Chapter 40: The Confusion of Growth
After the Motofu ceremony, Genzaburo was officially promoted to Oda Katsunaga, and from then on he could justifiably go to the battlefield and kill the enemy for meritorious service.
Every time Long Shaocong saw Oda Katsucho in the past few days, this kid was excited, especially when he talked about the battlefield fighting, he was even more energetic.
Looking at his splattering stars, Long Shaocong couldn't help muttering in his heart, thinking that with the son of an overlord's family, he could live in the courtyard of the deep palace for a long time and enjoy peace. I never thought that the Japanese treat their sons as doting on their sons as they are like the Celestial Empire, especially in this era of war, no matter how noble your background is, as long as you have never been on the battlefield and personally killed the enemy's head, others will laugh at you, and even the most inferior samurai will look down on you.
Oda Nobunaga's five sons who are now adults, except for the youngest Katsunaga who is still by his side, the other four have already been baptized by war and dominate one side. Some time later, Oda Katsunaga also had to follow his adoptive father, Tsutsui Shunkei, to Yamato Province and participate in the siege of Ishiyama Honganji.
Long Shaocong, as the personal attendant of the young master Shengchang, will naturally go together, thinking that he is about to say goodbye to the peaceful life of the past few months, and enter the days when the smoke of gunpowder is filled with gunpowder and the axe is fighting, Long Shaocong is always a little reluctant in his heart.
However, Yoshida's modest words at the Yuan Dress Ceremony made him gradually understand that some things cannot be escaped, only those who have come are safe, and what should be faced must always be faced, since crossing into this country, the trajectory of fate has quietly changed, and the only thing he can do is to integrate into it as soon as possible and do his best to protect himself.
Of course, he didn't know the true purpose of Kenkazu Yoshida's contact with him, and he didn't know that Shimafan Turtle blocked the robbery for himself by mistake. Our protagonist, Long Shaocong, still foolishly thinks that he and Yoshida Kenwa are just a coincidence, and they are not at all aware that the danger is slowly approaching.
Today, Oda Katsucho asked him to meet in the woods behind the city again, Long Shaocong knew in his heart that as soon as this young master became mysterious, he came up with something out of the ordinary, and it was indispensable to sneak out to play, but while he was moving forward, his brain was still thinking about the horse, and he kept thinking nonsense......
In these days, he accompanied the young master Shengchang to practice martial arts and study, in addition to the great improvement in swordsmanship, Long Shaocong also had a more comprehensive understanding of the history of Japan. He found that this was a people who spoke entirely with strength, and although they also respected Confucian morality, practiced the courtesy of kings and ministers, and no one wanted to replace the emperor who was high, the emperor really ruled for very little time.
From the Heian period. The Japanese government began to be controlled by the regent, the emperor was completely hollowed, assisted by the regent when he was young, and his position was quite similar to the regent of the Celestial Empire, but as long as the emperor grew up in the Celestial Empire, you had to return the power, otherwise you would be opposed by the officials and scolded by the people......
On the other hand, in Japan, the emperor has grown up, and it is not feasible to be regent, but he changed his clothes, retreated into the background, and did the rest as usual, and for hundreds of years, none of his subordinates sacrificed their lives to oppose it, everyone is extremely smart, knows which is stronger and which is weak, and will never do stupid things to hit stones with eggs for any bullshit.
Later, Emperor Gosanjo came up with an idea, that is, to abdicate early and give way to his son, and then he sat in the position of the emperor, set up a courtyard, and shared the full strength of the regent.
The continuous internal friction of the imperial court and the destruction of the lord system gave birth to a new class - the samurai, these people who were only the guardians of the lords in various places at first, because of a certain amount of force, actually became the main object of the emperor's court, in order to deal with the regents who held the military power, and finally got their wish, and the regency declined, but before the emperor could enjoy three days, the Hojo clan established the Kamakura shogunate and became the general of the expedition, and the emperor finally worked in vain and made wedding clothes for others.
