Hojo Ushimasa lowered his head and huddled in the pool without saying a word. Yoshigan looked at half of her swan-like elegant long neck exposed on the water, and felt angry in his heart.
He pointed to the utensils on the table by the pool and said.
"I'm really confused by you. Go and get me a glass of water."
Hojo Umasa stuck his mouth out from the water and explained.
"Sage, that is not water, it is fruit wine for drinking in the soup. The fresh fruits used for brewing are picked from the surrounding mountains."
Yoshigan glanced at Hojo Ushimasa and sneered.
"How long has it been, and you still have the time to worry about these minutiae? I asked you to get it, so go ahead!"
"Hi."
Hojo Umasa obediently moved to the edge of the pool, and then jumped up like a hibiscus. At that moment, the waterfall fell. The charming figure made Yoshigage's eyes widen, and he subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Yiyin couldn't help but secretly complained that he looked good and had a good figure, but there was something wrong with his brain and he didn't know how to end this headache.
Hojo Umasa didn't know that Yoshigan was peeking at her from behind, and the two of them were honest with each other. On the contrary, she didn't know where to put her eyes, and she didn't dare to look at Yoshigan's body anyway.
When she turned around with the utensil in hand, half-crouched in front of Yiyin, and put the plate on the edge of the pool, Yiyin's eyes turned green.
Yoshigan took a deep breath, unable to suppress the heat in his heart any longer, and pulled Hojo Umasa into the pool.
Hojo Ushimasa was so frightened that he turned around and did not dare to speak behind Yoshigami's back. Seeing her reaction, Yiyin couldn't help but laugh.
If this was Takeda Shingen, he would definitely follow the trend and take the initiative even more than Yoshigan. In the final analysis, Hojo Umasa is still a little too pure, and her appearance makes Yoshigan feel more fresh.
Yoshigan shook the wine vessel, poured two glasses of water and wine, picked up one and brought it to Hojo Umasa, who had his back turned.
"Give."
"Thank you. Thank you saint."
Hojo Umasa took the water and wine and wondered whether she should drink it. Then, she felt something on the skin behind her and her heart trembled.
It turned out that Yiyin was carrying her and sitting behind her. A man and a woman were back to back, each holding a glass of water and wine in their hands.
Yiyin took a sip of water and sighed.
"What do you want me to do?"
Hojo Ushimasa lowered his head and took a sip and said.
"I don't know either. I just know that if I don't say it today, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to say it again in my life."
Yiyin took out a breath and took another sip.
"Is this your own idea, or is someone behind your back?"
Hojo Ushimasa hesitated, drank the water and wine in the glass, and gritted his teeth.
"I came on my own, but... But Higashi Musashi's gift is indeed the sincerity of the retainers."
Yiyin smiled helplessly.
He knew that this matter was not simple. Even if Hojo Ushimasa was impulsive and without the support of the Hojo retainers, she would not dare to act like this.
The samurai family values family fortune the most, and the fourth generation samurai like Hojo Ushimasa have been taught a lot since childhood. Even if the girl is stubborn, she does not dare to go against the tradition.
Of course, Oda Nobunaga's kind of pervert is not included in this list, she is real. . That kind of super brave.
Yiyin was confused, sighed, and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
Hojo Umasa mustered up the courage, turned around and filled up his own wine glass, and then filled up another glass for Yoshigan. He was so impulsive that he hugged him from behind and murmured in his ear.
"Saint, please don't worry, I will accept the punishment. No matter how you deal with it, the Hojo family is willing to do it.
It's just that today I can express what I have been hiding for many years, and I feel very happy. "
Yiyin smiled bitterly and shook his head, silently feeling the softness behind his back.
You are happy, but I am miserable. If the Hojo family's arrogance and rudeness are severely punished, the entire Kanto political situation will be shaken again.
But after being forced by the Hojo family, he acquiesced to Hojo Umasa's confession and let her sleep on the bed, which also set a bad example for other samurai families.
If others are jealous and imitate others, Yiyin will not be able to survive in the future? Everywhere they went, there would be Wu families offering land to ask for grass, making it look like Yiyin was out for sale, how ugly it was!
