Chapter 633 Osaka: Prepare for battle! Conquer Koya Mountain! 【6100】
Nara
In an ordinary-looking hut
"Yuanyi, forget it if you're not dead. I didn't expect you to be so energetic."
Slightly harsh words reached Lin and Genichi's ears.
Listening to these harsh words, Yuan Yi did not get angry at all. Instead, he crossed his arms across his chest and said with a smile:
"Mrs. Bee, aren't you not only not dead, but you are also very energetic? If I remember correctly, you seem to be about the same age as me, right?"
Lin and her uncle sat side by side.
Compared to Yuanyuan, who was sitting cross-legged very casually, Lin was undoubtedly more polite and well-behaved. She sat on her knees respectfully, with her hands on her legs.
Opposite the two of them sat an old woman wearing a black and red kimono.
She is probably between 6 and 70 years old. Under the ruthless erosion of time, her skin is as yellow as dried orange peel and full of wrinkles.
Although she is old and yellow, it can be vaguely seen from her facial features that this old woman was also a beauty who could fascinate countless men when she was young.
Even though he is older now, he can still feel a touch of charming charm from his eyebrows.
"Ha." The old woman whom Yuan Yi called "Mrs. Bee" sneered, "How old are you? I am much younger than you. I am only 60 years old this year."
After saying that, Mrs. Bee moved her eyes away from Yuan Yi and moved her eyes to Lin who was sitting next to Yuan Yi.
When her eyes turned to Lin, Mrs. Feng's eyes softened a lot in an instant.
"Lin, long time no see. You have become even more heroic after not seeing me for such a long time."
Lin leaned down and saluted Mrs. Feng respectfully: "Mrs. Feng, it's been a long time since I last saw you, but I'm sorry."
"The last time I saw you... I remember it was three years ago, when you destroyed and burned down the Honjoji Temple in Nara."
As Mrs. Bee spoke, she glanced at the jet-black sword Enma placed on the tatami on Lin's right side.
"At that time, you were carrying the Yama that you snatched from Hongxiang Temple, and your companion named Mamiya came to me covered in blood, and asked me to rest for a while and treat the injured one.
I still vividly remember each scene..."
"Haha." Lin smiled freely at this time, and then used her right hand to caress Yama who was placed on the tatami on the right, "Time flies so fast... I didn't even realize that the attack on Honjoji Temple... had already happened
Did it happen 3 years ago..."
After Lin chatted with Yuan Yi and Mrs. Bee for a while, she gradually got to the point.
"Mrs. Feng." Lin said in a serious tone, "My uncle and I came here specially. Actually, we have something important to ask for your help. I would like to ask you to help me temporarily take in a girl."
"Take the girl?" Mrs. Feng looked confused, "Is she the girl who has been hiding behind you just now and is now playing outside with your subordinates?"
"Yes. Her name is A-Zhu. She is living abroad for some reasons, and for some reasons, I can't send her home for the time being."
"I would like to ask you to help me temporarily take her in for a while. I will take her away after my affairs are finished."
"...Can't you tell me the reason why she can't be sent home immediately?"
"Sorry..." Lin shook her head, "If possible, I would like to hide the details as much as possible."
"...She shouldn't be a difficult girl to deal with or take care of."
"Please rest assured about this." Lin nodded, "I have been with A Zhu Jian for a while. She is a very well-behaved and obedient child and will never cause any trouble for you."
"..." Mrs. Feng fell silent.
Lin quietly looked directly into Mrs. Feng's eyes, waiting for her answer.
"...I know." Mrs. Feng sighed softly, "If it's just a little girl...I can reluctantly take her in."
"I can't thank you enough." Lin leaned down and bowed deeply to Mrs. Feng.
"No need to say thank you." Madam Feng waved her hand, "I'm just repaying the debt of gratitude owed to Yuan Yi."
"If it weren't for the fact that I still owe Yuan Yi a lot of favors, I wouldn't take over such a troublesome thing."
