Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Rebellion of the Lotus Terrace (18)
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The military council at Takamatsu Castle soon entered the time of the political balance, and when the political balance said that he would intercept the more than 2,000 men, women, and children who had been displaced to Toyama Castle and prevent them from returning to the Kurashiki area to continue their crimes, no one objected, and all of them showed a posture of course. Everyone knows that this group of people who have seen blood will bring disastrous actions to the upcoming autumn harvest after returning to prepare for China, which they cannot tolerate, everyone is counting on the autumn grain to live a happy and happy winter, of course, they cannot tolerate the ravages of a group of rogues who have lost their fields, seen the blood, and know that looting is faster than farming and making a fortune, and it is the best way they can think of to encircle them on the east bank of the Ashishou River. As for whether the encirclement on the east bank will bring disaster to the people of Bizen Province, it is not something they have to consider, part of the border between Bizen Province and Bizen China is to Ashimori River and Saase River as the border, the west bank of the two rivers is Bei China, and the east bank of the two rivers is Bizen Province, as long as the Foot Shou River is defended, if the people want to return to Bei China, they must cross the mountains and mountains, and it will not be possible to form a large-scale riot organization. The mountain people are quite forbidden, and even if some of the thugs want to wreak havoc, they will find that their numerical advantage will be lost.
In fact, Masahiro arrived at Takamatsu Castle from Hofukuji Temple, and listened to the koto drink tea in Takamatsu Castle, which made almost everyone under Ishikawa Hisataka and Sekiguchi Takashi of Takamatsu Castle difficult to understand, and even his direct retainers were all confused, and they couldn't figure out why the always wise Masahiro delayed government affairs in Takamatsu Castle. Even Noyama Yoshitori, who has always prided himself on understanding Zhengheng's thoughts, couldn't figure out Zhengheng's thoughts, and he had the woman who followed Zhengheng to let him delay government affairs, that is, Fujii Mina, the daughter of Fujii Kusaku, the lord of Fuchuan City, was banned and then admonished. A heavy rain delayed the actions of Noyama Masatomo and others, and the military meeting after the heavy rain brought their minds back again, and found that Zhengheng was not as wise as they thought, or so wise, and they couldn't understand it for a while, when Zhengheng summoned Kusama Shibei and other retainers one by one, they realized that Zhengheng had not been wasted in vain. In fact, he is patiently waiting for the reaction of the two counties of Bichugo, Toyu, Ushiya, and Kojima-gun, Bizen Kuni. Waiting for the news of the spies that had been sent to various parts of the three counties before leaving Takamatsu Castle.
Zhengheng thinks that the most important thing for him now is to find out what impact the series of events after the disaster of Liantai Temple will affect the lives of the people of the three counties, how they will view this incident, and whether they will welcome the entry of the Date family. Since the land of these three counties was originally under the territory ruled by the Ishikawa clan and the Hosokawa clan, the Shingon sect of the Imperial Chambers sect has been rooted in the local area for hundreds of years and has formed large and small circles of influence, and the three temples of Rendai Temple, Panshoin Temple, and Kanryuji Temple form a horn with great influence, and if they enter strongly, it will inevitably cause the people to resent the Date family, which is extremely unfavorable to the ruling power of the Date family. However, the Kurashiki area, the core of the two counties of Beichukuo and Nakuya, is itself the granary of Beichukuo. It was of great significance to the Date family, who were too high to keep enough standing troops, and they needed exactly the fertile land of the two counties. Moreover, they must be made to agree with the rule of the Date family, so that they can integrate the strength of the whole of China to build a strong military force, so that they can better expand the land for the Date family. Only by knowing the attitudes and real reactions of the people can we make the right decisions.
Zhengheng first extended its tentacles to the two counties of Duyu and Luowu.
Kojima-gun is mountainous, and it was itself the center of the Rendaiji Rebellion, both Rendaiji Temple and Jishoin Temple were massacred, almost in ruins, and the people of the county followed the riots with a crowd of people, as long as they could control the two counties of Toyu and Ushiya. Kojima-gun will fall into the hands of the Date family as a partner. In fact, at first, Masahiro was really not interested in Kojima-gun, but after investigating the topography of Toyu and Ushiya counties, his interest in Kojima County increased greatly. Anyone who has read the map of Okayama Prefecture knows that there are many plains in the two counties of Toyu and Uzumaya, and Kojima County is like a barrier, and there are many islands outside Kojima County, and there are a large number of water thieves hidden in them. Most of the members of the Salt and Water Army are hidden in these large and small islands, and as long as they control Kojima-gun, they will be able to resist the patronage of water thieves from the Seto Inland Sea. Let's not forget that the relationship between Masahiro and Murakami Takeshi is really not very good, and the grievances between the two can start from Kasaoka Mountain Castle. To the rights and wrongs of Manabe Island, Murakami Takeshi can't wait to eat its flesh and drink its blood, if it weren't for the fact that he can't get out of it with the salt-saturated water army now, he has to come to the door to ask for advice in person. The two counties of Toyu and Umaya were the granaries of the Date family in the future, and the importance of the barrier in Kojima-gun is beyond doubt.
