Kira Mansomaru had a dream. Why did he know he was dreaming? Because he saw his father Kira Yoshiyao again in the dream. This man likes to grow a neat beard. He has a gentle temper, is proficient in Sinology, and has a first-hand family history.
He was Kira Manshomaru's first teacher in the art of arching and horsemanship, teaching him how to be a samurai.
He dreamed of his mother again, her name was Zhongyuan Aiji, the princess of the Zhongyuan family, a beautiful woman. In his memory, her mother was more like a young girl, who liked playing with flowers and plants, and writing with letterheads.
She wrote interesting haiku and preferred to be in a daze with letters sent from Kyoto. She was a sentimental person and she still missed Kyoto before she died.
The fragments of memory suddenly became extremely messy. Sometimes he would dream of the bustling modern cities, and sometimes he would dream of samurai galloping in the fields. The mesmerizing sound of the magic city was intertwined with the shamisen and the monkey music of taiko drums.
I don't know when I suddenly heard a roar in my ears.
Boom!
Kira Manshomaru woke up in a daze. When he opened his eyes, he felt his head was dizzy. The castle tower creaked and trembled, and he could faintly hear the sound of crying and yelling. Kira Manshomaru rubbed his eyes and didn't know what was going on.
He wanted to stand up, "Huh? What's going on?"
There was a sound of intensive movement in the distance, and the orange firelight shone on the castle tower. Aju, who had a pale face, hurriedly opened the paper door and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Kira Mansomaru still looking confused.
Without explaining the reason, he picked him up and rushed out of the castle tower without looking back.
"What's going on? Why is everyone in chaos?" The noisy people were shouting and neighing in chaos. You could faintly see the flames in the castle town. The bitter cold was wailing in chaos. Kira Mansongmaru
Suddenly he woke up: "Is this an earthquake?"
A group of disheveled samurai rushed into the Honmaru with swords raised. When they saw Aju holding Kira Manshomaru, they immediately knelt down and said, "Mr. Master! I'm late!"
"Master! You are safe and sound! Master! You are safe and sound!" Immediately, several samurai rushed out of the honmaru. When they met Yamamoto Kansuke, they quickly bowed to get out of the way. Yamamoto Kansuke did not have time to be polite and casually sent the samurai to report the news. In the big earthquake
The safety of the central lord is paramount, and all retainers must be informed of the safety of the lord, otherwise a great chaos may break out at any time.
Yamamoto Kansuke hurried over and bowed curtly, then said with a serious face: "Master! The castle town is in chaos, and there are fires everywhere. To prevent trouble, please move to the Mishō Ankoku Zen Temple for temporary refuge!"
"Is it really that serious?"
"Be careful and you won't make a big mistake! The Mingxiang Anguo Zen Temple is the Bodhi Temple. Master Niishan Zongyan will not have any dissatisfaction with the master of the temple, and Zen Masters Imagawa Jibu and Taiyuan do not dare to do anything in the temple."
Kira Mansomaru's face suddenly turned ugly, "You mean to be careful about the Imagawa family's people lurking in the castle town waiting for an opportunity to instigate chaos? You may even target the family's home castle. Is that what you mean?" Yamamoto Kansuke stood there with his hands down noncommittally.
"How could this happen! Damn it!" Facing the angry direct gaze of Kira Mansomaru, all the people who were nearby and the horse warriors lowered their heads. However, he also knew that there was no point in getting angry with his close ministers. Under Aju's worried eyes,
Next, he could only reluctantly say: "Then temporarily move to Mianxiang Anguo Zen Temple!"
"Yes!" The samurai quickly returned to the house to pack their bags. At this time, the strange movements on the earth gradually stopped, but the fire and noisy cries outside the city did not stop. From time to time, there was a roar after the house collapsed, which made the Kira family
The samurai became even more nervous. Under the escort of Yamamoto Kansuke, a group of more than fifty people quietly left through the hand gate and successfully entered the Mixiang Anguo Zen Temple not far outside the city.
