I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

Ogata, who was in a trance, felt as if he was not walking, but floating.

Before he knew it, when he came back to his senses, he found that he had drifted back to the Sakakibara Sword Gym.

Entering the dojo, Ookai saw Hanbei Sakakibara who was waiting for him to come back, and all the brothers and sisters.

After Banbei returned to the sword hall alone, he didn't hide anything, and directly told the disciples what Ogata was doing.

When they learned that Ogata went to the Ishikawa Sword Gym alone, many people were filled with righteous indignation, and expressed that they would go to the Ishikawa Sword Gym together to help Ogata.

But they were all stopped by Hanbei.

If they were allowed to go to the Ishikawa Sword Gym to help Ogata, it would only turn into a big fight, making today's riot even worse.

In order to prevent the commotion from getting worse, Hanbei showed his majesty as a master and told everyone not to move, and followed him to stay obediently in the sword hall and wait for Ogata to come back.

Due to the majesty of Banbei, the disciples had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​"helping Ogata in the battle".

During the period of waiting for Ogata's return, Hanbei was also "seconds like years".

The mood swings back and forth between anxiety and annoyance.

He was also anxious about Ogata's delay in returning.

At that time, when he bumped into Ogata who was rushing to the Ishikawa Sword Gym on the way, Hanbei saw his firmness and determination from Ogata's eyes.

The look in Ogata's eyes at that time told Hanbei clearly: He has decided to go to the Ishikawa Sword Gym.Unless Banbingwei drew his sword and beheaded Ogata, no matter how Banbingwei tried to stop him, it would be impossible to stop him.

Hanbei, who was shocked by Ogata's eyes, could only let Ogata go to the Ishikawa Sword Gym alone.

Ever since he watched Ogata leave from his eyes, Hanbei never let go of his worries about Ogata.

After Ogata came back, Banbei immediately rolled his eyes to check for any wounds on Ogata's body.

Fortunately, apart from a little more dust, Ogata's body didn't have any other blood-like stains.

As for Ogata himself, apart from his exhausted face, every part of his body is complete, without missing a hand or a foot, or missing any other parts.

Seeing that Ogata came back intact and safe, Hanbei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After Ogata came back, all the disciples who were waiting for Ogata's return in the dojo immediately surrounded him and asked Ogata various questions in one go.

"Senior Ogata! Are you injured?"

"Ogata-kun! Are you really going to the Ishikawa Sword Gym alone?"

"Ogata, have you defeated all the people in the Ishikawa Sword Gym?"

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Ogata's eardrums ached a little from the noisy noise of the brothers and sisters.

It made Ogata, who was already in a trance, feel even more trance.

But Ogata didn't hate the commotion.

After a slight smile, Ogata truthfully told everyone the whole process of entering the Ishikawa Sword Gym.

Counting the two disciples guarding the gate that he defeated when he entered the Ishikawa Sword Gym, Ogata, who entered the Ishikawa Sword Gym alone today, defeated a total of 2 disciples of the Ishikawa Sword Gym.

After learning from Ogata that he had successfully entered the Ishikawa Sword Gym by himself, defeated the 12 disciples of the Ishikawa Sword Gym, and retreated completely, there were immediately gasps in the dojo.

After the gasping sound fell, there were cheers and exclamations.

It's a pity that in the Edo period, there was no celebration of throwing people up, catching them again, throwing them up again, and catching them again.

Otherwise, Ogata must have been thrown up by his brothers by now.

Ogata's feat of entering the Ishikawa Sword Gym alone today was really exhausting.

A large group of people from the Ishikawa Sword Gym forced their way into the Sakakibara Sword Gym today, and injured many people in their sword gym.

This made everyone in the Sakakibara Sword Gym feel as if their chests were blocked by something, making them feel uncomfortably stuffy.

But now, after learning that Ogata had retaliated against Ishikawa Sword Gym in such a powerful way, they all felt that the bad breath in their chest dissipated instantly, and they became refreshed.

