Chapter 33 second quarter

In August of the third year of Qingchang, Taige's condition deteriorated again and he became bedridden.Even so, for ten days or so, he called the daimyos to his pillow in turn, distributed many Qingchang gold coins, and begged desperately for them to help take care of the young Hideyori.On the morning of August 18, he ushered in death. Sancheng's group followed Taige's last order and tried their best to hide the news of his death, but it was useless.When he was dying, among those at his bedside were Tokugawa Ieyasu's insiders, who semi-openly sent emissaries to support daimyos all over the country.The news of Taiko's death spread back to Kyoto and Osaka from various places little by little, shocking the people there.

On the evening of the 18th, Caizang suddenly came to Tianman's Niu Yi's residence.As expected of Cai Zang, the speed of obtaining information is very fast. "When Taige was about to die, he was really useless, crying until he had snot and tears." He joked about Taiko's death, perhaps feeling that the Taiko he respected in his youth was disappointing.Recently, he hid in Osaka, and he speaks Kyoto dialect with an Osaka accent. "So worthless?" Niu Yi asked somewhat sarcastically. "Yes, I heard it was quite noisy, and it was like hell in there." Maybe he got the information from the maid in charge of pouring out the shit.Cai Zang described it vividly, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

On August 10th, Taige went into a state of confusion, his face was pale, he was sweating constantly, and he appeared to be in pain.The courtiers removed the luxurious Western-style bed to prevent him from falling to the ground, and let him lie on the tatami in the room.Still, he would writhe in agony across the spacious room, rolling to doorways and walls, banging his head hard. Sometimes he stood up suddenly, staggered, opened his eyes, and shouted in fear, "My lord, I'm sorry, please forgive me Hideyoshi!" "Really? He was in such pain when he was dying? Sure enough..."

"What else?" As soon as the words came out, Niu Yi felt that he was talking too much. "He killed almost all of Nobunaga's children, of course there will be karma." Niu Yi hinted slightly: "Yes, there is reincarnation of cause and effect in the world, and the Taige is the same." Saizo seemed to understand, his body was trembling with fear, which seemed ridiculous on the contrary. "Let's not talk about that, how about the "Kenjian Diary"? Have you read it?" "That's right, that's right, speaking of this matter..." Caizang's expression immediately became serious, and he was indeed a man of work, "Shortly after your last order, I confirmed that the priest was not at home, so I took the opportunity to sneak into his study, the room It was neatly packed and the books were stacked in an orderly manner, so it was easy to find the diary. But for some reason, the content from June to December of the tenth year of Tianzheng was missing. At that time, I wondered if he would have After a serious illness, I couldn’t write a diary, so I looked around, and then I didn’t feel like it... I always wondered, what’s going on?”

"Really? Well, that's it." Niu Yi can understand.The diary cannot be kept, because some contents in the diary before and after the change of Honnoji Temple cannot be known to future generations.This should include hiding the imperial decree of "recovering the former right government", obtaining gold and silver from Honnoji Temple from Mitsuhide, etc.If the ashes of Lord Nobunaga can be found through Quanbei, there is no need to threaten and see. "So, I'm useless?" Caizang seemed a little lonely, fumbling in his bosom, as if he wanted to return the gold coins.And Niu Yi didn't want money at all...

"no no." Niu Yi thought for a while, and felt that he should pass the news of Hideyoshi's death to Quan Bingwei.He may not know it yet.Even if he already knew, the news overlapped, and he could use this to urge him to find the ashes quickly. "Now, let me write a letter and send it to Kyoto as soon as possible, okay? Women and children can do this kind of thing. It would be a waste for you to go, but this is an important contact. The other party may reply on the spot. If Then, come back and give it to me as soon as possible. I gave you gold coins a few days ago, and if there is any extra, let’s count it as the cost this time.”

"Well, thank you." The next day, on the morning of the 19th, Cai Zang brought over Quan Bingwei's reply letter. In the letter, Quan Bingwei first thanked Niu Yi for the news, and then said that if it is convenient, please come to Amitabha Temple on the 20th, and he will wait at the door to fulfill the previous agreement. Niu called out Tazhi who was staying in the warehouse. "Just be happy, Dazhi, my long-cherished wish for many years is about to come true." Niu Yi stumbled to the shrine of Lord Nobunaga, sat down, and clasped his hands together. Sixteen years later, we will see the ashes of the long-awaited Lord Nobunaga!

