Emperor Xiaoming frowned, did not look back, and said in a low voice: "Who are you waiting for?" I am a descendant of Amaterasu, the emperor of Japan, how dare you be so presumptuous, not afraid of raiding your family and destroying your clan! After that, seeing that the concubine beside him was trembling with fear, he gently held the hand of Qingzi Nakayama and said softly: "It seems that Songpei Rongbao has defeated them!" Don't be afraid, everything is here, and they want to hold me hostage to order the princes with the Son of Heaven, and they don't dare to mess around. ”

But the person who came didn't seem to accept this, but turned his head and gave an order to his subordinates: "Nan Sadasuke stays, and the rest of the people, all go and guard the gate, no one is allowed to enter or leave without my order!" ”

After speaking, he turned his head to the young samurai named Nan Zhensuke who was only fourteen or fifteen years old and said, "You stay here and take good care of the imperial concubine, Your Majesty and I have something to talk about in the pavilion." ”

After saying that, he walked straight into the pavilion in front of him without looking back, sat down steadily, and ignored the emperor who stayed on the side.

Emperor Xiaomei felt aggrieved in his heart, but for some reason, he didn't dare to object, obviously the other party was just a young low-level warrior, but he had a faint feeling of fear of this warrior in his heart, and followed into the pavilion.

......

Outside the Imperial City, Katsura Kogoro led a team of feudal soldiers, followed by the feudal lord Maori Jingqin, and walked into the Clam Imperial Gate.

"Kogoro! You have the greatest credit for conquering Kyoto this time! Once you're in the palace, you'll be given priority to pick a trophy! In addition, the ronins of the Shinsengumi captured are at your disposal. Maori tapped Katsura Kogoro on the shoulder affectionately, looking high-spirited.

"Thank you, Lord Domain!" Katsura Kogoro hurriedly thanked him.

"By the way, Kogoro, what about Shinsaku Takasugi? Why didn't you see him? Mori asked casually when he didn't see Takasugi Shinsaku.

"Didn't the lord of the feudal lord send him on an important mission?" Katsura Kogoro replied in surprise.

Maori replied disapprehantly, "No." No matter how much it is, advance to the Emperor's Imperial Palace, protect the Emperor well, and don't hurt His Majesty the Emperor, and ......"

Before he finished his words, his henchman, Fukuhara Echigo, the elder of the Choshu Domain, hurriedly ran over from the direction of the Imperial Palace, shouting, "Lord, it's not good, it's not good......."

Maori frowned, and said unhappily: "Why are you panicking like this?" Take your time. ”

Fukuhara Echigo's face turned pale, and she was so flustered that she couldn't even speak, and stammered: "Your Majesty, the emperor..... Your Majesty, he, suddenly... Suddenly... Suddenly died! ”

"What!?" Maori stumbled and almost fell to the ground, he grabbed Fukuhara Echigo's chest samurai suit, his eyes were red, and he yelled, "What's the matter? Who's going to do it? ”

"Lord, really... It's really not... You didn't order it, did you? Fukuhara Echigo was even more panicked, and the more he said that it was not good.

"Yaga!" Mori Keiko slapped Fukuhara Echigo to the ground, "Stupid pig, when did I order the emperor to be killed?" What's in it for our Choshu Domain? After saying that, Maori Kei was still angry, brushed the ground and pulled out a katana, which was a stab, stabbing Fukuhara Echigo to death on the spot, and then hurriedly ran towards the palace.

Katsura Kogoro, who was behind him, stood aside. His head was completely clouded, and he suddenly remembered something, shivered all over, and hurriedly followed in the direction of the palace.

Stepping into the palace, Rao is long-fought Katsura Kogoro, and he was also stunned by the bloody scene in front of him. I saw that the palace was full of corpses of various postures, most of them were some palace boys, as well as some Aizu clan soldiers and Kyoto city defense soldiers, except for a small number of back wounds lying on the ground, most of the rest were lying on their backs and died, Katsura Kogoro naturally knew that this was a frontal death in the process of resistance and fighting. Among them were dozens of ronins dressed in blue feathers, although they were ragged and full of scars, Katsura Kogoro could tell at a glance that they were not injured and died. Sure enough, he approached a corpse, with black blood stains on the corners of his mouth, obviously poisoned to death, and so many samurai were poisoned, either poisoned or committed suicide by poisoning, although Katsura Kogoro was careless, he also guessed that the latter was more likely.

Why is this happening? What's going on? Katsura Kogoro, who was anxious to find out the truth, didn't care about looking at the corpses on both sides, and quickly rushed into the depths of the palace.

It's a mess in the garden. At the entrance of the Imperial Garden, there were more than 20 samurai of the Choshu Domain guarding it, and Katsura Kogoro could clearly see that it was the samurai of Takasugi Shinsaku's newly formed Wonder Soldier Team. He just wanted to go in, but was stopped by these strange warriors, and immediately became furious, pulled out his katana, and just wanted to break in, a shout came from inside: "You bastards, what are you doing?" Don't you see it's Kogoro-kun? Don't flash the line yet? "It's the vanished captain of the Wonder Troop, Takasugi Shinsaku.

