Both Master Nagakaku and Kitahata Gujiao had been beholden to Yiyin, and their interests were consistent. The three of them lived in the same room, and the atmosphere was relaxed and harmonious.
Changjue talks about Zen and bows to ask the sage to taste it. How does Yiyin understand these Buddhist Zen things?
Although he was a Shingon monk who entered Taoism at Kofukuji Temple, it was originally a political deal, a declaration of sincere alliance between the Shiba family and Kofukuji Temple.
In recent years, because the saint believed deeply in the Shingon sect, many Ji warriors followed the flattery and entered the Shingon sect.
Not to mention that Yoshigan is not interested in the teachings of the Shingon sect, even if Yoshigan is illiterate and cannot read a single Chinese character, the Shingon sect will praise him as a Buddhist protector who is proficient in the Dao, Bishamon's true form.
Nagakaku was just expressing his attitude at this moment. Yoshigage couldn't understand and was too lazy to understand. He simply looked at him and asked Kitahata with a smile.
"Master Tianjue, how are you doing lately?"
Kitahata teaches bowing and bowing.
"Thanks to the saint's care, the poor nun has been cultivating peacefully in the past few years without being disturbed by worldly affairs. His body and bones are stronger than before."
Yiyin nodded.
"Desong Kamesong is in Duowen Mountain Castle, not far from here. Have you visited these two daughters more often?"
Kitahata Gujiao smiled bitterly.
"I went there several times to urge them not to forget the grace of the saint, to concentrate on their studies, to serve you as soon as possible, and to serve you.
You've been going to Kanto for a year, why don't you take them two with you? There is always someone by your side to take care of you. As a minor surname, they should shoulder this responsibility. "
Yiyin shook his head.
"I have a hard life, running here and there without stopping. My two children are still young, so don't follow me around and suffer.
Stay in Duowenshan City and study hard. If you succeed in your studies in the future, I can promote them. "
Kitahata's cheeks trembled, his eyes showed gratitude, and he bowed.
"The kindness of the saint will never be forgotten by Kitahata Gujiao!"
Yoshigami pointed at Kitahata Juji and smiled at Master Nagakaku.
"Look, this is called the end of the worldly connection and the six roots are not exhausted. She is a nun who seems to have a restless mind, so don't you care about her?"
Facing Yiyin's kind teasing, Master Changjue sighed.
"The nature of mother and daughter, the deep love between mother and daughter, how can it be easily ended?
Furthermore, living in this mundane world, even if you want to cut off your worries and escape into Buddhism, how can your wishes come true just by cutting them off and escaping? "
Yiyin glanced at Master Changjue who was filled with emotion and asked.
"Seeing that the host is so emotional, could it be that he has something on his mind?"
Changjue shook his head.
"I will soon no longer be the master of Kofukuji Temple. The religious order summoned me back to Mount Koya. The Master intends to pass the throne to me."
Yiyin clapped his hands and smiled.
"This is a good thing. I would like to congratulate you in advance, the future Master."
Master Changjue smiled bitterly and shook his head, sighing.
"The saint is wise and powerful, and you are naturally aware of the little thoughts of the Shingon Sect.
The main reason why the Master hopes that I will return to take over the throne is that I have an old relationship with you and hopes that I can do more for the sect.
Ever since the Ichiki clan became hostile to the Oda family, His Highness Oda chased and fought Ishiyama Honganji, which had already broken up the vitality and strength that the Ichiko clan had accumulated over the years.
The Nanman Sect in Sakai Port is watching the fire from across the bank, ready to make a move. No one in the direction of Settsu can stop the infiltration of Nanman Sect missionaries.
There are even rumors that His Highness Oda has allowed the Nanman Sect to enter and exit the Oda territory to preach at will, and is preparing to give a piece of land in Azuchi Castle to the Nanman Sect to build a church.
Koyasan was very worried about this, so he urgently called me back. The master's seat was like a hot iron plate, and there was no easy place to sit on it. "
Master Changjue felt bitter in her heart. She gave Bei Dahe to Yiyin in exchange for the Shiba family's protection of the Yamato Buddhist Kingdom. This decision was initially severely criticized by the Koyasan Order.
The reason why she is able to firmly hold the position of the head of Kofukuji Temple now is because of Yoshiyin Taibo.
In these years, the Shiba family was invincible and their power continued to rise. Tsutsui Junkei coveted the Yamato Buddhist Kingdom several times, but he died due to the pressure of the saint.
The Koyasan Order's doubts about Master Nagakaku gradually disappeared with the rise of Shiba.
But what follows is that the sect hopes that Nagakaku will stand up and take on more responsibilities. Through Nagakaku's friendship with the saint, the Shingon sect can safely survive this increasingly chaotic religious world.
With the decline of the shogunate, the two most powerful daimyo in the world were the Shiba family and the Oda family.
The Oda family was hostile to the Ichiko clan and uprooted the Ishiyama Honganji Temple, the religious gateway of the Buddhist sect that stood in Nishi Kinki to resist the invasion of the Nanman Sect.
