different warring states of japan

Chapter 2090 The Woman Who Dared to Trick the Gods

As the male mountain where Iwashimizu Hachiman Shrine was located was cut three feet into the ground, the lightning and thunder finally stopped.

This is not the end of the divine punishment, but because the 108 flagpoles have turned into molten iron, there is a risk of the thunder and fire spreading. Yiyin can only stop the external special effects to avoid being affected.

If the thunderbolt were to strike Tianwang Mountain or Yiyin himself, it would be difficult for him to continue pretending to be such a bad guy.

Although he had the ability to change the weather for twenty-four hours once a year, he never abused it, but used it very carefully.

The trump card cannot be revealed casually. If used too much, people will find the pattern. The power of heaven is never enough to be feared. The most terrifying thing is always the human heart.

  Furthermore, if one cannot conquer people's hearts, what is the point of repeatedly pretending to be the power of God? Is it really necessary to kill all those who disobey?

Without obedient people, who will farm the land, who will build houses, who will cook, and who will serve the descendants of the gods for generations to come?

Killing people can never solve problems. Saving lives is the right direction.

After a hundred years of turmoil, people's hearts are set on peace, and the worst peace is better than the greatest war.

The endless wars that belonged to the troubled times should have ended long ago. Although the Sōma world wanted to establish a country based on the corrupt theocracy, it was also fighting for the survival of the people.

In a sense, this is the limitation of the times. Yiyin also hopes to take advantage of the limitations of the times and let the people of the island nation make their own choices.

Only if the people of the island nation choose to be oppressed and exploited, and work like slaves for generations, can they never repay General Shiba's kindness.

Only the descendants of the Sasaki gods can ride roughshod over the heads of the people of the island nations for generations, and enjoy wealth and prosperity with peace of mind.

At this time, the thunder and lightning had disappeared, but the Nanshan Mountain in the distance had turned into a scorched earth, and the ignited mountain fire was getting bigger and bigger.

Yiyin sighed and casually changed the interface of "Heaven's Envy of Beauty". Then heavy rain fell from the sky, slowly moistening and healed the wounds of the earth.

Yoshigine sighed, motioning Akechi Mitsuhide and Hosokawa Fujitaka to follow him back to the roof of the shrine to shelter from the rain.

"The Ashikaga white flag is gone, the Shogun's sword is gone, the golden seal of the King of Japan is gone, and the Ashikaga Empire of 200 years is gone."

Hosokawa Fujitaka fell to his knees and kowtowed.

"The saint has come to save the world and the people. We, the ministers, do not know the true God. We are really confused and terrified."

Yiyin scoffed.

"You two are not stupid, but too smart."

Hosokawa Fujitaka pulled on Akechi Mitsuhide's sleeve, but Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes passed through the mist of the heavy rain, and no one knew what he was looking at.

Suddenly, Akechi Mitsuhide came to his senses, knelt on the ground, and apologized together.

"I am terrified and I know my crime."

Hosokawa Fujitaka's fear was real, she was really deceived by Yiyin.

  A sudden thunderstorm on a sunny day directly wiped out all the high-ranking officials of the shogunate. If this is not considered divine power, then what is divine power?

Not to mention that Hosokawa Fujitaka was an ancient man, even modern people who saw this scene would most likely believe that Yoshigane was a living god. Things that cannot be explained by logic can only be attributed to gods.

But Akechi Mitsuhide is different, she is a mentally abnormal person.

For Akechi Mitsuhide, it didn’t matter whether Yoshigaki was a true god or not. Helping Yoshigaki achieve the rule of Shiba and bring a new order to the island nation was her lifelong ideal and obsession.

Mitsuhide Akechi, who took the initiative to take on the responsibility of a white glove to share the worries of his king, never expected to have a good ending.

Since ancient times, how many people who did dirty work for their masters could die of old age? Akechi Mitsuhide was like a moth flying into a flame, and he had long been determined to become a martyr.

