Assassinating a country's political figures is considered a major event in any era, but of course the big bosses will not do such small things as appeasing the captain, reporting to the local area, and investigating and collecting evidence.
At this time, everyone including Fukuzawa Daikichi was discussing in the luxurious first-class cabin, and the focus was of course on the protagonist of this assassination, Sorayama Kazuha.
"Brother Kido, you are a master of this art. Can you tell where Mr. Sorayama's swordsmanship comes from?" Omura asked in a deep voice, stroking his beard.
Kido pondered for a moment, then motioned to the guard on the side to hand over a sword. He slowly drew out the sword and held it in his hand. His temperament gradually changed from a gentle and rational politician to a sharp and agile swordsman.
His eyes seemed to be closed or not, as if he was trying to recall Sorayama Kazuyo's moves at that time, but Sorayama Kazuyo left too few clues to everyone, just a silhouette cutting off the assassin's arm and a simple and simple action of holding the sword.
The most important steps, responses, and structures all disappeared without a trace, and the whole person appeared out of thin air, leaving no trace at all.
Kido held the long sword and pointed it slantingly at the sky, turned sideways to face the crowd, and then flicked his wrist to sheath the sword. The whole process was exactly the same as Sorayama Kazuyo's movements!
This kind of memory and control over the details of the figure made Hechi, who was also a master, couldn't help but secretly admire him: He was indeed the famous swordsman who made trouble in Kyoto and left the Shinsengumi and Kaikaigumi helpless.
If you show some basic skills, you can instantly kill those so-called "human killers".
"No, my martial arts skills are still shallow and I can't judge Mr. Sorayama's swordsmanship." Kido sighed, shook his head and said: "In short, this is not within the scope of any swordsmanship I know, Hechi, what do you think?"
Amid everyone's expectant gazes, Hechi took the long sword from Kido's hand, squinted his eyes and said: "Judging from the moves to defeat the enemy and the blood vibration, it has the charm of Katori Shinto, but the spirit when taking the sword is quite...
Similar to Iaijutsu..."
Kido's eyes lit up and he praised, "Hechi is still sharp."
"Why Katori Shinto-ryu and Iai?" Omura was a little confused.
"The location! It's the location where the arm was severed." Kido said with certainty.
"Indeed." Hechi nodded.
Seeing that the people around him who were not good at swordsmanship were a bit puzzled, Kido took over the topic and explained: "Our Japanese swordsmanship can be said to have originated from Kashima Katori Shrine, and the Katori Shinto style is one of the representatives. It is based on breaking armor and defeating enemies.
The battlefield swordsmanship. Each swordsmanship has its core idea when drawing the sword, just like the self-protection and counterattack of the Yin-ryu, the offensive but not the defensive of the Show-style, the first attack of the Itto-ryu... Katori Shinto-ryu is looking for gaps.
To injure the enemy, strive for precision!"
"Everyone, please think carefully. The position where Mr. Sorayama cut off the assassin's arm was three inches away from the elbow. If the assassin was fully clothed, that's where the cage's defense would be weakest!" Kido said firmly.
"That's right." Hechi continued: "There is no room for thinking in the lightning and flint, and instinct is most easily exposed. If it were me, I would choose to attack the assassin's wrist instead of the forearm."
He pointed at his companions and said: "Shiraishi, you practice Ryugo-ryu. After the assassin broke his arm just now, your first target was the opponent's knee; Ueda, you practice Shigen-ryu? So you chose to step forward and hold the opponent's shoulders."
These are the different choices caused by different swordsmanship schools."
"It makes sense!" Omura stroked his beard and nodded, and said with a serious face: "So? Kido's first reaction was to run. He was indeed Japan's top escape expert."
Everyone laughed.
Kido pointed at Omura and said with a smile: "You ungrateful fellow, what else? Although your character is like a smelly and hard stone? But after all, you are made of flesh, and your chest cannot block the edge of a sword."
"Same for you!" Omura looked at Kido seriously and said seriously: "It doesn't matter if I die? My position can be taken by Ito and Yamagata? It's not impossible even to welcome Katsumoto back; but you are different? Kido
? If you die? No one can bridge the contradictions between the parties? The government will inevitably fall apart and war will be inevitable? Your life is far more important than mine! Remember, there will be no next time."
Kido didn't take it seriously? He smiled and waved his hands and said: "You think highly of me in terms of my role in the country, but you underestimate me in terms of martial arts? Okay, let's not talk about this? What do you think of the origin of Sorayama Kazuyo?
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Omura turned to look at Hechi and motioned for him to continue.
"I'm sorry, Omura-sama, Kido-sama, although Mr. Sorayama's swordsmanship has the styles of Katori Shinto style and Iai swordsmanship, but I can't be sure which school he comes from." Kawachi slowly explained: "A person like him.
, he has already mastered various swordsmanship styles and created his own 'Tao'."
