Kawachi is a territorial kingdom within the five territories located south of the Yodogawa River. Leaving aside Izumi Province and Sakai Town in the west, across the Yodogawa River and further north is Settsu Province, to the northeast is Yamajo Province and Kyoto, and to the south is Nankai Province beyond the Izumi Mountains.
The Kii Province of the Tao, and the Kumgang Mountains to the east separate Hanoi from Yamato.
Hanoi's original name is Kawauchi, which means the flat land between mountains formed by alluvial rivers, and the flat land spread out downstream of the Yamato River. There is another saying that it is because there is Yodogawa in the north and Yamato River in the central and southern parts. It is called because it is surrounded by two major rivers.
The place within the Sichuan River was named Hanoi Country.
The Kingdom of Hanoi has a long history. In addition to Genji who was born in the Kingdom of Hanoi, there is also the famous villain Kusunoki Masashige who was also born in Hanoi. Of course, he has always been a very annoying person to the Ashikaga Shogunate of the Northern Dynasties, and he still remains an enemy of the North to this day.
, since the merger of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Hatakeyama family has taken over the guardianship of Hanoi Kingdom.
Take a boat eastward through the Yamato River and cross the Hatakeyama family's Kawachi country. Abandon the boat and go ashore along the Nara streets. You will encounter a large mountain blocking the direction from the Osaka plain to Nara. This is a mountainous and hilly area of the Ikoma mountain range.
It is a natural barrier between Hanoi and Yamato. Passing behind this mountain directly enters the Nara Basin, the heart of Yamato. This Ikoma Mountain has always been the main position to block the invasion of Yamato from the direction of Hanoi. On the mountain peak is located
Famous mountain castles such as Iimori Mountain Castle and Shiniki Mountain Castle.
The altitude of the Ikoma Mountains is not high. After crossing here, you will come to the territory of Yamato. The famous Kingdom of God, the ancient Asuka Kyo and Heijo Kyoto are located here. Within the territory, there are one of the six major temples in the southern capital since the Nara period.
The first Kofukuji Temple has been serving as the guardian of Yamato since the Kamakura period.
As the southern capital of the Northern Ridges, Kofukuji Temple was originally very powerful. As the Fujiwara Family Bodhiji Temple with the most power in the imperial court, Kofukuji Temple's influence on the imperial court was much stronger than the Kinai Gozan recognized by the shogunate. Kofukuji Temple
It has a large number of monk soldiers and is a powerful religious armed group. Therefore, the forces originating from Kofukuji Temple spread throughout Yamato and become a force that cannot be underestimated.
Of course, Kofukuji Temple is not invulnerable. In the late Heian period, the Fujiwara clan's internal fighting was very fierce. The wars of the Homoto Rebellion and the Heiji Rebellion also affected this temple, and new changes occurred as the Fujiwara clan integrated two major groups.
, the Ichijo-in gate, which belongs to the Konoe family, and the Mahayana-in gate, which belongs to the Kujo family, also went into opposition during this period.
In the late Kamakura period, in the first year of Einin (1293 AD), the opposition between the Ichijo-in clan and the Mahayana clan became intense. During this period, the famous Einin fight broke out. The monks of the two clans fought against each other.
A battle broke out in front of Kasuga Taisha Shrine. Taking advantage of the serious conflict within Kofukuji Temple, the Kamakura shogunate was able to intervene in the affairs of Yamato Kingdom and sent the shogunate's imperial family to station in Yamato Kingdom, known as the southern capital.
The first battle when entering Yamato is Pingqun County in the northwest, which is the only way to Yamato. The Kira family and a group of more than 20 horses galloped past, and suddenly a wild deer sprang out from the woods beside the mountain road.
Regardless of the galloping cavalry, they collided head-on with Kira Manshomaru's mount.
"Ah! Master, be careful!" Isshiki Shiro shouted, but it was still a little late. The docile horse stood up on its front legs and almost fell down in shock. For a while, people screamed and the streets were filled with smoke and dust.
"Woo!" With a cry, the wild deer fell straight to the ground.
"Who is so bold! Come out!" The horse warriors dismounted and drew their swords, and surrounded the frightened Kira Mansomaru. Nakajo Hidetaka, who had been silent for a long time along the way, walked to the body of the wild deer and took a look. He found the deer. There was an arrow feather embedded in his neck, and he praised: "Good archery skills!"
