I started with the Shinsengumi in Bakumatsu

Chapter 32
In the Osaka Administrative Office, the officials prepared a room for Yagyu to rest, and also asked people to boil bath water for Yagyu and help him take a bath.

In addition, the court officials called a doctor overnight to treat the wound on Yagyu's left arm without Uchiyama Hikojiro's instructions. These court officials automatically divided the work and arranged everything for Yagyu.

As for Uchiyama Hikojiro, he could only return home to change clothes with the support of his retainers.

In the misty room, Yagyu lay lazily in the bathtub. The doctor had already finished treating the wound and left.

The official on the side asked cautiously: "Lord Yagyu, do you have any other instructions?"

Yagyu said slowly: "It's okay, thank you for your hard work."

"No, no." The official was a little flattered, and quickly waved his hands and smiled, "I just did some trivial things for Yagyu, as long as I can satisfy you, Yagyu-sama."

"Well, I'm very satisfied."

The official saw that Yagyu seemed a little tired, and he understood in his heart, and thought to himself: Yagyu is worthy of Battousai, he has killed so many people and still has the energy to speak.

He tiptoed back.

When Yagyu heard the footsteps of the curtain officials leaving, his body completely relaxed.

"Host: Yagyu"

"Occupation: Samurai"

"Skill: Yagyu Shininryu (Swordsman 1000/1000)

Ono Ittōryu (Swordsman 755/1000)

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"Skill: Fetching without a Knife"

After the shogunate left, Yagyu opened the system and checked. His Yagyu Shinin-ryu could no longer be upgraded, but Ono's Itto-ryu was promoted to the swordsman level, and he also gained the secret of Yagyu's Shinin-ryu, Mutotori.

The so-called sword-free sword grabbing means grabbing the blade with bare hands, which requires extremely high skills and mentality. Only a swordsman like Yagyu who has killed nearly 200 people can understand the sword-free sword sword technique.

As for those who want to enter the level of sword master, it is not that you can become a sword master after reaching the level of sword master.

For example, the sword masters during the Warring States Period were all masters of multiple schools, and finally created their own school, and then became sword masters. The disciples of these sword masters were also highly skilled.

The founder of Yagyu Shinin-ryu, Yagyu Muneyan, was a disciple of the sword master Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, and Yagyu Muneyan also integrated Kashima Shinto-ryu and Toda Itto-ryu into Shinin-ryu swordsmanship, creating Yagyu Shinin-ryu.

In other words, if Yagyu wants to become a sword master, he needs to create his own style and defeat a sword master or sword master with his own style. Only then can he enter the realm of sword master.

No matter how superb your swordsmanship is, if you don't have your own insights, you will only be at the level of a swordsman after all.

But for Yagyu, the sword master level is enough. After all, the era of swords is about to pass.

Although the system can only strengthen his swordsmanship and has limited effect, it has given Yagyu the capital to stir up troubles in this era.

Most of the members of the Tosa Kin's Party were hacked to death in Osaka. Only Hirai Shojiro and a few others escaped with the injured Takeichi Zuishan, but the Tosa Kin's Party was dead in name only.

Moreover, the political trend in Tosa has also changed, and Hirai Shojiro, Takeichi Mizuzan and others who escaped were arrested by the Tosa vassal.

The decline of the Qinou Party caused a great shock. After investigation, everyone found out that the Qinou Party ambushed one of the Shinsengumi chiefs, Yagyu Jubei. As a result, more than 100 people were hacked to death by Yagyu Jubei on the street. Yagyu Battosai's name was The trumpet resounded throughout Kyoto and Osaka, and soon spread to Edo and even the whole of Japan, even arousing the curiosity of Westerners.

Originally, everyone thought that Yagyu Jubei's killing of 13 people alone was an unparalleled killing, but the battle in Osaka once again refreshed people's views.

On the streets of Osaka, in restaurants and bars everywhere, people are discussing the shocking battle between Yagyu Jubei and Tosa Kinou's gang.

In particular, the residents near the West Bridge said to people passing by: "That night, Lord Batousai fought fiercely with King Qin's party. I saw Lord Battousai's heroic appearance with my own eyes!"

In fact, he heard the screams outside and trembled while holding his wife.But he still boasted excitedly: "You don't know that the whole street is full of corpses, and the blood is pooling together like a river. There is no place to stay at all. Smell this street and see if there is still the smell of blood." ?”

"Ah, really, I smell blood!"

"Yagyu-sama is so awesome, there are more than 100 people!"

"As expected of Master Yagyu Battosai!"

The lodging house where Yagyu stayed overnight became a check-in point. The boss who escaped from death excitedly introduced the scene at that time. He said to the ronin and citizens who came to worship: "Everyone, I was there at that time, and the Qinwang Party members kicked him directly. They opened my store door and broke in. More than a dozen of them rushed upstairs and looked for me one by one."

