In the early summer of May, Kyoto is already the season when summer flowers are luxuriant and green trees are shady. The cool wind blows the treetops swaying gently. The bright sunshine looks particularly gentle under the breeze. The streets have just been cleaned by heavy rain. It is exceptionally refreshing and clean, with the fragrance of earth exuding in the air, mixed with the fragrance of flowers, making people intoxicated in this thousand-year-old capital.
A group of monks came to the town near Murasaka Daitoku-ji Temple in Kyoto. They were dressed in gray and white robes, with hats on their heads. They held rosary beads in their left hands and tin sticks in their right hands. They sat cross-legged under the shade of the trees and rested silently chanting sutras. From time to time, there would be The nearby faithful men and women sent some vegetarian food to eat, and these monks did not refuse. They folded their hands and reciprocated all the vegetarian food they sent, and recited an article from the Heart Sutra for Tan Yue who gave alms as a thank you.
The Buddhist atmosphere in Kyoto is very strong. If we count the Buddhist temples and shrines in Kyoto, there are about ten Buddhist temples and one shrine. Over the past thousands of years, there have been hundreds of large and small Buddhist temples, and some of them are dilapidated. The Buddhist temples are unattended. If monks repair them and move them in again, there will be more. Buddhism has been introduced to Japan for nearly a thousand years. Even the emperor, who is known as the spokesman of the gods, also believes in Buddhism. You can imagine how huge this influence is.
Most of the townspeople living in Kyoto also worship Buddhism. All the eminent monks of Buddhism are wise men. Even the ferocious Ichikishu Honganji Temple has so many generations of Buddhist masters who are all very elegant and cultural people, unlike those with blond hair and blue eyes. The Nanman monks recited crooked scriptures and often used tricks to lure believers into their sect.
The monks rested for a while, then took out the food they had brought for alms and ate quietly. No matter how exquisite or poor the food was, as long as it was a gift from a believer with good intentions, it would be accepted by the monks. This is a virtue and a process of practice. Pedestrians passing by Seeing this group of more than a hundred traveling monks chanting sutras and eating quietly, they couldn't help but clasping their hands together and saluting devoutly. Some people even said in praise that they really have the bearing of a distinguished monk.
After a while, a wealthy businessman in a plain brocade gown came over and saluted with his hands together: "Masters, you are polite! I am Sandouya Masarai, one of the donors of Daitoku Temple. I wonder where you masters came from? Where do you want to go? Where are you going? Do you need to arrange accommodation down below?”
A monk with white eyebrows stood up and returned the greeting: "Thank you Tan Yue! We come from Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei and want to go to Dazaifu Kannon Temple in Chikuzen Province to practice."
"It turns out he's the eminent monk of Enryaku Temple! I'm sorry!" The wealthy businessman hurriedly saluted again and asked curiously: "I heard that the shogunate's army was besieging Mount Hiei. How about Enryaku Temple?"
The white-browed old monk lowered his eyebrows and replied: "The poor monk came out early and didn't know about this."
The wealthy businessman seemed to be a little discouraged. He added: "So that's it! Speaking of which, the Mother Mountain of Buddhism is really ill-fated. It was burned by a fire more than ten years ago, and this time it was surrounded by the shogunate officers and soldiers... I hope the disaster can be solved. Go there early and let Kyoto have a peaceful and peaceful day!"
The old monk with white eyebrows accompanied him helplessly and said: "What Tan Yue said is..."
"Hey! Look at my memory! Here are some dry food rice balls, given to all the masters for food on the road. Please don't refuse your kindness." The rich businessman asked the shop assistants to bring the rice balls in the big basket and distribute them to everyone. The monks could not refuse the believers' kindness, so they clasped their hands and took the rice balls.
When I saw an old monk who was a bit different, I hesitated and handed over the wrapped rice ball. He turned around and muttered in a low voice: "It's strange, how can an old monk take care of his skin so well? His hands must be so white. Those who have never done any work are like the nobles and nobles in Kyoto at the banquet..."
After taking a short nap in the afternoon, I suddenly heard a cry of exclamation. The pedestrians on the street suddenly became confused. Just when the monks were a little at a loss, the wealthy businessman trotted over again and said breathlessly: "It's not good. ! The shogunate’s army is burning down Mount Hiei! Masters, you’d better leave as soon as possible! The faster you go, the better!”
"Thank you Tan Yue for your advice! The poor monk will set off now!" The white-browed old monk hurriedly stood up and saluted, turned around and ordered the monks to set off immediately. A team of more than a hundred people hurriedly moved towards the northwest. If you look closely, you can see several warriors. The monks took turns helping the old monk forward, and the strong warrior monks around him protected him.
The wealthy businessman looked worriedly at the monks who were leaving. He turned around and bumped into the head of the person behind him. He covered his forehead and was about to apologize, but found that his own clerk had followed him out to watch the fun. He scolded angrily: "Don't go back. What are you doing with the shop running out? Something is missing, so be careful with your skin!"
