After it was determined that Phoenix House Yataro was colluding with Rakshasa, Nishino and my grandson decided to use a "slightly rough" method to invite the other party to come over and "talk".
As one of the few sashimi in Edo, with strong financial resources and a transcendent social status, Phoenix House cannot let Nishino and others come and go freely in its residence like the streets in the early morning.
So, the two older people in my grandson's group, Ebina and Ichinose, went first to find out the truth about the Phoenix House Residence, while Nishino and others waited by a secluded river beach.
Seeing that Ebina and Ichinose had returned, and that Ebina said such heartbreaking words as soon as they returned, Nishino, my grandson and Akutsu immediately gathered in front of the two elders in three steps and two steps at a time.
My grandson said:
"Mr. Ebina, Mr. Ichinose, is the Phoenix House Mansion heavily guarded?"
"Well, yes, the situation is not very optimistic."
Ebina presented all the information he and Ichinose had collected in a concise and concise manner.
After his report was over, the expressions of Nishino and others all changed to varying degrees.
According to what he said, the number of bodyguards in the Phoenix House Residence was outrageous.
"Oh shit……!"
Akutsu gritted his teeth, showed anger on his face, and uttered vulgar words.
"Is that bastard so afraid of the 'rice disturbance'? Is he so afraid of the power of ordinary people?"
To talk about the biggest negative impact that the arrival of Western powers had on Japan... this is a difficult question to answer, and different scholars can give different answers.
But there is no doubt that the "economic invasion" of Western powers is definitely on the list.
Just think about it, how can the handmade products produced in handicraft workshops compete with the industrial products mass-produced in large factories?
A large number of goods produced by factories were dumped into Japan, and the passive development of the commodity economy accelerated the natural economy to a certain extent... that is, the disintegration of the self-sufficient small-scale peasant economy, making the lives of farmers increasingly difficult.
As a typical feudal regime, the Edo shogunate was founded on agriculture.
There were three major reforms in the history of the Edo period, namely the Kyōho Reform (1716-1744) led by Tokugawa Yoshimune, the Kansei Reform led by Matsudaira Sadanobu (1787-1793), and the Tenpo Reform led by Mizuno Tadakuni (1830). 1843), their core reform measures were to revitalize agriculture and stabilize the country's foundation.
If agriculture is unstable, the country will be unstable; if the farmers have a hard time, the shogunate will have a harder time; if the shogunate has a hard time and their ability to rule is lost, it will be harder to support agriculture.
This is a vicious cycle that is difficult to resolve... As a result, Japan's social conditions have worsened in recent years, and "rice riots" have been repeated.
In every famine year, hungry people who are desperate and on the verge of starving to death will always riot in groups, smash rice shops, and rob rice grains. For this kind of turmoil in the form of rice grabbing, the Japanese government has always habitually called it "rice." commotion".
Rich merchants...especially privileged businessmen like Zha Chai who monopolized the rice trade and were very arrogant on weekdays and were hated by everyone, naturally became the first target of attack by the hungry people when the "Rice Riot" broke out. Target.
Therefore, in order to protect their property and lives, Edo's messengers have recently hired more thugs and bodyguards to strengthen the defense of their shops and mansions.
"It's not easy to handle..."
Nishino muttered softly.
Judging from Ebina's description, the Phoenix House's mansion is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den with three steps and one post, and five steps and one post.
For Nishino, my grandson and others, their best strategy is naturally to sneak into the Phoenix House's mansion secretly, kidnap the Phoenix House Yataro, and then walk away and return home with a full load without losing a drop of blood.
But judging from the current situation, this method is not feasible.
Even if legendary ninjas like Kotaro Fuma and Hanzo Hattori come in person, they may not be able to sneak into the Phoenix House's mansion quietly.
"Hey, my grandson...huh?"
Just when Nishino wanted to ask my grandson for advice, he was surprised to find that except for the grumpy Akutsu who was still muttering angrily, my grandson, Ebina, and Ichinose, all three of them looked angry at the moment. Looks calm and confident.
Seeing this, Nishino couldn't help but asked:
"My grandson, do you have any good ideas on how to arrest Phoenix House Yataro?"
My grandson raised an eyebrow.
