Wang Chong and Guo Yi were placed under house arrest in the Ryukyu State Post House, and the master came to report the situation every two days.

After the mid-year festival on July 15, the master accompanied Chen Shen to come again and talked about the lively scene of releasing river lanterns on the bank of the Anli River.

After the master finished speaking, Guo Yi judged that Lin Yiguan had fled, and said: "You go back immediately and tell the Lord of the Division, and send someone to summon Lin Yiguan immediately." ”

"Why?" Master asked.

"Why? Lin Yiguan must have run away! Guo Yi replied sharply.

The master shook his head and said with a smile: "Hundreds of officers and soldiers and errands have come to the Lin family's soju shop, and they have taken a strict look at the nearby villages, even if Lin Yiguan has wings, he can't escape the eyes of so many people. You don't need to be in a hurry, wait a few more days, and the envoy sent to the capital should return. ”

"Last night, I also put river lanterns on the bank of the Anli River, and I really didn't find any trace of Lin Yiguan." Chen Shen said.

Wang Chong knew that he couldn't stiffen the relationship with the Ryukyu government at the moment, and he was also worried that Chen Shen would be affected, so he persuaded: "Shopkeeper Chen, you don't care about us, it's important to run your business well." ”

The master also persuaded: "What Wang Qianhu said is, Shopkeeper Chen, you don't want to participate blindly." ”

In order to repay Lin Daoxun's kindness, Chen Shen hoped to assist Wang Chong in arresting Lin Yiguan, and replied: "I have handed over the business of Sakai Town to Wen Jing to take care of it, this child is born with a business mind and is also very diligent, so I should stay and help." ”

No matter how he persuaded him, Chen Shen still insisted on staying to help, and Wang Chong and Guo Yi were also very helpless.

After the master and Chen Shen left, Guo Yi said: "Chong'er, we must find a way to get out tonight, we can't wait any longer." ”

"Skynet is magnificent, negligent but not leaky. I believe that once the Ryukyu government is accused of being a solid official, it will never spare him, but we will inevitably have to deal with the Ryukyu government in the future, at least on the surface, we will not offend them. ”

Guo Yi snuggled affectionately beside Wang Chong and nodded seriously.

"Yi'er, if Lin Yiguan has already run away, where do you think he will flee?"

"I estimate that he will come back, the treasures that Yan Shifan transported, I don't know where he hid them, the widows are all wolf ambitions, eyeing the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, they need lackeys like Lin Yiguan the most, these two collude together, it will definitely become a big trouble for the imperial court." Guo Yi replied.

"If the Japanese invaders provoke a war in the future, the attitude of the Ryukyu Kingdom will become very important, so we cannot offend the Ryukyu government casually, and it is the best policy to unite to deal with the Japanese invaders."

"Chong'er, people who are ambitious about wolves must not be regarded as ordinary people, those so-called big names are mainly as bad as they are, and they can't have any compassion for these jackals."

During this time, Chen Shen continued to stay in Shuri Castle to assist Wang Chong and Guo Yi, who were under house arrest in the National Post House, and at this time, Lin Wenjing, who was far away in Sakai Town, was doing a good business.

On the pier of Sakaimachi, a group of stevedores were loading bales of cotton cloth onto a merchant ship, and Yajiro was busy placing them in the cabin, sweating profusely.

Wen Jing said to Xu Ling'er, who came to see her off: "Sister, when Shopkeeper Chen comes back, my heart will definitely bloom, and this boat of cotton cloth can earn at least five hundred taels of silver, hehe." ”

"Wen Jing, you are really capable!" Ling'er praised.

"Hehe, it's almost a month before I leave, and I want to make a few more friends in the Kanto area, look for more business opportunities, and when I come back, it may be August 15. The business in the store, please ask my sister to help, just keep the accounts, and when the shopkeeper Chen comes back, we will talk to him, this business has to be our share, with our own business, you and Uncle Xu will not have to work hard in the future. ”

"Wen Jing, thank you! However, I really can't do this business, I think it may not be August 15, the shopkeeper Chen can come back, the store has not hired a partner, you leave this time, if not, close the door for a few days. ”

Finding that Xu Ling'er was not interested in doing business, Wen Jing said helplessly: "Then listen to my sister and lock it up for a few days." There is another thing, see if my sister can help, I heard the shopkeeper Chen say, Honganji Neimachi, has booked a few shops, the deposit has been paid, please Xianru help us clean up the shop, Chen shopkeeper came back from the Ryukyus this time, will ship a batch of porcelain, this is a rare thing for the lord of the daimyo, we will be able to make a fortune soon, hehe, sister, please go to Honganji Temple. ”

Yajiro finished his work with the stevedores, stood at the bow of the ship and shouted, "Wen Jing, you're ready to sail, hurry up and board the ship." ”

Lin Wenjing got on board, and the merchant ship laden with cotton cloth set sail from the dock in Sakai Town.

