I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

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"Guest officer, what do you need?" The young Tedai asked Ogata politely.

"I just came here to see if there are any interesting books." Ogata said.

"In that case, please go ahead, guest officer." Tedai maintained a bowed posture, stood aside, and made a "please" gesture to Ogata.

There are quite a lot of books in this magnificent bookstore, which are dazzling.

But after Ogata took a cursory look, a hint of disappointment slowly emerged from his eyes. The book collection in this bookstore was not as he expected, and they were basically books that he was not very interested in.

Basically, they are history books, or some Han classics, and some Chinese ones.

Such as Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Outlaws of the Marsh.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Outlaws of the Marsh were undoubted bestsellers in the Edo period, and they have been on the bestseller list for a long time.

Ogata moved inch by inch, scanning every book on the bookshelf bit by bit, looking for the books he was interested in.

Before I knew it, I had already walked to the side of the counter.

Behind the counter sat an old man with thinning hair.

The old man was looking at a book in his hand with relish.Four Chinese characters Romance of the Three Kingdoms are neatly arranged on the cover of the book in his hand.

At this time, the old man found Ogata who was standing not far from him, looking for books.

"...My lord." The old man grinned, "What book do you want?"

"Ah, I just looked around casually." Ogata said, "Just to see if there are any books I'm interested in."

"Interesting book..." A meaningful smile appeared on the old man's face, "Then I wonder if you are not interested in this kind of book?"

After all, the old man reached out his hand to reach under the counter and took out a book with a yellow cover.

Looking at the book with a yellow cover in the old man's hand, Ogata couldn't help but stare, and let out a low exclamation: "Yellow paper?"

"That's right." The old man nodded with a kind face, "It's the yellow paper."

The yellow paper can make countless men in this era can't help showing a "knowing smile" after hearing the books.

To put it simply, it is a literary work with illustrations in the Edo period. Because the cover is basically yellow, it is called "yellow cover paper".

Seeing the old man showing Ogata the yellow paper in his hand so carelessly, Ogata couldn't help but subconsciously looked around.

After confirming that there were no other people around, Ogata lowered his volume and asked the old man:

"Boss, why do you dare to sell this kind of thing? I remember that this kind of thing has been banned long ago?"

Since Sadanobu Matsudaira came to power, in order to reverse the corrupt trend of advocating consumption and pleasure in society, and to make the increasingly degenerate samurai class more like a samurai, Matsudaira Sadanobu issued a series of rectification measures.

For example, the prohibition of mixed bathing of men and women.

Another example is the ban on the sale of pornographic publications such as pornographic papers.

Anyone who sells these items will be punished severely.

Before Matsudaira Sadanobu issued this ban, this kind of reading materials could be placed on the shelves for sale in a grand manner, and they were extremely popular.

In Ogata's eyes, the old man who was holding up the yellow paper was like holding a bomb.

"My lord, from your accent, you should not be a native of Osaka, right? You don't know much about Osaka!"

"In Osaka, this is the most important thing."

The old man compared money to Xu Fang.

"In front of this, whether it's the general or the emperor, they all have to stand aside."

"As long as you have this, you can have access, and with access, you can do anything."

"Don't worry, if I'm worried about being caught because of this, I won't show this to you."

After finishing speaking, the old man stuffed the yellow paper in his hand into Ogata's arms.

"Take it and have a look. If you are interested, I will sell it to you at a lower price."

A person who had just been reading the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in a serious manner suddenly took out a yellow paper and stuffed it in for some reason, which made Ogata feel strange and inexplicable.

He lowered his head and looked at the yellow paper in his arms.

Ogata's brain said loudly to Ogata: No way!What's so good about this kind of depraved will!

Obviously the brain has already said so.

But a weird thing just happened!

Ogata found himself unable to control his fingers.

His fingers flipped the yellow paper in his hand uncontrollably.

After the yellow paper was opened, he was surprised to find that not only his fingers were out of control, but his eyes were also out of control.

The eyes couldn't control the lines on the book.

Since I traveled to the Edo period, I have never read this type of book, just take a look. Ogata felt that his fingers and eyes seemed to be saying this to him.

Ogata's reading speed is already very fast, and he can read ten lines at a glance and accurately memorize the contents of books.

The yellow paper is generally very thin, and the thickest will not be thicker than a finger.

After a while, only two-thirds of the contents of the yellow form in Ogata's hand remained.

In terms of content, the content of this yellow form is very simple, it just talks about the detailed process of a ronin and the daughter of a dojo master getting acquainted, falling in love, and getting connected.

There are still a few illustrations in this book, but Ogata has always been unable to appreciate the art style of the Edo period, so these few illustrations are better than none for Ogata, and he will "calm down" after reading them.

This is Ogata's first contact with literary works of the Edo period. He obviously only intended to take a casual look and taste something new, but gradually... his whole body and mind became uncontrollably immersed in the plot of this book among.

at this time

"Mr. Sheng, long time no see."

"Oh! It's you! It's been a long time!"

"I'm here to give my mother something she forgot. Is my mother here?"

"Oh! There, there! Your mother is chatting with my wife upstairs!"

A very familiar female voice came into Ogata's ears.

This sudden female voice brought Ogata's mind back from the plot in the book to reality.

Ogata, with a dazed expression, slowly turned his neck, followed the female voice that caught his ear just now, and a beautiful goose yellow appeared in Ogata's eyes...

