Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Three Noble Sons
Qi Xuansu came to Suzuka Mountain again, the difference is that last time he came sneaking over, it is not very accurate to say that he was sneaky, and when he arrived in the territory of Anong County, he invited Master Wan, and it turned the world upside down, and it can be regarded as a rampant all the way.
This time, Qi Xuansu came to Suzuka Mountain by flying boat in a grand manner. Because the Daomen had completely mastered air supremacy, the Venerable Sect was powerless to resist at all.
Today, Mt. Suzuka has changed dramatically, and the villages and towns at the foot of the mountain have been converted into military camps, and Suzuka Gozen is still recuperating in his own shrine and cannot leave Mt. Suzuka for the time being. Qi Xuansu first went to visit Suzuka Gozen, and asked some things about the evil fire by the way, Suzuka Gozen is worthy of being an "old man" who has lived for hundreds of years, and he still knows some inside stories about this.
In the backyard of the shrine, there is a man-made pond with pebbles as an embankment, facing the outer corridor of the shrine.
The verandah rises about a foot above the ground, supported by wooden stakes below and covered by rain cornices above.
The two sat on the verandah.
Qi Xuansu is the Central Plains people sitting, and does not take off his shoes, his feet are on the ground, and his hands are placed on his knees.
The sitting posture in front of Suzuka is much more casual and bold, neither kneeling nor cross-sitting of Fenglinzhou, the left leg is crossed, the right leg is bent up, the left hand is supported on the ground back, and the right wrist rests on the bent right knee, which is quite a bit heroic of the Jianghu people. After all, it was the big thief who stood the black hat back then, and many habits have been engraved in his bones, and he will not change because he became the lord of the palace.
There is a teapot and two teacups between the two of them - it is rare to see a guest who can make tea for Suzuka Gomae himself. However, Qi Xuansu is an outlier, and Qi Niang, who is also a pseudo-immortal, has also made moon cakes for him.
Qi Xuansu held the teacup in his hand and did not drink the tea: "In front of the emperor, the owner of the Qingfang said that there is an evil fire under Furong Mountain, and Himiya Huzun also symbolizes flames, is there a relationship between the two?" ”
Suzuka Gozen took a sip of tea: "Himi Huzun first appeared fifteen hundred years ago, and he was a contemporaneous figure with the third generation of Heavenly Masters in the Central Plains, do you know what this means?" ”
In any case, the Zhang family is Qi Xuansu's future Yue family, so Qi Xuansu is still relatively familiar with the history of the Zhang family.
The third generation of Heavenly Masters, that is, the grandson of the Ancestral Heavenly Master, is also the only three Heavenly Masters with special titles, and is known as the Department Master. According to historical records, the mother of this department teacher is a remarkable figure, good at health, has little tolerance, and coerces ghosts. The account of Himiko is also "the way of ghosts". In the context of Confucianism, "ghost dao" is Taoism, which is a contempt for Confucianism as a victor for the loser, and even beginners are called "ghost pawns", so Qi Xuansu will believe that Himiko's fire control technique is actually Taoism, that is, "samadhi true fire".
Qi Xuansu said: "The merits of the department master, not to mention for the time being, the reason why he was able to divide Shuzhou is mainly because of the legacy of the previous two heavenly masters. Since Himiko is a contemporary of the same era as the teacher, it means that Himiko is not the earliest deity of Fenglin Continent. In my opinion, in the earliest days, Himiko was also a mortal, but she accumulated a huge incense wish power through her status as a queen, and eventually became a god, and her descendants inherited her divine and royal powers, which are the origin of the Heavenly Gate and the Imperial Family, respectively. ”
Suzuka Gozen nodded and said, "That's right, Himi Huzun is not the first generation of gods in Fenglin Continent, there are two generations of gods before her. The first generation was called Bestenjin, and there were five of them. The second generation is known as the Seven Generations of the Divine Realm, and there are seven in total. There are twelve in total, representing the creation of heaven and earth, and the last two are the parents of the three main gods. ”
"Today, the first generation of other gods and the second generation of the seven generations of gods have all passed by time, either ascending and passing away, or falling and dying. However, I suspect that the replacement of these three generations of gods was not a peaceful succession, but went through several major wars, and some of the gods may have been suppressed. ”
Qi Xuansu was stunned.
If the parents of the three brothers and sisters are also gods, then Himi Huzun is not a pure mortal, similar to the descendants of immortals like Heavenly Master Zhang Wushou, they are born with qualifications far beyond ordinary people, as long as the incense is enough, it is not difficult to become a god.
