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Chapter 761 You look like Ogata Issei! [4400]

Qing Deng and others listened very carefully.

They have never had children, so they can't really understand the feeling of "reproducing offspring, accompanying offspring, and leaving offspring."

However, they clearly felt the love that Mr. and Mrs. Gu Mu had for their children.

The heartfelt joy and relief are beyond words.

At this moment, Gu Mu Goro suddenly said:

"By the way...Jujun, isn't it about time you started a family?"

Along with this question, a bunch of gazes with different emotions fell on Qing Deng.

Qing Deng couldn't help but be stunned - the sudden urging to get married caught him off guard.

Komaki Goro continued in a gloomy tone:
"You are now the master of a city or a place, no longer an official who receives a fixed salary."

"In the past, no one cared whether you wanted to start a family or remain single."

“But now, the situation is very different.”

At this point, his tone and expression gradually became serious.

"Whether or not one has offspring is directly related to the survival of the entire feudal state."

"To put it bluntly... whether to get married or have children is no longer up to you."

"The generals under your command must be more anxious about your marriage than you are."

"If you're not careful, they might force you to get married, or at worst, they'll have you adopt a son with extraordinary abilities."

"Therefore, even if it is only to ensure the stability of the feudal state, it is time for you to get married."

As soon as Komugi Goro finished speaking, Ah-Machi echoed:

"Get married..."

As she spoke, she turned her gaze, looked at Qing Deng, then at Kinoshita Mai, her eyes gradually becoming meaningful.

"Ju Jun, if you get married in the future, you must invite us to your wedding!"

When she said the word "you", she emphasized it.

Faced with the couple's concerted efforts, Qing Deng couldn't help but reveal a face that was neither amusing nor crying.

As far as he can remember, this is the first time he has been urged to get married this year.

Although what Goro Komaki said just now seemed sensational, in fact, it was just as he said - it was time for Qing Deng to get married.

It’s no exaggeration to say...compared to building a vassal state, getting married and having children is Qing Deng’s top priority right now!

The reason for this is that Qing Deng is now the lord of a fiefdom and is no longer an ordinary person.

History has proven countless times how great the risks would be caused by the scarcity of royal family members in the feudal era.

A typical example in China is the Wei Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period.

The royal family was rare, so powerful officials took advantage of it.

After replacing the Wei Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty learned from its lessons and bestowed titles on members of the royal family.

A typical example in Japan is Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi had a serious fertility problem. When he died, he only left behind a child of a few years old, which gave Tokugawa Ieyasu an opportunity to take advantage of him.

After the Tokugawa family replaced the Toyotomi family, they also learned from their mistakes and also conferred titles on the royal family, enfeoffed a large number of daimyo relatives, and created the "Gosanke" and "Gosanke".

In a nutshell - in a feudal organization that respects hereditary succession, if the leader has a large number of descendants, it means that the organization has a stable successor.

In this way, the organization can develop stably and long-term, and members can continue to serve it without any worries.

On the contrary, following a leader without offspring is like working for a company that may go bankrupt and disband at any time.

To put it bluntly...if Qing Deng encounters an accident and unfortunately passes away, what will happen to the Shinsengumi? What will happen to the Shinsen Chamber of Commerce? What will happen to the Qinjin Domain?
It’s not hard to imagine—large-scale infighting will definitely break out!

The Shinsengumi and the Shinsen Chamber of Commerce are military groups and business organizations established by Aoto.

At this time when the domain was just being established and in urgent need of people with talent to govern the country, people like Yamanami Keisuke and Iwasaki Yataro directly held various important posts within the domain.

In other words, the core cadres of the Shinsengumi and the Shinsen Chamber of Commerce were basically equivalent to the ruling class of the Qinjin Domain.

Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Ichi and others were all ronin who escaped from their feudal domains.

Since they are ronin, it means they no longer have a master and are completely free.

The only exception is Kondo Isami.

Judging from the household registration, the Kondo family was a vassal of the shogunate, so Kondo Isami was a legitimate shogunate vassal.

Legally speaking, he was more like a valiant sent by the shogunate to Aoto temporarily.

[Note: In simple terms, a superior temporarily lends his subordinates to others for use. The person who is borrowed is called a "Jiqi"]

Because of this, in the recent "Great Reward" (a reward for suppressing the "Tenjugumi Rebellion"), although Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Ichi and others received corresponding generous rewards, only Kondo Isami was promoted in family salary.

However, whether it is Kondo Isami or others, their interests are now highly tied to Qingdeng.

The two sides have formed a close community of interests.

Qingdeng is honored, and they are also honored.

