Chapter 208 Go take a shower with Okita Souji! 【8400】
Qingdeng, who was in charge of the Xia Duan, and the general manager, who was in charge of Qingyan... the two of them remained motionless.
The two people facing each other from a distance exuded an aura that made it difficult to get close.
In an almost freezing atmosphere, the General Directorate took the lead in taking action.
He concentrated his energy on the toes of his hind feet and bent his hind knees. At the moment when he bent his knees, he quickly accumulated enough strength in his legs and waist, then kicked off the ground with his hind feet and rushed forward suddenly.
, using the momentum of his body to rush forward, he thrust the sword in his hand towards Qingden's chest!
At the same moment, Qingdeng's body also started to move.
His actions are almost exactly the same as Souji's.
Bend your back knees, accumulate strength, and use the force of pushing forward to strike out the sword in your hand!
The two people in different postures used the same move, and the two bamboo swords pierced each other straight like meteors!
Bang!
The blades of the two bamboo swords collided in mid-air.
Although Souji's explosive power is incredibly strong, he has always insisted on training his body and has the attack power of Qingdeng blessed by the talents of "leading the way", "bear's waist", "concentration", and "lonely".
No worse than the Chief Secretary!
The two bamboo swords with their tips touching each other are like two fighting bulls fighting against each other. If you don't let me, I won't let you. If you give me more strength, I will give you more strength.
In the end - this brief duel ended with "no winner or loser".
With a "pop" sound, the two sword tips crossed each other.
The tip of Qingteng's sword brushed against Souji's left shoulder, and the tip of Qingteng's sword brushed against Qingteng's right abdomen.
The two bodies took a few steps forward according to the inertia, and passed by each other.
Souji didn't run too far. He stopped two steps behind Qingden and turned around quickly. While turning around, he held the bamboo sword in front of him.
The "Ignorant Sword vs. Bomb" just now ended in a draw, with both sides' swords only grazing each other's body. Therefore, the winner has not yet been decided, and the contest must continue.
However, when Souji quickly turned around to face Qingteng and re-arranged his posture, his eyes blinked several times quickly because he was surprised and surprised by what he saw - Qingteng did not regroup as quickly as he did.
Instead, he slowly put down the bamboo sword in his hand, and the originally tense muscles of his body relaxed little by little as Qingdeng stood up straight.
"Tachibana-kun, what's wrong?"
Seeing that Qingteng looked like he didn't want to fight anymore, Souji asked quickly.
"...Okita-kun."
Qingdeng sighed silently, and then said softly in a helpless tone.
"For today's competition, let's stop here first."
"You are very unfocused... There is no point in continuing the fight. It will only waste your energy and mine, and it will not play any role in mutual learning and progress."
As soon as Qingteng finished speaking, an old voice with a serious tone interposed between Qingteng and the director:
"Soji, have you been feeling unwell these past two days?"
The owner of this old voice was none other than Shusuke, who had just been standing aside watching Ayoto and Souji practice.
Zhousuke, who was always smiling, now showed a rare serious expression.
I saw him holding his hands behind his back, walking slowly towards the general manager, and continued in a deep voice.
"Since yesterday, you have been acting strange. You look restless. You are always in a daze from time to time, and you are not paying attention to your sword practice. You have just had several attacks and counterattack opportunities that are expected to pose a great threat to Lord Orange.
, I missed it all because of your inattention.”
"General Secretary, you don't need me to tell you in detail that 'lack of concentration is a taboo in martial arts', right?"
Shusuke, as well as Kondo, Hijikata and others beside him, all looked at Souji with serious and slightly worried eyes at this moment.
All of them, people with sufficient strength, were keenly aware of how unfocused Souji was during the contest just now.
Qingdeng was right to stop the fight in time.
If one of the parties in the competition is not concentrated enough...it will be a small matter if the practice effect is not achieved, but it will be a big deal if the body is injured due to lack of concentration.
After being scolded by Shusuke in a stern tone, Souji lowered his head and tightened his shoulders as if he wanted to hide his body.
"I am so sorry……"
Seeing Souji sincerely admitting his mistake, the lines on Shusuke's face suddenly softened.
"Soji, are you feeling unwell?"
Zhou Assistant asked softly with a tone that softened along with the lines on his face.
"Or are you worried about something?"
After asking, Zhouzhu stared at the Souji's eyes with concern.
If you feel unwell or have something on your mind, feel free to tell me—Shu Assistant said this to the Souji with his eyes.
