"Okay." Imagawa Jigen adjusted his breathing a little and settled into the breathing rhythm he was most familiar with when practicing martial arts in the past. Then, as if there was wind under his feet, he jumped in front of Tanuma Chishin. Tanuma Chisshin hurriedly raised his hand.
He tried to block, but Imagawa Ujimoto took advantage of his strength and struck him horizontally, knocking him half a step away.
"Excellent skills, worthy of the queen of my old master!" Tanuma Dixin admired with sincerity, and then stabbed him with a knife. However, Imagawa Shimoto did not block, took a small step with very flexible footwork, and turned around lightly to let go.
After passing the sword, he turned around and hit the door directly with the sword. Tanuma Dixin was forced to be a little embarrassed, and he leaned back suddenly to avoid the blow, but his center of gravity was lost. Imagawajimoto stopped and took advantage of the situation.
With a sweep of his right leg, he kicked Tanuma Chishin's lower body and swept him to the ground. Tanuma Chisshin quickly rolled backwards several times before jumping to his feet - but Imagawa Ujimoto did not pursue him.
"A humble gentleman does not want to take advantage of others' danger." Tanuma Dixin praised again from the bottom of his heart, "If it weren't for his contradictory stance, he is really a good warrior. It's just that the master's life is difficult, so I still have to take his life here."
Tanuma Chishin once again raised his sword to face him, attacking with a storm of sword skills. However, Imagawa Jigen's body skills were amazingly good. With the delicate steps under his feet and his agile body, he was able to dodge them one by one without blocking.
He fired all attacks, and even a few occasional counterattacks made it difficult for Tanuma Chishin to parry. Tanuma Chisshin couldn't attack for a long time, and his clothes were soaked with sweat. He panted heavily and looked at Imagawa Ujimoto, only to find that the latter was still breathing steadily.
No panic at all.
He suddenly realized that Imagawa Ujimoto's martial arts skills were probably far superior to his. After realizing this, the humiliation that followed almost defeated this samurai.
"Why don't you use all your strength?" Tanuma Dixin asked in a deep voice, "I showed my flaws several times just now. Young master had a chance to kill me, so why didn't you do it?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, before Imagawaji Yuan could reply, Tanuma Chishin had already thought of the answer clearly.
"Are you stalling for time? Do you have other subordinates who will come to the rescue?" Tanuma Tishin almost gritted his teeth and said the speculation he was least willing to accept, "You can't trust me and my subordinates, and you think that even if I win, I will
, I won’t let you go, right? So I choose to delay the time and wait for reinforcements??”
Imagawa Ujimoto still didn't answer, because Tanuma Chishin's guess was correct. However, he felt that if he admitted it, it might arouse his anger and cause him to be shot with random arrows - but Tanuma Chisshin obviously had no such insidious plan -
- But his mood was indeed extremely shameful and angry.
"As a swordsman, he was played like a child in swordsmanship; as a samurai, he couldn't even get his opponent to go all out in a battle; as a man, he couldn't make his promise trustworthy.
...Haha..." Tanuma Di Shingan laughed twice, his face extremely ugly, "What a shame and humiliation... Master, do you look down on me like this? Just kill me if you want, why bother to humiliate me in every possible way?"
Before he finished speaking, dozens of shurikens and kunai suddenly flew out of the bushes on the other side of the road. The hunter just now became the prey in an instant when he was unprepared, and was shot and killed one after another. Tanuma Dixin
He was also hit by a kunai right between his eyebrows, and fell down without a sound.
"What's going on, disciple?" It turned out that Taiyuan Xue Zhai rushed over on horseback. The ninjas and warriors behind him filed out of the bushes and protected Imagawa Shimoto. At the same time, they looked at the corpses and the surroundings with vigilance.
of shrubs.
"Third brother... sent someone to assassinate me." Imagawa Ujimoto sheathed his sword and nodded at the corpses on the ground. "The leader reported his family name and said he was Tanuma Tishin, the Fukushima family's swordsmanship instructor."
