Chapter 820 Years of grudges

Chapter 820 Years of grudges

"Haha, you are someone's son, what bad things are you doing here?" Chen Xi approached slowly with a sword in hand.

A young man in black swung his fist at him, but the bamboo sword was like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, snapping at the joint.

"what!"

The young man fell to his knees, covering his hands, dark red seeping out from between his fingers.

"Ha, that's so stupid, using your fist to hit the sword. How do you teach the spirit of Bushido? Catching a sword with bare hands?" Chen Xi tapped the ground with the tip of the sword, making a knocking sound.

"I advise you not to move, otherwise I will kill her." Ise Sogetsu put the samurai sword on Saeki Masako's neck.

"Whatever. This woman is annoying. Not only does she dislike me, but she also wants to stop me from marrying her daughter. It's a good opportunity to save the bride price. You can kill her for me."

"..."

Chen Xi's words stunned Ise Sogetsu, while Saeki Masako's face turned pale and her fists were clenched tightly.

"Don't play such tricks, I will really kill her." Ise Sogetsu raised the corner of his mouth and moved the knife. The sharp samurai sword cut through Saeki Masako's white neck, leaving a trace of blood.

However, Chen Xi seemed not to see any of this, and instead whistled as he came up to Saeki Shinnai.

"What are you going to do?" asked Saeki Shinnai in confusion.

What greeted him was a slap from Chen Xi.

"Baga, why are you hitting me!" Saeki Shinnai was suddenly furious.

"Frame me? The hot spring murders were quite fun?"

"That was all done by Ise Sogetsu." Saeki Shinnai explained aggrievedly.

"Oh, then I hit the wrong person. I'm sorry." Chen Xi grinned and apologized perfunctorily.

"Traitor of the Saeki family, die!" Shimizu rushed forward with a sword in hand and beat the other young man hard.

However, his fighting skills were not high. He fought against others with a bamboo sword but ended up in a tie, and was even at a disadvantage.

"Bastard!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Ise Sogetsu immediately took Saeki Masako hostage and went to the window.

"Look at my sword-wielding skills!" Chen Xi shouted, and the moment the other party opened the window, he threw the bamboo sword in his hand with all his strength, straight towards the enemy's head.

"Clap!"

In a panic, Ise Sogetsu blocked with his samurai sword, and the bamboo sword fell to the ground.

After blocking the attack, he pushed the hostage aside and jumped out of the window.

The roof tiles cracked under his feet.

"Take that knife!" Saeki Shinnai, who was sitting on the sofa, pointed to the knife rack beside him.

Without saying a word, Chen Xi picked up the knife and chased out the window.

"Damn it, no one who has done anything to me has ever had a good ending."

At this time, a large number of people gathered here below the castle. Anri Saeki had already confessed that it was Ise Sogetsu who gave her the poisonous body lotion.

Saori told the police after receiving Shimizu's text message.

"Ise Cangyue, you bastard, come down and die."

"The Saeki family treats you badly? Why is this happening?"

"There must be some misunderstanding here. Cangyue is usually a very nice person..."

The angry people of the Saeki family shouted that they wanted to cut Ise Sogetsu into pieces. However, some girls of the Saeki family did not think so. Ise Sogetsu was usually gentle and elegant, and his ability was outstanding among the young people of the Saeki family, so naturally many people liked him.

Now that his character has collapsed, it’s hard for them to accept it.

Looking at the crowd under the castle, Ise Cangyue suddenly turned around and pointed his samurai sword at Chen Xi who was chasing him: "It's all because of you who ruined my plan. I almost could have restored the honor of my family..."

"Family honor? What a mess. I'm actually curious. As the adopted son of the Saeki family, you have no worries about food and clothing, and you also have a good job in the agricultural cooperative. As long as you live a stable life for a few years, won't you be able to have whatever you want?" Seeing that the other party stopped running, Chen Xi stood where he was with his arms folded.

"You know shit! Actually, my last name is Kuroda, and the land under your feet used to belong to our Kuroda family. I just want to take back what originally belonged to our family. The Saeki family is nothing but a thief who took advantage of the situation..." Ise Sogetsu spoke very loudly, as if he wanted everyone below to hear him.

Hearing this, the young people were stunned. They didn't understand what Ise Cangyue was saying.

The older people, however, looked very unhappy and started talking among themselves.

In order to familiarize himself with the Saeki family and the agricultural history of the island nation, Chen Xi specially looked through the materials.

He clearly remembered that Fukuoka Domain was originally the territory of the Kuroda family, which was the territory that was granted to Kuroda Nagamasa by Tokugawa Ieyasu for his military exploits.

Then, more than 200 years later, the 14th lord of the domain, Kuroda Nagatomo, returned the land to the government at the time, and the Fukuoka Domain was renamed Fukuoka Prefecture.

