Chapter 389: Kyoto, Emperor, 500,000 Kan.
Almost at the same time, Ginkaku-ji Temple at the foot of Kyoto's Higashiyama Mountain, also known as Jishoji Temple, Jishoji Temple Mountain is called Higashiyama. 【】The founder of the temple is Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the eighth shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, and the patriarch of Kaizan Jishoji Temple is a dream window boiled stone.
In fact, the Yumegagawashi was a figure from about 1 century before the temple was founded, so it is called "Persuasion to open the mountain". Ginkaku-ji Temple was originally also a villa, Ashikaga Yoshimasa built the Kannon-den Hall in the temple, and when it was built, it was planned to decorate the outer walls with silver foil, but when the construction was completed, it was not plated with silver foil, and it was renamed Jishoji Temple, commonly known as Ginkaku-ji Temple. The name echoes the "Kinkaku-ji Temple" (officially known as Rokuen-ji Temple), which is also in Kyoto.
The temple is centered on the pond and has buildings such as Kannon-do, Silver Pavilion, Buddha Hall, Togu-do, and so on. At this time, Emperor Guangka, who was about the same age as the shogun, was looking at the few people kneeling on the floor in front of him, including samurai, monks, and ministers.
“…… However, the general's family will definitely not want me to come forward to deal with this matter. Emperor Mitsuka's heart was also filled with irrepressible excitement, yes, in the hearts of the people of the country of Yude, the emperor was a god, but thinking about himself, an earthly god, he didn't even have the qualifications to leave Kyoto.
He was only able to live under the surveillance of the Daimyo, and he could only survive under the nose of the Tokugawa Shogun, which was not even as happy as when he was a monk.
Emperor Mitsukaku was not a good man, and since the emperor's biological father, Prince Norihito, was not attached to the throne, he wanted to add the honorific title of Emperor Taijo to his father as a sign of filial piety, but the shogunate thought that this would confuse his name and objected. The two sides communicated back and forth, and finally the shogunate agreed to increase Prince Norithito's treatment of 1,000 koku as a compromise. However, Emperor Guangge lost several of his cronies, loyal ministers and confidants.
However, it can be seen from this that Emperor Guangge is not willing to be a puppet who can only be at the mercy of the general's family, and he wants to gain more power, just like the Joseon to the west, or the emperor of the powerful Central Empire, with supreme power.
Therefore, he added the honorific title of Emperor Taishang to his father, but he was just a test to test the reaction of the daimyo and the shogun family in the world, to see if the daimyo of the world was still willing to bow down in front of the Tokugawa family and lick the toes of the Tokugawa family, but unfortunately, the result made him very depressed.
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Except for a few daimyo who were far away from the feudal kingdom who showed him limited support, the other daimyo didn't even dare to let a fart at all, he could only watch his loyal subordinates become victims of this honorific incident, although in exchange for a thousand stones, but, when I thought of those daimyos, as well as the land controlled by the Tokugawa family, tens of thousands of stones, hundreds of thousands of stones, and even millions of stones, and the Tokugawa family had millions of stones.
And he is a dignified emperor, but he can only live a careful life, and even those subordinate ministers and ministers under his command, some of them can only survive by receiving help, when I think of this, Emperor Guangge's heart that has made the Buddha's scriptures have been refined to be neutral and peaceful, and he can't help but secretly ache.
Hearing Emperor Guangka's helpless sigh and that very melancholy sentence, Takayama Masayuki's heart couldn't help but drip blood, and he turned his head to look at a black-clothed monk standing next to him. "Master, please say something."
After the monk sang a Buddha horn, the expression on his face did not change in the slightest. "Your Majesty, please be relieved, the general's family will definitely come to you, and will sign a treaty with the Qing State in your name."
"Why is the master so sure?" Emperor Guangge wanted to stand up, but his reserve as emperor made him hold back, but his eyes were full of hope and longing, no less than those samurai, monks, and ministers who knelt on the ground.
“…… When the time comes, natural waterways will be formed. The monk had a faint, even mysterious, smile on his face, that made it impossible to ask any more questions in everyone's hearts.
"However, in order to give His Majesty some confidence, the poor monk has some worldly things to present to His Majesty, so that His Majesty can also ......be rewarded for his merits," the monk took out a thin piece of paper from his bosom and respectfully offered it with both hands.
After that Takayama Masayuki received it, he couldn't help but gasp: "Two hundred thousand taels." ”
This exclamation alone made the eyes of all the ministers, warriors, and monks in the Guanyin Hall shine with an unobstructible greedy light. 200,000 taels is equivalent to 500,000 kanbun, and in this era, in Edo, you can buy two stone of rice for each kanwen, and 500,000 kanbun is 1 million koku.
