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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 300 Hidden Conspiracy

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    ps: Let¡¯s talk about something off-topic, which doesn¡¯t count in the word count.  The annexation of new villages is nothing at all. The main reason is that agricultural cooperation has been criticized by many book friends. In fact, it does not need to be so serious. It is just a stop-gap measure when there are many people and few people in the land. It is also a typical unsuccessful reform. It takes two steps to move forward.  Just take a step back, wait for problems to arise one after another and get feedback from most lords, and then make corresponding reforms and adjustments.  Last year, the god of the Hokoku Army in Echizen and the Asakura family's Dinghai shrine, Asakura Kage Kage Nichid¨­ Sodai, died of illness. The Tsuruga governor was succeeded by his adopted son, Asakura Kageki, and the Asakura family went downhill. Another person who died of illness was Hino Harimitsu.  His death also indicates that Honganji Temple has lost a strong supporter.  His legitimate son, Hino Haru, was frail and sick and was likely to die at an early age, so he had to adopt a newborn son from the Kunimitsu family of Hirohashi to raise him as his heir. His well-prepared skills were actually used, and it must be said that it was a great misfortune among the lucky ones.  .  Just after the first month of the first month in Kyoto, a list of official promotions came from Kyoto. Among them, Chuyuan Tongmi was promoted to the rank of three, Councilor and Sakonoe Lieutenant General Rugen. Kuga Harumichi resigned from the post of H¨­dai Nagon and Ukonoe General, and was officially promoted.  The two internal ministers of Xu Zheng and Ju Ting Qingji, another governor of the Tsinghua family who was close to the Kira family, were also promoted to the third position of Xu Zheng.  Along with this news, there was also the official position of Kira Yoshitoshi. On the basis of the original four senior military governors, the general of the garrison was added. This time, it was different from the last informal announcement.  The imperial court issued an edict to let everyone in the world know that this young governor of the Ashikaga family had unknowingly become a very important name.  Many samurai know what the garrison general does. Kawachi Genji relied on the garrison general to intervene in the Mutsu expedition to conquer the prisoners during the nine years and the last three years of the war.  This news is simply bad news for the Mutsu family.  Mutsu has not been under the pressure of the garrison general for nearly two hundred years.  You can imagine how unhappy I feel when history that has long been forgotten is picked up again.  As winter turns to spring and the ice and snow melt, the new year's spring sowing begins one after another at this time. Compared with the large-scale new field development in previous years, no newer land will be opened this spring. Until the manpower gap is resolved, the development will continue.  More land would just be a huge waste.  After a debate some time ago, the withdrawal of the new village was widely recognized by the Echigo samurai family.  Preparations for evacuating and annexing new villages are being carried out in various places. Among them, the Sekikawa River Basin, the core area of ??the Nagao family, has been implemented the fastest. This area is basically included by the Nagao and Kira families. Not long after the decree was issued, nearby small and medium-sized enterprises  The wealthy families demolished useless cities one after another.  The three main steps of demolishing and merging new villages, demolishing walled cities, and rebuilding streets are divided into setting up temporary settlements, dividing the farming scope of each village, dividing water sources, and other details. These details require manpower and material support step by step.  Do.  With the number of followers Kira and Nagao have, it is absolutely impossible to carry out three major projects at the same time, so the construction period must be postponed. First, they will work hard to annex new villages near Sekikawa, demolish walled cities, and rebuild streets to serve as a demonstration model, and then  Slowly charting becomes an indispensable link.  Echigo, which has always been short of population, has gained preliminary links before this spring.  The Monomichi of the Kira family, Hattori Yasunaga, worked hard, with the cooperation of the Nagao family's local ninja army, Genzaruzu.  Fifty thousand peasants were successively recruited from Etchu, Mutsu, and Dewa. In order to attract people, the ninjas did everything they could. They even coaxed and deceived people into making a number of large cakes, and even described Echigo as a paradise on earth, with gods and Buddhas.  The blessed land and other means finally completed the mission set by Kira Yoshitomo.  According to previous calculations, these 50,000 people were a drop in the bucket for Echigo, who had a big business. They could be divided up by Kira and Nagao in the blink of an eye. However, it was completely different from the beginning of the annexation of the new village.  The refugees who enter have no land or houses, and everything must follow the rules of the Kira family.  This group of refugees is the easiest to appease. As long as they have a house to live in and food to eat, they can accept it no matter what they do. More than a dozen large villages were built in just three months. The huge village standing in the upper reaches of Guanchuan River gave Guanchuan a  The residents of the area, and even the entire Naojiangjin area, were greatly encouraged, and the speed of evacuating and annexing new villages was significantly accelerated.  "Boom!" A pale light pierced the dark sky, and the sound of spring thunder seemed to tell that the footsteps of spring were gradually approaching. After a while, thousands of raindrops hung from the sky, and the drizzle continued continuously.  Falling down, wetting the clothes of pedestrians, two young men wearing bamboo hats walked hurriedly into a wine shop on the street.  The noise that hit us when we opened the door curtain was uncomfortable. The smell of alcohol, aroma and sweat wafted in the air, making the two young people cover their noses involuntarily. Several drunkards spit out the smell of alcohol and said drunkenly.  : "Look! It's two boys." The short young man wanted to rush over, but was held back by the tall young man beside him, and the two of them spoke silently.After taking off their bamboo hats and raincoats, the drunkards suddenly sobered up and drank most of their alcohol. They hunched over and said, "It turns out to be the samurai master." "Humph! This place is really terrible!  "Obata Nobuzada curled her lips and ignored the drunken men who were arrogant at first and respectful at the other. She walked to the table in the corner and sat down.  The shop owner hurriedly came over and said flatteringly: "What do you two samurai masters want to order? Our shop has good chicken soup, fish sashimi, aged sake and secret mountain whale meat!" "Don't be nagging, just order the specialty dishes.  "Obata Nobuzada picked up the ten-bun Yongle money and slapped it on the table, which made the shopkeeper smile so hard that he quickly took the money and ran back.  Nagano Yegu persuaded with a wry smile: "Our funds are limited, and you still have your red samurai to support, so just save some money!" "It doesn't matter! You won't have to bear the burden soon! I have decided to send them back!"  "Obata Nobuzada hugged his arms and said with a playful smile: "Didn't you say that Echigo is very safe? We have been running around for so long and nothing happened, so we can save some money by letting them go back." Nagano Yegu looked at Kobata in surprise.  Xinzhen: "Are you going to stay?" "Didn't you always say that you want to stay here and take a walk? Then I can accompany you here! Anyway, it doesn't matter if we stay for a few more months.  Didn't you go back for the New Year? Thinking about the expressions on my father and your brother, they must be very angry!" Xiaoba Nobuzada shrugged indifferently.  I have learned a lot in these past few months in Echigo.  It feels much better than living in the mountains.  It didn¡¯t take long for the shopkeeper to bring soup, vegetables, wine and meat to the table.  The fragrant chicken soup and braised wild boar meat made people drool. The two looked at each other in tacit understanding and shook off their cheeks to eat. In a corner of the wine house, a family of four performers gathered together to perform folk songs.  Judging from their behavior and appearance, they don't look like the farmers nearby. The old man among them is playing the shamisen, the middle-aged man beside him is playing the taiko drum, the woman is playing the shakuhachi, and the little girl is singing Echigo music a cappella. If you listen carefully, it seems  It's still a passage from "Night Run".  Sarugaku composed by Yamato's famous saru musician Kanze Gentada himself, before the Kanse family returned to Kyoto, every performance was always full, and it was also a must-play in Echigo.  The little girl¡¯s voice was immature and often went out of tune and messed up the rhythm, but the drinkers in the wine house still listened with gusto. A few drunken people clapped their hands and applauded from time to time, making the little girl¡¯s face flush with excitement.  After a piece of music ended, the middle-aged people went around asking for rewards with plates in their hands, and the drinkers threw out a few pennies without hesitation.  Even those drunkards were too embarrassed to take out a copper plate. Xiaobata Nobuzhen saw the middle-aged man walking over.  Nodding at Nagano Yegu, the latter reluctantly took out five cents and threw it into the plate.  "Thank you, two samurai masters! I wish you good health!" The middle-aged man nodded and retreated.  The door curtain of the wine house shook, and several travelers wearing raincoats and bamboo hats walked in. He glanced at the place in the room and frowned slightly because he was crowded. The companion beside him whispered a few words and walked straight to the table in the corner.  After sitting down a few days ago, a few people gathered together and whispered: "I heard that Echigo has made new moves. It seems to be about evacuating and annexing the new village!" "It is because of this that so many people were deceived from us"  Right?" The strong man in the lead had a fierce look on his face. He just looked up and saw Nobuzada Kohata, who was sitting at the table next to him, looking over. The two of them looked at each other and didn't pay attention when he lowered his head.  "We have a lot of important things to do this time, so we must get in touch as soon as possibleand pay attention to Pipa Islandin any case, we must be careful!" "Ahem! Let's fill our stomachs first!" Sitting aside, he never spoke.  The middle-aged man nudged his companions with his elbow, making them all quiet. The only sound was the sound of chopsticks hitting bowls and plates.  The spring rain in February is as precious as oil. A rainstorm lasts only half a day before the clouds clear up and the rain stops. The sun hanging high in the sky emits warm sunshine. The curtain in front of the wine shop is lifted again and again. More and more townspeople come in to drink, making it noisy.  The sound is disturbing.  