The morning fog had long since lifted, and in the nearby woods and fields, flags and anti-swastikas with the words "Nan no Amitabha" were fluttering everywhere. After repeatedly confirming the news that Ataka Fuyasu had left, the monks of Ishiyama Honganji Temple opened the temple door and walked out of Honganji Temple one after another, walking among the blood and corpses, and indignantly accusing Miyoshi Chokei of the cruelty of Miyoshi Chokei in the midst of the confused and painful crowd of believers. Obviously, the believers were blind, believing their words under the deception of the monks, and hated Miyoshi Changqing from the bottom of their hearts. The enemies who had heeded the call of the Buddha and abandoned their fields at home and took up arms to follow the Buddha to expel the Buddha's enemies, but now the cold corpses of friends and relatives gradually disappeared from the weakness that remained in their hearts and was replaced by deep hatred.

Miyoshi Changqing didn't expect that his counterattack would make the thugs hate him from the bottom of their hearts, and even if he knew, he would not give up any opportunity to completely defeat those who had gathered in the name of faith. At present, it is necessary to attack Ishiyama Honganji Temple, which is entrenched in Nambatsu, and urge the Shinru of Ishiyama Honganji to abandon the attack on other places and gather believers at Ishiyama Honganji, so that Miyoshi Chokei can gather his scattered forces and fight back.

Ataka Fuyasu once again led the fleet to hide in the waves, waiting for the next attack, once he acted, he would never give up without beating the opponent to the ground, this is the extremely cruel side of Ataka Fuyasu. Like Miyoshi Chokei, Ataka Fuyasu has a cruel factor hidden in his body, and Honganji's success in activating the brutal temper of the Miyoshi brothers.

This is how the war entered an even more brutal phase. Miyoshi Changqing even said, "They have compassion on their lips, but they play with muskets in their hands, and they only dance with swords and swords every day." This time it will not be spared. To punish you. Kill them all. The words.

Honganji Xianru also did not expect such a heavy loss. Hearing the report of the next Makori, tears flowed loudly, and the beads that symbolized faith creaked, and he said in a loud voice in the Gobo of Honganji Temple: "Buddha enemy! Buddha enemy! "Historically, he placed the enemy of the Buddha on the head of Oda Nobunaga, and today Miyoshi Chokei is lucky to be the first to receive the title.

Indignantly scolded the cruelty of Miyoshi Chokei, Honganji Xianru said in a gloomy tone: "Three Hokkaishi, tell me, what is going on with this Horiuchi Clan Tiger?" Although the Hachiman pirates are weak. It can't be compared to the Awaji Water Army, but it can still be contained. "The Horiuchi clan is the leader of the contemporary Kumano Naval Army, the Hachiman Pirates, who had their glory days, but now they are in civil strife and naturally declining, and only control the sea power of Kumano Beach. Honganji spent a lot of money asking him to send troops to contain the Awaji water army, and since most of the Kumano water army were disciples of Kumano Sanzan and Koyasan, it was natural to follow the laws of Kumano Sanzan and Koyasan.

For the current Honganji Temple, it has always been turbulent in the Kinai. Having suppressed other religious forces, Koyasan and Kumano Sanzan were naturally quite dissatisfied with Honganji. The Kumano Navy under the command of the Horiuchi clan turned a blind eye. But the front foot took the money. If you don't do anything on your back foot and don't notify you, it's unacceptable. This made Honganji Xianru look forward to the trip to Okayama even more, and now he is not afraid of anyone's challenge on land, but there is no navy at sea, which is what worries him the most.

From the inaction of the Horiuchi Clan Tiger from another side, it can be seen that Honganji's actions have deeply violated the interests of other religions, and the establishment of an earthly Buddha kingdom within their sphere of influence is to dig their graves, and naturally they will not give up.

Judging from the massacre of Ishiyama Honganji, Miyoshi Chokei has not lost the power to fight back, and once Miyoshi Chokei and other religious forces are united to form an alliance, Ishiyama Honganji will face an all-round attack, which is what worries him the most.

The joining of the Date family can share the pressure from the sea on the one hand, and the pressure from the sect on the other hand, as long as the Date family is behind them, the establishment of an earthly Buddha kingdom is not out of reach. Obviously, Honganji did not think carefully about the Date family's refusal to join, as if letting the Date family join in was meant to be charity.

