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Mikawa Butterfly Chapter 352 Togaku

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    In the early morning of late summer and early autumn, the cool mountain breeze blows through the Shinano Mountains, filling the vast dense forest with silence and tranquility. The Hokushin Five Sacred Mountains are located at the junction of Shinano and Echigo, consisting of Mount Myoko, Mount Madarao, Mount Kurohime, and Mount Togakushi.  It is composed of five high mountains, namely Mount Iobei and Mount Iobei, with an average altitude of more than 2,000 meters. It has been a symbol of inaccessibility and mystery since the Middle Ages.  In Togakusayama, it is said that the eldest sister, Amaterasu Omikami, was angry and locked herself in Amanuwa Door because of the misbehavior of Susanoo Kensu. As a result, the whole world was darkened, and the gods held a banquet to solve the problem.  Singing and dancing, Amaterasu Omikami curiously opened a gap to peek out of Amamato, but Amaterasu Omikami forcibly dragged her out of the cave, and the world regained its light. The origin of Togakushi is said to be hidden in Amamato.  Allusions in.  Therefore, there is also a small-scale Togakushi Shrine in Togakushi Mountain. The local mountain people do not pay much attention to such myths and legends. They are more accustomed to worshiping the holy Kanyin Bodhisattva enshrined in the shrine. In the era of unity of gods and Buddhas, the gods in heaven are  The gods also ask the Buddha to enlighten and become a Buddha. The simple understanding that worshiping gods is not as good as worshiping Buddha is deeply rooted in people's hearts.  There were not many hikers in the early morning. The mountain people who were going down the mountain to fish looked at the two travelers with bamboo hats curiously. The older mountain people saw the swords hanging on their waists and hurriedly pulled the children in the village to turn around.  Just left, the two travelers turned a blind eye to the behavior of the mountain people and slowly walked into the dense forest.  Togakushi Mountain is very big, and after climbing a few ridges, the sun was already rising high. The two of them came to a river beach to take a rest. There was also a woodcutter sitting by the river collecting firewood. The woodcutter was about forty years old.  A middle-aged man, with bronze skin exposed from a worn linen shirt.  The woodcutter smiled friendlyly when he saw the two men's attire.  He lowered his head and sorted the pile of firewood he had brought.  A pile of firewood weighs at least two hundred kilograms.  The two travelers took a few sips of the clear river water, then suddenly raised their heads and said, "Qiaojia, we are travelers from the north. I heard that the Wuyue Mountains in Beixin are steep and majestic, and I would like to ask you what scenic spots are nearby."  The husband seemed startled by the two people's inquiries. He pointed to the ridge for a long time and said: "The most convenient way to go up the mountain is from there. On the other side of the mountain is Togakushi Shrine. If you turn around now, you can still go there before noon. There are no other places.  , Hahaha" "Oh! Where does the woodcutter live?" "My family lives in a nearby house. It's a quiet place, so it's not worth mentioning." The woodcutter didn't seem to want to talk much and arranged the firewood.  He smiled at them, carried the firewood pile and walked slowly into the dense forest.  Toda Gobei walked briskly through the mountains and dense forests. It would take an ordinary hiker at least two hours to walk on this mountain road. He only took one hour to complete the entire distance. If you include his back,  One hundred and eighty pounds of firewood.  This speed is absolutely astonishing. Every early summer, he would carry an ax into the mountains to collect firewood.  I continued to collect firewood twice a day until the first snow fell in Shinano.  Life in the mountains is difficult. Take advantage of the summer and autumn to collect more firewood and store it so that you can survive the winter when the mountains are closed by heavy snow. Less than half of the young people in the village are busy outside in the mountains, either hunting or collecting firewood. For example, he  One person is responsible for fetching firewood for dozens of people. The winter in the mountains is too cold. During the months when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, they rely on stored grain and firewood to survive the winter. The more prepared they are, the easier it is to survive the winter.  After climbing over the mountain ridge and seeing the village in the valley right in front of him, he suddenly stopped. He was surprised to find that the two hikers he met an hour ago appeared strangely outside the village. Toda Gobei was very nervous: "This section  I have been on the mountain road thousands of times, and I am familiar with every plant and tree here. There is absolutely no way anyone can walk faster than me, even if I am carrying firewood" In just a short moment, the thought of lightning and flint is completed. From the surface,  When Toda Gobei got up, he only saw two familiar strangers subconsciously slowing down. Then he took heavy steps and walked down the hillside step by step. As soon as he reached the entrance of the village, he saw two travelers standing there and looking at each other leisurely.  