Butterfly [The Great Austrian Woman Version]

"My lord, a post from Owariden." Ji Zong heard this and took it from Masao Kano.This kind of foreign affairs post, Ghanaian Zhengzhi naturally has the right and obligation to review it. When she handed in the post, there was a hint of embarrassment and caution on her face, but Ji Zong was in a low mood recently and didn't notice it.So, after reading the post, Ji Zong said in surprise

"Hey, that's really strange. Have you seen it?" Ji Zong raised his head and asked, seeing the embarrassment on Gana Zhengzhi's face, he knew that she must have seen it.Owari domain lord Tokugawa Yoshitsune invited her and Mito Tokugawa Tsunajo to the Yoshiwara Corridor for a gathering, not to mention whether there is any taboo for the "Gosanjia" to gather in private, but this place is already very inappropriate.Yoshiwara Corridor, the place of fireworks in Edo, is a certified high-end brothel, and all the brothels are opened there. "But I misremembered. Why do I remember that in "Samurai Laws", the samurai class is forbidden to enter and leave the Yoshihara Corridor."

"You remember correctly, there is such a saying." Ghana Zhengzhi explained, "It's just that it's not impossible to go. People don't raise officials and don't prosecute them. As long as they don't reveal their identities, everyone will understand it. It's just." She raised Looking at Ji Zong, he felt dignified.

Ji Zong nodded, "It's just that I'm afraid that the party itself is inappropriate."

Gana Zhengzhi said, "This Yoshihara Corridor has a long history. Because the samurai class is explicitly prohibited from entering, everyone does not reveal their identities inside, which brings many potential problems. As long as you enter the gate of the Yoshihara Veranda, no matter what your identity is They have to dismount from their horses and sedan chairs, and enter on foot. Warriors are not allowed to wear swords, and their names are not allowed to make noise. There have also been feudal lords who entered in plain clothes, but ended up quarreling with people for some reason, and they couldn’t reveal their identity, and were beaten by civilians.”

After hearing this, Ji Zong thought, this is a land that does not care about boundaries, where equality is truly realized.However, there are also many hidden dangers. Aside from this venue, this gathering itself is what she should consider the most.Yoshimune lightly picked up the bronzing post and thought about it for a while. If he went there, he was afraid of cheating, but if he didn't go, he would be left behind. This kind of passive feeling is really bad. What is Tokugawa Yoshitsuji going to say?I can only go, it is a danger and an opportunity, let's see what happens.Moreover, the Yoshiwara Corridor is also a high-level social place. Since ancient times, this kind of place has been a place with complex people and well-informed people. It is worth visiting.

After going through it again in her mind, she said to Ghana Zhengzhi, "Get ready for me, I'll go." Ghana Zhengzhi didn't say much, bowed slightly, and greeted people.

Ji Zong wore red outer hexagrams, red culottes, white underwear, and a high ponytail. He looked clean and neat.Both Taidao and Richai were placed on the knife holder, she ordered them to follow, and Gana Zhengzhi sent some hidden guards to follow, and after confirming that there were no changes in the parties, she sent Ji Zong out of the Jiyi Hall.As soon as Yoshimune rode a white horse, he headed towards the Yoshihara Veranda at dusk. The Yoshihara Veranda is a little far from the Kii-den, which is located in the south of Edo, but not far from the Owari-den, behind the Mito-den.Mito Hall and Owari Hall are next to each other, on the northeast corner of Edo Castle.Yoshimune was riding a horse in the city, and he couldn't run fast. As he walked, he thought that Owari and Mito had been close since ancient times.This is also reflected in the palace of the three families in Edo, but I don't know whether it is a coincidence, the meaning of the three families, or the general's foresight.

In his position, Ji Zong understood somewhat why the emperors of all dynasties were so taboo against their own sons, why they tabooed princes from making friends with foreign ministers, and tabooed princes from peeking at the throne.That day in the imperial city, if the three imperial families were harmonious, the general would not even be able to eat, let alone sleep soundly.From this point of view, if Tokugawa Yoshitsuka's original intention was to make friends, considering her provocation that day and today's invitation, I have to say that this person is indeed a talent.However, is there really no problem with such a blatant gathering?Ji Zong didn't say anything to stop Ghana's government from thinking about it. It seems that there is no big problem, or there is a precedent.Ji Zong naturally has awareness of the return of the Ghanaian government.In terms of politics, she lacks experience and sensitivity, and what she has is nothing more than intuition and historical lessons.That's why she invited Ghana Zhengzhi to come out of the mountain. The person behind the scenes who helped her mother all her life, she invited her, but she didn't expect Ghana Zhengzhi to come. Is there a reason for her father?Thinking about my father, it is really mysterious, and thinking about the business-like Jushi clan, it seems that there is not much warmth to speak of, what kind of entanglements were there in the previous life.

