I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"Ah, that's right, I almost forgot to tell you."

Keimon patted his head.

"As I said just now, there seems to be a group of banner warriors at Yangmei House."

"So remember to pay attention later. Unless they cause trouble, stay away from those powerful banners."

While Ogata was still listening to Keimon explaining the sudden mission tonight

As the night gradually deepened, the number of people coming and going under the gate of Yoshihara continued to increase.

Amidst the traffic, two warriors wearing bamboo hats walked slowly on the road into Yoshihara, one behind the other.

Because the brims of the bamboo hats worn by these two people are very wide, so as long as the heads are slightly lowered, the wide bamboo hats can cover the faces of the two people.

In this dense crowd, the two warriors wearing bamboo hats looked very inconspicuous.

In the past, in order to save face, samurai often wore a wide bamboo hat to cover their faces when they entered and exited romantic places like Yoshihara.

The purpose is to prevent acquaintances from seeing that he actually went to such a romantic place to have fun.

The businessmen who saw this business opportunity built a shop outside the gate of Yoshihara that specializes in selling bamboo hats, called "Weaving Hat Tea House", which is specially for those who want to play in Yoshiwara but forget to bring bamboo hats.

But with the passage of time, the warriors who originally wore bamboo hats to hide their shame gradually let themselves go.

I no longer feel ashamed about going to Yoshiwara, and I start to go in and out of Yoshiwara openly and swaggeringly, and I no longer wear anything that can hide my face.

Because of the samurai's self-discipline, as of the current Kansei period, the "weaving tea house" that was originally built outside the gate of Yoshiwara and specialized in selling bamboo hats has also disappeared due to loss of customers.

When outsiders see these two warriors wearing bamboo hats and walking slowly towards Yoshihara, they will only think that these two people are the kind of people who don't dare to let go completely and care about face.

But who knows that the two warriors wearing bamboo hats did not go to any of the girls' houses.

After passing through the gate of Yoshihara, he turned right without any hesitation and went straight to the Shirobei clubhouse on the right.

The guard in front of the clubhouse had just crossed the long wooden stick in his hand and stopped the two, the leader of the two showed something to the guards in front of him, and said softly:

"We need to find Shirobei for something."

The voice is very young.

Words are brief.

But the tone is full of unquestionable and rebuttal toughness.

What the mysterious young man showed the guards was a fan.

The handle of the fan is painted with a family pattern of clover.

Looking at the clover pattern on the fan handle, the pupils of the guards shrank slightly.

Anyone with a little brain knows that the three-leaf sunflower pattern is the family pattern of the Tokugawa family of the shogunate.

Anyone with this family crest is a member of the Tokugawa family.

After all, these guards also worked in Shirobei in Yoshihara, and they had seen some of the market more or less, so they could tell that the clothes worn by these two people were not cheap.

Sensitively aware that these two people might have a lot of background, the guards quickly put away the long wooden sticks.

Two people were assigned, one of them took the two mysterious guests to the guest room, the other went to inform Shirobei, and the rest continued to stick to their posts.

The two mysterious people who were brought to the reception room waited silently for Shirobei's arrival while drinking the tea that had just been served to the guests.

Shirobei didn't keep the two mysterious people waiting for too long.

After hearing the news that "two mysterious guests with clover patterns came to visit", Shirobei temporarily put aside all the affairs at hand, and hurried to the reception room where the two mysterious people were. .

After sitting down in front of these two mysterious people, Shirobei frowned slightly and asked:

"Excuse me, are you two?"

These two mysterious people were still wearing the wide-brimmed bamboo hats and bowed their heads, so Shirobei couldn't see the appearance of these two people at all.

"It's me, Shirobei. Long time no see."

The mysterious man sitting opposite to Shirobei on the left said so, while raising his hand, he slowly untied the bamboo hat on his head.

Before the mysterious man could take off the hat on his head, Shirobei widened his eyes in shock.

He recognized the voice.

