I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

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Ogata frowned, trying to remember.

However, just as I started to recall, Machi's voice suddenly sounded from outside the bathroom:

"Ayi?"

"Huh?" Ogata opened his eyes, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's just that you've been soaking for a long time, so I'll see if you get dizzy."

"It's impossible for me to get dizzy. I have the kind of constitution that doesn't make dizziness easy." Ogata laughed.

He is not boasting or talking nonsense, 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 taking too long in the bath nod.

"I was just thinking about something, so I soaked for a little longer." Ogata added.

A-cho: "Thinking about something?"

Ogata nodded: "I'm thinking about other people I know who should have a wide network besides Calabash House."

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

"However, I found that my contacts are very narrow. I don't seem to know anything other than Calabash House..."

When Ogata's voice came to this point, it suddenly stopped.

Then the pupils slowly opened wide.

"Huh? Ayi?" Seeing that Ogata suddenly stopped speaking in the middle of what he said, A-Ming asked puzzled, "What's wrong? Why didn't you speak suddenly?"

"...That's right..." Ogata muttered.

"Huh?" The puzzled look on A-Ming's face became more intense.

"How did I forget about that person..." Ogata felt as if the fog in his mind had suddenly dissipated, excitement and excitement gradually appeared on his face, "In Kyoto, there is not one person who has a wide network of contacts. Someone who can't do it..."

"Kyoto?" A-Ming was stunned for a moment, and then showed a look of enlightenment.

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

Heading west, head straight for Kyoto.

Before setting off, Ogata gave the radishes and grapes to the villagers to take care of them.

Japan is no better than Ezo. In Ezo, you can ride any horse you like, and you can ride any horse you like, but you can’t do it in Japan.

The radish and grape, which are Don horses, are much taller than the horses in Japan, so riding radish and grape in Japan is too eye-catching.

In fact, on the road from northern Oshu to Owari, Ogata and the others have encountered many troubles because the radishes and grapes are too conspicuous.

It became inconvenient to ride radishes and grapes in mainland 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 for them to retrieve them later.

When handing over the radishes and grapes to the village chief, Ogata slipped 3 taels of gold to the village chief as a care fee for the two horses.

The village chief was reluctant to accept it at first, but in the end it was Ogata who forcibly gave the three taels of gold to the village chief.

Ogata has a deep understanding of how troublesome raising horses is. In addition, they left this time, and they don't know how long it will take to come back to get the horses back.

Owari is not far from Kyoto, and between the two places is a vast flat land composed of the Nobi Plain and the Kinki Plain. It took too much time to arrive in the long-awaited Kyoto!

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Kyoto, somewhere

"Oh, my guests, take a quick look! I have the latest Nanman goods here!"

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Be careful not to hit this truck of goods!"

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

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The various words that came to Ogata's ears were basically the Kyoto dialect that he was quite familiar with.

At this time, Ogata, who was in a busy city in Kyoto, looked at the lively scene in front of him, and a smile appeared on Ogata's face.

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

"Yeah." Atachi, who was standing beside Ogata, also nodded with a smile at this moment, "It's been a long time since I've seen this city..."

While Ogata and Acho were feeling the revisit of the old place, Azuki looked at everything around him with bright eyes: "Is this Kyoto... The atmosphere is completely different from other cities... The Emperor lives in Where in Kyoto?"

It was the first time for Azhu to visit this ancient capital with a history of hundreds of years. The surrounding scenery and objects, as well as the distinctive Kyoto dialect that came to his ears, were particularly novel in Azhu's eyes.

"The Emperor should live in the Imperial Palace." A-cho said casually.

"Where is the imperial residence?" Azhu asked.

"What?" A-Machi smiled playfully at A-Zhu, "Do you really want to visit the Imperial Palace?"

"That's not true." A Zhu shook his head like a rattle, "I just want to see how dilapidated the Imperial Palace is. I've always heard that the Emperor is miserable. He's just a puppet for the shogunate."

"Even the money needed for daily life is provided by the shogunate, which is very miserable. If the shogunate stops providing money to the emperor, the emperor and the others can only make a living by selling calligraphy and paintings."

"Because the emperor doesn't have much money left, I heard that the imperial residence is all dilapidated."

"It is generally true, but some places are exaggerated." Ogata smiled, "Although I have never seen the Imperial Palace, I heard that the Emperor is not so downcast that even the Imperial Palace is in dilapidated condition."

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

After saying that, Ogata stretched vigorously.

"Okay, don't stand here stupidly."

Ogata took the lead to walk towards an intersection not far away, and A-cho and Azuki who were walking on his left and right sides hurriedly followed.

"One... Mashima-sama." Azuki, who almost called out "Issei-sai-sama" in front of the public, hurriedly changed his words, "Where does your friend live in Kyoto?"

When he first set off for Kyoto, Ogata told Azuki that they were going to Kyoto next, and they were looking for an old friend of his who lived in Kyoto.

"He lives quite far from here." Ogata said, "He lives in an unremarkable town in Kyoto."

"Oh! So are we going to go directly to him now?" Azhu asked.

&nbssp; "It's not in a hurry." Ogata said, "Before looking for him, I have to buy some greetings. After all, he is both my friend and my elder. It is really impolite to go to see him empty-handed. "

After saying that, Ogata turned his head and asked A-cho:

"A-Ming, what do you think is the best gift for him?"

Instead of thinking about it on my own, I might as well ask Machi, who has the longest friendship with that person.

"Hmm..." Ah-Ming pondered for a moment, "As far as I know, he doesn't like flashy decorations or anything like that, so I think it's okay to give him something delicious."

"I remember he seemed to have a sweet tooth, so let's give him some."

Ogata nodded: "Then buy some sweets."

