Chapter V: Pre-War Assessment (II)

Genku took a deep breath and continued, "Nobunaga can be described as a 'Buddha'. Oda Nobunaga leaned over and asked, "Why?" ”

After hearing this, Genku said, "Nobunaga, do you think there is a Buddha on Mount Hiei? After hearing this, Oda Nobunaga immediately said: "On Mt. Hiei, in Yanqing Temple, where is there a Buddha, but it is just some golden wood, how can the golden wood be called a 'Buddha'?" ”

After hearing this, Xuankong said with a smile: "Those who can understand his way here are only Nobunaga Gong's ears, so Nobunaga can be described as a 'Buddha'." ”

Everyone was stunned by Genku's answer, and even Oda Nobunaga was stunned in place for a few seconds after hearing this. Then he smiled and asked: "Ming Guoshamen, the enemy has an army of 3,000, I have an army of 1,000, and the enemy attacks me in the shape of a crane, how can I break its formation?" ”

Everyone was surprised, and was stunned by Oda Nobunaga's question. Genku, on the other hand, thought for a few seconds and said to Oda Nobunaga: "If we want to win, our army can attack one of its wings, break its formation, and wait for an opportunity to try its generals; If you want to escape, you can feint on its left flank with 50% of your troops, and attack its right flank with 50% of your strength, so that it does not know what we are trying to do, and then wait for an opportunity to break through; If you want to fight to the death, you will attack its belly, and you will die. However, the soldier is invisible, and should move with the momentum, and the non-verbal military record can be known. ”

After hearing this, Oda Nobunaga slapped Genku's shoulder with both hands, and then said to Akechi Mitsuhide, "Mitsuhide has made a contribution in this battle. Then Oda Nobunaga returned to the assessment room in the astonishment of everyone, and said to everyone: "Today, the Ming Kingdom Shamen Xuankong, out of the family, for my direct minister, fifty years old, temporarily ignorant of action, dial in the horse back to the public, serve me." ”

After hearing this, Xuankong bowed his head and said, "I am willing to die for my family." At this time, everyone was still in the clouds, and Genku was already a member of the Oda family. In the end, it was wise Mitsuhide who reacted first, bowed his head to Oda Nobunaga and said: "Xuankong Shamen is really a talented person, and it is a blessing to be out of his own family. Then everyone reacted and said to Oda Nobunaga: "This family has a long martial arts!" ”

Then Oda Nobunaga said to Genku: "Since you have left the Shihon, I will give you a name, you are the Ming Kingdom Shamen on Mt. Hiei, then I will give you the surname of Mt. Hiei, haha, then you will be called Mt. Hiei Mingshamen Burning Empty, how about it?" ”

Originally, everyone was happy that the family had a young eagle, but Oda Nobunaga gave Genku the name, as if he had already revealed what he was going to do in the future. Sasa Narimasa, who was sitting under the porch, immediately stepped out and said: "Lord, don't do this, the learned monks of Hiei Mountain have no confrontation with their own family, we can just repel the monks, don't set fire..."

"Rude! Retire! Before Sasa Narumasa finished speaking, Shibata Katsuya said loudly. At this time, Akechi Mitsuhide also said: "My lord, on Hiei Mountain, in Yanqing Temple, there are countless treasures of Tibetan scriptures, and Buddha statues..."

"Guangxiu, don't you understand? That's just the golden wood. Eventually, Oda Nobunaga interrupted Akechi Mitsuhide's words with a remark.

