It is said that since Toraya Soyi accepted the invitation of Hirate Honhide, he brought Honhide's son to Mino-seiji Temple, and Takenaka Shigeji built a few thatched huts on the nearby hillside, and Chiyomaru naturally lived nearby with the two teachers, and only went home for a few days a month to rest except for festivals. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

This time, he made an exception and asked him to go back to meet his father, and he continued to play in the city. After Heite moved to Gifu Castle with his family, he personally led his son to school to show his importance to his son's education, and by the way, as a parent, he also wanted to meet the two educators.

As for the fatigue of the journey all the way, coupled with the hard work of cultivating the bed overnight, this difficulty must also be overcome. Fan Xiu often takes twenty or thirty people to accompany the guards when he goes out, plus a few waiters who accompany Chiyomaru to study, and they are also a mighty team, so they set off like this.

When he was in, he heard in a letter that since the Heite family, many samurai families have followed suit and also went to Takenaka Hanbei and Toraya Soyi to be teachers. But when I saw it with my own eyes, I was still very surprised.

This Mino Sofukuji Temple, not far from Gifu Castle, belongs to the Rinzai sect Myoshinji sect. Founded in the Kamakura period, it has risen and fallen several times, and has developed to this day, and has some influence in a radius of 100 miles. A few years ago, Oda Nobunaga conquered Mino and moved the castle to Gifu Castle, and designated this Sofukuji Temple as the Bodhi Temple of the Oda family.

It's just that for some reason, the original abbot of the temple, the famous Kuaikawa Shaoki, moved to Kai to work for Takeda Shingen before the Oda clan was about to move into Mino. This was somewhat embarrassing to Nobunaga. Fortunately, the disciple of Kuaikawa Shaoxi, Tozaya Zongyi, took over from him with the intervention of Hisho Tsuno.

Although the great monk is gone, there is still a disciple of the great monk, which is reasonable, and it has been thriving with incense.

The temple that catches your eye today still stands in the mountains as usual. Just along the mountain road down the temple gate, many new houses have been built at some point, and there are even a few shops opening for business.

In war-torn areas, it is not uncommon to rely on powerful temples to establish settlements and commercial towns in order to seek protection. However, this place is the heart of Oda's power, and there seems to be no need for it. Fan Xiu was puzzled, but he didn't let the attendant come up to explain, but asked Yan Chiyomaru:

"This circle ......," Fan Xiu gestured to the obviously newly built civil structure, "when was it repaired?" ”

"Back to my father, last year...... In June and mid-June, construction began one after another. Until the beginning of this year, there were still people who came to measure the land. Yan Chiyomaru thought for a moment and immediately replied. There was a slight hesitation in time, but it was immediately recalled. It's just that this one doesn't look like a seven-year-old child.

"Hmm......" Fan Xiu nodded, and continued to ask, "Do you know who lives there?" ”

This question is a bit beyond the comprehension level of a seven-year-old, but Yan Chiyomaru still answered quickly:

"When I returned to my father, I came to the temple to study. The temple could not accommodate so many students and retinues, so it expanded somewhat. ”

"You don't have to say 'return' every time." Fan Xiu smiled and touched his son's head, still feeling incredible in his heart. Chongfu Temple is very large, and it is not a problem to live hundreds of people. Tiger Zong Yi, a monk, has to accept how many disciples he has to accept before he can't stay......

"Do you know how many students Master Tiger has accepted? Who are they? Fan Xiu asked again very casually. He didn't expect his son to answer the second half of the question, and the fact that distinguishing people by type was obviously beyond the level of intelligence that a child of this age should have, and it was not bad to be able to count the number of people.

Unexpectedly, Yan Chiyomaru lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and actually gave the answer:

"Back to my father......"

When Fan Xiu heard this, she reached out and gently pinched her son's ear, correcting it:

"What did you just say? You don't have to say 'return' every time. ”

"Yes......" Yan Chiyomaru breathed a sigh of relief and counted his fingers and replied again, "Return...... That, Mr. Huzai refused to accept more disciples, except for the children, only four more were accepted. Mr. Takenaka received a lot, and when he gave a lecture, everyone had to sit in seven rows and eight columns, and the remaining three people could not form a queue, a total of fifty-nine. Among them, the children are familiar with the people of the Mori family, the Sasa family, the bee house family, and the Kawajiri family. Occasionally, the family members of the main hall (Oda Nobunaga) come to visit. ”

Although the words are simple, they basically answer the situation that Fan Xiu wants to know. That's not easy for a seven-year-old.

"With so many people, is Mr. Takenaka strict?"

"Returning to my father...... Well, Mr. Takenaka has a good temper and never beats or scolds students. Mr. Torazai would hit the board and punish the students for standing outside the window. ”

"I see. How many days have you been on leave, I wonder what the two gentlemen will do? ”

"Mr. Tiger will tell the children to study hard day and night to make up for these few days. Mr. Takenaka only explains, always saying that he comes and goes casually, and does not spot check. ”

……

Father and son chatted casually while hiking the mountain. Although Chiyomaru is young, his speech is clear, and he also knows the child's education in general.

It turned out that Monk Huzai adhered to the small class policy, only giving lectures to five students, and would carefully check everyone's mastery, and the classroom discipline was also very strict. As for the acolytes brought by each of the five students (such as Heite's Jing Yi Humatsu, etc.), the great monk should ignore them all, but they are absolutely not allowed to make any movements.

