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Qingdeng really just happened to pass by here.

Today, he received an invitation from several bigwigs in the "Edo Business District" to come out for a meal together.

Originally, the gathering place chosen by those business leaders was Furubashi Restaurant—this is the top restaurant in Edo, and the people who come and go in and out of this restaurant are either rich or wealthy, or wealthy businessmen with prominent families. Senior Samurai.

However, Qingdeng, who had eaten at Yoshikawa Ryotei several times, quite liked the atmosphere and style of this restaurant, so he proposed to change the dining place to Yoshikawa Ryotei.

The bigwigs in the business world just wanted to make friends with Qingdengla in the name of "having a meal together".

It doesn't matter where you eat, even if you change the dining place to a fly restaurant, as long as you can eat and chat with Qing Deng.

Moreover, according to Qingdeng's wishes, selling Qingdeng's face will be more conducive to closer relationship with each other.

As a result, the bigwigs in the business world readily agreed to Qingdeng's proposal almost without hesitation.

Qingdeng came to the Yoshikawa restaurant on time, and when he was going to the reserved private room, he suddenly heard the dispute between Shichiro Hayakawa and Suzune.

In an age where buildings and furniture are largely made of paper and wood, sound insulation is virtually nonexistent.

Unless you speak in a voice like a mosquito humming, you will be able to hear the movement in the room as long as you walk in the corridor.

After recognizing Lingyin's voice and being convinced that Lingyin was in trouble, Qingdeng pushed the door open and entered without saying a word.

At present, in the whole of Edo, apart from Ooku, where men are strictly prohibited from entering and leaving, is there any place that he cannot enter?

In this way, there is the present scene——

"What's wrong? Didn't you yell loudly just now? Why are you pretending to be a shy girl again now?"

Qingdeng looked around indifferently, the room was silent, and a needle could be heard.

Whether it was Hayakawaya Danshichiro, Suzune, or Kichikuro, they were all blinking vigorously at this moment, repeatedly checking whether they were dazzled or dreaming.

The black lacquered hat with gold leaf inside symbolizes their status, the extremely rare tall figure of 1.75 meters, and three knives on their waists... It is impossible for them to recognize the wrong person.

"No way……"

Hayakawa Yadan Shichiro opened his mouth wide, his face full of disbelief.

Qingdeng squinted his eyes, glanced at Hayakawa Yadan Shichirō, then turned to face Suzune, and said with a smile:

"Miss Suzune, long time no see."

Lingyin's delicate body trembled a few times.

"Uh, ah! Juju, Ju-sama, Gui'an..."

Hayakawa Yadan Shichiro stared at all this dumbfounded.

He must have never thought of it——Qingdeng and Lingyin do have friendship!

For social reasons, Qingdeng, who had eaten at the restaurant in Yoshikawa many times, met Lingyin, who is very good at Qin, by chance.

Although the two are not friends, they are by no means strangers.

In fact, not only Hayakawaya Danshichiro and Kichikuro were shocked, but even Suzune himself was dumbfounded now.

It is true that she and Qingdeng know each other...but the relationship between them is not very deep, at best they can only be regarded as nodding acquaintances.

The status of the two of them is too different.

One is an important official who holds great power, and the other is a musician who makes a living by performing arts.

The only interaction between the two sides is that he came to the Jichuan Restaurant to eat a few times, and she stroked the piano for him a few times.

She pulled up Qingdeng's banner just now, she just wanted to use Qingdeng's power to scare Hayakawa Yadanshichiro back.

Originally, when Hayakawaya Danshichiro sneered at her "using the power to oppress others" and laughed at her wantonly, she was already in despair.

Unexpectedly...Qingdeng actually showed up!

And judging from the current battle...he is willing to help her get ahead!

Thinking of this, Lingyin suddenly felt her heart beat faster, and there was an unspeakable emotional wave in her heart.

After a brief greeting to Suzune, Qingdeng turned his gaze back to Hayakawaya Danshichiro.

"Is it you who called my name just now?"

Hayakawa Yadanshichiro trembled a few times, and stood up in a hurry - because he stood up too hastily, he accidentally kicked down the dining table in front of him, and he almost lost his footing and almost fell to the ground.

"I am, I am, the seventh son of Shotaro Hayakawa, the grandson of Hidetada Inoue, Shichiro Hayakawaya!"