Shirobei, who was so frightened that he almost collapsed to the ground, screamed:

"old"

However, Shirobei's scream was interrupted by the mysterious man who was taking off the bamboo hat before he could utter it.

"Calm down, Shirobei. I'm traveling in a modest suit this time."

After being interrupted by the mysterious man and receiving his reminder, Shirobei swallowed heavily, and then slowly sat up straight again.

"My lord, why are you here?"

This time, Shirobei's voice was much quieter.

At the same time, the tone should be more humble and respectful.

As soon as Shirobei's voice fell, the mysterious man who had been taking off his hat and interrupting Shirobei's conversation from just now finally took off the hat on his head.

Then he showed a face that all the senior officials of the shogunate knew.

The face of the old Nakamatsu Takanobu.

Looking at Matsudaira Sadanobu in front of him, more cold sweat broke out uncontrollably on Shirobei's forehead.

"Don't be nervous, Shirobei." Matsudaira Sadanobu smiled slightly, "I came to Yoshiwara for something lighter."

Chapter 401 Crazy World 【9000 words to be updated】

Before Ogata and others received the order to support Yangmei House

Takikawa walked down a certain avenue in Edo with a gloomy face.

Ever since he learned the result of the essay test last night, Takikawa's expression has not been any better.

How confident Takikawa was before the essay test was released, and how resentful Takikawa was after the essay test was released.

Whether it is Takikawa himself or Takikawa's friends and mentors, after reading the article written by Takikawa on the understanding of "doing what you know you can't do", they are all full of praise, and they all think that Takikawa will definitely win the prize. The first place in the essay test, no matter how bad it is, can be among the top ten.

But the facts surprised everyone, including Takikawa.

Not only did he fail to win the first place in the literary examination, his name was not on the top 10.Although he still passed the essay test, his name was on the list of those who passed the essay test.

Last night, when he learned that he was not even in the top 10, Takikawa's first reaction was: how is it possible.

In order to verify the facts, Takigawa personally rushed to the place where the essay test was released.

After seeing the list written on the list with his own eyes, Takikawa had to accept this cruel fact.

When he saw with his own eyes that even his name was not listed in the top 10, Takikawa really felt like he fell from a hundred-foot-high building to the ground.

Not even the top 10, that's all.

In addition to failing to rank among the top 10, there is another thing that makes Takikawa even more unacceptable.

That is, the first name of Wenshi was actually the ronin Mashima Goro who he had looked down upon before.

When he thought that he, as a famous teacher, would lose to a ronin, and it was the banner that made him lose face in public before, Takikawa felt a mass of anger in his chest, and he could only beat hard Only by touching your own chest can you make yourself a little more comfortable.

Last night, full of confidence, Takikawa and his friends set up a banquet before the essay test was released, as a celebration banquet.

When he learned that he was not even in the top 10, Takikawa was not in the mood to go to the banquet again.

And those friends of Takigawa also know that the current atmosphere is really not suitable for another banquet, so the banquet last night ended hastily after the essay test was released.

"Takikawa." Takikawa, who was walking forward with a gloomy face, suddenly felt a big hand pat his shoulder, "Let's not get drunk tonight, let's fight till dawn!"

"Yeah." Takikawa nodded slightly, and the gloomy look on his face dissipated a little, "Tonight's banquet is a treat for you, Uesaka. Since it is your treat, I will not be polite. I will treat you well tonight. Have a good drink."

"Hahahaha, yes, that's the kind of momentum you want."

The person who patted Takikawa on the shoulder was Uesaka, one of Takikawa's close friends.

This morning, Uesaka paid a surprise visit to Takikawa's home, and invited Takikawa to a banquet together, to drink all night long after a long absence.

Takikawa and Uesaka are also old friends. After so many years of friendship, Takikawa could tell at a glance that his friend suddenly invited him to drink all night. It was some kind of idea to cheer up Takikawa who was in a bad mood.

