Tokyo Jukendo

Twenty Kendo is a new work of the Kashisha series in Kyoto, is a two-story Japanese-style villa, located on the site of the ancient temple, adjacent to the Toko Hotel, Kyoto National Museum, the location is very good, the price is very expensive.

It is an asset belonging to Koichi Yoshitomo, the head of the Kobe Iron & Steel Group, a giant of Japanese steel companies with deep financial resources and deep ties to the shogunate.

At this time, the wall lamps in the conference hall on the second floor were soft, music was playing, the carpet was of excellent quality, the air was sandalwood, and the host sat silently in this meeting.

Ji Youyuki has an old face, gray hair, and a faint spot of old age spots on his face, but his eyes are bright, and occasionally there is a sharp light.

The conference table was full.

Hidetoshi Hosoya was saying, "Kodai-sama, please allow me to introduce that Shinichi Yamada's new work "Seven Samurai" has been released to the fifth volume, and the plot has reached Meiji. ”

"According to the contents of the fourth volume, there is a special reason why the emperor gained great power after the fall of the curtain in the article. Hosoya Hidetoshi was neatly dressed in a suit, his shirt was snow-white, and he lowered his head slightly and introduced: "The shogunate has a policy, and the pilgrimage must be explained, so it must be needless to say, right?"

It's common sense that no one said anything.

The Hajj confession refers to the daimyo of each feudal domain who went to Edo for a certain period of time to meet with the shogun, lived in the shogunate for a certain period of time, and then returned to their own domains.

"Arriving in Edo every year of the year, and with the time spent on the road, the feudal lord could not spend much time in his own home, so he could only command from a remote control, and the retainers gradually took control of the feudal government, and the heir lived in Edo and waited until his father died before returning back, further weakening his control over the feudal government. ”

This policy was implemented for 200 years, and when the shogun was overthrown, the army was nominally owned by the feudal lords, but in fact it was controlled by the retainers, and the daimyo guarded against the retainers, resulting in a large number of middle- and lower-ranking samurai, and even new ronin, taking control of the new army. ”

Everyone listened quietly, Yoshitomoyuki's eyelids twitched, he took off his glasses and wiped them, and Hosoya Hidetoshi's voice continued: "Actually, it's better to rely on traditional heavy ministers, fighting with the feudal lord without breaking, and those middle- and lower-level samurai and ronin, in all fairness, are white-eyed wolves, please see this appendix for details-On the bankruptcy of middle- and lower-level samurai." ”

"The samurai were as poor as peasants, had difficulty in their promotion, had been suppressed for two hundred years, and hated the old system to the core. ”

"In the book, the down-and-out samurai Sekiguchi Yuki's cry before he died - it's all the fault of the daimyo and the shogun, otherwise, why am I so down?"

And the emperor did not have real power, did not do anything, but became the most perfect monarch, so the middle and lower samurai and ronin, all respected the emperor and defected to the emperor en masse, so the emperor gained great power. ”

It can be said that the emperor's victory was entirely the result of the shogunate's policies. ”

In the fifth volume, the emperor came to power, the merchants of Osaka went bankrupt en masse, agricultural taxes increased, and the samurai were laid off, several times more ferocious than the shogunate. ”

It is against this background that the fifth generation of the book observes the continuation of the entire policy and raises his sword against the old samurai. ”

"If you don't look at the sixth and seventh volumes, these five volumes alone have already explained the Warring States, the Tokugawa period, and the Meiji era clearly. ”

"Koto-sama, what do you have to say about this?" Speaking of this, Hidetoshi Hosoya raised his voice, "History, has it evolved like this?"

"If it evolves like this, I can't see where Tokugawa Ieyasu, the god is, is it just by bullying widows and children to seize the world?"

"Meiji was not a wise man, but a gift from history. ”

"Forgive me for being rude, I don't think Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu can be compared to the general Shinkawa who swept the world, let alone a monkey. ”

"I don't think Meiji is better than the shogunate in a peaceful transition. ”

The entire hall was silent and silent, Yoshitomo Yukichi ignored the voice, only took a sip of tea, looked at the watch in his hand a little, and was silent.

And Kuniaki Shirasaka, who was in Yoshitomo Yuiichi, glanced at the time of the clock on the opposite wall, and said with a smile: "Yingshou, young people don't be so angry and hurt themselves!"

"When you reach my age, it's too late to regret it!"

Kuniaki Shirasaka and Koichi Yoshitomo have the same status, while Hidetoshi Hosoya, a representative of the Shogunate Investment Group, is now questioning.

Hidetoshi Hosoya is very young, only in his early 30s, with short shaved hair, and the whole person looks very sharp.

In fact, although Hosoya Hidetoshi has a family background, he has mastered the Qianfang Securities Investment Company at such a young age with his ability.

Qianfang Securities Investment Company sounds very ordinary, but in the investment circle, Qianfang Securities Investment Company is a real large-scale and high-grade company, and in fact, it is also the largest organization that invests in the fallen army.

At present, there are more than 20 people sitting at the conference table, and if the people at the conference table are exposed, it will cause the last earthquake in Japan's economy.

Because all of you here are top figures from all walks of life, or giants, or predators, or leaders of consortiums.