Yiyin complained.
"Accept the fight and accept the punishment? What you said is simple. If the superior can do whatever he wants, am I in such a difficult situation?"
Hojo Ushimasa chuckled.
"Yes, when my mother was still alive, she often scolded me. She even scolded me for being careless while eating tea and rice. The Hojo family would definitely be destroyed by my hands."
Yiyin was silent for a while and sighed.
"The tutoring is very strict."
Hojo Ushimasa swallowed another gulp of water and wine, and threw the cup into the distance, causing a splash of water.
"No matter what I do, my mother is not satisfied, and the retainers have no confidence in me, so I am eager to prove myself and lead in Sano...
From then on, I knew that I was completely finished. Even if I could inherit the Hojo family business, I would just be a puppet who listened to the words of the retainers.
I used to hate you very much. It was you who ruined my efforts and made me become as miserable as I am now.
In those years, I have been collecting information about you, trying my best to know myself and my enemy, hoping that one day I can take revenge on you and get back everything I lost.
But the more I see, the more I adore you.
The Owari Shiba clan was wiped out. As a man, you went through a lot of hardships and finally revived the family business, no, brought the family business to a higher level.
Compared with your experience, my starting point was so superior, but in the end I ended up like this.
I am far inferior to you.
I am obsessed with your bravery, wisdom, and appearance, and I dream of becoming an outstanding martial arts leader like you, me. . I really admire you, I love you. "
Yoshigan listened to Hojo Ushimasa's sincere feelings behind him, and looked at the ripples in the water glass in front of him, which seemed to be a reflection of his own mood swings.
Women in a male-dominated world are always asking, what kind of woman do men like the most?
In fact, the answer is very simple. The woman a man likes most must be beautiful enough and worship him wholeheartedly.
The appearance is beautiful enough to satisfy men's physical needs, and the heart is worshipful enough to satisfy men's psychological needs. This is what men love most.
But this demand cannot be satisfied by the female world.
The heroines around Yoshigami can be said to be fat and thin, and there are endless beauties of all kinds, especially Yukimori Yamanaka and Masanobu Takasaka, who are the two most beautiful warriors of the new and mature generations.
But all the Hime Warriors have a problem. Their admiration for Yoshiun comes from a world dominated by women, which cannot satisfy Yoshiun's spiritual needs of male chauvinism, coming from a world dominated by men.
The Takada sisters, Maeda aunt and nephew, they hated their incompetence and failed to protect Yoshigami, allowing him to be ruined by Oda Nobunaga.
Oda Nobunaga, Uesugi Kenshin, how much they want to conquer Yoshigami and make him the little man behind them.
Even Takeda Shingen and Hosokawa Fujitaka, who were impressed by Yoshigan, measured their relationship with Yoshigan from the perspective of feminism.
There are also Akechi Mitsuhide, Yamanaka Yukimori, Shima Katsumeo, etc., the Hime Warriors who are closely related to Yoshigan. Their thoughts are to stand in front of Yoshigan and protect their lovers from the wind and rain.
Have you found such a problem? All Ji warriors, deep down in their minds, believe that women are superior to men.
Even if Yiyin as an individual is considered stronger than himself by Warrior Ji. But as men and women as a whole, all Ji warriors agree that men should be protected.
The Hime Warriors in the world of women are just men without Jill, and they are masculine in their thinking. People like them cannot satisfy the spiritual needs of Yiyin's masculinity.
But today, Hojo Ushimasa's admiration and admiration are more like that of a weak woman in a male-dominated world, who sincerely admires the omnipotent man and longs to be with the powerful him.
How to describe this feeling? Probably because Yiyin could only eat Japanese food every day after time travel, since one day, he discovered hot pot skewers.
Would he be willing if he didn't take a few bites?
Yiyin's hands were shaking a little. His reason told him that he couldn't be soft-hearted. If he was soft-hearted, others would follow his example and he would be in trouble.
But there was another cat's paw scratching the tip of his heart, tempting him to try hot pot skewers.
Looking at the rippling drink, Yiyin finally chose to drink it all in one gulp.
