Chapter 2 Family
Hanakaiin is a family land located on the outskirts of Kyoto.
It occupies a large area, and the area that is not covered by the barrier is visually the size of five or six football fields.
There are no walls near the clan land, and hundreds of tall cherry trees are planted.
Every year, the flowers bloom all over the courtyard, just like the name of the "Flower Blossom Courtyard".
It is said that the Huakaiyuan family originated from the homeland of the Tang Dynasty on the other side of the sea.
A Lin surnamed Dade Gaoshi came across the sea, walked here, saw the cherry blossoms into a forest, and then there was a "flower courtyard" family.
This surname is therefore more poetic.
Walking on the colorful petal path, Lin Zhengyang thought of this and smiled.
The so-called Lin surname Dade Gaoshi······ Actually, it doesn't exist at all.
This is just an apotheosis of the mysterious Onmyoji family by outsiders.
In fact, the Huakaiyuan family was born less than three hundred years ago, and now it has only been passed on to the fifth generation of the head of the family, where is there so much mysterious background?
Not to mention, he asked the Lord God to deliberately select "clean" people.
The "clean" here naturally includes those unclear backgrounds.
Moreover, according to his side-to-side knocks in the past three years, he also roughly understands the origin of this family.
The first generation of Huakaiyuan Xiuyuan did not have a surname, but later took such a poetic surname.
Later, a family was formed, and after five generations, they finally occupied a place in this Kyoto, where there are many talented people.
It is regarded as a famous family in the Yin and Yang Dao.
As far as the attainments of yin and yang are concerned, almost everything in the Huakaiyuan family is not ranked.
Five generations, at least hundreds of official onmyoji, spent more than 200 years of painstaking accumulation, generation after generation to bring forth the new, but only to make the Yin and Yang of the Hua Kaiyuan clan not lag behind others.
is similar to Abe Harumi's collection of yin and yang Tao, a magnificent era, in fact, there are only a few.
It's a pity that the past dynasties of Huakaiyuan Xiuyuan, although they are also a momentary hero, really can't be compared with those guys who can be called the essence of the times.
The only advantage of the Flower Blossom Courtyard Flow Yin and Yang Technique is that it is comprehensive······· At least whether it is an enchantment, or a spell, an anecdote, a demon knife, a talisman, and a flower blossom courtyard clan, it is relatively comprehensive.
Comprehensive ······· And mediocrity.
The biggest achievement that the first generation of Xiuyuan has ever had was to rely on his words to trick a big monster with a warp in his head, and he walked into a trap that had been arranged by the onmyoji for a long time.
As for head-on confrontation······ I'm sorry, just a mortal, even if I have studied yin and yang for decades, I am still no match for those great monsters who have survived for hundreds or even thousands of years.
The only thing that Onmyoji can win is knowledge and wisdom.
The weather was a little cool, and I was wearing clogs barefoot, and I obviously felt a little cold.
Lin Zhengyang regretted it a little.
I should have changed into those gray socks.
The clogs make a dull "poof" sound as they step on the brick and stone path where the cherry blossom petals are scattered.
The surroundings are quiet, and you can hear the continuous sound of falling flowers.
It's a subtle sound, but one that you can detect if you listen to it.
The petals are sparsely falling and falling down, one after another, all the time.
Hearken.
The sound of petals falling to the ground.
Whenever passing by, pedestrians will subconsciously slow down and enjoy this moment of silence.
The glitz and glamour of the world is gone, and I don't think about it anymore.
The impetuous heart is settled and relieved a little.
Enjoying this flower, you are not only admiring the beauty of the gorgeous cherry blossoms, but also listening to the sound of the falling flowers.
Those who don't know how to appreciate this will naturally lose that elegance.
When people in the world enjoy cherry blossoms, most of them sigh at the impermanence of the world and appreciate the poignancy of the withering, and Lin Zhengyang loves to "listen" to the cherry blossoms.
Listen to it, the fluttering rope, the sound of falling flowers.
Over time, nature calms down.
It can reduce the fire of the heart and go to impetuousness, which is to "listen to the flower Zen".
"Why are you here again, not going to class?"
An idler broke into it for no reason.
Breaking the cherry blossom road, the young man's focused state of mind.
"Heavenly Palace, didn't you see that I was enlightened?"
The young boy said to the idler who had broken in.
Spread out your palm, and a pink cherry blossom falls from the palm of your hand.
"As long as you are still enlightened, you have to go to class if you are enlightened, but today I have to teach the enchantment technique, and if I miss it, I will have to wait another ten years next time!"
Huakaiyuan Tiangong is a student three years older than him, and is currently studying in the clan with a private degree.
As he said, if you miss this course, you will have to wait for ten years.
There are not many people in the private school of the Huakaiyuan family, and they are often tutored by people in the clan in turn, and some courses are held.
The proportion of yin-yang is very small, often not much for ten years.
Six-year-old children, most of the time, are still in the stage of literacy and study, and a small number of them are beginning to be exposed to etiquette classes and some common sense.
For Yin-Yang Technique, the clan does not impose requirements, but only teaches some basics.
There are many things that a qualified onmyoji needs to understand.
Since the Emperor created the Onmyo-ryo, Onmyoji has gradually stepped onto the political stage.
They began as learned men in the service of the royal family.
The application of Yin-Yang Dao was initially for the needs of national rule.
For example, when judging auspicious disasters or establishing a new capital, all ideas and theories such as surveying feng shui and geophysiognomy in order to seek reference guidelines for thinking and action, and even the collection of military strategy and operational information have gradually become one of his powers.
