In the morning, after washing his face, Changwei Weijing took his horse to the shooting range.The end of the first lunar month in the northern country is just the spring in the almanac. The snow as hard as a stone still remains on the ground, and the tree buds are still tightly wrapped. As far as the eye can see, it is a bitterly cold winter scene. Wei Jing straightened his tall and burly body and rushed to the shooting range in the biting morning cold. This was his daily morning class.Behind him were two servant boys aged thirteen or fourteen, one with a knife and the other with a quiver.The young man's cheeks were reddened by the early morning chill, and he exhaled a white mist.They were all well-slept, refreshed, and bright-eyed.

Arrived at the shooting range soon.Wei Jing personally took care of the target.A few years ago, this was still the job of the servant boy, but when he was old enough, he often did it himself not only setting the target, but also picking up arrows. "It's good for your body. As you get older, all your joints become stiff and you can't move freely. If you can bend your waist like this once or twice a day and practice your body, your body will naturally improve." He has to shoot fifty times a day, and he only shoots when he draws the bow fully every time.So far this morning, he has personally picked up five arrows.Beads of sweat began to ooze from the temples with white hair at some point, and it felt really comfortable. The sound of "咻", hit the bull's-eye, the sound seemed to wake up the blood that had been precipitated after a night of sound sleep, and quickly flowed throughout the body, but I felt that the blood vessels in the whole body were throbbing and sweating warmly, it was extremely comfortable!Especially this morning, the hit rate is very high, and I want to shoot ten more arrows.When he came back after picking up the arrows and reinstalling the target, a servant boy said, "Ah, Mr. Xuan'an is here."

He saw Dr. Xuan'an walking in a dead forest with all the leaves gone.Xuan'an, who is short and about fifty years old, is wearing a black burqa and a black headscarf. He leans forward slightly and walks hastily. Wei Jing only glanced at him, then turned around to face the target and put the arrow on the bow. There was a happy sound, and the arrow hit the red heart beautifully.Wei Jing set up the arrow again, and slowly drew the bow. He probably already knew why Xuan An came in such a hurry at this time. He thought: "Yes! It will be today!" He shot another arrow, not only missed, but unexpectedly deviated a foot from the target, the joy just now disappeared instantly, and he couldn't help becoming irritable.

"Stop shooting, put it away!" He ordered the servant boy and turned around. Xuan'an was dressed in black like a winter crow, and his thin and gloomy face was particularly prominent.He bowed in salute. "Is there something wrong?" Wei Jing tried his best to hide his displeasure. "Ma'am must be today..." Xuan An's expression showed the confidence that the news he brought would definitely make Wei Jing happy. "Today? Good." Putting on his coat for the scene, he walked towards the building not far away, and Xuan'an followed behind.

From the standpoint of Jing, he had to say something at this moment, he didn't want anyone to know that he was not happy about this matter at all. "What time do you think it is?" Xuan'an said, "Today's high tide...so, it must be..." Wei Jing wasn't listening, but just pretended to be listening intently.As he talked, he walked to the entrance of the building: "Well, is that so? Then please take good care of her!" After finishing speaking, she went straight into the room.
The room was cleaned very clean, with a bearskin cushion spread in the center, and a lot of coals were placed in the brazier, burning blazingly.Wei Jing sat on a bearskin mat with thick soft fur and long hair, with a pure cotton core silk mat on his knees, and covered the brazier with his hands, turning it over and over again to roast.He rubbed his hands, and every time he rubbed his hands, there would be a dry sound of Kasha Kasha. "I'm sixty-three years old, do I still have to be a new father at this age?" He muttered to himself.

The servant boy brought the soup and medicine.It's not that there is anything wrong with his health, but just for his health, Xuan'an specially prepared some tonics for him, drinking it every morning.After he finished drinking slowly, the table was served. The old cat also followed, wrapped tightly around the feet of the servant boy who was holding the dining table, circled around, and jumped onto Wei Jing's lap after a while.Weijing stroked its back, waiting for the servant boy to set the table. On the small dark red table, there is a bowl of brown rice, soup, two dried sardines and special pickles, very simple.

