I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

　　 Since the five people went to the lunch banquet together, and then started discussing government affairs, only nearly two hours have passed.

　　 The prolonged verbal battles made even Dingxin and Beichuan feel a little tired.

　　 Young people like Dingxin and Beichuan will feel tired, let alone the 50-year-old middle-aged and old people like Beichuan.

　　 The urgent and important government affairs that should be discussed have already been discussed.

　　 Now that the talks are almost done, seeing that it is not too early, and that everyone is already a little tired, Matsubishi Dingxin announced that today’s talks will end here.

　　 With this order from Matsuhira Dingxin, three other people except Beichuan, Ruonian, received an amnesty.

　　Only Beichuan still looks like he hasn't talked enough about it and wants to continue talking about government affairs.

　　 Beichuan would like to have a good chat with Matsuba Dingxin about "sending envoys to the Nanban countries".

But considering that the time is indeed late, and I am also a little tired, so I can only give up and decide to continue to postpone the matter, and when the right time comes, I will discuss the matter with Matsuhira Dingxin. .

　　Four Wakanoyo headed by Kitagawa stepped out of this room dedicated to senior officials of the shogunate.

　　 Not long after he walked out of the room, Yoshimoto exhaled as if he had unloaded some huge heavy object tied to his body.

　　 "When people are old, not only are they physically weak, but they also lose energy..."

　　 Yoshimoto sighed like this, rubbing his thighs.

　　 Kneeling for more than 2 hours in a row-this is not something that Yoshimoto, who is all old, can easily do.

　　 "The time spent in today's talks is indeed much longer than in the past." The other one of the four Rakanoichi who spoke: Matsuhira Takaki.

　　 "It's a pity that I didn't get to the matter of sending an envoy to the Nanban countries to investigate." After that, Beichuan sighed for a long time.

　　 "Kun Kitagawa, I don't think it is necessary to send an envoy to the Nanban countries." Yoshimoto whispered, "I think it is enough to keep this country as it is."

　　 "Our country lacks nothing. The world has risen to peace. Since the attack on Toyotomi's house, our country has not had a large-scale war in nearly two hundred years."

　　 "Why do you need to communicate with Nanban?"

　　 "So-Kitagawa-kun, forgive me, I can't agree with your messenger's idea of ​​communicating with the Nanban countries."

　　 "Master Yoshimoto..." Beichuan sighed helplessly, "Have you forgotten the envoys sent to the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty thousands of years ago?"

　　 "Thousands of years ago, the Sui and Tang Dynasties were strong, and our country learned from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and only then has our country today.

　　 "And now the Nanban countries have invented a device that seems to be quite powerful. Is there anything wrong with learning from the Nanban countries a thousand years ago?"

　　 "If the'steam engine' really has the power of a hundred animals as George's wind said in the post, then we should not miss it no matter what."

　　 Speaking of this, Beichuan sighed again.

　　 "Forget it, stop talking about this."

　　 "If it's not that I'm a little tired now, or I'll have to argue with you."

　　 Seeing that Beichuan took the initiative to give up the argument with him, Yoshimoto let out a sigh of relief, as if he had just escaped a disaster.

　　 "Beichuan." At this moment, a question suddenly sounded, "Why did you suddenly want to ask the old man whether the rumor is true?"

　　The person who asked this question was another Ruo Nianji——Matsuhira Junshan.

　　 Kitagawa Toshiki, Yoshimoto Tachiemon, Matsudaira Takaki, Matsudaira Junyama-these 4 people are the current 4 Wakanenyou of the Shogunate.

As soon as 　　 Junshan’s question fell, Beichuan immediately replied:

　　 "There is no special reason."

　　 "I just heard about this rumor from other friends, so I came to verify it with the old man."

　　 "After all, this kind of rumors can't be heard as a joke."

　　 At this point, Beichuan showed a touch of contempt.

　　 "How can the imperial examination system, which has long since disappeared, be revived in our country?"

　　 "There are a large number of excellent samurai in our country. These excellent samurai in our country are enough to fill all the vacancies in the shogunate and the major vassals."

