Chapter 18 Love and Faith
After Jing Hu left, the sound of the piano continued unabated.On the road where the sun shines silently and the people are far away, the sound of the zither radiates crisp and beautiful echoes like pearls falling on a jade plate from time to time.
The sound of the piano came from the small room in the deepest part of the mansion.The room is located in front of the deciduous forest with green bamboo leaves emerging from the roots and pines sandwiched between them. When the sun shines through the gaps in the branches and leaves, it shines on the roots of the forest.In the center of the room stood a sliding window covered with thin paper, and the snow-white sliding window seemed to be ready for winter.
The sound of the piano is like a small river flowing slowly or rapidly, flowing out from the inside of the sliding window.Suddenly, there was an ear-cracking sound of "Badang", playing as if the strings were full of hands and wanted to break.Then there was a soft sigh of "ah, ah", as if someone had got up, wiped the clothes on the floor, opened the window, and walked out of the house.It was a woman, and it was Fuji Zi.
Fujizi stood on the side porch, staring at the sunlit trees, for a while, motionless, with a melancholy expression on her face.
She is twenty-eight years old, and she is still as beautiful as ever.In the past, she was slender and bloodless, and her almost transparent white skin was full of strange beauty, but now she has grown some flesh, which is slightly plump, and her blood color is much better.I believe some people think that she is more beautiful now than before.In any case, she didn't look flabby at all.
It has been five years since she left Mount Kasuga and came here, and she has always been the concubine of Suzuki Yamatomori, the lord of Uozu City.
At that time, Suzuki dealt with Jiusuke quite severely. He was searched all over him, including short knives, jewelry and other things, and then he was thrown into the city prison.But he felt pity for Fujizi, and asked her to bathe and change clothes in the inner hall, eat some hot food, and then sleep comfortably.
Suzuki initially received reports that Hisasuke and Fujishi were a couple who had fled from the Echi War, but when he saw them, he immediately concluded that they were not a couple.The appearance and appearance of these two people are too different, and it is even more certain after examining the things they carry with them, because those things are only owned by pampered ladies.
He judged: "This woman must have a high status, but she claims to be husband and wife with this lowly and vulgar servant of the Wu family, there must be a reason!"
In order to find out the truth, the next day, he called Fuji Zi to the guest room for consultation.
Fuji Zi said: "The concubine has something to report to the lord, but the content is not enough for outsiders, please leave the lord alone!"
After a good night's rest, she became more and more beautiful.Seeing the resolute expression on her face that she would not speak in the presence of others, Suzuki was greatly moved, so he dismissed the servants and sat opposite Fujishi.
"That's all right! Tell me!"
"yes."
Fuji Zi lowered her eyes, an indescribable dignified and elegant beauty made Suzuki's heart flutter.
"Speak!" He urged her gently.
At this moment, Fuji Zi suddenly covered her face with her sleeves and burst into tears.It was like the relieved and self-sorrowful appearance when meeting a loved one after experiencing countless hardships, which made Suzuki's chest feel hot.
"You're just crying, how do I know, just tell me! Maybe I can help!"
"yes!"
Fujizi held back her tears, and spoke with a mixture of fiction and reality.She was originally the daughter of a courtier in Kyoto, and as far away as Echigo, she became the concubine of Nagao Haruki, the guardian. Because of the rebellion of Qing Jing's younger brother, Jing Hu, Qing Jing was defeated.But before Qingjing dispatched troops, she had told her that in case there was an urgent report that her army was defeated, she should temporarily leave the city and hide in a certain place, and pick her up later when she was united with her army and made a comeback.So she left the city first, but she didn't expect that the escort had evil thoughts, killed the female middle school, and raped herself.I pity myself as a weak woman, I have no choice but to let this person flee to another country on his own initiative, and come here in the wind and snow.
She was originally ice-snow and smart, and she explained what happened in a reasonable and reasonable manner without any flaws.However, the words choked up several times and turned into crying.The strange thing is that the sobbing is not faked, she is really sad, really unable to hold back, really hot in her throat, really shed tears.
Men can't bear the tears of a beautiful woman, and Suzuki is no different, he pities her from the bottom of his heart.
"I see, that hateful servant, I suspect that he is not a good guy, this kind of person is unforgivable!"
Suzuki immediately ordered Hisusuke's head to be beheaded.
That night, he personally went to Fuji Zi's room to tell her about it.
"My lord, I can't thank you enough! Please accept my worship!"
She clapped her hands together and bowed to the ground.The white and tender palms turned red, perhaps because they were patted too hard.Seeing Suzuki in his eyes, I really feel sorry for him.
Such a noble, dignified and beautiful woman thanked Suzuki with indescribable satisfaction.At this time, for some reason, various images of the woman in front of him being violated by that vulgar servant appeared in his mind.Although he felt that it was cruel, but the lustful desire at the bottom of him also stirred up, and he secretly gritted his teeth and endured it.
At this time, Fujizi looked down at her knees and murmured: "My body has been ruined, and I can no longer go back to Echigo. Even if Qingjing'an is safe, I can't restore my previous body..."
Her voice became lower and lower, and seemed to disappear.Perhaps it was this soft tone that induced Suzuki's strong desire to restrain himself, a wild feeling spread all over his body, he suddenly stretched out his hand to hold Fujizi.
"Oh!"
Fuji Zi screamed, struggling to escape, but couldn't break free from his grip.
"Let me take care of you! Just stay here!"
He hugged Fujizi tightly and whispered in her ear.
"no no!"
Fujishi struggled harder, but the harder she tried, the more wild thoughts aroused in Suzuki.
"I won't let go! Why do you let that slave succeed, but refuse to obey me? Why don't you obey me..."
Out of breath, Suzuki pinned her to the ground.
"...The body of a lowly concubine is already a broken branch and willow that was ruined by a slave... I dare not defile my lord... ah..."
In fact, Suzuki didn't know that this was Fujishi's trap, and he refused when he wanted to greet him, provoking him into a frenzy of desire.
