Xiaojin City was in chaos at the moment. Yiyin sent colleagues to report the situation. Xiaojin people were overjoyed and welcomed Master Wang.
Faced with the enthusiasm of the Kogane crowd, Yoshigan did not relax his vigilance. While asking the rebels in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River to speed up the crossing of the river, he bypassed Kogane Castle and headed south, heading directly for Sagamidai.
At this moment, in the Furukawa Territory in the north, Furukawa City has been surrounded by the Eastern troops on the northern front led by Satake Yishige, but Sekijuku City has remained aloof.
Sekijuku Castle is located at the node where the Tone River flows into the Edogawa River. With the help of the Kada family, rebels and military supplies from the middle reaches of the Tone River were continuously transported by water here to the Yoshibank downstream.
The villages on the west bank of the Edogawa River downstream were not idle either. Looking at the Edogawa Basin from a bird's eye view, countless military supplies were crossing eastward from the Edogawa River like ants moving, and were gathering towards Sagamidai.
Only eight days have passed since Guhe City left the city. Yiyin has already gathered a thousand men and horses under his command, and nearly ten thousand more are on the way.
After completely controlling the military situation in the rear, Yiyin finally put down its wariness against the small gold crowd and focused all its energy on integrating the resources of the rebel army in preparation for attacking the enemy forces besieging Taicheng, the national capital in the south.
The Bosou Princess headed by Satomi Yoshihiro, and the Southern Front troops of the Oriental Army, have not yet discovered the rebels gathering at Sagamidai, and are still trying to force the Chiba family to surrender in Dai Castle, the national capital.
Sagamidai, Yoshiin Honjin.
Yiyin looked at the old Miaoyin monk and was filled with emotion.
"Why are you here, old man? Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and show me your seat."
Yiyin scolded the people around him, brought a maza to Monk Miaoyin, and sat down under him.
Monk Miaoyin thanked him profusely and said solemnly after sitting down.
"The saint has called you. How dare we, the brotherhood, neglect it? We should gather together and send out troops."
This is the truth, but Yiyin wrote to the men of the Wu family in the brotherhood to ask them to blow their heads off and urge mothers, wives, and daughters to send troops. He did not expect these men to kill people themselves.
Seeing the bitter look on Monk Miaoyin's face, Yiyin said in a deep voice.
"Master Miaoyin and I have known each other for many years, and this time he personally led troops to help me. This friendship is unforgettable to me.
By the way, I heard that Uesugi Kenshin has written to Kanayama Castle to finalize the marriage between Uesugi Kagetora and Kai-kun, so I would like to congratulate you first."
Miaoyin monk said excitedly.
"I can't repay the saint's kindness with my broken body. Kai-kun and his father are among the rebels who came to fight, and they also want to repay the saint's deep kindness."
Yiyin frowned.
"Why did you bring the child with you?"
Monk Miaoyin looked ashamed.
"As the saying goes, family scandals should not be made public, but in front of the saint, I pulled off this old face and did not dare to hide it.
My husband can be regarded as a generation of talents, but who knows that his family has an unfortunate background. He is a bitch and a bitch, and his two daughters are not up to par. They do well in daily small things, but when it comes to big things, they are completely confused!
My husband went to the Imperial Palace to participate in the big review. After your letter arrived at Jinshan Castle, the two bastard daughters and the Narita family's wife and the retainers discussed it for a day, but they couldn't come up with an accurate letter.
As a husband, I cannot control the military and state affairs of their Ji warriors, but I know that without saints, there would be no good family. What is there to discuss? Just send troops!
My husband was not here, and I was too lazy to care about the stupidity of the two unsatisfactory daughters, so I summoned the men in my circle to come and help.
We, the men of the Kanto martial arts family, are not weaklings without any strength. We can still ride horses, shoot bows and carry spears into battle! We can also kill people for the saints!
Fortunately, those little brats still had consciences, so they immediately mobilized with their men, and finally gathered five thousand men and horses to come. They were at the disposal of the saint, and then I had the honor to sit down in front of you."
Miaoyin monk took the initiative to confess in front of Yiyin because he knew that the matter could not be hidden.
After this war ends, the Kanto Palace will inevitably start a new round of internal strife.
The performance of each family in this gathering of righteousness and loyalty to the emperor will definitely become a bargaining chip for claiming credit and pride in the future, or a reason for being inferior to others.
Rather than letting people find out and catch the Yura family's misbehaving, it is better to confess directly in front of the saint.
The children of the Yura family were mediocre and incompetent, and hesitated when things happened, but Yura Shige and his wife were loyal to the saint and never had second thoughts.
When Monk Miaoyin came this time, he saw the different practices of various villages along the way, and knew that something big was going to happen sooner or later.
Externally, the Guandong Palace wants to unify the eastern part of the Guanba Prefecture and swallow up the people of the East. Internally, it also needs to unify its thinking, completely eliminate the influence of the old Kanto system, and truly rule the land of the Eight Prefectures.
