I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

　　 "That's a pity... I want to hear more stories about the Juggernaut..."

　　 After hearing the exact recovery of "I don't know the stories of other swordsmen" from Ogata's mouth, Jiro Nishino's face showed a faint loss.

　　 "Wow..." At this moment, Acho, who was turning his head and looking back, exclaimed in a low voice, "The seats are almost full..."

　　 Hearing Amachi’s exclamation, Ogata turned his head and looked back.

　　 When telling the story of Bujinsai to Jiro Nishino, only 30% of the seats were seated.

　　In a blink of an eye, 90% of the seats are already seated.

　　 Everyone’s small chats make up a string of chirping noises.

　　 "That's right." After taking his gaze back from the back, Ogata asked casually to Jiro Nishino beside him, "Kun Nishino, didn't your father, eldest brother, and other family members come to the show with you?"

　　 Ogata suddenly remembered—Jiro Nishino was alone, without any family members with him.

　　Those friends from Treasure Island House have to perform on stage.

　　 If Ogata and Amachi were not accompanied by him, then he would have to watch the show alone tonight.

　　 "Mother, she happened to have something tonight."

　　 "Father and eldest brother, they also happen to be busy tonight."

　　 Speaking of this, Jiro Nishino suddenly showed a wry smile.

　　 "But-even if my father and eldest brother have nothing to do tonight, I shouldn't invite them to come to the show."

　　 "The two of them are not interested in Kabuki at all."

　　 "Invite them to watch the show. They reluctantly say otherwise. Even if they watch, they may not see half of it and they will take a nap."

　　 "Are your father and your elder brother not interested in Kabuki?" Ogata was surprised.

　　 "Yeah." Jiro Nishino nodded, "At the beginning, when I told my father that I wanted to be a Kabuki playwright, my father who didn't like Kabuki very much opposed it."

　　 "But in the end, my father decided to support my ambition."

　　 A complicated smile appeared on Nishino's face.

　　 "Majima-sama, why do you think my father decided to support my ambition to become a Kabuki playwright?"

　　 "...is it because you are the second son in the family?" Ogata whispered.

　　 "That's right." The complicated smile on Jiro Nishino's face became a little helpless, "The family's property is destined to be inherited by the older brother."

　　 "As the second son, I can only support myself."

　　 "Father, he decided to support me to become a Kabuki playwright in order to allow me to have the ability to be self-reliant in the future."

　　 "So "Kabuki playwright" is my ambition, and I have to work hard to be able to eat in the future."

　　 "If I can't make my head in this business, then I will have to do some boring jobs that my father helped me find."

　　In this era, all classes and all walks of life in Japan follow the eldest son inheritance system.

　　Whether it is a samurai or a commoner, the family business is basically inherited by the eldest son.

　　The other sons except the eldest son were either raised in the family like rice bugs, or were required to be independent and self-reliant.

　　In Gongqing and Samurai families, sons other than the eldest son are often used as political tools to marry other families.

　　 Nishino Jiro belongs to the kind of second son who is very lucky—his father will help him find a way out and develop the ability to eat a lot of food.

　　Some families are basically indifferent to children other than the eldest son in the family, which has caused a lot of tragedies.

　　 "But my eldest brother told me this morning that he is interested in this Kabuki based on the executioner Ichitosai, and will take time to watch it later."

　　 "But if it's true, I don't know..."

　　Ding-ding...

　　Nishino Jiro's words were not finished yet, a sharp shamisen music suddenly sounded like drops of water dripping into the surface of the lake.

　　 Hearing the shamisen music, Jiro Nishino was stunned at first, and then immediately excited:

　　 "Ah, it's started!"

After 　　 said, he turned his gaze away from Ogata, and stared at the stage in front of him expectantly.

　　 What is the plot of "Ichitosai", no one in this world knows better than the author, Jiro Nishino.

　　Treasure Island House's rehearsal, Jiro Nishino has watched it hundreds of times.

　　 But watching a rehearsal and watching a formal performance, the feeling it brings to people is completely different.