A few days later, Xu Ling'er was entrusted by Wen Jing to go to Shishan Honganji Temple to find Xianru, and by the way, he inquired about the whereabouts of the bronze mirror.

The town of Jinai, which is under the jurisdiction of Ishiyama Honganji, is a town that developed from a sect of worshippers, and it already existed in the time of Shinru's father, Zhengru, but because of Zhengru's early death, it was abandoned for nearly ten years before Xianru became an adult.

At the beginning of the year, after forming a strong alliance with his two brothers-in-law, Kenru set up checkpoints on the fortresses leading to Kyoto, Nara, and Sakai in the town of Jinai, and added forts and ditches to protect the castle, and the town has become more and more prosperous.

Xianru and others walked on the street of the underground town, and the believers bowed and worshipped one after another, and the group came to the shop that Chen Shen had booked, and sent the entourage of monks and soldiers to decorate the façade.

After a busy day, he returned to Honganji Temple, Xianru warmly entertained Ling'er for fasting, and during the banquet, Xu Ling'er expressed his gratitude to Xianru.

"I've always wanted to ask my sister something, but it's hard to say, I can't help it today, can I ask my sister if she has an interest?" Xianru asked.

I didn't understand what he meant, Xu Ling'er's face suddenly turned red, and she hurriedly lowered her head and replied: "I have made a marriage contract with Li Rusong, the champion of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Xianru wanted to pull the red line and introduce Takeda Shenglai to Xu Ling'er, but when she said this, she didn't mention it, and praised: "The martial champion of the Ming Dynasty must be an extraordinary person, congratulations to my sister!" ”

mentioned Li Rusong, Xu Ling'er's heart was like a knife, and she suddenly remembered that Yan Shifan had sent many letters to Xianru, why didn't she receive Rusong's Hongyan biography?

Thinking of this, Xu Ling'er asked, "Brother Fawang, through what channel did Yan Shifan send you a letter?" ”

"Hehe, my sister doesn't know, those letters didn't go through the hands of pirates, but were forwarded through Sakai merchants, which is exactly the cleverness of Yan Shifan."

In fact, Xu Linger has long been looking forward to Li Rusong's letter, and she also wants to write a letter to Li Rusong, but she doesn't know how to say it?

Xu Ling'er then asked, "Brother Xianru, have you ever replied to Yan Shifan?" ”

"Because Yan Shifan didn't need me to reply to him, I didn't establish such a channel." Xianru then asked, "Sister, are you homesick?" ”

The thoughts of the perch are like the flow of water......

The imperial court clearly ordered Cheng Guogong to find the national treasure before August 15, Lord Lu died because of this incident, if he left like this, I really don't know what the consequences will be? I'm afraid that in the future, the court will investigate it, and even Li Chengliang's father and son will have to suffer, so it seems that I really don't know when I will be able to go back?

After pondering for a moment, Xu Ling'er replied: "Thank you very much for my brother's help, although I have found the Dharma Buddha shrine, but whose hand is that bronze mirror?" I still need to ask my brother to help me find out, and we can only leave when we find this bronze mirror. ”

"It's just a bronze mirror, it's not a divine object, I really can't find it, I'll find someone to forge one for you."

Xu Ling'er hurriedly shook her head and replied: "This is the crime of deceiving the king!" ”

Xianru smiled slightly, but did not say anything more.

In the next few days, with the help of Xianru, all the shops in Jiuchi Town were cleaned up, and at the same time, Lin Wenjing also delivered a boatload of cotton cloth to Matsudaira Motoyasu.

It turned out that in the fifth year of Eiroku (1562 AD), Oda Nobunaga and Matsudaira Motoyasu concluded the "Cheongju Alliance", and in September of the sixth year of Eiroku, Ichijo began to rise up in Mikawa Province.

At first, Matsudaira Motoyasu took a patient attitude, exhorting the sect followers to renounce violent actions and promising to implement "benevolent government" in the Mikawa country, but the sect believers did not buy his account.

At the end of the year, even the most loyal retainer Honda Masanobu also joined the "One Legion" of the Ichijo sect, at this time, Matsudaira Motoyasu was still using appeasement measures, and did not suppress it strongly, until the spring, seeing that the spring ploughing season was about to be missed, the rebels were immersed in Amitabha Buddha, and could not extricate themselves, Matsudaira Motoyasu began to be anxious.

In early summer, the mob began to attack Okazaki Castle, and Matsudaira Motoyasu couldn't bear it anymore and decided to fight back, triggering a full-scale rebellion by Ichijo Mune in Mikawa Province.

Under the desperate protection of his retainers, Matsudaira Motoyasu kept Okazaki Castle, and played the banner of "disgusted with the filthy land and seeking the pure land", and it took more than half a year to quell the riot with the strategy of attacking the heart.

