On February 1, the 14th year of Astronomy (1546), Awa Kunshoji Temple on Shikoku Island. Mochitaka Hosokawa, the ninth generation head of the Awa Hosokawa family and the younger brother of the current leader, Hosokawa Harumoto, is currently taking his wife, children and a group of close followers to worship the Buddha in Mianshoji Temple.
"This is the Bodhi Temple of Miyoshi's family. The scenery is really beautiful." Hosokawa Motaka stood behind a corridor, admiring the beautiful mountain scenery around him, and couldn't help but sigh to Miyoshi Yoshiken who was accompanying him behind him.
"Thank you for Your Highness's appreciation. Your Highness's visit here adds a lot of beauty to Hanji Temple." Miyoshi Yoshiken responded respectfully, "My father and my great-grandfather are both buried here, blessing the military fortunes of the Miyoshi family and the Hosokawa family." .”
"Oh? Can the Bodhi Temple of the Miyoshi family also protect the Hosokawa family?" Hosokawa Mochitaka seemed to be quite impressed. After hearing this, he burst out laughing and hugged the concubine beside him with one hand, "Come on. , give wine to Bunzen (Miyoshi Yoshiken)!"
"I obey." Mrs. Okamoto then squeezed out of Hosokawa Mototaka's arms, picked up the wine flask from the tray in the maid's hand, poured a shallow layer of wine into the wine cup, and then hung up. With a faint smile, he walked up to Miyoshi Yixian holding a drink.
"Thank you, madam, thank you, your highness." Miyoshi Yoshiken's eyes swept over Mrs. Okamoto's dimples without leaving a trace, then he took the wine cup, bowed to Hosokawa Mochitaka, and drank it all in one gulp. On the side, Mochitaka Hosokawa took the opportunity to observe Miyoshi Yixian intently, with a look on his face that was not even the slightest bit wild. It wasn't until Miyoshi Yixian finished his toast that he regained his smile.
"If you don't mind, after His Highness's death, you can also enshrine him in my Bodhi Temple." Miyoshi Yoshixian still held the wine cup in his hand and said to Hosokawa Motaka with a pleasant smile.
However, these words were extremely offensive. How could anyone not bury someone in his own Bodhi Temple but bury him in someone else's Bodhi Temple? But Hosokawa Mochitaka was not angry. Instead, he looked at Miyoshi Yoshiken meaningfully, and then refused with a smile: "No, no, it's okay to come and see him occasionally. I'm not that enthusiastic."
"It's okay, Your Highness will have plenty of time to watch later." As soon as Miyoshi Yixian finished speaking, he slammed the wine cup to the ground. After the crisp sound of shattering, dozens of ninjas scattered out from hidden corners in the temple. Hosokawa Mototaka's family and guards were startled, and they hurriedly drew their swords on guard, protecting Hosokawa Motaka behind them. Hosokawa Motaka's wife and young son Hosokawa Rokuro were even more frightened. Hosokawa Motaka himself did not panic, but gently took the child into his arms to comfort him.
"I have known for a long time that you have rebellious intentions. This is something that both of you and I have tacitly agreed on. But to be honest, your move is not wise and will make you even more passive." Hosokawa Mochitaka glanced at Miyoshi Yoshixian around him. The warrior who arranged the arrangement then slowly shook his head, "What's the use of holding me hostage? Do you think that by holding me hostage, you can give orders to Apo? If you do such a thing in your own Bodhi Temple, you will not be afraid of being punished by God. Does the family bring bad luck?"
"It's because Your Highness has been thinking about these "rules" of the old times all day long that you died here. Miyoshi Yixian whispered coldly.
"Death?" Hosokawa Motaka narrowed his eyes and looked at Miyoshi Yoshihide seriously.
"Now I plan to enshrine you in my Bodhi Temple." Miyoshi Yixian waved his hand, and the ninjas immediately came forward. Hosokawa Motaka's men resisted desperately, but they were outnumbered and died one after another. In the end, only Hosokawa Motaka's family of three was left surrounded.
"Are you crazy? Miyoshi Yoshihide!" At this moment, Hosokawa Mochitaka became angry and pointed at Miyoshi Yoshihide and shouted: "If you really want to replace me, change Awa from the Hosokawa family to your Miyoshi Family, you should manage the territory honestly and gradually encroach on the wealthy families under my command! If you do this perversely, you will lose Apo's heart! Who would dare to follow you?"
"Dead people don't need to think about this." But Miyoshi Yoshixian seemed to have made up his mind and took the katana handed to him by his subordinates. "How about it? For the sake of the master-slave relationship, I am willing to keep you a share. Have the decency to commit seppuku yourself."
"I am not begging you for mercy, but warning you. If you assassinate the Lord in your own Bodhi Temple so brazenly, even if the Awa warriors temporarily succumb to your will, you will lose their hearts forever, and no one will be sincere. I follow you sincerely." Hosokawa Mochitaka took a deep breath, suppressed the trembling of his body, and glared at Miyoshi Yoshi.
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"It's because you naively thought that no one would brazenly plot and murder people in your own Bodhi Temple, that's why you carelessly did not bring enough guards, nor did you send ninjas to check whether there was an ambush in the Jianxing Temple." Miyoshi Yixian said. He pulled out a handful of ribs and threw it at the feet of Hosokawa Mochitaka, "Rules are for use. If the benefits of breaking the rules are far greater than following the rules, who cares about those ethical principles?"
