The shogunate's new secret force: the New Oniwaban. This Tsukigiya Shrine is the headquarters of the New Oniwaban. All the people in this shrine are members of the New Oniwaban. The woman in front of her is apparently the chief minister of the shogunate. Yutaisuo is secretly the leader of the new Yutingban... Any of the above are secrets that can make Qingdeng's brain buzz.
To be honest, it would be too difficult for Qingdeng to accept this series of shocking facts immediately.
Tianzhangyuan very considerately gave Qingdeng time to digest and calm down.
"Everyone in this shrine is a member of the New Imperial Palace?"
"Yes."
"Including the two sisters Sae and Yae?"
"I made it very clear just now, right? These two sisters are excellent female ninjas that I have put a lot of effort into training."
"Kunoichi...a child so young is a kunoichi?"
"Kekekekeke~"
Tianzhangyuan covered his mouth and laughed.
"Tachibana-kun, you seem to have misunderstood. Those two sisters are just shorter in height and have tender faces, so they look younger. In fact, they are the same age as you, and they are exactly 18 years old this year."
"18?!"
Qingdeng's mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg in an instant.
There was no way he could make any connection between these two sisters, who would not feel incongruous in sending them to elementary school, and whose figures could perfectly blend into the group of elementary school students, with the number "18"...
Qingden closed his mouth and his neck became stiff again.
In this way... it all makes sense why Tenshouin appears here as the "Superior Miko" and "Shrine Miyoshi", and why the old man named Tenkura Owl has such superb skills.
Qingdeng, who gradually recovered from the bombardment of huge amounts of information, glanced at Tianzhangyuan.
"...Your Highness Tenshouin, you are leaving Edo Castle without permission...Is that okay?"
The main job and daily task of the Odaisho is to help the general manage Ootai, the general's harem.
However, what Tianzhangyuan has done in recent years has long exceeded the duties of the Great Oitai.
Tokugawa Iemo, who had no foundation and no support in Edo, often asked the wise Tenshoin for advice.
Tenshouin also responded to Tokugawa Iemo's requests.
This has become the area where the "Ichitsubashi Sect" most often criticizes Tenshouin - managing the Great Oku, which is the responsibility of His Highness. However, His Highness ignored his own duties, interfered in the government affairs, and made irresponsible remarks on the affairs of the country. Do you want to imitate Lu Pheasant of the Han Dynasty and Wu Zhao of the Tang Dynasty?
Influenced by Chinese culture, ancient Japanese intellectuals especially loved to quote Chinese and Turkish allusions.
For example, when Oshio Heihachiro launched the uprising 23 years ago, he clearly stated in his slogan, "The sun, moon and stars should be a clear guide to our purpose. Just sincerely" slogan.
Since the assassination of Jing Yun Naobi, the "Hitobashi faction", which has lost the suppression of strongmen, is currently gaining power.
There are countless members of the "Ichibashi faction" who regard Tokugawa Iemo as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh, and want to pull Tokugawa Iemo from the position of general.
They may stubbornly despise the young Tokugawa Iemo, believing that in the current crisis of survival, only the older and well-known Hitotsubashi Keiki can lead the country out of the predicament. ….
Or they simply want to replace someone as a general who is more obedient and can help them gain more political benefits.
These people are now keeping their eyes wide open, waiting for Tianzhangyuan to make a mistake.
If they were given the opportunity, they would definitely attack Tenshouin en masse like a pack of wolves smelling new flesh and blood, weakening the "Nanki Sect" and Tokugawa Iemo who was forced into power by the "Nanki Sect" in one fell swoop. power.
Tenshouin left Edo Castle without authorization and went to this shrine located on the outskirts of Edo to lead this secret force newly built by Tokugawa Iemo... If the people of the "Hitobashi Sect" knew about this, they would be It's not a trivial matter...
Not only Tenshouin will suffer, Tokugawa Iemo will also be implicated
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Although Qingdeng's question was a little vague, the meaning was accurately conveyed to Tianzhangyuan.
"Kekekeke~~"
Tianzhangyuan, who showed a free and easy expression, laughed a few times.
"Thank you for your concern."
"Don't worry about me."
"Since I will shoulder the important responsibility of establishing and operating the new Yuting Fan, I must be fully prepared."
What preparations have been made? Tianzhangyuan did not continue.
Qingdeng also knew enough not to ask further questions.
At this time, Qingden realized that his throat was very thirsty due to not drinking water for a long time.
He picked up the warm black tea in front of his knees and took a sip.
