43. Private friendship with Honganji
Xu Ling'er looked up and saw the big man jumping down from the roof, and in the blink of an eye, he was close to her.
Dahan stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Give me the jade Ruyi quickly." ”
Xu Ling'er put the sword into the sheath and asked, "So, you are Mr. Ishikawa Goemon?" Hehe, how dare you blatantly accept apprentices here? Do you know how many people are looking for you right now? ”
Ishikawa Goemon grinned and asked, "Who's looking for me?" Why didn't I know? ”
Since Ishikawa Goemon dared to accept apprentices in his hometown, there must be a reason for it, Xu Ling'er replied: "That bag of treasures originally belonged to Ishiyama Honganji Temple, and after being robbed by the three of Miyoshi, you stole it from you at the Chikuzen Inn, and on the way back to Echizen, you killed your fellow brothers and brothers, and swallowed those rare treasures alone, which is really audacious, if you let Asakura Yoshikage find you, you will definitely die." ”
Ishikawa Goemon laughed loudly when he heard this: "You know quite a lot. However, let me tell you, my fellow brother was not killed by me, but by Wasuka Koroku, and Lord Asakura Yoshikei has already sent someone to look for me, which is really ashamed! After learning the truth, he forgave me, and I am here to accept the apprentices, hoping to make amends for my mistakes and continue to be loyal to Lord Yijing. ”
As soon as the words fell, Xu Ling'er immediately asked, "So, the bag of treasures is not in your hands?" ”
"Hmmm! What do you mean? Ishikawa Goemon thought for a moment and replied, "If you give me Jade Ruyi, I will tell you whose hand it is." ”
Xu Ling'er smiled slightly: "Didn't you already say it, it was Bee Suga Xiaoliu who killed your senior brother." ”
The bewitching woman couldn't help it and shouted: "Stop talking nonsense with her, kill her!" ”
Ishikawa Goemon glared at the woman fiercely, shook his head, and said, "I wanted to kill her too, but I heard her just now that she is the younger sister of Xianru, and Xianru is related to Lord Asakura Yoshikei and Takeda Shingen, and the three families have concluded three covenants and formed a strong alliance; Now, Lord Asakura Yoshikei has taken in Ashikaga Yoshiaki in Echizen, and he wants to make him the shogun, and he is about to start a war with Matsunaga Hide, if he kills this female doll, how will he face Xianru in the future? And how to face Lord Yoshikei Asakura? ”
"Kill the two of them, throw the corpses into the mountains, who knows you killed them?" The seductive woman replied.
Ishikawa Goemon thought it made sense, so he whistled, so the four big gourds attacked Xu Ling'er.
Xu Ling'er drew her sword and prepared to fight, but at this time, Wen Tao blocked her approach.
Hearing that Asakura Yoshikyo had taken in Ashikaga Yoshiaki and wanted to make him the shogun, Wen Tao was surprised, and immediately had an idea in his heart, stopped the four big nests, turned around and said, "Ling'er girl, please give me Yu Ruyi, is it okay?" ”
Xu Ling'er, who didn't know what to do, asked, "Wen Tao, what are you going to do?" ”
"Miss Ling'er, please give me Yu Ruyi, and I'll negotiate with Ishikawa Goemon." Wen Tao replied.
Xu Ling'er didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately handed Yu Ruyi to Wen Tao.
Stopping the attack of the four big nests, Wen Tao turned around and asked, "Mr. Ishikawa Goemon, if you can send me to Enryakuji Temple on Mt. Hiei to become a monk, I will give this jade Ruyi to Asakura Yoshikage, what do you think?" ”
Thinking that he had misheard, Ishikawa Goemon immediately stepped forward and asked, "Aren't you a disciple of Xianru?" Why did you become a monk at Mt. Hiei Enryakuji Temple? ”
"Ashikaga Yoshiaki was appointed as a new generation of shoguns in Echizen, presumably Asakura Yoshikei is thirsty for talent, although I do not have the world-shattering talent, for the sake of the world, I would like to become a monk at Enryakuji Temple on Mt. Hiei and assist Asakura Yoshikei to unify the 'world'." Wen Tao replied seriously.
