The buildings around the Heian-kyo Imperial Palace have been rebuilt, and new officials and officials have moved into these residences.
——Even though rumors have been circulating in Kyoto that the area around the Imperial Palace has been cursed, and the powerful clans such as the Hojo clan, Konoe clan, and Tojo clan have verified the curse with the death of their own families, no one has
He gave up the opportunity to get close to the center of power because he was afraid of the curse.
While they strengthened the palaces and palaces,
While raising more onmyojis and ghost warriors to fight against the hidden curse.
Kyoto took on a new look due to the influx of a large number of new nobles.
The Heian Era is drawing to a close.
yesterday,
In the public meeting hall in front of the imperial palace, the emperor's "corpse man" conferred "Inoue Kiyoshi" as a "general who conquered the barbarians".
The first thing this general who conquered the barbarians did after taking office was to change the name of Ping'an Capital to 'Kyoto'.
The name of Kyoto changes easily,
Signaling the end of an era.
In the past, the situation where the public and nobles controlled the warriors to fight like wild beasts on the battlefield has gone forever.
The Wu family came to the stage.
Take control of politics.
Inside the current public meeting hall.
‘General Conquering the Barbarians’ Inoue Kiyoshi sat at the top.
'He' is wearing a large golden and red armor, with a 'spade-shaped forward standing' on the helmet showing its teeth and claws, and the face under the helmet is covered by a white dragon mask.
This general of the Wu family is somewhat short in stature.
He is not like the burly and majestic warrior in ordinary people's impression.
But no one dared to underestimate him because of his physique. He completely wiped out the rebellion of the two Genpei clans, and personally killed no less than ten ghost warriors. Under his command was the "Kyuten King Inoue" who was famous all over Dongliu Island.
"Boqi Sixteen Evil Creatures", "Nagawa Ghost Warriors First Division",
In his shogunate,
Yayoi, who holds the position of "Lao Chu", also controls two powerful ghosts and is called the "Ghost General".
The power in his hands,
But neither the former Genpei clan can have it!
Behind Kiyoshi Inoue,
A bamboo curtain separated him from the figure on the steps behind him.
The man stood sideways under the throne, standing upright, like a doll.
But no one sat down on the 'throne'.
Only a golden and red tablet is enshrined.
The tablet reads "Houyu ascends the throne".
"The Dongliu Island can be unified today, and all the countries can be unified, because Zhu Zhaojun is indispensable.
It is precisely because Lord Tsuzaki defeated the conspiracy of the two Genpei clans, regained the lost territory, and formulated the military strategy for the development of the Inoue family for thirty years that the people of Dongliu Island are free from war and can live and work in peace and contentment."
Inoue Kiyoshi turned his back to the throne behind the bamboo curtain, slowly opened his mouth, and made a deep voice.
Bow his head on his left and right sides,
The military ministers of the shogunate and the ministers of the public affairs were separated into two groups.
The military ministers carried swords at their waists and raised their heads in response.
The ministers lowered their heads and were cautious.
"Yes,
Today, I want to establish ‘Inoue Canteru’ as the guardian general of the entire Dongliu Island, and bring his shrine to the ‘Amaterasu Shrine’ as a sacrificial god for generations to come!”
Inoue Kiyoshi's words are striking and resonant.
Upon hearing this, all the military officials responded respectfully: "That's exactly what it should be!"
"Master 'Da Lao' deserves to be the guardian general of the entire Dongliu Island, and can be ranked as the guardian god of the entire island together with 'Sanguizi'!"
"My servant fully agrees!"
…
Compared with the scene where the shogunate’s military ministers all followed suit,
The minister was also unwilling to be outdone.
They all nodded in agreement.
Some even more excited people knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, and begged the general to invite Inoue Canteruo into the Amaterasu Shrine, praising him for his extremely wise decision.
The expression behind Inoue Kiyoshi's mask was always calm.
He glanced lightly at the ministers below, then turned around and bowed to face the 'Emperor Hou Yu's Throne' behind the bamboo curtain, waiting for Emperor Hou Yu's order.
When the ministers on the left and right saw Inoue Kiyoshi's actions, they all stopped talking.
You could hear a pin drop in the hall for a while.
Behind the bamboo curtain,
The throne of 'Emperor Goyu' stands on the throne without any abnormalities.
The body of the 'corpse man' who was serving the shrine suddenly started to tremble, and a gust of cold wind flew out from behind the bamboo curtain. Such a cold breath made people involuntarily think of the lush green trees planted in front of the shrine.
of sakaki tree.
The ‘corpse man’ turned his neck stiffly,
His neck turned ninety degrees,
His pale face turned toward the general who conquered the barbarians, 'Inoue Kiyoshi', who was behind the bamboo curtain.
The whites of the eyes turn upward,
His face was full of ferocious terror: "Amaterasu Shrine has enshrined the throne of the Emperor for generations, and only the Emperor can enjoy the sacrifices - how can a person of commoner origin be moved to my shrine after death?!"
This voice is eerie and sharp,
For a moment it seemed like a gathering of many voices, and for a moment it seemed like the voice of just one ordinary person.
The ministers below bowed their heads and kept silent.
The military ministers glared at the tablet behind the bamboo curtain - as long as General Zhengyi gave the order, they would rush straight behind the bamboo curtain and chop the emperor's tablet and his corpse into pieces!
Inoue Qing lowered his head and laughed deeply.
He turned his head and looked behind him: "You guys go down, I have something to report to the emperor alone."
"General!"
"If we are not here, who can guarantee your safety?"
"It's better for me to stay here!"
All the military officials spoke out one after another.
