Ashikaga Yoshitō got up and left in anger, and the court meeting naturally broke up. After the court meeting, Kira Mansomaru was stopped by the maid. It turned out that Ashikaga Yoshitō was looking for him. He followed the maid's small steps and slowly walked around half of the pool.
, Kira Mansongmaru said secretly: "Is this to appease me?"
As expected, upon entering the Imperial Palace, Ashikaga Yoshitō sternly criticized Hosokawa Harumoto: "That bastard Hosokawa Harumoto dares to expose your scars in front of the shogunate officials! This is simply unreasonable! The Hosokawa family members
If you can't take care of your own boss, why do you have the shame to say that others are not?"
"Hosokawa Kyōjo just said it out of anger. Your Highness, please calm down! Please and anger!"
"Hmph! You don't know what kind of person Hosokawa Harumoto is! I have had enough of his capriciousness since I was a child. In his early years, he supported Ashikaga Yoshivi as a general and treated his father as if he was nothing! Such people have no father and no king.
He deserves to be defeated by Miyoshi Nagakei!" Ashikaga Yoshitō was obviously furious, even saying such nonsense, but he didn't know that he himself was involved in this sentence, and the shogunate had no control over the asylum company.
A moulted phoenix is no better than a moulted quail.
Kira Mansomaru started to silence Dafa. Your general said, "I am tired of listening and talking, so I will try to persuade you a few more words. Then you continue to talk and I will continue to listen. It is too easy to be a good person afterwards."
After Naomi Ashikaga Yoshitō finished his fifth glass of water, the sun turned to the west. Seeing that there was no hope of returning to Sakamoto today, Ashikaga Yoshitō finally changed the topic to the whole story: "Don't worry, Saburo! Yuzai will definitely seek justice for you.
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"When you said this, you must have said it right subconsciously, right? Otherwise, you haven't sobered up yet." Kira Mansomaru bowed his head in support, which was actually to cover up that he was curling his lips.
"So work hard to defeat Sanzhu. I will let you take the position of leader!"
Kira Mansomaru continued to lower his head and curl his lips: "It's just empty talk again, and I haven't woken up yet!"
"As long as you take back Kyoto for the shogunate, I will grant it to you at the discretion of Eo Kitanomi!"
Kira Manshomaru's eyes lit up, and he said respectfully: "I dare not ask for the title of the Northern Omi Kingdom, I only ask for the Shiga County!"
"One county is too few!" He had not sobered up yet.
“One county is enough!”
"At least two counties! How about Li Tai County?"
"Uh! That's the territory of the Rokkaku Daiyamaoka family, right?" Kira Manshomaru said with a bitter face, "Don't get me into trouble. Ritai County is the core area of the Rokkaku family. I don't want it for myself."
Looking for trouble?"
"Huh?" Ashikaga Yoshito seemed to realize that something was wrong, and quickly changed his words: "Then Takashima County!"
"Takashima Nanato is a member of the Rokkaku family!" Kira Manshomaru kindly reminded him.
"It doesn't matter! You are not a member of the family? Takashima Nanato is not a retainer of the family? That's it!" Ashikaga Yoshito waved his hand and sent him away. Before leaving, he didn't forget to ask for a share.
The imperial teaching book cannot be used now, but it can be used as a memorandum in the future. It is indeed worth fighting to capture Kyoto and give it to the two counties.
In the next few days, Kira Mansomaru took Katsuhime and Aju to visit his uncle Nakain's house, and stayed at Toji Temple for a few days. Speaking of the last time he came and went in a hurry, he didn't visit Toji Temple carefully, so now he comes again.
Only then did I realize that Toji Temple is indeed extraordinary. Built in the early Heian period, Toji Temple is also known as Jiaou Gokokuji Temple. It is the main esoteric sect built by Kobo Daishi Kukai in response to the order of Emperor Saga.
The status of Kobo Daishi Kukai is equivalent to that of Saicho, the Zen master who founded Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei. One is the founder of Esoteric Buddhism, and the other is the founder of Tendai Buddhism. The two lived in the same era, and they were also outstanding figures who became famous for a while. , up to now, the status of the elders of Toji Temple is not inferior to that of the head of the Tendai Sect. In the Heian period, what was taught by Toji Temple was called "Eastern Secret", and what was passed down by Enryakuji Temple was called "Taiwan Secret". Both of them are important in Buddhism. The status of the world is evenly matched.
