I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"Yes." The old monk respectfully responded.

Zhurenzhu: In ancient Japan, there was also a vulgar custom of offering sacrifices to gods by living people.This evil custom is collectively referred to as "Personal Goku" in Japan.The human pillar is a kind of personal confession.

When building houses or bridges, people are buried alive under foundations or bridge piers. The ancient Japanese believed that as long as they did so, the houses and bridges would not collapse.These poor people who are used as "pillars" are called "human pillars".

Until the Edo period, the vulgarity of "human pillars" did not end. There are people pillars under the Fukushima Bridge built in the Kanei period in the 17th century.When you travel to Fukushima Bridge, you can see a sign indicating that there are people under the bridge.Therefore, during archeology in Japan, a large number of human bones can often be dug out under ancient buildings.

Chapter 698 Resurrected Shiranui [5700]

In the conversation between Toyotomi Nobuhide and the old monk just now, the two of them kept their voices down the whole time, so neither Hasegawa nor Isshiki Naoshu and the others could hear their conversation clearly.

However, although he didn't hear the conversation clearly, Hasegawa still vaguely heard some words.

He heard Toyotomi Nobuhide seem to call the old monk "Master"

Master?

Hasegawa's brain is running fast at this moment.

"In my impression, the abbot of Xianyuan Temple in Mount Koya is an old monk who is honored as Master Xianyuan and has profound Buddhist teachings. You must be Master Xianyuan, right?"

Hasegawa stared at the old monk's face firmly, and said every word.

"Huh?" The old monk raised his eyebrows and looked at Hasegawa, "That's right, the poor monk is Master Xianyuan. It's really surprising, Mr. Hasegawa, you know me. Have we met before?"

"I've always remembered it." Hasegawa gritted his teeth, "The reason why I'm locked up here is thanks to your Xianyuan Temple!"

Hasegawa felt that he might never forget how he got to where he is today.

It was because Xianyuan Temple in Koyasan reported to the government that the Buddhist artifacts in their temple were frequently stolen, and ordinary officials were unable to catch the murderer for a long time. .

After being caught by Toyotomi, Hasegawa got confirmation from Toyotomi Nobuhide that the so-called stolen Buddhist artifacts of Sengenji Temple were actually a bait carefully designed to catch Hasegawa and lure Hasegawa to Koyasan That's all.

"You guy" Hasegawa glared at Master Xianyuan viciously, "You are a monk, and you are also a monk who is respected by the world as a master, and you are going with the thugs who are trying to overthrow the shogunate!"

"Do you still have any sense of self-consciousness and shame as a monk?!"

Hasegawa's tone was impassioned.

Faced with this passionate criticism, Master Xianyuan stared at Hasegawa with indifference.

"Criticize me for not having the self-consciousness and shame of a monk." Master Xianyuan sneered, "Then, Mr. Hasegawa, I would like to ask you a question. What do you think the self-consciousness of a monk should be? What is the sense of shame that a monk should have? What?"

"Concentrate on worshiping the Buddha with a compassionate heart, and don't interfere in secular affairs." Hasegawa replied without thinking.

"Heh." As soon as Chang Guchuan finished speaking, Master Xianyuan sneered again, "Your answer is exactly the same as what I expected."

"At present, the vast majority of people in the world, like you, feel that the duty of a monk is to concentrate on worshiping the Buddha and not interfering in everything other than worshiping the Buddha."

At this time, Master Xianyuan slowly turned his head and asked Toyotomi Nobuhide beside him.

"May Toyotomi-sama allow me to talk to Hasegawa-sama about the true duty of a monk and why I want to join the Toyotomi Army?"

"Please." Toyotomi Nobuhide smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Master Xianyuan, "But be careful not to talk for too long."

"I see." Master Xianyuan nodded and turned his gaze back to Hasegawa.

"Time is short, so I'll cut the long story short."

"Mr. Hasegawa, let me tell you what the true duty of a monk is."

Master Xianyuan's tone suddenly rose a few degrees at this time.

"The true duty of a monk is to make as many people believe in Buddhism as possible."

"This is what we and other monks should do."

"I have spent most of my life on teaching."

"But in the end I found that just one person or one temple is too weak."

"If we can get the full support of the government, we will be able to get twice the result with half the effort when we perform our true duty as monks."

