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Volume 4 Leviathan 94 Bodhi Temple

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    Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.  It is located at the southernmost tip of Japan, in the south of Kyushu Island. It is composed of the Satsuma Peninsula and the Osumi Peninsula and many isolated islands. Since it is the closest to the East Asian continent and the Korean Peninsula, it has been closely connected with China, South Korea, Ryukyu, and the Asia-Pacific since ancient times.  Countries in the region have very frequent exchanges.  Western culture was introduced to Kagoshima in the 16th century, and the famous "Taneshima Musket" in the history of Japan's Warring States Period belonged to this place. The Shimazu clan lord who controlled the entire Kagoshima at that time actively learned Western advanced military technology and became a powerful force known throughout Japan.  Name.  Satsuma Domain, one of the two powerful feudal lords that promoted the Meiji Restoration, is located here. It can be said to be a blessed place that guides Japanese culture.  The Shimazu Family Bodhi Temple was originally the family temple of the Shimazu family who had guarded the Satsuma domain for generations. Although the Shimazu family had lost its real power after the restoration of the "registration restoration" and the "abolition of the domain and the establishment of a prefecture", after all,  The centipede is dead but not stiff, and the power of the Shimadzu family that has ruled Kagoshima for hundreds of years is still there.  In addition, as the birthplace of the Restoration, many of the heroes of the Restoration were born in Satsuma and have been retainers of the Shimadzu family for generations, so this place still has a very high status in the eyes of the people of Kagoshima Prefecture.  On weekdays, pedestrians walking around Bodhi Temple instinctively keep quiet when passing by. People on horses or sedans will dismount their horses and sedans when passing the door to show respect for the old masters of Kagoshima.  However, the Shimazu Bodhi Temple these days is different from the past. There are soldiers wearing big caps and white leggings and khaki military uniforms guarding the intersection. The bayonets on the rifles on the soldiers' backs emit a dazzling and cold light. They are so far away.  You can hear the gruff and majestic commands unique to the army.  Pedestrians passing by couldn't help but instinctively quicken their pace, and when they were far away, they cast curious eyes on the temple: Is there any big shot coming to the temple to offer incense?  In the back hall of Bodhi Temple, there is a tea room, where the aroma of tea is fragrant.  An old monk carefully served tea to the guests in front of him. The green tea liquid flowed into the tea bowl, like jasper.  The old monk made a gesture, and the guests silently picked up their tea bowls and sipped the tea soup.  "How is it? Your Majesty!" "The tea is good, the utensils are good, and the people are better!" The tea drinker put down the tea bowl and sighed. He saw that he had a white beard and eyebrows, wearing a purple robe and a black gauze hat. It was the King of Ryukyu Shoutai.  .  "What about the Crown Prince?" The old monk turned his eyes to the young man aside. The young man was the Crown Prince of the Ryukyu Kingdom, Naoyun. His face was full of resentment. He put the tea bowl in his hand on the tatami and sneered:  "I think it's just ordinary, far less good than Dashun's tea!" The old monk smiled and said: "Dashun's tea is naturally excellent. It's just that you are here now, the prince, and Dashun is thousands of miles away. No matter how good it is,  You can¡¯t drink tea either!¡± Shang Yun stiffened his neck and retorted: ¡°I can¡¯t drink it today, but I can¡¯t drink it tomorrow. I¡¯d rather drink boiled water every day than drink your Japanese tea!¡±  Son, stop talking!" Shang Tai whispered to his son, turned around and smiled at the old monk: "Master, my child is still young and doesn't know how to speak. Don't be the same as him!" "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!  !¡± The old monk said with a smile: ¡°Your Excellency, the prince, is so energetic that I, as an old man, can only envy him.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good, that¡¯s good!¡± Since Shang Tai was captured by the Japanese army, he was transported back to Japan.  Being imprisoned in this temple, he was worried all day long, for fear that the Japanese would kill him and his son. Today, the abbot of Bodhi Temple invited himself and his son out to taste tea. He was careful to avoid angering the Japanese and wanted to take advantage of them.  It was extremely frustrating to find external information in just a few words.  "Father, don't forget that Dashun is the parent state of our Ryukyus!" Shang Yun could no longer suppress the anger in his chest. He stood up suddenly, opened the door and rushed out, leaving only the old man in the house.  Monk and Shangtai.  "Master, please forgive me!" Shang Tai apologized quickly.  The old monk waved his hand: "I am already an outsider. Naturally, I have to get rid of the poison of greed and hatred. Your Majesty, please rest assured. As a digression, do you know where you live these days?"  "I don't know!" The old monk smiled and said: "Your Majesty must have heard of Shimazu Bodhi Temple in Kagoshima, this is it!" Upon hearing this, Shang Tai's face changed greatly, and after a while, he smiled bitterly and said: "So this is Shimazu Temple.  I have heard of Bodhi Temple for a long time, but I have never seen it with my own eyes. I never thought that I would be imprisoned here!" It turns out that Kagoshima, where Shimadzu is located, is located at the southern gate of Japan and has been connected to China, Ryukyu, Korea and other places since ancient times!  For a long time, the Shimazu clan often sent troops and pirates to invade and plunder the Ryukyu Kingdom, while the Ryukyu Kingdom used China as its protector to resist Japanese invasion.  In 1624, the Shimazu clan took advantage of the weakening power of the Ming Dynasty to invade Ryukyu. The Ryukyu prince Shouchi, who was only 12 years old at the time, was taken to Shimazu as a hostage and imprisoned in the family temple of the Shimazu clan lord.  .  At that time, Shangcheng, who was not willing to be the hostage of the enemy, was killed several times.They fled, but were all captured because there was no one to help. It was not until Dashun unified the Central Plains that he received a letter from the envoy of the Ryukyu Kingdom and sent an envoy to the then Tokugawa Shogunate to request the Shimazu Domain to withdraw its troops and release Shang who was imprisoned in Bodhi Temple.  Under pressure from the Tokugawa shogunate, the Shimazu clan had to withdraw its troops from Ryukyu and release Nancheng.  Shang Cheng left his wife married in Japan and the three children he gave birth to and returned to Ryukyu. This story was widely circulated among the Ryukyu royal family. Bodhi Temple was synonymous with prison and place of shame in their dictionary.  "Your Majesty, I am not mentioning this to humiliate you!" The old monk said solemnly: "What the old monk means is that no matter what the outcome of the matter, survival is the most important thing. You must know that the Ming Dynasty was in decline at that time, and it was difficult to deal with the Donglu.  He was so busy that he couldn't care about Ryukyu, which was far away overseas. But who could have imagined that only thirty years later, Dashun would be so prosperous, conquering the east and west, and the country would reach far beyond the Han and Tang Dynasties, and Shimazu could be defeated by a single imperial edict.  "Where is the release?" After hearing the meaningful words of the old monk, Shangtai couldn't help but feel moved. He looked at the old monk again and asked in a low voice: "Thank you, elder, for the advice. Shangtai dares to ask, are you a monk?"  His former identity?¡± The old monk smiled slightly and said, ¡°The old monk¡¯s lay name is Shimazu Tadayoshi, and Shimazu Hisamitsu is my father!¡±  He was surprised. If he hadn't heard of the name Shimazu Tadayoshi, Shimazu Tadayoshi and Shimazu Hisamitsu were both familiar to him.  Shimazu Tadayoshi was the last feudal lord of the Satsuma Domain, and he commanded the Satsuma Domain army, which was the main force in the Boshin War.  Later, he became the governor of Kagoshima Domain. Although he was later dismissed and only became a member of the House of Nobles, he was also a celebrity during the Meiji period; Shimazu Hisamitsu was the half-brother of the previous governor, Shimazu Saibin. After Saibin died  Later, according to his legacy, Hisamitsu's son Tadayoshi succeeded him as the lord of the domain. As the father of the country, Hisamitsu held real power. In 1874, he was promoted to the left minister.  These two men controlled the Satsuma Domain, the most powerful domain in the world at the end of the Tokugawa period. Later, the world-famous Saigo Takamori, Okubo Toshimichi, Yamamoto Gonbei, Oyama Iwa and others were once their domain officials.  Ryukyu and Japan are very close to each other, and there are many business contacts. As the king of Ryukyu, Shang Tai naturally hears the names of these two people often.  "It turns out to be His Highness! Xiao Wang is disrespectful!" Shang Tai quickly bowed and saluted.  "Your Majesty, you don't have to be like this!" The old monk stretched out his hand to support Shang Tai: "I have been weak and sick since I was a child. I was sent to Bodhi Temple to be a monk at the age of five. I have been facing the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng since I can remember. I have never been a warrior for a day. You call me like this  I'm really embarrassed! In the eyes of the world, compared to my brother and father, I am a useless person, but now my father was depressed because he was driven back to Kagoshima by the emperor a few years ago.  And died, and my brother is now seriously ill and dying in bed. The Satsuma Domain they were proud of and fought for their whole life no longer exists, but I, a useless person, is still alive and well.  . In fact, the reason why I invited you to drink tea today is not for anything else. I hope you can endure it and live happily like me, so that you can see the future. Compared with the Ryukyu Kingdom, Japan is a big country.  It is also a big country. The fate of a small country is not determined by itself, so you only need to wait quietly in this temple like your ancestors. This is the most beneficial choice for you!¡±  After saying this, Shangtai couldn't help but remain silent. After a long time, he bowed to the other party and said, "Thank you for your advice, master!" Shanghai, in the open space outside Yuxing Cotton Factory.  "Everyone, stop crowding, stop crowding, take your time, everyone has a share, everyone has a share!" A foreman with a tin trumpet stood on the cart and shouted loudly.  People in old felt hats were huddled together, all workers rushing to buy rice.  A dozen specially selected men with round waists and thick arms holding short sticks tried their best to push the crowds away, but they continued to retreat under the increasing pressure.  Behind them were seven or eight Indian soldiers with black cloth turbans. The bayonets on the rifles in their hands were shining brightly in the sun. These Indian soldiers did not feel panic because they were surrounded by so many people. Some even  The rifles had not been taken off their shoulders. It was obvious that they were all veterans who had experienced real battlefields.  Yu Zhiheng looked at the crowded crowd in front of him with some hesitation. He had also just received the news that there was cheap rice to buy here. Although he still had enough rice at home for more than two months, looking at the current situation, it would be better to save more food.  There is nothing wrong with that.  But when he arrived at the location and saw so many people, he couldn't help but hesitate to squeeze in again.  "Brother Zhiheng, brother Zhiheng!" Hearing someone calling his name, Yu Zhiheng turned around and happened to see Xu Dacheng. The two sons carrying rice behind him were smiling broadly at Yu Zhiheng.  With.  Regularly asking for rewards, collections, and recommendation votes!
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