Honda Masashi walked into the Buddha hall unhurriedly, here should be the main hall, it seems to be a little empty, the original placed magic weapons are all gone, the Buddha hall is spacious, the thing is not human, the sound of the wooden fish chanting has long been extinguished, the exquisite lotus and candle have disappeared, replaced with ordinary lotus river candles, the Buddha enshrined on it has not changed much, or brilliant.

Zheng Heng heard someone coming in, slowly opened his eyes, he turned around, saw the appearance of the person who came clearly, his eyes couldn't help shrinking, and laughed loudly: "Your courage is not small, you dare to pretend to be the messenger of Hetian Weizheng." ”

When Honda Masanobu heard Masahiro's words, a look of unease suddenly welled up in his heart. He seriously underestimated Date Mashiro, Date Mashow was far more powerful than he imagined, and he was able to grow from a small man to the hero of the world, which was really not something he could underestimate.

Honda Masanobu is calm, since he has come to the core of Date's house, he is ready to be exposed, even if he is not exposed, he will expose himself to the house, so that he can put forward his own conditions. Honda Masanobu calmly sat opposite Zhengheng and asked, "I admit that I have deceived countless people, I don't know how you see through me?" He still wants to know where he went wrong, and if he has a loophole, he will find out the truth out of curiosity.

Zheng Heng smiled and said: "Originally, I didn't know if you lied to me, so I wanted to deceive you, obviously you are that person, Yahachiro, you are bold enough, you actually risked your life to come to meet me, do you want to risk your life to assassinate me, or you have already chosen a way to retreat." You want me to spare your life?! ”

Honda Masanobu's eyes shrank. He thought that Polos would be able to see through his schemes. never thought that from the first meeting, he was at an absolute disadvantage, and all the initiative fell into the hands of Zhengheng, which made him feel uneasy.

Zhengheng also didn't expect to see Honda Masanobu at such a time, one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's two major think tanks, the bright strategist Honda Masanobu, and the dark strategist Amami had been buried by his own hands, if it wasn't for a little use, he wouldn't mind burying Honda Masanobu with his own hands.

Masahiro looked at Honda Masanobu. Thinking about Honda Masanobu, he tasted a lot of things from the other party's questioning, and if this idea was extended, he would have tasted the next strategic direction of Honda Masanobu. Zhengheng said with a smile: "Yahachiro, I came here today to ask for my help, you say, is it possible?" ”

Honda Masanobu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, he knew that he would not be able to get the expectations of the person in front of him without bringing out some dry goods. As long as the political balance remained neutral, it could be said that it acquiesced in the alliance of Asakura, Takeda, and Asai. He couldn't pass through the Echizen Sea and let the birds fly.

Honda Masanobu gritted his teeth, picked up his clothes and knelt down, bowed down, and expressed his surrender to Zhengheng. This is the only capital he can use to beg for the balance, although this will definitely not impress the balance, but Honda is in a hurry, and he really can't think of any other way.

Honda Masanoshi bowed and said: "Dazai Daijiden, I am willing to serve you as the Lord and open up Hokuriku for you, and please let me wait for a way to live?!" He lowered his head and trembled slightly, in fact, he was pretending, you must know that it is really as he said, going to Beilu is not a vast sea for birds to fly, today's submission, where will there be room for retribution.

Zhengheng laughed dumbly, he didn't know what to say, Honda Masashi deserved to be a hero who could bend and stretch, as for the oath or something, he didn't take it seriously at all, anyone who believed in these bullshit oaths would go to see Hades. He smiled and said, "Yahachiro, if you want to go to Hokuriku, you can, but Honganji is not allowed to go, I can put some pressure on the Asai of Kita-Omi when necessary, so that he can't attack you without scruples, but if you want to pass through Echizen Asakura, then it is all up to you." ”

It is just a gesture to put pressure on Asai Nagamasa of Kita Omi, you must know that the Rokkaku clan of Minami Omi is the big benefactor of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, with the collapse of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, the Rokkaku clan of Minami Omi was also killed and fell apart.

