"Well, I said it too much...... However, I hope you can really understand. Even if something hard to accept happens, don't neglect your responsibilities. ”

"The concubine understands." Nana replied seriously.

"Then I'll be relieved." I nodded with satisfaction, and at the same time made a complete decision.

Leaving Joruri-in, I went straight to Sannomaru and found Naotora Ii. She has been doing a lot of government affairs recently, so for convenience, she returned to the Ii Yashiki where she used to live.

"Haven't you been safe lately?"

"It's peaceful," Zhihu nodded, she understood that I was talking about the affairs of the sect, "The territory has always been stable, and the people are satisfied with the status quo, although there are many believers, it is difficult to incite them; Moreover, His Royal Highness did not strike hard at the Sect, and those monks also exercised restraint accordingly. ”

"It's hard to be safe anymore," I smiled wryly.

"Your Highness has just returned from Gifu...... Is it required by the main hall? Naohu guessed the reason.

"Yes! The main hall has issued a strict order, and all the people who make trouble this time must be killed, including the few families taken in by Cainan," I sighed, "As soon as this matter spreads, it is estimated that turmoil will begin in the territory...... This area around Kita-Ise is one of the places where the largest number of sectarians are distributed! ”

"His Highness gave such an order? Isn't it enough to burn down the Bodhi Temple? Naohu looked a little angry.

She can understand my distress in burning down the Bodhi Temple. In her opinion, it is clear enough to take a stand with such a major sacrifice. Bodhi Temple is an important surname for the samurai, and even the enemy will not easily invade it. At the beginning, the Iyi family was betrayed by the retainers and was really attacked by the Imagawa clan, and a family of relatives was almost killed and injured, but the Longtan Temple, which was the Bodhi Temple, was still intact, and she and Hu Song escaped by hiding in it.

I shook my head: "It's useless to talk about this now, the most important thing is to deal with what may happen in the collar all the time...... Naoto, how many people do you have now? ”

"There are about five hundred, and they were recruited to blockade the territory, and Iga's two of them, Niki and Fukuchi, helped a lot," Iii replied, and then added, "None of them believe in the Ichijo sect." ”

"Well, Iga used to be the temple leader of the Southern Capital, so naturally he believed in the Six Sects of the Southern Capital. That's fine," I nodded, "but that's not enough. Therefore, I will send someone to inform Kumano's Ataka Nobuyasu and Sanki Jotaka and ask them to send a thousand people. At that time, you will still be responsible for sealing off the territory, and Anzhai will be responsible for fighting fires in the territory. ”

"Why do you want the people of Kumano to do it?" Naohu Ii asked strangely.

"Because they are not locals, and they used to be trolls, or pirates, so they will be more resolute." I replied.

……，…… Three days later, on Nobunaga's orders, I had to dispose of those who were in prison.

Among them, I couldn't do anything about the families that Nana took in, so I arranged for Watanabe Massaji to send them to Kumano Owase Castle. It's almost cut off from the outside world, and the Three Ghosts are developing a territory that will allow them to safely get a place to make a living.

The rest of the people who were instigated could no longer be discounted, so I had to execute all of them, and a notice was posted in front of the town office. The crime announced in the notice was to invade the Bodhi Temple of the lord's house and use swords and soldiers in the main hall, causing many buildings to be burned down and damaging the spiritual seat of the lord's ancestors.

The reasons for these executions, although harsh, are reasonable, and they can be said to have been explained to the Baoxin Academy. But the most important thing is to avoid the relationship between the Ichizong sect, which can weaken the backlash caused in the collar.

According to the custom, the execution time is set at dusk, and the execution ground is set up in the Mitaki River Kawara outside the castle, so that the dead can reach the Santu River as soon as possible, which separates the yin and yang, and then settle the sins of life in hell.

