On this day, Long Shaocong and others finally saw the magnificent castle of Kyoto from afar.

Kyoto, formerly known as Heiankyo, has been the capital of Japan for more than 1,000 years since Emperor Kanmu moved its capital here in 794 A.D., and has been the capital of Japan for more than 1,000 years.

The architecture of this castle is deeply influenced by Chinese feng shui, modeled after the layout of Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty at that time, and the emperor's residence is also facing north and south, with Suzaku Street as the center, respectively, called "Chang'an" and called "Luoyang" Zuojing, the whole city is also a city and square separation, has been followed to this day, even in the war years, the castle town is also very lively.

However, Chang'an, the land of China, has long since declined, and since the Song Dynasty in Tokyo Bianliang, the layout of the city has broken the boundaries of the city, while Kyoto has always adhered to the old traditions, except for destruction, there is no development and improvement.

In the Muromachi Shogunate period, the emperor who lived in Kyoto was overtaken by the Ashikaga clan, and the two main streets where he lived also replaced Suzaku Street as the center of the capital.

According to historical records, after 11 years of stalemate in the Onin Rebellion, Kyoto was scorched, and more than 200 palaces and public residences of the shogunate and public residences, 6 or 7,000 daimyo mansions, and urban streets were reduced to ashes, and temples such as the ancient temples of Tenryuji and Xiangguoji Temple were turned into broken bricks and rubble, and cultural relics were completely destroyed. The ministers fled Kyoto one after another, taking refuge in other places, and the people suffered from displacement......

And now, the Kyoto Castle that Long Shaocong saw has been stable for more than ten years after Oda Nobunaga successfully went to Rakuro and swept away the wealthy clans of Gyeonggi, and gradually restored its former prosperity.

Along the way, Long Shaocong has been disturbed by his "heart", as the master said, his heart has changed too much with leaving Panxi Village.

Miyamoto Muji once said to him that only the most "weak" heart will experience the strongest will, and "weak heart" can make you invisible and easy to be ignored, and you will not be sad and happy because of external objects, retreat because of the world, and the muscles and vines are weak and tenacious, and they will not bend; The dead branches are hard but lifeless, and they break at the touch of a button.

The master also told him about the old man Aizawa, who was almost old and old, and did not come with his granddaughter, but stayed in Azuchi Castle because he only had doubts in his heart. In Azuchi Castle, not only Azuchi Castle, but also on the shores of Lake Biwa, there are too many young girls infected with stupid and strange diseases, and when all the medical officers are helpless and choose to give up, the old man is still persistent, going up the mountain every day to collect medicine, and trying to think of a way to deal with it.

This is the heart of the old man Aizawa, with the heart of a doctor, to save the life and help the wounded.

Long Shaocong felt that his own heart, in fact, was barren, since he came to this era, he had a stable life, muddy thoughts, but it coincided with troubled times, how could there be future generations to enjoy the capital of peace, the so-called success and defeat, history will always choose the strong, and the strong must have a weak heart and a strong will.

Weakness will lead to tenacity, tenacity will be indomitable, will not be swayed by external objects, will not be intimidated by difficulties, will go through hardships, never give up, and get the ultimate consummation.

This realm of meditation, although Long Shaocong has some understanding, but he is confused, a little incomprehensible, every time he seems to catch something, but it is fleeting, there is a faint voice calling him, a door has already been opened for him, just walk in, and there is no turning back.

The current Long Shaocong, although he has no ambitions, is not stupid, thinking of what Xiaoyaozi said to himself, the green pothos and the light girl knocked on his side, he vaguely felt that whether he wanted to or not, an invisible big hand was pressing on him, and the so-called puppet was innocent and guilty.

Since there is no way to dodge, then the only way to do it is to take the initiative.

After thinking about this for a lifetime, Long Shaocong suddenly felt that his mind was clear, and he felt that what he saw had never been so clear, so clear that the lines of the other party's armor, skin and hair were vividly visible.

He suddenly felt that something was wrong with the situation, and when he looked closely, he found that there was a general in front of him, and his horse actually collided with his war horse, but he didn't know it.

Long Shaocong was dressed in a gorgeous suit of the world, wearing a two-leaf sunflower hanging pocket, shining eyes, and a delicate beard, which gave people a very deep impression.

At this time, Hasegawa Shuichi urged him to step forward, bowed to the man, and said, "General Mitsuhide, don't come unharmed." ”

The man rode on his horse and bowed slightly to Hasegawa Shuichi, which was considered a return of the courtesy.

Xiuyi said again: "This person is the companion of the young master, the young man does not understand the etiquette, and I hope the general will forgive me." ”

After saying this, Xiuyi turned his head and said to Long Shaocong again: "Don't hurry up and give a salute to General Wise Guangxiu." ”

Even if he didn't know much about Japan's Warring States, he clearly remembered that in the long course of history, Akechi Mitsuhide launched the Honnoji Rebellion, forced Oda Nobunaga to death, and greatly rewrote the direction of Japanese history.

