Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 562
"Tianhai..."

Xiujia savored this name carefully, this name is familiar to readers of Japanese Warring States history.

Many people are familiar with Tianhai, and like to pronounce the two words "Nanguangfang" and "Tianhai" directly when they pronounce the name, and they can't even pronounce the name clearly, and there are many people who call it "Nantianfang Guanghai".

In fact, "Nanguangfang" is his honorary title, and "Master of Compassionate Eyes" is his posthumous title. These two titles were given by the Tokugawa family and Buddhist disciples after his death.

Both "Zhileyuan" and "Kitain" are his courtyard names, which is equivalent to which temple he came from. Kitain is the north courtyard of Wuliangshou Temple that he is currently presiding over, but the name "Kitain" has to wait until 1599. will be renamed.

And "Chirakuin" is another name for "Kan'ei Temple" that he later built outside Edo City. Neither of these titles has yet appeared.

Looking at the old man in front of him, the Xiu family always had an inexplicable sense of familiarity, always felt that he had seen him somewhere, but when he thought about it carefully, he couldn't remember exactly where.

"Was it in the Tokugawa shogunate under Odawara Castle that day?"

A trace of doubt flashed in Xiujia's heart, but because that day was too far away, he was not sure.

"Master Tianhai~" Xiujia squinted the corners of his eyes, and once again murmured aimlessly the number of the person on the opposite side.

Tianhai, who heard the Xiu family calling him, still squinted his eyes there, put on a harmless smile, looked at the Xiu family with a smile, and responded: "I am here, what does His Highness Da Nayan want?" Did you ask?"

Xiujia, who scratched his head and couldn't think of it, told Tianhai the doubts in his heart: "I see that Master Tianhai seems to be somewhat familiar, but I really can't remember it."

Hearing Xiujia said that he seemed to know him, Tianhai on the opposite side was stunned for a moment, but he quickly sorted out his emotions, and still smiled and said to Xiujia:
"Ah~ Maybe it's because His Highness had a predestined relationship with Buddha in the past. When I was young, I often traveled around the world to study Zen and discuss Taoism. Maybe I met His Highness once in Jibei and Kyoto, but I don't know."

"Really?" The Xiu family didn't agree with Tianhai's answer. There are so many people in the world. If everyone met once, how many people should the Xiu family remember? Those who can leave a deep impression on the Xiu family , must be a person you care about.

But Xiujia really couldn't remember the specific identity of this person, so throwing out an uncertain option was a throwaway: "I thought it was because I had a relationship with Your Excellency that day under the command of the Tokugawa Palace in Odawara Castle."

The reason why it is said that I saw it in the Tokugawa shogunate is because there is a saying in history that "Before the Battle of Odawara, Tadao, the abbot of Tenkai and Sensoji Temple, had become Ieyasu's staff".

"Did Your Highness see me in His Highness Tokugawa's shogunate?" Hearing Xiu's side talking about himself, Tianhai showed a surprised expression, and then said, "Your Highness really has a good memory, I thought His Highness didn't remember." It's over."

Xiujia, whose question was acknowledged by Tianhai, had a smile on his lips, as relieved as if he had guessed the correct answer. The original worries, doubts and precautions were all forgotten by Xiujia.

Xiujia's tense body relaxed again, leaned back slightly, put his hands on the ground, and said to Tianhai in a joking tone, "Master Tianhai is an eminent monk of the Tiantai sect, but your method of deceiving people is not the same as that of an eminent monk of the Tantric sect." The identity is a bit inappropriate."

What Xiujia didn't notice was that the moment he confirmed Tian Hai's "identity" and relaxed his body, the smile on the corner of Tian Hai's mouth on the opposite side was raised higher, with a hint of a tricky smile.

Therefore, facing the Xiu family's accountability, he didn't take it seriously. He knew very well in his heart that the Xiu family's resentment and dissatisfaction with Xiuji had been drawn out by himself, "I am just helping His Highness strengthen his heart as a Buddhist. .”

"The result of this original intention can be refuted by the ideal of Buddhism."

