Chapter 30 Chapter Thirty God and Authority

On May 27th of the fifteenth year of Tianzheng, Toyotomi Hideyoshi withdrew his troops from Satsuma and returned to Hakata.From the meeting with Shimadzu at Taiping Temple on the eighth day of May, it took a total of 20 days to clean up the aftermath.Hideyoshi breathed a sigh of relief at this point, and it was time for Shimadzu to calm down. Shimadzu Yoshihisa welcomed Hideyoshi into Kagoshima Castle, and took the three daughters Kamehime as hostages. Veteran ministers Shimadzu Seihisa, Shimadzu Tadacho, Ijuin Tadato, Machida Hisabe, etc. who accompanied him to Taiheiji Temple also sent hostages .However, when Shimadzu wanted to hand over the castle, Hideyoshi refused to accept it. "Don't damage the honor of the Shimadzu clan, which has been famous all over the world since Lai Chaogong."

Hideyoshi respected the generals and calmed Shimadzu's dissatisfaction. In fact, this had a profound impact on subsequent events.Hideyoshi’s expedition not only pacified the land of Satsuma, but also gave Osumi to Yoshine, and most of Hinata’s to Yoshin’s fifteen-year-old son, Hisabe.Even Hideyoshi forgave Xinna Zhongyuan, Beixiang Yiyun and others who stubbornly resisted to the end and refused to surrender.When leaving Satsuma, Hideyoshi's heart was as refreshed as a cool breeze blowing in the hot summer. On May 27th, Hideyoshi left Satsuma, passed through Chikugo from Higo, and then entered Chikuzen.The entire Kyushu has been dealt with as one wishes.On the way to Hakata, Hideyoshi began to think about how to reward his achievements this time.He thinks he is a hero, and he is very energetic, beaming wherever he goes, stopping the sedan chair from time to time, chatting and laughing with merchants and farmers.

After entering Higo, cross Kuma and go from Yatsushiro towards Kumazhuang.Hideyoshi asked people to open the car door to let the sea breeze blow through.While he was dozing contentedly, he suddenly felt a few white lights flashing in front of his eyes. Hideyoshi opened his eyes, and it turned out that it was a woman in a white turban running through the woods in a panic.A woman from a foreign religion?Hideyoshi thought so, suddenly remembered what Rikyu had said, and hurriedly stopped the sedan chair. "What are they doing? The grove over there seems to be a local guard." Changsheng Masuda, who was accompanying the sedan chair, hurried over and said, "My lord, it's a riot, let's leave as soon as possible!"

"riot?" "Yes. It seems that there is still a war going on around here." "Those people wrapped in white cloth are foreign believers?" "Yes, even the women have joined the battle, but they probably won't be hostile to us." "Bring your shoes. If it's troublesome to approach them, don't approach them. But I must understand the affairs of the people here." Hideyoshi said, covering his face with a folding fan, and was about to lift his feet out of the sedan chair.The servant had to prepare sandals. "It's strange, there are many more men than women, but those men are destroying the shrine." Masuda Nagamori followed behind Hideyoshi with a bitter face.

Hideyoshi walked into the shade of the ancient pine tree and stopped.He hid behind the tree, trying to observe the movement secretly.The forest is about two towns away from the official road, and Master Guan Bai and his party are passing this road.However, the villagers didn't care about this, and tried their best to destroy the shrine, which made Hideyoshi puzzled.It's impossible for them not to know, but what are they doing that make them disdain me, Mr. Guan Bai? If there is a riot, the people must be dissatisfied with the lord, but it seems to imply other intentions.Can Guan Bai, who pacified Kyushu and returned triumphantly, make a ruling on this?Hideyoshi was thinking about it, Masuda Nagamori said from the side: "They are the people in Shiraki Myoken Shrine."

Not far away, women wearing headscarves quickly formed a circle, clapping their hands together and praying.The men quickly smashed the shrine.Those people didn't look angry, they just did all this coldly, which was unacceptable. "But what caused the chaos?" "The subordinates don't know." "It must be because of aversion to the priest that the chaos started, go and call the leader!" "My lord, forgive me." "What's wrong?" "My lord, it's better not to mess with them." "Changsheng, the new lord of this area, I have not yet decided on the candidate, I should listen to the opinions of the people. See what happened, maybe I can uphold justice. Hmph, destroying the shrine is always wrong. Send him!"

