Chapter 62 Enthusiastic about tea ceremony

After arriving in Kyoto, Nobunaga immediately went to the house of Dianyaoto Banjing Donkey An to discuss the details of the flower viewing festival. He didn't immediately visit the general's new home in Erjo, and he didn't want to listen to the voices of the citizens of Beijing before entering the new residence, but he had a bigger secret in his heart. "Mr. Lu'an, after the general moved into his new residence, are you still satisfied?" "Oh...does this need to be said?..." Donkeyan, who knew everything about the Ashikaga family in Kansato, shut up immediately when the conversation was halfway through.He was also deeply afraid that he would offend Nobunaga by saying something wrong.After pausing for a while, he said again: "In any case, the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas Stones that Ashikaga Masaaki liked to play with in the past and the Meihu Stones in the Hosokawa Family Garden are now placed in the Imperial Palace, making those in Sakai Port Tea drinkers are very envious..."

"This...Mr. Lu'an, I don't want to gossip about those tea drinkers in Sakai Port!" "Yes Yes!" "I'm asking if the public is happy with my kindness?" "Yes... yes... this is because... ah! In short, you entertained him too kindly, and on the contrary, people who grew up in an unfortunate environment may suspect that you have ulterior motives and feel confused..." "Hahaha... I understand. So, the emissary from Echizen is still coming in and out by his side." "Yeah! You know about this too?" Donkey'an seems to want to avoid mentioning this as much as possible.

"Your visit to Luo this time also shocked everyone in Sakai." "You're talking to me about Sakai again." "Yes! I heard that His Highness almost bought out all the famous objects and treasures in Sakai Port for the flower viewing ceremony held in the capital." "Oh! Yes! Yes! I have heard about this too. They also said that if you hide something, you may be reprimanded, so it is better to dedicate the hidden treasure to Lord Nobunaga. They seem to be discussing this .” "Hahaha...this is an interesting thing...I only care about the construction of the Imperial Palace. Now that Kinki has been settled down, I should hold a flower viewing festival and my favorite sumo tournament to make everyone happy. Now, if there are famous utensils for the tea ceremony, it would be perfect. I heard that you also love this tea ceremony, so I hope you can pay attention to it and prepare it for me!"

"Yes! Of course I will..." he replied in his usual tone.At this time, the donkey'an no longer sighed. The people in Beijing respect Nobunaga very much. This is because he used to borrow rice from the people in Luozhong, and donated the interest to Emperor Shochincho to make a living. At that time, the emperor lived in extreme poverty, and there were only twelve or three people who could be summoned in the vast forbidden area.The Imperial Palace is full of collapsed walls, and children on the street can sneak in. It can be said that every building is deserted, and the surroundings seem peaceful.There are even rumors that there will be monsters running out, so don't stay there for a long time to play.

But the Imperial Palace always needs to be built!And donate the repair cost every day.However, this is a large number, and no matter how rich people are, they will be on the verge of bankruptcy!Of course, with gold and silver donations, things will be easier to deal with. But Nobunaga did not do this. He borrowed rice from the people and offered it up, which made the royal family and the people have a deep connection. This is also his policy. He would offer fifteen shi of rice every month.A total of 180 shi of rice was donated a year, which was enough for them to live. He wanted the people to understand and often think about the decline of the royal family.Because of this, Lv'an mentioned that those who are interested are moved to tears!

I stayed at Donkey's house for about a week.On March 7th, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was invited by Nobunaga to participate in the flower viewing festival by changing the Himano Castle in Tone to Hamamatsu Castle, also had ulterior motives, brought nearly 800 soldiers to the capital, and stayed In Xiangguo Temple.