The aroma was very strong... but Qingden couldn't taste it at all - all his attention was focused on a serious question that made his brows wrinkle uncontrollably.
Qingdeng put the teacup back to its original position without much tea, and then quietly expressed the question that made him frown:
"...His Royal Highness Tenshoin. Since this shrine is the headquarters of the New Oniwaban...then why did you visit the headquarters of the New Oniwaban?"
Tianzhangyuan smiled and said nothing.
He just silently pulled a delicate wooden box next to him, and with extremely respectful movements, he took out a neatly folded document from the box with both hands.
Tianzhangyuan opened the document and read the contents of the document with a very solemn expression and tone.
This document was written in complicated and difficult to understand ancient Japanese, which made people feel dizzy...but fortunately, the document was not long.
After a moment, Tianzhangyuan put down the documents that he had finished reading.
As Tianzhangyuan finished speaking, this tastefully decorated guest room seemed to be suddenly dragged into the deep sea without light, and was surrounded by a solemn silence.
Silence fell between Qingdeng and Tianzhangyuan. The sound of cicadas chirping from the distance and the sound of someone sweeping the floor sounded inexplicably distant.
After a while, Qingdeng seemed to come back to his senses. He slowly turned his surprise and disbelief into a voice:
"Will the official... be transferred to the new imperial court?"
Tianzhangyuan folded the official documents in his hand and said with a smile:
"Congratulations, Tachibana-kun. From today on, you are a part of my new Yutingban."
The big call that Tianzhangyuan just read to the official document... more than half of the contents were meaningless prefaces, official words, and clichés.
Throughout the entire article, only a few sentences are truly meaningful.
And if you compress these few sentences that have content... you can directly compress them into a simple vernacular: From now on, Qingdeng is the new member of the new Yuting series! ….
Qingdeng subconsciously doubted whether he heard it wrong...but he was convinced that his hearing was better. The "perceiver of wind" made Qingdeng not to mention the Tianzhangyuan in front of him, but also the one dozens of meters away. He could hear the chirping of birds and the chirping of cicadas clearly.
Tianzhangyuan put the official document that smelled of ink back into the wooden box.
Smiling, silent, quietly waiting for Qingdeng's response.
"His Royal Highness Tenshouin, so...does this mean that in the future, I will serve as the leader of the third division of the Fire Thieves Kaigai and the leader of the seventh division of the First Archer Division, and at the same time, I will also serve as the banshi of the new imperial division?" Ao? Den asked.
"Yes." Tianzhangyuan nodded.
Qingden lowered his head in silence and scratched his hair.
This lowering of the head made Tianzhangyuan unable to see clearly Qingdeng's current expression.
Tokugawa Iemo, Tenshouin, the new secret army, Huoshu Thief Kai... These words flew and swirled in Qingnobo's mind, and finally merged into Qingnobo's thoughts.
--I see……
Qingdeng suddenly murmured in his heart.
--So this is ah……
The "fog" that trapped the brain slowly dissipated.
The various thoughts and conjectures in my mind were originally as chaotic as a ball of yarn that had been played with by a cat... All the lines of this ball of yarn were now clarified and arranged one by one.
Why should I, who has never had any experience in "carrying out secret missions", suddenly be transferred to the new Imperial Palace...
Why did he announce to himself the news that "The General has decided to transfer you to the New Imperial Ban" in such a sneaky way as "secretly summoning myself to the New Royal Court Headquarters".
And... why was he able to be promoted to the position of leader of the Fire Thief Kai squad and leader of the vanguard bow team in one go...
A sudden realization.
All these questions are easily solved.
"...His Royal Highness Tianzhangyuan, can you allow me to ask a question?"
"Excuse me."
"When I first heard that I was going to be transferred to the right to be transferred to the right side of the Hōfu Thieves Kai and take charge of the 3rd Division and the 7th Division of the Advanced Archers Division, I was puzzled."
"Although Xiaguan has indeed made great contributions, his achievements don't seem to be significant enough for me to be promoted to so many levels in a row."
"The reason why this official is so successful... I guess it must be because the General and His Highness are happy and happy, right?"
Qingdeng, who looked calmly into Tianzhangyuan's eyes, used an interrogative sentence pattern, but his tone was an affirmative one.
"..."
Tianzhangyuan, who did not respond immediately, looked at Qingdeng meaningfully.
The smile on his face and the look in his eyes changed slightly. The emotion in that smile and eyes is hard to grasp, but what is certain is that it does not contain any negative emotions.