In this way, Fujizi became Suzuki's concubine.But Mrs. Suzuki didn't like this foreign girl who claimed to be a nobleman in Kyoto, and the atmosphere in the city was unavoidably embarrassing, so Fujishi moved here to live, and Suzuki came to visit from time to time.
Compared with Echigo's guardian, Uozu City Lord's identity is too far behind. Moreover, in Echigo, he was favored by Qingjing, what a beauty, but here, there is no such treatment. Although Suzuki loves She, but she is not allowed to go beyond the identity of the side room.
Fuji Zi couldn't help but miss the past.She has a bad heart and a strong desire for power and materialism.But in this situation, I can only comfort myself to endure.
After Jinghu arrived in Beijing, he first paid a visit to the shogunate. The general at that time was the thirteenth generation of Ashikaga Yoshiki (formerly known as Fuji), but his sphere of influence was only around Kyoto.Moreover, the power of the general falls into the hands of Hosokawa, the leader of the general, and the power of the leader of the general falls into the hands of Miyoshi, the eldest son of the family. The general is just a false name, like a puppet for others to display. Jinghu paid a visit to the general, so there were quite troublesome procedures. He thought that although he was allowed to visit the general, how many days would he have to wait?As a result, the shogunate officials, in addition to condolences to him for the suffering of the long journey, told him when he would meet tomorrow.Perhaps because of his rich gifts, even the officials did not forget the effectiveness of management. Although Jing Hu knew in his heart that he still felt displeased that his authority had been hurt, he resisted it and replied: "Then, I will meet you tomorrow on time, and please report to the general on your behalf!" Jinghu's accommodation in Kyoto is a private house near Sanjo Nishidai Nayan's home.The Sanjo Nishi family had a deep relationship with Echigo.Echigo has been rich in green ramie since ancient times, and it pays tribute to the Kyoto imperial court every year.Later, due to the developed manor system, there was no need to enter the court, so Echigo merchants organized green ramie seats to distribute throughout the country, and the Sanjo Nishi family had the right to permit the establishment of seats. The economy at this time was an era when peers formed guilds. If you did not join the guild, you could not conduct business independently.For example, the Gion Shrine in Kyoto has the right to license the Cotton Block, Rikyu Hachiman in Oyamazaki has the right to license the Ego Sesame Oil Block, and the Sanjo Nishi Family has the right to license the Blue Ramie Block. For this reason, the Sanjo Nishi family has a special relationship with the Echigo people, and is also close to Jinghu, so they are asked to arrange a place to live in Shangjing.However, although the Sanjo Nishi House is a public house, the residence is extremely narrow and cannot accommodate all the attendants, so only Jinghu and two or three attendants live here, and the others live in nearby private houses. "Ah! Really? Didn't see it?! The general is so happy that a rich and famous person like you came to see you in person! But at most it just made him happy, haha!" Minister Sanjo Nishi laughed. Jing Hu was quite displeased.He believed that it was the emperor who conferred the post of general, and treating the general as a joke was equivalent to telling a joke about the emperor. "Let me take my leave first, let's talk about it later!" After Jing Hu finished speaking, he got up and went back to his room. He felt angry in his heart, and said to himself several times: "People must insult themselves, and future generations will insult them!" This is the chapter and sentence of "Mencius" that Master Tianshi taught him to read when he became a monk and entered Linquan Temple when he was young.At that time, I just recited and memorized, and didn't understand the meaning. Now that I am sensible, I can deeply understand the meaning of the conversation.He thought, today's public officials are so stupid! He then thought: "The world is different!" People often think that the society they live in is distorted, uncoordinated, dirty and improper, and they think that there should be a balanced and legitimate human life in the past.However, in reality, everything has its own nature, so it is often distorted, often confused, and often shaken.A perfect world has never existed in the past, nor will it ever exist in the future.Therefore, knowing that perfection only exists in people's concepts is the first state of enlightenment; even if you grasp this reality at the moment without being disappointed, and instead work hard in a slightly better mood, you will reach the second state of enlightenment; let alone imperfection , I don’t expect perfection, but those who naturally move towards perfection in all their words and deeds can be said to have reached the state of enlightenment. But this is not to be expected from young people, who do not understand that imperfection is the real proof, and resent that imperfection should not exist.Anger is enthusiasm, and enthusiasm is power, because it can be used to promote changes in the world, so it is worth cherishing, but after all, it cannot be denied that this power is produced due to insufficient understanding. Jinghu's anger is like this.He resented the chaotic world where the weak preyed on the strong, the right was subdued by the evil, and the wars were frequent, but seeing the attitude of the three Xida Nayan just now, he thought he knew the root cause.The disregard of the dignity of the emperor and the authority of the shogun is the root of the troubled times.Peace should be in order, and order has its place. In fact, this level of understanding is in reverse order, because of the chaos in the world, the order is lost, and the difference between superiority and inferiority is chaos, but he doesn't think so, he can only say that he is still young. The next day, he had an audience with General Yihui. Yoshiki was eighteen years old at the time, thin and pale, a little nervous, but with a friendly attitude, he kept asking about the history of the pacification of Echigo and the battle, without getting tired of it.It seems that he deliberately pressed some kind of vigorous will in his heart. Jing Hu deeply felt: "This gentleman is definitely not someone who is satisfied with this world." That night, the general sent an envoy to tell him: "If you want to make a pilgrimage, I can arrange it for you. How about it?" At this time, Minister Sanjo Nishi also said: "That's right, I forgot about this good opportunity. If you are interested, I can also help arrange it!" Jing Hu knew that the thank you for arranging these things was an important source of income for them. Although he didn't mean it very much, he shouldn't decline it. He replied to the general's envoy: "It's such an honor to be overjoyed. I have been arranged by the general. I am very grateful!" He also entrusted Minister Sanjo Nishi for help. Things moved so fast that it was done the next day. Jinghu followed Sanjo Nishi to visit the interior, paid homage to Emperor Nara, and received a heavenly cup and a dagger, which was a seven-inch double-edged dagger with a black lacquered scabbard. Before paying homage to him, he asked the emperor to give him two words of "conquer the enemies of neighboring countries and strive to create peace" through the Sanjo Nishi ministers, and the emperor said it like a rite.Jing Hu is confident in his own strength, and also believes in the righteousness of his mind.He doesn't think he's ashamed of what he's doing, more than that, he believes he's doing the right thing. The next day, he went to the Nine Places of Zen, the abbot of Dade Temple, Che Xiuzong, in order to relieve the melancholy that invaded him from time to time for no reason.When he was depressed, he had no confidence in his own strength and mind, and felt that everything was empty. Zongjiu was seventy-three years old at this time, and Emperor Go Nara had a strong faith, and he was named Puying Daiman Guoshi.He has two long white eyebrows and prominent cheekbones, and his eyes are like lightning. After listening to Jing Hu's confession, he said: "Innate wisdom and kindness are not enough. One must meditate. Ling Jinghu quickly meditated.
