Chapter 46 Enemy Tour
"Ah, monkey! Are you going with us today?" the country samurai standing at the gate of the rich peasant Taoist Seijuro's house greeted him.
"Ah, Inuchiyo!" Fujikichiro looked surprised.
The fact that Inu Chiyo also came was not enough to surprise him, mainly because Inu Chiyo's clothes were too abnormal.
The hair bun is divided into different sizes according to the way it is tied, and it also has leggings. No matter how you look at it, it looks like a country warrior who came out of the backcountry.
"What's going on?" Fujikichiro asked.
"The people who started together have almost gathered, go in quickly." Inu Chiyo said to the guard as if taking care of himself.
"how about you?"
"I was ordered to be a doorman temporarily, and then I will go there."
"Then I'll go first."
With the sound of "excuse me", Fujikichiro entered the door, but soon stopped at the trees planted in front of the courtyard.He was debating whether to take the path leading to the courtyard or the path facing the entrance.
The house of Seijuro, a rich farmer and Taoist, is also a very rare old house in the eyes of Fujikichiro. It is impossible to imagine that it was built before the Yoshino dynasty, or even longer.You can see the legacy of the big family system where brothers and sisters live together as a family. There are long houses and single-family houses everywhere, with doors within doors and roads within roads.
"Monkey, this way."
Another country samurai appeared at the gate of the courtyard and waved to him. Looking carefully, it was Ikeda Katsuzaburo Shinki.
After entering, I found that although the clothes were of different colors, there were already about twenty retainers dressed in the same color as country warriors gathered inside.Since Fujikichiro had received the order a long time ago, he was not inferior in dressing up as a countryman.
"……Oh!"
Seventeen or eighteen Yamabushi were resting beside the courtyard, and they were also disguised by strong samurai among the retainers.
Nobunaga was sitting on the small seat on the other side of the atrium.Because he was visiting in Weifu, he looked like a member of the Taoist family.Fujikichiro sat down with his colleagues.
"Why do you need to take a micro-service?"
No one knows.
Someone whispered: "My lord only brought his strong retainers this time, disguised as countrymen, and thought it was another leisurely trip. Come and see, it's not the case. The lord is so serious and secretly waiting for the attendant's arrival." Arriving, it seems that we are really going to a distant country. Where is the destination, has anyone heard anything?"
"I don't know the details. A few days ago, when I was summoned to Lord Lin Sado's residence, I heard that it was going to the Kyoto area." One person said.
"Ah, Kyoto!"
Everyone is dumbfounded.
Not to mention how dangerous it is to go there, Nobunaga's decision to go to Kyoto must be because of some ambition and plan.What is the purpose of this trip, everyone was shrouded in greater surprise.
Fujikichiro nodded secretly, "As expected, as expected."
Before Nobunaga gave any further orders, he simply paced up and down in the vegetable garden of the house, reaching out his hand to beckon the kitten on the roof from time to time.
A few days later, Nobunaga, the country samurai around him, and Yamabushi who was escorting in the distance finally set off.
"We are country samurai from the Eastern Kingdom. We cross the Yixing Lake with our uncle, nephew, and friends, and visit the Flower City to fulfill our long-cherished wish." Nobunaga finally said relaxedly.
Everyone hid the sharp eyes they showed when they were in the barrel, and their words and deeds became leisurely and rough, turning into warriors of the Eastern Kingdom.
The place of residence has been transferred from the Taoist Seijuro to the Zoro family in the belly outside Kyoto that I have contacted for a long time.Yamabushi scattered and lived in nearby farmhouses and cheap inns.
"What will the next micro-suit walk be like?"
Fujikichiro watched Nobunaga's actions with great anticipation and interest.
When Nobunaga went to Kyoto, he sometimes called Fujikichiro, "The monkey is also with me."
Sometimes other attendants are called to follow.
Needless to say, every time I go out, I dress up as a rustic countryman, wearing a sunshade that presses over my eyebrows.The attendants can bring up to four or five people.Although there are several samurai dressed as Yamabushi protecting him in the distance, if someone recognizes Nobunaga, it is still very easy to assassinate him.
"Let's take a tour today." Sometimes he would say something like this, and lead his entourage to relax completely, walking in the crowd of Kyoto for a day, soaking in the street dust and dust.Sometimes they unexpectedly go out at night, go to the Gongqingtang to have a secret talk, and then come back quickly.
