I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

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Matsudaira Sadanobu smiled and nodded, then waved his hand:

"Okay, seeing with my own eyes that you are still so energetic, I am also relieved. You should step back first."

"Ah, Kamiyama." Matsudaira Sadanobu turned to look at Kyoto Mahogyo who was sitting next to him, "You also step back for now, Ota stays alone."

"Yes." Shenshan bowed his head.

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Hasegawa and Kamiyama left the room one after the other.

After drawing a sufficient distance from the room where Matsudaira Sadanobu was, Kamiyama said to Hasegawa in a half-joking tone:

"The old middle-aged man's method of beating you and giving you benefits at the same time is really getting more and more skillful. But this is good, he won't just force you to work hard, and he knows how to give you benefits."

Hasegawa had told his good friend about the fact that he was caught by Matsudaira Sadanobu long ago.

Hearing this joking ridicule from Shenshan, Hasegawa put on a complicated expression, smiled, and asked Shenshan:

"Shenshan, why is the old man here? Is it possible that he...is he really here to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor?"

As one of the official servants of the shogunate, Hasegawa had long heard rumors that Matsudaira Jonobu would go to Kyoto to apologize to the emperor in person for his disastrous defeat in Ezo.

But rumors belong to rumors, whether it is true or not, Hasegawa doesn't know.

After all, his status in the shogunate is not high enough to know all the actions of Matsudaira Sadanobu.

"About this, I don't know clearly." Shenshan said softly, "After all, I am just a small town of Kyoto."

"The old middleman called me over just now, and it was just because of some issues related to the current situation and governance of the capital."

"However... I guess the reason why the old man came to Kyoto suddenly is to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor."

"After all, apart from this reason, I really can't think of what purpose Mr. Lao Zhong would come to Kyoto so far away."

"...Forget it." Hasegawa shrugged, "Anyway, why the old middle-aged came to Kyoto is none of our business, as long as we do our own business well."

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As soon as Hasegawa and Kamiyama left the room, Matsudaira Sadanobu heaved a sigh of relief, and then said to Ota Suzuki who was still in the room in a tone without sadness or joy:

"Ota, I will leave it to you to contact His Majesty the Emperor and arrange a meeting time. The time must be as soon as possible, preferably within a few days, and arrange for me to meet with His Majesty the Emperor."

As the new Chief of the Kyoto Office, Ota has not even been in office for a year, but with his excellent ability, he has mastered all the tasks in charge of the Kyoto Office in less than a year.

The shogunate only controls a quarter of the land in Japan, and the other three-quarters of the land are divided up by various vassal states.

Most of the land owned by the shogunate is in the east of Japan, so the shogunate has absolute dominance over the eastern country.

But for Xiguo, the ruling power of the shogunate is much weaker.

Troublesome vassal states like Satsuma and Changzhou, which are both strong and not well-connected with the shogunate, are basically located in the Western Kingdom.

In order to better monitor and manage the Daimyo of the Western Kingdom, the shogunate set up two special official positions, the Kyoto Shojidai and the Osakajodai.

The two cities of Kyoto and Osaka are very close to each other, and they both happen to be located near the border of the East and West countries, that is, they are almost exactly in the middle of Japan.

The primary task of these two official positions is to monitor the daimyos of the Western Kingdom.

However, in addition to monitoring the Daimyo of the Western Kingdom, the Kyoto Sosidai also had another important task, which was to monitor the emperor and the court led by the emperor, and act as a mouthpiece for the shogunate and the court.

"Yes!" Ota said loudly, "The next official will go to make arrangements immediately."

After arranging the task for Ota Sukinoi, Matsudaira Sadanobu let out another breath, then raised his hand to support his forehead, his face was full of tiredness.

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Hasegawa had just returned to the temporary office room he was currently using, and just picked up the brush again, when he heard the voice of the recently promoted rookie Yamauchi from outside the room:

"Master Hasegawa! Master Hasegawa!"

"What's the matter..." After Hasegawa muttered, he said loudly, "Come in!"

Yamauchi entered the room nervously.

As soon as he entered the room, Yamauchi said excitedly:

"Master Hasegawa! I found a new clue related to the Blood Mist!"

Hasegawa raised his eyebrows, his eyes lit up: "Say it!"

"Blood Mist has recently had a very close relationship with a Yakuza called the Great Buddha Clan in Kyoto..." Yamauchi talked eloquently.

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Kyoto, home of Fuma

"...Brother Ogata, your experience in the past half a year is really wonderful for some people's life experience."

Fumo shook the wine glass in his hand and joked to Ogata.

Regarding Fumo's joke, Ogata just smiled, not denying that he himself felt that Fumo's words were very reasonable.

Just now, while having a simple dinner and drinking wine with Fumo, Ogata told Fumo concisely about his experience in the past half a year since he left Kyoto.

In the end, by the way, he also told Feng Mo what his purpose in coming to Kyoto to find him this time was.

"It's such a pity." Fuma sighed, showing regret, "I was not able to attend the wedding that you and Komachi held in Edo..."

"Yeah. A-Machi and I also feel very sorry." Ogata also sighed, "It would be great if you could come to that wedding..."

On the eve of going to Ezo, Ogata and A-machi held a simple wedding in Edo, and hosted a banquet for relatives and friends who happened to be in Edo at that time, headed by the people in the gourd house.

At that time, they also wanted to invite Fuma to come over, but the Kyoto where Fuma lived was too far away from Edo, so they had to give up.

At this moment, Feng Mo drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

"I understand the specific reasons."

"You want to find a good swordsmith..."

Ogata nodded, and then pulled Da Shitian out of its sheath: "Master Feng, this is what my saber looks like now."

