On the first day of the lunar month, it snowed heavily in Kansai. Three thousand coolies worked for more than half a month, transporting millions of catties of ore to the seaside.

The ore in the open air was swept away by Li Luo. These ores are transported back and slowly refined, and there must be millions of taels of silver.

Li Luo was not afraid of nonsense after the Gao Li soldiers went back. The generals of the Yuan army go on the expedition, which one does not generate income? If you lead your troops to the expedition and don't come back with a windfall, are you still a general of the Yuan army? I'm sorry to say that you were the commander of the Eastern Expedition?

Besides, silver ore is still stone after all, and the Goryeo soldiers don't know how much silver they can refine. According to the general, there is still a profit of 200,000 taels, but it takes two years of practice.

Li Luo's request to escort the Japanese monarchs and ministers back to Dadu to present the prisoners should be about to arrive in Dadu. The Yuan court would definitely agree to allow him to return to Dadu to offer prisoners. Kublai Khan, who was so happy, could not be injected.

Li Luo said in the recital that after a hard battle all the way, the soldiers were bloody, and finally pushed to the capital of Japan, and forced the Japanese monarchs and ministers to surrender by virtue of the power of the Holy Heaven.

Now, the soldiers under his command have suffered heavy casualties, the soldiers and horses are gone, the soldiers are tired, the morale of the army is fluctuating, and it is not suitable to fight again. I implore the imperial court to choose another merit to succeed the general of the Eastern Expedition and the post of Japanese peace and shoi.

In fact, with Kublai Khanxiong's suspicious character, even if Li Luo did not take the initiative to ask for an order, the Yuan Court would replace Li Luo in half a year at most. Kublai Khan could not have allowed the "Koreans" to hold the military and political power of Japan.

Li Luo took the initiative to ask for advice, of course, it was a manifestation of "sensible".

Counting it, it is estimated that in the middle of the month, he should be able to leave Japan.

All the silver ore was transported to the ship, filled with five large ships, and the Japanese coolies who had worked hard for more than half a month were finally able to take a breath. More than 10,000 soldiers and horses, each of whom was also rewarded with a few taels of military salary.

After loading, Li Luo did not leave Kansai, but led the fleet north to Izumo Province to find the jade hot springs of Izumo Province and enjoy it.

Tamazo Hot Spring is an ancient hot spring of more than 1,000 years, and it is the "imperial bath" of the emperor, just like the Huaqing Pond of the Tang Ming Emperor. Soak in the hot springs on a snowy day, hehe, that taste and that mood, don't be too hilarious.

This kind of enjoyment is actually no longer available in modern society. Because most of the modern natural hot springs "die" and become cold springs. Many of the so-called hot springs are artificial.

On the second day of the lunar month, Li Luo led his army to land in Akika-gun, Izumo Province, and along the shore of the famous Shinji Lake, he came to Shimane County in the east of Shinji Lake.

Izumo Province is also known as Yunshu. It is said to be a country, but in fact, it is the territory of a large county in the Central Plains. However, Izumo Province was once the most advanced region in the history of Japan, and at one time established the "Izumo Dynasty" to compete with the Yamato Imperial Court.

Li Luo knew that the legendary Yaqi Orochi (eight heads and eight tails) belonged to Izumo's "specialty". And Izumo Province is also a meeting place for eight million gods.

Every October, eight million gods gather at the Izumo Taisha Shrine. In other words, eight million gods designated Izumo Province as an exclusive resort on earth, which is considered the land of the gods.

There are ten prefectures in Izumo Province. The so-called county is equivalent to a large township in the Central Plains.

But Shimane-gun, which is only thirty miles long, is very promising. Shimane-gun is home to Tamazuku Onsen, one of Japan's most famous hot springs, Izumo Taisha Shrine, one of the major shrines, and the beautiful Shinji Lake on the verge of unique Shinji clams.

So, Li Luo came.

Li Luo's soldiers and horses appeared in the mountains, and immediately frightened the people of the Hudong Plains. The first to see the army were a few woodcutters.

"Ah, Arrow... That Enji? Samurai Maki? Matsuma, an old woodcutter, pointed to Yamaguchi in surprise and said to his partner Izumi Ikuro.

Izumi Izumi was also old, but his eyesight was better than Matsuma's, and when he looked at it, he thought it was an army of samurai at first, but he soon saw that it wasn't.

"Wild, wild! Baga, they are Yuankou! Not a samurai! Run, Matsuma! Izumi shouted, not even caring about the firewood on the ground, and running into the village with one foot deep and one foot shallow stepping on the snow.