Once the Rokkaku clan of Minami Omi was captured, the oppressive power of the Date Kamiro army against the Asai clan of Kita-Omi can be imagined, and if he still wanted to flank Honda Masanobu, he would have to pay a heavy price, and Asai Nagamasa might do such a thing, but his retainers would hesitate.

Hesitation and difficulty in making a decision are the greatest help to Honda Masanobu. There is only one enemy that Honda Masanobu needs to face, and that is Echizen Asakura, as long as he defeats Echizen Asakura, he can either stay in Echizen Province or go to Kaga Province.

Zhengheng pointed to the golden Buddha statue and said with a serious face: "Do you know why the people of Renru chose to build so many dojos in key places such as Osaka, Nagashima, Kanazawa, Yoshisaki, and Tomita that did not allow the daimyo to set foot in and exempt them from all kinds of miscellaneous labor? What is the purpose? ”

Honda recited Nam Mu Amitabha Buddha and replied, "It is to save sentient beings, to help the world and save people." ”

Zhengheng nodded and said: "Since the Warring States Period, Tetra Pak has collapsed, wars have continued, and the common people have been driven around all day long, unable to cultivate with peace of mind, and once there is a little harvest, they will be taken away again. If you resist, you will end miserably. The Venerable Lotus made that decision because he wanted to save the people from fire and water. The construction of the high-walled compound is not to build such a splendid Buddhist hall, nor to make such useless Buddha statues to feed such pig-headed and fat moths, but to be able to save those from the crazy butcher's knife. ”

Honda Masanobu was silent, he never thought that an enemy would understand the true meaning of the Lotus Master, he thought of his own youth, he really set foot on this path from the Buddha under the teachings of the Lotus Lord, but now he is helping to abuse, not only did not save the people, but also caused the people to suffer, and it was unbearable to see.

Zhengheng looked at Honda Masanobu and continued: "I became a monk at the age of four and became a novice, and I have never seen through the essence of this world, nor have I seen through whether I want to save the people of this country with my own strength. Until that day, when my father and brother were defeated and died, and my former in-laws came to kill me with knives and guns. I just understood. I can't help but not be able to save the world. Even you can't save yourself. So the Buddha only gave me one eye to see the world clearly with one eye. I stopped killing with killing, and under the guidance of the Buddha, I became a human being step by step, and I became more and more confused about whether my path had gone astray, and today, when I came to Ishiyama Honganji Temple, I walked out of the confusion. ”

His remarks. The sentences are jaw-dropping, Honda Masanobu couldn't even insert a sentence, obviously this confession is the revelation of Date Masaki's life, but Honda Masanobu himself has come out of the confusion, there shouldn't be.

What qualifications does a person who has not come out of the confusion have to judge the good or bad of another person, Honda Masashi asked for no reason: "What have you learned from this?" ”

Zheng Heng said compassionately: "I am grateful for the compassion and courage of the Venerable Master, who always kept out the troubled soldiers, which is comparable to the good story of Kobo Master hanging a pot to help the world. I will transform this Ishiyama Honganji Temple into a thriving town where people from all over the world can travel freely. There are no robbers in this promised land, and fathers, sons, and brothers no longer kill each other. The husband and wife will no longer live and die, the ruins will become fertile soil, the world will no longer sink, and there will no longer be homeless people starving to death on the streets and violent corpses in the wilderness. ”

Honda said, "That's right! ”

Zhengheng stood up and said, "There are many people who will not understand the behavior of Master Lianru, thinking that he started a war without permission for his own selfishness, and let the strong Buddhist hall he built become the lead of the war. ”

Honda Masanobu thanked him again, and then hurriedly took his leave.

Zhengheng looked at the back of Honda Masanobu, took a deep breath, glanced back at the Buddha statue, and said, "Let me inherit the true intention of the Venerable Lotus Buddha, and let all these scourges go to hell with swords, guns, swords, and halberds, and re-establish a paradise on earth." ”

On the afternoon of September 4, the forward of the Date Shangluo army crossed the empty foot of the Tianwang Mountain and arrived at the Shenglong Temple Castle.

The news of the fall of Katuryuji Castle and the arrival of the advance of the Date Kamirako army in Nagaokakyo soon reached the Imperial Palace, and Honganji appeared to have just woken up from a dream, looking around, and the guards who had been guarding him were all gone, which made him feel abandoned.

