Imagawa Yoshimoto fell into silence. He felt that communication had become very difficult. After being stunned for a long time, he slowly said: "There is no need to argue about this. In fact, you know what the situation is, right? That group of bandits killed someone.
, killed an unarmed old lady and her two grandchildren. That family of three lived a hard life every day, digging in the soil for food... Do you want to protect the murderer? You are monks, how can you
in this way?"
"There is no such person at all." Shanru simply repeated again.
"You know there are." Imagawa Yoshimoto also repeated.
"No." But Shanru's words were even shorter, and his words were full of impatience.
"I am willing to swear to the gods and Buddhas all over the sky!" Imagawa Yoshimoto thought for a moment, and seemed to understand what Zenru was worried about, so he directly raised his hand and pointed to the sky, "I will never infringe on your temple's territory on this grounds.
Regarding the matter of rights and interests, I just want to capture the murderer and seek justice for the innocent victim. So master, don’t worry that I have ulterior motives."
"Funny." Upon hearing this, Shanru seemed to be amused by Imagawa Yoshimoto's sincere oath. He laughed and ridiculed: "You are also a samurai, not a young child. Who are you kidding by saying this? Who cares about a few ordinary people?
Life and death? Strong men can still be recruited to farm the land and recruit soldiers. What can a smelly old lady and two babies do? If they die, they will die. Do you care? Who are you kidding with this as an excuse? "
Shanru's words caused a burst of laughter from the monks and soldiers behind him, but Yoshimoto Imakawa's face became increasingly ugly amidst the laughter.
"You are monks. Monks should be compassionate and respect life. How can you say such violent words?" Imagawa Yoshimoto's voice was trembling with anger. "Hand over the murderer, otherwise I will bring people in and personally
search."
"Impossible!" Shanru immediately raised his voice when he heard the words, and the monks and soldiers behind him also shouted fiercely:
"Why do you have that? Did you bully Shanggong Temple?"
"You're such a nonsense, you say we're hiding someone, why don't you show us the evidence?"
"You want to break in without any evidence? Then you say that thieves have entered our temple every day, how can you still come in every day?"
"What do you think of the Matsudaira family bumpkin?"
"Even if Saburo Matsudaira (Hirotada Matsudaira) comes in person, it's impossible to let him in!"
…
"That's it." Zenru waited until the noise behind him gradually calmed down, then slowly said to Imagawa Yoshimoto in a deep voice: "Even if Saburo Matsudaira comes in person, it is impossible for you samurai of the Matsudaira family to enter, and the guardians cannot
Entering is the rule. If you break the rules, don't blame us Jodo Shinshu for being rude. If you raise your arms, dozens of temples and believers in Mikawa will rise up. Do you think your Matsudaira family can still survive?"
(Yoshiro is not bluffing. In 1562 in the previous history, the then Matsudaira family retainer Masachika Sakai, the lord of Nishio Castle, invaded the territory of Kuchizou Honjoji Temple in order to hunt down the violators and violated the privileges of the guardians.
This aroused the anger of the temple forces. So in the first month of 1563, a few months later, Sanggong Temple, Benzheng Temple and Shengren Temple and other Mikawa Ixixiang sect temples united with a large number of Ixixiang sect believers in Mikawa to launch a massive Mikawa
Ichikui. A large number of branch families and samurai under their command fled to the Ichiko clan, almost costing Matsudaira Ieyasu half his life, and even Okazaki Castle was in danger, and it took half a year to finally suppress it.)
These temple forces do not take the Matsudaira family, which is now weak, into consideration at all.
"What if I am a member of the Imagawa family?" Imagawa Yoshimoto almost pursed his lips and spat out a few words - his patience and good temper also have limits.
"Imagawa family?" Zenru was stunned for a moment, and seemed to finally understand where this Kyoto accent came from - probably from those arty public servants and samurai in Suruga. But even so, he still sneered and shook his head with confidence.
: "The Imagawa family is useless. This right of guardianship was given by Ashikaga Shogun. No matter how big your Imagawa family is, can it be bigger than the shogun's family? Even if a poor monk kills someone in front of you, don't do it.
I want to take a step into Buddhism!"
Imagawa Yoshimoto clenched his fists, the resentment in his eyes gradually unable to be hidden:
"Buddha educates all living beings, and Buddhist scriptures lead people to do good. Buddhist disciples should do good and eliminate evil. Buddhism is a pure land of tranquility and meditation. However, believers of the Pure Land Shin Sect, not only do not abide by the precepts and Buddhist scriptures, but they help the evil scourge and hide the indiscriminate killing of innocent people.
In the pure land of Buddhism, hiding under the golden body of the Buddha, are you really not afraid of being punished by God? Do you really think that the Buddha does not know the world? With such contempt for living beings, are you, the Pure Land Shinsect, worthy of chanting sutras and reciting the Buddha? Are you worthy of sitting here and talking about the Tao without shame?
Do you deserve to call yourself a monk?"
"What do you mean?" Shanru and the monks of the Ichiki Sect behind him were hurt by the scolding. They were all furious and shouted provocatively at Imagawa Yoshimoto: "You still have the guts to break in? This guardian envoy cannot enter.
Your power is based on the prestige of Ashikaga Shogun, how dare you, a little samurai of the Imagawa family, dare to make trouble here?"
