Great Salt Party——When he heard this word, Qingdeng immediately became energetic.
When was the last time you met someone from the Great Salt Party?
This has been a very long time ago.
It goes back so long that it goes back to when Rakshasa was still alive.
Because they have been wanted by the shogunate for a long time, the Great Salt Party, like the Punishment Party, has always been lurking in the dark, making it extremely difficult to pinpoint their whereabouts.
To be fair, Qingdeng did not hate the Salt Party.
Rather, he actually admires the Great Salt Party.
Although the Great Salt Party occasionally made radical moves, such as assassinating notorious corrupt officials, Qingdeng had to speak highly of their lofty ideal of "asking for orders for the people and creating a peaceful and prosperous age."
Compared with those lunatics in the Choshu clan, the members of the Great Salt Party are more worthy of the title of "patriots".
Both are overthrown organizations, but the Great Salt Party is far more anthropomorphic than the Law Execution Party.
To give a vivid example...the former is a "chaotic good" with fierce means and noble goals; while the latter is an extremely standard "chaotic evil".
However, appreciation is appreciation. From a practical standpoint, it is difficult for Qingdeng and the Salt Party to maintain a friendly relationship on the surface.
The core goal of the Great Salt Party is to overthrow the decadent Edo shogunate.
They have always believed that as long as the Edo shogunate is destroyed, a harmonious society in which everyone can live and work in peace and contentment will never come.
In this way, if we only look at it from the perspective of "camp", the Great Salt Party and Aoshinobu, who is the general of the shogunate, are naturally opposed.
——How could the members of the Great Salt Party be so rampant? Dare to appear on the streets of Osaka in broad daylight?
Qingdeng thought this while turning his head to look.
He originally thought he would see a man with a resolute face and a determined gaze.
Unexpectedly, what caught his eye was an old monk with a shaved head and a worn-out cassock.
I saw this old monk holding a string of rosary beads, walking forward with his head bent, and muttering something in his mouth, as if he was reciting Buddhist scriptures.
Wherever he passed, passersby retreated to the street to make way.
The passers-by looked like they were fleeing from disasters and epidemics, fearing to avoid them.
At this time, Qingdeng keenly noticed that when the old monk appeared, passers-by showed complicated expressions.
Some people looked sympathetic.
Some people feel sorry for it.
Others show ridicule without concealment.
For example - a young man next to Qingdeng muttered to himself:
"Oh...this old guy can really persevere..."
Upon hearing this, Qingdeng immediately turned to look at the young man and asked:
"Stop, I have a question, but please enlighten me."
Qingdeng's sudden conversation startled the man.
He looked Qingdeng up and down, and when he saw the saber on Qingdeng's waist and the horse under his crotch, he suddenly burst into laughter:
"Sir, what do you want to ask me? I will definitely tell you everything I know!"
In the Edo period, there were horses to ride...and the samurai who rode such horses were not people that ordinary people could offend.
Qingden asked bluntly:
"Do you know this old monk? I just heard someone say that this old man is a 'remnant of the Great Salt Party'. Is it possible that he is a member of the Great Salt Party?"
"Ah, well..."
The young man scratched his hair and curled his lips.
"It's not wrong to say that he is a remnant of the Great Salt Party. After all, he participated in the 'Oisho Heihachiro Uprising' 26 years ago,"
Qingden raised his eyebrows.
"Oh? This old monk was once a member of the rebel army?"
"Sir, do you know about the 'Oshio Heihachiro Uprising'?"
Qingdeng nodded lightly.
"Well, I've dabbled a little bit."
"That's it! Now that you know about the 'Oshio Heihachiro Uprising', it saves me a lot of trouble!"
As he spoke, the young man cleared his throat vigorously, then put on a melodious tone like a storyteller, and said vividly:
"Just 26 years ago, on February 29, the eighth year of Tenpo (1837), Oishio Heihachiro and his apprentices launched an uprising."
"In addition to 20 leaders including Oshio Heihachiro, those who participated in the uprising also included about 300 farmers who came from the countryside in the suburbs."
"They marched with the banner of 'saving the people' high, stormed the houses, rice shops, and cloth shops of big businessmen, and distributed the money they seized to the poor."
"It is said that they robbed 40,000 taels of gold from Kobei's house alone! Forty thousand taels!"
"The shogunate army came after hearing the news and launched an artillery battle with the rebels in Neyuno Town."
"Although the rebel army was very powerful, the farmers were vulnerable. They fled completely as soon as the battle began, leaving only Oshio Heihachiro and his students struggling to support themselves."
"It didn't take long for the uprising to be completely suppressed."
As the young man spoke, he nuzzled at the old monk not far away.