The man was about to run away in embarrassment when he was suddenly stopped by the rich businessman. He walked timidly in front of the boss. The rich businessman said angrily and funny: "Go back and remember better. You must not let us see the monks of Enryakuji Temple." If word of the matter spreads out with your big mouth, and the officers and soldiers of the shogunate come to seize you and me, if you spread the word, we will be taken to a prison and tortured, and your life may be involved. Moving your head is such a trivial matter, how can you feel at ease if it affects your parents? If you have the housewife you mentioned at home, it will be an advantage for other bastards. Do you want to end up in this situation? "
The guy was so scared that his face turned pale, his head kept shaking, and he kept saying: "I don't want to!"
"It's okay if you don't want to!" The wealthy businessman nodded with satisfaction and whispered: "Remember not to say anything when you go back. If someone asks you what you were doing just now, just say that you just went to the street to watch the fun. Ask you about rice balls. Just pretend that I don’t know and let them come to me, and I won’t know anything about the rest, do you understand?”
"Yes!" The clerk nodded and ran back to the shop along the street.
Two hours later, on a hill next to Tango Street in the northwest of Kyoto, a group of monks stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the mountains and forests billowing black smoke in the distance. They clasped their hands together and chanted sutras in a low voice, hiding among the monks. The old monk inside suddenly said: "I shouldn't have gone to Mount Hiei to take refuge. Another good place was destroyed to protect me!"
The white-browed old monk, whose name is Awakening, is the master of the Enryaku-ji Temple in Mount Hiei. Seeing the self-reproaching lament of the Lord Masachika, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to blame yourself. This is destiny and cannot be forced. , it is justice for all Buddhist disciples to sacrifice their lives to protect His Majesty, and they will surely be ushered into the Pure Land of Western Bliss by gods and Buddhas!"
"I hope so! It's getting late. It's better to hurry up and hurry up!" Emperor Masachika looked deeply at Kyoto, then slowly walked down the hillside and left without looking back.
At the same time, the fire at Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei was slowly entering the upper part. Oda Nobunaga ordered an army of 150,000 to surround Mount Hiei and set fire to the mountain from both the east and west directions at the same time. Countless monks were crying and shouting. They fled for their lives, countless precious Garan pagodas were burned, and thousands of years of hard work on Mount Hiei were lost in one fell swoop.
The entire east tower was on fire, the west tower was destroyed, and countless eminent monks fled in panic. Countless men and women were hiding like helpless cats and dogs. Except for the passage near Hiyoshi Shrine guarded by Oda Nobunaga, which was very strictly guarded, The generals defending several other passages relented and quietly opened a way for them to escape.
A few Buddhists were lucky enough to escape, but most of them were unfortunately reduced to being slaughtered by everyone. They supported the old and the young, wailed and begged the army to let them live. Many warriors were shaken at that moment. , the faith of the Wu family that they firmly believed in, and the gods and Buddhas they believed in told them not to kill these poor Buddhists, but some people went around killing Buddhists like crazy.
The tears of the Buddhist disciples were almost dry. They knelt down and prayed to the gods and Buddhas to forgive their sins. They kowtowed over and over again, leaving bright red blood marks on their heads. But the gods and Buddhas seemed to be blocked by Mount Hiei. Outside, he watched helplessly as the wailing believers were beheaded by the Oda army without any effort as a reward.
The Oda Army Headquarters was really crazy. Under the strict orders of Oda Nobunaga, they took on a posture to deal with powerful enemies. They brandished a butcher knife and beheaded the old monk who was waiting for death with his eyes closed. He raised his big gun and provoked only one shot. The body of a seven or eight-year-old child was found dead. What was even more shameless was that when the warriors saw the women and children, their eyes lit up and their mouths drooled. They strangled the babies in the women's arms, took off the poor women's clothes and brutalized them to their heart's content.
All the Garan pagodas that had not been burned by the Ashikaga Yoshitsho of the Evil Gosho were set on fire. The Nedo Hall, which had always been unable to be burned, was also set on fire. The core monks of Enryaku-ji Temple who were not killed that year were all killed. This Japanese At this moment, the mother mountain of Buddhism turned into a glowing red furnace, a sea of fire hell emitting rolling heat, and the victims were these devout Buddhist disciples.
Prince Enlightenment Shu Dharma, the Lord of the Tiantai Seat, was sitting in the fundamental nave that had turned into a fire cave. His clothes were tattered by the smoke and fire and no longer resembled the prince. The Dharma Prince closed his eyes in pain and looked up to the sky and shouted: "God Buddha! Save the poor Buddha. If Enryaku Temple is really guilty, please punish the poor monks and the monks! Let go of the poor old, weak, women and children at the foot of the mountain, they are innocent! "
Several monks who were protecting him were hit by burning beams that fell from the main hall and were killed on the spot. The remaining monks looked at each other and clasped their hands together and said, "Master! Please leave quickly! The basic hall is about to collapse. Got it!"