Imagawa Yoshimoto shook his head coldly, took out Ryumaru from his waist, turned the sharp blade in his hand, inserted it into the ground in front of him, and shouted in a deep voice:
"Right now, it is not the Ashikaga Shogun family that maintains order within the Imagawa family territory, but I, Yoshimoto! What is the significance of the no-entry privileges set by the Shogun family? From this moment on, from this place on, all guardians within the Imagawa family domain
All privileges of non-entry will be abolished. If you are unwilling to hand over the murderer, please welcome the Imagawa army's crusade on your own!"
After Imagawa Yoshimoto walked away, Zenru and the other monks began to recall and appreciate the meaning of Imagawa Yoshimoto's words.
"What did he just say, Yoshimoto?" Zenru pondered the flashing syllables in the previous sentence, "What do you mean, Yoshimoto Imagawa? He is the envoy of Yoshimoto Imagawa?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "If you are from the Imagawa family, it will be more difficult to deal with than the Matsudaira family..." A monk who probably knew the situation muttered secretly, "The Matsudaira family is now
To put it bluntly, they are all subordinates of the Imagawa family..."
"Why does Mr. Suruga come to Mikawa to point fingers?" Another muscular monk scolded with disdain: "It's useless even for Imagawa Yoshimoto himself. Let's see which samurai dares to enter Sangiya Temple? Don't put them there
His head was smashed!"
"Could it be Imagawa Yoshimoto himself? He seemed to have said 'my Yoshimoto' or something..." Another young novice who was still a little ignorant of worldly affairs couldn't help but muttered.
"How is that possible?" His words earned him continuous contempt from the monks around him.
"Deploy troops." At this time, the livid-faced Imagawa Yoshimoto had returned to the team, and issued orders to the guard captain Hayasaka Nao in a flowing manner: "Koichiro, arrange for someone to pass the order. Yoshida Town West
Bei, Nishio Castle Kirarabei, Tojo Castle Matsudaira Tojobei, Ushikuba Castle Makinobei, Noda Castle Numabei, Zuotejo Okuhirabei, and Toe Nishizaki Castle Antobei, after receiving the order, they immediately assembled their troops and marched towards
The Shanggong Temple in Mikawa Kingdom is close."
"Your Highness, are you serious about coming?" Sena Shitoshi was startled when he heard this, and then quickly admonished: "A general must not raise an army out of anger. At present, no one knows the identity of His Highness, even if he fails to let him
Shanggong Temple surrenders the criminals only because it is psychologically difficult and will not damage its prestige. But if a large army gathers and there is nothing you can do against Jodo Shinshu in the end, the situation will be difficult to deal with."
"There is nothing to be afraid of. These temple forces should have been dealt with long ago." Furunoji Yutaka looked eager to try, "This time we have solid evidence. They are hiding the murderers and are rude to the family governor again and again. The reason for dealing with them must be
That's enough. No matter how powerful this force is, can it still beat the regular army?"
"Don't forget Kaga's lesson. The guardians and samurai were kicked out forcibly." Sena Ujitoshi mentioned Kaga, which has become the "Land of Buddha", "Those followers of the Pure Land Shinshu are all fanatical.
Fearing death, the number of people is exaggerated, and with monk soldiers as the core, they are not easy to deal with. Mikawa Temple is densely populated, and there are many followers of the Jodo Shinsect. If we really have to fight hard here, supplies will also be a problem. Not to mention the Matsudaira family.
It was severely damaged not long ago, so I'm afraid not much assistance can be provided, and the Owari Oda family is also watching with eager eyes..."
"Don't worry, Sena, I have no intention of having a direct conflict with the Jodo Shinshu. I will withdraw my troops if they hand over their people. I just want them to realize that the Imagawa family is not weak and can be bullied." Imagawa Yoshimoto took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
"We also need to let them know that Buddhist temples are by no means a place for harboring evil and evil, and monks are not allowed to do evil indiscriminately. Otherwise, what purpose does such a sect have to survive?"
So, it was the turn of the Jodo Shinshu monks to be dumbfounded.
August 20, the twelfth year of Tianwen (1543), Shanggong Temple.
"What is that?" The monks guarding the gate saw smoke and dust rising from the southeast from a distance.
"Are the troops mobilized?" Another monk soldier responded and shrugged nonchalantly, "Are Suruga guys and Owari guys going to fight again? They are still here to transport food. It doesn't matter, it has nothing to do with us anyway."
However, not long after, they discovered that things developed in an unexpected direction. The army coming from the southwest gradually slowed down after approaching Shanggong Temple, and then made a small detour in the village southwest of Shanggong Temple.
There were roughly a thousand people stationed in the town.
"What do you mean?" The monks and soldiers were all startled, and then they quickly sent someone to report to Shanru. By the time Shanru walked quickly to the entrance of the temple, the army had already begun to set up camp.
"The flag is a dangerous pass... That is Imagawa Hatamoto who is stationed in Yoshida Castle." Shanru is well-informed and knows the strength of the nearby samurai family very well. He recognized the flag of Zhen Xibei at a glance, "Why are you here... Could it be
Is the samurai from the Imagawa family a few days ago a member of Ohara (Ohara Masumi) and Yamada (Yamada Keitaka)? Is this Jinsaibi here to raise an army to investigate? "
"Send someone to ask what is going on?" Shanru arranged for a monk to run errands, while secretly slandering the bandits: "It's really not serious...even the Imagawa family's military horses dare to
