I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Compared with the small ones, the biggest difference between the large-scale Yu-nv’s houses is that the services they can provide are different.

The kind of small-sized girl’s house can provide quite a single service. After customers order their favorite women, they can’t do anything except chat with women and study the biological differences between men and women. Thing.

This is not the case with the large-scale You Girl House.

Some large girls' houses often keep a group of artists and gangs in their respective shops.

Artists—as the name suggests, are people who are responsible for performing talents. Such as: playing shamisen, pipa and other musical instruments, and offering a few songs and dances.

Gang Room—A person who is responsible for telling jokes, performing sketches, and enlivening the atmosphere.

In that kind of large-scale Yuu Girl's house, you can invite entertainers and gangs to enliven the atmosphere before starting business with Yuu Girl.

Just looking at the appearance of this seven-thatched house, you can know that it must be one of the best large-scale wandering houses in Shinmachi. There are entertainers in their shops, which is nothing more than normal.

However, it’s a bit abnormal to say that "Let Ogata and Amachi serve as Hatsumitsu's guards and assistants" just now...

Before Ogata asked Utsuta Eemon what he meant by what he just said, Utsuta Eemon started to explain to himself:

"Chuguang is an outstanding artist recruited by our Seven Thatched Cottage last year."

"She has a beautiful appearance and outstanding temperament, and her shamisen playing skills are also very good. When she first came to our seven thatched cottage, she became the number one artist in our seven thatched cottage."

"Every day, there are countless people who want to ask Chuguang to offer a song. Although she is an artist, her popularity and popularity are no different from that of Oiran."

"How to hold popular girls and entertainers is actually skillful."

"One of the tricks is to give them enough battles."

"Simply speaking... it is like wrapping a gift to make it look better. It is one of the secrets to make it popular and increase their value by ‘packing’ people who are going to be popular."

"So after Chuguang's popularity rose, I arranged for Chuguang a beautiful assistant named'Atong'. He was specifically responsible for helping her hold the shamisen during the time period when Chuguang started to play the piano. "

"After Atong came to help Chuguang fill the battle, Chuguang's popularity immediately rose."

"Huh, those who love arty are so vulgar."

Right now, Tian Weimen sneered.

"As long as you make an unremarkable product look very high-end, there will be countless people foolishly hooked on with money."

"For an ordinary wooden chopstick, you only need to insert silver on the tail of the chopstick, and then make some specious publicity, then even if the chopsticks are priced at 1 tael, people who are willing to buy it will be rushed."

"Ah, sorry, I seem to digress."

"After matching Chuguang with an assistant who helped her get shamisen, Chuguang's popularity immediately rose."

"But whether it is a travel girl or an artist, once the popularity is high, it will easily cause all kinds of troubles."

"Just four months after Chuguang came to our Seven Thatched Cottage, an accident happened."

"When Chuguang was performing to the guests, a madman who was obsessed with Chuguang suddenly rushed to hug Chuguang."

"Although Chuguang didn't suffer any injuries in that incident, it made Chuguang very scared."

"Chuguang is now an important part of our Seven Thatched Cottage, so since that incident, in order to protect Chuguang, and also to further'pack up' Chuguang, I have assigned her two strong guards."

"At the same time, the rules have been established-in the future, whenever Chuguang performs for the guests at the banquet, the guards have the right to sit behind Chuguang and protect Chuguang."

"Actually, this regulation is very aggressive, but He Chuguang's popularity is too high. Even with this overbearing regulation, there are more people who wish to ask Chuguang to perform."

"Chuoguang's two guards have become a new ‘package’ to increase her value as I wish."

"The working area of ​​Chuguang is not limited to our seven thatched cottage. As long as he can afford the money, Chuguang can also perform in other Yunyuya, tea houses, and izakayas."

"It's better than this night—tonight, the son of a large merchant has a banquet at the Xu Tianya in Shinmachi, and spends a lot of money to invite our first light to a banquet and performance."

"The guests tonight are not ordinary guests. Don't neglect."

"But I'm not dead—just last night, Chuguang had an accident."

"One of Hatsumi's guards, Ikeda Araiemon, and Hatsumi's assistant, Atong, went to the ground without knowing when."

"Just last night, the two of them eloped secretly."

"The problem is big."

"As I just said, equipping Chuguang with 1 assistant and 2 guards is her current ‘package’."

"I have always advertised that the first light in our house is different from ordinary artists. It has an assistant who helps her get shamisen and two personal guards."

"So if you can't make up for the vacancies of assistants and guards before serving the distinguished guests tonight, it will have a bad effect on Chuguang."

