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In the middle of the courtyard, in the open area, there was a monk dressed in a hundred robes, sitting cross-legged on the ground. The monk held a string of black rosaries in his right hand, but a hoe under his left arm, and a clod of earth attached to the blade, as if it had just been used.

There were more than 100 onlookers, men and women, young and old, sitting or standing, but most of them were barefoot, ragged and mud-stained peasants.

"Nan no Amitabha Buddha ......" The monk folded his hands, closed his eyes and chanted, reciting a Buddha verse. The surrounding people hurriedly followed his example, and lowered their heads to chant the praise.

Although it is a Buddha worshiped by everyone, his demeanor can be regarded as pious. However, in the eyes of outsiders, I didn't feel any solemn artistic conception, I only felt a little funny.

When a layman visits a temple, he sees the golden Buddha statues, sees the Buddha towering into the clouds, hears the low bell ringing, and then all the monks chanting the Buddha verses in unison – this is a time that really makes people want to take refuge. But is that sense of sacredness due to Buddha or something external?

Replaced by a monk who had just finished farming with the peasants, preaching and preaching on the ground......

Honda Toshi was just an eagle maker, not much scheming, and not too a religious disciple—but when he was too old and saw too many ups and downs, it was difficult for him to truly believe in anything. Therefore, the hi hand show asked to visit in the name of curiosity, and was not suspected. Under the guidance of this "insider", he went to the nearby missionary site.

When I went out to find someone to talk to, I encountered a little problem. Asano Nagayoshi found two peasants, but when they saw his clothes, they became hostile and learned that he was not a samurai here, so he persuaded him to believe in the Ichitsuma, who did good deeds.

He has always preached, there are not many rules, and he does not shy away from having people come to watch, but Fan Xiu subconsciously felt that it was not appropriate to get too close, so he secretly sent a few ninjas disguised as wanderers to approach, but he walked into a village house and watched the actions of the group of farmers from a distance.

The spread of the Pure Land Shinshu from village to village is based on "preaching", and each "preaching" is presided over by a monk from the workshop, usually one lecture per village, but also a large village and a few villages or a small village and one lecture. The people who gathered in this courtyard were the "speakers" nearby.

The monk in the middle just led the disciples to recite a few words of "Amitabha", and did not continue, but asked them about their recent living conditions.

"The inspection of the land from the city is simply unreasonable!" The impatient strong man suddenly began to complain, "You don't know yet, check our village to three hundred and fifty stones!" ”

"Three hundred and fifty stones? So how much do we have to pay? ”

The young man on the side hurriedly asked.

"It's said to be the same as before, five or five points, right?"

Many people look down and calculate, and this division does not seem to be easy for them.

"That's one hundred and seventy-five stones."

It's still the monk who calculates the result in one bite.

"That's a lot! That's thirty or forty stone more than before! ”

Someone began to complain.

"Alas! Don't talk about it, farm honestly, let's double the land behind the mountain together, and maybe we can get it together. ”

"How can I have time...... Not a single day of hard labor has been reduced! ”

In the midst of the wailing, I saw an old man in straw sandals squeezing into the middle of the crowd. Although he also had a lot of patches on his clothes, the people around him were much cleaner. When the people saw the old man, they called him "sir." It seems that this is a man of some prestige.

The old man asked the strong man before, "Hasn't our village only received less than 300 stone of grain in recent years?" How could 350 stones be detected? ”

"It must have turned over the old accounts of ten years ago!" Someone interjected.

"That's right!" The strong man nodded, "The new commissioner uncle also scolded me, saying that we must have deliberately underreported in the past few years." ”

"Ten years ago, the canal in the south was still working, why didn't anyone say this?" The old man said indignantly.

"yes, yes, just thinking about collecting taxes and ignoring our lives and ......"

The peasants, who had just felt sorry for themselves, gradually activated their emotions.

The monk seemed to be trying to appease public opinion, saying to them, "Today's events are all karmic retribution from the past, and what you do now will become karmic retribution in the future." ”

"Master." The old man turned his head and asked, "The city lord treats us like this, you can't just watch!" ”

"Even if it is an evildoer, the Buddha will extradite him equally."

The monk tried to obscure the past.

"I think you'd better avoid it first, I heard that the nearby owner of the Puzheng Workshop has just been killed by the city lord!" The strong man added.

"What! My master ......"

The rosary in the monk's hand suddenly fell to the ground.

The crowd was silent for a moment, then began to make an uproar.

"The samurai master actually oppresses the believers of Buddhism!"

"Those of us who were born to serve others are okay, even the owner ......"

"If it weren't for the owner, I would have starved to death!"

Although he didn't dare to curse because of the fear of the past, the resentment in his words was already about to come out.

Then the monk, the old man, and the strong man each shouted a few words, and the crowd was even more excited.

"If we speak ill of the samurai master, it's considered a sin, right?" Some people asked suspiciously.

"As long as you hold the name of my Buddha, you will be reborn in bliss." The monk swore an oath.

……

Heite put away the folding fan, got up and went out, and returned to the town's dormitory.