What unforgivable sins can they reckon...... The main culprits have been brought to justice, and they are only being incited with such a simple desire to protect those they respect. They can't fully understand the importance of the Bodhi Temple, and they don't think that I would do what they did and burn down my own Bodhi Temple. A month's imprisonment is already a very appropriate punishment, and it definitely does not reach the level of needing to atone for one's sins with a surname.

It is a very tyrannical thing to punish without teaching in this way.

The one hundred and three people awaiting execution were all from Mie Town, including workshop employees, department guys, ordinary fishermen, and small shopkeepers or foremen, all of whom were basically in the prime of life, and were the breadwinners of a family. Every time a person is executed, it is almost like putting a family in a difficult situation, or even destroying an entire family.

They may regret it, or they may not understand that the lord who has always spoken his word has forgiven them. When the people of the house were executed, they saw that the people in front of them were decapitated, and many people behind them wailed and wept bitterly, and some people struggled to beg for mercy, crying incoherently about their own pity, but they were still resolutely executed, with their heads cut off and their faces distorted, rolling in pools of blood. The entire river plain was filled with screams of despair, the stench of urine and urine, and the smell of blood that could not be dissolved, as if the Shura field appeared in the world, and the Mitaki River, which was stained red with blood, became a real river of blood.

Looking at this scene, I feel very uncomfortable, they are my lords, they pay my taxes, and they deserve the protection of my lord, as I have always done. In a trance, I seemed to see that my own people were being killed by robbers, and I couldn't help but want to draw my sword to cut down those robbers and save these poor people who had no ability to resist. However, as soon as his hand touched the "five carcass cuts" on his waist, he immediately remembered bitterly that he was the leader of these robbers! Isn't it me who gives the order?

However, despite the great discomfort, I still endured to watch the punishment from the Lord's throne.

Since such an order has been given, I must understand the cruelty of this order and handle such a matter with caution. Otherwise, such an order would be a piece of paper, or even a password, to me, and perhaps I would become more and more accustomed to issuing similar orders, and become a person without mercy...... With the last terrible howl abruptly stopped, the whole execution process finally ended. I let out a long breath that felt like I was almost spitting out my pounding heart.

"Clean up, you don't have to be exposed to the sun on the riverbank." I whispered, turning and walking away slowly.

Several of the guards silently followed behind, and their mood seemed to be very depressed. It's not that they haven't been to war with me, but it's a battle, and it's a one-sided brutal massacre.

Back at the castle tower of Mie Castle, Yu Jia greeted him. She frowned, twitched her nose, and slowly leaned over me, her eyes full of surprise and worry: "Your Highness has a strong bloody smell on his body...... Is it hurt? ”

"No, it's someone else's blood." I took off the "five carcass cuts", took off my coat, handed it to her and said, "Help me get a clean piece of clothing, take this one and throw it away!" ”

"Yes." She went upstairs. After a while, he came over with a clean and neat civilian dress in both hands.

I took the clothes, but suddenly I didn't want to change them, so I directly picked up Yu Jia and went upstairs. Yuga screamed, hugged me tightly, and buried her head in my chest, not daring to look at the kneeling maids in the hallway. Such a bold action was the first time I had ever done it in her.

I carried her into the bedroom and closed the door with my backhand.

"Your Highness...... It's still early today. Yu Jia said with a red face.

"Let's end it early!" I put her on a tatami mat, peeled off her coat a few times, and sank into the deepest part of her body.

At this time, I just want to vent the haze that has accumulated in my heart.

When the haze was vented and injected into her body, I let out a long breath and turned over with her in my arms, feeling much better.

"I'm sorry it hurt you, didn't you?" I apologized softly to her.

"Your Highness was a little different before...... It seems to be a different person. Yu Jia said without resentment.

"Yes, everybody changes," I stroked her smooth back, "only my Yuga hasn't changed, it's still the boss." The entire castle tower is your house, and we are your guests. It's just that not only do you not receive accommodation fees, but you also have to sleep for guests for free, and even give birth to children...... What a loss! ”

"Your Highness!" Yuga slammed me with two punches.

