Chapter 9 9. Catastrophe in the Year of the Tiger

It was the Ashigaru samurai commonly known as "Edo Scud" who brought the news of Tosa's disaster to Edo.At this time, the remote vassal state trained such people to communicate with each other in order to communicate with Edo. Ryoma Sakamoto heard the news at Kajibashi Domain. After Scud handed over the old documents of the vassal state to the important officials in Edo, he came out, and the vassals stationed in Edo surrounded him and asked, "How about Tosa Castle?" Compared with the city, they are actually more worried about their wives, children and their own mansion, but they have to hold back their worries.This is the samurai.

"The younger one has reported in detail just now. The cannon storehouse in the city collapsed in two places, and a few tiles on the Moon Observation Tower fell off. Other than that, there was no damage. Thanks to the blessing of the military god Molizhitian." "What about the city?" This is what everyone cares about most. Ashgaru took out a map of the castle towns, explained the disaster situation in each district one by one, and said: "Needless to say the earthquake, the disaster caused by the tsunami is also very large. The entire town of Eigukuniji was washed away by the sea, and even the sergeant was killed." Lived in the bamboo forest."

Later, the Tosa people called the earthquake a catastrophe in the year of the tiger.In Tosa, there was a major earthquake during the Hoei period, but this time it was much more serious than that one. It is said that it was the biggest natural disaster since the Yamauchi family took over. Ryoma also grabbed the ashigaru samurai and asked, "I'm from the Sakamoto family in Hommachi. How is my family?" "I heard that houses in Honmachi collapsed and many people died." "Where's the Sakamoto family?" "This..." After the disaster, the ashigaru samurai left Tosa immediately, and paid no attention to the villager's home. "If you talk about that area, there may only be one in ten thousand people who is fine."

Must be bluffing me.Longma turned around and handed over an application to the feudal government to return home.He put on his luggage, went back to Otsucho, and bid farewell to Sadakichi and Shigetaro. "Go back quickly." They worried about Ryoma as if they were worried about their own affairs. "If there is nothing wrong at home, don't stay too long, please come back to Edo as soon as possible." Zhenji said. "That's what I wrote in my resignation to the feudal mansion." "Okay. When you return to Edo, I would like to recommend you to obtain the qualification to pass on the big catalog."

"No, I lost a complete defeat in the competition a few days ago." "You still want to blindfold me?" "Don't dare, dare not." He walked out of the room and came to the door. Zuo Nazi ran over from the shade of the tree and said, "It's punishment." Ryoma was startled and said: "how you said that?" "Because you were cheated by a woman, and you neglected to practice." "Ugh." Chong Taro sent Ryoma to Shinagawa.Ryoma set foot on the Tokaido like flying. He went straight to Tosa from Tianbaoshan Bay in Osaka by sea, and lived on the boat all the way.When the boat finally reached Urado Bay, the morning mist over the Shikoku Mountains was just about to lift.

came back.This is the hometown where Ryoma has been away for a year and eight months.The disaster caused by the earthquake and tsunami was even greater than expected, and almost all the fishing villages at the mouth of Chaojiang River collapsed. The lumber merchants and carpenters made money this time around.Even though he was a samurai, Ryoma still had half of the merchant's blood on his body, so when he saw the disaster, he naturally thought of such a thing. When he arrived at the foot of the city, he saw the castle tower towering against the clear winter sky.The city is safe and sound.he thought.But Ryoma, the son of a countryman, was not moved too much.

These days in Edo, I do not know when, Ryoma began to have this kind of idea in his mind: the same is the Tosa feudal vassal, the superior is the samurai of the Yamauchi family, and the corporal is the samurai of the world.Tosa Goshi's loyalty to Kochi Castle was weak. When he walked towards the city, he began to feel relieved, because he found that the closer to the city, the less damage.Sure enough, the foundation near the city is solid.When he entered the town, he found that the family in Honcho 1-chome was unharmed.Had I known this, I wouldn't have come back. Entering the door is a garden.Old Yuantou was working in the garden, when he saw the dragon horse, he cried out in surprise, bent down and jumped out, saying: "Master, you are back!"

"I'm back." Ryoma nodded. "The old servant shouted, the old servant is going to the street to tell everyone." Old Yuantou said. "You should yell at home first." "Master, Eldest Young Master, Second Young Master is back!" The house suddenly became lively.It happened that Ryoma's wet nurse, Ayapo, came home from the countryside. She caught Ryoma and burst into tears. Ryoma washed his feet, wiped the dust off his clothes, and went to his father's room. Hapyeong sat in front, and Kwon Pyung accompanied him.Long Ma prostrated himself and said: "I heard that my hometown was severely affected by the disaster, so I rushed back. Seeing that my father is safe and sound, my son is relieved."

"Fortunately nothing happened." Baping nodded. Kwon Pyung said the same thing with a rare smile on his face. "Fortunately nothing happened." After seeing his family, Ryoma went to take a bath.Then drink with childhood friends, neighbors, and old friends from Hineno Martial Arts who have gathered under the invitation of the old source. Everyone marveled at how mighty Ryoma had become, as if he had changed into a different person, but no one knew Ryoma's loneliness at this time.Because my sister Otome is not here. The next morning, when it was still dark, Ryoma left Kochi City and headed east.Passers-by on the way saw him holding a lantern with a family crest in his hand, and knew that he was a dragon horse, so they asked:

"Master Sakamoto, where are you going?" "Go to the north of the mountain." Everyone knew Longma's sister, so after hearing Longma's answer, they all happily said, "I'm overjoyed. Shanbei will definitely be overjoyed." Shanbei Village, Kagami County is located at the foot of the mountain about forty miles east of the castle. Ryoma's older sister Otome married Shinsuke Okagami, a village official in the village.Shinsuke is Kwon Ping's friend, because he went to Nagasaki to study Dutch medicine in his early years, which delayed his marriage.

