I formed the strongest swordsman group

Edo, Koishikawa Kohinata Yanagi Town, Shouwei Hall, Dojo——

"Hey, boss, take a look, this lineup... is really incredible, the so-called 'all talents are complete', it's better than that."

Through the crack of the door, Tufang peeped at the movement in the dojo, with a faint smile on his face.

As expected by the earth side, since just now, there really have been many people who came to join in the fun after hearing that "King Ni was imprisoned".

They gathered outside the gate and walls of the testing hall, tiptoed, stretched their necks, and kept peeping at the scene inside the hall.

The person responsible for driving away these "flies" is Inoue.

Inoue, who loves housework and has single-handedly handled housework such as cleaning, laundry, and cooking, is always ridiculed by Qingdeng, Zongsi and others as "the old housekeeper of the testing hall", but this person has a more vicissitudes of life. After all, the old uncle's job is still a first-class swordsman who can be passed down!

Armed with two knives, with a stern expression, he stood outside the gate with his chest up and his head up—this majestic appearance really looks like a door god!

With just one stop, half of the "flies" were scared away.

"No one else, please leave quickly! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

Drink again, and the remaining "flies" also "buzzing" away.

However, it was still too much for Inoue alone to guard such a huge test hall.

Fortunately, Yongcang and Saito quickly completed their respective tasks and returned to the testing hall.

The job of the dojo diners is to protect the dojo.

When someone comes to the dojo to kick the gym, he is responsible for repelling the kicker.

When someone comes to the dojo to cause damage, they are responsible for maintaining the safety of the dojo.

It's time to raise soldiers for a thousand days, and it's time to use them for a while—Yongcang and Saito, who have been living in the test guard hall as diners for a long time, took on the important task of supporting Inoue without saying a word.

They teamed up with Inoue to guard one direction each, forming a "human-shaped enchantment" to prevent any "flies" from approaching the test hall.

With the support of Yongcang and Saito, Inoue's pressure was greatly reduced.

On this occasion, the security and privacy issues of the test hall have been effectively guaranteed.

As far as the results are concerned, the Turkmenistan's plan of "uniting with all Qingdeng's friends" has achieved great results.

All the people sent out, without exception, all hit the ground running and succeeded in no time!

All the foreign aid that the general manager and others know and can find are gathered in the test hall right now.

Because there were too many visitors, the living room of the test hall could not accommodate so many people, so the "meeting" location was set in the spacious dojo.

The current lineup of members of the group in the test hall dojo is simply jaw-dropping.

Katsu Rintaro, the head of the Tiaoshu Institute, the artillery professor of the Wushu Institute, and the important official of the shogunate who will be transferred to prepare for the establishment of the shogunate navy in the near future.

The legendary great swordsman who is still alive, the current suzerain of the Hokshin Ichidao Ryu family: Chiba Sakakichi, and a pair of children under his knees, "The Young Master of the Hokatsu Ichidao Ryu Family": Chiba Shigetaro, "Chiba Oni Komachi": Chiba Sanako.

The return and power of the town determined by Beifan: Arima Hideyuki.

French merchant: Antoine de Angouleme, with his granddaughter: Élodie de Angouleme.

Kazuma Kiryu, who is well-known and has unknown contacts because of opening an employment agency, and his hand: Mai Kinoshita.

Politics, academia, martial arts...

Kazuto, Westerners...

An old man over 90 years old, a petite loli...

People of different races, genders, ages, and industries...they have only one thing in common: they are all friends of Juqingdeng! They are all here to rescue Ju Qingdeng!

"Although I have known for a long time that Mr. Ju has a wide network of contacts and friends all over the world, but after witnessing this scene of 'a group of talented people come together, young and old gather together', I still can't help but sigh with emotion: Mr. Ju's popularity is so real. OK."

The local party was amazed.

"If it's me who died, I'm afraid it's because we can't invite so many famous people."

"But we can invite a lot of women." The chief executive sighed softly, "If you were killed...then I should be able to see the strange scene where the daughters of the samurai family and all the ladies gather together .”