Oda Nobunaga then walked outside the house and said to the samurai in the courtyard in a sharp and high-pitched voice: "Mt. Hiei Enkeiji Temple sent monks to attack the house several times, and the family issued an 'evacuation advice' six times, but these monks not only did not retreat, but attacked the family ashigaru team several times, and this trip can be killed, I will tolerate it for another ten days with a heart of love, and after ten days, I will send troops to Mt. Hiei, and I hope that you will fight together and die for your family." ”

The low-ranking samurai in the courtyard were all excited when they heard this, and they promised loudly. Oda Nobunaga then summoned Hidetaka Kawajiri, the head of the horse's bi, and asked him to take Mt. Hiei away and arrange a place for him to live. Only then did Burning Sky remember whose relatives Kawajiri Rokubei was. Sure enough, as soon as Kawajiri Hidetaka took the Burning Sky out of the assessment room, the six guards surrounded him.

A young samurai who looked similar to Rokubei followed, and the two of them bowed their heads to Kawajiri Hidetaka and shouted, "Father." Kawajiri Hidetaka then said to the two, "Hidecho, Hidetaka, you take Yakora to the Mahui camp, and I will go and gather the Makai to interrogate." ”

With that, Hidetaka Kawajiri turned and left. Burning Sky took his big naginata and ribs and followed the two Kawajiri brothers to the Mahuizhong camp. Half a day later, Akechi Mitsuhide also sent someone to pack and deliver the belongings he had left behind, and attached a letter and a silver ingot. After thanking the samurai who had delivered the letter, he opened it, and when he had read it, he threw it into the fire beside him.

Although it is just an ordinary congratulatory letter, it is difficult for me to get out of the relationship in case something big happens a day later. Later, Burning Sky thought of Master Xian's apprentice again, so he went to Kawajiri Hidetaka and asked, "Lord Hidetaka, can you take the junior brother on the mountain next?" ”

After hearing this, Kawajiri Hidetaka said with a smile: "Didn't the lord still tolerate it for ten days, and it would be okay for you to take your junior brother and live with him tomorrow." After hearing this, Akira thanked Hidetaka Kawajiri, and at the invitation of Hidecho and Hidetaka, they went to practice martial arts together.

Early the next morning, he hung up the sword given by Hidetaka Kawajiri yesterday, dressed as a monk and soldier, and went to Mt. Hiei. Subsequently, with the assistance of Jisaki, Mingshan and Minghai were successfully received, while Master Xianfa refused to leave Yanqing Temple no matter how much he persuaded him, and drove him out of the room. In the end, he had to give up the idea of taking away the manifest law, and bowed to the manifest law with Mingshan and Minghai and left Yanqing Temple.

As a horse Huizhong, the task of burning the sky is to serve as the escort of Oda Nobunaga's main camp, similar to the guards. Every day, he wore monks' feet and white cloth on his head, dressed as monks, and patrolled Oda Nobunaga's main camp. In a few days, he has met many important ministers of the Oda family, and during this period, Sasa Narimasa, who is a black mother, has also come to exchange Sinology and Confucianism with Burning Sky many times, and his fluency in Chinese has also made Burning Sky's favor for him skyrocket.

In the blink of an eye, it entered September of the second year of the Motokame, and the burning sky knew that the Yanqing Temple of Mt. Hiei was about to suffer the first catastrophe in more than 800 years since the temple was built. But he is soft-spoken, and he has more than enough self-preservation, so he still doesn't want to touch Nobunaga's tiger whiskers. In the days that followed, the Oda army was gearing up and preparing to march to Mt. Hiei.

The Burning Sky was asked to return with some of his horses to defend the main formation, but in fact, Nobunaga was not in command of the main formation, but would set off with the army. After all, in the hearts of the samurai and ashigaru, Mt. Hiei is still a very sacred treasure place, and only when Nobunaga himself goes to the front line can these Buddhists dare to wave their swords and guns even in the face of the holy land.

Finally, on September 10 of the second year of the Motokame ("Burning Mt. Hiei" is only known to be in September of the second year of the Tenkame, I don't know the specific time, this time was compiled by the author. Oda Nobunaga issued an order to send troops to Mt. Hiei. Naturally, Burning Sky and some of his colleagues had no choice but to guard their own camp and watch others build up their feats.