different warring states of japan

Chapter 1183 The struggle of faith

Kyoto, Honnoji Temple, Atrium.

The presiding Master Rixuan looked to the south and remained silent.

Honnoji Temple is located in the north of central Beijing, between Sanjo Street and Sijo Street, not far from the Imperial Palace and Nijo Castle, and belongs to the core area of ​​Kyoto.

At the time of its prosperity, the Nichiren sect had [-] monasteries in its main mountain outside Luo Nei Luo, and the incense was at its peak, making it the number one among all sects.

The biggest enemy of the Nichiren Sect is the Ichiko Sect, who also develops believers at the bottom, and has been suppressing the opponent.

The Yamake Honganji Temple of Ichikozong was burned down by Nichirenzong, which caused Ichikozong to move the gate to Shishan and build a new Honnoji Temple.

As the power of the Nichiren Sect grew stronger, it seriously threatened the Tendai Sect of Mount Hiei.

The Tendai Sect was again defeated by the Nichiren Sect in a crucial religious quiz, and even the shogunate ruled that the Nichiren Sect had won.

Religious disputes have always been life and death, and the rules cannot be played, so the Tiantai Sect decisively turned the table.

The Tendai Sect very simply demanded that the Nichiren Sect’s twenty-first mountain temple must become the last temple of the Tentai Sect, offering gold and tribute.

Of course Nichiren Sect would not agree to such an impolite request.Therefore, the Ni Corps of Mount Hiei took the opportunity to dispatch.

Taking advantage of the chaos of the civil war in the shogunate, the mountain mages captured the [-] gates of the Nichiren sect, killed countless nuns and believers, and expelled the Nichiren sect from Kyoto with violence.

The Nichiren religious group, which was expelled from Beijing, had to face revenge from the Ichiko sect who rebuilt Honganji Temple in Ishiyama and gained a firm foothold, and it has since declined.

Afterwards, the shogunate ruled that the Tendai sect was rude and allowed the Nichiren sect to return to Kyoto.But the Nichiren sect had already suffered a serious injury, and never recovered.

So far, [-] monasteries in Eryishan have been rebuilt, but most of them are depressed and unable to restore their original scale.The center of the Nichiren religious group was also broken up, and the tributary factions went their own way.

Honno-ji Temple belongs to the Nichiren Sect main gate, and is the first Nichiren Sect gate to be restored in Kyoto.

Honnoji Nichigen, as the abbot of Honnoji Temple, has a great influence in Nichiren sect.She has the responsibility and the willingness to plan ahead for the future of the sect.

Suddenly, someone hurriedly walked behind Master Rixuan and bowed to him.

"My lord, the matter has been settled."

Ri Xuan was silent for a while, then asked.

"How is the result?"

"As you expected, the people from the Tiantai sect really withdrew from the welcome queue and went back to Mount Hiei.

The ranks of warriors in Shangluo were in chaos for a while, then started the ceremony again and continued to move forward. "

Ri Xuan nodded slowly and stopped talking, but the visitor couldn't help asking.

"My lord, will this annoy His Highness Oda?

We have many believers working for the Oda family. If His Highness Oda is furious, will they be punished and even lose their lives? "

Ri Xuan looked back at her and said.

"I'm just reminding His Highness Oda that she should not forget the original promise, as for the safety of the believers...

I believe that everyone has the same thoughts as me and is willing to dedicate their lives to promote my Buddha.

However, you don't have to worry too much.

His Highness Oda needs iron cannons. Before she has fully mastered the technique of iron cannons, she will not draw a sword and kill her helpers.

Moreover, her Leshi Leza policy requires our cooperation to earn a lot of business tax.

She is a utilitarian person, it's okay.We are still useful to her. "

Previously, Ishiyama Honganji took advantage of the recent chaos to further kill and expel the Nichiren religious group and believers.

In order to help his sect escape from the pursuit of the Izumo sect, Honnoji Higen had to go to Owari country and ask for help from the rising Oda family.

