Chapter 13 Wandering in the Sky IV

Yu Shao and the others woke up the next day to continue to explore the secret realm of the princess, and they were still in high spirits and enjoyed the fairyland. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info.

Taimu is foggy near the sea, all year round, the fog season is as many as 100 days, the ancients Yun Taimu: "The clouds and mist are changeable and wonderful". There are clouds and mist in the mountain, there is aura, Taimu Mountain is strange in stone, the peak is dangerous, the cave is different, the water is mysterious, and there are light clouds and mist from time to time, which makes the Taimu group of peaks more mysterious; Sometimes the blue gauze is draped, adding to the beauty; Sometimes it is deep in the clouds and mist, and it is about to come out; Sometimes the fog fills the sky, and only the sound of the bell chime in the depths of the white clouds is heard, which makes people feel like entering a fairyland..... At the turn of spring and summer or the beginning of the sunny day after the rain, the mountains are diffuse and four-fold, converging into a vast sea of clouds, stretching the sky, and now the peaks are haunted in the waves of ten thousand tops, sometimes hidden and sometimes appearing, sometimes floating and sometimes sinking, just like Lingbo treading waves. Especially when the sea fog comes, it is more like the waves rushing, the waves are rolling, and the entire mountain peak is hidden in the clouds and mist for a while.

The autumn day is high and crisp, a few mists cover the mountain tops in the morning and dusk, or there are a few wisps of mountains swirling around the peaks, and the sun shines through the mist, bright and harmonious, and it is very wonderful.

A group of people greeted the clouds and mist all the way, and suddenly their eyes lit up, a masterpiece of heaven, the majestic and upright stone wall is like the root of a man's life, quietly standing a pillar of optimus in the clouds and mist, it is really a wonder of the world. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu fell to the ground and worshiped reverently, and the entourage who followed also bowed to the ground, worshipping at a pillar of optimus zenith, and even Ashikaga Haruko followed the eldest brother to kneel and look up, chanting words in his mouth as if worshipping ghosts and gods, without a sense of shame, it was so pious and serious. Shen Bing had already blushed when he saw this scene, turned his head and couldn't bear to look at it directly, and his cheeks were even more crimson when he looked at Yu Shao's face, and he unconsciously looked at Yu Shao's crotch, this time Yu Shao's face was also unstoppable, and he didn't know what to say to Shen Bing, and he was extremely embarrassed to Shen Bing for a while.

At this time, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu stood up, and in order to hide the embarrassing atmosphere for a while, Yu Shao hurriedly asked Ashikaga Yoshimitsu why he worshipped this scene so much.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said: "There are many traditional festivals and customs related to fertility worship, genital worship and ** worship. On some great festivals, people go to the temple to burn incense and worship these male genitalia. And even parades carrying these things. This type of festival is called "matsutsu". It is not only a religious ceremony, but also a vent for the depression of the people. The harvest festival is held, which is the famous "world wonder festival" in ancient times. On the day of the sacrifice, people use a palanquin to carry out the statue of the main god, which is a tall wooden ** like a house, and the people worship and cheer to it to pray for a good harvest and the reproduction of offspring. The shrine has an inner sanctum, called "Okunomiya", and is dedicated to a variety of gods, and in gratitude for the gods' gratitude, various sexual utensils are made of wood. Wonderful and vivid, lifelike, the longest of which is five or six zhang. The shrine also sells a variety of sexual souvenirs, the most representative of which is a small bell, and the small hammer in the bell is a **. ”

Ashikaga Haruko waited until the eldest brother finished speaking, then took out the small bell brought from the shrine, and prepared to give it to Shen Bing as a souvenir, Shen Bing saw such a naked gift, the look on his face turned white and red, and he stood crisply on the side of Yu Shao, his hands against the hem of his skirt and motionless. I don't know whether to pick it up or not, I just looked at Yu Shao and was stunned. Yu Shao didn't know whether to take such a thing, and his face was a little anxious, after all, this was Ashikaga Haruko's good intentions. For a while, it began to be extremely embarrassing again. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu knew that a Han girl would never touch such a small gift in broad daylight, so he interrupted his sister's hospitality in Toei dialect. Yu Shao and Shen Bing both felt relieved.

Yu Shao asked Ashikaga Yoshimitsu again, "Is there any root cause for your worship so much?" ”

Shen Bing saw Yu Shao ask a question of shame again, and unconsciously glanced at him. Yu Shao pretended not to see it, and deliberately embarrassed Shen Bing a little, so as to tone her disgust.

