I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan - Chapter 699

The latest website: “Huixing, are you ready?” Master Xianyuan asked a middle-aged monk in front of him.

“It’s all ready.” Huixing patted his neatly dressed clothes.

“Well.” Venerable Xianyuan nodded, “Let’s go, it’s time to go to the banquet.”

After all, Master Xianyuan led Huixing, and the two quickly left Xianyuan Temple one after the other.

Koyasan is not a single mountain, but a general term for a group of mountains.

More than 120 temples are scattered among the mountains.

Standing at the top of the Koyasan temples is the Kongobuji Temple built by the founder of Koyasan, Kukai, with a history of thousands of years.

Although the status of Xianyuan Temple is not as good as that of King Kongfeng Temple, it is also a famous temple in Koya Mountain, and has a very high status in Koya Mountain.

To be the abbot of such a large temple, Venerable Xianyuan’s Buddhist attainments are naturally unanimously recognized by all the monks in Koya Mountain, otherwise he would not be honored as “the Venerable” and become the abbot of Xianyuan Temple.

The prominence of his status and the lofty status also made Master Xianyuan one of the most conspicuous celebrities in Koya Mountain.

As for Hoi Xing, he is also one of Koyasan’s celebrities. .

Huixing is a well-known eminent monk in Xianyuan Temple. He is also well-known among the temples in Koya Mountains because of his high attainments in Buddhism. He is recognized as the most likely monk to succeed Master Xianyuan and become the next abbot of Xianyuan Temple.

In Koya Mountain, any monk who encounters Master Xianyuan and Huixing will basically bow to him respectfully and say hello.

Just like now-

“Master! Good noon!”

“Master! Are you going to Houshan to study Buddhist scriptures again?”

…

Hellos like this are endless.

When Master Xianyuan led Huixing towards the uninhabited back mountain, all the monks he met on the way immediately put down what they were doing and respectfully greeted Master Xianyuan and Huixing. .

Facing the greetings, Master Xianyuan smiled and answered them one by one.

“Well, good noon to you, too.”

“Well, yes, I’m planning to go to Houshan to study Buddhist scriptures now.”

Master Xianyuan and Huixing like to go to the secluded mountain behind to read the scriptures – this is a well-known thing in Koya Mountain.

Seeing that Master Xianyuan and Huixing were so diligent and diligent, they went to Houshan to study the Buddhist scriptures when it was only noon. Those monks who asked Master Xianyuan what they were going to do now came to Master Xianyuan and Huixing one after another. Cast eyes of admiration and admiration.

After Master Xianyuan and Huixing repeatedly said hello to more than a dozen monks who passed by, they finally came to an uninhabited forest area that only flying birds would visit on weekdays.

In Koyasan, there are countless “undeveloped areas” where only birds come.

“…Master.” Huixing looked around, and after confirming that there were no monks around, he lowered his voice and asked Master Xianyuan in front of him, “Lord Toyotomi’s feelings for his sister, it turns out that Is it that deep?”

“Why do you ask that?” Xianyuan asked without turning his head.

“I’m just curious for a while.” Huixing replied, “I always thought that Toyotomi-sama had a bad relationship with his sister.”

“Because you have told me before: Lord Toyotomi’s younger sister does not support the reconstruction of the world of Toyotomi, which is completely contrary to the idea of ​​Lord Toyotomi.”

“But Lord Toyotomi even held a celebratory banquet at noon today on the grounds of ‘reuniting with my sister after a long absence’.”

“Since there will be a celebratory banquet for ‘reunion with relatives’, then Toyotomi-sama and his feelings for his sister… should be excellent, right?”

“…Lord Toyotomi’s family affairs, I don’t know very well.” After a moment of silence, Master Xianyuan replied slowly, “I don’t know what his feelings for Miss Toyotomi are, whether it is Lord Toyotomi rarely talks about his sister in public or in private.”

“Lord Toyotomi likes to hold banquets.”

“So, I think… he might just find a reason to hold a banquet.”

During the conversation, the two had come to a rather inconspicuous cave.

This is a very narrow cave, and at most two people can enter side by side.

After removing the vines hanging in front of the cave entrance, Master Xianyuan led Huixing into the cave.

The cave is very deep, and when you look inside, you can only see a seemingly endless darkness.

Without torches or anything for lighting, Master Xianyuan walked towards the depths of the cave with ease.

The air in the cave is not filled with the damp and musty smell that is common in caves, but is filled with a kind of smell that is absolutely not found in ordinary caves – the aroma of food.

The deeper you go, the more fragrant the food smells in the air.

The deeper you go, the more spacious the originally cramped cave.

The deeper you go, the more you can see the increasingly clear light ahead, and the more and more obvious laughter.

