Chapter 573 The Shinsengumi sets off! The Shinsengumis first battle!
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"Tachibana-sama, this is Nagato Shou, governor of the Yodo Domain, Kyoto's acting chief, Inaba Masakuni."
Matsudaira Yongho introduced.
Aomori stood up, faced Inaba Masakuni, and nodded.
"Nagato-sama, I have admired your name for a long time."
Inaba Masakuni hurriedly bowed in return.
"Lord Tachibana, I am disrespectful and disrespectful. I have long admired your name!"
At the same time, Noshi Liangbi, who was standing behind Inaba Masakuni, also bent down, showing an expression of sincerity and fear.
"Tachibana-sama, I am a very powerful person in Shimokyoto Town. I am truly sorry for today's misfortune!"
Looking at the sudden appearance of Matsudaira Yōho, Inaba Masakuni and Nose Ryobi, Takahashi Kinzaburo and Yamazaki Heijiro both looked confused.
As senior cadres of the Ginmi Fang Yuriki and Kusunoki-gumi at the Kyoto Administrative Office, they naturally recognized these two important figures who enjoyed supreme authority in Kyoto.
Tachibana-sama...sama...person...
Inaba Masakuni's words "Tachibana-sama" echoed in their ears like bells and lingered for a long time.
Possessing a sword engraved with Aoi patterns, hundreds of sergeants rushed directly into the training center to pick up people. Inaba Masakuni honored him as "Tachibana-sama" and spoke with an Edo accent...
The same terrible conjecture appeared in the minds of Takahashi Kinzaburo and Yamazaki Heijiro in no particular order.
The next moment this conjecture was born, Takahashi Kinzaburo's expression changed drastically, and Yamazaki Heijiro's expression also lost control.
Correction. Calling it a "guess" is not quite accurate.
After all, the facts are clear, but their emotions can never keep up with reality.
This is impossible! How could this person be the governor of Gyeonggi Town!
However, after seeing the solemn faces of Matsudaira Yongho, Inaba Masakuni and others, and facing this ironclad fact, their lips squirted uncontrollably, and they forgot to breathe for a while.
Snap, snap, snap, snap, snap...
The two heard slow footsteps in front of them.
Qingdeng walked up to the two of them expressionlessly, raised the Kuiwen knife in his hand and pointed it at the ground beneath their feet.
"Kneel down."
Their bodies trembled violently, and their throats rolled several times.
Immediately afterwards, two sounds of "Plop" and "Plop" were heard, and the two of them knelt down on the ground in the same manner as a tiger falling to the ground.
Put your hands on the ground and put your forehead close to the ground - the most standard earth seat.
The younger brothers who were following Yamazaki Heijiro also knelt down together.
A group of people were shivering like grasshoppers after autumn.
"It's too high, lower it."
They were stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly followed the instructions.
His forehead seemed to be blending with the ground, and his body shrank into a ball, almost touching the ground.
"Stay still and keep your head high."
Kinzaburo Takahashi and Heijiro Yamazaki continued to do so.
They raised their heads slightly so that there was enough distance between their foreheads and the ground for two fists to be buried.
On the one hand, the body is lying tightly on the ground, and on the other hand, the head is raised. This look is like a turtle with its head stretched out of its shell.
"Yes, that's it."
At the same moment Qingdeng’s words fell——
Bang! Bang!
He flew up with two kicks, hitting Takahashi Kinzaburo and Yamazaki Heijiro right in the face respectively.
Because both of them raised their heads at Qingden's request, both the distance control and the angle of the kick were perfect.
Splattered blood dyed the ground covered with white sand and gravel red.
The two people who were hit in the face had their eyes turned white and blood dripping from their mouths and noses. They were kicked to the ground directly, with their feet in the air, and their consciousness was almost lost.
Qingdeng held back his hand and did not use all his strength.
Otherwise, with his physical abilities supported by talents such as "Nine Bulls and Two Tigers + 3" and "Leading the Lead + 4", it would just be an easy matter to kick someone to death.
"What's wrong? Let me see it quickly? Your superb skills of 'killing me is easier than killing an ant'."
Listening to Aoto's words, Takahashi Kinzaburo and Yamazaki Heijiro both trembled, crawled back to the original place on hands and feet, and continued to lie down like a pug, not daring to move, not even the hair on their faces.
I dare not wipe away the blood.
"I see that you are quite skillful in your methods of persecuting ordinary people. I guess many innocent people must have died in vain in your hands before, right?"
The two of them didn't dare to speak, but their bodies were shaking even more.
Qingden turned to look at Hijikata Toshizo and said:
"These people are members of the rebellious gang "Nanmu Group", arrest them!"
