In the late autumn of September, the maple trees in the garden are as red as a burning fire. The rustling autumn wind blows into the corridor, and the wind chimes sway and make a crisp sound. In the courtyard, you can faintly hear the sound of bells in the distance. Every day
Anyone who comes here will taste a similar feeling, which is the wonderful power of peace and tranquility to relax the body and mind.
This is Ashikaga Yoshitoki's favorite season, because he likes red-leaf trees and the beautiful scenery that is like fire. This is in line with the mentality of the samurai family at that time. Even if he is on the battlefield thousands of miles away, he still maintains inner peace and quiet at all times.
, even if the sword and ax are deepened, it will not change at all. In the eyes of the warrior, life and death are sometimes as heavy as Mount Tai, and sometimes they are lighter than a feather.
Waka often laments the short time between spring and autumn, the free and easy wisdom pursued in the tea ceremony, the pursuit of believers in gods and Buddhas by samurai to eventually become gods and Buddhas, the graceful farewell words before death, etc., all fit in with this beautiful scenery.
In agreement, a wise man wrote hundreds of years later: "Life is as gorgeous as summer flowers, and death is as quiet and beautiful as autumn leaves."
It is exactly in line with the samurai spirit of this era. It is not a morbid spirit affected by dross. The pursuit of samurai is not the gorgeous cherry blossoms, nor the pursuit of momentary heroic glory like meteors streaking across the night sky. What they pursue is to endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens.
Throughout his life, his achievements are known all over the world. In ancient times, there was Ashikaga Takauji, and today Mourimoto is one of them. The gorgeous red leaves in late autumn are the best time for achievements to bear fruit.
Just after noon, the father and son sat opposite each other in the spacious study room. Ashikaga Yoshitoki filled a cup of clear tea with a purple clay teapot and said softly: "How have you been doing with your studies recently? What have you learned? Tell me about it."
Ashikaga Shinohmaru bowed and said: "My children listened to Master Tenkai telling the story of the Tang Dynasty. One of them told about Emperor Taizongwen of the Tang Dynasty, the wise and powerful emperor known as Tenkhan, the great emperor who initiated the Zhenguan rule, but lived such a miserable life in his later years.
, the child is puzzled, I wonder if my father knows the reason?"
"Why is Tianhai telling you such a deep story..." Ashikaga Yoshitoki frowned, and he instantly understood what the monk was planning, and said secretly: "This is to use Jinohmaru's mouth to send out silent advice. Li Shimin's lessons learned from the past.
You must be careful, he is really a cunning monk..."
Ashikaga Yoshitoki said: "The story of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty is too complicated for you to understand at the moment. You will gradually understand it after you study more."
"Yes! I have one more question, kid."
Ashikaga Yoshitoki raised his cup and sipped lightly, tasting the faint aroma of the tea, and said, "If you have any questions, just ask."
Ashikaga Shinohmaru said: "My child doesn't understand why my father is praying devoutly at Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine. With the great power of our Kanto Ashikaga family, it shouldn't be difficult to go to Luo. Why is my father staying in seclusion at this time?"
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"Who told you this? Tianhai?"
Ashikaga Shinohmaru said without changing his expression: "The child came up with it himself."
"Haha... Did you learn to play tricks on your father at a young age? It doesn't matter if you don't want to say it." Ashikaga Yoshitoki shook his head and chuckled: "Do you still remember your question just now? Why was Taizong's desolation in his later years because he first got the throne?
Being dishonest is unorthodox. This will later be reflected in his children’s repeated rebellions. I have no intention of taking action at this moment. I just don’t want to be a dishonest general. Do you understand?”
Ashikaga Shinohmaru suddenly said: "...My child probably understands! Father, you want to be a just and honest general, and don't want to be a general who relies on strong power to force the world's martial arts to make them reluctant to recognize you, right?"
Ashikaga Yoshitoki smiled and shook his head: "That's not entirely true. I can rule fifteen kingdoms today. What's wrong with ruling sixty-six kingdoms in the future? If I want to launch an upright army, I must be fully prepared. After all, today is different from two hundred years ago.
The former situation requires everything to be ready in one fell swoop. The former has already had its status, while the latter is not ready yet, but it will be ready soon..."
Ashikaga Shinohmaru bowed respectfully and said: "I understand, my child. I still have schoolwork to complete, so I will take my leave first."
"Well, Jinoumaru is very interested in Zhu Xixue recently?"
"Yes! I heard that it is the study of saints, so..."
Ashikaga Yoshitoki said slowly: "Don't look at the Confucian pseudo-science. The whole article is full of deceptive words. There is only one sage in the world, Confucius, Mencius, and Zhu Xi.
I annotated the Six Classics, and changed the popular Liu Jing annotation to me, which means that the meaning of the Six Classics is expounded by a family. If it were not regarded as a guide by Ming Confucianism, it would be nothing more. Now it has become the sage theory of the Ming Dynasty, and it has been misinterpreted by the Confucian scholars into a
The door is filled with the nonsense of Tsunasa's dogma."
"But after reading some of it, I think it makes sense..."