The family of four who had been playing and singing for nearly half a day also started to pack up and prepare to leave. The middle-aged man handed over a dozen copper coins to the shop owner, then bowed his head and said something unknown, and then hurriedly left with his family.  The two of them, who were full of wine and food, stood up and were about to pay the bill. At that moment, several strong men at the next table also stood up. The leading strong man among them glared at the two of them unintentionally, and Nobuzada Kobata immediately returned the favor.  Nagano Yegu gently grabbed his sleeve and stepped back. The strong man seemed to be satisfied with their understanding, and nodded with a teachable expression.  Kobata Nobuzada complained dissatisfied: "Why did you pull me just now! Those guys look down on people!" "Don't you think their behavior is suspicious?" Nagano Yegu glanced at the people who were paying the bill.  He whispered: "Their accents are different."?Echigo natives don¡¯t sound like people from Shinano, Dewa, or Mutsu, so where are they from?  " "Of course you're not from Kanto. I heard that too. It seems like you're from the Echu and Noto areas, right?  "Obata Nobuzada was a little unsure of his judgment. Ueno Country is located at the junction of the three countries of Shinano, Echigo, and Musashi. There are many travelers traveling from north to south, and they have heard the dialects of various places. "Follow up and have a look.  .  "The two stood up to pay the bill, walked outside the gate and put on their bamboo hats. They happened to catch a glimpse of the strong men who had just been drinking at the corner of the street, pulling down their bamboo hats as if they were waiting for someone. The two pretended not to care about the passers-by and walked toward them.  The few people left in the opposite direction. The shortest man among the group nodded to the leader: "Those two are fine!  "    "let's go!  "The few people walked in a hurry and quickly merged into the crowd and disappeared. After a while, two young people followed, hanging far away in the direction of those people's movements, and those people walked to the castle town in a zigzag manner.  Today coincides with the Tokaichi countryside gathering. Farmers from all over the country came to sell their home-woven straw hats, straw mats, rattan baskets, home-grown vegetables, captured birds and local products. There was a huge crowd.  The road was so crowded that the crowds coming from all directions quickly engulfed the target in front of them. The two of them could only watch the people disappear. It took a lot of effort for the two of them to squeeze out of the crowd and reach the fork in the street.  Looking around for the movements of those people, Kobata Nobuzada angrily slapped the yellow mud on his shoes: "These people just ran away like that?  I was stepped on several times. These leather boots cost me 600 yuan to buy high-end goods!  " "They are very alert, and the castle town is so big. How should we find them?  Nagano Yegu looked around and suddenly caught a glimpse of several familiar figures: "Isn't that a family of four in the wine shop?"  Why are you here?  " "Which family of four are you talking about?  "Xiaoba Xinzhen followed and looked around, and found that the young and old of the family were slowly walking away from each other with salutes, and said disapprovingly: "What's so strange about this, huh?  Aren't those the people we want to track down?  They actually came together!  ¡± The weather has cleared up and the townspeople who have been depressed for most of the day have come out of their houses. As the castle town of Kasugayama Castle, there are now 7,000 residents, plus a floating population of more than 40,000. The constant flow of pedestrians on the street has dispersed several strong people.  With Han's attention, they looked around and found nothing unusual, and then slowly moved forward behind the old man. They divided into one front and one back, and circled the castle town for more than half an hour before arriving.  We stopped in front of a secluded street. At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and there were very few pedestrians on the street. A family of four, led by an old man on crutches, walked slowly into a small shop in the street.  In the Yashiki, several strong men followed without saying a word. The scene had an indescribable weird feeling. The two looked at each other and nodded. They walked around from the back of the street and finally reached the backyard of the Yashiki.  It took a long time before I heard a faint voice coming from inside: "We are stepping up planning and liaison here, I wonder how prepared you are?  " An old voice said slowly: "Don't worry!  We haven't been able to sneak into Kasugayama Castle yet, but we will have the opportunity soon. Next month is the wedding ceremony of the village. Both parties are related to that person. By then, we will sneak into the performing arts team and play by ear.  !  " "A month later?  "The male voice with a thick Yuezhong accent was silent for a long time, and then spoke again: "One month only, I will try my best to cooperate!  " It was getting dark, and the room was quiet again. The two quietly exited the courtyard and stood on the deserted street corner, stunned for a long time. Nobuzada Kobata suddenly said: "They seem to be planning something bad. What bad thing are they going to do?  Who in Kasugayama Castle are you going to attack?  " "I seem to have guessed something, let's find out in a few days!  "Nagano Ye looked thoughtfully at the dark mountain peaks and the magnificent mountain city. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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