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There is no very majestic hall here, the main hall is only a Tang-style palace with three zhang in length, width and height, and there are more than 30 side halls of different sizes scattered around, and the location of the construction looks quite arbitrary, and there is no law to follow.

In front of the main hall is a square with a length and width of ten zhang, and there is a very thick cherry tree in the center of the square, which looks like it is some years old.

More than a year ago, it was because of this old cherry tree that Long Tao finally decided on the location of the Cherry Blossom Palace.

The Sakura Palace took half a year to build, and in that half a year, Long Tao went north from Tokaido, and then returned south through Hokkaido, subduing the remaining five sailors along the way, and his footprints also traveled all over the eastern part of Japan.

On the way, every shrine temple did not let go, he not only abducted the young shrine maiden of the shrine, but also attacked the young nun of the temple, Sakura Palace and the Buddhist temple stood on the opposite side, Ashikaga Yoshiji in addition to being the "enemy of the gods", and became the "enemy of the Buddha".

The Buddha preached "bliss in the afterlife" and "salvation in the afterlife", and at the beginning of the appearance of the cherry blossom path, it was "why go to bliss after death?" This life is also magnificent! slogan, as opposed to it.

Since the way of the cherry blossoms spread from the area, many "cherry blossom thieves" have suddenly appeared in various parts of Japan, and these thieves are highly skilled and agile, specializing in robbing rich temples to help the lower class poor, and each time they commit a crime, they will leave a cherry blossom mark and a slogan "Do not seek the next life, live up to this life".

Of course, these thieves were all arranged by Long Tao to play the ninjas under him.

As a result of this move, the way of cherry blossoms spread rapidly, and not only among the middle and lower classes, but also many samurai who heard the new and distinctive slogan felt that it was reasonable, and expressed their interest in the way of cherry blossoms.

In just over a year, a large number of believers in the way of cherry blossoms have emerged from all over the country, and many believers have come to pay homage after hearing about the location of the cherry blossom palace.

The beliefs of the Japanese people are very mixed, for example, although they all believe in Shintoism, but the gods of the religion are different in different places, there are many shrines in Japan, claiming to have 8 million gods, mountains, rivers, trees, birds and animals can become gods to be worshipped.

In the troubled times of wars and disasters, when the people were struggling to make a living, and people wanted to be liberated through religion, it became much easier to establish sects, and it was because of this that the rise of the sect was born.

It abolished all the precepts of purity, and the believers did not even need to become monks, but only had to chant "Nam no Amitabha" every day to alleviate their sins and get rid of the sea of suffering, and declared that as long as they had faith in the Buddha, the disciples would be reborn in the "Pure Land", so the development was extremely rapid.

And what the cherry blossom way preaches is something that many people have never heard of, so that people do not rely on the ethereal "Pure Land of Bliss" and live this life vigorously, which seems to be more realistic and attracts a large number of believers in a short period of time.

This obviously touched the interests of Ichisumune, but this was exactly what Long Tao was aiming for, otherwise he would not have built Sakura Palace in Kaga.

Kaga Province has always been a place where Ichijo sect has flourished, and in the past it was called the "land of the people" because the Ichijo clan here often instigated peasant rebellions to drive out the lords, and the entire Kaga region was in a state of chaotic anarchy for a long time.

It was not until the monk of Honganji became the tenth head of the Ichijo sect that this situation improved.

After this, Honganji no longer wanted to rely on the rabble of peasants, but was keen to develop its own power, and they built up a large number of monks and soldiers, and gradually developed into a vassal side that competed with the daimyo in various regions.

At this time, Kaga was under the sphere of influence of Honganji Temple, and it was under the jurisdiction of the owner of the workshop, Nanori Yorishu.

This is the territory of the Ichijo sect, and at the same time it is far away from the base camp of the Honganji family, with Long Tao's current strength, it can still be taken, so he set up the Sakura Palace here, intensifying the contradiction with the Ichijo sect, so that he can take the opportunity to start an incident.

In a side hall of the Sakura Palace, Long Tao sat in the first place, and on his left side sat the leaders of the six ninja villages, such as Zao, Kaede, Aya, Zhu Juan, Sese Tibetan, Yanagihara Tobei, Deura Morikiyo, and Hyakchi Santaio and Tarao Mitsutoshi, and on the right were the leaders of the thirteen naval armies such as Murakami Takeyoshi, Kuki Yoshitaka, and Miyamoto Tatsuo, and there were more than a dozen Kamitsu and the bow of the boat sitting behind their own leaders.

At this time, the Sese Tibetans were reporting some important information.