Shen Bing knew that Yu Shao was deliberately asking. scolded Yu Shao in his heart for being improper, and his face was even more like a piece of red satin, bright and moving.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu they disagreed. Carefully explained: "The reason for this has to start from the status of women, the Tang movement of the "Dahua Reform" introduced a large number of various systems in the Central Plains: the eldest male inherits the position of the head of each household, and the head of the household manages the property of the entire family and determines the marriage of the children. From then on, the woman must obey the orders of the head of the household, i.e., her father, brother and husband, and no longer have autonomy. He also believes that even if a woman cultivates, it is difficult for her to believe in the Tao and become a Buddha. Dongying culture pays more attention to "three obedience and four virtues", "the order of parents, the words of matchmakers", and also moves the "seven outs" that can be "wifed" in seven situations. Secondly, the living environment in many places in Dongying is bad, the war and felling are continuous, men have to go out to the sea with their heads, and even sail far away to find resources for survival, the Japanese are such Dongying people, they are separated from their families for a long time, risking their lives to bring back some food, clothing, and money to the family, of course, there is no time to get the warmth of women, which is a disaster for both men and women, so the women in the family are anxiously waiting for their husbands to return, and naturally they are doing everything they can to meet the desires of men, and they are looking forward to having more children and grandchildren. so that the incense can continue. There is also the fact that the root of Dongying men's life is particularly short, because they are small, they have low self-esteem, and because they are inferior, they are excessive, so they also yearn for and worship the huge **. ”

"It's not hard to understand why there is crazy worship." Yu Shao blushed and nodded.

"Now that the whole of Japan is in the midst of the Civil War, the population is getting thinner and thinner, and both men and women, young and old, hope to have more children, more grandchildren, more blessings and more longevity, and many places worship ** as a totem." Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said with a little indignation.

"Brother Ashikaga will inevitably have heroic feats when he goes back this time." Yu Shao said.

"There is still a long way to go to reunify Japan." Ashikaga Yoshimitsu sighed at a pillar of optimus.

"You Dongying people have always been united, how can there still be a situation of confrontation between the north and the south?" Yu Shao is no longer entangled in the problem of fertility worship, but has become somewhat interested in the national situation that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said.

"Japan and Middle-earth are separated by oceans, so naturally you don't understand, and I'm not in a hurry to return to Japan for a while, wait for me to talk slowly." After Ashikaga Yoshimitsu finished speaking, he sat down in an open space.

Yu Shao also sat down opposite Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to listen, Shen Bing and Ashikaga Haruko sat between the two of them, in a small circle, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's men and the newly collected Japanese cole sat in a large circle outside the four of them, and it was almost noon, and they all took out the wine and dry food they brought with them to fill their stomachs.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu took a sip and spoke.

"The north-south confrontation in Japan was also the end of the reign of the Mongol Yuan in Middle-earth. The power of the Kamakura Shogunate was in the hands of Emperor Go-Saga, and after defeating the Mongol invasion armies twice, my ancestor Ashikaga Takashi was the general of the Kamakura Shogunate. After the abdication of Emperor Saga, it was divided into two factions. The descendants of Emperor Fukakusa, the three sons of his three princes, are one faction, and they are the rulers of the Ming Academy. The descendants of his four princes, Emperor Kanzan, are a faction and are the rulers of the Dayu Temple. The two imperial families were at loggerheads, so the Kamakura shogunate coordinated, and under the manipulation of the shogunate, the two imperial families took turns to become emperors, and in more than eighty years, nine emperors appeared, barely maintaining the unity of the world. Later, the two factions of the imperial family became more and more violent, and finally the situation of the two emperors was tied.

When Emperor Hanazono ascended the throne in the third year of Tokuji, Prince Sonji was made crown prince. In the second year of Bunho, Emperor Hanazono abdicated the throne at the age of 31. Within three years of his accession to the throne, his father, Emperor Goyuta, opened the Imperial Court. According to the wishes of Emperor Go-Uta, Emperor Go-Daigo made Prince Kunira, the widow of his elder brother Emperor Go-Nijo, the crown prince; and demoted his son to the rank of prince, denying his right to inherit the throne. This caused the displeasure of Emperor Go-Daigo, who had a conflict with the Emperor. This also caused the dissatisfaction of the Kamakura shogunate, and finally Emperor Uta was abolished after the first year of Motohiro, and Emperor Daigo was in power.