The bewitching woman laughed loudly and asked, "Do you want to give this wishful thinking to Asakura Yoshikage?" Hehe, it's better to give it to him than to me, and my husband will definitely be able to send you to Enryakuji Temple. ”
Ishikawa Goemon smiled slightly: "How is it?" Bring it, and I'll send you away." ”
At this time, Xu Ling'er looked at Wen Tao, nodded, took out a packet of medicine, handed it to Ishikawa Goemon, and said, "Please help, clean him, put these medicines on him, and then change his clothes, and then give Yu Ruyi to you." ”
So, Ishikawa Goemon whistled again, and the four big gourds took Yu Ruyi from Wen Tao's hand and handed it to the bewitching woman, and he helped Wen Tao into the house.
The woman was very excited, and let out a wild laugh with the jade ruyi in her hand, and sat on the ground.
After cleaning Wen Tao, Ishikawa Goemon applied the medicine to his wound and asked, "What's your name?" ”
Wen Tao closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and thought that he often lived in the south, so he replied casually: "You just call me Nanguangfang." ”
Fluttering paradise, misty journey, I wish the sky and the sea, sent to the Buddha.
At this time, Xu Ling'er suddenly remembered the name Xianru gave him, and silently recited: "Nanguangfang Tianhai!" ”
Just as Buntao was recuperating from his injuries at Ishikawa Goemon's house, the monkey Hideyoshi also went to Ishiyama Honganji.
When he heard that Hideyoshi had come to pick up Toranosuke, he took a group of apprentices to greet him at the mountain gate.
Hideyoshi got off his horse, handed over the reins to the monks of Honganji Temple, trotted all the way, screamed in his mouth, and went straight to Xianru, and when he came to his approach, he prostrated on the ground, and said loudly: "Kinoshita Toyoshiro, a villager of Nakamura in Aichi County, Owari Province, knock to meet the Masasan of the Hosun Authority of Ishiyama Honganji!" ”
Xianru hurriedly helped him up, and Hideyoshi also stretched out his hands to pull Xianru.
"Thanks to the kindness of the Dharma King Monk Zheng, I have always wanted to come to visit, but I have never had the opportunity, the Buddha lived up to me, the lost Tiger Helper attracted me, it is really the fate of the Buddha to us, thank the Dharma King Quan Monk Masa took in my child, the Dharma King Debi is higher than the sky, En is deeper than the sea, Fujiyoshiro and Tiger no Suke will never forget, and the next life will be a cow and a horse!"
After hearing his words, he laughed loudly and replied, "Hideyoshi-sama is really polite, there is no Amitabha Buddha in the south. ”
Hideyoshi clasped Hyunru's hands tightly and said, "The Sansho Dharma King is really a living Buddha in the world......
Xianru knew, and immediately there were a bunch of praises, and before he could finish his words, he hurriedly asked: "Nan no Amitabha, Hideyoshi-sama has been working all the way on a saddle horse, and you haven't eaten yet, right?" Please go to the temple room, the poor monk will prepare a small feast, use the fast, rest in the small temple for one night, and then we will talk about our fate. ”
Suddenly, Toranosuke came out from behind Xianru, came to Hideyoshi's side, and asked with his little head held high, "My lord, can we go?" ”
Hideyoshi let go of Xianru, stroked the child's head, and said with a smile: "Toranosuke, don't be so playful in the future, don't thank the powerful monk Lord Shoho soon." ”
Tiger no Suke has the reserve of an adult, slowly walked in front of Xianru, bowed down, and shouted in a childish childish voice: "Thank you for the life-saving grace of the monk Masa of the Dharma King, Tiger no Suke will be a cow and a horse in the next life!" ”
So, Xianru laughed loudly, stroked Toranosuke's head and said, "Good boy, he will be a tiger general in the future." ”
At this time, Hideyoshi handed the cloth bag into Xianru's hand, and said with a smile: "A small gift, not a tribute, I hope that the Dharma King will accept it with a smile." ”
Xianru handed the gift to the monks and soldiers beside him, and replied, "Nan no Amitabha, Hideyoshi-sama is polite, please!" ”
Arranging for Hideyoshi to have dinner in the dining hall, he returned to his meditation room to see the gifts he had sent, and smiled to himself, "What other good things can this hillbilly have?" Hehe. ”
When Xianru picked up the Buddhist altar, he was stunned......