Buddhism does not advocate killing, even the Pure Land sect, which eats wine, drinks meat and marries a wife, does not advocate senseless killing.

And Xiujia and Tianhai are very clear that once Xiujia's ambition is ignited, what it means to the land of Japan, it would be trivial to refute the Buddhist philosophy.

"Amitabha~" Therefore, when Xiujia said these words, Tianhai cooperated with his palms together and recited the Buddha's name, "Everything is definite, everything is cause and effect."

"Let's go back to the topic just now." Xiujia interrupted Tianhai, who was pretending to be merciful in front of him, and withdrew the topic to himself, "Since the master has come to attend under the command of His Highness Tokugawa, why did he appear at Zenxing Temple in Kamakura today? ?”

"Today is one of the five temples in Kanto, Changjian Temple, and Xiachanxing Temple presides over the succession ceremony. As the presiding officer of the North Campus of Saitama Wuliangshou Temple, I came here by invitation."

"But I remember that Wuliangshou Temple is the Zen Temple of Tiantai Sect."

"Hey~ The disciples of Buddhism all over the world are one family. Didn't you realize that even the abbot of Edo Sensoji Temple has come? That is also the temple of the Guanyin sect under the Tiantai sect.

Not only that, the master master of Edo Tennoji Temple also came, that is the gate of the Nichiren sect, how could His Highness treat me to Zhu Chengbi because of the sect? "

To be honest, the Xiu family has very little understanding of Buddhism, but they also know the embarrassing relationship between different sects of Japanese Buddhism. Even in the society ruled by law in later generations, monks from different sects in Japan will be embarrassed when they meet on the road Bowed slightly and saluted, and then turned aside as if he didn't see it.

In the Middle Ages, the Buddhists among different sects in Japan were the same as the Qiezhitan believers in Europe were against internal heresy. It is already very good not to kill you with a knife. Who would have thought that one day you would come to your temple to participate in the succession of other sects ceremony.

Besides, from the point of view of the Xiu family, the monks who came to Chanxing Temple today are all bald donkeys wearing cassocks, and they are all similar, so who can tell who is which.

The Xiu family didn't want to get entangled in this matter. After all, this matter was a matter of their Buddhism. It was his ability to invite the host of the other sect with his heart, and the Xiu family cared about it with every thought.

Putting the previous question back again, the Xiu family asked Tianhai another question: "So why didn't Master Tianhai leave with the Zhike monk after the enthronement ceremony of Master Chongchuan, but just stared at me? "

"I'm just hopeful."

"Hope, what's the matter?"

"Dragon Qi!"

"!!" Hearing Tianhai say these two words so bluntly, Xiujia was stunned for a moment, and then said to him calmly, "So Master Tianhai saw it in me?"

"His Majesty moves the heavens and the earth, and his voice captures the world. Needless to say, this is his external name. I think His Highness has big ears, rich ears, focused expression, sharp eyes, and a wide and full heaven. These are all the images of a real dragon.

Only the brow bone on the short side is high and low, which shows that His Highness is not a cruel, courageous, and decisive person.

In my opinion, it must be trapped by family affection, which makes Longqi trapped.However, with just a little bit of guidance, in the future, one hundred thousand elite soldiers will surely be able to run across the desert and cater to the sky. "

"Master can also tell fortunes by looking at astrology." The Xiu family was noncommittal about Tian Hai's evaluation of him. These days, if you are an assistant, you won't be able to catch the eyes of the higher-ups if you don't know how to fool people with two or three words.

But Tianhai's reliance reminded Xiujia of another poem, and he murmured unconsciously, "Is the golden scale a thing in the pool, it will change into a dragon when it encounters a storm."

Tianhai was stunned for a moment when he heard Xiu's sudden arrival of poems, and then he clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "Miaozai~ Miaozai, that's what you're talking about, Your Highness said you don't have such thoughts!"

Hideka didn't answer his question directly, instead, he took the initiative to change the subject, and became concerned about Tokugawa Ieyasu's face, "Since Master Tiankai has met Tokugawa Danagon, why don't you tell me what kind of face he is?"