Otome also missed the wedding.She is not only beautiful, but also smart and forthright.But she is the well-known "door god of the Sakamoto family" in the city. She has a fierce temperament and everyone is afraid of her, so no one dares to propose marriage. Kwon Ping was worried, and finally asked Okaka Shinsuke. "Can you marry an otome?" Upon hearing Quan Ping's words, Shinsuke blushed. "Miss definitely won't like a short guy like me." It turned out that Shinsuke was a small man less than five feet tall, and it was extremely inappropriate to stand with Otome. Kwon Pyong goes to great lengths to convince Otome. "I don't like being a scholar or a doctor." She favors men with good martial arts skills. "Otome, think about it carefully." Kwon Ping reprimanded, "A man with a good kung fu will not like a hot woman like you, they like a gentle temperament." "Then I won't marry." "What do you want?" "When Ryoma comes back, spend the rest of his life with Ryoma. He was raised by me." "Silly sister, Longma will marry a wife in the future. If you have another child, you won't even have a place to sit." "Long Ma said that as long as he has me, he will never marry a wife for the rest of his life." "It's all about children, it's different now. No matter how good the relationship between siblings is, they can't have offspring. If they do, it will be troublesome." Quan Ping laughed, "Marry him!" Otome had no choice but to obey her orders and married Shinsuke Okakami, and it has been almost a year now.One day, she was instructing several servants to chop firewood at home when Long Ma walked in suddenly. "Oh, brother!" Otome called softly.She shaved her eyebrows and dyed her teeth, and she already looked like a bride. "Did you come back to see us because of this catastrophe?" "Yes, my sister has completely become a young mistress." "Married to a worthless man." "Brother-in-law is wonderful. Is he at home today?" "Mr. Zhongshan's grandfather in Yamada Village, Xiaoyang, he went out early in the morning and should be back soon. Come, come and sit in the house." "Embarrassed." "What embarrassment?" "With my sister." "Boy, you are much more sensible." Otome's eyes were sharp, "As a man grows older, he will feel embarrassed talking to his relatives." "I'm already an adult." "But I'm still a child in my eyes. Until your brother-in-law comes back, let's play sumo as before." "No." "Why?" "I saw it the day I set out." "Where?" Otome blushed suddenly, "Ryoma, you probably didn't see other women's places in Edo, did you?" "Almost read it." "Huh? Well, has Kung Fu improved?" "I have obtained the qualifications for the middle catalog, and I should be able to get the qualification for the big catalog when I go back this time." "Is this the catalog?" Different schools have different names for student qualifications.The Hineno Martial Arts School where Otome practiced martial arts started with a small sword, followed by Renyin, Fushe Dao, Catalogue, Jinzi, Lijianjian, and the highest is this catalogue. "There are only three levels of Beichen Yidao Style: the first catalog, the middle catalog, and the big catalog. The big catalog is the highest level." Otome walked into the yard and soon took out a long iron knife. "You chop that rough log over there with this." "My sister is messing around. Isn't this sword an ancestral sword of the Okakami family?" "It's an ancestral sword, but the current head of the family is a doctor, so there's nothing wrong with chopping firewood with this carcass." "There are people among the doctors. I have seen a son of a doctor named Gui Xiaowulang from Changzhou. He is a master of Shinto Wunian style." Ryoma muttered, but he still couldn't hold back his sister who was three years older than him.He calmly pulled out his long knife, aimed at the piece of wood, and chopped it off with a single click. The wood broke in two.Soon, brother-in-law Okaka Shinsuke came back. "Hoo hoo." He came from the warehouse, making such noises all the way, like a night owl, which surprised Ryoma. "Brother-in-law." Long Ma called out blushingly. "You came." "Ah, here we come." Ryoma had heard of Shinsuke from Yamakita since he was a child, but this was the first time he had seen him in person.He was about forty-two, twenty years older than Otome.The head is big, but the body length is less than five feet.After all, he is a local countryman, so he didn't shave his head. However, his temples are very narrow, only forty-two or three, and he is already bald in front. The bald head ran all the way from under the tree next to the earthen warehouse.He looks kind and honest, but because of this, his actions are a bit ridiculous. Long Ma put Tong Tianguan back into the scabbard, and said, "Use your heirloom knife to chop wood." "Okay, okay." Shinsuke patted Ryoma and said, "It's grown so big. I made you a bamboo horse when you were young, remember?" "Can not remember." "Okay, okay. Anyway, I have to stay at home for a while before returning to Edo. Let's stay at home for two or three days." When we got inside, we immediately started drinking. "Otome, make more delicious food. How about making him something delicious?" "Dish bowl." Otome was a little indifferent to