As he said that, Hideyoshi chose a shady place and asked someone to put up a shovel, "Order them to stop their atrocities, and bring two or three leaders over here." As long as Hideyoshi said something, no matter who persuaded him, it would be difficult to change his mind.Masuda Changsheng had no choice but to step forward and let them stop the atrocities.But those people ignored him at all and continued to pray and sabotage.Changsheng's entourage jumped up and drew out their knives to threaten them. Hideyoshi stayed away from them and didn't hear what they said, but he knew they wanted to stop the mob.

A woman and two men came over, and they followed Changsheng with dissatisfaction on their faces. To be precise, they were forcibly pulled over.Hideyoshi waved his fan and watched them. "Lord Guan Bai is here, be honest!" Changsheng's entourage shouted. Those three people were quite calm. After looking at each other, they made a sign of the cross on their chests and bowed with their knees together, but they didn't have the enthusiasm and emotion that ordinary people should have when seeing Guan Bai for the first time.One man was about forty years old, neither humble nor overbearing, the other was younger.And that woman was in her twenties, she seemed to have seen it somewhere, she was a rare fair-skinned woman in this area, because she was wearing a white kerchief, her eyebrows and eyes were not very clear.

"Respond to my question, don't be afraid, start with you, and name them one by one." Hideyoshi said to the older man. "Yes, the villain's name is Andrei Taguchi." "Andre? Didn't ask your foreign name, tell me your real name!" "Now that the villain has faith, he has completely forgotten his common names." "Oh? That's free. How about you, young man?" Hideyoshi turned to the younger man. "The villain's name is John." "You also forgot the common name?" "Go back to my lord, forget it."

"Where is this girl?" "Madelena, the daughter of the people." "Hmph! Are you rioting? Andre, are you the mastermind?" "yes." "I heard that you are the people of the Miaojian Shrine?" "yes." "How much is the annual endowment in the collar?" "Four publics and six people (four points are handed over to the court, and six points are kept by the common people)." "The annual tax is not too harsh. Apart from this, are there any other labor or taxation?" Taguchi shook his head slowly, "It's not because of this incident."

"Why is that?" "They forced us to convert or we would have to take back the farmland." "Oh?" Hideyoshi couldn't judge who was right and who was wrong for a while, so he fell silent.It is not unreasonable to want the tenants to change their beliefs.But if it is not done, the cultivated land will be taken back, and the scale will be too narrow.However, for priests, it is not a good thing for tenants to believe in other religions. "Even if you put aside your beliefs, you can still respect priests, why not say that?" The three looked at each other and crossed themselves again. "Just say what you want! I will forgive you. I was your friend originally!" Hideyoshi smiled slightly as he recalled his childhood.But can they understand? "Master Guan Bai was born with the same beliefs as us?" The man leaned forward and asked with his eyes shining. Hideyoshi wanted to say that he came from the same farming family as them, but they misunderstood that they had the same beliefs, but Hideyoshi didn't care at all.It is not good for them to be so afraid of themselves that they dare not speak out.Care for them, let them tell the truth, even if there is a misunderstanding, Hideyoshi will not care, and said: "Yes! The same! What did the priest do, you boldly say." "My lord!" The man's eyes shone with hope, "Father Badure of Nagasaki said that he should donate money to the poor patients. The villain did that, but the priest was annoyed." "Oh." "It's no wonder, because he was possessed by a devil..." "devil?" "Yes, the devil told him that the decrease in annual income was due to dedicating it to God. It is better to take back the land and let others cultivate it." "Then what do you do?" "We laughed and then told him not to do that." "The priest doesn't agree, what should you do?" "We discussed it with Father Badure. Mr. Badure asked us to destroy all the shrines around here. Only by doing so can the devil repent!" "That guy called Ba, where is he from?" "Foreigners from the West." "After listening to his words, you started to destroy the shrine?" "Yes, it has already started. Only in this way can we enter the kingdom of heaven." Hideyoshi tilted his head in confusion and remained