The two men held their breath and stared at each other for a minute. Keiji suddenly moved, and his spear swept across like a dragon and tiger to kill him. Zeng Ami unhurriedly waved his wooden stick and blocked sideways. The two of them fought fiercely back and forth.
Twenty rounds passed almost in the blink of an eye. During these twenty rounds, Takigawa Keijiro's violent attacks were all blocked by Zeng Ami with great ease. The wonderful combinations fascinated the audience present.
Even Kira Mansomaru, who had dozed off, woke up.
"I'm going to attack!" There was no expression on Zeng Ami's face, but as the stick danced, one could see the fanatical persistence in her eyes.
"Tch, he's a lunatic again. Keijiro is going to be in trouble this time." Kira Mansomaru yawned and continued to sleep. Anyone with a discerning eye could see this change. Takigawa Keijiro's vigorous attack failed. His strength was so damaged that he could no longer win.
Maybe, if the fight continues, it will just be a one-sided exhibition match.
As expected, Togo Soami then went down the mountain like a tiger, with a stick dancing like an airtight force. Takikawa Keijiro blocked several times and was almost pushed down with great force. Even his embarrassed parry became more and more difficult.
In the tenth round, he finally failed to block the attack. The plain spear in his hand fell out of his hand and fell to the ground. He was hit hard and fell several times before he got up.
"Oh! We are still defeated! In this case, can Keiji give up?" Kira Mansomaru clapped his hands and stood up. The other two boys in the trio hurriedly ran up to support their boss.
"Although your stick is exquisite! I, Keijiro, have learned from it! I lost to you because I was not strong enough and not good at learning. I will come back to you after a few years of practice!" Takigawa Keijiro limped with the help of two little brothers.
Wander back.
Baozangyuan Yinrong suddenly shouted: "Where to go?"
Everyone was stunned and wondered what was going on. What's the point of not letting people go even after being defeated? Yamaoka Zenjiro looked surprised, but Isshiki Shiro was very alert and stood in front of the house governor, and then a few words
Kira Manshomaru, a person with a late-named name, surrounded him and was worried about what might happen. Hearing this, Kira Manshomaru paused for a moment and said it was okay.
"From today onwards, Takigawa Keijiro is my disciple of Hozoin! Keijiro, I will give you a day as a teacher to reunite with your companions." Hozoin Yinrong clapped his hands, ordered to continue training, turned and walked into the Zen room.
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"This uncle is so arrogant." Honda Mimi said in a low voice.
"Is this the end? Come on, Keijiro!" Shimazanouchi patted Keiji on the shoulder hard, with an expression of wishing you cherish it.
Kira Manshomaru walked over and patted his shoulder, encouraging him: "It's really wonderful! It's wonderful. Keiji, you should practice well here! Remember to rush back to Sakamoto Castle before the festival to celebrate the New Year!"
Hidetaka Nakajo who followed him said to him: "You are doing a great job! Come on!"
"Come on! Take care!" Isshiki Shiro walked over carelessly, patted Keijiro's shoulder, put his arms around his neck and whispered, "Don't hide your secrets when I come to ask for advice in the future!"
"Although I don't understand what's going on, it seems that you have become the apprentice of that weird monk, so just take care of yourself!" Zenjiro Yamaoka didn't like this funny boy very much, so he barely said a few words to show his friendship as a colleague.
Facing the small and horseback samurai who gathered around to congratulate him, Takigawa Keijiro said with a dejected look: "I just want to learn spear skills, not to become a disciple of the house invader!"
In the end, Takigawa Keijiro stayed in Hozo-in to practice. Kira Manshomaru was not a person who was indifferent. Of course, young talents with outstanding talents must be vigorously promoted. For example, Takigawa Keijiro, Shima Sauchi, and Honda Miya were mixed together.
Optimistic about the success, Takigawa Keijiro proposed that he go to Kofukuji Temple to learn spear skills, and he also expressed his support. As long as the direction of guidance is correct, after training, he can become a generation of fierce generals.
Takigawa Keijiro said goodbye to tears. He repeatedly stated that he would rush back to Sakamoto to celebrate the New Year. He played with two other little brothers all afternoon. That night, he found Takigawa Keijiro and told him that he would arrange a ninja every three
Once contacted, Takigawa Keijiro's safety at Kofukuji Temple was not a problem, and it was enough to appoint a ninja who was collecting intelligence in Yamato country to keep an eye on him for a while.
