Aztec Eternals

"Praise the Lord God! Only the descendants of your Majesty's divine blood have the qualifications to rule the tribes of the West Sea and be crowned as princes. This noble lady of the Japanese divine descent should indeed be presented to your Majesty!"

As Losanda asked, the warrior captain Tamicao spoke first, with a very serious expression. And the vanguard captain Fushan nodded repeatedly and said seriously.

"Yes, that's right! The leader of the Monkey God Corps ordered me to join the support fleet and dedicate everything to your Majesty and the Lord God! All the kingdom warriors on our ship have the same idea!"

Since Losanda said "priests and nobles of the kingdom", neither the Jurchen priest Ali nor the chief of Beiyu Riverside were qualified to speak. And the Japanese priest Ryuzoji Jiahong, looking at the delicate situation on the field, also silently closed his mouth. Everyone looked at Zuwaro, which made the still loyal exploration captain stunned. He pondered for a few breaths and suddenly smiled.

"The Lord God has witnessed it! It should be so! His Majesty has sent us to the West Sea. The maintenance of the West Sea route depends entirely on the support of the kingdom's rear... The noble lady of the God of the people should be presented to His Majesty! Well... Indeed, only the descendants of His Majesty's divine blood can be canonized as the Prince of the West Sea."

Hearing Zuwaro's clear political statement, everyone's expression relaxed, and the solemn atmosphere eased instantly. In the past few years, Zuwaro has relied on his identity as the captain of the exploration team and the "tribal chieftain" to conclude too many tribal marriages, and his influence has expanded too quickly, and he even has the warriors of the Jurchen and Shanta tribes. Therefore, the important personnel of the kingdom in the West Sea all hope to check and balance Zuwaro!

After all, everyone crossed the sea to the west at the risk of their lives, on the one hand for the Lord God and His Majesty, and on the other hand for their own achievements. In the final analysis, the leaders of the kingdom are all "colleagues" with Zuwaro, not really "chiefs and tribesmen". If we allow the other party to continue to expand like this without checks and balances, sooner or later, there will be a big mess.

"It's cold in the snow, take the two descendants of God to the wooden house to warm up and rest! Well, send two more maids to take good care of Yueji. Give three meals a day, and the diet is in the best conditions!..."

"Yes! Chiefs!"

Soon, the two descendants of Shiba, along with more than a dozen Shiba retainers, were arranged properly. Among them, Yueji's treatment is equal to that of the chiefs, and Rongdong's treatment is equal to that of the monk Juehui. As for the Shiba retainers, they eat, live and work with ordinary warriors, and don't have to think about any preferential treatment.

"Please come in! Young lady..."

The "vicious" Yamata warrior said words that the girl Yueji couldn't understand, and wanted to take her to a distant place that she didn't know where. Before leaving, the girl turned back reluctantly, looked at the Japanese ship in the port, and then looked at her elder Morino Kiyoshi. In her moist eyes, there was an unspeakable sorrow, which turned into a drop of warm tears, leaving a clear mark in the snow of Ezo.

At this moment, she didn't know what words to use to say goodbye, and could only bite her lip in silence.

After all, it would be 180 years later that Matsuo Basho would write the legendary farewell haiku in "The Narrow Road of the Deep". And that time and moment were just like this moment.

"The spring is coming, the birds are singing, the fish's eyes are full of tears..."

"Spring is gone, the fish watch the birds singing, and tears are falling~~"

"Ah!..."

Morino Kiyoshi sighed again, suppressing all the weak emotions in his heart. His eyes flickered slightly. Although he didn't understand the words of the Shanta chiefs before, he could also taste some of the mysteries.

It seems that, as "Watanabe Masumi" vaguely revealed, behind these Shanta chieftains, there is a more powerful "Great Shaman Khan", who commands the "descendants of the East China Sea Jiao people" on the so-called "Eastern Islands", and even the powerful kingdom established by the "survivors of the Shang Dynasty"! The Shanta tribe that now appears in Ezo is just a finger of this powerful force in the East China Sea...

"Mori, come on! It's time to have a good drink! Call the "big monk" over to share the sacred smoke together..."

"Ah! Ancestor, don't be in a hurry! This time I came here, I have another thing to discuss with you. Well, it's about the future of the Kakizaki clan... You know, I am the elder of the Kakizaki clan after all. Although we kept it a secret from the Kakizaki clan this time, once the shogunate court canonized Sasaki Eito as the guardian of Ezo, this matter will be announced to the world!... And at that time, the Kakizaki clan will be transferred from the vassal of the Ando clan to the vassal of the Sasaki clan. Their relationship with your tribe will change suddenly... or We need to discuss this in advance!"

"Oh? Transfer of fiefs? ...Mori, do you have any suggestions? Do we need to send troops south, in the name of the Sasaki clan, to subdue the vassal of Kakizaki, and then confront the Ando clan? ..."

