Chapter 972 Assassination of Tokugawa Ishiki! [4800]
Edo Castle, somewhere—
The night is deep and the moon is hazy.
Although the tragic war has been around for some time, the town has not yet completely escaped from the shadow of war.
The wings of the nose were gently pulled, as if you could still smell the blood in the air.
Listening with your ears, you can still hear the continuous dominance.
The people who temporarily left Edo to avoid the war have not returned yet, so the entire city is dark and quiet.
Except for the light in a few areas such as Edo Castle and Nihonbashi, there is darkness everywhere that cannot be seen.
Even Yoshihara, known as the "City of Never Sleeping", has not opened during this period. Dark Night opened its big hand and held Yoshihara into its palm.
There are no human voices, no dog barking, only insects that appear and disappear.
Suddenly, at this moment, at the end of a path, a strange sound suddenly appeared—
slap, slap, slap, slap...
It's the sound of clogs trampling on the ground.
The figure swayed... In a moment, four warriors rushed into the trail from the slant, and then quickly walked straight forward with a meteor.
These four people stand in a "triangle".
A young man wearing a purple robe and a low-edged hat is located in the center of the "triangle" - the hat on his head is pressed very low, making it difficult for outsiders to see his specific appearance.
The other three people stood in front of the young man in purple, left and right, forming three corners of the "triangle" to protect the young man in purple.
When these three people were marching, their heads and eyes never stopped. They repeatedly glanced around. They always held the scabbard on their left waist tightly with their left hand, and bent their right hand in front of their abdomen, making preparations for the battle to "draw the sword at any time"
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With such a standing and such a posture, it is not difficult to find that these three people are the bodyguards of the young man in purple.
Stand, steps, breathing style, and even eyes - these three bodyguards all show extremely high qualities and exudes the aura of a strong man all over them.
Being able to have such a strong bodyguard... there is no doubt that the young man in purple is definitely not an ordinary person.
It is unknown where this group of people want to go.
However, it is certain that their destination is very remote and heads straight to the eastern suburbs of Edo.
In addition, they were very careful and never exposed their traces, and they didn't even slap them. They recognized their way with the faint moonlight and the excellent vision of the person who was leading them.
They walked in a hurry, hurry up and hurry up... After about twenty minutes, they finally stopped - in front of them was a very inconspicuous temple located on the corner of the street.
During the Edo period, Buddhism was very popular thanks to the strong support of the shogunate.
Therefore, there are not many other places in Edo, so there are the most temples.
Small temples similar to this can be seen everywhere in Edo.
The young man in purple raised his hat on his head slightly, and his complex eyes rolled along the hat along the temple gate, making him hesitant.
After a while, he lowered his hat on his head and turned forward.
Before entering the temple, the three bodyguards stood firm, turned their heads back, and finally checked whether anyone was following them.
After confirming that there was no problem, the three of them retracted their gaze and followed the young man in purple to the temple.
The young man in purple walked through the temple gate, walked straight through Baizhou, and strode into the Buddhist temple.
[Note·Baizhou: A place where white fine stones are paved in front of the door of the mansion.]
The Buddhist temple is not big, and there is a Buddhist sculpture of ordinary quality. There are no monks. There are only four warriors of different ages and figures waiting here.
Seeing that the young man in purple had arrived, the four people immediately took off the sword around their waists, held it with their right hand, then bent down and knees, and saluted respectfully to each other.
"All up. Sorry, I've kept you waiting for a long time."
As soon as the young man in purple finished speaking, one of the four responded immediately:
"Your Highness, you are so serious!"
He paused, cleared his throat, and filled a flattering smile, preparing to flatter the other party with more numb words, but was interrupted by the young man in purple and said:
"Save the extra greetings first."
After saying that, the young man in purple raised his hand and took off the hat on his head.
As the hat fell off, his appearance finally revealed.
The neatly trimmed Yue Dai head, wide forehead, and fairly correct facial features... It is Yiqiaoqingxi, the leader of the "Yiqiao School"!
Such a great man actually appeared here... Anyone with a brain knows that this is extremely unusual!
Yiqiao Qingxi threw away the hat in her hand and said lightly:
"Time is tight, hurry up and start."
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Since Haikou, which praised the court for "May 10, the barbarians began to be expelled from the barbarians", causing the shogunate to fall into an extremely unfavorable passive situation, Ichihashi Keiki consciously resigned from his position as "the general's post" (deputy general) and lived in seclusion at home.
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Thanks to his outstanding status, even Tokugawa Ishiki can't do anything to him.
Otherwise, based on the disaster he caused, even if he had ten heads, he would not be enough to cut!
At that time, if Aoden had not turned the tide and persuaded the British fleet in Edo Bay alone to give the world an explanation, otherwise he would really not know how to end.
Yiqiaoqingxi is the leader of the "Yiqiao faction".
His resignation naturally caused the power of the "Yiqiao Sect" to plummet and he could no longer compete with the "Nanji Sect".
The protracted "Nanji·Imao Fight" ended with a funny ending - a silly voice changed history.
Since living in seclusion at home, Yiqiao Qingxi has become a "transparent person". He does not even ask about political affairs and does not even go out.
