Howls, sobs, shouts...were all heard together.
It's like holding "The Voice of XX"...ah, no, correction. It's like holding a misfortune contest.
In order to survive, these villains who have committed crimes in the past have tried their best to survive, which is eye-opening.
Either cry for father or mother, kowtow like pounding garlic, and behave in an extremely humble manner.
Or just like Lu Bu downstairs at the White Gate, he works hard to promote himself, hoping to win the end of being surrendered.
Especially that Ayase Taichi.
I don't know if he is a man of strength or is simply frightened - Qingdeng prefers the latter - I saw him kowtowing hard with "dong dong dong", his forehead was bruised, and blood flowed out, and he didn't stop.
It keeps repeating:
"Lord Tachibana, please spare my life!"
Qingdeng has seen too many people like this.
When he is in power, he is majestic and majestic, as if he is an unparalleled hero.
But when disaster strikes, especially when death is imminent, he is more timid than anyone else.
Qingdeng has always believed that adversity reveals the true nature of a hero, just like Jing Ke who assassinated Qin.
If it weren't for being tied up with hemp rope and being strictly guarded by the members of the 7th and 10th divisions, unable to move at all, otherwise it's not hard to imagine that someone would have crawled to Qingden's feet regardless of dignity.
He licked Qingdeng's shoes pitifully and begged Qingdeng for forgiveness like a pug.
However, Qingdeng didn't even pay attention to them.
He silently turned his head and winked at Isamu Kondo beside him.
When Isamu Kondo saw this, he nodded lightly with understanding, then turned to his subordinates behind him and said:
"Keep them quiet."
The inspectors of the Metropolitan Police Bureau rolled up their sleeves and silently walked towards Ayase Taichi and the others - crackling, tinkling and booming - and gave them another beating.
The world returns to silence.
When Aoto announced that he would behead all Ayase Taichi and others, he looked up and saw two completely different scenes.
On the one hand, they are shouting at the sky and grabbing the earth, beating their heads and stamping their feet.
On the other hand, he fell into a sea of joy.
"Yes! That's right! These beasts are inferior to pigs and dogs, and they should all be beheaded!"
"Hahaha! Great! Kusunoki Group is finally destroyed!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...A Qing! You can finally rest in peace!"
…
There are people who laugh heartily, and there are people who cry with joy.
The people at the scene all expressed the purest joy in their own ways.
It is evident how unpopular the Nanmu Group is.
It is also obvious how much contribution the Shinsengumi has made.
Qingdeng moved his eyes calmly, silently taking in the ecstatic expressions of the soldiers and the people, and a faint and calm smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Shinsengumi!"
He focused his gaze back to the front and shouted angrily:
"Triumph!"
"Oh oh oh oh oh oh--!"
So impassioned that the sky dries up!
The sergeants of the Shinsengumi embarked on their triumphant return journey with the morale of their triumphant victory.
The people on both sides of the street were frightened by this shocking scene and stepped back unconsciously. The expressions on their faces changed wonderfully.
The rich smell of blood that fills the mouth and nose, the figure covered in blood that the eyes can see, this unquestionable and powerful record...
Some people looked at him with awe.
Some people seemed to be frightened, their faces turned pale, and some even had their legs tussling with each other, almost falling to the ground.
Most people are a combination of the two - feeling both admiration and horror.
Among the crowd, a faint murmur suddenly floated out:
"Is this...Bando Warrior..."
Yes. Because time has been so long that people in Kyoto have forgotten one fact...the origin of the name "Dongyi".
That night, the people of Kyoto finally recalled the original reason why the Kanto people were called "Dongyi".
Their fighting power is so fierce! They are like wild beasts!
The concentrated looks of awe made the sergeants of the Shinsengumi feel deeply at ease, and swept away the haze of being despised and slandered in their hearts yesterday.
Driven by this emotion, they smiled happily, held their heads high and held their chests high, as if they were the greatest contributors to the Sekigahara War!
…
…
At this moment——
A dark alley not far from the Shinsengumi——
Two black figures stood side by side, staring straight at the triumphant Shinsengumi.
The petite black figure said:
"...The Shinsengumi's combat power is stronger than I expected."
The sweet voice like a silver bell... it was the voice of a woman, and she was still a young girl.
The plump dark figure standing next to her said:
"Is it strong? In my opinion, the Shinsengumi's combat effectiveness is just that. With their current scale and combat power, they can only bully the inferior Yakuza. If they want to fight against Satsuma, Choshu It's still far from the law that punishes the party and the New Sengumi."
It is also a woman's voice.
