After the ninja army broke into the Fire Temple and occupied the commanding heights inside one by one, Uchiha Tokimitsu slowly walked into the temple.
It was not that the monks of the Temple of Fire were afraid of setting up an ambush to kill them, but to show their attitude as conquerors.
Three hundred monks from the Fire Temple were driven away by the Uchiha Ninja Army and gathered in the vestibule. Many of them had angry faces and glared at Uchiha Tokumitsu who had desecrated the holy place.
But more often than not, they bowed their heads tremblingly and waited for the conqueror's judgment.
Uchiha Tokumitsu glanced over, and even the monks who still looked angry couldn't help but lower their heads to avoid them, with a look of fear on their faces.
Two Uzumaki ninjas were also escorting the monk and were bringing him to Uchiha Tokko.
Seeing that the highly respected monk was being treated like this, the monks in the court couldn't help but feel a little commotion.
But the pleading eyes of the monk and the shining knives of the ninja army also made them calm down again.
The iron wall of the seal was unable to stop Uchiha Tokumitsu's Susanoo attack. If he still wanted to resist after being restrained, it would definitely end in a river of blood.
Including the great monk, all the monks of the Fire Temple did not dare to bet on whether Uchiha Tokumitsu had the courage to kill.
"All monks who possess chakra or practice secret arts, go to the right."
After studying the expressions of the monks for a while, Uchiha Tokimitsu said coldly.
Hearing this, the monks were a little commotion again.
They didn't know what Uchiha Tokumitsu's intention was, so they were very hesitant.
The monk had a look of sadness on his face and nodded repeatedly to indicate that they should comply.
More than a hundred monks hesitantly walked to the right.
"All learned monks go left."
Uchiha Tokko said again.
This time there was no hesitation, and more than eighty monks followed the instructions and walked to the left.
As a result, the monks who were originally gathered in a group were divided into three groups.
"Who are you?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu asked the monks who were still standing in the middle.
The monks looked at each other.
"They are all fire workers in the temple..."
The monk was speaking in a low voice.
Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded slightly, and then ordered: "All the ones on the right side are sealed with chakra and locked up, all the ones on the left side are returned to your sutra pavilion and closed, and the pyrotechnics workers go back to perform their duties!"
The monk on the right had an angry look on his face, but he couldn't muster the courage to resist in the face of the pressure from Uchiha Tokumitsu and the ninja army.
Uzumaki ninjas and Uchiha ninjas who practiced sealing techniques stepped forward and easily caught them one by one like eagles catching chickens and sealed them with chakra.
The learned monks were driven to the Sutra Pavilion and placed under house arrest.
The pyrotechnics dispersed in a hurry and returned to their respective posts to work hard.
Fortunately, there was no bleeding death in the temple...
The monk comforted himself in his heart.
"Lord Tokumitsu, an unknown ninja appeared in the north. After spying from a distance, he evacuated..."
An Uchiha ninja jumped down from the clock tower and reported to Uchiha Tokkohui in a low voice: "It should be the guardian ninja of the daimyo. Do we need to pursue him?"
"...No need to pay attention."
Uchiha Tokumitsu thought for a moment, shook his head and rejected his subordinate's suggestion: "They should just come to confirm the situation. It won't be long before the daimyo will send another envoy to 'condolence'."
"As you command!"
The subordinates agreed and were about to retreat.
"Another order was sent to inform the Red Bei Corps to separate the third division and go east of Daming Mansion to capture Settsu County."
Uchiha Tokko ordered.
"As you command!"
The subordinates were ordered to retreat, and then a group of messenger ninjas quickly galloped towards Izumi County in the north.
The great monk completely heard the conversation and arrangements of Uchiha Tokumitsu and his subordinates.
"Jōnin Tokumitsu...why is this so..."
The great monk couldn't help but exhorted: "The authority of the daimyo is recognized by all people, please don't offend the sacred again!"
Uchiha Tokko gave him a strange look and was too lazy to respond.
"Stop it! The Temple of Fire is solemn and solemn, where all people admire it. If you believe me, please let the monks in the temple go. They are innocent worshipers. If you have any grievances, I can also go to the daimyo to avenge you. !”
The great monk was trying to persuade him earnestly.
"Bald Bald, how much land does Shiranui Temple own? How much is the annual output? How much rent does it charge?"
Uchiha Tokko suddenly asked a seemingly irrelevant question.
"This temple was gifted by noble officials and entrusted by believers. It has a total of 300,000 acres of grain fields, with an annual output of 500,000 shi..."
While the monk was talking, there was no sound.
"Go on! How much is the rent?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu sneered again and again, "Do you still think that ninjas can't check land registers?"
"...Collect rent of 350,000 dan."
Monk Zheng's face also became ugly.
Even though he was defeated by Uchiha Tokimitsu, as the abbot of the national temple, he had never experienced such verbal pressure.
