Nowadays, Aoshinobu has a small status in the shogunate.

If it was in his domain's territory, he might not be able to do it.

But as long as it is within the territory of the shogunate, no matter where the household registration is, you only need to go to that place to get a letter, and the agent of that place will be busy helping Aishoto get it done.

[Note: Daikan: the middle- and lower-level officials in charge of the military, government, agriculture, and industry in Japan's medieval times, which can be understood as local grassroots officials]

For Qingdeng, this trivial matter is just a matter of opening his mouth, spending a few spittles, and lifting a finger.

As soon as Kinoshita Mai's front leg finished speaking, her back leg Ayoto took the trouble and answered without hesitation:

"Of course!"

"If he can make great achievements as promised, all the conditions I promised him will be fulfilled one by one!"

"I will help him get Nagasaki household registration as quickly as possible."

"Twelve thousand taels of gold, even one tael will be enough for him."

"'Integrity' and 'bribery' are inseparable twins."

"If I become a villain who breaks my word, who else will sacrifice their life for me from now on?"

After hearing this, Kinoshita Mai was silent for a moment.

Before she could, she puffed up her cheeks and pursed her lips:

"Qingdeng, I still think that giving that guy twelve thousand taels of gold as a reward is really a waste..."

Looking at the emotional Kinoshita Mai, Qingto couldn't help but laugh:

"Ah Wu, this little money is of no importance at all, it's just a small amount."

"If we can successfully destroy the Tosa Kinwang Party, how can the benefits obtained be comparable to that of a mere ten thousand gold?"

What Qingdeng said was not bragging.

Twelve thousand taels of gold—for an average family, this may be an astronomical sum that is unimaginable.

But for the Shinsengumi, who already had 3,000 generals, stable financial resources, and received an annual payment of 20,000 taels of gold from the shogunate, this was indeed just a small amount of money.

Kinoshita Mai was silent for a while.

Suddenly, she spoke again:

"Qingden, since it is now confirmed that the Tosa King's party is trying to harm us, then why do we need to collect evidence?"

“Isn’t it enough to just mobilize the army, blockade the Tosa Domain’s residence, surround them and annihilate them?”

"With their little fighting power, they are no match for us."

As soon as she finished speaking, she was immediately refuted by Qingdeng.

"Ah Wu, that's not okay."

As he spoke, he put on a serious and serious tone.

"Scorning morality and advocating force, as long as there is force everything will be fine - this kind of thinking is unacceptable."

"The most typical case of relying on one's own martial prowess and ultimately being defeated is Xiang Yu."

"Think about how brave Xiang Yu was back then?"

"The cauldron is broken, the boat is destroyed, and the hundred and two Qin passes finally belong to Chu."

"He defeated the Qin army, put down the rebellion in Qilu, and defeated Liu Bang so much that he abandoned his armor and even his son and daughter."

"But what about in the end?"

"He fought victoriously all his life, but in the end he was defeated in Gaixia. He couldn't even protect his own woman, and ended up with the tragic end of committing suicide in Wujiang River."

"The reason is that Xiang Yu does not abide by morality and is superstitious about his own strength. He thinks that he can level the world and maintain his position as the overlord forever by relying on force alone."

"On the other hand, his opponent Liu Bang understands the power of morality."

"Xiang Yu keeps winning, but his friends are getting fewer and fewer, and his enemies are getting more and more."

"Liu Bang keeps losing, but his enemies are getting fewer and fewer, and his friends are getting more and more."

"Liu Bang can lose eight times out of ten, but Xiang Yu can't afford to lose even once."

"A similar example is Napoleon in France."

"Like Xiang Yu, Napoleon possessed extraordinary military talent and was invincible on the battlefield."

"He kept fighting and winning, but there were more and more enemies, and he was finally defeated in Waterloo."

"He and Xiang Yu are the same type of people. They will always win, and they are always winning, but they will fail one day, and that will be their day of doom."

"We cannot imitate Xiang Yu and Napoleon."

"The stronger we become, the more we must abide by morality and not bully the weak."

"Only in this way can we obtain power that is more powerful than mere 'force'."

"It is true that we have now determined that the Tosa King's party is trying to do us harm."

"However, if we raise troops to attack and destroy the Tosa King's Party without providing any solid evidence, how will the people of the world view us?"

"No matter when and where we are, we must uphold the basic principle of 'having a good reputation' and must not act on impulse."

“Accumulate ‘people’s hearts’ and ‘morality’ bit by bit.”

"One day, the accumulated 'people's hearts' and 'morality' will form an overwhelming force! Overwhelm the disloyal people in the world!"

Kinoshita Mai listened as if she didn't understand.

"Hmm... I'm so unwilling..."

She bit her teeth lightly, a look of anger appearing on her pretty face.

"You know who the murderer is, but you can't fight back..."

Qingden smiled slightly and reached out to stroke Kinoshita Mai's hair.

"Ah Wu, please bear with it a little longer, those clowns won't be able to dance for much longer."

At the same moment when he finished speaking, Qingdeng's expression was dominated by strong coldness.

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Today’s Kyoto is simply a powder keg!

Those eye-catching big news appeared one after another, which made people breathless.

On July 20, the imperial court announced that the emperor would visit the mausoleum of Emperor Yamato Jimmu and Kasuga Taisha Shrine.

At the same time, news spread wildly in the market: The Zunbo faction will take this opportunity to kidnap the emperor and burn the imperial palace!

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Chapter completed!