The name Kawatake Takahiro sounds ordinary, but this person is an important cadre of the Shinto Agency, and this identity alone is enough to respect him, and even Hengyuan Yukio got up from his seat and waved away a few people, leaving only Ooka Tomoshi to go to the door.

The person who came was a middle-aged man, who looked like an ordinary middle-aged man, with no features on his face, wearing a formal suit, a black suit, black leather shoes, and a briefcase in his hand, no different from an ordinary office worker.

When Chuan Zhu Xiaohao saw Hengyuan Xingxiong, he bowed: "Hengyuan, I'm disturbed." ”

As he spoke, he took out a letter in his briefcase and presented it to Hengyuan Xingxiong with both hands.

Hengyuan Xingxiong opened the envelope with trembling hands full of age spots, and when he saw the contents inside, his face changed.

"Kawatake-kun, does even the Shinto Agency support it?Is the Kawakawa Shrine so important?" asked Hengyuan Yukio very puzzled.

The Kawakawa Shrine is just a shrine that has been inherited for 500 years, and there are many of them side by side, and the specifications are only 600 stones, which is not special, but now the Shinto Department is supporting it, why is this?

Hengyuan Xingxiong was a little unclear, and asked directly.

"Heng Yuanxi, you are the son of the former feudal clans, so you shouldn't be unclear. ”

"The feudal clans had 100,000 koku and 200,000 koku, but the emperor was only 30,000 koku, the highest of the five shiki of the prince was only 2,000 koku, and the Qinghua family of the second series was only about 500 koku (Note 1). ”

"The shrine system is only 1,100 koku at its highest, and 600 koku is very high. Knowing that Hengyuan Yukio asked, Kawatake Takahiro replied: "And one of the responsibilities of our Shinto Department is to mediate the contradictions between Shinto and the world, and the problem of the samurai is also among them. ”

"You should know that. ”

Kawatake Takahiro has a respectful attitude, but he is actually a little cold, which comes from the power of the Shinto Agency.

Five hundred years ago, before the establishment of the Shinkawa shogunate, it was in the stage of the integration of gods and Buddhas, but the followers of Shinto were only half of Buddhism.

The establishment of the Shinkawa shogunate, the rectification of Shinto, and the rise of the "Separation of God and Buddha" led to the rapid expansion of Shinto power, reversing the long-standing situation in which Shinto had become almost a vassal of Buddhism - by the time it entered democracy, 85% of the population had become Shinto believers.

Despite the separation of church and state, Buddhism has been revived, but it is only one-third of Shinto's power (Note 2).

The Shinto Agency (Shinto Main Hall) is in control of 80,000 shrines across the country, and although the dispatch system was abolished after democracy, a considerable part of the power has been controlled by the democratic government, and the power is not as powerful as before, but the power is still very strong, and Hengyuan Yukio has to be scrupulous.

This official document made Hengyuan Yukio see the will of the Shinto Agency.

"Why is this happening?" Heng Yuan Xingxiong hardened: "I will protest to the public side." ”

"Heng Yuanxiang, of course you have the right to protest upwards, but this is your first to cross the line. Kawatake Takahiro's eyes flashed and he said, "Do you really want to be investigated by the Shinto Agency and the government?"

These words were already a straightforward hint, and Hengyuan Xingxiong's face suddenly turned pale - the Shinto Hall knew!

Seeing his expression, Kawatake Takahiro couldn't help sneering slightly, the blood of the mermaid is expressly not allowed to be used, and the person who takes it is treated as a demon - this is not jealousy, but in fact, it has been proved several times that even if it seems to have no side effects at the beginning, in the long run, the person concerned will become inhuman.

This cannot be tolerated.

If the investigation is really exposed, Hengyuan Xingxiong will only have "died".

Now it is now based on the character and strength of the Hengyuan family.

Takahiro Kawatake continued: "It seems that you understand, the Shinto Agency originally wanted to mediate this conflict, but since you have already sent a blood sticker, then we will not stop it. ”

"However, according to the rules, no modern force can be used, and you must be present, and your entourage cannot exceed five. ”

"If you bet everything, why don't you play?"

"I see. Hengyuan Xingxiong is worthy of being the head of the family, although his face changed greatly just now, but in the blink of an eye, he replied calmly, without showing a trace of expression on his face.

After saying this, Kawatake Takahiro bowed, turned around and retreated.

Hengyuan Xingxiong looked at the official document, was silent for a long time, took out a lighter, lit a corner, and watched the document turn into ashes little by little.

Then, Hengyuan Yukio asked Tomoshi Ooka: "What are your views and countermeasures in this situation?"

Hearing this, Ooka Tomoshi's eyes narrowed slightly, thought for a while, and said, "Shangdi, the Shinto Agency supports Shinichi Yamada, in fact, there are two reasons, one is that the evil ghosts and mysterious powers have recovered, and the value of the samurai has increased. ”

"Second, there may be clues and even some evidence. ”

Speaking of this, the muscles on Hengyuan Yukio's face jumped, but Ooka Tomoshi didn't seem to see it, and lowered his head and said: "But the matter has been decided, then you can use all your strength and let go of all the Satomi Pavilion!"

