Chapter 55 Chapter Fifty-Three

Xie Huiren and Sally exclaimed, "Ah?!" They stared at old man Fujiwara with wide eyes. The room was silent. Xie Huiren, Sally, Mr. Nakamura, Suzuki, and Yamato all remained silent. In this hospital, the silence was terrifying.The old man Fujiwara sat blankly in the chair with a dazed expression. After a long while, he opened his mouth for the first time and said slowly, "Huiren, this is the secret of the Fujiwara family, a secret we have kept for many years. This secret was once It was guessed by people, but they didn't know the details, so there is a legend that our silver bracelet can discover the boundless treasure of Buddhism. Some people say that if you get this treasure, you can have the supreme authority in Buddhism. In fact, It was the Fujiwara family who hid a crown prince and swore to protect this bloodline from generation to generation. Owning this bloodline is equivalent to possessing the highest authority of the Japanese regime."

Xie Huiren listened quietly. He thought of a rumor that was speculative. He always thought it was a big joke, but now it sounds creepy. "Hui Ren, maybe you have heard of that legend. Has your master ever asked you that someone must have the word 'ren' in their name? Remember, you have it!" Xie Huiren's body trembled, and with a trembling voice, he asked, "That legend...is it true?" The old man Fujiwara shook his head slightly and sighed. He slowly took out a piece of paper from the drawer, spread it on the table, and called Xie Huiren and Sally to come and take a look.

Xie Huiren could tell at a glance that this was the lineage of the Japanese emperor. Sally leaned over and looked carefully. In the list of several generations of emperors at the bottom pointed by the old man Fujiwara, she saw the words of Emperor Komei, Emperor Meiji, Emperor Taisho, and Emperor Hirohito in sequence.However, the painting is quite complicated, with the emperor's empress and concubines marked next to each person, and lines are drawn from their positions to indicate his descendants. The old man Fujiwara first pointed his finger at Emperor Xiaomei, and said to Xie Huiren, "Actually, I am not your grandfather, you are a descendant of Emperor Xiaomei. The concubine of Emperor Xiaomei belongs to our Fujiwara family, and it is called Kujo Suzi—the Kujo family. It is the Fujiwara family, which is a very powerful branch of our family - my great ancestor is the elder brother of Kujo Suko. One of Emperor Xiaomei's side concubines is called Zhongshan Keiko. In fact, her status is relatively low, of course not as good as Jiujo Suzi, but the second son of the Emperor she gave birth to, succeeded to the throne, and later became Emperor Meiji."

Sally compared the pedigree, and it is true that Emperor Komei is below Emperor Meiji, but on the connecting line between the two, the words "Zhongshan Keiko" and "Second Son" are displayed, and from "Emperor Xiaomei" Another line was drawn with the position of "Nine Tiao Suzi" next to it, but there was no following at the end of the line. The old man Fujiwara saw Sally's doubts, patted her on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, you will understand in a while." He pointed to the genealogy again, pointing down along the main line of the emperor's succession in the middle. .

"Emperor Meiji has only one descendant, and he is Emperor Taisho. Emperor Taisho named Setsuko Kujo, a woman from the Fujiwara family, as the queen, that is, Empress Zhenming. The successor of Emperor Taisho is Hirohito. And I, in this position .” Sally looked at it and nodded. From the chart, old man Fujiwara is on Hirohito's next generation, counting four generations forward, and his great-grandfather is in the position of "Kujo Suko". Old man Fujiwara said that he is Kujo Suzi's older brother. The old man Fujiwara continued, "In this way, I count from the generation of Emperor Xiaomei's concubine Kujo Suko, I am the fourth grandson of the Fujiwara family. Huiren's fifth generation ancestor is the pure descendant of Emperor Xiaomei and Kujo Suko, He is the brother of the Emperor Meiji—remember, this person has the blood of the Emperor and also the blood of the Fujiwara family."