"How is it possible..." Taiyuan Xuezhai's face darkened instantly, and he muttered to himself almost in disbelief, "It was early in the morning when the family governor was killed, Yutai Palace had blocked the news, and we only learned about it at noon... If Detective Xuan Guanghui could
There are more than a dozen people ambushing beside Puyuan Castle at this time, which means that he got the news at least this morning... or even earlier... How was this done? "
"Search the body to see if there are any usable clues. In addition, open the stomach to see if any secret messages have been swallowed to keep it secret. This is a common method used by the ninjas of the Fukushima family." Taiyuan Xuezai gave the order and he brought
The ninjas all stepped forward. Imagawa Ujimoto saw Ohara Zhenmi casually peeling off Tanuma Di's new armor, and when he was about to raise his knife to dissect it, he suddenly felt unbearable and raised his hand to stop him:
"Teacher, if it hadn't been for Lord Tanuma's mercy, I would have died a violent death. He remembered his father's kindness and saw that I had become a warrior, so he did not assassinate me, but spared my life and wanted to fight with me.
, so that we can delay time."
"You think he was a kind and righteous samurai, so you want to keep his body intact?" Taiyuan Xuezai saw what Imagawa Ujimoto was thinking.
"yes."
"But in my opinion, this man is extremely stupid. His pedantry ruined the good situation of Xuan Guang Hui Tan, and may cause Xuan Guang Hui Tan to be defeated in the end. There is nothing to pity this kind of person." Taiyuan
Xue Zhai shook his head disdainfully, and then waved to the ninja leader Tu Atomsune under his command, "Zijing, you come to deal with the aftermath. Others, follow me to Imagawa Pavilion quickly. Xuan Guanghui investigates the known information
, there is no time to delay.”
As the horse rode away, Imagawaji Gen didn't say a word. Taiyuan Xuezhai naturally understood what his apprentice was thinking. After thinking about it for a moment, he slowed down his horse and said to Imagawa Jimoto: "Chengfang, tell me.
,what's on your mind."
"My disciple disagrees with the teacher's evaluation of Tanuma-sama. My disciple thinks that he is a great samurai." Imagawa Ujimoto expressed his feelings without hesitation.
"Pedantic ideas must be left behind. Those who want to achieve great things must use any means. How can we be as hesitant as he is? Thinking about the grace of the former master and the way of the warrior, in the end, we missed the great things." Taiyuan Xuezhai shook his head and said
Unmoved.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "But haven't you taught me my disciple's 'pedantic' concept since I was a child? 'Repay kindness with kindness, be humble and upright, and do not disobey others in life.
Conscience, isn't it what you have always taught me? Aren't you the one who has always told me to be a good person? Isn't Tanuma-sama such a good person? He did not destroy humanity in order to achieve his goals, but upheld his own conscience
." Imagawa Shigen held the reins with one hand and spread the other hand towards Taiyuan Xuezhai, as sincerely as when he asked questions when he was a child, "Why are you teaching your disciple now the opposite of what he learned when he was a child?
?”
Imagawa Ujimoto's questioning left Taiyuan Xuezhai speechless. He slowly moved his eyes away and looked at the mountains behind him on the right - deep in the mountains was the Shantoku Temple where the master and the apprentice had practiced for many years, and it was also Taiyuan.
The place where Yukisai educated Imagawa Ujimoto.
After being silent for a while, Taiyuan Xuezhai took a deep breath, as if he couldn't bear to look at Imagawa Shimoto, but still chose to continue looking at the mountains by himself, and said slowly:
"Yes, I taught you this before. But at that time, I thought you could be an idle monk in the temple all your life. Naturally, I hope you can live like a good person. Although good people suffer, their conscience does not hurt and they can live a happy life.
The most comfortable. Although the bad guys benefit, they have a guilty conscience and suffer from it day and night. As the saying goes, a gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain has a long life."
"But in the troubled times of the Wu family, good people can't survive. If you keep your conscience, you can't save your life. Since you want to come to the Wu family, you can't be a gentleman. Since you want to be a villain, of course I have to teach you a lesson as a teacher.
It is a completely contradictory theory. I know that you are kind-hearted by nature and it is difficult to change, but you still have to work hard."