Take a closer look at this Buddha shrine, but it is the face of the Bodhidharma Patriarch!
Xianru hurriedly put down the Buddhist shrine, rummaged through the cabinets to find the letter sent by Yan Shifan, carefully compared the gift sent by Hideyoshi, and then checked the list in the letter, missing some ancient books and wine utensils, as well as the bronze mirror......
"Why did these things end up in his hands?" Xianru screamed, dropped the things in his hand, and hurried to the dining hall to find Hideyoshi to ask for clarification.
At this time, Hideyoshi had already finished eating, and seeing that Xianru ran in in a panic, he said loudly: "Lord Monk Zheng, I am rare to come once, and I am about to ask for a few words, and I have to return to Cheongju City tonight." ”
"If you come, you will be safe, you don't have to be in such a hurry, the poor monk has arranged a meditation room for you to rest, just stay in the small temple for one night, the poor monk also happens to have some things, you need to consult Lord Hideyoshi." Apparently replied.
"Your Holiness doesn't have to be polite, I have to leave tonight, and tomorrow I'll be on an errand for Oda Kamisuke-sama."
"In that case, let's talk about it here." As he spoke, he took the monk on duty away and sat down on the ground with Hideyoshi.
Sitting cross-legged opposite Xianru, Hideyoshi moved forward vigorously, and whispered: "The Monk Masa, the king of the Hologen, is a countryman, and he really doesn't understand the 'general trend of the world', but he also thinks of the common people in the world, and the thief Matsunaga Xiu teamed up with Miyoshi and the three of them to murder the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and I heard that they also killed the master of the Shikaen Temple, and now, they are based in Kyoto and Yoshiei is the general, I'm afraid the world's daimyo will not surrender, right?" ”
"Lord Hideyoshi is right, Ashikaga Yoshiei does not have the prestige of 'people of the world', and it is inevitable that the Warring States will compete for power." Apparently replied.
"Yes, Yirong does not have the prestige of 'people in the world', but Yihui also has a younger brother Yiqiu, who was once a monk in the first courtyard of Xingfuji Temple, may I ask Lord Zhengfa of the right monk, do you know where Yiqiu has gone now?" Hideyoshi asked.
"Nan no Amitabha, Yoshiaki is a man of great destiny, just when he was exhausted and waiting to die, the shogunate minister Hosokawa Fujitaka reached out to him, and under the careful arrangement of the shogunate ministers, he escaped from the Ichiban, and is currently missing." Apparently replied.
Hideyoshi obviously didn't believe it, and said seriously: "The Holo Quan Monk Masa-sama, there are many monks in Honganji Temple, and the Tsuyoshi sect is all over the princes and countries, if the whereabouts of Yoshiaki can be discovered, Oda Kamisuke-sama will definitely lend a helping hand, thinking of the common people in the world, and support Yoshiaki to come to be the 'Great General of the Expedition' and jointly crusade against the evil and rebellious." ”
"Amitabha, the poor monk is well aware of the eloquence of Lord Oda Kamisuke, and Honganji Temple is willing to join forces with Lord Kamisuke to jointly crusade against the rebellious, I believe that it will not be too long, Yoshiaki will take the initiative to ask for help, and call on the daimyo from all over the world to support him, please Oda Kamisuke-sama just wait."
Hideyoshi calculated in his heart: If Yoshiaki defected to Takeda Shingen, or Uesugi Keikatsu, then wouldn't Nobunaga's plan to coerce the "generals" to order the princes for many years be unjust?
