Chapter 557 Killing people to establish power!6000
It's night——
Tokaido, Hakone-juku, a hotel——
“Today’s dinner tastes so delicious!”
"Yes, that hot spring steamed bun is delicious!"
"It was indeed the right thing to join the Shinsengumi. We have such delicious food every day. If the folks back home knew about it, they would definitely envy us!"
"Hey, it was only during the march that we were warmly entertained by the camp, and we were able to eat such delicious food. I'm afraid we won't be treated so well when we get to Kyoto!"
Three young men wearing wakizashi around their waists walked on the creaking corridor on their way back to their bedrooms.
Although they have shaved heads, their buns are not on top of their heads, but pinned to the back of their heads.
In the beginning, the Tsukiyo haircut was a hairstyle exclusive to samurai.
But as time goes by, this trend spreads from top to bottom to the civilian class.
Today, even a poor tenant farmer has the right to shave his head with a decent head.
However, although samurai and civilians can now shave their heads, there are still very significant differences in the specific hairstyles of the two sides - mainly reflected in the placement of the bun.
The samurai's bun is placed directly on the top of the head.
The common people's buns are positioned a little further back. When viewed from the front, it looks like they have their buns pinned behind their heads.
Judging from the hairstyles of these three people, as well as their extremely dark and rough skin due to their long-term relationship with strong winds and scorching sun... there is no doubt that they are soldiers of civilian origin.
Most of the members of the Shinsengumi are samurai who have learned martial arts.
However, there are still some civilians who are recruited into the army under exceptional circumstances because of their excellent physical fitness.
Judging from their accents, these three people should be farmers in the Musashi area.
Musashi is a strategic hub in the Kanto Plain, and it is also the location of the half-soldier, half-peasant country soldier army formed by Tokugawa Ieyasu: "The Eight Princes and Thousands of People with One Heart".
Although the long-term peaceful life has long made the military preparations of the Eight Princes become unbearable, the culture of martial arts has been passed down.
In the surrounding area with Musashi as the center, fitness and martial arts practice has become popular.
They work on the farm when the farming season is busy, and when the farming season is slack, they exercise their muscles and bones together, or hire a master with strong martial arts skills to teach them martial arts.
Because of this, in terms of physical fitness and quality of soldiers, Musashi is far better than other regions.
Most of the soldiers of the Shinsengumi who came from civilian backgrounds were the sons of the eighth prince and a good family with a thousand people.
Just as these three people were chatting happily... at the corner of the corridor in front of them, four samurai with swords on their waists suddenly appeared - this hotel has been contracted by the Shinsengumi. In addition to the staff, everyone will be in this hotel. The people who hang out in the hotel are without exception members of the Shinsengumi.
They burped and walked straight towards the three farm boys with swaggering square steps.
Two groups of people walked toward each other.
When the farm boys saw this, they were startled for a moment, with hesitation and hesitation on their faces.
However, in just a few moments, their complexions returned to normal, and they continued to move forward without stopping.
This corridor is very wide, and even if two groups of people don't give way to each other and walk side by side, they won't feel cramped.
However...the four warriors suddenly stopped.
"Hey, what do you mean?"
The leader curled his mouth, raised his chin, and looked at people through his nostrils.
"Didn't your parents teach you? When civilians encounter samurai in narrow places such as corridors and bridges, they must give way!"
When the three farmers heard this, they immediately stopped and showed dissatisfaction on their faces.
"This corridor is so wide, why do we need to make way for you?"
The warriors raised their nostrils higher:
"Even if this corridor is very wide, you should step aside. This is the etiquette that you civilians should do."
Anger spread across the faces of the farmers.
They suppressed their anger and said in a deep voice:
"Hey, what you said is wrong! Before the army set off, Lord Niou said it himself: From now on, there will be no distinction between men, women, warriors, civilians, or more! We all have one identity now.
, that is the warrior of the Shinsengumi!"
"That's right! Our status is equal now! Stop using the previous 'samurai-civilian distinction' to oppress us!"
As soon as they finished speaking, the warriors burst out laughing as if they had heard some very funny joke.
The corridor was filled with frivolous laughter.
After laughing to his heart's content, the leading warrior curled his lips in disdain.
"Nioh? If Nioh asks you to eat shit, will you eat shit too? If Nioh asks you to lick his asshole, will you rush to lick his asshole too?"
Another person echoed:
"The Nioh just said it casually, do you really think you can be equal to us from now on?"
The leading warrior answered the question.
"Although the King of Benevolence is our leader, it does not mean that we must obey his orders in everything!"
