Chapter 33 Chapter Thirty-Third

Tokugawa Hidetada, Honda Masakazu, Doi Toshatsu, Chong Chuan, Fanshun and Tianhai all arrived before Ieyasu's sick bed. The three sons Yoshinao, Lai Xuan, and Lai Fang never came, and Naruse Masanari, Ando Naoji, and Nakayama Nobukichi came here instead.This is General Xiuzhong's order.He didn't want his younger brothers to see his father's dying pain. Xiuzhong has uneasiness and fear, like a father with a huge mountain rock, if he loses his will at the end of his life, it will definitely cast a shadow on the hearts of his brothers.Xiuzhong told them that he would send a messenger when his father was dying, and before that, he had a good rest in Xiyuan.

Ieyasu opened his eyes twice and asked for water. But on the second day, he didn't even want water anymore, and would occasionally open his eyes suddenly, look around in surprise, and then fall back to sleep. Early in the morning on the 15th, Xiuzhong, who had been waiting in front of the bed all night, washed his face with cold water, and said, "There are too many things, I almost forgot." After saying that, he called out that since Jiakang's illness, he had been waiting in his semicolon under the city. The tea house Shiro Jiro, ordered him to return to the capital, and sent a letter to Katsushige Itakura on behalf of the director. "This is Tianshou. You don't have to worry, go back. I hope that your family will work together and serve the country." Then he added: "You have stayed in Junfu for a long time, and the Imperial Palace ordered you to return to the capital." He said this I was lying, but I felt that my father would say so.

After that, Xiuzhong's heart became much easier.He said to Cha Aju: "I'm here, you go and have a rest. Mr. Shang... I heard that last night at Linji Temple, he played the flute that Shenglong handed over to Hua." Cha Aju's eyes widened in surprise.Because last night, she and Xiuzhong stayed in front of Jiakang, and no one reported to Xiuzhong.This is also Xiuzhong's lie, but she never realized the flaw. "You told me about the flute, and then I understood what my father was thinking. My father wanted him to put down his sword and follow the elegant way. This is a new way of life."

"General... what did the general say?" "I was worried that my father would make Zhonghui seppuku, but now I have Dizi. Thanks to Dizi." Xiuzhong stared at his sleeping father closely, and said, "Mrs. Cha, look, my father is listening intently to the boss playing the flute. Yes, it's time for me to cheer up..." He looked at Itakura Shigema, Said: "Chongchang, please invite Shenlongyuan to confirm it before your father dies." From the afternoon of the 15th, Xiuzhong seemed to be a different person, and began to give orders neatly.He ordered the tea house to return to the capital, and he had a good idea of ​​Zhonghui's treatment. Then he called Fanshun of Shenlongyuan and asked him about the "two meanings of Shinto, Buddhism and Dharma".

"I already understand what father thinks." Xiuzhong called the three brothers to his father's bed, and said, "Father still misses you and cannot bear to leave. As long as you don't disobey father's instructions, father will be able to pass away with peace of mind. You are here Swear before your father." He decided that once his father died, he would move his father's spiritual seat to Jiuneng Mountain according to Shinto rituals. For the honest and upright Xiuzhong, this really required a lot of courage.As a son, before his death, his father endured his sorrow and was distracted by the temple site and other things in the temple. He was really trembling and anxious.However, seeing his father's peaceful sleeping face and listening to his father's even breathing, he felt that this was all his father's will.If a father feels that his son is hesitant like a woman, he will be anxious, no!I should learn to make my own decisions!Thinking of this, he felt relieved.

After finishing the discussion with Shinryuin Fanshun, Hidetada called Kanbara Kiyohisa again.Qing Jiu is Kang Zheng's nephew, he followed Ie Kang around when he was eighteen years old, now thirty-three years old, he is Ie Kang's close attendant. In front of the three younger brothers, Xiu Zhong decided to let Qing Jiu guard the temple of Kuneng Mountain.He said: "Internal Records, according to the order of the Great Imperial Palace, you are ordered to be the priest of Kuneng Mountain, and you must not violate the order. I will donate five thousand stones for the sacrifice field first, and I will give you another thousand stones. Remember, arrange four shrines in Kuneng Mountain The monks are in charge of chores, and you and they must fast and bathe from time to time."