"I'm afraid that's not enough. Hengyuan Yukio's face improved, and he turned to Takagi Kohei not far away and said, "Select the most elite people from your subordinates, and take them to the Satomi Pavilion by Yoshiaki Tailwager." ”

Takagi Kohei controls the private soldiers of the Hengyuan family, the ultimate killer, but Takagi Kohei is not the strongest person in this private army.

The strongest individual soldier is Tail Truck Yoshiaki, who once had a record of killing thirteen people in one night, but Tail Truck Yoshiaki has a very serious problem, that is, he is extremely murderous, very ferocious, and has no sense of proportion when he moves, and has injured friendly soldiers many times, and even killed civilians by mistake, and was imprisoned and punished, if there is no need to act, he will not use this person.

Listening to Hengyuan Yukio's words, Takagi Kohei's muscles moved, and he lowered his head in response: "Hi!"

At this moment, Tomoshi Ooka stepped forward: "I'm sorry to disappoint you, Shangdi." ”

Tomoshi Ooka apologized sincerely, took off his shoes, took two steps back, and slowly knelt down: "Please give me a chance, let me follow you to the Satomikan!"

Going to Satomikan is a life-and-death duel and will die, but Tomoshi Ooka seems to have no sense of shame, and everything is as it should be.

And Hengyuan Xingxiong didn't have a surprised and moved expression, just swept his eyes coldly, and said for a long time: "Dagang, I think you are my genealogy retainer, I will give you this opportunity." ”

"Hey!"

The Yamada family

Sakagami Sanchiko was wearing a long skirt and a lady's bun, and Pei Ziyun was sitting cross-legged at the table, she reported the sales situation to Pei Ziyun, and said softly: "Yamada Matsuki, you are really amazing, your first novel "Who is the Second Man" sold well, it has sold 7,000 sides, and the publishing house has decided to reprint 10,000 copies!"

"For a newcomer like you, it is really rare to have such a result for the first long form, and more importantly, your work has been nominated for the Araki Award, and it has also been included in the top ten, and it has successfully entered the final review stage. ”

"On the 26th of this month, the final review will be announced, and you have been invited as a guest. ”

"If you're not a samurai, I'll say - you're a man born to write. Sakagami Sanchiko congratulated Pei Ziyun seriously, this is true.

The Japanese publishing industry is characterized by a strong distribution system, relatively cheap prices, and large sales of books and magazines, comic books.

But since the beginning of the last century, the Japanese publishing industry has gradually declined, and thousands of bookstores have gone bankrupt every year due to declining publishing sales and increasing returns.

As a result, every publisher is eager to get more good authors.

Pei Ziyun is too young and a newcomer, and when Baishi Academy Publishing House recommended "Who is the Second Person", he didn't pay much attention to it, but he didn't want to win the prize and entered the final review.

It was a bonus.

If you get the Araki Prize, the manuscript fee will be completely different, originally 5,000 yen for a first draft, but now it will be at least 10,000 yen, which is still the treatment of newcomers, and the royalty will also increase.

Overall, you can earn 10 million yen per year, which is very good in Japan.

No wonder Sakagami Michiko celebrates like this.

Pei Ziyun smiled when he heard it, in history, "Who is the Second Man" was reprinted five times in one year, with a total of 60,000 copies, and now "Who is the Second Man" has only been reprinted once, not much.

Just asked, "You didn't promise me a public appearance, did you?"

"No, before you are 15 years old, you will not appear in public according to the agreement, but you still have to go, in case you win the big prize, I will receive it on your behalf!"

"That's a good idea. Pei Ziyun said, at this time, the bell rang, Sakagami Sanchiko said sorry, and answered the phone, at first with a smile on his face, after a while, his face sank, and he quickly replied: "I know", and then hung up the phone and said: "Yamada!

"On the sixth day of the first month of next month, the Satomi Pavilion is officially opened!" said Sakagami Sanchiko's expression was serious.

"Well, what's going on with Satomikan?"

"What happens if I lose, what happens if I win?" Pei Ziyun lowered his face, regained his seriousness, and asked carefully.

"Yamada, please be careful!"

"Satomikan is a demon hall with a long history, which is said to lead to the Yellow Spring, and its history can be traced back to the establishment of the Shinkawa shogunate, although it was partially opened, and it was intervened by the Shinto Agency and some families, but it was still a demon hall in essence. ”

"If you lose, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to survive, and if you win, you will get the other person's life. ”

"It can be said that this battle is a bet on everything on both sides, and if you lose, you will have nothing, and if you win, you can only come out in the hall, so Yamada, please be careful, don't be careless!!"

"Are you gambling on everything?" Pei Ziyun nodded thoughtfully, he didn't say anything, just asked, "What else did you bring me besides this?"

She carried a box.

"This is your last shrine secret. Sakagami Sanchiko picked up the box and handed it to Pei Ziyun, who opened the wooden box and found that there were several CDs inside.

"What is this?"

"This is all the secret transmission of the Kangawa Shrine, in addition to the final assessment, there is also a lot of knowledge of evil ghosts. ”

"There are still more than ten days until the sixth day of the first month of next month, please think carefully and understand more, it's also good, after all, your opponent is very strong. ”