"Hmm...ah hahahaha..."
The director raised his hand and took off his protective mask, revealing a smiling face.
"I'm fine...it's just...I just feel a little weak recently."
"Feeling weak?" Zhou Zhu asked quickly, "Are you sick?"
After finishing speaking, Assistant Zhou raised his hand and touched the marshal's forehead.
After carefully feeling the temperature reaching his palms, he felt that Souji's body temperature was quite normal and nothing unusual.
"I'm not sick. Maybe it's because the weather has been too hot recently, so I didn't sleep much."
"As long as you're not sick..." Zhousuke withdrew his hand from touching Souji's forehead, "Since you're not feeling well, don't practice sword practice for the time being. Go back to your room and have a good sleep and rest. You can resume practicing when your body recovers."
"yes……"
The Souji bowed slightly, bowed slightly to Zhousuke, then strode back to the edge of the dojo, and put the bamboo sword in his hand back into the sword bucket placed in the corner of the dojo.
After putting away his bamboo sword and taking off every protective gear on his body, Okita lowered his head and walked straight out of the dojo with an expressionless expression.
"Hey, Orange."
Hijikata suddenly walked quietly to Qingden's side.
"Do you know what happened to Souji?"
Aitobo and Souji have a very good relationship - this is a well-known fact in the Imperial Guard.
Hijikata had finally asked the right person.
Among all the people in the room, only Aomori knew why Souji was acting so weird.
——It seems that the negotiation with my sister did not go very smoothly...
Qingden frowned slightly as he looked at the departing figure of the General Secretary.
He promised Souji not to tell anyone that he was being forced to give up swordsmanship by his sister.
Therefore, when faced with Hijikata's question, Qingden said without changing his expression:
"I don't know... maybe Okita-kun is really distracted and distracted because he hasn't slept well recently. The nights have been really hot these past two days."
Talking about lying...this is one of Qingdeng's specialties.
Qingden is now good at lying thanks to the gift of "The Deceiver" whose talent is "the ability to lie without blushing or heartbeat, making it difficult for people to notice anything strange."
No matter how false or deviated from reality the lies he told were, Qingdeng could always look at ease, making it impossible for outsiders to find any flaws.
Even Hijikata, a master liar who tells countless lies to his girlfriends every day, has difficulty detecting whether Qingto is lying.
Seeing that even Seito, who had such a close relationship with Souji, didn't know what Souji was doing, Hijikata had no choice but to keep silent.
At this time, a muffled sound like something being hit hard came from outside the dojo.
"Okita-senpai! What's wrong with you? Is your forehead okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay, I just accidentally hit the wall."
Based on the conversation that was heard...it seemed that the Souji was walking without looking at the road and accidentally bumped into the wall of the corridor.
——Okita-kun...it doesn't matter, right...?
Qingden's brows furrowed uncontrollably...
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Souji went down to rest, and the others continued to do what they were supposed to do, practice what they should practice, and sit by the side of the dojo to rest.
This time it was Qingdeng who was distracted.
Because he is worried about the current situation of the headquarters, Qingto is in a state of confusion.
The confusion of his mind made Qingteng, who was standing in the corner of the dojo doing basic exercises, unable to even swing his bamboo sword steadily or correctly.
Suddenly, at this moment, a series of rapid footsteps sounded outside the dojo.
Everyone, including Qingdeng, who was attracted by the sound of footsteps, stopped what they were doing and turned around to look at the sound.
I saw Abi with a dust-proof white scarf on his head and a big broom in his hand. He strode into the dojo with a solemn expression as if he was going to the battlefield soon.
A Bi did not come alone.
Saito and Harada were by Abi's side.
Both of them had a dust-proof white scarf wrapped around their heads like Ah Bi, but the "weapons" they held were different.
Saito was holding a dustpan, while Harada was holding a large wooden ladder.
Abi brought Saito and Harada to the dojo... This was a rare sight, and Zhousuke hurriedly greeted it with a puzzled look on his face.
"Madam, Saito-kun, Harada-kun, why are you here? You still have a broom, dustpan, ladder... What are you doing?"
"Zhou Zhu." A Bi said in a deep voice, "A nest of rats has come to live in our place."
"Rat?" Zhou Zhu was stunned.
Abi nodded vigorously.
"I have been hearing strange noises from the ceiling since half a month ago."