The old man Fujiwara picked up a pen and wrote: Xie Huiren at the end of the line drawn by "Emperor Xiaomei" and "Kujo Suzi".After finishing writing, he pointed to the genealogy and said, "Look, my great-grandfather and Huiren's fifth-generation ancestor are cousins. One is the prince of Emperor Xiaoming and Kujo Suko, and the other is called Kujo Suko as an aunt. Now, do you understand?" Sally nodded, Xie Huiren looked at the piece of paper silently, frowning slightly, he already understood the relationship, and the mysteries in his heart were being solved layer by layer.

The old man Fujiwara tapped his fingers heavily on the table and made a "thumb tom" sound. He sighed, stood up, and said seriously, "Huiren, you are the authentic blood of the Emperor and the Fujiwara family. So, at that time , It is the duty of the Fujiwara family to protect this bloodline." (chart) Sally was still leaning on the table and watching, she had figured out Xie Huiren's life experience, but she found another place that couldn't be explained, so she interjected and asked, "That's not right, Emperor Taisho and Empress Zhenming Jiujo Setsuko His son, that is, Hirohito’s generation, should also be the authentic blood of the royal family and the Fujiwara family?”

"No, no." The old man Fujiwara hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Son, I know you will find out that the empress of Emperor Taisho belongs to the Fujiwara family, but unfortunately, Emperor Taisho's royal blood...is not true! " "What?!" Sally was startled, she almost jumped up, and looked at the old man Fujiwara in horror, "Fake Emperor?" The old man Fujiwara frowned, and murmured, "Son, this history, not to mention you, even the Japanese may not know about it." He turned to face Xie Huiren again, looking at him with complicated eyes, for a long time , said softly, "Hui Ren, you know that, right?"

Xie Huiren felt a little sweaty, and he replied, "I just heard, I... I thought it was a legend." Fujiwara sat down slowly, leaned back in the chair, seemed very tired, closed his eyes, and said wearily, "Okay, tell me what you know." Xie Huiren stabilized his mind, and said in a low voice, but said clearly, "It is said that when Emperor Meiji was still the prince, that is, the crown prince—let's call him Muren—he was assassinated by Hirobumi Ito. , The death of Emperor Komei is also very strange, this is a mystery in Japanese history. The real successor of Emperor Komei who ascended the throne as the emperor is a descendant of the Southern Dynasty."

Old man Fujiwara sighed, "It's Japan's 'civet cat for prince'." Sally could also hear it. She understood that this was a story about the prince's transfer, but this story was full of doubts in her heart, and she couldn't help but blurt out, "Nanchao? What Nanchao?" Xie Huiren frowned. It's really complicated to explain this clearly. He thought for a while and said, "Last time, we said that the clever Ikkyu's father was Emperor Gokomatsu of the Northern Dynasty." "Well, I remember." Sally nodded and said, "It was during the time of Emperor Komatsu that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ended the division of Japan's Southern and Northern Dynasties."

