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"The scenery here is really magnificent! It's very different from Nara!" Cao Sengnu laughed.

"Hehe!" Chi Jian smiled and said, "Do you know this honored guest? According to legend, the god of my Izumo country came to the world earlier than the king's ancestor god. Let God give it to God Amaterasu!"

"Oh? There are other things like this?" Cao Sengnu also lived in Asuka for a while, and he also had some understanding of Japanese myths and legends at that time. It happened that the journey was boring, so he asked.Seeing that Chi Qi was quite proud of his hometown at first, and seeing that the distinguished guests who were traveling with him were interested, he explained triumphantly:

It turns out that like many ancient peoples, ancient Japanese mythology is actually the deification of the historical activities of the ancient Japanese people who conquered and developed the Japanese archipelago. The so-called gods are the leaders or heroes of the ancient people. Generally refers to the Korean Peninsula or the mainland of Northeast Asia), and the monsters in mythology are the various difficulties or hostile forces encountered by the Dulai people tribe, especially the aborigines of the Japanese archipelago, they are the prototype of many monsters in Japanese mythology , such as soil spiders, tengus, etc.

In ancient Japanese mythology, the well-known "Goddess of Heaven" is the grandson of Amaterasu Omiko, Qiong Qiongchuzun, who descended from Takamahara to Ashihara China (Japan). When he arrived, Amaterasu Omiko bestowed three artifacts and agreed with him to rule Japan from generation to generation. (Does this passage sound familiar to you?) According to the myth, the place where the grandson descended is called "Hyuga of Chikushi, Takachiho of Takachiho, Kushibuliu Daqi", and Chikushi is the ancient name of southern Kyushu Island, which is related to the Korean peninsula. The southern end faces each other across the sea, and it is the closest point between the Japanese archipelago and the Korean Peninsula. Obviously, this is the mythical version of the ancient Yamato tribe leader who led his troops across the strait to Japan.

However, there are many batches of Dulai people who migrated from the mainland to the Japanese archipelago. The Yamato tribe who worshiped Amaterasu as their ancestors were a latecomer. When they came to Southern Kyushu, another tribe of Dulai people had already been in today's Japan. Around Shimane Prefecture (i.e., the Izumo region) established its own civilization, the Izumo country in ancient Japanese legends.According to ancient Japanese mythology, the ancestor of the Izumo Kingdom was Suo Mingzun, the youngest younger brother of Amaterasu Omikami, and when it was passed down to the sixth generation of the main god of the country, because of fighting with his brothers, he married Suo Mingzun's daughter. Then he defeated his brothers and became the king of Izumo.

Later, Qiongqiong Chuzun, the grandson of Amaterasu Goddess, descended to Weiyuan China in an attempt to compete with the Great Lord for the country, but failed. Amaterasu Goddess sent Jianyu Leishen and Tianniao Zhoushen to the small seashore of Inasa in Izumo Kingdom, Pull out the ten-fist sword and ask the god of the great country who is sitting cross-legged. The god of the great country shifts the responsibility to his two sons. According to the God of God.

If the mythical veil of this story is lifted, the facts become clear: civil strife broke out in the Izumo Kingdom, and after being defeated, the Great National Lord escaped from the Izumo Kingdom. He married the Yamato Tribe, and with their support, the Great National Lord defeated the Brothers, return home and be king.The Yamato Tribe saw that the strength of the Izumo Kingdom was weakened due to civil strife, so they took the opportunity to launch an attack. At first, the Yamato Tribe's attack was repelled, but then the Yamato Tribe received reinforcements from the Korean Peninsula and attacked again.

This time the Great Country Lord was defeated and had to surrender to the invaders.The victors annexed the land and people of the Izumo Kingdom, and integrated the local mythology into their own myths and legends, and the local gods represented by the Lord of the Kingdom became part of the Amaterasu god system.However, the Izumo area still maintains the worship of the Izumo gods with the main god of the big country as the core. The locals are proud of their long cultural customs and believe that the Izumo civilization is older and more ancient than the Nara Basin-centered Japanese civilization. great.

"It's really amazing!" Sengnu Cao sighed: "By the way, you said that Yunguo is older, what proof do you have?"

Long houses are low and have no windows.There were no other buildings nearby, and the roofs were thatched, rotted and blackened in many places.He finally understood why Chi Jian said earlier that there was no need to recruit craftsmen, and it was indeed not so troublesome to build the longhouse in front of him.

"That's true!" Sha Zha Xiangru nodded: "Wa is located on the islands, and there are no strong enemies on the island. It is not difficult for the king to have not lost a single defeat for hundreds of years. You just need to spread the news. Is that all right?"