Listening to Mrs. Bee's words, Minamoto smiled and said, "I came to Nara to seek help from you, a person who always repays kindness and revenge. I really came to the right place."
After Lin and Yuanyi chatted with Mrs. Bee for a while, they both stood up.
"Then Mrs. Feng, I'll leave the girl to you. We still have things to do, so we won't continue to bother you in your mansion."
"You have to leave..." Mrs. Feng stood up slowly, "In that case"
laugh!
The sound of a sharp weapon piercing the air exploded.
I saw a "shooting star", like a rainbow piercing the sun, hitting Yuan Yi hard.
Faced with this sudden "meteor", Genichi was very calm and he quickly pulled out his wakizashi: Enrong and slashed at the "meteor"!
clang!
The "Meteor" offensive was blocked.
Ordinary people with poor eyesight can finally see clearly the true face of this "shooting star" - a steel needle as long as half an adult's forearm.
The thickest part of this steel needle is as wide as two fingers of a well-proportioned adult male.
Under the sunlight shining through the window, this well-maintained steel needle emits a jet-black, bright light.
And the person holding this steel needle is Mrs. Bee.
The tip of the steel needle was in contact with Yanrong's blade.
Mrs. Bee exerts some strength, and Yuan Yi presses forward with some strength.
The weapons of the two of them were angled in mid-air under a delicate balance.
"'Bee Needle'..." Yuan Yi glanced at the large steel needle that was wrestling with his flames, shrugged and smiled, "It's such a nostalgic weapon."
"...Should I say 'As expected of you'?" Yuan Yi showed a helpless expression to Mrs. Bee, "You really haven't changed."
"When you and I were young, once you met me, you had to compete with me."
"Now that you and I are a lot older, it's still the same."
"I thought that as you got older, your bellicose nature would be somewhat restrained."
"Stop being so verbose." Mrs. Feng licked her lips, "You are older than me, and I don't think you have restrained your love of drinking."
After saying that, Madam Feng took the initiative to withdraw from the struggle with Yuan Yi, and jumped back to widen the distance between herself and Yuan Yi.
The picture of such an old man doing such agile movements seems so inconsistent.
"Since it's so rare to see you again, how can I not compete with you?"
Mrs. Bee licked her lips again, then stretched out her left hand to touch her lower back, and once again took out a long and thick steel needle.
She was holding a steel needle in each hand. It was obvious that she just held an extra steel needle, but it made people feel that her whole body's aura was different.
"Come on, Genichi!"
Mrs. Bee suddenly tugged at the collar of her kimono and took off her kimono, revealing only her upper body wrapped in a bra.
Yuan Yi let out a helpless sigh, then lowered his body weight slightly, held Yan Rong with one hand in his right hand, and took a mid-position stance towards Madam Feng opposite.
"Xiao Lin, please go out first."
Source one said.
"I want...to have a long-lost 'emotional exchange' with this 'poisonous bee'."
From the moment Madam Bee took out the bee sting to attack Yuan Yi, and then when Yuan Yi asked her to leave temporarily, Lin looked calm and unfazed from the beginning to the end.
"I understand." Lin nodded gently, "Then I'll wait for you outside."
Lin left the room without any hesitation.
As soon as I closed the sliding paper door of the room, I heard the sound of fighting fighting behind the door.
Lin walked straight to a small courtyard attached to Mrs. Feng's house.
After arriving at the courtyard, Lin saw Atake and Shimada who was spending time with Atake in the yard.
After seeing Lin coming, Shimada and Atake both went to greet her.
"Azhu." Lin, who was not good at making expressions, forced out a smile, "You can stay here temporarily for a while."
"Although the mother-in-law here looks scary, she is actually a very kind person."
"After we help you investigate what caused you to become such a person and find ways to restore you to a normal person, we will come back immediately to pick you up and take you home."
Hearing Lin's words, A Zhu's face showed a hint of loneliness.
