Chapter 256 A high rise! The young widows direct agent
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The new secret army of the shogunate: the new shogunate. This Tsukigiya Shrine is the headquarters of the new shogunate. All the people in this shrine are members of the new shogunate. The woman in front of me is the chief minister of the shogunate.
Yutaisuo is secretly the leader of the new Yutingban... Any of the above are secrets that can make Qingdeng's brain buzz.
To be honest, it would be too difficult for Qingdeng to accept this series of shocking facts immediately.
Tianzhang Court very considerately gave Qingdeng time to digest and relax.
"Everyone in this shrine is a member of the New Imperial Palace?"
"Yes."
"Including the two sisters Sae and Yae?"
"I made it very clear just now, right? These two sisters are excellent female ninjas that I have put a lot of effort into cultivating."
"Kunoichi...a child at such a young age is a kunoichi?"
"Kekekekeke~"
Tianzhangyuan covered his mouth and smiled.
"Ji Jun, you seem to have misunderstood. Those two sisters are just shorter and have tender faces, so they look younger. In fact, they are the same age as you, and they are exactly 18 years old this year."
"18?!"
Qingdeng's mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg in an instant.
There was no way he could send these two sisters to elementary school without any sense of disobedience. Their figures could perfectly blend into the group of elementary school students and have any connection with the number "18"...
Qingden closed his mouth and his neck became stiff again.
In this way... it all makes sense why Tenzouin appears here as the "Superior Miko" and "Shrine Miyi", and why the old man named Tiankang Xiao has such superb skills.
Qingdeng, who gradually recovered from the bombardment of huge amounts of information, glanced at Tianzhang Courtyard a few times.
"...His Royal Highness Tenjoin, you are leaving Edo Castle without permission...is that okay?"
The main job and daily task of the Odaisho is to help the general manage Ootai, the general's harem.
However, what Tianzhangyuan has done in recent years has long gone beyond the duties of the Great Imperial Palace.
Tokugawa Iemo, who had no foundation in Edo and had no one to rely on, often asked the wise Tenjoin for advice.
And Tianzhangyuan also responded to Tokugawa Iemo's requests.
This has become the most common criticism of the Tianzhang Academy by the "Itobashi Sect" - managing the Great Olympia, which is the responsibility of His Highness. However, His Highness ignores his own duties, interferes in the affairs of the bureau, and makes irresponsible remarks on the affairs of the country. I wonder if His Highness wants to imitate the Han Dynasty
The Lu Pheasant, the Tang Dynasty Wu Zhao?
Influenced by Chinese culture, ancient Japanese intellectuals especially loved to use Chinese and Turkish allusions to make reference.
For example, when Oshio Heihachiro launched the uprising 23 years ago, he clearly stated in his slogan: "The sun, moon and stars can serve as a clear guide to our purpose; Gai Wei is following the example of Tang, Wu, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Ming Dynasty.
Just sincerely" slogan.
Since the assassination of Naomi Ii, the "Hitobashi faction", which has lost the suppression of strongmen, is currently gaining power.
There are countless members of the "Ichibashi faction" who regard Tokugawa Iemo as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh, and want to pull Tokugawa Iemo from the position of general.
They may stubbornly despise the young Tokugawa Iemo, believing that in the current crisis of survival, only the older and well-known Hitotsubashi Keiki can lead the country out of the predicament.
Or they simply want to replace someone as a general who is more obedient and can help them gain more political benefits.
These people are now keeping their eyes wide open, waiting for Tianzhang Academy to make a mistake.
If they were allowed to find an opportunity, they would definitely attack Tenzōin en masse like a pack of wolves smelling new flesh and blood, weakening the power of the "Nanki Sect" and Tokugawa Iemo who was forced into power by the "Nanki Sect" in one fell swoop.
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Tenjoin left Edo Castle without authorization and went to this shrine located on the outskirts of Edo to lead this secret force newly built by Tokugawa Iemo... If the people of the "Hitobashi Sect" knew about this, it would be nothing
It's a small thing...
Not only Tenzouin will suffer, Tokugawa Iemo will also be implicated.