"Hey! Yuan Kou is here, run! Several woodcutters rushed into the village below the hill in one go, shouting and shouting.

Immediately afterwards, the warning gong sounded, and the village suddenly became chaotic, and people came out of the Japanese-style houses such as watermill houses and stilted buildings in a hurry, women carried children on their backs, and old people led the cows, and the cows carried a small amount of poor rations and bedding.

However, it is rare to see young and strong. Almost all of them are old and young, women and children. The young and strong were forced to fight in the Kanto region by the landlords.

With a look of horror on everyone's faces, the villagers rushed out of the village in a loud noise, trying to escape into the nearby mountains.

"Yaga! Don't mess around! Feed! Let the women and children go first... Yaga! A one-armed old samurai, armed with a mutilated sword, shouted loudly.

This place is close to the Izumo Taisha Shrine, which is famous throughout the country, so it is relatively densely populated. In this Shebei Village alone, there are one or two hundred households, but the roads in the village are narrow, and people, cows, and so on, are all congested on the road, and the crippled old samurai who is in a hurry scolds him.

"Akasan......" A little girl fell into the snow, crying and outstretching her little hand.

But her mother, carrying one on her back and one in her arms, couldn't take care of her anymore, but just shouted: "Bitter cabbage, get up and run by yourself, quickly!" ”

Izumi Shenglang, who was carrying an iron pot on his back, also fell into the snow and couldn't get up for a while.

"Forget it, let's not go. I'm getting old...... Die and die. "Izumi Shenglang simply can't get up. When he returned to the village to report the news just now, he ran wildly for several miles of mountain roads in one go, injured his old lungs, and couldn't run.

As a large group of soldiers and horses appeared in the west, the people of the village fled desperately to the mountains to the east.

"Hey, old man, aren't you okay? Ha ha. Matsuma Lang walked up to Izumi and kicked him, and he was also tired and panting.

Izumi laughed miserably, "Old fellow, I can't run." Huh? Yaga, why don't you run! ”

Matsuma Lang also laughed miserably, and sat in the snow, "My old woman is dying, and I'm not going anywhere." If Yuan Kou wants to kill, just kill it, don't run away. ”

"Woo ~ Akasan..."A heart-rending cry came from not far away, and the seven-year-old bitter vegetable seed had tears on her little face. Her foot was broken, it hurt so much, she couldn't run away.

"Hey, isn't that a bitter cabbage, the little guy is so pitiful." Matsuma Lang had no choice but to walk over, pick up the bitter cabbage seeds, and help Izumi Shenglang, and return to the humble and shabby home one foot deeper.

"Oops, old thing, why are you back again... cough cough..."The old woman who was weak on the tatami mat only coughed when she saw Izumi Shenglang appear.

"Don't run away. Old woman, I can't leave you alone. Matsuma said.

The three old and one young stayed in the house like this. Although the fire in the house was strong, everyone felt very cold. Especially the bitter cabbage, crying with deep fear, the little face turned pale.

"Don't cry bitter cabbage, I'll hide you, don't make a noise again!" Matsuma had no choice but to hide the bitter cabbage seeds in the vegetable cellar.

As soon as the villagers fled, Li Luo's soldiers and horses arrived in Shebei Village.

"The Japanese people here are running fast." Li Luo rode on his horse and looked at the messy footprints and smiled. His armor was covered with the "black fox skin good clothes" rewarded by Kublai Khan, and he was extraordinary, and anyone who saw it knew that he was a noble general.

"It's okay, now that the wind and snow are strong, let the soldiers shelter from the wind and snow in the houses in this village and rest and rest." Li Luo ordered.

The soldiers surrounded Li Luo and entered the village, and sure enough, they found that the huge village was empty.

But soon, the only one with people, Matsuma Lang's house, was finally discovered.

They were spotted by a group of Korean soldiers. When the Goryeo soldiers saw that there were still a few Japanese, they smiled and were about to draw their swords and kill people. Since the landing in Japan, the ferocity of the Goryeo soldiers was second only to that of the Mongol soldiers.

The three old men closed their eyes together.

"Wait." With a majestic voice, Li Luo came in surrounded by a group of guards.

The Korean soldier immediately returned the sword into the sheath and saluted respectfully: "General! "During this time, the Korean soldiers have been very arrogant. Because, the general of Zhengdong is a Korean Smecta, and he really gives the Koreans a long face.

Li Luo walked straight to the edge of the fire pond and sat down, holding a straight knife, his eyes swept over the three stunned old men, and suddenly said in Japanese: "I can't run, right?" ”

Izumi Shenglang and Matsuma Lang's bodies trembled, they never imagined that this guy like a general of Yuankou could actually speak harmony.