　　 The atmosphere is different.

　　 When watching the rehearsal, I can only watch it alone.

　　While watching the official performance, there are countless people in the company. They all stared at the stage with expectant eyes.

　　Ogata, who was sitting in the front row, turned his head and looked behind him-the black was crushed and the seats were full.

　　—It seems that Nishino-kun didn’t lie just now...Tickets are really sold out...

　　 After sighing with emotion, Ogata closed his gaze back, put his arms around his chest, and watched the stage ahead intently with the people around him.

　　 On the left side facing the stage, there is a path connecting the stage and leading to the auditorium.

　　 This path is at the same height as the stage and is called "Flower Road". It is an important channel for the main characters in the play to board and exit.

　　 The shamisen music that is now echoing on the scene is actually telling the audience in disguise that the performance is about to begin.

　　 After the music sounded, the noisy scene gradually became quiet.

　　 After a while, the actors from Takashimaya, with makeup on their faces and costumes, walked along the flower path to the stage one by one.

　　 Looking at these actors step by step on the stage, Ogata's mouth was involuntarily curled up slightly, revealing a strange smile.

　　Although he was mentally prepared, when he saw the Kabuki performance based on his own experience, he was performing in front of him, and Ogata still felt very complicated.

　　 He couldn't help but think about the future.

　　—People in later generations should never think of it... This is a Kabuki based on the personal experience of "Executioner Ichitosai". Ichitosai himself participated in the creation of the script.

　　—And one of the first people to watch the show.

　　 When thinking of this, Okinawa couldn't help but laugh.

　　...

　　...

　　 Ezo land, Matsumae Clan, Matsumae Castle—

　　 "Kishita Genichi?"

　　 Matsuhira Dingxin whispered to repeat this slightly strange name.

　　 He felt that the name was familiar, as if he had heard of it before.

　　 "As far as I know." Inamori interjected at this time, "This Kinoshita Genichi seems to be a well-known swordsman among the folks."

　　 Hearing Inamori's words, Matsudaira Masanobu suddenly remembered-he had indeed heard of them before.

　　 I can’t remember how long ago, Matsudaira Matshinbu heard the name "Genichi Kinoshita".

　　 is a swordsman just like Inamori said.

As far as Matsuhira Dingxin knows, this man’s swordsmanship is extremely superb, and he seems to be respected as a "sword saint". His name began to spread more than 40 years ago, so if this man is still alive now, his age is certain. It's already big.

　　 But he doesn't seem to have done any earth-shattering things, so he is only famous among those martial artists, and few people among the Li people know this person.

　　 If a warrior wants to be famous, the easiest way is to do something earth-shattering.

　　 Ogata Itase is a good example.

　　 Under the gram, with one blow, kill the lord, and become famous in one fell swoop.

After 　　, Ogata Itosai's actions in Kyoto further expanded his fame.

　　 Although Ogata Ichitosai is not a household name, many people in the Li people already know the name of "Executioner Ichitosai".

　　 In this era of underdeveloped information transmission, it is a rare thing that a martial artist can make many Li people aware of its existence.

　　 The Edo Shogunate opened for two hundred years, and few pure samurai can do this.

　　 The only impression of Genichi Kinoshita and Masahiro Matsuba is this.

　　 After digesting the new information Inamori just provided, Matsudaira said softly:

　　 "It is indeed a very strange piece of information... Did Kinoshita provoke the Lucias, and then the Lucias come to seek revenge?"

　　 "Forget it, I'm too lazy to think about it."

　　 "Whether Kinoshita Gen is dead or alive, it has nothing to do with our shogunate."

　　 After simply digesting the information that Inamori had just provided, Matsudaira decided that the information was useless to them.

　　 just know that there are some Lucias looking for Kinoshita Genichi.

　　 And that Kinoshita Gen is dead or alive, Matsudaira does not care.

　　 Inamori has revealed all the information he has known about the Lucias in recent times.

　　 Seeing the question, there is no way to ask, Matsuhira Dingxin changed a new question.

