I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

　　 As soon as Ogata's voice fell, everyone's eyes naturally fell on Ogata.

　　 And after everyone’s eyes fell on him, Ogata immediately continued:

　　 "Asai was right just now."

　　 "Hasegawa-sama is a military attache who is not low in the shogunate."

　　 "If you are mutually beneficial with him, you may be able to exchange important information such as ‘the exact location of Shiranui’ and ‘how many ninjas are currently staying in their base area in Shiranui’."

　　 Speaking of this, Ogata changed into a half-joking tone and then continued:

　　 "If we could ask the exact location of Shiranui-ri's base directly from Hasegawa's mouth, we wouldn't even have to help Hasegawa to participate in the'Gozen Test Combination'."

　　 "You can directly start drawing up a plan to attack Shiranui, and then defeat Shiranui in one breath."

　　 "In this way, there will be no Shiranui ninja who can participate in the'Gozen Examination'."

　　 "At the same time, it can indirectly help those who oppose Shiranuiri to achieve their goals."

　　 "There is no need to oppose Shiranui. After all, Shiranui is gone."

　　 Ogata’s joke amused many people present.

　　 Even Lin, who is always expressionless, turned up slightly when Ogata’s voice fell.

　　 But the corners of her mouth just turned up a bit, and she was immediately flattened by her.

　　 After pondering for a while, he said in a deep voice:

　　 "Shichibei, Ichitosai Ogata, you are right."

　　 "If Hasegawa can be a help, then it will indeed benefit a lot."

　　 Lin moved her eyes and scanned the people in front of her.

　　 "I agree with Hasegawa for mutual benefit. How about you?" Lin said.

As soon as 　　 Lin's voice fell, Xuyi immediately said:

"I have no opinion."

　　 After Ogata expressed his views, the others also expressed their views.

　　 Everyone agrees with this matter.

　　 After all, if you have to rely on the "East City House" to slowly find the exact location of the Shiranui Base, God knows how long it will take to wait for them to find out the location.

　　 Seeing everyone agree, Lin nodded gently:

　　 "...then let Hasegawa be mutually beneficial."

"If we want to agree with Hasegawa that we are mutually beneficial and willing to tell us the information we need, then we must first verbally agree to Hasegawa. Promise him-we will help him and send our masters to participate." Imperial Examination Together'."

　　 "If Hasegawa didn't verbally agree first, he would probably not open his mouth to inform us about Shiranui."

　　 "Only men can participate in the ‘Gozen Examination’."

　　 "Now there are a lot of enemies of Uncle's in Edo, so Uncle can't participate in the "Private Examination". Asking Uncle to participate in the'Imperial Examination' will only be extravagant."

"It's a pity." After taking a sip of the drink in the glass, Yuan said in a regretful tone, "If it weren't for the more important thing to do to'break the Shiranui', otherwise even if there are enemies everywhere, I will still I would like to participate in the "Prince Test Combination"."

　　 Lin ignored what Yuanichi said just now, and then said:

　　 "Kuro is a wanted criminal in the shogunate. If he only puts mud on his face as a disguise, he might still be exposed."

　　 "So-only Yahachi, Shichibei, Katsirokuro, and..."

　　 Lin turned her gaze to Ogata.

　　 "Ichitosai Ogata has a convenient thing like a human skin mask."

　　 "Just for mutual benefit with Hasegawa, then there is no need to send too many people on the court."

　　 "Only one player is enough."

　　 "Are any of the four of you who are very interested in'Once Upon a Time'?"

As soon as 　　 Lin spoke, she immediately heard a voice:

　　 "Let me go."

　　 The owner of this voice is Ogata.

　　 "Ayi." Amachi, who was sitting next to Ogata, said in a surprised tone, "Are you so interested in that "Gozen Test Combination"?"

　　 "...That's it." Ogata smiled after shrugging his shoulders.

　　 "...Ogata Ichitosai." Lin asked, still expressionless, "Are you sure you really want to participate in the'Prince Test Combination'?"

　　 "Yeah." Ogata nodded, "I am still a little bit interested in this'Prime Test Combination', which can compete with masters from all over the world."

　　——You can also help me get some experience points by the way.

