"Does the Fa-Zhu Party have the ability to automatically attract lunatics? Or does the Fa-Zhu Party have an extremely powerful assimilation ability that can make all normal people who are close to it become insane?"

The wide facial features of the new wife were twisted into a ball with pain.

But he's still laughing.

Smiling extremely happily.

After hearing Qingdeng's sarcasm, he squeezed out the last of his strength and joked:

"Anyway... no matter whether I succeed in blowing you up or not... I won't get any good results... I might as well just give myself one... and be happy..."

"I just... said it, right...?"

"After joining the Fa Zun Party... I feel like I have been given a new lease of life...!"

"I feel extremely honored to die for the law to punish the Party...!"

"Ha...hahaha...hahahaha...!"

The arrogant laughter echoed in Qingdeng’s ears.

"Finally... this is a rare opportunity... let me correct... a... small mistake in what you just said..."

"The Fa Zhu Party...doesn't have a strong...assimilation ability..."

"It has...power more powerful than this...!"

At the end of the words, Nitsuma Kuan's tone suddenly became more precise, and the momentum contained in his words was as strong as boiling water that suddenly overflowed.

After he regained his consciousness, he took a deep breath, and then shouted as loudly as he could:

"One day, our long-cherished wish will come true!"

After roaring, his head tilted - his pupils dilated and his life stopped.

Qingdeng looked down at the body of his new wife Kuan with an expressionless face and remained silent.

Even though he is dead, there is still a twisted smile on his face.

After a while, a long sigh came out of the alley.

Immediately after the sigh, there was a murmur without sadness or joy:

"Together with Sanako, Amai and Souji, we will form a big family and live a happy and happy life... This wish is not that easy to come true..."

The lingering sound hovered over the alley, until a gust of north wind blew, and then it drifted and disappeared into the air.

…

…

Unidentified assassins attacked Tachibana Aoden with a bomb...The news spread throughout Edo like a bolt from the blue.

Qingden's body was fine and he only suffered minor injuries, which made those who respected the king heave a sigh of relief.

However, the street riots triggered by the assassination - 23 people died and 35 were injured - gave everyone who heard about it a chill in their hearts.

Edo, which was originally peaceful due to the approaching New Year, was suddenly filled with tension.

Almost everyone subconsciously believed that this incident was the work of the noble king who hated the shogunate and fought against the barbarians.

These hateful guys are so arrogant! They even dared to assassinate Niou! Moreover, their assassination methods have been upgraded, and they even threw explosives in the busy streets with people coming and going!

In response to this, the people of Edo were filled with hatred and lingering fear.

Just when the people of Edo were still thinking about the aftermath of the "Assassination of Nioh" incident, another big news fell from the sky:

Tokugawa Iemo decided to adopt the initiative submitted by Shimazu Hisamitsu when he led his troops into Edo: go to Kyoto to discuss with the imperial court matters related to the fight against the barbarians and the integration of public and military forces!

General Zhengyi is going to Kyoto... This is the first time since the third generation of Shogun Iemitsu!

The succession of major events is dizzying.

Suddenly, people in Edo were in panic...

…

…

In the second year of Wenjiu (1862), December 29——

Edo, Edo Castle, and Maple——

Aomori and Tokugawa Iemo faced each other, playing Go.

Aoto holds the black one, and Tokugawa Iemoge holds the white one.

Apart from them, there was no one else in Maple Room.

Maple Room is the room used by General Zhengyi to play Go and Shogi, so the overall layout of the room is very elegant.

Incense burners, hanging paintings, potted plants...all are available.

Although Qingden knows Go, his level is not high.

Coincidentally, Tokugawa Iemo's chess skills were also lackluster.

Two stinky chess pieces alternately perform operations on the chessboard that can cure hypotension and cerebral palsy in good Go players.

However, Qing's mind was not on playing chess.

On the surface, Maple's function is very simple, it is just an ordinary lounge.

However, due to the characteristic of being able to be alone with the players, this room often becomes a secret room where the general discusses important events with others.

Tokugawa Iemo, who didn't like playing chess, suddenly invited him to play chess without any warning... Even if Aonto thought about it with his buttocks, he knew that the other party must be using the name of chess to discuss some important matters with him.

.

So, while he casually placed the chess pieces on the chessboard, he waited patiently for Tokugawa Iemo to speak.

Click, click, click, click, click...

Neither of them spoke.

The crisp sound of "click-click" filled the room.

In this tranquility, Tokugawa Iemo, a young man who was just entering high school in his previous life, finally produced his first sentence since the chess game began:

"Tachibana-kun, are your injuries okay?"

"It's just a little burn. Just apply some ointment and rest for a while and it will heal."

As he spoke, Qingden showed off his arms wrapped in linen.

After learning of Qingdeng's assassination, a group of relatives and friends who were familiar with Qingdeng almost stepped on the threshold of the imperial examination hall.

After confirming with their own eyes that Qingdeng was fine, they finally felt relieved.

At this time, Kinoshita Mai and Elodie, who were full of emotions, were so worried that they were about to cry.

Even Sanako, who had always been steady and steady, rarely showed a panicked side.

Tokugawa Iemo nodded slightly.

"That's good. This way, I can feel at ease."

As he spoke, he kept moving his hands and continued to play chess while continuing to speak:

"To be honest, the recent hibernation of the Party has given me the illusion that this group of unreasonable lunatics will not attack us again in the short term."

"However, judging from the current situation...I am too naive and wishful thinking."

Speaking of this, Tokugawa Iemo showed an expression that seemed to be amused - but the smile he showed was a bitter smile.

"Huh... I don't know if it's a curse or something."

"It's okay if bad news doesn't come, but it comes with it when it comes."

"Mr. Tachibana, just yesterday, our spies deployed in Gyeonggi Province intercepted new information - the Bazhu Party is suspected of colluding with the Changshu Domain."

When Qingdeng heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows, then sneered a few times and joked half-jokingly:

"The Pazhu Party and the Changshu Clan...two groups of lunatics have come together. What kind of dream combination is this?"

Since it completely changed its political policy, transforming from the "combining the public and military forces" to the staunch "respecting the king and resisting the foreigners" faction, and using a large number of radical anti-foreigners, the attitude of the Choshu Domain has become increasingly radical.

In other words, today's Choshu Domain has basically become a large mental hospital, in which there are a large number of people who fantasize about "the samurai sword is so awesome, cutting down steamships in the sea" and "holding this Tiangang sword, smiling at the foreign gun team,

Xiyi is a "shit" lunatic.

However, joking aside, if this information is true, then the seriousness of the situation will not make Qingdeng laugh.

Choshu Domain is one of the strongest vassal states among the three hundred vassals.

Although the total stone height of the Choshu Domain is only 370,000 koku, because it controls the Shimonoseki Strait, the key point of the Sea of ​​Japan and the Seto Inland Sea, it can accumulate huge wealth by monopolizing trade and transportation, so the actual status of the Choshu Domain

The income exceeds one million stones.

One is an established powerful country that is rich and powerful.

A secret society with deep roots and unscrupulous actions...

The combination of the two... is not something that makes people optimistic no matter how you think about it.
To be continued...