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Chapter 787: The unrivaled one in Kyoto and Osaka, Kazuma Kazami! [4500]

"Qing Deng, look! That's the famous 'Dojima Rice Market'!"

"The price of rice in all parts of the world is based on the price of rice in the Dojima rice market!"

"To a certain extent, the stability of Dojima Rice Market determines the safety of the entire world!"

"If you continue walking along this street, you will reach the famous 'Shinmachi'!"

"If you twitch your nose hard, you can almost smell the alluring scent of powder."

"Ah, Qing Deng, don't worry, I will never let you go to Shinmachi!"

"If I find out that you went to Shinmachi or other entertainment areas, I will immediately inform Ms. Chiba and Xiao Si, and report it to grandma!"

"That magnificent, huge castle that reaches up to the sky is Osaka Castle!"

"Unfortunately, this Osaka Castle was rebuilt by the Edo Shogunate after it wiped out the Toyotomi family."

"The original 'Toyotomi Osaka Castle' had already been reduced to ashes in the 'Summer Siege of Osaka'."

"It is said that the 'Toyotomi Osaka Castle' is much more magnificent than this 'Tokugawa Osaka Castle'. I really want to see it with my own eyes!"

"Qing Deng, do you know? It is said that 'Japan's No. 1 Soldier' ​​Sanada Yukimura is Chacha's lover! Toyotomi Hideyori's biological father is Sanada Yukimura!

"When the Toyotomi family was about to fall, Sanada Yukimura hugged Chacha tightly and said, 'I, Nobushige... will serve you until the end.' It is such a sad and beautiful story."

"But I also heard that Toyotomi Hideyori's biological father was not Sanada Yukimura, but Mori Katsunaga!"

"I always feel like the 'Seven Generals of Osaka' are all involved with Chacha... Who is Toyotomi Hideyori's biological father?"

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After saying goodbye to the stranger, Qing Deng and Kinoshita Mai continued their original plan and continued to tour the streets of Osaka.

Before setting off, Mai Kinoshita patted her chest and said to Qing Deng, "If you choose me as your tour guide, you will never be let down!"... As it turned out, she was not lying.

Because she grew up in Osaka, she has a deep understanding of this city.

She can talk about all the important places in Osaka and various unofficial historical stories related to Osaka.

For example, now - she is enthusiastically telling Qing Deng about Chacha's romantic affairs.

Chacha is the last mistress of the Toyotomi family.

According to legend, in order to consolidate her own position, she cheated on Toyotomi Hideyoshi so that she could get pregnant smoothly. Therefore, the second generation lord of the Toyotomi family, Toyotomi Hideyori, was not Hideyoshi's child.

As for who Toyotomi Hideyori's "no dad" was, there are many versions, from "Osaka Sanno Dad" to "Osaka Nanano Dad", which is really hilarious.

Osaka was once the main city of the Toyotomi family, so there are many stories related to the Toyotomi family.

Things like "the bloodline of the Toyotomi family has not been cut off" and "the descendants of the Toyotomi family intend to overthrow the Edo Shogunate and restore the glory of the Toyotomi family"... all kinds of bizarre unofficial historical rumors made Qing Deng sigh: the people's imagination is indeed rich!

Mai Kinoshita seems to be particularly fond of the unofficial history of the Toyotomi family.

After she started talking, her eyes sparkling and she kept talking excitedly.

Although the unofficial historical stories told by Kinoshita Mai were more ridiculous than the other, and were comparable to the saying that "Nurhaci raised money for military expenses by selling ditches", Qing Deng still listened with great interest.

Firstly, he was happy to see Mai Kinoshita show such a happy expression.

Secondly, these unofficial histories are quite interesting! Especially the anecdotes of "Osaka Nanano's father", Qing Deng was fascinated by them - there is no way, humans have always had a special liking for such stories.

Thirdly, he wanted to know more about this town.

In recent days, he has not been just eating, drinking, and having fun, enjoying the happiness of a rich person every day.

Although Kinoshita Rin's stroke of the pen led to the formation of a close offensive and defensive alliance between Huluya and Qinjin Domain, the specific details of the cooperation - such as "how much food to deliver on what date" - still needed further discussion.

Therefore, Qing Deng's main work in recent days is to meet, hold meetings and negotiate with Kinoshita Lin.

How many meetings had he held and attended in the past few days? To be honest, Qing Deng had lost count.

In fact, it was not until this afternoon that this long and tedious work finally came to an end.

I just finished my work in Osaka today, and I have to rush back to Kyoto tomorrow... Qing Deng's schedule can be said to be packed.

"Vacation" or something like that is simply a luxury.

Because he was very busy, he was able to fully explore this ancient town with a long history during his many days in Osaka.

Since Huluwu is already an ally of Qinjinfan, he will most likely visit this place frequently in the coming days.

All in all, it never hurts to know more about Osaka.

