What Pei Ziyun was thinking in his heart was not something Yamazaki Ichiro could know.
"The Heian-kyo I know does not have city walls, but there is a towering city wall here. Since Yamazaki Ichiro has been to Heian-kyo, he will certainly remember it. This Heian-kyo looks unusual just from the outside."
Pei Ziyun looked at Ping'an Jing faintly and felt the unusual atmosphere inside.
"Humph, as soon as I arrived, I turned into Shinichi Yamada."
"The Yamada Shinichi of this world still lives in the country of Izumi. His family has 550 koku. It is considered a very respectable samurai family. Although in this era, samurai are not as prominent as in later generations."
During the Heian Era, the status of samurai was not high. One hundred and fifty years ago, samurai were no different from thieves. They were legalized not long ago.
In the future, the imperial court relied more and more on samurai to quell local rebellions and combat pirates, but now, they are nothing more than a tool for the Sheguan family and the emperor to compete for power.
It would be another 150 years before the samurai became the decisive force influencing the political situation, established the shogunate, and became the ruling class on the stage of history.
He came here inexplicably, assuming the identity of the young master of the Yamada family.
"It's different from the original Japan. Originally, Taoism and divine power were concentrated in the soul and could not interfere with the world. Now it is a powerful force that seals its own power."
"Not only that, it also produces memory coverage. This pulling power is really powerful."
If it weren't for the plum blossoms, which immediately broke through the fog of memory, I might have thought that there was a Yamada family in this era, and that I was really the young master of this family.
"If this is the case, I'm afraid my eyes will be blinded by the falsehood in front of me, and I will die in confusion."
Pei Ziyun couldn't help but shake his head when he thought of his mission to come to Heianjing this time and "Yamada Shinichi"'s respect and loyalty to Kunji and Izumomi Tachibana Michizada.
Not only was the arrangement well-organized and his identity seamlessly created, but the mission to come to Heian Kyo was also very specific - he was ordered by Izumi Mori Tachibana Michizada to inquire about the situation of his wife Izumi Shikibu in Heian Kyo.
"Is it the same as in history, because of separation, Izumi Shikibu had an affair?"
"Izumi Moro Tachibana Michizada smelled the light of the blue hat, so he sent someone to inquire. It's just that this task was given to me. It's really reasonable!"
"But historically, when I heard that my lover was the third prince of the Lengquan Emperor, Ju Daozhen could only divorce her in anger, but he couldn't do anything to her."
Because the Heianjing in front of him was a little different from what he remembered, Pei Ziyun simply didn't think too much about the rumors about Izumi Shikibu.
Now that his power is sealed, he plans to go through the process of following the identity assigned to him by the other party to see what the other party has in mind.
"After all, besides the power, Yaozi is also separated from me. I have to find her first."
"A force blocked my perception, but generally this direction is correct."
Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun said to Yamazaki Ichiro: "Yamazaki, let's go faster, don't want to be locked up outside the city."
"Yes, Yamada-don!" This suggestion was exactly what Yamazaki Ichiro wanted. He puffed out his chest, adjusted the knife on his waist, and continued to guard Pei Ziyun, with weeds already popping up in his heart.
"Although I, Yamazaki Ichiro, am a loyal samurai and will not betray my superiors, Yamada-don is too young and does not have much military power. If I can see my wife, I will try my best to show my loyalty and talent, and be appreciated by my wife, and I will praise you in my reply." Just say it to yourself, wouldn’t it be a great honor?”
"If the Yamazaki family can also show their face in front of Tachibana Michizada-sama, they may be more than just lower-level samurai who are far inferior to the Yamada family."
"Ha!" Pei Ziyun glanced at it and ignored it.
For many days along the way, Pei Ziyun was actually very clear about this person's little calculations, but this was not his world. If it didn't harm him, he would ignore it.
Perhaps this caused Yamazaki Ichiro to misunderstand. Although he did not dare to be disrespectful, he thought that he was young and generous and could be deceived. Unfortunately, Yamazaki Ichiro did not know that Izumi Shikibu had cheated on him. This was not a message, but a search for information. "
"And this involves Kunimori-sama's blue hat light. If we go back and report, the Yamada family may still have a chance to escape. Yamazaki Ichiro has only one way to die. He will slip and fall into the water and die, or commit seppuku, right?"
"It's so sad for the little guy."
Both of them were wearing straw sandals. There was a layer of snow on the ground and their feet were very cold. Even a strong man like Pei Ziyun didn't like this kind of weather. When the city gate approached, the two of them sped up and entered before the city gate closed. To the city.
Because it was winter, it got dark very quickly. After entering the city, the streets were empty and there were no passers-by.
This puzzled Yamazaki Ichiro, who had been to Heian Kyo before.
Although Ukyo was deserted due to the location of Heiankyo, they were now walking on the streets of Sakyo, which should not have been so deserted.
Most of the shops and houses on the road were closed, so it was impossible to find anyone to find out where the Tachibana family was.
Although Yamazaki Ichiro has been to Heian Kyo, he has never been to Tachibana Mansion. If he doesn't ask someone, he really can't find the address directly.
Yamazaki Ichiro still refused to give up, rubbed his hands that were red from the cold, and suggested: "Yamada-dono, we traveled day and night and finally arrived at Heian Kyo. Why don't we ask someone for the address and immediately go to the Tachibana family's house to meet Mrs. Shikibu? That's it." It also seems respectful!”