"Because I didn't think it was anything special, I didn't plan to reveal it to you."
"But now that you've discovered it, there's nothing we can do about it."
"You're right."
"A while ago, when we were discussing what kind of reward should be given to you for successfully inflicting heavy losses on the anti-barbarian group, protecting countless Western settlements, and making great contributions, many people advocated that you should be promoted to a certain branch of the Hufu Thieves Kai The strength of the squadron is enough."
"After a series of arduous negotiations with the General, I finally succeeded in winning the position of squad leader and bow leader for you."…
When he said the last sentence, Tianzhangyuan showed a bright smile and used a funny and half-joking tone.
[To be honest, I have been using @ recently.
The family has a high degree of loyalty to A.
Even if C fails to become the head of the family in the future, having spent so much time with A day and night, the deep friendship with A is enough to make him more favored by A, and it is easier for him to receive A's resources and focus on training.
People often have a misunderstanding that talents are hard to come by, but this is not the case.
What is rare is the kind of extraordinary talent that transcends the times.
In fact, as long as they get a stage and good training, many people have the opportunity to "change into dragons when encountering a storm."
This is why the fellows of great people are all great, such as Liu Bang’s Peixian fellows and Zhu Yuanzhang’s Fengyang fellows.
To Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang, these fellow villagers are their team members and nicknames.
Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang gave them a stage and resources to grow, and only after they were cultivated could they become great masters in the future.
Many famous ministers and generals in Japanese history were born from someone's nickname.
For example, "Japan's Unparalleled Gun" Maeda Toshiie is the nickname of Oda Nobunaga, "The People's Army" Iyin Naomasa is the nickname of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Ishida Mitsunari, who competed with Tokugawa Ieyasu for the ownership of Japan in the Sekigahara War, is Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nickname.
In a nutshell - from the Warring States Period to the current Edo Period, adopting a nickname is a matter full of political significance. It releases a message that you value this person or the family behind this person, which is equivalent to cultivating His cronies. ….
Tokugawa Iemo was an "airborne" general.
He used to be the lord of the Kiyin clan. Because the former shogun Tokugawa Iesada had no descendants, he was roped in to succeed the shogunate by officials of the "Nanki faction" headed by Iyin Naohiki based on his blood relationship.
Tokugawa Iemo, who was regarded as the "prince" and "paralleled" to Edo until two years ago, was basically a rootless person in the shogunate.
Small leaders who are "parachuted" into small departments are prone to encounter the dilemma of being unable to command people and being bullied by their subordinates. Not to mention the "airborne" unit of Tokugawa Iemo, is it still the largest political group in Japan today, the Edo shogunate with various political forces intertwined?
Looking around, there are all ministers whose names I can't even name...
In the past, there was the "Nanki Sect" that supported Tokugawa Iemo, but now with the death of Iyin Naoki, the prestige of the "Nanki Sect" has been greatly reduced.
Having lost the strong support of the "Nanki Faction", the "Hitobashi Faction" has regained power and is eyeing the country. The country is facing internal and external troubles. Everyone hopes that he, the new general, can lead the country out of the predicament... Tokugawa Iemo's current situation One can imagine how many dangers there are.
Not to mention those old and cunning ministers, even the "Third Division", which is the Imperial Guard and is responsible for protecting the general, may not be of the same mind as Tokugawa Iemo.
There may be many eyes and ears of the "Hitobashi faction" or other political forces in the "Third Division".
Even in setting up and operating the new Imperial Family, he needs to entrust his mother to help... One can imagine how lacking of people Tokugawa Iemo currently has.
In this environment with no foundation and no reliable "own people", the most important thing is to quickly build up your own team and cultivate your own power.
Qingdeng thought to himself: Restoring the ability to collect intelligence... is probably just a secondary goal of establishing the "New Imperial Palace".
The main purpose of Tokugawa Iemo and Tenshoin is to rely on the "New Imperial Garden" to adopt minor surnames in disguise and cultivate confidants!
Since none of the troops such as the "Third Division" headed by Xiao Fan can be trusted, the most trustworthy ones are naturally the troops he re-established.
He stuffed all the talents he valued into his newly built army like he was collecting beauties in the harem... a very smart approach.
Throughout the ages, countless heroes have built their teams in this way.
The reason why I secretly helped him obtain a higher reward was to train him and prevent him from being buried.
The reason why he was suddenly transferred to the new Yu Ting Fan was to keep this precious talent by his side, to hold it tightly in his hands, and to prevent his "fat water" from flowing into the fields of outsiders...
