Chapter 146 Chapter 23 Tianyin

Musashi didn't know what came to his mind, after he left the city gate that day, he didn't go back to Niuta's Hojo house, but went back to Musashino's thatched hermitage. Gonnosuke, who stayed in the hermitage, saw Musashi come back and said: "Well! You're back." He quickly ran out to grab the horse mouth wheel. Unlike usual, Musashi is dressed in formal attire and rides on an ornate mother-of-pearl saddle.Quan Zhisuke thought that Musashi entered the city today and had completed his appointment, so he said: "Congratulations...will you take office tomorrow?"

Musashi sat down, and Gonnosuke sat beside him. Musashi smiled and said: "No, my position has been cancelled." "what?" "You should be lucky for me, Quan Zhisuke, it was just canceled today." "Oops! I can't believe it. Why?" "There's no need to get to the bottom of it. It's useless to ask. It should be said that this is God's will!" "But……" "Even you think my Tenda is limited to Edo Castle?" "..." "Although I used to have some ambitions, it's just that my ideals are not in status and salary. Maybe others will think I'm stupid, but I've been thinking about governing politics with the knowledge of kendo. Could it be that the knowledge of kendo can't establish governance? Is the policy of the people? Sword and human relations, sword and Buddhism, sword and art, if these are regarded as the same path - then the essence of the sword can be consistent with the political spirit. I have always believed in this before, and I hope to realize this If you want to be ideal, you will want to be a magistrate."

"Someone must be going to slander, it's really hateful!" "Are you still brooding? Don't think about it. Although I had the ambition to be in politics, after that, especially today, I suddenly realized that my ideal was like a dream." "No, that's not the case. I also think that good politics and superb swordsmanship should be one in spirit." "Having said that, it's just a theory, not practical. The truth studied by scholars may not necessarily coincide with the truth in the world." "So the truth we're after isn't actually useful to society?"

"nonsense." Musashi was a little annoyed. "As long as the country exists, no matter how the world situation changes, swordsmanship is what our spirit is attached to—how can it be a useless skill?" "……Ok." "Only after careful consideration can I understand that the way of politics is not just relying on force. Only an environment that combines both civil and military ways can have perfect politics and the greatest spirit of swordsmanship. Therefore, I can say that I am still a baby on this road, It’s just a childish dream. I should be humble and study the spirit of both civil and martial arts. Before governing society, I have to learn from the world..."

After Musashi finished speaking, he smiled.It's like self-deprecating. "By the way, Quan Zhisuke, do you have an inkstone? Lend me a pen by the way." Musashi wrote a letter. "Quanzhisuke, please take a trip." "Do you want me to deliver a letter to Niuta's Hojo home?" "That's right. I explained my thoughts in the letter. Please also send my regards to Master Ze'an and An Fangshou." Musashi continued: "By the way, I'd like to ask you to return the things Iori left with me." Musashi handed things and letters to Gonnosuke.Quan Zhisuke saw that it turned out to be the father's relic kept by Iorito Musashi-an old money bag.

"Master." Quan Zhisuke felt strange, he knelt and approached Musashi: "Did you make any decision? Why did you send back the things Iori entrusted to you?" "I want to leave everyone temporarily and live alone in the mountains." "Izhi and I are your disciples. No matter you go up the mountain or down the sea, we will follow you." "I won't be away for too long. In two or three years, I will ask you to take care of Iori." "...Are you going to live in seclusion?" "how is this possible--" Musashi stretched his legs with a smile, and put his hands on the floor.

"I'm still in my infancy, how can I live in seclusion. I still have great ambitions and many desires, but there is also a lot of confusion. This reminds me of someone's song." Musashi chanted in his mouth. Gonnosuke bowed his head to listen, and then took the things Musashi entrusted to him into his arms. "It's getting dark, I have to go quickly." "Well! By the way, send back the horse I borrowed. The clothes have been dirty by me, so I just accept it." "I'll pass it on." "Originally, after I left the city gate today, I should go directly to Anfang Mori's official residence. But since the appointment has been cancelled, the general must have doubts about me, Musashi, and Anfang Mori is one of the general's subordinates. I must avoid any close contact with him. I have such scruples, so I will go directly back to the hermitage. I did not write this matter in the letter, please tell me."

"I see... No matter what, I will definitely come back tonight." The red sunset has come to the end of the field and is about to set in the west.Quan Zhisuke grabbed the horse mouth wheel and hurried on his way.Because this horse was lent to the master, he didn't ride it.Although no one was around and no one saw him, he still led the horse and galloped away. It was already eight o'clock in the evening when Quan Zhisuke arrived in Akagi. Why hasn't Musashi come back yet? The Hojo family is worried.It happened that Quan Zhisuke delivered the letter, and Zean immediately opened the letter.

