This is natural! Sha Zha Xiangru patted his chest: "Zuofudian asked the three of us to go out together on errands. This is fate. Otherwise, there are so many people, why are we three?"
"Yes!" Cao Sengnu said with a smile: "Looking back now, it is indeed a rare fate. If it were anyone else, how could they have figured out the path of becoming a great country master?"
"Actually, it's nothing!" Ji Jian Chiyun said with a smile, "It's the two of you who have initiated it. If it were someone else, I'm afraid that my method would be too whimsical."
"What's wrong with being whimsical?" Cao Sengnu said with a smile: "According to me, the most whimsical person is the Lord, but in the end he did it all."
At this point, footsteps suddenly came from outside, and the three of them stopped talking in unison. The door was pushed open, and the witch from before walked in and bowed to the three of them: "You three, this is nettle tea and rice dumplings, please taste it!"
"Thank you very much!" Ji Jian Chiyong hurriedly returned the courtesy and said to Cao Sennu and Sha Zha Xiangru: "These two are specialties of the Great Kingdom Lord Temple. Please try them too!"
Cao Sennu and Sha Zha thanked Xiangru and tasted the refreshments together. Perhaps because they had eaten dry food along the way, they both felt that the refreshments were particularly delicious and couldn't help but eat a few more pieces. The witch just sat across from him, smiling and saying nothing.
"These rice dumplings are really good!" The two of them swept away the refreshments. Cao Sennu smiled and said, "It's just that some are missing. Can I get some more?"
Ji saw Chiyuan translating Cao Sengnu's words to the witch. The witch smiled and gave a few instructions to the door. Chi Jian said, "You two wait a minute, we'll be there soon!"
After a while, new snacks were delivered. Cao Sennu and Sha Zha Xiangru ate much slower this time. The witch talked with Ji Jian Chixing for a few words. Ji Jian Chixing said: "You two, the witch wants to know more. Let’s talk about Zuofudian’s past experience!”
Sha Zha Xiangru and Cao Sengnu looked at each other. Sha Zha Xiangru said: "Mr. Cao, you followed the master earlier, why don't you tell me?"
"That's fine!" Cao Sennu clapped his hands, shook off the powder on his hands, took a sip of tea, and moistened his throat: "The most precious species in the Tang Dynasty is none other than the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, and the Lord's Wang family is He was born into one of them, so he was a natural nobleman. However, his fortune started when the Tang army sent troops to Baekje..." So he sent Wang Wenzuo with the Tang army to cross the sea to destroy Baekje, and left Baekje behind. Then wars broke out, and the Japanese sent troops to help. , he rose up in the army, quelled the war, defeated the Japanese army, and then won the favor of the emperor in Chang'an, and went to the Japanese country as an envoy.
This experience was already ups and downs and thrilling. Cao Sengnu was so eloquent that the other three people in the room were dumbfounded and sighed for a long time. At the end, the witch said: "Listen to what you said, Zuofu Palace is really invincible. He is invincible! But you said that his appearance is exactly the same as that of the great stone statue of the Lord God. Is this true or false?"
"It's absolutely true!" Cao Sengnu said: "Brother Sha Zha, you have also met the Lord. Are the two very similar?"
"It's true!" Sha Zha Xiangru said: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it. If it were false, not only would Zuofu Palace punish us, but the gods would not spare us either. Who would dare to make it up?"
"It's not that I can't trust you two!" the witch said solemnly: "It's just that this matter affects the lives of tens of millions of people, so I have to ask clearly first!"
"The lives of tens of millions of people?" Cao Sengnu secretly rejoiced and pretended to be confused: "Even if the Lord looks similar to the statue, what's the big deal? What does it have to do with the lives of millions of people?"
The shrine maiden smiled, and turned her gaze to Akami: "The two of them are foreigners, and they have never heard of the story of the great king. You are from the Izumo country, and you should have heard of the great king who surrendered the country to the emperor Qiongqiong. , how did you leave Izumo Country, and what did you say?”
"Of course I remember!" Akami Akagi said: "Amaterasu Omikami sent Kengo Thunder God and Atomori Funakami to bring their own Juken Swords to the China of Weiyuan. The Okuninushi God was unable to resist the sharpness of the divine swords, so he had to give up the country to Tiansun Qiongqiong honored his order and boarded the ship to leave. Before leaving, he made a prophecy: One day, his descendants will
He will come in a boat to take back this land from the descendants of Amaterasu Omikami. "
"Yes, you remember it very clearly!" The witch nodded and turned to Cao Sennu and Sha Zha Xiangru: "You two, did you hear clearly?"