Isshiki, who was talking with the old man behind the counter, noticed that someone seemed to be watching her.

So she turned her face away following the sight she felt in her body.

Her eyes collided with Ogata's in mid-air.

Yishihua froze in place.

She stared blankly at Ogata.

Then... She slowly moved her gaze, looking at the yellow form in Ogata's hand...

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Right now

Koya Town

"Is this Koya Town..." The newcomer that Hasegawa focused on training recently: Yamauchi, with his eyes wide open, looked around curiously, "There are indeed a lot of monks..."

&n/> "If Osaka is an economic city serving the economy..." Hasegawa, who was walking in front of the inner side of the mountain, with himself and his subordinates dressed in casual clothes, said with a smile, "Then Koya Town should be dedicated to Mount Koya. A religious city where monks serve."

Although Koyasan is called a "mountain", it is not a lonely mountain.

Koyasan is a vast expanse of mountains.

More than 120 temples headed by King Kong Temple are scattered among these layers of mountains.

Koya Town is a town located in the mountains.

After leaving Kyoto, Hasegawa led his men and horses to Koyasan non-stop, and finally arrived in Koyacho smoothly today.

Koya Town can be regarded as a transit point for the outside world to enter Koya Mountain.

Hasegawa plans to rest in Koya Town for half a day, and then set off into the mountains tomorrow morning to go to Xianyuan Temple, where a large number of Buddhist supplies were stolen.

Hasegawa is quite unfamiliar with Koya Town. It is also his first time to visit Koya Town. Before that, he only heard that Koya Town is a city with a strong Buddhist atmosphere.

Now I can see it with my own eyes.

After leading his men and horses into Koya Town, Hasegawa found monks from Mount Koya with shaved heads everywhere.

Mount Koya is the home of the Shingon sect of Buddhism, and the Shingon sect has very strict precepts.

The precepts are so strict that the monks of the Shingon sect are very similar to the Chinese monks, both of whom have shaved heads and do not touch meat.

Koya Town is not only a transit point for the outside world to enter Koyasan, but also the first channel for Koyasan monks to contact the outside world.

Monks also need to eat, drink, and drink. The basic necessities of Koyasan monks will go to Koya Town to buy basic necessities.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to call Koya Town "the town that is responsible for providing services to the monks of Mount Koya".

The vast majority of the townspeople living in Koya Town also make a living by earning money from the monks of Koya Mountain.

Because it is close to Mount Koya, the air in Koya Town is also filled with a very strong Buddhist atmosphere.

As soon as he entered Koya Town, Hasegawa could smell the faint smell of burning incense in the air.

Hasegawa had heard that almost all the residents of Koya Town believed in Buddhism, but Hasegawa didn't know if it was true or not.

"Master Hasegawa." Yamauchi, who also came to Koya Town for the first time, asked Hasegawa while continuing to look at everything around him, "Should we go to say hello to the town chief of Koya Town first?"

Hasegawa came to Koya Town this time, because of the sudden incident, he didn’t take the lead in saying hello to Koya Town’s magistrate. The Koya Town’s magistrate should not know that the famous “Onihira” came to their Koya Town.

"...No rush." ​​Hasegawa said, "Say hello to Machiho, let's go after lunch."

Hasegawa smiled wryly and touched his stomach.

"Since I left Kyoto and rushed to this place, I haven't eaten anything warm, but I'm so hungry."

The subordinates of Hasegawa also have empty stomachs now. Hearing Hasegawa say that they should go to eat now, everyone immediately voted unanimously in favor of filling their stomachs first.

Koyacho is a small town.

Although the sparrow is small, it has all internal organs.After a while, Hasegawa found a restaurant that was constantly emitting a strong aroma.

Hasegawa was about to lead people in, when he saw a young monk coming out of the restaurant and bumped into Hasegawa.

"Ah, sorry, sorry." Hasegawa took the lead in apologizing to the young monk.

"I am the one who should apologize." The young monk also apologized to Hasegawa very politely.

The two apologized to each other, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

But at this moment, the young monk who was politely apologizing to Hasegawa just now opened his eyes wide:

"You...are Hasegawa-sama?"

Before Hasegawa could say anything, the young monk frowned, and continued:

"Master Hasegawa, I never expected to meet you here, and I am so honored to meet you here again."

"Meng Rong, please have the courage to ask you how the case of Nara's Honzoji Temple is solved? Have you found the whereabouts of the Buddhist enemy who stole the treasure of our Honzoji Temple?"

Hearing the young monk's words, Hasegawa's face changed suddenly: "Are you... a monk from Honzoji Temple?"

"Exactly. The monk's name is Faru."

"When my lord rushed to collect clues from the burnt-out Honzoji Temple, the young monk was also there. It's just that my lord was focused on collecting clues, so I didn't pay attention to the young monk."

"Since the destruction of Honzoji Temple, I moved to Koyasan to continue my practice."

Facing this little monk who called himself Faru, Hasegawa forced a stiff smile.

"This...the Honzoji case...we have been actively investigating."

"But there are too few clues, so our tracing work is progressing quite difficult."

Hasegawa chattered.

Although he talked a lot, a brief overview of the central idea of ​​what he said is that we have been working hard to solve the case, but due to various reasons, until now we have not been able to get rid of the Buddhist enemies who burned temples and stole treasures. catch.

"Master Hasegawa, I can understand that you, as the chief officer of Huofu Thief Kai, are busy with a lot of work every day."