In this era, although Mount Fuji has been called a holy mountain, its status in Fuso as a whole is still far from the symbol of the small days in later generations.
Otherwise, the Mononobe clan would not have just such a small number of people to protect the Holy Mountain, and the Soga clan would only come here to attack the Holy Mountain.
To put it bluntly, Mononobe doesn't want to let go now, just because he can't live with it because of his face.
As the second largest family in the past, they are now suppressed by the Suga family. They also want to save face!
Watching Soga Senchu leave, Mononobe kept his promise and sighed, but he also knew that even if the Soga clan was missing one Soga Senchu, he would still not let go of an opportunity like this.
I heard that in many other counties, the Mononobe clan's property was taken away by the Soga clan. It was a blessing to be able to temporarily defend the Holy Mountain today.
"Oda-sama, in order to thank you, please come back to Yamanashi Prefecture with me. We, the Mononobe clan, must thank you properly."
"Okay!" Tang Ping's original purpose was to send Wang Qingluan and Xiaoluo back to the carriage. The group of people followed Monobu to keep their promise and walked not far when a small town appeared.
Lao Cui curled his lips. The city wall was less than half a meter higher than the wall of the special economic zone. If he had to lead people, he would probably be able to capture the city with thirty or fifty people.
Although Yamanashi Prefecture is a bit shabby, it is still much better than the places Tang Ping and the others visited along the way.
The largest residence among them is the castle owner's mansion belonging to the Mononobe clan.
Monobe Shoujo warmly entertained Tang Ping and the others, but at the banquet, Monobe Shoujo was always not in high spirits.
"General Monobe, are you worried about the Soga clan now that you are in office?" Tang Ping asked.
"That's right, Lord Oda." Monobe kept his promise and sighed: "The Soga clan is too strong now. Do you know about the disaster relief auction after the earthquake that happened some time ago?"
Tang Ping nodded, of course he knew this.
"Although the auction was prepared by Nakatomi Kamazu-sama, 30% of the proceeds from the auction were deducted by Soga Ezo for various reasons and used to recruit soldiers for the Soga clan."
"Is there still such a thing?" This was not said by Tang Ping, but by Brother Shanbei Wang next to him.
"It's absolutely true." Monobe nodded as he kept his promise: "Because it is our Monobe family who cooperated with Nakatomi Kamazu-sama in distributing charity across the country."
"The 30% of the donations that Soga Ezo withheld were all in the name of the emperor, so there are no rumors about Nakatomi Kamazu-sama and the Gamonobe clan."
After all, if it is what he said, even if word spreads, it will be the emperor's reputation that is damaged.
This is like a minister taking money away in the name of building a palace for the emperor. Can this matter be spread?
It is also the emperor who gets scolded when word spreads!
"It's so abominable, I'll give it back..." Before Shanbei's eldest brother Wang could finish his words, Li Bai stuffed a chicken leg into his mouth.
"Aren't you always clamoring for chicken legs? Monobe-sama is treating us today, so you should eat more."
"Ugh..." King Shanbei almost choked, took out the chicken drumsticks and said, "I'm talking about the drumsticks made by Miss Xiaoluo. This one is far worse than Miss Xiaoluo."
"Uh..." Monobe Shouyue heard what Li Bai said and was about to ask someone to roast some more chicken legs. But when he heard what Shanbei's eldest brother Wang said, he didn't know if he should ask someone to add more vegetables.
To be honest, the ingredients he served for everyone today were pretty good, but the cooking was terrible. In Xiao Luo's opinion, this was a complete waste of good food.
Hearing what Shanbei's eldest brother Wang said, Xiao Luo whispered in Tang Ping's ear: "Young master, let me do it. They are ruining things too much."
Originally, Tang Ping didn't want to be too troublesome when he invited her over, but the eldest brother Wang Shanbei made such a fuss and made the atmosphere awkward, so he nodded in agreement, and then said to Monobe Kuaishou: "My sister is quite good at cooking, why don't we let her do it?" Will she try?"
Tang Ping had done himself a great favor today, and he was also curious about the barbecue. Isn't it just about putting the meat on the fire and roasting it until it's done? What other tricks can you come up with?
So he nodded in agreement.
Tang Ping chuckled: "Where did we talk about just now?"
"The Soga family swallowed up 30% of our charity money!" Yamabeko's eldest brother said with some dissatisfaction. He even took out the family's treasure "San Jing Yi Shu", but he didn't expect that Soga Ezo got a better deal.
Monobe Shouyu heard the elder brother King Yamabei talking about our donation, and didn't think much about it. He then said: "Now the Soga clan's power has greatly increased in various places in Fuso. If this continues, Fuso will probably change."
"Not to mention anything else, even in Shizuoka Prefecture, the Soga clan has an army of 700. So today, Soga's minister said that he underestimated the enemy, which is really not wrong."
Tang Ping resisted the urge to laugh and asked, "How many troops does Monobe-sama have in Yamanashi Prefecture?"
"There are only so many today, but I have brought all the servants with me, and two people died today and more than thirty were injured, hey." Mononobe kept his promise and sighed: "If Sugachenzhong had brought everyone, Come here, we are really no match for him."
"Has Mononobu-sama ever thought about giving up?" Tang Ping asked.
"Of course not!" Monobe kept his promise and said with awe-inspiring righteousness: "The family has entrusted me with the responsibility of guarding the Holy Mountain. If the Soga family wants to set foot on the Holy Mountain, they must step over my corpse."
"Okay!" Tang Ping slapped the table: "I like to make friends with loyal people like Monobe-sama."
"Hey, it's a pity that Yamanashi Prefecture can't be defended anymore. Oda-sama has a night off today and leaves early tomorrow morning."
"What did Mononobe-sama say?" Tang Ping said with some dissatisfaction: "Since I recognize you as a friend, how can I leave my friends and run away alone?"
Tang Ping asked mysteriously: "Lord Mononobe, does he know how our Oda family was named a noble?"
"I really don't know."
He had never even heard of the Oda family before this, how could he possibly know how they were made nobles.
"Actually, what our Oda family is best at is blacksmithing. We were also appreciated by His Majesty the Emperor and became nobles because of the precious swords that he paid tribute to more than a hundred years ago." Tang Ping looked proud. If he hadn't known that he was starting to cheat again. Now, Li Bai and the others will take it seriously.
"so……"
"So actually we can support Monobu-sama with some weapons." Tang Ping said with a smile: "Bring over the long sword that Su Wochen gave me today."
Today Su Wochenzhong was let go, and his long sword was naturally confiscated by Tang Ping and the others.
Lao Cui handed the long sword to Tang Ping, and Tang Ping asked Monobe Shou, "What do you think of this long sword, Monobe-sama?"
"It's considered a fine product." Monobe kept his promise and told the truth. His own long sword was on the same level as Suwachen's, and it was given to him by his family because of his meritorious service.
"Old Cui, cut it off!"
After Tang Ping gave an order, Lao Cui pulled out his waist knife with a swish sound and cut the long knife in Tang Ping's hand into two sections with a clang.
