Chapter 28 Chapter 27 Grain of Rice Sun and Moon

Time flies.Aguju Valley was wrapped in mist and snow fell, and the winter of the fifteenth year of Tianzheng had arrived. Hisamatsu Sado Mori Toshikatsu stood under the eaves outside the bedroom in the inner courtyard, telling Yuda the history of the Hisamatsu family, pointing proudly at the smoke from the common people's homes, and said: "Look, Yuda, the smoke from every house is curling up. As the lord, nothing makes me happier than this situation." Yu Da nodded, and followed her husband's pointing, looking at the valleys and hills of the Eighth Village of Aguju. "Everything is due to my good governance. The rice produced in Aguju Valley is the best in Owari and even Mikawa, because it is mostly clay. The delicious rice is my greatest glory. I want to send people to Bodhi Temple Let them experience the meaning of this sentence by participating in meditation at the Hedongyun Academy.” Jun Sheng took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Yu Da.I saw it said:

〖A grain of rice contains the sun and the moon Cook Jiangshan in a half-liter pot〗 "This grain of rice contains a lot of content—my family motto is to be kind to the people. Have I told you everything about my ancestors?" Yu Da shook his head lightly. "Oh. Then I might as well tell you. My ancestor is Ying Bimo, the grandson of Yinggong. He drifted to Daye by boat, and then came to Aguju and settled down here." "You have already said that." "Oh, have you already said that?" Jun Sheng nodded nonchalantly and said, "Our ancestors never expelled the original owner and became the lord of this valley. They always put virtue as the foundation and convinced others with virtue. , and finally gained the trust of the people here, and became the lord..."

Yu Da had heard these words two or three times, but she nodded as if hearing it for the first time. "Okazaki can't compare with us in this regard." Junsheng mentioned Okazaki again.Yu Da's heart is cut like a knife. "The Mizuno family built the magnificent Qiankun-in Temple in Ogawa, devoutly praying for the ancestors and the people, which is a different story. But the origin of the Matsudaira family is unknown. They plundered their neighbors wantonly by force, and gradually became prosperous and became local tyrants. Therefore , they deserve to perish..." Yu Da indifferently looked away from her husband's face, and looked at the eaves opposite the pine trees beside Dongyun Courtyard.Three pigeons resting on the eaves, their feathers were wet by the rain.Yu Da found that the one in the middle seemed to be a young pigeon, and couldn't help feeling hot.If Okazaki is really so immoral, then even if she apologizes with death... She can never forget Okazaki, this kind of nostalgia hits her heart sadly.The hen leaned out and began to preen the feathers of her young.

"What are you looking at?" Jun Sheng suddenly smiled boldly, "Oh, it's the pair of pigeons. Haha. I feel the same as you. I hope we can have such a little pigeon as soon as possible..." While nodding his head indiscriminately, Yu Da felt deeply that he had committed a serious crime.Her husband loves her so sincerely, but she still only has Hirotada and Takechiyo in her heart.Take Chiyo is her child, even if she cannot forget it all her life, gods and Buddhas will forgive her.However, as a married woman, she actually misses a man who is not her husband.Pretending to be an ex-husband in his heart, but handing over his body to Jun Sheng, he is really an unfaithful person.I made up my mind before getting married, but why can't I let it go?

At some point, Jun Sheng had already leaned against Yu Da. "In the battle of Anxiang, Guangzhong almost lost his life, but he didn't know how to repent, and still tried to take back Anxiang City. Being so obsessed is really a punishment from the heavens. Anxiang City does not belong to the Songping family, so it should be taken away. But But they forgot about robbing him to enter the city, and only remembered that the city was taken by others. I heard that this time he asked the Imagawa clan for help through the Tianyuan and Yoshida families." "So, war is going to start again?" Yu Da looked at her husband in surprise.Junsheng smiled contentedly. "It is rumored that Tahara Danzheng refused straight away." Yu Da breathed a sigh of relief.She really didn't want to see Guangzhong, who was ill, reluctantly play again.

