In Order to Become a Heroic Spirit, I Had to Do Things in History

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The knife fell from Hijikata Suizan's hand, and he sat slumped on the ground.

Zuo Cun's left arm was cut off by the earthwork Qigen, and he also sat on the ground weakly.

"Haha...still can't beat you..." Hijikata's eyes recovered from exhaustion, he laughed twice, and fell to the side.

Zuo Cun looked at the fallen earthwork, and his eyes returned to the expressionless look.

"What if I can't compare to me..." Zuo Cun just sat on the ground and muttered, "I didn't win..."

"We all lost, Hijikata, Kondo."

He let out a long sigh.

"There are no winners."

Zuo Cun sat next to the body of Hijikata Suishan, looking at the sea in the distance, as if his heart was touched.

In the last duel between the eagle and the wolf, the eagle pecked the wolf to death, but was torn off a wing by the wolf.

......

Early March.

After the earthwork was collected and buried, Zuo Village returned to Misheng Village.

Shiina was quite happy when she saw Zuo Village came back.

Then he saw Zuo Cun holding his left arm in his right hand, frightened to death.

Zuo Cun recovered from the injury for a month.

One day he came to Inoue Genzaburo's tombstone and rested for a while.

Suddenly he walked into the river and lay down.

Looking at the sky, Zuo Cun felt that it was not bad to die like this.

Until Shiina, who noticed something was wrong, ran over and fished Zuo Village out.

Shiina lost her temper at Zuo Cun for the second time, scolding the one-armed Zuo Cun for a while.

......

The war ended soon after.

The new government army recaptured Ezo, then moved the capital to Edo and officially established its position.

Shannan Jingsuke was assassinated for unknown reasons not long after he moved the capital. Fortunately, Zuo Cun did not know the news.

The new government wanted to invite Zuo Cun, a reform hero who really laid the foundation for the vision of the fall, to come to the new government to serve as a diplomat, but Zuo Cun refused, not only refused, but also scolded the officials who came to let Zuo Cun serve as a diplomat.

That's it, Zuamura, accompanied by Shiina, lived in Mibu Village next to Kyoto—no, Mibu Ward.

Time passed slowly.

As the last Miyu wolf, Saito joined the new government and went back to his old job - being the police chief in Kyoto City.

His scarred face was indeed a good fit for a police chief.

Zuocun just likes to fish every day, sweeping the floor, and not asking about world affairs.

Until the time came to 1871.

===Chapter 420 Chapter [-] The Passing of the Eagle===

Zuo Cun stood in front of Lu Silan's bed, looking at this old friend who had been in Japan for almost 20 years.

"Zuo Cun...don't be sad for me...I will see you in the next life..."

After saying this, Lu Silan gasped.

Zuo Cun didn't feel anything, just sighed.

He looked at the ceiling, not letting the tears flow.

"I have seen too many partings..."

"It turns out to be numb..."

He paid some people and buried Lu Silan by the river, next to Inoue Gen Saburo.

There is not much sadness, the tears have already flowed cleanly.

It's just that there is one more person to worship each year.

......

Life is very peaceful, Zuo Village occasionally bumps into the police chief of Kyoto City when he visits graves.

From Saitoichi's mouth, Zuo Village learned a lot of things from the outside world.

For example, a group of people visited Europe and formally established diplomatic relations with foreigners.

For example, in education reform, the new government has set up small country schools all over Japan.

Etc., etc.

Zuo Cun listened to the news with a smile.

"Ryoma... Our efforts are finally in vain..."

He came to the beach to watch and shout, and said with a sigh.

One day Saito came to the door.

"So... you still want me to serve in the new government?" Zuo Cun looked at Saito with a foolish look.

Saito took a breath: "I think too much, I'm too lazy to be their lobbyist."

"It's just that Kyoto University has recently opened in Kyoto, and they are now recruiting teachers." Saito was wearing a police uniform and looked quite energetic, "I wonder if you can speak several foreign languages, so I'll come to you and have a look. Would you like to be a university professor or something?"

"I..." Zuo Cun seemed a little hesitant.

"Why are you hesitating?" Saito rolled his eyes and pointed to the courtyard of Zuo Village, "Look at you now, although what you said is not bad, but you can also be poor, it is already It’s a new era, and you have to figure out a way to make a living.”

Zuo Village was silent.

He turned his head and glanced at his knife holder.

"How's it going?" Saito took another puff of cigarette. "If you refuse, I won't come again. After all, I know what kind of person you are."

Zuo Cun thought for a while and sighed.

"I only speak English and Dutch, and I only speak Russian and French."

Saito was taken aback for a moment.

Then he smiled and said, "That's fine."

Zuo Village took Shiina and moved to the city of Kyoto.

Zuo Village, the original old house, entrusted the well-known tavern owner to help take care of it. After all, Zuo Village might want to come back to live one day.

After more than a year of negotiation, and with Saito's help, in the summer of 1875, Zuo Cun and several partners established Kyoto University more than ten years in advance, and established the Department of Foreign Languages ​​at Kyoto University.

Shiina also started studying and later became a Mandarin teacher at Kyoto National Elementary School.

Zuo Cun just gave up the sword, took up the teaching ruler, and became a teacher.

This time, the classroom is Zuocun's battlefield.

The students also liked the one-armed professor, but they had never seen the one-armed professor smile.

In his spare time, Zuo Village and Saito would drink at an izakaya in Kyoto and talk about their recent life. Occasionally, Katsura Kogoro, who changed his name to Takayuki Kido, would also come to Kyoto to accompany Zuo Village for a drink.

Tsuruha Ori and Ying Yu Ori were treasured by Zuo Village, and would only be worn during festivals.

In 1877, Saigo Shenglong launched a rebellion and the war resumed.

Zuo Village chose to turn a blind eye and did not choose to participate in the war.

After the war, Zuo Cun felt a big stone falling in his heart.

In 79, after sending the first batch of students he brought out of the campus, Zuo Cun chose to resign and returned to Misheng Village.

Although getting along with the students is very pleasant, Zuo Cun doesn't like this feeling too much.

He lives alone in the old house in Mibu Village, and Shiina occasionally comes back to visit Zuo Village.

Zuo Cun lived alone in Misheng Village for several years.

1882 years.

The coup d'état took place in Meiji 14.

Under Emperor Meiji's handling, the radicals were purged from the top ranks, and Zuo Village shed tears for the first time after Ruslan's death.

With his three knives, he came to Kyoto and found Saito.

Two middle-aged men came to the izakaya.

"Why are you pulling me to the izakaya in such a hurry, I have to go to work tomorrow." Saito took a sip of beer and looked at Zuo Village strangely.

Zuo Cun has a beard, and he can no longer see the appearance of the handsome young man, just a very ordinary middle-aged uncle.

"You should have heard about the Tokyo prefecture." Zuo Cun smiled.

"I heard that Okuma Shigenobu's radical group has been removed from the top, what's the matter?" Saito took a bite and looked at the eagle that was unable to fly.

"Well, so Saito...I have no regrets..." Zuo Cun's eyes drooped slightly, and there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.

Saito was stunned.

"Send me the next ride, okay?" Zuo Cun looked at Saito with a smile.

Saito wanted to say something, but opened his mouth for a long time, and finally nodded slowly.

"Thank you." Zuo Cun breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought you wouldn't agree."

"...Does Shiina know?"

"...I didn't tell Shiina about this." Zuo Cun shook his head, "So please let her know afterward."