The cultural spirit of this island country that loves to go to extremes can be clearly seen in these nine sets of armors, which have the romantic temperament of previous animations.
A group of nuns didn't want to eat fast and chant Buddha's name, so they made nine sets of armors and ritual utensils that looked interesting but were useless. Is there something wrong with this?
Also, it looks really expensive.
Whether it is the iron sheet made of thousand-forged steel, or the painting with special colors, various decorations that show the power, and the special skills of seeing through the iron sheet.
From top to bottom, from left to right, they all interpret one word, rich and powerful.
Yiyin did a rough calculation. Not mentioning the cultural value of the religious ritual vessels, just looking at the manufacturing process, this set of Nine Virtues Armored Buddha Treasure Ritual vessels cost more than 40,000 to 50,000 pieces, right?
Does the Tiantai Sect want to give this set of ritual utensils to themselves? Oda Nobunaga only received 50,000 gu, and his set of ritual utensils was much higher and more expensive than those of the Aduwu.
The Tiantai Sect really thinks highly of themselves, and the Tiantai Sect really looks down on Oda Nobunaga.
Yoshigami looked at Master Kakushu with complicated eyes, always feeling that the old nun was making a mistake, the same mistake Ashikaga Yoshiaki once made.
Those who look down on Oda Nobunaga will be in trouble sooner or later.
Master Jueshu didn't know what Yiyin was thinking. She just thought that Yiyin was shocked by the magnificence of the Nine Virtues Armor and was still proud and showing off.
"Jin Duo Hall, this set of Nine Virtues Armor is a ritual vessel based on the Five Constant Virtues and Eight Virtues. It is dedicated to the brilliance of human nature, so it is called the Nine Virtues of Light."
Yiyin suddenly realized that he had originally thought that these nuns were guilty of the second grade. Unexpectedly, it turns out that they are so educated that they are still in trouble.
The island country was deeply influenced by the Celestial Dynasty. The innovations of the Celestial Emperor's court and the introduction of Buddhist ideas were all obtained by sending envoys to the Tang Dynasty to study in the Tang Dynasty.
The influence of Tang and Song Dynasty culture on the island country is deep-rooted. Especially after the third generation of shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu massacred the emperor's ministers, Shintoism disappeared and the local culture completely collapsed.
One of the two pillars of the cultural advancement of the entire island country, the Shinto culture inherited by the emperor was cut off, leaving only the crippled Buddhist sects that continued to hold high the banner of Tang and Song culture and struggled to move forward.
The Tiantai Sect is known as the fusion of the four sects of Zen, Purity, Law, and Esoteric Buddhism. In fact, the foundation is still Tantric Buddhism. It was transmitted from Wutai Mountain. Later, influenced by the Pure Land Buddhism thought of the Song Dynasty, the Pure Land Sect was born.
Afterwards, the Jodo Shinshu, the Ichijo sect, splintered off the Jodo sect and went further and more local. It worked hard to get down to the grassroots and controlled the village entrances, forming the formidable Yixiang sect.
The core of Tiantai Sect is still conservative, and it rejects these emerging local sects. This is the biggest reason why Tiantai Sect is criticized by various sects.
The founders of the local sects came from Mount Hiei, but everyone's attitude towards the Tendai Sect is that they are old garbage who clings to the old and is conservative and likes physical destruction.
The Five Constant Virtues and the Eight Virtues mentioned by Master Jueshu are the core ideas of the Chinese culture, namely the Three Cardinal Guidelines, Four Dimensions, Five Ethics, Five Constant Virtues and the Eight Virtues.
Ignoring the three cardinal principles, four dimensions and five ethics, the B pattern of this set of bright nine-color armor is reflected in its embodiment of the five constant virtues and eight virtues.
The five constant elements refer to benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust. The eight virtues refer to filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, trustworthiness, propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame.
The words revealed on the chest of the Guangming Nine Virtues Armor are benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, faith, loyalty, filial piety, brotherhood, and forbearance.
To put it simply, benevolence, justice, propriety, trust and wisdom are public virtues, and loyalty, filial piety and brotherhood are private virtues. Then, integrity and shame are subtly removed, and the unique tolerance of the island country's culture is added to create these nine bright and nine virtue armors.
