Chapter 368 Chinese that I haven't heard in a long time [Explode 8800 words! 】
"Ah, that's right." Gua Sheng, who was leading the way, suddenly spoke to Ogata behind him, "Mashima-kun, there is one thing that I need to remind you in advance before arriving at the house."
"Huh?" Ogata asked, "What's the matter?"
"A while ago, our Shirobei Club recruited a new teacher."
A faint look of disgust slowly appeared on Guasheng's face.
"This new teacher's name is Takigawa Heiichiro. He is a very annoying guy. To be honest, I really hope he can leave the house."
"Oh?" Ogata raised an eyebrow, "Is he bad at teaching?"
"No."
Guasheng shook his head.
"In terms of education, he is a very good person."
"Takigawa, he is the eldest son of the Hatamoto Takigawa family."
"Although the Takigawa family's annual salary is only 3,000 koku, and it is not considered the top family among the Hatamotos, it can still be considered as a junior from a famous family."
"He studied under the famous sinologist Aioi Shunsui in Edo. It is said that his talent and attainments in Sinology are extremely high, and he is often praised by Aioi Shunsui."
"At the same time, he is still learning the swordsmanship without leaks at the An Yun Sword Hall in Edo. He just got the certificate of no leaks without permission last year."
"He is a man of both civil and military skills, and he is also good at teaching. After I came to teach in Liuwu, many wandering girls told me that his lectures were pretty good."
After listening to Guasheng's introduction to Takigawa, Ogata was secretly speechless.
Not only was he born in Hatamoto, but he also had a certificate of swordsmanship that could be passed down to everyone. At the same time, he studied under famous scholars and had considerable attainments in the most mainstream subjects of this era. According to Kuao's description of Takigawa, this Takigawa is
The standard tall, rich and handsome man in the Edo period.
In the Edo period, which had a strict hierarchical system, the samurai class was also divided into three, six, and nine levels.
Hatamoto, also known as Hatamoto samurai, are samurai who directly belong to the supreme ruler of the shogunate, the Shogun.
He is a direct minister of the shogunate and has the authority to directly meet with the shogun.
He was considered to be the highest-ranking samurai in the Edo period, besides the shoguns and daimyo.
Among the bannermen, they are still divided into three, six or nine levels.
The life of some bannermen is not considered generous, and the annual salary is less than 500 dan.
But there are also some people who live a very wealthy life, with an annual salary of thousands of dollars.
The Takigawa family that Guano just mentioned was born in Takigawa, with a salary of 3,000 stone per year, probably belongs to the middle position in the flag book.
It is neither considered to be the top wealthy family in the banner, nor is it considered to be at the bottom of the banner.
Thinking of this, Ogata suddenly recalled Shimada Katsurokuro, who seemed to be from a Hatamoto family in Edo.
Ogata remembered that Shimada said that the family he came from had an annual salary of 9,000 koku.
This level of salary can support a small-scale private armed force.
The annual salary of the Hatamoto samurai would not exceed ten thousand koku, so the family Shimada came from should be regarded as the top class among the Hatamotos.
It's just that Ogata didn't know much about Edo, and he didn't know anything about the ranking of the powerful families in Edo.
Therefore, Ogata did not know what position Shimada, the Shimada family from which he was born, held in Edo.
"From your description, it seems that Takigawa is a qualified teacher. He is capable and can teach at the same time." Ogata said, "Did he have a bad personality and make you hate him?"
"That's right." Gua Sheng nodded, "Takigawa's character... I'm really not used to it."
"I don't know how to describe Takigawa's character."
"I have a question." Ogata asked at this time, "Since that Takigawa is from the Hatamoto family with a salary of 3,000 stone years, he shouldn't be short of money, right? Then why does he come to teach here?
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"This is one of the reasons why I hate Takigawa." Guasheng raised the corner of his mouth and revealed a sneer, "The purpose of that guy staying in the house is not simple at all."
"He's totally here for someone."
"Someone? Who?" Ogata asked in confusion.