He stammered to report to the house, his arms naturally drooped, his shoulders slumped, and he no longer had the arrogance of talent, just like a student who did something wrong and was obediently waiting for the teacher to punish him.

Qingdeng replied blankly:

"Orange green board."

Compared with the long list of titles of Hayakawaya Danshichiro, Qingdeng's self-introduction can be described as concise - after all, he doesn't need those messy titles.

I dare not say it elsewhere, but at least in a corner of Edo, Qingdeng didn't need any fancy self-introduction at all.

"Juqingdeng" is the most intimidating and prestige introductory language.

"Shotaro Hayakawaya... oh, I remembered, no wonder it sounds familiar to me. Just last month, I had a meal with your father."

As soon as Qing Deng's words came out, several drops of cold sweat immediately appeared on Hayakawa Yadan Shichirō's forehead.

He had heard about it from his father.

At that time, his father said to his sons including Hayakawa Yadan Shichirō with a face of relief: Great, finally we have a relationship with "King Ni".

All wealthy businessmen in Edo were deeply anxious about the increasingly turbulent national situation.

Although Kanto is still peaceful at the moment, Gyeonggi is currently full of war clouds.

In the city of Kyoto alone, there are a total of three political forces on the table and in the game—and they are also three powerful feudal clans with top national strength.

The Choshu Domain that controlled the imperial court, the Aizu Domain that came to defend Kyoto under the order of the shogunate, and the Satsuma Domain that was waiting for an opportunity.

Elite soldiers and powerful generals from the Three Kingdoms gathered in Kyoto, ready to "join the grand event together".

Maybe in the next month, or maybe tomorrow, the news of "Three Kingdoms tearing up their faces, mobilizing their troops, and attacking each other" will reach Edo.

Except for some traitors who are capable of making war fortunes, most businessmen... or most normal people don't like war the most.

"War" is a monster that is prone to runaway.

It would be easy to get him out of the cage, perhaps in a word.

But to control its behavior, or stuff it back into the cage...that's not something human can do.

If a war really breaks out in Gyeonggi, if the flames of war spread to Kanto, then the accumulation of the family for decades, or even hundreds of years, is very likely to be burned!

In order to protect themselves, in recent months, rich businessmen and rich merchants have been dispatched one after another, seeking relationships with political strongmen everywhere, looking for a solid backer.

Qingdeng, who is now deeply loved by Tokugawa Jiashige and Tianzhangyuan, has naturally become a favorite in their eyes.

Countless people tried their best to get in touch with Qingdengla and make friends.

Even if it's just a little bit.

As long as he can share a little of King Ni's power, maybe one day in the future, he will be able to protect the lives of the whole family!

"Hayakawa Yadan Shichiro, I heard everything you just said clearly in the corridor."

"You want a musician to sit next to you...why? Don't you even know the difference between a musician and a playgirl?"

Qingdeng's voice was calm from beginning to end.

Neither spoke loudly nor used very harsh words.

But even so, Hayakawa Yadan Shichiro still felt a lot of pressure! It seems that there are two big mountains pressing on his shoulders!

"Yes! Yes, I am... Ah, ah! No, no, no! It's me, I'm being rude! Please, you, for my father's sake, please forgive me..."

Stuttering speech, fragmented sentences.

Knowing that he had caused a catastrophe, Shichiro Hayakawa lowered his head to the limit, his chin pressed against his collarbone, his eyes were fixed on the tatami mat in front of his toes, and he didn't even dare to look at Qingdeng's shadow.

"For your father's sake?"

Qingdeng smiled slightly.

"Are you sure? Do you really want to waste the friendship between me and your family that your father has built up so hard for this kind of thing?"

In an instant, Hayakawa Yadanshichiro's body was shaking like a sieve.

At this time, a thick middle-aged male voice came from the direction of the corridor.

"Huh? Master Tachibana, why are you here?"

A hale and hearty old man walked into the room in a hurry.

Hayakawa Yadanshichiro raised his gaze subconsciously, and followed the prestige—it’s okay not to look at it, but he was terrified when he saw it, and his already ugly face was even paler at this moment.

Suzune and Kichikuro, who work part-time at Yoshikawa restaurant, are people who have seen the world after all. Therefore, they also immediately recognized the old man's identity - for a moment, the expressions on the faces of the two were dominated by strong shock.

