In December, the Kyushu region of Japan has already experienced several snowfalls. When the governor of the Ouchi family, Ouchi Morami, went to Shima-gun, he happened to encounter a sunny day.

Shima-gun is part of Chikuzen Province and is located in the northern part of Kyushu Island, west of Hakata Bay. For the Ouchi clan, this place is far away from Yamaguchi Castle in Zhou Fangguo, and it is a relatively remote place.

To the north of Imazu Village Park in Shima-gun, there is a curved coastline. It is neither a good port nor very rich; However, there is a ruin, called "Yuankou Fortification", which is very famous.

More than 100 years ago, it was here that the Japanese army fought to the death against the invading Yuan Dynasty army.

Ouchi Morimi rode a horse and led a group of retinues into a forest not far from the coast. At the time of the Great War, this place should not have been a forest; But time has passed, and now the ruins have been hidden by trees.

"Lord, this way!" A samurai shouted from the front. Ouchi followed the sound and hurried to a slightly higher place to the north.

Some of the attendants were shoveling away the snow, and sure enough, the soil and broken rocks were exposed. Ouchi Morimi jumped off his horse, climbed up and looked left and right for a while, then leaned down again, reaching out to stroke the pitted cold stones. His eyes were a little solemn.

People around you may think that a pile of broken rocks is not very beautiful. But what the governor wants to do, everyone will still take for granted.

Ouchi Morimi suddenly stood up and walked on foot to a slightly higher hill to the west, and everyone hurried to follow. There was snow on the branches of the surrounding trees, like white clumps of cotton. Ouchi Morimi shuttles through the forest, and his steps are very powerful.

He was a man of thirty-four years of age, who showed no signs of physical decline, but who had considerable experience and insight. He has fought for power in the family, fought many battles, and also fought with Muromachi Palace. Now he is trusted by the Ouchi clan.

Ouchi Morimi climbed the hill and immediately saw the sea to the north. The sound of the waves seemed to be louder, perhaps just because he suddenly noticed the waves on the shore.

Although the weather is a little cold, the beach is still very clear after the weather is clear. The blue water, the white waves, the vast sea surface is bright in color, and the wind is refreshing.

At this moment, a sea breeze suddenly rose, and the snow on the branches of the trees was blown into the air, fluttering like petals and dotted into the air.

Ouchi Sheng saw that he was looking at the sea and sky, and his expression was very melancholy, but he opened his mouth and praised: "It's so beautiful." ”

The powerful general Tao seemed to understand the mood of the lord, and asked in a deep voice: "The lord thinks that the Ming Kingdom will really invade our country on a large scale?" ”

Ouchi Morimi turned his head and glanced at him: "Yesterday, a ship that had been to the Korean country came back and confirmed the previous news. The North Koreans are delivering large quantities of grain and grass to the town of Busan. The capital of Korea is in the north, so what do you do with sending so much grain to the south? ”

Dow asked, "What are our odds of winning?" ”

Ouchi was silent and did not answer, and after a while he spoke: "We have always believed that those nomadic barbarians on horseback in the Yuan Dynasty were the most ferocious. But what is really terrible may be a country like the Ming Dynasty, unless they don't care. ”

Dow did not agree.

Ouchi Morimi pointed to the stone under his feet and said, "If Japan had been defeated in that great war more than a hundred years ago, how long would the Mongols stay in Japan?" What if it is a Han Chinese from the Ming Kingdom? ”

Tao Shi was stunned, bowed and said: "The lord is far-sighted, but it's a pity that there are too many stupid people in 'Luoyang'. ”

Ouchi Morimi was silent for a while, and then asked, "I asked you to send someone to Iwami Province to investigate secretly, and you found Silver Mountain?" ”

Tao Shi hurriedly said: "A few years ago, Iwami Country was still the place of the Ouchi family, of course we know that there is no silver mountain there. However, over the years, there have been people digging silver ore in the mountains. However, no one in Iwami Province could refine silver, and there were too few ores, so no one cared about it. How can the Han know the situation better than ourselves? No one knows whose rumors the people of the Ming Kingdom have listened to, and Iwami has a silver mountain. ”

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves was heard in the woods, and someone rode over. In this forest, the trees grow relatively sparsely, and people can still ride horses after entering the woods.

The person who came to find Ouchi Morimi, dismounted and bowed: "Lord, we got the news that Iki Island was captured by the Ming army not long ago!" The news went to Kyushu to explore the problem, and the Luoyang Muromachi Hall will definitely know the news in a few days. ”

Ouchi Morimi nodded in contemplation.

He suddenly turned around and said, "Go back to Yamaguchi Castle." After I get ready, I'm going to go to Los Angeles right away. ”

Tao hurriedly persuaded and suggested that Ouchi Morimi should stay in Zhoufang and Zhuqian to preside over the overall situation, and only need to send his retainers to Shangluo. But Ouchi Mori has made up his mind.

Judging from the prelude to the capture of Tsushima and Iki by the Ming army, it is very likely that the Ming army will continue the direction of Yuankou's march and land from the coast of Chikuzen Province. This is the territory of Ouchi Morimi, and he can't help but resist, but it is not realistic to rely on the strength of the Ouchi family to resist, so Ouchi Morimi hurriedly wants to go to Kyoto......

A few days later, Ouchi Morimi arrived in Kyoto by land from Zhou Fangguo with only a few dozen horsemen.