In the past, the Wu Family Giri Promotion Association treated charity activities in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River equally, but after this incident, they must be divided into three, six, and nine grades.
A village that is a righteous person will naturally want to eat more and receive more, while a village that is hesitant and lagging behind will definitely have to reduce aid.
As an unjust village, don't use the excuse of sending troops after spring plowing. You are not willing to eat a few mouthfuls of food or starve to death for the sake of the saint. How dare you claim to be loyal ministers and righteous men?
Monk Miaoyin calculated and found that about a quarter of the villages along the route had not yet been mobilized. They were all busy with spring plowing and were preparing to mobilize again after spring plowing.
Their seemingly fair approach actually destined them to become unjust people.
These villages are looking for death. Monk Miaoyin has already seen the bloody disaster on their bodies.
The entire middle and lower reaches of the Tone River are connected together. This year, there will inevitably be conflicts between which family delays spring plowing and reduces production, and which family plows as usual and produces grain.
Economic issues affect the direction of policy. In this world, there is no such thing as a righteous man going hungry and an unjust man having enough to eat and drink. This provides an indispensable element of righteousness for the subsequent political liquidation.
Moreover, even if it is not for food, the conflict between Yi Village and Unjust Village will gradually become more intense and unavoidable.
The reason is simple: water control.
Dayu controlled the floods and achieved the unification of the Xia Dynasty. From then on, the Celestial Dynasty formed the idea of unification that concentrated its efforts on accomplishing great things.
Since ancient times, water conservancy projects have been integrated projects and have not been stopped for a period of time. The diversion project of the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River is a major project that will benefit the future.
Ina Chuji of the Samurai Giri Promotion Association has already prepared a plan and timetable for the entire diversion project. Originally, everyone just followed it, but the variables of Yoshimura and Boshimura happened to arise.
Waterways will not be repaired just because your village is unjust. Overall water conservancy cannot bypass certain unjust villages.
The grassroots samurai families in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River have only two choices: either stop the diversion project and continue to suffer poverty for generations to come, or they have to let the unjust village enjoy charity assistance and participate in governance.
Why! Righteousness and unjustness are treated the same. Who would be willing to be loyal to the saint in the future?
The integrity of the water conservancy project will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of Yi Village. It is like pouring gasoline on dry firewood. Only one spark is enough to start a prairie fire.
Incomplete loyalty is equal to complete disloyalty.
The Guandong Sheriff's Office needs to clean up the grassroots villages that are not loyal enough. Yi Village needs food from Unyi Village to make up for this year's shortfall. It also needs to seize the land from Unyi Village to complete the overall water control project.
The top and bottom are of the same mind, and they hit it off immediately.
Monk Miaoyin is experienced and well-informed. She is sure that there will be a tragic liquidation in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River. This is the inevitable result that is in the interest of all the righteous samurai families at the top and bottom.
And in this great reckoning, if you want to stand firm, you can only stay close to the saints and have the righteousness recognized by the saints.
That's why Monk Miaoyin risked everything to expose his family scandal. He must get the saint's forgiveness in advance and not leave any further trouble.
Yiyin didn't know the fear in Monk Miaoyin's heart, nor did he know how far-reaching his actions of calling in the rebel army would be.
He just laughed dumbly, patted Miaoyin Monk's hand and said comfortingly.
"Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Don't let your children and grandchildren act like cows and horses. The truth of this saying is simple, but how many parents can be so cruel?
I am also a person with children, and I understand the worries and pain in your heart.
No matter how hopeless or ignorant your daughters are, they are still your own flesh and blood. It must be painful for you to see them making stupid mistakes, right?"
Monk Miaoyin sighed.
"Saints and saints."
Yiyin smiled.
"Actually, it's good to be mediocre and timid.
The world has been in chaos for hundreds of years, and ambitious people have emerged in endlessly. What benefits have it brought?
You and I will work hard to turn this troubled world around and make the world peaceful, so that future generations can live a peaceful life.
Talented people lament that they were born at the wrong time and wish they could not show off their talents. But for most ordinary people, living in a peaceful era is the greatest happiness."
Monk Miaoyin's eyes were slightly red, he choked and nodded.
"The saint has a compassionate heart, but I am not as good as him."
Yiyin shook his head.
"Okay, don't worry about your children anymore.
I know about your family. Although the two children are a little confused, they are not bad-hearted and have enough integrity. With the foundation laid by your elders, it is good for them, the younger generation, to follow the rules.
The Yuryoshi family of Kanayama Castle and the Nagao family of Ashikaga Castle are both famous families in Kanto and have great righteousness. His Highness Uesugi and I both value them very much.
When the world is peaceful in the future, I will never forget the friendship between the Yuliang family. I will take care of your children, so you don't have to worry too much, they will be fine."
Monk Miaoyin quickly knelt down, kowtowed to the ground, and said sincerely.
"If a saint from a good family can treat me differently, I will die immediately and die with my eyes closed. I will have no regrets in this life."