Qing Deng was humiliated, and they were also humiliated.

Although no official statement has been made to the public, and Aoto has not publicly accepted Kondo Isami and others as his subjects, since they are already in a relationship of mutual support, then what is the difference between them and "Aoto's retainers"?

Shinsengumi, Shinsen Chamber of Commerce, Qinjin Domain... They are not only Qingdeng's private property, but also the dream of many people.

I wonder how many people are eager to stand on the two hot spots called "Shinsengumi" and "Shinsen Chamber of Commerce" to personally practice "good winds will help me soar to the sky."

I don’t know how many people are hoping to board the big ship “Qinjinfan” and sail towards a bright future.

If all these "dreams" were gone...it's really hard to imagine how terrible things would happen!

"Try every possible means to reduce the power of feudal lords" has always been the basic national policy of the Edo Shogunate.

According to convention, if the lord of a domain died, the domain would be directly expelled, the territory would be confiscated, and all the samurai in the domain would become masterless ronin, leaving them to fend for themselves.

In order to avoid such a tragic ending, the ministers of each fiefdom all wished that their lord would have a large harem and give birth to a litter of cubs.

It is also for this reason that the culture of adoption is so prevalent.

It is better to keep the family name alive than to see it destroyed.

Tokugawa Iemochi had a very close relationship with Aoto - but his relationship with Kondo Isami and others was not close at all.

It is not difficult to imagine - if Qing Deng died today, then Tokugawa Iemochi's order to "abolish the Qinjin domain" would arrive tomorrow!

Similarly, if Aoto is gone, is it possible for the Shinsengumi and Shinsen Chamber of Commerce to still exist?
The massive infighting caused by the "lack of legal successor" alone is enough to cause the two organizations to fall apart.

Under Qing Deng's overwhelming and absolute force, the troublemakers headed by Serizawa Kame will still maintain their obedience on the surface.

But without Qing Deng's suppression, these guys would definitely show up at the first opportunity and cause trouble everywhere.

In short - if Qing Deng can get married as soon as possible and give birth to as many children as possible, it will greatly promote the stability of Qinjin Domain, Shinsengumi and Shinsen Chamber of Commerce.

Of course, regardless of these utilitarian factors, Qingdeng should indeed get married.

He is 21 years old this year.

In the Edo period, a bachelor of this age was almost considered a bachelor.

To be honest, Qingdeng is quite looking forward to getting married and having children.

He really wanted to try out the talent that he had never been able to use since the copying—the best stallion +7!

In the "Edo Conquest" that challenged all the martial arts masters in Edo more than half a year ago, Qing Deng copied this talent from Chiba Sadakichi.

The best stallion +7 - its excellent genes are easily passed on to offspring.

Qingdeng’s excellent genes...there are so many of them, so amazing!

He has nearly a hundred kinds of talents!

Although it is unlikely that all of these talents can be inherited, just inheriting a small part of them will be enough to make you a superior person!
In addition, Qing Deng also wanted to see with his own eyes what effect Kinoshita Mai's talent "milk" would have.

The baby nursed by Kinoshita Mai will surely be stronger and healthier. At this time, Qing Deng couldn't help but think of Tenshoin in Edo.

Tianzhangyuan’s talent is “many children, many blessings”, and its ability is to give birth to healthy and excellent children more easily.

Because Qing Deng is a male, he is not compatible with this talent and it cannot take effect.

Qing Deng couldn't help but think: If he and Tianzhangyuan were to marry, then it would be "many children and good fortune" + "the best stallion + 7"...

If we add Kinoshita Mai's "milk" to this...

What kind of baby will be born with these three talents?

Thinking of this, Qing Deng's expression gradually became strange.

He felt that he could mass-produce supermen together with Tenshoin and Mai Kinoshita!

Of course, the above is purely fantasy time.

If we want to mass-produce Superman, apart from other things, the first condition alone - integrating with Tianzhangyuan - is not feasible.

The marriage between the Queen Mother and her minister... for the world, this was still too shocking.

From the beginning, Kinoshita Mai's face turned red and she lowered her head without saying a word.

If you look closely, you can see faint translucent "steam" floating out from the top of its head.

Kinoshita Mai: (sneak peek)
Qingdeng: "..."

Kinoshita Mai: (sneak another peek)

Qingdeng: "..."

She kept sideways her eyes and stole glances at Qing Deng again and again.

It seemed as if she had something to say to Qing Deng, and also as if she was waiting for Qing Deng to say something to her.

This series of "side glances" that she thought were very hidden were all seen by Qing Deng.

