Sone Castle, Exchange.
Kyogoku Takamasa and his party each carried their luggage and entered this inconspicuous settlement.
There are three or five houses near the exchange, which seem to be tea shops, wine houses and lodging houses. It is obvious that Sone Castle has not developed a castle town, so this place looks a bit desolate.
"I'm a little thirsty, why not go and drink some tea?"
Looking at the tea shop next to his dormitory, Kyogoku Takamasa licked his dry lips and said.
Kyogoku Takamasa was a little thirsty, and the others were not much better, so they all nodded.
"A pot of tea!"
Kyogoku Takamasa untied his saber and put it on a stool aside, then shook his clothes and sat down. Hatayama Chonobu and Hayashi Masanobu also sat on either side of Kyogoku Takamasa. As for Nagasaka Nobumasa and Onoki Kunijuji The person stood behind Kyogoku Takamasa, always alert to his surroundings.
Kyogoku Takamasa saw the performance of Nagasaka Nobumasa and Ohnoki Kunishige, and nodded secretly in his heart.
"Guests, what a coincidence. The price of tea has skyrocketed recently, and the small shop can no longer afford to buy tea to drink with water, so we only have boiling water. I wonder if that's okay?" An elderly man wearing some shabby plain clothes He came to Kyogoku Takamasa and said cautiously.
The old man is the owner of this tea shop. Looking at Kyogoku Takamasa and others carrying swords, it is obvious that he is either a noble samurai master or a "killer" passerby, or even a "wild samurai" who robs homes and homes. ", the old man was still a little panicked.
Looking at the cautious boss, Kyogoku Takamasa quickly said with a smile: "Don't worry, boss, we are just a little thirsty. Since there is no tea, plain water is fine!"
"That's great. Please wait a moment. I'll go get some water right now!"
Not long after, the old man came over with a pot of water and several bowls.
Just as the old man was placing the wooden bowls, Hatayama Asanobu standing next to him suddenly stood up, pointed at the table next to him and said dissatisfiedly: "If there is no tea, why is there there at that table?"
"Are you afraid that I can't afford the tea and are deliberately deceiving us?"
Kyogoku Takamasa immediately followed Hatayama and looked in the direction pointed by Nobu. Sure enough, there was a monk at the next table happily tasting sweet tea. He couldn't help but cast his eyes on the boss.
Seeing that Hatayama Chonobu had already made a gesture to draw his sword, the old man quickly knelt on the ground and dozed several times, "Masters, please don't get angry. This master is a monk from the nearby Huayuan Temple. The master brought his own sword." Tea leaves have nothing to do with villains!"
"Is that really true?" Hatayama Chaanobu looked at the old man in disbelief.
At this time, the monk at the next table couldn't do it any longer. He quickly stood up and walked to the side of Kyogoku Takamasa and others, put his hands together and bowed.
"Don't get me wrong, Tan Yue. Just as the boss said, I bring my own tea. I also ask Tan Yue not to embarrass the boss."
Kyogoku Takamasa was not one to force others to do anything. He quickly helped his boss up, and then politely bowed to the monk and said, "Master, don't blame me. My companion here is a little impatient, but I don't mean any harm."
"Naizangsuke, why don't you quickly apologize to the boss?"
Hatayama Asanobu's expression froze. He was a noble warrior, how could he apologize to a mere untouchable?
However, looking at the look in Kyogoku Takamasa's eyes, Hatayama Asanobu had no choice but to bow to his boss solemnly and said sheepishly: "I was reckless just now, please don't blame me!"
"Don't dare, I'll take my leave first!" The old man was obviously frightened. He waved his hands quickly and quickly retreated behind the counter, not daring to show his face.
Seeing Hatayama Chonobu really apologize, the monks on the side were also a little surprised.
As a senior monk of the Rinzai Sect, how could the monk not see that Kyogoku Takamasa and his party were definitely not ronin, at least they were high-ranking samurai under the command of some country.
Because the clothes worn by Kyogoku Takamasa and others are made of high-quality fabrics, and the swords they carry are rare and high-quality, it is impossible for those who can dress up like this to be capable of those ronin who even have problems with food and clothing.
This was the first time a monk had seen a samurai apologize to a commoner.
"Your Excellency, you are polite. There is some tea here for the poor monk. Since meeting here is fate, if you don't mind, you can drink this tea with the poor monk!" The monk invited him with some respect.
Kyogoku Gaozheng nodded, "Since Master invites you, I would be disrespectful to refuse."
With that said, Kyogoku Takamasa came to the table where the monk was sitting and sat down. Hatayama Chonobu and Hayashi Masanobu also followed, but Hatayama Chonobu's expression was obviously aggrieved.
It seems that Hatayama Chaobu still resists the idea of apologizing to civilians.
In fact, Hatayama Asanobu also knew that he was wrong in the first place, but the other party was just a commoner and was not worthy of the samurai master's apology. This was a deep-rooted thought.
"Extremely extraordinary in appearance and majestic in appearance, he is definitely not an ordinary person."
"The poor monk is a little confused, why does this gentleman want his companion to apologize to the common people?" From the monk's point of view, what happened just now is that Hatayama Chonobu, Kyogoku Takamasa and others did not investigate and did not embarrass the boss. Unexpectedly, they actually took the initiative. Apologized.
The monk couldn't help but have a good impression of Kyogoku Takamasa and others, so he took the initiative to invite Kyogoku Takamasa and others to come over for tea.
You know, even if the Lord of Sone Castle, Inaba Yoshimitsu, wants to drink the tea brewed by the monk, it depends on the monk's mood.
"If you are wrong, you are wrong. If you are wrong, you must be brave enough to admit it. This is the principle that a warrior must abide by! How can you ignore the wrong just because the other party is just a civilian?"
"Besides, none of the rice we eat, the clothes we wear, and the knives we use were obtained by the hard work of common people?"
"The water we drink today was drawn by the boss here with his own hands, and he boiled it with his own hands. It is already a kindness to us. How can we speak ill of him because of this trivial matter?"
"This is against the way of the samurai!" Kyogoku Takamasa simply explained his views on the matter and said no more.
After all, I am not very familiar with the other party, otherwise Kyogoku Gaozheng would really have the intention to spread the "core socialist values" of my future great dynasty to the other party!
Well, it’s full of positive energy. The River Crab Master should be very happy to see this, right?
Hearing Kyogoku Gaozheng's words, the monk fell into a brief silence, and then suddenly burst into laughter: "Tan Yue is so young, but he can say such words, which really makes the poor monk admire him."
"The poor monk is thirty-five this year, and he has converted to Buddhism for twenty-three years! The people he has met in this life include many noble ministers or famous people, but only Tan Yue can have such respect for the poor monk!"
"You are so young and you are so promising!" the monk couldn't help but exclaimed in admiration.
Kyogoku Takamasa looked at the monk carefully, and there was nothing unusual about him, but what he just said seemed to be a big shot, right?
"Dare you ask the master's Dharma name?"
The monk said calmly: "The poor monk is a monk from the nearby Huayuan Temple, and his Buddhist name is Shaoxi!"
Shaoxi?
This is Meinong, could it be......................
