Kenninji Temple was founded by Minamoto no Yoriie, the second-generation shogunate of the Kamakura shogunate. Its architectural style is more like Tang Dynasty and it is one of the oldest temples in Kyoto. beetle
As we all know, the island country has many earthquakes and its buildings are mainly made of wood, so the buildings have been burned down again and again. Even they themselves cannot count how many disasters they have suffered.
Although they are called ancient buildings, most of them are actually renovated, but the islanders like to count them from the foundation and do not recognize renovations as new buildings.
When Master Rong Xi, the founder of Jianren Temple, returned from studying in China, she was deeply influenced by the Southern School of Zen. She also incorporated the charm of Jiangsu and Zhejiang into Jianren Temple, forming the current landscape.
Yoshigan looked at the ancient Zen room in front of the corridor and said to Akechi Mitsuhide.
"I've come this far, so don't give me any more dumbfounding.
Tell me, who on earth has such a great reputation and is worthy of me condescending to come here. "
Akechi Mitsuhide couldn't bear Yoshigan's words, so he immediately stopped bowing and said. beetle
"I am terrified, where does the word condescension come from? Your status is extremely noble, no one in the world can match it, and no one is worthy of your condescension.
I only occasionally visit Jianren Temple with my friends, and I met a young girl who was even interesting, so I thought of inviting you to come and have a look. "
Yoshigan just wanted to scare Akechi Mitsuhide and make a joke with her, but Akechi Mitsuhide really couldn't bear it and quickly spoke clearly.
She is ruthless in her actions and has enemies all over the place. Even the people from the Hamo clan next to the Lord hate her with all their heart. If the Lord's joke reaches other people's ears, it may not be a joke.
Yoshigami shook his head, and found it boring to see Mitsuhide Akechi being so careful. He seemed to have really become a high-ranking person who talks about heaven and earth, and he couldn't even make a joke.
he asked as he continued walking forward.
"What a funny little girl?"
Akechi Mitsuhide calmed down and smiled.
"There is a young girl in this temple named Lin Xinsheng. She is talented and intelligent. She entered the temple as a young girl at the age of thirteen. In five or six years she mastered Buddhism and Confucianism.
The abbot of Jianren Temple cherished her talent and advised her to become a monk so that she could inherit the Taoist tradition and achieve Buddhahood in the future.
But guess what Lin Xinsheng said? "
"What did she say?"
"Lin Xinsheng said that the body, hair and skin should not be damaged, which is filial piety. It is unfilial to have no descendants.
These words made the abbot of Jianren Temple angry, and he no longer wanted to pay attention to her. beetle
If we had come a little later, she might have been driven away by the nuns. If you don’t want to be a nun, why would you come to a monastery to learn Buddhist teachings? "
Yiyin laughed.
"This girl is indeed interesting."
There are many branches of Japanese Buddhism, including Zen and Tantric Buddhism, each with its own laws.
The localized practices of Xiangzong are the most down-to-earth. There are no taboos about drinking, eating, having a husband, and having children.
The Linji Sect belongs to the Zen sect and is a sect with strict precepts. The most basic requirement is to be ordained and not get married.
Lin Xinsheng pointed at the bald head and scolded the bald donkey. No wonder the abbot of Jianren Temple was angry. He really didn't give him any face and couldn't get off the stage. beetle
After finishing laughing, Yiyin asked.
"Looking at Lin Xinsheng's words of filial piety, she is an accomplished Confucian scholar."
Akechi Mitsuhide nodded.
"Hey, she is reading the Anthology of the Four Books and studying Zhu Xi."
Yiyin didn't understand Confucianism and didn't know what the Four Books Annotation was, but the word Zhu Xi was widely circulated in later generations, so he naturally knew who it was.
The character Zi has a sacred status in Confucianism. Among the Confucian scholars who have been honored as Zi throughout the ages, apart from Confucius, Yan, Zeng, Mencius and Xun, the most famous one is Zhu Zi, also known as Zhu Xi.
Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism was famous and dominated the orthodox Confucianism in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and was extremely influential. beetle
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism, and Confucianism established a line of serving the emperor. But after the Han and Tang dynasties, the rise of Taoism and Buddhism gradually spread the attention of Confucianism.
The most terrible thing is that the emperor seems to have believed in Taoism and Buddhism.
The King of Chu had such a thin waist that many people died of starvation in the palace. As long as the emperor likes it, he can starve to death, let alone learn a new route?
If you learn literary and martial arts, you must sell it to the emperor's family. Otherwise, what is the point of studying hard in a cold window?
The biggest hidden danger of Confucianism is that intellectuals have other choices, and their own doctrine gradually cannot attract intellectuals who pursue advancement.
Confucianism sought changes, but it could not compete with the dialectical Taoism and Buddhism. Finally, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism emerged, completing the philosophicalization and systematization of Confucianism, reversing the decline, and establishing the status of Confucianism.
Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism combined the moral ethics of Confucianism's three cardinal principles and five constant principles with natural principles to better serve the emperor and the ruling class. Therefore, it was favored and supported by the mainstream feudal society. beetle
Intellectuals who want to be officials must believe in this doctrine and shout this slogan. Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism unified the educational world, carried forward the past and opened up the future for Confucianism, and made unprecedented contributions.
From now on, regardless of whether people who study Confucianism believe in the Three Cardinal Principles and Five Constant Rules, when you are an official, you must study Confucianism. If you want to get promoted and make a fortune, you must first sing the praises together.
Books of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism have flowed into the island country since the Southern Song Dynasty. As the island country’s cultural repository, monasteries naturally contain Zhu Xi’s works.
Lin Xinsheng came to the monastery to study Buddhism and failed to learn it. Instead, she was obsessed with Zhu Xi's teachings. No wonder the nuns were furious and felt that she was disrespectful.
While they were joking, Yoshigan and Akechi Mitsuhide had already walked outside the door of the Zen room. Yoshigan smiled at Akechi Mitsuhide.
"Let's go and meet this young girl who is obsessed with studying Confucianism."
Akechi Mitsuhide had nothing to gain, and Yiyin would not think that she deliberately made friends with Lin Xinsheng just because she found it interesting. beetle
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In the meditation room, Lin Xinsheng had been reading for a day. She didn't want to read at this time, just to calm down.
Speaking of which, the circle of Confucianism is very miserable in the island country.
After the fall of the Emperor's court, the Wu family advocated speaking with swords and valued etiquette over righteousness. Confucianism could not find a secular foundation in the island country.
Shintoism disappeared, Buddhism occupied the cultural high ground of the island country, and it paid no attention to Confucianism.
Zhu Zixue, who was a prominent scholar in the Chinese dynasty, was not acclimatized to the island country and could only engage in small-circle culture, which was also aggrieved.
Confucian scholars in the island country always look forward to an opportunity to spread Confucian teachings to those in power, just like the Celestial Empire, which made Confucianism the mainstream doctrine of the upper class. beetle
Akechi Mitsuhide's handover was regarded as a good opportunity by Lin Xinsheng.
In fact, Lin Xinsheng's current situation is not good.
She was adopted by her uncle. She showed intelligence since she was a child, so she was sent to Jianren Temple to study Buddhism. The family hoped that she would become a high-ranking nun and help the family business in the future.
However, Lin Xinsheng believed in Confucianism and sternly refused Jianren Temple's request for ordination, and was about to be forced to leave the temple.
Once he left, his future was uncertain, and Lin Xinsheng didn't know how to explain it to his family.
Just last night, Akechi Mitsuhide suddenly sent someone to tell Lin Xinsheng that a noble person would be coming to Jianren Temple today and asked her to prepare well.
Lin Xinsheng was still a little calm at first, but when she heard the chaos outside and the nuns of Jianren Temple rushing to wait in the atrium, she also panicked. beetle
The noble person that Mitsuhide Akechi was talking about was the Spatsudōden who had just defeated Oda Nobunaga and was praised by the people as Bishamon and the saint of the world?
