98. The world gathers together, a good show begins.
The Yin Yang Lao Meeting Hall is a grand hall imitating the style of the Tang Dynasty.
The overall color tone is mainly solemn black, and the orderly window frames and pillars are painted bright vermilion, adding a touch of splendor to the steady appearance. The walls are painted with mantras and patterns, showing the solemn atmosphere of the temple. In addition,
, there are turquoise tambi branches inserted on both sides of the entrance and exit, and the magic rope is pulled up to prevent snakes, insects, mosquitoes and flies from entering.
It was raining lightly, and the air in the temple was filled with heavy fog.
Fujishima Miyaji of Hanazono Inari Shrine walked up to the corridor in front of the main hall. He paused for a moment and wiped the water stains off his shoulders before entering the underground hall and nodded to the people waiting inside.
"Miyaji Takagi, how are you preparing?"
When Miyaji Takagi of Hakusan Shrine heard this, he immediately shook his head: "How can I be prepared? It all depends on Miyaji Fujishima's performance today."
"Does Miyaji Takagi plan to sit on the sidelines and watch?" Miyaji Fujishima asked pleasantly.
"How dare you, how dare you," Miyaji Takagi narrowed his eyes, and his tone was flat, "There is a monster sneaking into the Yin and Yang dormitory under our noses. How dare I stand by and watch such a thing? Don't worry, Miyaji Fujishima. Today
I will definitely follow the footsteps of Inari Shrine."
"Great kindness!"
Fujishima Miyaji bowed lightly.
Palace Secretary Takagi did not dare to neglect and bowed in return.
While bending down, the two palace ministers from Kansai cursed each other secretly in their hearts: I believe you, you bastard old man from Kansai has become just like the people in Tokyo, you love to lie the most.
Time passed slowly, and there were only a few minutes left before the opening of the Board of Directors meeting.
There are more and more people in the spacious main hall. It is dark outside. Several red lanterns are lit in the hall, spreading light around. Palace ministers and abbots from thousands of shrines and temples throughout the Kanto region gathered in the hall today.
, plus the juniors who came to listen, nearly five to six thousand people poured in. For a time, the hall was crowded with people, and it was difficult to even squeeze out a place to stay.
Kasahara Asuka turned her little head and carefully searched various areas with her eyes.
The layout of the entire hall is somewhat similar to the layout of a modern court. Located on the high platform in the innermost part of the hall are five seats facing the hall door, which are the seats of the five directors who represent the highest power of the Kanto Yin Yangliao.
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The people sitting on those five seats were looked up to by the entire Kanto clergy.
The seats further down, that is, the defendant's seat and plaintiff's seat area of the court, are a total of two thousand director seats arranged on both sides. Theoretically, every director member of the Kanto Yin Yang Liao branch has a fixed seat.
Sitting there, even if the director fails to attend the board meeting, others cannot sit in that seat.
A little further back, the area near the palace gate is an area similar to an auditorium. Sitting here are usually the family members of the directors, or the juniors who will inherit the director's position in the future, so they can feel the atmosphere of the board meeting in advance.
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Asuka Kasahara's eyes swept over her peers in the audience one by one.
Different people have different expressions.
Most of the young people from small shrines and temples have an attitude of learning to see the world, and their expressions may be reserved, nervous, or respectful; while some young people with backgrounds and abilities, such as Nezu Shrine, are
The young people at Miyahachi Shrine, Kashima Shrine and other shrines have indifferent expressions, sit upright, and are as steady as a mountain. They don't need to be deliberately proud, but with the badges on their collars that indicate their identity, they can exude an impressive atmosphere.
I feel extremely proud.
Among them, there is an area of young people who are particularly attractive.
They were the younger generation who heard the news and came to Tokyo from the other four branches of Onnyangliao overnight to attend the conference. In order to show their strength, or to laugh at the Kanto branch, this group of people carefully prepared Selected talents from various divisions.
Asuka Kasahara looked at the badges on the collars of these people to identify where they came from.
From the Kansai branch, there are Kiyomizudera Temple, the most famous temple in Japan, Kinkakuji Temple, which is known as the most beautiful in the world, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, which has more than 30,000 Inari shrines, and Hachiman Shrine, one of the three main shrines. Ishikimizu Hachimangu Shrine; Todaiji Temple and Kasuga Taisha Shrine located in the ancient capital of Nara; Ise Jingu Shrine, which is supported by the spiritual pillar of the Japanese... all are famous big shrines and temples.
