Chapter 23 Volume 7, Volume 1-5

one Clear Water Champion【1】 In the first ten days of March of the second year of Shouyong (1183), Minamoto Yoritomo and Kiso Yoshinaka lost peace.Lai Chao led 100,000 troops to Shinano in order to conquer Yoshinaka.When Yoshinaka heard the news in Yida Castle, he left Yida and set up a battle at Kumasaka Mountain at the junction of Shinano and Echigo.Yoritomo led his army to station at Zenko-ji Temple in Shinano.Yoshinaka sent Imai Shiro Kanhei, the son of his wet nurse, as an envoy to see Raizo and explain the situation.Kanhei said to Lai Chao: "Why do you want to attack Yoshinaka? You flattened the East Eight Kingdoms, and you will attack the Heike from the Tokaido, and Yoshinaka also pacified the Higashiyama and Hokuriku, and is planning to destroy the Heike as soon as possible. In this At the critical moment, you and Yoshinaka suddenly fell out. Wouldn’t that make the Hera family laugh? Juro Tibetan experts [3] had resentment towards you, and he came to join Yoshinaka. It was inconvenient for Yoshinaka to neglect him, so he accepted him. Yoshinaka himself has no ambiguity towards you." Minamoto Yoshitomo replied: "Although you say so now, someone has reported that Yoshinaka is indeed going to attack Yoshitomo and plan a rebellion. I will not believe what you said .” So Doi and Shinohara took the vanguard and led the attack.Hearing the news, Yoshinaka sent his eleven-year-old son Shimizu Kanzhe Yoshishige, accompanied by famous samurai such as Unino, Mochizuki, Suwa, Fujisawa, etc., to Rai to show that he had no intention of rebellion. Hostage there.Lai Chao said: "So, Yoshinaka really has no intention of rebelling. Lai Chao doesn't have an adult son yet, well, just accept him as my son." So he took Shimizu Champion back to Kamakura.

-------------------------- [1] In ancient Japan, men between the ages of eleven and sixteen held crown ceremonies, changed to adult clothes, tied their hair and crowned them, and were called crowns. 【2】The son of Nakahara Kanento and the younger brother of Higuchi Jiro Kanemitsu, one of the Four Heavenly Kings under Yoshinaka.See Note 4, Section 5, Volume 6. 【3】Yuan is Yizhong's son, and Lunxing is Yizhong's uncle. -------------------------- two March into the Northland But it is said that after Kiso Yoshinaka pacified Higashiyama and Hokuriku, he planned to bring 50,000 troops into Kyoto.The Heike family has also declared since last year: next year when the horses have grass to eat, there will be a war.So troops from San'in, Sanyo, Nankai, and Xihai galloped forward; troops from Omi, Mino, and Hida from Dongshan Road also gathered, only the soldiers from the east of Yuanjiang from Dongkai Road did not arrive. Only the team from the west came; not a single soldier arrived north of Wakasa, Hokkaido.

The Taira family planned to attack Minamoto Yoshitomo after flattening Kiso Yoshinaka, so they sent a crusade army to Hokuriku.The generals include Komatsu three lieutenant generals Weisheng, Echizen three Tongsheng【1】, Tajima Shoujing, Satsuma Shouzhongdu, Mikawa Shouzhidu, Tamkang Shouqingfang; Samurai generals【2】Etsuchuqiansi【 3] Sheng Jun, Judge Tadatsuna, Judge of the Supreme Sovereign, Judge Jing Taka, Judge of Hida, Judge Nagatsuna of Takahashi, Judge Hidekuni of Hanoi, Saburo Zaemon Yukuni of Musashi, Jirobe Etsuchu, and Gorobe of Kamisou Wei Zhongguang, Evil Seven Soldiers Wei Jingqing, etc., there are six generals, more than 340 outstanding warriors, about 100,000 horses.On the 17th day of the fourth month in the second year of Shouyong, he departed from Kyoto and marched towards the north.