On that day, besides teaching him to meditate, Zen Master Zongjiu also taught him Wuzi Gongan. The Zen master said: "In the Tang Dynasty there was a great monk named Zhaozhou, who was an eminent monk in this way. A monk asked Zhaozhou monk: "The sky, the earth, the vegetation, the birds, beasts, insects and fish all have Buddha-nature, but do dogs also have Buddha-nature?" The monk replied: "Yes." But once a monk asked the master: "Does the dog have Buddha nature?" The master said: "No!" This sounds strange, but it is not strange at all. If you can understand, then You are free, indestructible, and immortal, and you have become a Buddha! Work hard and think about it!" Jing Hu thanked him and went back.He really wanted to stay in Dade Temple to live in the monastery, but he had many important tasks and had to finish them in a short period of time. He had no leisure time, so he had to meditate in his spare time, and he also meditated on the road when he went out. He didn't know where to start, he had the feeling of confronting a powerful enemy; it also felt like he was going to climb a big rock that stood in all directions but had no gaps to grasp, so he had to go around around.He felt like an ant circling a rock. When he was meditating, the waves in his chest were turbulent, like high mountains and waves rising without wind in the endless sea, splashing white fine foam, pushing and colliding with each other. There are constant sounds from outside, the sound of doors opening and closing in the distance, the sound of the well's wheel turning, the sound of people, birds, wind, rain, the sound of horseshoes on the street outside, and the noise in the distance.When these sounds come, the mind unconsciously follows the sounds and forgets to meditate. Even without these external disturbances, his heart was drawn by the surging thoughts.When he was away, domestic affairs, Takeda Harunobu's affairs, Murakami Yoshiki and other heroes who came from Shinano in exile, general affairs, palace affairs, experiences during the journey, and even thought of listening to the The sound of the piano, unknowingly took a lot of effort. These noises and distracting thoughts are constant, and it is difficult for him to concentrate. "It's so difficult!" He has a deep feeling, but when he thinks that even this feeling is one of the distracting thoughts, he doesn't know what to do. He had no insight worth presenting, so he didn't go to Daitokuji anymore.After a few days, he didn't want to stay in Kyoto, but wanted to take a short trip for a few days, so he went to Sakai Port. In fact, going to Sakai was the main purpose of his trip. At that time, besides Tanegashima, only firearms were produced here, and he came to order firearms. The day after leaving Beijing, I arrived in Osaka.At this time, Osaka was famous as the seat of Ishiyama Honganji Temple.Honganji Temple was built by Venerable Lianju 50 to 60 years ago.It is said that a large number of foundation stones and stone tiles were unearthed during the land preparation. Lianru thought that a large temple might have been built here before, and she was very grateful. After finishing the temple, it was named Shishan Yufang. According to the research of today's scholars, it was once the Namba Palace during the reign of Emperor Kotoku, so the unearthed foundation stones and tiles are probably the things of the Namba Palace. At that time, the head office of the Ichiko sect was in Yamashina, and Ishiyama Gobo was the hermitage of Master Renru. However, in the next 30 years, there was a war between Yamashina Honganji Temple and the head office of the Nichiren Sect, Yamashina Honguoji Temple, and the Hongan Temple in Yamashina was destroyed. , So Shishan Yufang was the main mountain, and it was called Hongan Temple. Because it is enshrined as the main mountain, a magnificent Kalan was built to match it. However, due to frequent wars, and its wealth and power, it is envied and envied by generals all over the world. Therefore, the overall structure of the temple is as strong as a city. , Surrounded by deep moats and high walls.The town of Osaka was built by gathering believers in the status of Monzen Town.At that time, there were six towns, surrounded by earthen walls and deep moors, like a castle town of a feudal daimyo castle. Seeing the strength of Honganji Temple and the prosperity of the castle town, Jinghu couldn't help but admire.His family hated Yixiangzong for generations, and his father especially hated Yixiangzong, so he kept suppressing Yixiangzong believers in the territory. It turns out that Echigo has a lot to do with the Ichigo sect.Naoetsu in the neighboring prefecture is said to be the remains of the suzerain Shinran who landed on the land. He stayed in Echigo for a long time to preach, so he had many disciples and pious faith.The disciples were lazy to pay the rent tax to the lord, but they did not fall behind in their dedication to the Zongbenshan. They often failed to pay the rent tax because of their dedication to the Zongbenshan, so they had to prevaricate to the officials. This situation made Wei Jing very angry. "It is natural for monks to make a living by giving alms from believers, but the monks of Yixiangzong are too much. Taking advantage of the ignorance of the people and threatening them to go to hell if they don't donate, it's like squeezing and extorting. Why do monks need money so much? Isn't it all a waste In such a shameless luxury, how can the lord stand above the people?!" Therefore, he suppressed the Yixiangzong monks in his collar, but in the end he died in Yuezhong because of this.In Yuezhong, on the surface, the local tyrants who fought him were local tyrants, but in essence they were Yizhong sect followers of Yuezhong.They used trap tactics that ordinary people could never think of, and they won a big victory. Because of this reason, to Jing Hu, Honganji Temple can be said to be the enemy of his father's hatred, but when he saw the magnificent structure of the temple and the wealthy appearance of Monzen Town at this moment, his admiration was greater than resentment.He also thought that Xianru, the current abbot of Honganji Temple, and Harunobu Takeda are brother-in-law, and their wives are both the daughters of the former Minister of the Left Sanjo. He thought to himself: "Never be an enemy!" He only took a look at it, didn't stay overnight, and went directly to Sakai.
