"We are going to completely 'empty' Edo Castle this time."

"In order to evacuate all the people in the town before the enemy forces, we must mobilize all the transportation capabilities we can mobilize."

"Also, Mr. Sheng, I appoint you as the deputy governor of this cage city battle, with full authority to command this battle!"

Katsurin Taro had a stern look on his face, sat upright, then bowed respectfully and accepted the appointment.

Deputy Governor——When they heard that Tokugawa Iemo had conferred this position on Rintaro Katsu, many people at the scene couldn't help but look confused.

They all thought that Tokugawa Iemo would directly appoint Katsurin Taro as governor.

In terms of professional title, Katsurin Taro is already the president of the navy. Apart from the general himself, there is almost no official with a greater authority than him.

There is nothing wrong with making him the governor.

Lian Sheng Rintaro is only the deputy governor, so who is the governor?

For a moment, the faces of the other senior middlemen who had not yet received the mission all changed.

When the president of the Navy is only the deputy governor, if there is anyone who can serve as the governor...it is only Lao Zhong.

Tokugawa Iemo saw through their doubts and smiled slightly:

"I will personally serve as the governor of this battle!"

"I will stay in Edo Castle for the entire journey! Until Edo falls or the enemy army is defeated!"

In an instant... really in an instant! The scene was filled with gasps and gasps!

Seeing Tokugawa Iemo who threatened to "conquer personally", all the ministers including Katsurin Taro were shocked.

A minister who was loyal to the Tokugawa family immediately said:

"Lord, no!"

After this man started, the other ministers urged Tokugawa Iemo to take refuge:

"My lord, as a general conquering the barbarians, how can you personally be involved in danger?"

"My lord, please follow the navy and take refuge in Ou!"

"My lord, please listen to my minister's advice on this point!"

After hesitating for a while, Katsurin Taro also changed into a sincere tone:

"Lord, please feel free to go and take refuge. Leave all the matters of defending the city to us!"

Faced with the persuasion of Katsurin Taro and others, Tokugawa Iemo's reaction... can be summed up in one word: unmoved.

It wasn't until all the ministers said they were tired that he said calmly:

"I am the shogun, the 14th head of the Edo shogunate."

"As the co-leader of the Wu family, how can you run away with your tail between your legs?"

"I'll stay here and won't go anywhere!"

"Either life or death!"

…

…

Edo Castle, Ooku——

Boom boom boom boom boom!

The sound of rapid footsteps like a rainstorm dominated the entire Da'ao.

At this moment, the figures of female officials running quickly with anxious faces can be seen everywhere inside Da'ao, completely lacking the graceful appearance of the past.

Not only the scholars and citizens in Edo Town had to evacuate, but all non-combatants in Edo Castle - especially the female officials of Ooku - also had to evacuate.

Perhaps they have stayed in a comfortable and comfortable environment for a long time. Although it is clear that a disaster is imminent, there are still many girls in Da'ao who are confused and ready to run away with all their belongings.

In the past, Tokugawa Iemo and Tenjoin had been helpless to deal with the various chaos within Oku...especially its extravagant style.

In the "Nanki-Ichitsubashi Controversy" that year, the Great Austrian forces overwhelmingly supported the Nanki faction and indeed made contributions.

In other words, Tokugawa Iemo's successful rise to power was partly due to the Oku forces.

From this point of view, the great power is Tokugawa Iemo's own family.

As we all know, if you go under the knife on your own family members at will, it is very easy to suffer uncontrollable serious consequences, which can affect the whole body.

Apart from anything else, if the Da'ao force, who is a hero, is wronged, it will make other heroes feel chilled.

However, now that things are in danger, Tokugawa Iemo and Tenzouin are no longer used to these vanity-loving, ungrateful women.

"What's going on with this pile of clothes? Do you think we're going for an outing? Throw away all these clothes that are bulky and take up space!"

"Listen to me! Only bring the minimum amount of luggage! Just bring two sets of clothes that are easy to move around! Those bulky and useless dresses and jewelry are not allowed!"

"There is not so much space on the ship! For every extra piece of luggage on the ship, one more person will lose the opportunity to board the ship!"

The person responsible for coordinating this "clearing out the Great Ao" operation was a certain female personal officer of Tianzhang Academy.

Under the instruction of Tokugawa Iemo, she mercilessly scolded those female officials who did not have enough power and were dragging large and small bags of luggage.

Looking at the exquisite jewelry and gorgeous clothes, although these female officers felt distressed, they did not dare to complain even more. They obeyed the instructions and took only the minimum luggage - they were afraid that Tokugawa Iemo would abandon them and not take them with him.

Escaped for life.

At this time when the whole Da'ao was busy, somewhere in Da'ao——

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...

Tokugawa Iemo strode across the corridor.

In the image below, he is no longer dressed in daily attire, but is dressed in military uniform - wearing a black and purple uniform, a folded black hat on his head, and a tachi hanging on his waist - he looks very powerful.

Right in front of him, several women in imperial attire—they were the personal female officials of the Imperial Palace—gathered outside a certain door with anxious faces, shouting into the room:

"Your Highness, Dashu Gong has already told you to evacuate immediately..."

Before the female officer finished speaking, a sharp shout came from the room:

"No! I'm not going anywhere!"

The female officials were about to say something more... At this time, they discovered Tokugawa Iemo who was walking towards here.

Seeing the general coming, these female officers hurriedly fell down on the ground and saluted with fear.

Tokugawa Iemo waved his hand and motioned for them to get up.

"Is the palace inside?"

A certain female officer immediately replied:

"Yes. Your Highness, she...doesn't want to leave at all..."

Hearing this, Tokugawa Iemo smiled bitterly.

Then, he moved to the door and cleared his throat:

"Wamiya, it's me! Iemo!"

"..."

There was silence in the room, no one answered.

"If you don't respond, I will go in directly!"

"..."

Still no one answered.

Seeing this, Tokugawa Iemo no longer hesitated, directly opened the door and stepped inside.

In a slightly dark room, a petite girl in gorgeous clothes sat slumped on the tatami with a dejected posture.

It was none other than Edo Castle's number one love interest... ah, no, it was Tokugawa Iemo's wife, Wakumi.

Looking at Tokugawa Iemo who suddenly appeared, a flash of joy flashed across Wakiya's cheeks.

But in the blink of an eye, she seemed to have remembered something, and turned her head away with a "hum", leaving Tokugawa Iemo with the back of her head, looking like she was being naughty.

Tokugawa Iemo smiled bitterly and walked forward, holding her shoulders with both hands.

"He Gong, let's go, I'll take you away from Da'ao."

"I won't leave!"

While shouting, Wakiya bent down, hugged his bent legs with both hands, and buried his little face between his legs, turning into a "human bowling ball".

"I will go wherever you are!"

"Since you want to stay in Edo City, then I also want to stay in Edo City!"

"As long as you leave Edo Castle, I will leave with you!"

As she spoke, she hugged her legs even harder, as if she "swore to become one with the tatami beneath her".

Tokugawa Iemo blinked, and then showed a smile that was half helpless and half happy.
To be continued...