I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

　　 "Yi." At this moment, Amachi on the side also asked Ogata, "Miss Lin and they are not here, so what should we do now?"

　　 Ogata groaned for a moment, then turned his head and glanced at the setting sun that was only a short distance away from the horizon.

　　 "...Now prepare for the night, and let's talk about the rest later."

　　 After that, Ogata turned his gaze back to the village chief in front of him.

　　 "The village chief, can we stay in your village for one night? I can pay for your accommodation."

　　 "Hahaha, no, no need." The village head smiled and waved his hand quickly, "You are the distinguished guests of Mr. Kinoshita, how can we charge you. It doesn't cost much to keep you overnight."

　　 Ogata talked a few words with the village chief. Seeing that the village chief insisted on not charging the accommodation fee, Ogata no longer had any pretense and entanglement, and frankly accepted the village chief’s kindness.

　　 "That's right, the village chief." As he was about to follow the village chief into the village, Ogata suddenly asked, "Where is Genjin?"

　　 "Oh, Dr. Xuanren, he happened to go to a nearby village to treat people."

　　 "How is he doing now?"

"He is doing well now." A smile became thicker on the village chief's face. "He is kind and has high medical skills. People in our village and several nearby villages like him very much. The villagers are grateful for him. The gift of appreciation given to him for his medical skills can be said to be countless. He has gained weight now."

　　 Hearing the village chief said this, Ogata secretly felt happy that Xuanren's life is doing well now.

　　 Since last summer, Lin and the others rescued Xuanren who was behind bars because of offending the powerful, and with Xuanren's consent, they brought Xuanren to this village and let him settle down here.

　　 The last time I met Hyunjin was on the eve of leaving for Edo last year.

　　 While being happy for Xuanjin, Ogata also felt very fortunate.

　　 Fortunately, Xuan Ren is not in the village right now.

　　 If Xuanren asked him if he had seen his master Xuanzheng and his senior brother Xuanzhi in Ezo, Ogata really didn't know how to answer him...

　　 Now Xuanren happens to be out of the village, so Ogata no longer has to worry about how to answer Xuanren's question.

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　　 That day, night—

　　 "Huh..."

　　 After immersing his whole body in a bathtub filled with hot water, Ogata couldn't help but breathe out of comfort.

　　 When was the last time you soaked in hot water? Ogata can't remember at all.

　　 He only remembered that they had been sleeping and sleeping for a long time.

　　 "Master Ogata." At this time, the village chief's voice rang out of the bathroom, "Is the water temperature right?"

　　 "Hmm." Ogata shouted out of the bathroom, "The water temperature is right. Thank you for helping me boil hot water."

　　 "Ho ho." The village chief smiled, "You don't need to thank you. Then you can go clubbing slowly, and I won't bother you."

　　 After speaking, the village chief's footsteps from near and far rang out from the bathroom.

There is no house in the village that can accommodate the three of Ogata and the others at the same time, so the three of Ogata and the others are scattered-Ogata and Amachi live in the house of the village chief with the largest house, and Azuki lives in the village chief. In the home of the family next door.

　　 The conditions of the village chief’s house are still quite good. The house is spacious enough. Even if there are more people living in Ogata and Amachi, it will not feel crowded. The house also has a small bathroom.

　　 The bathroom in the village chief’s house was the bathroom most commonly used by civilians in the Edo period: a small square room with a bathtub in which a person sits.

　　 There is a small window for ventilation on one side of the room.

　　 Close this small window for ventilation and the door to the bathroom, so that people outside the bathroom will not be able to see the scene in the bathroom.

　　 Under the tub is a stove.

　　 The mouth of the stove is outside the bathroom.

　　 When you want to take a hot bath, you just need to light the stove, and then let the people outside the bathroom keep adding wood to the stove through the stove.

　　 The village chief treated Ogata and the others kindly, not only prepared a sumptuous dinner for them, but also spontaneously helped Ogata and the others in a hot bath.

　　 The village chief and the others are so enthusiastic that Ogata feels a little embarrassed.

　　 Ogata leaned his head on the edge of the bathtub, closed his eyes, and relaxed his body and spirit.

　　 He wanted to let his head empty and relax his brain like this, but the more he wanted to relax, the more he couldn't help thinking.

　　—Apart from Lin and the others, who else might know where there are great swordsmiths...

　　 A big question mark appeared in Ogata's mind.

