That doesn't mean that、maybe.

Saturday, 20 October 2012

it was impossible

Kondo was originally a commoner, but became a samurai of the Tosa clan (as gōsh？it is currently unknown whether this was a treatment that lasted for only his generation. 2023110116:25/japan time).

Of course、it was because his abilities were recognized.

And he got married in Kobe and had his first son.

This was an ordinary marriage (possibly to the daughter of a Kobe merchant)、and as a young man with a promising future、he was trying to find ordinary happiness.

　

※I don't know now how Kondo came to work with Sakamoto、but at this point、Sakamoto and his comrades should have already been forgiven for their sin of deserting the domain thanks to Katsu's efforts to reach out to the Tosa lord. 2023110116:43(japan time).

But everything changed for him due to the changing political situation.

Their master Katsu is overthrown、and he was forced to leave his family and move to Nagasaki with Sakamoto and comrades.

From then on、he (or they) lived under the protection of the Satsuma clan、feeling uneasy about the surveillance of the Tokugawa shogunate.

"It wasn’t supposed to be like this."

Maybe he thought so sometimes.

But it wasn't all bad.

Saigo finally visited Choshu、and it seemed like an alliance between the Choshu and Satsuma clans would become a reality.

"Saigo refused to visit Choshu.'"

Around the same time that he learned of this fact、information about a mass purge within the Tosa domain must have reached him.

Yes、shortly before that、the major "innovative" people in Tosa were murdered one after another as political prisoners.

I think this fact was a huge shock to the Tosa Ronin.

In fact、although they did not have a very close relationship with the "innovative"、I believe that many of them were suspected by the new Tosa clan government. ※At least from their perspective.

※I think there was someone in their group who died in the fight during the "Ikedaya Incident". 2023110117:16(japan time).

Doctor of Tosa clan named "Nagaoka Kenkichi".

He later assumed the position of Sakamoto's secretary (so to speak)、and took over the group after Sakamoto's death、if only temporarily.

Around this time、he also fled from the Tosa clan.

※It is certainly possible that he came to Nagasaki after running away from Tosa.

I don't know if he was meeting with Kondo at this point、but in any case、I think Kondo was well aware of the current situation within the Tosa Clan.

"A young man with promise has finally turned into something like a robber and arsonist.'"

By this time、of course、he would have received information about the Tokugawa Shogun's visit to Kyoto.

Finally、the Tokugawa shogunate's all-out attack begins、the second invasion of Choshu.

He was originally a man who aspired to study in order to know the truth about the world.

※Of course、he wants to use the knowledge he has gained to help people.

If Kondo had been born a little later、he would have been able to study in England without any problems.

Even in this era、if Kondo had been born to a samurai of the Tokugawa shogunate or the Satsuma clan、he would have been able to study in England.

He was a good enough person to deserve it.

He already had a family.

※And he suddenly made a lot of money.

"From the beginning、it was impossible."

※I looked into Nagasaki City's prostitute at that time.

Because I thought about making sister of Ukiyo-e artist as younger prostitute of Kondo's lover.

For example、in the case of Edo city、many of them were daughters of poor farmers in the Tohoku region.

(I think that the situation had continued until mid-20th century.)

However、this may be natural considering the size and circumstances of the city (I am writing this from memory、Edo、a city with a population of one million people、would have consistently had more men than women)、but in the case of Nagasaki、it seems that there were many prostitutes from the local area.

What they all have in common is that they all have very short lifespans.

It seems that in many cases、the bodies of deceased prostitutes were dumped in front of temples.

Here I change a topic a bit.

I won't saying "everything is so".

Because I believe shouldn't say "everything is so".

I read it in Kobayashi Yoshinori san's "Gomanism Sengen (declaration)".

Go(u)man = arrogance ＋ ism

I guess it was Southeast Asia、during the Pacific War、on the evening before leaving for the front、the unit commander took his men to a comfort station (ianjyo 慰安所 in short、it is a brothel).

Of course it was for buy a woman.

The commander himself apparently spent his time in the woman's room doing nothing、but as they were driving back to base、his subordinates told him、"Thanks to you、I have some good memories".

"Why do you thank me？

You may die tomorrow."

At that time、he seemed to think so.

Of course、there were probably many different commanders.

But frontline combat commanders probably had the highest death rate among soldiers.

※There weren't enough words in my sentence、and his words probably contained that meaning. 2023110217:21(japan time).

I think everyone understands what I will write、but I think they're all married couples.

Of course race is irrelevant at all.

Please check it yourself about comfort women.

Here I will change the topic a bit again.

There are women called geisha in Japan.

Geisha sells performing arts to customers.

Prostitute sells their body to the customer.

Literal translation of Geisha is a person performing arts.

Of course these two jobs are different.

But many of the wives of the people on the history in Choshu and Tosa were them.

(Naturally、it seems that there were many scandals.)

By the way、although this is omitted extremely、Kondo's pseudonym at this time should have been Uesugi.

If you like Japanese history、you understand what I want to say(lol).

※I shouldn't make such an extreme omission、I don't understand the meaning(lol).

Uesugi Kenshin is a famous military commander from the Sengoku period in Japan、and it is said that he swore to the Buddhist gods that he would never have sex with a woman for the rest of his life in order to win a battle (in short、he is said to have specialized in men).

However、Kondo had a wife and children.

Is this what it's like(lol)？2023110217:39(japan time).

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