Ever since he traveled to this world, Qingdeng has always wanted to own a pistol of his own.
Although this is a "low martial arts world" with a high average force value, firearms still occupy a dominant position in terms of lethality.
Otherwise, the Western powers in this world would not be like the Western powers in the world before Qingdeng traveled through, relying on advanced industrial civilization to spread across the world.
With a pistol close to your body, your waist will be straighter when you walk.
For a long time, Qingdeng searched hard for a pistol but failed.
Although Japan has been founded now, the conservative forces are still very strong, so the whole country is still in a strange state of "founded but not fully founded."
Even a shogunate army officer of Ayoto's level could not find a way to purchase Western firearms.
Moreover, due to his status, he must not blatantly get a gun - especially he cannot ask Tokugawa Iemo and Tenshoin for help.
One of these two people was a general who conquered the barbarians, and the other was a high-ranking official. With their status in the Edo shogunate, it would not be difficult to obtain Western firearms.
but! No matter what, you must not take the initiative to ask these two men for help in purchasing a gun!
Otherwise, it would be a big taboo!
Qingdeng still has this political sensitivity.
Qingdeng knew he was innocent. The reason why I want a pistol is just to enhance my combat effectiveness.
But what would Tokugawa Iemo and Tenshoin think?
From their perspective, one of their subordinates suddenly wants to buy a weapon that is easy to hide and can kill people from a distance; it can protect them and can be turned around to target them...
Although from the current stage, he has a very good relationship with Tokugawa Iemo, Tenshouin...especially Tenshouin, the friendship between monarchs and ministers in the feudal era is like a castle made of fine sand - it will fall down when pushed.
Qingdeng didn't think that the friendship between him and these two people had reached the level of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.
A common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade...
Until tonight, until now, Qingdeng finally got his wish for the first pistol in his life - even though it only had one bullet.
At this time, the revolver could not fire continuously.
After firing one shot, the hammer must be pulled down before the second shot can be fired.
"Just so many bullets...?"
Aoden turned around and returned to Kithara Konosuke, groping his body carefully.
Suddenly, he sighed with disappointment - he searched all over Kitahara Konosuke's body, but could not find any extra ammunition.
It seems that what Konosuke Kitahara said before, "Guns and bullets are very precious, every time you fire one, you lose one" is not nonsense.
"never mind……"
Qingden turned his regretful mood into a voice with a "huh".
"Just one bullet... It's better to have something than nothing..."
A revolver with only one bullet in the chamber cannot be used as the main weapon in battle.
But it is a very good concealed weapon!
When the enemy is unprepared, he suddenly charges the enemy with a "American Iai" shot... A hard battle that may be very stalemate and may even be lost may end with a "complete victory". It's over.
Thinking of this, Qingdeng happily put the revolver with only one bullet left in his arms.
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Edo, Tsukinomiya Shrine, Tenshouin's room——
"well……"
A tired sigh escaped from Tianzhangyuan's red lips.
Tianzhangyin lay on his back on the tatami in the room.
It's obviously just a very casual lying posture, but the scene is so beautiful and moving that it looks like a masterpiece painted by a top painter to the best of his ability.
White clothes, purple hakama, pink skin, red lips, black hair...
All colors are best interpreted on this delicate body full of mature charm.
"well……"
Another sigh.
Tianzhangyuan turned over, his delicate face turned sideways and pressed lightly on the fresh-smelling tatami, his straight legs close together, his round toes wrapped in white foot bags tightened, and his whole body curled up.
Tianzhangyuan rarely shows this "weak" side.
But the recent influx of troubles has really made her feel physically and mentally exhausted.
His beloved general Tachibana Aoden is being hunted by an unidentified gang, and there has been no new progress in the pursuit of the "trick drug"... let's not forget these things for the time being.
The main reason why Tenshouin is in its current weak state... is that there has been a new turmoil in the shogunate government.
Tai Laojing Yin Zhibi was assassinated - this "black swan incident" severely shaken the authority of the Edo shogunate.
After the death of Iyin Naobi, Ando Nobumasa was appointed as the first Laozhong, and he jointly took charge of government affairs with another Laozhong: Kuze Hiroshu.
[Note: There are generally 4 or 5 laozhongs with a status similar to that of "prime minister", and the chief among them is called "the first laozhong"]
In order to save the majesty of the shogunate, Ando Nobumasa proposed the "combination of public and military affairs."
