Swallow Back

He didn't force it, but secretly investigated the core members of the villagers, bought one, threatened one, and asked Eguchi to find the ballast to catch one.Then it was announced that the villages that cooperated first with the completion of the population and land inspections would have their annual tribute reduced by [-]% within three years, followed by a reduction of [-]% within two years, and the slowest would have to pay the full amount.

And so the loose alliance that the poor people had been forced to form was immediately broken.The villagers of the three villages turned into fighting force, vying to please Hayami Kiyobei, and actively exposed the methods of hiding and concealing reports in the neighboring villages.

Throughout the whole process, the little monk followed the wind and ran back and forth with Kiyomizu Kiyomizu. His eyes widened. After returning, he claimed that "I feel that I have learned some principles of governing politics and controlling the people."

After listening to the report on this matter, Liu Yun always felt a little embarrassed.It seems that he has become a classic reactionary class in textbooks, carrying out cunning and cruel exploitation and fraud against the workers and peasants...

Especially Junior Brother Suifeng, who is only fourteen or fifteen years old, was originally just a piece of innocent jade. Is it really appropriate to embark on this path?

Liu Yun thought over and over again, and felt that his butt was changed, and his head was not so easy to adjust.

After the statistics are completed, they are collected by the old monk Xinghe.

Uncle Xinghe was more concerned about the construction of the new temple, and he was depressed and reluctant to deal with the accounting issue.But he has always been bad at refusing, and in the face of Liu Yun's entrustment, he couldn't refuse.

After a few days of hard calculations, the statistics show that the income of the three newly sealed villages is [-]-[-]% higher than that of Sasaki Village.If Sasaki Village is a thousand stones, then the new territory is actually more than that.

Counting it as a thousand stones, it should have been specially taken care of by Tokichiro Kinoshita of Yokoyama Castle.

According to Uncle Xinghe, Liuyun is actually a "big body warrior" who theoretically knows and acts [-] stones, and actually knows and acts [-] stones.

Congrats, congratulations.

Obviously, only Eguchi and Hayami will not do.Counting Xinghe and Suifeng, there were only four of them.

Then, the two monsters Qingtianfang and Kurotianfang appeared as new samurai. The terms "Aqing" and "Ahei" are no longer appropriate.

Liu Yun gave them perfunctory names very insincerely, calling them "Aotian Taro" and "Kuroda Taro" respectively.

But Qingtianfang and Heitianfang accepted it without much thought.

They put on tailor-made Wu clothes and a serious sword, and became the guards of the "Sasaki Pavilion".

It just coincides with the task of secretly protecting Iori.

Speaking of Iori, her body gradually recovered, and her temperament returned to normal. Convective Cloud was neither shy and evasive like the night she had a high fever.

However, when she heard that Liu Yun had made a clear division of labor for the retainer group, and it was running very smoothly, her mood fluctuated a little.

"Your Excellency is really both civil and military, concubine... I can't help you with anything. As the wife of a martial family, I can't fulfill my responsibilities at all!"

After listening to Liu Yun, he said, "You can't say that. Some responsibilities cannot be accomplished by just one person. At least two people are needed to do it together..."

The person who said this didn't think about it, and didn't think of anything messy.

But before the words were finished, Iori's cheeks suddenly flushed, and she lowered her head, showing a shy but somewhat reluctant gesture.

"The two of you together..."

She repeated the words in a low voice.

Only then did Liu Yun feel that he had said something that was ambiguous and easy to think wrong.

Looking at the delicate and pure little woman beside him, he subconsciously opened his mouth to explain, but he said mysteriously: "At least wait for your body to fully recover..."

At this moment, Iori's neck was blushing, and her shoulders and legs were almost rolled into a ball. Then, in a voice not much louder than a mosquito, she gently sent a "yes" from her lips.

This appearance almost made Liu Yun's heroism flourish.

But then out of reason, it died down.

Iori has been slowly recovering during this period of time, and is still very weak.

……

Liu Yun originally thought that this time should be a quiet and idle rural life.But the actual situation is completely different from what was expected.

He did not participate in the military formation seriously, but he received a seal of up to [-] shi of land. This matter spread quickly and was known to those who were interested.

As a result, many small lords in the vicinity came to make connections, wanting to see what was so special about Sasaki Liuyun, who was favored by Tokichiro Kinoshita.

Some of them made invitations to dinners, which can be excused.

But more people came to visit respectfully with gifts, but they couldn't find the reason to close the door and thank guests.After all, reaching out doesn't make a smile.

However, the small families called "Wellkou", "Hucun", "Xiajin", and "Ono" in the neighborhood were really boring people.

His words were bland and his temperament was wretched and short-sighted. He often didn't say a few words, and then he inquired about the relationship between Liu Yun and Kinoshita Tokichiro, hoping to take the opportunity to cling to him.

His eagerness for quick success is evident.

It is no wonder that he is not qualified to appear in the game of shame in later generations.