Finally, after turning a corner that resembled a corner – it suddenly dawned on me.

The deepest part of this cave is an extremely spacious cave.

At this time, the surrounding of the cave was filled with candles for lighting, which illuminated the place as if it were daylight.

Here, after Toyotomi Shinhide reached a cooperation agreement with Master Xianyuan, with the help of Master Xianyuan, the cave was secretly excavated. It was one of the secret strongholds of Toyotomi Army in Koya Mountain.

At the same time, this is also the place where Toyotomi Nobuhide held a banquet at noon today.

There are more than 20 guests who are qualified to attend today’s banquet, and they are basically the cadres of the Toyotomi Army who are currently staying in Koyasan.

They were sitting on the left and right sides of the cave, chatting and laughing loudly. The table in front of them was already filled with extremely rich meals.

And the person sitting at the banquet chair is naturally the commander-in-chief of the Toyotomi Army – Toyotomi Nobuhide.

“Master, Huixing. You are finally back, it’s just the two of you.” Yu found Master Xianyuan and Nobuhide Toyotomi who had returned from Huixing for the first time. In a joking tone, he approached Master Xianyuan. “We’ve been waiting for you two just now.”

“Sir Toyotomi, I’m sorry.” Master Xianyuan bowed apologetically to Toyotomi Shinxiu, “I kept you waiting for a long time.”

“It’s okay.” Toyotomi Nobuhide waved his hand, “Hurry up and take a seat!”

“Yes.” After Master Xianyuan agreed, the participants took their seats.

Venerable Xianyuan, who had a very high status in Toyotomi’s army, sat on the seat second only to Toyotomi Nobuhide.

In Toyotomi’s army, he was just an ordinary cadre who didn’t hold much real power, and his seat was closer to the bottom seat.

“Everyone!” After Master Xianyuan and Huixing were both seated, Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly stood up, “Master and Huixing have arrived, everyone has come, and the banquet can finally begin.”

“But before the banquet, I have to announce one thing.”

Toyotomi Nobuhide, who stood up, turned his gaze to someone in the seat.

“Hannya, come forward.”

“Yes!” The person who was called Prajna by Toyotomi Nobuhide was a fairly young youth.

He was suddenly named by Toyotomi Nobuhide. After being stunned for a while, he quickly responded with a loud voice, and quickly stepped out of the queue, ran to the front and back of Toyotomi Nobuhide, and knelt on the ground.

“About what achievements Prajna has made recently, everyone here should have heard of it.” Toyotomi Nobuhide looked around the cadres in the circle, and said loudly, “It was Prajna in that ‘big trial match’. I found out the relationship between Ogata Ichitosai and Isshiki Kenkan.”

“Thanks to Prajna, we found Ogata Ichitosai.”

“It can be said that Prajna has made great contributions to our “Osaka Spring Formation and Discussion Battle”.”

Having said that, Toyotomi Nobuhide turned his attention to Hannya.

“So, in order to commend the prajna who have done such great deeds, I decided to-“

Toyotomi Nobuhide leaned over and picked up the yellow-handled red-sheathed sword beside him.

“Give this knife to Prajna.”

“The name of this knife is ‘Xueyi’. It is an ancient knife with a history of 300 years that I spent a lot of effort to get.”

“Although it is an ancient sword, in terms of sharpness and tenacity, many swords known as ‘treasure swords’ on the market cannot compare with it.”

After all, Toyotomi Nobuhide pulled the blade out of the sheath by an inch.

The cunxu blade, which was pulled out of its sheath, reflected in the surrounding candlelight, as if just looking at the blade, the eyeball would be cut.

Only the blade made of extremely high-quality iron can reflect such a beautiful and sharp cold light under the irradiation of light.

Looking at Xueyi’s inch Xu knife body, many people at the table are now casting envious or jealous eyes at Prajna.

“Although this sword is not the best in the world, it is the best sword in my collection.” Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly retracted Xueyi into the sheath.

“I hope you can treat this knife well and be the new owner of this knife in vain.”

Toyotomi Nobuhide held Xueyi to Prajna with both hands.

“Sir…” Prajna with a hesitant expression appeared on his face, and he hesitated, “This sword is… too precious for me. I… can’t afford it.”

“Take it with peace of mind.” Toyotomi Nobuhide smiled. “The reason why I chose to give this sword to you is not only because of your great deeds.”

“It’s also because of your revenge that I appreciate it very much.”

“Hannya, you and Ogata Ichitosai clearly have a deep hatred, and you can’t wait to slash Ogata Ichitosai with thousands of knives immediately, but why did you not pull it out immediately after you recognized Ogata Ichitosai at the ‘big trial match’ venue? Sword, rush up, and fight with Ogata Ichitozai to the death or to the death?”