　　 "Inamori, let me talk about the current situation of the Northern Army."

　　 "Especially in terms of weight, let me focus on it."

　　 "How long is the stockpile in the battalion available for our army to fight for?"

　　 When Matsuhira Dingxin was sent to meet Matsuhira Dingxin, Inamori was already ready to go back within a few hours.

　　 Inamori, who had been mentally prepared for the "protracted war" a long time ago, cleared his throat again after hearing Matsuhira's question, organized his words, and then explained the situation of the army.

　　...

　　...

　　 "Ichitozai" starts with the protagonist Hanyu I practicing sword in the sword hall, and ends with killing the lord, and then walking on the road to escape from the domain.

　　 Under Ogata's guidance, this "Ichitosai" can actually be regarded as a history book.

　　 The cause, course, and result of the decision to kill the tyrant are basically in line with the real situation.

　　The only shortcoming is that in the kabuki world, there is a rule that "real names cannot appear in kabuki scripts", so all names in the play are overhead names.

　　 The protagonist’s name was changed to "Hanayu I," which is similar to "Ogata Itase" only in the pronunciation of the name.

　　 This true story of Ogata killing Matsuhira Genouchi has both inheritance and transformation, and the story of swinging a sword for righteousness is in line with the three views of people in this era. People in this era love to watch such stories.

　　 So as long as the pen is not too bad, no matter how you write, the script will not be bad.

　　 Coupled with the guidance of Ogata, the true protagonist of the story, this "Ichitosai" is very realistic.

　　Although the actors and musicians at Takashimaya are not professionals who specialize in kabuki to mix and eat, their level is not bad.

The performance of the members of 　　 Takashimaya has surpassed Ogata’s expectations.

　　 At the beginning of the performance, all the spectators on the scene were dazzled by the wonderful stories performed by the actors.

The most typical example of 　　 is Ah Ding.

　　Amachimoto is the kind of person who likes to listen to and read stories.

　　Amachi, who likes to hear and read books, also has a great interest in Kabuki.

　　 At first, when he learned that Ogata would assist Jiro Nishino in compiling the script, Amachi specifically asked Ogata not to tell her anything related to the content of the script.

　　 When the members of Takashimaya started rehearsing, Amachi also asked Ogata not to tell her any rehearsal content or progress.

　　 So Ah Ting is actually no different from the ordinary spectators present-they don't know anything about "Ichitosai", and I don't know what kind of performance will be performed later.

　　 Although Ogata had established a relationship with Amachi long ago, he told Amachi in detail about his past in the Hirose clan. As for what Ogata had experienced in the Hirose clan at the beginning, Amachi may be the one who knows the most in the world besides Ogata herself, but she still reads it with gusto.

　　 The performance time of "Ichitozai", converted into the time unit of modern earth, is about one and a half hours.

　　 One and a half hours later, Hanyu I, who succeeded in mastering the tyrant in the play, performed the last scene of the play: holding the saber around his waist, he walked along the flower path for the performers to board and exit.

　　 Then, all the members of Treasure Island House—actors or musicians—all stepped onto the stage and bowed to the audience.

　　 When the members of Treasure Island House bowed and thanked them, there was a shout of joy that seemed to lift the roof of the Chiyoza.

　　 Listening to these good calls from the surroundings, a smile slowly appeared on Ogata's face, who was hugging his arms.

　　...

　　...

　　 "Everyone's response is quite enthusiastic!" Jiro Nishino's expression and tone of voice were excited.

　　 Nishino Jiro was walking back home with Ogata and Amachi at this time.

　　, Jiro Nishino, who is going to return to his source orange house, and Ogata and Amachi, who are going to return to the hotel where they are staying, are on the same road.

　　 then walked together logically.

　　 As soon as the Chiyoza flowed out of the people, Jiro Nishino excitedly described how enthusiastic the audience was.

"This "Ichitosai" is indeed very good." A Ding, who was smiling, responded with a tone that does not contain any flattery. "I feel hopeful that it will become well-known and well-known in the country like "The Chushizang". The prosperous Kabuki."

