Four years of crisis [entertainment]

The next day, Guan Mingsong and Song Jinfeng woke up early to go to Horyu Temple, and became the first and second tourists to enter Horyu Temple today.

Horyuji Temple at this time is quiet and isolated from the world.

There are more than 190 important cultural relics of about 2300 categories in Horyuji Temple. Guan Mingsong has been here once and is more familiar with it than Song Jinfeng. When Song Jinfeng doesn’t understand, Guan Mingsong will explain it to him.

"In 710 A.D., the female emperor Yuanming moved the capital to Heijo-kyo, which opened the prelude to the prosperous Nara era in Japan. The Nara era experienced eight generations of emperors, of which Yuanming, Yuanzheng, and Xiaoqian were all female emperors, while Emperor Shomu was actually in power during his reign. The real power was held by the Queen of Light, so the Nara era can be said to be a prosperous age under the governance of female rulers. At that time, Japan and the Tang Dynasty had frequent exchanges, and the imperial court sent a large number of Tang envoys to study eastward. It was built in imitation of the layout of Chang'an City. Look, does the architectural style of Falong Temple carry a lot of Chinese shadows." Guan Mingsong said to Song Jinfeng.

"I can see it. They are so beautiful." Song Jinfeng sighed, "You explained it to me all morning, and I found that you know Japanese history quite well."

"Not really. I just did a lot of homework before I came here last time in order to play better, so I know something. After doing that homework, I found that regardless of historical sentiments and national sentiments, Japan is a country worth learning. During the Nara period, it sent a large number of Tang envoys to China to learn Confucianism, medicine, Buddhism, tea ceremony, etc. In modern times, it sent a group of young people with aspirations to Europe to learn advanced science and technology, and then the Meiji broke out. Restoration. Perhaps because of the sense of crisis as an island nation, they are always learning from the advanced part of the outside world."

Guan Mingsong is serious, he is a mathematics student, and he is not a professional in history, but perhaps because he has been engaged in academics for a long time, he also has a good style when he talks about other subjects-at least it seems to be that kind of fanciful. That's right.

Song Jinfeng suddenly crossed his arms and looked at Guan Mingsong with a smile.

"What are you doing?" Guan Mingsong felt that Song Jinfeng's gaze was inexplicable.

"Honey, I found that you are really a treasure. Put it at home, you can cook, wash dishes, and go to bed; take it out, you can be a driver, and you can also be a tour guide." Song Jinfeng took Guan Mingsong's shoulder carelessly, He said unseriously: "The more you look at it, the more you love it. Be good, let me kiss you."

Guan Mingsong slapped his face coldly and called out: "Buddhist resort, show me some seriousness."

The two turned around and returned to the five-storied pagoda.As the oldest pagoda in Japan, the five-storied pagoda appears in many landscape photos and is a symbol of Nara.The pagoda has five floors of eaves, so it is called "five-storied pagoda". It is a pagoda in the shape of an attic.

At the bottom of the five-storied pagoda, there is a statue of the Japanese national treasure "Taben Four Masks". The statues of Vimalakirti and Manjusri are in the east, the Nirvana group is in the north, the golden coffin and the stupa are in the west, and the Maitreya Pure Land group is in the south. Important Buddhist relics.

"The Buddhist statues here are very similar to those in China, but they are not the same." Song Jinfeng said.

"Japanese Buddhism originated from China, but it has incorporated its own characteristics during its development. Just like Chinese Buddhism originated from ancient India, but was localized during its development. During the Nara period, Japanese Buddhism once reached its peak."

"Honey, just now you said that there were three empresses in Japan during the Nara period?"

"Well. Counting other periods, there have been eight female emperors in Japanese history, and they all had real power."

"This is a bit powerful." Song Jinfeng learned this knowledge for the first time, "In China's 5000-year history, there is only one female emperor, Wu Zetian."

Guan Mingsong said: "It's very strange. In fact, there were not many women in power in Chinese history. The Empress Dowager Xiao of the Great Liao Dynasty was an out-and-out politician, military strategist and reformer; Lu Zhi, although not very well-known, But she was also in power; Empress Dowager Dou assisted the three emperors of the Han Dynasty in governing the government. But no matter how powerful they were, the position of the emperor could not be given to them. Even Wu Zetian, who was proclaimed emperor, was buried as a queen after death Qianling, although it is recorded in the history books that this is her last wish, it may just be a helpless choice."

Song Jinfeng thought for a while, and said: "Is it because of the influence of Confucian culture, is it more difficult to break the rules of society? For example, the emperor must be a man." Song Jinfeng paused for a while, and continued: "For example, men and women must be with each other. start a family."

Guan Mingsong glanced at Song Jinfeng, wondering why he brought the topic up to this point, "What do you want to say?" Guan Mingsong asked.