Sakai was originally a place given to Yamanashi by General Ashikaga, but later it was confiscated due to the conspiracy of Yamanako, and it was given to the Ouchi clan, and it was taken back because of the Ouchi clan's conspiracy, and then given to the Hosokawa clan, which is currently under the Hosokawa clan's close minister Matsunaga Jiuxiu owns it, but Jiuxiu only collects rent money and has no right to rule.The town is ruled by the town itself.In this era, towns can donate large amounts of money to the shogunate in order to buy town autonomy. This place was originally a fisherman's village facing Maotingpu, so later generations collectively referred to the rich businessmen who started business here as Nawuzhong, and Nawu was the fishmonger. The prosperity of Sakai began in the era of the Ouchi clan.Ouchi was the head of trade for the Ashikaga shogunate.Since this was the heyday of Japanese pirates, the Ming Dynasty of China, in order to distinguish Japanese pirates from peaceful trading ships, would not accept ships without approval tickets issued by the Ashikaga shogunate.Ouchi is responsible for issuing approval votes. Xiao Fu from Sakai Port, who was originally just a fishmonger, took the approval ticket and ordered a trading ship to go to China and North Korea to do business. He made huge profits and became a rich man. At that time, China referred to here, Hakata, and Satsuma's Fangzu as Japan's Mitsu. However, the situation in Fangzu was relatively poor, and Hakata and Sakai were called the two trading ports.Sakai is so lively and rich, so it can naturally buy autonomy from the shogunate. Since the Great Rebellion of Yingren, Kyoto has been turned into scorched earth due to years of wars. Even if the house was rebuilt, it was burned down in an instant, and the sight was extremely barren.People with means left Beijing one after another, even the nobles and courtiers were no exception.Takeda Harunobu and Honganji Xianru's father-in-law Sanjo Gonglai, although he was a high-ranking left minister, he also left Beijing to join the Yamaguchi Ouchi clan, and died in the Tao Qingxian Rebellion. All the public abandoned the emperor, especially those who relied on artistic skills to make a living, left Beijing one after another for Sakai.Sakai is a place where rich merchants and tycoons gather, and the port town is bustling and peaceful, which is where they survive.Of course, Sakai is as rich as Sakai, so it is not without powerful enemies who intend to meddle in it. Therefore, the town summoned rogues from various families as mercenaries, dug deep moats around the town, built high walls, and made strong defenses.So rich and peaceful, it is a natural trend that people gather like ants meeting sugar. Therefore, famous craftsmen such as Waka, Liange, Yinqu, Incense Road, Dance, Painting, Sculpture, and Mosaic gathered here, and the new tea ceremony art was also born, becoming an important center of Japanese art and skills. Jing Hu had never seen such a bustling and prosperous town, and he entered the city full of curiosity. The place where they stayed in Sakai was the home of Nayasuke Hachiro, who came to Japan every year to do business.When Jinghu was in Kyoto, he informed him that he would disturb him in the future, and Zhubalang's family was ready to receive matters.However, Suhachiro himself went to Goryeo and was received by the big shopkeeper and Suhachiro's wife. "You guys are here! That's great! I'm still thinking about when to come every day! However, my husband is out on business, so don't see him, just treat him as your own home, stay a few more days, take a good look at it, take a good look at it Play around!" The beautiful proprietress with shaved eyebrows, with black pearl-like teeth protruding from her flowery lips, greeted them neatly and flatteringly. Jinghu was shocked. In Echigo, wives of considerable social status usually did not see or greet guests unless they were close relatives. What surprised him even more was that she said that her husband went to Korea as if he was doing business nearby.Jing Hu was amazed that the Samurai's House did not have such a strong bearing, but he couldn't help but think: "The businessman is really scary, maybe for the sake of profit, he will go to hell!" He stayed in Sakai for ten days and also visited the gun factory.Like a forging knife, the workers soften the steel, flatten it, fold it back, flatten it again, roll it on a thin iron rod, fill the gaps with medicine and copper, pull out the iron rod inside, plug the bottom, and then use a steel chisel on the bottom. Hole in the side.The way to plug the bottom is to use a steel chisel to screw a screw-shaped iron rod into the inside of the barrel. The big shopkeeper of the gun factory said: "Tanegashima has suffered a lot for this method of stuffing the bottom, and I can't figure it out. I finally asked after I gave my daughter to the red-haired man!" Indeed, the manufacturing process seems to be labor-intensive, and the price is not unreasonable.But Jinghu only ordered Baiting. In addition, he thought that he should also work hard on the Hongan Temple, so he sent Jinjin Xinbingwei to send gifts to the envoys, including "a sword, a peach horse, and a thousand coins." The big sword and money are ready-made, but Ma did not prepare them, and specifically asked: "Send them as soon as you return to China." Xinbei returned the same day and reported: "It's incredible! The outside looks so strong and magnificent, and the inside is even tighter. Even if thousands of troops come to attack, it may not be able to attack in a few years. And the gorgeous luxury, I've never seen it before! It's an incredible temple!" The next morning, Hongan Temple sent envoys to deliver a sword, ten bolts of silk, and twenty bolts of weaving cloth.The return of this gift is dozens of times that of the gift. After Jing Hu dealt with it cautiously, he laughed at himself and said, "There are rumors in the world that the monastery returned the valuables inside, isn't that true? It is indeed an incredible monastery!" They continued from Sakai to Koyasan, but young warriors left their horses and luggage in Kyoto to take care of them. Jing Hu only brought a few heroes with him, and a group of them disguised themselves as wandering monks and left Sakai.