Ashikaga Yoshishi shook his head and said: "There are thousands of great ways in the world, how can the Buddha's wisdom be half inferior to his? It is not surprising that Zhu Xixue expounded some of the great ways. Don't believe it just because it contains principles. Some principles seem perfect, but they are actually out of touch."
Practically speaking, we must remember that the more beautiful the event, the more false it is, just like the moon in the mirror."
Ashikaga Jinohamaru said cautiously: "Father seems to hate Zhu Shigakus."
"It's very annoying, because Zhu Zixue's emphasis on the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Rules conflicts with the samurai family's system of benevolence and devotion to the public, which leads to a more sensitive issue, whether the samurai are loyal to the general or the emperor." Ashikaga Yoshitoki said solemnly: "Jinohmaru thinks
,Who should a samurai be loyal to?"
"You should be loyal to the general! The pillar of the Wu family, the most brave family in the world, seems to be the title given to Taro Hachiman by the emperor back then."
A faint smile appeared on Ashikaga Yoshitoki's face: "That's right. The fact that you can recognize this fact shows that your mind is still very clear, but some people can't see through that they think they can achieve success by being loyal to the emperor, such as Nitta Yoshisada.
, Kusunoki Masashige is one of the examples. Will there be such a scum of the martial arts family in Zhu Zixue? If Zhu Xixue has the three cardinal principles and five constant principles, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, what kind of things does Zhenwangmaru think this kind of people will do? "
"My child doesn't know..."
"My ancestor, Genji in Kawachi, was King Suiki, and there is a saying in the document: My ancestor Xinfa was preceded by Sugi, his ancestor was Prince Zhenjun, and he was preceded by Emperor Qing and Emperor... Zhenou Maru can tell, how many aliases does my Genji in Kawachi have?"
Ashikaga Shinohmaru bowed and replied: "The Minamoto family of the Wu family, the Minamoto family of the Kanto family, and the Minamoto family."
Ashikaga Yoshitoki laughed and said: "So there were no generals who conquered the barbarians in the Genpei era. There were only pillars of the Genji family. Or it would be right to call them pillars of the Minamoto family. The Genji of the Wu family was the court's praise for the Genji of Kawachi, and the Genji of Kanto was because of the three years after nine years ago.
During the Battle of Japan, our ancestor Hachiman Tarōden took root in Kanto and got his name. All samurai families in the world looked up to the Minamoto family. Later, during the Genpei era, General Utsumi made the glorious achievement of establishing the Kamakura shogunate. So what does advocating loyalty to the emperor and patriotism mean to our Minamoto family? I would like to ask
Whose king should the martial arts family in the world be loyal to, and whose country should they love?"
Ashikaga Jinohmaru was puzzled. With his wisdom, he could not solve such a complicated problem for the time being. Ashikaga Yoshitoki would not tell him how big a disaster the introduction of Zhuxue's learning into Japan would bring. In another time and space, it could be called a disaster. , the etiquette outline often seemed so picturesque that the Tokugawa family also vigorously developed it, and the result was a unique Tokugawa Mitsuo Temple that had not been seen in a century.
This cultural man with extremely excellent literary talent has nothing wrong with his personal character and actions. He is even far better than his contemporaries. He devoted his life to summarizing the gains and losses of his predecessors. In addition to compiling history books, he also did one thing: That is to vigorously develop Zhu Xixue and advocate the idea of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. Therefore, the Mito Clan, one of the three powerful imperial families, became the stronghold of the anti-Tokugawa shogunate for various reasons.
It gave birth to generations of people who were loyal to the emperor and regarded the Tokugawa generals as enemies. They criticized the Tokugawa family from a standpoint that was completely separated from their own class. Of course, this was also related to the Tokugawa family's "Forbidden and Incorporation of Public Laws" Directly related, treating the emperor as a puppet is not new. What is new is that the Tokugawa family does not abide by the rules and insists on stipulating what the court can and cannot do. If you don't follow what they do, you will be punished.
Not only that, but they also treated the court harshly. A Tsinghua family member was given hundreds of shi and a high salary, which was not as good as the Gao family's banner. They treated the noble ministers like beggars, which made the well-behaved emperor and ministers in the court hate the Tokugawa family. To the core, compared to Minamoto Yoritomo's eight meetings with Go-Shirakawain in Kyoto, and the Muromachi shoguns' relations with the imperial court from generation to generation, it's really a world of difference.
After the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, another strange thing was gradually elaborated on the basis of Zhu Xi's studies called "Historical View of the Imperial Kingdom". The predecessors planted trees for future generations to enjoy the shade. The first person to emphasize this argument was the Southern Dynasty minister Kitahata Oyabusa's "Imperial View of History". "The Legend of the Divine Emperor", that book is actually a personal summary written by Kitahata Oikawa during the period of stubborn resistance in Hitachi Kingdom after the failure of Kenmu's New Deal.
