Swordsman!

The north wind was blowing outside the window, and the sound of the wind emphasized the tranquility inside the ashram.

Qingden held Vairochana and Dingguishen in his right hand and stood in the center of the dojo.

The sights of Otani Seiichiro, Eda Kiyone, Oishi Susumu and others merged into one, turning into a giant hammer as heavy as a thousand stones, pressing heavily on his shoulders, but his waist did not bend even half an inch, and there was always a trace of smile on his face.

A calm and calm expression.

The dojo that was originally bustling with people was now missing nearly half of the people, and it suddenly became much emptier.

Most of the apprentices, and a small number of academic teachers, left sadly because they could not withstand Qingdeng's "power".

"Shi" is a state that only those with top strength and high-mindedness can have the chance to touch.

Moreover, it is like sailing against the current.

When one day you lose your ambition to strive for the upper reaches and not be afraid of hardships and dangers, your "power" will disappear altogether.

A person whose mind has been corrupted by money, wine and sex will never be able to have the arrogance of being arrogant!

Both Kondo Shusuke and Kiryu Boss once introduced to Qingto: The intensity and coverage of "situation" are only linked to the spiritual level of the person.

After all, iron ore that has not been tempered cannot be compared with fine steel that has been tempered thousands of times.

Steel is tempered a hundred times - the same goes for people and "potential".

In other words, if someone's "power" can cover a very wide range, can shock people's hearts or even scare people into fainting... then there is no doubt: this person must be a hero who has experienced many hardships and overcome all hardships!

Since time traveling, how many near-death situations and desperate situations has Qingdeng experienced?

There are too many to count.

The more you see and experience, the more you will naturally have a strong heart and a strong will that "will not be moved by external things".

Those sufferings and hardships were all turned into his precious wealth.

To this day, when he fully activates his "power", weak people with weak ambitions and incompetence can hardly stay awake in front of him!

"Sorry, because the battle at the gate was really scary and made me a little nervous, so I couldn't help but use my own way to be brave."

Saying that, Qingdeng slowly closed his "power".

Those who had been struggling to hold on just now breathed a sigh of relief, and some color returned to their pale faces.

Although these people who stayed behind did not suffer from dizziness, weak legs and other severe symptoms like those who had just been helped out, that was all, and their bodies did not feel any better.

To give a vivid example... they just felt like they were at the bottom of the sea.

Strong water pressure was approaching from all directions, making their chests feel tight and making it difficult to breathe.

And now, they finally surfaced.

Without the pressure of water pressure and the constraints of water flow, they could finally breathe freely and freely.

It was only then that they realized belatedly that the clothes on their backs had long been wet with cold sweat. The breeze was blowing, and it was biting cold.

"Your Excellency, the King of Ren, I have long admired the great name of the Duke."

At this time, an old male voice suddenly sounded from Qingdeng's right side.

He followed the sound and saw that the speaker was an old man with gray hair.

"This is Takashima Akiho, please give me some advice."

As he spoke, the old man who called himself "Takashima Akiho" bent down and saluted Qingden in a neither humble nor overbearing manner.

Takashima Akiho - upon hearing this name, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on Ayoto's cheeks, and solemn lines stretched on his face.

He immediately returned the greeting and solemnly said:

"Mr. Takashima, this is the first time we meet. I have admired your name for a long time."

To say how sacred this person is, he can actually gain Qingdeng's respect... He is also an incredible person.

Takashima Akiho was born in the 10th year of Kansei (1798) and is 65 years old this year.

When he was young, he studied orchid and military affairs, learned gunpowder artillery technology from the Dutch, mastered the essentials, and created Western-style high island artillery.

In addition, he is also proficient in infantry, cavalry, and artillery organization and tactics.

As early as 13 years before the "Black Ship Incident" broke out...that is, in 1840, he proposed to the shogunate to reform the military system.

Tadakuni Mizuno, then a senior middle school student, had an international perspective.

He also realized that compared with Western countries, Japan was at a disadvantage in military, economic and political aspects.

In 1841, Mizuno Tadakuni summoned Takashima Akiho to Edo and ordered him to hold a Western-style infantry and artillery live-fire exercise at Musashi Kunitoku Maruhara.

