The weather in August was so hot that being in the mountains did not ease at all. The sky that was supposed to be shining with stars turned gray at this moment, and many people's eyes were filled with tears due to the stimulation of foreign objects, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of soot!

The 5,000 troops under his command stood quietly in a tight formation, because the huge number blocked several nearby intersections.

The Tai Chi Tuan military fan in my hand gently tapped the skirt armor on my legs, and I walked back and forth with heavy steps, and my mood was extremely conflicted. But when I swept my eyes over the determined faces around me, I didn't find anyone depressed because of the loss of this "opportunity", which made my heart feel a little lighter. Standing and looking up, the skylight of the flames dyed the originally black night sky a dark red color, and at this moment, this "North Ridge", known as the "Rooftop Ancestral Garden" and the "Southern Capital" Nara, has been burning in this raging fire for a whole day!

"I don't know...... How many people have died? Looking at the mountain, I asked myself in my heart, but there was no answer to the question.

"Lord ......" Takenaka half-guards came behind me and said softly, "These old sects have long been rotten and completely rotten!" Today's catastrophe is completely their own fault, and it has nothing to do with you, so you don't have to worry about it at all! ”

"yes......" I nodded in a half-dreamy state. I have always had no good feelings for these flower monks, and this is entirely their own Japanese business, so what does it have to do with me as a Chinese?

My thoughts were vague, as if I had returned to yesterday's morning......

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"About this...... You don't have to worry too much! Oda Nobunaga said this with his eyes not looking at the other man, but at an ethereal place at the top of the tent, and his polite and cold tone was steely and resolute.

"His Royal Highness Dan Zhengzhong...... Please think twice about it anyway! "Hararashi Nijo is still making a final effort. When the Oda army besieged Mt. Hiei, he hurried over to mediate, and his mission was not just a simple mission for the emperor of Shokincho. The current situation in Kyoto and in as a whole is complex and complex, but at the same time there is a delicate balance in the dynamics. Oda Nobunaga's excesses in anger are very likely to bring to the surface some hidden contradictions, which is undoubtedly a consequence that many people are not happy to see. "His Majesty the Emperor is extremely concerned about this matter, and he also empathizes with His Highness's anger! However, Mt. Hiei Enryakuji has long been the place of Buddhist leaders and has been revered by successive emperors. Once the sword soldiers are fired, it may also cause a shock throughout the country! So in any case, please exercise restraint and ...... The Imperial Court has strictly instructed the Tiantai Apostolic Throne Lord to make amends to you! ”

"Your Excellency! Please be careful with what you say and do! Oda Nobunaga turned his head sharply to stare into Nijo Harara's eyes, which frightened him into a cold sweat. Do you think it's just a matter of personal face for me, Oda Nobunaga?! Is this just a momentary hot-headedness on the part of the monks of the Tiantai sect?! I tell you it's not like that at all! ”

Harura Nijo was choked by Oda Nobunaga and opened his mouth for a while, and his two eyes blinked vigorously.

"The thieves and monks led by the Tiantai Sect have long been decayed, and even the roots are rotten! They are no longer called Buddhist believers, but some liars in the name of Buddha! Robed thieves! Villains who recite Buddhist scriptures! The more Oda Nobunaga spoke, the more excited he became, and finally he actually stood up and slapped the table while talking, and the spit on Hoshiko splashed Harura Nijo in the face. And Mt. Hiei Enryakuji Temple is a breeding ground for these silverfish! It's the birthplace of the rebellion! It is the refuge and base camp of all conspirators! If these monks are the bane of the turmoil in the world, then Mt. Hiei has long since degenerated into the soil for the growth of these banes! He stopped, rolled his eyes, and looked Hasara Nijo up and down.

Nijo Harura was even more hairy by him, and the cold sweat between his buns began to flow down his sideburns.

"What's more...... Oda Nobunaga's voice suddenly turned from high-pitched and passionate to gloomy and cold. These despicable and cunning fellows have also bribed some shameless people in the court, in a vain attempt to deceive the Holy Hearing with clever words! Those so-called 'dignitaries' who were in the position of vegetarian diners, regardless of their status, colluded with the scum in Buddhism inside and outside, not only intending to exonerate the traitors, but even possibly harboring a greater conspiracy to endanger His Majesty the Emperor and the imperial court! Since Nobunaga has been trusted by the imperial court and entrusted with the responsibility of protection, it is natural that I will not tolerate the success of these traitors! I want to ......" At this point, he slowly sat down with a sigh of relief, and smiled at Haruma Nijo.

