After saying goodbye to Axun, the proprietress of the izakaya, Qianchen headed to the next trial location.
The fireworks display is about to start in about a month. During this time, Qianchen must make a breakthrough.
This is not only the task assigned by Director Yan, but also his goal.
Qianchen wants to go to a place to experience, which is the place he is about to arrive - Black Night Mountain.
This time I came in secret, Qianchen traveled around the mountains and rivers in a leisurely way. Cultivation is very important, but the tempering of the mind cannot be ignored.
Stepping into the outskirts of Black Night Mountain again, he was no longer as nervous and cautious as when he first entered. He took out a map and made marks as he walked to prevent him from getting lost.
"It's getting dark soon. We need to find a safe place to stay."
Qianchen looked up at the sky, drew on the map, found a mountainous area, and planned to set up camp there. The terrain was high and the surrounding area was open. He could detect any danger in time and respond early.
While Qian Chenyuan was practicing in Black Night Mountain, undercurrents were surging in Ping An, and various forces were ready to move. On the one hand, the palace was nervously preparing for the fireworks display, and on the other hand, chaos arose in the court.
Precisely because there is a Hundred Ghosts Night Parade this year, all forces are preparing just in case, especially some people have noticed the abnormality and started planning.
Someone in the palace proposed to establish an institution to protect Kyoto and prevent accidents. However, the three major families were in a wait-and-see mode and their attitude was unclear.
After discussions between the emperor and his ministers in the palace, the emperor established the Onmyōryō, with the purpose of protecting Kyoto. In fact, part of the reason was to restrain the onmyoji and check and balance the three major families, namely the Fujiwara family, the Kamo family, and the Genji family.
Once it was established, many Onmyojis responded one after another and joined. The reason was that the welfare system of joining Onmyoji was very good. The procedure for joining the dormitory was very simple. As long as one could pass the examination, he could become an officially certified Onmyoji. For example,
From the previous chaotic situation, it is now much easier to manage, which is equivalent to indirectly weakening the power of the three major families.
Therefore, it was not without reason that the three major families were ready to take action when they first heard the news. The clansmen of the three major families had been talking secretly for a long time, and finally put pressure on the imperial court in an attempt to get a share of the Yin Yang Liao pot. The imperial court
On the spot, the situation between the two sides became tense. In the end, the emperor agreed that the samurai from the three major families would join the Yin-Yang Liao, but they must abide by the rules of the Yin-Yang Liao, and they must not interfere in the affairs of the Liao.
The sub-departments of Yin Yang Lao are not yet complete, and there are still many matters that need to be discussed, which requires some people to be very anxious.
The establishment of the Yin-Yang Residence has both benefits and frictions for the school. Everything is mutually reinforcing and mutually reinforcing. This kind of suddenly established institution is no exception. If some people are happy, others will feel uncomfortable.
Therefore, the elders of the school discussed at the cabinet meeting and each had their own opinions. In the end, they all made the same decision. Starting from the tasks assigned by the school, the elders of the school contacted the person in charge of the Yin and Yang House, which is its president. The president naturally
I didn't dare to make a decision easily, so I reported it to the palace, and the emperor agreed. After all, both of them were to protect Kyoto. Wouldn't it be nice to integrate certain aspects, with less conflict and more efficiency?
A lot of things happened during this period. As the fireworks festival was approaching, strange phenomena appeared in various places, such as blood moon, black rain, storms... changes occurred frequently everywhere, and the monsters were restless.
This is the sign before the Night Parade of Hundreds of Ghosts. The reason is that the power of yin and yang is disordered. When that day comes, the gap between the yang world and the world of ghosts (yin world) is connected to each other. There is the ghost gate. And ghosts
On this day, the door will open wide, and all kinds of monsters, demons, and monsters will begin to appear and disturb the world. At this time, the Onmyoji will eliminate the monsters and protect Kyoto.
Common people will throw the utensils that have not been discarded all year round outside the house and burn them with fire to prevent monsters from causing trouble, which means getting rid of the old and making new ones. Every house will also hold activities to spread beans to drive away ghosts, and the scene is very lively.
For the monsters, the Hyakki Night Parade is their grand festival. All monsters will parade in the Heian Kyo Street at night. The monsters from all over Kyoto gather together, this is their feast of the ghost king.