"Who else could it be?" Gua Sheng sneered again, "Of course it's for Mr. Feng Chime."
"Wind Chime Master?"
"I told you just now, right? Mrs. Feng Ling is very studious. She comes to Liuwu's place every day to study and practice calligraphy."
"That Takigawa probably learned from somewhere that Fuuchi Taifu goes to Ryuya every day. In order to get close to Fubell Taifu, he accepted Ryuya's recruitment and became a lecturer here."
"Does he want to pursue the oiran? He is very ambitious." Ogata couldn't help but sigh a little.
Oiran is like a superstar in this era. Only those who are rich or noble have the opportunity to contact oiran.
Mr. Feng Ling Taifu has seen and known countless dignitaries.
Takigawa, who comes from a Hatamoto family and not a top-notch Hatamoto family, may not be able to catch the eye of Fubell Taifu.
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Gua Sheng immediately responded:
"In my eyes, Takigawa just doesn't know what's good or bad. Mr. Feng Ling Taifu doesn't seem to like Taki Chuan very much, but Takigawa still keeps going forward to fawn over Mr. Feng Ling Taifu."
Speaking of this, Gua Sheng sneered again.
After clearing his throat and looking forward a few times, Guasheng stretched out his finger and pointed forward.
"Okay, let's stop chatting here. Majima-kun, look ahead. The room in front is the residence."
Ogata looked forward and saw a private house that looked ordinary from the outside. There were lanterns hanging on both sides of the door of the room, and the two powerful Chinese characters for "stay in the house" were written on the lanterns.
After taking off the Daishiten from his waist and carrying it with his right hand, Ogata followed Gua Sheng through the door without a room.
Gua Sheng led Ogata to take off his shoes in the soil, walked through a short corridor, and stopped in front of a large sliding paper door.
Before entering the room, Oufang heard the chirping voice of a woman coming from the room.
Listening to this voice, Guasheng smiled and muttered:
"It seems that we came at just the right time. They should have finished their classes and are taking a rest."
"If they are in class, we can't go in and drink tea, as it will disturb their class."
Gua Sheng smiled slightly when he heard the chatter and laughter in the room.
But after Ogata heard the sound in the room, he showed a strange expression.
Because in addition to the chirping girl talking and laughing, Ogata also heard some... sounds that were quite familiar to him.
Guasheng slowly opened the wooden door in front of him.
After the door was opened, the first thing that caught Ogata's eyes was a fairly spacious room.
The room is neatly arranged with about 30 short black desks.
There are pens, ink, paper and inkstones on all the desks.
The most eye-catching sight in this room is naturally the more than 30 wandering girls who are taking classes in this room.
It should be the break time after class.
Some wandering girls are still sitting behind desks, reading or practicing calligraphy.
Some wandering girls gathered together and chatted.
Some tourist girls lowered their heads and moved their heads little by little, as if they were taking a nap.
However, nearly half of the wandering girls gathered around the only young man in the room.
This young man is sitting at the northernmost end of the room. There is a table in front of him that is similar to a lecture table. His table is wider than the table where the ladies put pens, inks, paper and inkstones.
Some.
According to visual inspection, this young man should be about the same age as Ogata, around 20 years old.
He has a clean, neat shaved head.
In this era, being able to leave one's head on one's head is a status symbol.
Ronin basically don't wear a hairdresser because they often wander around and have no time to take care of their hair.
Therefore, a samurai who can keep a moon-shaped head basically means that he is not a ronin, but a person who has the leisure time to shave his head.
The young man's clothes are as clean and neat as his hair.
He has a handsome appearance and a bookish air between his eyebrows.
From the appearance point of view, this young man is impeccable and belongs to the type that many girls should admire him.
Even without being introduced by others, Ogata knew that this young man should be the Takigawa Heiichiro that Gua Sheng and he were talking about.
At this moment, Takigawa was holding a thread-bound book. The two Chinese characters for "The Analects of Confucius" were written in large letters on the cover of the thread-bound book.
Takigawa just held this "The Analects of Confucius" and read there.
