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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 291 Wedding

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    Early in the morning on March 16th, thousands of people in Kasugayama Castle were busy. The marriage of the king of the country was a great event in Echigo country, not to mention that the husband of the king of the country was a big noble from Kyoto, and the samurai in the city and  No one in the family has ever seen this pair of little people. The boy is really handsome and the girl is beautiful. They are a match made in heaven.  As Yoshinaga's firecrackers exploded, the sounds of singing and dancing gradually began, and the big-name ministers Echigo had not seen for hundreds of years appeared one by one. When Konoe Senji and Katsu Odai walked into the Honmaru Grand Building from the new four-wheeled carriage,  When they were in Hiroma, the Echigo samurai lowered their heads in awe.  "Guan Bai, the elder of the Fuji family, the Konoe Zuo Minister, has arrived!" "The elder of the Genji family, Kuagata Nagong Qingtong has arrived!"  It was a wedding in a distant country in the countryside, and the elders of two major courtiers came at once.  Or, how had they, the country rich, seen such a scene? The most distinguished minister in the imperial court, a big shot who had not been seen once in decades, gathered together to celebrate the wedding this time. The people of Echigo were shocked, and then they really recognized this person.  The governor of the Kira family from Kyoto has such a strong influence.  The marriage ceremony in medieval Japan drew on the etiquette of the Tang and Song Dynasties that was spread during the Heian period. The four steps of accepting, accepting, accepting, and welcoming evolved into meeting, marriage contract, marriage, and ceremony. Generally speaking, the meanings are similar.  The previous meeting and marriage contract have been completed. The knot is literally divided into two aspects: "knot" and "na". The relatives of both parties attend the wedding banquet together and bless the newlyweds, which is called "knot". Both parties' relatives give gifts to the newlyweds.  Giving financial gifts is called "accepting", which actually means the same thing. Everyone comes to drink wedding wine and give money as gifts.  The final ceremony refers to the wedding banquet.  There is nothing unusual about the congratulations and gifts. They range from geese flying in the sky to whales swimming in the water. They include South Sea pearl ornaments, rhinoceros horn and ivory handicrafts, gold necklaces, gold locks, gold pendants, and famous white jade and jadeite products.  And enough, judging from the appearance, these gifts are all high-quality products from the Ming Dynasty, and should be treasured gifts by various officials.  This shows the importance attached to the marriage of Kira Yoshitoki within the imperial court. Konoe Maekaku represents both a relative of the husband's family and a relative of the wife's family. At the same time, he is the person with the highest status in today's wedding. He presided over the wedding and became the official.  As expected.  The bride, the long-tailed tiger girl, was wearing a white wedding dress and was supported by several female officials. Tiger girl's face was covered by a curtain like a hood, covering most of her cheeks. With her head hanging down, her expression could not be seen clearly, but today she also had a facial expression.  Even with the powder on his face, he couldn't tell how beautiful he was.  The scene was a little noisy and I couldn't hear what the female official was saying in a low voice. I could only hear Konoe Senji saying: "The newlyweds and the bride are seated!" Kira Yoshitsune was accompanied by Nakain Toshimito, who was serving as the male guest, and Nakain Toshimi on the opposite side.  Mi's wife, Yoshiko Kuga, served as the female guest of honor. During the wedding, the newlyweds were not allowed to make loud noises or whisper to each other. They could only leave it to the guests of honor of both parties to answer the questions for the newlyweds.  Then we entered the main process of the ceremony, naming all the family backgrounds and names of both parties in the form of a song. This would be difficult if you are not good at it. Fortunately, this time the male and female guests are Kira Yoshitoki's cousin,  Cousin-sister-in-law, both of them came from famous families and had extraordinary singing skills, so it was hard for them both.  The young couple acted skillfully and spoke naturally, and quickly completed the long and irritating process of name recognition, ceremony, etc. Kira Yoshitsune presented him with a pair of emerald butterflies, Jinbu Yao, and Long-tailed Tiger Princess gave him  The other one is a bat fan with a phoenix and phoenix painted on it.  