Coupled with Oda Nobunaga's religious tolerance, the Nanman Sect was finally freed from its shackles and could preach to the depths of the island country without any scruples. This was a wake-up call for all Buddhist sects.
In a time of great strife, everyone has to show their special abilities, and survival is the most important thing.
After the third generation of shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu slaughtered the emperor's ministers and destroyed Shintoism, the power of Buddhism increased greatly, and the temples became a country within a country. The leader among them was the Yamato Buddhist Kingdom.
Over the past two hundred years, the monastery territory has not paid taxes, respected the laws, and refused to perform labor services. It has also continued to erode the Wu family territory when the Wu family went to war.
Now, it’s finally time to pay off the debt.
The Buddhist sects knew very well that Oda Nobunaga allowed the mad dog of the Nanman Sect to enter the temple just for the privilege of receiving no input from the temple.
After the Oda family defeated the most unruly Ichiko clan, they finally started to take action on religious affairs and sort out the temple leaders in their territory.
Oda Nobunaga was a surly person. She claimed to be a follower of the Nichiren sect and was very close to the Honnoji sect of the Nichiren sect.
What is the origin of Nichiren Buddhism? Being bullied by the strong and weak by the Tiantai Sect, the orthodox lineage was almost wiped out.
Who knows what Oda Nobunaga wanted to do by supporting the Nichiren Sect, but the Tendai Sect was the first to tremble.
In addition, Oda Nobunaga is also trying to win over the Daitokuji sect of the Rinzai sect, but it is more like a political means to divide the consensus of the mainstream Buddhist sects.
The mainstream sects that originally disliked each other with Oda Nobunaga became increasingly uneasy as Oda Nobunaga got closer to the Nanman Sect.
Yiyin sighed.
The leader of the Shingon sect, Akakure, returned to Mount Koya to assume the title of Master. He was obviously prepared for a rainy day and further used the protection of the Shiba family in order to protect himself.
Among the mainstream Buddhist sects, the Tendai Sect occupies Mount Hiei and claims to be the authentic sect in the world.
However, the Enryaku Temple cult in Mount Hiei had already been burned to death once by Oda Nobunaga, and the previous master died in mysterious circumstances.
These nuns and nobles seem to be pure and refined, but in fact they are not very courageous. Their calves may be trembling right now, fearing that Oda Nobunaga will go to Mount Hiei again to cause trouble.
Although the Rinzai Sect was once supported by the shogunate, it is now torn apart. It cannot even choose a leading master, and the voices are all uneven.
If Oda Nobunaga really wants to take action against the Rinzai sect's temples, they will be just meat on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.
The Shingon sect has long been divided due to the dispute between the old sect and the new sect, and the appeal of the old Koyasan sect is not as strong as before.
Although he reluctantly swallowed up the Hosho Sect, captured Kofukuji Temple, and became the master of the Yamato Buddhist Kingdom, Mount Koya's rule over the Yamato Buddhist Kingdom was very weak.
If Yoshigan hadn't kept his promise and sincerely protected Kofukuji Temple, Yamato would have been taken away by Tsutsui Junkei by now.
At this time of turmoil, Yoshigan has become the life-saving straw of the Shingon Sect, and the Koyasan Order is naturally trying its best to cling to this super thigh.
It's no wonder that the Master of the Shingon Sect took the initiative to abdicate in favor of someone worthy of his throne, and summoned Master Changkuaku back to succeed him. This was because he was preparing to play the emotional card with the Shiba family.
Yiyin shook his head and sighed.
"Koyasan is too thoughtful. In fact, even if they do nothing, I will protect the Buddhist sects.
After all, I am a Buddhist protector. "
Yiyin, the descendant of Bishamonten, the living god of Buddhism who protects the Dharma, was the former Tiantai sect master Kyushu who was the first to start blowing, and then Master Changkaku pulled the Shingon sect to play together.
The Yixiang Sect and Linji Sect, who then reacted, also joined the ranks of those who played desperately.
Each of these big sects is better than the other, and they never engage in loss-making business. They desperately tout Yiyin, but in fact they also set Yiyin up.
When the Buddhist sects are protecting the Shinto divinity of the saints, Yoshigami must protect the survival of the Buddhist sects. Otherwise, wouldn't he, the Buddhist protector, become a big joke?
Shiba's theocracy is different from the extinct Emperor Shinto. Emperor Shinto is a national religion native to the Yamato people. The emperor rules the island country with theocratic authority in the name of the descendants of Rizhao God.
Theoretically, all the nobles of the island country are related by blood to the emperor. Even if Ashikaga Yoshimitsu massacred the emperor's court, the Fujiwara clan of the Genji Taira clan in the samurai regime still had the blood of the emperor.
This was Lin Xinsheng’s earliest suggestion that Yiyin could reconstruct the historical origins of Shintoism in the name of the descendants of the emperor.
But this suggestion was rejected by Yiyin without hesitation, because Yiyin wholeheartedly wanted the island country to become a vassal of the Celestial Dynasty.
A vassal state that has a heart for the Celestial Empire and is willing to sincerely surrender to the Celestial Empire must meet two conditions.