"The Master said: 'Guan Zhong's utensils are small!' Or he said: 'Is Guan Zhong thrifty?' He said: 'The Guan family has three returns, and if you don't take care of official affairs, how can you be frugal?'..."
Takigawa knelt down behind the "lectern" and read "The Analects of Confucius".
More than a dozen tourist girls were sitting around, casting admiration, surprise, and other looks towards Takigawa.
Being able to read "The Analects of Confucius" is not a big deal.
Educated children of the Wu family can basically read the Four Books and Five Classics without any problems.
In the Sakakihara Kenkan where Ogata used to practice swordsmanship, there were many senior brothers whose family backgrounds were not as rich as Ogata's because of their low status, but they could basically read the Four Books and Five Classics.
They could not afford to go to the schools set up by the Hirose Domain specifically to serve samurai disciples, but they could still afford to go to the temples run by the temples.
Before Ogata traveled to the Edo period, "Ogata Hara" also completed basic education in a temple run by a temple in Hirose Domain.
If Takigawa recited "The Analects of Confucius" in Japanese, it would indeed be nothing unusual, and it would not be possible for so many wandering girls to gather around him and listen to his reading.
The reason why Takigawa was able to attract so many wandering girls around him to listen to him reading was entirely because he was currently reciting passages from The Analects of Confucius in Chinese.
Before the fall of the Edo shogunate and Japan's Meiji Restoration and comprehensive Westernization, Sinology, headed by the Four Books and Five Classics, had always occupied the most mainstream position in Japanese academic circles.
If you can have deep attainments in Sinology, you will be looked upon highly by others.
Therefore, if you can speak Chinese fluently, that is also something worth bragging about.
The very familiar voice Ogata heard outside the door just now was the Chinese spoken by Takikawa.
It has been nearly a year and a half since I came to the Edo period, and I heard Chinese that I had not heard for a long time, which made Ogata feel a sense of intimacy.
Takigawa speaks Chinese fairly fluently.
But the accent is not flattering.
There is no r sound in Chinese in Japanese.
Therefore, when Japanese people speak Chinese, they always use r and l without distinction.
The most typical example is that when Japanese people speak Chinese, they always pronounce "日本" as "立本".
Takigawa's accent when speaking Chinese is a fairly typical "Japanese accent".
Therefore, the only evaluation Ogata can give to the Chinese spoken by Takigawa is "fairly fluent".
As for the accent...Ogata can't compliment him.
However, Takigawa's relatively fluent Chinese is quite enough to fool some people who don't understand Chinese at all.
After Ogata and Guasheng opened the door, they immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the room.
The sound of Takigawa's reading also stopped abruptly.
After raising his eyes to see who the person holding the door was, Takigawa immediately put down the Analects of Confucius in his hand, and with a faint smile on his face, said to Guasheng:
Longchuan seemed to have no intention of greeting Guasheng so cordially. After a brief greeting, Longchuan ignored Guasheng, and Guasheng ignored Longchuan.
"Miss Gua Sheng." At this time, a wandering girl sitting closest to Gua Sheng and Ogata asked loudly, "Who is this samurai-sama?"
"This is Majima Goro-kun who just joined our Shirobei Club today."
While Guasheng was introducing Ogata, Ogata bowed and said hello to everyone in the room.
"I am now taking Mashima-kun to familiarize himself with the layout of Yoshiwara. When we walked near the house, I felt a little thirsty, so I came here to drink some tea."
Everyone in the room seemed not to be surprised by Gua Sheng's behavior of coming here to drink tea.
After hearing what Gua Sheng said, a certain wandering girl who seemed to have a good relationship with Gua Sheng even covered her mouth and smiled, and said to Gua Sheng in a friendly tone:
"Xiao Xiu, since you like the tea we left in the house so much, why don't you buy some and drink it yourself?"
"Because it costs money to buy tea, but it's free to drink tea here." After answering in a half-joking tone, Gua Sheng led Ogata to a corner of the room.
