Chapter 9: The Test Guard Hall of the Natural Mind Flow
——It is both an employment relationship and a master-servant relationship... What a messy relationship this is...
Although he felt strange about the relationship between Kiryu and the girl named Kinoshita Mai, it was a private matter after all, so it was not convenient for Qingto to ask more questions.
"Sorry, the topic was interrupted just now. Okay, let's get back to the topic." Kiryu cleared his throat, "There are three reasons why I recommend the Natural Rishin-ryu Trial Clinic to you.
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"1: Natural Rishin-ryu is not a fancy school that is only superficial but useless. It meets your condition of 'hoping that the swordsmanship you learn will be practical'."
Kiryu raised his first finger.
"This school was founded 70 years ago during the Kansei period by a swordsman named Kondo Uchizosuke."
"Kondo Nauchosuke started out as a Katori Shinto-ryu swordsman. After mastering his swordsmanship, he added his own understanding of Katori Shinto-ryu and finally created a brand new school, the Natural Rishin-ryu."
Katori Shinto-ryu - a famous swordsmanship school in the Japanese swordsmanship community. It has a long history. It has a history of 400 years since its establishment. In Japan, everyone who studies swordsman knows Katori Shinto-ryu.
"The philosophy pursued by Natural Rishin-ryu is 'kill with one strike.'" Kiryu's introduction continued, "The pursuit of knocking down the opponent in the shortest time is a very fierce style of swordsmanship."
"The Shiweikan is the head clan of Tengen Rishin-ryu. The current owner of Shiweikan is the third generation leader of Tennerishin-ryu: Shusuke Kondo."
"Oh..." Qingdeng listened carefully and nodded slightly from time to time.
"2: Although Natural Rishin-ryu is a very practical style, due to various reasons such as bad luck, it is still not well-known until now."
"Therefore, the trial guard hall has been very small until now. It is not considered a big sword hall, so the tuition is not expensive. One month's tuition is only 3 Wenmo silver. Your current financial resources are fully sufficient to support you in the trial guard hall.
Study in the library.”
"As for the third reason, it is the main reason why I recommend you to go to the Trial Guard Hall."
Kiryu raised his third finger.
"In the Trial Guard Hall, your wish to compete with as many masters as possible will be fulfilled to the greatest extent."
"Huh?" Qingden frowned slightly at this time, "Mr. Kiryu, didn't you just say that the trial guard hall is a small sword hall? In this case, shouldn't the number of apprentices in the trial guard hall be very small?"
Kiryu nodded slightly.
"Yes, the number of apprentices in the Trial Guard Hall is indeed very small."
"But after entering the Trial Guard Hall, you will be able to compete with the people from the Xuanwu Hall and the Little Chiba Sword Hall."
"Xuanwu Hall and Xiao Qianba Sword Hall?" Qingdeng's eyes immediately widened in surprise.
Even "Hara Tachibana Aoden" who has no interest in swordsmanship or swordsmanship, has information about Xuanbukan and Xiaochiba swordsmanship in his mind.
There are three famous sword halls in Edo today. These three sword halls are -
A training hall that teaches Shinto Muen-ryu.
A scholar's academy that teaches the Kyōshin Akechi stream.
Xuanbukan, where Beichen's Itto Style is taught.
These three sword halls are collectively known as the "Three Great Sword Halls of Edo", and their names are resounding throughout Japan.
The schools taught by these three sword schools are undoubtedly the most popular and famous schools in Japan.
These swordsmanship schools are actually like the martial arts schools in Chinese martial arts novels. The martial arts of different schools have different characteristics.
The status of the three swordsmanship training halls, the Shixue Hall, and the Xuanwu Hall in the Japanese swordsmanship community in this era is similar to the status of the Shaolin School, the Wudang School, and the Emei School in the martial arts world.
Hokushin Itto-ryu is a fairly young sect, which was founded by a swordsman named Chiba Shusaku more than 30 years ago.
After Chiba Shusaku founded Hokushin Itto-ryu, he opened a sword academy in Edo to teach his new style - Genbukan.
Chiba and his family all have excellent swordsmanship genes.