Emperor Go-Daigo had a deep grudge against the Kamakura shogunate and actively prepared for the collapse of the shogunate. Although the Kamakura shogunate twice successfully resisted the invasion of the Yuan Dynasty, it lacked money and was unable to reward the anti-Yuan officers and soldiers. As a result, the samurai were increasingly dissatisfied with the shogunate. In the first year of Shochu, the Kamakura shogunate discovered Emperor Go-Daigo's attempt to overthrow the curtain and launched the Shochu Rebellion, ordering Rokupola to punish Hino Shitomo and others around the emperor. The Kamakura shogunate did not know what to do with the emperor. However, after that, the emperor deepened his will to fall the curtain and became close to monks such as Bunkan in Daigoji Temple and Enkan in Hoshoji Temple. In the second year of Yuande, under the pretext of praying for the safety of the middle palace, he secretly prayed for the Kanto region, and won over the relationship between the temples and shrines such as Kofukuji Temple and Enryakuji Temple. However, most of the nobles of the Daikakuji temple system supported Prince Bangliang. The aristocracy of the Ming Yuan dynasty supported the Kamakura shogunate, and Emperor Go-Daigo fell into isolation. Moreover, after Prince Kunira's illness and death, the Kamakura shogunate designated Prince Kushihito, who held the Ming Yuan system, as the crown prince. Emperor Go-Daigo's throne was in jeopardy. In the first year of Motohiro, Emperor Go-Daigo planned to fall again, but was denounced by Yoshida Dingfang beside him; Emperor Go-Daigo escaped from Kyoto with the three artifacts, and raised troops to fight against Mt. Hiei. But in the end, it was surrounded by Mt. Kasaki. The shogunate captured the castle with an overwhelming superiority in force and arrested the emperor. This was the Motohiro Rebellion.

The Kamakura shogunate deposed Emperor Go-Daigo, who had planned the downfall, and enthroned Prince Kanhito, who held the Meiin system, as Emperor Kogan. The Kamakura shogunate, on the other hand, discussed and used the exile of Emperor Go-Toba, who had planned the downfall of the shogunate during the Jokushi War, to be exiled to Oki Island. The following year, Daigo arrived on Oki Island. However, the forces that fell at that time, such as Prince Gora, Kusunoki Masanari of Kawachi Province, and Akamatsu Norimura of Harima Province, were active in various parts of Japan and expressed their allegiance to Go-Daigo. Three years later, Emperor Daigo, with the help of Nawa Naganeni and others, fled from Oki Island and fled to Hakugi Province, where he raised troops on the mountain. Hojo, the ruler of the Kamakura shogunate, sent my ancestor Ashikaga Takashi to conquer on time, but the ancestor Ashikaga Takashi had long been unaccustomed to the arrogance of the Kamakura shogunate, and fell to Go-Daigo's side and captured the shogunate's Rokupola probe. After that, Nitta Yoshisada raised troops in the eastern country and captured Kamakura, and the Hojo clan and the Kamakura shogunate perished together.

Emperor Go-Daigo, who returned to Kyoto, held a new policy of Kenmu, refusing to recognize the legitimacy of Emperor Kogan's throne and honoring him as emperor, depriving him of all power. At the same time, the shogunate and the regency system were abolished, and the emperor's dictatorship was established, and the emperor appointed and dismissed officials at his own discretion. At the same time, he abolished the right to inherit the throne of Prince Yasuhito, the orphan of Prince Kungliang, and established his son Prince Hengliang as the crown prince. The New Deal was ostensibly retro, but in fact established the Emperor's regime. Moreover, its radical reforms, the unfairness of rewards, the laws and policies that changed in a hurry, and the infringement of the rights of the nobles, the great temples, the samurai, and other large groups of power eventually led to the failure of the New Deal. Ministers were also indifferent to the new policy. The imperial court's emphasis on the ministers over the samurai, the change of government decrees, and the many mistakes in decision-making led to social chaos and the intensification of conflicts between the ministers and the samurai.