“…Because I can’t beat Ogata Yoshi.” Prajna said in a calm tone, “I was not his opponent a long time ago, when Ogata Yoshi was still famous.”

“Even if I rush up to fight Ogata Yoshi with all my hatred, maybe I won’t even touch him, and he will kill him.”

“So I fought back my resentment at the time.”

“As if he didn’t know Ogata Yoshi, he gritted his teeth and left the venue of the ‘big trial match’, and reported important information that ‘Ogata Yoshi and Isshiki Kenkan may be closely related’.”

“What I admire is your revenge!” Toyotomi Nobuhide said in a joyful tone, “Knowing that you are lost, you have to risk your life to launch a desperate blow against your enemy that is doomed to be fruitless. Such an act, It seems courageous, but in my eyes, it’s just ‘Fool’s Revenge’.”

“And ‘the wise man’s revenge’ is like Prajna you-because the best time for revenge has not yet come, so even if the enemy is right in front of you, even if you want to bite your teeth, you have to endure it all. resentment.”

“Such Avengers are the best Avengers, the Avengers I admire the most.”

“Therefore, even out of admiration for you, I will give this knife to you.”

“Come on with the knife. If you drag on like this, the food at the banquet will be cold.”

After listening to Toyotomi Nobuhide’s words just now, the hesitant look on Hannya’s face disappeared a lot.

After hesitating for a few breaths, Hannya finally expressed her thanks, raised her hands high, and took Xueyi from Toyotomi Nobuhide’s hands.

When Prajna returned to his seat holding Xueyi, Toyotomi Nobuhide spread his hands and let out a sigh of relief.

“Okay, that’s all done. Now—let’s start today’s banquet!”

As soon as the voice fell, the originally quiet cave immediately became lively.

All the guests at the banquet grabbed the food and drinks on the table in front of them one after another, and chatted loudly while feasting.

As for Toyotomi Nobuhide – sitting on the main seat, he ate the meal with very gentle and elegant movements.

While eating, with a smile on his face, he secretly glanced at the banquet guests in front of him with meaningful eyes that were difficult to detect.

His constant scanning movements seemed to be observing something.

Although there was no singing and dancing to add to the fun, because there were so many loud voices, this banquet was not too crowded, and it was quite lively.

At this moment, there was a certain middle-aged man who had drank some wine and his cheeks were a little red, slapped his thigh, and said to Toyotomi Nobuhide with a look of being extremely moved, as if he was about to cry:

“Lord Toyotomi! After so many years of preparation, I have finally officially started the counterattack against the Edo Shogunate! It’s really not easy!”

As soon as this person said this, it was like opening a Pandora’s box. Many people on the table were like a competition, and they said all kinds of nice things to Toyotomi Nobuhide.

“Lord Toyotomi! I’ve waited for many years to prepare, and it’s not in vain! The defenders in Osaka are vulnerable! It won’t take long before we can receive good news from Lord Yoshihisa!”

“Of course! The Edo shogunate is already rotten, and Osaka’s defenses are almost papery!”

…

Facing everyone’s good words, Toyotomi Nobuhide just smiled and nodded.

“Lord Toyotomi!”

At this time, a loud voice louder than anyone else suddenly sounded, suppressing the voices of everyone in the seat.

The owner of this loud voice is a young man with a fat head and ears.

I saw him take a sip of wine into his mouth, and then shouted to Toyotomi Nobuhide with emotion:

“I am so honored to be able to participate in the great cause of reviving Toyotomi!”

This person spoke and published a long speech.

To sum up the content-the general meaning of this long talk by this fat-headed young man is to flatter Toyotomi Nobuhide.

From the ancestors of Toyotomi Nobuhide, who have remembered “Revival of Toyotomi” for generations, to Toyotomi Nobuhide himself.

After finishing the whole lot of flattery, he said impassively with a straight face:

“Lord Toyotomi! In order to contribute to this great cause that is destined to be remembered in history, and to repay your knowledge, I, waiting for all the members of Shiranui, will definitely serve the Lord Toyotomi!”

Since the young man was madly flattering him, Toyotomi Nobuhide has been looking at him with a smile.

It was not until the man’s voice fell that Toyotomi Nobuhide nodded:

“Kyutaro, thank you. I was very moved by your words just now.”

“But it’s a coincidence, Kikutaro. I just have a mission for you right now.”

The youth… or rather, Kikutaro was stunned for a while, then quickly reacted and said quickly:

“Lord Toyotomi! Please say it! No matter what task it is, I will do it!”

“I recently heard that there are many ninjas from Shiranui, who have criticized me a lot in recent days.”

