Chapter 48 The Consequences of Carelessness

After listening to Sen Ya's explanation of the operation of the shrine and the daily rituals, Yan Xu felt it was too complicated. However, this was also a religious practice. After all, compared to the simple burning of incense and kowtowing, the complex, solemn and lengthy rituals were more likely to inspire awe in believers.

Besides, there was no need for him to be busy, so he did not say anything about simplifying it. Instead, he took out the Biography of Guandi, the Great Emperor Who Subdues Demons in the Three Realms and Has Divine Power, which was a book he had found with great difficulty.

Even though Guandi was only deified in the late Han Dynasty and cannot be compared with those ancient gods, his powers are very extensive. Not only did emperors of all dynasties like to confer titles on him, he also held a priesthood in Taoism and Buddhism. In modern times, he has become one of the most widely believed gods.

This biography of Guandi recorded everything from the Three Oaths of Peach Garden to the Conquering of Demons in the Three Realms, from Guan Yu to Guandi, it was a process of man becoming a god, and then being canonized as a god. Not to mention Sen Ya, even Yan Xu couldn't help but be fascinated by it after reading it.

The more Sen Ya listened, the more shocked he was. Compared to this great god, their Japanese great god was not even a little bit inferior, as if he was fundamentally biased.

No matter what, Sen Ya would never give up on becoming the priestess of this great god, so she was more motivated than Yan Xu and wanted to go to Guandi Temple immediately.

Yan Xu also wanted to get the Guandi Temple back on track as soon as possible, so he changed his clothes and left.

As soon as they entered the temple, Yan Xu burned incense first, and then took Sen Ya for a walk inside.

"I didn't expect the temple to be so big. Even if there are not many believers now, it will take four or five people to maintain the temple." Sen Ya had practiced in a large shrine before and was no stranger to the subsequent operations, so he said.

"Do as you wish. In addition, there will be a grant every quarter. If you need anything, please fill out a form for me in advance." Yan Xu didn't care about these things. He waved his hand and told her to do it. Presumably, Master Guan would not care about having a few Japanese maids serving in his own temple.

If everything goes well, it would be nice to occupy this land and build an overseas Taoist temple for Guan Erye, which would be a good way to get rid of the evil spirits here and stop anyone from daring to claim to be a god.

Sen Ya plans to go to a familiar shrine to find a few young shrine maidens, because it takes at least several years to train an ordinary person into a shrine maiden, and it is impossible to develop the temperament of a shrine maiden without years of exposure.

As for whether the shrine was willing or not, that was not a problem, because Yan Xu had approved half a cart of fine rice for her, as well as salt, cloth and so on. Not to mention the priestess, even if the lord closed the shrine and followed, it would not be a problem.

A shrine is not a temple. It does not have any Buddhist fields and does not engage in usury. Its income depends entirely on donations from believers and rituals. Life is not as good as imagined. It is difficult for a small shrine with few believers to support itself. Therefore, as long as the salary is high, it is not a problem to change the god to worship. Even if the salary is higher, it is not impossible to bring your own god to work together.

Just when he had arranged the matters concerning the Guandi Temple, Hui Ruomaru brought him some bad news.

"You have captured the ninja from the Fukushima family and also found a map." Yan Xu frowned when he heard this, and rubbed the corner of his clothes unconsciously with his fingers. It can be seen from this that he is not calm in his heart, because from the other party's behavior of gathering intelligence and drawing maps, it seems that they are preparing to fight.

Rubbing his eyebrows, Yan Xu realized that he had been careless. The low-key attitude of the Shimazu and Sagara families made him underestimate the danger of this world.

The Shimazu family and the Sagara family gave away their daughters and bought things at high prices, not because they were timid or generous, but because both sides were at a critical juncture of war and could not tolerate the intervention of external forces. Once the balance was broken, one side would surely be destroyed. So the question was, who could guarantee that they would survive, and even if they survived, how much would they have to pay?

Therefore, the two families would rather give up their daughters and money to appease the suddenly emerging Moroboshi family and ensure that the scale and progress of the war remain within their control.

But the Fukushima family is different. They are stronger and farther away. Instead of choosing to make friends, it is simpler to use force to resolve the variables.

Moreover, at this stage, the Shimazu family and the Sagara family are unable to stop the Fukushima family from sending troops. Therefore, if they succeed, they can not only obtain weapons, food and money, but also plant a nail behind the two families and occupy Komizu Town, which is equivalent to completing the bottom-fishing of the two families. Therefore, knowing the existence of the Moroboshi family, the Fukushima family chose to respond with force, which is also the most commonly used method by the Japanese daimyo today. The premise of peace is that you are strong enough, otherwise anyone who comes is a robber.

Yan Xu, who just realized this, did not regret it, because the cost of his mistake this time was very low.

The Fukushima family will send troops, but the number of troops will not be too large, because they also have enemies, and they also need to take into account the Shimazu family and the Sagara family. Therefore, the number of troops will be at most a few hundred people, most of whom are foot soldiers, and the number of samurai will not exceed a hundred.

Yan Xu has 100 foot soldiers and 50 hatamoto under his command, and they can deploy troops at any time, so he is already invincible.

Besides, it would be good to have a battle, which could not only make him famous, but also help him adapt.

Now Yan Xu can feel that the first world he traveled to is Japan, and the people he recruited with his golden finger are also from Japan.

Because not only was he not afraid of the coming war, he was actually looking forward to it, and he didn't even think about resolving it through diplomatic means.

What kind of mental preparation is needed to fight the Japanese? There is no need to compromise. If they dare to attack, he will beat them to death. Anyway, he just needs an enemy.

As for the casualties on his side during this period, although Yan Xu did not regard those recruited by the system as inhuman, he would not have any concerns because of the war.

He is just afraid of losing his humanity, which does not mean that he would be afraid to take action because of this or that. If a real fight breaks out, casualties will be a simple matter.

"Take people to clean out all suspicious people nearby who do not belong to the territory, familiarize yourself with the nearby environment, and prepare for war." After Yan Xu made mental preparations, he said to Huiruomaru, who looked even more fanatical than him.

"Hi!" Hui Ruomaru took the order and left promptly.

"Let Sen Yu in." Yan Xu tapped his knees with his fingers and then spoke.

The people captured by Hui Ruomaru were handed over to the Mori Ninja for interrogation, so as the leader of the Mori Ninja, Mori Yu had been waiting outside the door to be summoned.

"How strong are the Forest Ninjas now?" Yan Xu was not afraid of a head-on battle, because manpower and losses were like coarse food to him. What he feared were accidents, assassinations by ninjas, and the addition of supernatural powers. These were difficult to guard against and could not be judged by common sense, and these were what worried him.

"Currently, the Forest Ninjas have five Chunins, fifteen Genins, and twenty-two new bloods," Mori Yu answered while kneeling down, because this strength was clearly not enough.

Yan Xu was in no mood to see the big white rabbit show up. He thought that he could recruit soldiers at any time if he was short of troops, but he couldn't transform them into ninjas.

Moreover, the Forest Ninjas are seriously biased in their studies. They are good at gathering civilian intelligence, camouflaging and lurking in the forest, spying, assassinating, and guarding, but these are their weaknesses.

(End of this chapter)