Chapter 760 The Last Banquet
September of the 20th year of Astronomy is already the autumn harvest season. Leaders from all over the country have devoted themselves to the autumn harvest.
At the Ouchi Pavilion at Shuibang Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka Ouchi was sitting in the hall, enjoying the singing and dancing in the courtyard. This is said to be a song and dance that once became popular in the Kyoto area from the bottom of the city to various villages. People call it "incredible dance" or "romantic dance". It is said that at first the villagers gathered in Hachiman Village to dance. Later, it became popular in other villages. People built a lookout tower and ignited a fire, with drummers and trumpeters standing in the center, and dancers formed a circle. At the beginning, the dancers were mainly young men and women, and soon men, women, young and old joined. By August and September, almost all villages were immersed in crazy dances, and the dancers also wore dazzling silk and satin.
Seeing the people roaming all night, the samurai were also infected and unconsciously enjoyed it. Later, people began to play wildly regardless of the occasion, and even promiscuous in broad daylight. At this time, this dance was brought to the local area of Ouchika by Nijo Yoshifang and was welcomed by Ouchi Yoshitaka.
"War is so boring. One general's success is a thousand bones! It's better to sing and dance while drinking alive."
"Yes, only the dancers know the joy." Hearing Ouchi Yoshitaka's improvisational sigh, the depressed and outgoing ministers around him also agreed.
"What's the meaning of this kind of dance? It's unreasonable." But amid the praise around him, Mori Moon, who was sitting on the other side of Fuji, had no interest in this kind of dance. If he hadn't been forcibly invited by Yoshitaka Ouchi, he wouldn't have appeared here at all. To be honest, Mori Moon has also been dissatisfied with Yoshitaka Ouchi's absurd behavior recently. Is this still the ambitious Western country exploration of Ouchi's topic?
"Sir. This is because of dancing during the day. When you come and see each other at night, when people can't see each other's faces clearly, I believe that the adults will also involuntarily participate in it." A nobleman next to him introduced.
"Oh!" Seeing that his self-talk was heard by the people next to him, Maori-moto quickly closed his mouth. Although he looked down on these down-and-out ministers in his heart, being able to get along with them can also increase his reputation. So Maori-moto did not intend to debate the quality of these dances with them. Instead, he pretended to watch the dance with great enthusiasm. After hearing what Maori-moto said, several ministers on the side began to study these dances carefully, and they couldn't help but have a great change in their impression of Maori-moto.
"Huh?" At this moment, Mori Moon suddenly discovered that Lengquan Ryoto hurriedly ran to Yoshitaka Ouchi and whispered. After hearing Lengquan Ryoto's report, the latter stood up suddenly and rushed to the backyard. Seeing this, Mori Moon frowned and thought for a while, then turned his eyes and seemed to have thought of something. So he immediately apologized to everyone around him, "Everyone, I'm really sorry, I'm asking for an urgent matter to see Lord Ouchi Suk. I've lost my companion." After that, he bowed to the people around him again and stood up directly. However, the direction he was going was not the backyard where Yoshitaka Ouchi was, but towards the gate of the Ouchi Temple.
"What a person who has no elegant pleasure!" said the ministers around him who had just changed their impression of Maori Motozu.
Maori Yuan, who had not yet walked away, naturally heard these words of the ministers, but after he cursed "Idiot" in his heart, he accelerated his departure without changing his expression.
Just as Mori Moon left in a hurry, Yoshitaka Ouchi hesitated in a secret room in the backyard.
"What you said is true?"
"Lord, it's true. The detectives of our family have seen Tao Longfang lead thousands of people from Futian Ruoshan City, Jucheng, to come here." Leng Quan Longfeng confirmed anxiously.
"Impossible." At this time, Yoshitaka Ouchi still didn't believe that Tao Longfang would rebel. In fact, before today, Takeru Saira and Ao Jing Takao reported to him that Tao Longfang had signs of rebellion, so Yoshitaka Ouchi immediately sent someone to scold Tao Longfang and questioned whether he wanted to rebel. However, Tao Longfang had not actually acted in rebellion at this time, so after a while, Yoshitaka Ouchi did not take the report of Tao Longfang's rebellion seriously.
