Kawachi is a province located within the Goki region south of the Yodo River, leaving aside the Izumi Province and Sakai Town to the west, across the Yodo River and then north to Settsu Province, to the northeast by Yamashiro Province and Kyoto, to the south across the Izumiyama Mountains is the Kii Province of Nankaido, and to the east is the Kumgang Mountains to separate Kawachi from Yamato.

Kawachi was originally called Kawauchi, which means a flat land in the mountains formed by the alluvium of the river, and a flat land spread out in the lower reaches of the Yamato River, but it is also said that it was named Kawachi Province because there is the Yodo River in the north and the Yamato River in the central and southern parts of the country.

Kawachi has a long history, in addition to Kawachi Genji was born in Kawachi country, there is also a famous evil party Kusunoki Masari was also born in Hanoi, of course, he has always been a very annoying person for the Ashikaga shogunate of the Northern Dynasty, and he still maintains the identity of the enemy of the dynasty, since the merger of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Kawachi country has been taken over by the Hatakeyama family.

If you take a boat through the Yamato River and cross the Kawachi Province of the Hatakeyama family, abandon the boat and go ashore along the streets of Nara, you will encounter a large mountain blocking the direction of the Osaka Plain to Nara, which belongs to the mountainous and hilly area of the Ikoma mountain system, and is a natural barrier between Kawachi and Yamato, and directly enters the Nara Basin, the heart of Yamato Province, through the back of this mountain, and this Ikoma mountain area has always been the main position to block the invasion of Yamato from the direction of Kawachi, and on the mountain peaks are located famous mountain castles such as Imoriyama Castle and Shinkiyama Castle.

The altitude of the Ikoma Mountains is not very high, and you will come to the territory of Yamato Province, the famous kingdom of Yamato, where the ancient Asuka Kyoto and Heijo Kyoto are located, and Kofukuji Temple, which has been one of the six major temples of the southern capital since the Nara period, and has been serving as the guardian of Yamato since the Kamakura period.

As the southern capital of the southern capital of the northern ridge, the power of Kofukuji was originally very strong, as the most powerful Fujiwara family Bodhi Temple in the imperial court, Kofukuji Temple's influence on the side of the imperial court was much stronger than the five mountains of Kinai recognized by the shogunate, Kofukuji itself has a large number of monks and soldiers, and is a powerful religious armed group, so the power from Kofukuji is spread throughout Yamato, becoming a force to be reckoned with.

Of course, Kofukuji Temple was not invulnerable, and at the end of the Heian period, the internal fighting of the Fujiwara clan was very fierce, and the flames of the Hogen Rebellion and the Heiji Rebellion also affected this temple, and with the integration of the Fujiwara clan into two groups, there were new changes, and the Ichihonin Gate, which was subordinate to the Konoe family, and the Mahayanain Gate, which belonged to the Kujo family, also became opposed during this period.

At the end of the Kamakura period, in the first year of Eihito (1293 in the Western calendar), the confrontation between the Ichichengin temple and the Mahayana temple became white-hot, and the famous Yongin War broke out during this period, and the monks of the two temples fought together in front of the Kasuga Taisha Shrine.

The first battle into the Yamato country was the northwestern Heiqun County, which was the only way to the Yamato country, and the Kira family of more than 20 horsemen galloped past, and suddenly a wild deer came out of the woods next to the mountain road, regardless of the galloping horse team and crashed head-on into Kira Manmatsumaru's mount.

"Ahh Be careful, owner! Isshiki Shiro shouted, but it was still a little late, and the tame-tempered mount was startled on its front legs and almost fell, and for a time the people shouted and the horse neighed, and the streets were full of smoke and dust.

"Whew!" With a wail, the wild deer fell straight to the ground.

"Who is so bold! Come out for me! The warriors dismounted and drew their swords one after another, surrounding the frightened Kira Manmatsumaru, and Nakajo Hidetaka, who had been silent for a long time, walked to the carcass of the wild deer and took a look, and found that there was an arrow feather embedded in the neck of the deer, and praised: "Good archery!" ”

A child under the age of ten leaped out of the woods with an exaggerated Maruki bow, pointed to the wild deer that had been hit by the arrow, and said, "This is my prey!" ”

"Bastard! Neither can your prey...... Wait, you said this is the prey you killed! Zenjiro Yamaoka walked over and grabbed the boy with the bow, but the kid was quick to dodge.

