South Omi, Guanyin Temple City.
As the residence of the Rokkaku family, the overlord of Omi, Kannonji Castle is considered to be the largest castle in Omi.
Guanyin Temple City is a mountain city, and the specific construction time is unknown. Guanyin Temple City is built on San Mountain, which is more than 432 meters above sea level. Because there is a Guanyin Temple here, it is called Guanyin Temple City.
The Guanyin Temple located in Umbrella Mountain is a Tiantai sect temple dedicated to the Thousand-Armed Guanyin. It is one of the thirty-three temples in the Western Kingdom and has a high status in the entire Japanese Buddhist system. It is said that this temple was built by Prince Shotoku in the 13th year of Emperor Suiko (AD 605). Whether it is true or not is unknown, but what is certain is that the temple has existed since the Heian period, at least from today (the age of the book) It has a history of more than 500 years.
Kannonji Castle has developed rapidly after receiving the protection of the Rokkaku family, and the scale of the temple is also at the forefront of the entire Kinai region.
The first thing Asai Ien did when he came to Kannonji Castle was to pay a visit to Kannonji Temple, and then he went to the castle town of Kannonji Castle located at the foot of Umbrella Mountain to search.
Not long after, when Asai Jingyan walked outside a gambling house, he finally stopped.
Kannonji Castle Town can be said to be the most prosperous castle town in the whole of Japan today. Thanks to the "Rakushi Order" implemented by Rokkaku Sadeyori, a large number of businessmen gathered in Kannonji Castle, resulting in unprecedented commercial prosperity in Kannonji Castle. Decades later, Oda Nobunaga of Owari next door followed Rokkaku Sadayori and implemented the Rakuchi Rakuza Decree.
In addition, Rokkaku Sadayori also built several kurun and soimaru in Kannonji Castle to accommodate retainers and subordinate nationals. Kannonji Castle was used as the headquarters of all Rokkaku retainers and the "Castle Separation Order" was implemented. Decades later, Tokugawa Iemitsu of the Tokugawa shogunate promulgated the "One Country, One City Order" following the example of Rokkaku Sadeyori.
After opening the curtain and entering the gambling house, before Asai started looking, a familiar voice sounded in Asai's ears.
"Boss, can you lend me another ten dollars? I will definitely pay you back on the first day of next month!"
"Inuhachiro, this is the account book. It records all the money you borrowed from me. As of today, you still owe me forty dollars. You can't borrow any more money from me until you pay off this money. A copper!"
"Well, Zuobei, I can be regarded as a regular customer here. The money I lost was not only 1,000 gu, but 500 gu. I asked you to borrow 10 gu from you today, but you didn't even borrow it?" Yamaoka Inuhachiro was very worried. Speechless, I don’t know why lately, I have bad luck in gambling! If you buy a big one, you'll get a small one. If you buy a pair, you'll get an order. If you want to buy it the other way around, a leopard will appear!
Are you angry?
The owner of the gambling house was obviously very familiar with Yamaoka Inuhachiro. After hearing what Inuhachiro said, he immediately refused, "I opened this gambling house and earned money based on my ability. You will lose, so you can't rely on me!"
"You! Just wait!" Yamaoka Inuhachiro immediately said harsh words, turned around and wanted to leave. The moment he opened his legs, Yamaoka Inuhachiro secretly swore in his heart that he would never come to this gambling house again in this life, so that he would not have to pay back the money he owed before.
Gee, I’m so witty!
"Wait!"
Suddenly, a dozen strong men with malicious intentions surrounded him and stopped Yamaoka Inuhachiro.
The owner of the gambling house flashed out from behind calmly, "Inubachiro, before we leave, should we settle the debt you owed before? Forty guan, if you don't pay it back today, one will be missing." For copper coins, I’ll cut you a piece of flesh!”
"Also, I'm warning you, you'd better be honest! I know your background, you are a ninja, you are so scared!"
"Hmph! Zuobei and I were one of the famous Iga Sannin thirty years ago. It's better not to ask for trouble for your rudimentary plan!"
Yamaoka Inuhachiro silently took out his right hand that had been extended into his arms. Suddenly his expression relaxed and he showed a flattering smile. "Since Saabei and Saabei are both ninjas, they must also understand the difficulties of us ninjas."
"I haven't received a mission for several days, and I really don't have any money. Otherwise, I will owe you the money first, and I will pay you back next month!"
"Hmph!" The boss of the gambling house obviously kept his attitude. He snorted coldly and waved his hand. "I hear these words more than ten times a day in the gambling house. Do you think I will believe it?"
"Pay it all to me. It doesn't matter if the money is not paid, so don't blame me for being violent!"
"Wait a minute!" At this time, Iren Asai, who had been standing behind for a while, knew it was time for him to appear. "I paid Inuhachiro the money he owed. Please don't embarrass him!"
"Who are you?" He and Saabei glanced warily at Asai, who was dressed as a samurai. This is Kannonji Castle. If this person is a samurai of the Rokkaku family, they really don’t dare to make a mistake, so the first reaction of Zuohei and Zuo Hei is to find out the identity of Ien Asai first.
"I am a friend of Inuhachiro. Forty guan is too many and I don't have it with me. Can I have someone get it?" Fifty guan contains 50,000 copper coins. It is impossible to carry it with you.
He and Zuobei looked at Asai Eren carefully, then nodded and said, "Then I will give you a favor, I just hope you don't have to wait too long!"
"Of course"
"Thanks to Echichu Mamoru today, I never thought we could meet here today." In an izakaya in the castle town, Yamaoka Inuhachiro drank all the wine in the plate and said with emotion.
Asai responded with a dish, and then said with a smile, "Have you ever returned to the village after so many years? The tree in front of your house was blown down by the strong wind last month. Although it hit your house, fortunately there were no casualties. .”
"As long as my mother is fine, it will be fine." Yamaoka Inuhachiro looked indifferent. Even hearing the news about his mother's safety could not arouse the slightest emotion in Yamaoka Inuhachiro. After all, the place called home did give Inuhachiro a lot of bad memories.
"To be honest, I came here specifically to find you. My lord has a task for me! After much thought, the only one who can complete this task is you, Inuhachirou."
"Time, place, specific mission!" Yamaoka Inuhachiro asked while pouring wine for himself.
Asai looked around, then took out a piece of cloth from his arms and handed it over, "It's all here."
Yamaoka Inuhachiro took a cursory look, and then put the cloth into his arms, "Sneaking into the city and rescuing a girl and a child is not easy."
"In addition to the forty guan just now, I have prepared another 60 guan. You can recruit Inuhachiro yourself. I just need to get a positive answer from you. Yes, or no!" Asai Eren stared at Inuhachiro Yamaoka. road.