But this guy doesn't believe in gods or ghosts, but her faith is more loyal than that of fanatics. It's really strange.

Akechi Mitsuhide didn't care about his own gains and losses. The most important thing was to help Yoshigin remove all obstacles and take over the world smoothly.

Hosokawa Fujitaka truly believed in the existence of a living god in awe, while Akechi Mitsuhide pretended to believe it. If God is truly omniscient and omnipotent, how could he not know the true cause of Gamo Ujisato's death, and how could Akechi Mitsuhide keep it a secret?

If God is not omniscient and omnipotent, then isn't He just a more powerful person?

It's not like Akechi Mitsuhide hadn't eaten the god's Gil, which is made of flesh and blood, and has conceived children for the gods. What is there to be afraid of?

The concept of an omniscient and omnipotent God is brought by the Southern Barbarian Religion. Polytheistic countries generally do not have such a concept.

If one is not omniscient and omnipotent, then even God can be calculated by others. If Akechi Mitsuhide could hide the truth from God himself, then naturally others could as well.

Therefore, Yiyin’s initial thinking was wrong.

He thought that since the Thunder God had proved his identity as a living god, Akechi Mitsuhide would be as obedient as Hosokawa Fujitaka.

But Akechi Mitsuhide was certain that even the gods could be deceived, so he naturally had to continue to escort Yoshigin's great cause in secret and help Yoshigin, the only true love in her heart, to remove all obstacles.

Therefore, whether Yoshigin is a god or not has nothing to do with whether Akechi Mitsuhide will continue to cause trouble.

However, Yoshigin accidentally confused the relationship between the two, allowing Akechi Mitsuhide to seize the opportunity and get away with it.

Akechi Mitsuhide imitated Hosokawa Fujitaka and pretended to admit his guilt in order to relax Yoshigin and continue to cause trouble, rather than being obedient as Yoshigin hoped.

At this time, Yiyin didn't know that he had been tricked by the cunning Akechi Mitsuhide again. He looked at the forest fire in the distance that was gradually extinguished by the heavy rain and sighed.

“Send someone to the other side to see what the situation is like at Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine.

It is a pity that the innocent people around us have suffered and brought disaster upon themselves. This is the fault of the Kawachi Genji.

Take my imperial order to the surrounding territories and ask the powerful local warriors to do their best to quell the disaster and rescue people. The relevant expenses will be borne by my Shiba family and will be settled after the incident."

Akechi Mitsuhide and Hosokawa Fujitaka bowed together and said.

"Saint's mercy."

Yiyin smiled bitterly.

"Mercy... The thunder has created countless wronged souls.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Hatakeyama Takamasa, and Ninagawa Yoshimoto committed many evil deeds and eventually destroyed themselves, but among those who followed them, there were also many true loyal subjects.

The thunder of heaven is merciless, the fire of earth is also merciless, treacherous ministers and loyal ministers are all turned into ashes, where is the fairness, where is the mercy. "

There may not be many loyal ministers in the shogunate, but there are many fence-sitters. This time, Yoshigin was ruthless and wiped out the high-ranking officials of the shogunate without any care, and he was too lazy to argue with them anymore.

Whether it was Ninagawa Yoshiyoshi, Ninaga Yoshinobu and his daughter, or Hatakeyama Takamasa, they all actually wanted to sell the shogunate and negotiate a deal with Yoshigin.

But Yiyin was already fed up with it, so he simply sent them all away. The world became completely white and clean.

But even though he felt relieved, Yiyin still had to pretend to be righteous and moral, and he was heartbroken.

Akechi Mitsuhide said solemnly.

"This is not the saint's fault, but the fault of General Ashikaga himself. Why should you mind it?

Furthermore, as the Chinese saying goes, those who achieve great things do not care about trivial matters. Sacrificing a small number of innocent people today is also for the well-being of all people in the world."