Chapter 864 Qingden is promoted! [Army President] and [General Sakonoe]! [5300]
The first year of Yuanzhi (1864), September 20——
Qinjin Fan, Dajin, Judi——
"Hmm...Zao, Sanako, are you still okay...?"
Qingdeng gritted his teeth, his face was covered with fine beads of sweat, his expression was happy, and he kept grabbing the quilt under him with his fingers.
Sanako raised his hand angrily and slapped his back hard.
"Really, this won't work? Just bear with it and keep at it!"
After saying that, she picked up the burning moxa stick again and stabbed it into Qingden's back.
"Ahhhhhh...!"
Qingdeng screamed again.
"Don't scream! Just be patient! You'll be fine soon!"
The man took off his upper body clothes and lay face down on the bed; the woman took an unknown burning object and stabbed it on the man's back... At first glance, she thought the young couple were playing some novel game.
In fact, anyone who knows a little bit about acupuncture knows that Sanako is giving Qingden moxibustion.
Moxibustion - the moxibustion method in traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture therapy uses moxa sticks made from moxa leaves to generate moxa heat to stimulate acupuncture points or specific parts of the human body. It regulates the disordered physiological and biochemical functions of the human body by stimulating the activity of meridian qi, thereby achieving disease prevention.
A kind of treatment method for the purpose of curing diseases, it is actually the famous Eastern mysterious power.
Sanako's great-grandfather, Chiba Koemon, was a famous "swordsman and doctor". Although he practiced medicine as a profession, he loved swordsmanship more than medicine and was very skilled.
In addition to swordsmanship, he also passed on to his descendants the medical skills he had honed over decades of practicing medicine.
When it came to Sanako's generation, her brothers (Chiba Eijiro, Chiba Jutaro and others) had little interest in medicine.
In fact, Sanako also has no interest in medical skills.
However, she has a special liking for acupuncture and thinks that this technology that can cure patients with just a few needles is very magical.
So, while practicing martial arts, she worked hard to learn the acupuncture techniques passed down from her ancestors.
And this became Sanako's biggest support when she argued with her brother Chiba Jutaro, who was unwilling to marry.
"Brother, don't worry about my future. In the worst case, I will open an acupuncture parlor! I don't believe in my skills, and I will have no food to eat!"
Whenever Sanako said this sentence, Chiba Jutaro would be speechless.
As Sanako's elder brother, he naturally knows how amazing the other person's craftsmanship is.
Although I dare not say that it is the reincarnation of Hua Tuo, it is definitely at the level of "if a store is opened for business, there will definitely be no shortage of customers."
To be honest, Sanako's face alone can attract countless old perverts to come and help her.
Qingdeng doesn't like acupuncture, whether it's the traditional method of poking the body with fine needles or moxibustion.
The reason for this is all because he watched a certain horror movie in his previous life.
When a character in the movie was undergoing acupuncture, he accidentally fell off the bed and landed on the side full of fine needles, and all those fine needles pierced his body...
From then on, Qingdeng had a great psychological shadow on acupuncture.
Every time he saw acupuncture, he couldn't help but think of this movie... which triggered strong resistance.
After the battle with Prajna, although Qingden was not fatally injured, he suffered a lot of wounds, large and small, 17 in total.
In order to help Qingdeng recover as soon as possible, Sanazi volunteered, saying that he would use ancestral moxibustion to activate Qingdeng's qi and blood and enhance his ability to resist disease.
Faced with Sanako's enthusiasm, Qingto was very moved and then refused.
I wonder how he could defeat the strong-willed Sanako?
Under Sanako's strong request, he could only obediently strip off his upper body, lie on the bed, and let the other party play with him - just like what Qingden did to his wives on weekdays.
In this way, Sanazi would personally perform moxibustion on Qingden every few days.
Not to mention, her craftsmanship is indeed amazing.
Although the process of moxibustion is very painful, Qingden will feel much lighter afterward.
About twenty minutes later, today’s moxibustion was finally over…
"Zonako, I always feel that today's moxibustion will take much longer than usual."
"Huh? Is there such a thing?"
Sanako tilted her head, as if confused - there was a faint smile hidden in her eyes.
"...Let me tell you, you probably didn't deliberately extend the treatment time just to watch me in a more miserable state, right?"
"Well... I can only say: it's up to your imagination."
After saying that, she smiled triumphantly and looked at Qingden who looked helpless very happily.
Since getting married, Sanako has become a lot more cheerful.
Although in front of outsiders, she is still the dignified and dignified Yamato Nadeshiko, in private, she often shows her cunning side like before.
"Okay, don't be naked. Get dressed quickly. It's autumn now, so don't catch a cold."
While Qingteng was getting dressed, Sanako put away his equipment and cast a concerned look at him:
"Qingdeng, how do you feel now? Does the wound still hurt?"
"The pain is gone and my body is recovering well. I think I will be fully recovered in ten days and a half at most."
Hearing this, Sanazi smiled tenderly:
"Well, that's good."
The Summer Battle in Kyoto was already a month ago.
In the past month, nothing major happened, whether it was Qingdeng's own personal affairs or official business outside.
Aoto concentrated on recovering from his injuries. As long as it was not confidential or important, he would leave it to Hijikata Toshizo and Shannan Kei to help them deal with it.
Registering those with meritorious service, treating the injured, and providing care for the deceased are all tedious tasks.
After the Battle of Kyoto Summer Formation, 59 members of the Shinsengumi died and 177 were injured.
Compared with the astonishing results, these casualties are nothing to mention.
Choshu's casualties were more than ten times that of the Shinsengumi.
But despite this, Qingdeng still felt pain in his heart.
After all, his troops are very valuable, and they are all good soldiers and generals who are well-paid and well-fed.
For Qingdeng, even if he is just an ordinary soldier in the army, every death or injury is a huge loss.
Recruiting troops and replenishing losses is also a tedious task.
If there was anything major that happened recently, it would probably be the imperial court declaring Changzhou an "unforgivable enemy of the DPRK."
Even without coercion and inducement from the shogunate, the emperor spontaneously wrote articles criticizing Choshu in the harshest terms.
Although the reason for the war proposed by Choshu when he launched the Eastern Expedition was very high-sounding, saying that the emperor was deceived by villains and wanted to welcome the emperor back to Choshu, but...
As we all know, those who say they want to clean up their affairs will end up being extra clean in the end.
Not only the "jun side" was cleared, but the "jun" was also cleared along with the ground.
Therefore, the emperor did not think that Changzhou had any good intentions.
From the emperor's perspective, what Changzhou did was no different from An Lushan and others.
Although the imperial court had declared Choshu to be an enemy of the DPRK since the "August 18th Coup", in order to show its attitude, especially the emperor's great dislike for Choshu, as soon as the summer battle in Kyoto ended, the imperial court immediately issued a warning to Choshu.
Zhou added an extra title, calling him "the most evil enemy of the DPRK".
In this way, Changzhou's situation became increasingly precarious.
On the contrary, this greatly benefits the shogunate and the Samu faction.
As early as the beginning of this year, the news that the shogunate was going to launch an expedition against Choshu had spread everywhere.
Nowadays, Changzhou's national power has been greatly reduced. Is there any reason not to take advantage of its illness and kill it?
Anyone you pick up on the street will know that it won't be long before a new, larger-scale war will ignite throughout Changzhou.
With this great sense of "crushing the heinous enemy of the DPRK", when launching the "Changzhou Expedition" in the future, it will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Of course, launching the Western Expedition to conquer Changzhou must be several months away.
Aoto, who had fought two consecutive battles, the Battle of Ikedaya and the Summer Battle of Kyoto, did not want to think about such a distant matter for the time being.
After getting dressed, Qingdeng turned to look at the sky outside the window.
The blue sky, the white clouds that rolled and relaxed... looking at this beautiful scenery, Qingden lowered his eyelids and thought.
After a moment, he said to Sanazi coldly:
"Sanako, the weather is nice today, let's go for a walk in the yard together?"
Sanako blinked her beautiful eyes a few times, with a look of surprise on her face:
"Yes, yes...but why so suddenly?"
"It's nothing, it's just a whim. If you think about it carefully, it was a long time ago that I could be by my wife's side without any worries."
Hearing this, Sanazi burst into laughter:
"Okay, let's go then."
The General Secretary is busy at the Shinsengumi camp.
Ah Wu, whose daily routine has become more and more like a cat's recently, is sleeping soundly in her room.
Therefore, Yu Sanazi is the only wife who is free to accompany Qingdeng now.
