Chapter 744 The Great Competition Is About To Begin
Li Zhen put away the demon sword Muramasa and returned with a group of people.
His eyes fell on the guide who was out to play this time, and asked: "In addition to the demon sword Muramasa, Japan should have three things that are regarded as national treasures. The first one is the Amancong Unsword, and the second one is the Yata Mirror and the Eight-foot Qiong Magatama, do you know the status of these three weapons?"
The guide nodded and said seriously: "Your Majesty, these three national treasures are treasures passed down from generation to generation by the royal family. They should be kept by the royal family. I don't know the specific situation."
After a pause, the guide said in a deep voice: "You have just taken the Demon Sword Muramasa, don't you think you want to keep the Yata Mirror, the Eight-foot Qiong Magatama and the Tiancongyun Sword in your bag?" The guide speculated in his mind, I was completely speechless towards Li Zhen. The man in front of me was too greedy. He had no tolerance for the ancient Chinese country. Not only did he not give them anything, but he snatched treasures from them.
Of course, the guide just muttered in his heart and did not dare to say it out loud.
Li Zhen chuckled and didn't answer.
Why not put it in your pocket if you can take it away?
After the group returned to their residence, Li Zhen took the Demon Sword Muramasa into his bag and it became a weapon in his collection. As for the weapon Muramasa the Demon Sword, Li Zhen had no idea of using it with him. After all, with a pistol, it would be more difficult to carry a weapon with him. Trouble, there is no need for weapons like long knives or swords to defend yourself.
Li Zhen also invited Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang, and the three of them gathered together to discuss the next situation, because the time for the big competition between the overthrowing faction and the Japanese royal family was not far away.
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Nagasaki, Tokugawa Shogunate Residence.
This is not the Tokugawa shogunate in Kyoto, but the place where the chief of the Tokugawa shogunate in charge of Nagasaki lives. After Tokugawa Hegen returned to the house with the samurai, he immediately met with Tokugawa Iejun, the chief of the Tokugawa shogunate.
In the study, Tokugawa Iejun was sitting upright.
He put his hands on his knees, looking very serious and majestic.
After Tokugawa Bianyuan saluted, he said respectfully: "Sir, a big event happened today at Mingtoushai. Li Zhen, the king of Zhennan of the Qing Dynasty who was visiting Japan, took the demon sword Muramasa and refused to return it. Tokugawa Muxin led people to stop it, but he was Li Zhen was killed on the spot, and he led troops to stop him, but was stopped by Li Zhen's people. Moreover, Li Zhen even said arrogantly that we should not provoke him, otherwise he would be rude. Li Zhen was just a member of the opposite sex in the Qing Dynasty. Your Majesty, you are not even a prince, he is so arrogant, why should we just sit back and ignore him?"
"Li Zhen,."
Tokugawa Iejun frowned and said: "It involves Li Zhen, it's not easy to operate."
Tokugawa Hegen asked in confusion: "Sir, Li Zhen took away all the demon swords Muramasa and said he would keep them as his own and would not return them. How can you still sit back and ignore such a bandit's behavior?"
"It's not that I ignore it, it's that it's hard to deal with it."
Tokugawa Iejun sighed and said helplessly: "Li Zhen has the final say in the Qing Dynasty now. Not to mention the prince, even the emperor and the empress dowager have to be careful in front of Li Zhen. Without the right to speak, Li Zhen The matter of snatching the Demon Sword Muramasa is put on hold for the time being. Don't continue to expand it. I will immediately report the news to General Tokugawa Iemo and ask the general to think about it before deciding how to deal with it. Remember, you must not take action against Li Zhen, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences."
"yes."
Tokugawa Heyuan was shocked and did not dare to speak again.
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Emperor's Inn, in the lobby.
There are many people in the hall, some are pretty, some are tall, and some have the eyes of a roe-headed rat...
In short, there were a lot of people gathered and it was very complicated.
In fact, these people in the hall were recruited by Noda Yoo to prepare to compete with the reverse faction headed by Yoshida Shoin. It can be said that there is a "crowding" of talents. Emperor Komei glanced at everyone, and a look appeared on his face. There is a faint sadness, and I always feel that it is difficult for these people to achieve anything, because most of them have difficulty getting into the eyes of the emperor, and they feel inappropriate at first glance.
Emperor Takamei's eyes fell on Noda Yoo and asked seriously: "Noda-kun, are you sure they have been carefully selected? You know each one carefully."
Noda Yoo said: "Please rest assured, Emperor, I know all of them carefully and they are all talented people."
"Oh, is it true?" Emperor Xiaomei asked here.
Anren interrupted and said: "Noda-kun, I am skeptical."
The three people were talking, which made the people in the hall very uncomfortable because the emperor did not trust them. One of them, who was less than 160 centimeters tall but with a round waist and thick arms, came out. Every time he took a step , will pause for a moment, and the floor in the hall will vibrate, which shows that his weight is really extraordinary.
After standing still, he stretched out two big fists and slapped his chest, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty the Emperor, this is Doihara Jiro, the samurai invited by Lord Noda. If you don't believe it, you can ask someone to give it a try and compete on the spot. So that you can understand.”
"Okay, that's it."
Emperor Xiaomei had doubts in his heart, so he immediately agreed.
Immediately, Anren arranged for a warrior in the palace to fight. This warrior was also a strong man. After he stood still, he heard Doihara Jiro say: "Come on, let me punch you twice first."
The warrior clenched his fist and punched out with all his strength.
"boom,."
A punch hit Doihara Jiro's body. Doihara Jiro remained motionless, but the samurai was shocked.
The samurai is the one who protects the emperor. When he thought that his attack was ineffective, his face was burning. He immediately adjusted, took a deep breath again, and punched again, still hitting Doihara Jiro's body. This punch passed, and it was still the same. There was a muffled sound, but in the end there was no result.
Doihara Jiro said: "I gave you two punches, it's my turn, take the punch."
With a loud shout, Doihara Jiro punched out.
The samurai saw the fist coming, but he did not dare to retreat and punched him. After all, he was in front of the emperor and could not dodge, otherwise he would lose the emperor's face.
"Crack,."
The fists collided, but Doihara Jiro's fingers were not affected at all, but the samurai's fists were injured, his fingers were fractured, and he had no strength to resist after being punched.
A simple battle shows the strength of Jiro Doihara.
Emperor Xiaoming nodded and said: "Very good, very good. He is indeed a master."
At this moment, Emperor Komei saw that the samurai was seriously injured by Doihara Jiro. Instead of being angry, he was extremely happy because he finally found a strong general, especially since Noda Yoo had found so many people, they must all be strong men. This made Emperor Komei I am full of confidence in defeating Yoshida Shoin and others next.
After a pause, Emperor Takamei asked: "Noda-kun, the scribes are competing, are the scribes sure?"
Noda Yoo said: "Reporting to the Emperor, everyone is in the hall, including the students. They are all talented and learned people. They were carefully selected by me and passed the examination. I think they will definitely defeat Yoshida. The person Songyin found."
Emperor Takamei nodded and said: "Very good, Mr. Noda has confidence in you, and I have confidence in you all. You can rest for a few days, and then I look forward to the day when you all shine. At that time, I will give you a heavy reward."
One sentence immediately lifted the atmosphere.
Everyone in the hall agreed with Emperor Xiaoming's opinion.
ps: Third update, call it a day and finally go to sleep.