"I just took down the ceiling in the kitchen, and when I looked up at the ceiling...oh my god, it's a bunch of rat shit."
"This rat can't be left at home, so I'm taking Saito and Harada, who are free now, to look for the rat."
"Mrs. Kondo, leave it to me as much as you like!" Harada on the side raised the long ladder in his hand and interjected in a triumphant tone, "Watch me move everything up and down the trial hall in three strokes.
All rats must be brought to justice!"
"That's not how 'bring him to justice' is used..." Saito silently corrected Harada's wording, whose cultural level could only be described as disaster.
"Well, with your words, I feel relieved." Abi nodded lightly to Harada, and then said seriously to Zhousuke, "Zhousuke, are there any strange noises coming from the ceiling of the dojo recently?"
"There seems to be no abnormal noise..."
"No abnormal sound? Forget it, for peace of mind, I'll check it out."
Abi turned his head and glanced at the apprentices who were still practicing swordplay in the dojo.
"Is everyone still practicing swordsmanship... Then I'll come back after the gym closes."
Having said this, Abi cleared his throat, then raised his head and said loudly to everyone in the dojo:
"Everyone, please listen to me!"
"A nest of rats has come to live in our trial room!"
"If any of you find a mouse in the trial hall, please kill it as soon as possible! Sorry for your trouble!"
Where there are many rats, people are more likely to get sick - this is hot knowledge that even an 8-year-old child knows.
Therefore, killing rats is everyone’s duty.
As soon as A Bi finished speaking, all the apprentices echoed him one after another, saying repeatedly that "every rat will be killed for sure."
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It's day, evening——
Dong dong dong dong...
Qingdeng walked quickly, making a "dong-dong" sound on the corridor under his feet.
If possible, Qingteng would not want to interfere too much in the DG's housework. After all, it is best for the person concerned to handle the housework himself.
But the current situation of the General Office is really worrying.
The current state of the Souji is so bad that he can even hit the wall while walking...
How is the negotiation between Okita-kun and his sister going? Why has Okita-kun been so distracted these past two days? Did he and his sister break down? Even if the talks broke down, it wouldn't be like this... These questions are swirling in Qingto's mind and
In my heart, it still lingers.
When the time came to evening and the trial defense hall closed, Qingden finally couldn't sit still.
He quickly ran around the trial defense hall, looking for the General Secretary.
After Qingden's sweeping search, he quickly found the chief executive - he was sitting cross-legged on the verandah of the courtyard reading an arithmetic book.
Qingto could tell at a glance that Souji had not read the contents of the book at all.
The director-general's eyes were all straight and dull.
Although his eyes were on the pages of the book, his mind had already flown to nowhere.
"Okita-kun!" Aomori walked quickly towards Souji, shouting his name.
"Tangerine-kun?"
Perhaps because he noticed that Qingneng's expression was very solemn now, there was a hint of doubt in Souji's voice.
Qingdeng looked around and made sure that there were no "walls with ears", then he squatted down next to the General Secretary.
"Okita-kun." Qingto lowered his voice and said word by word, "You and your sister..."
Upon hearing the words "your sister", Souji's expression changed instantly.
Before Aomori finished speaking, Souji hurriedly closed the arithmetic book in his hand and stood up.
"Ji Jun, I'm sorry, I, I suddenly remembered something urgent to do..."
Having said that, without waiting for Qingteng's response, the director-general fled from Qingteng's eyes with his arithmetic book in his arms.
"Hmm? Okita-kun? Okita-kun?"
Qingteng hurriedly called out the chief's name, but no matter how he called, the chief showed no intention of stopping.
Aoto, who was squatting on the spot, looked blankly in front of him where Souji had disappeared, and then looked at the place where Souji was sitting just now.
"what happened to him……"
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"Saito, have you seen Souji?"
"No."
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"Okita-kun, I finally found you, you..."
"Um...I'm sorry! I want to go relieve myself now!"
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"Tsk... where did Okita-kun go again... Ah, Harada, you came just in time, you..."
"Ah! Mr. Tachibana! You came at the right time! Saito told me today: The word 'bring him to justice' cannot be used to describe catching mice. Is this true? Bringing him to justice does not mean 'exhausting all possible means'
Do you mean 'catch you with a rope in every possible way'?"
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"Ah, Okita-kun! You..."
"Tachibana-kun, I'm sorry! I remembered some urgent matters that need to be dealt with immediately! See you later!"
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Tonight is a clear full moon night.
