Harry Potter’s Morning Light

   Chapter 2176 Flower dispute (eighty-four)

There is a little-known temple in Dongshan, Kyoto, called Fangguang Temple. Its founder is Toyotomi Hideyoshi. There is a big bell in the temple. It became an excuse for Tokugawa Ieyasu to launch the Battle of Osaka, so this bell, together with the bells of Todai-ji Temple and Chion-in Temple, are collectively known as the three famous bells in Japan.

  However, Toyotomi Hideyoshi originally built Fangguangji Temple not for the bell, but to store a large Buddha statue to fight against the Great Buddha of Nara built by the Emperor of Nara to protect the country.

  The Japanese call Kyoto "Luoyang", but it was actually built in imitation of Chang'an, and they imitated Chang'an to build not only a city in Kyoto, but also Nara. After the unification of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi built a new, pure Japanese-style castle in Osaka, the Osaka Castle Tower. His son Hideyoshi and others committed suicide in Osaka Castle.

   The process of building Fangguang Temple was not smooth. From 1586 to 1595, the big Buddha inside was not even made of bronze, but wood coated with gold leaf, and it collapsed in the great earthquake in 1596. To this end, Toyotomi Hideyoshi invited the Tathagata from Zenkoji Temple in Shinshu to come, but it is said that he was punished for this and became seriously ill, so he returned to his original place one day before his death.

  It is said that Toyotomi Hideyoshi died of an illness in Fushimi Castle in May because he was viewing cherry blossoms at Daigoji Temple one day in March.

   Japanese aesthetics have three cores: material sorrow, seclusion, and wabi-sabi.

   At least in the era of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, "Wabi tea" already existed, and they often held tea parties with merchants, which was a manifestation of their emphasis on business. In contrast, although Tokugawa Ieyasu also encouraged merchants to go overseas, he did not really want the free development of private trade. This trade was limited to a very small number of "emperor merchants" such as daimyo, big merchants, and shoguns. When the Satsuma domain grew and threatened the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, he immediately announced the closure of the country.

  Nick has seen a wabi-sabi-style teacup, which is not so much a porcelain as it is a stone tool, made by humans in ancient times with simple tools. And this is also the source of the beauty of wabi tea. It embodies a sense of time like a rusty knife. It is to reflect an imperfect, rough, simple and simple appearance. Contrary to luxury and wealth, wabi The concept is poverty, simplicity, creating a world of tranquility and tranquility.

  Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi both collected a large number of tea utensils. They seem to be addicted to tea soup, but they have not created a unique realm. Japan produces silver and copper, but the noble metal is gold. Toyotomi Hideyoshi set up a golden tea room in the castle tower. The ceiling, walls, and tea sets are all made of gold. This is the Momoyama period where Toyotomi Hideyoshi lived. style. The main purpose of inviting people to drink wabi tea is to invite businessmen from all walks of life to communicate. After their death, businessmen still lead the tea culture and developed a completely different style. But at that time, the new form of samurai power was accepted as a companion by the merchants, and the Tennoji House Sect even entered the regime of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The merchants also played a great role in the construction of the Tianshou Pavilion by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. They no longer Just like in the feudal era, he served the government for free.

  Osaka is close to the sea. If you want to transport wood, it is very convenient to transport it from the mountains to the port, and then transport it by water. However, Toyotomi Hideyoshi asked someone to travel by land from the far northeast and send them to Osaka Castle with extremely high freight. In doing so, the rich people who undertake the logistics have made a fortune, and at the same time, it has also allowed them to connect with the transporters on this route to establish a nationwide logistics system. A large number of people have grown into rich people and effectively controlled this land. The logistics line started from the Toyotomi Hideyoshi regime.

Before Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan, because of the lack of control of the central government, the Japanese pirates who went out to sea on the Yawata ship were completely out of control. Its existence is not conducive to business development, and will hinder his "grand cause".

   His dream is to live in Ningbo after winning BJ. With Ningbo as the center, he can attack India and realize a new East Asian order.

  When Japanese piracy activities decreased, the threat of "Japanese pirates" to the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty became less, so "Japanese pirates" took the Japanese as the main body of combat power, and Wang Zhi and other armed mariners played a supporting role.

For Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, what is important is a new culture that is independent of the traditional cultural framework influenced by the emperor, the public family, and the "Tang Kingdom". A year before the change of Honno Temple, Oda Nobunaga There was once a military parade. At that time, he was wearing a golden gauze instead of armor. In addition, he also wore a small jacket of Shu brocade, wool fabric made of orangutan Fei, and shoes made of Tang brocade. The purpose of this was to Imitation of "Tang Emperor", he wanted to appear in front of people in the image of the Chinese emperor, surpass the Japanese emperor, and become the center of the East Asian world, as if to show the concept of Azuchi Castle in front of everyone in a parade. He did not want to be just a shogun, so he chose to resign when faced with the appointment of the emperor.