Before he knew it, Niu Yi burst into tears. That night, he and Dazhi opened the red wine to celebrate.Duo Zhi was afraid of affecting the child in his belly, so he hardly drank, while Niu Yi drank alone until midnight, got so drunk that he fell asleep. The next day, just after dawn, Niu Yi hurriedly left Tianman and rushed to the capital. At that time, Amitabha Temple was no longer the big temple in Fangyuan Hachicho in the past. In the 19th year of Tianzheng, Hideyoshi, who was in charge of the world, ordered all the 108 temples in Kyoto to leave the residential and commercial areas and gather them together to form a temple area.Almost all the temples moved there were given the same scale of land occupation, only Amitabha Temple was suppressed by Hideyoshi, and after moving there, it only acquired an area of ​​less than one town.

The monastery has been moved there, but the maintenance costs are seriously insufficient. The magnificent mountain gates and emissary gates in the past are now collapsed, and weeds are overgrown everywhere, including the roof of the main hall, which is horrible. If Quan Bingwei hadn't waited and greeted him in the tea room near the mountain gate, Niu Yi would probably have rode past in a daze. "I haven't walked under this mountain gate for sixteen years. I once took advantage of the darkness to quietly move Nobunaga's ashes here from the former lotus field. We entered through the back door at that time..."

Quan Bingwei was filled with emotions, and looked up at the mountain gate. "As you can see, this temple is shabby and deserted. The reason for this is that I and Mori Tadamasa of Mino Jinzan can only support anonymously and as inconspicuously as possible, and that is also to avoid attracting Hideyoshi's attention. Moreover, this The only source of income for the temple - herbal medicine, was also uprooted by Hideyoshi's men because of the search for Nobunaga's body, and all died. The most important thing is that since Master Qingyu, those who have knowledge of herbal medicine have been killed .However, we will be able to provide financial support openly in the future. Let’s go to the main hall first.”

