"You're looking good again!" As soon as I entered the room, I said to Yoshida Muntada, who was sitting at the table. "Can you walk around? You should take care! ”

"Thank you for your trouble, it's much better!" Yoshida said, pulling the clothes draped over his body. "After lying down for so long, the bones of my whole body are soft, and I am more comfortable to move!"

"You can't be in a hurry!" I also came to the table and sat down. "As the saying goes, 'Sickness comes like a mountain, and illness goes like a thread.'" Hawkers! That being said, I think he did regain his spirits.

"I heard Mitsumao say, you want to move away? Isn't there anything ...... wrong," Yoshida said with some doubts.

"Nope! No! You are mistaken. "I waved my hand again and again." The hospitality in the house is very thoughtful, and we are all a little ashamed! Yesterday, I received news from Owari that Niwa Nagahide-sama would arrive the day after tomorrow. It will not be very convenient for us to disturb in the house again. ”

"In that case, then I won't force it anymore!" The look on his face softened. "I have prepared for your business, and I do not know and disagree! Please tell us. As he spoke, he gestured to the cabinet in the corner of the room, and I noticed a pile of boxes of different sizes and shapes. I followed Yoshida to the counter, and he reached out and opened the largest box. I saw a long knife, lying quietly inside.

"Today's Ashikaga Yoshiki is fond of martial arts, especially good at kendo, and is known as 'Sword Hero General'. As far as I like, I have a couple of knives for you. Yoshida took out the knife and pulled it out with his hand on the hilt, and a silver light appeared in front of my eyes. This is one of the world's famous swords, 'Great Prajna Changguang'! ”

"Good knives!" Receiving the knife he handed over, I couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration. This knife is slightly shorter and straighter than Keiji Maeda's 'Daidenata', but it is still a rare big guy among ordinary long swords. Aomorimori's blade bloomed with a compelling chill, and it was indeed worthy of the identity of a famous sword. "What a nice gift! Boss Yoshida, what's the price? ”

"This is the collateral I took 10 years ago for 80 percent. Today, huh...... It's 150 pieces! ”

"Hmmm! OK. I readily agreed. This price is really not expensive, and you will never be able to get it at a different time and place. But he said that 80 times should also be the truth, which is that pawns are different from selling, and urgency is different from slowness. "Anything else? I mean something of this grade. "I put the great long light back into the sheath.

"Absolutely!" Sotada Yoshida opened another box. "Look at this one!" This time, I was presented with a richly decorated sword that was in the style of the Heian period. "This is an ancient knife made by An Gang, a famous craftsman in Boqi Country! Legend has it that Yuan Laiguang once used this knife to kill the demon wine swallowing boy in the great rivers and mountains, so it is also called 'boy cut'. Before the Onin Rebellion, this knife had been collected by the famous Kujo family, and it was a treasure that was famous all over the world! Because it is an antiquity with a long history, the price is more expensive, and it takes 200 yuan! ”

"Thank you! Boss Yoshida. I was satisfied with the gorgeous scabbard of the "boy cut". "With these two famous knives, the amount of gifts is enough!"

"Not enough!" As he spoke, Yoshida led me to the box on the other side. "In addition to the grade, there should be a certain amount, which can hold up the façade!" He reached out and opened a wide box, this time with three swords. "These three are 'Red Snow One Text', 'Killing Spirit', and 'Green Pan Cockroach', all of which I received from the hands of the down-and-out samurai, and a total of 200 of them are counted for you. In addition, I have prepared for you 20 exquisite gold coins (one or two small gold coins) and some silk, worth 100 yuan, do you think it is okay? ”

"Thank you so much!" I said. This time, Oda Nobunaga gave me a budget of 2,000 kan, and now it only costs 650 kan to place such a decent gift, which I really didn't expect. "And ......"

"I understand! Got it! "Before I finished speaking, Yoshida Muntaka nodded in understanding." These are for the general's important ministers, do you think it's appropriate? 150 in total. ”

"You've thought so much about me, I don't know what to say!" I said with a lot of affection.

"You're welcome, I'm also in business! But......" His gaze suddenly fell to my waist. "Your knife doesn't seem to look good, does it?"

"Me?" I subconsciously touched the saber under my ribs. Yoshida Sotada really has good eyesight, and this knife is just a bargain I bought for 10 kan. "Under the low martial arts, it is really a waste to have a good knife!"

"Not so! Otherwise! Yoshida shook his head repeatedly. The sword is more than just a weapon for a general! In a sense, it is the sword that supports the spirit of the general. There is exactly such a knife here, and I personally think it is perfect for you! He stooped down and opened the small door of the cupboard, and took out a long cloth cover from inside. When I got rid of the cloth cover, I was really surprised. I thought that "Da Diantai" was the largest long knife, but when I saw this knife, I knew that it was rare and strange before. This knife is actually half a foot longer than the "Great Ceremony", and I roughly estimate that it is close to 1.5 meters! And the arc is moderate, so it is more and more long.

"This ...... Was the original owner of this knife a giant? I asked, surprised.

Yoshida smiled and didn't answer, and pulled out the knife suddenly. With a flash of light, an iron candlestick standing on the side "clicked", and the top half fell to the ground. After returning the knife to the sheath, he handed it to me.

"Huh!" After taking the knife, I was shocked again, such a large knife was unusually light.

"If you like it, I'll sell it to you!"

"How is it so cheap?" His words took my surprise today to a new level.

"Because most people think of it as a mere ornament." Yoshida said with regret in his tone.

I drew the knife in my hand, and immediately understood the meaning of his words, and I understood why the knife was so light. The thickness of the back of this rare long knife is less than 0.3 cm, which is almost transparent! This also makes it face an embarrassing situation, too long to wear, too thin to fight. "Why is that?" I asked, puzzled.

"Decades ago, there was a monk named Kukai......" Yoshida Muntaka fell into memory. Painstakingly perfected the art of knife casting, and this was his first knife. But this knife has been ridiculed by its peers and ridiculed as useless! A famous artist also named it 'Dai', which is a metaphor for a woman's eyebrows. Later, Kukai died of depression, and when he was dying, he sighed that no one in the world understood him! ”

"Do you understand?" I asked.

"There are countless swords in the world, just as there are countless heroes in the world! However, although there are many heroes, there are only a handful of them who end up making great things. But who has achieved hegemony and relied on his own perseverance to fight on the battlefield? If you don't want to win with one blow, but you want to get lucky enough to block the enemy's attack, can you win the decisive battle? Although this knife is long, it is difficult to reach the world! If you can't use a knife, how can you use it all over the world? Monk Kukai's intentions are very deep and detailed! After Yoshida said these words, he stared at me with meaningful eyes.

"Thank you for your teaching! I bought this knife. "I bowed to him deeply." Then I'll take my leave! ”

"Wait!" Yoshida took out an envelope from his bosom and stuffed it in my hand. "The business is done, it's time for me to pay for the consultation!"

"You don't have to ......"

"Compared to the million-dollar fortune of 'Kakura', this is really nothing!" He stopped me from talking. "Besides, I hope this will help you get to a higher starting point!"

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After leaving Yoshida's house, I opened the envelope. "Ah~!" I was holding a 50,000 yuan bill of exchange.