$482, Nagakawa Shrine (1/2)
The buildings around the Heian-kyo Imperial Palace have been rebuilt, and new nobles have moved into these mansions.
——Even though there has been a rumor in Kyoto that the area around the Imperial Palace is cursed, and the former Hojo, Konoe, and Tojo clans have verified the curse with the demise of their own families, no one has given up the opportunity to get close to the power center because of the fear of the curse.
While they are strengthening the palaces and halls,
they are also raising more Onmyoji and Oni warriors to fight against the curse.
Kyoto has been completely renewed due to the influx of a large number of new nobles,
and the Heian period is coming to an end.
Yesterday,
in the public meeting hall in front of the Imperial Palace, the former emperor "corpse" bestowed "Inoue Kiyoshi" as the first "Shogun".
The first thing this Shogun, who ranked far higher than the nobles and had many samurai under his command, did after taking office was to rename Heian-kyo to "Kyoto".
The change of the name of Kyoto
heralds the end of an era.
The situation in the past where the court officials and nobles manipulated the samurai to fight like wild beasts on the battlefield is gone forever.
The samurai stepped to the front.
They took control of the government.
In the public meeting hall today.
‘Shogun’ Inoue Kiyoshi sat in the first seat.
‘He’ wore a golden and red armor, with the ‘shovel-shaped front standing’ on his helmet baring his teeth and claws, and his face under the helmet was covered by a white dragon mask.
This samurai general was a little short,
unlike the burly and majestic samurai in the impression of ordinary people.
But no one dared to underestimate him because of his physique. He completely wiped out the rebels of the Genji and Hei clans, and personally killed no less than ten demon warriors. Under his command were the ‘Inoue Nine Heavenly Kings’, ‘Hokki Sixteen Evil Tricks’, and ‘Nagakawa Demon Warrior First Team’, which were famous throughout the Toryu Island.
In his shogunate,
Yayoi, who served as the ‘rochū’, even controlled two fierce tricks and was called the ‘demon general’.
The power he holds in his hands,
is something that neither the Minamoto clan nor the Heike clan could have!
Behind Inoue Kiyoshi,
there is a bamboo curtain separating him from the figure on the steps behind him.
The man stands sideways under the ‘throne’, standing straight, like a doll.
And no one sits on the ‘throne’.
There is only a golden and red tablet.
The tablet reads ‘Emperor Go-Ueki’.
“Today, Dongliu Island can be unified and all countries are united, and Zhuzhaojun has made an indelible contribution.
It is because Zhuzhaojun defeated the conspiracy of the Minamoto clan and the Heike clan, recovered the lost territory, and set the military strategy for the Inoue family’s 30-year development that the people of Dongliu Island are free from war and can live and work in peace today.”
Inoue Kiyoshi, with his back to the throne behind the bamboo curtain, slowly opened his mouth in a low voice.
Below him on both sides,
the shogunate’s military officials and the court nobles stood separately.
The military officials carried swords on their waists and raised their heads to face them.
The nobles lowered their heads and were very cautious.
"Therefore,
I want to appoint 'Inoue Juzho' as the general who protects the entire Dongliu Island today, and invite his deity to the 'Amaterasu Shrine' as a sacrificial deity, and worship him for generations!"
Inoue Kiyoshi's words were powerful.
All the military officials responded respectfully: "That's right!"
"The 'old man' is worthy of being the general who protects the entire Dongliu Island, and can be listed as the guardian god of the entire island along with the 'Three Noble Sons'!"
"I agree very much!"
...
Compared to the scene where the military officials of the shogunate were all following suit,
the nobles were not to be outdone.
They all nodded in agreement.
Some were even more excited and knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, and asked the Shogun to invite 'Inoue Juzho' to the 'Amaterasu Shrine', praising his decision as being extremely wise.
Inoue Kiyoshi's expression under the mask was always calm.
He glanced at the ministers below, then turned around and bowed to face the 'Emperor Go-Wabi' behind the bamboo curtain, waiting for the Emperor Go-Wabi's order.
The ministers on both sides fell silent when they saw Inoue Kiyoshi's action.
You could hear a pin drop in the hall.
Behind the bamboo curtain,
The shrine of 'Emperor Go-Wabi' stood on the throne, without any abnormality.
The 'corpse man' serving the shrine suddenly trembled, and a gust of cold wind flew out from behind the bamboo curtain. Such a cold breath would make people involuntarily think of the lush and verdant sakaki trees planted in front of the shrine.
The 'corpse man' turned his neck stiffly,
his neck turned 90 degrees,
his pale face turned to the Shogun 'Inoue Kiyoshi' behind the bamboo curtain,
his eyes rolled up,
his face was full of ferocious horror: "The Amaterasu Shrine has been worshipping the emperor for generations, and only the emperor can enjoy the sacrifice - how can a commoner be moved to my shrine after death?!"
The voice was sinister and sharp,
for a moment it seemed to be the gathering of many voices, and the next moment it seemed to be the voice of just an ordinary person.
The nobles and ministers below bowed their heads and kept silent.
The military officials glared at the tablet behind the bamboo curtain - as long as the Shogun gave an order, they would definitely rush behind the bamboo curtain and chop the tablet of the emperor and his corpse into pieces!
Inoue Kiyoshi lowered his head and laughed deeply a few times.
He turned his head and looked behind him: "You guys go down, I have something to report to the emperor alone."
"General!"
"If we are not here, who can guarantee your safety?"
"Let us stay here!"
The military officials spoke up one after another.