The next step is to perform the ceremony of joining the Úá, which is similar to the etiquette of the Tang and Song Dynasties. A meal cooked with red dates, peanuts, rice and chestnuts on a lacquerware tray indicates many children and good fortune, and a soup cooked with seabass and kelp indicates that  Happy family.  The two of them ate on one plate. When they were eating, Hu Ji held a cypress fan in one hand to cover her face, and held a chopstick in the other hand and said softly: "Your Highness, please eat." Hu Ji met his eyes in mid-air,  She hurriedly lowered her head and chewed the food on the plate carefully. Hu Ji was dressed like a regular princess of Gongqing's family. Her jade face was covered with powder and her lips were reddish. Fortunately, her eyebrows were not shaved off, and her white teeth were still the same.  , which he was very happy about.  As early as two years ago, when Shengji wrote a letter complaining about the discomfort of blackening her teeth, he ordered the craftsmen of Biwaya to study braces. They could put black braces on their teeth to replace the pain of blackening them, just like European aristocrats wearing wigs.  The emergence of braces allowed the princesses and royal wives of the Gongqing family to take the lead in eliminating the trouble of blackening their teeth.  The short meal was like a dream, and he couldn't bear to eat it. He remembered that it was two and a half years ago when he first saw Torahime on the long street in Kyoto. More than two years later, the little girl who scared him back then has grown into a grown-up girl.  The long hair has already reached the waist, and now they have become a couple.  The last item of the ceremony of combining the anniversaries is the meridian wine. Choose the 30-year-old sake from the Konoe family as the ceremonial wine. Take a shallow cup and hold a corner of each cup to drink together. At this time, both parties need to look at each other at eye level and are not allowed to touch each other.?Drinking it carefully, Kiragi stared at the heavily made-up Torahime in trance. Although the new makeup did not reveal her old appearance, with light eyeliner, red lips, and a straight nose, she was still breathtakingly beautiful.  After the wedding ceremony, the rest of the disclosure banquet has nothing to do with the couple. The two of them left the large room accompanied by their companions. At the same time, the disclosure banquet began. Food was served on the flowing table, and the samurai who loved drinking drank happily.  , because today is the marriage ceremony of the king, so it doesn't matter as long as you don't get drunk and go crazy.  The group of relatives and friends of the Kira family was so impressive that even envoys from the imperial court and the shogunate came to watch the ceremony. This was beyond Nagao Kagetora's expectation. As the woman with the highest status, Nagao Kagetora could only barely accompany a group of people.  His family status and status are much higher than his.  Fortunately, all the ministers in Kyoto are well-educated people, and they have developed good skills in all aspects since they were young. The girl¡¯s guardian, Nagao Kagetora, is also a rare well-educated person, so the banquet was not embarrassing at all.  At the beginning of the unitary period, Kira Yoshitoki had already changed into a black hunting suit, holding a bat fan in his left hand, and holding a bat fan in his right hand. He was holding a gorgeous gown, a headband wrapped around his head and a shawl, and he appeared as a married woman. This also marked that the dinner was about to begin.  At the banquet, charcoal-grilled fish and shrimps, pine nuts, peanuts and other nuts were served in plates, which made the Echigo samurai who were accustomed to living a hard life open their eyes and marvel.  This kind of banquet from noon to midnight is only common for ministers who are used to a luxurious life in Kyoto. It is impossible for the Echigo samurai to watch the nobles in Kyoto chat and rest for an afternoon, and then gather together happily in the evening to continue drinking and ordering.  Understanding, Nagao Sadaharu asked Saito Asanobu in a low voice: "Is this the life of noble men in Kyoto? It's so luxurious!" "Do you understand now? The ministers are a very luxurious group of people! Don't  You're drooling. If it drips on my clothes, be careful of your butt. These are clothes made by Kikuhime herself" Saito Asanobu pushed away Nagao Sadaharu who was approaching, pointed at the minister in the distance and said: "  Are you envious? If you follow Wu Weidian, you will have the opportunity to live like this! " "Yes! I want to be friends with Wu Weidian!" He wiped his saliva again.  Nagao Sadaharu turned his attention to the braised fish on the plate and started to eat it with both hands.  At the dinner, Yamato's Sarugaku Master Kanze Kanze's seventh generation Gentada performed on the stage. Mitsukane Numata actually served as the accompanist, performing "Enoshima", a newly created piece by the previous generation Kanze Nagatoshi. It has been 40 years since he performed on the stage at the age of six.  