"Rintaro, thank you for your hard work."

Katsura Taro waved his hand:

"You're welcome, this is nothing."

After saying that, he sighed "ah" and frowned with melancholy folds between his eyebrows.

"I would have liked to scare away the 'Yiqiao Sect'..."

Qingdeng responded lightly:

"Hope so."

Since several days since Aoden has lived in Mianomaru in Edo Castle - of course, this matter is not revealed secretly and has not been known to the outside world.

There are only a few people who know the current residence of Aoden, including Tianzhangyuan, Katsuraintaro and others.

Edo Castle is the residence of the General of the Conquering Yi and his relatives. According to the rules, no one except the servants should live in Edo Castle.

If outsiders knew that Qingdeng spent the night in Edo City and had stayed for several days, Qingdeng would probably have the title of "Dong Zhuo of the Times".

Aoden risked being insulted by the world and wanted to be nailed to Edo Castle without moving, so naturally it was not for the purpose of staying overnight in the "dragon bed".

The reason he did this was both pure and heavy - to prevent a coup!

Will Keiki Ichihashi launch a rebellion? In response, Aoden, Tenzhangyuan and Katsurari Taro had a secret talk.

Although the "Nanji School" has countless members, including many loyal and righteous people, the only people who can truly trust in Tianzhangyuan are Aoto and Katsurari Taro.

After a brief discussion, the three of them made the same judgment: If the "Yiqiao Sect" wants to compete for the world, there is no better opportunity than the present!

First of all, Tokugawa Ishimatsu was seriously injured and unconscious, which was the best time to kill him.

After killing Tokugawa Ieshima, he may blame his death for "serious injuries but not healed". Even if people in the world have suspicions, it is difficult to raise objections.

Secondly, it is also the best time to kill Qingdeng!

In terms of prestige and comprehensive strength, Qingdeng has become the soul of the "Nanji School".

If the "Ichibashi Sect" wants to seize power, it is not enough to just kill Tokugawa Ishiki. He and Aoden must be killed!

Only in this way can the resistance ability of the "Nanji faction" be collapsed to the greatest extent.

If you only kill Tokugawa Ishimatsu but not get rid of Aoden, the latter will get a legitimate reason to send troops.

At that time, Qingdeng shouted "Punish Qingxi and clear the monarch's side" and raised his troops to the east. How could the "Yiqiao Sect" resist?

Anyone with a little IQ would not want to fight Qing Deng and his new selected group head-on.

Usually, Qingdeng lives in Otsu. Not only does he have unparalleled force, but he also stays in his own base camp all year round. It is difficult to kill him.

And now, Aodo is in Edo, just under the eyes of the "Ichibashi School"!

More importantly, his body has not yet healed, and the layers of linen on his body are still as thick as bricks, and his strength has been greatly reduced!

There is no better time than this... If you want to kill Qing Deng, you can only take advantage of the present!

The precious opportunity to kill Aoden and Tokugawa Ishiki in one breath is right in front of you... What a temptation this is?

Qingdeng asked himself: If it were him, he would choose to start at this time!

In short, no matter from which angle we judge, the "Yiqiao Sect" has full motivation and reason to launch a rebellion at the moment!

Since the possibility is extremely high, we can only prepare early and prepare for the future.

Qingdeng and others were unwilling to break out in a full-scale war with the "Yiqiao Sect" at this time.

They had just finished a series of fierce battles, both physically and mentally exhausted, and they really didn't want to fight a civil war with the "Yiqiao Sect" without even recovering from their tone.

Furthermore, they really couldn't bear to let the Edo scholars and people suffer new wars.

The full-scale war between the "Nanji Sect" and the "Yiqiao Sect"... God knows how long this war will last and how many people will die.

The most popular result of Qingdeng and others was naturally the news that the "Yiqiao Sect" took the initiative to dispel the rebellion.

To achieve this goal, they made many preparations, and the most important measures were two -

One is that Qingdeng lives in Sannomaru secretly to prevent problems before they happen.

The second is to transfer the new selected group to the "Thirty-Six See" to protect Edo Castle - the reason for this is to warn the "Yiqiao faction" in disguise: Don't do anything randomly! Start the war, you

But there is no certainty of winning!

The so-called "coup" is simple and difficult.

A detailed look at the successful coups in history - such as the "Gaopingling Incident" and the "Zhulu Incident" - have several common points.

The arsenal, the political center, the imperial guards... As long as you grasp these key points, the coup will be successful.

The major arsenals in Edo are concentrated in Edo Castle.

The political center of the "Nanji School", namely Aoto, Tokugawa Ishishi and Tenzhangyuan, are also in Edo Castle.

In other words, whether it is snatching the arsenal or occupying the highest political point, the "Yiqiao faction" has only one way to go: capture Edo Castle!

In short, Edo Castle is the top priority.

Aoden and others ignored nothing, and as long as they defended Edo Castle, they could be invincible.

On the contrary, if the "Ichibashi Sect" takes over Edo Castle, it will be done.

There are not many troops that Qingdeng can freely mobilize now.

The eight princes have long been disabled and lost their combat ability.

The "Sanfan Group", the "Zaishou Bow Group, the "Zaishou Iron and Fire Cannon Group" and other standing troops were also seriously injured in previous battles.

In the end, the only troops he can rely on are the seventh and tenth teams currently stationed in Edo.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have just transferred the new selection team to defend Edo Castle.

This leads to a consequence: the difference in strength between the two sides is not big!

The seventh and tenth squads are all cavalry teams, not good at infantry battles, and have too few troops, with a total of less than a thousand people.

Such combat power is not enough to turn Edo Castle into a "unfallen castle", and it is impossible to guarantee that the "Ichiqiao Sect" will retreat when it comes to difficulties.

No one can say whether the "Yiqiao Sect" will launch a rebellion or take risks... Such a thing is...

Aoden and Katsurari Taro were silent.

About ten seconds later, Katsura Taro took the initiative to break the silence:

"The rumors of your conspiracy to usurpate the rebellion are now spreading more and more."

Qingdeng sneered "ho":

"This is really not good news... If there was no 'Yiqiao Sect' interfering, then I would never touch the sword in my life."

Katsura Taro nodded slightly to show his approval.

The public suspected that Qingdeng would betrayal - it is not surprising that there would be such an idea.

It would be reasonable if these rumors were only circulated on a small scale.

But it is really abnormal to spread so quickly and widely!

I think it is certainly someone who is behind the scenes!

Who will these guys who are making trouble are... need not be said explicitly.

As Qingdeng said just now, this is really not good news - it shows that the "Yiqiao Sect" is unstoppable! They are still eager to seize power! They are building momentum for their seize power!

Qingdeng was the biggest obstacle on their coup.

First criticizing Qing Deng and criticizing the bad will greatly reduce the public opinion pressure of "killing the King of Ninja".

As early as a few days ago, Qingdeng and others realized that the "Yiqiao Sect" was mobilizing public opinion, so they immediately launched a counterattack - the rumors that "the real rebel is Yiqiao Celebration" were spread by them.

It’s a pity... Yiqiao’s low existence hurts their public opinion offensive.

At this time, after pondering for a moment, Qingdeng slowly turned his head and looked at the night sky outside the window not far away, looking at the sky:

"...Rintaro, be prepared. Although it is just my personal intuition, the fate of the shogunate, the fate of the general and His Highness of the Tenzhangyuan, and your and my destiny will be announced in a few days!"

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Chapter completed!