First, cultural identity.
Second, economic dependence.
Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, island countries have gradually broken away from the blind worship of Chinese culture and gradually formed a localized island culture.
Because of the continuous fighting within the island country, the war spilled over and formed Japanese pirates, which were repeatedly banned, thus interrupting the economic ties between the Celestial Empire and the island country.
The current point in time is the key point for the separation of the Celestial Empire and the island country.
The islanders bully the weak and fear the strong, and admire the strong.
After being severely punished by the heavenly soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, they began to learn from the Celestial Dynasty and get close to the Celestial Dynasty. Their worship of the Celestial Dynasty reached its highest peak in the Tang and Song Dynasties.
After the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the island nation actually gradually moved away from the cultural circle of the Celestial Dynasty.
If there is no strong means to reverse this trend, the island countries that have emerged with endogenous culture will embark on their own civilization path. This is a future that Yiyin does not want to see.
Enhancing the ideological identification of island countries with China and increasing the economic dependence of island countries on China is the direction that Yi Bank should work hard.
Therefore, he would actively participate in the Nanman trade, which was actually the transfer of materials from the Chinese island countries, and seek the possibility of reopening official trade.
Because of this, he immediately recognized Lin Xinsheng's second suggestion, took the initiative to include Confucian classics in Sibo's selection, and transformed the thoughts and principles of the Wu family.
Externally, Yiyin longed for the island nation to become a loyal follower of the Celestial Empire.
Internally, Yiyin wants to stabilize its own divine power and further constrain the islanders' thoughts, so that the Sibo Goddess will always stand at the top of the pyramid of the island country's ruling class.
Yoshigan gave up the route of returning to the Emperor's Shinto, which meant giving up the endogenous autonomy of the island nation's culture and reducing the island nation's independence from the imperial dynasty.
He cooperated with various Buddhist sects and embarked on the Shinto of Bishamonten, but it was also a mistake.
The first time he survived the fire in front of the Bishamonten Statue was during the Battle of Kyoheji Temple. The Miyoshi Army besieged the temple and set it on fire.
Yiyin was forced to burn a handful first and artificially created a fire break, thus escaping the disaster.
But the Hime warriors didn't know anything about modern firefighting. They just saw with their eyes that Yoshigin appeared in front of the Bishamonten statue and was immune to fire.
Bishamonten is the Tao Wen Tian King in Buddhism and the protector of Buddhism. After the localization of the island country, he became the guardian of trade routes, the god of war and other religious colors.
Buddhist protector, protector of trade routes, and military god. These attributes are in line with Yoshigan's friendly relations with various Buddhist sects, his political initiatives to open up the Hokurikudo trade route, and his invincible record.
Finally, after the former Tiantai Sect master Jueshu presented the Buddha's Nine Virtues Armor and boasted about Yiyin with great fanfare, Yiyin's Shinto finally took shape.
Master Kyushu's move was to hope that Yi Gin would protect the Tiantai Sect, but after the major sects added fuel to the flames, today's Yi Gin godhood has been shaped, and Bishamonten has descended and walked the world as a living god.
With this godhead, Yoshigan stepped onto the Shinto path and established Shiba theocracy, so he must maintain the core cornerstone of his political power and protect the orthodoxy of various Buddhist sects.
This is the truth, but in troubled times, no one will easily put their own safety on the obligations of others.
The Shingon Sect decisively allowed Master Nagakaku to succeed him as the master, in order to use her personal friendship with Yiyin to further bind the saint and ensure that he would not be killed in the increasingly fierce religious struggle.
It was Master Changjue who understood this that he lamented that living in this mundane world, even if he could escape into Buddhism, he could not escape the troubles of the world, and could only fall headlong into the endless political abyss and wallow repeatedly.
Yiyin looked at the frowning Master Changjue and couldn't help but chuckle.
"Master, don't worry, you can go back to your Mount Koya and sit down in your position of master with peace of mind.
When Miyoshi invaded, I moved to fight in Yamato and various parts of Settsu. It was Master who released the Kofukuji Temple's treasury, provided unlimited military supplies, and helped me revive the Shiba family business.
It was you who strongly advocated giving me the land of Beidahe, so that the reborn Shiba family had its first foothold.
I will never forget this kindness.
Koyasan made a smart choice by allowing you to inherit the position of Master of the Shingon Sect. As long as you sit in Mount Koya for a day, I, Shiba Yoshiyin, will protect the Shingon sect. "
Yoshigami's categorical words were heart-warming, Master Nagakaku showed gratitude, and Kitahata Guojie on the side was also deeply touched.
There is no shortage of talented people in the world who are aware of current affairs. It is not difficult to benefit oneself at the expense of others. It is rare to have love, justice, and a beginning and an end.
Even if selfish people can gain temporary success from heroes, the world will always praise the righteous people who keep their word and keep their promises.
Cao Cao said that he would rather betray the world, but Liu Bei did not hesitate to ruin his life and reputation in order to avenge Guan Yu. Right and wrong, success or failure in fame will be commented by future generations.
(End of chapter)