There is a small table in the corner of the room, with a large teapot and many teacups on it.
Guasheng picked up the big teapot unceremoniously, then took out two clean cups and poured a full cup into them.
While pouring tea, Guasheng introduced Ogata:
"The tea in this room is specially for the wandering girls who take classes here to drink when they are thirsty. You can drink whatever you want."
The temperature of this tea is just right, not too cold and not too hot.
Holding the teacup and taking a sip, Ogata tasted that the tea was scented tea.
Compared to scented tea, Ogata prefers some strong, bitter tea.
However, Ogata quite liked the floral scent of this tea.
After Guasheng and Ogata sneaked into the corner to drink tea, everyone in the room went back to doing their own things.
Takigawa continued to demonstrate the "Chinese version of the Analects" to the dozen or so wandering girls in front of him.
The wandering girls also continued to study and practice calligraphy.
Those who want to listen to Takigawa's "Chinese version of The Analects of Confucius" will continue to listen.
Ogata sipped the tea in his hand while looking at the wandering girls in the room.
After circling the room a few times, Ogata lowered his voice and whispered to Gua Sheng at a volume that only he and Gua Sheng could hear clearly:
"Ms. Guasheng, there are far fewer wandering girls who come to study here than I thought... Are there any wandering girls studying in other rooms?"
Yoshiwara's claim of having three thousand wandering girls is probably an exaggeration, but there should still be 1,000 wandering girls.
The number of girls studying in the dormitory was much smaller than Ogata expected, which made Ogata feel a little surprised.
"Some wandering girls come to study in the dormitory in the afternoon."
Gua Sheng answered in a low voice with a volume that only she and Ogata could hear clearly.
"But it is true that there are not many wandering girls who come to study here."
"After all, not all wandering girls have the willingness and energy to come here to learn to read and write."
"After many wandering girls finish working at night, they have no energy left to do other things during the day."
"There are still many wandering girls who have no interest in reading or writing and don't want to waste too much time here."
Just when Gua Sheng had just finished explaining to Ogata the reason why there were so few people studying in the house, a pleasant female voice suddenly came from beside them:
"Master Samurai, we meet again. Xiao Guasheng, can you pour me a cup of tea?"
Ogata and Guasheng both turned their heads following the sound.
The speaker is a very beautiful woman.
She did not comb her hair into a bun, letting her black hair hang freely.
Although her hair was not combed into a bun, she wore light makeup.
Clear and handsome eyebrows, soft eyelash lines, rounded front ends, cute nose bridge, and full lips.
The black hair and black and white eyes that fluttered with the breeze that accidentally blew into the room made people feel dazzling.
Ogata and Gua Sheng have different expressions now.
Gua Sheng looked relieved to see his old friend.
Ogata, on the other hand, looked confused.
The second half of what the woman just said was to Gua Sheng, but the first half was obviously to Ogata.
Ogata carefully looked at the woman's face several times and felt that she looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen this woman.
"Um..." Ogata asked doubtfully, "Who are you?"
"Have you forgotten me so quickly?" The woman showed a faint wry smile, "You came to see me last night, have you forgotten?"
last night……?
Memories and thoughts suddenly became connected.
As soon as Ogata remembered who the woman in front of him was, Gua Sheng on the side said to Ogata in a helpless tone:
"This is the Feng Chime Taifu you just met at the Oiran Road last night. Feng Chime Taifu has changed her makeup and hairstyle. Can't you recognize her?"
Although he was reluctant to admit it, Ogata had to admit that he really couldn't recognize Fuchi Taifu after he changed his hairstyle and makeup...
The Feng Chime Taifu I saw last night was wearing white makeup, a neat bun, and armor-like clothes.
But now Mr. Feng Chime wears his long hair casually and wears only light makeup.
In Ogata's eyes, the difference between the two was so great that he couldn't tell them apart for a while.
"I saw you when I was walking to Yangwu yesterday." Mr. Fu Chimei smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to come to work at Shirobei Club."
