Chapter 66 Buddhists also recognize their ancestors
When Yelu Wuzhi heard Yelu Bishe's inquiry, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and he said: "We have been planning this for five years, and we must not rush it. The more passive we are, the more the other party will take it lightly, and the effect will be greater.
obvious……"
Yelu Bishe clenched his fists and said, "Everything has been heard from Yue Yue. The thieves from the Southern Dynasty never dreamed that we would use their methods to give them a fatal blow."
Seeing that the hostage in Yelu House did not answer the question, he recalled the many conversations he had had with Zhao Kuangyi in the past few days and asked, "Yu Yue once said that the strength of the soldiers of the Central Plains is not only their superior equipment, but also their coordination in formation."
Yelu Wuzhi nodded and said: "That's true. The Central Plains people pay great attention to the coordination of formations when fighting. They created formations thousands of years ago and have been passed down and developed to this day. Because of this, the Southern Dynasty can rely on the advantages of formations in battles.
It can form a situation of many versus few. At the same time, it can ensure that when the fight reaches a stalemate, it can maintain its own stability and not easily retreat in chaos. This is the biggest shortcoming of our army..."
"We usually practice according to the military art of the Southern Dynasty. Sun Bin's ten formations and Wuhou's eight formations are just the cooperation between the soldiers, which is far inferior to that of the Southern Dynasty."
Yelubi asked: "Will the formation map be outdated? Sun Bin was a figure from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, more than a thousand years ago. There is also the Eight Formation Map of Wuhou, which is more than 700 years old. Even Sun Bin
, Zhuge Wuhou is a genius, and the formation diagram he created may not keep up with the times? I recently had a good chat with Zhao Kuangyi, and he put forward many opinions on our army's formation on the spot, and I think it makes sense. "
As he spoke, he took out a huge formation diagram from the desk, handed it to Yelvbi and asked, "Yu Yue is both civil and military. Take a look at this. This is Zhao Kuangyi's latest formation diagram that was improved based on the characteristics of the soldiers of our dynasty. Take a look.
Is it feasible."
Yelu Wuzhi stepped forward to take it, looked at the formation diagram in his hand, pondered for a long time, and said with a bit of helplessness: "Your Majesty, this formation with two wings flying together is almost the same as the previous Wanquan formation. It is impossible to find any faults.
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Yelv Bishe was overjoyed and said, "Is it really possible?"
Yelu Wuzhi shook his head and said: "I don't know what to say, but this Zhao Kuangyi does have some abilities. It can be seen that he has put a lot of effort into ancient and modern formations. Unexpected changes that may be discovered on the battlefield are something I have thought of and never thought of."
He had thought about it and included it in the formation diagram. Every change would be a change. I am not good at this and can't find any faults. It's just that the old minister thinks that there is no fault in this, but it is the biggest problem. Zhao Kuangyi made the formation diagram
It is too complicated. To operate the formation, the soldiers need to follow the instructions exactly. Once something unexpected happens and there is a problem with coordination, the formation will be in chaos."
"I don't know whether the Central Plains soldiers can operate such a comprehensive and complex formation with their extraordinary obedience. At least, I feel that we Khitan soldiers are far from capable of turning these thousands of changes into life and death on the battlefield.
In an instant, it was launched without any mistakes."
Yelvwuzhi also met Zhao Kuangyi and had a brief conversation with him. He was indeed a talented person, eloquent and had the spirit to achieve great things, but he lacked experience and many things were too perfect.
"That's it!"
Yelv Bishe was a little regretful. Compared to Zhao Kuangyi, he believed in Yelu House Quality more.
While talking with Zhao Kuangyi, Yelu Bishe also told Zhao Kuangyi the suggestion of Yelu House.
Zhao Kuangyi listened to Yelu Wuzhi's kind words and had only one thought in his mind: "The old guy can't find problems because he's afraid that he will take away his credit. It's really hateful."
Just when the two heroes of Dayu and Khitan were meeting in the grassland, Chen Decheng had already entered Gyeonggi, the core of the Japanese kingdom.
Chen Decheng sat high on his horse and looked at the surrounding scenery of the capital as if in a dream.
Chen Decheng attached great importance to this battle. He had already made a comprehensive plan in his mind, and cooperated with Lin Renzhao to attack Kyushu Island, step by step.
In an unfamiliar place, one step at a time, from the Shikoku and Chugoku areas of Japan, to the Gyeonggi region.
As a result, after he captured Kyushu Island, there was a wave of people recognizing their ancestors and returning to their ancestors on the Japanese island.
Unfamiliar with the place?
nonexistent?
The big Japanese island is full of fellow villagers and compatriots.
It seems that all the celebrities in China have gone to Japan. Except for some descendants of thousands of boys and girls brought by Xu Fu, who barely have some historical basis, the others are all copied mechanically.
Some people don't even know the surname of Qin Shihuang, but they dare to claim to be descendants of the Queen of Qin.
