I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

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It has to be said that Naojo and the others took out the banner of "Zunhuang" to attack the Edo shogunate, which is quite clever.

Although the presence of the emperor is very low now, and people in some remote areas may not know that there is still a big man called the emperor living in Kyoto, but the influence of the emperor should not be underestimated.

After all, the emperor himself has quite a strong religious color. The royal family is considered to be the descendant of the creation god Amaterasu, and was sent by Amaterasu to manage the country.

Everyone, including the shogun, exercised the responsibility of running the country on behalf of the emperor.

Therefore, as long as one raises the banner of the emperor, claims that the opponent has usurped the power that should belong to the emperor, and then calls the opponent an "enemy", then no matter what, he will never lose morally.

As for Naosuke's claim that he was attacking the Edo shogunate by wooing daimyos such as Satsuma and Changzhou, there was some truth to it.

Satsuma and Changzhou are well-known vassal states with strong strength, but at the same time have a bad relationship with the Edo shogunate.

Many foreign daimyos headed by Satsuma and Changshu were forced to submit to the Edo shogunate when it was first established because of the powerful strength of the Edo shogunate.

These vassal states that were forced to surrender have always been at odds with the Edo shogunate.It is indeed a very good choice to win them over to fight against the Edo shogunate.

It's just that it's easier to ask the gods to send the gods away, and it's easier to win them over to fight against the Edo shogunate, but it's hard to keep them from becoming ambitious after the Edo shogunate fell.

Maybe the Tokugawa shogunate is gone, and then there will be a "Shimadzu shogunate" and a "Maori shogunate".

Although what Naoshu said is not something that cannot withstand scrutiny, but after hearing Naozhou say that their goal is to return to the Nara and Heian eras and establish a country centered on the emperor, Ogata, Fang no longer has the desire to continue listening.

Criticized the Edo shogunate for a long time, but in the end, it just wanted to change from obeying a certain feudal landlord as the master to another feudal landlord...

After carefully listening to Naoshu and the others' speech just now, Ogata also had a basic understanding of Naoshu and the others. To put it simply, they were the rebel army.

Dissatisfied with the tyranny of the Edo shogunate and attempted to overthrow the rule of the Edo shogunate.

But...Using the words that Ogata learned in class in his previous life to evaluate Naoshu and the others... Naosu and the others belong to the very typical kind of people who have not escaped the limitations of the times.

Although they tried to launch an uprising to overthrow the domination of the country by the Edo shogunate, they just wanted to change another family to rule the country.

It's not overturning the table at all, it's just trying to get another group of people to play cards on the table.

But Ogata also understood this very well.

In Japan, which is still pursuing the policy of sequestering the country, it is too difficult for Naoshu and the others to break through the limitations of the times and put forward ideas such as "breaking the feudal system".

From a certain point of view, Zhizhou and the others can be regarded as one of the most enlightened people of this era.At least they will not be foolishly loyal to the Edo shogunate, and they will know how to shout "crusade against the corrupt Edo shogunate".

Ogata has no feelings for Japan as a country, so Ogata doesn't really care much about what will happen to this country in the future.

After hearing that Naosuke didn't say anything that made his eyes shine, Ogata also lost interest in Naosuke's so-called ambition and righteousness.

Naoshu also seemed to have noticed that Ogata seemed to lack interest in what he said, so he quickly changed the subject:

"And the reason why we want to ask Mr. Yidaosai to assist us is because you are one of the few warriors with rich combat experience in the whole country, and you also possess unparalleled energy."

"Although we want to rely on the power of foreign daimyos such as Satsuma and Choshu to overthrow the Edo Shogunate, we don't want to entrust all the formation of important military forces to Satsuma, Choshu and other vassal states."

"After all, if we do this, if they are malicious, we will become lambs waiting to be slaughtered."

"So we are already using our respective methods to cultivate our own armed forces."

"I am now the owner of the Isshiki Sword Gym in Osaka."

"Right now, I am secretly looking for and gathering people who are dissatisfied with the rule of the Edo shogunate and aspiring to overthrow the shogunate, and then secretly train them."

"but……"

Zhi Zhou smiled wryly.

"My level is limited, and I really can't afford to train them into warriors who can stand on their own."

"This country has been at peace for a long time, and there are very few warriors with real skills."

"Samurai nowadays, including me, can only wield dojo swords."

"And the dojo sword is hardly of great use in real battles."

"The period in the history of our country that most needed swordsmanship and guns and warriors to display their skills was undoubtedly the troubled times of the Warring States Period more than 200 years ago."

"How did the samurai fight in that period?"

"First of all, the place where you fight is very different from a sword hall with comfortable tatami mats. You have to fight in mountains, rivers, places full of gravel, and places full of mud."

"The weapons used by the opponents are all kinds of strange things. They are not limited to using swords. In a life-and-death fight, the enemies basically use whatever weapons are easy to use. But there is no way to comfortably use them in the sword hall. Fight with your opponent with the sword."

"How effective can the swordsmanship practiced on the comfortable tatami be in real battles?"

The bitterness on Zhizhou's face became more intense.

"Today's battle with Ryoma and the pirates that attacked perfectly proved this point: the dojo sword is just a dojo sword after all, and its role in a real death fight is extremely limited."

"That's why I told you Yidao Zhai before that I wanted to invite you to my sword gym and be my swordsmanship teacher."

"I would like to invite you, Lord Yidao Zhai, to teach and train the people I have found who are determined to defeat the curtain! You, who have experienced many battles, will definitely be able to teach better than me, who has not fought a few actual battles!"

"Not only that, but with your joining, our morale will also be greatly increased."

"To be honest, many of us admire you very much."

Speaking of which, Naosuke subconsciously glanced at Isshiki next to him.

