On the 16th, fierce gunfire rang out in the Mitsui Club, and the violent explosions at the end made the citizens even more panic-stricken.
What is not well known is that the New Sun Society suffered extremely tragic losses in Okuetsu. Not only did it lose dozens of cadres from the Mitsui Club, but one of its student armies was ambushed at the first stop after entering Okuetsu. This armed force, composed of more than 800 people including military academy students and active Japanese officers and soldiers, was almost wiped out.
Yamamoto Yu's beloved grandson Oshima Keiichi was also in this team and died from a stray bullet.
However, at this time, Lu Ming was already in Yoshida Castle, and his identity was a close friend of Master Ueto Axin, who was fourth in line of inheritance of the Ueto family.
Ueto Axin's father is the first heir. Axin has two older brothers, and the eldest brother has no children yet. Therefore, Axin ranks fourth in the inheritance order of the Ueto family's direct lineage.
Yoshida Territory and Okuetsu Territory are not adjacent to each other. To take the train from Okuetsu to Yoshida Castle, one has to cross the other two territories.
Lu Ming came to Yoshida Castle ostensibly to help the Kawamoto Group and the Yoshida Group reach a reconciliation and end the war between the two organizations.
In fact, Yoshida Castle not only has the largest toy production factory of the Ueto Group, but is also the place where Erika's grandfather, former Prime Minister Ashikaga, was imprisoned.
As for the latter, few people knew that Yamamoto Osamu hid former Prime Minister Ashikaga under house arrest in Yoshida. Even former Prime Minister Ashikaga might not have known where he was.
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The Haruoka Shrine located on the hillside of Haruoka in the suburbs of Yoshida City was something that even the Yoshida Group could not have imagined. The owner of the shrine, the great monk Yoshihikoku, who is also the owner of Haruoka Mountain, had a close relationship with the Kawamoto Group.
There were two to three hundred people from the Kawamoto group, and they all stayed in the shrine.
Although they came to negotiate peace and had Master Oshin Ueto as their guarantor, the Kawamoto Group was naturally prepared to go to war if attacked.
The Yoshida group would never have thought that among the two or three hundred ronin of the Kawamoto group, there were ten Qing'e and thirty Hongling disguised among them. From Lu Ming's perspective, this was the first time he led such a powerful individual force into enemy territory, and the target would certainly not be the small Yoshida group.
Haruoka Shrine is located halfway up the scenic Haruoka Mountain. With its tall mahogany torii gates and various buildings looming among the dense green trees, it is not only a place of prayer full of solemn religious colors, but also a place for recreation and self-cultivation.
At this time, in a quiet room next to the Green Bamboo Forest, a handsome young man in a snow-white kimono and a tall noble hat was kneeling opposite Lu Ming. He was Master Ashin.
His retro look in this shrine is really stunning.
However, the arrogance on his face could not be wiped off.
Deep down, he looked down on the Central Plains man in front of him.
In Ao Yue, Lu Ming spent a few days making friends with him, and the two quickly became "good friends".
However, they both know that the other is using them and wants to get something from them, and they both believe that they will be the winner in the end.
"We have already made an appointment with the Yoshida Group. Team Leader Yoshida Nobuo will meet with Team Leader Jinguji tomorrow." Mr. Ashin sipped his tea elegantly.
In fact, there is a saying that he is an illegitimate child of the royal family, but I don’t know whether it is true or not.
Lu Ming smiled: "Thank you, Brother Ashin. Thank you for your hard work in mediating!"
Master Ashin smiled and said, "You don't have to be polite, Mr. Zhang." He looked around.
Lu Ming knew that he was watching to see why Jinguji Hyoji was not there. One of the reasons why he got involved in this matter was that he fell in love with Jinguji Hyoji.
Of course, if he could facilitate reconciliation between the Yoshida Group and the Kawamoto Group, it would be of great benefit to his reputation and prestige at such a young age.
In addition, he also wanted to see what his intention was in deliberately making friends with him.
He felt that intelligence was crushing his own.
"Mr. Zhang, I'm leaving now!" Young Master Ashin stood up gracefully, with his sleeves fluttering in the wind, like a famous official from ancient times.
He didn't see Jinguji Hyoji from beginning to end and didn't ask any questions, as if he didn't care at all.
Lu Ming sent Ah Xin out of the house. As for Jinguji Heiji, she was discussing matters with the great monk Shenji.
It is obvious that the great monk Shinkichi is not on good terms with the Kawamoto group, but has some connection with Jinguji Hyohime.
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Yoshida Castle is a very traditional Japanese city. Unlike Okuetsu, it is very self-contained, but the scenery is very beautiful at night. The red lanterns, blooming cherry blossoms, and traditional Japanese shops form a very beautiful picture.
In order not to attract attention, Lu Ming also wore a kimono, but there are still subtle differences between the Okuetsu kimono and the Yoshida kimono.
Therefore, Lu Ming and the dozen or so ronin from the Kawamoto group who followed him were soon blocked in the center of the street by dozens of Yoshida ronin in front and behind.
The Oyue ronin were facing a formidable enemy and they all drew their samurai swords and surrounded Lu Ming.
Nakagawa Ken, who was beside Lu Ming, was so frightened that his face changed drastically. He shouted loudly: "We have an agreement with the Yoshida group, and we will temporarily cease fighting!"
The Yoshida Ronin who was in the lead spat and said something incoherent.
Nakagawa Ken was stunned and whispered, "Sir, they are not from the Yoshida Group!"
From a distance, it seemed as if two patrolmen were walking towards this side, but when they saw the situation here, they turned around and left.
The merchants in the shops on both sides have already closed their stalls out of fear.
Just as Ken Nakagawa's face changed color, Lu Ming pointed to the shop next to him and went in first.
The rest of the Oyue Ronin slowly retreated and formed a fan shape to guard the door of the store.
The shop owner, who was packing the fruits and vegetables displayed in front of the shop into the shop, felt like crying but had no tears.
No one noticed that the shop owner ran back to the shop with a sad face and when he passed by Lu Ming, he quickly stuffed a small paper roll into Lu Ming's hand.
Over there, Yoshida Ronin pressed forward step by step, surrounded the store entrance, and drew out their shining samurai swords.
Seeing that a life-and-death fight was about to break out, the leading Yoshida Ronin shouted twice for no apparent reason.
The Yoshida Ronin sheathed their swords one after another. The leader laughed twice, said something in a contemptuous tone, spat on the ground, and his companions also spat on the ground, then left laughing.
I didn't need Ken Nakagawa to translate to know that the other party was saying that these cowards were so scared that it was not worth it to use a knife.
The Aoyue warriors looked calm, and only put away their swords when they saw the enemy going away.
Lu Ming nodded in his heart. The entertainment group of Jinguji was extremely well trained. They were not comparable to ordinary fierce and aggressive gangsters.
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Lu Ming didn't return until late at night after strolling around. He encountered several waves of provocations. Among them, a group of Yoshida Ronin really came up to him and attacked him. As a result, several of them were chopped down in an instant, and the rest were scared away.
In the quiet room, Lu Ming slowly placed the small note in the oil lamp and burned it.
After pondering for a while, Lu Ming gradually became absent-minded and issued orders in Montenegro based on the latest intelligence.
There is no need to bring a radio, as the headquarters will synchronize information with him immediately. Even the communication level of the 21st century in his previous life was far from being as mysterious as it is today.