Koyasan worshipers in this era can decide on a lodging house according to the place or family, and it is passed down from generation to generation.The Shubo of Echigo Nagao's house is Ryuko-in of the main Chuin Yali Chuin Gobo.Not only the Nagao family, but also the Joetsugo area and the prefecture area, when people visit Koyasan, regardless of the samurai people, they can stay here.The monks in the courtyard go door-to-door in the mansion every year to give alms and distribute amulets.It means that every household in the Echigo area is a benefactor of Longkoin Temple, and believes in Koyasan through the temple.The same is true for Zen followers, Tiantai followers, and Yizi followers. Jing Hu also notified the hospital in advance that he would go to the mountain to pay homage in the near future.The monks of Longguang Academy waited eagerly for several days.When the Jinghu people came, the monks were overjoyed, and showed Jinghu all the way from the inner courtyard to the mandala and the attached Shigu temples. The climate in the mountains is not like the southern country, it feels a little cold, it seems that there have been several snowfalls, there is still snow at the bottom of the valley and in the shade, and frost falls every morning. After four days in the mountain, Jinghu heard that a monk had hidden an ancient pipa, which he played from time to time, and immediately asked him to have a look.He has always wanted to find a pipa that can be called a famous instrument, and he has paid attention to it in Kyoto and Sakai, but unfortunately he did not find what he liked. Jing Hu liked it very much at first glance, and with a light flick, his voice was clear and he liked it even more.Jing Hu asked him if he would give up his love, but the other party was reluctant, so he just asked to borrow it for a day.The next morning, Jing Hu walked into the fir forest with his pipa.Back then, when Master Kobo opened the mountain and established the sect, he took special care of the mountains and forests. Therefore, many tall trees towering into the sky with two or three people hugging each other, in the frosty dawn, showing a lush and dense green that has never been seen in other places. Jing Hu found a place to sit down, picked up the pipa and tuned it.The first sound of the piano clarifies the bottom of my heart, and my soul trembles with the vibrato for a long time.This is undoubtedly a rare and famous piano, and the bottom of my heart feels high. The song of Shangxuan is the highest song in the pipa. Although Xianzheng taught him, but he has never played it from the heart. At this moment, he has the will to play it. After adjusting the tune, he played it calmly, but he felt completely absorbed in his body and mind. Although the air was cold, his hands moved the strings lightly and freely, fascinated, forgetting himself.He felt as if his body was sitting on the floating clouds in the sky, with the blue sky full of sunshine above his head, and the gentle breeze blowing under his feet; furthermore, he felt that his whole body had been vaporized into the sky, leaving only the sound of the pipa flowing in the air, lingering endlessly. I don't know how much time has passed, suddenly a light flashed in my chest. "Innocent and solitary..." At the same time, the giant cedars in front of me, the rocks around, the tops of distant mountains, the sky and the earth, and all things are suddenly clear, and I can see a bright white.Not only that, but even he himself has the feeling of glowing, which is not the reflection of sunlight, the sunlight just dyes the tops of distant mountains and the tops of cedar trees red.He saw all kinds of things glowing. In the light, Jing Hu continued to play unconsciously, and suddenly his heart moved, and he strummed the four strings with all his strength, and said: "It's solved!" He believed that he had solved the wordless koan, joy gradually welled up in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.
After Jinghu arrived in Beijing, he first paid a visit to the shogunate. The general at that time was the thirteenth generation of Ashikaga Yoshiki (formerly known as Fuji), but his sphere of influence was only around Kyoto.Moreover, the power of the general falls into the hands of Hosokawa, the leader of the general, and the power of the leader of the general falls into the hands of Miyoshi, the eldest son of the family. The general is just a false name, like a puppet for others to display. Jinghu paid a visit to the general, so there were quite troublesome procedures. He thought that although he was allowed to visit the general, how many days would he have to wait?As a result, the shogunate officials, in addition to condolences to him for the suffering of the long journey, told him when he would meet tomorrow.Perhaps because of his rich gifts, even the officials did not forget the effectiveness of management. Although Jing Hu knew in his heart that he still felt displeased that his authority had been hurt, he resisted it and replied: "Then, I will meet you tomorrow on time, and please report to the general on your behalf!" Jinghu's accommodation in Kyoto is a private house near Sanjo Nishidai Nayan's home.The Sanjo Nishi family had a deep relationship with Echigo.Echigo has been rich in green ramie since ancient times, and it pays tribute to the Kyoto imperial court every year.Later, due to the developed manor system, there was no need to enter the court, so Echigo merchants organized green ramie seats to distribute throughout the country, and the Sanjo Nishi family had the right to permit the establishment of seats. The economy at this time was an era when peers formed guilds. If you did not join the guild, you could not conduct business independently.For example, the Gion Shrine in Kyoto has the right to license the Cotton Block, Rikyu Hachiman in Oyamazaki has the right to license the Ego Sesame Oil Block, and the Sanjo Nishi Family has the right to license the Blue Ramie Block. For this reason, the Sanjo Nishi family has a special relationship with the Echigo people, and is also close to Jinghu, so they are asked to arrange a place to live in Shangjing.However, although the Sanjo Nishi House is a public house, the residence is extremely narrow and cannot accommodate all the attendants, so only Jinghu and two or three attendants live here, and the others live in nearby private houses. "Ah! Really? Didn't see it?! The general is so happy that a rich and famous person like you came to see you in person! But at most it just made him happy, haha!" Minister Sanjo Nishi laughed. Jing Hu was quite displeased.He believed that it was the emperor who conferred the post of general, and treating the general as a joke was equivalent to telling a joke about the emperor. "Let me take my leave first, let's talk about it later!" After Jing Hu finished speaking, he got up and went back to his room. He felt angry in his heart, and said to himself several times: "People must insult themselves, and future generations will insult them!" This is the chapter and sentence of "Mencius" that Master