The next year, the ancestor Ashikaga took the opportunity of suppressing the rebellion of the ancestors to go to the eastern country, and after the suppression was successful, he rewarded the meritorious generals in Kamakura and confronted the new policy. Emperor Go-Daigo ordered Yoshisada Nitta to go to the conquest, but Yoshisada was defeated in the Battle of Hakone Takeshita, and the ancestor Sonji took the opportunity to approach Kyoto. But then Kusunoki Masari and Kitabatake Hideya defeated the ancestor Zun clan in Kyoto, and had to flee to Kyushu Island. The following year, the ancestor Ashikaga Takashi gained a firm foothold in Kyushu, received a proclamation from Emperor Kogan, and approached Kyoto again. Kusunoki Masanari suggested negotiating with the Ashikaga clan and moving the capital at the same time to exhaust the enemy army, but Emperor Go-Daigo refused. Yoshisada Nitta and Masanari Kusunoki fought together against the ancestor Zunji, and were defeated by my ancestor in the Battle of Minatogawa, and Masanari was killed in battle, and Yoshisada fled back to Kyoto.

After the Ashikaga army entered Kyoto, Emperor Go-Daigo fled to Mt. Hiei to resist. After all, the ancestor Ashikaga Zunji still had some friendship with the emperor, so he would not be incompatible, so he suggested that a settlement should be reached and Emperor Go-Daigo should hand over the three artifacts. The ancestor of the clan asked Emperor Kogan to open a court administration, and Emperor Mitsuki, who held the Ming Yuan system, ascended the throne, established the Murashimachi shogunate. Emperor Go-Daigo escaped from the Hanayama Temple, claiming that the three artifacts handed over to the Ashikaga clan were fakes, and fled to Yoshino in Yamato Province to open the Southern Dynasty Imperial Court, thus beginning the Northern and Southern Dynasties era in Japan. Emperor Go-Daigo did not change his mind and sent Prince Nitta Yoshisada to Hokuriku with Prince Zunra and Prince Hengra; Prince Huailiang was the general of the expedition to the west and went to Kyushu; Prince Sora traveled to the eastern kingdom; Prince Yoshira travels to Mutsu. Send the prince to various places to defend against the Northern Dynasty and the Muromachi shogunate. Finally, on August 15 of the fourth year of Engen, Emperor Go-Daigo abdicated the throne to Prince Yoshira, who returned to Yoshino, and the next day he said with his last words, "Destroy the enemy and recapture Kyoto", and died at the Kinrin-ji Temple in Yoshino at the age of 52. The ancestor Ashikaga was also sad when he heard this, after all, this emperor who was also an enemy and friend had been with him through thick and thin, and was also a heroic figure, in order to mourn Emperor Go-Daigo, he established Tenryuji Temple in Kyoto.

After the establishment of the Muromachi shogunate, the Muromachi shogunate suppressed the power of the Southern Dynasties one after another, but there were disagreements within the shogunate over how to treat the imperial family and the aristocracy. The contradictions and struggles between the patriarch brother Ashikaga Naoyoshi and the shogunate deacon Takashi Naoshi became more and more intense, so that Ashikaga Naoyoshi betrayed the Northern Dynasty and defected to the Southern Dynasty, and led the Southern Dynasty army to defeat the Northern Dynasty army. But the ancestor Ashikaga Takashi and the Naoyoshi brothers soon reconciled. Soon after, because of the different views on the reunification of the North and the South, the brothers once again turned against each other. The ancestor Zun couldn't bear it anymore and killed Naoyoshi in Kamakura. His ancestor, Ashikaga Takashi, died soon after, and his father, Ashikaga Yoshitsune, became the second shogun of the shogunate.

On the hundredth day after the death of the ancestor Ashikaga Takaji, I was born. When I was young, the war between the Muromachi shogunate and the Southern Dynasty continued. After the disturbance, the struggle for power within the Muromachi shogunate intensified. Powerful generals such as the Hosokawa Kiyoshi clan, who lost power in the struggle for power, defected to the Southern Dynasty one after another. In the first year of Yasuyasu, the Kiyoshi clan of Hosokawa led the Southern Korean army led by Masaki Kusunoki to capture Kyoto, and as a young boy, I took refuge in Hakurojo Castle of Harima Province, the residence of Norisuke Akamatsu. The following year, when the Muromachi shogunate and the Northern Dynasty army recaptured Kyoto, I passed by a place in Settsu Province on my way back to Kyoto, and I was so amazed by the scenery that I ordered my retainers to carry the scenery back to Kyoto. The retainers were amazed at this. When I was ten years old, my father Yoshitsuen died, and I succeeded him as a general. The following year, he was officially awarded the title of General of Zhengyi. Due to my young age, the Hosokawa clan monopolized the power of the Muromachi shogunate. (To be continued.) )

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