Shinsuke. "Okay, dish bowl." In Tosa, each household makes a large plate according to their own status, fills it with fish and vegetables, and then sits around to eat together, which is called a bowl. "How about the black ship incident in Edo?" Soon, Shinsuke began to ask this and that.As expected, Shinsuke went to Nagasaki to study orchidism when he was young. Although he was in the mountains, he was very concerned about overseas trends. Longma is not as good as him.He was just like the patriots of the anti-barbarians at that time, either he was indignant at the violence of the foreigners, or he cursed the shogunate for bowing his knees, that's all. "Longma, are you a barbarian sect?" "of course." "You regard foreigners as barbarians and despise them?" "good." "Absolutely not." Shinsuke suddenly became serious, "Those bastards are amazing. Not only are their medical skills outstanding, but they also have strong boats and cannons." Shinsuke Okakami paused and continued: "Although I am only from the countryside of Tosa He is just a doctor, but he knows the power of foreigners. Now people with lofty ideals are advocating the theory of eliminating barbarians, but it is because of ignorance." Ryoma didn't know how to answer well. "Door God." Shinsuke turned to his wife very happily, "Is that right?" Otome ignored him and said to Ryoma, "What do you think?" "Still the true qualities of a samurai." Long Ma Gudong took a sip of wine, "If you are bullied, you have to draw your sword to avenge your shame. This is the way of a samurai, not ignorance." "Ryoma is right." Otome said, "The doctor doesn't understand this kind of thinking." "Hey, hello, wife." Shinsuke is kind-hearted and loves Otome deeply, so he doesn't worry, "Even you are a barbarian?" "I belong to the warrior sect, not the Lanyi sect." "But you are my wife." "It's two different things." "What will you do, Tosa, if the black ship comes?" "Fight them." "There are about twenty cannons on a black ship. The shells fired are very powerful. If they are fired from the sea to the shore, it will be much more powerful than the earthquake in the first few days, and the castle town and the city will be destroyed in one fell swoop." "Use a knife to cut the enemy who lands in two." "He has a delicate musket, and you were knocked down before you could hold the knife." "Are you afraid?" Otome sneered, "At that time, I will hide you in a cave in the back mountain and protect you with a family heirloom, don't worry." "I'm not talking about myself. Women always mix public and private. I'm worried about the world now." "What..." Otome screamed angrily.Ryoma couldn't stand it anymore, and hurriedly said: "Drink, drink." When Ryoma poured wine into the glasses of Otome and Shinsuke, Shinsuke was already a little drunk, and talked more: "I am useless. Think about it, I'm a doctor in the mountains, and it's useless to talk about it. I want to say, Ryoma, if you are a man, go to defend your home and country. It's more important to be able to stand up than to gather people to talk. Isn't that right, Otome?" "Who says it's not." Otome is a new wife, and she can't stand a few good words. "Your brother-in-law is right. You have to be a man who will go down in history." "Otome, make my bed and rest." "Yes." Otome, who had spoken harshly to her husband just now, was quite charming now.After all, they are husband and wife. On the third day, Ryoma returned to his home under Kochi Castle, and thereafter people visited him every day. The curiosity-seeking heart of the country people is beyond the imagination of the city people.What did the dragon horse look like?They were very interested and wanted to know what was going on in Edo. After the attack of the black ships, the Tosa people in remote vassal states were very concerned about what happened to the Edo shogunate and the Kyoto imperial family.If people come back from Edo or Kyoto, there will be a lot of guests.Naturally, there were people whom Ryoma didn't know.What's more, even the people from Sumao and Zhongcun, who have a lot of banners, spent three or four days rushing from the mountains. This kind of thing doesn't just happen in Tosa.The same is true for Dafan Satsuma and Changzhou, which are also remote.Because of their remoteness, these three vassal states are more concerned about political affairs, and they are more concerned about the world's trends than the people of Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka.It is inevitable that the samurai from these three states later became the main force of the Meiji Restoration. At home, Baping said to the servant: "Even if you don't know each other. If there are young people visiting, you must stay for a glass of wine." The Sakamotos are like their own home to visitors.Therefore, some people just wanted to come to drink, but said they wanted to inquire about the black ship incident, so they came to Longma's house.Ryoma is naturally very popular.One of the reasons why Longma can become an important figure in the downfall of King Qin in the future is the support of these young people.Not only the samurai, but also the son of the owner of the village, the son of a tinker, the young master of the pastry shop, etc. came