I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

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"A favor owed to me?" Ogata asked suspiciously.

"Last year, you helped solve Shiranui's favor, and I haven't returned it to you yet."

"Now it's clear between you and me."

After finishing speaking, Hasegawa crossed his hands into the sleeves on both sides, brushed past Ogata, and walked out of the alley.

"Then, farewell."

"Are you leaving?" Ogata asked back.

Hasegawa's leaving so quickly made Ogata somewhat unexpected.

He thought that Hasegawa would have quite a lot of questions to ask him after the long-lost reunion.

And he really wanted to chat with Hasegawa for a while, to reminisce about the old days.

"Well. I still have a lot of things to deal with. Besides, whether it's in public or in private, it's better for the two of us to avoid meeting and contacting as much as possible."

Hasegawa stopped, then squeezed out a stiff smile that was difficult to describe in words, and turned to look at Ogata behind him.

"I told you similar things in Edo before. I am an official, but you are a gangster wanted by the shogunate."

"And now, since you defeated the shogunate's army, our positions have become even more opposing."

"Let me tell you the truth, too."

"Our Hasegawa family has grown up on the salary of the shogunate for generations."

"So when I learned that you defeated the [-] coalition forces of the shogunate and the Northeast feudal clans, I didn't feel very good."

"And you are mine"

When Hasegawa said this, he suddenly stopped.

As if thinking about what to say next.

After a long pause, he spit out the rest of the words.

"It's someone who fought side by side with me."

"So I am very entangled and embarrassed when I am sandwiched between the shogunate and you."

"So it's for you and for me. After that, I don't even have to meet privately."

At this time, Hasegawa changed into a tone that he didn't know if he was joking or telling the truth.

"After all, I can't guarantee that every time I see you, I can suppress the urge to bring you to justice, even if the success rate of catching you is extremely slim now."

"If I can arrest you now, that would be such a great achievement. I'm afraid it can instantly increase my salary by 5 or 6 times, no, 10 times is also possible, and it will also make me famous."

"Such a generous reward, to be honest, I'm quite tempted."

After finishing speaking, Hasegawa silently added in his heart:

Especially at the moment when the old middleman is holding the handle and urgently needs merit to show his loyalty and show that he is still useful

Ogata had been staring at Hasegawa since just now.

He was calm at first.

Afterwards, the emotions hidden in the eyes gradually became complicated

"I see." Ogata squeezed a smile towards Hasegawa, "Then let's say goodbye, Mr. Hasegawa. I wish you good fortune."

"Yeah." Hasegawa nodded lightly, and smiled at Ogata, "I also wish you prosperity in martial arts."

After saying the phrase "Martial luck is prosperous", Ogata, who still had complicated emotions in his eyes, turned around hesitantly.

At this time, Hasegawa also retracted his gaze.

Xu faces the alley to the east.

Hasegawa faces the west alley.

The two strode forward in completely opposite directions.

The sudden appearance of the "Great Buddha Clan" had to delay Ogata's plan to go to Osaka.

But fortunately, it didn't delay for long. It was originally planned to leave today, so it was only delayed by one day in total.

It was attacked last night, and the mastermind Dafo Kaoru was successfully killed this evening.

Without the Great Buddha Kaoru, whether the "Great Buddha Clan" can continue to exist is a question. Feng Mo finally got his revenge, and he no longer has to worry about finding his home burned after returning from a trip.

Daibutsu Kaoru has been killed, and Hasegawa also made an agreement with Ogata to treat him and Fumo as if he had never seen him, and the matter finally came to an end.

Ogata considered Fuma's advanced age, and thought that he had worked hard all day today, so it's okay to set off for Osaka after a day's rest.But Feng Mo said that due to his own reasons, the date of going to Osaka has been postponed by one day. If it is postponed by another day, he will feel very embarrassed, and insists that he can leave tomorrow.

Ogata couldn't resist Fuma, so after a good night's rest, in the early morning of the next day, Ogata, Fuma, Acho, and Azuki stood in front of Fuma's house with their luggage on their backs, making the last luggage. examine.

"Did you forget anything?" Fumo asked Ogata and the others, who only carried a small package containing a few changes of clothes and some daily necessities.

A-Ming nodded: "It's all ready."

"Then let's go." Feng Mo laughed, "Go to Osaka, the kitchen of the world!"

Feng Mo walked at the front of the team, looking very excited.

"Master Feng." A Zhu quickly walked a few steps, walking side by side with Feng Mo, "Why do you look very happy?"

"Because I'm really happy now." Feng Mo smiled kindly at Azhu, "I haven't traveled with so many people like this for a long time, and I still travel with so many young people. It feels like the whole person has become a few years younger."

While Azuki and Fuma, who were excited as if they were going on an autumn outing with friends for the first time, were chatting with each other, Ogata followed Fuma silently.

He lowered his head slightly, looking worried.

"What's wrong with you? You look like you're in a bad mood."

At this moment, Ogata heard Machi's voice from beside him.

After looking sideways at A-Machi who was looking at him with concern, Ogata smiled:

"Not in a bad mood."

"I just feel a little emotional"

At this time, Ogata turned his head and looked towards the southeast, which was the direction of the alley where he and Hasegawa met and parted ways last night.

"Yi Dao Zhai, the executioner who is respected and admired by countless people, his life is not so glamorous."

Ogata seemed to be talking to Atachi, but also seemed to be talking to himself.

Machi looked straight at Ogata's face.

She didn't say much.

He just quietly stretched out his right hand and grabbed Ogata's calloused left palm.

Ask for a monthly pass!Begging for a monthly ticket while crying with a headache!