Oda Nobunaga has great ambitions. She not only accepted the followers of Nichiren Sect, but also promised to help Nichiren Sect avenge her, and asked Nichiren Sect to help her develop business and build an iron cannon workshop.

Because of the persecution of the Nichiren sect, they could only hide in marginal areas such as Shangcho and Minatocho to preach. Among the believers, the proportion of merchants and artisans is extremely high.

Oda Nobunaga took a fancy to these resources of the Nichiren Sect, so he readily accepted the Nichiren Sect.

But the samurai family has no righteousness and no faith. Although Honnoji Higen accepted Oda Nobunaga's conditions, he never really believed in Oda Nobunaga, a hypocrite.

The matter of revenge against the Tendai sect and the Ichiko sect must be acted according to the rhythm of the Nichiren sect itself, and cannot be led by the nose by Oda Nobunaga.

Taking advantage of the value of Nichiren sect to Oda Nobunaga, Honnoji Higen took the lead and implemented his plan.

Whether Oda Nobunaga is willing or not, Honnoji Higen will push her step by step to the opposite of the Tendai sect and the Ichiko sect.

At that time, Oda Nobunaga will definitely do something based on the samurai tradition of violently suppressing dissidents.

The erection of the Nichiren Buddhist Banner in the upper Luo army of the Oda family is only the beginning.

Honnoji Nichigen will definitely let the Tendai sect and the Ichiko sect know that there is an alliance between the Oda family and the Nichiren sect, and that Oda Nobunaga is a follower of the Nichiren sect.

There are [-] nuns on Mt. Hiei, and Ishiyama Honganji Temple is a famous sect, all of which are powerful.The Nichiren sect has declined, and they can't beat them at all.

Only by relying on the strength of the samurai family and using the Oda family to eliminate these two heresies can we avenge the death of the mage followers of the Nichiren sect and revive the sect.

The capital in the south began to be noisy, and it seemed that the samurai team from Shangluo had arrived.

Honnoji Rigen looked at the south with compassion on his face, and chanted Buddhist scriptures.

I don't go to hell, who goes to hell.

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Peter and Bautista hid in the crowd, watching the high-ranking warriors riding into the city.

She wrapped herself tightly, because Nanbanism has not yet been recognized by the shogunate, and preaching in Kyoto is illegal.

Her exotic appearance is too different from the locals, and her goals are obvious.Once the clues are discovered by the eyeliner of the Buddhist sect in Kyoto, it will inevitably lead to a catastrophe, so we must be careful.

Bautista is a Westerner, a Southern Barbarian priest, and a member of the Anti-Self-Defense Society.

The Fangjihui belongs to the Qingxiu sect of the Southern Barbarian Sect. The members have already dedicated everything to the Communist Party, and they live a life of poverty.All they want in their life is to spread the faith of the Communist Party.

Back then, the Shiba family and the Ichiko clan clashed in Hokuriku.In order to relieve Shiba Yoshiyin's pressure, Akechi Mitsuhide cooperated with Takada Yono and secretly stabbed Ishiyama Honganji in the back.

They took advantage of the Nanman Cult's eagerness to obtain the right to preach, and secretly provided convenience.It allowed the priests of the Nanban religion to go to Luojing with the help of Japanese devout believers.

This incident aroused the extreme vigilance of Yixiangzong. Master Xianru of Ishiyama Honganji didn't care about the little friction with Shiba's family, and devoted himself to guarding against the Nanban religion.

After the Ichiko sect was burned down by the Nichiren sect, the Yamashina Honganji Temple was rebuilt in Ishiyama and regained its foothold.The reason why the reconstruction was so smooth was the tacit approval of various sects of Buddhism.

Ishiyama is located in the west of Settsu Country, not far from Sakai Port.

The mission of Nanban religion in Japan was to go deep into the interior of the island country along the route of Nanban trade, first in the ports of Kyushu, and then in the port of Sakai.