"Huh! How dare you hide! I see how you're still hiding! Yamaoka Zenjiro was very angry and pulled out his katana, but he didn't expect that the child on the other side was not afraid of him at all, so he stretched out his hand and raised his bow to aim at him, and said stubbornly: "This is my prey!" Give me back the prey! ”

"Zenjiro come back! He is not hostile. Kira Manmatsumu finally came back to his senses from the fright, the scene just now was indeed thrilling, if it weren't for the horse's well-trained, he would have fallen down, even if he fell out of a severe concussion, it was not surprising at all, he was not in the mood to pursue this unwarranted disaster, and directly beckoned him back.

Several small surnames helped him to sit in the shade of the tree next to the mountain road, Isshishiro hurriedly led the mount to the river to get water to clean the dust on the horse, in this era horses are important assets even more important than swords and guns, and appeasing frightened horses is also a samurai's ability, Nakajo Hidetaka came over to him and said: "Your Royal Highness Kira, this child is a very powerful archer, an arrow through the throat can also make the arrow unabated three inches deeper, this hand archery most samurai can't do." ”

"Oh? So powerful? It seems that Zenjiro Yamaoka also boasted that his archery skills can get into the wood, this kid should not be much older than me, right? I met a master today. Kira Manmatsumaru called the child over and asked, "What's your name?" Where are you from? ”

When I walked into the side, I found that he was indeed not very old, his forehead was unshaved and there were two boys' buns, and his childish face was full of calm, and Mu Mu's eyes stared at Kira Manmatomaru and said in a muffled voice: "My name is Zuo Nei, and I am from Pingqun Township and Island City." ”

"Oh! Your name is Zone, isn't it? What is Miao Zi? Who else is in the family? ”

"I don't understand Miao characters, there is still my father at home, my mother and my sister, my uncle......" Zuo Nei reported the people in the family one by one, and his serious appearance made people laugh.

"Ahem! I mean, you must be from a samurai family, and your father must be a samurai, right? What is your father's name? ”

"Oh! My father is the lord of the island city called Island Tomoyuki, my family has always been a samurai, and my grandfather is still a very powerful samurai. Zuonai's gaze moved slightly, and it turned out to be Kira Manmatsumaru's frightened mount being led over after being comforted.

"Your name is Shimazonei, right? Good name, I live in the city of the Ping Islands, Miao Island...... Nearby? ”

"That's my father's name, how did you know that?" Left Nei tilted his head with a question mark on his face.

"What's your grandfather's name?" Kira Manmatsumaru looked at him speechlessly.

"My grandfather's name is the left gate of the island."

"That's more than that! Sure enough, as expected, your island family has spotted the left! ”

"What are you talking about? Why can't I understand? The child, who was named Shimazouchi, put down the rope, walked over and saw Kira Manmatsumimaru's mount being relocated, and said with envy, "What a good horse." ”

Kira Manmatsumu immediately came to his senses, and asked with a little bewilderment, "Do you want one?" ”

Shimazaunai glanced at Kira Manmatsumaru's mount again, shook his head, walked over to his prey, and crouched down to take a closer look.

"Hey! Child, our owner asks you! Yamaoka Zenjiro loudly threatened, "Don't you know that hunting animals is punished by gods and Buddhas?" Beware of the Yaksha and the evil spirits coming to catch you in the middle of the night! ”

"Zenjiro!"

"Yes!" Zenjiro could only retreat in a huff.

"Zuone! Tell me, do you want to be a samurai? After stopping Zenjiro's excesses, Kira Manmatsumaru said without giving up: "If you are a samurai, you can have a famous horse like your family, and if you are a samurai, you can take your parents to live in a safer city, how about it?" Have you ever thought about it? ”

The island did not even say a word, but pulled a rope from his sleeve, crouched beside the prey, and carefully tied it.

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