"After the defeat, the Okazaki inner court was also in chaos. The madam competed with the concubine, and the madam went back to her mother's house to complain, so the Tahara family rejected Okazaki's request. These are all rumors, and I don't know the details." "Mrs. Tian Yuan complained to her natal family?" "In short, it's a fight between women. The Oda family has spotted Okazaki's lifeblood and is planning a countermeasure. Okazaki will always ask the Imagawa family for help in the end, and the condition may be to send the hostages there..."

At this time, a servant came to ask Junsheng to go to the outer court.Yu Da closed the partition and sat down blankly.If Okazaki had to send hostages to get Imagawa's support, who would it be?It will not be Mrs. Tahara.Is it Kanroku who was born to Mrs. Ajiu, or Takechiyo who made her worry? The sky was getting dark, and the messy raindrops beat Yu Da's heart more and more mercilessly.Yu Da got up abruptly and stared outside for a long time. Ever since she left, Okazaki City has had a lot of bad news.The defeat, the serious illness, the chaos in the inner court...all made her heart ache. "Could it be cursed by the heavens..." Yu Da suddenly thought of this, and couldn't help feeling cold all over his body.She felt that the curse came from her, from her infidelity to her husband, which led to all kinds of misfortunes.Is this what Buddhism calls retribution?

Yu Da quietly looked around and approached the wardrobe in the corner of the room.In that closet, behind Junsheng's back, she secretly hid several unclean things that were always difficult to part with. A Tianmutai with sunflower patterns, an incense box with the word "yes" left as a commemoration when Takechiyo was born, and a non-moon makie incense box, which are beloved by Daiseimu Huayangin.It was already evening, and Yu Da placed these items one by one on the floor of the next room. Seeing the benefactor, her heart trembled.The Tianmu Terrace was the tea bowl that Guangzhong used when he came to her room, and now it reminds her of it.When I saw the incense box with the word "yes", I thought of Takechiyo.And the Makie incense box belongs to my mother.All this shows her persistent yearning for Okazaki Castle.Is there anything more infidel than this?When she married Jun Sheng, she had already given up, but these things made her so persistent, and they kept making her feel restless.She vaguely saw Takechiyo's face.Guangzhong's voice was heard.The mother also appeared, wearing a purple scarf, her eyes are exactly the same as Yu Da's...

"Ah..." Yu Da hugged these objects and cried bitterly.As long as they are there, I can't be Jun Sheng's wife wholeheartedly.What on earth was she supposed to do with these things?Keeping these things is for infidelity, but this matter cannot be solved by burning and throwing away these objects.These things are contrary to the wishes of the Buddha, and it is time to deal with them.For Takechiyo, Hirochu and their mother to be happy.Can her current husband, Jun Sheng...leave Jun Sheng, or cut off his affection for Guang Zhong?A choice must be made, or there will be no peace.

"Yu Da!" Suddenly hearing someone calling him, Yu Da stood up abruptly. "Why are you crying? What's wrong with you? Did the maids make you angry?" Jun Sheng had already quietly stood behind her. Yu Da panicked.She didn't want Junsheng to find out that she was blaming herself.If Jun Sheng sees through her thoughts, Jun Sheng will be more unfortunate than her. According to Yu Da's nature, when she sees other people's misfortune, she will feel more heartbroken than her own misfortune.Thinking of this, she quickly moved to Jun Sheng's side. "I beg your pardon for spoiling your interest. You have taken so much interest. I beg your pardon."