In Ogata's impression, when Mr. Wind Chime Taifu passed by him last night, there was a "fanatic fan" yelling beside Ogata at that time, which attracted Mr. Wind Chime Taifu's attention.
Because of this, Ogata was only glanced at by Furusato Taifu.
Ogata remembered that he was only glanced at by Mr. Fuchi.
"Tafu, your memory is so good..." Ogata sighed in a stunned tone.
Ogata didn't expect Fuchi Taifu to be able to remember him after just one glance.
"My memory is very good."
After Gua Sheng filled the tea cup handed by Feng Ling Taifu with a full cup of tea, Gua Sheng pursed his lips at Takigawa, who was still sitting behind the podium and showing the "Chinese version of the Analects" to the wandering girls.
"Tafu, what are Takigawa doing? Why are you speaking Chinese there for no reason?"
"There is no special reason." Mr. Fu Chimei said with a smile while drinking tea with graceful movements. "After finishing the first lecture and starting to take a break, Takigawa was chatting with a few wandering girls. Somehow,
I don’t know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but Takigawa suddenly mentioned that he knew Chinese.”
"The wandering girls were very curious, and then asked Takigawa to read Chinese to them."
"After all, he studied under the great sinologist Xiang Sheng Chun Shui."
"Tafu." Gua Sheng showed a sly smile, "Why don't you go and listen to Takigawa speaking Chinese together?"
"Xiao Guasheng." Fu Ling Taifu showed a helpless smile, "I seem to have told you before, right? I am insensitive to Takigawa, who is too arrogant... Hmm? Majima-sama, what's wrong? It's because I have stains on my lips
Are you wearing something strange?"
As Mr. Feng Chime spoke, he raised his hand and gently covered his mouth...
Because she suddenly discovered that Ogata had been staring at her lips since just now.
"There's nothing on your lips." Ogata said seriously, "I'm just curious about the lipstick you used."
Lipstick is also the ancient lipstick.
The lipstick that Mr. Feng Chime put on his lips was not an ordinary red color.
After applying lipstick, the rosy lower lip has a touch of glitter, making it look very beautiful.
"Oh, this." Feng Chime Taifu said with a smile, "The lipstick I am using is called 'Sasa Color Red'."
"'Sasa-colored red'..." Ogata whispered the name of the lipstick that Mr. Feng Chime just mentioned.
"Mashima-sama, are you interested in lipstick?"
"No, I have no interest and no research."
Whether it was the previous modern earth or the current Edo period, Ogata did not have any research or attention on women's cosmetics.
"I just...when I saw your lipstick, Taifu, I suddenly thought that a girl who means a lot to me might look good if she wears the same lipstick as you."
"Oh?" Mr. Fuzuki looked at Ogata with a strong expression of interest, "So that's it. The 'Sasa-iro Red' I used is quite expensive. A small box costs 1
Two gold.”
After saying that, Mr. Feng Chime put his right thumb and index finger together to make a small circle.
"One tael?" Ogata couldn't help but raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Of course, that's because the 'Sasa-colored red' I used is top-grade, so it's so expensive. Although the ordinary 'Sasa-colored red' is also very expensive, it's not as exaggerated as the price of the one I'm using."
"Mashima-sama, if you want to buy 'Sasashiro Red' as a gift, I can recommend a store. The lipstick sold in that store can be said to be the best in Edo."
"However, although the price of the ordinary 'Sasairo Red' is cheaper, the quality is naturally not as good as the one I am using."
Sure enough, no matter what era it is in, cosmetics are luxury goods... One tael of gold can only buy such a small box of lipstick... I am afraid that only Fengchi Taifu in Yoshiwara can afford this kind of lipstick...
Just when Ogata was still secretly lamenting the law that "no matter what era, cosmetics are luxury goods", the wooden door of the room was suddenly reopened.
As soon as the wooden door was opened, an old voice sounded from the door:
"Huh? Gua Sheng, are you here again for tea?"
The man who suddenly opened the door and spoke to Guasheng in a familiar tone was an old man who looked very dignified.