At this moment, Lin Xinsheng still had the time to read, as his hands were trembling when he turned the pages. But besides reading, what else can she do?
As the door of the Zen room was opened, Lin Xinsheng's heartbeat accelerated instantly when he saw Akechi Mitsuhide respectfully inviting a man into the room.
What a handsome man he is, like a banished immortal descended from heaven. Every detail is made by nature and is perfect.
After being stunned for a moment, Lin Xinsheng secretly said, "Don't look at any indecent remarks." He stood up in a hurry, walked around the papers he was reading, and kowtowed to Yiyin.
"Lin Xinsheng, a grass-roots citizen, has seen Tsudo-den and Lord Akechi."
Lin Xinsheng's calmness further strengthened Yiyin's idea. This was the recommendation arranged by Akechi Mitsuhide. beetle
Yi Gin rolled his eyes at Akechi Mitsuhide and said.
"You get up."
"Thank you Jindo-don."
Yiyin walked to her desk and picked up the book she was reading just now. Sure enough, it was
A collection of notes on the four books.
"I heard from Akechi Ji that you studied Zhu Xi Xue?"
Lin Xinsheng glanced at Mitsuhide Akechi, who was sitting silently by the side. Knowing that this would be the most important moment in her life, she suppressed the excitement in her heart and bowed.
"Yes."
Yiyin put down the book, came to Lin Xinsheng, and looked at her condescendingly.
"Your family sent you to the monastery as a child in the hope that you would succeed in your studies and become a great nun.
You are devoted to learning from Zhu Zi and refuse to be ordained. Are you worthy of your family's ardent expectations? "
Lin Xinsheng said solemnly.
"Your Majesty, please."
"you say."
"I entered Jianren Temple when I was thirteen years old. I read all the books in the temple. I treat the works of Buddhism and Confucianism equally. But as people grow up and understand the truth, they become more and more fond of Confucianism and dislike Buddhism."
"Oh why?"
"Buddhists study hard for the afterlife, but Confucianism thinks about the family, the country, and the world, and governs the country and ensures peace.
The world has been in chaos for hundreds of years, and the world is in dire straits. Buddha only teaches people to be patient, suffer in this life, and enjoy blessings in the next.
I cannot agree with this kind of world-weariness and abandonment. "
Yiyin agreed with Lin Xinsheng's statement.
The nuns in the island country are just a bunch of parasites who fail to accomplish anything but fail more than they should. Those in power only tolerate them because the world is unfair and they need to use their faith to paralyze the low-level cows and horses, so as not to rise up and resist.
Yiyin asked, sitting cross-legged in front of Lin Xinsheng. beetle
"Then according to your opinion, learning Zhu Xi and practicing Confucianism can save this troubled world?"
Lin Xinsheng shook his head.
"Hang the pot to save the world and pacify the world. There is a savior like you. This is the reincarnation of heaven. How dare we, the Confucian scholars, covet the merits of heaven.
However, it is easy to conquer the world, but difficult to dominate the world.
The Kamakura shogunate and the Ashikaga shogunate failed to prosper for three generations, and then became weak and declined. This is a lesson learned from the past, and I sincerely ask for your understanding. "
Yiyin smiled.
"The cultivated land of the island country is scattered, the mountains are high and the roads are far away, and the people are divided. If we imitate the Celestial Empire and centralize power, I am afraid that it will not be able to sustain prosperity for three generations. It may not be as durable as the two shogunates of Kamakura and Ashikaga."
Given the unlucky geographical environment of the island country, using the centralization methods of the Chinese dynasty, I am afraid that it will die faster. The economic foundation determines the superstructure. This foundation is so bad that even forcibly copying the Chinese Empire will not work.
Lin Xinsheng said.
"Your Majesty, the Wu family system is flawed, and we need to find ways to improve it. Even if we cannot copy the laws of the Celestial Empire, we can still adapt to local conditions. It is better than just watching."
