I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

The two horses Ogata mentioned are naturally referring to the radish and the grape.

It is quite inconvenient to bring a horse into the city, so Ogata and the others are now hiding radishes and grapes somewhere in the outskirts of Matsumae Castle.

These two horses have accompanied Ogata and Atachi for a long period of time. Turnip and Ogata have a life-and-death friendship.

Therefore, Ogata did not want to abandon these two horses until it was absolutely necessary.

"Horses, our boats can indeed carry horses, cattle and other livestock. We have also carried livestock many times. But the price is not cheap." Bai Taro said in a tentative tone, "If you want to transport For horses, give us your horses the day after tomorrow, and we will ship your horses in advance. The shipping fee is 70 silver per horse."

Seeing that their boat could carry horses, Ogata secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

As for the expensive shipping fee that Bai Taro said

"Since we can carry horses, then everything is easy to talk about. Then when we carry our horses across the sea, can you help take care of our horses? You just need to help us feed them on time and clean up their excrement."

"This is possible, but you have to pay extra."

Ogata did not respond to Bai Taro's words.

He just silently took out a money bag full of big money from his arms

Ogata, whose savings are enough for him and A-Ming to last a lifetime, doesn't take the money seriously at all.

That night

Matsumae Domain, Matsumae Castle, inside an inn

"Ah, tatami"

As soon as he entered the room, A-Machi leaned over in a "big" shape on the soft tatami mat.

“It's still comfortable to lie on the tatami”

A-machi pressed her body tightly against the tatami, as if wanting to blend her whole body with the tatami.

"It seems that the news of the shogunate army's defeat has really been blocked." Ogata sighed with emotion in a low voice, untied the saber from his waist, and sat by the window with the saber in his arms.

After paying the money and coming out of Dinge House, because it was still early, Ogata and A-machi decided to take a stroll in the Kazuto society after a long absence.

On the one hand, it is to pass the time, and on the other hand, it is to inquire about the current "hot news".

After all, they have been away from Wajin society for too long. During the period when they left Wajin society, there may be some "big news" that needs to be understood carefully in Japan.

The two went shopping from daytime to nightfall, and after scouting around for news, judging from the final results, the two gained a lot. After they visited more than half of Matsumae Castle, they had two gains.

The first harvest: When they lived with the wind and snow in Ezo, nothing big seemed to happen on the Japanese mainland.

The second harvest: The news that the shogunate army's attack on the Red Moon Fortress was defeated seems to have been blocked.

Songqian Castle still looks like singing and dancing.Ogata asked many people about the "shogunate army's expedition", and found that almost all of them did not know how the battle between the shogunate army and the Red Moon Fortress was going.

According to common sense, after such a long time, the news of the defeat of the shogunate army should have spread throughout the entire Matsumae domain, and the news of the defeat in Japan has also begun to spread on a large scale.

However, the people of Matsumae Castle did not know that the shogunate army had been defeated.

The only clear explanation is that the shogunate deliberately blocked the news.

Ogata still understood the shogunate's move to block the news.

After all, this battle ended in a disastrous defeat for the shogunate.

Not only failed to achieve the strategic goal of winning the Red Moon Fortress, but also suffered heavy casualties.

And the chief culprit who caused their disastrous defeat this time was the Ogata Yidaosai who repeatedly made the shogunate look bad.

No matter from which point of view, the shogunate must do its best to block this vicious scandal.As long as it can be blocked, it can be blocked for as long as possible. The longer the blockade is, the better it is for the shogunate.

"For a scandal as big as the defeat of a 1-strong army, even if we try our best to block the news, there must be no way to block it forever." At this time, A-Ming sat up on the tatami, showing a sly smile, "I'm so curious, what if Let the world know how Ogata Ittosai will react after killing the tyrant, breaking down the Nijo Castle, and defeating the shogunate army."

"I will probably be regarded by those loyal supporters of the shogunate as a national traitor who has never been seen before." Ogata said in a half-joking tone, "I'm actually more curious about my bounty after the news can't be blocked completely." How much will it go up?"

"It doesn't matter how much it goes up." A-Ming said, "There shouldn't be any bounty hunters who want to hit you in the head."