The customer that night nodded immediately and said: "I can testify that I was sleeping at the time, and suddenly someone broke in with a knife, which scared me to death."

The shop owner continued: "At this moment, someone found Master Battousai's room, but that person shouted: Yagyu is here! Then there was a scream, followed by the screams of King Qin's party, and less than thirty In just one breath, Master Batousai stepped on someone and jumped to the first floor, killing him outside the street."

"It's so amazing, I really wish I could be there!"

"I've only heard of it in dramas before, but I didn't expect someone to be so powerful."

"It's time for the shogunate to become arrogant again."

The Shinsengumi is the direct bodyguard of the shogunate. The assassination of director Yagyu Jubei was naturally a big deal. Yagyu was still recuperating in Osaka. After learning the news, the Shinsengumi immediately launched retaliatory actions and arrested anti-Japanese patriots.

In the Sanjo Residence, Sanjo Sanimi said with a sad look on his face: "With a murderer like Yagyu Jubei in the shogunate, we are afraid that we will lose power!"

Sanjo Nishikichi was very dissatisfied and said: "The shogunate has Yagyu Jubei, but what about us? Hateful!"

Hisaka Genzui below said in shame: "I'm so sorry, Sanjo-sama, executioners like Yagyu are nothing to be afraid of. As long as His Majesty the Emperor is invited to Choshu, no matter how powerful the Yagyu Jubei are, they will not be able to defeat our Choshu feudal army!"

Hisaka Genzui said so, but Katsura Kogoro next to him was really looking sad. The Shinsengumi attacked hard in Kyoto, and the anti-barbarian patriots fled. After hearing the news, the Shinsengumi's color changed, and the anti-barbarian morale dropped sharply.

Yagyu Jubei fought against more than a hundred people in Osaka, and his reputation spread throughout the world. Even the emperor knew about it and wrote a special Japanese song to praise Yagyu Jubei's bravery. If this continues, the Choshu Domain will lose its ability to resist the barbarians. Reason.

Katsura Kogoro and Kusaka Gensui came out of the Sanjo Residence, and Kusaka Gensui asked: "Teacher Katsura, are you still worried about Yagyu Jubei and the Shinsengumi?"

Katsura Kogoro nodded and said in a solemn tone: "Xuanrui, don't underestimate Yagyu Jubei. This man is not just an executioner who only knows killing. He also proposed the concept of learning skills from the barbarians to control them. If you want to classify , this person is a founding member of the shogunate."

Kusaka Genrui snorted coldly and said: "The founding faction is a group of traitors! Foreigners are so ambitious that no one is good!"

Katsura Kogoro shook his head and said: "Xuanrui, don't you understand yet? Or did the fiasco at Shimonoseki not teach you a lesson? The foreigners' guns and artillery are too powerful. Maybe Yagyu Jubei is right. Learn from the foreigners and learn skills to control them." Yi, only if we have strong force can we drive away the foreigners."

"Teacher Gui..."

Katsura Kogoro waved his hand and said: "I want to discuss with Jinzuo. We should purchase foreign guns and cannons to arm ourselves. Xuanrui, you should think about it yourself."

Kusaka Genzui, who returned to the feudal residence, was thinking about the naval battle at Shimonoseki. Two steam battleships of the Choshu Domain were sunk and damaged by an American ship. He always remembered such a tragic defeat in his mind.

If the Choshu Domain had warships as powerful as the United States, the Choshu Domain could force the shogunate to fight the barbarians!
As for the fiasco at Xiaguan, Kusaka Genrui said firmly: "I did nothing wrong. The foreigners are ambitious and the country should resist the foreigners. Some sacrifices are worth it!"

Katsura Kogoro wrote a letter to Takasugi Shinsaku, mentioning the military gap between them and foreigners. This letter coincided with Takasugi Shinsaku.

After experiencing the disastrous defeat at Shimonoseki, Takasugi Shinsaku also realized that Westerners had sharp guns and if they wanted to defeat the opponent, they must have stronger guns. Therefore, Takasugi Shinsaku formed a surprise army and wrote to the feudal lord Mori Nomikin to form a new Western-style army.

The organization and training of the new army were strongly influenced by "On Western Infantry" written by Takasugi Shinsaku's mentor Yoshida Shoin.

The main purpose of the establishment of the surprise force was to defend against foreign warships. The command post was located at the residence of Shoichiro Shiraishi.

The Choshu Domain was able to change under such circumstances precisely because of Takasugi Shinsaku and Katsura Kogoro, two pioneers who assessed the situation.

But the situation made the Choshu clan ill-fated.

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