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"Tachibana-sama, this is Nagato Shou, governor of the Yodo Domain, Kyoto's acting chief, Inaba Masakuni."

Matsudaira Yongho introduced.

Aomori stood up, faced Inaba Masakuni, and nodded.

"Nagato-sama, I have admired your name for a long time."

Inaba Masakuni hurriedly bowed in return.

"Lord Tachibana, I am disrespectful and disrespectful. I have long admired your name!"

At the same time, Noshi Liangbi, who was standing behind Inaba Masakuni, also bent down, showing an expression of sincerity and fear.

"Tachibana-sama, I am a very powerful person in Shimokyoto Town. I am truly sorry for today's misfortune!"

Looking at the sudden appearance of Matsudaira Yōho, Inaba Masakuni and Nose Ryobi, Takahashi Kinzaburo and Yamazaki Heijiro both looked confused.

As senior cadres of the Ginmi Fang Yuriki and Kusunoki-gumi at the Kyoto Administrative Office, they naturally recognized these two important figures who enjoyed supreme authority in Kyoto.

Tachibana-sama...sama...person...

Inaba Masakuni's words "Tachibana-sama" echoed in their ears like bells and lingered for a long time.

Possessing a sword engraved with Aoi patterns, hundreds of sergeants rushed directly into the training center to pick up people. Inaba Masakuni honored him as "Tachibana-sama" and spoke with an Edo accent...

The same terrible conjecture appeared in the minds of Takahashi Kinzaburo and Yamazaki Heijiro in no particular order.

The next moment this conjecture was born, Takahashi Kinzaburo's expression changed drastically, and Yamazaki Heijiro's expression also lost control.

Correction. Calling it a "guess" is not quite accurate.

After all, the facts are clear, but their emotions can never keep up with reality.

This is impossible! How could this person be the governor of Gyeonggi Town!

However, after seeing the solemn faces of Matsudaira Yongho, Inaba Masakuni and others, and facing this ironclad fact, their lips squirted uncontrollably, and they forgot to breathe for a while.

Snap, snap, snap, snap, snap...

The two heard slow footsteps in front of them.

Qingdeng walked up to the two of them expressionlessly, raised the Kuiwen knife in his hand and pointed it at the ground beneath their feet.

"Kneel down."

Their bodies trembled violently, and their throats rolled several times.

Immediately afterwards, two sounds of "Plop" and "Plop" were heard, and the two of them knelt down on the ground in the same manner as a tiger falling to the ground.

Put your hands on the ground and put your forehead close to the ground - the most standard earth seat.

The younger brothers who were following Yamazaki Heijiro also knelt down together.

A group of people were shivering like grasshoppers after autumn.

"It's too high, lower it."

They were stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly followed the instructions.

His forehead seemed to be blending with the ground, and his body shrank into a ball, almost touching the ground.

"Stay still and keep your head high."

Kinzaburo Takahashi and Heijiro Yamazaki continued to do so.

They raised their heads slightly so that there was enough distance between their foreheads and the ground for two fists to be buried.

On the one hand, the body is lying tightly on the ground, and on the other hand, the head is raised. This look is like a turtle with its head stretched out of its shell.

"Yes, that's it."

At the same moment Qingdeng’s words fell——

Bang! Bang!

He flew up with two kicks, hitting Takahashi Kinzaburo and Yamazaki Heijiro right in the face respectively.

Because both of them raised their heads at Qingden's request, both the distance control and the angle of the kick were perfect.

Splattered blood dyed the ground covered with white sand and gravel red.

The two people who were hit in the face had their eyes turned white and blood dripping from their mouths and noses. They were kicked to the ground directly, with their feet in the air, and their consciousness was almost lost.

Qingdeng held back his hand and did not use all his strength.

Otherwise, with his physical abilities supported by talents such as "Nine Bulls and Two Tigers + 3" and "Leading the Lead + 4", it would just be an easy matter to kick someone to death.

"What's wrong? Let me see it quickly? Your superb skills of 'killing me is easier than killing an ant'."

Listening to Aoto's words, Takahashi Kinzaburo and Yamazaki Heijiro both trembled, crawled back to the original place on hands and feet, and continued to lie down like a pug, not daring to move, not even the hair on their faces.