This old man is a legend in the Edo business world: Echigoya Wensaburo.

Echigoya is the most common and widespread house number in Edo, and only Omiya is comparable to it.

Affected by the geographical environment and folk customs, the Echigo area is rich in merchants.

A large number of Echigo people flocked south to Edo to do business.

Merchants in the Edo period often used their birthplace as their house number, so the shops opened by Echigo people were basically called Echigoya.

Therefore, in the Edo period, we often saw such an interesting phenomenon: although they had the same house number, the shopkeepers were not relatives, and the businesses they were engaged in were quite different.

Echigoya Wensaburo is a liquor merchant who specializes in the liquor business. He has great influence and a wide range of business.

Not only sell the upper water produced in Gyeonggi to Kanto, but also sell the shochu produced in Kanto to Gyeonggi.

According to legend, for every 10 bottles of wine that Edo people drink, at least 1 bottle of wine has passed through the hands of Echigoya Wensaburo.

With profound qualifications, excellent reputation, and good character, Echigoya Fumisaburo has always played a pivotal role in the Edo business world.

A few years ago, under the joint recommendation of many colleagues, he successfully became the spokesperson of Zhu Zhongjian in the wine industry in Edo.

In the early days of the Edo period, many merchants flocked to Edo because they were allowed to do business freely. Day by day, the number continued to increase. As a result, the competition became increasingly fierce, and bad business wars could be seen everywhere.

Therefore, in order to avoid the increase of foreign merchants, Edo merchants organized a trade union called "Zhuzhongjian" without authorization to monopolize the management rights.

"Nakama" means "partner" in Japanese, and each participating business is called "one stock" - which is why the stock is called "Co., Ltd." in modern Japanese, and "Co., Ltd." is called "Co., Ltd." .

The members of Zhuzhongjian are grouped together to jointly issue business franchises, restrict the appearance of operators other than members of the organization, negotiate prices with each other, and report members who violate the regulations.

Seeing this behavior of merchants, the Edo shogunate worried that merchant organizations would dominate the market price and cause the shogunate rule to be shaken, so it prohibited Zhuzhongjian organization several times.

However, Zhuzhongjian has made a great contribution to stabilizing the market.

Therefore, when Tokugawa Yoshimune, the Eighth General of the Eighth Generation, carried out the enjoyment reform, he took the organization of Zhuzhongjian as the policy and agreed with the establishment of Zhuzhongjian.

To a certain extent, Zhuzhongjian is equivalent to a modern chamber of commerce, which plays a role in exchanging needs for members of the organization, protects the interests of members of the organization to the greatest extent, and greatly restrains the emergence of unscrupulous businessmen.

Although some profiteers and black merchants still appear from time to time, under normal years, prices in the Edo period were relatively stable under the coordination between Zhuzhong.

In other words, the old man who appeared in front of Suzune and the others was the leader of the Edo Liquor Merchant Association.

Why did such a top business tycoon appear here and now?

The reason is quite simple - because the main person in charge of inviting Qingdeng to dinner today is Echigoya Wensaburo.

"Mr. Echigoya."

Qingdeng nodded to the old man, then half-jokingly said:

"I haven't seen you for a while, you seem to be younger again."

Echigoya Bunsaburo smiled generously.

"Hahaha, if only I had the ability to rejuvenate my youth!"

As he spoke, he looked around, his wrinkled old face gradually showing doubts:

"Master Tangerine, what's the matter?"

"It's nothing, it's just that something happened that made me quite unhappy."

Qingdeng told Echigoya Fumisaburo the detailed cause and effect of "Hayakawa Yadan Shichiro bullying civilian girls".

After hearing this, the old man's expression sank.

Without saying a word, he walked slowly to Hayakawa Yadanshichiro.

"Tanchiro... I have a predestined relationship with you Hayakawaya. I have visited your residence several times. Do you remember me?"

"Remember remember remember..."

Hayakawa Yadan Shichiro nodded like a pounding garlic.

I saw his knees bent uncontrollably, and the two were fighting, as if he would fall to his knees at any time.

Although he is a hopeless playboy, he still has the IQ level that a normal human being should have.

He was very clear in his heart: Not only could he not offend "King Ren", even the old man in front of him, he couldn't offend either!

