Hijikata Toshizo is indeed Aoto's right-hand man.

After Qingdeng entrusted him with the task of "adjusting the number of sentries and the scale of patrols", he took action vigorously and managed the matter in an orderly manner.

After his precise adjustments, the Shinsengumi's current number of sentries and patrol team size have more than doubled!

There is a sentry post almost everywhere with convenient transportation.

Almost every patrol has at least forty soldiers.

No matter how powerful Okada Izo is, after meeting more than forty soldiers who are not only armed to the teeth with spears, shields and other weapons, but are also good at mandarin duck formations, he has to weigh his own weight.

As a result, so far, Okada Izo has not appeared again, and there have been no reports of "soldiers being attacked".

Heisuke Toudo has also returned to the team after recovering from his injury.

Rumors are everywhere, suspicions are everywhere, there is a strong smell of gunpowder everywhere, and the shadow of war is everywhere... Kyoto and beyond are enveloped in a heavy atmosphere.

In such an environment, time passes bit by bit.

In the blink of an eye, July quietly left, and August has arrived.

On this day, August 1, Aizu suddenly sent an envoy to Imbu.

The envoy presented Qingteng with a letter written by Matsudaira Yongho - asking Qingteng to go to Jinjie Guangming Temple alone to discuss important matters!

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Wenjiu three years (1863), August 1——

Kyoto, Kinkaikoji Temple (Aizu Military Main Formation)——

"Moo~~Moo~~Moo~~"

Carrot swung his ox tail, carried Qingdeng, and ran straight to Jinjie Guangming Temple with his hoofs.

Qingteng complied with Matsudaira Yongho's request and attended the meeting alone without any entourage.

Seeing someone approaching, the guards outside the temple gate immediately stood half a step aside and used a human wall to block Qingdeng.

Qingdeng reined in the reins and revealed his identity to the guards.

Seeing the sudden arrival of King Ni, the guards were all shocked and immediately reported to the inside.

Within a moment, an old man was seen hurriedly rushing to Qingdeng.

"The Orange Military Department, if you miss us from afar, please forgive us!"

Qingdeng nodded lightly and responded in a nonchalant manner.

He recognized the other person as none other than Lao Yamakawa Bie of the Aizu Domain.

The elders of the Aizu Domain were divided into three factions.

They are the "spurring faction" headed by Saigo Norimu, who advocate ignoring the shogunate's orders, returning to the Aizu Domain, and guarding the three-acre land inherited from their ancestors.

The "militant faction" headed by Sagawa Kanbei held the opposite views to the "blame-throwing faction" and followed the ancestral motto of "defending the shogunate to the death."

Finally, there is the "fishing faction" headed by Yamakawa Bie.

The "fishing faction" focuses on the word "fishing". They don't choose sides and are stuck between the "blame-shifting faction" and the "militant faction".

Saigo Norai's mother, who only wanted to return to the feudal clan, would definitely not get along with Ayoto.

During the recent Iga offensive and defensive battle, Sagawa Kanbei disobeyed military orders and sent out troops without authorization, resulting in a disastrous defeat. He was captured by Aoto and imprisoned, causing an unpleasant incident with Aoto.

Therefore, from a comprehensive perspective, it is most appropriate to send Yamakawa Soldier Guard, who is the most stable and has no "black history", to welcome Aoto.

Under the leadership of Yamakawa Bie, Aomori strode towards the depths of Jinjie Guangming Temple.

Walking through corridors one after another, passing through palaces one after another.

Finally, they stopped outside the sliding door of a quiet, hidden room with no one passing around.

"Tachibana Military Department, please."

Yamakawa Bie turned sideways, said this to Qingden, and pushed open the sliding door with his own hands.

With a bang, the door opened.

Qingteng looked up and saw that there was only one person in the small room with no furniture except for two candle lamps - Matsudaira Yongho nodded to Qingteng as a greeting.

Qingdeng raised his feet and entered.

Yamakawa Bie who stayed outside the room consciously closed the door and left quickly.

Qingden walked directly opposite Matsudaira Yongho and sat down cross-legged casually.

As soon as he sat down, he asked bluntly:

"Higo-sama, you suddenly invited me here. Why?"

While asking questions, he roughly looked at the other person's face.

I saw Matsudaira Rongbo's calm face, with a solemn look on his cheeks.

To be able to make Yōho Matsudaira, who has always shown a calm face, show such an attitude... It is not difficult to imagine that something extraordinary must have happened!

"Tachibana Military Department, the situation is urgent, so I will keep the story short."

After saying that, Matsudaira Yongho pushed a delicate wooden box beside his legs to Qingdeng's knees.

"Please look at this."

Qingteng opened the wooden box without knowing why - inside was a neatly folded letter.

A letter with a thin purple stripe.

At first glance, this seems to be just an ordinary letter.

However, the next moment he saw this letter, Qingdeng's pupils suddenly shrank, and his eyes burst out in shock.

"This is...Chen Han...?!"

Chen Han - the imperial edict of the emperor!

The purple lace is the symbol of the emperor.

Matsudaira Yongho changed into a solemn tone.

"That's right, it's the Emperor's Chen Han. Tachibana Military Department, please read Chen Han quickly."

After Qingdeng heard this, he was not polite, stretched out his hand to pick up Chen Han, and spread it out.

The letter was filled with Chinese characters and not a single pseudonym could be found - typical imperial style.

After reading the contents of Chen Han at a glance, Qingdeng opened his eyes wide in astonishment.

About 5 seconds later, he slowly raised his head and looked directly at Matsudaira Yongho across from him, making eye contact.

"Good guy..."

Qingdeng twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a meaningful smile.

"The Emperor has given us the edict on clothing and belts!"

Because it is a letter written by the emperor, the words and sentences in it are difficult to pronounce and obscure.

If you don’t have a certain level of Sinology, you won’t even be able to understand it.

The main content of this eloquent letter to Chen Han can be roughly summarized as follows - Tachibana Military Department! Matsudaira Higomori! Help! I am being held hostage by the Zunbo patriots in Changzhou and the Zunbo faction within the imperial court! My edict

The order was distorted and my voice was covered! I couldn't let the outside world know my true thoughts! I didn't want to harm Yamato at all! I didn't want to end the curtain at all! They have gone crazy! Go mobilize your army and come to the rescue quickly.

Me!

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