Swallow Back

People who have been emperors for a long time, if they accept the elegant government of the new dynasty of "collective residence of retainers", won't they become controlled and cautious officials?Of course it was hard.It's like a social animal forced to return to work after a long vacation.

However, another choice given by Kinoshita Tokichiro turned out to be "returning to the farmer", that is to say, giving up his identity as a samurai and becoming a rich man who no longer has any privileges and no social status.This is even more unacceptable.

Including Liu Yun's Sasaki family, when they were under the Asai family, although they had to bear many obligations, in fact, they could easily fool and default, and their days could be said to be very leisurely.Now that the Oda family is in charge, and the style has changed so much, the contrast is really stark.

It's like an old fritter who has been fishing for more than ten years in the miscellaneous department and is used to eating and waiting to die, and suddenly he was transferred to a sweatshop in the style of [-]. If you can adapt to it, there will be ghosts.

Don't talk about others, just take Liu Yun as an example, hugging from side to side at home, doing things on your own, without being disturbed, how comfortable it is!If you move to Hengshan City, although it is closer to the commercial store, you will inevitably face boring entertainment and deal with complicated interpersonal relationships. Thinking about it will make you tired.

Fortunately, he was listed by Kinoshita Tokichiro as a "person of outstanding merit", and he was not bound by the order of "retainer collection" for the time being.

In addition to Liu Yun, there are a few others who enjoy this treatment, such as Horihide Village, Tokukou Zhifang, etc. I heard that they are all small lords who are recognized for their outstanding talents and high reputation in the vicinity.

From this point of view, Kinoshita Tokichiro has adopted a clever method to ensure the implementation of the policy of "collection of retainers".

It is an obvious double standard and discriminatory treatment to only make strict demands on the ordinary Chinese people, and open the door to the elites who have the ability.

But this distinction does work.

Without the participation of elites, it is difficult for ordinary people to unite and organize against their superiors.

As a result, in just a few days after Kinoshita Tokichiro promulgated the policy of "residence of vassals", dozens of lords of the country who received the order, despite being full of complaints and depression, still reluctantly moved into the city of Hengshan.

Obviously Liu Yun would not have any motive to stand up and speak for the neighbors.

As a second son who returned to the secular world and inherited the territory, he was not familiar with everyone.

To be a good person, those so-called "people with deep expectations" should also do it.For example, the Hori Hide Village, the straight house of the barrel mouth and so on.

Half a year ago, the dead heir of the Sasaki family was almost confiscated. Didn't he see anyone coming out to help?

The friendship between the little lords is probably the same.

Besides, this "residence of retainers" as the first step of "separation of soldiers and peasants" was originally triggered by Liu Yun.

It is estimated that the neighbors must hate him to the core.

Hate if you hate it, as Tokichiro Kinoshita said, these people who are incompetent and disobedient to discipline don't need to pay attention.

Liu Yun did not expect that this matter would be related to his car in a strange way.

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"A widow in the village disappeared?"

One day in early spring, Liu Yun, who was sitting in the courtyard, could not help frowning when he heard the report of the retainer.

Eguchi Suzaemon, who stood by the side, explained solemnly: "It is a widow named Nana from our side. She has no children. She is already 36 and seven years old. Two days ago, she went to Kamikama Village to visit relatives , and then disappeared. I asked over there, and they said they came back that day, and they didn’t keep them overnight.”

Liu Yun sighed: "It must have been a thief. Although there are people patrolling the Oda family, they are still diligent in preventing thieves, but after all, it is a troubled time."

Eguchi Sukezaemon shook his head and said, "My lord! If it's an ordinary thief, I don't need to tell you about it. In fact, this matter... how should I put it, when I went to Kamikamura to ask about it, I heard that a widow happened to be missing from their place. Then I thought it was very strange, so I rode to the castle town of Hengshan City and asked, only then did I know that in the past four or five days, there have been several widows in the vicinity.”

Liu Yun also felt suspicious when he heard it: "Could it be that there is a flower thief who specifically targets widows?"

When Eguchi Sukezaemon heard this, he looked embarrassed and coughed: "Actually, my lord, the oldest of the missing widows is already fifty, and she is completely an old woman. The younger ones don't look very good, let's This one was lost in the village. There was a fire in the house, and there were large scars on the face... If there is a flower thief who doesn't harass the little girl and only looks for this kind of widow, then this taste... The taste is too strange a bit."

Liu Yun felt reasonable, and asked, "What do you think?"

Eguchi Sukezaemon waved his hands anxiously and said: "Where can I get any insight, but yesterday in the castle town of Hengshan City, I heard a lot of people talking that maybe some wicked people have caught a bunch of widows, and they want to do something evil. s things……"

Liu Yun suddenly remembered that on the first day of the first month of the first month of the first month of the first month of the first month of the first month of the first month of the first month of the first month of the first month of the first year of the first month of the first year of the first month of the first year of the first month of the first year of the first year of the first month of the first year of the first year was in the Asai family, there was a faint wave of demonic energy in the town of Xiaotani of the Asai family. shape.

