Yoshigan's identity as a living god descended from Bishamonten was first advocated by Master Kakushu of the Tendai Sect.
Although Master Jueshu has died long ago, various Buddhist sects have reached a consensus to elevate Yiyin to the status of a god and make him a Buddhist protector.
With the support and advocacy of the Buddhist sects that monopolize the culture and religion of the island country, Yoshigan's Shinto path has been smooth sailing, but on the other hand, he has also been completely tied up by the Buddhist sects.
Now Buddhism is flourishing and saints are prospering. If Buddhism declines in the future, will the descendants of Sibo God be taken into the ditch together?
New Shintoism is the religious tool used by the Shiba Shinto group to counter the Buddhist sects and seize the power to interpret the gods in this world.
Perhaps Sister Takada did not subjectively intend to suppress or weaken the Buddhist sects, but from the standpoint of the Buddhist sects, this was a matter of life and death.
After the invasion of the Nanman sect, Buddhism's two-hundred-year monopoly on the religion and culture of the island country has been slowly weakened and broken. Now that Shintoism is resurgent, how can it not worry the Buddhist sects?
If you come out to fool around, you will have to pay it back sooner or later, but no one with vested interests is willing to take the initiative to spit out the benefits, and all concessions must be made through struggle.
The contradiction between New Shintoism and Buddhist sects is the inevitable result that everyone can see clearly, but no one can alleviate.
The Takada sisters bribed the remnants of Shintoism on the periphery and opened up the cause of new Shintoism. The Buddhist sects could pretend they didn't see it.
But now that the Inari Taisha Shrine has reopened, the forces of the new Shinto religion have invaded Kyoto, and the knife has touched the lungs of the Buddhist sect, and the friction has naturally become fierce.
Kyoto is the most beautiful place at the foot of the emperor of the island country, and it is also the core territory of Buddhism.
At that time, the Nichiren sect rose up, and the fight with the Ichigo sect turned upside down. In the end, the sect was forced to move its monastery and went to Ishiyama to reopen the Honganji Temple.
The victor, the Nichiren sect, did not fare well either.
He was regarded as a thorn in the side of the Tendai Sect and took advantage of the civil strife in the samurai family. When Wu Xia was concerned about Kyoto, Master Yama from Mount Hiei went down to eliminate the evil and massacred countless believers of the Nichiren religious sect.
The Nichiren sect was severely weakened and relied on Oda Nobunaga to return to Kyoto decades later. Soon after, the burning of Mount Hiei occurred.
The death of Oda Nobunaga occurred within the Sanmon Gate of the Honnōji sect, the largest stronghold of the Nichiren sect in Kyoto.
Honnoji Temple was burned to the ground by Akechi Mitsuhide, the headmaster Nichigen died unexpectedly, and the Nichiren Sect's vitality was severely damaged. This is another mysterious case.
After all, Buddhist nuns are all kind-hearted and have majestic statues, but if their core interests are violated, the gods, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas also have the angry eyes of Vajra, and your whole family is guaranteed to die.
Yoshigan was not surprised that the Takada sisters' new Shinto cause was frustrated in Kyoto. What frightened him was the fact that Takada Yukino would not change his stubbornness and liked to kill the whole family and use violence to solve problems when encountering problems.
Religious disputes are most afraid of bloodshed. Once blood is shed for faith, there will be many things that will not end until death.
If Yukino is really allowed to act recklessly, I'm afraid it will arouse an inextricable blood feud between Shintoism and Buddhism, which is not in the interest of Shiba theocracy.
Yiyin is both wary of and wooed by various Buddhist sects.
The island country is barren, and most of the untouchables at the bottom live miserable lives from birth to death. They are severely exploited throughout their lives.
There are sixty-six countries in the world, with a population of tens of millions and a stone height of twenty million.
Yiyin cannot even support one million military members, so it only considers supporting the 500,000 military members behind the 80,000 banners, and then restricts the other 500,000 military members.
But the other nine million untouchables are destined to be slaves for generations to come, without any hope.
Since material things cannot be provided, we must at least provide them with spiritual sustenance, and Buddhism is a very good choice.
In this life, you can be a cow and a horse with peace of mind, and you will not be so hard in the next life. What a good spiritual comfort, it is enough to keep the nine million untouchables from being exploited for the rest of their lives without complaining.
Whether it is the emperor's court or the samurai shogunate, the island country's political power has worshiped and worshiped Buddha from ancient times to the present, and they have their own reasons.
The new Shintoism created by the Takada sisters is definitely not as effective as Buddhism in allowing the lower class untouchables to work as cows and horses with peace of mind.
Therefore, Yoshigan does not want a fierce conflict between Shintoism and Buddhist sects.
It would be best for the two sides to tolerate each other, promote each other's business, and become a religious tool for the ruling class to oppress the lower class, as they did during the emperor's court.
On Mount Inari, Yoshigan coaxed, deceived, and finally got Yukino to promise not to act rashly, and then he went down the mountain with peace of mind.
After Yoshigan left, the Takada sisters sat side by side on the floor, and Yukino said.
"I have already told the saint according to my sister's wishes.
Sister, do you think the saint will find a way to conquer the Tendai Sect and Rinzai Sect so that the New Shinto Sect can successfully settle in Kyoto?"
Yang Nai smiled.
"Thanks to you, sister, the saint will definitely find a way to suppress those greedy bald donkeys when he returns.
Haha, these bastards dare to negotiate terms with me. They don't even think about it. Without the care of the Sibo family all these years, how could they have the peace they have today?
What an ungrateful thing!
But it's okay, I brought you up this time to scare them, and let them recall the grand scene of Tenchu in Kyoto back then. I think they will be more honest and less troublesome in the future.
It’s just that I’m sorry for you, Xueno, for letting you lie in front of the saint to smooth out my plan.”
Yukino gave Yangno a strange look and said.
"Sister, I should know very well that I always only tell the truth in front of saints."
Yang Nai was stunned, the hair on his back stood up, cold sweat oozed from his forehead, and he stammered and asked.
"You...are what you just said to the saint true?"
Xueno nodded and said matter-of-factly.
"I have ordered Isamu Kondo to summon the Mibu wolves from all over the country to Luo, and allocated a large amount of money and food for the Divine Guards to recruit external ronin gangsters.
Thanks to you, sister, I have saved a lot of personal money in the past few years, which I can use wisely.
If those nuns are not even willing to listen to the saint's words, I will order Miburou to take action and first try the sword at a few outlying temples of the Tendai and Rinzai sects near Sakamoto Castle.
Let’s see if these nuns are really as loyal and unyielding as they say, and are willing to sacrifice everything for their faith, even their own lives.”
Yang Nai broke into a cold sweat and complained of toothache.
"The Tendai Sect and the Rinzai Sect are just unwilling to see the New Shinto Sect establish large-scale branches in Kyoto and surrounding areas. In fact, their obstruction is quite restrained.
You may not be making too much of a fuss!"
Yukino looked north along the mountain. Unseen, there was Mount Hiei, known as the father of the island nation's Buddha.
"Sister knows that I never believe in any agreements, guarantees, or agreements. I only believe in the boundaries and bottom lines dyed red with iron and blood.
I heard that Mount Hiei was burned down twice. I really want to see the sky turned red by the fire. I really want to see the Enryaku-ji Temple, which is covered in blood.
Faith should be crazy, persistent, and without any scruples, so how can we discuss it? I really hate those nuns, they don’t believe in Bishamonten, and they refuse to die. How disgusting.”
Yangno looked at Yukino who had a calm face and was speechless.
If Yangono is willing to sacrifice everything for the saint, then the saint himself is everything to Yukino.
In Yukino's view, islanders who do not believe in saints should not be able to breathe. This idea, which is as natural as drinking water and eating, makes even Yono feel scared sometimes.
Now Yangno even regrets that she should not have given Yukino that crooked idea to scare and deceive the saint.
Yangno can only pray that the saint can deal with those big nuns, otherwise Yukino will really take action.