Takeichi Hanheita has always been suspected of being the real murderer of Yoshida Toyo.

After all, after Toyo Yoshida's death, Hanpeita Takeichi would benefit the most.

Yamauchi Dou ordered Goto Shojiro, who was both a relative of Toyo Yoshida and his beloved disciple, to try the case... It was obvious that Yamauchi Dou was determined to kill Takeichi Hanheita and the Tosa Gin nobility.

For Goto Shojiro, Yoshida Toyo is not only his closest relative, but also his boss.

Toyo Yoshida was killed and even his head was chopped off - for a samurai, this was really a great shame - Goto Shojiro's inner grief was indescribable.

Therefore, after being assigned to try the "Murder Case of Toyo Yoshida", he immediately exerted great energy and vowed not to give up until he found out the truth of the case!

In this way, the members of the Tosa Kin royal family were tortured one by one until they were unable to survive or die.

Although many people have surrendered one after another, they have never been able to obtain the irrefutable evidence that would convict Wu Shi Hanping Tai.

Suddenly, after hesitating for a moment, the attendant behind Goto Shojiro suggested:

"Mr. Goto, there is no way to continue like this. I think we still have to torture Hanpeita Takeichi directly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Goto Shojiro refused without thinking:

"No! How many times have I told you that this approach is short-sighted and undesirable!"

According to the laws of the Tosa Domain, sergeants were exempted from torture.

After the rise of the Tosa Kinnoi Party, Takeichi Hanheitai, who was originally just a "Hakuza Ryoshi", took advantage of the situation and was promoted to a "sergeant".

For this reason, when Okada Izo and others were tortured until they were reduced to human form, Takeichi Hanpei stayed comfortably in a clean and spacious cell. Apart from being restricted in his personal freedom, he did not suffer any grievances.

There are many people who criticize the privileges he possesses.

Since Goto Shojiro officially tried the "murder case of Yoshida Toyo", many people have suggested to him: demote Takeichi Hanheita back to "Shirasashiroshi", so that he can be tortured in a logical way!

With Goto Shojiro's current power, he can definitely do this.

But he was very resistant to this approach.

In his view, such an approach would have a very bad start.

To arbitrarily deprive others of their "sergeant" status in order to facilitate torture... This would greatly shake up the Tosa Domain's class order and make the "senior sergeant" rank lose its sanctity.

It is not worth it to lay such a big disaster for a mere Wushi Banpingtai.

Therefore, Goto Shojiro always adhered to the bottom line of "not depriving Takeichi Hanheita of his status as a 'sergeant'".

"..."

Goto Shojiro looked straight at Okada Izo, who was still wailing, without saying a word, as if thinking.

After a moment, he whispered:

"...Anyway, let's maintain the status quo for now."

"Anyway, I have plenty of time."

"I would like to see whether Takeichi Hanheita, Okada Izo and the others fail first, or whether my patience is exhausted first."

After that, he turned and left.

He is a member of the country's political affairs who has many things to do, but he does not have the spare time to spend a lot of time on these homeless dogs.

As he was striding forward, he suddenly saw a 26- or 7-year-old young man walking towards him.

When the young man saw Goto Shojiro, he immediately shouted:

"Goto-kun, it turns out you are here! I finally found you!"

Goto Shojiro asked calmly:

"Itagaki-kun, is something wrong?"

Itagaki Taisuke—the name of this young man.

There are three heroes in Satsuma (Saigo Yoshinosuke, Komatsu Kato, and Okubo Ichizo).

There are also three heroes in Choshu (Kusaka Genzui, Takasugi Shinsaku, and Katsura Kogoro).

Tosa also has three heroes.

The "Three Heroes of Tosa" are Goto Shojiro, Itagaki Taisuke, and Sasaki Takayuki.

Among them, Sasaki Takayuki is relatively low-key, so he is not well-known.

Therefore, when talking about the "Three Heroes of Tosa", people most often talk about Shojiro Goto and Taisuke Itagaki.