Everything is going according to Nobunaga's wishes.The young attendants had no idea why Nobunaga took the risk to walk in the alleys of Chaotic Country.
It is impossible for Fujikichiro to know everything.However, according to Nobunaga's way, he took advantage of this opportunity to visit and learned a lot.
"Kyoto has also changed a lot!" Fujikichiro sighed silently in his heart from time to time.
When he was wandering around selling needles and thread, he had come here to buy Jingzhen needles.Counting with my fingers, it was only six or seven years since then, and the state of the world in the imperial city has undergone tremendous changes.
Although the Muromachi Shogunate is still there, the thirteenth generation Ashikaga Yoshiki has only the title of shogun left.
The leader, Hosokawa Harumoto, has also lost his real power.Just like the ancient pond, people's hearts and culture here are stagnant.Everything has a sense of endgame.
Miyoshi Changqing, the de facto ruler in charge of the sovereign, is influenced by the old minister Matsunaga Masahide, showing his ugliness and incompetence, and implementing a tyrannical regime.People often laugh at themselves behind their backs and say: "We are not outdated yet."
Where the trend of the times will flow, everyone is speculating in their hearts.While enjoying the brilliance and brilliance, the uncontrollable gloom is also everywhere.
A life with no sense of direction, a helpless turbid current.
If Miyoshi and Matsunaga are not enough to rely on in the political establishment, what about Yamana, Isshiki, Akamatsu, Toki, Takeda, Kyogoku, Hosokawa, Uesugi, Shiba, etc. ?
They are also both troubled by the same problems in their respective homelands.Kyoto is Kyoto, and the general's family is the general's family.They are more busy with many chores within their own national borders and jurisdictions, and have no time to think about the big world and other things.
Coming to this kind of Kyoto, Fujikichiro watched and listened attentively.
The decline of the imperial court was worse than imagined.
From the gossip of the common people, it can be known that the walls of the imperial palace have been dilapidated, and even the shadow of the guards cannot be seen, and squirrels and wild dogs sometimes get in and out.The roof of the internal servant's office can leak rainwater and moonlight.In winter, the materials of royal clothes are all in short supply.The worries of the common people who talked about these things with trepidation can be imagined.
It is said that when someone paid a visit to Lord Tokiwai in mid-December, he was shocked to find that Lord Tokiwai didn't even have any old clothes that could be worn out, and came out to meet him in summer single clothes wrapped in a mosquito net.
The same is true in the Hall of Guards. On the day of the annual ceremony, there is nothing decent to entertain the guests, and some are just food such as small bean cakes in the three treasures.
The residence of the prince and the palace of the prince's family are all in a state of non-existence.The land of the royal family, not to mention those in distant countries, the imperial fields and imperial forests in the Yamashina and Iwakura areas have been ruined by folk warriors or rebellious villagers, and there is no harvest.The countries lack famous names to rectify malpractices, and there are no judiciary who punish evil, promote good, and crusade against criminals, but they know the fields of the weak among the common people like the back of their hands.
Nobunaga came to Kyoto Weifu for a private visit at this time.
No country's name can be imagined.
Advancing into the capital, flaunting his dominance of the three armies, demanding imperial edicts, coercing generals and leaders, and ruling the roost are not only the extravagant hopes of Imagawa Yoshimoto who has just suffered setbacks, but also the famous heroes of the world's separatist countries.But going to Beijing alone and planning for such a flexible and bold behavior in the future, apart from Nobunaga, no other person would be able to do it.
Nobunaga's secret contacts in the mansion of Sangong Jiuqing undoubtedly sowed the germs for the future political foundation.
He recently met the thirteenth generation of General Yihui through Miyoshi Changqing after several twists and turns.
Naturally, when I went to the Miyoshi family's mansion, I was also dressed as a samurai from the Eastern Kingdom, and I went to Muromachi Yanagi camp after changing the uniform at Miyoshi's house, so no one noticed anything at all.
The Yanagi camp in Muromachi is like a gorgeous ruin.It shows people how the generals of the 13th generation of Ashikaga lived a life of pleasure and luxury, and how they were independent.
General Yoshiki saw Nobunaga and said.
"It's you, Mr. Nobuhide's son Nobunaga, right?"
The voice is feeble.
With a close servant following him, and formal etiquette and laws are also comprehensive, but he has no energy, and it is easy to feel that he, a general, has no real power.
