Swallow Back

This conversation between Sharo and the Taimanin girls is not well known.

Therefore, when Iori heard that Sharo was so "generous" to help Liuyun "enrich the inner house", he was both dissatisfied and puzzled.

The same is true for Saeko, although she didn't say much due to her status.

Although Liu Yun didn't know the details, he immediately understood Sha Luo's intentions.

It's a series of strategies of retreating to advance, killing three men with two peaches, fishing in troubled waters, and attacking Guo with false ways.

She was able to take the house fight so seriously, and she was bothered.

Liu Yun wasn't worried that Shaluo would cause any substantial fire in the backyard, after all, her actions were completely under control.

But this eager attitude is unsatisfactory and needs to be suppressed.

therefore--

Liu Yun did not refute Sha Luo's proposal, but he did not positively affirm it either. He only said that he would investigate before making a decision.

At the same time Sharo was severely punished.

And the method was completely different from the "punishment" she had expected before.

That night, Liuyun once again became a teacher explaining the way of heaven and man, and gave Yizhi and Saeko systematic teaching that had not been seen for a long time.

But Sha Luo had to observe and could not participate.

He was even strictly ordered not to study by himself without permission.

In the end, Shaluo was deeply tortured by his eagerness to learn, unable to bear the physical and mental suffering, weeping bitterly, knelt down on the ground and made a sincere introspection.

The maiden costume on her body was soaked from top to bottom.

Only then did Liu Yun forgive her.

Chapter 248 The Relationship Between Troubled Times and Monsters

Todai-ji Temple in Nara is located in the east of the old capital, Heijo-kyo, hence the name. It is one of the oldest temples in Japan. It once had the honor of serving as a forum for the monk Jianzhen to spread the Dharma and explain the scriptures, accommodating many believers who came from all over the world.

Now it is the main mountain of Huayan Sect.

Since its founding, the ethos of Huayan Sect has always attached more importance to the study of the scriptures than to secular power. It can be regarded as a clean stream among the smoky and smoky Japanese Buddhist sects.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that they were unable to compete with other peers with a lower limit. After being revered by the royal family for a period of time, they gradually declined. The bottom line.

In the past, the Muromachi Shogunate could barely control the feudal lords, and the Kinki region was peaceful, and the monks of the Huayan sect could live in peace, but they were a little poor.

Later, when the rituals collapsed and the music broke down, the world was in chaos, and the daimyos attacked each other, Todaiji Temple, which had a false name but few soldiers, suffered.

When Miyoshi Changqing died of illness, Miyoshi's family fell into civil strife. The three of them were hostile to Matsunaga Hideo, and the two sides happened to form an army near Todaiji Temple in Nara.

As a result, the three of them sent troops to drive away the monks, looted their belongings, and forcibly occupied the temple as a base for camping; Song Yongxiu launched a fierce fire attack without hesitation, and burned the thousand-year-old temple to the ground.

When the battle ended, the monks watched helplessly as their properties turned into scorched earth.

This was about 12 years ago.

In the past 12 years, the monks of the Huayan sect of Todaiji Temple in Nara have no money to hire workers, nor can they afford building materials. rebuild home.

It can be said that it is a difficult road, and it is difficult.

……

Liu Yun listened to the introduction of the background environment, and saw a large piece of charred embers sinking in the mud, and he couldn't help feeling slightly turbulent in his heart.

The Tendai sect of Enryaku-ji Temple in Mount Hiei and the Ichigo sect of Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple are both actively keen to collect money and enclose land and expand the influence of secular power. Therefore, they are considered to have deviated from the original heart of Buddhism and have been criticized a lot.

So much so that when the monks of these two sects were suppressed by the daimyo, many third-party people with unrelated interests believed that they "deserved their crimes".

Liu Yun has always been displeased with monks who are bewitching and hoarding force.

Seeing the situation of Todaiji Temple in Nara now, I feel a great sense of irony in it.

The reality is that the "Qingliu" of the Huayan Sect, which values ​​the study of scriptures and righteousness more than secular power, has no ability to protect itself when the war is affected, and can only be slaughtered by the army under the command of the daimyo.