he.  "Sure enough, there is a problem!" Toda Gobei's eyes showed a hint of vigilance, and the next moment he turned back into a simple and honest woodcutter, smiling friendly at the two of them, and just about to walk over.  The way was blocked by two people.  "It turns out that the woodcutter family lives here! If I had known earlier, we would have followed the woodcutter family. We followed the path pointed by the woodcutter family and walked half a circle before we found this place. Thank you so much!" Toda Gohei's face flashed.  After a moment of haze, these two people stopped him talking nonsense, and it was obvious that they were coming with bad intentions. Guessing their intentions, they simply stood there and said nothing, but heard the two people say again: "So this is Togakushi Village!  Ordinary people would not be able to find this place even if they walked around the mountains for seven or eight days. Even with the help of deception, even tens of thousands of troops would not be able to get in. It is indeed a geomantic treasure. The only bad thing is that it is too remote. Togakuliu lives in seclusion here.  It¡¯s not easy for more than three hundred years.¡± Toda Goubei.His face was getting darker and darker, and his two sand bowl-like fists clenched loudly. Suddenly, an old voice came from the distance: "Gobei! Since the two guests have come from afar, please invite them in."  Let¡¯s talk about it in the village! We have friends coming from afar, and if we don¡¯t treat guests well, we will be said to be ignorant of the rules.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Toda Gobei responded with a slight bump on their shoulders.  , the two of them were slightly bumped and took two steps back. Toda Gobei squeezed past the two of them.  ¡°Good guy, you are really as strong as a bull.¡± The two of them were amazed and followed him.  The scale of Togakushi Village is not small. Except for the carefully disguised valley, the entire valley is the living area of ??the village. What is strange is that their huts are not built together, but scattered roughly here and there.  The huts are spread across half of the valley. It is obvious that no outsiders have invaded here for many years, so there are no hidden sentries outside the village, which allowed the two strange hikers to take advantage of the loophole.  There were very few men in the village, and those who came and went were mostly women and children. Seeing Toda Gobei coming back carrying firewood, he greeted him in a friendly manner, and at the same time looked at the two strange strangers curiously. Toda  Gobei led the two of them to the denser group of Shikiya in the center of the village, and saw the elderly man who was talking in a thatched house.  The two looked at each other and took off their hats to reveal two featureless young faces: "I am Captain Mochizuki Saemon. This is my brother, Captain Mochizuki Uemon. I have met the leader Togakushi."  Cut off dead wood.  Sitting cross-legged on the porch, he seemed to be taking a nap. He opened his cloudy eyes when he heard the two people announcing their names: "Hmm! I am the leader of Togakushi, Moriu Dohansai. I wonder why the two Koka ninjas came to my countryside.  What are you doing?" Captain Mochizuki Zaemon said loudly, "I'm here to ask the Togakushi ninjas to serve my lord." Toda Gohei dropped the firewood and snorted: "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you two.  The Togakushi ninja must obey the instructions of his ancestors and not come out of the world. If you have nothing else to do, please come back!¡±  It's such a waste to be a villager! Don't Daoxianzhai Palace think about the villagers? When will this miserable life of hunger and hunger end! Why don't we just go out to help my lord? It won't take long.  Let the Togakushi ninja live in poverty." "Quiet words! Get out of here with me!" Toda Gobei pushed his iron palm towards the two of them. Even an ordinary samurai would be hit by this palm.  A few somersaults, but the palm that did not want to hide the door was gently dodged by the Mochizuki brothers. When Toda Gohei missed the move, he immediately changed his move. Suddenly he stepped forward with a swipe and bullied him, and the five fingers of his left hand turned into eagle claws to grab Mochizuki.  Lieutenant Zaemon's shoulder was slowly clapped with his right hand, turning his palm into a fist and hitting him with a heavy blow.  "Humph!" Captain Mochizuki Zaemon suddenly disappeared out of thin air, and suddenly appeared behind him the next moment. Toda Gobei felt that he had been teased and was furious.  The two fists turned into two hammers and danced rapidly, vowing to capture the two thieves.  "Don't stop Gobei! Injuring someone is not the way to treat guests. Why don't you retreat quickly!" Toda Gobei did not dare to contradict the leader and had to retreat in dismay. Moriyu Dohansai sighed slowly:  "I, the Togakushi ninja, have lived in the countryside for hundreds of years and been forgotten by people. I thought that I would live peacefully like this forever, but what I didn't expect has come. What Gobei said just now is right. My ancestors have already made a decision not to leave the mountain.  According to the ancestral instructions, the two of you came here in vain." "It can be seen from the tone and actions of Dao Xianzhai that he didn't mean what he said!" Captain Mochizuki Zaemon felt relieved and said after a little effort to organize his words: "What Dao Xianzhai said.  