The envoy of the Kitabatake Gujiao is his third brother, who was a monk at Kofukuji Temple in Nara and is now a layman, and he came to Date Ryo when he mediated the Kitabatake Gujiao and Akechi Mitsuhide a few years ago, that is, the last time he came, Osaka Castle was not completed. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

For the position of monk, Zhengheng does not have much ill feelings, and he is also deeply imprinted with the influence of monks. Although he knew that there were very few high-ranking monks who adhered to the rules and precepts of the Qing Dynasty today, armed monk legions such as Honganji Temple were popular.

Zheng Heng has no intention of judging their behavior, and it is none of his business to follow the rules. As long as he doesn't mess with him, he is still very tolerant of monks. Of course, in the eyes of many monks who were in distress, Zhengheng was never a tolerant person.

Three years ago, during the Eiroku Martyrdom, many monasteries were destroyed, a large number of monasteries were attacked, the temple monmae town was destroyed, and the Terada contract was burned. After the martyrdom, the fallen monks wanted to regain the land that belonged to the monastery, but they could not.

The Wa Kingdom is a Buddhist country, many temples have existed for more than a hundred years, such as Enryakuji Temple, Kofukuji Temple and other temples have existed for seven or eight hundred years, decades and hundreds of years, relying on years of accumulation, but also relying on the non-stop donations of believers, an ordinary temple can often buy dozens or even hundreds of hectares of land. As for the big temples such as Enryakuji Temple and Kofukuji Temple, Qianmo often stretches over several countries and counties.

In order to protect the temple property, many monasteries will run monks, and large monasteries can often influence the national politics of a country or even several countries. For example, the Enryakuji Temple of Mt. Hiei and the Kofukuji Temple of Nara were either the emperors or the heirs of the lords.

After the Eiroku Rebellion, Shohiro defeated Ishiyama Honganji Temple and captured, and although he actively rebuilt Enryakuji Temple in Mt. Hiei, he did not return the temple properties in various places, and he confiscated most of the temple properties and distributed them to his retainers.

The encroachment on the temple property naturally made the monks in distress not have a good face, but now the political balance is powerful, and he is also the minister of the Taizheng and the regent of the government, and no one dares to oppose it on the surface, of course, I don't know how many monks curse behind their backs.

Kitabatake, who was a monk who had fallen into trouble, had gone to Kofukuji Temple to become a monk at the behest of his father, Haruku, and if it weren't for the Eiroku Dharma, he probably wouldn't have fled back to Ise Province. As a result of his outstanding performance in mediating the relationship between the two parties, Kitabatake Gukin strengthened his position.

Historically, Kitabatake's relatives did not return to Ise Province until after the Mise Revolution to gather their former ministers to resist the tyranny of Oda Nobunaga and Nobuo father and son.

Of course, today's Kitabatake has a heavy look, and he originally thought that he would be a blessing in disguise, and he would return to the Kitabatake family as a blessing, and he was still thinking about how to set up his eldest brother Kitabatake's teaching. I didn't expect that the Kitabatake family he returned to had just been wheeled by Akechi Mitsuhide, and Kofukuji Temple was burned by Akechi Mitsuhide, and now he actually ran to Ise Province to burn and loot. Is it tolerable or unbearable, Kitabatake's pro-shouting and shouting and killing. But he really let him charge forward, and he coerced again, and finally proposed to ask Date Masaki, who had been promoted to the Minister of Taise, for help.

Hashimoto Masamitsu, who was accompanied, knew that Kitabatake was in a bad mood, and was quite pessimistic about the future of the Kitabatake family. Miyahara is old and frail, is already semi-retired, usually does not care, Zhu Yun Huixin went to Nara to rebuild Koryūji Temple, and now the diplomatic embassy is replaced by several young people, among which Hashimoto Masamitsu and Ankokuji Huiqiong are very competitive.

Hashimoto Masamitsu was thinking about his own affairs, and he didn't notice that Kitabatake's mood was good or bad.

But at the same time, Hashimoto Masamitsu and Kitabatake Guqin had already come to the Fuchu Guest Hall, and when they looked up, Date Masahiro was sitting in the middle, and on the left was Noyama Yoshito, and there were more than ten young attendants, and Masahiro and Noyama Masatomo were chatting without a word about tea.

As he spoke, Kitabatake's expression was unusually respectful, he moved a few steps, knelt down in front of the door, bowed to Zhengheng, and said in a muffled voice: "Foreign Minister Kitabatake, meet Lord Regent, and say hello to Lord Regent on behalf of the governor of my family." ”

There is a huge disparity between the status of Zhengheng and Kitabatake, and Kitabatake gave him a big salute, he did not avoid half a step, glanced at Kitabatake, looked at his face, and knew it, and said: "It turned out to be Kitabatake's kin, I don't know what happened to me today?" ”

Kitabatake himself recounted the incident about the Nagano Kudo clan, of course, in his words, the Kitabatake clan put the Hokuhata clan in the position of the injured party, the Nagano Kudo clan treacherously, and the wise Mitsuhide broke the armistice agreement between the two sides, provoked the Kitabatake clan, and caused a serious incident. Historically, in order to completely surrender the Nagano Kudo clan, Kitabatake Gukyo did the same thing as Oda Nobunaga and Nobuo father and son, and assassinated Nagano Ueto and Fujita's father and son. It's just fifty steps and a hundred steps, and no one is a good thing.

Masahiro was unmoved, he already knew what was happening in Ise Province, and Akechi Mitsuhide's behavior can be said to have exploited the loophole in the armistice agreement between the two sides, and he did not directly send troops to attack the one city and one village of the Kitabatake clan, but reached an in-law relationship with Nagano Fujita.