Before Ji Zong could figure it out, the Yoshihara Corridor was right in front of him.

Ji Zong saw that everyone else turned over and dismounted in front of a stone pillar, or dismounted from the sedan chair, so she also reined in and dismounted.Yoshihara is also surrounded by water, and its layout is similar to that of the imperial city. There is a building like a memorial archway at the entrance, which really has some meaning. Yucheng and this Yoshihara have the same effect. Now that there is such a shortage of men in the world, there are only two places where there are many men. One is Ooku and the other is Yoshihara.The lighting here has just started, and it already has the meaning of crowds.There are traffickers and pawns as well as gorgeously dressed and well-behaved people, but we all walk in the same aisle, and no one needs to be humble, everyone is just a passer-by.Rich incense, red lanterns, red curtains, the whole atmosphere of Yoshiwara is a little red, making people who have been here for a long time feel blood spurting.Ji Zong regretted that he wore red. At the beginning, he wanted to be light and didn't want to be too plain, which seemed rude. If he had known earlier, he might as well have worn the gorgeous Wu suit brought by someone directly ordered by the Ghanaian government.

However, no one has the energy to pay attention to Ji Zong, and everyone's focus is on the grid rooms.Those who pass by may take a look at Ji Zong, thinking to themselves that it must be another samurai lady who sneaked out to play, and even if the man with the sword takes it off, he still has an aura.One of the guards stayed outside to support, and the other followed Ji Zong, watching the people coming and going carefully.Ji Zong glanced at the man, and said, "You don't have to do this, look at the people around you, the more we resemble them, the safer we will be." The man nodded in shame, and when he was walking, he lowered his head slightly, as if he was looking at the road, but he was only looking at six directions Listen to all directions.Ji Zong shook his head, the people who come here, how can they walk with their heads down, and their eyes are not all in the lattice room on both sides.

Speaking of the grid house, it is the side of the house facing the pedestrian passage, not a wall but a grid. Ji Zong feels like he has entered a zoo in his previous life.The cages are not rare animals, but they are quite rare, and there are well-dressed men.Women, rich or poor, looked in through a wooden fence and commented.The man in the lattice room was smoking a long cigarette sluggishly, but each had one, which seemed to be the standard configuration of Yoshihara.

Ji Zong was dizzy from the scent all the way, and the man in the lattice room also frightened her enough.What kind of men in this world are lacking? A crooked melon and a cracked date can make women flock to them. If the head is slightly straightened, the woman will look crazy, with strong colors, pale face and gloomy look, Ji Zong I feel that there are only four words to describe "horrible".But the deeper you go, the fewer people there are, and the quality of the latticed houses is getting higher and higher. Why do you know?Look at the product and packaging!When she stopped in front of the "Takashimaya" mentioned in the post, she was relieved.There are also onlookers in the grid room here. At least the men's makeup is much more natural. I guess it's not that the men in front don't want to wear light makeup, but the skin quality is not good.It is estimated that it has not yet reached the peak period, and the lattice room is crowded with people, all of good quality, at least the height, figure, face, and attire are all within Ji Zong's aesthetic range.

Ji Zong took a look into the grid room, and the people in the grid room were smoking cigarettes, as if they didn't look at the women who commented on them outside, but they were all chatting inside.

"Hehe, here comes a chick." A young man who was facing the grid turned his head to the east and said, because it was noisy outside, and they couldn't hear them talking.The man turned sideways and glanced at Ji Zong out of the corner of his eye. There are very few people here wearing red, and even fewer are as handsome as Ji Zong.Her dress is not obvious, but there is a guard following her, and the guards are all well dressed.

"Speak carefully." Sitting in the main seat at the east end, who is also the Taifu of Takashimaya, Kaka, knocked the pipe of the cigarette into the exquisite paint bucket, and reprimanded him.The two men beside him saw that the speaker was being reprimanded, and they all grinned.The man's expression changed, and he finally endured it, thinking to himself, old man, let's see how long you can be arrogant.But he said sweetly, "Ms. Takahashi, is that adult coming today?"

"It must have come!"

