[Gintama] The Story of Me and Curly Yaksha

My Story with Curly Yaksha 23

After that, Zhi Yi was in a state of trance. He walked unsteadily on the street without knowing who he had knocked over, and he couldn't feel it when he was hurt. Regardless.

Frightening several residents to be reported, the patrol police who passed by eventually took her back to the bureau as a crazy woman and temporarily locked her up with those drunks and alcoholics.

Zhi Yi didn't resist at all, and followed the patrolman to the dressing room honestly, then sat down in the corner, still curled up with his knees hugged.

The guard glanced at her, caught her bloodshot eyes unexpectedly, and couldn't help shivering, "What's wrong with this woman? She looks so scary!"

"No, I don't know either. The residents said that she is not normal. Well, there are many such people now anyway. After all, the war has just been defeated."

As he said, there are indeed a lot of refugees in Edo now, and it is impossible for them to manage them all. They can only be driven to some marginal areas, such as Kabukicho, and the city should be kept clean. .And if the gangsters near the residences of the big shots have to be dealt with strictly, even if they are just drunks, they have to be locked up for two days before they can be released. This is also a face-saving project.

Zhiyi was originally wandering around the Ikeda family's house, and there were some dignitaries nearby, so she was imprisoned because of her abnormal appearance.If she was hanging around in other remote areas of Edo, no one would care about her.

"Anyway, let's check her identity first. The superiors are really troublesome. They just assign us some boring and cumbersome tasks. If you are so free, you can't control the refugees outside the city. They make troubles every day. Our side There is no more free time, and we need to arrange some work for us to find political spies..." A patrolman couldn't help complaining.

"What do you know, the top is also in chaos now, the state of the mud bodhisattva crossing the river."

Since the invasion of heaven and man, the political situation of the country has undergone great changes, not to mention the big ones, but from a small point of view, as far as the struggle for the power of the nobles in the shogunate is concerned, it is much more intense than before.

There have long been refugees outside the city, and the voices of the people are full of complaints. These high-level government officials are still busy bringing down their political opponents, and the police have to accompany these big shots in the spy game and help them thoroughly investigate those from different parties. Spy, really ridiculous.

These words floated into Zhiyi's ears, but she didn't respond, she was still curled up in the corner, but her eyes gradually changed from muddled to clear.

Although the news of Yinshi's death had a great impact on her at the beginning, causing her thoughts to be confused for a while, it was not enough to heal with time. After so many days, she gradually calmed down, but the sadness left in her heart was hard to bear Disperse.

In fact, there is nothing to complain about. In this troubled world, life and death are already the norm. It is not easy for a person to live until now.When I escaped alone from the Duanzhou Fan, I had already realized that even if I died on the way, it would be okay.

She just didn't expect to meet someone who was important to her. All of this came too fast, and she lost it so fast that she couldn't handle it.

Her eyes gradually returned to their original calmness, and she no longer refused to eat or drink, and she would endure the food brought by the guards, because she knew that she could not die yet.

From the very beginning, she thought, the incident had seemed strange and had attracted his attention.It may be that the authorities are obsessed with onlookers, and Yinshi they want to find the teacher's life experience is a mystery. She thinks that Yinshi has already noticed it, but they selectively ignore it. Firstly, they don't want to delve into the teacher's past, so they resisted. Knowing the past of the teacher, and secondly, even knowing it is useless.

The key lies in Yoshida Shoyang, who is that person.Why did the Heavenly Dao Congregation be dispatched to imprison him? What is the difference between a private school teacher like him.

It was rumored that Sakata Gintoki personally killed the teacher in order to get back his companions. After that, the three of them fell apart and went their separate ways.

Thinking of this, Zhiyi couldn't help but put down the chopsticks in his hand, frowned slightly, and then slowly closed his eyes.

Killing one's important teacher with one's own hands, bearing the hatred of one's best friend, what a painful feeling it must be... Yinshi...

After a while, she opened her eyes, held on to the chopsticks to finish the rest of the meal, and swallowed hard.

She thought that according to the general process, a guy like her would be released after two more days of detention. After that, she would definitely find a way to find out what Gintoki experienced in the last battle at that time, and Yoshida Matsuyo identity of.

If she doesn't know these things, she won't be able to let go in her life.

She endured two days in the bedroom, and on the third day someone came in. She thought it was the patrolman who let her out, but unexpectedly it was a familiar person.

In front of him was an uncle with silver-gray hair and sunglasses combed back. He exuded this kind of nouveau riche and high-ranking temperament that was completely different from the surrounding patrol police.

"You are..." Zhiyi blinked.

"If it weren't for this extraordinary moment, we must thoroughly investigate the criminals in the area where the nobles and dignitaries live, and we really wouldn't be able to find you."

The uncle with the back of his head saw the dirty look of the girl in front of him, exhaled, and half-jokingly said, "Princess Hayasaka, why did you get into this look?"

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The police department, who had to thoroughly investigate political enemies and spies for the nobles, accidentally took the weaving clothes back to the brothel. Out of the mentality of dealing with those annoying nobles, they investigated the identities of the drunkards and lunatics in the brothels, and only then did they investigate Hayasaka. Zhiyi used to be a nobleman as the daughter of the lord of the Tanshu domain.

If it weren't for such a coincidence, Zhiyi would probably have been able to hang out in Edo as a commoner, and I don't know if it was luck or misfortune.

A feudal princess was taken as a mad woman and locked up in the douche room. It was a matter of seppuku. The patrol department quickly reported it, so Matsudaira Katakurihu, the head of the Metropolitan Police Department, came to have a look. .

Therefore, Zhiyi was picked up by the special car of the Metropolitan Police Department. On the way, he was sent to take a shower and put on a decent furisode kimono. Transforming into a dusty beauty in an instant is simply a 180-degree change.

It's just that because of the blows received during this period, his face looks a little haggard, and his originally weak temperament is now as fragile as a weak willow supporting the wind, and he is even more pitiful.

"It's not bad, it's not good for a girl to be sloppy. Uncle, I also have a daughter, and I will buy her a lot of things without knowing it." Songping looked at the tidy clothes, and said with a bit of a gangster Said intonation.

"Thank you, Mr. Matsudaira." Zhiyi bowed slightly to thank you.

"Let's go, the general has been waiting for you."

Zhiyi got on the car, and the special car drove directly in the direction of the shogunate.Zhiyi was not surprised that he would be sent to the shogunate to meet the general. It should be said that this was the purpose of his trip.

The friend that Hayasaka Ori wanted to visit was Tokugawa Momo, after all, he was a nobleman of this country, and Ori and many heirs of noble families had seen each other before, for no other reason than because the feudal lord wanted to give her a suitable husband marriage.

She met Tokugawa Momomo at a tea party among noble heirs. Tokugawa Momomo was trained by Tokugawa as a puppet general since he was a child, but even a puppet is still a general and the authority of this country. At that time, the feudal lord hoped to include himself A daughter is given to the general, even if she can't become a wife and concubine, so she chose the most beautiful weaving clothes.

Zhiyi had no interest in that tea party at first, but after she talked with Mao Mao, she felt sympathy for Mao Mao.In the final analysis, power is also a double-edged sword. Those who have it can call the wind and rain, and experience the thrill of being under one person and above ten thousand people, while those who are bound by power will lose their freedom and live the life of a canary bird in a cage.

She and Tokugawa Momo are both canaries bound by power, the only difference is that now that the Short State Clan is destroyed, she escaped and her cage was shattered.

But after all, he is a rare friend of his own, so after escaping, Zhiyi's idea was to visit his general friend in Edo. , as an ordinary person, when he was taken out by Matsudaira Katurihu to play...ah no, when Weifu is visiting, he just needs to find a way to meet him.After that, I lived in Edo as an ordinary person, and Tokugawa Momo continued to be his general. The two would probably be the kind of friends who would hardly meet again.

