A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

"There's no need to go, Monk Jueqing is great!"

Hosokawa Harugong and Hosokawa Saime walked into the hall from the corridor. The old man was old, but he still spoke with great energy, and the momentum of a general who had been there for decades was there.

"Has the Spring Palace brought Monk Jueqing back?" Everyone was overjoyed. If they brought him back, it would be a great success.

"Not really." Hosokawa Harugong spread his hands and did it on his own.

"Then how can you say that Monk Jueqing is extremely good at this time?" Xiao Pingtai approached her old father-in-law.

"Xingfu Temple is guarded day and night by more than 2,000 monks, soldiers and believers. As long as the bronze bell of the mountain rings, five or six thousand people can be gathered in an instant. I am afraid that there will be no safer place than this in the prefecture at this moment."

Hosokawa Harumiya rubbed her calves that were swollen from the rush and said while rubbing them. As soon as Koheita saw them, she also moved forward to help him rub them.

"So, Monk Jueqing has never been in danger?" Chief Yamauchi wanted to find out more about the matter and report it back to his elder brother.

"That's not true. There was once a thief who sneaked into Xingfu Temple at night. However, he was not good at studying and was beaten to death by a Zen staff by Monk Jingkong next to Monk Jueqing."

Hosokawa Harumiya had obviously witnessed that scene, and although her words were extremely simple, they could make people's hair stand on end.

And a tall figure suddenly appeared in Xiaopingtai's mind. Chensan's height of 1.75 meters was already considered arrogant among the others in the mountain. But when I first came to Beijing, I saw the monk Jingkong who was about 1.8 meters tall. He held a dozens of kilograms of copper-clad Zen staff in his hand as if he was playing with it.

Iwase Motomasa, who was skilled with a spear and a stick, didn't get any favors at all when he challenged him. If the great monk was asked to dance with his Zen staff, even an iron man would give him a dent.

"Monk Jueqing does have a strong and fierce monk beside him." Koheita immediately agreed with Hosokawa Harugong.

"A dozen or so people can't even get close to Monk Jueqing without strong bows and iron cannons, not to mention there are so many monks and soldiers in Xingfu Temple."

"That's why Monk Jueqing decided to stay in the temple temporarily and wait and see the situation in Luo Jing."

Although Harugong Hosokawa did not persuade Monk Jueqing to come to the mountain, he confirmed that no one would be able to harm Monk Jueqing or tie him away for the time being.

"By the way, Monk Jueqing is preparing to return to secular life and will announce that His Highness Taro will be adopted as his son."

Everyone was already a little discouraged, so they planned well, hedging their bets and tricking the two heirs into coming over. It not only improves one's own reputation, but also helps stabilize the chaotic situation at home.

But what was originally a happy plan turned out to be in vain. One has been abducted, and the other is determined and has some energy under his command, and is unwilling to be easily deceived.

But I never expected that what I lost was what I found in the east. I didn't deceive the general, but I got a son.

It seems that this trip was not completely useless. Hosokawa Harugong at least earned a very respectable status for Yamauchi Taro.

Youzi can be directly understood as a son in China. Generally speaking, it actually refers to the son of a brother's family of the same clan. But the meaning in Japan is different and quite different.

Everyone should know about the most famous Utsuko relationship. Konoe Maekyu adopted Toyotomi Hideyoshi as Utsuko, so that Hideyoshi could serve as Kanshiro.

The Konoe family will definitely be able to make Guan Bai, just like Ichijo, Nijo, and Kujo.

Adopting Youzi does not require Youzi to change his Miao character, does not establish a patriarchal blood relationship, and does not have a substantive father-son relationship.

It is more like a confirmation of political inheritance. If I adopt you as your son, it confirms that you have the right to inherit my political status.

This kind of relationship was generally recognized and accepted by the society at that time. Once you became someone else's son, you could inherit someone else's political status, and accordingly you had to maintain the wealth of the family.

Therefore, as the samurai family gradually seizes power and the public family increasingly loses power and income, Konoe Maekyu can at least live a leisurely life at the end of his life. His daughter even gave birth to Emperor Mizuo, who was extremely glorious.

Once Monk Jueqing returns to secular life, he will definitely seek the support of various forces to support him in going to Luo and Beijing. If he, the monk, finally succeeds in his declaration and becomes the world-famous shogunate general who conquered barbarians, then his son Taro Yamauchi will be directly succeeded by the general.

Although Monk Jueqing is now just a disciple of Xingfu Temple Ichijoyuan, he himself is full of doubts about whether he can become a general. Nowadays, the weight of his wife is indeed not very important. At best, it is just a small thing that enhances the relationship.

But Koheita knew that Monk Kakukei would eventually ascend the throne of the Muromachi Shogunate, although he would also give birth to two sons in the future. But as the "eldest son", Taro Yamauchi, the "eldest son", is ahead of the two of them in inheritance rights.

To put it bluntly, maybe Oda Nobunaga would exile monk Kakuei in the future and overthrow the rule of the Muromachi shogunate in Kyoto. The Houjiao Yamauchi family can directly support Yamauchi Taro to ascend the throne, declare to inherit the title of monk Jueqing, and serve as the general of the conquest of barbarians.

Although others also had doubts about whether monk Kakukei could successfully ascend to the throne in the future, no matter what, Yamauchi Taro became Ashikaga's son, which was equivalent to having the right to inherit the general.

Although the identity of a general's heir is not necessarily so precious that it is unique to one in ten thousand, there is no doubt about the nobility of this identity. It can be promoted in a big way and let people know about it.

As he said that, Hosokawa Harumiya took out a written petition from his arms. The verdict clearly stated that Ichijoin Kakukei adopted Yamauchi Taromaru as his son, complete with monograms and seals.

"Let me take a look." Chief Yamauchi took the open letter from Hosokawa Harugong, his hand holding the paper trembling slightly.

Isshiki Miyauchi also stretched his head over. The two or three short crosses on the letter were worth a fortune. In the eyes of everyone in the Yamauchi family, especially Heita, they were no less than unparalleled treasures.

"Monk Jueqing is indeed quite wise. Although he did not come to the mountain in person to endorse His Highness Tailang, he used this method to enhance His Highness Tailang's status. He is very careful."

Isshiki Miyauchi lamented that the Yamauchi family also had good deeds and good results, and they had been loyal to the public for generations, letting the Ashikaga family know that the Yamauchi family was indeed a powerful daimyo who had a heart for the shogunate.

This made Monk Jueqing take the lead in making a bet to win over the Yamauchi family before the situation was fully transparent. Only those with vision can afford this kind of venture capital.

"Monk Kakuchichi is more than that. He also has two letters to be submitted to the leader of Mount Kasuga and Kingo Hatakeyama (Noto is the guardian of the Hatakeyama clan). He spared no effort."

Naturally, everyone would not and would not dare to open the letters to these two people, but the contents were definitely similar. They were nothing more than Monk Jueqing's official appointment, making a wish, and soliciting support.

"Looking at it this way, Monk Jueqing's cards are quite good. The position in Luozhong is really unpredictable!"