I started with the Shinsengumi in Bakumatsu

Chapter 48 The weakness of the Shinsengumi is the weak shogunate
In Kyoto, it doesn't take long for a piece of gossip to spread throughout the streets, let alone the death of a minister?In the wine shop and the restaurant, the common people who knew how to talk would come up with this topic when they gathered together.

Talking about the fact that Zhongshan Tadamitsu was killed by a feudal lord of the Choshu Domain, and that the feudal lord was forced to commit suicide, everyone thought that the Choshu Domain was too weak.

Katsura Kogoro and Kusaka Genzui came out of Sanjo Sanimi's mansion and ate in a restaurant, and happened to hear the discussion of others.

"The Choshu Domain is a powerful domain, and it is really embarrassing to be forced to this point by the Shinsengumi."

"Isn't that right? Look at those Changzhou feudal lords who all have their eyes high above their heads and shout to respect the emperor and fight against the barbarians. It turns out they are silver pewter spearheads."

"The Shinsengumi are amazing, especially the director Yagyu Battousai, who is both capable of fighting and strategic. Even Katsura Kogoro was suppressed. I think this world still belongs to the shogunate."

As soon as these words came out, the grumpy Kusaka Genrui couldn't hold back his anger and stood up and shouted: "That's nonsense. The shogunate is bowing down to foreigners. How can it dominate the world?"

The guests at the next table knew that Kusaka Genrui was not to be trifled with as soon as they saw him, and their momentum immediately weakened. They could only defend themselves in front of him: "The way the world is, it's useless for you to argue with us."

Hisaka Genrui's punch hit the cotton, which was indescribably uncomfortable.

Katsura Kogoro pulled Hisasaka Genrui down, shook his head and said: "Xuanrui, don't worry, we haven't lost yet."

Hisaka Genzui said anxiously: "Mr. Katsura, today the streets are talking about the power of the Shinsengumi, and our Choshu clan has become a clown. How can I endure it?"

Katsura Kogoro drank a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Genrui, although I lost this round, I saw the Shinsengumi's biggest weakness."

Hisaka Genrui suddenly became energetic and quickly stopped Katsura Kogoro from talking. He immediately pulled Katsura Kogoro to leave the cooking house.

Katsura Kogoro said quickly: "Wait a minute, Xuan Rui, Yagyu Battosai himself also knows about this matter."

Kusaka Gensui was a little confused, Katsura Kogoro sat down again, stretched out his hand to signal Kusaka Gensui to sit down as well, and said: "The Shinsengumi was a miscellaneous team composed of farmers, businessmen, and ordinary people from the beginning.

Although Yagyu Battousai was promoted to the direct guard by the general due to his merit, he was not a serious samurai after all. What would you make the imperial family members of Edo think of such a team?
The Shinsengumi can only be reused by the shogunate if they continue to perform meritorious services. The more meritorious services the Shinsengumi performs, the more dissatisfied the imperial family will be. I am not optimistic about the future of the Shinsengumi, and I am afraid that I will not be able to escape the outcome of having great achievements that shake the master. "

Kusaka Genrui shook his head and said, "Is this considered their weakness?"

Katsura Kogoro smiled and said: "I haven't finished yet. The weakness of the Shinsengumi is the shogunate. This time, the shogunate is well aware of Nakayama Tadamitsu's incident. However, Hitotsubashi Keiki chose to keep things quiet, and the Shinsengumi could only listen. Do you understand what I am doing?"

Kusaka Genzui suddenly became enlightened and said excitedly: "I understand, the shogunate doesn't want to break up with our Choshu clan just yet. No matter how the Shinsengumi bites us, without the shogunate's order, the actions of the Shinsengumi are just to scare us. It's just a human being. For 300 years, the shogunate actually relied on the Shinsengumi to gain power, bah!"

Katsura Kogoro nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, now you don't have to worry about the Shinsengumi."

Kusaka Genrui picked up a glass of wine and drank it, and said happily: "This lackey will definitely not end well!"

Yamazaki Hao, who had been monitoring Katsura Kogoro and Kusaka Genrui, didn't look too good when he heard these words, and he immediately checked out and left.

