The Kyoto town priest Noshi Liangbi puffed out his fat belly and walked swaggering outside the temple, surrounded by his entourage including gun bearers, attendants, grass walkers, and box bearers.

On the way, he met a Sadauchui Tongxin who was returning from patrolling the streets.

Seeing his immediate boss arriving, Tongxin immediately saluted and said hello diligently:

"Lord Nengshi! Gui'an! Where are you going?"

"Hahahaha! I'm going to have a drink with Mr. Nagato!"

As he said that, Neng Shiliangbi made a drinking gesture.

Nagato-sama—the current Kyoto Governor: Inaba Masakuni.

Inaba Masakuni was worshiped as "Nagato Shou" (from the fifth rank), so he was called "Nagato-sama".

There were two official systems in the Edo period.

One set is the official position system of the Edo shogunate, and the other is the official position system of the Kyoto imperial court.

The biggest difference between the two is that the former has no rank, while the latter has rank; the former is a veritable official position, while the latter is basically just a title.

The official positions in the shogunate have no grades. Although positions such as senior middle school, senior middle school, senior official, temple official, and designated official have clear distinctions between superiors and subordinates, they will not be specifically expressed by "X rank".

The official positions in the imperial court were divided into first rank, second rank, third rank, and even ninth rank. Both the names of the official positions and the specific functions of the official positions retained the style of Nara and the Heian period, that is, they retained a strong Tang style.

Names such as Taizheng Minister, Left Minister, Right Minister, Dayanyan, and Zhongnayan are all typical Tang-style names.

Since Minamoto Yoritomo established Japan's first shogunate in 1192, the status of the Kyoto court has been suppressed, and the value of his official position has also continued to decline.

As early as the Warring States Period, official positions in the Kyoto court had basically been reduced to honorary titles similar to knighthoods.

In today's Edo period, as long as the daimyo is a feudal lord, they will basically be awarded a court official position commensurate with their status, basically "XX guardian".

The official name of these "XX Shou" is "Guo Si", that is, the local officials of the country, who are in charge of the country's administration, justice, security and other government affairs.

The "country" here is an ancient place name in Japan. Japan's country system began in the Nara period and was divided according to the "Kinki Seven Roads" administrative divisions created by Emperor Tenmu of Japan. There are a total of sixty-six countries.

The imperial positions held by the feudal lords in the Edo period were basically granted randomly by the imperial court. There was no specific rule except that "the more prominent the person, the higher the grade of the official position he received."

For example, Matsudaira Yoshiho - he was obviously the governor of the Aizu Domain who guarded the northeastern region, but the imperial titles he was awarded were "Lieutenant General Sakon Guard" and "Higo Mamoru".

Lieutenant General Sakonoe Gon is the central official of the imperial court, so we will ignore it for the time being, but Higo is located on Kyushu Island in the southwest, and is one to the south and one to the north of the seat of the Aizu Domain.

The relationship between Aizu Domain and Higo is basically the relationship between Kaspersky and Pakistan - there is a relationship between Kaspersky and Pakistan.

According to Japanese traditional customs, people who hold imperial positions are called by their imperial official names.

Therefore, the most formal and solemn title for Matsudaira Yoshiho is "Higo-sama" or "Lieutenant General Aizu".

In the same way, the most formal and solemn title for Inaba Masakuni is "Nagato-sama".

The Kyoto Shodai is the representative of the shogunate in Kyoto. He is responsible for the negotiations between the shogunate and the court, and conveys the shogunate's instructions to the court. He also monitors the actions of the court, the public nobles, and the daimyo in the Kansai region, and delivers official documents from daimyo to the emperor.

Shogunate review.

In addition, the Kyoto Sheriff is also responsible for public security in Kyoto, adjudicating lawsuits in the Kinki area, and managing the town administration in Kyoto, Fushimi, and Nara.

The so-called "high position and power" is nothing more than that.

Because the power of the Dai in Kyoto is too high, this position is never easily handed over to others, and is usually only selected from the Daidai with a territory of more than 30,000 koku.

Inaba Masakuni was the twelfth generation lord of Yodo Domain in Yamashiro Province.

Since the shogunate established the position of "Kyoto Guardian", Kyoto's bureau chiefs and Kyoto town officials have been gradually marginalized.

Now that another envoy from Gyeonggi Province has arrived, the powers of these two positions will definitely be further divided.

In this regard, Inaba Masakuni and Noshi Ryobi are happy to see the results.

How happy is it to drink wine every day, be hugged by a geisha, and receive your salary?

Leave those troublesome matters to the governor of Gyeonggi and the guardian of Kyoto to worry about!

