Matsu Shoken

Card Type: Personality
Force: 3
Chi: 2
Honor Requirement: 0
Gold Cost: 7
Personal Honor: 0
Clan: Lion
Keywords: Deathseeker, Lion Clan, Samurai
Card Text: Shoken has +3F while attacking.
Reaction: After Shoken is destroyed, gain 2 Honor.
Legality: Age of Enlightenment (Lotus), Race for the Throne (Samurai)
Deck: Dynasty

Printings

Rarity: Uncommon
Flavor Text: She has not spoken to another since her crime. In battle, she murmurs prayers of penance to the kami, hoping she will finally cleanse her dishonor.
Artist: Beth Trott
Card Number: 32
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group

Rarity: Starter
Flavor Text: She has not spoken to another since her crime. In battle, she murmurs prayers of penance to the kami, hoping that she will finally cleanse her dishonor.
Artist: Beth Trott
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group

Q: According to the ruling given by Zen, then no reaction that occurs "after" destruction, or an ability that is specifically used from discard would be able to be taken, if I understand his wording correctly.
A: Incorrect. The first cardinal rule (http://rules.l5r.com/Cardinal_rules) is cards beat general rules. But the interaction described didn't really contradict any general rules.
Now, let me try to explain better than I did initially. The issue is not so much that the card is out of play, it's that the Reaction trigger didn't occur. "Become honorably dead" isn't "destroyed." That's what I was searching around for. Zen Faulkes, "Matsu Shoken + Ineko/Katsuko", 1 Oct 2008
Q: After using Kitsu Ineko's ability targeting a discarded Matsu Shoken, can i use Shoken's reaction to gain 2 honor?
A: No.
http://rules.l5r.com/Card_features#Abilities: "Abilities on cards not in play or in a resolution, entering-play or focusing area can not be used."
Additional: More to the point, "become dead" isn't "destroyed." Zen Faulkes, "Matsu Shoken + Ineko/Katsuko", 1 Oct 2008