"The world sees me like that, and therefore believes in the so-called just war and decides to follow it. This is my [Royal Way], this is Uesugi Kenshin, the Dragon of Echigo."

The silver-haired young man noticed that Oda Nobunaga was shaking uncontrollably beside him, so he turned around and smiled slightly and said, "Nobunaga, what's wrong? Are you afraid of me?"

Admit it.

Just imagining it makes me shudder.

Looking at Axue like this, Oda Nobunaga imagined that she was intoxicated with justice disguised by self-righteousness, and thus caused chaos in the Warring States Period.

This is the shameless hero.

For the sake of one's own selfish desires, one can selfishly drag the entire world into disaster!

This is Axue’s true desire.

A more magnificent and terrifying creed that transcends Oda Nobunaga's so-called "Tenka Fubu"!

That is to transcend the mundane world and become the emperor who is the only one who can rule over the world forever!

Self-interest is the root cause of conflict and the culprit that justifies killing and continues endlessly.

But after witnessing Axue's rebellious remarks, what attitude should Oda Nobunaga take?

Shake your head?

Cursing?

condemn?

I guess all of this is not the real answer now.

"I'm not afraid of you."

The beautiful black-haired girl simply hugged the gradually growing black-clad prime minister with a look of heartache on her face.

"You've been forced to kill so many people, Axue, are you tired of it?"

Oda Nobunaga could feel that the Buddhist martial god in front of him had a soul that yearned for the ultimate goodness.

But now, times have changed, his steps have become increasingly muddy, and he is now deep in darkness, but his heart is toward the light.

When did it start?

Did he kill his biological father, Takeda Shingen?

Or did he launch a purge in Echigo Province?

Or did he massacre the Nagao family and seize power?

Or did he smother Nagao Tamekage to death with a quilt in the bedroom?

Or......

Did it start by killing the group of bandits in the village who were about to return to eat people?

"If you can't bear it anymore, then just forget everything that happened!"

Oda Nobunaga hugged Axue tightly and spoke with a slight cry in his voice.

"As long as there's no Nagao Kagetora! You definitely won't have to do this again! Something that can heal the wounds in your heart must exist somewhere in the world right now—"

"...You just need to find it."

Looking at Oda Nobunaga who was crying, Axue just stroked her head and whispered: "There is no such thing, even if it really exists..."

"It is you I am waiting for, Nobunaga."

"...Me?"

"Didn't you say you were the little brat sharpening his knife beside the devil? As long as I'm with you, from now on, even if we go to the underworld, we can still bathe in lava and chat happily with the Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Demons."

Oda Nobunaga was stunned when he heard this.

Because this was exactly the joke she had told Axue.

But she didn't expect that this joke she made to lighten the atmosphere would be remembered by Kenshin Uesugi for so long.

"Indeed, if it weren't for my senior brother, I wouldn't have to be so extreme about some things."

Axue looks back on the past.

In his previous life, he lived entirely for his senior brother Nagao Kagetora.

To him, his senior brother was the warm light in his childhood, so after seeing Nagao Kagetora fall into the path of evil, Axue wanted to use his own life to wake her up.

But what about this life?

Because his senior brother awakened human hearts, he died at the hands of Kuroda Hidetada.

Instead, he followed in his senior brother's footsteps and became a complete murderous Shura.

In the previous life, the Wanfo Temple, which used monks to make flesh-and-blood Buddhas, was completely destroyed by itself in this life?

The Kyoto oiran was sold into a brothel in the previous life. Did he try to save her in this life?

Let me be frank.

This is Axue's nature.

He thought he loved everyone, but he didn't expect that he only loved the people around him.

He thought he could accept the ugliness of human beings, but he didn't expect that he could not tolerate their meanness.

He thought he could accept the kindness of bad people, but he didn't expect that he could not tolerate the evil of good people!

The answer is very simple -

Senior brother is what Axue believes is the perfect human being who should be allowed to continue.

The so-called resurrection of the senior brother means saving the world.

It is precisely because we do not understand human hearts that we cannot comprehend the evil that thrives in human society, and that is why we are born with perfect goodness!

Axue wants to completely correct this chaotic era of the Warring States Period and completely reverse this society full of dark rules!

