I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

"Our rule is that warriors are strictly prohibited from boarding ships."

Shiratarou, who was holding the small gold that Ogata had just thrown to him like something fragile, added.

"So if you don't mind hiding your saber and pretending to be a civilian, you can indeed come aboard."

"But remember not to reveal the identity of the samurai after boarding the ship, otherwise both you and I will be in trouble..."

"There are many hired guards on our ship to ensure the safety of the ship."

"Although I won't kill you or throw you overboard, I will definitely teach you a good lesson for someone who doesn't follow the rules."

As soon as Bai Tailang's voice fell, Xu Fangyi said without thinking:

"No problem, I can hide my saber and pretend to be a civilian."

"As for the issue of identity exposure—please rest assured on this point, as I just said: I am not the kind of warrior with a problematic head, I will never make trouble on the ship, and I will stay obediently until I disembark. "

As a time traveler, Ogata is naturally not the kind of "magic samurai" who does not allow his sword to be touched by others, and must always wear his sword on his waist when he goes out.

For Ogata, hiding his sword and pretending to be a commoner was not unbearable.

"If that's the case—then pay the money." Bai Taro said, "The smuggling fee is 20 silver per person. The landing place is a secret port in the Ozhou area."

"We happen to have a ship leaving in three days' time."

"Now wait patiently for 3 days after paying the money, and come back to us in the morning after 3 days, and we will take you to the boat."

"Then, after another 5 or 6 days of floating at sea, you will be able to reach the mainland of Japan."

As soon as Bai Tailang's words fell, Xu Fangfang suddenly continued:

"In addition to carrying people, can your stowaways carry horses?"

"Ah? Horse?" Bai Taro widened his eyes.

"Well, yes, horses." Ogata said, "We have two horses. If possible, we would like to bring them back. If your ship can carry horses, the price is negotiable."

The two horses Ogata mentioned are of course 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, cows 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 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 okay...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.

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That night——

Matsumae Domain, Matsumae Castle, in a hotel——

"Ah... it's 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 lying 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... the news of the defeat of the shogunate army,

It's really 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 result, the two gained a lot—the two gained two gains after visiting more than half of Matsumae Castle.

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.

"The defeat of the 10,000-strong army—such a big scandal, even if we try our best to block the news, there must be no way to keep it blocked forever." At this time, A-Ming sat up on the tatami, showing a sly smile, "I'm so curious Ah...if the world knew that Ogata Isai Tosai had another deed of defeating the shogunate army after killing the tyrant and breaking down the Nijo Castle, what kind of reaction would the world have?"

"I will most likely be regarded by those loyal supporters of the shogunate as a national traitor who has never been seen before." Ogata continued 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 rise to..."

"It doesn't matter how much it goes up." Ah-Ming said, "There shouldn't be any bounty hunter who wants to hit your head."

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

"The boat won't leave until 3 days later... Ayi, how are we going to 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.

"To be honest: the past few months have been too busy, which makes me feel a little tired physically and mentally..."

"So - let's treat these 3 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? Do you want to go straight to Mount Koya 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:

"Next... I will probably face the black hand behind the research on 'immortality'."

"Since they have the means to organize such a large-scale 'immortality' 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 they will be powerless."

"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, "The Hulu House has a lot of contacts, if you ask them for help, you may be able to find a swordsmith 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

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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 stowaways are. When we set off early in the morning, before noon, Xu could smell the unique salty smell of the ocean. Immediately afterwards, he 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.

Ogata's waist is no longer stuck with his saber—Da Shitian and Da Zizai have now been 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 conceal his samurai identity, Ogata has already set up a brand new and complete personality 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. They were no strangers to and afraid of the ocean, so Both horses are in very good condition 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!"

As for boat rides, 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...

"Traveling on a boat...it's really annoying..." 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--

Clang.

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.

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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 (leopard headache crying.jpg)

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