Quan Bingwei walked along the room next to the main hall, shouted several times into it, and an old monk with a beard and a little dirty came out. "My name is Quan Bingwei. I received a lot of care from Master Qingyu, the originator of the mountain. I passed by on this trip, thinking of the past, and I took a look at it as a souvenir. I want to pay homage to Master Qingyu's tablet. " Quan Hei spoke fluently, and seemed to have thought about it long ago. "Master Qingyu? Who is it? There is no tablet enshrining him here." The other party was obviously vigilant, but when Quanbei took out the purse in his arms and handed it over, saying that it was a small offering, his attitude suddenly changed. "Oh, oh, please wait a moment, I remembered. For some reason, Master Qingyu's tablet is not enshrined in the main hall. However, it should be placed somewhere. I will look for it right away." After the monk finished speaking, he hurried to the back of the main hall, but he didn't come out for a long time.Quan Bingwei got tired of waiting, and walked over regardless, Niu Yi followed behind.I saw three monks digging into the storage room behind Amitabha Buddha, dragging out a somewhat dirty altar.Seeing this situation, Quan Bingwei suddenly changed his face. "How could you treat the shrine so rudely. Leave it alone and leave it there. I dust myself off. All of you stay away from the hall for now." The monks looked up and saw the two tall men, perhaps they were frightened, and hurriedly left the hall.Quan Bingwei took out the handkerchief from his pocket, carefully dusted off the dust on the altar, and gently opened the box door.The remains of some small bugs fell out together with dirt, dust, and spider webs. Inside were dusty tablets and dirty wooden statues. (Delian Society honored Master... the great monk.) The two words on the tablet were cut off by something sharp.Quan Bingwei waved at Niu, walked to the corridor that was about to fall off, looked at the memorial tablet in the sunlight, and finally deciphered the damaged handwriting-Qingyu. The person on the wooden statue sits there with his hands folded and placed on his chest, which is a bust. Its forehead and face are broad, and it looks like Nobunaga.Niu Yi felt a little strange. Only Quan Bingwei said in a low voice: "Maybe it's intentional to make people look different." He called Master Qingyu's dharma name a few times, and suddenly he held the tablet, making people shout unexpectedly. "Master Qingyu, Master Qingyu, how rough you have been treated! It's too much to be locked up in such a rough little shrine..." He screamed, "However, you can rest assured. Master Qingyu , can you hear me? That guy Hideyoshi is dead, he died of madness. Now, Qingru, no, Aquan can see you in a dignified manner. I just wanted to say these words, so I came here. Can you hear Is it? Master Qingyu!" Quan Bingwei burst into tears.The cry was like the roar of a wild beast, echoing in the small hall of the Great Hero, the lingering sound echoed around the beam. Niu Yi waited for him to calm down. (Let him cry until he feels refreshed.) Quan Bingwei has gone through many years of suffering in order to reunite with Master today.Compared with this, the patience I put in to find the remains of Nobunaga is nothing. While waiting for Quanbingwei, he turned to the front of the main hall. The front and sides are five rooms wide each, covered with cypress bark.The statues of Amitabha Buddha, Avalokitesvara and the gods on both sides are magnificent.Doesn't fit this poor temple.These are all moved from the previous old temple. However, the statue of Amitabha is full of cobwebs, the ground is full of water from the roof, it is a bit dirty, and there are rotten places everywhere.In a corner of the main hall, the rags and straw ropes piled up high gave off a stench. Maybe people still think this is a harbor for the homeless to shelter temporarily.In fact, there may be no abbot here. Niu Yi was so surprised that he went back to the back of the main hall. At this moment, Quan Bingwei staggered to his feet. "I'm sorry to let you see my ugly face, please forgive me. Next, I will take you to the place where Nobunaga's ashes are buried. It's right behind." "Sure enough—the Nobunaga cemetery next to the main hall is empty." In the inner left side of the main hall, Niu Fang only saw a sign with the words "Oda Family Temple" written on it. "Yes. The cemetery is empty. This is also suggested by the wise Saomasuke. He said that Nobunaga's ashes are likely to be excavated and exposed to the outside; even if they are sacrificed, they will become a tool for political struggle in the future. Or It’s better to hide it. He’s right. Hideyoshi initially sent Captain Asano Yahei to Amitabha Temple to negotiate, and he was very polite at first, promising to offer 300 tons of rice every year, and in exchange, let us hand over the ashes. However, knowing Nobunaga Master Qingyu, who was killed for the truth, refused all the time. Hideyoshi, who was furious, ordered Maeno Shoemon to intimidate and torture. These things all happened after I left Amitabha Temple under the order of my teacher. At that time, all places in the temple, no matter the cemetery or the herbal garden , were dug out by Qian Ye.” "Despite that, didn't you find it?" "Yes. Let me show you our method." Gwonhei walked slowly towards the back of the temple.It was a desolate flat land, and dozens of crows were circling in the air, as if they were looking for the carrion in this "Home for the Homeless", which was frightening. "In the past, this unowned cemetery was dozens of times larger than it is now, and it was easy to hide." Kwon Hei narrowed his eyes and muttered with emotion. "Master Zuomasuke asked you to bury Lord Nobunaga in this unowned