Nagano Fujitashi was still nominally independent in Ise and was not affiliated with any power, of course, in fact he accepted the second son of Kitabatake Gukyo as his heir, which meant that the Nagano Kudo clan had become the umbrella of the Kitabatake clan and had to obey the command of the Kitabatake clan.

Now, Nagano Fujisa expelled Kitabatake's second son and married Akechi Mitsuhide's adopted daughter as Mrs. Masamuro, so that the Nagano clan and the Kitabatake clan were at war, and if the Kitabatake clan attacked the Nagano clan, then Akechi Mitsuhide would have an excuse to tear up the armistice agreement.

Akechi Mitsuhide looked around.

Ise Province borders Omi Province, Iga Province, Yamato Province, Shima Province, Kii Province, Owari Province, and Mino Province, of which Omi Province, Iga Province, Yamato Province, and Kii Province are all in the Date territory, Oda Nobunaga of Owari Province has experienced the baptism of Imagawa Yoshimoto can be said to be a local tyrant, and Saito Yoshiryu of Mino Province ascended the throne after his illness and death, and this Saito Ryuko is completely a puppet raised by the Date family. As a result, all that Akechi Mitsuhide could capture was Minami Ise.

Zheng Heng nodded and smiled, took a sip of tea, and said lightly: "I see, but I don't know what Quan Zhong said he sent you to see me this time?" Akechi Mitsuhide didn't tear up the agreement head-on, so it's not good for me to go to war? ”

Hearing the question of political balance, Kitabatake Guqin did not dare to slack off, and suddenly his face was straight, although the expulsion of the Nagano Kudo clan was a great shame for the Kitabatake clan, but this was a matter between the Kitabatake clan and the Nagano Kudo clan, and Akechi Mitsuhide was still fulfilling the armistice agreement on the face.

Kitabatake knew that the so-called bad war was just that the benefits had not arrived, as long as there were enough bargaining chips, he believed that everything was easy to discuss, he fell to the ground, and said: "It is said that Lord Regent has many heirs under his knees, and there is a princess in my family called Yukihime, if Lord Regent can help my family tide over the difficulties, my family is willing to marry Yukihime to these young sons, and welcome him to become the adopted heir of the Kitabatake clan." ”

Kitabatake knelt on the ground after speaking.

Masahiro's eyes were full of suspicion and shock, he didn't expect that the Kitabatake clan would think of using this method to get through the difficulties, as strong as the Date family, if he sent his heir to the Kitabatake family, there would be no incident with the Nagano Kudo clan. In this way, the Kitabatake family has reached the point of exhaustion, and it will not go to the foot of cutting off its own bloodline.

He put down the teacup and groaned, he did have many heirs, and now there are more than twenty people, how to arrange their future is also a rather difficult thing, and it is a good choice to pass on to other families.

The Kitabatake clan is a well-known family, and there is also a family business in Ise, which is fertile and producing, and is located at the gateway of Tokaido, so its status is also very high. Kitabatake's request can be considered, and Zhengheng thought for a while and agreed to Kitabatake's request.

Masahiro thought for a while and said: "Suzuka Pass is the gateway to Ise Province, and the Akechi Army has a heavy army stationed here, and I intend to send the lord of Hino Castle, Gamu, Shimono Mamoru Dingxiu, to lead the headquarters to contain Suzuka Pass, so as to prepare for the Akechi Army to invade the territory." ”

Osaka Castle ordered the Gamo clan to send troops to contain Suzuka Pass, and arrived at Hino Castle on July 13, the edict of the Date family has always been known for its simplicity and straightforwardness, without any fancy words, and there is hardly a word of nonsense and nonsense, and the edict tells Gamo Dingxiu bluntly that Osaka Castle asked him to send troops to contain Suzuka Pass.

"Father, are you still worried about Ise?" A young man in military uniform walked up, his face was delicate, a few strands of long hair fluttering on his chest, and his eyes had a bright and wise smile in his eyes. He is the son-in-law of Gamo Sangyu Junxiu.

Gamo Dingxiu frowned, and said: "Guan Shengxin and Kobe Gusheng were defeated and died one after another, and the whereabouts of your two younger sisters are unknown, and their lives and deaths are uncertain, which can be said to be a broken right arm, coupled with the separation of Qingdi Maozuna, which makes the Gamo family in a difficult situation." Now Osaka Castle is asking us to contain Suzuka Pass, it's difficult, if we do something perfunctory, I'm afraid that the end of the Gamo clan is not far away, but if we send troops, with the strength of our clan, I'm afraid that the head will be broken and bleed. ”

Pu Sheng Xianxiu was silent for a moment, sighed, and said: "It is said to be containment, but it is actually a knock, we can't knock on this level, and we have to put up a solemn formation to knock." ”

Gamo Dingxiu suddenly asked, "Tsuru Chiyo is seven years old this year, right?" ”

Gamo nodded.

Gamo Dingxiu looked at Gamo Kenhide's eyes and said slowly: "I plan to let Tsuru Chiyo go to Osaka Castle, the Date family has ruled Omi Province for three years, and many families have moved out recently, if the Gamo family doesn't forge ahead, I'm afraid the next one will be us." ”

Gamo Xianxiu sighed softly and did not speak.

Gabu Dingxiu sighed, he was too familiar with his bright-eyed and strategic son, this is a smart person who has never been used to expressing his feelings clearly, and knows what to do and what not to do. (To be continued.) )