silent for a while.He could see that the other party had let down his vigilance and had a good impression of him, but he still didn't understand what they said. "Aren't you a riot?" "No, it was an act of bravery." "However, if my vassals—the new lords are dissatisfied with you, how can it be better?" "My lord is saying that the new lord is also a demon?" "No, even if the beliefs are the same, it must be fair." "If we have the same beliefs, we can rest assured. Even if the priest asks him for help, we will be invincible." "How do you know?" "We swear that even if the believers are daimyo, they are equal to us. When we go to war, we will immediately send guns and cannons from the Kingdom of God. Even if we die because of this, we will go to the Kingdom of Heaven because of our loyalty to the Lord." Hideyoshi hurriedly raised his hand to stop the man, "The so-called Kingdom of God, which country is it?" "It is the country of Father Badure. On the other side of the sea, there are many kingdoms of God, all of which are hundreds of times stronger than Japan." Hideyoshi suddenly fell silent.A Kingdom of God that is a hundred times stronger than Japan?It was like spitting in his face.How could these farmers have such an idea, it must have been instilled by missionaries!They said that only by destroying the shrine can the priest be saved, which is really surprising.Hideyoshi had no definite beliefs.He worships gods and Buddhas, but he wants to use divine power to show his majesty.He is convinced that he is walking the path of justice now, and the gods will manifest themselves. The tone of these common people is like that of the monks of Mt. Hiei back then.There was no malice on their expressions, they were very calm. "I have another question to ask you." After a long time, Hideyoshi frowned and tilted his head, and said solemnly, "If the new lord has a different belief from yours, but a person who believes in gods and Buddhas. If there is a war with the kingdom of God you mentioned, you will stand On which side?" The young man replied proudly: "Of course we can't be with the devil, or we will go to hell!" "Then..." Hideyoshi gradually felt his throat thirsty, "People who believe in gods and Buddhas are all demons, so they must go to hell?" "yes!" "Taguchi, you are older, is your mother still alive?" "Ah?" The man panicked, "The villain's mother passed away in the winter eight years ago." "Eight years ago... so, your mother is also a foreign believer?" "No. At that time, Father Badure hadn't come to preach." "Your mother believes in Buddha, right?" "yes." "So, your mother is a demon and has gone to hell. Do you want to separate from your mother who went to hell and go to heaven?" Taguchi was silent, speechless for a while. Hideyoshi said loudly: "You are such a cruel and ruthless son! You just want to go to heaven by yourself and ignore your mother!" "No, this..." "So, you can't treat your mother as a devil?" "Yes, mother is..." "Isn't she a believer in Buddha?" Taguchi was speechless.At this moment, the woman suddenly tore off her white kerchief and yelled frantically, "I'm going to be a devil!" "To be a devil?" "Yes... yes! Minnv's mother is also in hell..." "What are you talking about, Maddalena?" The young man hurriedly stopped her, but she still said decisively: "Yes! Even if a civilian girl goes to...hell, she must stay with her mother!" Hideyoshi stared at her like an arrow.The woman stood up staggeringly, pushing away the young man who hurriedly came to stop her, her eyes were bloodshot.She murmured: "If you apostate, you will go to hell. But if you don't go to hell, you won't see your mother..." "Madalena!" "No, I have to go to my mother to accompany her. Mother, forgive my daughter! The daughter thinks that the place where the mother goes is heaven..." "Hey! Wait!" "No nonsense!" The young man was about to stand up, when Chang Sheng sternly reprimanded him, "My lord is here!" The young man was stopped by him and bent down, but the girl ran away just like that. "Leave her alone, Changsheng!" Hideyoshi shouted. "Yes." Hideyoshi couldn't help being very relieved to see the girl running away suddenly under the venomous sun.She was not insane, she must have thought of her deceased mother.He gradually became disgusted with the two men in front of him. "It's sad!" Taguchi said. "Mothers want their daughters to go to heaven." "You really think so?" Hideyoshi asked. "Yes, she lacks confidence, perhaps because she has not been baptized for a long time." Hideyoshi ignored the man, turned around and said, "Changsheng, go and tell them not to destroy the shrine." "yes!" "Those