cemetery?" So disrespectful and pathetic.Niu Yi couldn't help being angry from his heart.However, Quan Hewei was unmoved, and proudly replied: "Can't you? Ota-sama, you can't hate Samasuke-sama, that's not good. It's because this is an unowned cemetery that we can escape Maeno's grave-digging behavior." Saying that, Kwon Hei looked around. "At that time, I Quanbingwei left the temple under the order of Master Qingyu. I don't know what happened later, but I heard what my nephew Shiro said. Maeno brought the excavators of Ikuno Yinshan, as many as 300 people, and the whole temple was destroyed. They dug up to the bottom. However, the number of unknown people buried here is dozens of times that of those diggers. No matter how you dig, what is unearthed is thousands of people who have been saved and buried by Master Qingyu for decades. Corpses, there are people who died on the roadside, prisoners without relatives, prostitutes, babies, pregnant women, etc. Those five or ten overlapping corpses exude a putrid smell, which even the diggers can't bear, and they can't dig deep .” "Nobunaga's ashes are buried deeper. That's why Hideyoshi didn't take them, did they?" "Yes. In any case, those diggers are skilled workers in the Silver Mountain, and they are all good at digging caves. Moreover, Hideyoshi will definitely reward the discoverers. In order to prevent them from digging desperately, they have to use Nobunaga as a worthless man before his death. At the time, I thought it was ironic. But now, I don't think it is ironic at all. At that time, the reason why Hideyoshi didn't find it was because thousands of The deceased desperately repay Master Qingyu. I am willing to believe so. In other words, Master Qingyu's great compassion made them transcend their grievances and protect Nobunaga with their rotten bodies. Isn't this the best "Bodhisattva action" ?" "Bodhisattva practice?" Niu Yi raised his head and whispered. "This isn't the practice of a Bodhisattva, so what is it? Ota-sama, if I say so, do you still hate Samasuke-sama who asked us to bury Nobunaga in the unowned cemetery?" Quan Bingwei looked straight at him, and Niu Yi couldn't help turning his face away, feeling his shoulders suddenly loosen. "I'm sorry. Just now, I didn't understand Samasuke-sama's foresight. Please allow me to apologize again." He regretted being angry for a moment.Quan Bingwei smiled and nodded. "Okay, here it is..." After saying that, Quan Heiwei looked around again, his face gradually gloomy, "Strange, it shouldn't happen..." "What exactly?" Niu Yi didn't understand what Quan Bingwei meant. Quan Bingwei suddenly yelled in grief: "There is a missing mark. When I moved here, I made the same mark..." "Mark? You mean the mark marked to find the target?" Niu was dumbfounded.To be honest, what he was thinking was—after finally waiting until now, he said that the mark was gone, how could he say such a thing! "Master Zuomasuke said: 'It's up to you and Master Qingyu to decide on the mark. I don't know.' He decided not to participate. He also said that he would dig a tatami-sized cave with a depth of one foot and eight feet. Above, the deeper the better, put the jar for storing ashes in it, surround it with solid stones, and finally pile up the collected corpses layer by layer, leaving no gaps, all the way to the ground. According to Master Qingyu's instructions, I chose the thin crock." Niu Yi frowned and asked, "Choose a rough earthen jar on purpose?" "The earthen jar has good moisture resistance, and the ashes inside will not get wet, so they can be buried in the soil smoothly. Once the ashes are buried in the soil, they will grow soil, and grass will grow quickly on the soil, which can give vitality to the living. This is the principle of reincarnation. Master Qingyu often said this. He said that he hoped that his brother Nobunaga could also help this kind of reincarnation... Oh, that mark..." Kwon Hei looked around again. "As a mark, papaya was planted in the east, and auspicious grass was planted in the north. Nobunaga's ashes are two feet underground at the intersection of the two straight lines. Fortunately, there is no underground waterway here, and it is all solid clay. You should know , Papaya is the family crest of the Oda family, and another symbol, auspicious grass, can remind Master Qingyu of his childhood. At that time, he and his young Nobunaga were chasing and fighting in the mountains. It is said that this kind of flower is rare Open, if it is open, luck will come to that person. After hearing this, Nobunaga took or carried the young master Qingyu, and searched desperately under the big tree in the mountain. Once he found it, he took it to send Send a letter to Dad and make him happy." "Really? Master Ji has such a side? I don't know." Niu Yi smiled happily. He didn't know about these things before. If he knew, he would add them to the "First Volume"... "It happened for a reason. If we don't do this, the mother who prefers Nobuyoshi will prevent the two of them from seeing their father. I heard that at the end of last month, the auspicious grass that didn't bloom very much suddenly bloomed in Amitabha Temple. I believe this is the announcement of Hideyoshi's death. The auspicious grass in this temple is spiritual and will never fall asleep, and it notified me in advance of the good news that Hideyoshi is about to die. You see, the auspicious grass has bloomed small lavender flowers, but the other papaya is missing No trace. Wait a moment, I will ask the monks in the monastery." Quan Bingwei ran towards the main hall.Niu Yi stood behind the auspicious grass, staring at the unowned cemetery in front of him. (Nobunaga is right in front, it must be very lonely.) Niu Yi wiped away the tears welling up in his eyes