Although Qingdeng's question was a little vague, the meaning was accurately conveyed to Tianzhang Academy.
"Cackle, cluck, cluck~~"
Tianzhangyuan, who showed a free and easy expression, laughed several times.
"Thank you for your concern."
"Don't worry about me."
"Since I will shoulder the heavy responsibility of establishing and operating the new Yuting Fan, I must be fully prepared."
What preparations have been made? Tianzhangyuan did not continue.
Qingdeng also knew enough not to ask any further questions.
At this time, Qingden realized that his throat was very thirsty because he had not drank water for a long time.
He picked up the black tea that was just warm in front of his knees and took a sip.
The aroma was very strong... but Qingden couldn't taste it at all - all his attention was now focused on a serious issue that made his brows wrinkle uncontrollably.
Qingdeng put the teacup back to its original position without much tea, and then quietly expressed the question that made him frown:
"...His Royal Highness Tenzouin. Since this shrine is the headquarters of the New Imperial Palace...then why did you visit the headquarters of the Imperial Palace?"
Tianzhangyuan smiled but said nothing.
He just silently pulled a delicate wooden box next to him, and with a very respectful movement, he took out a neatly folded document from the box with both hands.
Tianzhangyuan opened the document and read the contents of the document with a very solemn expression and tone.
This document is written in complicated and difficult to understand ancient Japanese, which makes people feel dizzy...but fortunately, the content of the document is not long.
After a moment, Tianzhang Academy put down the documents that had been read.
As Tianzhangyuan finished speaking, this tastefully decorated guest room seemed to be suddenly dragged into the deep sea without light, and was surrounded by a solemn silence.
Silence fell between Qingdeng and Tianzhangyuan. The sound of cicadas chirping from the distance and the sound of someone sweeping the floor sounded inexplicably distant.
After a while, Qingdeng seemed to come back to his senses. He slowly turned his surprise and disbelief into a voice:
"Transfer the lower official... to the new imperial court?"
Tianzhangyuan folded up the official documents in his hand and said with a smile:
"Congratulations, Orange-kun. From today on, you are a part of my new Royal Court."
The large phone call that Tianzhangyuan just read to the official document... more than half of the content was meaningless preface, official talk, and clichés.
Throughout the entire article, only a few sentences are truly meaningful.
And if you compress these few sentences that have content... you can directly compress them into a simple vernacular: From now on, Qingdeng is the new member of the new Yuting Fan!
Qingdeng subconsciously doubted whether he heard it wrong...but he was convinced that his hearing was better. The "perceiver of the wind" made Qingdeng not to mention the Tianzhang Courtyard in front of him, but also the birds chirping dozens of meters away.
He could hear the cicadas chirping clearly.
Tianzhangyuan put the official document that smelled of ink back into the wooden box.
Smiling, silent, quietly waiting for Qingdeng's response.
"His Royal Highness Tianzhangin, so...does this mean that while I will be the captain of the third division of the Fire Thieves Kaiden Division and the leader of the seventh division of the Advanced Archer Division in the future, do you want me to concurrently serve as the banshi of the new imperial division?" Qingto asked.
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"Yes." Tianzhangyuan nodded.
Qingden lowered his head in silence and scratched his hair.
This lowering of the head made Tianzhangyuan unable to see Qingdeng's current expression clearly.
Tokugawa Iemo, Tenjoin, the brand new secret army, the fire bandit Kai... These words flew and swirled in Aoto's mind, and finally merged into Aoto's thoughts.
--I see……
Qingdeng suddenly murmured in his heart.
--So this is ah……
The "fog" that trapped the brain slowly dissipated.
The various thoughts and conjectures in my mind were originally as chaotic as a ball of yarn that had been played with by a cat... All the lines of this ball of yarn were now clarified and arranged one by one.
Why should I, who has never had any experience in "carrying out secret missions", suddenly be transferred to the new Yuting Fan...
Why did he announce to himself the news that "the general has decided to transfer you to the New Imperial Ban" in such a sneaky way as "secretly summoning myself to the New Royal Court Headquarters"?
