The servant who was responsible for boiling water and making tea at the tea house had never seen the world and was already frightened. Yiyin waved her away and then smiled at the two mages.
"The tea from the ancient temple is not as luxurious as the one from Sakai Port. Let's boil the tea stems and appreciate the bitterness in front of the Buddha."
The two of them praised the saint one after another for his unique mind and Buddha's heart. The people on the side had already taken water to boil and prepared tea leaves.
Seeing the Tongxin people busy in the distance, Yiyin said lightly.
"I heard that the two mages have been wanting to meet and discuss with me. It's better to choose a different date. If you have anything to say, you might as well say it now.
After finishing my work in Kyoto, I will leave Fushimi Castle in a few days and return to Tamonyama Castle."
The two nuns' hearts sank. They did not expect that the first time the saint was willing to face the sectarian issue would be to issue an ultimatum.
Not to mention the hidden fighting spirit between Tianhai and Chongchuan, just talking about the public spirit, what can be discussed in a brief conversation in the tea room?
But if we don't seize this opportunity, the new Shinto teaching course that we have been preparing for half a year will start as soon as the saint leaves.
That lunatic Yukino Takada got so much money from nowhere, and bribed a large number of desperadoes to act as believers. He is sharpening his sword to repeat the Tianchu that year, and make Kyoto a river of blood again.
Master Yama, who had always been arrogant, became frightened when he saw the even crazier divine guards. He was unwilling to really have a bloody conflict and let Mount Hiei suffer another Buddhist disaster.
After a long silence, it was Tian Hai who was more confident and spoke first.
She had an unusual relationship with the saint. After all, she slept with him twice. No matter how embarrassed he was when he was so frightened that he ran away, this relationship was better than Chong Chuan.
Furthermore, she was the illegitimate daughter of Ashikaga, the cheap sister of Ashikaga Yoshiteru. Although she was intolerant of the world, the saint remembered his old love for his deceased fiancée and would not fall out over one or two slightly transgressive words.
Tianhai bowed his head and said bravely.
"Does the sage know that in the past six months, the Takada sisters have continued to provoke Buddhist sects, and many strange faces have come around Kyoto, causing great trouble to the security of Kyoto."
Yiyin said calmly.
"Yangno told me that those are the newly recruited divine guards by Yukino. The Shinto shrine in Kyoto has been in trouble recently, and they are used to guard the home."
Hearing the saint's understatement, Chong Chuan couldn't help but speak out.
"The saint is so partial to the new Shintoism. Isn't he worried that the Buddhist sects will be disheartened by it?"
Yiyin frowned slightly, not liking Chongchuan's impulse. Compared with Tianhai's white-faced speech, Chongchuan was obviously a little confused. He really thought that the Buddhist sects could threaten the saints, so he dared to cooperate with the bad-faced one.
Seeing Yiyin narrowing his eyes slightly, Tianhai secretly said something bad.
On other occasions, Tianhai would be happy to see Chongchuan being scolded by a saint, but not today. Today, Tianhai and Chongchuan are standing in the same trench.
Before the saint could speak, Tianhai had already opened his mouth to plead.
"Saint, the Tiantai Sect has been respectful to the saint and preached the holy name over the years. There is no merit but hard work. Please show mercy to the saint."
Chongchuan also reacted at this time, lowered his head and said softly.
"Saint Mercy."
Yiyin sighed and said.
"I am not an unreasonable person, nor am I denying you room to live, but you must know when enough is enough.
You should understand the significance of New Shintoism to the Shiba family. The power of Shiba’s theocracy cannot be peeked into, and this is the bottom line."
Chongchuan's eyes flashed.
"What the sage wanted the New Shinto to do, the Rinzai Sect can also do."
Yiyin looked deeply at Chongchuan and said.
"Yano and I have already reached an agreement. She is loyal to the Shiba family."
Chongchuan disobeys the Tao.
"I can also be loyal to Spoelstra, and I can also talk."
Yiyin looked at Chongchuan, then at Tianhai, and smiled.
"Takada Yono can fully represent the New Shinto Religion and accept my suggestion. How about you? Can you fully represent the Buddhist sects?"
Tianhai and Chongchuan looked at each other subconsciously, their expressions unnatural.
Takada Yono can speak for himself on New Shintoism, but it is difficult for Buddhist sects.
Buddhism has been introduced to the island country for nearly a thousand years, and has developed into many sects with different ideas. It is not easy to choose a speaker who can represent all sects.
The Kamakura shogunate and the Ashikaga shogunate successively used their brains on the Gozan system. In fact, they wanted to establish a spokesman for the Buddhist sects who would listen to the shogunate's words.
But what happened in the end? The Rinzai sect, which had high hopes from the shogunate, was extremely prosperous when the Wushan system was established, but ended up falling apart. The reason behind this is worth pondering.
Who doesn’t want to see the Rinzai Sect come to power? Or is it that everyone in the Buddhist sects is unhappy?
After all, Chong Chuanzhen is the abbot of Nanzen Temple and can only represent one faction of the Rinzai sect. She stood up and said that she was working for the saint. The saint wanted to laugh when she heard this. Who the hell do you think you are?
Compared with Tianhai, who is a master of Tiantai Sect, Chongchuan's confidence is weaker, and she has to rely on her position to gain more attention and support.
Therefore, Chongchuan showed impatience in the dispute between gods and Buddhas, because she had to be more radical than Tianhai in order to gain support from various Buddhist sects.
Tianhai behaves calmer and more rationally than Chongchuan. It's not that Tianhai is smarter or wiser than Chongchuan, but because the two people are in different positions, Tianhai is more calm.
But even if Tianhai was more confident, she could not pretend to be strong in front of the sage, because she knew that the sage had a better negotiator in his pocket, and that was Nagakaku Master of the Koyasan Shingon Sect.
Although Shingon does not flourish in Kyoto, it is deeply cultivated in areas with a strong Buddhist atmosphere such as Kii and Nara.
Master Changjue has been happily cooperating with the saint over the years. In terms of closeness, Tianhai would not dare to compare the importance of the two in the saint's heart.
Everyone wants to be the dog that the saint trusts most, but compared to Chongchuan, the barking dog, the non-barking dog from Koyasan is the opponent Tianhai is truly afraid of.
After all, a dog that bites doesn't bark.
Yiyin said one sentence and silenced the two Buddhist bigwigs in front of him.
Although Buddhism is powerful, internal conflicts and disputes are too deep. If Chongchuan, Tianhai, and Changjue cannot unite, they will not have the confidence to stand up to the saints.
It really pissed off the saint, and he was fighting against each other. No one was willing to take advantage of others and weaken himself.
A few words extinguished the arrogance of the two of them, and Yiyin smiled slightly.
Chong Chuan sings a black face, and Tianhai sings a white face. Do you really think that if you sing a double act with one black face and one white face, you can get an advantage in front of yourself?
The dispute between Chongchuan and Tianhai has long been no secret. It is impossible for them to truly join forces. Yiyin naturally has no worries and can do whatever he wants.
After suppressing the arrogance of the two Buddhist leaders, Yiyin finally gave out sweet dates, he said.
"I have already negotiated with Takada Harano.
Bishamonten is the god of war, the guardian of roads, and the protector of Buddhist law, but he does not have the priesthood of reincarnation, and the religious affairs of New Shinto will not be involved in underworld affairs."