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In the second year of Kanzheng's reign, month and day.
Things like weather always change at a moment's notice.
Yesterday, on the 0th of the month, the temperature was still neither too cold nor too hot. I only wore a kimono to go out during the day, and there was no problem at all.
But overnight, the temperature dropped sharply.
I can't go out today without putting on a few more clothes.
Some people who usually like to go barefoot have to put down their "dignity" and wear thick socks today.
But there are also some people who are very determined.
Even though the weather is very cold today, I still go barefoot.
So there was such a funny scene. Some people were wearing thick clothes and wrapped up like a bear, but they had nothing on their feet, just walking on the street with straw sandals or wooden clogs.
In the Edo period, there was a belief that only country bumpkins wore socks.
The reason why such a concept arises is because Japan has always had a "barefoot" culture.
As for why such a culture emerged, the reasons are more complicated.
Due to the influence of climate, Japan has always been a country with high humidity. If you wear socks for a long time, it will be very easy to get athlete's foot.
Influenced by traditional concepts, the ancient Japanese believed that walking barefoot was good for physical health.
Due to cultural influences, Japanese people believe that walking barefoot on tatami is a very pleasant thing.
In short, due to the influence of different factors, Japan has always had a "barefoot" culture.
Affected by this culture, some people have always been resistant to "wearing socks", thinking that only bumpkins wear socks.
If there is any profession that people are most resistant to wearing socks, it is undoubtedly the wandering women.
The concept that "only country bumpkins wear footbags" is extremely popular among wandering girls.
No matter how cold the weather is, the traveling girls will grit their teeth and insist on not wearing socks. Even if the weather is too cold, they will be too cold to bear it.
Therefore, in the Edo period, there were two short poems by Sawa Ryanagi that were circulated among the people: "The beautiful woman in the city, at the age of twenty-eight, can finally walk in the foot bag", "I have never known the size of my foot bag, more than twenty-seven years old"
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In the Edo period, the retirement age for wandering girls was 2 years old. When they reached the age of 2, they could retire and no longer have to be wandering girls.
In other words, many wandering girls can finally put on socks until they are 2 years old and retire from being a traveling girl.
Because I have never worn them before, or haven't worn them for a long time, I naturally don't know the size of my feet and what size socks I should wear.
Atachi is also the kind of person who likes to go barefoot and doesn't like to wear socks.
Once she encounters an occasion where she can take off her shoes and socks, she will definitely take them off.
But she doesn't have the extreme idea that "only country bumpkins wear footbags".
When she woke up this morning and found that the weather was very cold today, she silently put down her "dignity" as a "barefoot enthusiast", put on her socks silently, and then went out with Ogata early in the morning and rushed to
Ryogoku Hirokoji, the most famous fun street in Edo.
As the power center and economic center of Japan, Edo is currently the largest city in Japan. Naturally, the entertainment industry is also very developed, with a large number of happy streets.
Ryogoku Hirokoji is the most famous and largest fun street in Edo.
There are not only a large number of folk art venues here, but also a large number of artists performing their own specialties on both sides of the street.
There are "strong men" who perform performances lifting huge straw bales of rice or large rocks.
There are "acrobatics" who perform various magic tricks.
There are "animal entertainers" who perform animal juggling with monkeys, dogs and other animals.
There are storytellers who tell all kinds of moving stories.
Visiting fun streets like Ryogoku Hirokoji is a way for most Edo people who have a little extra money and some free time to pass the time.
Since three days ago, Ogata and Omachi have been visiting Ryogoku Hirokoji, the most famous happy street in Edo, every day.
It was the same today. Ogata and Omachi went out together early in the morning and headed to Ryogoku Hirokoji again.
Although it is still only morning, there are already many artists starting work on Ryogoku Hirokoji, as well as tourists coming to play.
At this moment, Ogata and Atachi were listening to a storyteller.
Ogata heard that this storyteller's name was "Tachikawa Tei Danraku" and he was one of the most famous storytellers in Ryogoku Hirokoji.
In addition to Ogata and Amachi, there are also many listeners.
The listeners, including Ogata and Omachi, formed a semicircle with Tanraku as the center and listened carefully to Tanraku's story.
Tanraku is currently telling the story of Sanada Yukimura.
Yukimura Sanada was a fierce general in the Warring States Period two hundred years ago. He is also a household name in Japan and is known as "the last hero of the troubled times of the Warring States Period."