This gentleman firmly believes that the emperor is the ruler of the eternal lineage, and the world should be in charge of the Seki family and their Murakami Genji. As for the samurai, it is better to return to the era of ignorant countrymen. It is a pity that his theory has not allowed the emperor of the Northern Dynasty to be dethroned. Paper is not as good as paper. Without Ashikaga Takauji, there would be no royal family in the Northern Dynasties who could practice proclaiming themselves emperor from generation to generation, completely deposing the embarrassment of two successive dynasties.
The origin of this Kitahata family is very interesting. The direct ancestor of Ashikaga Yoshitoshi's adviser Kitahata Sobo, his son was the famous Kitahata family. He relied on being a close minister of Emperor Go-Daigo and rose to the position of quasi-minister with his underground family background. , of course he wanted to support Emperor Go-Daigo's policies.
Without the authority of Emperor Go-Daigo, he, as a close minister, is obviously nothing. The ministers in the Southern Dynasties are basically members of the common family, such as Konoe Suitada. The same is true for Kitahata's brother-in-law. The direct descendant of the Murakami Genji is the Kuga family. , the Nakain family, a tributary of the direct sect, was the descendant of the Kitahata family, a family that did not even join the Habayashi family. The only one who had the nerve to make him a quasi-minister was Emperor Go-Daigo, the commander-in-chief.
The emperor and his ministers were intermittently manic for more than a day or two. The Jokyu Rebellion brought down the curtain once. Emperor Gotoba felt that the line of Minamoto Yoritomo was extinct and it was a good opportunity for the Hojo family and the imperial family to confront each other, so he launched a war to overthrow the curtain and almost destroyed his own family. All the family wealth was lost, 3,000 manors were confiscated in one go, Kinai, which was not under the jurisdiction of the Kamakura shogunate, and large areas of the Western Kingdom were also included in the hands of the shogunate. The Hojo family exiled three emperors in one go. It was a tragic failure.
The family of the Ashikaga shogun of the Muromachi shogunate was very smart. They reused the Hino family, a trusted minister of the Northern Dynasty emperor, and also set up a temporary official position to serve as a leader. From then on, almost every generation of shoguns became friends with the daughters of the Hino family. The shogun said the official
The level is getting higher and higher until Ashikaga Yoshimitsu reaches its peak. This is the glory of the Ashikaga family and the glory of the Minamoto family.
But at the end of the Tokugawa period in another time and space, there were "people with lofty ideals" who believed that the first three generations of the Ashikaga family were traitors and must be pulled out and beheaded. But what should we do if these three people have been dead for hundreds of years? Then simply kill the Ashikaga shoguns in Kyoto who have been enshrined for generations.
The wooden statue was pulled out and the heads of Ashikaga Takauji, Ashikaga Yoshigetsu and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu were chopped off, which became a sensational event.
From the side, it reflects the bullying nature of these "lofty ideals". They dare not demolish the Toshogu Shrine spread all over the country, but take it out on the Ashikaga shogun family who have been dead for hundreds of years. They may also shamelessly say that Ashikaga Takauji is more evil than Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Respect the emperor as if it was Ashikaga Takauji who ruined the Kenbu New Deal, not Emperor Go-Daigo's arrogance and arrogance.
This ugly farce and the subsequent distorted social form in Japan were born out of Zhu Xi’s studies and the rise of Yangming’s studies. Such distortions as "Yu Yin Feng Gong", such as "The Hidden Leaves", advocated the true meaning of the imperial court, just like the shade of the leaves of a tree, invisible to others.
The local lord sacrificed his life to serve the public. The combination of the two created the ridiculous Bushido that later encouraged death and encouraged loyalty to the lord and patriotism. Of course, the scum like the shogun must be kicked away. Minamoto Yoshiie and Minamoto Yoritomo are both antiques. The samurai family is something of a backward era.
It must also be completely abolished.
The absurd bushido, the crazy and sick samurai society, the stupid and arrogant Tokugawa generals, all of these are like pictures, spinning in Ashikaga Yoshitoki's mind like a revolving lantern, no matter what the reason is.
Neither the interests of one's own class nor years of experience allow such crazy things to happen.
Ashikaga Yoshitoki walked up to Ashikaga Jinoumaru and squatted down gently. He put his hand on his young shoulders and said softly: "Jinoumaru, please remember that your future is the pillar of the Minamoto family, and the millions of soldiers under your command are
, the general who rules over billions of people, don’t betray yourself, everything you own and are proud of, for a book or a set of theories, let alone your ancestors and your shoulders.
It bears the pride of my Genji!"
"Yes! I remember it!" Ashikaga Jinohmaru nodded seriously, and after a while he said: "Then how will I face those scholars in the future?"
"Don't pay attention to them. The exchanges between cultural people are free. Just remember that if the Wu family doesn't get involved, letting them make trouble will not make waves."
Watching Ashikaga Jinoumaru leave, Ashikaga Yoshitoki chuckled and said: "When I was his age, I left my hometown with the dream of revitalizing the samurai family. After so many years, Jinoumaru changed from an infant to a
Now that he is an adult, I can no longer restrain him like before. It is good to let him know some things in advance. Next year, a Yuanfu ceremony should be held for him..." (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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