I started with the Shinsengumi in Bakumatsu

Chapter 56 Isamu Kondo performs dance, Hijikata Toizo performs song
The coup on August [-]th spread in less than an hour. After all, the Changshu vassal soldiers escaped in full view of the people in Kyoto who loved to watch the excitement. Everyone spread the word to ten, and by night it became a story. A hot topic at the dinner table.

In addition, the well-known Shinsengumi was involved in this matter, which attracted even more attention.

Yagyu took the Shinsengumi to visit Flower Street. The wandering girls were trying their best to recruit Shinsengumi people, intending to use the reputation of the Shinsengumi to increase their worth.

The most famous member of the Shinsengumi, besides Yagyu, is Okita Souji. Because of his superb swordsmanship, he was praised by the emperor. He also has a handsome appearance and a personality like a big boy. The girls in the flower street are more willing to receive Okita Souji.

When faced with the enthusiastic wandering girls, Okita Souji behaved like a big boy. He just held a wine glass and smiled shyly while drinking. When being pinched by the wandering girls' arms, he felt a little at a loss.

But Hijikata Toshizo was different. He held a glass of wine and boasted to the beautiful wandering girl beside him: "I'm so powerful. When the Choshu thieves came, I went into the palace to report the news, and the chief minister didn't even see the emperor. I saw it."

The wandering girls looked at Hijikata Toshizo in surprise, and hurriedly came forward, handed over the wine, and said sweetly: "Hijikata-sama, I want to know what the palace is like?"

"Hijikata-sama, I also want to know~"

"There are still slaves, Hijikata-sama, please tell me quickly~"

Hijikata Toshizo hugged him from left to right, and was so happy that he forgot about everything and boasted about his knowledge.

As for Yagyu, who had actually met the emperor and the prince, he had no time to expose Hijikata Tobizo. On his left, Taifu Limba no longer cared about being jealous and clung to him acting coquettishly. On the right, Taifu Mikami did not show any weakness and showed off his unique skills.

Ayaka, Afeng, and Miu all showed off their talents and tried their best to attract Yagyu's attention.

When the geisha finished dancing, Isamu Kondo was excited and toasted to Yagyu: "Director, thanks to you, I can achieve my ambition. To express my gratitude, I will dance for the director!"

"what?"

Yagyu was really shocked. A big guy like you can still dance?
Before he could react, Kondo Isamu looked at Hijikata Toizo and shouted: "Asui, come here and join me!"

Hijikata Toshizo was still bragging, but he was a little reluctant when Kondo Isamu wanted to make him look embarrassed.

Isamu Kondo winked, and Hijikata Toshizo couldn't stand it anymore, so he had to stand up and step forward.

Isamu Kondo immediately spread out and danced, like a doll, walking in a precise manner and singing: "Tama yo Tama~"

Hijikata Toshinori showed off his singing voice and said: "Ah~ kawaii..."

Yagyu was stunned. No wonder Toshizo Hijikata was so romantic. A handsome man who could sing and write haiku really attracted the attention of girls.

Hijikata Tosumi sang more and more loudly, and his singing gradually became so good that even Taifu Limbo and Taifu Mikami couldn't help but join in the harmony.

Nagakura Shinpachi was so affected that he immediately stood up and joined in dancing and singing. Harada Sanosuke was not to be outdone. He picked up a fan and danced along with him, but he seemed the most conspicuous among the four.

On the side, Genzaburo Inoue took the shamisen and played it. As for Okita Souji, Ogata Shuntaro and others all looked at the four dancing people with smiles on their faces.

The atmosphere in the venue was very harmonious and happy.

On the night of the celebration, the Shinsengumi had a rare night of relaxation, but the people in the inspection team had a hard time. They were still working. Yagyu gave them an extra bonus and gave them a holiday the next day.

Although everyone had a great time at the celebration party, at five o'clock in the morning the next day, Yagyu dressed up and led the first team to Kamimikamon to hand over to the guards on duty.

