Chapter 496: Chaos in Kyoto
Then the messy jokes came out one after another, and there was something to say that the demon concubine Wenche killed her child because she was jealous of Konoe Kenko, and cursed Ashikaga Yoshiki to go crazy and want to kill Konoe Kenko, but was discovered by the high monks sitting in the five mountains and did not succeed, and it was even more outrageous that it was simply said that the wine swallowing boy broke the seal and returned to the world to kill Terukamaru Yunyun.
Under the chaos in Kyoto, Konoe Maehisa really had no way to approach the sluggish Ashikaga Yoshiki to discuss that major event, and could only frequently go in and out of Ouchi and the imperial offices of various ministers to discuss the changes in the current situation, but he soon found that whether it was the nobles of the ministers or the common people in Kinai, they were more concerned about what kind of monster Ashikaga Yoshiki was possessed by, rather than considering the impact of the current situation and the pros and cons of gains and losses.
In an alley near Gion Shrine outside Sakyo, Kyoto, there is a quiet courtyard, the garden is filled with verdant bamboos and unknown flowers, a small pond with bamboo tinkling, a few birds landing on the edge of the pond chirping and pecking water and combing their feathers, this small courtyard is like a small isolated world, blocking out the hustle and bustle outside the small courtyard.
There was a bald old man sitting in the courtyard basking in the sun and napping, until a few birds in the corner of the courtyard suddenly flew away to break the peaceful scene, the bald old man seemed to sense that the atmosphere in the courtyard was a little strange, and slowly opened his cloudy eyes to see a young woman in a red and white witch costume standing in the courtyard and smiling at him.
This old man was the former Guoxin lay monk of nothingness, and when he saw the young woman in the witch suit, he said, "Guoxin...... You're here! ”
The woman dressed as this witch was the fruitful monk of the Kingdom of Yun, and when she saw the Void Monk, she just smiled silently and said, "My task has been completed ahead of schedule, have you got the money?" ”
The mention of money excites the old nihilistic monk. Putting down the teacup, he said excitedly, "It's here." Matsunaga Dan Masaden is very satisfied with your performance. He hopes to continue working with us, and this time the target is the lady of the main room ordered by the public side......"
"Okay, I don't want to hear this, give me my share when the money is in hand!" The girl sneered: "It's really difficult to hold this money, do such a thing that violates your will and lack of morality, I'm really afraid that I will cut off my children and grandchildren in the future, Master, aren't you afraid?" ”
The Void Monk was a little embarrassed: "Ahem...... How can a poor monk with many sons and many blessings cut off his children and grandchildren? ”
"Oh, that's not necessarily! Offending people who shouldn't be offended may really one day cut off their children and grandchildren! The Fruitheart monk looked back at the silent courtyard and said lightly, "The location of this courtyard is good. It's only a stone's throw away from Sakyo, and you can enjoy the peace and comfort that is rare in Kyoto, so the price of this garden is not cheap! It seems that Master has really made a lot of hurtful money! ”
Being reprimanded by his own apprentice to make black money in person, this is an experience that the nihilistic monk has never encountered in many years, and the angry old monk trembled and pointed at her and scolded: "...... Fruit Heart! You have to keep your identity in mind at all times! You are the remnant of the prince of the Southern Dynasty, and you are a more taboo existence than us in the river plains! Without the intervention of the old man, you can only prostrate in the corner of Kyushu as a lowly peasant woman, and everything you use is given to you by the poor monks! You have to learn to be grateful, and you have to know how to fear Weihuaide! Do you understand? ”
The fruitful monk wrinkled his nose and replied in disgust, "It's a fair choice that goes both ways. You have chosen me to inherit the skills of the Fruit Heart Layman, and I will repay you with my ability for the good life you have given you. There is no one between us who is grateful to anyone, let alone afraid of Weihuaide, the sages of the Ming Kingdom have words, living with good people is like entering the room of Zhilan, and not smelling its fragrance for a long time, and living with evil people is like entering the abalone, and not smelling its smell for a long time, I feel that my nose is about to be smoked! ”
"You rebel! I'm really angry, and I ......" The Void Monk was beaten on his chest by the fruitful monk, and even the title became another thing, pointing at the fruity monk and scolding: "You are going to anger the old man!" The old man was angry to death and tried to rob the old man's property, the old man was really blind back then, how to choose you as an apprentice, the old man should have ...... back then"
"Without further ado, give me the key!" The fruitful monk stretched out his hand and made a look of not wanting to listen to your nonsense, and scolded the empty monk angrily, and scolded her over and over again, scolding her for being ungrateful, disrespectful, filial piety, and shamelessness.
Sure enough, he scolded the fruity monk, pointed to the courtyard and said, "This courtyard is so beautiful, it must have condensed a lot of Master's hard work and wisdom!" This courtyard is a good place to live in seclusion, but wouldn't it be a pity if it was burned down by a fire overnight? ”
The Void Monk stared at him with wide eyes and shouted, "You are threatening the old man......"