"Huh? Well~ I think I have an idea~ Or rather - we have expected this situation to happen, so we have prepared backup plans in advance~~"
My grandson let out a "hem hum" laugh.
"Nishino-kun, you don't have to think about things so complicatedly. If you want to arrest someone, you don't have to use the method of 'stealth and infiltration'."
After hearing this, Nishino was stunned for a moment, and then immediately realized something.
"Hey, hey, don't you want to..."
Before Nishino finished speaking, he was interrupted by my grandson with a meaningful tone:
"Nishino-kun, have you forgotten how our Great Salt Party got its start?"
"Although compared to the Punishment Party, our Oishio Party's actions are as gentle as a virgin's caress, and our spiritual mentor, Mr. Oshio Heihachiro, is an elegant scholar. But... we make the world remember 'Oshio 'The way to gain fame is not to do learning."
At this point, my grandson paused.
Then, with a playful expression on his face, he continued speaking word by word:
"But violence!"
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Nishino and others are making preparations for the war enthusiastically.
Check whether the studs in the knife handle are tight; tighten the cuffs; wear armor.
Of course, these armors were brought over by my grandson and others.
Chain mail, hand armor, arm armor, leg armor and other armors are all available.
The armor they provided to Nishino seemed to fit well.
Whenever a difficult and vicious criminal needs to be apprehended, the colleagues and colleagues of the "Three Chapters" will be allowed to "wear armor and go into battle".
Therefore, as a member of the Sadauchi clan, Nishino naturally knows how to wear armor.
"The battle plan is as follows - I, Ichinose, and Akutsu will attack the Phoenix House from the front to attract the attention of the guards. Nishino-kun, my grandson, you two will be responsible for taking advantage of the chaos to break into the residence and capture Phoenix House Yataro alive. But Have any objections?"
After Ebina released the extremely simple battle plan, seeing that no one had any objections, he asked everyone to go down and prepare. After a stick of incense, the action begins!
While skillfully putting on each piece of armor, Nishino said to my grandson beside him in a solemn tone:
"My grandson, with all due respect, I still think it's too risky to rush into the Phoenix House so rashly."
"The moment the other party is alerted to the invasion of a foreign enemy, its house will be like an ant nest, with heavily armed guards constantly pouring out of it."
"By then, we will face at least dozens of opponents."
"And we only have 5 pitiful people here...Does Ebina and the others all have the courage to escape the situation?"
The courage of Yoshi - a new allusion widely circulated among common people after the "Eternal Sword Master" Ogata Yoshi became famous. The meaning is similar to "Xiang Yu's courage".
Nishino once fought alongside my grandson, so he knew how much my grandson weighed—he still had some martial arts background, but not much.
As for Ebina, Ichinose and Akutsu... Nishino didn't know their details because he had just met them not long ago.
"Well..."
My grandson gave a wry smile.
"It would be great if Mr. Ebina and the others had extraordinary military power like Issei Ogata~ In this way, our revolutionary cause would be able to advance more easily~~"
"'The courage to escape the situation' or something like that definitely does not exist. However, they are still worthy of entrusting them with important tasks."
"Although Akutsu is young, he has good kung fu and is good at the sickle locking technique."
"As for Mr. Ebina and Mr. Ichinose..."
My grandson paused, as if thinking of the right words.
After a while, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, creating a meaningful arc.
"Let me put it this way - they participated in the war 24 years ago and are survivors of that tragic war."
After hearing this, Xiye's pupils suddenly shrank.
"24 years ago", "war"...the only battle that can combine these two elements is the far-reaching war - Oshio Heihachiro led his troops to revolt against the tyranny of the shogunate and divided five points The "Battle of Osaka" in which Osaka was reduced to rubble.
Ebina and Ichinose both looked about 40 years old... they were about the same age.
——A veteran who has experienced war firsthand...
Thinking of this, Xiye turned his head subconsciously and glanced at the two elders not far away.
"Don't you, the Great Salt Party, have a big business and take it as your mission to overthrow the Edo shogunate? In this case, don't you have more companions in Edo? Can't you call in more helpers?"
"'A big family, a big business' and stuff like that... are really ridiculous~"
My grandson gave a wry smile.
