i lied to the whole world

Location, in front of the Makang family mansion

"Are you ready?" Hu Shengxing Luo had a serious face.

"Ready." Hua Piao replied decisively, with an expression of excitement that couldn't be concealed.

"Can I go back on my word?" The storyteller was full of fear.

"Obviously not, then I'll go to attract attention first, and you guys take the opportunity to sneak in." Husheng Xingluo looked righteous, "It's okay, I will support you until you finish shopping around."

"Master..." Hua Piao's face was full of emotion.

The storyteller was stunned: "Is it that great?"

It's not necessary, do you have to go to the house of the Great Onmyoji to eat and drink for free? Do you want to risk your life for it?

The storyteller didn't understand, but he thought that he could give his life for a story, and then he looked at Hua Piao's face full of emotion.

The storyteller suddenly realized.

Is that so, just as the meaning of the story is so sacred to themselves, for them, eat and drink for free, go to more people to eat and drink for free, go to more challenging objects to eat and drink for free, It must also have a more sacred meaning.

Even if you can't understand it yourself, you must be tolerant of the meaning that is very important to others, just like a storyteller hopes that other monsters can forgive him.

What's more, they even invited themselves to do something so important to them. This is what a partner means, right?

The storyteller, who had never been accepted by other monsters, was a little moved, and his eyes suddenly became sharp: "I understand, I will do my best to cooperate with you."

Husheng Xingluo didn't know the complicated psychological activities of the storyteller, and nodded in relief after getting his response: "Then I'll go."

The two monsters nodded solemnly.

There are barriers all over the Ma Cang House, which is basically an insurmountable obstacle for monsters that will definitely be stopped outside.

But Husheng Xingluo walked in without hesitation.

Will it be triggered vigilance, will it attract onmyoji?

The two monsters watched nervously.

Sure enough, after he entered the barrier, the door of Ma Cang House opened from the inside, a servant poked his head out, and saw that it was Husheng Xingluo, he was stunned for a moment.

Are you going to call someone?

"Master Sugawara, it's just in time for you to come back."

Slippery ladle, storyteller:?

"What happened?" Husheng Xingluo asked.

"The adults from Suga Division came to visit Master Asang today, and they are in the front hall now, and the guests seem to want to chat with you."

Hu Shengxing Luo's eyes flickered, and he nodded: "Understood, I'll go right away."

Where the servant couldn't see, he tilted his head and gave Hua Piao and the others a look. Hua Piao reacted, covered it with illusion, and led the storyteller quickly past the servant while the door was open.

The servant only felt a gust of wind blowing in front of him, and shivered: "Hey, why is it so cold all of a sudden?"

"It's your illusion." Husheng Xingluo said casually.

Husheng Xingluo was brought to the front hall, and Ye Wang really received the guests there, and these guests...

Bald, bald donkey?

Oh, I'm sorry, it should be said to be a master.

The three monks in monk clothes saw Xingluo Husheng coming in, stopped the topic just now, and turned their attention to Husheng: "This is the descendant of Mr. Sugawara, he is really a talent."

Well, it's time to start the politeness of the fixed process again.

Husheng Xingluo showed a polite smile. After Ye Wang took the initiative to introduce, he probably understood who these people were.

They are all from the Suga clan.

The Suga clan can be understood as a clan that supports the spread of Buddhism in Japan. During the Nara period, because Buddhism was widely spread (referring to the widespread spread in the upper class), the power of the Soga clan expanded to the extreme, and even monks involved in politics appeared. After the emperor quelled the chaos, he moved the capital to Heian-kyo in order to stay away from Nara, the core of Buddhist influence, and prevent similar situations from happening again.

Until a few years ago, the Soga tribe had been marginalized in the imperial court. No matter which emperor he was, he was very afraid of this clan that had almost dominated the imperial court, and suppressed their political influence at every turn.

But recently, this clan seems to be resurgent, and the attitude of the royal family is not clear, but they have not suppressed them anymore, even...

Husheng Xingluo thought about the Tianmangong, and the smile on his mouth deepened, he probably knew what this group of people were looking for him for.

The monks of the Suwo clan treated Husheng Xingluo very kindly, and they could even be said to ask his relatives about his health, knocking him from the side for his lack of interest in Buddhism.

"Master Su, Xing Luo has already joined my sect," Ye Wang could only remind him loudly after being dug into his face, "He is very talented in the art of yin and yang."

The implication is that you should stop poaching people to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha's name.

"That's wrong. My little friend is obviously destined for my Buddha. Sometimes talent doesn't mean everything. As long as your heart is sincere, you will be wise." Su Wobu chanted a Buddhist name and looked at Husheng Xingluo with kindness, "Little friend If you wish, the position of abbot of Tianmangong is open to you at any time."

Only then did Ma Cangye Wang understand why the people from Suwo came here in person and dawdled here for so long after conveying the orders from the higher-ups. It turned out that it was for this.

But to be honest, the promise is tempting.

As we all know, the status of clergy is very high, and they are rich in oil and water. Onmyojis are closer to Shinto because of their own occupations. King Ma Cangye also knows some inside stories. For example, the larger the shrine, the higher the status of the gods enshrined. The priests in the corresponding shrines will get more benefits. Even now the shrines enshrine Amaterasu, even the emperor has to respect the priests there.

After all, from a conceptual point of view, the chief priest enshrined is equivalent to the spokesperson of the gods on the earth, and the emperor is a descendant of Amaterasu.

In short, the priesthood of a large shrine has always been the target of Shinto personnel robbing, and if there is anything to say about the biggest wave of Shinto recently, it is undoubtedly the establishment of Tenmangu.

