I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

January 18, the second year of Kanzheng——

Edo--

Today is a rare sunny day in the middle of winter.

The warm sunshine slanted down from the clear blue sky, bringing warmth to Edo Castle, the center of Japan.

Edo - seat of the Tokugawa shogunate, unquestionably the center of all of Japan.

It is not only the most populous city and political center in Japan, but also the commercial center of Japan.

At any time, a large number of merchants from south to north entered or left Edo, bringing various commodities from all over the country and even foreign countries to Edo.

These merchants from all over the world undoubtedly injected great vitality into Edo.

The commercial development of Edo is not only reflected in the fact that a large number of merchants from all over the country will come here to do business, but also in the large number of shops opened in Edo Castle.

Countless merchants settled down in Edo, selling their own specialty products.

The sunlight slanting down from the sky casts the shadow of a row of shops on the left side of a certain avenue onto the spacious rammed earth road, and onto the heads and shoulders of pedestrians walking on this avenue.

As for the storefronts of the row of shops on the right, they are bathed in dazzling sunlight.

The eaves of these densely packed shops are basically not high, and the area may be large or small.

All kinds of signs are hung on these shops.

"Kansai miscellaneous goods", "Kanya", "Nanban goods", "Suharaya", "Okura tea house"... There are all kinds of signs.

Edo is not only prosperous in commerce, but also has a variety of entertainment activities.

Ryogoku Hirokoji-one of the most famous happy streets in Edo.

There are not only a large number of folk art venues here, but also a large number of artists performing their specialties on both sides of the street.

There are performances of "wrestlers" who lift huge straw bales filled with rice or large rocks.

Some perform animal juggling with monkeys, dogs and other animals.

There are storytellers.

Although it is winter now,

Although less than three years have passed since the terrible "Tianming Famine", and although the country's situation has not been revitalized for a long time, there are still a large number of townspeople and samurai there every day.

The various crises and difficulties that the country is currently encountering seem to have nothing to do with Edo Castle, and none of these things seem to have the slightest impact on Edo Castle.

Edo Castle is still so radiant, welcoming people with clever smiles, drunk with gold... Every corner is filled with incomparable comfort and luxury...

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If you want to say who is the most popular storyteller in Ryogoku Hirokoji, then many people may say the same name-Tachikawa Tei Tanraku.

The stories that Tan Le is best at telling are household names.

But today, he didn't say what he is good at.

Instead, it tells the story of "Oni no Heizang", which has been very popular with the townspeople and samurai of Edo in recent years.

"In other words, it was the end of autumn and the beginning of winter two years ago, the cool wind was biting, and dusk was approaching."

Just by the tone of his speech, one can see the high level of Tan Le.

The ups and downs of the accent sounded very comfortable.

The audience in the audience all stared at Tanle on the stage, and listened carefully to Tanle's story of "Onitira chasing Mato Tokujiro".

"Hasegawa Heizo-sama led the officials of Huofu Thief Kai, along the country road, hunting down the notorious Masao Tokujiro."

"Who is the true sword Tokujiro?"

"As the name suggests, he is a master of swordsmanship who is good at using Shinto style and has extremely superb swordsmanship!"

"It's a pity that this person's mind is not righteous, and he didn't use his superb swordsmanship on the right path."

"In today's world, which thief's swordsmanship can be better than the real sword Tokujiro who is also a thief."

"Then maybe only the 'Executioner Yidao Sai' who committed the crime of 'Killing the Master' last fall can overwhelm the real sword Tokujiro."

"The real sword Tokujiro is not only strong in swordsmanship, but also quite cunning!"

"His favorite tactic is to pretend to be an official, pass the checkpoint swaggeringly, and then kill and set fire all the way, from the northeast all the way south to the Kanto."

"After learning that this murderous lord has come to Kanto, the current chief of our Huofu Thief Gai—Hasegawa Heizo-sama, immediately started to organize the encirclement and suppression of Tokujiro Matou!"

"Who is Hasegawa Heizo?"

"Hasegawa Heizo-sama, his real name is Hasegawa Nobuichi."

"It has only been a few years since he took over the position of Huofu Thief Gai's chief, and he has arrested all the vicious thieves!"

"It's like the reincarnation of 'Ooka Echizen'! People call it 'Oka Oka'!"

"Feared by thieves all over the world, they call it 'Guiping'!"

"According to rumors—in order to chase down Tokujiro Matou, Master Heizo Hasegawa mobilized nearly half of their officials to pay for the thieves!"

"It took nearly one and a half months, and Hasegawa Heizo-sama finally managed to find the location of Tokujiro Mantokujiro, and forced Tokujiro Mantokujiro into a desperate situation!"

"Madao Tokujiro was chased all the way to a wooden bridge in the countryside."

"And the officials of Huofu Thief Kai have already blocked the front and rear ends of this wooden bridge, making it difficult for Masaru Tokujiro to fly!"

"Seeing that he has no way to escape, Matou Tokujiro drew his sword, planning to fight the last trapped beast! Even if he dies, he will have to drag a few officials who have paid for the thieves to his back!"

"Hasegawa Heizo-sama has seen his attempt."

"So—he didn't send any of his men into battle."

"Only one person drew his knife and stepped onto the wooden bridge!"

Hearing a "pop", Tan Le raised his hand and patted the table.

He has now reached the climax of the story.

All the audience in the audience pricked up their ears attentively.

"Hasegawa Heizo-sama, you came forward to confront Masaru Tokujiro alone like this!"

"The swordsmanship used by Mr. Hasegawa Heizo is a swordsmanship passed down from generation to generation in their Hasegawa family. It is a set of powerful swordsmanship that combines both offense and defense!"

"Hasegawa Heizo-sama and Matou Tokujiro stand facing each other on the wooden bridge!"

"I saw Matou Tokujiro let out a snarl, and swung his sword first to kill Hasegawa Heizo-sama!"

"If it were a swordsman with an average level of swordsmanship, in the face of Tokujiro's slash, I'm afraid he didn't even reflect it, and his head fell to the ground!"

"But Hasegawa Heizo-sama neither dodges nor dodges!"

"I saw the sword light flash twice!"

"The first sword light cut off the right hand of the real sword Tokujiro holding the sword!"

"The second sword light cut off the hamstring of Tokujiro Matoujiro's left foot!"

"With just two swords, Hasegawa Heizo-sama defeated the murderous man Tokujiro Matou, and arrested the murderer!"

"The real sword Tokujiro, who did all kinds of evil, was finally defeated by the real 'ghost'!"

"If you want to blame, you can only blame him where he went, he came to Kanto!"