"Mission: Accept the title of Japan's new Noble Deity, kill the attacking Yamata no Orochi, and find the way home (Incomplete)." As Pei Zi Yun agreed, a Plum Blossom appeared in front of him. It grew bigger and bigger, turning into an information interface.
"Eh, the final mission."
"As my power grows, there are fewer and fewer missions. Finally, the final mission has been released." After experiencing a few worlds, Pei Zi Yun understood the rules of the system.
"New Noble Deity? Is it due to the history of this world? "
Originally, only the Emperor had the authority to confer titles to the gods. However, the Shinkawa shogunate had been established and established a godly palace. They had issued the Shinkawa Twelve Rules of Law. Not only did it state that the First Great General was the incarnation of the Great Deity, an equal existence with the Three Noble Deities. They ruled the world together and had the authority to confer titles to the gods. Hence, he was called the new Noble Deity, also known as the Front and Back Noble Deities.
"In other words, as long as I receive the title of the Emperor and the Shogunate, I will be able to find the way home.
As for killing the Yamata no Orochi, it's just to gather enough strength to return home. "
Pei Zi Yun pondered for a moment, but did not raise any suspicions. Yamada's reply made Tokugawa Hisashi heave a sigh of relief. The smile on his face became more genuine.
Although he was a member of the Gao family, and knew some things about the shogunate, he was still a normal human. Subconsciously, he feared the gods.
When he first saw Yamada Shinji's invulnerability, Tokugawa Hisashi had a deep impression of Yamada Shinji.
As the situation in the country became more and more serious, spiritual energy began to awaken. Tokugawa Hisashi, who had been able to joke around with Ban Higashi Genko, had to lower his head. He might not know this, but he was an important official in the shogunate. How could he not know that now was not the time to offend these people?
If Yamada Shinji did not agree, or if he was unhappy, Tokugawa Hisashi might not be afraid, but he would definitely feel uneasy.
Now that everything had been resolved, and the mission was a success, it was time to report back.
This official of the shogunate, who seemed stern and calm to outsiders, could not help but feel relieved. No matter what, these were troubled times. It was naturally a good thing to be able to recruit strong people.
Tokugawa Hisashi's mission had been completed, but his companions had other missions to complete as well.
At this time, the priest, who rarely spoke along the way, stepped forward. "Lord Yamada, I am Tajima Shichiro, a senior priest of the Hall of Gods. I have come to visit you on the orders of the Hall of Gods. Since the matter has been settled, there are still details to discuss. Please delay for a moment."
This request was not difficult to understand, the Divine Dao Hall also had this confidence.
The Hall of Divine Path controlled 80,000 shrines across the country. During the revival of Spiritual Power, the Hall's power expanded rapidly, and even the shogunate could not help but be alarmed.
Now that the shogunate's mission had been completed, it was up to the Shinto Hall to discuss the details. Tokugawa Hisashi was well aware of this. Although he did not like the Shinto Hall's arrogance, he could only stand up regretfully and say, "If that's the case, I'll take my leave first."
Yuanko and Kanna also stood up and left the room after him.
At this point, the Grand Priest, who had been keeping his head low all this while, took out an item from his robes and handed it to Pei Zi Yun, "Your excellency Yamada, this is the document that the Grand Priests in the hall have given you. Please take a look."
Pei Zi Yun did not accept it immediately. Instead, he looked at the Grand Priest and asked, "My apologies, you look unfamiliar. Have I not seen you before?"
In the past, Pei Zi Yun had never met this person among the Grand Priests. However, if there was a choice, the Hall of Divine Path would be more than willing to send someone who was more familiar with him.
Tajima Shichijō had a good temperament. At this point, he smiled apologetically and lowered his head, appearing even more harmless. "Your excellency Yamada, I have just been promoted to the Hall of Divine Path. I used to work in the Outer Hall."
This surprised Pei Zi Yun. However, after thinking about it for a while, he could understand why.
With the emergence of the supernatural, the country was in turmoil. The shogunate and the conglomerates were greatly affected, and the Hall of Divine Path had a great impact. There was no reason for the Hall of Divine Path to be targeted while the other two were spared.
Thinking back to the time when the Hall of Divine Path had been attacked by some Grand Priests, it was likely that the Hall of Divine Path had been infiltrated.
However, compared to the shogunate and the conglomerates, the Hall of Divine Path had its own unique characteristics. It had the support of 80,000 shrines, and was more experienced in identifying spirits and analyzing demons. It also had some secret techniques.
