I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

Ogata: "The price is negotiable"

"It's not a question of price." Ichiro Nishino interrupted, "Our two merchant ships are the life of our Tachibana House."

"You can't let outsiders board casually."

"Please don't worry." Ogata said immediately, "My wife and I are not bad people! We will definitely keep our own place! We will never cause you any trouble!"

Although Ogata tried his best to prove that he and A-Machi would not cause them trouble, Nishino Ichiro's attitude was quite firm and unmoved.

Seeing that Nishino Ichiro could not be persuaded, Ogata could only let out a helpless sigh.

"I see." Ogata smiled wryly, and bowed lightly to Ichiro Nishino, "Sorry for bothering you."

And Ichiro Nishino hurriedly returned the gift: "I'm very sorry that I couldn't help you."

Ogata and A-Machi walked out of Gentachibana slowly.

As soon as he left Yuan Tachibana House, A-Machi said in a helpless tone:

"It's a bad start. The first time I asked a merchant to give us a ride, I was rejected."

"It's normal to be rejected." Ogata comforted A-Machi, "After all, the person just said was right. Merchant ships are so expensive, and they can be said to be the fate of these merchants who specialize in doing business with Ezo."

"How could we casually let outsiders like us who don't know the details aboard?"

Because Ogata had already expected that the "ride with the wind" would not be smooth, so he is not very depressed now.

"Anyway, let's rest in Nishino Town tonight."

Ogata continued.

"Leave here tomorrow morning and look for other merchants with merchant ships."

Ogata and Acho just left

Inside the source orange house

"Brother, what did those two guests come for? Are they here to ask for directions?"

A young male voice came from the corridor behind the counter.

Afterwards, a young man who looked somewhat similar to Ichiro Nishino came out from behind the corridor and slowly came to Ichiro Nishino.

"Oh, it's Jiro." Ichiro Nishino smiled, "The two guests from other places just now wanted to go to Ezo, so I want our merchant ship to take them for a ride."

"Guests from other places? Lend our merchant ship?" The eyes of the young man called "Erlang" lit up a little, "Where did those two guests come from?"

"I don't know. I haven't had much contact with foreigners, so I can't tell where their accents are from."

"Brother, do you still remember what those two guests looked like?"

"Huh? Why are you asking this?"

"It's a man and a woman." Although he didn't know what his younger brother wanted to do, Ichiro replied honestly, "The man is tall, with long hair, a samurai, with a sword and a threatening sword in his waist." Difference."

"As for that woman, she is very beautiful, and she has Hawaki Zashi in her waist."

"Brother! Thank you very much! I'll go out for a while! I'll be right back!"

After all, without waiting for Ichiro Nishino to respond, the young man he called "Erro" rushed out of Gentachibana House.

When Ichiro Nishino shouted "Hey! Where are you going?", the young man had completely disappeared.

"Hey! Hey!"

Ogata and A-Machi suddenly heard a strange voice behind them.

Looking back at the sound, I saw a young man waving at them and running towards them quickly.

Quickly running to the front and back of Ogata and Atachi, the young man panted and asked them:

"Ha, you two are the people who came to borrow the boat from our Orange House just now?" The young man asked while panting.

A-cho nodded: "That's right. May I ask who you are?"

"I would like to ask you!" The young man ignored A-Ming's question about his identity, but turned his fiery eyes on Ogata and A-Ming, and asked anxiously, "Where are you from?"

"Why are you asking this?" Ogata frowned slightly.

"To tell you the truth." The young man gradually calmed down his breath at this time, "I am the second son of the owner of Genju House, Nishino Jiro!"

"Second son?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.

After carefully looking at the face of the young man in front of him, Ogata found that the facial features of this young man were indeed very similar to the "Ichiro Nishino" he had just seen.

"Although I am the son of a merchant. But I have no intention of doing business."

"I have always wanted to be a Kabuki playwright!"

"I'm now writing a masterpiece that will be famous in history!"

"But because of the lack of material, I have been unable to write smoothly."

"So now I urgently need people from Izumo to help me complete my script!"

After finishing speaking, Jiro Nishino once again cast his fiery eyes on Ogata and Atachi.

"So I want to know where the two of you are from! If any of you are from Izumo, please help me!"

"Izumo?" A strange smile appeared on Machi's face.

After raising his hand and patting Ogata's, he said:

"What a coincidence, my husband's hometown happens to be in Izumo."

As soon as A-Machi finished speaking, Jiro Nishino's gaze at Ogata became even hotter.

"Are you from Izumo?"

"Well, I am indeed from Izumo. What is the script you are writing now?" Ogata folded his arms around his chest, "You still need someone from Izumo to assist you?"

"Because of the kabuki script I'm writing now, the protagonist is the Izumo." Jiro Nishino scratched his hair, "But I've never been to Izumo, so I don't know how the Izumo people talk, and I don't know What do Izumo people usually eat?"

"If you don't understand the living customs and speaking habits of Izumo, then the protagonist in my writing will have no real sense."

"So I have always wanted to find someone from Izumo to teach me the living customs of Izumo, and the speaking habits of Izumo people."

"The main character is Izumo?" Ogata's face flashed with astonishment.

Not only Ogata, but A-Machi beside him also had a look of astonishment on his face.

A conjecture emerged in the minds of the two of them at the same time.