As a seasoned actor, his acting skills are already perfect, which attracted unanimous praise from the audience.  After a break, Kanshi Yuansheng, the 18-year-old son of Kanshi Gentada, and his sister Zhuhime took the stage to perform the famous song "Ba", which tells the story of Kiso Yoshinaka and his concubine Tomoe Gozen, the poignant love and the overlord-like  Farewell My Concubine, especially the last scene when Tomoe Gozen rushes to Kiso Yoshinaka desperately, shouting: "Go back, let's go back to Kiso together!" Seeing the woman he loves fighting for him covered in blood,  Kiso Yoshinaka couldn't bear to let Tomoe Gozen die in humiliation with him, so he bit the bullet and cursed: "It will make people laugh for a man to be with a woman before he dies. You want me to be unable to hold my head up in Hirazaka."  Are you here to see your father and brother?" Tomoe Gozen smiled sadly and said to the beloved Kiso Yoshinaka: "Then, please let me fight for His Highness again!" So Tomoe Gozen easily grabbed the oncoming Musashi.  The famous general Tsuchimoshiju cut off his head with a sword, then rode his horse to break out of the encirclement. From then on, this strange woman, known as the most beautiful woman and warrior in Japan, disappeared from history.  Seeing this, Hu Ji held his hand tightly and whispered: "Your Highness! If one day we are in danger, Ahu will never abandon His Highness!" She felt the girl's restlessness coming from the palm of her hand.  , Kira Yoshitsune raised her little hand, kissed the back of it, and said softly: "What nonsense are you talking about? Today is my Ashikaga world, and no one will come to hunt us down Believe me, never!"  "Then the next song surprised all the samurai in the venue, because the name of the song was "Night Run", and it was actually about Kira Yoshi, who traveled all the way from Kasugayama Castle in the 22nd year of Astronomy to rescue Nagata Torahime.  He chased her to the Shechuan Sea, and then ran wildly with the long-tailed tiger princess in the moonlit night. In the end, the horse died suddenly and hid in the reeds to escape.  Watching the performance on the stage, the familiar lines were vividly performed, the ferocious Honjo army and the bravery of Kira Yoshitoki made Torahime unable to help but burst into tears. Kira Yoshitoki also ignored any etiquette and hugged Torahime.  Ji comforted her in a low voice: "Ah Hu, don't cry! After all the hardships, the joys will eventually come. Haven't we survived it? Don't cry, okay? We should laugh and let everyone see that we are happy!" "Yeah!" Hu Ji wiped it off  With tears on his face, he saw that his makeup was stained by tears. He apologized sheepishly and went back to touch up his makeup accompanied by Rong Yuqian.  This?The appearance of Sarugaku caused a lot of surprise. The ministers in Kyoto obviously didn't know that this happened. They asked Nagao Kagetora who was involved. After getting his affirmative answer, they couldn't help but admire Kira Yoshitoki's bravery.  and courage.  Especially when Nagao Tobihime was surrounded by Honjo's army, the girl prepared to commit suicide to save her reputation. Ashikaga Gouhei suddenly appeared at the last moment. Although Kira Yoshitoki only had about 20 riders and was at a serious disadvantage, he resolutely ignored his personal safety.  The courage to rush towards Honzhuang's army shocked all the spectators.  At the same time, the antagonist of this Sarugaku has also attracted attention. From the very beginning of Sarugaku, Honjo Shigeru¡¯s long head has been buried deep in his chest and dare not say a word. No matter whether the samurai next to him smacks his lips or sneers, it makes him even more humiliated, "I  I regretted my stupidity and paid the price for it, but why did this Sarugaku appear? " Honjo Shigenaga cannot understand, and Yamamoto Tokiyuki does not agree with such publicity. What does it mean to write the story of Kira Yoshitoki into Sarugaku?  Many people can feel this. Some people want to raise the reputation of the Kira family. When I saw Kira Yoshi, he also looked suspicious and guessed who was doing it. After Yamamoto Tokiyuki glanced around, he found that Usami Sadami was particularly excited, even  I was a little abnormally excited and guessed 70-80%.  After the song ended, there was a burst of warm applause, and he had to stand up to thank the Kan family. Afterwards, the ministers praised his bravery. Kira Yoshimo said a few words modestly, "This is indeed a real incident, and it happened later.  After a series of events, I finally conquered Honjo Shibunaga and made him a tiger general under my command. I will also ask Kanshi Sakonden to compile the twists and turns into a Sarugaku piece for your enjoyment. There is also the story of the Battle of Kawanakajima last year.  