"Let's go to the library and talk about it later!"
Before the port, Mitsuhiro Uizaki pondered for a moment before making a decision. In Kyoto, the only people who can be called "Shangyang" are the emperor and the shogun. And what can be called a "big event" that makes Morino Kiyoshi rush here must be... the shogun! How long had passed but something happened to the shogunate's general again! ...
Mitsuhiro Oyizaki had a heavy heart, so he pulled Morino Kiyoshi and hurriedly came to the horse's side. He stretched out his hand, pointed to the pony held by Sue Saburo next to him, and smiled apologetically.
"Master Morino Kiyo, please ride this horse and rush to the pavilion with me..."
The elderly businessman Morino Kiyoshi looked at the pony in front of him. It was only about 1.23 meters tall at the shoulders. It was an ordinary southern horse and probably came from Dewa Country on the main island. This is a typical local horse, not tall in stature and not heavy in weight.
Then, he looked at Mitsuhiro Usaki's war horse, which was about 1.5 meters tall at the shoulders, a full head taller than the pony next to him. And this horse is all white and strong, but it is a rare horse in Kyoto!
"What a good horse!"
Morino Kiyoshi sighed in admiration. His expression changed, he remembered the purpose of his trip, and asked with a smile.
"Guangguang, such a good horse comes from the mainland across the North Sea?"
"good!"
Mitsuhiro Oyizaki nodded affirmatively. In front of his old acquaintance, he did not hide anything and replied calmly.
"This was obtained from the Ezo people on Kata Island. And they are said to have obtained it from the Sakha people (i.e. the Yakuts), the reindeer people further north. This kind of Sakha people The horse is not picky about food and is very strong. It is not afraid of severe cold, is familiar with woodland, and is suitable for snow and mountain forests. Even in the heavy snow in the north of Ezo, it can run like flying!"
"Oh! The mountains and forests of Ezo are so vast. If the samurai wants to travel to conquer the barbarians, they really need such good horses!"
Hearing this, Morino Qing smiled and nodded. His eyes wandered, he pondered for a moment, and then asked about another thing in his memory.
"Guangguang, is your father's big chestnut Jurchen horse... still there?"
"Huh? You mean Li Mao? He has died of old age and illness."
Mitsuhiro Oyizaki touched his half-bald Tsukiyo head and glanced at Morino Kiyoshi in confusion.
"What my father is riding now is another brown-red deer-haired horse, which is also a Jurchen horse..."
"Oh! Jurchen's big horse!"
Hearing this, Morino Qing's eyes lit up. Sure enough, as he expected, among the seventy kingdoms of the world, the only places where you can really find good horses are in Kamikuni, Shimoguni and Matsumae in Ezo. Because only here, through the Tatar trade, can we exchange for the rare tall horses in the world from the hunting tribes across the sea.
"Let's go!"
It was not a suitable occasion right now, so Morino Kiyoshi did not ask again. The two of them got on their horses and ran towards Shengshan Pavilion without stopping. As for the young businessman Shojiro Matsushita, he will come on foot when the food on the ship is finished unloading.
Shengshan Pavilion is built in the mountains, not far from the sea. The two rode for a while before arriving at this Japanese-style mountain fort with white walls and black roofs. Afterwards, the two handed the horses to the servants, took off their shoes, and walked back into the hall.
Morino Kiyoshi glanced at the stable from a distance and vaguely saw a big horse, even half a head taller than Mitsuhiro Uyizaki's white horse. His eyes flickered, and then he followed Mitsuhiro Uyizaki into the tea room where he was waiting.
"The tea room is a bit simple...but the view of the mountains, snow and sea outside the window is so beautiful and picturesque that you can watch it while drinking!"
"Excellent! 'The window contains the snow of Qianqiu in the Xiling Mountains, and the door is docked with a ship thousands of miles away from Dongwu.' The scene in Du Shaoling's poem of the Tang Dynasty can be seen here, and it is indeed a Zen feeling that has never been seen before!"
Morino Kiyoshi replied gently with a smile in his eyes. In this era, most people, whether they were public officials, martial artists or monks, were familiar with Tang poetry and Song lyrics, often used Chinese poems to answer questions, and could even write poems in Chinese. Because the classics of Kazuto's upper class basically came from the Celestial Dynasty and were originally written in traditional Chinese characters. It would take another hundred or two hundred years for the real haiku to rise.
Mitsuhiro Uyizaki invited a young man to make tea, bowed apologetically to Morino Kiyoshi, and left in a hurry. Since something big happened in Kyoto, he naturally wanted to invite the master of the Katsuyama Hall, his own father, Nobuhiro Takeda, to come.
Morino drank tea leisurely. Although he was anxious in his heart, it didn't show on his face at all, his expression was calm and content. It wasn't until Mitsuhiro Uyizaki bowed and accompanied an old samurai with gray hair and a resolute face that he came in. Morino Kiyoshi immediately stood up, bowed deeply and bowed his head in a respectful salute.
"Yoneya Morino Kiyoshi, pay homage to Kai Takeda Genji, a concubine of the Kahi Takeda Genji family, and the guardian of the Kingdom, Acting Nobuhiro!"
