Pillars of the Wu family

After more than half a month after the Echigo-Ichikui turmoil, Kasugayama Castle came up with a corresponding punishment decision, and decided to hold a public trial in Kasugayama Castle Town and Naoetsu Port at the same time. The purpose of the public trial is to execute attacks, burn villages, A gangster in the town.

On April 10,000st, the sun was shining and the weather was beautiful. On a warm morning, Kasugayama Castle Town and Naoetsu Town gathered farmers from ten miles and eight towns. [-]+ people crowded these two new towns. In recent years, the development of these two new towns Quickly, the new town built last summer connected two unconnected places to form a complete urban area.

This place belongs to the undeveloped open space between Kasugayama Castle Town and Naoetsu Town. Because the project plan has not yet started, it is regarded as a natural square by the local townspeople. There are often cuju competitions and ape musicians organized by the people here. performing arts.

Today, this square was temporarily requisitioned by the lord of the country, and a high platform was erected in the center of the square. A row of wooden gallows had already been prepared on both sides of the high platform, and there were more than a dozen huge wooden stakes and simple steps. There is also a lot of firewood piled up next to it, and I don't know what it is for.

Noisy noises came and went. The gathering of 10,000+ people was far beyond Kasugayama’s expectations. The nearby Tongxin people were short of manpower, so they could only urgently mobilize [-] troops from Kasugayama City to maintain the normal order of the square. Many foreign businessmen and tourists He was also attracted, and while curiously looking at what Echigo was up to, he began to comment on the Echigo samurai who maintained order.

Soon groups of criminals bound with their hands tied together by a rope were escorted into the square by the warriors. The spectators on both sides immediately made way for the warriors to let them go. They were not so polite to those criminals.Dirt, rotten vegetable leaves, and even feces wrapped in leaves fell on them like a storm.He smashed and cursed at the same time.

Most of the criminals lowered their heads and did not speak.A small number of them are still reciting "Namo Amitabha Buddha" in a low voice, and a very small number of criminals are still glaring at the crowd of onlookers. They are the protagonists to be judged today.

There was a burst of inexplicable shouting and cursing from the crowd standing in front of the line, and it took a while for the audience in the back row to understand what was going on, and the loud voice yelled directly: "Look! That's criminals, I heard they are all Yixiang Zong’s diehards, people who are unwilling to reform no matter how much they persuade them!”

"It was they who burned our village. Killed our people! The gentlemen in the mountain city didn't know how to cherish the opportunity they gave them. They really deserve to be killed!" Several villagers cursed softly.

Standing in the queue, Nagano Yegu looked around at the energetic people and exclaimed: "This is a city, a city full of vitality, do you know Morijiro?"

Seeing that his little friend didn't respond, he poured out the new ideas he had learned: "The concept of a city is a concept proposed by the Zhenfu Palace back then. A complete city includes residential areas, public communities, medical education District, handicraft area, commercial trading area and other multiple functions, with a complete drainage structure of ditches and a complete concentric organization of police and solidarity, can protect the lives and property of the townspeople!"

"I know, I know. Of course I know, you have said it dozens of times, how can I not know? I found that you have the potential to become a monk!" Xiao Banxinzhen teased this chatty guy.Farmers from various villages were crowded in all directions of the two of them. The crowded crowd made him very uncomfortable. The privilege of the samurai seemed to be not very effective in Echigo, which was also the most magical part of Echigo.

Anyone who enters Echigo knows that arrogant warriors must learn to put their tails back in order to do well. If a ronin wants to use his privileges to do bad things, or even kill people in the street, he will definitely be punished. Concerted force suppression.

The identity of the samurai brings them dignity and awe, but it is not a reason to bully the townspeople and farmers at will. A new thought emerged within the Kira family, led by Takigawa Keijiro, Shimao Tokimasa, and Honda Tokimasa. The group of young samurai is mainly promoting a samurai spirit.

This so-called samurai spirit is not the traditional "benevolence and devotion to the public", but a new spiritual system formed by reprocessing and modifying things plagiarized from chivalry. It talks about loyalty, law-abiding, bravery, honor, humility, etiquette, piety , Sacrifice, these eight spirits are the new warrior spirit at the core.

Loyalty, law-abiding, and bravery are the core of the samurai spirit that the Kira family particularly emphasizes. Loyalty to the shogunate, loyalty to Genji, and loyalty to the lord are above all else. Complying with the samurai laws, shogunate orders, and lord's decrees are the basic rules for maintaining order. Fearlessness is a fine tradition that the samurai society has praised for hundreds of years.