Chapter 622 Ogata·Business Ghost·Yishi【7400】

The Kyoto Imperial Palace in Kyoto is synonymous with "mystery" even for locals in Kyoto, not to mention outsiders.

Because the Kyoto Imperial Palace is the emperor's bedroom.

It is the first forbidden place in Kyoto.

There is almost no real power in the hands of the emperor, and the daily routine can basically be described by the word "doing nothing".

If the shogunate in Edo followed the system of seniority and wealth, then the imperial court in Kyoto was even more so.

Almost all the official positions in the imperial court were hereditary and replaced by the She family, Tsinghua family, minister family, Habayashi family, famous family... and other families.The official positions that can be held or promoted are determined by family background.

This group of people who can be officials in the imperial court for generations is called "gongjia".The samurai who have been officials in the shogunate for generations are called "Samurai".

Although their privilege of being officials in the imperial court for generations seems powerful, they are actually just a bunch of mascots.

To be precise, there is only one mascot for the entire Kyoto court.Even the emperor who is in charge of the court has no real power, so what power do these officials have in the court?

They just have resounding official titles for nothing, and the only thing they can do every day is to recite poems and compose Fu, and to cling to elegance.

From the emperor to the court, ordinary officials can only do nothing every day, so as the emperor's bedroom, the Kyoto Imperial Palace has always been very quiet.

However, what is rare is that the Kyoto Imperial Palace is quite lively today.

The reason is because there are distinguished guests visiting today.

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Kyoto, Kyoto Imperial Palace

"Your Majesty." Dai Nayan, who was sitting in front of Matsudaira Sadanobu, said to Matsudaira Sadanobu in extremely standard elegant words, "Your gaffe this time really made His Majesty the Emperor extremely dissatisfied."

Dana Yan: The three official positions of the imperial court are the close servants of the emperor. They are responsible for reporting government affairs to the emperor, and are also responsible for promulgating the emperor's edict.This official position has been held by the Habayashi family, famous families, and half families for generations.

The so-called Yayan is a special speech tone used by the court ministers to show their status.

At this time, Matsudaira Sadanobu was wearing a black hat and an official uniform of the imperial court that he did not know when he wore it last time. He knelt down on the ground and said in a very standard elegant voice:

"This gaffe, I can hardly shirk my responsibility, and I will bear all the responsibilities."

For Matsudaira Sadanobu, who is a veteran of the shogunate, "speaking elegant words" is one of the skills that must be mastered.

There is a considerable difference between the official uniforms of the imperial court and those of the shogunate.

The official government of the shogunate is quite simple, compared with the official uniforms of the imperial court, which are much more gorgeous.

Almost a thousand years ago, when Japan initiated the "Dahua Reform" and comprehensively studied the advanced system and culture of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, they designed their official uniforms for the Japanese court using the official uniforms of the Sui and Tang Dynasties as a template.

Since the millennium, the style of official uniforms of the imperial court has not changed much, so until now, some shadows of Sui and Tang official uniforms from thousands of years ago can still be seen on the official uniforms of the imperial court.

"My lord." Da Nayan, with white makeup, lipstick, and black teeth on his face, continued persistently, "Your Majesty, he is extremely puzzled by this defeat. Why did the 1-strong army Will he lose to a mere Ogata Yishi?"

"And why hasn't the villain Ogata Itsze been caught until now?"

In addition to speaking elegant words, court ministers often do one thing in order to show their status, and that is makeup.

The face is painted white, the lips are painted red, and the teeth are dyed black. This is the standard appearance of court ministers.

In ancient Japan, whitening the face, red lips, and black teeth was a symbol of elegance and nobility.

"The defeat this time was not only due to the surprise attack by Ogata Itsuki." Matsudaira Sadanobu said slowly, "It is also because we underestimated the tenacity of the Eizu in the Red Moon Fortress..."

Matsudaira Sadanobu slowly told the whole story of the fiasco a few months ago to the person in front of him.

In front of Matsudaira Sadanobu, there is a curtain mat.

And behind the mat, sat a man wearing a ridiculously tall black hat.

Because this person has a curtain covering his face, people can't see his appearance clearly.

According to the regulations of the Japanese imperial court, the taller the black hat, the more prestigious the status.

Throughout the court, there is only one emperor who can wear such a tall black hat.

The person sitting across the thin curtain mat from Matsudaira Sadanobu is the current emperor of Japan: Emperor Kanenhito.

In order to maintain the mystery of the emperor, when the emperor summoned others, he would sit behind a curtain so that outsiders could not see his face.

At the same time, the emperor basically couldn't speak, and when he wanted to speak to the people he was interviewing, he would let Dai Nayan, who was the emperor's close attendant, pass the message on his behalf.

While explaining the whole story of the defeat, Matsudaira Sadanobu has been quietly looking at the emperor behind the curtain.

Although there was a curtain covering the face of the emperor, Matsudaira Sadanobu could roughly guess that the emperor was probably smiling smugly at this time.

Sadanobu Matsudaira showed a smug smile for being able to successfully disgust him.

In fact, Matsudaira Sadanobu guessed right.

The emperor sitting behind the curtain did have a somewhat smug smile on his face.

He was gloating at Matsudaira Sadanobu outside the curtain.

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Matsudaira Sadanobu entered the Kyoto Imperial Palace this morning to meet with the Emperor.

As a result, it was not until the afternoon that I dragged my tired body back to the temporary residence in the execution house.

As soon as he returned to the temporary living room, Matsudaira Sadanobu saw his nickname: Tachibana walked up to him in three steps at a time.

Tachibana is not qualified to meet the emperor, and at the same time, he does not need other people's attendants to meet the emperor this time, so Matsudaira Sadanobu kept Tachibana in the enforcing office and did not let him go with him.