At the beginning of the 20th Astronomical Year, at Kasugayama Castle Castle, Nagao Kagetora took the letter sent by Kira Yoshitoki and fell into deep thought. Many things happened in the year that just passed. First, Nagao Kagetora followed Kira Yoshitoki's advice and recognized Uesugi.
Ding Ming entered Dao Xuanqing as his father, and nominally took the position of the head of Echigo Kingdom.
Then half a month ago, he sent an envoy to Luo to present gifts to the court and the shogunate. The shogunate won the crucial battle and regained control of the Yamashiro Kingdom. Unexpectedly, the initiator of all this was this man who was killed by Echigo.
The child governor who was looked down upon by his retainers, this huge contrast made a group of important ministers in Kasugayama Castle shatter their glasses, of course, if they really had glasses.
The main significance of Shangluo's gift to the court and the shogunate this time was to obtain the right to use the shogunate's white umbrella bag and felt saddle cover, which was the recognition of the status of the ruler of the Echigo Kingdom. This was a method used by his father Nagao Taikage during his time.
, with the approval of Uesugi Sadami, the leader of the Echigo Kingdom, and the permission of the leader from the shogunate, he felt that his position as the new generation of Echigo ruler could be stable, but what should he do next? Nagao Kagetora still
He was a little undecided, but then Kira Yoshitoki's letter gave him a new choice.
"Throughout the ages, the laws followed by the imperial court and shogunate have been in line with the great justice of heaven. Today, the name of guardian is to support the shogunate, guard the country, and ensure the safety of the people. Today, the country has collapsed and moral principles have been lost. The people of the Eastern Kingdom do not know that there is an emperor and general.
Those who know Shoshu Hojo, Koshu Takeda, and Shunshu Imagawa have lost their righteousness! But now Nagaoden regards the small righteousness of the countrymen as guarding their homeland, supporting each other and guarding the country together, while giving up the righteousness of saving the imperial court and the shogunate. How about the two prime ministers?
Compared to this, what is more important?”
Nagao Kagetora frowned slightly, feeling that the use of the word "righteousness" seemed to be out of the ordinary. The tone of these words was as majestic as Hong Zhongda Lu's deafening speech. Nagao Kagetora shook his head and sighed for a moment, resisting the desire to speak and continued reading.
"Today, the Kai Takeda invaded Shinano and caused chaos. Even though Murakami, Takanashi and other samurai families resisted, it was difficult to stop their advance! If the Nagaoden is left to its own devices and expands at will, it will one day sweep Shinano and take the power of the two states.
In the invasion of Echigo, it is hard to say that with the power of Nagaoden and the bravery of Echigo samurai, defending the territory and uniting people's hearts will be the top priority. How can we talk about the ambition to help the shogunate?"
After reading this passage, Nagao Kagetora hesitated for a long time. He was a little confused. Keeping "no offense" was his ambition since childhood. Although many retainers did not understand his ambition, he never told anyone about his ambition.
Only his sister Hu Ji probably knows a little about his thoughts. This has always been a secret hidden in his heart.
It's funny to say that he had this idea because of his father, a generation of powerful hero Nagao, who defeated Shang in the background and caused a huge turmoil in Echigo and even Kanto. In the end, his father was too arrogant and caused Uesugi Sadami.
The joint resistance of the Kamijō Shoken, the Uesugi family tree acting heir Usami Fusada, Usami Sadamitsu and his son, and the Yohoku clan nearly lost the centuries-old foundation of the Nagao family.
Because of this huge turmoil that affected the entire Echigo, Nagao Weike, who had been in Echigo for thirty years, was deeply affected. He gave way to his legitimate son Nagao Harukage in the fifth year of Tenmon, and died in depression at the end of the eleventh year of Tenmon.
, Nagao Kagetora, who was a monk at Rinsenji Temple at that time, appeared at the funeral of his father Nagao Kagetora wearing a suit of armor, which attracted the attention of many people.
At that time, the signs of new unrest in Echigo were already obvious. The Nagao clan was recruiting troops from all over the world to fight. At that time, someone saw Nagao Kagetora, who was only 13 years old, and asked him why he was like this. He said: "Imado Etsu
Later, when strife broke out again, I took the lead in protecting the Dai clan, and I wore a large armor to be ready to go into battle at any time."
He showed extraordinary talents at a young age, so he was appointed by his eldest brother Nagao Harukage to go to the unfamiliar Tochio Castle in China and Vietnam to take charge. In this way, he gathered his basic team, the Seven Hands Group, which later aroused his brother's fear and gave birth to a new generation.
The turmoil was also something he had not expected. Because of his upbringing, he had a great dislike for Xia Ke Shang. He could not say that he hated his heroic father, but subconsciously he was always unwilling to do the same thing as his father.
"And Takeda, Imagawa, and Hojo made a private alliance, agreeing to attack each other and guard each other; Takeda attacked Shinano and entered Echigo, Hojo invaded Musashi and dominated Kantō, and Imagawa occupied Mikawa and swept away Sanluo. If everyone in the world was like Nagaoden
If you guard your country and don't have an inch of other countries' territory, how can you fight against the military strength of other countries with a small area? It will not be long before the Kanto Northeastern mainland will definitely fall into their hands. By then, Echigo will be swallowed up by Takeda, Kanto will be dominated by Hojo, and the Nagao Palace
How should we deal with ourselves? Where should the people with lofty ideals who are loyal to the shogunate go?"
"His Majesty Kira's words are really sharp!" Nagao Kagetora smiled silently. Although he felt that what Kira Yoshito said was a bit alarmist, this assumption was not unreasonable. The Takeda family had invaded the north since the beginning of Astronomy.
