"nothing."

Tokugawa Iemo shrugged.

"I just... suddenly thought of something unspeakable."

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After recapturing Takatori Castle, the Shinsengumi rested at the foot of Mount Takatori for two days.

After resting and recuperating, the whole army officially broke camp and headed north, escorting the captured Yoshimura Tontaro and others, and returned to the capital!

The day the Shinsengumi returned to Kyoto, the scene was truly deserted.

Countless townspeople poured into the streets just to see the heroic appearance of the soldiers.

"Look! It's Nioh-sama!"

"Nioh-sama! Thank you for your hard work!"

"Lord Nioh! I admire you very much! Will you accept a disciple?"

"Mr. Hijikata! Mr. Hijikata!"

"Did you see that, that person is Souji Okita!"

"He's so good-looking! It's a pity that he's a boy. He has such a good-looking face. It would be great if he was born as a girl."

"What nonsense are you talking about! She's so good-looking, but she turns out to be a man - isn't this better?"

…

Among all the newly selected members, the person who attracts the most attention and is most popular among the townspeople is undoubtedly Aoshito.

Qingdeng has long been accustomed to this kind of scene, so he doesn't have any intense feelings.

He waved gently and greeted the townspeople around him.

After repulsing the British fleet in Edo Bay, there has been no new big news for Ayoto for a long time.

At this juncture when his own popularity has declined slightly, Qingdeng timely created a new "hot spot" of "taking the city alone", which brought his own popularity to a new level!

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Throughout the ages, ordinary people have loved heroes and legendary stories.

The existence of Qingdeng has well satisfied this part of the needs of the people.

Long before the Shinsengumi Banshi, the story of Aoto's siege had spread wildly in the streets of Kyoto.

Everyone talked with open eyes, as if they were all present on the night Qingdeng attacked the city.

Then, the classic trio became a tiger again.

At the beginning, it was normal information dissemination.

Immediately afterwards, I don’t know where it started, and the content of the discussion became more and more biased and fantasy-like.

What "Nioh didn't sneak in, but directly entered the city from the front".

What about "Nioh slashed open the main gate of Takatori Castle with one strike?"

The latest version is that Aomori is possessed by Susanoo, blasting the gate of Takatori Castle from the front with a single blow, and then directly kills the entire Takatori Castle, killing seven people in and seven out of the city with just one sword attack.

Judging from current trends, these rumors may become even more outrageous.

Qingdeng not only did not object to this, but was happy to see it succeed.

Since becoming the governor of Gyeonggi Province, Qingdeng has welcomed the people's amazing ideas and their ability to make money through public opinion.

What objections are there to this kind of free, highly effective publicity?

By blowing him into the possession of a superman and reincarnating the god, he might be able to frighten the enemy directly with his name in the future, achieving the effect of defeating the enemy without fighting.

It is worth mentioning that not only Aomori, but the popularity of other members of the Shinsengumi has also begun to increase dramatically.

Especially the five people, Souji, Hijikata Toshizo, Shannan Keisuke, Sanako and Kinoshita Mai.

No matter how times change, everyone still likes handsome men and beautiful women.

In the Edo period, people made no secret of their love for handsome men and beautiful women. There were many serious professions that only good-looking people could hold.

The most typical example is the entanglement of the Edo Town Fire.

The so-called "tangle" can be understood as the person who carries the flag, who is responsible for carrying the command flag at the fire scene and assisting the captain in commanding the team members to put out the fire.

Because the boss is the face of a team and often has to show his face in front of the town people, so it can only be done by the strongest, brightest, and most handsome person in the team.

Souji and others are responsible for the good looks of the Shinsengumi. It is only natural that they should be as popular as they are today.

Hijikata Toshizo is a ruffian-type handsome guy.

Shannan Keisuke is an elegant and handsome guy.

Okita Souji is a tomboy-type handsome guy.

Not to mention Sanako and Kinoshita Mai.

One is the most beautiful woman in Edo, and the other is a beautiful girl with a beautiful face and a proud figure, who is deeply loved by the old perverts in Kyoto.

The number of fans of both of them is probably not inferior to Qingdeng.

Of course, in addition to the generals, ordinary middle- and lower-level officers also received great attention.

Under the admiring gaze of the townspeople, all the soldiers in the army raised their heads and held their chests high, with proud expressions on their faces.

Most of the members of the Shinsengumi are middle- and lower-level samurai from humble backgrounds.

Most of them cherished the dream of "relying on military merit" and came to join the Shinsengumi without fear of hardships.

Have they ever been treated with such grandeur before?

At this moment, on this bustling street, where the townspeople came to greet them, they all felt extremely lucky that they had made a wise choice to join the Shinsengumi!

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On the same day that the Shinsengumi returned to the capital, the Emperor issued a new edict - the so-called Yamato travels that had been promoted with great fanfare a while ago were a despicable conspiracy colluded by Choshu and the ministers of the Zunbo faction, so this matter was invalid!

This edict was the final nail in Changzhou's coffin, confirming Changzhou's status as a "traitor".

Choshu was expelled, and the shogunate, Aizu and Satsuma jointly controlled the political situation in Kyoto.

At this point, the Zunban faction was completely pushed out of Kyoto.

The Zunhu movement, which was still in full swing a while ago, has just come to a halt.

In less than four months, huge political changes occurred in both Edo and Kyoto.

On the Edo side, the Nanki sect dominated the Hitotsubashi sect.

Here in Kyoto, the Samu sect is overwhelming the Zonbo sect.

Major changes in the political situation naturally triggered a series of chain effects.

Unsurprisingly, it’s time to “stand in line” again.

Those people and forces who had previously stood in line with the Zongzong faction cut off from Changshu, saying that they had no relationship with Changshu, and they had no intention of opposing the shogunate and the imperial court.

As for the fence-sitters caught in the middle, they were also busy showing their loyalty to the shogunate.

The first person to make a move was Yamauchi Do, the former lord of the Tosa Domain who lived in seclusion in Edo.

Although Yamauchido had surrendered his position as the feudal lord and had lived in seclusion in Edo for a long time, he was just like Qianlong, a retired emperor in name, but he was still the actual person in power of the Tosa Domain.

After Changshu lost power and the Zunban movement suffered a serious blow, he immediately issued an order: The Zunban faction in the domain was against the party! Arrest them immediately!

The Zunbo faction in Tosa Domain... There is no doubt that he is referring to the Tosa Kinnoi Party led by Takeichi Hanheita!

In recent years, the presence and activity of the Tosa Kinnobu Party have been quite high.

The smug Hanheita Takeichi even proposed the idea of ​​"one feudal lord, a loyal king", that is, the Tosa clan would realize the great cause of becoming a loyal king of the capital.

Therefore, it was no surprise that the decree issued by the Yamauchi Temple aroused the astonishment of all the people.

This decree of his is tantamount to erasing the legitimacy of the Tosa King Party! Turning it into a traitor!

Regarding the series of actions of Yamauchido, anyone with a little knowledge of politics can detect the clues.

As the actual person in charge of the Tosa Domain, Yamauchi Dou can take action at any time if he wants to cause trouble for the Tosa Kin royal family.

As a result, he didn't take action until now.

Prior to this, he had been sitting back and watching the development and growth of the Tosa Kinwang Party.

It’s not hard to see – Yamauchido is just another way of riding the wall!

He will never express any political stance, neither respecting the king nor assisting the emperor.

On the other hand, the Tosa Kin royal party was allowed to make trouble.

In this way, it not only leaves a backup plan, but also leaves enough room for change.
To be continued...