different warring states of japan

Chapter 2106: The Intense Conflict That Is Hard to Ease

The saint said that there is no problem with Yagyu Muneyasu. How could anyone dare to refute the saint's final conclusion?

Clearing the name of Yagyu Munenori means relieving Yagyu Munenori of his worries, and has made Yagyu Munenori grateful.

And the bigger red envelope is yet to come, which is the special prize in swordsmanship selected by Shiba.

Today's Sōba selection has become increasingly perfect after several reforms. Getting a Sōba position through Sōba selection has become the best channel for most female warriors to enter officialdom.

The Sasaki family was on the verge of taking over the world. To enter the Sasaki system meant to enter the future ruling system. How could people of insight not flock to it?

This consensus led to a large number of elites participating in the Spoelstra selection process, causing a huge uproar.

In addition to the special political channel opened up by the Tongxin Secretariat for the middle and lower levels of the Kyoto shogunate, where the exams were simple and deliberately relaxed, the Sōba selection was already so narrow that a single point difference could eliminate a large number of people.

Now, the saint has mentioned that Yagyu Shinkage-ryu is very good and should be included in the special candidate for swordsmanship, which means extra points in the exam.

Female warriors who learn from the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu can get extra points by participating in the Shiba selection!

If things go as expected, the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu will inevitably surpass the Shinkage-ryu of Kamiizumi Nobunaga and become the most prosperous kendo school in the world.

Tianchaoyun said that learning the arts of literature and martial arts would be sold to the imperial family. No matter how good the swordsmanship is or how strong the swordsman is, the ultimate goal is to eat a regular meal.

Therefore, the strongest warriors in the Celestial Empire are all serving as officials in the imperial court, and only the small fry hang around in the underworld.

The swordsmen and sword masters of the island nation also interact with the upper-level rulers. Only the desperate ronin swordsmen will use oars to duel with others in the sun, doing performance art to attract the attention of the rulers.

With the sage's words, the number of students in the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu will inevitably increase greatly. The more students enter the government, the higher their status will be.

I can't say about other things, but with the advantage of extra points in the swordsmanship alternative special exam, it should be difficult for the Yagyu family to fall within three generations.

Just for this one benefit, Yagyu Munenori would accept being skinned alive by the Shinto and Buddhist sects, because the saint had given him so much.

After bowing, Yagyu Munenori started talking nonstop, describing in detail the various events related to the development of Shintoism by the Yagyu family and the conflicts between the Kyoto sect and Shintoism.

Yagyu Munenori has controlled Sasaki Metsuko for ten years and has been secretly expanding the Imperial Guard for more than half a year. Even if she cannot grasp many details, there are few things in the Divine Territory that she does not know.

This time, in order to repay the emperor's kindness, she put aside her reservations and poured out everything, which naturally gave Yiyin a clear understanding of the whole matter.

Don't think that those in power know everything. In fact, they may know nothing.

One person nominally governs millions of people, but in reality he only comes into contact with dozens of people every day, and each person has his or her own ideas and positions.

No matter how wise and powerful a person was, if he ruled millions of people in ancient times when information channels were extremely scarce, the decisions he made would be no different from a blind man groping in the dark.

Looking at problems from the bottom up may be one-sided and subjective.

But looking from top to bottom, it is really confusing and you can't see anything clearly. You can only make judgments based on limited information and experience.

Yiyin never thought that the women he met were good people, and the Takata sisters were even less likely to be easy to deal with.

A capitalist who sucks the blood out of people, and a cold-blooded swordsman who kills without blinking an eye. Can these two people be gentle, respectful, frugal and modest when they join hands to engage in religion?

The Takata sisters complained that the Buddhist sect bullied Shintoism, and Yoshigin had to question it. Now that Yagyu Munenori had spoken out, Yoshigin finally got some relatively objective information.

As for praising Yagyu Munemori and including Yagyu Shinkage-ryu in the special candidate list for swordsmanship, these two benefits were actually prepared by Yoshigane for Yagyu Munemori a long time ago.

In other words, even if what happened today had not happened, Yiyin would have given it to Yagyu Munenori sooner or later.

First, as the leader of the motsuke, Yagyu Munenori has a special status. He has worked diligently over the years and, even if he has not made any contributions, he has worked hard, so he deserves a reward.

Secondly, as the system of the Sasaki family was improved, the scope of authority of the secret censor became too large, and Yagyu Munenori was already beginning to shrink back and become conservative.

Yoshigin doesn't like Yagyu Munenori's selfish desire to protect himself, but as a powerful tool in the lord's hands to suppress his subordinates, Yagyu Munenori should be more loyal to him instead of having wild ideas.

Only by raising the status of Yagyu Shinkage-ryu and making Yagyu Munenori feel at ease and feel that he would not be easily abandoned, did she dare to do things with all her might.

As for the fact, a new emperor appoints new ministers. The honor and favor that Yiyin can give today can be deprived by his heir in the future. In fact, no one can be relied on in this world, and you can only rely on yourself.

If Yagyu Munenori and her descendants wanted to maintain their family's status, they could only work hard for the Shiba family from generation to generation, and pray that the new masters would like them and not abandon them.

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The king and his ministers talked for a long time, and by the time Yagyu Munenori happily took his leave, it was already past noon.

With a calm expression, Tachibana Kanade brought lunch as usual. Yoshigaki just nodded to signal her to put down the plate, then waved his hand and asked her to go out and wait for orders.

Yagyu Munenori just said a lot, including how Takata Haruno fooled the five great magistrates into helping him cut down a knife in the past year.

After the Mibu Wolf under Takada Yukino's command transformed himself into a divine guard, he became so arrogant and unreasonable that he only allowed Shintoism to bully others and did not allow others to bully Shintoism.

In just over a year, shrines began to spring up all over the country, and the new Shintoism was in full swing, seemingly thriving overnight.

Behind this is countless money, countless manpower, and countless violence.

The shrines built by Shintoism now are basically all within the sphere of influence of the Sasaki family. Temples in various places revere the saints of the Sasaki family and have actually shown great restraint towards the erosion of Shintoism.

After all, people under the eaves have to bow their heads.

But the Takada sisters were so eager to go to Kyoto and get involved in the religious beliefs of the core territory of Buddhism. This was too ugly.

No wonder the various Buddhist sects, which appear to be at odds with each other, are so united in their desire to teach Shintoism a lesson.

It turned out that the move of the New Shinto to Kyoto was just the last straw that broke the camel's back. The Buddhist sects had already suffered humiliation in various places.

It is not that Buddhism is unwilling to show humility to saints; it is just that the Takada sisters pushed people too far, and ended up forcing them into desperate situations.

Now that all the sects have united and passed the buck to the two big guys, Nanzenji Temple Soden and Enryakuji Temple Tenkai, this matter is indeed not going to end well.

Although the expansion of Shintoism was a bit hasty, Yoshigin could not give in to the Buddhist sects, whether because of his personal relationship with the Takata sisters or for the purpose of competing for the religious interpretation rights of the living gods.

Therefore, the key lies with Nanzenji Temple Soden and Enryakuji Temple Tenkai. What benefits can be used to impress them and make them turn around and persuade the various Buddhist sects to stop their activities?