Qing Jiu, with red and swollen eyes, naturally did not dare to object.However, I don't know if he has discovered that this is a way to prevent martyrdom that Xiuzhong read from Ieyasu's Sleeping Face.If this is not done, the loyal and upright Qing Jiu will die at the time of Ieyasu's death. After Qingjiu retreated, Xiuzhong ordered the "Sanike Baodao" as a divine body and dedicated it to Jiunengshan, calling it his father's order. At this time, Xiuzhong also believed that these were the orders passed down to him by his father during intermittent utterances, and they were actually his father's wishes, and he was just implementing his father's orders.

On the 16th, after discussing with Fanshun and Takaden, Hidetada sent Masakazu Honda to the town to enshrine Hikosaka Hisei Mitsumasa, and checked again whether the chief foreman Nakai Yamato Morishaji had been negligent in the construction of the temple. On the Seventeenth Chou, Xiuzhong ordered the three brothers to return to Xiyuan temporarily. Although Hidetada ordered everyone to rest, there were still five retainers who insisted on waiting for Ieyasu. They were Masamune Motota, Shigemasa Itakura, Tokatsu Doi, Kiyohisa Kanbara, and Tadori Sakai.They are all exhausted. Only Cha Aju seemed tireless, waiting day and night, she only rested for two hours during the day, and now she wanted to wait all night again.Xiuzhong looked at Cha Aju, who was stroking his father's shoulder, and felt an unspeakable sadness: Zhonghui's handling had been understood by her, and she was relieved and relieved, but she still seemed to have something to say.

Xiu Zhongjue's father seemed to have some concerns, which made him unable to go on the road with peace of mind, so that breath was always hanging in the air.He hopes to understand his father's silent words, not only to understand, but also to practice. The room was silent, and everyone in front of the bed dozed off.At this time, Xiuzhong suddenly saw the shadow of his biological mother, A'ai, from Cha Aju. Hidetada sat upright, thinking silently in his heart: He had sent the tea house back to Kyoto, sent people to guard Zhonghui, and successfully prevented Kiyohisa Kanbara from committing suicide. The defense of Keiban has been strengthened, and Sakai Tadayo is in charge of the affairs of the shogunate in Edo...

What else does father care about?Is it because I remember Ishikawa and Okubo?Xiuzhong has already dealt with this matter.He made Mino Ogaki Castle Lord Ishikawa Tadasō inherit the family business, and he also ordered Okubo Tadashi who followed Sakai Tadato to reclaim new fields in Ogaki. Soon after, Okubo and his family will revive themselves.However, my father seemed to have something to worry about... He glanced at Ieyasu, and immediately sat up straight. There was silence around, not even the sound of burning candles, but Ieyasu's clear voice reached Xiuzhong's ears: "My life is coming to an end, there are generals who will rule the world, so don't worry. However, the world is not a world of one person , is the world of all people. If the general's administration violates common sense and causes the people to suffer, everyone can replace him. But it is enough to make the world stable and all people benefit from it. I know Jiuquan, and I dare not resent it."

