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A few days later, Taki Wakaba left for Kyoto.

About a year later, Taki Wakaba and Liu Yu came to Kyoto again, and the scenery of Kyoto was the same as that time except that it was more festive during the Spring Festival.

"Miss Ruoye, thank you for taking care of me this year. I will go back to my hometown. If I have the opportunity, next time I will go to sea with a merchant ship to do business. I will definitely visit Yishui You." Simao glanced at the merchant ship he was about to board on the shore, and said solemnly to Taki Ruoye.

"Ishui is far away from Kyoto, you can write a letter."

"It's a long journey by sea, and I don't know when the next time will be. Maybe Miss Ruoye has already obtained the capital by that time." Simang smiled, "Being Miss Ruoye's friend will make me feel more valuable."

"Bon voyage." Yaki Hasebe stepped forward and said, he had spent the longest time with Simao and knew him best.

"The low-probability event of a shipwreck has already happened to me once, so it shouldn't happen again, right?" Simao shrugged his shoulders, "Goodbye, friend."

After seeing off Simao, Hasebe said to Taki Wakaba, "It seems that some daimyos didn't come this time."

During the routine ceremony of the Spring Festival in the General's Mansion, only the national supporters and companions are eligible to go.When Taki Wakaba entered the city, he saw the troops stationed outside the city to protect the daimyo, all of them were majestic, but they did not see Hojo's flag among them.

"The Hojo Clan is the strongest now, and he no longer hides his dissatisfaction with the general. This absence is to show his attitude." Liu Yu said.

"I'm afraid that the number of absentees will decrease year by year." Taki Ruoye walked towards the general's mansion.

Yu Yu, Tai Mitsuyo Odenori, Hasebe, and Hyakkimaru stood beside Taki Wakaba, protecting her in the middle.

As long as Taki Ruoye passed by, there would definitely be a lot of discussion.Unlike the last time when only a few people knew her name, this time someone recognized her almost immediately.

"Miko clothes, silk Chihaya, she is a woman of heavenly knowledge."

"It's obviously a local name in the countryside, but it feels so noble."

"I heard that the general intends to take her as a concubine, is this true?"

"The woman of heavenly knowledge should be on the general's side, right?"

Hearing everyone's discussion, Hasebe had a little idea of ​​the wind direction in Kyoto.He didn't speak, but followed Taki Ruoye silently, shielding her from those too straightforward eyes.

Because it took some time to see off Simao, Taki Wakaba was the latest to arrive at the main hall of the General's Mansion. Except for the General, all the guardian daimyo and their warriors had arrived and were talking with each other.

But as Taki Wakaba stepped into this room, all the discussions stopped; everyone, whether they were facing Taki Wakaba or those with their backs to her, all averted their eyes and focused on Taki Wakaba. On Luo Ye; all the gazes showed their exploration of her: Heavenly Conscientious Girl, here we come.

With a smile on her face, Taki Wakaba scanned the big names in the room, and recognized their identities through the family crests on their clothing.

Kaga's guardian daimyo, Tomita Masaki, is also Daigo Keimitsu's superior.

Sanzhi Shuming, the guardian name of Shanming, sat beside him was his first retainer, Zhuzhonghu.

The guardian daimyo who owns a vast seaside territory - 99 streams.

Jiuyi's guardian daimyo, Yamamuro, crossed Asakura and Daigo, and it was Jiuyi's territory.

In addition to the absence of the Hojo family - Hojo Naoki, they are the most powerful daimyos of all parties today.The other daimyo Taki Wakaba didn't pay attention and just swept them away.

Sitting at the front and closest to the general is the companions. There sat a samurai with a pair of thick eyebrows. He nodded to her when he saw Taki Wakaba coming in. He is the most trusted retainer of Ashikaga Yoshio Masa Inaba.

Taki Ruoye took a seat under her own seat, and she was the only woman among the men, which seemed particularly prominent.

"The girl of Tianzhi came one step late, and the banquet is about to begin. I was worried that the girl of Tianzhi would be sick and absent with Hojo." 99 Chuanliu said with a smile.

"I'm afraid you're hoping that the Hojo family is really sick." 99 Chuanliu's targeting was still subtle, and Taki Wakaba was simply not covering it up.

"Who knows if Hojo Naoki is really suffering from a cold." Saneda Shumei interrupted in a flat tone.

Boring, so boring.

That's what Hyundai was thinking at the moment.

Until the arrival of General Ashikaga Yoshio and the end of the banquet, Hyakkimaru felt very bored.But thinking that one day Yishui would face these countries, he still listened to their conversation carefully and remembered their flame.

Daigo Jingguang made a contract with the ghosts and gods, and under the protection of the ghosts and gods, the country's land has been smooth for 15 years, but he is not even qualified to stand here.At the beginning, he traded with ghosts and gods because of his ambition to win the world. With his progress, he might not be able to wait for that day even if he dies of old age.So, just like what mother said, Daigo Jingguang is an idiot.

Hyakkimaru standing on the promenade saw a flying flame, and the flame stopped on his nose, which seemed to be a butterfly.

Hyakkimaru did not move, waiting for the butterfly to fly away by itself. He heard a young woman's voice from around the corner: "Where is my butterfly? Where did it fly to?"