But this feeling of loneliness only lasted for a moment and then dissipated.
"Yes, I understand." A Zhu smiled at Lin.
From Edo to Nara, Atake saw in her eyes and remembered all the things that Calabash House and her team did for her.
She now has considerable trust in the Calabash House and the others.
Looking at the strong and sensible child in front of her, Lin couldn't help but smile from the bottom of her heart and raised her hand to stroke her hair.
Previously, Lin was a little worried that the child would not understand her intention of not letting him go home early and would cry and make a fuss.
From the current point of view, Lin is really worrying too much.
This child, who has gone through so many storms, is far stronger and more sensible than she imagined.
"I will pick you up as soon as possible and take you home." Lin said with determination.
"Xiaolin!"
At this time, Yuan Yi's voice came.
I saw Yuan Yi and Mrs. Bee walking towards Lin and the others one after the other.
The appearance of these two old men did not look like they had just experienced a fierce battle. Neither of them had any injuries on their bodies. Only Mrs. Feng's breathing was a little faster and there was a little sweat on her forehead.
"Your name is A-Zhu, right?"
Mrs. Feng walked quickly to A-Zhu, and then squatted on the ground so that her eyesight was lower than A-Zhu's.
"My name is Fenghua, you can just call me Mrs. Feng."
"Please take good care of me in the future."
Mrs. Bee showed a friendly smile that was completely different from the bellicose look she had just now, "licking her lips and asking Genichi to come over as soon as possible."
"Hmm..." A Zhu, who was a little shy, nodded and smiled shyly.
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Lin, Genichi, and Shimada strode away from Mrs. Bee's home in the shape of the word "pin".
"By the way...Lord, I'm a little worried." Shimada asked Lin hesitantly in front of him.
"What are you worried about?" Lin asked.
"I'm worried that A-Zhu will be homesick and run away without permission, wanting to go back to Osaka to find her family..."
"You don't have to worry about this." Lin said calmly, "Let's not forget whether Azhu has the idea of running home alone. Even if she does, she can't run away."
"If you are staying in other people's homes, there might be some possibility of you sneaking out."
"But since he is staying in Mrs. Bee's house, unless Atake grows a pair of wings, he will never be able to escape from Nara."
Hearing what Lin said, Shimada couldn't help but look surprised.
"Who is that Lady Bee? How can she be so powerful?"
"Have I told you? She is my uncle's old friend."
"You only said that she is an old friend of Mr. Gendai..." Shimada said helplessly, "Except that she is an old friend of Mr. Gendai, I don't know anything else..."
"She is living in seclusion now." Huayuan Yi answered at this time, "so it is not convenient to tell outsiders too much about her."
"I can only tell you that she is a master of tracking and counter-tracking." Yuan Yi shrugged, "And she is absolutely trustworthy. It is most appropriate to entrust Azhu to her care."
Hearing what Genichi said, Shimada couldn't help but swallowed in surprise.
Then he whispered in a low voice that only he could hear clearly: "As expected, those who can be friends with Mr. Yuanyi are not normal people."
"...It's almost noon now." Lin, who was walking in front, suddenly raised her head and glanced at the sun that was almost high in the sky, and then said slowly, "What do you want to eat for lunch?"
"It's up to me." Yuan said.
Shimada: "I'm free to do it."
"Then let's just eat something that doesn't take up time." Lin looked around, and finally her vision settled on a tea house not far away.
"Katsurokuro, go to that tea house and buy some snacks that are not hot to eat." Lin took out her wallet and threw it to Shimada, "You don't need to buy too much. We will set off for Osaka this afternoon, and
Kuro and the others will meet up."
"If we eat too much, it will affect our ability to travel."
"Okay!" Shimada, who received this order, held the wallet thrown by Lin and ran quickly to the tea house not far away.
After Shimada went to buy food, Lin and Genichi walked to the street and quietly waited for Shimada to return.
While waiting for Shimada to return, Lin folded her arms across her chest as if unconsciously, then turned her head sideways and looked toward the southeast.