Mizuno Tadakuni admired Takashima Akiho's vision and talent very much, and ordered him to "select one person from among those who are enthusiastic about this art to teach him". In July of the following year, he allowed him to freely teach gunnery to "enthusiasts from various schools".

Because of his extraordinary contribution to Japan's gun-making industry, Takashima Akiho was hailed as the "ancestor of Japan's gun-making technology" by his contemporaries.

In this way, with the vigorous promotion of Mizuno Tadakuni and Takashima Akiho's modesty and devotion to the public, Japan's armaments began to modernize.

What a pity, the good times did not last long.

With the loss of power and overthrow of Tadakuni Mizuno, the military reform that had just started came to an abrupt end.

Under the banner of "Whoever dares to change the constitution of our ancestors will lose their head," the conservatives vigorously criticized Mizuno Tadokuni and Takashima Akiho.

They spread rumors one after another to slander Takashima Akiho, accusing him of "plotting a private army and plotting evil".

In the third year of Hongka's reign (1846), the shogunate ordered Takashima Akiho to be imprisoned in Okabe Domain of Musashi Province.

If nothing else happens, he will spend the rest of his life in a dark prison.

However, the fact that he could sit peacefully in front of Qingdeng meant that he had an accident as expected.

In the sixth year of Jiayong (1853), the "Black Ship Incident" broke out.

The Edo shogunate, who was greatly shocked by this, quickly pardoned Takashima Akiho, hired him as the shogunate's weapons commander and artillery instructor at the martial arts school, and sent him to supervise the construction of the Shinagawa Fort to defend the Edo coast.

He has both real talent and rich teaching and experimental experience... Such talents in science and engineering are quite rare in Japan today.

When there is a chance in the future, we can try poaching... Qingdeng thought to himself.

In Qingdeng's eyes, the Martial Arts Institute, the Military Training Institute and the Fanshu Diao Institute were huge treasures.

Edo's science and engineering talents are basically concentrated in these three places.

What era are we in now? There is no future for wielding swords and guns. The right way is to vigorously introduce and train science and engineering talents, climb the technological tree, and develop big ships and cannons.

——Sigh... In the end, it's still the word "money"...

Qingden sighed heavily in his heart.

To compensate him, Tokugawa Iemo has granted him considerable privileges.

But the start-up capital of only 3,000 taels of gold... still made him feel uneasy.

This small amount of money is enough to form a feudal army, let alone a modern army.

——After going to Kyoto, first establish your authority in the capital, build an intelligence network, and then try to expand your financial resources...

Qingdeng silently made a priority list in his mind of the first few major things he had to do after going to Luo.

At this moment, the vicissitudes of life's male voice suddenly sounded and brought him back to consciousness.

"Tachibana-kun, I won't talk nonsense - let the fight begin!"

After saying that, the male Tan Seiichiro snapped his fingers.

Click...

Qingden heard the sound of "Kalala" coming from behind him - the two apprentices guarding the door of the dojo were closing the door in a hurry.

With the sound of wood rubbing together, the only entrance to the dojo was closed.

Looking at the male Tan Seiichiro who didn't even bother to say the opening words and just announced "Let's start the fight", Aoden couldn't help but smile.

——I almost forgot... This old man is synonymous with "warlike"!

Seiichiro Tanani always has a kind smile on his face.

With such an appearance, uninformed people would mistake him for some amiable old man.

But in fact, when he was young...or rather, he had always been a super martial artist!

Before he made his mark, the Edo martial arts community strictly prohibited him from participating in competitions.

The reason for this is actually very realistic.

Why do people open martial arts gyms? Isn’t it just to make money?

What's the benefit of his passing the test? If you lose, it will affect your enrollment; if I lose, it will affect my enrollment. If that's the case, then why are we fighting?

In this way, driven by interests, all martial arts schools up and down Edo maintained a tacit understanding of "not competing with others in martial arts".

Male Tan Seiichiro disagreed with this.

He believes that martial artists should compete with other styles more often, learn their strengths, eliminate their own weaknesses, and improve themselves over and over again.

So he visited Edo alone, recruited all the famous swordsmen, and fought with them one by one - and ended up with a complete victory! No defeat!
To be continued...