Chapter 420 23. Long Xing Is Trapped in Inaba Mountain
Let's do it. Since the boss specifically asked for Master Kaikawa Shoki, what else can we do?
It's just that the big brother opens his mouth and the little brother runs his legs off. Seven or eight hatamoto samurai who are not on duty for the time being were sent out to clear out the people.
It's not for the sake of being serious, but simply because they don't know where Master Kaikawa Shoki is wandering. Then they can only look for him in Yamashiro Province, Yamato Province, Settsu Province, and Omi Province.
In the end, Ichijo Kanedatsu and Konoe Maehisa used their connections to search even Eizan, not to mention Eishoji Temple, Engakuji Temple, and Daianji Temple. Only then did they find Master Kaikawa Shoki and his disciples in Minami-Omi Kokubunji Temple. [Note 1]
According to the fine tradition of samurai, in their eyes, the word "invite" roughly means the same as "tie". Just invite Master Kaikawa Shoki to come, why care about the way of inviting. I have a knife in my hand, why should I reason with you.
That is to say, this time, Master Kaikawa Shoki is too famous, and it is really impossible to force him. Wasn't Doctor Nagata Tokumoto "invited" by this group of people last time, in the middle of the night?
No matter how much he tried to persuade him, and Yamauchi Yoshiharu did have a relationship with the old monk when he was young, and he did know him. Yamauchi Yoshiharu himself is also a famous master with a broad mind and courage. He talked and laughed with this Master Kaikawa Shoki in the past, and the two of them were quite compatible.
Now Yamauchi Yoshiharu personally sent someone to invite him, not to sell Master Kaikawa Shoki to the Yamauchi family, but to come and give Yamauchi Taro some enlightenment education, which is not a big problem.
Master Kaikawa Shoki naturally couldn't refuse, just think of it as going to Yamauchi to practice for a few years! The Yamauchi family will definitely not treat him badly, and it is not impossible to even help him build a temple.
When Kaikawa Shoki arrived in Yamauchi, the scene was not inferior to the grand occasion when Ashikaga Yoshiteru's general flag arrived in Yamauchi. Many people at that time were truly devout believers in gods and Buddhas, and they worshipped the arrival of such a national master as if he were a god.
From the city to the city, clean water washed the streets, and fragrant flowers paved the roads. It was just to keep the monk Kaikawa Shoki from stepping on the mortal world and sticking to filth. And all this was spontaneous by the good men and women, and no one organized it at all.
Since the monk Kaikawa Shoki settled in Songli Temple, countless good men and women have sent countless offerings day and night to support this great monk.
The rich directly gave a whole box of gold, a carload of silk, and the poor also offered rice cakes and rice. In just three days of rest, the value of the offerings reached thousands of kanwen. Even so, there was an endless stream of offerings day and night.
Kobayata was shocked when he saw it. No wonder Zenkoji had to build a big hall to store the offerings of believers. There was so much money that it could reach the roof. No wonder Ishiyama Honganji had such huge wealth that it could fight against the mighty army of the world and fight for ten years.
In this world, being a monk is really a way to make money. As long as you can make a name for yourself, you will be worshipped everywhere and have no worries about food and clothing.
Thinking about his mouth that deceives people and ghosts, Xiao Pingtai suddenly felt that being a monk is also an absolutely bright retreat.
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Apart from the matter of monk Kaikawa Shoki, the hatamoto warriors who went to Omi to pick up people also reported a big thing.
They went from Omi to Mino, Owari, Mikawa, and Totomi, and finally arrived in Yamanouchi. When they passed Mino, they experienced some bad things.
Before, Takenaka Shigeharu and his father-in-law Ando Mamoru launched a rebellion, expelled Saito Tatsuoki, and occupied Inabayama Castle, issuing orders as the new lord of Mino.
But unfortunately, Saito Tatsuoki, who collected rice and stored military rations, eventually ruled Mino for three generations, and was deeply rooted and popular. Soon, he got the cooperation of the Fuwa clan, the Endo clan, the Azuma clan and other northern Nobu generals, and continued to threaten Inabayama Castle.
On the contrary, it became increasingly difficult for Ando Mori and Takenaka Shigeharu to rule the Inabayama area. Not only were their orders difficult to implement, but most of the local nobles were also loyal to Saito Tatsuoki.
Under the constant oppression of the Saito faction, Ando Mori and Takenaka Shigeharu really did not have enough skills to occupy the throne of Inabayama. In the end, they abandoned the city in such a disgrace and handed Inabayama back to Saito Tatsuoki.
Obviously, Saito Tatsuoki was not soft-hearted for this traitor who brazenly launched a rebellion. As soon as he entered Inabayama, he was ready to launch a large army to attack the Seino people.
The Seino people were now the target of public criticism in Mino, and they could not live in peace for a moment. So they made up their minds and all surrendered to Oda Nobunaga.
This meant that Oda Nobunaga picked up West Mino for nothing, and it also surprised Kinoshita Hideyoshi, who was responsible for the adjustment of West Mino.
Good guy! Nothing was done, Mino was fighting among itself, which would have been fine if a powerful daimyo could emerge from the fighting. But the result was that the weaklings fought against each other, and in the end both sides were injured and lost half their lives.
Oda Nobunaga, who was still licking his wounds in Komakiyama Castle, got a free ride. He was originally frowning at home, but then a big pie fell from the sky.
Now Inabayama Castle has been surrounded by Oda forces on three sides, and the once strong castle soldiers have been reduced to less than one-fifth of the past. The solid defense has also had many flaws due to war and repeated struggles.
The defection of the Seino clan also made the Saito clan lose the way to seek help from the Rokkaku clan and the Asai clan in Omi. In reality, the death knell of the Saito clan has completely sounded, and it is getting more and more intense, and it may end at any time.
After hearing this news, Xiaoping Tai really sighed that there were so many daimyo families in the Warring States Period, but very few were forcibly destroyed by force. Most of the daimyo were defeated by internal strife, such as father-son strife, brother-brother strife, and monarch-minister strife.
No matter which one, it meant destruction in the fierce and dangerous Warring States Period.
The once powerful Mino Saito clan now only has one lonely city, Inabayama, which could be destroyed at any time by Oda Nobunaga's stormy attack.
Thinking that the Mino Kingdom that Saito Dosan had conquered with all his might was actually handed over to others like this, perhaps Saito Dosan would not have expected that things would develop into this step.
And the young lord of the Yamanouchi clan was in power, alas...
[Note 1]: It is said on the Internet that the Japanese have such a common characteristic, that is, after the leader gives an accurate goal, even if it means climbing mountains of swords and seas of fire, or climbing Mount Everest with bare hands, the Japanese may get stuck in a dead end and accomplish it.
But if it is just a simple and rough direction, thrown to the Japanese. Then they may not be able to produce any results in their entire lives, and keep going in circles.
I feel that this is not the common characteristic of the Japanese, but the common characteristic of human beings. Isn't Socrates' wheat field experiment like this? Asking students to pick the largest wheat ears will get nothing. If they are asked to pick wheat ears weighing more than 100 grams, they may get a lot.
Just a casual talk.
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