My ancestors knew a little bit about it. During the Genpei era, Metogakushi Daisuke, the first generation of Togakuryu, helped Kiso Yoshinaka capture Kyoto. In the end, he was defeated and died. So Togakushi sneaked back into the mountains to escape the world. Presumably this ancestral precept should be from that era.  Let's do it!" "I can see that you have studied our Togakushi ninja very well!" Moriyu Daoxian sighed and shook his head with a bitter smile: "Since you dare to come to Togakushi, you must have someone to rely on, tell me your intentions.  Let's go!" Captain Mochizuki Zaemon knew that he had successfully passed the first hurdle. He took a deep breath and said slowly: "Since Dao Xianzhai can reveal our identity at once, he must be paying attention to the outside world, so you should  I know that the people have suffered greatly from the wars that have occurred in the past hundred years. Nowadays, people hope that the world will be stable and the world will be peaceful. Our Lord is a descendant of the Ashikaga family, a noble family of the Minamoto clan. I will not mention the specific achievements, but I should always remember Ashikaga Kamizisaburo in Dokansaiden.  This name!" "Ashikaga Ususaburo? Isn't that the name of the third generation governor of the Ashikaga family in the Kamakura period? Could it be that another Ashikaga Ususaburo has emerged in the past twenty years?" Moriu Michikansai frowned and thought.  I couldn't think of a clue for a long time, so I smiled and said, "I used to put on makeup more than 20 years ago.The businessman has traveled all over the world and knows something about the outside world. The small place has been closed off for many years and has not seen outsiders. It is not clear what changes have taken place in the outside world in the past twenty years. I would like to ask you two to answer the questions for me.  " "That's it, it's easier to handle!  "The two brothers Wangyue looked at each other and smiled, and then they talked endlessly about a series of great changes from the beginning of astronomy to the third year of Hongzhi. This lecture lasted for three whole days. The two brothers simply lived in the Shiwu of Daoxianzhai and explained the causes and consequences clearly.  It focuses on the name of Ashikaga Kamisesaburo, the rise of the Ashikaga family like the rising sun, the Battle of Katsuragi River that shocked the world, the Battle of Kawanakajima that shocked Kanto, the imperial court named the garrison general, and other allusions.  I thought about how the world situation has changed so much in the past twenty years. The arrogant Hosokawa family is declining, and everything will eventually come to an end just like the passing of the four seasons Thank you both for your enthusiastic answers, but it is hindered by the family's ancestral establishment.  According to the rules, I cannot give a clear answer. Please go back first!  "    "¡­¡­how so!  "In the past three days, the two of them also got to know Moriyu Daoxiansai, and knew that this person was open-minded and open-minded. They also thought that this mission could be easily accomplished. However, they did not expect that the old man would eventually issue an expulsion order. Captain Mochizuki Zaemon held down the  The angry brother left Togakushi Village as promised. In any case, not refusing on the spot was a good start. The two of them did not dare to expect more. Soon after the Mochizuki brothers left, dozens of people, old and young, crowded into Mori Ushiki's house.  There are old men in their 70s and 80s as well as teenagers. Not only are they different in age, but they are also dressed in different styles. Some look like rustic ordinary villagers, and some look like fishermen who have just returned from fishing.  The room was filled with silence as Moriyu Daoxianzhai recited the story they had told each other. The old man spoke very quickly and concisely, and it only took him two hours to finish what they had talked about for three days.  The old farmer smacked his lips and said, "It seems that this noble son of the Ashikaga family is quite powerful!  Having conquered such a large territory at such a young age, half of Shinano fell into his hands. When he was so young, General Asahi was still running around in the mountain den of Kiso Valley in Shinano!  "    "you do not say!  A little kid who is only ten years old dares to fight in a joint battle, and he actually wins. This is something that we mountain people can't do. I think he will definitely be successful in the future!  You are right to listen to what I, Manjiro, say!  "Ueno Manjiro was a strong man with a full face and a beard. He never left his tattered bearskin coat all year round. When he spoke, he also talked about what he was talking about, and gave the impression to the young people who were huddled behind.  It¡¯s funny. Toda Gohei was angry with these crooked guys and shouted angrily: ¡°Stop talking nonsense!  Don¡¯t forget that we have ancestral precepts!  How can you go out to do those things!  So don't make any more assumptions. It will snow soon, and we still have a lot to prepare for winter storage. At dawn tomorrow morning, all the men will go up to the mountains with me to hunt, and the women will go to collect firewood.  " The leaders of the Togakushi ninjas are those who are capable. The old and young here either have ancestors who had a Togakushi leader, or they are the mainstay of the village. For example, Kataoka Heizaemon's father was the previous generation of Togakushi leader. It seems that this  The old man didn¡¯t agree with Toda Gobei¡¯s attitude either. ¡°Let me tell you!  It¡¯s better to go out and see the world!  You see, the little children in our village are dressed in rags. They are all the old clothes we wore when we were children!  When the little ones grow up, the clothes are mended and washed for the younger ones to wear. Many people have never seen new clothes in their lives. How poor are the mountains!  There is nothing but endless woods. The few plowed fields in the valley can only grow some vegetables. The village relies on hunting animal skins, firewood and fresh fish to sneak into the towns in exchange for some grain and salt to eat during the day.  I don¡¯t dare to go there, so I have to walk more than ten miles of mountain roads in the middle of the night to exchange for things and then move them back overnight. Life has become more and more difficult in the past few years. The climate has become more and more wrong in the past few decades. How many people died in our village during the drought a few years ago?  It's better to let the sons and daughters go out to make a living, which can at least subsidize the living expenses of the village!  It's not good for Gohei to be so stubborn. When Dao Xianshai wanted to go out to see the world, the village unanimously agreed. In the past three hundred years, there are not a few ninjas who have left our village one after another, and some have come back.  Once you leave, you will disappear, you should know this!  " "We people in Togakushi Village know that no one will harm our own people. What should we do if we are bullied or deceived by others who have malicious intentions towards us when we go out?  "Toda Gobei shouted emotionally: "I don't understand why I want to go out. Isn't it nice for us to live peacefully in Togakushiyama?  Even if life is more difficult, we can still get through it if we hold on. I don't object to people outside the tribe making a living, but this man's requirements are different. He wants our entire village to work for him. Don't forget the story of the decline of the Hosokawa Ky¨­cho family.  If the person who surrendered was defeated and we got involved, wouldn't everyone be doomed?  ¡± Juyamahachiro stood up and joined in with a smile.Xini: "Actually, it's not a big problem. If that person is defeated, we can just go back to the mountains. Don't forget that our ancestors hid back in Togashi Mountain to build our village. I don't think that person has any malicious intentions."  With such a famous name and such a big foundation, there is no need to deceive us country folk. " "I heard that there is a saying in the country that you must not have the intention to harm others, but you must have the intention to guard against others!  What Wei said makes sense, it's better for us to deal with it carefully." Several close friends of Toda Gobei couldn't bear to get involved, and the quarrel became more and more intense, and the atmosphere in the house became tense.  "Gobei! Originally, I wanted to tell you this secret after you inherited the leadership. Since this is an opportunity, I won't hide it anymore!" Moriyu Daoxiansai sighed: "There is another one in the ancestral precepts.  Only the successor leader can know the secret, and if he meets the Lord, he can serve it!" "How is this possible? I don't believe it!" Kataoka Heizaemon said sadly: "The position of our Togakushi Village has been exposed, how can we expect that?  Will the National People's Congress be merciful and let us go? Moreover, everyone knows what the situation is in the village. In the village, we are hungry and have no food to eat. The colorful world outside is always attracting the people in the village. They are polite before fighting.  Talk to us about the feasibility of being effective. If you can't hire our ninjas, how many people in the village do you think will starve and freeze with you? " "This" Toda Gobei hesitated, but the mountain people didn't.  Having seen the world, the people's customs are honest and honest, but he has no reason to prevent the villagers from pursuing a more prosperous life. What's more, he is still the leader of the next generation of Togakushi ninjas. If he continues to be stubborn, he will only push himself against the villagers. This is inconsistent with thinking about the villagers.  The original intention is completely opposite.  Senyu Daoxianzhai saw that he was still hesitating, so he continued to explain: "We practice the ninjutsu passed down by our ancestors in order to pass on the legacy of our ancestors to future generations. Isn't it just to put it to use one day? We  What else do the mountain people of Togakushi Village have besides ninjutsu? Brutal strength or hunting skills? Gobei! Your idea is good, but it¡¯s time for us in Togakushi Village to change. You understand.  "What do you mean?" "Understood! Let's surrender!" Toda Gobei nodded firmly.  (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster! ps: Two updates of 1.20,000 words, consider it a small burst! The pressure of 10,000 words a day is very high, so Wu Mei doesn¡¯t have much energy to write bursts, just  I tried my best. I was too embarrassed to ask for things before, so I took this opportunity to shamelessly ask for a reward. Thank you!
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