　　 He wanted to make Lin and the others, who must have too many contacts for help, and asked them if they knew where there is a great knifesmith, but who knew that none of the people in the gourd house was in Owari...

　　 It's not realistic to stay here and wait for Lin and the others to come back. After all, God knows when they will come back.

　　 There is no other way but to change the plan and ask other people for help.

　　 However, something embarrassing came-Ogata's contacts were very narrow.

　　 Ogata doesn’t know many friends...

　　Since leaving the Hirose domain, Ogata has only had a deep friendship with the gourd house group...

　　—In addition to the people in Huluwu, who else do I know who should have a very wide range of contacts...

　　 Ogata frowned, trying to remember.

　　 However, just beginning to remember, Ah Ding’s voice suddenly sounded outside the bathroom:

　　 "A Yi?"

　　 "Huh?" Ogata opened his eyes, "What's the matter?"

　　 "It's nothing, I just saw you soak for a long time, so let's see if you get fainted."

　　 "I can't get dizzy, I'm the kind of physique that is not easy to get dizzy." Ogata smiled.

He is not boasting or talking nonsense about this. Ogata is indeed the kind of person who is not easy to get dizzy. Since traveling to the Edo period, Ogata has never tried to get dizzy due to a long bath. Ended up.

　　 "I'm just thinking about things, so I spent a little longer in the bath." Ogata added.

　　Acho: "Thinking about something?"

　　 Ogata nodded, "I'm thinking about other people I know who should be well connected besides the gourd house."

　　 Speaking of this, a wry smile appeared on Ogata's face.

　　 "However, I found that my network is really narrow. I don't seem to know anything except the gourd house..."

　　 Ogata's words came to an abrupt end when he said this.

　　 Then his pupils slowly opened.

　　 "Huh? Ayi?" Seeing Ogata's words, he suddenly stopped saying, "What's the matter? Why didn't you speak suddenly?"

　　 "...Yes..." Ogata whispered.

　　 "Huh?" The doubt on Ah Ding's face became more intense.

"Why did I forget that person..." Ogata felt as if the fog in his mind was suddenly dispersed, and excitement and excitement slowly appeared on his face. Can't you..."

　　 "Kyoto?" Ah Ding was stunned for a moment, and then he showed a stunned look.

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　　 Early the next morning, the three of Ogata and the others left the village.

　　 head west, head straight towards Kyoto.

　　 Before setting off, Ogata gave the radishes and grapes to the people in the village and asked them to take care of them.

　　 Japan is no better than Ezo land. In Ezo land, you can ride a horse as you like, and you can ride whatever horse you like, but not in Japan.

　　 The radishes and grapes of Don horses are much taller than the native horses in Japan. Therefore, riding radishes and grapes in Japan is too eye-catching.

　　 In essence, on the way from northern Oshu to Owari, Ogata and the others have encountered many troubles caused by radishes and grapes being too eye-catching.

　　 It became inconvenient to ride radishes and grapes in Japan, so Ogata and the others simply put the two horses in this village and let the people of this village take care of them, and then retrieve them later.

　　 When the radish and grapes were handed over to the village head, Ogata incidentally stuffed the village head with 3 taels of gold to pay for the care of the two horses.

　　 The village chief was unwilling to accept it at first, but Ogata forcibly gave the village chief the three taels.

　　How troublesome it is to raise horses, Ogata has a deep understanding. In addition, they left this time, and I don’t know how long it will take to return the horses. If they don’t give the village some care, Ogata is really uneasy.

Owari is not far from Kyoto. Between the two places is the vast flat land composed of the Noo Plain and the Kinki Plain. The road conditions and other infrastructure are extremely complete, so even if it is walking, Ogata and the others did not go back and forth. It took too much time to arrive in Kyoto, which has been gone for a long time!

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　　 Kyoto, somewhere—

　　 "Oh, guests, hurry up and see! I have the latest Nanban goods here!"

　　 "Get out! Get out! Be careful not to hit the cargo in this car!"

　　 "The weather in Kyoto is really getting more and more outrageous. It's obviously far from summer, it's already so hot..."

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　　 The mixed words that came into Ogata's ears were basically the Kyoto accent that he was quite familiar with.

　　 At this time, Ogata, who was in a busy city in Kyoto, watched the lively scenes ahead, and a smile appeared on Ogata's face.

