Sprinkled a little sesame oil money, Fanxiu clapped his hands three times, closed his eyes, and bowed slightly towards the Atsuta Daming God in front of him. Pen ~ fun ~ Ge www.biquge.info he was originally an undetermined materialist, but since he personally experienced nonsense, he left atheism behind, and turned to follow the attitude of Confucius Sage "worship ghosts and gods and stay away" and Zhuangzi's "exist and ignore it".

The entire main hall was only occupied by the Hirate family, and the townsmen and low-ranking samurai who were waiting outside were not allowed to enter until they were finished. It's not that the palace secretary of Atsuta Jingu needs to be sycophant, but a normal class concept. As for ordinary peasants, they know their identities and will not run to such a place beyond their own identities at all.

In the past 20 years, Pingshou Fanxiu has been able to enjoy the "decay" of this class society with peace of mind, but after all, he can't bear to wait for others to stand in the wind and snow for a long time, so he orders everything to be simple.

A cool breeze blew at the door, and the healthy Fanxiu didn't feel anything, and the Oda dog next to him, which should be called a flat dog now, couldn't help but shiver and tightened his clothes more and more.

At the beginning of the first month, it is a cold day in winter. The willows on the shore are all bald branches, and the yellow broken leaves are buried in the snow, and after being repeatedly trampled by pedestrians, they become stains that cannot be cleaned under the city. The north wind is endless, and even the people on the beach inevitably have to add a few more firewood. The elderly farmers complained that they had not seen such a cold winter for many years.

Spring ploughing is still early, and farmers can still be comfortable for a while. The samurai, on the other hand, were in a hurry to connect with each other and establish relationships, and had to run back and forth. Even the lord of the castle and even the daimyo had to bring their families to worship their ancestors and pray at the shrine.

Tie Fan Xiu can't help but think of a term:

Xiaoice period.

Thanks to the propaganda of those in later generations, "the Ming Dynasty did not die in Li Chuang and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but actually died in natural disasters", this term is also common in various historical forums. Historically, natural disasters have become more severe in the coming decades, with droughts being particularly frequent. The oriental civilization, which relies on rice as its staple food, is bound to encounter a serious agricultural crisis. It may be time for an early and large-scale switch to drought-tolerant crops.

As his mind turned, he thought about political affairs, and he couldn't help but stand a little longer in front of the idol, and when he came back to his senses, he opened his eyes again, only to find that everyone was staring at him.

"You're really pious, and after spending so long, the Great Myojin will definitely bless the Heite family."

The dog beside him whispered to him.

"I hope so!" Fanxiu was noncommittal, just nodded subconsciously, "As long as the child in your womb is safe, I won't have any regrets this year." ”

The dog bowed slightly, stroked his lower abdomen, and was also a little emotional.

"May God and Buddha bless us with a boy."

"It doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman." Fanxiu shook his head, "I'm just past the year of the weak crown, so I'm not in a hurry to worry about the heir." As long as the mother and child are safe, it is enough! ”

"Hmm."

The dog blushed and nodded.

Zygoko stood to the side holding Yukichiyo, still clutching the amulet he had just asked for from Kato Omiyaji. It's also funny, this Kato has long been half a samurai of the Oda family, and he is also a wealthy businessman, and he has long lost the purity of the clergy. As for the amulet, although it is said that it is made by hand, it may not be any different from the ten cents outside the shrine.

Fanxiu stroked her daughter's head, causing the baby girl to smile happily, and reached out to try to grab her father's arm, accompanied by a random scream. The child was in good health since childhood, but he rarely cried, but liked to smile and grin, and the maids and servants said that this young lady must have been precocious.

"It's a pity!"

Tie Fan Xiu suddenly sighed.

"Your Highness......"

Zygote suddenly felt apprehensive.

"Within more than ten years, will the world be able to give birth to a man worthy of my daughter?"

In the historical Zhifeng system, the capable people of this generation are nothing more than Ishida Sannari and Fujido Takatora, and in the eyes of this young father, he is completely dissatisfied.

Ah Inu looked at it with a smile, and he was also motherly, and stepped forward to hug Chiyo Yuki. Originally, the wives and concubines were just respectful and polite, but after Ah Dog became pregnant, he gradually became close to the zygote. Political struggle is really something that goes deep into the marrow of the Orientals, even those who are not familiar with the world.