Before Quannosuke sent the letter, the people at the table had already learned that Musashi's official position had been cancelled. A shogun revealed that Musashi was disqualified mainly because the elders and the county government reported some unfavorable news to the general's family. The main reasons for Musashi's rejection were: - Makes many enemies. Moreover, the rumors all said that Musashi was at fault, especially that it was an old woman in her sixties who had worked so hard to seek revenge from him for many years.After hearing this, everyone felt very sympathetic to the old woman, so they opposed the appointment of Musashi.

When everyone was wondering why this misunderstanding occurred, Hojo Shinzo revealed that an old woman once came to the door of the house and said a lot of bad things about Musashi. Only then did he tell his father and Zean that when they were away, the old woman from the Tian family had come to the house to slander Musashi. Only then did everyone suddenly realize. But what is puzzling is why people believe the one-sided words of the old woman.If the people in the general hotel or the people by the well would believe it, that's all.But officials with considerable status actually accepted the old woman's words, which made everyone unbelievable, and they were speechless for a long time.

Quan Zhisuke sent a letter from Musashi, and everyone thought that there must be words of resentment written in the letter. Unexpectedly, the letter only read: For the detailed situation, I have entrusted my assistant to convey it on my behalf. At present, my heart is like a poem: Recently, I think this song is very interesting, plus my old problem is committed again, and I want to travel around. The following poem is an impromptu composition before I decided to go out, please accept it: In addition, Quannosuke also passed down Musashi's words: "Originally, after Mr. Musashi left the city gate, he should return here first and report the whole story to you. But because the shogunate staff have become suspicious of Mr. Musashi, they can't openly enter and leave your mansion again. So we went directly back to the Cao'an." Hojo Shinzo and Anfang Taishou felt very sorry after hearing this. "Musashi is too polite. If it ends like this, we always feel that there is a knot in our hearts. Master Zean, even if he is invited, he may not want to come. We might as well ride to Musashino to visit him." After speaking, he was about to get up. "Ah! Please wait a moment. I want to go back together too. But Master asked me to take something back to Yizhi. Could you ask Yizhi to come out?" After Quan Zhisuke finished speaking, he took out an old money bag from his arms. After Iori came, he asked: "What's up?" He soon saw his old money bag. "Master, give this back to you. I heard that this is your father's relic. Master wants you to keep it safe." Quan Zhisuke also told Iori: Master will go out to practice in a short time, and you will live with me in the future. Iori was a little unconvinced. But he saw Ze'an and An Fangshou were beside him. "Okay... okay!" He could only nod reluctantly. Zean heard that the old purse was Iori's father's relic, so he asked about Iori's life experience, and knew that Iori's ancestor was an old minister of the highest family, and his name was Sanzawa Iori for generations. I don’t know how many generations ago, the family fortune began to decline. During the war, the family was separated and wandered in different places. When it came to my father Sanemon, he finally got a field in the law code grassland of Shimoso, and lived here as a farmer.Iori said: "The only thing I don't know is that I heard that I have an older sister, but my father never revealed the details. My mother also died young. Now I don't know where this older sister is. It's unclear whether she is alive or dead, and there is little news." After hearing Iori's blunt answer, Zean felt that there must be clues in the old money bag.So he took out an old letter and amulet inside, read it carefully, and looked at Iori in surprise after reading it. "Iori, your father Miemon seems to have written something about your sister in the letter." "Although I wrote it, neither I nor the abbot of Deyuan Temple can understand it." "I can understand..." Zean spread out the letter and read it to everyone. The article was about dozens of lines, and Zean omitted the first part. ——No matter how hungry you are, you will never serve the second king.As a result, our husband and I have been displaced for many years, doing humble jobs.One year, she was exiled to a temple in China, and had to leave her daughter behind, and left an ancestral flute "Yin" on the baby, praying for the blessing of the gods, and a merciful person to take care of the child.After that, we drifted to another country. Finally, they came to Xiazong Grassland, built huts and cultivated fields.We have missed our daughter for many years, but there is no news of her because of the mountains and rivers.Although he was worried about his daughter's happiness, he had no choice but to let the years pass by. As a father, I am very sad. Minister Cangyou once sang: child!Don't serve the second king.Don't insult Wumen for the sake of fame and fortune.Don't be ashamed of your ancestors!Such is my good boy.Cherish the fame and festival, don't bend your waist for five buckets of rice! "Iori, you must be able to meet your sister. I knew your sister when I was young. Musashi also knew her. Iori, you go too!" After saying that, Takuan stood up. That night, everyone rushed to the thatched hermitage in Musashino, but the building was empty. At this time, the sky was about to break dawn, and there was only a white cloud floating leisurely in the sky in the field.