Sure enough, as Katsushin said, the Miyoshi Army fled Kyoto as quickly as possible, and the Oda Army quickly took over the area around Kyoto; Speaking of which, the Oda family sent troops from Gifu Castle in less than a month, and the speed of first defeating the Rokkaku family and then defeating the Miyoshi army was staggering.

But the people of Kyoto have become completely numb, starting with the Onin Rebellion and the see-saw between the Eastern and Western armies in Kyoto; The Hosokawa Army, the Roxagonal Army, and the Miyoshi Army were another drop of earth, and the Pure Land Shinshu and the Hokke Sect ravaged Kyoto over and over again anyway.

Will the Oda army be better off when they enter Beijing? Just ask not to loot too hard, thank God; But unexpectedly, the Oda army was actually disciplined, and there was no adultery and plunder like other Shangluo troops, and the people were a little relieved when they saw this, could it be that His Royal Highness Oda, who is said to be a big fool, is really different?

Shengxin followed the teacher to study knowledge and Buddhist scriptures for more than a month, and it was obvious that Huisheng wanted to lead Shengxin to the road of learning monks; And because Hui Sheng was a monk who took vows to the Buddha to abstain from sexual and ascetic practices, he did not marry a wife and have children like some eminent monks; In the past few years, he has been carefully cultivating his winning spirit, just wanting him to take his place.

"He who has no heart has no heart. If the body is like this, the inside is like wood and stone, and it does not move or shake; The outside is like a void, and it is not stuffed and not hindered. No place, no appearance, no gain or loss. “

Shengxin recited these ancestral mantras, Huisheng opened his eyes and smiled at him and asked:

"Have you ever understood the mystery?"

Shengxin exhaled lightly and replied:

"This mind is the Buddha, there is no other Buddha, there is no other mind, this mind is clear and pure like a void, there is no appearance, the heart is moving, that is, the obedient Dharma body, that is, the appearance.

There is no attachment, the inside and outside are empty, the mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the Dharma; This mind is the Pure Buddha of the Origin, and everyone should have it. ”

"But if you can have no intention, it is the end!"

Hui Sheng was very satisfied with Katsushin's intelligence, and he was also the most outstanding among his many disciples:

"The teacher knows that you have suffered in the past, or you may have knots in your heart, or you may be unwilling, but your life is vain, but the reincarnation of the old things, your Fa name and heart, that is, the teacher's expectations for you."

Shengxin is very grateful to the teacher for loving him over the years:

"The disciple is in mind."

Hui Sheng nodded in satisfaction, closed his eyes and continued to chant.

The biggest difference between the Rinzai sect and the Pure Land Shinshu sect is that the Rinzai sect enshrines many bodhisattvas, while the Pure Land Shinshu (Ichisho sect) only worships Amitabha Buddha, and it is necessary to often recite "Nan no Amitabha", which is often recited by monks in later generations, resulting in this sentence as if it has become a mantra, which has something to do with this.

In addition to the Buddhist scriptures, the most satisfying thing in Dongfu Temple is the [Sun Tzu's Art of War] [Liutao], etc., it is hard to imagine that these monks do not read the Buddhist scriptures to see the military strategy, and the most surprising of them is the manuscript of the book "Fighting the Sutra".

Shengxin had not had much contact with the ancient Japanese military strategy in his previous life, and he was surprised and simply looked at it, although it was not as treacherous and changeable as the Chinese military book; But it pays attention to "true suddenness" and "one-hit killing".

"The poison of small insects is the nature of nature. The same is true of those who use small power to win over big enemies. ”

Shengxin nodded, and also agreed with what he said, and his heart was a little interesting, so he also began to study it attentively, and wrote down his feelings and experiences on paper from time to time.

Just when Shengxin was devoting himself to the fighting scriptures in the monk's liao, the senior brother Shengneng came back.

"Shengxin, didn't bother you, did you?"

"Huh? It's a senior brother! I came back so soon this time. ”

Fifty monks including Katsumasa were sent to protect the temple leaders not far from the castle of Katryuji Temple to prevent them from being looted by the rebels.

