Edo, somewhere——

Rakshasa sat in front of the book and wrote on the rice paper spread out steadily. [.\nCOM Situ's updated chapters are the most complete and comprehensive, and the error-free content is repaired in the most timely manner. Due to caching reasons, browser access is recommended.\nCOM official website

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Picking up the pen and practicing calligraphy is conducive to calming the mind, concentrating Qi, and cultivating one's moral character.

Therefore, Rakshasa has a special liking for calligraphy.

Whenever he felt irritable, he would lock himself in his room and practice calligraphy quietly alone.

The word "jingxin" emphasizes writing at will and doing whatever you want.

Therefore, Rakshasa didn't think too much and let his palm drive the brush to write big Chinese characters one after another on the neat rice paper.

However, his heart was always restless.

Even though he had written one hundred and eighty words, his mind could not regain its peace.

What happened that made Rakshasa, who was accustomed to wind and waves and persevering, become like this?

Of course, those are the two things that happened recently - the rebellion of my grandson Chutaro, and the disappearance of Hosejiro Nishino.

There is no doubt that these two incidents must be closely related.

Based on all the clues and intelligence currently known, Rakshasa made a conclusion: The two of them have always been together! My grandson pretended to "capture" the other party in order to bring Nishino into his base camp!

Every time he thinks about this, Rakshasa feels regretful and sad. He loves talents very much and admires my grandson very much.

The law-enforcement party, which started from scratch, has no shortage of generals who can wield swords and spears, but it only lacks counselors who can win decisively from thousands of miles away.

My grandson not only possesses outstanding intelligence, but also has a strong brain power that can ensure work efficiency even if he does not sleep for five days and five nights.

For a long time, Rakshasa has always listed my grandson as a key training target.

However...he never expected that the other party's betrayal would come so suddenly...

Thanks to the timely efforts of his men to put out the fire, the fire that my grandson and Nishino set before leaving did not spread.

But even so, his bedroom was almost burned down.

Especially the classics and materials stored on the bookshelves were all reduced to smoke and ashes.

But they are just some books and letters, and they are gone if they are gone. Although there are some important documents and information in them, they are not enough to make Rakshasa feel pain.

What really made him feel like he was carrying a ray of light... was the "sense of unknown".

What information about him have my grandson and Nishino seen?

Did they take anything away?

Without knowing what documents my grandson and Nishino actually read, it would be difficult to remedy the situation, and it would also be difficult to pinpoint my grandson's true identity and true purpose.

The question that Rakshasa is most concerned about right now is undoubtedly "Which camp does my grandson Chutaro belong to?"

If he was from the shogunate...that would be fine.

Today's Edo shogunate has long since declined in power and is no longer as powerful as in the past.

For Rakshasa, the shogunate is not the most troublesome existence for him.

Not to mention the serious "corruption of direct participation", the endless party disputes alone were enough to make officials at all levels in the shogunate extremely anxious and unable to take care of them.

[Note: Direct reference: the collective name of the Hatamoto samurai and the imperial family samurai]

The "Ichibashi Sect" and the "Nanki Sect" are fighting endlessly.

Although the current situation is dominated by the "One Bridge Faction", no one can say for sure whether the "Nanji Faction" will counterattack the "One Bridge Faction" one day in the future.

After all, it was only after the tragic death of Jing Yin Zhibi that the "Ichitsubashi Sect" successfully regained its right to speak.

Regardless of ancient or modern times, party strife without exception will lead to political chaos, and "checks and balances of power" will become "veto politics."

As long as the party struggle between the "Ichitabashi faction" and the "Nanki faction" continues, the Edo shogunate will not be in trouble.

If the Edo shogunate treated the Hōzhu Party like a cold that would not cause serious illness immediately if ignored for the time being, then a certain force treated the Hōzhu Party like a poison that would be life-threatening if it was not eliminated immediately!

And there are two of such powerful poisons!

"The Great Salt Party... Calabash House..."

Rakshasa whispered the names of the two troublesome organizations in a low voice that only he could hear clearly.

Although they are both secret societies that regard overthrow as their mission, the revolutionary ideals of the Great Salt Party and the Fa Zhi Party are actually very different.

The Great Salt Party regards the law and punishment of the Party as a thorn in its side.

The Hōzhū Party also viewed the Great Salt Party as a thorn in the flesh, a heretic more hateful than the Edo shogunate.

