Takeda Nobuwa took a boat to Shanghai to cross the "Edo" place, Edo is the imperial capital of the country, and the place to the east of the country, Takeda Nobukazu came this time to "return the sword".

Edo was first ruled by the wealthy Edo clan, and since then, Ota Michi, a retainer of the Ogiya Uesugi clan, has become a strategic location in the Kanto region. Emperor Jimmu's decisive victory in the Battle of Sekigahara led to the beginning of the establishment of Edo as the center of the country, and Edo became the imperial capital of the Watarai Kingdom.

There is a wang clan above the imperial capital, and the wang clan is called Jing Yijia, who was previously the cabinet minister of Emperor Shenwu.

Next.

The weather is sunny and windy, Takeda Shinwa walks on the largest street in Oedo, this street is very prosperous and lively, ten steps to a store, a hundred steps to a street, a hundred streets staggered.

Takeda Shinwa walked through the bustling streets, and came to a wang clan, the wang clan was very rich, with white buildings and bunkers, and the city walls were high. There are always patrols on the top of the high-rise building, and the high-rise building is surrounded by a sense of vigilance, and this watchtower is the Ii family, which is the richest and most powerful family of the Edo generation. His ancestors have all served the Shenwu Emperor for generations.

Takeda Nobuwa walked alone to the door of Ii's house, the front of the door was very neat, neat and meticulous, every place of flowers and plants, stone statues, and even the position where everyone stood were regular and distant.

"Stop, who are you?"

A doorman of the Ii family called out to Takeda Nobuwa and looked at the man. Takeda Shinkazu said

"I'm here to return the knife!"

The samurai who came to the country knew that the samurai's sword was as important as the samurai's own life, and the samurai who lost the sword could not be called a samurai at all, and the ronin samurai who were forced to return the sword for various reasons would choose to commit suicide by seppuku in a large family to protect their noble honor.

"Return the knife!"

"Yes, return the knife!" Nobukazu Takeda wrapped his black knife in cloth.

When the doorman heard this, he ran over to report to his master, who learned that someone had come to return the knife, so he met him. Above the living room, the master sits in the upper position with a dignified atmosphere, and the living room environment is very simple and solemn. The master said: "I admire your spirit very much, you still knife me at home, and then you will commit suicide by cutting your stomach, you know!"

"I know!" Takeda replied so neatly and without hesitation.

"You're young... Why don't you do something, or go and farm, why do you want to return the knife?"

Takeda Nobuwa did not reply, silent, the boy was silent all the time, and there was a smell of death in the air.

And the boy's silence made the master feel very uneasy.

The master said, "Before you return the knife, let me tell you a story, ten years ago there was a man named Hua Lang Yitai, he was originally the general of the Shenwu Emperor, and it can be said that the scenery is infinite and the future is immeasurable."

It's a pity that he later went against Emperor Shenwu! He was separated from the position of a general, lived on the streets, and was unwilling to be a killer or farm with other human natures, resulting in poverty and destituteness in the back, and he came to my house to "return the knife" and wanted to commit suicide in my house, and my old master admired him very much, and he couldn't bear to take in this person because a hero like him committed suicide.

But I didn't expect that more and more people wanted to come to my house and commit suicide by "returning the knife", which also became a scam at that time...... Since then, more and more people have come to my house to return the knife, that year I remember that there was a person named Takeda Shingen who was a general before, but unfortunately he was also in the middle of the road, and he came to my house to return the knife in desperation!"

Hearing this, Takeda Shinkazu's eyes changed a little, because Takeda Shingen was his father!

The master continued: "In the autumn of that year, Takeda Shingen came to my house to "return the knife", and my old master met him, and when he heard that he was bent on "returning the knife", he agreed to him, and he made several requests.

One is to ask the great future of my house to be his borrower.

The second is to stay in my house for three days.

The third is to wear decent clothes...... On the third day, my old master met him and put him on a "customer service", he thought we were going to take him in, but we put on another set of clothes, which was a dead man's clothes...

He looked very surprised and frightened, and used various reasons to say that he was unwell, can he commit suicide another day, we immediately took him down, forced him to immediately start the "return the knife" ceremony, when we picked up his knife, his knife turned out to be fake!

This is a shame for a samurai at all, no, a person like him is not even a samurai, he is simply a liar, a complete liar, which violates the spirit of being a ronin, so in full view, right here in this mansion, he completed the "return the knife" ceremony~!"

"Ha~ha!"

"What are you laughing at!"

The master looked at Takeda Nobuwa and laughed, and the master said, "You actually laugh in front of such a noble spirit! Don't you think you're very brave?"

"No!"

Takeda Shinkazu said, "Why don't I tell you a story, that man named Takeda Shingen." He asked for seppuku somewhere in this mansion because he, as a samurai, could not bear the torture of life and decided to die honorably and proudly in the way of bushido.