Frightened and surprised, the two subconsciously knelt down and replied with a crying voice: "My lord, we are old, so we can only stay here." ”

The old woman on the tatami mat let out another violent asthma, and she tilted her gray head, trying to say something but couldn't.

Li Luo stretched out his hand to bake the fire, squinted his eyes and smiled: "Then don't run." Don't worry, Ben Shuai won't kill you. ”

Although the two old woodcutters were skeptical, they still had a sense of surprise, and they kowtowed busily and said, "General Xie spares his life, General Xie spares his life!" ”

The old woman on the tatami mat also struggled to turn over and kowtow to Li Luo, thanking him for not killing.

No one wants to be killed. Don't care if the general of the Yuan army is playing tricks on them, it won't be wrong to kowtow and thank them first.

Li Luo stirred the fire in the fire pond and asked casually, "There is a jade soup near here, where is it?" ”

Matsuma hurriedly replied, "Is the Shogun going to Tama-zuku?" Out of the village to the south, walk twenty miles can see a jade soup river, the jade soup is on the side of the river, there is a jade temple there, you can enter the jade soup when you enter the temple. ”

Li Luo nodded, do you still have to walk twenty miles? It's dusk now, and the wind and snow are heavy, so let's go again tomorrow.

"Well, that marshal is camping in your village today. Don't be afraid, since Ben Shuai said that he will not kill you, you will be able to live. ”

The three old men kowtowed again in thanks, and this time finally believed.

But at this moment, suddenly a cry came from the corner of the room, which immediately aroused Li Luo's vigilance.

"What people!" Several Goryeo soldiers immediately walked over, and soon found the vegetable cellar, carrying out the shivering bitter cabbage seeds.

"General Qiyu, catch a little cub who is hiding." Goryeo Bingyu reports.

The faces of the three old men immediately turned earthy, and they couldn't help kowtowing in fright, for fear that Li Luo would regret and kill.

"Smimarsai, Smimarsai..."Izumi and Matsuma's heads bumped on the ground, and they said sorry. The old woman was also so frightened that tears flowed down her eyes.

"Hehe, what's a little girl worth?" Li Luo said with a smile, thinking that if it was a Mongolian soldier, he would definitely kill him without saying a word.

"That teach! (Let's put it on). Li Luo ordered in Goryeo. The Goryeo soldiers were all low-class Goryeo people who did not understand Chinese, which was different from the Goryeo clan.

"Boon Pu Tetoha to Smecta! (Obey the order) "The Goryeo soldiers received the order and let go of the bitter cabbage seeds.

As soon as Kunako was released, she immediately pounced on Matsuma Lang and hugged his arm.

Matsuma Lang smiled bitterly: "Kunazi, kowtow to the general!" ”

Kuanako didn't kowtow, just buried her head in Matsuma Lang's arms, didn't dare to look up, and couldn't stop sobbing.

"It doesn't matter." Li Luo said lightly, "Qingzhuang has gone to Kanto to fight?" ”

Izumi Shenglang hurriedly said: "Yes, General, the young men have all gone to the Kanto region to fight. ”

"Why are you so obedient and send your sons and nephews to fight in Kanto?" Li Luo asked again.

Matsuma replied with great trepidation: "The land and the samurai are persecuted, so I have to go!" The young men are gone, and the grain, iron, and salt are gone. His face was full of sorrow, gloom, and the vicissitudes of the old peasants at the bottom.

Li Luo nodded. The peasants were at the bottom of society and lacked organization, so how could they disobey the orders of the samurai and the lords of the manors?

"Gone." Li Luo roasted the fire for a while and stood up. "Command, this household should not be disturbed."

He was purely sympathetic to these people. He's not a murderous maniac, how can he kill people indiscriminately? If people don't have some compassion, they are really depraved.

"Greetings to the General!" The two old woodcutters kowtowed to Li Luo according to the bitter cabbage seeds.

It wasn't until Li and the others walked away that the three elders and one young breathed a sigh of relief, and they broke out in a cold sweat.

"I thought I was going to be killed, but I didn't expect to pick up an old life. This general is a kind-hearted person. Matsuma said with emotion.

"You know what." Quan Shenglang shook his head, "This Yuan Kou general is not a Mongolian Tatar, either a Goryeo or a Han. Otherwise, we won't survive. ”

Matsuma Lang squatted down with his white head in his hand, and said with a sigh: "The Mongolian soldiers are killing people everywhere in the Kanto region, I don't know when this battle will end, can you and my son come back alive?" ”

Izumi stood up tremblingly, "Let's beg the kappa-sama to bless them with a safe return." Kunako, too, go and beg the kappa-sama to bless your father with a safe return. ”

Several people came to the small shrine in the village dedicated to the kappa and kowtowed and prayed.

