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Chapter 881 The current queen summoned Qing Deng? [4300]

Qing Deng's statement was very long... After all, the troops he commanded this time were a huge army of 200,000!
He couldn't afford to be careless in such a shocking battle.

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, raised his eyes quietly, looked at Tokugawa Iemochi, and waited for his reply.

Tokugawa Iemochi stared at the map on the table, looking thoughtful.

After a moment, he curled up the corners of his mouth and smiled bitterly:
"...To be honest, I have no say in this."

He said in a self-deprecating tone:
"I grew up in the palace and don't know anything about military affairs."

"Let alone leading an army of 20 to fight, even if you asked me to take 200 people to enjoy the spring, I can't guarantee that I can bring the whole team back intact."

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

"In short, the 'Tsuwano Front' and the 'Kokura Front' were feints. Their main goal was to tie down Choshu's forces and distract them."

"As long as the 'Aki Front', which is the main attack direction, can achieve victory, Choshu will be doomed."

Qing Deng nodded:
"Yes, that's exactly it."

The reason why Qingdeng chose the "Aki Front" as the main battlefield is because the terrain here is relatively flat, which will be much more convenient whether it is advancing or supplying supplies to the front line.

As long as they break through the Choshu army's defense line in the Aki direction, they will be able to attack the heartland of Suho in one go, and then march straight in, capture Hagi Castle, and destroy Choshu!
Tokugawa Iemochi looked at the map again:
"...Tachibana-kun, I can't offer any decent suggestions, so just fight as you wish."

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

"When necessary, you don't need to ask Edo for instructions. You can handle things on your own and don't delay military affairs."

After hearing this, Qing Deng was stunned for a moment, then he immediately came to his senses and loudly said "yes".

Let Qingdeng handle all the affairs on the front line by himself - this is not surprising.

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

However...the second half of Tokugawa Iemochi's words are shocking.

When necessary, you don't have to ask Edo for permission and can act on your own... The "freedom" and "operability" involved are too great!
Even Qing Deng, who was used to seeing Tokugawa Iemochi's generosity, couldn't help but think to himself:

——Your Highness...isn’t he worried that I will rebel?
With an army of 200,000 men at their disposal, the front line far away from the shogunate's ruling area, the shogunate has the power to execute first and report later, and the shogunate does not have strong control over this army... these conditions are tailor-made for rebellion!
It is no exaggeration to say that if Qing Deng was an ambitious and greedy person, he would be fully capable of wearing the yellow robe and rebelling against his mother.

Qing Deng could imagine that after learning that Tokugawa Iemochi had granted him such great power, many shogunate retainers would definitely protest fiercely.

"General, please think twice", "Your Highness, you are nurturing a tiger to harm yourself!", "My lord! Please remember the old events of Tianbao!"... These words have been said countless times and will be mentioned again and again without getting tired of it.

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

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

However, in recent years, there have been more and more people who dislike Aoto or who are worried about the future of the shogunate, secretly calling Aoto "An Lushan of Edo."

This title is not wrong.

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

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

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

An Lushan had hundreds of thousands of elite border troops under his command.

Aoto commanded two elite forces, the Shinsengumi and the Hachioji Thousand People's Unity, the latter of which was deployed directly at the doorstep of the shogunate.

An Lushan was very popular among the people in Hebei.

Qingdeng is very popular among the people in the Gyeonggi region.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was very fond of An Lushan.

Tokugawa Iemochi favored Aoto very much.

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

For the shogunate retainers, Qing Deng has now become like the "Sword of Damocles".

They were afraid that Qing Deng would also shout the slogan of "clearing the court" one day.

In fact, even Qing Deng himself felt that Tokugawa Iemochi was too partial to him.

Rewards were given in large quantities, official positions were promoted rapidly, and military power was given away at will.

No wonder people think there is some unspeakable 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 wondered if the other party had some intentions on his dick or something else...

What exactly did Tokugawa Iemochi want?

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 my, it's already this late..."

As he spoke, he took out his pocket watch, confirmed the current time, and looked up at Qing Deng and said:
"If I make Kazumiya wait too long, she might get angry."

"Ok?"

——How come a “Prince Kazu” suddenly appeared?
The unexpected name made Qing Deng startled.

Tokugawa Iemochi smiled and said:
"Jujun, just last night, He Gong specifically told me: After I finish talking to you about business, I will let you go meet her."

The doubt on Qing Deng's face grew even more:
"Meeting with His Majesty Kazumiya? Why?"

"You'll know when you meet Kazumiya. For now, I'll keep you in suspense."

After saying this, 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 right now. Tachibana-kun, after meeting with Kazunomiya, go to the 'rest room' and wait for me. I have something very important and serious to tell you in person."

"'Very important, very serious matter'... What is it? Can't you tell me now?"

Tokugawa Iemochi shook his head slightly.

"That won't do. Remember, it's 'rest time'. Don't go wrong. 'Rest time', 'Rest time'."

He repeatedly emphasized "rest time", 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 and looked at Tokugawa Iemochi who had become a "riddler" in confusion.

Tokugawa Iemochi smiled, and a strange emotion appeared again in the depths of his eyes.

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Princess Kazunomiya, 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 propose a marriage to the imperial court.

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

First of all, Princess Kazunomiya was engaged to Prince Arisugawa Akuhito when she was only 6 years old.

Suddenly asking her to break off her engagement and marry someone else...from a moral perspective, Kazunomiya found it hard to accept.

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

She believed that Kanto was a barbaric and desolate place, and that the people of Kanto were a bunch of rude and uncultured savages.

In her eyes, there is no difference between marrying the Shogun and marrying a Uruk-Og.

