I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

If a warrior wants to be famous, the easiest way is to do something earth-shattering.

Ogata Itsue is a good example.

The following conquers the top, kills the lord with one blow, and becomes famous in one fell swoop.

After that, what Ogata Ittosai did in Kyoto further expanded his reputation.

Although the reputation of Ogata Yidao Zhai is not a household name, there are already a large number of Limin people who know the name of "Executioner Yidao Zhai".

In this era of underdeveloped information transmission, it is quite rare for a warrior to let many ordinary people know of his existence.

In the 200 years since the opening of the Edo Shogunate, few pure warriors can do this.

This is the only impression that Matsudaira Sadanobu has about Genichi Kinoshita.

After digesting the new information that Inamori just provided, Matsudaira Sadanobu said softly:

"It is indeed a very strange piece of information. Did Genichi Kinoshita provoke those Lucians, and then those Lucians came to seek revenge?"

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to think about it."

"Whether Kinoshita Genichi is dead or alive, it has nothing to do with our shogunate."

After simply digesting the information Inamori just provided, Matsudaira Sadanobu decided that this information was useless to them.

I just know that there are helpers from Lucia looking for Genichi Kinoshita.

Matsudaira Sadanobu didn't care whether Kinoshita Genichi was dead or alive.

Inamori has already told him all the information related to the Lucians that he has known recently.

Seeing that there was nothing left to ask, Matsudaira Sadanobu changed to a new question.

"Inamori, tell me about the current situation of the Northern Army."

"Especially in terms of luggage, let me focus on it."

"How long can the current supply reserves in the battalion last for our army?"

When he received the order from Matsudaira Sadanobu to meet Matsudaira Sadanobu, Inamori was already prepared that he would not be able to go back in a few hours.

Inamori, who had been mentally prepared for a "protracted war" long ago, heard Matsudaira's question, cleared his throat again, organized his words, and then explained the situation of the army.

It begins with the protagonist Hanyu I practicing sword in the sword hall, and ends with killing the lord, and then walking chicly on the road to escape from the feudal domain.

Under Ogata's guidance, this book can actually be read as a history book.

The cause, process, and result of deciding to kill the tyrant are basically in line with the real situation.

The only fly in the ointment is that there is a rule in the Kabuki world that "real names cannot appear in Kabuki scripts", so all names in the play are fictional names.

The protagonist's name was changed to "Hayu I", which is similar to "Ogata Itsei" only in the pronunciation of the name.

The true story of Ogata's murder of Matsudaira Gennai has both the beginning and the end, and the story of wielding a sword for righteousness is very suitable for the three views of people of this era. People of this era love to read such stories.

So as long as the writing skills are not too bad, no matter how you write, the script will not be bad.

Coupled with the guidance of Ogata, the real protagonist of the story, this film is very realistic.

Although the actors and musicians of Treasure Island House are not professionals who rely on kabuki to make a living, their level is not bad.

The performance of the members of Treasure Island House has exceeded Ogata's expectations.

When the performance just started, the spectators at the scene were all attracted by the wonderful stories performed by the actors.

The most typical example is A Machi.

A Machimoto is the kind of person who likes to listen to and read stories.

A-cho, who likes to listen to books, also has a great interest in Kabuki.

At the beginning, when he learned that Ogata was going to assist Jiro Nishino in writing the script, Amachi specifically asked Ogata not to tell her anything related to the content of the script.

When the members of Takarajima House began to rehearse, A-Machi also asked Ogata not to tell her any rehearsal content and rehearsal progress.

So A-cho is actually no different from the ordinary spectators present who don't know anything about the show, and don't know what kind of performance will be performed afterwards.

Although Ogata had established a relationship with A-cho long ago, he had told A-cho in detail about his past in the Hirose domain.A-machi may be the one who knows the most about what Ogata experienced in the Hirose Clan, except for Ogata himself, but she still sees it with gusto.

The duration of the show, converted into the time unit of modern Earth, is about one and a half hours.