Tu Fang smiled without saying a word.

He neither agreed nor objected to the director's ridicule.

"Mr. Hijikata, are you sure you want to preside over the meeting?" the director asked tentatively.

"Of course!" Hijikata said without hesitation, "To call all Mr. Ju's friends—this plan was proposed by me. Then, it is reasonable for me to host the memory."

"Besides, I'm the only one who can speak well and won't be stage-frightened no matter how high-standard the scene is, in the entire test hall."

Speaking of this, Tu Fang's voice paused.

He seemed to be considering whether to disclose the next words to the director general.

In a moment, he made a choice.

"And ah... Chief, look."

He chose to continue the conversation, and unreservedly confide some of his innermost thoughts to the chief executive.

"Among the people who came here at our invitation, there are well-known swordsmen, high-ranking officials who have risen to the top, and rare Westerners... For ordinary people like me who came from a farmer, such a But the opportunity to speak loudly to these big men is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

As Hijikata said, he put his face close to the crack of the door again, and cast his peeking gaze into the dojo again, with elusive bits and pieces of light shining in his bright and energetic eyes.

When he glanced at the sabers on the waists of Chiba Singkichi and the others, complex emotions called "envy" and "depression" appeared on Hijikata's cheeks...

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Test hall, dojo——

"Ah, Miss Wu!"

"Elodie? Why are you here?"

Alodie threw herself into Kinoshita Mai's arms.

Kinoshita Mai hugged her back tightly, while casting a surprised look at the blonde loli in her arms.

Two beautiful figures, one big and one small, one red and one yellow, fit tightly together.

"Grandpa didn't intend to bring me here... But I couldn't sit still at home, so I forced Grandpa to bring me too..."

Elodie's rumble was muffled between the two peaks of Kinoshita Mai.

I saw the blonde loli wearing a light yellow women's kimono, with a light green wide belt wrapped around her abdomen, and a pair of brand new white cloth socks on the palm-sized feet of the immature male.

If you don't look at her appearance, just look at her clothes, you can't tell that this woman is a Westerner.

Anthony, who was standing next to Elodie, also changed his clothes. He changed into an authentic, unmistakable and friendly attire. You only need to cover your face and your hair, and others will only think that this is just an ordinary townsman who is taller and fatter.

Although under the severe crackdown of the shogunate, the "radical anti-barbarian movement" that was raging in Edo last year was forcibly suppressed, but this does not mean that the Western people in Edo can walk on the streets of Edo alley down.

In fact, such radical-minded lunatics who are full of "killing the barbarians and the country's thieves" still exist, but they are deterred by the suppression of the shogunate. The so-called "Operation Tianzhu".

To this day, violent incidents related to "striders against barbarians" still occur occasionally.

That is to say, for Westerners like Elodie and Anthony, at the moment when the "radical exile against barbarians" has not subsided, leaving the place of residence without authorization is absolutely not a "reasonable" or "safe" behavior .

Although they have all disguised themselves to deceive others, it is not 100% sure that nothing will go wrong.

If on the street or in any other public place, Elodie's headscarves and face scarves fell off, revealing the unique hair and facial features of Westerners, then it is very likely that it will cause irreparable bitterness.

But even so, the grandpa and grandson still accepted the invitation without hesitation and came to the testing hall.

In normal terms, Mai Kinoshita scolded Ai Luodi a few words, how could she leave the residence at will without enough people to accompany her? Don't you know that Edo is still in chaos?

But now, even though Kinoshita Mai racked her brains, she couldn't think of a word of reproach.

Because she understood Alodie's mood very well.

Worried about Qingdeng's situation, anxious to the point of fidgeting, eager to do something for Qingdeng... She felt the same way.

Since she felt the same way, how could Kinoshita Mai have the heart to accuse Elodie?

What's more, Kinoshita Mai didn't have a tenable position to blame Elodie - she and this blonde loli were completely different!

Kiryu originally planned to let Kinoshita Mai stay at the Senji House, and he could come to the guard hall alone, but he was sternly rejected by Kinoshita Mai who was restless and could not sit still at home.