As the political balance attaches more importance to Bizen Province, the status of Kojima Prefecture will become more and more important. Kojima-gun can not only block the visit of the Seto Inland Sea Murakami Navy, but also use the complex coastline to gather a small group of water thieves to form the Date family's navy, and the eastern direction facing the land can overlook the two counties of Mitsu and Ekuhisa in Ishidaka, which occupy a large proportion of Bizen Province, and the easternmost Kokushi Township is directly facing the mouth of the Yoshii River, and Otoko Castle, which was built by the Ukita Naojia family, which made it difficult for Masahiro to sleep and eat, is less than seven or eight miles away, and the current residence of the Ukita Nao's family, Shinjo Yamajo Castle, is only twenty miles away. Almost once you board a boat and cross Kojima Bay, you can land and attack Otoko Castle.
Kojima-gun is very important, but the food must be eaten one bite at a time, and things must be done one by one Masahiro understands the truth, and when Masahiro issued a series of orders from Hofukuji Temple, he sent two people, Kanda Akian and Doi Gaiki, recommended by Miyahara Tanba Mamoru. On the surface, the task of the two of them is to go to the presiding officers of the two temples of Panshoin and Kanryuji, but in fact, they are to investigate the specific situation of the two counties of Toyu and Kaoya, and hope to change the direction in favor of the Date family, and hope that they can make the presiding officer of the Panshoin and Kanryuji Temple think that the Date family is not the murderer of Rentai Temple, this is what he thinks is the second lock, and he pours a basin of cold water after losing his mind under madness.
Kanda Mingan is the Kanda Rokuro Guard, who has shown a small face in the previous text, that is, the father-in-law of the current Date family naval general, Shima Masatoshi, the lord of Dongehara Shirami Castle, since the surrender of Kaesong, Jiang Shiro Castle was left to his son and ran to Tsurujo to become a direct retainer of Masahiro, and became a member of the diplomatic office, and at the same time became a glorious layman, and the temple where he entered the Tao is the temple of the Shingon sect of the Daikakuji faction, and the Shingon sect of the imperial family is a friendship with incense. Doi Waiji showed his face once when Zhengheng attacked Crane City and became a complete dragon man, and then he never appeared on the camera again, so that he was embarrassed by the important city lord near Crane City, and now he finally waited for the opportunity to appear on the camera, where would he pick fat and thin, and immediately accepted it, and the condition for his selection was that his wife was born in Azhixiang, although he had already fallen down, but there were more or less people he knew, and he could listen to some of the real situation. No, Kanda Meian didn't go directly to Shoshoin Temple and Kanryuji Temple, but first followed Doi Wai into a small village in Achi Township to find out the details of the local area, and then planned to go or not.
The two of them set out from Hofukuji Temple, and as soon as they arrived in Achiko, they secretly investigated the effects of the Rentai Temple Rebellion, and when they arrived, they found that everyone was guarding the gate, and if it wasn't for the fact that Doi Gaiji happened to know the village elders, it was difficult to guarantee that nothing unpleasant would happen. In fact, there are already people who want to do something against them, but although the Shingon sect has been operating in the local area for hundreds of years, the popularity of the temples and Kanryuji is far worse than outsiders think, and Masahiro and many of his retainers think that the Shingon sect has been operating in the local area for hundreds of years, and it will definitely be a monolith that the local water cannot be spilled. In fact, because the Shingon sect was a high-end school and did not pay much attention to the development of the poor people, when Ishikawa Hisachi was there, the temple thugs often oppressed the local poor people together with the tax collectors under Ishikawa Hisachi, and caused many sins, and the people's evaluation of the Shingon sect was naturally not high. Later, after the defeat of Ishikawa Hisato, the Shingon Imperial Clan took control of the local land as the heir of Ishikawa Hisato, rather than the local people asking for the Shingon Imperial Sect as the people of the Masaki and Date families thought.
After the Shingon sect took control of the real power, it did not implement the system of six princes and four peasants like the Date family, and it was much stricter than Ishikawa Jiuzhilai, and after suppressing some disobedient small wealthy clans, the system of eight princes and two peasants was implemented, which made the people very dissatisfied, although some people wanted to arrest the two to invite meritorious rewards, but more people did not want to offend the forces behind the two. It's not that there are no smart people, and the people who will come here now are all people with status, although the elder who knew the two of them refused to speak out, but from the elder's family servants, there was still some news coming out, which was enough to shake the villagers. The immortals fought and the mortals suffered, and they rural people still don't want to participate in it, they didn't know how to die when they died, and all of them were extinguished at once, and the two of them settled down in the village.
The two did not follow the order to go to Guanryuji Temple and Panshoin Temple, let alone to the hot Liantai Temple, they thought that they had found the true meaning of solving the Shingon sect of the Imperial Family, and under the leadership of acquaintances, they walked through the streets and villages, wearing old short coats, and the people gathered firewood and cultivated together, looking for opportunities to listen to their complaints, and removing some miscellaneous complaints, they probably knew the status of the Shingon sect in the hearts of the people. While the fire had not yet been extinguished, the mob frightened the faint people, and the fleeing monks recounted the atrocities of the mob. When the Shingon Imperial Sect sent a harsh crackdown on the arrest of monks who had dispersed into the village, implicating innocent people, they quietly left Achi-go and reported what they had heard to Takamatsu Castle, where they saw burned temples, swollen corpses, and naked women along the way.
A heavy rain delayed their return trip for a day and a night, and when they entered Takamatsu City, Zhengheng slapped his forehead and whispered, "Put the cart before the horse!" A military meeting was held and the final deployment began.