All military needs are levied on the spot along the way. From below Fengban Pass, wherever they pass, the taxes of wealthy families and the supplies of officials are all used as military supplies.Shiga, Xinzaki, Mikawajiri, Mano, Takashima, Shiozu, and Beijin were especially disturbed along the way. People couldn't bear it and fled to the mountains one after another. -------------------------- 【1】Tongmori Hira's official rank at this time was Cong San, and his official position was Echizen Kingdom National Guard. [2] Samurai General, see Note 2, Section 11, Volume Four. [3] That is, the former Guosi of Vietnam.

-------------------------- three Bamboo Island Worship Although the generals Weisheng and Tongsheng had already led the army forward, the deputy generals Jingzheng, Zhidu, Qingfang and others stopped in the Yanjin and Beijin areas of Jinjiang State.Especially Jingzheng, who is good at poetry and orchestration, and is good at finding tranquility in noisy situations.One day he came to the shore of Lake Biwa, looked at the island in the middle of the lake, and asked Fujibei Youjiao, "What is that island called?" He replied, "That is the famous Zhusheng Island." Jingzheng said, "Since we are here, Let’s go and have a look!” So ​​he took five or six warriors including Fujihei Yujiao and Anemon Shoujiao, and boarded a boat and sailed to Takebu Island.

It was April 18th at this time, but it was indeed a very interesting place to see the green treetops, the fading spring, the old warbler singing in the valley, and the first cuckoo singing to announce the arrival of summer.So she went ashore and watched the scenery, the beauty of which is indescribable.Think about the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, who sent boys and girls, or alchemists, to find the medicine of immortality, and ordered not to return if they did not see Penglai.Pitiful for them to die of old age in vain, the sky and water are vast and they have nothing to gain [1].The so-called Penglai Wonderland probably looks like this.It is said in the classics: There is a lake in Jambudvipa [2], and the crystal mountain protruding from the lake is the place where fairies live.It probably refers to this island.

Jingzheng came to the Myojin of the island shrine and prayed: "Dabian Gongdetian [3] is the Dharmakaya Master of Sakyamuni in ancient times [4]. It is one body, and they are all for the sake of saving sentient beings. It is said that the wishes of those who come here to worship can be fulfilled, and they are really responsive and convincing." Later, they gave alms, and the sky gradually darkened, and the moon on the 18th It also rises up, and when it shines on the lake, the community altar also appears brighter, and the scenery is very attractive.The monks in the shrine said: "I have admired the general for a long time who is good at playing the pipa, and I hope I can give you a piece of music." They brought the pipa to persuade them to play.Jingzheng took over and played a secret song called "Shangxuan Stone".The melodious sound of the music resounded through the temple, and Myojin was moved by it, and suddenly a white dragon appeared on the sleeve of Zhengzheng.Jingzheng was very moved with sincerity and fear, and couldn't help but shed tears.So he sang:

In front of the majestic God, pray sincerely and piously; Suddenly the dragon appeared, indicating that I would be fulfilled. From this point of view, it seems certain that the stubborn enemy will be defeated and the rebellion will be wiped out.So he happily returned to the boat and left Zhusheng Island. -------------------------- 【1】Bai Juyi's "Sea Man": "...Emperor Qin and Han Wu believed in this saying, and alchemists went to gather medicine every year. Penglai is famous in ancient and modern times, but there is nowhere to find the smoke and water....If you don't see Penglai, you dare not return. Boys and girls are in the boat. old.……".