Faced with the enthusiasm of a group of "fellows" who led the way, Chen Decheng's army secured the Four Kingdoms and China regions without spending a single soldier. After only a brief period of appeasement and rest, they entered the Gyeonggi region.
Heian Kyo.
I learned that the Chinese army had entered Gyeonggi.
Fujiwara Minoru of Heian Kyo was completely panicked. At this time, he had received the news that Fujiwara Shisuke's entire army had been wiped out.
In order not to cause a sensation or panic, he deliberately suppressed the matter.
But it is of no use at all. The trend of recognizing ancestors and returning to the clan is getting stronger and stronger in Japan. They are all local martial arts. Who doesn't have some channels to spread information?
Facing the new master, there is no reason why these martial arts families who already regard themselves as nationals should not contribute.
All kinds of true and false news are widely circulated in Heianjing.
Fujiwara Sanyori began to call on the Kantō samurai king Kamiro Kin many days ago, but the news he received may have told him to lead Emperor Murakami to evacuate Heiankyo to escape the Central Plains.
"asshole!"
Fujiwara Minori shouted like a defeated dog: "How dare you sit back and watch the Emperor suffer? Aren't you afraid of being punished by God?"
The Fujiwara clan has been going further and further on the road of evading the Japanese emperor. However, they did not regard the emperor as a puppet. Instead, they used various means of myth to push the Japanese emperor to a spiritual existence.
It was also Fujiwara's operation that no matter what kind of internal fighting the Japanese nation had in the future, it would not affect their so-called emperor.
Fujiwara Asanoge looked at the furious Fujiwara Minori and couldn't help but whispered: "Actually, retreat is also a way!"
Fujiwara Minori grabbed the low table next to him and threw it towards Fujiwara, and cursed: "You also want to abandon me, Fujiwara?"
Fujiwara Asanoge's plump body was extremely agile in the critical moment. He dodged the flying table and said with a sad face: "Minister Zuo, there is no danger to defend Heian Kyo, you can't defend it!"
Fujiwara Minori stared at Fujiwara Asanoge with his eyes, and finally let out a helpless sigh.
What Fujiwara Asanoge said is absolutely true, Heian Kyo is unsafe to defend because it has no city walls at all.
Many people in later generations said that the Tang Dynasty was in the island country, and some people said that Ping'an Jing was Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty.
This is the result of thorough cultural brainwashing. Considering the national strength, technical conditions and even population of the Japanese country, how could it be possible to complete the imitation of the massive Chang'an, the largest city in the world?
Tang Chang'an was not a residential city, but a defensive group composed of large and small towns.
Each neighborhood is a small fortress, not to mention the huge towers standing on the walls as high as 35 feet.
Of course, it is undeniable that the layout of Heianjing Beijing is indeed deliberately imitating the city of Chang'an in China. But in fact, dreams are beautiful, but reality is skinny. Due to the weakness of national power, the Heiankyo of Japan is just imitating a cat and a tiger.
First of all, Heian-kyo is not fortified. Because there is no money, there are no walls in Heian-kyo.
Secondly, the construction level of the Japanese country was low, and they made serious mistakes in site selection.
Their plan was perfect, dividing the entire Heianjing into two parts with Suzaku Street, with the left called Luoyang and the right called Chang'an. Following the Tang Dynasty's two-capital system, Luoyang was called Zuojing and Chang'an was called Youjing, and then they chose to build the capital in a water depression.
The final result was that due to the depression, the entire Heian-kyo terrain tilted from northeast to southwest, causing Ukyo, named after Chang'an, to be soaked in puddles for a long time.
The Japanese country was unable to solve the drainage problem of Ukyo at all, and Ukyo, which was built with so much painstaking efforts, was quickly abandoned, and most of the people concentrated in Zuojing, which was named after Luoyang.
This is why the Japanese generals who went to Kyoto said they went to Luo, meaning they went to Luoyang, not to Chang'an.
Their Chang'an is soaking in water.
At the same time, the Japanese country had no experience in large-scale collective living, so domestic garbage and even feces were directly
They were dumped in roadside ditches, causing plague to spread in the city, and the corpses were dumped in rivers.
This is also the origin of the legend of the Hundred Ghosts Walking at Night in Heian Capital!
Most of Heianjing is puddles and fields, with corpses floating in feces, and its planning is worse than that of Chinese villages and towns.
Is this the case with Chang'an?
It's really a bit shameless.
But no matter what happened to Heian Kyo, it was the center of Japan and the most prosperous place.
The Fujiwara clan's strength is gathered here and they run to Kanto or Echigo. So is the Fujiwara clan still the Fujiwara clan?
"no!"
Fujiwara Minori's heart was relaxed, and he was determined again, saying: "As soon as we withdraw, the glory of the Fujiwara family name will be destroyed. I would rather die than do anything to destroy the family name..."