After seeing Da Shitian's current blade appearance, Feng Mo smacked his lips a few times: "Well... the damage is indeed serious, and it is indeed time to find a good swordsmith to repair it."

"As far as the craftsmanship of your saber is concerned, it is true that ordinary swordsmiths cannot repair your saber."

Feng Mo poured himself a new glass of wine.

"Great swordsmith...let me think about it..."

Feng Mo closed his eyes half-closed, with a pensive expression on his face.

Sitting opposite Fuma, Ogata, Acho, and Azuki did not bother Fuma, and let Fuma think silently.

After an unknown amount of time passed, Feng Mo finally opened his eyes:

"Oh! I remembered someone."

"Brother Ogata, do you know Master Yuer?"

"I've never heard of it." Ogata shook his head honestly.

A-machi and Azuki, who were sitting on the left and right sides of Ogata, also shook their heads.

"It's normal that you haven't heard of it." Feng Mo said, "He is a very low-key knife maker."

"It is said that he is a master who can be described as superb in both knife casting and knife repairing skills."

"It is said?" Ogata keenly grasped a word in Feng Mogang's mouth that caught his attention, "Master Feng, haven't you seen that person?"

"I haven't seen it." Feng Mo shook his head, "But you and I know that old man who only has swords in his eyes and only knows how to drink every day. He has seen Yu Er."

Having said that, Feng Mo shook his shoulders.

And Ogata also smiled along with him, how could he fail to understand who Fu Mo was talking about just now.

Apart from Yuan Yi, there should not be another person in this world who fits the characteristics that Fuma just mentioned.

"Although the knife used by that old guy is also a very high-quality treasured knife, but the knife is still a knife, and it will be damaged after being used for a long time." Feng Mo continued, "The old guy once found Yu Er and asked Yu Er to help repair it. knife."

"According to what the old guy said: Master Yu Er's skills are impeccable."

"The fly in the ointment is that he is a knife idiot. He is a strange man who has nothing else in his eyes except for repairing knives, so his personality is a bit weird."

"That's it..." Ogata murmured, "Then it seems that this Master Yuer really needs to meet...Master Feng, do you know where this Master Yuer is now?"

"As far as I know it's in Osaka."

"Osaka?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.

After hearing the name of Osaka from Fumo, Ogata's heart relaxed a little. Fortunately, he didn't hear any place names far away from Kyoto.

Kyoto and Osaka are very close.

The straight-line distance between the two cities... Converted into modern length units, is only 40 kilometers, which is extremely short.

If you use a fast horse to take turns to transfer, you can go back and forth between the two cities in one day.

While feeling a relief in his heart, Ogata also felt a joy in his heart because Osaka is very close to Mount Koya.

Koyasan is located in the Kii area just south of Osaka.

The straight-line distance between Osaka and Koyasan is about 50 kilometers, and the distance between the two is also extremely short.

Ogata's original plan was to go to Mount Koya, which is closely related to "immortality", to investigate after repairing the sword.

Since Yoji is now in Osaka, which is very close to Koyasan, it is convenient for Ogata.

After finding Yuer and repairing the knife, he can quickly set off to reach Mount Koya.

However... what Mr. Fuma said next made the slightly happy expression on Ogata's face froze quickly.

"But I only know that Yuji is in Osaka. As for where he is in Osaka, I don't know."

Ogata's eyes widened suddenly: "Master Feng, don't you know where that Yoji is located in Osaka?"

"I don't know. After all, I've never seen him. I only know that he lives in Osaka now, living a very low-key life."

Ogata couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth.

Osaka has a population of one million, and its scale is not inferior to the super city of Edo.

Finding someone in such a super big city is not easy...

But not long after Ogata showed a troubled expression, Fumo suddenly laughed and said:

"Although I don't know where Yu Er is in Osaka, I can help you find someone to ask."

"There is an old friend of mine in Osaka. He is a know-it-all in Osaka. If you ask him, he should know where Yuji is."

Hearing this, Ogata's expression changed a little better: "Master Feng, what's the name of your friend, where is he in Osaka? I will go to Osaka to find your friend later..."

Before Ogata finished speaking, Fumo waved his hand very proudly:

"You don't need to be so troublesome. Why don't I go to Osaka with you? Let me help you and ask my old friend in person."

At this moment, whether Ogata or A-cho, they all cast surprised glances at Fuma.

"Master Feng, you want to join us with Osaka?" Ogata exclaimed.

"Brother Ogata, you are very lucky to have arrived in time." Fumo showed a soft smile, "Senbingwei, whom you also met just two days ago, just wrote to me and invited me to his home in Osaka Be a guest."

After hearing the slightly unfamiliar name of "Xianbingwei", Ogata was taken aback for a moment, and then quickly recalled who this person was.

This person is Feng Mo's old subordinate.

On the eve of Fuma no Sato being officially disbanded by Fuma, there were only three poor subordinates under his command, and this Xianbingwei was one of them.

Previously, when Ogata was recuperating at Fuma's home after the Battle of Nijo Castle, the three old subordinates of Fuma, headed by Senbei, had come back to Kyoto to visit Fuma together. Ogata and Atachi met at that time There are three Xianbingwei people, and they have a relationship with these three people.

According to Fengmo's previous introduction to his three old subordinates, this Xianbingwei is now residing in Osaka.

"I had originally planned to be invited by Xianbingwei to visit Osaka as a guest after a while."

"Since you are going to Osaka now, I will go with you."

"By the way, I'll help you guys to ask my know-it-all friend in Osaka if he knows where Yoji lives."

"Then it seems that we are very lucky." Ogata smiled joyfully, "If you come a little later, you will pass by you who went to Osaka to find Xianbingwei."