"Just like you clearly promoted that this person can use a 5-foot-long knife to perform Iai Slash, but when this person came to the scene, he only used a 3-foot-long ordinary knife to perform. It will make the guests feel like they have been deceived. of."

"It's easier said than done to make up for the vacancies of guards and assistants."

"If you just survive tonight first, the guard can temporarily stop looking for someone who is very skilled, but the character must be trustworthy."

"The assistant must be a beautiful young girl."

"Only by assigning a beautiful woman to Chuguang as an assistant, can Chuguang be best packaged and increase the value of Chuguang."

"Chuguang's former assistant'A Tong' is a beautiful girl who is qualified to be the top brand in any girl's house."

"Although there are pretty girls in our Seven Thatched Cottage, they are all wandering girls. They are very busy every night, and it is not appropriate to let the wandering girls be the assistants of the artists."

"Whether it is a guard or an assistant, even if it is me, it is extremely difficult to find a suitable person to fill this vacancy in less than half a day."

"Just when I was struggling, you guys came."

"Then among you, there happen to be two kinds of people that I desperately need now-people who are beautiful enough, and people who are qualified for the role of guard."

"You are just raining in time for me now."

The explanation of Yoshida Eemon was finally over.

After hearing the cause and effect, Ogata nodded: "So that's it..."

"Everyone is Feng-kun's friend." Zuo Tian Weimen added at this time, "So I have confidence in your character."

"And to be honest-I have no other choice but to ask you now."

Right now, Taemon's expression became bitter.

"Except for you, before dark, I shouldn't be able to find a girl who is beautiful enough, and a samurai who is willing to take the post of guard."

—To put it simply — you are now anxious to find someone to replace the vacancy of your guard and assistant. Are you using a dead horse as a living doctor...

In his heart, Ogata summed up what Yoshidaemon said just now in one sentence.

"...I only need to replace one night tonight, right?" Ogata asked the left and right Tian Weimen rhetorically.

"Yes." The left and right Tian Weimen nodded, "As long as you can survive tonight, it will be easy to talk later."

"Tonight, the first light only needs to perform at the banquet of the distinguished guest of Xu Tianya. There is no need to go to multiple places to perform."

"In order to maintain the price and dignity of Chuguang, I only allow Chuguang to perform in one place every night."

"Does the first time just leave immediately after the performance?" Ogata asked.

"Yes." Left and right Tian Weimen nodded again, "Hatsumi will play three pieces at the banquet tonight. After the performance is over, she will leave. When Hakuguang is escorted back, your work will be completed. ."

"...I have an ugly scar on my face." Ogata then asked, "So I don't like to take off my hat and face towel. When taking over as a guard, can I not take off these two things?"

"Huh?" Tianweimen raised eyebrows, "Can't you take off your face towel and hat?"

"Yes. Because I don't want anyone to see the scar on my face."

At this moment, Yoshida Eemon's expression suddenly became weird.

He looked at Fengma, and then at Ogata.

He opened his mouth and stopped talking.

In the end—the left and right Tian Weimen closed his mouth, nodded after a moment of contemplation:

"...Yes. It doesn't matter if you insist on wearing a hat and a face towel. After all, the position you need to take over is just a guard."

Ogata pondered.

After pondering for a moment, he turned his head and asked Ah Ding:

"...A Ding, would you like to be that Chuguang's temporary assistant tonight?"

"I can," Ah Ding replied without hesitation, "Anyway, it's not time-consuming and effortless, it's just to help others hold the shamisen."

"...That's good." Ogata nodded, and then turned his gaze back to Utsutaemon, "Then I and Nakiko will do you a favor tonight. I hope you can fulfill your promise in the future and give the second master a place to live. Tell us."

"Brother." Feng Mo raised his eyebrows, "You and Komachi are really going to be those young guards and assistants?"

"We do them a favor, and then they do us a favor, mutual benefit, this is reasonable." Ogata smiled, "Anyway, it is not a troublesome favor that people want us to help."

"I am grateful." At this time, the left and right Tian Weimen leaned over to bow to Ogata, "I promise you-I will tell you Yuji's residence immediately afterwards, and I will never break my word."

After that, the left and right Tianweimen opened the cabinet next to it, took out two waist cards from the cabinet, and handed them to Ogata and Amachi.

"You hold these two things."

"At six o'clock in the evening today (6 o'clock in the afternoon), you will come to this seven-thatched house again. After you show this sign to the gatekeeper, the gatekeeper will lead you to Chuguang's room."

"After that, you only need to follow Chuguang to the Xu Tianya performance."