One and a half hours later, Hanyu I, who successfully killed the tyrant in the play, performed the last scene of the play: holding the saber at his waist, he walked gracefully along the flower path for performers to enter and exit.

Afterwards, all members of Treasure Island House, actors and musicians, all stepped onto the stage and bowed to the audience.

And when the members of Takarajima House bowed to express their gratitude, the audience erupted into cheers that seemed to lift the roof of Chiyoza.

Hearing the cheers and cheers from around, a smile slowly appeared on the face of Ogata who was embracing his arms.

"Everyone's response is quite enthusiastic!" Jiro Nishino's expression and tone were quite excited.

Nishino Jiro was walking home with Ogata and Atachi at this time.

Jiro Nishino, who was going back to his home Tachibana House, and Ogata and Machi, who were going back to the inn where they were staying, happened to be on the same road for a certain part.

So it was a matter of course to walk together.

As soon as he followed the crowd out of the Chiyoza, Nishino Jiro excitedly described how enthusiastic the spectators' response was just now.

"This is indeed very good." A-Machi, who was smiling, responded in a tone without any flattery, "I feel that there is hope that it will become a nationally famous and popular Kabuki like that."

"Whether it can become popular all over the country depends not only on the quality of Kabuki scripts." Jiro Nishino smiled wryly, "It also depends on luck."

"Whether a kabuki show will become popular all over the country depends on luck."

"If you're lucky enough, it might become popular all over the country in an instant."

"For example, a certain family's ministers and nobles like this very much, and then publicize it among the ministers and nobles, there is a great chance that it will become popular all over the country in one go."

Speaking of this, Nishino Jiro paused, then shrugged with a smile.

"Although I really hope that it will become popular all over the country like that, but no one can tell what will happen in the future."

"It's just one step at a time."

"But overall, it's a good start."

"Judging from the audience's reaction, today's performance was quite successful."

"Yes." Ogata answered with a smile, "To be honest, today's performance was beyond my expectation."

"This is all thanks to the excellent performance of everyone at Takarajima House, as well as Mashima-sama, who gave me advice at the beginning." Nishino Erlang cast a respectful look at Ogata, "If there is no Mashima-sama, you gave me advice. , I will definitely not be able to complete a script of this quality."

"Nishino-kun, don't underestimate yourself." Ogata raised his hand and patted Nishino Jiro on the shoulder, "What I have done is actually very limited. Thanks to your excellent writing skills, this excellent script was born."

"Although I don't know much about kabuki, I can feel that the script you wrote is very good."

"The reason why today's performance was a great success is also due to you."

"Thank you." Hearing Ogata's praise, Nishino Jiro seemed a little shy, "But I'm still young, and I still have a long way to go before I become an excellent kabuki playwright."

On the first day of the third year of Kanmasa, Oyo drove A-machi in the early morning, and was driven by A-machi, slept in the morning, went to Nishei Shrine in the afternoon to pay New Year's worship, and spent the evening watching in Chiyoza.Quite substantial.

In the next few days, because I did all the activities that could be done, Ogata's life returned to the rhythm of the few days before the new year, and he just stayed in the hotel room every day with nothing to do.

It was not until January 1th, when the Baosheng Sword Gym reopened, that Ogata finally bid farewell to this extremely leisurely life.

With the reopening of the Baosheng Sword Gym, Ogata's life has gradually returned to the previous tight state.

Since watching the first performance on the night of January 1st, Owen has been following the performance.

Overall, the show can be said to be a great success.

原本宝岛屋的人只计划将演出7天而已，在1月1号到1月7号的这7日的夜晚演出。

However, the popularity is too hot, and the venue is full.

Under the strong request of the residents of Nishino Town, Treasure Island House had to increase the number of performances, and the number of performance days was extended to the 11th.

After the performance ended on the 11th, the residents of Nishino Town asked for another performance.

The members of Treasure Island House have been performing for 11 consecutive days, and they are already exhausted.

So I can only helplessly express: I will continue to act again, but I have to wait for a short period of time and let them take a rest.

