Chapter 1822 Returning the principles of justice to their origins
Yoshigan rested in Ueno Castle for two days and felt that he could no longer rest.
Maeda Toshiie and Maeda Yoshie are both warriors with strong martial arts skills. They are wolves in front and tigers in the back, fighting one after another. No matter how hard Yoshigan is, he can't withstand their torment like this.
Although Yiyin's male body is much stronger than the female body, there is still a clear gap between him and Samurai Ji. Even with the eternal sixteen-year-old aura protecting his body, he feels that he can't stand it any longer.
Yoshigan hesitated whether to stop for a day and let himself rest, but Maeda was very interested in it, and Yoshigan wanted to say that he couldn't do it, but he couldn't say it.
The boring self-esteem of men.
Fortunately, Yiyin didn't have to say anything himself. On the third day, someone came to see the saint, which made him feel relieved that it was reasonable.
The person coming was none other than Otani Yoshitsugi. Her territory was in Minami-Iga. She was also a close ally of Maeda's interests and her deputy in the army.
Of course Maeda wanted to inform her about the saint's return, and she quickly came to see him.
Maeda Yoshitsugi, Ohtani Yoshitsugi, and Toudo Takatora were all close friends of Yoshigan. After the restoration of the Shiba family, the three girls formed a party, with Maeda Yoshitsugi as the leader and taking care of each other.
Unwilling to be lonely, Takatora Todo left the Shiba family after his mother's death and climbed up another branch.
I originally thought that I was like a dragon that entered the sea and traveled across the world from then on, but who knew that I had gone through many ups and downs and changed my owner several times. Now I am living with Hideyoshi Hashiba's sister Hideyoshi Hashiba, and my life is very unsatisfactory.
Hideyoshi Hideyoshi wanted to abandon the Kita-Omi family and go to the West to develop again. Todo Takatora's family was all in Omi, and his reputation was not good. It would be wrong to follow the Hashiba family, and it would be wrong not to leave.
On the other hand, Otani Yoshitsugi doesn't have so much fuss, and he doesn't compete for the limelight or benefits these years.
Although she seems low-key, she is a powerful helper for Maeda's interests. Her position in Kinki Shiba is as stable as a mountain, and Yoshigan also praises her character and demeanor.
As soon as Otani Yoshitsugi arrived, Maeda had to give this old guy some face, and he could not continue to indulge in male sex, focusing on sex over friends.
So a small tea party was held, inviting the saint and Otani Yoshitsugi to taste it. At the tea party, Maeda also invited an unexpected guest from Yoshihiro, Lin Nosugatsu.
Several people at the tea party were watching the tea man's performance. Yiyin glanced at Lin Xinsheng, who was sitting at the bottom. Unexpectedly, she had become involved with Maeda Benefit.
You must know that Lin Nobukatsu was a Confucian scholar recommended to Yoshinobu by Akechi Mitsuhide. Akechi Mitsuhide and Maeda's interests had never been at odds with each other and they looked down upon each other.
Yiyin only knows one, but doesn't know the other.
Maeda was at odds with Akechi Mitsuhide, but Maeda was a well-known cultural person. Although she was the general of Kinki and held military power, she actually had a higher reputation in the cultural circle.
Whether it is the Rinzai sect of the Tendai sect in Kyoto or the Shingon sect of Mount Koya, many Koni are willing to associate with Maeda for their own benefit.
This important minister of the Shiba family is a rare intellectual who truly understands culture among the high-level martial arts family.
Since the Emperor's Highness was uprooted by the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and Shintoism was destroyed, half of the island country's cultural circle has been cut off.
After the demise of Shintoism, the culture of the island country can only be dominated by Buddhist sects, and most of the literati have a Buddhist background.
Although Lin Xinsheng was a disciple of Confucianism, she also had a deep relationship with Buddhism. Mitsuhide Akechi recommended her to meet the saint at the temple.