　　 "Whether it can be popular all over the country, it's not just the quality of the Kabuki script." Jiro Nishino gave a wry smile, "It depends on luck."

　　 "Whether a kabuki can be popular all over the country, it depends on luck."

　　 "If you are lucky enough, you might be able to take the country by storm in an instant."

　　 "For example, a certain family of public officials and nobles likes this "One Dao Zhai", and then publicize it among public officials and nobles, and there is a great chance that it will be popular all over the country in one breath."

　　 Speaking of this, Nishino Jiro paused, then smiled and shrugged.

　　 "Although I also hope that "Ichitozai" will be as popular across the country as "Zhongchenzang", no one knows this kind of future."

　　 "Only one step can be counted as one step."

　　 "But overall, it's a good start now."

　　 "From the audience's reaction, today's performance was quite successful."

　　 "Yes." Ogata answered with a smile, "Today's performance, to be honest, is too good to be my expectation."

"This is all thanks to the excellent performances of everyone at Takashimaya, and Majima-sama for your guidance to me at the beginning." Jiro Nishino cast a respectful look at Ogata, "If there is no Majima-sama for your guidance to me , I can never complete a script of this quality."

　　 "Kun Nishino, don't be presumptuous." Ogata raised his hand and patted Jiro Nishino on the shoulder. "What I have done is actually very limited. Thanks to your excellent writing skills, this excellent script was born."

　　 "Although I don't know Kabuki well, I can feel that the script you wrote is excellent."

　　 "The reason why today's performance was so successful is also your credit."

　　 "Thank you." Listening to Ogata's compliments, Jiro Nishino seemed a little shy, "But I'm still tender. I still have a long way to go before I become an excellent Kabuki dramatist."

　　...

　　...

On the first day of the third year of Kansei (1791 AD), Ogachi drove Amachi in the early morning and was driven by Amachi. He slept in the morning, visited Kinei Shrine in the afternoon for New Year's worship, and went to Chiyoza to watch "Ichitosai" in the evening. Spent. Quite substantial.

　　 In the next few days, because I did all the activities that I could do, Ogata's life returned to the rhythm of a few days before the new year. Every day, I stayed in the hotel room and did nothing.

　　 It was not until January 4, when the Hosei Sword Museum reopened, that Ogata finally said goodbye to this extremely leisurely life.

　　 With the reopening of the Hosei Sword Museum, Ogata's days have gradually returned to the compact state before.

　　 Since watching the first performance of "Ichitosai" on the evening of January 1, Okinawa has been paying attention to the performance of "Ichitosai".

　　 Overall, the performance of "Ichitosai" can be said to be a great success.

　　Originally, the people at Takashimaya only planned to perform "Ichitosai" for 7 days. It will be performed on the night of the 7th from January 1st to January 7th.

　　 What is the popularity is too hot, the field is full.

　　 At the strong request of the residents of Kinno Town, Takashimaya had to increase the number of performances, and the number of performance days was extended to the 11th.

　　 After the performance on the 11th ended, the residents of Kinno Town asked for another performance.

　　The members of Treasure Island House have been performing "Ichitosai" for 11 consecutive days, and they are already exhausted.

　　 So I had no choice but to say: I will play "Ichizasai" again, but after a short period of time, let them rest.

　　 And with the passage of time, one of Ogata's most concerned things, the time when Gen Tachibana sent a merchant ship to Ezo Land, was finally determined.

　　 January 15th.

　　Gen Tachibana’s shopkeeper, that is, Jiro Nishino’s father, decided to start the first merchant ship dispatch this year on January 15th.

　　...

　　...

　　Kanzheng three years (AD 1791), January 14th, night—

　　 Kinnocho, inside a bathhouse, 2nd floor—

　　 "Oh! Mashima-kun! See you again!"

　　Shimsuke greeted Ogata enthusiastically, who was walking slowly towards him.

　　 "Good evening, Mr. Shimsuke." Ogata responded with a smile, too.

Shimasuke—that’s the one who met by chance on the second floor of this bathhouse, and then told a group of young people including Ogata about his previous hunting of giant cannibal bears, and taught them how to deal with bears in the wild That "original hunter".

　　Shimasuke often comes to this bathhouse.

　　After taking a shower, he would take a break on the second floor of the bathhouse and tell people his previous hunting stories.

　　 And because this bathhouse is adjacent to the hotel where Ogata lives, Ogata only comes to this bathhouse to take a bath.

　　 Because Amachi takes longer to take a bath than Ogata, after taking a bath, Ogata will go to the rest area on the second floor to pass the time.

　　 So I often meet Shimasuke occasionally.

　　 Every time I meet Shimsuke, Shimsuke is telling people about his previous hunting experience, or preparing to tell people about his hunting experience.

　　 Shimasuke used to be a "former hunter" who lived in Ezo land, so listening to his previous hunting experience might gather useful information.

　　 So whenever I met Shimsuke on the second floor, Ogata would come forward to listen to his hunting stories.

　　 After listening to Shimsuke’s hunting stories for more than a month, I didn’t collect much useful information. Instead, I learned a lot of various hunting skills and survival skills in the wild.

　　 Ogata wants more information on Ezo.

　　 Ogata knows almost nothing about Ezo.

　　 The only thing Ogata knows about Ezo is that they still live a very primitive settlement life, relying on fishing and hunting for a living.

　　 He also actively asked Shimsuke if he knew Ezo.

　　 It's a pity that I only received a negative answer.

　　Shimasuke used to have very closed life with the villagers in the same village, and rarely communicated with the outside world.

　　 According to Shimsuke, their village has hardly been in contact with Ezo. He also knows very little about Ezo. Only from the elders have heard of some strange customs of Ezo-such as calling the bear that has eaten human flesh "Unka Muyi", and a few simple Ezo words.

　　 Ogata, who was still warm after a shower, sat cross-legged beside Shimasuke, and then said to Shimsuke:

　　 "Mr. Shimsuke, today may be the last time I have come to hear you tell a story."

　　 "Oh?" Shimsuke's eyes flashed with surprise, "Are you leaving here?"

　　 "Hmm." Ogata nodded, "Tomorrow morning I will leave Kinnocho with Uchiko. Tonight is my last night in Kinnocho."

　　 "So..." Shimsuke grinned, showing a kind smile, "Then I wish you and your wife a good journey in advance!"

　　 "Since tonight is your last night in Kinno-cho, listen to my story tonight."

　　 "It's the last time after all."

　　 "I meant it." Ogata smiled, "But don't tell your story tonight too long. If you tell it too long, I might not be able to hear the end."

　　 Although there is no useful information from Shimsuke, his hunting stories are very interesting.

　　Listening to the story told by Shima has also become one of Ogata’s important pastimes during this time.

　　 It's a pity that sometimes the story that Shimasuke tells is too long. Before the story is finished, Acho has already taken a bath and has to put down the half-heard story and leave the bathhouse.

　　 "Okay." Shimsuke laughed a few times, "Then I will try to pick a shorter story today!"

　　 At this time, Shimasuke has gathered people who usually like to listen to Shimasuke's stories.

　　 Seeing that the audience was almost here, Shimsuke cleared his throat, and then prepared to start today’s story—

　　 "Mr. Shimsuke! It is said that there are many gold mines in Ezo land, is this true?"

　　 The owner of this question is a member of the audience surrounding Shimsuke—a teenager who is only in his early ten years old.

　　 Ogata had some impression of this boy, he was an old audience of Shimsuke.

　　 Hearing the boy's rhetorical question, Shimasuke was stunned for a moment, and then asked:

　　 "What do you ask this for?"

　　 "I heard from the samurai who visited our pub today." The boy said, "Those drunk samurai said that there are gold mines everywhere in Ezo, and they want to go there to pan for gold and get rich."

　　 "Heh." Shimsuke gave an unexplained sneer, "How can Ezo land be full of gold mines, if Ezo land is really full of gold mines, the shogunate would have sent troops to occupy the entire Ezo land."

