At the same time, in the Imperial Palace, Hirohito was pacing back and forth scratching his head.
It all started three days ago. Three days ago, Hirohito was practicing calligraphy in the imperial study room. He heard a huge noise coming from the front garden, and Hirohito was so shocked that he threw away his brush.
Hearing this huge noise, Hirohito said something happened to the Imperial Palace Square. Because the front garden outside the Niju Bridge is open to ordinary people, the front garden square is also the Imperial Palace Square, and there are a lot of people every day. There have been mass stampedes in the past when people gathered together.
At that moment, Hirohito quickly asked the guards to go to Qianyuan Square to check what happened.
As a result, the guards came back and reported that Shuichi Nakajo, the Nakajo Itto-ryu reported in the Asahi Shimbun, actually set up a ring in Qianen Square and launched a challenge to the entire Tokyo Kendo community! Hirohito's jaw dropped when he heard this. This guy named Shuichi Nakajo was really arrogant. He actually challenged the entire Tokyo Kendo world by himself
In the next few days, Qianyuan Square was bustling with activity from morning to night, just like going to a market.
Hirohito was also itching and wanted to go to Qianyuan Square incognito to watch the series of battles between Shuichi Nakajo and the kendo masters who came to challenge him. However, he was ruthlessly rejected by the Chief of the Imperial Household Agency because the Chief Cabinet Secretary had just given the Imperial Household The Imperial Household issued an order asking them to unconditionally prohibit His Majesty the Emperor from leaving the Imperial Palace in the near future.
Therefore, Hirohito was actually quite pitiful. At the critical moment, he did not even have personal freedom.
Just now, another guard came to report that Kondo Yugoro, known as the "Kendo Master", had arrived at the Imperial Palace Square. It seemed that he was about to stage an earth-shattering showdown between Nakajo Shuichi and Hirohito. I couldn't hold myself back, such a peak showdown was rare, so how could I miss it
Hirohito's kendo training is not high, but he likes kendo very much.
At that moment, Hirohito said to Abe Tsuchi, the head of the Imperial Household Agency: "Abe-kun, will you be accommodating?"
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid not!" Abetu shook his head and said expressionlessly, "These are extraordinary times. After all, Xu Rui and his six wolves have not been found yet. Who knows if they are hidden among the crowd of onlookers? ? Once His Majesty the Emperor appears in the square, you are likely to be attacked, so no!"
Hirohito said with an apologetic smile: "Abe-kun, there are so many guards around me. In addition, there are several teachers such as Gao Yu and Gao Shan who are secretly protecting me. Even if Xu Rui does come, he cannot threaten my safety."
But Abetu shook his head and said: "Master Gao Yu and the others, although they are highly skilled in cultivation, can't withstand bullets! Your Majesty, please don't forget that Xu Rui and his Lang Ya are all sharpshooters!"
All said and done, Abezu just didn't agree with Hirohito walking out of the imperial palace.
Hirohito became angry and yelled: "Baga, do you want to treat me like a pig and keep me in the imperial palace?"
What he said was heartbreaking. Although Abe Suchi was concerned about Hirohito's safety, he couldn't bear it. Seeing that Hirohito was determined to go out to observe the duel, Abe Suchi had no choice but to call the Prime Minister's residence. Konoe Fumimaro considered it again and again and finally agreed, but only allowed Hirohito to watch from the Niju Bridge.
Hirohito readily agreed that it would be great to achieve such a result.
At that moment, Hirohito led a group of imperial guards straight to the Niju Bridge.
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Above the Imperial Palace Square.
Kondo Yugoro is still trying to dissuade and educate Xu Rui.
Kondo Yugoro crossed his arms and said, "Young man, how about we make a bet?"
Xu Rui raised his head slightly, looked at Yugoro Kondo expressionlessly, and said coldly: "How to bet?"
Kondo Yugoro smiled slightly and said: "Let's have a sparring match. I only defend but not attack. If you can knock me to the ground within three moves, just pretend that I didn't say anything and do whatever you want. But If you can't knock me down within three moves, then in the future you will have to use bamboo swords when competing with others!"
Xu Rui's eyes narrowed and he said in a deep voice: "You mean, you only defend and don't attack?"
"Hai." Yugoro Kondo paused slightly and said, "I only defend, not attack."
Xu Rui said coldly: "I accepted this bet. Should we compete now, or should we find another venue another day?"
"It's better to choose a different day than to hit the sun, let's do it now, here." Kondo Yugoro smiled slightly, but his mind recalled the battle between him and Chiba Musashi. In fact, he and Chiba Musashi had fought against each other before. After being promoted to the 9th Dan of Kendo, the first person that Yoh Musashi challenged was Yugoro Kondo.
However, this duel is not known to outsiders.
In that duel, Chiba Musashi maximized his kendo attacks, but was still unable to break through Kondo Yugoro's airtight defense. In the end, the duel ended in a draw, but Chiba Musashi actually lost, but Kondo Yugoro did not publicize it to the outside world, and Chiba Musashi would not publicize it.
