Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 296
Hizen Province, Nagasaki County, Ryuzoji Temple.

Late at night, most of the monks in the temple have fallen asleep. The temple is quiet except for the occasional chirping of insects.

"Dong dong dong..."

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and you could feel the urgency of the person coming from the rapid frequency.

The monk on duty who was dozing off asked impatiently: "Who is it? Why are you here so late?"

"Open the door quickly. I am Young Master Xiuchuan. I have something urgent to see Abbot Takagi."

The Shaoer family is the guardian of Hizen Kingdom, but the Shaoer Hidekawa is not a direct descendant and only serves as a minor official in the Nagasaki County Sheriff's Mansion.

He often visited Longzao Temple, so the monks all knew him.

The monk on duty did not dare to neglect and hurriedly opened the door. He was surprised to see that the second son, Xiuchuan, was disheveled, with disheveled hair and a very embarrassed appearance.

But before he had time to ask, Young Master Xiuchuan said eagerly: "Take me to see Abbot Takagi quickly, quickly!"

The monk did not dare to neglect and quickly led him to the abbot's residence.

Abbot Takagi was discussing the true meaning of Buddhism with a young widow who was tied up with five flowers. When he heard that Young Master Xiuchuan was visiting late at night, he knew that something big had happened, so he quickly put on his clothes and came out.

Seeing the embarrassment of Young Master Xiuchuan, he asked in surprise: "What happened, Xiuchuan-kun?"

Young Master Xiuchuan said eagerly: "Master, at night a group of Chu troops suddenly entered the city.

There were about 500 of them, and they were very ferocious and killed everyone they saw.

Most of the troops in Nagasaki City have been transferred away by Lord Hojo. There are only two hundred samurai under the governor's command, and they are no match for the Chu army.

The governor asked me to take advantage of the chaos to escape and ask for help, and asked the master to quickly send troops to rescue Nagasaki. "

Abbot Takagi frowned and asked: "Why did the Chu army come to Nagasaki? Aren't they in Satsuma Country?"

Young Master Xiuchuan said anxiously: "Master Gao Mu, now is not the time to talk about this.

The county guard has insufficient troops and may not be able to hold out for long.

Many members of the Ryuzoji clan are also in Nagasaki County. If the Chu army wins, you should know the consequences. "

Japanese monks can marry, have children, drink wine and eat meat. They are often controlled by big families and amass a lot of wealth.

In order to protect these properties, monasteries will arm and train monks and believers into "monk soldiers".

These monk soldiers have no worries about food and drink and only focus on fighting, so they are generally very skilled and powerful.

What's even more frightening is that their strong bodies hide their fanatical beliefs. Even samurai and ronin would shy away from monk soldiers when they see them on the battlefield.

It is precisely because of this that the major temples and shrines in Japan can compete with the shogunate and the nobles.

Abbot Takagi asked: "Are you sure that the Chu army only has 500 people?"

Young Master Xiuchuan nodded and said, "Yes, when I escaped, they were all besieging the governor's mansion. I roughly counted them, and there were definitely no more than 500 people."

"A mere 500 people are definitely no match for our Longzao Temple. Mr. Xiuchuan is worried, so I will send troops immediately."

Ryuzoji Temple was originally built by the Ryuzoji clan, and the abbot, Takagi, is a member of the Ryuzoji clan. Now that the family is in trouble, how can he stand by and watch.

He immediately summoned more than [-] monk soldiers from the entire temple and asked his samurai leader to lead them to reinforce Nagasaki Castle overnight.

These monk soldiers had their heads wrapped in white cloth, wore monk uniforms, wore wooden clogs on their feet, and held naginata in their hands. They were all full of murderous intent, and they were not easy to mess with at first sight.

Ryuzoji Temple is only fifteen miles away from Nagasaki County. The monk soldiers traveled very quickly and reached the outside of the city in only an hour.

At this time, the gate of Nagasaki Castle was wide open, but there was no sound in the city.The warrior leader who led the monk soldiers felt that something was wrong. He waved his hand to stop the team and wanted to let people go into the city to check first.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise in the grass on both sides of the road, followed by a "swish, swish, swish" shower of arrows.

Hundreds of crossbow soldiers took advantage of the moonlight to launch a unilateral massacre against this group of monk soldiers who were wearing no armor and no cover.

It only took less than 2 minutes. After five rounds of volleys, only one out of more than 600 monk soldiers was still standing.

Then hundreds of Chu troops rushed out of the city, culled the fish that had slipped through the net one by one, and then headed towards the Longzuo Temple.

At dawn, the clouds on the horizon seemed to be stained by the lingering blood from last night, exuding bright colors.

Feng Ziying stood in the largest hall of Longzao Temple, looking at the Medicine Master Glazed Light Tathagata, which was one foot tall and made of gold. She clicked her tongue and said: "The general said that the temples in Japan are all extremely rich, and it is indeed true.

Brother Xiuchuan, is this Buddha statue made of pure gold? "

Young Master Hidekawa nodded and bowed, and said with a dog-legged look: "That's right, General, the Ryuzoji clan owns several gold mines and is the richest family in Hizen Kingdom.

This golden Buddha statue in Longzao Temple is famous far and wide. It is said that 99 taels of gold were used to build it. "

Abbot Takagi, who was suppressed by two soldiers and knelt on the ground, looked at Young Master Xiuchuan with gritted teeth, with eyes that wanted to eat him alive.

He scolded sternly: "Young Master Xiuchuan! You, a despicable fellow, dare to collude with the Chu people to harm Longzao Temple.

The Buddha has spirit and will definitely punish you, a sinner, and make you fall into endless hell forever! "

Young Master Xiuchuan said disdainfully: "You, a bald thief, have harmed so many women, yet you still have the nerve to tell me that if you want to go to hell, you will go first."

Feng Ziying walked to Takagi, leaned down and asked: "Where is the gold and silver hidden in your temple? Tell me quickly to avoid suffering any physical pain."

Takagi snorted coldly and tilted his head to one side, looking like he would rather die than obey.

Feng Ziying shook her head helplessly and said to Young Master Xiuchuan: "I don't have time to waste words with him.

Brother Xiuchuan, I leave this bald donkey to you, pry open his mouth as soon as possible.

I will leave you two hundred soldiers to dig out all the gold and silver in Longzao Temple.

You can act as the governor of Nagasaki first. I will truthfully report Brother Hidekawa's contribution to General Anton. "

Scenes like this are happening in many places on Kyushu Island right now.

Jia Qiong had already seen through Shimazu Sadahisa's intention, so he only took 2 people and went to Higo Kingdom with great fanfare, pretending that the entire army was dispatched.

The remaining soldiers were divided into several groups and sailed to various places in Kyushu to attack the rear areas of the Eight Kingdoms.

Now that most of the troops of the Eight Kingdoms have been mobilized by the Hojo Division, the rear is empty and unable to resist the Chu army's attack.

In addition, many Japanese people were persuaded by Nanmudu Village to surrender, and they were willing to betray the leading party.

Therefore, the Chu army attacked the city very quickly. Within just ten days of Jia Qiong's deliberate delay, they had basically occupied most of Kyushu.

At the pass of Guojian Mountain, there is the general camp of the Chu army.

Shimazu Sadaku knelt on the ground tremblingly, while Jia Qiong sat behind the commander's desk and said with a smile on his face: "Now I have basically captured all of Kyushu, and only the [-] ambushes in this mountain are left.

Speaking of which, it's all thanks to Mr. Zhenjiu, otherwise it wouldn't have been so smooth.

I wonder if Mr. Zhenjiu would be willing to do me a little favor? "

(End of this chapter)