Why did Yoshitaka Ouchi treat Tao Longfang with direct questioning? This is mainly because the relationship between Yoshitaka Ouchi and Tao Longfang is not simple. It can be said that they came from "all ways" when they were young.
"Chongdao" means homosexuality, but it is not completely equivalent to homosexuality. The "Chongdao" in Japanese is also called "Ruozhongdao" or "Ruodao", which specifically refers to the same-sex relationship between the master and the beautiful boy (usually the son of a servant, the son of a retainer, and if it means young in Japanese), so don't expect a beard to be able to get the master's wishes and happiness. "Chongdao" was introduced to Japan with Buddhism. The earliest practitioner was a monk, because monks had to abide by the precepts and not approach women. If they approach women, they were called "female offenders". However, monks also have needs and also have to live a sexual life. They cannot "female offenders", but they can "male offenders". So a group of monks stood at the entrance of the temple and saw beautiful boys on the street, so they led them to the temple with a smile, "Do you want to eat lollipops?"
As soon as this wind opened, it quickly spread to the noble class and infected the samurai class. As a result, it became uncontrollable in the Middle Ages of Japan. In the Warring States Period of Muromachi, it was particularly popular with the samurai class. In history, such as the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiki and Ashikaga Yoshikaga, they were more or less enthusiasts of the Tao. These samurai especially like Taoism, but not only for consideration of sexual orientation, but also for political purposes.
As we all know, the samurai group was originally composed of blood ties, but later as its strength grew, it gradually became a geopolitical kingdom. The supreme ruler of this kingdom was called Daming, and the base of Daming rule was called the retainers. Residents cannot be separated from Daming's support, and correspondingly, Daming cannot be separated from the support of his retainers. Therefore, if Daming wants to form a cohesive and combat-effective group with his retainers, what is more suitable for serving as a lubricant than sex? Therefore, in order to cultivate loyal retainers, many Daming decided to start with the doll and start with the retainers.
Among the offspring, they choose smart and beautiful young men, put them by their side, provide themselves with "full-time services", and cultivate feelings between masters and servants, and teach them the knowledge of marching and fighting and handling government affairs. Such young men are generally called "Xiaoxian". When they are young, they take care of Daming's diet and daily life, and they also serve as Daming's personal guard when they go to the battlefield. When the "Xiaoxian" becomes "old surname", they will be dismissed by Daming. No, they are appointed to serve as military generals, administrative bureaucrats, etc., and act as the most backbone of Daming.
When he was young and beautiful, Tao Longfang was also a young surname of Yoshitaka Ouchi. Tao Longfang even had a deep attachment to Yoshitaka Ouchi (this is probably why this is why Yoshitaka hated Yoshitaka, because his beloved thing was taken away by the Yoshitaka Ouchi, and he was neglected again, so he turned from love to hate). Unfortunately, Tao Longfang is now thirty years old and has long been old. He must not be like Yoshitaka Ouchi, but Yoshitaka Ouchi is still nostalgic for Yoshitaka. Although he wanted to take the opportunity to cut off the rights of these families, he did not intend to exterminate them. So after receiving the report that Yoshitaka Ouchi was about to rebel, Yoshitaka Ouchi not only did not investigate secretly, but also sent someone to question Tao Longfang directly. It is estimated that Tao Longfang really had a thought in his mind that he had been forced by Yoshitaka Ouchi so directly, so he took action.
"Lord, mobilize the army to fight quickly. The rebels will come here soon!" Seeing that Yoshitaka Ouchi was still hesitating there, Leng Quan Ryofeng shouted loudly.
Leng Quan Longfeng's loud shout immediately made Yoshitaka come back to his senses. His eyes stern and he immediately said, "Yes, send an order to end the banquet immediately, so that all those attending the banquet can gather together, and at the same time mobilize the army to attack the plotter Tao Longfang together."
In Ouchi Yoshitaka's view, Tao Long's conspiracy and rebellion deeply hurt his heart, and he also firmly believed that with the strength of the Danui Pavilion at this time, Tao Long's conspiracy could be completely wiped out. However, the confident Yoshitaka knew that today's banquet was the last banquet in his life.
Chapter completed!