I formed the strongest swordsman group

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Qingden felt his heart beat three times.

My heart sounded a panic alarm.

In an instant, he suddenly pulled back his fingers that lifted the curtain.

The curtain falls back to its original position lightly under the influence of gravity.

The sunlight was blocked and the inside of the sedan became dark again.

"Huh...huh...huh...huh...huh..."

Shortness of breath and pale complexion.

The emotion that climbs up from the soles of your feet like a vine and slowly wraps around your body is tension.

Extremely intense tension!

It imprisoned Qingdeng's body, and even gradually eroded into his body, grabbing his heart.

Tianzhangyuan saw this and asked with a strange look:

"Sheng Qing, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing happened."

Qingdeng continued to speak stiffly and without emotion.

"It's just...the sun is too dazzling."

Tianzhangyuan felt even more strange.

"The sun is too dazzling? Is it possible? I think the weather today is quite good. The sky is clear and the sky is clear. It's a good time to go out."

After saying that, she reached out and lifted the curtain beside him.

The sun shines into the sedan again, and the surrounding area becomes bright again.

"?!"

Qingdeng's eyes widened.

He subconsciously wanted to stop the other party.

When the words were about to come out of his mouth, he belatedly realized that if he spoke loudly, he might attract attention from the outside world, so he quickly closed his mouth tightly and suppressed the words back in his throat, his face turned red.

Fortunately, due to the limited viewing angle, Tianzhang Academy did not find the three girls.

She looked outside for a few times, and after finding nothing unusual, she lowered the curtain.

"Nothing."

"So I said, nothing happened, it's just that the sun is too dazzling."

After saying that, Qingden secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He and Tenzouin were alone in a sedan chair. Not far outside the sedan were Sanako, Mai Kinoshita and Souji... There was probably nothing more terrifying than this in the world!

To be fair, if others were to see the "special scenery" in this sedan, Qingdeng would not be too worried and would still have room for maneuver.

But if... this "special scenery" was seen by the three girls... the nature would be completely different!

They are not easy to deal with...

Although Souji is gentle and considerate, she also has her own little temper and will not tolerate Qingto without limit.

Kinoshita Mai is not good at fighting with others, but every time she finds Aonto and other women - including Souji and Sanako - having sex with each other, she always shows "dark eyes" and "cheeks full of..." The very scary side of "black lines" and "black smell all over the body".

But let’s not ignore them for now.

Compared with the other person, these two are really nothing!

Sanako, who has received traditional education since she can remember, has always held the most conservative view on marriage, that is, "I don't care how many side rooms you want, but you can only have one main wife."

Regarding the family structure of "one husband and three wives" advocated by Qingdeng, her attitude from beginning to end has been only one - are you kidding me? !

Qingdeng's "wishful thinking" already made her very unhappy.

And now, I see Qingdeng having very ambiguous interactions with other women...

Qingden felt... No! He's sure! If Sanako discovers that the sedan he is riding in actually "has a universe within it", she will definitely get into trouble with him! And it’s a very serious kind of awkwardness!

Although he and Tianzhangyuan are innocent, he will definitely endure a terrible storm before he can explain their relationship to the three girls...

Qingden swallowed hard, then quietly opened the curtain a little and peeked out.

The warriors of the small surname group rode their horses around the sedan chair.

Their riding skills...are really not that good.

They could not keep the horses at a uniform speed, sometimes too fast, sometimes too slow, and they could not even control the direction of the horses well, resulting in a chaotic formation.

However, this messy formation did help Qingdeng.

At this time, there happened to be three warriors from a small group walking between the sedan chair and the three girls, blocking the two sides.

Qingdeng could no longer see the three girls, and the three girls could not see the sedan.

It seemed that there was no need to worry that they would notice his situation for the time being.

Qingden suddenly felt relieved, his body went limp and he almost collapsed to the ground.

It was only at this moment that he realized belatedly that the clothes on his back were wet with cold sweat.