After bidding farewell to Tongxin, Nengshi Liangbi continued to head straight towards the gate.

As soon as his front feet crossed the threshold of the Kyoto Administrative Office, his back feet turned to look at the street corner on the left as if feeling something.

"Huh? What's the noise?"

After a while, a "boiling" "black line" appeared at the end of the street corner, resembling a crazily rising wave.

Nengshi Liangbi blinked hard, looked intently, and finally saw the true identity of this "black line" - majestic sergeants.

Hundreds of soldiers were rushing toward Kyoto's military headquarters like a tsunami!

With just a few clicks, the sergeants surrounded the Kyoto Administrative Office and blocked Noshi Ryobi and others inside the door.

How could such a powerful and powerful man, who has spent most of his life in fine clothes and has been incapable of doing anything, ever see such a battle?

He was so frightened that his face turned pale, but he managed to pull himself together and asked in a hurried voice, pretending to be calm:

"You, you, you, who are you?"

A young samurai with a beautiful tree stepped forward - it was Hijikata Toshizo.

"We are the Shinsengumi, the governor of Gyeonggi Town. Below is the deputy chief of the Shinsengumi, Hijikata Toshizo."

"New, Shinsengumi?!"

Nengshi Liangbi was dumbfounded.

Anyone who knows a little bit about current affairs knows that the Shinsengumi is a direct armed force of the governor of Gyeonggi Province. It has a high degree of independence and is only responsible to the governor of Gyeonggi Province.

Ayoto and his Shinsengumi officially entered Kyoto yesterday. According to the original plan of Matsudaira Yoshiho, Inaba Masakuni, Nose Ryobi and others, a grand reception dinner was supposed to be held last night.

However, Qingdeng strongly requested to postpone the dinner on the grounds that "it was already late and the soldiers were exhausted. We will wait for another day."

Since Qingteng made such a request, Matsudaira Yongho and others had no choice but to comply.

For this reason, Inaba Masakuni and Nose Ryoubi have not yet seen Aoshino's true face.

The position of governor of Gyeonggi Province is above that of Kyoto's bureau chief and Kyoto's town chief.

To put it simply, Qingnobo was the superior officer of Inaba Masakuni and Noshi Liangbi.

Is Shangguan someone they can see whenever they want?

——What's going on? Did we commit something? Why did the Shinsengumi surround the execution center with murderous intent? And judging from the number of people, the entire Shinsengumi army was mobilized?

With such questions, Neng Shiliangbi skillfully put a flattering smile on his face.

"I, I am a powerful official in the town of Kyoto. I wonder why the Shinsengumi-sama came here in person?"

Hijikata Toisho snorted heavily.

"My lord, you are so brave. You will commit the following crime! You will not be punished!"

Hundreds of sight lines from hundreds of sergeants turned into giant hammers, pressing heavily on Neng Shiliangbi's shoulders, so heavy that he could hardly breathe.

"Is this the case?"

The powerful and fat face was suddenly covered with cold sweat.

At this moment, his mind was running at an unprecedented speed.

From accepting a bribe from a businessman last month, to going to Gion last week to watch the 'most beautiful woman in Kyoto', to going to meet his lover behind his wife's back a few days ago... Reflecting on it all the way, he was stunned. I can't imagine what I did to offend the Shinsengumi.

"Sir, please speak more clearly!"

Hijikata Toshizo raised his voice and said sharply:

"You forcibly captured our governor. If you don't give us a reasonable explanation, we won't give up!"

"Master Zhenfu?! You, you, you mean Jujujujujujujujuju, Lord Ju?!"

"Is there a second governor in Kyoto?"

In an instant, the powerful and fat face turned pale.

"This, this, this, this, this, I don't know this! I don't know anything!"

At this time, the noisy footsteps from far to near came again from the distance.

Blah blah blah!

It’s Sergeant No. 100 again!

The troops that appeared this time were not only larger in number, but also better equipped. Each one wore a helmet and armor and was fully armed.

Nengshi Liangbi followed the sound, and when he saw who it was, his already extremely pale complexion suddenly became a little more ugly.

"Higo-sama? Nagato-sama?"

Matsudaira Yoho and Inaba Masakuni, who were leading the Aizu army, walked straight towards him with angry expressions on their faces.

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PS: The Kyoto Town Chief Nose Ryohito in this chapter is a fictional character, and the Kyoto Chief Minister Inaba Masakuni is a historical figure. I hope everyone knows. Because I can’t find the name of the person who was the Kyoto Town Chief Minister at that time, I can only create something original.

Qingdeng will definitely receive a court official position in the future. Guess what Qingdeng’s first imperial official position will be~~
Chapter completed!