However, compared to the petite black shadow, the plump black shadow has a much richer voice, which shows that she is a mature woman in her twenties and thirties.
As soon as the plump black shadow finished speaking, the petite black shadow nodded and echoed:
"Miss Mei, as you said, the current Shinsengumi is indeed not effective yet. But——"
As the conversation suddenly changed, the petite black figure raised the corners of her lips.
"The chief general of the Shinsengumi is that Nioh. Mr. Ebina and Mr. Ichinose both praised Nioh and deeply regretted that Nioh was not a loyalist of our Great Salt Party. Under the command of this strange man, I think the Shinsengumi will have unimaginable potential."
"...Well, that's true."
The plump black figure called "Miss Mei" nodded slightly, then turned back.
"Xiao Tao, let's go. It's almost time to go back to Gion. Miss Sumire is still waiting for our report."
"Well, let's go."
The two women walked side by side towards the depths of the alley, and within a moment they both merged into the thick shadows of the alley.
Silence returned inside and outside the alley, as if no one had ever been here...
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…
The next day——
Kyoto, Sanjo Kawara——
"The Shinsengumi attacked the Kusunoki-gumi's main formation at night, and the entire Kusunoki-gumi army was wiped out." This news spread like the wind through the streets of Kyoto as if it had wings.
On this day, it was as if the Gion Festival had arrived in advance throughout Kyoto. Happy smiles could be seen everywhere, loud cheers could be heard everywhere, and the only thing missing was the lanterns and festoons.
[Note·Gion Matsuri: A festival held annually in Kyoto, Japan, it is considered the largest and most famous festival in Japan. Together with the Tenjin Matsuri in Osaka and the Kanda Matsuri in Edo, it is known as one of the three major summer festivals in Japan. one】
After learning that Aoto was going to kill Taichi Ayase and others in public in Sanjo River, a large number of soldiers and civilians worked tirelessly to rush to Sanjo River in order to witness this heart-wrenching scene with their own eyes.
Although Kyoto is a cultural and political capital, and its business atmosphere is far inferior to that of Edo and Osaka, as long as it is a city, there will always be a shortage of businessmen who are calculating and calculating.
Many vendors set up stalls near Sanjo Kawara and started doing business.
There are people selling water, people selling snacks, people selling straw sandals... there's a dazzling array of things to see.
Some vendors even made the same type of Taming Doll of Ayase Taichi overnight.
[Note: Transferred Doll: Curse Doll]
In the past, when the Kusunoki group was strong, vendors would naturally not dare to arrange Ayase Taichi like this.
But now, everyone has no scruples and mocks and abuses this dying man without restraint.
The sales of these taming dolls were surprisingly good, and there was a long queue in front of the stall.
A white curtain embroidered with clover has been pulled up around the execution ground.
The guardian of Kyoto, Matsudaira Yōho, the governor of Kyoto, Masakuni Inaba, and the mayor of Kyoto, Nōshōbi, were all invited to watch the execution.
They sit north and face south, lined up in order of status.
The people sitting on the main seat were naturally Qingden and Matsudaira Yongho.
The main purpose of today's public execution is to establish the Shinsengumi's prestige and promote the Shinsengumi's determination to "swear to subjugate the Gyeonggi region."
For such an important event, naturally one cannot dress too shabbily.
Therefore, Qingdeng put on his most slutty... ah, no, most formal clothes.
He wears a black lacquer hat with gold leaf inside, which symbolizes the high-ranking ministers, and is tied with a white belt at the chin. His feet are covered with white socks and straw sandals with white sandals, and he wears Sendai plain haori hakama.
In the Edo period, wearing white socks was a status symbol.
Because white socks are easy to get dirty, wearing clean white socks is like using big bills to light a cigarette, which means "I am rich and powerful and can afford to waste it!"
Time passed, and when the sun slipped from the highest point in the sky, today's protagonists finally arrived one after another.
Under the escort of heavily armed sergeants, Ayase Taichi and others were driven one by one into the center of the execution ground.
They were all forced to put on white clothes, the buns on their heads were removed, their hair was disheveled, and they looked as embarrassed as they wanted.
For a moment, there were shouts of curses everywhere.
"Ayase Taichi! You finally went to hell!"
"Well done! Well done!"
"It is because there are too many thugs like you who are doing worse things than the barbarians under the banner of 'respecting the king and repelling the barbarians' that we, the true people with lofty ideals, will suffer unwarranted slander!"
"If I can see the tragic death of you beasts in my lifetime, I can die with peace of mind!"
…
If the sergeants responsible for maintaining order at the scene had not tried their best to stop him, a large number of excited people would have rushed to the execution ground and surrounded Taichi Ayase and others.