……，…… The news of my execution of hundreds of people at a time quickly spread throughout the territory, and naturally reached Nobunaga's ears. In this way, I have an account of his orders.

Ironically, hearing the news, Baoxinyuan gradually recovered its health. Alas, what can I say about this old man? It's me who is ruthless, it's me who is spicy, and it's only because I show that I attach importance to Bodhi Temple, to herself and to the opinions she makes, so she will feel at ease and no longer be suspicious.

And I finally abandoned the policy of completely enlightened and began to implement the policy of suppressing the Orthodox.

At the end of June, I issued an order in the Domain: Since the monasteries of the Ichijo sect are dilapidated and need a fund to repair them, I will collect a fee from the believers on behalf of the Ichisho sect. From now until the end of the autumn harvest, each lord and village head will register as a family unit in the clan, and all families who are registered as followers of the clan will have to pay an additional adult tribute this year, which will be exchanged for cash by the tsuya designated by me, and then handed over to the local temple of the Ishinmune sect as a fund for the repair of the temple buildings.

That is to say, families who believe in the Yixiang sect receive an annual tribute according to the ratio of six princes and four people; Families who believe in the rest of the sects still maintain the ratio of five public and five people.

This step has two functions, one is to distinguish the stubborn believers from the ordinary believers, and to use the lever of the annual tribute ratio to force those who follow the trend and are not firm in their beliefs to convert, which not only weakens the power of the sect, but also reduces the impact area. As soon as this order came out, for the sake of practical interests, many people who were not firm in their beliefs would naturally consider it; And those who would rather pay an extra adult tribute to the temple of the Tsusho sect are naturally stubborn, and they are the targets of surveillance and crackdown. As for the family unit, it is for better division, and even if some families have individual diehards, they are likely to be shaken by the family's livelihood and the pressure of the family.

The second function is to pit the monasteries of the Issho sect against the followers of the Ichijo sect to a certain extent. The voluntary offering and the forcible annual tribute are completely different in terms of psychological feelings, and some believers will be more or less resentful of the monastery. But I can guarantee that even if they knew this, those greedy monks of the Yizong sect would definitely not refuse, anyway, they had never really planned for the believers, and the so-called "cleansing of sins", "pure land of bliss", and "earthly Buddha kingdom" were just a cover for them to accumulate money, similar to some virtual concepts hyped up in modern times.

Therefore, I had the audacity to warn the Ichisho Monastery in my territory and ask them to assist me in maintaining stability. If the autumn harvest is safe, then when collecting the annual tribute, a monk can be sent to follow the lord or village head to collect the additional annual tribute paid by the local believers, and then exchange the corresponding money at the market price to the Jinya; If there is unrest in the area during this period, regardless of whether it is related or not, the nearby Iljo Jong temple will be burned.

- Anyway, I even burned down my own Bodhi Temple, so what else is there to be embarrassed to do?

With this in mind, in early July, when Yamaoka Keizune of the Koga gumi came to report that there had been a small-scale rebellion in Nakagawara of the Senkusa family, I immediately ordered Ataka Nobuyasu and his men to forcibly suppress it, burn down the nearby Shokakuji Temple, and exile the monks to Kumano. The Kumano Shrine there is deeply rooted in its beliefs, and it is located in the middle of the mountains, which is so vast and sparsely populated that they can't afford to make waves.

This decisive response had a good effect. Until the end of the month, nothing happened. Moreover, according to preliminary statistics, the number of registered believers in the sect is less than 30% of the people, which is more than half of the 70% estimated in advance by Takenaka.

"It's just that there are many believers in the sect who will hide it! In order to escape the adult tribute ......," Maeda said worriedly.

"It doesn't matter," I smiled, "the household registration will be the only official information in the territory, and then it will be handed over to a nearby temple or shrine according to the sect." In the future, whether it is marriage, contract or property inheritance, it must be presided over by the temple where the household registration is located and managed by the temple council, otherwise it will be deemed invalid...... After a period of time, they can't leave the monastery where their household registration is located, right? And then it's a real conversion. ”

"The lord is wise." Maeda said convincingly.

