Iwasaki Yuka watched all this, and somehow, he actually remembered his dream.

Will the heroic prince who can defeat death in her dream appear in front of her in reality and save her from the sea of suffering?

Whether her prince will come or not, she doesn't know, but she knows that just today, Osaka Castle fell.

Towards the end of the day's bloody battle, she saw with her own eyes a general riding a white horse, drawing his sword and charging into the enemy line, but his shining sword light disappeared in an instant like a small piece of glass thrown into the blue water......

On the outskirts of the city, field hospitals.

In the ward, Nozu Michikani had a high fever due to the infection of the gunshot wound wound and fell into a coma again.

In a trance, he once again dreamed of His Majesty the Emperor receiving him.

At that time, he had just arrived in Tokyo and was summoned to the Imperial Palace for an audience.

After walking along the neat tree-lined avenue paved with gravel for about half an hour, Nozu Road, dressed in Western-style uniform, quietly stopped under the stone steps outside the heavily guarded gate.

A tall attendant military attache appeared in front of him.

"General Nozu, please come with me to meet His Majesty the Emperor."

The scorching sun shone fiercely on the peaceful and quiet glades of the palace complex with no human figures, and Michikani Nozu, who had been awarded the rank of Major General of the Japanese Army, was led by the attendant military attache through the stone paths of the palace. Nozu Michikan's body was straight, his saber was shaking uncontrollably, and his expression was solemn, as if he was reviewing the troops.

Coming to the tall and gloomy hall, the footsteps of the Heavenly Imperial Attendant did not stop, and he led Nozu Daoguan around the main hall. I climbed a stone staircase and walked through a quiet corridor for about fifteen minutes. Then I went to the hall where Emperor Meiji received his ministers.

Entering the audience hall, Nozu Michikani felt dizzy. My heart beats and my breathing becomes rapid. Before he set out on the expedition, he had never dared to expect to be able to enter the Emperor's palace and be summoned alone. But this moment of glory came suddenly, and due to the lack of sufficient mental and psychological preparation, Nozu Michikan seemed a little top-heavy and helpless in the face of this great happiness.

He followed the instructions of the military attaché to take off his saber, handed his hands to the chief of chamberlains standing in the doorway, and was led into an inner chamber rather stiffly. The inner room was empty, and the emperor summoned him by decree, but he did not say when he would see him. In other words, whether to see or not to see depends on the emperor's mood, so the excited Nozu Michikani had to kneel on the ground reverently, maintaining a bowing posture that was ready to be summoned at any time.

Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long, and with the sound of a scream, Emperor Meiji appeared in the inner chamber.

"Aiqing, please come forward, I have something to say to you......" Emperor Meiji said in a slightly hoarse voice.

Nozu immediately straightened up and took two quick steps forward, only to see that his young monarch was already sitting on the chrysanthemum throne in the audience room and smiling at him.

"Aiqing has a heavy responsibility on her shoulders. The counterinsurgency is about to be set out, and this counterinsurgency is a critical moment for the realization of the great cause of our great Japanese empire in the past 100 years. Merit for the establishment of the Empire. ”

"The minister must advance in the face of difficulties, be tenacious and persistent, and live up to His Majesty's high expectations!" Nozu Michikani replied excitedly.

"Aiqing is going. How many soldiers and horses will you bring? Emperor Meiji asked with a pleasant face.

"Return to Your Majesty, and the ministers are here. With only 3,000 men and horses, he will definitely sweep away the rebellion. Glory in Kyushu! Nozu replied loudly and vigorously.

"Three thousand people, that's too little, isn't it? In my opinion, it is better to bring more soldiers and horses. Emperor Meiji said.

Hearing Emperor Meiji's thoughtful words, Nozu Michikani's tears almost didn't fall.

"Yes!" Nozu replied solemnly.

"I have ordered the navy to fully cooperate with the general, and if the general has any difficulties, he can directly tell me that he knows." Emperor Meiji said again.

"Your Majesty's Imperial Grace!"

"The general is going to fight against the rebellion in Kyushu, if he encounters the obstruction of foreign troops, what is the general going to do?" Emperor Meiji asked.

"The Imperial Army will try to avoid direct contact with foreign forces, but if foreign forces deliberately provoke, the Imperial Army will respond solemnly." Nozu Michikani replied in a firm tone while carefully observing the emperor's reaction.

"Aiqing can be like this, it's good, I'm relieved." Emperor Meiji nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand to the Imperial Cabinet Minister beside him.

The minister of the palace opened a scroll of edicts and read it in a frustrated voice, and Nozu Michikani hurriedly fell to the ground again, holding his breath and concentrating, and listened to the holy decree.

“…… Emperor Yao swept away the rebellious forces in Kagoshima in Kyushu, implemented enlightened measures, established a just and strict new order, and transformed the noble people into a kind and pure Japanese people...... Major General Nozu Michikan is hereby ordered to be the commander of the Second Brigade of the Imperial Empire, and to go to the southwest on the same day to crusade against the rebellion and pacify the people...... Chin this. ”

The Emperor stood up quite amiably and placed a gimmicky sword inlaid with the Japanese Imperial Chrysanthemum crest in front of Nozu Michikan.