In other words, it is the brilliance of human nature that Tiantai Sect believes. The nine bright virtues can be shameless, but they must be very tolerant. It is not known whether these nuns are blackmailing themselves or the martial arts family.
Thinking of this, Yiyin burst into laughter. As the most educated group in the island country, nuns who are in their second year of middle school really understand black humor.
From this point of view, the reason why the red armor is enshrined in the center of the Buddhist hall is because it symbolizes the core character of benevolence in the Chinese culture. Therefore, this red armor is the first of the nine bright virtue armors.
Yiyin took a deep breath and couldn't help but sigh to himself, it's terrible to be educated, you can put flowers on any stage.
Seeing that he understood, Master Jueshu said with a smile.
"Tsudaden has traveled thousands of miles to save tens of thousands of lives on Mount Hiei from disaster. I sincerely ask you for this set of nine-color armored ritual utensils."
Yiyin shook his head and said with an upright expression.
"I am here for the sake of peace, not for money. Master, you don't have to be like this."
Even though in his heart he liked this set of Nine Virtues Armor which had extremely bad qualities, Yiyin still refused righteously on his face.
With his current status, he has to hold on to gifts even when receiving them. If you are willing to accept a gift, you are giving others face. Whether you can accept the gift depends on the performance art of the gift giver.
Master Jueshu was not surprised, she continued.
"Jinduo Hall misunderstood, this matter is not a gift from our sect, but the Buddha's light suddenly appeared in the Treasure Pavilion yesterday, which is amazing.
I didn't know the reason at first, but it wasn't until you came to visit me on the mountain that I suddenly realized that it was the Buddha's treasure that recognized its owner, and the opportunity had come for it to belong to it. "
Yiyin couldn't help but laugh. The master's ability to talk nonsense in a serious manner was really no worse than that of a high-level martial artist who played politics.
He pretended to be surprised and asked in cooperation.
"Is this happening?"
Master Jueshu chanted the Buddha's name and said solemnly.
"For those who are destined to be blessed by Buddha, the nine-virtue armor will shine brightly, and it will definitely be reflected on you.
You survived the fire in front of the statue of Bishamonten and were revered by the Hime Warriors as the reincarnation of Bishamonten.
Bishamonten is the king of hearing and the patron saint of Buddhism. He is famous for his blessings and virtues. He is also known as the god of war and wealth.
You see, these qualities are all reflected in you, and they are not just random guesses.
The Nine Virtues Armor of Light is a Buddhist treasure of the Buddha, a protective instrument enshrined by incense. It will release the light of Buddha when you go up the mountain, and it must be destined for you.
There is a saying from the Buddha that if you sow good causes, you will get good results; if you sow evil causes, you will get bad results. The Tiantai Sect does not dare to stop the Buddha from finding its owner, and wishes that this fate will be facilitated. "
Yiyin sighed, a cultured person is a cultured person, this truth can be said easily, it turns out that giving gifts is not called giving gifts, it is called meeting by chance.
he laughed.
"In that case, it seems inappropriate if I don't accept it."
Master Jueshu shook his head.
"It is waiting for you here. This is an opportunity. How can you accept it?
The poor nun said a word, the opportunity has arrived, the Buddha recognizes its master, Jinduo Hall must not let it down. "
Yiyin nodded.
Master Jueshu is also cunning. She repeatedly emphasizes that Bishamonten is the patron saint of Buddhism and that the recognition of the Lord by the Buddha is God's will and cannot be violated.
But there is no love without reason in this world. Behind the Tiantai Sect's generous gifts, there must be some desire.
So what is Master Kyoshu going to do? Did the foolishness of Guangjingyuan's awakening make the head of the Tiantai Sect feel uneasy?
She is working hard for the continuation of the sect. She hopes that in the future, when there is a greater crisis in Mount Hiei, Yoshigan can help the Tendai Sect again like it did today.
That's why she hinted that Gigin was the incarnation of Bishamonten and that he was the patron saint of Buddhism.
The Tendai Sect is the leader of Buddhism in the island country. If Yoshigoshi admits in public that he is the incarnation of Bishamonten, wouldn't he become a heretic like White Lotus?