"It can be written like this in history books, but it's not so easy. In fact, it's just a formality. It looks unified on the surface, but how can people's struggle for power stop?" Xie Huiren couldn't help sighing, Continued, "After the split of the Northern and Southern Dynasties in Japan, the Southern Dynasties retained three treasures that symbolized the Japanese emperor, namely mirrors, swords, and jade—they are roughly equivalent to the jade seals of ancient Chinese emperors. If the emperor did not have these three treasures in his hands, it would not be considered "ordered by heaven" in Chinese terms. But at that time, the treasures were in the hands of the Southern Dynasty, but the Japanese regime was controlled by the Northern Dynasty Emperor. Later, General Ashikaga Yoshimitsu handed over the three The treasure was cheated out of the hands of the emperor of the Southern Dynasty, and given to the Northern Dynasty, and promised to the Southern Dynasty. On this condition, the heirs of the Southern and Northern Dynasties would take turns to be the emperor. However, this has not been implemented, and the Emperor Komatsu of the Northern Dynasty passed the throne to his son. , and not to the people of the Southern Dynasties.” Sally understood, and interjected, "So, people from the Southern Dynasties still want to fight for power?" "That's right. The descendants of the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty later said that the three treasures handed over to the Northern Dynasty were fake, and started to oppose the Northern Dynasty again. This can be called the 'Post-Southern Dynasty', but it is not recognized in the history books—— In this way, the matter of the Southern and Northern Dynasties in Japan was settled on the surface, but in fact, it has not been over for hundreds of years, until the time of Emperor Meiji, it was still..." Xie Huiren stopped, he pondered for a moment, and decided to change the topic, "Well, let's not explain what happened when the Emperor ruled, but I will talk about it later... Let's talk about Ito Hirobumi first?" Sally nodded.She knew that no matter where she started, it didn't matter to her, it was enough to make things clear. "Ito Hirobumi was a person who opposed the rule of the shogun, but at that time Emperor Komei trusted the shogun very much. His son Emperor Meiji—oh, it should be called Prince Muhito—was also a person who supported the shogun, so..." "So I had to kick the stumbling block away?" Xie Huiren nodded. "No." Sally shook her head ponderingly, "This reason is not very good, and... it has nothing to do with the struggle between the Northern and Southern Dynasties." "It's related." Xie Huiren smiled and continued, "Then, I will give you two more reasons. The first one, as I said just now, was the fault of the shogun who lost the imperial power in the Southern Dynasty. At that time, Ashikaga The Muromachi shogunate at home, the Muromachi shogunate drove away the then Emperor Go-Daigo, and Emperor Go-Daigo had to establish another Southern Dynasty. The third-generation Muromachi Shogun was Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and he tricked the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty into handing over three treasures. " "Well, people in the Southern Dynasty hate the shogun. From this point of view, they will support Ito Hirobumi." "To be precise, the descendants of the Southern Dynasty hated the shogunate system. After all, the era of Emperor Komei was no longer the Muromachi shogunate of the Ashikaga family, but the Edo shogunate of the Tokugawa family." "Oh..." Sally thought for a while, "but...but Hirobumi Ito is too bold, so he has to involve people from the Southern Dynasty? He can't choose other descendants of Emperor Xiaoming, such as——such as yours ancestor?" Xie Huiren waved his hand, signaling her not to mention his royal blood again.Sally understood and nodded sensibly. "No. I think this is the second reason." Xie Huiren continued, "Ito Hirobumi is a very talented person. Of course, he is also an ambitious man. In fact, he not only wants to reform Japan's political system, but also, Wanted to invade North Korea and China—of course, China was still the Qing government at that time.” "He did aggress afterward, too." "Yeah, in his view, aggression is the way out for Japan's development. However, at that time, Emperor Komei was not in good health, and his son Emperor Meiji—oh, Prince Mutsuhito—was also sickly. Ito Hirobumi knew that no one was healthy It is impossible for the leader of the country to insist on fighting a difficult war, because at that time in Japan, the emperor had theocracy, and the emperor's firm determination and tough body were the greatest guarantee for policy stability and people's enthusiasm..." "Well, that's true." Sally echoed thoughtfully, "In that era, it was definitely not a perfect solution to let a sick emperor lead the war." Xie Huiren glanced at her affirmatively, coughed, and continued, "So this very important reason is that Ito Hirobumi wants to engage in aggression, but foreign wars first require stability in internal affairs. He is afraid that Prince Muren