Eternal 10th year, May.

Kai, Huilin Temple.

In a monk's room, five-year-old Li Zhengzheng was kneeling on the futon solemnly, staring intently at the tiger Zai Zongyi in front of him with small eyes.

Huzai Zongyi was dressed in a monk's robe, with a string of prayer beads hanging on his chest, and was reading aloud the book in his hand.

Written in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, this book is a book of pre-school enlightenment for the children of the samurai family, specializing in teaching samurai knowledge such as clothing, food, housing, transportation, occupation, territorial management, architecture, justice, office, Buddhism, military equipment, etiquette, and recuperation.

The public family, which corresponds to the martial arts, also has a book called "Ruler Su Communication", which teaches the etiquette of the public family, and is dedicated to the enlightenment of the children of the public family.

"Court Training Exchanges" is a book specially written for the children of the martial arts, so Hu Zai Zongyi will teach this book to Li Zheng as a reading material when he is enlightened.

The people who learned the "Court Training Correspondence" were only learned when they were seven or eight years old, and it was usually good to be able to read this book, after all, not every samurai family invited a high monk of the Rinzai sect to explain such a book.

However, Li Zheng was able to get such an educational opportunity, but he didn't know how to cherish it, his eyes were gurgling, and his hands were resting under the desk, holding a small carving knife and sharpening a small bamboo sword one by one.

After Hu Zai Zongyi finished reading a paragraph, he investigated several questions about Li Zheng.

Seeing that Li Zheng answered well, Hu Zai Zongyi smiled slightly, nodded and said, "If I can understand your degree, as a child of a martial artist, it is enough." Looks like I can teach you the Analects tomorrow. ”

Li Zheng grinned and asked, "Master Huzai, can I not learn the Analects?" ”

When Hu Zai Zongyi heard Li Zheng say this, his face turned pale, and he said: "The Analects are the study of the sages, not to mention in Japan, which is the Ming Kingdom where your father is located, and it is also a book familiar to three-foot children, if you don't read the Analects, what do you want to read?" ”

Li Zheng shook his head and said, "Master, you misunderstood what I meant. ”

Tiger Zai Zongyi snorted slightly and asked, "Then what do you want to say?" ”

Li Zheng closed his eyes, shook his head and said, "If you can read and write, you can recognize your own name." ”

"If you don't study, then what are you going to learn? The way of the bow horse? ”

Li Zhengchengzhu said in his chest: "If you don't learn, the way of arching and horses is one enemy, I don't take it, I want to learn ten thousand enemies." ”

Hu Zai Zongyi put down the book, narrowed his eyes, and asked, "What do you know about ten thousand enemies?" ”

"Of course, it is the study of the art of war, and in the future, I will hold the military armament in my hand and command tens of millions of people, like an arm and a finger, like the same person." Li Zheng pretended to speak loudly in his childish voice, and on the other hand, he was very much looking forward to the reaction of Tiger Zai Zongyi.

Hu Zai Zongyi snorted coldly, put the book aside and said, "Whoever doesn't learn has to learn from the overlord of Chu." ”

When Li Zheng heard Huzai Zongyi say this, he was immediately shocked, and said, "Master, you actually know Xiang Yu. ”

Huzai Zongyi walked in front of Li Zheng, lowered his face and said: "I don't know where I heard a few similar words, so I used them to show off in front of the poor monks, read honestly, don't use these thoughts." And you are sharpening the bamboo sword in your hand, you can also put it down, don't be smart and think I can't see it. ”

"Oh." Li Zheng couldn't do it, so he hung his head in frustration and put the bamboo sword on the table.

Seeing Li Zheng's appearance, Hu Zai Zongyi couldn't help but laugh in his heart, but he still said with a straight face: "But do you really want to learn the art of war?" ”。

As soon as Li Zheng heard Hu Zai Zongyi's words, his frustration swept away, and a stirring spirit sat down and said bluntly: "I implore Master to teach me." ”

"Why do you want to learn the art of war?"