After finishing speaking, A-Machi lay down on the tatami again.

"The boat won't leave until 3 days later, Ayi, how will we spend the next 3 days?"

"How else can I spend it? Let's spend it leisurely." Ogata replied without hesitation, "We have been busy these days."

"In order to find Xuanzheng and Xuanzhi, I first came to the Red Moon Fortress by mistake, and then got involved in the war in a daze."

"After the war, I went all the way north to Kantuo Village. After finally finding Xuanzhi, I didn't stop at all. Then I went all the way south and returned to Songqian City by the same route."

Recalling the experience of the past few months, Ogata couldn't help but sigh.

"Honestly speaking: the past few months have been too busy, which makes me feel a little tired physically and mentally"

"So let's treat these three days as a holiday and take a good rest."

"Then take a good rest for three days." A-machi echoed softly, "Then what do you plan to do when you return to the mainland of Japan? Are you going straight to Koyasan in Kansai?"

"No." Ogata shook his head, "I'm going to find a knifesmith who is good enough to repair my knife first."

Ogata slowly pulled Da Shitian out of his arms.

Looking at Da Shitian's broken blade, Ogata said slowly:

"The next step is probably to face the black hand behind the research on immortality."

"Since they have the means to organize such a large-scale undead experiment, it means that their influence is definitely not small."

"If a fierce conflict breaks out with them, if we use the broken Da Shitian and Da Zizai to fight against them, I'm afraid it will be beyond our capabilities."

"I'm used to these two knives. And it's not that easy to find a good replacement."

"So in order to prepare for the future, after returning to Japan, I plan to repair my knife first."

"Look for a swordsmith to repair knives, but where can we find a good swordsmith?" A-cho asked.

"At this time" Ogata smiled slowly, "I have to find a friend to help."

"After returning to Japan, let's go to Owari first."

"Owari?" A-cho realized something, and opened his eyes slightly, "Are you looking for someone from the gourd house to help?"

"Yeah." Ogata nodded, "Huluwu has a lot of contacts, if you ask them for help, you may be able to find a knifesmith who is capable of restoring Da Shitian and Da Zizai."

"Anyway, if you want to go to Kansai, Owari is a must."

"So before going to Koyasan, first ask the gourd house for help, and see if they recognize a good swordsmith."

After finishing speaking, Ogata slowly retracted Da Shitian into the sheath

3 days passed quickly.

After savoring the long-lost leisure time, Ogata and the others came to Dinge House again in the morning three days later.

As early as yesterday, according to Bai Tailang's previous instructions, Xu Fang handed over the radishes and grapes to them, and asked them to load the horses in advance.

As soon as they arrived at Dingjiang House, the two of them were invited to the second floor to wait for a while.

Not long after that, they were taken out of Dingjiang House and brought to the coast where their stowaway boat was.

It is not far from Matsumae Castle to the coast where the stowaway boats are located. Starting early in the morning, before noon, Xubian smelled the unique salty smell of the ocean, and then saw a gentle coastline. Big ship of scale.

On the coast near the big ship, there are many people standing now. These people are of different ages, and the number is about 30 people. The only thing in common among these 30 people is that they do not have swords on their waists.

Ogata speculates that these people should be stowaways like him and A-cho, and they are all planning to take this stowaway boat to Japan.

As he walked slowly towards the group of people waiting to board the ship, Ogata turned his head and whispered to A-Machi beside him:

"Machi, please remember not to call me by the wrong name. I am now the merchant Goro."

A-Machi nodded vigorously, and answered Ogata with gestures.

In Ogata's waist, there is no longer his saber Da Shitian and Da Zizai are now removed, put together with other luggage, wrapped tightly with cloth, and carried on Ogata's back.

Because these two knives were placed together with other messy luggage and wrapped tightly with cloth, it is difficult to see that there are two knives in this cloth bag from the outside.

In order to perfectly cover up his samurai identity, Ogata has already set up a new and complete character set for himself.

He is a businessman specializing in Ezo goods: Goro.He and his wife, Machi, are from Kansai. Two years ago, I felt that there was a way to make money selling Ezo goods, so I brought my wife to Matsumae Domain and opened a "Ezo goods specialty store".

