Chapter 160: The Mourning of Eternal Peace

It happened in the later stage of his attack on Sengokubori Castle, because the Nerai people and ronin in the city were extremely heavily defended, and it was difficult for Keimasa to make a breakthrough, so he simply stopped, and then forged a blockade and sent Bu Banzhai Zhen into the city, and falsely passed my order that the shogunate was about to conquer Kanto again, and did not want to waste troops here, as long as Neraiji Temple was willing to hand over Sengokubori Castle and expel the Kuroda Takako and other ronin samurai who had taken refuge in the temple, the shogunate could allow Neraiji Temple to keep the current temple territory; At the same time, he also contacted Shoyu in my name and asked him to transfer the circle and persuade the master of the temple to accept the shogunate's proposal for peace talks.

Since he has been in charge of intelligence work for a long time, Jing Zheng's security certificate has been forged very realistically, and there are not only my handwritten drawings on it, but also my "Yongzhen Jiliang" seal. Neraiji only knew that I had a great prestige in the shogunate, and that I had always attached great importance to my faith and reputation, so how could anyone dare to forge a false order with a seal? Therefore, they believed in this security statement and were very moved by the proposal on the security block, but it was only because of the strong opposition of the ronin led by Kuroda Takataka that they did not make an immediate decision.

Seeing this situation, Keimasa struck while the iron was hot, and very sincerely reviewed my friendly attitude towards Shingon Buddhism and Neraiji Temple in the past, and recalled my usual practice of settling disputes through peace talks, and then mentioned that Kuroda Takataka had instigated Kita Omi and Yama to make a mistake, accusing Kuroda Takako and others of having ulterior motives, hoping that Neraiji Temple would not be used by Kuroda Takataka. Kuroda Takataka could not refute this accusation, because he had done it, and it was very inauthentic, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he decisively withdrew his retainers and abandoned the local samurai who participated in the fight; Now he is helping Genraiji resist the shogunate, and he is also not here to learn from Lei Feng, but to use Genraiji to drag the shogunate, hoping that the situation will take a turn. In this contrast, Genlaiji's attitude was naturally favoritic, and they no longer accepted the lobbying of the ronin, and began to negotiate with Jing Zheng in substance.

At the same time, Zhou Jing finished communicating with Nijo Castle and fulfilled his previous promise to Ichijo Clan. He gave the 10,000-stone territory near Hidaka Gobo to Honganji Kyoru, and in the name of the shogunate, he sent the land of Horikawa Rokujo in Kyoto to Ichijomune, which served as the head of Honganji in Kyoto, and later Nishi Honganji. This matter was also used by Jing Zheng to persuade Genraiji to finally convince them completely and promise to hand over Sengokubori Castle.

At the end of the first month, he entered Sengokubori Castle with the decree of the lord of the Neraiji Daiden Court, and ordered the 3,000 elites of Izumi Shibo and Sugi to return to the mountain gate, surrender control of the castle to Keimasa, and expel the Ichigan Ronin samurai led by Kuroda Takataka and his son. Jing Zheng immediately turned his face, surrounded the Genrai people with the elite who had been ambushed in advance, and annihilated them on the way back to the mountain gate, and the expelled samurai, who were originally going to join up with the family members who were driven out of the Genrai Temple, were also surrounded by Jing Zheng, and all men, women, and children were killed, even a few of the pregnant fù people were not spared. And the wound on Jing Zheng's body was left when he was chasing and killing the Kuroda family samurai......

"Is that what you mean by 'handled'?" I asked in a deep voice, my face must have become more serious.

"Exactly," Jing Zheng nodded, "Although I faked your orders and forged the shogunate's security certificate, almost all the people involved, including Zhuan Yu and Bu Banzhai Rizhen, have been wiped out, and the only remaining people who know about it are a few high-ranking people of Genraiji Temple, such as the head of the Daiden Court. Now that they have lost the Chigokubori Castle and the elite of the Nerai people that they relied on, they no longer have the confidence to resist the shogunate, and when I returned, I have already sent a letter to him, telling him to pay attention to his words and deeds, and if any words slandering the shogunate and you come out, then I will completely erase Neraiji from the world...... So, you don't have to worry about anything at all. ”

I looked at him carefully, and he said this extremely cruel treachery so frankly, and there was even some ostentation and subtlety in his tone. This appearance is completely a Warring States daimyo, and it is one of the more brutal ones. Or rather, he originally belonged to this Warring States troubled era, and in the troubled times, this kind of treacherous brutality was really common, and the end of Sengokubori Castle in history was even more tragic than today's situation, not only the defenders of the city and more than 6,000 civilians were killed, but even horses, cats and dogs were not spared, because Hideyoshi was angry at the stubborn resistance in the city and his own casualties, and the order to the general Hideji was to "kill both humans and animals"!