And Isshiki's eyes also had a strange light flashing at this moment.

"Your feat of killing the tyrant and breaking down Nijo Castle in Kyoto made us all very excited."

"There should be more and more people like you to challenge the corrupt Edo shogunate!"

"Instead of being foolishly loyal to someone who doesn't deserve it at all."

"If you can come to help us, there will be countless people who admire your name."

"With your joining, at that time, our final plan will definitely be accelerated by at least 5 years."

"So Yidao Zhai, I hereby solemnly extend an invitation to you."

Naoshu leaned down abruptly, and once again sat down with Ogata.

"Please join us!"

After Naosuke knelt down and kowtowed in the Dogzaza position, Isshiki hesitated for a while like he did during the day before slowly coming out of Dogzaza to Ogata.

"Of course, we won't just ask you to pay, and I will wait for nothing."

"As long as you can join us..."

Next, Naoshu probably wanted to say something to lure Ogata.

But before he could finish his lure, Xu raised his hand and stopped him from speaking.

"Mr. Isshiki. I understand everything you said."

"Thank you for your appreciation and kindness to me."

"I am also flattered to be trusted by you so much."

"I appreciate your kindness, please forgive me for refusing your invitation."

"I'm busy with something right now."

"I don't know how much time and energy I will spend on this matter."

"Therefore, please forgive me for my inability to contribute to your great cause."

"Please rest assured. The words I heard from you tonight will rot in my stomach and I will never tell any outsider."

Seeing that Ogata refused without hesitation, anxiety appeared on Naoshu's face.

"Master Yi Dao Zhai..."

"No more words." Ogata interrupted again, "Mr. Isshiki, I have made up my mind."

Ogata's tone became a little more serious.

"Please stop stalking."

"It will be quite embarrassing for you to stalk me like this."

"...I...understood..." Zhi Zhou sighed, "Since Master Yidao Zhai, you have no intention of joining us, then we will not force you anymore."

"Master Yidao Zhai, please rest assured that I will never disclose your whereabouts to outsiders."

……

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Naoshu and Isshiki left Ogata's room one after the other.

After turning into an empty corridor, Isshiki lowered his voice, and said in a low voice at a volume that only he and his grandfather could hear clearly:

"Grandpa... are you really going to give up like this?"

"What else can we do if we don't give up." Zhi Zhou said with a wry smile, "We don't agree with each other, since that lord has no intention of joining us, let's continue to go our separate ways."

"The lord just now has shown his resolute attitude."

"If you continue to stalk, it will be our rudeness."

"So instead of stalking and provoking that adult's disgust, it's better to give up."

"Let's go, find a hotel, have a good night's rest, and leave at dawn tomorrow to continue back to Osaka."

"Looking for a hotel..." Isshiki muttered, "Actually...you don't need to work hard to find a hotel. Isn't this hotel very good?"

"This hotel?" Zhi Zhou frowned slightly, "This hotel...is very expensive."

The hotel that Ogata, Naoshu and the others are currently in is a veritable high-end hotel.

Not only is the room bright and comfortable, but it also comes with a bathroom specially for the residents.

In short, this hotel is everything but expensive.

The reason why this Fengnan Town can have such a high-end hotel is probably related to the fact that many travelers and merchants pass by here.

When I first entered Fengnan Town, Isshiki ran into many people with different accents.

"Just take it as compensation." Isshiki said, "We have been drifting at sea for so many days, and unfortunately we ran into a pirate today."

"A night's rest in a luxurious hotel is regarded as compensation for our tired body and mind."

Naosuke turned his head and took a deep look at Isshiki.

"...You are thinking about staying in this hotel for one night because you have taken a fancy to this hotel's own bathhouse?"

As soon as Naosuke finished speaking, Isshiki laughed embarrassingly.

He hesitated to speak, looking like he wanted to refute but didn't know how to refute.

"...Forget it. What you said is also reasonable. Several days of wandering at sea have also made me exhausted physically and mentally. Just sleep in this hotel for one night, anyway, the expenses are still sufficient."

Seeing that his proposal was accepted, Isshiki unabashedly showed joy on his face.

The two came to the counter of the hotel and opened an ordinary room for two.

The hotel has 3 floors.Ogata's room is located on the third floor, while Isshiki's room is located on the second floor, and their rooms are still slightly apart.

As soon as Isshiki and his grandfather entered the room, Naosuke suddenly put on a straight face and preached to Isshiki:

"Take a bath early tonight, rest, and leave tomorrow morning at dawn and return to Osaka."

"I also want to take a bath and rest earlier... But there must be a lot of people in the bathhouse right now, so I'd better go later."

"Remember not to delay it too late. Don't delay it too late, there is no hot water in the bathroom."

"I know. I'm not stupid."

While speaking, Isshiki sat cross-legged on the ground.

While sitting cross-legged on the ground, Isshiki untied his high ponytail, and his waist-length hair fell loose.

After sitting on the ground, Isshiki put his hands into the back of his clothes and into his back, as if he was untying something.

When Isshiki withdrew his hands from behind his back, he brought out a long roll that looked like a bandage.

Then... as if by magic, the originally flat, wrinkle-free fabric on Isshiki's chest was puffed up in one breath.

If Ogata had been present, he would have been surprised to find that the size of Lun's bulging... This is a fullness that is not inferior to that of A-Machi.

At this moment, Naoki sat by the window with a tired face.

Looking at Naoki with a tired face, Isshiki couldn't help but comfort him:

"Grandpa, didn't you just say that differences do not conspire with each other, so don't be upset that that person doesn't want to join us anymore."

"I'm not bothered by that lord's reluctance to join us." Zhi Zhou replied, "I've already seen it."