"This is it?" Sha Zha Xiangru looked at the building in front of him with some disappointment.

"Good sword!" Cao Sengnu returned the dagger to Chijian Chijian: "Is this from Izumo?"

"Then what did His Highness say at that time?" Chi Jian asked curiously.

"General Shazha, don't worry, just listen to me!" Chi Jian said with a smile: "There is a legend in Izumo: After the Lord God of the Great Country gave Weiyuan China to Tiansun, he boarded a ship and floated away. , before leaving, he left a prophecy, saying that in the future his descendants would come by boat again and take back this land from the descendants of Amaterasu Omisami. Didn’t the Zuofu Hall come by boat? If the main god is connected, wouldn't that be—"

"Okay, everything is up to your arrangement!" Sha Zha Xiangru said with a smile.

"Hehe!" Chi Jian laughed and said, "The descendants of God Amaterasu are the royal family, who do you think can defeat them?"

"That's right!" Cao Sengnu hurriedly said, "If craftsmen are needed, I'll immediately send someone back to Asuka Capital to recruit them!"

"Brother Jijian, if we want to build a shrine, what do we need to do?" Sha Zha asked.

"I saw this guy, Chi Yan, I really didn't see it!" Sha Zha Xiangru was stunned to himself: "This kid usually has no skills, but he can think of this move. If he really does what he said, don't For a mere silver mine, the entire Japanese archipelago belongs to His Highness, and compared with this credit, the siege of the city, the destruction of the army and the killing of generals will all be put behind!"

"Look!" Chi Jian untied the dagger from his waist and handed it over.Cao Sengnu took it casually, and pulled out the dagger, only to see that the edge of the blade was cold and covered with lines like pine branches.

"Oh, oh!" Seeing that Chi Zhuan responded twice, he hurriedly rode his horse and went forward.Sha Zha Xiangru sneered, and said to Cao Sengnu: "Mr. Cao, this kid doesn't know how to measure, and he's causing you trouble!"

"Yes, yes!" Seeing Chi Qi, he still didn't give up: "If this is really the case, how does the Youfu Palace plan to deal with the silver, is it going to transport all of it back to the Tang Dynasty?"

"I have another idea!" Chi Jian lowered his voice and whispered a few words to Cao Sengnu and Sha Zha. Cao Sengnu slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "Yes, this is a good idea. See Brother, don't worry, as long as this matter is completed! The Lord will definitely reward you heavily!"

"Yes, that's right here!" Jijian Chizhu said, "The God of the Great Country is enshrined here!"

"Then how to contact?" Cao Sengnu asked.

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Cao Sengnu was full of anticipation. He thought that this well-known temple should be a rather glorious building, but when he arrived, he saw only a dilapidated longhouse.

"I'm not surprised at all!" Sha Zha Xiangru sneered: "I've learned enough about your Highness's ability to use soldiers in Baekje. Compared with him, Brother Zhong is just a child! Isn't it, Mr. Cao? "

Seeing that Chi Qi tied the dagger back to his waist, he said with a smile: "Master Cao, the villain once heard from the Palace of the Right Palace that you can extract more silver, is this true?"

Both Cao Sengnu and Sha Zha Xiangru are not fools, and they still don't understand the intention of seeing Chizhu after hearing this.At the beginning, the leader of the He clan took advantage of the civil strife in the Izumo country to defeat the ruler of the country, and killed or expelled him.A series of myths were also fabricated to rationalize and sanctify this behavior.Although the Izumo people were dissatisfied in their hearts, they could only hold back. At most, they would sacrifice to the god of the great country and put their hopes on it.However, if Wang Wenzuo is sanctified and regarded as a descendant of the main god of the great country, the Izumo Kingdom can use his power to overthrow the Yamato Kingdom’s rule of the Japanese archipelago for hundreds of years, and even replace it, fulfilling the long-cherished wish for hundreds of years.

"No, no, it doesn't need to be so troublesome!" Chi Jian said with a smile: "The shrine of our country is not like a Buddhist temple. It is as troublesome as it is to build a stupa and abode! The most important thing right now is to get everyone to leave the Zuofu hall first. Get in touch with the Great Country Lord!"

"The craftsmen I brought do have this kind of technology!" Cao Sengnu said: "But only when you see the ore samples, you will know if it is possible!"

"I tell you two that the road ahead has been washed away by the mountain torrents, so we can't go any further!" Seeing that Chi Yu came back on horseback, "The only way is to go around!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! It has already been decided. The next time I see him, I will call him Zuofudian!"

