Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Uesugi Teruatora's thoughts, are they as upright and upright as Uesugi Teruatora says?
I'm afraid that may not be the case.
Those in power are also human beings and have their own desires, but they can hide their desires in the common interests of everyone.
She is selfless, she is a public person, how can she be selfish?
Everyone belongs to the public, and their physical and psychological needs will naturally be decorated with dignity.
As long as Uesugi Teruhora can conquer Kanto and benefit the samurai under his command.
It doesn't matter whether she goes to war for Spo Yiyin or uses Spo Yiyin to fight.
The Wu family attaches great importance to profits, as long as the profits are sufficient, you can make up whatever principles you want.
Terutora Uesugi needs to convince her samurai family, and she also needs to convince herself, because it is her responsibility to continue the Uesugi family business.
In the same way, the same goes for Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
If marrying Yoshigan Shiba can stabilize the Ashikaga family for three generations, she is wise.
On the contrary, the foolish king who was fascinated by beauty lost his family fortune for a hundred years and can only serve as a warning to future generations.
All in all, as long as the result is beneficial to the martial arts family under his command, everything the superior does is right.
The Wu family is such a simple and boring pursuit of profit, simple and easy to understand to boring.
In fact, Uesugi Teruhu himself couldn't tell what was more important than beauty and family fortune. Human nature is inherently complex.
But she understood that the emergence of Shiba Yiyin provided her with a path that she did not have before.
It was a far better road than the road she had planned to take before going to Luo to get closer to the shogunate.
There was one thing she did not mention to Naoe Kanetsu, that is, her coveting of Shiba Yoshigan's bloodline also stemmed from her ambition for the people of the world.
The Wu family originated from several families with the two surnames of the Minamoto clan and the Taira clan. After the Minamoto and Taira wars, the Taira clan was defeated, and there was a general consensus among the samurai family.
Those who are not the elders of the Gen clan cannot be the pillars of the Wu family, and those who are not the pillars of the Wu family cannot be the shoguns.
To put it simply, only the blood of the Genji family can open the Kaifu and the world.
As Terutora Uesugi was born in the Bando Hachihei clan, she was not qualified to compete.
But Shiba Yoshigan is different. The Shiba family is a close branch of the famous Ashikaga family of Genji.
She and his children will have the noble blood of Genji flowing through them.
As for whether a male descendant is considered to be part of the Genji bloodline? If his fist is big enough, he can talk to all the martial arts families in the world.
As long as the descendants bear the name of the Spo family, it will not be considered a violation of the rules. Killing a few ignorant people will be considered a violation.
Uesugi Teruhora didn't know if he loved Shiba Yoshigan or if he could use him in every way.
All I know is that he is a priceless treasure placed in front of me by God, and I must not miss it.
If you miss it, you will be heartbroken for a lifetime.
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The next morning, Yiyin took a shower and changed clothes, preparing to participate in the fraternity activities held by the Grand Odai, the Winter Buddhist Ceremony.
The suppression of men in the Wu family society was so severe that it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were a tool for reproduction and family property.
Even a man of noble status in the martial arts family rarely has any freedom.
But human nature is hard to suppress, and the Brotherhood is the social circle formed by the men of the Wu family.
Here, they can get a breather, gain extremely weak influence, and feed back into the relationship between husband and wife where women are superior to men.
Through the brotherhood, men of the Wu family can participate in political activities and economic activities, slightly improving their sense of presence in the family.
Therefore, almost all men of the Wu family are very active in the activities of the Brotherhood. This is another battlefield for them to protect themselves and their families.
The suppression of men in the Wu family society resulted in very few types of activities that they could hold, such as tea parties, flower viewing parties, and Buddhist worship parties.
What is being held today is the Winter Buddhist Ceremony.
Ji warriors are called females on the battlefield, and most of them have no interest in religion.
The men of the Wu family are more enthusiastic about it because their life is boring and they need spiritual sustenance.
After the third generation of shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu massacred the imperial court, Shintoism, which was closely related to the imperial court, gradually disappeared, leaving Buddhism as the dominant religion.
In recent years, mainstream Buddhism has been divided into three schools: the Hieizan Tendai Sect, the Koyasan Shingon Sect, and the Ichiko Buddhism of Ishiyama Honganji Temple.
The Hieizan Tiantai Sect originated in the period of the envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty. It was established in Tiantai Mountain in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Chinese Empire, hence the name Tiantai Sect.
This sect is close to Kyoto and takes the upper-class route all year round. It is the most prosperous among the three sects.
Civil strife broke out in Koyasan, and the new sect left Wakayama. Since then, Koyasan has been known as the old Shingon sect, and its power has been greatly reduced.
Later, due to the successful merger of the Hosō Sect and the capture of Yamato Kōfukuji Temple, the old school of the Tendai Sect regained its foothold based on the old place of Nara.
Both the Tiantai Sect and the Shingon Sect are old sects that are biased toward Tang Dynasty Buddhism. The Buddhist teachings are profound and transcendent from the world.
But Yixiang Zong is from Kanto.
Since the Song Dynasty, Pure Land belief has risen in Buddhism, and the concept of entering the Pure Land through belief in Amitabha, the Buddha of Ultimate Bliss, has been widely spread.
The ancient city of Kamakura in Kanto is the place where the Buddhist Pure Land belief was spread in Japan during the Song Dynasty, known as the Pure Land Sect.
The recent schools of Buddhism are too profound, but Pure Land Buddhism is concise and close to the world. It is more acceptable to the working people and has a great influence in Kanto.
After that, an extreme branch was expelled from Kamakura, that is, the Pure Land Shinsect, which can become a Buddha by reciting Amitabha, also known as the Ichigo sect.
The Ichigo Sect was expelled from the Kanto Pure Land Sect and came to take root in Konkyo.
Because the sect's Buddhist principles are simple and clear, a large number of people at the bottom attach themselves to it, and it has become the strongest secular force among the three sects in recent times.
Odaisho has a noble status, so he held a Buddhist ceremony, and naturally an important figure from the Hieizan Tendai Sect was present to preside over it.
When he arrived at the imperial platform, Yiyin realized that he had made a huge mistake. The person presiding over the ceremony was actually a nun.
He was also surprised. With his status as the Great Imperial Palace, it was inconvenient for the Tiantai Sect Master to come down the mountain. He should at least send the heads of the temples on the mountain or the high-ranking nuns to come.
Who would have thought that it was just a little Ni Zheng who came.
In the eyes of ordinary people, a nun from Mount Hiei is no longer a small person, but at the level of the Ashikaga family, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is treated lightly and humiliated.
Unless it is designated by the Grand Imperial Office itself.
In the Buddhist hall of Yutai, sandalwood is surrounded and the Buddha's light is mellow. This immersive atmosphere is most suitable for deepening religious belief.
The men of the Wu family lived a miserable life. They had no status in the family and were subject to many restrictions, preventing them from moving freely.
Except for a few fraternities and handkerchief gatherings, they worship Buddha and practice religion in order to relieve their spiritual emptiness.
The profound Buddhist teachings of Tiantai Sect can gain a firm foothold in the upper echelons because these men do not need to know anything about Buddhist teachings.
What they practice is not Buddhism, but loneliness, emptiness and coldness.
Yi Yin can be regarded as an proud idol by the men of the Wu family because he fought hard for these poor people.
When he entered the Buddhist hall, the atmosphere around him stagnated for a moment, and many eyes turned away from Buddhist scriptures and statues.
Ni Zheng, who was hosting the ceremony, came forward to welcome him in person. He covered his head and face in plain clothes, leaving only his two beautiful big eyes exposed.
The eyelashes are long, with more dark eyes and less white eyes. They are so watery that they are not aggressive, very soft, and have a hint of compassion.
The headband is not tightly wrapped, and through the gaps, you can see that she looks dignified and is a beauty.