Soon, Asakura Kojiro took Hidemune Tsugawa and others to the "Chengguansho" located in Shinomaru of Ueno Castle.

The Chengguan Office is similar to the Shogun, which is mainly responsible for the daily patrol of the city, the change of guards, the inspection, the recovery and other affairs, and by the way, it is also responsible for maintaining the law and order of the castle town, etc., which is similar to a certain "world's strongest army" in later generations........

After settling Tsugawa Hidemune and the others in the castle management office and leaving a few ashigaru, Asakura Kojiro said to Tsugawa Hidemune and the others, "There are still patrol duties in the city, so I left first." Today, the entire city of Ueno Castle is under martial law. Just wait here, and remember not to wander around, or it will be bad to be treated as a spy. ”

"I understand at the inferior, thank you Asakura-sama!" Hearing Asakura Kojiro's words, Tsukawa Hidemune hurriedly promised.

After walking out of the chengguan, Asakura Kojiro looked back in the direction of the chengguan, and then said to a few ashigaru beside him, "Take care of these people, and you must not be careless until you determine their identity." Sound the alarm as soon as something unusual happens! ”

"Yes! My lord! ”

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After Asakura Kojiro settled Tsugawa Hidemune and the others here, Shinda Nobuyoshi over there also ran towards Honmaru with the Toki Munemitsu in his hand.

At this moment, the banquet of Honmaru is also coming to an end, and many retainers have left the table to continue watching Noh opera, and the families of the retainers have been led by Yukihime and others to the edge of a pond outside Honmaru, where there is a separate open space with many flowers and trees. In the middle of the open space, there is a large stall with accessories and other items that are treasured by the women such as Yukihime and Kikuhime.

For a grand event like today, the retainers were richly rewarded, and the retainers' families naturally received something from Yukihime, who was the mother of the Tsugawa family. And the reward of a woman is very easy to do, which is nothing more than giving a few clothes or their own ornaments, folding fans and the like.

"Mrs. Snow's dress is so beautiful, this pattern and texture are really enviable!"

"Yes! When I looked at the main hall, I loved Mrs. Snow very much. ”

"It's not just Madame Xue, look at the clothes passed down by Madame Lan and Madame Ju, aren't they the clothes that Yoshino-sama just sent from Minato Castle last time? It is said that it was woven by a famous master in Kyoto, and it is dozens of times. ”

"Look at the hairpin on Lady Lola's head, it's also a rare boutique!"

Hearing the envy of a group of women around him, several women from Tsugawa Soji suddenly turned red. And what woman doesn't want to hear heartfelt praise from her "kind"?

"Yikes!" At this time, a family member who opened the gift given by Xue Ji suddenly covered his mouth and said with a shocked face, "This is actually a corset made of Ezo brocade, thank you Lady Xue for the reward!" ”

"Ah, I have it too!" Another family member also hurriedly opened the gift, and let out an exclamation.

The clothes woven from Ezo brocade are not cheap, and any one piece has to be a luxury item that can only be bought for one or twenty times, and the families of these retainers, especially those whose husbands do not receive much or do not have a high fortune in the Tsugawa family, are even more incredulous.

Take the Tsugawa family's castle as an example, although it is the position of the general of the ashigaru or even the general of the chamberlain, but the annual salary is only 500 koku, and the converted into money is only about 200. Excluding expenses, there is not much left, and dozens of clothes are really not affordable. And even if there is this money, it is reluctant for the samurai to buy such a "useless" thing as clothing, it is better to buy a sharp weapon or buy a batch of war horses.

Xue Ji really also experienced the feeling of a "local tyrant", hearing the flattery and compliments of the family members in her ears from time to time, the smile in her eyes could not be concealed no matter what.

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"Everyone!"

Seeing that the retainers had almost eaten, Tsugawa Soji suddenly stood up from his position. Seeing that Tsugawa Soji seemed to have something to say, the surrounding retainers also hurriedly returned to their positions.

After everyone was done, Tsugawa Soji slowly spoke, "As we all know, this family is a descendant of the Genji clan, and the Mino Toki clan is separated!" For example, today is unstable, Ki is in turmoil, and the imperial court is struggling to survive. This family is very much a minister of the court, humble and does not dare to forget the country, this family is also willing to do a little bit for the court! ”

"Bang Bang!" As he spoke, Soji Tsugawa stretched out his hands and patted them.

Yajima Tadabei and several other flags in the back hurriedly came to Tsugawa Soji with a few exquisite gift boxes, and then put the gift boxes on the table.

Tsugawa Soji hurriedly said to the head of Saionji Temple, "Xiyuan Temple, this is a little bit of the family's heart for the imperial court and His Majesty the Emperor, and please convey the family's heart to the court for the sake of the family!" ”

When the head of Saionji Temple heard Tsugawa Soji's words, he was stunned at first, and then he was overjoyed!

"This Tsugawa Soji is really on the way, first he saluted me, and now he doesn't forget to present a gift to His Majesty the Emperor, not bad!" The head of Xiyuan Temple looked at Tsugawa Soji's eyes more and more kindly, and even the head of Xiyuan Temple had the idea of marrying his daughter to Tsugawa Soji.

"Tsugawa Hall is really loyal! When I return to Beijing, I will definitely speak for the Tsugawa Hall under His Majesty the Emperor's seat. With that, the chief of Xiyuan Temple quietly came to the desk in front of Tsugawa Soji, and then carefully opened the gift box, and then, the chief of Xiyuan Temple felt that he was blind.

"This ..... This ......" After the chief of Xiyuan Temple saw the dazzling and eye-catching touch of gold in the gift box, his heartbeat suddenly began to accelerate, and his tone began to stutter. When he grew up, he looked at Soji Tsugawa, but he couldn't say a word.

"Xiyuan Temple, in the Ming Dynasty across the sea, there is a famous poet Lu You's poem in the Song Dynasty, called "humble did not dare to forget the country", although the family is only from the six out of the feather introduction, but the heart also has the heart of serving the country! These are just a few of the feelings of the family, and I would like to ask the Saionji Temple to convey the kindness of the family to His Majesty the Emperor. Soji Tsugawa said with a smile on his face to the chief of Saionji.

The chief of Xiyuan Temple was really moved by what Tsugawa Soji said for a moment, but the chief of Xiyuan Temple is not a fool, and from the words of Tsugawa Soji, the chief of Xiyuan Temple understood another layer of meaning, that is, the official position of Tsugawa Soji seems to be a little low.

De Yusuke is only from the official position of the sixth, and there are also from the sixth, the sixth, and so on, so it can be said that in the ancient Celestial Empire, it was just a "nine-rank sesame official". With the current strength of the Tsugawa family, a Dehasuke is indeed a little shabby. You know, the next door is still Dr. Zuojing.

Just as the chief of Saionji opened his mouth to say something, Tsugawa Soji opened the other boxes without saying a word. And when the other boxes were opened by Tsugawa Soji, the head of Xiyuan Temple sat directly on the ground with weak legs, and there was no trace of brilliance in his eyes.

In his life, the prince of Xiyuan Temple has never seen so much gold!!