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Kyoto, Kyoto Administrative Office, Hakushu——

"Kinoshita Saji! Do you know your guilt?"

I have to say that Takahashi Kinzaburo's sonorous voice is indeed very intimidating and very judge-like.

Ordinary people who lack experience and have little vision will probably be frightened after being yelled at by Takahashi Kinzaburo so many times.

But... for someone who has flown through a sea of ​​blood from a mountain of corpses, stood shoulder to shoulder with famous figures such as Hitotsubashi Yoshiki, Matsudaira Harugaku, and Katsurin Tarō, and can meet even the high-ranking Tokugawa Iemo and Tenjoin at will, The energy of Takahashi Kinzaburo was obviously not as good as the cold eyes of Sanako and Mai Kinoshita.

"What am I guilty of?"

Qingdeng asked calmly.

Perhaps Aoto's calm reaction was unexpected, and Takahashi Kinzaburo couldn't help but be stunned.

But he quickly came to his senses, slapped his thigh fiercely, and shouted:

"You killed people on the street! And you killed five people in a row! Such a brutal crime was witnessed by everyone! There are both witnesses and material evidence, but you still don't plead guilty?"

Qingdeng shrugged upon hearing this.

"My lord, I don't quite understand what you said. How could I kill someone?"

Takahashi Kinzaburo was stunned again.

"What did you say?"

Not only Takahashi Kinsaburo, but also Risuke, Shuya, Tongshin, Naotori... everyone present was stunned.

With the blessing of his talents "Emperor's Art" and "Trickster +1", Qingdeng's sincere expression and sincere tone shocked everyone present.

Qingdeng nodded seriously and continued:

"I just stepped on a few cockroaches to death, and they are still the kind of cockroaches that fly on people and are good for nothing except making people feel sick. How can you find me guilty? Could it be that this is Kyoto's code of conduct? What’s the specialty of the place? Will it convict people who trample pests to death?”

After hearing this, Takahashi Kinzaburo finally woke up belatedly and shouted angrily:

"Shut up! Stop telling me these nonsense!"

"Hmph! You Dongyi is really good at telling lies!"

"Then let me ask another question!"

"Taniguchi Hikojiro, Umehara Junyuki, Tianmori Jinzo, Tsuburo Ryomori, Moriyama Nohito—were the above five people killed by you?"

Qingdeng said calmly:

"I don't recognize these names. If these names belong to the five pests who just molested women and tried to destroy other people's property, then they were indeed chopped down by me one by one."

"In that case, there's nothing more to say!"

After roaring, Takahashi Kinzaburo turned his head and glanced at Yorizuke beside him.

Yosuke nodded lightly with understanding, took out a neatly folded confession from his arms, stood up and handed it to Qingdeng.

"Now, you have two ways to go."

"First, obediently sign and stamp the confession!"

"Second, he was tortured and then signed and stamped on the confession!"

Qingdeng took the confession and glanced at it carefully.

It is full of literate words, but the content in it can be summarized as follows: I killed all those loyal and good people with lofty ideals! I'm a beast! I'm not human! It's all my fault! I really regret it!

Scarface and others were picked clean, and Qingdeng was portrayed as having offended the most evil people.

If the signature and painting were deposited, then the blame would fall entirely on Qingdeng. The other party was a righteous man loyal to the country, but he himself became a villain who could not be described.

Qingdeng put down the confession in his hand:

"As far as I know, Ginmi Kado and Riki cannot use lynching without permission. Only when the suspect has committed a crime above a capital crime but is unwilling to confess, can Ginmi Kado and Riki apply to the town for permission to torture, and the town magistrate will then apply to the shogunate for permission. Please ask for instructions from the police and obtain the permission of the police before taking the suspect to the drilling station for torture."

As soon as Qingto finished speaking, Takahashi Kinzaburo immediately showed an extremely exaggerated and joking expression.

"Hahahaha! I didn't expect you, Dongyi, to know the law quite well!"