Seeing this smile, Harura Nijo almost went into shock on the spot.

“…… Your Excellency, you don't have any mercy for these traitors, do you? Oda Nobunaga's gaze left Nijo Harara's face and slowly drifted towards the sword on the side shelf.

"Your Highness...... They...... I...... No...... How do you ......" Erjo Harara's face turned pale and his tongue was short, and he didn't know what to say.

"Your Excellency the Right Minister is busy with official business, so I won't keep you any longer, I don't know how you will play the imperial court?" Oda Nobunaga asked seemingly casually, but at the same time he stretched out his hand and gestured to the position of the hilt.

"Huh? …… Yes! The monks of Enryakuji Temple committed a great rebellion, and the imperial court should immediately issue an edict to designate them as 'enemies'! His Royal Highness Oda Dan Zhengzhong first advocated the crime of hanging the people by volunteers, which is really the first good act in the world! The imperial court should have ordered a reward, and called on loyal people from all over the world to come to help......" Nijo Harara's mouth suddenly became neat, and the arguments and arguments were full of unimaginable, but there was a 180°C turn from the position just now.

"Send Your Excellency the Right Minister!" Oda Nobunaga nodded in satisfaction.

"Benqing don't bother, farewell!" Nijo Harura left in a panic.

"Now that the imperial court already has a positive attitude, do you have any opinions?" Oda Nobunaga glanced around the faces of the people in the big tent with a smile, and his demeanor and tone were very interesting.

"Nothing to say!" Shibata Katsuya shouted first. "Kill Mt. Hiei and burn down Enryakuji Temple! Let the bald donkey and chicken dogs of the Tiantai Sect not stay! ”

"That's right!" This time, Ikeda Hengxing actually agreed with him for the first time in history. "Cut down those bald heads, nail them to the stakes, and stand all the way to Kyoto!"

"That's right! ......" "Monkey" also began to vent with a flushed face.

"Lord...... "After everyone basically said it, Niwa Nagahide finally couldn't help it." Although the monks of Enryakuji Temple are extremely evil, after all, the leader of Buddhism has been influential in various places, especially among the upper echelons, for hundreds of years! Still looking forward to ...... Still look ......" His words were stared back at by Oda Nobunaga's fierce gaze.

"Anything else? Who else? Oda Nobunaga continued to ask.

"My lord! What Niwa-sama said was very ...... "Akechi Mitsuhide opened his mouth again, there are really people who are not afraid of death!" "Enryakuji Temple has not been easy to build for hundreds of years, and there are many precious Buddhist scriptures inside, which will be a pity for the ages once they are destroyed in the sword war! There are many monks in the temple, and it is inevitable that there are people who are involuntarily coerced in it, and I hope that the lord will be considerate! As he spoke, tears began to flow down his face.

"Who else? Others! Oda Nobunaga did not reply to them, but continued to ask.

"Huh!" All eyes were on me at the same time, as if something real had pierced me. This situation is not surprising at all, because the generals in the tent have not expressed their position. But I'm not going to speak, and there are drawbacks to any choice I make! I hate those monks, but it's far from the point where I have to swear to each other, but then I will not only offend Oda Nobunaga, but also a large number of people; It was undoubtedly against his will to agree with this decision, and Niwa Nagahide and Akechi Mitsuhide stared at me expectantly! In recent years, although my status has not improved in name, my strength and influence have increased day by day, and I have become the head of Oda's gate valve systems, and I dare not make a slight difference in this situation! Hanging his head down to his knees and looking closely at his toes, I guess none of these people had ever seen an ostrich.

"What do you say?" I'm afraid of something.,I wanted to hide from Oda Nobunaga, but I named it.。

I thought ...... "Since you asked, I'd just say something, it's just a big deal to be like Niwa Nagahide!" But just as I looked up and wanted to speak, I suddenly met Ikeda's gaze, which contained a lot of helplessness, regret, and a little understanding. I've already reached the lips, and all of a sudden it gets stuck.

"How are you?" Oda Nobunaga stared at me, his eyes flashing green.

"I ...... I...... Resolutely support the wise decision of the lord! Avoiding everyone's gaze, I bowed my head again.

"Good! So decided! Oda Nobunaga slapped the table and announced loudly: "Tomorrow morning, all parts of the road will go up the mountain, and I will leave no grass and no tiles!" Whatever it is, whoever gets it first is whoever gets it! ”

The generals responded to his reply with almost cheers, and almost everyone was at once spurred crazy by blood and gold! Mt. Hiei has long been the main Buddhist temple with large donations from the imperial family, and the gold and silver treasures inside are innumerable. An emperor once said, "I would rather abandon Kyoto than Mt. Hiei!" With just this command, the destruction here is inevitable.

