Yao Fang had just returned home, and he didn't even have time to eat, so he said to his bride Qin, who wanted to go out in a hurry and go to the palace.

While instructing the maid to boil water, Qin went to the room to rummage through Yao Fang's decent clothes. Yao Fang had been running around at sea for several months, his skin was rough by the sea breeze, and his people were tanned, so he had to bathe and change his clothes and clean up, after all, he was going to see the emperor.

She chose a light and breathable white gauze lining, as well as a straight-leg robe and a square scarf. Then he personally waited for Yao Fang to bathe, and was very attentive.

"Why did the emperor summon his husband?" Qin couldn't help but ask him softly.

Yao Fang said: "Before, thousands of us stayed on the coast of the Xian Kingdom, and there were many civil and military officials in the fleet, and they were going to inquire about the news of their country, but there was nothing they could do. Only I thought of a way to make friends with a samurai from my own country. ”

While Qin was busy, he said happily: "My father has been studying for so many years, and he finally got admitted to the Juren, and he hasn't seen the emperor yet." The husband is really capable. ”

She thought to herself that if Yao Fang could be appreciated by the emperor and be knighted in the future, she would also be able to get a lady, and she would be respected by people who wore a grand dress to visit the queen in the palace and returned to her parents' home. When she thought about that scene, she was so excited that she suddenly had hope.

However, the Qin family instilled in her too many women's virtue requirements, and she didn't dare to say the desires in her heart, and still only said what she should say.

Yao Fang packed up properly and couldn't wear official clothes, but she was also dressed neatly and decently. He said goodbye to his father and wife, and got into a carriage and went out.

…… The carriage stopped outside the gate of Xi'an, the imperial city, and after Yao Fang got off the car, he was led by a eunuch guarding the gate and went to Xihua Gate along the straight road. After searching and interrogating, they entered the Xihua Gate and arrived at the spacious brick-floor square in the palace.

The clear blue sky is full of white clouds, and the glazed tiles on the heavy eaves of the palace are shining in the sun. Yao Fang hadn't been in the palace for a long time, and when he came here again, he felt a magnificent scene completely different from outside the palace, and he suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.

On the other side of the Jinshui River in the north, the nearest palace complex is the Wuying Palace. Yao Fang followed the eunuchs, passed south of the Wuying Palace, then crossed the Jinshui River, and continued north from the wide brick field; Until they came to the Rouyi Temple.

Yao Fang walked to the door of the main hall of the Rouyi Palace, and began to bow and kowtow: "Yao Fang, the grass people, I am ordered to meet you, long live the saint." ”

The voice inside said, "Come in." ”

Yao Fang got up and finally approached the emperor again. In the quaint and spacious palace, the lighting of the doors and windows is very good, the inside is clear and quiet, and there is a large table in the middle of the hall, and Zhu Gaoxu, who is wearing a dragon suit, sits behind the table.

It is difficult for the world to come here, but Yao Fang is still easier than most people because of her family situation. He kowtowed in front of the table again, and Zhu Gaoxu said, "No courtesy." ”

At this time, there were no palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, let alone officials. Zhu Gaoxu probably didn't want to summon Yao Fang with great fanfare.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "You went on a long trip and tanned a lot. It's a good thing to suffer a little bit, and you can be more stable in the future and suffer less big losses. ”

Yao Fang suddenly felt a little cordial, and hurriedly said: "The Holy Lord's training is right, and the grass people have remembered it." ”

Zhu Gaoxu asked again: "I know that you are married, and the people of the Guo family have also gone." Are you satisfied with the bride?

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Yao Fang gradually relaxed a little and said: "In the past, the grass people were dizzy, and then they woke up, the Qin family and the grass people had no grievances and no hatred, and their reputation was humiliated, and they were indeed innocent. The grass people had no choice but to beg their father to propose marriage, and only in this way could they make up for their sins. Later, I found out that Qin was a good woman, she was often duplicitous, but she was very educated, and she spoke very well, saving many troubles from the grass people. ”

Zhu Gaoxu finally showed a smile on his face and nodded approvingly. He quickly asked directly, "What is the position of that Ouchi samurai you befriended?" ”

Yao Fang said: "His name is Ouchi Sheng, he is a guardian generation, and he is still a monk. It is said that there are many feudal countries in this place, but the territory may not be as good as a county in the Ming Dynasty, and it is ruled by the guardian daimyo. Guarding the daimyo is like a prince, with the power to arrest and adjudicate criminals, taxes, and administration, as well as the power to war. There were also guardian generations below the daimyo to manage the peasants in some villages. Ouchi Katsu is a guardian generation.

Locally, with the exception of the Kamakura Gongfang in the Kanto region and the probes in various places, the officials of the samurai were samurai. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "How did you get acquainted with this person?" ”

Yao Fang couldn't help laughing: "It's nothing more than doing what he likes, complimenting him a few words, and then giving him the benefits he wants." I saw that he was bald, so I found someone who could speak Japanese as a translator and talk to Ouchi about Buddhism. They can marry wives and have children as monks, but Ouchi Katsu has already returned to the vulgar in order to be an official. When we talk about the similarities and differences between Buddhism in the two countries, we are talking very speculatively.

Ouchi Katsu was born in a samurai family, and he practiced swordsmanship since he was a child, which is actually a sword technique. I also said that I had worked as a military general, and because a woman was almost punished with death, I became a merchant. So we used wooden knives to learn martial arts. Unexpectedly, the sword technique was quite sharp in the short and medium distances, and I lost a few games in a row, and I couldn't win against him at all.