"It's Nobunaga."
"Allow me to kowtow and get acquainted with you!" Nobunaga said.Nobunaga, who bowed down, drove the people around him far away, overpowering those seated above, and said in a forceful voice, "Do you know your father, Nobunaga?"
General Yoshiki nodded, "I know." He told about his relationship with Nobunaga's father, Nobuhide.
That was when the imperial residence was seriously abandoned, and in the name of the imperial court, an imperial edict was issued to collect the repair costs of the imperial residence from the noble families of various countries.
At that time, there were very few big names who responded to the edict.There are constant wars in various countries, and all countries are focused on preserving themselves, showing an extremely indifferent side.
"Is this what happened in the emperor's land?" The courtiers just looked at the leaky imperial palace and sighed in vain.
It was the winter of the twelfth year of Tianwen, and Nobunaga's father, Nobunohide, was in the most difficult situation facing enemies from all sides.With a sparse territory and a weak force against those powerful enemies, you can care about one side but not the other side.
But under such circumstances, after receiving the edict, Xinxiu immediately sent an envoy to Beijing to present 4,000 Guanwen, and discussed with other people with lofty ideals to complete the repair of the rammed earth wall, the four-legged gate, and the Tang gate.
"Respecting the father is not only loyal to the emperor, but also a rare respect for the gods among warriors."
It seems that General Yoshiki is in a good mood today, and he opened up the chatterbox to Nobunaga who met him for the first time:
"The inner palace of Ise Jingu Shrine has been renovated every 21 years since ancient times. However, after the Onin Rebellion, no one cared about the decline of the shrine. Father Nobuhide saw this situation and paid for the renovation of the shrine. I put a lot of effort into it. The benevolence of respecting my father is unforgettable!"
Yoshiki was casually chatting about what he knew, while Nobunaga, who heard it, silently added a bit of admiration and love for his deceased father, bowing his head in memory of his father from time to time.
Compared with others, Nobunaga has stronger self-confidence and believes in himself more firmly, so he left the love of father and son, and his father is not a very great warrior in his mind.But as he progressed step by step in this world, he gradually discovered that his father's long-term plan for him at the expense of immediate interests was constantly working.Especially recently, I have become more and more deeply aware of my father's foresight and great love.
For example, for the sake of his son's management, the father specially promoted good ministers such as Ping Zhongwu to assist him.Now I am especially fortunate to have such a good minister by my side.
There is also the great victory in the barrel of the previous period.At that time, I thought that I had put all my eggs in one basket for success.After thinking about it carefully, Imagawa’s plan to go to Beijing began as early as his father’s death. His father Nobuhide worked hard for this a few times, defeating Imagawa’s spirit in the battlefields such as Xiaodouzaka. Over the years, his father has also paid attention to training soldiers and cultivating them. strong will.
It was precisely because of his father's inheritance that he won Tian Le Zajian in one fell swoop.My time as a lord is still short, and my virtue is still insignificant. If I only rely on my own salary to support the soldiers, if there is no history of the Oda family, I am afraid that no matter how much life and death were ignored at that time, no matter how much I shouted to the soldiers to let us fight to the death. Fighting is useless.
After the war, after the victory, Nobunaga often thought of these quietly alone.Now I didn't expect General Yihui to mention his father's legacy again, and he couldn't help but feel more grateful for his father. I think it's because Yihui agrees that he is also his father.
At the end of the chat, "This time I'm just going to Beijing in low clothes, and the country people in Owari don't have any rare specialties. Please accept it."
Nobunaga presented a list of souvenirs, said goodbye and prepared to leave.
"etc."
General Yoshiki stopped Nobunaga, said that it would be dusk soon, and invited him to have dinner before leaving.And ordered to move the table to the banquet room and give wine.
In front of you is a courtyard that condenses the elegance and elegance of Higashiyama Yizheng everywhere. In the dusk of hydrangea flowers, the dew that wets the moss glistens under the lights.No matter what the occasion, Nobunaga, who is unrestrained even in front of his superiors and elders, is still unconstrained in front of the flagon served with both hands, Ogasawara-style cuisine, and well-known meals. .
"One more glass!" Nobunaga's glass was filled.
"Yes," he accepted frankly.
"You're welcome, please eat more."
"Thank you!"
After a simple thank you, Nobunaga let it go.
Maybe he felt that the appetite of the guests was too amazing, General Yoshiki looked at Nobunaga.