Fanxiu turned around and beckoned to the guards on both sides, and said:

"Come up and pay respects, too! It's not easy to come out to work in the New Year, and everyone will be rewarded twice after going back. ”

Since his assassination, every time he goes out, he has taken at least twenty followers with him. And the eye-catching Xiujiang rarely rides it away from the city for more than ten miles.

Before anyone could come up to thank him, he heard a commotion at the door, and then Omiya Tsukato walked in quickly.

"It was His Highness (Oda Nobunaga) who came from Kiyoshu Castle with his family."

"Shouldn't I shy away from it?"

Although I had known that the Oda family had this kind of tradition, I had never encountered it before. Because I've been used to it in the past few years, I've gradually forgotten these formal things, and if it weren't for the fact that I have a wife and daughter now, I probably wouldn't be willing to waste time here.

"No, Your Highness is not taboo to meet acquaintances when praying for blessings."

"Oh. Thank you, Kato-sama, for reminding me. ”

The two waited together at the door, and watched Nobunaga walk in absentmindedly, beside him was Mrs. Guidie, who looked helpless. It seems that a few typical Nobunaga-esque complaints can be heard, such as "Don't gods and Buddhas need to rest?" And "I'm so familiar with Atsuta Damingjin.,It's okay to miss one or two once or twice." Something like that.

"Temple ......"

Before Fanxiu and Kato could say hello, they saw a white figure rushing out behind Nobunaga.

This...... It's Oda City, right? Today's décor is quite ordinary.

The girl jumped in front of the dog in three or two steps and picked up one of her hands.

"Sister, I haven't seen you in a long time!"

Then he noticed the slightly bulging lower abdomen, and then he let out an "ah", and then stared at Fanxiu with deep meaning.

"Sister, he must have bullied you, he ......"

Guidie didn't let her say the next sentence, and led the two girls to the distance.

Fanxiu breathed a sigh of relief, and then saw Oda Nobunaga walking forward.

"Are you there? Isn't that interrupted, what a sin! ”

Although he said that he was a "sin", he had a sarcastic expression on his face, as if he had never heard of anything about Fang Cai.

"I just wanted to leave."

"So fast?"

"I can't bear to see the common people waiting outside for a long time......"

Pan Xiu told the truth.

When Oda Nobunaga heard this, he didn't like it, but instead sneered, stared sideways at Fanxiu for a long time, and snorted.

"For the sake of compassion for the people and simplifying etiquette, are you a believer in the Sect?"

This...... It is true that the Ilsho sect has simplified Buddhist etiquette as much as possible in order to strengthen propaganda, but is this the same thing? Such imagination is really not owned by ordinary people, and Fanxiu only feels that he can't cry or laugh.

However, this attitude is worth paying attention to, could it be that those "religious people" have recently made trouble again?

"It's Tsushima's Ichijomune side......"

Fanxiu asked a tentative question, but didn't say the second half of the sentence - won't it be launched in the New Year? It's so damaging.

"I'm asking for a German decree again!"

Nobunaga was obviously in a bad mood, but he explained patiently.

The so-called Tak Decree was a decree that the loans owed by the lower classes of peasants would not be repaid, precisely to counter the usury merchants who gave up usury under the protection of the lord. Over the past 100 years, the moral-political rebellion launched by the lower classes of peasants has dealt a serious blow to the usury industry in various localities. Tsushima is the largest commercial town in Owari, and naturally there is no shortage of unscrupulous merchants.

"This is also an opportunity! Those traditional Tucang merchants may have now become an obstacle to the development of the new market. ”

Fanxiu's idea seems to be different.

"Of course I know that."

Nobunaga said with an iron face and without emotion:

"But such contempt for the lord will sooner or later be severely punished in order to warn others."

Fanxiu didn't answer. According to the current feeling, Oda Nobunaga really did not look like a murderer, but only saw the mass killing of the peasants against the peasants as a means.

After a while, Nobunaga's voice softened a little.

"How's Mikawa doing?"

"Thanks to the Imagawa clan, many wealthy families have the intention of falling to their own family. After the defeat of the Kira clan last year, the power was greatly reduced, and although Matsudaira tried his best to expand, he was only an old minister of Imagawa after all, and the so-called name was not right......"