It's like looking at something.
Genichi, who noticed Lin's strange behavior, asked Lin:
"Xiao Lin, what are you looking at?"
"I'm looking at Hongxiang Temple." She replied.
"Honxiang Temple?" Yuan Yi followed and looked toward the southeast, "Honxiang Temple has been burned to ashes long ago."
"Uncle, I've been thinking recently..." Lin lowered her arms around her chest and gently stroked the Yama hanging on her right waist with her right hand.
"Could the current 'Kansai Missing Persons Incident'... have any connection with the gang of bastards from Honjoji Temple three years ago..."
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Osaka, Osaka Castle
The relationship between Osaka Castle and Osaka is similar to the relationship between the Forbidden City and BJ.
Osaka Castle stands in the center of Osaka and is one of the restricted areas that no one can enter.
More than 200 years ago, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was beginning to rise to prominence, designated Osaka as the ruling center of his Toyotomi clan and built the magnificent Osaka Castle like a copper wall and an iron wall.
According to historical records, Osaka Castle built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi amazed Westerners at that time. They praised Osaka Castle without hesitation, saying that there was no city in the West that could compare with Osaka Castle.
It's a pity that this luxurious castle is just a flash in the pan.
After Toyotomi Hideyoshi died and Tokugawa Ieyasu usurped the power of the Toyotomi clan, the Tokugawa clan launched two Osaka battles to defeat the Toyotomi clan. Osaka Castle, which had given the Tokugawa clan a headache, also
Following the destruction of the Toyotomi clan, it was burned in a sea of fire.
After wiping out the Toyotomi clan, the Edo shogunate rebuilt Osaka Castle from the ashes.
The current Osaka Castle is the "Tokugawa Osaka Castle" that has been rebuilt without any imprint of the Toyotomi clan.
On weekdays, the person who lives and manages this Osaka Castle is Osaka Castle Dai who is responsible for sitting in Osaka and supervising the Daimyo of the Western Kingdom.
At this moment, the current Osaka Castle Representative, Hota Mashun, was wearing formal attire and bowed respectfully to a middle-aged man in front of him who was busy with work.
"My lord, Lao Zhong, thank you for your kindness. I am very frightened."
This dusty middle-aged man was Matsudaira Sadanobu, who had traveled all the way south since leaving Kyoto and had just arrived in Osaka.
Matsudaira Sadanobu waved his hand, indicating that Hotta did not need to be polite.
"Okay, let's stop talking."
Matsudaira Sadanobu carried out his vigorous and resolute personality to the end and did not waste too much time on small talk.
"Let's get straight to the point and tell me about Mount Koya."
"Yes!" Hotta responded loudly, then took out a stack of paper filled with dense handwriting that he had prepared from his arms, and handed it to Matsudaira Sadanobu with both hands.
"More than a month ago, after the merchant ship that pretended to be transporting fruits and vegetables but was actually transporting armor was detected in Osaka Port, I immediately organized people to control all the crew members on the merchant ship.
And launch interrogations and investigations.”
"Sir Lao Zhong, these are the testimonies obtained from the interrogations of the crew members of the ships involved, as well as the various subsequent investigation results. Please take a look at them."
"After sending you the urgent message, I found a lot of things."
"Based on all the current information, it seems that the place where these armors will eventually be transported has been determined to be Mount Koya!"
After hearing the word "Koyasan", Matsudaira Sadanobu's expression changed, and then he quickly took the stack of papers and began to look through them quickly.
After reading the last word on the last piece of paper in the stack of papers, Matsudaira Sadanobu put down the stack of papers and said in a deep voice:
"What are these bald donkeys trying to do..."
As the world's largest commercial capital, Osaka's port throughput is the highest in Japan. Countless ships enter and exit Osaka's port every day.
As the busiest port in the country, Osaka Port also has the strictest inspections.