"I didn't expect you to be so pessimistic about the future of yourself and your family. You actually think that my mere life is worth your reputation as a righteous virtuous man and the martial fortune of the Miyoshi family. You are willing to treacherously come to kill me." Hosokawa Mochi. Takashi looked down at Rizai, then looked up at Miyoshi Yixian.
"I'm just in a hurry. Due to some accidents, Awa, who I originally wanted to slowly devour over ten years, must now be held in my hands and used by me." Miyoshi Yoshiken finally explained to Hosokawa Mochitaka. After saying this, he motioned with his eyes to Hosokawa Mototaka to pick up the ribs: "Hurry up, I'm in a hurry. Or if you brought your own ribs, you can also use your own seppuku."
Hosokawa Mochitaka's gaze stopped for a moment, and then he bent down with some trembling and picked up the ribs, his hands shaking even more. But an old-school samurai like him still pursues dignity after all. So, he forced himself to calm down, knelt down on the ground and unbuttoned his clothes, while Miyoshi Yixian walked behind him.
"Let my wife and children go." Hosokawa Motaka glanced at Mrs. Okamoto and Hosokawa Rokuro, who were so frightened that their faces turned pale and could not move.
"This is natural. They are puppets that I support and can be used to win the support of the pro-Hosokawa faction." Miyoshi Yoshiken raised his sword and waited for Hosokawa Motaka's move.
"Can you please not let them see this scene?" Hosokawa Mototaka made the last request, "They will be frightened."
"Just watch, it's good. They will remember this hatred and humiliation more clearly, and they can avenge you in the future, right?" Miyoshi Yixian refused as if nothing had happened.
Hosokawa Mochitaka swallowed, took deep breaths several times, and finally stabbed his abdomen with a knife. Miyoshi Yoshiken then swung his sword and cut off Hosokawa Nobitaka's head, and blood sprayed all over the ground. Mrs. Okamoto was paralyzed with fear, while Rokuro Hosokawa screamed and did not dare to open her eyes.
"Your father is too pedantic. He still adhered to the samurai style at the last moment." Miyoshi Yoshiken sneered twice and grabbed Hosokawa Rokuro's sleeve with one hand, scaring him to the point of pissing him off. However, Miyoshi Yoshixian didn't mean to embarrass him. He just used his sleeve to wipe the blood on his blade:
"If it were me, I would take that rib and fight the attacker to the death. No matter what, it would be a fight to the death."
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Two days later, on the evening of February 3, the 14th year of Astronomy (1546), the dock of Awaji Kunisu Castle was reached.
"Second brother, why are you here?" After learning about Miyoshi Yixian's arrival, Anzhai Dongkang hurried out of the city and came to the beach to greet him.
"Hosokawa Mochitaka has been killed by me, and Awa is already in my hands. On the Sanuki side, Toga Bingo (Toga Kageharu) is one of ours and has agreed to hand over the army to the fourth brother. You're here." Miyoshi Yixian walked briskly down the deck and whispered in Anzhai Dongkang's ear: "I know you have always been soft-hearted, and I'm afraid you won't be able to do it, so I came here to help you."
"Second brother..." An Zhai Dongkang struggled a little when he heard the words, and his tone gradually became lower. "My adoptive father (An Zhai Zhixing) treats me well, and everyone in the family is also very friendly to me. I think..."
Miyoshi Yixian paused, walked behind Anzhai Dongkang, and said as if reminding or urging: "I know that you are very popular in Anzhai's family. A gentle and elegant warrior like you will be popular no matter where you go. It’s just that we don’t have time.”
"Let me persuade my adoptive father again. He is not a die-hard loyalist to the Hosokawa family. Give me one more day and I can persuade him to bring the Awaji Navy and the Anzhai family to join us." Fuyuyasu Anzhai turned his back. Miyoshi Yixian, facing the vast sea of stars under the starlight, said softly, neither humble nor arrogant: "Please give me one day."
"My third brother is really a kind and gentle person. Unlike your brother and I, I am a scumbag who does all kinds of evil. Hosokawa Mochitaka treats me well. He even knows that I have the intention to seize power secretly, but he still treats me calmly.
I. He wanted to accept me and influence me, but I still killed my benefactor without hesitation. Miyoshi Yixian pursed his lips and looked into the distance. The line between sea and sky showed endless darkness, and murmured:
"The frost withers the grass and trees, the dawn dies by itself, and the retribution cannot be escaped. (The grass withers, the frost dies, the day is gone, the day is gone, the report is the process, the end is the end.)"
After hearing this sentence, Anzhai Dongkang suddenly felt a little unlucky, and without hesitation he blurted out a retort: "The so-called cause and effect are like traveling a long distance, and the road to reincarnation is even further.外を、贴るも远き、みよし野々里.）」
"Why, do you think I have a bad mouth and are you afraid that I will bring retribution to you?" Miyoshi Yoshixian heard his brother's complimentary song and chuckled in an imperceptible arc. Then he shook his head and said solemnly: "I'm not afraid of any retribution. , when you have done all the evil things, you no longer think about the good things you can do. These are things that only dead people should think about."
"Just one day." Miyoshi Yixian stretched out a finger and waved it in front of Anzhai Fuyang's face, "You go and convince your adoptive father. If you fail to convince him, just stay away and I will do the dirty work of killing people. It's okay for you too. , the people of the Anzhai family, and the Awaji navy, they will hate me if they want to be cruel."
As long as it's for the Sanhao family and you brothers, I'm willing to do any dirty thing.