to visit.Several of these people later joined Longma's sea rescue team and threw themselves into the storm of the Restoration. Fast forward to the end of the year.Ryoma wanted to go back to Edo right away, but Hachihei said something sad: "Stay for a while longer. If you go to Edo this time, maybe our father and son will never see each other again in this lifetime." Ryoma couldn't help but sigh I have lived for a long time.He was afraid of the cold weather, so he wanted to avoid winter altogether and set out in spring. In a blink of an eye, it was the second year of Anzheng (1855).The first three days of the first month were spent at home, and then began to visit relatives and friends.At this time, Takeichi Hanpeita, who was most congenial to him, had already returned to Edo, and there were not many others who could talk. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called the New Year for women.Women in the city, regardless of warriors or businessmen, all decorated to worship gods and Buddhas, or visit relatives and friends, and have fun all day long. That afternoon, Miss Tianzuru from the old Fukuoka family suddenly appeared at the door of the house, and the Sakamoto family suddenly panicked. The home of the local Sakamoto was originally managed by the Fukuoka family, and it has become a custom for the Fukuoka Palace to come to visit the house every year in person.Although today is the Women's New Year, Ms. Tian He has never visited. "Miss, what's the matter?" Baping panicked, and quickly ordered his servants to prepare for reception. Miss Tianhe was taken to the academy. Hachira and Kwonhei came to the door side by side, and knelt down about two feet from the threshold. "Congratulations, miss." "Is it the head of the family, Quanping, and Happei who has been living in seclusion? I'm causing you trouble by visiting. Please don't tell my brother." Such a melodious voice, worthy of being called the number one beauty in the clan, even the old Hachira was moved. "May I ask what advice Miss Yelin Hanshe has?" Baping asked tremblingly. "I'm here to meet Ryoma. I heard he's back from Edo. I want to hear about the black ship incident. Is Ryoma at home?" "At home, the villain will wake him up and let him come to see you." "Taking a nap?" "The dog is unworthy. It is said that taking a nap is a samurai habit, and occasionally he will go to sleep in the warehouse of the sauce. I will call him to see you." "Please wait. I have something to ask Ryoma, so I have to give my courtesy first. I'll go find him at the warehouse where the sauce is made." "Don't worry. Today is the women's New Year, and all kinds of etiquette are waived." "The miso warehouse is too ugly. I'll take you to Ryoma's room." So, Ms. Tianhe and Ryoma met in a west-facing eightfold room.They hadn't seen each other for a year and ten months since they ran into each other on the way to Osaka last year. After sitting down in the dragon horse room, Miss Tian He, who was still dignified and calm just now, suddenly became at a loss, and said: "Except for seeing my brother's room from the outside when I was a child, this is the first time I have seen a man's room." "Oh." Ryoma looked bewildered.He was also a little ashamed. Miss Tian He had nothing to say, so she had to say: "It's dirty." "I didn't wash my face this morning." "No." Ms. Tianhe said more and more embarrassed, "I mean your room." Then, she asked about various things in Edo. The strange thing is that when Ryoma talked about this, he became talkative.When it comes to scary things, Tian He will scream out loud, that's really scary.Speaking of worrying things, she would sigh and her face would darken.When she was happy, a charming smile appeared on her face, and Ryoma's heart couldn't help being intoxicated by it.Really fun with Miss Tazuru.What kind of woman is she?She is as beautiful as a fairy.Ryoma is obsessed with Ms. Tianhe's amorous feelings, and even has a feeling of being ecstatic. "What's going on, Ah Xie?" Ms. Tian He asked without losing the opportunity. It was only then that Ryoma realized that he had slipped his tongue and revealed the secret. During the chat, Ms. Tian He would make a comment or two as if nothing had happened.Her comments were always just right, and Ryoma was full of interest, so he couldn't help but talk too much. Ms. Tianhe's discussion is not only interspersed with such vulgar topics.Regarding the Black Ship Incident, the turmoil of people with lofty ideals in Edo, the weakness and incompetence of the shogunate, and the domineering foreigners, even when such topics are discussed, Ms. Tianzuru can always insert a sentence or two.Rather than saying that Ryoma can speak well, it is better to say that Ms. Tianhe is able to guide.Under the guidance of Ms. Tianhe, many thoughts that he had never thought of came to Ryoma's mind, and he was surprised.Did I ever think of something like this?Thinking about it carefully, Ms. Tian He actually doesn't have any opinions or ideas, but she can skillfully guide out the things sleeping in the other party's mind.This woman is born with this ability.A man must have such a woman. Ryoma stared at Ms. Tian He with wide eyes, and suddenly thought of asking her