Shinano, after more than ten years of hard work, it has occupied half of Shinano.
It is not easy to be blocked by Murakami Yoshikiyo for a long time now. If he does not intervene, the whole of Shinano will soon fall into the hands of the Takeda family. By then, the Takeda family will combine the power of the two countries to attack Echigo. Even with his ability,
They tried their best to resist, not to mention supporting the shogunate and promoting the reputation of the Wu family.
“…Therefore, the Nagao-den must not compromise the great righteousness for the sake of small righteousness. It must emphasize the use of virtuous ministers to formulate laws, abolish the inaccessibility of guardians, and withdraw and merge customs to strengthen the cohesion of the territory. Only then can the power of a country be concentrated on one point, and a close place can be protected.
Punishing those who have caused chaos in the country can go a long way to help the shogunate to sweep away the decline of the shogunate. When he becomes successful, he can return the lost territory of the samurai family. At Nagaoden, he can also take off his armor and enter the Taoist temple to practice meditation in the famous mountains of Kyoluo. Isn't this a righteous act?
If you can kill tens of thousands of people and save hundreds of millions of people, what's wrong with it even if your reputation is damaged?"
Nagao Kagetora held the letter and thought for a long time. It wasn't until Xiao Xing reminded him that it was time to rest that he suddenly realized that it was pitch black outside. He turned around and handed the letter to the oil lamp. He hesitated for a while, sighed and put the letter away again.
Inside the bookshelf, looking at the dim night outside the window, he said calmly: "His Majesty Kira's words are all good words. What a pity! Echigo is still unstable... Nagao Masaki, how should I treat you?"
The world is changing rapidly. The Nanman missionaries came. They drove a large sailing ship that the Japanese had never seen before and came to Sakai Town. It is said that when the huge sailing ship sailed into Osaka Bay, the scene was extremely spectacular. Those red-haired and yellow ones
Mao's southern barbarians came everywhere with all kinds of small things and sent gifts. I heard that they were here for trade, and they planned to open up a new sea route and also preach.
Accompanying the Nanman people was a Satsuma native named Yajiro. It is said that this man committed a crime in Satsuma and fled to Nanyang. As a result, he met Xavier and his party and became their translator. Then he was quickly baptized as a Catholic.
This time, the Satsuma countryman who came to Kinki with the Christian name "Paul" used his Satsuma country accent to promote Catholicism everywhere. During this period, he was much more excited than Xavier.
It was probably the first time he came to Kyoto, or he might have some incomprehensible dream. In short, he annoyed many people, especially the famous public warriors in the court and shogunate. They hated this Nanman believer who came from the countryside, but he
I didn't have that consciousness yet. Whenever I accompanied Xavier to an event, he would open his mouth and pour out Nanman religion things. I had been glared at several times by some warriors who believed in Buddhism and refused to stop, so I almost got into trouble.
A big disaster has occurred.
After causing the Noda turmoil in Kyoto, Xavier left full of disappointment. He seemed to be discouraged by the powerlessness of the court and shogunate. He also discovered Japan's yearning for and intimacy with the civilization of the Central Plains, so he decided to leave Japan and visit the Ming Dynasty.
At first glance, it seemed to him that only by obtaining permission from the Ming Dynasty to preach could they, the missionaries, obtain permission from the shogunate.
This is the so-called roundabout route, but he still doesn't know that the Ming Dynasty is closing the country. Is it really useful for him to go there? The visit of Xavier and his group can only be regarded as an episode. They were disappointed without getting anyone's promise.
It is not surprising that he left Kyoto. For the townspeople of Kyoto, this is just a small anecdote and an invisible wave.
After finishing his busy work at Sakamoto Castle, Kiragi had to continue his practice and study. This time he studied the Zen method of the Rinzai sect. He mainly studied the two schools of Daitokuji and Myoshinji.
When talking about Miaoshin Temple, Dade Temple is a branch of the temple. At this time, three years after the death of the 77th president of Dade Temple and the death of the great sage Guo Yue Zonggen, the master of Dade Temple has passed to the third branch.
The 102nd Jiang Ji Zongxian, a new monk in recent decades, abandoned the conservative style of Wushan Sect and went to practice in Dade and Miaoxin Temple.
Miaoshin Temple is extremely powerful, much more powerful than the Dade Temple of the sect. It has thousands of temples spread across the sixty-six states and is the most prosperous among the many sects of Zen. The founder of Dade Temple is Zongfeng Miao.
Master Zongfeng Myochao's disciple Cheon Yiheng inherited the residence of Daitoku Temple, and another disciple Guanshan Huixuan left Dadoku Temple to establish Miaoshin Temple not far away. These two successors Zongfeng Myochao
The Zen style of Zen was said in the Muromachi period that tradition is prepared by great virtue and creation is by wonderful mind.
Because the two sects come from the same origin, but are different from each other, just like two legitimate sons of the same father competing for the family property, the two Dade Myoshin temples are also opposed to each other, because the two families are in the heart of Kyoto and operate in Kyoto.
They often ran into each other, which made the relationship between the two factions even more discordant. However, generally speaking, Myoshin Temple outweighed Daitoku Temple, whether it was the late Ikkyu Sojun, the recently deceased Kotake Sogen, or the one who is currently in Sakai.
The Obayashi sect, which is very active in the town, is trying to regain the disadvantageous situation.
Of course, these have nothing to do with Kira Yoshitoki. Although his family's ancestral Bodhi Temple belongs to the Miaoshinji sect, this does not prevent him from learning the Zen method of Dade Temple. Many eminent monks went to study other sects when they were young.
Although Kira Yoshi didn't want to be a senior monk, he didn't have that many sectarian views.