"Wu Zetian is obviously the emperor, but she has to be buried as a queen after her death. What is she escaping? You and I have done everything we should and shouldn't do. We are old couples, but we have to hide it from the outside world. , I told the reporter that I was single, and you and your teachers and classmates never mentioned me." Song Jinfeng suddenly became unhappy, and his mood changed, "What are you covering up?"

Guan Mingsong was taken aback for a moment, then immediately understood what was going on.No one knows Song Jinfeng better than him.Guan Mingsong guessed that Song Jinfeng is very anxious now. On the one hand, Song Jinfeng is a bit crazy. He announced the relationship between the two and hit the trending searches. He is a complete lunatic, not a naive fool, who can work in the entertainment industry, and his EQ is not low. He knows how to judge the situation, and he also knows the stakes. In the studio, his employees all count on him to eat, so he can't be willful.

Guan Mingsong knew in his heart that Song Jinfeng was just venting his emotions by complaining to himself, otherwise why did he only say this to himself, not Gu Yubianmin and the others?

So Guan Mingsong was silent for a while, didn't say much, just patted Song Jinfeng on the shoulder lightly, and said, "Don't be willful."

At this time, a middle-aged man led a young man to the nine-storied pagoda.The middle-aged man is very serious, and he is explaining to the young people in Japanese. His hands are gesturing in front of the nine-storied pagoda, as if he is talking about the knowledge about the nine-storied pagoda.The young man is holding a thick notebook, listening and taking notes.

Song Jinfeng was attracted by the two of them, leaned close to Guan Mingsong's ear, and asked, "Are they giving lectures? It's like a pair of master and apprentice."

"Don't tell me, it's really similar." Guan Mingsong agrees with Song Jinfeng's judgment of "teacher and apprentice".

The middle-aged man is no longer young, he has a calm Confucianism, and the young man who follows him should only be in his early twenties, with a green face.The two seemed to be teaching. Song Jinfeng and Guan Mingsong watched them for a while. Although they were curious, they decided not to disturb them.

After leaving Horyuji Temple, Song Jinfeng said that he wanted to walk around.There is a small forest near Horyuji Temple, and an artificial plank road winds in. Song Jinfeng was curious, so he walked in.

The woods are densely wooded, and the light is dimmed after entering.Guan Mingsong suddenly thought of the light on the rice fields and the ghost story about the peony lanterns he saw last night, and always felt uncomfortable.

This forest is obviously not a wild forest. Not only are there artificial plank roads, but there are also very small temples made of stones that often appear in Japanese cartoons on both sides of the plank road.Guan Mingsong saw a small statue made of stone like a frog in a small temple. He always felt that it was staring at him, so he quickly looked away.

"What's wrong with you, wife? Why do you feel a little nervous?" Song Jinfeng said.He glanced at the groups of small temples beside the plank road, and teased with a smile: "No way, that time in England, you were not afraid of facing the horror castle, afraid of these things?"

Guan Mingsong frowned and said, "I wasn't afraid at first, but I had a horrible dream last night, which made me feel scared."

"Scary dream? What did you dream about?"

"A Japanese ghost story, The Peony Lantern."

Song Jinfeng showed curiosity, "Peony Lantern, what are you talking about? Tell me." He stretched out his hand to Guan Mingsong, "If you are afraid, hold my hand."

Guan Mingsong slightly raised his eyebrows, looked at Song Jinfeng thoughtfully, and asked him, "Aren't you afraid that you can't hold me?"

Song Jinfeng was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, "Of course I can hold you if you're not afraid."

Guan Mingsong stretched out his hand, and held Song Jinfeng's hand firmly in the silent woods where no one was around.The two walked side by side, holding hands together, just like ordinary heterosexual couples.

"Honey, do you think this forest is a bit like the forest in "The Forest of Fireflies"? Have you seen "The Forest of Fireflies"?" Song Jinfeng asked.

"I've seen it, it looks a bit like it."

"The Forest of the Firefly" is a Japanese anime. It tells the story of a human girl who meets a handsome monster boy Ah Yin in the forest. Since then, the girl will come to the forest to meet Ah Yin every summer vacation, and spend one after another. summer.Ah Yin was cast with a spell, and he could not touch human beings, otherwise he would disappear. The girl kept this in mind and never touched Ah Yin, even though she wanted to hug him very much.Until one time, Ah Yin took the girl to participate in the summer festival of monsters. Two children passed by, and one of them almost fell down. Youkai, but humans who got into the summer festival.Ah Yin disappeared, and at the moment before he disappeared, he opened his arms to the girl. The girl threw herself into Ah Yin's arms and hugged Ah Yin tightly. The two realized their dream of embracing each other at the last moment.

Song Jinfeng once again used his erratic imagination: "If I were Ah Yin and you were the heroine, I would hug you the first time I met you."

"Why? You have been cast a spell, and you will disappear if you touch a human being." Guan Mingsong said following his imagination.

"Because I can't help it." Song Jinfeng looked deeply at Guan Mingsong, and the mottled light and shadow fell on Guan Mingsong, which made him look unreal.Song Jinfeng said softly: "Who can bear it..."