Although the onlookers were overly excited and caused some chaos at the scene, the execution process was always orderly.
After being led into the center of the execution ground, Ayase Taichi and others were forced to kneel on the ground and lined up along the edge.
The executioners - the inspectors of the Shinsengumi Metropolitan Police Bureau - walked behind them and took their places.
The executioners had prepared buckets and ladles placed beside their legs. They picked up the ladles, scooped up the water in the buckets, poured it on the blades of the knives in their palms, then raised the knives and raised them to the sky.
Standing tall, assuming an eight-pair stance.
Under the sunlight, the water droplets stuck to the blade reflected crystal light.
Even now, there are still people struggling to beg for mercy and life.
The louder "Mr. Orange, please spare my life!" and the "Mr. Orange, I'm willing to make meritorious service"... Qingdeng was tired of hearing these words from them.
After the executioners were ready, he waved his big hand without hesitation.
"Do it!"
In an instant, a flash of silver light appeared.
Immediately afterwards, there was a muffled sound like fruit falling to the ground.
Beheading has always been a technical job.
The head must be cut off perfectly by cutting accurately from the gap between the third and fourth joints of the neck bone.
Eyesight and sword skills are both indispensable.
Some people decapitated their heads perfectly.
And some people... I don't know if it was because they were nervous or something else, they either hit the back of the person's head or the person's back.
Seeing that the beheading failed, they hurriedly pulled the knife back and then struck again.
In this way, the execution that should have ended immediately was not until more than a minute later that all the prisoners were finally beheaded.
It is worth mentioning that the person who tortured Ayase Taichi set a record for the execution of the sword - he slashed 5 times in total before finally decapitating Ayase Taichi's head.
These five knives landed evenly on his back and the back of his head.
It wasn't until the fourth knife that he hit Ayase Taichi's neck with difficulty.
However, because the angle of the knife was wrong, it could not be successfully cut in two, and the blade was embedded in the middle of Ayase Taichi's neck.
The neck is almost broken but not broken - the head is hanging on the chest like this, the appearance is very scary, and just looking at it makes me feel extremely painful.
So much so that this coward who was greedy for life and fearful of death moaned in despair:
"Brother... give me a good time... don't torture me anymore...!"
His humble wish was realized with the fifth knife.
According to custom, the heads of the victims have been chopped off, and the entire execution can be declared over.
However, Qingdeng suddenly said loudly in a tone without sadness or joy:
"Collect their heads and build a Jingguan!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was shocked, and the uproar spread quickly like ripples caused by the wind blowing through the fields.
The dignitaries headed by Matsudaira Yōho, accompanied by the Shinsengumi officers represented by the General Secretary, and the onlookers not far away all had expressions of surprise and incomprehensible expressions.
Jingguan—at first glance, I thought it was some kind of elegant cultural landscape.
In fact, Jingguan is a high tomb built in ancient times to show off martial arts, gather enemy corpses, and seal the earth.
To put it simply, the corpses are piled up to build a "pyramid", which not only shows off the martial arts but also scares the enemy.
The dignitaries looked at each other.
"That, that! Tachibana-sama!"
Nengshi Liangbi stammered:
"Building the Jingguan...such a drastic approach is unnecessary, right?"
With Liangbi taking the lead, the others all echoed:
"That's right, Mr. Ju, the construction of Jingguan is too heavy!"
"Lord Tachibana! Please think twice!"
…
Although no matter from which angle you look at it, Japan has now entered a period of great chaos that is not inferior to that of the Warring States Period three hundred years ago.
But people's thinking has not changed yet, and everyone's thinking is still stuck in that peaceful era of long-lasting peace.
Therefore, it is really hard for them to imagine what it would be like to build a conspicuous Kyoto in Kyoto city...
In fact, not to mention them, it was the members of the Shinsengumi who were aware of Seito's "Kyokan Project" for the first time.
Therefore, the General Secretary and others on the side also looked at each other with shocked expressions on each other's faces.
"..."
Matsudaira Yongho was expressionless and did not speak, making it unclear what his position was.
The advice given by Nengshi Liangbi and others can be said to be heartfelt.
However, Qingdeng didn't even look at them, ignored their suggestions, and repeated the order expressionlessly:
"Collect their heads and build a Jingguan!"
The general's military order has been issued...there is no reason not to obey it.
After the executioners looked at each other, they all leaned down to pick up the heads from the ground and placed them in the center of the execution ground.
In a short while, a "pyramid" composed of more than twenty heads, which was not majestic but extremely formidable, came into view.
For a moment, the whole place was silent, no one spoke...
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