The sales of these taming dolls were surprisingly good, and there was a long queue in front of the stall.

A white curtain embroidered with clover has been pulled up around the execution ground.

The guardian of Kyoto, Matsudaira Yōho, the governor of Kyoto, Masakuni Inaba, and the mayor of Kyoto, Nōshōbi, were all invited to watch the execution.

They sit north and face south, lined up in order of status.

The people sitting on the main seat were naturally Qingden and Matsudaira Yongho.

The main purpose of today's public execution is to establish the Shinsengumi's prestige and promote the Shinsengumi's determination to "swear to subjugate the Gyeonggi region."

For such an important event, naturally one cannot dress too shabbily.

Therefore, Qingdeng put on his most slutty... ah, no, most formal clothes.

He wears a black lacquer hat with gold leaf inside, which symbolizes the high-ranking ministers, and is tied with a white belt at the chin. His feet are covered with white socks and straw sandals with white sandals, and he wears Sendai plain haori hakama.

In the Edo period, wearing white socks was a symbol of status.

Because white socks are easy to get dirty, wearing clean white socks is like using big bills to light a cigarette, which means "I am rich and powerful and can afford to waste it!"

Time passed, and when the sun slipped from the highest point in the sky, today's protagonists finally arrived one after another.

Under the escort of heavily armed sergeants, Ayase Taichi and others were driven one by one into the center of the execution ground.

They were all forced to put on white clothes, the buns on their heads were removed, their hair was disheveled, and they looked as embarrassed as they wanted.

For a moment, there were shouts of curses everywhere.

"Ayase Taichi! You finally went to hell!"

"Well done! Well done!"

"It is because there are too many thugs like you who are doing worse things than the barbarians under the banner of 'respecting the king and repelling the barbarians' that we, the true people with lofty ideals, will suffer unwarranted slander!"

"If I can see the tragic death of you beasts in my lifetime, I can die with peace of mind!"

…

If the sergeants responsible for maintaining order at the scene had not tried their best to stop him, a large number of excited people would have rushed to the execution ground and surrounded Ayase Taichi and others.

Although the emotions of the onlookers were too excited, which caused some chaos in the order of the scene, the execution process was always orderly.

After being led into the center of the execution ground, Ayase Taichi and others were forced to kneel on the ground and lined up along the edge.

The executioners - the inspectors of the Shinsengumi Metropolitan Police Bureau - walked behind them and took their places.

The executioners had prepared buckets and ladles placed beside their legs. They picked up the ladles, scooped up the water in the buckets, poured it on the blades of the knives in their hands, then raised the knives and raised them to the sky.

Standing tall, assuming an eight-pair stance.

Under the sunlight, the water droplets stuck to the blade reflected crystal light.

Even now, there are still people struggling to beg for mercy and life.

The louder "Mr. Orange, please spare my life!" and the "Mr. Orange, I'm willing to make meritorious service"... Qingdeng was tired of hearing these words from them.

After the executioners were ready, he waved his big hand without hesitation.

"Do it!"

In an instant, a flash of silver light appeared.

Immediately afterwards, there was a muffled sound like fruit falling to the ground.

Beheading has always been a technical job.

The head must be cut off perfectly by cutting accurately from the gap between the third and fourth joints of the neck bone.

Eyesight and sword skills are both indispensable.

Some people decapitated their heads perfectly.

And some people... I don't know if it was because they were nervous or something else, they either hit the back of the person's head or the person's back.

Seeing that the beheading failed, they hurriedly pulled the knife back and then struck again.

In this way, the execution that should have ended immediately was not until more than a minute later that all the prisoners were finally beheaded.

It is worth mentioning that the person who tortured Ayase Taichi set a record for the execution of the sword - he slashed five times in total before finally decapitating Ayase Taichi's head.

These five knives landed evenly on his back and the back of his head.

It wasn't until the fourth knife that he hit Ayase Taichi's neck with difficulty.

However, because the angle of the knife was wrong, it could not be successfully cut in two, and the blade was embedded in the middle of Ayase Taichi's neck.

The neck is almost broken but not broken - the head is hanging on the chest like this, the appearance is very scary, and just looking at it makes me feel excruciating pain.

So much so that this coward who was greedy for life and fearful of death moaned in despair:

"Brother... give me a good time... don't torture me anymore...!"

His humble wish was realized with the fifth knife.

According to custom, the heads of the victims have been chopped off, and the entire execution can be declared over.

However, Qingdeng suddenly said loudly in a tone without sadness or joy:

"Collect their heads and build a Jingguan!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was shocked, and the uproar spread quickly like ripples caused by the wind blowing through the fields.

The dignitaries headed by Matsudaira Yōho, accompanied by the Shinsengumi officers represented by the General Secretary, and the onlookers not far away all had expressions of surprise and incomprehensible expressions.

Jingguan—at first glance, I thought it was some kind of elegant cultural landscape.

In fact, Jingguan is a high tomb built in ancient times to show off martial arts, gather enemy corpses, and seal the earth.

To put it simply, the corpses are piled up to build a "pyramid", which not only shows off the martial arts but also scares the enemy.

The dignitaries looked at each other.

"That, that! Tachibana-sama!"

Nengshi Liangbi stammered:

"Building the Jingguan...such a drastic approach is unnecessary, right?"

With Liangbi taking the lead, the others all echoed:

"That's right, Mr. Ju, the construction of Jingguan is too heavy!"

"Lord Tachibana! Please think twice!"

…

Although no matter from which angle you look at it, Japan has now entered a period of great chaos that is not inferior to that of the Warring States Period three hundred years ago.

But people's thinking has not changed yet, and everyone's thinking is still stuck in that peaceful era of long-lasting peace.

Therefore, it is really hard for them to imagine what it would be like to build a conspicuous Kyoto in Kyoto city...

In fact, not to mention them, it was the members of the Shinsengumi who were aware of Seito's "Kyokan Project" for the first time.

Therefore, the General Secretary and others on the side also looked at each other, and they all found shocked expressions on each other's faces.

"..."

Matsudaira Yongho was expressionless and did not speak, making it unclear what his position was.

The advice given by Nengshi Liangbi and others can be said to be heartfelt.

However, Qingdeng didn't even look at them, ignored their suggestions, and repeated the order expressionlessly:

"Collect their heads and build a Jingguan!"

The general's military order has been issued...there is no reason not to obey it.

After the executioners looked at each other, they all leaned down to pick up the heads from the ground and placed them in the center of the execution ground.

In a short while, a "pyramid" composed of more than twenty heads, which was not majestic but extremely formidable, came into view.

For a moment, the whole place was silent, no one spoke...

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