Katsura Kogoro already understood it completely. His whole body was like a deflated ball, and he raised the katana in his hand and said, "Jin Zuo, why did you do this?" Are you going to get rid of me as well? ”

"How come, Brother Kogoro, you are the younger brother recognized by the teacher, and you are the senior brother of Jin Zuo, treat Jin Zuo like his own brother, how can Jin Zuo do that beast thing?" Takasugi Jinsaku explained with a bitter face: "Jinzuo is the younger brother of his brother, and he will be the younger brother of his brother for the rest of his life. ”

Katsura Kogoro heard Takasugi Shinsaku say this, and his heart was a little relieved, but then he wondered: "In that case, why do you still do this?" Your Majesty was the one you killed? ”

Takasugi Jinsaku explained: "There is no way for the little brother, otherwise, it will be difficult to achieve great things!" Brother, the younger brother has already planned this matter, and the elder brother listened to the younger brother carefully. ”

"Brother, do you know who reported the teacher's conspiracy in the first place?" Takasugi Jinsaku had a fierce face, and without waiting for Katsura Kogoro to answer, he said directly: "It is the news provided by his own people in the Choshu Domain, and the informant is the current Emperor Xiaomei." ”

"How is that possible? Your Majesty, why did he do this? But the teacher advocated the open-mindedness of respecting the king and letting the shogunate return to the emperor, which was beneficial to him? Katsura Kogoro was even more confused.

"Brother, Emperor Xiaomei has a weak personality. On the one hand, he did not want to be a puppet, but on the other hand, he was more afraid of the power of the shogunate. Using the teacher as a step to curry favor with and win the trust of the shogunate is extremely hateful! Do you know that if Japan wants to rise, it must not only go out of the shogunate, but also get rid of this filial emperor who looks to the shogunate? If we want to carry out the reform of the Choshu Domain, we must remove the obstacle of Emperor Hyomei. What's more, he can also blame the shogunate for his death, so that the entire feudal states of Japan hate the shogunate and set off a wave of downfall! Takasugi Jinsaku explained: "Just now, the younger brother sent someone to arrest Emperor Komei, and as soon as he scared him, he said everything, he admitted that he was not actually against the king, but he was forced by the shogunate's coercion, he had to publicly express his support for the combination of public and military, and he was simply a man who was afraid of the shogunate like a tiger, and refused to come forward to shout for us, not only that, but also worried that we would implicate him if we went against the shogunate." With such a monarch, what hope does Japan have? Therefore, for the sake of the future of Japan, the younger brother coerced him to write an abdication edict and pass the throne to the crown prince, Prince Muhito, and called Emperor Meiji. Then he let him take poisoned wine to avenge the teacher. ”

"Brother, the situation is extremely favorable to us right now! There is an old Chinese saying that 'the Son of Heaven is used to order the princes', and now that the whole of Kyoto has been controlled by the soldiers of the Choshu domain, we only need to spread the news that the shogunate has poisoned Emperor Komei, and then control the Meiji Emperor, and then occupy the righteousness. If you then order the feudal clans to defeat the shogunate in the name of the emperor, you may be able to succeed in one fell swoop and realize the ideals of the teacher and us! ”

Gui Xiaogoro looked very excited, and his face flickered a few times before he said categorically: "Impossible, the feudal lord will not agree!" For such a big thing, how could he let us do it, and besides, there are those conservatives in the domain, they won't allow us to do this. ”

After listening to Katsura Kogoro's words, Takasugi Jinsaku couldn't help but feel ashamed of his brother, and said with a smile: "Brother is too simple. If we had consulted with the feudal lord in this way, of course the feudal lord and the old conservative diehards would not have agreed to us doing so, and would even treat us like a teacher, betraying us and even putting us in custody and putting us to the shogunate for execution! The younger brother will not be so stupid, which is why the younger brother wants to send someone to control this palace today. Let the younger brother operate the following things, brother, you just have to watch from the sidelines. The only thing is that the little emperor we are going to erect has not yet been found, and it doesn't matter, and I have already instructed the Odd Soldiers to find a boy of the same age in Kyoto Castle if they can't find it in another hour. Anyway, not many people have seen this newly crowned crown prince, and I have seen these male servants and palace maids in his palace, and I have ordered them all to be killed. ”

Katsura Kogoro was dumbfounded, he was shocked by Takasugi Shinsaku's madness, and muttered, "You even want to kill the feudal lord?" You lunatic! ”

Takasugi smiled: "This has been the case since ancient times. Since my brother can't bear it, for the sake of the feudal lord's good treatment of me, as long as he listens to me, let him go. The remaining choshu diehards must be eradicated. Only in this way can we save the Choshu Domain and save Japan! It's not too early, since the elder brother cares about the feudal lord, he will help persuade him personally, so as not to make it difficult for the younger brother! ”

Katsura Kogoro's face was so wrenched that he was about to drip, and he said, "You're so self-conscious," and then turned around and went inside to find the lord of the domain.

Looking at Katsura Kogoro's back, Takasugi Jinsaku muttered: "Brother, this is for the future of all of us, for the future of Japan, the younger brother has to be like this, all the obstacles that hinder the rise of Japan, I have to sweep them away one by one." The only thing to worry about now is that the Chinese Empire and the Kyushu Domain here must end this coup before they intervene! ”