"Whatever Master thinks! If you don't pay for it, this beautiful garden will definitely catch fire! The fruitful monk hugged his arms and made a triumphant gesture, and the angry void monk hummed and chirped for a long time, because he knew that he couldn't fight this thin little girl.
Their organization is a bit similar to the ancient Black Society, which does some shady business such as debt collection, extortion, kidnapping, fraud and other shady business for others, and occasionally makes cameo appearances in murder, arson, and robbery, because the activities are irregular and there are a large number of Kawahara people as the support of grassroots groups, and because of the impact of the war between the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Muromachi shogunate has no way to start even if it knows that there is such a social cancer.
Ashikaga Yoshitokyo of the evil imperial office once intended to do something to their group, and for this reason, he also mentioned this matter in the Gozen Shatai, and the shogunate's governor Hosokawa Tomoyuki personally inquired about making relevant plans, but before he could put it into action, the Cargi Rebellion broke out, Ashikaga Yoshikyo was killed, Hosokawa Toshiyuki was almost cut and disabled, and then a new round of riots broke out in Toichi, which made the shogunate busy with miscellaneous matters such as fighting fires everywhere to take revenge and support the new general, and it was hard to cover up the harm of this small social tumor.
Later, the Eastern and Western armies fought for the issue of the general's family heir, and nearly 300,000 troops gathered in Kyoto before and after almost crippled the ancient capital, so that the most impressive impression of the residents of Kyoto was the war in Kyoto, from the Asahi general Minamoto Yoshinaka burning Kyoto, to the invasion of several wars in the Onin Rebellion are the eternal pain of Kyoto people.
The more chaotic Kyoto is, the more beneficial it is to these city foxes, and it just so happens that in the past hundred years, Kyoto has experienced a series of wars such as the Meiyu coup, the Battle of Funaokama, the burning of Yamakoshina Honganji, the Battle of Fukakusa, the Battle of Katsurakawa, and the Battle of Rakuchu, and in less than a hundred years, these pests creeping in the dark corners of society have swelled at an alarming rate.
But no matter how they swelled, or the group lacked the support of force and the existence of more importantly, the existence of a legal cloak, their status was somewhat similar to that of the evil party in the late Kamakura shogunate, but the evil party was originally a group of non-vested interests who did not obey the shogunate and did not participate in the Genpei War, they had land, population, and strong military strength, and today's world has long reached a consensus after the unification of the north and the south, and all the samurai in the world respect the Ashikaga shogun family as the supreme ruler of the samurai.
These pests in Kyoto can only be pests and can't do anything else, not to mention that they don't dare to provoke the powerful Miyoshi family and Kira family, even the shogunate's samurai are not something they can provoke, although the population controlled by the entire Kawahara people in Kinai is not less than 30,000, but the actual number of strong men who can be used is no more than 500, and there are barely about 50 who can be called thugs, and this point of strength is a little stronger than the peasant soldiers who have no food and clothing.
It's okay to imitate the mountain bandits and rob houses, but it is simply death to challenge the order of the shogunate and even Kyoto, and even they don't dare to rob the slightly larger merchants, because these merchants either have the support of the Chamber of Commerce behind them and dare not approach at all, or they will unite to hire ronins to protect themselves, so they can only bully some small merchants who have just entered the industry or do not know it.
Under this premise, the Void Monk was forced to not dare to fall out with the Fruitheart Layman in person, not to mention that his body was old and decaying, and he was not the opponent of the Fruitheart Layman at all, even in the system of their secret organization, maybe there were already her conspirators to divide up their own land and property, and according to the nature of the Fruity Monk, maybe they would really do so.
The Void Monk looked at the Fruitheart Monk in disbelief, and only threw a bunch of keys over for a long time: "...... Here you go! It's in the earthen warehouse of Kagaraya in the lower reaches of the Kamogawa River, so remember to go in the middle of the night so that no one can see it! ”
"I don't plan to cooperate with them anymore, so Master will help me reject that request! It is enough for me to do the great rebellion once, and I will disappear for a while in the near future, so don't read it, Master! After that, the figure of the fruitful monk quietly disappeared in the secluded bamboo forest.
"Damn bastard woman! The old man must ...... Hum! "The Void Monk endured for a long time or swallowed the cruel words back, and afterwards the cruel words were done by stupid people, and the Void Monk was very smart and would never do such a meaningless stupid thing.
Moved a few legs and feet quietly into the room behind him, pushed open the door and carefully opened a secret door, and walked along the dark secret door to the spacious cellar below, which was piled up with mountains of gold, silver and copper coins, and a pair of wizened hands like chicken feet carefully caressed these real gold and silver, as if touching a beautiful work of art or a beautiful woman with a graceful figure.
"Sure enough, only gold, silver and copper coins are the most reliable! Only they are the most obedient! Don't worry about betraying me if you put it here! In this troubled world, you can do without anything, you just can't live without money! The Void Monk held the gold and silver and shouted feverishly, like a child with a stall of toys.
Suddenly, the light in the cellar flickered, and the Void Monk, who was obsessed with gold and silver, immediately became alert, and heard a crisp voice say, "Master is right! You can do without anything, but you can't live without money, and Guoxin also thinks it makes sense......" (To be continued......