Then, he pointed to Takahashi Kinzaburo.
"As for this man, he is suspected of colluding with the gangsters who disturbed the security of Kyoto, so he will be escorted back to the station!"
Takahashi Kinzo's expression instantly lost control.
Driven by the desire to survive, he hurriedly screamed:
"Lord Tachibana! I am the commander of the Kyoto Administrative Office. The governor of the Gyeonggi Province has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of the Kyoto Administrative Office. You cannot arrest me!"
When Qingdeng heard this, he sneered "hum hum".
"I didn't expect that you quite understand the scope of power of the governor of Gyeonggi Town."
"You are right. I really have no right to interfere in the internal affairs of the Kyoto Office."
"But you are suspected of colluding with the rebellious party, which has extremely adversely affected the public security situation in Kyoto."
"In this case, I had to intervene."
Qingdeng's choice of words is very accurate.
The reason he used for arresting Kinzaburo Takahashi was that he was "suspected of colluding with the rebellious bandits who disrupted the public order in Kyoto."
Although the governor of Gyeonggi Province is responsible for the important task of regulating Gyeonggi Province, he does not have administrative power.
To put it simply, Seito has no right to interfere with the Kyoto Executive Office's policy implementation, finance and taxation, personnel management and other large and small matters.
However, if a "traitor" appears in the execution office and puts Kyoto into an unfavorable situation of deteriorating public security, then Seito will have every reason to intervene.
Qingdeng was too lazy to talk nonsense anymore and waved his hand:
"Put it down!"
A dozen members of the Shinsengumi rushed forward, controlled Takahashi Kinzaburo, Yamazaki Heijiro and others, and dragged them down like dogs.
Yamazaki Heijiro and all his younger brothers were frightened, their faces were white, their legs were shaking, their eyes were empty, their expressions were dull, as if they had lost their souls, and they could not even say a word.
On the other hand, Takahashi Kinzaburo is still very energetic.
"Tachibana-sama! Spare your life! Spare your life! Nagato-sama! Noshi-sama! Save me! Save me!"
Takahashi Kinzaburo looked at Inaba Masakuni and Nose Ryohiki—the two people he knew well and were the last straw he could count on—with eyes that were hopeful, pleading, and begging for mercy.
However……
Inaba Masakuni had a cold face and didn't even look at him.
Although Nengshi Liangbi showed that he couldn't bear it, he still looked away silently.
He offended the governor of Gyeonggi Province... No one could protect him from such an incident!
Although Qingdeng currently only has about a hundred people under his command and has no territory or independent financial resources, he does not seem to be powerful, but no human being with a normal mind would dare to openly oppose him.
Regardless of his incredible personal power, his status alone was enough to make the shogunate and the forces under the shogunate shun him.
The official who was appointed by Tokugawa Iemo as a feudal official, the favored minister whom Tokugawa Iemo relied on... The buffs are simply full!
As early as when Tokugawa Iemo promoted Aototo to "a side member and an employee of the imperial government", he had already sent a clear signal to the outside world: From now on, Aotomo and I are on the same side!
The strong binding between Aoto and Tokugawa Iemo made the former, to a certain extent, represent the incarnation of the latter in Kyoto.
In other words: To oppose Aoto is to oppose Tokugawa Iemo!
Although the authority of the shogunate has declined sharply in recent years, so far, there are only a handful of people or forces who dare not take the general who conquered the barbarians seriously.
After Takahashi Kinzaburo's cries gradually faded away until they could no longer be heard, Inaba Masakuni walked up to Aoto and bowed down humbly again.
"Lord Orange, I really don't know how to apologize to you for today's accident..."
Nose Ryōbi, who was closely following Inaba Masakuni, also bowed and apologized.
Qingden stretched out his hand to straighten the bodies of Inaba Masakuni and Noshi Ryobi.
"Nagato-sama, Mighty-sama, there is no need for this. My eyes can distinguish right from wrong. The culprit of today's incident has been captured by me, but please stand up."
After hearing this, the facial lines of both of them relaxed, and they both showed expressions of relief.
Aoshito's words were a direct statement to Inaba Masakuni and Nose Ryobi: I will only use Takahashi Kinzaburo to operate, and will not expand it, let alone blame you for it.
Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Matsudaira Yongho stepped forward at the right time and said:
"Lord Tachibana, yesterday it was too late and we had no time to hold a reception dinner. Let us show off our friendship as landlords today, right?"
As soon as Matsudaira Yongho finished speaking, Inaba Masakuni and Nose Ryōbi echoed his words one after another.
Although after the shogunate established the two positions of Kyoto Guardian and Gyeonggi Town Envoy, the power and status of the Kyoto Shodai and Kyoto Town Chiefs were greatly weakened, they were ultimately the representatives of the "civilian officials" in Kyoto.
