Warring States Survival Guide

Chapter 55: Fight, fight quickly, I want to see a river of blood!
The place where Oda Danmasatada's family held the funeral for Oda Nobuhide was Kakuoyama Temple, which was not too far from Oda Nobuhide's residence, Suemori Castle. If it were placed in the future, according to Yuan Ye's visual observation, it seemed to be located in the Chigusa district of Nagoya City, but he could not guarantee it. After all, after five hundred years, the terrain has changed a lot.

Kakuōzan Temple is naturally located on Kakuōzan Mountain. Now all the local nobles, local samurai, retainers of Oda Danmasatada's family, as well as invited guests such as temple abbots and shrine priests, and their entourage, totaling more than a thousand people, are crowded on this low hill.

Yuanye also mixed in with Aman, but on the current Juewang Mountain, he was at most a small Karami, and was assigned a position very far back, almost being squeezed in with the group of female dancers.

Well, unlike modern times, there was dancing at funerals in this era. It was a sacrificial dance similar to shamanic rituals, a tradition, just as it was said in the "Kojiki": When a person dies, people sing and dance for eight days and eight nights as they journey to heaven.

Of course, there were monks too. During that era, Japan was in a period of integration of local barbaric culture and foreign Buddhist culture. Monks were gradually taking over Japan's funeral industry, and monks were also required to chant sutras at funerals. Oda Danjotada's family was very wealthy, and they invited more than 500 "eminent monks" at one time to chant the "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow Sutra" to help Oda Nobuhide eliminate his karma in this life and accumulate blessings for the next life.

Therefore, the funeral of Oda Nobuhide as a whole formed a strange spectacle of demons dancing wildly in the periphery and arhats chanting sutras in the front, while Oda Nobuhide himself was placed in a coffin inlaid with gold and silver in the hall surrounded by fireworks and banners.

"If I could die with such pomp and glory, I would be willing to live ten years less!" Aman looked at such a luxurious scene, as if she smelled the scent of burning money. She was fascinated and admired it for a moment, and completely forgot that she had been secretly cursing Oda Nobuhide all the way, calling him a loser in Owari. She just needed to dig a hole and bury him, but she also spent money on a funeral, which was really a waste of time.

It was also the first time for Yuanye to see such a grand funeral. He felt that just gathering five hundred arhats and five hundred witches would be a huge expense, not to mention the cloth banners with various family crests and a large number of burning incense sticks all over the venue. It was really a waste of money in this era, but he didn't care much about what would happen after his death. It didn't matter whether he was buried or burned. He was not as envious and jealous as Aman.

Ah Man's eyes turned red for a while, and when he saw that Yuan Ye was unwilling to join in the fun, he became bored again. He stood on tiptoe and looked at the golden and luxurious coffin barrel again. He seemed to have discovered something, rubbed his eyes and took a closer look, and said curiously: "It seems that the big fool Oda is not here, what's going on?"

Yuan Ye was stunned for a moment, and withdrew his gaze from the enchanting "witch" who was dancing wildly and mysteriously. He also looked towards the direction of the hall, but the distance was a bit far, so he couldn't see clearly. He said casually: "The man next to the coffin should be him! If he is not there at this time, where else can he be?"

"It's not him!" Ah Man seemed to have received training and had excellent eyesight. He stared at him until his eyes almost became cross-eyed. He said with certainty, "Judging from his age, it should be his younger brother Oda Kanjuro Nobuyuki."

Yuanye also became puzzled: "Really? Isn't he the eldest son? And he is the heir of Oda Danmasatada's family. He should be the one guarding the coffin!"

"Yes, it should be him, but where is the other person?" Ah Man turned his cross-eyed eyes back to normal, and said with some surprise, "Could he have been killed?"

She had made a bet with Yuanye before, betting that within two years of Oda Nobunaga taking the throne, the Danzhengtada family would definitely fall. If a coup occurred within the Danzhengtada family, and Oda Nobunaga was killed before he could even take the throne, then she thought she would win, and Yuanye should pay her the full amount of five kan.

Of course, Yuanye couldn't believe that Oda Nobunaga was dead. He knew some superficial historical knowledge, such as that Oda Nobunaga died in Honnoji Temple, but it was indeed strange that he couldn't find anyone now. He was afraid of making a fool of himself before, so he specifically asked Aman about the funeral procedures of that era. He knew that everyone present had to burn incense, and then the representative of the Danjotada family would return the greeting and express gratitude. Then, except for Oda Nobunaga, the eldest son, who could represent the Oda Danjotada family?
Could it be that Oda Nobunaga was playing those "frivolous and bizarre" tricks again, disdaining etiquette and laws, and even daring not to attend his own father's funeral?
Isn't this too outrageous?
Yuanye couldn't believe it, and tried hard to concentrate his eyes and looked at the people near the coffin, but still couldn't find Oda Nobunaga. The local nobles and samurai who were originally waiting quietly and solemnly to burn incense seemed to have discovered that something was wrong in the hall, and they couldn't help but start whispering to each other with strange expressions.

