Ashikaga Yoshiki looked at Takada Yukino for a long time, making sure that this person was not showing off, and said.
"If you can't kill people with swordsmanship, why should you learn swordsmanship?"
"I love practicing swordsmanship, and I don't care if I can kill people."
There was a hint of Zen in this answer, which matched Takada Yukino's pure and innocent eyes. Ashikaga Yoshiki's heart trembled, and his anger gradually dropped.
On the side, Yagyu Sogan was also surprised, looking at this sickly girl who was superb in swordsmanship but was obsessed with drawing and sheathing her sword every day.
Takada Yukino has always been in poor health, especially after killing ten swordsmen in the sword room, she became even more weak and weak. But no one dares to underestimate her, because she is good at killing people.
Such a swordsman who is good at killing people says that he doesn't care whether his swordsmanship can kill people. The contrast made the general laugh out loud.
"You are the best at killing people with a sword here, don't you care? Yes, you really don't care, it's enough.
Therefore, this living bamboo sword is good for you, but you won’t be able to use it anyway. "
Takada Yukino looked at the general seriously and said.
"The killing knife, the living sword, these are concepts, not weapons. The knife is a murder weapon, and the sword is a ritual weapon.
A fighting knife is a murder weapon when killing people, and a ritual weapon when practicing. The same is true for a bamboo sword. "
Yagyu Soyan widened his eyes and looked at Yukino Takada who was talking eloquently. She was always dull and just practiced her sword silently in the corner of the sword room.
Who would have thought that after a year of watching and listening to the lectures, I would have such an awakening, which was more thorough than the disciples of Yagyu Sogan.
Japanese swords were introduced from China, and after the Qin and Han dynasties, swords gradually became divided into different families. The broadsword was used for killing in battle, and it gradually became etiquette to pair it with a sword.
When Japan introduced swords in ancient times, the swords and swords were also separated, but then they gradually developed into Japanese swords.
When a sword kills someone, it is a sword. When practicing sword practice, it is the sword. Takada Yukino's words clearly convey the connotation of Shinin-ryu's use of bamboo swords instead of real swords.
In real sword competition, it is often difficult to hold back, and injuries and disabilities are common. Kodai Kendo does not want to take people's lives, but to attract more people to come in and practice. This is why the bamboo sword that Shininryu admires is born.
Ashikaga Yoshiki was left speechless by Takada Yukino. She was looking for trouble and wanted to give Yagyu Soen eye drops to make her work more carefully.
Ashikaga Yoshiki has been practicing swordsmanship for half his life, and he thinks that he has achieved success in his practice. Now I am being taught by a stupid little fool and I am speechless. She, who had always valued face, suddenly lost her face.
But facing Takada Yukino, the genealogical retainer who is deeply loved by Yoshigan Shiba. To deal with her, Ashikaga Yoshiteru was afraid that Shiba Yoshigan would fall out.
Besides, this person is innocent and charming, focusing on kendo. She is indeed a good sparring partner. Ashikaga Yoshiki quite likes her.
After looking at her coldly for a long time, the general, who was used to telling the truth, found that he really couldn't do anything to her. You can only change the topic and cover up the embarrassment.
"The Yixiang Sect and Duke Kenshin have been having a serious quarrel in Hokuriku Road recently. It's a coincidence that the Nanman Sect has come to Luo Kyoto at this time.
Spo family, hey, don't think I'm a fool. "
Ashikaga Yoshiki spoke with dignity, but Takada Yukino looked at her blankly, completely confused. The general was immediately discouraged. Why was he pretending to be here?
These retainers of the Shiba family are all weird things.
He is not a smiling tiger like Akechi Mitsuhide who is smart to the core and does what he wants. It's a hobgoblin like Takada Yukino who doesn't care about anything except his master and his sword.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru was also convinced.
Of course Ashikaga Yoshiteru was aware of the conflict between the Yixiang Sect and the Nanman Sect, and the strategies used by Buddhist sects to use the Ixiang Sect to block the Nanman Sect.
But Akechi Mitsuhide was so courageous that he dared to use the Ninagawa family to design the Nanban Cult and gain leverage for the Shiba family to threaten Ishiyama Honganji Temple.
