Bright Spring

Ouchi Katsuki: It's hard to say, but it should not be dangerous at the moment.Originally, Kyushu and other Western countries were guarded by the Nantian Emperor; after the Muromachi Palace conquered the countries, they cut off the power of Kyushu Tanti and Dazaifu.

Although the West Country belongs to the Muromachi Temple, it is still on guard.If the daimyos of the Western Kingdom join hands with all parties in the Eastern Kingdom to attack the Ouchi family, it will not necessarily be beneficial for the daimyos to fall into trouble.And if the Ouchi family is in a critical situation, they may ask the Ming army for help.Based on this need, the Ming army should trust the big family more, and the big family is at least more reliable than other families.

Yao Fang finally couldn't help being curious, and wrote: Regarding Tao Jing's affair (Tao Jing's affair with the Shibukawa family), does the general need help from the Ming army?

Ouchi Katsuki sat quietly for a while, and finally wrote: A spy from the Uesugi family in the Kanto region bought a samurai leader from Iwami Castle. After I found out about it, I didn’t say anything about it.

Yao Fang was a little surprised.

Ouchi Sheng wrote another paragraph: I hope that Mr. Yao will not leak the news.

Yao Fang nodded and agreed without hesitation. He was not very willing to interfere with the conflicts among the Japanese.

At this time, the old slave next to him finally finished the tea and handed it over with a black tea bowl, Yao Fang took it and thanked him.Yao Fang thought for a while, then walked around the teahouse for a while, admiring the tea that was finally brewed.

Ouchi Katsuki glanced at him, nodded slightly, showing relief and affection.He seemed to feel that Yao Fang had a certain recognition of Japanese culture.

However, Yao Fang didn't like the tea ceremony at all, and thought it was too troublesome.He still cared more about the taste of the tea itself.

Chapter 858 Loyalty, Filial Piety and Loyalty

After dark, Shibukawa returned home.She lowered her head and walked quickly into the bedroom with small steps.When Ouchi Katsuki heard the sound of clogs, he immediately walked over and said coldly, "Stop!"

Mrs. Shibukawa bowed with an unnatural expression, and said, "Madam Tao and I are in a hurry to finish embroidering a screen. I'm late, sorry."

Ouchi Katsuki walked over with a cold face.Shibukawa was frightened by his expression, and hurriedly hid in the room. She wanted to close the wooden door, but Ouchi Katsuki grabbed the edge of the door with one palm, pushed it back and walked in.

"What are you going to do? Stop! Don't..." Shibukawa panicked.

Ouchi Katsuki refused to listen, and forcibly went up to lift the corner of her skirt to check her clothes.Shibukawa resisted vigorously and kept yelling at Ouchi Katsuki, and the two quickly scuffled together.After all, the woman's strength was not as strong as Ouchi Sheng's, and she lost the wind after a while, but she was ashamed and angry, and reached out her hand to grab Ouchi Sheng's head.But Katsuo Ouchi has a bald head and no hair to focus on, so he suddenly felt hot on his face.

After a while, Ouchi Katsuki finally got his wish and tore off the silk fabric that he shouldn't have seen.Immediately, he became anxious, slapped him with a palm, and cursed, "Bastard!"

Shibukawa fell to the ground covering her face. After crying for a while, she suddenly calmed down.She slowly got up from the floor, showing a miserable smile, "Do you really care about this kind of thing?"

Katsuo Ouchi couldn't answer for a while, he was thinking along Shibukawa's words.He immediately admitted to himself that he really cared. There were probably two kinds of discomfort in his heart. One was that Shibukawa was his own thing because of the status of husband and wife after all. Shi is indeed pretty.

"If you cared, what did you do?" Shibukawa asked aggressively.

After Ouchi Katsuki's outburst of anger was over, he quickly lost his momentum and was unable to answer the questions.

Shibukawa finally changed from a victim-like situation to an accuser, and she even bravely took two steps closer.

She sneered, "It's because there are too many clans in the Ouchi family. If you didn't marry the Shibukawa family, you wouldn't even be able to be a farmer! You can only be a low-level samurai. It's because you must be loyal to General Tao. His kindness can only be endured, and he can only pretend not to see the insult. If it weren't for my relationship, how can you become the 'National Yamen Dai' now?"

Da Neisheng kept shaking his head, thinking that whether it was Tao Jing or himself, it was all arranged by Ming people.

Shibukawa asked again, "You already know the pros and cons, why are you going crazy today? Wake up, you can only keep everything if you obey General Tao."

"Stupid woman!" Ouchi Sheng couldn't help cursing.

He flicked his sleeves and was about to walk away when he suddenly remembered something, pointing at Shibukawa and asking, "Why did you stain the clothes?"

Shibukawa responded to his insult with a sneer, and replied, "General Tao has a gorgeous carriage, the only one in Iwami Castle."

Japan is a country with many mountains and narrow land, and nobles travel by sedan chair and horseback at most, and it is true that there are very few carriages.

After Ouchi Katsuki stopped, he couldn't help but say something more, "Don't say, the shameful thing you do is for my future."

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Chuan said, "If you didn't insult me ​​or do anything to me, I would still speak nicely. But now I want to tell the truth, General Tao is the head of the Tao family, born noble; he doesn't despise me, that's a kindness." Righteousness, I should repay him in principle. Unless he takes the initiative to ignore me, otherwise I will not leave him, and the right is to repay him."

Ouchi Katsuki cursed again, turned around and left.

