Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Ah Yin escapes from the world

Nawujiaoan lived in seclusion for four or five days in the other garden of Rushou Palace. It was said to the outside world that it was due to the cold and needed to recuperate, but in fact it had another purpose.After Sen Rikyu's death, no one around Toyotomi Hideyoshi dared to stop him from going on an expedition to North Korea.Therefore, Jiao'an racked his brains to think about how to deal with the new changes, and collected news from all parties here. Tsuda Zongji, who is also a Sakai-Hong Kong tea master, was greatly shocked by Rikyu's seppuku and stayed behind closed doors.There are rumors in the world that Zong Ji designed to frame Si Lixiu.Because both Jiaoan and Zongji wanted to take over the teahouse, people speculated that this might be a power struggle between them.Zong Ji was troubled by such rumors, couldn't bear it and ran away.In addition, there is another saying that even if Lixiu is executed, his wife Zong En and daughter A Yin may also be affected. This matter must also make Zong Ji feel deeply.Jiao'an sent someone to see Zongji, saying that he wanted to meet him, only to learn that Zongji was really sick in bed.

Now Jiaoan is leaning against the table, writing something, maybe a letter to the Shimai Clan of Hakata.The clan has returned from North Korea. "Father, Mr. Chawu came to see you from the capital." Mushi reported at the door, but Jiaoan didn't turn his head back and said, "I'm waiting for him, please come in." As soon as Shiro Jiro of the tea house came in, Jiaoan took off his glasses and said, "How is the situation?" "I heard that your husband has suffered from a cold, but he seems to be in good spirits." "It's definitely cold. Has Mr. Tokugawa returned to Edo?"

"Yes, I left the capital on the third day of March, and I should still be on my way now." "My lord wants to escape?" "Yes, if Master Guan Bai wants him to go to North Korea, he cannot refuse." "The death of a layman makes people feel like a chill! What should we do?" "Alas! Mr. Shimanami clan is back." "But I can't ask anything." Jiaoan said, stretching his hands and feet, handing the cigarette to the tea house and said, "I have no choice this time. To avoid suspicion, Master Tokugawa is not good at objecting, and Master Maeda can't say anything." Kanbai. Therefore, I had no choice but to try to persuade Ishida Jibu Shaosuke to persuade Kanbai-sama."

"Master Zhibu?" "Yes! If you decide to go on an expedition, Lord Zhibu will definitely be the vanguard, so you can persuade him not to do such a futile thing." "Who can convince Jibu-sama?" "There is only one person who can convince him, and that is Mrs. Dian." Jiaoan said with a smile in his eyes. Chaya Shirojiro did not answer.He can't answer.He was allowed to enter and leave Diancheng recently, but he has not found anyone who can contact him on this matter. "Who is Mrs. Dian closest to now?" Jiaoan asked. "Among the people around her, Xiang Ting Bureau is the one that she likes the most."

"Other than that?" "The one who has been called frequently recently is Mrs. Atong from Ono." "Oh, is she the talented girl who wrote Twelve Stages of Grass of Ji Liuli?" "Yes! Yes! I have something to trouble you, sir." Chaya Shirojiro breathed a sigh of relief.He changed the subject so quickly, it must be because he didn't have much hope for what happened just now. "What is it?" "Sir, you are in the capital, have you heard the rumors about Layman Lixiu's death?" "I've heard a lot. Because of intercession between Dai Nayan-sama and Counselor Maeda Toshiie, it was decided to place Mr. Doan at Hosokawa's house and Mr. Shaoan at Gamo's house."

"anything else?" "Master Dao'an and Mr. Shao'an are allowed to inherit the Lixiu family business in the future. I was relieved by this good news, but another bad news came." "Bad news?" "Mrs. Zong En was afraid of future troubles, so she returned Ah Yin's two children to Wandai House, and hid Ah Yin. Guan Bai was furious about this." "Hide Ah Yin?" "I'm afraid that Guan Bai will come to urge her to serve again, so I made such a bad move. This is meant to be ironic to Guan Bai. Therefore, some people say that Guan Bai may issue an edict to arrest Zong En and track down Ah Yin's whereabouts."

"Oh." Jiao An smiled and clapped his hands, "Mu Shi, bring up the things you prepared." "Yes, father." Jiaoan smiled again: "Mr. Chaya, don't be surprised. Actually, I have a precious gift." "Gift?" "I'll find out right away. Look, here we come." The partition door opened, and two women came in, one of them was Mushi, holding tea, and the other was carrying snacks.The tea house couldn't help being surprised when it saw the person serving dim sum—it was none other than Ah Yin they were talking about! "Haha, how is it? It looks like Ah Yin, right?"