Glory represents the glory of the ancestors, the glory of the samurai, the praise of the ancestors and the protection of honor. Humility is the fine tradition of the strong. Humility is not humility, let alone inferiority, but that the strong are not arrogant and always alert to their excellent character. Etiquette is the core of a civilization. Those who do not understand etiquette are vulgar barbarians. No matter how powerful the force is, there is no need to be afraid.

Piety is devotion to gods and Buddhas, and if you are not sincere to gods and Buddhas, you will be dishonest to people. Hachiman Bodhisattva protects the Daming God of the Samurai family and is also the god of Hanoi Genji. He has blessed the martial arts for 500 years and will continue to protect him in the future. Those who worship gods and Buddhas and do not worship Hachiman Bodhisattva cannot be warriors.

Sacrifice is a precious spirit, unlike the sacrifice of the Central Plains Dynasty, which refers to a certain kind of animal sacrifice, this sacrifice is a purely imported culture, and its main connotation is to achieve a noble goal, such as saving lives and healing the wounded, such as guarding the homeland In terms of maintaining the righteousness of the samurai, the authority of the shogunate, the glory of the ancestors, etc., he is willing to sacrifice his own interests, and even sacrifice his own life for this.

The noisy crowd suddenly quieted down, and all the townspeople in the distance knelt down. In the back row, Nagano Yegu and Kobata Nobusada could clearly see a group of warriors coming up from the high platform. Among them were wearing black hats and wearing hunting clothes. The young man dressed as a minister was tightly surrounded by dozens of red armored warriors.

I only heard singing from a distance: "The left soldier's guard, the general who guards the mansion, the Ashikaga Kamisaburo Yoshihiro is here!"

"Long-tailed bombs are coming soon! Bi Jinghu is here!"

"Greetings to Lord Wu Wei, my lord!" At this moment, all the scholars and ordinary people lowered their heads in unison.These two represent Echigo's past.One represents the future of Echigo.The two jointly created the glorious myth of Echigo's two million stones. People always respect and worship the creator of the myth.

"Dasuke Fujitaka of the Hosokawa War Department is here!"

"Sado Yamamoto is lucky to be here on time!"

As the names were announced one by one, the high platform was gradually filled with senior ministers from the Nagao and Kira families. With so many people gathered in one place, one can imagine the pressure on security. In order to prevent similar assassinations from happening again , A cordon was drawn up within 30 meters around the high platform, and the heavily armed Kira Chibi stood by around the high platform.If there is any disturbance, you can immediately get on your horse and suppress it.

In addition, iron artillery teams and heavy vine bow teams were arranged on the two wings of the high platform. The murderous warriors not only calmed down the criminals waiting for trial, but also frightened the spectators who came to watch. Many spies showed different expressions, and Echigo's powerful force and excellent army were perfectly reflected at this moment.

Also hiding in the crowd were the two young spectators. Nobuzhen Kobata stared at Chibei and drooled enviously: "It would be great if my family Chibei also had this armor! Then my Xiaoban family must be the No. One, the number one samurai in Bando!"

Nagano Yegu said expressionlessly: "Five hundred sets of armor, weapons and five hundred good horses are enough to turn over and sell your Xiaoban family ten times... Maybe it's not necessarily twenty or thirty times! "

"Hey! Don't pour cold water on it! Although I know it's impossible, don't hurt my self-confidence!" Xiaoban Nobuzhen said dissatisfied.

"I'm not attacking you. There may be no more than thirty people from your family's Chi Bei who can qualify to stand in the team over there. Maybe there are only ten people."

"Didn't that mean that only cavalry generals can enter? This must be a lie? By the way, why did you change the name to the Town Hall?"

"Isn't the general of the town guard the palace of the town?" Nagano Yegu couldn't bear to hit his companion, but he still felt the need to let him recognize the facts: "Look at their size and the weight of their armor, they are worn by ordinary warriors. Is it worth it? Think about what we eat, what does Kira Chibei eat? I heard that the war horses of Kira’s family only eat the highest quality pasture, grains, and soybeans. Think about the food intake of a horse, You will know how many coppers it will cost."

"It is indeed a frightening expense! I am afraid that only the town hall can afford such elite soldiers?" Xiao Banxinzhen smacked her lips to see the difference. Thousands of dollars will not be effective in raising such elite soldiers. , Tens of thousands of guns are thrown in and there is only a sound, let alone a wealthy family like him, even guarding a daimyo can't afford such a huge expenditure.

More importantly, an elite and an invincible division are completely different existences. An elite can succeed sooner or later as long as it spends money and trains the best generals, but an invincible division starts from its establishment. After going through dozens of battles, big and small, he gradually established an invincible momentum that looks down on the world.

This momentum comes from self-confidence, which comes from the powerful Kira Legion, the best general, the bravest general and the most powerful combat power, as well as a deeper level of fighting spirit that needs to be reflected. And the spirit of the Jiliang Chibei in front of him is the word "invincible", as if he looks at the heroes of the world like a chicken and a dog.

Hosokawa Fujitaka walked up to the high podium holding the speech, and saw that the onlookers were still talking to themselves, buzzing and disturbing, so he made a gesture to the samurai standing beside him, and was quickly conscripted over The military taiko drum beat slowly, and the loud noise suppressed the noise of 10,000+ people.

"Silence! Today is the day of the public trial. On behalf of my lord, Dan Zhengden, I would like to announce here that the public trial has begun! The bandit leader Ishida Yasumoto Shouben is the official of Shengxing Temple. Qianyuezhong has always been a Kui army, pretending to be believers and sneaking into Echihou to wait for an opportunity to make trouble.

After entering Echigo, he teamed up with the leader Takeda Tobu, Izuura Isemori and others to plan and carry out the plan to assassinate our lord. On the evening of March 650th, when the assassination broke out, the bandit leader Ishida Yasumoru launched a one-way attack near Sekigawa, attacking and burning the Fifteen temporary resettlement sites killed [-] civilians, and then launched an attack on more than a dozen nearby villages, causing damage to houses and facilities equivalent to more than [-] pieces of Yongle money, and more than [-] casualties... "

"There are so many losses!"

"Bastard! What you should pay attention to is that so many people died!"

"Ah yes! I just wanted to say that so many people died, and I accidentally slipped my mouth."

"Why do I feel that your performance is insincere!"

"That must be your illusion!"

In the crowded audience, there were two strange people talking to themselves, acting like idiots, because the distance here was far away, and Xiao Banxinzhen couldn't hear the speech on the high platform clearly. He kept chirping and disrupting the rhythm, so angry that he almost wanted to beat them up.

I was so distracted that I didn't hear what was said behind. I saw Fujitaka Hosokawa retreating with his speech, and Yoshihiro Kira, who was holding a folding fan, slowly walked up to the podium, standing at the highest point of this square and looking down at all the living beings in the square. , the courageous townspeople shouted: "Mr. Wuwei upholds justice for us!"

The young man on the high platform still stood still, and the long silence made the noise in the venue gradually disappear. People believed that this famous nobleman in Kyoto would make decisions for everyone, just like he did many things in Echigo over the past few years.

"Since ancient times, there has been the name of Yuezhou, and I Echigo has been synonymous with the place of bitter cold. It used to be a place where the imperial court exiled nobles. It was established since the Kamakura shogunate. Many turmoil in the Kanto forced countless samurai to flee to the north. So far, there are More than three hundred years...Listen clearly, this is more than 300 years! Not 30 years or three years! For 300 years, Echigo remains the same, Echigo farmers are still struggling to survive, and Echigo samurai are still poor. Why should I Echigo Bitter cold, poor, hungry and cold? Why?"

The unexpected opening speech made people ask the audience. There are many ordinary civilians here. Most of them are indigenous people who have lived in Echigo for generations. A large number of elderly people will be abandoned, and it will be even worse if there is a famine. It is not uncommon for thousands of people to starve to death in a drought. If there is a plague or a plague of locusts, it will be hell on earth.

"Wars, floods, droughts, earthquakes, plagues, and locust plagues have killed so many of our compatriots, so many families have been torn apart by famine, and how many warriors have died of seppuku in despair during the great hunger! I am familiar with Hanshu and know that there is One sentence: The bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles. How much do you give and what do you get? Why do some people always come to destroy the peaceful life, why?"

The Nagao family warriors talking and laughing on the high stage were silent, and the 10,000+ audience under the high stage were also silent. Sad memories were once again evoked. Over the past few decades, wars and killings have become more frequent. At one time, floating corpses filled the Guanchuan River, and the sight of flies and insects flying around and rotting to the sky was indeed comparable to the end of the world.

How many hardships and hardships lay in front of Echigo, which was enough to make the samurai feel heartbroken. Many old people couldn't help but burst into tears. , The men's eye sockets are also red.

They remembered that their father walked into the forest without saying a word during the famine 20 years ago and never came back. How many families have come here in the past, abandoning the orphans and drowning babies. People just simply and mechanically to live Go on, live without courtesy, righteousness and shame.

As the lord of Echigo, Nagao Jinghu also felt the same way. The troubled Echigo farmers suffered too much. Kira Yoshitoki’s words once again aroused his memories. More than ten years ago, the land of Echigo was covered with clouds of war. , It is not much different from the warriors in "Haoli Xing" who are so inseparable that they grow lice. (To be continued..)