The Jodo Shinshu, Rinzai, Soto, and Lotus sects taught by the Tendai sect are very prosperous. For example, the most widely spread sects of the Rinzai sect, Nichiren sect, and Yixiang sect are all derived from the Tendai sect, and the Toji sect spread by the esoteric sect The Sanuki Zentsuji Temple line, the Koyasan Kongohoji Temple line, and the Neraiji Temple line are also very strong, and their roots are all near Kinki and Nankaido. In addition to Kyoto, there are Shikoku, Kii and other places that are not easy to mess with.
Of course, these two factions are not in harmony. For example, Toji Temple once competed with Koyasan for the status of Mount Suimoto. Because Emperor Saga established the status of the "fundamental dojo of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism", Toji Temple continued to control the status of Mount Suimoto until the middle of the Heian period. It did not change until Fujiwara no Michinaga climbed Mount Koya to revive Kongobuji Temple. From then on, the royal family and ministers began to visit frequently and provide financial support, which led to the revival of Mount Koya.
The scale of Toji Temple is not large. Because it is located in the center of Kyoto, its rise and fall are always related to the rise and fall of the imperial shogunate and its attitude. It is inferior to Enryaku Temple and Kofuku Temple, which still have three to five thousand monks and soldiers even if they decline. Not to mention the large-scale monk-soldier groups such as Kongobuji Temple in Koyasan, Neraiji Temple, Ichigosong Seishan Honganji Temple, etc.
There are only about seven to eight hundred people in the entire East Temple, including the old monks who are the gatekeepers. There are more than a hundred little bald heads in there, the youngest is a few years younger than him. Some flower gardens in the temple have been opened. The vegetable garden grows radishes, soybeans and other crops. Originally, the royal family and ministers provided financial assistance, but now none of them have spare money to donate, so they can only wait for some donations from the shogunate merchants.
In fact, Toji Temple also has a large number of temple leaders in Yamashiro Country. Unfortunately, some Chinese people are not very particular and directly occupy the temple leader's vegetable garden, saying it is his family's vegetable garden. Toji Temple does not have monk soldiers to scare others, so they can only ask the shogunate for help. In the past, the shogunate was still effective. The last few decades have not been very bright either. Those Chinese people bullied the East Temple and occupied it unscrupulously without any weapons. What they can really control now is only more than a thousand dan, and from time to time a local rich man donates a small amount and they can still get by. go.
But monks don’t just eat and don’t work. Occasionally they have to give lectures and occasionally hold sutra debate meetings. In short, they have a lot of money to spend. The little savings are simply not enough. The elders of Toji can only think Some crooked tricks, such as finding a rich good man to confer you a Dharma Bridge Master, can also earn some donations.
"Everyone's life is difficult in these troubled times!" Looking at the few monks with shiny foreheads at Toji Temple, Kira Mansomaru also lamented that every house has its own sutras that are difficult to recite, especially in busy areas like Kyoto. Competition among many monasteries is fierce, and even the abbot of a large monastery has to have two jobs to make a stable living, which is indeed not easy.
Regardless of the epic struggle history of Toji Temple, the scenery here is really good. Although the golden hall was burnt down and was rebuilt, it is a bit inferior, which is a pity. The lecture hall, the five-story pagoda, the imperial hall, the Dainichi Hall, the Bishamon Hall, the initiation hall, Hozo, guarding Hachimangu Shrine, Taigendo Hall, and Bentendo are all very good. Among them, the five-story pagoda was burned down and rebuilt after four lightning strikes, which is no small miracle.
After visiting Kanchi-in and Hobodhi-in, the two main towers of Toji Temple, Kira Mansomaru took two girls, one older and one younger, and set off back to Sakamoto. Halfway through, he met the horseback samurai who reported the news, "The owner of the temple Sir! It’s bad! Hosokawa Harumoto’s retainer Nosei Inabamori came to Sakamoto to cause trouble, threatening to overthrow the samurai of my Kira family one by one!”
Aju covered her mouth with one hand and Shengji's mouth with the other hand, not daring to interrupt. Kira Mansomaru turned around and smiled at them, then turned back and frowned and asked: "How is the situation now?"
"His Majesty Yamamoto suppressed his subordinates and refused to accept the challenge. I sent you to contact the Master before making a decision!"
"Why are you hesitating? Just let Watanabe Takazuna come in! Let us end this farce before we return to Sakamoto! And tell them to clean up from beginning to end and don't cause trouble for me!"
"Yes!" The horseback warrior got on his horse and rode away.
"Oni-chan! Is everything going to be okay?" Not only Shengji looked nervous, Aju also looked worried.
"Don't worry, this matter won't trouble me!" Kira Manshomaru said a few words of relief, and then he called the accompanying horsemen to continue their journey.
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PS: A new week, a new beginning, every week is a new challenge, today Wu Mei will keep the promise of 3 updates, this is the first update.