The "Miko" in the small shrine has long since run away. The shrine is also scattered everywhere with the "omamori" (peace charm). Kucaizi took a "Gomori" and hung it, and continued to take it, hanging a neck of "Goshou".

"Oops, bitter cabbage! Gomori can't take more, Kappa-sama will be unhappy. Matsuma hurriedly stopped Kunako from continuing to take the peace charm.

However, it was said that Li Luo came to the largest Japanese-style house in the village, which was a courtyard left by a samurai. The samurai had already gone to Kanto to fight, and his wife's family had fled today.

This courtyard, of course, was left to Li Luo to live in.

Li Luo entered the courtyard and found that it was a typical dry landscape building. The dry landscape garden was passed down from the Han Dynasty, and mostly used stones, moss, dead trees and other dead and quiet things, abandoning green trees and red flowers and small bridges and flowing water, creating a sense of dryness and etherealness. It was first used in temples to flaunt the ascetic self-discipline of monks.

After the Kamakura shogunate encouraged samurai to participate in Zen, the samurai were influenced by the construction of 'dry landscape' buildings, indicating that they wanted to practice the way of the samurai like monks.

Li Luo walked up to the log-made verandah, entered the room, entered the dimly lit Japanese room, and ordered the oil lamp to be lit.

On the four walls of the room, there are several landscape drawings and two calligraphy, the content of which is Bai Letian's poems. One is "Long Hate Song", and the other is "Pipa Xing".

Bai Juyi is really the poet who has the greatest influence on Japan. Li Luo was a little impressed.

Why do Japanese people like Bai Lotte's poems the most? Because of Bai Letian's poems, the style is melancholy and sad, but also fresh and natural. The Japanese have always pursued the beauty of pathos of "things mourning and elegance", and they are extremely close to nature and advocate the so-called "mysterious".

Bai Juyi's poems perfectly fit the "mysterious" thinking of the Japanese people.

Therefore, whether it is "The Tale of Genji" or "Pillow Grass" and other anthologies, it is not surprising that the shadow of white poetry can be seen everywhere. It can be said that white poetry is the mother of Japanese poetry.

On the master's case, there are Central Plains classics such as "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period", "Zhaoming Anthology", and "Shishuo Xinyu". Only one copy is "The Tale of Taketori" from Japan.

At this time, the Japanese country and the Japanese country in the Warring States period had a very different upper class culture.

The upper echelons of Japan during the Warring States period had formed their own unique style, more like the Japanese kingdom of later generations.

But at this time, the upper echelons of Japan are more like another Tang and Song dynasties. At this time, ancient poetry, Zen meditation, and calligraphy were all in vogue. Tea ceremony and ikebana were not yet popular, bushido had just started, and Kabuki did not even appear. Many of the Japanese upper class even speak only Chinese but not Japanese.

After the fall of the Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty occupied the Central Plains, which finally made the Japanese Kingdom stop the pace of learning from the Central Plains. The Japanese believe that the Central Plains China is dead, and the Chinese culture is already in Japan.

Therefore, even after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Japan did not study the Ming Dynasty as much as it did in the Tang and Song dynasties. In their opinion, the Ming Dynasty belonged to the Hu Han civilization, and there was not much to learn from them.

Li Luo flipped through a few books, then ordered to light a fire, and then rested.

Early the next morning, the snow was much lighter, and Li Luo ordered to drive to the south.

When Li Luo left the village, his eyes swept to the window of Matsuma's house, and he felt a pair of sparkling eyes looking at him.

"Someone! Give them two bags of rice. ”

"No!"

Soon, two bags of rice were placed at Matsuma's door. Matsuma Lang and the others couldn't believe it, and couldn't help but kneel down and kowtow to each other.

It wasn't until the army left the village that Kubazi climbed down from the window.

Li Luo left an indelible impression in her heart.

It wasn't until she married in the Central Plains and saw the Son of Heaven patrolling in Chang'an that she suddenly remembered that the Son of Heaven was the general of Yuankou back then. If it weren't for the rice sent by the Son of Heaven back then, she would probably starve to death.

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Since the news of Yuankou's arrival has been known to passers-by, there has not been a single ghost along the way, and the Japanese people have long been hiding.

When the army traveled ten miles south, they saw a hill, and a majestic palace under the mountain was the Izumo Taisha Shrine.

