It was in the courtyard of Yagyu Yashiki in Edo Castle's samurai town. Yagyu Tajimamomo's disciples were practicing swordsmanship. There were nine people in total, divided into three groups of three each.
There is a Han Chinese in this group on the east side of the courtyard. His name is Qian Dayou. He was not born in Japan. When he was eleven years old, he met Tajima Mori in the Central Plains, and it was Tajima Mamoru who brought him back.
Japan.
When he was eleven years old, his mother died of illness. He went to look for his father, but could not find him. To this day, he still does not know his father's whereabouts. His father was a gambler named Qian Wankuan.
The two men who practiced sword fighting with him were named Shiliu and Fat Wan. Shiliu and Fat Wan were not their nicknames, but their names.
In Japan, low-class people do not have surnames, and their names are very simple, just a code name, either Amao or Agou.
Forty-six's father had him when he was forty-six, so he simply named him Forty-six.
Although Qian Dayou has a surname, he is from a lower-class background and does not have a prominent family background, so he can only associate with Forty-Six and Fat Pill.
The other two groups have prominent family backgrounds. The west group includes Tajima Mamoru's son Yagyu Shinbei, his daughter Yagyu Kenhime, and Honda Taro, who is the second son of Honda Heihachiro.
's younger brother.
The three people in the middle group are Sakai Toshio, Watanabe Takahiro and Okubo Hidematsu. Their fathers are all important ministers of Tokugawa Ieyasu and hold high positions in the shogunate.
There is a saying in the Central Plains that birds of a feather flock together, and this saying is equally applicable in Japan.
Qian Dayou is the tallest among the nine people, and he looks like he stands out from the crowd. He is five feet two inches tall, which is not very tall in the Central Plains, but in Japan, a country where the altitude of the people is generally not high, he is already considered tall.
Qian Dayou and Fat Wan were sparring, and Wuliu stood aside to watch the battle. Qian Dayou's swordsmanship was very superb. In comparison, Fat Wan was almost overpowered. He was forced back by Qian Dayou and accidentally bumped into Sakai.
Toshio.
"Baga" Toshio Sakai cursed loudly and kicked Fat Wan on the butt. Fat Wan fell to the ground like a dog chewing shit.
Seeing this scene, Qian Dayou was furious and stepped forward and shouted: "Sakai, you have gone too far."
Toshio Sakai glared at Qian Dayou and said, "Han dog, it's not you I kicked, so what does it have to do with you?"
Watanabe Takahiro came over and pointed at Qian Dayou's nose and said: "Han dog, don't make trouble."
Okubo Hidematsu also stepped forward to help: "Han dog, go back."
Han Gou is what these three people call Qian Dayou. They never call Qian Dayou by his name, only Han Gou. They always bully Qian Dayou, Pangwan and Wuliu because of their prominent family background. In Japan these years
, Qian Dayou was very angry with these three bad boys and suffered from being bullied by them.
Seeing that Qian Dayou and Sakai had a dispute, Fat Wan quickly got up from the ground and went over to apologize to Sakai: "Sakai-san, it's all my fault. I bumped into you. I apologize to you." He said to Toshio Sakai Fukaju.
He bowed and said: "Sakai-kun, I'm sorry, please forgive me."
He fell hard and broke his chin. Sakai was so rude to him and he had no temper at all.
Sakai cursed "Baga" and slapped Fatmaru on the cheek, causing Fatmaru to tilt to one side. Fatmaru still had no temper, and bowed deeply and said: "Sakai-kun, I'm sorry, I apologize to you again.
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Sakai said: "I don't accept your apology." He was about to slap Fat Wan again, but Qian Dayou grabbed his wrist.
Qian Dayou shouted: "He has already apologized to you, why is he still fighting?"
Toshio Sakai glared at Qian Dayou and shouted, "He likes to be beaten by me. What does it have to do with you?"
Qian Dayou shouted: "He is my brother, I don't allow you to bully him."
