I started with the Shinsengumi in Bakumatsu

Chapter 21 The General Directorate, which is harmless to humans and animals, and the overcrowded prison
"Everyone! Today is the first day that the Shinsengumi patrols near the Imperial Palace and the Imperial Palace. Please cheer up. We want the world to know that the Shinsengumi is the guarantee of Kyoto!"

"set off!"

"Oh!"

The excited Shinsengumi members emerged from their pupae, left the camp, and went to patrol places such as Nijo Imperial Palace and Marutamachi Street near the Imperial Palace. As for Higashiyama District, only one team was left to patrol.

The Shinsengumi had taken root here for more than ten days, and the ronin hiding here had already gone to the streets on the east bank of the Kamogawa River.

The people living near Marutamachi Street were all the ministers of the imperial court and the feudal lords from various places. The appearance of the Shinsengumi attracted everyone's attention.

For the princes who respect the emperor and resist barbarians and dislike the shogunate, it is very annoying for the Shinsengumi to come to the throne. However, the death of Prince Aikoji also made the ministers tremble with fear, so seeing the Shinsengumi gave them a little more peace of mind. Love and hate it.

As for the attitude of each domain toward the Shinsengumi, it was contempt.

Among them, the feudal lords of the Choshu Domain showed undisguised disgust and contempt in their eyes when they saw the Shinsengumi. As for other feudal lords, they more or less looked down on the Shinsengumi who were from lower classes.

Okita Souji was walking along a street with his team members, and happened to meet the Choshu clan warriors who were about to go out. Both sides happened to be crossing a bridge, but this was a small bridge, and only three people could cross abreast, so the two sides happened to be facing each other.

The leader of the Changshu clan raised his head slightly, looked at the person with his nostrils, and said in a bad tone: "You bastard, get out of the way!"

"What did you say!"

Ozawa was furious and wanted to draw his sword immediately, and the Choshu feudal lord also immediately took hold of his sword.

Okita Souji waved his hand to stop Ozawa and said with a smile on his face: "I'm sorry, our Shinsengumi has been ordered to patrol the surrounding areas to protect the safety of the Imperial Palace and the Imperial Palace. Please step back and do not hinder the Shinsengumi's performance of official duties."

The Choshu clan official looked at the handsome face of Chief Okita and laughed suddenly: "Hahaha, it's really ridiculous. A group of ronai, farmers, and businessmen dare to claim to protect the Imperial Palace and the Imperial Palace?"

After he finished laughing, his color suddenly changed and he said with a stern voice: "Stop joking! The real danger is the incompetence of the shogunate. How can the important task of protecting the emperor be left in the hands of you shogunate lackeys? Our Choshu clan will protect the emperor. Hurry up." Get away!"

Chief Okita still whispered softly: "This is the decree issued by the imperial court. I hope you will not embarrass me."

The Changzhou feudal lord said reluctantly: "Ha, so what? What can you do to me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Okita Souji immediately drew his sword, cut off the opponent's belt, and then sheathed the sword.

"This is a warning to you. If you don't get out of the way, I will have no choice but to arrest you for disobeying the emperor's order."

The Changshu feudal lord's face turned red from suppressing his emotions. He quickly picked up his pants and quickly retreated. Several other Changshu lords no longer looked as domineering as before, and ran back to the feudal residence in disgrace.

The people around also saw Okita Souji's extremely fast sword flash, and they were not sure that they could react when the opponent drew his sword.

The farce of the Choshu Domain's troubles spread instantly, making the Choshu Domain a laughing stock. The Maori family felt deeply humiliated. In order to save the face of the Choshu Domain, the Choshu Domain warrior had no choice but to commit suicide.

The reputation of the Shinsengumi has grown to a higher level, and Okita Souji has also become famous in Kyoto. In addition, Okita Souji's handsome and handsome appearance is very popular among the girls who travel around the streets.

After the Shinsengumi squads returned to the camp on the first day of patrol, Toshizo Hijikata deliberately teased Souji Okita and said: "Souji, your story has spread all over Kyoto in less than half a day, and just now there were wandering girls from Hanajie. Let me ask you, I think whoever pretends to be the general manager and goes to Flower Street will definitely be able to let the wandering girls accompany him for free!"

Nagakura Shinpachi also said: "Hahaha, we definitely can't do it. We are not the right age. Heisuke, how about you give it a try?"

Toudo Heisuke didn't take it seriously, but said excitedly: "Mr. Nagakura, this is a really good idea, I have to try it!"

Toudo Heisuke is two years younger than Okita Souji. He is also handsome, but shorter than Okita Souji.

After all, Okita Souji was still like a child. He said angrily like a spoiled child: "Everyone, please stop saying that, I'm going to be angry!"

"Hahaha!"

"Soji, you don't look angry like this."

"Those wandering girls like Souji even more when he's like this."