Jun Sheng was taken aback. He had never seen Yu Da's attitude before, and he couldn't help but put his arms around his wife.In his arms, the soft body trembled excitedly, and Jun Sheng's palm felt the soft rhythm. "I," he said, "I thank God for sending you to me. Therefore, today I reduced the taxes of the people by 20%. I cannot enjoy the blessings of the world alone. A grain of rice also contains the rich truth of the world " Yu Da cuddled closer to Jun Sheng's arms, sobbing. Jun Sheng continued, "I think that if there is no child between us, maybe the Buddha is blaming my lack of virtue. I will definitely kill less in the future. Well, don't cry, don't cry." It was getting dark.Jun Sheng didn't see Yu Da's old things.She instinctively covered them up.The kind and honest Jun Seung made her feel bad. The maid comes in with a lamp.Under the light, Junsheng got up and prepared to leave.Of course he saw those things. "Thank you. I'm going to have dinner in the inner court. You go and tell the cook." The maid was setting up the candlesticks, Jun Sheng tilted his head, and picked up the Makie incense box in Huayang Yard with great interest.Yu Da couldn't help holding his breath.Before she could figure out how to explain all this, she was discovered by Jun Sheng. "Oh, it's really top-notch lacquerware!" Jun Sheng took off the lid of the box, put it under his nose and smelled it. "What is this?" "This..." Yu Da tried his best not to let Junsheng get hurt, "it's my mother's beloved thing." "Ah, it's that one..." Jun Sheng nodded, and spoke one by one, "Now she is called Mrs. Tai Huayangyuan, isn't she? She is really a person of good fortune." "Yes. She is like an outcast in the world... spending the rest of her life in a remote corner of Okazaki Castle." Jun Sheng is also very aware of the Huayang courtyard.She was very famous in the past, so she was passed on many times because of it, she is really a poor woman.She is the daughter of the ashigaru samurai officer No Zenshichi. Because of her incomparable beauty, she was adopted as an adopted daughter by Saemon Sado Mototsuna, the lord of Okochi Township, and was forced to marry continuously as a tool of Motozuna.After several remarriages, she was married into the family by Mizuno Tadomasa and gave birth to five children for him. After that, she was forced to marry into the Matsudaira family... What a fate. When Mizuno Tadomasa and Matsudaira Kiyoyasu reconciled, a banquet was held at the Shiiki Residence outside Kariya Castle.At the banquet, Mrs. Songping Qingkang took a fancy to his wife.At that time, she was six years older than Qingkang, but she looked only in her twenties.When the bold and unrestrained Qingkang sees her, he hopes to take the mother of five sons as a victory... "It turned out that I cried when I saw my mother's souvenir..." the kind-hearted Jun Sheng thought so, and Yu Da looked even more charming in his eyes. "Before your mother went to Okazaki, she did break off her engagement with Kariya Castle and lived in the Shiiki Mansion outside the castle for a while. Is this true?" "Yes, it is." "As Mizuno...'s wife, she cannot marry into Okazaki Castle. What a tragedy! Do you remember the Shiiki mansion?" "Remember." "It is said that people in Kariya still call it Madame Residence. Probably because they admire the noble character of Madame, and that title has even been handed down to this day. This alone determines that the Matsudaira family will surely come to an end." After Jun Sheng finished speaking, he picked up the Guangzhong's Tianmu Terrace. Yu Da could not help but close his eyes tightly.Sunflower patterns are clearly engraved on the Tianmu platform.What should Junsheng do if he smells Guangzhong's aura from it?She closed her eyes and prayed inwardly.The husband is not unlikable.Although he does not have the bravery and domineering spirit, he is as warm and kind as spring.She can't love him deeply, the secret lies in the Tianmutai in his hand. "It's carved with sunflower patterns." Jun Sheng said, "It's a precious lacquerware." Then he put it down quietly.Yu fell to the ground crying. Undoubtedly, Jun Sheng regards the Tianmu Terrace as Yu Da's mother's favorite thing.Yu Da felt ashamed of her husband's kindness. She felt heartbroken for her serious crimes, and she actually cheated such a kind husband. "I understand." Jun Sheng said, "Probably there will never be a beautiful woman who is more unfortunate and sad than Mrs. Huayangyuan. Being too beautiful is also a kind of misfortune. But crying is useless. Let's pray for her together Rest in peace for the rest of your life. Well, dinner