Pei Ziyun glanced at him with a smile, which made Yamazaki Ichiro look away with a guilty conscience.
"It's inappropriate. After all, she is a female family member. It would be rude to meet her at night."
Although Yamazaki Ichiro wanted to refute, he was only a lower-level samurai, and he couldn't do enough to please the Tachibana family, so he could only endure his dissatisfaction and nodded in agreement.
"There's no one on the road here. I don't know what's going on, so I'd better find a hotel to stay quickly." Pei Ziyun said again, squinting and looking around.
I have never seen the capital city of a country look like this.
Yamazaki Ichiro also had to admit that at this time, Heian Kyo was so quiet that it made people feel a little panicked.
Even though he didn't want to think too much, Yamazaki Ichiro couldn't help but think of the stories he heard told by others when he came to Heian Kyo a few years ago. Just thinking about it, a gust of cold wind blew and he couldn't help but shudder.
"Ah, there is a noodle stall in front of you, Yamadaden. Why don't we eat a bowl of noodles and then go find a hotel! We just want to ask the stall owner where the hotel is!"
At this time, Yamazaki Ichiro saw a lantern with "Soba" written on it from a distance and said in surprise.
This is a common sign of a street stall. When Yamazaki Ichiro thought of the hot noodles going down his throat, he couldn't move forward, and his stomach even growled in response to the situation.
Pei Ziyun was helpless, and the cold weather did almost no harm to him anyway. The other party was willing to take the risk of staying on this unconventional street, and was too lazy to object.
"That's fine."
"Then let's have a bowl of soba noodles each. It must be very good..."
Yamazaki Ichiro brushed away his depression at having his proposal rejected, walked a few steps quickly, and soon arrived in front of the lantern.
But when he saw the lantern clearly, he couldn't help but be startled and stopped talking.
There is a noodle stall here, with a few cutlery and radishes placed on a small table. The pot is steaming, but there is only water boiling, but there are no noodles, let alone anyone cooking the noodles.
"Where are the people? Where are the people?" Yamazaki Ichiro felt a little uneasy, but he still shouted a few words.
There was only a cold wind blowing around, picking up the snow on the ground, but no one responded.
Yamazaki Ichiro's initial expectation suddenly turned into anger. If he hadn't been worried that Yamada-den was right next to him, and if it was the era of samurai dominance 200 years later, he would have smashed the noodle stall directly.
Even so, I still couldn't help but scold: "Ba Ge Ya Lu, are you kidding me?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was no wind and no one. The bright lantern suddenly went out, and the surroundings suddenly fell into darkness. Not only that, but there seemed to be cries of resentment.
Yamazaki Ichiro was immediately stunned, his teeth chattering a little. He woke up after a few seconds, screamed, and jumped away in front of the noodle stall.
"Yamada-den, this... there's something weird here!"
"There is indeed something weird here. It's better to leave." Pei Ziyun raised his eyebrows and said.
Yamazaki Ichiro didn't notice anything was wrong. Now he felt as if there were countless strange things looking at him in the depths of the darkness. His heart suddenly went cold and he wished he could leave immediately.
Since Yamada-dono has spoken, he is naturally eager to do so.
The two people left quickly in front of the stall, and after walking for a while, they saw a hotel.
The lantern at the door of the hotel was also on, swaying slightly in the wind.
Yamazaki Ichiro couldn't help but shiver, and subconsciously didn't want to go there. Fortunately, he saw the bright light and figures inside, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why are you two adults still outside at this time?"
A thin old man was about to close the door that was blown open by the wind. When he saw Pei Ziyun and Yamazaki Ichiro approaching, he shouted in surprise and quickly bowed. Not minding the guests' indifference, he invited them inside and said: "Guests You are so brave, you still dare to walk at night, please come in quickly!"
When the door closed, warmth immediately enveloped the two of them, and Yamazaki Ichiro's almost frozen body was also recovering.
"Do you have any wine and rice balls?" Yamazaki Ichiro asked without caring about anything else.
"Don't worry, sir, there's nothing else but warm sake and rice balls!" the innkeeper replied with a smile.
Pei Ziyun found an empty table and could hear the guests at the table next to him talking in low voices.
Looking around, I found that there were some samurai sitting in the hotel lobby at this time. They had knives on the table. While drinking and eating, they did not forget to look around carefully.
Pei Ziyun sat down thoughtfully and put the knife on the table. From a distance, he couldn't see it clearly. Nearby, under the light, it was obviously a wooden knife, which made some eyes look a little subtle.
Yamazaki Ichiro noticed the curious looks of those people, and felt his face was a little hot, and his heart was depressed.
Although Yamada-dono who followed me was a generous man, he didn’t need to pay for food and drinks along the way, and rice balls were provided for every meal (although they may not be entirely white rice). You know, ordinary samurai only have bran, wild vegetables, and brown rice. Only eat white rice, fish and shellfish.
This kind of treatment is really rare and should be worthy of gratitude, but the other person is just an embroidered pillow!
It was extremely disgraceful for a samurai to travel far away with only a wooden sword.
However, the other party is young and incompetent, but he still enjoys 550 shi of knowledge and practice. Why doesn't this make him jealous
"It's just that I was reincarnated into a better family. If it were me, I would have already received the attention of Lord Tachibana Daozhen!"
Yamazaki Ichiro was confident in his martial arts. When he went to Heian Kyo, he encountered thieves and hacked three of them to death, successfully completing the mission.
(End of chapter)