Before Yoshigan Shiba and Teru Uesugi arrived at Echigo, they already had differences.
Recently, in the deep night at Settsukuni Ishiyama and the main mountain of Honganji Temple, bells rang out from the upper and lower temples.
The bells ring sadly, echoing in the mountains. It's not during morning and evening classes, but they come and go one after another.
The tenth generation Dharma Master of Hongan Temple is certified as the Master sitting down.
The lineage of Honganji Temple is called Jodo Shinshu. Its first leader, Shinran Shonin, came from Mount Hiei and practiced hard for twenty years without any results.
Later, he went down the mountain to learn from Master Fa Ran and taught him the teachings of Pure Land religion.
The various schools of Buddhism introduced to Japan in the Tang Dynasty all had solemn Dharma and profound Dharma.
The Pure Land Sect flourished in the Song Dynasty, and Buddhism was simple and easy to understand, close to the secular world.
Shinran Master went a step further and said that one can become a Buddha by reciting Namo Amitabha, which attracted a large number of poor people at the bottom.
You don't need to become a monk, you don't need to put down the butcher's knife to become a Buddha immediately. Evil parties, wild warriors, and the people of the country all believe in her teachings.
The true Buddhist teachings of the Pure Land Sect taught by Shin-luan Master were later called the Pure Land True Sect. He always focused on remembering Namo Amitabha, and was also called the Ichixiang Sect.
He has always been the leader of the clan and is a descendant of Master Shinluan.
The sect's headquarters and Hongan-ji Temple were moved many times. The tenth generation of Hongan-ji Temple's chief priest, the Supreme Being, moved to Settsu Ishiyama and became Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple.
Now that the master is enthroned, his daughter Honganji appears as the master and becomes the Dharma master.
There was heavy incense smoke inside the Honganji Temple, and the chanting of sutras continued. The Honganji Temple who just took over the throne looked sad, but his eyes were bright and bright, and he couldn't hide his look.
After a busy night, she still had no sleep, so she took her cronies down to Lai Lian's inner room to discuss matters.
Honganji seems to be disdainful.
"Takeda Harunobu sent someone to deliver a heavy gift. Nagao Kagetora (Uesugi Terutora) came to Luo. She hoped that I would block his return."
Lai Lian was stunned for a moment.
"The heavy snowfall in Echigo means that the long-tailed tiger came to Luo before the mountain was closed. It's almost spring plowing now, so she should be on her way back to lead the way. I'm afraid she won't be able to make it in time."
She was born in the Xiajian family. Since the first generation of the Xiajian family, she has been following Master Luan, and her status is aloof.
Although she is a side branch of the family, she has outstanding abilities and has been favored by Xianru. She is already the head of the family.
Appearing like a smile.
"The Wu family is cunning, and I am afraid that there is a plan within the plan, so I don't want to pay attention to her.
However, I had intended to clean up Kaga and the others, so it was not like I received her heavy gift in vain.
This bastard Nanari Norisu worked with Kaga and the others to fool Motoyama.
I received a heavy gift from Nagao Kagetora and allowed her to cross the border, but I didn't even know anything about it."
The Ichiko sect was reformed in the hands of the eighth-generation dharma leader Honganji Rennyu, simplifying rituals, gathering power, and building an organizational structure with three layers: dharma master, monastery, and lectures.
The Dharma Master is a member of the Yixiang Sect, who is in charge of Shishan Yufang.
Honganji temples in various places are also called temples, and their management is delegated to acting officials.
Speak at the grassroots level and lead dozens or even hundreds of believers.
Religious doctrines have always been simple, and religious rituals have been simplified, so they expanded rapidly.
In Kii, Ise, Omi, Mikawa and other countries, the power grew rapidly.
The strongest branch is the Hokuriku Dao Kaga Ichibuki clan, which successfully captured a country and also spread faith to surrounding countries, making the samurai extremely fearful.
During the era of Xianru's mother, Master Zhengru, she suppressed the Xiangzong's expansion, stabilized its expanding territory, and also made the martial artists relax their vigilance.
However, this caused dissatisfaction within the Honganji Temple. Her daughter Xianru advocated that all countries should be exported to the outside world and that all countries could become Buddhist kingdoms, which gained support within the sect.