"Sir, she said, didn't she?" "No! How could it be Ah Yin? Ah Yin committed suicide when Layman Lixiu closed his doors and pondered over the past." "Ah, this, this..." "His father was thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors, so he had to bury her secretly in the capital. If Guan Bai asked, Mrs. Zong En would say so. However, there are people so similar in the world. Hahaha." Chaya stared at Ah Yin intently for a while.Jiao'an laughed out loud at this matter, it was so daring.What should I do if the matter gets out?Rikyu lost his life because he was not afraid of Hideyoshi, will Shoan follow in his footsteps?When Chaya thought of this, his whole body became cold.

"Mr. Chawu, this person is my distant relative named Ah Jin, who is a better woman than Ah Yin." "Mister was joking." "I'm not joking, don't worry, I've lived so far, how can I be so useless?" "gentlemen……" "A person enjoys a lifespan, and no matter what other people do to attack and plot, there is no danger. Ah Yin died at the end of his life, but Ah Jin still had twenty years to live." "Yes...is it?" "I can see clearly. She is a woman who has lived longer than Guan Bai, you and me, don't worry."

"You just said something was wrong?" "That's right, this woman's predestined relationship lives in Kaga now, can you send her there?" "Well, send Ah Yin...no, Ah Jin?" "Yes, you are acquainted with Moto Ami Koetsu, and Koetsu is under the care of Kaga Councilor-sama. In Maeda Councilor-sama's tea room, there is a man named Daibo, do you know?" "Ok." "I hope Guangyue will send her to Mr. Waiter." Chaya Shirojiro looked at Ayin and then at Mushi.Mu Shi smiled, but Ah Yin felt uncomfortable.Takayama Ukon was confiscated because he believed in Catholicism. He is now Hideyoshi's enemy and Ishida Mitsunari's enemy.After he lost his hair, he took the name of waiter, and now he lives in Maeda's house, concentrating on tea ceremony.

