The longevity of the heavens begins with Mingyu Gong

Chapter 162

As one of the seven highest mountains in Japan, Mount Hiei is the main mountain of the Tendai sect of Japan.Mount Hirai in the north and Mount Shiga in the south, since the Heian Dynasty, Mount Hiei and Mount Koya have been the two major jungles of Japanese Buddhism.

The whole mountain is divided into three pagodas and sixteen streams. Since ancient times, there are quite a lot of monks. There are more than [-] monks in the whole mountain, and more than [-] monks and soldiers.

In its heyday, its workshops were known as Sanqianfang, and it was a comprehensive Taoist temple with both circles, secrets, precepts, and Zen, and the pure land thought was particularly developed.

However, in the Warring States period, the monks of Mt. Hiei were addicted to alcohol and sex and did not abide by the rules and regulations of monks.

The monk soldiers even assisted Asakura Yoshikage in rebelling against Oda Nobunaga, and even paid a lot of money to assassinate Song Xing from Tenshinzong, which caused the disaster of destroying the family.

After Nagao Tianhai was ordered by Song Xing to remove the head of Takeda Shingen, the coalition forces were defeated.The Nobunaga Army began to attack Mount Hiei violently. Song Xing's nine major slaves were dispatched to help Oda Nobunaga. The unprepared Enryakuji Temple in Mount Hiei could only be slaughtered.

The gate of the mountain, including the fundamental central hall of the temple, the Sanwang 21 shrine of Rijisha, as well as various Buddha statues, spiritual shrines, monks' workshops, and scriptures, are being violently swallowed by the blazing flames and turned into fly ash.

The [-] monks and [-] monk soldiers suffered heavy casualties under the thousands of firearms of the Oda Army, and the river under Mount Hiei was soaked in blood.

Oda Nobunaga's act of massacring Buddhist holy places caused a great sensation throughout Japan.

The small and medium-sized princes were all silent when they mentioned the name of Oda Nobunaga, but after the death of Takeda Shingen, the power of the Takeda family plummeted, and they were no longer able to contain Oda Nobunaga.

Oda Nobunaga's power once again expanded unprecedentedly, and unified one-third of the country centered on Kyoto.

In Japan at this moment, only the three great princes, Uesugi, Hojo, and Mori, can stand up to a battle.

Oda Nobunaga's act of exterminating the Buddha angered Echigo's Uesugi Kenshin, and publicly reprimanded Oda Nobunaga for "the destruction of the Buddha, the king and the law, and the change of the demon ten days".

But at this moment, Oda Nobunaga's momentum has been established, and all the places in Gyeonggi are in his hands. Although Uesugi Kenshin intends to mobilize troops, he is also worried about losing the enemy, so he contacts the Hojo clan and the Mori clan, and prepares to crusade against the Oda regime together.

At this moment, Song Xing is entertaining a special guest on the sixth floor of the castle tower.

On the sixth floor of the Tianshou Pavilion, turtles and flying dragons are engraved on the surrounding railings, evil spirits are painted on the outer wall, and Sakyamuni and ten disciples are painted on the inside.

At this moment, Song Xing was sitting opposite a thin, haggard but kind-hearted monk. On the back wall hung a pair of calligraphy and painting, which read "Tea and Zen".

On the small tea seat in front of Song Xing, there are stoves, tea kettles, water injection, white charcoal and other utensils. The old monk watched Song Xing build a fire to boil water. After the water boiled, he ground the tea into fine powder and put the tea cups In the middle, brew with boiling water, first inject a small amount of boiling water to adjust the ointment, and then measure the tea to infuse the soup, and whisk with a tea whisk while injecting.

The movements are smooth and flowing, pleasing to the eye. After the tea is brewed, Song Xing holds the bowl with the palm of his left hand and holds the side of the bowl with the five fingers of his right hand.
Lift the tea bowl and deliver it to the old monk.

The old monk took the tea bowl and couldn't help admiring: "In the Kamakura period of Japan, the tea culture of the Song Dynasty was introduced to Japan, and the tea culture centered on temple tea houses and spread to all parts of Japan. Nowadays, the inheritance of Buddhism in Japan is chaotic, and it is rare I have seen such an authentic tea ordering culture."

Song Xing said with a smile: "Japan is now in constant war, but the tea ceremony culture has attracted unprecedented attention. Owari's daimyo Oda Nobunaga is even more addicted to tea. He collects tea sets everywhere, and this set of Gutianmingping Spider Kettle is presented by him. It is a treasure, and it will have a special taste when served with clear water from Kyoto's sister Ushii to make tea."