"That's right! You are right! Ginweifang Yuli cannot use lynching without permission."

"But, I'm the biggest here! Whatever I say is what I say!"

"Don't call it a lynching. As long as I am willing, I can throw you into a prison with just one word! Lock you up with those Taoist people!"

"I see that you are quite handsome. Those guys who are well versed in public affairs will definitely like you very much!"

"I can round you up if I want to! I can flatten you if I want to! Can you still sue me?"

When Qingdeng heard this, he sneered meaningfully, and then asked:

"Allow me to ask, if I sign the confession, what kind of punishment will I be sentenced to?"

Takahashi Kinzaburo curled his lips, and the look of contempt on his face was extremely strong.

"You committed a crime in the street, and you also killed a loyal and loyal person. For such a cruel crime... ordering you to commit seppuku to apologize is considered a light sentence!"

"...If that's the case, that's really weird."

As he said this, Qingden folded his hands into Yuzhi's sleeves, looking puzzled.

"Huh? What do you want to say again?"

Takahashi Kinzaburo frowned slightly - he had experienced Aoden's ability to talk.

“Although this is something I’ve come to understand a long time ago, thanks to today’s ‘One Day Trip to Kyoto’, my understanding has become even more profound.”

"When the rich, powerful and famous public officials act recklessly, the law seems to be nothing."

"But when the helpless common people accidentally break the law, the law suddenly becomes noble and inviolable."

"When you are asked to pay a fine, you must not pay a penny less; when you are asked to sacrifice your life for your life, the butcher's knife will show no mercy."

"In the end, the law that should be extremely sacred has become a tool used by corrupt officials like you to make money, and a shield used by evil villains to do evil."

"It can be condensed into one sentence: Those who suffer will always be those without money and power."

"Where were you when the common people were being slaughtered?"

"When the villains represented by Kusunoki-gumi were running rampant, you were submissive and didn't even dare to let out a fart."

"When you encounter a weak persimmon, you are very arrogant."

"I have always believed that when the law fails to bring justice to the victim, private revenge is justified and even noble from that moment on."

"To be blunt, according to my in-depth observation, Kyoto is completely rotten right now."

"A fair but complicated law? It only applies to peaceful times when there is plenty of food and clothing."

"Today's Kyoto only needs rough but clear rules! That is to hurt innocent people and die!"

"Today's five cockroaches are just the beginning."

"I will crush more cockroaches without mercy for a long time to come."

After saying that, Qingdeng picked up the confession and tore it into thousands of pieces without any hesitation.

Looking at the scattered pieces of paper, Takahashi Kinzaburo was stunned on the spot.

A moment...

"Huh, huh...hahahaha...!"

He smiled angrily, from the corners of his mouth to his ears.

"You're really a talkative guy! You always talk in the same way!"

"And 'cruelly trample to death more cockroaches'... Who do you think you are? Do you think you are the new governor of Gyeonggi Town?"

"Not guilty, right? Good! You have the guts!"

Snapped! Snapped!

Takahashi Kinzaburo clapped his palms twice vigorously.

Immediately afterwards, noisy footsteps were heard outside Baizhou - four officers holding matchlock guns were walking quickly.

They stood in front of Qingdeng, arranged in a fan shape, knelt on one knee, held their guns straight, and pointed the black muzzles directly at Qingdeng.

Hiss, hiss... Their matches were lit and secured to their matchlock clamps, ready to be fired.

"I know you are very skilled, so I have been fully prepared!"

"As I grow up, I have met many powerful warriors who are worth ten."

"But I've never seen a samurai who can stand up to an iron cannon!"

"If you want to show me how to 'break an iron cannon with a sword' in person, I wouldn't mind broadening my horizons! Hahahaha!"

After laughing wildly for a few times, Takahashi Kinzaburo turned to look at Nōtori, who was standing to the left of Aoto, and shouted:

"Give him a punishment! Let him taste the power of Ebi Ming's punishment first! If you don't give this Dong Yi some color, he really thinks of himself as a person!"