Wasn't it me who also participated in the war between Nagashima and Kii Ichijomune? Later, in Beizhong, a massacre order was issued, firstly to avenge Jingzhong, and secondly, to deter the Maori family, the wealthy families of Shanyin and Shanyang, and the tragic state was no less than that of today's Senshi Horijo.

Now that the matter has been done, what should I do? Jing Zheng's merits are real, otherwise we would not have been able to take Sengokubori Castle so smoothly and easily, which has been recognized by all the elders and middle elders, and suggested that I give a reward; However, dealing with it like this is undoubtedly encouraging and even conniving at Jing Zheng, making him even more indulged in this kind of troubled world scheme.

But what should I deal with if I have to deal with it? Dealing with his brutality? This was clearly not in keeping with the laws of the shogunate and the customs of the time. Dealing with his forgery of the Shogunate will inevitably expose the matter to the world, affecting the authority of the shogunate and my own reputation, after all, he is my own child, and at that time he was in charge of the expedition on behalf of the shogunate.

I groaned carefully, thinking of the few knife wounds on his body, thinking that he was also in order to complete the strategy as soon as possible so that he could withdraw his hands to prepare for the Kanto expedition, thinking that he was Yujia's only child, and that Yujia had been working hard for more than 20 years to run the house, and had lost his eldest daughter Yujin, I softened my heart and decided to acquiesce in this fait accompli.

Of course, a lesson is also necessary, and you can't just let him indulge in it...... I sighed slightly and called out his name: "Jing Saburo, I have a few very sincere words to admonish you. ”

"Father, please speak, I will listen to you." Jing Zheng sat up straight with some difficulty, and said to me.

"Don't be reluctant, my heart is injured," I stopped Keimasa's movements, and my tone was as kind as possible, "This is my admonition to you as a father, not a shogun, so don't be so solemn...... I know you're a smart kid and you're very motivated. However, from the point of view of personal feelings, I sincerely hope that you will be more upright and benevolent, after all, the world is about to return to peace, and the lord of this style will be able to win the love and support of the people, and create a peaceful and prosperous world. Moreover, now that the shogunate has been established, and the identities and status of the few of you have been clarified, as long as you keep your duties and implement the shogunate's policies step by step, you will naturally be able to complete the rest of the conquests, is it necessary to do such adventurous, jī advances, and brutal actions? As far as my personal feelings are concerned, I really don't agree with your behavior this time. ”

"Father's lesson is yes!" Jing Zheng lowered his head, his voice trembled slightly, obviously a little nervous and frightened. Although my tone was very kind, and I only said "I disapprove of my personal feelings", with my status and prestige, I can dispose of him at will on the basis of this personal feeling alone.

"Don't worry, I won't affect government affairs because of my personal emotions," I waved my hand, giving him a reassurance, "After all, you are also thinking about the great cause of the shogunate and the family, and you have indeed made great contributions!" The elders and the elders have proposed to reward you with a reward of fifteen thousand yuan according to your merits. ”

"The child does not dare to receive this reward!" Jing Zheng hurriedly pushed, "The child feels that his father's love and tolerance are more valuable than 15,000 yuan in money!" ”

"That's what you think? That's too much to think of me! I smiled with satisfaction, "However, it is better to resign this reward so that you can remember my 'worthy' exhortation." ”

"Yes! I will immediately send a letter to the people of Nijo Castle. Jing Zheng replied respectfully.

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Due to the loss of support, Genlaizhong was soon forced to surrender to Zhou Jing and handed over more than 200,000 stone temple leaders under his name, which also allowed Zhou Jing to further strengthen his control over Kii. As a consolation and compensation for Genlai Temple, Zhou Jing left them a Zhiji Temple to house 3,000 monks in Genlai Temple, and sent them to the 5,000 stone temple collar, and established it as the Zhishan School of Xinyi Shingon Sect. The system of law passed down during his lifetime was inherited by the Toyoyama Haseji Temple in Nara, where he was born, and was called the Toyayama School of Shinyoshi Shingon Buddhism, which was also sent to the 5,000-stone territory.