A child less than ten years old, carrying an exaggerated Marubi bow, jumped out of the woods, pointed at the wild deer that had been hit by an arrow, and said, "This is my prey!"
"Asshole! Neither can your prey... Wait, you said this is the prey you killed!" Yamaoka Zenjiro walked over and grabbed the child holding the bow, but the child quickly dodged it.
"Hey! You still dare to hide! Let me see how you can hide!" Yamaoka Zenjiro drew out his katana very angrily. Unexpectedly, the child opposite was not afraid of him at all. He stretched out his hand, raised the bow and aimed at him, and said stubbornly: "This is me The prey! Return the prey to me!"
"Zenjiro, come back! He's not hostile." Kira Mansomaru finally recovered from the fright. The scene just now was really thrilling. If the horse hadn't been well-trained, he would have fallen down, even if he suffered a severe brain injury. The shock was not surprising at all. He was not in the mood to pursue this unnecessary disaster and directly waved him back.
Several young people helped him sit under the shade of a tree beside the mountain road. Isshiki Shiro quickly led the horse to the river to get water to clean the dust on the horse. In this era, horses are important assets, even more important than swords and guns, so as to comfort the frightened person. Horses are also a skill that a samurai must know. Nakajo Hidetaka came over and said to him: "Your Majesty Kira, this boy is a very powerful archer. An arrow that penetrates the throat can penetrate three inches without losing force. This arrow is This is a technique that most warriors cannot do."
"Oh? So powerful? It seems that Yamaoka Zenjiro also boasted that his bow skills can penetrate wood three-pointers. This child should not be much older than me, right? I met a master today." Kira Mansomaru asked someone to call the child over and asked Said: "What's your name? Where are you from?"
When I walked in, I realized that he was indeed not very old. He had unshaven hair and two boy buns on his forehead. His childish face was full of calmness. He stared at Kira Mansumaru with dull eyes and said in a muffled voice: "My name is Zuo Nei, and I'm from Daocheng, Pingqun Township."
"Oh! Is your name Zuo Nei? What is the word Miao? Who else is there in the family?"
"I don't understand the Chinese character Miao. I still have my father, my mother, my sister, and my uncle at home..." Zuo Nei announced the family members one by one, and his serious look made people laugh.
"Ahem! What I mean is that with your skills, you must be from the martial arts family, and your father must also be a warrior, right? What is your father's name?"
"Oh! My father is the lord of Shima Castle, called Shima Tomoyuki. My family has always been samurai, and my grandfather is still a very powerful samurai." Sauchi's eyes moved slightly, and it turned out that Kira Manshomaru's frightened mount was brought over after being comforted.
"Your name is Shima Sauchi, right? It's a good name. You live in Pingdao City, Miaoji Island... Sakon?"
"That's my father's name, how did you know it?" Zuo Nei tilted his head with a question mark on his face.
"What's your grandfather's name?" Kira Mansomaru looked at him speechlessly.
"My grandfather's name is Shimazuomon."
"There's probably a lot of roads there! It's just as I expected. Are you Islanders looking for the left?" Kira Manshomaru suddenly realized.
"What are you talking about? Why can't I understand?" The child named Shima Sauchi put down the rope and walked over to see Kira Manshomaru's mount being relocated. He said with envy: "What a good horse.
ah."
Kira Manshomaru immediately became energetic and asked slightly bewilderedly: "Do you want one?"
Shimazanouchi glanced at Kira Manshomaru's mount again, shook his head, walked over to his prey, squatted down and inspected it carefully.
"Hey! Kid, our host is asking you a question!" Yamaoka Zenjiro threatened loudly: "Don't you know that hunting animals is punished by gods and Buddhas? Be careful of Yaksha, evil spirits will come to catch you in the middle of the night!"
"Zenjiro!"
"Yes!" Zenjiro could only retreat in anger.
"Zonuchi! Tell me, do you want to be a samurai?" To stop Zenjiro's excessive behavior, Kira Mansomaru said unwillingly: "Being a samurai means you can have a famous horse like me, and being a samurai can defeat you.
How about moving your parents to live in a safer big city? Have you ever thought about it?"
This island didn't even say a word. Instead, he took out a piece of rope from his sleeve, squatted next to the prey and tied it up carefully.
Note: Some people think that using the self-proclaimed word "I" is too rustic, or that they simply use Chinese dialect because they have no words. This is wrong. The original word "Oh Leiwa" in Japanese is "I", such as "Oh Leiwa Gangdamu",