Over time, people almost forgot his existence.
In fact, although Yiqiao Qingxi is not allowed to travel, he has never been "turning his ears to the outside world and only focusing on being a transparent person". He has been paying close attention to the outside world.
Whenever important events happen, his spies will send the news to his mansion as soon as possible.
In order to cover up, he often sneaks out of his mansion to meet, talk, and share information with the core cadres of the "Yiqiao Sect" - just like this at this moment!
At this moment, Yiqiao Qingxi and the four people - all of them are the core backbone of the "Yiqiao Sect" - sat face to face on the futon of the Buddhist temple, eliminating unnecessary greetings and directly launching secret talks!
To be funny, these four people are very interesting. Their bodies are just fat and thin, one tall and one short, with distinct characteristics, which are convenient for identification.
As soon as the meeting started, Yiqiao Qingxi turned his head and looked at the thin man and asked directly:
"Is there any news about Tokugawa Ishiki?"
The thin man nodded vigorously and said in a heavy tone:
"Sir Ichihashi, I have received the exact information. Tokugawa Ishiki is not dead!"
Ichihashi frowned:
“Is the message accurate?”
The thin man nodded again:
"I am willing to use the head of the head to guarantee it, which is absolutely accurate!"
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Faced with the thin man's sonorous and powerful reply, Yiqiao Qingxi first hugged him silently, and then said softly without any sorrow or joy:
"That's how... Tokugawa Ishiki is not dead..."
While muttering like this, he lowered his head slightly and lowered his eyelids.
Under his slender eyelashes, various emotions could be seen vaguely appearing from his eyes.
First, there was "shocking", then there was a faint "chastity" and "confusion"... Amid these emotions, a hint of "happiness" like relief flashed faintly.
At this moment, the fat man suddenly swung his fist, hammered the futon under his body, gritting his teeth:
"Damn it, why is this happening... He is not dead...!"
Gao Lao, who was standing beside him, echoed:
"Tsk, he is so lucky. After being injured so badly, he can still survive..."
In addition to Yiqiao Qingxi, all the four people present showed indignation, and the cold air swam between them.
In recent days, when I was waiting for the treatment of Tokugawa Ishimatsu, the shogunate was filled with joy and sorrow.
Needless to say who will be happy and who will be sad.
For all the members of the "Yiqiao Sect", this is a once-in-a-lifetime precious opportunity!
They all looked forward to the failure of treatment and hoped that Tokugawa Ieyasu would die soon!
As long as Tokugawa Ishishi died, Kiyoshi Ichihashi could naturally come out of the mountain and inherit the position of general!
By then, their "Yiqiao Sect" will make a comeback! Spit out all the anger in their chests!
Tokugawa Ishiki's rule made the "Nanji faction" at its peak.
The rise of the "Nanji Sect" means the decline of the "Yiqiao Sect".
Faced with the suppression of the "Nanji faction", they had long been full of anger and were waiting to vent one day.
Of course, all of the above must be based on the fact that "Tokugawa Ishiki is dead".
If he does not make a "vacancies", Yiqiao Qingxi will not be able to become a new general.
In this way, it is not difficult to imagine how much the members of the "Ichibashi Sect" are looking forward to the news of Tokugawa Ishimatsu's death.
It’s a pity that the greater their expectations, the greater their disappointment.
Tokugawa Ishimatsu is still alive... To them, this news is simply the most painful bad news.
Then, at this stage where everyone was secretly distressed, the thin man suddenly said:
"Although Tokugawa Ishimatsu saved his life,... it is reported that his body has become very weak and cannot wake up."
Yiqiao raised his eyebrows suddenly.
"What did you say? Tokugawa Ishiki is sleeping?"
The thin man nodded gently, and then he explained everything he knew in a concise manner.
From Tokugawa Ishima's "unconsciousness" to "can only rely on water and porridge to maintain life."
After hearing this, the fat man slapped his thighs violently and glared at the thin man with anger:
"Why didn't you say such an important thing earlier?"
The thin man was speechless and lowered his head with shame.
In an instant, this sudden new news caused a strange change in the atmosphere on the scene.
Gao Lao rubbed his chin and said tone:
"Tokugawa Ishima has become a half-dead waste... It's so difficult to deal with..."
If Tokugawa Ishiki died, it would be better.
If he is still alive, he can only admit his bad luck and continue to wait for the opportunity to fight back.
But by chance, he was in the middle of "life" and "death", neither living soundly nor completely dead...
This situation was completely beyond the expectations of Yiqiao Keihi and others.
The inside and outside of the Buddhist temple became quiet...
In this silence, the thin man, the fat man, the tall man and the short man looked back and forth at each other, looking at each other, and communicating silently.
A bunch of eyes with different emotions wandered in the air.
Ichihashi Kaixi did not join in.
He lowered his head and stared at the ground in front of his knees with expressionless face, neither as if he was in a daze nor as if he was in a daze.
After a moment, their "communication" ended.
The fat man, the thin man and the short man all showed a confused expression of uncertainty.
Only Gao Lao looked firm, as if he had made up some decision.