"This guy's name is 'Togoro'. He was one of the 300 peasants who participated in the uprising, but quickly collapsed when they encountered a tough battle."
"This guy is deeply ashamed of his escape."
"At that time, if the farmers had not fled, but had firmly fought side by side with Oshio Heihachiro, then even if they could not escape defeat in the end, the defeat would not have been so ugly."
"What's more... if they can fight until the last moment, they might be able to turn the tide of the war."
"I have not experienced the uprising 26 years ago, but I heard from the elders in my family that at that time, all the people in Osaka were waiting and watching."
“The time when Oshio Heihachiro launched the uprising was the time when the ‘Tenbao Great Famine’ was at its worst.”
"The people of Osaka have long hated the corrupt officials who extorted excessive taxes and the merchants who hoarded goods, and they have long wanted to get rid of them."
"But, everyone is afraid of death."
"It is too difficult to ask them to put down their hoes and sickles, pick up swords, guns and clubs instead, and start a life-and-death battle with the shogunate army."
"So, everyone is thinking: If the rebel army can gain the upper hand and resist the suppression of the shogunate army, then they will join the uprising and fight against his mother."
"In other words, if the rebel army can continue fighting for a long time, it will arouse the fighting spirit of the people and then gather more and more powerful forces."
"In this way, not only will the shogunate be eliminated, but at least it will be able to force the shogunate to make concessions in exchange for a peace with favorable conditions."
"But as a result...the rapid retreat of those 300 peasants completely shattered the morale of the rebel army, so that no one dared to join the uprising anymore, and they just sat on the sidelines."
"Togoro felt that it was because of their cowardice that the uprising failed."
"In order to atone for his sins, he became a monk and would recite Buddhist scriptures along the streets of Osaka every day in order to save the souls of those who died in the uprising."
"He has persisted in this behavior for 26 years, until today."
"Because Oshio Heihachiro has a very high prestige in Osaka, and Togoro didn't do anything extraordinary, the shogunate left this guy alone."
"Oh, this guy is also lucky."
"If it had been under Duke Jia Guang's rule, this old guy who dared to recite sutras for rebellious officials and traitors would have been thrown into prison long ago."
[Note: Mr. Iemitsu: Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third generation general, acted tough and decisively, and once bloody suppressed the "Shimabara Rebellion". 】
Having said this, the young man paused.
After a while, he switched to a blatantly sarcastic tone and scolded without concealment:
"Hey, if I had known this, why did I do it in the first place?"
"These 'patriots' and 'rebels' are all virtuous!"
"He speaks very beautifully, always using slogans such as 'save the people' and 'help the world'."
"But what happens in the end? After a slight setback, he immediately becomes a beast and disperses."
"We can only share wealth and honor, but not adversity. Mud can't hold up a wall!"
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"If I were Oshio Heihachirou and saw with my own eyes that the person I was trying to protect was 'repaying a favor' like this, I would be so chilled that my body would tremble."
"But... in my opinion, that great Shio Heihachiro is not a good guy either!"
"If he truly cares for the people, he should not put the people in danger."
"It's all his fault for launching an uprising in Osaka Castle without permission, which caused misery to the people of Osaka."
"The rebel army and the shogunate army were engaged in a fierce battle, and the war was widespread. In just one day, blocks of 112 towns were burned down, which is equivalent to one-fifth of the 620 towns of Osaka Sango. Thousands of houses were reduced to
The ruins... are so miserable!"
"Hmph! What a 'Mr. Big Salt'... He's just a fool who acts recklessly!"
Young people do not hide their voices.
He probably didn't expect...every word he just said was heard by the old monk not far from him.
The old monk, who had been burying his head since his appearance, suddenly raised his head, his eyes burning with anger, and he glared at the young man.
"You heartless guy!!"
While roaring, he stepped forward, rushed to the young man, and grabbed him by the collar of his clothes.
"What do you young people know?!"
"How do you young people understand the greatness of Mr. Dashan?!"
"Why did Mr. Dashan resolutely give up his comfortable life and risk his life to stand up for poor people like us?!"
"You beasts are just ungrateful, but you are still here making sarcastic remarks!!"
"The biggest shortcoming in this world right now is that there are too many evil beasts like you! And there are too few true righteous men!"
"I'll beat you to death!"
After that, the old monk raised his fist and punched the young man in the face.
Although he is not young, his strength is not weak.
With just one punch, the young man's face blossomed.
The old monk punched one after another, as if he wanted to flatten the opponent's facial features before he would give up.
"Ahhhhhh! You madman! Let me go!"
The young man screamed and struggled, and finally got rid of the old monk's control.
The old monk's momentum and fists completely crushed the young man's courage.