is here. Don't let your retainers see your tears." It's already night.It seems that the wind is blowing, and the old pines in Dongyunyuan make a sound of nature, and there are bursts of pine sounds from the turret.After Jun Sheng stopped crying, he finished his meal in peace before returning to the bedroom outside.After he left, Yu Quan began to eat, but she had no appetite at all. Mother, Takechiyo, Hirochu and Junsheng are spinning like a windmill in her chaotic emotional vortex.She spread out the quilt early and lay down, but she didn't feel sleepy at all.At two o'clock, Yu Da finally sat up and prayed in a proper manner.If she couldn't get rid of all these troubles, she would feel uncomfortable, and she seemed to stop breathing.She forced herself to forget everything and began to chant the Guanyin Sutra. When the east was turning pale, Yu Da woke up suddenly.The sound of sweeping the floor in the courtyard stopped suddenly, and there was a "dong dong" knock on the window. "Who?" Yu Da hurriedly put on his clothes and hurriedly opened the window. Standing in the courtyard was Tokuro Nobukami, the elder brother who changed his name to Takeuchi Kyuroku.Yu Da found that the rain had stopped, but the fog was so thick that the chirping of the birds could not be heard.Seeing her, Xinjin immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "I have a small matter to tell Madam." Yu Da looked around. "The dispute between Okazaki and Owari seems to be far from over." "Is it going to war again?" "Yes. It is said that the Oda family will attack Okazaki after the next year, as a repayment to last year's World War I." Yu Da's shoulders trembled violently, and he remained silent.She has heard her husband Junsheng mention this matter.Junsheng believes that the Okazaki people have no power to resist, and they will definitely be destroyed this time. "Lord Oda Dansho is brave and good at fighting. He saw Hirochu being suspicious and suspicious of his retainers repeatedly. He has decided to secretly separate the Sanzaemon of the Kamiwada Matsudaira family, and let him and Nobutaka, a Tibetan in Anxiang City, launch an attack at the same time. Destroy Okazaki." "This is real?" Jiu Liu lowered his head and shook his head lightly. "Probably not the real intention." "What on earth are they trying to do?" "Out of fear of such rumors, Hiromada may ask for help from the Imagawa clan of Suruga. He has sent envoys to the Imagawa clan three times." "So, the so-called hostage thing is also true?" Jiu Liu quietly raised his face and stared at Yu Da. "Yes, the hostages have been settled." "Already settled?" "Yes. It's Takechiyo." He saw the color change on Yu Da's face, and continued to speak calmly: "I think it's better to donate the things Madam collects to the temple." Yu Da didn't answer, she was already in tears.Zhu Chiyo was born on the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month. He is only five years old now and has already been separated from his mother. Now, he is going to leave his father again.After a long time, she let out a long sigh.Jiu Liu's eyes were shining brightly, and he shook his head speechlessly. "Maybe it's because Mrs. Tahara dislikes Takechiyo. But no matter what, Hisamatsu-sama belongs to the Oda side, and if something happens, it may affect Mrs. So those things brought from Okazaki Castle must be...farewell as soon as possible." Jiu Liu was about to cry.He turned his face away, stood up, picked up the broom, and disappeared into the morning mist. Despair flashed in Yu Da's eyes. After her brother's back disappeared, she almost collapsed on the ground, and prayed with her hands clasped together. At some point, the birds outside the window began to sing happily. Jiuliu obviously came to remind Yu Da: If you continue to secretly collect old things, you may be suspected by the Oda family as secretly colluding with Okazaki.Yu Da didn't think so.She believes that her infidelity violates the Buddhist teachings and brings misfortune to those around her. After getting Junsheng's permission, Yu Da recruited a painter in the city and asked him to paint portraits of himself and his mother, and added two tablets, and dedicated those items to the Mizuno family temple in the name of worshiping Bodhisattva. After more than ten days, the portrait was painted.The painter has seen Yu Da, but he has never seen Huayang Temple in Okazaki Castle.Probably because Yu Da's description wasn't accurate enough, the portrait doesn't look like Huayangyuan at all.Mother is not like this, Yu Da thought to himself, and then thought, this is fine.She changed her mind, life