At the end of the Warring States Period two hundred years ago, one of the most talked about topics was naturally the rivalry between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa families.
Sanada Yukimura is a fierce general who became famous in the confrontation between these two families.
Not long after Tokugawa Ieyasu established the Tokugawa Shogunate two hundred years ago, he launched the "Battle of Osaka" in preparation for the complete elimination of the Toyotomi clan, which was based in Osaka and was the only one that could threaten their status at the time.
In this Battle of Osaka, Sanada Yukimura created the legend of defeating a large number with a small number and successfully repelled the Tokugawa army.
The Edo Shogunate's first "Battle of Osaka" ended in failure.
Because the first "Battle of Osaka" took place in winter, this battle was also called the "Osaka Winter Battle."
In the summer of the following year, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was unwilling to give up, launched the second "Battle of Osaka".
Because the second "Battle of Osaka" took place in the summer, this battle was also called the "Battle of Osaka Summer".
This time, Sanada Yukimura failed to recreate the glory of last year's "Osaka Winter Formation".
It’s still the old saying: Don’t be afraid of opponents who are like gods, but be afraid of teammates who are like pigs.
At that time, Sanada Yukimura was surrounded by some pig teammates who constantly hindered Sanada Yukimura.
At that time, the head of the Toyotomi clan, Toyotomi Hideyori, was an incompetent man.
Also ruling the Toyotomi clan at that time was Toyotomi Hideyori's mother, Yodohime.
Not to mention Yodohime, she is a very famous "brainless person" in Japanese history.
The two leaders of the Toyotomi clan were nothing but mud. With the "assist" of these pig teammates, Sanada Yukimura finally failed.
At the Battle of Osaka, Toyotomi was defeated.
After this battle, Toyotomi was destroyed by the Tokugawa, and Sanada Yukimura also died in this battle.
The Japanese have always admired tragic heroes.
Tragic heroes like Sanada Yukimura who have achieved brilliant achievements are even more popular.
Two hundred years have passed, and Yukimura Sanada's deeds are still being sung.
There are countless legends and stories related to Sanada Yukimura.
Because Sanada Yukimura's popularity is so high, storytellers love to tell Sanada Yukimura's stories.
What Tanraku is telling now is the story of what happened to Yukimura Sanada in the Osaka Summer Formation, the last battle in his life.
"Although Sanada Yukimura fought tooth and nail, he was ultimately unable to stop the shogunate from destroying the Toyotomi clan."
Just by the tone of his speech, you can see his superb level of talking about music.
This ups and downs tone makes people feel very comfortable.
A-Machi is very interested in storytelling. When he was in Kyoto, A-Machi reunited with Ogata at a story-telling stall.
Because he listened so carefully, Atachi's body leaned forward involuntarily.
"In order to gain a chance of survival, Sanada Yukimura decided to launch a life-saving attack on the shogunate army. He led a handful of subordinates and launched an assault on the shogunate army's formation!"
"The shogunate's military strength is a hundred times that of Sanada, but it can't stop Sanada's cross spear at all!"
"After breaking into the shogunate's military formation, Sanada Yukimura pointed his gun at the shogunate's main formation and made a bold statement: 'Kanto has millions of soldiers, but there is not a single hero!'"
"After making such bold words, Sanada Yukimura rushed left and right. With only the BMW on his hip and the cross gun in his palm, Sanada Yukimura threw the shogunate's army into chaos and caused the shogunate's army to flee for more than twenty miles!
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Tan Le relied on his excellent eloquence to successfully arouse the emotions of all the listeners.
Excitement and excitement even appeared directly on A-Machi's face.
"It is a pity that while pursuing the retreating army of the shogunate, Sanada was hit by a cold arrow due to exhaustion and unfortunately died in battle."
After talking about the climax, Tan Le changed his tone and took on a regretful tone.
"Sanada dies, Toyotomi dies."
"After the death of Sanada Yukimura, the Toyotomi army was no longer able to stop the Tokugawa offensive."
“The ‘Great City of the World’ Osaka Castle was burned to ashes by fire.”
"Toyotomi's descendants were all slaughtered."
"Toyotomi perished."
After telling the story, Tan Le, who was sitting originally, stood up and bowed to all the listeners in front of him.
When Tan Le bowed and saluted, various types of coins, mainly copper coins, gathered into a "money rain" and sprinkled into the box placed in front of Tan Le.
