Zuo Cun shook his body and walked into one of the rooms in the village without any unusual appearance.
"Mr. Wu Shi, I've been waiting for a long time." Zuo Cun apologized to the man and sat across from him.
"It doesn't matter, what did Mr. Zuo Cun do out there?" The man sitting opposite Zuo Cun was a little curious.
He is one of the many people Samura knows in Tosa. His name is Takeichi Hanheita. He is one of the few people in Tosa who has some real strength.
Now the whole country is discussing the word "rejecting the foreigners". If Ii Naobi dies, the situation will surely become even more chaotic.
But... Zuo Cun understood that this was just the last chaos before dawn.
The new era will not be too far away, and there will always be someone who will stand up to end the chaos.
Zuocun wanted to be this person, and Takeshi Hanheita, who was sitting opposite Zuocun, also wanted to be this person.
Takeichi Zuishan is a well-known swordsmanship teacher in Tosa. The swordsmanship he practices and teaches is "Ittōryu".
It's not a swordsmanship as exquisite as Beichen's one-sword style, but Takeshi Hanheita's ordinary one-sword style has been mastered to a level that even left the village in admiration.
He is a powerful person, and he is one of the few people Zuo Cun knows who can be somewhat sober in this troubled world, instead of thinking about assassinations and causing trouble all day long.
"I just went out to use the toilet, Wu Shi-kun, don't mind." Zuo Cun pretended to hold his stomach, pretending to be uncomfortable.
Takeichi Hanheita smiled: "Samura-kun, you should also pay attention to your health. Our bodies are used to transform and redeem this country."
"I understand." Zuo Cun also smiled.
His sword has become sharper in the past two years, but some things progress faster than the sword.
Zuocun learned to communicate with others instead of drawing a sword at every turn.
But there was some reason why he just went out to use the toilet and took some time to kill Ii Naoki.
Naturally, he had already investigated Ii Naoki's route, but the key point was...this old guy had to bring an armed force of more than 60 people with him every time he went out. Samura wanted to do it without being noticed. It would be very difficult to kill Naoki Ii and then escape from the situation.
He doesn't want to be exposed yet. Although the title of Yu Guizhan is stupid, it can provide him with considerable convenience in a certain sense.
And his purpose of killing Ii Naoki was to... plunge Japan into a certain degree of chaos.
As long as things really get messy, it will be much easier for him to do a lot of things.
And those patriots who ambush there in advance, pretending to complain and actually carry out the assassination, are also the existence that Zuo Cun expected.
Originally, Zuomura could have withdrawn from the matter and not been involved in the assassination of Ii Naomi, and just let the patriots kill him. However, Zuomura was a little worried about whether these patriots could be killed under the protection of 60 people. Only Ii Naobi and Samura would choose to take matters into his own hands.
Thunder attacked, directly killing Ii Naoki, and then killed all the soldiers who noticed him, and then quickly returned.
In order not to reveal his identity, he only brought Zhi Yu's sword and Zhi Fei. He hid both He He and Zhi Yu's scabbards in one place, and temporarily chose an ordinary color scabbard.
In less than half an hour in total, Zuo Cun completed the assassination, and then returned here as if nothing happened, continuing to communicate with Wu Shi Hanping Tai.
"Takeichi-kun, I have to go to Edo, so I won't stay here too much." After Samura and Takeshi Hanheita communicated for a while, they chose to stand up and say goodbye.
"Is that so? Well, I wish you a safe journey." Wu Shi Banping didn't think too much about staying.
The discussion between the two of them today was mainly about how to unite and manage these so-called "patriots" who are like headless flies, thinking about assassinating this and that, burning this country's embassy, and smashing that country's office every day. .
But there is no good way now. Even if someone climbs up and shouts, no one may respond. Zuocun may be able to do it. After all, it was the "Feather Demon Slayer" that was officially certified many years ago, but there will be no shortage of doubts.
Therefore, the two people had to simply draft a "Faction Establishment Letter", thinking that they would make plans after returning to Tosa.
Zuo Cun looked at Takeshi Hanheita, smiled, walked out of the room, turned around, but his face was a little sad and his brows were furrowed.
"Reject the barbarians..."
Zuo Cun sneered at this topic that was hotly discussed by people with lofty ideals across the country.
It is impossible to succeed in resisting the foreigners. Japan's door has been opened. If you want to close it again, you have to ask the Americans and Russians if they agree.
Zuocun's evaluation of "repelling the foreigners" is that they rush in recklessly and want to innovate but can't find the right direction at all. They can only find a common enemy so that these foreigners can vent their passion as patriots. object.
But these so-called "patriots" have never thought clearly about the consequences of resisting the foreigners.
Zuo Cun has learned a lot about navigation in the past two years, and through some channels, he has learned how terrifying the military power outside Japan is.
Japan is a weak country. In front of these powerful countries, force is not worth mentioning. They will not beat you, they just look down on you. But if you really choose to touch the tiger's butt, do you think our warships can come over?
Zuocun was very tolerant of foreigners. He basically stayed in Shimoda throughout 1859. While doing some manual labor to earn some money, he found a Dutchman who could speak Japanese to teach him Dutch. Now I have also learned Dutch.
In Zuomura's view, opening up the country and allowing Japan to have channels for communication with the outside world was one of the few correct decisions made by the shogunate over the years, although this decision was also forced by others.
Zuo Cun has never expressed his position openly, but adapting to the choice is the best way.
After all, the purpose of it all is...to destroy the shogunate.
A cold light flashed in Zuo Cun's eyes.
After the shogunate's death in Ii Naoki, some of Tokugawa Iemo's vacated rights will return to his hands. I heard that Tokugawa Iemo was also a respectable monarch, but these are not enough to be a stumbling block for Samura's determination to overturn.
In these troubled times, the shogunate can no longer be saved. The image of incompetence and the manipulated shogun himself, which cannot be eradicated in any case, have become obstacles to all progress.
This is...a historical choice.
The destination of Zuocun's trip is Edo.
There are many people with lofty ideals gathered there, but that is not Zuo Cun's goal.
His target was just an inconspicuous swordsmanship test hall outside Edo City.
He didn't want to give up his previous relationship, he wanted to make...a last effort.
At least, make your goals clear to them.