That is to unite the imperial court (public family) and the shogunate (military family), transform the power of the shogunate, use the authority of the imperial court to strengthen the power of the shogunate, and suppress the increasingly violent movement to respect the king and resist the barbarians in Kinki and other places, so as to avoid the collapse of the Edo shogunate and further strengthen the power of the Edo shogunate. status.
The specific means of implementation is political marriage.
That is to say, Tokugawa Iemo, who is now 15 years old and of marriageable age, can marry the imperial daughter of the imperial court.
As early as Jing Yin Zhibi was still alive, he was already vigorously promoting the cooperation between the public and the martial arts.
Although the matter was temporarily suspended after the "Sakurada Gate Incident" occurred, Ando Nobumasa and Kuze Hiroshu resumed this unfinished business of Iin Naobi.
[Note: The incident outside the Sakurada Gate was the assassination of Jing Yin Zhibi]
There are three public princesses suitable for marriage: the late Emperor Hitomi, the thirty-year-old Toshinomiya, and the fourteen-year-old Wagoniya. Today's emperor also has an imperial daughter, Fugui Palace, who was only 5 months old.
Taken together, the only suitable marriage partner is He Gong.
As soon as Ando Nobumasa's idea of "integration of public and military affairs" was put forward, he received strong support from many shogunate officials and local daimyo.
"Leader of the Hitotsubashi Sect" Keiki Hitotsubashi, Lord of the Aizu Domain Matsudaira Yoshihiro, Lord of the Fukui Domain Matsudaira Keinaga, Tozuo Domain's former domain lord Yamauchido, Uwajima domain's former lord Yonda Munejo, Satsuma domain's father Shimazu Hisamitsu... These powerful feudal lords, whose total territory was often worth hundreds of thousands, expressed their support for the "combination of public and military affairs".
At a time when all the elders are applauding the "combination of public and military affairs"... Tianzhangyuan holds a different opinion——
First of all, He Gong is already engaged. She had been married to Prince Hirohito Arisugawa since she was a child, and the two also fell in love with each other. She asked the prince to terminate the existing engagement and marry Tokugawa Iemo instead.
Secondly, she believes that the current corrupt situation cannot be saved by marrying the imperial court.
Third, Tokugawa Iemo was still young. It's a little too early for him to get married now.
Fourth, the public cannot be trusted.
In order to ensure the dominance of the Tokugawa family, Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo shogunate, used a series of means to completely cage the power of the public family.
Tokugawa Ieyasu even directly threatened that the emperor does not need to interfere in government affairs, he only needs to concentrate on learning.
Because they have been away from politics for a long time, the emperor and ministers in the imperial court do not know how to govern the country at all, and their political concepts are generally frighteningly naive.
In short: the public is a bunch of worthless junk snacks with no merit other than cultural influence.
Cooperating with them... is full of dangers.
Tianzhangyuan tried its best to oppose the "combination of public and military affairs", but people say it lightly...
The "Ichibashi faction" tried their best to suppress it, leaving Tenshouin with less and less say in the shogunate.
Moreover, those who support the "integration of public and military forces" can make Tianzhangyuan speechless with just one sentence——
"I am very moved by His Highness's eloquent remarks. However, I wonder if His Highness has a strategy that is even more brilliant than the 'combination of public and military forces'?"
Although very reluctant, Tianzhangyuan really could not think of a more appropriate and superior strategy to save the situation than "combination of public and military forces"...
Today, Japan is undergoing tremendous changes unseen in a thousand years.
What's the next step?
Which way leads to the light?
These questions may only be answered by the kind of talented person who only comes across them once in a thousand years.
Obviously - Tianzhangyuan is not such a transcendent figure...
Unable to resist the implementation of "integration of public and military forces"... Self-mockery and exhaustion lingered in Tianzhangyuan's mind.
In order to relieve the depression in her heart, she took advantage of the rare free time at this time to relax a little.
This feeling of not thinking about anything and lying on the tatami like paralyzed mud... so comfortable...
So comfortable that I almost fell asleep...
Tianzhangyuan's eyelids kept fighting.
Just when her bright eyes were about to close——
"Lord Yu Du! Lord Yu Du!"
Suddenly, Sha Zhong's voice sounded outside the room.
When he was about to fall asleep, he was woken up by someone... A conspicuous look of anger appeared on Tianzhangyuan's cheeks.
Although she felt unhappy, if she couldn't regulate even a little emotion, she wouldn't be Tianzhangyuan.
In just one breath, her mind returned to peace.
"Come in."