Ogata stopped a passerby and asked where he could sell high-quality dim sum.

After learning that there is a tea house not far away that sells all kinds of Kyoto specialties with a good reputation, Obiri led A-machi and Azuki to the tea house.

After entering the tea house, Ooyo directly asked a shop assistant who happened to be free at the handicraft shop what types of confectionery your shop sells.

This tea house sells quite a few kinds of Kyo confectionery. After Ogata picked out the sweet Kyo confectionery, Teyo warmly invited Ogata and the others to sit down at a table that was still vacant.

"Guest officer! Please wait a moment! We will make the Jing Guozi you want right away! Do you need some tea?"

Ogata turned his head and cast a questioning look at A-Machi and A-Zhu.

Both of them nodded, and Ogata happened to be a little thirsty right now, so he raised three fingers at Tedai: "Then I'll have three cups of the best tea you have here."

"Okay!"

Tedai left after a while, and brought up 3 cups of steaming tea at just the right temperature.

I don't know how long it will take to make this Jing Guozi. In order to pass the boring time, Ogata sips the tea in his cup while looking around.

The three places of tea house, izakaya, and bathhouse are the three major 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 passenger flow, but [-]% of the seats are still full.

While drinking tea and eating Jingguo, the guests chattered wildly.

Ogata had no intention of eavesdropping on the conversations of the people around him, but the conversation of the guests at the next table was so loud that Ogata could not listen to it.

"Hey! Have you heard that! His Majesty the Emperor is very angry now." An old man with freckles all over his face was bluffing.

"Too angry? Why?"

"Why else?" Freckles said in a lively tone, "It's not because the [-] coalition forces of the shogunate and the Northeast feudal clans were defeated by Ogata Yidaosai in Ezo."

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

Not only was Ogata's attention attracted by the conversation at the next table, but A-cho and Azuki's attention was also drawn.

"Ogata Yidao Zhai defeated an army of ten thousand?" A man 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 a 1000-strong army to conquer Ezo in the Ezo region, but for some reason it attracted the attack of Ogata Yidaosai, and the [-] troops were attacked by Ogata Yidaosai Single-handedly defeated the army! The shogunate army killed and injured more than [-] people!"

Freckles made a few awkward swinging movements, and then continued:

"Ogata Yidao Zhai should be regarded as a great swordsman who has never been seen before and who has never come before... Repelling an army of 1 by himself... Storytellers dare not say that."

"Fart! You're talking nonsense!" A pimple-faced uncle sneered, "How could Yidao Zhai repel the shogunate army by himself? He had companions at the time! A group of cavalry from the country of Lucia came from the side Help! Moreover, the shogunate did not mobilize an army of 1, and the total number of troops participating in that battle was only 5000!"

"Ah?" Freckles looked at the pimple-faced uncle with displeasure, "You said what I just said was wrong, so are what you said are completely correct?"

Uncle with pimples all over his face: "Anyway, it must be more accurate than yours."

These two freckle-faced and acne-faced uncles started a fierce dispute over whose version was more accurate.

At this time, Ogata silently withdrew his gaze and drank his tea calmly.

At this time, Tedai happened to walk towards Ogata holding a large cardboard box.

"Guest officer! I kept you waiting for a long time! Come! This is your Beijing fruit."

"Well, thank you very much." Ogata put down the empty teacup in his hand, and ended up with this box of Jing Guozi, "Amachi, Azuki, let's go."

Ogata supported the extremely low bamboo hat, and quickly walked out of the tea house.

As soon as he walked out of the tea house, Azuki hurried to Ogata's side, looked up at Ogata's face hidden under the bamboo hat, lowered his voice and said in astonishment:

"Ma, Mashima-san, have you... really done such a powerful thing in Ezo?"

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

Since Azuki joined the gang, Ogata has never told the boy about the feat he had done in Ezo.

One is because it is more troublesome to explain.

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

Even if the shogunate intends to block the news of the defeat of the [-]-strong army, it is doomed to only block it for a while, not for a lifetime.

If only hundreds or thousands of troops were defeated, there would still be a way to block the news, but the defeat of tens of thousands of troops would be a miracle if the news could be blocked perfectly.

Ogata had expected that the world would one day know that his executioner Yidaosai had once again slapped the shogunate's ears vigorously, so Ogata was not surprised by the scene where the uncles in the teahouse were discussing his deeds just now. surprise.

After witnessing the scene at the teahouse just now, Ogata's only thought was that Kyoto really deserves to be one of the three major capitals in Japan... The speed of news circulation is much faster than other cities.

Previously, no matter from the northern part of Oshu to Owari, or later from Owari to Kyoto, Ogata had not heard anyone discussing his defeat of the shogunate army in any city, town or village.

Ogata guessed that after a while, the news that he defeated the shogunate army would gradually spread and radiate to the whole country centered on the three major cities of Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka.

At this time, Azhu's chin seemed to be in a state of falling off at any time.

"Really, Mashima-sama..." Azuki stammered, "So, so you, you, you, are you really doing such a thing in Ezo...!"

"About this matter, I will slowly tell you the cause and effect in detail later." Ogata continued to maintain a calm smile, "Now go to my old friend and senior."

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When Ogata and the others left the tea house

When the two freckle-faced and acne-covered uncles were still arguing, their faces were blushing, a certain young man calmly stuffed a piece of red and white steamed bun into his mouth: "Speaking of which, I have also heard rumors about it. Woolen cloth."

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

"This embarrassing act of the shogunate made His Majesty the Emperor furious." The young man took a sip of tea, "So in order to appease the anger of His Majesty the Emperor, Nakamatsudaira decided that he seemed to be in this capital city right now, apologizing to His Majesty the Emperor. "