Qingdeng helped Zonazi's waist, and they walked side by side to the courtyard not far away.
The scorching summer has passed, and the wind has a hint of autumn.
The gurgling water, the melodious chirping of birds, and the frightened deer tapping the stones rhythmically, making crisp sounds of "dong", "dong", "dong", add a touch of tranquility to the courtyard.
Sanako walked down the corridor, her two white little feet clinging to the flat wooden clogs under the corridor, and walked slowly towards the center of the courtyard - where the soft and sweet sunshine was filled.
“The weather is so nice.”
She raised her little face to welcome the warm sunshine, showing a soft smile like a Bodhisattva.
Qingden came to her side slowly, nodding gently in response, while admiring the scenery and Sanako's expression with interest.
Although it may be a bit corny to say this, as long as he sees his wives showing such happy expressions, Qingden will feel relaxed and fatigue, depression and other negative emotions will be instantly swept away.
Ikedaya, Kyoto Summer Formation... In recent days, these far-reaching battles that cannot be ignored have occurred one after another, leaving Ainoto no time to relax.
It's not bad to spend your days leisurely like this once in a while.
Suddenly, Sanazi asked him abruptly:
"Qingdeng, have you thought about the child's name?"
As she spoke, she raised her hand to caress her increasingly round and bulging belly.
Perhaps it is because both Sanako and Awu are martial arts practitioners and are healthy and strong, so they did not feel any strong discomfort after pregnancy, nor did they suffer from morning sickness, acidity, etc. They should eat and drink when they should.
There is nothing unusual except for the inconvenience of movement.
In other words, Ah Wu often suffers from leg cramps - a classic symptom of calcium deficiency in pregnant women.
In fact, after Qingdeng forced her to eat more calcium-rich foods such as shrimp shells, her problem improved a lot.
All in all, the two girls’ pregnancy went smoothly.
According to the doctor's diagnosis, because they were pregnant at very similar times, their delivery times were also very similar, with a difference of only a few days at most.
Around early November, the second daughter will give birth.
Early November...that is, 2 months later, the time is not far away.
Facing Sanako's question, Qingto was stunned, and then smiled awkwardly:
"Honestly... not yet. I'm really not good at naming..."
"Ah, I have already thought of the girl's baby name. Let's call it 'Ning Ning' (ねね). It sounds cute, isn't it?"
Sanako chewed the name "Ning Ning" gently.
"Ning Ning... Ning Ning... it's okay. It's not outstanding, but it's not bad either."
As if afraid that Sanako would regret it, Qingden nodded hastily:
"Okay, that's it for sure. If we give birth to a boy, the baby's baby name will be 'Jiulang'; if we give birth to a girl, the baby's baby name will be 'Ningning'."
At this time, Qingden seemed to have remembered something. After a pause, he continued:
"To be honest, I think 'Ning Ning' is pretty good as a girl's official name."
"Ju Ningning, nice to listen to and easy to write."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sanazi said angrily:
"Don't be lazy! The child's name is very important and cannot be careless!"
After squinting his eyes and glaring at Qingden, Sanako changed his tone to a softer tone:
"Qingdeng, I know you are not good at naming, so don't worry, take your time."
"Anyway, I have already decided on baby names for the boy and girl, so there is no need to worry about the baby having no names after birth."
"As for the official name, we can wait and think about it later."
According to Japanese practice, everyone in the samurai family will basically be given a nickname, and nicknames are often passed down from generation to generation.
Take the Tokugawa family as an example. Since the first shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu's nickname was Takechiyo, the eldest son born during the shogunate's term was all given this nickname.
The same is true for Qingdeng's family, who have used the nickname "Kuro" for generations.
His father Takayuki Tachibana's nickname was Kuro.
His own nickname is also Kuro.
Therefore, the baby name of his eldest son will follow the tradition and continue to use the name "Jiulang".
For Qingdeng, this saved a lot of time as he didn't have to waste time thinking about his son's nickname.
Qingdeng was worried a lot about the "child's name".
He happened to be recuperating from his injuries recently and had a lot of free time. He took advantage of this time to read through the Four Books and Five Classics, Songs of Chu, Man'yoshu and other classics, carefully looking for words suitable for use as names.
However...you can't expect a guy who named a black cow "Carrot" to have such outstanding naming skills.
Qingdeng really worked hard, but in the end he could only come up with the female nickname "Ningning".
