Chapter 1 Origin of the Totsu River
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the famous Totsugawa Village." With the explanation of the Japanese guide, the group entered the largest village in Japan for a visit.
Wang Ling, a member of the "Sino-Japanese University Student Friendship Exchange Delegation", a group of more than 30 people from the Japanese Department of Foreign Languages, under the leadership of the dean, started from Nagasaki, passed through Hiroshima, Osaka and Kyoto, and came to the hot spring resort Totsugawa in the south of the ancient capital of Nara on the seventh day of the trip.
There are nearly 96% of the mountain forest coverage, more than 100 hot springs of all sizes, just into the village, everyone was deeply attracted by this rare scenery in China, looking at this beautiful scenery, the leader of the team Dean Liu also couldn't bear the excitement in his heart, came to the tour guide and whispered a few words, after a while, the two nodded to each other to reach a "tacit understanding", Dean Liu clapped his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, and said seriously: "Everyone is tired enough to run around these days, and it is rare to come to this landscape painting today, Everyone should relax and relax, go on a walk, go fishing, and students who want to go to the hot springs can also try it, and everyone will form their own teams to act separately, and they will be gathered here at five o'clock in the afternoon. Without waiting to finish, everyone took their friends to find their own little world, and the dean and the tour guide also hurriedly walked towards a hot spring house.
As an active member of the class, Wang Ling naturally had a few fox friends and dog friends, and under the encouragement of Ah Wei and Xiaofeng, several people gave up the rare opportunity to soak in the hot springs and chose a more interesting activity for boys: adventure.
When it comes to an adventure, it's actually a walk along the south bank of the Totsu River to see if you can find something interesting. As a historical mystery, these three people have recently been fascinated by the history of Japan's Warring States period, and this Nara Prefecture, also known as Yamato Province in ancient times, belongs to the region, has always been one of the most economically and culturally advanced areas in Japan, there are many towns here, temples are numerous, and in the Warring States Period, it is more known as the "Kingdom of God", and it must not be difficult to find some ruins or cultural relics here, it is with this kind of thought, Wang Ling agreed to go deep into the jungle with the two of them for the so-called exploration.
Because it has just rained, the soil on both sides of the Shijin River is soft, the moisture content is high, and it is easy to fall into the quagmire or fall into the river if you are not careful.
"I don't want to spend a day in this mountain!" Wang Ling said without complaint in her heart.
"Old ghost (Ah Wei's name for Wang Ling) come and see!" Hearing Ah Wei shouting him, Wang Ling's first feeling was that he had found a "baby", and then he was also interested, and came to Ah Wei's side with an arrow step, only to see him pointing to the sandbar in the middle of the river with his index finger, Wang Ling followed the direction and looked carefully, and immediately excitedly hugged the two brothers and shouted: "Found the ancient tomb!" ”
said that it was an ancient tomb, but it was actually a small tomb with a tombstone, and what Wang Ling and they cared about was not this inconspicuous little earthen bag, but the half-exposed scabbard next to the tombstone. "It seems that the rain washed away a lot of soil on the sandbar a few days ago, otherwise this burial goods would not have been exposed" Wang Ling analyzed, although it was only a katana, but from a distance, the scabbard shone with a shining golden light against the sun, "Maybe it's still a gold-plated knife" Xiao Feng whispered in Wang Ling's ear.
This knife undoubtedly aroused their curiosity, and then desperately wanted to get it, Ah Wei looked at the sandbar and then at the riverbank, and shook his head in frustration: "Just because of my figure, I'm afraid I can't jump over and cheapen the fish in the river." "This is indeed the case, although the sandbar is only three or four meters away from the shore, but with his height of one meter seven and a weight of more than two hundred pounds, let alone three meters, I am afraid that one meter is enough to choke. Look at Xiaofeng again, he was born afraid of water, and he had long been hiding behind Ah Wei, and the two of them looked at Wang Ling pitifully, alas, who called him the long jump champion of the school sports meeting that year?
Roughly estimated the distance, chose the starting position, calmed down the mood a little, and ran up, jumped, and landed in one fell swoop, showing the true colors of the hero! The landing position was impartial, just stepping on the half of the scabbard, Wang Ling did not rush to pull out the katana, but became interested in the words on the tombstone next to him.
Due to the age, the surface of the tombstone was eroded very much, Wang Ling wiped off the floating soil on the tablet with his sleeve, but the words exposed made his mind full of questions: "The tomb of Nayan in Yamato?" In my mind, I only remember Yamato Nayan Toyotomi Hidenaga, Himeji Nayan Ikeda Terumasa, where did Yamato Nayan come from? Besides, even if there is such a person, then why did he build a tomb in this remote Totsu River? Anyway, it's also a dignified and three-person official. ”
Just when Wang Ling was overwhelmed by these problems, Ah Wei on the other side of the river shouted at me: "Old ghost, quickly pull out the knife and leave, it's not early." ”
Wang Ling subconsciously looked at her watch, and before she knew it, it was almost four o'clock, and it would be too late if she didn't go back, so it would be too late to keep these questions in her heart first, and it would not be too late to check them slowly when she went back. He walked to the scabbard and squatted down to pull the knife out, but he didn't expect the knife to be embedded in the soil, not moving at all, and I was impatient with the problem of my head, so I used my strength to eat, "One, two, three!" Just listening to the sound of "gargling", Wang Ling also reacted, and even took people and fell into the water! Although he is a long jump champion, he is a landlubber.
Seeing this situation, the two people on the shore were shouting for help, and Wang Ling also tried his best to grab the stones on the shore, but the current was too turbulent, and after a while, he rushed downstream, dizzy in the water, and subconsciously fluttered a few times, and then lost his intuition......
"Your Highness, Your Highness, can you hear the slave and maid?" There was a burst of warbler whispering in my ears, and although it was Japanese, I could still hear the anxiety and expectation in the speaker's heart.
"Where am I?" Although her head still hurts, out of politeness, Wang Ling still tried to respond in Japanese, and she thought that "Your Highness" was a kind of honorific title for local tourists. "Ah, Your Highness is awake!" Although I didn't open my eyes, I felt a commotion around me. "Ah Zhu, be quiet, His Royal Highness has just woken up, don't be alarmed."
"Zhongnayan?!" Hearing this word, Wang Ling suddenly felt a strange force rushing into his mind, he opened his eyes suddenly, sat up from the bed, it was okay not to wake up, woke up and looked, and suddenly felt that the whole person was stunned, looking at the maids in kimono around him, looking at the carved beams and paintings, the simple and elegant room, and then thinking of the familiar word "Zhongnayan", he realized, "Could it be that I have crossed?" ”
In order to determine my current situation and stabilize my emotions, Wang Ling asked Ah Zhu, the little maid next to me who was scolded for waking him up, "Do you know who Yamato Nayan is?" ”
Ah Zhu, who was still waiting for a reprimand with his head down, suddenly raised his head and said to me with a smile: "Your Highness is still so fond of joking, who else dares to use the title of Yamato Nayan except you." "Then you tell me who I am?!" Wang Ling didn't have time to joke, and then asked.
Ah Zhu probably saw that Wang Ling was not joking, so he lowered his head again and said solemnly, "Yes, Your Highness... Your Highness, you are Toyotomi Nayan Hideho. ”
"Toyotomi Hideho! Why didn't you expect it to be him? Wang Ling said fiercely to herself in her heart.