After completing this goal, Oda Nobunaga will conquer the "Tang Kingdom", while Toyotomi Hideyoshi believes that it is easy to conquer the "Long Sleeve Kingdom" for the "Arrow Rain Kingdom". , moved to Ningbo, China, the idea of ​​​​king over the entire East Asia.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi promulgated the "License of Guanbai Temple", allowing missionaries to live in Japan, and their residences and teaching centers do not have to serve as soldiers' dormitories. Because of the reason in the temple, the temple must receive soldiers to stay overnight.

   But on the condition that the Jesuits will supply two galleons, and assist in the installation of cannons on each ship, with nautical instruments and skilled sailors, as he is to form a great fleet of two thousand ships.

   This will not only change Japan and East Asia, the Jesuits dare not take their own decisions, and they need to wait for the Pope's instructions to shirk. So the next year Toyotomi Hideyoshi promulgated the "Banten Lian Pursuit Order", announcing the expulsion of missionaries and requiring them to leave Japan within 20 days.

At that time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was quite gentle to the church and believers, but imposed heavy taxes on the townspeople, and did not prohibit religious beliefs, nor did they prohibit the Portuguese from doing business. Attitude. Until 1596, the Spanish merchant ship San Philip was shipwrecked after sailing out of Manila, and the ship floated to Tosa. According to Japanese law, the floating objects are "pulled up" when they reach the shore, and they will confiscate all the goods and detain the crew. However, the Spanish captain put a world map in front of him, threatening that Spain will conquer Japan, and boasting The power of Spain also claimed that they have internal support in Japan. After hearing the report from the Tosa Domain, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was furious and ordered 24 Franciscan missionaries and believers to be arrested and executed in the name of traitors. From then on, Japan began a total ban on religion.

  After the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, his son continued to complete his unfinished projects. The newly cast Buddha was all made of Tang bronze, and the style was the Todaiji Temple. Both the Buddha and the temple were larger than the Todaiji Temple. However, when the Great Buddha was about to be completed, the casters accidentally caused a fire, and both the Great Buddha and the main hall were burned down, but Hideyoshi still did not give up, and used all the tens of thousands of taels of gold left by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to cast it into 19 meters. Tall and huge Buddha statues, and later huge bells were cast, and soon the inscription event took place.

  The Great Buddha later became the material of Kuan Yong Tongbao. When Nick went to see it, the hall was empty. Only a few monks were still guarding the temple with no believers, no Buddha, and only a big bell.

  Whether it is water, sea, or land, it is controlled by the people of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, especially Otsu and Lake Biwa, where there are grains, wood for building Osaka Castle, tools that can be used to build siege, and the throat of Kyoto. Unless all these people go back and support Tokugawa Ieyasu instead, Tokugawa Ieyasu must lay down Otsu in order to obtain supplies.

   Toyotomi Hideyoshi did guarantee Japan's interests in overseas trade, allowing people to do business and accumulate wealth under his jurisdiction, which was also part of his dream system. When Tokugawa Ieyasu is in power, what will happen to the people who enjoyed great glory in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's time?

  Battle of Osaka Castle Tokugawa Ieyasu did not gain the support of local merchants, but bought everything he wanted from the British and the Dutch, whether it was food or ammunition, which led to his eventual extermination of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's descendants.

   When the Incident of Honno Temple happened, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was attacking Takamatsu Castle, and Shibata Katsuya and Maeda Toshiya confronted him in the city. The timing of building Osaka Castle was also after Toyotomi Hideyoshi eliminated Shibata Katsuya.

   As for why Akechi Mitsuhide betrayed Oda Nobunaga, people have analyzed many reasons, just like some people say that Oda Nobunaga's main room Saito Guidie is Akechi Mitsuhide's cousin, and she married Oda Nobunaga as a spy.

   Guidie means beautiful butterfly, and her father is the famous "Mino Viper". The original Saito Dozo was just an oil seller, and he was reused by his clever tactics.

   She did not leave any heirs to Oda Nobunaga, so this legendary beauty did not leave much experience, and the rest of her life is still a mystery.

   But in any case Toyotomi Hideyoshi ended Japan's Warring States Period and opened another era.

The 30 anti-smuggling boats that came to "kill" the pirates this time are guarding the "flagship" where the Admiral is located. It seems that the scale is not small. Coupled with the civilian boats "hitchhiking" with Captain Yao, it does not seem to be in any way. Like someone who can be easily provoked.

  Nick missed the admiral's farewell ceremony because he was drunk. The people of Guangzhou made a Wanmin umbrella for him, which showed that he was a good official in their eyes.

   "Retribution" means good retribution and evil retribution. Nick won't recite "Amitabha Buddha" like the soldiers on the boat, hoping that the Bodhisattva will bless them, but he still hopes that they can cross the waters safely.

  He looked up at the blue sky, why was it a monk, not God, who was revealed to him in the dream just now?

   (end of this chapter)