Yamazaki Hao changed his appearance, came near the camp, found Kui Shimada, and told Kui Shimada what happened in the cooking house. Kui Shimada hesitated for a while, but he still told Hijikata Toshizo, and then Hijikata Toshizo told Yagyu .

The atmosphere in the lobby was a bit solemn, and only Souji Okita was still smiling carelessly.

In the dull atmosphere, Kondo Isamu was the first to break the atmosphere and said: "This is all Mr. Katsura's speculation. It cannot be believed. Our loyalty is visible to the world. His Majesty the Emperor and the General also saw our achievements and commended us. We must believe in the shogunate and the shogun!"

Hijikata Toshizo said somewhat pessimistically: "Although Katsura Kogoro is annoying, his words make sense."

Saito, who remained silent, said: "If this is the case, then we can only rely on the sword in our hands."

Nagakura Shinpachi shook his head and said: "You can't believe everything the enemy says, but the other party is right about one thing. We need to obey the shogunate's orders. Isn't that the case this time?
After a lot of effort, we finally got hold of the Choshu clan, but both the court and the shogunate chose to settle the matter, so what has happened to everything we did? "Ogata Shuntaro nodded and said: "Director, if the Choshu Domain seizes this, it will be difficult for us to act in the future. "

"Chief!"

Everyone looked at Yagyu above who was concentrating with his eyes closed.

Yagyu knew the fate of the Shinsengumi better than anyone. After the bloodless opening of the city of Edo, the Shinsengumi was abandoned by all forces in the shogunate. Kondo Isamu was disappointed and surrendered to the new government and was killed. Hijikata Toshizo persisted in the resistance war. Died in Hokkaido.

And Yagyu understands what Katsura Kogoro said even more, that after the world is at peace, he and the Shinsengumi, who have achieved great success, will be gradually purged by the old and new forces.

But he is not one to sit still.

Yagyu opened his eyes with bright eyes, looked around at everyone, and said loudly: "We are all gathered here because we have great ambitions in our hearts, intending to revitalize the country and save all people.

What we do is for the right thing. No matter what the future holds, we should firm up our goals and move forward!
With everyone working together, all problems can be solved! "

Kondo Isamu said excitedly: "The director is right, we just need to do what we should do!"

Hijikata Toshizo glanced at Yagyu and said meaningfully: "It turns out that the director has already thought about it."

Okita Souji was confused. He just said with a happy face: "It's good if we are all together. Why should we care about where we are and what we are doing?"

Harada Sanosuke was even simpler. He held Nagakura Shinpachi in his arms and said, "I am a very casual person. I will go wherever everyone goes."

Nagakura Shinpachi said: "I am not working for the shogunate, but for this country. This is my attitude."

Yagyu immediately agreed: "Okay, everyone, please don't worry about this matter anymore. In short, as long as I am here, the Shinsengumi will not have any problems. From now on, you only need to concentrate on dealing with the imperial competition.

One thousand vassal soldiers from the Aizu Domain have already entered the capital, and the Aizu Domain still needs some time to adjust, so the imperial military performance will be held around the end of this month, so everyone must be prepared. "

Sanosuke Harada said excitedly: "Okay! I think I should let the emperor see the scar of my seppuku. You can see this..."

Harada Sanosuke started his traditional art again, lifting up his clothes to show others the scar of his seppuku. The people in the Shinsengumi had already seen it. Every time a new team member came, he would go up to chat, and then lift the Open your clothes and show them to others.

He even showed it to a woman and was almost beaten as a gangster.

Of course Harada Sanosuke has this kind of character, and everyone is used to it.

Seeing Harada Sanosuke lift his clothes, Hijikata Toshizo laughed and scolded: "Sanonosuke, the emperor has no intention of looking at your scars."

Kondo Yuya said: "Sanosuke, don't lift your clothes then, it's too embarrassing."

Harada Sanosuke stepped aside and said a little unhappy: "What? How can such an interesting thing be embarrassing..."

"Hahaha…"

Okita Souji took the lead in laughing, and the room was instantly filled with a happy atmosphere. Even Yagyu couldn't help but smile.

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