a question. "Miss Tianzuru, I think that if this continues, Japan will perish. What do you think should be done?" "Instead of making some high-sounding remarks, it is better to build some Western cannons and warships, and then there will be a solution. However, if those servile shogunate officials are allowed to manage the cannons and warships, it will be bad. The current shogunate can no longer save Japan. Mr. Sakamoto, you Why don't you overthrow the shogunate together with everyone." Ryoma was shocked.This woman actually said outspokenly that she wanted to overthrow the shogunate, and she said it as if nothing had happened, just like ordinary gossip. It was only a few years after this that the King Qin and the Barbarian Movement, which began to shake the rule of the shogunate, took place.At this time, it was the fifteenth day of the first month of the second year of Anzheng, and the rule of the shogunate was still as peaceful as the rock of the earth.Needless to say, the vassals and vassals, even the common people think that they are more noble than the sky when they mention the general's mansion.What's more, the Yamauchi family received 240,000 koku. Although they are famous outside, but since their own family Kanggong, thanks to the favor of the Tokugawa family, those Tosa vassals are even more loyal to the shogunate than Banner.But the younger sister of the old Fukuoka of the Yamauchi family laughed and said that she wanted to overthrow the shogunate when chatting. is she seriousEven Ryoma couldn't help but have doubts.At that time, Ryoma never dreamed of overthrowing the shogunate.This is a matter of course. The shogunate is Japan.There is a shogunate and there is a Tosa clan.It is precisely because of the Tosa Domain that Ryoma was able to practice martial arts and swords.In the future, he returned to the city of Kochi, opened a martial arts gym, married a wife, taught many vassals, raised children, drank some wine occasionally, talked big words, and lived happily all his life.Isn't all of this possible precisely because of today's stability?At that time, no matter how radical people in the world were, they had not really proposed to overthrow the shogunate.But, after a few years, things changed a lot. "It's so surprising, Miss Tianhe, you..." "what?" "What you said just now." "What did I just say?" Ms. Tian He acted nonchalantly, it was completely impossible to see from her face that she had said such an important thing just now. "What will happen after the shogunate is overthrown?" "I don't know. How can I, a woman, understand the important matters of my family and country. Mr. Sakamoto, please don't take everything I say seriously. Mother Achu said, sometimes I will say something like a witch, which makes people not understand. Yun's words." "Oh." He was surprised by her acting skills. "Maybe it's because I haven't grown up yet. What I said just now is the same as suggesting that everyone play with kicking stones when they are bored." Miss Tian He suddenly stretched out her hand and handed Ryoma a small white thing. "what is this?" "For you." "Give it to me?" It is a paper boat.While she was talking just now, she was folding a piece of paper on her lap.Holding the dragon horse in the palm of his hand, it is a paper boat only half the size of a palm. "How about it?" Ryoma looked at the paper boat blankly.This does not seem to be a common paper sailboat, but a black boat.The black boat must have been thought up by Ms. Tian He herself.Moreover, she folded the black ship without looking down while talking with Ryoma. "My hands are quite dexterous, aren't they?" "Miss is amazing." "why?" "Miss is quite famous in the city, I thought she was a quiet and weak woman." In the castle, it is said that Ms. Tianzuru is as beautiful as Kaguya Hime in "The Tale of Bamboo Tori".Even so, few people had actually seen her, so it became even more mysterious.It is said that she doesn't eat fish, chicken, etc., and only eats a little green vegetables every day. In addition, she collects the dewdrops on the bamboo leaves in the house every morning to drink.Every day, except reading, do nothing, and talk to the moon alone on the night of the full moon. Ryoma never dreamed that Ms. Tianzuru would talk to herself about overthrowing the shogunate, or quietly build a black boat. "Have you recovered from your illness?" Ryoma asked.He heard that Miss Tian He missed the wedding date because of her illness. "Well, much better." "Then you should be leaving the cabinet soon, right?" "Yes." She thought for a while and said, "But if you marry someone, you won't be able to read the books you like, and you won't be as free as you are now. I think I'll be sick like this for the rest of my life. It's just that my brother will be pitiful. " "That can't be done. Although I'm young and don't understand, I heard that women must marry." "But there is no one who can make me marry willingly. If there is such a person, I will marry him if I run out of the house with nothing." "With such a big Tosa, there is no such person?" "There's only one. But that person doesn't know anything, and doesn't take me seriously at all." "Who is that?" Ryoma was very concerned.Knowing that Ms. Tian