When the samurai killed monks, looted property, and burned temples, they obviously did not respect their attitude of "sticking to their hearts", but only laughed at their naivety and ignorance.

In such a comparison, the approach of Tiantai Sect and Yixiang Sect is understandable.

After deliberation and deliberation, Liu Yun couldn't figure out too many things. The only thought was that the troubled times must be ended.

The so-called chaotic people are not as good as Taiping dogs. This truth seems to be true for a world with supernatural elements.

When he was thinking this way, he suddenly heard the loud voice of Oda Nobunaga not far away: "The troubled times must be ended. In the troubled times, people are impetuous, and demons have an opportunity to take advantage of it, causing the evil to go unpunished and the good to be punished." Slaughter. What happened to Todaiji Temple is proof of that.”

Hearing this, Liu Yun was a little puzzled.

Wasn't Todaiji Temple destroyed in the war between the Miyoshi Trio and Matsunaga Hideo?What is the relationship with monsters?

He quietly asked Takenaka Shigeharu who was standing nearby.

The latter explained in a low voice: "There have always been rumors that when the old Miyoshi Xiu (Miyoshi Changqing) was in a desperate situation, he cooperated with some ulterior existence to revive the family business, and then became the overlord for a while Later, his foundation declined, and he himself became old and feeble, because he gradually turned against those ulterior existences and suffered a powerful curse."

Liu Yun frowned and asked, "Is this really true?"

Takenaka Shigeharu thought for a moment, did not make a decision, and smiled: "It is really hard to determine whether the groundless rumors are true or not."

At this time, Hashiba Hideyoshi came closer, lowered his voice, and said righteously: "In any case, it is easier for monsters to come to the world to cause trouble in troubled times. Your Highness is always right in saying this!"

"That's true." Shigeharu Takenaka nodded lightly: "This is almost a consensus among Onmyoji, and there are even four different theoretical explanations."

Hashiba Hideyoshi smiled complacently, and continued with great interest: "I read a little bit of history recently, only to know that the two most recent waves of monsters are the Genpei War and the Nanboku Dynasty! The Kamakura Shogunate and the Muromachi Shogunate ruled At the time of the world, although the governance was not very good, at least there were no worries..."

Before he finished speaking, Nobunaga over there glanced over, his face seemed a little displeased, he stroked his beard and shouted loudly: "Monkey, what are you chatting with your subordinates?"

Seeing this, Hashiba Hideyoshi quickly knelt down on the ground, spoke righteously, and replied clearly: "Your old man's words just now are extremely clever, but they are a bit profound, and the brothers below will not be able to understand them for a while, so I just Quickly explain it to them..."

"Ah--"

Nobunaga sneered, as if he wasn't interested in this flattery, and without any response, he turned around and pointed to the ruins of Todaiji Temple, saying, "Today we must harvest enough orchids to deal with the evil monk of the Ichiko sect. It is a step towards ending the chaos!"

"Oh! It's a great fortune to be able to witness the master's great achievements in ending the troubled times in the lower district!"

Hashiba Hideyoshi was not discouraged by being left out, but suddenly became inexplicably emotional, threw himself on the ground, showed a fanatical face, and shouted pious slogans.

The other important ministers and vassals were either a bit slower, or they were unwilling to be so straightforward, but under such circumstances, they had to perfunctory and say some clichéd lines to express their loyalty.

Liu Yun feels that if this is the only way to gain secular power, then he really should not enter the profession.

Only Tokugawa Ieyasu's big civet cat has a special attitude.He was a little cautious, lowered his head and said: "The Tokugawa family will definitely support your great cause of distributing martial arts to the world. I believe you will not forget the efforts of our Sanhe people..."

"Haha!" Oda Nobunaga couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, walked over and patted Tanuki on the shoulder, and called the other party's baby name in a kind and arrogant tone: "Take Chiyo, don't worry. Lan She Later, I will allocate enough weight to help you lift the curse and restore your human body."