　　 "There are gold mines everywhere in Ezo, it's just that everyone spread the truth."

　　 Speaking of this, Shimsuke picked up the teacup on the side, took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and then said:

　　 "But there is indeed gold in the Ezo land."

　　 "I heard my father say before that when the Edo shogunate was opened two hundred years ago, some people found placer gold in the rivers of Ezo land."

　　 "As soon as this news came out, tens of thousands of speculators flocked to Ezo land, planning to pan for gold and get rich."

　　 "But gold is not that easy to pick up. The speculators who flocked to Ezo land to pan for gold are basically lost."

　　 "Moreover, their rough gold rush to squeeze various river channels also annoyed the Ezos."

　　 "Although the Ezos still lead a very primitive and barbaric life, if they cause trouble, it will be a troublesome thing."

　　 "In order to calm the emotions of the Ezos, the Matsumae Clan, who is located in the northernmost part of the country and has the responsibility of monitoring Ezos, ordered the prohibition of entering Ezo to pan for gold with the help of the shogunate."

　　 "Catch a gold digger and do the Dharma directly on the spot."

　　 "Under the shogunate and the Matsumae clan's'gold rush ban', the Ezo land that had been tossed with smoke by the gold diggers was finally restored."

　　 "But to this day, there are still some people who want money and don't want to die. In order to make a fortune, they decided to take the risk and, against the government's ban, came to Ezo land to pan for gold."

　　 "When I was young, I encountered a group of gold prospectors who passed through our village."

　　 "The current gold prospectors are basically a bunch of lawless desperadoes who have regarded the law and morality as nothing."

　　 "The group of gold prospectors who passed through our village actually planned to grab the money and food from our village."

　　 "Oh, those gold diggers are also stupid."

　　 "I came to Ezo land to pan for gold, and I didn’t know much about Ezo land."

　　 "They didn't realize that our village is a ‘ghost village’ where hunting makes a living. Even women can draw bows and shoot arrows."

　　 "Compared with bears and wolves, those gold diggers are nothing to mention."

　　 "Under our volley of bows and arrows, the gang of gold prospectors who were going to grab our money and food were shot by us as hedgehogs."

　　 "The gold diggers are seeing the funny expressions of all the people in our village taking out their bows and arrows. I can remember it for a lifetime. Hahahaha."

　　 Island help's remarks directly aroused the interest of many people present.

　　 "Mr. Shimsuke! Can you tell us how your village fought those gold prospectors? I want to hear it!"

　　 "Yeah, yeah, we want to hear it!"

　　 Shimasuke looked embarrassed: "How to fight those gold diggers... This story is not very exciting."

　　 "It's okay, just tell us about it!"

　　 Seeing that most of the audience expressed that they wanted to hear the whole story of their village's fight against the gold diggers, they could only sigh helplessly, and then said:

　　 "Well, then, let's change today's story to tell how our village dealt with that group of gold prospectors."

　　 "I remember that was 35 years ago..."

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　　 However, Ogata's mind is still immersed in the "Gold Rush in Ezo Land" mentioned by Shimsuke just now.

　　 There is a lot of gold in Ezo land, and even today, desperadoes still go to Ezo land to pan for gold—this is the first time Ogata has heard of this.

　　 No one has ever told Ogata about this before.

　　 Because Ezo land is too remote, in this era of extremely underdeveloped information transmission, there are very few people who know Ezo land.

　　 Ogata didn't expect to hear Shimsuke's story for so long before and did not collect any useful information.

　　 Unexpectedly, on the night before leaving Kinno Town, he was surprised and received a piece of valuable information.

　　—A gold digger...

　　 Ogata silently chewed the word "Gold Digger" in his heart.

　　According to Shimsuke just now, there are still many desperadoes who want money and want to go to Ezo land to pan for gold.

　　 These people who came to pan for gold already regarded the authority and laws of the shogunate as nothing, so it is not surprising that they did anything.

　　 Ogata silently labelled the group of "gold diggers" as "needs attention" in his heart.

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