While accepting Kinoshita Mai's "secret observation", Qing Deng thought to himself:

——After I finish the work at hand and have some free time, I will put the matter of "marriage" on the agenda...

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Both the Gu Mu couple are very talkative people.

Not only can he bring up interesting topics, but he also knows how to control the rhythm of the conversation.

It was a pleasure chatting with them and not tiring at all.

They talked about everything from interesting things happening around them to the latest gossips in the market.

However, Qing Deng, who had always been thinking about "Elody's logistical skills", was always paying attention to the time.

When he found that the hour hand on the clock had quietly turned a circle, he immediately changed his tone to serious:
"Mr. Gu Mu, Mrs. Gu Mu, we may have to say goodbye."

Seeing that Qing Deng wanted to leave, the couple naturally tried to keep him.

But after they found out that the other party was determined to leave, they no longer tried to keep him.

Kinoshita Mai did not express any dissatisfaction with Qing Deng's sudden departure - anyway, she already knew the specific address of the Gu Mu couple, so she could come and bother them again when she was free in the future.

Qing Deng grabbed the sword that was resting beside his right leg and stood up slowly.

Just as he put the sword back into his belt, his eyes suddenly caught something.

"Huh? This is it?"

Qing Deng blinked and looked straight at a corner of the hall - to be more precise, he looked at a Tang cabinet placed there.

[Note: Tang cabinet: a Chinese cabinet with legs]

He was so busy chatting with the Gu Mu couple that he only realized now that there was a "portrait" pasted on the surface of this Tang cabinet.

Qing Deng originally thought it was a painting, but after taking a closer look, he suddenly discovered: it was a wanted poster!
Komu Goro followed Qing Deng's gaze and chuckled a few times.

"Oh, this... This is a wanted poster for the 'Eternal Sword Master' Ogata Yoshisei."

When Qing Deng heard this, he was immediately surprised.

The wanted order for Ogata Yoshisei...it has become an antique.

The shogunate does not have enough energy and resources to continue to hunt down a ronin who is now wondering whether he is alive or dead.

Therefore, the shogunate stopped issuing wanted warrants for Ogata Yoshisei long ago.

What are currently circulating in the world are some very old "stocks".

Ah-Ming chuckled and interrupted:

"I posted this wanted poster. I admire Ogata Issei very much! In my eyes, Ogata Issei is the most handsome man in the world! So I have kept this wanted poster as a souvenir!"

——Is it really okay to say that other men are handsome in front of your husband?

Although he was complaining madly in his heart, Qing Deng remained calm on the surface and asked:
"Can I get closer, please, so I can take a closer look?"

Komu Goro spread his hands:

"Please."

Qing Deng immediately stepped forward and walked to the front of the Tang cabinet.

Mai Kinoshita and Elodie followed closely, and together with Qing Deng, they looked closely at the wanted poster of Ogata Issei.

I saw that the ink on the wanted poster had faded and many of the words on it were blurred.

It seems that this wanted poster is quite old.

Fortunately, the portrait above is still clear.

Qing Deng swept his eyes and carefully looked at Ogata Issei's "big portrait", not missing any details.

In general, Ogata Yoshisei had facial features that were neither handsome nor ugly.

She has no shaved topknot and wears her hair tied up - as someone who has the same hairstyle, Qing Deng has to give a thumbs up to this!
Judging from his facial features alone, it seems that Ogata Noriyoshi is just an ordinary man with ordinary looks.

It is really hard to imagine that this "ordinary man" could be the strongest swordsman in Japanese history.

--Um?

Suddenly, Qing Deng frowned slightly.

He leaned forward so that his eyes could get closer to the portrait, and the tip of his nose almost touched the counter.

——It looks so familiar... Where have I seen it before?

Strangely enough, Qing Deng always felt that Ogata Yisei's face looked very familiar...

In just a moment, his doubts were answered.

Qing Deng suddenly turned his head and looked at Gu Mu Goro not far away.

Then he looked back at the wanted poster in front of him.

Then he looked at Komaki Goro again.

Then I looked at the wanted poster again...

After repeating this several times, Qing Deng changed his tone to a joking one:

"Mr. Komuki, you look like Ogata Issei!"

As soon as these words came out, Gu Mu Wulang's face suddenly fell, and black lines appeared on his forehead.

As for Ating next to him, she pursed her lips, her cheeks puffed out like a squirrel, and she looked like she was trying hard not to laugh.

"Like? Are you sure? That's impossible! I should be much more handsome than this portrait, right?"

Goro Komaki expressed strong "protest" with an indignant look on his face.

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PS: Qingden's appearance is better than Ogata's. It has been mentioned many times in this book that Qingden has a good appearance.