The master of the Tendai sect shook his head firmly and said: "The poor monk is not going anywhere! This is the fundamental nave where the ancestors of the Tiantai Sect are enshrined. The poor monk wants to see the demise of Enryakuji Temple on Mount Hiei..."
"You are the last hope of Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei. As long as you can go out and call on Buddhist temples around the world to attack Oda Nobunaga, you can avenge us!"
"No! The poor monk is going to die here, guiding all the dead Buddhas under the underworld!" Prince Jueshufa covered his mouth and nose and coughed violently. He raised his head and glanced at the burning beams that were about to collapse. He stood up tremblingly and uttered a shrill curse: "Oda Nobunaga! You devil crawling out of hell! You devil of the sixth heaven! Even if you die, the poor monk will not let you go! You will definitely die a bad death!" Don't die well..."
The fundamental nave collapsed, collapsed, and was destroyed in the fire. The 166th Tiantai Master became the first Master to be killed during his reign, and he was also the first Prince of France to be killed. His death will definitely cause a sensation. The world, and at this moment, Oda Nobunaga at the foot of the mountain is completely unaware of all this, and still angrily scolds Mount Hiei Enryaku Temple for being ignorant of good and evil.
"These monks are so cunning and should be killed!" Oda Nobunaga angrily walked back and forth in front of the tent, saying as if he was constantly encouraging himself: "Since the Heian period, these mountain monks have always been against the imperial court. , it is extremely rude to carry the Sanno Shrine out to complain when there is nothing wrong! I, Nobunaga, am just venting my anger for the imperial court and the shogunate. I am three ministers and deputy generals of the shogunate. What's more, they dare to harbor the emperor and burn the emperor. They deserve it too!”
It seems that he is very satisfied with his excuses. He doesn't care how unconvincing his words are. Anyway, as long as he doesn't feel guilty and ashamed about the burning of Mount Hiei, it also reflects the psychological pressure of Oda Nobunaga from the side. Yes, burning Mount Hiei has always been regarded as an unethical act. At least from the current point of view, no one who burned Mount Hiei will end up well.
Ashikaga Yoshitaka burned Mount Hiei for the first time, and then he was beheaded by Akamatsu Mitsuru during the Kagichi Rebellion. Hosokawa Masamoto burned Mount Hiei for the second time, and then he was assassinated by his adopted son Hosokawa Sumiyuki. Mount Hiei was burned for the third time. Later, the Honganji Temple was accused by the Tendai Sect of being an enemy of Buddhism. The Garan was once abandoned and Kii was defeated. The Honganji Temple died in despair. The main culprit, the Kaga Ichikuki Sect, was captured by the Kanto Ashikaga family and reduced to On the verge of destruction, what will happen to him, Oda Nobunaga?
The ancients believed in fate. An ominous weapon would bring misfortune to the owner of the weapon. An ominous evil event would bring misfortune to himself or even the entire family. When Oda Nobunaga became aware of Prince Shufa, He refused to escape and died in the Nedo Hall. The curse he issued also spread by word of mouth among the monks who fled. Oda Nobunaga suddenly felt that his whole person was not good.
"Are you saying that the Lord of Tendai, Prince Kakusuho, cursed my family...cursed Yu? Why did he curse Yu? Why?" Oda Nobunaga dealt with the anger and roared loudly to vent the panic in his heart. He was indeed very nervous and worried, as the saying goes. He said he was afraid of whatever he was afraid of. The more afraid he was of walking at night, the more likely he would encounter ghosts. Unfortunately, he did.
Prince Kakushufa, who was clearly able to escape, chose to fight to the death and uttered a shrill curse before he died. Did he still want Oda Nobunaga to have a peaceful sleep? Probably not, judging from Oda Nobunaga's expression. You can't come here. If you don't do something bad, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. People with a guilty conscience are especially afraid of curses. The more afraid they are, the more likely they will be hit. No wonder Oda Nobunaga's expression became very strange. He was probably very frightened.
Oda's retainer showed a concerned expression, and Mitsuhide Akechi saw it and couldn't help but chuckle to himself. He stood up respectfully and advised: "Please be at peace, my lord. There are no witnesses to Prince Kakusho's last words, and they are most likely fabricated based on rumors." Those monks who came out of Enryaku Temple deeply hate our officers and soldiers, so it is very possible to fabricate a lie to trap the general!"
"What Hinata Mamoru said makes sense! What he said is very reasonable! As expected of the samurai of Kyoto, he is indeed well-informed. He immediately exposed the tricks of the Enryaku Temple monks! Good! Very good!" Oda Nobunaga looked particularly happy and immediately He stood up and shouted: "I have spread the edict to Kyoto. The monks of Mount Hiei are deceiving the public with their evil words and are trying to frame the shogunate's crusade. Those who spread the rumors will all be sent to the source of the six rivers and beheaded in public!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, The novel is better and updated faster!