Taiyuan Xuezhai let out a long sigh, and then turned his head to look at Imagawa Shigen with great guilt, but saw the familiar "disobedience" and "righteousness" in the latter's eyes.
"Master knows that you don't agree, but this matter must be changed, but you can take your time. With Master here, I can help you do all the dirty and evil things. You don't need to dirty your white feathers.
Just come and see the teacher."
"But..." Taiyuan Xuezhai changed the topic, stared into Imagawa Shigen's eyes, and said earnestly, "When my master is gone, you will have to do those dirty things yourself. If you still stick to the right path and conscience
,If you don’t want to dye your feathers red...be careful of your own death and the death of your family..."
When passing by a stream, Imagawa Ujimoto insisted on stopping to clean the wounds on his hands and waist. Taiyuan Xuezai knew that Imagawa Ujimoto was a bit of a germaphobe and did not like to be stained with dirty things. But he also understood that Imagawa Ujimoto this time
What I want to clean is not only my body, but also my conscience.
On the afternoon of March 17, the fifth year of Tianwen (1536), at the beginning of Shenshi time, outside the east gate of Jinchuan Hall.
Imagawa Ujimoto and Taiyuan Xuezai and their entourage arrived after a long journey. Surprisingly, there was no martial law at the Imagawa Pavilion, and pedestrians and merchants were still coming in and out normally. The gatekeeper guarding the city was Shouguini's close confidant Mirubayashi Kotaro, who hurriedly came down after seeing everyone arriving.
Leading the way, he whispered: "Ni Yutai is waiting for the master and the master at the castle tower."
"I know, thank you." Taiyuan Xuezai said this, but he felt slightly uneasy in his heart. Because he saw that the house at the north gate of Imagawa Hall clearly had the banner of the Fukushima family. The mother of Genguang Etan came from
The Fukushima clan, Genguang Etan himself is also the current head of the Fukushima family, the grandson of Masashige Fukushima, a famous veteran of the Imagawa family. If Genguang Etan wants to seize the family governor, the Fukushima family must be the number one supporter.
Its flag appears here... indicating that the situation is not good.
"Why is there the Fukushima family's flag at the north gate of Sannomaru?" Taiyuan Xuezai lowered his voice and confirmed to Mizubayashi Totarō.
"I don't know. Master, it's better to ask Ni Yutai in person. It's not good for others to speculate on these matters without permission." Ruilin Kotaro responded very cautiously. Taiyuan Xuezhai didn't bother much, and led the people to Tianshou.
He walked over and entered the main gate of Ninomaru. However, before entering the main gate of Honmaru, Taiyuan Xuezai ordered all the accompanying ninjas and samurai to stop. At the same time, he gave a few instructions to Obara Zhenmi and arranged for one person to leave the city.
And go.
"The situation is delicate now, so it's better not to bring too many people into the main pill, so as not to make others suspicious." Seeing Imagawa's puzzled look, Taiyuan Xuezhai explained to him. After entering the main pill, the two of them rushed non-stop.
When we arrived at the castle tower, we quickly walked up under the guidance of the maid Shouguini.
"Are all the important ministers here?" Taiyuan Xuezhai glanced at the smoke in the bundai houses in Honmaru and asked curiously.
"Reporting to the master, the day before yesterday coincided with the spring appraisal. All the important ministers came and have not left yet." The maid replied respectfully, leading the two of them to the front of Shouguini's house. "I have an order from the Imperial Palace.
No need to announce, you two please come in."
Imagawa Ujimoto then opened the door and walked into the room with Taiyuan Xuezhai. Before he could say hello to Shouguini who was sitting in the room, many warriors suddenly walked out. The next moment, there were swords and several sharp blades.
The frame was placed on Imagawa Shiyuan and Taiyuan Xuezhai, and the door was tightly closed behind them.
"Mother..." Imagawa Ujimoto was stunned and speechless in front of this sudden turn of events, while Taiyuan Xuezai frowned.
"I'm sorry, Chengfang, I have changed my mind." Shou Guini raised his head, with murderous intent clearly visible in his brows, "I am determined to let Xuan Guanghui Tan succeed me, and you, as a future trouble, must be eliminated."