During this period of time, Liu Yun has also been vigilant, but he has no direction, and he has not noticed any special clues.

Could it be another evil sacrifice?

These days, why are there so many villains who are unscrupulous in their lives?

Whether it was out of conscience, to protect his territory from being infringed, or to make Oda Nobunaga's empty check cashed as soon as possible, Liu Yun felt that this matter could not be ignored.

But don't worry about it.

How to say, always go to Hengshan Castle first, and discuss it with Kinoshita Tokichiro.

One is to see if there is more accurate and timely information from this old man.

The second is to do a good job of filing. If the big conspiracy of the Asai family is really thwarted, there is no need to worry about the merits being buried.

The third is to take the opportunity to ask for some necessary assistance.For example, a few more useful tools from before.

So Liu Yundang briefly packed up his luggage, brought gold and silver with him, bid farewell to his family, and hurried to Hengshan City.

Saeko volunteered and said that he would go with him.

When Liu Yun heard it, he felt that it was all right, so he agreed.

Originally, Iori was just helping to sort things out with a bit of loneliness and resentment. Seeing this, the resentment was magnified dozens of times, and the whole person looked like he was about to turn into autumn water.

Fortunately, Saeko said to her secretly at this time: "Madam, this time outside, if the master meets a friend like Miss Jinghe again, we will know in advance, and we will not be caught off guard."

Iori rationally felt that he couldn't believe this completely, but after listening to it, he subconsciously became a lot more cheerful.

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Liu Yun brought Xianzi along, and Jane in Qingyi arrived at Hengshan City, greeted the guards, and went straight into the city without notice.

It is customary for the entourage to wait in the house first, and then go to the Honmaru Palace to visit.

As a result, Kinoshita Tokichiro was sitting barefoot on the corridor at the entrance, holding a book in his hands, gnashing his teeth, his eyebrows standing upright, and he was so righteous.

Liu Yun was a little curious, isn't this old man always calm and resourceful?

Who was provoked by this today?

Although the license does not need to be notified, it is natural that someone else has informed it. When Yuguang Kinoshita saw Liu Yun, he was not surprised, he threw the book with his hand, and forced a smile: "Brother came just by chance, I was just planning to do it. Please come over."

Liu Yun frowned and asked, "What happened?"

Kinoshita Tokichiro sighed and asked, "Did you hear about the disappearance of the widow in the last few days?"

Liu Yun nodded and said, "That's what I came here for."

Kinoshita Tokichiro breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, so I don't have to explain it in detail. Hey, I'm not afraid of your jokes, brother, I'm just worried about this!"

Liu Yun was a little surprised, and half-jokingly said, "Then you really... love the people like a son."

Kinoshita Tokichiro smiled bitterly when he heard the words: "It's not what you said - of course, I can't help worrying about the people in the territory. I myself came from poor people! But what makes me even more angry is that dozens of The people from the nearby country, who came to sign a joint letter, said that it was because I had to set up a 'residence of retainers', so that no one guarded the villages around, and that these widows were kidnapped."

"This is a play on the topic." Liu Yun was stunned, and then comforted: "A bunch of little lords who have no ability, complaining a little, can't shake your status, right?"

"If it's just the bastards below, of course I'm not afraid." Speaking of this, Tokichiro Kinoshita was furious again: "The most hateful are Hori Hidemura and Tokekou Naobo! They have a way to directly follow Mr. Tanzheng. (Oda Nobunaga) The person who speaks the truth is not much lower than me! This time, he actually stood on the side of the Chinese people and sued me! This weight is different. These two guys are not bound by the 'holding house'! Kindness is not rewarded!"

"So it is." Because Liu Yun was not familiar with the situation, he just listened quietly and did not make much evaluation.

Kinoshita Tokichiro scolded a few words, then quickly adjusted, regained his composure, and analyzed with a stern expression: "This matter has already reached the top, which is a bit unfavorable to me. The worst result may be dismissal and ban, Staying home for a few months and not allowed to go out. And... and brother Liu Yun may also be implicated, after all, you came up with the idea... Well, it's already unlucky enough for me to suffer. If it affects the future of my brother, That's really shameless!"

Liu Yun felt resentful about this: "When you brought this up, Lord Danzheng agreed?"

Hearing that, Kinoshita Tokichiro looked embarrassed and was silent for a moment, then he replied faintly: "Brother Liuyun, after all, the time to be a samurai is still cut off. It should be noted that as long as the things in the world are done well, that is the vision above. If you do not do well, , you have to blame the people below for their incompetence."

Liu Yun was stunned for a while, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This is really..."

Kinoshita Tokichiro looked very open: "The world is just like this. If you don't accept it, you can find a way to climb up!"

Liu Yun remained silent.

Kinoshita Tokichiro shook his head and said solemnly: "Don't think about that! The matter can still be solved, as long as we find out about the disappearance of the widow as soon as possible, we can prove that after the "retainer gathers", we can still keep the four sides safe. , the people of that country have nothing to say.”

Liu Yun nodded when he heard the words: "I came to you just to solve this matter. I should first listen to the views of Master Takenaka, and then Hashuka and other gentlemen may also be able to help."