To be fair, Qing Deng quite likes Osaka.

To put it in simple and easy-to-understand words...Osaka has a strong atmosphere of fireworks.

Even just walking on the streets at night, Qing Deng could clearly feel that Osaka was very different from Edo and Kyoto.

Coincidentally, the "Three Capitals" represent three different cultures.

Edo represents the samurai culture.

Kyoto represents the culture of the aristocracy.

Osaka represents the citizen-business culture.

Other places have always maintained the social hierarchy of "scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans".

The only exception is Osaka - it is a "merchant, scholar, farmer, and worker" society.

In Osaka, merchants enjoy an unparalleled high status, and townspeople are proud to be businessmen.

On the surface, Osaka was Tenryo, or a territory directly under the jurisdiction of the shogunate.

But in fact, Osaka was ruled by the "Osaka Sango" organized by merchants. It had a very strong tradition of citizen autonomy and was more like a dominion.

The nature of citizen self-government makes Osaka have a "freedom" that is unmatched by other towns and cities, and the political environment is very relaxed.

Because of the developed economic activities, the sprouts of capitalism gradually emerged.

The wealthy businessmen who have capital and raw materials hire townspeople with free status to produce for the needs of the market.

A large number of workshops with modern factory characteristics appeared in Osaka Town early on.

The economic prosperity, coupled with a relaxed political environment, has led to the flourishing of civic culture.

The lights are bright and the place is bustling with people.

In the streets and alleys, various arts are flourishing.

Go to brothels and theaters, and enjoy the scenery with flowers in your hair.

Perhaps it is because of this prosperity that the way Osaka people treat others is so bold and special.

Qing Deng really likes this kind of fireworks atmosphere.

For him, if he wants to find a place to retire, Osaka is a very good choice.

While Qing Deng was listening attentively to Kinoshita Mai's "Osaka History Lecture" and casually looking at the surrounding streets,

“Ho…! Ho…! Ho…! Ho…! Ho…! Ho…!”

With the help of "Wind Perceptor +4", Qing Deng, who had excellent hearing, suddenly heard heavy breathing.

Qing Deng looked in the direction of the sound - not far away, an old monk with a shiny bald head and wearing a tattered cassock was holding onto the earth wall with both hands, making rapid and continuous gasping sounds that seemed to be mixed with sand.

At this time, Mai Kinoshita also discovered the old monk.

She no longer cared about her "Osaka Unofficial History Lecture" and hurriedly said to Qing Deng:

"Qing Deng, look! That old monk seems a little weird!"

Qingden nodded.

"Well, let's go! Let's go see what's going on."

His words were obviously redundant.

Because he hadn't finished yet, Kinoshita Mai had already run towards the old monk with big strides.

Although he has temporarily "stopped business" due to joining the Shinsengumi, the "Cat Monk" who hates evil will always be the inseparable "half" of Mai Kinoshita.

Seeing someone in need of help, how could she just sit there and do nothing?
She moved to the old monk's side like the wind, supported his shoulders, and asked eagerly:

"My Lord, what's wrong with you? Do you need help?"

Qing Deng arrived a little late and together with Kinoshita Mai supported the old monk.

"Ok?"

After seeing the old monk's face clearly, Qing Deng raised his eyebrows and looked surprised.

He knows this person.

It was on the first day in Osaka that I met the "remnant of the Great Salt Party" by chance.

Qing Deng remembered his name as "Deng Goro". Qing Deng still remembers his story clearly.

26 years ago, he participated in the "Oshio Heihachiro Uprising" as a farmer.

As soon as the war started, the peasant army collapsed due to lack of organization, resulting in the loss of morale and inability to fight.

He felt deeply ashamed of his original escape.

In order to atone his sins, he became a monk and walked the streets of Osaka every day, chanting sutras to pray for the souls of the heroes who died heroically in the "Oshio Heihachiro Uprising".

Because the story was so touching, Qingdeng remembered the old monk firmly.

“Hoo…! Hoo…! Cough cough cough! Cough cough! Hoo…! Hoo…!”

Heavy breathing, interspersed with hoarse coughs.

His "huh, huh, huh" panting sounds were like there was thick phlegm stuck in his throat, which he could neither cough out nor swallow.

After supporting the old monk... Deng Wulang's shoulders, Qing Deng was surprised at how thin his body was.

Because he was wearing a loose robe, it was not very noticeable on the surface.

In fact, after touching him, I found that his shoulders had no flesh at all, only hard bones, which were very uncomfortable.

At this time, Mai Kinoshita got a bowl of water from somewhere and handed it to Deng Goro.

"Come on, drink it. You should feel better if you drink some water."

Deng Goro didn't bother to say anything. He eagerly took the bowl of water handed to him by Kinoshita Mai and started to drink it down with a gulp.

In the blink of an eye, he finished the entire bowl.