Such a big earthquake also woke up the monks in the temple. When they heard the shouting outside, the monks were too reluctant to open the temple door. In the end, it was the Kira family samurai who threatened to knock on the door and forced the monks to open the door and welcome them in.
, Xishan Zongyan personally greeted him, and said with an apologetic look: "I didn't know that Tan Yue came at night, and I didn't come from a distance to greet you."
"Master Sonobu, there is no need to be polite. There is a riot in Saijo Castle, and we are here to take refuge." Kira Manshomaru saw that the eminent monk looked tired. He obviously didn't rest until very late in meditation, so he excused his physical and mental exhaustion with a few polite words. Nishiyama Sonobu also
I was very understanding and prepared a house for everyone in the Kira family.
Yamamoto Kansuke only showed up in the temple and left in a hurry. Before leaving, he told Kira Mansomaru that he would urgently summon 800 standing ashigaru to guard Saijo Castle. The short-term chaos caused by the earthquake could not be taken advantage of by Xiao Xiaoxiao.
, these eight hundred standing ashigaru will play a decisive role when there is a lack of assistance from the genealogy.
Of course, Kira Manshomaru would not stop his actions. It was the autumn harvest season and everyone was busy supervising the grain harvest. It happened to be hit by a big earthquake. It can only be said that the bad luck cannot be blamed on others. Fortunately, except for eight hundred, the Kira family
There are always ashigaru, 200 horseback samurai and dozens of nearby soldiers. Protection is not a big problem.
The horseback samurai are temporarily holding on to Saijo Castle. These people have a high exposure. As long as they stand at the top of the city, they can suppress the panic of ordinary townspeople. Of course, it is a bit difficult for them to block the troublemakers. There are also twenty horseback warriors on duty.
The samurai followed Kira Manshomaru and retreated into the temple to defend themselves.
Aju was worried that he would not sleep well, so she put a bedding next to Kira Mansomaru to watch him sleep. In order not to worry Aju, she closed her eyes and pretended to fall asleep soon, but in fact, her heart was in turmoil.
, always impacting his spirit.
"It's just man-made disasters, but now there's natural disasters. If we declare a fight against the Imagawa family after the disaster, will those who are interested make a fuss about it? It's such a troubled time!" Kira Manshomaru couldn't help but think of his promise to Aju, and sighed: "
Maybe you really should go to Kyoto and have a look.”
In the past few years from birth to now, he never thought that the war would be so close to him. He originally thought that Suruga was not very close to Mikawa Kingdom. Even if he wanted to fight a joint war with the Imagawa family, he would have to pass through the territory.
Mobilize, go out to Sanhe, and have a final decisive battle before deciding the outcome. Before that, he can have a lot of time to make a decision whether to advance or retreat.
Facts told him that war in reality is cruel. The duel on the battlefield has long gone from the form of wearing gorgeous armor, riding horses, bending bows and shooting arrows to fight against the enemy in circles in the Genpei era. Today's military strategy
They have transcended simple one-on-one fights, and have given up condemning night attacks, undeclared wars and other deceitful tactics. The Kira family must keep up with the changes of the times, otherwise they will be ruthlessly eliminated by the tide of the times.
"Although I am very reluctant to do so, the strength of our Kira family is still too weak. Do we really have to go to Kyoto?" The newly formed Monokenban only lasted for more than ten days. At most, it was just the stage of getting familiar with the new environment.
It's not like he has a full understanding of Kira Territory. Even if he calls Hattori Chief to scold him at this time, it won't help.
Even if Hattori Bouchou's intelligence is powerful and everyone in the Monomiji team is like a god, they can't manage the Kira clan into a monolith in a short time. The Imagawa family can still infiltrate the Kira family, not to mention that in such natural and man-made disasters, there are always people who are unwilling to be alone.
People are everywhere stirring up trouble.
In the middle of the night, several strong aftershocks occurred one after another. It took a while for the startled samurai to calm down. Kira Mansomaru was tossed in and out several times, and he fell asleep in a daze until the sky was getting brighter.