A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 135: The guest monk Jueqing

Because of Asai Nagamasa's samurai attire, they attracted the attention of the patrolling monks. However, they did not step forward to stop or question them. Instead, a young monk dressed as a Zhike monk took the initiative to greet them.

After a few polite words, Asai Nagamasa also stated his purpose.

Zhike Monk pondered for a moment, and finally chose to tell the truth frankly, because as a Zhike Monk, he recognized that the opponent's weapons and the horse under his crotch were not cheap, and he also had guards and maids with him. Such a wealthy warrior It shouldn't be so easy to talk nonsense.

What's more, what he is about to say is not a secret to begin with. Many nearby residents have heard about it, but basically no one will believe it.

"Amitabha, Lord Hoho-yuan heard that evil spirits were raging in the mountains recently, so he took a group of monks and soldiers to slay the evil spirits and eliminate them. He has not returned yet. It is better for the donor to come back tomorrow."

"Subduing demons and eliminating demons?"

Asai Nagamasa suddenly looked surprised, and after looking at Shima Sakon behind him who was also very surprised, he continued to ask again: "I wonder if Master can tell you the specific address, I do have important matters that I want to see Master Hohoin. "

Is it possible that Yinrong of Baobaoyuan also went to the valley to clean up those rotting corpses?But they didn't see each other at all from beginning to end.

Besides, shouldn't Xingfu Temple cover up something like this with the appearance of a monster, so as not to cause panic among the people?
No, wait, maybe I am thinking wrongly. The existence of demons is certainly a danger to ordinary people, but to their Buddhist sect, it can be used to attract believers.
The Zhike monk suddenly showed embarrassment: "Amitabha, this matter is related to the safety of demons and believers. Please forgive me for not being able to tell the details of the benefactor for the time being."

"Okay, thank you very much, Master."

Since Zhike Monk didn't want to say more, Asai Nagamasa didn't ask any more questions. Anyway, he could stop by and have a look when he came back. And based on his current understanding of these Buddhist sects, if Hohoin Yinrong really conquered the demon If so, Kofukuji Temple will definitely publicize it.

After leaving a few taels of silver as incense money, Asai Nagamasa was ready to leave. Kofukuji Temple is located in the Nara area, not far from the more developed Nara Town. Anyway, the sky has not completely darkened yet, so there is still enough time.

But before leaving, Asai Nagamasa suddenly wanted to ask the other party's name. Although the conversation didn't last long, judging from the other party's speech and behavior, it seemed that Mirai should be more than an ordinary knowledgeable monk.

The monk Zhike bowed slightly, called Amitabha, expressed his gratitude to Asai Nagamasa for his generous donation, and then returned: "Amitabha, the monk's name is Jueqing."

"Are you aware of it? That's a good name. I am Asai Nagamasa, the young master of Kitaomi. I hope we have a chance to meet again."

Smiling like this, Asai Nagamasa once again dropped ten taels of silver and turned around to leave amid Jueqing's continuous thanks.

After leaving Kofukuji Temple for some distance, Shima Sakon finally couldn't help but ask: "Young Master, is the identity of that Zhike monk very special?"

Even for an ordinary warrior, ten taels of silver was definitely not a small amount, but he was more concerned about the young master's attitude towards the other party.

The little kunoichi also tilted her head and looked over at this time. She was obviously also very curious, but probably because she was in a special period of the month, she seemed much quieter than yesterday.

Only Axiu was wandering there, wondering what she was thinking. She was not good at communicating with others and was not always interested in such things.

Asai Nagamasa chuckled: "If I guess correctly, Zhike monk Jueqing actually has another identity, and that is the younger brother of the current general."

Shima Sakon's eyes widened instantly: "What? The general's younger brother?"

Ning Ning also opened her small mouth slightly, looking extremely surprised.Although in the current Nippon, the general and the emperor, known as the head of the samurai family, are pure mascots, as long as they still exist, they cannot be completely ignored.

And if the other party is really the general's biological brother, where did he get such secret information?
Asai Nagamasa suddenly became more and more mysterious in the hearts of the two people.

Asai Nagamasa did not give them a detailed explanation, not only because it was completely unnecessary, but also because he really couldn't explain it clearly for a while, because this information came from the memory of his later generations.

According to the custom of the shogun's family, the sons of shoguns who failed to obtain the status of heirs had to become monks, so Jueqing was sent to Buddhism and became a Zhike monk at Xingfukuji Temple.

There is a similar tradition in many daimyo families. Except for the legitimate sons who have the right to inherit, many brothers of the same age will be sent to Buddhism to become monks. Unless the legitimate sons die unexpectedly, they will basically have no chance to inherit the family business in this life. , this is mainly to prevent the descendants of the daimyo from fighting among themselves over inheritance rights.

For example, Imagawa Yoshimoto, who is known as the best archer in Tokaido, actually worked as a monk in a temple for a period of time. Later, it was because of the death of his brother who was the governor of the family that he left the temple with the support of his mother and teacher. Li ran out to compete for the position of daimyo, and gradually gained the current position.

Of course, there are exceptions. If the two sons are very different in age, or they have different mothers and have very different identities, the daimyo may judge that one of them is not a threat, and there is no need to let him become a monk.

Asai Nagamasa felt that this practice was still very useful. If Oda Nobunaga and his father could have used this trick, the previous civil strife in the Oda family would have been completely impossible.

Unlike now, although Oda Nobunaga finally won, the overall losses of their Oda family were still high.

The reason why Asai Nagamasa donated an extra ten taels of silver before leaving was to give the other party a special impression.

If the current general dies due to illness or accident, his successor may be the current Zhike monk of Xingfu Temple - Monk Jueqing. Then this money may be able to play some role at a critical moment.

Although he may not necessarily have to wait many years before it can be used, and how much it can be used, but that little money is nothing to him?
Just as Asai Nagamasa and others were heading towards Nara, in the wild ten miles southeast of Kofukuji Temple, the treasure house Yinei he wanted to find was leading a large number of monk soldiers and another group of monks dressed very similar to them. The enemy confronted each other.

"Your monk official in Long Island City is dead. Why do you want to go to our Xingfu Temple site to find the murderer?"

"Because we are following their tracks. Get out of the way quickly, otherwise don't blame us for being rude!"

Although this is the territory of the opponent, and even though the leader of the opponent is a well-known spearman, but because there are more monks on his side, the leader of the monks from Long Island City still has some confidence.

Treasure Hall Yinrong laughed angrily on the spot: "If you ask us to get out of our way on our territory, do you really think that our Xingfu Temple has no one? If we didn't find the real demon today, then let the poor monks punish you who have always been a sect." Evil man!"

He originally heard some villagers saying that tiger demons cannibalize people, so he led the monks and soldiers to mobilize a large force to encircle and suppress them. Unexpectedly, he did not see the tiger demons. Instead, he happened to meet these disciples of the Yixiang Sect who had crossed the border.

Although the Yixiang Sect and Kofukuji Temple once had a marriage, over the years, the two sides have been incompatible with each other due to conflicts of faith and competition for believers.

The leader of the monk soldiers became angry in an instant: "How dare you insult our Yixiangzong? I will definitely let you see how powerful it is today. Brothers, go for me!"

Yinrong of the Treasure House also raised the cross-word gun in his hand: "Hmph, I have heard that your Xiang Zong has always been very domineering. Today I will let you see the power of my Xingfu Temple monk soldiers!"

Even if he doesn't really care about the number of believers and incense, Kofukuji Temple is not just for him. He also has to think about many of his fellow disciples. Let's take care of these guys from the Ichigo Sect today!

(End of this chapter)