Shimoma Yoritan is considered a wise and strategic person in the talented Shimoma clan, and in history he was invited by Nagashima Kanshoji Temple to guide the guidance of the Oda Nobunaga under the guidance of Ah, and finally had to open the castle under internal and external troubles. Oda Nobunaga reversed himself and violated his oath and brutally slaughtered the 20,000 disciples of the Sho sect who left the city, and Shimoma Yorita was also shot. Shimoma Yoritan has always been guided by Shimoma Yorito go to Izumi to renew the contract, and after Shimoma Yoriren went to Okayama to renew the contract, he seemed to have become the main adviser of Xianru, and he played expressionlessly: "The Horiuchi clan tiger is not my believer, it is not enough to be believed, and it is difficult to get support for the Date Navy in the short term, and now the only way to focus on setting up beacons on the coastline to monitor the movement of the Awaji Navy is to monitor the movement of the Awaji Navy Army, and at the same time to conquer Wazumigishi Wada Castle and Hanoi Takaya Castle as soon as possible, so that Kumano Sanzan and Koyasan will also act according to the face of Honganji." ”

Honganji Xianru could listen to the opinion of Yoritan Shimoma, and said: "Yes, yes, it should be like this, end the war in Izumi and Hanoi as soon as possible, and then fight a decisive battle with Miyoshi Changkei, and then the four countries of Settsu, Izumi, Hanoi, and Kii will be the country of the people." ”

Miyoshi Chokei hoped that Honganji would gather the scattered soldiers and horses under the mountain gate of Ishiyama Honganji Temple, so that the besieged Kishiwada Castle and Takaya Castle could breathe a sigh of relief, and also allow his soldiers and horses to gather and fight a battle of annihilation and achieve the final victory.

As for Honganji, relying on the large number of soldiers and orders, they stepped up the siege of Kishiwada Castle and Takaya Castle, ended the battle as soon as possible, and brought the three kingdoms of Hanoi, Izumi, and Kii into the power of Honganji, and became a true kingdom of Buddhas and people on earth, and then mobilized hundreds of thousands of people to fight a decisive battle with Miyoshi Chokei in Settsu Province.

The two sides played their own strategies around the four countries of Settsu, Hanoi, Izumi, and Kii, and the fight was inextricably linked, and it was difficult for both sides to stop. Miyoshi Chokei and Honganji Kenru fought on this side, and on the other side, Ashikaga Yoshiki of Atsuga was once again given a headache by Asakura Yoshikei's perfunctory, and after returning to Tsuruga, he discussed with his retainers how to take advantage of the great turmoil in Kinai. His good brother. Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who became the last shogun of the Muromachi shogunate under the name of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, also actively traveled back and forth between Nara and Kyoto. It is hoped that an alliance will be formed to resist the same as during the Astronomical Lotus Rebellion. He could get the highest benefits from it and become a shogun with real power.

Next to Kanesaki Castle in Tsuruga County, there is a mansion that has been completed for more than three years, this mansion was originally used by the former Tsuruga Prefecture Division Asakura Sodrip to support his old age in his old age, and his wish was difficult to fulfill, and Asakura Sodra lived for two more years in this time and space, and died of illness in Ichijo Valley Castle at the age of eighty-one. A year before his death, Asakura Munetsu welcomed Ashikaga Yoshiteru into Tsuruga Prefecture and gave up the mansion to Ashikaga Yoshiteru. It is now the Imperial Palace of Ashikaga Yoshiteru.

In the conference room of the mansion, the wandering Ashikaga Yoshiki had a face full of vicissitudes, twenty-two years old, it should have been his youth, but his beard and sideburns had gray hair, and he was sitting silently listening to the quarrels of his courtiers.

Ever since the death of Asakura Munetoshi who supported him in Ichijo Valley Castle, the internal struggle for power and profit within the Asakura clan has been repeated, and Asakura Yoshikei has cultivated his cronies to gain the power that originally belonged to Asakura Muneto, but now belongs to the Tsuruga Gunji, anyway, no one has paid attention to Ashikaga Yoshiteru's repeated persuasions.

If Ashikaga Yoshiteru is like his good brother in history, he will eventually rely on Oda Nobunaga Kamiraku to succeed. Oda Nobunaga also achieved the great cause of the world's Bubu, so Asakura Yoshikage will be labeled as "a missed opportunity." mediocrity and incompetence".

Now Miyoshi Changqing is still strong, and Date Zhengheng is eyeing it. Asakura Yoshikei listened to Ashikaga Yoshiteru's advice that Shangluo's words were the biggest fool in the world, and he naturally had to shirk it in every possible way, thinking that Ashikaga Yoshiki had no real power, so he didn't need to worry, and he didn't need to offend Miyoshi.

Hosokawa Fujitaka saw that the shogunate was arguing, he looked up at Ashikaga Yoshiteru, but he didn't speak, in fact, he had nothing to say. He thought of what Date Mashiro talked to him about back then, and the fact that he was in full swing in today doesn't just confirm what he said back then? I don't know if this thing is the masterpiece of Ashikaga Yoshiteri or Hosokawa Harumoto, this time and that. Now that it is too late to provoke the fight between Miyoshi Chokei and Honganji, Ashikaga Yoshiki has no way to take advantage of the fire again, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who secretly returns to the world, has the advantage of replacing Ashikaga Yoshiaki's position by virtue of the relationship between Buddhism.