Even if it's just a competition, the samurai are very competitive, and I'm glad that Ouchi won. I had to compliment him a few words and praise him for his superb swordsmanship. I didn't bother to worry about the outcome with him, I really wanted to fight, and I knocked him down with a single shot of a firearm......"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "It is said that the country is mountainous, the place is not open, and there are few people, and firearms may not be effective. ”

As he spoke, he lifted the brush and wrote and drew on the paper.

Yao Fang felt that he was poor and short, but seeing that Zhu Gaoxu attached great importance to his opponent, Yao Fang's expression became more serious, and said: "I observed that Ouchi Shengbiao played the knife, and it was indeed very fast. The posture of his knife is to pull back, with the back of the knife sticking to the scabbard, and the unsheath is an offensive style, without delay, fast and ruthless. ”

Zhu Gaoxu asked, "A guardian daimyo, how many such samurai are there?" ”

Yao Fang shook his head and said, "I didn't ask about this, but from what I heard, their warriors don't need to be people who farm the land themselves, and it is estimated that there are not many people; Because in the army there are mostly light feet. Lightfoot is almost a poor peasant, lacking food and clothing, lacking training, some people can use bamboo spears and spears, and some people can use longbows. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "There are no guns? ”

Yao Fang said: "I came to Geoje County from Hakata and did not carry firearms. I don't know if there is a firearm, but there must be no cannon, Ouchi Katsu talked about the lack of iron in his country. ”

Zhu Gaoxu then asked: "Hou Xian said in the chapter that the Ouchi clan is dissatisfied with the Muromachi shogunate, is this matter confirmed?" ”

Yao Fang said: "This matter is a bit chaotic, not everyone in the Ouchi clan is dissatisfied with the shogunate. It is said that the authority of the shogunate of our country is far less than that of our Ming court, and the decrees above cannot be said to be indistinguishable; Grass people listen, good

It's like always being gaming.

The former governor of the Ouchi clan participated in the rebellion of the Kamakura Principality and was defeated and died. The governor's concubine, Hiroshige Ouchi, was the eldest son, but surrendered to the Muromachi shogunate halfway through; Therefore, after the shogunate put down the rebellion, Hiroshige Ouchi made Hiroshige Ouchi the guardian daimyo of the two realms.

The position of the governor was inherited by the former governor's sister-in-law, Hiroshige's younger brother Ouchi Morimi, whose mother was the Sanjo clan, a powerful clan. So there was a civil war between the Ouchi brothers.

In the end, with the strong support of his mother's family, the sister-in-law gained the advantage of the decision, and of course he was very dissatisfied with the shogunate. However, the remnants of the defeated forces, without the support of the marriage clans, could only rely on the shogunate, and preferred Kyoto. ”

Zhu Gaoxu muttered: "If we had taken a foothold on Tsushima Island earlier and interfered, this matter would have been more chaotic." ”

Yao Fang was stunned for a moment and said, "The grass people just tried to be as simple as possible. In fact, before the Ouchi clan participated in the rebellion of the Kamakura principality, they also participated in a counterinsurgency war, and they received great benefits; It is said that because of this, they became more powerful and arrogant, and were given the guardianship of six realms...... Unexpectedly, the second time he stood wrong, and even Iwami Kuni, who had the ability, was lost. ”

"Iwami?" Zhu Gaoxu suddenly frowned, looking thoughtful.

Yao Fang didn't know why, and didn't understand what was so special about this place name.

Zhu Gaoxu even stood up from his chair, thinking a little restlessly. After a long while, he suddenly slapped his head, and with a suddenly enlightened look, he pointed at Yao Fang and said, "Stone sees Yinshan!" I remembered, is there a big silver mine there? ”

Yao Fang looked dazed and said in a daze: "The grass people don't know about this. ”

"Never heard of it?" Zhu Gaoxu wondered.

Yao Fang shook his head, and immediately nodded again and said affirmatively: "The grass people have never heard of it. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "We know too little, and we have to find a way to investigate." It is necessary not only to understand the power of the country, but also to understand their terrain, roads, etc., so that the officials and soldiers of the imperial court can pay as little as possible and reduce military expenditures. ”

Today's country is chaotic, self-care, no threat to the Ming Dynasty, and it seems to be very poor. Yao Fang really couldn't understand why the emperor had to intervene.

However, Yao Fang trusted Zhu Gaoxu's abilities very much, and he believed that the emperor's decision was right without any reason.

Yao Fang's heart was horizontal, and he hugged his fists and said: "The grass people have a strategy, and the grass people only need to shave their degrees and pretend to be a monk, so that they can go to their country and do holy errands." ”

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him, shook his head and said, "If I tell you to shave, how can I tell your sister?" And your newly married Qin family, how to explain? Not! You can go to some monks and ask them to go to their own country to exchange the Dharma. ”

Yao Fang said: "The grass people know a lot of monks in Qingshou Temple, so I'll go for a trip tomorrow." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Very good. This matter belongs to the imperial court, and I asked Wang Gui to allocate funds from the inner government to you. ”

Yao Fang hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "It's better to let the grass people ask the Shen family for it, saying that the favorite of the people in my country is the copper coins officially minted by the Ming Dynasty." The Shen family opened a copper mine in Yunnan and obtained the right to mint money from the Holy Lord, and the kind of 'Wude Tongbao' that was minted was very good for the country. ”

Zhu Gaoxu smiled: "It's okay, just do it." ”.

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