Ogata was very happy to hear it just now, so he threw a few more copper coins over.
Atachi also threw money together.
Atachi, who was still immersed in the story that Tanraku just told, threw the coins and murmured happily:
"'There are millions of soldiers in Guandong, but there is not a single hero'... He is so handsome..."
In order to make the story more exciting, storytellers often make magical changes to some real people.
Ogata didn't know much about the history of Japan's Warring States Period, so he didn't know whether the story Tanraku just told was true or whether Sanada Yukimura was really that brave.
But he didn't care about that.
After all, listening to books is just for fun.
As long as you listen happily enough, it doesn't matter whether the story told by the storyteller is true or false.
While Tan Le was smiling and saying "Thank you" and "Thank you", a question suddenly came from the audience:
"Mr. Tanraku! Is Toyotomi's bloodline really cut off?"
The person who asked this question was a little boy who seemed to be less than 0 years old.
Hearing this question, Tan Le was stunned for a moment, and then responded without thinking:
"Of course, after the Osaka Summer Formation, Toyotomi's descendants died and their bloodline was completely cut off."
"But last time I heard another storyteller say: Toyotomi's bloodline was not cut off, and Toyotomi Hideyori's son was rescued and brought to Satsuma Domain..." The little boy continued to ask.
As soon as the little boy finished asking questions, a strong man standing next to him burst out laughing and said:
"Little brother, just listen to these unofficial rumors, but you can't take them seriously. Last time I heard a storyteller say that the Toyotomi clan buried all the wealth in Osaka Castle somewhere when they were about to die!
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As soon as the strong man spoke, another young man, who was thinner and older, echoed:
"Compared to 'There is still Toyotomi's bloodline', I want to believe that the rumor that 'Toyotomi is burying all the wealth of Osaka Castle somewhere' is true. Hahahaha."
Ogata listened quietly to the speeches of these people.
Listening to the conversation of these people, Ogata couldn't help but thought to himself:
Sure enough, every country has this type of rumors...
There are similar rumors in various countries: "So-and-so is actually still alive", "So-and-so still has blood", "Who-so-and-so survived and did something"...
In his previous life, Ogata had heard rumors like this: Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty did not die after the Battle of Jingnan. He went to the South China Sea and became the Pirate King...
Although Ogata is quite interested in such unofficial secrets, he doesn't have the leisure to listen to it now.
After briefly listening to the conversation of these people, he turned his attention to Atachi.
"Do you still want to continue listening to books? Or do you want to go somewhere else to play?"
A-Machi raised his head and looked at the sky.
After squinting his eyes and looking at the sun that was about to reach its highest point, A-Machi said:
"Let's stop playing here today."
"Are you going back?" Ogata asked.
"Yeah." A-Machi nodded, "It's better to go back early now. After all, today is a very important day."
Speaking of this, a gentle smile slowly appeared on A-Machi's face.
"It would be better for us to go back early and make preparations."
"Actually, there is still some time." Ogata looked up at the current sky and estimated the time, "Are you really not going to play for a while?"
"Well." Amachi said as he stretched vigorously, "We have visited various places in Edo these days. I can't think of anything else to do or see.
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"Ayi, is there anything else you want to play or see?"
"I don't have anything I want to play or see anymore." Ogata showed a faint smile with a hint of satisfaction, "During this period, I have also seen everything I want to see and everything I want to play.
Have played it."
Due to the presence of the great enemy Shiranui, Ogata has not been able to play much with Amachi in this "largest city in Japan" since arriving in Edo.
Now that Shiranui is dead, Omachi no longer has to wear that scary makeup to disguise himself when going out, and Ogata can finally breathe a little easier and relax his tense nerves.
They also had the important task of "looking for a doctor who might be able to cure the 'immortal poison'", so they could not stay in Edo for long.
Edo is currently the largest city in Japan. It would be a pity if you don't look around and stroll around.
Therefore, after his injuries recovered to the point where he was able to move freely, Oromachi took Amachi to play around in Edo.
These days, the two of them visited all the places of interest in Edo.
We ate all the specialties and delicacies of Edo.
I visited every happy street in Edo.
Ogata didn't know what Amachi felt. Anyway, during these days of play, Ogata felt very happy.
He doesn't have any big dreams.
His only dream is to be a carefree romantic, wandering aimlessly and sightseeing around the world aimlessly.