He turned to Fujiwara Asanoge and said: "Asanoge, for the sake of the Fujiwara clan, I would like to trouble you to visit the Chinese military camp and tell you about the war. Everything was done by the emperor. The emperor is willing to abdicate and admit his mistake, and will Kyushu
, the four countries, and the Chinese region are all surrendered to China. I wish that the World Honors China as the master in the world to come, paying tribute every year, and not daring to cut it off, I just want to open up one side of the net."
At first, Fujiwara Asanoge thought that Fujiwara Minori was going to fight to the death, but in the end he gave in and begged for mercy.
After thinking about it, Fujiwara Asanoge also understood that this was the only way.
If the samurai families in Kanto, Koshinobu, Donghai, and Hokuriku are willing to come to support, they will naturally have the strength to fight against China.
But now the martial arts families in these places have different intentions and dare not go to Luo.
With the strength of the Fujiwara clan, how can they fight against China?
Chen Decheng actually has a small number of Nanhai Navy troops, only about 10,000, but now with support from the China region and the Shikoku region, the strength has increased to 20,000.
This is directly proportional to the power of the Fujiwara clan in Gyeonggi.
Their 20,000 yuan is completely incomparable with the Central Plains' 10,000 yuan.
Seeing Fujiwara Minori's expression of entrusting him with a heavy responsibility, Fujiwara Asagi panicked, but he also knew that he couldn't do it without going, so he bit the bullet and agreed.
When they learned that the Chinese army had entered Gyeonggi, the Fujiwara clan was most panicked, but the happiest ones were the Nara monks.
The Japanese monk can be said to be one of the happiest monks in the world.
Since Buddhism was introduced to Japan, it has gained a large number of believers with its people-friendly teachings.
In order to win over and govern these believers, the emperor gave Buddhism huge power, even sacrificing his own life to become a Buddhist believer. This back and forth caused the power of Buddhism to become stronger and stronger, and even affected the power of the emperor.
In the earliest times, the Kyoto of the Japanese Kingdom was Heijo-kyo in Nara, but Nara was the birthplace of Buddhism. In order to avoid Buddhism, Emperor Kanmu moved the capital from Heijo-kyo to Nagaoka in the Yamashiro Kingdom. However, due to lack of experience in large-scale urban construction, Nagaoka-kyo was selected.
The address was wrong and floods occurred frequently. Heian-kyo was once again chosen as the capital, which was also unreliable now.
When Buddhism was at its peak, the Shinto religion inherent in the Japanese country had to retreat into a corner and remain under Buddhism.
At this time, the Japanese monks could not only hold power, but also lend money to the common people and raise wives.
However, as the relationship with China broke off in the past few years, the Japanese nation became less obsessed with the culture of the Tang Dynasty. A general "national style" atmosphere emerged in the country, and Shintoism made a comeback.
Kashima Jingu Shrine in Hitachi was built in Jinguji Temple, Echizen's Kihi Jingu Shrine, Ise's Daijingu Shrine, Futarasan Jingu Shrine in Shimono, and Atsuta Jingu Shrine in Owari were all built during this period.
Apparently the Japanese emperor and those in power also realized the dangers of allowing Buddhism to develop and began to suppress Buddhism.
However, the local Shintoism in Japan is too poor in combat effectiveness and empty in content, and is far inferior to the Chinese Buddhism that integrates Chinese culture.
In order to enrich the teachings of Shintoism, Emperor Kanmu's empress Takano even placed Buddhist monks in the shrine to enrich the theory of Shintoism with Buddhist scriptures.
The result can be imagined. Although Shintoism has been resurrected, it is far from getting rid of the influence of Buddhism.
A group of "masters" who are excluded but possess certain strength are hiding in Nara.
Tendai Soryogen found the most influential person in Nara
Master Kūya knelt down and begged: "Master, I beg you to raise your arms for me, Yamato, and eliminate the evildoers."
Kuya Shonin was the second son of Emperor Daigo and a truly enlightened monk. When he was young, he traveled around the five regions and practiced asceticism. He became a monk at Owari Kokubunji Temple and took the Buddhist name Kuya. After that, he visited famous mountains, studied scriptures and studied them extensively.
His teachings earned him the title of Guangsheng. Because he often spread Buddhist teachings among the citizens, people affectionately called him "City Saint".
More than ten years ago, an epidemic broke out in Heianjing. In order to quell the epidemic, Master Kongye made a vow to make an eleven-faced Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva statue and copy the Mahaprajna Sutra to pray for peace in the world. Immediately, the plague stopped and the people called him Amitabha Saint.
Master Kongye sighed: "What is a monster?"
Lianggen shouted: "Of course it is the priests in Heian Kyoto, especially Abe Seimei. Ten years ago, the plague was clearly caused by the master using the Bodhisattva statue and the Mahaprajna Sutra to seek the Buddha's appearance, and the plague was gone. But Fujiwara Minori
Attributing all the credit to Abe Seimei, stealing the credit of the master, and using this to suppress us. We have suffered enough grievances and suppression... Our religion originated from China in the Middle Earth, and now the Chinese army has come to conquer the Fujiwara rebels, so we should respond." This chapter has been completed!