Pillars of the Wu family

At the beginning of the 20th year of Tianwen, in the castle tower of Kasuga Mountain Castle, Nagao Jinghu fell into deep thought while holding the letter sent by Kira Yoshitoshi. Many things happened in the past year.実入道光庆 was the father of Judah, and in name he took the position of the Lord of Echigo.

Then, half a month ago, he sent an envoy Shangluo to present gifts to the imperial court and the shogunate. The shogunate won the crucial joint battle and regained control of Yamashiro State. The instigator of all this was unexpectedly the Echigo The child's family governor who was underestimated by the retainers, the big contrast between the front and the back made a group of important officials in Kasuga Mountain City break their glasses, of course, if they really had glasses.

The main significance of Shangluo’s gift to the imperial court and the shogunate this time is to obtain the right to use the white umbrella bag and felt saddle cover of the shogunate, which is the recognition of the status of the Echigo king. With the approval of Echigo King Uesugi Sadami, and the permission from the shogunate, he felt that his position as the new generation of Echigo King could be stabilized, but what should he do next? A little unsure, but at this time Kira Yoshitoki's letter gave him a new choice.

"Throughout the ages, the shogunate of the imperial court has pursued the law to follow the righteousness of the way of heaven. Today, the name of guardian is to help the shogunate to guard and lead the country. The people's hearts are heavy responsibility. Today, the society is ruined and morality is lost. The people of the Eastern Kingdom do not know that there is an emperor general. Knowing Xiangzhou Hojo, Koshu Takeda, and Junzhou Imagawa's generation, this is the loss of righteousness! Now Nagaoden regards the small righteousness of the people of the country as guarding their homeland, helping each other and guarding the leading country, and abandons the righteousness of saving the court and shogunate. Let me ask the two prime ministers Compared with what is more important?"

Changwei Jinghu frowned slightly, thinking that using the word "righteousness" to explain it seemed ingenious, and his words were as majestic as Hong Zhongda Lu Zhen's deafness, Changwei Jinghu shook his head and sighed for a moment, resisting the desire to speak and continuing to read .

"Currently Kai Takeda has invaded Shinano and is in chaos. Although there are warriors such as Murakami and Takanashi fighting against it, it is difficult to stop their sharpness! If Nagaoden allows it to expand freely, one day it will definitely sweep Shinano and hold the power of the two prefectures. Invading Echigo, with the power of the Sugi Palace and the bravery of the Echigo samurai, it is difficult to say that they will surely win. At that time, defending the land, defending and uniting the hearts of the people must be the top priority, so how can we talk about the ambition to help the shogunate?"

After reading this passage, Changwei Jinghu hesitated for a long time. He was a little confused. It was his ambition to stick to "not committing crimes" since he was a child. Although many retainers did not understand his ambition, he never told anyone that he Only his younger sister Hu Ji probably knows some of his thoughts, and this has always been a secret hidden among his followers.

It's funny to say, but he had this idea because of his father, a hero of the generation Nagao, who took the opportunity to overcome the king, causing a huge turmoil in Echigo and even Kanto. In the end, because his father was too arrogant, he caused Uesugi Uesugi And the joint resistance of Kamijo Dinken, Uesugi's family genealogy family members Usami Fusada, Usami Sadamit and his son, and Yang Beizhong, almost lost the Nagao family's foundation.

It was because of the turmoil that spread to Echigo, that Nagao Weijing, who had been in the post for 30 years, was hit hard. Changwei Jinghu, who became a monk in Linquan Temple, appeared at his father Changwei Jinghu's funeral wearing a suit of armor, which attracted the attention of many people.

At that time, the signs of new turmoil in Echigo were already evident, and the Nagao clan was recruiting soldiers and horses everywhere in order to fight. At that time, someone saw the 13-year-old Nagao Jinghu and asked him why he was like this. He said: "Today's Echigo When the chaos broke out again, I took the guardian generation as the first soldier, and I wear the big armor to prepare for going out at any time."

He showed extraordinary talent at an early age, so he was appointed by his eldest brother, Nagao Haruki, to go to the unfamiliar Tochio Castle in Chuetsu alone to sit in town, and in this way gathered his basic team, the Seven Hands Group, which later aroused his elder brother's fear and gave birth to a new generation. The turmoil in the city was also something he hadn't expected, because of his upbringing, he had a great aversion to Xia Keshang. It can't be said that he hated his heroic father, but subconsciously he was always unwilling to do the same thing as his father.

"And Takeda, Imagawa, and Hojo made a private covenant, agreeing to each other's strategy and watch each other; Takeda attacked Shinano and entered Echigo, Hojo invaded Musashi to dominate Kanto, and Imagawa entered Sanhe to sweep Shangluo. If everyone in the world is like Nagaoden Keeping the gates of the country so that no other country has an inch of land, how can we fight against the forces of other countries with a small piece of land? Presumably it will not be long before Kantohoku will fall into his hands. At that time, Echigo will be swallowed by Takeda, Kanto will be dominated by Hojo, and Nagaoden How should we deal with ourselves? Where should the people with lofty ideals who are loyal to the shogunate go?"

