Chapter 8 second quarter

Uichi's new retreat is located in the heart of Osaka's Temma, the commercial capital.The library is built next to the house.Niu Yi would steal away to Osaka whenever he had time, and worked hard alone to build the library, which took more than two years.The surrounding area is a downtown area, so Niu Yi spent a lot of thought on building it. He only told a limited number of people about Tianma's hermitage.He wants to throw away everything in the past and focus on creation as much as possible.Here, he claims to be a drug dealer in Echizen Matsuto, a romantic man who likes to travel and write poetry.This statement was gradually accepted by the neighbors.Nobunaga's childhood name was Master Ji, from which Niu Yi chose the word "Ji" and named himself Jifeng.He gave up Joganji Temple in his hometown of Owari and chose Tenman, because he wanted to live next to Tenmangu.Tenmangu Shrine enshrines the Japanese god of culture, Sugawara Michizane.Moreover, the so-called big hidden in the city will not attract attention in the messy business capital.If you have to go out to investigate something, the water and land transportation are very convenient; even if there is no one at home, there are neighbors around, you can always worry less.Moreover, he feels that businessmen are full of energy and tenacious vitality, and being able to share this vitality and feeling with them is beneficial to their own longevity.

He gave up the name "Xin Ding" and changed to the nickname "Niu Yi" when he was young, because he had an ambition——hope that I live as long as a cow's saliva, so as to carefully observe and record this stupid doomsday , thus leaving a name.After coming to Tianman, he even abandoned the name "Niu Yi". The only disadvantage here is that about three towns away from the hermitage, there is the mansion of Oda Nobuo, the second son of Nobunaga.The house was built later, there is no way.Niu Yi hated that wimpy second son of Mr. Nobunaga, and resolutely refused to associate with that guy.

After tidying up the new house, Niu Yi went to visit Youji's family early in the morning with a gift in hand.Yuji's house is not big, it seems to be leased, located in a dirty civilian area, about three towns away from Uchi's hermitage.Three months ago, his family quietly held a funeral. Niu Yi also attended, so he knew the address. (Why did he leave Fushimi Castle suddenly? Why did he move to Osaka Tenma earlier than me?) Niu Yi once asked Youji to write some works halfway through. He was very concerned about the completion of those works, but he was more concerned about Youji's sudden departure from Fushimi Castle and his sudden death.This question must be clarified first.

Although Yuji's house is not big, it is neat and orderly. There is a small oak tree door, surrounded by plant fences, which can be regarded as walls.As soon as Niu walked into the gate, he shouted, "Is anyone there?" A young woman poked her head out.She was her own continuation, and now she is a young widow.The woman whispered slightly, as if she had some impression of Niu Yi. "I'm sorry to surprise you. I'm sorry to disturb you so early in the morning." Niu Yi claimed that he was coming to get back "Master Taige's Military Records", but this was just an excuse to visit.

"Of course I have to return it to you. I have been busy all this time, so I didn't take care of that, and it is still placed in front of the Buddhist altar." The young widow seemed to understand Niu Yi's purpose and regained her composure. "If it's convenient, I'd like to burn a stick of incense in front of the altar." "I just finished cleaning the Buddhist room. The late husband must be very happy to see you here." A small boy about ten years old stayed alone in the Buddhist room.He was dressed in plain, patterned cloth clothes with a black belt. He was probably the child born to him and his ex-wife. He had a straight nose, fair skin, and a long face, not like Yuji's daughter-in-law.The child looked up at Niu Yi.

"He is the heir, Masanosuke," said the widow. Before she finished speaking, the boy greeted him formally, saying over and over again: "I am Zhengzhizhu." "It seems that he is a clever boy, very similar to his father. He can inherit a good family business." Although the house is not big, the altar is not small.Niu Yi looked back and forth at the tablets of the widow and Youji, and said so.This is not flattery, but the true voice of the heart. Niu Yi and the sons of his hometown Owari are still estranged. "Thank you for the compliment." Yuki's widow behind her bowed deeply.After burning the incense, Niu called his widow and Masanosuke to his side.Although Niu Yi knew that this question was a bit redundant, he still wanted to know why Yuji, who was favored in Fushimi Castle, had a 180-degree change.

"Honestly, ma'am..." Youji's widow raised her head suddenly. Although she was handsome in her thirties and wore light makeup, she still couldn't hide the haggard look on her face. "This time, I want to take this manuscript away and finish it again. Is it possible?" "This... my dead husband once said, this is the manuscript you gave me, but it was not finished. I'm very sorry." "When did you write this manuscript?" "When he was in Fushimi Castle, until last summer, he would write every night." "What about after coming here?"

"It's like a different person, and he stopped writing at all. Even the "Tianzheng Ji", which he has been writing, until the tenth volume, he gave up writing." "Last August, were there any signs?" "When it was still very hot—yes, it was the beginning of August—he came back from Santiao Heyuan with a livid face, went into the study, and then kept staring at the ceiling. Three days later, late at night, he came here, as if It’s like escaping from Fushimi Castle in the dark.” "Sure enough, it's because of that incident." "I think so. Anyway, he's a quick temper."

Yuki was originally a Confucian monk, and he wanted to break away from Hideyoshi very early on and rely on his own pen to survive.Because of this, he is good at writing. Although there are many praises in praise of Lord Taige in the article, in the eyes of his colleague Niu Yi, the article itself is really beautiful and admirable.This is the kind of man who changed suddenly after Guan Baixiu was exiled to Mount Koya in July last year, completely devastated. Niu Yi heard for the first time from Youji's widow that he came home from Three Rivers with a livid face.This must have happened on August 2 last year.At that time, Master Taiko brutally killed 38 people including Xiuci's wife, children, and concubines.Hideyoshi, who has always been respected, is a cruel man who even kills women, children and children. Yuji can never forgive him for this.The gap between front and back made Yuji start to laugh at himself, and finally escaped.Niu Yi finally figured out what happened.

"Then he didn't do anything when he came here?" "No. Although I don't know very well...he mutters and writes something by himself every day. There seems to be a ballad with the title of Mr. Hidetsu." "Oh? A ballad with Xiuji as the main character? I must read it." "These things ... were lost when I was not at home after the funeral. At that time, the child was also studying at a nearby temple and was not at home." "You mean, things were stolen?" Niu Yi's voice trembled unconsciously. "Yes. His works and ancient books have been lost. Only Mr. Ota's manuscript was saved because it was placed in the Buddhist altar."

"What about other things?" "All the belongings were also lost. My husband left almost all his money in Fushimi Castle, and it was all confiscated." This must have been done by Lord Taige.If the stolen ballad had Hideji as its theme, it might become Yuki's three major works together with "Yoshino 诣" and "Takano 诣".Perhaps the content inside made Master Taige displeased. "It's sad. You must have been hit hard." You Ji only lives on pens and doesn't have much money, so his salary may have been canceled long ago.So what is needed most now is wealth. "Things, I am very clear. I will hurry up and finish this manuscript in a short time. Fortunately, during this year, Jijun completed two works by himself, and the other one was not completed, but 9% of it was written draft of ten." Yuki flexibly used the historical materials collected by Ota Ushiichi to complete "Records of Toyokuni Daimyojin Temporary Imperial Rituals", "Illustrations of the Imperial Court", etc., but there is still one work that needs time to polish. "I hurriedly finished it and separated it from "Tianzhengji" written by Mr. Ji. I will leave the issue of the manuscript fee to my subordinates. Completing this work has another meaning. This is originally a book about Lord Taiko, If Master Taiko and the others see it, they may understand that Yuki-kun, who lives in seclusion in Osaka, has no different intentions. In this way, perhaps they will lift the order prohibiting the copying of "Tianzhengji". The librarian of Fushimi Castle may not buy it, But in this world, there are many good people who like to buy original manuscripts, and considering Taiko-sama's popularity, the printed version of this manuscript can also be sold at a high price." In this way, the young widow can live with peace of mind.This is also a consolation to Omura Yuki who "died before his ambition was fulfilled". "But, in doing so, aren't we being too selfish?" The young widow felt sorry for Niu Yi's arrangement. "You don't have to worry about me. I still have to write a biography of the grandpa. With that, I can get a good salary." These are just words of comfort to the young widow.Niu Yi knew that Nobunaga's biography could not be sold at a high price.Lord Nobunaga is not popular with ordinary people at all, there is no way to do it.However, he doesn't care.Niu Yi's wife passed away when he was young, and he lived alone as a widower, and he didn't intend to leave any money to his sons.He just wants to leave his name in history.Decades or hundreds of years later, it is enough for this biography to be evaluated by the world.At that time, he may be somewhere, it may be hell, it may be heaven, he just wants to be alone to hear people's evaluation of this biography.That's all there is to his ambition. "Can you give me two months? I'm not going to screw things up. You just wait for the good news." "Thank you very much, then please." "Also, how old is Masanosuke who inherited the family business?" "Twelve years old. Just like his father, he is small and weak, which makes people worry." "He will still develop, and his eyes are exactly the same as Yuki-kun. What do you want to do in the future? Masanosuke." Masanosuke walked forward, his mouth was tightly shut, he was not tall, and he looked very similar to his father. "I want to be a samurai, and I want to be a general of a country and a city!" "You don't want to rely on writing like your father? Military generals can only rule the roost for a while, and literati will live forever. This is a sentence your father often said..." Niu Yi asked slowly, as if trying to enlighten him. However, Masanosuke shook his head desperately and said, "That's not the case at all." He seems to be very conflicted, probably because of the impact of his father's prison disaster.The cow smiled wryly.When he first saw him, Niu Yi had a faint expectation—if the child likes words like his father, let him help with the work and train him to be a writer of books and stories. That would be a consolation.At this moment, Niu Yi felt that this hope was completely shattered. "Oh? Then there is no other way. Madame, I would like to ask one last thing. I choose Tianman as a hermit, why did you choose this place? It seems that you are chasing me." "He followed you a long time ago and found out about your hidden place. He once said: 'If possible, I will also go to live in seclusion nearby. I always said bad things about Lord Nobunaga, and I want to apologize to Ota-sama.' He He also said that he would help you when he was old. On the night he fled, he decided to come to Tenma from the very beginning. We rented a house here, and he said that sooner or later he would build a home..." "That's right. I don't know these things at all. I have always been complacent, thinking that no one knows the hiding place. In fact, I really hope that Yuji-kun can live to help me complete Nobunaga-kun's biography." "Surely it must be a great book?" "If it can be completed according to my idea, I guess it will be." Niu Yi suddenly thought of those five wooden boxes placed in the new library.This time, he took great pains to keep it well, so no one would probably find out.How should the matter about the wooden box be included in Nobunaga's biography?His mind flew to that matter.