Honnoji Temple is located in a town south of Kyoto's Rokkaku-koji, north of Shijobo-koji, east of Kushimon-koji, and west of Omiya-dori.
It is also one of the Twenty-one Lotus Temples in Rokkyo and is protected by the shogun Ashikaga.
After the Takeda family came to Luo, the governor of the family, Takeda Nobukatsu, chose Honnoji Temple as his residence and lived here with all his retainers.
Outside the temple, heavy snow was falling all over the sky, and the ethereal bells sounded one after another, washing people's hearts.
Fourteen-year-old Interior Minister Takeda Nobukatsu was wearing a hunting suit, holding a black piece in his hand, sitting in front of the chessboard and meditating. Sitting in front of him playing chess was a monk wearing a black robe.
This monk is less than twenty years old, not much older than Takeda Nobukatsu.
Takeda Nobukatsu was sweating slightly on his forehead. After thinking deeply, he finally pushed away the chessboard and said, "I lost, thank you for your advice."
The person next to Takeda Nobukatsu said: "My lord, this game has only reached the middle of the game, why did you admit defeat?"
Takeda Nobukatsu wiped his hands with a wet wipe and said: "Matsunosuke, don't talk."
The monk in black clothes said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Chamberlain is young, but his chess skills are very high. If you have no distractions, your achievements in chess will definitely be better than that of a poor monk."
Takeda Nobukatsu smiled and said: "But I still lost."
The monk in black said: "If you are a novice who is not familiar with chess, he often plays chess without distinguishing the situation. When the overall situation has no chance of recovery, he still fights in vain. But His Highness, the Minister of the Interior, can tell the outcome of the game, isn't it? Are you more aware?"
Takeda Nobukatsu stood up and said: "Whether you understand it or not, I appreciate those warriors who still fight even though they know there is no hope of winning. But the way of chess is different from the way of martial arts. I will not force it. this."
The monk in black nodded.
Takeda Nobukatsu thought: "Since Sunami's chess skills are so superb, I will hire you to be my Go guide. How about a salary of twenty koku and ten people to support you?"
This monk is called Rihai. Then he bowed down and said, "Thank you very much, Your Highness, Chamberlain."
The monk nodded. He would have another name in later generations, Honinbo Sanzasa. He was the first generation to create the first-class Honinbo.
And in the same Honnoji Temple, there is another spacious hall.
A warrior in his thirties raised his head and said with a red face: "Your Highness Chaoyue, my brother attacked the Miyoshi family of Awa Kingdom to ascend Luo for Takeda and contain part of Oda's power"
"This is impossible.(com)"
Takeda Noboshige has many generals. A stack of letter paper was thrown in front of Xiangzong's Qintai, and he said: "Go back and tell His Highness Changzong that if you want to become the overlord of the Four Kingdoms, you must come to Kyoto in person. Visit the Gongfang Hall and ask for his permission. license."
"With just a mere letter, I want to take over the four countries of Nankaido. It's not that easy."
Seeing the power of Takeda Nobushige, Xiang Zong's subordinates were pro-Tai, and knowing that it was useless to say anything, they resigned immediately.
After repelling the other party, Takeda Noburen walked out from behind the paper sliding door and sat in front of Takeda Nobushige.
Takeda Nobunaga saw Takeda Nobushige pick up the tea in front of him and drink it slowly. There was no sign of anger on his face.
Takeda Nobuyan thought for a moment about what Takeda Nobushige had just said, and then asked: "Brother, are you going to attack the four countries?"
" Takeda Nobushige glanced at Takeda Noburen and said: "My subordinate, Chosou, is ignorant of practical matters, so he just gave me this opportunity."
Takeda Xinren took a step forward and said: "But the war has just ended, and the enfeoffment of the world's great names has not yet been decided"
Takeda Nobushige raised his hand and said: "I understand that this decision will not be made before at least the first half of next year. It is not our family's effort to attack Shikoku. When the time comes, we will mobilize the Maori family's navy. The land of Shikoku is our most important Acquire two countries, Maori will live in one country, and divide it into one country."
"This way our family's power will become stronger."
"Why should we borrow the Maori family's navy? The Li family's Shima navy and the Hokuriku navy can all be mobilized," Takeda Nobulen said.
Takeda Nobushige shook his head and said: "The battle of Sekigahara is not enough. Do you still want the Li family to be sealed?"
"The general of the Imperial Guard, with a land of nearly two million stones, controls eleven kingdoms, which is one-sixth of the strength of the famous mountain masters back then. Such a powerful minister makes it impossible for me to eat or sleep at ease."
Seeing Takeda Nobushige's attitude, Takeda Nobuyan asked: "Brother, after destroying the Chosong family, are you going to take action against the Li family?"
Takeda Nobushige snorted and said: "If the strength is enough, I will do it now"?. "
"Brother!" Takeda Nobulen suddenly raised his voice.
Takeda Nobushige was slightly startled and asked: "What?"
Takeda Nobuyan actually shed tears and said: "Brother, don't you think that your deviant behavior since taking charge of the Takeda family is no longer the past?"
"Back then, my elder brother had a humble attitude, served him loyally, and treated his retainers kindly. Everyone said, brother, you have the style of Duke Zhou."