Not to mention him who can only use his family's name to show off his prestige, even if his father Shotaro Hayakawa is here, he has to be respectful in front of Echigoya Wensaburo.

The wine industry is the most profitable and influential industry in Edo except for the rice and grain industry.

In this depressive society that lacks entertainment, alcohol has become the best medicine for the middle and lower class people to soothe their souls and relieve their physical and mental pain.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zhu Nakama of the Edo liquor industry holds great energy.

Offending Echigoya Wensaburo is tantamount to indirectly offending the entire Edo liquor industry.

Such a serious price, even Zhacha can't bear it!

"I have issued a call several times, and all the sons of the rich should set an example. They should be kind people, even if they don't want to be a master."

"However, some people still ignore my honest words."

"Tuan Qilang, today...no, your performance has really disappointed me."

At this time, Qingdeng interjected.

"Mr. Echigoya, you are a businessman, some things are more convenient for you than me."

"May I trouble you to try my best to persuade the disciples of Edo to restrain their stubborn character and be a law-abiding person in the next period of time?"

"It just so happens that the machiho of the Beibansuo has been complaining to me recently, saying that some young masters are really too arrogant and domineering. The despicable behavior of some guys has even had a very bad impact on the security situation in Edo."

Based on Qingdeng's current status and status, it would be a shame to deal with these small characters who only know how to eat, drink and have fun.

Leave this kind of trivial matter to other people to do it for you.

Qingdeng believes that these bigwigs in the business circle who are eager to make friends with him will definitely be happy to help him deal with these simple things that are not too troublesome.

Sure enough, as soon as his voice fell, Echigoya Fumisaburo hurriedly replied:

"Master Tachibana, please rest assured, leave this matter to me, Wen Saburo!"

Does the old man really care about the mess made by the dudes in the Edo business district?

That's unlikely.

All he asked for was to perform in front of Qingdeng in exchange for Qingdeng's friendship.

To rectify the entire Edo business district - the old man certainly does not have the ability.

But it wouldn't be a problem to teach Hayakawa Yadanshichiro a lesson—and this was Qingdeng's original intention.

As an old fritter who has worked in the business world for decades, how could the old man fail to understand Qing Deng's subtext?

Appropriately acting stupid and performing are necessary social skills for adults.

So, the old man tacitly followed Qingdeng's words, shouting "Leave it to me!" In reality, he would only focus on Hayakawa Yadan Shichirō in the future.

Qingdeng and Echigoya Fumisaburo's question and answer made Hayakawa Yadanshichiro feel like a thunderbolt.

He knew his father's character well.

Whether it is spending money lavishly or playing with women unscrupulously, his father can turn a blind eye to it.

But only major events related to the future of the family... There is no room for compromise!

If his father learned that at a critical juncture when the country and society were extremely unstable, he had accidentally offended "King Ni"...God knows how his father would teach him!

The best outcome he can imagine...is to be beaten up first, then "exiled", and moved to a remote rural area. For at least a few years in the future, although there is no need to worry about food and drink, it is also boring. A maddeningly lonely day...

Thinking of this, his face immediately turned ashen, his thin body swayed violently, and then fell limply to the ground like a lump of noodle.

Qingdeng didn't even look at the paralyzed Hayakawa Yadanshichiro, and turned to leave.

Echigoya Wensaburo stood sideways for half a step, out of the way, and then walked behind Qingdeng, deliberately lagging behind Qingdeng by half a step.

At this moment, a timid female voice suddenly attracted the attention of Qingdeng and Echigoya Fumisaburo.

"Master Tangerine, Tangerine!"

Qingdeng froze for a moment, stopped in his tracks, turned around, and faced Lingyin.

"Thank you...I really don't know how to thank you..."

Saying that, Suzune tightened the shamisen in her arms, her eyes wandered, her pretty face flushed, and her cute toes wrapped in cloth socks kept scratching the tatami.

The staunch look when he rejected Hayakawa Yadanshichirou's excessive demands just now disappeared without a trace.

Seeing this, Qingdeng showed a polite yet distanced smile.

"Miss Suzune, you don't have to be polite. I just did what I should do, so you don't need to thank me."

"If you feel sorry... please play the piano for me when you have a chance in the future."