The old monk looked at the teapot on the tea stand, which looked like a lying spider, nodded and said: "The body is thick and thick, and there are no redundant decorations on the body of the kettle. The patterns of encircling lions, ghost faces, and distant mountains are vivid, and the surface of the kettle is slightly rough like granite. Concave-convex texture is indeed rare."

Song Xing picked up the tea bowl in front of him, took a sip and said, "Master knows tea. The Japanese tea ceremony pays attention to peace and tranquility, which is similar to the tea Zen in the Song Dynasty. Does the master know what it means?"

The old monk looked up at the calligraphy and painting behind Song Xing, pondered for a while and said: "There is no hatred or love, and there is no choice. My heart is the Buddha, and the Buddha and I are the same."

Song Xing put down the tea bowl and looked up at the old monk: "Buddha and I are the same. No wonder the five Zen sects couldn't accommodate the Vajra one, so they can only be passed down from generation to generation."

The old monk is the sixth-generation mermaid monk of the Vajra lineage who was exiled to Japan by Wan Guizang 15 years ago.

Monk Yu smiled without saying a word, and did not argue with Song Xing. Looking at Song Xing's youthful appearance, there was still a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"The poor monk heard about the Fire Immortal Sword Ning Bukong decades ago, and he is a rare genius in the Fire Department. I don't want to see him today, and it surprised me even more than when I first met City Lord Wan."

In addition to his youthful appearance, Song Xing's demeanor of a master who stood like a mountain standing up against the abyss was what surprised Monk Yu the most.

Over the years, he has only felt such aura from one person.

"I didn't expect that besides City Lord Wan, there is such a great talent in Xicheng."

Ignoring Monk Yu's polite words, Song Xing asked bluntly: "After drinking the tea, it's time for Master to tell me why I came to the Tianshou Pavilion."

Monk Yu recited the Buddha's name and said, "The poor monk came here to ask the almsgiver for a favor."

Song Xing raised his eyebrows: "Master should have nothing to worry about in Japan. Who is worthy of your plea?"

Monk Yu said: "Owari's Lord Oda burned Mount Hiei, destroyed countless Buddhist classics, and killed monks. The old monk heard about it and felt very heartbroken. I am here to ask Your Excellency for a favor. I hope the Lord Oda can let the Japanese monks live. .”

Song Xing raised his eyes, and the evil spirit in his eyes flashed away: "Did I hear you right? Master wants to intercede for the monks of Mt. Hiei?"

"If I remember correctly, over the years, Mount Hiei has declared Master to be the enemy of Buddha. The Koga and Iga ninjas have been chasing you for years for rewards. They are considered great monks if you don't destroy them. Are they begging?"

Facing Song Xing's slightly sarcastic tone, Monk Yu responded as usual: "The Buddha said, first realize the wonderful mind, and practice non-cultivation. If the Buddha and everyone let it go, there will be nothing left."

Song Xing said indifferently: "Master is kind-hearted, but I am not a Buddhist. Mount Hiei offended me. If you hire a disciple of the master to kill me, you will naturally have to pay the price."

Monk Yu obviously also knew the news that Tianshenzong died at the hands of Song Xing, sighed, and said again: "The poor monk has no way to teach, and his disciples can't be a disaster for decades, and now he died at the hands of your lord, which is also his cause and effect. The monks of Mt. Hiei have already paid the price for their mistakes, so why don’t your lord and Lord Oda be merciful and forgiving.”

Song Xing smiled and said, "Buddhism makes people face the world with tolerance and try to treat everything with kindness. How about repaying grievances with virtue?"

Monk Yu sighed, unable to answer.

How about repaying grievances with virtue?

How to repay virtue?Repay grievances with straightness, and repay virtue with kindness.

This is Song Xing's answer.

Someone slapped me, do I have to lick my face and get close to give him another slap?

With the strength of Yu Monk refining gods, he can sweep the whole of Japan without any opponent.

But just because of his good-natured character, he was hunted down by these incompetent monks and ninjas in Japan for 15 years and still never killed.

The only disciple did evil. He tried to clean up the sect, but was exploited by Tianshenzong to use his compassionate heart to escape again and again, and then committed even greater evil deeds.

Song Xing did not agree with such kindness.

(End of this chapter)