This is the heritage of the big family, in Kyoto, where every inch of land is valuable, this courtyard alone is priceless, as if Chang'an Avenue in the capital has a large number of mansions with eight entrances and eight exits, which is extremely awesome.

The housekeeper respectfully said to the old man who was kneeling on the tatami mat and drinking tea: "The master of the house, the young lady is back!"

Su Yuan looked at the old man, his stature was not tall, his face was ordinary, and his expression was peaceful, this was the head of the legendary Yanagi chaebol?

Yanagi Saemon put down the tea cup and instructed Yanagi Emi in Chinese: "Well, your mother is waiting for you in the meditation hall, let's go first!"

Emi Yanagi opened her mouth, but she still lowered her head, bowed deeply, and turned to leave. Yanagi Saemon looked at Su Yuan, showed a hint of a smile, and invited, "Master Su, please take a seat." ”

Su Yuan returned the salute with his fists, knelt down on the opposite side generously, Yanagi Saemon picked up the iron kettle with his own hands, filled it with a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "Thank you for taking care of the little girl during this time, I have caused you trouble!"

Su Yuan picked up the teacup and said politely: "Su Mou is thanks to Emi for her help today, but I have to thank her." ”

Yanagi Saemon put down the iron kettle, looked at the sword in Xu Kui's hand, and asked, "Is this Long Yuan?"

Su Yuan nodded, took the sword, and handed it to the other party with both hands. The cold light comes out of the sheath, like thunder to collect anger, like the river and the sea condense the clear light!

"Good sword!" Yagyu Saemon took a deep breath and couldn't help but sigh: "It's better to see than to hear, it's really a divine weapon!"

"In our country, the tengu is a very fierce and feared deified animal. The ancestor Yanagi Soyan was a famous swordsman, the No. 1 swordsman in Kinai, and was revered as a sword master. Later, he apprenticed to Nobutsuna Ueizumi and defected to the Tokugawa family as a guide in the art of war. ”

"It is said that the strength of Shibei's swordsmanship has surpassed that of his grandfather Shi Zhouzhai and his father Zongju. After the death of Zongju, he inherited the family position and received 8,300 stones. ”

"About the one-eyed of Yanagi Shibei, according to legend, he practiced swords with his father when he was a child, because the sword was too strong, so that Zongju involuntarily hurt the killer and injured his right eye, so there is the one-eyed Shibei that everyone is familiar with now. ”

"Actually, it's all nonsense, you can't take it seriously!"

After speaking, he filled Su Yuan with tea again, and continued: "The samurai were all called ronins before they became famous and opened to accept apprentices, similar to vagabonds, running around and constantly looking for people to duel to confirm their kendo, this kind of behavior is considered cultivation. ”

"There are only three people in history who are recognized as sword saints, Hidetsuna Kamiizumi, Fuden Tsukahara, and Ito Ichitosai. ”

"Tsukahara went through fifty-six duels, and then no one dared to duel with him again. And Kamiizumi is recognized as invincible, the inventor of the modern kendo bamboo sword. One trick can kill low-level swordsmen in seconds, and it will last forever. ”

"Back then, Yanagi Zongyan, the strongest person in the Yanagi family, found Shangquan to learn, and the other party began to think that Yanagi was too bad, so he asked his apprentice Toyogoro Kaida to make a move, but Yanagi lost all three battles, and sincerely worshiped him as a teacher, and finally there was the emergence of Yanagi New Yin Stream. ”

At this time, the old butler came over with a box in his hand and placed it in front of him, and Yagyu Saemon slowly opened, took out a katana from it, and pulled it out little by little.

"This is ......" Su Yuan's eyes flashed with a hint of golden light, and he blurted out: "Chang Zeng You Xingzheng!"