“I said that since I accepted you as a member of the Toyotomi Army, I have been neglecting you and not giving you any chance to perform.”

“I can understand your desire to be loyal to me as soon as possible.”

“But at present, there is indeed no task that is very suitable for you to perform in Shiranui. Letting you do tasks that are not suitable for you to do is like killing chickens with a bull’s knife.”

“So I hope you can understand me too.”

“Kyutaro, can you please help me explain to everyone in Shiranui after the incident?”

“This is the task I gave you.”

As soon as Toyotomi Nobuhide finished speaking, a faint embarrassment appeared on Kikutaro’s face.

“Yes.” Kikutaro said quickly, “I will definitely warn those idiots who don’t know about your hard work, Mr. Toyotomi!”

For the embarrassed Kikutaro, many people in the table directly stared at him with mockery.

What’s more, he directly whispered to the person next to him:

“These remnants of Shiranui are really getting more and more funny.”

Kikutaro’s flattery just now, and Toyotomi Nobuhide’s assignment to Kikutaro was a small episode at the banquet.

After being given the embarrassing task by Toyotomi Nobuhide, Kikutaro became a lot quieter, eating food and drinking wine quietly.

And just now, after someone opened the topic of “Osaka War”, the rest of the people at the table have been discussing this topic enthusiastically.

“Master Jijiu, he should be a teacher by now, right?”

“Well, it should be almost time.”

“Hmph.” Someone let out a smug laugh, “Whether it’s Osaka or Ogata Ichitosai, it should be over by now. The defenders of Osaka and Ogata Ichitosai, how could it be the musket troops I’m waiting for? My opponent! If that Ogata Ichitosai can fight again, can he still beat a musket?”

Before the person’s smug laughter subsided, he heard someone retort:

“That’s hard to say.”

It was none other than Toyotomi Nobuhide who refuted this person.

Toyotomi Nobuhide gently shook the wine glass in his hand and said slowly:

“That Ogata Ichitosai is a great swordsman after all. The 10,000-strong army of the shogunate can be defeated by him. Even if he is no match for the musket, he can escape with his agile skills.”

“I just hope that if that Ogata Ichitosai escapes, don’t run away and find a place where you can’t find it.”

After he finished speaking, Toyotomi Nobuhide let out a laughter with a strong joking color.

Many people at the table laughed along with Toyotomi Nobuhide.

After Toyotomi Nobuhide made such a head, the topic turned to Ogata.

Many people echoed Toyotomi Nobuhide and said:

“Speaking of which, Ogata Ichitosai is really able to hide. We spent so much effort looking for him before, but we couldn’t find him.”

“When we sent a large number of Iga ninjas to look for him, he should have been there in Ezo, and the time was right. When he defeated the 10,000 army of the shogunate, it happened that the Iga ninjas we sent were in full swing throughout the country. When looking for him everywhere.”

“That Ogata Ichitosai is indeed able to escape! If that guy really escaped, don’t escape to a place where you haven’t even heard of the place name!”

“According to the information, doesn’t that Ogata Ichitosai still have a wife? Hmph, I don’t know if that Ogata Ichitosai will leave his wife in Osaka and run away by himself.”

“It shouldn’t be, that Ogata Ichitosai is unlikely to do such a thing.”

“Once a person is in danger, he can do anything! Who knows whether Ogata Ichitozai will be a character like Liu Bang of Tangtu, who would not hesitate to kick a child out of the car in order to escape!”

“Well… what you said… also makes sense.”

The banquet guests who took advantage of Ogata to talk about it and had a heated discussion on “Ogata’s escape” filled the banquet with a cheerful atmosphere.

However, at this time-

“Lord Toyotomi! There is an urgent report!”

A male ninja dressed as an Iga ninja quickly walked down the tunnel and entered the cave.

Toyotomi Nobuhide, who was about to pass the wine glass to his lips, paused.

“Urgent report? Who sent the urgent report?”

“Yes… Yoshihisa-sama…”

Toyotomi Nobuhide raised his eyebrows~www.mtlnovel.com~ and then raised his hand towards the man.

Naruto, who understood what he knew, quickly walked to Toyotomi Nobuhide’s side, bowed his head, and whispered something in Toyotomi Nobuhide’s ear.

After the male ninja’s whisper fell, the smile that originally hung on Toyotomi Nobuhide’s face… froze at a speed visible to the naked eye.

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PS1: There should be many readers who mispronounce the pronunciation of “prajna”, so the author specially reminds: the word “prajna” sounds the same as “boja”. Prajna is a famous ghost in Japan, and those who are interested can search for it.

PS2: The author’s illness is almost healed! Start resuming updates today! In order to thank everyone for your understanding and concern for QAQ in the first 2 days, we will resume the update today!

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