That means that there are a large number of positions for priests.

But this time the Tenmangu Shrine is a bit special, because it is not just a shrine, but a Jingu Temple. Simply put, there are Buddhist temples in the shrines, and there are shrines in the Buddhist temples. There are witches, priests, and monks who are practicing. abbot.

The reason why Su Wobu came to find Xingluo Husheng was because he was the descendant of Sugawara Michizane in name, and the person enshrined in Tenman Palace was his grandfather, so it was only natural to win over him.

"I'm sorry Master Xuankong, I have decided to become an Onmyoji."

And he doesn't plan to shave his head. Although some Buddhists don't need to shave their heads, it's better to be a vegetarian.Note 1

Husheng Xingluo declined Master Xuankong's invitation.

Master Xuankong didn't force it, but he was slightly regretful.

That's right, he came to find Xingluo Husheng because it was related to Tianmangong. To be precise, he came because Xingluo Husheng was still a descendant of Sugawara on the surface.

The reason why the Suga clan has shown signs of recovery recently is because of the establishment of the Tenman Palace.

Some people may not know the connection between these two. Simply put, Tenmangu is not just a shrine, but a special Jinguji Temple. This kind of building is both a shrine and a Buddhist temple. To be precise, it is a combination of the two. Moreover, the status of Buddhist temples is higher than that of shrines, and the position of Buddha statues is also higher than that of gods.

The scale of the construction of the Tenman Palace is of course the request of Sugawara Michizane, or the Hosei Xingluo behind Sugawara Michizane. Of course, according to the progress of history, even if he does not mention this request, the construction of the Tenman Palace will also bring the shadow of Buddhism .

In the original history, the completion of Tianmangong was originally a big step in the integration of gods and Buddhas.

He just mixed in this process manually, for the future plan...

The battle of the gods.

Noragami also mentioned this dispute, especially Noragami's setting is that the forgotten god will disappear.

Husheng Xingluo retracted his fluttering thoughts. In short, he is now on the side of Noragami World, which means that he is hostile to the existing primitive god system.

The gods of Noragami are actually the Japanese Shinto gods represented by the Seven Lucky Gods after the Japanese post-modernism has completed the combination of gods and Buddhas. Now Heiankyo is still in the process of the combination of gods and Buddhas, and the original gods are still in the folk. gain the upper hand.

What Husheng Xingluo has to do is to speed up this process, because the requirement of Noragami's world consciousness is that their pantheon be recognized by at least 5000 people.

This sounds awkward. What does it mean to be recognized by the gods? When did the gods need human beings to recognize them?

The truth is that myth has always been dominated by human politics.

In ancient times, mythology has always been closely connected with politics, and even mythology was once a tool for the ruler to stabilize the hearts of the people. This is especially obvious in Japan. The current royal family, especially the emperor, claims to be the descendant of Amaterasu. The emperor is the god in the world. The incarnation of the world, the royal family is the gods.

And when the political situation changes, the mythology will also change accordingly. Later, Japan’s combination of gods and Buddhas was actually due to the decline of the emperor’s political influence. In order to maintain his own rule, the emperor turned to another The more powerful religion in Japan, namely Buddhism, claims that Amaterasu is actually an incarnation of Daiinichi Nyorai in order to reassert its otherworldly status.Note 2

Due to the invasion of foreign beliefs, the original religious religion in Japan has gradually receded to the second place due to the invasion of foreign beliefs. Therefore, there are Buddha masters and gods, and the Buddha redeems the gods. The gods are actually the incarnation of the Buddha and other local developments. .

Linking the relatively independent gods and gods together like this, and merging them into one god is actually the epitome of political power.

Of course, in this world where gods really exist, Husheng Xingluo doesn't know what will happen to those gods, and it's none of his business anyway, he just wants to complete the task.

How to complete the task of Noragami's world, in fact, the historical process has told him the answer, that is to promote the integration of gods and Buddhas.

Although it seems to be so simple to look at, it seems to complete the task naturally, but it takes too much time. It was not until the twelfth century that the emperor's influence declined to the point where he had to rely on Buddhism.

Therefore, Husheng Xingluo had to manually speed up this process, and this was the final stage of his plan.

To accomplish this, the cooperation of Buddhism is needed.

Yes, Xingluo Husheng has been waiting for people from Suga's department to come to him from the time he conveyed Sugawara Michizane's conditions to later on as a descendant of Sugawara.

It's even a little late in Husheng's budget for them to come to the door now, but it doesn't matter.Anyway, for the time being, I won't be involved with them on the surface, at least it's not the time to contact them yet.

After being rejected by Husheng Xingluo, although the monks of Suwo Department were a little disappointed, they didn't force it, and left after apologizing to King Ye.

Husheng Xingluo turned his head and was about to say something, but found that Wang Ye's gaze seemed to be on the outer courtyard, and his frowning seemed to sense something...

Ah, almost forgot.

Husheng Xingluo hurriedly diverted Ye Wang's attention: "Are those people here just to invite me?"

Ye Wang came back to his senses and shook his head: "No, they sent me a message."

"what news?"

"Yinyangliao is about to organize a new encirclement and suppression operation." Ye Wang said indifferently, "Ashiya's advice was successful, and the members of the royal family attributed the reason why the emperor was ill to the evil spirits, and decided to clean up the evil forces in Heianjing."

Husheng Xingluo was stunned for a moment, then two thoughts flashed through his mind.

One is that the emperor may be dying soon, and the dead horse of the royal family is a living horse doctor.The second is...

His cheap nephew: Dangerous