"The reason why we chose to join the Shinsengumi is to quell the bandits entrenched in Gyeonggi. We are not here to be offended, let alone to offend you, the mud-covered civilians!"
"Letting civilians join the army... huh, it's all nonsense! His behavior of recruiting women into the army is even more ridiculous! This kind of violation of etiquette and discipline is really a shame for Nioh!"
His words were full of dissatisfaction with Qingdeng.
"If you understand this, get out of the way! Make way for me!"
After finishing speaking, he paused for a moment, squinting his eyes and glancing at the waistbands of the farmers.
Although etiquette has collapsed in Japan, and more and more civilians have begun to openly ignore the rule that "only samurai can wear katana", if you want to wear a katana, you must have a sword, right?
Throughout the Edo period, due to limited productivity, swords have never been a mass commodity that can enter thousands of households.
On the market, the cheapest knives are the bargains nicknamed "wholesale knives."
Every knife shop in major cities such as Edo, Kyoto, Osaka, etc. has made a lot of them and sold them in the open air like a hill in front of the stall.
Their styles and materials are exactly the same, as if they were poured from the same mold, and there are no inscriptions on them.
Generally speaking, in order to build their own "brand reputation" and also to create "anti-counterfeiting marks", knife makers often engrave the knife maker's name and the year and month when the knife was made on the knife stem.
The knifemakers are not even willing to leave their names on the stems of these knives - you can imagine how poor their workmanship is.
The sharpness is basically only as sharp as a kitchen knife.
Not to mention its toughness, if you use this broken knife to cut against a wooden stick, you don't know which one will break first.
However, even this low-quality product can only be purchased at a high price of between 3 plants and 1 tael.
[Note·Plant: 1 tael = 4 points = 16 plants]
3 plants... An ordinary farm family works hard for a whole year, and they don't know if they can save a deposit of 1 plant.
Not to mention civilians, middle- and lower-level samurai from poor families could not afford to buy and replace swords casually.
It is normal for generations to use the same knife.
When the grandfather is finished, the father can use it, when the father is finished, the son can use it, when the son is finished, the grandson can use it...
Some people's knives have even been passed down from the Warring States Period more than 200 years ago to the present. They are very precious. If they are accidentally knocked and broken, then they have to wear a bamboo knife on their waist.
It was obvious that none of these three farm boys could afford a knife.
They only have one wakizashi around their waists, and this wakizashi is very old.
The scabbard is mottled like rotten wood, and you can smell the stench of moisture.
The shark skin and ribbons were in tatters, like clothes with threads torn apart.
[Note: Shark skin: Stingray skin produced in Southeast Asia is affixed to the handle of the knife to make the handle suitable for holding and prevent it from slipping. Taping: After the shark skin is affixed, the handle curler will
Then tie a silk or cotton tape on the handle. In this way, a complete handle is completed.】
Looking at the long-standing wakizashi on the waists of the farmers, the disdain and ridicule on the faces of the samurai became more intense.
"With a cheap wakizashi stuck in your waist, do you really think you are a samurai?"
Having said that, the leading warrior swung the delicate sword around his waist with great force, and showed his sword to the peasants "generally and generously".
Maybe it was the contemptuous expression of the samurai that stung their hearts, or maybe it was the man's despicable words that made them unbearable. A certain farmer stepped forward, swung his fist, and hit the leader hard, the most arrogant one.
Yes, it has been on the face of the samurai who has been talking nonsense since just now.
With a "bang", the warrior who was caught off guard flew out and hit his companion behind him.
This punch ignited a powder keg that was already on the verge of breaking out.
"Damn! What do you want to do?"
"Go to hell you all!"
"A mere commoner dares to beat up a samurai! Okay, now let me show you how powerful a samurai is!"
In an instant, there was a loud sound of "choking, rang, rang, rang" as the sword was drawn out.
A chaotic group fight immediately unfolded.
Such noisy movement naturally alerted other team members living in the same brigade point.
"What's the noise? What happened?"
"It seems like someone is fighting!"
"Fight? Let's go! Go and have a look!"
One passed to ten, ten passed to hundreds... Within a moment, both ends of the corridor were filled with people who came to watch the fun.
"Get out of the way!"
About 2 minutes later, Isamu Kondo—who happened to be staying in this hotel—arrived aggressively leading the inspectors from the Metropolitan Police Bureau.
The Metropolitan Inspection Bureau is an agency responsible for maintaining military discipline and supervising soldiers.
In other words, the inspectors of the Metropolitan Police Bureau are the military police of the Shinsengumi.
With a body as strong as a gorilla, Isamu Kondo squeezed through the crowds blocking his way and reached the "front line."