"Could the Emperor harm me?" Inoue Kiyoshi raised his head and stared at the throne behind the bamboo curtain, "Don't worry about me, just go down."
At the request of Inoue Kiyoshi,
The ministers finally exited the public meeting hall.
A cold breath rolled in the hall.
The face of the 'corpse man' was ghastly - he twisted his neck more than ninety degrees. It was hard to tell whether this man was alive or not. This time, Inoue Kiyoshi's request finally angered the emperor.
When the emperor is angry, the people in his corpse will suffer,
Break the neck and die on the spot.
The corpse that Inoue Kiyoshi was facing now was actually just a moving corpse.
"Are you smart? Or stupid?
Without the protection of retainers - with your little means, can you stop the Amaterasu Fire from burning? "The 'corpse man' made a gloomy voice, and the cold atmosphere in the hall became even stronger.
The throne of 'Emperor Houyu' remained motionless.
There was nothing in Inoue Qing's eyes. He took off a red sheath sword from his waist and placed it in front of his knees.
The 'Corpse Man' saw the red sheath sword and was silent for a moment: "Even if it is the ultimate thunder pool sword, it is extremely difficult to hurt me!"
Inoue Kiyoshi's fingers polished the lines on the Leichi scabbard and smiled silently: "I have no intention of threatening the Emperor with this sword."
Lei Chi is a sword forged by Zhu Zhaojun.
It was later recast by An Gang and became the ultimate sword.
"I don't just have this thunder pool.
After Zhu Zhaojun left, he also left 'Onikiri' behind in Heitianyuan. "Inoue Kiyoshi took off the second sword on his waist - it was the Onikiri that was once carried by Taira Reiko!
The knife disappeared without a trace as Ping Lingzi turned into fire and died.
But the ghost warrior sent by Inoue Kiyoshi to Heitianyuan to search for Su Wu's traces unexpectedly brought the sword back.
The 'corpse man' looked at the two knives in Inoue Kiyoshi's hands and said nothing.
Inoue Qingyue said: "If the Emperor is unwilling to bring the shrine of Canteruo-kun to Amaterasu Shrine, please allow me to build a shrine-level shrine 'Nagawa Shrine' in Nagakawa, the place where he disappeared." 'Bar."
“Only a shrine dedicated to the past emperors of Dongliu Island can become a ‘shrine’!
There is no way that the shrine of Inoue Canteruu can be built into a shrine! "
The corpse man simply refused Inoue Kiyoshi’s proposal!
It may be temporarily afraid of Onikiri and Leichi, but these two knives may damage it, but it is absolutely impossible for it to break its muscles and bones!
"Yin and yang are separated, and humans and ghosts coexist."
At this time, Inoue Kiyoshi spoke again,
He said something that sounded meaningless to outsiders.
The flesh on the corpse's face trembled violently, and the whites of his eyes kept turning upwards - Inoue Kiyoshi's two seemingly unintentional words made him react!
Before it could speak, Inoue Kiyoshi continued: "Master Jianzhen created an environment on Dongliu Island where yin and yang are inseparable, with yang during the day and yin at night.
The reason why he spent a lot of effort to create such an environment was that the great monk Jianzhen needed it to conduct certain practices and research.
Secondly,
It is your greedy heart that will never die, Your Majesty.
is that so?
In fact, you were once a ‘human’, not a ‘god’.
When he was terminally ill, he was fortunate enough to meet the great monk Jianzhen. You strongly praised his Buddhism and made him famous on Dongliu Island. The environment comes when people are separated and people coexist with strangers.
In the dark night, hundreds of ghosts walk at night, attacking and killing living creatures.
After death, the souls of living beings gather in the shrine's sakaki tree.
Stay until daytime,
The priests burned sacrificial materials such as sakaki branches, and most of the consciousnesses of the dead were offered to the gods in the local shrines. A few were gathered in the shrine where all the gods came from - Amaterasu Shrine. A large number of souls of the dead were collected from all countries. , have all become nourishment for you, the Emperor.
You have abandoned your living body,
Choose to integrate your own consciousness with the ‘Amaterasu Black Fire’. As long as you can always be supported by the consciousness of the souls of the dead, you can always survive, right? Emperor. "
The 'Corpse Man' was silent for a long time.
In this long silence, wisps of black fire exuding a cold and eerie charm spread from between the beams and pillars, gradually surrounding Inoue Kiyoshi——
Uh-huh!
Inoue Kiyoshi drew out the Onikiri, and the shining blade illuminated his eyes.
"Many warriors from the shogunate have surrounded various shrines.
If I die here,
The shrines were immediately attacked.
All the sakaki trees were burned to ashes! "Inoue Qing said in a low voice.
The cold black fire that surrounded Mukai Inoue suddenly retreated.
The voice full of hatred of the 'Corpse Man' suddenly sounded: "The consciousness of the dead gathered every day in the entire Dongliu Island is only enough for me to enjoy - if you build another shrine to worship the 'Inoue Candle', this will be rare. The consciousness of the dead is divided,
My foundation will gradually collapse! "
Inoue Kiyoshi raised his head and looked at the emperor's throne behind the bamboo curtain, shook his head and said: "Nagawa Shrine will not plant sakaki trees to collect the consciousness of the dead.
Regarding the secret information about the emperor, Zhu Zhaojun actually found many clues and obtained it after repeated research.
He deeply abhors this method of using life to refuel his own lamp.
You must not allow yourself to become such a god.
Yes,
The emperor can rest assured about this. "
"If this is the case, I will allow the shogunate to build another Nagagawa Shrine!"