Yagyu smiled slightly, raised his hand and said: "Okay, the general manager's handling this time is very good. He is polite and modest, but decisive and intimidating. I guess these people will have to think about it if they want to embarrass our Shinsengumi in the future."

Kondo Isamu also put away his smile and said: "Those feudal lords are just show-offs. No wonder they are helpless in the face of the assassinations of the ronin. How can these people respect the emperor and resist the barbarians? After all, it is up to us, the Shinsengumi."

Yagyu nodded and said: "Everyone, please pay more attention. According to the investigation by the supervisory authority, the ronin of Tosa Domain are dissatisfied with the Shinsengumi's killing of Okada Izo and Tanaka Shinbei. It may be detrimental to us. Be more careful when patrolling."

"what!"

"In addition, I plan to recruit another group of team members, and the total number of new members will reach 240."

Shannan Keisuke immediately asked: "If the number of people increases, the captain may be too busy to manage 20 people."

Yagyu nodded and said: "Select the most suitable person from each team to be promoted to deputy captain. The captain of each team recommends the candidate himself, and I, the chief Kondo, and several deputy captains will decide on the list after discussion.

Shannan, Hijikata, and Gen-san, please go to Osaka to recruit team members. In addition, the camp can also publish an announcement. Members who join the Shinsengumi will not be asked about their origins, but only their talents and ambitions. ""Understood. "

Hijikata Toshizo and Shannan Keisuke nodded quickly.

It is indeed a bit reluctant to patrol nearly a quarter of Kyoto with more than 100 people. Even if the number is increased to more than 200, it will be a bit difficult, but this is the maximum authority given by the shogunate.

After all, some people look down on the Shinsengumi's origins.

Yagyu couldn't help but worry about whether he could change the fate of the shogunate because of the prejudices of these high-level officials. He could only hope to make contributions to several major events and change the situation of the Shinsengumi.

"Then it will force the Changzhou feudal lord to jump over the wall..."

Yagyu thought silently in his heart.

The Shinsengumi's patrols under pressure brought a lot of trouble to the ronin who respected the emperor and resisted the barbarians, especially since the Shinsengumi's supervisory party could always find the ronin's location.

In Sanjo Street, in Takada Restaurant, several ronin were talking about the Choshu Domain's bombardment of foreign merchant ships, and then they cursed the shogunate for being weak and incompetent. They probably drank too much, so they clamored to attack the administrative office or the shogunate.

They acted as if there was no one around, but they didn't know that those sitting next door were Yamazaki Hao and Asano Kaoru.

Yamazaki Hao gave Asano Kaoru a look, and Asano Kaoru nodded. Yamazaki Hao immediately stood up and left the restaurant. He quickly ran on the street, looking for the patrol.

Soon, he saw the third division led by Nagakura Shinpachi, and immediately shouted: "Mr. Nagakura, we found the ronin who wanted to attack the shogunate!"

Nagakura Shinpachi hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Where is it?"

"The Takada House is just ahead. I'll take you there."

"go!"

Yamazaki Hao led Nagakura Shinpachi and more than ten people running wildly. The Shinsengumi team members shouted: "Get out of the way, get out of the way, the Shinsengumi has been ordered to do something!"

The townspeople on the street immediately hid on both sides and craned their necks to watch the show.

Soon, Nagakura Shinpachi's third division arrived at Takadaya. Kawashima Katsuji immediately opened the door curtain and shouted: "Where is the store? The Shinsengumi was ordered to search!"

Ronin, who was talking loudly, was stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "No, it's the Shinsengumi, run!"

"stop!"

"Come on, don't let them escape!"

"Go around the two of them and stop them!"

Nagakura Shinpachi immediately drew his sword and charged in. The drunken ronin were no match for the Shinsengumi. After Nagakura Shinpachi chopped down one of them, the other ronin immediately ran back.

"Chase! Don't let any one go!"

Within a moment, one of the eight ronin was killed and five were captured. The other two jumped over the wall and ran too fast to catch up.

Yamazaki Hao came over to take a look, nodded and said, "Yes, the five of them participated in the discussion about the attack on the officials."

Nagakura Shinpachi nodded and said: "Take it away!"

The soldiers immediately escorted several ronin out, and the area was already crowded with townspeople watching the theater.

The soldiers in front immediately shouted loudly: "Get out of the way!"

When the townspeople saw the bodies dragged out from behind, they immediately moved out of the way and retreated to both sides.

Nagakura Shinpachi came back with the prisoners, and saw other squads also escorting several prisoners.

Nagakura Shinpachi saw Saitoichi and asked: "Are you also a roguin who wants to attack the shogunate?"

Saito shook his head and said, "No, he is a member of the evil party. Didn't the director say that? The evil party cannot let him go."

Nagakura Shinpachi nodded slightly. He took a look and saw that the prison in the camp was almost full of people.

This is Yagyu's recent headache. He plans to invite Tomijiro Hirosawa and tell him that these villains will be handed over to the custody of the Aizu Domain.

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