My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 362 Monk Yixiu
A monk carries a knife. Although Buddhism also has a saying of Jie Dao, it is generally only used to cut clothes and paper, not for killing. It was Zhan He who asked him, did he intend to kill someone with this kind of knife?
Facing Zhu Zhanhe's questioning, the young monk smiled slightly and said: "General, I am from Kyoto. When I lived in Kyoto, I never used to carry a knife for self-defense, but I just came to Kyushu a while ago, so I had to prepare a knife." Bring it on your body, why do you say?"

"You mean that the Kyushu under my rule is not as safe as that in Kyoto?"

Zhu Zhanhe stared at the other party and asked.

"This is what the general himself said, not the monk."

The young monk stood up straight and replied calmly.

"You are so brave. You dare to mock this general. Believe it or not, I will arrest you and kill you immediately?"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly turned pale, and sternly reprimanded.

"If you don't believe me, the general has no murderous intent, and the monk didn't say anything. Why is there any crime? If he is innocent, he will be executed by the general. Then it's no wonder that the security here in Kyushu is so much worse than that in the capital."

The young monk replied neither humble nor overbearing.

"You are really a brave monk."

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly smiled, he was not angry just now, but to test the monk's reaction.

"What's your name?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked curiously.

"A monk has no name, only a dharma name."

The young monk corrected.

"Okay, so what's your dharma name?"

"The poor monk's dharma name is Yixiu Zongchun."

The young monk replied seriously.

"It really is him!" Zhu Zhanhe thought to himself.

Just now he wondered whether this daring monk might be the legendary monk Yixiu, but he did not expect that he guessed right.

"Monk Yixiu, why did you appear in front of me with a knife, do you want to assassinate this general?"

Zhu Zhanhe questioned again.

Although he still has some affection for Ikkyu, if the other party comes with hostility, then don't blame him for being rude.

"General, don't get me wrong. My knife looks like a real knife, but it's actually just a wooden knife. The reason why I want to see the general is that I really want to ask you for something!"

At this moment, Yixiu finally showed a serious expression.

"whats the matter?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked curiously, as far as he knew, Yixiu seemed to have been active around the capital, but now he suddenly came to Kyushu, which is a bit strange.

"As the saying goes, you are a guest from afar, wouldn't the general treat me to a cup of tea?"

Unexpectedly, Yixiu didn't answer, but provoked Zhu Zhanhe's reasoning instead.

"Haha~, okay, take him back home and prepare tea!"

Zhu Zhanhe laughed out loud when he heard the words, and then gave instructions to the people around him.

For Monk Yixiu, Zhu Zhanhe's earliest understanding must have been the very famous cartoon when he was a child, but he didn't know until he was an adult that Monk Yixiu was not just smart.

Ikkyu had a rough life experience. His father was Emperor Gokomatsu, and his mother’s birth was unknown. There are many theories. He was the emperor’s illegitimate son. He grew up in a temple and became a famous monk in Japan because of his talent when he was young.

But Yixiu's personality is quite crazy, even cynical, and he calls himself Kuangyunzi, Menggui, and Blind Donkey, which is very similar to the Puhua monk in the Tang Dynasty.

For example, Yixiu is not subject to precepts. He usually not only drinks and eats meat, but also often goes to brothels. Especially when he was 78, he met a blind prostitute Sen. As a result, he fell in love with her without any taboo, and wrote many expressions The two love poems, and Mori has been with him until his death.

It can be said that Ikkyu is definitely a strange person in Japanese history. Although he has been controversial, he is highly praised among the people. That's why there is the cartoon that Zhu Zhanhe watched in his childhood in his previous life.

Back in the mansion, Zhu Zhanhe entertained the other party in a gazebo in a courtyard, and at the same time had someone prepare good tea and snacks.

Yixiu was not too polite. When he came to the gazebo, he had a sip of tea first, and then nodded in admiration: "Good tea! The Central Plains is indeed the hometown of tea. You can't drink this kind of good tea in Japan."

"You can't drink this kind of tea in Daming either, because it's a tribute tea and it's only for the royal family to enjoy."

Zhu Zhanhe introduced with a smile.

"Huh? Since it is only for the royal family, are you a royal family, general?"

Yixiu looked at Zhu Zhanhe in surprise and asked.

With Yixiu's intelligence, seeing that Zhu Zhanhe is so young, but is in charge of a high position in the Ming army, his background must be unusual, and it is not impossible to even be born in the royal family.

Zhu Zhanhe smiled slightly, neither admitted nor denied, but asked again: "Tell me, you deliberately attracted my attention at the pier, what is the reason?"

Zhu Zhanhe has long seen through Yixiu's tricks, whether it is a wooden knife or deliberate satire on himself, in fact, there is only one purpose, that is to attract his attention, so as to achieve his goal.

His tricks were exposed, but Yixiu looked calm. He sat upright solemnly and said: "General, Japan has always been a vassal state of Ming Dynasty. I heard that Emperor Taizu even listed our country as a country not to be conquered. Why? The Ming Dynasty suddenly raised troops and invaded our country's territory?"

"I've said this a long time ago. In fact, we have no choice but to send troops this time. Over the years, people from your country have been piracy and harassing our coastal areas. I, Ming, call them Japanese pirates. And behind these Japanese pirates, there are There are quite a few Kyushu daimyos who support them, and most of the wealth obtained from Japanese looting falls into the hands of these daimyos!"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly paused at this point, and then continued.

"In order to prevent the Japanese kingdom from rebelling, my Ming Dynasty built countless guards along the coast, and even issued a sea ban. We have to send troops to directly cut off the source of the Japanese pirates!"

Hearing Zhu Zhanhe's words, Yixiu was also silent. After a while, he raised his head and said: "I have heard about the Japanese pirates' rebellion, but I never thought it would be so serious. The great name of Kyushu Connivance with pirates is indeed damnable, no wonder Daming wants to send troops to Kyushu!"

"It's good for you to understand. In order to prevent the Japanese pirates from regenerating, Kyushu Island must be in our hands!"

Zhu Zhanhe emphasized again, lest Yixiu make any unrealistic requests.

Unexpectedly, Yixiu smiled slightly at this time and said: "General, I don't care whether Kyushu belongs to Ming Dynasty or Japan, but I hope that after the general occupies Kyushu, he can treat the people of Kyushu well. After all, it is the rich and powerful who support the Japanese pirates, not those people! "

(End of this chapter)