Edo, a certain izakaya—

After a young man took a big gulp of wine, he lowered his voice and mysteriously said to the people around him:

"Hey, do you know? A big thing happened yesterday."

"Ah? What's the matter?"

"That's it."

"What about this and that! Don't say half of it and not half of it! Hurry up and make it clear!"

With just a few words, the young man successfully aroused the attention and appetite of all the diners in the store.

Under the bright gaze of everyone, the young man was not in a hurry to speak.

After he leisurely took a few sips of the wine in his glass, he said calmly:

"Just yesterday, Mr. Dashu held a 'Plum Blossom Appreciation Banquet' in Fukiage Garden of Edo Castle..."

The young man's eloquence is very good.

In a simple but very clear context, he recounted the story of Qingdeng's "two poems that shocked the whole audience" and added a certain degree of embellishment to the original facts.

For example, it exaggerates the arrogance of Matsudaira Shunyue when he "requested" Tianzhang Academy to display his works.

Another example is the exaggeration of the reactions of Keiki Hitotsubashi and Harugaku Matsudaira when they listened to Aoto's haiku and Chinese poems, to the point of being dumbfounded, and their jaws almost dropped in shock.

After the young man finished his story, warm applause and cheers erupted from inside and outside the store.

"Great! Nioh, you did a great job! I've long disliked those two bastards Keiki Hitotsubashi and Harugaku Matsudaira!"

"Damn it! It's all my fault that they changed the 'payment of pilgrimage' to once every three years, which caused a huge decrease in the population of Edo and made it difficult for me to do business!"

"This is the first time I know Nioh can write poetry."

"Yeah, me too."

"I didn't expect that he was a man of both civil and military talents."

"Sigh...I feel more and more that Tachibana Aoden is really a god."

"Hahahaha, maybe he really is the 'incarnation of the Nioh'."

"But... I quite like Hitotsubashi Yoshiki and Matsudaira Harugaku. Both of them are very courageous..."

Suddenly, the enthusiastic young man with good eloquence interrupted:

"You know what the heck! Both of them are staunch supporters of the Emperor! Especially that Hitotsubashi Yoshiki! He has been studying Mito Studies since he was a child, and his brain is broken after studying Mito Studies! In their eyes

, the imperial court is more important than the shogunate! Believe it or not, if the imperial court and the shogunate are killed at the same time one day in the future, they will definitely sell the shogunate as soon as possible and fully support the imperial court!"

As soon as the young man finished speaking, another person - his face was red from drinking - shouted drunkenly:

"That's right! These two people are just cheating bastards! They are eating the salary of the shogunate, but they speak for the court!"

"I hate the imperial court and the people of Kyoto the most!"

"The life and death of the imperial court has nothing to do with us Edo people!"

"That's right! As long as you are a bloody Edo person, you should stand firmly with Lord Oju and His Highness Odaisho!"

"Yes! Mr. Dashu and His Highness Mr. Dai Gosho are the ones who can turn the tide and save the current situation!"

The young man smiled as he looked at the people who, under his careful guidance, were targeting Hitotsubashi Keiki and Matsudaira Harugaku.

At this time, a gust of breeze blew into the store, blowing up a piece of the young man's clothes, revealing the new ninja uniform of the new royal family...

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Edo, a certain tea house——

"Hey, do you know? Just yesterday, Hitotsubashi Yoshiki and Matsudaira Harugaku were disgraced by Nioh."

"Oh? Come on, tell me!"

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Edo, a certain bathhouse——

"Hey, did you know? Niou has outstanding poetic talent!"

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"Hey, do you know? Niwang's poems have amazed many people in Chinese studies and Chinese studies!"

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"Hey, did you know? Nioh is not only a genius swordsman, but also a genius poet!"

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"Hey, do you know?"

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"Hey, do you know?"

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Edo, Okemachi, Little Chiba Sword Hall——

"Mr. Ju, it is said that you can write a poem in seven steps like Cao Zijian of the Tang Dynasty and Cao Wei? If there is a chance in the future, please let me see your ability."

With a smile on her face, Sanako cast a teasing look at Qingden, who was sitting side by side with her on the verandah.

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Edo, Senshiya (Boss Kiryu is out)——

While Kinoshita wiped off the dirt on her feet, she looked with bright eyes at Aomori who was lifting her hakama in front of her.

"Qingdeng! People say you can write a poem in five steps. Is this true?"

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Edo, Koishikawa Kohinata Yanagi Town, Imperial Guard Hall, General Secretary's room——

"Tangerine-kun..."

Aomori and Souji, who had returned to their natural state, cuddled up against each other in the warm quilt.

Suddenly, the director raised his head and looked straight at Qingden.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Qingdeng looked back with a confused look.

"Ji Jun, can you really write a poem in three steps?"

The general manager asked seriously.

Judging from her serious look, she really wanted to know the answer to this question.

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Edo, a settlement of Westerners——

"Master, it is said that you can compose meaningful poems anytime and anywhere. Can you show me your skills on the spot?"

Elodie blinked in confusion, her sky-blue pupils shining with innocent light.

Qingdeng twitched the corner of his mouth, not knowing how to respond...

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Under the secret promotion of Tianzhangyuan, the rumor that "at a banquet where big names gathered, Qingden overwhelmed the audience with a haiku and a Chinese poem" spread rapidly with a fission effect, spreading from one to ten, and then to a hundred.

It is passed down from one hundred to one thousand, and it is passed down from one thousand to ten thousand.

Suddenly, Ayoto's reputation as a poet spread throughout Edo.

As we all know, if something like rumors is bad, it will become more and more biased.

The so-called "three people become a tiger" is nothing more than this.

Tenzōin just wanted to take this opportunity to disgust Hitotsubashi Keiki and Matsudaira Harugaku.

But slowly, the focus of public discussion gradually shifted to Qingdeng.

At the beginning, it was only said that Qingdeng was both civil and military, capable of dancing a sword and composing poetry.

It didn’t take long for the content to change to “Qingdeng has extraordinary poetic talent.”

Then, "unparalleled poetic talent" became "like Cao Zhi, having the ability to compose poetry in seven steps"
To be continued...