will be in poor health and cannot Governance, and if the people of the Southern Dynasties take the opportunity to fight a civil war, or even a coup d'etat, and his troops are abroad, it will be really difficult at home and abroad. Therefore, the best way is-" Sally blurted out, "Use people from the Southern Dynasty!" "Yes. Rumors say that he assassinated Prince Muren at the time, and then secretly replaced the crown prince of the Southern Dynasty. In this way, he can gain the support of the remnants of the Southern Dynasty, while maintaining the rule of the Northern Dynasty on the surface, and the people's hearts are also very stable." Sally muttered to herself, "This is really a wishful thinking. It kills two birds with one stone. It not only kicked away the protective umbrella of the shogunate, eliminated the shogun, but also opened the way for her political ambitions and gained political capital." "Yes, yes, in terms of personal ability, Ito Hirobumi is considered a very prominent person in history. He was an outstanding figure among the political core figures of various countries at that time." "Well, I probably understand..." Sally nodded, and suddenly remembered, "By the way, what you said just now happened during the Meiji Emperor's time, is it related to this?" "That's right, let's continue with that topic. This fake Emperor Meiji is said to be called Tonosuke Omuro. Because he is from the Southern Dynasty, he and his son Emperor Taisho have a good relationship with the Southern Dynasty. I want to say In the "Great Political Minutes" compiled in the 10th year of the Meiji era, he publicly admitted as the emperor that 'the southern dynasty is orthodox, and the northern dynasty is intercalary'. Oh, 'internal' means unorthodox. You Look, if he is a descendant of the Northern Dynasty, how can he recognize the orthodox status of the Southern Dynasty, this is hard to explain, right?" Sally nodded, and now she understood completely. Xie Huiren continued, "I think the Meiji Restoration later had something to do with this. Ito Hirobumi gave the status of Emperor of the Southern Dynasty, and the people of the Southern Dynasty also rewarded him accordingly. The post of Prime Minister of the Cabinet. People in the Southern Dynasties just want to return to the position of the Emperor, so they don’t hesitate to lose some benefits. If the Emperor of the Northern Dynasty continues to rule, I don’t think they may be able to accept the constitutional monarchy system—because the Emperor at that time There is theocracy, that is to say, the emperor is not only a political leader, but also the incarnation of God—a constitutional monarchy obviously weakens the theocracy of the emperor, if the emperor of the Northern Dynasty continued to rule, how could such a political transaction be made?" "Yeah, it looks like the Southern Dynasty usurping power is really possible." Sally pondered and nodded. Xie Huiren smiled and said: "Of course, these are all my guesses, and the basis of my guesses is that Emperor Meiji is actually a transferred emperor, and his real identity is the successor of the Southern Dynasty Tonosuke Omuro." At this time, the old man Fujiwara who had been silent all this time nodded, and said, "Huiren, back then, the Fujiwara family spied on this secret, so they kept another prince of Emperor Xiaomei—that is, your fifth ancestor—in secret. Protected. After Prince Muhito was assassinated, he should be the emperor of Japan! At that time, the power of the family was not as good as it was hundreds of years ago. The position was not low, but the power was not enough. And, I think, our ancestors also found There is no conclusive evidence, so I can only keep this bloodline. And the fake Emperor Meiji also noticed it, but he couldn't say it clearly, so he had to show favor and power to the Fujiwara family and let his son, Emperor Taisho, marry the Fujiwara family. Jiu Tiaojiezi. In fact, he used this trick to make it impossible for our family to oppose him." The old man Fujiwara suddenly became emotional, and said indignantly, "That's it, we lost the opportunity! Later, when Hirohito started to resort to war, the family saw that he was going to invade and wanted to oppose it, but your relatives Grandpa died of an accidental illness, and your father was still in your grandma's womb, and he didn't even have blood. How could the family fight for power?! At that time, Hirohito tricked us into joining the war in order to elevate the Fujiwara family. Political strength. Alas, at that time, there were great differences within the family, and I didn't want to join the war, but in the face of political interests..." Mr. Nakamura had been sitting quietly in the corner. Hearing this, he lowered his head and sighed heavily. The old man Fujiwara calmed down for a while, and continued, "In order to protect your grandma, I have always declared that she is my wife, and the child is also mine, so I have never married a wife and had children in my life, just to leave it to the Emperor of the Northern Dynasty. An orthodox bloodline. After I joined the war, I didn’t dare to leave your grandma and your father in the