Everyone present was shocked after hearing this, Nanari Nobunaga's lips trembled: "What! Mount Hiei! That's our holy mountain! The holy land of Buddhism! You mean, Oda Nobunaga burned it What about the monks inside?"
"The monk soldiers, monks, and some innocent people inside were all killed by him!"
"This is unreasonable! This beast!" Honganji Xianru, who had always been polite and polite, suddenly became furious: "This guy is the reincarnation of the devil! He is the mortal enemy of our Buddhism!"
He then glared at Nanari Yorisu and the others and said, "Now do you still think what I did was wrong? Do you still think Oda Nobunaga will let us go?"
"Don't be anxious, please tell me carefully, why did Oda Nobunaga attack our temple?" Nanari Yorishu also blushed after hearing this.
"It seems that the Oda family, with the support of the Du Fei Army and the Tokugawa Army, attacked the Asakura family territory with great momentum. Asakura Yoshikage was unable to fight, and all the territories fell! He fled to our Hieizan branch temple alone He went to escape, but Oda Nobunaga used this as an excuse to set fire to the mountain and killed more than a thousand monk soldiers and monks guarding the mountain temple!" After the monk soldier finished speaking, he vomited a large mouthful of blood and almost fainted; everyone hurriedly set fire to the mountain. He held it and took it aside.
"This place is hundreds of miles away from Mount Hiei! Did he come here on foot?" Honganji asked calmly, appearing to have calmed down by now.
But no one answered. The monk soldier vomited out another mouthful of blood in Shimoma Yori Zhao's arms, crooked his neck and died. It was obvious that he died of exhaustion.
"Now we have no reason to avoid Oda Nobunaga's challenge!" The generals of the Honganji family share the same hatred, and there is no longer any objection!
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Oda Nobunaga's burning of Mount Hiei and the killing of all the monks also caused an uproar among Oda's retainers! Many military commanders who believed in Buddhism were talking about him, saying that he was possessed by an evil spirit!
The most active one was the mediocre Lin Xiuzhen. He jumped out and directly cried out for the monks who were burned to death on Mount Hiei. He refused to attend the meeting and began to gather people who were dissatisfied with Nobunaga in order to force Oda Nobunaga. Repent for his actions.
"Monkey! How about it? How many people did that old guy Lin Xiuzhen pull?" Oda Nobunaga deliberately kept his expression calm, but secretly ordered Tokichiro to record all the people who participated in opposing him and report them regularly.
Fujiyoshiro was suffering from the fact that there were so many important ministers above his head that it was difficult for him to get ahead. He felt that this turmoil was a great opportunity for him to get ahead. He happily accepted the job and did a very good job of snitching. In place, he even found out the clues of some relatively secretive figures: "My lord! There are a total of sixteen people who have conspired with Lin Xiuzhen recently! They include Asada Masayuki, Sagaya Yoshitomo, Mabo Juhei, and Akechi Mitsuhide."
"Hold on!" Oda Nobunaga suddenly grimaced after hearing the name: "You just said that Mitsuhide was among them? Do you have any evidence?"
"Report to my lord! I personally saw Akechi Mitsuhide's son-in-law Akechi Hidemitsu contacting Lin Xiuzhen and having secret discussions with those Buddhists. He must also be involved!" Tokichiro sensed the dissatisfaction in Oda Nobunaga's tone and quickly became cautious. explained.
"Asshole!" Oda Nobunaga suddenly stood up and gave the monkey a slap in the face: "Is this how you rely on catching winds and shadows to get information? Mitsuhide is a very talented person! If his son-in-law makes a mistake, it is his son-in-law's business and none of his business. What's the matter? Next time you talk nonsense in front of me, be careful with your monkey head!"
Tokichiro was caught off guard and was struck dizzy by the slap, but he still knelt on the ground respectfully and said, "Yes, yes! My investigation was wrong. Please calm down, Your Highness!"
His sincere attitude made it difficult for Oda Nobunaga to argue with him, so he said to him angrily: "Go down! Check carefully next time!"
Kinoshita Tokichiro covered half of his swollen face and walked out with his head lowered. He happened to be seen by Toshiie Maeda. When he saw Tokichiro's look, he burst out laughing: "Hahaha! I only know that monkeys have red butts, so why are they so embarrassed?"
Also red? Haha!"
"Your Excellency Tokichiro, you have been beaten again." Shibata Katsuie, who was beside him, also suppressed a smile: "How unfortunate! Your Highness's temper is like this. If you want to get ahead, you have to endure it more!" After that, he led
A group of people left talking and laughing loudly.
Seeing Tokichiro's angry expression on Shibata Katsuie, Maeda Toshiie slapped him on the head fiercely: "Don't worry! Katsuie-dono is just such a person! You know what he says and what he means? After my persuasion, he
I have agreed that you should change his name by taking a word from his name!"
"Really?" Tokichiro's displeasure at being ridiculed just now disappeared immediately: "His Royal Highness Shibata really agreed? Then I can formally request the lord to change my name?"
Maeda Toshiie patted him on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry. Don't you want to take one of the names of Niwa Nagahide and Shibata Katsuie? Now, although Shibata Katsuie agrees, Niwa Nagahide's opinion
You also need to consult! Although Niwa Nagahide-sama is a kind person, you have to say hello!"
So Monkey brought generous gifts and came to Niwa Nagahide's mansion with his younger brother Kinoshita Koichiro. After explaining his purpose to Niwa Nagahide, Niwa Nagahide gently twirled his beard and remained silent.
Seeing this scene, Kinoshita Tokichiro muttered in his heart: You are not going to refuse me, so please be more polite. It would be uncomfortable to embarrass yourself in front of your brother-in-law. He suddenly showed a pleading look in his eyes.
Niwa Nagahide obviously didn't notice his expression, but lowered his head, as if he was carefully considering something troublesome.
Kinoshita Koichiro, who came with his brother, was a little overwhelmed when he saw this scene. As Tokichiro's younger brother and retainer, if his brother changed his name, he would have to change his name as well. This is why his brother brought him with him.
The reason. At this time, he saw that Niwa Nagahide remained silent and his brother was very embarrassed at the side, so he boldly called out softly: "Niwa-dono?"
"Oh! I'm so sorry that I was distracted just now." I saw Niwa Changxiu's face full of apology: "Of course I agree with what you said, haha."
"Thank you! Niwa-sama!" Tokichiro was overjoyed and quickly picked up Koichiro who was dazed beside him and thanked him repeatedly.
"I feel very honored that my surname can become a word in your name." Niwa Nagahide seemed to have something to say but hesitated.
At this moment, a petite and pretty woman came out of the back room and bowed deeply to Niwa Nagahide: "Uncle, Ningning is here to see you."
Tokichiro, who had been playing bachelor, his eyes widened when he saw it, and a drop of saliva slipped out of his mouth involuntarily.