Chapter 615 The first cooperation between Yidaozhai and Fengmo Xiaotaro [6100]
In the past few months since Matsudaira Sadanobu left Edo and went to Ezo, Hasegawa had been working day and night with far more energy than before.
For no other reason than Matsudaira Sadanobu, he was caught.
Hasegawa still vividly remembers the scene in Edo a few months ago. On the eve of Matsudaira Sadanobu's northward journey to Ezochi, he personally approached him and told him: I have learned that you misappropriated the funds used to pay thieves for speculation.
The secret is to earn money for running the airport by using coins.
At that time, Hasegawa's cold sweat had wet all his clothes...
Taking advantage of the funds allocated by the shogunate: this is not a small crime...
Being removed from the position of fire thief, changed to the position of commander, and losing the status of samurai is the most ideal and lightest punishment.
However, after he decided to rely on this method to earn money for running the yakuza, Hasegawa was already prepared accordingly. After his clothes were wet with cold sweat, he quickly calmed down and was ready to accept it calmly.
Matsudaira Sadanobu's anger.
But who knew that Hasegawa was already prepared to accept all punishments, and Matsudaira Sadanobu actually let him go.
As if nothing had happened, Matsudaira Sadanobu continued to let Hasegawa serve as the commander of the Hōfu Thieves Kai, and secretly promised Hasegawa to continue to rely on currency speculation to earn the operating funds of the training camp.
Hasegawa is no longer an idiot who doesn't understand politics. How could he not know Matsudaira Sadanobu's intentions? Matsudaira Sadanobu wanted to use this matter as a handle to seize Hasegawa's lifeline so that Hasegawa could continue to work for him and shine.
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This act of Matsudaira Sadanobu can be described as a conspiracy. If Hasegawa does not want to lose his official position and his head, and if he wants to continue operating the pedestal, he must obey Matsudaira Sadanobu's words and work obediently.
If he doesn't comply, Matsudaira Sadanobu can capture Hasegawa at any time and plunge Hasegawa and his hard-working people into the abyss of eternal destruction.
Hasegawa had no choice.
In order to show his loyalty to Matsudaira Sadanobu and express his obedience to Matsudaira Sadanobu, Hasegawa has not dared to slack off at all in the past few months. In these few months, Hasegawa has hardly given himself a day off.
But this busy work is still rewarding. In the past few months, among the big thieves and big gangs with surnames, Huo Fu Thief Kai has arrested 2, which can be said to be a gratifying result.
Although it stands to reason that Matsudaira Sadanobu let him go, Hasegawa should be grateful to Matsudaira Sadanobu.
After all, it was Hasegawa who broke the law first, and no matter how Matsudaira Sadanobu dealt with him, it would not be too much.
The fact that he can continue to serve as the commander of the Huofu Thieves Kai without any punishment is all thanks to the mercy of Matsudaira Sadanobu.
However, although this is the truth, Hasegawa is really insensitive to Lao Zhong who has the handle on him and can kill him at any time, and he cannot like him...
If possible, Hasegawa would like to never meet Matsudaira Sadanobu again in his life...
But things are so unpredictable. Hasegawa never expected that Matsudaira Sadanobu would appear in Kyoto...
So at this moment, Hasegawa's mood is very complicated...
Matsudaira Sadanobu looked at Hasegawa deeply with eyes that seemed to be able to see through Hasegawa's body, and then said with a smile:
"After I just learned from Ota and Kamiyama that you are now at the prison in Kyoto, I couldn't wait to summon you."
"The reason why you came to Kyoto has been introduced by Ohta and Kamiyama just now."
"How? Have you found any clues about the Blood Mist Clan?"
The topic involved his own work, and Hasegawa's face instantly became serious, and his tone became passionate:
"We have now obtained the exact information from the informant that the Blood Mists are in Kyoto now."