"Here." Hyakkimaru walked to the corner with the butterfly on the tip of his nose, he saw a ball of pure white flames, his voice became softer after seeing Hyakkimaru: "Thanks for not killing it, Otherwise, where would I go to find another butterfly. Which warrior are you from? You are so young and handsome."

"God knows girl."

"It's her. I remember that the attendants she brought last time were all good-looking. Could it be that Yishui raised people?" The woman covered the butterfly from the tip of Hyakkimaru's nose, "You call me Mrs. Bai That's it."

"Madam Bai."

"Can't your eyes see?" Mrs. Bai saw Hyakkimaru's dull eyes, "But you don't seem to need any crutches when you walk, and you walk very steadily. I also want to see their gatherings, but I live In the general's mansion, but I don't have the qualifications to step there. The woman of heavenly knowledge is also a woman with me, I would like to invite her to talk about it when I have the opportunity."

"Do you need me to send a message?"

Mrs. Bai was stunned for a moment, "Yeah, I have to think about it. When it's really possible, I think about more things."

"You'll know when you see it."

"I like the way you speak. It would be nice if all my maids were as crisp as you." After hearing what Hyakkimaru said, Mrs. Bai laughed, "I'll know when I see you. Girl, just say that I invite her to appreciate jewelry and drink tea together."

Hyakkimaru nodded, and Mrs. Bai continued: "The general told me that he wanted to take a woman who knows the sky as his concubine. I was quite happy at that time. There are too few interesting people in the general's mansion. I wish the general Invite a few more interesting women. Although the general is not very good, he still has a good vision, right?"

"...I can't say this, right? Why are you saying these things to me?"

"It's okay, don't keep it secret for me. Being a bad woman is much happier than being a good woman. I send my maids to catch butterflies that don't exist for me every day. They are all miserable, but the only one I can find this winter The butterfly is in my hand."

"Did they treat you badly?"

"How dare you ask such a question, don't stand on the side of the person you met for the first time inexplicably, you will be deceived." Madam Bai narrowed her eyes slightly, she touched Hyakkimaru's head, and stuffed him with a bag Tang, "Take it and eat it, I'm going back."

Bai Guiwan took the candy and walked back. On the way, he passed by two maids. With excellent hearing, he heard their conversation in a low voice.

"Mrs. Bai only entertains us every day. I really don't want to see her dead face again. Besides, her father is dead, and all that is left to her is the title of 'Daughter of the Great General'. If it weren't for her Madam General, who will serve her?"

"I've never seen her smile, even when facing the general, she looks so annoying."

"The general won't just follow suit, isn't Mrs. Bai always favored?"

Hyakkimaru stopped, Madam Bai didn't like to laugh?But just now it was obviously not like he didn't like to laugh.

"Hyakkimaru, where did you go, don't run around in the general's mansion." Liu Yu, who was looking around, said when he saw Hyakkimaru approaching.

"I just met Mrs. Bai. She wants to ask my mother to meet."

"Madam Bai...why? Is it just because we are women and want to chat?" Liu Yu didn't expect Madam Bai to send out an invitation, "The general left Master Ruoye alone, let's tell her when she comes out. Let's wait in the tea room first."

"Have you found Hyakkimaru?" Hasebe, who was resting in the tea room, saw Liu Yu coming in and asked.

"Yes, he had a few words with Mrs. Bai." Liu Yu sat cross-legged, and Baikimaru sat beside him, Liu Yu said: "What do you think the general wants to say by leaving Mrs. Wakaba alone?"

"Let Hyakkimaru talk first," said Tai Mitsuyo Onori.

Liu Yu looked at Daeden Taiguangshi, and Daeden Taiguangshi avoided Liu Yu's gaze, but Liu Yu just thought that Daedian Taiguangshi said well, and he didn't even think that he should listen to Hyakkimaru's idea at this time.

"I've always ignored Hyakkimaru's opinion. Now that Hyakkimaru has grown up, we can no longer treat you as a child at that time. Hyakkimaru, tell us what you think." The eyes of the three were the same. He looked at Hyakkimaru.

"...I think the general wants Isui to become his own power. At the banquet just now, the general mentioned Hojo's absence, but that doesn't mean he isn't angry. Isui is independent from Hojo At the moment, he had a grudge with Hojo, and he was at odds with the 99 clan. The Hojo clan, the 99 clan, the Saneda clan, no matter which clan's army, the general's Fenggong could not resist. The Hojo clan took the lead, In the future, there will only be more guardian daimyos who look down on the shogun more and more. So, the shogun will woo daimyos who have not acted hostilely."

"...Hyakkimaru, what you said is very good, and we think so too." Liu Yu was very pleased to see Hyakkimaru expressing his thoughts clearly.

Press cut Hasebe also nodded: "That's it."

At this moment in the general's room, the general and Taki Wakaba were sitting facing each other.

"The treasures presented by Yishui this time are indeed precious, but compared with the title of Tianzhinv, they all pale in comparison."

"Does the general feel that Yi Shui is not dedicated enough?"

"No, with the power of Yishui, it's hard to come by. However, these are not as good as one thing." Ashikaga Yoshio stared at Taki Wakaba, "Never is as good as a bowl of clear water."

"..." Taki Wakaba looked at Ashikaga Yoshio with silent eyes, "I don't know the general likes to drink water so much, do you need me to get you a bowl of water?"