Sword Raiders II

The clanging of swords and the sound of killing shook the sky.

In the curtain opened by countless screams and blood, there is a scene of a magnificent city that was supposed to be impregnable but shattered under the attack of the enemy's internal and external forces.

The insiders lit fires everywhere, and the raging flames burned fiercely in the city, destroying not only everything in the city, but also the end of a generation of regime.

Flames, take everything away.

Everything, everything...!

Waking up suddenly from a gasp, Yiqi Yizheng, who stood up suddenly, was still in shock. He panted heavily, and it took a while before he gradually calmed down.

It's that nightmare again...

Covering his face with his hands, Yiqi's face showed a tired look. Even though he had forgotten a lot of things because of amnesia, the fire that burned him once was engraved in his memory like a brand. Can not forget.

It's just that this action didn't last long, and Tachi was distracted by the sticky sweat on his palm.

Not only his forehead, but now his whole body is covered in cold sweat from the nightmare.

"I can't do without a bath."

Subconsciously, he looked up at the clock on the wall. The pointer showed that it was close to five o'clock in the morning, and the first phase directly lifted the quilt and started to tidy himself.

In all fairness, the conditions in this world are indeed much better than Honmaru, at least the convenience of being able to have a bathroom directly in one's room for washing is not available in Honmaru.The action in the first phase was very fast, and within a few minutes of entering the bathroom with a half-wet sleeping bathrobe, he came out with a bath towel wrapped around his waist and wiping his face.

He didn't forget that he was going on a business trip with the main hall as an attendant today, so he had to get up early and get ready.

After changing the bath towel, the young man's slender and well-proportioned legs were wrapped in navy blue trousers with the soft sound of the cloth being rubbed, and a gray shirt was put on the elegant and naked upper body, the buttons were meticulously sealed to the neckline, and then he fastened it neatly. Putting on a tie and finally putting on a gorgeous military uniform jacket, a handsome blue-haired young man stood tall in front of the mirror.

After sizing up his appearance and making sure there was nothing wrong with it, the man in the mirror smiled slightly, turned and went out.

Two hours later, the elegant and spacious entrance of Xinggong Mansion.

"Main hall, are you sure you can just prepare these things?"

After counting the things to take away on this business trip again, Yiqi Yizhen pointed to the two large suitcases at hand for final confirmation.

"Okay." Yu Li nodded, "The things for the birthday banquet were moved to the old house before, and we used to stay there for two nights at most, so we don't need to bring too much."

When they were talking, there was a circle of seeing off knives standing around them.

"First issue, the Lord's safety these few days is up to you." Hasebe confessed to the first issue with a serious face, "You know what you will face next, right? The birthday banquet of the grandma of the Hosokawa family will definitely be There will be many people from other daimyo families passing by, and if the situation of the Kyogoku family continues, do you know what to do?" The more he talked, the more oppressive the Demon King Sword became.

If he could, he really hoped that when the lord went out, he would be the candidate for the valet, but it's a pity that he didn't do it every time!

Hearing the word Kyogoku's family, Sosan Zuomonji and Smiling Qinge, who were standing in the group of blades, couldn't help but look up at Hasebe, then they looked at each other in unison, and then looked away tacitly. Nothing happened.

Yu Li hurriedly raised his hand to comfort him: "Hasebe, you are too nervous. It's not that all the warriors look down on me, and now no one dares to despise me like they did before and openly trip me up. They are not stupid of."

"But my lord..." Hasebu looked at her disapprovingly, wanting to refute a few words that you will have many interest disputes and conflicts with the aristocratic family in the future, so you should be more careful, but then remembered that you can't reveal the future to her so as not to change it History, had to be unwilling to shut up.

Yiqi Yizhen knew the inner entanglement of the other party, so he assured him very simply: "Hase Buden, I know, please rest assured that I will guard the main hall, and will never be bullied at will. On the main hall."

Hasebe was a little satisfied now, and there was a small short knife next to him, shouting, "Cheer up, Brother Yiqi!" "We will not lose to other sword factions!"

Amidst the quarrel, only the owner looked helpless, and the knives at home were too worried about her and overprotective: "Don't treat me as fragile, I'm not that weak, how do you think I worked so hard to support this family?" of?"

Fortunately, this was not the first time that this kind of scene happened, and everyone didn't drag them for too long, and Yu Li took Yiqiu to the car and left the mansion.

Seeing the owner's car crossing the gate of the house and driving farther and farther on the road, the farewell knives at the gate slowly turned around.

