Why ask this person? In fact, it's just because of Kuroda himself, who suddenly recalled a little memory of his previous life. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In his previous life, when he was young, there was a famous Japanese cartoon "Smart & Ikyu", which was one of Kuroda Vocational High School's favorite cartoons to watch at that time, and as long as it was time to start broadcasting, he would inevitably sit in front of the TV and watch it. Because at that time, TV didn't have the function of playback, or finding programs by yourself, and if you didn't watch it, you couldn't see it.

The protagonist of this anime, although he is a monk Ikkyu, but Kuroda Vocational High himself was also deeply impressed by the supporting roles of Kobako and Ninagawa Shinemon, as well as the funny shogun.

Because I like this cartoon, when I grew up, Kuroda Vocational High School used the Internet to inquire about this Ikkyu master. However, the network before the crossing was not developed, and he would not climb over the wall, so he only knew very little about it. For example, Master Ikyu is indeed a person, and he is indeed very smart since he was a child. In that case, is Ninagawa Shinemon, who is a supporting character and a samurai with a name and surname, also a person?

For Kuroda Vocational High School at that time, because there was no evidence, it was really unknown. But now that I am facing the people of the Ninagawa family, I happen to remember this matter again, and there are people in the Ninagawa family here, so I can just ask to solve my curiosity.

"Back to Kuroda-sama, Ninagawa Shinemon is my great-grandfather." Ninagawa replied.

"It's your great-grandfather, is it true? That's amazing, the world seems really small! Kuroda said with a smile, and Ninagawa's father and son didn't know why Kuroda said this, but nodded with him.

After a short chat, Kuroda Vocational High School learned that this Ninagawa clan, who only learned about a character through cartoons, is actually quite a small one.

Legend has it that the Ninagawa clan belonged to the Monobe clan, but that is to say, it is not surprising to think that the later Oda Nobunaga could not even decide whether he was a Taira clan or a Genji clan. In fact, this is very normal for some small families, and it is normal for a really noble person to recognize a famous ancestor, so there is no need to delve into it.

The Monobe clan was a great aristocrat older than the Soga clan and the Fujigen clan, mainly in charge of the military aspect, and basically controlled the central power until the 6th century AD.

Later, the Soga clan gradually rose, and Soga Iname carried out a series of reforms to consolidate the power, and the Monobe clan, which represented the conservative forces, fiercely opposed it, and the incident of direct conflict between the two sides was the question of whether or not to believe in Buddhism, and the Soga clan advocated the worship of Buddhism.

The Monobe clan was firmly opposed, believing that Buddhism would bring disaster to Japan, and the struggle lasted for a long time, and the final result was the victory of the Soga clan, and from about that time the Monobe clan ceased to exist as a political force, but the clan survived.

"Ninagawa-sama, take the liberty of asking, do you know that there is a famous master in history." Kuroda asked.

"This is a great monk, and like my great-grandfather, he is also a great singer." Ninagawa said very seriously.

"Do Ninagawa Shinemon and Master Ikyu know each other?" Kuroda asked.

"It's okay to tell Kuroda-sama, the ancestor Ninagawa Shinemon and Master Ikkyu knew each other, and this was said by the grandfather Ninagawa Kokoto, because the pro-filial piety once donated to Daitokuji Temple, and accidentally stole the correspondence between the ancestors and the Ikkyu master in the temple's collection, so the two really knew each other." Ninagawa said.

After Kuroda Vocational High School heard this answer, he was very satisfied, it seems that the cartoon is still very conscientious, and the relationship between the characters is right!

"It's just that I seem to have heard that Ninagawa Shinemon Gong is the temple of Master Ikkyu, but there is such a thing!" Kuroda continued to ask.

"I don't know where Kuroda-sama got this news from, but what I'm going to tell you about it is absolutely wrong." Ninagawa said.

"Oh! Isn't it? Kuroda asked again.

"It's really not, the ancestor Ninagawa Shinemon was originally a retainer of the lord of Ninagawa Castle in the Tamba Sonobu, and later became a retainer of the sixth generation of Ashikaga shogun Yoshikyo through the mediation of Master Ikkyu, and later won the trust of the shogun, and stayed in Kyoto as a public servant of the political office. By the way, our Ninagawa clan was also at that time, and received the family crest of the Ashikaga shogun's family of two and two. Because of this, the family has won the love of the generals of the past dynasties, and the governors of the past generations have been able to serve in this position. Ninagawa said.

"It turns out that Ninagawa Shinemon is not a retainer of the third generation of shogun Yoshimanko, but a retainer of the sixth generation of Ashikaga shogun Yoshikyo Gong! It is not the temple of Master Ikkyu. Kuroda muttered.

"That's true, but as far as I've heard, there's a temple shrine appointed by a shogun at Master Ikyu, but it's not the ancestor Shinemon, but an adult named Shinzaemon." Ninagawa said.

"I see, it seems that someone is spreading a lie!" Kuroda nodded and said.

"Hey! That's how it should be. Ninagawa said.

"Then let's talk about Ninagawa Shinemon!" Kuroda said.

"The ancestor is best at reinforcing one, the ancestor is in the song that he learned in Zhengtho, and the serenity that he learned in the temple temple, the ancestor actually had a good relationship with Master Ikkyu through the way of Taoist song questions and answers, and then they also communicated in this way. At that time, the ancestor was known as one of the "Seven Sages of Liange", and his works were included in the new Zhukuba Collection and the Bamboo Forest Copy. Later, when the ancestor became a monk, his Dharma name was Zhiyun, and he died in Kyoto in December of the 5th year of Bun'an (1448) and was buried in Zhenrutang. As for the rest, I don't know much about it. Ninagawa said.

"I see, I'm so grateful to Lord Ninagawa for saying so much about the secrets of the year, I'm really a matter of my own!" Kuroda said with a smile.

"It's an honor to serve Kuroda-sama." Ninagawa said.

"By the way, Ninagawa-sama, just now you said that your Ninagawa family is a retainer who has been a general-sama for generations, right?" Kuroda asked.

"That's true, it's just that when the Kuroda family first went to Luo a few years ago, Zaisho was with the shogun, and the two brothers of Mibu-sama also knew each other in the subordinate." Ninagawa said. (To be continued.) )