Tianzhangyuan frowned slightly:

"Sheng Qing, what's wrong with you?"

"No, nothing..."

Before Qingdeng could respond carefully, a groan filled with despair suddenly sounded outside the sedan:

"Ah...bastard...! How can this be done...!"

The two people's attention was attracted by it.

They opened the curtains, followed the sound, and then saw a middle-aged man about 40 years old.

He was walking not far from the sedan, with a pair of Western glasses on the bridge of his nose and a small abacus as big as a palm hanging on his waist. He was holding a huge book in his hand and was flipping through it quickly.

Every time he turned a page, his face became more ugly, and his expression gradually became more ferocious, giving people the feeling that he would look up to the sky and spout all the curse words in Japanese at any time.

Although there are not many swear words in Japanese, apart from "Baga", there is only its honorific mode: "Baga Yalu".

"Ah...it turns out to be him..."

After Tianzhangyuan murmured, he turned to Qingdeng and explained:

"Sheng Qing, his name is Murakami Kanichiro, he is..."

Before she finished speaking, Qingdeng interrupted and said:

"I know, he must be the accountant, right? Only the accountant would show such a painful expression."

Tianzhangyuan was startled for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile:

"Well, yes, he is the accountant."

Accountant - As the name suggests, it is the accountant who is responsible for managing income and expenditure.

Of course, the accountant is indispensable for the long journey of three thousand people.

From negotiation to payment for accommodation and food, the accountant is responsible for everything.

He has to allocate different budgets to different people based on their status.

People with high status live in luxurious hotels and eat delicacies from the mountains and seas; people with low status live in ordinary hotels and eat simple meals.

So when there are a large number of people, the huge workload is enough to drain people's brain cells.

Sometimes, situations such as Sichuan stay lead to long-term detention, and you may even encounter difficulties due to insufficient budget.

[Note: Kawagoe: During the Edo period, regulations prohibited building bridges or taking boats on large rivers such as Oigawa, and only allowed people to cross the river on foot or on horseback. This was the "Kawagoe" system. If the water level of the river exceeds a certain limit due to rising water, making it difficult to cross the river, crossing the river is prohibited. This is Chuanliu]

Accounting has been a stressful profession since ancient times.

Not only is it a test of technique, but it’s also very exciting.

At this time, Qingdeng suddenly remembered that he had seen the vanguard, front army, and middle army of Shangluo's team, but he had not yet taken a closer look at the rear army and Hetuo.

So, he opened the gap in the curtain wider and looked behind the sedan.

After the central army comes the rear army.

The personnel of the rear army include swordsman, naginatamochi, doctor, tea shop owner, chabentomochi, Kusorutori and umbrella mochi... in short, they are all service personnel.

Behind it is a series of long trunks (rectangular suitcases with lids).

The long-term suitcase contains travel supplies, daily necessities, curtains, money, replacement clothes, urinals, straw sandals, horse gear and horse food, etc.

Further behind the rear army is the last part of Shangluo's team: He Tuo.

Unfortunately, due to the long distance and poor viewing angle, Qingdeng was not able to see the members of He Tuo.

Generally speaking, fully armed soldiers—the vanguard bow group, the vanguard iron artillery group, or other units—are basically placed at this position, and they defend the "butt" of the queue.

To sum up, a huge team of 3,000 people, while showing off a grand display, must also ensure a marching speed... Under such circumstances, spending millions of taels of gold on travel expenses is indeed not an exaggeration and can be regarded as a very reasonable one. number.

Qingdeng narrowed his eyes and frowned.

Soon, as if he couldn't bear it anymore, he muttered:

"What a grand 'performance'... I spent 1 million taels of gold and put on a sensational 'performance'..."

He didn't deliberately lower his voice.

Therefore, Tianzhang Academy in front of him naturally heard his emotion clearly.

She did not refute, but showed a helpless expression full of bitterness, and then echoed:

"'Performance'... That's true..."