"Could the Emperor be trying to harm me?" Inoue Kiyoshi raised his head and stared at the throne behind the bamboo curtain, "Don't worry about me, just go down."
At the request of Kiyoshi Inoue,
The ministers finally exited the public meeting hall.
A cold atmosphere was billowing in the hall.
The 'corpse man' had a gloomy expression - he twisted his neck more than ninety degrees. It was hard to tell whether this man was alive or not. This time, Inoue Kiyoshi's request finally angered the emperor.
When the emperor is angry, the people in his corpse will suffer,
Break your neck and die on the spot.
The corpse that Inoue Kiyoshi was facing now was actually just a moving corpse.
"Are you smart? Or stupid?
Without the protection of retainers - with your little means, can you stop the burning of the Amaterasu Fire?" The 'Corpse Man' made a gloomy voice, and the cold atmosphere in the hall became even stronger.
The throne of Emperor Goyu remained motionless.
There was nothing in Inoue Qing's eyes. He took off a red sheath sword from his waist and placed it across his knees.
The 'Corpse Man' saw the red sheath sword and was silent for a moment: "Even if it is the ultimate thunder pool sword, it would be extremely difficult to hurt me!"
Inoue Kiyo's fingers polished the lines on the Leichi scabbard and smiled silently: "I have no intention of threatening the emperor with this sword."
Lei Chi is a sword forged by Zhu Zhaojun,
It was later recast by An Gang and became the ultimate sword.
"I don't just have this thunder pool.
After Toshiteru-kun left, he also left the 'Onikiri' in Kuro Amagahara." Inoue Kiyoshi took off the second sword on his waist - it was the Onikiri that was once carried by Taira Reiko!
The sword disappeared without a trace as Taira Reiko turned into fire and died.
But the ghost warrior sent by Inoue Kiyoshi to find Su Wu's traces in Heitianyuan unexpectedly brought this sword back.
The 'corpse man' looked at the two knives in Inoue Kiyoshi's hands and said nothing.
Inoue Kiyoshi said: "If the Emperor is not willing to bring the shrine of Lord Tosho into Amaterasu Shrine, please allow me to build a shrine-level shrine 'Nagawa Shrine' in Nagakawa, the place where he disappeared."
'Bar."
“Only a shrine dedicated to the past emperors of Dongliu Island can become a ‘shrine’!
There is no way Inoue Canduke's shrine will be built into a shrine!"
The corpse man simply refused Inoue Kiyoshi’s proposal!
It may be temporarily afraid of Onikiri and Leichi, but these two knives may damage it, but it is absolutely impossible for it to break its muscles and bones!
"Yin and yang are separated, and humans and ghosts coexist."
At this time, Inoue Kiyoshi spoke again,
He said something that sounded meaningless to outsiders.
The flesh on the corpse's face trembled violently, and the whites of his eyes kept turning upwards - Inoue Kiyoshi's two seemingly unintentional words made him react!
Before it could speak, Inoue Kiyoshi continued: "Master Jianzhen created an environment on Dongliu Island where yin and yang are inseparable, so that the day is yang and the night is yin.
The reason why he spent a lot of effort to create this kind of environment is that the great monk Jianzhen needed it to carry out some practice and research.
Secondly,
It is Your Majesty who desires immortality.
is that so?
In fact, you were once a 'human', not a 'god'.
When he was dying of illness, he was fortunate enough to meet the great monk Jianzhen. You strongly praised his Buddhism and made him famous on Dongliu Island.
They are separated, and the environment where people and strangers live together comes.
In the dark night, hundreds of ghosts walk at night, attacking and killing living creatures.
The souls of living beings after death gather on the shrine's sakaki tree.
Stay until daytime,
The priests burned sacrificial materials such as sakaki branches, and most of the consciousnesses of the dead were offered to the gods in the local shrines. A few were gathered in the shrine where all gods came from - Amaterasu Shrine, where a large number of soul consciousnesses of the dead were gathered from all countries.
, have all become nourishment for you, the Emperor.
You have abandoned your living body,
Choose to integrate your own consciousness with the ‘Amaterasu Black Fire’. As long as you can always be supported by the consciousness of the souls of the dead, you can always survive. Is that so? Your Majesty.”
The 'Corpse Man' was silent for a long time.
In this long silence, wisps of black fire exuding a cold and eerie charm spread from between the beams and pillars, gradually surrounding Inoue Kiyoshi——
Whoosh!
Inoue Kiyoshi drew out the Onikiri, and the bright blade of the blade illuminated his eyes.
"Many warriors from the shogunate have surrounded various shrines.
If I die here,
The shrines were immediately attacked.
All the sakaki trees were burned to ashes!" Inoue Kiyoshi said in a low voice.
The cold black fire that surrounded Mukai Inoue suddenly retreated.
The hateful voice of the 'Corpse Man' suddenly sounded: "The consciousness of the dead collected every day in the entire Dongliu Island is only enough for me to enjoy - if you build another shrine to worship the 'Inoue Candle', this will be rare.
The consciousness of the dead is divided,
My foundation will gradually collapse!"
Inoue Kiyoshi raised his head and looked at the emperor's throne behind the bamboo curtain, shook his head and said: "Nagawa Shrine will not plant sakaki trees to collect the consciousness of the dead.
Regarding the secret information about the emperor, Zhu Zhaojun actually found many clues and obtained it after much research.
He deeply abhors this method of using life to refuel his own lamp.
You must not allow yourself to become such a god.
Yes,
The Emperor can rest assured about this."
"If this is the case, I will allow the shogunate to build another Nagagawa Shrine!"