Immediately afterwards, an important official of Dan Zhengzhong's family ignored the fact that the funeral ceremony was in progress and the magician was writing gold-lacquered spells on the coffin. It was far before the time for burning incense, and he rushed directly into the hall to inquire about a woman in her thirties who was standing next to the coffin.

"That lady must be Oda Nobuhide's widow, Mrs. Tsuchida, right?" Yuanye asked Aman.

Aman didn't even look at it. Except for the monks, everyone else in the hall was from the Oda family, and there was only one female. He said directly, "Yes, she is the daughter of the Tsuchida family, a legitimate descendant of the Taira clan, and her family status is very high. Oda Nobuhide married her for her status and even used the Taira clan's flying feather butterfly pattern. Otherwise, his country bumpkin ancestors would not have been able to show her off at all."

"Who was that person who just went in?" Yuanye asked again.

"Hirate Masahide, the family elder and chief priest of the Big Fool, must have gone to clean up the Big Fool's mess again." Ah Man was a little disappointed to see Hirate Masahide, "It seems that the Big Fool is not dead, otherwise this old man would have died long ago. If you want to kill the Big Fool, you have to kill this old man first, everyone knows this."

After she answered Yuanye's question, she tiptoed to look into the hall a few times. She didn't expect that she could watch the fun even though she was forced to attend the funeral. She became excited again and whispered, "Look, Hirate Masahide doesn't seem to want Oda Nobuyuki to respond on behalf of the big fool. They are arguing!"

Yuanye quickly looked inside the hall and found that Hirate Masahide was indeed pulling at Oda Nobuyuki's sleeve, and Lady Tsuchida seemed to be concerned about the occasion, and was suppressing her anger, scolding him in a low voice - it was not clear, and most of it was imagined.

There seemed to be a dispute in the hall, and the warriors waiting to burn incense outside the hall began to get chaotic. Several warriors standing in the front row with sufficient status entered the hall. Aman immediately informed Yuanye: "Sakuma Nobushige has entered. This guy is the chief family elder of Oda Nobuyuki. He is probably afraid that Hirate Masahide will embarrass his master...

The one with long legs at the back is Lin Xiuzhen, the patriarch of the Big Fool. She is probably there to speak up for Hirate Masahide!
Shibata Katsuie also followed in. This guy is the family elder of Oda Nobuhide. I don’t know who he is going to help! "

Ah Man reported in a low voice, becoming more and more excited. If it weren't for the fact that there were people from Oda Danjotada's family all around, she would have been hacked to death if she laughed out loud. She was probably already shouting, "Fight, fight quickly, I want to see a river of blood!"

Yuan Ye was also trying to look around. His low status was the disadvantage that he couldn't even stand in front to watch the fun. With his eyesight, he could only see Sakuma Nobushige, Hayashi Hidetada, and Shibata Katsuie, who were all in their thirties, not tall but very strong. Now they were standing in a circle, blocking out Lady Tsuchida, Oda Nobuyuki, and the frail Hirate Masahide who was almost fifty years old. As for the others, he couldn't see them clearly, so he could only imagine.

He was not familiar with the name of Sakuma Nobushige, and he had not heard of it much in later generations. He also had only a superficial impression of Hayashi Hidetada, but he was very familiar with Shibata Katsuie. When he played "Taiko 2", every time he controlled Kinoshita Tokichiro to do something, Shibata Katsuie would always come out to sneer, or simply snatch the mission, making him waste several months of time - this person is the villain in "Taiko 2", and the other one is Sasa Narimasa, who will also oppose the protagonist, but he has not met him yet.

Moreover, Shibata Katsuie seemed to have developed quite well in history. He was deeply trusted by Oda Nobunaga and worked under Oda Nobunaga until he became the commander of a legion and a high-ranking official. Even after Oda Nobunaga died in Honnoji Temple, he married Oda Ichi, the "most beautiful woman in the Warring States Period", and fought with Monkey and almost knocked him down.

This person, Yuanye, was quite concerned and asked Aman, "What's the situation with Shibata Katsuie?"

Aman was watching the fun with great excitement, and said casually: "He, whose common name is Gonroku, claims that his ancestors are a branch of the Ashikaga clan, a branch of the Minamoto clan, which is a branch of the Sasaki clan. In fact, he is just a local bumpkin, but his ancestors were retainers of the Sasaki clan.

