I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

But only one person's expression is different from the others' expressions.

This person is half soldier guard.

Although Hanbei didn't rush up to surround Ogata like his disciples, he also stood silently aside, feeling relieved for Ogata's smooth return, while quietly listening to Ogata's brief description of his day. feat.

After learning that Ogata had defeated the 12 disciples of Ishikawa Sword Gym and retreated completely, the emotions that appeared on the face of Hanbei were very complicated.

What dominates this complex emotion is the look of shock.

And . . . a touch of queer emotion that is indescribable and meaningful.

Hanbei silently stared at Ogata, who was now the star-studded moon, with complex gazes of shock and strange emotions.

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If you want to say who is the top leader of the Hirose clan, it is undoubtedly the lord of the Hirose clan-Matsudaira Gennai.

If you go to the street and ask a hundred people, the hundred people will definitely answer this way.

But if you want to say that you are the second-in-command of the Hirose Clan, if you go to the street and ask a hundred people, the hundred people will definitely give a unified answer: the second-in-command of the Hirose Clan is the elder of the family - Kuranaga Zuowei Door.

At present, the Hirose Domain has a brutal monarch like Matsudaira Gennai who does not care about political affairs. Logically speaking, the Hirose Domain should have collapsed in order long ago, with riots and uprisings everywhere.

But up to now, Hirose Fan has maintained a general stability without any major turmoil.

The reason is all due to the ability of the elder of the Hirose domain, Kura Nagazaemon, who is 54 years old this year.

The so-called family elder is the highest-ranking official position among the feudal clans, and can be regarded as the chief steward of each feudal clan.

The chief steward who assists the feudal lord in handling political affairs.

And Cang Yong, the big housekeeper, can be said to be hard-working and dedicated.

Songping Gennei was messing around everywhere, and it was Cang Yong who managed to barely maintain the stability of the whole feudal clan by relying on his own strength.

And reading a book every night is one of the few recreational activities for Cang Yong after a day.

Even after working all day and his body is exhausted, Cang Yong still reads a book before going to bed.

In addition to being an outstanding politician, Cang Yong is also an outstanding Sinologist and proficient in Sinology.

The books I usually read the most are all kinds of Chinese books.

Just like tonight—Kang Yong is reading a manuscript of "The Analects of Confucius".

When Cang Yong was studying, he didn't like to have people making noise.

So every night when reading, Cang Yong would lock himself in the room alone, and read alone in this quiet environment.

In Cang Yong's room, there are only the sound of Cang Yong's own breathing and the "swish" sound of turning the pages of the book.

However—at this moment, a voice from the ceiling broke the silence of the room.

"Master Cang Yong."

After the sound from the ceiling suddenly sounded, Cang Yong didn't feel flustered, nor was he frightened.

A look of habit.

Cang Yong didn't stop his fingers flipping the pages of the book, while continuing to flip the pages, he said in a calm tone that was neither salty nor bland:

"It's a flying ape, what's the matter?"

As soon as Cang Yong's voice fell, a certain board of the ceiling was removed, and then a short man dressed in black jumped down through the hole in the ceiling, and then stood neatly on the tatami.

The place where this short man landed was right behind Cang Yong.

The moment he landed, the short man quickly knelt on the ground on one knee.

This short man is Kuranaga's ninja - flying monkey.

Flying Monkey was born in Shiranui Ninja Village.

For ordinary civilians, Shiranui Ninja Village may be an unfamiliar term.

But for a superior like Cang Yong,

The name of Shiranui Ninja Village can be described as thunderous.

Shiranui Ninja Village - the largest ninja force in Japan, best at cultivating ninjas who are good at assassination and fighting.

At the same time, only ninjas who are best at assassination and fighting can gain a high position in Shiranui Ninja Village.

Ninjas who are not good at fighting will be discriminated against among Shiranui ninjas.

And Flying Ape happens to be the kind of person who is not good at assassination and fighting.

Unable to bear this kind of discrimination, flying monkey escaped from Shiranui Ninja Village and wandered to the Hirose Domain in the Izumo area. By chance, he met Kura Naga.

Although flying monkeys are not good at assassination and fighting, they are quite good at sneaking in and gathering information. .

He was therefore appreciated by Cang Yong.

Cang Yong, who appreciated Fei Yuan's ability to sneak in, took Fei Yuan for his own use and asked him to act as his ninja, who was responsible for helping Cang Yong find out all kinds of information in the domain.

When Cang Yong did not arrange specific tasks for Fei Yuan, Fei Yuan would wander around in the domain, collect all kinds of useful or interesting information, and then report it to Cang Yong that night.

"Flying Monkey." Cang Yong's eyes still did not leave the "Analects of Confucius" in his hand, "Is there anything interesting or noteworthy in the domain today?"

"My lord." The corner of Flying Ape's mouth twitched, "One thing worth noting happened today."

"What is it?"

"A group of disciples from the Ishikawa Sword Gym went to the Sakakibara Sword Gym to make trouble. They not only broke into the Sakakibara Gymnasium by force, but also injured many people in the Sakakibara Gymnasium."

"Huh?" Cang Yong's eyes still did not leave the "Analects of Confucius" in his hand, "Has the relationship between Ishikawa Sword Gym and Sakakibara Gymnasium become so bad that they started to visit each other to make trouble..."

"No, my lord. The reason why people from Ishikawa Sword Gym went to Sakakibara Sword Gym to make trouble today is to find a disciple of Sakakibara Sword Gym——Ogata Itsuki."

"Because Ogata Yishi was not in the sword hall at that time, and there was a problem with the communication between the two parties, it turned into a mutual fight."

"Ogata Yishi..." Cang Yong chewed on the name.

After searching in his mind, he didn't think of this person, so Cang Yong classified this person as a small person who doesn't need to care about it.

"Then what? This kind of short-sighted and trivial matter, is what you said to be worth noting?" Cang Yong's tone was tinged with displeasure.

"My lord, please listen to me and finish. The really noteworthy things come later."

"After the people from the Ishikawa Sword Gym went to the Sakakibara Sword Gym to make trouble and injured many people in the Sakakibara Gym, that Ogata Yasushi came back."

"That Ogata Yasushi saw his brothers being bullied by the people of the Ishikawa Sword Gym, so he went straight to the Ishikawa Sword Gym without saying a word."

"Challenge all the disciples of the Ishikawa Sword Gym with one person's strength."

"Finally, after successfully defeating the 12 disciples in the Ishikawa Sword Gym, I retreated completely. There was no injury on my body."

"one person?"

"Yes, Xixi Fang broke into the Ishikawa Sword Gym alone."

Cang Yong's pupils suddenly shrank.

And his gaze left the "Analects of Confucius" in his hand for the first time tonight.