Enryaku Temple is an authentic sect of Buddhism, and Master Jueshu has no shame in playing tricks of using strange powers to confuse gods. She can only use the Buddha treasure to identify the master as a hint, this old fox who wants both face and dignity.
However, Yiyin is not exclusive.
Being recognized by the Tendai Sect as the incarnation of Bishamonten, it can further deify Yoshigami's status.
Just like Hachiman Tainyo Gohakuban's appeal to the Kanto samurai family, Bishamonmonten's incarnation can increase his weight in the hearts of Buddhists.
The ruling class of the island country is nothing more than the Wu family group and the nun group. Both of these forces are being impacted by the collapse of order in troubled times.
The tradition of the martial arts was torn apart by the revolutionary Warring States dynasties, and the Buddhist factions were full of fear of the Nanman religion coming from the ocean.
As the strongest leader of conservatives, Yiyin has high hopes from traditional forces and has been promoted to the altar step by step. This is a reasonable thing.
Peaceful development, what a beautiful word.
As long as order is restored, there will be no innovation or subversion. Only minor repairs that are not painful or itchy can allow the ruler to sit firmly at the top of the pyramid and enjoy thousands of offerings.
Therefore, the people who support Yiyin's policies the most are the traditional high-level warriors and sect bosses. They are the vested interests of the old era, and they are the group of people who least want to see social change.
The arrival of a new era means the emergence of new interest groups.
The decadent old interest groups will be mercilessly thrown into the garbage dump of history because they cannot adapt to the new rules. They will never admit defeat and will do their best to fight back.
The struggle between old and new interest groups will never involve humility and concession, but will be accompanied by bloody grinding and reorganization until a new balance is reached.
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Under the authorization of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Yoshigan represented the shogunate at Mount Hiei to mediate the three parties of Asai, Asakura and Oda and signed an armistice agreement.
Subsequently, Oda Nobunaga released the siege, Asai Asakura's coalition forces retreated northward, and Master Kakushu of Enryaku Temple breathed a sigh of relief.
The crisis of the siege of Mount Hiei passed like this, but at this time, Japan was still not peaceful.
The Ixixiang sects in various places received the decree from Master Xianru, and the conflict between the Oda family and the Ixixiang monastery completely broke out. The Rokkaku mother and daughter took the opportunity to join forces with Yixiang Yikui and launched another attack.
It is like a spark of fire, blooming all over the Oda family territory. The most serious areas are the Nagashima Yiku in Kitai Ise and the Hexagon turmoil in Minami Omi.
Oda Nobunaga led his troops to turn their guns from Mount Hiei and fight back to Nanomi Kita Ise, preparing to solve the trouble in their own territory first.
On the other side, Asai Nagamasa, who safely withdrew from Mount Hiei to Kotani Castle, received the news that Isono Tamashiro had been betrayed by Hideyoshi Hashiba, and Sawayama Castle fell into the hands of the Oda family.
The frightened and angry Asai Hisamasa ignored Zhu Ji's dissuasion and insisted on punishing the father of the hostage Isono Masaru left in Otani Castle.
Isono Umasa was devastated after receiving the news. Hashiba Hideyoshi took advantage of the situation and made her determined to write a letter to Aguki Sasaki who rebelled against Yamamoto Yamashiro.
Yokoyama Castle and Sawayama Castle have already fallen. If Yamamoto Castle also falls to the Oda family, all the important towns on three sides of Otani Castle will be wiped out, and the Asai family's strategic dilemma will become even more severe.
However, Asai Nagamasa could not blame Oda Nobunaga for breaking the armistice agreement, because Isono Tamashiro took refuge in the Oda family on his own initiative, and was not caused by the Oda family sending troops to attack.
She could only anxiously doubt every important member of the Asai retainers group, worrying that the next traitor would appear, and the loose Kitaomi samurai alliance was on the verge of collapse.
As for Yoshigan, after lifting the siege of Mount Hiei, he immediately began to deal with the Miyoshi family who invaded Konki again.
Taking advantage of the power of peacefully resolving the crisis on Mount Hiei and mobilizing all his strength, Yoshigan vowed to teach the Miyoshi family an unforgettable lesson and further enhance the extraordinary evaluation of himself by the recent samurai families.
