I started with the Shinsengumi in Bakumatsu

Chapter 73 Translation is coming
Katsura Kogoro immediately felt something was wrong, and he immediately said: "We are not the only ones in Changshu who want to take action against Yagyu Battosai. That person is so secretive. He must be someone from the Satsuma clan or the shogunate. The reason why he contacted you is , wants to use the hands of our Changzhou to kill people, even if the assassination fails, our Changzhou will be the scapegoat."

Yoshida Minoru said angrily: "It's really insidious. Fortunately, Mr. Gui reminded me, so what should we do now?"

Katsura Kogoro analyzed: "Now the emperor relies heavily on Yagyu Battosai and has him participate in the conference. I heard that he is still the one who leads the punishment of Choshu..."

Yoshida Minoru couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "This bastard Yagyu Battosai, sooner or later I will kill him!"

Katsura Kogoro comforted him: "Just bear with it for now. I heard that the shogunate has backed down and that General Yagyu Battousai is negotiating with the envoys of the four countries. We'd better not act rashly and tell Xuanrui to calm down and ignore the imperial edict. "

Yoshida Minoru nodded slightly and said: "I understand, but unfortunately all my subordinates followed the Shinsengumi to Osaka. Alas, I'll leave first."

Katsura Kogoro immediately reminded: "Eat the noodles before leaving."

Yoshida Renma's face turned bitter, Katsura Kogoro could only take out the seasoning and said: "Add it yourself."

Yoshida Minoru could only add seasonings himself, and then left after finishing the bowl of noodles.

Katsura Kogoro immediately packed up his things and left.

The streets of Kyoto were crowded with people. Katsura Kogoro quickly disappeared into the crowd and soon disappeared.

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Yagyu, who was preparing to negotiate with the four countries, was very busy. He was sorting out information on the four countries, Britain, France, the United States, and the Netherlands. Of course, the Netherlands was not important.

Not to mention Britain, it is now the period of Queen Victoria. Seven years ago, it fought the Cromian War with Tsarist Russia, Turkey and other countries, then quelled the rebellion in northern India, and four years ago, it fought the Second Opium War with the Qing Dynasty. , almost no opponents.

France is now in the period of the Second French Empire. The emperor is Napoleon III, Napoleon's nephew. France currently has a close relationship with the shogunate.

The United States is still in the midst of the Civil War, which will not end until next year. However, the Northern Army has already achieved a decisive victory, and the Southern Army is just stubbornly resisting.

As for the Netherlands, it doesn't matter.

Yagyu was very lucky. Fortunately, the shogunate understood the current situation and knelt down early, so he was not beaten as badly as the Qing Dynasty. In the end, he ceded land and paid compensation. The shogunate signed treaties with other countries, made concessions on tariffs, and other privileges. The treaty is indeed humiliating to the country.

What Yagyu wants to do is to strive for more benefits. He needs Western factories, military factories and other production lines to achieve industrialization.

However, in the eyes of the shogunate, no matter how capable Yagyu was, he could only end miserably in the face of absolute strength.

Lao Nakagawa Ogasawara Nagayuki asked the shogunate's foreign minister Shibata Gochu to meet with the British and French ministers.

British Minister Alcock was absent, and Acting Minister John Neill met with Shibata Gonaka.

Shibata Gochu said in fluent English: "Mr. Neil, the imperial court has received a reply. I hope your country can send a translator to Kyoto to teach the imperial envoy to learn English."

Neil was a little surprised and said: "Isn't it enough if you have a translator? Why do you have to learn it yourself?"

Shibata Gochu explained: "Maybe you are worried that the translation will be wrong, right?"

Neil laughed: "That's really fun."

Shibata took the hint and said: "Mr. Neil, this court envoy is no ordinary person. He may have killed more than 200 ronin with his own hands."

Neil's relaxed expression was once again surprised, and he asked: "Mr. Shibata, are you telling the truth? Is he the executioner?"

Shibata Gochu immediately introduced Yagyu's origins and said: "His nickname is Yagyu Battousai. It was because he killed more than a hundred people in one night that he gained such a vicious reputation. Mr. Neil, please don't think that he is a good person." gentlemen."

"One person killed more than 100 people!" Neil's surprise turned to curiosity. "I remembered, it seems that this happened! I really want to see this Yagyu Battosai soon. Good job with the translation. Do it, I will let Sa Daoyi go to Kyoto."

"Thank you very much. I have to go see Mr. Baileycourt, the French Minister. I'll take my leave first."

Shibata Gochu left the British Embassy and immediately came to the French Embassy to meet with Minister Bailey Court.

Shibata Gozhong explained his purpose, and Baileycoat immediately called Gilad and asked him to go to Kyoto.

Before leaving, Baileycourt told Gilad: "Girard, remember to write to me when you arrive in Kyoto."

Girard nodded: "I remember, Mr. Baileycoat."

Satoyi and Gilad set out from Edo on the shogunate's steam warship to Osaka.

After receiving the news, Yagyu rushed to Osaka in person and led the Shinsengumi to pick up Satoyi and Gilad at the pier.

Yagyu stepped forward and said hello: "Welcome to Osaka, you two. It's been a long journey. We will rest in Osaka tonight and return to Kyoto tomorrow."

