say auspicious words? Toi is the focus of his trip. When Yamauchi Yoshiharu said that there was an extra portion prepared for him, he turned pale with joy and trembled.
After sending the happy Asukai Masharu away, the Yamauchi family's group of retainers let go. While sincerely congratulating Yamauchi Yoshiharu, he ordered wine and food, and started a celebration party on the spot.
People are in high spirits when things are going well. Yamanouchi Yoshiharu drank one cup after another. Anyway, the alcohol content was low, so drinking a pound was not a big deal.
Although Koyata also drank, he did not drink excessively, unlike those drunkards. It was rare for him to come to the city to have a meal with Yamanouchi Yoshiharu, so he ate as much as he could, not saving money for Yamanouchi Yoshiharu at all.
Although the dishes were also ordinary, they were plentiful. The kitchen in the city had been instructed earlier that Yamanouchi Yoshiharu would definitely hold a banquet today, so he could cook whatever he wanted. He couldn't let people go home without eating or drinking enough.
This was also a necessary means to win over retainers. A daimyo who was stingy when entertaining subordinates would definitely not live long.
When everyone was drunk and the cups and plates were in a mess. Suddenly, a sidekick broke in from outside, saying that Hosokawa Hyobu in Kyoto had sent an urgent letter, requesting Yamanouchi Yoshiharu to meet immediately.
Yamanouchi Yoshiharu was a little dizzy from drinking, and he didn't realize that his eldest son-in-law had something to tell him, and he came to Yamanouchi at the same time as the imperial envoy.
I heard from Asukai Masaharu that Kyoto was calm and there was nothing wrong, but there might be a little drought this year, and the rain was less than in previous years.
But what does this have to do with Yamanouchi Yoshiharu?