Chapter 52 The Elder of the Family—Kuranaga Zaemon 【Please recommend!Ask for collection! 】

But only one person's expression is different from the others' expressions.

This person is half soldier guard.

Although Hanbei didn't rush directly to surround Ogata like his disciples, he also stood silently aside, feeling relieved for Ogata's smooth return, while quietly listening to Ogata's brief description of his day feat.

After learning that Ogata had defeated the 12 disciples of Ishikawa Sword Gym and retreated completely, the emotions that appeared on the face of Hanbei were very complicated.

What dominates this complex emotion is the look of shock.

And . . . a touch of queer emotion that is indescribable and meaningful.

Hanbei silently stared at Ogata, who was now the star-studded moon, with complex gazes of shock and strange emotions.

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If you want to say who is the top leader of the Hirose clan, it is undoubtedly the Hirose clan's lord Matsudaira Gennai.

If you ask a hundred people on the street, these hundred people will definitely answer like this.

But if you want to say that it is the second in command of the Hirose Clan, if you ask a hundred people in the street, these 100 people will definitely give a unified answer: the second in command of the Hirose Clan is the old Kura Nagaemon.

At present, the Hirose clan has a brutal monarch like Matsudaira Gennai who doesn't care about political affairs. Logically speaking, the Hirose clan should have collapsed in order long ago, with riots and uprisings everywhere.

But up to now, Hirose Fan has maintained a general stability without any major turmoil.

The reason is all due to the ability of the 54-year-old Kuranaga Zaemon, the elder of the Hirose domain.

The so-called family elder is the highest-ranking official position among the feudal clans, and can be regarded as the chief steward of each feudal clan.

The chief steward who assists the feudal lord in handling political affairs.

And Cang Yong, the big housekeeper, can be said to be hard-working and dedicated.

Songping Gennei was messing around everywhere, and it was Cang Yong who managed to barely maintain the stability of the whole feudal clan by relying on his own strength.

And reading a book every night is one of the few recreational activities for Cang Yong after a day.

Even after working all day and his body is exhausted, Cang Yong still reads a book before going to bed.

In addition to being an outstanding politician, Cang Yong is also an outstanding Sinologist and proficient in Sinology.

The books I usually read the most are all kinds of Chinese books.

For example, tonight Cang Yong is reading a manuscript of the Analects of Confucius.

When Cang Yong was studying, he didn't like people making noise.

So every night when reading, Cang Yong would lock himself in the room alone, and read alone in this quiet environment.

In Cang Yong's room, there are only the sound of Cang Yong's own breathing and the "swish" sound of turning the pages of the book.

However, at this moment, a voice from the ceiling broke the silence of the room.

"Master Cang Yong."

After the sound suddenly came from the top of the ceiling, Cang Yong didn't feel flustered, nor was he frightened.

A look of habit.

Cang Yong didn't stop his fingers flipping the pages of the book, while continuing to flip the pages, he said in a calm tone that was neither salty nor bland:

"It's a flying ape, what's the matter?"

As soon as Cang Yong's voice fell, a certain board of the ceiling was removed, and then a short man dressed in black jumped down through the hole in the ceiling, and then stood neatly on the tatami.

The place where this short man landed was right behind Cang Yong.

The moment he landed, the short man quickly knelt down on one knee.

This small man is Kurnaga's ninja flying monkey.

Flying Monkey was born in Shiranui Ninja Village.

For ordinary civilians, Shiranui Ninja Village may be an unfamiliar term.

But for a person like Cang Yong, the name of Shiranui Ninja Village can be described as thunderous.

Shiranui Ninja Village is the largest ninja force in Japan, and it is best at cultivating ninjas who are good at assassination and fighting.

At the same time, only ninjas who are best at assassination and fighting can gain a high position in Shiranui Ninja Village.

Ninjas who are not good at fighting will be discriminated against among Shiranui ninjas.

And Flying Ape happens to be the kind of person who is not good at assassination and fighting.