And... why was he able to be promoted to the position of leader of the Fire Thieves Kai squad and leader of the vanguard bow team in one go...
It dawned on me.
All these questions are easily answered.
"...His Royal Highness Tianzhangyuan, can you please allow me to ask a question?"
"Excuse me."
"Xiaguan was puzzled when he first heard that he was going to be transferred to the right to be transferred to the Huofu Thieves Kai and take charge of the third division and the seventh division of the advanced bow division."
"Although Xiaguan has indeed made great contributions, his achievements do not seem to be significant enough for me to be promoted to so many levels in a row."
"The reason why this official is so successful... I guess it must be because the General and His Highness are happy and happy, right?"
Qingdeng, who looked calmly into Tianzhangyuan's eyes, used an interrogative sentence pattern, but his tone was an affirmative one.
"..."
Tianzhangyuan, who did not respond immediately, looked at Qingdeng meaningfully.
The smile on his face and the look in his eyes changed slightly. The emotions in the smile and eyes were hard to grasp, but what was certain was that they did not contain any negative emotions.
"Because I didn't think it was anything special, I didn't plan to reveal it to you."
"But now that you have discovered it, there is nothing we can do about it."
"You are right."
"A while ago, when we were discussing what kind of reward should be given to you, who has successfully damaged the anti-barbarian group, protected countless Westerners in settlements, and made great contributions, many people advocated that you be promoted to a certain branch of the Huofu Thieves Kai
The strength of the squadron is enough."
"After a series of arduous battles, the General and I finally succeeded in winning the positions of squad leader and bow team leader for you."
When he said the last sentence, Tianzhangyuan showed a bright smile and used a funny, half-joking tone.
——As expected...
Qingden half-closed his eyes and let out a deep breath in his heart.
——This is... you want to take me as a nickname in disguise...
Xiaosurname culture: the characteristic culture of ancient Japan.
The origin of the small surname dates from the Muromachi shogunate era (1336-1573). The Muromachi shogun established a government department called the "small surname public" and selected a group of strong young people as his personal bodyguards. This is the origin of the small surname culture.
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In the late Muromachi period, local tycoons in various places rose up one after another, and Japan entered the Warring States Period. Throughout the Warring States Period, there was a culture of intrigue and deception, with the following prevailing.
It is common for subordinates to rebel and kill their master.
In order not to have their heads chopped off by their subordinates, and in order to build a group of reliable loyal ministers, the lords adopted the method of "accepting minor surnames" to win over their subordinates.
For example: A is the lord, B is the subordinate, and C is the second son of the subordinate.
Suppose A adopts B's second son C as a minor surname (generally speaking, each family uses the eldest son as the heir, so the eldest son of the family is usually not accepted as a minor surname), indicating that Lord A sends a signal to the outside world:
I value B very much. In this way, I can win B's heart.
If C stays with Lord A for a long time and becomes the communication channel between AB, then there will be one more channel whether it is to cultivate the relationship between the monarch and his subjects or to eliminate the estrangement between the monarch and his subjects.
The existence of C has also become a hostage placed on A's side.
Even if B wants to rebel in the future, he still has to consider that he still has a son with A.
If B and his eldest son die one day in the future, and C inherits the position of head of the family. Then because C has lived with A for a long time, A knows everything about C, and C also has deep feelings for A, so C
He and his family are very loyal to A.
Even if C does not become the head of the family in the future, he has spent so much time with A day and night, and the deep friendship with A is enough to make him more favored by A, and it is easier for him to receive A's resources and focus on training.
People often have a misunderstanding that talents are hard to come by, but this is not the case.
What is rare is the kind of extraordinary talent that transcends the times.
In fact, as long as they get a stage and good training, many people will have the opportunity to "change into dragons when they meet the storm".
This is why the fellows of great people are all great, such as Liu Bang’s Peixian fellows and Zhu Yuanzhang’s Fengyang fellows.
To Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang, these fellow villagers were their team members and their nicknames.
Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang gave them a stage and resources to grow, and only those who were cultivated could become great masters in the future.