Kiryu couldn't resist Kinoshita Mai, so he had no choice but to let Kinoshita Mai go with him.

Kinoshita Mai and Elodie embraced each other for a while, then let go of each other.

At this moment, Kinoshita Mai suddenly felt a shinning and menacing aura coming from behind.

Such a strong aura... Even if Kinoshita Mai didn't have to look with her eyes, she knew who was coming.

She frowned slightly, and turned her head to look back—as expected, a certain Yamato Nadeko who liked to wear blue clothes was standing gracefully behind her.

Sanako: "..."

Kinoshita Mai: "..."

The two girls looked at each other.

A heavy silence accumulated between them.

"...you are here."

Kinoshita Mai was the first to break the silence.

"Well... long time no see."

Sanako responded blankly.

Obviously the two girls were no longer silent, and both sides greeted each other, but the suffocating tension accumulated between them, not only did not disappear at all, on the contrary, it became stronger and stronger. It's getting stronger.

No matter when and where, Kinoshita Mai dislikes Sanako—and so does Sanako.

Chatting a few words, yin and yang to each other quietly - this is the daily way of getting along with Sanako and Kinoshita Mai.

It's just that, whether it's Mai Kinoshita or Sanako, at this time and this place, they don't have the leisure to quarrel with each other.

So, they turned their heads tacitly at the same time, neither talking to each other nor looking at each other.

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About 10 minutes later—

"This old man is the head of the third generation of the Tianranlixinliu clan, and the owner of the test guard: Shusuke Kondo!"

Zhou Zhu raised the teacup in his hand and respected Kiryu and the others in front of him.

Whether it is due to the relationship of seniority or to show the friendship of the landlord, Zhou Zhu, the owner of the test guard hall, should give the opening speech.

"Here, please allow me to express my heartfelt thanks to all of you for coming on behalf of all the members of the test hall!"

Everyone didn't come here for friendship, Zhou Zhu knew it well.

So, he didn't spew out relentless platitudes.

After saying a few introductory remarks that were neither salty, nor bland, nor painful, to show politeness, he sat cross-legged and returned to his original position.

Immediately afterwards, the earthwork stood up.

"I am the gatekeeper of the guard hall, Hijikata Toshizo!"

The voice of the earthwork is very loud and powerful.

As soon as he spoke, he immediately attracted the eyes and attention of everyone in the audience.

Some people recognize Hijikata, such as the Chiba family, Kiryu, and Kinoshita Mai.

Some people met Hijikata for the first time, such as Katsu Rintaro and Arima.

Um? Is this person a commoner? Katsu Rintaro looked at Hijikata's empty waist, and couldn't help but secretly surprised.

When entering other people's mansions and other private areas, you have to take off the sword, and if the owner asks to hand in the sword, you must obediently cooperate—this is unwritten martial arts etiquette.

This etiquette rule only applies to sword fighting, and there are no hard and fast rules for wakizashi.

Therefore, even when the samurai had to put away the sword due to entering a certain area, the samurai would still wear the wakizasa on their waist.

Just like now, when Chiba Sakakichi, Katsu Rintaro, Arima and others entered the test hall, they temporarily took off their swords and handed them in. At this time, they only had a wakizashi around their waists.

There is nothing on Hijikata's waist... This means that he was a commoner who did not have the right to wear a sword.

It's no wonder that Katsu Rintaro was surprised.

After all, from appearance to temperament, from manners to conversation, Hijikata's every move, every word and deed, every frown and smile covers everything.

People who don't know may think that Hijikata is a son of nobles from a famous family.

"Time is running out, so I'll get straight to the point!"

Earthwork's voice gradually increased.

"Presumably everyone already knows about it? Mr. Ju was murdered by a traitor. The purpose of inviting you here today is to discuss how to help Mr. Ju clear up his grievances!"

"To be honest, this is not an easy task!"

"Mr. Ju is a famous celebrity nowadays!"

"In the officialdom, he skyrocketed."