Therefore, he would embark on the path to becoming an emperor, he would sacrifice the souls of tens of thousands of sinners, and snatch his senior brother Nagao Kagetora back from the jaws of death! !

This is truly about taking down the entire world with one's own strength!!

Therefore, this Buddhist martial god had already chosen the target for the [blood sacrifice].

"What I want to offer to my senior brother are the souls of tens of thousands of sinners. They are the divine authority that stands above the Muromachi shogunate, and the Buddhas that stand above the common people—"

Axue's eyes, which were blind but burning with dark flames, glanced sideways at the holy mountain outside Kyoto.

Those are the demons that bring disaster to the world in the Dharma-Ending Age!

There are tens of thousands of monks and monk soldiers in Enryakuji Temple!

"I want to destroy Buddhism!!!"

Chapter 165: The True Buddha Descends

Mount Hiei.

Enryakuji Temple.

At this moment, in this Buddhist holy place, several old men in robes are sitting cross-legged on cushions.

They are all holy monks who play an important role in the chaotic world of the Warring States Period.

There is no need to say much about the leading Zen master, Zhiwu Monk, who is the protector of the country. This Tiantai Sect's Dharma master rubbed the nine-eyed Dzi beads with his hands, lowered his brows and smiled silently.

The atmosphere between the monks around Monk Zhiwu was very tense.

"The Buddhist god of war, Kenshin Uesugi, didn't even bother to pay homage to Mount Hiei the first time he arrived in Kyoto. This is undoubtedly a great disrespect to our Buddha..."

Taiyuan Xuezhai, the head of the Linji sect, dressed in black, was the first to speak slowly.

The Zen Buddhism to which the Linji Sect belongs is a small and unknown sect, and Taiyuan Xuezhai himself, as the Buddhist leader of the Linji Sect, is not qualified to attend this meeting at all.

But what kind of person is Taiyuan Xuezhai?

He was the black-robed prime minister of Imagawa Yoshimoto, the number one archer in Tōkaidō, and a powerful monk whose reputation was comparable to that of Monk Tomotake. Naturally, his words carried great weight.

This prime minister in black started by criticizing Uesugi Kenshin for his impure Buddhist heart. Everyone around him naturally understood what this meant.

"Is Master Xuezhai making a big deal out of nothing?"

The head monk of Honganji Temple, Master Zhengni, who was standing nearby, looked relaxed. The monk clapped his hands and smiled.

"Since Uesugi Kenshin is neither the founder of a Buddhist sect nor a disciple of your Rinzai school, why did he come to Mount Hiei in the first place? Does his few days of sightseeing in Kyoto constitute a serious violation of our Buddha? Is the Dharma of Master Sesai so shallow?"

This Shonyu has no relationship with Nichiren Shonin. He is the Dharma leader of the Jodo Shinshu sect, which is incompatible with Nichiren Buddhism.

With the outbreak of the Onin War, the world has been in constant war in recent years. However, the Jodo Shinshu sect has continued to grow in power, with the power of cultivating the true Buddha with a simple phrase of "Amitabha". It even killed the guardian of Kaga Province by launching the Ikko Ikki Holy War, becoming a Buddhist monk who truly holds military power in the Buddhist world.

As for why Master Zhengru wanted to speak up for Kenshin Uesugi, it was naturally because he valued Kenshin Uesugi's behavior.

To put it simply, the Ikko Ikki was a peasant uprising instigated by temples. Ever since Uesugi Kenshin inherited Echigo Province by launching a coup, he has been very considerate of the peasants and regarded the nobles and powerful as trash. It is natural that Master Zhengru would have a good impression of this Dragon of Echigo.

"Then, Master Zhengru, could you please tell me which sect Uesugi Kenshin actually believes in?"

The senior monk at the side spoke coldly. This sharp question made people's scalp tingle.

Because Kenshin Uesugi is a Buddhist war god, he is naturally a Warring States daimyo who is close to Buddhism.

But which Buddha and which sect does the Buddhist Martial God belong to? This is what Enryakuji Temple is going to explore today.

"Master Tianshi of Linquan Temple is the Dharma Master of Caodong Sect. Caodong Sect belongs to Zen Sect, and Zen Sect and Tiantai Sect have the same origin. Naturally, he is a disciple of my Tiantai Sect Enryakuji Temple!"

