Abe Seimei was startled and said: "Wait a minute!"
Seeing the young samurai stop, Abe Seimei pursed his lips and asked, "Even if you can leave the capital smoothly, do you want to become an enemy of the Fujiwara family, the Genji, or even a wanted person of the entire dynasty?"
When Pei Ziyun turned around, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "If you don't leave Beijing, doesn't it mean it's not the same?"
There is some truth to Abe's words. At this point in time, even if the Genji is not a retainer of the Fujiwara family, he is still a subordinate. The two families together are the number one force in the country.
Even if he were to fight against the Genji and Fujiwara families on his own in this world, he would be the enemy of everyone in the world. But if he stayed in Heian Kyo, the headquarters of the two families, he would have a narrow escape from death.
Abe Seimei smiled, his slender eyes really looked like those of a fox, sparkling with a cunning light: "Although he is still their enemy if he stays, he doesn't have to be a wanted person."
"What do you mean?" Pei Ziyun looked at each other and asked slowly.
The boat Abe Seimei was riding on had safely docked. He walked up slowly and said in a low voice: "Although the Fujiwara family and the Genji family are very powerful in Heian Kyo, they are not the only ones in the world. You are the one who can save you from their pursuit. There are still some.”
"You mean, the Emperor?" Pei Ziyun said after being silent for a moment.
"You guessed right, it's Your Majesty." Abe Seimei smiled: "Your Majesty is employing people at this time. If you can kill three of the four heavenly kings on your own, you will surely reach heaven and be known by Your Majesty. , this is your chance."
When Abe Seimei said this, he paused and smiled: "The Fujiwara family is a very popular minister, and they have recruited the Genji. The power is too great, and His Majesty has activated the Taira to fight against it."
"With Yamada-kun's power, if I serve His Majesty, it will be very simple to revitalize the Yamada family in the future. Even if Yamada-kun just wants to be alone, there is a way."
"I remember that the Fujiwara family themselves were your benefactors." Pei Ziyun asked the question without answering.
This is generally true. The Battle of Genpei can actually be considered as a confrontation between the Emperor and the Fujiwara family, each supporting one. However, during the confrontation, both families accumulated huge strength, which was beyond the control of the chess players. When Genji was defeated After taking over the Taira clan, the first shogunate, the Kamakura shogunate, was created.
The power of the Genji is not only superior to the emperor and the Fujiwara family, but also the humble samurai is superior to the ministers. But even if there is such a trend, Pei Ziyun does not believe this nonsense.
The reason is simple. Pei Ziyun's current value is not worth the price the emperor has to pay to protect himself.
Abe Seimei didn't know what Pei Ziyun was thinking, so he smiled: "The Fujiwara family is kind to me, so of course I am right, but I am not a retainer of the Fujiwara family. Although your majesty is benevolent and entrusts the government to the left minister, he is a descendant of God and has destiny. , Seimei is subordinate to four people, so how can he become a retainer of the Fujiwara family if he is a courtier?"
Pei Ziyun twitched the corner of his mouth and had nothing to say to the old fox. However, he did not immediately reject Abe's proposal and stood silent.
However, Abe Seimei could see that his heart was wavering and continued: "However, Yamada-kun, although the Lord can protect you, it is not without requirements."
"how to say?"
"Yamada-kun's crime involves killing the prince. Although half of it has been exposed now, the big demon who assassinated his highness must be found or even killed before the case can be considered closed."
"Only if you accomplish this great feat and clear the suspicion, can the Lord issue a pardon, leaving the Genji and Fujiwara families speechless."
"This is a conspiracy, a way to make you stand upright in the sun."
Abe Seimei narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "Although it is indeed difficult to kill a big demon, it is the best choice for Yamada-kun. I just wonder if you are willing to accept such conditions?"
Pei Ziyun originally had a cold face, but when he heard this, he suddenly smiled.
"Okay." Pei Ziyun said very simply. He didn't believe Abe Seimei's words at all, but killing the big demon was exactly what he wanted, and he was immediately moved.
If you kill the great demon, you can break the shackles of gods and men in this life, and everything can be swept away.
"Okay, Seimei is indeed right." Abe Seimei smiled while stroking his hands, and then asked: "I just don't know how long it will take you to kill the big demon?"
Pei Ziyun said calmly: "If you allow me to enter the palace, it will only take one night."
"Enter the palace?" Abe Seimei frowned: "I need to ask the Lord for permission to enter the palace. I can only get the Lord's permission. You can stay at my house temporarily..."
"I'm still staying at Izumi Shikibu's house and waiting for news." Pei Ziyun interrupted Abe Seimei. Abe's house has various barriers, which may be able to temporarily block his feelings. He doesn't want to wake up overnight and fall into a big siege. In the process of killing.
The Izumi Shikibu family is just the residence of an ordinary Kunsi family, so it is much safer.
Abe Seimei took a deep look and said, "Okay, but trust me, as long as you don't continue to cause trouble, the Fujiwara family and Genji will not attack you."
Now that a consensus has been reached here, Pei Ziyun naturally does not need to rush out of the city, and rides Abe Seimei's ox cart back to the street again.
When passing by Qiangang Hotel, he found that this hotel had a temporary closure sign. Pei Ziyun took one look at it and withdrew his gaze.
Izumi Shikibu's residence is very close to Asaoka Ryokan, and it doesn't take too long to walk. It's just a short ride away on an ox cart.