Then, Kuroda Nagatomo was made an earl, and his status was downgraded from a feudal lord to a member of the House of Peers. A few years later, the Kuroda family began to engage in business investment, but it seemed that no one in their family was good at doing business. In just a dozen years, they lost the wealth accumulated by several generations, and even sold off their ancestral property.

"What the hell are you talking about? This happened more than a hundred years ago. I even said that my ancestor was an emperor!" Chen Xi thought about it and felt that the other person was a lunatic.

It's the 21st century now, and you're still bringing up things from the old times.

According to his logic, if you pick any Chinese people at random, their ancestors were all princes, emperors or something like that.

"Humph, what do you know? Outsiders all think that our Kuroda family declined and disappeared due to poor management, but the actual reason was the liquidation of the government system at that time. The House of Peers opposed the tax increase proposal at that time, but its influence was weak. A hundred years ago, the family's finances deteriorated, leading to the sale of rented houses, which were taken advantage of by the Saeki family. Several decades ago, our Kuroda family went bankrupt completely due to the evaporation of war bonds, and it was the Saeki family who was at fault. They wanted to drive the Kuroda family out of Fukuoka Prefecture completely..."

When Saeki Shinnai in the room heard this, memories began to emerge in his mind.

Decades ago…

At that time, Saeki Shinnai was still a child.

At that time, the island nation had launched a full-scale war against foreign countries. Due to the limited resources of the country, the government issued war bonds. The public was very willing to buy, especially members of parliament who held important positions such as the Kuroda family.

Kuroda Naganari, the 16th head of the Kuroda family.

"How much money do you have left in the family? Take some out to buy bonds." Kuroda Nagase asked the butler. "Master, there is not much money left in the family. Besides, I am not optimistic about bonds. Although the interest rate seems to be high, if the island currency depreciates, won't it be a waste of money?" The butler knelt on the ground, his face full of bitterness.

The Kuroda family has been emptied out over the years, and the head of the family is like a madman, actually buying bonds.

"What a short-sighted fool, only caring about those tiny profits. Depreciation? It is obviously appreciating now, and it will be even higher in the future. I'll tell you a secret. It says above that whoever buys more bonds will be more loyal to the country. At that time, the land will be exchanged in the Kingdom of Mantar according to the degree of loyalty. That is the fertile soil of the great oriental country, which is completely different from our barren place, do you understand?" Kuroda Changcheng lowered his voice.

"But we have no money anymore, and even our house is shared with others. The people from the Saeki family said privately that this will soon be their home..." The butler glanced outside secretly.

Kuroda Changcheng's face became increasingly gloomy. The current situation was indeed bad. Even the yard at home had been rented out to others.

"Just those stinky farmers? It's a pity that their ancestors were nobles. I heard that their status is higher than that of our Kuroda family. These guys are settling down all over the island like locusts, and making a living by doing low-end jobs like farming. It's simply a disgrace to our ancestors. My Kuroda family can't do this. This purchase of bonds will be the time for our Kuroda family to turn things around. By then, my position in the government will become higher and higher, and my brothers in the army will also..." Kuroda Changcheng became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he was cheering for the butler.

Little did they know that their conversation was overheard by a child outside.

More than ten minutes later.

"Shin'ei, why are you wandering around here instead of studying?" The current head of the Saeki family, Saeki Harukuni, grabbed the running boy with one hand.

"Chief, I just went to play at the Kuroda family..."

In order to avoid being scolded, Saeki Shinnai simply described what he had just heard.

"Oh? Okay, go and have fun." After listening to this, Harukuni Saeki raised his eyebrows and then touched the other person's head.

"Hehe, the Kuroda family is not cut out for business. They are all barbarians who only know how to wield swords and guns. What era is this? The only way to be superior is to hold on to your purse strings. Fukuoka Prefecture will all be the territory of my Saeki family from now on..." A hint of cunning, a unique type of profiteer, flashed in Saeki Harukuni's eyes.

The next day.

The Saeki family held a secret meeting.

"Master, I heard that you want to lend most of the Saeki family's money to the Kuroda family. Is it true or false?"

"That won't do. That money was earned by everyone through hard work. How can we lend it to them so easily?"

Everyone in front of him disagreed.

"Yes, that's what I decided. But the loan is conditional, that is, there must be collateral. If the Kuroda family cannot repay the debt at that time, then all their land will belong to us." Saeki Harukuni waved a small fan leisurely.

"If the island's currency depreciates and they repay their debts, won't we lose money?"

"Yes, I heard that the Kuroda family bought a lot of bonds. The war situation is very good at the moment. I think the Kuroda family will be very rich in a few years. When the war is over, I heard that the land of the island country will be worthless because the islanders will immigrate to new places..."