"This, this -" Cao Sengnu looked in disbelief: "You can't say that the Lord is the descendant of the great country's main god? But this is too ridiculous, isn't it? The Lord is not an ordinary commoner. What does the high sect of the Tang Dynasty have to do with foreign gods?"
"Yes! Things about ghosts and gods are illusory, and they are related to the Zuofu Palace. How can we talk nonsense?" Sha Zha Xiangru said.
"Hahaha!" The witch laughed and said, "You two are right to be so cautious. Yes, the Lord is from the Tang Dynasty and is of a noble family, but when can his ancestors be traced back?"
"My Lord comes from the Langya Wang family, and his ancestor Wang Ji was from the Western Han Dynasty, more than six hundred years ago!" Cao Monk said nudgingly.
"Haha!" The shrine maiden shook her head and laughed: "The first king of the Yamato court has been around for nearly 1,300 years. The king of the country left Izumo even before that, so the ancestor of Zuofuden was a Tang nationality. There is no contradiction with him being a descendant of a great king!"
"You mean that after the Great Lord God left on a ship, he went to my country, then married a wife and had children in our country, and passed it on from generation to generation, and finally he had a lord?" Cao Sengnu said with a wry smile: "This makes sense. It just sounds a little incredible!"
"That is nature. How can the power of gods be beyond the reach of us mortals?" The witch said with a smile: "But if this is not the case, how can we explain that the appearance of Zuofu Temple and my god are so similar? For more than a thousand years, The descendants of Amaterasu Omikami have never been defeated in this land. This is the agreement made by Amaterasu Omikami and Tiansun. However, this time they were defeated miserably by a Tang man who came across the sea. If he hadn't been a descendant of the Great Lord God , how is that possible?"
The witch's words may seem like illogical sophistry to modern people, but in the eyes of many ancient people, they are strictly logical reasoning. In the eyes of most ancient peoples, language has some kind of mysterious power, especially oaths made after going through some special procedures. Because in Japanese mythology, when Amaterasu came, Amaterasu Omikami gave him three artifacts and promised to rule Japan for generations. Therefore, the descendants of Amaterasu Omikami are invincible in this land. Only another Amaterasu Omikami can defeat the descendants of Amaterasu Omikami. descendants. (In fact, there were similar behaviors in ancient China, such as Liu Bang killing the white horse and swearing an oath with his ministers, and the emperors of all dynasties offering sacrifices to the heaven, earth, and the country, etc.)
The only thing that can break the undefeated golden status of the descendants of Amaterasu is the oath made by another god. In the myth of Izumo Kingdom, the main god of Amaterasu appears as a tragic hero. When he left his country, he was full of hatred for the invaders, so he made a prophecy that "his descendants will come in boats and take back the country from the descendants of Amaterasu Omikami." The mysterious power of this prophecy is overwhelming, at least It offset the power of the promise Amaterasu Omikami had made with his descendants. This is the real reason why Wang Wenzuo was able to defeat Brother Zhong.
"Although what you said sounds reasonable!" Sha Zha Xiangru said with a smile: "But I have never heard that the Lord said that he had any relationship with the Japanese country, let alone the chief god of the country! I think he You don’t think that you can defeat Brother Zhongda because of the power of some god. It doesn’t seem to be of any use, right?”
The shrine maiden laughed, with a look of pride on her face: "Since Amaterasu Omikami can let his descendants rule Weiyuan China for generations, then the Great Lord God can do it too!"
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Otsu.
The north wind blows, rolling up sheets of reeds that are boundless and connected to the lake in the distance.
"That's great!" Wang Wenzuo looked at Lake Bipa in the distance and sighed: "In my opinion, this place is more suitable as a capital than Asuka!"
"Oh? Why do you say that?" Saitama asked.
"Lake Biwa has convenient water transportation, which can transport products from all directions. The surrounding land is fertile, irrigation is convenient, and there is enough food!" Wang Wenzuo said: "In comparison, the area where Asuka Kyo is located is too narrow!"
