Chapter 19: Before Tamamo
Nana Hashimoto looked at Xiaobai with a pillow and asked curiously, "Tamamo front?" Is that the legendary nine-tailed demon fox who tempted Emperor Toba and caused trouble in the court, and was finally captured and killed by the great onmyoji Abe Harumi and turned into a killing stone? Have you seen her in a thousand nights? ”
Xiao Bai nodded, picked up a piece of fruit from the small bowl in front of him, chewed it and swallowed it before saying, "Yes, whether it is Master Qingming or Lord Chiba, they have all seen Lord Tamamo before. Xiaobai also once received guidance from the former master of Tamamo to practice as a fox. ”
Nana Hashimoto didn't put down the pillow, moved to Xiaobai's side, and asked Xiaobai, "Then Xiaobai, can you tell me the story between Senya and Tamamo Mae?" Please eat fruit. ”
Xiaobai glanced at Nanami Hashimoto angrily and said, "Don't think Xiaobai is a foodie!" Besides, your financial situation is actually very poor, right? Buying fruit for Xiaobai often is a lot of money for you, right? Xiaobai recently saw that you went to buy a discounted bento again, and if Chiba-sama knew about it, he would be distressed. ”
Nana Hashimoto puffed out her cheeks, looked at Xiaobai and said with some embarrassment: "After all, fruits in Japan are too expensive, if you don't save a little, Xiaobai, you won't have the opportunity to eat fruits often." But don't worry, payday will come soon, and it will be fine then. ”
Xiao Bai sighed, looked at the remaining fruit juice in the small bowl, and said with some reluctance: "Actually, Xiao Bai doesn't have to eat every day, you can buy some cheap apples once in a while." Your salary is still going to be sent back to your hometown, right? ”
Nana Hashimoto nodded a little lonely and said: "There are only two people in the family, my mother and my younger brother, and in order to provide for me to go to college, the family didn't even have heating bills last year." My younger brother also needs money to go to school. ”
Looking at the somewhat lonely Hashimoto Nanami, Xiaobai comforted: "Don't worry too much, Lord Chiba always says that there is no difficulty in this world that cannot be overcome, if there is, it's just that you didn't find the right way." Why don't you tell Chiba-sama about this, he will definitely have a way to help you. ”
Nanami Hashimoto shook her head and said, "I don't want to trouble Chiya with these things, and I don't want him to think that I'm with him for money." ”
Xiao Bai patted the table with his front paws and said, "You think of Chiba-sama too badly like this, he is not the kind of person who will look down on you because of such a trivial matter." And as an onmyoji who has lived for thousands of years, Chiba-sama's wealth is unimaginable. Xiao Bai has seen that Chiba-sama has a gold mountain made of gold judgments, and that gold mountain is high enough for you to roll on it. ”
Nana Hashimoto was not moved by this, but shook his head and said, "Qianye's money is his money, and I don't want to rely on him." ”
Xiao Bai looked at Nana Hashimoto's undetermined expression, nodded and said: "Xiao Bai somewhat understands why Lord Chiba is attracted to you, your strength and independence are exactly the qualities that Lord Chiba appreciates. ”
Nanami Hashimoto blushed, pushed Xiaobai and said, "Don't talk about this, let's continue to tell the story between Chiya and Tamamo Mae." ”
Xiaobai nodded and didn't say anything more, but it had already made up its mind to tell Ruodie about it. Xiao Bai believes that with Ruodie's experience in taking care of mundane affairs for thousands of years, he will definitely handle this matter properly, and it will be regarded as a reward for the fruits of the Lord these days, Xiao Bai thought.
He had already made up his mind in his heart, but Xiaobai, who was still silent on his face, continued to tell the story of Qianye and Tamakimae: "Amazao-samae and Harumaki's mother, Mrs. Ge Ye, are close friends, and entrusted by Mrs. Ge Ye, Tamamo came to Kyoto to visit Master Haruma. At the home of Harumi's master, Tamamo-mae met Chiba-sama, who had just met Harumi's master for the first time. ”
Nana Hashimoto asked curiously, "And then?" Tamamo fell in love with Chiya like this? ”
Xiaobai shook his head and continued: "No, at that time, Lord Tamamo just came to Kyoto to visit Master Harumi, and when he saw Lord Chiba, he just regarded him as a friend of Lord Harumi. But Chiba-sama's identity at the time attracted the attention of Tamamo-mae-samae. ”
"Identity? Isn't Thousand Nights an Onmyoji? What other identities does he have? The curious Nana Hashimoto couldn't help but interrupt Xiaobai's narration.
Xiaobai saw that Nana Hashimoto was puzzled, so he explained: "The name Chiba Chiya is not Chiba-sama's real name, but Chiba-sama's name was re-acquired after he came to Japan. Chiba-sama's real name is Ye Xun, and his identity is an envoy sent to Japan by the Tang Dynasty at that time, and an official in charge of the astronomical calendar and astrological divination in the Tang Dynasty. At the invitation of Emperor Murakami at that time, he came to Japan to teach the astronomical calendar, and at the same time, as the successor of the Tang Dynasty Yin-Yang family, he exchanged magic and virtues with the Yin-Yang Liao. ”
"Huh! Qianye is actually Chinese? Nana Hashimoto covered her mouth in surprise.
