The realistic game made Kondo Isao suspicious. From protecting the imperial court to resisting the imperial court, he lost so many comrades that he began to think about whether the shogunate was worth protecting.
At the same time, Katsura Kotaro was also thinking about a question. If the anti-barbarian activities were successful and the heavenly beings were really driven away, would the shogunate be better? At first, he only participated in the war for his teacher, and gradually he became a patriot against the barbarians.
He formed a group of subordinates, but he never thought about what kind of country he should build.
Now looking at the alliance and struggle between the landlords and aristocrats, Gui couldn't help but think about whether it would be possible to build a good country with these insects. If not, what solution would be used?
The situation of the shogunate is to rely on heaven and earth for development. Through urbanization, all people are concentrated in Edo Castle. If the heaven and earth are driven away, there is really no hope for development. But if the heaven and earth are not driven away, this country will always be dominated by heaven.
Although people cut leeks, there is development, but this development has an upper limit, and they cannot control their own destiny.
This is difficult. It is difficult to develop without being separated from heaven and man. If you rely on heaven and man, you will be cut off.
Not to mention that there are still many landowners and nobles who want to suppress the development of society, which is really difficult.
It’s not that the powerful landlords don’t want development, but they want development to be controlled by them. If it develops, they will have seven floors, and three floors will depend on their mood. So they must suppress development, because once it develops explosively, they will not be able to control it at all.
Gui saw that all the resources were controlled by the landlords, and even the imperial court could not control it. The Yellow Turban Army could not shake the status of the nobles. What was even more terrifying was the alliance between landlords. Even if the Yellow Turban Army caused trouble in one place, the landlords in other places would not be able to control it.
You can come over and jointly suppress them.
The Yellow Turban Army was defeated by the landlord coalition.
The imperial court was also overthrown by a coalition of landlords.
Of course, the landlords are not just united. When the Yellow Turban Army and the imperial court fail, the landlords will also confront each other. Large landlords will merge with small landlords, and there will be wars between landlords in different areas.
The entire era is in chaos. How should we solve this chaos? How can we unite this country again?
Gui doesn't know that although he is very powerful, he is just a puppet of the landlords. Once he does something that goes against the interests of the landlords, he will be replaced. But if he does nothing, he will be replaced even if he is a corpse.
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So the two players were confused in the game, and they didn't know which direction to go.
At this point, the work is over and the fighting begins.
Kondo Isao was ready to overthrow the imperial court that was not worth protecting, but Katsura Kotaro decided to rely on the power of the landlords to quell the war first.
They can't see a way out, but for now all they can do is do their own thing.
"Team leader?" Hijikata Jushiro saw that his boss had embarked on a deviant path, and he understood very well. What he valued most was his companions, not the country.
"Your true selection team has the potential to be darkened. Are you interested in taking my villain course?" Dulan took the opportunity to promote his villain course and said: "The difference between reality and comics, movies, and games is that there are no
A super villain will have a happy ending until the villain is defeated. History will not end, it will continue to develop, everything will change, heroes will turn into dragons, and evil dragons will turn into heroes. Defeat the boss in the game
It's over, but reality will not end. If you want to protect your companions, you must enlarge the situation."
Hijikata Jushiro only felt that this was the whisper of the devil.
The difference between reality and works of art is that works of art can end at the best time, but reality will not. Reality is a blessing in disguise, and life may end up at the worst time.
The Shinsengumi also have to face the same situation. They are doing okay now, but how long can this state be maintained? The Shinsengumi want to protect their companions, but they are faced with a changing environment, and it is difficult to be safe all the time.
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"You are still very young, and there is still a long time in the future. Now you can protect your companions, but what about the future? Can you always protect them? Will your companions increase? Can you unite more forces? If you unite,
Will there be competition between new companions and old companions for strength?" Duran said.
Every sentence touches on the pain point.
There will be turmoil after the Shinsengumi, which is the purging of old companions by new companions, and the battle of ideas among companions. As a result, many members of the Shinsengumi died in battle.
It can be said that these things are bound to happen, because this is the inevitable development law of a force.
Once a force exists, it will have the endogenous nature of survival and will absorb new forces. New forces and old forces will inevitably create conflicts.
If we do not absorb new power, the old power will continue to decline and will be destroyed.
If it does not absorb power, it will be destroyed. If it absorbs power, it may also be destroyed by civil war.
Therefore, it is really difficult to maintain an organization. At this time, many forces will choose to expand externally. While absorbing new people, they will gain benefits by destroying enemies and alleviate the contradiction between the old and the new. But it is only to alleviate, not to eliminate. Because
After expansion, conflicts in the distribution of interests will accumulate. Once expansion stops, conflicts will erupt.
Another method is the internal flow of resources. The old person and the new person take turns taking charge. When the old person takes over, the new person only needs to wait patiently for his turn. On the contrary, when the new person takes over, the old person also has to be patient.
Failure to properly handle the relationship between new people and old people and the inability to redistribute resources are the fundamental reasons for the destruction of dynasties.
If the Shinsengumi wants to protect its companions, it must first give a range of companions.
"Why do people always get entangled in various definitions? In fact, it's because only with definitions can there be boundaries. You Shinsengumi want to protect your companions, so how do you define this companion? The people who go into the city together are companions.
Are those who have already joined the True Selection Group companions, or will those who will join the True Selection Group in the future also be companions? Can you treat members of the True Selection Group equally at different times?" Duran continued to whisper.
Obviously, they cannot treat everyone equally. People's energy is limited. Even a person like Kondo Isao who is not doing his job has a limited number of members of the Shinsengumi who can understand deeply. The ones who know the most are definitely the companions who went to the city together, and the second ones know the ones who joined.
Among the members who have been together long enough, the most unfamiliar ones are definitely the new ones.
"You think they are companions, will they agree with you?" Duran said.
This is a very real problem. Countless people want to solve this problem, but it is difficult to do so.
The Shinsengumi is also an organization. Even if Kondo Isao always says he will protect his companions, there will still be civil strife. New companions will also purge old companions.
Seeing Kondo Isao willing to resist the imperial court for his companions, Duran believed that the Shinsengumi could turn into an evil force.
"To be a bad person, you don't need to consider your companions. You only need to consider the results. Unscrupulous means are synonymous with bad people." Duran said: "The word companion is too limited. How many companions can one person have? It's only ten or twenty. How many people can we really choose to form a group? More than a hundred, or even more, can they all become companions? Companions are not as good as comrades, and like-mindedness is worse than brotherhood."
It makes sense. What is the program of the Shinsengumi? To protect the shogunate? Definitely not. These people all know how dirty the shogunate is. What about fighting against the shogunate? The Shinsengumi will definitely not fight against it.
Getting promoted and making a fortune? Definitely not. Hijikata Jushiro found that they had no program at all, so they could not express like-minded ambitions and could only appeal to companionship.
But this is not possible. Watching Kondo Isao in the game step by step towards madness, Jushiro Hijikata feels that all this will happen in reality sooner or later, and he becomes anxious.