Qingdeng continued:

"It's just a trip to Kyoto. The journey is neither long nor difficult. Besides, there are 53 overnight stops along the way. There is no shortage of supplies at all. Is it necessary to carry so much luggage?"

"In my opinion, there is no need to carry any of these messy handymen, such as tea lunch boxes, straw shoes, and umbrellas."

"Are you here for vacation?"

"Why did you bring the tea lunch box?"

"And for this purpose, there are many handymen who are responsible for keeping the tea lunch boxes."

"The more I look at it, the more frightened I feel..."

"Your Highness, please forgive me. Spending money on this kind of place...doing this will hurt the hearts of our soldiers who are fighting on the front line..."

In fact, this is indeed the case, and Qingdeng is not sensational.

Regarding the shogunate's "sky-high price" trip to Luo, Qingneng didn't know what the other troops were doing, but in recent days, there had been a lot of complaints within the Shinsengumi.

The front is tight, the rear is tight... everyone feels unwilling and aggrieved.

Qingdeng's words continued:

"Also, why don't you let the warriors of the small group take off their handle bags? Do you want to make the same mistake as Mr. Jing Yi did?"

Speaking of this, Qingdeng couldn't help but emphasize his tone.

When shoguns and daimyo travel, the samurai accompanying them must put pouches on their swords - this is one of the rituals of the Edo period.

In Qingdeng's eyes, the act of attaching a pouch to a saber is simply the epitome of "fancy"!

Qingdeng never used handle bags, nor did he allow his soldiers to use handle bags.

Because once the handle bag is attached, you can't draw the knife quickly.

The handle bag will tie the handle and scabbard together, making it impossible to pull out the knife unless you have Xiang Yu's strange strength.

A knife is a tool for killing people. If a knife cannot be pulled out at any time, doesn't it become just a decoration?

If it were a guard of honor, Qingdeng wouldn't have said anything.

But even the guards are here... isn't this nonsense?

The "Sakurada Gate Incident" three years ago was caused by this small handle bag.

At that time, there were more than seventy guards around the elder Ii Naobi.

Although there are many of them, the sabers of the guards are all equipped with gorgeous pouches.

Therefore, when the assassins attacked, the guards could not draw their swords in time to fight, so many people directly pulled the swords from their waists with the swords in the sheath, using the swords as sticks, or directly faced the enemy with bare hands.

If they had not put pouches on their sabers and could draw them out quickly, perhaps the outcome of this incident would not have been so tragic.

After the death of Naoki Ii, the guards who died on the spot retained their samurai status; those who were seriously injured had their salaries reduced and were exiled to the domain of Shimono Kunisano; those who were slightly injured were all committed seppuku; those who were not injured and the bearers were all beheaded and their samurai status was removed , the punishment not only affects yourself but also your relatives.

How many people died in vain just because of a handle bag?

It is reported that on the morning of the "Sakuda Gate Incident", an anonymous person sent a letter to Ii's residence, reminding Naoki Ii to be careful, as assassins from the Satsuma and Mito Domains were already eyeing his life.

However, Naoki Ii knew that he was in danger, but still asked his subordinates to put pouches on their sabers as always.

There are different opinions as to why.

The most powerful and convincing argument now is that Naomi Ii’s pride is at work.

First of all, this is the etiquette of the shogunate, and Ii Naobi does not want to break the law.

Secondly, if the guards were asked to remove the handle cover, it would be equivalent to giving in to the assassins.

This is intolerable to Naoki Ii, who is proud and has a strong sense of self-esteem.

In this way, this avoidable accident happened accidentally due to various funny reasons.

"besides!"

Qingdeng continued.

"Why do you want a group with a small surname to serve as guards?"

"What use can this waste be used for?"

"Instead of doing this, it's better to divert the fire and pay the thieves to help out."

"At least the team members of Huo Fu Thief Kai still know how to hold and draw swords."

"I'm afraid the losers from the Xiao surname group don't even know how to draw a sword."

