In Fukui Plains, Yoshihiro and his party, who failed to go to Ichijodani Castle, continued northbound. Asakura Kageki followed for a while out of guilt.
With her unblocking the road, the road was much more peaceful, and it was not until the border that both sides said goodbye and parted ways.
After entering Kaga Country, Uesugi Terutora became visibly nervous, and her Hatamoto formation became more murderous.
Even Shiba and his colleagues began to be vigilant and entered a state of alert under the scolding of Yamanaka Yukimori.
Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second.
They are all elites, and even though the house governors are friendly, they are always trying to compete with each other.
Seeing this, Yiyin couldn't help but ask.
"Is the Xiangzong so rampant in Hokurikudo?"
Since arriving in Yiyin recently, I have never seen the legendary fanatical Yi Kui.
The tenth generation master of Honganji Temple, the Supreme Being, suppressed the fanatical believers of the Yixiang Sect, rectified the internal affairs, and consolidated the foundation.
Therefore, it is difficult for Yoshigami to understand the fear of Kaga Ichikune, the warrior Kamikami Iehime.
Uesugi Teruhu looked at him. The knot in her heart from being indifferently rejected a few days ago was still there. As arrogant as she was, it was difficult to regain her normalcy for a while.
After a long silence, he reluctantly said.
"It's not just arrogant, it's simply lawless."
She looked at Naoe Kanetsugu and nodded to her. The young Samurai Hime rode up to Yoshigan and introduced the Ichiko Sect of the Hokuriku Road.
The origin of the Hokuriku sect is very early. When the first generation of the sect, Shinran Shonin, was exiled in Echichi for five years, he left his footprints along the Hokuriku Road.
The fifth generation Buddhist master established Zuisen Temple in Yuezhong, and the sixth generation Buddhist master's second daughter established Honsen Temple in Kaga.
Later, the Kaga Yuechu samurai family suppressed the Yixiang sect together, and the Kaga Honsen Temple disciples fled to Yuechu Zuiquan Temple.
However, the Lord of Fuguang City of Tonami County in Yuezhong attacked Zuiquan Temple, but failed to suppress him and died on the battlefield. Zuiquan Temple occupied Tonami County.
Later, the eighth-generation Dharma master Renyu Shangren established the Ichikai sect. The guardian of Kaga was overthrown by Ichiki Ikui, and her three daughters occupied the Kaga country.
Matsuoka-ji Rensuna, Kokyo-ji Renshou, and Honsen-ji Rengo, each of the three temples led one, and Kaga entered an era in which the three temples combined their powers.
Yoshigan knew that the Ichigo clan was quite rampant in Hokurikudo, but after hearing what had happened, he was still dumbfounded.
Killing the leader of a military family in a county and a country, swallowing the territory and establishing a Buddhist kingdom. This is a domineering behavior that cannot be tolerated by the martial arts society. How can one survive?
he asked strangely.
"Then no one will deal with these nuns?"
Naoe Kanetsugu looked at him with strange eyes and answered.
"The guardian of Kaga was killed, and the guardian of Noto, Vietnam and China in the east was the Hatakeyama family. It has long since declined, and its strength has shrunk and gone to nearby countries.
As for the west..."
Yiyin suddenly came back to his senses, and the one facing the west was Echizen.
The Shiba clan was defeated and lost its country, and the Asakura family was busy suppressing the country and digesting the fruits of victory.
It took several generations of talent to completely conquer the great country of Hokuriku. During this time, there was no time to pay attention to Kaga.
As long as this group of crazy nuns don't look for trouble, they won't look for trouble themselves.
By the time the Asakura family was free, Ichikami had already secured Kaga Country. The two sides disliked each other and could not kill each other, so they had to maintain a confrontation.
Yiyin sighed, these crazy nuns are really lucky.
The Noto Kunihatakeyama branch family was suppressed by the retainers and had no time to take care of itself.
When the Ezhong clan was in the Hatakeyama clan, it was divided into three guardian generations, and one of them was swallowed up by the Etchu Ichikō clan.
The remaining two guardians, the Jinbo family and the Shiina family, are still attacking each other, and no one can care about the invasion of Honganji's forces.
In this way, the Ichigo sect has become a climate in Hokurikudo. No wonder Teru Uesugi is so cautious when crossing the border.
Xiang Yikui is not from the martial arts family, is not within the guardian system, and is not a famous Warring States figure.