But now that the identity of the nobleman was exposed, she was not expected to be sent directly to the shogunate to meet.

Zhiyi looked at the scenery outside the car window, his eyes darkened, "I don't know how the general is doing these days? Why did you summon me?"

"What a surprise, is it such a tone? The young general said that you and him are very good friends." Songping said.

Zhiyi chuckled, "I don't mind calling him 'Little General'."

"We made an agreement. If we meet as friends, we will find a way to meet in private as ordinary people. But if we meet as monarchs and ministers, we will meet directly like we are doing now. "

"If he really regarded me as a friend, he wouldn't approach me in this way. Since identity is involved, he is no longer a friend." Zhiyi's eyes looked calm, but if you look closely, you will feel It's cold in it.

"Then you misunderstood, the general also has difficulties." Uncle Songping said with a puff of smoke.

Zhiyi looked over and wanted to say something. At this time, the car had stopped, and when he looked up, he could see the castle tower of Edo Castle, which was once a symbol of national power, but now it was reduced to a decoration.Seeing this city, Zhiyi still didn't say what he said, maybe because he felt a little helpless.

"Forget it, it's hard for everyone to protect themselves in this situation, and it's not easy for him." Zhiyi finally sighed.

Since the shogunate was forced to surrender, the general Tokugawa Momo has become a puppet. It was originally a marionette in the hands of his uncle Tokugawa Dingding, but now that the forces of heaven and man have entered, it has almost become house arrest. Degree.

The staff and factions below are fighting for power and profit, collaborating with the businessmen of heaven and man to do many things that endanger the country. If something happens, he, the puppet general, will probably be regarded as a scapegoat.

The only way is to seize power and win in this vortex of power, but this is not easy. The general's meeting objects and schedule are all controlled by Tokugawa. Deal with the state of isolation.

The best way is to win over some forces outside the power center, such as the vassal army, vassal nobles, etc.These local nobles have never been able to get along with the officials of the shogunate, but as the general's staff, they are very trustworthy.

Knitting obviously fit those criteria, so she couldn't help but think about it.Thinking of this, she could only sigh helplessly. She really couldn't blame the general for breaking the promise between their friends. The puppet general whose actions were blocked and monitored was the only way for him to see his friends. After meeting in the shogunate, she will be supervised as a related party of the shogun.

Forget it, what is the point of summoning her here in such a hurry?Although the conditions are met, it should not be to win her over. After all, the Duanzhou clan has been destroyed, and she has no power at all now.

"Tokugawa-kun has also grown up. He used to be a more innocent person, but now I have to speculate on his thoughts. This is worthy of praise. As a monarch, you have to make your retainers afraid of guessing." Zhiyi and Matsudaira passed She passed the inspection of the guards of the castle tower and entered it, and followed one of the guards into it. She muttered to herself that the "compliment" she said was indeed a compliment, not irony.

In her opinion, being a superior person should make people feel unpredictable. Tokugawa Momo is still very good as a friend, but as a monarch, he is really too naive and ignorant of the world.

"Thank you for the compliment, A Zhi. You are still the same, so smart and beautiful."

A familiar word passed into Zhiyi's ears, and Zhiyi looked in shock at the guard of the castle tower who was in charge of leading the way, while Matsudaira Katurihu breathed out smoke as expected, and waved his hand, "Uncle, don't bother!" You young people have spoken." The gesture left leisurely.

The guard in front of him took off his disguise, stuck a fake beard on his face that didn't fit him, and wore a guard uniform that didn't match his identity.In front of Zhiyi's eyes was a young man who looked handsome and serious, with his hair in a bun.He is the symbol of power in this city, General Tokugawa Shigeru who conquered barbarians.

"Tokugawa-kun..." Zhiyi's almond eyes widened, she couldn't believe that she would meet her Edo friend in this way.

"If we meet as friends, we will find a way to meet in private as ordinary people... This is an agreement between us. I will not violate the agreement with my friends no matter what."