I started with the Shinsengumi in Bakumatsu

Chapter 22 Assassination!Tenchu ​​Yagyu Jubei
Flower Street, in the courtyard of Taifu Lingbo, Yagyu hosted a banquet for Tomijiro Hirosawa here.

The two of them enjoyed Taifu Lingbo's singing and dancing while drinking. When the singing and dancing stopped, Taifu Lingbo poured wine for them.

Hirosawa Tomijiro then asked: "Director Yagyu has contacted me, do you have something important to discuss?"

Yagyu put down his glass and said: "Recently, the Shinsengumi has expanded the scope of its inspections and discovered many ronin who are unfavorable to the shogunate. Our Shinsengumi took decisive action and captured many ronin. Among them, there are also some evil parties who are fishing in troubled waters under the pretense of respecting the emperor and fighting against the barbarians. He oppressed the common people and was eradicated by me, the Shinsengumi.

Due to this suppression, the prisons in our camp are already overcrowded, and I am afraid that they cannot accommodate more gangsters, so I hope Lord Matsudaira can accept these people. "

Hirosawa Tomijiro did not expect this. He asked: "I wonder how many people Director Yagyu wants to relocate?"

"At least 150 people."

"hiss…"

Hirosawa Tomijiro heard this and took a breath of air. He was surprised: "There are so many people?"

Yagyu shook his head slightly and said: "These numbers are just a drop in the ocean compared to the ronin in Kyoto."

Hirosawa Tomijiro was a little hesitant, because many vassals in the Aizu Domain did not want the Aizu Domain to be involved in this whirlpool. Among them, the vassals headed by Komori Kyutaro were resistant to Matsudaira Yōho's selection of the Shinsengumi from the beginning.

Not only that, even Lao Saigo Norimu, the chief writer of the Aizu Domain, was ordered to retire because she persuaded Matsudaira Yoho to give up her post as guardian of Kyoto.

Afterwards, the Shinsengumi formed a bodyguard directly under the shogunate, and the conservative Komori Kyutaro and others in the Aizu Domain called for getting rid of the scourge of the Shinsengumi.

But in the end, the Shinsengumi still stayed in Kyoto and were still at the disposal of Matsudaira Yoshiho, which made Komori Kutaro resentful.

Now Yagyu Jubei hopes that Aizu Domain will accept Ronin, which will definitely arouse the opposition of Komori Kyutaro.

Hirosawa Tomijiro replied: "I would like Director Yagyu to speak clearly to the lord in person about this matter. I, my subordinates, are so soft-spoken that I cannot make the decision."

Yagyu looked at the troubled Hirosawa Tomijiro, nodded and said: "I see, then please tell Mr. Matsudaira, and I will see you tomorrow."

Hirosawa Tomijiro breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said: "Hey, this is no problem."

"drink wine."

The two chatted for a while, and then Yagyu got up and sent Hirosawa Tomijiro away.

In the evening, Liu Sheng stayed in Lingbo Taifu's small courtyard.

Late at night, Flower Street was still busy, but Yagyu Sheng and Taifu Lingbo had already fallen asleep hugging each other.

Outside the small courtyard, more than a dozen ronin had gathered outside the small courtyard. A slave opened the door carefully and said to the leader of the ronin: "Where is the money?"

Ronin sneered, covered his mouth and stabbed him to death.

The leader of the ronin whispered: "Now there is only Yagyu Jubei. I will do justice for heaven tonight, kill this officer, and avenge the dead patriots who resisted the barbarians! Go!"

More than a dozen ronin filed in and rushed into the small courtyard.

In the dark room, Yagyu opened his eyes and listened. His expression changed and he immediately stood up and picked up the Onikimaru.

Taifu Lingbo was also awakened. Liu Sheng quickly put his hand to his mouth to signal, then pulled her up and hid her in the small room at the back. Then he fiddled with the quilt on the tatami, and then sat on the dressing table nearby to wait.

Soon, more than ten ronin were outside the house. "Uh-huh!"