"Lord Huiyu, a month ago, the first bow in the East China Sea who was preparing to go to Rakuro took Imagawa Yoshimoto, and as you expected, he was attacked by the Owari big fool Oda Nobunaga in the barrel narrow room, and he was killed on the spot, and the Imagawa family fell into civil strife and his strength was greatly reduced, while Oda Nobunaga completely pacified Owari in one go, and it is said that he was preparing to attack Mino."

"Is it finally this point?" Long Tao smiled slightly, "Monkey and Nobunaga, it's finally here, it seems that it's time for me to act." Tibetans, what's going on in Weishan City? ”

"Lord Hui, Qili Lai Zhouqin led 5,000 monks and soldiers, and set off early this morning, and it is estimated that he will be able to attack here in the afternoon!"

"What about reinforcements?"

"The army of Xiaosong City is insufficient, and the Great Sage Temple City is far away, so they have not sent reinforcements to come, it is said that Qili Lai Zhou did not gather them either, he thinks that our Sakura Palace is just a rabble, there is nothing to be afraid of, five thousand monks and soldiers are enough to sweep here, and there is no need for reinforcements."

Long Tao laughed and said: "We only have a thousand elite soldiers from Hagi City, and we are indeed not afraid of the number." ”

"Good! Today is the day of the uprising! Long Tao raised his voice, and all the leaders looked uplifted, and their eyes lit up.

At this time, a crisp female voice came from the entrance of the temple, and a female ninja reported, "Ashikaga-sama, many believers have gathered in the square, and I want to see you." ”

"Okay, I'll go out then." Long Tao replied, and then turned to the Sese Tibetans, "Tibetans, you lead a hundred ninjas to quickly sneak into Oyama Castle, destroy the city gates, set fire to the chaos, and when we attack, we should join forces with the outside!" ”

"Yes!" The Sese Tibetans took the order and left.

"Leaders, you take your subordinates out to prepare, and after killing the monks of Qili Lai Zhou, we will take the opportunity to take his Weishan City!"

"Yes!" They bowed down and received the command, and got up and left.

Long Tao's figure disappeared in the hall, and the next moment, it appeared out of thin air on the old cherry tree in the center of the square.

"The palace master is here!"

"Sakura Palace Master!"

"The god of cherry blossoms!"

"Meet the palace master!"

"Meet the Lord!"

Nearly 1,000 people in the square were excited when they saw Long Tao's god-like sudden appearance, and they knelt down in the dark.

"You've come all the way to thank you!" Long Tao said loudly: "I am not a god, let alone a god, and from today on, I will no longer be the master of the Sakura Palace!" ”

There was silence in the square for a while, and then it exploded, and some people even cried.

"Huh? Why? ”

"Palace Master, are you going to abandon us?"

"No, palace master, you are our god!"

"Ladies and gentlemen." Long Tao raised his voice, "Don't get me wrong, although the Sakura Palace Master is gone, the way of the cherry blossoms will last forever!" I don't want to be the palace master anymore, because I have my own life goals to achieve, and I want to practice my own cherry blossom way! You must all have your own goals in life, right? Then keep in mind the way of cherry blossoms and work hard to achieve it! ”

The slogan of the so-called cherry blossom way, not so much a doctrine, but a kind of life creed, Long Tao knew that it was difficult to establish a long-term religion with this, and he did not plan to establish a new sect, his purpose was just to create an introduction to war with the Yizong sect, and justifiably enter the political arena of the Warring States Struggle for hegemony.

At this moment, the goal has been achieved, and it is time for him to go about his business.

"Palace Master, your life goal is our goal!"

"We are willing to follow the palace master and witness the way of cherry blossoms with our own eyes!"

"That's right! I wish to follow the palace master! ”

"Follow the Sakura Palace Master!"

Damn, are you so obsessed? Long Tao smiled bitterly in his heart.

He raised his hand, pressed it down, and said with a smile: "Okay, to tell you the truth, the next goal is to end this troubled era and bring peace to Japan, for which you may have to go through countless bloody battles, are you willing to follow me?" ”

"Yes!"

"Swear allegiance to the palace master!"

……

"Well, the first war is about to begin, you go to the apse first, and someone will assign you tasks, both men and women." Long Tao commanded.

"Yes!"

Nearly a thousand people happily walked to the apse, these people were mixed men and women, because Long Tao snatched a series of legendary deeds of the witch of the gods and the daughter of the Buddha, there were many young girls, young widows, and the like, all believed in the way of cherry blossoms.

"What a headache." Long Tao looked at everyone's backs, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "This rabble is really difficult to settle, it seems that we can only wait until we take the new city, and then find someone to train them slowly." ”