A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Different from the normal impression that Ishiyama Honganji Temple is right on the seaside, the real Ishiyama Honganji Temple is on an island (tidal flat) some distance upstream from the mouth of the Kizu River.

Surrounded by rivers and bays on all sides, it is indeed the most dangerous place in the world!

Rather than calling this place Ishiyama Honganji Temple or Ishiyama Gobo, it would be better to call this place more straightforwardly Ishiyama Castle. The Dharma Master Xianru Master naturally lives in the temple, but his temple is really no less generous than the castle.

In addition to the Jialan Jingtang, the towering stone walls and wide moats are eye-catching. The complex mountain gate is stronger than the oar gate of an ordinary castle.

As for the city below, it is the most famous gate town in the world - Ishiyama Town!

The settled population is at least 40,000, with a huge handicraft industry and commercial population gathered, and extensive trade is conducted through the waterway of the Kizugawa River and the Seto Inland Sea. In addition, as the headquarters of Yixiang Sect, it is the holy place for all Yixiang Sect believers in the world. The huge flow of pilgrims makes the town more prosperous, making people feel like they are rubbing shoulders with each other.

Compared to the mountain military city of Yamauchi Fuchu Castle with a population of over 30,000, and Hamamatsu, which has only been open for a few years and has not yet fully developed, Ishiyama is really a prosperous place.

Understood!

What on earth did Oda Nobunaga slander!

It is this Ishiyama Town that is being slandered!

There is no hatred without reason, and there is no love without reason. Ishiyama Honganji obediently handed over thousands of huge properties when Nobunaga came to Luo, which did not fill Oda Nobunaga's desires. On the contrary, because of the huge amount of property, Oda Nobunaga, a powerful man, recognized the wealth of Ishiyama and wanted to get it quickly.

It shows what kind of person the Master is, he is also a person with profound intelligence. It must have been obvious that Oda Nobunaga wanted more than just a few thousand gu of property, he was eyeing the entire Ishiyama Town.

Destroy people's wealth and kill their parents!

The Yixiang Sect in Kinai does not occupy much substantial territory, but is densely distributed in various places in the form of peace groups. In other words, apart from the support from believers all over the world, Master Xianru’s biggest source of income is this majestic Menqian Town that “does not import or import”.

Relying on Shishan's extremely generous income, the prosperity of Shanmen can be maintained. As well as hiring monks and soldiers, raising monks, purchasing iron cannons and weapons, they are independent from worldly struggles and have a transcendent status.

It’s not that Honganji Temple naturally wants to go against Oda Nobunaga, it’s because Master Mianru knows that if he doesn’t kill Oda Nobunaga who slandered Ishiyama Town itself, with Oda Nobunaga’s power, Ishiyama will fall to Nobunaga sooner or later. In the belly.

At that time, the so-called Master Xianru could really only recite sutras and eat fast in the mountain gate, losing the power and power he once had when he responded to hundreds of calls!

Just like Nobunaga wanted to attack Asakura, to put it bluntly, it was all about money!

It's just that Honganji dares to fight to the death to protect its wealth. And even when Asakura is facing foreign enemies, where can the internal families be left to fight?

Useless things!

"Let's go ashore and find a place to rest first. The cannons will be put on the boat for the time being. We're afraid it won't be good enough to enter the city!" Xiao Pingtai greeted everyone and prepared to dock the boat and disembark.

The only people he brought with him this time were the two dead children and Honda Masashige and Sakakihara Nagamasa. He ordered Omura Masuji to keep an eye on the ship for the time being and sail the Wannian ship carefully.

Previously, Sukezaemon had lent a boy to Heita. Although they were doing business in Sakai, they still had a bit of competition with Ishiyama Town to some extent. But those who know Ishiyama Town must be businessmen like them. Having an acquaintance to lead the way can save Xiaopingta a lot of time.

It is estimated that the large group of people in the mountain are still walking leisurely in Mino, and Koheta is not in a hurry to visit Honganji Temple to visit the master. Why not take a walk around and see what the Ishiyama Castle that resisted Oda for ten years looked like.

It can be regarded as Xiao Pingtai's habit. He has been a general for many years and is cautious in using troops. In every battle, he must first observe the terrain before he can feel at ease.

"Have you seen the direction of the Kizu River before coming here?" He turned around and asked the two ashigaru generals of the Koji clan.

"See clearly!" the two people said in unison.

"There are dense tidal flats on the river. Although the water flow is gentle, there don't seem to be many waterways suitable for large ships. If we want to attack this rocky mountain, we will probably need several times the number of powerful troops!"

"There are no bridges on the west side of the entire river. If there is a capable naval force in Shishan City, even a hundred thousand troops will not be able to surround this strong city!" Honda was the first to challenge.

"Not only that, on this road just now, although there were many pedestrians, there were also many monks wearing the body of Amitabha Buddha! The outside is loose and the inside is tight!" Sakakibara Nagamasa is also a veteran general.

"If we just cross the Kizugawa River and set foot on this Monzen Town, the attackers will probably have to pay a lot of casualties!" Koheita also agreed.

Because they are all his retainers, Xiaoping is too mature and doesn't shy away from anything. At first, they didn't know that the Yamauchi family was likely to fall out with the Oda family in the future, and they thought that after Taro Yamauchi succeeded to the throne in the future, he would prepare to eliminate the powerful sect forces in the world, so they came to Ishiyama to investigate.

"Sir, this is the dormitory where we are familiar with each other!" While several people were discussing, the boy who hosted the dormitory spoke.

"Are you here? Okay, I'll excuse you." Following the boy's guidance, several people entered the dormitory.

Since it was introduced by Nawu, the owner of the hotel didn't ask any more questions. It was natural to think that the customers of Nawu were just coming to Shishan to make a fortune, but this really saved them a lot of trouble.

After the group settled down, Xiao Ping Tai was not the kind of overly strict boss. After giving orders not to conflict with others, his subordinates rarely went out for a walk. Naturally, they wanted to see the world and buy some souvenirs to bring back to the mountain.

Even though they are young, the two dead children have neither wives nor expenses. They have a salary, but they live in Xiaopingtai's house. On the contrary, they are rich people. After finally returning to a big city, I finally showed a bit of a childlike attitude, full of curiosity about the gadgets sold on the street.

As soon as they had fun, they all ran out!

After walking, it was indeed most comfortable to lie down. Xiao Pingtai felt that his body was indeed not as good as when he was in his early twenties. He could easily carry a hundred or two hundred pounds, but now he felt a little weak after walking a few steps.

As I lay down, I never thought that I would fall asleep. When I woke up again, it would be dark. Thinking about why a few people who had gone out hadn't come back yet, he got up and prepared to go to the store to ask.

As a result, as soon as Xiaopingtai stood up, he seemed to hear a sound outside the barrier door, so he asked softly: "Is the playing straightened up?"

When he heard Honda Masashige's voice, Xiaopingta thought it was just right, he was back and there was no need to look for it anymore.

"Get up, it's getting dark, let's prepare dinner!"

Just as he was talking, the barrier door was gently opened, and Honda was sitting in the corridor with another man in his thirties, seemingly waiting for a long time.

"Who is this?" Xiao Pingtai was a little confused, how could there be a stranger.

"This is my brother, Hondaya Hachiro Masanobu!"