　　 Ogata added so in his heart.

　　 "...That's all right." Lin glanced at Ogata with a meaningful gaze, then sighed lightly, "You and I are just an ally, and I can't interfere with what you want to do."

　　 After that, Lin turned her head and looked at the pastoral village beside her.

　　 "Mi eight, you will go to Hasegawa again tomorrow."

　　 "Tell him: You can recommend him a friend who has good skills and is willing to participate in the'Prince Examination'."

　　 "But the premise of recommending to him is—"

　　 Lin stretched out two fingers.

　　 "Tell you the location of the base area in Shiranui."

　　 "And in the days to come, help us pay attention to information related to the movements of the ninjas in Shiranui, and share this information with us in time."

　　 "Hasegawa is a member of the government. Through the government's channels, you may be able to listen to some movements about the Shiranui Ninja that are difficult for outsiders to detect."

　　 "Understood." Makimura carefully wrote down what Lin said, and then asked, "If Hasegawa said he didn't know where the base of Shiranui is, what should I do?"

"...It doesn't matter if you don't know where the base area in Shiranui is." Lindo said, "Let Hasegawa, a senior military attaché of the shogunate, help keep an eye on the movements of the ninjas in Shiranui. This advantage is actually enough. "

　　 "If he rejects both of our two conditions, then you don't need to talk to him again."

　　 "If Hasegawa knew the exact location in Shiranui, it would be the best."

　　 "In this way, we might be able to defeat Shiranui before the start of the "Gozen Trial"."

　　 "Then Ogata Itosai doesn't have to bother to participate in the'Gozen Examination'."

　　 Lin, who said a rare witty remark, amused many people present.

　　 Even Ogata followed with a faint smile.

　　 But after smiling, Ogata secretly said in his heart:

　　——If I can...I would like to finish this "Prime Trial" completely...

　　 After that, Ogata subconsciously raised his hand and touched the moneybag lying quietly in his arms.

　　……

　　……

at the same time--

　　Edo, in a magnificent mansion——

　　 slap, slap, slap...

　　 The muffled noise of stepping barefoot on the tatami broke the silence of the room.

　　 A middle-aged man who is not too old walked slowly towards the room placed in the corner of the room.

　　 The middle-aged man's forehead is broad, slightly drooping corners of his eyes are piled with faint fine lines, and a short beard hangs from his chin.

　　 Because he just came out of the bathroom, there was still a slight heat lingering around him.

　　 At the same time, because the middle-aged man had just finished taking a shower, his shaved hair was naturally scattered, not tied into a bun.

　　 Before and after walking slowly to the mirror in the corner of the room, the middle-aged man stopped and looked at himself in the mirror blankly.

　　 This is a very large standing mirror. The height of this middle-aged man is not very high, and his figure can just be reflected in this standing mirror.

　　 Through this mirror, the middle-aged person can clearly see that his face is a little more haggard than it was a few months ago.

　　 There are faint black marks on the lower eye sockets of his eyes.

　　 This is not a black mark on the eye socket, but a naturally formed dark circle.

　　 The middle-aged man raised his hand and touched the dark eye socket under his right eye.

　　Although there are black circles around the eyes, the pupils of the middle-aged people's eyes still emit a haughty and strong brilliance.

　　 The faint dark circles set off the dazzling light in the eyes of the middle-aged.

After briefly checking his current face, the middle-aged man retracted his gaze from the standing mirror in front of him, then walked slowly to a table not far away, and sat cross-legged by the table. under.

　　 There are pens, inks, papers and inkstones on this table, and there is a sheet of paper.

　　 Half of the paper has been covered with words as small as tadpoles.

　　 After sitting down at the table, the middle-aged man picked up the brush set on Bishan and continued to write on this piece of paper.

　　The sound of the brush sliding on the paper and the sound of candle burning dominate the room.

　　 There was no noise outside the room, and there was no second person in this room besides the middle-aged person.

　　 There is only this middle-aged person in the room.

　　 It's a pity that this silence didn't take long before it was broken by an incredibly young voice outside the room.

　　 "Old Master. It's me."

　　 The young voice just fell, and the middle-aged man who did not stop the brush in his hand said softly and expressionlessly:

　　 "Tachibana, come in."

