Chapter 683 29. Buddha Opens His Eyes
With the introduction of Xiajian Lai Lian, Master Xianru, who had been lying down to rest, got up from the bed without saying a word.
Is the wife more important or the cannon more important?
Master Xianru is only about thirty years old. Although he is a monk who loves meat and wine, at least his bald head is shaved very neatly. His clean head looks like a winter melon without skin under the candlelight.
Xiajian Lai Lian had already ordered people to send the Portuguese gun to the imperial palace in disguise. It is quite appropriate to open our Gatling Buddha in front of their Amitabha Buddha.
"Your Highness, I will definitely remember your kindness."
Wearing a purple robe and holding a high-ranking monk position like the Chief Monk, Master Xianru is very different from Kaikawa Shoki's character who likes to play dumb. He speaks very straightforwardly, saying directly that I remember the friendship of Yamauchi Taro, and you can ask for any reward you want from the Yamauchi family. As long as I can agree, I will definitely satisfy you.
"It's just that my master worships the gods and Buddhas, and made a small donation." Xiao Pingtai just hoped that Honganji could disgust Oda Nobunaga more, and he really didn't have any requirements.
This made Master Xianru a little confused, and he looked at an old monk beside him. The old monk squinted his eyes, thinking that he had seen a lot of storms, but he had rarely seen gifts without asking for anything in return, so the old monk spoke.
"Since Fujiwara Danzheng came here with sincerity, although you and I are from different sects, we should be consistent in the great cause."
Great cause? The old monk's words sounded good.
"May I know who the master is?" Xiao Pingtai bowed his head to him. At this age, the old monk looked sixty or seventy years old. No matter what position he held, he should at least show respect.
"This is Shimomama Chikugo Hobashi of our temple." Shimomama Rairen also respected the old monk.
Oh! Shimomama Raiteru! One of the generals of the Honganji side, he guided the generals to launch a counterattack against the Oda army in the Echizen Ikko Ikki. However, due to the inability to reconcile the generals from other places and the locals, the mission failed.
"Fahashi is famous, even if I am in the countryside of the East, I have heard of him."
"It's just that I am a little older than Tanzheng, and Tanzheng is famous all over the world."
"My master sent me here only to help the master spread Buddhism and punish evil!" Xiao Pingtai said this briefly.
"Does the lower horse hall also intend to eliminate the evil?" The eyes of the three monks in front of him lit up at the same time.
They Honganji have made up their minds to fight to the death with Oda Nobunaga in order to protect their power and wealth. Even the monks' food, weapons and military supplies have been prepared in advance. They are just waiting for Oda Nobunaga to attack the Miyoshi Three People in Settsu, and then give Oda Nobunaga a fierce blow.
However, they must have known the combat effectiveness of the Ikki people. The monks are naturally capable of fighting, but the Ikki people are just ordinary people. In addition to numbers and beliefs, they lack even weapons.
If the "first governor of the Kaido" Shimotaro joined the war against Oda Nobunaga, then the 45,000-strong army from the Tokaido would be a thunderbolt for Oda Nobunaga.
"I can't boast about this yet." Kobayata knew that Yamauchi would probably have a war with the Oda clan, but now the two sides have not torn their faces, and they are still ministers under the shogunate.
Now Yamauchi Taro is still going to Luoyang to pay homage to Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga, how could he turn against each other just like that.
"Shimotaro is in the middle of the game, with huge implications, and can't make a decision..." Shimotaro Yoriaki explained that the Yamauchi family also had difficulties.
"That's it!"
"Then this..." Shimotaro Yoriaki was worth this Portuguese gun.
"I think the master has already made up his mind, and I'm just helping the master."
"Okay!"
Although he always hoped that Yamauchi would give Honganji a promise or guarantee, Kobayata would definitely not let go. Now Yamanouchi Oda is still an ally, and secretly helping Honganji is the maximum operation, and it is impossible to tear the face immediately.
And Honganji's idea is naturally very realistic. Now the forces in Kinai are temporarily in the state of gourd doll saving grandfather. Since Ashikaga Yoshiaki is still in Luoyang Nijo Palace, Oda Nobunaga is still in power in the shogunate. These anti-Nobunaga forces are still traitors, even if they get Ashikaga Yoshiaki's belt edict, it is not reliable.
There is no leader to command in the middle, and each fights on its own. Not only did it give Oda Nobunaga the opportunity to defeat each one, but it also made every force that resisted Oda Nobunaga far weaker than Nobunaga.
Honganji is now almost fighting alone. The Mori family may be willing to provide some military food and supplies, but the Mori family's own old man Motonari has just passed away, and the political system of the National Alliance will inevitably cause him to have some undercurrents. To put it bluntly, his own house has not been cleaned up yet, and it is impossible to really roll up his sleeves and fight Oda Nobunaga with weapons.
The three Miyoshis were right in front of them, but 20,000 people didn't look like they could beat Nobunaga's 50,000 or 60,000 people. In the eyes of these monks, the alliance between Honganji and him was a 50-50 situation.
But if Yamauchi was tied to the chariot, Oda Nobunaga's lair would be under Yamauchi's watchful eyes, and at least 20,000 to 30,000 troops would have to be left in the lair to watch over the house in order to have the strength to fight. That would greatly reduce Oda Nobunaga's mobile forces and increase Honganji's chances of winning.
Since there was no way to form an alliance openly for the time being, the three great monks, including Master Xianru, immediately retreated to the next best thing.
How to fire this cannon?
Especially Shimomama Rairen, who was good at military affairs, was in high spirits, with a light in his eyes.
Kobayata laughed and pointed to the moon outside. It was already twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, and talking about firing cannons now was not a joke!
Then the few people realized that it was so late at night. Master Xianru immediately invited Xiao Pingtai to rest in the courtyard, and guaranteed that he would be satisfied and happy.
Let Honda Masanobu go back to report a message. Xiao Pingtai saw that the invitation was so kind, so he could not resist and rested.
The next day, the three monks and several other monks dressed in brocade invited Xiao Pingtai to have a very rich breakfast, and then took Xiao Pingtai to the playground under the city.
Fire us!
The gunners were ready, but Xiao Pingtai was afraid that they would leak the news, so he asked them to mobilize dozens of iron artillery soldiers and fire a few rounds of volleys to make a loud noise, so that the people under the city would think they were practicing iron artillery.
After the people under the city got used to the loud noise, they let the gunners in the mountains come over. Xia Jian Lai Lian changed into cloth clothes again, followed beside him and stared at the gunners in the mountains, wishing to keep every step in his mind.
Bang!
Buddha opened his eyes!
A bunch of monks stumbled here and there, making a fool of themselves. But as for the cannon, there was nothing to say. Seeing is believing. That's the truth.
Including a short and sturdy man standing in the distance among the iron cannons, they all loved it very much!
(Continue to collect the names of Yamauchi Taro, but there is one thing that we don't need to mention about the successive Muromachi shoguns. There are also Yoshiaki, Yoshiharu, Yoshikatsu, etc., they should not have the same name as our ancestors, it doesn't make sense.)