Chapter 108
Koyasan is the general name for a group of mountains. The main mountain of Shingon Tantra, which is the leader in Japanese Buddhism, is located here. Kongbong Temple on the top of the mountain is a holy place in the eyes of every Shingon Tantra believer.
When Li Xiao went up the mountain, he found that the huge Koyasan Mountain was sparsely populated. There were only a few monks wearing brown monk robes and yellow bamboo hats walking slowly at the foot of Koyasan Mountain.
Reminiscent of the tie inspections of later generations, which always had to close streets and roads. Li Xiao knew in his heart that it must be Tokugawa Ieyasu who was afraid of his own accident and sent people to clear the mountain in advance. Unexpectedly, he has now become a big shot under special protection. .
He looked back at his own security company. Each member of the team of more than a hundred people was carrying a long-barreled firecracker. There were also short-barreled firecrackers on their waists. In this era, this equipment was considered luxurious.
The monks in the distance were holding heavy demon-conquering vajras. Without exception, they were walking barefoot and wearing straw sandals among the mountains and forests.
The Vajra in the hands of these monks is astonishingly long, about 1.6 meters high. There is a copper ring hanging on one end of the Vajra. Every time the monks take a step, the copper ring on the Vajra will make a steady crisp sound. This sound is heard in the empty space. The sound echoed in the gloomy Koyasan Mountains, making it look particularly ethereal and mysterious.
It was the first time in my two lives that I had enjoyed such state-guest-level treatment. Li Xiao led the security company and went straight up the mountain under the leadership of Konishi Nagamasa.
Along the way, Konishi Nagamasa kept introducing the scenery of Mount Koya. Although it was already summer, the temperature gradually became cooler as the altitude increased. It felt very comfortable while walking.
General hot springs are in valleys, but the hot springs in Koyasan are different. The hot springs here are slightly lower than the top of the mountain. You can lie down and soak in the hot springs while enjoying the scenery of Mount Koya. It can be seen that Tokugawa Ieyasu arranged the meeting place It took a lot of thought to choose here.
When we arrived at Okuno-in on the top of the mountain, Tokugawa Ieyasu and a monk wearing purple robes were standing in front of the door to greet him with a smile. Today, Tokugawa Ieyasu was wearing a black kimono with the Tokugawa family crest embroidered in gold thread. , with wooden clogs on his feet. He looked in high spirits, not at all the dejected look he had a few days ago.
After many years, few people were qualified to let Tokugawa Ieyasu go out to greet him. This time it was an exception. If other daimyo saw this scene, they would definitely be surprised and open their mouths from ear to ear.
When Li Xiao saw Tokugawa Ieyasu, he smiled and nodded in greeting. Tokugawa Ieyasu bowed and made a ninety-degree salute, and the great monk next to him clasped his hands and chanted the name of the Buddha in return.
In the eyes of Japanese people, Li Xiao's behavior is very impolite. But as a victor, Li Xiao doesn't have so many taboos. Japan is such a country, they respect the strong. As long as you are stronger than them, you are better than them. It doesn't matter what they do to them.
But if you are weaker than them, they will bully you to death.
Li Xiao understood the national character of the Japanese people very well.
"Thank you very much, Commander-in-Chief, for the honor, please!" Tokugawa Ieyasu personally led the way. Konishi Nagamasa, Daimonzheng, and Jiang Chaozong were not far behind them, following step by step. Only Ai Husheng followed the two of them, serving as translate.
Li Xiu commanded the guard company to quickly occupy the high ground. Some people even climbed to the roof with machine guns and stared at the people below. As long as there was the slightest movement, there would be a river of blood immediately.
Perhaps knowing Li Xiao's worries, Tokugawa Ieyasu only brought seven or eight capable warriors with him. In the temple, all the monks who protected the temple were also dismissed.
The monks who protect the temple of Okunoin are famous throughout Japan for their toughness. Following Wakisaka Anji and leading the charge were the monk soldiers of Okunoin.
The weather today is very good. The sun was shining warmly on me when I started walking. But as I walked, I realized that the light around me was getting darker and darker. When I looked around, I saw densely packed towering trees everywhere, almost every one of them.
It takes several people to surround a thousand-year-old cedar tree.
These ancient cedar trees cover this place called "Sarotakano" so airtight that the deeper you go, the less light comes in, as if this place has become another world isolated from the world.
"Chief Commander, your alliance with Terumoto Mori makes me very jealous. To put it bluntly, in terms of strength, I am much stronger than Terumoto Mori. Why didn't you choose me instead of someone who was much weaker?
Where is Terumoto Mori?" Tokugawa Ieyasu asked doubtfully as he walked away.
It is estimated that this question has been lingering in his mind for a long time. I met with Li Xiao privately today and immediately wanted to ask clearly.
"Mr. Tokugawa is the shogun of the shogunate, and he can be regarded as controlling the lifeblood of the Japanese country. When I join forces with you, will you think highly of me, a boy with only a few thousand troops? And Mouri Terumoto has nothing, but he was sincere at that time
Want to join forces with me.