Liu Yun did not like these people very much.

It was only for the purpose of investigating the shape of the social class that he reluctantly showed patience.

……

After more than ten days of observation and analysis, Liu Yun found that these low-level lords are generally local snakes with a long history, and they have a solid foundation in the countryside.

Because it is difficult to get the big name to be reused, correspondingly, they don't have much loyalty to the big name, and they are used to facing the Qin Dynasty and Chu Chu, and they are wise to protect themselves.They are preoccupied with the immediate benefits of trivial matters, but do not have the energy to think about long-term goals.

On the battlefield, most of them are pig teammates who grab the head with the wind and [-] shots against the wind.

But on the other hand, there must be few good generals and many good generals in the world. How to make the "pig teammates" also play a certain role is the real test for the ruler.

For example, throwing it out as a victim at a critical moment can be considered to have played a role to some extent.

If it weren't for Liu Yun, who had excellent martial arts skills and political vision, the Sasaki family would actually be someone who couldn't control their own destiny along the way.

Chaos is cruel.

In half a month, Liu Yun received seven neighbors who came to be guests, reached a superficial friendship with them, and gained a general understanding of the nearby political situation.

Then, we welcomed a heavyweight guest.

Tokichiro Kinoshita of Yokoyama Castle came to Sasaki Village with Shigeji Takenaka, Masatoshi Hashisuka, Nagano Maeno, and a full [-] followers.

It frightened the villagers enough.

The memory of the military disaster in the first half of the year is still fresh in my mind, and the people are not very able to understand the family crest and horse seal. , and later learned of the misunderstanding, only to run back.

After meeting, Kinoshita Tokichiro is still the same corporal as Li Xian, who is thirsty for love.

This look may have been faked for political purposes, but if it is faked to the fullest and consistent, and even if you are used to it, then it is no different from the real thing.

Masataka Hashisuka and Nagano Maeno stood apart from each other today, standing silently.

Shigeji Takenaka seemed to finally be freed from the stamina of the "Empty Cicada Technique", although his face was still tired and weak.

Kinoshita Tokichiro's visit this time was not purely a guest.His main purpose is to show his support for Sasaki Village to build a new temple by himself.

At the same time, it is equivalent to a formal demonstration to the traditional religious forces headed by Hieizan Enryakuji Temple, and to extend their hands into the plate that they have monopolized for a long time.

When Liu Yun heard this, he knew that the tone of the upper class of the Oda family must have changed.

Sure enough, after only the core personnel were seated in the Japanese room, Kinoshita Tokichiro said with great interest: "About ten days ago, the troops of Echizen Asakura quietly moved south along the west bank of Lake Biwa, wanting to attack the remnants of Miyoshi to attack Mr. Gunsho-sama (Oda Nobuo). But Mr. Tanzheng saw through their tricks long ago, and he just planned them, and instead beat the Asakura army to the ground! Hey, we, the Oda family, are not so easy to mess with."

Liu Yun smiled without saying a word, knowing that he hadn't gotten to the point.

Kinoshita Tokichiro didn't have the heart to brag, and hurriedly continued: "Originally, there was a chance to capture the leader of the Asakura family, but the monks from the Enryakuji Temple in Hiei actually sent monk soldiers to cover, and the Asakura family was allowed to The defeated soldiers were able to escape back to Echizen. Tansho-sama (Oda Nobunaga) heard about this, and he was furious on the spot, called all of our generals over, and announced that he was going to burn Mount Hiei!"

Chapter 38 Public and Private Conspiracy for Treasure

As soon as the words "burned Mount Hiei" came out, Liu Yun was not surprised, and at the same time felt very satisfied.

It's not just showing political judgment in front of the "indigenous" people - it's actually second.The key is to confirm that the "historical inertia" you know is still normal at present and can still be used as an important reference in the future.

Kinoshita Tokichiro slowed down for a while, and then said excitedly: "Sakuma, Akechi and the others were stunned on the spot after saying this, Tansho-sama (Oda Nobunaga), and desperately persuaded him not to burn it. , Niyu, those who are silent, secretly opposed. Only me... Hehe, I was reminded by Liu Yun earlier that I was prepared, and I told everyone on the spot that the lord wanted to fight Hieishan Enryakuji Temple, it was definitely not a moment of anger, but Think long-term!"

Liu Yun smiled reservedly and did not answer.

Kinoshita Tokichiro was complacent, laughing, squinting for a while to recall, and then continued: "I tell my colleagues, it's just to cover up the people of the Asakura family occasionally, but it's okay. It's bigger than Eishan Enryakuji Temple. The sin is that in the Kinki area, it occupies too many shops, and it is said that it is produced by temples, and never pays taxes. Our Oda family started from commerce, how can we tolerate such a thing? Lord (Oda Nobunaga) immediately praised me, and Shibata and Niwa both thought it was very reasonable."

Liu Yun saw that this guy was about to blow it, and complimented him politely: "It seems that you will soon be promoted further, congratulations in advance."

