Chapter 526 Shrine
After spending several days on the island, Ah Ju had no time to rest as a mascot.
It rains every other day outside, but here, surrounded by the sea, it is very damp and cold in autumn and winter.
The weather was bad, and Xia Zhizhi had no interest in going out for fun. After eating and drinking, she stayed in the house to count her trophies.
She looked through them one by one to find out what the things were. She would sort and pack them carefully for Ah Ju when she came back after finishing her work.
The harvest was very rich. Looking at the treasures scattered all over the floor, everyone would feel happy.
Xia Zhizhi was admiring a painting of red and white hibiscus. It was hard to believe that a hibiscus painted on silk could be so lifelike. One has to know that this painting has a history of nearly a thousand years, and although it has been washed away by the torrent of time for so many years, the style of the painting has not been damaged at all.
Xia Zhizhi carefully put the painting away, ready to copy it when she had time.
She was in such a good mood that she wanted to whistle.
Oh, that's not right.
Xia Zhizhi was stunned for a moment.
This thing is good, but it doesn't come from the island country at all. Isn't this like doing a favor by taking someone else's things?
The corners of Xia Zhizhi's mouth drooped.
In other words, she worked so hard for so long but gained nothing and it was all in vain?
Xia Zhizhi was a little unhappy.
Feeling unhappy, she went out to the yard to relax, walked to a potted plant behind the rockery, sat down, and then used her mental power to listen to the corner of the wall.
I quickly found what I wanted to listen to.
It was an acquaintance, Kawashima Masaaki, who was reprimanding her subordinates. Although she was not very old, her position in the Imperial Household Department was not low because of the influence of her ancestors.
"Fu Ai-chan, please remember your identity and do your job well. Don't worry about other things."
Fu Ai said worriedly, "Lord Yazhang, I am doing this for your own good. Her Majesty the Queen has also said..."
"Alright!" Kawashima Masaaki frowned and said in a very tough tone: "I have my own opinion. Do you think you are a hero of the 16th Division and it is your turn to criticize me?"
The 16th Division was the one that captured Nanjing.
Kawashima Masaaki is a typical extreme island militarism worshipper. Most of the island's nobles and their family members are such people.
For the crimes they committed during World War II.
They never think that this is wrong. Not only have they not expressed remorse for their past crimes, they even openly regard those actions as just acts. Those people are also the heroes they pass down through word of mouth and are heroes worthy of commemoration.
For the noble families of the island nation, those years of war were a source of bragging rights. They were proud of them and took them as an honor.
Not to mention that they treat people from other countries as non-human beings, their powerful and wealthy people also treat the grassroots people in their own country as non-human beings.
It is true that the wealthy people in most countries do not regard the lower-class people in their own country as the same as themselves.
But generally they wouldn't be so blatant as these perverts from the island country.
After being scolded, Fuai lowered her head in embarrassment and stopped talking.
Xia Zhizhi's eyes rolled around.
She was just feeling depressed and angry, and hadn't figured out how to vent her anger.
Although Kawashima seems to be very dissatisfied with Xia Zhizhi on the surface, he is actually a nice person and provided Xia Zhizhi with a good idea.
She went back to her room as if nothing had happened, closed the door, then entered the space and started drumming.
After nightfall, a light drizzle began to fall and thunder could be heard faintly.
This place is located on the Pacific Rim seismic belt, where earthquakes are active and frequent. Thunderstorm clouds are easily formed due to the charge separation and movement brought about by the activity of the crust.
Thunderstorm clouds are one of the main factors causing thunder, so even in autumn and winter, when it is windy and snowy, thunder is common in this place.
Xia Zhizhi held Ah Ju who volunteered to go and said, "You stay here, I'll go. If there's any noise over there, they'll definitely come to your room to look for you. You deal with them here. Don't worry, it's just a short distance, I'll be back soon."
Ah Ju was not worried about her safety. She knew Xia Zhizhi's character very well. She was just worried that Xia Zhizhi would be tired. After all, it was raining outside.
For Xia Zhizhi, it is more convenient to move around on rainy days.
Xia Zhizhi quietly avoided the crowd and hid from the patrolling guards, and climbed out from the northwest wall of the Imperial Palace.
The straight line distance is only about 700 meters, which is a very close distance for Xia Zhizhi.
Although she usually seems to stay in her room motionless and her limbs seem to be atrophied, her hands and feet are actually quite nimble.
After coming to the island country, she basically hasn't gone out for a walk. Taking advantage of her good mood today, she wants to go to the Yasukuni Shrine for some fun.
The predecessor of Yasukuni Shrine was called Tokyo Shokonsha, which was established by Emperor Meiji in the 18th century to commemorate the soldiers who died in the Boshin War.
Later, as time went by, the Shrine was renamed the Yasukuni Shrine. After the name change, the management of the Yasukuni Shrine was handed over to the Japanese military.
Anyway, there is only one purpose, which is to commemorate those who died in the war.
Whenever soldiers from the island nation's military died in a war, they would be included in the Yasukuni Shrine for future generations to worship.
Among them are a large number of war criminals and Japanese soldiers who died in World War II.
If no one interferes, they will put another 14 Class A war criminals in prison in a few years.
To them, this is the heroic spirit of their nation.
Xia Zhizhi took advantage of the cover of night and raindrops and quickly found the place. Unfortunately, the rain stopped as soon as she arrived.
However, rain has its advantages, and not raining has its advantages.
After all, at the beginning she wanted to attract lightning to strike the shrine, but lightning is not very stable after all. The rain has stopped and there seems to be no thunder, so she decided to try another method.
She is open-minded and believes that everything that happens is good for her.
After entering from the Torii, you will see the Shinto Gate, and further inside is the worship hall. Behind the worship hall are two more buildings, the Lingxi Book Fengan Hall and the main hall.
Hoanden is where the Yasukuni Shrine keeps the list of deities and the list of spirit seals, which is the list of dead ghosts they enshrine.
Next to the worship hall is the Yushukan, which is equivalent to Japan's war history museum and displays data and artifacts from Japan's domestic and foreign wars.
Anyone who comes to the door is a guest. Xia Zhizhi is a person who understands the big picture and there is no reason for her to come empty-handed.
While she was keen on giving gifts, she was also always generous. She carried a fuel barrel in her hand, watered it as she walked, and gave generous amounts.
She was young, had nimble legs and was very fast, and it didn't take long for her to cover all the wooden buildings of the Yasukuni Shrine with fuel.
She sniffed herself and also smelled of fuel oil.
This stuff smells pretty bad.
I heard that some people like to smell this scent, but Xia Zhizhi doesn't really like it.