　　 "Let a group of peasant children who were still carrying hoes not long ago serve as officials in the shogunate or feudal palace? Isn't it ridiculous."

　　 "I also think the revival of the imperial examination system is not advisable." Jun Shan said, "but I think the assessment form of the'Queen Examination' is worth continuing to use."

　　 "Thanks to Mr. Lao Zhong’s "Imperial Test Combination", which provided me with inspiration, now I have a proposition that is absolutely beneficial to the country and the people. I wonder if you are interested in listening to one or two."

　　 Kitagawa, Yoshimoto, and Takashi, who were walking in front of Jun Mountain, turned their heads to look at Jun Mountain, which was walking in the back.

　　 "I'll wait to listen." Beichuan said.

　　 "I plan to speak to the general in the future-let the Changpingzaka Institute of Education recruit the children of the shogunate on a large scale, and teach the children of the shogunate four books, five classics, three rituals, history, and poetry."

　　 "All the children of the shogunate who entered the Shohirizaka Institute of Education will be trained to be able to assist the shogunate."

　　 Jun talked happily.

　　 Changpingzaka Institute of Education-also known as "Changping School", a higher school directly under the jurisdiction of the Edo Shogunate.

　　 The highest institution of Confucianism education in the Edo period.

　　 The predecessor was Hongwenyuan established by Lin Luoshan. In 1691 AD, the Tokugawa Shogunate authorized the Lin family to guide the worship of Confucianism, and placed Hongbunin under the direct jurisdiction of the Shogunate. At the same time, the name "Hongbunin" was changed to "Shangpingzaka Institute of Education".

　　 "While recruiting students of the shogunate into the Shohirizaka Academy on a large scale, regular assessments are conducted to check how well the students of the shogunate are learning."

　　 "A generous reward will be given to the children of the shogunate who won a good ranking in this assessment."

　　 As soon as Junshan's words fell, Beichuan nodded.

　　 "So that's the case... Is this the inspiration for the ‘Gozen Test Combination’ you just called..."

　　 "It's a good idea to let the children of the shogunate enter the Shohirasaka Institute of Education and conduct regular assessments..." Yoshimoto also agreed.

　　 "I have already figured out the name for this regular assessment of the shogunate's children." Jun Shan smiled a little triumphantly, "it's called'Xue Wen Yin Wei'."

　　 "The'learning' of learning."

　　 "The ‘ask’ of the question."

　　 "Recite the ‘Yin’."

　　 "The'flavor' of miso."

　　 After uttering the word "learning and yin taste", Jun Shan cast his expectant eyes on the three Beichuan people who were walking in front of him.

　　 "'Xuexueyinwei'...a good idea." Beichuan first gave a positive comment.

　　 The other two people also echoed, praising the name Junshan came up with.

　　 "Then I also make a small suggestion." Beichuan put his hands around his chest, "Don't let the'Xuexueyinwei' be limited to the Changpingzaka Institute of Learning."

　　 "Study Ginza is regularly held in Edo, so that all the shogunate children can participate."

　　 "Whether you are enrolled at the Changpingzaka Institute of Learning, you can participate in this'Learning Ginza'."

　　 Hearing Beichuan’s suggestion, Jun Shan’s eyes lit up and he muttered:

　　 "This is a good idea...There is indeed no need to confine the'learning yinwei' to the Changpingzaka Institute of Education..."

　　 After getting a good suggestion from Beichuan, Junshan quickly thanked Beichuan.

　　 "Jun Shan, I think your idea is really good." Yoshimoto smiled, "Master General, he will definitely agree with your idea."

　　Because two of the four Joannenyou surnames are Matsudaira, in order to distinguish them in terms of title, with the permission of the two parties, Kitagawa and them all directly call Matsudaira Takaki and Matsudaira Junshan.

"At the moment when I just got a good suggestion from Mr. Beichuan, I am also very motivated." Jun Shan said in a half-joking tone, "If I didn't care about etiquette, I would like to rush home now and immediately start writing the white book. what."

　　 "I just don't know if Mr. Old Zhong will agree with your idea..." After that, Beichuan smiled bitterly.

　　……

　　……

　　 The four Ruonianyou, headed by Beichuan, have gone far away, and Matsudaira Matshin is still staying in the room where he had been discussing with Beichuan and the others.