All in all, after trying every possible means, Prince Kazunomiya was finally persuaded to agree to the marriage.

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

Anyway, these conditions were harmless, so I agreed to them all.

In this way, Princess Kazunomiya became the current Go-dai-sho (the main wife of the Shogun, similar to the empress) of the shogunate.

At that time, Aoto served as a side official and a servant of the Imperial Court, responsible for managing the Shogun's concubines, small taxpayers, and doctors, as well as the miscellaneous affairs of the Rochu and the Shogun, and in charge of all affairs of the O-oku (the Shogun's harem).

Since he was the official in charge of the harem, Qing Deng was naturally no stranger to He Gong, and they had had a lot of exchanges.

Of course, due to the huge difference in status, Qing Deng had never had direct communication with Kazumiya himself.

Even when they were talking face to face, it was the Mijo-sama who was beside Kazunomiya who conveyed the message.

[Note: The high-ranking female officials around the Imperial Court cannot marry in their lifetime, and even the general himself cannot have physical contact with them]

Therefore, he had more contact with Qing Deng mainly through the female officials around Gong.

Because of this, Qing Deng deeply felt the regional discrimination of the people in Kyoto, and how annoying these women from the imperial court were, each of them was full of trouble.

Qing Deng seldom swore, and he didn't like to belittle others with words. He preferred to use his hands rather than his mouth.

However, he rarely referred to the female officials around Princess Kazunomiya as "stinky bitches", which shows Qing Deng's disgust for them.

Sometimes they asked Qing Deng to buy authentic official clothing and Kyoto utensils, and sometimes they "suggested" Qing Deng to learn the noble Kyoto accent and stop speaking in the rude Kanto accent... There were endless requests, torturing Qing Deng in various ways.

If Qing Deng had any objection, they would use the excuse that "You are a servant of the Imperial Court, and it is your duty to serve the Imperial Court" to suppress Qing Deng.

That would have been fine, but what was even more infuriating was that Qing Deng had to endure their sarcasm endlessly.

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

Whenever these bitches talk to Qing Deng, they always end up talking about Qing Deng in a roundabout way.

Either they mock Qing Deng's accent, or they make fun of Qing Deng's outfit... In short, they are trying to show their superiority by belittling Kanto people.

As a result, there was a period of time when Qing Deng would feel nauseous and cold sweats would break out on his back whenever he heard a female voice with a Kyoto accent - this was the extent of the damage these bitches had caused to Qing Deng.

It was only recently that his "Kyoto accent phobia" was finally slightly alleviated.

However, Qing Deng had no feelings towards Kazumiya himself, neither liking him nor disliking him - after all, they had never even spoken to each other.

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

Because wherever He Gong is, there will definitely be those bitches.

But since He Gong summoned him, he had no choice but to do it no matter how unwilling he was...

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The O-oku was the harem of the Shogun, where the Shogun's wife, concubines, and children lived.

According to the shogunate regulations, no male animals except the general were allowed to enter the O-oku unless there were special circumstances such as "inviting a doctor to see a patient" or "inviting a carpenter to repair a room".

All the servants in the Great Ori, whether they are sweeping the floor or doing laundry, are women, and even pets can only be female.

Even when he was serving as a sidekick and a servant of the imperial court, Qing Deng never set foot in the Ooku.

However, the Godaisho (the shogun's main wife) could receive visitors at the "opposite-sho" in the O-oku.

At this moment, under the leadership of Mihirozashiki, Qing Deng strode to the opposite side.

【Note: The Miscellaneous Affairs Section of the Ooku would be on standby at the Miokuzashiki. When an official visited the Ooku, the person in charge of this position would be responsible for entertaining the guest.】

During this time, he met many acquaintances.

"Ah! Lord Niou! Long time no see!"

"Lord Niou, do you still remember me?"

"Lord Niou! Greetings!"

After stepping into the territory of the Great Ao, countless beauties immediately surrounded Qing Deng.

Although Qing Deng did not serve as a side official and a servant of the imperial court for a particularly long time, he successfully won the favor of most of the female officials in the O-oku with his excellent work ability and outstanding personal charm.

Seeing Qing Deng coming to the O-oku after a long absence, these female officials became excited and greeted Qing Deng enthusiastically.

After hearing that "King Ni is coming", some female officials even put down all the work at hand and rushed to meet Qing Deng.

Due to time constraints, Qing Deng didn't have time to chat with them. He could only say hello briefly and then hurriedly said goodbye.

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The rest room is located in the middle of the hall and is adjacent to the Hagi Corridor. It is divided into an upper section and a lower section.

The upper part is where the general sleeps. After getting up, the general will order the young man to help him comb his hair.

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

"Mother, please!"

Tokugawa Iemochi made a "please" gesture and led Tenshoin into the upper part of the rest room.

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

Tenshoin walked into the room and cast a puzzled look at Tokugawa Iemochi.

"Nothing, I just have some free time today, and I want to chat with my mother after a long time."

After saying this, Tokugawa Iemochi showed a harmless smile.

"Is that so...Okay, then let's have a good chat today and improve our relationship."

Out of trust in Tokugawa Iemochi, she did not doubt it and sat down with her knees bent.

Because she trusted him 100%, she did not notice anything strange about Tokugawa Iemochi - the next moment after she sat down, Tokugawa Iemochi raised the corners of his lips, revealing a strange expression of "knowing the plan".

The next moment, with the help of his innate "Emperor's Art", he quickly recovered and sat calmly opposite Tianzhang Courtyard.

[Note: The emperor's skill: the ability to control facial muscles is extremely good]

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