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Chapter 74: The fatal assassination of the anti-barbarian patriots
Yagyu knew that both translators were on a mission to investigate and find out information, so he showed off his infantry team openly.

Not only that, he plans to slowly explain his idea to Satoyi and Gilad in the coming days, that is, Japan can abandon the current system, move toward a constitutional monarchy, and embrace the advanced civilization of the West. Only in this way can he Gain support from Western countries.

Why is Yagyu so confident?

This has to start with the two attitudes of Western countries towards the Qing Dynasty and Japan.

First of all, the Qing Dynasty insisted on seclusion and fooling the Han people to prevent the rise of the Han people and overthrow the Qing Dynasty.

You must know that during the Kangxi era, he had already learned several foreign languages, could advance mathematics, and some people even developed advanced firearms, but Kangxi chose to shelve them.

During the Qianlong era, he ordered a ban on firearms and restored the Eight Banners' cavalry and archery, further weakening the strength of the Han people.

The subsequent emperors of the Qing Dynasty continued the policies of Kangxi and Qianlong, and it was not until the First Opium War that the British opened the country. Even so, the Qing Dynasty still insisted on seclusion and maintained the face of the Kingdom of Heaven, so the Second Opium War ushered in. The city of Beijing was lost, and Xianfeng had no choice but to take refuge in Rehe.

What about Japan's shogunate?The shogunate was very aware of current affairs. After Perry arrived, although the shogunate still wanted to close the country, he still agreed to sign a treaty with the United States, open the ports, and trade with the West.

For Western countries, Japan is very submissive and there is no need to send troops to attack.

It was not until Emperor Tamae that the wave of respecting the king and resisting the foreigners was set off. This also allowed the Western countries to see the ferocious side of the Japanese. Although both the Choshu and Satsuma Domains were defeated by the Western countries, the two powerful feudal vassals immediately changed their minds and learned from the West. military.

Even during the Meiji Restoration, Japan received assistance from Western countries.

Western countries are still happy to see Japan accept Western civilization.

Therefore, Yagyu had the confidence to take over this negotiation.

Yagyu was waiting for Sa Daoyi and Gilad outside the small courtyard. As soon as he saw the two coming out, he stepped forward to say hello: "Mr. Sa Daoyi, Mr. Gilad, it was inconvenient to be in Osaka yesterday, so I didn't greet you two." , I will be the host tonight to help you two."

Sa Daoyi asked: "I wonder where Mr. Yagyu plans to invite us to the banquet."

"Gion, if Mr. Satoyi has been to Yoshiwara, then you know where Gion is." Although Yagyu showed no expression, he raised his eyebrows to indicate to the two of them.

Gilad looked at Sa Daoyi, who said excitedly: "Then I have to see the difference between Gion in Kyoto and Yoshihara in Edo."

In the evening, Yagyu brought Satoyi and Gilad to Gion Flower Street. Toudo Heisuke had arranged a banquet in advance. Toudo Heisuke came to Yagyu and whispered: "Director, there are ronin suspected of resisting the barbarians nearby."

Yagyu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about them."

Todo Heisuke nodded and turned around to arrange the manpower.

Yagyu knew that the target of these people was not him, but Sa Daoyi and Gilad. This group of anti-barbarian factions just wanted to sabotage this negotiation and make Yagyu embarrassed in front of the emperor.

It just so happened that Yagyu needed these anti-barbarian factions to prove to Satoyi and Gilad the bloody nature of the Japanese, so that he could have more leverage in subsequent negotiations.

The group of people entered the small courtyard where Yagyu Sheng was placed. The maids in the courtyard began to serve wine and food. Yagyu Sheng and several others took their seats.

He shouted: "Let them all come over."

Yagyu called him Taifu Lingbo, and as for the wandering girls beside Sa Daoyi and Gilad, they were Taifu Fukada and Taifu Yoshizawa, two other prestigious people in the flower street.

Satomi looked at Taifu Fukada next to him and said, "Compared to the wandering girls in Edo Yoshiwara, the wandering girls here are more elegant."