After solving Takigawa Keijiro's minor problem, the team headed north to Soga-gun, arriving at Yagyu Castle, Yagyu Township, Yagyu Township, Sogo-gun, Yamato Country. In later generations, the reputation of the Yagyu family cannot be said to be thunderous, but at least it is familiar, except for those few
Apart from the idol group, the one-eyed swordsman is the most famous. Kira Manshomaru came here because of some special thoughts.
The Yagyu family originated from the Sugawara clan and first became a local party in the late Heian period. During the late Kamakura period, when Emperor Go-Daigo failed for the first time to overthrow the shogunate, the Yagyu family fought hard against the Kamakura shogunate as an overthrowing force. Later, because of this military exploit, the Yagyu family
The family also received favors from the imperial court. As the conflict between the Southern and Northern Dynasties resumed, the Yagyu family was attacked by the shogunate as the Southern Dynasty's side, and their territory was almost confiscated and fell into decline.
Because of this huge blow, the Yagyu family has been surviving cautiously for nearly a hundred years. No matter whether the dispute between the Ichijo-in and the Daijo-in led to the new Northern and Southern Dynasties chaos, or the Yamato Eternal Rebellion between the Tsutsui clan and the Ochi clan, the Yagyu family has never been able to survive.
Carefully keep a distance from both parties, or act like a wallflower.
It was not until the political situation of Yamato changed more than 20 years ago that the disputes within the Hatakeyama family spread to Yamato, which caused the Yagyu family to change its stance. In the fifth year of Tianbun (1536 AD), the powerful minister of the Hatakeyama family was appointed as the half-state of Hanoi and the guardian of the five counties under the Yamato Castle.
During the reign of Kizawa Nagamasa, he entered the country of Yamato to build Shinkiyama Castle. The current governor of the Yagyu family, Mimasaku Morigen, switched to the command of Kizawa Nagamasa and fought successively with Iga to protect the Niki clan and Yamato to protect the Tsutsui clan.
In the 11th year of Astronomy, the Battle of Daheiji resulted in the demise of a generation of tycoon Kizawa Nagamasa. Junaki Tsutsui, who belonged to the Miyoshi clan, took advantage of the situation and launched an attack on the remnants of Kizawa's party in Yamato. In the 12th year of Astronomy, the Saikawa clan of Kizawa's party was defeated.
, Immediately after the Thirteenth Year of Astronomy, Tsutsui Junaki led ten thousand coalition forces from the Yamato Kingdom to attack the Yagyu family. The eighteen-year-old Yagyu Munehan followed his father Yagyu Kaehan to fight to the death in the city. In this battle, the Yagyu family was outnumbered.
After only three days, the city surrendered, and this battle was also called the Battle of Koyagyu.
Ever since the disastrous defeat in the Thirteenth Year of Astronomy, the Yagyu family has come to a standstill. One hundred and fifty years ago, their ancestors were beaten for being on the wrong team and did not raise their heads for more than a hundred years. More than ten years ago, the Yagyu family
Jia Yan thought that he would definitely not stand in the wrong team this time, but he was wrong again. He was held down by the Tsutsui family and was severely punished. The most tragic thing in life is to stand in the wrong team and be held down and beaten.
Kira Manshomaru continued to use his pseudonym Saijo Saburo and entered Yagyu Castle to visit this mysterious family. At this time, the family governor Yagyu Kaoyan who made an unforgivable mistake had retired and was succeeded by his son Yagyu Muneyan.
That's the person he's most interested in.
The Yagyu family is not a family of swordsmen to begin with. The Yagyu family is a typical Yamato people. They have learned the natural skills of observing people's movements and swinging around since childhood. However, when they were young, they had a hot-headed impulse that went wrong and they were severely punished. So now,
The Tsutsui family prepares soy sauce.
His legitimate son Yagyu Sogan was only a young man in his twenties at this time. Although he had fought with his father in the Koyagyu Battle, he had spent most of the past nine years studying swordsmanship in various countries. He was the kind of person who was super obsessed with the art of war.
He is a top martial arts fanatic. Here, his family announced the surrender of the Tsutsui family, and there he ran out of Yamato to study the art of war. His father was so angry that he almost severed ties with this unfilial son.
"It's so hard to look back at the past!" Yagyu Kayan, the retired governor of his hometown, lamented, and his son Yagyu Soyan also made a concerned expression.
"I think the credibility of this statement is still doubtful! Look at the rhythm of the father and son looking at each other and smiling, there must be a dark history in it!" Kira Mansomaru looked at the expressions of the father and son and couldn't help but sigh:
"Obviously they came here in a hurry to poach people. Why do I suddenly feel bored when I see the father and son?"