He had a crush, he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.For the first time in his life he felt this strange mood. "Who do you think it could be?" how could I know!Ryoma thought to himself. In marriage nowadays, family status is quite the most important.To be married to the Fukuoka family, one must be a family member of the feudal lord, or an elder of the same level, or even a family of more than 800 shi.If this is not the case, no matter how much the two love each other, they will not be able to form a marriage. Ms. Tianhe quietly looked towards the atrium, watching the sunlight entering the courtyard.Her face was pale, and it was even doubtful whether there was blood flowing there. "I don't know." "Don't say that first. Just guess. Today is a woman's day, and men have to let women have fun." "I'm busy." "Do you find it troublesome to talk to me?" "Don't dare. Then, what is it for?" Ryoma guessed wildly. Gan Tui Zhu is a horse-riding guard with an annual salary of three hundred shi.The status is lower than that of Fu Tong's family, but if Ms. Tianhe has taken a fancy to it, there is nothing wrong with it. "no." "Is that Goto?" Goto Shojiro, who retreated to help his neighbor, was considered a very outstanding person among most of the dull juniors of the sergeant class.In the future, he will become the governor of the vassal government, leading Tosa in the world, and standing in the world. "no." "Shouldn't it belong to another fan?" "No, it's within the domain." "The person in the domain who will make Ms. Tianhe fall in love..." "Yes, there are 240,000 koku in the territory of the Tosa domain. Even if there are no sergeants, there are still sages." "Country man?" Long Ma was taken aback, "That's impossible. No matter how much you want to belong, but with your family's status, if you marry your daughter to a country man, the manor will not allow it. Tell me first, this Who is this villager?" "Yes, who is it?" Ms. Tian He smiled mischievously on purpose, thinking, you don't know this yet? Ryoma was suddenly taken aback.Only then did he think, could it be me?He felt his thighs begin to tremble and tremble. "Miss Tian He." "what?" He was about to ask "Is that me?" but he didn't say it, and the thoughts in his head jumped forward, which is his habit. "I can not." "What?" Miss Tian He's heart tightened, "Why not?" She stared into Ryoma's eyes tightly, and continued, "I don't quite understand what you mean." "No, no." Long Ma was impatient. "What doesn't work?" "You still ask." Ryoma wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve, and said, "You mean you want to marry me?" Oh, he knew.Ms. Tian He felt amused.Ryoma was right. "Yes, I want to marry you." Ms. Tianhe originally wanted to say that, but just as Ryoma said, as long as the world remains the same and the era of samurai is not over, it is impossible for the daughter of Fu Tong's family to marry in the village. The Shisakamoto family, it would be better if they were the heirs of the Sakamoto family, but Ryoma is the second son.Ms. Tianhe is very clear about this. Because she was weak, she didn't want to marry anyone.However, she would also think in her heart, wouldn't it be a waste of time in the Mood for Love. In Miss Tian He's heart, she also wanted to be like an ordinary woman, having a man she admired and being doted on by that man.She sometimes despises herself, thinking that the desire in her heart may be twice as strong as others.Perhaps because of this, she sometimes felt her body scrambling and couldn't sleep at night.But in front of people, she is still a noble lady.Not only that, she obviously has no intention of marrying, but she still wants to tease Ryoma.She is really a witch with the face of a Bodhisattva. "It's not me." Ryoma calmly expressed the disappointment in his heart. Miss Tianhe also suddenly realized that she was not good, and said: "But I admire Mr. Sakamoto very much." "Oh." Ryoma's expression was complicated, "But Miss Tian He will definitely be married away." "No. I will never marry in my life." The words were so decisive, but Ms. Tian He then said: "If I want to marry someone, I want to marry you. That's why I said those things just now." Ryoma's legs began to tremble again. "real?" "real" "In Tosa, there has been a custom of snatching marriages since ancient times." "Will you snatch a marriage for me?" "Of course, I am a handsome man. Even tonight, I can call my friends and break into your residence." Miss Tianhe laughed.She originally wanted to live alone for the rest of her life because she was ill, but she was not a wood stone, so she wanted to tease Ryoma. She tilted her head slightly, and said, "I don't want to rob a marriage." "Why is that?" "We're not ordinary people. If we do something like that, we won't be able to stay in Tosa in the future." "It's better to go to Kyoto and Osaka, or simply go to Edo. I can support you." "In a back alley, making umbrellas for a living?" "Maybe." "You make umbrellas, what should I do? How about pasting some paper cats and rabbits for sale." Ms. Tian He seems to be just showing off her tongue.A man and a woman are alone, saying these crazy words, there is no guarantee that nothing will