with his fist.After a while, Quan Bingwei came back dejectedly. "I heard that the papaya tree was uprooted by flower thieves in the spring three years ago. This area is very barren, and it can't be seen that it is the site of a temple." "No trace of pulling out left?" "No, it's full of weeds and rubble." "The straight line to the north can be found, but it cannot meet the straight line to the east?" "yes." "Hmm..." Niu Yi pondered, no, it should be said that he made a posture of contemplation. At this moment, he was no longer in a hurry.Perhaps it was the lovely auspicious grass quietly blooming in the wasteland that made him change his mind. "Nobunaga, who has violated the first Bodhisattva precept of 'not killing' countless times, is guarded by the bodhisattva practice of unknown beings. Perhaps this place is a place of peace of mind. If it weren't for this wasteland, Nobunaga's sins might not be eradicated." He understood it like this. "Mr. Quan Bingwei." Only Niu Yi spoke slowly and said word by word, "It's fine if you can bring me here to find the ashes. I completely understand your thoughts, which is really gratifying. I can't find the ashes. It’s better to say that it’s God’s arrangement.” "God's arrangement?" Quan Bingwei looked at Niu Yi, a little puzzled. "Yes, it is God's arrangement. When you were away, I also thought about it-even if I don't know the straight line to the east, as long as I dig along the straight line where the auspicious grass is, I will always find Nobunaga's ashes. I I wanted to hold Nobunaga’s ashes tightly in my arms. Unbelievably, there was a sudden gust of wind passing by my cheeks. I felt that I heard Nobunaga’s voice in the wind——’Yousuke, forget it Let’s do it.’ I asked him if that’s the way to go, and he just said one sentence as before—‘Nah!’ and added, ‘Give that to Amitabha Temple.’” "that……" "Yes, those five wooden boxes. It was originally intended to be given to Emperor Masahimachi, but he died five years ago, and now the money is hanging there. Perhaps Mr. Nobunaga meant to give the wooden boxes to you, Perhaps it is to rebuild the dilapidated Amitabha Temple, hoping to pick a good abbot to preside over the temple. Moreover, Master Qingyu’s original intention was to build Amitabha Temple into a place that would not submit to the powerful and take in the homeless. Lord Nobunaga probably also hoped that This tradition and pride has been passed on. There may be an apology for his contempt for Amitabha Temple during his lifetime. What do you think?" Quan Hei bowed deeply, and said, "Understood, I am very grateful for his will, and I will definitely use the money according to this policy." "That's great, I feel better in this way. Let me venture to say, Master Qingyu's wooden statue is too shabby, can I redo it? What do you think?" "You can say that, I am very grateful. However, the master praised the master again, and I heard that his last words before he died were: 'Master once again, conduct is the most important thing.' So, I don't think the master wants to have a prominent Tablets. In my opinion, as a proof of the Oda Family Bodhi Temple, we should build three wooden statues, namely Master’s elder brother Nobunaga, Master’s savior Nobuda, and Nobunaga’s descendant Nobutada. They are enshrined at the knees of Amitabha Tathagata Buddha, so the master may be very happy." (Nobunaga!) Niu Yi felt very happy when Quan Bingwei, who had been calling him by his first name, called out the word "Nobunaga" for the first time.Suddenly, tears welled up, looking at Quan Bingwei, the corners of his eyes were also wet. Niu Yi looked up at the sky. (That's fine.) Nobunaga appeared in the cloudless sky, Niu Yi shouted at him. (My task is done.) Niu Yi shouted again, this time.He felt that Mr. Nobunaga showed his white teeth and smiled. "The sun is still high." Quan Bingwei said to Niu Yi, "What are you doing now? I want to take you to Yewu to see my business." "I will visit sooner or later, and today I want to go directly to Atago Mountain. The mystery of Nobunaga's remains was solved from Atago Mountain, and I can count it as a thank you...Yes, yes, maybe I will soon be Your relatives are gone. It's a shame to have children at this age." "Ahahaha, there's nothing to blush about. I'm very happy to welcome my niece, Afeng, no, it should be the father of Dazhi's child. Danba's uncle doesn't have many relatives, so I don't know how happy I am to be able to have a great-grandson in his arms. " Quan Bingwei leaned forward and backward with a smile. "In the future, I will also go to Tanba to ask the old man Sobei. At least I can make a teacup for children. I will also ask for the secret of immortality. See you next time at Hayaya or Amitabha Temple." The two saluted each other, but Niu Yi's thoughts had already flown to Mount Atago. From now on, he will live as he pleases as a hermit Jifeng and as a marketer.He wanted to have a heart-to-heart chat with the priest Tian Yaming who was rich in topics, wanted to eat that handmade dessert, and wanted to get drunk by the stove in the pilgrim's residence.Listening to the vulgar jokes of the common people, I was rolling with laughter.In the future, I want to write stories about the town. (Enough is enough, no more bragging for the rich and powerful.) After walking a few steps, he looked back and saw Quan Bingwei holding a rosary in his hand and standing with his palms together facing Niu Yi. (Although this man was involved in the incident at the Honnoji Temple, he did not violate the precept of not killing. He will definitely return to Amitabha Temple to accompany the Bodhi of Lord Nobunaga, Master Qingyu, Lord Nobuda, and Lord Nobuchu...) Niu Yi bowed deeply to Quan Bingwei again. A breeze passed through his heart. (full text)