Yanagi Saemon nodded secretly, worthy of being a swordsmith master, he could see the history at a glance, and said with a smile: "Yes, it is really the proud work of Nagazen and the swordsmith Hutho." ”

Handed out the long knife with both hands, Su Yuan took it, various scenes flashed in his eyes, and he sighed: "According to legend, the swordsmith Hu Che likes to use all kinds of helmets left over from ancient times, and after melting, he makes a sword, which is known as ancient iron, and it is indeed true." ”

The blade is about half a foot long, and the blade pattern shows the gorgeous style of slashing, and legend has it that when Nagaso Yatoru slashes at the person, the blade seems to be sucked into the body, and often a light blow can bring serious knife wounds to the enemy.

In his early years, Toratoru was the armor master of Kaga Kanazawa, and later moved to Edo, where he became the most highly regarded swordsmith in the new knife period. The style is upright and original.

Edo sword connoisseur Yamada Asaemon Yoshimu commented on the grade of the sword in "The Ruler of the Sword", and the work of Nagaso Yatora Toru Dokori is called the work of the highest grade and can be called a national treasure.

Yagyu Saemon said, "The struggles of the Edo era were often tinged with terrorism, and it was a strange time. During that period, life-and-death duels could take place in the streets at any time, so the new knives that were popular were mostly hard-hitting works. ”

"At that time, the owner of this sword was the famous new director Isamu Kondo, a swordsman who represented the atmosphere of the era, and his strong desire for such a super-first-class sword was based on absolute trust in the weapon. Kondo, a professional fighter, had to do something about it because he had one of the sharpest knives in the world. ”

Su Yuan nodded, and in 1797, Zhezhi Heisuke Fangli's classic "Huaibao Sword Ruler" proposed that the katana should be judged by its cutting power, and it was classified into four grades according to the cutting power.

The most important thing is a sword that can cut through 90% to the total thickness of the human body, and the great karma is a sword that can cut through 7 to 80% of the thickness of the human body. Good karma means that it can cut through 5 to 60 percent of the thickness of the human body, and finally it is karma, which can cut through 2 to 40 percent of the thickness of the human body.

According to his summary, there were 12 famous swords in history at that time, 12 of the top of the world, 21 of the great business, 50 of the good business, and 80 of the industry, a total of 163.

As for the sword-casting school in the island country, it is known as the Seven Ways of the Five Rivers, many of which have been passed down for hundreds of years and are still active today.

Yagyu Saemon explains, "The most famous of the swordsmiths of those years was the Goritsu, the five most powerful schools of forging in the ancient sword period, with far-reaching influence and a long history. Yamashiro, Yamato, Aeshiro, Mino, Bizen. ”

"Now there are at least dozens of knife casting schools around the country, with an annual output value of tens of billions, but unlike ancient times, now high-tech is gradually replacing pure handwork, especially in steel, Hitachi and Mitsubishi have occupied most of the country. ”

Saemon looked at Su Yuan with a smile and said tentatively: "Some time ago, the dragon spur was a blockbuster in the overseas saber circle, which made Hitachi's people a little restless!"

Su Yuan smiled and said nothing, these situations Yanagi Emi has already said that in the island country, the handicraft in the sword circle is declining more and more, and the situation is more similar in China. However, high-tech steel emerges in an endless stream and is of high quality, so it slowly replaces traditional forging and becomes the first choice of many knife makers.

"The high-end collection is too niche, but kendo is one of the biggest sports in our country, and the profits of the katana every year are amazing, which is also the biggest confidence that Hitachi is willing to invest heavily in research and development. ”

Saemon took a sip of tea and continued, "The annual kendo awards, organized by the Kendo Federation, are the biggest event in our country. Kendo is one of the compulsory courses of the people, and even the top ten chaebols are thrilled by the training fee alone!"

Su Yuan suddenly realized, it seems that he still underestimates the status of kendo in the hearts of the island people, which can make international giants like Hitachi Mitsubishi look at it differently, which can be called a huge profit.

Yagyu Saemon smiled and clapped his hands, and soon a black-clothed samurai walked in, full of energy, and knelt on the ground.

"This is the samurai of the Yanagi family, a descendant of the new yin, Yanagi Ryuming, who will represent the family in the kendo awards this year. ”