I formed the strongest swordsman group.

Ever since he crossed over to this world, Qingdeng has always wanted to own a pistol of his own.

Although this is a "low-armed 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 crossed, relying on advanced industrial civilization to run rampant across the world.

With a pistol at his side, his waist can be straighter when he walks.

For a long time, Qingdeng searched hard for a pistol but failed.

Although Japan has been founded, the conservative forces are still very strong, so the whole country is still in a strange state of "founding but not fully opening".

Even a shogunate officer of Qingdeng's level could not find a way to buy Western firearms.

Moreover, for the sake of his status, he must not blatantly use a gun—especially not to seek help from Tokugawa Jiamao and Tenzhangin.

One of these two men was General Zhengyi, and the other was the Odaisho. Based on their status in the Edo Shogunate, it would not be difficult to obtain Western firearms.

but!No matter what, you must never take the initiative to ask these two masters to help buy guns!

Otherwise, it would be a big taboo!
Qingdeng still has this political sensitivity.

Qingdeng knew he was innocent.The reason why he wants a pistol is just to enhance his combat effectiveness.

But what would Tokugawa Jiamao and Tianzhangyuan think?

From their point of view, one of their subordinates suddenly wants to buy a weapon that is easy to hide and can kill from a distance; can protect them and turn around to aim at them...

Although judging from the current stage, he has a very good relationship with Tokugawa Kashige, Tenzhangin... especially with Tenzhangin, but the friendship between monarchs and ministers in the feudal era is like a castle made of fine sand-it will fall down if pushed.

Qingdeng didn't think that the friendship between himself and these two people had reached the level of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.

Everyone is innocent, but pregnant is guilty...

Until this night, until now, Qingdeng finally got his first pistol in his life as he wished—although there was only one bullet.

At this time, the revolver could not fire continuously.

After firing a shot, the hammer must be pulled down to fire a second shot.

"Is it just that many bullets...?"

Qingdeng turned back to Konosuke Kitahara, and groped carefully on his body.

However, he sighed with disappointment—he searched Kitahara Konosuke's body, but found no extra ammunition.

It seems that what Kitahara Konosuke said earlier, "The bullets are very precious, and every shot is one shot less" is not nonsense.

"never mind……"

Qingdeng "huh" turned his regretful mood into voice.

"One bullet is one bullet... It's better than nothing..."

A revolver with only one bullet in the chamber cannot be used as the main weapon in battle.

But it is a good hidden weapon!
Taking advantage of people's unpreparedness, he suddenly rushed to the enemy to launch a "American Juhe"... A tough battle that might be very stalemate, or even lost, might end in "Qingdeng's complete victory" It's over.

Thinking of this, Qingdeng joyfully put the revolver with only one bullet left in his pocket.

……

……

Edo, Tsukimiya Shrine, Tensho-in’s room——

"Ugh……"

A weary sigh escaped from Tianzhangyuan's red lips lightly.

Tianzhangyuan lay on his back on the tatami in the room.

It's obviously just a casual lying posture, but the scene is so glamorous and moving that it looks like a supreme masterpiece drawn by a top painter with all his efforts.

White clothes, purple hakama, pink skin, ruddy lips, black hair...

All the colors are best interpreted on this delicate body full of mature charm.

"Ugh……"

Another sigh.

Tianzhangyuan turned over, with his delicate face on the side lightly pressed against the fresh-smelling tatami, his straight legs close together, his round toes wrapped in white foot bags tightened, and he was curled up.

Tianzhangyuan seldom reveals this "weak" side.

But the troubles that have come one after another recently have really exhausted her physically and mentally.

His favorite general, Ju Qingdeng, was hunted down by unidentified gangsters, and there has been no new progress in the investigation of the "strange drug"... Let's ignore these things for the time being.

The most important reason for Tianzhangyuan to become weak like this... is that the political situation of the shogunate has made new waves.

The assassination of Da Laojing Yi Naosuke-this "black swan incident" caused the authority of the Edo shogunate to be severely shaken.

After Ii Naosuke passed away, Nobushi Ando was appointed as the head of the old middle school, and he was in charge of government affairs with another old middle school: Kuze Hiroshu.

[Note: There are generally 4 or 5 old middlemen who are similar in status to "prime ministers", and the one who ranks first among them is called "the first old middle school"]

In order to save the majesty of the shogunate, Ando Nobumasa proposed the "combination of public and military forces".