Shengzheng took off his headscarf and sat opposite Shengxin on his knees:

"The temple has reached an agreement with the Oda family that the Oda Army will guarantee the safety of our temple territory, and we will also provide military rations for the Oda Army."

"That's it! It's also a way to coexist peacefully. ”

Although Katsushin was a little surprised that the temple would give in, it was not too strange to think that the temple was a Rinzai sect that was friendly with the samurai family, and there was not much conflict with the samurai family, but that those guys from the Hokke sect and the Pure Land Shin sect were doing things all day long.

"Don't you want an iron cannon? I brought you one. ”

Shengxin looked at the iron cannon in front of him in surprise, although there were also merchants in Kyoto who sold this thing, but he didn't buy it himself; I only said one sentence in front of my senior brother, but I didn't expect my senior brother to remember it, and I was very moved at the moment:

"Thank you, brother, really, really thank you!"

Shengzheng nodded with satisfaction, Shengxin was the closest to him among the senior brothers, so he naturally had to pay more attention.

……

Bang!

There was a loud noise, startling a large flock of birds in the woods; Katsushin was satisfied, holding the somewhat hot iron cannon.

Hachiro and several of his brothers put down their hands covering their ears and cheered:

"Hit, the boss is so powerful!"

"Long live the boss!"

"I've heard that the Oda Army has a lot of these things, so it's no wonder that they were able to enter Kyoto so quickly."

Katsushin throws the iron cannon to Hachiro:

"It's just you people who don't know how to make a fuss, and now many of the big names have long been equipped with iron cannons."

"Hey, boss, I think we can buy a few more as well, which will come in handy when we fight that guy from Ushijima Ushima."

Evil Hachiro's mouth Ushijima Uemon,It's the Ushijima people who are hostile to Katsushin and other Shinmiyaya.,This guy was originally just an unscrupulous bandit in Omi Province.,I don't know what kind of wind I've been pumping recently.,Ran to the mountain city to make trouble.,A while ago, he robbed Shinmiyaya of a batch of goods sent to Antaki Temple.,Killed and injured six people.,This beam is over.。

"Have you found out where that guy from Ushijima is located?"

In the face of Katsushin's question, Evil Hachiro patted his chest and replied confidently:

"On Mt. Takao, near the Kizu River, there are about fifty people."

When Katsushin heard this, he thought that there were only 48 brothers in his family, and it was impossible for them all to be dispatched, and they had to guard the business of the new palace house, so it was not easy to fight!

At this time, Shengxin remembered the ronins he met a few days ago:

"Shengfeng, how much money do we have available at the moment?"

"Is the leader trying to recruit outcasts or ronines?"

Seeing Katsushin nodding, Akutagawa Moritoyo thought about it for a moment, and then replied:

"At present, there is still a balance of about 6,300 guan, but the 2,000 guan that was lent out has not been recovered, and after removing the capital for the normal operation of the new palace house, it is only about 4,700 guan that can be used at present."

Katsushin was a little surprised when he heard this, thinking that Shinmiya had been open for almost a year, and he always felt that the operation was okay, and the money available to him was not 10,000 but 8,000! Why is it that only more than 4,000 can be used?

Seeing his expression, Akutagawa Moritoyo guessed a few points, and hurriedly said:

"Some time ago, the leader promised the Butterfly of the Sea Butterfly House that you would take a stake in the Thousand Penetras Sea Butterfly House, and that money has been sent."

"Ahh

Shengxin slapped his head, and instantly remembered that he was still drunk by the woman Dieji that day, and forgot that there was this one:

"Well, now Shengfeng's task is to hire some people, it's time to collect the debt, and Evil Hachiro will gather his subordinates who can fight."

"Oh!"

Sheng Feng, Yahachiro and others responded in unison, and excitement was written on everyone's face.

"I'll ask the teacher to help inform the Oda family's Kyoto government so that there won't be any misunderstanding."

Shengxin's eyes became sharp, and his subordinates knew that the boss was serious.