Hosoya Hidetoshi's questioning is actually the voice of many investors.

It's true that I didn't know the inside story before, and I had some longing for both Tokugawa and Meiji, but when the fog cleared, it gave people the feeling that it was "nothing more than that".

It was a very horrific blow.

Therefore, looking at Shirasaka Kunizhao's casual appearance, another investor, Tiger Island Yishi, couldn't help it, and his voice was slightly low at this time: "Lord Kunizhao, it's too rude for you to talk like this, right?"

"I had to consider whether the investment in the Fallen Curtain Army was appropriate. ”

"Torashima, do you want to betray the Emperor?" asked another man from the Fallen Shogunate in a gloomy voice.

"Hmph, the emperor I'm loyal to is Emperor Nagaroku, but I've never heard of Meiji. Tiger Island Yishi said coldly: "And when we said the agreement, if we have a suitable reason, we have the right to terminate the investment!"

"Now, my business has lost 1/3 of its army because of your downfall, and that's a good reason, right?"

Torashima Yishi's consortium has been targeted by the shogunate, and although no accurate evidence has been found, it is always difficult to hide the clues, so it has been suppressed by the shogunate in related industries and suffered heavy losses.

"Yes, you can say it at the beginning!" The third investor, Yasui Yasuying, closed his eyes slightly and said slowly: "Now, please end it decently!"

"Could it be that you want to break the contract?" Kumamoto sneered, he was a consortium in heavy industry, had two military factories, and had close ties with the shogunate, but no one knew that the controller was secretly investing in the shogunate.

"Yoshitomo-sama, Shirasaka-sama, please don't make a mistake!" Kumamoto said in a low voice, the power of the Downfall Sect is not terrible in front of a consortium that knows the details.

Speaking at Kumamoto Motoki, two-thirds of the entire meeting proposed to end the investment in the Shogunate.

Yoshitomo Koichi didn't get angry, just stood up, looked at the watch on his wrist slightly, and said, "In that case, please wait a while." ”

"I'm going to have someone go and get the termination formalities now. ”

Tiger Island Yishi's expression was cold, and he felt that something was wrong, and immediately said loudly: "Lucky adults, you don't want to play tricks, do you?"

"We're just here to show our attitude, and we don't need your so-called formalities!" Hosoya Hidetoshi calmed down at this time, realized something, and agreed.

Kuniaki Shirasaka was still smiling, but his smile was deeper.

At this moment: "bang", suddenly the pavilion shook, a huge shaking, and everyone changed color.

"Is this an earthquake?"

Kumamoto's cold face couldn't help but turn pale, and he wanted to run out, but he found that his hands and feet were weak and he couldn't move.

"Run!" shouted Hidetoshi Hosoya, as he rushed out of the chamber.

Tiger Island fell in the shaking and smashed into a chair, and the hard wood slammed on his head, and he couldn't help but let out a painful grunt.

But Tiger Island Yishi endured the pain and quickly got up.

"Yishi, go downstairs. Hosoya Hidetoshi shouted loudly, and reached over to help Torashima Yishi up and take him down.

"Let's go down too!" Haruo Akashi, Hidekazu Hasajima, and Kenichi Maekaji were about to leave the conference hall, but they saw a shocking scene!

I saw that the overthrow faction led by Kuniaki Shirasaka and Koichi Yoshitomo didn't care about the shaking at all, and knelt down to the east together, and at some point, the conference hall opened a huge window facing the east.

This conference hall is very large, 200 square meters, and in addition to the people who are already attending the meeting, there are also some service personnel, and these personnel are provided by Ji You's family.

Now these people were silent and knelt down solemnly.

At the same time, before you know it, a fog emerges and envelops the stairs.

Ji Youyuki stood up, he was old, he seemed to be a little younger, and said loudly: "Gentlemen, don't panic. ”

"Thank you for your support all these years, and now it's time to repay the rewards - God has come!"

Ji Youxing paused for a moment, and his face became a little hideous: "We are not stingy with those who support us, but we are also unforgiving to those who betray our cause!"

"Now, justice has come. ”

"No, you can't do this to us!" Hosoya Hidetoshi shouted in panic, only to see the two service staff get up, grab it, and press it, no matter how Hosoya Hidetoshi struggles, he can't get rid of it!!

"No!"

"How dare you, Qianfang Securities Investment Company will retaliate!"

Before the words fell, the knife flashed, the bloody head fell, the stairs that rolled into the fog were gone, and Tiger Island Yishi also changed color, looking at a knife stabbing him, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "Please give me another chance, I support the fall, I join you!"

But it didn't make sense, just a poof, the long knife stabbed in, revealing the tip of the knife in the back, and Tiger Island Yishi let out a long scream, rolled and fell down on the second floor, and slammed to the ground.

The two were killed, and the rest of the people turned pale with fright, and said repeatedly: "This is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, and we will contribute to the downfall." ”

At this time, Kuniaki Shirasaka came to the front and said with a smile: "That's the best, gentlemen, believe us, cooperation is your way of life - go, call Kazuo Hiura, it's time!"

Kuniaki Shirasaka knew that those present were angry and believed that if they left, they would retaliate, but they didn't know the meaning of God's presence.

For many, the rules of society have changed.

"Hey!" the attendant responded.