Toshio Sakai said angrily: "Hangu, you nosy guy, do you want to have a fight?"
Qian Dayou said: "Let's fight, I can't beat you to death."
Sakai Toshio said: "Then come on, Han dog."
Fat Wan grabbed Qian Dayou and whispered: "Don't fight him. If you can't beat him, he will take the opportunity to kill you."
Qian Dayou was speechless towards Pang Wan. Pang Wan was the most bloodless Japanese person he had ever seen. Most Japanese people would give up their lives for dignity, but Pang Wan regarded dignity as nothing and let people trample on him wantonly.
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Fat Wan is a very kind and easy-going person, with no bad intentions and no bad temper. Qian Dayou likes him very much and is willing to be with him, but he just thinks he is too useless. Qian Dayou gets angry when he sees his useless behavior.
"Don't worry, this grandson may not be able to beat me." Qian Dayou said to Fat Wan.
Forty Six also advised in a low voice: "Pang Wan is right, you are no match for him, don't die."
Qian Dayou said: "Fuck you, uncle, why do you both look down on me so much? I have to fight this fight today."
Forty-six said: "Since you have to risk your life, then be more careful."
Toshio Sakai opened his posture and shouted: "Hangu, why don't you come over and die? Are you afraid? If you are afraid of death, just kneel on the ground and lick my toes. Maybe I will spare your life."
Qian Dayou shouted: "Your uncle, your grandson is afraid of you." As he said that, he stood opposite Toshio Sakai and also opened his posture.
Yagyu Shinbei and Honda Jiro were still sparring and ignored the dispute between Qian Dayu and Sakai Toshio. Yagyu Kenji came to Qian Dayu and approached him and said: "Are you looking for death?"
Qian Dayou said: "Even you look down on me."
Yagyu Sword Princess said: "It's not that I look down on you, it's that you are indeed no match for him. Stop, go back to your house, and leave this matter to me."
Qian Dayou said: "Don't worry about it. The most you can do is die. I will be a good man again in eighteen years."
Yagyu Sword Princess whispered into Qian Dayou's ear: "I will be very sad if you die. Do as I say and go back to your house. If you insist on having your own way, I will never pay attention to you again.
If you die, I will not burn paper for you, nor will I shed a single tear for you."
Qian Dayou cared very much about Yagyu Sword Princess and began to hesitate.
Toshio Sakai became even more annoyed when he saw Yagyu Kenji and Qian Dayou whispering, and shouted: "Han dog, why are you dawdling? If you are afraid of death, come over and lick my toes."
Yagyu Sword Princess said to Sakai Toshio: "Sakai-kun, stop fooling around. Father will be angry if he knows it. We are from the same sect. We must unite sincerely and not kill each other. Don't you understand such a simple truth?"
Sakai Toshio said: "It's a shame for me to be a fellow disciple with a Han dog. I really don't know why the teacher would accept a Han dog as his disciple?"
Suddenly I heard Yagyu Tajima Shou say: "Sakai Toshio, are you questioning my teacher's behavior?"
Sakai Toshio was startled. He didn't know when Tajima Shou came to the courtyard. He quickly put away his sword, bowed to Tajima Shoujin and said: "Disciple, I don't dare. I don't hesitate to speak. Please forgive me, teacher."
But Ma Mamoru stood opposite Toshio Sakai and reprimanded: "Did my master ever teach you that fellow disciples should love each other and respect each other?"
Sakai Toshio said: "Hai!"
But Ma Shou slapped Sakai Toshio on the face and said, "Did my master ever teach your fellow disciples not to kill each other?"
Sakai Toshio said "Hai!" again, but Ma Shou slapped him again, and then said: "Everyone, please stop practicing and follow me into the house."
Toshio Sakai was slapped twice and stared at Qian Dayou with an uncontrollable anger. However, with Tajima standing by, he did not dare to have an attack. He could only hold it back and thought to himself: "Han dog, I will kill you if I find a chance."
You can't."
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