Chapter 456 15. A Catastrophe at Yuanguang Temple

The robbers, no, it was the army that left Yoshida and entered Hatazu County, all of them stared with their eyes wide open.

There were many people from Mikawa in Koyata's team, and they were familiar with the roads and the mountains and rivers. Especially Udono Nagakatsu, as the former flag bearer of the Imagawa clan in East Mikawa, he was not only familiar with the geography, but also with the people.

After passing two forts, Udono Nagakatsu showed up at the foot of the city, and then pointed to the five thousand green-eyed soldiers behind him, and the village chiefs and local leaders in the forts, fully demonstrating the principle of knowing the times and being a hero, and crawled to Koyata with their butts and urine running down to beg for mercy.

People were already kneeling and licking like this, how could Koyata kill them and steal their food? He could only drag them in front of the team as cannon fodder and "use" them as much as possible.

After walking for a long time, the front team came to report to Mikawa Enkoji.

All the soldiers from the vanguard to the rear were excited, because Yuanguang Temple was a subordinate temple of Mikawa Honshoji Temple and was an enemy asset.

There was no need to discuss it. The army quickened its pace without being urged, and they were all happy, as if they were going to a market.

Yuanguang Temple had long discovered the overwhelming 5,000 troops, with two Yamanouchi flags flying, and they knew that foreign aid had arrived.

A monk in the temple led two monks with guns and wearing Amitabha robes to negotiate.

Xiao Pingtai would definitely not allow the temple to get away this time. Even if he agreed, his 5,000 men would not agree.

He waved his hand and let Aji drive them away, and then rushed to the gate of the temple and announced, "Surrender and you will be spared, and the temple property will be confiscated!"

Yuanguang Temple was unwilling, so it sent another person who was willing to pay 800 yuan in money and food to reward the army and beg them to let them go.

"It seems that Yuanguang Temple is clearly going to resist the king's army." Uncle Tsunayoshi nodded with satisfaction.

"That's right, we should strike with thunder and let them know how powerful the Yamanouchi Army is!" Someone immediately echoed Uncle Tsunayoshi.

Kobayata's army was divided into several groups and surrounded the temple. The monks, firemen and ambushes in the temple tried to defend on the wall. Kobayata fired a volley of 100 iron cannons and killed several of them immediately. The rest immediately fled.

The soldiers in the team didn't know where to find a few ladders, and under the cover of the iron cannons, they climbed over the courtyard wall. There was no bullshit defense, and the gate of the temple opened immediately.

The whole army cheered, and Kobayata just restrained his own team and promised to go back to reissue money and food to stabilize his team. The other soldiers rushed in and rushed into Yuanguang Temple.

At this time, it was very refreshing. The whole temple was full of looting soldiers. Uncle Tsunara and Kanai Meigoro's team were relatively disciplined. They rushed in and tied up people first.

"Human capture" is a good business, whether it is a commoner or a monk. Tie up with ropes and wait for your family and friends to redeem.

Of course, there were many Hamamatsu merchants following the army to "share the worries and solve the problems" for the army. You have to keep people after tying them up, so sell them to us. The larger the quantity, the better the price.

Uncle Tsunara was very excited. One of his soldiers tied up the abbot of Yuanguang Temple. The middle-aged monk was calm and didn't piss. Anyway, the Yamauchi army abides by the rules. They don't kill people, they just sell them.

At this time, there is no respect for hierarchy. The trafficker was only willing to give Uncle Tsunara fifty kan to buy this monk. Uncle Tsunara was not convinced. The abbot of such a big temple is worth at least one hundred.

The two people were spitting saliva wildly there. Xiao Pingtai found it funny, but he didn't care. He saw Iwase Motomasa pointing at a copper incense burner that probably weighed more than 100 kilograms and arguing with a pawnshop clerk.

One wanted ten kan, and the other was only willing to pay eight kan. Iwase Motomasa was also single and took out a static bottle whose material could not be seen to sell it together. An old clerk stood behind the pawnshop clerk. He took it and looked at it left and right, saying that it was worth two kan.

Everyone was happy. The clerk took the money from the big money box carried by the packhorse, and immediately a clerk moved the big incense burner onto the ox cart.

Although Imagawa Yoshichika's father didn't take much care of him when he was a child, he had a complete and proper samurai education. He was different from these rough guys.

He ordered the soldiers to grab the scriptures and books, and brought them to the yard in bundles, and he personally checked them. Chinese books were the most expensive, so they were thrown into one pile, and ordinary Buddhist scriptures and miscellaneous books were thrown into another pile.

Others bought books by the volume, but he bought by the stack, and he didn't waste time talking to the middlemen from Hamamatsu. A stack of Chinese books cost 100 kan, and a stack of Buddhist scriptures cost 70 kan. Several merchants took a quick look and immediately issued invoices to pay, half in gold and half in copper coins. Imagawa Yoshichika accepted the gold with a smile, and every soldier in the team got a share of the copper coins.

These big-headed soldiers had no idea that these two stacks of waste paper were much more expensive than the big copper stove at the door, and they praised Imagawa Yoshichika for his vision. Holding the money in their hands, they respected Imagawa Yoshichika even more.

In less than two hours, the entire Yuanguang Temple was swept away by 5,000 troops, except for the houses that could not be moved.

No one dared to touch the only few hundred stones of grain in the rice warehouse, which was seized to supply the entire army, and private looting was not allowed.

Xiao Pingtai looked at the bare temple, and it was indeed "thieves passing by like combs, and soldiers passing by like combs"!

The generals of the Yamanouchi army, who were still unsatisfied, naturally began to dig three feet into the ground and break holes in the walls.

Uncle Tsunayoshi patted the wooden pillars of the main hall of Yuanguang Temple and asked for no reason.

"Koheita, how much did your big beech cost?"

"Ah? It seems to be more than ten kan." Koheita didn't understand why Uncle Tsunayoshi suddenly asked this.

"Look at the more than 20 big pillars in this hall, how do they compare with your beech?"

"Not a bit different!"

Then he saw Uncle Tsuna walking out happily. Imakawa Yoshinori in the temple was discussing with Imai Meigoro how to get rid of the big Buddha statue in front of him, which was obviously made of high-quality fragrant wood.

Have you heard of Lan Shewai? Prince? Concubine Yang? Those are all expensive agarwood.

The two of them understood that the fragrant wood was worthless if cut into pieces, but it was definitely difficult to handle because it was so big. It was best to dismantle it according to its own splicing gaps, so that it would be easier to handle.

"Can you think of a way to separate it?"

"I don't think you need to divide it. Aren't you just afraid that you won't be able to sell this hall? Soon this hall will be gone."

After Xiaopingta finished speaking, he saw Uncle Tsunaliang leading a middle-aged businessman into the main hall.

"One stick has two guans, one stick has two guans. The original price of the big pillars was ten guan and twenty guan. All the big pillars have two guans. The bastard abbot of Yuanguang Temple ran away after selling 50 guan. We have no choice..."

Others in the hall secretly cursed, they were a step too late, Uncle Tsunliang got there first, and the whole hall was sold to him.

The businessman ignored Uncle Tsunaliang's words, smelled and touched the pillar, and confirmed that it was indeed an aniseed material made of beech, and then nodded.

"Zaemon-sama, one and two canons are fine, but you have to send someone to help me remove it. It's best to remove it now."

"You brats, come in, come in, demolish the house!" Uncle Tsunliang called for someone immediately without saying a word.