Before Master Zhengru could speak, other monks spoke first and immediately recruited Kenshin Uesugi into the ranks of Enryakuji Temple.

"Haha, that's different, isn't it?"

Facing the attacks of other monks, Master Zhengru remained calm and composed. He replied with a finger-tip gesture, "The Soto sect believes that one can attain Buddhahood through sitting meditation. This is the same easy path as the Jodo Shin sect, which believes that one can attain Buddhahood by simply chanting Amitabha. Naturally, Uesugi Kenshin is a follower of our Jodo Shin sect."

According to Buddhist theory, the Tiantai school, which regards the Lotus Sutra as orthodox, is a difficult path, and naturally cannot be considered to be of the same kind as the Caodong school, which believes in the easy path.

The eminent monks were speechless for a while.

But a moment later, Taiyuan Xuezhai's leisurely words beside him completely broke Master Zhengru's defense on the spot -

"I vaguely remember... Nagao Kagetora's grandfather, Nagao Nokage, was killed in the Echizen Ikko Ikki, right?"

The black-robed prime minister said with a smile.

"Then Uesugi Kenshin considered Nagao Kagetora his senior brother. Since his senior brother had a feud with Honganji, how could he be a believer in your Jodo Shinshu sect?"

Honganji and the Nagao family have a blood feud. Now Master Zhengru actually thinks that Uesugi Kenshin would be a disciple of Jodo Shinshu. This is really too funny.

However, Master Zhengru instantly regained his composure. He also said with a forced smile, "Didn't Uesugi Kenshin slaughter the Nagao clan overnight? His senior brother, Nagao Kagetora, died in mysterious circumstances, proving that the Nagao clan are nothing but evil beasts. Furthermore, what connection does the Uesugi clan's Buddhist Martial God have with the Nagao clan?"

"If that's the case, didn't Master Tianshimu die at the hands of Uesugi Kenshin? Since he killed his master himself, how could he be a member of the Soto sect?"

"The Jodo Shinshu sect is a Buddhist sect that has always been close to the people. Ever since Kenshin Uesugi came to power, he has always put the people first. He is naturally the Buddhist Martial God of the Jodo Shinshu sect!"

Seeing the conversation between the two becoming increasingly explicit and sharp, ready to expose the entire dark history of the Echigo Dragon, the senior monk at the side finally lost control of his temper and said in a cold voice -

"Right now, we should be more concerned with Lord Kenshin's purpose in coming to Kyoto, rather than wasting our time discussing such useless matters."

This person is Master Dengxin, the abbot of Wanfo Temple, who is now extremely famous and has created forty-nine flesh-and-blood Buddhas.

Master Dengxin doesn't care whether Uesugi Kenshin believes in Jodo Shinshu or Tendai Buddhism. As long as he is still the Dragon of Echigo who has converted to Buddhism, all these things will only be something he will worry about in the future.

Yet, this Buddhist martial god, widely admired by the Buddhist community, did not even make a special trip to Mount Hiei during such an important journey to Kyoto...

This ominous signal made the abbot of Wanfo Temple feel quite uneasy.

"The Ashikaga clan's succession to the throne is a symbol of the survival of the Muromachi shogunate...at least on the surface. This is the most important matter now."

Master Dengxin said calmly.

"If Lord Kenshin is a loyal vassal of the Muromachi shogunate, then the Kanto region will become a Buddhist country, which will be beneficial for our missionary work. If Lord Kenshin is determined to replace the shogun, then the future of Buddhism will also be prosperous."

Things are very simple in the eyes of this master.

If Uesugi Kenshin had visited Ashikaga Yoshiteru first when he went to Kyoto, it would have meant that he wanted to be a loyal vassal of the Muromachi shogunate.

If Uesugi Kenshin had visited Mount Hiei first when he went to Kyoto, it would have meant that he wanted to be the ruler of the world in these troubled times.

But he actually went to meet with the Onmyoji Tsuchimikado Yasuaki, which was really too outrageous.

"Tsuchimikado Yasushi was a henchman under the shogunate's governor, Hosokawa Harumoto. Have you all remembered that? During the Tenbun Rebellion, who was the backer of the Nichiren Cult?"

Hearing Master Dengxin's words, even Taiyuan Xuezhai couldn't help but frown, and his face became very embarrassed.

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