Kamimikamon is one of the twelve external gates. It is located on Karasuma-dori Street on the west side of the Imperial Palace. This gate was first called the "New Gate". It is said that during the great fire in the Edo period, the door that had been closed was opened for the first time. People compare it to a clam that opens when roasted, and is called "Clam Gate".

Go straight from Kamimomon for about a kilometer to the Kenreimun gate. This shows the importance of Kamimomon, as it is too close to the inner wall.

Although gatekeeping is a boring thing, its political significance is extraordinary.It was the first time that Yagyu guarded the imperial gate, so he naturally went out in person. Before dawn, the ministers and princes came to the palace to wait for the morning court.

Shimazu Hisamitsu appeared outside the Gama Gate. Komatsu came to the Gama Gate with a knife, greeted Yagyu and said, "Director Yagyu, my lord has invited me."

Yagyu turned around and told Chief Okita, and then came to Shimazu Hisamitsu's sedan. Shimazu Hisamitsu opened the curtain and said with a smile: "Jubei, we meet again."

Yagyu replied politely: "Hi Yi."

Shimazu Hisamitsu continued: "Jubei, the batch of foreign guns you asked for has arrived. I will ask Komatsu to bring the things to you later. If you need help in the future, just tell me. I am very willing to work with Jubei." Wei is a friend."

Of course Yagyu knew the reason for Shimazu Hisamitsu's show of goodwill. After all, he and Matsudaira Yoshiho were the great contributors to the expulsion of the Choshu Domain and were popular people around the emperor. The Satsuma Domain had always relied on the relationship with the imperial court, that is, Emperor Takamei and Asahiko. The support of the prince, Nijo Saikei and others was able to stir up trouble in this era.

Yagyu did not refuse Shimazu Hisamitsu's overtures and accepted the offer directly.

The two chatted briefly and then parted.

Now Yagyu's status is different. Before, he was just an imperial family member gifted by the general, and he was not considered to be an upright person. Therefore, although everyone knew Yagyu's reputation, they didn't pay much attention to it. They just regarded him as a powerful thug in the shogunate.

But with the halo given by the emperor, Yagyu is no longer a little thug. This time he has made great achievements and will definitely obtain an official position in the court. This is a huge difference from his previous status.

In name, the shogun was still a minister of the emperor, but after Yagyu got an official position, he was nominally on an equal footing with the shogun.

Of course, this is only in name, and this cannot be said in reality.

The imperial court not only had to discuss how to reward the heroes, but also what to do after the merger of the public and military forces, how to deal with the Choshu clan, etc.

Yagyu was not qualified to participate in these matters yet. After completing his day's duty, he and Komatsu immediately came to the Satsuma Domain with their swords.

Komatsu brought a knife and asked someone to bring out several boxes of weapons, which contained five Enfield 1853 rifled guns. Yagyu immediately started to pick them up, looked at them, and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Komatsu."

Komatsu smiled slightly with his sword. He took a box from the feudal lord and opened it: "Director Yagyu, this is the revolver you specially requested. The English businessman Glover gave it to me."

Yagyu picked up the Colt revolver in the box. This is a Colt m1860 army revolver. It has been equipped with the US military on a large scale. Colt Company has issued more than [-] units.

This revolver is a single-shot model, so if you want to fire quickly, you have to use cowboy shooting style.

The price in the United States was twenty dollars. The British businessman Glover gave the Komatsu belt knife to Komatsu for free, and the Komatsu belt knife was passed on to Yagyu.

Komatsu Dai Dao explained the loading method of this revolver. Although there are fixed bullets, they are not the metal bullets that will be used later, so loading is still a bit troublesome.

Yagyu needs to manually lubricate the gun chamber. After loading six fixed bullets, he needs to pull the front lever to feed the bullets into the gun chamber, and then install the flasher before he can pull the trigger.

Yagyu followed Komatsu's demonstration with a knife and tested it himself. Although his hand was very steady, he could only hit the target at 15 meters. Any further away would miss the target. Of course, the disadvantage of this gun is its short range.

But this is enough for Yagyu.

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