Chiba Shusaku's younger brother, Chiba Sadakichi, is also a swordsman with extremely talented swordsmanship. Under his brother's guidance, he mastered the Beichen Itto Style at an extremely fast speed.
After his brother Chiba Shusaku established the Genbu Hall in Edo, Chiba Sadakichi also opened a sword hall in Edo to teach Hokushin Ittōryu.
To distinguish it from the Chiba Shusaku Genbukan, the swordsmanship opened by Chiba Sadakichi is commonly known as the "Little Chiba Swordsman".
Due to various reasons such as luck, Beichen Ittōryu has many talented people under its command. Since its establishment, it only took more than 30 years for Beichen Ittōryu to open sword halls all over Japan. At present, it has become the "No. 1 swordsman in Japan".
The posture of "one swordsmanship school".
And among all the sword schools in Japan that teach Hokushin Itto-ryu, they undoubtedly regard Genbukan and Xiaochiba sword schools as the most respected ones.
After all, one is a sword hall built by the founder of the school, and the other is a sword hall built by the younger brother of the founder of the school. The two are the undoubted sects of the Beichen Itto Ryu, and have a transcendent status in the Japanese swordsmanship world.
Because of this, it is extremely difficult to study in these two sword halls. Not to mention the tuition fees, there are also certain requirements for the strength of the entry-level disciples. Not just any cat or dog can enter Xuanwu Hall and Xiaoqianba Sword Hall to learn swordsmanship.
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In the Imperial Guard Hall, you can compete with the disciples of the Xuanwu Hall and the Little Chiba Sword Hall... Kiryu's words just now seemed to be telling him: "In a certain third-tier college, you can compete with the students of Qingbei."
Academic exchange”…
Kiryu had already expected that Qingto would have such a reaction. After he smiled slightly, he said:
"This matter must start from the Kanzheng period 70 years ago."
"Seventy years ago, Kondo Uchisuke, the founder of Natural Rishin-ryu, and Chiba Yumon, the father of Hokushin Itto-ryu founder Chiba Shusaku, were good friends."
"The two of them also worked together in Edo."
"The friendship between their two families has been passed down to this day."
"When Chiba Koemon's son: Chiba Shusaku founded Hokatsu Itto-ryu and Genbukan more than 30 years ago, Kondo Shusuke, the third head of the Natural Rishin-ryu sect, also established it in Edo at almost the same time.
Let’s go to the imperial examination hall.”
"The 70-year-old friendship between their two families has given Shiwei a very good relationship with Xuanwu Hall and Xiaoqianba Sword Hall. People from the three sword halls often get together to exchange swordsmanship."
"That is to say - if you enter the Trial Guard Hall, you will have the opportunity to compete with people from the Trial Guard Hall, Xuanwu Hall, and Little Chiba Sword Hall at the same time."
"Really?" Qingdeng exclaimed in a low voice involuntarily.
Kiryu smiled and nodded: "Every word I said is absolutely true."
"You actually know that the fathers of the founders of Natural Rishin-ryu and Hokushin Itto-ryu worked together in Edo..."
"After all, this is what I rely on for my livelihood. If I don't know more information that ordinary people don't know, I can't keep running this job agency that relies on introducing people to jobs and sword halls."
Qingdeng pursed his lips at this moment and thought rapidly in his mind.
According to the memory of "Original Tachibana Aoden", Genbukan and Kochiba Swordsman were both large swordsmanship halls with more than hundreds of apprentices, and the number of apprentices was second to none in Edo.
If what Kiryu said just now is indeed true...then this trial defense hall is indeed the most suitable for Qingto, who is eager to compete with as many people as possible so that he can use this to exert the effectiveness of the system.
Kiryu, who had been carefully observing Aonto's expression, reached into the bottom drawer and pulled out a piece of white paper.
"It seems that you are now very interested in the Trial Guard Hall."
After that, Kiryu picked up the writing brush placed on the corner of the counter, soaked the tip of the pen with ink, and wrote a line of flying words on the white paper.
"This is the address of the imperial examination hall."