Uesaka was also the first to come forward to comfort Takikawa after the results of the essay test were released last night.

The place where the banquet is held in Uesaka is not usually the bayberry house in Yoshihara.

The bayberry house in Yoshiwara is a well-known tea house in Edo, and many high-ranking officials and dignitaries would specially come to the bayberry house to hold a banquet.

Takikawa was very moved by Uesaka's intention to hold a banquet at a famous teahouse like Yangmeiya in order to make him feel less depressed.

Anyway, he happened to have time tonight, and he didn't want to ruin Uesaka's kindness, so he readily agreed to Uesaka's invitation.

In order to make tonight's banquet more lively, Uesaka also invited several friends who have a very good relationship with Takikawa on weekdays.

After all, this banquet was designed to cheer up Takikawa, so the people invited were naturally Takikawa's good friends.

Including Takikawa himself, a total of 8 people attended the banquet tonight.

"Takikawa, let's go a little faster." Uesaka said, walking side by side with Takikawa, "The others should have all gone to the bayberry house."

"Yeah." Takikawa nodded, "You're right, don't keep others waiting."

The two quickened their pace a little, and after a while, they climbed up the Japanese embankment, stepped on the fifty-ken road leading to Yoshihara, and saw the magnificent gate of Yoshihara.

Looking at Yoshiwara's gate, Takikawa involuntarily frowned.

He will never forget that Mashima Goro works in Yoshiwara.

When I see the gate of Yoshihara, I think of Goro Mashima.

When I think of Mashima Goro, I will recall that I lost to him in the literary test.

The aggrieved feeling that has been lingering in his heart until now and tormenting Takikawa will become more intense.

In fact, Uesaka is not very clear about the grievances between Takikawa and Mashima Goro.

Because Takikawa thought it was very embarrassing for him to lose face because of Mashima Goro in the detention room that specially taught traveling girls to read and write, so he never told anyone else about his relationship with Mashima Goro in detail. This grievance.

Including Uesaka, his close friend, Takikawa did not tell him in detail what kind of grievances he had with the head of the literary examination.

Seeing that Takikawa's face suddenly became ugly, Uesaka said doubtfully:

"Takikawa, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing. Let's go, hurry up and go inside Yoshihara."

Yangmei House is not a house for you girls, but a tea house.

It is also no ordinary tea house.

It is a very special kind of tea house called tea house.

The girls' houses in Edo are roughly divided into three levels: Daimise, Nakamise, and Komise.

In fact, there is another level under Xiaojianshi, which is "cut to see the world".

For example: those wandering women's houses located on the banks of the Rashomon River are actually "cut to see the world".

It's just that many people don't count Qie Jianshi as one of the Younv's Houses. When it comes to Younv's House, they only mention the three levels of "big, medium, and small Jianshi" and don't count Qie Jianshi.

The reason for this is mainly because many people think that "Chejianshi" is not a house for traveling girls.

Even if it is the smallest Xiaojianshi, there will be some logistics staff to help take care of the daily life of Younu.

However, this is not the case.

Most of the shops are operated by some traveling girls alone.

The wandering girls on the banks of the Rashomon River are a typical example.

There is no one to help them solicit customers, so they can only stand on the street to solicit customers by themselves.

No one helps them cook their meals, so they can only find a way to solve the three meals a day.

The so-called Mikamiyoyoyoya house run by the wandering girls on the banks of the Rashomon River is just a house where she lives alone, and there are no other wandering girls except her.

To give an example in modern language, it is: large, medium and small Jianshi are all companies with a full range of employees in various positions, while Qiejianshi is just a self-employed individual with no employees.

Therefore, when many people talk about traveling girls' houses, they exclude everything that is seen in the world.

Daimise, as the highest level of women's houses, has a total number of only single digits in Yoshihara for a long time.

It is also because Daimise is the most advanced girl's house in Yoshiwara, so tourists are not able to meet and have fun with the girls of Daimise casually.