Of course Hideyoshi also heard about it, but he didn't want to offend Toshiie, so he pretended not to know.Now that Ah Yin is sent there, if Hideyoshi knows, Maeda Toshiie, Ukon, Ah Yin, and Guangyue who hid her in the Jiaoan and helped her escape from childbirth will all be involved. "How, do you dare to go?" Jiaoan saw the hesitation of the teahouse, and said in a more serious tone, "People are taking advantage of each other and hurting each other. Layman Lixiu killed himself to guard the way, what do you think?" "good……" "In that case, please agree. You only get close to a layman when he is alive, but ignore him after death. This is really not comparable to a general. We must be more just than a general." When Jiaoan said this, Chaya could no longer refuse, and said: "Okay, I promise, I will also ask Ben Aya to help." He finished speaking in one breath and smiled. "That's good. Ah Jin also understands?" Ah Yin's face was pale, and he said to Jiaoan, who was squinting at him, "I will listen to my master and live on." "Okay, then, let's set up a farewell banquet. Mushi will prepare, and Ah Jin will tell Mr. Chaya about Ah Yin's death that you saw." "Yes." Mu Shi stood up and went. "That's the seventh day of seppuku, isn't it?" Jiaoan urged Ah Yin. Chaya Shirojiro straightened his sitting posture and listened attentively.Before and after Ah Yin's "death", there must have been major events.Ah Yin nodded, and turned to the tea house: "It was a lonely evening, and Lord Konishi and Lord Jibu suddenly arrived at Sakai Port's home." "Oh, Lord Ishida?" "Yes. They blamed Mrs. Zong En, saying that Guan Bai was disrespectful at the time of Ah Yin." "Disrespectful?" "Yes, Ah Yin said, it's better to bite your tongue and kill yourself than to go to the Bai inner court." "There are people in the capital who say so." "Perhaps Master Zhibu heard the rumors, and he said that in order to quell the rumors, he asked Ah Yin to go to Guan Bai's side." "Oh. It's still serious." "Madam was very embarrassed, so she replied that Ah Yin was no longer at home. Lord Zhibu and Lord Xiaoxi looked at each other in dismay, and left in despair." "crestfallen?" "Yes. I found out later that after the layman passed away, there was a rumor circulating in Osaka and Beijing, saying that the people of Hong Kong in Sakai were united with the layman and opposed Guan Bai's sending troops to North Korea. It will be completely cut off because of the war. According to Guan Bai's temperament, after hearing such rumors, he will definitely get angry and decide to send troops. Therefore, in order to quell the rumors, everyone wants to attribute the death of the layman to the unfortunate incident of Dade Temple, so Ayin Lao Honestly go to Guan Bai's side, and at the same time, the Qian family can also pass down fireworks... But Mrs. Zong En didn't listen to this. She said that she would be sorry for her husband. So when Mr. Zhibu came again, she told him clearly that Ah Yin had passed away. Dead." After Ah Yin finished speaking, she quietly wiped the corners of her eyes with her cuff. Not long after, Mushi brought the food. Jiao'an, who likes to be lively, was afraid that things would leak out, so it was not full of guests as usual, and only their father, daughter and Ah Yin were present at the same table. If you think about it, it's really difficult.First send Ah Yin to Kaga, and then ask Takayama Ukon to hide her well.But what about the mother Zong En who stayed behind?Will Ishida Mitsunari, who was troubled by the rumors about Rikyu's death, really let go? "This is a big deal!" Chaya Shiro Jiro sighed after taking the wine that Mushi handed him. "Yes." Jiaoan said nonchalantly, "Maybe Guan Bai's great achievements will be written off." What he said has nothing to do with what the tea house said. "As Mr. Chaya knows, Japan has finally built ships that can be traded at sea. If you work hard for another 20 years, these ships can make Japan rich. Are these ships going to be used for war? Everyone says Sakai Port They only know how to seek profit, but this is not the case. If you abandon the transaction and use all the ships for costly wars, the loss will be too heavy." After Jiaoan finished speaking, she took a look at Ah Yin: "My father has been negotiating with Guan Bai on this matter, so I can't leave you alone." "Excuse me," Chaya asked worriedly, "Will Mrs. Zong En be safe?" Ah Yin turned her face away, bit her lip: "Mr. Chawu, don't talk about this anymore, Madam has already made up her mind." "I want to..." Jiaoan shook her head lightly: "She will not go against the layman's wishes. She thinks it is the wife's responsibility." "Or do you want to commit suicide?" "No! More cruel than suicide!" "More cruel?" "Madam, even if she is captured and tortured severely, she will not hand over Ah Yin to Guan Bai." "Oh?" "If this is not the case, the death of the layman will be meaningless. The layman fought with Guan Bai to maintain the tea ceremony. No, it is not a fight, but a constant admonition, and finally dies with his body. Two or three hundred years later, future generations will decide I will think that the layman did the right thing." Jiaoan said loudly. At this moment, there were footsteps coming from the corridor, and a servant came to report: "Master Zong Qi from Jiyun Nunnery is here, and wants to see Mr. alone!" "Zong Qi is here?" Jiaoan said with a serious expression, "It's okay, let him come in." Ah Yin and Mu Shi looked at each other uneasily.Zong Qi is a disciple of Monk Xiaoling in Nanzong Temple. He has a close relationship with Lixiu. He is a Zen monk. He once worshiped Lixiu as the master of tea ceremony.After the Nanzong Temple was burned, he formed another Jiyun Nunnery. It is said that Zongqi was the one who sent him to the North Kingdom quietly for Gaoshan Youjin.But why did Zong Qi come to visit Jiaoan? After Zong Qi came in, he ignored the hesitation of the tea house and Ah Yin, and sat down on the mat Mushi had laid out for him, and