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After agreeing that Uroda Eemon would do this favor for him, Ogata and the others left the Seven Thatched House.

It was still only morning, and there was still a short half day before the six o'clock in the evening, which was agreed with the right and left Tianweimen.

In order to pass this time, Feng Mo alone continued to find his old subordinate, Xianbingwei, to reminisce about the past.

The three of Ogata, Amachi, and Azuchi went up to the streets as they did yesterday, wandering around Osaka.

Since leaving Ezo Land and returning to the Japanese mainland, Ogata has basically never rested. He is either on a hurry or preparing for a hurry every day. Therefore, Ogata is also happy to wander around in the strange city of Osaka. Relax the nerves that have been tight for a long time.

Wandering aimlessly, admiring the scenery of Osaka, which is so different from Kyoto and Edo.

A short half day's time-fleeting.

Ogata and Amachi returned to the door of the Seven Thatched Cottage at six o'clock in the evening, which they had agreed with Urotaemon, very punctually.

As for Ozuki—she was a little tired after spending the whole day wandering around Osaka with Ogata and Amachi. When Ogata and the others were about to return to the Seven Thatched Cottage, they parted ways with them and returned to where they lived alone. Went to rest at the hotel

After returning to the seven thatched cottage, Iori Utaemon showed the sign he gave to the two of them this morning and showed them to the gatekeeper. The gatekeeper immediately took them into the seven thatched cottage and went straight to the seven thatched cottage. On the second floor, they led the two into a room on the second floor.

That is a very simple room.

There is almost no furniture in the room, just a few cushions.

In this very simple room, there was only a big man with thick eyebrows and big eyes sitting in the middle of the room with a knife and a chase.

When the man saw Ogata and Amachi, he immediately stood up and greeted them enthusiastically.

"Oh oh! I think the two are the couple who was responsible for temporarily replacing Ikeda and Atong that the boss told me this afternoon!"

"Meeting for the first time! I'm Shibata and near again! It's the only guard left by Miss Chuguang after that kid Ikeda eloped with Atong! Please advise!"

According to this big man's self-introduction, he should be one of the original two guards of Chuguang...or the only one left.

In the other guard: Ikeda and Chuguang's assistant: After Atong eloped, he is now alone by Chuguang's side.

"We met for the first time at Goro Shimomashima."

"This is Majima Town. Please advise."

Ogata's first impression of Shibata is very good, and he has always been very fond of such a warm and cheerful person.

The whole gourd house has the best relationship with Ogata, and at the same time Ogata's favorite person is Makimura—the main reason is that Makimura happens to be the kind of warm and cheerful person that Ogata likes very much.

After introducing himself to each other, Ogata began to look carefully at the room under his feet: "...Shibata-kun, this is...Ms. Hatsumi's room?"

Ogata remembers that this morning, the right and left Tianweimen clearly told him that after showing the sign to the doorman, the doorman would take them to Hatsumi's room.

This room has nothing but cushions... Honestly, it makes it hard for Ogata to believe that this is the room of a popular star right now.

As soon as Ogata's question fell, Shibata nodded vigorously: "This is indeed Ms. Hatsumi's room, but it is not the room where she lives, but the room where she practices the piano."

"She usually practices piano in this room. Because it's just a room for piano practice, the layout is quite simple."

Ogata: "It turned out to be like this..."

"Sit down first." Shibata Chao and the other two made a "please" gesture, "Ms. Chuguang is now putting on make-up. She will wait a while before coming. Let's sit and rest for a while."

Ogata and Amachi each took a cushion and sat down.

The three people kept silent and were quite embarrassed, so in order to prevent the atmosphere from becoming embarrassing, Ah Ding immediately asked Shibata as soon as he sat on the cushion:

"Speaking of which-Shibata-kun, is this Miss Chuguang's name, or her real name?"

"Um...I don't know about this." Shibata smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Miss Chuguang never told me whether her name was her real name or a fancy name."

"But I guess this name is probably a fancy name."

"The name Chuguang doesn't seem like his real name. It is quite common for artists to give themselves nicknames."

After raising their heads in Ah Ding, the three of them chatted with each other in this small room.

Shibata didn't ask why Ogata wears a hat and a face towel all the time—probably because Utsuta Weimon has already told Shibata today why Ogata wears a hat and face towel.

There were small talks one after another, and time flowed endlessly like a stream.

It was just a gray sky just now, and it became completely black in a blink of an eye.

Just when Ogata felt a little impatient after thinking about "Ms. Hatsumi's return to the future," he finally heard the sound of the door being opened.

Along with the sound of the sliding door, there was a beautiful female voice.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting for so long."