After finishing speaking, Qingdeng withdrew his gaze from Lingyin, and walked away quickly without stopping.

"Ah, orange..."

Suzune wanted to say something else.

But the figure of the other party had already left her field of vision.

The huge room returns to the configuration of two men and one woman.

It's just that compared to just now, the expressions and states of the three of them have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Since Qingdeng's sudden appearance, Jikuro, who has been unable to speak, has not recovered from the shock for a long time. Until now, his mouth is still open, and his jaw seems to fall to the ground at any time.

Hayakawa Yadan Shichiro seemed to have lost his soul, his face was as white as a layer of white paint, his eyes were straight and empty, and his body paralyzed on the tatami did not move.

Lingyin stood there for a long time, staring blankly at the direction Qingdeng left, with elusive complex emotions in her eyes.

After a while, she let out a long sigh of "ah", and the corners of her slightly upturned mouth showed a hint of helplessness mixed with self-deprecating arc.

"That's right...his woman is that Chiba Sana..."

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For Qingdeng, "Standing up for Lingyin" is nothing more than a trivial daily episode that is no different from "buying a bunch of grilled squid on the side of the road".

After bidding farewell to the bell, he and Echigoya Wensaburo came to the reserved private room one by one - all the guests had arrived.

With Qingdeng's arrival, today's banquet can finally officially begin.

Qingdeng took the main seat as it should.

The guests, headed by Echigoya Bunsaburo, sat on the left and right sides of Qingdeng according to their status.

Speaking with emotion, the lineup of guests in this room is really jaw-dropping.

Even the person who accompanies the last table is a well-known figure in the Edo business district.

However, Qing Deng has a calm face, neither timid nor frivolous.

He sat there, just like a pine tree standing there, the wind will not bend, the rain will not knock it down.

This kind of occasion...even more top-notch and more fascinating occasions than this, Qingdeng has participated in it countless times in the past 1 year and 8 months.

Whenever this happens, others will intuitively feel that this young man who had nothing to rely on except a knife in his waist is now a hero who can influence the trend of history!

What kiosks provide is generally kaiseki cuisine.

Kaiseki cuisine or banquet cuisine was originally born in the entertainment and social occasions of the upper class, and soon gradually affected the generally affluent civil society.

Kaiseki cuisine was originally supposed to be "tea kaiseki cuisine", which is closely related to the final formation and development of the tea ceremony.

The word "Kaishi" originated from the etiquette practice of Buddhism, mainly Zen.

In the 12th and 13th centuries of the Kamakura period, Zen Buddhism was officially introduced to Japan from China through the hands of Eisai and Dogen.

At the same time, the clear rules of Zen and the precepts of Zen monks were gradually established in Japanese Zen temples.

In terms of diet, not eating after noon has almost become an ironclad rule among Zen monks.

But sometimes from noon to late at night, the continuous practice and chanting often make some monks exhausted and difficult to support.

So some people put pre-heated stones in their arms to resist the rumbling hunger.

Such stones are called "warm stones".

Later, the rules in the monastery were relaxed, and some people made some light food to satisfy their hunger temporarily. Such simple and simple food is called "kaiseki", which is similar to dim sum, but more Zen-like.

At first, kaiseki cuisine was used in tea parties as snacks when drinking tea. Although the dishes were relatively few and there were no rich and fat delicacies, they were actually quite particular about the selection of materials and cooking. In the eyes of the Japanese In China, it is still an upper-class diet.

In this way, kaiseki cuisine gradually entered the upper class.

Whether it is the shogun, the daimyo from all over the country, or the upper-class samurai, urban wealthy merchants, and literati, they all take pride in eating kaiseki cuisine.

Kaiseki cuisine has a relatively fixed set of dishes and etiquette.

The first thing to serve is the meal with soup bowls, rice bowls and small dishes containing carp or sashimi...that is, food plates, and then rice and soup are presented.

Then take out the appetizers and wine on the plate, and pour the wine three times, which is called the first wine offering.

The next step is to serve the grilled fish or birds, and pour the wine three more times with the jug, which is called "two offerings".

Then remove the soup bowl and rice bowl, and serve high-grade clear soup, which is called "suction" in Japanese, and then pour wine three times, a total of "three offerings".

Then put pickles and hot water buckets, etc., and wipe the bowl clean.