"If you are interested in that sword hall, you can go there now and visit the sword hall with your own eyes."
Qingden took the piece of paper with the address of the imperial examination hall written on it with both hands.
After his eyes scanned the words written on this piece of paper, Qingdeng couldn't help but praise:
"Wow, your handwriting is so beautiful."
"Thank you for the compliment." Kiryu smiled modestly, "I once studied calligraphy in the Echizen area before. It was just a small skill worth mentioning."
"With such a level, you can teach people how to write calligraphy..."
"Thank you." After smiling modestly at Qingto again, Kiryu picked up the pen again, "You are a new customer of our store. To welcome you to our store for the first time, I will give you something else."
"I have a good relationship with the Trial Guard Hall."
"If you are determined to join the Trial Guard Hall, you can give this to the people at the Trial Guard Hall and say that you were introduced by Kiryu Kazuma."
"In this way, the Trial Guard Hall will provide you with some conveniences when accepting you."
After finishing speaking, Kiryu handed a piece of paper he had just written with the four characters "Kiryu Kazuma" written on it to Qingnobo.
Qingden solemnly took the note from Kiryu, folded it together with the piece of paper with the address of the imperial examination hall, put it in his arms, and then said respectfully to Kiryu in front of him.
A gift.
“Thank you for the recommendation.!”
"You're welcome." Kiryu bowed in return.
"Excuse me, how much is the introduction fee?" Qingto, who was already full of interest in the test hall, asked Kiryu directly about the introduction fee.
"30 Wen." Kiryu reported the number without hesitation.
"Here." Qingden happily counted out 30 copper coins from his purse, then stood up and saluted Kiryu respectfully again, "Thank you very much, boss, for your recommendation. It helped me a lot!"
"You're welcome." Kiryu smiled lightly, "If you have any questions later, you are welcome to come see me again."
Qingdeng, who already knew what he wanted to know, was excitedly preparing to turn around and leave the workplace——
Squeak, squeak...
In the back of the shop, there was suddenly the sound of the wooden corridor being lightly stepped on.
Qingto took a closer look - it turned out to be the little girl named Kinoshita Mai.
The girl who called herself Kinoshita Mai no longer looked as disheveled as she had just gotten out of bed.
At this moment, she was neatly dressed, wearing a bright red kimono and a pair of white stockings on her feet. She was holding a tray in both hands, with a cup still pouring out.
Hot tea.
With her head lowered, she took small steps and came to Qingdeng carrying tea.
In addition to the footsteps, Qingden also heard a "clicking" sound - this was the sound of Mai Kinoshita's hand holding the tray trembling slightly, causing the teacup to knock against the tray.
"Then...that...that...please, please have tea..." Mai Kinoshita gently handed the tray in her hand towards the direction of Qingto.
The voice was as thin as a gossamer, and Qingden almost didn't hear what she was saying.
Although the girl lowered her head and couldn't see her face clearly, Qingden could vaguely see that the child's cheeks were red with shame and nervousness from beginning to end.
——This child is really shy... Even when serving tea to a guest, he is so nervous that he can hardly hold the tray steady.
After silently sighing in his heart, Aomori smiled as gently as possible towards Mai Kinoshita.
"Well, thank you for the tea."
Qingden picked up the teacup, drank it all in one gulp, and then solemnly put the teacup back on the tray.
"Thank you for the hospitality! Boss, I'm taking a step ahead. If I have the opportunity, I will definitely come again!"
"Yes." Kiryu bowed to Qingto and said, "Please go slowly."
After saying goodbye to his boss, Qingden strode out of Qianshiwu.
After watching Qingto leave, Kiryu turned his head and smiled at Kinoshita Mai.
"Young Master, you have made some progress. Now you dare to serve tea to your guests."
"Hehe..." Kinoshita Mai giggled foolishly, Kiryu's compliment seemed to make her very happy.
"But there are still many things that need to be paid attention to." The smile on Kiryu's face suddenly disappeared, "When handing someone tea, don't hand the teacup and tray to the person's face. This is very impolite."
"Yes, yes! I will pay attention to it in the future!"
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