However, Qi Xuansu did not rashly express his opinion, and asked, "How did Himi Huzun become the queen?" ”
Suzuka Gozen said: "The myths and legends of the Central Plains opened the world, and Fenglinzhou also has similar legends, but it is not as bold as the Central Plains, which only shows how Fenglinzhou was formed." It is said that Fenglinzhou at that time was floating in the ocean and was very unstable, so the gods instructed Yizang Nuozun and Yizang Ranzun to repair Fenglinzhou. The two gods stood on the pontoon bridge of the sky, probed the heavenly qiong spear given by the gods into the sea and stirred the seawater, and then lifted the spear, and finally made Fenglin Continent take shape. ”
Later, these two gods combined and gave birth to the gods, but the three main gods today are not the eldest daughters and eldest sons, but the youngest, known as the three noble sons. Later, when the feudal was divided, the three noble sons held power, Himi Huzun became the queen of Fenglin Continent, performing the duties of the high priest and holding the divine power, while her brother held the political and military power and fulfilled the duties of the emperor. ”
Qi Xuansu thought for a while: "This is what happened before they became gods, after they became gods, they changed from three noble sons to three main gods, so where did their father go?" ”
Suzuka Imperial Front smiled, not hiding his sarcasm: "This is where the myths and legends are hypocritical, since it is my father's separation, where did my father go?" Is it dead, or is it ascending and dying? There has to be a saying. But in the records of Tianmen, it is said that he retired from the world, and there has been no record since then, and even many people think that the three main gods are the founding gods, and they are completely ignorant of the existence of the twelve main gods in front of them. ”
Qi Xuansu said: "It sounds like an old-fashioned story of usurping power and seizing power. ”
"God has come from man step by step, and the methods used are still the same old, no different." Suzuka Gozen put down the teacup in his hand, "It's nothing more than the seventh generation of the gods replacing the five other gods of the first generation, and the other five of the seven generations of the gods passed away or fell one after another, the youngest Izang Nuozun and Izang Ranzun became the final victors, and Izang Ranzun died because of an accident, and Izang Nuozun became the only god, and divided the three noble sons, so that they could rule Fenglin Continent as the son of the gods. ”
"In the process of ruling Fenglin Continent, the three noble sons have accumulated a huge amount of incense and wish power, and they have the blood of immortals, and they finally became gods. Then Izang Nozun retired, and the three noble sons became the three main gods, established the gate of heaven, and the royal family were all their descendants, and the gate of heaven preached that the three main gods were the supreme gods, and their parents, brothers and sisters all stood aside. Isn't that strange? ”
How is this kind of action different from those who kill their fathers and brothers and seize power? Fenglinzhou has always had the following traditions, where does the source of this tradition come from? In my opinion, in the words of the Central Plains, it means that the upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked. ”
Qi Xuansu said thoughtfully: "What the imperial front means is that after the three noble sons became gods, they joined forces to kill Izang Nuozun and seized the supreme power. But I don't understand, why do they fall on it? ”
Suzuka Yuzen said calmly: "Actually, there is nothing I don't understand, I'll give you an example, there is an emperor in your Central Plains, he is not strong enough, and he wants to be the emperor, so he begged from the outside, ceded the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, paid a large amount of tribute every year, and called himself a child country, and finally he was canonized as the emperor as he wished." This principle is the same in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad. ”
I have to say that Suzuka Gozen is a person who is familiar with history books, and this example is just right.
Qi Xuansu sighed: "If you want to rebel against your father, replace your father, and you don't have enough strength, then you have to recognize a godfather." So who is this godfather? It was definitely not the Daomen, the Daomen at that time had been defeated by the Confucian Sect, lost its orthodox status, and was separating Shuzhou and surrendering soon. Taiping Dao planned the Yellow Turban Uprising, shouting the slogan 'The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, the year is in Jiazi, the world is auspicious', but the result was still suppressed. Most of the energy of the Confucian Sect at this time, in addition to infighting, was to suppress the Daomen, at most they supported it, and it was impossible to really meddle in the affairs of Fenglinzhou. ”
Suzuka Gozen said: "Yes, when he was still the queen of the world, he thought about asking for help from the orthodox Confucianism of the Central Plains at that time, but the Confucian sect was busy with infighting, and he just canonized Himiko as an empty name, and there was no substantial support, and this matter was recorded in the history books of the Central Plains." Since it is not a Confucian sect, nor is it a Taoist sect, then who else can it be? It can't be a holy court that is beyond the reach of the whip. ”
Qi Xuansu was stunned: "Among the three religions, except for Confucianism and Taoism, it can only be Buddhism." Could it be that Himi Huzun received help from Buddhism? ”
Suzuka Yuqian said: "Buddhism was introduced to Fenglinzhou very early, I know that there were Buddhist monks in the Great Qi period six times to the east, but the background at that time was that the Buddhism of Fenglinzhou was chaotic, please the Central Plains monks to the east, in order to learn its precepts." It can be seen that the time when Buddhism was introduced to Fenglinzhou was still before Daqi. ”
"In addition, before the rise of the King Sect, there was a long period of 'Divine and Buddhist Practice', that is, the various gods of Shinto corresponded to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of Buddhism, and the two were one and the same. At that time, Himi Huzun was regarded as the embodiment of the Great Day Nyorai in Fenglin Island. ”
Qi Xuansu said: "So it makes sense." With the support of Buddhism, the three noble sons defeated their father Izang Nuozun and became the three main gods, the head of the three noble sons, Himi Huzun, thought that he was the incarnation of the Great Ri Rulai, and Buddhism was also successfully introduced to Fenglinzhou, and once became the state religion of Fenglinzhou, which is similar to the emperor of the son recognizing his father and ceding the sixteen mansions of Yanyun. ”
Qi Xuansu turned back to the previous topic: "If this inference is true, then the evil gods suppressed under Furong Mountain ......"
Suzuka Yuzen said lightly: "It is said that the daughter Xiao's father, Himi Huzun is good at controlling flames, who did she inherit from this magical power?" ”