Tianshi taught him to read when he became a monk and entered Linquan Temple when he was young.At that time, I just recited and memorized, and didn't understand the meaning. Now that I am sensible, I can deeply understand the meaning of the conversation.He thought, today's public officials are so stupid! He then thought: "The world is different!" People often think that the society they live in is distorted, uncoordinated, dirty and improper, and they think that there should be a balanced and legitimate human life in the past.However, in reality, everything has its own nature, so it is often distorted, often confused, and often shaken.A perfect world has never existed in the past, nor will it ever exist in the future.Therefore, knowing that perfection only exists in people's concepts is the first state of enlightenment; even if you grasp this reality at the moment without being disappointed, and instead work hard in a slightly better mood, you will reach the second state of enlightenment; let alone imperfection , I don’t expect perfection, but those who naturally move towards perfection in all their words and deeds can be said to have reached the state of enlightenment. But this is not to be expected from young people, who do not understand that imperfection is the real proof, and resent that imperfection should not exist.Anger is enthusiasm, and enthusiasm is power, because it can be used to promote changes in the world, so it is worth cherishing, but after all, it cannot be denied that this power is produced due to insufficient understanding. Jinghu's anger is like this.He resented the chaotic world where the weak preyed on the strong, the right was subdued by the evil, and the wars were frequent, but seeing the attitude of the three Xida Nayan just now, he thought he knew the root cause.The disregard of the dignity of the emperor and the authority of the shogun is the root of the troubled times.Peace should be in order, and order has its place. In fact, this level of understanding is in reverse order, because of the chaos in the world, the order is lost, and the difference between superiority and inferiority is chaos, but he doesn't think so, he can only say that he is still young. The next day, he had an audience with General Yihui. Yoshiki was eighteen years old at the time, thin and pale, a little nervous, but with a friendly attitude, he kept asking about the history of the pacification of Echigo and the battle, without getting tired of it.It seems that he deliberately pressed some kind of vigorous will in his heart. Jing Hu deeply felt: "This gentleman is definitely not someone who is satisfied with this world." That night, the general sent an envoy to tell him: "If you want to make a pilgrimage, I can arrange it for you. How about it?" At this time, Minister Sanjo Nishi also said: "That's right, I forgot about this good opportunity. If you are interested, I can also help arrange it!" Jing Hu knew that the thank you for arranging these things was an important source of income for them. Although he didn't mean it very much, he shouldn't decline it. He replied to the general's envoy: "It's such an honor to be overjoyed. I have been arranged by the general. I am very grateful!" He also entrusted Minister Sanjo Nishi for help. Things moved so fast that it was done the next day. Jinghu followed Sanjo Nishi to visit the interior, paid homage to Emperor Nara, and received a heavenly cup and a dagger, which was a seven-inch double-edged dagger with a black lacquered scabbard. Before paying homage to him, he asked the emperor to give him two words of "conquer the enemies of neighboring countries and strive to create peace" through the Sanjo Nishi ministers, and the emperor said it like a rite.Jing Hu is confident in his own strength, and also believes in the righteousness of his mind.He doesn't think he's ashamed of what he's doing, more than that, he believes he's doing the right thing. The next day, he went to the Nine Places of Zen, the abbot of Dade Temple, Che Xiuzong, in order to relieve the melancholy that invaded him from time to time for no reason.When he was depressed, he had no confidence in his own strength and mind, and felt that everything was empty. Zongjiu was seventy-three years old at this time, and Emperor Go Nara had a strong faith, and he was named Puying Daiman Guoshi.He has two long white eyebrows and prominent cheekbones, and his eyes are like lightning. After listening to Jing Hu's confession, he said: "Innate wisdom and kindness are not enough. One must meditate. Ling Jinghu quickly meditated.
On that day, besides teaching him to meditate, Zen Master Zongjiu also taught him Wuzi Gongan. The Zen master said: "In the Tang Dynasty there was a great monk named Zhaozhou, who was an eminent monk in this way. A monk asked Zhaozhou monk: "The sky, the earth, the vegetation, the birds, beasts, insects and fish all have Buddha-nature, but do dogs also have Buddha-nature?" The monk replied: "Yes." But once a monk asked the master: "Does the dog have Buddha nature?" The master said: "No!" This sounds strange, but it is not strange at all. If you can understand, then You are free, indestructible, and immortal, and you have become a Buddha! Work hard and think about it!" Jing Hu thanked him and went back.He really wanted to stay in Dade Temple to live in the monastery, but he had many important tasks and had to finish them in a short period of time. He had no leisure time, so he had to meditate in his spare time, and he also meditated on the road when he went out. He didn't know where to start, he had the feeling of confronting a powerful enemy; it also felt like he was going to climb a big rock that stood in all directions but had no gaps to grasp, so he had to go around around.He felt like an ant circling a rock. When he was meditating, the waves in his chest were turbulent, like high mountains and waves rising without wind in the endless sea, splashing white fine foam, pushing and colliding with each other. There are constant sounds from outside, the sound of doors opening and closing in the distance, the sound of the well's wheel turning, the sound of people, birds, wind, rain, the sound of horseshoes on the street outside, and the noise in the distance.When these sounds come, the mind unconsciously follows the sounds and forgets to meditate. Even without these external disturbances, his heart was drawn by the surging thoughts.When he was away, domestic affairs, Takeda Harunobu's affairs, Murakami Yoshiki and other heroes who came from Shinano in exile, general affairs, palace affairs, experiences during the journey, and even thought of listening to the The sound of the piano, unknowingly took a lot of effort. These noises and distracting thoughts are constant, and it is difficult for him to concentrate. "It's so difficult!" He has a deep feeling, but when he thinks that even this feeling is one of the distracting thoughts, he doesn't know what to do. He had no insight worth presenting, so he didn't go to Daitokuji anymore.After a few days, he didn't want to stay in Kyoto, but