It's also a good blueprint, please leave it to Guan Shizuo Jindian!" "Yes! If Wu Weidian has orders, I, Yuan Zhong, will try my best to fulfill them!" Guan Shi Yuanzhong quickly brought the whole family to salute this noble man. It is the greatest thing to be praised by this noble man.  It is an honor to be favored by noble people and get first-hand information to compile new stories. This is simply a dream.  When Honjo Shigenaga saw Kiragi, he gave him a comforting look, and he hurriedly bowed gratefully. Being able to gain the master's forgiveness and disregard of past grudges, the little resentment in his heart also disappeared.  There is no need to say how famous Kira Yoshi was. Seeing today's banquet, which lasted from morning to night, you can tell that there were thousands of samurai attending the banquet in Kasugayama Castle. Sasayoshi Naga was burned in Kasugayama Castle Town and Naoetsu Town.  There are maids, surrounded by samurai, distributing candies and cakes to the children. In the Kira family saying, this is called having fun with the people.  After a dinner party, the ministers took their families to rest. Kira Yoshitoki also took the reluctant Torahime to say goodbye to Konoe Senji, Ashikaga Katsuhime and his wife. On the way back, Torahime laughed softly:  "Your Highness, Ah Hu heard many interesting stories today, such as three years or five years?" "Three years? Five years? What does it mean?" He hugged the girl's waist, and a faint fragrance floated into the nose, refreshing her heart.  , the guy with a dark mind thought of something wrong again, "Is this the legendary virgin fragrance? It's really wonderful!" "Three years! We are so young, we should do those things after three years five years  It would be even better!" "What kind of thing are you going to do?" Kira Yoshitoki still didn't pay attention to what the girl was saying. He carefully avoided the scorching gaze of Numata Sandalwood who was admiring the moon alone in the courtyard, and held the tiger's hand.  Ji's hand climbed up the stairs.  "It's that kind of embarrassing thing! The kind that's very embarrassing and bad" The bright moonlight shone on the girl's face, and the blush crept up to her ears in a short while.  "What is this embarrassing and bad thing?" Fortunately, Torahime didn't notice the presence of Numata Sandalwood in the courtyard. If she saw her resentful eyes, she would be sulking again. This girl looks quite normal.  , but as a result, she was always not subtle in doing things, which put a lot of pressure on Kiragi, and Torahime also disliked her very much.  "The embarrassing and bad thing is that kind of thing I don't know that kind of thing! Humph!" The girl covered her face and ran back to the room. After a while, she opened the paper door again and exposed her little head to the door.  Kira Yoshi said: "So within three years, you must not do shameful things, no!" "Bang!" The paper door closed again, and I heard a silly girl humming "Night Run" randomly  The tune in.  He had no choice but to step forward and open the paper door, walk to the silly girl and sit down next to him, and said seriously: "Did you forget that the door to the room cannot be locked? How stupid!"  Sagami  Incidents of potato poisoning in the , Musashi, Kai, and Minami-Shinano areas were also reported to Echigo by concerned people. Unfortunately, Echigo has always been properly protected. Potatoes agreed to be stored in cellars without germination poisoning. Having learned from the experience of others, Kira  The family will organize a safety awareness raising publicity to remindCitizens should improve their awareness of safety precautions, including paying attention to strangers' responses and not believing in rumors, etc.  Kira Yoshitoki's wedding also heralded the official transition of Echigo to the era of dual rule by Nagao Kagetora and Kira Yoshitoki. No one in Echigo would doubt the authority of the Kira family. The quelling of the Echigo rebellion made local people aware of the situation.  Recognizing the absolute power of the Kira family, the Battle of Kawanakajima further enhanced the cohesion of the Echigo samurai family.  Since the wedding of Kira Yoshitoki, the people of Echigo have chosen to actively move closer to the new joint ruling group. Almost 80% of the entire Echigo samurai family participate in the evaluation meetings held three times a month, and the big evaluations held every two months are even rarer.  The existence of absence touched Nagao Kagetora deeply.  At the big evaluation in early April, Kira Yoshitoki proposed to improve production efficiency and speed up the construction of new towns. He wanted to build several standard commercial towns in Echigo, Naoetsu and Kashiwazaki Port, and build a new town called Niigata, which included the Shinano River,  All swamps and dry lagoons near the outlet of the Agano River have been cleared.  