Now in Kyushu, some samurai daimyos have openly come forward to believe in the Nanman religion, and they have been accepted into the religion, but the Buddhist sects are unable to deal with it.

In the Settsu Kingdom, Nanban missionaries centered on Sakai Port continued to infiltrate local areas, which had seriously threatened the vital interests of various Buddhist sects.

The Yixiang sect is known for its fanaticism among various sects of Buddhism, and its ability to organize and spread beliefs at the grassroots level is extremely strong, which is the best tool to deal with the Nanman sect.

That's why the Buddhist sects acquiesced to Ishiyama Honganji Temple to establish itself in Xisetjin and become a barrier for Buddhism to resist the invasion of Nanman religion.

that's the truth.

The Nanman Sect and Yixiangzong killed mountains of corpses and blood in the Setjin Kingdom. From the city to the commercial town, and then to the villages in the countryside, they confronted each other tit for tat.

The Nanman belief was quickly suppressed by Yixiangzong, who was good at physical destruction, and there was no longer the unscrupulous expansion speed before.

Akechi Mitsuhide first secretly helped the Nanban religion to go to Luo, and then expressed the position of the Shiba family at the shogunate level, and justified his opposition to granting the missionary right to the Nanban religion.

Honnoji seems to be in harmony with the Shiba family because of the economic interests of Hokuriku and the political cooperation of the shogunate.

Hokuriku Ichiko lost the support of Ishiyama Honganji Temple, allowing Uesugi Terutora and Shiba Yoshigin to enter the battle and succeed smoothly.

But this incident left a sequelae, that is, after the failure of the Nanban believers to obtain the right to preach, they did not all withdraw to Setjin.

Members of the Defense Self-Defence Association headed by Southern Barbarian priests Peter and Bautista have endured hardships and stood hard work.With the help of devout believers, they hid in the capital and carried out secret missionary work.

But this time the Kyoto Incident and the re-establishment of the shogunate gave the Nanman Cult a new hope of gaining the right to preach.

Bautista had been waiting here early, wanting to see the appearance of the new ruler of the shogunate.

Unexpectedly, she was allowed to see the Buddha flag of Nichiren Sect, and even saw the scene of Tiantai Sect leaving in anger.The fierce confrontation within the Buddhist sects will be an opportunity for the Nanban religion.

Bautista was keenly aware that the Oda family's army was equipped with a large number of iron cannons.Among the various forces in recent times, only Zahezhong and Genlaizhong have so many iron cannons.

She seized a glimmer of inspiration and made up her mind to visit Oda Nobunaga, a follower of the Nichiren sect, in order to get a closer look at this local powerful daimyo who helped restore the glory of the shogunate.

Let's see if we can take advantage of the struggle for power among samurai families and the dispute among Buddhist sects to gain the maximum benefit for the Nanman religion.

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Mount Hiei faces Mount Hira to the north and Mount Shiga to the south.Yanli Temple is the main mountain of Tiantai Zongshan sect.

The Tendai sect of Mount Hiei has a long history. Many sects were born here, and countless nuns came from the mountain gate. It is known as the father mountain of Japanese Buddhism.

Japanese Buddhism was first spread from the Tang Dynasty, and gradually flourished from south to north.In the south are the temples of the ancient capital of Nara, and in the north are the temples of Mount Hiei.

The island nation has never experienced a fierce confrontation similar to that of the three warriors of the Celestial Dynasty to destroy Buddhism. The Buddhist sects are more like the Tianzhu sect, using nuns to protect the temples and fields, enjoying the tax-free preferential treatment of the imperial court, and dominating.

Master Nara in the south and Master Shan in the north are both dominant females, and they have intervened in Japan's political situation many times, which has a profound influence.

Yanli Temple, Zhiguan Temple in the East Pagoda, and Root Hall.

