Chapter 522 Xiangchun

The next morning, Xia Zhizhi and Ah Ju got up, ate a bowl of seafood noodles, and started working.

Xia Zhizhi was puzzled. When could seafood noodles become a state banquet?

As she ate, she complained: "The feng shui of this place is not good for me. I can't live well here. Tell them later that we will have Western food for lunch."

There are no Chinese chefs in the imperial palace, but there are Western chefs. Stop showing off their Japanese food and serve some serious dishes.

After dinner, Xiao Futian led Ah Ju in front, followed by Xia Zhizhi and several other cult members wearing black robes.

Xiao Futian originally wanted to say hello to Ah Ju and ask him if he had a good rest yesterday, but seeing Ah Ju's solemn expression, Xiao Futian swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

Ah Ju wasn't as solemn and dignified as he thought, he was just being grim.

Xia Zhizhi didn't eat well and was in a bad mood, so Ah Ju was also in a bad mood. Xia Zhizhi didn't like this gang of Japanese devils, so Ah Ju followed suit and disliked them.

After arriving at the place, Xia Zhizhi glanced at the huge plaque of Zhishen Shrine above her head, and quickly entered the shrine with other cult members, and then lined up next to the statue.

Xiao Futian began to introduce the people present to Aju.

Except for a small number of people who had already joined the cult, most of those present were prospective members.

Xia Zhizhi and Aju had seen some of these reserve members at the dinner last night, so there was no need to introduce them again.

Of course this is only a small part. Most people have not seen it, so it needs to be introduced.

"Your Excellency, these are Toshiro-kun and Tetsushi-kun from the Konoe family... Taisho-kun and Yuma-kun from the Tokugawa family... The Sanjo family..."

Xiao Futian listed a long list of names just like he was naming the dishes, and they were all members of the local prominent families.

The Japanese nobility is basically composed of three parts:

The first part is the royal aristocracy of the emperor's lineage, which is the class of dukes and nobles before the Warring States Period. This part is called the kokuke nobility.

The second part is the local daimyo who rose to prominence during the Warring States Period, namely the samurai clans.

The third group has the greatest political influence at present, namely the meritorious nobles created by the Meiji Restoration.

These three categories account for 90% of the Chinese.

In addition, some clergymen are also considered to be from prominent families.

Of course, there were no clergy from other religions present, otherwise it would be misunderstood by the messenger of God as a challenge, which would not be good.

It is also impossible to bring all the people from every prominent family over.

There are always groups everywhere. This god was invited back by the Fukuda family. Except for their royal family and some families that are on good terms with the Fukuda family, other families were inevitably excluded and were not invited.

It is impossible for every member of these families to come. For example, from their royal family, only the crown prince, his wife and children came, and other members did not show up.

When Xiao Futian called a person's name, the person stepped forward, bowed to Ah Ju, and said, "Hello, Your Excellency the Envoy of God."

Ah Ju was indifferent and didn't even glance at them.

In Ah Ju's heart, it was their blessing to be given the opportunity to offer good things to Xia Zhizhi.

Besides, they did it of their own will and were not forced. He didn't even pay any attention to them, they just came up to him. It was none of his business.

It is truly a model of being both responsible and independent.

It took a lot of effort to wait for everyone to be reported.

We closed the door, lit candles, placed oranges in front of the gods, prayed, and performed an initiation ceremony for the newbies.

Except for the cult members who had joined before, all the other newbies in the room looked shocked.

Of course, they had heard about many deeds of gods before, but people have this habit that no matter how good they are at hearing, they are never as shocked as seeing something with their own eyes.

After holding an initiation ceremony for everyone, Xia Zhizhi collected all the things and left the rest to other members of the church. Ah Ju didn't care about them.

He only left one sentence to Xiao Futian: "No Japanese food for lunch."

Xia Zhizhi and I walked out of the shrine.

"Yes!" Xiao Futian nodded and walked behind him with a bow: "I have the guts to ask, do you want to go back and rest, or just take a walk?"

The answer I got was just walking around.

Xiao Futian asked again: "Then I will send someone to lead you?"

After being rejected, Xiao Futian stopped asking questions.

Ah Ju and Xia Zhizhi were strolling in the Imperial Palace.

Probably because they had greeted them in advance, the servants nearby just saluted from a distance when they saw them, without stopping them or asking any questions.

The Imperial Palace is only this big, and many of the courtyards are occupied by people, but the two of them didn't have the chutzpah to look into other people's rooms.

So we finished the tour very quickly.

I was planning to go home.

A maid came over from the side yard and said, "Please stay."

Ah Ju didn't even look at her and continued walking forward.

The maid stepped forward and stood in front of them: "You two, the Queen wants to see you."

"Why did the Queen come to them?" Xia Zhizhi was a little confused. Do you want to join the club? If you want to join the club, you should find someone to recommend you. It's not easy to find someone on your own.

Curious, Xia Zhizhi dutifully acted as her follower: "Excuse me, what's the matter? Your Excellency the Envoy of God needs to go back and rest."

The maid didn't make way: "That's good news. Please move."

Okay, now that they're here, Xia Zhizhi will go and see what's going on.

The current emperor was Hirohito, and his wife was Empress Kōjun, who had a typical Japanese royal face.

Their royal family has made it clear that at this time, the emperor's spouse must be chosen from the five families of the imperial family and nobles.

This overly narrow marriage range often leads to the possibility of inheriting bad traits.

Emperor Hirohito himself had a lot of genetic problems, including problems with the fingers on his right hand and myopia.

After having four daughters with the queen, he had a son.

That is the Crown Prince at this moment. Now the Crown Prince is kneeling in front of the statue and praying.

"Please take a seat." Empress Kōjun entertained the two people in the west hall of their residence.

Her attitude was nice enough, but she didn't seem respectful.

Judging from their expressions, this couple doesn't really believe in gods or Buddhas.

Xia Zhizhi and Aju sat down one after another.

Xiangchun, an old lady in her fifties or sixties, showed a kind expression and asked Ah Ju, "What do you think of this place, are you used to it?"

Ah Ju said honestly: "Not very good, I'm not used to it."

Queen Xiangchun choked.

Then I decided to forgo small talk and get straight to the point.

It's very simple. Empress Kōjun had only one son, and this son had only one daughter.

Their family had the throne to inherit, and although Xiangchun was not happy when people suggested that her husband take a concubine after she gave birth to four daughters in a row, she was not happy about it.

But when she saw that her son could not give birth to a grandson, she began to worry again.