In the hall of Sakyamuni Tathagata, the Lord of the Mountain City in Spring, the long-tailed Kagetora holds his rosary and sits silently in meditation. The tall statue of Sakyamuni Buddha is as motionless as a mountain. The majestic Dharma makes people feel awe.
When he meditates in the Tathagata Hall, he can always regain peace of mind.
The rosary in his hand was like a fast-moving bead chain, spinning back and forth in his hand countless times. It wasn't until he let out a long breath that Nagao Kagetora slowly opened his eyes. After a moment of silence, he took out the prayer beads from his sleeve.
Fold the letter paper, and the rich fragrance of ink jumps into your eyes along with the clear handwriting on the paper.
"A country cannot be permanent. Throughout the Central Plains, all dynasties in the Central Plains have governed the world with laws and regulations. Our shogunate of the Wu family also has the laws of "Imperial Success and Failure". Today, the power of the shogunate has been stolen by traitors, causing the decline of the laws of the Wu family and leading the country.
There is no legal restraint, and the people of the country do not distinguish between good and evil and do not respect orders, which leads to countless misdeeds. Today, the Suruga Imagawa clan has established the "Imagawa False List", the Sagami Hojo clan has "Twenty-one Articles", and Echizen Asakura has "Asakura".
It can be seen from the "Eirin Wall Book", the "Ouchi Family Wall Book" written by the third generation of Shu Fang Ouchi, Takeda Harunobu's "Koshu Laws and Orders" in the 16th year of Tianbun, Date Mizong's "Chen Mustachi" and other various national samurai laws.
The importance of the laws of the Wu family is closely related to the rise and fall of the family."
Nagao Kagetora was silent as he stared at the words. The foundation of the Nagao family was not clean. His grandfather Nagao Nokage Tadaka was killed by a traitor throughout his life. His father served as the governor of the family for Kage, and he had nothing to do with the master's family.
Echigo broke up with Uesugi Funo when he was guarding him, and united with the people of Echigo to defeat Uesugi Funo and forced him to death, which then triggered the Eisho Rebellion. His late father spent his whole life working hard to seize the position of the leader of the Echigo Kingdom. As his son
It is absolutely impossible to say that there is no thought at all.
"The former lord of Echigo, Uesugi Fusano, had a conflict with Kei Gong because he abolished the guardianship and was not allowed to enter. Then Echigo became more chaotic and Keigo used the power of guardianship to seize the Echigo country. It has been going on to this day.
His Majesty's situation is completely different from that of King Keigong. If you want to establish the authority of the king, you must abolish the guardian envoys. Looking at the Tokai Imagawa clan, the Hojo clan has been abolished one after another to have the power to suppress Tokai today. If the privileges are not abolished, there will be no restraint.
Chinese..."
The door of Sakyamuni Tathagata Hall was closed tightly, making the hall dark. Only the two candles near the Buddha statue were beating gently. The long-tailed Kagetora sitting cross-legged in front of the Buddha statue held his chin with one hand and seemed to be in a nap.
, the letter paper in the other hand revealed lines of writing under the candlelight.
"If you don't break, don't establish. Break and then build. For the current plan, we must win over the divided and defend the party. You can ask the Lord of the Kingdom, Uesugi Sadamito, to accept Nagao-dono as your son. This is a good opportunity to abdicate as the Lord of the Kingdom. It is just and logical! Revise the law, establish the national law, and implement it."
By inspecting the territory, abolishing the guardians and preventing envoys from entering, and attacking the disobedient disciples, the lord's prestige will gradually increase... Then he will march westward to Shangluo, and he will achieve unparalleled achievements."
Nagao Kagetora seemed to be dozing off with half-closed eyes, and the letter paper in his hand was wrinkled. After a while, the closed door of the Buddhist hall was suddenly pushed open, and the strong sunlight in the day shone into the dark and sealed Buddha.
In the hall, the darkness and silence completely subsided, and a clear child's voice came from behind Nagao Kagetora: "I heard that my brother was locked in the Buddhist hall for two hours and didn't come out, so I came over to take a look... Hey, what is this?"
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As he spoke, a little girl with long hair reaching her waist and wearing a white Taoist uniform walked up to him and grabbed the letter in Nagao Kagetora's hand. Nagao Kagetora barely managed to avoid her.
Surprise attack.
"Torahime! Didn't I tell you not to come to Sakyamuni Tathagata Hall to disturb my practice?" Nagao Kagetora stood up and raised his hand, then turned around and hid the letter in his sleeve, patting it and patting it.
He looked up at the dust and asked again: "Didn't you go to Linquan Temple to worship Buddha? Why did you come back so quickly?"
"Forget it if you don't show me." Seeing that the raid failed, the little girl was not discouraged. She straightened her raised hair and pouted her little mouth and said: "Brother always recites it non-stop every day, and also wants Hu Ji to go to Linquan Temple to recite it.
Ah, I can’t stop reading it, it’s really annoying!”
"Hu Ji, don't talk nonsense. It is the duty of the children of my Wu family to practice Zen and chant sutras. Tell me, did you listen to Master Guangyu's Buddhist teachings at Linquan Temple?"
The little girl turned her head and ignored him. After a while, she raised her head and looked up at the statue of Sakyamuni Tathagata. She answered the question unexpectedly: "Many people say that my brother is a devout Buddhist and will become a monk in the future, Master Tianshi Guangyu."
He is a man of great virtue and respect, and he told me to concentrate on meditating and use wisdom to illuminate my original pure mind, but can Zen and Buddha really protect my Nagao family's fortune?"
It seemed that this question was a little difficult to answer. Nagao Kagetora was silent for a long time before he slowly said: "Practice Zen only to calm the body and mind. The origin of all dharmas is the nature of Buddha. The heart is the Buddha. People have the true heart of peace and tranquility of their own nature."
, Zen practice is the way to see the truth and gradually realize Buddhism. To protect the Nagao family, we also rely on the bows, horses, swords and guns in the hands of the samurai family... It is too deep for you to understand, but you will understand it later. "
"Brother is becoming more and more dishonest. It's so boring!" The little girl shook her head and stood up with a bored look on her face. She walked to Bishamon Hall and waved her hand and said, "I'm going to Kakizaki and Izumi to learn riding and spear skills tomorrow.
, I also want to learn the art of war from Honjo Mimasaku, and Naoe Yamato to study government affairs... and I also need to see my mother. My brother has not seen her for many days! My mother misses my brother very much! I won’t tell you.
It's time! Hu Ji leaves first!"
Looking at the little girl in white walking away, Nagao Kagetora could only shake his head and say nothing. After a long time, he spread out the crumpled letter paper hidden in his sleeve, read the handwriting on the letter one last time, and then walked to the candle.
Ignite the letter paper, and the orange flame dances gracefully in the air like a magnificent dancing flower, and soon the letter will be burned to ashes.
"Is it right or wrong to let Torahime be my heir and bear the burden of the Nagao family?" Nagao Kagetora looked up at the still solemn and silent statue of Shakya Tathagata, deep in thought.
This winter has been long and difficult, and nothing much has changed before the end of winter. There have been only a few snowfalls in Omi this winter, and each one is not very heavy. It is said that there is another snowstorm in Hokuriku, where snowstorms occur almost every year.
It's snowing heavily, and I don't know where there will be so much snow.
The construction work of Sakamoto Castle was still proceeding in an orderly manner throughout the winter. All the labor levies had been disbanded in early November. Anyway, the infrastructure parts that contributed the most were completed, and the remaining various outer cranks for the new city were completed.
Complex military structures such as the horse exit and the tiger's mouth do not require much labor. It is said that the most difficult and complicated tasks have not yet begun. The construction of the Honmaru, which is called the main wheel here, has not yet begun. The planned three-story castle tower is to be built.
So far there is not even a shadow.
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