who disobey the order will be killed!" After finishing speaking, Hideyoshi swallowed bitterly.He thought of the man who said that if he was killed, he could enter the kingdom of heaven, so he was shocked, "Wait, Changsheng!" "grown ups!" "Don't reprimand, tell them in a friendly manner, don't destroy the shrine, Guan Bai will negotiate with the priest." After speaking, Hideyoshi became sullen, and there are still people in the world who ignore his authority.Moreover, he suddenly remembered Nobunaga's anger when Mount Hiei was burned.If the influence of foreign religions continues to develop, Nobunaga's efforts and his struggles will be in vain.Aren't these people committing crimes? Thinking about it, Hideyoshi got up and walked towards the sedan chair, while ordering the attendants: "I still have something to ask the two of them. Take them with you!" Hideyoshi, the triumphant commander who has always been in a happy mood, fell into deep thought from time to time when he saw the two foreign believers following the team.Before Nobunaga was alive, Hideyoshi experienced the desperate resistance of religious believers several times.However, he didn't expect the foreign believers to make him feel the same way.Among Hideyoshi's retainers, there are also devout foreign believers like Takayama Ukon and Konishi Yukyo-chan.But they all separated faith from politics, and never had conflicts with Hideyoshi.Moreover, although Ukon and the governor printed the cross on the flag, they have made outstanding achievements.Therefore, Hideyoshi followed the example of Nobunaga and did not interfere with missionaries coming to Japan to preach. However, since ancient times, people all over the world have believed in gods and Buddhas, and there have been conflicts between different religions. Foreign religions have used and incited ordinary people, causing confusion in the world, which cannot be ignored.Lixiu, who has always been friendly with monks from Wushan, such as Guxi Zongchen of Ziye Dade Temple, said that he wanted to investigate foreign religions. Is it because of these thoughts?Hideyoshi was afraid that he was thinking too deeply, so he ordered Changsheng to monitor the two people all the way and record their words and actions. Although the two were under surveillance, they showed no signs of fear. They prayed several times a day, and they were very calm.They even said that Oda Sanchiro Nobutaka died tragically because he apostate after joining the religion and associated with immoral monks.And Takayama Ukon was sent by Hideyoshi many times to charge into dangerous situations, and it was a gift from God that he was safe and sound. "How do you know?" Whenever they were asked similar questions, they always replied: "Father Badure sees everything." Not only that, but sometimes they use Badure's words to criticize Hideyoshi.They said that Guan Bai was able to successfully pacify Kyushu this time, probably because of his respect for God.Otherwise, with so many people fighting for him, he should have been punished by God long ago. Hideyoshi sneered: "I was blessed by God to win?" He couldn't persuade such a stubborn person, and the behavior of these two people seemed to be the same as that of the religious believers in the past. Hideyoshi arrived in Hakozaki, Hakata on the seventh day of June, where he met Ishida Mitsunari, Konishi Yukyochang and other people who were in charge of food and grass from Osaka, but he didn't mention anything about the foreign religion. "Let them go." Hideyoshi ordered Changsheng to release the two foreign believers, and then he was busy rebuilding Hakata and rewarding meritorious deeds. Hakata city is still deserted. There were several battles between Dayou and Longzoo Temple here, and the people's homes were rebuilt and then burned down.Most of the civilians left their homes and the land became wilderness.Hideyoshi quickly summoned Kuroda Rusui and Ishida Mitsunari, and asked them to draw a map of the city. He also ordered four people, Takigawa Yutoshi, Yamazaki Katie, Nagatsu Masaka, and Konishi Yukyo-chang, to be responsible for the division. More than a dozen stewards share in the reconstruction of roads and houses.Hideyoshi said with emotion: "I want to build a port for Japan! Discuss, everyone, how long will it take to complete?" The city is vertical from north to south and horizontal from east to west.Excavate a 20-room moat on the outside of the southern city wall to widen the north-south roads to run parallel to the houses of rich merchants, while the east-west roads are relatively narrow to accommodate a large number of