Presumably, when they left for Chang Shi, the Hall of Divine Path had been cleaned up. He could smell the stench of blood in the air.
"I see." Having obtained the information he wanted, Pei Zi Yun did not intend to ask any further. He reached out and took the document.
The document was written on a special silk scroll. Whether it was the material, the handwriting, or the format, it was ancient. However, at the end of the scroll, there were several seals. One of them was the official seal of the Hall of Divine Path, as well as the official seals of the shogunate and the imperial household. All that was missing was the official seal of the Emperor and the Shogun.
However, this matter was related to the shogunate. Judging from Tokugawa Hisaoki's expression, he did not seem to know anything about it.
"In theory, the Hall of Divine Path belonged to the shogunate. After democracy was established, the government brought in the power of the Emperor to balance out the power. This overlapping structure made it seem like they were doing things their own way. Even Tokugawa Hisaoki did not know about this. The power of the Hall of Divine Path was indeed not small.
"It's interesting that even the Emperor agreed to confer a title on them."
As he thought about this, Pei Zi Yun looked up at the Grand Priest who was kneeling in front of him. "What are your plans regarding the Hall of Divine Path?"
There were two things written on the document.
The first was the reconstruction of the shrine. Jin Chuan Shrine was a shrine that had not been around for too long. It did not have a high standard. Whether it was the size of the building or the design, it was very ordinary. Now that it was upgraded, according to the rules of Fu Sang, the level of the building had to be upgraded.
Since the Hall of Divine Path was in charge of the various shrines, there was no reason for them to only ask for compensation and not help.
The reconstruction of the shrine and the establishment of the main shrine for Yamada Shinichi was something that the Hall of Divine Path had to worry about. When the time came for the reconstruction to start, they would have to send Grand Priests to help and supervise.
However, the cost of reconstruction was not low. The estimated cost was as high as 1.5 billion yuan. It was impossible for the Hall of Divine Path to pay for this.
The second matter was the Hall of Divine Path, which was also the main point of this trip.
The true gods of Fu Sang had to be conferred a title. Otherwise, they would be illegitimate gods. To the gods, this had its pros and cons. Overall, the pros outweighed the cons.
What did the other party want to gain by throwing out such a huge bait?
Seeing this, Tajima Shichiro hesitated for a moment. "Actually, there is something that needs to be discussed."
Pei Zi Yun raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"
Tajima Shichiro lowered her head and said in a serious tone, "I wonder if Lord Yamada would like to confer a title under his real name?"
Yamada Shinichi?
Although Pei Zi Yun used this name, he had more than one name. He was not obsessed with this name. In a blink of an eye, he understood what the other party meant and said, "There is no need for that."
As long as the conferment was acknowledged and thought of as his, it did not matter to Pei Zi Yun whether he was conferred the title of Yamada Shinichi or not.
Tajima Shichiro immediately heaved a sigh of relief. "If that is the case, then the matter of the Hall of Divine Path will be much easier."
In reality, no one wanted a living person to be conferred as a god. This was a huge impact on the entire Shinto and could easily shake the foundation.
She did not expect that although Yamada Shinichi was young, he was so easy to talk to. Tajima Shichiro's heart was finally relieved and her smile was much more sincere.
If they were only willing to confer a title under their real name, there would be many things involved. Even if the upper echelons of the shogunate and the Hall of Divine Path had reached a consensus, if they wanted to confer Yamada Shinichi as a god, they still needed to guard against a counterattack.
The heretics and resistance forces were still around. Although they could not do anything if they were caught, but if it was something that could be easily accomplished, it would be troublesome if there were more twists and turns.
It was relatively easy not to be obsessed with the title of Yamada Shinichi. Although the Hall of Divine Path had been fixed, it was the Takamoto Emperor's Ancestral God System. As for the gods of the imperial court and the people, the experts might not be able to understand them.
Now, they only needed to arrange for a famous scholar to study the Hall of Divine Path and "accidentally" discover in the archives of the shogunate a few hundred years ago that there was a samurai who was conferred a title by the general because of his meritorious service in killing demons. He was worshipped in a certain shrine, but his reputation was not well known and ordinary people did not know about it.
Now, there were frequent occurrences of supernatural incidents. The loyal samurai appeared to exterminate demons and did meritorious service to the people. The emperor was overjoyed and the conferment of the title to the imperial court became real.