Carrying on the prestige of the Pingding Neraiji Temple, Zhou Jing led his army south into the Kumano area, forcing the Kumano Hongu Taisha, Speedama Taisha, and Nachi Taisha to surrender to the shogunate and accept the disposition of the temple shrine. Jing Zheng was also very diligent, and just after his injury, he went to report to Xinjing and fulfill his accusation as a deputy general.

However, news suddenly came from Tosa that Hoshin-in suddenly fell seriously ill and was already in a dying state. This news makes me feel a little sad, although I am not her real child, but her concern for me is sincere, and I also love Xinjing, Zhou Jing, Xiuxing and other grandchildren, several daughters in the family, when he is almost helping to teach, it can be said that he has worked hard for me and Xiujing for most of his life.

What's more, she is also Xiujing's real biological mother. Xiujing has always been very filial to his mother, and as the elder of the shogunate and my most relied on retainer, even if I only consider his feelings, I can't take Hoshin Temple lightly.

I quickly summoned Xiujing and told him the sad news.

"I'll go back to Tosa to visit Hoshin-sama," I said to Shinkyo, "and this may be the last time we'll see each other in this life!" ”

For this decision, Xiujing naturally agrees. He immediately handed over his official duties to Masakatsu Wasuka and Shigeharu Takenaka, and then took Hideyu, the son of Shomuro Miya and Hideyu, who had finished the mountain yīn and pacified, and prepared to set off with me.

Fortunately, the Yongan has been docked at Quanzhou Port, and it is also very convenient to return to Tosa by sea. Considering that the time is urgent, and Baoxinyuan has been a monk, and usually has been unwilling to intervene in government affairs, and visiting her is a purely family matter, I did not send a naval escort with great fanfare, but only brought more than 100 personal guards to accompany me. The wives and concubines of the family, Yu Jia is going to receive the family members of the daimyo as the imperial platform, and Naohu is presiding over the land inspection in Yuanjiang, Janet is probably impatient with this kind of thing, and Tokuji has to take care of her sister who has just given birth, so only Xia can go with her, and she is also the closest to Baoxinyuan. In addition, from the two of Kaijin and Mingjin, who were taken care of by Baoxinyuan, as well as Xia's adopted daughter, Senju Ji, who was about to marry Jingzheng after the Kanto expedition, Xinjing, Zhou Jing, and Jingzheng each had important government affairs, and it was inconvenient for them to be separated for a while, and as grandchildren, they didn't have to go to visit.

Xiujing also brought personal guards, and the number of people was a little smaller than mine, plus the shì women of Xia, Miya, Haijin, Mingjin and Senjuhime, the number was about three hundred. With the size of the Yong'an, it was more than enough to accommodate such a number of people, and after everyone arrived at the port of Quanzhou, they soon boarded the ship and set sail for Tosa Urado Bay.

Before boarding the ship, Iwaki Keiketsune and Hayakawa Keimoto, who were serving as shogunate ships and temporarily commanding the Fuba detachment, were not worried about the safety of our group, and proposed to send some warships to escort us, but I casually refused. Because the Yong'an and the Fubo are different, they are not specialized warships, and the speed, capacity and operation of the two ships are very different, and those ships are designed according to the battleships, and it is probably not a short time to adapt to the Yong'an, and I don't have this time now.

As for safety, you can rest assured that although the Yong'an has not set up guards or naval guns, it is impossible for the entire sea area to pose a threat to the family, even if there are a few pirates, when they see the scale of the Yong'an, they will know the opportunity to retreat, and they will be lucky enough to get on the ship, and they will only return in front of the nearly 200 guards under the command of Xiujing and me.

Leaving Osaka Bay, we sailed along the Kii Suido to the outer ocean, and the journey was very calm. Looking at the blue sea, I felt a little relieved after a winter in Kyoto, and before I knew it, I remembered the past when I went out to Tosa from Kishiwada Castle, and I also remembered the many experiences of Nagamune Ibu Motokin, Ikeyori Kazu, and many others.

Perhaps, as soon as people get older, or experience more things, they are used to reminiscing about the past time.

Xiujing was a little sad, probably worried about the condition of Baoxinyuan, and did not respond to my casual remarks. I know that he has been raised by Baoxinyuan when he was young, so naturally I won't blame him, and I also comforted him: "You don't have to mind it so much, the matter is probably not that serious, after all, Baoxinyuan is now noble, and there is a little discomfort, which is a great thing in Qinzhen and Laiqin." Moreover, Lord Baoxinyuan is now a sixtieth year, even if he really wants to die in bliss, there is no need to regret it too much. ”。

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