I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

The latest website: In the conversation between Toyotomi Nobuhide and the old monk just now, the two of them kept their voices down throughout the whole process, so neither Hasegawa nor Isshiki Naoshu and the others could hear their conversation clearly.

However, although he didn't hear the conversation clearly, Hasegawa still vaguely heard some words.

He heard Toyotomi Nobuhide seem to call the old monk "the Venerable Master"...

——The Venerable Master...?

Hasegawa's brain is running fast at this moment.

"...In my impression, the abbot of Xianyuan Temple in Mount Koya is an old monk who is honored as Master Xianyuan and has profound Buddhist teachings. You don't know...he is Master Xianyuan?"

Hasegawa stared at the old monk's face firmly, and said every word.

"Huh?" The old monk raised his eyebrows and looked at Hasegawa, "...Yes, the poor monk is Master Xianyuan. It's surprising, Mr. Hasegawa, you know me, have we met before? ?”

"I've always remembered..." Hasegawa gritted his teeth, "The reason why I'm locked up here... is thanks to your Xianyuan Temple!"

Hasegawa felt that he might never forget how he got to where he is today.

It was because Xianyuan Temple in Koyasan reported to the government that the Buddhist artifacts in their temple were frequently stolen, and ordinary officials were unable to catch the murderer for a long time.

After being captured by the Toyotomi family, Hasegawa got confirmation from Toyotomi Nobuhide that the so-called stolen Buddhist artifacts from Xiangen Temple were actually a well-designed plot to capture Hasegawa and lure Hasegawa to Koyasan. It's just bait.

"You bastard..." Hasegawa glared at Master Xianyuan viciously, "You are a monk, and you are also a monk who is honored by the world as the 'Master', and you are in league with the thugs who are trying to overthrow the shogunate!"

"Do you still have a little self-consciousness and shame as a monk?!"

Hasegawa's tone was impassioned.

Faced with this passionate criticism, Master Xianyuan stared at Hasegawa with indifference.

"Criticize me for not having the self-consciousness and shame of a monk..." Master Xianyuan sneered, "Then, Mr. Hasegawa, I would like to ask you a question—what do you think a monk should be self-conscious? What is your shame?"

"With a compassionate heart to concentrate on worshiping the Buddha,

Do not meddle in worldly affairs. Hasegawa replied without thinking.

"Heh..." As soon as Chang Guchuan finished speaking, Master Xianyuan sneered again, "Your answer is exactly the same as what I expected."

"Currently, the vast majority of people in the world, like you, feel that the duty of a monk is to concentrate on worshiping the Buddha and not interfere with everything other than worshiping the Buddha."

Master Xianyuan turned his head slowly at this time, and asked Toyotomi Nobuhide beside him.

"Master Toyotomi, can you allow me to tell Master Hasegawa what the true duty of a monk is and why I want to join the Toyotomi Army?"

"Please go." Toyotomi Nobuhide smiled and made a "please" gesture to Master Xianyuan, "but be careful not to talk for too long."

"I see." Master Xianyuan nodded, and then turned his gaze back to Hasegawa.

"Time is short, so I'll cut the long story short."

"Mr. Hasegawa, let me tell you what the true duty of a monk is."

Master Xianyuan's tone suddenly rose a few degrees at this time.

"The true duty of a monk is to make as many people believe in Buddhism as possible."

"This is what we and other monks should do."

"I have spent most of my life on teaching."

"But in the end, I found out—the power of just one person or one temple is too weak."

"If we can get the full support of the government, we will be able to get twice the result with half the effort when we perform our true duty as monks."

"However—the Edo shogunate that currently rules Japan has no intention of spreading Buddhist worshipers all over the world. Not only does it not want to do that, but it also uses various methods to suppress Buddhism."

"On the other hand, Lord Toyotomi—he is willing to stand up and support Buddhism after rebuilding the world of Toyotomi, so that Buddhism can be widely spread."

"It should be impossible for the Edo shogunate to change their minds and devote all their power to support Buddhism."

"So, I chose to stand with Master Toyotomi. I chose to do my best to help Toyotomi regain the throne of 'People of the World', so that people who worship Buddha can one day in the future, in the Toyotomi family. With the help of God, spread all over the world."

"So, Mr. Hasegawa, do you understand? I haven't lost the self-consciousness and shame that a monk should have. Rather, it's the opposite—I'm now fulfilling the monk's duty more than any other monk. duty."