At this moment, just as the moon was rising, the white full moon hung high in the sky. The clear moonlight pouring down from the sky covered everything where the moonlight touched with a thin layer of silvery frost.
At this moment, Qingdeng was standing on the veranda of the courtyard, arms folded in front of his chest, looking up at the full moon above his head.
Although his eyes were staring straight at the moon in the sky... Qingdeng didn't register the scene in front of him at all.
——Okita-kun, what’s going on with him...Why are you always avoiding me...?
Qingto's mind is now repeatedly "playing" the scene where Souji was hiding from him today.
Although Souji found many reasons for himself, it was an urgent matter that needed to be dealt with immediately, and he wanted to go to the toilet to relieve himself... But it was obvious that Souji was deliberately avoiding Qingteng and deliberately ignoring Qingteng.
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——Is it because the result of the negotiation with my sister was so bad that you don’t even know how to tell me?
Although Qingteng came up with various possible answers... it was useless no matter how many answers he came up with. If he wanted to know the truth of the matter, he still had to go to the Souji to find out.
The more Souji avoids him, the more Qingto wants to find out what happened to Souji as soon as possible.
The Souji kept avoiding him, which made Qingto feel quite troubled.
The biggest problem before Qingteng now is how to create an environment in which he can easily catch the commander-in-chief, make it difficult for the commander-in-chief to escape from him, and at the same time allow him and the commander-in-chief to talk with peace of mind.
An environment that meets these two requirements... Qingdeng thought about it carefully: there was nothing to gain.
The latter is easier to say, mainly because the former is more difficult to handle.
Maybe it's because Qingteng came to see him too frequently during the day, so the general manager is now very vigilant.
He kept avoiding Qingdeng, and now the dragon was nowhere to be seen. Once he found out that Qingdeng was approaching him, he would immediately run away, running faster than a rabbit and unable to catch him.
Not to mention that he was caught, because his whereabouts were unpredictable, and it was difficult to even locate his location.
Thinking of this, Qingdeng couldn't help but close his eyes in distress.
——Is there no place where I can definitely catch Okita-kun...
Just as Qingdeng closed his eyes and racked his brains to think about this issue——
"Mr. Tachibana! Do you want to take a shower together now?"
The loud shout of Harada, the big-headed guy with little intelligence, came from beside him.
Aoto turned around and saw Kondo, Hijikata, Nagakura, Saito, and Harada each holding a bathtub filled with towels, soap, a change of clothes, and other items, standing on the corner of the corridor beside him.
Hijikata practiced sword practice late at the trial defense hall today, so he simply decided to spend the night at the trial defense hall today.
It was common for Hijikata to spend the night at the Imperial Guard Hall.
Once he stayed in the Trial Guard Hall for too long or too late, he would spend the night directly in the Trial Guard Hall because he was "too lazy to go back to the small rented shabby house".
Because he stayed overnight at the Trial Guard Hall quite frequently, Hijikata was considered half of the patrons of the Trial Guard Hall.
When Aoto turned around and looked over, Harada shouted to Aoto:
"Today's weather is still so hot! Let's take a bath and feel refreshed!"
Aoto didn't immediately respond to Harada's invitation to take a bath.
Because at this moment, his mind flew to another place.
——Bathhouse...bathing...?!
At this moment, Qingdeng felt as if lightning flashed across his mind.
"Take a bath...yes..."
Qingden murmured in a volume that only he could hear clearly.
"Why didn't I think of that..."
After muttering, Qingdeng raised his head vigorously, narrowed his eyes, and looked to the northeast.
In the northeast, somewhere very close to the Trial Guard Hall, wisps of thin steam were floating upward.
This is the bathhouse that is very close to the Shiwei Hall. The group of people from the Shiwei Hall usually go there to take a bath: Chihiroya boils the steam of the bath water.
"...You guys go and wash up first."
Qingden looked deeply at the wisps of steam that evaporated from Qianxun's house and finally merged with the moonlight, while he spoke slowly as if chewing every word.
"I want to take a shower later..."
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About an hour later——
The current time is roughly around 10pm.
At this time... Chihiro House is almost closed.
Logically speaking, at this time, no one should go to Chihiro House to take a bath.
But it just so happens that there is such a weirdo in the Trial Guard House who likes to take a shower only when Chihiro House is about to close.
The Souji held his bathtub and tiptoed out of his room.
At this time, the general manager was already dressed as if he was going to take a shower.