"It has been confirmed that their stronghold is probably located in the western suburbs of Kyoto. It won't take long for us to confirm the specific location of their stronghold."
Matsudaira Sadanobu nodded lightly: "Well done."
"I just heard from Shenshan that several people in Kyoto have been killed by the Blood Mist Sect."
"Counting the people killed by the Blood Mist before, the number of victims is countless."
"Hasegawa, you must arrest these scum and bring them to justice as soon as possible."
"Yes!" Hasegawa said loudly, "We will definitely die in this place!"
As soon as Hasegawa finished speaking, the corners of Matsudaira Sadanobu's lips curled up slightly, and a smile emerged from the raised corners of his lips:
"I have seen all your achievements during this period. I am quite satisfied with your efforts and achievements. Thank you for your hard work, Hasegawa."
"It would be great if... every official in the shogunate could be as outstanding as you..."
At this time, a trace of loneliness flashed across Matsudaira Sadanobu's eyes.
"I remember that you seemed to have complained before that you went too far to pay the thieves and you didn't have enough funds, right?"
"I will make arrangements later to increase the allocation of funds for the reform of Huo Fu Thieves."
After Matsudaira Sadanobu finished speaking, Hasegawa was stunned for a moment, and then his face showed unconcealable joy and excitement.
"Thank you, Mr. Laozhong!" Hasegawa quickly bowed his head and thanked him.
Matsudaira Sadanobu smiled and nodded, then waved his hand:
"Okay, I'm relieved to see you are still so energetic. Please step back first."
"Ah, the sacred mountain." Matsudaira Sadanobu turned to look at the Kyoto mayor who was sitting next to him, "You should step aside for now, Ota will stay alone."
"Yes." Shenshan bowed his head.
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Hasegawa and Kamiyama left the room one after the other.
After putting enough distance away from the room where Matsudaira Sadanobu was, Kamiyama said to Hasegawa in a half-joking tone:
"Master Lao Zhong's method of 'beating you and giving you benefits at the same time' has really become more and more skillful in using it. But it's good this way. He won't just force you to work hard, but he also knows how to give you benefits."
Hasegawa had long ago informed his good friend that Matsudaira Sadanobu had caught him.
After hearing this joke from Kamiyama, Hasegawa put on a complicated expression, smiled, and asked Kamiyama:
"Kamiyama, why is Mr. Laozhong here? Could it be that he...is really here to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor?"
As one of the officials of the shogunate, Hasegawa had long heard rumors that Matsudaira Sadanobu would go to Kyoto in person to apologize to the emperor due to his recent disastrous defeat in Ezo.
But rumors are rumors, and Hasegawa doesn't know whether they are true or false.
After all, his status in the shogunate was not high enough to know all of Matsudaira Sadanobu's actions.
"I don't know clearly about this." Kamiyama said softly, "After all, I am just a small cultivator in Kyoto town."
"Lao Zhong just called me over just now to ask me some questions related to the current situation and governance of Kyoto."
"But... I guess the reason why Lord Lao Zhong suddenly came to Kyoto is to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor."
"After all, apart from this reason, I really can't imagine what purpose Mr. Lao Zhong would have come to Kyoto all the way."
"...Forget it." Hasegawa shrugged, "Anyway, why the old Chinese came to Kyoto is none of our business. We can just do our own thing."
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As soon as Hasegawa and Kamiyama left the room, Matsudaira Sadanobu let out a sigh of relief, and then said to Ota Shiai who was still in the room in a neither sad nor happy tone:
"Ota, I leave it to you to contact His Majesty the Emperor and arrange a meeting time. The time must be as soon as possible, preferably within the next few days, to arrange for me to meet with His Majesty the Emperor."
As the new Kyoto Press Secretary, Ohta has not even been in office for a year, but with his excellent ability, he has mastered all the tasks of the Kyoto Press Secretary in less than a year.
The shogunate only controls a quarter of the land in Japan, and the other three-quarters are divided among the various vassals.