This generation of Yanli Temple presided over, and the Tiantai suzerain Jueshu sat cross-legged on a futon, leaning against the statue of the Tathagata Medicine Master, and looked at the group of angry mages.

"So, you're back?"

A mage came out to bow and said.

"Master, it's not that we are ignorant, it's just that what the Oda family did was too much.

It has been many years in Beijing that the Buddhist flag with the inscription on the Lotus Sutra has not been seen. Even if the Nichiren sect rebuilt the temple, they would not dare to fly the Buddhist flag.

Now the Oda family has entered the city with the achievements of Shangluo, as a provocation and temptation.If we turn a blind eye to it, we are afraid of giving wrong hints. "

Master Jueshu looked at the enraged mage and shook his head slightly.

The Tiantai Sect is no longer the original Tiantai Sect. The sect has become weaker and weaker over the years, but the sect that manages the temple is still domineering.

This is not a good sign.

Jue Shu, as the sect of Manshuyuan of the Tiantai Sect and the head of the Tiantai Sect, is actually helpless in many things.

The internal management method of Japanese Buddhist sects is similar to that of samurai retainers.The suzerain is the same as the family governor, and it is inevitable that he will be coerced by his subordinates.

The strict hierarchy and the lingering tradition of lowering the upper class are a perfect match.

Usually, I am patient in every possible way, and I can't help but draw my sword to overcome it.It seems that the upper and lower levels are orderly, but in fact it is the extreme suppression of human nature.The spring is pressed down every day, and one day it will bounce back twice as much.

And the Tiantai sect inevitably wanders between the superior and inferior and the superior, and those at the helm often feel powerless.Master Jue Shu now feels like this.

she frowned.

"We are going to welcome the future Ashikaga shogun, the widow of the Ashikaga shogun's family.

If the Oda family doesn't respect Shang Luo Zhiyi, the shogunate will order it, so why should you do it for us.

Now it seems that we don't understand the rules, how will we get along with the shogunate in the future? "

The mage was at a loss for words.

When the situation broke out, everyone was in a mess.The proposal to withdraw will be accepted by everyone because no one wants to take the blame.

If you don't leave, then those who suggest staying will be suspected of being shaken in their faith, which is almost the first-class capital crime in religion.

If you leave, even if it is not reasonable, you will uphold your loyalty and belief, which is irreproachable.

Don't look at the group of mages who are filled with righteous indignation. In fact, these people have figured it out clearly in their hearts, and they must choose the most beneficial way to deal with it.

Master Jueshu certainly understood their thoughts, smiled wryly and shook his head.

In the Kyoto Incident, General Ashikaga's family was destroyed, and the friendship that Tiantaizong had made with Oyodai for many years also died with his death.

The Tendai sect needs to communicate with the new shogunate and the new Ashikaga shogun. No matter what the relationship will be in the future, the way of contact cannot be broken.

However, just before the two sides were about to contact each other, the Nichiren Buddhist Banner incident happened.

No matter how you look at it, this thing is very strange.It seems that someone is deliberately setting up obstacles between the Tiantai Sect and the Wu family regime, so that the two sides lose the basis of trust.

The more Jueshu thought about it, the more something was wrong, said.

"You have to remember.

The Tiantai sect wanted to communicate with the shogunate, not the Oda family.

These local daimyos will leave Kyoto sooner or later, whether it was Miyoshi Liujiao back then or Oda today.No matter how powerful they are, they are just passers-by in Kyoto.

Don't let these outsiders interfere with our judgment, the shogunate is fundamental. "

The group of mages was silent for a while, bowing and saluting together.

"Follow the Master's decree."

asked a mage.

"It happened too suddenly this time, and it is understandable for us to make mistakes.

It's just that we resolutely went back to the mountain, and the face of the shogunate was damaged. How to remedy it afterwards? "

Another mage suggested.

"I heard that His Highness Ashikaga Yoshiaki was born in Kofuku-ji Temple, why don't you ask Koya-san to come forward to coordinate?"

(End of this chapter)