Yiyin's eyes lit up, local transformation? Lin Xinsheng can think of this, and he is indeed not a corrupt scholar.
"Then you can tell me how to change it?"
Lin Xinsheng said seriously.
"The king, the king, the minister, the mother, the daughter, are the laws of nature."
The common people dared to speak nonsense, and the foundation of the samurai family was unstable. The root cause was the massacre of the emperor's court by the third generation general Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. "
Yiyin nodded, Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism is indeed a set of principles of heaven.
"I forgive you, just tell me."
Yiyin's tolerance gave Lin Xinsheng courage, she said.
"Since ancient times, the Taoist tradition can be continued and cannot be abolished. The emperor's lineage lasts for thousands of years.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Sima Yi swore an oath to Luoshui, but later broke his promise. From then on, there was no bottom line in politics, and there was no way out for a powerful official.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu slaughtered the emperor's ministers and destroyed the Shinto religion for his own selfish interests. He thought he could change the world, but he couldn't be said to be wise. beetle
She thought that by annihilating her body, she would be able to avoid future troubles forever. But she forgot that the one who started it has no consequences.
After the third generation of the Ashikaga Shogunate, the shogun no longer had the power to rule the world, and this was evidenced by his struggle between his own vassal and his foreign vassal.
If the ruler is unruly, the world will be in chaos. This is a divine punishment. "
Yoshigage was also speechless. He allowed Lin Xinsheng to speak freely, but he did not expect that Lin Xinsheng would grab Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and output wildly.
What does it mean to be the originator? He has no descendants.
, this is a curse to the Ashikaga family to annihilate their descendants, Lin Xinsheng really dared to say it.
Yoshigami sighed helplessly and pretended not to hear. Anyway, it was Ashikaga Yoshiaki who cut off his descendants and had no business with him.
"Stop talking about the past, talk about something realistic and useful."
Lin Xinsheng bowed to apologize and then said.
"The Ashikaga family's lack of morality has cut off the orthodox tradition of our island country for thousands of years, which is why the people of the island country have fallen into troubled times and are struggling to survive.
Your Majesty, you are a saint today, and you should continue the legacy of the emperor of the island country and create peace for all generations. "
Yiyin felt sweating behind his back. This Lin Xinsheng was really a newborn calf not afraid of tigers. I don’t know if the life of the Confucian scholars in the island country was too miserable. They dared to say anything and simply killed them.
Yoshihiro couldn't help but look back at Akechi Mitsuhide. He finally understood why Akechi Mitsuhide admired Lin Xinsheng so much. Because Lin Xinsheng's theory is to dig out the roots of Ashikaga Shogun.
From the perspective of Confucianism, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was a treasonous and unethical person who committed rebellion against his superiors and broke the moral line. Therefore, the law of heaven was furious and caused great chaos in the world. The chaos lasted with no end in sight.
If you want to end the troubled times, you have to put things right out of chaos. Lin Nobukatsu is completely denying the justice of Ashikaga Generals after Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in their rule of the island country. beetle
If the shoguns after Ashikaga Yoshimitsu were all immoral and immoral people, then if we want to find orthodoxy, we must go back further.
What a coincidence, the Shiba ancestor was the orthodox heir who was forced to be deposed by the Ashikaga family governor, in order to please the former Hojo family, by marrying the Hojo son.
From a Confucian perspective, the behavior of the Ashikaga family governor of that generation was to abolish the direct descendants and establish concubines, which was also wrong. Therefore, if we want to correct the chaos, we must start from the ancestors of the Ashikaga family.
The orthodoxy of the Ashikaga family needs to be recalculated. Starting from the ancestors of Shiba, the real orthodox descendants of the Ashikaga family are the Shiba clan.
Now that the Shiba clan has been exterminated, there is only one single seedling, Yoshigan Shiba. Therefore, Ashikaga orthodoxy lies in Yoshigan Shiba.
Lin Xinsheng's deliberate approach to please the emperor is a bit like what Dong Zhongshu said about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