Most of the land owned by the shogunate is in the east of Japan, so the shogunate has absolute dominance over the Eastern Kingdom.
But for the Western Kingdom, the shogunate's ruling power was much weaker.
Troublesome vassal states like Satsuma and Choshu, which were both strong in power but not in good terms with the shogunate, were basically located in the Western Kingdom.
In order to better monitor and manage the Daimyos of the Western Kingdom, the shogunate established two special official positions: Kyoto Shodai and Osaka Castle Daimyo.
The two cities of Kyoto and Osaka are very close to each other, and they happen to be located near the junction of East and West countries, which is almost exactly in the middle of Japan.
The first task of these two officials is to monitor the great names of the Western Kingdom.
However, in addition to monitoring the Daimyos of the Western Kingdom, the Kyoto Sheriff also had an important task, which was to monitor the Emperor and the court led by the Emperor, and serve as a communication channel between the shogunate and the court.
"Yes!" Ota shouted, "I will go and make arrangements immediately."
After arranging tasks for Ota Shiai, Matsudaira Sadanobu let out a deep breath again, then raised his hand to hold his forehead, his face full of tiredness.
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Hasegawa had just returned to the temporary office he was currently using, and had just picked up the brush again when he heard the voice of the recently promoted newcomer Yamauchi outside the room:
"Hasegawa-sama! Hasegawa-sama!"
"What's wrong..." Hasegawa muttered, then said loudly: "Come in!"
Yamauchi stumbled into the room.
As soon as he entered the room, Yamauchi said quickly with excitement on his face:
"Lord Hasegawa! New clues related to the Blood Mists have been found!"
Hasegawa raised his eyebrows and his eyes shone: "Say it quickly!"
"The Blood Mists have recently had a very close relationship with the Yakuza, a tribe in Kyoto called the Daibutsu clan..." Yamauchi talked eloquently.
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Kyoto, the home of Fuma
"...Brother Ogata, what you have experienced in the past six months is really more exciting than some people's lifetime experiences."
Fuma shook the wine glass in his hand and joked to Ogata.
Ogata just smiled at Fuma's joke, and without denying it, he also felt that Fuma's words made sense.
Just now, while Ogata was having a simple dinner and drinking wine with Fuma, he told Fuma his experiences in the past six months since he left Kyoto in a concise and concise manner.
Finally, he also informed Feng Mo about his purpose of coming to Kyoto to find him this time.
"It's such a pity." Fuuma sighed with regret on his face, "I was unable to attend the wedding that you and Komachi held in Edo..."
"Yeah. Amachi and I also feel very sorry." Ogata also sighed, "It would be great if you could come to that wedding..."
On the eve of their trip to Ezochi, Ogata and Omachi held a simple wedding in Edo, and hosted a banquet for friends and relatives who happened to be in Edo at the time, including everyone at Calabash House.
At that time, they also wanted to invite Fuma over, but Kyoto, where Fuma lived, was too far away from Edo, so they had no choice but to give up.
At this time, Feng Mo drank all the wine in the glass.
"I understand the specific reasons."
"You want to find a good swordsman..."
Ogata nodded, and then pulled out the Da Shiten from its sheath: "Master Feng, look at what my saber looks like now."
After looking at the current appearance of Da Shitian's blade, Feng Mo smacked his lips a few times: "Well... the damage is indeed very serious. It is indeed time to find a powerful swordsmith to repair it."
"Judging from the craftsmanship of your sword, it is true that ordinary swordsmiths cannot repair your sword."
Feng Mo poured himself a glass of new wine.
"Awesome knife maker...let me think about it..."
Feng Mo half-closed his eyes, looking thoughtful.
Ogata, Atachi, and Tsukuba, who were sitting opposite Fuma, did not disturb Fuma and allowed Fuma to think silently.
