Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 353 They are all actors
Monk Jinghai personally led more than 80 monk soldiers and rushed to the Whale Sea Temple accompanied by Jiangzhou Lie.

He came here to find out about Fujiwara Himeka's situation.

Of course, if Fujiwara no Himeka was still alive and realized that he had betrayed the Hakata temples and shrines, he would immediately kill Jiangzhou Lei who was kept in the dark, and then have a good fight with Fujiwara no Himeka.

Master Jinghai Guan also understands the principle of taking advantage of your illness to kill you.

Before Monk Jinghai arrived at the Whale Sea Temple, he saw a huge fire rising into the sky in the distance.

Many people from Bodo also rushed over after hearing the news.

By the time he arrived at the gate of the shrine, the entire shrine had been burned down.

Some injured Jingu warriors gathered around, distraught, and then they rushed towards the ninja who was still alive like crazy, drew their swords, and chopped down frantically.

"Master Jinghai, we found a female priestess from the Whale Sea Palace."

With disheveled hair and exhausted, Kanon Yazawa was supported by two monk soldiers and staggered to the front of Monk Jinghai.

As soon as she saw Monk Jinghai, Yazawa Kanon cried sadly, "Master Jinghai, our Whale Sea is finished."

Jinghai recognized her as the most trusted female guard of Fujiwara no Kami. She was appointed as a priestess after Fujiwara no Himeka entered the Jinghai Shrine. Jinghai hurriedly asked, "Where is Fujiwara no Kami? How is she?"

Yazawa Kanon burst into tears and said, "The Lord God is dead, and Miyi is also dead. Many ninjas came and chased our Lord God and broke into the shrine. They set fire everywhere..."

"Ah, the God and Miyi are both dead, right? Oh, oh..."

Monk Jinghai's face instantly showed his superb acting skills.

You Benchang, who played Jigong, and Chen Yiwen, who played the Venerable Lin Luhe, both presented such a scene of amazing acting to the audience: there was a moment when their facial expressions were completely disconnected.

At that time, Living Buddha Jigong really showed the expression in the lyrics: half of his face was crying, and the other half was smiling.

Many years later, Chen Yiwen, who played the role of Venerable Lin Luhe, also performed this extremely difficult performance, with half of his face showing compassion and the other half showing evil.

As soon as Monk Jinghai's expression of surprise appeared, it was abruptly transformed into sadness.

The difference between me and other performers is that the left and right halves of their faces show two different expressions.

Monk Jinghai had the upper half of his face smiling and the lower half crying.

"Who did it, who exactly?"

Master Jinghai was furious. He slammed his cane heavily on the ground and roared loudly.

"Ono Akihabara is recruiting a large number of ninjas. You should have heard about this, Jinghai Kanzhu?" Yazawa Kanon reminded in tears.

At this time, Jiangzhou Lie ran over and shouted, "Master Guan, we got the confession. Those ninjas were hired by Xiao Ye Mingxi."

"This is too much! They are so aggressive! I will go back to Daisenji Temple immediately. I will gather all the leaders of temples and shrines in Hakata. We want to seek justice for Fujiwara no Mikoto!"

Monk Jinghai beat his chest and stamped his feet, then suddenly asked Yazawa Kanon in a low voice: "Priest Yazawa, did you participate in the actions of Lord Fujiwara at Daiyama Temple today?"

Yazawa Kanon said, "Yes, those three Song people were very skilled, and we were about to kill them, when the ninja arrived and attacked both of us indiscriminately."

Monk Jinghai quickly asked, "So, where are the three Song people?"

Yazawa Kanon pointed in the direction of the shrine engulfed in flames and said bitterly: "They all died when they chased into the shrine. That Yang Sanyuan was chopped once by Fujiwara no Mitsuhiro, chopped three times by me, and chopped by Xiao Nai..."

"Good good!"

Monk Jinghai was frightened by her chopping and quickly interrupted her, saying solemnly: "The fire here is too big, I'm afraid it will burn for a whole day and night without stopping.

I have to rush back to Daisenji Temple right now to tell everyone about the death of Fujiwara no Miyabi and discuss a way to seek justice for her. Priest Yazawa, please come back with me."

"No!"

Yazawa Kanon shook her head sadly: "There are still many samurai here. They all saw with their own eyes that Ono Akihiro sent ninjas to kill our Lord. It is enough to prove it. I must return to Kyoto immediately..."

Yazawa Kanon shed tears and said, "I must inform the Fujiwara family of the death of the shrine."

"Ah, well, this matter really cannot be delayed."

Monk Jinghai was secretly delighted. He was afraid that in Kyoto, the Fujiwara family would make a fuss before Enryakuji Temple and Hachimangu Shrine even started to complain.
After all, it is a family with profound heritage. Even if it is not as good as before, it will still have a huge impact.

Monk Jinghai asked with concern: "Do you need me to send someone to escort Priest Yazawa back to Kyoto?"

"No, thank you, Master Jinghai. I think it would be more convenient for me to disguise myself and travel alone."

"Well then, Priest Yazawa, have a safe trip. Please also tell the Fujiwara family that all of our temples and shrines in Hakata stand with the Fujiwara family!"

After watching Yazawa Kanon leave, Monk Jinghai looked at the burning shrine again.

The thick temple timbers were still far from collapsing due to the burning, so perhaps a day and a night of burning was only the most conservative estimate.

Once the fire is over, I’m afraid Fujiwara Himeka’s ashes won’t be found.

It’s better this way, otherwise it would be really heartbreaking to watch such a beautiful woman burn to a pile of charcoal with your own eyes.

Monk Jinghai thought about it, chanted a Buddhist name happily, climbed onto the "cage", asked the monks to lift him up, and hurried back to Dashan Temple.