... Early the next morning, according to the established arrangement, Ouchi Sheng and Yao Fang went down the mountain together to welcome Maori Zhenchang who came from Ouchi's family.Yao Fang couldn't help looking at Da Nei Sheng twice more, because he had scratches on his head and face, and he was very listless, as if he didn't sleep well last night.

Da Neisheng noticed Yao Fang's gaze, and said a few words to the attendant beside him.The entourage said in Chinese, "Master Da Nei was walking and meditating yesterday night, and didn't notice the tree branch on the side of the road, which was accidentally scratched."

Yao Fang nodded solemnly.But why the scar looks so scratchy is unknown.

Last night, Yao Fang vaguely heard a quarrel, but she couldn't understand it at all. In addition, she didn't see Da Neisheng's wife yesterday, so Yao Fang already guessed a little bit.He just didn't want to tell the truth, it was embarrassing.

A group of people received Maori's troops outside the torii gate.Yao Fang knew Maori. The first time he came to Japan with Qian Xili, the first samurai he saw was Maori.Maori was a short, lean man with shrewd eyes, a serious expression, and a neatly trimmed beard.

Compared with Ouchi Katsuki, who is also Japanese, Maori is obviously more interested in Yao Fang.Maori can also speak plain Chinese slowly, and he said inadvertently, "Sometimes we just follow orders."

It probably refers to the fact that Mao Li deceived Qian Xili, Yao Fang and others.

When Yao Fang's life was in danger, she hated and angered Mao Li very much.But it's amazing, Yao Fang is not angry now, but she doesn't like Mao Li's behavior, and thinks he is too hypocritical.

Yao Fang said, "The imperial court has its own judgment. If the government believes that Mr. Mao Li is innocent, then Mr. Mao Li must not be at fault."

Maori bowed after listening.There was a follower behind him, who was talking Japanese in a low voice, probably translating.

A group of Japanese people arrived at Iwami Hachimangu Shrine and went to pay homage first.Yao Fang didn't understand their Shinto rules, so she didn't approach them hastily, she just waited by the side of the road.After the group of Japanese returned, Yao Fang accompanied them up the mountain.

When he arrived at the mountain behind the shrine, Maori was attracted by the blooming cherry blossoms all over the place. He proposed to go to enjoy the flowers first on a whim.Da Neisheng immediately ordered his followers to come back to Ishijian City to fetch things and drinks.

Looking at the stunningly beautiful scenery, Maori sighed, "It's even more magnificent than the cherry blossoms in Hakata last year."

As soon as this remark came out, several Japanese people showed mournful expressions and bowed their waists.Yao Fang suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a bit embarrassing. After all, they are getting along with each other in a friendly way now. Mentioning the bloody fights in the past really destroyed the harmonious atmosphere.

Mao Li became interested in that battle, and said to Yao Fang, "Our country was completely defeated in the battle of Bodo, and we were convinced of the defeat. In addition to the strength of cavalry and firearms, the Ming Dynasty is far superior to our army in terms of military orders. The Ming army It is a whole, but the Japanese army is a united and gathered force of many retainers, its tactics are rigid, and its actions are slow. Our country is not only a problem with the army, but the whole country is chaotic and cannot be unified."

Mouri

Said, "The governor once thought that the former general was expected to unify the heroes, but it's a pity..."

Yao Fang reminded implicitly, "I don't have a military position, and I didn't lead troops to fight."

Maori looked at him and said, "I heard that General Yao was also a military official, and he was dismissed because he committed some personal matters. Your identity and what you did would not be punished in Japan."

Yao Fang said, "Da Ming has laws, princes and common people are guilty of the same crime."

Mao Li smiled and did not refute Yao Fang.

A group of people wandered around the cherry tree grove, and after a while, the attendants who returned from Iwami Castle brought what they needed.There are silk curtains, cushions, tables, and drinks.So everyone camped in the wild, drinking wine and enjoying the flowers.

Mao Li went to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and seemed to be quite touched, and soon talked about the big event: "The Japanese state-owned Tang style, like the Ming Dynasty, has a high and low rank, a strict hierarchy, and respects loyalty, filial piety and righteousness. But the spontaneous morality of the Han people is more deeply rooted and more There are many scholars upholding morality, and loyalty and filial piety are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The Ming emperor was able to rule a vast territory.

Japan's loyalty, filial piety and faith are learned from the Tang Dynasty, and foreign writing styles are always not so harmonious.Many people only have obedience, but no morality from the heart.Loyalty can only be maintained by interests and rules. Back then, those "royal family members" were loyal to the shogunate and sent troops to renovate the palace for the shogunate; .He has never been as willing as the subjects of Ming Dynasty.As a result, after the unification of our country, it will not be long before big names from all over the world will stand on their own one after another, each only caring about their own interests and disregarding righteousness. "

Mao Li thought for a while and continued, "From the perspective of the common people at the bottom, the situation in Japan is also chaotic. The manor can only rely on samurai and use force to control the peasants and farmers; while the common people only fear, have no respect, and even hate the samurai. After the war, some wounded and disabled soldiers fled to mountain villages, most of them were killed by Japanese common people, and their only property was robbed. Everyone hated each other, and no one could educate those mountain people. "

Yao Fang remembered Zhu Gaoxu's remarks, and couldn't help repeating, "Da Ming's situation may not be a good thing in the long run."

"Oh?" Mao Li looked at Yao Fang in confusion.