happen. "But I hate being poor. Don't talk about robbing marriages." "Ok." "As the saying goes, if you marry a lover, you can dare to break into the sea of ​​fire. But then you can't read as leisurely as you are now. Moreover, if you are poor, you will be humiliated. This is not my temperament." "That's all." Longma's fire turned into ice and snow, and he turned to look at the stump tree in the yard.In this way, Miss Tianhe wanted to say something again. "But I do admire you very much." "Thank you." Ryoma already knew that Ms. Tian He was joking.He suppressed the excitement in his heart and smiled calmly. "I'm not lying." "yes?" "Sometimes thinking of you makes me sleepless at night." Ms. Tian He really knows how to talk, she actually said such an important matter in a half-joking tone.Ryoma couldn't help but became serious again cautiously. "If it weren't for that, how could I, a daughter, come to the house without bringing an entourage?" Tosa is a southern country. Compared with other vassal states, unmarried men and women can communicate freely. Families with daughters often have young men and women visiting to gather and have fun together. Even at dawn, the woman's parents will prepare meals and entertain them.Locally, people call this kind of young visitors "fishing becks".In today's situation, Ms. Tian He is actually a "fisherman", which is funny to say.What is even more surprising is that Ms. Tianhe said something even more unusual next. "Tomorrow Haishi, I will open the back door of my house, do you dare to sneak in?" At Haishi the next night.The moon in the sixteenth night seemed to be beaten by frost, it was extremely bright, hanging high on the top of Mount Wutai.Ryoma walked out of the house. The residence of the old Fukuoka Palace faces the inner city and is located on the south side.It was only about a mile away from Sakamoto's house, so Ryoma didn't carry a lantern, and wore a white small hakama and high-toothed clogs, with a long knife hanging on his waist, and strode forward to the appointment. In Tosa, it is very common to go to the house of the woman you like for a tryst at night, but it is extremely rare to go to the old mansion of the family.Unfortunately, near Shengxing, Ryoma met an acquaintance of Hineno Martial Arts.This person is called Ma Zhisuke, the son of a tinker in the city, and one of the young people who like to pursue Ryoma after he returns to the feudal domain. "Oh, Mr. Sakamoto, where are you going?" He walked over with a lantern. "I'm going to meet someone." "Haha, it's Ade from Iwamoto, right? There's no need to hide it." A self righteous person.He always wanted to curry favor with Ryoma, so he said, "As for Iwamoto's Ade, I also visited once, but failed. I know the situation of her house well, and I can open the window for you." "I can do this by myself." "No, no, it's hard to have a tryst. Besides, she has a dog at home. I'm the best at dog hunting. Please let me clear the way for you." "Haha, it seems that you are already familiar with it." Ryoma originally wanted to make a joke, but he didn't expect to make the tinker's son even more proud. "Please go south from here." Ma Zhisuke walked to the front with the lantern in hand. Now that things have happened, it is really difficult for Ryoma to say that he didn't go to that house, and he dare not say that he went to have a tryst with Ms. Tianzuru from the Fukuoka family. That being the case, leave it to fate.Long Ma thought. He followed behind Ma Nosuke, his clogs creaking. "Mr. Sakamoto, keep your voice down. If the tryst fails, it will be a big event and the biggest shame for a man." Ryoma has also heard of Ade of Iwamoto, a well-known beauty in the castle.She is the daughter of Rito Iwamoto, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. She lives in Nakamura, Hata County, directly under the jurisdiction of the feudal lord. She was called Ono Komachi of Nakamura when she was ten years old.When she was thirteen years old, Iwamoto and her family moved to the city of Kochi. Later, in order to get her, the samurai in the domain came to her house to be a "fisherman". The Iwamoto house was very lively every night. Longma has never been there.However, Ade was very aware of Ryoma's affairs, and often said: "I really want to see Mr. Sakamoto Ryoma who came back from Edo." Ryoma is such a weirdo.After finally making an appointment with Ms. Tian He to meet at her house, but halfway into a strange doctor's house, to meet his daughter. Longma asked himself, why would he do such an unscrupulous thing? How do I know?He could only growl at himself a few times and laugh it off.He doesn't justify his behavior.Moreover, speaking morality to women is an imported product from the West, and Ryoma happens to be not that kind of imported product. The two pushed aside the fence and entered the courtyard, Ma Zhizhu said, "Wait here for a while." "what are you doing?" "I'm going to open the window." Ma Zhisuke asked Ryoma to wait behind the stone lantern, and ran to the room where Ade lived in the moonlight.He later changed his name to Xingong Mazhisuke, and was called Red Face Mazhisuke by Ryoma. He trusted him and became a non-commissioned officer of Ryoma's sea rescue team.His cheeks seemed to be smeared with blood, but he was very clever and pure-hearted.Ma Zhisuke came back soon, and said, "Mr. Sakamoto, please move." That tone seemed to be at home. "Oh, that's right..." Ryoma started to take a step before suddenly remembering, "What's her name?" "Ade. You must not forget his name, repeat it several times." "it is good." "Don't make a mistake about his name." Ma Zhizhu said with a meaningful smile. "Who will be mistaken with?" "With Ms. Tianzuru from the Fukuoka family." This guy knew it!Ryoma was taken aback. “小的知道。