Master Xianyuan had just finished speaking, and Hasegawa, who showed an expression of "I can't take it anymore", suddenly put his hands on the railing of the cell, and pressed his face against the gap between the railings.

"Since I became the chief of the Huo Fu Thief Reform, I have heard all kinds of fallacies from many criminals who have not repented after being arrested."

"But this is the first time I've heard of such outrageous crazy words!"

"What crazy things were you talking about just now!"

"Let me ask you—for you, as long as people who worship Buddha can spread all over the world in the future, it doesn't matter even if the country falls into war and countless people are killed or injured?"

"Yes. Yes." Master Xianyuan nodded bluntly without even hesitating, "The country is in chaos and the people are killed and injured. These are just short-lived pains."

"If you can achieve the great cause of 'widely spreading the Buddha's Dharma', this little pain is not worth mentioning at all."

Hasegawa expected that Master Xianyuan would come up with some fallacies again.

But he didn't expect that Master Xianyuan's response could be so fast, without any hesitation or thought.

He also didn't expect that Master Xianyuan's reasoning could be so crooked...Hase Chuan couldn't help being stunned in place due to shock.

At this time, Toyotomi Nobuhide, who had been silently listening to the audience just now, suddenly stretched out his right tail finger and picked his ear.

"Master, let Mr. Hasegawa understand your ambition and good intentions in a short time, it is a bit too much for others."

"Hmm." Master Xianyuan, with a little melancholy on his face, let out a soft sigh, "The poor monk has long been used to the feeling that his ideals and ambitions are not understood by others."

"Okay, it's almost time. Let's go, Master, you and Mr. Hasegawa have talked long enough. It's time to visit my sister together."

"Yes, yes. Toyotomi-sama."

"Let's go, Mr. Hasegawa." Toyotomi Nobuhide smiled gracefully, while waving his hand to Hasegawa, "Next time I have time, I will talk to you again."

After finishing speaking, Toyotomi Nobuhide turned around with his hands behind his back, and walked along the corridor they came from just now, and walked in the same direction as when they came and went. Master Xianyuan followed behind Toyotomi Nobuhide step by step.

"Wait! Come back!"

Hasegawa roared and shook the cell railing vigorously, shaking off a lot of dust.

The two Toyotomi who had ignored Hasegawa no longer continued to walk outside the cell.

After the two walked to a place where Hasegawa's roar could not be heard, Master Xianyuan lowered the volume and said to Toyotomi Nobuhide in a low voice:

"Lord Toyotomi, look at Mr. Hasegawa's appearance... According to the poor monk, it is not easy to subdue him..."

"Hmm... that's what I expected." Toyotomi Nobuhide smiled, "After all, he is a shogunate, and he has a high status and reputation in the shogunate and among the people, far from those who have no fixed place, no money and no fame." The ronin is comparable."

"It will take a lot of time and a lot of effort to persuade him to abandon the shogunate and switch to my command, Toyotomi."

"I'm afraid that after spending a lot of effort and time, Mr. Hasegawa will still refuse to enter, and will be loyal to the shogunate to the death." Master Xianyuan said silently.

"If in the end, Mr. Hasegawa still fails to convince Mr. Hasegawa..." Toyotomi Nobuhide's face gradually revealed an intriguing color, "Then...it's really a pity. I couldn't let this kind of soldier who is good at training Precious talents become our companions."

After this short conversation, Toyotomi Nobuhide and Master Xianyuan did not speak any more.

The two were silent, and walked quickly on the dark path.

After crossing an unknown number of avenues and turning an unknown number of corners, the two of them finally stopped.

They stopped in front of a cell.

This is a unique cell, mainly unique in 2 places -

1: The outside of this cell was guarded by heavy soldiers. Eight musketeers with flintlock guns stood solemnly outside the cell door, guarding the cell. These eight musketeers saw Feng Chen Xinxiu and Master Xianyuan immediately bowed to them.

Two: This cell is extremely luxurious.

The space is quite spacious, even if there are 6 people living in it, it will not feel crowded at all.

Tatami mats are laid on the floor of the cell, and daily necessities such as futons and toilets are placed in the corners of the cell. Everything in the cell is brand new, and the tatami mats on the floor even exude the fragrance of straw.

In such a luxurious and spacious cell, there is only one resident inside.

A young girl was leaning against the wall, her eyes closed tightly, snoring faintly.

