Although the imperial court's reward has no substantial benefits, it is better than nothing.

Common people and members of the Shinsengumi: "Lord Anju!"

The top officials of the shogunate headed by Matsudaira Yongho: "Tachibana Anshu!"

Souji: "Tachibana Aki...hehehe~ Tachibana-kun, your new name seems to be more pleasant than your original name."

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In recent days, Qingdeng has been surrounded by "Anju-sama", "Ochi Anju" and "Ochi Anyi" one after another.

It was a bit uncomfortable at first.

Whenever someone calls him "Anzhou" or "Master Anyi", Qingdeng always fails to respond in time.

But gradually, I got used to it.

With the demise of the Qinghe Party, the daily operations of the Shinsengumi began to return to normal.

Qinghe Hachilang is dead, and the position of "staff officer" is vacant.

Qingdeng has no plans to fill this position for the time being.

First of all, there are currently no talents under his command who are qualified for the position of "staff officer".

Secondly, it was a position specially created to accommodate Qinghe Hachiro, which is the so-called "positioning based on people".

In fact, Qingdeng didn't need any advisers at all.

With the blessing of talents such as "Photographic Memory" and "Sacred Brain +9", Qingdeng can complete most of the staff work by himself.

What's more, he also has Hijikata Toshizo and Shannan Keisuke under his command.

Toshizo Hijikata, who was extremely talented in military affairs, and Keisuke Yamanan, who was resourceful, already served as staff officers.

In this way, Qingdeng's staff is actually tasteless and worthless.

Compared with these vain honorary titles, Qingdeng prefers visible and tangible material things, such as weapons, troops, money, and land.

Therefore, he didn't care at all about the false names bestowed upon him by the court.

Regarding the reward from the court, he only said "Yes, I understand", and then continued to devote himself to his busy work.

In recent days, he has joined hands with Matsudaira Yoshiho and Saigo Kinosuke to deal with the aftermath of the recent war.

The contradictions, disputes, and disputes between the two major camps - the Sabaku faction and the Zonbo faction - that had been accumulating since the "Black Ship Incident" broke out in this war that lasted for more than half a month and spanned the battlefields of Kyoto and Yamato.

come out.

In terms of results, Qingden et al. undoubtedly gave a beautiful answer.

What a pity, there is only one shortcoming - the main force of the Changzhou Army was not seriously damaged, and the main force of the army safely retreated to Changzhou.

The Huisa Allied Forces actually failed... This was really something Qingdeng didn't expect.

He originally thought that the Huisa Allied Forces, which had an absolute advantage, would be able to severely damage the Changzhou Army, or even annihilate it.

When Seito questioned this, Saigo Kinosuke and Matsudaira Yoshiho both lowered their heads with shame on their faces.

Matsudaira Yongho sighed:

"Oh...this is really a long story..."

Saigo Kinosuke nodded in agreement:

"To put it simply, there are unknown forces extending a helping hand to Changzhou."

The two explained the ins and outs in detail.

Through their stories, Qingdeng had a general understanding of the situation.

A frighteningly powerful swordsman raided the imperial palace, forcing Matsudaira Yongho to take half of his troops back to defend.

At the same time, two warriors who did not look like Changzhou people suddenly appeared on the frontline battlefield.

Their strength is equally impressive and they are very good at fighting guerrilla warfare.

Relying on the woods, they skillfully mobilized, divided, and harassed the pursuing troops, causing big trouble to the Huisa coalition forces.

In the end, because they were delayed for too long, the Huisa Allied Forces were unable to catch up with the main force of the Changzhou Army.

After listening to the two men's statements, Qingden lowered his eyelids, pursed his lips, and thought to himself.

The unknown forces lending a helping hand to the Choshu Army... powerful warriors...

As if lightning flashed across his brain, Qingdeng instantly thought of his old enemy - the Fa Zhu Dang!

After killing the Rakshasa and destroying the workshop that made the phantom deposits, Qingden formed an undying feud with the Fa Zhu Party.

The Fa-Zhu Party is an oversized "shit-stirring stick" that stirs up trouble everywhere in order to prevent chaos in the world.

But the strange thing is...this "shit stick" hasn't come out to stir up shit for a long time.

He neither avenged Rakshasa nor made any big news.

Qingdeng didn't believe that these lunatics with brain problems would change their ways.

All in all, regardless of whether the forces secretly assisting Changzhou are trying to punish the party, this matter has given Qingdeng a warning - it is not yet time to let go of Nanshan! Troublesome enemies are lurking in the dark, and they are watching eagerly!

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Although the Changshu Army withdrew, many die-hards still stayed in Kyoto.

Perhaps to vent their anger, these remnants of Changzhou are causing chaos everywhere.

Killing people, setting fires, destroying shogunate facilities, cutting off the heads of dolls with Aoshito's name on them... It can be said that he committed all kinds of evil.

The craziness of his behavior makes people's teeth tremble and harms the people miserably.

Although they are all petty fights that are out of place, they cannot be allowed to do whatever they want.

Qingdenjia sent troops to patrol the town to vigorously eliminate the remnants of Changzhou.

Except for the rebellion caused by the remnants of Changzhou, there were no major disturbances inside or outside Kyoto.

All was calm.

Time passes.

The peaceful days passed day by day.

Finally! The reward from the shogunate, the highlight that everyone has been eagerly anticipating, has finally arrived!

On September 20, the shogunate's envoy arrived in Kyoto and brought Tokugawa Iemo's warrant.

On this day, Qingdeng took a bath and changed into the solemn martial arts attire.

The Shinsengumi generals who came to accompany him also attended in their best attire.

At first glance, it looks very grand and solemn.

They and the envoys gathered in the great hall of the camp - a place specially used to welcome distinguished guests.

The envoy who was sitting upright bowed lightly to Aoden, then opened the brocade box in front of his knees, took out Tokugawa Iemo's warrant, and unfolded it slowly.

Everyone at the scene thought that Tokugawa Iemo's warrant would be like the imperial edict, filled with ceremonial and complicated sentences that would make people want to doze off.

But as a result, the messenger's first words shocked them.

"Tachibana-kun, you did a great job."

What Tokugawa Iemo wrote turned out to be in easy-to-understand vernacular!

Hijikata Toshizo and Shannan Keisuke raised their eyebrows - as rare wise men in the Shinsengumi, they quickly understood the political meaning of this "vernacular warrant".

Tokugawa Iemo announced to the world in a simple and crude way: The relationship between me and Tachibana Aoden can no longer be measured by the simple "friendship between monarch and minister"! There is no need to deal with those complicated twists and turns between me and him.

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"Thanks to you, peace can return to Gyeonggi."

"When I received your good news, I had already thought about what kind of reward I would give you."

Speaking of this, the messenger paused for a moment.

No one expected that the key content would be reached so quickly!

At this moment, everyone's hearts were in their throats.

Under the intense gaze, the messenger spoke again:

"From now on, Otsu Castle will be your domain, and the 300,000 koku of land south of Lake Biwa will be yours!"

"In this case, the name of the noble clan should be 'Otsu clan'."

"However, I think the name really lacks prestige."

"So, I decided to give one to your clan."

"The Zhou court of the Tang Dynasty once granted the Qin Dynasty to the Western Border and ordered it to resist the Western Rong."
To be continued...