That is to unite the imperial court (government) and the shogunate (samurai), reform the power of the shogunate, use the authority of the imperial court to strengthen the power of the shogunate, and suppress the intensified movement of respecting the king and fighting barbarians in Kinki and other places, so as to avoid the fall 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, let Tokugawa Jiashige, who is 15 years old and at the right age for marriage, marry the imperial daughter of the imperial court.

As early as when Jing Yi Naosuke was still alive, he was already trying his best to promote the cooperation between the public and the samurai family.

Although the matter was temporarily suspended after the "Changes Outside the Sakurada Gate", Nobumasa Ando and Hiroshu Kuze resumed the unfinished business of Naosuke Ii.

[Note: The change outside the Sakurada Gate is the incident in which Ii Naosuke was assassinated and killed]

There are three royal princesses who are suitable to marry: the late Emperor Renhyo, the princess Min Gong, who is 3 years old, and the 14-year-old Kazumiya.Today's emperor also has a daughter, Fuguigong, who was only 5 months old.

On the whole, the only suitable marriage partner is He Gong.

As soon as Ando Nobumasa's idea of ​​"combining public and military forces" was put forward, it received the full support of many shogunate officials and local daimyo.

Leaders of the "Hitobashi faction" Hitohashi Yoshinori, Aizu domain lord Matsudaira Yoho, Fukui domain lord Matsudaira Keinaga, Tosa domain former lord Yamazokudo, Uwashima domain former lord Date Sojo, Satsuma domain father Hisamitsu Shimadzu...these The vassal vassals, who cost hundreds of thousands of people in the total territory of Shigao, expressed their support for the "combination of public and military forces".

At this time when all the bigwigs are applauding the "combination of public and military forces"... Tianzhang Court has a different opinion——

First of all, He Gong has a marriage contract.She had been married to Prince Chihito Arisugawa since she was a child, and the two also fell in love with each other. She asked Kazumiya to dissolve the existing engagement and marry Tokugawa Iemo.

Second, she believes that the current corrupt situation cannot be saved by marrying the imperial court.

Third, Iemo Tokugawa is still young.It's too early to marry him now.

Fourth, the public cannot be trusted.

In order to ensure the dominance of the Tokugawa family, Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first general of the Edo shogunate, used a series of means to completely lock the power of the public into a cage.

Tokugawa Ieyasu once even directly threatened: The emperor does not need to intervene in government affairs, the emperor only needs to concentrate on learning.

Because they have been away from politics for a long time, the emperor and ministers of the imperial court don't know how to govern the country at all, and their political concepts are generally naive and frighteningly naive.

In short: Gongjia is a bunch of useless junk snacks, with nothing but cultural influence.

Cooperating with them... there are many hidden dangers.

The Tianzhang Court tried its best to oppose the "combination of public and military forces", but people were very light-hearted...

The "Yitobashi faction" tried their best to suppress Tianzhangyuan's voice in the shogunate.

Moreover, those who support the "combination of public and military forces" can make Tianzhangyuan speechless with just one sentence——

"His Royal Highness's high-level argument moved me very much. I don't know if His Highness has mastered a strategy that is even more brilliant than the 'combination of public and military forces'?"

Although very reconciled, Tianzhang Court really couldn't think of a more suitable and superior countermeasure to save the current situation than the "combination of public and military forces"...

Today's Japan is undergoing tremendous changes unseen in a thousand years.

What's the next way to go?
Which way leads to the light?

These questions, I am afraid that only the kind of talent who is rare in a thousand years can answer them.

Obviously - Tianzhangyuan is not such a superhero...

Powerless to resist the implementation of the "combination of public and military forces"... Self-mockery and exhaustion are entrenched in Tianzhangyuan's mind.

In order to relieve the depression in her heart, she took advantage of this rare free time to relax a little.

This feeling of not thinking about anything and lying on the tatami mat like mud... so comfortable...

Comfortable enough to fall asleep...

Tianzhangyuan's eyelids kept fighting.

Just when her bright eyes were about to close——

"Master Yu Du! Master Yu Du!"

Suddenly, there was a heavy voice from outside the room.

When he was about to fall asleep, someone woke him up... A conspicuous look of sullenness appeared on the cheeks of Tianzhangyuan.

