Chapter 548 10. Hearing the Good News when Returning to the Mountain for the First Time

The spring snow melted when I left, and the wheat was harvested when I returned.

The people of Totomi were already planting rice, and the winter wheat harvest was good this year. The people along the way were all excited and excited.

This was the first time that Yamauchi Taro left the palace. Since he had to pass through Hamamatsu and stay overnight, he simply inspected and met with local nobles in Totomi to appease the people and stabilize their hearts.

The military and local officials of each county came to welcome Yamauchi Taro. Yamauchi Taro himself did not have such an overwhelming prestige, but the kindness of his father and grandfather. In the words of the prime minister, "However, the ministers of the guards are unremitting inside, and the loyal and dedicated people forget themselves outside, because they want to repay the special treatment of the previous emperor to Your Majesty."

People flocked here, all to see what Yamauchi Taro really looks like.

Looks like! Looks a lot like Yamauchi Yoshikatsu!

People's hearts are settled! Rather than saying that it was Yamauchi Taro who calmed people's hearts, it is better to say that it was the grace left by Yamauchi Yoshikatsu, who was good at fighting, good at comforting the people, and well-known for his kindness and trust, that calmed the people's hearts in Totomi.

The ten-year-long Yamauchi-Totomi street project was finally completely prepared, with rammed earth and raised roadbeds, gravel pavement, and drainage canals on both sides. The paving stations set up every mile were also basically completed. Military stations have been set up in most counties. For small-scale and short-distance operations, only the military stations on the front line can be relied on to allocate supplies, and there is no need to concentrate them in the government.

If a large-scale war is encountered, it can also react and move faster than others, and gather troops one step ahead. Just leave the formation servants and chores behind and slowly transport them to the front line.

Along the way, Koheita and Hosokawa Nainae explained the geography of mountains and rivers from Totomi to Yamauchi to Yamauchi, and told about the battles that had taken place in Totomi in the past. How to mobilize troops, how to set up formations, how both sides responded, and what the final result was.

He also explained more detailed things like climate and hydrology. This time, Yamauchi Taro was completely different from the one in the Imperial Palace in Luoyang. Although he still didn't understand much, he still tried to listen and remember carefully. Even if he didn't understand, he would write it down first, anyway, he could go back and ask again.

It took four days to get back to Yamauchi from Hamamatsu, and this trip to Kyoto was truly over.

Naoesuna and Kojima Sadaoki led the Uesugi Eight Hundred Riders to continue returning to Echigo, while the Yamauchi Riders were disbanded. More than two months of fighting was considered a long time.

Koyata sent someone home to report in advance and asked his family to quickly boil a big pot of hot water. The weather was already hot, and there was no condition on the march from Hamamatsu to Yamauchi. He hadn't taken a shower in the past four days, and his body was already smelling.

"Danzheng is back!" Arong opened the door and greeted him.

"Well! Get me a change of underwear first, it must be single gauze, it's very hot today." Koyata dismounted gently, as if in the past ten years, Koyata had never jumped down heroically. Baidan is 1.4 meters tall at the shoulder. He always looks down on Xiao Pingtai. Every time he gets on the horse, he needs someone to support him or stand on a small stool.

"Is the hot water ready?"

"Okay, okay. After taking a bath, do you want to eat directly or take a rest?"

"Let's eat first. Let Aji and the others take a bath later. Don't lie down as soon as you come back."

"After Danzheng takes a bath, the lady has something to say to you."

"What's the matter with A Ling?" Xiao Pingtai thought that if A Ling had something to say, she could just say it directly. Why wait for Xiao Pingtai to finish her work and sit down.

But after asking, A Rong had already turned around and went back. He could only vaguely hear her asking someone to add hot water to the Goemon bath.

Without thinking about it, taking a bath and eating are the most important things now. Things that can be discussed after Xiao Pingtai takes a bath are probably not that important.

One disadvantage of taking a bath at home is that you have to sit in a big iron basin and someone needs to refill the water when the water gets cold. So in the past, Chen San always brought hot water to Xiao Pingtai from outside, which is not as convenient as the big pool in the bathhouse.

The bathtub at home is not big enough, so we can't bathe together!

"Tatsuzo! Bring me a bucket of hot water!" Feeling that the water was not hot enough, Koyata shouted outside.

"Don't bathe, Tanzheng, that's enough. Harumiya is here too and is waiting in the Japanese-style room." Tatsuzo opened the screen door and said not to bathe, but still brought in half a bucket of water.

"The old man is here? Then I won't bathe. Give me the cotton cloth."

After wiping her hair roughly and changing into a gauze dress, Koyata didn't even comb her braids, and let them hang down casually.

Looking at Tatsuzo who was following behind, "What's the matter with the old man?"

"I don't know. I just heard that Tanzheng was back, so I came to look for you."

When they sat down, A-ling was still the same A-ling, and Hosokawa Harumiya was still the tall and thin old man. There was no difference except that his white hair was getting more and more.

Seeing that the two of them had nothing to do and were just sitting there, Koyata ran over from the bathhouse in a hurry, and sweat was rubbing off his forehead again. Remember that Xiao Pingtai's house is a single-story villa with more than 600 square meters of space and no public area. The bathhouse and the kitchen are close together in the corner of the yard, which means you have to cross the whole house to get here.

It can't be that his wife and father-in-law are working together to make fun of him, right?

"Old man, how are you? Everything is fine." Forget it, Xiao Pingtai should greet the old father-in-law first.

"You have worked hard to go to Luoyang this time." The old man nodded.

"A Ling, A Ling!" Suddenly, there was a shout from Hosokawa Cainu outside the yard.

It's okay for the old father-in-law to come as a guest, but what does it mean that the brother-in-law is here too?

"We are all here, Xiao Pingtai, you have to treat us to a big drunk tonight!" Hosokawa Cainu jumped onto the porch in slippers that were familiar with the road.

Xiao Pingtai was completely confused and forgot to say hello.

"Don't you know that A Ling is pregnant?" Hosokawa Cainu asked Xiao Pingtai in confusion while pouring a bowl of warm tea from the kettle.

Pregnant? What does this word mean? Xiao Pingtai sat there and couldn't turn around for a while!

"Ah!"

"A Ling, you are pregnant!"

He jumped up suddenly, rushed over and held A Ling's hand, and Xiao Pingtai understood it in an instant. His mind went from blank to ecstasy.

"Well, more than four months..." A Ling, who was not affected by Xiao Pingtai's jump at all, was very stable.

"Oh my, oh my, oh my......" At this moment, Xiao Pingtai had no manners and spoke incoherently. Hearing the news that A Ling was indeed pregnant, he was so happy that he couldn't speak.

"I didn't expect that I would have a day to enjoy my grandchildren!" Hosokawa Harumiya smiled.

Soon, the congratulatory crowds from all walks of life came one by one. Originally, Xiao Pingtai was in Luoyang, and everyone couldn't congratulate him. Now that he is back, they all came in a rush, and each wanted to drink a glass of Fujiwara Danzheng's wedding wine.

Not to mention a glass of wedding wine, Xiao Pingtai will give you a jar if you drink it!

A Ling's pregnancy is such a big happy event, no wonder she said she wanted to tell Xiao Ping Tai, no wonder her father-in-law and brother-in-law came all the way.

Xiao Ping Tai, who turned 30 this year, finally had a child!