If things really turn out as Hosokawa Fujitaka predicted, the masterpiece of Ashikaga Yoshiteru or Hosokawa Harumoto, then the two of them are already in a daze. Hosokawa Fujitaka also lowered his head silently, not knowing what to think about anymore, and wandered outside.

The noisy meeting ended quickly, and Ashikaga Yoshiteru left Hosokawa Fujitaka behind, as usual, to talk to his chief adviser about the plan he had been brewing for a long time. It can be seen that Hosokawa Fujitaka is still suspicious that the turmoil in is the result of his secret provocation, no matter how he explains, someone will always carry the black cauldron, and he didn't bother to explain it later. Now his only obsession is that Kamiraku will restore the general of the Seiyi, and after leaving the Sakamoto Building, he will wander between the Kannonji Temple Castle Rokkaku Yoshiken, the Wakasa guardian Takeda Yoshitomi, and the Echizen guardian Asakura Yoshikei. But all the princes were afraid of the power of the three good things and were unwilling to help. Eventually, Asakura Munetsu established himself in Tsuruga Prefecture and died less than a year later.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru suddenly asked, "Now that Asakura Echizen has a cold attitude, will he be able to reproduce the vision of the ten generations of generals when he goes to Okayama?" Ashikaga Yoshinoki, the 10th shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, was imprisoned and fled by the powerful minister Hosokawa Masamoto, and finally took refuge in Ouchi Yoshiko, and later returned to Kyoto with the support of Ouchi Yoshiko to resume his duties as shogun. Ashikaga Yoshiteru's grandfather, Ashikaga Yoshisumi, was killed by Ashikaga Yoshinori, and he actually said the words of ten generations of generals today, which shows that he has been forced to be helpless to the extreme.

Hearing Ashikaga Yoshiteru's question, Hosokawa Fujitaka was shocked in his heart, but his face was still the same calm as before, and he thought for a moment before he said: "General, now that there is a great turmoil in Kinai, the one with the most hope of Shangluo's success is Okayama's Dazai Daiji. ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka's answer did not satisfy Ashikaga Yoshiteru, he wanted to know exactly whether Date Masaki wanted to go to Luo, not the answer that everyone knew, and three years of dormancy made Ashikaga Yoshiki wonder if Date Masaki really intended to go to Luo.

Hosokawa Fujitaka knew that his answer would not satisfy Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and continued: "Whether Date Masaki enters Beijing or not depends on the future development. Personally, I think he might go to Beijing. As long as you have a considerable army, who can stop you. Now Miyoshi's power has fallen into the quagmire, and it is a fool's dream to stop Date's army. At the same time, the relationship between the Date family and Honganji Temple is well known, and at the same time, it is also the Great Tangoshi of Enryakuji Temple in Mt. Hiei, and once he enters Beijing, with his strength and prestige, there is a great possibility that the riots in Kinai will be quelled. If Date Masahiro intends to lead a large army to invade, no one can do anything about it. ”

Ashikaga Yoshiki nodded as he listened, Date Masaki has now broken through the last opponent of the Yin and Yang Paths, Izumo Province, the rear is quite stable, Harima Province has fallen into his hands, he described Date Masaki's march route in his mind, and found that it is really as Hosokawa Fujitaka said, the probability of success is extremely high.

Hosokawa Fujitaka represented the interests of many people in the shogunate, and in private discussions, he thought that he should not have come to Tsuruga Prefecture and should have gone to Okayama, but he saw that Ashikaga Yoshiteru fell into deep thought, and said again: "The imperial court has long been different from what it used to be under the control of Miyoshi, and the situation is worrying, and everyone hopes that those who have strength can go to Luo." Date Masahiro's loyalty to the imperial court confused the minds of many people, who believed that Date Masahiro, who was born in the Fujiwara clan, would not be able to restore the emperor's authority like the Genpei clan, and they likened him to Kusunoki Masanari. There were many people in the imperial court who looked forward to Date Masahiro's entry into Beijing, but they were afraid of the power of Miyoshi and did not dare to say it. It is indisputable that almost all the ministers are looking forward to Date Masaki. Given the current situation, you can't afford to hesitate any longer. ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka's words are already quite red, if Ashikaga Yoshiteru can't appear in Date Masaki's battle of Joraku, I'm afraid it will replace Ashikaga Yoshiteru, or even replace the Muromachi shogunate to establish a new shogunate, or a regime similar to the shogunate.

Ashikaga Yoshiki listened to Hosokawa Fujitaka's words, and his inner feelings were very complicated. Indeed, he could not sit idly by, but there was nothing he could do. Now if he goes to Okayama City alone and eats a closed door, he will make the world laugh.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru once again ordered Hosokawa Fujitaka to go to Okayama Castle to test Date Masaki's thoughts. (To be continued......)