Young people from Kyushu Branch, Shikoku Branch and Hokkaido Branch are also from famous families. For example, Usa Shrine in Oita Prefecture of Kyushu, Kinrinji Temple in Kochi Prefecture of Shikoku, Hokkaido Daijingu Shrine in Sapporo, Hokkaido, etc...
Compared with local young people in Kanto, young people from other places have undisguised pride on their faces. Especially the Kansai people who have always laughed at Kanto for being a nouveau riche. They look at their peers in Kanto with eyes that are either indifferent or contemptuous. , with a look of scrutiny in his eyes.
"Tch, country bumpkin..."
As a native of Tokyo, Asuka Kasahara also despises Kansai people.
In particular, this group of people came all night, obviously intending to watch a joke, and the target of the joke was still a senior, which made the little miko Kasahara very unhappy. Before the conference started, she was thinking in her mind that she must find an opportunity after the conference ended. Put sacks on them and beat them all.
"Chief Kasahara has arrived!"
As the receptionist of the hall chanted, the hall fell silent for an instant, and then in the next second, the silence was broken. Thousands of people whispered, and thousands of pairs of eyes looked at the door of the hall, falling on Yong Yong. On a luxurious woman.
In Yin Yang House, every resolution is initiated by the directors. After getting the approval of half of the directors, the proposal will be submitted to the five directors, and the big5 will make the final decision. And, any one of the big5, Everyone has veto power. It can be said that even if all members agree to a resolution, even if one chairman disagrees, the resolution cannot be implemented in a legitimate manner. (This is the first time Fujiwara Izaya has heard of this rule. At that time, I thought to myself, isn’t this the five permanent members of the United Nations!)
Also, the big5 in each branch are members of the headquarters board of directors.
Five branches, a total of 25 people, hold the power to determine the fate of the entire country's clergy.
With power and strength, if she is still a young and beautiful woman...then she will naturally be admired and pursued by everyone.
Amid whispers, Mrs. Kasahara walked slowly into the hall, like the wind blowing through a weak willow, with a faint smile on her lips.
She is also wearing a traditional white-crotch witch costume, but what is different from ordinary witch costumes is that the collar and cuffs of her suit are embroidered with gold lace. The golden color that symbolizes power makes ordinary witch costumes look gorgeous. Incomparable.
The gorgeous clothes, coupled with her gorgeous appearance, made the light in the palace a little brighter for a while.
No one dared to sit down. Thousands of people stood up to greet him, and people from other branches did not dare to neglect. For a moment, it was like a wave of people, and the hall was full of people.
"Welcome to Mr. Chairman Kasahara——"
Among the waves of sound that were so high that they could break the roof, only one person did not get up.
That person was Asuka Kasahara, the youngest daughter of Chairman Kasahara, known as the rising star of Shintoism. At this time, not only was the little miko not happy with the magnanimity shown by her mother, she even felt a little bit resentful in her heart.
Today's board meeting was initiated by my mother herself.
In other words, today it is my mother who is going to take the lead in attacking the seniors. With the spoiled temper of the little miko Kasahara, she is giving her mother face by not rolling around in the middle of the hall and organizing the opening of the conference.
"Everyone, please sit down. You're welcome."
Chairman Kasahara said with a smile, stretched out his arms forward, his sleeves drooped slightly, and motioned for everyone to sit down.
Immediately, her eyes passed over her unhappy little daughter sitting in the audience, with an angry and funny expression on her face. With so many people watching, it was better to teach her daughter a lesson now. It would be better to wait until after the conference and let Mr. Fujiwara teach her a lesson.
Please help me discipline her, otherwise Xiangxiang’s temper will definitely suffer a big loss in the future.
In the crowd, Miyaji Fujishima looked at the radiant chairman and raised his eyebrows slightly.
As expected, after today's meeting, he will be able to sit on an equal footing with this woman. Thinking about it makes him feel excited.
"Chairman Hoshimi is here!"
There was another roll call, and the atmosphere in the hall, which had just calmed down a little, became lively again.
In front of the temple door, Mrs. Hoshimi, who was wearing the same gilded lace miko uniform, walked in to meet many enthusiastic looks. The fiery red light from the lantern swayed on her beautiful face, illuminating her delicate eyebrows.
, bright eyes, and the charming little groove between the soft upper lip and the tip of the small nose.
Different from Chairman Kasahara's elegant temperament, she is a beauty with a somewhat cold and arrogant temperament. If Chairman Kasahara is a gorgeous cherry blossom, then she is Pingting's elegant plum blossom, with a fresh and charming temperament.
charm.