"It's so high!" The generals couldn't help but marvel.

Li Luolema said: "This is the Izumo Shrine, the main hall is fifteen feet high, let's go in and have a look, let those gods and shrines with their eyes above the top, entertain them well." ”

Li Luo had never been to Izumo Taisha, but he knew that the temple of Izumo Taisha was in the Sui and Tang dynasties, so it was extremely tall. At this time, the Izumo Taisha Shrine was well preserved, and the main shrine (main hall) was nearly 50 meters high, which was as high as a dozen floors.

The Izumo Taisha Shrine is not only the tallest palace in Japan, but also the highest palace in the world at this time, more than ten meters higher than the Taiwa Hall, the tallest palace in the Forbidden City in later generations.

If the Sui and Tang palaces are like a noble son, then the Ming and Qing palaces are like a rich man in the countryside. Even if this imitation of the Izumo Taisha of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the visual impact on Li Luo is far greater than that of the Forbidden City.

Izumo Taisha is the so-called meeting place of eight million gods. According to Japanese mythology, every year in the tenth month of the lunar calendar, eight million gods come to Izumo Taisha to hold the "Divine Council". Therefore, the "God in the Shrine" is held every October, and the nobles from all over the world come to the shrine, and it is very lively.

Izumo Taisha Shrine is dedicated to the "main god of the great country", the guardian deity of the Imperial family, and also the main god of marriage and well-being. The so-called shrine is very similar in essence to the Confucian Temple, Guandi Temple, Chenghuang Temple, and Mazu Temple in the Central Plains, but the difference is that there is a strict priest sacrifice system.

Wax Moon is the season of Izumo Taisha Shrine's "Offering Grain Festival", and it should be very popular. But the Izumo Taisha Shrine in front of him was deserted, and the door was full of birds, and it seemed extremely lonely in the heavy snow.

The arrival of a large group of soldiers and horses had already alarmed the Miyaji (high priest) of Izumo Taisha Shrine.

The Senke family is a family of priests, the hereditary palace secretary of Izumo Shrine. Anyu is the thirty-eighth generation of the palace secretary of the Izumo Taisha Shrine, commanding hundreds of priests of all sizes.

Izumo Shrine also has its own large estate, as well as thousands of "jinbei" soldiers and horses. However, with an order from the shogunate, thousands of "divine guards" were transferred to fight in the Kanto region, resulting in the loss of Izumo Taisha's armed forces.

Therefore, when Qianjia Anyou heard that Yuan Kou had arrived, this man who could communicate with the gods immediately panicked.

What's even worse is that he and the hundreds of priests in the shrine can't escape.

Once you escape, will you still want the 600-year-old Izumo Taisha Shrine? What should I do if Genko burns down the shrine?

Besides, even if you leave the shrine and escape, the reputation of the shrine will be ruined.

Qianjia Anyou is frightened and entangled, so he can only wait for Yuan Kou to come, hoping to use the "kneeling magic skill" to save the day.

So, when Li Luo's army came to the torii gate (shrine gatehouse), Qianjia Anyu actually led hundreds of priests in person, neatly dressed and waiting on the Shinto.

Qianjia Anyou saw the tall blue wolf battle flag and the black-tailed big flag, his eyes were full of bitterness, but he still forced himself to walk out of the crowd and bow to Li Luo, who was surrounded by the stars and the moon, wearing a fox fur and riding a white horse.

The strong sense of shame still made him unable to kneel down.

"Izumo Taisha Palace, a thousand families are safe, I have seen His Excellency the General!"

Qianjia Anyou's voice was out of tune, his face was hot and hot, and he felt that Mu had never been so ashamed.

This is a surrender to the enemy!

Li Luo sat condescendingly on the horse, tightly clutched the "black fox skin and good clothes" on his body, pointed at Qianjia Anyou with a horsewhip, and the hundreds of priests behind him, and said with a sneer:

"You, and you, why don't you kneel when you see Ben Shuai? Don't you bend your knees? Do it all over again! ”

Li Luo was very dissatisfied. The emperor is the king of a country, and when he sees this handsome, he still wants to kneel, what kind of thing are you gods, dare not kneel to me?

He does have sympathy for the poor people of Japan, and he still has a little pity for the highly sinicized emperor and minister, but he will not be so polite to these priests.

Qianjia Anyou's heart trembled, and he couldn't help kneeling down anymore.

Hundreds of gods and witches, seeing that the palace priest knelt down, they couldn't help but kneel together.

PS: Thank you for your support, it's still early today. Or don't encourage me.

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