Nozu Michikan felt a violent dizziness again, he picked up the long knife, and pulled the knife out of the sheath on the spot with some rudeness, and under the sunlight, the snow bright knife was impressively engraved with a four-character inscription: "Zhongping and Zheng".

Seeing these four words, Nozu Michikan realized his loss of propriety, slammed his knife in, put it aside, and knelt on the ground towards the emperor.

The emperor's grace was so vast that Nozu Michikani was so moved that he couldn't help himself at this time, but he just knelt there, maintaining a posture of kowtowing, and couldn't say a word.

Nozu Michikan shouted for a while, "Long live His Majesty the Emperor!" Hooray! The courage was gone, and I don't know how long later, when Nozu Michikan, who was kneeling on the ground, slowly raised his head from the excitement and dizziness, the room was already empty.

Emperor Meiji had already left, and the military attache standing at the door was looking at him with some amusement.

At this time, Nozu Michikan, who existed as an individual, had been melted, and all reason, thought, morality, and humanity had been melted into the dazzling light that emanated from Emperor Meiji. At this time, there is only one purpose left for Nozu Michikan to survive, and that is to work hard to fulfill the important task given to him by the emperor, and to fight for the emperor and not for himself, and for some other more sufficient reason, until he conquers Asia and the world!

But now, instead of fulfilling the Emperor's trust, he is lying here like a waste, served by women!

As soon as he thought of this, Nozu Michikani was angry and wanted to die.

"My ...... What about knives? My sword ......" Nozu woke up and muttered.

"General! The knives are here! One of the guards heard Nozu Michikan's call, and immediately took the "Tadahei Kanmasa" Emperor's imperial saber and held it in front of him.

Nozu grabbed the knife nervously, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the knife was not lost.

Nozu Michikan tried hard to sit up, but his violent movements touched the wound, and the sharp pain made his eyes black, and he couldn't help but fall on the bed again, but his hand was still tightly grasping the sword given by the emperor.

"Ma'am." The guard's voice came.

"I'm here, go and rest." A gentle female voice said, and Nozu Michikan heard the voice of Mrs. Yuko.

The guards saluted and left, and the female nurse who was in charge of taking care of Nozu Michikani also withdrew, leaving only the husband and wife in the room.

"Your wounds...... How's it going? Lady Yuko came to Nozu Michikani's bedside and couldn't help frowning when she saw that he was still holding a katana in his hand, but still asked in a gentle tone.

"The doctor said it was fine." Nozu Michikan didn't want her to know that he was nearly killed by three bullets, so he replied with a pretense of relief, "I feel better now." ”

Just today, the 2nd Brigade of the Government Army launched a fierce attack on the Satsuma Army, and at one point occupied some of the forward positions of the Satsuma Army, but was forced to retreat under the counterattack of the Satsuma Army. The government army then launched another attack on the Satsuma army under the command of Nozu Michikan, this time, the Satsuma army Shinohara Kunikan and Ikegami Shiro had already prepared their troops, spread their wings, and attacked the government army on the unfavorable terrain, the battle situation was extremely tragic, the government army was shaken under the onslaught of the Satsuma army, and Nozu Michikan personally led the team to charge and kill when he saw this, he was dressed in the uniform of a major general of the army, holding the emperor's imperial treasure sword, and rushed to the front line wearing a crimson cloak. As a result, because he was too conspicuous, he was recognized by the snipers of the Satsuma army, and shot at him one after another, Nozu Michikan was shot three times, fell off his horse, and was almost beheaded by the Satsuma samurai, but thanks to the desperate rescue of the guards, he was able to save his life. However, the 2nd Brigade was demoralized by his wounds and fell from his horse, and was eventually defeated by the Satsuma Army.

"Then rest well and don't think too much." Mrs. Yuko said, going to get the katana in Nozu Michikani's hand, Nozu Michikan hesitated for a moment, let go of his hand, and Mrs. Yuko carefully picked up the knife and put it back on the wooden knife holder.

"Isn't Natsumi with you?" Nozu Michikan noticed that his daughter Nozu Natsumi was not with his wife, and he couldn't help but worry and asked.

"Natsumi is outside with the nurses caring for the wounded." Mrs. Yuko turned her head and replied with a smile, "She's getting more and more sensible, she's already a big girl, and she knows what to do, so you don't have to worry." ”

Nozu Michikani stretched out his head and looked out the window, just in time to see his daughter Natsumi and two young nurses bandaging the wound of a wounded officer, and he couldn't help but feel a warm feeling in his heart.

In order to boost morale, in order to show that he lived and died with the soldiers, he brought his wife and daughter to the front line, so that they were in a dangerous battlefield, he actually had a trace of guilt for his wife and daughter in his heart, but his wife and daughter understood his mind very well, and did not have the slightest grievance, but actively shared his worries for him, which moved him. (To be continued......)

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