Xiuzhong was taken aback and stared at his father.At this time, Ieyasu suddenly opened his eyes and looked directly at Xiuzhong, "General." "Father." Xiuzhong immediately fell to the ground. "General." Ieyasu said, "You must remember my last words to you." "yes." "In this world, everything does not belong to one person. The world is the world of the world, not the world of one person." "The child has engraved it in his heart." "The world belongs to the people of the world... This is the key. The world belongs to the people of the world, not just to the people of the present, but also to thousands of future generations. They must be treated with caution. You can't just think about the present and stop doing things that will harm future generations .” "yes." "Everyone comes naked, and should leave naked." "My child understands that I have worried about the world since then, and I worry about future generations every day..." "It's good that you understand, I won't say much." "No, please talk to the child more, anything...the child still wants to hear what the father has to say..." "I'll say it again, and it's what I often say. All my life, I regard thrift as the first virtue. This is precisely because I know that gold, silver and treasure are not my own, but are entrusted to me by the world." "yes." "Now I'm going to hand over everything I keep to you." "Thank you father for your trust." "But these things are not for you, you can't use a penny for private use." "Kids keep it in mind." "First, the head of the Tokugawa family is the general who conquers the barbarians, so it must be used for armaments first, just in case..." "Secondly, it is used in times of famine." Xiuzhong continued. "Yes. There will be a famine every few years. But there will be a famine. Don't let a person starve to death by the side of the road." "yes." "I won't talk about it later. Everyone is the son of gods and Buddhas, the son of heaven and earth. As long as you understand this truth, you can understand that wars are of no benefit to heaven or to people. People live not to kill each other, but to encourage each other. Rely on each other. You must not have the heart of hating others, and you must have the heart of self-discipline. In this way, the grace of heaven will definitely come to you..." "My lord's pulse... my lord." Cha Aju shook Xiuzhong's knee vigorously, and Xiuzhong finally woke up.He seemed to have dozed off, no, no, this must be his father's last instruction.Xiuzhong cheered up, and a doctor came and immediately ordered Itakura Shigechang to go to Xiyuan. April 17th of the second year of Yuanhe. Before the three brothers rushed over from Xiyuan, the room was already full of people. The concubines who came from the longhouse wiped away their tears while preparing to give Ieyasu the "Water of the Last Stage" in his mouth. Senator Owari rushed in first, followed by the other two younger brothers.When they sat down behind Xiuzhong, the sky was bright, the birds were chirping under the eaves, and the drizzle was falling. Xiuzhong's eyes fell on the hands of the doctor who took his father's pulse, thinking, the last time he went to inspect Kanto, he was too embarrassing for his father!In order to pray that there will be no more wars in the future, the emperor's year name was changed to "Yuanhe".This spring, in order to prevent Date Masamune from spoiling the peace, my father made a special inspection tour of the Kanto region to subdue Masamune, making "Yuanhe" worthy of the name.All his father's life was for peace. At this time, some concubine picked up the rosary and began to chant the Buddha, and some people were crying loudly.Xiuzhong said to everyone: "Crying is useless. The Great Imperial Palace hates cowardly behavior the most." "Get ready to say goodbye to the Imperial Palace." As soon as the doctor finished speaking, Katsutaka Matsudaira came to Xiuzhong respectfully holding a vessel containing "Water of the Last Stage". Jiakang's face is like a Buddha, peaceful and peaceful.He has been tortured by illness for so long, but the bridge of his nose seems to be more straight than usual.The so-called rebirth should be like this. Xiuzhong gently moved the tray to the front of the tea shop.Cha Aju, with red eyes, looked at Xiuzhong in shock.She originally thought that the next person to bid farewell to Ieyasu would be Senator Owari, so she was so surprised when Hidetaka handed over the tray.Xiuzhong shook his head slightly, and handed her the cotton swab in his hand. If no one else was present, Xiuzhong might have whispered to her, "Say farewell to father for Zhonghui." She finally understood Xiuzhong's intentions, and felt very sad. "Brothers." Xiuzhong's voice added a bit of majesty, "Everyone recite the oath to father again in their hearts." After the farewells, the tray was passed from Honda Masazumi to Doi