The kind-hearted man who just advised Qingdeng to use money to settle the matter hesitated for a moment, sighed heavily, lowered his voice, and whispered to Qingdeng in an apologetic tone:

"Little brother, I'm sorry..."

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Kyoto Administrative Office, main gate——

Kyoto Town Priest Nosei Ryōbi puffed out his fat belly and swaggered outside the temple, surrounded by his entourage such as gun bearers, attendants, grasshoppers, and box bearers.

On the way, he met Tongxin, a man returning from patrolling the streets.

Seeing his immediate boss arriving, Tongxin immediately saluted and greeted him diligently:

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

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

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

Lord Nagato - the current Kyoto Chief of Staff: Inaba Masakuni.

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

There were two official systems during 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 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 Lao Chu, Waka Nian Ji, Temple Chief, and Appointment Chief have clear superior and subordinate levels, 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 officials. Both the names of the official positions and the specific functions of the official positions retained the style of the Nara and Heian periods, that is, they retained a strong Tang style.

Names such as Taizheng Minister, Left Minister, Right Minister, Danayan, 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 guards" is "Guo Si", that is, the local officials of the country, who are in charge of all government affairs such as administration, justice, and security of the country.

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

The official positions held by the feudal lords in the Edo period were basically awarded randomly by the 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 was the central official of the imperial court, so I left him alone for the time being, but Higo was located on Kyushu Island in the southwest, 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 traditional Japanese customs, people who hold imperial official 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 Shogunate is the representative of the shogunate in Kyoto. He is responsible for the negotiations between the shogunate and the imperial court, and conveys the shogunate's instructions to the imperial court. He also monitors the actions of the imperial court, public nobles, and daimyo in the Kansai region, and delivers official documents from daimyo from various places to the emperor. Shogunate censorship.

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 is 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 Nose 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 saying goodbye to Tongxin, Nengshi Liangbi continued to move 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, like a crazily rising wave.

Neng Shiliangbi blinked hard and looked intently, finally seeing the true form of this "black line" - majestic sergeants.

Hundreds of sergeants rushed towards the Kyoto Administrative Office with a fierce momentum, like a tsunami!

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

Where has the powerful and powerful Liangbi, who has lived in fine clothes and fine clothes for most of his life but is incompetent, seen 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 under the envoy of Gyeonggi Town. Below is Hijikata Toshizo, the deputy chief of the Shinsengumi."

"New, Shinsengumi?!"

Nengshi Liangbi was dumbfounded.

Anyone who knows a little bit about current affairs knows that the Shinsengumi is the 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 is late and the soldiers are exhausted. We will wait for another day."

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

For this reason, Inaba Masakuni and Nose Ryōbi 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 Ryobi.

Is Shangguan someone they can see whenever they want?

--what happened? Have we committed something? Why did the Shinsengumi surround the execution office with murderous intent? And judging from the number of people, the entire Shinsengumi army was dispatched?

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.

"Master Neng, you are so brave. You will commit the following crime! It will not be punished!"

Hundreds of sight lines from hundreds of sergeants turned into giant hammers, pressing heavily on Neng Shiliangbi's shoulders, making him almost breathless.

"Is the following going to offend the superior?"

Cold sweat dripped down his powerful, fat face.

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!"

"Lord Governor?! You, you, you mean Jujujujujujujujuju, Lord Ju?!"

"Is there a second governor in Kyoto?"

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

"I don't know this, this, this, this, 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 who showed up this time were not only larger in number, but also better equipped. They were all wearing helmets and armor and were 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 led the Aizu army, walked straight towards him with angry expressions on their faces.

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PS: The Kyoto town leader Nose Ryobi in this chapter is a fictional character, while the Kyoto governor Inaba Masakuni is a historical figure. I hope everyone knows. Because I couldn’t find the name of the person who was the mayor of Kyoto Town at that time, I had to create something original.

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