was like a dream, as long as she wholeheartedly prayed for the safety of her family and relatives, that was enough.It seemed to her that the pose of the figures in the portrait expressed just this state of mind. A mother is a mirror of oneself.No, to be more precise, I am the mirror that reflects my mother.General Yu named the two portraits "Mirror Shadow" and left Aguju City on a sunny winter day. After asking her husband for instructions, she took Takeuchi Kuroku with her.Yu Da does not sit in a sedan chair, because he hopes to forget his past self step by step.Yu Da, who used to be Hirochu's wife, has died since this day, and she is only the wife of Hisamatsu Sadomori Toshikatsu.She wants to completely become an ordinary, kind woman.In this way, the Buddha can probably show mercy and bless Takechiyo. Looking at Jiuliu who was carrying those souvenirs and portraits, Yu Dashi felt that life was like a sad dream.Now, no one would think that he is the younger brother of Tokuro Nobukami and Kariya Castle Lord. The two walked towards Okawa along the trail covered with dead leaves.Kenkun-in Temple in Okawa is a temple that the Mizuno family has enshrined for generations.However, as soon as he saw the tall mountain gate, Yu Da's heart suddenly changed.His elder brother Shimono Morimoto is in the Oda camp.If someone sees that the Matsudaira family's things are enshrined here, it may cause big trouble. "Jiu Liu." "lady." "These things should be dedicated to Shurangan Temple in Kariya. In that temple, there is the tomb of my brother Nobuchi." Xinjin also knew where his "grave" was, and said, "Obey." So, the two walked through the desolate fields and headed towards Kariya.The sky was clear, but the dead tree made a crying sound and swayed in the wind. I took a boat from Ogawa to Kariya, and the boat docked under a pine tree behind the Kuma mansion.Once upon a time, there was an elder who was good at playing the piano, and his residence became a resting place for nobles such as Yuan, Ping, Teng, and Tachibana to set off from the capital to the east.The elder's adopted daughter fell in love with a certain nobleman, and after he left, she still couldn't forget it, and she put all her thoughts into the sound of the piano, and died in depression.Because of that legend, this pine tree is called "Kinson". The grove to the right of the pine tree is the place where Tokuro Nobu was ambushed.But what made the two feel even more sad was the wooden house on the way from the Xiong Mansion to the Lengyan Temple.The trees there were still swaying their withered branches in the cold wind, and the thought of Huayangyuan having shed tears there made the two of them feel unbearable.The mother was forced to abandon her five children and marry into Okazaki.Thinking of her mother, Yu Da felt that her misfortune was insignificant, but the sound of the dead tree made her more depressed, and she couldn't help speeding up her pace. Jiu Liu must have thought the same way. "Ma'am, don't read any more." Whenever Yu Da stopped, he turned around and urged.When we arrived at the Shurangama Monastery, the time had passed.Being led in by the monks in the temple, the two first visited the tomb of their father, which was moved from Ogawa. Shimomori Nobumoto and the Buddhist monk of the temple became friends because of renge, and a small cemetery was newly opened here. There is a tombstone in the corner of the cemetery, but the name of Tokuro Nobukin is not engraved on it. Jiu Liu finally said to Da in an elder brother's tone: "The tomb of Tokuro Nobuchi is already covered with moss. Miss Yu can also bury her troubles here. Everything can be changed..." Yu Da nodded and did not speak for a long time . The old monk greeted him in a hurry.Although the monk, nearly seventy years old, seemed calm as water, his eyes under the white eyebrows revealed a clear light. "Now that the visit is over, the poor monk would like to treat the two of you to a bowl of tea. Please!" They followed the old monk to the guest hall.Jiu Liu took out all the things and put them in front of the old monk. "It's so strange!" After the monk finished speaking, he stared at them quietly.After a while, the monk nodded, as if he had read Jiu Liuhe Yu Da's thoughts. "The minds of both of you will definitely produce good results in the future. Please rest assured!" So he said to himself: "A grain of rice also contains infinite karma." Yu Da was filled with emotion in his heart, but he couldn't say a word.Jiu Liu stood behind Yu Da, taking the tea bowl with gloomy eyes.Dead wood still humming in the woods across from the cemetery...