The emperor and the imperial court were guaranteed to live on a regular basis from the shogunate and local princes, but after the Tokugawa shogunate, the security of their livelihood was far from that of the previous samurai rulers. Just like these honorific incidents, Emperor Guangge spent a lot of energy, manpower and material resources, and the result was only an increase of 1,000 koku, which can be imagined how stingy the shogunate was towards the emperor and the court.
This also accumulated to a considerable extent the dissatisfaction of the imperial family and the imperial court with the shogunate. And the monk in front of him took out a fortune equal to a million stones at once, but he didn't even flash his eyes, and these Emperor Guangge and the ministers had to admire the generosity and generosity of this monk when they were grateful.
"This, such a heavy gift, I ......" Emperor Guangge took the tissue paper that could be directly exchanged for 500,000 kanbun in big cities such as Osaka, Edo, and Nagasaki, and felt that both hands were trembling, and there was a feeling that he was about to burst into tears.
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Originally, Emperor Guangge wanted to say a few words of resignation to show his reservedness as His Majesty the Emperor, but seeing the red eyes of his subordinate samurai and ministers, as well as the outdated and even patched court clothes on their bodies, Emperor Guangge closed his mouth, silently but resolutely folded the extremely light note with great cherishment, put it in his arms, and then respectfully bowed to the monk: "I really can't repay the kindness of the master. ”
"On behalf of Your Majesty, I have thanked the master for his help." The ministers and samurai did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly saluted the monk.
"A little vulgar thing, in the eyes of a monk, is not as good as a bowl of clear soup and a plate of pickles." This monk is still unruly and authentic. I saw that all the monks present were reciting the Buddha's name, and their faces were full of admiration.
"The mundane thing has been, the poor monk will retire first, I don't know which master has time, but the poor monk can be led to a look in this temple of mercy and grace, I have heard the name of Kyoto Temple of mercy and grace for a long time, and I hope that the masters can let the poor monk see it." The black-robed monk let out a sigh of relief, flicked his sleeves, as if trying to shake off all the cheesiness on the clothes, and then asked the monk who was present.
"Don't dare to be, the poor monk is willing to lead the way for the master." The presiding officer of the Temple of Mercy and Grace hurriedly walked over, respectfully bowed to the senior monk, and then respectfully led the way.
The black-clothed monk looked back at Emperor Naguangge and the ministers and smiled faintly, then turned around and left the Guanyin Hall behind the presiding officer of the Temple of Mercy and Grace.
"It is worthy of being a holy monk in the land of the Tang Dynasty...... "Emperor Guangge, who had once entered the Shamen, was full of envy and admiration.
"In this way, only the Tang land, which is known as the 'Balance of Balances', will have such a virtuous holy monk." The ministers next to them couldn't help but sigh with their palms, if it weren't for the fact that the venue was not suitable, and there were confidential matters to discuss, they couldn't say, and the ministers might have to sing a song on the spot to summarize what was going on today.
"Gao Shanqing." The light on the face of the Emperor Guangge, who was carrying 500,000 knots, was even more majestic and solemn at this moment. As for his subordinates, they all think so, the current emperor is more worthy of their loyalty and death. After all, the higher the loyalty, the more rewards you can get from Emperor Guangge, and you are not stupid, at this time, no matter how dissenting people are, they will have to express their loyalty with three swords and six eyes.
"Wechen is here." Takayama Masayuki hurriedly crouched on the ground. "Your Majesty, please."
"Qingzhi's loyalty, but I am deeply gratified, but the holy monk he ......" Emperor Guangge still has some doubts, which cannot be blamed on him, after all, the emperor has been a puppet for too long, and it is normal for him to be a little suspicious.
"Weichen is willing to use his family name to vouch for it, the holy monk is definitely for the country I said, for Your Majesty, you can become a Majesty like Tang Di and be able to rule the world. All he needs is the hope that he can vigorously promote Sinology in our country, which is within a strip of water, so that our two countries will be more harmonious. Takayama said loudly.
"His Majesty will not give up, pull out the ministers in the reckless, although the ministers are a martial arts, they also know that they are loyal to the monarch and serve the country, and serve His Majesty the Emperor, even if they use the surname of the minister, they will not hesitate." Takayama Masayuki's head rattled against the floor.
"Such a loyal servant is a blessing for Your Majesty. Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is time for us to change the heavens in the country we have said. One of the ministers also bowed to the ground and said loudly.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the country of the country should change the sky." All the ministers and warriors, and even a few monks who were still here, also shouted in unison, as if their howl would be able to change the country of Wa in a new way.
(To be continued)