As for Calabash House…

As soon as the words "Calabash House" passed through Rakshasa's mind, his brows wrinkled uncontrollably.

Until now, he still didn't understand why Calabash House was always against them.

Huluwu is not like the Fazhu Party or the Great Salt Party. The organization itself has a very strong political attribute.

Strictly speaking, Huluwu is just a chaebol whose main business is doing business.

Rakshasa thought about it, and always felt that there was no direct conflict of interest between them and Calabash House.

It would be better to say that there is still a lot of room for cooperation between them.

Their goal in punishing the party was to initiate a nationwide overthrowing war and eliminate the Edo shogunate.

Although the coming of war will bring ruin to all industries, it is both a formidable danger and a precious opportunity for a large chaebol of the size of Huluwu.

They can take advantage of the troubled times and make a fortune through various methods such as hoarding goods.

Why is Calabash House so hostile to them? Rakshasa is puzzled.

This really does not fit with his impression of businessmen as a group.

If there was a chance, he would really like to question the leader of Calabash House face to face... that is, the extremely mysterious Kinoshita Rin who never sees the dragon but never ends - you are just a businessman, find a cool place to stay and make money obediently.

Isn’t your coin good? Why do you act like a mad dog and insist on punishing our Party?

What kind of organization is the Fa Zhu Party?

They are a paramilitary group that acts recklessly, brutally and decisively!

Naturally, they only have one attitude towards obstructionists like the Great Salt Party and Huluwu: kill them all!

In fact, the Fa Zhu Party has never stopped attacking the Great Salt Party and Huluwu.

However, although the Fa Zun Party has spared no effort to target the Great Salt Party and Huluwu, until now, all operations and operations have had little effect.

Since the failure of Oshio Heihachiro's uprising, the shogunate spared no effort to encircle and suppress the Oshio Party.

In hiding for many years, the Salt Party Party accumulated rich experience in escaping.

Every time, the Fa Zun Party managed to find the stronghold of the Great Salt Party, but when their large forces arrived at their destination, they found that in front of them was a lonely scene of empty buildings...

And Calabash House...this chaebol who is unwilling to make money peacefully is even more troublesome!

If Calabash House is just rich, then that's it.

But in fact, they are not ordinary chaebols - they are armed business groups!

Calabash House's history is as old as the Fa Zhu Party...or even a little older.

Before the establishment of the Fa Zhu Group, the predecessor of their Fa Zhu Party, Huluwu had already begun to be active in the business world and accumulated considerable wealth.

Not only does Calabash House make a fortune that rivals other countries, but it also maintains an army with astonishing combat power!

Just his reputation as a martial arts master can be counted on both hands.

The four young generals collectively known as the "Four Gourd Ghosts" are: "The Prime Minister of Killing" Mogaki Yoshiki, "The Immortal Blood Spear" Katakura Takanobu, "The Broken Bamboo Red Tiger" Tokawa Toranobu, and the "Amanual Man" Asai

Sheng'an, "Thunder Slash" Kanichi Shimada, "Dragon of Kyoto" Makimura Yahachi, "Little Dragon" Makimura Taichi, and the most troublesome executioner... "Liuguang Hachiman".

Calabash House’s heritage is quite profound.

The Fa Zhu Party is not afraid of any opponents, including Huluwu.

But they are only worried that after fighting with Huluwu, their own strength will be damaged, which will affect their downfall!

The survival of Gourdiya doesn't matter at all! Eliminating the Edo Shogunate is the top priority!

If the advancement of the collapse plan is affected for the sake of a mere gourd house, then the gains outweigh the losses and the cart is put before the horse.

It took them more than seventy years to punish the party, and finally accumulated the capital to fight for the world today.

Every next move is crucial.

Therefore, without sufficient preparations, most of the cadres of the Hoshino Party... including the leader Yamata no Orochi, did not agree to rashly start a direct conflict with Gourdiya.

Ever since, the three parties have been in a cold war.

Although there has not been a fierce hot war, the "fierce battles" without smoke such as sending each other's secrets to each other, buying off each other's people through money offensives, etc., have never stopped!

——In addition to my grandsons Chutaro and Nishino Hosejiro, Tachibana Aoden is also a troublesome figure who will cause endless troubles if not dealt with as soon as possible... Tsk! It’s been really restless lately!
To be continued...