"Yes."

　　 Wow.

　　 The sound of the paper sliding door being opened followed the respectful response.

　　 The paper sliding door of the room was opened.

　　 The person who opened the door was a young man who was just over 20 years old and kneeled outside the room.

　　 Stand up, enter the room, kneel down again, close the door, and face the middle-aged man-this series of actions has an elegant atmosphere from beginning to end, and any outsider will find it pleasing to the eye.

　　 "Old Master," said the young man, "I have notified Ruo Nian to the adults of the news of the'tomorrow noon banquet'."

　　 Ruo Nian Shou - an important post directly belonging to the general second only to Lao Zhong, and to manage officials outside the scope of the Lao Zhong's power.

　　 There are currently 4 people working for the shogunate.

　　 As soon as the young man's voice fell, the middle-aged man nodded gently:

　　 "Tachibana, thank you very much."

　　 is called the "old middle" by this young man, and the identity of this middle-aged man is also ready to emerge-it is the current old middle of the shogunate: Matsuba Matsuri.

　　 And this young man is Matsuhira's small surname: Tachibana Xioma.

　　 Although Tachibana was young, she was promoted by Dingxin to the little surname around her early due to the combination of civil and military skills and cleverness. She was specifically responsible for doing chores for Dingxin.

　　 Tachibana is dignified, although he is the holder of the dignified allegiance who neutralizes the one-sword style, but the skin is fair, and he does not look like a martial artist who is proficient in swordsmanship.

　　Because of Tachibana's handsome appearance, many good people jokingly claim that Tachibana has taken a fancy to Tachibana's appearance, and then promoted Tachibana to his surname.

　　 The powerful, promote the handsome man in his picture to the small last name-this is not too unusual.

　　 But anyone who knows a little about Dingxin knows-these are just rumors, nonsense that deliberately or unintentionally discredit Songping Dingxin.

　　 Anyone who knows a little about Dingxin knows how strict Matsuhira Dingxin is to others and to himself.

　　 For beauty, Dingxin has always held an attitude of "not much interest".

　　 After saying "Thanks for your hard work", Dingxin said immediately:

　　 "Tachibana."

　　 "Yes." Tachibana hurriedly responded.

　　 "We obviously want to hold a banquet with Ruo Nianyou, and have a new round of discussion on government affairs."

　　 "Tomorrow may be very tired, plus it is not too early now, so you should go to rest early."

　　 "Yes." Tachibana paused after she answered "Yes" loudly.

He raised his head and looked at the Dingxin in front of me... To be more precise, I looked at Dingxin’s somewhat haggard face. After the dark circles around his eye sockets were obviously deeper than before, I was a little worried. The tone of the color said:

　　 "Old Master, please rest earlier too."

　　 "You seem to fall asleep late every night recently. Please be more mindful of your body."

　　 Tachibana's voice just fell, a faint smile appeared on Dingxin's face:

　　 "I'm fine, I'm not old enough yet."

　　 "I'm in the prime of life now, this level is not enough to make my body break down."

　　 "It's just that there are a little more things to deal with recently."

　　 "After this time is over, I will go to bed as early as before."

　　 After hearing Dingxin's words, Dingxin opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

　　 But after opening his mouth for a long time, he finally seemed to give up and closed his mouth again.

　　 bowed to Matsubishi Dingxin, and when he was about to get up and leave, Tachibana paused as if thinking of something.

　　 then said to Songping Dingxin:

　　 "Old Master, I discovered an interesting incident related to the'Imperial Examination' today. I don't know if I want to report it to you."

　　 "Oh?" The brush in Dingxin's hand stopped, "What's interesting? Tell me about it."

　　 After that, the brush in Dingxin's hand moved again.

　　 "This is what I just heard of today."

　　 "It is said that there is a group of warriors from Kimoto and Yu family who plan to show their talents in the "Imperial Test Combination" in order to gain your appreciation from the old master."

　　 "Huh?" The writing brush in Matsuhira's hand stopped again, and then turned his head, and cast his gaze on Tachibana, "Get my appreciation?"

　　 "Well, these people don't know where they heard it."