Saeki Harukuni closed his eyes and waited until everyone finished speaking before he spoke: "You are farmers, but you don't even understand the war situation. As far as the current food supply is concerned, I don't think we can win this war, and those war bonds will all become waste paper. In the 14th year of the Showa era, each koku was 50 yen, and it rose to 23 yen last year. And this year... our granary in Manchuria transported koku of military rations last year. According to the calculation that each soldier of the island army consumes six he of rice per day, the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Manchuria alone will consume million koku every year. What's more, The funny thing is that they are now pulling the battle line to the west, transporting grain from Manchuria to the Central Plains, and consuming % ​​of the rations for every miles. Do you know what this means? For every five bowls of rice eaten by the imperial soldiers on the front line, two bowls are eaten by donkeys and horses! Let’s talk about the war at sea. This is the rations brought by the wounded soldiers who were withdrawn from a certain island last week. You may want to try it. How can we feed the combined fleet if even seagulls find the grain too hard? The current grain production can no longer support the war. Some of our Saeki family members who served on the front line have started to do business..."

Time flies, and several years later...

When the ink on the surrender document on the Missouri dried, Saeki Harukuni's prediction had become a reality. Bundles of war bonds were rolling in the wind on the streets, and even scavengers were too lazy to bend down.

The war bonds have all turned into waste paper that is not even hard enough to wipe your butt with.

The child who eavesdropped on the secret back then was deliberately promoted by the clan leader, Harukuni Saeki, and later became a powerful elder in the Saeki family.

In front of the Kuroda residence, the steward of the Saeki family, wearing a navy blue kimono, was slapping a document on the doorpost. Under the paint-peeling eaves, the women of the Kuroda family were shivering as they hugged their bundles.

"Please move out immediately!" The steward of the Saeki family issued the ultimatum coldly.

"Why don't you move out? This house is already ours."

"There is written evidence that if your Kuroda family fails to repay the debt when it is due, all the land will belong to our Saeki family."

"Don't stay here and don't leave."

Seeing that the other party did not respond, the people of the Saeki family made gestures to drive away the people of the Kuroda family.

The head of the family, Kuroda Naganari, fell ill due to the severe blow he suffered. After being carried into the car, he looked back at his ancestral home with reluctance.

"Dad, I don't want to move." The grown-up children of Kuroda said reluctantly.

"Remember, the descendants of our Kuroda family must work hard and take back this place that belongs to us. Remember this door..." Kuroda Changcheng looked at his children and said what was in his heart with all his strength, and then his eyes turned black and he fainted.

All the land of the Kuroda family was returned to the Saeki family, and the remaining Kuroda family members left Fukuoka Prefecture and disappeared...

From then on, Fukuoka Prefecture became the territory of the Saeki family, and Kurume City became the base camp of the Saeki family.

On top of the Saeki family castle.

Chen Xi and Ise Cangyue faced each other with swords in hand, which was very similar to the scene of Ximen Chuxue and Ye Gucheng fighting on the top of the Forbidden City.

"What you said has nothing to do with me. I only know that you killed someone and put the blame on me."

"Humph, I originally wanted to unite the Americans and the island government to replace the Saeki family...but I didn't expect..."

"You didn't expect that you were just a pawn. Otherwise, you wouldn't have spoken out so loudly, right?"

Chen Xi looked at the other person playfully.

At this time, Tian Zhongyou, who was standing under the castle, was broadcasting live on his mobile phone.

The conversation between the two had already begun to spread on the Internet.

"Oh, I prepared a lot of detailed reasoning processes, but no one asked, what a waste. How to apply the poison, should it be applied before or after taking a bath... What posture did Kato use to eat breasts... Why did someone hear Kato arguing with others... No one cares..." Tian Zhongyou muttered to himself.

Seeing that Ise Cangyue did not refute, Chen Xi continued: "What can I say about you? You insist on trusting those who are involved in politics. You are sold out and still help others count money! They haven't sent anyone to rescue you yet, so they must have changed their minds. Hehe, it seems that my father-in-law should have good news..."

"I don't care about all these now. What I want to do now is to get rid of you, this annoying guy. No one from our Kuroda family will escape from this ancestral land a second time!" After saying this, Ise Sogetsu drew his sword and rushed towards Chen Xi.

"Ha, you are a defeated general, and you can't escape? If you can't escape, then you can't escape. But you still talk so sensationally, it's really funny!" Chen Xi pressed on the handle of the knife and made a handsome knife-drawing posture.

Although he said it lightly, he was actually very nervous.

I've seen the competition between Ise Sogetsu and Saeki Penfen before. This guy's strength should not be underestimated... (End of this chapter)