Hosokawa Fujitaka proposed a new town expansion plan. He mentioned in the plan: "Echigo now has a population of 410,000, an increase of 60,000 from two years ago. Among them, the floating population accounts for nearly 90% of the total number. The serious lack of labor force is still  We are facing serious problems today. For this reason, we will carry out a fertility stimulation plan. Each additional child will be rewarded with Yongle money! Every family, except the eldest son, will receive a grain subsidy for each additional child. Each child will receive a grain subsidy of one stone per year.  , it will be subsidized until the age of fifteen, and the current plan is to implement it for five years. "The people of Echigo murmured for a while, and then elected Kanazaki Kemochi to speak on their behalf: "What about the children born this year after five years?  If you are six years old, can you still receive subsidies after five years? "" All newborns within the five-year plan will receive subsidies, and the subsidies will continue until they reach the age of fifteen. " "That is to say, those born after five years.  If the children catch up with the last batch of subsidy programs, these subsidies can be received until twenty years later? I roughly understand. "A simple five-year plan can benefit for twenty years. How many newborns will be born in these five years?"  Fifty thousand or one hundred thousand?  No one knows this, and it may only be clear in five years.  "Another plan is the public land leasing plan! Because the overall speed of new land development in Echigo is very fast, many lands are facing the problem of serious shortage of farming population. Some problems have occurred in the spring sowing this year. The labor intensity of men is high, and they have been working since dawn.  We are so busy that the women and the elderly at home have to do excessive physical labor. Recently, there have been accidents in which people become sick and even die from exhaustion, so we proposed a plan to rent seeds" "The specific measures are: all new farmers who enter Echigo will rent seeds.  If you plant new fields, you will be exempted from one-year payment and three-year payment. At the same time, you will be provided with a plan to live in a planned new village house. The premise is that you must farm for the Kira family for twenty years and be brokered by an old underground person in the village.  "You must have three farmers as guarantees before you can move in." Thinking of this, Fujitaka Hosokawa couldn't help but frown. The development of Echigo Nitta is a very eye-catching event. Even a fool can see the benefits of Nitta development.  It can be turned into fertile farmland in that year, and it can become high-quality farmland in three to five years. It will only be a matter of time before the people of Echigo become jealous.  As expected, someone immediately suggested excitedly: "With so much new land, can we share it with everyone? We have people to work it!" "There is reward for hard work. My Kira family has worked hard to cultivate the land.  It¡¯s hard work and high investment in the early stage. It¡¯s earned with both hands without stealing or robbing! Does Igokonoden still want to divide the new field?¡± Yamamoto Tokiyuki narrowed his one eye and stared at Echigo coldly.  of Chinese people.  "No." The head of Hiroshi Igano, who was a little over the top, immediately calmed down. At the beginning, everyone in the Nitta Development Group was just looking at the joke, and no one expected that the Kira family would actually make it.  The land of Senmachibu is no joke. Otherwise, the Kira family will be the largest lord of Echigo in three to five years. How much status do they, autonomous lords, still have.  When Kiragi saw that the heat was almost ready, he announced decisively, "The last thing I want to say is to emphasize the laws of the samurai family. From today on, all the privileges of the guardian envoys will be abolished. The privileges of the temples and temples will also be abolished at the same time. Let the privileges of the gods and Buddhas be replaced."  Return to gods and Buddhas, and return to mortals what belongs to mortals." Under the strong suppression of the Kira family, a vigorous city-building plan was launched in early April. At the same time, the land knowledge and behavior were re-determined, and the calculation method was strictly based on land area.  With the Kira family's pursuit, it gradually spread to the major samurai families in Echigo.  The land is dead, but the food is alive. On the contrary, going to the fields can produce at most one stone and five buckets of rice, but planting new grain can produce seven or eight stones of grain. This makes the previous stone height calculation method no longer reliable. According to the land  Determining the appropriate tax rate has become the top priority today.  (To be continued.)
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