Chapter 33 (Famous Sword Onimaru Kunitsuna)
Onimaru Kunitsuna, a famous knife made by the forger Kunitsuna who fasted for three years.
Legend has it that Musashi Kamakura, the first ruler of Musashi Kamakura, was named "Onimaru" by cutting off the head of a ghost with this sword in a dream, and it became a family heirloom of the Musashi family.
After the demise of the Musashi family, it was owned by the rulers of the time, such as Yoshisada Nitta and Ashikaga Shogun, Oda Nobunaga, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and was regarded by them as the world's most famous sword.
According to folklore, this is a famous knife made by a blacksmith who fasted for three years.
Legend has it that Hojo Tokimasa, the first ruling power in Musashi Kamakura, was disturbed by the imps every night after he pacified the world.
Because I couldn't sleep, I asked the mage and the onmyoji to do the work, but it didn't work. Musashi Kamakura finally fell ill, and he was very distressed.
One night, Musashi Kamakura dreamed that a sword appeared in front of him in the form of an old man, who said, "My body is too dirty to save you." Let clean people clean my body. After saying that, it changed back to its original sword shape.
Musashi Scythe was so convinced of this dream that he immediately cleaned up the sword the next day.
Musashi Kamakura made a pot of charcoal in the house, and when he noticed a ghost shadow on the brazier, it was very similar to the ghost that appeared in his dreams every night...... At this time, Taito, who was guarding Musashi Kamakura's side, fell to the brazier and cut off the head of the little ghost. After that, Shi Zheng's condition gradually improved and recovered.
For this reason, Musashi Kamakura named this sword "Onimaru", which became a family heirloom of the Musashi family. Later, the Musashi family was wiped out by the Jimmu Emperor family.
Onimaru Kunitsuna was passed down by the hands of Yoshisada Nitta and was passed down in the hands of rulers of the Ashikaga, Oda, and Toyotomi families.
Emperor Shenmu ended the long era of civil war and opened the reign class of Emperor Shenwu, which was later contested by several major families......
The Musashi family has a total of ten famous swords, and this Onimaru Kunitsuna knife is 2 feet 5 inches and 8 minutes long, and is inscribed "Kokuzuna".
Onimaru Kunitsuna is honored as one of the "Top Ten Famous Swords of Watarai Country". Onimaru Kunitsuna ranked tenth.
The Musashi family, the first generation of swordsmen, had ten famous swords, and the Musashi family had a total of ten sons, each of whom inherited a famous sword from his ancestors.
At that time, the Musashi family ruled an era, invincible and invincible, and was the number one swordsman family! Even the position of Emperor Shenmu was threatened......
Seeing that he could not be seized by such a family, Emperor Jimmu ordered the other families of Watarai to join forces to destroy the Musashi family.
Emperor Shenmu seized three of the famous swords, and the remaining seven swords were taken away by other families, and after the Ii family of the seven families resigned from their official positions, his family's knife was suddenly stolen, and finally Onimaru Kunitsuna spread to the people......
"I've heard that Onimaru Kunitsuna has appeared near Crescent Village! ”
After hearing the news, Ichikawa Kazuki, the leader of the gang for a while, stopped his pen and said, "Won't the shogun Lingri come here to talk to me about this?" ”
"Of course not, the Divine Martial Emperor attaches great importance to this knife and hopes that you can find it. ”
"Why me!" Ichikawa Kazuki knew in his heart that it was not Emperor Jimmu who was important, but the two major families of the Ii family and the shogun who wanted this Onimaru Kunisuna.
Onimaru Kunitsuna is the glory of the Ii family, and losing Onimaru Kunitsuna is equivalent to losing the supreme glory in the family. That's why the Ii family asked the shogun......
The shogun said, "Because I believe that you, Kazukawa Kazuki, have the ability to find Onimaru Kunitsuna." ”
Ichikawa and Ichiki said: "I don't know why, that knife is so evil, and how many of you want to get it!"
The shogun said, "This is what Emperor Jimmu meant, as long as anyone can provide Onimaru Kunitsuna news, there will be a reward......
The shogun said: "With your ability, you can completely serve the Shenmu Emperor, and the glory and wealth have a bright future~"
Ichikawa Kazuki finished writing the writing in his hand, looked back at the shogun and said: "The matter of being an official is not very good at it, so you people who are in the field should do it~"
The shogun looked at the words on the wall and said, "What is the righteousness in your heart...... Don't you want the famous sword of Onimaru Kunitsuna?"
Yichuan Yimu said: "Who in the world doesn't want this famous sword of the Musashi family, even Emperor Shenwu wants to collect all ten famous swords! Not to mention ordinary people like us...... I heard that every Musashi knife handed in had money that could not be spent for a lifetime. ”
Kazuki Ichikawa looked at the shogun and said, "I heard that those ministers gave more money in private......
The shogun's eyes sank, and he looked at Ichikawa and Ichiki and said, "What do you mean!"
Ichikawa and Ichiki said: "It is rumored that the general has paid more money, even more than the Emperor Shenmu! Why does the shogun want this sword so much?"
The shogun said coldly: "Ichikawa and Ichiki! Please pay attention to your words!"
Ichikawa Kazuki smiled and replied, "Oh~ I'm sorry! I said the wrong thing, the shogun just loves swords and ......"
The shogun said very seriously, "I am for Emperor Shenmu, and what a courtier should do, what do you think I mean!
"I didn't say ......"
The shogun said: "There is a ghost clan in Crescent Village, and I heard that there is a village next door that was slaughtered in one night. ”
"This news is much more useful than what you just said......"
The shogun looked at Ichikawa and said, "I hope you can go and destroy the ghost clan on behalf of our Shenwu Emperor!"
Ichikawa and Ichiki walked to the door and replied: "The members of the capital office who have been in the same place for a while all believe in one sentence and carry out justice! This is the righteousness in my heart...... Ichikawa Ichiki took his knife and left.
There was a "click", leaving the shogun standing there stupidly.
The Shogun's Center secretly said: (Ichikawa and Ichiki, you will pay the price sooner or later!)
The shogun also understood that it was impossible to let someone like Ichikawa and Kazuki work for Emperor Jimmu. So the shogun directly said that there was a ghost clan near Crescent Village, so Ichikawa and Ichiki would definitely go.
Kazukawa Kazuki also understood the shogun's thoughts, that ghost clan slaughtered the village. People like the shoguns don't care at all, they only care about immediate interests, and the dirty blades in their hands.
It was late when Ichikawa and Ichiki went to Crescent Village, but he saw a village in front of him.
So Ichikawa and Ichiki walked in, only to find that the village had just been robbed by a gang of bandits during the day. Ichikawa and Ichiki helped the man up, and the man said, "My daughter was captured by a gang of bandits......"
Ichikawa and Ichiki said, "What's your daughter's name?"
"Her name is Mihide! There are two young men, one named Takeda Nobukazu and the other Kurokawa Duanki! All three of them were captured by the bandits and taken to ......the mountains."
Kazuki Kazukawa replied, "How old are they?"
Mixiu's father said, "They are all only 15 years old. ”
Later, he met Takeda Shinwa and the three, and Ichikawa and Ichiki saved all three of them.
The bandit boss ran away in a hurry with a knife.
Ichikawa and Ichiki looked at it and it was Onimaru Kunisuna, but Ichikawa Kazuki didn't chase the bandit boss, and the bandit boss escaped from the country with Onimaru Kunitsuna!
(Takeda Nobuwa worshiped Ichikawa Kazuki as his teacher, learned swordsmanship for three years, and then killed the Ii family to avenge his father!)