"Actually, it's good that the servants accompanying the master this time are Xiaoye and the others." Youren couldn't help but said, "After all, I have stayed at Hosokawa's house, so I know the situation there better than Yiqi Yizhen."

"No need." Xiaoye, whose name was mentioned, was the first to shake her head, "We have told Yizhensang what we have to say, and he will do well. And even if I can come along, I won't be happy."

Then I received a loving touch from my second brother Zongsan: "Don't be unhappy about the past, we are living a good life now, aren't we? Why don't you think about what local products the lord will bring you when you come back."

Xiao Ye followed the second brother's train of thought, and immediately forgot the resentment of being sold by the Hosokawa family, and soon became happy again.

Not far away, Kasen Kanesada, who is also Toshikawa Hosokawa, chuckled and shook his head. Although it was still shrouded in the same gloomy atmosphere as before, the hole in Xiaoye's heart was being filled constantly, with the gentleness of the master and the love of the brothers. Yes, it will be fixed someday.

In the car that has already set off, Yu Li is also talking to Yiqi.

"Actually, everything that needs to be prepared has already been prepared at the birthday banquet venue. I am going to be in charge of tonight's big banquet and tomorrow's internal banquet at Hosokawa's house. If there is no accident, I will only use it there today. Stay one night and be back tomorrow evening."

Phase [-] listened to the details of the main hall, and nodded slightly. He knew that the main hall didn't have any helpers around him at this time. Whenever someone invited her to a banquet, her kitchen assistants were all chefs from other places who were recruited by contacts— —Basically, when she speaks, no one in the Japanese culinary world will give her face. Many cooks can't ask for this kind of opportunity, so everyone is very conscious, and basically there is no place for her to worry about in the kitchen.

It's just that although the chefs who bring their own dry food are easy to use, they are still somewhat inconvenient, after all, they are not their own people.This situation will continue for several years, and it will gradually ease after her first apprentice gets the first seat in Yuanyue and can finally help.

But looking at the current indifferent state of the main hall, I know that she doesn't care very much, and I can't help but think of a sentence she said to people in the middle age in the future history books, "Teaching apprentices is like raising children. Teaching cooking skills is easy. , it is difficult and tiring to teach to become a good person.” Therefore, there are very few disciples admitted by the main hall, but in later generations, they are all masters of cooking who are also respected by the world.

My thoughts drifted away accidentally, and the first issue was quickly pulled back: "There is also an internal family banquet, which means you want to prepare two banquets?"

"It's normal. It's a time to save face for outsiders, and a time to have fun with your family behind closed doors. The atmosphere must be different." Yu Li smiled, "Otherwise, why would you sell me two pieces of land?"

I was dumbfounded in the first episode, and soon laughed too.

Today is the [-]th birthday party of the eldest grandmother of the main family of the Hosokawa family. It is not easy for the old mother to live to this age. Of course, the son should give up his capital to celebrate her birthday.

Not only did he invite Master Xinggong, the uncrowned God of Chef, to take full charge of the birthday banquet, but he also used this as a capital to invite guests—many valuable guests who originally planned to send a congratulatory gift but did not come. After receiving the invitations, they all changed their minds and wanted to come in person.

With so many important guests coming to the birthday banquet in person, the size of the birthday banquet of the Hosokawa family has naturally increased a lot, not to mention that those guests will give to the Hosokawa family during the chat and friendship after they arrive. How much benefit does it bring.

Originally, he secretly laughed at the Hosokawa patriarch for his loss-making business, and exchanged two pieces of land for a scenic spot with a good profit for a birthday banquet. When the walking chaebols and patriarchs were in charge of celebrities and dignitaries, they were all speechless.

"Hey, I really underestimated the shrewdness of the Hosokawa family. They are still as cunning and treacherous as they were in the Warring States Period!"

The Warring States Period in Japan was a turbulent and turbulent time, and the wars continued and the situation was changing and turbulent, but the Hosokawa clan forcibly walked out of a blue cloud road by relying on precise judgment.First, there was the dispute between the Ashikaga Shogunate and Oda Nobunaga. They were succumbed to the temperament of the Sixth Heaven Demon King, and they left the old master Ashikaga to join Oda's command; He chose to stand on the side of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and help him win the power of the shogunate; finally, after Hideyoshi's death, he stood correctly again between Ishida Mitsunari and Tokugawa Ieyasu, helping the latter to unify the Warring States period and end the troubled times.

It can be said that Hosokawa's ability to successfully avoid disasters time and time again and stand still, until the modern society, still has such a huge capital and heritage, which is inseparable from the wisdom of the patriarch who led them forward.