"Then thank you in advance." Tokugawa Ieyasu scratched the back of his head and looked a little naive, trying his best to shrink his fat belly and bent down: "I'm really sorry."

At the same time, behind the raccoon cat, a burly warrior in full armor stood upright, his face livid and expressionless.

It looked like Honda Tadakatsu.

Seeing this scene, Liu Yun felt that Tokugawa Ieyasu always looked more pleasing to the eye.Although in terms of friendship, Hashiba Hideyoshi is an old friend.

At the same time, he kind of agrees with Oda Nobunaga's view that "only by ending the troubled times can the demons be stopped".

however--

Oda Nobunaga is still accompanied by the favored surname Mori Ranmaru who is suspected to be the clone of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Just for this point, the so-called "stop demons" is obviously not reliable.

……

Oda Nobunaga brought more than half of the vassals, most of the important ministers, and all the guards to cut off "Lan Shedai", and he attached great importance to it.

The location is Todaiji Temple in Nara.

It was burned down ten years ago and has not been effectively rebuilt. At this time, it is still a scorched earth ruin, but the "Shengcangyuan" in the northwest, which is dedicated to storing treasures, is intact, and there is no trace of smoke or fire.

It is said that because the treasures inside have their own defensive functions, they can resist the invasion of water, fire and foreign enemies.

Liu Yun also participated in this event as "Yori" under Hashiba Hideyoshi.

He has now reported a certain degree of suspicion to the Oda family, and tried to integrate the Taimanin and Shinsengumi that he can command into an independent intelligence organization, so as to leave room for response in emergencies.

But after all, the suspicion is not deep enough.

At least on the surface, this action of cutting Lan Shedai is reasonable, so you might as well participate with a certain degree of vigilance.

Besides, he also promised Hashiba Hideyoshi to get as much share as possible to help Mrs. Ningning treat her illness.

I also need enough Lan Shedai to release the mind control of Jinghe and Qiushan, so that I can face them with peace of mind.

Chapter 249 Lan Shedai's Illusion

The once magnificent temple and monastery of Todaiji Temple is now a piece of scorched earth sunk in mud.

The surviving monks collected wood and stone from the ruins and built huts as temporary shelters with difficulty.But there is no dignity in the things made in this way, and they are just a part of the ruins from a distance.

The only difference in the painting style is a narrow and square building in the northwest corner of the old site.

Counting the beams, columns and corridors, the width of the front is less than 50 meters, and the depth is less than 20 meters. From the perspective of scale, it is inconspicuous, only comparable to the houses of ordinary people.

However, the configuration of the "high bed warehouse" is still somewhat unique.

The bottom is supported by forty thick wooden stakes, covered with thick wooden boards, which is the "bed" as a base, which is as much as two or three meters above the surrounding ground.

In theory, this is an architectural strategy to deal with standing water and humidity, and to keep snakes, rats and ants away.

There may be other mysteries beyond scientific factors in this world of strange powers and gods, who knows?

The exterior wall of this building is directly spliced ​​of log materials, with almost no decoration, and now it is full of mottled and faded traces of time, which looks rough and simple.

If you move to the Sasaki Pavilion, it will feel like a warehouse of sundries at best, and there is no value in looking at it.

However, a large area of ​​the former temple site seems to be the only place that has been protected from the fire and military disasters, and it still maintains a complete style for the time being.

Even the surrounding flowers and trees and gardens were burned and trampled, turning into a mudflat overgrown with weeds irregularly, and the only surviving building is undoubtedly a standout.

Something is clearly protecting it.

Oda Nobunaga's goal was very clear, and he quickly walked over with everyone.

The world's number one fragrant wood "Lanshedai" that can make people clear and overcome temptation is in this building elevated by forty pillars.

This is information that is completely beyond doubt and known to the world.

Liuyun came closer and saw that there was a very wide gate on the front of the building, and the three Chinese characters "Zhengcangyuan" were written on the plain wooden plaque on the gate.

As the name suggests, this is "the location of the warehouse where the tax is stored".