Sa Daoyi and Gilad both speak Japanese, and Sa Daoyi responded: "That's great, we really need a break."

"Please!"

Yagyu took the two of them directly to the Shinsengumi's camp.Sa Daoyi and Gilad found that this place was obviously a military garrison point, and they were a little confused.

Sa Daoyi couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Yagyu, why did we get to the troop station?"

Yagyu turned around and explained: "The ronin of the anti-barbarian faction are still very active in Osaka. If you let the two of you live in those dormitories, someone will attack your residence tonight.

This is the camp of the Shinsengumi. The Shinsengumi specializes in arresting the ronin of the anti-barbarian faction, so it is safer here than outside. "

Both Sa Daoyi and Girard recorded this situation.

The next day, Yagyu took Satoyi and Gilad back to Kyoto.

Although the emperor did not like Westerners very much, for Yagyu's sake he still allowed the two foreigners to live in the Prosecutor's Office.

Yagyu also lives here. In the next few months, Yagyu will need to study intensively and learn French and English in a short time.

Yagyu has a foundation in English, but only French has to be learned from scratch.

After Sa Daoyi and Gilad entered the non-violation inspection hall, they saw the infantry team training in formation on the school field.

Sa Daoyi stopped and asked curiously: "I didn't expect Mr. Yagyu to know how to line infantry. It's really surprising."

Gilad also asked curiously: "I thought people like Mr. Yagyu should pay more attention to swords."

Yagyu stopped and said: "Three hundred years ago, Japan entered the Warring States Period. At that time, Portuguese matchlocks were introduced to Japan. Soon, we used matchlocks in warfare. Now, you have the steam warships of Western countries. , cannons and foreign guns are far better than swords, so we naturally have to change.

We are not like the Qing Dynasty on the other side, which is stuck in its own way. This time the emperor is willing to open Hong Kong because he also wants to learn from the Western countries and get rid of ignorance. "

Sa Daoyi smiled and said: "Mr. Yagyu is really surprising. It seems that the rumors I heard from the shogunate are biased."

"I wonder what the people in the shogunate said about me?"

Yagyu was also a little curious and asked.

Sa Daoyi replied: "Officials of the shogunate said that Mr. Yagyu was an executioner, who killed many people, and was also an arrogant and domineering villain."

Yagyu nodded and said: "Actually, what they said is right. I should have killed more than 200 people with my own hands. Now I work for the imperial court. Many times I suppress the shogunate. In their view, I am an arrogant and domineering person. .

No matter what the shogunate says, what should be done must still be done. After all, some people in the shogunate are too pedantic. In certain decisions, the court needs to make the right choice for the shogunate. "

Yagyu took the two of them to the place where they lived, and arranged a maid for them to take care of their daily life.

"From now on, this courtyard will be your residence. You two can rest for a day. Starting tomorrow, I will learn English and French from you."

"Okay, let's wait for Mr. Yagyu's arrival."

Sa Daoyi and Gilad put down their things and after sorting them out, they took out a letter and started writing about their experiences from Osaka to Kyoto.

Sa Daoyi wrote: After several days of sailing, the French translator Mr. Girard and I arrived in Osaka. This time we will arrive in Kyoto to teach the ambassador of the imperial court, Mr. Yagyu Nobita, how to learn English and French. We want to learn English and French in just half a year. Learning, this is a challenge for me and Mr. Gillard.

We met the ambassador in Osaka, Mr. Yagyu Nobita. He was dressed similar to the samurai of the shogunate, except that his hairstyle was not the Tsukiyo hair style of the shogunate samurai, but a high ponytail. According to local parlance, , called the general manager.

Mr. Yagyu has a very tough appearance. He is 1.8 meters tall, half a head taller than me, and he is always expressionless, which makes people seem difficult to get in touch with. However, when talking to Mr. Yagyu, you can find that he is a A wise and brave man.

After arriving in Kyoto, Mr. Yagyu arranged for us to live in the imperial palace, where he works. According to Mr. Yagyu’s introduction, he is responsible for the safety of the entire Kyoto. This sounds like the work of the police station. I did not expect that Mr. Yagyu would be affected by the emperor. of reuse.

I saw the training of the line infantry here. Compared with the infantry of the shogunate, the training of Mr. Yagyu's infantry is very strict. In my opinion, Mr. Yagyu's infantry is far better than the infantry of the shogunate.

As Mr. Yagyu said, the shogunate has become backward and decadent.

At this point, Sa Daoyi wrote the last sentence: Mr. Yagyu is an unusual person. I need to know more about this court ambassador.

He put away the paper and immediately stood up and went out.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Gilad coming out of the opposite room.

Sa Daoyi immediately greeted him in Japanese: "Mr. Gilad, do you also want to see Mr. Yagyu?"

Gilad also responded in Japanese: "Yes, Mr. Satoyi, you know that Mr. Minister prefers the shogunate, but I find Mr. Yagyu unusual, so I want to know more about him."

Sa Daoyi invited: "Then let's go together."

　I started to have a fever last night and went to bed early. I tested positive today and it was Shou Yang. After taking some medicine, my head ached less and my body felt much better. Today is just one chapter, three thousand words.

　　
　
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