Toshikatsu.At this time, the clock given to Ieyasu by the Emperor of England rang in the next room. The doctor said: "Sishi, the Great Imperial Palace passed away." The women burst into tears. Xiuzhong didn't panic in the slightest, Shan calmly said: "The next person!" Xiuzhong held back the tears that were about to burst, and asked everyone present to bid farewell to his father one by one as if his father was still alive.Although he was prepared in his heart, he was still extremely sad.My father said that there is no birth and death for people, only the body is gone, but the life is still in the tree of life and death.However, for Xiuzhong who has not fully realized it, this is just a dream.Father's body gradually turned cold, his mouth would never open again, and his slightly closed eyes made one feel that death is the end of all eternity. Thinking of this, Xiuzhong felt that he was very unfilial, but this thought made him even more sad.He couldn't bear it anymore and left for a while.When he finished crying and came out after cleaning his face, the rain had stopped, and a faint ray of sunlight reflected the earth through the clouds. "The wisterias are blooming..." Xiuzhong murmured as he looked at the blooming wisterias and the trees and grass in the courtyard that were gradually turning green.All of this is the same as before.But the father stopped laughing and making no noise, he was gone. Xiuzhong had no choice but to bear back his sorrow. He wanted to command everyone to see his father off. After saying goodbye, he immediately cleaned the remains and put them in the prepared coffin.People still have a little warmth.According to the Buddhist ceremony, the scriptures should be chanted first, and Xiuzhong ordered to hold Buddhist ceremonies in the Buddhist pavilion.The women followed there too.My lord is still alive... They said to themselves that when they were cleansing, the warmth gave them infinite comfort. After entering Lian, Xiuzhong called everyone to the hall, "April 17th in the second year of Yuanhe, Sishi, the Minister of Taizheng passed away from a courtier of Yipinyuan. I ask everyone to prepare for the relocation of the coffin." The important ministers had known about this arrangement for a long time and were not surprised.When the only women heard this, they were all taken aback.As usual, the coffin should be parked in the city for at least two days and two nights.Duke Jiakang had just passed away, before his bones were cold, the general ordered the coffin to be transported to Mount Jiuneng, which really shocked the world. "I really don't know etiquette!" "Even ordinary people will not be like this." However, General Xiuzhong said, if it was not the case, he would be violating the order of the Imperial Palace, he said it very calmly. In the evening, it began to drizzle again. Xiuzhong said that what he meant was his father's "last order", and everything went smoothly.Even if he didn't say so, no one would disobey the order and raise objections.Everyone had no time to rest, so they moved the coffin quickly. "Owari Counselor Yizhi, Lieutenant General Yuanjiang Laixuan, and Major General Laifang don't have to go in person, each of them can send their retainers." After Hidetada gave such instructions, he secretly sent 20 knights under Hikosaka Mitsumasa to go to Linji Temple where Kamisuke Zhonghui lived temporarily, and took the opportunity to inform his father that his father had passed away. Xiuzhong didn't allow the three brothers to accompany him, the reason was quite simple, on the surface he said that they were young, and he was afraid that they would hurt their bodies due to excessive grief, but in fact he wanted to have his younger brothers' wise and brave retainers accompany them as guards, just in case.Yoshinao sent Naruse Hayato Masamari, Lai Xuan sent Ando Naoji with a sword, and Lai Fang ordered Nakayama Bizen Shouxinji to go there. All of them were deeply loved and trusted by Ieyasu. This relocation was due to an informal funeral, and the coffin was simply sent to Mount Kuneng to wait for the funeral.Therefore, the priest Tokugawa Hidetada did not accompany him, and was only directed by Li Sheng, the big cooker of Doi. The coffin left the city in Youshi. It was dark, and in the drizzle, you could see the lights in bits and pieces.The common people had heard about it, and they knelt down on the side of the road to send off the minister of the Taizheng respectfully. At the front is Honda Uenosuke Masazumi, followed by Dr. Masatsuna Matsudairaemon, Itakura Neizen Masashigesho, Akimoto Tamaru Taicho, and behind that is Ieyasu's coffin. beside.Jindiyuan Chongchuan, Nanguangfang Tianhai, and Shenlongyuan Fanshun also accompanied them.When the team reaches the foot of Jiuneng Mountain, idlers cannot enter the mountain. Day and night, the only ones who served Ieyasu's spirit side