The moment he regained his freedom, he ran away without hesitation.
It was obvious that the old monk was not willing to let the other party go.
He chased after him stubbornly, clinging to the young man and hitting him on the back of the head.
On one side was a young man who was constantly being beaten and screaming, and on the other was an old man who was constantly punching and roaring... This wonderful pair just gradually moved away, and soon disappeared from Qingdeng's sight.
Qingdeng had been watching quietly just now, watching the old monk beating the young man.
In fact, if he wanted to, he could help the young man stop the old monk.
However, Qingdeng had no such intention at all - on the contrary, he was very happy to see the old monk teach this ungrateful young man a lesson.
The young man's speech just now reminded Qingdeng of the famous saying: When a soldier dies in battle, the first thing the flies notice is his shortcomings and scars.
They are more heroic than the dead warriors. But the warriors have already died in the battle, and they no longer come and fight with them. So the flies start to chirp, thinking that they are immortal voices, because their perfection is far above the warriors.
However, a warrior with shortcomings is still a warrior, and a perfect fly is just a fly.
Willing to give up a superior life, stand up for the poor without hesitation, and sacrifice his own life for it - this spirit of great love has transcended era, race, and country, and is enough to arouse the empathy of all mankind.
Oshio Heihachiro is a great man in the world, so who are you, a clown?
However, the nonsense words uttered by the young people actually aroused some thoughts in Qingdeng.
——The appeal of the word ‘Big Salt’ is gradually fading...
Previously, Aoshinobu had always heard that the people of Osaka were very grateful for Oshio Heihachiro's kindness and always called him 'Mr. Oshio' and 'Mr. Heihachiro'.
Until now, the legend is still circulating in the streets of Osaka that "Oshio is not dead, he will definitely come back to lead everyone."
Now it seems...not quite so.
Oshio Heihachiro was already a historical figure 26 years ago.
26 years... Such a long time is enough for the elderly to pass away and for the young to grow.
Perhaps the older generation still remembers Oshio Heihachiro's kindness, but younger people have completely different views on Oshio Heihachiro.
Thinking of this, Qingto, who already respected Oshio Heihachiro and admired the Oshio Party, couldn't help but feel mixed emotions.
Although he has mixed feelings, there is one thing Aonto firmly believes in - even if the world has forgotten Oshio Heihachiro, the Oshio Party will continue to fight!
His previous acquaintances with Ebina, my grandson, and others have proven to him with practical actions that those who are still fighting under the banner of "Great Salt" today are a group of strong-willed idealists.
According to the currently known intelligence, the military force of the Great Salt Party is far from excellent.
But if we look at intelligence capabilities alone, they have done an even better job than the law killing the party!
In the past 26 years, they have been cautiously avoiding the pursuit of the government and the law-enforcement party, carefully developing and growing, and quietly paying attention to the situation in the country, waiting for changes in the world.
At this thought, Qingdeng couldn't help but stretch his neck and look around, as if he was looking for something.
Although it was just his personal intuition, he always had this hunch: From unknown time on, spies from the Salt Party had been lurking around him...
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It was already approaching evening when Aoto arrived in Osaka.
It's late at night, which is really not a good time to visit.
So, under the arrangement of Boss Kiryu, Qingden checked into a luxury hotel owned by Calabash House.
After a night's rest, he planned to go visit Kinoshita Mai's grandma early the next morning.
As for Kinoshita Mai and Boss Kiryu, they returned to Calabash House first.
After returning to her long-lost hometown, Kinoshita Mai felt extremely excited.
After setting foot on the soil of Osaka, he exuded an indescribable atmosphere of joy.
Not only that, even the language template has been switched back to "Osaka dialect" mode.
Qingto rarely hears Mai Kinoshita speak Osaka dialect on weekdays.
So when Kinoshita Mai spoke Osaka dialect, Aoto suddenly felt particularly interesting and fresh.
Normally, she is a cute and beautiful girl who speaks standard Mandarin, but suddenly she speaks Northeastern dialect, which has a heavy flavor - probably this is the contrast.
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The next day, early morning——
Boss Kiryu came to the hotel alone to greet Aoto.
"Jijun, did you sleep well last night?"
Qingden Wan'er:
"I've never had a bad night's sleep."
With the blessing of the gifted "Sleep God", Qingden has long forgotten what it feels like to have "insomnia" and "poor sleep quality".
Qingdeng knew that today would be a crucial day, so he went to bed early last night and took a long sleep.
Thanks to this, Qingdeng is now in excellent spirits! Both physically and mentally, he has reached peak condition!
"Well, that's good."
Kiryu nodded, then showed a strange wry smile:
"Today...should be very hard for you. In short, be mentally prepared!"
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