The door was opened instantly, and two ronin rushed in. They pulled down the screen next to them and pressed them on the quilt, stabbing them several times.

Yagyu watched the actions of the two men, immediately stood up, drew his sword, and chopped down the nearest person.

"what!"

The ronin whose back was bruised screamed and lay on the bed. Another partner immediately raised his head and exclaimed: "Yagyu Jubei, damn it!"

The people outside knew they had failed as soon as they heard the noise inside. They broke through the door and saw that the ronin who had shouted had his feet cut off by three consecutive chops and fell to the ground screaming.

"How can we repair it? Come on together!"

A ronin immediately rushed forward, and Yagyu immediately slashed with one hand to force him back. Another ronin attacked from the left. Yagyu immediately raised his hand, shook his cassock, and slashed the attacker to death.

However, the ronin at the rear right seized the opportunity and rushed forward to chop. Yagyu moved forward, avoided the distance, and took a few steps back.

The ronin immediately stepped forward, and Yagyu immediately slashed from side to side, stabbing forward quickly. The ronin in the middle was unable to dodge, and was stabbed in the chest, screaming and falling to the ground.

Yagyu quickly drew his sword and once again slashed left and right to push back the approaching ronin.

The remaining ronin did not expect Yagyu to be so powerful. In less than 1 minute, four ronin fell.

Seeing that the opponent was showing fear, Yagyu took the initiative to attack. He rushed towards the enemy on the left and slashed upward with a left hand. The enemy blocked him with an interception. Yagyu immediately curled his sword hard, pressed the opponent with the knife, and slashed at the connection between the neck and shoulder, making a sharp slash. , blood spurted out, and Ronin screamed and fell to the ground.

The enemy on the right followed and charged forward, but was one step slower than Yagyu. Yagyu drew his sword, turned around and slashed horizontally. Ronin immediately turned against his cassock to block. Yagyu curled his sword again, kicked Ronin away, drew his sword, turned around and slashed, intercepting the enemy's slash. cut.

The ronin who was kicked back struggled to get up. There was also a ronin on the left who was about to take over. Yagyu held a knife in one hand and quickly reached out and stabbed the opponent's ronin in the waist. The ronin in the middle screamed in pain and fell to the ground. Yagyu quickly slashed the ronin. He fell down holding his throat.

The left and right ronin were already in place. They glanced at their fallen comrades and charged forward with a loud shout. Yagyuo first used his left side to block the right ronin's chop, then turned his head and bent over and stabbed the left ronin in the chest with his right hand Onikimaru. , and then twisted the waist, using the wakizashi to open the Ronin sword on the right side in the whirlwind slashing posture, and Onikimaru with the right hand followed up and slashed his chest.

The two people on the left and right both fell down.

When the remaining ronin saw this scene, they completely lost their courage. When Yagyu looked over, they unconsciously stepped back.

But Yagyu didn't stop, and directly stopped the attack with Yin Yang. Before the Ronin in front could react, he was shot in the throat by Wakizashi. The Ronin's eyes widened, he dropped his weapon, and fell down holding his throat.

"Ah... run, run!"

The last remaining ronin were completely defeated and ran away like madmen. However, Yagyu never thought of letting go of these people who wanted to assassinate him. He immediately chased after him and killed the remaining ronin one by one. .

From the bedroom to the entrance of the small courtyard, there were a total of thirteen corpses. Especially in the bedroom, there was blood everywhere, and there was almost nowhere to stay. There were blood stains on Yagyu's body, feet, hands, and face.

Yagyu looked around carefully and made sure that there were no assassins. Then he returned to the bedroom and shouted to the cabin behind: "It's okay, they are all dead."

Mrs. Lingbo walked out tremblingly. She saw the scene of corpses strewn in the bedroom through the moonlight. She was so frightened that she screamed and fell into Yagyu's arms.

Aji ran over and was so frightened that she leaned against the door frame, but she still had the courage to ask: "Mr. Yagyu!"

Yagyu took out his wakizashi, threw it to Aji and said, "Go and call the Shinsengumi patrol team."

(End of this chapter)