After an unknown amount of time passed, Feng Mo finally opened his eyes:
"Oh! I remembered someone."
"Brother Ogata, do you know Master Yu Er?"
"Never heard of it." Ogata shook his head honestly.
Atachi and Asuki, who were sitting on Ogata's left and right respectively, also shook their heads.
"You haven't heard of it, that's normal." Feng Mo said, "He is a very low-key swordsman."
"It is said that he is a master whose skills in making and repairing swords can be described as superb."
"'It is said'?" Ogata keenly caught a word in Feng Mogang's mouth that he had to pay attention to, "Master Feng, haven't you seen that person?"
"I haven't seen it." Feng Mo shook his head, "But the old man you and I know who only has swords in his eyes and drinks every day has seen that Yuji."
Having said this, Feng Mo shook his shoulders.
And Ogata also smiled, how could he not understand who Fuma was talking about just now.
Apart from Yuan Yi, there should be no other person in this world who fits the characteristics Feng Mo just mentioned.
"Although the sword used by that old guy is also a very high-quality sword, it is still a sword, and it will get damaged after being used for a long time." Feng Mo continued, "The old guy once found Yu Er and asked Yu Er to help repair it.
knife."
"According to what the old guy said: Master Yu Er's skills are impeccable."
"The only drawback is that he is a knife fanatic. He is a strange man who has nothing else in his eyes except repairing knives, so his personality is a little weird."
"Is that so..." Ogata murmured, "Then it seems that it is really necessary to meet this Master Yu Er... Then Mr. Feng, do you know where this Master Yu Er is now?"
"As far as I know it's in Osaka."
"Osaka?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.
After hearing the name Osaka from Fuma's mouth, Ogata felt a little relieved. Fortunately, he didn't hear the name of a place that was thousands of miles away from Kyoto.
Kyoto and Osaka are very close to each other.
The straight-line distance between the two cities... converted into modern length units, is 40 kilometers, which is extremely close.
If you use a fast horse to take turns to transfer, you can go back and forth between the two cities in one day.
While feeling relieved, Ogata also felt happy because Osaka is very close to Mount Koya.
Mount Koya is located in the Kii area south of Osaka.
The straight-line distance between Osaka and Mount Koya is about 50 kilometers, and the distance between them is also very close.
Ogata's original plan was to repair the sword and then set off to Mount Koya, which is closely related to "immortality", to investigate.
Since Yuji is now in Osaka, which is very close to Mount Koya, it is convenient for Ogata.
After finding Yuji and repairing the sword, you can quickly set off to reach Mount Koya.
However... what Mr. Fuma said next made the slightly happy expression on Ogata's face quickly freeze.
"But I only know that Yuji is in Osaka. As for where exactly he is in Osaka, I don't know."
Ogata's eyes suddenly widened: "Master Feng, don't you know where Yuji is located in Osaka?"
"I don't know. After all, I have never met him. I only know that he lives in Osaka now and lives a very low-key life."
Ogata couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Osaka has a population of one million, and its scale is not inferior to that of Edo.
It's not easy to find someone in such a big city...
However, not long after Ogata showed a troubled expression, Fuuma suddenly laughed and said:
"Although I don't know where Yuji is in Osaka, I can help you find someone to ask."
"There is an old friend of mine in Osaka. He is a know-it-all in Osaka. If you ask him, he should know where Yuji is."
Hearing this, Ogata's expression became better: "Master Feng, what is the name of your friend and where is it in Osaka? I will go to Osaka to find your friend later..."
Before Ogata could finish his words, Fuma waved his hand very proudly:
"No need to go to such trouble, can't I go to Osaka with you? I'll help you ask that old friend of mine in person."
At this moment, both Ogata and Omachi looked at Fuuma in surprise.
"Master Feng, do you want to join us and Osaka?" Ogata exclaimed.
"Brother Ogata, you are very lucky, you came in time." Fuuma showed a soft smile, "Senbei, whom you met just two days ago, just wrote to me and invited me to his home in Osaka.
