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"Moon, moon, you can see the south and the north; if you see him, tell him that I miss him. If I can see you as soon as I open my eyes, what will I do in this life? That’s what I’m going to do. If the mountains and rivers are never close to each other, there will always be a chance for the two of us to meet. If I can meet you in this life, my life will not be in vain..."

Lin Wangchuan finished telling a story about Su San and Wang San on the roof.

The audience below burst into applause.

Many soldiers wiped away tears.

Some people think of old friends and colleagues, and some think of relatives and parents.

Tokugawa Iemo, who was also an audience member, had the strongest reaction.

The whole face seemed to be like a vast ocean, with tears rolling around:

"It's so touching... Wuwu... I miss my mother..."

On the side, Souji Okita seemed to have been used to this for a long time. He raised his head silently and looked at the moon that just emerged from behind the dark clouds.

Look at the boy lying on the tiles on the roof.

I don’t know if this so-called cross talk performance was a temporary act or if it was intentional.

All in all, after the performance, there was a little more nostalgia in the temple, but a lot less complaints.

It must have been intentional.

Souji Okita said this in his heart.

In this way, everyone's nervous attention was diverted from the pursuit of soldiers outside.

Tokugawa Iemo also took off his cumbersome robe and climbed up to the roof with the help of his guards. He sat next to Lin Wangchuan and asked Lin Wangchuan curiously:

"Master Xiaochuan, do you think this moon can really convey my longing to the person in my heart..."

Lin Wangchuan looked at Tokugawa Iemo.

He didn't expect that this guy would ask himself such a question!

Information about Tokugawa Iemo quickly began to appear in my mind.

Tokugawa Iemo. The fourteenth generation general of the Edo shogunate of Fuso Kingdom who conquered barbarians.

He became the lord of Kishu Domain at the age of four.

In the fifth year of the Ansei period, the 13-year-old Tokugawa Iemoge succeeded to the post of General of the Conquering Barbarians with the support of the Hikone Domain leader Iin Naobi and other Nanki factions.

His wise and decisive style of doing things won the deep trust of Sheng Haizhou and other cabinet ministers. He went to Kyoto three times to promote the integration of public and military affairs. He later launched two expeditions to Changzhou.

In the second year of Keio, Tokugawa Iemo died of beriberi during the second expedition to Choshu. He was only twenty years old.

Because he was too young, he was played by this era. If he could live longer, he might become a heroic monarch who would go down in history. He would be a brave and outstanding figure.

This is the footprint he left in history and the evaluation of him by future generations.

During these two days of contact...

Lin Wangchuan also determined that Tokugawa Iemo was a seemingly simple, upright, and kind-hearted person. Of course, he also had a wise side. Otherwise, he would not have been evaluated by future generations, and he would have almost become a famous hero in history.

Facing Tokugawa Iemo's inquiry.

Lin Wangchuan didn't know who he was missing.

Lin Wangchuan thought for a while, and then answered Mo Hu:

"It should be possible..."

"Then are you thinking about your mother?"

Lin Wangchuan still didn't expect Tokugawa Iemo would ask such a question.

Lin Wangchuan was stunned when he was asked.

Seeing that Lin Wangchuan did not answer for a long time, Tokugawa Iemo asked curiously:

"Did I ask about your sadness?"

"My mother died early..."

Lin Wangchuan sighed and looked up at the moon in the sky, not counting the missing corners:

"I almost forgot what she looked like."

"You won't forget."

Tokugawa Iemo smiled innocently and said:

"My mother also passed away early. I was only three or four years old at the time. After so many years, I can never forget her appearance..."

At some point, the two fell silent.

Silently looking at the moon in the sky.

It’s as if the person I miss day and night lives there.

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The next day.

It's not light yet.

Four corpses broke the short-term comfort brought to everyone last night.

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"Is this a provocation???"

In front of the temple gate.

On a big tree, four corpses were hung there at some point.

And the identities of the deceased were clearly those soldiers who went to seek help before.

Seeing the miserable state of his men.

Isamu Kondo roared angrily:

"Come here, come with me and fight!"

At this moment, it was obvious that his clothes were blinded by anger.

It was even more different from the Kondo Yuu that Lin Wangchuan knew.

Fortunately, General Okita hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

Tokugawa Iemo, who learned about the situation here, also came over immediately and looked at the dead soldiers in deep thought.

"They are determined to kill me!"

"But the people we sent out were traveling in four directions. How did they intercept them?"

Chief Okita speculated: "Could there be a spy among us?"

"What mole?"

Kondo Isamu said: "Our people have been marked."

"What mark?"

Okita Souji looked at Kondo Isamu in confusion and asked.

"This...I don't know either."

Kondo Isamu pointed at the temple and said, "I also heard what the master and his little apprentice said yesterday."

"You mean they found some mark on us but didn't tell us?"

Chief Okita then asked.

Kondo Isamu nodded: "This should be the case!"

"Damn it, these monks really have bad consciences."

Just when a group of people were about to rush in to settle accounts with master and apprentice Lin Zhengying.

Da da da.

The sound of horse hooves came from far away.

Everyone saw Lin Wangchuan coming back leisurely on a little yellow horse.

"Where have you been?"

"I went to town to have breakfast and drink morning tea, and by the way I went to the Yame Hot Spring House to take a hot bath."

Lin Wangchuan said, jumped off the horse, carried the packed breakfast and prepared to enter the temple. He glanced at everyone:

"It's not your share! You can prepare your own breakfast by yourself."

Just after Lin Wangchuan took a few steps out, he turned back a few steps and handed a packaged meal to Tokugawa Iemo:

"You and I are quite close to each other, so I brought you a copy."
To be continued...