Ito Hirobumi finally stabbed the illusory opponent with the last stab, and before he could withdraw the long knife in his hand, he heard a sparse but unusually clear applause immediately beside him.

"Ito-kun has long heard that he is a master of 'Shinto no thought flow', and I saw it today. Sure enough, it lives up to its name. Saionji Gongwang praised from the bottom of his heart - there was no shortage of swordsmanship masters among the scholars of the late Bakugawa Restoration, such as Sakamoto Ryoma and Kido Takayoshi, who were once famous swordsmen all over the world, and he had heard that Ito Hirobumi was also a good player, and when he was young, he even escaped the pursuit of the new writing team with a long sword. But even though the two had been friends for many years, it was only tonight that he first saw Ito's swordsmanship.

Ito Hirobumi stared at the 100-tempered steel knife that glittered in the moonlight in his hand, and he didn't seem to realize the praise of Saionji Gongwang.

Saionji stepped forward in silence and took the long knife from Hirobumi Ito. He frowned, looked at the blade like a pool of water, and said in a solemn tone, "The three major dojos of Edo, 'Beichen Ichito-ryu' specializes in one 'technique', while 'Mirror Heart Wise Stream' takes a 'position', and 'Shinto Thoughtless Stream' focuses on the word 'force'. If we talk about the momentum and strength of the enemy, among the three major dojos, it is natural that the 'Shinto Thoughtless Stream' is the first. But it's only because it's too gravity, so it's the hardest to last. ”

"That's right, Saionji-kun." Ito Hirofumi glanced at the public hope of Xiyuan Temple, and first casually echoed the latter. Then he retrieved his saber from the hand of the prince of Xiyuan Temple, and walked a few steps to the stone table on the edge of the white sand. Picked up the scabbard on the table, put the Muramasa knife into the sheath, and sat down comfortably and reservedly on the ground next to the stone table, before he opened his mouth again: "Tao An, can't you sleep when you come out so late?" ”

"Isn't it the same with Your Excellency?" Saionji Gongwang walked up to Ito Hirobumi and sat down, he stared into Ito's deep eyes, and asked, "Dare to ask Ito-kun, what is the content of that letter?" Makes you so nervous? ”

Hearing the question of the prince of Saionji, Ito Hirobumi took a long breath, as if he was about to exhale the depression in his chest, he took a slow breath, but did not answer immediately.

"What the hell is going on?" The prince of Xiyuan Temple asked with some eagerness.

"News came back from Fuzhou that the French intend to buy new warships for their fleet in the Far East." Hirobumi Ito sighed and said.

Hearing Ito Hirobumi's answer, Saionji Gongwang couldn't help but be stunned.

In his opinion, nothing more than the French government updating the equipment of its fleet in the Far East is not important news, but why did Ito Hirobumi become so nervous when he learned about it?

"Could it be that France intends to increase its forces in the East in preparation for the complete annexation of Vietnam?" Saionji asked tentatively, "Are you worried that France will turn its attention to Japan after annexing Vietnam?" ”

"It's not." Ito Hirobumi shook his head and looked at Saionji Gongwang, "I'm not worried about France, but Qianguo!" ”

"Qianguo?" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang was stunned again, "Why did Ito-kun say this?" ”

"Do you know, Tao An, this time the French ordered warships from the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau in Qianguo." Hirobumi Ito said.

"What? The French ordered warships in the dry country? Xiyuan Temple Gongwang suddenly understood, and his heart couldn't help but sink.

"Yes." Ito Hirobumi nodded, "And the design of this new warship is also said to have come from the designers of the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau. ”

"That is to say, the shipbuilding capacity of Qianguo has far surpassed that of Japan!" The Duke of Xiyuan Temple sighed, "The current Qianguo is actually able to build warships for France!" ”

"It is said that the Qianguo will build a large warship of nearly 4,000 tons for France, but the latest warship 'Kiyoki' that Japan is building now is less than 1,000 tons!" Ito clenched his fists and said hatefully.

The prince of Saionji Temple stared at Ito Hirobumi, "With the current strength of the empire, if it continues to develop at this rate, it will not be able to defeat the Qianguo at all!" ”

After listening to Saionji's words, Ito Hirofumi sighed, took a long breath from his heart, and his tone became hoarse and gloomy: "Yes! If Japan continues like this, it will not be able to defeat the Qianguo! ”

"But after the defeat of the Battle of Mosswan, it seems that the king of Huashan and the king of Shanxian still don't understand!" The voice of the Saionji Gongwang was full of anger, "Ito-kun, I really don't understand, what do they think!" ”

"You don't understand?" Hirobumi Ito sighed, "How many people in the whole of Japan will understand......

The prince of Xiyuan Temple said hurriedly, "Yama County Jun and Huashan Jun are both soldiers, they take pleasure in martial arts, and if this continues, Japan will be ruined!" ”

"Fortunately, Huashan has already left, otherwise if he hears your remarks, I am afraid that you and Itagaki will be first-class in the Kuomintang." What surprised the Saionji Gongwang was that after listening to his angry words, Ito Hirofumi was not moved, but joked with him.

"So what's the matter if it's the first class of the Kuomintang?" The anger in the heart of Xiyuan Temple Gongwang gradually rose, and his tone gradually turned sharp, "Improving people's livelihood and cultivating people's strength, which of these propositions of the People's Party is wrong?" ”

"When I returned from France this time, I met on the dock those prostitution girls who came out of the low-class brothels to solicit customers, Ito-kun...... You know what? Most of them were women from down-and-out samurai families! The reason why they are like this is just to let their families have food and clothing...... Ito-kun, is it wrong that our country has forced the elite samurai of the country to this point now, and that it is necessary to cultivate internal affairs, improve people's livelihood, and cultivate people's strength? "Xiyuan Temple Gongwang's language trembled, his complexion was gloomy, and he was crying like a complaint, Rao is Ito Hirofumi has always boasted of his strong mind, but he also heard it sadly.

The door of the Japanese-style room closest to the white sand suddenly "creaked", and then Chiyoko, who did not use powder, appeared in front of the two of them in a plain kimono. Holding a lacquer plate in both hands, she walked up to the two of them with small steps, and placed a pot of sake, two wine glasses, and a few side dishes on the stone table.

As she did this, she kept her eyebrows down and remained silent, and only when she turned to leave, did she look forward to Ito Hirobumi's eyes on the mountain of Meidaichun, and the latter immediately showed a red smile.

"Chiyoko......" Saionji Kobo suddenly spoke, he looked at the young geisha who was also from a samurai family with a look of surprise on his face, and said in a deep tone: "You are really lucky to meet Ito-kun......"

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