civilians.There are nine broad roads to gather wealthy businessmen to hold tea parties one after another.All this proves that the benefit of the tea party hosted by Rikyu is not inferior to that of a weapon. When tasting tea, everyone just needs to gather in the nunnery to drink tea, there is no difference in status or status, and they don't talk about state affairs. Only the guests and the hosts meet each other, which is extremely beautiful.The Kamiya Zongzhan and the Shimai Clan were all met by Hideyoshi.At first they were still wary, but in the end they still expressed apology and respect, and said frankly: "My lord is really once in ten thousand years!" One day, Hideyoshi called the Shimai clan and rewarded him with a thirteen and a half-room mansion in the city, exempted from taxes forever, and accompanied him and Rikyu to a three-tiered teahouse.Said: "how, clan, are you willing to do the rebuilding of the city?" "It's an honor! The people rejoiced and returned to the city one after another as if they were reborn." "I'm asking if you're satisfied with the house?" "The villain is really grateful." "You and Shenwu are divided into thirteen and a half rooms, but Shenwu seems a little dissatisfied." "No, he never forgot, saying that in order to repay his kindness, he must build a world-famous port here!" After hearing this, Hideyoshi nodded happily: "Clan clan, do you understand foreign religion?" "I am a Buddhist, so I don't know much about foreign religions. However, I have heard a lot of rumors." "I pacified Kyushu to make the whole of Japan prosperous. Not only you, but I also want to make the foreign believers happy. But I don't know how to do it!" "Make foreign believers happy?" "Yes, we are all the people of the Son of Heaven. We shouldn't ignore their feelings, otherwise, it would be my mistake. How can we make them agree with us?" Hideyoshi said earnestly, and glanced at Rikyu.He called the Shimai clan to ask about this matter, and he had his own considerations. The members of the Shimai Clan's family promised themselves that they "are both monks and laymen, and laymen and monks as well."On the surface, he is in the brewing business, but in fact he controls the Bodo business community, but he never lends usury.According to Hideyoshi's understanding, almost all of Ma Shouzong's business capital came from the clan.Hizen Katsuo, the castle lord of Hizen Katsuo, Chikushi Ueno Suekōmon, etc., have written oaths to the clan several times.The clan not only knew everything about Otomo, but also knew the relationship between Omura, Matsuura, Arima and others and foreign religions.His wife is the younger sister of Kamiya Zongzhan, who is regarded as the founder of the mining industry.As a result, Hideyoshi came here to ask for his opinion. "Although you are a Buddhist, you are not a fanatical believer. Although it is a good thing to believe in religion, it is too much to go too far. This is an ancient strict lesson, and foreign believers must understand it. Tell me, what should I do?" The clan is very cautious: "I think it is very difficult to do." "Haha," Hideyoshi chuckled lightly, "If it was easy, I wouldn't have come to you! Tell me, where is the difficulty?" "If you want them to truly be of one mind with adults, only adults also believe in God, there is no other way." "Let me obey them?" "Yes, otherwise they will always regard adults as heretics. This is the conclusion that villains draw from the situation in Western places." "Clan, if I don't believe in God, won't they be happy?" "good." "Then, let me ask you, there are many big names who believe in foreign religions. They believe in God devoutly, so they are not my retainers?" "My lord, it's hard to say. Your lord knows that the villain is just a businessman, and it's impossible to conclude such a thing, because there are many things that cannot be determined." "Oh..." Hideyoshi sipped his tea and stopped talking.The clan was known as the most courageous person in Kyushu. His remarks made Hideyoshi speechless for a while. "The late Youfu and your lord seem to be based on generosity in this matter. There is a difference between belief and political affairs. Not only did the two lords not oppose them, but they also gave people the freedom to preach and believe in religion. There is turmoil in the country." The clan said as if nothing had happened, and gently reached for the tea bowl. Hideyoshi kept staring at the clan.The meaning of the clan seems to be to blame him for not taking appropriate countermeasures against foreign religions so far.Since he wanted to trade with Xiyang, he couldn't ignore