Looking at the girl in the cell, Toyotomi Nobuhide's eyes instantly softened.

"Xiaolin... Long time no see..."

Toyotomi Nobuhide let go of the hands that had been behind his back just now, as if he was going to caress the girl's cheeks, he stretched out his hands in front of him, and lightly rested his fingers on the cell railing that separated him from the girl.

"Last night, after the musketeers of the 16th division successfully captured Miss Toyotomi alive, they immediately followed your order and sent her to Koyasan without stopping."

Master Xianyuan at the side replied slowly at this moment in a respectful voice.

"Because Ms. Toyotomi was constantly struggling and trying to get out of trouble after being arrested, so in order to avoid accidents, the 16th group used the medicine you allowed to make people fall asleep sweetly on Ms. Toyotomi."

"According to the dose used in the 16th group...Miss Toyotomi will not wake up naturally until the afternoon."

"Lord Toyotomi, do you want to force Miss Toyotomi to wake up now?"

"No, no, no." Toyotomi Nobuhide said quickly, "My lovely sister is sleeping soundly, why wake her up? I'm not in a hurry to talk to Xiao Lin right now."

"Let Xiaolin continue to sleep."

"Wait until she wakes up naturally."

After all, Toyotomi Nobuhide turned his head and said seriously to the eight musketeers in charge of guarding Lin:

"You continue to stay here. The girl in the cell must notify me as soon as she wakes up."

"Yes!"*8

The guards responded in unison.

After giving such instructions to the guards, Toyotomi Nobuhide continued to look at Lin through the railing as if looking at some exquisite artwork.

"Master Toyotomi." Master Xianyuan asked, "Do you want to open the cell..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Toyotomi:

"No. I'll just stand outside the cell and look at her through the railing like this."

At this time, Toyotomi Nobuhide, who had been looking at Lin through the railing, his gaze softened a bit.

"I haven't seen you for so many years... Xiaolin's height doesn't seem to have increased much, she's still so short."

He continued in a half-joking tone:

"I used to vaguely feel that Xiaolin looks a lot like her mother, but now it seems——that's really the case."

"I almost thought I saw a younger mother just now."

"Miss Toyotomi looks very similar to you." Master Xianyuan looked at Lin in the cell, and then at Nobuhide Toyotomi next to him, "Especially the eyebrows."

"After all, we are brothers and sisters of the same father and mother. Before, people often said that my sister and I look alike. It's just——unfortunately, my sister and I only have facial features." Toyotomi Nobuhide smiled Shrugged, "The rest, whether it's height or personality, there is no similarity at all."

After finishing speaking, Toyotomi Nobuhide withdrew his hands from the railing and stood up straight.

"Let's go, Master, let's go back."

"Master Toyotomi, do you want to leave now?" Master Xianyuan raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Would you like to stop watching Miss Toyotomi for a while?"

"Xiaolin is still sleeping now. It's not interesting to keep looking at her who can't move. When she wakes up, come and meet her and talk in detail."

Toyotomi Nobuhide didn't hesitate at all, and without even looking back at Xiaolin, he turned and walked out along the way he came.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly asked Master Xianyuan:

"Ah, that's right. Master. Is Xiaolin's saber in your place now?"

"Yes. Ms. Toyotomi's two sabers are temporarily stored in Xianyuan Temple."

"Send Xiaolin her saber to me later."

"yes."

"Ah, and—"

Toyotomi Nobuhide seemed not to give Master Xianyuan a chance to breathe, and immediately asked Master Xianyuan a new question:

"Master, what time is it now?"

Master Xianyuan took out a pocket watch from his pocket:

"8:43."

"8:43...there is still a little time before noon...Master, can you do me a favor?"

"Please say."

"At noon today, I plan to hold a banquet to celebrate the reunion of my sister and I." Toyotomi Nobuhide's mouth slowly raised an elegant arc, "Can I trouble you to help me prepare it?"

"Having a banquet again?" Master Xianyuan, who had always been calm in the ancient well, had a rare look of helplessness in his pupils at this moment, "Master Toyotomi, you really like banquets... Banquets can always be held under various names."

Toyotomi Nobuhide spread his hands:

"I like having a lively meal with a bunch of people."

"Okay... I see." Master Xianyuan put the pocket watch back into his pocket, "I will prepare it later. Fortunately, there is still an hour and a half before noon, so there is still enough time for preparation..."

"I'm sorry, my lord."

"Who do you want to invite for the banquet at noon?"