Ogata quickly turned his head and looked around.

The one who opened the door was a very beautiful girl.

Wearing a light blue kimono, pair of thin white gloves, light make-up, and a well-groomed head, Shimada updo looks very young, not at least 17 or 8 years old, with fair skin and large eyes. There is a god, holding a piece of shamisen with a very exquisite appearance.

After the girl appeared, Shibata, who was sitting across from Ogata, quickly stood up.

"Miss Chuguang! Good evening!"

Hearing Shibata's voice, Ogata quickly cast his eyes on the beautiful woman again.

-Is she... that first light?

While looking at Hatsuko with a gaze, Ogata's movements were not slow at all—he quickly got up to salute Hatsumitsu, and then said loudly:

"Meeting for the first time, Ms. Hatsumi. At Shimo Majima Goro."

"I'm Mashimacho." Amachi saluted Hatsumitsu after following Ogata.

"Meeting for the first time." Hatsumitsu generously returned the courtesy to Ogata and the others. "I've heard the two of them introduced by Utaemon. Thank you very much for your timely help. It really helped us a lot."

If you talk about how stunning Chuguang's appearance is...that's not the case. Although she is very beautiful, she is not yet stunning.

But her temperament is excellent. Between the gestures, exudes a very elegant temperament. Its temperament can make people quickly think of the idiom "knowing the book and understanding".

From the wording of her speech and the etiquette that can't pick out any mistakes, it is not difficult to see that she has a very good cultivation.

After seeing the girl with his own eyes, Ogata understood why this girl became the top artist of Nanakusa and was sought after by so many people. With both looks and temperament, it is not easy for this kind of woman to become popular.

Hatsumitsu didn't ask much why Ogata wanted to wear a hat and a face towel, probably because Utaemon had already told her why.

"Tonight, I have the help of Lao Er." After saying this, Hatsumi smiled, holding the shamisen in his arms, and bowed again neither humble nor arrogant to Ogata and Amachi.

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"Hey, look, it's Chuguang."

"It's really beautiful..."

"It's a pity that she didn't go to travel as a girl..."

"It would be great if she could be a bigger bear..."

"Huh? Why did Chuguang's assistant change?"

"Yeah... It seems that a guard has also changed... Tsk tsk, Chuguang's new assistant is a big bear."

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After following Hatsumi to leave the seven grass house, Ogata instantly felt that countless gazes of all kinds were concentrating on them.

What follows is a variety of normal or trivial words.

Ogata knew that Hatsumi's popularity was very high, but she didn't expect her popularity to be so high. It was just that she had just left the Seven Thatched Cottage, and immediately a large number of people gathered around and looked at it as if looking at a rare animal. With seven grasses.

I have to say-Ah Ding quite enters the role.

At this time, Ah Ding, walking behind Chuguang, always keeping a distance of about one step from Chuguang, holding the exquisite shamisen of Chuguang in his arms.

Ah Ting's appearance at this time has been perfectly integrated into the role of Chuguang's assistant.

In terms of appearance, it is not lost to Chuguang, only inferior to Chuguang in temperament, A Ding also attracted the attention of many spectators.

As for Ogata, he followed Hatsumi with Shibata.

Shibata's movements are quite professional-he has been scanning his surroundings with a vigilant line of sight, his left hand has been resting on the scabbard of his left waist, his right hand is slightly raised, maintaining the most convenient action for drawing a knife.

Because Shibata and Ogata were guarding him behind Hatsuko, although many people came around, no one dared to approach Hatsuko casually.

Ogata and his party are like a small boat chopping through the waves. The “waves” that are chopped are the “people waves” composed of these spectators, and they slowly walked towards their destination tonight, Xu Tianya.

Like Yoshihara, Shinmachi and Yoshiwara, not all shops inside are Yumenoya, there are also some normal shops.

Xu Tianya is the largest tea house in Shinmachi. It is similar to the high-end restaurants in modern times. It is a popular place for countless wealthy people in Osaka.

Just now, while chatting with Shibata Yuchuguang’s piano training room, Ogata learned from Shibata’s mouth some basic information about the guest who invited Chuguang tonight.

Shibata didn’t know much about the guests tonight. He only knew that he was a great businessman with the status of a samurai. Tonight, setting up a banquet at Xu Tianya seemed to be just a meal with friends and spending 80 taels of money. Chuguang invites to perform at their banquet.

Although in the Edo period, the shogunate adopted a very strict identity hierarchy, delineating the four classes of "senior, agricultural, industrial, commercial," and stipulated merchants as a class whose social status was only one level higher than that of filth, and each class was not allowed. Free circulation.