this matter, but he was only thinking about it today.The more calm the clan was, the more panicked Hideyoshi's chest became. He suddenly changed his tone: "How many believers are there in the entire Kyushu?" "It's... estimated to be no less than a million." "One million? There are all three religions and nine streams?" "Yes. Foreign churches can be built everywhere." "If you can build a foreign church, you can also build a giant city." "Yes, big cities can now be built in various places in the south." "You mean, Japanese daimyos don't believe in foreign religions so devoutly?" "At the beginning, I pretended to be a believer for the sake of business interests, but after a long time, I became a real believer." "That's right. The common people and rogues near Yixiangzong City who were fleeing, later became thugs who committed chaos." "If you want to create a peaceful and prosperous world, you should have a broad mind." Hideyoshi fell silent again, and glanced around the narrow tea room.In the bamboo flower tube made by Rikyu, a purple morning glory is in full bloom, and there is an ink stain of Ikushima Kodo next to it.The tea bowl is a new product made by Chojiro Erikyu. "Clan, do you mean that the new lords sent here must be followers of foreign religions, otherwise it will be difficult to stop them from making trouble?" "I'm afraid that's all I can do." "If force is used, riots will definitely be provoked. Once riots occur, will the foreign religion be on the side of the lord or the believers?" "Look at the chaos of Xiangzong, you can understand." "Ichigo Sect and Hongan Temple can be resolved through negotiation. But the roots of foreign religions lie overseas." "This..." the clan said with a slight smile, "If you insist on not allowing foreign religions to develop, it will be difficult to communicate with foreign countries." "It's just an analogy, the clan, I'm not that timid. The fundamental thing is that people who believe in foreign religions or Buddhists must work together to create a peaceful and prosperous world, right?" "Your Excellency is justified. In this way, even if someone stirs up trouble, there will be no trouble. But, can everyone understand Your Excellency's painstaking efforts?" The clan suddenly stopped talking, because Hideyoshi's face suddenly changed. big change. Hideyoshi was annoyed that he had said nonsense.To make foreign believers and Buddhists live in harmony is like trying to put an end to thieves, it is nothing but nonsense!Time was running out, and the believers in the gods and Buddhas did not destroy the foreign religion, but the foreign believers had already attacked the shrine.If the rebellion is for survival, it can still be dealt with fairly, but it is really helpless to cause chaos due to different beliefs.However, once the turmoil broke out, the conflict between the lord and the people would spread to Japan and even overseas.Both Rikyu and the clan were watching his jokes. The victorious Hideyoshi realized this, so he didn't want to entangle him anymore, so as not to let people continue to see his embarrassment.He smiled triumphantly, "Haha, I see! I have found a solution." Then he changed the subject: "Clan clan, are you very close to Tsushima's Muneyoshitomo?" As he spoke, he exchanged words with Rikyu A wink. "It's better to say that he takes good care of the villain." "Haha, let me tell you frankly, I have fully understood Zong Yizhi, he is not above you at all." "Even so, after all, he's a Mashou!" "Okay, I'm going to ask him to do something interesting recently. He will definitely go to you to discuss it. At that time, you must not come to me for help." "Interesting thing?" "He went on a mission to North Korea and asked the King of Koryo to come to Toyotomi Hideyoshi as a courtier." "This……" "There is no need to say more. He has already boasted that he can persuade the King of Korea with his perfect tongue. Is that right, layman?" Rikyu changed the topic noncommittally: "Does your lord like this new teacup?" "Hmm! The black one is not very good. I like the red one. Clan, what will the King of Koryo say if Zongyizhi is sent to Korea? Maybe you have to go there. I hope you don't forget about it." "The villain must go to Korea...why is that?" "Go and see the local customs there." "But my lord..." The clan was a little anxious. Rikyu knew that the clan wanted to hide the embarrassment, and deliberately changed the topic: "Black is more complicated than red." Hideyoshi retorted Rikyu: "The matter of the new tea bowl will be discussed later. Clan, how many transactions did Kiyoshitomo and Koryo make in a