"Just ask all the cadres who are currently staying in Koyasan."

As soon as he finished speaking, Toyotomi Nobuhide seemed to remember something, and after a pause, he continued:

"...Let's invite Prajna to the banquet as well."

"Prajna?" Master Xianyuan frowned slightly.

"Hannuo made a great contribution to last night's "Osaka Spring Battle and Battle of Oo"." Toyotomi Nobuhide talked eloquently, "It was he who discovered that Ogata Ittosai is currently in Osaka."

"I decided to take advantage of the banquet held at noon today to reward him well."

"Ah, and—by the way, let Kikutaro from Shiranui attend the banquet."

"Shiranui?" Master Xianyuan frowned even tighter, "Why? In terms of status and achievements, they should not be qualified to attend the banquet, right?"

"Those idiots in Shiranui seem to have a lot of complaints about me recently."

Toyotomi Nobuhide narrowed his eyes slightly.

"I feel like I hid them and didn't give them a chance to make meritorious deeds."

"They were arguing a few days ago, expressing that they would also participate in the 'Osaka Spring Battle and Discussion Operation', and asked me to give them a chance to avenge their Shiranui with my own hands."

"Oh, those idiots, they say it so nicely, but if they are really going to deal with Ogata Yidaosai, they will probably run faster than anyone else."

"However, although they are just a bunch of idiots, they are still part of our Toyotomi army, so we can't ignore them too much."

"Let's just calm them down at the banquet at noon today."

"Okay... I understand." Master Xianyuan nodded, and silently wrote down all the instructions of Toyotomi Nobuhide.

"Master, I will be counting on you at noon today."

"...Master Toyotomi."

"Huh? What's the matter?"

"It's rare to come to prison today...do you want to see Xuanzheng?"

"...No need." Toyotomi Nobuhide said coldly, "What's the use of seeing him? When I go to see him now, he'll just babble, making me uneasy."

"When he calms down, go see him again."

"……yes."

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The cell where Hasegawa was held——

Hasegawa looked resentful and paced around the cell.

——That Toyotomi Nobuhide...is really not a good person...!

Through the words of Master Xianyuan just now, Hasegawa has already seen clearly - to be able to form a companion with such a twisted person, that Toyotomi Nobuhide must not be a normal person!

"This kind of place really can't stay for long..."

Hasegawa walked up and down the cell to Hasegawa, whose feet were sore, and sat down on the ground, vigorously scratching his hair that had a lot of pale hues due to his age.

"I have to think of a way to escape from here..."

Hasegawa turned his head and looked around the cell.

Although the inside of this cell, Hasegawa has seen it thousands of times these days.

But even so, after looking at the internal structure of the cell he was currently living in, Hasegawa couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth because he was deeply shocked.

—Escape from here...that's a nice word...but how do you escape...there's not even a window...

"Ugh……"

Hasegawa sighed, drooping his head on his chest.

"Woo... woo..."

As soon as Hasegawa's head drooped, he suddenly heard a few low sobs.

Hasegawa raised his brow slightly, and turned his head to look at the sound.

The sound of sobbing came from the cell where a new resident had just arrived.

Isshiki covered his face and wept.

And her husband Yise Rushui, and her father-in-law Yise Zhizhou comforted her with a sad expression.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Hasegawa-sama, did I disturb you?" After noticing that Hasegawa was looking towards them, Isshiki Naoki smiled apologetically at Hasegawa, "Please forgive me, Being sent to a new place, my daughter-in-law is very scared now..."

"It's okay... I don't care."

"Thank you...for bothering you." After laughing with Hasegawa a few more times, Isshiki Naoki concentrated his energy and continued to concentrate on comforting his daughter-in-law with his son.

Hasegawa pursed his lips tightly, looking at Isshiki who was still crying, and although his spirit was also extremely bad, he was pulling himself together, trying to comfort Isshiki's Rushui and Naoshu.

—… What am I doing? !

Hasegawa raised his hand and patted his face vigorously.

——The innocent people being imprisoned by that Toyotomi Nobuhide now...it's not just me...!

A firm light slowly bloomed in Hasegawa's pupils.

He lowered his head and glanced at his wrists.

——This is the first time for me... So I am glad that I have opened a human foot training center that specializes in teaching prisoners skills...

Hasegawa grabbed his left wrist with his right hand.

Kara.

The bone disjointed sound that only Hasegawa himself could hear.

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