wanted to take a short trip for a few days, so he went to Sakai Port. In fact, going to Sakai was the main purpose of his trip. At that time, besides Tanegashima, only firearms were produced here, and he came to order firearms. The day after leaving Beijing, I arrived in Osaka.At this time, Osaka was famous as the seat of Ishiyama Honganji Temple.Honganji Temple was built by Venerable Lianju 50 to 60 years ago.It is said that a large number of foundation stones and stone tiles were unearthed during the land preparation. Lianru thought that a large temple might have been built here before, and she was very grateful. After finishing the temple, it was named Shishan Yufang. According to the research of today's scholars, it was once the Namba Palace during the reign of Emperor Kotoku, so the unearthed foundation stones and tiles are probably the things of the Namba Palace. At that time, the head office of the Ichiko sect was in Yamashina, and Ishiyama Gobo was the hermitage of Master Renru. However, in the next 30 years, there was a war between Yamashina Honganji Temple and the head office of the Nichiren Sect, Yamashina Honguoji Temple, and the Hongan Temple in Yamashina was destroyed. , So Shishan Yufang was the main mountain, and it was called Hongan Temple. Because it is enshrined as the main mountain, a magnificent Kalan was built to match it. However, due to frequent wars, and its wealth and power, it is envied and envied by generals all over the world. Therefore, the overall structure of the temple is as strong as a city. , Surrounded by deep moats and high walls.The town of Osaka was built by gathering believers in the status of Monzen Town.At that time, there were six towns, surrounded by earthen walls and deep moors, like a castle town of a feudal daimyo castle. Seeing the strength of Honganji Temple and the prosperity of the castle town, Jinghu couldn't help but admire.His family hated Yixiangzong for generations, and his father especially hated Yixiangzong, so he kept suppressing Yixiangzong believers in the territory. It turns out that Echigo has a lot to do with the Ichigo sect.Naoetsu in the neighboring prefecture is said to be the remains of the suzerain Shinran who landed on the land. He stayed in Echigo for a long time to preach, so he had many disciples and pious faith.The disciples were lazy to pay the rent tax to the lord, but they did not fall behind in their dedication to the Zongbenshan. They often failed to pay the rent tax because of their dedication to the Zongbenshan, so they had to prevaricate to the officials. This situation made Wei Jing very angry. "It is natural for monks to make a living by giving alms from believers, but the monks of Yixiangzong are too much. Taking advantage of the ignorance of the people and threatening them to go to hell if they don't donate, it's like squeezing and extorting. Why do monks need money so much? Isn't it all a waste In such a shameless luxury, how can the lord stand above the people?!" Therefore, he suppressed the Yixiangzong monks in his collar, but in the end he died in Yuezhong because of this.In Yuezhong, on the surface, the local tyrants who fought him were local tyrants, but in essence they were Yizhong sect followers of Yuezhong.They used trap tactics that ordinary people could never think of, and they won a big victory. Because of this reason, to Jing Hu, Honganji Temple can be said to be the enemy of his father's hatred, but when he saw the magnificent structure of the temple and the wealthy appearance of Monzen Town at this moment, his admiration was greater than resentment.He also thought that Xianru, the current abbot of Honganji Temple, and Harunobu Takeda are brother-in-law, and their wives are both the daughters of the former Minister of the Left Sanjo. He thought to himself: "Never be an enemy!" He only took a look at it, didn't stay overnight, and went directly to Sakai.
Sakai was originally a place given to Yamanashi by General Ashikaga, but later it was confiscated due to the conspiracy of Yamanako, and it was given to the Ouchi clan, and it was taken back because of the Ouchi clan's conspiracy, and then given to the Hosokawa clan, which is currently under the Hosokawa clan's close minister Matsunaga Jiuxiu owns it, but Jiuxiu only collects rent money and has no right to rule.The town is ruled by the town itself.In this era, towns can donate large amounts of money to the shogunate in order to buy town autonomy. This place was originally a fisherman's village facing Maotingpu, so later generations collectively referred to the rich businessmen who started business here as Nawuzhong, and Nawu was the fishmonger. The prosperity of Sakai began in the era of the Ouchi clan.Ouchi was the head of trade for the Ashikaga shogunate.Since this was the heyday of Japanese pirates, the Ming Dynasty of China, in order to distinguish Japanese pirates from peaceful trading ships, would not accept ships without approval tickets issued by the Ashikaga shogunate.Ouchi is responsible for issuing approval votes. Xiao Fu from Sakai Port, who was originally just a fishmonger, took the approval ticket and ordered a trading ship to go to China and North Korea to do business. He made huge profits and became a rich man. At that time, China referred to here, Hakata, and Satsuma's Fangzu as Japan's Mitsu. However, the situation in Fangzu was relatively poor, and Hakata and Sakai were called the two trading ports.Sakai is so lively and rich, so it can naturally buy autonomy from the shogunate. Since the Great Rebellion of Yingren, Kyoto has been turned into scorched earth due to years of wars. Even if the house was rebuilt, it was burned down in an instant, and the sight was extremely barren.People with means left Beijing one after another, even the nobles and courtiers were no exception.Takeda Harunobu and Honganji Xianru's father-in-law Sanjo Gonglai, although he was a high-ranking left minister, he also left Beijing to join the Yamaguchi Ouchi clan, and died in the Tao Qingxian Rebellion. All the public abandoned the emperor, especially those who relied on artistic skills to make a living, left Beijing one after another for Sakai.Sakai is a place where rich merchants and tycoons gather, and the port town is bustling and peaceful, which is where they survive.Of course, Sakai is as rich as Sakai, so it is not without powerful enemies who intend to meddle in it. Therefore, the town summoned rogues from various families as mercenaries, dug deep moats around the town, built high walls, and made strong defenses.So rich and peaceful, it is a natural trend that people gather like ants meeting sugar. Therefore, famous craftsmen such as Waka, Liange, Yinqu, Incense Road, Dance, Painting, Sculpture, and Mosaic gathered here, and the new tea ceremony art was also born, becoming an important center of Japanese art and skills. Jing Hu had never seen such a bustling and prosperous town, and he entered the city full of curiosity. The place where they stayed in Sakai was the home of Nayasuke Hachiro, who came to Japan every year to do business.When