Go to hell, if you have wine today, you will be drunk now, and you will have worries tomorrow!
———
Sakai Port.
The Seto Inland Sea is wrapped in the island country, like an inland sea.
The absence of wind and waves allows the island country's flat-bottomed boat technology to sail the sea like a river. Regardless of the wind or snow, the ice-free port is still full of flowers in winter.
The citizens of the castle town are busy and work hard every day just to make a living.
Compared with the endless wars outside, the customs established by the samurai family in order to obtain a large amount of commercial taxes at least ensured the peace of Sakai Port, and the townspeople were willing to endure exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes in exchange for peace.
It's just that the tax burden, which is becoming more and more onerous every year, is ultimately miserable.
At the townhouse, the two owners were complaining about the difficulty in doing business.
"Business at Yoshida House is booming recently, and you have made a fortune."
"Don't be ridiculous, how can it be better than your Nightingale House business? I've heard that there are many Ji warriors from Settsu who come to spend a lot of money. You are the one who really gets rich."
The owner of Nightingale House waved his hand and said with a wry smile.
“These are deals that have no repeat customers.
The Oda family wants to conquer Settsu Kingdom, and has received permission from the shogunate. There is another war, and those Ji warriors who have no future today are not here to have fun, they just want the last happiness before death. "
The owner of Yoshida House sighed.
"When will this battle be over?"
The owner of Nightingale House curled his lips.
"No matter how we fight, it's none of our business. Sakai Port is the territory of the Saint. It's under the control of the Hosokawa family. No one dares to come here to cause trouble."
The owner of Yoshida House frowned.
"That's what I say, but the hearts of the Hosokawa family are too dark.
In charge of the castle town's obedience, he asked for twenty guan of incense money a month at the first request. When the Miyoshi family was there, it was only 5 guan, and the Oda family only had 12 guan at that time.
My male cousin only pays a few dozen pennies per customer, and the incense fee alone costs twenty guan a month. All kinds of taxes are also necessary. The money I earn is regarded as filial piety to the prison. What should I eat? "
The owner of Nightingale House sighed.
"That's right, he's getting more and more sinister.
Recently, they have talked about building a civilized port town and raising taxes by changing laws. They really don’t treat us who raise male cousins as human beings, and they are knocking our bones and sucking our marrow.
We did all the bad things, and they made all the money. They want both face and money, but they just won’t give us a way to survive, so why bother with the largest port city, Kinki Pearl? Bah. "
The owner of Yoshida House sighed.
"I've been thinking about it for the past few days. It's hard to work in the town here at Sakai Port. How about crossing the river to the plains or Takai and trying another place?"
The owner of Nightingale House whispered.
"Don't mess around. Someone has already tried it, and several of them were stabbed to death by the Renshenglang bastards, claiming they were tax evaders.
I heard that the Takada family and the Hosokawa family are now united to clean up small businesses, and they are cramping and peeling. It's okay for people like us who fish for side jobs, but it's even harder for those who do serious business.
The boss is short of money now. "
The owner of Yoshida House said angrily.
"It's neither possible to stay nor to leave. This is to force us to have no way to survive. How did Kinki Pearl end up like this? Where is the saint's mercy that we promised?"
The owner of Nightingale House scoffed.
"Do you believe this?
The saint's compassion is compassion for the samurai family, and compassion for the Ji warriors in Sibo's establishment. Who are pariahs like you and me, worthy of a saint's look?
I heard that when Shiba Oda started the war, the saint spent a lot of money, it must be this amount. "
The owner of the Nightingale House gestured with a number, which made the owner of the Yoshida House gasp.
"four million?"
"Well, the entire four million dan, I heard it was all raised by Mr. Takada Haruno.
So, in the end, this money has to fall on untouchables like you and me. The food stamps in Sibo are no longer falling, but with the skyrocketing prices and various taxes and fees, we are not the ones paying the bill in the end?
You and I don't know anything else, except how to raise a male cousin. Don't think of any other way out, just endure it. Take it one day at a time, just in case things get better in the future. "
The owner of Yoshida House sighed and said angrily.