But because the power of merchants gradually grew, in order to get rid of the low position in politics, merchants gradually discovered many ways like "card bugs" to transform themselves from lowly merchants to samurai.

One of the commonly used methods is to recruit samurai as his son-in-law.

The principle is to take advantage of the shogunate’s system flaws.

The Edo shogunate has an eccentric system: as long as a samurai is recruited as his son-in-law, the family's birthplace can be changed to that of a samurai, and the family can use the samurai's surname and family pattern.

For example: Ogata Rizuke went to a merchant's house named Sangoro and became Sangoro's son-in-law. From then on, Sangoro could be renamed "Ogata Sangoro" and the family became the Ogata family , Can use Ogata's bellflower pattern to make a new family pattern, the whole family has transformed from a merchant's house to a samurai's house, which can be called a saber.

There are many warriors who don't want to endure hardships, think of wealthy merchants as sons-in-law, and since then indulge in glory and wealth, so countless merchants turned into samurai overnight by this method.

As an economic capital with a large number of wealthy businessmen, the most important thing in Osaka is the kind of businessmen who obtained the status of samurai through various methods.

From the Seven Thatched House to the Xu Tian House, the two places are not far away.

Although there were countless people who came to watch the famous Chuguang on the road, they didn't stand in the way. Ogata and the others came to Xu Tianya smoothly all the way.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of Xu Tianya, a dwarf, who had been standing by the gate and looking around, rushed towards Ogata and the others excitedly.

"Miss Chuguang, welcome your visit." Although this dwarf is a bit ugly, he can speak well and understand etiquette, "Please come with me, my young master has been waiting for you for a long time."

"Excuse me." Chu Guang bowed softly at the dwarf.

Shorty led Ogata and the others straight to the highest floor of the Xu Tianya.

Xu Tianya deserves to be a well-known tea house in Osaka. Not only is the area huge, but the quality of the waiters is also very unusual.

As he followed the dwarf to the top floor of the Xuda House, Ogata noticed that everyone dressed as a waiter in the Xuda House, whether male or female, was young and well-meaning.

Because the Xu Tianya is very big, Ogata and the others also walked a not-too-short distance to reach their destination—a picture on the top floor is just in front of the door of the room that is very beautiful.

"Master!" Xiaozi yelled into the room, "Miss Chuguang is here!"

As soon as the dwarf's words fell, an extremely excited voice immediately sounded in the room: "Oh oh! It's finally here! Let Miss Chuguang come in!"

-Um?

At this time, Ogata's expression changed.

The same expression slightly changed, and Ah Ding.

They both said the same thing in their hearts at the same time: the voice just now...so familiar...

When Ogata was thinking about when he heard this sound, the short man had already opened the door of the room. Hatsuka had already walked into the room first, and Ogata, who served as Hatsumi’s temporary guard and assistant, respectively And A Ding had to go in with the same block.

As soon as he entered the room, Xu Jian was stunned.

Do not.

It should be said that Ogata, Amachi, and someone in the room were all stunned at the same time.

This is a very spacious room, a total of 13 people have a banquet in it.

Twelve of them were sitting on the east and west sides of the room, facing each other.

There was only one gorgeously dressed young man sitting in the first seat of the banquet—this was the one who froze at the same time as Ogata and Amachi.

And this person is the same Miura who spoke to Acho yesterday.

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At this moment—

Xu Tianya, a luxurious large room not far from Ogata and the others—

This is the most luxurious and superior room in the whole Xutian House.

Not only is it extremely spacious, but the decoration inside is also extremely luxurious. The tatami mats are high-quality goods produced in Kyoto, and the walls are painted with famous paintings by famous artists.

In the room, a middle-aged man with a cross wound on his face has a scar drawn from the corner of the left forehead to the corner of the left mouth, and a scar drawn from the base of the left ear to the right cheek. On a cushion.

With a pleasing smile on his face, he said in a respectful tone to a young man sitting opposite him who was sipping tea:

"My lord, this is my newly purchased Longjing tea from Tangtu West Lake. How does UU reading www.uukanshu.com taste?"

"Well... I don't know much about tea, but I think it tastes okay."

The young man sitting across from the middle-aged man had a burly figure of nearly 1.9 meters, and his long hair was randomly tied and dragged behind his head.

On his side was a very mighty Odachi.

"Speaking of which-Yukimura, I haven't seen you for a while. Your industry has been so big." The young man slowly said, "You even bought such a luxurious tea house. It is said that you were involved in the silk business a while ago. what."

"I don't dare to be, I don't dare to be." The middle-aged man known as Yukimura continued to laugh with him.

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