Yugoro Kondo is very confident in his swordsmanship.
The guy in front of him may have a slightly higher level of swordsmanship than Chiba Musashi, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to kill Chiba Musashi and Chiba Nishijiro, let alone challenge Beichen's Itto style with a single sword. , his swordsmanship has made significant breakthroughs recently, so it is definitely not a problem to block Nakajo Hide for one or three rounds.
"Yo Xi, let's start." After Xu Rui finished speaking, he stood up from the ground, and then slowly pulled out the sword.
Kondo Yugoro took two steps back and pulled out the sword from his waist. The tip of the sword was pointed at Xu Rui.
At this moment, the crowd watching around suddenly became excited, and then they waved and cheered in the direction behind Xu Rui, as if some big shot was coming.
Seeing such a scene, Xu Rui's heart suddenly moved.
Good guy, could it be Hirohito's little devil who showed up
The duel location Xu Rui chose was on the north side of the Imperial Palace Square, with the Erzhong Bridge behind it.
When Xu Rui looked back, he saw that the originally empty Erzhong Bridge was indeed filled with guards with hormonal guns and live ammunition, as well as many guards with swords on their waists, and these devils were all surrounded like stars and moons. A dwarf, that dwarf was only 1.60 meters tall at most. He was very thin, but his eyes were very sharp.
With just one glance, Xu Rui recognized Hirohito, he was almost the same as in the photo!
In an instant, Xu Rui's mood became eager. Was it not just to kill this little devil that he had gone through so many twists and turns and paid such a high price to come to Japan? Now this little devil is standing in front of him. The distance between the two is less than fifty meters. Not to mention using a gun, even using a throwing knife, he can be killed!
But this must have a prerequisite, that is, no one can hinder it!
However, this was impossible. Hirohito was surrounded by guards and bodyguards, especially the three old men in kimonos. Xu Rui's eyes swept over them and he immediately felt the full aura of the same kind. Obviously, These three old men in kimono are all masters on the same level as Abe Takeshi and Chiba Musashi!
Not only that, Xu Rui also found that the guards around Hirohito were very particular about their positioning. They did not block Hirohito's sight, but they protected Hirohito's surroundings very well, even among the few scattered buildings in front of the Imperial Palace Square. There is a sniper hidden in the middle, and the shooting range will be completely blocked by the guards, making it impossible to lock Hirohito.
In an instant, Xu Rui's heart calmed down, and he completely gave up the idea of killing violently. At this time, violent killing would not only fail to kill Hirohito, but would only cost his own life. Even if he activates the bloodthirsty technique, he will be killed. Even if he enters a state of madness, he may not be able to kill Hirohito.
What's more, after turning on the bloodthirsty technique, he will definitely die. This is in Japan!
He would never do such a loss-making business. Hirohito's security team was professional enough. If he wanted to kill him, it seemed that he needed to formulate a careful and detailed action plan.
At this time, a voice suddenly came from my ears: "Young man, you are distracted."
Without looking back, Xu Rui knew that the person speaking was Yugoro Kondo, the leader of the natural ryshin stream.
At that moment, Xu Rui gave a low shout, and then rushed towards Kondo Yugoro with a brandishing sword. Japanese swordsmanship pursues the goal of killing the opponent before being killed by the opponent, so what is pursued is the most authentic connotation of swordsmanship, evolving to the extreme. All the so-called tricks have disappeared, leaving only the five simplest movements: chopping, chopping, stabbing, teasing, and cutting!
Xu Rui arrived in front of Yugoro Kondo in one stride, and then stabbed him straight with his knife!
Because the speed of the sword was so fast that human visual exposure could not keep up, Xu Rui's sword turned into blurry afterimages of the sword in the sight of the crowd of onlookers! Faintly, you can even hear the hissing scream when the sharp blade tears through the air. With just one knife, the secret of stabbing has been brought to the extreme!
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Fifty meters away, the hair on Hirohito's body suddenly stood up. His swordsmanship was not very good, but his eyesight was good. He saw the extreme speed of this stab, and said excitedly: "Three teachers, among them This straight thrust from Jiao Shuichi must be the legendary knowing blow, right?"
One of the old men in kimono said: "It is indeed a knowing blow."
While the two were talking, Xu Rui's knowing blow had already hit Yugoro Kondo.
Then there was a ding sound. At the critical moment of life and death, Kondo Yugoro's sword was just in front of his chest, blocking Xu Rui's straight thrust. The next moment, Xu Rui's sword slid to one side, and Kondo Yugoro also Taking advantage of the situation, he slid to the right side of Xu Rui, and then opened the distance again.
Hirohito pumped his fist vigorously and said excitedly: "I knew that Mr. Kondo would be able to block it!"
Xu Rui was also heartbroken. Although it was only a single blow, it was enough for him to obtain a lot of information. Obviously, the Kondo Yugoro in front of him was an extremely terrifying master, and his cultivation was definitely not inferior to Abe's toughness and Chiba Musashi! If you don't use deceit or activate the bloodthirsty technique, it will not be easy to deal with him!