As soon as the old man appeared in front of everyone, Gua Sheng immediately let out a small exclamation, and then quickly bowed to the old man:
"Master Shirobei, why are you here?"
"I just came out for a walk to relax. When I passed by Ryuya just now, I stopped by Ryuya to take a look. Hmm? Gua Sheng, who is the samurai next to you?"
"Master Shirobei, don't you know him? He is Majima Goro who just passed the assessment of Kawajiro-sama and Keiemon early this morning and joined our Shirobei Club."
"Oh! That's it. No wonder I haven't seen him. I went to work outside Yoshiwara early this morning and was not in the club. Haha, that's good. It seems that Keemon and the others have recruited someone who looks pretty reliable.
Samurai."
"It turns out you two haven't met before..." Gua Sheng muttered, then turned sideways and introduced to Ogata, "Mashima-kun, this is the current head of our Shirobei Club, the 6th generation Shirobei.
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As soon as Gua Sheng finished speaking, Oufang immediately bowed to Shirobei and said loudly:
"Sir Shirobei, I am Izumo Ronin, Majima Goro."
While saying hello to Shirobei, Ogata silently looked at Shirobei's appearance.
Shirobei...he looks like an official.
There seems to be hidden strength in his thin body, and he looks calm and confident.
"Master Shirobei. Long time no see."
Takigawa, who had been showing the "Chinese version of the Analects of Confucius" to the wandering girls, now put down the "Analects of Confucius" he had been holding in his hand and walked quickly to Shirobei.
While saluting Shirobei, he also said hello politely.
"Takigawa-kun, long time no see." Shirobei returned the greeting with a smile, "It's been really hard for you to teach in the house these days."
"I feel very happy to come here to teach at Ryuya." Takigawa smiled, but only his lips were smiling, and there was no smile in his eyes. "While teaching everyone knowledge, I can also review these Chinese books.
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"Master Shirobei, you came at the right time. I just have something to discuss with you."
"Oh? What's the matter?" Shirobei asked.
"In the next period of time, I want to focus all my energy on preparations for the subsequent 'Imperial Trial Match', so I want to take a leave of absence for a period of time and not come to stay and teach."
"Oh!" Shirobei said with a clear look on his face, "Yes, I remembered, Takikawa-kun, you participated in the 'Gozen Trial Match', right?"
"I understand. Then you should prepare well for the 'Imperial Trial Match' from now on. You won't have to report to our club until the end of the 'Imperial Trial Match'."
"I can't thank you enough." Takigawa bowed deeply.
"Teacher." At this moment, a wandering girl suddenly asked with a puzzled look on her face, "What is the 'imperial test match'?"
Ogata was not surprised that this wandering girl didn't know what the "imperial trial match" was.
After all, even many ordinary people in Edo didn't know what the "Imperial Trial Match" was all about.
"Well..." Takigawa pondered for a while and then said, "'The Imperial Trial Combination' is simply..."
Takigawa briefly introduced to the wandering girl what the ‘Gozen Trial Combination’ was.
As soon as Takigawa finished his introduction, Shirobei said to Ryouto in a half-joking tone:
"Takigawa-kun, prepare well and strive to get a good ranking in both the literary and martial arts tests of the 'Gozen Trial Cooperation'."
"Sir Shirobei!" Takigawa showed a confident smile, "I can't guarantee that I can get the first place in the martial arts test, but I am determined to get the first place in the literary test of the 'Gozen Examination'!"
"I want to win the first place in the literary test of 'Imperial Examination' and attract the attention and appreciation of Mr. Lao Zhong! I will strive to become Mr. Lao Zhong's staff in the future!"
"Staff?" Shirobei raised his eyebrows sharply.
Ogata, who had been listening, also showed a hint of curiosity at this time.
"Everyone." Takigawa turned slightly to the side, glanced around with his eyes, and said slowly, "I believe you must have heard of it more or less, Matsudaira Sadanobu-sama has been serving as the new and old post.