This time they chose to use two plots of land in Lake Ashi to invite God of Cooking to hold a birthday banquet, and it was obviously a success. VIPs.

The invisible benefits brought by these guests, if one succeeds, will not be inferior to the value of the two lands, let alone more than one opportunity in front of them?

But so what?These people who came to the scene only to be belatedly realized it was already several beats late to react, and more of them were people who had expected it long ago and only hated themselves for being late or not having the resources to act in time.

"Master Xinggong, you are really out of touch." Not long after Yu Li boarded the ancient mansion on the mountainside by sea boat, he was stopped by an old man who had a special relationship, "I knew you wanted Our Maeda family can definitely help us buy the land near Lake Ashi, so you don’t need to spend so much time and effort.”

Yu Li was startled when he saw the person coming: "Qian, Maeda patriarch!?"

This is a big shot on the same level as the Hosokawa family, and now he directly throws off the accompanying juniors and subordinates, and keeps pulling her to talk.

When hearing the half-complaining words of the old man, Yu Li couldn't help but smiled awkwardly, and said politely: "Your words are serious, this is a sudden decision on my own, and I didn't even think of asking anyone for help to discuss it at the time. When it comes to the sale of land, you need to worry about all aspects, what does it look like to trouble you with this kind of thing."

The subtext is already saying that they are really not familiar with each other, and it's not so good that if I want to buy land, I ask the Maeda family for help.

Maeda's old Patriarch showed disappointment when he heard it: "That's it... Master Xinggong said the same thing." He sighed, looked up at her, and said in a low tone, "At first I thought I would The family heirloom "Dadian Taiguangshi" was presented as a gift, and you accepted it calmly, which means that the Maeda family and Master Xinggong are very close, isn't it?It's the old man who is being sentimental. "

No, Patriarch Maeda, didn't you give me the grand ceremony at that time to thank me for bringing you back to the world from hell who almost died in vain?

Yu Li skipped a series of bullet screens in his heart, and now seeing the old patriarch's disappointed expression of "You unilaterally abandoned my friendship with the Maeda family", he didn't know what to say for a while.

"I'm sorry, Maeda-sama." At this moment, the servant behind Yuli took a step forward, cutting off the conversation between the two. The blue-haired young man apologized elegantly, "I'm sorry to disturb the conversation between you two, but my master still wants to Confirm the work of the kitchen with the employer, if possible, can we talk about it later?"

"Are you...?" Maeda's old Patriarch was taken aback for a moment, but when the young man faintly felt the similar feeling when Da Cen Tai appeared in human form, his face couldn't help but shudder.

"In the next issue, I'll meet Maeda-sama." Fu Sangshen bowed to the descendant of the daimyo and announced his family name.

"It turned out to be an imperial treasure." The old patriarch suddenly realized, and looked him up and down, "The suzerain of the Toyotomi family in Osaka Castle has a saber..."

It's just in the past. The Toyotomi family in the Warring States Period was so glorious, but time has changed to modern times, but there is no blood left, and it has long been annihilated in the torrent of history.

"That's it, Patriarch Maeda." Yu Li didn't want to hear the old patriarch lamenting his ex-patriarch who had flourished and declined in front of the first issue, and immediately greeted him and wanted to leave, "Patriarch Hosokawa is still waiting for me, so let's be rude first." Take a step."

The Hosokawa family's century-old house built on the mountainside of the island occupies a large area, and it is beautifully furnished and maintained. There is no shortage of pavilions, towers, pavilions, small bridges, and flowing water. As I imagined, when Yu Li was passing through many corridors, in the pavilion of the main building of the ancient house, the patriarch of the Hosokawa family was also talking about the birthday banquet with his confidant and blood relative.

"At present, the guests present include the heads of the Shimadzu family, the Maeda family, the Mori family, the Tokugawa family, and the Sakai family, and their wives or children, as well as the chairman of the large consortium such as Suzuki, Meizhishan, and Atobe. His family is here... and there will be more guests before the dinner begins." A young man carefully reported to the patriarch, with surprise on his face, "I thought that half of the guests on the invitation list would come by themselves. It's not bad, I didn't expect that more than [-]% of them came in person, and those who couldn't come were really unable to get away and let their blood relatives take the place instead. Father, is the banquet held by the chef himself so attractive?" And It's still the God of Cooking who hasn't got an official title.