As a ruler from above, no one could stand this kind of arrogance, so successive emperors tried every means to regain power. When it came to the period of Emperor Go-Daigo, he finally waited for the opportunity to take advantage of the feud in the Kamakura shogunate to successfully provoke the Ashikaga clan to raise troops to attack the Hojo clan, and secretly gave his name to power.
Living up to the emperor's expectations, the Ashikaga clan really overthrew the Kamakura shogunate, but before Emperor Go-Daigo gave a reward, the Ashikaga clan turned around and established the Muromachi shogunate, leaving the emperor who had helped him ruthlessly aside. This Emperor Go-Daigo can also be said to be ambitious, and he wants to emulate Liu Xiu of the Eastern Han Dynasty and come to a Japanese version of "Guangwu Zhongxing", but his strength is not good, no matter how to stand at the highest point of morality and flaunt his orthodox status, there are still few people who support him, everyone presses the treasure to the powerful shogunate side, and no one wants to risk killing his head for any bullshit.
Needless to say, after more than 200 years of stability in the Muromachi shogunate, it entered the current Warring States period, and the hero Oda Nobunaga directly exiled the last shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but he also disdained the emperor, although he was polite on the surface, and he built the palace and repaired the palace, but he just refused to transfer power, so the current Muromachi emperor is still living in the palace, and the atmosphere does not dare to come out......
Long Shaocong will always subconsciously compare the similarities and differences between the history of the two countries, although Japan has almost inherited the Confucian culture of the Celestial Empire, and even more cumbersome in terms of etiquette and religion, but this nation is more realistic spirit, and what is advocated in the bones is real strength. Although loyalty and filial piety are often on the lips, they have never entered the heart, and "the next gram" and "the son kills the father" are staged repeatedly.
A generation of heroes Oda Nobunaga, after becoming the governor, personally stabbed his younger brother Oda Nobuyuki, and his brother-in-law Saito Yoshiryu was even more courageous, directly cut off his father's head, and sat on the position of the governor. This incident provoked Oda Nobunaga to be furious, and in order to avenge his father-in-law, he raised an army to fight against the Saito clan.
Of course, this is just an excuse, what he values is the fertile territory of Mino Country, and he didn't dare to provoke the powerful brother-in-law, so he settled the account on the head of Saito Ryuxing, the nephew of the straw bag, which can be said to give full play to the fear of the strong and the weak.
Of course, this kind of thing also happened from time to time in the Celestial Empire, but it was not as common as in Japan, and it was limited to the royal crown prince and the battle for the throne. The Warring States Rebellion in the Three Kingdoms period and Japan can be said to be equal, but I have only seen other people's mothers and sons, and I have never waved a knife at my father.
Take Liu Qi's son in Jingzhou as an example, knowing that his father allowed his half-brother to persecute him, but he chose to avoid disaster and protect himself, and after his father returned to heaven, he cried stupidly to go to the funeral, and was blocked out of the city.
Such a thing that puts filial piety first is impossible in Japan, and in all fairness, it is difficult for Long Shaocong to judge the merits of these two ways of doing things, because in the history of the Celestial Empire, there are many examples of losing a splendid future due to foolishness and filial piety, and even leading to the loss of the family and country.
Among them, the most typical example is none other than Yue Fei of the Song Dynasty, a hero who was worshiped by later generations, with only twelve gold medals and a "trumped-up" charge, he was willing to give up his military power, tied his hands and captured, and finally did not die on the battlefield, but actually succumbed to death in the hands of his loyal emperor, and did not make the slightest resistance. As a result, he kept his reputation, but he failed to recover the mountains and rivers and save Li Shu from fire and water.
On the other hand, in Japan, as long as the slightest aspirant feels that he is not taken seriously, he will rebel, and he will not hesitate to kill his father and brother, and the loyal courtiers think that the old lord is old and mediocre, so they will persuade the old lord to let the virtuous and choose a capable young master to take the position. Of course, if you become an unfaithful courtier, you will replace it yourself, and the reason is also high-sounding, in order to keep the territory from being encroached upon by the daimyo of neighboring countries......