We are actively promoting the reform of the shogunate government in order to revitalize the national strength!"
In response to Takigawa's words, some wandering girls nodded, while others looked confused.
Ogata still knew that the old and new Nakamatsu Taisanobu was promoting shogunate reforms in recent years.
After folding his arms across his chest and leaning his back against the wall behind him, Ogata continued to listen to Takigawa's story in silence.
"I have received the exact news that in order to complete the reform of the shogunate, Mr. Lao Zhong is recruiting talents!"
Takigawa's eloquence is pretty good, and his impassioned speech successfully attracted the attention of everyone present.
Takigawa seemed to enjoy the feeling of being noticed by many people. After a strong look of excitement appeared on his face, he said in a more passionate tone:
"We, the Tokugawa Shogunate, have built up a foundation of two hundred years and have been benevolent and virtuous. Although there are occasional natural disasters, we have not been able to shake the shogunate in the slightest. The shogun and the old middle-aged lord are working hard to govern, and we are the people with lofty ideals.
It’s time for us to use our lives!”
"My classmates and I have made up our minds to show off our skills in the 'Imperial Trial' and show our talents to the General and the Lao Zhong!"
After listening to Takigawa's speech quietly, Ogata thought to himself:
It seems that some of the people who participated in this "imperial trial" came here for fame and fortune...
I have to say that Takigawa’s speech just now was quite contagious.
Many of the wandering girls present looked at Takigawa who was looking upright and awe-inspiring with reverence and excitement.
Of course, there are also some wandering girls who have plain faces, such as Feng Chime Taifu.
After showing a smile that made it difficult to understand the specific emotions, Mr. Feng Chime said:
"Takigawa-kun, do you plan to become Mr. Laozhong's staff?"
Seeing Taifu Fengchi take the initiative to talk to him, Takigawa's eyes immediately showed a hint of ecstasy.
"That's right!" Takigawa said in a firm tone, "Lao Zhong-sama is very courageous! This recruitment of staff does not depend on family background! Only talent! So I want to show off my skills in the 'Imperial Trial Match'! Get Lao Zhong
Thank you for your appreciation from CUHK, and then..."
Before Takikawa finished speaking, Mr. Fu Chime interrupted him with a new question:
"Takigawa-kun, it doesn't matter whether you have the ability to show off your skills in the 'Gozen Trial Match'."
"If you really become Lao Zhong's staff in the future, will you be able to assist Lao Zhong in revitalizing this country's national strength?"
"With all due respect, I think you are still too young and may not have the ability to take on the important role of 'aide to the old man'."
"Instead of setting the goal so high, it's better to keep our feet on the ground and start with ordinary officials."
Mr. Fu Chime used a direct tone to persuade Takigawa to keep his feet on the ground and not to aim too high.
But Takigawa looked disapproving of Mrs. Fengchi's tactful persuasion.
"Hahaha!" Takigawa, who was still smiling confidently, laughed a few times and said, "Mr. Wind Chime, please don't worry about me!"
"I am the eldest son of Takigawa, and I am a close disciple of Sinology! Under the influence of my ears and my eyes, I have some ideas about how to govern a country!"
After that, Takigawa waved his hand and said in a more passionate tone:
"If I become Lao Zhong's staff in the future, I will suggest to Lao Zhong that we vigorously revitalize Zhu Xi's "Zhu Xi Xue"!"
After hearing the word "Zhu Xixue" from Takigawa's mouth, Ogata couldn't help but frown slightly.
After the Neo-Confucianism theory of Zhu Xi, who was studied by Zhu Xi in Japan, was introduced to Japan, it was transformed by the Japanese rulers into a theory suitable for the Japanese according to local conditions.
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This is what the "Sasa-colored red" lipstick looks like→→
In the Edo period, not everyone could afford lipstick, and not everyone could afford "Sasa-iro red".
Personally, I think this "sasa color red" is very beautiful.
Regarding the story of "Terakoya", you can read the "Little Japanese History Classroom" I wrote in the "Writer's Word" at the end of the previous chapter.