Xiaobai nodded and shook his head and said: "Who is Lord Chiba, Xiaobai doesn't know, his origin is very mysterious, and even Master Qingming only knows the experience of Lord Chiba after he came to Japan. Lord Chiba's experience in the Tang Dynasty Except that he had seen the peerless beauty Yang Guifei, even Master Qingming didn't know anything about other things. Because of this identity, the former adult of Tamamo became interested in Chiba-sama, and eventually fell into it. ”
"Then what happened between Tamamo and Thousand Nights? Later, why did she tempt Toba to the emperor and cause trouble to the court? In the end, he was captured and killed by Abe Qingming and turned into a killing stone? Nana Hashimoto felt that her brain was a little insufficient, and she asked one question after another.
Xiaobai sat down and explained slowly: "Tamamo-mae-samae's curiosity about Chiba-sama made her constantly close to Chiba-sama, and at first, Chiba-samae-samae has always maintained a friendly attitude towards Tamamo-samae because Tamamo-mae is a friend of Harua's master's mother. But then Tamamo-mae-samae's curiosity about Chiba-sama gradually evolved into desire, and Tamoma-mae-samae hoped to combine with Chiba-sama and give birth to a descendant with Tang blood, just as Lady Geba married the father of Harumaki's master. So he tried all kinds of means to tempt Chiba-sama, but Chiba-sama didn't treat Tamara-samae in any way other than the most basic etiquette. ”
Xiao Bai said here and stopped, as if in front of recalling the peerless Tamamo, and then continued: "Lord Tamamo is the most gorgeous woman Xiao Bai has seen in the past thousand years, and she is also the most seductive existence for men. Whether it is weak, coquettish, enchanting or noble, all kinds of temperaments that women can show have been shown by Lord Tamamo in front of Lord Chiba. With the peerless appearance of Tamamo-mae-sama, and the maximum gentleness and thoughtfulness and virtue that a woman can do, all these are the methods that Tamamo-mae once used. However, from beginning to end, Chiba-sama has never had the slightest thought of Tamamo-mae-samae. ”
Nanami Hashimoto's curiosity has been fished up by Xiaobai's story, and she can't wait to ask, "What about later?" Tamamo gave up like this and turned to tempt Emperor Toba? ”
Xiaobai denied: "No, Tamamo-mae-samae chose to leave Heiankyo after being rejected by Chiba-sama at that time, but she never gave up her desire for Chiba-sama. The purpose of tempting Emperor Toba was to seize the right to rule the world, but why Tamamo-mae did it Xiaobai didn't know. As for what happened later, Xiaobai only knew that in the final battle of Nasuno, Master Qingming summoned all the twelve-type divine generals, and Lord Chiba also cast a terrible forbidden technique. Soon after the war, Master Harumi died, and Lord Chiba was cursed. If you have the chance, ask Sister Ruodie, she should know better than Xiaobai. ”
Seeing Xiaobai say this, Nana Hashimoto, who understood that she couldn't ask anything more, could only nod and suppress her doubts in her heart.
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At the entrance of the main shrine, the commuter bus of the members of Nogizaka 46 stopped near the approach, and the members who got out of the car looked curiously at the shrine hidden in the bamboo forest.
Asuka Saito took Nanami Hashimoto's hand and asked curiously, "Nana Min, is this the shrine you came to last time with Mai Rin?" ”
Nanami Hashimoto nodded and said, "This is it, this Taisha here." ”
"Eh, can such a small shrine be called a large shrine?" Takayama looked at the stone monument standing next to the torii gate and asked with some doubts.
Nana Hashimoto, who has already heard Xiaobai's explanation once, did not copy Xiaobai's words: "The name of the 'here Taisha' is said to have been given by Emperor Hanayama in the Heian period, and as for why it is a Taisha, Kazmi, you can ask Senya-san in person." ”
"Eh, isn't this shrine thousands of years old? But there is no record in the history books. Reina Ichirai, who had a good academic record, was surprised on the sidelines.
Nanami Hashimoto nodded and said, "The 'Ichijo Taisha' is said to have been located in Kyoto until the Edo period, and it was only during the Edo period that it was relocated to Edo Castle at that time. It is a shrine with a history of more than 1,000 years, and last time I saw a stone lantern enshrined in Minamoto Yoshitsune. ”
"Huh! It's amazing! Hearing Nana Hashimoto say this, the members were all surprised.
At this time, the agent came over and said, "There are a large number of precious ancient relics and monuments preserved in the 'here Taisha shrine', and the earliest can be traced back to before the Heian period, so it is a place with great historical and cultural heritage. It's a very rare opportunity for you to pray here this time, so I hope you can do well and promote Nogizaka 46 as much as possible, please! ”
Hearing the agent say this, all the members were a little more nervous in their hearts. Mai Shiraishi stared at the torii in front of her with a little more curiosity, and made up her mind to take this opportunity to get a good understanding of what kind of person Senya was.