Then he turned his head, looked straight at Yiqiao Qingxi, and cleared his throat:
"Your Highness Ichihashi, according to my memory, Tokugawa Ishiki's coma may be a god-given opportunity!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yiqiao Qingxi seemed to have predicted what he was going to say next. She suddenly raised her hands, covered her ears tightly, and her whole body shrank into a ball.
"Shut up...I don't want to listen..."
Gao Lao ignored Yiqiao's wishes and continued to say:
"Since Tokugawa Ishi Shigeru is not dead, then let us let him die."
He said this, paused, took a deep breath, adjusted his expression and tone, and then said seriously:
"Assassinate Tokugawa Ieshima! Let him never wake up!"
Yiqiao Qingxi covered his ears tightly, unwilling to listen to these terrible words.
However...it's just useless work.
Although he had covered his ears, Gao Lao's voice still penetrated his palms and penetrated clearly into his ears.
As soon as this said, the thin man, the fat man and the short man all changed their faces.
The fat man took the lead in attacking:
"Hey! What nonsense are you talking about?!"
The thin man is immediately following:
"Do you know what you're talking about?"
Gao Lao hugged his arms in front of his chest and responded lightly:
"Of course I know what I'm talking about. I'm not talking nonsense or joking. I'm very serious."
"You don't really want to wait for Tokugawa Ishimatsu to die naturally, right?"
"When will this be waited?"
"I don't want to be a person who waits for the rabbit!"
"'Assassination of the General' is a dangerous move, and a wonderful move."
"As long as you successfully kill Tokugawa Ishiki, you can revitalize the entire chess game!"
His words left everyone speechless.
At this time, Ichihashi finally put down his hands that were blocking his ears and murmured in a daze:
"Assassinate the general...how can I...how do such a ruthless thing..."
Yiqiao's weak attitude stunned Gao Lao.
He gritted his teeth and said anxiously:
"Your Highness Ichihashi, those who want to accomplish great things will not talk about the little genitals and small righteousness! What's more, Tokugawa Ishiki is still our enemy!"
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Yiqiao Qingxi did not reply and remained silent.
Suddenly, the dwarf who had been thinking about the past, suddenly spoke:
"Your Highness Yiqiao, please listen to me!"
He bent down and gave a big gift to Yiqiao Qingxi, supporting the ground with both hands and his forehead was about an inch above the ground:
"Ministers also believe that 'assassination of Tokugawa Ishiki' is imperative!"
"No matter my selfishness, I will only talk about justice!"
“It’s time to be in danger!”
"There are traitors such as Satsuma and Changzhou inside, and the powerful bandits such as England and Lucia outside!"
"Tokugawa Ishiki is unconscious and has lost the ability to govern the country!"
"So, we urgently need a wise and powerful general to lead everyone!"
Speaking of this, he suddenly raised his head and looked straight at Yiqiao Qingxi, his eyes fiery.
"Your Highness Yiqiao, we need you! All the people in the world need you!"
"My subordinates sincerely believe that you will definitely lead the shogunate out of the predicament!"
"It is cruel to kill the current general."
"But at extraordinary times, it is an extraordinary method to apply it!"
"The death of Tokugawa Ishiki will be exchanged for the shogunate... no, it will be exchanged for the new life of the world!"
Gao Lao and the short man held the same idea.
The two men who formed a common front stopped talking, just looked at Yiqiao Qingxi, quietly waiting for his reply.
The fat man and the thin man looked at each other - they both found a strong hesitation on each other's faces - as if they wanted to say something, but they were reluctant to speak.
Finally, the two of them turned to look at Ichihashi and waited for their reply.
Under the gaze of everyone and expectation, Ichihashi with an ugly expression finally broke his silence:
"This is a big deal... Let me imagine it again."
After saying that, he grabbed the sword beside him and made a gesture to leave.
Seeing this, the short man immediately changed into an indignant look of regret:
"Your Highness Yiqiao, please do not be indecisive!"
"We all look forward to your superiority and are willing to sacrifice all our sacrifices for this!"
"Please don't let us down!"
Yiqiao's movements froze.
He just "stopped" in the air, neither standing up nor sitting down.
Gao Lao continued to stare at Yiqiao Qingxi, narrowing his eyes slightly, and his eyes became meaningful.
The next moment, he whispered:
"Your Highness Yiqiao, do you still remember the ideal of 'cultivating oneself, managing the family, governing the country, and pacifying the world'?"
This sentence seemed like a thunder, hitting Yiqiao Qingxi's head hard! It shocked him all over!
At the same time, his facial expression changed a lot.
The expression was still dominated by strong hesitation. However, this "hesitation" gradually deepened and worsened, and eventually changed into "struggle"!
Another moment of silence...
However, this time the silence did not last long.
Suddenly, Yiqiao Qingxi slowly closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"……I see."
After murmuring, he suddenly opened his eyes, and a sharpness flashed in his eyes:
"Then kill Tokugawa Ishiki as you said...!"
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PS: Yiqiao Qingxi is quite interesting. When Leopard was studying his life, he found that he had a major personality flaw. I will explain it to you in detail when the time comes.