The Xiao surname group is the general's imperial guard. They accompany the general and give priority to protecting the king. Only children of banner families with prominent family backgrounds are eligible to become members of the Xiao surname group.

In other words - the warriors who can enter the small surname group are all "children of the bannermen of the Three Banners".

Do you expect these pampered men to go into battle and kill the enemy?

Instead of counting on this kind of thing, it would be better to hope that the General Secretary can learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division within 1,000. The latter is still possible for the time being.

"Your Highness, it is truly a blessing that you were able to arrive at Dajin safely and rejoin us smoothly."

"You are safe now. With me and my soldiers here, the enemy has no chance to take advantage of us."

"If you were to be attacked by the Law Enforcement Party or some other force before joining us, your defense would be full of loopholes and extremely exaggerated..."

Qingdeng did not continue the conversation and stopped.

Every time he said a word, the head of Tianzhang Courtyard became shorter.

The atmosphere inside the sedan became indescribable.

A heavy silence built up between the two.

About 5 seconds later, Tianzhangyuan let out a heavy, long sigh, with a sad look on his pretty face.

"Sheng Qing, why don't I understand what you said?"

"Both Jia Mao and I are deeply disgusted by this kind of flashy and completely wasteful behavior."

"But there's no way...those old guys don't want to nod."

"No matter what we say or do, they will always keep repeating 'This is a ritual passed down from generation to generation', 'We want to show the majesty of the general who conquered the barbarians' and so on..."

Tianzhangyuan's tone gradually became lower.

Qingden pursed his lips and then sighed softly.

"Your Highness, please forgive me."

"I'm not blaming you."

"I can understand your difficulties."

"I'm just expressing my views as a friend."

"The situation has reached this point, and we can only do our best to remedy it."

"At least take off that damn handle bag on the way back."

"Tokugawa Iemo, the 14th generation general of the Edo shogunate who conquered barbarians, and Atsuhime Tenjoin of the Odaisho were both assassinated... I don't want to hear this kind of news..."

Qingdeng was talking seriously one second ago, and the next second...

"Qingden! Qingden!"

The voice of Mai Kinoshita suddenly sounded outside the sedan!

Qingdeng was stunned for a moment.

The moment he came back to his senses, he sat up straight as a reflex and stretched out his hands to tighten the curtain next to him.

"Ah, Ah Wu? What's wrong?"

There was an immediate response from outside the sedan.

However, the person who answered the call was not Kinoshita Mai, but the director:

"We are now passing the south bank of Lake Biwa! The scenery is beautiful. Please pull up the curtains and enjoy the scenery together!"

A little cold sweat broke out on Qingdeng's forehead.

"No, no! Thank you for the invitation. I, I don't want to see the scenery now..."

Director General: "Why?"

Kinoshita Mai: "At least take a look!"

After the second daughter, another female voice intervened:

"Junior Jun, why do you keep the curtains open? Don't you think it's dark and stuffy inside the sedan?"

This is Sanako's voice...

All three girls are here!

Qingdeng's face turned even paler.

He was busy dealing with the three girls, so he didn't notice that Tianzhang Yuan in front of him was staring at him with a charming look.

Then, she puffed up her cheeks and looked emotional.

…

…

Outside the sedan——

Kinoshita Mai persisted and asked:

"Qingdeng, don't you really want to take a look? The scenery is really beautiful!"

"No, I'm a little tired and want to rest... Hmm?!"

Qingdeng's sudden strange cry startled the three girls.

Sanako quickly asked:

"Tachibana-kun, what's wrong?"

Qingdeng was slow for a moment before replying hastily:

"No, it's nothing! I, I, I accidentally bit my tongue!"

…

…

Inside the sedan——

While Qingden responded to Sanako's inquiry, his eyes widened and he stared blankly at the beauty in front of him, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Tian Zhangyuan stretched out his legs and put his two little feet directly on Qingdeng's legs...

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