Therefore, this period of traveling in Edo can be regarded as a small part of realizing his dream.
Moreover, the recent period has been the most relaxing time for Ogata since this year.
Since the beginning of this year, Ogata has been involved in various incidents, either passively or actively.
At the beginning of the year, I wandered to Tatsuno Domain and became acquainted with Hasegawa.
Then in spring, he was exiled to Butterfly Island.
After finally escaping from Butterfly Island, he rushed to Kyoto because he planned to cure the "immortal poison" in his body.
On the first day he arrived in Kyoto, he was forced to be involved in a shocking conspiracy to "destroy Kyoto".
He entered Kyoto in the morning, and in the evening he was bruised and bruised again due to the "Battle of Nijo Castle", and was forced to stay in Fuma's residence to recuperate.
Then he formed an alliance with Calabash House and prepared to deal with Shiranui.
After recovering from his injuries, he hurriedly left Kyoto and rushed to the Hyuraya headquarters in Owari. After resting briefly at the Hyuraya headquarters in Owari, he hurried to Edo.
After arriving in Edo, I couldn't take any time off because I had to deal with Shiranui...
Therefore, the recent time spent traveling around Edo with Amachi can be said to be the most leisurely and happiest days Ogata has spent since this year.
Seeing that Ogata had no intention of continuing to play, Atachi clasped his hands behind his back, turned around and walked towards the storytelling stall where Tanle was talking, and said to Ogata:
"Ayi, let's go back then."
"Going back early will also make it easier to prepare for the afternoon banquet."
"Actually, there is nothing to prepare." Ogata smiled, quickly followed Amachi, and continued in a half-joking tone, "After all, there are not many guests who can come to the banquet..."
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Ogata and Omachi returned to their current residence in Edo at a leisurely pace, which was the small house that Rin borrowed from Tojoya.
As soon as the two opened the door, they saw Mamiya walking towards them quickly.
"You two are really having fun..."
Mamiya's face and tone were full of helplessness.
"Today is such an important day for you two, and you even went outside to play..."
At this time, Mamiya was a little different from usual. Now Mamiya was wearing a very formal dress.
From the brand-new fabric, it is easy to tell that it was newly purchased.
Hearing Mamiya's comment, Ogata and Omachi turned their heads at the same time with a tacit understanding, looked at each other, and smiled at each other.
"Anyway, you two go change clothes first." Mamiya continued, "By the way, we have already changed clothes."
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Ogata and Atachi returned to their room.
There are two small bamboo boxes in the corner of the room.
Looking at the two bamboo boxes, Ogata couldn't help but have complicated emotions in his eyes.
Ogata and Omachi walked to the two bamboo boxes respectively, and then opened the bamboo boxes in front of each other at the same time.
Both bamboo boxes contain a set of clothes.
The bamboo box in front of Ogata contained a very formal black dress.
The bamboo box in front of A-Ting contained a set of pure white clothes.
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A few days ago
Edo, under the "sacred tree"
Ogata hugged Omachi tightly.
Atachi's arms also tightly wrapped around Ogata's back.
Ogata couldn't remember what happened just now.
All I know is that after hearing his voice just now, Amachi looked back at him, and he and Ogata stared at each other.
When he came back to his senses, he had already hugged A-Machi tightly in his arms.
Although the two of them didn't say a word during the whole process, the atmosphere was extremely comfortable and peaceful.
How long have we been hugging each other? Ogata can't remember either.
Until I don't know when, an idea slowly emerged in Ogata's mind.
"...A-Machi."
Ogata decided to express all his thoughts.
"Um?"
"How about we hold a wedding before leaving Edo?"
A faint smile slowly appeared on Ogata's face.
"I just discovered that now is the perfect time to hold a wedding."
"Uncle Qing, your and my friends happen to be in Edo right now, so we can invite many people to our wedding."
"If I miss this time, I don't know when I will get such a good opportunity to hold a wedding."
Japan has always had a culture that emphasizes rituals.
Even trivial things should be made very ritualistic.
Because of the emphasis on ceremony, ancient Japan has always attached great importance to weddings.
"How can it be considered a marriage without even having a wedding?" "If this couple has never even had a wedding, then the couple has no real name." This is the concept of most people in this era.
No matter how simple the wedding is, it still needs to be a wedding.