"Among the folks, he is famous far and wide."

"Such a character can be framed and imprisoned for no reason... This shows that the traitors who attacked Mr. Ju have a lot of energy!"

"However, we don't need to fear them!"

"Their swords are sharp, and our swords are not bad!"

"All of you here are elites from all walks of life!"

"As long as we unite as one and work together, we will be able to burst out a huge energy that is enough to get Mr. Ju out of prison as soon as possible!"

As soon as Hijikata's voice fell, Kiryu could be heard saying calmly:

"I am good friends with Yoshikawa Toranojiro, Suzuki Kentaro and others. When necessary, I can ask them to come forward to help."

Suddenly, shocking gazes fell on Kiryu.

Yoshikawa Toranojiro, Suzuki Kentaro... For Edo people, these names are like thunder!

They are all well-known wealthy merchants in Edo! All of them are rich and rich!

With the gradual collapse of the small peasant economy, the vigorous development of the commodity economy, and the increasing prevalence of money worship, the rich and powerful merchants under the Edo shogunate have long had a detached political status and social influence.

"Winning businessmen and gaining their support" has even become the foundation of some vassals' livelihood.

The two characters Kiryu just mentioned are top merchants that countless people, including some officials, can't curry favor with.

Such big names are actually friends of Kiryu, and Kiryu can invite them to help out...

Except for Katsu Rintaro, Arima and others who are not familiar with Kiryu, who are still surprised by Kiryu's arrogance, the group of people in the test guard hall who were sitting at the last table have gradually recovered their composure.

The general manager and others already knew that Kiryu was the boss of the employment agency.

It makes sense that agency bosses have close ties to the business world.

Hijikata mentioned just now that the person who can open a job agency in a place like Edo must not be an ordinary person, so the general manager and the others couldn't help but sigh inwardly after being shocked: Boss Kiryu is really not an ordinary person...

As if in a competition, Chiba Shigetaro straightened his back, and followed Kiryu with a loud voice:

"Mr. Ju is not only my friend, but also a friend of Xiaoqianye Sword Academy! We Xiaoqian...no, we Beichen Yidaoliu are willing to do our best for Junju!"

The atmosphere is getting hotter.

Katsu Rintaro's timely speech added another firewood to the "flame" that was permeating the air of the dojo.

"Without Mr. Ju, I would have died long ago, and the Fan Shu Tiao Institute would have become a cold historical term. I can't guarantee how much help I will provide, but at least I can join hands with all the members of the Fan Shu Tiao Institute to advance and retreat with Mr. Ju."

...

Everyone expressed their willingness to do anything for Qing Deng, going through fire and water.

Seeing this, the general manager and others were once again amazed by Qingdeng's good popularity, while secretly delighted.

They were also worried about whether the formation of the "Supporting Orange Alliance" would be difficult. Now it seems that this worry is no longer necessary!

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Although the time was tight and the preparations were hasty, under the joint efforts of a group of test guards headed by Tufang, a rough but barely functioning "Orange Support Alliance" was finally established!

After the meeting ended and the people from all walks of life left the test hall, they immediately acted according to the mutually agreed plan.

The first to take action was the martial arts world represented by Xiaoqianye Sword Gym.

With superhuman action power, Chiba Singkichi summoned all the owners of Hokshin One Sword Ryu Dojo in Edo.

Affected by cultural and historical inertia, the relationship between the same family in the Edo period was a very special friendship.

To some extent, "same family" even surpasses "blood relationship".

As long as people of the same genre can feel an indescribable closeness to each other.

Among them, Beichen One Sword Style is the most.

The disciples of Beichen Yidaoliu are notoriously value the differences of sects and like to form small groups.

It doesn't matter even if you are not from the same dojo, as long as you and I are both disciples of Beichen Yidaoliu, then you are my brother.

This unity is an important reason why Beichen Yidaoyu can dominate the Japanese swordsmanship world in such a short period of time.

Qianye Dingji is the younger brother of Qianye Zhouzuo, the ancestor of the founding clan, and the current Patriarch of the Beichen Yidaoliu family. With such a status and such a reputation, how can any disciple of Beichen Yidaoliu dare not follow his summoning order?