Takenaka Hanbei is different. He did not refuse to come, and more than fifty serious students, plus two or three hundred companions, simply taught in the open air on the grass. With so many people outside, it's inevitable that there will be a noise. As long as the noise is not loud, Mr. Takenaka will not care. As for some students sneaking away, they turned a blind eye.

Tiger Zai Zongyi is responsible for the lecture every morning, at the same time. The Takenaka half-guard is in the afternoon.

Hearing this, Fan Xiu subconsciously looked at the pocket watch, and then hurriedly took the child to speed up the pace.

However, it was still late.

……

"The time has come, listen on the verandah!" Hu Zai Zongyi's tone was very relaxed, but he didn't give any room for negotiation at all. Seeing the tie, Fan Xiu just nodded, then turned around and walked in.

I got up before dawn, and when I was sent out of the door, I was so distressed that I wanted to cry. After riding a horse and then going over the mountain, a journey of nearly two hours, in exchange for only the undoubted words of the monk.

Yan Chiyomaru was very honest, standing upright in a proper manner, bowing his head and listening carefully to the voice from the window, not daring to slack off at all. The companions could only stand under the porch with their heads bowed.

In front of the students, Fan Xiu also wanted to make an attitude of respecting teachers and teaching, so he sat in the guest room alone.

It's just that it didn't take long for me to see Yan Chiyomaru come over to greet him, and it turned out that the course was over. After some inquiry, I found out that although the monks had to give lectures on four of the five days, the longest time was only one hour at a time, and the short time was only half an hour today, and the rest were taught to the students to go back and recite and do their homework, which was supervised by other monks in the temple.

This monk! Just now, I misunderstood that he had become dignified and diligent, and I really lost my eyes.

Fan Xiu scolded in her heart, but it seemed to make the scolded person feel it. The monk suddenly walked in from behind the door, stepped forward, bowed down, and said slowly:

"The right talent is focused on teaching, and the faux pas look at the equalizer Haihan."

This respectful and unobtrusive gesture is quite the demeanor of a monk.

Yan Chiyomaru happened to be sitting next to his father, and he couldn't react and accepted a salute, so he quickly got up at this moment and returned it with greater courtesy.

Then the flat hand Fan Xiu also returned the salute to the monk and said:

"The master is serious! It is only natural that strict teachers produce high apprentices. ”

In front of the child, you can only respond with the same gesture. The afterglow swept through, and it could be seen from the eyes of Yan Chiyomaru, that he had a little yearning for this gentle and elegant appearance. This interest is very rare in the countryside of Owari, and it is worth protecting.

Fan Xiu didn't wait for Toraza Soyi to say any more greetings, but turned around and said that Chiyomaru went back to the room to warm the book. Wait until the child is far away, then relax and lie down, without looking back, and say lazily:

"You monk, you really look decent to pretend to be a famous monk."

"Haha, I need to be an example in front of my students, and I have to do it." Tiger Zai Zongyi also immediately returned to a state of honesty in private.

Pingshou Fan Xiu seemed to be embarrassed by him, and asked:

"If you know the importance of teaching, why do you only attend classes for half an hour a day? Aren't you afraid of misleading people's children? ”

When Hu Zai Zongyi heard this, he immediately exclaimed:

"Are you perfunctory when you are a poor monk?"

Fan Xiu turned his head and didn't speak, but his eyes had a look of "that's it".

"Okay...... the monk didn't shirk it, and admitted directly, "The poor monk has never been diligent, but for the sake of the boy, too much diligence will make a mistake." ”

"Crooked." Fan Xiu shook his head in disdain.

"That's true." Hu Zai Zongyi was unmoved, and continued to argue, "Enlightenment only needs to be literate and hyphenated, ordinary people don't open their minds until they are fourteen or fifteen years old, and the previous professor's article is just knowing it but not knowing why it is, besides...... If the Tarashite-sama has any objections, why did he send Ling Lang here? You have caused this trouble for the poor monks! ”

The monk complained half-truthfully, but it caused Fanxiu to laugh:

"Does this trouble include dozens of shackles a year? If you are worried that you have nowhere to spend, the contemptible person is willing to help. ”

Tiger Zai Zongyi also laughed when he heard this. It is troublesome to be a teacher, but the benefits are really not small, and the money is a small amount, and he is happy to use this matter to expand the influence of the Rinzai sect. His many pickiness about accepting students is obviously not entirely based on qualifications, but also takes into account political influence. If there were too many students, Nobunaga might have to consider whether the influence of religion was too great, rather than picking only a few that were clearly promising.

"Chiyomaru has been here for a year. Don't know how well you can learn? As a parent of a student, Fan Xiu obviously has to ask this question.

"Well...... Monk Huzai frowned, "By the standards of ordinary people, your son-in-law can be regarded as very smart, and he learns etiquette, songs, military books, and historical books much faster than ordinary people." There is also an understanding of people who transcend age. But—"

"How?"

"Compared with the real talents of the world, such as you and me, there is still a lack of natural insight and decisiveness."

"You great monk, you are really not modest!"

"Hehe, a monk, why bother to learn to talk about those mundane rituals?"

After a few words of laughter, at this time, Pingshou Fanxiu suddenly turned pale and said to the monk sincerely:

"Thanks to the master and Takenaka-sama for teaching the dogs, I am grateful."

This move made Hu Zai slightly embarrassed, but it was resolved with a smile, and then his smile remained unchanged, but his eyes gradually became serious, and he said a little mysteriously:

"Speaking of which, you really deserve to meet me and Takenaka-sama."