Seeing that Xiujia didn't answer, Tianhai was not in a hurry, and took the initiative to answer Xiujia's question, "His Highness Tokugawa also has the appearance of a real dragon, and even his brow bone is higher than His Highness, so he can be recognized at a glance as a cruel and merciless person. There are Fuxi bones. People who have this bone are generally wise and brave, and can enjoy the blessing of the emperor!"

"Since in the eyes of the master, His Highness Tokugawa has something that I don't have, and it seems to be more like an emperor than me, why don't you confuse him, but come to confuse me instead?"

"What do you mean by 'bewitching'!" Perhaps after chatting for so long, seeing that the Xiu family still used this term to refer to him, Tianhai said sullenly, "I came here to assist the king."

All of this also answered Xiujia's question just now, "I have come to join His Highness, and it is precisely because His Highness is not as handsome as Tokugawa, that is the reason why I want to serve Your Majesty.

Since ancient times, the prosperity of the emperor's governance must be funded by the ministers.And what a good minister wants is nothing more than to retire after success. This is something His Royal Highness Tokugawa cannot give me. "

The Xiu family didn't know if Tian Hai's words were true or false. If the Xiu family knew the history of Tian Hai and Tokugawa Ieyasu's story, and knew that Tian Hai had a good ending in history, perhaps he was really fooled by his few words .

As a matter of fact, regardless of the fact that the Xiu family knows the history, the few words that Tian Hai said today are indeed quite deceptive. An ordinary big name may already be in a trance after hearing a few words, and the OS in his heart is constantly: "That's right, That's what I'm saying."

The Xiu family didn't care whether Tianhai's words were true or not. In his opinion, this might be another foolish remark made by the old monk, in order to make himself look up to him.

So he followed his words and said, "So I'm more tolerant than His Highness Tokugawa? It's just that the master will be wronged and fight with Fuxi with me."

"Although His Highness Tokugawa has the image of a real dragon just like His Highness, it is still unclear who will win the battle. What I want is nothing more than 'Stay sideways at the side of the Rongmu, and take care of the frontier.' That's all."

"According to what you said, it really feels like working on the frontier with me in Kanto. This meeting, master, makes me even more curious about what you think of His Highness Guan Bai today."

Hearing Hideyoshi asking about Hideyoshi's face, Tianhai shook his head and said, "Wash the monkey and crown your ears."

"Master seems to be very confident in his study of the King of Physiognomy." Hideo did not comment on his evaluation of Hideyoshi, but instead brought the topic back to his evaluation of himself and Tokugawa Ieyasu just now, "But I don't think His Highness is only based on appearance. If you feel that I am more tolerant than Tokugawa, you will abandon Tokugawa, who is more kingly than me, and join me."

Seeing that Xiu's family still didn't believe him, Tianhai shook his head again and replied, "De Chuandian is indeed more aura of a real dragon than His Highness, but he lacks the most important thing than His Highness."

Xiujia eagerly asked: "What?"

"Abyss of Qianlong!"

"Abyss of Qianlong?"

Tianhai pointed to the sky with his finger, then pointed to the ground and continued, "This is right here."

Of course, the Xiu family would not foolishly think that he was referring to this Chanxing Temple. After a little thought, the Xiu family understood that what he was referring to was the Guandong that the Xiu family controlled now.

"Kanto"

"It is the Kanto. Your Highness's Kanto is like a dragon diving into the abyss. Whether it is the Great Zen Gate (Men Yoritomo) or the Changshou Temple Hall (Ashikaga Takashi), the world is determined by the Kanto soldiers.

Today's Guandong is what His Highness wants. His Highness only needs to prepare his army and horses in Guandong, recuperate, and wait for the changes in the world. It will be the time for His Highness to transform into a dragon.

Relatively speaking, even if Tokugawa Danayan is more powerful than His Royal Highness, the three kingdoms of Jun, Yuan, and Dou are relatively complete, and the three kingdoms of Jia, Xiang, and Xin are connected.

