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Qing Deng's statement was very long... After all, the army he commanded this time was a huge army of 200,000!

Such an amazing battle could not be taken lightly.

In order to achieve a complete victory, Qing Deng and his staff (Hijikata Toshizo, Yamanami Keisuke and others) made sufficient plans and preparations.

About an hour later, he finally finished his report, quietly raised his eyes, looked at Tokugawa Iemochi, and waited for his reply.

Tokugawa Iemochi stared at the map on the table, thinking.

After a moment, he curled up his lips and smiled bitterly:

"...To be honest, I have no say."

He said in a self-deprecating tone:

"I grew up in the palace and don't understand military affairs at all."

"Let alone leading 200,000 troops to fight, if you ask me to take 200 people to go spring outing, I can't guarantee that I can bring the team back in one piece."

"Anyway, let me summarize your battle ideas first."

"In short, the 'Tsuwano Front' and the 'Ogura Front' are feints, and their main goal is to contain Choshu's forces and distract its attention."

"As long as the 'Aki Front' as the main attack direction can win, Choshu will be doomed."

Qing Deng nodded:

"Yes, that's right."

The reason why Qing Deng chose the "Aki Front" as the main battlefield is because the terrain here is relatively flat, which will be much more convenient for both advancing and supplying materials to the front line.

As long as they break through the Choshu Army's defense line in the direction of Aki, they can attack the hinterland of Suho in one go, and then drive straight in, capture Hagi Castle, and destroy Choshu!

Tokugawa Iemochi looked at the map again:

"... Tachibana-kun, I can't give you any decent suggestions, so just fight as you wish."

"Once the war starts, all matters on the front line will be decided by you."

"When necessary, you don't need to ask Edo for instructions, just act on your own, and don't delay military affairs."

After hearing this, Qing Deng was slightly stunned at first, and then he immediately came to his senses and said "yes" loudly.

Let Qing Deng handle all the affairs on the front line on his own - this is not surprising.

He is the commander-in-chief of the army, and it is natural to give him the power to command the front line.

However... the second half of Tokugawa Iemochi's words is very surprising.

When necessary, you don't need to ask Edo for instructions, just act on your own... There is too much "freedom" and "operability" in this!

Even Qing Deng, who was used to Tokugawa Iemochi's generosity, couldn't help but think to himself:

- His Highness... isn't he worried that I will rebel?

With 200,000 troops, the front line is far away from the shogunate's ruling area, he has the power to kill first and report later, and the shogunate has no strong control over this army... These conditions are simply tailor-made for rebellion!

It is no exaggeration to say that if Qing Deng is an ambitious man with greed and greed, he is fully capable of wearing a yellow robe and rebelling directly.

Qing Deng can imagine that after learning that Tokugawa Iemochi has granted him such a great power, there will definitely be many shogunate officials who will raise fierce protests.

"General, please think twice", "Your Highness, you are raising a tiger to cause trouble!", "My lord! Please remember the old things of Tianbao!"... These words that have been said countless times will be mentioned again and again.

The old things of Tianbao - naturally refers to the An-Shi Rebellion.

Due to Tokugawa Iemochi's favor for Qing Deng and Qing Deng's own power, no one dared to speak ill of Qing Deng openly.

However, in recent years, more and more people who dislike Qing Deng or worry about the future of the shogunate have secretly called Qing Deng "An Lushan of Edo".

Such a title is not wrong.

After all, no matter from which angle you look at it, Qing Deng is very much like the second An Lushan.

An Lushan served as the governor of Fanyang, Pinglu and Hedong.

Qing Deng served as the president of the army, the governor of the capital, and the head of the Eight Princes Thousand People, and had a fief of 400,000 stones.

An Lushan had more than 100,000 elite border troops.

Qing Deng had the two elite forces of the Shinsengumi and the Eight Princes Thousand People, the latter of which was deployed directly at the doorstep of the shogunate.

An Lushan was very popular in Hebei.

Qing Deng was very popular in the capital.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang favored An Lushan very much.

Tokugawa Iemochi favored Qing Deng very much.

If we list the similarities and differences between Qing Deng and An Lushan one by one, we can find that the only difference between the two is that An Lushan started a rebellion, while Qing Deng did not.

For the shogunate officials, Qing Deng has now become a "sword of Damocles".

They are afraid that Qing Deng will shout the slogan of "clearing the court" one day.

In fact, even Qing Deng himself feels that Tokugawa Iemochi is too partial to him.

He gave him a lot of rewards, promoted his official position, and gave him military power at will.