"The saint of the Wu family is also a bad cousin. Maybe he is not as good as those of you and me who are scratchy or clean."
The owner of the Nightingale House was horrified. He covered the mouth of the owner of the Yoshida House and looked around for no one. Then he relaxed a little and cursed in a low voice.
"You don't want your life? You can arrange a saint? I shouldn't come out to drink with you, drink a few cups of yellow soup, and dare to say anything!"
The owner of Yoshida House also knew that he was quick to speak and said the wrong thing, so he apologized in a low voice.
"It's my fault, I'll punish myself with a drink."
She poured a glass of wine, swallowed it, and sighed. She had something to say, but she didn't dare to say it anymore. She stared blankly at the street outside.
The town of Sakai Port has always been prosperous, but what does this prosperous place have to do with me? Money is earned for others and kept for others.
Humph, saint, that is also a saint from the Wu family, it has nothing to do with us untouchables.
———
Not far away from where the two bosses were drinking, in the Shinsengumi station, Takada Yono put down his accounts and sighed slightly.
After Imai Munehisa bowed, he said worriedly.
"Sir, do we really want to accept this large amount of money from Guandong? I always feel that people over there are getting bolder and bolder. This is inappropriate."
Takada Yono said calmly.
"When Spo Bank was first established, many people watched from a distance and did not dare to deposit money. I asked for the money through persuasion, but the amount was less than half that of the rich men from Guandong.
How can we build market confidence if we don’t accept money from people in Guandong? If everyone has no confidence, how can this bank continue?
Just rely on the little money Hosokawa Fujitaka plundered from Sakai Port? Just because the Shinsengumi threatened the businessman with a knife and stopped him from running away?
For the Shiba Oda War, in just one year, we put more than 4 million stone food stamps on the market. Without external blood transfusion support, how could we maintain this situation?
Do you think I don’t know there’s something wrong with those people in Kanto? Do you think I am willing to take their dirty money? But do I have a choice? "
Imai Muneji sighed.
"This matter of tearing down the east wall to repair the west wall will not last long after all."
Takada Yono sneered.
"That's why I opened Spo Bank, and I swallowed the dirty money.
Whether it's to eat up the poor family or eat those dirty money, as long as I can destroy the excess Sibo food stamps, I am willing to do it.
At worst, I'll let Guandong run amok. What do I care about? I am the town official of the Shiba family, and I am not a lackey of the Kanto Palace.
In the chaos in Kanto, they were the ones to die. If the food stamps collapse, I will die. If you were me, how would you choose? "
Imai Munejiu grimaced.
"Did you plan to trick them to death from the beginning?"
Takada Yono shook his head.
“I don’t have that much ability, so I have no choice but to protect myself and be prepared.
Yukino told me that she can only keep Hanzawa Naoyoshi for one year without causing trouble. The person behind Hanzawa Naoyoshi is Ii Naomasa. Xiao Nizi is very stubborn and will not give up easily.
Rather than letting Hanzawa Naoyoshi come to harass me and check me again, it is better to divert trouble to the east and let Hanzawa Naoyoshi go to those people in Kanto.
Either the Kanto people kill Hanzawa Naoyoshi, or Banzawa Naoyoshi overturns Kanto's bad debt. No matter what the outcome is, I can sit peacefully on the shore and watch the show.
I know too well the saint's temperament of taking the overall situation into account. Once the economy of Kanto is in chaos, the saint will never allow chaos to happen again on my side, and I will be safe.
Not only can I use Kanto people's money to make up for the shortfall in Shiba's food stamps, but I can also get rid of the entanglement between Ii Naomasa and Hanzawa Naoyoshi, killing two birds with one stone. "
Takada Haruno's cold words made Imai Munehisa couldn't help but tremble.
The water in the money and food accounts is too deep. If something goes wrong, it will be a big deal, and Imai Muneji will avoid it for a long time. But she belongs to Takada Harano, and her relationship is unclear, so she can only follow her boss and go crazy.
I only hope that in the days to come, it will be exactly as Takada Haruno calculated. The dead Taoist friends will not die the poor Taoists, and let the Kanto people die for us.
(End of chapter)