Ninagawa himself was too cowardly. How could he hide such a big religious dispute from the general? But Ashikaga Yoshiteru was relieved that he had caught Akechi Mitsuhide's handle.
It seems that this person is not very smart, and he dares to do such a trick. However, seeing that she was trying to relieve Yoshigami Shiba's pressure, Ashikaga Yoshiteru turned a blind eye.
Ashikaga Yoshiki is also conflicted.
On the one hand, she hopes that Shiba Yiyin will come back to Kyoto as soon as possible to get married if things go wrong in Kanto. On the other hand, she didn't want her fiancé to be bullied by the nuns from the Ichigo clan in Hokurikudo.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who has gradually tightened his grip on the shogunate and whose power is stable, is sometimes just an ordinary wife who is worried that her young husband refuses to go home.
She sighed, her thoughts of causing trouble for Yagyu Muneyan gradually faded away, she stood up and walked away.
Seeing the general leaving the sword room, Yagyu Sogan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Yukino Takada with a complicated expression, and bowed in thanks. Then he followed in the general's footsteps and walked out.
After exiting the door of the sword room, the general's figure paused for a moment.
"Yagyu Muneyan."
"Hi!"
"Send a message for me to Ishiyama Honganji Temple and ask the Master Kianyu what exactly he wants to do. Does she also want to move the Ashikaga family's imperial palace?"
"Hi!"
Ashikaga Yoshiki looked towards the sun. The spring day was so dazzling that one couldn't help but squint.
Shiba Yiyin, what's wrong with coming back to me? Even if you are bullied outside, is it because you are addicted?
Humph, troublesome man.
———
At Ishiyama Honganji Temple, the simple gate leads to the gravel square. Deep to the left of the square is the Amida Hall, where Amitabha is enshrined.
The Ixiang sect has been passed down to this day, and it has attracted countless believers by saying that one can become a Buddha by saying Namo Amitabha. There is no need to become a monk and one can practice at home.
This Amitabha Hall is where the Dharma Master worships the Buddha on a daily basis.
In a side room at the back of the hall, the current Dharma Master Honganji Hianru was furious with his close aide, Lai Lian.
At this time, the Dharma Master ignored the Dharma Minister's solemn demeanor and threw a stack of letters in front of Lai Lian, who had just returned to Shishan.
"Look! What did the person you recommended do?
You originally recommended Yoriteru Shimoma, and I asked her to go to Hokurikudo to supervise Yoriteru Nanari!
Qili Laizhou is very charming on the outside and inside. I can't touch this cunning villain for the moment, so I have to keep a close eye on her. Lest she occupy the Kaga Buddhist Kingdom and develop disrespectful thoughts towards this mountain.
It's good now. The person I sent to supervise her is colluding with her and teaming up to deal with Shiba Yiyin!
Yoriteru Shimoma really knows how to do things! You are really good at choosing people! "
In the next room, Lai Lian glanced at the letters and read them one by one. There was a briefing on the military situation in Hokuriku Province and a complaint hosted by the local owner.
She had just read it, and Master Xianru had thrown three more letters to her.
The first was the inquiry sent by Hokuriku Doshiba Yoshigan, and the second was the notification from Akechi Mitsuhide that he was trying his best to prevent the Nanman priests from obtaining missionary rights.
The last letter was the general's questioning of Ishiyama Honganji through private channels.
Lai Lian sighed and said.
"Yoriteru Shimoma also wrote me a letter, explaining how hard it was for her to be in Hokurikudo.
The Echu Jinbo family and the Echigo Uesugi family took over Shinkawa County, massacred the nuns of my Ichibuki sect, and burned down the temples of my Ichibuki sect.
The strength of the Etsuchu Ichikai clan was not enough to fight against the Uesugi Jinbo coalition, so she had to ask for help from Kaga's Nanari Yorishu, and it was also out of public interest. "
Master Xianru sneered.
"Public heart? Nanari Yorishu couldn't control the situation in Kaga. In order to bribe local believers, he took advantage of the civil strife in Noto to break into Noto and plunder the land.
She didn't even ask Benshan. Do I still have to thank her?
Shimo Yori Mingming knows that this person has very selfish thoughts and wants to join forces with her to deal with Shiba Yiyin. Does she have any brains? "