Be a guest."
After hearing the slightly unfamiliar name "Senbei", Ogata was stunned for a moment, and then quickly recalled who this person was.
This person is an old subordinate of Feng Mo.
On the eve of Fuma no Sato being officially disbanded by Fuma, there were only three pitiful subordinates left under his command, and Senbei was one of them.
Previously, after the Battle of Nijo Castle, when Ogata was recuperating at Fuma's home, Fuma's three old subordinates, headed by Senbei, returned to Kyoto to visit Fuma. It was at that time that Ogata and Omachi met.
The three members of Xianbingwei have a close relationship with these three people.
According to Fuma's previous introduction to his three old subordinates, Senbei now lives in Osaka.
"I originally planned to accept Senbei's invitation and visit Osaka as a guest in a while."
"Since you are going to Osaka now, I will go with you."
“By the way, I’ll also help you personally ask my friend who lives in Osaka, the ‘Osaka Know-It-All’, if he knows where Yuji lives.”
"Then it seems we are very lucky." Ogata smiled happily, "If we had come a little later, we would have passed you on your way to Osaka to find Senbei."
"That's why I say you are lucky." Feng Mo laughed loudly, "How about it? Are you willing to let me, an old man, go with you?"
"Is there any need to ask?" Ogata said quickly, "Of course I am willing."
Ogata had always had a good impression of Fuma, a funny old man who had given him and Atachi a lot of help.
Fuuma Ogata, who was willing to help them find Yuji after arriving in Osaka together, couldn't think of any reason why he refused to go with him.
As for Atachi, who had known Fuuma for a long time and had a very good relationship with Fuuma, she was also very happy and excited at this time.
But at this moment...a discordant voice suddenly sounded from the corridor:
"Hmm... My head hurts... Huh? What is this?! Hey! Let me go!"
After hearing this extremely destructive sound, Fuma, Ogata and others all had expressions on their faces.
"Oh... I have completely forgotten this person..."
Feng Mo put down the wine glass in his hand and opened the door of the living room. A young man who was tied up was randomly thrown into the corridor outside the living room.
This young man was the little thief who went to Fuma's house to steal, but was knocked unconscious by Fuma's chain under the witness of Ogata and others.
Because he had been busy chatting with Ogata and others, he had no time to deal with him, so he was tied up like this and thrown into the corridor.
"Stop arguing." Feng Mo said calmly, "I will send you to the monastery later. You can sleep a little longer."
After hearing the term "institution", a look of explicit fear appeared on the young man's face.
"Quickly, let me go! Do you know who I am?! I am the younger brother of the boss of the Big Buddha clan! I..."
Snapped!
Before he finished speaking, Feng Mo slapped him on the back of the neck with a knife. The little thief rolled his eyes and passed out again.
"What is the Daibutsu clan?" Ogata asked.
"It seems to be one of our local Yakuza gangs in Kyoto." Feng Mo sneered a few times, "They are just a bunch of hooligans, don't pay attention to them."
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The plot about the three old subordinates of Fuma headed by Senbei, as well as Ogata and Omachi's meeting with them, comes from the fully ordered extra chapter "The Last Fuma Kotaro" with more than 30,000 words. This fully ordered extra chapter is located in the table of contents
Between Chapter 343 and Chapter 345 of Volume 6.
Those who haven’t read the extra chapter of this chapter can go and read it. Of course, it doesn’t matter if you don’t read it, and it will not affect your reading. As long as you know that Senbei is an old subordinate of Fuma, and Ogata and Omachi have met
Just these old subordinates of Feng Mo will do.
In order to allow readers who are not familiar with Japanese geography to better read this chapter, the author has released a map of Japan in the commentary of this paragraph, which marks the distance from Kyoto to Osaka, and from Osaka to Mount Koya (can only be found at the starting point