"Let me take the liberty to ask." Ogata said slowly, "Can you tell me what kind of script this Kabuki script you are writing is?"

Hearing this question from Ogata, Jiro Nishino showed complacency and pride on his face.

"A script based on the righteous deeds of the executioner Yidao Saiofang Yishi to act for the heavens and kill the tyrant!"

"I'm going to have the script written before the new year."

"Then give it to my familiar Kabuki friends, and let them perform my script on New Year's Eve!"

Chapter 445 Ogata at risk of being "mothered" [7400 words]

When Jiro Nishino had just finished talking about the masterpiece he was about to complete in a proud tone, he noticed that the faces of the two foreigners in front of him were very strange.

"Huh? What's the matter with you?" Nishino Erlang asked.

"No." Ogata raised his hand and rubbed his face, so that his expression now looks more natural, "I just feel very surprised. I didn't expect you to plan to write a song and dance based on the executioner Yidaozhai. trick script"

"I have been fascinated by Ogata Yidao Zhai for a long time!"

"Knowing that the enemy is outnumbered, I still hold up the sword of righteousness without hesitation and charge against the brutal lord."

A bit of longing appeared on Nishino Jiro's face.

"It was at the beginning of this year that I learned about the righteous deed of the executioner Yidao Zhai to kill the tyrant,"

"After learning that such a hero appeared in this world, I was so excited that I didn't fall asleep for 2 days."

"Wouldn't it be a pity to write a kabuki script as soul-stirring as Tadaomizo without using such a hero as the prototype?"

"So I spent a few months preparing for it, collecting the real details of Ogata Ittosai's killing of the tyrant from various channels such as the official and the private sector."

"Then officially started writing the script last month."

"But as soon as I started writing. I ran into the troubles I just described."

"I haven't been to Izumo, and I don't have any friends there, so I don't know what the local food in Izumo is, and I don't know what the dialect of Izumo is."

"The Ogata Yishi in my writing is not, it should be said that all the characters in my writing have the taste of Northeast people when they speak."

"So in order to ensure the completion of my script, I have been looking for foreigners from Izumo during this time."

"You're quite demanding on your own scripts." Ah-Ming's expression is still quite weird until now.

"Of course!" Nishino Jiro puffed his chest out, "My goal is to write a work that is as different as Zhongchenzo! It surpasses Zhongchenzo!"

Kabuki is a traditional Japanese art similar to Chinese opera.

The Edo period was the period when the art of kabuki flourished.

A large number of excellent repertoires and well-known kabuki entertainer families were born in the Edo period.

For example, the Zhongchen Zang mentioned by Jiro Nishino just now was born in the first year of Kanyan 42 years ago.

Although it is an old play with a history of more than 40 years, Chutomizo still exudes a strong vitality until now, and it is one of the most famous and popular Kabuki plays until now.

Kabuki plays are generally divided into two types.

One is a script that the playwright has completely made up.

The other is a script based on a certain historical fact.

Zhong Chen Zang belongs to the latter, and it is based on the "Ako 90 Martyrs Incident" nearly 47 years ago.

"Akaho 47 Righteous Men" is very similar to Ogata's "Hundred People Slaying" in nature. They are both subordinates and superiors, and courtiers kill people with high status.

90 years ago, the lord of the Ako Domain was murdered by a traitor and died.

In order to avenge their lord, 47 vassals of the Ako clan sneaked into Edo, then broke into the mansion of the shogunate official who killed their lord, and chopped that person into meat paste.

After successfully avenging their lord, they voluntarily surrendered, and all of them were required by the shogunate to apologize by caesarean section.

Except for one of the 47 volunteers who survived due to a special reason, the other 1 volunteers died generously and beautifully cut their stomachs open.

The "Ako 47 Martyrs" incident had a far-reaching impact. Because the story was ups and downs and soul-stirring, it was quickly re-adapted in various ways.

It was first adapted into a puppet show, and then adapted into a kabuki repertoire Chuchenzo,

"I understand the specific reason." Ogata raised his hand subconsciously and touched his neck, "I didn't expect your ambition to be quite big."

"I actually wanted to give the executioner a knife and write a book about it"

Speaking of this, Ogata changed into a joking tone.

"As far as I know, Ogata Yidaosai is still alive."

"Aren't you afraid that he will see the script you wrote in the future, feel that the script you wrote is far from the real situation, and then come to trouble you?"

"That's why I should write seriously." Nishino Jiro's eyes were full of fighting spirit, "Write a script that even Ogata Istosai himself is quite satisfied with!"

"Therefore! Master Samurai! I need your help!"

Nishino Jiro cast his fiery eyes on Ogata again.

"I hope you can help me finish my script!"

"Teach me the various living customs in Izumo, as well as the accent and language addiction!"

Ogata showed a strange expression again.

"It's not impossible for me to help you."

"But you should also know, right? No rice will fall from the sky."

"What are you willing to give me in return?"

As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Jiro Nishino patted his chest.

"I just heard from my elder brother! You plan to let our merchant ship pick you up and send you to Ezo Land!"

"Although it's a bit boastful to say so, my father actually loves me a lot."

"As long as you are willing to assist me, I am willing to persuade my father to let my father take you all before sending a merchant ship to Ezo land next time!"

After quietly listening to Nishino Jiro's words, Ogata asked in a calm tone: