Chapter 547 9. After Finishing the Work in Luoyang, Return to the Mountain

Kobayata didn't understand a word of what the official said behind the bamboo curtain!

Is this the legendary Crane Sound?

You "immortals" are really good at playing!

Anyway, Asukai Masaharu was translating the whole process, from the beginning of the rise of the emperor, to encouraging Ashikaga Yoshiaki to revive the shogunate, and praising Oda Nobunaga for his loyalty to the king, all of which had to be translated.

Kobayata was behind Oda Nobunaga and Yamauchi Taro. Yamauchi Taro was small, and Kobayata could see Oda Nobunaga's face clearly. Although his expression was very natural, he must be grinding his teeth. He was also anxious. He didn't understand shit. It was so boring!

However, Yamauchi Taro was calm when he entered the palace. He listened to the hypnotic education of an old monk every day, and trained himself to be calm.

You say it, if you like it, I will listen, if you don't like it, I will ascend.

After the official finished speaking, it was the regent Nijo Haruyoshi (Ashikaga Yoshiharu's Haru) who was friendly with Ashikaga Yoshiaki who spoke.

The words of this regent were not very nutritious. He mainly hoped that Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga would start working quickly to take back the royal property of the government officials in Yamashiro, Omi, Settsu, Izumi and other countries. The government has no surplus food. Those damn bandits, how can they rob the government's farms that they have no money to bury after they die!

This is a matter of course, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga agreed. This is politically correct. If you do it well, you will be blessed with the justice of the king. And you can also destroy those local tyrants who encroach on the imperial farms, expand the territory and income.

The rest is gossip. It is rare for foreign ministers to come to the palace. After all, even if it is just an empty shell of the shitty court, it still abides by the dead rule that only three people can enter the palace. Except for Ashikaga Yoshiaki, all the people present are allowed to enter the palace.

To put it bluntly, the government thinks highly of you and wants to meet you, giving you a chance.

"Is Aye-no-koji the nephew of the eunuch?" A nobleman sitting on the side of the bamboo curtain suddenly spoke up.

"Yes, he is the grandson of my uncle, Renfusuke." [Note 1]

"I still remember the words 'the garden is full of fragrant flowers, the garden is full of fragrant flowers'. He is really talented and famous in the capital!"

"This is Ouchiki Umekoji-san!" Uncle Tsunayoshi introduced.

"It was just a coincidence, thank you for your praise!" Kobayata bowed his head and saluted.

"I remember that it was you who proposed the establishment of the town fire two years ago?" Nijo Haruyoshi seemed to have remembered something.

"It was me too!"

The nobles in the palace were very surprised that such a talented person with both literary and military skills appeared among the nobles. It was common for people with literary and artistic talents to appear, and it was not surprising at all.

But Kobayata in front of them was the "unparalleled general of Bando" who was famous in the East!

"Your family should work hard. The Imperial Guards are still young and need your support!" The official behind the bamboo curtain suddenly said in a normal voice, and then handed the folding fan in his hand to Meixiaolu Neiji to present it.

Kobayata hurriedly thanked him. It was a very ordinary folding fan with "Dazhong Zhizheng" written on it!

In this way, about an hour later, the whole meeting was over, and everyone left the hall. They lowered their heads and walked backwards until they were outside the hall.

After leaving the hall, Kobayata and Hosokawa Cainu still held the Tang Dynasty ceremonial sword that might be worth hundreds of millions in the future and guided them in front until they left the Imperial Palace.

All the nobles boarded the ox cart, and Oda Nobunaga inevitably had to ride in a car. Because the long dress was not suitable for riding a horse, it would pull the crotch.

"My uncle's reputation has spread in Luoyang. He is truly a great man."

"It was just a little bit of fame in the past. Now that your highness has been honored by the emperor, he will return to the throne as prime minister one day."

"Yes! He will!"

Through the bamboo curtain of the oxcart, Yamauchi Taro looked out of the car, and saw dilapidated buildings and desolate streets. But it is undeniable that only by ruling the city of Luoyang can one be the real master of the world.

And the prime minister is the Tang name of the councilor. All generals will be appointed as councilors immediately after the announcement and become pillars of the military family.

The Gon Dainagon and Uchizotoyama Konokotsugu, who went to the palace on the same day, wrote truthfully in their diaries that day.

"On that day, Daiki and his son and (Oda) Mino-no-kami and other samurai came to the palace. Mino-no-kami was righteous, handsome, and well-spoken, with the appearance of a world leader.

Although (Yamauchi) Yulin was still young, he was calm and composed. He was very accommodating and would surely be a dragon and phoenix in the future.

The Yulin's tutor, Fujiwara no Samurai, was deep-minded and extraordinary in bravery. He was also magnanimous and well-versed in literature and art, and had the style of my grandfather."

Naturally, Kobayata didn't know how Yamashina Gentsugu recorded himself in his diary. He only knew that it had been almost two months since this trip to Kyoto. After everything was done, he had to prepare to return to Yamauchi, after all, the armistice agreement with Takeda and Hojo was about to expire.

Leave dozens of Yamauchi samurai to serve as the Luoyang garrison, continue to build Yamauchi Yoshikatsu's shrine, and set up Yamauchi Yoshikatsu's shrine in the shrine.

The court also agreed to continue to posthumously confer honors on Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu in two years, and a posthumous title of the third rank of middle minister was indispensable.

He bid farewell to Oda Nobunaga, who was still in Hokyoji commanding the army to attack the rebels everywhere, and Oda Nobunaga did not try to keep him. His own business in Kinai was reviving, and the Yamanouchi family also had a lot of things to do in the east.

After this person was praised and given face, it was enough. He would not force the Yamanouchi family to do this or that, and insisted that the Yamanouchi family's 6,000 troops stay.

However, Asai Nagamasa's 12,000 people were detained by Oda Nobunaga and sent to Yamashiro and various places in Jiangnan to quell various disturbances. It seemed a bit exhausted.

As for the two Jiangnan counties promised to Asai Nagamasa, only half of Minasaku County has been fulfilled.

It's not that Oda Nobunaga was unwilling to give, but he couldn't give it for the time being. The old retainers of the Rokkaku clan surrendered in large numbers, and it was impossible to allocate two counties to Asai Nagamasa.

In addition, Rokkaku Yoshitaka and Rokkaku Yoshiharu, who fled to Koga County, were unwilling to fail and had been trying to attack the forces close to Oda in Jiangnan. Oda Nobunaga was trying to pacify Kinai, and was not strong enough, so he had to force Asai Nagamasa to send troops to suppress.

The Yamanouchi family could not take care of these messes. After presenting 500 taels of gold to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, they packed up their troops and withdrew to their own country with Matsudaira Ieyasu, who had led more than 3,000 troops to Kyoto.

Matsudaira Ieyasu was also a mess in Western Mikawa. After a long period of unification, it seemed that he was finally going to be completely pacified.

Anyway, Luoyang will always come back.

[Note 1]: This official title is very rarely used, and it is generally not written as Ren, but another traditional character. Its meaning is to carry a quiver on the back, referring to the guards of the imperial palace. Renfusao is Emonsa, which was bought posthumously by Tsunayoshi's uncle for his father more than ten years ago.

It is worth mentioning that in the movie "Kume no Kame", the male supporting role, Sakamaki Renfu, actually means Sakamaki Saemon/Uemon. The writer has never seen anyone with the official title of Renfusao or Renfuwei, but there is a saying on the Internet that the later Hojo clan had a retainer who called himself Renfuwei.