Tired of seeing the general who is flattering and polite, seeing Nobunaga like this, he thought maybe it was because he was still young, do country people think everything they eat in Kyoto is delicious?A sense of superiority could not help but arise.
"Nobunaga."
"yes."
"How is it? My chef here."
"good!"
"Is it delicious?"
"For vulgar people like us, any kind of food has little taste of salt. Nobunaga rarely eats such tasteless dishes."
"Hahaha! Understandable. Would you like some tea?"
"From an early age, I learned that what I should drink is boiled water, and the tea ceremony played by the elders is not what I am interested in."
"Have you seen the garden?"
"seen it already."
"how do you feel?"
"I feel smaller."
"Small?"
"It's beautiful. It's compared to what Nobunaga saw standing on the hill in Kiyosu in the countryside..."
"It seems that you don't understand anything, hahaha, you always have such immature thoughts, change your innocent side. After all, what do you like?"
"Bows and arrows. I don't know anything else. In case of any rebellion, Nobunaga from Owari can cross the enemy's territory on the Mino Omi Road and reach the walls of the imperial palace within three days. Under such circumstances, Wang Chengzhi may encounter changes at any time. If you can remember Nobunaga, it will be the luck of Nobunaga!"
Nobunaga said with a slight smile.
General Yihui heard such rarely heard words from this person he had never met before, so he didn't make a sound for a while, just staring at his smiling face.
Nobunaga took advantage of the troubled times to eliminate the Shiba family who were sent by the shogun's family to protect the area, and took the place of the king without authorization.This is a very offensive approach to the authority of the general's family. Originally, he should have said, "Zhuzi! What is it?" and kicked him to the questioning station.
But recently, there are no big names coming here at all. Nobunaga's visit to a certain extent comforted the general who was deeply lonely and melancholy. Under such circumstances, the general was willing to talk to him.
During the conversation, I originally thought that Nobunaga would secretly strive for an official position and rank, but Nobunaga didn't express such intentions, and left the general's mansion straightforwardly after a short stop.
After staying in Kyoto for about 30 days, Nobunaga hastily ordered to prepare for the return journey the next day.
The attendants in Yamabushi and country samurai costumes who lodged separately hurriedly made relevant preparations.At night, a Pegasus letter from Owari from my country was sent to:
Regardless of whether you return to your country from Iga Ise Road, or return to your country via Jiangzhou and Mino, you have to pass through the enemy country.
Iga has a long-standing rival, the Kitabata family, and Mino has Saito.There is simply no way to avoid these two places when returning.
"What kind of path should I choose to be safe? How about taking a boat and going by water?"
That night, the retainers met at the local tyrant's house where Nobunaga lived to discuss the way, but the discussion failed for a while.
At this time, Ikeda Katsuzaburo Nobuki boldly walked out of the room that was used as Nobunaga's living room, "Are you still asleep?"
An attendant said because of his recklessness: "We are discussing important matters, and you didn't go to sleep after you came here, how rude!"
"I'm discussing something important. It's my fault that I don't know. What is it?"
"Guarding by the lord's side, you can actually say such leisurely words. A letter will be delivered tonight, do you know?"
"heard."
"In order to prevent accidents on the way home, we are racking our brains to discuss which way to return home is more appropriate."
"Hahahaha! Don't bother with this, the lord makes his own decision."
"Ah, has something been decided?"
"When I went to Beijing, there were too many people, and it was more eye-catching. When I returned to the country, only four or five people could accompany me. The retainers each chose their own path to go back."
The attendants were dumbfounded, waiting until dawn to discuss again.
Just after dawn, Nobunaga set off outside the capital.As Nobuki Ikeda Katsuzaburo said, the lord left twenty or thirty retainers dressed in Yamabushi and others, and let them return home freely.
There were only four people following him, and Shinki Ikeda Katsuzaburo was one of them.The most honorable person is Tokichiro Kinoshita, who was also selected.
"That's too simple!"
"no problem?"
The remaining retainers anxiously escorted Nobunaga to the vicinity of Otsu. After that, Nobunaga and the others rented horses for the post road and walked eastward through the Seta Bridge.
After several checkpoints, no obstacles were encountered.Nobunaga begged Miyoshi Changqing in advance for a pass document with the words "The leader of the family, the person who goes to the east country", and every time he arrived at the checkpoint, he would take it out and show it to the officer in charge.
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