咱们这里是个小地方，跟江户可不一样。昨天的事可都传遍了。昨天田鹤小姐只身去了您家，你们说了许多悄悄话。有个人隔着隔扇全都听去了，四处去说。这也难怪，堪称国色的田鹤小姐有了中意的'冤家'，对于城下的年轻人来说，这是一件比虎年大灾还要大的事件。而且，这个'冤家'是坂本公子您。这可不得了了，一早大家就闹得不可开交。” “高知就是小。你们该不会连我们约定的时间都知道了吧？” “怎么不知道呢？所以，为了保护田鹤小姐，我才等在那里的。” “原来你是故意不让我去啊。但既已来到这里，再走也不是我本意。” 龙马想赶紧抱抱那个叫阿德的姑娘，迈开了脚步。此时的他和在江户时多少有些不一样。他最喜欢的词是天马行空，而且他天生如此。但一碰到女人，他就做不到了。别说是天马，当初和阿冴在一起时，他简直比栗鼠还怯懦，这一点让他常常很生自己的气。 女人有什么地方可怕？要是这么问他，他也答不出来。因为他对于女人几乎一无所知。正因为不了解才感到一种让人窒息的压迫，并异常恐惧。他知道，这种窒息感只有在他拥有了女人的身体之后才能烟消云散。但他从来没有想过自己第一次会是跟田鹤小姐。在他眼中，田鹤小姐就像天上的仙子。幸而今晚遇上阿德，就让她陪我一夜吧。 马之助已经不见踪影。那小子伶俐着呢，定是看准时机，知趣地溜走了。龙马踏着脚下带露珠的青草，往前走去。 此时，几个年轻人聚集在岩本家东面十字路口的地藏堂前。他们都是日根野武馆的弟子。 “怎么样，马之助？” "all the best." “是吗？”冈田以藏道。 冈田以藏日后杀了很多佐幕派和稳健派人士，人送外号杀人魔以藏，甚至连新选组都闻之色变。后话不提，前年，他在大坂街头行凶时偶然遇到龙马，龙马听说他回乡奔丧，倾囊相助。以藏非常感激，暗下决心要为坂本龙马赴汤蹈火。性情单纯的他此时蹲在地藏堂后，高兴地想：这下总算还了大恩万分之一。 这次龙马是被马之助诱来的。其实这都是一帮年轻人的计谋。实际上，阿德和阿德之父岩本里人惹恼了城下的年轻人。 “那么美貌的女子，不让她嫁给我们土佐的年轻人，却要送给大坂的有钱人做妾，哪有这种道理。”马之助等人每天都竖起双眉在武馆中议论。 阿德去京都和大坂游玩时，被当时正巧在道顿堀看戏的富商鸿池善右卫门看见，鸿池善右卫门便将她的父亲里人叫去，道：“我给你二百两做嫁妆，另有八百两赏你本人。” 医术普通的大夫岩本里人看到这么多钱，顿时昏了头。这件事虽然龙马不知道，当时在城下却已是家喻户晓。 一个月前，鸿池已经派人将二百两的嫁妆送到了岩本里人家中。 岩本家将高知城下最有名的服装店和杂货铺老板叫来，花费巨资，定做了很多东西。消息于是不胫而走。 “用二百两准备嫁妆。”在高知，严禁奢靡，连富商播磨屋嫁女儿也不至于花费二百两。 “不愧是天下第一富豪。”看到鸿池家的豪奢，人们惊讶不已。阿德貌美，年轻人心生嫉妒，开始恨拿了八百两便卖了女儿的里人，阿德爱钱的谣言也传布开来，阿德不久便成了不知廉耻的女人的代表。 年轻人遇到这种事，总能出些怪招。“我们找个人去睡了阿德。”有人这样提议。大家在一起商议让谁去时，冈田以藏提议道：“坂本家的小少爷可以。”以藏是为了报恩。 “妙，妙。”大家纷纷拍手叫好。于是有了今晚的安排。 蒙在鼓里的龙马钻进马之助打开的窗，站到了走廊上。 四下一片漆黑。但是龙马很快摸到了格子门，大胆地打开了。 “哪位？” 一个年轻姑娘的声音，她起身了，看样子没睡着。 “你就是阿德？” “你是哪位？” 阿德不慌不忙，她已经习惯了这种事。 “我是本町一丁目坂本家的龙马。” “龙马公子？” “你怎么知道？”龙马佯装糊涂。 “因为您刚从江户回来，城下无人不知。” “真让人吃惊。”龙马坐到枕边，道，“你大概已经知道我晚上来你这里是做什么的，我来与你一会。” 阿德毫不惊讶。由此看来，刚才马之助可能已经告诉了她。 龙马放下长短刀，脱掉衣服。阿德在黑暗中小心翼翼地喘息着，目不转睛地看着龙马。 “阿德。” "Ok." “我要动手了。” 龙马抓起被子，飞快滑进去，用力将她温暖的身体抱了过来。 "pain." “见谅，我是第一次。” 阿德没有说话。 龙马抱住她纤细的腰，她翻过身弓着身子，拼命地忍住呼吸。虽然在暗中看不清楚，但是龙马能够感觉到阿德个子小巧，皮肤细腻柔软。大坂的富豪看见的，可能就是这身体。他突然想知道这个女子长着怎样的鼻子和眼睛，开始轻轻地用小指触摸她细细的脖子、耳垂、脸颊、嘴唇和眼皮。 可爱的女子。这只是龙马黑暗中的感觉。她长着土佐女子中少见的双眼皮，而且是大眼睛，鼻子很小，脸颊瘦削，下巴却柔软圆润…… 可惜看不见。龙马很沉着，连他自己都觉得惊讶。他怕自己和这个女人发生关系之后，会沉溺其中无可救药。 What to do next?龙马紧紧地抱着阿德，不知道下一步该怎么做了。 “喂，我该怎么做？” “不知道。”阿德声音细若游丝。 龙马无意间碰到了阿德的胸部。阿德微颤着耸了下肩。对阿德这个意外的反应，龙马吃了一惊。但他很清楚，女人最隐秘的地方不是这里。 阿德抬起腿，卷起柔软的长裙下摆，紧紧并拢双腿。 “小姐。”这是叫武家的女儿。“我要无礼了，你不要怕。” 龙马占有了阿德，而将自己的身体给了龙马的阿德咬着嘴唇，时而娇喘，时而轻声呻吟。“公子。” 她抬起白嫩的下巴，陶醉其中。 阿德后来带着嫁妆，在鸿池家管家的陪同下到了大坂。当她见到丈夫善右卫门，善右卫门道：“阿德，你那些衣裳箱子扇子，都不符合你的身份。”于是他命人将在土佐花了大力气置备好的嫁妆全都扔掉，重新在大坂和京城做了新的。鸿池的豪奢，由此可知。 善右卫门五十多岁时便失去了妻子，于是毫不顾忌地宠爱着阿德。他在面朝船场岛之内的夕阳冈新建了别苑，让阿德住进去。为了照顾阿德的起居，给她配了三个上等女佣。但是这种奢侈的生活并没有持续多久，善右卫门便去世了。之后的阿德可说是命运多舛。 她离开了鸿池家，跟着相熟的土佐藩士到了江户，消息传到了藩侯容堂耳朵里。容堂为人豪爽，好女色。有人说他曾偷偷将阿德叫到家中。明治年间，阿德嫁给了水户藩士野村信之。野村追随维新政府，当上了警官，却在任地高知英年早逝。 阿德没有子女，一直活到九十七岁高龄。 晚年她独自住在父母的出生地土佐中村町天神下一个破败的小院，生活困顿。 每当町内的有志青年谈起往事，说到龙马，她会突然变得好像回到了年轻时候。“龙马，我从来没有见过像他那样有男子气概的人。” 中村一条神社的宫司听说了这个消息，便挨个说服了町内的青年，由他们出资共同扶养阿德。理由只有一个，那就是： “虽然只是一夜夫妻，但只要是龙马爱过的女人，就不能不管。” 人的命运实在难以捉摸。鸿池家富甲天下，却无法拯救阿德晚年的穷困，但是与龙马的一夜露水之情，却能够让她安度晚年。这实算是一段趣闻。 再说龙马与阿德幽会。次日一早，龙马在东方既白时，走出了岩本里人家门。走到十字路口的地藏堂，赤面马之助从后边跑了出来。 “原来你在此等着。” “我担心是否顺利。怎么样？” “很好。只是从头到尾我都没看见阿德长什么样，感觉有些怪。”龙马道。 不知不觉间，龙马在家乡盘桓日久。当他开始准备离开高知，已经是安政三年（1856）夏末。 厌倦了，还是江户好，他常常思忖，乡下不仅无趣，人情也较复杂。 从起程的前一个月起，龙马就忙着跟亲友道别。权平给他列了一张纸，告诉他该去哪家辞行。他每走完一家，就划掉一个。要是落下一家，权平就会大喊大叫，就像天要塌下来一样。这让他很是无奈。 最后是福冈家。 “龙马，到福冈大人家大门口跟他家的下人说说就行了。” 龙马没有问为什么，他知道原因。 福冈家的田鹤小姐和龙马的暖昧关系，在城下已经传得沸沸扬扬。However, it is not.龙马和田鹤小姐后来再也没见过面。然而人言可畏，龙马和田鹤两家虽然近在咫尺，却连远远互望一眼的机会都没有。权平正是在意那些流言。 安政三年八月初七，龙马到福冈府辞行，下人安冈牛藏走出来，道：“哎呀，是坂本家的公子。今日来得真不巧。” 福冈宫内因反对改革藩政，从昨日便奉命闭门思过，不仅不能走出家门，也不能接见访客。 “这可如何是好啊。” “我会跟老爷说您来过。” “不，我想面见他。” 这么说需要一定的勇气。 "no." “那就让我见见田鹤小姐吧，就当拜见了家老。” “见小姐？” "right." 龙马迅速往牛藏手里塞了一两金子，牛藏马上点头哈腰起来。“公子稍等。”他转身走了进去，很快又回来了，道：“田鹤小姐说在院中的亭子里说话。” "it is good." 安冈听了龙马这话，有些按捺不住。龙马不动声色从大门走进了院子。他在亭子里等了一会儿，田鹤小姐便在阿初嬤嬤的陪伴下出现了。 龙马站起身来。 阿初依然像以前那样板着脸，道：“坂本公子，田鹤小姐可是代老爷来见您的，留意膝下。” “膝下？” "Kneel down." “没关系。”田鹤小姐指着陶墩，道，“请坐在那里吧。我坐这里。阿初，你退下。” “这可不行。要是只有您二位在这里说话，城下肯定又会有无端传闻。” “阿初，退下！” “不，我不走。坂本公子，城下的人都怎么议论小姐跟您的事情，我想您也知道吧。” “不知道。”龙马一脸茫然。 “都编成小曲儿了。” “怎么唱的？” “羞死人，我说不出口。” “那……”龙马拍膝道，“就让我给你唱唱。” “怎么样，阿初？” “老婆子佩服。还自己唱这曲儿，真是不知廉耻。金子岛田堀端府肯定是指我家小姐，带朱鞘的只有坂本公子您。谁都知道，这曲儿唱的是你们二位。你给我们家小姐添了多大的麻烦啊。” “但是我一次也没和小姐幽会过呢。是吧，田鹤小姐？” "what?" “我们可幽会过？” 田鹤小姐满脸通红低下了头。 “那曲儿真是胡唱。你不这么觉得吗，阿初嬤嬤？” “有句俗语叫瓜田不纳履，李下不正冠。都是您不好，做出那种让人生疑的事来。” “那是我大意了。因此而惹出谣言我也很无奈，我爱怎样便怎样，不理那些人。” “唾沫星子是能够淹死人的啊。” “流言值个屁，就要死要活。但是让田鹤小姐受累了，在下致歉。” “我不在意。” 田鹤小姐并不再提此事。“这次您去江户，不会很快回来吧？” “嗯。”龙马一脸傻相。 “等坂本公子再回来，可能我已经不在这里了。” “哦？”龙马暗自吃惊。“是要出嫁吗？” "no." “您是要去哪里？” “京都。” “去京都做什么？” “不说也罢。” “不能说便不要提。我最讨厌话说一半，吊人胃口。” 田鹤小姐略现哀愁道：“这事我还不能说。只是我想让你知道，我是为了山内家才去的。很可能一辈子都要在京都度过，甚至此去连生死都不知道。” 龙马仔细察看田鹤小姐表情，道：“此事很不寻常啊。” 田鹤小姐又释然笑了。“我看似安静，因此赚了不少便宜，其实是个不安分的女人。” “深有同感。” “我自出娘胎，身子就没好过。总病痛不断，对性命便看得淡了。人生苦短，不如在这短短的一生里燃烧殆尽。” “哈哈，您是指男欢女爱？” “不，您猜错了。是家国天下。” “家国天下？”龙马吃惊不小。女人自古就不在意这个。“就凭您一个女儿家？” “可不能小瞧我。” “我糊涂了。” 龙马不得不重新认识田鹤小姐。这个女人不仅仅是只会喝茶读书的美人。“坂本公子，您可不能认为我是畏于人言才离开的。” Careless.田鹤小姐说要去京都，流言飞语不也是原因之一吗？ 龙马此次在高知看到的最后一次夕阳，红得耀眼，让人禁不住想大声喝彩。它从本城松林方向，徐徐落下。