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The merchant ship traveled along the sea trade route, passed several islands on the way, and finally entered Hakata Bay in the evening.

There are roughly three origins of the name of Hakata Bay: [-]. The land is vast and the people are numerous; [-]. It is called the feather shape because of the wings spread out by the land image, and it gradually became the homophone of Hakata; [-]. The shoal where the boats are moored - Boxie .Later generations generally believe that the first statement is more reasonable.Due to its proximity to the Korean Peninsula and mainland China, the business here is prosperous.It is precisely because of the prosperity of commerce that this place has become a place where various tyrants try to get involved, and many conflicts broke out.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Muromachi shogunate placed the Ise family in Hakata, imitating the Kamakura shogunate and setting up Kyushu research questions in Kyushu.But around the domination of Kyushu, the samurai headed by the original local Shao Er, Otomo, and Shimadzu have been fighting openly and secretly with Kyushu Tanti. With their cooperation, Yise Fan was finally driven out of Hakata.In the fourth year of Ying'an (1371), Imagawa Ryotoshi became a new researcher. With his support, the Ouchi clan entered Kyushu as a reinforcement and gradually gained control of Hakata.Liao Jun and Ouchi clan once wiped out the Japanese pirates, and also laid the foundation for future foreign trade.Following him, Shibukawa Miyori also sent Hakata businessman Yoshihisa Hirayamine (son of Chen Zongjing) and abbot Wuya Ryoni to North Korea, and Li Chao also sent an envoy Song Xijing to visit Hakata, which enhanced the exchanges between the two countries.

The Muromachi shogunate attached great importance to the economic profits brought by foreign trade, making Hakata a major port for foreign countries.In the eighth year of Oei (1401), according to the order of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Hakata's businessman Hitomi applied for trade with Ming, which was currently locked down, and this became the beginning of Kanwa trade.But this situation lasted only ten years, and the general Ashikaga Yoshichi felt that this form of tribute trade was very humiliating, so he ordered it to be stopped.Kanwa trade was only an official form, which did not affect the commercial significance of Bodo at all, because the trade form of merchants here was not limited to the official form at that time.Its trading partners are not limited to the Ming Dynasty and North Korea, they have expanded their routes to Southeast Asia via Ryukyu.Moreover, the profits obtained are astonishing. For example, the price of copper imported from the Ming Dynasty to Hakata can be increased to four to five times the original price, and the price of raw silk can be increased to twenty times. At the same time, they can also export Japanese knives or knives abroad. Brimstone, from which many merchants became rich.

In the first year of Yongxiang (1429), the Otomo family announced control of Hakata and supported businessmen such as Zongjin to start trade with North Korea. However, he only held a dominant position for a while. Everyone in Kyushu wanted a piece of the pie, and their competition has become fierce.In the third year of Yongxiang (1432), the Riming trade resumed. The subordinates of the young retainer Mihara Imito and the subordinates of Akizuki's retainer Harada Zhongyasu had a big fight in Gion Yamakasa. Among them, the death toll of Mihara's side was Reached more than fifty people.In the next few years, the Shaoer clan and the Ouchi clan clashed repeatedly in Bodo.

In the second year of Wen'an (1445), the Ouchi clan drove the Otomo clan back to Bungo.Due to its great strength, it was not until the Yingren Rebellion that Otomo and Shao Er jointly took Hakata back.At this time, the population of Hakata was about 6000 households. Among them, more than 1480 households of the "Xibang" generation in Hakata Bay were under the jurisdiction of the Otomo family, and more than [-] households around the Shengfu Temple and Joten Temple in the southwest were managed by the Shaoer family. .In the tenth year of civilization ([-]), Da Nei Zhenghong made a comeback and expelled the Shao Er family. Since then, Hakata has been jointly occupied by Ouchi and Ouchi.

The competition for control of Bodo was fierce, as was the dominance of trade with the Ming Dynasty.The Sakai merchants supported by the Hosokawa clan have always been Hakata’s main competitors. In the third year of Taiyong (1523), the Hakata merchants supported by the Ouchi clan clashed with the Hosokawa clan’s merchants in Ningbo, and finally took control of the shogunate. trade dominance.

Now Hakata is basically controlled by the Ouchi family just like Ri Zhongtian.

After the boat landed, one cloaked man and two boatmen were left to guard the ship, and the rest of the men were divided into two groups. On the one hand, the two cloaked men escorted the girl back to the house of God, and on the other hand, escorted Masara to the holy house in Hakata. Fusi temporary residence.Going to Shengfu Temple for a temporary stay is recommended by Master Xuanzhi. Although Hakata has been ruled by the Ouchi family, the powerful detectives of each family are densely packed and ready to touch this place again at any time. If you live in an ordinary private house or dormitory, there is no guarantee. It was safe, so under the recommendation of Master Xuanzhi, Zheng Liang finally decided to live temporarily at Shengfu Temple where his friend was.For this reason, Xuanzhi also specially wrote a letter of introduction for Zhengliang to bring to his friends who are hosting at Shengfu Temple.

As for the history of Shengfuji Temple, Zhengliang knows a thing or two. In the early Kamakura period, many monks from the country went to the mainland to learn Zen and returned to the country to promote it. Among them, Eisai is the most famous.He traveled to the Song Dynasty twice to study Buddhism, and in the sixth year of Jianjiu (1195), he established Shengfu Temple in Hakata, which is also the earliest Zen temple in the country.At the same time, Rongxi also planted the tea seeds brought back by the Song Dynasty in the temple, combining tea drinking with Zen practice.Since then, tea has become popular in China and has been widely planted, so Rongxi is also honored as "the ancestor of tea in Japan".At the same time, many things were introduced to Hakata at this time, including noodles, buckwheat, steamed buns and other foods.

In addition, the temple is also a huge force in Hakata, and its influence is even deeper than that of the Ouchi family currently ruling here.Near Shengfu Temple, there are relatively famous temples such as Chengtian Temple and Dongchang Temple. They all have their own territories and monks and soldiers, and they are like a powerful.

Chengtian Temple.It is said that it has a great connection with China.During the Song Dynasty, many people settled here after traveling across the ocean to Bodo.Among them, Xie Guoming is the most famous. He was originally a businessman in Lin'an Prefecture in the Song Dynasty, and lived in Kushida Shrine after moving to Hakata.It is estimated that he has quite a lot of financial resources, and he also served as the landlord of Xiaolu Island.In the third year of Renli (1242), he welcomed Shengyi Guoshi (Yuan Er), who had returned from the Song Dynasty, as the founder of the mountain, and built Chengtian Temple.Xie Guoming respected Buddhism very much. In the following year, Jingshan Wanshou Temple suffered a fire. Together with Yuan Er, he supported thousands of planks.Because Yuaner Jing is proficient in Buddhism, Chengtian Temple has repeatedly done good deeds, so he is deeply loved by the local residents.In the second year of Baozhi (1248), when the temple suddenly suffered a fire, Xie Guoming built eighteen halls in one day and rebuilt it.The current host of the temple is his descendant.

Tochoji Temple.This temple has a long history with China.In the middle of the sixth century, exchanges between Hakata and Baekje were very frequent, and Buddhism was introduced to Japan through this place at this time.Silla, which was also on the Korean peninsula, formed an alliance with the Tang Dynasty to fight against Goguryeo and Baekje.In 655 AD, Goguryeo and Baekje jointly attacked Silla. Tang Gaozong successively sent troops to support, but the winner was not determined. In 659, Tang Gaozong led an army of 663 land and water troops to attack Baekje with Zuo Wuwei General Su Dingfang.In order to support Baekje, in March 7000, Prince Zhongda also dispatched an army of 27 people, divided into three legions, and set off from Hakata Bay to the Korean Peninsula.But on August 630, they were defeated by the Datang navy at the mouth of the Baicun River, and they were forced to retreat to the mainland, and Baekje perished.Fearing that Tang and Silla would have further offensives, the imperial court moved the Nazu official residence on the coast of Hakata Bay to the southern inland (now Dazaifu City). Construct a water city on the road leading to Hakata Bay from Dazaifu and on the ridge to the west of Ono Castle and Shiwangji Mountain to assist in defense.In fact, after the "Battle of Baicunjiang", the Tang Dynasty had no intention of attacking Kyushu, and the relationship between the two gradually eased and exchanged messengers.So Dazaifu set up Chikushikan in Hakata as a guest house and a guest house for diplomatic envoys to entertain envoys from Tang and Silla.After gradually getting to know each other, the Yamato court realized that the Tang Dynasty at that time was the center of cultural exchanges in Asia, so it decided to send "envoys to Tang Dynasty" to China to learn advanced culture.In the second year of Shuming (260), Emperor Shuming sent Inuami Mitian spade to the mainland for the first time as an envoy to the Tang Dynasty.In the next 200 years, the Yamato court appointed a total of 23 envoys to the Tang Dynasty, of which 804 times were formally completed.In the early days, the missions were small in size, usually with only one or two ships and one to 11 members. Later, they expanded to four ships with about 837 people.They all gathered at Hakata Port first and departed from there.The contacts with the Tang Dynasty also made Hakata's various cultures prosper one after another.In Yanli [-] ([-]), there was a monk named "Konghai" among the No.[-] envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty. After arriving in the Tang Dynasty, he followed Master Huiguo of Qinglong Temple in Chang'an to study Buddhism with great concentration.Two years later, Kukai (Kobo Daishi) returned to Hakata and founded the Shingon sect's Tochoji Temple here, which is considered to be the oldest temple in his country, and the wooden statue of the Senju Kannon Bodhisattva preserved there is still considered important cultural heritage.In the fourth year of Chenghe ([-]), due to the prevalence of the Tang style, the Zhuzi Pavilion was renamed the Honglu Pavilion.

After arriving at Shengfu Temple, a young monk opened the door.When Zhengliang asked Master Xuanzhi's letter to be forwarded to the abbot of the temple, the abbot of the temple immediately came out to greet him in person, and arranged a secluded small courtyard for Zhengliang and the others.That night, Zheng Liang once again used his knowledge of tea Zen from later generations to taste tea and discuss Taoism with the host of Shengfu Temple.

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