"Of course you don't know the appeal if you haven't tasted the dishes of Chef God." Facing the heir he valued, Hosokawa just shook his head and smiled, "Some of these people on the list have eaten the dishes of Xinggong Yuli. No, but they all came, precisely because they have tasted the dishes made by other kitchen gods and understand the weight of this kind of banquet."

Although the young man was still puzzled, he still nodded to express that he believed his father's words, but he still frowned: "Even though Master Xinggong's cuisine is very attractive, and he brought so many guests to celebrate grandma's birthday, I always feel that It’s a bit of a loss to exchange the land on Lake Ashi. I think one piece of land is enough, and the Prince Hotel and Hot Spring Hotel over there are obviously very profitable, so don’t you take both of them…”

"It's just a small business with a relatively good profit." Shaking his head and interrupting his son, the patriarch Hosokawa looked at him with a meaningful expression on his face, "Compared to us taking out two plots of land, the old patriarch of the Maeda family directly sold One of the three heirlooms of the Maeda Clan, the Five Swords of the World, is given as an unconditional gift, do you think he lost his mind and went crazy?"

The heir of the Hosokawa family shook his head vigorously, remembering that the Patriarch Maeda had a strange expression on his face. A year ago, this man was still terminally ill and almost died in the ICU. In the end, all his illnesses were cured inexplicably. Minor ailments and pains are completely free, and he manages the family vigorously all day long. Now the Maeda family's various industries are making steady progress, which shows that the old patriarch's methods are very good.

The only thing that made others think he was crazy was the fact that he gave away the family heirloom directly after he recovered from his illness, and the recipient of the gift was the Master Xinggong, who was later killed by other cooking masters because of the Master Chef Competition. The interest groups behind it calculated that the Maeda family even secretly sniped a handful of those people's property to vent their anger on Master Xinggong. It can be said that they are very solid fans of Xinggong.

But it was one-sided—the person concerned didn’t know about it at all, and the old patriarch Maeda didn’t even intend to poke the victim in front of the victim. If the patriarch Hosokawa didn’t inadvertently find out or even didn’t know about it, it can be regarded as being flattering and obscurant.

"That old fox of the Maeda family never traded at a loss, let alone did a good deed and didn't dare to take credit for it, only thinking that the owner would find out afterwards." Patriarch Hosokawa said directly, "The Chef of the Star Palace must have something other than cooking. And the greater value besides painting, that value is even high enough to make the old fox donate the family heirloom without hesitation."

But now that the God of Cooking finally wants to develop his career, he happens to have the right bargaining chip in his hands, and it can't be more cost-effective to use two lands to directly achieve his goal.Thinking about the gains this birthday banquet brought to the Hosokawa family, the patriarch said that he has made a lot of money.

"Forget it, you definitely don't understand what I'm telling you now." Waving his hand, the patriarch Hosokawa didn't intend to tell his son too much, "As for the matter that you said that the chef's banquet is not worth two pieces of land, I'll wait for you tonight You'll know it after you sit at the banquet."

Ha chirp!

Yu Li, who was walking towards the pavilion under the leadership of his servants, sneezed suddenly.

"Is the main hall okay?" The servant couldn't help worrying.

Yu Li shook his head: "Maybe it's because catkins got into his nose. Don't delay, after meeting the patriarch, I'm going to start working in the kitchen."

As time passed, the sky gradually turned from bright to dark. At around 06:30 in the evening, the guests invited by the Hosokawa family were basically all present. When Akashi Seijuro, who was a relatively latecomer, arrived with his father, he was caught by the banquet hall. Many heavyweight faces in the movie were shocked.

"So many... are they all for the old lady's birthday?" Hosokawa's face is so big?I don't think so, do you?

With a skeptical attitude towards life, Akashi flipped through his socializing memories from childhood to adulthood, and felt that it was very inconsistent.

His father, Akashi Seitomo, glanced sideways at him: "This banquet was organized by your teacher himself."

The young man was startled, and suddenly remembered the rumors of the uncrowned God of Cooking, and became even more surprised: "Has the family even admitted it?"

"Several giants in the culinary world have admitted it themselves, so why don't the aristocratic chaebols admit it." Akashi's father said casually, "Some unbelievers tried it, but the end was miserable. Sakurada's pastry house and French pastries The company's stock has fallen by more than ten points these days, and it is in a state of desperation."

The last sentence sharpened the boy's eyes, and the father couldn't help but smirk again when he saw his son's expression: "Don't worry about her, your teacher is really not afraid of their revenge. Believe it or not, she can easily destroy you. Even if you have hired a pastry genius, can you directly shut down those two pastry groups?"

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