These fanatical believers are unpredictable and do not follow martial arts rules. You have to be careful when encountering them.
Yiyin asked again.
"How did you get here in the first place?"
Naoe Kane continued his return path.
"My family's caravan took the Hokuriku Road, setting up castle towns as strongholds along the way, and offering large sums of money to the castle lord to use the route.
After all, Ni Guan is not a martial artist, and the management is chaotic. As long as the city lord acquiesces, crossing the border will not be difficult."
Yiyin nodded.
Although Honganji Temple has concentrated its power after the reform of the eighth generation Buddhist master Renjo, the shortcomings of the nuns are still obvious.
There is more than enough incitement but not enough force.
For example, in the Yamato Buddhist Kingdom, Kofukuji Temple relied on nuns and warriors to govern the country.
But these nuns and the Wu family are like mud that they can't help. They can't resist the real Wu family no matter what.
Xiang Zong took another path.
The unique thing about Buddhism is that you don't need to become a monk or put down the butcher's knife, just by reciting Namo Amitabha, you can become a Buddha.
As a result, the evil party, wild samurai, village Chinese, local poor and other poor grassroots samurai were attracted by his teachings and became the backbone of the army.
Otherwise, how could Yi Xiangzong conquer the martial arts family by relying on peasant women and common people? It would not be by attracting low-level Ji warriors to be used by me.
The monks managed the faith, leaving secular affairs to the leader of the congregation, entrusting the lords of various places to rely on them.
This dual leadership structure makes the grassroots of Kaga and even the Etsuchu Ixiang Sect very scattered.
As long as the leaders are willing to accept money, Uesugi Teruhora can use gold to smash a road, which is really weird.
Yoshigan suddenly discovered that the power of the Ichigo clan in Hokuriku Road was beyond his imagination.
Kaga Kingdom is in the hands of the Ichigo Sect, as is the Yuezhong County. In addition, the spread of the Ichigo Sect's beliefs has never stopped over the years.
There are branch temples of Honganji in Echizen, Echichu, and Noto, and their influence is no longer a hidden danger but a serious one.
The Hokurikudo samurai family has been in a downturn for a long time, and civil strife continues in all countries.
The only powerful Echizen Kingdom still focused its attention on the nearest few countries and paid no attention to the Hokuriku kingdoms behind it.
Something big is going to happen, and Yiyin has a headache.
I'm afraid that the Kanto strategy I had planned for has not been launched yet, and the chaos in Hokurikudo will tie up Echigo's hands and feet.
Coupled with the aggressive Takeda family in the direction of Shinano, Yoshigage couldn't help but glare at Terutora Uesugi, which made her feel confused and smiled back with what she thought was a handsome smile.
This grandson can still laugh. He really thinks that he is invincible. He is surrounded on three sides and can defeat all the invincible opponents in the world. Idiot!
he asked.
“How long do we have to lay low before it’s safe?”
Teru Uesugi replied.
"Ezhong Shiina Yasuyin is my ally. As long as we arrive at Ezhong Xinchuan County, we will be safe."
Yoshigan did the math and found that Shinkawa County is in the central and western part of Vietnam, which is equivalent to crossing the entire Kaga Country and half of China, about 200 miles.
The group cherished the power of their war horses, and there were many mountain roads. It would take about five to seven days to travel slowly on horseback, and they were speechless.
I don't know if this means that Terutora Uesugi is big-hearted or fearless.
As the leader of a country, he has no vigilance at all when standing under a dangerous wall, or it may be said that he is brave and fearless by nature.
Anti-justice Yin is convinced, he said with a wry smile.
"Then let's go quickly."
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In Xinchuan County, Vietnam, there is the castle where the Shiina family governor resides and the castle tower of Matsukura Castle.
Shiina Yasuyin and his subordinate Changguang Koma were having a secret conversation, and their expressions were somewhat struggling.
In the small room, people often kowtow on the photovoltaic floor.
"Your Highness, this opportunity must not be missed, it will never come back again!"
Shiina Yasuyin hesitated.
"His Highness Nagao Kagetora (Uesugi Terutora) treats me well. If I attack her, I'm afraid my heart will be shattered and I will no longer be able to stand up."
Koma Tsunemitsu couldn't help laughing and said.
"You're saying the opposite. If you kill that long-tailed Kagetora, that's what people will want, and everyone will applaud!"