The purple ribbon used to tie her hair was nowhere to be seen, and her long hair was spread casually behind her back. She was wearing an easy-to-move purple and white yukata.
After putting on his special pair of flat-bottomed purple clogs on the earthen floor of the imperial examination hall, the chief general opened the door of the imperial examination hall and headed straight towards Chihiro House, where a faint steam was still rising.
In this era when electric fans and air conditioners, the "supreme inventions of mankind", have not yet been created, summer nights are always difficult to endure.
The temperature was high and the humidity was extremely heavy. The entire Edo seemed to have sunk to the bottom of a swamp. The humid and sticky air made people sweat from their bodies even if they stood still.
Fortunately, the moonlight is beautiful tonight.
The beautiful moonlight dilutes the unpleasantness brought by the heat.
As they were walking along the road leading to Chihiro House, Souji suddenly smelled a faint fragrance of flowers from above his head.
When I looked up, I saw that a branch above my head extending out from the yard on the roadside was full of gorgeous hydrangeas.
"Oh..." Souji blinked in surprise, then showed a happy smile, "It's already blooming..."
Hydrangea...the flower that best represents summer in Japan.
Now is the time when hydrangeas are in full bloom.
The general manager raised his head to admire the hydrangeas above his head. Through the gaps in the branches, he could see the full moon that had almost risen to the highest point in the sky.
The delicate hydrangeas, the night sky studded with stars, and the blue-white full moon embedded in the gaps between the branches. Suddenly a wisp of night wind blows, and the flowers and leaves, the bright colors and the moon shadow sway together under the starry sky...
This is the beautiful scenery that is reflected in the eyes of the General Secretary at this time.
What a magnificent scenery.
Moved by this beautiful scenery, Okita couldn't help but stop his feet, squint his eyes, and intoxicatedly appreciate the colorful picture that was spread out in front of him at this moment, which was rarely seen in ordinary times.
However, suddenly... before he could appreciate the beautiful scenery for long, a sudden shout came from behind him, and the intoxicated expression on his face instantly became as stiff as a stone.
"Huh? Isn't this Okita-kun? What a coincidence!"
Qingto, holding a bathtub in his arms, strode towards the headquarters from the rear.
The general manager turned around in Xun Sheng and stared blankly at Qingdeng who suddenly appeared.
Under the full moon, in front of the hydrangeas, the two stood facing each other.
"Tachibana, Tachibana-kun...!" Souji stammered like a broken wind-up toy, "You, you, you, you, why are you here?"
"I was too obsessed with practicing swordsmanship in the dojo today." Qingden laughed, "I have been practicing until now and then I came back to my senses and realized that I haven't taken a shower yet."
"Fortunately, Chihiro House is still open for business."
"Okita-kun, do you want to take a shower now? That's great. Let's take a shower together!"
"Huh? I...ah!"
Before Souji could say anything, Qingto grabbed his right wrist.
"Let's go!"
Although Qingdeng was smiling... his tone was full of a tough tone that had nothing to do with smiling.
He didn't leave any room for Souji to argue, and dragged Souji towards Chihiro House.
The section of road the two of them were on now was only a few steps away from Chihiro House.
Turning the corner not far away, you can see the huge door curtains with "Men's Soup" and "Women's Soup" written on both sides.
A variety of emotions were written on Souji's face.
Surprise, embarrassment, fear... these emotions blended perfectly on Souji's cheeks.
"I, I, I, I, I suddenly want to relieve myself...!"
Qingdeng turned a deaf ear to the general's shouts.
He only regarded these remarks from the chief executive as an excuse to avoid him again.
He paid no attention to the Souji's struggle and only focused on holding the Souji's wrist tightly to prevent him from escaping.
Qingdeng's hands are very strong. After all, he has the gift of "dexterous hands" that "his fingers are far more flexible and powerful than ordinary people."
Souji was small and light, so he could easily pull him away without much force.
"Wait a minute! Wait a minute!"
Seeing the bathhouse getting closer and closer, Souji struggled more and more fiercely.
He pushed the ground with the heels of his two clogs and leaned back hard, trying to stop Qingdeng's dragging.
The General Secretary's hard work has produced some results.
It's just that this little effect is almost in vain...
Qingteng was determined to "clarify everything to the Souji tonight."
No matter what the commander-in-chief does, Qingdeng will remain unmoved.
Qingdeng could be seen clenching his teeth calmly and tightening his grip on the director's wrist with a "never let go" attitude.