were the few Ieyasu's favorite ministers mentioned above, except for Kanbara Ouchi Kiyohisa who had returned to the mountain earlier. On the 18th, the sound of hammering and chiseling in the construction of the temple ushered in the dawn in the morning fog after the rain.Only after the weather cleared did we know that this place is actually a treasured geomantic land with a wide view. The sea in the southwest is blue, connecting with the distant sky, and the Suruga water on the right turns a bend, playing with the sea water. The beautiful scenery can't help but make people concentrate and listen to the humming of all things. "This place is really beyond the ordinary." Tianhai said, "At a glance, you can understand the source of the earth, water, fire, and wind." The Buddha said that the earth, water, fire, and wind form the body together, and the waves and conditions attract different fruits. At this time, the sound of construction hammer and chisel became clearer. At Haishi on the 19th, the funeral of Lord Ieyasu was held according to Shinto rituals. With the cooperation of the town's magistrate Hikosaka Kubei, Kuroyanagi Shougaku, and the foreman Nakai Yamato Mori, on the evening of the 19th, a three-room square hall was completed, and even the torii gates, well walls and lanterns were also made.The curtains were drawn left and right, and new straw mats were laid on the roads in the twenty-five rooms in front of the hall to welcome the coffin. In addition to the Songping family, the old officials of Sanhe and their descendants entered the mountain to attend the funeral.Sakai, Honda, Uemura, Abe, and Ando, ​​Mizuno, Aoyama, Itakura... Among them, Okubo Shinhachiro (Kangzheng) holding a spear is the most eye-catching. Ieyasu is by no means a person who does not cherish his life.He fought all his life, and many of his retainers died, but he gave generously to the blood of his bereaved family, not only to protect his descendants, he also reprimanded them, taught them, treated the common people kindly, and defended them frankly.In the seventy-five years, Lord Jiakang advocated peace all the time throughout his life. Even after his death, he had to face the west. After one year, he would move to Erhuang Mountain to guard Taiping.Facing his rock-solid ambition, Shi Xian surrendered.It was night, the mountains were solemn and solemn, and the wind stopped, as if not daring to show any disrespect. General Xiuzhong silently followed behind the wheel cart, and all the important officials followed Xiuzhong silently, all of whom were grateful for Ieyasu's great ambitions. Ieyasu's outstanding ambitions and how the future generations will grow and decline are beyond the control of Ieyasu, and future generations will have their own battlefield and world.The merits and demerits of the public are right and wrong, and later generations will have their own comments. The lights were turned off, noise was prohibited, and the team marched silently towards the mourning hall.The person in the front spreads the grain, and the person behind holds the mirror.Shenyuan Qingjiu held the banner to exorcise evil spirits, and Fanshun rang the bell.Then there's the coffin.Xiuzhong walks with the support of the spirit, and other people wearing black hats follow.There are hundreds of bows and arrows, a hundred muskets, a bow and arrow platform, and two hundred spears... When the coffin is about to enter the mourning hall, people will hold mirrors, dance flags and ring bells to drive away evil spirits. The coffin is parked in the hall, and the ever-burning lamp is lit.The god offers one portion, six dishes, and another thirty-six flavors are selected to be enshrined before the soul.Fan Shun went to the spirit, and performed three blessings and three major chastity one hundred and twenty seats.The sound of prayer echoed in the night sky. There is no wind pattern on the top of the mountain, which is rare in ancient and modern times. Everyone bowed their heads and bowed their bodies, heard the words of prayer with the heaven and the earth, and sent the Duke back to heaven... At the same time, Zhonghui, who temporarily lives in Linji Temple, sits quietly in a corner of the room, holding the flute left by his father in his hand, and mourns from it... Everything is quiet.There is a single lamp in the room, the flame of the lamp flickers, and Zhonghui's figure is silently reflected on the wall.He knew of his father's death, and also knew that the funeral was about to end at this time. When the father passed away, the child was sent off with a clear flute.Zhong Hui thought together, the flute was on his lips, but there was no sound.He is weak all over, so why complain in this life?What is there to rely on for rebirth?Like a dream, like electricity, what will it do? The night sky of Linji Temple is full of brilliant stars. (End of the book)