"Ha! Morino Kiyoshi, my old friend, sit down together, no need to be polite!"
Takeda Nobuhiro smiled heartily and waved his hand. The three of them sat down separately, and Morino Qingcai looked at Takeda Nobuhiro carefully. After not seeing each other for more than ten years, the other party has obviously aged a lot, and even his hair has turned white. But the fierce aura in those eyebrows is similar to the past, even more majestic.
"You buried your bones in the mud under the spring, but I sent them to the world with a head full of snow..."
Morino Kiyoshi pursed his lips, thinking of the news from Kyoto he had brought, and seeing his old friend Nobuhiro Takeda again. He sighed in his heart and secretly recited a poem by Bai Juyi. Bai Juyi's poems were widely circulated in the Republic of China at this time, and even a random warrior could say a sentence or two.
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"Nobuguang Gong! Kazuto won the battle of Hushemayin, defeated the Ezo people, and established a firm foothold in Ezo land, all because of your bravery and planning! This gift, I sincerely give!"
"Haha! That was all over thirty years ago!"
Hearing his old friend talk about the most proud thing in his life, Takeda Nobuhiro burst into laughter and even his eyebrows twitched. His experience is also quite legendary. It is said that he is a concubine of the Kai Takeda Genji clan, the second generation governor of the Wakasa Takeda clan, the guardian of both Wakasa and Tango, and the son of Takeda Nobuken.
Of course, Morino Kiyoshi didn't believe this rumor. Because Takeda Nobuhiro was probably only born 12 years earlier than Takeda Nobuhiro, so he couldn't just bravely give birth to his son at the age of 12, right? ...
However, as a well-informed Omi businessman, he knew that Takeda Nobuhiro, a fellow countryman, was indeed from the Wakasa Takeda clan. Wakasa Takeda did not come forward to refute this rumor. The other party should be of the bloodline of Wakasa Takeda. As for whether he is the illegitimate son of an elder of Lord Nobuyoshi, it is hard to say.
In any case, Nobuxian Takeda has been dead for almost 20 years, and no one can come forward to clarify. When Takeda Nobuhiro was in his early 20s, he ran away from the Wakasa Takeda family and went to Kanto. He first stayed under the account of the Ashikaga Nari clan, Koga Furukawa, obtained a piece of paper, and was transferred to the Mutsu daimyo, the head of the three Nanbu clans, under the command of Nanbu Mitsumasa. Then, he received support from the Nanbu clan and came to Ezo to look for opportunities.
Soon after, he came to the attention of Uyizaki Nosushige, the owner of Ezochi Hanazawakan, and took him as his son-in-law, changing his surname to Uyizaki. This year, he was only 25 years old, and it only took him four years to go from running away with nothing to establishing himself in Ezo!
Two years later, a serious conflict broke out between the Ainnu people in Ezo and the Kazu people who went north to colonize, which was the Battle of Hushemayin. Kazuto's Donan Twelve Halls in Ezochi were attacked ten times in a row. Only Takeda Nobuhiro was brave and fierce, leading the Kazuto warriors to resist. Then, he gathered the scattered warriors from various places and counterattacked the Ezo tribes. Near Shichiehama, he personally shot and killed the leader of the Ainnu people, Hu Shemayin, thus suppressing the Ezo tribes. And the Nanaehama here is the Hakodate in later generations.
After this battle, Takeda Nobhiro became famous in Ezo and established his prestige! His father-in-law, Uyizaki Nosushige, died of illness in the third year of Kansho (1462), and the position of head of the Uyizaki family was passed on to Takeda Nobhiro, who was only 31 years old. Then in the same year, Takeda Nobuhiro began to build his own residence, Katsuyamakan, and truly established his foundation in Ezo...
Thinking of this experience that was like a storybook, Morino Kiyoshi felt emotional. And Nobuhiro Takeda's eyes also showed deep remembrance.
The tea room was quiet for a moment, and it wasn't until Xiao Xing came over to heat tea that Takeda Nobuhiro came back to his senses. He smiled and picked up a bowl of hot tea, took two sips, and his eyes became sharp again.
"Morino Kiyoshi, you said something big happened in Kyoto, so...what big thing is it?"
"Xin Guanggong is a major event for the general's family and the world!"
Morino Qing pondered for a while, looked heavy, and sighed sadly.
"This news has spread in Kyoto, and it is not a secret... The reclusive eighth general Yoshimasa was seriously ill and could not take care of his duties. And the ninth general Yoshinaga died of illness eight months ago during the crusade against Omi. Guard, Rokkaku Takayori's conquest..."
"At this point, there is no successor in the Yoshimasa line. After the Onin Rebellion, the expelled general Yoshimasa's brother Yoshishi has taken his son Yoshisai to Luo and returned to Kyoto! Seeing that the position of the general has been lost, Doudou Around the corner, it will fall back into the hands of Yishi's lineage again!..."
"Onin Rebellion, ten years of fighting, the whole world is in flames of war, and there are countless casualties in Kinki, and I don't know why!"
