Just as Seito was thinking secretly, Tokugawa Iemo continued to speak:

"Tachibana-kun, also yesterday, there was a ronin from the Shonai domain named Kiyokawa Hachiro. He wrote to the shogunate, saying, 'In order to prepare for unexpected situations that may occur after the shogun enters the capital, we should openly recruit ronin from Edo to form a team.

Send a team with the purpose of escorting the general to the capital together'."

"Qinghe Hachiro?"

Qingdeng frowned.

"This name sounds familiar..."

"It's normal for you to think so. After all, this person is considered a celebrity."

Tokugawa Iemo paused for a moment, organized his words for a while, and then said slowly:

"In the spring of the first year of Bunkyu (1861), Qinghe Hachiro founded an association called the 'Torawei Society', also known as the 'Hero Society'. With the guiding philosophy of 'respecting the king and rejecting the barbarians', he prepared to rise up against the shogunate."

"In the autumn of the same year, his overthrow plan was discovered by our spies, and he himself was forced to abscond."

"Afterwards, he planned unrest in Kyoto, then failed again and absconded again."

Qingdeng had a look of understanding on his face when he heard this.

"Oh...it turns out to be him. No wonder this name sounds familiar to me. Why? Why does a guy who has been working hard to bring down the curtain suddenly appear in front of us and offer advice to the shogunate?"

"Because the motion he proposed was unanimously approved by Hitotsubashi Keiki, Matsudaira Harugaku, the senior middle school students and...me."

"As the country's current situation became increasingly unstable, more and more homeless people, either with great ambitions or just wanting to make a living, poured into Edo."

"The skyrocketing number of ronin has put great pressure on the security of Edo."

Seito nodded with deep understanding - he had recently received frequent complaints from Nanboku Town's chief ministers about the ronin issue.

"A long time ago, a cabinet minister suggested to me: send another capable person to take charge of the capital to further enhance the influence of the shogunate in the capital."

"Actually, I've always thought this proposal was pretty good."

"The current situation in Gyeonggi Province is entirely maintained by Matsudaira Yoshiho and his Aizu Domain troops."

"We have to confront the Choshu Domain, but also secretly be wary of the Satsuma Domain... Matsudaira Yōho is already under a lot of pressure."

"Now, the Fa Zun Party is active again."

"If only Matsudaira Yongho continues to defend the capital, it may be unsustainable."

"So I think it's time to activate this long-awaited proposal and send new troops to Luo! Support Matsudaira Yongho!"

Shangluo means going to the capital. Shangluo in Japanese mainly means going to Kyoto, and the other name of Kyoto is Luoyang (rakuyo), so it is called "Shangluo".

"It's useless to directly participate in the disciples."

"More than two hundred years of peace have long since corroded the bodies and minds of the direct disciples, and some of them can no longer even draw their samurai swords."

"Instead of mobilizing these wastes, it is better to mobilize the ronin in Edo City."

"At least the prodigals are still willing to do things for money."

"Therefore, I decided to adopt Kiyokawa Hachiro's proposal - to recruit the ronin and wise men of Edo to form a new fighting force and send them to Kyoto, which is currently in turmoil and has also gathered a large number of ronin.

alert."

"In this way, it will not only relieve the pressure on Matsudaira Yōho, but also effectively reduce the number of ronin in Edo City, killing two birds with one stone."

"The Matsudaira Chief Tax Officer advised me: Qinghe Hachiro is the leader of the ronin. If you want to recruit a sufficient number of ronin, you must rely on this person."

"So after weighing the pros and cons, I thought it might as well make use of this person, so I pardoned his crime and allowed him to assist the shogunate in recruiting ronin."

"Of course, I absolutely don't trust him."

"It is impossible for me to hand over the ronin troops I have raised to such rebels who have been causing trouble before."

"I will only let confidants who understand military affairs and whom I trust to command this new combat force."

Having said this, Tokugawa Iemo stopped stroking the chess pieces with his fingers.

"So much has been laid... it's time for me to 'see everything in detail'."

Tokugawa Iemo raised his eyes and looked straight at Aomori.

"Ji Jun, I need you to become the governor of Gyeonggi Town!"

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Qingdeng’s new journey is coming~~

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Jinfu - this word is not an unfamiliar word in Japan during the Edo period. At the end of the Tokugawa period, a combat force called the "Kyoyo Jinfu Team" with the Shinsengumi as the main body briefly appeared...

Then it was blown up.
Chapter completed!