Lin Xinsheng once prepared a political line for the Yi Bank after the world was pacified, but the Yi Bank vetoed the path to becoming an emperor.
Because Yiyin wanted to make the island country follow the Chinese Empire, and was only willing to follow the route of the Japanese king who was subordinate to the Chinese Empire.
Although Lin Xinsheng made a miscalculation when he first appeared, Yiyin still respected him and recruited Lin Xinsheng as a professor of Confucianism in the Sibo family. He was paid a salary and paid a lot of money and participated in the construction of the Sibo family's laws.
Yiyin gave him dignity, but Lin Xinsheng secretly regretted it.
In Lin Xinsheng's view, what she needs is not a personal job, but Confucianism to take root and develop in the island country.
After learning from the painful experience, Lin Xinsheng began to reconsider his ideas, thinking about how to impress the saints and pave the way for the prosperity of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism in the island country.
In the past two years, Lin Xinsheng carefully pondered the Holy Heart's will and weaved a set of rhetoric, and then decided to take action again and find an opportunity to meet the saint again.
Lin Xinsheng is a famous cultural person, and he is one of his own people who eats Shiba's Lumi. Maeda's interests are close to intellectuals, and Lin Xinsheng deliberately sells well, so the relationship between the two is naturally good.
Leaving aside the recommender Akechi Mitsuhide, Lin Xinsheng's own cultural heritage, magnanimity and insight also impressed Maeda.
Therefore, Maeda's interests gave her this opportunity. When she knew that the saint was coming to Iga country, she sent someone to notify Lin Xinsheng.
After Lin Xinsheng received the invitation, he naturally hurried over and finally caught up with the tea party.
Seeing the sage who was radiant and graceful as before, she secretly made up her mind that she must impress the saint's heart today, carry on the unique learning for the saint, and let Confucianism flourish in the island country.
The tea man finished his performance, offered tea and left.
Yi Gin was simmering the tea soup in his hands, talking warmly to Otani Yoshitsugi. The monarch and his minister had not seen each other for a long time, and now they were reminiscing about the past together, and they were really enjoying themselves.
On the Kinki side, the retainers who made Yoshigan worry the most were Nizi Katsuhisa and Otani Yoshitsugi.
Kinki Shiba Territory was the first territory established by Yoshigan, and the important ministers who followed him had a deep friendship. Except for guys like Takatora Toudo who ran away inexplicably, they basically followed the Shiba family's chickens and dogs to heaven.
Just because of the early time and strong affection, most of the important ministers maintained a deep relationship with Yiyin that went beyond the friendship between monarch and minister.
But those who truly strictly abide by their duties as kings and ministers and do not dare to overstep their bounds are Nizi Katsuhisa and Otani Yoshitsugi.
Nizi Shenghisa was made a little nauseous by the fact that Yukimori Yamazaka had an affair with the sage, and the concubines were fighting openly and secretly for the sage, so he had been strictly abiding by his duties and duties these years.
The reason for Otani Yoshitsugi was simpler. She had a skin disease, and her face and body were constantly filled with pus. She wrapped herself tightly all day long, and she gave up the possibility of coveting the beauty of the saint long ago.
She was just a member of the Minami Omi family, and her family business had declined in her early years. The Otani family was already content with being where they are today, and had no extra thoughts.
Even though Maeda has many shortcomings, she is qualified as the leading eldest sister, and her acting style is to protect her shortcomings. Yoshitsugi Otani follows her in a low-key manner, and her life is smooth, and she reaps a lot of benefits.
At this moment, Yoshigan and Otani Yoshitsugi were chatting and laughing happily, even Maeda's interests were ignored, let alone Lin Xinsheng who was accompanying them.
Lin Xinsheng spent more than a few years on the job, studying the thoughts of saints, hoping to become famous one day.
Now that the saint is right in front of him, but he turns a blind eye to him, he is suddenly very anxious.
She didn't know how long she would have to wait for her next opportunity and how big the variables would be.