And with the passage of time, the time when Minamoto Tachibana sent a merchant ship to Ezo, one of the things that Ogata was most concerned about, was finally determined.

1 month 15 number.

The owner of Yuanjuya, the father of Nishino Jiro, decided to start the first dispatch of merchant ships this year on January 1th.

Kanjeong three years, January 1, night

Nishinocho, inside a public bath, 2nd floor

"Oh! Mashima-kun! We meet again!"

Shimasuke warmly greeted Ogata who was slowly walking towards him.

"Good evening, Mr. Shimasuke." Ogata also responded with a smile.

Shimasuke was the one who met on the second floor of this bathhouse before, and then told a group of young people, including Ogata, the story of his previous hunting of giant bears, and taught them how to deal with bears in the wild The "Original Hunter".

Shimasuke often comes to this bathhouse.

After taking a bath every time, he will rest for a while on the second floor of the bathhouse, and at the same time tell people about his previous hunting stories.

And because this bathhouse is adjacent to the hotel where Ogata lived, Ogata only came to this bathhouse to take a bath.

Because Machi took a longer bath than Ogata, after taking a bath, Ogata would go to the rest area on the second floor to pass the time.

So I often meet Shimasuke by chance.

Every time I met Shimasuke, Shimasuke was telling people about his previous hunting experience, or was about to tell people about his hunting experience.

Shimasuke used to be an "ex-hunter" living in Ezo, so listening to his previous hunting experience might gather some useful information.

So whenever I ran into Shimasuke on the second floor, Ogata would go up to listen to his hunting stories.

After listening to Shimasuke's hunting stories for more than a month, I didn't collect much useful information. Instead, I learned a lot of various hunting skills and survival skills in the wild.

Ogata wants to know more about Ezo.

Ogata knew almost nothing about Ezo.

The only thing Ogata knows about Ezo is that they still live a very primitive settlement life and live by fishing and hunting.

He also took the initiative to ask Shimasuke if he knew Ezo.

Unfortunately, only negative answers were received.

Shimasuke used to live a closed life with the villagers in the same village, and rarely communicated with the outside world.

According to Shimasuke, their village has basically never had contact with Ezo.He also knew very little about Ezo.I only heard about some strange customs of Ezo from the elders, such as calling the bear that ate human flesh "Unkamuyi", and a few simple Ezo dialects.

Ogata, who still had some heat from the shower, sat cross-legged beside Shimasuke, and said to Shimasuke:

"Mr. Shimasuke, today may be the last time I come to hear your story."

"Oh?" Shimasuke's eyes flashed with surprise, "Are you leaving here?"

"Yeah." Ogata nodded, "My wife and I will leave Nishinocho tomorrow morning. Tonight is my last night in Nishinocho."

"Is that so?" Shimasuke grinned, showing a kind smile, "Then I wish you and your wife a smooth journey in advance!"

"Since tonight is your last night in Nishino Town, then listen to my story tonight."

"After all, it's the last time."

"That's what I mean." Ogata smiled, "But don't tell your story tonight too long. If you tell too long, I might not be able to hear the end."

Although I couldn't get any useful information from Shimasuke, his hunting stories were very interesting.

Listening to Shimasuke tell stories has also become one of Ogata's important pastimes during this time.

It's a pity that sometimes Shimasuke's stories are too long, and before the story is finished, because Machi has already taken a bath, he has to put down the half-heard story and leave the bathhouse.

"Okay." Shimasuke laughed a few times, "Then I will try to pick a shorter story to tell today!"

At this time, people who usually like to listen to Shimasuke's stories have gathered around Shimasuke.

Seeing that the audience was almost here, Shimasuke cleared his throat, and was about to start today's story

"Mr. Shimasuke! It is said that there are gold mines everywhere in Ezo. Is this true?"

The owner of this question was a young man in his early teens, a member of the audience surrounding Shimasuke.

Ogata had some impression of this boy, he was an old listener of Shimasuke.