　　 "It's been a long time..." Ogata muttered softly.

　　 "Yeah." Standing next to Ogata, Amachi nodded with a smile, "This city is indeed a long absence..."

As Ogata and Amachi felt about revisiting their old places, Azuki looked at everything around him with beaming eyes: "Is this Kyoto... The atmosphere is completely different from other cities... The emperor lives in Kyoto." Where is it?"

　　 Azhu is the first time to come to this ancient capital with a history of hundreds of years. The surrounding sceneries and the characteristic Kyoto accents that have been introduced to his ears are extremely novel in Azhu’s eyes.

　　 "The emperor should be living in the imperial palace." Acho said casually.

　　 "Where is the Imperial Palace?" Azhu asked.

　　 "What?" Amachi smiled playfully, "Do you really want to visit the Imperial Palace?"

　　 "That's not the case." Azuki shook his head into a rattle, "I just wanted to see how dilapidated the imperial palace is. I've heard it before-the emperor is miserable, it's a puppet at the mercy of the shogunate."

　　 "Even the money needed for daily life is provided by the shogunate, which is very miserable. If the shogunate stopped supplying the emperor's money, the emperor would have to sell calligraphy and painting to make a living."

　　 "Because the emperor does not have much money left in his hands, I heard that the imperial palaces are all in tatters."

　　 "It is roughly true, but some places are exaggerated." Ogata smiled, "Although I have never seen the imperial palace, I heard that the emperor is not so downhearted that even the imperial palace is in tatters."

"The emperor is not actually a puppet at the mercy of the shogunate. After all, he is the nominal Japanese lord. He still has some influence. The shogunate cannot completely ignore the emperor and the court in certain matters. "

　　 After that, Ogata stretched hard.

　　 "Okay, don't stand stupidly here."

　　 Ogata took the lead to walk towards an intersection not far away, and Amachi and Azhu, who were walking on his left and right, hurriedly followed.

　　 "One...Mashima-sama." Ashuki, who almost yelled "Ichidosesai-sama" in the crowd, quickly changed his words, "Where does your friend live in Kyoto?"

　　As soon as he left for Kyoto, Ogata told Azuki that they were going to Kyoto next to find some of his old friends who lived in Kyoto.

　　 "He lives quite far from here." Ogata said, "He lives in a small town in Kyoto."

　　 "Oh oh! So shall we go directly to him now?" Azhu asked.

　　 "It's not in a hurry." Ogata said, "Before I look for him, I have to buy a meeting ceremony. After all, he is both my friend and my elder. It is really impolite to see him empty-handed."

　　 After that, Ogata turned his head and asked Amachi:

　　 "A Ting, what do you think is the best gift to give him?"

　　 Instead of just thinking about it, come and ask Ah Ting who has been with that person for the longest time.

　　 "Um..." Ah Ding pondered for a moment, "As far as I know, he doesn't like flashy decorations or anything, so I think I can give him something delicious."

　　 "I remember he seems to like sweets, so let's give him some sweets."

　　 Ogata nodded: "Then buy some sweets."

　　 Ogata, he stopped a passer-by and asked where there were high-quality dim sums.

　　 After learning that there is a tea house not far away that sells well-known Kyo confectionery (general name for Kyoto special sweets), Oo easily leads Amachi and Azuchi to this tea house.

　　 After entering this tea house, Okinawa directly asked a handyman (the merchant's buddy) who happened to be free inside to ask what types of Kyogogashi are on sale in your store.

　　 There are quite a few types of Kyoko on sale in this tea house. After Ogata picked the sweet Kyoko, Teshiro enthusiastically greeted Ogata and the others to sit down at a table that was still empty.

　　 "Guardian! Please wait a moment! We will prepare the kyoko you want right away! Do you need some tea?"

　　 Ogata turned his head, and cast an inquiring look at Amachi and Azuchi.

　　 Both of them nodded, and Ogata happened to be a little thirsty now, so he raised three fingers to Teyo: "Then come three cups of your best tea."

　　 "Okay!"

Soon after 　　 Handyog left, he brought up 3 cups of steaming tea at the right temperature.

　　 I don’t know how long this Kyogoku will take. In order to pass the boring time, Ogata sips the tea in the cup while looking around.

　　Tea house, izakaya, bathhouse-these three places are the three social places for the people of this era.

　　 Judging from the attendance rate, the popularity of this tea house is really high. It is obviously not the time period with the most traffic, but 80% of the seats are still full.

　　 The guests chatted wildly while drinking tea and eating fruit.

　　 Ogata had no intention of eavesdropping on the chats of people around him, but the conversation of the guests at the next table was so loud that he couldn't even listen to it or not.

　　 "Hey! Have you heard that! Your Majesty is so angry now." A freckled old uncle screamed.

　　 "I'm so angry? Why?"

　　 "What else?" Freckles said vividly, "It's not because the 10,000 coalition forces of the Shogunate and the Tohoku feudal clan were defeated by the Ogata Itosai in Ezo."

　　 Ogata's pupils shrank slightly, and then followed the sound to look at the guests at the table next door-while turning his gaze over, Ogata raised his hand and slightly lowered the hat on his head.

　　 Not only Ogata was attracted by the content of the conversation at the next table, but the attention of Amachi and Azuchi was also drawn.

　　 "Ogata Itosai will destroy 10,000 troops?" Someone with the same figure as a bamboo pole looked shocked, "When did this happen?"

"Don't you know? At about the beginning of this year, the shogunate launched an army of 10,000 to conquer the Ezo in Ezo land, but for some reason it was attacked by Ogata Itosai, and the 10,000 army was attacked by Ogata Itosai. The shogunate killed and injured more than a thousand people alone!"

　　 Freckles made a few awkward swings, and then continued:

　　 "Ogata Ichitosai should be regarded as a great swordsman with no one before and without anyone...repelling 10,000 troops alone...the storyteller dare not say that."

"Fart! You're all talking nonsense!" A certain acne-faced uncle sneered. "Is Daosai he alone repelled the shogunate army? He had a companion at the time! A group of Lucia cavalry came by. Help! And the shogunate did not launch 10,000 troops, the total force of the battle was only 5,000!"

　　 "Huh?" Freckles looked at the acne-prone uncle with a displeased expression, "You said that what I just said is wrong, so what are you saying are completely correct?"

　　 Uncle with acne: "It must be more accurate than yours anyway."

　　 These two are freckled and acne-prone uncles, and a fierce dispute has begun over who said the version is more accurate.

　　 But Ogata silently retracted his gaze at this time and drank the tea calmly.

　　 At this time, Temao came over to Ogata with a large paper box.

　　 "Guest! I have kept you waiting! Come on! This is your fruit."

　　 "Well, thanks a lot." Ogata put down the empty teacup in his hand, and the box of Kyoko confectionery said, "Amachi, Azuku, let's go."

　　 Ogata walked out of the tea house quickly, holding on to the very low hat.

　　As soon as he walked out of the tea house, Azuki hurriedly ran to Ogata's side, looking up at Ogata's face hidden under the hat, while lowering the volume and stunned:

　　 "Mr. Majima, have you really done such a great thing in Ezo?"

　　 "It's just a trivial matter." Ogata smiled calmly.

　　Ogata has not told the boy about his previous feats in Ezo-ji since Azuki joined the group.

　　 came because it was cumbersome to explain.

　　Secondly, because there is no need to spend more time to inform them, after all, one day his feat will spread throughout Japan.

　　 The defeat of the ten thousand army-even if the shogunate wanted to block the news, it was destined to be sealed for a while, not for a lifetime.

　　 If only a few hundred or thousands of troops are defeated, there is still a way to block the news, but the defeat of tens of thousands of troops can block the news perfectly.

Ogata had long anticipated that the world would know that his executioner Ichitosai had once again squeezed a few ear scrapers vigorously, so Ogata didn’t feel the scene where the uncles were discussing his deeds in the tea house just now. surprise.

　　 After witnessing the scene at the tea house just now, Ogata’s only impression is that Kyoto is indeed one of the three major cities in Japan now... News will circulate much faster than other cities.

　　Before, whether it was from northern Oshu to Owari, or later Owari to Kyoto, Ogata had not heard anyone in any town or village discussing his deeds of breaking the shogunate army.

　　 Ogata’s conjecture-in a while, the news of his breaking the shogunate will probably spread and radiate to the whole country, centering on the three major capitals of Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka.

　　 Azhu’s chin is now in a state as if it would fall off at any time.

　　 "Majima, Mashima-sama..." Azhu stammered, "So, so you, you, are you really here and doing something like that in Ezo land...!"