Gritting his teeth, stamping his feet, and shaking his head, Lin Xinsheng simply put down the tea soup, covered his face and cried.
Her cry immediately attracted the attention of the three concubines present.
As the host of the tea party, Maeda couldn't care less about his interests and asked.
"Mr. Lin, did I fail to take good care of you? You are..."
Lin Xinsheng wiped away a few non-existent tears and bowed deeply.
"No, no, Maeda-sama has good etiquette. I am very grateful to you for being able to attend your tea party."
Maeda said with a smile.
"Then why are you crying?"
Lin Xinsheng sighed.
"Seeing the saint and Mr. Otani getting along well with each other and reminiscing about the past together, I was filled with emotion. I lost my temper and begged the saint to punish me."
Yiyin waved his hands and said.
"Today is a tea party invited by interests, not a council meeting. We are only talking about personal friendships, not about superiority and inferiority. How can we talk about punishment.
Mr. Lin can't control himself, I won't take it to heart."
Lin Xinsheng kowtowed to the ground and choked with sobs.
"After hundreds of years of troubled times, a saint finally came to this world, with benevolence and righteousness as his foundation and compassion as his heart. This is truly the great blessing of the world!
It's a pity, it's a pity...sigh..."
Maeda narrowed his eyes.
She wanted to give Lin Xinsheng a chance to perform, but Lin Xinsheng's alarmist advice from Confucian scholars was really passed down by the predecessors of the Celestial Dynasty. This was too disrespectful.
Just as Maeda Yoshida was about to reprimand him, he was stopped by Yoshigan.
When Yiyin saw Lin Xinsheng present today, he knew that this Confucian scholar had another trick up his sleeve, so he deliberately ignored the temptation.
Unexpectedly, this Confucian scholar was so anxious that he even resorted to the rhetoric of "not surprising" and "will never stop until death", which made him laugh and cry for a moment.
The culture of the island country absorbed a lot of nutrients from the Celestial Dynasty and formed its own characteristics. However, Confucianism was not adapted to the local environment and was far less developed than Buddhism in the island country.
Therefore, although Yiyin gave Lin Xinsheng the honor of Spo's Confucian professor and allowed her to participate in the construction of the law, in fact it did not pay much attention to it.
Compared with the ability of Buddhist sects to operate at the top of the martial arts family and the breadth of beliefs at the grassroots level, Confucianism really has no capital chips to discuss political transactions with Yiyin.
In other words, there is no buying value.
But even so, Yiyin will not stop others' mouths. It is one thing to use Confucian scholars or not, but it is another thing to show one's benevolence and generosity.
Yiyin asked with a smile.
"What's the pity?"
Lin Xinsheng first bowed to Maeda and expressed his apology.
She took advantage of Maeda's interests to seek favors and behave well. This was to gain the reputation of Maeda's interests. For the sake of the long-term future, she must be careful to repair it.
Then, Lin Xinsheng took a deep breath and said to the saint.
"I feed off the emperor's salary and dare not eat on the corpse. In the past few years, in addition to studying the law, I have also paid attention to current affairs and worried about the emperor.
The minister observes that the saint's benevolent government in Guandong is as sage as the benevolent monarchs of ancient times, and is amazed.
The Wujia Yili Promotion Association's charity work for Kanto is truly benevolent, righteous, merciful and compassionate. It's a pity that everyone is selfish and no one is selfish, which eventually leads to chaos.
I cry for the saint. The saint looks toward the sun and the moon with all his heart, but the people below him shine into the ditch.
The evil deeds of the concubines are fully revealed.
My ministers are thinking, in the beginning, people were kind-hearted, and the Kanto martial arts family was once noble. Why did they sink into such embarrassment in troubled times?
So I turned over the old books and read all the allusions, and finally got some insights, which I would like to offer to the saint!"
Yiyin rubbed his temples.