Many famous ministers and generals in Japanese history were born from someone's nickname.
For example, Maeda Toshiie, the "unparalleled gun of Japan", is the nickname of Oda Nobunaga, Ii Naomasa, the "man-killer of the military", is the nickname of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Ishida Mitsunari, who competed with Tokugawa Ieyasu for the ownership of Japan in the Sekigahara War, is Toyoda
Omi Hideyoshi's nickname.
In a nutshell - from the Warring States Period to the current Edo Period, adopting a nickname is a matter full of political significance. It sends out a message that you value this person or the family behind this person, which is equivalent to cultivating people.
One's own confidant.
Tokugawa Iemo was an "airborne" general.
He used to be the lord of the Kii Domain. Because the former shogun Tokugawa Iesada had no descendants, he was roped in to succeed the shogunate by officials of the "Nanki faction" headed by Naomi Ii based on his blood relationship.
Tokugawa Iemo, who was regarded as the "Prince" and "parachuted" to Edo until two years ago, was basically a rootless person in the shogunate.
Small leaders who "parachute" into small departments are prone to encounter the dilemma of being unable to command people and being bullied by their subordinates. Not to mention the unit where Tokugawa Iemo "parachuted" is still the largest political group in Japan today, with various political forces
The complicated Edo shogunate?
Looking around, there are all ministers whose names I can't even name...
In the past, there was the "Nanki Sect" that supported Tokugawa Iemo, but now with the passing of Naomi Ii, the prestige of the "Nanki Sect" has been greatly reduced.
Having lost the strong support of the "Nanki Faction", the "Hitobashi Faction" has regained power and is eyeing the country. The country is facing internal and external troubles. Everyone hopes that he, the new general, can lead the country out of the predicament... Tokugawa Iemo's current situation
You can imagine how precarious it is.
Not to mention those treacherous and cunning ministers, even the "Third Division", which is the Imperial Guard and is responsible for protecting the general, may not be of the same mind as Tokugawa Iemo.
There may be many eyes and ears of the "Ichitsubashi Faction" or other political forces in the "Third Division".
Even in setting up and operating the new Imperial Family, he needs to entrust his mother to help... One can imagine how lacking of people Tokugawa Iemo currently has.
In this environment where there is no foundation and no trustworthy "own people", the most important thing is to quickly build up your own team and cultivate your own power.
Qingdeng thought to himself: Restoring the ability to collect intelligence... is probably just a secondary goal of establishing the "New Imperial Palace".
The main purpose of Tokugawa Iemo and Tenjoin is to rely on the "New Imperial Family" to adopt minor surnames in disguise and cultivate close followers!
Since the "Third Division" and other troops headed by Xiao Fan cannot be trusted, then the most trustworthy ones are naturally the troops he re-established.
Just like collecting the beauties in the harem, all the talents you value are added to your newly built army... It's a very smart approach.
Throughout the ages, countless heroes have built their teams in this way.
The reason why I secretly help him obtain a higher reward is to train him and prevent him from being buried.
The reason why he was suddenly transferred to the new Yu Ting Fan was to keep this precious talent with him, to hold it tightly in his hands, and to prevent his "fat water" from flowing into the fields of outsiders...
Being favored by the "Emperor" and the "Mother of the Country"... If this kind of thing happened to other people, that person would definitely be flattered and ecstatic.
But Qingdeng was not like this.
Not to mention flattered and ecstatic... Qingdeng now only felt in a strange mood, unable to laugh or cry.
Before the anti-barbarian group was eliminated, Qingdeng was threatened by the "Sword of Damocles" of the anti-barbarian group. His daily goal in life was to practice martial arts hard, become stronger, and strive to live a life as soon as possible without worrying about being bitten one by one.
The madman who "rejects the barbarians" takes away the peaceful life of the man who eats.
Now, with the demise of the anti-barbarian group, Qingdeng breathed a sigh of relief as he got his wish...but at the same time, he also lost his goal.
What should I do in this era of ups and downs and undercurrents? What can I do? What do I want to do?