This place is already understood, and you can go somewhere else. However, before leaving, he also instructed the father and son of Nakamura, who disguised themselves as merchants, to find out the identity of the old man and the strong man, as well as the owner of the workshop in their mouths. Then the eaglesmith was called.

"Your Excellency, you can also see that Sanhe is really chaotic!" Benda Junzheng stood beside Fan Xiu, "The villain is about to enter the ground, and he just wants to live a few clean days." And if it weren't for the city lord two generations ago who promoted my grandfather, I still wouldn't have such an identity! ”

"I'll hire you to be the eagle maker of my family, and you can bring your family."

Fan Xiu said gently.

Honda Toshi was overjoyed, bowed, and left.

Soon Nakamura and his son returned to receive their orders.

"That old man was originally the head of the village who was responsible for managing taxes, and he used to manage the village's taxes, but he abolished the power of the head of the village after the Matsudaira family inspected the land last year."

At only fourteen years old, Kazushi Nakamura spoke in an orderly manner, mixed with his own analysis, but did not say it explicitly. Judging from this eyesight, it is estimated that you can be competent as a messenger.

"Where's the strong man?"

"It is said that he was an orphan who grew up under the care of Ichijong, and he was trusted by his neighbors because he often helped the villagers. I also know a few words, so I am often called over to pass some decrees. ”

"You're doing a good job."

Fan Xiu answered, and then leaned against the wall, lost in thought. It seemed like a simple folk gathering, but something was wrong. The two of them were almost deliberately guiding the emotions of the villagers, wasn't there a deeper reason?

"Your Highness, do you want to take those two down and interrogate them?"

Nakamura Kazunari saw the lord's doubts, so he asked.

"Can it be done?"

"No problem."

Father and son replied in unison.

Then Yicheng added: "I won't alarm others, I just need these few people I brought." ”

When Nakamura took refuge, in addition to the father and son, he also brought six or seven subordinates - as for the specific class of middle ninja or lower ninja, Fan Xiu didn't quite understand this and didn't ask. In order to show that they are worthy of these two hundred stones, they are all eager to perform.

The tie hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head and vetoed.

"A hair may also move the whole body, and if you are in a field, don't act rashly."

"Yes......"

Without the opportunity to perform, Nakamura's inconvenience was a little gloomy.

"Your Highness." Jing Yi Naohu stepped forward and said softly, "It seems that it is just the dissatisfaction of the people themselves, and the monks of the Pure Land True Sect are just being used as a means. ”

"You have a good impression of Yixiangzong?"

Fan Xiu asked casually.

"They are indeed kind and benevolent...... Iyi Naohu first answered cautiously, seeing that there was no difference in Fanxiu, before adding, "If it weren't for this group of monks, I'm afraid that tens of thousands of widows and widows in the Sanhe area would starve to death in the past few years." ”

"Your Highness!"

Hattori Koto also seems to have something to say.

"What?"

"Although Yizong is good at buying people's hearts, it's all for his own ambitions! Look at the ...... around Long Island City."

The Hattori brothers were from the Tsushima clan and were persecuted for reasons of their faith, so naturally they had no good feelings for this sect.

"However, Long Island not only built a city, but also hid a lot of weapons, which is not the case on the side of Mikawa!"

Naotora Ii couldn't help but refute him.

Fan Xiu frowned and scolded softly: "I have my own measure. ”

"Yes."

Although the two were not convinced, they knelt down in unison and replied, not daring to argue anymore.

Then Hirate Honhide left one person here to take care of him, and he continued eastward, and ordered Nakamura and the others to continue to investigate other places.

……

At sunset, Tsusuki returned to his dormitory. The nearby Zhuangzi had already been visited, and there were many places where it was obvious that there was a force deliberately creating chaos, and the monks of the Zong sect were passively accepting it. This was not a clever tactic, but it was used very well, with those with prestige in the village raising the head, and then hyping up the Matsudaira family's execution of a sect disciple who had violated the ban.

Mikawa's current taxes are not high, at least lower than those of the Takeda family in Kai. However, compared with the previous chaotic management, the period when the four wealthy clans and landlords went their own way was indeed a little stricter. Under the propaganda of well-intentioned people, it has become a harsh government that oppresses the people.

If it is really a force that is exerting influence in the shadows...... So who is it?

The Oda family to the west is obviously unlikely.

The Imagawa clan in the east? If he had such means, the Matsudaira family would not have been able to rise at all.

Takeda Shingen in the north has both strength and means, but at this time he is still confronting that old enemy on Kawanaka Island, right?

Excluding these, there are only local forces left, and Mikawa has always been in the middle of the army, and there are indeed many Matsudaira retainers who have joined the army. Fan Xiu couldn't help but think of the evaluation of the Matsudaira family by Tozaya Soyi that day. In a short period of time, a large number of forces with unknown intentions were accommodated, and the head of the family often used tricks to control his subordinates...... The former can be understood, but what does the sophistication mean?

PS: I've read all the recent posts. At the moment, these people are indeed a little taller.

As for the concept of Yulu and Zhixing, and the question of whether only money can be given without land, and whether the land given is still owned by the lord...... I'm not going to go on, let's seek common ground while reserving differences. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )