Pillars of the Wu family

Hanoi is a neighboring country located within the five borders to the south of the Yodogawa River. Apart from the Izumi Country and Sakai Town in the west, the Settsu Country is to the north across the Yodo River, the Yamashiro Country and Kyoto are to the northeast, and the South China Sea is across the Izumi Mountain Range to the south. The country of Jiyi on the Dao Road, and the Kumgang Mountains in the east separate Hanoi from Yamato.

Hanoi was originally called Chuanchi, which means the mountain flat land formed by the alluvial river, the flat land spread out in the lower reaches of the Yamato River. Another saying is that because there is the Yodo River in the north and the Yamato River in the central and southern parts, it is called by the two major rivers. The place within Sichuan, so it was named Hanoi.

Hanoi Kingdom has a long history. In addition to Hanoi Genji, who was born in Hanoi, there is also the famous villain Kusuki Masashige who was also born in Hanoi. Of course, he has always been a very annoying person to the Ashikaga Shogunate in the Northern Dynasty, and he still maintains his status as an enemy of the dynasty. , since the merger of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Hanoi Kingdom has been taken over by the Hatakeyama family as guardians.

Take a boat through Yamatogawa Tojin and pass through the Hanoi country of the Hatakeyama family. Abandon the boat and go ashore and continue along the Nara street. You will encounter a big mountain blocking the direction from the Osaka Plain to Nara. It is a natural barrier between Hanoi and Yamato. After passing through the back of this mountain, it directly enters the Nara Basin in the heart of Yamato. This Ikoma mountain has always been the main position to prevent Hanoi from invading Yamato. Famous mountain castles such as Iimori Mountain Castle and Xingui Mountain Castle.

The altitude of the Ikoma Mountains is not high. After crossing here, you will come to the territory of the Yamato Kingdom. The famous kingdom of God in the Yamato Kingdom. The ancient Asuka Kyoto and Heijo Kyoto are located here. There are six temples in the southern capital since the Nara era. One of the Kofukuji Temple has been performing the post of guardian of Yamato since the Kamakura period.

As the southern capital of Beiling Nandu, Xingfu Temple was originally very powerful. As the most powerful Fujiwara Bodhi Temple in the imperial court, Xingfu Temple’s influence on the imperial court was much stronger than the five mountains in Kinai recognized by the shogunate. Xingfu Temple It has a large number of monks and soldiers, and it is a powerful religious armed group. Therefore, the forces from Kofukuji spread throughout Yamato and become a force that cannot be underestimated.

Of course, Kofuku-ji Temple is not impeccable. In the late Heian period, the Fujiwara clan fought fiercely. The wars of the Homoto Rebellion and the Heiji Rebellion also affected this temple, and new changes emerged as the two major groups were integrated within the Fujiwara clan. In this period, the Ichijo-in gate site belonging to the Konoe family and the Mahayana gate site belonging to the Kujo family also came into opposition during this period.

In the late Kamakura period, in the first year of Yongren (1293 in the Western calendar), the confrontation between the gates of the Ichijo-in Temple and the gates of the Mahayana Temple became fierce. During this period, the famous Yongin struggle broke out. A joint battle broke out in front of the Kasuga Taisha Shrine. Taking advantage of the serious internal confrontation at Kofuku-ji Temple, the Kamakura shogunate was able to intervene in the affairs of Yamato, and sent royal family members of the shogunate to station in Yamato, known as the southern capital.

The first battle to enter the Yamato Kingdom is Pingqun County in the northwest. This is the only way to the Yamato Kingdom. A group of twenty or so riders from the Kira family galloped past. Suddenly a wild deer sprang out from the woods beside the mountain road. Regardless, the galloping cavalry rammed into Kira Manmatsumaru's mount head-on.

"Ah! Master, be careful!" Shiro Isshiki yelled, but it was a little too late. The frightened front legs of this docile horse almost fell, and the street was filled with smoke and dust.

"Woo!" With a whine, the wild deer fell straight to the ground.

"Who is so bold! Come out!" The horse warriors got off their horses and drew their swords one after another, and surrounded the frightened Kira Wansongmaru in a circle. Hidetaka Nakajo, who had been silent for a long time along the way, walked to Yelu's body to have a look, and found the deer There is also an arrow feather embedded in his neck, and he praised: "Good arrow skills!"

A child less than ten years old jumped out of the woods with an exaggerated Maruwood bow, pointed at the wild deer that had been shot, and said, "This is my prey!"

"Bastard! Your prey is not good either... Wait, you said this is your prey!" Shan Gang Zenjiro walked over and grabbed the child holding the bow, but the child quickly avoided it.

"Hey! You still dare to hide! Let me see how you can hide!" Yamaoka Zenjiro drew out his samurai sword very angrily. Unexpectedly, the child on the opposite side was not afraid of him at all. He reached out and raised his bow to aim at him, and said stubbornly: "This is my prey! Give me back the prey!"

"Zenjiro is back! He is not hostile." Kira Manmatsumaru finally recovered from the shock. The scene just now was indeed thrilling. If this horse was not well-trained, he would have fallen headlong, even if he had a severe concussion. It was not surprising that he was not in the mood to pursue this innocent disaster, and beckoned him back directly.

A few surnames helped him to sit under the shade of a tree beside the mountain road, and Shiro Isshiki hurriedly led the mount to the river to get water to clean the dust on the horse. In this era, horses are important property, even more important than swords and guns, to appease the frightened Horses are also a skill that samurai must know. Hidetaka Nakajo came over to him and said, "Your Highness Kira, this boy is a very good archer. An arrow piercing his throat can make the arrow go three inches deep. This arrow A technique that most samurai cannot do."

"Oh? So powerful? It seems that Zenjiro Yamaoka also boasted that his bow skills can penetrate three points. This child should not be much older than me? I met a master today." Kira Wansongmaru asked someone to call the child over and asked : "What's your name? Where are you from?"

When he walked in, he realized that he was really young, with two buns on his forehead that had not been shaved, and a childish face full of silence, staring at Kira Wansongmaru with wooden eyes, and said in a muffled voice: "My name is Zuo Nei, and I'm from Daocheng, Pingqun Township."

"Oh! Is your name Zuo Nei? What is the word Miao? Who else is in the family?"

"I don't understand Miao characters, my father, my mother, my sister, my uncle..." Zuo Nei reported the family members one by one, and the seriousness made people laugh.

"Ahem! I mean, judging by your skill, you must be from a warrior family, and your father must also be a warrior? What is your father's name?"

"Oh! My father is the lord of the island city called Tomoyuki Shima. My family has always been warriors, and my grandfather is still a very powerful warrior." Zuo Nei's eyes moved slightly, and it turned out that Kira Wansongmaru's frightened mount was brought over after being comforted.

"Your name is Dao Zuo Nei! It's a good name. You live in Pingdao City, Miaozi Island... Zuo near?"

"That's my father's name, how did you know?" Zuo Nei tilted his head with a question mark on his face.

"What's your grandfather's name?" Kira Wansongmaru looked at him speechlessly.

"My grandfather's name is Daozuomen."

"There may be many roads! It's not bad as I expected, did your Dao family look for the left side!"

"What are you talking about? Why can't I understand?" The boy named Shimazauchi put down the rope and walked over to see Kira Wansongmaru's mount being relocated. He said enviously, "What a fine horse." ah."

Kira Wansongmaru regained his spirit immediately, and asked a little bewitchingly, "Do you want one?"

Shimazauchi took another look at Kira Manmatsumaru's mount, shook his head, walked to his prey and squatted down to inspect it carefully.

"Hey! Child, our master is asking you something!" Yamaoka Zenjiro threatened loudly: "Don't you know that hunting and killing animals will be punished by gods and Buddhas? Be careful of Yasha and evil spirits who will catch you in the middle of the night!"

"Zenjiro!"

"Yes!" Zenjiro could only retreat angrily.

"Zuo Nai! Tell me, do you want to be a samurai?" Stopping Zenjiro's extreme behavior, Kira Manmatsumaru said without giving up: "Being a samurai can have a famous horse like the main family, and being a samurai can make you How about living in a safer big city for your parents? Have you thought about it?"

Zuo Nei didn't even say a word, but took out a piece of rope from his sleeve, crouched next to the prey and tied it up carefully.

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