In fact, even after marrying A-machi at Owari's Hyokuya headquarters, Ogon had the idea of holding a wedding with A-machi.
Because Shiranui, a big enemy, was around at that time, he could not settle down, so the plan of "holding a wedding with Atachi" could only be shelved again and again.
Now that the great enemy in Shiranui has died, Ogata and Omachi's relatives and friends happen to be in Edo. As Ogata said, now is indeed the best time to hold a wedding.
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Amachi raised his head and cast a surprised look at Ogata.
After staring at Ogata for a while, the surprise slowly turned into joy.
Atachi looked away, rested his chin on Ogata's shoulder, and smiled.
"OK."
As Machi said this, he leaned his cheek against Ogata's.
"I have to go back and see which day is auspicious." Ogata joked.
"You still have to buy clothes." A-Machi added.
"A-Machi, do you want to do the God-front pose, the Buddha-front pose or the human-front pose?"
"Just the human pose is enough." Atachi said immediately, "The god pose and the Buddha pose are both too complicated."
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time back to now
Edo, Nihonbashi, Shinagawa-juku.
Takaharu, who was kneeling on the ground in Dogeza position, pressed his forehead tightly against the tatami.
"You haven't... found out who attacked Shiranui yet?"
A calm Chinese voice without any sadness or joy sounded faintly from the top of Gao Qing's head, and then floated into Gao Qing's ears.
The next moment after hearing these words, Gao Qing's body shook uncontrollably.
Drops of cold sweat appeared on Gao Qing's forehead.
The person questioning Gao Qing was naturally Gao Qing's lord Toyotomi.
After learning about the attack on Shiranui, Toyotomi immediately ordered an investigation into the truth of the matter.
More than half a month has passed now.
He came to confirm the results of the investigation.
Toyotomi held his purple-hilted sword in his right hand and stood in front of Gao Qing.
He lowered his eyes and looked at Gao Qing who was kneeling in front of him.
His eyes were as cold as ice cubes, with no emotion in them.
Toyotomi was facing the window at this time.
The sunlight outside hit Toyotomi through the window, casting a long shadow.
Shadows pressed down on Gao Qing's body like mountains.
"Toyotomi, Toyotomi-sama..." Gao Qing was so nervous that she had trouble speaking smoothly, "We are already hanging on by a thread..."
"Don't talk such useless nonsense." Before Gao Qing finished speaking, Toyotomi interrupted him directly, "Just tell me if you have found any new results."
After Toyotomi finished speaking, the cold sweat on Gao Qing's forehead became even more intense.
After taking a deep breath and showing an expression as if he was going to the execution ground, he mustered up the courage to say:
"No……"
"Did the shogunate find out who was the prisoner in Destruction Shiranui?" Toyotomi then asked.
"As far as we know, the shogunate has not found out who destroyed Shiranui."
"When the shogunate learned of the attack on Shiranui and sent officials to investigate, the people who destroyed Shiranui had disappeared."
"There is too little information, so there is no result from the shogunate yet."
After saying that, Gao Qing closed her eyes.
No matter what, they still haven't found out who attacked Shiranui. This is an ironclad fact.
Gao Qing has followed Toyotomi for many years and knows Toyotomi's temperament: he is clear about rewards and punishments. He never treats those who have meritorious service unfairly, and he also never treats those who are incompetent lightly.
Gao Qing, who closed her eyes tightly, was mentally prepared to be punished by Toyotomi.
But who knew that the punishment he imagined did not come.
"...That's all." Toyotomi said softly, "It is indeed a bit difficult for you to find out who destroyed Shiranui when there are so few clues."
"So I won't hold you accountable."
Toyotomi's words made Gao Qing feel as if he had been granted amnesty. His eyes that had been closed suddenly opened, and the cold sweat on his forehead finally stopped.
Toyotomi walked slowly to the window.
After looking at the scenery outside the window, he said in a calm tone:
"I originally came to Edo in order to conveniently command the subordinates lurking in Shiranui and successfully complete the control of Shiranui."
"Since Shiranui is now destroyed, there is no point in us staying in Edo."
Gao Qing raised an eyebrow: "Master Toyotomi, are you planning to go back?"
"Well, that's the plan."
"But" Toyotomi changed the subject.
“It’s a rare trip to Edo.”
"If you don't do anything, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"
After saying that, Toyotomi turned his head and smiled at Gao Qing.
But the smile on his face didn't look warm at all.