"Thank you." Pei Ziyun jumped off the bullock cart and said to the shikigami driving the cart. The young shikigami waved his hands and ran away with the bullock cart.
Pei Ziyun laughed and looked at this person who had come to the mansion.
This looks like a Tachibana Mansion. In fact, according to the rules of the Heian period, it is probably still the house owned by Izumi Shikibu's natal family. There is no way. The rules of the Heian period are that if a woman leaves the house, she must also serve her husband's food and clothing. If she has children, the same The woman's responsibility.
There are some differences between the Orange Mansion and the last time I arrived. The mansion that originally looked a little noble now seems unexpectedly a little desolate.
There was snow falling in front of the clean door once, but no one paid attention to it.
The gate was also open, and there was an ox cart parked at the gate. The driver was taking a nap. Pei Ziyun knew that someone might be coming to question Izumi Shikibu.
Since there was no one guarding the door, Pei Ziyun went in directly without anyone else passing the message.
After walking a short distance, he saw a maid with an ugly expression on her face, and she faced Pei Ziyun.
The maid seemed to recognize Pei Ziyun, her pupils shrank, but she immediately regained her composure and saluted, saying: "My wife is inside, but Lord Echizenmori is also there..."
Echizen Mori-sama? Echizen guarding the river elegantly
Pei Ziyun thought of Izumi Shikibu's origins and immediately understood that this was Izumi Shikibu's father, Oe Masashiro.
At this time in Japan, most aristocrats were called by their official surnames. Izumi Shikibu's real surname was Oe. Her daughter's name was a combination of her husband "Izumi Mamoru" and her father "Shikibe Ouchei". She didn't care about her own name at all. Not to mention being called that by outsiders.
"Oe Masashiro probably didn't know the news of the prince's death at this time, but after what happened before, it must have been spread that Izumi Shikibu's love affair with the prince, so if he came here at this time, he would probably be an angry scold.
Thinking of the historical materials of Izumi Shikibu he had read, Pei Ziyun did not go in immediately, but watched the snow scene under the eaves. However, not long after, a man came out angrily. When passing by Pei Ziyun and the maid, he did not even stop to look. One glance.
He was probably disappointed in his daughter, Izumi Shikibu, and didn't care if a strange foreign man appeared in his daughter's residence.
Pei Ziyun looked at his back, shook his head, turned and walked into the room.
In the luxurious but empty room, Izumi Shikibu knelt on the ground, his face pale and his body trembling.
When she found someone coming in, she just raised her eyes and glanced. Even if she found out that the person coming in was Yamada Shinichi who was chasing people everywhere, her reaction was indifferent.
"Are you here to laugh at me too?" Seeing that Yamada Shinichi came in and did not attack her, but stood looking at her, her eyes moved slightly and she said in a cold voice.
She didn't think Yamada Shinichi would respect her. He even dared to kill the princess, and he didn't even take her as the nominal mistress in his eyes during the encirclement and suppression. This was all evidence.
In normal times, she would be frightened, but in the Heian Era, a woman's financial support came from her parents. At this time, her father unexpectedly wanted to sever ties with her. She was completely devastated and even thought about committing suicide or becoming a monk, so she was not afraid at all. .
Pei Ziyun stood with a calm expression, facing her question, and sneered: "You brought it upon yourself."
"In this life, even if she is abandoned by her husband, a woman must stay with her husband for three years before she can break off the original marriage relationship and find someone new to marry."
"Tachibana Michizada was appointed as Izumi Shou. You went with him, but soon returned to the capital. And after only one year in the capital, there were rumors of an affair with the prince."
"You still want to deny this matter? If you break the rules, you will be ridiculed by people. No wonder your father is angry and may want to sever the father-daughter relationship with you."
Mentioning this, Izumi Shikibu's whole body trembled. She felt a little guilty and a little angry. She gritted her teeth and shouted: "You don't understand anything, he doesn't know the taste at all..."
"You don't have to explain to me, in fact, I am not Ju Daozhen's retainer!" Pei Ziyun picked up a cypress fan on the ground, and Oe Yazhi must have dropped it in anger.
This is a white fan with gorgeous flowers on it.
"However, Izumi Mamoru's position is not as bad as imagined."
The ministers of Heian-kyo still laugh at the country samurai who use black fans, and even look down on the government secretary (the guardian of a country). In fact, the resources of Heian-kyo have been divided up, and only the local government has rich Shilu.
Two hundred years later, the samurai who control the countryside will conquer the world, but the Fujiwara family and the emperor will be reduced to selling paintings and performing arts to make a living.
But the aristocratic woman who is as elegant and beautiful as Izumi Shikibu in front of her, who is literate and able to sing and recite poems, will be reduced to soliciting customers on Suzaku Street for food and clothing in a few hundred years.
"Like the cherry blossoms on the branches that withered into the mud, The Tale of Genji and Izumi Shikibu's Diary will never be seen again." Pei Ziyun thought silently.
The prosperity of women's literature in the Heian period was based on their worry-free lives. After falling into the mud, who can still look forward to her husband and say, "If you can't come today, the snow will be gone tomorrow"
I appreciate Izumi Shikibu not because of her moral character, but because she was one of the three talented ladies of the Heian period. Although slightly inferior to Murasaki Shikibu and Seishonagon, she represented the fashion of an era.
Pei Ziyun has always had a high tolerance for talented people. He smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will stay here temporarily and won't cause you any trouble."
"Maybe I can solve some troubles for you."
(End of chapter)