After all the envoys had exited the main hall, the prince, the eldest brother, immediately rushed out of the main hall, mounted his war horse, and then led the palace guards aggressively straight to Su's house. At the same time, he also sent people to occupy all the traffic arteries in the capital.

It was a blockade of the city.

Only then did Soga Ezo know that he was in danger, and he was thinking of countermeasures in a panic at his home. Although the countermeasure he came up with was very good, it was to wait for the prince, the eldest brother, to arrive at the door of his house, and let the guards of the Soga family take the eldest brother.

Kill the prince! Anyway, there is no way out now, why not fight to the death.

But what Soga Ezo didn't predict was that when Prince Nakadai led the palace guards to the door of his house, the guards of the Soga family not only failed to carry out the order, but directly opened the door as if to welcome Prince Nakadai.

.It turns out that both the guards of the Soga family and the retainers of the Soga family have long disliked Soga Ezo, because Soga Ezo is not good to them. Up to this point, they all gave in to the eldest brother, the prince, when he came.

He gave way and did not make any form of resistance.

Soga Ezo saw that all the retainers and even the bodyguards in his own family had betrayed him. It was a complete act of betrayal and alienation. Unfortunately, it was too late for him to regret it now and he could only commit suicide in despair.

It was also on the third day that Prince Nakadai-nii launched such a coup, and then forced his own mother, Emperor Kogoku, to abdicate and installed his own uncle on the throne as emperor, who was Emperor Kotoku during this period.

The Prince of Nakadai acted as regent in his capacity as the crown prince, and began to use a group of students who had returned from studying in the Tang Dynasty of China. He also moved the capital to Namba, which is today's Osaka, Japan. Because all the important ministers were

He returned to Japan from studying in the Tang Dynasty of China, so he was deeply influenced by the centralized culture of the Tang Dynasty of China. He followed the example of the Tang Dynasty and established the era name: Dahua.

Of course, we also want to imitate the management system of our Tang Dynasty in China, which is centralization. So in 646 AD, Emperor Kotoku issued the "Renewal Edict" and followed the example of our Tang Dynasty in China to carry out a series of reforms, also called Dahua

Innovation. The new regime was also used by the Tang Dynasty in China at this time, so it completely abolished the hereditary system of slave-owning aristocrats in Japan. What kind of concept is this? In fact, we have been talking about it before, that is, aristocrats will always be

Nobles and slaves are always slaves and are passed down from generation to generation. Slaves definitely have no rights. But in China, in the hands of our ancestors, the First Emperor, this system of slave owners and aristocrats was completely destroyed, that is,

It is said that common people and nobles are equal, and even equal to the emperor. In ancient China, there were examples of common people becoming emperors, and more of them became generals! And the so-called examination is to select talents from common people.

Then become an official.

Therefore, Japan’s previous management system is the caste system model we see in India today. This management model will definitely cause a series of contradictions, and it is not conducive to the forward development of Japan as a whole.

But things are different now. Emperor Kotoku has completely abolished Japan’s previous management system and turned it into a feudal centralized bureaucracy. Next, Emperor Kotoku also completely abolished all the nobles and even slave owners in Japan.

It was abolished, and all the land privately owned by the nobles was owned by the state. From now on, the nobles received their salaries from the state, and all slaves were liberated. The title of civilians was also changed. Now they are called citizens, and they began to be subordinate to the state.

Various systems such as administrative organizations, military, and transportation systems were established from the central to the local level, and military power was nationalized. Finally, the land collection and grant law was implemented, which means that land is granted once every six years, and land is not allowed to be bought or sold.

Yes, the land will be taken back by the state after the death of the landowner, and the recipient of the land must bear certain taxes and corvees.

The Daika Reform was the most important reform event during this period in Japanese history. It instantly broke away from the backward slave society. This suppressed the privileges of slave owners and nobles in disguise, and completely liberated the tribesmen. The so-called tribes

Min means civilians, and the Japanese country calls civilians Bumin. So we can say that after Japan liberated the civilians, it has completely improved the country's various systems and promoted the vigorous development of Japan's production.

It is said to be the turning point when Japan moved from a slave society to a feudal society.

Then we continue to discuss the topic of Japan, mainly discussing the huge development achievements of Japan after this reform. However, we have to analyze the situation from a person in China. This person is named Jianzhen, who is a monk, that is, a monk.

His common surname was Chunyu, and he was a native of Jiangyang County, Yangzhou, which is today’s Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province.