But it is a pity that due to limited ability and bad times, the profit of the shop is deteriorating, so I decided to sell the shop, and I plan to take all my family property back to my hometown of Kansai to seek development.

As for the two horses, radish and grape, they were bought with the money from selling the shop, and they were going to be given as gifts to the father-in-law who loves horses after returning to his hometown.

Ogata also set up a brand new character for A-cho, the daughter of a certain landlord in Kansai, who loves horses very much.

He spent a lot of money to buy these two horses and brought them back to Japan to dedicate them to his father-in-law.

From a logical point of view, Ogata's complete set of characters can be described as impeccable, without any major loopholes.

Ogata and the other stowaways stood on the shore for a long time.

It wasn't until almost noon that the stowaway boat was finally ready to set sail, and Ogata and the others were allowed to board.

The cabin of this boat has 2 floors.

The first cabin is where the crew and stowaways like Ogata lived.

It seems that the second cabin was originally used to store various sundries, but now a large space has been vacated to store radishes and grapes.

As soon as he boarded the ship, Xu went to the cabin on the bottom floor to check the condition of the second horse. The second horse was a Don horse who accompanied the Cossacks across the sea to Ezo. He was no stranger to and afraid of the ocean, so the second horse The state is very good now.

After confirming the status of the radishes and grapes, Xu returned to the cabin where the smugglers lived.

As soon as he got back to the cabin, Xu Jian saw several crew members standing in the middle of the cabin, shouting loudly: "Ready to sail! Ready to sail! Sit down firmly!"

Regarding boat riding, neither Ogata nor Acho are novices who have never been on a boat.

Before the boat sailed, Ah-ding lay flat on the ground very obediently.

And Ogata sat beside Ah-machi.

The former is very self-aware to meet the imminent seasickness.

The latter is very consciously preparing to take care of A-Ming who is seasick

"It's really annoying to be on a boat." After that, A-Machi closed his eyes as if resigned to his fate.

"Be patient." Ogata smiled bitterly and stroked A-cho's hair.

Not long after the crew loudly reminded that the ship was about to set sail, the ship under Ogata and the others started to move slowly.

The big ship docked on the shore slowly sailed away from the shore and passed away towards the distant horizon.

As the coast gradually moved away, the shaking of the ship became more and more severe.

A-Ming's face also became paler and paler due to seasickness.

at this time

Dang bang.

A pleasant piano sound suddenly sounded.

After the sound of the zither sounded, Ogata was taken aback for a moment, then turned his head to look in the direction from which the sound of the zither came.

At the end of the direction from which the sound of the piano came, there was a petite girl with a beautiful appearance who was holding a pipa.

The author is not feeling well today, so today's update is a little less, Guangzhou is entering autumn so fast this year, I probably caught a cold and cried with a leopard headache p

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Chapter 586 [Ding!Do you want to unlock the forbidden art of Iga? 】【5100】

This is a girl with a particularly petite figure, to be precise, in Ogata's eyes, a girl with a particularly petite figure.

According to Ogata's visual inspection, the girl's height is about 1 meters.

This height was relatively normal in Japan during the Edo period.

Wearing a wide black robe with a hood that is quite rare in this era, the black robe is wide enough to wrap the girl's body.

She is very young, only about 15 years old. Although in the eyes of people of this era, a 15-year-old girl is already an adult woman, but for Ogata who has not completely discarded the age and ethics of the previous life, this age Girls are still teenage girls.

The appearance can be called cute, with good facial features and fair skin, she belongs to the kind of girl who will basically praise "very beautiful" no matter who she asks to judge.

At this moment, the girl is holding a pipa that is almost half as tall as her, huddled in a corner of the cabin, playing music.

Ogata knew nothing about music, so he didn't know what piece the girl was playing, and he couldn't tell what the girl's level was. He only knew that the girl played very well.

Judging from the reactions of the rest of the stowaways in the cabin, Ogata was not alone. Many people present had the same idea.

Almost everyone was attracted by the girl's piano sound.

Although everyone didn't know why the girl suddenly played the piano, they all kept silent and listened attentively.