open sea

Chapter 578 Muzu
Japan, Settsu country, Ishiyama area, Honganji Temple.

As the suzerain of Honganji Temple with powerful influence, the meaning of the name Xianru in Japan is the same as that of Chen Mu in Ming Dynasty, which means promotion and fortune.

Although he is only a monk, he has the most believers in the world and the most donations from believers. Under the correct use of Honganji, the huge donations have made friends with officials and dignitaries.

Whether it’s a powerful daimyo like Hosokawa Harumoto, a famous Buddhist family like Tendai Sect, or Konoe Maeku who did Kanbai, they all have a deep relationship with Honganji. For example, one of them needs money to live, while the other A lot of money is too much to know where to spend it.

In addition to spending money, it seems that Chen Mu is somewhat similar to Chen Mu in earning money. For example, in the past few years, as long as maritime merchants can obtain profits for Nanyang, Haojing is a rare sea trade tax haven. Possessing this quality will act like a magnet to attract most of the wealth around you.

In the vicinity of Wangjing, Japan, as long as a wealthy village can find a way to ask Xianru to arrange an agent in the local area, the owner will come with a document issued by Shinano and Owari guardians to exempt tax and miscellaneous labor. Even peasants can get such privileges - who doesn't like such a monk?
Even the emperor, who was too poor to hold the enthronement ceremony, was successfully enthroned because of his sponsorship.

In the past, Shinano and Owari Guardian liked him very much, so eight temple towns were built outside the Gobo of Ishiyama Honganji Temple. The good seaport made this place quickly prosperous, but now Oda Nobunaga, who claims to be Owari Guardian, doesn't like him very much.

Especially on the [-]nd, it may not be known how many times Oda Nobunaga asked Honganji for money. In short, the request failed, and the two sides went to war to get a good seaport for foreign trade.

On the triple scull near the sea in Honganji Imperial Square, a figure in a monk's robe by the window clasped his hands, staring at the sea and complaining to the warriors standing beside him.

"Why is Nobunaga unwilling to stop the war? Isn't he asking for Shishan to get the iron cannons of the Nanman people? Now that there are no Nanman people in the sea, he will continue to fight for five years. Can't he see that we are just cages?" Have you guarded the city for five years without doing anything? The Buddha can let me wait another five years!"

The samurai standing beside him is dressed in black armor, cassock and Buddhist beads. His name is Shimoma Lairian. He is the owner of Honganji Temple. He once served as the general general during the siege of Honganji Temple by Oda. Mouth, the tongue rolled around the lips, rubbing his eyes awkwardly and looking at the sea.

It seems that he did not do anything, he wrote letters to gather believers, wrote letters to unite various places, and went around the temple town to boost the morale of believers who firmly believe that fighting against the Buddha's enemies and dying is easier to achieve blissful rebirth. Cage City did nothing.

It was them, the masters of the workshop, and the believers who came from all over the place to stop the Oda army, but the fact is indeed as Xianru said, without concentrating strength, Nobunaga would not be able to reach the city of Honganji, and the current situation, concentrate on dealing with it Honganji is obviously impossible.

"Mr. Nobunaga is not an iron cannon. There is no difference to him whether there are Southern barbarians overseas. How much money the sect master gave him to support the battle, five thousand guns, five thousand guns, and five thousand guns. Lord Nobunaga wants to control Osaka."

"He wants to control Nara, Sakai, and Kyoto. From Yodo, Toba to the entrance of Osaka Castle, they can all be reached by boat. This is an important place in the four directions. In the north, there are such big rivers as Kamo River, Shirakawa River, Katsura River, Yodo River, and Uji River. Within three miles, there are Nakatsu River, Suita River, Eguchi River, and Kanzaki River, and this temple can build ferry boats, all of which are what he wants."

After saying that, Lai Lian curled his lips and said, "Maybe he doesn't want to cross the boat anymore."

While the two were chatting, Kizugawa assembled groups of offshore warships. More than a hundred large and small warships with various flags and flags sailed together and sailed quickly to Osaka Bay. shape.

At the same time, on the south bank of the Kizugawa River, teams of samurai and ashigaru troops assembled at the mouth of the mouth and led farmers to build defenses.

The distance is too far, and the leader cannot be seen clearly on the triple scull of Honganji Imperial Square, but the golden papaya pattern is also recognizable beyond the ordinary at a long distance.

Xiajian Lai Lian leaned out from the triple scull, squinted his eyes and watched from a distance, and looked back: "It's Oda, they built fortifications along the coast, to make up for the disadvantage of being tired from fighting against bright ships and arrows in naval battles, and they want to use land and sea to make up for their fatigue. The method of attack is to blockade Osaka Bay, cut off the connection between Mujinzhai and Shishan, and cut off my supplies."

Mujinzhai is on the other side of the Muzu River, guarded by the master of Honganji Temple. If the monks' strongholds in Settsu Kingdom are not removed, Oda will not be able to siege Shishan on a large scale.

"The ship of Oda is coming, and the warship of the Ming Dynasty is not far away." Honganji Xianru twisted the rosary in front of his chest, looked at the sea as usual, and even had the heart to express emotion: "It was a great moment. The Maori who are defeated by these bright boats, let them fight, we don't have to fight."

"Not to fight? When the bright ships come to fight, we will attack Sumiyoshi at Ichikui in the city of Vita, and we will be able to seize the port with all our strength!"

"so what?"

Xianru sighed, and uttered a sentence from Namo Amitabha, saying: "Oda is the enemy of Buddha, but Mao Li is not. The Mao Li family is weak, and the general of the Ming Dynasty still transports food for us, hoping that we can help him hold Zhi Tian. And he controls Japanese trade."

"They control Nagasaki, Hakata, and Izumo. If they gain Osaka and Sakai, the warships of the Ming Dynasty can go straight to Kyoto."

Control trade, my friend, and reach Kyoto, my friend!
Xianru looked at Lai Lian with round eyes: "Do you understand what this means?"

Lai Lian blinked in the next moment, his bald head was shining brightly: "The Ming army expelled Lord Xinchang, and the lord went to Luo?"

When I become a monk, what will happen to my family!

Before Nobunaga went to Luo, the little monk swaggered around in Kyoto all day long and no one cared about him!
"Shangluo, I am afraid that the Ming army will go to Luo. The Ming Dynasty used King Qin to seek rebellion and gathered the princes of Guanxi to use it. Only the Lord Nobunaga refused to accept it and formed an army to resist. In order to change people to control Gyeonggi." Xianru curled his lips slightly, showing a little resignation: "This naval battle, no matter who wins, I will be unwilling... It's a pity, Hui Yuangong!"

People in Gyeonggi still don't know why the once powerful Mori clan was cut off by thousands of Ming troops in the decisive battle, and they don't know how the Otomo clan expanded its power to Sanyang Road. added to the confusion.

On the boundless sea, the warships of Xiaozao and Guanchuan roared from the Seto Inland Sea, forming a huge shadow between the sky and the sea. The heavy drums of the Ming Dynasty on the Guanship were beating, and the dancers were Japanese pirates with spears and knives. Responding loudly, the momentum shook the sky.

The boats were divided into five teams, and they lined up from the sea. Five huge warships with sails written in Chinese came from the shadows, breaking the waves and protruding across the front of the formation.

On the other side of the sea, the Oda water army ordered to block the Osaka Bay is standing by.

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)