After taking one look at the messy fighting scene, he turned his head and shouted to his subordinates behind him:
"Why are you still standing there? Why haven't you subdued them yet?"
After saying that, he pulled out the Nagasone Kotetsu from his waist and strode into the messy corridor.
Fighting in groups, using less to fight more... This is the fighting method that Kondo Isamu, who has the talent of "lonely courage", is best at!
His title of "the fourth generation head of the Natural Rishin-ryu clan" was not earned through kinship.
He relied on his undoubted hard power to gain the recognition of Kondo Shusuke and the apprentices at the Test Guard Hall and was promoted to the position.
He is recognized as the strongest person in the trial defense hall, second only to Qingto and Souji!
He just dodged and came to the center of the chaos.
One flash, another flash, three flashes... People saw his Kotetsu flash three times.
For the first time, he knocked away a farmer's waist.
The second time, he hit a certain warrior in the stomach with the bottom of the hilt of the sword.
The third time, Kotetsu's blade hit the blade of a katana straight away, cutting off the blade with just one blow.
From the time Isamu Kondo entered the battle to the end of the battle, less than 10 seconds had passed.
Isamu Kondo managed to kill two people in the fight in such a short period of time, and everyone fell to the ground.
Kondo Isamu put Kotetsu back into the scabbard, turned to the men and shouted:
"Tie them all up!"
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Qingdeng’s room——
Qingto, who enjoys a large independent suite due to his high status, is reading "The Tale of Genji" by candlelight.
"The Tale of Genji" is a novel written by Murasaki Shikibu, a female writer in the Heian period.
It is set in the heyday of Japan's Heian period, describes the life experience and love story of the protagonist Genji, and reflects the cultural life and social background of the Heian period.
The idea of "mono-sorrow" highly respected by the Japanese comes from this book.
The reason Aoto was reading this famous book was not because he had too much free time to pass the time, but because he wanted to learn more about Kyoto through this book.
For Ayoto, Kyoto is a completely unfamiliar city.
It was embarrassing to say that when he talked about Kyoto, all he could think of were all kinds of stereotypes.
Jingyan Ye is a person with a lot of honorifics.
A charming geisha with a unique charm.
Historical buildings abound.
The arrogant and arrogant people's character that "everything outside Kyoto is the countryside" - especially this aspect, makes Ayoto twitch his lips every time he thinks of the word "Kyoto".
The arrogant behavior of the maids at the Imperial Palace has deepened Ayoto's stereotype that "Kyoto people are a bunch of arrogant guys", and it has almost become a ideological stamp.
In this era, there are no convenient media channels such as television and the Internet.
If you want to understand the areas beyond your horizon, you can only rely on word of mouth from others and records in books.
The Shinsengumi's current advance is going smoothly.
If nothing else happens, they will arrive in Kyoto in mid-February as scheduled.
Next, he will be based in Kyoto and work for a long time.
Therefore, it is right to read more books related to Kyoto and learn more about this ancient capital.
Although "The Tale of Genji" is a long novel written more than 800 years ago, its story content involves a lot of local customs and customs in Gyeonggi.
When Qingdeng was reading with great enthusiasm, rapid footsteps suddenly came from the direction of the corridor.
He knew that something must have happened, so he immediately put down the "The Tale of Genji" in his hand
"Tachibana-kun! Tachibana-kun!"
The Chief's voice came in.
"Oops! There's a fight among the team members!"
She explained the incident in a concise and concise manner.
After Qingdeng heard this, a faint smile appeared on his lips.
"Troublemakers appeared so quickly..."
After saying that, he closed the book and stood up.
"General Director, help me gather the entire army."
"All, all the army?"
"Yes, the whole army! Call all the soldiers over to me!"
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Hakone-juku, an open space somewhere——
The officers headed by Kondo Isamu, the captains headed by the general secretary, the members of each team, and the staff of the Wenya field gathered together.
They stood in a fan shape, some of them looked at each other with blank faces, you looked at me, I looked at you.
"Hello? What happened? Why did you summon us suddenly?"
"I don't know the specifics. It seems like there was a private fight."
"Private fights? Hey, isn't this bad... I remember that private fights are strictly prohibited in the Shinsengumi Code..."
"Shh! Be quiet, Lord Niou is here!"
Qingdeng held the saber on his waist and slowly stepped into everyone's sight.
The seven people involved in the fight—three peasants and four warriors—were tied up with hemp ropes and sat in a row on their knees.
They all drew knives during the fight, but because of Isamu Kondo's timely intervention, no one died, and only a few people suffered injuries.