When his father's generation came, he followed Oda Nobuhide's father. He also served as a nickname for Oda Nobuhide and was barely a hereditary retainer of Oda Danmasatada's family. He was deeply trusted by Oda Nobuhide and is now the castle keeper of Suemori Castle and the family elder of Oda Danmasatada's family. It is said that he is very brave in battle and has a lot of strength. "

Yuanye nodded, kept this in mind, and continued to watch the argument in the hall while trying to imagine what was happening.

Perhaps it was really Oda Nobunaga who caused the trouble. He should have arrived at Suemori Castle. His supporting retainers instinctively thought that he would definitely attend the funeral obediently, and did not send anyone to keep an eye on him. As a result, he did not come, which caught Hirate Masahide, Hayashi Hidetada and others off guard.

But what's strange is that his mother Tsuchida must have been able to discover his absence at the first time, and should have discovered it when she set out, but she didn't send anyone to look for him, and directly pushed her other son Oda Nobuyuki up. It seems a little strange...

Yuanye was brainstorming there, and the dispute in the palace came to an end. Hirate Masahide and Hayashi Hidetada seemed to have lost, and Oda Nobuyuki's position remained unchanged - this was a position with strong political implications, but Hirate Masahide and Hayashi Hidetada still lost. It was estimated that they could not do anything about the widow of Tsuchida.

Hirate Masahide's face looked very ugly. After he walked out of the palace and stood back in his original position, he whispered a few orders. More than a dozen samurai immediately left the queue and hurried away, probably to find Oda Nobunaga.

The riots subsided and the ceremony continued. The local nobles and samurai belonging to Oda Danmasatada's line entered the hall one by one to offer incense, which was considered a farewell to Oda Nobuhide. They would have to listen to the new head of the family in the future, but who would the new head of the family be... It must have been Oda Nobunaga before, but it is still not him now. These people will probably have to think carefully about it. After all, the representative pushed forward by Oda Danmasatada's family at the funeral was Oda Nobuyuki.

Yuanye also moved behind the team, and after a while he could see Oda Nobuyuki's face clearly. The Oda family seemed to have good genes. Oda Nobuyuki was about 15 or 16 years old, but his height was close to 1.7 meters. He had a fair complexion, an elegant figure, polite clothes, and decent manners.

Judging from the appearance alone, this pretty boy is at least three blocks better than Oda Nobunaga, the guy with the "light and strange style".

Many local powerful clan leaders were old-school samurai who followed the "Confucian etiquette style". During the greeting session after burning incense, the eyes they looked at him with seemed to be very appreciative, and Oda Nobuyuki would often chat with these people calmly and solemnly, and express his gratitude a few times, which made people like him even more.

Yuanye also felt that the young man seemed to have a good temperament. At this moment, he suddenly heard a commotion behind him. He turned around and saw that today's original "protagonist" Oda Nobunaga had come. There was not much sadness on his face, but there was a strong gloom in his eyes. Moreover, five or six retainers followed closely behind him, as if they were afraid that he would run away.

Hirate Masahide immediately came forward and, with the help of his retainers as a cover, seemed to have reprimanded him harshly. Then he seemed to have sighed and said something before leading him into the palace. Everyone along the way made way for them, but they all looked at them strangely.

Oda Nobunaga ignored him, and after entering the hall he ignored his biological mother, Lady Tsuchida, and his biological brother, Oda Nobuyuki. He just took the burning incense from Hirate Masahide, then silently looked at the coffin for a while, then raised his hand and inserted the burning incense into the incense burner.

For a moment, time seemed to stop, and everyone inside and outside the palace was stunned. Hirate Masahide even swayed twice, as if he was about to have a cerebral hemorrhage, but he knew Oda Nobunaga best of all, so he was the first to react even if he was about to have a cerebral hemorrhage. He hurriedly staggered forward and tried to pull the burning incense out of the incense burner - this was a great contempt and rudeness, and it could even be said to be a vicious curse. Without blood feud, he would never do such a thing!
If someone else had done this, the retainers of Oda Danmasatada would have drawn their swords and rushed forward. Even if they were all killed, they would not be allowed to walk out of the palace alive!

Oda Nobunaga instinctively reached out to block and pushed Hirate Masahide aside, but he ended up crashing into the altar. The incense burner shook and raised a large amount of ash, which fell onto the coffin behind him, tainting the magic spell that the magician had just painted with gold lacquer.

Everyone was even more shocked. This time even Hirate Masahide lost his ability to move and stared blankly at the coffin. Only Oda Nobunaga remained unmoved. He reached out to steady his teacher, glanced at Mrs. Tsuchida with a gloomy look, and turned and left.

No one stopped him, so he just walked away.

Ah Man was also stunned with his mouth wide open. He didn't react until Oda Nobunaga disappeared. He turned to Yuan Ye and said, "You should give me your five kan. Oda Danjotada's family will definitely not last more than two years!"

(End of this chapter)