In the past, there were many wars, fires, and pests. It was impossible for the records to be passed down 100%. Who could be sure that there was no such conferment hundreds of years ago or even longer?
No one dared to make such a guarantee. Even if they knew that this was for the sake of Yamada Shinichi, they could only bear with it.
This way, there would not be any problems with the creation of gods, especially when a living person was conferred a title.
To Pei Zi Yun, although the conferment in the past was fake, with the conferment of the imperial court and the general, it became official. There was no difference in treatment.
When Pei Zi Yun heard the explanation, he laughed, 'Isn't this the same trick that Guan Yu and Mazu used to ascend the throne?'
In the Ming Dynasty, Guan Yu had always been worshipped with the title of Marquis of Han Shou Ting. He was not conferred the title of Emperor. The so-called "Demon Subduing Great Emperor of the Three Realms" was just a title given by the common people. However, people who were not of high standards believed it and thought that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were worshipped with the title of Emperor.
It was not until the 33rd year of Qianlong that they realized their mistake. What they worshipped was fake. Hence, they made good on their mistake and conferred the title of Emperor Guan Sheng the Great Emperor of Loyalty and Justice.
It was the same for Mazu. Kangxi did not place much importance on Mazu, and was not even present at the ceremony. However, the common people dared to spread rumors that Kangxi had conferred the title of Empress. As the rumors spread, the officials, the Ministry of Rites, and Yongzheng all believed that Kangxi had conferred the title of Empress Mazu. It was only in the 2nd year of Qianlong that they found out about this. Hence, in the 53rd year of Qianlong, they ordered the Empress Mazu to be included in the ceremony and ordered the local officials to offer sacrifices in the Spring and Autumn.
It was understandable. Everyone understood that this was all a trick. It was just that this was done by the officials themselves.
"Oh yes, Your Excellency Yamada, regarding the rebuilding of the shrine, the Hall of Gods is willing to provide you with an interest-free loan. If you are willing, I will arrange it for you when I return." How could Tajima Shichijō know of Yamada Shinichi's dirty thoughts?
Naturally, there was no reason for him to reject such good intentions.
"Then I will have to trouble you." Pei Zi Yun smiled as he spoke.
Since these two matters had been discussed, the priest from the Hall of Gods stood up and took his leave. Pei Zi Yun was in a good mood as he stood up and said, "Everyone has worked hard coming here. Let me send you down the mountain."
He left the room and saw that in the courtyard not far away, Yuanzi was talking to Yako. The atmosphere between them was good. Kanna was looking at the sky, deep in thought. As for Tokugawa Hisashi, he was very interested in the flowers and trees in the courtyard.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, the few of them looked over. Yako immediately left Yuanzi and ran over.
"Come, let's send our guest down the mountain." Pei Zi Yun patted Yako on the head as he spoke. Yako replied with a "Hai" and followed behind him obediently.
It was a little troublesome to climb up the mountain, but with Pei Zi Yun sending them off, it was much easier to descend the mountain. Within moments, they reached the foot of the mountain. Only Ban Higashi Yuanzi was not in a hurry to return. Instead, she held up a red umbrella and took a stroll at the foot of the mountain.
Upon closer inspection, Ban Higashi Yuanzi was wearing a kimono and not a witch's attire. She looked at Yako and smiled, "Yako has improved again."
Yuanzi could guess why the priest had come to find Pei Zi Yun. After all, she was also a deity.
However, she was a deity conferred by the shogunate. There was an invisible barrier between her and the Hall of Gods, which was gradually influenced by the traditional way of gods. Although it was not a thick barrier, it was still there.
Because of this, Yuan Zi congratulated Pei Zi Yun, "A scholar who has been away for three days must be looked at in a new light. Shinichi, with the conferment of the Emperor, even the Takama-ga-hara will acknowledge you. With your strength, you can become an important deity."
She then continued, "Actually, the shogunate is very grateful to you for your achievements. Tokugawa Hisashi has only brought their gratitude on the surface. There are some things that the shogunate cannot do directly. If Shinichi has any other requests, you can let me know. "As she spoke, she laughed softly, feeling very emotional.
Even if the shogunate tried to suppress the news, people still found out.
It was originally just a conferment of a general, but now it had become a conferment between the emperor and the general. This meant that Yamada Shinichi was not just a member of the shogunate.
In the future, how would Yamada Shinichi choose his side?
Ban Higashi Yuanzi suppressed the emotions in her heart and smiled at Pei Zi Yun, waiting for his reply.
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