Inside the Imperial Palace, Honganji Temple is so anxious that he doesn't know what to do. Miyake Asami didn't know where he came from, and he was unfortunate not to be brought by Honda Masanobu and Wasuka Masakatsu, who apparently didn't think he should have brought such a scourge.

Originally, Wasuka Masakatsu also wanted to stab with him before leaving, but Miyake Asami was a hundred, and Miyake Asami escaped and escaped. But he knows that the most dangerous place is the side of Honganji Xianru, and the first thing that Date Jun is going to open when he arrives is Honganji Xianru, and he can't hide it yet, where is he still going to go to Honganji Xianru to die. However, a young samurai approached him and asked him to do something that, if he could do it, he would be able to change his life and continue his life of glory and prosperity.

Miyake Asami is not a stupid person, where would he believe this young man's words, so he entrusted his life. However, the young man did not give his name, but hinted that he was from the Date family, and of course he was moved by another statement. He has no way to retreat, and even if he hides, he won't be able to hide for long, and if there is no one to protect him, he will soon be found out, and as an accomplice of Honganji Xianru, he will be dragged to Rokujo Kawara and beheaded to show the public.

Miyake Asami didn't want to die, he knew that only the Date family could let him live, and similarly, only the Date family could let him change his face and continue to live a luxurious life, so he didn't hesitate much to agree to the young man's request to return to Honganji Xianru.

The young man was Hattori Masasari, who went to Mt. Hiei to investigate the real cause of the death of the emperor and the shogun, and he met Miyake Asami at the foot of Mt. Hiei, so he deliberately reminded him of two sentences, and sure enough, it worked wonders, of course, he had to continue the investigation within a radius of ten miles from Mt. Hiei.

Miyake Asakin returned to Honganji Xianru's side, and before Honganji Xianru got angry, he said the whereabouts of Honda Masanobu and Wasuka Masakatsu and others, and Honganji Xianru could no longer care about Miyake Asakin's shameless sin, and he was completely desperate.

Honganji suddenly had a sense of despair and sympathy with Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and when Ashikaga Yoshiteru heard the news that Akechi Mitsuhide and Wada Yumasa had abandoned him, he was afraid that he was also desperate and angry, and he was also completely in despair and unable to extricate himself.

The atmosphere in the house is very heavy, very depressing, it is already very hot, but now it is even hotter, Honganji Xianru is sweating, Miyake Asami is also sweating, Honganji Xianru glared at Miyake Asami with red eyes, and said: "You already know that everything is over, why don't you run for your life, and you have to come to see the joke of the poor monk." ”

Miyake shook his head and said without thinking, "Escape, can you escape?" Whether it is in the east or in the west, there is no way out for me, but to return to the palace, even if I know that I am going to die, I will die with the emperor, and die a well-deserved death. ”

Honganji Xianru didn't expect that he finally reached a dead end, and there was a loyal minister who was willing to accompany him to die, which made him burst into tears and speechless, he usually treated Miyake Asami just like a lackey who waged his tail and begged for mercy.

Miyake said hoarsely: "Emperor, Ashikaga Yoshiki burned himself in despair, and at the same time burned the emperor, burned Mt. Hiei, and put all the sins on us, and now we also have no way." ”

Honganji raised his head and said, "You mean? ”

Miyake Chaoqin cried and said: "I took on the notoriety during my lifetime, and I don't want to leave a stench for 10,000 years, the death of Ashikaga Yoshiki can be said to be a battlefield duel of life and death, and the burning of Mt. Hiei Enryakuji Temple is a report and a report, but as soon as the emperor is burned, I also ask the emperor to appoint Prince Kokura as the new emperor, so we can also say that it is reasonable." ”

Honganji Xianru was silent, he knew that he had no way out, but even if he died, he would live and live, as Miyake Asami said, if he passed away like this, even if he couldn't leave a good name, he couldn't leave a stench for 10,000 years.

Honganji Kenru approved of Miyake's suggestion.

On September 6, 1559, Prince Ogura Hasti ascended the throne at the Heiankyo Imperial Palace and became the 107th Emperor of the Wa Kingdom. (To be continued.) )