Now that I am sitting down and appearing in a superior position, I cannot help but do something.
Nanari Noraishu was originally a young attendant of Ishiyama Gobo. To prove that he was valued by the Master, he was promoted to nun and sent to Kaga as acting official.
After Nanato Yorishu took office, he integrated the Kaga Ichikai sect and suppressed the pace of external expansion, which made the Honganji Temple seem disgusted.
Now that she is in power, it is time to take Qili Laizhou's surgery to change Xiang Zong's conservative strategy during the Zhengru era and move towards pioneering.
Lai Lian in the lower room naturally understands the Dharma Master's intentions. She also doesn't like Qili Laizhou, and has given several orders as the head of the mountain.
But there were some things that couldn't be rushed, and her excitement made her worry. Don't act too hastily, which would cause her pace to be disrupted.
"The Master is wise and Shichiri Laizhou is doing nothing. It is time to reprimand her and order her to change her ways and expand the Hokurikudo Ichigo Sect."
Xianru obviously understood what she said and said.
"You mean to keep her?"
"The Kaga Ichikazu sect has a complex composition. We should first send someone to supervise Shichiri Norisu's work, and then we can gradually figure it out."
Xianru listened to her advice and was silent in thought.
The grassroots of the Yixiang sect used talk to control the believers, and then launched the Yixiang sect to drive away the Wu family lords with violence and establish branch offices to manage the territory.
Its essence is dual leadership, with the Zongni official and the leaders co-governing.
In the beginning, the Yikui was always successful. In Kaga, the three temple masters were in charge, and the leaders of the Yikui in various places were in disarray.
In particular, the unintentional and wanton expansion into Echizen, Noto, and Echichu met with fierce reactions from the samurai of various countries.
Nanari Yorishu was sent to Kaga with a very important task, which was to establish the Oyama Gobo in the Kanazawa Plain and unify the Kaga Ichiko sect.
Xianru finally nodded and said.
"Then keep her first.
Let Yorijun go to Kaga and serve as the master of Oyama Gobobo.
He ordered Norisu Nanari to be the general of Kaga, sealed the borders, and called on believers from surrounding countries to launch a uprising."
Shimo Lai Lian nodded, Honganji seemed to be calm-headed.
Although she wanted to expand her power, she still chose Hokurikudo to test the territory first and suppressed her desire to launch in the nearby mountains.
Ishiyama Honganji Temple is located in Settsu Province, but after years of religious expansion, it has its own port, more than ten commercial towns, and the surrounding fields are full of believers.
In the border areas of Settsu, Izumi, and Hanoi, the power was huge. Omi also responded to the East-West Sect, which also had a far-reaching influence.
Once it attracts the attention of the shogunate, the consequences are unpredictable, so it is better to try it in Hokurikudo first.
Xianru said again.
"Command Sanhe to launch Yiyikui.
The three families of Imagawa, Matsudaira, and Oda are fighting endlessly, and the believers are in trouble, so let the Buddhist kingdom on earth find a way out for them."
Not only Hokurikudo, but also Tokaido should be visited.
Lai Lian asked from the next room.
"Then how will Ambassador Takeda reply?"
He replied coldly.
"Let her leave her things and go away. The Takeda family will be satisfied with Kaga."
Takeda Harunobu sent people to the Tendai Sect of Mount Hiei to pray for Buddha, and asked the master to go east to Kai Country to teach scriptures, which made Xianru very angry.
These two betting foxes keep giving gifts to befriend themselves while pretending to believe in the Tiantai Sect. It's really disgusting.
But she didn't want to quarrel with each other, make friends with people far away and attack people close to her, because she might not be able to use the Kai-Takeda family one day.
The Tendai Sect of Mount Hiei has long since faded into obscurity, and even after the split of Mount Koya, it was also in decline.
The Yixiang Sect, which is deeply rooted in the grassroots, does not care about these declining sects that are taking the upper-level route.
What Mingru is most afraid of is the Nichiren sect, which was suppressed by the Tendai sect, and after being driven out of Kyoto, turned to the lower classes to spread its faith and had a large number of believers in the Kobo Shoucho town.
She ordered with a sneer.
"Nichiren's heretical words confuse the public. Within the sphere of influence of the Ichigo Sect, believers will be killed without mercy."