In order to stabilize Mikawa, Matsudaira Motoyasu decided to marry Oda Nobunaga, and the dowry gift to the Oda family was the boatload of cotton cloth shipped by Lin Wenjing.

After hearing the news, Master Piaofeng was shocked, and the marriage between the two of them would be a huge threat to Ishiyama Honganji, Takeda Shingen, and Asakura Yoshikei.

Walking down the streets of the outer city of Okazaki, Master Piaofeng saw a cart of cloth being delivered to the inner city, and people talked about it......

Some people think that this is Matsudaira Motoyasu succumbing to Oda Nobunaga, while others believe that this is the best way to keep Mikawa Province.

The next day, the cloth was transported out of Okazaki Castle again, along with several more cartloads of gifts, and was personally escorted by Matsudaira Motoyasu's chief retainer, Hondasasaku Saemon, to Kiyoshu Castle.

So, Master Piaofeng decided to return to Ishiyama Honganji Temple immediately, to inform Xianru of the news as soon as possible, and when he arrived near Kiyoshu Castle, it was already late at night, and at this time, he suddenly remembered the monkey in the south of the castle, and wanted to ask him if he had been to Ishiyama Honganji Temple, whether he had already brought Toranosuke back, so he decided to go to his house to see, or borrow a night.

When Hideyoshi the monkey learned of the late night visit of Master Piaofeng, he was very enthusiastic, cooked him supper, told him about his experience at Ishiyama Honganji Temple, and repeatedly told Piaofeng not to spread the word.

Showing his gratitude to Hideyoshi for his hospitality, Piaofeng spent the night at his house.

Early the next morning, Xiao Yoshiyoshi came to Hideyoshi's house and shouted loudly: "My lord, my lord, today Matsudaira Motoyasu of Mikawa Province came to give a dowry gift to Oda's family, and Lord Maeda Toshiya, Lord Shibata Katsuie, and Lord Hayashi Tongkatsu have all entered the city, so you must not be left behind!" ”

Ning Ning opened the door and came out and praised: "Jia Ji is smart and sensible, but there was a guest at home last night, and he stayed up late, and he hasn't woken up yet." ”

When little Yoshiyoshi came in and found that Hideyoshi was still asleep, he wanted to wake him up.

Ning Ning, who was sitting in front of the dresser, said: "This is not an important errand, besides, now that the guests haven't gotten up yet, let them sleep more." ”

The sensible Xiao Jiaji nodded, looked at Ning Ning, who was still dressing up, and picked up a bronze mirror on the dresser to take a photo.

"Jiaji, what do you see?" Ning Ning asked with a smile.

Xiao Jiaji shook his head and asked, "What kind of mirror is this?" Why can't I see anything? ”

"Silly boy, you don't know, this is a magic mirror, come, let me see." Ning Ning said, turned sideways, and looked at the mirror in front of Xiao Jiaji.

"Ahh Ning Ning let out a miserable scream, which frightened Xiao Jiaji at that time, and hurriedly dropped the mirror in his hand.

Looking at Ning Ning's panicked look, Xiao Jiaji asked in a panicked manner, "You, what's wrong with you?" ”

Hideyoshi got up from the tatami mat and asked in a loud voice, "Nene Ning, are you crazy?" ”

Ning Ning was still in fear, so she quickly took Xiao Jiaji away, lay on Hideyoshi's ear, and replied, "That bronze mirror, bronze mirror!" It was terrible, I saw in the mirror that a scimitar flew over Xiao Jiaji's neck, and a stream of blood splattered from his neck, and his head rolled into a river......"

Before Ning Ning finished speaking, Hideyoshi hurriedly covered her mouth.

At this time, Master Piaofeng had already come to the door and said, "Good morning, Hideyoshi-sama and Mrs. Nene Ning! I am really grateful, the poor monk still has important things to do, so he will leave first. ”

"Please, mage, you're welcome, wait until you're done eating before you leave, right?" Ning Ning asked.

"Master, why don't you stay a few more days?" Hideyoshi hurriedly arranged: "Ningning, why don't you go and prepare miso soup soon." ”

"Please don't be polite Hideyoshi-sama, we'll see you later."

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Ishida Yoshiyoshi: When he grew up, he changed his name to Ishida Mitsunari, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's right-hand man, the most loyal retainer, the organizer and military advisor of the two Korean Wars, Toyotomi Hideyoshi supported his son Hideyori after his death, and became the chief patriarch of Japan's highest authority "Five Ministers", because of his stubbornness, he stepped on the trap designed by others, raised troops and Tokugawa Ieyasu to go to war, and finally lost in the Battle of Sekigahara, which led to the destruction of the Toyotomi family, Ishida Mitsunari was beheaded and executed in Rokujo Kawara at the age of forty-one.