Omi, in Lake Biwa.
A ferry departed from Sakamoto and was slowly sailing towards Omi Imama Castle.
The ferry is quite large, with three floors, dozens of sailors built inside, and can carry hundreds of people in one trip.
In one of the rooms on the ferry, there were more than a dozen ministers sitting around, chatting together. The atmosphere was extremely lively.
Among them, a middle-aged warrior in his thirties obviously had the highest status and sat in the main seat, while the rest of the ministers could only sit on the periphery.
"Ichijoden, what do you think Musashi Mamoru did to organize this sparrow conference this time?"
"Looking at the name, it doesn't sound like a renge party?!" In the crowd, a young minister said to Ichibo Fangdou who was sitting on the main seat.
Sitting on the main seat was none other than Ichibo Fudichi, the eleventh generation head of the Ichijo family in Kyoto.
Ichibobodichi was originally from the Tosa Ichichi clan. His father was a member of the Tosa Ichibo clan, and Ichibobodichi was the second son of the family.
At that time, the head of the Ichiyo family in Kyoto had no heirs, so he adopted Ichibo Fangdong as his son-in-law and adopted son.
After the death of Ichijo Torya, the Ichijo family in Kyoto was inherited by Ichijo Fudotsu. Historically, Ichibobodichi would serve as the elder of the Fuji clan and Guanbai, but now the 26-year-old Ichibobodichi is only the fourth highest ranking Lieutenant General Sakonoe in the imperial court.
Although Ichijo Fangtong's official position is not the highest among the ministers present, his status as the head of the Shokan family's Ichijo clan is undoubtedly the most noble among the ministers present.
"Literally, this sparrow convention should be about birds!"
"From ancient times to the present, there are not many people who keep eagles, but those who keep sparrows are really rare. Could it be that this is an extremely precious sparrow, which is why Kyogoku Musashi Mamoru is so eager to invite us to watch it?"
"But a sparrow is just a sparrow after all. What kind of status do we, the ministers, have to go to Omi to go to Omi just for a sparrow?"
"You can't say this like that. Since Kyogoku Musashi is the guardian of the palace, there's no reason not to go."
Mader, which of the ministers here has never borrowed money from Kyogoku Takahiro?
Kyogoku Takahiro has never asked for repayment. What kind of behavior is this?
An act of kindness!
Nowadays, the lives of the ministers in Kyoto are getting worse and worse day by day, and they can be said to be in poverty. However, Kyogoku Musashi Mamoru was still willing to have a heart-to-heart relationship with them. He not only took full responsibility for their travel expenses, but also prepared a banquet in Omi.
What is the current status of the Omi Kyogoku family?
Can the banquet cards be smaller?
The ministers who have been drinking clear porridge for several months are already drooling.
No matter if he is a sparrow or something, even if he is really a sparrow, then he will have to be praised as a phoenix by Musashi Mamoru!
I, the Duke of Kyoto, use this mouth to trick me into eating and drinking, doesn’t it?
"Sanjo-dono, you are Musashi Mamoru's in-laws. It is said that last time you and several colleagues went to Omi and came back with a full load!"
"I wonder if you could say a few kind words for me this time in front of Musashi Shoden. The family is really in trouble. My wife is about to give birth, but there is no rice for cooking at home. I would like to ask Sanjoden to lend a helping hand."
"Yes, Inuzi is going to get married next month, and the bride is the princess of the Imadegawa family, but the price charged by Imadegawa Palace is too high! We are all our own people, how can we use the price to rip off those country bumpkins?"
"Isn't this tricking me?"
"It's been a difficult time for Imadegawa-don. The mansion was renovated a few months ago, and a few days ago His Majesty was asked to donate several thousand dollars! It's not easy for everyone. Zhongshan-don, please bear with me a little more."
"Fart! Last year, Imadegawa only received 100 sen from Settsu when he married his daughter. This time, he actually asked for 80 sen as a gift. Isn't this a trick on me?"
"80 strings? This is really unreasonable!"
After learning that Imadegawa's asking price was actually as high as 80 guan, the ministers present suddenly stopped arguing about the sparrow meeting, and they all turned around and began to curse Imadegawa Kimihiko.
Although the ministers of Kyoto like to marry their daughters to foreigners and sell them at a good price, they sometimes also marry internally.
In the past, marriages basically didn't involve any betrothal gifts or anything like that, just to keep it simple.
But Imadegawa Kimihiko actually charged so much money this time, no wonder Nakayama Takahiro was unhappy.
Isn’t this really raising the B price?
When the princes of Kyoto marry their daughters, the prices are clearly marked.
According to the price, those from the Sheguan family are generally digested internally, followed by those from the Tsinghua family, which are generally 500 guan, and those from the Minister's family, which are next, are generally 200 guan.
Everyone adopts maids as adopted daughters and marries them off, at almost zero cost.
However, although there have been more and more people being taken advantage of in the past two years, the market has continued to decline, and many ministers are almost unable to marry their daughters.
At this time, Kimihiko Imadegawa suddenly came out to disrupt the market. What else could that mean if he wasn't scolding him?
"Okay, everyone, please stop saying a few words!" Ichigo Fangtong, who was on the main seat, couldn't stand it anymore. We are the public ministers, the group of people with the highest social status. How can we discuss these things in public, which is beneath our dignity? What about the topic?
"Calculating the time, it is almost time to arrive at the Kyogoku family. Please tidy up your appearance and don't lose the dignity of the Duke of Kyoto in front of the Kyogoku family!"
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Omi, Kunyou Village.
Kyogoku Takahiro came here from Imahama Castle early in the morning to inspect the work.
Don't get me wrong, it's not that Kyogoku Takahiro suddenly became concerned about the development in the area, but that Kyogoku Takahiro ordered more than 20 sets of mahjong and mahjong tables here.
In two months, Kyogoku Takahiro's mahjong skills have reached the pinnacle, and he can be said to be the invincible player in his family.
Up to now, even Mrs. Kotogawa and Mrs. Sanjo in the Kyogoku family no longer dare to play mahjong with Kyogoku Takahiro.
Kyogoku Takahiro feels so lonely.
Mahjong is really a good thing. It allows Kyogoku Takahiro to find another meaning of existence in life. As a mediocre leader with little achievements in government affairs or military affairs, Kyogoku Takahiro has always felt that his sense of existence is very low.
But after getting exposed to mahjong, Kyogoku Takahiro suddenly realized that he could still make a difference!
Besides, mahjong is really fun.
Two days ago, Kyogoku Takahiro suddenly felt that he could not enjoy a good thing like mahjong alone and should carry it forward.
So Kyogoku Takahiro thought of his group of buddies in Kyoto!
Mahjong was originally a thing used by those who had nothing to do to pass the time. In this era, who is the most leisurely person, it is naturally the group of officials in Kyoto.
Kyogoku Takahiro just did what he said, and immediately asked someone to find Kunimihebei, who had previously made mahjong for Kyogoku Takamasa, and asked him to make more than twenty sets of mahjong immediately.
Then he personally sent a letter to Kyoto, inviting the ministers of Kyoto to come to Omi one by one.
After dealing with the ministers of Kyoto for so many years, Kyogoku Takahiro has gradually understood their peeing habits.
You can look down on them from your heart, but you must not show it.
Therefore, Kyogoku Takahiro could not directly state that he wanted to "give alms" to them, so he thought of the Sparrow Conference.
In fact, Kyogoku Takahiro's purpose is still very simple until now. He just wants to find some poker friends for himself.
However, the development of things did not follow Kyogoku Takahiro's script, because the charm of mahjong was indeed a bit too great.