　　 "About this matter, I will slowly tell you the cause and effect afterwards." Ogata continued to maintain a calm smile, "Let’s go find my old friend and senior now."

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　　 When Ogata and the others just left the tea house—

When the two uncles with freckles and acne were still arguing and blushing with a thick neck, a young man calmly stuffed a piece of red and white steamed bread in his mouth: "Speaking of-I have also heard about it. Rumor has it."

　　 This young man's words attracted the attention of many people nearby.

"This shameful act of the shogunate made His Majesty the Emperor furious." The young man took a sip of tea. "So in order to calm His Majesty's anger, Lao Nakamatsu believes that he seems to be in this Kyoto city now and apologizes to His Majesty the Emperor. "

　　 "Old Master, is he in Kyoto now?!" someone exclaimed.

　　 "I don't know." The young man shrugged, "I just heard that this is the case. After all, people at the level of old and middle-aged people, it is impossible for ordinary people like us to know their whereabouts."

"Hmph, if Matsuhira Matshinbu really came to make amends with His Majesty the Emperor, that day, His Majesty would never let Matsuhira Matshinbu so simply." An uncle shrugged, "Since the'Honor incident', Matsuhira Matshinbu and His Majesty's The relationship is extremely bad, and His Majesty the Emperor will certainly not let go of this opportunity to make a ruthless and disgusting Songping peace of mind."

"Being disgusted by His Majesty the Emperor is nothing more than a trivial matter to the old man." The young man who just mentioned that the old man might be in Kyoto now said, "how to guard against the opposing forces in the shogunate. —This is a big deal for the old middle-aged people now."

　　 "There are many people who are very dissatisfied with the reforms implemented by the old man since he took office. Those who oppose the old man can't help but use this defeat as a bargaining chip to impeach and attack the old man."

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　　 Although the last time I visited Kyoto was last summer, Ogata still remembers the route to the adult’s hermitage.

　　 Straight ahead along the route in memory, the house where the adult lives is close at hand.

　　 "Master Idozai." Because there was no one else around, Azhu changed his name to Idozai, "How far is it from where your friend lives?"

　　 "It's almost here." Ogata said.

　　 "Ichidosai-sama, your friend...couldn't be a very big man, right?" Ah Zhu shrank his neck.

　　 "Huh? Why do you say that?"

"Because... During this period of time, when I asked your friend what kind of person he was, you kept being secretive... Isn't he a big man who just knows his name can get you offended...? If he really is like this Character, then don't tell me his name..."

　　 "Hahaha, this..." Ogata laughed a few times, "It's okay."

　　 That adult is now in seclusion, and he has decided to spend the rest of his life in this Kyoto.

　　 is already living in seclusion. Naturally, he would not want too many people to know his true identity, so Ogata deliberately did not tell Azuchi what his name is and what kind of person he is.

"He is just an ordinary old man in Kyoto who can be seen everywhere." Ogata said casually, "So when I see him, just get along with him with a normal heart. He is a very easy-going and easy-going old man. "

　　 "Ordinary old people in Kyoto..." Azuki nodded, "That's good...As long as it's not a scary person who doesn't even know the name..."

　　As they were talking, Ogata and the others had already stood in front of an old house that was very familiar to both Ogata and Amachi.

　　 Looking at the old house in front of him, Ogata has mixed feelings.

　　 He took a deep breath and was about to yell "Is anyone home?" to the door of the room—

　　咚咚咚!

　　 There was a sudden sound of encouraging footsteps behind the door.

　　 Wow!

　　 The wooden door was pulled open, and the person who opened the door was a young man who had never met Ogata.

And then…

　　 Wow!

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boom!

　　 There was a muffled noise behind the young man who suddenly opened the door.

　　 The young man rolled his eyes and slumped face down towards the ground.

　　 After the young man fell, Ogata and others were finally able to see the scene behind the young man.

　　 Behind this young man is a bald old man who is taking back the thrown iron chain a little bit.

　　 "Hey... I am really old... I can't beat it right... Huh? Komachi?! Why are you here?"

　　 After the young man fell to the ground, the old man also found Ogata and others standing in front of the room.

　　 "... Now."

　　 At this time, Ogata heard Azuki's voice beside him.

　　 Azuchi turned his head, looked up at Ogata, and blinked her big eyes.

　　 "Can ordinary old people in Kyoto easily knock people to the ground with an iron chain?"

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