Speaking of this wise Mitsuhide, it can be said that he is exquisite, and at the same time, his ability is also quite outstanding, and he is the leader of the Gyeonggi Legion of the Oda family.

When he was young, he served Saito Michizo of Mino Province, and after Michizo's son Saito Yoshiryu rebelled, Akechi Mitsuhide neither joined Saito Yoshiryu's camp, nor did he leave for reasons to make unnecessary sacrifices.

After careful consideration, he decided that the Saito family would not achieve great things, so he switched to the Asakura family of the Echizen domain, and the governor of the family, Asakura Yoshikei, treated him as a guest and accepted him as a retainer.

But the good times didn't last long, he saw that Asakura Yoshijing was not the master, this person had neither the ability to end the troubled times, nor the ambition to dominate the world, close to Kyoto, but he didn't think about Shangluo, and sang and danced all day long. But Akechi Mitsuhide didn't leave immediately, because he was watching, waiting for the appearance of the Lord and the opportunity to come.

The Lord didn't let him wait, but the opportunity came first. Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the general of the expedition, was affected by the rebellion of the Rokkaku clan and the Otomo clan in Kyoto, and came to the Asakura family in embarrassment, and Asakura Yoshiaki had no ambitions, and in addition to accompanying Ashikaga Yoshiaki to drink and fight every day, he never raised the matter of pacifying the chaos.

However, Akechi Mitsuhide saw that this was a God-given opportunity, and the down-and-out Ashikaga Yoshiaki was a strange commodity to live in, and it had great use value. So, he abandoned the Asakura family again, and was willing to follow Ashikaga Yoshiaki to wander around, at that time, the moved shogun was full of tears, and said that Akechi Mitsuhide was a loyal man and a pillar of talent, and promised to revive the shogunate in the future, and he would definitely re-reward him to meet all his requirements, of course, it was absolutely impossible to give up the position of the shogun.

Although Akechi Mitsuhide worked tirelessly to follow this down-and-out general everywhere, he was not like other ministers, who were at a loss all day long and had no ideas. He took the initiative to serve as Ashikaga Yoshiaki's diplomatic envoy, and in the name of the general of Seiyi, he contacted powerful daimyo in various places.

At this time, Oda Nobunaga had just captured Mino Province, changed Inabayama Castle to Gifu Castle, and began to compete for the world's glory. Akechi Mitsuhide saw the right time, not only did he not hate this person who had encroached on the territory of the former lord, but also ran to Oda Nobunaga's side, and directly stated the benefits of accepting Ashikaga Yoshiaki and raising troops to go to Luo, and crusade against the Rokkaku family.

Oda Nobunaga also recognized the great advantage of "coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes", and from his words, Kamiro succeeded and became the overlord of the Warring States Period. And Akechi Mitsuhide once again left Ashikaga Yoshiaki and threw himself into the arms of Oda Nobunaga, becoming an important minister of the Oda family, and repeatedly made military exploits.

This time, Oda Nobunaga's crusade against the Tsutsui family frightened Akechi Mitsuhide, just because he and Tsutsui Shunkei are good friends, and the two have similar interests in drinking tea, waka, and poetry.

When he learned that Tsutsui Shunkei avenged his son and took the risk of assassinating Oda Nobunaga unsuccessfully, but was attacked by Oda's army, Akechi Mitsuhide was like sitting on pins and needles, sweating like rain, and after weighing the pros and cons, he did not wait for Nobunaga's message, and immediately sent troops to Yamashiro in Yamato Province, and released the news that Tsutsui Shunkei did not abide by the covenant and assassinated Oda Nobunaga, which was a rebellious act.

As a result, the propaganda war and the surprise attack completely eliminated Oda Nobunaga's concerns about him, and he was directly assigned to the defense of the Kyoto area, and today he came to greet Nobunaga's family on his behalf.

Of course, where did Long Shaocong know about the brilliant "resume" of Akechi Mitsuhide, at this time, seeing that Hasegawa Shuichi had set up the steps for himself, he got off the donkey down the slope, bowed to the other party and said: "Shaocong inadvertently offended the general just now, please don't blame the general." ”

Wise Guang snorted, accepted Long Shaocong's apology, looked Long Shaocong up and down again, turned his head to Hasegawa Shuichi and said: "His Royal Highness Nobunaga has an order, let General Xiuichi and this Long Shaocong arrive in Kyoto, and immediately go to the lower palace to meet him." ”

This remark not only confused Long Shaocong, but also made Hasegawa Shuichi feel uneasy.