"Welcome Hoshi to meet the Chairman——"
Facing the welcoming voices of everyone, Mrs. Hoshimi just nodded slightly and said "good". This word "good" was crisp and sweet, without any turbidity, like the ice water left from the mountains in the world of Indian summer.
Slowly walking up to the five main seats on the high platform, she glanced at Mrs. Kasahara who was sitting in the middle, then gently stroked her sleeves and sat down next to her. The red lantern above her head illuminated the two women.
The figure of the lady was reflected on the screen behind, graceful and moving.
The next roll call came.
The contemporary head of the Tsuchimikado family, dressed in white priestly robes, appeared in front of the temple gate.
Different from ordinary priest uniforms, although the priest uniform he was wearing was also made of white hunting clothes, the collar and sleeves were embroidered with a black dragon pattern representing the chairman's power. On the left chest, there was also an embroidered black dragon pattern.
There is a Kiyomei platycodon seal representing Tsuchimikado Shinto and the Tsuchimikato family.
Silence suddenly fell over the entire hall, and there was silence all around.
Tsuchimikado Shinto is also an alternative existence within Shintoism, and everyone's attitude towards them is very subtle.
Shintoism is a sect born with nature worship, ancestor worship, and emperor worship as its main doctrines. It is an animistic polytheistic religion. Tsuchimikamon Shinto is a kind of Onmyodo founded by Abe Seimei, and
Based on the Chinese Yin-Yang Five Elements Bagua Theory, a new school was founded by Tsuchimikado Yasifuku, a direct descendant of Abe Seimei.
Since the Yin Yang and Five Elements theory has completely separated from the three major worships of Shintoism itself, the attitude within Shintoism towards this new school is very unfriendly, and it has been mainly suppressing its development for a long time. However, at the beginning of its establishment, Tsuchimikado
Shinto received strong support from the Tokugawa shogunate and once controlled the compilation of the country's official calendar and the right to participate in national politics, becoming the largest force within Shintoism.
But soon, Tsuchimikamon Shinto turned from prosperity to decline.
After the Meiji Restoration, the new government abolished the legitimacy of Onmyodo, and the influence of Tsuchimikamon Shinto fell to its lowest ebb in a thousand years.
In 1952, the "Draft Constitution on Freedom of Religion" was born, and Tsuchimikado Shinto returned to people's attention. In the following decades, after the efforts of three generations of family heads, it was finally under the hands of the previous generation of family heads, Tsuchimikado Shino.
Here, Tsuchimikamon Shinto was restored to its former glory.
Although there have always been criticisms within Shintoism, no one dared to protest in the face of the strong power.
The lantern swayed slightly and the light was dim.
In the silence, the head of the Tsuchimikado family completely ignored everyone's gaze and walked straight to the high platform.
That burly mountain-like body exuded a faint sense of oppression.
A few meters away, people sitting on both sides of the aisle lowered their heads under the pressure of his aura, and did not dare to make the slightest sound. That powerful aura proved the terrifying strength of the head of the family, and also showed that he was in a very unhappy mood.
good.
Yes.
The head of the Tsuchimikado family is indeed in a bad mood right now.
Some time ago, the previous generation of family head sent a message from Gao Tianyuan, asking him to make friends with Fujiwara Izaya as much as possible without harming the interests of the family. He has not even started to make friends with Fujiwara Izaya, and today that kid will be expelled
Now that he's out of the Yin Yang Lao, can he be in a better mood?
The heavy air remained for a while, and then dispersed slightly after the head of the Tsuchimikado family took his seat.
At this time, the roll call sounded again.
"Chairman Hongwen is here!"
A gentle wind blew, and the old monk from Sensoji Temple walked in on the wind.
Wearing a white cassock, Master Hongwen looks like an ordinary old monk on the surface. His pace is neither hasty nor slow, and his demeanor is gentle and approachable. It really feels like the spring breeze blowing on your face, which makes you deeply moved.
The depth of Buddhism.
After walking up to the high platform, he bowed to the head of the Tsuchimikado family with a kind look on his face, and said with a smile: "If you feel upset, go to the Sensoji Temple where the old monk lives after the meeting."
"I won't give you any money for incense!" the head of the Tsuchimikado family replied with a straight face.
"Amitabha."
The old monk put his hands together and silently recited the Buddha's name.
The seemingly stingy words actually conveyed the message that the two families had a good relationship, so the atmosphere in the palace relaxed. The air that had been nearly solidified just now was blown away in an instant, like a breeze blowing over a spring lake.
The feeling of oppression in everyone's heart has disappeared without a trace.