All of a sudden, all the masters of Beichen Yidaoliu Dojo in Edo rushed to Xiaoqianye Sword Gym at their fastest speed.

After everyone arrived, Chiba Dingkichi didn't talk nonsense and pointed out the purpose directly.

About half an hour later, a petition was submitted to the shogunate led by the Xuanwukan of the main family and the Xiaoqianba Jianjian of the branch family, and jointly signed by all the Hokshin Issou-ryu Dojos in Edo.

The content of the petition was naturally to ask the shogunate to release the innocent Qingdeng and return Qingdeng to a clean slate.

Hokushin One Swordsmanship is the number one school of swordsmanship in Japan today.

Up and down Edo belongs to the dojo of Beichen Yidao Style, with the most disciples.

All the Hokshin One Swordsman Dojos in Edo are Qingdeng's platform... This is no different from half of the Edo martial arts world supporting Qingdeng.

Following the martial arts world, the political and academic circles also began to make efforts.

Scholars at the Fanshu Research Institute respect Qingdeng who once saved the Fanshu Research Institute. Therefore, Katsu Rintaro didn't need to spend a lot of time mobilizing. He just called out and got a warm response from all the scholars of the Fanshu Research Institute.

Talking about it... this is Katsu Rintaro's strong point!

He non-stop lobbied officials at all levels who had a good relationship with him, and crazily strengthened the power of the "Supporting Orange Alliance".

At the same time, Arima joined hands with Inotani and Ushiyama to report the injustice suffered by Qingdeng to the higher authorities through the channel of the execution office.

Then, the business community also began to speak out for Qingdeng.

Rich merchants such as Toranojiro Yoshikawa and Kentaro Suzuki, who could shake the economy of Edo and even the Kanto region with just a sneeze, put pressure on the shogunate over the "arrest of Nioh".

The offensive of the "Supporting Orange Alliance" is not over yet!

At almost the same time when the business community launched an attack on the shogunate, the military circle and Western forces started a storm.

Because they didn't know that Qingdeng had a deep friendship with my grandson, the captain of the first team of Huofu Thief Kai, Jin Ze, the second team captain, and others, so the earth side ignored the power of the military and didn't pull my grandson and others. Enter the "Support Orange Alliance".

But it's not bad either.

My grandson, Kanazawa, and Mizushima voluntarily submitted a joint letter, arguing that Qingdeng's beheading of Akabane Koichiro was completely in accordance with military law, and there was nothing inappropriate. Qingdeng was detained on the grounds of "abuse of power and killing Zhongliang in vain", Hard to agree.

Under Anthony's call, many Westerners who were rescued by Qingdeng and benefited from Qingdeng when the barbarian group attacked the settlement last year united to avenge Qingdeng's grievances and asked the shogunate for an explanation.

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Edo, Tsukimiya Shrine, a certain room——

"This guy...how could he be imprisoned for such a reason..."

Tianzhangyuan put down the report in his hand, rested his forehead and sighed.

Just at this time, Sha Zhong's voice suddenly sounded outside the door:

"Master Yu Du, I have something urgent to tell you."

Tianzhang Courtyard: "Come in."

Sha pushed the door open again and entered.

"Master Yu Du, something happened...!"

The gauzy little face was covered with heavy clouds...

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Political circles, military circles, academic circles, business circles, martial arts circles, Western forces... Qingdeng's influence is so terrifying that people who are willing to support him can be found in all walks of life.

From the daimyo who stayed in Edo because of "attendance to the court", down to ordinary common people, more and more Edo people stood on tiptoe, stretched their necks, and looked up.

Facing the fierce offensive of the "Supporting Orange Alliance", how will the shogunate respond?

How will the shogunate deal with Ju Qingdeng next?

There is such a rare drama to watch, and all the men, women and children in Edo are looking forward to it.

However... just when the people of the world were looking forward to it, a piece of news came suddenly:

Juqingdeng, dead.

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