"The words of His Royal Highness Kira are really sharp!" Nagao Jinghu smiled silently. Although he felt that Kira Yoshishi's words were a bit alarmist, this assumption is not unreasonable. Nong, after more than ten years of painstaking efforts, has already occupied half of Shinano's mountains and rivers.

It is not easy to be blocked by Yoshiki Murakami for a long time now. If he does not intervene, the whole of Shinano will soon fall into the hands of the Takeda family. He tried his best to resist, not to mention the matter of helping the shogunate and promoting the reputation of the martial arts.

"...Therefore, the Nagao Palace must not compromise the great righteousness for the sake of small righteousness. It is important to use wise ministers to formulate laws, abolish the guardian envoys, and withdraw and merge the customs to strengthen the cohesion of the neighboring countries. Only then can the strength of a country be concentrated in one point, and it can almost protect one side. Punish the people who are in chaos, and help the shogunate to sweep away the decline of the shogunate. When he becomes famous in the future, he can return the territory of the lost samurai family. The Nagao Palace can also disarm and practice meditation in the famous mountains of Jingluo. Isn't this a righteous act? What is the right way? If you can kill thousands of people and save hundreds of millions, why not even if your reputation is damaged?"

Nagao Jinghu held the letter paper and thought for a long time. It was only when Xiao Xing reminded him that it was time to rest that he realized that the sky was already dark. He turned around and handed the letter paper to the oil lamp before hesitating for a while, then sighed and put the letter paper back into the bookshelf , looking at the dark night outside the window, said lightly: "His Highness Kira's words are all good words, what a pity! Echigo is still unstable...Nagao Masaaki, how should I treat you?"

The world is changing rapidly. Missionaries from the Southern Barbarians came, and they came to Sakai Town in a large sailboat that the Japanese had never seen before. It is said that when the huge sailboat sailed into Osaka Bay, the scene was extremely spectacular. Mao's southern barbarians came to give gifts with all kinds of small things. I heard that they came for trade. They planned to open up a new sea route and preach.

Accompanying the Nanman people was a Satsuma countryman named Yajiro. It is said that he committed a crime in Satsuma and fled to Nanyang. In the end, he met Xavier and his party and became their interpreter. He was soon baptized as a Catholic This time, when he came to Kinki this time, this Satsuma countryman with the Christian name "Paul" used his Satsuma country tongue to promote Catholicism everywhere. During this time, he was much more excited than Xavier.

It was probably the first time he came to Kyoto, or he might have some incomprehensible dream. In short, he annoyed many people, especially the court and the shogunate. I haven't had that self-awareness yet, and every time I accompany Xavier to attend events, I will open my mouth and indoctrinate the things of the Southern Barbarian religion. There was a catastrophe.

After causing the Noda incident in Kyoto, Xavier still left disappointed. He seemed to be discouraged by the powerlessness of the imperial court and the shogunate. He also realized Japan's yearning and intimacy with the civilization of the Central Plains, so he decided to leave Japan for the Ming Dynasty. At first glance, in his opinion, missionaries like them can only obtain missionary permission from the shogunate as long as they obtain the missionary permission from the Ming Dynasty.

This is the so-called roundabout route, but he still doesn't know that the Ming country is closing the country. Is it really useful for him to go there?The visit of Xavier and his party can only be regarded as a small episode. It is not surprising that they left Kyoto in disappointment without anyone's promise. That's all.

Just as I was busy with Sakamoto Castle, I will continue to practice and study in Kiragishi. This time I am studying the Zen method of Rinzai Sect. I mainly study the two schools of Dade Temple and Miaoshin Temple. The branch of the temple, when talking about Miaoxin Temple, we have to mention Dade Temple. At this time, Dade Temple No. 70 was presided over by the seventh generation. The [-]nd Jiang Jie Zongxian, a new monk in recent decades, abandoned the old-fashioned style of the Wushan School and went to Dade and Miaoxin Temple to practice.

Miaoxin Temple is very powerful, much stronger than the Dade Temple of the main sect. There are thousands of mosques in 66 states. It is the most prosperous branch among the many sects of Zen. , Cheon Yoshihiro, a disciple of Master Zongfeng Miaochao, inherited the residence of Dade Temple, and another disciple Guanshan Huixuan left Dade Temple to establish Myoshin Temple not far away. Wind, in the Muromachi period, was hailed as tradition prepared in Dade and created in the mind.

Because the two sects come from the same source, but they are different from each other. Just like two sons of a father vying for the family business, the two temples of Dade and Myoshin are also opposed to each other, because the two are located in the heart of Kyoto and are active in Kyoto. They often meet together from time to time, which makes the relationship between the two factions even more disharmonious, but in general, Miaoshin Temple overwhelms Dade Temple. Dalin Zongtao, who is very active in the town, is trying to regain the disadvantaged situation.

Of course, these have little to do with Kira Yoshishi. Although his ancestral Bodhi Temple belongs to the Myoshin Temple sect, this does not affect him to learn the Zen method of Daitoku Temple. Many eminent monks have studied other sects when they were young. Although Kira Yoshishi didn't want to be an eminent monk, he didn't have so many views of the sect.

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