I sat there dumbfounded, trying to remember what had just happened. Since Oda Nobunaga ignores Niwa and Akechi, why did he come to ask me alone? Once I raise my objections, Ikeda Tsuneko will probably have to change his position, and if I think I think there will be a few more people who will echo it, how would Oda Nobunaga feel about this matter if there were more people who follow my opinion? Will I be able to get out of this tent today? "It's dangerous!" The cold sweat behind him was already soaking through his shirt.

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Bear in Winter: Several readers have different opinions about the monk soldier who suddenly appeared in yesterday's book. The first thing to say is that this is of course my YY, and secondly, I would like to talk to you about the "possible" and "impossible" in my thinking.

This thing is really impossible, he absolutely cannot happen in real history! I was able to take this point of view politically, because at that time, the contradictions between the various sects of Buddhism were so complex and there were few "clear people" that it was impossible to unite after the emergence of Oda Nobunaga, the number one enemy. It is also possible that there were people who realized this at the time, but did not have the ability and prestige to integrate the various sects of Buddhism. In view of the fact that the structure of this book is bloated enough, the plots such as the internal contradictions of Buddhism have been weakened, and there are of course reasons for insufficient historical information. As for the matter of mobilizing the monks, I have expanded the influence of Ashikaga Yoshiaki in history, and I want to let this general have a little final "glory"!

Besides, I think that this is also possible, and this view is accumulated in military terms, although it is only theoretical! Compared with China's "unified feudal system", Japan has always been closer to the "lord feudal system" of Europe, and the tens of thousands of troops of powerful daimyo are actually cobbled together by many small lords and wealthy families (don't take the protagonist of this book as a story). Under these circumstances, feudal castles were everywhere in Japan, and small armed forces were everywhere. At the time of this incident, the Minami Omi and kingdoms were not at the heart of Oda Nobunaga's rule, relying only on the occupation of major cities by a few retainers, all of whom had left their respective territories. These countries are all areas with strong Buddhist powers, and there are countless monasteries with more than 100 monks and soldiers, not to mention the power of up to 1,000 people like Enryakuji Temple! Historically, the monks have joined in several large-scale battles of Asai, Asakura, and Oda Nobunaga, ranging in number from hundreds to one or two thousand, and the monks are generally not in production, which makes them mobilize much faster than ordinary ashishi! According to the convention, whenever there is a big war, all the forces of the neighboring countries will gather their arms and be on alert, which is a completely normal situation. If there were ninjas who reported to Oda Nobunaga dozens of times a day, "100 people passed by Shiga-gun Main Road!" "There are 200 people close to the castle of Kannon Temple! "If this kind of information were used, it is estimated that he would have gone crazy a long time ago! This kind of information is reported to the level of Takigawa Kazuyi at most, and it is impossible to analyze the "truth" from more information than usual in two days. From the junction of the north and south Omi to the Omi River battlefield, it would take only one day to march quickly, and it would be just in time to arrive at noon by gathering at midnight and crossing the border. The premise is that there is a careful plan and an outstanding commander, and the monks and soldiers are scattered from the various monasteries to the border to unite, and the army marches and fights immediately without delay. But it's just fiction, and since there exists a theory, I'll let it happen!

I'm a little sad after reading the longbowmen's big book review, I've always been in line with the policy of not overdoing YY! My bottom line is that although these things will not really happen, they will have the conditions to happen under the conditions of social productivity at that time. I was proud of it, but before I knew it, it made the book a little dull! Perhaps my imagination is indeed a little poor, and the "strategy" I have designed is far less novel than that of several other Warring States authors. But believe me, I've really done my best! Although I have long known that the loss of old readers is inevitable with the passage of time, I still have a sour feeling in my heart when it really happens, and everyone won't laugh at me for being too sentimental, right? I will also think about this issue carefully in the "hibernation period" in the next few days, and I hope that there will be a breakthrough to bring some refreshing feelings to all readers!

There was a small problem, last week the book had more than 50,000 clicks and more than 10,000 recommendations, and there should have been more than 200 essence tickets, but yesterday it was unexpectedly used up! I went back and counted them, and there were indeed only more than a hundred, and I don't know if I gave them less or changed the rules. I've sent an inquiry to the admin and haven't gotten a reply yet.