Wei Jing put the cat on the ground and prepared to eat.He picked up the large black-painted bowl full of brown rice and picked up the chopsticks. Just as he was about to eat, the cat suddenly stretched its neck and brought its nose close to the sardines. "Irreverent slave!" Wei Jing picked up two sardines and threw them into the corridor. The old cat slowly walked over, brought the fish back to Wei Jing, tilted his head to eat, and started to eat. A lot of fish crumbs were scattered on the shiny bearskin mat. "This robber!" He seemed to want to say something more, but he didn't scold it after all, and started to eat by himself.He has a good appetite, and he picked up two large bowls of hard rice. Although there was only soup and pickles to go with the rice, he found it very delicious.

After the dinner table was removed, Wei Jing fell into deep thought again.He picked up the fire chopsticks in the brazier with his right hand, put his left hand in his arms, and leaned over to look at the spacious yard.The cat had been sleeping on his lap, but because it was too cold, it didn't know where it went. Weijing is 63 years old and married his fourth wife last year.The third wife gave birth to a daughter in the year before the year before the birth, and died due to postpartum disorders. The new wife was a member of the same family, the daughter of Nagao Kenkichi, the lord of Sukichi (Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture), and she was in her twenties.

Although this marriage was first attracted by the girl's beauty, the other party also had plans and agreed to the marriage.Although they are of the same family, they are far away from each other. As the guardian of the Echigo Kingdom, he is the number one wealthy family in his country, but the other party is the lord of a small town with a very small territory. Marrying each other will definitely bring considerable benefits to the other party, so , as soon as my side proposed marriage, the other party agreed without hesitation.
In the autumn of the day before yesterday, Wei Jing went to attack the rebels in Tochio (Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture). Because of Wei Jing's rapid deployment of troops, the rebels were conquered and dispersed before they formed an army, and the culprit was also shown to the public.On the way back to China, the class teacher slept in a small village. Weijing suddenly woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep anymore.

Wei Jing approached quietly and listened carefully. They were all talking about women.There are stories about robbing women when they captured enemy cities, stories about raping women who hid in the nearby mountains when they were fighting in the wild, and stories about wandering girls who haunted the battlefield during protracted battles.They said a lot, some sounded sad, some sounded cruel, and some sounded funny, Wei Jing stood in the dark and listened with relish.At this time, one of them said: "I have seen many beauties, but I have never seen a woman as beautiful as the daughter of the lord of Qiji City! It must have been last autumn! One day, I went to Qiji on business, and when I passed Puji Temple, a group of people came out from the side door. Surrounded by samurai, entourage and maidservants, a woman is too beautiful to describe. She also seemed to notice that I was looking at her, and hid her face under the skirt of her clothes in panic. She has a long face, fair skin, and a slender figure. She walks like a lily flower swaying in the wind, like a white lily blooming silently in a deep mountain valley. I was fascinated by her and watched her go blankly. At this time , just happened to be a peasant girl passing by, I asked which family she was from, and she said she was the daughter of the Lord Qiji. Since she is the daughter of the Lord Qiji, to me, it is like the flower of Gaoling that is out of reach. Not to mention kissing Fangze, but I still had an unrequited love for more than a month before I forgot her." He laughed loudly.

Wei Jing quietly returned to the tent.Since then, the daughter of Lord Qiji has been haunting his mind day and night. He always thinks: "Her name is Jiasha. Is it the same as the married woman Jiasha whom Master Wenjue of Kaohsiung has a crush on? It is said that because she was born At that time, the umbilical cord was wrapped around the neck, so it was named cassock. Is it the same for the wife whom Master Wen Jue loved unrequitedly? No, maybe the daughter of the Lord Qiji is also like this!" He couldn't get rid of this concern, so he decided to send his confidants to Qiji to ask for marriage. In terms of age, Kasao can be his granddaughter, so he can't be calm, but the marriage is not as difficult as he imagined.In that era, when small clans clung to big clans, they often offered hostages to show their loyalty, and it was not uncommon to marry their daughters to each other.Sure enough, the marriage went smoothly. One month later, at the beginning of February last year, Kasao entered Chunri Mountain City in a sedan chair. At that time, Jing was sixty-two years old and Kasao was twenty. The cassock was more beautiful than he had imagined, and his temperament was gentle, which quickly captured the heart of the elderly husband.Although Weijing was very satisfied, when Kasao told him that he was three months pregnant, he was startled, thinking it was too soon.However, he was still very happy and said at the time: "Great, the ex-wife broke her body due to childbirth, I am very worried, you should be more careful!" He said this, but he couldn't erase the displeasure in his heart. As time passed, the displeasure gradually turned into suspicion, "Maybe it's not my child?!" Then he thought: "Could it be before marrying here , is there in the stomach?" There is no evidence for his doubts, and he is also very clear that these doubts are due to the large age gap between the two people and his own inferiority complex, so he keeps introspecting, is he overly suspicious?But he couldn't stop himself from thinking otherwise.In fact, his doubts were not unreasonable. Thinking back to the time when he came to ask for a marriage, the other party agreed very readily. He couldn't help speculating: "Maybe there was a problem with the young warrior at home, and I took this good opportunity to send it to me." Let's do it!" If Wei Jing is still young, he must investigate thoroughly.But at this age, he must be tolerant of this kind of thing. Not only that, he must also carefully hide this feeling, so that no one will notice the doubts in his heart.Thinking of this, he became even more unhappy and felt even more pathetic. He couldn't help thinking: "It's fine if I give birth to a girl, anyway, a girl will marry someone eventually, so my bloodline won't be messed up." But he couldn't tell Kasao about this, he just said: "I, There are already three sons and three daughters, so it doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl." Kassa didn't know anything about her husband's psychology, and she thought desperately: "I must have a boy, and I must give birth to a brave, strong, and smart boy." There is a Bishamon Hall in Chunri Village outside Chunri Mountain City, where Kasaw prays for a hundred days, no matter it is windy or rainy, it never stops.Bishamon God also has a name called Tamon God, who is a well-known guardian of Buddhism and martial arts. In this era where men's martial arts are the first, the people are very devout believers in Atago Quangen and Bishamon God. Kasao prayed intently, hoping to give birth to a son of a general who is brave and fearless on the battlefield, and smart and upright at home. Although Wei Jing felt that it was inappropriate for her to do so, she did not express it.
Wei Jing sat there for an unknown amount of time, but the wind was blowing, and he moved his body slightly.The morning sun suddenly came out through the clouds, and the courtyard was instantly brightened. The light gray snow that had been accumulated for a long time exuded a beautiful luster, and the icicles hanging on the branches were also shining.For the scene, I feel that the spring is infinite in front of me.As soon as spring comes, there will be frequent drums of war.Although Wei Jing temporarily gained peace in the middle school by force, the situation in Echigo is not something he can be absolutely assured of.As soon as spring arrives and the ice and snow melt, ambitious people who hold grievances against Wei Jing start to move. This has become an annual rule. Wei Jing Xin thought: "I shouldn't stick to these boring trifles!" He yawned a lot and heard hurried footsteps coming from the corridor. Someone outside the paper door said: "Report to my lord!" Among the four servant boys who were bored and shivering in the cold behind Weijing, one stood up and opened the paper door. Xuan'an propped his hands on the ground, squatting with his gray bald head drooping slightly. Wei Jing turned around and asked him, "Is it going to give birth? Has it started?" "The baby was just born." "Really?" "It's the young master!" Because Jing Xin had a bad idea, he said "Really?" The voice was dull, and he noticed it immediately, and added: "Great! Great! It's a boy!" "We've dealt with it, Ma'am is in good spirits." "Really? That's good." Xuan'an was very proud, he didn't deliver the baby, he just wandered next door to the delivery room.But at this moment, it seemed as if he had delivered the baby by himself, and the expression on his face seemed to be waiting for Wei Jing to say, "Take me to see their mother and child." Wei Jing had no choice but to remove the knee pad, stood up and said, "Lead the way!" Newborn babies are all the same, with faceless faces, wrinkled faces like cooked cod roe piled on a plate, eyes that can't be opened, just squirm like that, like hatched sparrows and newborns. The little mouse that came down was no different.Perhaps in the eyes of irrelevant people, this is just a moving little thing, but in the eyes of mothers, it is the most beautiful angel. They can quickly find out from the soft, fat, wrinkled red face Show your personality. Even in the postpartum fatigue, Kasao looked at the baby tirelessly.The baby's quilt was side by side with hers, wrapped in a pure cotton tulip quilt with a heat pack tucked in the lower corner.His thin hair was stuck to his forehead, and he was sound asleep.Maybe he just closed his eyes, but he has already woken up. From time to time, he twitched the corners of his mouth, looking so cute, so soft, a living little thing. "It's so cute! This child looks like the lord and I. The little nose is exactly the same as the lord, and the eyes are exactly the same as mine." Soon, Kasao finally got tired, closed his eyes, and soon fell asleep.She was fast asleep, with a smile still on her lips.Not long after she fell asleep, Wei Jing came. The maid brought by Qi Ji quietly got up to greet Jing, and said in a low voice: "Young master and madam are resting." Nodding for the sights, he walked into the room, and Xuan An followed behind, bending over with a look of vigilance and fear.Sitting next to the crib, Wei Jing watched the baby carefully.The thin and wrinkled face was flushed like a monkey.The baby is very thin and small, different from the children before Weijing.Wei Jing looked at it carefully, trying to see where the baby resembled himself or his family, but he couldn't see it.Looking at the cassock for the sake of the scene, the weak and slender face is bloodless, like flowers and plants that have not been exposed to the sun all year round, the lips that are as pale as the face are slightly opened, and the white teeth can be seen slightly.Her nose was raised, making her face even thinner.She didn't seem to be breathing, she felt a little uneasy, she put her ear close to her mouth, and felt a slight exhalation on her earlobe. Kasaw suddenly opened his eyes and said with a weak smile, "I gave birth to a boy." His tone was full of pride. He nodded for the scenic spot and said, "Mmm! Mmmm! You have worked hard." It was only such a simple sentence, but he had already tried all his strength. "He is a good boy! Does he look like the lord? Look at his little nose, which is exactly like the lord. He is as strong and brave as the lord. He will definitely be a smart and brave general in the future." "Uh-huh!" For the sake of the scene, look at the baby again, paying special attention to the area around his small nose, "How can such a short and soft nose look like me?" he thought to himself. "My lord, you also know that for this child, I went to pay homage to the Hundred Days Bishamonten Bodhisattva. He will definitely become a great general in the future!" Kasaya's pale face turned red, and his eyes sparkled, obviously because of his excitement. Wei Jing just replied with "Hmm! Hmm!"Kasak wanted to say something more, when Xuan An walked over from the side, knelt on the ground and said, "Please let me take the pulse for Madam!" Kasaya stretched out his hand.Her hands were even more slender, and very cold, Xuan An skillfully pressed her wrist, tilted her head, and concentrated on counting. "I've already thought of a name. This year is the Year of the Tiger, so let's call him Tora Chiyo! This name sounds majestic and strong..." Kasao said. Xuan'an stopped taking the pulse and stopped the cassock: "Madam, please rest more, don't talk too much, if the blood rushes to your forehead, it will be a big problem." Then he turned to Wei Jing and said: "Please go back to the room, my lord! My lord is here , Madam can't rest in peace." Wei Jing felt a burst of relief, nodded, and said softly to Kasaya, "I'm going back to my room, you can sleep in peace! I will think about the name carefully!" He stood up gently after speaking. He muttered deep in his heart: "Whether it is my child or not, I have nothing to do now, maybe I will like him soon! Anyway, Kasao is my most beloved wife after all, she was born There's no way I don't like my child."
On the second day after the baby was born, he served as Jingde Shifu Zhongguan. Echigo Fuchu is located in the area of ​​Xiaoanguo Temple in the southwest of Naoejin, about half a mile away from Kasuga Mountain Castle, where the guardian of Echigo (Niigata County) Uesugi Uesugi lived here. Decido has an honest personality. He was born in the last family of the Uesugi family. He was able to become the guardian of Echigo. That's all. As soon as he saw the scene, he immediately congratulated: "Shinano, I heard that you have given birth to a son. Congratulations! You are really growing old and strong, and you should be happy!" "Don't dare, dare not, did you get the news so soon?" "I heard about it this morning. My wife is also very happy. You can go and see her later. This is my congratulatory gift for you!" Dingshi had been prepared for a long time, he pulled out a small square cabinet on the side, and gave it as a view. On the table was a catalog written in large characters on sandalwood paper, and on the paper was a short knife without a guard.For Jing Jingling, look at the catalog, it says "Sanyuan lives in Zhengjia".He thanked Ding Shi and exited the room.The post of Echigo's guardian is actually just a puppet, all the real power is in Kasugayama Castle, and it's just acting for the sake of the scene.He immediately turned to the inner courtyard to see his wife, who was Wei Jing's second daughter, about twenty-five or six years old, beautiful and moving.She also said some congratulatory words to Wei Jing, and presented several bolts of silk.She smiled and asked, "Is the child cute?" Wei Jing smiled and replied, "It's very cute, because it was born to a beautiful mother." Wei Jing thought, I must think this child is cute. On the evening of the seventh day after the baby was born, the naming ceremony was held, and as the cassock wished, the baby was named Tiger Chiyo.Originally, Jing wanted to name him Yuansong, because he resembled a monkey.He nonchalantly proposed to Kasao: "The monkey is smart, the pine tree can live for thousands of years, and Ao Dongxue, isn't that a good name?" Kasaya refused to back down: "Why can't Tiger Chiyo be used?" "I didn't say it can't be used, it's just that the monkey pine is not bad." Kasaw's eyes were full of tears: "I know what my lord thinks, but I think tigers are stronger than monkeys!" Seeing that she was stubborn and almost childish, Wei Jing had no choice but to compromise: "Okay, okay, let's call him Tiger Chiyo. However, I think Sarumatsu is also good. From now on, I'll be the only one to call him that, so it should be fine, right?" "of course!" And so it was decided. Torachiyo's face gradually straightened up, the wrinkles disappeared, and the eyes opened, the big and black pupils were very radiant.Although he is small, he is very healthy, and he exerts all his strength when breastfeeding. Even the nanny was startled and said, "I have never seen such a baby who can eat!" He seldom cried, but when he cried, it was earth-shattering and he didn't know what to do until he fell asleep when he was tired of crying. Wei Jing always observes Torachiyo carefully without attracting others' attention, but he still can't find any place that resembles him.No one in the family said he resembled him, and it seemed that Kasao no longer mentioned the matter of "whom he resembled".Wei Jing had no other thought except that this was not my child. He wanted to investigate what happened before Kasao got married, but he couldn't just ask anyone for help in this kind of matter. He couldn't and didn't intend to ask his retainers to investigate. He just tried to search for Kasao's words in daily gossip, but he quickly gave up this approach. Because he thought it was too boring. Fortunately, this kind of life won't last long. When the snow melts in spring, the domestic situation will be unstable again, and he has no time to worry about it.