The heir to the samurai family, who had grown up in Suruga since childhood, seemed to have inherently distrusted the vassal forces of Mikawa and Togae, and for more than a year, he had done little to appease them other than urging them to take hostages. This can only drive the little wealthy to look for someone they can trust to rely on.

"Hmm." Nobunaga nodded slightly, "But then we need to change our strategy, and we can consider forming an alliance with the Matsudaira family." ”

This is about to form an alliance? It's something that happened in history, but it changed course without warning.

"Then ...... matter?"

"I'll leave it to you."

"What about the terms of the negotiation?"

"Mikawa can give it all to him, but Owari tries to hold it in the hands of his own family."

Try to ...... It seems very wrong to make Nobunaga, who has always been tough, say this word?

"Yes."

Fan Xiu responded, without raising the slightest question, anyway, for this highness, questioning is useless. On the contrary, it was Omiya Sikato next to him who felt that this matter should be more cautious.

"That general in Kyoto has written a letter to make peace between Matsudaira and Imagawa."

Nobunaga threw down a sentence and turned to walk towards the company.

Is it Ashikaga Yoshiteru?

Let Matsudaira and Imagawa make peace? It's a shame he figured it out.

The so-called harmony is a matter between two equal daimyos—the question of whether there is "harmony" between the lord and the retainers. What's more, this is still Matsudaira taking the initiative to provoke the front. In this way, it is equivalent to the shogunate population Matsudaira's mastery of Nishimikawa, and they are also qualified to be equal to Imagawa in terms of rank, and they are no longer retainers. However, this decree is still from the Ashikaga shogun, and others cannot question its legitimacy at all!

He must have been too good to Matsudaira Motoyasu.

Fanxiu suddenly had a grotesque idea, so he hurriedly asked Nobunaga's back:

"I won't even ...... the protection of the three rivers"

"The guardian of Mikawa has always been the Ashikaga Konji, and even Imagawa can't ask for it, let alone him Matsudaira? Is it true that your judgment has dropped to this point after the New Year? ”

didn't look back, but scolded and replied very dissatisfied.

Fanxiu could only smile bitterly.

Although the shogunate has lost its real power, it is still the spiritual leader in the hearts of the samurai of the world, and Matsudaira, with the support of the Ashikaga shogun, will definitely increase in popularity, and I am afraid that it will attract many people who are dissatisfied with Imagawa to defect.

Originally, Oda's strategy was to stir up the situation, let different forces contain each other, and prevent Mikawa from becoming too strong, but now Matsudaira's rise is difficult to stop with political skills, so Oda only has the choice of war and peace.

If it is a war, it will be mired in the quagmire of chaos of that force, and it will be difficult to extricate itself, which is not conducive to the idea of conquering Mino and then Kamiraku, so it is better to form an alliance with Matsudaira.

However, on the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore? Having a powerful force around him, even if it is an ally, may not be reassuring, and Oda Nobunaga's dissatisfaction can be imagined.

When Oda was in Kamiraku, Ashikaga Yoshiteru had only returned to Kyoto for half a year, and his authority had not yet been established, so he treated Oda very politely, but even so he did not clearly express his support for Nobunaga's capture of Mino, and even refused to give Owari Guardian, but instead went to get close to Saito Yoshiryu, not only recognized his protection of Mino, but also gave the Imperial Companion such a service.

At first, when he returned to Owari, Nobunaga was not dissatisfied with the results of Kamiraku, but after comparing them in recent years, he felt that Ashikaga Yoshiteru did not pay attention to the Owari Oda family.

In the past two years, through his association with a series of daimyo such as Date, Takeda, Nagao, and Otomo, the authority of the shogunate has risen rapidly, and Oda is less and less important. On the contrary, it is really strange that this little Matsudaira can actually use the authority of the shogunate for his own use.

In addition, although Matsudaira Motoyasu is a "senior brother of Yoshifa", Oda Nobunaga only calls him "Matsudaira", as if he does not have much affection for this "brother of Takechiyo", but is quite resentful.

As for the work of wooing the wealthy families of Sanhe in the past two months, is it really in vain? Fanxiu thought for a long time, thinking of what had happened in Sanhe in history, and then he suddenly became enlightened.

…………

After a delay, I came out again, and the time to return to the city had been missed, and if I was reluctant to hurry, I could have reached the city before sunset, but considering the body of my wife and weak daughter, I decided to be conservative and spend the night nearby.

After Fanxiu announced it, Ah Dog wanted to speak and stopped.

