Chapter 156: Hot Springs
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There are several houses lined up in the valley near Aiyan Mountain, surrounding the earthen ramparts, which look like the mansions of the local tyrants in the neighborhood, but the houses are a little nondescript, and some of the eye-catching places are obviously newly renovated, revealing fresh wood, and the backlit areas are indeed dilapidated. (If you like this book, please bookmark biquge.info) You can see a few wisps of green smoke on the roof of the house, which is the heat of the hot spring. The closer you get here, you can smell the pungent smell of hot springs, this was once a place for the samurai lords of the family to heal and recuperate, but later the Akiwa clan was defeated and changed hands in Matsuyama Castle, and the new master no longer bothered about the affairs here, and there was no special income to maintain the operation of the hot springs, and the nearby farmers, and even the cultivators who could afford to pay a little money and food, were able to enter and take a sleep.
In an era when medical facilities were almost non-existent, physicians were largely treated by samurai, and the lives of the poor were largely left to their fate, hot springs were the only place where you could heal your illness and relax your body.
Although the hot springs here are not as famous as the famous Yubara hot springs in the Misaku area, and the Kumagai hot springs in Date Territory, they are also an important place for people to recuperate in the neighborhood and passers-by, so it is always crowded with people.
It's just that in the past ten days, the hot spring has been deserted, and there are more than a dozen samurai masters who are rarely seen in and out, and the nearby patrols are extremely vigilant.
Since the son-in-law Zhuang came out of the battle, preparing for China's nominal guardian generation, the body of the lord of Songshan City Zhuang Weizi has obviously weakened, and this time the battle is nominally to pave the way for the son-in-law's position, but it is better to say that his body is becoming more and more unsustainable, and he has to let his son-in-law go out on his behalf. He had no particular symptoms, but he suddenly became sluggish.
Although it was not life-threatening for a while, there was no sign of recovery, and the body deteriorated.
The doctor who specialized in taking care of the backyard of Matsuyama Castle was also helpless for a while, so he had to tell him to recuperate a lot, so he had the idea of coming here to recuperate. Although it is not a famous spring, it is only a little famous in the countryside, and the only thing that Zhuang Weizi values may be that he can see the smoky Matsuyama Castle here, and he can get information from all over the world for the first time.
Zhuang Weizi is a person who is attached to power, and the most unbearable thing for him is to stay away from Songshan City, if it is not thousands of meters away from Songshan City, he will be able to return to Songshan City in a few steps if he returns urgently, and he is not willing to come here to recuperate. Although his body no longer allows him to deal with heavy and messy government affairs, the young and strong Zhengheng is also a little anxious in the face of complicated government affairs, not to mention the old and frail Zhuang Weizi.
In the summer of June, the weather was already hot, and in the hot spring house, even if he was not soaked in the water, it was so hot that he was sweating, Zhuang Weizi leaned on the bamboo fence with a pale face, and was in a daze without saying a word.
The two elegant, eleven or twelve-year-old boys squatted on both sides of Zhuang Weizi, gently shaking the paper fan to make Zhuang Weizi a little more comfortable. Like many Warring States daimyo, Zhuang Weizi also has a penchant for pampering children, and the older she gets, the more she becomes worse at it, the stronger her hobby in this area becomes.
"Is the hall in good condition? Physician. "At this time, there was a conversation in the corridor outside." The situation in the hall is much better than the previous day, but it still needs to take a good rest. Those were the words of the physician who was in charge of caring for Zhuang Weizi.
"Pavilion hall, Teramura Zuoshan asks to see you!" Teramura Sakan was a close retainer of Zhuang Weizi and was always in charge of delivering news about Matsuyama Castle and the hot springs during this time. When Teramura Zuoshan walked in, Zhuang Weizi pretended to sit up straight and looked strong. It's just that as soon as Teramura Zuoshan saw Zhuang Weizi's face, he secretly said in his heart that something was wrong, and the other party's face was even paler than when he visited before. The hot springs are very effective in the treatment of people's diseases, but this time it is useless for Zhuang Weizi, I am afraid that he is already terminally ill. Teramura Zuoshan's head lowered more and more, and he was afraid that his expression would give Zhuang Weizi a bad idea.
Zhuang Weizi pointed to a bamboo mat next to him and said, "Sit!" ”
Seeing the arrival of Teramura Zuoshan, the two waiters quietly bowed down from the side door and retreated, carefully covering the door, leaving only Zhuang Weizi and Teramura Zuoshan in the wooden house.
Teramura Sazen didn't want to think about it, and after sitting down, he said, "Kanden, news has just come from Aga-gun, there was a fierce battle between the Niimi family and the Date family, and the winner has been decided overnight. ”
Zhuang Weizi didn't have any expression on his face, just "oh", indicating that he understood, and then said: "I just said that Date was too eager, it seems that this time it is the victory of the Shinmi Sadatsune, hehe, the Shinmi family has suffered heavy losses after this time, and there is no way to bother me again in the next few years, but I still want to congratulate him on the victory." He paused, then added, "Wait a minute, and when I go back, I will bring him some tea cakes that I bought from the merchants in Kyoto last time, to show that we are all colleagues of the Niko family." ”
Teramura Zuoshan lightly tapped his fingers, bowed to the ground and whispered: "Guanden, it was the Date family who won the final victory, and now the remnants of the forces have been pacified and stationed in Kasejo. ”
There was a deathly silence in the wooden house between the words, and only the sound of the hot spring bubbling from outside the house was heard, Zhuang Weizi coughed, his eyes widened, he looked at Teramura Zuoshan, and said, "What are you kidding, the Date family has won." ”
Of course, Teramura Sashan knew why Zhuang Weizi would express such feelings, that is, he was also shocked when he learned the news from Aga-gun, and the Date family, who had to rely on the Zhuang family to promote him two months ago, overturned the Xinjian family of the princes of the Chinese side two months later, if he hadn't confirmed the news again and again, he would have listened to it as a joke.
Teramura Sashan honestly shook his head and replied: "Kanden, this is not a joke, and the subordinates have also repeatedly confirmed that this matter is not a lie, but a real thing, the Date family has indeed defeated the Shinmi family, but the specific situation is still being confirmed, but from the information learned, it is the Shinmi family that has a civil strife, and the first battle defeated the Shinmi army and won the final victory, and the Shinmi Sadatsune fled to the Kamiyo River, and it should be that he wants to use the remnants of the forces there to continue to resist to the end." ”
Zhuang Weizi coughed twice, looked ahead with a slightly dull gaze, and muttered softly: "I didn't expect it, I didn't think of it!" This is what happened. After a while, his eyes focused on one point, and he ordered: "Zuoshan, you immediately go to Aga-gun to congratulate the Date family on obtaining the hegemony of Aga-gun, and the gift will be handled as appropriate." ”
Teramura Zuoshan bowed and said: "The subordinates obey the order!" Just about to retreat, he suddenly remembered something, and asked in a low voice: "Pavilion Palace, Princess Zao asked, when will the Shaodian of Xingguo Yuan return?" ”
Zhuang Weizi shouted: "Grounded her for me, not allowed to leave her yard for a step, if anyone disobeys, don't blame me for being ruthless." ”
Teramura Zuoshan retreated from the wooden house with the sound of yes, heard a violent cough coming from the house, shook his head, and said slowly: "Life is short, take the opportunity of this mission to take a good look at Date Aga, hey, what am I thinking?" Let's go. "Gently left the hot spring house.
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