It's no wonder that people think there is some secret between them.

If Qing Deng didn't know that he was innocent and was sure that Tokugawa Iemochi didn't have any strange habits, he would have been unable to help wondering if the other party had some intentions for his groin or something else...

What exactly is Tokugawa Iemochi trying to do?

I don't understand... I really don't understand...

Qing Deng has thought about this question many times, but he still can't figure it out to this day.

At this time, Tokugawa Iemochi suddenly turned his head and looked at the sky outside.

"Oh, it's already this time..."

He took out his pocket watch from his pocket, confirmed the exact time, and looked up at Qing Deng and said:

"If you make Kazunomiya wait too long, she will probably get angry."

"Huh?"

--Why did "Kazunomiya" suddenly appear?

The unexpected name made Qing Deng startled.

Tokugawa Iemochi smiled and said:

"Tachibana-kun, Kazunomiya specifically told me last night: I will let you meet her after I finish talking to you about business."

The doubt on Qing Deng's face increased instead of decreasing:

"Meet Her Majesty Kazunomiya? Why?"

"You will know when you meet Kazunomiya, let me keep it a secret for now."

After that, Tokugawa Iemochi raised his right index finger, lightly touched his lips, and made a "silence" gesture.

"I just have to deal with some government affairs now. Tachibana-kun, after meeting Kazunomiya, you go to the 'resting room' and wait for me. I have something very important and serious to tell you in person."

"'Very important and serious thing'... what is it? Can't you tell me now?"

Tokugawa Iemochi shook his head gently.

"That won't do. Remember, it's 'resting room', don't go wrong. 'Resting room', 'Resting room'."

He repeatedly emphasized "resting room", as if this place was particularly important and could not be wrong.

Although it was fleeting, Qing Deng did find an intriguing look in the other person's eyes...

Qing Deng blinked, looking at Tokugawa Iemochi who had become a "riddler" in confusion.

Tokugawa Iemochi smiled, and strange emotions emerged again in the depths of his eyes.

……

……

Kazumiya - the younger sister of the current emperor, is just 18 years old this year.

In 1862, in order to further promote the "union of the imperial court and the military", the shogunate took the initiative to ask the court for a marriage.

At that time, the only woman in the royal family who was suitable for marriage was Kazunomiya, the younger sister of the emperor.     In order to get Kazunomiya to agree to marry in Kanto, the shogunate and the court took a lot of effort.

First of all, Kazunomiya had been engaged to Prince Arisugawamiya Teruhito when she was 6 years old.

Suddenly asking her to cancel the engagement and remarry someone else... morally, Kazunomiya could not accept it.

Secondly, like most people in Kyoto, Kazunomiya had extremely serious regional discrimination.

She believed that Kanto was a wild and smoky place, and the people of Kanto were a bunch of vulgar and uncultivated savages.

In her eyes, there was no difference between marrying the Shogun and marrying a beastman.

In short, after using all means, Kazunomiya finally agreed to the marriage.

However, she put forward a lot of additional conditions, including but not limited to keeping the previous living habits after going to Edo, continuing to wear court-style clothing and using court-style utensils.

Anyway, these conditions were harmless, so they were all agreed to.

In this way, Kazunomiya became the current shogun's wife (the main wife of the Shogun, similar to the queen) of the shogunate.

At that time, Qing Deng was a side official and a servant of the Imperial Court. He was responsible for managing the general's concubines, small households, and doctors, and was responsible for the miscellaneous affairs of the elders and the generals, and was in charge of all the affairs of the Ooku (the general's harem).

Since he was an official in charge of the harem, Qing Deng was naturally not unfamiliar with Kazunomiya, and they had a lot of exchanges.

Of course, due to the huge difference in status, Qing Deng and Kazunomiya herself had no direct communication.

Even in face-to-face situations, it was the Mijo Misaki who was beside Kazunomiya who passed on the message.

[Note: Mijo Misaki: A senior female official beside the Imperial Court, who could not get married for life, and even the general himself could not have physical contact with them]

Therefore, it was mainly the row of female officials around Kazunomiya who had more contact with Qing Deng.

For this reason, Qing Deng deeply experienced the regional discrimination of Kyoto people and how annoying these women from the court were, and each of them was full of trouble.

Qing Deng rarely swears, and he doesn't like to belittle others with words. He prefers to use his hands rather than his mouth.

However, he rarely refers to the female officials around Kazunomiya as "stinky bitches", which shows that Qing Deng is tired of them.