Shazhong opened the paper sliding door with a bang and walked quickly into the room.
"Sir Yu Du, the officers responsible for investigating the past case files of the 'Three Chapters' of the Enforcement Office, Huo Fu Thief Kai, and the eight states directors have made important discoveries."
As Sasaka spoke, he handed Tianzhangyuan an old file with both hands.
The mysterious medicine can affect people's minds and make people's temperament become extremely aggressive.
If this is the case, then some of the "violent incidents" in the past may have involved mysterious drugs.
Therefore, in order to collect as much information as possible related to the "trick drug", Tianzhangyuan asked his subordinates to search the past case files of the execution office, Huofu Thief Kai, their own department and the eight states directors to see if they could find Come up with some new useful clues.
However, the workload of this task was much larger than Tianzhangyuan imagined.
Although a lot of manpower has been deployed, after more than half a month of investigation, nothing was found.
Tianzhangyuan's eyes suddenly lit up when he learned that this "big data search" that had taken a lot of manpower and material resources had finally yielded results.
She immediately took the old file from Shazhong's hand, unfolded it, and browsed it line by line.
A few moments——
moment.
What happened next really happened in an instant.
"This is……?"
As if seeing some incredible scene, Tianzhangyuan's beautiful eyes suddenly widened.
Her hand holding the file suddenly became stronger.
Although her emotions were expressed in a restrained manner, her astonishment, her shock, and her disbelief were all expressed without reservation.
Although Tianzhangyuan's unusual reaction made Shazhong puzzled, she did not dare to say anything.
She lowered her head silently, waiting for the emotional waves in Tianzhangyuan to recede.
After nearly a minute passed like this, Tianzhangyuan finally looked away from the file in his hand as if he had come to his senses.
She stared at the void in front of her, her throat seemed to be blocked by something:
"Sheng Qing..."
She moaned the man's name softly, then bit her lower lip with a complicated expression.
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Edo, Koishikawa Kohinagayanagi Town, Imperial Guard Hall, Garden——
Wow!
Souji slapped the cold well water on his face.
Water droplets that seemed to condense into ice particles at any time dripped down one by one along Souji's delicate face and delicate nose, and formed small puddles one after another at her feet.
After being stimulated by the ice water, Souji suddenly felt refreshed.
Just as the Souji picked up the towel hanging around his neck and prepared to wipe his face, a pleasant but cold female voice suddenly sounded from behind him:
"Okita-kun, what are you doing?"
The speaker is wearing a gorgeous kimono with "blue as the main color and white as the embellishment", a meticulous Shimada bun hairstyle, a stunning face, a graceful figure, and a graceful and luxurious temperament.
She likes to wear blue clothes; she has unparalleled beauty; and she has an overwhelming sense of presence that can absorb all the nearby light no matter where she is... The identity of this woman is already revealed.
"I felt a little sleepy, so I came to wash my face."
The Souji smiled slightly.
"Miss Zuo Nazi, why are you here? Are you here to wash your face too?"
Zuo Nazi shook his head gently.
"I was just walking around."
After finishing speaking, Zuo Nazi looked at the chief executive from beginning to end.
"...Okita-kun, with all due respect: you look very bad now. If you feel sleepy, just go to bed and don't hold on."
After hearing this, the Souji lowered his head and looked at the puddle at his feet.
Reflected in the puddle was a pretty face lacking in blood, and a pair of eyes with dull dark circles.
"a ha ha ha……"
Souji laughed, and then pretended to wipe his face to get rid of the unnatural look on his face.
"I'm fine! I'm a swordsman after all. This level won't make me collapse from exhaustion!"
Speaking of this, the director-general changed the topic and said,
"On the contrary, it's you, Miss Zuonazi. I think you are the one who needs the most rest right now. I heard that you live like an ascetic every day in order to find Mr. Tachibana as soon as possible."
Zuo Nazi's body stiffened.
"I didn't live like an ascetic in order to find Mr. Tachibana as soon as possible."
She asserted this without thinking in a resolute tone.
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The total number of monthly votes yesterday was 1,006, which did not reach the scheduled 1,030 votes. Although it has not reached the standard, it is only a little bit close. The author originally planned to post 8000+ updates today to thank everyone, but the author's uncle came to Guangzhou last night.
In order to entertain the other party, I didn't go home until very late, so I didn't have time to write at all last night, so today's chapter is a little shorter (Leopard Death.jpg)
Tomorrow I will update 8000+ to compensate everyone! (Leopard head crying.jpg)