"Yes! From Muromachi to Tokugawa, in the past five hundred years, there have been more than 700 major and minor swordsmanship schools in Japan. It is too difficult to judge his origins with only a few traces." Kido said with certainty: "However, if you want to practice,
In such a situation, it is impossible not to leave any traces, so we can do more research after returning to Japan."
Fukuzawa Daikichi, who had no interest in discussing swordsmanship, had already become impatient. In his opinion, instead of wasting time wondering about the identity of Sorayama Kazuha, it was better to think about how to get the other party to agree to contribute to the country.
What's more, Sorayama Kazuha just saved the lives of Kido and Omura, but now these self-proclaimed righteous guys don't want to repay their kindness, but instead try their best to find out each other's background. It's simply unreasonable!
"Hmph, you stinking politicians." Fukuzawa glanced at Kido dissatisfied.
How could Kido not know what his old friend was thinking, but Fukuzawa didn't understand that a country is made up of a group of individuals, ranging from families to political parties. A person's position must represent where he is.
The interests of the group, even if he himself does not think so, others will instinctively position themselves for them, especially in Japan, which is not based on personal will.
If you can't find out Kazuyo Sorayama's origins, you won't know the interest group he represents. Then, you can't decide his position hastily, otherwise a big mistake will cause big troubles, especially for Kazuyo Sorayama, who is both civil and military and has great ambitions.
Once talented people are used improperly by the government, the harm caused may even be far greater than the benefit to the country.
This is something politicians will never allow to happen!
"Haha." Fuze stood up slowly and sneered, "My lords, do you think Mr. Sorayama will care about the official position you gave him?"
"Some people are famous, and some people are profitable. You always think that fame and wealth can make everyone serve. But think about it, with Sorayama's swordsmanship, whether he joined the Tokugawa shogunate a few years ago or joined the overthrow of the shogunate, he has already become famous all over the world.
How can you be so embarrassed that you are crowded into the second class cabin with people like us, with nothing but a few clothes and a long sword?"
"Don't think you can decide the fate of all Japanese people. A noble person like Mr. Sorayama is destined not to join in the same deeds with you." Fukuzawa stood up and looked at Kido, but in fact he was targeting Omura. Everyone present was a human being. How could he?
You won't understand what he means.
"I am trying to persuade him to come to my school to teach. These days have paid off. Kido-sama, please don't waste your efforts. Mr. Sorayama must belong to my Yingkei School. Farewell!"
Fukuzawa walked away as usual. Everyone was already accustomed to his bad temper. Omura frowned and said angrily: "Stubborn bastard, how does he know the difficulties of running a country? Does he think the country is a school? Always?"
I thought that Your Majesty, the government, the localities, and the people were all fighting endlessly, but if you do what he said, Japan would immediately start a civil war."
"Forget it, let's not talk about Fukuzawa, it's not the first day you've met him." Kido advised, "But no matter whether Mr. Sorayama is willing to serve the country or not, he saved your life and mine today.
As a private person, this is also a great kindness, and should be repaid with generous gifts. However, according to Fukuzawa's judgment, Mr. Sorayama doesn't like worldly things such as property, how can he repay it?"
"In that case..." Omura pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Promise him one thing without endangering the country. This is my Omura's promise!"
Everyone around was stunned and looked at the man in front of them in amazement. He is now, perhaps in the next twenty years, the de facto supreme leader of Japan. Such a promise cannot be matched by any wealth! What's more, it was made in front of everyone.
Making a promise that once reneged on it would cause a major blow to Omura's political life is obviously inappropriate for a leader of a country.
Everyone looked at Kido, hoping that Omura could take back this unrealistic repayment plan.
To everyone's surprise, Kido, who was always smart and calm, actually nodded in agreement.
Kido smiled: "As expected of you! Although I have thought about it, I still dare not say this sentence, Omura, I am not as good as you. In this way, no matter how hard Fukuzawa tries to win over Mr. Sorayama,
It's not as powerful as the spiritual bond brought about by your words! I also believe that Mr. Sorayama will not abuse your promise."
Whether it was Omura or Kido, or even the big shots present, they obviously didn’t understand Sorayama Kazuha. According to Sorayama Kazuha’s code of conduct, rescuing people was just a matter of being curious about Kido himself, so much so that they didn’t want to see him killed.
Do it easily.
Even if Omura agrees to hand over the entire country to him, Kazuha Sorayama might just sneer and tell him to get out of here.
Kazuyo Sorayama is not a saint, of course he has things he wants, and what he wants is no less than ordinary people, such as returning to the real world, such as the most important women in his life, such as preventing his body from continuing to weaken, such as improving his swordsmanship, such as getting rid of this endless world.
reincarnation...
How can these be achieved by fame, wealth and power?
However, as long as you are a human being and live in society, you will definitely establish connections with others. Maybe Sorayama Kazuha will never need Omura's promise in his life, but who can transcend such things as fate...