"No, no! There is no need to solve it by force, and it cannot be done this way... The prestige of the shogunate is still there, and the Ando clan has its own loyal retainers, the Uesugi Kanrei, watching over them. And the Ando clan and the Nanbu clan are fighting overtly and covertly, and they can only take this loss in silence. What is worth guarding against is the Nanbu clan with tens of thousands of stones. They are likely to take the initiative to contact the Kakizaki clan and secretly plot against the Ezo land..."

At this point, Morino Kiyoshi lowered his head and bowed deeply to Zuwaro again.

"Buddha is my witness! The Kakizaki clan has always been friendly to the Golden Clan, and the head of the clan, Kakizaki Mitsuhiro, even regards you as his brother!... The Kakizaki clan has been based in Ezo for one or two hundred years, and all they want is to protect themselves. I also ask you to grant a "territory security certificate" in the name of the Shiba clan, clarifying the Kakizaki clan's fiefdom rights in the Waren land, to reassure the people of Kakizaki... And if your department can select a candidate and agree on a marriage with the Kakizaki clan, it would be even better!..."

"In this way, even if I go to the underworld, I can explain to my old friend Takeda Nobuhiro, and I will have no regrets even if I die! ... Zu, please! ..."

"The Lord God is a witness! Mori, wait for us to discuss it."

Seeing Morino Kiyoshi so serious, Zuwaro pondered for a moment, and then discussed with the people of the kingdom for a long time.

For the kingdom at the moment, it is better to be quiet than to move. As long as it can maintain this "trade route of the country", put on the cloak of "Wajin Shiba clan", and get the title of "Wajin Datratoani", it will be enough! As for the land of the southern part of the country, at least at this moment, the kingdom has no interest at all. And for these small pieces of land, fighting with the southern clans of the country and sacrificing the lives of the kingdom's West Sea headquarters is even more meaningless. Why "rob" what can be bought with "gold"?

"God is your witness, we promise you! As long as we wait for the shogunate to confer the title, we will swear an oath of blood with the Kakizaki clan and clearly define the territorial scope of the Kakizaki clan and the Ezo tribes! As for marriage, both Tamikusa and Axeyama can marry the noble ladies of the Kakizaki clan..."

"Buddha bless you! Great, great!... Ancestor, now you can drink to your heart's content! And I haven't seen Monk Juehui for a long time, I really want to see him!..."

This long talk in the open air finally sorted out the beginning and end of the "conferment plan". When everyone chatted and laughed into the house, lit the fire, boiled chili sake, and roasted a deer leg. The initiator of this shocking "conferment plan", Monk Juehui, finally walked in with a kind face, a broad mind and a fat body, smiling.

"Amitabha! All the good friends are drinking and eating meat, so happy! But they forgot about me, the great monk... Hey! Junior Brother Mori? You are here! Good, good! I haven't seen you for a few months, you seem to be much more haggard!..."

"Ha! Senior Brother Juehui, I am not as good as you! I lost ten ships and five hundred monks in one battle, and betrayed the sect, the Sasaki clan and the shogunate with one plan, but I can still be so calm and content, eating meat and vegetables!..."

Although it was a reunion of brothers, seeing the fatter Master Juehui, Morino Kiyoshi didn't have a good face at all. He looked cold, even a little angry, and sneered and scolded.

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"Buddha is below, and the devil is above! I see that my senior brother drinks and eats meat, and his Buddhist practice is indeed very profound! I am afraid that he is not much different from the devil Poxun in the Heaven of Transformation and Freedom?!..."

"Ah! The Sixth Patriarch Huineng said, 'If the mind is peaceful, why bother to observe the precepts? If the behavior is upright, why bother to practice Zen?'... This ups and downs, I was defeated by this diligent practice of meditation and this brushing away of unclean dust! But it is a blessing in disguise, and my Buddhist practice has also reached a higher level. The so-called 'the mind is free from attachment, and it is free to follow the circumstances. If you know your true nature, you will be liberated'..."

Even though he was mocked by Morino Kiyoshi, the great monk Juehui was not annoyed, but was beaming with joy and his face was flushed. He knew that since the other party appeared here, it meant that his plan had been half successful. And the good day of returning to the sect with gold and regaining the power of the temples in Omi is just around the corner! So, he smiled, took Morino Kiyoshi's wine glass, drank it all in one gulp, and praised.

"Hiss! Spicy, spicy! Delicious, delicious!..."

Then, Juehui reached out to Ryuzoji Iehiro who was grilling meat, took a piece of grilled venison with American spices, took a few big bites, and praised again.

"Not bad, not bad! Very fragrant, very fragrant!..."

Finally, Juehui turned his head and looked at the priest Luo Shanda with a smile, and asked with a shameless face and some flattery.

"Hey! Luo Shanyou... Where is your magic cigarette? Give me another one?..."

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Luo Shanda's mouth twitched, and after a moment of silence, he took out the last handful of tobacco leaves from his arms and threw them directly into the brazier. So, it was icy and snowy outside, but warm inside. The fire pit was filled with green smoke, and there was wine and meat in the stomach. What a happy dinner! And the future of Ezo was thus determined in the magic smoke of the wind and snow~~