As soon as the samurai arrived at the Nijobo Residence in the south of Sokokuji Temple, and before they entered the Muromachi Hall, many people shouted inside: "Kamikaze protection!" Kamikaze, kamikaze......"

When Ouchi Sheng heard this, he immediately realized that if he tried to persuade peace at this time, he was afraid that it would be out of time. He still wanted to meet the general, tactfully reminded. Although most of it is useless, Ouchi Morimi still has to offer some strategies and let the Chikuzen country area receive reinforcements in time.

As a powerful guardian who once led the army to Kamiraku, he already had some prestige in the Muromachi Palace, and it was easy for him to enter the mansion.

I saw that on the corridor in the mansion, the open space was full of people. Ouchi saw him walking down the cloister with his head held high, and some people came forward to bow and salute. Because most of them are just generals and retainers who protect the daimyo, their status is not as high as Ouchi's mori. Ouchi also bowed and returned the salute, and everyone said a few kind words.

One of the favored retainers of the general Ashikaga Yoshinori came, and the favored retainer was dressed in satin flowers, and he was girly, so he asked Ouchi to enter with him.

Ashikaga Yoshinori was not in the main hall. Ouchi Morimi followed his favored ministers and continued to walk along the corridor of the mezzanine; Until the favored servant knocked on a wooden door, knelt on the ground and opened a lattice door.

Ouchi Sheng entered and saw that the general was sitting alone on the mat on the upper seat. So he knelt in the middle of the house and prostrated himself to salute the general.

"It's been a hard journey." Ashikaga Yoshido is the way.

Ouchi Sheng was a little surprised when he heard this, and bowed again: "Be loyal to the general." ”

Before Ouchi could get down to business, the sound of the door sliding behind him sounded again, and he looked back and saw that it was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young monk. The monk folded his hands and bowed to Ashikaga Yoshinori.

Ashikaga Yoshimochi said: "Ouchi hasn't seen Yoshien, right?" Yoshien is my half-brother, and he rarely comes back after he became a monk in Qinglian Temple. Today, I happened to come back to visit my mother, and you just happened to know each other. ”

Ouchi Mori said, "I've seen Master Yoshien in the next place, please take care of me." ”

The monk bowed eleven times, but he didn't speak, but stared at Ouchi Shengjian and looked at it very carefully for a moment. After a while, the monk smiled and nodded lightly towards Ouchi Morimi. Then the monk turned around and said, "Brother has something to do, I'll leave first." ”

Ashikaga Yoshitsu nodded in agreement.

Ouchi Morimi couldn't help but glance back at the wooden door again, and then looked pensive. He vaguely felt that perhaps the general had seen farther than himself, and that his anxious exhortation might just be an extra move.

At this time, Ashikaga Yoshimori's voice interrupted Ouchi Morimi's contemplation, "Ouchi came from afar, what happened?" ”

Ouchi said, "There are many signs that cannot be explained. General, the people of the Ming Kingdom, I'm afraid they are really going to enter our country. ”

Ashikaga Yoshishi's face did not change and said, "I know, everyone knows." ”

"If there is a war in the end, I hope that the general will prepare reinforcements and grain as soon as possible, and gather to the country of Chikuzen." Ouchi Morimi said, "I suggested that the granaries near the left of Dazaifu (Kyushu Island) should be scattered and arranged. After our army resisted steadily, they burned down the lost granaries along the way. The public men and horses of the Kanto region should also be ready to rush to Luoyang. The road leading to Luoyang and Boduo is obstructive, and grain and grass should be stockpiled for reinforcements from various countries. ”

Ashikaga Yoshinori listened.

Ouchi Morimi said again: "I have selected some detailed works and prepared to hide them in the counties of Chikuzen Province. If the front line is lost, our army will poison the wells in the city, and quietly arrange the corpses of sick and dead people and animals above the river to weaken the enemy. ”

Ashikaga Yoshinori asked, "Ouchi has already decided that our army must not win?" ”

Ouchi said euphemistically: "Just in case, plan for the long term first." ”

Ashikaga Yoshitochi said in a deep voice: "If the decisive battle is unfavorable, I am afraid that some unforeseen things will happen in the country, and you must do your best to resist the enemy." ”

Ouchi Morimi bowed and said, "The Ouchi family is up and down, and we will fight to the death!" ”

At this moment, another shout came from outside: "Kamikaze protects Japan, and the kingdom of God will win......

Ouchi Morami heard the voice, raised his head, and just happened to look at Ashikaga Yoshinori.

Suddenly, Ouchi saw his thoughts about the general, and inexplicably got a little closer. Originally, Muromachi did not support Ouchi Morimi as the governor, and Ouchi Morimi also led troops to Shangluo, and only then reached a compromise with Muromachiden; But recently, with the threat of a powerful foreign enemy, the grievances between them have become more and more insignificant.

This Ashikaga general, who was in the prime of life, was brave and resourceful, and had a big mind. Ouchi Morimi felt that it was Japan's luck to have a righteous general to coordinate the overall situation.

"If Japan wins this battle, all countries may be able to abandon their past suspicions and work as one." Ouchi couldn't help but say.

Ashikaga Yoshimochi looked at Ouchi Morimi with sharp eyes, and nodded vigorously: "Up and down with one heart, God will punish Mingkou!" ”

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