This was a plan that Yoshigami had been thinking about for half a year. He never thought that the New Shinto would make unilateral concessions, and both the gods and the Buddha would have to take a step back.
The establishment of New Shintoism has extremely practical significance and is a necessity for the stability of Shiba theocracy, so there is no need to talk about matters in the underworld.
But religious affairs are never just matters of the earthly world.
New Shintoism is a sect that worships Bishamonten as the true god. The Takada sisters absorbed too many characteristics of Nanbanism during the planning stage of Sakai Port, resulting in the strong monotheistic attributes of New Shintoism.
Although New Shintoism has not developed to be as exclusive as the One God and Three Religions, it is no longer as inclusive and diverse as the old Shintoism of the Emperor's system.
As long as it can ensure Bishamonten's power base in the upper world, New Shinto does not mind sacrificing many gods other than Bishamonten and conceding power in the underworld to Buddhist sects.
The zero-sum game of religion can also be played flexibly.
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Daitokuji Temple is located in the Shiye area of Beiluo, Kyoto. It is the main gate of the Daitokuji sect of the Rinzai sect and is named Ryūhozan.
It was originally a small Buddhist temple. Later, it prospered due to Emperor Go-Daigo's donation of land and became an official temple in Kyoto.
Emperor Go-Daigo violated the interests of the samurai family and was regarded by the Ashikaga shogunate as a cowardly and chaotic government.
Because of its close relationship with the emperor, Daitoku Temple was also disliked by the Ashikaga Shogunate. It lost its status as an official temple and became a forest-based private temple.
It was not until the third generation of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu came to power that he revised the Five Mountains system and designated Daitokuji Temple as the ninth among the Five Mountains and Ten Temples.
Later, due to various reasons, it was reduced to a forest temple. It was plagued by disasters and was destroyed twice by the Zhurong disaster.
Until Ikkyu Sojun, the famous monk Ikkyu in later generations, became the abbot of Daitokuji Temple and revived the Daitokuji sect of the Rinzai sect.
At this time, Dade Temple was not as densely populated with pagodas as it would be in later generations, but it was already quite large.
In the autumn, Yiyin ascended Longbao Mountain to worship the Buddha, and Taoist monks from various Kyoto sects spontaneously came to accompany him, with fat heads and purple clothes arriving in droves.
Outside the courtyard, all the high-ranking nuns stopped and said nothing.
At this time, the weather turned cold, the autumn wind was bleak, and the leaves turned yellow. From time to time, a few pieces fell in the wind, and were swept away by the servants in the temple.
The remains of Oda Nobunaga are buried in the courtyard. At one time, Oda Nobunaga was also wooing the various sects of the Rinzai sect, hoping to suppress the Tendai sect externally and internally check and balance the Nichiren sect and other sects that were ready to move.
It was a pity that she herself died in the Honnoji Incident before she could start her business.
It seems that the Rinzai Sect was always favored by Oda Nobunaga, so the Daitokuji Temple sent out to collect her body and bury it in Somi-in Temple.
All Akechi Mitsuhide wanted was for Oda Nobunaga to die. He had no interest in the wreckage after death and acquiesced in Daitokuji's restraint.
In the past few years, Yoshigan has been so busy that even though he visited Kyoto several times, it was difficult to find time to visit Oda Nobunaga.
Furthermore, he had very complicated feelings for Oda Nobunaga and did not know how to face his grave.
That was his biggest enemy, and it once overwhelmed him.
But Oda Nobunaga was also a woman who loved him deeply, gave birth to a lovely daughter for him, and was even willing to give up her ambition to dominate the world for him.
Yoshihiro once wanted to change Oda Nobunaga, so that both parties could coexist peacefully and live well.
But in the end, political conflicts will not be alleviated by personal emotions.
Oda Nobunaga was softened by Yoshigan. She softened her heart, but others did not.
When the devil stops being cold-blooded and becomes a woman of flesh and blood, she can be killed.
Akechi Mitsuhide saved a big game, and the evil spirits inside and outside the Oda family worked together to kill Oda Nobunaga almost together.
Yiyin was very sad and painful, but could not change the reality.
With Oda Nobunaga dead, she can be done with it, but Yoshigami is still alive and needs to continue living in this world that seems to have rules but actually makes no sense at all.
Yoshigan looked at Oda Nobunaga's tombstone. No matter how glorious a person he was, after death he was nothing more than a handful of loess with a small space to sleep in.
He squatted in front of Oda Nobunaga's tombstone and talked a lot for a long time.
Since Yi Yin is considered a loner and has few ideas, he has many things buried in his heart, but he no longer knows who else to talk to except the dead.
Finally, Yiyin stood up tremblingly. He had been squatting for so long that his legs and feet were numb.
Stomping his feet and stretching his waist, Yiyin smiled and said to the tombstone.
"No more talking, there are still many things waiting for me to deal with outside, and those troublesome guys are still blocking the door.
I didn't expect that chatting with you would be quite relaxing. If I had known this, I should have come a long time ago.
You have a good rest here and I will come see you when I have time."
Yiyin turned around and walked a few steps, suddenly felt something in his heart and looked back.
A cluster of sunlight hit Oda Nobunaga's tombstone, and there seemed to be a figure standing there.
That woman who was born unhappy, grew up unhappy, spent her whole life trying to prove herself, and was full of hostility, she seemed to be smiling with relief and smiled at Yiyin.
Yiyin felt guilty and murmured in a low voice.
"Everything is fine with Miraculous Maru, and Mitsuhide Akechi will raise her well.
Don't worry, the Oda family has such a huge inheritance, Akechi Mitsuhide will not dare to relax, she will definitely be very good to Kijimaru, and firmly hold on to this bargaining chip to check and balance Ichijo Hideyoshi.
Moreover, Akechi Mitsuhide seems to really love your child very much. I really don’t understand. She obviously killed you, but why does she love your child so much? Doesn’t she feel bad at all?
The human heart is really complicated."
With a final sigh, Yiyin walked out and never looked back.
Behind him, a gust of wind suddenly blew up in front of Oda Nobunaga's tomb, sweeping away the dust of the world, as if nothing in this world was left in front of the tomb.
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When they saw the saint coming out of Zongjianyuan, the waiting Taoist monks almost swarmed him.
Seeing their solemn yet flattering expressions, Yiyin looked a little dazed and couldn't help but look back.
The two people, separated by heaven and man, were at opposite ends of the house, decorated with flowers and brocades, while the door was deserted. It was like a world of ice and fire.
Originally, Daitokuji Temple wanted to welcome Yoshigan back to the main hall of the Dharma Hall, but Yoshigan shook his head and walked straight south, passing through the Thousand Body Jizo Tomb and arriving at the teahouse behind the wall.
The attendants carefully inspected the inside and outside of the tea house before welcoming the saint inside.
There were two simple wooden tables, one big and one small. Yiyin sat directly on the big table, facing outside, waving to the purple-robed nuns waiting outside, and said.
"People from Tianhai, worship the master.
I have a bit of a dry mouth, so you can come in and drink a cup of tea with me, while the others can leave for now."
Tianhai and Chongchuan looked at each other, smiled politely, bowed to the saint, and walked into the teahouse one after another.
The other Gaoni looked at each other in disbelief, then bowed and left, returning to the Dharma Hall to wait.
The Buddhist sect is not stupid either. The saint came to Daitoku Temple in a high profile and arranged for the nuns to accompany him to the meeting. It must be to mediate the increasingly serious religious conflicts between the new Shintoism and the various Buddhist sects.
At this critical moment, no one wants to miss the message and can only wait patiently.