【2】It means the human world, located in the sea south of Mount Sumeru. 【3】The Heaven of Great Eloquence and the Heaven of Merit and Virtue. The former is the goddess in charge of singing and music. She is very eloquent and blesses people with longevity.They all belong to the seven gods of good fortune that Japan worships. 【4】Dharmakaya Great Master, that is, the Bodhisattva who appears in the form of the Tathagata (the body of reason). . -------------------------- Four Fighting in Fire City Although Yoshinaka Kiso lived in Shinano, he set up a defense line in Huoda Castle in Echizen Kingdom.The men and horses sent to this castle are the chief officials of Hiraizumi Temple, Saiming Weiyishi [1], Inazu Shinsuke, Saitota, Hayashi Rokuro Guangming, Tomikashi Enthronement, Tsuchida, Takebu, Miyazaki, Ishiguro, Ruzen, Zuo Mei and others led a total of more than 6,000 riders.This city is very strong.Surrounded by mountains and rocks, there are mountains as barriers in the back and mountains in front as barriers, and there are Nomi River and Xindao River in front of the city wall.At the confluence of the two rivers, some trees were piled to build the weir, forming a barrage.So the river water gathered at the foot of the mountain on the east and west sides to form a lake.The real one is: the Nanshan Mountain is soaked in water and the green waves are rippling, and the waves reflect the setting sun and the red wheel is half hidden.The bottom of the heatless pool [2] seems to be paved with gold and silver sand, and the shore of Kunming pool [3] seems to float out of a ship of virtue.In fact, the man-made lake in Huo Dacheng is just a dam built to hold back the river water and confuse the enemy.When the Ping family's army arrived here, there was no boat to cross, so they had to stop on the opposite mountain, wasting time.

However, Saiming Weiyishi, the chief official of Hiraizumi Temple in Huoda City, had his heart on the Heike family. He went around the foot of the mountain, put the written secret letter in a hollow arrowhead, and shot it quietly into the Heike family's position.The letter wrote: "This lake is not original, but it was formed by temporarily blocking the river. You can send fine soldiers at night to remove the water barriers, and the river will drain away. You can easily cross the river on horseback. Please cross the river quickly. , At that time, I will attack him from behind as an internal response. The chief official of Pingquan Temple, Zhaiming Weiyi, respectfully." General Wei Sheng was overjoyed after reading it, and immediately sent infantry to clear the water blocking fence.The seemingly vast lake, like a mountain torrent, soon ran out.The Heike army stopped hesitating and swarmed across.Although the army in the city resisted bravely, it was useless after all due to the large number of outnumbered troops.The head official of Hiraizumi Temple, Saiming Weiyishi, finally showed his loyalty to the Heike family.Inazu Shinsuke, Saitota, Hayashi Rokuro Guangming, Fukashi Enlightenment Buddha Oath, etc. retreated to Hakusan and Hanoi in Kaga Kingdom after the castle was captured.The Heike army then attacked Kaga and burned down the two cities of Lin and Fukao, which can be described as invincible.The news was reported to the capital by messengers sent by various post stations nearby. Needless to say, the ministers of Zongsheng, all the members of the Heike family who stayed in the capital were all overjoyed.

