Speaking of which, he and the Eighth Prince Qianren share a lot of fate.

Two of his buddies—Isamu Kondo and Toshizo Hijikata—are both farmers in Tama.

Tama is adjacent to Hachioji, so the former is deeply influenced by the latter.

Not only do the two places have similar dialects and similar customs, they even have extremely similar mental states.

They all have a strong martial ethos, they all respect the Tokugawa family very much, and they all live a life of half soldiers and half farmers.

It can be said that although a thousand people in Tama are not of one mind, it is better than a thousand people of one mind.

In addition to Kondo Isamu and Hijikata Toshizo, there is another person under Aoto who has a deep connection with Qianren Tongxin.

That is Genzaburo Inoue, captain of the Sixth Division and a diligent old scalper from the Trial Guard Hall.

Kondo Isamu and Hijikata Toshizo can only be regarded as distant relatives, while Genzaburo Inoue is directly a descendant of the eighth prince, Senren Tongxin!

Therefore, Qingdeng not only did not feel hesitant about this brand-new army that would be under his command from now on, but instead felt a strange sense of familiarity and intimacy.

If conditions allowed, he would like to immediately get on Carrot's broad back, rush to the Eighth Prince at high speed, see with his own eyes the current situation of thousands of people working together, and train him according to the actual situation... Ah, no, training

This army of country soldiers.

Unfortunately, after settling the British ships in Edo Bay, Aoto turned around and devoted himself to the next important matter without stopping - the Shinsengumi's Edo conscription - and was temporarily unable to deal with other matters.

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The British ships evacuated, the official reward for Aoto was issued, and Edo was full of vitality again.

The townspeople who had escaped from Edo returned to Edo one after another.

The traders who were hiding at home for fear of being bombed also opened their shop doors again, picked up their poles, and appeared in the streets and alleys of Edo.

Yoshiwara, Ryogoku Hirokoji, Nihonbashi...the prosperity of the past is restored in various places in Edo.

Although it is still not comparable to what it was before the pilgrimage order was abolished, it is no longer the lifeless look that Qingdeng saw when he first returned.

As the hero who saved all of Edo, Ayoto's reputation has naturally increased a lot.

Aoshito's three major achievements previously - severely inflicting heavy losses on the barbarian subjugation group, annihilating the Shimizu clan, and defeating the Ise rebel army - could not arouse widespread resonance among the people of Edo.

Not to mention the latter, the battlefield was far away from Edo, so it was difficult for the scholars and people of Edo to have a deep understanding of this.

As for the first two, they indeed eliminated two major harms to the scholars and people of Edo, making countless people grateful. However, not everyone has experienced the feeling of being threatened by the barbarian group and the Shimizu clan in their daily life and personal safety.

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But this time, the situation is completely different when it comes to "retreating British ships".

This time, everyone in Edo truly tasted the fear of "imminent war".

Therefore, this time, everyone in Edo personally experienced the feeling of being saved!

Nowadays, it is difficult to describe in words the feelings of the people of Edo towards Ayoto.

It can be said with certainty...Aoto's prestige in Edo has surpassed the Tokugawa Shogunate itself!

Everyone is vying to praise Qingdeng, and the only thing left is to build a shrine for Qingdeng.

Gradually, his legendary feat of "breaking a dragon's bones with one sword" spread like wildfire.

At that time, most of the crew members on the Xianlin Maru saw with their own eyes the keel of the Uriaus that had been cut in half diagonally.

With so many witnesses, there was no possibility of hiding this matter.

Who cut off the keel of the Eulius?

Qingdeng did not advertise to the outside world with great fanfare, "That's right! It's me."

However, anyone would conclude: "That must be the Nioh! Who else could there be besides the Nioh?"

It is true that Edo is so big, there must be many swordsman masters besides Ayoto.

But at present, and for a long time to come, the scholars and people of Edo will fall into a serious "Aoto Fever".

They will no longer consider other answers besides Qingden.

As for the true identity of the "ship-killer", Qingdeng did not actively stand up and admit it - because whether he stood up and admitted it made no difference.

Just like this, it was passed down from ten to ten... Thanks to word of mouth, Qingdeng got a new nickname - [Jianzhan]!

To be honest, Qingden quite likes this new nickname.

In Qingdeng's eyes, compared to the bloody "people kill Qingdeng", "ships kill Qingdeng" is of course more beautiful and at the same time more majestic!

In addition to getting a new nickname, Qingdeng also has a lot of messy anecdotes.

As we all know, people always like to add fuel to the fire when spreading news - Qingdeng has already experienced this many times.

As for how Qingden cut off the keel of the Uriaus, many versions have been sung by the public.

Even though he was mentally prepared,... after hearing the various "story versions" available, Qingdeng was still shocked by the imagination of the common people.

Splitting out a sword energy and cutting off the dragon bone - this is already the most normal and closest to the reality.

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Chapter completed!