Chapter 139: Scarlet Demon Knife
Legends are usually seven points true and three points false. The so-called illusion is also hypnosis, and now there are also masters, who can hypnotize the group and make the audience paralyze themselves and generate various fantasies.
After hearing this, Su Yuan became even more curious about the ninja, and asked tentatively: "Can you contact the Hattori family, I want to see Muramasa." ”
Kobayashi Qianquan nodded, he could understand Su Yuan's actions, how could he not be interested in the strongest demon sword in the legend as a swordsmith master?
"With your current prestige, Master, there should be no problem. I'm going to get in touch, how about three days, please?"
Su Yuan nodded in agreement, it is considered to be one of the conditions for tailor-made Taidao, when the time comes, bring Yanagi Longming, and the two major samurai will come to visit, will the Hattori family avoid it?
Soon Kobayashi came with the news that the Hattori family invited Su Yuan to meet, and Yagyu Saemon and Yanagi Ryumei went together. The group arrives at a huge manor on the outskirts of Iga City, where the Hattori family has been the ancestral business for generations.
Walk through the courtyard and come to the hall, and see Hattori Shoumitsu, an old man in his early fifties, with an ordinary appearance, who turned out to be the head of the most mysterious Shangsannin.
"This is the legendary Dragon Yuan Sword?"
After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Hattori Morimitsu took Long Yuan with both hands, and after careful study, he sighed in fluent Chinese: "The so-called famous warriors, I thought that the traditional sword casting had long since declined in China, but it was really a miracle that it reappeared in the hands of Master Su." ”
Su Yuan smiled and said nothing, looking at the other party carefully, Hattori Morimitsu saw through Su Yuan's curiosity, and said with a smile: "The true meaning of a ninja is one word, change!"
"With the progress of society, the ancient set has long been outdated, and we also need to keep up with the times. To put it bluntly, ninjas also rely on their crafts to eat, and like traditional craftsmen, there is nothing special. ”
Don't look at the other party's understatement, Su Yuan will not underestimate the strength of the Hattori family. Listening to Yagyu Saemon's introduction, whether it is economic strength or social influence, the other party is not inferior to any top chaebol.
Even in some special aspects, such as the field of espionage and secret service, it is even better!
The so-called art industry has a specialization, and ninjas are different from samurai, paying attention to hiding their identities and obtaining maximum benefits at the lowest cost, and they don't care about the so-called bushido spirit at all.
Basically, they will not clash with the enemy head-on, attack with hidden weapons, poison, and use discord schemes, in short, they are all indiscriminate means.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Su Yuan gave Xiaolin Qianquan a look, and the other party understood, and took the initiative to probe: "The main purpose of Master Su's visit this time is to take a look at the famous sword of the village, please agree!"
Hattori Shouguang put down Long Yuan, pondered for a moment, and said, "Since the distinguished guests are here, how can the Hattori family let the master run for nothing?"
Just when everyone was breathing, they suddenly changed their words and said with a smile: "But I also have a reluctant request, I hope the master can fulfill it." ”
Su Yuan smiled slightly, feeling the old guy's expectant gaze, and said easily: "If it's sword casting, that's Su's old business, so naturally it's not a problem." ”
"Thank you, master!" Hattori Morimitsu's face was pleasantly surprised, in fact, he had long known that Su Yuan was going to tailor a sword for Kobayashi Qianquan, since this is the case, Muramasa can't look at it in vain, now Su Yuan is fragrant, and any work is a treasure of the town.
Quickly stood up and went to get the village in person, Su Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it was finally worth the trip. The system task is too cheating, and Long Yuan has to become the number one in the world, and three of the five famous swords in the world have been cut off, leaving only the most mysterious demon knife Muramasa.
In fact, the so-called Muramasa does not refer to a sword, but the name of a type of katana, and the swords cast by the Muramasa family in Ise Kuni-sana are called Muramasa, and they have been passed down to this day.
At that time, it was a turbulent period of the Warring States period, and there was a great demand for swords, and Muramasa produced only the best swords that could be used in actual combat, which were sought after by samurai.
Perhaps because it was so sharp, it began to have the title of evil sword and demon sword in the Edo period, and it was avoided by the world. Among the existing demon swords, the Hattori family's Myohomura is the most famous.
"That's ......"
"Demon Sword Muramasa!"
Su Yuan took an antique sword from Hattori's hand, slowly pulled out the blade, his heart was shocked, and a blood red flashed in front of him, he had never seen red light!
Hattori Morimitsu looked at Su Yuan's surprised expression, and said: "Tokugawa Ieyasu's grandfather, Matsudaira Kiyoyasu, was slashed by his own retainer with a knife from Muramasa when he was fighting against the Oda family, and the wound was cut from his right shoulder to his left abdomen, and he died. ”
"Then Tokugawa Ieyasu's father, Matsudaira Hirotada, was cut in the thigh by a close minister with Muramasa, and later Tokugawa Ieyasu's son-in-law Nobuyasu was suspected of colluding with the Takeda family and committed suicide by seppuku, and he still used Muramasa!"
Later, Sekigahara fought together, and it was Tokugawa Ieyasu's turn to be cut off by Muramasa, so Tokugawa Ieyasu hated Muramasa extremely much, denounced it as a symbol of bad luck, and ordered that Muramasa be abolished and not allowed to use it. ”
"Anyone who held the village was considered to have flouted the shogunate and was sentenced to death. After Tokugawa Ieyasu banned the sword, the word of the demon sword was passed on by word of mouth in the world, and finally almost all Muramasa were called demon knives. ”
In fact, at that time, there was a lot of trade between Ise-sana and Mikawa by sea, and swords flowed into Mikawa in large quantities as a specialty of Ise, so Muramasa was widely used as a very useful weapon in the Tokugawa family. ”
"The Tale of Mikawa Monogatari" records that at that time, the battle kill rate of the Mikawa samurai was very high, but the injury rate during training was also high, all because the Muramasa sword was too sharp, and if you didn't get it right, you would hurt yourself. ”
Pointing to the position of Myohomuramasa's gauntlet, he explained, "The sword is engraved with a dragon pattern, and the part inserted into the sheath is engraved with Myoho-renge-kyo, which has a deep connection with the Nichiren sect at that time. ”
Speaking of this, Hattori Morimitsu said with a solemn face: "I heard the family motto left by the ancestors say that this magic method is indeed a demon knife, because I have killed too many people, and the soul of injustice is condensed in the blade, and it cannot be dispersed for a long time." Later, it was surpassed by the high monks themselves, and the Buddhist scriptures were used to suppress anger, so it can be passed down to this day. ”
"Demon Knife?" After hearing this, Liu Sheng Longming pursed his lips, his face showed disdain, and he just wanted to refute. Suddenly, Su Yuan nodded and said seriously: "Yes, this is definitely a demon knife!"
"Master, you ......" Liu Sheng Longming was taken aback, looked at Su Yuan incredulously, and said in confusion: "Do you also believe that there is really a legend of demon swords in the world?"
Su Yuan waved his hand and pulled out all the village zheng, blood overflowed, and there were bursts of ghost crying wolf howls in his ears, which made people shudder!
Turning his head to look at Liu Shenglong, he said, "You don't believe it?"
Standing up, I came to the pond in the middle of the courtyard, where there was a small stream that was crystal clear, and there were small fish swimming happily in the water.
It may be that someone usually feeds it, and the little fish felt that Su Yuan was approaching, and they gathered together, as if waiting for the meal to start, and everyone came to the vicinity, curious about what Su Yuan was going to do?