Unless you have to, you shouldn't antagonize them.
In modern terms, they have extremely high barrel dipping value.
Matsudaira Yongho's intention was very obvious - there was a little accident today, which caused some dissatisfaction between Ayoto and Inaba Masakuni, Nosei Ryobi, so he wanted to use the reception banquet to "bring together" them and bridge the gap between them.
However... Qingdeng shook his head quietly.
"Higo-sama, I'm very sorry. I still have important matters to deal with tonight. Please wait until later to discuss the matter of receiving the wind."
Songping Rongbao couldn't help but be startled when he heard this.
"Is it important? May I ask what it is?"
Qingdeng smiled slightly.
"It's not appropriate to say more about this matter at the moment. Please allow me to keep it secret for the time being."
Inaba Masakuni and Nose Ryobi both looked disappointed and regretful.
Subsequently, they successively spoke out and tried to "save" Qingdeng.
But Qingdeng's meaning has been expressed quite explicitly and clearly - it's okay to hold a reception banquet, but not tonight!
Since Qingteng has already said this, Matsudaira Yongho and others can't say anything more.
"Then, I'll go ahead and excuse myself."
Qingdeng turned to look at his subordinates behind him.
"Everyone, let's go."
With that said, he led the soldiers of the Shinsengumi and walked away.
As soon as his front leg left the Kyoto Administrative Office, his back leg used his eyes to signal Hijikata Toizo, Kondo Isamu, Shannan Keisuke and Kiyokawa Hachiro behind him.
Upon seeing this, the four people immediately quickened their pace and gathered around Qingdeng.
Qingdeng raised his head and glanced at the setting sun that was about to be swallowed up by the horizon.
"Send an order to the entire army: organize equipment and prepare for battle."
Concise and clear commands.
As soon as this order came out, the expressions of Hijikata Toisho and others immediately changed significantly and differently.
Qinghe Hachiro was thoughtful.
Shannan Keisuke's expression was serious.
Kondo is eager to try.
Hijikata Toshizo burst into laughter:
"Tachibana, today is just the day after we entered Kyoto, are we going to start the first battle of the Shinsengumi so soon?"
Qingden smiled slightly, a meaningful taste rising in his cheeks.
"Don't the people of Kyoto always denounce us as 'Dongyi'? In that case, let the scholars and people of Kyoto open their eyes and let them see with their own eyes the sturdiness and ferocity of Dongyi!"
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It's night——
Kyoto, Kusunoki-gumi’s main formation——
The main formation of Kusunoki-gumi is a four-story luxurious house.
This house was originally the property of a landowner in Kyoto.
After the Nanmu Group became prosperous by riding on the east wind of "respecting the king and rejecting the barbarians", the landowner sold the house to the Nanmu Group at a cabbage price in order to sell the Nanmu Group a favor.
Since then, this mansion has been set up as the main formation of the Kusunoki-gumi until today.
At this moment, in a room on the highest floor of the mansion, fierce quarrels broke out one after another and continued for a long time.
"Taiichi! We can no longer hesitate! We must apologize to Tachibana Aoden as soon as possible! Show the respectful attitude of 'the one who is the leader is Tachibana'! We must not offend Tachibana Aoden!"
A thin young man said this in a pleading tone to the burly man sitting high on the front seat.
Sitting at the head of the summit meeting where the core members of the Kusunoki Group gathered together... the identity of the strong man was already evident.
It is none other than the current leader of Kusunoki Group—Ayase Taichi.
This strange man, who relied on his extraordinary vision and means to transform the Kusumu-gumi from the original low-profile Yakuza organization into the now-famous Zunhu Group, is currently holding his arms with a smile on his face.
Full of hesitation and hesitation.
Before Ayase Taichi could speak, a fat man sitting opposite the skinny young man curled his lips and refuted with disdain:
"Hmph! Suzuki-kun, if you don't allow yourself to grow up with other people's ambitions, you will destroy our prestige! What's so great about that Tachibana Aoden? We don't need to be afraid of him at all!"
The thin young man blushed:
"You are simply crazy! You are used to being domineering in Kyoto, do you really think you are invincible?"
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At the same time——
A certain alley very close to the Kusunoki-gumi's main formation——
Qingden leaned against the earthen wall behind him, staring blankly into the void in front of him while stuffing rice balls into his mouth.
At this time, Hijikata Toshizo came over.
"Tachibana, are all teams ready? When will we attack?"
Qingdeng smiled and said vaguely, ignoring the rice in his mouth:
"There's no rush, we'll wait until our female ninja comes back."
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