"And now, how much have you changed now? You know, how many people have been outside this whole day, saying that you want to ignore the master of the museum and monopolize the power of the Takeda family. You are a person with ulterior motives. You want to be the Cao Cao of my family. !¡±
"Shut up!" Takeda Nobunaga stood up and said angrily, "Who is Cao Cao? Li Xiao is Cao Cao. This man has ulterior motives. Since he left Hida, he has been planning and managing his own power step by step to deceive his brother. Katsurai made them think that he was a loyal minister of the family, but in fact he had already had evil intentions."
"Did you know? Li Xiao developed gold and silver mountains in Hida and Sado, and his annual income is more than ten times that of his family, Kurokawa Kaneyama!"
"More than ten times!"
Takeda Xinlian took a breath and whispered: "I didn't expect Li Xiao's financial resources to form such a large-scale standing navy. It turns out that it is all supported by Jinshan."
"Yes, deceiving your brother, Katsurai, this is what Li Xiao calls loyalty! If I had known this, I would have killed him when we were on Kawanaka Island."
Takeda Nobushige pushed his ribs away and spoke.
Takeda Xinlian thought for a moment and said: "That is true, but after all, Li Xiao is a retainer of the Takeda family and has not shown any disloyalty. In Changxiao, if he had the intention to betray the family, why would he lead his army thousands of miles away? save."
Takeda Nobushige snorted. He said, "Sun Liu, you are too kind. You don't understand Li Xiaozhi's intentions."
Takeda Nobulen took a step forward and said: "Brother, no matter whether Li Xiao has ulterior motives or not, he is a retainer of our family after all and has been greatly favored by two generations of imperial masters. If he starts a rebellion, he will definitely be despised by everyone in the world. , all the retainers of our Takeda family will attack him, and even his retainers will rebel."
"As the saying goes, people's backs turn against us. As long as we hold the right to justice, what does Li Xiao have to fear?"
¡° Takeda Nobushige squinted at Takeda Noburen and said: ¡®Sun Liu, you are also here to persuade me. Let Nobukatsu take over the power? ¡¯
Takeda Xinlian shook his head and said: The Li family cannot take action, otherwise they will inevitably be counterattacked by Li Xiaozhi. At that time, he will only be forced to rebel against Li Xiao. At that time, there was a civil war in the family, and Maori finally took over the world. "I just don't miss my brother. You make the same mistake again and again, please wake up!"
Seeing Takeda Nobun's tearful plea, Takeda Nobushige also raised his head and said with emotion: "Sun Liu, do you really think that I have changed? I have become ruthless, abandoning justice for my own selfishness, and Lianzhan is like this Power and position?¡±
Takeda Nobuyan was silent. Takeda Nobushige walked to the window pane, looked at the snowy scene, and said slowly: "Actually, I don't want to do this. Today I don't even want my reputation. I have to bear the infamy. Why? Everything Yue does is for our family!"
"For the sake of my brother, I won against Takeda who entrusted his life to me. It doesn't matter if I risk my life or ruin my reputation. Just so that I can meet them in the underworld in the future, I can live up to them. Everything I have done now is to dominate the world and conquer the world. Hojo, destroy Oda, no one in my family can understand all this, saying that I want to usurp the throne, even you don't trust me."
Having said this, Takeda Nobushige smiled miserably.
"Brother," Takeda Noburen said when he saw Takeda Nobushige like this, "I'm sorry, I was wrong."
Takeda Nobushige waved his hand and said: "Don't rush to comment now, you will see the hard work I have put in in the future."
"Start from now on and calm down the affairs of the Four Kingdoms."
at the same time.
In the territory of Tanba Kingdom, Li Xiao, Li Zheng and his son, as well as the 10,000 troops of the Hida Echu Army, were marching through the snow.
They are going to Tanba to receive Tango, Inaba, and Tajima Three Kingdoms.
Li Xiao rode on the horse, looked back at Kyoto, and said: "Takeda Chaoyue, it is an evil move to grant the title of Inaba and Tajima to our Li family."
"In the future, once our family conflicts with Mori, this will be the front line. Takeda Chaoyue can sit back and watch as Mori and our family fight, and both sides will suffer."
Li Zheng listened to Li Xiao's words, nodded, and said: "Father, do you think that Takeda Chaoyue wants to seize the position of Lord Palace, so he is bent on causing the death of this family?"
Li Xiao shook his head and said: "It is certain that we will be killed. As for?¡Hmph, Takeda Sozuki said that all four kingdoms are in vain. This time, he will not take any kingdom. In fact, the largest Yamato Kingdom in Kinki and the richest Musashi Kingdom are already in the hands of his two sons. "
"Is this the so-called lack of selfishness?"
Li Zheng nodded and said, "I definitely don't believe it."
Li Xiao shook off the snow on his cloak and said: "Remember, if you don't go with the army in the future, you and I, father and son, are not allowed to live in the same place. This is a precautionary measure."
"Father, I have written it down." Li Zhengyan said.
"There are also the Kinki Five Kingdoms, which are no longer under the control of our Li family. It is very dangerous. However, as the head of the service, we can mobilize troops to Kyoto at any time according to our convenience. However, the large number of troops deployed can easily cause panic to others. "
"You will drop the tiger beni, the snake tail bei, and the ry¨bei into Kyoto to garrison. Remember, if something happens, the ry¨bei will be dispatched to protect themselves. As for Izumi, I will say hello to the Hosokawa family, and Tanba country, I will also We will station a troop of troops and horses in case of any eventuality."
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