"Needless to say, Mrs. Takahashi is so charming, that lord must come."

Mrs. Takahashi knew why he said that. Originally, there was no secret in this Yoshihara. "Huafan, don't just talk nonsense just because you are young, keep some morals."

Hua Fan raised his thin lips and said, "I thought I could get your honor and eat a bowl of soba noodles, but I didn't know that this lord wanted to be courteous but failed, so I'm ashamed!"

The two people around Takahashi curled their lips in displeasure. In this Yoshihara, only money is not enough. You have to have style and aura. To put it bluntly, even if you are a samurai, you may not be welcomed by people without education. You; you are a nouveau riche, you only know that people don’t necessarily want to see you if you spend money.What this painting fan is talking about happened yesterday.The painting fan is Taifu's substitute, and has always been carried by Takahashi. Over the years, Takahashi has become less and less important as the limelight has grown.This is not true, there are those who hold Takahashi and those who hold painting fans, and everyone will inevitably fight for face.Among Takahashi's regular customers, there is a wealthy businessman from Kii, named Ji Wen; among the regular customers of this painting fan, there is also a wealthy businessman from Nara, named Shigeru Nara, who often spends money to save face for these two.

Shigeru Nara ordered two bowls of soba noodles for Huashan last night. It was very poor food, nothing expensive.Those who couldn't understand Huafan's usual arrogance, laughed at him.And those troublesome ones, go to Mrs. Takahashi to invite them to have a supper. Takahashi has been in the house with Ji Wen. How can he know the previous story? Naturally, he agreed. Ji Wen generously said that he would give Takashima House everything. Everyone, come to two bowls.I didn't know that I went to all the places selling soba noodles in Yoshiwara, and all the places were told that they were closed today. Why?Shigeru Nara bought them out according to their turnover, paid them for a day, and prevented them from opening.Therefore, this humble food is worth a thousand gold.Takahashi only found out about this later, and Ji Wen naturally lost face, since the fan painting started yesterday, it has been arrogant until now.Takahashi reprimanded them, but he couldn't stop their mouths. Looking at the painting fan, his nostrils were going to go to the sky. He took a breath of the cigarette, exhaled a smoke ring, and said lightly.

"I still appreciate Ji Wen's spirit of 'everyone is happy'. If you come here today, I hope everyone will give in and don't compete with me." He said this wisely, pointing out Ji Wen's boldness and Nara Shigeru. Nara Shigeru is much older than Ji Wen, otherwise he would not be greedy for the bright colors of the painting fan.She was also a frequent visitor of Takahashi, but seeing Takahashi's fading, she changed positions.Ji Wen is new to Yoshihara, but her financial resources are not inferior to that of Nara Shigeru, an imperial businessman, and she often makes Nara Shigeru miserable, so she planned this one.If you want to become famous, sometimes you have to take a shortcut. If you become famous in Yoshihara, you will become famous all over the world. It’s like a talented person writing songs for j□j.Whoever's words are sung more, that talented person's face will also be bright.

After all, Takahashi has a high rank, and he knows that Yoshiwara is jealous of Shigeru Nara, who eats alone and is stingy, so what about throwing money, he is narrow-minded.Shigeru Nara asked for the painting fan himself, but he was not angry, and he was not angry when the painting fan became popular, but you can't step on me and climb up with my benefactor.As soon as his words came out, there would be two versions of this episode. At least, Ji Wen, who helped him during the low tide, should not be affected.Huafan's face changed, he just didn't like Takahashi's vigor, he always didn't care, he didn't care about anything.He didn't care if he pried off his regular customers, and he still didn't care if his benefactor overwhelmed him.The painting fan is like the mouse that harassed the cat. It always teases and swears its bravery. It really wakes the cat up and slaps it there.

People outside don't know the excitement inside, and they are pointing their fingers, thinking about which one to order tonight.Ji Zong came at the appointment, and he didn't care about it, so he lifted his legs and stepped in.The person who greeted the guests was a clever woman, dressed in bunts, who lifted the curtain to let Ji Zong in. "It's your first time to come, do you choose first or let us recommend it to you, what do you like?"

"I have an appointment with someone whose surname is Songping." The post did not say how to make an appointment, but Yoshimune Ryo Tokugawa, no matter how bold Yoshitsu is, would not dare to come here and say that his surname is "Tokugawa".When she said this, she greeted the guests in a daze, and then realized, "Please, there are two people here, waiting for you." Ji Zongmeng was right.