"The name is sacred, the temple is majestic, and they are all supported by all people, right?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu sneered again and said: "If I wash the Temple of Fire with blood, burn the field records, and declare that all the fields belong to the tenant serfs, do you think the solemnity of the temple is still useful?"
The great monk's face became even more embarrassed.
"If I break into the Daming Mansion again and another person becomes the daimyo, will the status of the daimyo still be so sacred?"
Uchiha Tokko's eyes showed contempt as if he were looking at an ant.
The monk's face turned pale, his head drooped deeply, and he no longer dared to maintain his "respectable" arrogance.
"Times have changed..."
Uchiha Deguang walked towards the largest attic in the temple with his hands behind his back.
"Samurai, priests, monks, shrine maidens...all the forces of the old era have been swept into the trash heap of history by the ninjutsu of ninjas. Even if figures like daimyo pull you out of the trash heap and try to use you to check and balance the ninjas. Use your power to appease the ignorant people, allowing them to accept with peace of mind the exploitation that is heavier than during the Warring States Period..."
"Even if you have learned to use chakra... but garbage is garbage, and the properties of the garbage itself will not change depending on whether you have chakra or not!"
Uchiha Tokko's words are also justified.
According to the classic records of the Uchiha clan, farmers during the Warring States Period were still a relatively valuable resource. In order to win over farmers to serve as ashigaru front lines, the daimyo often made concessions on land rent, and generally only collected 50% of the harvest. And it’s also a tax in kind.
After the establishment of the one-village-one-country system, the ninja world basically restored peace. Even the ninja world war had a great impact on the civilians of the big countries, but the life of the farmers became even worse.
Now the land rent in the Country of Fire has increased to 70%, and a monetary tax has also been charged.
At harvest time every year, tax collectors and businessmen would work together to drive down the price of grain, exploiting farmers who were eager to sell grain and pay rent. Farmers who cannot stand the exploitation often abandon their fields and go up the mountains to join bandit gangs.
Therefore, it is precisely because of the various types of exploitation that cause people to flee constantly. In the mission centers of major ninja villages, the most mid-level and low-level missions of eradicating bandits are always the most numerous.
"What a hopeless world..."
Uchiha Tokko sighed inwardly.
"That's the secret pavilion of the temple! Please stop!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu was about to push open the door to the attic and enter, but the monk was trying to stop him again.
"Secret Pavilion? The place where secret techniques are stored?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu was a little surprised. He originally just wanted to find a larger space to rest.
"That's great, my favorite secret technique! It means this technique is destined for me!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu waved his hand, and two wolf-like Uchiha ninjas grabbed the monk and dragged him away, and then directly opened the door and entered.
Among the secret arts inheritance of the Fire Temple, the one that interests Uchiha Tokimitsu the most is the "Come and Thousand Hands Kill" used by the "talent of the immortal clan" and the great monk during the battle.
At least from the appearance, it seems to be somewhat related to Senju Hashirama's "Wood Release: True Thousand Juju", and I don't know who copied whom.
Entering the attic, a huge scroll was placed on a shelf in the hall without avoiding anyone. Uchiha Tokumitsu stepped forward, picked it up and tore open a corner. It turned out to be the secret scroll of the Fire Temple!
So he pulled up a chair and started watching.
According to the description of the scroll, the so-called "talent of the Immortal Clan" refers to a secret technique inherited from the Fire Temple lineage, and "Lai Ying·Thousand Hands Kill" is one of the secret techniques.
It's just that Uchiha Tokumitsu tried a little bit on chakra operation and technique model construction based on the records in the scroll, but he always found something was wrong.
There is an indescribable awkward feeling, as if the chakra itself is not suitable for this secret technique, but can only be used forcibly through the simulation of the technique.
Moreover, according to the statement in the scroll, cultivating the "talent of the Immortal Clan" requires a series of tedious steps such as secret medicine, sitting still, and passing on exercises to have a certain chance of success. Therefore, Uchiha Tokko's interest is also Then it was greatly reduced.
"It's so cumbersome and cumbersome, no wonder it's in decline..."
Uchiha Tokko commented on it.
But there is also a description of natural energy in the scroll, which gave Uchiha Tokko some new inspiration.
"Lord Tokumitsu..."
Just as Uchiha Tokko was pondering the secret technique, a Uzumaki ninja knocked on the door gently and came in.
"There is a team claiming to be the envoys of the Daimyo. They were intercepted by the companions patrolling the outside. How should we deal with it..."
"Bring them in."
Uchiha Tokumitsu thought for a moment, "Let the temple's fire workers prepare some cold banquets. After all, we can't lose our etiquette, can we~"
"Well... you're right."
The Uzumaki ninja hesitated for a moment, trying to understand whether the 'etiquette' in Uchiha Tokko's words had another meaning that he failed to understand.
"Just follow the normal rules. If you're not sure, just ask that old bald donkey to help."