At that time, the situation in Echigo was like this: Echigo was originally one of the governors of the Kanto region, a branch of the Yamauchi Uesugi clan, and the Yamauchi Uesugi clan served as the guardian for generations, and Nagao was their elder. About 20 years ago, Fangneng Uesugi, the guard at the time, had a brutal temperament and suffered many failures in government. There were complaints from wealthy families and common people in the country.Wei Jing thought that his life would not be safe, so he fled to Yuezhong Xibin, claiming that he would not recover from illness, Fang Neng was furious about this. "An incompetent animal dares to call it sick, it is unforgivable!" He personally led his troops to hunt Wei Jing, Wei Jing heard that Fang Neng led his troops to capture him, so he hurriedly asked for help from the local warriors who had always had a deep friendship, resisted Fang Neng, and succeeded in the first battle.He went on to encourage the rich families in Echigo: "Guardian sent troops to conquer me because of such a trivial matter. I think you all know very well what kind of person he is. We regard this person as the master. It goes without saying that the people in the territory are suffering. Everyone knows what kind of treatment we will incur. How can we live in peace if this continues?" Weijing's words speak to everyone's psychology, and for the future, everyone decided to elect Dingshi, the last family member of the Uesugi family, Kamijou, as Fang Neng's adopted son, to take over the post of guardian.Although Fang Neng tried his best to resist, but the general situation is set, he can't help it. Among the wealthy Echigo clan, Usami Sadayuki, the owner of Biwa Island near Kashiwazaki, is a wise and courageous Confucian general despite his young age.Although he feels that Fang Neng's administration is inappropriate, he is still loyal and unwilling to associate with Wei Jing and others.Weijing captured Matsunoyama Castle in Dongjingjo County, one of the Usami fortresses, and continued to pursue the victory until Tianshui Yuecai, who was about to reach the hometown of Kinmatsu, returned with his troops. At that time, Japan's lord-killing evil was quite prevalent, and the national forces were headed by the two major factions of the capital shogunate and the Kanto government, and there were countless princes and princes in the country.Even so, even the capital shogunate did not approve of the killing of the lord, which shows how powerful Wei Jing is.At that time, the relationship between the Kanto government and the shogunate was not harmonious, and Echigo belonged to the branch of the Uesugi family, the family of the Kanto government, but it was certain that if it was managed properly, the capital shogunate should accept his crime.At that time, the shogunate was in financial difficulties, so they asked for a huge sum of money for the scene, and they got their wish.Shogun Yoshitaku ordered Uesugi Sadashi to be Echigo's guardian and Kage's assistant. Although the shogunate is in decline, it is still a symbol of authority. Once the decree is issued, the Echigo nobles will be invincible.For Jing Rang Dingshi lived in the Guardian Hall in the Fuchu, and built a castle in the nearby Kasuga Mountain, and supervised the state affairs as a guardian. Although almost all the powerful families in Echigo surrendered to the new authority, Usami Sadayuki remained steadfast and unyielding. "The ancient sages and sages taught us to be kind to our fathers, filial to our sons, virtuous to our ruler, and loyal to our ministers. Now, how could it be that I, Usami, should bow down to the unfaithful and unfilial and regard them as masters?!" He insisted on independence, called on comrades, raised the flag to resist, and appointed Fang Neng's brother Uesugi Xian as his guardian.Because Xianding's younger brother was killed and his territory was seized, he naturally shared the same hatred with the enemy. He personally led 15,000 soldiers to participate in the battle, so the opposition to Weijing was also quite strong. As a result, some of the noble families who had surrendered to Jing in the past began to waver, and many people were betrayed by alienation, so Jing had to worry. The two sides once went to war, and Weijing was defeated, so they fled to Yuezhong with Dingshi.Although Wei Jing wanted to ask the Etchu Samurai for help as before, he was quickly intercepted by Usami.The Yuezhong warriors did not help him, and even his three important ministers turned against each other.Weijing escaped to the seaside with Dingshi to escape, and found a boat to hide in Sado. Echigo temporarily returned to Uesugi Kensada's hands.Xianding lived in the mansion and conquered the wealthy families who had surrendered to Jing one by one.The fate of the Weijing family seems to have come to an end, but he is very patient.He secretly commanded the few comrades who remained in Echigo to incite the natives to riot and disturb the Echigo area, and then suddenly gathered 700 people to counterattack Echigo and fight against Xianding. Only after the teacher returned to Echi. He used his ability to combine vertical and horizontal relationships, married his second daughter to Dingshi, and had an unusual relationship with the new guardian, so as to win the hearts of the rich.On the other hand, he approached Xianding’s adopted son Xianfang in Baijing City, Shangzhou, and negotiated peace on the condition that he be promoted to the post of Kanto governor after Xianding. At the same time, he also extended a compromise hand to Usami, but Usami Unmoved, he still sticks to the two cities of Biwa Island and Matsunoyama, and does not change his hostile attitude. In recent years, Usami has become active again.