"In the past 24 years since the uprising failed, we have been living a hard life of hiding from XZ, no different from rats in smelly ditches~~"
"It wasn't until the Black Ship Incident broke out and the shogunate was overwhelmed with attention that our life finally became a little easier~~"
"Our main bases are in Gyeonggi, so we don't have such a strong influence in Kanto."
"The rest of the companions stationed in Edo... there must still be some. It's just that they are either pure scholars who are not good at fighting, or they have something to do and can't leave."
After hearing this, Nishino couldn't help but curl his lips.
"Gyeonggi, Gyeonggi...why do you traitors and traitors like to hang out in Gyeonggi?"
My grandson smiled.
"Who calls Gyeonggi the center of Japan? Whoever controls Gyeonggi wins the world - whoever controls Gyeonggi will have an unshakable advantage on the road to dominating the world."
"..."
Nishino remained silent - he was silent and silent, expressing his tacit approval of what my grandson just said.
Gyeonggi is one of the earliest developed areas on the Japanese archipelago.
Because it was developed early and has superior natural conditions, it has had strong productivity since ancient times.
In addition to its superior economic conditions, Gyeonggi also has an outstanding advantage that other regions do not have—that is, "culture."
Although the Kyoto court headed by the emperor has no political power, they don't know how to govern a country at all, and they don't even know the real situation of this country. They only think that Westerners are a bunch of dirty barbarians, and they keep shouting "reject the barbarians" ", constantly putting pressure on the Edo shogunate, making the officials of the shogunate miserable.
However, even though they clearly have no power, the words and deeds of the Kyoto court can still influence Japan's political situation - the reason for this is because the Kyoto court has an unshakable dominance in Japan's cultural field.
From a legal point of view, the Chrysanthemum Dynasty lasted for more than a thousand years, and the legal system has never been cut off. Under the turns of Shintoism, Confucianism, and Mito Studies, its status has reached such a high level that it is unbelievable to foreigners. Only Japan Only people can understand”.
Regardless of the common people with little education, at least in the eyes of today's intellectuals, the Kyoto court is an inviolable existence.
For this reason, even the people of Gyeonggi have a strong sense of honor.
Even now, Gyeonggi people, who are considered the "conquered" in the political ecology, still have their eyes set on the top and feel that areas other than Gyeonggi are rural.
Especially Guandong - due to historical grievances, the people of Gyeonggi particularly look down on the people of Guandong. They feel that the people of Guandong are barbaric, rude and ignorant of taste, and they scornfully call the people of Guandong "Dongyi".
From this point alone, it is enough to see how exaggerated "cultural resources" the Gyeonggi region has.
To put it simply, if you occupy the capital and conquer the Kyoto court, you will not only have strong economic strength, but also play the trick of "holding the emperor to order the princes" and launch a cultural offensive against the enemy - just like Cao Mengde during the Three Kingdoms period That way.
At this time, my grandson spoke again:
"Although at first glance, the plan of 'forcibly breaking into the Phoenix House' seems very foolish, it is also the best method we can implement at the moment."
My grandson held out his first finger.
"First of all, the privileged businessmen headed by Zha Chai are the worms of the country that we are sworn to destroy."
"In order to realize this wish, we have long understood the details of the privileged merchants in Edo, Kyoto, Osaka and other places. Therefore, we have a good understanding of the internal structure of the Phoenix House Residence."
My grandson held out a second finger.
"Secondly, although the other party has many guards, because the house is very large, they need to be stationed in various places, so their defense forces are bound to be scattered."
"It always takes a while for the guards stationed on the east side of the mansion to run to the west side of the mansion."
"As long as they make good use of the time difference when they gather their combat power, it won't be difficult to capture Phoenix House Yataro alive."
"As for the end..."
My grandson held up a third finger.
"We must act as soon as possible without any delay!"
"We have been dealing with the Fa Zhu Party for a very long time. Therefore, we know very well what a formidable enemy the Rakshasa is."
"In my eyes, Rakshasa is one of the most difficult and ruthless characters in the Fa Zhu Party."
"Looking at the entire Hōzu Party, the only people who are more troublesome than Rakshasa are their leader: Yamata no Orochi, their spy chief: Tamamo no Mae, their army commander: Shuten Douji, and their supreme commander. Power: Otakemaru!"
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Today I failed again! how so! (Leopard head crying.jpg)
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