Yagyu nodded and said: "Compared to Edo, Kyoto has a richer historical and cultural heritage, so the style is naturally different from Kyoto, and Kyoto's wandering girls imitated Kyoto's wandering girls from the beginning, and gradually developed their own style."

"I see."

Sa Daoyi was still communicating with Yagyu, and Gilad was already chatting with Taifu Yoshizawa next to him.This time Sa Daoyi also put down his reserve and asked Fukada Taifu to serve him.

The three of them drank together and drank happily.

In the small courtyard next door, more than a dozen anti-barbarian warriors gathered together. They heard music and laughter coming from the small courtyard next door, and everyone was filled with indignation!
The leader is Nasu Shingo. He is a remnant of the Tenchu ​​group. He raised an army in Yamato and was defeated by various feudal clans. He escaped to the vicinity of Kyoto with the help of Yoshida Minoru.

In the past few days, he heard that Yagyu Battousai was going to receive two foreigners from Edo, so he decided to organize people to kill the two foreigners.

Nasu Nobugo said to a group of people with lofty ideals against the foreigners: "Everyone, you heard it, the traitor Yagyu Hiyan has knelt down to those foreigners and brought shame on our country of God!
This traitor wants to betray his country and seek glory. We must not let him succeed. Today, even if we spill blood on the spot, we must kill those two foreigners so that the traitor Yagyu Heiyan will not have a good death! "

"on!"

Nasu Shingo directly climbed over the wall and was admitted to the hospital, and the other dozen or so anti-barbarian patriots followed him over the wall without hesitation.

They arrived near the banquet, and Nasu Shingo could already see Yagyu's figure. He whispered: "I will entangle the traitor Yagyu, and you will kill the foreigners quickly!"

"understand!"

Nasu Shingo stood up, drew his sword, and shouted: "Do justice for heaven and kill the traitors! Yagyu Hiyan, you traitorous traitor seeking glory, we will not let you betray the country even if our blood is spilled here today!"

The sudden change caused Sa Daoyi's expression to change drastically, and he was so frightened that he stepped back. Gilad was also frightened by the shining blade and turned pale.

Yagyu put his hand into his arms and asked with a straight face: "I did all this for Japan, you don't understand at all!"

"If you persist, you will die!"

Nasu Shingo took the lead in rushing towards Yagyu, while the others rushed towards Sa Daoyi and the other two. Sa Daoyi and Gilad quickly stood up and hid behind Yagyu.

Yagyu didn't hesitate, he took out the revolver in his arms and shot Nasu Shingo.

"what!"

Nasu Shingo screamed and knelt on the ground with one knee, his abdomen bleeding profusely.

"But whoosh! I want to kill the thief, but I can't save him!"

"Nasu-sama!"

"Everyone, please kill me if you are determined to die!"

Yagyu immediately fired five more shots, and the five anti-barbarian patriots fell.

Yagyu immediately dropped his revolver, pulled out Onimaru and stepped forward, cutting down the remaining patriots who resisted the barbarians to the ground.

At the end of the battle, the scene was in a mess, with corpses and blood stains everywhere. The seriously injured but not dead rebels either glared at Yagyu, or at Sa Daoyi and Gilad with endless regret, and finally passed out unwillingly.

After hearing the gunfire, Todo Heisuke led people into the courtyard, and Yagyu ordered him to dispose of the body.

He turned around and came to Sa Daoyi and Gilad and said: "I'm very sorry, Mr. Sa Daoyi and Mr. Gilad. These people are supporters of the opposition. After I took over the security of Kyoto, there have been very few such assassinations. , but I can’t completely stop it, we have to be more careful next, I think such assassinations will continue.”

　I cheered up and wrote a chapter today. That’s it for the time being. I haven’t revised it yet. I’ll revise it after the COVID-[-] situation gets better.

　　I was in good spirits yesterday, but because I ate the wrong thing, my gastrointestinal function was disturbed. I kept going to the toilet, and then I went to sleep because of the trouble. Today I went to the hospital to prescribe some new medicine to stabilize my condition.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)