The weather is beautiful today and the sunshine is soft. It is a good time to visit the garden and enjoy the scenery.

However, both young and old were drunks and did not even take a look at the beautiful scenery around them.

They strolled among the flowers... Suddenly, Kinoshita Lin said quietly:

"Kenji is a person with an extreme personality."

"This kind of innate character flaw cannot be corrected by giving him a few words of advice or teaching him."

"Even if it seems to be corrected, it is mostly an illusion."

"Whether it is Kuro's fault that Denji went astray is difficult to say."

"In short, I am only sure of one thing - I don't want Kuro to encounter any danger."

"Kuro, Yapachi, Shichirobei, Katsirokuro...the four of them followed me when I was a teenage girl."

"They are both my companions and my precious family."

"We have gone through countless winds and rains together, experienced countless hardships, and now we are able to live together safely until now... Thinking about it now, it is really like a miracle."

"I hope they can spend the rest of their lives in peace and pass away contentedly without regrets."

"Shichirohei and Katsurokuro are old. They eat, sleep, and eat every day. They live happily."

"Only Kuro and Yahachi are left to worry me."

"Both of them are restless people. I asked them to just be fools, but they refused to listen to me."

"Especially Kuro."

"The grudge between him and Ke Ji really made me gray with worry."

Hearing this, Qingdeng couldn't help but squint his eyes and look at the other party's extremely snow-white hair with no trace of color with a strange expression.

Your hair is already very white - Qingden resisted the urge to complain like this.

"'Finding a break with Katsumi' has become an obsession of Kuro's."

"If we don't let him give up this obsession, he will probably die in peace."

"Alas...there is nothing we can do."

"The matter has come to this, and I have no other choice but to let nature take its course..."

After finishing speaking, Kinoshita Lin stopped.

Qingdeng also paused.

Kinoshita Rin raised her gaze and looked directly at Qingto, their eyes facing each other.

"Tachibana-kun, if you can... help Kuro as much as possible."

Kinoshita Rin, who usually presented herself as serious, solemn, and majestic, now had a look of pleading on her face.

"Kuroro would rather break with Keji than hand over Vairocana to him.

"Kenji is not qualified to hold a sword, but you can wear it on your waist - Kuro's trust in you and your status in Kuro's heart are beyond words!"

"I'm sure that for Kuro, you have surpassed Katsumi!"

"We cannot interfere in the dispute between Kuro and Katsumi."

"But you are different."

"If it were you, you might be able to do things that we can't do."

"If you can do anything for Jiulang someday in the future, please feel free to lend a helping hand."

After Qingteng listened, he was half impressed by Kinoshita Lin's sincere attitude, and half felt inspired. With a solemn expression, he said sonorously:

"Grandma, you are serious."

"Boss Kiryu is not only my swordsman, but also my closest and most beloved elder."

"To be honest, I don't know exactly what I can do for Boss Kiryu."

"However, I can assure you - the young man who was favored by him has now flourished! His arms are enough to protect him behind him!"

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Choshu Domain, Hagi Castle (the feudal hall of Choshu Domain)——

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...!"

"Teacher Miyabe! You died so miserably!"

"I will not avenge this! I am not worthy of being a son of man!"

"That's right! We want revenge! We must take revenge!"

"Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!"

"Eastern Expedition! Hit the capital! Hit Qinjin! Pull off Ju Qingden's head!"

"Kill the demon of Qin! Destroy the traitor! Exterminate the traitor!"

"Kill the demon of Qin! Destroy the traitor! Exterminate the traitor!"

"Kill the demon of Qin! Destroy the traitor! Exterminate the traitor!"

…

The series of impacts brought to Choshu by the "Ikedaya Incident" have not diminished with the passage of time, but have intensified.

Miyabe Daizo, Yoshida Minoru and others were not only rebellious traitors, but also tried to burn down Kyoto and kidnap the emperor, which was adding insult to injury.

Therefore, they were all sentenced to death - their heads were cut off and placed in Sanjoheyuan. Their crimes were clearly written on the sheets. Their heads were not to be removed for less than 30 days to serve as a warning to others.

[Note: Sheza: In the Edo period, the name, age, birthplace, crime, etc. of the executed prisoner were recorded and published, and a wooden notice board was erected at the execution site and other places for thirty days after the execution]

Beheading in public... is almost full of insults.

During this period, some people with lofty ideals, or those who sympathized with the Zunbo faction, tried to snatch back the heads of Miyabe Daizo and others.

Seito, who was well prepared for this, deployed heavy troops to guard Sanjo Kawara.

These people who came to snatch the head vividly performed a gourd doll to save grandpa - giving it away one by one.

After this string of bad news reached Changzhou, the entire vassal was immediately in an uproar.

In recent years, the Zunbang faction, which has suffered repeated defeats, has really been under too much pressure.

The Shimonoseki War - was destroyed by the combined fleet of the United States and France, and the coastal defense forces were completely lost. How many faces showed how big eyes were.

Coup d'état on August 18th - the Allied Forces of Hoisa were driven out of Kyoto, and the friendly Tenchu ​​Group was also defeated by the Shinsengumi and was completely annihilated.

The continuous failures and the contempt of the world have long made the patriots of Changzhou full of anger.

They are eager to prove their strength and prove that the "soul of Changzhou" is still alive.

Before the anger subsided, another disastrous defeat ushered in - the "Ikedaya Incident" was like a cluster of flames, completely igniting the "powder keg"!

For a time, there was a great uproar.

"Launch the Eastern Expedition", "Let the Shinsengumi pay with blood", "Eradicate the Qinjin Clan and turn Tachibana Aoden's head into a wine cup"... all kinds of radical remarks resounded throughout the streets and alleys of Hagi City.

Of course, it’s not like there are no people who understand.

Now that things have happened, many people have seen the reality clearly - if our Changshu is really so awesome, with the ability to punch Qin Huisa and kick the shogunate, then the previous Shimonoseki War and the August 18th Coup

, we wouldn’t have lost so miserably.

If we launch an Eastern Expedition, it will be equivalent to fighting on someone else's home turf, challenging Qinjin, Aizu and Satsuma with the power of a single vassal. The time, location, people and we don't occupy them. How can we win?

As we all know, when "fanaticism" becomes the mainstream, "reason" becomes a sin.

The completely "crazy" Changzhou patriots could no longer listen to these rational voices.

Changshu patriots once again launched their traditional performing arts——

As long as we show the "soul of Changzhou", everything will be fine!

What? Do you dare to object?

National traitor!Death!!

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Choshu Domain, Hagi Castle, Castle Tower——

The feudal lord, Yoshiuchi Mori, sat on the main seat.

The ministers headed by Hisaka Genzui and Katsura Kogoro sat on both sides below.

As soon as the meeting started, fierce arguments could be heard.

"Kusaka-kun! Stop hesitating! Fight!"

"Yes! The shogunate has put a knife on our necks!"
To be continued...