Although she was unhappy, if she couldn't even adjust her emotions well, she wouldn't be Tianzhangyuan.

In just one breath, her mind returned to tranquility.

"Come in."

Sha Chong opened the paper sliding door with a "squeak" and walked quickly into the room.

"Master Yu Du, the officers in charge of investigating the past case files of the Enforcement Office's 'Three Returns', Huofu Bandit Kai, and the Eighth State Director, have made a major discovery."

Saying that, Sazhong handed Tianzhangyuan an old file with both hands.

Treacherous drugs can affect people's minds and make people's temperament extremely aggressive.

If this is the case, then some of the "violent incidents" in the past may have been related to shady drugs.

Therefore, in order to collect as much information as possible about the "deceitful drug", Tianzhang Court asked his subordinates to search the past case files of the Enforcement Office, Huofu Thief Kai, Zifan and the Eighth State Director to see if they could find something new. Useful clues come out.

However, the amount of work involved in this task was much larger than Tianzhangyuan had imagined.

Although a lot of manpower has been deployed, after more than half a month of investigation, there is still nothing to be found.

Knowing that this "big data search" that took a lot of manpower and material resources was finally fruitful, Tianzhangyuan's eyes lit up.

She immediately took the old dossier from Sazhong's hand, spread it out, and glanced at ten lines at a glance.

Shaoqing——

moment.

What happened next really happened in an instant.

"This is……?"

As if seeing some unimaginable scene, Tianzhangyuan's beautiful eyes widened instantly.

Her hand holding the file suddenly increased its strength.

Although her emotions are restrained, her astonishment, her shock, and her disbelief are unreservedly expressed.

Although Sazhong was puzzled by Tianzhangyuan's abnormal reaction, she didn't dare to say more.

She lowered her head silently, waiting for the emotional waves of Tianzhang Court to recede.

After nearly a full 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 softly recited the man's name, then bit her lower lip tightly with a complicated expression.

……

……

Edo, Koishikawa Kohinata Yanagi-cho, Shokukan, garden——

Whoa!
The chief slapped the cold well water on his face.

Water droplets that seemed to condense into ice particles at any moment, dripped down one by one along the delicate face and delicate nose of the chief executive, and gathered into small puddles one after another at her feet.

After being so excited by the ice water, the chief executive immediately felt refreshed.

Just as the general manager picked up the towel hanging around his neck and was about to wipe his face off, a sweet but cold female voice suddenly sounded behind him:
"Okita-kun, what are you doing?"

The person who spoke wore a gorgeous kimono with "blue as the main color and white as embellishments", a meticulous Shimada hairstyle, a beautiful face that is overwhelming, a graceful figure, and a graceful and luxurious temperament.

She likes to wear blue clothes; she has an unrivaled beauty; no matter where she is, she can absorb all the light around her with an overwhelming sense of presence... The identity of this woman is ready to be revealed.

"I felt a little sleepy, so I came to wash my face."

The chief executive smiled slightly.

"Miss Sanako, why are you here? Are you also here to wash your face?"

Sanako shook his head lightly.

"I'm just walking around."

After finishing speaking, Sanako looked at the general manager intently, from the beginning to the end.

"...Okita-kun, with all due respect: you look very bad right now. If you feel sleepy, go to sleep and don't hold on."

Hearing this, the chief executive looked down at the puddle at his feet.

I saw a pretty face lacking in blood reflected in the puddle, and a pair of eyes with faint dark circles.

"a ha ha ha……"

The general manager laughed, and then pretended to wipe his face, so as to avoid the unnatural expression on his face.

"I'm fine! No matter what I say, I'm still a swordsman. This level doesn't make me tired!"

Speaking of this, the director general changed the subject and "turned back":
"On the contrary, it's you, Miss Sanako. 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 Tachibana-kun as soon as possible."

Sanako's body froze.

"I didn't live a life no different from an ascetic monk in order to find Mr. Ju as soon as possible."

She asserted without thinking in a resolute tone.

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The total number of monthly tickets yesterday was 1006, which did not reach the scheduled 1030 tickets.Although it didn't meet the standard, it was only a little bit short. The author originally planned to thank everyone with a leopard change of 8000+ today, 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 definitely change the leopard to 8000+ to compensate everyone! (Leopard Head Crying.jpg)