Uchiha Tokumitsu did not explain, waved his hand for the Uzumaki ninja to step back, and continued to read the contents of the secret scroll.
…
The subordinates directly arranged three low tables in the attic, and a variety of fruits and pastries were also placed one by one.
Under the escort of the Uchiha jounin, the great monk walked in with a middle-aged man who looked like a noble official in royal robes.
"Tokumitsu Jounin."
After the envoy entered the attic, he immediately saluted Uchiha Tokimitsu, who was sitting in the seat: "I am Lord Dainagon Konemon Yoshiyuki, who has come to express condolences to the Ninja Army on the order of the Daimyo."
From the surname, we can know that the messenger must be a close minister of the daimyo.
"Please sit down!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu put away the scroll and pointed at the arranged table.
The envoy Konemon Yoshiyuki and the great monk were taking their seats respectively.
"What does the daimyo want?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu said straightforwardly without any extraneous thoughts.
"This incident was a disaster caused by the envoy's misinterpretation of the daimyo's will. Minister Taizheng will hold him accountable; but the daimyo is sacred and cannot be desecrated. I ask Jonin Tokumitsu to withdraw the ninja army."
Dainagon Konoemon Yoshiyuki said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "In addition, the ninja army of Tokumitsu Jonin has made great achievements in wiping out the bandits in the city, and the daimyo will also be rewarded."
Hearing this, Uchiha Tokko couldn't help but laugh.
It seems that the daimyo still knows something, although not much.
"anything else?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu tapped his fingers lightly on the short table, "Does the Daimyo think this can send Uchiha away?"
"...Tokumitsu Jonin, the daimyo has decided not to pursue your disobedience any more!"
Konemon Yoshiyuki's face darkened, "Don't you feel that you are violating loyalty by coercing your Majesty like this?"
"Is there any loyalty between ninjas and daimyo nobles?"
Uchiha Tokko couldn't help but chuckled, "Aren't ninjas mercenaries of the Daimyo? Do you talk about loyalty to mercenaries?"
"Besides, how did the daimyo humiliate the ninja clan? Isn't it the daimyo's fault to send envoys to question them? Now, is loyalty going to happen again?"
"It was the daimyo who funded the Ninja Village!"
"It was the ninja who protected the Daimyo's property!"
Uchiha Tokko retorted flatly: "Otherwise, do you think you can maintain the control of the Fire Country with those government troops!"
"...The one-country-one-village system established by Hashirama-sama is the pillar for maintaining peace in the ninja world and must not be destroyed!"
Konemon Yoshiyuki couldn't argue, so he moved the system out again.
The rule of the five major kingdoms is indeed as Uchiha Tokimitsu said. They basically rely on ninja villages to put down rebellions and resist foreign enemies. The government army with samurai as the backbone has long been decayed.
If it were not for the assistance of the extraordinary strength and large number of ninja troops, under such cruel exploitation, the rule of the daimyo nobles would have been overthrown by the rioting peasants.
And every time after the turmoil was quelled, the officials of the Daming Mansion would often come out to clean up the mess, reprimanding the ninjas for their indiscriminate killings, and throwing all the infamy at the ninjas, in an attempt to win over the survivors.
"Lord Great Nayan..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu is known as Konoemon Yoshihō.
Hearing this, Konemon Yoshiyuki couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope in his heart, thinking that Uchiha Tokumitsu was ready to give in.
"You have to understand that in today's ninja world, only ninja swords and techniques are the last word."
Uchiha Tokumitsu slowly pulled out the sword from his waist and placed it horizontally on the short table.
The mirror-like blade reflected his figure, and the sharp blade light made him shudder.
"The sword of the ninja will chop the glory of the samurai into pieces, and the magic of the ninja will burn the priests and shrine maidens into ashes. All bloodlines that claim to be noble will die equally in the face of swords and magic. No one can exception."
Uchiha Tokumitsu's tone was calm, but the content of his words was a fierce threat, "Uchiha has three conditions, please go back and report to the Daimyo!"
"1. An arrogant minister who humiliates a wealthy family should be killed!"
"2. The Guardian Ninja is suspected of manipulating government affairs and should be abolished!"
"3. The affairs of the Ninja clan must be self-determined. Neither officials nor local guards may interfere!"
"The Uchiha clan is not unreasonable. Those are the conditions."
Uchiha Tokumitsu ignored Konemon Yoshiyuki, who was about to stand up to protest, and waved his hand for his subordinates to come in and take him away.
"By the way, I forgot to add something..."
Just as Konoemon Yoshiyuki was dragged to the door, Uchiha Tokumitsu stopped his subordinates and added: "Samurai in ancient times were able to go to Luo. It is natural for ninjas who are stronger than samurai to imitate their ancestors and go to Luo, right? "
After finishing speaking, Uchiha Tokko waved his hand and motioned for his subordinates to take Konemon Yoshiyuki away.
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