different warring states of japan

Chapter 2116 Dust to dust to dust

This was the plan that Yiyin had been thinking about for half a year. He never thought of asking Shintoism to make unilateral concessions. Both the gods and Buddhas had to take a step back.

The establishment of Shintoism has extremely practical significance and is essential for the stability of the Sasaki theocracy, so there is no need to discuss worldly affairs.

But religious affairs have never been just matters of the living world.

Shin Shintoism is a sect that worships Bishamonten as the true god. During the planning stage of Sakai Port, the Takata sisters absorbed too many characteristics of Nanbanism, which resulted in the strong monotheistic nature of Shin Shintoism.

Although New Shintoism has not yet developed to be as exclusive as the Three Gods, it is no longer as inclusive and diverse as the Old Shintoism based on the emperor system.

As long as it can ensure Bishamonten's power base in the world of the living, Shintoism does not mind sacrificing many gods other than Bishamonten and conceding power in the underworld to various Buddhist sects.

The zero-sum game of religion can also be a flexible game.

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Daitoku-ji Temple is located in the Shigeno area of ​​northern Kyoto. It is the head temple of the Daitoku-ji branch of the Rinzai sect and is also known as Ryuhozan.

It was originally a small Buddhist temple, but later became an official temple in Kyoto due to the donation of land by Emperor Go-Daigo.

Emperor Go-Daigo violated the interests of the samurai and was considered a misrule by the Ashikaga shogunate.

Because of its close relationship with the emperor, Daitoku-ji Temple was also disliked by the Ashikaga shogunate and once lost its official temple status and became a private temple.

It was not until the third shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, came to power that the Five Mountains system was revised and Daitoku-ji Temple was designated as the ninth of the Five Mountains and Ten Temples.

Later, due to various reasons, it became a folk temple under the forest and suffered many disasters, including being destroyed by fire disasters twice.

It was not until Ikkyu Sojun, later known as Ikkyu, became the abbot of Daitoku-ji Temple that he revived the Daitoku-ji School of the Rinzai sect.

At this time, Daitoku-ji Temple did not have as many pagodas as in later generations, but it was already quite large.

In the autumn, Yiyin went to Longbao Mountain to worship Buddha. High nuns from various sects in Kyoto came spontaneously to accompany him, and fat-headed and purple-robed nuns came one after another.

Outside the courtyard, all the high monks stood still in silence.

At this time, the weather was turning cold, the autumn wind was bleak, the leaves were turning yellow, and from time to time a few leaves fell in the wind and were gently swept away by the servants in the temple.

The remains of Oda Nobunaga are buried in Somi-in Temple. Oda Nobunaga once tried to win over the various sects of the Rinzai sect in order to suppress the Tendai sect externally and to check and balance the Nichiren sect and other sects that were ready to make moves internally.

Unfortunately, she died in the Honnoji Incident before she could start her own business.

After all, the Rinzai sect had received favors from Oda Nobunaga, so Daitoku-ji sent people to collect her remains and bury them in Somi-in Temple.

All Akechi Mitsuhide wanted was for Oda Nobunaga to die. He had no interest in his remains after his death and acquiesced to the Daitoku-ji Temple's restraint.

In the past few years, Yoshigin was extremely busy. Although he visited Kyoto several times, he could hardly find time to visit Oda Nobunaga.

Furthermore, he had very complicated feelings towards Oda Nobunaga and didn't know how to face his grave.

That was his biggest enemy, and it once suffocated him.

But Oda Nobunaga was also a woman who loved him deeply, gave birth to a lovely daughter for him, and was even willing to give up her ambition to dominate the world for him.

Yoshigin once wanted to change Oda Nobunaga, and wanted the two sides to be able to coexist peacefully and live well.

But ultimately, political conflict will not be mitigated by personal feelings.

Oda Nobunaga was softened by Yoshigin. She was soft-hearted, but others were not.

When the devil is no longer cold-blooded and becomes a woman of flesh and blood, she can be killed.

Akechi Mitsuhide planned a big game, and the malicious people inside and outside the Oda family worked together and almost killed Oda Nobunaga together.

Yoshigine was very sad and in pain, but she could not change the reality. Oda Nobunaga was dead, and she could put an end to it all, but Yoshigine was still alive and needed to continue living in this world that seemed to have rules but actually had no principles.

Yoshigin looked at the tombstone of Oda Nobunaga. No matter how glorious a person was, after death, he would be nothing more than a handful of earth and a small place to rest.

He squatted in front of Oda Nobunaga's tombstone and talked a lot for a long time.

Yiyin was already a lonely man, and he had many things to say in his heart, but he didn't know who else he could talk to except the dead.

Finally, Yiyin stood up tremblingly. He had been squatting for too long and his legs and feet were numb.

Stamping his feet, stretching his waist, Yiyin said to the tombstone with a smile.

“I won’t say any more. There are still many things waiting for me to deal with outside, and those troublesome guys are still blocking the door.

I didn't expect that chatting with you could be so relaxing. If I had known this, I should have come earlier.

Have a good rest here, I will come to see you when I have time."

Yiyin turned around and walked a few steps, then suddenly felt something and looked back.

A cluster of sunlight hit the tombstone of Oda Nobunaga, and it seemed that there was a figure standing there.

The woman who was born unhappy, grew up unhappy, spent her whole life trying to prove herself, and was full of resentment, seemed to smile with relief and smiled at Yiyin.

Yiyin muttered to himself as a wave of guilt surged through his heart.

“Everything is fine with Qi Qi Wan, Akechi Mitsuhide will raise her well.

Don't worry, the Oda family has such a huge inheritance, Akechi Mitsuhide will not dare to relax. She will definitely treat Qimyoumaru very well and firmly grasp this bargaining chip to balance Ichijo Hideyoshi.

  Moreover, Akechi Mitsuhide seemed to really love your child. I really don't understand. She obviously killed you, but why did she love your child so much? Didn't she feel uncomfortable at all?

The human heart is really complicated. "

With a final sigh, Yiyin walked out and never looked back.

Behind him, a gust of wind suddenly blew up in front of Oda Nobunaga's tomb, sweeping away the dust of the world, as if everything in this world no longer remained in front of the tomb.

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Seeing the saint coming out of the Zongjianyuan, the waiting high monks almost rushed over.

Looking at their expressions which were both solemn and yet flattering, Yiyin felt a little dazed and couldn't help but look back again.

The two people who are separated by heaven and earth are just like the two ends of the spectrum: flourishing flowers and deserted residence. They are truly like two worlds of ice and fire.

Originally, Daitoku-ji wanted to welcome Yoshigin back to the main hall of the Dharma Hall, but Yoshigin shook his head and walked straight south, passing through the Thousand Jizo Tombs, and came to the teahouse behind a wall.

The attendants carefully inspected the teahouse inside and out before respectfully welcoming the saint in.

There were two simple wooden tables, one large and one small. Yiyin sat directly at the large table, facing outside, waved to the purple-robed nuns waiting outside, and spoke.

“Tian Hai, Master Chong Chuan.

I have a dry mouth. Please come in and have a cup of tea with me. Everyone else please go away for now."

Tianhai and Chongchuan looked at each other, smiled politely, bowed to the saint, and walked into the tea house one after another.

The other high monks looked at each other, bowed and took their leave, returning to the Dharma Hall to wait.

The Buddhist sects were not stupid either. The saint came to Daitoku-ji Temple in a high-profile manner and arranged for the nuns to accompany him to the audience. This must have been to mediate the increasingly fierce religious conflicts between Shintoism and the various Buddhist sects.

At this critical moment, no one wants to miss the message and can only wait patiently.