Chapter 4 Bloody Times(1/2)
After the fat man left, the other two people immediately put away their knives and left immediately behind the fat man.
After a while, the figures of these three people disappeared from Qingdeng's field of vision.
Seeing these three people leaving, Qingdeng felt relieved and let out a sigh of relief.
He did not pursue these three people.
He went crazy and chased those three people.
If these three people were unarmed, Qingden would still have some confidence to knock them down with his martial arts skills in his previous life, but the problem is that all three of them are holding knives.
What's more, if you don't know someone else's ins and outs and rush after them, you'll be in danger of being ambushed.
It was a blessing among misfortunes that the "sudden attack" just ended in such a peaceful way.
The originally tense nerves relaxed in one fell swoop.
Only now did Qingdeng realize that the clothes on his back had been slightly soaked with cold sweat at an unknown moment just now.
More and more courageous "melon-eating people" gathered around at this time. They looked at Qingdeng who still held the knife in his hand with doubts and vigilance.
"Don't be nervous, everyone."
Qingdeng said hurriedly while putting his sword back into its scabbard.
"In Shimonohita Town, we will pursue the unity of the designated town - Tachibana Aoden."
After saying that, Qingden lifted the right hem of his haori, revealing the jushou with a red tassel on the bottom of the handle inserted on his right waist, and the inrō hanging on his right waist.
[Note: Inro: a small box-type lacquerware that became a decoration often worn around the waist by samurai during the Edo period. Although it is mainly used for decoration, it is also somewhat practical and can be filled with change and keys.
It can be used as a pocket for other gadgets.]
Qingdeng's right waist has always been hung with a "special seal cage for the staff of the practice" issued by the practice.
The body of the vessel is black, with a golden clover and various decorative patterns on the front - only samurai who perform their duties have such inrogongs.
The use of tokens was not popular in Japan during the Edo period, so this inro assumed some of the functions of tokens.
After Qingtou revealed the seal that only samurai who served in the training camp had, and the blunt weapons that only "policemen" would carry: After ten hands, the surrounding "melon-eating people" suddenly looked wary and suspicious.
Eliminate most of it.
"I was just attacked by thugs just now. It was nothing serious." Qingdeng continued, "Don't all gather here! Please disperse!"
These "melon-eating people" who dare to go out of their homes basically come to join in the fun.
Seeing that there was no fun to join in, they immediately dispersed.
After successfully getting rid of these "melon-eating masses", Qingdeng breathed a sigh of relief again.
——Those three people just now...who are they?
——You say I am a national traitor who worships Yi and Mei Di?
Qingdeng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead while searching for the memory of "Original Orange Qingdeng".
In just a moment, he found the identities of the three people just now in the memory of "Original Orange Qingden".
After figuring out the identities of the three people just now, black lines immediately appeared on Qingdeng's face...
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Edo, Hatchobori——
Aoto followed the memory of "Original Tachibana Aoto" and came to a place called "Hatchobori".
This place was a samurai settlement, and almost all the officials in the military camp basically lived in this neighborhood called Hatchobori.
It was obviously the first time for him to walk this way home, but because of the memory of "Original Orange Qingdeng", Qingdeng had a strange feeling of being familiar with it.
After turning on two small roads in succession, Qingdeng stood in front of the door of an ordinary small house.
Before entering the door, Qingdeng once again scanned the surroundings with vigilant eyes.
After confirming that no one was following him, he reached for the door.
"I'm back."
Boom, boom, boom.
As soon as Qingdeng opened the door and entered the small house, the sound of "dong dong dong" footsteps came from the room.
Then, an old man with white hair and beard appeared from the depths of the house.
This person slid in front of Qingdeng in a shovel-like posture, then knelt down and saluted Qingdeng.
"Young Master, welcome back! Come on, please bring your saber...Ah! Young Master! What happened to your leg?!"
"It's nothing." Qing Deng smiled bitterly at the old man, "It's just that we were attacked by the 'rejecting barbarians' again just now."
This old man's name is Kubei, and he is the youngest member of Aito's family.
The so-called "little one" can be understood as a waiter, an attendant in a samurai's family.
Kubei is considered the old man of their Tachibana family.
Before Ayoto's mother even married his father, Kubei came to Tachibana's house to serve his father.
After Aoto's father died, Kyubei began to serve Aoto.
After all, Jiubeyi has been serving their family for almost 30 years.
For such an old man who has served their family for most of his life and is still working diligently, "Original Orange Qingden" has always respected him, so the relationship between master and servant is particularly harmonious.
Qingdeng has no brothers or sisters and has not yet married.
Now that his parents have passed away and he has no other family members, Kubei is the only family member Aomori has.
After hearing the word "Expelling the Barbarians" from Aomori's mouth, Kyubei's face suddenly turned pale.
"Are they the 'anti-barbarian faction' again... Those people are really too much... Young Master, you have only served in the embassy of the United States for a period of time, why are you attacking you one after another... Really
If you want to fight off the barbarians, they will kill the real barbarians...Ah! Young Master, come in quickly! I will bandage your wounds!"
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Naturally, there was no such thing as bandages in Japan at this time.
The Japanese of this era used something called "burlap" to stop bleeding and bandage wounds.
The injury on Qingdeng's leg is just a minor injury and does not affect his daily activities. He only needs some time to recuperate and he will be able to recover as before.
While Kyuubei was using a somewhat clumsy method to help Aoto bandage the wound on his leg, Aoto rubbed his frown tightly.
——So what's the situation now... Just after crossing over, you are in a desperate situation where you may be hacked to death by a group of lunatics at any time?
After searching the memory of "Original Tachibana Aoden", Aomori finally found out the identities of the three samurai who just attacked him.
They are the "rejection faction" people!
What is the "anti-barbarian faction"?
This is a long story.
More than 1,000 years ago, the great eastern countries across the sea had entered the Sui and Tang Dynasties, while Japan was still in the backward era of slavery.
After seeing the huge gap between their own country and the Sui and Tang Empires across the sea, the Japanese rulers at that time decided to comprehensively study the advanced systems and culture of the Sui and Tang Empires in 645 AD in order to become rich and powerful.
This reform is known in history as "Dahua Reform".
The "Dahua Reform" can be said to have completely transformed Japan, transitioning from the era of slavery to the feudal era in one breath.
Not long after the Taika Reform, Japan moved its capital to Nara, and the period when Nara was the capital was called the "Nara Period" (710-794).
In 794, Japan moved its capital again to Heian Kyo (today's Kyoto). The period when Heian Kyo was the capital was called the "Heian Period" (794-1192).
The Japanese emperor of the Nara period and the Heian period, like the emperor of China, was a veritable head of state, wielding great power over the country.
However, in the middle and late Heian period, the power of the samurai family...that is, the samurai group began to rise.
The samurai family was originally just a group of rough men responsible for fighting wars, but at the end of the Heian period, they gradually formed a group, rose up, and began to control the government and evade the emperor.
The samurai group gradually turned into a new class of importance in Japan: the samurai class!
Finally - at the end of the 12th century, the Genji samurai group completely eclipsed the emperor and took over the power of the court.
Due to its special national conditions, Japan cannot arbitrarily depose the emperor and change dynasties like China.
At that time, it was extremely difficult and risky to abolish the emperor's clan, which had existed for hundreds of years.
Therefore, the leader of the Genji samurai group: Minamoto Yoritomo created the "shogunate system".
He asked the emperor for the official position of "General of the Conquest of Barbarians", retaining the emperor and the imperial court, but established a new government in the Kamakura area.
This new government was called the "shogunate".
Because it was built in Kamakura, it is often called the "Kamakura Shogunate".
The head of the shogunate is the General of the Conquering Barbarians, and the official position of the General of the Conquering Barbarians is passed down from generation to generation by the descendants of the Minamoto clan.
To be continued...