The censors, who usually just checked to see if there were any strange things being smuggled, found a bunch of things from a merchant ship just a month ago that made the censors at the time break into cold sweats.
It was a merchant ship that appeared to be transporting fruits and vegetables.
However, among the boxes of fruits and vegetables, I found pieces of armor.
After turning the merchant ship upside down, more than 200 pieces of armor were found.
Armor is a serious contraband item.
The government is not afraid of you hiding swords, nor is it afraid of you hiding bows and arrows.
I'm just afraid that you might hide the armor secretly.
In ancient society, armor was a powerful weapon that could easily defeat one soldier against ten.
Whether in ancient China or ancient Japan, the government was extremely taboo about people smuggling and collecting armor.
After learning that there was a ship smuggling such a large amount of armor, Hota quickly realized that the matter was serious, so he personally stepped down to supervise the investigation of this "armor smuggling" incident.
If he didn't investigate, it would be fine. If he did, Hota would be so shocked that he would wet his clothes with cold sweat.
Although it was not possible to find out who was behind the scenes, it was found out that the place where these armors were most likely to be transported was Mount Koya.
Although there is no conclusive evidence to prove it, Hota is already in shock.
This matter involves the Buddhist forces in Mount Koya, which is beyond what Hota can handle.
So he hurriedly sent an urgent message to Matsudaira Sadanobu, who was in Kyoto to apologize to the emperor at the time, and informed Matsudaira Sadanobu about the incident.
The Edo shogunate has always been wary of Buddhist forces.
In terms of being wary of Buddhist forces, we may be more wary of the Emperor and the Kyoto court.
Realizing that this matter was not trivial and that Hota was no longer able to intervene in an incident of this magnitude, Matsudaira Sadanobu quickly rushed from Kyoto to Osaka, preparing to personally intervene and handle the matter.
After putting down the stack of paper and saying in a deep voice, "What are these bald donkeys... going to do...", Matsudaira Sadanobu frowned and fell silent.
Under the current circumstances, Hota did not dare to make a sound and waited quietly, letting time pass by bit by bit.
Until half an hour later
"...Hotita. How many troops can be mobilized around Osaka without alarming everyone, including civilians? How many iron cannons and artillery can be mobilized?"
"Probably..." Hota's mind was racing, "About 1,000 people can be mobilized... The cavalry can probably mobilize 50 cavalry. As for iron cannons and artillery..."
Hota hesitated for a long time, unable to give a specific number.
"Bastard!" Matsudaira Sadanobu shouted impatiently, "As Osaka Castle, you don't even know how many iron cannons and artillery can be mobilized in Osaka and its surrounding areas?!"
Hota's face changed with fright, and he quickly fell to the ground and apologized to Matsudaira Sadanobu.
Matsudaira rubbed the center of his brow firmly, and then let out a long sigh.
"……okay."
"You should go and make arrangements to mobilize the troops immediately."
"Remember, everything must be done in secret and no one can notice it."
"Then immediately tell me the number of iron cannons and artillery that can be mobilized now."
"If your success in deploying troops can satisfy me, I won't care about your dereliction of duty this time."
Hearing these words from Matsudaira Sadanobu, Hota Mashun showed ecstasy and shouted "Yes" and "I will definitely live my life at the highest level."
Matsudaira Sadanobu ignored Hota, silently stood up, walked to the window, and looked southeast. Starting from Osaka and walking about 13 miles southeast (about 50 kilometers in modern times), you can reach the holy place in the hearts of countless Buddhists.
:Koyasan.
"Don't force me to use the method Oda Nobunaga used against Mount Hiei..." Matsudaira Sadanobu murmured.
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A solemn statement: The worldview in this book is semi-imaginary. Do not confuse Mount Koya in this book with Mount Koya in reality.
The author has always been a little worried. If this book is spread to Japan and the monks of Mount Koya see it, will I be included in the "Koyasan travel blacklist"... I have always wanted to travel to Koyasan. If I am banned by Koyasan