Although I haven't decided on the child's official name yet, I have been able to decide on a boy's and a girl's baby names, which is a small achievement.
However, Qingdeng currently has only one baby name for boys and one for girls.
His wife, who is about to give birth, has two wives.
If Sanako and Amai both gave birth to a boy, or both gave birth to a girl, then the name would not be enough.
After all, it is impossible for both sons to be called "Jiulang" or both daughters to be called "Ningning".
If this happens... let's wait until then!
Just when the couple was quietly enjoying their solitude, the sound of fast and steady footsteps came from the direction of the corridor.
Qingdeng knew who was coming just by listening to the footsteps.
"Keisuke, what's wrong?"
As he spoke, he turned to look.
Sure enough, at the same time he turned his head, Shannan Keisuke's tall figure appeared at the end of the corridor.
Looking at the couple standing side by side in the center of the courtyard, Shannan Keisuke was startled for a moment, and then smiled:
"Am I disturbing you?"
Sanako smiled and shook his head:
"It's okay, don't worry about me. If there's anything important, just tell Qingdeng. I don't care."
"It's nothing important. I came here this time just to say hello to Mr. Ju."
"Congratulations?"
Qingdeng raised his eyebrows and asked:
"Jingzhu, what are you happy to say?"
A smile of pure joy appeared on Shannan Jingsuke's cheeks.
"Tachibana-kun, just now, the envoy from Edo arrived."
After Shannan Jingsuke finished his words, before Qingden could react, Sanako became excited first.
"The envoy from Edo? He's finally here!"
One month after the end of the war, Edo sent envoys to Qin - anyone with a little brain will know what this means.
Shannan Keisuke looked at Qingden, the joy on his face became even more intense.
"Junior Jun, prepare to receive the reward!"
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"What kind of reward will the 'Benevolent King' receive this time?" - In recent days, this topic has often appeared at banquets, tea parties and dining tables among the people.
There is no doubt that Qingdeng, who had full command of the Changzhou Army and caused the Changzhou Army to suffer a heavy defeat, was the greatest contributor to this battle.
Earlier, Aoto led his troops to wipe out the leaders of the Zunbo faction headed by Miyabe Daizo and Yoshida Noma in the Battle of Ikedaya, saving Kyoto from the fire.
Because as soon as the "Ikedaya Incident" ended, Choshu immediately raised troops to launch the Eastern Expedition, so the shogunate had no time to reward Aonto.
For this reason, the shogunate will definitely attribute the two achievements of the Battle of Ikedaya and the Summer Formation of Kyoto together, and reward Aonto together.
The two skills added together... God knows what an amazing reward Qingdeng will receive this time!
Nowadays, everyone knows that Aoshinobu is Tokugawa Iemo's most loyal confidant and number one favorite.
Tokugawa Iemo's love for Aoden has reached a puzzling level.
One can't help but wonder if, apart from the friendship between monarch and minister, the two of them also have some unknown special relationship.
Whenever Aoto performs meritorious service, Tokugawa Iemo will reward him generously, making Aoto's promotion speed as fast as a rocket.
Not only that, all the official positions he obtained were high-ranking and powerful positions.
The lord of the Qinjin clan who governs the land of 300,000 koku in Otsu, the envoy of the Gyeonggi town who is in charge of the military in the Gyeonggi region, and the Hachioji who guard the west gate of Edo are all united... It is really hard to imagine what Tokugawa Iemo will let Ainoto control this time.
Such power.
Time passed... Finally, with much anticipation, today, today, the official official reward for Qingdeng was finally announced!
The first is the reward from the court.
Qingdeng's original official position of "from the fifth position to An Yishou" remains unchanged.
On this basis, the title of "three Sakonoe generals" was added!
Then came the reward from the shogunate.
Tokugawa Iemo granted an additional 100,000 koku territory to Ayoto, which expanded the Qinjin clan's territory from 300,000 koku to 400,000 koku.
In addition, Seinoto was promoted to "Army President" and took charge of all the army forces of the shogunate!
By the way, when Aoto was promoted to "Army President", his old friend Katsurin Taro, who was also Tokugawa Iemo's confidant, moved to the right to become "Navy President", and the two were in charge of the army and navy of the shogunate respectively!
President of the Army, General Sakonoe... After the official official reward for Ayoto was made public, as expected, the world was in an uproar!
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