"Thank you, thank you... you helped a lot..."

Deng Goro put down the bowl, wiped his mouth, and let out a long sigh.

The wheezing stopped, the coughing ceased, and the complexion became much better.

"Huh? You are..."

Suddenly, he looked at Qing Deng with surprise.

"Do you know me?"

Qing Deng asked calmly while silently lowering the low-brimmed bamboo hat on his head.

"Of course I do!"

Deng Goro grinned.

"A few days ago, that bastard described the 'Dayan Uprising' to you in vivid detail, and shamelessly slandered Mr. Dayan. At that time, I had to thank you. It was thanks to you that you did not help that bastard that I was able to teach that bastard a lesson."

Qing Deng burst out laughing.

"You have a really good memory. We just met by chance, but you still remember me."

"It's mainly because you're so big that you left a deep impression on me."

After saying that, he turned and looked at Kinoshita Mai.

"Donor, thank you for your water. Thanks to your water, I feel much better now."

"You're welcome! It's just a bowl of water. How do you feel now? I saw that you looked very uncomfortable just now. Do you need to go to the infirmary?"

Deng Goro waved his hand.

"No need for that. This is my old problem and no medicine can cure it."

"Besides...I don't have money for medical treatment."

As he spoke, he stretched out his arms and "showed" the two of them his dirty and worn robes.

While "showing", he turned his gaze back to Qing Deng thoughtfully.

“Sir, judging from your accent, are you from Edo?”

“Well, yes, I am from Edo.”

"Are you a traveler, then?"

"Well, I'm sorry I can't answer that."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qing Deng couldn't help but be stunned for a moment - why did this kind of conversation seem so familiar?

It seems like this has just happened.

"Please forgive me for being so aloof, but I want to ask you a question - have you ever seen a warrior with a hideous burn mark on the right side of his abdomen who is good at using a spear?"

After hearing this, Qing Deng turned his head away immediately and subconsciously looked at Kinoshita Mai beside him.

Coincidentally, Kinoshita Mai was turning her head to look at him.

The two looked at each other and saw deep helplessness and suspicion in each other's eyes.

What happened tonight?
It was just a whim that I decided to go out and see the night view of Osaka.

I didn't get to enjoy the scenery for long, but I did help two people who were in trouble. It just so happened that these two people were both looking for someone.

Although he was surprised, Qing Deng quickly calmed down and replied calmly:
"I know many warriors who are good at using spears, but I have never seen anyone with burn marks on the right side of his abdomen."

Kinoshita Mai followed closely and shook her head:

"I haven't seen it either."

The old monk pursed his lips, his mouth corners drooped, and his expression became gloomy.

"I see... Sorry for asking you a weird question."

After hesitating for a while, Kinoshita Mai finally couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked:
"Excuse me... who is this man to you? Is he your son?"

"son?"

Deng Goro repeated the word with an exaggerated expression and tone, then laughed out loud towards the sky.

"My Lord, it's quite the opposite!"

"He is not my son, he is my enemy!"

After laughing to his heart's content, he lowered his head with an expressionless face and sat down on the stone bricks beside him.

"...You two, have you ever heard of 'Langhua's Qilin'?"

Naniwa - the ancient name of Osaka.

Qilin child——refers to a smart and intelligent child.

Qing Deng and Kinoshita Mai looked at each other again and shook their heads in unison.

"Ha... this name has indeed been forgotten..."

"fair enough!"

"This villain's name is not worthy of being passed down!"

He took several deep breaths to adjust his breathing which had become disordered due to his emotional excitement.

After calming down a bit, he continued:

"'Namika's Kirin' - Kazami Kazuma, a samurai who was once famous in Kyosaka."

"At the age of 13, he mastered the Hozoin-ryu spear technique, and then successively mastered the Taneda-ryu, Shinten-ryu, and Kugen-ryu spear techniques."

"He was born with supernatural power. The spear that is difficult for ordinary people to control is as straight as a wick in his hand."

"In order to maximize his strength, he chose to use the big gun as his weapon."

Large-bodied spears are spears with huge blades. Generally speaking, spears with blades longer than 30 cm are classified as large-bodied spears.

“他的佩枪是专门定制的，全长9尺（2米7），光刃长就有惊人的3尺（90厘米）。”

"With his innate talent, he challenged famous spear masters everywhere and was invincible in Kyosaka. Therefore, he was given the reputation of 'Kyosaka Peerless'."

"Because he was born in Osaka, he soon got a new title: 'Namika's Kirin Child'."

“To be honest, when I was younger, I also idolized him.”

"However...however..."

At this point, Deng Goro clenched his fists suddenly, his face turned red, and veins popped out on his forehead.

"When Mr. Oshio launched an uprising, he went into battle as the 'vanguard of the shogunate', and went from being a brave and invincible samurai to an executioner who killed countless people!"

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