Jiangzhou Lie followed on his tall horse, and Monk Jinghai said, "Jiangzhou Lie, you should hurry back to the dock and tell the people on his boat about Yang Sanyuan's misfortune.

Tell them that we at Yaki Shoji will seek justice for him. They have two ships, right? Let them send one back to report the news, and let the other stay. I need the victim to be here, so that our condemnation will be more powerful!"

"I see!"

Jiangzhou Lie smiled and said, "I will urge them to follow Yang Sanyuan's will and sign a letter of authorization to allow us to sell the shares on their behalf as compensation for the litigation expenses."

Jiangzhou Lie rode away, rushing towards the harbor. The two barefoot servants chased after him like wild rabbits.

……

A large wooden house facing the sea and surrounded by flowers.

This place is located on the east side of Hakatahama and is quite desolate.

A few decades later, this place will become the burial place for merchants from the State of Song who stay in Tangfang.

This wooden house is where Fujiwara Himeka and her two lovers relax on their seaside vacation.

This was the secret hut for the three of them. No one else knew about it, and no man had been able to enter since the day it was built.

But now, three men live here.

After they left the burning Whale Sea Temple through the secret passage of the temple, they had a brief discussion and then sent Yazawa Kanon to confuse Monk Jinghai.

Yang Yuan has already seen that these three women are friends for life and death, and among them, Fujiwara no Himeka is the most important in the eyes of the other two women.

Therefore, as long as Fujiwara Himeka is under his control, he has no need to worry that Yazawa Kanon will not obey his orders.

Not long after they arrived at the beach cabin, Yazawa Kanon came back.

Hearing her describe Monk Jinghai's hypocritical words about seeking justice for her, Fujiwara Himeka gnashed her teeth in hatred.

Tsubakiya Kona reminded: "Lord, should we immediately..."

Yang Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged next to him, cleared his throat and said, "From now on, as long as I'm here, you'd better speak Chinese."

Tsubakiya Konai gave him a sidelong look, but she didn't dare to disobey this evil man, so she had to switch to Chinese and said to Fujiwara Himeka, "Sir, should we send someone back to Kyoto to tell the family right away?

Otherwise, if they really think that the Lord God is dead, they might do something irreversible..."

Fujiwara Himeka sneered, "Really? I want to know what they will do for me if I die."

Xiaonai and Hanane looked at each other helplessly, not daring to continue this topic.

Fujiwara no Himeka was driven out of Kyoto and exiled to Hakata.

The Fujiwara family has always controlled the royal family through marriage with the royal family, but there is also competition within the Fujiwara family.

Whichever branch of the Fujiwara family marries into the imperial family and becomes the empress, this branch's status in the family will naturally be unique.

So, four years ago, Fujiwara no Himeka had the opportunity to marry the eleven-year-old Emperor Konoe and be enthroned as empress.

However, her family failed in the competition, and the Left Minister Fujiwara no Yorinaga sent his adopted daughter Fujiwara no Tako into the harem.

Fujiwara no Himeka was driven out of Kyoto and "exiled" to Hakata, where she was forced to marry into the Kamimura family.

From their few words, Yang Yuan could feel that a family ethics drama seemed to be taking place.

However, he was too lazy to pay attention to these things. After the matter was done, he would just pat his butt and walk away.

Yang Yuan pushed the four treasures of the study on the table towards Fujiwara Himeka and said, "Okay, now you can write the 'confession'."

Fujiwara Himeka picked up the pen and took a deep breath.

She knew that once this "confession" was written, this Song person would have a handle in his hands.

Once the "confession" is made public, even if she was forced to write it, someone will make a big fuss about it.

This includes those family members who want to continue suppressing her side, and the Kamura family who have always wanted to take back power in the shrine.

but……

She held the pen and Yang Sanyuan held the knife.

After a moment's silence, Fujiwara Himeka could only pick up the pen helplessly.

Yang Yuan leaned over to take a look at what she wrote, feeling a little ashamed. This Japanese woman actually writes Chinese characters better than me. Is this fair?

The "confession" was written, and Fujiwara Himeka, Yazawa Kanon, and Tsubakiya Konai signed and put their fingerprints on it respectively.

Yang Yuan took it and immediately handed it to Uncle Gou: "Uncle Gou, find a way to sneak back to the ship and tell San Shang and Kun Tai about my situation, so that they won't lose their composure."

Fujiwara Himeka originally wanted to take the opportunity to retrieve the "confession", but she didn't expect that he would send it back to the ship immediately, so she had to give up the idea angrily.

The dock is always the busiest place. Uncle Gou has a plain appearance and there are many Song people at the dock, so he does not attract much attention.

He took advantage of no one's attention and sneaked back to the boat, telling Mikami Chiya and Kuntai what happened to Yang Yuan today and his next plans.

Chiya Mikami just came back after a day of looking for news.

Kuntai had just returned from "Youkuo" and his legs were shaking even more violently than Wang Changsheng's.

"Anyway, this is the situation. When Jiangzhou Hunter comes, you should pretend that Xiao Yang is really dead. Act more realistically to deceive Jiangzhou Hunter. Xiao Yang has more important things to do right now and has no time to deal with him."

Just as he was giving instructions, a sailor on the deck shouted into the cabin, saying that Hakata Gangsu's captain Jiangzhou Lie wanted to see the ship's steward.

Uncle Lao Gou said in a deep voice: "I will hide, you guys go meet him, remember, you must pretend to be decent and don't reveal any flaws!"

Chiya Mikami is a samurai and he is not good at acting at all. Now that he is forced to do something, he can only go out with gritted teeth.

Kuntai, on the other hand, remained calm. He shook his legs and swayed out like a crab.

(End of this chapter)