"That's true! Nara, where Asuka Kyo is located, is indeed much smaller than Omi!" Saitama said with a smile, "It can't fly
Sokyo has a better port. Ships from Silla, Baekje, Goguryeo, Mohe, and China can directly arrive at Sokyo's dock. Isn't this more important? "
"Transportation with the mainland is more convenient, which is conducive to absorbing advanced culture and technology! Well, this is also a good reason!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "It's just a choice! But in the long run, the Omi side is more suitable to be the capital, and here The products are richer and the population is more densely populated!”
"This is strange. You and Katsuragi have the same idea. He always thought of moving the capital to Otsu in the past. The reason is that the land here is fertile, and it is close to Lake Biwa and Fuwa Seki. It has convenient transportation and protects dangerous areas. It is suitable for building a capital. Good place!"
"What's the result?" Wang Wenzuo showed an interesting expression.
"The result is nothing!" Saitama laughed.
"Just let it go? Wasn't he in great power at that time?"
"So what if they have great power?" Saitama said with a smile: "How many shrines and temples are there around Asuka Kyo? What will they do if the capital is moved to Otsu? If they don't move, the benefits of the imperial court will be gone in the future, and they will be marginalized. If we move to Otsu, then we will no longer need the farms, industries, and temples here? Will we start from scratch over there? This has been accumulated over hundreds of years!"
"Is it because of this?" Wang Wenzuo couldn't help but be disappointed. Of course he knew that moving the capital was a troublesome matter and he had to deal with many vested interests. But he has seen Brother Zhong's skills before. He is really a powerful person. Now that a person like this has made up his mind, how can he give up so easily?
"What do you mean just because of this?" Saitama smiled and said: "You don't know the capabilities of shrines and temples. Let's put it this way, the king has at least seventy or eighty worship ceremonies throughout the year, and these worship ceremonies are all organized by these temples and shrines. The presiding officer. Just find any reason to say that the divination is unlucky, and you can make Katsuragi miserable. Don't forget, he is just the prince, not the king. As long as I say that Amaterasu has sent a bad omen, and that moving the capital has angered the gods in all directions, they For generations they have guarded the capital and protected the safety of the king. Now Katsuragi wants to move the capital, so what will they do? The various sacrifices that the king personally offers every year are no longer available, so why should they still do it for the king? How about defending the capital? Let the evil spirits do whatever they want!"
"Sao, is there such a way to play?" Wang Wenzuo was dumbfounded. As a time traveler, he actually lives in two worlds like most people of this era. In Wang Wenzuo's view, this world is material, and in ancient times In the eyes of humans, this world is a mixture of humans, ghosts and gods, especially the ancient Japanese who believed in animism. Without the protection of numerous shrines and temples around Asuka Kyo, how could people live a normal life? Without the acquiescence of these temples and shrines, even if Brother Zhongda has great abilities, he will not be able to use them.
"Do you understand? Why did Katsuragi hate me to the core but couldn't do anything to me!"
"I understand!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "Then Brother Zhong never mentioned the matter of moving the capital again?"
"No, but he always goes to Omi for a few months every year and built a palace for himself in Otsu!" Saitama said with a smile: "Since you like Otsu so much, then I will give you this palace!"
"Thank you so much, Your Majesty!"
"It's just a palace, it's nothing! Anyway, there is endless land to the east to develop!" Saitama waved his hand nonchalantly: "Katsugi is so stupid, there is obviously so much fertile land to the east. Land, but always thinking about taking back any four counties from the Silla people, how stupid!"
Wang Wenzuo smiled. Saitama's views are actually very representative within the Yamato Kingdom. In fact, after the historical Battle of Baijiangkou, Prince Nakada also adjusted the direction of expansion of the Yamato Kingdom and pointed the spearhead toward the northeast, opening up The vast lands of Kanto and Mutsu have greatly affected the history of Japan.
There is a concept in history called twin empires. That is to say, empires are born in pairs. For example, the birth of the Qin Empire led to the emergence of the Xiongnu Empire on the grasslands; and the military pressure of the Xiongnu Empire forced the new Han Empire to have a higher degree of centralization and a more powerful military machine. . The emergence of an empire often affects the others corresponding to the empire to move towards unity and confronts them.
The same was true in ancient Japan
, the earliest Yamato country was based on Minami Kyushu, Kinki region and Kansai as its main areas of activity. However, starting from the seventh century AD, the Yamato country, which completed the reform of the legal system, began to expand eastward, conquered the local Ezo people, and sent a large number of Military immigrants established new imperial states in the local areas.