To say that Lin Xinsheng's chicken thief is a real chicken thief, she is from Kinki, but she does not use the Kinki samurai family as an example, but talks about the distant Kanto samurai family.
Since ancient times, Kansai and Kanto have looked down upon each other. No matter how bad she said to the Kanto people in Kansai, the Kinki samurai family would laugh and applaud her.
But is the disdain in her mouth really just aimed at the Kanto samurai family? If this boomerang hadn't hit her, the Kinki samurai family would really have watched the fun and not thought it was a big deal.
On the other hand, Lin Xinsheng has also grasped the pain point in Yiyin's heart.
Yiyin asked himself whether he was worthy of the Guanbazhou Wu family. Over the years, he had given him a lot of money and food, and showed more kindness. However, those unfamiliar white-eyed wolves kept tossing and messing around with their own benevolence.
The Wu family attaches great importance to etiquette, and they always talk about justice, but in their hearts they are only interested in profit, and there is nothing they can do about it.
Lin Xinsheng said that Yiyin worked hard, Yiyin liked to hear this, and Guiyin loved to hear it, but the most important thing is to find a solution to share your worries.
How did Confucianism crowd out Huang Laoism in the Celestial Dynasty and become the traditional Chinese culture favored by emperors? Is it really because of the two words of benevolence and righteousness?
No, the Confucian scholars used the theory of the divine right of kings to impress the emperor and obtain the status of the state religion.
Today, Yiyin wanted to see if Lin Xinsheng could satisfy him and make him fall in love with Confucianism.
He bowed slightly and said.
"Sir, please give me some advice."
Lin Xinsheng suppressed the excitement in his heart, and after returning the gift, he said solemnly.
"Confucius said Chengren, Mencius said Qiyi.
Although the principles of the island country's martial arts are derived from Confucianism, their meanings are quite different.
The word "righteousness" comes from the Book of Rites, which means "righteousness" and "rituals".
Confucianism often says that subtle words and great meanings are used in the Spring and Autumn Period. Good and evil have their own historical evidence, so they sacrifice their lives for justice and leave them for future generations to comment on.
But the principles of the Wu family are not like this.
The principles of the samurai family began with sending envoys to the Tang Dynasty. The Emperor's court sent emissaries to the Tang Dynasty twelve times and brought back countless classics.
However, the emperor's court at that time valued Buddhism over Confucianism, and most of the Confucian classics were passed down from generation to generation by Buddhist disciples. There were many ambiguities, and the theory of principle was distorted because of this. It only talked about responsibility, but it was by no means a great righteousness.
The Wu family's moral principles have inherited this view, and to this day, they still only care about their own family's welfare and do not know the justice of the country, which is disappointing."
Yiyin asked thoughtfully.
"Sir, do you mean to reform the principles of the Wu family?"
Lin Xinsheng shook his head and said.
"It's not about transformation, it's about tracing back to the origin."
Yiyin touched his chin, it was interesting.
Lin Xinsheng knew very well the background of the Wu family's moral principles. She took it out of context and removed the first half of the "loyalty and faith" section of "loyalty and faith" mentioned in the Book of Rites, and only talked about the origin of the moral principles.
This is opportunistic, but it plays into Yi Yin's hands.
The martial arts principles were originally the hallmark of Yiyin's origins, and many of his behaviors were bound within this code, which led to many samurai families taking advantage of the martial arts principles to restrict Yiyin.
This is disgusting, giri is like a stick without an owner, anyone can pick it up and hit others.
But if this stick is made into an exclusive tool that only Yiyin can use, then others will only be beaten.
Transformation of moral principles... no, returning to the roots may be a good way to draw out the firepower.
Yoshigan is the embodiment of giri, and his acting style cannot deviate from the scope of giri.
But if the power of interpretation of giri lies in the hands of Yi Gin, he can completely create an interpretation of giri that is beneficial to himself, which would be great.
It's like a certain chosen country controls the interpretation power of the Mingzhu. So, do others have the final say as to whether they are the real Mingzhu?