At that time, the Takeda family was also in the middle of the family, and Takeda Shingen was unemployed and had no life. A samurai went to a prince's house and asked to commit suicide, and the prince was moved by the spirit of the samurai, so he took him in and gave him a job. After this, many samurai used the same method, using seppuku as a threat, and the princes had no choice but to give them some silver taels to send them away. ”

The master was astonished when he heard this, and realized that this man was not an ordinary person. It is a look that tells the subordinates to be "ready!"

Takeda Nobukazu continued: "Who knew that the old master and several generals and samurai who served under him decided to make a plan and let Takeda Shingen cut his stomach. When Takeda Shingen offered a grace period of three days, he would come back to fulfill his promise, but you refused him!

Just because the so-called samurai felt that seppuku had been a problem for many years, they were usually beheaded by the wrong person before they could cut it.

So, this time, based on the bushido spirit of Takeda Shingen, he must be asked to stab himself in the stomach with his fake knife and draw a cross before cutting off his head with a knife and ending his suffering. ”

The master's face was heavy, and he knew that this man must be bad. And the subordinates behind him were ready with swords, and as soon as the master gave the order, they rushed in.

Takeda Nobukazu also realized that there was more than one person around him!

And Takeda Shinkazu continued: "Takeda Shingen used force several times before he stabbed the fake knife into his abdomen. When Takeda Shingen was in great pain, he asked the wrong person standing behind him to go to his head, and the samurai said, "You haven't drawn a cross yet." ”

Takeda Shingen was in extreme pain, and in the end, he bit his tongue and committed suicide. But even so, the princes of Jing Yi still said that it was quite shameless to die like this. This opportunistic Takeda Shingen samurai insulted the spirit of bushido, and he took the blame for himself, and he died!"

"How do you know that?"

Nobukazu Takeda smiled, he smiled with killing, and the surroundings were quiet at the moment. The silence is suffocating.

Takeda Nobukazu said: "After Takeda Shin Xuanye, he moved to another place with his wife and son. Takeda Shingen made umbrellas, his wife made fans, and sometimes Takeda Shingen also taught private books, barely making ends meet.

Two years later, the young wife fell ill and coughed up blood, and in order to treat her, the family sold out all the things, including Takeda Shingen's saber. In order to maintain the symbol of the samurai, Takeda Shingen made two fake knives and wore them in scabbards.

But one day, even his son fell ill and had a high fever. The poor family can't afford to hire a doctor. Seeing his son fall unconscious in a high fever, Takeda Shingen told his wife and said that he had a friend somewhere to borrow money, saying that he would leave immediately and would come back in the evening.

In this way, Shingen Takeda went and did not return at night. Until midnight, his body was sent back by three samurai of the Ii family. After some subtle remarks, the three samurai remembered something, threw two fake knives to their wife and ten-year-old son, and said that he had gone to cut his stomach with fake knives!"

The master got up with a shocked face and said, "Who are you!"

Takeda Nobukazu, who was seated down, had a cold face and stared at the master with cold eyes. The atmosphere around was heavy, deathly.

Suddenly, the master and his subordinates stepped up, all raising their swords to Takeda Nobukazu, facing the living room to more than 13 people, Takeda Nobukazu's face was very calm, as if he had been preparing for this day for a long time. The master spoke

"Who are you?"

Takeda Nobukazu raised his head to look at the master and said, "Takeda Nobukazu, Takeda Shingen's son!

The wind blew, the leaves made a slight noise, and the young man put his hands into the cloth bag and the black knife was half unsheathed.

"There are more than thirteen of us here, aren't you afraid of dying here!"

"You can try!"

After speaking, Takeda Nobuwa showed the black knife, and the master saw that his face was very frightened...... That kid is from the Takeda family...... "Everyone was a little timid when they saw the black knife in the young man's hand. Don't dare to rush up from time to time...

"Give it to me, you rice buckets!"

I saw the young man standing in the center, holding a black knife in his hand, and said with strength: "Dwelling in one chop" A crisp sound of knife waves shocked the surroundings, and wherever the knife waves went, whether it was a house, the trees outside the house, flowers and plants were cut off with a knife, and the surrounding walls were left with deep knife marks. For a moment, the blade shook the surroundings, and no one in the living room was spared.

Takeda Nobukazu walked up to the master, and when he saw that the master had not yet lost his breath, he made up for it again.

"You disgusting people!"

After saying that, Takeda Nobuwa turned to leave, and after a while, the old master returned to the mansion and saw this scene, and was frightened, but soon came back to his senses, he didn't care whether his son was dead or not, but immediately asked someone to wipe the blood stains in the living room and the surrounding area, and restore everything to its original state. As if nothing had happened, he said to his subordinates: "Do you know that Childe died of illness!" The subordinate nodded hurriedly and said, "I know~ I know that Childe died of illness!"

The old master said again: "Spread the word! Childe died of illness...... In order to maintain the honor of the Ii family and the spirit of bushido, he spared no means. ”

"Yes, master~"

The old master gritted his teeth and said, "Find out that person...!"