country, for fear that someone would find out the secret and they would be in trouble. Besides, the outside world thought she was my wife, so I had no choice but to bring them in by my side." "Grandma..." Xie Huiren choked up, talking to himself absently. "Son, your grandma's background is not noble, she is the daughter of a commoner family." The old man Fujiwara stood up, stroked Xie Huiren's back, and said kindly, "I didn't tell her about this bloodline until she gave birth to your father." and gave her the silver bracelet I inherited, hoping that she would pass it on. At this time, the silver bracelet is not only a keepsake of the Fujiwara family, but also represents the secret of the emperor's lineage." Xie Huiren raised his head and looked at old man Fujiwara with tears in his eyes. The old man Fujiwara sighed, "Son, after the war, I could have taken your grandma back to China, but your grandma said firmly that she didn't want to come back. I was very disappointed at that time, and of course, I was very angry with her. Later, I started to study Buddhism. After more than 20 years, I understood your grandma's intentions - he didn't want your father to return to China and participate in the power struggle again. What's the point of fighting any longer? After destroying so many families, do we still want to commit crimes?" Speaking of this, old man Fujiwara's eyes couldn't help getting wet. He wiped his eyes and continued, "After I realized this, I told your grandma that she was very happy that I thought so. Unfortunately, at that time , your father and mother also..." Xie Huiren said sadly, "My grandma said it was famine." "Oh——" old man Fujiwara sighed, "Yes, you are the only one left with this bloodline. At that time, I promised your grandma that I would not let you participate in politics, and raised you as an ordinary child .But when we were about to pick you up..." Xie Huiren bit his lips, thinking of his childhood, the master in the temple, and his wandering life since then. "I've been looking for you all these years." Tears welled up in the eyes of the old man Fujiwara. He looked at Xie Huiren and said affectionately, "But when I found you, I found out that I have to explain this to you. Everything is so difficult, but how can you believe it? So, I decided to let you discover your own life experience and the secret behind your life experience." "But..." Xie Huiren said in a low voice, "But, I found out that I am a descendant of the Fujiwara family. Why, why did you tell me about my bloodline? If you don't tell me, I may never think of it." "Son, it's important because you have something to do! It only makes sense for someone of this bloodline to do it!" Xie Huiren stood up with a "huh", his figure was tall and straight, as if suddenly a lot taller, he looked directly at the old man Fujiwara, and said loudly, "Can the Japanese royal family recognize my background?! I don't think my grandma wants to do this either. .I just want to be an ordinary person. As for the royal blood, it doesn't mean anything to me. Besides, my mother is Chinese, and half of my body is Chinese blood." "Son, you misunderstood. I don't want to disclose your royal blood. It is not necessary for you, me, the Fujiwara family, or the present era." The old man Fujiwara looked at him deeply and said, "But, you The bloodline of the Fujiwara family is the reason why I want you to inherit the family property. Return the Chinese cultural relics collected by the Fujiwara family to China. This is the wish of the Fujiwara family, and I think this is also the wish of the Chinese people. What the descendants of the royal family should do, whether it is the southern dynasty or the northern dynasty, your royal blood determines, and you are duty-bound—after all, we have committed a crime.” Xie Huiren smiled wryly, I am Chinese, but because of this bizarre life experience, I have to pay off the debts for the Japanese. He said categorically, "If the Japanese government does not apologize, this debt will never be paid off!" Old man Fujiwara sat blankly for a while, tears streaming from his eye sockets, crying silently. Yamato and Nakamura panicked, they looked at Xie Huiren earnestly, "Mr. Xie, please, this is my last wish!" The old man Fujiwara waved his hand to tell them to back off.He stood up on the table and walked slowly in front of Xie Huiren. He held Xie Huiren's shoulders with trembling hands, stared into his eyes, and said earnestly, "My child, there is only so much I can do. I After studying Buddhism all my life, my knowledge of Buddhism is still not as good as yours, but I know that if Buddhism wants to benefit all beings, there must be great love in your heart. Remember, hatred cannot be kept in your heart. One generation, one generation has to do .Son, do you understand?" A generation has something to do with a generation. Xie Huiren stared at him for a long time, and finally nodded slowly. The old man Fujiwara smiled gratifiedly, and he said with high spirits, "Also, there is one very important thing, although you and Sally both have the blood of the Fujiwara family, but that happened hundreds of years ago. ……Understood?"