Jun, Yuan, and Xiang are like the body of a dragon, Douzhou is like a dragon's feet, Koshu is like a dragon's neck, and Shinshu is a dragon's head, but the neck is cut off by Takeda Koshu, and the head is cut off, even a dragon is a trapped dragon up.

When I was in Kanto, I was good friends with Zhong Hao, who was also a member of the Tiantai sect. He introduced me to meet Tokugawa Den. He was as optimistic about Tokugawa Den as I was, and wanted to suppress Tokugawa.

At that time, both he and I believed that His Highness Tokugawa would definitely move to Kanto in the future, and that would be a sign of diving into the abyss, but in the end, His Highness actually dived into this abyss.

This is the right time~! "

Speaking of this, Tianhai pointed to the sky excitedly, then pointed to the outside and continued: "The biggest difference between me and Zhonghao is that Zhonghao only knows how to meet each other, but he doesn't know the right time, place, and harmony.

Today, His Highness owns the eight states of Kanto and one country of Iyo, with millions of knowledge and actions across prefectures and counties, coercion of Kanto, and deterrence of Ouyu.

His Highness is the adopted son of Toyotomi Guan Bai, and it is justifiable for Guan Bai to inherit the throne after a hundred years.

Husong Palace is also the eldest son of His Royal Highness Guan Bai. Although he has been adopted by Gifu Palace, his power remains undiminished and can be used as a help. This is the so-called harmony of people!

The timing, location, people and His Highness all take advantage of the three, how can a small appearance be able to influence the general trend of the world~! "

Hearing Tianhai's flickering to him, the Xiu family was also a little surprised for a moment.

He didn't expect that he would have such a big advantage, let alone the extremely expressive tone and words in Tianhai's words.

It has to be said that Tianhai is a master speaker who is both emotionally appealing, and it would be a shame not to be a lecturer in various forums in later generations.

"Master Tianhai is from Tiantai Sect."

"Yes"

"I remember that in the history of the Ming Dynasty, there was also a monk of the Tiantai Sect. The monk didn't do any business. He knew all day long that the king was fooling him into rebelling. In the end, the two of them really made it happen."

Even the Xiu family was a little moved by what he said, and looked at the old monk in front of him with more joy, as if he had found a treasure, "Now I take back my initial evaluation of the master. Zong Yi refuted it, but it followed the Tao of Tiantai Sect.

I also hope that you and I will be able to complete a good story about monarchs and ministers in the future like Emperor Yongle and Monk Daoyan of the Ming Dynasty. "

After the Xiu family said this, it was regarded as a formal acquiescence to their own ambitions, and they also formally took Tian Hai under their command. All of this seemed to be within Tian Hai's expectation.
"I hope to show my strength and give my strength to Mingjun. (I wish to use my talents and try my best to serve the wise monarch.)"

At this moment, the Xiu family saw that the sky outside had become a little dark, and knowing that the two had been talking for a long time, they got up and planned to say hello to Xin Chongchuan and then leave.

Anyway, Tianhai himself was in the north courtyard of Wuliangshou Temple outside Heyue City, and the two often met before the completion of Yanfu City.

Coincidentally, Zhike Monk came to the outside of the hall at the right time. He wanted to urge the two of them to wait for a while, but when he saw them get up and come out hand in hand, he obediently stood at the door and waited for them with clasped hands.

The Xiu family got Tianhai like a precious treasure, took his hand and wanted to take him back to Yanfu City to explain the secrets face-to-face all day long, but he politely refused to go back to Wuliangshou Temple to deal with the temple affairs.

But Tianhai also said that he would rush to Yanfu City as soon as possible after the processing, and the Xiu family bid farewell to him.

At the time of parting, the Xiu family couldn't hold back after all, and asked her mischievously, "Master Tianhai, are the Yin people really invincible?"

After that, without waiting for Tianhai's answer, he laughed in Tianhai's bewildered expression, turned and left.

　Spoiler:

　　(Actually, Tianhai is the last big boss in this book.)
　　(Really, I have written the outline, and I can't help but want to spoil it. I admire my genius idea.)
　　(You can guess who this is, first rule out a wrong option that many people would guess: Akechi Mitsuhide.)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)