Kinoshita Tokichiro immediately showed a friendly face, patted his chest and vowed: "When the time comes, I will never forget Brother Liuyun!"

This smug look, combined with his pointed-mouthed monkey cheeks, made him look very vulgar and wretched, not like a big man whose emotions and anger were indistinguishable.

In the old saying of the Tang Dynasty, it is "the one who looks is not like a prince".

However, Kinoshita Tokichiro's words and deeds make people feel very down-to-earth, very sincere, and not at all pretentious.

And he is indeed not shy about sharing material benefits, not empty words.

Is a somewhat alternative leader image.

If you consider that he has the ability to increase favorability, he does have the aptitude to stand out.

After bragging about nonsense, Kinoshita Tokichiro's expression turned serious and concluded: "So the next thing to consider is the issue of attacking Hieizan Enryakuji Temple."

At this time, Shigeji Takenaka, Masatoshi Hashisuka, and Nagayasu Maeno also focused their attention on Liu Yun.

Liu Yunjian pondered: "If it is an ordinary army fighting, you shouldn't have to find me specially."

Kinoshita Tokichiro had bright eyes and nodded: "Yes! Those monks only have three or four thousand monk soldiers, so it's not worth talking about. We were able to easily defeat tens of thousands of people! The reason why they didn't do anything, One is that he is concerned about the relationship behind the monk, and the other is... because there is a very powerful barrier in the mountain."

"Enchantment?"

Liu Yun frowned, and found that this matter did not seem to be simple.

"Yes, enchantment..." Kinoshita Tokichiro said distressedly: "I don't know the specifics, let Master Takenaka explain!"

"Okay." Takenaka Shigeharu immediately took over the conversation, smiled at Liuyun, and recounted all the past events: "This Enryaku Temple in Mount Hiei has always regarded itself as the direct descendant of the holy monk Jianzhen, and its reputation has always been the crown of Fusang , Enemies are also quite abundant. Although there are many masters in the temple, there are still occasions of negligence, and important people are often assassinated. 600 years ago, Tiantai Zongshan sect No. 20, the ninth-generation head of the sect, named Mingzun, was said to be a master of esoteric techniques He is a master of the gods. He was worried that after his death, no one among his disciples could suppress the heroes, so he exhausted countless treasures from heaven and earth, refined seven magic weapons, and used the seven magic weapons as pivots to lay brilliant knots. boundary."

Liu Yun asked, "What effect does the barrier have?"

Takenaka Shigezhi said: "It is said that when the seven dharma tools were in place, all the monks and soldiers who signed the life and death deeds of Yanli Temple, as long as they stood on Mount Hiei, their physical strength, body skills, muscles and bones, ears, eyes, mind, and will will be greatly enhanced. The combat power will be more than ten times that of the original. At the same time, it will be free from bewitching, not afraid of water, fire, wind and thunder, and as long as the injury and poisoning are not instant death, it will automatically heal..."

Liu Yun clicked his tongue when he heard the words, this is still a woolen thread!Doesn't that mean it's invincible?

But he immediately reacted to the hidden meaning in Shigeji Takenaka's words.

So he asked: "The seven magical instruments are not complete anymore?"

"That's right." Takenaka Shigeji smiled and said, "As far as I know, for hundreds of years, one of the seven instruments has been destroyed and two have been stolen. The barrier created by Venerable Master Ming was extremely complicated. Every time a pivot is missing, the effect will be reduced by about [-]%. Now that three are missing, the power is not half as good as it was back then."

Liu Yun asked again: "Since there is such a powerful enchantment, how could it be destroyed or stolen by the enemy?"

Takenaka Shigeji smiled and said: "It's a long story, but it's actually caused by internal disputes and traitors. After all, the Enryakuji Temple in Mount Hiei is gradually decaying, and most of the monks and officials only know how to seek profit, but have no intention of worshipping Buddha, and abandoning secret techniques. ."

At this time, Tokichiro Kinoshita interjected: "That's the way it is. On the mountain of the monks, only a small part of the power of the barrier is left. But with this small part, we can't underestimate the enemy. If we fight recklessly in the area, even if we can beat it. In the past, it must have suffered heavy losses, and when the time comes, Asai and Asakura will have a chance to breathe, and the remnants of Miyoshi and Liujia will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble."

Liu Yun understood: "So, the tactic is to send someone to sneak in first, destroy or steal the remaining four artifacts, and then the army will attack again."

Kinoshita Tokichiro nodded again and again: "Yes, yes! That's it. Actually, we don't need to destroy all four. We are going to send four teams. If two teams succeed, we will dare to attack head-on." Then he looked solemn again, slowly Said: "I heard that the monks of Enryakuji Temple in Hiei Mountain have not been as good as before, but they are not as careless as they used to be. Now they are more careful and more united, and there are four instruments left. Only two have been made public long ago and cannot be hidden. The location of the other two is classified and heavily guarded."