Thinking of this, he continued: "I think that Yoshiaki has just escaped from Nara Ichijoin, and he has not gone far, and Owari Province is close at hand, and once he can contact Yoshiaki, please come to Owari Province to find me immediately, and Oda Kamisuke will definitely support him as the 'Shogun of Seiyi', and we will work together to protect him from 'Kamiraku' and jointly crusade against the rebellious." ”
"Nan no Amitabha, that's great!" Xianru looked at Hideyoshi, and replied quite dissatisfied: "I can see that you and Lord Shang Zongjie have worked hard, the poor monk feels that these gifts you brought are really valuable, all of them are from the Ming court, the poor monk can't afford it, please take it back, help the poor monk give Lord Shang Zongjie a word, the poor monk understands, if you don't take it away, I will send someone to send him back!" ”
Hideyoshi smiled: "The Monk Masamasa of the Holo Quan has misunderstood, this is a little bit of a small thought, and it has nothing to do with Lord Shangzongsuke." ”
Xianru stared at Hideyoshi calmly, looking at him a little embarrassed, as if he had come to Honganji Temple this time to find out the news of Ashikaga Yoshiaki by Oda Nobunaga.
So, Hideyoshi moved forward, smiled and took Hyunru's hands, and said: "The Holo-sama, the monk-sama, has always admired the prestige of the Ho-king, and took the opportunity to come to receive the help of the tiger to pay a special visit, which really has nothing to do with Oda Kamisuke-sama, therefore, I must go back tonight, and tomorrow I will go on an errand, and I also ask the Ho-king to keep it a secret, and don't let the lord know that he has been to Honganji Temple, please." ”
Xianru let go of his hand and was silent for a long time before replying, "If you can't tell the origin of these items, I will definitely return them to Oda-sama!" ”
"Your Majesty, I think you've heard of these treasures. Well, I'll tell you the truth, these things came from the Satsuma pirates, and they were first robbed by a group of chaotic waves, who killed each other for the treasure, and in the end, they were picked up by Wasuka Koroku and sent to my home, please don't have any suspicions. Hideyoshi explained.
Xianru smiled slightly after hearing this, and said, "There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south. Lord Hideyoshi is an honest and trustworthy person, and he won't tell you that these things were donated to the temple by Yan Shifan, the son of Guan Bai of the Ming Dynasty, but they were seized by the Akimepo pirate Lin Yiguan, so the poor monk is offering a reward for the capture of Lin Yiguan. ”
Hideyoshi lowered his head and replied quite sincerely: "I don't hide it from the Venerable Monk Zheng, who bought a musket from Lin Yiguan, and had a good relationship with him. To be honest, I was looking for him everywhere, but I heard that he had already gone to Nanyang. In the future, if I can catch this damned Lin Yiguan, I will definitely send him to Honganji Temple, and let the Dharma King Quan Monk Masamu fall. ”
"Nan no Amitabha, good! I believe that you are sincere, and in the eyes of the poor monk, your ambition may be no less than that of Oda Nobunaga, so I would like to make you a friend. ”
So, Hideyoshi hurriedly bowed to the ground.
At this time, Xianru then asked: "Every time Yan Shifan, the son of Guan Bai of the Ming Dynasty, brings a treasure, he will write a letter to the poor monk. May I ask Hideyoshi-sama, do you know the whereabouts of the bronze mirror? ”
Hideyoshi hurriedly shook his head and replied, "When Wasuka handed it to me, there were only these things, and was there a bronze mirror?" When I go back and ask, if I can find it, I will definitely send it to Master Quan Shengzheng. It's not early, I don't know if there is a ferry on the Kiso River, so I will never forget the kindness of the Dharma King Monk Masa, and the coming day will be long, and there will be a period in the future. ”
So, Xianru personally sent Hideyoshi and Toranosuke out of the mountain gate, looked at their disappearing backs, and sighed in a low voice: "Judging by this person's ambition, it is not under Takeda Shingen and Oda Nobunaga!" ”
May with this merit, solemnize the Pure Land of the Buddha, report the fourfold grace, and help the three paths.
The afterglow of the setting sun reflected the hillside red, and it was as if the eyes were closed......