Li Zheng said proudly: "Mother told me that my father, a famous general in the world, single-handedly opened up a territory of 60,000 stone for my Takeda family in Hida Kunioshi China. And I, Li Zheng, will inherit my father's family business in the future, and of course, I will also learn the way of military matching and take charge of the army. I, Li Zheng, not only want to keep my father's family business, but also go further in my hands. ”

Hearing this, Huzai Zongyi nodded slightly, and said: "What you said is good, it is not in vain that I was a student taught by Huzai Zongyi." Well, I promise you and teach you military science. ”

"Still."

Seeing that Li was about to get carried away, Hu Zai Zongyi added: "Military learning can only be regarded as extracurricular learning, and you still have to continue to learn the Analects and this book of "Court Training Exchanges". ”…,

"Why? I have no interest in reading. Lee said truthfully.

Hu Zai Zong Yi said: "This is a letter from your father asking me. ”

"Father, what did he say in his letter?" Li Zheng asked with wide eyes.

Hu Zai Zongyi said with a smile: "Although he didn't say it explicitly in his letter, I understand what he meant. There is a cloud in the Buddhist scriptures 'one flower and one world', and there is also a world in the book. Although you are in Japan, if you learn Chinese, learn Hanshu, and read the Analects, you are already in the Ming Kingdom. Do you understand that? ”。

When Li Zheng heard this, he nodded solemnly and said, "I understand." Father, I want me not to forget that I was born in the Ming Kingdom. ”

Tiger Zai Zongyi showed a teachable expression on his face, and said: "Okay, let's go and play with Matsuraro, I know that you sharpen this bamboo sword just to compete with him, but you need to be careful." ”

Li Zhengyi was stunned and said, "Master, you are so powerful, even I know that I am competing with Matsuraro." ”

Tiger Zai Zongyi said angrily and funny: "How difficult is it to know your business? But Matsuro is a famous military advisor of my Takeda family, after Hagiwara Tsunekisuke Changsheng, the bow and horse are both unique, I am not optimistic about you at all, don't be beaten back with a blue nose and swollen face, I have to go to class tomorrow. ”

Li Zheng snorted and said, "Whether you can win or not will be known later, Master, you look down on me too much." ”

Seeing Li Zheng running out of the monk's room with a bamboo sword in his hand, putting on his clogs, he ran away.

Hu Zai Zongyi couldn't help but sigh, and began to pack up the books in his hands, and at the same time he wanted to teach Li Zheng what to teach tomorrow, the Analects and other four books and five classics, which he had read intensively when he was in the temple before, and there was no problem with teaching Li Zheng.

As for the way of military learning, it is not good to be too deep, only from shallow to deep, and if you think about it, you can only start teaching from the "Seven Books of Wujing".

At this time, the way of military learning belonged to the secret family tradition, and Sun Tzu's art of war and other military arts, he had only heard of it, and he didn't know the specifics, if Li Zheng wanted to learn, he could only ask Takeda Shingen, after all, the Takeda family had obtained the true inheritance of Oehirogen back then.

Thinking of teaching Li Zheng, Hu Zai Zongyi thought at first that it was just a simple matter, but now it seems that it is not very simple, so he has to work hard.

So he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, Sawahiko Soen and Kihide Motobo, the two Rinzai sects together, they trained Oda Nobunaga, and it was not easy for Takeda Shingen to come.

But thinking of the hard work in the future, which can be reflected in this son, Hu Zai Zongyi can't help but look forward to the future.

Huzai Zongyi knew that with Li Xiao's increasingly important position in the Takeda family and the increasing territory under his command, the Li family would definitely become a big domain under the command of the Takeda family in the future.

As Li Zheng, who wants to inherit the family business, so no matter whether he is diligent or not, whether he can make a career in the future, Li Zheng is by no means an unknown person in this era.