Sometimes they ask Qing Deng to buy authentic official clothing and Kyoto utensils, and sometimes they "suggest" Qing Deng to learn the noble Kyoto accent and stop speaking in the rude Kanto accent... Endless requests torture Qing Deng in various ways.

Once Qing Deng has a slight objection, they will bring out that set of rhetoric - "You are a servant of the Imperial Court, and it is your duty to serve the Imperial Court" - to pressure Qing Deng.

That would be fine, but what's more annoying is that Qing Deng has to endure their weirdness endlessly.

The regional discrimination of Kyoto people will never change because of your identity or title, even if you are the "Niwang" who has made countless military achievements.

When these bitches talk to Qing Deng, they always end up making fun of Qing Deng in a roundabout way.

Either they mock Qing Deng's accent, or they tease Qing Deng's outfit... In short, they show their superiority by belittling Kanto people.

In this way, there was a period of time when Qing Deng could not help but feel sick and cold sweat broke out on his back whenever he heard a female voice with a Kyoto accent - the damage caused by these bitches to Qing Deng was so great.

Until recently, his "Kyoto accent phobia" was finally alleviated a little.

However, Qing Deng had no feelings for Kazunomiya himself, neither liked nor hated him - after all, they had never even spoken to each other.

Having said that, Qing Deng really didn't want to meet Kazunomiya because of his disgust for those bitches.

Because wherever Kazunomiya was, there would definitely be those bitches.

But now that He Gong summoned him, no matter how unwilling he was, he could only do so...

…

…

Da'ao is the harem of General Zhengyi. It is the residence of the general's main chamber, side chambers and children.

According to the regulations of the shogunate, all male animals other than the general are not allowed to enter Ooku unless there are special circumstances such as "asking a doctor to see a doctor" or "asking a carpenter to repair the room."

All the attendants in Daoli, whether they are sweeping the floor or washing clothes, are all women. Even pets can only be kept by females.

Even when he was serving as a side minister and an employee of the imperial court, Qingteng never set foot in Da'ao.

However, the Odaisho (the shogun's main chamber) can receive visitors at the Odaisho "opposite office".

At this moment, under the leadership of Mikohiro Zashiki, Aomori strode to the opposite place.

[Note: Ohiro Zashiki: Oku's miscellaneous affairs section will be on standby in Ohiro Zashiki. When officials visit Ohiro, the person holding this position will be responsible for hospitality matters. 】

During this period, he met many acquaintances.

"Ah! Niou-sama! Long time no see!"

"Lord Nioh, do you still remember me?"

"Lord Niou! Your Majesty!"

After stepping into the realm of Da'ao, countless birds and swallows suddenly surrounded Qingdeng.

Although Qingteng has not been serving as a side officer and imperial officer for a particularly long time, with his excellent work ability and superior personality charm, he has successfully won the favor of most of the female officials in Da'ao.

Seeing Qingdeng coming to Da'ao after a long absence, these female officials became energetic and greeted Qingdeng enthusiastically.

After some female officials heard that "The King of Benevolence is coming", they even put aside all the matters at hand and hurriedly came to meet Qingden.

Due to time constraints, Qingden had no time to chat with them, so he could only say hello briefly and say goodbye in a hurry.

…

…

The rest room is located in Nakaoku, and is the shogun's room adjacent to the Hagi Corridor. It is divided into upper and lower sections.

The upper section is where the general sleeps. After the general gets up, he will order the surname to help him comb his hair.

After the meal, you will receive a diagnosis from Dr. Ao and take care of government affairs in the next section.

"Mother, please!"

Tokugawa Iemo made a "please" gesture and led Tianzhangin into the upper section of the rest room.

"Jia Mao, what's wrong? Why did you invite me here so suddenly?"

Tenzouin walked into the room and cast a suspicious look at Tokugawa Iemo.

"It's nothing, I just have a rare free time today and want to chat with my mother after a long absence."

Having said that, Tokugawa Iemo showed a harmless smile.

"That's it...that's fine. Let's have a good chat today, mother and son, to enhance our relationship."

Out of her trust in Tokugawa Iemo, she did not doubt that he had it, and took her seat with her knees bent.

Because she trusted the other party 100%, she didn't notice anything strange about Tokugawa Iemo - the next moment she sat down, Tokugawa Iemo raised the corners of his lips, showing a strange expression of "the plan is clear".

In the next breath, with the blessing of his talent "Emperor's Art", he quickly returned to his original state and sat calmly opposite Tianzhang Courtyard.

[Note: The Art of the Emperor: The ability to control facial muscles is extremely good]

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