year? If they continue to enter and leave Hakata Port, how much will the income increase? Also, according to the previous Is it beneficial to build a Japanese-style house in Korea? Go and investigate carefully.” "Obey! After the villain discusses with Shenwu, I will go to investigate carefully." "Okay. Now that the world is at peace, I will ask for the way to make the country rich. As soon as I return to Osaka, I will make a request to the imperial court." "ask?" "Move the capital from Kyoto to Osaka." Hideyoshi said nonchalantly, and then diverted the conversation with a smile.Of course, it is still unavoidable to talk about foreign religions. After the tea was over, after the Shimai clan left, Hideyoshi eagerly said to Rikyu who was sitting in front of the stove and meditating: "Just let a stubborn person like Narumasa Sasas be the guardian of Higo." Rikyu was noncommittal. "Suppressing the riots," Hideyoshi said, "Of course, it's not my wish. It's better to allow the people to freely contact the missionaries. I'm afraid some lords will persuade the people to join the church." "There will be such things." "Layman, you asked me to investigate the purpose of foreign religions. If it is for business, it is not appropriate if it is to suppress foreign religions." "Well, I'm just asking your lord to see clearly, there is no other purpose." "Oh, the tea is over, let's go for a walk in the city. You go with me." Xia Yang was already to the west, Hideyoshi took Rikyu and three personal guards, and headed towards the busy construction site. After checking some places, he went to the temporary lodging place of Honmachi to rest for a while.Hideyoshi was uncharacteristically absent-minded when he heard about Ishida Jibu Shaosuke.When craftsmen, servants, and merchants saw Hideyoshi, they all knelt down to pay their respects.Normally Hideyoshi would reply calmly, but today he was so worried that he didn't even nod his head. The sun had already set, and the artisans who had worked hard all day packed up and went home.When Hideyoshi came to a shop by the moat near where he was staying, he stopped suddenly.At least 70 to 80 square meters of open space, fourteen or five people who looked like craftsmen, knelt on the ground in a circle, clasped their hands, and prayed devoutly to the sky.Hideyoshi deliberately coughed loudly, wondering if they would stop praying and come over to say hello. "Cough!" Hideyoshi coughed again.Two or three people seemed to notice Hideyoshi, but they didn't turn to him immediately, but continued to pray.Hideyoshi suddenly felt uneasy—someone dared to ignore me, Toyotomi Hideyoshi!He stood still on purpose until they had finished praying.In this kind of place, of course he wouldn't get angry, he just wanted to know what they would do after praying. The prayers are finally over.People turned their attention to Hideyoshi one by one.At this moment, a man came across, a local man wearing a priest's uniform.People turned their eyes to the man again, hurriedly ran towards him, and knelt down to him.After the man was worshiped, he found Hideyoshi.After that, a group of people, led by the man, lay down on Hideyoshi.Hideyoshi was shocked again. The attitude of this group of people towards Hideyoshi is completely different from that of the man in the priest's uniform, it's just a cold and hypocritical face.Hideyoshi thought, these people have nothing in their hearts!He planned to stop the priest who calmly saluted him and then left, but in the end he did not. Just as he was about to walk away, he stopped, and Ishida Mitsunari chased him up from behind. "Jibu, why are you in a hurry?" Sancheng caught up with Hideyoshi, and saluted, "What did your lord say to the people from the foreign sect?" "I didn't say anything, what's the matter?" "It's really an eye-opener to come here. Those craftsmen who believe in foreign religions are very good, regardless of their character or working attitude." "Oh? Even you..." Hideyoshi turned and left.He thought of the first commandment of foreign religions, which is to worship God only, and one person is not allowed to serve two masters, and he was extremely unhappy after hearing what 30% said just now.Is God important, or I, Toyotomi Hideyoshi?What is the choice between authority and God? It cannot be ignored!Hideyoshi was annoyed, and said to Sancheng who was following him: "Jibu! Before North Korea is taken from the Ming Dynasty, the foreign religion issue must be resolved!" Sancheng didn't understand what Hideyoshi meant for a while, and just looked at him suspiciously. The sun has set and the cool breeze is blowing...