Cooperating with Maori Huiyuan is a timely help. Cooperating with you, haha! At most, it is the icing on the cake."
"I have learned a lesson!" Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded seriously. Li Xiao was right. With Li Xiao's strength, Tokugawa Ieyasu really looked down on him at the time.
"I don't know what conditions the Maori family agreed to you. If it is possible...!"
"Oh, the conditions are nothing. I just promise that my ships can dock at the Maori family's port at will, and my goods can also be sold at will in his fiefdom.
In the final analysis, I just want to do business. If Jiuki Jialong had not come to mess with me, I would not have come to Japan to cause trouble for you."
After listening to Li Xiao's words, Tokugawa Ieyasu wished he could bring Kuki Yoshitaka back to life and then strangle him to death with his own hands.
It was this bastard who summoned this god of plague, which directly caused the failure of his plan to unify Japan. If Li Xiao had not come, he would now be the actual controller of Japan.
Damn Kuki Yoshiro!
"I can also promise you the same conditions. I just hope that in the future conflicts between us and the Maori family, you will no longer help the Maori family. Is that okay?" Tokugawa Ieyasu immediately put forward his conditions in an unambiguous manner.
"Of course, what I promised the Maori Lord was to help the Maori Lord restore his fiefdom. Now I have completed the covenant, which means the covenant has been terminated."
Li Xiao welcomed the chaos in the future. A Japanese country that was constantly at war was in the interest of Li Xiao or the Ming Dynasty.
"That would be great. If you are willing, can you sell us some arms? For example, we need those powerful cannons of yours." Tokugawa Ieyasu immediately hit the snake and followed the stick and offered to buy arms.
"This...! I have to discuss it with everyone before I can decide." Li Xiao replied with a smile.
Tokugawa Ieyasu knew that Li Xiao was trying to shirk, and now everyone knew that the chief military officer was actually telling the truth. But he was so old-fashioned that he did not tell the truth and continued to move forward with Li Xiao.
After walking through this section of the forest, the front suddenly opened up. It was so refreshing to feel the warmth of the sun shining on my body again. Not far away, there was a spring surrounded by natural stones. The spring was filled with steaming water and mist.
The sun was blocked, leaving a large shadow on the dark green grass.
"This place has the best scenery. The Commander-in-Chief can take a bath here. Someone will serve you with a tea ceremony and a meal. After you take a bath later, you can come together to listen to the sermon of Daesang Zeng." Walking to the front of the hot spring, De
Kawa Ieyasu did not take off his clothes.
"Oh!" Li Xiao saw that the pool was only about ten square meters, and he really didn't want to take a bath with this old devil. He was thinking about how to get rid of this old devil, but he didn't expect Tokugawa Ieyasu to mention it very consciously.
come out.
Seeing Tokugawa Ieyasu leaving with his close samurai, Jiang Chaozong also scattered with his men. The distance was about forty or fifty meters, protecting Li Xiao.
"Second brother! Take a shower together!" Li Xiao didn't care about Li Xiu. It was okay for his brothers to take a shower together.
"No need...brother, I'll go over there and take a look!" Li Xiu stammered, and then ran away in a hurry like a wolf chasing him.
"What's going on? Brother, why are you running?" Seeing Li Xiu's appearance, Li Xiao felt very strange. But the more he shouted, the faster Li Xiu ran. After a while, Li Xiu ran far away
, pretending to instruct Jiang Chaozong to set up defenses.
"You look weird!" Li Xiao muttered and began to take off his clothes. The green summer military uniform he was wearing was very easy to take off. He touched the hot spring water with his hand. It was a bit hot, but it was still manageable.
When he just raised his head, a woman wearing a kimono suddenly appeared in front of him. Li Xiao was startled, and instinctively reached out to touch the revolver on his waist. Unexpectedly, the touch came up empty, and Li Xiao then
The thought of the gun and belt together had been thrown to the stone.
"Qian Ji, please come and take a bath with the Chief Dress Officer!" A crisp voice pulled Li Xiao's hand from touching the gun back. His body stiffened and froze there.
That's right, this woman in a kimono is the Tokugawa Chihime who made sushi yesterday. I saw this Miss Tokugawa Chihime with a soft makeup on her face and an affectionate look on her face, with her hands crossed in front of her.
Her eyes secretly glanced at Li Xiao. When she saw Li Xiao looking at her, she immediately lowered her head shyly.
Li Xiao clearly saw a peach-like red color creeping up her neck.
"Miss Tokugawa...!" Li Xiao had never seen this scene in his life, and he actually stuttered for a moment.
"Come and take a bath with me!" After Chiki Tokugawa said, she walked up to Li Xiao and reached out to grab Li Xiao's pants!
"Don't! Don't! Don't!" Li Xiao had the urge to run away, and the two of them were actually fighting over this poor pair of pants.
"Stung!" I don't know if it was a quality problem, but the pants actually turned into two pieces when the two people tore them apart. The unknown object between the legs was exposed to the broad daylight.
"Fuck!" Li Xiao cursed and quickly got into the hot spring.
Chapter completed!