The Guangming Nine Virtues Armor sent by Enryakuji Temple was transported across Kyoto to Tawen Mountain Castle. The gorgeous armor swaggered through the market and blinded everyone.
Master Tiantai Zong Xianru deliberately revealed the Buddha's armor, implying that Yi Gin was the incarnation of Bishamonten, and this news continued to spread among people.
Bishamonten is the King of Tamon, and the castle where Yoshigan lives is called Tamon Mountain Castle. These coincidences have caused a lot of discussion and suspicion.
In recent years, there are areas with strong Buddhist traditions, and the Tiantai Sect has a huge influence on traditional Buddhists.
Under the deliberate promotion of Master Jueshu, Yiyin's image in recent years has also begun to become deified. Although this is due to the needs of the Tiantai Sect's own interests, Yiyin has also benefited a lot.
The current Yoshigami has a white flag with eight banners on the left, representing the patron saint of the orthodox Genji samurai family, and a bright nine-color armor on the right hand, representing the patron saint of Bishamonten Buddhism.
He became less and less like a human being and more like a living god.
The rumors became more and more bizarre as they spread, and in the end, a foolish man and woman even shouted the slogan that the God of Light would come to the world, which made Yiyin shake his head and smile bitterly.
And Oda Nobunaga, who saw the Nine Virtues of Light Armor with his own eyes, was furious. The 50,000 guan he had just received became unpalatable. The Tiantai Sect is a bald ass bastard!
Compared with the harvest of Yiyin, Oda Nobunaga felt that he was dismissed as a beggar by Master Kakushu, which was really too much.
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No matter how angry Oda Nobunaga was, at this time she no longer had the energy to turn around and settle the score with the nuns at Mount Hiei, so she could only keep her grudge in her heart.
Yoshigan is also returning to Tamonzan Castle from Mount Hiei, and at the same time, he is sending orders to all directions.
As the saying goes, if a leader says something, his subordinates will lose their legs. Akechi Mitsuhide in the Shiba Residence in Kyoto took Yoshihiro's letter and lamented that the master was really becoming more and more mature in his work.
Yoshigan's order to her was to cut off the shogunate's moral support to the Miyoshi family, and to contact the Oda samurai family in western Japan to form a joint force to encircle and suppress the Miyoshi army.
Oda Nobunaga has no spare time to go to Higashi Kon to make trouble, so she has left this matter to Yoshigan.
Yoshigan and Oda Nobunaga reached a tacit understanding, and naturally they wanted to bring powerful samurai such as Matsuhisa Hide, Mibuchi Fujihide, and Araki Murashige of the Oda faction into the anti-Miyoshi family alliance to strengthen their momentum.
Poor Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, she only participated in Nobunaga's siege network after obeying Ashikaga Yoshiaki's imperial letter, and led Miyoshi's army to fight back to Konki again.
If Ashikaga Yoshiaki is silenced by Yoshigan and the shogunate rebels and refuses to admit his fault, what is the justice of the Miyoshi family returning to the near future? Have you turned into a traitor again?
Being disturbed by Yoshigan, the siege of Mount Hiei was lifted, and the Asai Asakura family signed an armistice agreement, which was equivalent to temporarily withdrawing from Nobunaga's siege network.
The Ishiyama Honganji Temple will never be an enemy of the Shiba family. It is obvious that the master is an old friend of the Shiba family and the largest shareholder of the Hokurikudo Trading Road in recent years. He has made a lot of money with the Shiba family.
There is no need for Xiang Zong to rebel and help the Shiba family fight against the Miyoshi family. As long as Ishiyama Honganji is willing to remain neutral, the Miyoshi family will be completely isolated.
This is equivalent to Shiba Hosokawa, Mibuchi Hatakeyama Ninagawa and other powerful local factions in the shogunate led by Shiba Yoshigan, plus Matsunaga Hide, Mibuchi Fujihide, and Araki Murashige together to besiege the Miyoshi family.
Miyoshi Yoshitsugu was so depressed that he discovered that this was not Nobunaga's siege, but Miyoshi's siege!