said, "Mr. Jiao'an, your residence and Xiao'an are under surveillance." "Master found out? Is it two or three people?" "Yes! The poor monk wanted to see Mr. urgently, but unexpectedly found that there were suspicious people on Jizhoukou and Xiaoli Road." "What does the master want to tell Bucai?" "At the tea banquet early this morning, someone said that Master Guan Bai issued an order to go to North Korea yesterday." "Ah, finally going out?" "Master Tokugawa just left the capital at the beginning of the month, and before arriving in Edo, Guan Bai made this decision hastily." "When Tokugawa-sama has not yet arrived in Edo?" "It seems that Tokugawa-sama once dissuaded this matter when he was in Beijing, so Guan Bai made a decision while he was still on the way. It's a pity." Jiaoan didn't answer, glanced at the teahouse, and sighed. Zong Qi added: "Guan Bai said that the people of Sakai Hong Kong may think that his enthusiasm has cooled, but now the people of Sakai Hong Kong will be grateful to him." "Oh?" "He said that the people of Sakai and Hong Kong should not have to bear the military expenses. He once asked people to investigate. This trip can expand Japan's territory by ten or twenty times. In this way, he can go to the imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty. The current Japan is so small. Like a grave." "That's an exaggeration." "Not only that, Guan Bai also said that once such a decision is made, if anyone opposes it, they will be severely punished... We must be careful." "Oh." "Dainagon of Edo must be very surprised." Chaya couldn't help saying. At this time, Zong Qi said to Ah Yin meaningfully: "A Yin, the strong wind and heavy rain are finally coming." "Then... my mother..." "To inquire about your whereabouts, I brought her to Beijing this morning." Mu Shi quietly put his hand on Ah Yin's shoulder, telling her not to panic. Ah Yin was not surprised.The mother is not only the wife of the father, but also the disciple of the father. After the death of the father, the mother's heart has gone with him.My mother was brought into Beijing, what would she face?Thinking of this, Ah Yin felt as painful as being tortured. "Ayin... No, Ajin!" Jiaoan said, "You should have prepared early, and you can't mess up your position!" "Yes Yes." "Your mother's temperament is not inferior to that of a layman. No matter what happens, she will definitely insist that her daughter is dead." "Because of this, I feel uncomfortable in my heart." "You can't show your face anymore, remember!" "yes." "Master Zong Qi," Jiaoan glanced at Zong Qi as if asking for help, "From your perspective, what kind of person is Mrs. Zong En? Is she a happy wife?" "Of course." Zong Qi nodded peacefully, "Mrs. Zong En, who can be called a bosom friend with her husband, is an enviable woman." "Master also thinks so? Bucai also thinks that she will not live alone after the layman dies. It seems that after Qi Qi, she will follow the layman." "Yes. She died to save her daughter...she must have gone to the capital with this kind of heart in mind." "No matter how much Master Jibu scolds her, it can't change her happy heart to die." "Yes, she doesn't care about the whipping at all when she thinks that she can go to the layman's side." "Ah!" Ah Yin wiped away her tears, "I no longer think that I am the one who makes my parents suffer." "Yes, that's good. The Lixiu couple died happily because of Ah Yin. If you can understand this, you can live a stable life in the future." "Miss A Yin, come, let's eat!" Seeing that A Yin was in a good mood, Mu Shi hurriedly persuaded, "I'm going out soon, eat more." Chaya Shirojiro sat holding his breath.Knowing that there are people watching around the mansion, but these people are so calm.The tea house quietly looked at the courtyard and moved its chopsticks.I'm going out soon... These words put a heavy burden on his shoulders. After the meal, it was past the end of the day, and the spring sun shone warmly on the porch. "Master Zong Qi wait a moment, send the two of them out of the house first." Jiaoan said. "It doesn't matter?" Zong Qi said, he thought of the person watching. "Don't be afraid... the people I sent out haven't brought back bad news yet." "But," Chaya was still very uneasy, "I didn't prepare anything." "There will be preparations on my side, don't worry." Jiao An smiled and winked at Mu Shi, "You take Ah Jin to prepare." After the two went out, Jiao An stood in the corridor and clapped his hands to call people. "It's the person who was watching just now!" Zong Qi raised his body in surprise when he saw the person coming. "Don't worry, the two or three people you saw were sent by me." After Jiao'an finished speaking, he said to the 24-year-old man who had just entered, "This one is Mr. Chaya from the capital." "It's a pleasure to meet you." "Mr. Chaya wants to accompany Ms. Ajin to the capital. Akin is going to Edo Tokugawa Danayan, and he can't travel on the way! The boat is waiting at the Yamato Bridge, and you escort the two of them to Beijing. When you arrive in the capital, send them to the capital. Send them to Mr. Chaya’s house. If you encounter obstacles on the way, you will reprimand them, and you must not be rude to Shoan’s daughter—the woman who is going to Edo Danagyan’s side!” "Of order." Hearing Jiaoan's arrangement, Chaya Shiro Jiro felt that he was stunned for a long time. "Mr. Chaya, sorry for your trouble." "Everything... I understand." Mushi came out with Ah Yin who was dressed as a traveler.Ah Yin wears a bamboo hat and walks on crutches, so she can't even recognize the tea house.The pretty printed clothes are eye-catching and make her look like a dainty girl. "Akindo take care." "Thank you sir." "Mr. Chaya, please." Ah Yin and the tea house walked to the entrance, but the spy outside the courtyard had disappeared... "Ah! Ah Yin's matter is over, the main event is yet to come!" Jiaoan turned to Zong Qidao, "How can I make Guan Bai change his mind?" He smiled stiffly and kept sighing.