I started with the Shinsengumi in Bakumatsu

Chapter 83 Trying to pick peaches but not being able to pick them

On the Fushimi street, Yagyu had taken off his bloody armor and exposed his upper body, letting the doctor treat the wound. There were also soldiers on guard around him.

The burning house has been extinguished by the fire brigade who arrived, and there are still people cleaning the battlefield among the ruins.

However, the quiet streets were filled with the sound of noisy footsteps and the scraping of armor and iron leaves.

Hijikata Toshizo, who was resting, stood up, looked at the special team coming over, and said with a hint of ridicule: "Hey, aren't these the Sagawa-sama and Yamakawa-sama of the Aizu Domain special team? Why are you here so slowly? Come on. It's the same when you come back to Ikeda House, why don't you help us dispose of the body?"

Sagawa Kanbei also had some shame on his face. He bypassed Hijikata Toshizo and came to Yagyu and said: "Kusaka Genzui's troops were repulsed by Shannan Keisuke and others at Gamomimon. We came to support on the emperor's order."

Yagyu waved his hand casually and said: "You have also seen that the Changshu Army has been defeated by our army and is now fleeing towards Osaka. You should still have a chance to pursue it now."

"I understand." Sagawa Kanbei was too embarrassed to stay and immediately led the team to leave.

Hijikata Toshizo came forward and said: "Director, are we just going to watch it like this and let people like Ichibashiden and Satsuma Domain finish the work?"

Yagyu endured the pain of the wound and waved his hand: "It's okay, the world will know that it was us, Hitotsubashi, and Shimazu who fought the bloody battle with Choshu. Their actions only brought shame to the country.

The war is over, take our people back, and I will go to the palace to meet the emperor. "

After treating the wound, Yagyu mounted his war horse and was led by Ichimura Tetsunosuke. The two walked slowly and arrived at the palace after more than an hour.

The people guarding the royal gate were people from the Kuwana clan. The leading warrior shouted: "No one is allowed to come near, and retreat quickly!"

Yagyu turned over and dismounted, stared at the samurai, and walked slowly in front of him. Samurai Kuwana felt tremendous pressure and began to sweat on his forehead. When Yagyu approached, he couldn't help but take a half step back.

Yagyu asked word by word: "I serve as an envoy of five attendants and also inspect non-violators. Yagyu Xiyan, do you want to stop me?"

The Kuwana samurai looked at the stern-faced Yagyu, with great pressure in his heart and did not dare to speak anymore. Yagyu pushed the samurai away and walked into the palace.

After Yagyu defeated Choshu, Emperor Komei returned to Qingliangden, feeling relaxed.

As soon as he heard the report from the female emperor that Yagyu was coming, he immediately waved and said: "Quickly call Aiqing Yagyu!"

Yagyu entered the main hall and saw all the ministers of the imperial court there, as well as Hitotsubashi Keiki, Shimazu Hisamitsu and more than twenty other daimyo.

Emperor Takamei began to praise Yagyu as soon as he entered the main hall: "My dear Yagyu, luckily you are here and the Choshu traitor did not succeed."

Yagyu immediately saluted and said: "It was all thanks to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives to fight that I was able to repel the Choshu Army. However, in this fierce battle, both the infantry team and the Shinsengumi suffered heavy losses..."

Emperor Xiaomei immediately said: "It doesn't matter. If there are less people, we will continue to recruit. I believe that Ai Qing will definitely protect the safety of Kyoto."

Yagyu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but the others looked ugly.

Shimazu Hisamitsu took the opportunity to say: "Since the infantry team of the Inspectorate of Non-Violations and the Shinsengumi suffered heavy losses, then the task of guarding the palace should be left to us, the Satsuma Domain."

Hitotsubashi Yoshiki took the opportunity to say: "With Aizu Domain and Kuwana Domain here, the safety of the Imperial Palace will not be a problem."

But the emperor spoke directly: "Please stop fighting, everything will continue as usual."

Shimazu Hisamitsu didn't dare to refute, so he could only bow his head and agree, and Hitotsubashi's celebration also died down.

"Report!" Saigo Takamori, who was chasing Kusaka Genrui, returned to the palace.

"Kusaka Genzui and other remaining soldiers were surrounded by our Satsuma army at Tenryuji Temple, and they all committed suicide in the temple."

After hearing this information, Emperor Xiaomei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, there is nothing to fear from the Changzhou rebels."

Shimazu Hisamitsu took the opportunity to say: "This is all the result of our Satsuma Domain army."

Emperor Komei ignored Shimazu Hisamitsu and instead said to Yagyu: "My dear Yagyu, thank you for your hard work in this campaign against Choshu."

Yagyu saluted with a hint of joy: "These are all duties that I should fulfill."

Emperor Takamei continued: "It's up to you to handle the next thing and let Kyoto recover as soon as possible."

"The minister leads the order!"

Emperor Komei was worried for a long time, and left the court after leaving everything to Yagyu.

Yagyu immediately left the palace, and Hitotsubashi Keki and others also left unhappy.

At the place where the envoys from the four countries lived, John Neil and others were also waiting for the outcome of the situation.

Sa Daoyi and Gilad ran back to the legation with detailed news and reported to the four envoys: "Gentlemen, the war is over. The Choshu people who attacked Kyoto were repelled by Mr. Yagyu's troops."

John Neil praised: "Mr. Yagyu is really powerful. He won with only half the enemy's strength."

Robert Pleuin nodded and said: "This Mr. Yagyu seems to be more worthy of cooperation than the shogunate."

Baileycoat immediately asked Gilad: "Didn't the shogunate take action?"

Girard replied: "They sent out troops to pursue the enemy only after Mr. Yagyu repulsed the enemy."

Baileycoat was a little disappointed and said: "The shogunate is a little too selfish. How could he allow Choshu to advance and attack Kyoto without any reaction?"

John Neil said: "Mr. Yagyu stepped forward at this time and did not choose to escape. It shows that he is very determined in his heart. Cooperating with such a person will reduce many twists and turns. I think as long as we discuss the opening of the port with Mr. Yagyu If things happen, there won’t be any surprises like the shogunate.”

Robert Pleuin nodded and said: "Compared to the shogunate, I prefer to cooperate with brave people."

Baileycoat did not answer because he had previously been leaning towards the shogunate, but now he was a little confused.

Now that the war is over, Yagyu is still busy dealing with the casualties of his troops, but he still comes to the legation. In addition to confirming the safety of several ministers, he also wants to see their reactions.

When John Neil and others saw the injured Yagyu, they hurriedly asked, "Mr. Yagyu, are your wounds serious? I can let the accompanying doctor take a look."

Yagyu refused: "It's just a flesh wound. It will be fine in a few days. The rebels attacking Kyoto have been repelled. The envoys don't have to worry about negotiations. No one should be able to stop it now."

Robert Pruin said with some worry: "I'm worried that someone will attack the port."

Yagyu immediately said: "As long as we have enough troops, we can ensure the security of the port. However, the court is now short of money, foreign guns and artillery. If I had more troops, we would not be in today's situation."

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