　　 Tachibana seemed to be amused by the words she was saying now, and the corners of her mouth cocked slightly.

"They seem to think that one of the important reasons why the old masters of China, you have resisted all opinions and insisted on holding the'Private Examination', is to choose in the'Queen Examination' at the moment when the reform of the government is in full swing. Give out a few well-respected people and serve as your own staff."

　　 After hearing Tachibana's words, Dingxin immediately burst into laughter.

　　 "Are you planning to pick out a few well-respected people from the "Prince Test Combination" to serve as staff...Who was the first to spread this rumor..."

　　 "I heard that there are still a few very outstanding talents in this group." Tachibana continued, "For example-a Kibmoto kid named Heiichiro Takigawa."

　　 "Takikawa Heiichiro?" Dingxin said lightly, "I haven't heard of it."

　　 "I've heard of his deeds before." Tachibana said, "Among the younger generation of Kimoto and Yu family children, he belongs to a very outstanding category."

　　 "He is the eldest son of the Takikawa family. If I remember correctly, their family's salary is 3000 shi."

　　 "It is said that he studied under the Hyakukawa Dojo in Edo. He is a descendant of no exodus. Some time ago, he successfully obtained the certificate of "Exemption from No Exodus" in the Hyakukawa Dojo."

　　 "In addition to being a master of swordsmanship, he is also a disciple of the great Sinology master-Xiangsheng Chunshui. He has a deep knowledge in Sinology."

　　 Just after Tachibana’s voice fell, Dingxin raised his eyebrows gently:

　　 "Are you still the disciple of the Xiangsheng Chunshui... Being able to be a literary and martial artist, it seems that he is indeed a great individual."

　　 After that, the brush in Dingxin's hand moved again.

　　 "I never thought about the idea of ​​looking for outstanding people to serve as an aide in the'Imperial Test Combination'."

　　 "But..."

　　 Speaking of this, Dingxin paused.

　　 paused for a while before continuing:

　　 "I really want some capable staff."

　　 "If there are truly outstanding figures in the'Gu Qianshihe', then I shouldn't consider accepting them as an assistant or a small surname."

　　 "Old Master." A bit of surprise flashed across Tachibana's face, "Are you really going to choose a person who can serve as an aide or a small surname in the "Imperial Test Combination"?"

　　 "It's just an ‘if’."

　　Matsu Ping Dingxin emphasizes the tone of the word "if".

　　 "If someone who appreciates it really appears, I don't mind accepting it as an assistant or a small surname."

　　 "But such a great person should be difficult to appear."

　　 "Compared with literary talent and swordsmanship, I pay more attention to other things now."

　　 After finishing this sentence in a half-joking tone, Matsuba Matshinori moved his shoulders.

　　 "Okay, Tachibana, let's talk about it here."

　　 "I am also a little tired."

　　 "You go down and rest."

　　 "After I have dealt with this last bit of official business, I have to go to rest."

"Yes."

　　 Tachibana is a little concerned about what Matsuhira Matsuri said just now, "I pay more attention to other things than literary talent and swordsmanship".

　　 But Matsuhira Matsunobu said that just now, and Tachibana could only loudly respond to ~www.wuxiahere.com~ and then hurriedly left the room.

　　 After Tachibana left the room, Matshinori focused all of his energy on the small blank sheet of paper on the desk in front of him, and speeded up the writing slightly.

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　　 I have mentioned it many times in the previous article, so I will mention it again here-Laozhong is similar to the prime minister and prime minister of our country, under one person and above ten thousand people.

　　The old middle school also has a higher position called "Elder", but this position is not permanent.

　　Because ancient Japan was the world's most important thing, so the people in power were very young-this kind of thing happened very often.

　　 1790 AD, which is on the current timeline of this book, Matsudaira was only 32 years old this year.

　　 This age is considered a young man in modern times, but in ancient times when the average life span was so short, he was already considered a middle-aged person.

　　 In the Edo period, maybe even the children were in their teens at this age.

　　 By the way-Matsuba Dingxin became a newly appointed veteran in 1788, which means that when he was 29 years old, he became an existence under one person and over ten thousand people. You are being abandoned by your peers. jpg (manual dog head)

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