On May 8th of this year, the Heike Army gathered more than 100,000 horsemen in Shinohara, Kaga Country, and marched in two directions.The generals leading the way along the front are the three lieutenant generals Weisheng of Komatsu, and the three of Echizen Tongsheng; Mountain departure.On the way to the back of the enemy, the generals guarded loyalty for Satsuma and Chito for Mikawa; the generals of the samurai, led by Musashi Saburo Zaemon, with a total force of more than 30,000 cavalry, advanced towards Shibao Mountain at the junction of Noto and Etchu.At that time, Kiso Yoshimaka was in the government of Echigo Kingdom. When he heard the letter, he immediately led fifty thousand horses to meet the enemy.According to his usual practice of winning battles, the army was still divided into seven groups: first, his uncle Juro Tibetan expert led more than 10,000 riders to Mount Shibao to attack the Heike army, which was the front army; Nishina, Takanashi, and Yamada Jiro led 7,000 Yu Qi attacked in the direction of Beiheizaka [4], it was for the rear army.Higuchi Jiro Kanemitsu and Ochiai Goro Kenmitsu led more than 7,000 cavalry to attack Minamikurosaka.In addition, more than 10,000 cavalry were ambushed at the Dilang Pass, the foot of Heisaka Mountain, the pine-growing Liuyuan, and the jungle of Zhuyu.Imai Shiro Kenhei led more than 6,000 riders across the Washise Shoal, and formed an array in the Hino Palace jungle.Kiso Yoshimaka personally led more than 10,000 riders across Oyabe, and formed an array in the area around Hadansheng on the north side of Mt. -------------------------- 【1】The prestige teacher is the monk who is in charge of the ceremony when he becomes a monk. [2] The heatless pool, according to legend, is located in the north of the Great Snow Mountain in India, and the river bank is decorated with gold, silver and glass. [3] In 120 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty excavated an artificial lake in the southwest of Chang'an (the former site is in the southeast of today's Doumen Town), where the water army was trained to attack Kunming, so it was called Kunming Lake. [4] The slope to climb the Kurikara Mountains from Mt. Dilang is called Herosaka, the road from Kitazaka is called Kitakurosaka, and the road from Nanzaka is called Minamikurosaka. -------------------------- Fives prayer Kiso Yoshitaka said: "The Heike family commanded a large army with a large number of people. They must have wanted to cross Dilang Mountain, rush into the open ground, and fight frontally. In this way, the number of troops will play a decisive role in the victory. It's not good to have an overwhelmingly superior force coming over. We need to send flag bearers to plant some white flags in advance. When the Heike army sees the white flags, they will definitely say: "Ah, Genji's soldiers are coming to meet them. There must be many people. If they rush to the open field without any precautions." , the enemy is very familiar with the terrain, we are unfamiliar, it will be miserable if surrounded. Fortunately, there are cliffs all around, and the enemy cannot attack from behind. Stop advancing for now and let the horse rest.' So they will be in the mountains Stop. At this time, our army will take the posture of going to fight, and as long as it is dark, we can drive the Heike army to the Kurikara Canyon." So they ordered people to put up thirty white flags on the black On the top of the saka.Unsurprisingly, when the Heike family saw these white flags, they really said: "Ah, Genji's vanguard troops are coming to meet them. There must be a lot of troops. If you rush to the open area recklessly, the enemy is familiar with the terrain, and we are unfamiliar. What a tragedy. Fortunately, the mountains are all hanging rocks and cliffs, and the enemy will not attack from the rear, so they can just feed the horses and let them rest." After speaking, they stopped at a place called Yuanmachang in Dilang Mountain.Kiso Yoshitaka set up an array at a place called Hadansa, looked around, and saw a faint red wall among the green trees on the hillside in summer. It was a typical shrine with exposed buildings. Then he asked people familiar with the local situation: "What kind of temple is this, and what god is it dedicated to?" The answer was: "It's the God of Hachiman, and this place used to be the territory of Hachiman." Fang Jueming [1] called over and said, "Yizhong is very lucky to be able to fight near the Shin-Hachiman Shrine. It seems that victory is at hand. So Yoshinaka wants to write a prayer, and one is to leave it to future generations. , one is to pray for the current victory, what do you think?" "Of course it is necessary." Jueming got off his horse and prepared to write.Na Jueming was wearing a dark blue straight gown [2], covered with black leather embroidered armor, a black lacquered waist knife, twenty-four black eagle feather arrows stuck in his back, and a lacquered wrap around his ribs. He took off the bow of the rattan, took off the helmet and hung it on the knot of the armor, took out the small inkstone and paper from under the quiver, sat down on his knees in front of Kiso, and began to write.It seems that he is