To be honest - Qingdeng is completely confused about his future plans.
Do you want to make a difference in your career?
But he doesn't have any political ambitions... As long as his salary allows him to live on his own, Qingdeng will be satisfied.
Do you want to make a lot of money and become a very rich man?
But he doesn't value money that much... Qingdeng's current income and savings are very generous, which is enough to support him in food and clothing for a long time in the future.
Do you want to delve deeply into martial arts and become a martial arts master?
I really like martial arts. I am also very keen on practicing martial arts and competing with strong people. But to become a martial arts master... that is not such a big ambition.
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A person who does not have a strong desire for career, money, or fame will not be too enthusiastic about the olive branches offered by those in power.
It's just that - although Qingdeng can't figure out what he will do in the future, he has a clear idea of what he should do now.
There is simply no other option to choose from... Qingden slandered.
To be honest, Tokugawa Iemo and Tenzouin's semi-forced behavior of pulling him into their camp without any explanation made Aonto a little unhappy.
The "Ichitsubashi Sect" and Tokugawa Iemo and Tenshouin are fighting in full swing. At this juncture, they are suddenly pulled into the camp of Tokugawa Iemo and Tenshoin... If one of them does not do well, he will be implicated and trapped in the political whirlpool.
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But what can Qingden do?
Tokugawa Iemo issued an official document written in black and white, explicitly requesting Aoto to join the new imperial court from now on... Ao noto, who is just a minister, is there any way he can not obey?
The existence of the New Oniwaban, the true face of this Tsukigiya Shrine, Tenzouin, which has the triple identities of "Odaisho", "Shrine Priestess", and "Leader of the New Oniwaban"... The other party disclosed these confidential information without reservation.
Informing Qingdeng was a disguised show of sincerity to Qingdeng.
Now...it's Qingdeng's turn to show his sincerity.
"I'm sorry, I don't want to join this Roshiko's new imperial drama..."... Qingto had a hunch: if he said such words, it would be a question of whether he could leave this shrine alive.
Ayoto was not arrogant enough to think that his ability was as powerful as that of the "Eternal Sword Master" Ogata Issei, and that he could regard thousands of troops as nothing.
——That’s it... just take it one step at a time... It’s a blessing in disguise...
With a "ha" in his heart, turning all his thoughts into a long sigh, Qingdeng slowly bowed to the little widow in front of him.
"Xiaguan accepts the order...Xiaguan will be in a hanging place in the new imperial court in the future."
——If I could have the strength like Ogata Issei...
Qingdeng, who was expressionlessly saluting Tianzhang Yuan, suddenly thought of this for no reason.
——Then when faced with this kind of order that you don’t really want to obey, you should have the confidence to say "no"...
Qingdeng suddenly saw a light like a firefly in the "future" filled with heavy black fog...
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Tianzhangyuan smiled and nodded to Qingdeng, raising his hand to signal Qingdeng to excuse himself.
"Tachibana-kun, are you free this afternoon?"
"Um?"
After Qingdeng thought for a moment, he decided to answer truthfully.
"Xiaguan has no plans for the afternoon."
"That's it...that's very good." A strange smile appeared on the little widow's pretty face, "Then Ju-kun, you should go down and have a rest now. In the afternoon, training will officially begin.
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"train?"
"The New Yutingban is a force dedicated to covert missions. If the soldiers cannot master the skills necessary to perform covert missions such as climbing over walls, picking locks, disguising themselves, changing accents, etc., how can they be decent?"
After saying this, Tianzhangyuan showed Qingdeng a bright smile with beautiful eyes that curved into crescent moons.
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Following the "Chishiya" where Mai Kinoshita is, the "Little Chiba Sword Hall" where Sanako is there, the "Trial Guard Hall" where the Souji is there, and the "Residency" where Elodie is, Ao
I got a new save point in Edo: "Tsukinomiya Shrine" where Tenjoin is!
Let us congratulate our Neptune...ah, no, Niou. He has taken another big step towards forming the strongest swordsman group...ah, no, forming the strongest harem group~~(Slap the Leopard Belly.jpg)