Jianzhen's father was a very devout Buddhist layman and would often go to Dayun Temple in Yangzhou to worship Buddha. Therefore, under the influence of this family environment, Jianzhen developed a very strong interest in Buddhist culture.

When Jianzhen was fourteen years old, he once went to Dayun Temple with his father to worship Buddha. Jianzhen was moved by the solemn and very kind Buddha statues, so he immediately proposed to his father that he wanted to become a monk.

His father was originally a very devout Buddhist layman, so he was very moved after hearing what Jian Zhen said and saw that Jian Zhen was determined, so he finally agreed.

So Jianzhen became a disciple of Zen Master Zhiman of Dayun Temple, and his name was Jianzhen. When Jianzhen was eighteen years old, he became a disciple of Daoan, and from then on he determined to promote Buddhism. Two years later, Jianzhen followed Taoism.

An arrived in Chang'an and Luoyang to study Buddhism with eminent monks. While studying Buddhism, Jianzhen also studied the construction industry and the medical industry. Moreover, when Jianzhen was studying in Chang'an, he also went to the palace to give lectures to Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty.

Buddhism.

It wasn't until Jianzhen was twenty-six years old that he returned to Yangzhou. Now Jianzhen has become an eminent monk with profound knowledge of Buddhism, so he serves as the abbot of Daming Temple in Yangzhou. Jianzhen also plans to raise funds.

The main halls of Chongfu Temple and Fengfa Temple were renovated. Jianzhen has been the abbot in Yangzhou for many years. He has promoted Buddhism and has more than 40,000 disciples. His disciples are all over the south of the Yangtze River, and many of them have become

After becoming an eminent monk, people in Jianghuai generally call Jianzhen "Master".

At this time, our Tang Dynasty in China was very developed, and could be said to be the most developed cultural and even military center on the entire planet. If we must evaluate our cultural and military power, we can estimate it as being able to sweep across the world, so

With this very favorable advantage, countless international students from all over the world will come to study in the Tang Dynasty of China, and learn about the management level of our Tang Dynasty, even the cultural system, and even military knowledge, such as the Japanese

It imitated the centralization of power in China, and even imitated the weapons of the Tang Dynasty in China. So from here it is not difficult to see how developed China was during this period.

Moreover, at this time, Japan’s cultural system and other aspects of their country can be said to be completely imitating China’s Tang Dynasty. So far, Japan has sent the largest number of foreign students, and it often sends Tang envoys to the Tang Dynasty, usually bringing a large number of them with them.

foreign students, and when they returned, there were also students who had successfully studied in our Tang Dynasty, China, who returned to Japan.

Even the number of foreign students sent by Japan to China as envoys from the Tang Dynasty is sometimes about 20 in a group, and sometimes there are about 30 in a large group. Moreover, these Japanese students will stay in China for at least several years. So many that some have lived there for forty years. After these Japanese students return to their country, they will vigorously spread the very advanced cultural system here in China. This is a disguised form of promoting the cultural development of Japanese society.

Until one time, two eminent Japanese monks, Rongrui and Puzhao, followed the Tang Dynasty envoys to China to study Buddhism. It was really a very accidental opportunity that they met Jianzhen's disciple Daohang. , so these two Japanese monks knew about the existence of Jianzhen.

So far, the Japanese eminent monks Rongrui and Puzhao rushed from Chang'an to Yangzhou to pay homage to Jianzhen. After listening to the Buddhist teachings preached by Master Jianzhen, the two Japanese eminent monks were greatly moved and admired them very much. From then on, the two eminent Japanese monks Rongrui He Puzhao lived in Yangzhou, China, and studied more profound Buddhist teachings with Master Jianzhen.

In the process of learning, the two eminent monks in Japan felt more and more that Jianzhen was knowledgeable, so they came up with the idea of ​​inviting Master Jianzhen to spread Buddhism in their Japan. So far, the two eminent monks in Japan have become more and more knowledgeable. They told Jianzhen about their thoughts, which can also be said to be their wishes. Jianzhen was already fifty-five years old at this time, but in order to promote Buddhism and spread our advanced Chinese culture, Jianzhen Master Zhen happily accepted the invitation from the two Japanese monks and decided to travel east to Japan.

Master Jianzhen's first eastward journey was in the winter of 742 AD. Jianzhen, his twenty-one disciples, and four Japanese monks prepared to make the eastward journey.
Chapter completed!