indeed a general with both civil and military skills. This Jue Ming was born in Confucianism. When he was persuading the academy, his name was Tibetan Daoguang. After he became a monk, he changed his name to Zuichengfang Xinjiu. He often travels to and from the southern capital.When Takakura Miya sneaked into Enjoji Temple to plan a crusade against Heira, and wrote letters to Mt. Hiei and Nara to move troops, he wrote the reply letter from Kofukuji Temple in Nara.The letter once wrote: "Qingsheng is the dross of the Ping family, and the dust of the samurai family." After reading the letter, Qing Sheng was furious, and threatened: "What a master of faith and salvation, how dare you say that I, Jinghai, are the dross of the Ping family? Wu family dust mustard, it is really unreasonable to arrest this guy and punish him with death." So Xinjiu fled from the southern capital and went into exile in the northern kingdom, where he became the secretary of Lord Kiso and assumed the name of the doctor, Fang Jueming. The prayer reads as follows: Homage to the fate, the Hachiman Bodhisattva is the ruler of the Japanese court and the ancestor of the Ming emperors of the past dynasties; in order to protect Baozuo and help the common people, it fully demonstrates the dignity of Sakyamuni in the world, and opens the door of the three powers【3】in this place.Since recent years, there have been those of the Ping family who have governed the world and harassed the people. They are indeed enemies of Buddhism and enemies of kings and laws.Yi Zhong was not talented, born in a family of bows and horses, inherited Jiqiu's business, thought of the cruelty of the Ping family, but disregarded his own safety, entrusted his orders to heaven, devoted himself to the country, and swore to raise righteous soldiers to wipe out the fierce and stubborn.However, although our Yuanping family has already formed an array of soldiers, the soldiers have not yet gained one mind, and their courage may be unprepared. When they have doubts and doubts, they hold up the formation flag on the battlefield and pay homage to the three temples in a hurry. Fortunately, God has revealed With the help of the spirit, wipe out the criminals, there is no doubt about it.I shed tears of joy, and I feel deeply moved.Moreover, the great-grandfather, a former courtier of Mutsu Moriyoshi's family, surrendered to the main shrine, and changed his name to Hachiman Taro.Since then, all the descendants of the sect have been reverent and reverent.Yizhong is his descendant, and he has been in love with him for a long time.Today, taking such a big event is like a child trying to understand the sea with a bird's-eye view, and a praying mantis holding back a cart with his arm.But I made this difficult for the country, not for my family and myself.Sincerely, God senses.Good luck, fast! Vow to use the majesty of the Bodhisattva and the help of spirits and gods to decide the victory and defeat in one fell swoop, and to retreat the stubborn enemies in all directions.If you pray sincerely, you can get the attention of the gods and give you blessings, please show auspicious omens, it is the ultimate prayer. May 11th of the second year of Shouyong Motoshi Naka Kyung-baek So Yizhong and other thirteen people each took out a dysprosium arrowhead and enshrined it together with the prayer in the Great Bodhisattva Hall, praying: "I beg the Great Bodhisattva to show our sincerity and incomparable heart, and order the three doves to fly from the clouds." Come, fly above the white flag of Genji. In the past when Queen Shengong attacked Silla [4], our side was weak and the enemy was strong. When the situation was unfavorable, the queen prayed to the sky, and three spirit doves appeared in front of the shield, and the Silla soldiers were defeated.Let’s talk about the courtiers of Lai Yi, the ancestors of Yi Zhong, etc., when we conquered Zhen Ren and Zong Ren [5], our army was weak, and the murderers fought bravely.Lai Yi's courtier launched a fire attack on the enemy, shouting loudly: "This is the fire of the gods, not my fire." As soon as he finished speaking, a strong wind suddenly blew towards the enemy's formation, and the city of Liwuhe that Zhenren occupied was completely burned down. Soon, the whole army was wiped out, and both Zhenren and Zongren perished.Mr. Kiso did not forget the deeds of his ancestors, so he got off his horse, took off his armor, rinsed his hands and mouth, bowed heartily with full expectation, and waited for the arrival of the spirit dove. -------------------------- [1] Doctor Fang Jueming: Jueming is the name of the Dharma, and Fang is the honorific title of monks.He used to be a Tibetan with five official ranks, so he was called a doctor. [2] Zhiqi, see Note 3, Section 4, Volume 1. 【3】In addition to Emperor Yingshen and Hachiman Shrine, Empress Jingong and Biji Dashen are also worshipped, so it is called Sansho.Quanfei means the door of Quanxian, and it means that the Buddha once appeared here. [4] This is a legend, not a historical fact. 【5】These two were powerful clans who dominated the Mutsu region. Minamoto Yoriyoshi was ordered to crusade, Zhenren died in battle, and Zongren was arrested.