"However, the Edo shogunate that currently rules Japan has no intention of spreading Buddhist worshipers all over the world. Not only does it not want to do that, but it also uses various methods to suppress Buddhism."

"On the other hand, Master Toyotomi is willing to support Buddhism after rebuilding the world of Toyotomi, so that Buddhism can be widely spread."

"It should be impossible for the Edo shogunate to change their minds and devote all their power to support Buddhism."

"So, I chose to stand with Lord Toyotomi. I chose to do my best to help Toyotomi to regain the throne of the world, so that people who worship Buddha can one day in the future, with the help of Toyotomi, spread all over the world."

"So Hasegawa-san, do you understand? I haven't lost the self-consciousness and sense of shame that a monk should have. Rather, it's the opposite. I'm now fulfilling my duty as a monk more diligently than any other monk. "

Master Xianyuan had just finished speaking, and Hasegawa, who showed an expression of "I can't take it anymore", suddenly put his hands on the railing of the cell, and pressed his face against the gap between the railings.

"Since I became the chief of the Huo Fu Thief Reform, I have heard all kinds of fallacies from many criminals who have not repented after being arrested."

"But this is the first time I've heard of such outrageous crazy words!"

"What crazy things were you talking about just now!"

"I ask you, is it not important to you as long as people who worship Buddha can be spread all over the world in the future, even if the country falls into war and countless people are killed or injured?"

"Yes. Yes." Master Xianyuan nodded without hesitation, "The country is in a war, and the people are killed and injured. These are just short-term pains."

"If you can achieve the great cause of spreading the Buddhadharma, this little pain is not worth mentioning at all."

Hasegawa expected that Master Xianyuan would come up with some fallacies again.

But he didn't expect Master Xianyuan's response to be so fast, without any hesitation or thought.

He also didn't expect Master Xianyuan's reasoning to be so crooked that Hasegawa couldn't help being stunned in place due to shock.

At this time, Toyotomi Nobuhide, who had been silently listening to the audience just now, suddenly stretched out his right tail finger and picked his ear.

"Master, let Mr. Hasegawa understand your ambition and good intentions in a short time, it is a bit too much for others."

"Hmm." Master Xianyuan, with a little melancholy on his face, let out a soft sigh, "The poor monk has long been used to the feeling that his ideals and ambitions are not understood by others."

"Okay, it's almost time. Let's go, Master, you and Mr. Hasegawa have talked long enough. It's time to visit my sister together."

"Yes, yes. Toyotomi-sama."

"Let's go, Mr. Hasegawa." Toyotomi Nobuhide smiled gracefully, while waving his hand to Hasegawa, "Next time I have time, I will talk to you again."

After finishing speaking, Toyotomi Nobuhide turned around with his hands behind his back, and walked along the corridor they came from just now, and walked in the same direction as when they came and went. Master Xianyuan followed behind Toyotomi Nobuhide step by step.

"Wait! Come back!"

Hasegawa roared and shook the cell railing vigorously, shaking off a lot of dust.

The two Toyotomi who had ignored Hasegawa no longer continued to walk outside the cell.

After the two walked to a place where Hasegawa's roar could not be heard, Master Xianyuan lowered the volume and said to Toyotomi Nobuhide in a low voice:

"Lord Toyotomi, looking at Mr. Hasegawa's appearance, according to the poor monk's opinion, it is not easy to subdue him."

"Well, I expected it." Toyotomi Nobuhide smiled, "After all, he is a shogun, and he has a high status and reputation in the shogunate and the people, far from those wanderers who live in no fixed place, have no money and no fame. comparable."

"It will take a lot of time and a lot of effort to persuade him to abandon the shogunate and switch to my command, Toyotomi."

"I'm afraid that after spending a lot of effort and time, Mr. Hasegawa will still refuse to enter, and will be loyal to the shogunate to the death." Master Xianyuan said silently.

"If in the end, Mr. Hasegawa still fails to convince Mr. Toyotomi Nobuhide, a thought-provoking color slowly emerged on his face, "that would be a pity. I couldn't let such a precious talent who is good at training soldiers become my Waiting companion."

After this short conversation, Toyotomi Nobuhide and Master Xianyuan did not speak any more.

The two were silent, and walked quickly on the dark path.

After crossing an unknown number of avenues and turning an unknown number of corners, the two of them finally stopped.

They stopped in front of a cell.

