I started with the Shinsengumi in Bakumatsu

Chapter 16: Kill Yizang!

At the Kyoto Imperial Office northwest of Nijo Imperial Palace, the shogunate Sanhei Tsugawa had just finished his work and returned home from the office. In the small room, his two retainers immediately got up and followed, and the servants walked ahead with lanterns.

Tsugawa Sanbei was chatting with two retainers. Not long after they entered Marutamachi Street, three people blocked the way.

The two retainers noticed that the three men were coming with bad intentions, and immediately grabbed their swords and shouted: "Who are you, why don't you retreat!"

The Tsukiyotou samurai standing behind the two ronin said: "Izo, it is people like this who have prevented the prosperity of the country, and the shogunate officials should die."

Without saying a word, Okada Izo rushed directly to Tsugawa Sanbei, and two retainers immediately stepped forward.

"Crack..."

Okada Izo drew his sword as he approached. Before the two samurai could react, Okada Izo drew his sword with one hand and slashed their chests and abdomen.

Tsugawa Sanbei was shocked, and before he had time to draw his sword, Okada Izo slashed him to death with a single right sword.

The slave holding the lamp was stunned and trembling, not knowing what to do.

Takeichi Ruishan came over, dropped a letter from Tenchu ​​and left with Okada Izo and Tanaka Shinbei.

Some people say that the prototype of Himura Kenshin is Kawakami Hikosai, but if you look closely, Himura Kenshin has the shadow of the four major slayers at the end of the shogunate, and the most similar one is Okada Izo.

Okada Izo came from a Tosa Domain Ashgaru family. In Tosa, Ashigaru were treated similarly to cats and dogs.

As a boy, Okada Izo was bullied, and his heart was filled with the earnest desire to "get out of this place and make a difference."

He has aspired to become a great swordsman like Miyamoto Musashi since he was a child. However, due to his status, it is difficult to enter a first-class dojo to study.

He could only learn secretly while hiding outside the dojo, and thus developed a unique style of assassination swordsmanship.

In the third year of Ansei's reign, Takeichi Mizuzan (Takeichi Hanheita), a superior countryman who opened a dojo in Shinmachi and was also the leader of Tosa Kinou's party, took a fancy to Izo's amazing talent. Okada Izo finally got the opportunity to officially become his apprentice. , and learned from him the Ono style of swordsmanship.

After that, Okada Izo became a sharp knife in the hands of Takeichi Mizuyama, and many Tenchu ​​actions were replaced by Okada Izo.

Okada Izo beheaded at least ten shogunate officials under the instruction of Takeichi Zuiyama. "People beheaded Izo" became synonymous with fear for those who supported the shogunate.

However, after Okada Izo lost power in Takeshi Zuishan, he was abandoned by Takeshi Zuishan. Okada Izo lived on the streets of Kyoto and was eventually captured and executed by the shogunate.

It can be seen that the life trajectory of Himura Kenshin Kyoto Memories is similar to Okada Izo.

The man-zapping Izo once again appeared on the streets of Kyoto, causing an uproar. The slave who was lucky enough to survive reported the killing of Sanbei Tsugawa to the Kyoto Shodai.

After hearing the servant's description, the officials in Kyoto were shocked and said: "It turned out to be a human being who killed Yizang. This evil ghost is back!"

"At the beginning of the year, Ikeuchi University in Osaka was killed by him!"

"Have you forgotten that Kinzaburo Watanabe, Juzo Okawara, Roku Mori, and Sukenosuke Ueda were killed by Izo and the others?"

"How many people have been killed by Izo? Shimada Sakon's subordinate Saru no Bumiyoshi, former Sekishi Shiro-kujo Naotada's subordinate Ugo Gento, they are totally too numerous to count. Now it's our turn!"

Yuli looked at Inaba Masakuni and said with a serious face: "Sir, we must find a way to solve this matter, otherwise everyone's lives will be in danger!"

There was nothing Inaba Masakuni could do. He immediately said: "This kind of thing should be reported to the Shinsengumi immediately!"

Yuriki said in surprise: "But Marutamachi Street is our jurisdiction."

Inaba Masakuni said angrily: "Then I leave this matter to you?"

Yuli shook his head quickly.

"Why don't you go find the Shinsengumi quickly?"

As soon as Yagyu woke up from Taifu Lingbo's bed, Isamu Kondo and others went to the courtyard door and knocked on the door.Aji opened the door immediately.

Kondo Isamu immediately asked: "Is Mr. Yagyu here?"

Aggie nodded.

Kondo Isamu immediately rushed in and shouted: "Mr. Yagyu, something big has happened!"

Yagyu came out wearing only a white undershirt and asked, "What's wrong?"

Hijikata Toshizo immediately said: "Inaba-sama of Kyoto's office sent someone here. A secret official was assassinated last night."

"I see."

Yagyu returned to the room, got dressed and left the courtyard of Taifu Reiba. He met the official who came to deliver the message. Yagyu asked Isamu Kondo to take other team members back to arrange today's tasks. He came to the scene with Hijikata Shisan and others.

The corpses of Tsukawa Sanbei and several others were still in place, and the surrounding areas had been blocked by the Kyoto Sashiro Tongxin people.

Yagyu stepped forward to check the wound and said: "The opponent is very strong and has superb swordsmanship. He should have reached the level of a swordsman."

Hijikata and others nodded.

The accompanying official said: "Some of the surviving servants saw the assassin, and he killed Yizang."

"Behead someone to hide?"

"Okada Izo."

When Yagyu heard this, he realized that he was one of the four major slayers at the end of the Bakumatsu, and he was also the one with the most achievements.

"It's actually him. He seems to be a strong opponent."

Yagyu said to the left and right, "The other party must be dissatisfied with the shogunate's withdrawal of the anti-barbarian proclamation, so they came to assassinate the shogunate. Leave this matter to us."

The clerk breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Ha, thank you so much Director Yagyu."

Yagyu took the Shinsengumi back, and Hijikata Toshizo asked curiously: "Is this Okada Izo really powerful?"

Yagyu thought about what he knew about Okada Izo, and nodded: "It's very powerful. This person doesn't have a specific school, but he is good at drawing a sword with one hand and slashing very fast. It can be said that the lower he squats, the faster he draws the sword. quick.

This time, I will deal with him personally. You continue to patrol normally and tell the soldiers to be more alert. There will not be only one assassination. "

"Hi Yi."

Yagyu decided to take action himself, and he also brought the elite of the Shinsengumi, namely Hijikata Toshizo, Shannan Keisuke, Okita Souji, Harada Sanosuke and Saito Kazuichi, for a total of six people.

He will not be defeated when he deals with Okada Izo alone, but Okada Izo is also accompanied by Tanaka Shinbei, one of the four major slayers at the end of the shogunate, who cannot be underestimated either.

Tanaka Hanbei is a current master of Nodachi, and he is the No. 1 Tenchu ​​in the Bakumatsu period. He killed Kujo Tadashi, the family leader of the former Sekishi Hakujo, and was the executor of the Ansei Prison.

On that day, Tanaka Shinbei beheaded Shimada Sakon, impaled Sakon's head on a bamboo pole, and stood it on the bank of a busy river to show punishment, and hung a "Beheading Certificate" on his head. The words of the declaration were written in the letter, "In order to uphold justice for heaven, traitors shall be punished."

Subsequent assassinations, including dropping a letter after killing the target, all imitated Tanaka Shinbei's behavior.

With these two men at his mercy, Yagyu decided to use more and less, and treat them with caution.

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