　　In the room where he is alone, I am sure that I will no longer kneel down respectfully as I did with Beichuan and others just now.

　　 but sitting cross-legged very casually.

　　 Waist was not as straight as when discussing with Beichuan and others just now.

　　 I am sure that his originally straight body is now bent, as if there is no bone on his back.

　　 The flesh of his upper body seems to slip off his cervical spine at any time.

　　 His appearance makes his whole body posture show a kind of spiritlessness.

　　 And the look that appeared on Dingxin's face at this time matched his current look of insufficiency-with his head down, his eyes closed, his face was full of tiredness.

　　 The letter at this time, and the appearance of his fierce discussion of government affairs with Beichuan and others just now, are simply different.

　　 "...I'm really tired."

　　 Even though he was the only person in this room, Matsuba Matshinbu still whispered at a volume that only he could hear.

　　 咚, 咚, 咚, 咚, 咚...

　　 The sound of footsteps from far and near sounded outside the room.

　　 Hearing the sound of footsteps, Dingxin quickly opened his eyes, and then slowly stood up.

　　As he stood up, his bent body straightened again, and his head was raised high.

The look and expression on 　　's face also returned to the expressionless look full of pressure.

　　 As soon as Matsuhira Dingxin stood up, his little surname, Tachibana's voice sounded outside the room.

　　 "Old Master. It's me."

　　 "You are here."

　　 answered Tachibana in a flat tone, and Dingxin slowly walked out of the room.

　　 After waiting for the people in Beichuan just now, he decided to ask a waiter to call Tachibana back.

　　 opened the door and saw the face of Tachibana who was kneeling next to the door.

"Let's go."

　　 Still cherishing the words like gold, after faintly chanting "Let's go", he headed towards the end of the corridor under his feet without any hesitation.

　　 And Tachibana naturally also hurriedly got up, and then followed Dingxin's side.

　　 Tachibana walking behind quietly looked at the face of Matsumoto in front of him, and then said jokingly:

　　 "Old Master, you are still as energetic as you always have. You are still radiant after such a long meeting. You are ashamed of it."

　　 Dingxin and Tachibana have a good relationship, and Tachibana often says such irrelevant witticism in private from time to time.

　　 And Dingxin is also tolerant of Tachibana's witty remarks from time to time.

　　 After hearing these words from Tachibana, Dingxin didn't make any response.

　　 only showed a meaningful, shallow smile, and continued to walk forward.

　　……

　　……

　　 At this moment, I am in Shiranui that I don’t know where in Edo——

　　……

　　……

　　 "Shuntaro, obey the precepts of ninjas."

　　……

　　……

　　 "Shuntaro! What are you doing! Have you forgotten the precepts of the ninja?!"

　　……

　　……

　　In his sleep, Shintaro heard the words he had heard a long time ago.

　　 The words that should have been buried deep in my mind echoed in my ears again, making Shuntaro feel a little nostalgic.

　　 Shuntarou wanted to continue listening to this long-lost voice, but suddenly he felt a sound coming from a distance.

　　 "...wake up."

　　The voice gradually approached.

　　 "...wake up."

　　 Familiar voice.

　　 "Shuntaro-sama, please wake up."

　　The dark world is shot into white light.

"……Ok?"

　　 Shintaro slowly opened his eyes as he became conscious.

　　 just opened his eyes, the first thing that came into view was the familiar ceiling.

　　 This awakening sound of Shuntaro sounded from behind the door of the room.

　　 Its owner is Narutaro, who is responsible for serving Shuntaro to deal with various chores.

　　Narutaro was originally a Shinobu, but because he committed some things, he was relegated to "dirty". He was rationed to Shintaro and became Shintaro's servant.

After 　　 was awakened by Naritaro, Shuntaro yawned greatly, then sat up slowly.

　　 "Narutaro, since it suddenly woke me up, something important happened, right?"

　　 "Shuntaro-sama, yes. The flame demon-sama ordered just now-requesting the'four heavenly kings' to come to his room immediately."

　　As soon as Narutarou's voice fell, Shuntarou showed an unhappy expression.

　　 "It's really troublesome...Isn't it time to talk about a lot of boring things again?"

　　 Although he was complaining, Shun Taro stood up properly and changed into the women's kimono that he had just bought the other day.

　　 A few days ago, because of a moment of curiosity, I bought a set of women's kimono that is very eye-catching.

　　 After buying this dress home and trying it on, he was pleasantly surprised to find that it was strangely comfortable to wear, so no matter what he did in the past two days, Shun Taro has always been wearing this dress.

　　 After quickly changing his clothes, Shun Taro quickly walked to the door and pulled it open, then quickly walked out of his room and walked quickly towards the small house where the Flame Demon lived.

　　 As soon as he entered the small house where the Flame Demon lived, Shun Taro saw the Ji Taro who was already waiting here.

　　 After seeing Shuntaro, Kokutaro curled his lips first, and then said in a non-salty or indifferent tone:

　　 "You are here."

"Ok."

　　 And Shun Taro had the same indifferent attitude towards Gokutaro. After only replied "um," he ignored Gokutaro.

　　 The relationship between Shun Taro and Kokutaro is very bad.

　　 Because the two of them had fought each other before because of an incident.

　　 Since then, the relationship between the two has been very bad.

　　 Neither Shuntaro nor Kokutaro had the will to repair their relationship.

　　 Neither the Flame Demon nor the other one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" has come yet.

　　In the past, the two people who had a bad relationship would definitely not even talk, let the awkward atmosphere be in the air, and only silently waited for the arrival of other people.

　　 But now because of some things and the rare chance of being alone with Gokutaro, Shuntaro decided to go beyond the usual and have a few words with Gokutaro.

"Gokutaro." Shuntaro said in an indifferent tone with almost no emotional pornography. "You can play wherever you like, and I won't care about you, but if you go to Yoshihara, remember. Still behave politely."

　　 "I have heard people say that your bad character and temper have already made many wanderers cry."

　　 "Where did you hear about it?" Jitarou frowned.

　　 "Where I heard about it, don't worry about it." Shuntaro continued, "Anyway-when you go to Yoshihara to play in the future, please be polite to me."

　　 "Don't tell me any bad rumors."

　　 "If you do something bad in Yoshihara, it will also spread to Shiranui."

　　 Shun Taro's tone was quite tough.

　　 This tone is not like negotiating with Gokutaro, it is more like an order.

　　 This tough tone is naturally very unpleasant.

　　 As soon as Shun Taro's words fell, annoyed expression appeared on Kokutaro's face.

　　 But just when he opened his mouth and wanted to say something to Shuntarou, he seemed to be thinking of something, and his whole body froze.

　　 A faint look of fear appeared in his pupils.

　　 After a few rounds of fear and anger, it was fear that prevailed.

　　 After closing his slightly opened lips again, he didn't respond to what Shuntaro had just said, but snorted heavily.

　　 "Sorry, I'm late."

　　 Just then, a young male voice rang outside the door.

　　 Following this male voice, it was the sound of the door being opened, the sound of footsteps already entering the room-it was a young man who entered the door.

　　 And this young man is also the last of the "Four Heavenly Kings"-Shintaro.

　　 Since Kotaro died in Nijo Castle 3 months ago, Shiranui has not been able to find a ninja qualified to replace Kotaro.

　　 So after Shintaro also came, the current "Four Heavenly Kings" in Shiranui are all here.

　　 Not long after Shintaro came, the person who summoned everyone to come here-the Balrog finally came.

　　 Although he is old and his hair and beard are gray, the appearance of the Balrog is still far from the term "old-fashioned dragon bell".

　　 After seeing that Shintaro, Gokutaro, and Shintaro were all coming together, the Balrog didn’t say much, sitting cross-legged in front of and behind the three, and then straightforwardly said to the three:

　　 "There is an urgent task to tell you."

　　 "But before telling you about this urgent task, I have to nag a few words that I have said many times."

　　 The flame demon raised his hand, and continued to speak while touching the scar that covered his left eye longitudinally.

　　 "You are in Edo from now on, remember to be careful in your words and deeds."