This is a unique cell, mainly unique in 2 places

8: The outside of this cell was guarded by heavy soldiers. Eight musketeers with flintlock guns stood solemnly outside the cell door, guarding the cell. These eight musketeers saw Feng Chen Xinxiu and Master Xianyuan immediately bowed to them.

Two: This cell is extremely luxurious.

The space is quite spacious, even if there are 6 people living in it, it will not feel crowded at all.

Tatami mats are laid on the floor of the cell, and daily necessities such as futons and toilets are placed in the corners of the cell. Everything in the cell is brand new, and the tatami mats on the floor even exude the fragrance of straw.

In such a luxurious and spacious cell, there is only one resident inside.

A young girl was leaning against the wall, her eyes closed tightly, snoring faintly.

Looking at the girl in the cell, Toyotomi Nobuhide's eyes instantly softened.

"Xiao Lin, long time no see"

Toyotomi Nobuhide let go of the hands that had been behind his back just now, as if he was going to caress the girl's cheeks, he stretched out his hands in front of him, and lightly rested his fingers on the cell railing that separated him from the girl.

"Last night, after the musketeers from Division 16 managed to capture Ms. Toyotomi alive, they immediately followed your order and sent her to Koyasan without stopping."

Master Xianyuan at the side replied slowly at this moment in a respectful voice.

"Because Ms. Toyotomi was constantly struggling and trying to get out of trouble after being arrested, so in order to avoid accidents, the 16th group used the medicine you allowed to make people fall asleep sweetly on Ms. Toyotomi."

"According to the dose used in the 16th group, Ms. Toyotomi will not be able to wake up naturally until the afternoon."

"Lord Toyotomi, do you want to force Miss Toyotomi to wake up now?"

"No, no, no." Toyotomi Nobuhide said quickly, "My lovely sister is sleeping soundly, why wake her up? I'm not in a hurry to talk to Xiao Lin right now."

"Let Xiaolin continue to sleep."

"Wait until she wakes up naturally."

After all, Toyotomi Nobuhide turned his head and said seriously to the eight musketeers in charge of guarding Lin:

"You continue to stay here. The girl in the cell must notify me as soon as she wakes up."

"Yes!" 8

The guards responded in unison.

After giving such instructions to the guards, Toyotomi Nobuhide continued to look at Lin through the railing as if looking at some exquisite artwork.

"Master Toyotomi." Master Xianyuan asked, "Do you want to open the cell?"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Toyotomi:

"No. I'll just stand outside the cell and look at her through the railing like this."

At this time, Toyotomi Nobuhide, who had been looking at Lin through the railing, his gaze softened a bit.

"I haven't seen Xiaolin's height for so many years, it seems that she hasn't gotten much taller, she's still so short."

He continued in a half-joking tone:

"I used to vaguely feel that Xiaolin looks a lot like her mother, but now it seems that she really is."

"I almost thought I saw a younger mother just now."

"Miss Toyotomi looks very much like you too." Master Xianyuan looked at Lin in the cell, and then at Nobuhide Toyotomi beside him, "Especially the eyebrows."

"After all, they are brothers and sisters of the same father and mother. People often say that my sister and I look alike before. It's just a pity that my sister and I only have facial features alike." Toyotomi Nobuhide shrugged with a smile Shrugged, "The rest, whether it's height or personality, there is no similarity at all."

After finishing speaking, Toyotomi Nobuhide withdrew his hands from the railing and stood up straight.

"Let's go, Master, let's go back."

"Master Toyotomi, do you want to leave now?" Master Xianyuan raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Would you like to stop watching Miss Toyotomi for a while?"

"Xiaolin is still sleeping now. It's not interesting to keep looking at her who can't move. When she wakes up, come and meet her and talk in detail."

Toyotomi Nobuhide didn't hesitate at all, and without even looking back at Xiaolin, he turned and walked out along the way he came.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly asked Master Xianyuan:

"Ah, that's right. Master. Is Xiaolin's saber in your place now?"

"Yes. Ms. Toyotomi's two sabers are temporarily stored in Xianyuan Temple."

"Send Xiaolin her saber to me later."

"Yes."

"Ah, there's more"

Toyotomi Nobuhide seemed not to give Master Xianyuan a chance to breathe, and immediately asked Master Xianyuan a new question:

"Master, what time is it now?"

Master Xianyuan took out a pocket watch from his pocket:

"8:43."