"You are the temple councilor, and you are in charge of this matter. I will send someone to assist you in your work. ”

"Yes. Your Majesty will live up to your lord's expectations. "Maeda Genyi owes himself.

I nodded: "I trust your ability very much. ”

Of course, Maeda Genyi is the general practice of the temples and shrines of the Toyotomi regime...... When I returned to the castle tower, I suddenly felt that something was wrong. This feeling has come up several times recently, but because it is too busy, it is often ignored in the past. Now that it's finally over, I have some extra attention.

By the way, it's Caicai, she still lives in Jingliuliyuan. But Baoxin Temple has obviously been fully restored, and even Xiao Xia moved back a few days ago. The relationship between Caicai and Baoxinyuan is definitely not as good as Xiaoxia's, why don't you go back to the city now?

I hurriedly rushed to the Joryuriin Temple.

Walking into the main hall, Baoxinyuan and Caicai were there, and the two were sitting in front of the Buddha statue, talking softly.

I first greeted Baoshinin, and then dragged out my voice: "Nana-"

"Let's talk about it, and Mother will go cut a few bouquets of flowers first. The seven grasses in the courtyard are in good bloom. Baoxinyuan was in a good mood, and smiled and told Ah Ming to fetch flower scissors.

Seeing her like this, I also relaxed, sat down in front of Nana and asked, "When are you going to go back?" ”

"The concubine wants to spend more time with her mother." Nana replied.

"When you go back, you can come to visit every day!" I said disapplausively.

"The concubine wants to live here......" Nana lowered her head slightly.

"Why is that?" I thought it was strange, "Are you tired of living in the castle tower?" ”

"The concubine wants to follow her mother to chant and worship the Buddha every day, not only to pray for His Highness, but also to atone for her sins." Her head was still down.

I was stunned: "Atonement? What sins do you have to atone for? ”

"Your Highness executed more than 100 people in one day last month for the sake of the Bodhi Temple......"

"That's none of your business!" I interrupted her.

"However, isn't the burning of the Bodhi Temple because of the concubine? This is the sin of the concubine! Nana raised her head and looked at me, with tears in her eyes, "Your Highness taught me that everyone is responsible for their own position and their actions, but it is up to His Highness to take care of the aftermath of his concubine...... I know that His Highness is not feeling good, because His Highness has never done such a thing, and he has said before that he should have mercy on his subjects. ”

"You remember what I said very clearly!" I gave a wry smile, "So, how about you listen to me again now and give up these ill-timed ideas?" ”

"The concubine has thought about it for a long time, and it has been decided." Nana shook her head, her movements were very light, but she was very resolute, "The concubine used to be very hesitant, but now she is very peaceful. ”

"Why is that?" I almost yelled.

"If His Highness has not taught the concubine body, the concubine body will naturally be submissive and arranged by His Highness. But His Royal Highness let the concubine understand the reason, so she naturally has to act according to the reason, otherwise she will live up to His Highness's expectations! ”

"You ...... Isn't it tiring? I shook my head.

"Shouldering responsibilities is naturally tiring. But that makes sense......" Nana actually smiled, like a flower blooming with dew, "That's what Your Highness said." The concubine is very grateful for His Highness's teachings. ”

I have to say that she looks very good-looking, much more attractive than those samurai women who have no surname, no opinions, and are like large ragdoll dolls. Such a wife is what I have taught...... For a moment I couldn't help but feel a little proud, and then a little sad, because I was going to lose her partially.

However, since I want her to have her own surname and opinions, I must respect her will and no longer be at her mercy.

"Well, since you've come to this awareness, then I won't force you," I said, standing up, "and if you change your mind, be sure to tell me." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness." Nana got up and sent me out of the Joryuriin Temple.

(To be continued)