I dare not wipe away the blood.

"I see that you are quite skillful in your methods of persecuting ordinary people. I guess many innocent people must have died in vain in your hands before, right?"

The two of them didn't dare to speak, but their bodies were shaking even more.

Qingden turned to look at Hijikata Toshizo and said:

"These people are members of the rebellious gang "Nanmu Group", arrest them!"

Then, he pointed to Takahashi Kinzaburo.

"As for this man, he is suspected of colluding with the gangsters who disturbed the security of Kyoto, so he will be escorted back to the station!"

Takahashi Kinzo's expression instantly lost control.

Driven by the desire to survive, he hurriedly screamed:

"Lord Tachibana! I am the commander of the Kyoto Administrative Office. The governor of the Gyeonggi Province has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of the Kyoto Administrative Office. You cannot arrest me!"

When Qingdeng heard this, he sneered "hum hum".

"I didn't expect that you quite understand the scope of power of the governor of Gyeonggi Town."

"You are right. I really have no right to interfere in the internal affairs of the Kyoto Office."

"But you are suspected of colluding with the rebellious party, which has extremely adversely affected the public security situation in Kyoto."

"In this case, I had to intervene."

Qingdeng's choice of words is very accurate.

The reason he used for arresting Kinzaburo Takahashi was that he was "suspected of colluding with the rebellious bandits who disrupted the public order in Kyoto."

Although the governor of Gyeonggi Province is responsible for the important task of regulating Gyeonggi Province, he does not have administrative power.

To put it simply, Seito has no right to interfere with the Kyoto Executive Office's policy implementation, finance and taxation, personnel management and other large and small matters.

However, if a "traitor" appears in the execution office and puts Kyoto into an unfavorable situation of deteriorating public security, then Seito will have every reason to intervene.

Qingdeng was too lazy to talk nonsense anymore and waved his hand:

"Put it down!"

A dozen members of the Shinsengumi rushed forward, controlled Takahashi Kinzaburo, Yamazaki Heijiro and others, and dragged them down like dogs.

Yamazaki Heijiro and all his younger brothers were frightened, their faces were white, their legs were shaking, their eyes were empty, their expressions were dull, as if they had lost their souls, and they could not even say a word.

On the other hand, Takahashi Kinzaburo is still very energetic.

"Tachibana-sama! Spare your life! Spare your life! Nagato-sama! Noshi-sama! Save me! Save me!"

Takahashi Kinzaburo looked at Inaba Masakuni and Nose Ryohiki—the two people he knew well and were the last straw he could count on—with eyes that were hopeful, pleading, and begging for mercy.

However……

Inaba Masakuni had a cold face and didn't even look at him.

Although Nengshi Liangbi showed that he couldn't bear it, he still looked away silently.

He offended the governor of Gyeonggi Province... No one could protect him from such an incident!

Although Qingdeng currently only has about a hundred people under his command and has no territory or independent financial resources, he does not seem to be powerful, but no human being with a normal mind would dare to openly oppose him.

Regardless of his incredible personal power, his status alone was enough to make the shogunate and the forces under the shogunate shun him.

The official who was appointed by Tokugawa Iemo as a feudal official, the favored minister whom Tokugawa Iemo relied on... The buffs are simply full!

As early as when Tokugawa Iemo promoted Aototo to "a side member and an employee of the imperial government", he had already sent a clear signal to the outside world: From now on, Aotomo and I are on the same side!

The strong binding between Aoto and Tokugawa Iemo made the former, to a certain extent, represent the incarnation of the latter in Kyoto.

In other words: To oppose Aoto is to oppose Tokugawa Iemo!

Although the authority of the shogunate has declined sharply in recent years, so far, there are only a handful of people or forces who dare not take the general who conquered the barbarians seriously.

After Takahashi Kinzaburo's cries gradually faded away until they could no longer be heard, Inaba Masakuni walked up to Aoto and bowed down humbly again.

"Lord Orange, I really don't know how to apologize to you for today's accident..."

Nose Ryōbi, who was closely following Inaba Masakuni, also bowed and apologized.
To be continued...