Qingdeng stood still in front of them, expressionless.
Shannan Jingzhu walked quickly to him from behind, leaned his upper body, and put his mouth close to his ear:
"Mr. Ju, their identities have been found out."
"Of the three soldiers who are farmers, one is from the eighth division and two are from the tenth division."
"As for the 4 warriors who are warriors, 1 is from the 6th Division, 2 are from the 5th Division, and 1 is from the 4th Division."
After the report, Shannan Keisuke consciously returned to his original position.
Qingdeng narrowed his eyes slightly and turned his sharp gaze towards the troublemakers in front of him.
I saw that most of them had their shoulders slumped, their heads drooped, their waist bones seemed to have disappeared, and their entire backs looked limp.
However, there were three people - they were all swordsmen on their waists - holding their heads high like swans, looking stubborn and not thinking they were at fault.
Qingdeng ignored them and said loudly:
"You must have memorized the 'Shinsengumi Code', right?"
"First, follow the command in all actions."
"Two, you are not allowed to leave the organization without permission."
"Third, don't fight privately for no reason."
"Fourth, those who extort others, rob property, harm innocent people, or rape women will be punished on the spot."
"Fifth, those who betray and collaborate with the enemy will be punished on the spot."
"You have violated Article 3 of the law - you are not allowed to fight privately for no reason - in accordance with the law, you will be beheaded in public!"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the troublemakers, most of the onlookers, and even a few cadres represented by the General Secretary changed.
"Lord Niou! Please listen to my explanation!"
A certain farmer raised his head and said hurriedly:
"It was these guys who were at fault in the first place! They ignored the rule that you said before, 'There are no distinctions between men, women, samurai, and civilians in the Shinsengumi.' They spoke rudely to us and insulted us unscrupulously. This triggered the incident.
We are innocent of the riot!"
The three people who had been holding their heads high could no longer maintain their composure.
One of them shouted:
"Wait a minute! It was these bastards who made the first move! Look, they took advantage of me and beat me with their fists, and the marks are still on my face! The subsequent exchange of swords was just a counterattack.
! If they really need to be punished, they should be punished! We are the victims!"
With these two leaders in charge, the rest of the troublemakers followed suit, begging for mercy and sparing no effort to shift the blame to the other party.
The emotions of fear and panic spread to all directions.
The crowd of onlookers gradually became commotion in a less conspicuous way.
"Are we really going to kill them all? And behead them... Is this too cruel?"
"Yes, at least we need to find out who is the initiator of this dispute."
"I think as long as the chief culprit is killed. As for the others, let them go. After seeing the head of the culprit fall to the ground, they will definitely not dare to cause trouble again in the future."
…
They are all talking and arguing.
Qingdeng felt like he was in a pile of ducks, surrounded by chaos and chatter.
After a moment of silence, he said softly:
"What? Aren't the provisions in the 'Shinsengumi Code' not clear enough?"
In the next moment, majestic "power" spurted out from his body!
In the blink of an eye, the whole place was silent!
The soldiers were as silent as a cicada.
The troublemakers who faced Qingdeng were not only speechless, but also felt as if two big rocks were pressing on their shoulders, making them almost breathless.
"'Anyone who participates in private fighting, regardless of right or wrong, regardless of status or rank, will be beheaded in public' - this is clearly stated in the additional provisions of the 'Shinsengumi Act'."
"Are you ignoring the law and engaging in private fights? If so, what else is there to say? This is enough reason to behead you."
"As for which party is more at fault, which party took action first, which party provoked first...there is no need to explore these matters. You will all die anyway."
"Kondo-kun!"
Aoto's sudden roll call made Isamu Kondo startled for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses, turned around and shouted in a deep voice to the spectators beside him:
"Take them all down! Prepare for execution!"
The Metropolitan Police Bureau is the military police force. Therefore, the punishment and execution within the Shinsengumi are naturally left to them.
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If someone kills people directly in the dormitory, it will have a very bad impact on the dormitory.
Regardless of the impact it will have on the business of the camp, just having someone die in front of you is enough to make people feel unlucky.
The staff at the Wenwuchang asked Qingdeng to move the execution place elsewhere.
In exchange, they were willing to help dig a pit for the body and provide a cemetery.
Qingdeng readily agreed.
In this way, the troublemakers were dragged to a wasteland outside Hakone-juku, overgrown with weeds and flying insects.
Qingden led the cadres and soldiers of the Shinsengumi to act as the audience for this execution.
"Lord Nioh! Spare your life! Spare your life!"
"Lord Nioh! We realize our mistake!"
"Just spare us this time! We will never dare again!"
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