Later, in response to the needs of the nobles of the imperial court, onmyoji also began to divination, sacrifice, and determine the time or direction of good and evil.
They need to understand auspiciousness and disasters, feng shui and geophysiognomy, military tactics, and later began to involve divination, sacrifices, judging good fortune and directions, and so on.
Does it sound similar to the Ph.D. of the Han Dynasty?
In fact, the work is pretty much the same.
In essence, in order to stabilize the legitimacy and rationality of the regime, and to provide ideological and theoretical support in the legal system or academics, this is the duty of the Onmyoji!
Notice, this is the way they live for their livelihood!
Therefore, every qualified Onmyoji must be proficient in all of the above knowledge.
As for subduing demons······ To put it mildly, this is actually a later thing.
Because the demons are unguardable, they emerge in an endless stream, and even the royal family occasionally vibrates, plus the needs of some ministers and nobles, so the onmyoji will study the yin-yang technique.
The origin of Yin-Yang is a system produced by the onmyoji after going through the classics and borrowing a lot from the classics of Taoism, Buddhism and even Confucianism, combined with the Shinto beliefs in various parts of the country.
This is the first demand, and then there is yin and yang.
The Onmyoji copied the guy to subdue the demon and eliminate the demon, which was a last resort!
In fact, who would want to run to the death with a weird demon if it were possible?
Isn't it okay to sit at home and read a book, study the eighteen ways to write the next word, make a pot of tea, enjoy the snow in a beautiful way, and occasionally go out to a banquet?
The problem is, it's not going to work.
So there was the Yin-Yang Technique.
The birth of the Yin and Yang Dao was actually about the same time as the origin of the Hua Kai Yuan family.
The original onmyoji suffered hardships, so they began to immerse themselves in the study of spells, study spiritual power, and developed a series of targeted spells, which led to the birth of the legend of Abe Harumi, who is known as the great achiever of ancient Yin-Yang magic.
It's been a while since Abe Harumi died of old age, and Yin-Yang is still booming - the biggest driving force is the aliens who are still active everywhere.
Up to now, Yin-Yang Technique, Speech Technique (or language arts, deception, psychology, vertical and horizontal arts, etc.), aristocratic artistic accomplishment, and etiquette have almost become the standard configuration of the Onmyoji of the Huakaiyuan family.
They are qualified in at least these four items, so that they can be allowed to leave the school and be named as the Onmyoji of the Flower Blossom Academy.
If you don't know how to speak, you can't mix it up among many nobles at all, because the nobles and ministers rarely speak too bluntly, and if they don't understand the implicit meaning, they can't eat this bowl of rice.
Besides, if you don't know the "skill of speech", it is easy to offend people by speaking, and the knowledge in this is not small.
In order to prevent inadvertently, the choice of words and sentences offends people, even if you are not proficient in this course, you must understand it.
Of course, if you have excellent professional skills in other areas, it is not impossible to make up for the shortcomings here.
But if you don't understand aristocratic etiquette and artistic accomplishment, you can't mix it up, at least in front of the minister's door.
When you go to the door of the minister, there is no etiquette, and you can be directly punished.
Every action is exquisite, and if you are a little lazy, the end will not be good.
Therefore, if many travelers want to travel to this era, they first have to take etiquette lessons.
The children of famous families and grassroots heroes can be known by others at a glance.
Where to look?
First of all, it depends on your behavior, whether you have the law, and whether the etiquette is rigorous, which is actually not something that can be cultivated overnight.
Lin Zhengyang also studied for two years before he turned this set of etiquette into his bones, and his daily habits did not conform to this set of etiquette.
Only in this way can we achieve "no rudeness", which is also the foundation of the foothold.
Ordinary onmyoji, there is no capital to challenge the rules.
Not being rude is only the first step, and if you want to get along with the nobility, you have to be able to fit in.
You have to understand their art.
For example, you can not like Noh drama, or even be proficient, but at least you can speak well when accompanied, and you must at least understand.
For example, the tea ceremony, you must at least understand the doorway, be able to appreciate (even if it is only on the surface), and be able to comment.
For example, when you see a calligraphy and painting of the Tang Dynasty, you have to be able to simply say one, two, three, not to talk about being proficient, but you have to have a certain ability to appreciate it.
For example, at a banquet, you have to understand the importance of the position of the seats, who is arranged by the host in what position, what signal is being released to the outside world, and whether there will be any cooperation between the two families······· Of course, this is not only for aristocratic art appreciation, but also not for everyone to learn, and it is not mandatory.
A qualified onmyoji should learn the courses before and after, count them carefully, such as speech, yin-yang, etiquette, art appreciation, psychology, divination, feng shui, geography, astronomy and astronomy, calamity and auspiciousness, sacrifices, military warfare, good luck and taboos, etc···········
There are more than a dozen courses that must be learned.
"Today is Uncle Ryuji's lecture, his enchantment technique is very good, but if you miss it, you may not even be able to find the door!"
Tiangong combed his hair in a bun, and he was generally wearing a small emerald green men's kimono, and said with a sad face.
Lin Zhengyang's complexion also changed slightly.
Ryuji is a full-fledged onmyoji in the clan who has just debuted, and likes to use enchantment techniques to trick them juniors.
If you're late, you'll probably be trapped outside by the barrier.
"Why didn't you say it earlier, go quickly, go quickly!"