Unable to bear this kind of discrimination, flying monkey escaped from Shiranui Ninja Village and wandered to the Hirose Domain in the Izumo area. By chance, he met Kura Naga.

Although flying monkeys are not good at assassination and fighting, they are quite good at sneaking in and gathering information. .

He was therefore appreciated by Cang Yong.

Cang Yong, who appreciated Fei Yuan's ability to sneak in, took Fei Yuan for his own use and asked him to act as his ninja, who was responsible for helping Cang Yong find out all kinds of information in the domain.

When Cang Yong did not arrange specific tasks for Fei Yuan, Fei Yuan would wander around in the domain, collect all kinds of useful or interesting information, and then report it to Cang Yong at night.

"Flying Monkey." Cang Yong's eyes still did not leave the Analects in his hand, "Is there anything interesting or noteworthy in the domain today?"

"My lord." The corner of Flying Ape's mouth twitched, "One thing worth noting happened today."

"What's the matter?"

"A group of disciples of the Ishikawa Sword Gym made trouble at the Sakakibara Sword Gym. They not only forcibly broke into the Sakakibara Sword Gym, but also injured many people in the Sakakibara Sword Gym."

"Huh?" Cang Yong's gaze still did not leave the Analects in his hand, "Has the relationship between Ishikawa Sword Gym and Sakakibara Gymnasium become so bad that they start to make trouble with each other..."

"No, my lord. The reason why people from the Ishikawa Sword Gym went to the Sakakibara Sword Gym to make trouble today is to find Ogata Itsuki, a disciple of the Sakakibara Sword Gym."

"Because Ogata Yishi was not in the sword hall at that time, and there was a problem with the communication between the two parties, it turned into a mutual fight."

"Ogata Yishi..." Cang Yong chewed on the name.

After searching in his mind, he didn't think of this person, so Cang Yong classified this person as a small person who doesn't need to care about it.

"Then what? This kind of short-sighted and trivial matter, is what you said to be worth noting?" Cang Yong's tone was tinged with displeasure.

"My lord, please listen to me and finish. The really noteworthy things come later."

"After the people in the Ishikawa Sword Gym caused trouble at the Sakakibara Sword Gym and injured many people in the Sakakibara Gym, that Ogata Yasushi came back."

"That Ogata Yasushi saw his brothers being bullied by the people of the Ishikawa Sword Gym, so he went straight to the Ishikawa Sword Gym without saying a word."

"Challenge all the disciples of the Ishikawa Sword Gym with one person's strength."

"Finally, after successfully defeating the 12 disciples in the Ishikawa Sword Gym, I retreated without any injuries."

"one person?"

"Yes, Xixi Fang broke into the Ishikawa Sword Gym alone."

Cang Yong's pupils suddenly shrank.

And his gaze left the Analects of Confucius in his hand for the first time tonight.

Chapter 53 I want all the information about Ogata Yishi 【Please recommend!Ask for collection! 】

Cang Yong turned around and looked at Fei Yuan with a serious face.

"...Flying Monkey, how much do you know about this Ogata Yishi?"

"My lord, I only found out about this person today. So I don't know much about this person."

"However - after I learned that this person broke into the Ishikawa Sword Gym alone, I went to check some information about this person."

"I learned that this person will compete with Toyama Renrou from the Ishikawa Sword Gym in the courtyard of Izumo Taisha one month later."

"Toyama Renrou...a competition to worship the gods..." Cang Yong muttered.

As the elder of the Hirose clan, Kuranaga certainly knew what the god-sacrificing contest was.

Many high-ranking officials in their domain were very interested in the once-a-year contest between the Sakakibara Sword Gym and the Ishikawa Sword Gym.

Every year, many dignitaries from their Hirose Domain go to watch the battle.

But Cang Yong lacked interest in this competition of offering sacrifices to the gods.

Since the establishment of the God Worship Competition, Cang Yong has never been to this famous swordsmanship competition in their domain.

Kuranaga has also heard about the name of Toyama Renrou.