　　 Hearing the words of the Balrog, Shuntarou's face immediately showed helplessness.

　　Since they moved their base to Edo, Shuntaro has heard similar words too many times.

　　Gokutaro did not show obvious helplessness like Shuntaro, but there was still a flame called "impatient" in his eyes beating.

　　 Only Shintaro was sitting on his knees respectfully, listening to the words of the Balrog with a rather serious expression.

　　 "Nowadays, there are a lot of officials in the shogunate who see us as unpleasant in Shiranui."

　　 Touch the scar on the left eye-this is the personal habit of the Balrog.

　　 Once his left hand is free, he can't help but lift his left hand to touch the scar on his left eye.

　　 "The group of officials who looked at us unpleasantly waited for us to make a mistake, and then used this as an excuse to lash out at us."

　　 "Since we showed such an unsightly ugly attitude in Nijo Castle three months ago, the general's affection for us has been greatly reduced."

　　 "We must never do anything that will damage our image in Shiranui."

　　 "Especially you! Gitaro!"

　　 The flame demon fixed his sight on Gokutaro.

　　 "You guy will go to Yoshihara every night to find pleasure these days."

　　 "In places like Yoshiwara where people are crowded with eyesight, you must remember to be cautious in your words and deeds. Do not do anything that would be offensive.

　　 "In a word-to behave more like a samurai than a samurai."

　　 Hearing words that were similar to what Shuntaro had just said from the Balrog, made Gokutaro's face a faint displeasure.

　　 But Gokutaro still suppressed this displeasure, and replied respectfully:

"Yes!"

　　 "Well, I have said enough about similar things, and I won't continue to say it anymore."

　　 Hearing the words of the Balrog, Shun Taro immediately showed a "freed" appearance.

　　 The Balrog sitting in front of Shuntaro naturally saw Shuntaro's appearance as rude.

　　 But the Flame Demon didn't think he had seen it. After clearing his throat, he said seriously:

　　 "Now let's talk about the urgent task I just mentioned."

　　 "According to the reliable information just collected, the rebel who betrayed us some time ago is now in Edo."

　　 "The famous Nakanin witnessed that guy with his own eyes in Edo this morning."

　　 "Rebellion?" Shintaro raised his eyebrows, "Which rebellion is it? We don't know the rebellion in the fire."

　　 "It's the Shangren who defected a while ago." The Flame Demon said coldly.

　　 "Shinin... Oh!"

　　 Hearing the words of Balrog, Shuntaro immediately remembered who it was.

　　 "That guy..."

　　 then said in a meaningful tone.

　　 "Shintarou, this task is left to you."

　　 The flame demon looked at Shintaro.

　　 "You bring a group of people to search in Edo from now on. Be sure to find that guy!"

　　 "Understood!" Shintaro responded loudly.

"When you two are in Edo in the future, pay more attention to that guy's face." The Balrog turned his gaze to Shuntaro and Kokutaro. "Once you find that guy, don't hesitate to catch him back. Or kill them directly. UU reading www.uukanshu.com"

　　 "Although that guy has some strength, he is definitely not your three opponents."

　　 "Understand!"

　　 "Understand."

　　Gokutaro responded sonorously.

　　 And Shun Taro's response was weak.

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　　 "Matsuhira" is the old surname of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Edo Shogunate. After the founding of the Edo Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu's direct lineage was named "Tokugawa", while other relatives still had their surnames "Matsuhira". (The Hirose clan from Ogata was one of the pro-fanta names, so the lord of the Hirose clan was also surnamed Matsudaira)

　　 Among all the pro-fan daimyos (the daimyos who are related to the generals by blood), except for the Yusanjia and Yusanqing, the surnames are "Songping".

　　Because of Shiqing Shilu, many big-time figures in the Edo shogunate were surnamed Matsudaira and were relatives of the shogun.

　　Because everyone is Matsudaira, in order to distinguish, when mentioning a person surnamed Matsudaira, he will always type his full name, or hit his first name directly.

　　 (Those who are familiar with Japanese history should also know that "Learning Ginmi" is actually a real thing in history. Those who want to know more about this Edo period can read the "Writer's Words" in this chapter seriously~)

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