Like a plow, there were two more drag marks on the ground made by the Chief's clogs.
These two drag marks crookedly spread all the way to Chihiro House - Qingto finally succeeded in using brute force and perseverance to drag the general manager into the "male soup".
"Oh, isn't this Mr. Tachibana? You came to take a shower so late today?"
Yubaba, who was sitting behind the tent adjacent to the entrance of the men's bath, greeted Aoto in a familiar manner immediately after seeing him.
Qingteng has lived in the Imperial Guard Hall for more than 7 months, and has long been familiar with the owner of Qianxun House.
As the owner of Chihiro House, Yubaba is responsible for managing the men's bath, and a young female worker she hired is responsible for managing the women's bath.
"Good evening, Granny Yu. Something happened tonight. I have been struggling until tonight and finally have time to take a bath. Here, here is the bath money for the two of us."
Qingdeng neatly spread the 4 copper coins on the counter, and then continued to drag the chief si towards the depths of the men's bath.
By this time, the general manager had stopped shouting and struggling hard.
He just stared at the "bathroom" getting closer and closer to him as if he had lost his soul...
After Ayoto and Souji both disappeared into the bathroom, Yubaba stretched her neck, stuck her head out of the tent, and cast a suspicious look towards the bathroom.
"Oh...he's a new face..."
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At this moment——
Trial Wei Pavilion, among the diners——
"...Then, I heard that the shogunate is vigorously promoting the 'combination of public and military affairs' recently."
At this moment, in the spacious dining room, Aoto's old servant Jiubei was idly arranging Aoto's clothes.
Saito, who liked to pass the time by "being in a daze", lay motionless on the tatami like a sloth, staring straight at the ceiling above his head. It felt like he was thinking about something... but he felt
He didn't seem to be thinking about anything.
Next to Saito, the three of them, Harada, Hijikata, and Nagakura, were gathering together, talking about the mountains.
"'Combined public and military affairs'?" Nagakura asked Harada, "What does it come from?"
Harada, a lively person, is the kind of person who can't sit still and likes to wander outside whenever he has some free time.
From a certain perspective... Harada's habit of hanging out is a good habit.
Because he loves to hang out outside, Harada can always collect the latest social news as soon as possible.
Therefore, Harada can be regarded as the "first reporter" of their trial defense hall.
A group of people in the imperial examination hall often learn about new changes and events in the outside world from Harada's mouth.
"The specifics... I don't quite understand. After all, I don't like to use my brain and can't remember things that are too complicated."
Harada, lying on his side on the tatami, stretched out his fingers to pick his nose.
"If I remember correctly...it seems like we asked Lord Dashu to marry the princess of Kyoto, unite the Duke's family and the Wu family, etc..."
"...I understand." Hijikata nodded, "To put it simply, it is to use the authority of the Kyoto court to enhance the power and status of the Edo shogunate through marriage."
Tufangyan explained it concisely and concisely, and Nagakura understood it immediately.
"It feels... oddly frustrating..." Nagakura stretched out his hand and scratched his hair, "The Kyoto court has no money, no food, no soldiers and no generals. The shogunate is still trying to marry the imperial court..."
"After all, the imperial court has unparalleled influence."
Hijikata said calmly.
"The public flag with a history of thousands of years is a very useful flag."
"Whoever can grasp this banner will have a powerful force called 'righteousness'."
"Don't underestimate this power. If used properly, this power can be compared to thousands of troops."
"Ha...it's such a troubled world..." Nagakura sighed deeply, "All kinds of messy big events happen every once in a while... It's really not peaceful..."
"The current world is indeed very unstable." Hijikata crossed his arms and nodded gently, "The shogunate is now vigorously promoting the 'combination of public and military affairs'... If it is handled well, it can be regarded as a clever move. If it can get the public
With the support of the shogunate, the current situation of the shogunate can become much better. But I think this 'combination of public and military affairs' will not go so smoothly..."
Just as Hijikata, Nagakura, and Harada were chatting in a lively manner——
Dong dong dong dong…!
Suddenly there was the sound of rapid running in the corridor outside the room.
Before Hijikata and the others had time to turn around to follow the sound, the door between the diners was pushed open with a loud "bang".
"Quick, quick, quick! Come and help!" Abi, who was wearing a white scarf and carrying a broom outside the door, said urgently, "We found a mouse! Come and kill the mouse together!"
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