"Master Hirofumi, please don't forget me." Mrs. Kasahara greeted with a smile.
"That's natural." Old monk Hongwen clasped his hands towards her again and bowed slightly.
"And me." Mrs. Hoshimi said with a smile, "Master Hongwen, wouldn't you be willing to make an extra cup of tea?"
"Of course there is no shortage of tea," said the old monk Hongwen with an expression on his face, "but the two chairman directors cannot come at the same time, otherwise the tourists who come here because of the two chairman directors will treat my shabby little
The temple is broken and crowded.”
"Haha~"
Both chairman of the board covered their lips and smiled happily.
The amorous feelings that overflowed in that moment seemed to stir up the hearts of everyone in the hall. They all scolded the old monk in their hearts for being immoral, wishing that they could sit on that high platform of power and chat and laugh with the two beauties like him.
The opening of the Board of Directors meeting was about to begin, and the hall became quiet.
At this time, everyone also noticed the picture on the high platform.
Among the five positions representing power, one person is missing, and the lack has lasted for decades.
Location is very important.
And that position represents the undivided power of the Kanto region.
In the light of the candle, more and more people's attention is directed to the vacant position.
Some old palace ministers thought of the scene where all five seats were filled with people decades ago, and others thought of the catastrophe that had occurred, a disaster that is still spread by word of mouth.
The Yin Yang Lao Guandong Council has five permanent directors.
There are only four seats in Tokyo Grand Shrine, Meiji Jingu Shrine, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, and Sensoji Temple.
Which company has the other seat?
“Asakusa Shrine!”
I don't know who said it.
There was a slight roar in the hall, and then laughter.
Some are funny, some want to ridicule; some are intentional, some are unintentional; but they are all harsh.
That shrine has long been in ruins, let alone sitting on the high platform, and even the board of directors meeting has not been attended for 20 or 30 years.
Presumably, there will be no one representing Asakusa Shrine in attendance today.
Because, today's board of directors meeting was held precisely to execute the only priest of Asakusa Shrine.
After a while, Chairman Kasahara gently waved his sleeves, suppressed the laughter in the room, and said in a soft voice: "It's almost time. Today's meeting will begin now. According to the agenda of this meeting, please discuss whether to deprive
Voting on the membership of Asakusa Shrine’s board of directors has begun.”
The whole hall fell into silence.
The directors on both sides of the split clenched the pen and paper in their hands and began to exercise their powers as directors. The chicks in the back stretched their necks, tortured by curiosity, waiting for the final result.
However, at this time, Fujiwara Izaya was still slowly walking towards the main hall.
"Ah~"
The young priest who received him in front of the temple yawned out of boredom.
Outside the door was a white curtain of rain, and hydrangeas were blooming beautifully. As he looked at them, he felt a little sleepy.
At this moment, two figures walked over from a distance.
"Hey, senior..." Fujiwara Izaya turned his head and looked at Hoshimi Rinko, "Are there many people here today?"
"Five to six thousand," Rinko Hoshimi gave an approximate figure.
A gust of wind blew, and her straight black hair that reached her waist was fluttering slightly, and there were a few wet strands of hair on her snow-white cheeks, which clung to her delicate skin, like lotus flowers in the rain.
Fujiwara Izaya stared at her cheek for a while.
Then, her eyes moved uncontrollably, looking at the white miko uniform. The white cloth, slightly dampened by the mist, was close to her skin, depicting exquisite and delicate curves.
Every time I see the small flat chest, Fujiwara Izaya will subconsciously think of his mother.
after all……
Since he was born, he has never had a sip of breast milk.
Some regrets.
"Look!" Xing Jian Linzi slashed his waist with a knife.
"Love, I can't help it..." Fujiwara Izaya held his waist in pain.
"Um?"
"Senior, I was wrong."
"As punishment, you will be responsible for the hygiene of the club activity room this semester."
"ah?"
"unwilling?"
"willing!"
Fujiwara Izaya didn't dare to say anything.
After all, in name, the senior is his minister and has direct jurisdiction over him.
"Who is that..." The young priest at the door of the hall looked at the two approaching people with envy.
The young man is handsome and the girl is elegant and ethereal. The two people wearing priest and witch uniforms are walking in the rain. They match like a couple of gods. It is hard not to think that they are not a match made in heaven. It makes people yearn for it and want it.
Sweet love.
Just when they felt sour in their hearts, they came to the door of the main hall.
"Hello, I'm here to attend the History Council Meeting." Fujiwara Izaya said politely.
The young priest took the name list and pointed the pen on the paper: "Which shrine does it belong to?"