Kinoshita Tokichiro shook his head bitterly and said, "Unfortunately, Takenaka and Beesuka are not here."

Liu Yun thought it was a coincidence: "Just in time?."

Kinoshita Tokichiro sighed: "Since Brother Liuyun, you broke Takeda Shingen's 'life-continuing magic circle', our enemies in the kiln seem to be running out to fight to the death, and they are suddenly very courageous. A few days ago, there was a monk from the Xiangzong Sect in the south, who joined forces with Iga's ninja to make trouble. I asked Takenaka and Hachisuka to bring [-] elite soldiers to suppress it, and they won't be able to return for a while. Hengshan Castle is now left. Only enough to protect myself. I don’t dare to leave easily, including myself.”

This is not the time.

Hengshan City up and down, in fact, there are only four or five hundred directly under the elite soldiers, most of the troops that can be provided by the people in the nearby country can't be counted on.With the addition of Kinoshita Tokichiro's ape-faced transformation and the various abilities of other retainers, it is worthy of a certain combat effectiveness.Now that half of the basic disk is distributed, the remaining half cannot be moved.

Liu Yun pondered for a while, then frowned, "I heard that the Asai family is doing things in Huyu Qianshan? Could it be related to this?"

Kinoshita Tokichiro had a bitter look on his face: "I also heard about it, and I thought it might have something to do with the disappearance of the widow, so I sent someone to look for it. But after all, it is a large mountain, who knows which cave it is in. What about being a demon? Without the techniques of Lord Takenaka and the inspections of Lord Hashisuka, things would be difficult to do."

Liu Yun sighed: "As long as I know who did the widow's disappearance, I will do it one by one, and I am not afraid of any enemy. I just need to find out where the enemy is."

Kinoshita Tokichiro nodded and said, "Yes, when it comes to fighting, I believe that Brother Liuyun is invincible in the world. But after all, chasing criminals and investigating cases is not your skill. So——I originally planned to invite you over and deploy someone who is good at this. help from the people in the area.”

Liu Yun couldn't help but wonder: "Since there are such talents, why haven't I seen you dispatched in the past?"

Kinoshita Tokichiro sighed, with a complicated expression on his face, and said with a wry smile: "I'm from this background, how can I have talent? The person I just mentioned is actually my wife Ningning!"

"Ah? Are you kidding me?" Liu Yun was dumbfounded. After a long while, he shook his head and said, "Isn't it appropriate, let me act with Ling Nei?"

"It sounds a bit weird. But I'm talking seriously." Toujiro Kinoshita had a gloomy face, but his tone was firm, and he was clearly determined: "Ning Ning is only a daughter of a small samurai family since she was a child, and she has nowhere to go. She learns onmyoji, esoteric methods, spiritual powers, etc. But she is born with a strong spiritual power, and she is very accurate in seeing everything, which is stronger than ordinary onmyoji, monks and priests. Of course, it's definitely not as good as Takenaka-sama. However, it can be helpful to some extent."

"This..." Liu Yun was still a little hesitant.

Although there are some expectations.

It's not that I want to do something with the other party, but I'm curious about what this famous woman in history looks like.

"I'm not afraid, what are you worried about, brother?" Kinoshita Tokichiro waved his hand, looking very open, and said, "I can't understand Ning Ning's personality. Brother Liuyun, although you have only known each other for half a year, your character is also the same. Absolutely trustworthy. Letting you out this time is a serious business, so what is there to worry about?"

"That's right." Liu Yun nodded and said, "Since Mr. Kinoshita, you have such a big mind, wouldn't it be hypocritical for me to push back? I will definitely cooperate with Madam Zun to resolve this widow's disappearance as soon as possible."

"Trouble brother!" Kinoshita Tokichiro breathed a sigh of relief, nodded with a smile, and said, "I sent a letter four days ago and told my wife Ning Ning about this, and asked her to rush over from the house in Gifu City. The day, tomorrow...the day after tomorrow at the most. Let's discuss it carefully and see how to arrange it. "

"Does Madam Zun have any opinion on this?" Liu Yun asked curiously.

"Of course not." Kinoshita Tokichiro shook his head and said, "She is a person who is very clear about public and private, and she is more open than me! As long as you know that it is all for serious business, you will not care about trivial matters."

Liu Yun couldn't help feeling a little admiration in his heart.

As expected, they are the most legendary entrepreneurial couple in the history of Fusang.

This has to change Liu Yun himself, I am afraid that he can't agree to let his wife come out to take risks, let alone team up with other men.

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Although a spacious and bright "Sasaki House" was specially built in Hengshan Castle and servants were arranged, Liu Yun still felt uncomfortable and didn't like living there.

Fortunately, I brought Saeko to set off together this time, and at night I can do some double sports that are beneficial to the body and mind, and chat to pass the time.

After all, there are too few entertainment activities in this era, that is, playing cards, listening to operas, etc., which cannot be compared with the 21st century.

Without video games and video sites, no matter how rich a country is, you can only have children at home to play.