Not only that, he also married three beautiful ladies.

Sanako Chiba, the "most beautiful woman in Edo" who fascinated thousands of men, was just one of his wives - this alone was enough to make countless people jealous.

Not to mention his other two wives, both of whom are stunningly beautiful.

Officialdom, battlefield, love scene, every scene of triumph.

The so-called "winner in life" is nothing more than this.

After simply praising Aotoichi, Shintaro Tojo changed the topic and adopted a self-deprecating tone.

"When I was young, people called me the 'Landful Qilin'er' and said I was a talented gunner with an unlimited future."

"Humph, even if they praise me to the sky, what's the use?"

"No matter what, it can't change the reality that I am a lower-level warrior."

"This world is so unfair."

"Unless you are a god like you, everyone's life is destined from the moment you are born."

"The rich and powerful want to be born with everything."

"No matter how hard ordinary people try, they can only wallow in a cesspit."

"Your Highness, I don't know if you understand, but I am a member of the Trinity Warriors."

Shintaro Tojo twitched the corners of his mouth as he spoke, and the self-mockery on his face was extremely strong.

Trinity Samurai - a highly insulting slur from the Edo period.

It specifically refers to those poor warriors whose annual salary is only 3 taels in cash and rice to support themselves (free rice is given to one adult every year, which is enough to feed an adult for a year).

The "Trinity Warriors" are the lowest level among warriors.

With such a small income, let alone marrying a wife and having children, he cannot even support himself.

Generally speaking, almost all "Trinity Warriors" have to find additional side jobs such as farming, making umbrellas, etc.

But despite this, their living standards are still hard to describe, not even as good as those of sharecroppers.

Because they were so poor that even the common people looked down on them, people used the derogatory name "Trinity Warriors" to mock them.

Because it is so insulting, it is a good curse word to use when quarreling with samurai.

Because it is very insulting, it should be used with caution.

When you call a certain warrior a 'Trinity Warrior', it is a signal to start a war. No matter what happens next, it will not be surprising. It is very likely that only one of you and the other party will survive today.

Shintaro Tojo took a deep breath, calmed down the self-mockery on his face, and continued:

"Your Highness, can you imagine this feeling?"

"Obviously I have no shortage of talents and work harder and more conscientiously than anyone else, yet I am still poor."

"On the other hand, those people with nothing but good family backgrounds easily got the official status I dreamed of."

"There is no shortage of money to spend, and beauties are rushing to throw themselves into my arms."

"I hate this...I don't want this."

"I want money."

"I want status."

"I want an official position."

"I want to have a beautiful woman in my arms,"

"Your Highness, now that the matter is over, I won't hide it from you anymore."

"The reason why I practice spear skills is not because I like spear skills, let alone to study martial arts. I don't have such a high level of awareness."

"It would be better to say that I don't like practicing martial arts at all."

"When I was so tired that I couldn't even straighten my waist, when the calluses and blisters on my palms were repeatedly worn out, I felt nothing but pain."

"However, even though it was miserable, I gritted my teeth and insisted on practicing martial arts... The reason was purely to imitate Miyamoto Musashi back then."

"Miyamoto Musashi fought against invincible opponents all over the world, became famous all over the world, and received courtesy from many dignitaries."

"For poor people like me, practicing martial arts is the only way out."

"There is no other way to go."

The more Shintaro Tojo continued speaking, the duller his tone became.

Qingdeng couldn't help but have a quiet look on his face.

In the Edo period, when there was no imperial examination system, "working hard to practice martial arts, and then striving to gain recognition from superiors" almost became the only way for middle- and lower-level samurai to rise.

From a certain perspective, Qingdeng also relied on his extraordinary force to gradually gain the attention of the upper class and then be reused.

"Although I am a 'Trinity Samurai' with a poor family, fortunately, God has blessed me with extraordinary talent in spearmanship and superior waist and abdominal strength. At the same time, I have met my mentor, who has given me a chance to turn over.

hope."

"Thanks to this talent, Master not only exempted me from the need to practice, but also provided me with rich food so that I can strengthen my body."

[Note·Shu Xiu: When students and teachers first met in ancient times, they would first give gifts to show respect, which was called "Shu Xiu"]

"In order to get ahead, I worked hard to hone my spear skills."

"Thanks to this painful time, my spear skills became more and more refined. Within a few years, I surpassed my master, and my reputation grew."

"Gradually, people began to call me the 'Langhua Qilin'er'."

"My folks in my hometown are all proud of me."

"What do you mean, 'Outlanders all think that we Osaka people are cunning people who only know how to do business. Your emergence makes us feel proud, and we in Osaka can also produce excellent samurai.'"

"Although the villagers like me very much and regard me as their pride, but... I am very ashamed... I have never looked at them seriously..."

“At that time, I was only thinking about fame and fame, and there was no other thought in my mind except “getting ahead as soon as possible.”

"However...even though I have worked extremely hard, almost to the extreme of the word 'hardworking', and the name of the 'Langhua Qilin'er' has spread throughout the capital, there is still no Shangguan or feudal lord who promotes me..."

"Ha... this is natural."

"These days, life is not easy for daimyo either."

"Countless vassal states are so poor that they cannot raise taxes. Even the salaries of their own samurai have been reduced again and again. How can they accept and promote me, a 'Trinity Samurai' from Osaka?"

"What's more, in the Tokugawa era, the civilized and martial arts were cultivated, and they didn't know how to fight for a hundred years."

"There's no battle to fight, so there's no need for a guy like me who has no other merits except his spear skills."

"Just when I began to feel helpless and desperate... Oshio Heihachiro launched an uprising in Osaka."

"I was very happy when I learned that there was a rebellion in Osaka."

"Too happy that I can't sleep."

"I'm so happy that I can't wait to rush to Osaka immediately, put down the rebellion, and achieve great success in one fell swoop."

"I don't dare to dream of becoming the lord of a city or a place, but I long to obtain an official position and become a 'real warrior' who is no longer trapped by money and food, has status and dignity."

"So...just like that, I rushed to the front line without hesitation and signed up to join the counter-rebellion army."

"Thanks to the reputation I accumulated previously, I was appointed as the vanguard of the army."

"After encountering the Great Salt Army, I immediately launched a desperate attack like a mad dog. I used all my knowledge and knowledge to kill the enemy immediately, for fear that the superior officer would not see my heroic performance."

"That day was the first time in my life that I was so devoted and selfless in wielding a gun."

"The peasant army, which is only worthy of its numbers, is no match for me at all."

"Just when I was killing so hard that the enemy's formation was falling apart, I suddenly found half of a very familiar body hanging on the tip of the spear...it was Funugoro."

"He is my fellow countryman and lives next door to me."

"Although he likes to brag and always says 'I know so and so', he is indeed a good person and I have received a lot of care from him."

"Fugoro, who I held at the point of a spear, has long since expired."

"His eyes were so wide that they seemed to fall out of their sockets, and he looked at me in disbelief."

"'Yima, how could it be you?' - At that moment, I vaguely heard him 'saying' to me."

"Fugoro appeared among the rebels and died under my gun... The horrific facts behind this made me shiver on the spot."

"When I turned my head and looked back...all I could see were the broken limbs and broken arms of my fellow villagers."

"There are men and there are women."

"Some are familiar and some are unfamiliar."

"Uncle Hua, Ba Lang, A Zhuo... they are all my fellow villagers. They all praise my marksmanship. They are all proud of the 'Langhua Qilin'er'."

"But I...but...in order to gain fame...no, no, in order to win the favor of the superior, I killed them all."

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