Goto Shojiro was in charge of politics, Itagaki Taisuke was in charge of military affairs, and both of them were the confidants of Yamauchi Do.

After the collapse of the Tosa Kinnoir Party, they both became central figures in the Tosa feudal government with the vigorous promotion of Yamauchido.

Faced with Goto Shojiro's inquiry, Itagaki Taisuke did not respond immediately, but glanced at the entourage behind him.

Goto Shojiro turned his head understandingly and said to his entourage:

"You leave first."

"yes."

The entourage responded with a greeting and stepped back three steps at a time.

After the sound of his footsteps gradually faded away and dissipated, Itagaki Kasuke said seriously:

"Goto-kun, I found Ryoma Sakamoto."

Sakamoto Ryoma——Hearing this name, Goto Shojiro immediately focused his eyes with a serious look on his face.

Speaking of Sakamoto Ryoma, this man is truly a man of the hour in the Tosa Domain.

He was born into a family of merchants. His ancestors specialized in selling sake, and their business spanned the whole domain. Later, he paid for the status of a rural scholar.

Although his status was low, his family was very wealthy. The Sakamoto family was one of the richest businessmen in Tosa.

Because of his outstanding talent in swordsmanship, he was already a famous genius swordsman at a young age.

In the first year of Ansei (1854), he went to Edo to study and became a student of Chiba Nobuyoshi.

In the fourth year of Ansei (1857), Yamauchi Do held a martial arts competition in Edo. He won the championship with overwhelming strength and became famous in Edo.

In the same year, his study abroad period expired and he returned to his hometown.

Up to this point, he is just an enviable young man with a wealth of money and outstanding talents.

The turning point in his life was when Banheita Takeichi formed the Tosa Kinou Party.

As Takeshi Hanheita's childhood friend and best friend, Sakamoto Ryoma also pursues the idea of ​​​​respect and opposition.

In the first year of Bunkyu (1861), after Takeshi Hanheita established the Tosa Kinnoi Party, Sakamoto Ryoma resolutely joined it.

Soon afterwards, in order to facilitate the Zunban movement, he decisively broke away from the feudal clan and fled along the mountain path, thus becoming a wandering wanderer.

During the Edo period, it was a serious crime to secede from the feudal clan.

Not only will he be executed, but his family members will also be punished.

After Ryoma Sakamoto left the feudal domain, the domain immediately issued a wanted order for him.

Immediately afterwards, his family members all suffered.

The eldest sister Otome had to divorce.

Knowing that he was going to break away from the feudal clan, he still gave him a famous sword as a farewell gift. The second sister Ah Rong committed suicide.

His brother, the current head of the Sakamoto family, spent a lot of money and exhausted all his connections to finally avoid subsequent punishment.

Later, for unknown reasons, he broke away from the Tosa Kinou Party and began to act alone.

After that, there was no news from him and his whereabouts were unknown.

Although he has not been a member of the Tosa Kintoi Party for a long time, Goto Shojiro was able to capture him based on his dual identities as "the veteran of the Tosakin King's Party" and "the younger brother of Takeichi Hanheita"!

What's more, since he had escaped from the feudal clan, arresting him was actually a reasonable matter.

Over the past year, Goto Shojiro has made a lot of efforts to find his traces.

After hearing the news about Itagaki's resignation, he immediately asked impatiently:

"Itagaki-kun, have you found Ryoma Sakamoto? Where is he?"

"He is now in Nagasaki... to be more precise, he is now under the command of Satsuma."

"Satsuma?"

Goto Shojiro was slightly startled, then frowned.

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PS: The completion of the Kyoto Summer Formation can be regarded as the end of the "first half" for the time being. Now it is time for the "second half". All forces are preparing secretly for the final competition.

Everyone should keep in mind the names "Goto Shojiro" and "Itagaki Taisuke". The former is the "wen" of Tosa, and the latter is the "martial arts" of Tosa. They are the central figures of Tosa's forces. What will happen next

A lot of scenes.
Chapter completed!