The low-rimmed bamboo hat covered most of his face, making it difficult for people to see his current expression.

However...slender threads of water could be faintly seen dripping down his cheeks, making it difficult to tell whether they were rain or tears.

After a while, he quietly sang a Chinese poem:

"The rain of sorrow will never end, and my breasts will be wet with tears."

"He went to Luo again and again every day, clearing away the clouds and mist with his own hands."

"The seven ministers gather together again to enjoy the moon in Kyoto!"

Coincidentally, at almost the same time, Gensui Kusaka, who was walking at the front of the queue, was also reciting poetry.

However, what he sang was a harmony song.

He lowered his head and sang word for word:

"The world is as chaotic as grass."

"The red sun is also dim."

"Beside the small river of Cicada, smoke curls up."

"The clouds that separate the two sides of the Taiwan Strait are formed..."

As he sang, he slowly raised his head.

His eyes penetrated the bottom edge of the bamboo hat and shot into the distance.

His eyes were no longer as dim as before when he escaped from Kyoto, but had regained their former sharp light.

After reciting the poem, he frowned, his eyes were deep, and he was thinking to himself, as if he was planning something...

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Due to the long distance, Edo did not receive the good news that "Tenchu ​​Group was destroyed and Takatori Castle was recovered" until the 2nd.

The content of the good news received by Edo can be said to be extremely detailed.

When the entire army arrived on the battlefield, when the attack began, and when the battle ended, everything was recorded clearly.

Naturally, it also includes the detailed story of Qingdeng's "alone attack on Gaochei Castle".

Tokugawa Iemo and Tenzōin received this good news almost at the same time.

After reading all the contents of the victory report, Tokugawa Iemo immediately put down all the work at hand and rushed to Oku non-stop to find Tenjoin - before leaving, he did not forget to bring a map of Japan.

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…

Edo, Edo Castle, Ooku, Tenjoin’s bedroom——

Tianzhangin screened away the outsiders so that he could be alone with Tokugawa Iemo who had just arrived.

"Jia Mao, you seem very happy?"

Tianzhangin stroked the calico cat on his lap and said to Tokugawa Iemo opposite with a smile.

"Mother, aren't you asking questions knowingly?"

Tokugawa Iemo smiled helplessly.

"If I must say it, Mother, you are also very happy, aren't you?"

Tianzhangyuan covered his lips and smiled softly, not denying it.

After a while, he half-jokingly said to Tokugawa Iemo:

"Jia Mao, Sheng Qing has once again made indelible contributions. You can't treat me badly."

Tokugawa Iemo smiled slightly:

"It's natural!"

"Mother, to be honest, I have already decided what kind of reward I want to give Mr. Tachibana."

As he spoke, he took out the map of Japan he had just brought with him when he went out, and spread it in front of Tianzhangyuan's knees.

"I plan to seal this land to Mr. Ju, what do you think?"

As he spoke, he pointed to a certain place on the map.

Tianzhangin looked in the direction pointed by Tokugawa Iemo's finger - in an instant, her beautiful eyes widened in surprise, and her pretty little mouth opened into an "O" shape.

"Jia Mao, do you plan to seal this land to Sheng Qing?"

Tokugawa Iemo nodded seriously.

"Yes, I have made up my mind and I will never change it!"

Tianzhangyuan blinked his eyes hard several times, and then murmured with a complicated expression:

"Iemo...you are going to cut off half of the shogunate's arm to Shengqing..."

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This chapter is a famous event in Japanese history: [Fall of Qiqing]. According to historical facts, the Changshu Army and the Huisa Allied Forces did not fight at all. After the Huisa Allied Forces blocked the Imperial Palace, the Changshu Army simply gave in and Ma Liuer
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