"But ......"

"What?"

"You haven't been there this year."

"There?"

"It's Masahide Temple!"

Tie Fan Xiu was silent. Of course, this will not be forgotten, but since I learned that the cause of Masahide's death was not unrelated to Hisahide Hisahide, my brothers were at odds in anger, and I was used to going to Masahide Temple to worship alone, but I didn't want to make a big show and disturb its tranquility, which is two different things from putting a spiritual seat to worship my ancestors normally at home. Zygote is smart and never asks about this, and Ah Dog has only been in the door for nine months and doesn't know about this habit yet.

"In that case...... Come with me! Fanxiu sighed with emotion, "Although the current achievements are not enough to comfort my father, at least it will not insult the name of the prisoner." ”

So the group turned around and continued north, heading towards Masahide Temple in Kogi Village, Kasugai County.

Zhengxiu Temple is the door of the Rinzai sect of Miaoshin Temple, and it is a branch of Zen Buddhism, and now it has been somewhat weakened. The presiding officer of the mountain was the monk Soen Sawahiko, who was a former friend of Masahide Hirate and a person who contributed to the Oda family.

After worshipping and settling the family, I couldn't help but disturb Master Sawahiko, but I found that the old monk seemed to have guests present today.

A middle-aged monk, his appearance is not good, his complexion is dark and his face is rough, he really does not look like a monk.

"This is ......"

The two asked almost at the same time.

"Oh, this is the nephew of the same sect, Hu Zai Zongyi." Sawahiko introduced very solemnly, "It is the person who will inherit the traces of Master Saki Kuakawa." ”

"As for this, this is the Oda family's Heite Warden-sama."

The name of Tiger Zai Soyi is not familiar, but Kuaikawa Shaoxi is a person, currently living in Mino-shonfukuji Temple, famous far and wide, sometimes representing Saito diplomacy, and the heroes of the Quartet will give him face. Since the old monk is so careful, he might as well show a certain amount of etiquette.

Greet each other.

"It turned out to be Master Huzai! Disrespectful, disrespectful. ”

"Don't dare to be. But the prisoner has heard it a lot lately. ”

The other party's words were very polite, but his posture was a little cold.

Maybe this is the school of eminent monks? Fanxiu didn't take it to heart, nodded his head, and was about to ignore it. However, the old monk Sawa Hiko interjected and said:

"Zong Yi has always been famous for tasting, and outsiders are known as 'the two of the Ganlu Sect', so why don't you take a look at what happens to me, the old man?"

Hu Zai looked at Fanxiu sideways, looked at it for a long time, and shook his head.

"Could it be that Master Fei saw any bad signs? That's scary. ”

said that he was frightened, but Fanxiu was still calm and calm, and he didn't care.

"Even if I said that, you wouldn't believe it!"

"How dare you disrespect the gods and Buddhas?"

Fanxiu replied with a smile, thinking in his heart, gods and Buddhas are to be respected, but you may not.

"The great superintendent is a man of great measure, and he will be above all men in the future...... Unfortunately, it may not be a blessing for my teaching. ”

"Oh, thank you so much. But I don't have any ill feelings towards Buddhism! ”

"But you don't respect the Buddha either."

Can this also be seen at a glance? Maybe it's a keen person indeed.

"This is the same as your lord, but I am afraid that he will be an enemy of the Buddha in the future, and you will only support other things to suppress the Buddha."

As soon as these words came out, Fanxiu was immediately impressed, this is not something that can be read by reading Buddhist scriptures, if it is not for having a fairly long-term vision, and at the same time knowing the situation of the nearby martial arts very well, it is impossible to make such a precise judgment.

"Master Huzai, if what you say is expected......"

"So it's better to make friends sooner, so as not to be ugly in the future." Toraya Soyi thought for a while, and suddenly said, "You can report back to Lord Oda, if you want to attack Mino, you don't have to worry about one city or one place, but you need to attack the heart. ”

That's a valuable remark, but ......

"The one in charge of Mino is the Niwa Hall......"

"Niwa Hall is not a person who will be unfavorable to Buddhism, so why should I befriend him in the future?"

"Then the master can also meet the contempt!"

"Oda-sama doesn't like people to guess his thoughts, and I'm afraid it doesn't match the temperament of a poor monk. So this friendship can only be counted on you. ”

That's right......

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