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At this time, the old servant named "Santa" from Huakai Courtyard's family came to clean up the seats and desks. Seeing the embarrassing posture of the second lady, he let out a very light, almost inaudible sigh, with a look of disbelief. Liandi turned his head away, just turn a blind eye and listen but not hear.

Liu Yun somewhat understood the old man's mood...

After all, Yizhi is a person who wants face, and his skin is thin, but Shaluo's eagerness to beg for nothing is hindered, so he has no choice but to agree.

Shaluo bowed happily and said, "Thank you, sister!" Then he gave a few instructions to the old servant Mita, without saying anything to bring or change his outfit, and he became a servant in red and white witch clothes.

So the end result is -

Liuyun brought a generous gift, and went back to her natal home with his wife to visit, and learned that Huakaiyuan's family was in trouble, and the elders also died, and when he left, he kidnapped his sister-in-law?

There is something wrong with the development of this plot, carefully savoring it.

But Liu Yun, a straight man of steel, doesn't feel much.

After getting on the bullock cart, Iori was still dignified and generous, with a smile on her face.Sha Luo also just tugged at his sleeves and kept asking questions, as lively as a bird.

Liu Yun saw nothing unusual, so he didn't take it to heart.

He told the coachman not to hurry home, but to go to Ertiao City first.

There, it is necessary to visit a colleague of the Oda family who has met a few times to deal with a matter of public and private convenience.

……

The ox cart traveled for half an hour and arrived at Erjo City.

In fact, this castle does not have a long history. Four or five years ago, the Oda family contributed money and efforts to expand and renovate the original imperial palace, and gave it to Yoshiaki Ashikaga as a generous gift.The two were still in the honeymoon period.

Time has passed, and now Ashikaga Yoshiaki has been kicked away, and Nijo Castle has become the stronghold of the Oda family's Kyoto Magistrate.

At present, there are four people officially appointed by Oda Nobunaga as "Kyoto Shōjo", according to their rank, they are Murai Sadakatsu, Takei Yuan, Akechi Mitsuhide, and Naomasa Naomasa.

Among them, Liuyun is only familiar with Wujing Xi'an.

At this time, outside Ertiao City with a radius of 400 meters, it was bustling with people and vehicles.Many well-dressed and well-dressed people waited anxiously outside the door. It seemed that they included wealthy merchants, eminent monks, and nearby Chinese lords.I don't know whether they really have important matters to discuss with the people in the Kyoto Magistrate's office, or they just came here to give gifts to please eat and make connections.

A few soldiers from the Oda family were maintaining order at the gate, but the road was still mostly blocked, and a long queue formed on the street.

In fact, there may not be that many people waiting in line, but everyone is a noble person with status, and two or three entourages are considered small. Some people come surrounded by three ox carts and a dozen servants.

Seeing this, the coachman turned his head and expressed his embarrassment.

Liuyun didn't have a headache, so he waved his finger and ordered to detour two streets and go to the back door.

Theoretically, the back door does not accept visitors, but now anyone with a little status in the Oda family can recognize the appearance of Sasaki Ruun, which is considered a special event.

The car was parked outside, Liuyun went into the city alone, met Wujing Xi'an, exchanged a few words, explained the purpose of coming, handed over the letter he got from his sister-in-law, and thought he could retire with success.

Unexpectedly, Takei Xi'an knew about this matter and took it very seriously, and immediately called Murai Sadakatsu and Naomasa Naomasa to discuss it together.

After discussing for a while, they actually proposed that they wanted to ask the person concerned and get first-hand information.

Liu Yun called for trouble in his heart, but seeing that his colleagues were so serious, he had no choice but to cooperate.

Fu went out again and brought in Yizhi and Shaluo.

The two ladies had never seen a similar scene, and they were a little uneasy for a while.

It's okay for Yizhi, after all, it doesn't have much to do with her.

Although Sha Luo is the second lady of Gongqing's family, she is actually far away from the core circle of power. She was terrified at the same time when she was seriously interrogated by three warriors with a strong aura. Speak clearly.

Yizhi saw that she was indeed frightened, and she didn't seem to be playing tricks, so she just frowned and gave a quiet look, not taking it seriously.

Murai Sadakatsu, Takei Yuan, and Naomasa Naomasa repeatedly asked for many details, some of which Sharo could answer, and some of which Sharo didn't know.In the end, the faces of the three Fengxing were quite satisfied, and they thanked Liuyun very solemnly and sincerely.

Fu exchanged some polite greetings before saying goodbye.

At the time of parting, the youngest person in Kyoto, Masao Nao, proudly said casually: "It seems that it is time to change the position of Guan Bai."

These words shocked the two ladies Iori and Sharo, and they were terrified.

Liu Yunqi said: "I thought this matter needs to be kept secret for the time being."

The young and vigorous Nao Masaru proudly said: "Tomorrow morning there will be trouble, even if we say it today, it's not a big deal, the other party has no time to arrange it."

Liu Yun felt that this guy was so reckless, he must have done something wrong.

Looking sideways, I saw that Murai Zhensheng and Takei Xiian, two older and higher-ranking officials, both showed dissatisfaction, but they didn't say a word.

Liu Yun thought that this might involve the "office politics" of the Oda family, so he didn't say much, and immediately resigned.

Back in the car, Iori and Sharo were both trembling, full of suspicion but afraid to ask.

Just now in Erjo City, a civil servant in the Oda family made false claims that he wanted to change Guan Bai's position!

This kind of thing is enough to shatter the three views of the two young ladies who were born in the family of the public officials.

Liu Yun thought about it for a while, maybe it was indeed as Naomasa Naomasa said, the other party was powerless to resist this matter, so it wouldn't hurt to let it out.

But as a high-ranking civil servant, it is inappropriate to speak so frivolously and arrogantly.

……

It's actually not that complicated.

Let’s start with Liu Yun’s arrival in Kyoto.

At that time, he happened to be qualified enough to participate in the upper-level social activities of the Oda family, and heard that he had to find a way to remove the current Sekishiro Nijo Haruyo.

Why do you suddenly think of dealing with the head of the public officials?

The reason is that these two Haruyoshi are very closely related to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and they are almost wearing a pair of pants.

Now that Oda Nobunaga broke with Ashikaga Yoshiaki and drove the dignified General Zhengyi out of Kyoto, it is natural to remove the traces left by the other party in all aspects.

So he planned to support Nijo Haruyo's political opponent, Konoe Maejiu, to become Guanbai.

All the preparations are in place, and there is only one reason for impeachment.

It happened that when Liuyun visited Huakaiyuan's house, he found evidence against Erjo Haruliang, so he sent it to Erjo City for public and private convenience.

The whole thing is that simple.

In fact, Liu Yun just happened to get involved.

But from the perspective of the two ladies Iori and Sharo, what they see is different.

They only know that the Oda family has the ability to dismiss Guan Bai.

Moreover, Liu Yun is eligible to participate in the removal of Guan Bai!

Iori has a new understanding of the talent and status of her husband, and even feels a little awe and fear.

As for Sharo, who was wearing a red and white priestess costume, although she was trembling with fright, her eyes glistened with excitement.It's like a gambler who got inside information, and is about to invest his few possessions in his entire body before he gambles heavily.

"Master Yibro is really amazing!" She couldn't help muttering to herself.

Chapter 138 Sprinkle salt in the ground?What hatred and what resentment?

The Terauchi town of Ichijoji Temple is located in the northeast of Kyoto, two kilometers away from Nijo Castle, and there is a river across it, which needs to be passed by a bridge.In this way, not only the land is expensive, but the house is cramped, and it will not be too far away from the central area to be too desolate.

Therefore, the fees are not expensive. There are three or 40 masters and servants, 720 Wen for accommodation, 450 Wen for food, 870 Wen for cattle, horses and vehicles, and the total is always [-] Wen.

Of course, this "not too expensive" is for Liuyun.

His knowledge and practice of [-] shi is equivalent to an annual income of about [-] guan, not to mention the frequent cash rewards.

With this amount of money, ordinary families can live for several months.

A low-level public official like the Huakaiyuan family lives in a big house, raises servants, and occasionally participates in high-level social activities, and his expenditure is only twenty or thirty throughout the year.

The sister-in-law Shaluo, who was wearing a red and white maiden costume, was already heartbroken when she saw the "Yibro-sama" being so lavish and hugging him, and couldn't think of leaving.

In the past, if the head of the Huakai Yuan family needed to go out on business occasionally, he would brush his face wherever he went, and live in the place where the local daimyo or monks lived.It is not impossible to meet a benevolent person to be more comfortable, and it is not impossible to meet a stingy person who sleeps in a thatched house.

How can there be such a style of spending a lot of money?

The house Liuyun lives in is very unique, it is obviously a brand new luxury suite, but it restores the antique style of the Heian period, without any exaggeration.There is a porch in the front and a courtyard in the back. Morning and evening washing, meals and refreshments are delivered to the door on time. It is cleaned no less than five times a day, and there are special personnel waiting in shifts day and night in the outer compartment, so as to provide all kinds of emergency services needed by distinguished guests at any time. .

The most formal meal of the day is three juices, seven dishes and ten traditional dishes, plus a combination of two Nanman-style desserts, served on three plates.Most of them are not expensive ingredients, and the portions are average. The production is quite sophisticated and beautiful, but the taste is a bit too bland—it is said to be in line with the taste of traditional nobles in Kyoto.

Liu Yun couldn't get used to clear soup with little water, and there was always leftovers in every meal.

And Sha Luo was amazed when he saw it, and even couldn't bear to touch his chopsticks.

……

Takei Yuian from the Oda family visited during the leisure time after the meal.

He expressed his verbal thanks to Liuyun for providing the information, and informed that: At the court meeting this morning, officials close to the Oda family proposed to deal with the land lawsuit between the Huakaiyuan family and the Baihe family two years ago. The impeachment of Haruyo Nijo has progressed smoothly.

Konoe, who had been pushed out by Ashikaga Yoshiaki, returned to Kyoto a long time ago.

But Nobunaga temporarily changed his mind, and did not force Nijo Haruyo to resign, but only forced an apology, so he raised his hand and sent him off lightly.

What is the reason behind this, Liu Yun didn't understand, and didn't bother to care about it.

What he needs to know is that the unfair ruling of the year has been overturned, and the ancestral [-] anti-famous fields have finally returned to the name of the Huakaiyuan family!

Takei Yuan came here on purpose to be a guest, and the overtones seemed to be a reminder that Oda Nobunaga's attitude had changed, and the matter of opposing the current Guan Bai ended here.

However, Liu Yun didn't intend to cause trouble on purpose in the first place, and it was just a matter of public and private affairs before.

Stop now, just as you like.

After sending Wujing Xi'an away, Liuyun felt fortunate to be able to help to the end, so he took Shaluo - after thinking about it to avoid some unnecessary embarrassment, he also took Yizhi - got in the car and went to the official residence in Ouchi to get the The official ruling document, and then went to the mansion of Huakaiyuan's family, called the few remaining servants, and went to receive the ancestral property.

It was the twenty paddy fields along the Yodo River in the southern outskirts of Kyoto. The land was considered fertile. If it was planted properly, each paddy field could yield nearly two shi of rice.

In conversion, the annual land rent income is about seven to eight.

Before the Huakai family welcomes the men back to power, they can't activate the ability to "exchange face for money", and at the same time, they can't get a share of the imperial court's annual ceremonial income, which ranges from several thousand to several hundred.

I can only live on these land rents.

In fact, as one of the 130 Gongqing families, theoretically, there is more than that.

Hundreds of years ago, the ancestors of the Huakaiyuan family owned more than [-] real estates in the five countries of Shancheng, Hanoi, Yamato, Tanba, and Wakasa, with a total of more than [-] paddy fields and more than [-] dry fields, roughly equivalent to one Thousands of six hundred stones know how to do.

However, later the imperial court declined, the power fell, and it was difficult for government orders to come out of Kyoto. Samurai from all over the country burned the accounts one after another, occupying the property that originally belonged to the royal family and officials.

Therefore, the Huakaiyuan family, like other Gongqing families, lost a large number of real estates outside the home, and only the ones at the door of the house were able to hold on.

Of course, rather than defending it, it is better to say that if you are too close to the court, you will attract onlookers if you act recklessly. Considering the influence of public opinion, the warriors feel that it is not worthwhile to ruin their reputation for a small profit, so they did not do anything.

Along the way, my sister-in-law was still wearing the red and white maiden costume.