Just when Long Shaocong's thoughts were wild, Oda Katsucho was wearing a gorgeous straight down, pedaling clogs, wandering back and forth in a clearing, sometimes frowning, showing a sad face, sometimes the corners of his mouth turned up, with a shallow smile, but this sad face is a little unpredictable, and this smile is a little unbelievable.
Since witnessing a "living spring 'palace'" at the Yuan dress ceremony, this young man who has just reached the weak crown has begun to grow grass in his heart, the girl's jade body is enchanting, the twin peaks are upright, and the "pink" buttocks are upright.
Due to Oda Nobunaga's strict family education, he could not steal nectar under any circumstances until he officially married a wife. But Oda Katsucho has completely inherited his father's tradition at this point, and he is eclectic and resolute in doing things, but this time he is a little timid in his heart, after all, he has no experience, and if he is caught in this accident, it will be too detrimental to his own wisdom. So, he felt that it was safer to pull Long Shaocong as a backpad.
Just when Oda Katsucho was smug about his clever plan, he saw that Long Shaocong had already shrugged his head and walked over with an absent-minded look, he immediately stepped forward and waved his hand, beckoning Long Shaocong to come here.
But Long Shaocong pretended not to see it, did not squint, and walked straight past him, and without any intention of stopping, he walked farther and farther......
Oda Katsucho looked at it, and suddenly became angry, thinking that you are the young master, or I am the young master, since that day I made it clear to him that I like Meizi, this kid seems to have a handle in his hand, and his attitude towards himself has plummeted.
He chased after him with an angry face, and while running, he was still thinking in his heart, when Lao Tzu marries Meizi, he will give you a good look. But he greeted "Long Shao" twice in a row, and Long Shaocong just didn't look back, but kept walking forward.
Oda Katsucho muttered in his heart, is this kid sick, or is he deaf? No matter how he greets him, he shouldn't ......
He was in a hurry, and with a "snap" on his head, he finally figured it out, and immediately changed his words: "Senior brother, I'm here." ”
When Long Shaocong heard this, he turned around with a look of surprise on his face, and immediately smiled and said: "Your Royal Highness the young man, it turns out that you are in the back, and the harmful Long Shaocong is easy to find, why didn't you greet him just now?" ”
Oda Katsucho looked at Long Shaocong with a bad expression, held back the anger in his heart, and ordered: "Long Shao, come here, I have something to say." "The title of Long Shao is the name he gave to Long Shaocong.
When Long Shaocong heard this, he happily ran to Oda Katsunaga's side, bowed down and saluted: "I was sorry just now, I thought about something, I didn't hear the young master greeting, I don't know if the young master came out this time, what is the so-called thing?" ”
"You're thinking about something, aren't you thinking about my sister?" When Oda Katsucho heard Long Shaocong's words, he forgot all about the business in his heart, but suddenly thought of his dirty thoughts just now, and couldn't help blushing, and said, "You are not allowed to think of my sister like that." ”
Long Shaocong was inexplicable in his heart: "That, what is that?" ”
"So? That's that, that's it. ”
"You have to make it clear what it is......
Oda Katsucho looked farther and farther away, shook the sleeves of his robe angrily, and said, "Forget it, I can't tell you clearly, anyway, you can't think of my sister in a crooked way." ”
Long Shaocong nodded his head again and again, but said in his heart, even if I think crookedly, how can you know......
While he was muttering in his heart, Oda Katsucho finally remembered today's business, so he poked his mouth into Long Shaocong's ear, lowered his voice, and muttered a few words in a low voice.
After listening to this, Long Shaocong glanced at Oda Katsucho meaningfully, and said, "Young Master, you have really grown up......"
When Oda Katsucho heard this, his heart rejoiced, and he said, "Then what are you waiting for, let's go now!" ”
Unexpectedly, Long Shaocong replied unusually simply: "No!" With that, he turned around and left......