"Shen Gong?" Sha Zha Xiangru frowned, he was already a little impatient: "Brother Ji Jian, Zuo Fudian asked us to come to Izumo for the silver mine, why do you need to do so?"

"Actually, the hardest thing has already been done!" Chi Jian laughed and said, "Zuo Fu Dian defeated Brother Zhong on the battlefield, he is the descendant of God Amaterasu!"

Cao Sengnu nodded. He could understand the pride of Chijian. Although he had never been a blacksmith, he was a businessman with extensive experience. The short knife just now was obviously forged through repeated folding and forging. This kind of technology was mastered by not all blacksmiths in Datang, and it was even rarer in Japan.

"That's right, this is the treasured sword 'Devil Cut' that has been passed down from generation to generation in my family!" Chi Jian said with a smile, "If you talk about forging knives, the swordsmiths in Izumo Kingdom say they are second, and no one dares to say that they are number one!"

Hearing Cao Sengnu's jokes, he didn't feel annoyed when he saw the red pole, but he thought about it seriously, which made Cao Sengnu want to laugh. This barbarian really thinks that the Lord is a god descended into the world, right?He was about to say something, but he heard Chi Jian say: "General Sha Zha, Mr. Cao, I have an idea, why don't we build a shrine for the Zuofu Hall?"

"It's not troublesome!" Cao Sengnu laughed, "It's just that he seems to be very concerned about the silver mine!"

Cao Sengnu and Sha Zha smiled knowingly: "I don't know if the gods came to the world, but I heard what you said just now about the God of the Great Country, Qiongqiong Chuzun, etc. The achievements you have made are not as good as your Highness. It seems that the gods of your country are nothing more than this!"

Cao Sengnu smiled, and added some lies to Wang Wenzuo's analysis and forecast of the situation in the Wa Kingdom, and said it all at once. Seeing that Chi Yan heard it, he was even more surprised.He was originally a delicate person, but at this time his heart was already empty, the more he listened to it, the more frightened he became, and he said: "So, isn't the Zuofu Palace a god descended into the world? Otherwise, how can you see it so clearly?"

Izumo country, Izumo Taisha.

"Hehehe!" Cao Sengnu laughed and said, "That's what I said, but after all, this is his hometown, and we really can't do without him in many things!"

"It's no wonder that gods who live in such a place are defeated and driven away!" Cao Sengnu whispered.

Cao Sengnu frowned. The other party's question had obviously crossed a certain line. When he was thinking about how to answer, Sha Zha Xiangru's voice came from his ear: "Brother Jijian, the road ahead is broken. Go and see what's going on!"

"That's right now! There are so many people available in the Youfu Palace, is it really possible to be without him?" Sha Zha Xiangru sneered: "If he understands people, he will be indispensable in the future. I don't understand—" At this point, Sha Zha Xiangru snorted coldly, his eyes full of murderous intent.

"That's right!" Sha Zha Xiangru smiled: "It's not your own thing, but it's entrusted by others to take care of it. After a long time, it's really your own. Don't you think it's strange?"

"Yes!" Cao Sengnu sighed: "It is needless to say that the lord is capable of using soldiers. In fact, his most powerful thing is his foresight. Who would believe what he said when he was an envoy to the Japanese country? Which sentence has not been verified?"

The group of people retreated for more than a mile along the way they came, then turned west and walked for six or seven miles, and came to a river.Everyone was drinking horses, eating and resting by the river, but they got a shocking news from the people on the docked boat. Not long ago, Wang Wenzuo led the army to surprise the base camp of the eldest brother Zhong, forcing him to commit suicide.This civil war has been completely over, Qiyu has won a complete victory, and Wang Wenzuo has also been promoted to Minister of the Left due to his meritorious service.

"Is that enough?" Cao Sengnu asked in surprise, "Could it be that no one in your country has been able to defeat the descendants of Amaterasu for hundreds of years?"

"Be careful with your words!" Jijian Chijian said in a low voice: "We have just passed through the torii gate, this is the kingdom of God, and our words and deeds will be heard by God!"

"You should be the most careful!" Sha Zha Xiangru said with a sneer, "We didn't think about creating a descendant for the one inside! Even if the God of the Great Country wanted to punish him, he should punish you, not us! "

"Why did he punish me?" Chi Jian laughed and said, "To have such an excellent descendant like Zuo Fudian, and to be able to avenge the descendants of Amaterasu, the God of the Great Kingdom is too late to be happy! How could he punish me?"

Myth is intertwined with history, and after hundreds of years, history becomes myth!The past and the present are nothing more than that!

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