Jinghu was in Kyoto, he informed him that he would disturb him in the future, and Zhubalang's family was ready to receive matters.However, Suhachiro himself went to Goryeo and was received by the big shopkeeper and Suhachiro's wife. "You guys are here! That's great! I'm still thinking about when to come every day! However, my husband is out on business, so don't see him, just treat him as your own home, stay a few more days, take a good look at it, take a good look at it Play around!" The beautiful proprietress with shaved eyebrows, with black pearl-like teeth protruding from her flowery lips, greeted them neatly and flatteringly. Jinghu was shocked. In Echigo, wives of considerable social status usually did not see or greet guests unless they were close relatives. What surprised him even more was that she said that her husband went to Korea as if he was doing business nearby.Jing Hu was amazed that the Samurai's House did not have such a strong bearing, but he couldn't help but think: "The businessman is really scary, maybe for the sake of profit, he will go to hell!" He stayed in Sakai for ten days and also visited the gun factory.Like a forging knife, the workers soften the steel, flatten it, fold it back, flatten it again, roll it on a thin iron rod, fill the gaps with medicine and copper, pull out the iron rod inside, plug the bottom, and then use a steel chisel on the bottom. Hole in the side.The way to plug the bottom is to use a steel chisel to screw a screw-shaped iron rod into the inside of the barrel. The big shopkeeper of the gun factory said: "Tanegashima has suffered a lot for this method of stuffing the bottom, and I can't figure it out. I finally asked after I gave my daughter to the red-haired man!" Indeed, the manufacturing process seems to be labor-intensive, and the price is not unreasonable.But Jinghu only ordered Baiting. In addition, he thought that he should also work hard on the Hongan Temple, so he sent Jinjin Xinbingwei to send gifts to the envoys, including "a sword, a peach horse, and a thousand coins." The big sword and money are ready-made, but Ma did not prepare them, and specifically asked: "Send them as soon as you return to China." Xinbei returned the same day and reported: "It's incredible! The outside looks so strong and magnificent, and the inside is even tighter. Even if thousands of troops come to attack, it may not be able to attack in a few years. And the gorgeous luxury, I've never seen it before! It's an incredible temple!" The next morning, Hongan Temple sent envoys to deliver a sword, ten bolts of silk, and twenty bolts of weaving cloth.The return of this gift is dozens of times that of the gift. After Jing Hu dealt with it cautiously, he laughed at himself and said, "There are rumors in the world that the monastery returned the valuables inside, isn't that true? It is indeed an incredible monastery!" They continued from Sakai to Koyasan, but young warriors left their horses and luggage in Kyoto to take care of them. Jing Hu only brought a few heroes with him, and a group of them disguised themselves as wandering monks and left Sakai.
Koyasan worshipers in this era can decide on a lodging house according to the place or family, and it is passed down from generation to generation.The Shubo of Echigo Nagao's house is Ryuko-in of the main Chuin Yali Chuin Gobo.Not only the Nagao family, but also the Joetsugo area and the prefecture area, when people visit Koyasan, regardless of the samurai people, they can stay here.The monks in the courtyard go door-to-door in the mansion every year to give alms and distribute amulets.It means that every household in the Echigo area is a benefactor of Longkoin Temple, and believes in Koyasan through the temple.The same is true for Zen followers, Tiantai followers, and Yizi followers. Jing Hu also notified the hospital in advance that he would go to the mountain to pay homage in the near future.The monks of Longguang Academy waited eagerly for several days.When the Jinghu people came, the monks were overjoyed, and showed Jinghu all the way from the inner courtyard to the mandala and the attached Shigu temples. The climate in the mountains is not like the southern country, it feels a little cold, it seems that there have been several snowfalls, there is still snow at the bottom of the valley and in the shade, and frost falls every morning. After four days in the mountain, Jinghu heard that a monk had hidden an ancient pipa, which he played from time to time, and immediately asked him to have a look.He has always wanted to find a pipa that can be called a famous instrument, and he has paid attention to it in Kyoto and Sakai, but unfortunately he did not find what he liked. Jing Hu liked it very much at first glance, and with a light flick, his voice was clear and he liked it even more.Jing Hu asked him if he would give up his love, but the other party was reluctant, so he just asked to borrow it for a day.The next morning, Jing Hu walked into the fir forest with his pipa.Back then, when Master Kobo opened the mountain and established the sect, he took special care of the mountains and forests. Therefore, many tall trees towering into the sky with two or three people hugging each other, in the frosty dawn, showing a lush and dense green that has never been seen in other places. Jing Hu found a place to sit down, picked up the pipa and tuned it.The first sound of the piano clarifies the bottom of my heart, and my soul trembles with the vibrato for a long time.This is undoubtedly a rare and famous piano, and the bottom of my heart feels high. The song of Shangxuan is the highest song in the pipa. Although Xianzheng taught him, but he has never played it from the heart. At this moment, he has the will to play it. After adjusting the tune, he played it calmly, but he felt completely absorbed in his body and mind. Although the air was cold, his hands moved the strings lightly and freely, fascinated, forgetting himself.He felt as if his body was sitting on the floating clouds in the sky, with the blue sky full of sunshine above his head, and the gentle breeze blowing under his feet; furthermore, he felt that his whole body had been vaporized into the sky, leaving only the sound of the pipa flowing in the air, lingering endlessly. I don't know how much time has passed, suddenly a light flashed in my chest. "Innocent and solitary..." At the same time, the giant cedars in front of me, the rocks around, the tops of distant mountains, the sky and the earth, and all things are suddenly clear, and I can see a bright white.Not only that, but even he himself has the feeling of glowing, which is not the reflection of sunlight, the sunlight just dyes the tops of distant mountains and the tops of cedar trees red.He saw all kinds of things glowing. In the light, Jing Hu continued to play unconsciously, and suddenly his heart moved, and he strummed the four strings with all his strength, and said: "It's solved!" He believed that he had solved the wordless koan, joy gradually welled up in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.