After eating the last fruit, the guests take a rest in the tea court outside, and then drink strong tea in the tea room.

The prototype of kaiseki cuisine is the simple food that monks use to satisfy their hunger... so its taste can be imagined.

To put it in a bit more vulgar terms, it is "fade out a bird".

Be it the vegetables or the soup, they were all the same as if they hadn’t been salted. Qingdeng couldn’t even tell the difference between the vegetables and the fish—they were all the same and tasteless.

Qingdeng prefers food with a strong taste and a more civilian taste.

Rather than eating this so-called high-end cuisine at a high-end kiosk, he is more willing to drink shochu with vinegar octopus in an izakaya, eat a bowl of soba noodles for 16 yuan in a soba noodle restaurant, and add two extra crispy fried noodles. pura.

But there is no way, no matter how unpalatable kaiseki cuisine is, it has always been a high-class diet in the Edo period, and it is impossible to bypass it if you want to deal with dignitaries.

In order to socialize, only a necessary sacrifice can be made.

Qingdeng has never forgotten the threat of legal punishment for the party.

He beheaded Luo Sha, severely damaged the Qingshui clan, disrupted the production and sales of Huan Fudian, and caused a lot of trouble for the Fa Zhu Party.

If it is said that Zhu Dang has forgiven his actions very generously...Qingdeng will definitely not believe it.

God knows what kind of methods this group of extreme lunatics will use to revenge him in the future.

So, in order to protect himself and his relatives and friends, Qingdeng made the best use of the resources at hand while continuing to improve his own strength.

The status of "side public and imperial employer" is a huge "treasure", it is like a sponge that absorbs water, and it can easily squeeze out wealth called "connections" just by pinching it casually.

Countless people have tried to have a relationship with Qingdengla one after another.

And Qingdeng is also happy to deal with powerful people from all walks of life.

He is a person who is very good at making friends and is very happy to make friends.

Before he soared into the sky and became the "Minister of the Military Aircraft Department", Qingdeng's friends were all over the government, business, military and many other industries.

During the long period of one year and eight months, Qingdeng has been working hard to manage his network.

After his unremitting efforts, let's say he has accumulated a considerable amount of valuable network resources.

Qingdeng is always ready to fight the Fazhu Party.

However...the other party never took any action.

Not only did they not take revenge on Qingdeng, but even other activities disappeared.

Neither the Gourd House nor the shogunate had collected any information on the Fazhu Party's next move, and they were eerily silent.

Thanks to this, Qingdeng's life has been extremely peaceful since he severely wounded the Qingshui clan... so peaceful that it made his heart shudder.

The process of the banquet progressed tepidly.

Although the food was so unpalatable that he wanted to vomit it up on the spot, Qingdeng still activated his talent "Emperor's Technique", tried his best to maintain a calm expression, put on a calm and indifferent appearance, and silently cleaned the food on the plate.

After about half an hour, it was finally the last step of the banquet - we moved to the tea room to drink tea together.

This is the highlight of today's dinner.

This is probably an unwritten rule in the Edo period-don't talk about business while eating.

Talking while eating is inefficient and indecent.

Eat well when you eat, and let’s discuss things slowly while drinking tea in the tea room.

In the tea room of Yoshikawa Restaurant, Fumisaburo Echigoya prepared matcha for everyone with a tea whisk and bowl in hand.

[Note·Tea Whisk: A cylindrical bamboo brush is made by cutting bamboo into a thin brush shape. 】

By the way, matcha in the Edo period is completely different from the "matcha additions" that are common in milk tea shops in the 21st century.

Although it is just a personal taste deviation, Qingdeng still wants to say: the matcha in the Edo period is really terrible!

It's so bitter, the water from the head office is even better than it.

"Master Tachibana, please use it."

After a while, Echigoya Fumisaburo pushed the prepared matcha tea to Qingdeng's knee.

Qingdeng nodded, then held the tea bowl with both hands, held his breath, and drank the tea in the bowl in small sips with the awareness and momentum of drinking traditional Chinese medicine.

Everyone sat around and chatted while drinking tea, and they talked about common topics that were neither salty nor bland.

However, suddenly, Echigoya Fumisaburo gradually led the topic to serious content——

"Master Ju, it is said that war is about to break out in the Gyeonggi region. Do you have any reliable news from here?"

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