Maybe in the future, I can see the day when he will be famous all over the world, not inferior to his father, Tiger Zai Zongyi can't help but think so.

June, Hida, Sakurato Castle.

Sakurato Castle already smells a bit of tension here.

As the situation in Mino becomes increasingly tense, news about Mino-Owari continues to spread to Hida.

Today, it is rumored that a few wealthy families have been bought by the Oda family, and it is rumored that the Oda family has begun to secretly mobilize the whole country to prepare for a general attack on Inabayama Castle.

After that, Kinoshita Koichiro, who was originally stationed in Josheng Castle, prepared an army and stationed in Sakurato Castle.

Plus Kamioka Bei of Shimakatsu Takeshi, who arrived ten days ago.

Hearing this news, and seeing that General Li Xiao was gathering in Sakura Cave City, many retainers were already speculating whether the lord Li Xiao had prepared to attack Minong.

But Li Xiao remained silent at this time, and paid a calm attention to the situation in Meinong.

This time, he made a series of adjustments to Hida's domestic defense, he sat in Sakurato Castle, and transferred the lord of Sakurato Castle, Baba Masabo, and his samurai to Joseijo, and made a reversal with Kinoshita Koichiro's snake tail preparation.

Maba Changfang sat in Chengsheng Castle and was responsible for the garrison in the direction of Vietnam and China together with Shioya Qiuzhen.

Within this year, under the rapprochement of Uesugi Takeda, there will be no major war between Vietnam and China, so the transfer of Maba Changfang to Chengsheng Castle and the replacement of the snake tail with excellent field combat ability is also an adjustment made by Li Xiao to the military situation of the Endo family.

All of this is to increase the odds of capturing Gujo Hachiman Castle.

At present, Sakura Cave City has hoarded Li Xiaoqiben, Shengang, and Snake Tail's three major reserves, which are all the people in the county who will go out in the future battle, all of which are the standing reserves of the lineage established by Li Xiaosuo. …,

As for the Hida Hao clan Uchijima, Nabeyama, and the Hirose family only need to be responsible for ensuring logistics and transporting military rations.

In order to deal with the situation of the Hida Mountain Road in response to this dispatch of troops to Mino, Li Xiao deliberately expanded the small lotus pack team of each reserve, and now the number of people in the Kamioka and Snake Tail has increased from the original 500 to 550.

In addition to the small pack team of 100 people, there were also 200 horsemen led by Tsuchiya Masahiro, and a large column team of 150 men to 200 people, which was specially equipped for the two six-pounder guns newly equipped.

The two direct-fire guns, plus the previous seven mortar guns, this time the Endo of Hachiman Castle in Gujo had a strong firepower.

The three major reserve forces jointly attacked Hachiman Castle in the county, and Li Xiao's military strength reached 2,400 troops this time, which can be called the largest military force led by Li Xiao so far, and it is also all Li Xiaozhi's family base.

If it weren't for the support of Shengang Yinshan and Guiyun Jinshan, with Li Xiao's 40,000 direct leaders, not to mention the 2,400 standing formations, it would be difficult for 2,000 peasant soldiers to get together.

For the first time, the three standing forces gathered in Sakurato Castle, and the newly established military forces were intensively trained and integrated under the leadership of their respective generals.

For a while, there was a murderous atmosphere in Sakura Cave City.

And Li Xiao's sudden action, as well as the assembled military momentum, also began to reach the ears of those who cared.

But Li Xiao was not worried at all, because even if the opponent knew at this moment, it was already too late.

The 2,400 troops under Li Xiao's command are ready to attack at any time, just waiting for the moment when the Oda family sends troops to Inabayama Castle.

This time, when Li Xiao and his retainers were in the castle tower, discussing the situation in Mino, a samurai with a small flag hurriedly rushed into the big room.

The warrior knelt down on one knee and reported to Li Xiaoyu: "Report to the lord, the three of Meinong have rebelled" ......,