Being favored by the "Emperor" and the "***"... If this kind of thing happened to other people, that person would definitely be flattered and ecstatic.
But Qingden was not like this.
Not to mention flattered and ecstatic... Qingdeng now only felt in a delicate mood, unable to laugh or cry.
Before the anti-barbarian group was eliminated, Qingdeng was threatened by the "Sword of Damocles" of the anti-barbarian group. His daily goal in life was to practice martial arts hard, become stronger, and strive to live a life as soon as possible without having to worry about being bitten one by one. The madman who "rejects the barbarians" takes away the peaceful life of the man who eats. ….
Now, with the defeat of the Yi group, Qingdeng breathed a sigh of relief as he got his wish...but at the same time, he also lost his goal.
What should I do in this era of ups and downs and undercurrents? What can be done? Want to do something?
To be honest - Qingdeng is completely confused about his future plans.
Do you want to make a difference in your career?
But he doesn't have any political ambitions... As long as his salary allows him to live by himself, Qingdeng will be satisfied.
Do you want to make a lot of money and become a rich man?
But he doesn't value money that much... Qingdeng's current income and savings are very generous, which is enough to support him in food and clothing for a long time in the future.
Do you want to delve deeply into martial arts and become a martial arts master?
I really like martial arts. He is also very keen on practicing martial arts and competing with strong men. But to become a martial arts master...that's not such a big ambition.
…
A person who does not have a strong desire for career, money, or fame will not be too enthusiastic about the olive branches offered by those in power.
It's just that - although Qingden can't figure out what he will do in the future, he has a clear idea of what he should do now.
There is simply no other option to choose from... Qingdeng slandered.
To be honest, Tokugawa Iemo and Tenshouin's semi-forcible and involuntary behavior of drawing him into their camp made Aonto a little unhappy.
The "Ichitsubashi Sect" and Tokugawa Iemo and Tenshouin are fighting in full swing. At this juncture, he was suddenly pulled into the camp of Tokugawa Iemo and Tenshoin... if he did not do well, he would be implicated and trapped in the political whirlpool.
But what can Qingden do?
Tokugawa Iemo issued an official document written in black and white, clearly requesting Aoto to join the new imperial court from now on... Aoto, who is just a minister, is there any way he can not obey?
The existence of the New Oniwaban, the true face of the Tsukigiya Shrine, and Tenshouin, who has the triple identities of "Odaisho", "Shrine Priestess", and "Leader of the New Oniwaban"...the other party has no clue about these confidential information. Notifying Qingdeng of the reservation was a disguised show of sincerity to Qingdeng.
Now...it's Qingdeng's turn to show his sincerity.
"I'm sorry, this new imperial drama of Lao Shizi... I don't want to join."... Qingto had a hunch: if he said such words, it would be a question of whether he could leave this shrine alive.
Ayoto is not arrogant enough to think that his ability is as powerful as the "Eternal Sword Master" Ogata Issei, who is unparalleled in the world and can regard thousands of troops as nothing.
——That's all...just take it one step at a time...it's a blessing in disguise...
With a "ha" in his heart, turning all his thoughts into a long sigh, Qingdeng slowly bowed to the little widow in front of him.
"Xiaguan accepts the order...Xiaguan will live in a hanging place in the new imperial court in the future."
——If I could have the strength like Ogata Issei...
Qingdeng, who saluted Tianzhangyuan expressionlessly, suddenly thought of this for no reason.
——Then when faced with this kind of order that you don’t really want to obey, you should have the confidence to say "no"...
Qingdeng suddenly saw a light like a firefly in the "future" filled with heavy black fog...
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Tianzhangyuan smiled and nodded to Qingdeng
, raised his hand to signal Qingdeng to excuse himself.
"Tachibana-kun, are you free this afternoon?"
"Um?"
After Qingdeng thought for a moment, he decided to answer truthfully.
"Xiaguan has no plans for this afternoon."
"That's it...that's very good." A strange smile appeared on the little widow's pretty face, "Junior-kun, you should go down and have a rest now. In the afternoon, training will officially begin. .”
"train?"
"The New Imperial Guard is a force that specializes in covert missions. If the soldiers are not proficient in climbing over walls, picking locks, disguising themselves, changing their accents, and other skills necessary to perform covert missions, what kind of status will they have?"
After saying that, Tianzhangyuan showed Qingden a bright smile with beautiful eyes that curved into crescent moons.
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