Takasugi Torture Horse and the Odd Soldier Team sacrificed their lives to save each other, and they fought their way out. Takasugi said, "Shunsuke, let's go back to the camp and ask Mr. Kojiro for help!"

Lin Junfu gritted his teeth and said: "I was defeated in this battle, where do I have the face to go back to see my senior brother? Let's go back to Fushimi City to gather people, if it doesn't work, I'd rather die in battle to thank the world!"

Takasugi saw that the pursuers were fierce, and he didn't have time to say more, so he was defeated by Fushimi Castle.

Arriving at the city wall, Lin Junfu shouted: "I'm Lin Junfu, open the city gate quickly!"

But the torch at the head of the castle was lit, and it was the Tokugawa family's Mitsuha Aoi banner. The officer guarding the city laughed and said, "Lin Junfu, you yellow-mouthed kid has fallen for the trick of my general!"

It turned out that after the Fushimi Castle incident, there was a fine work that immediately flew pigeons to pass a message to Keiki, and he ordered people to rush to the outside of the city to ambush. After the Choshu army left, they immediately took Fushimi Castle bloodlessly and secretly ambushed it. At this moment, Lin Junfu returned to his division and was crashing into the shogunate's encirclement network.

I saw the officer wave his hand, and the city head fired arrows in unison. Lin Junfu was so disheartened that he stood still.

At this time, he only heard Takasugi shouting, "Danger!" and stepped him aside. Lin Junfu was shocked: "Brother Takasugi!" But he saw that the torture horse was hit by several arrows, lying in a pool of blood, and was already dead.

Lin Junfu was resentful in his heart, and he pulled out his saber and was about to kill himself with a horizontal stroke on his neck. At this time, I only heard someone behind me shouting: "Shunsuke can't kill himself!" Looking back, it turned out that it was Kido Kojiro who led the army to the rescue.

The Changzhou army was brave, everyone took the lead, and after saving Lin Junfu, they did not attack the city, but went back to the camp.

When he arrived in the army, Lin Junfu wept and said: "Senior brother, I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for the dead soldiers, and I'm even more sorry for Brother Xingma, I'm ...... I'd better be dead!"

Kojiro stepped forward, slapped him twice and said: "Since ancient times, victory and defeat have been a common thing in soldiers, and if you lose once, you will seek death and life, how can you take on a big responsibility in the future?"

If you are familiar with the history books of the Han people, you must know that Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was also defeated by the overlord Xiang Yu countless times, but he succeeded in the siege of the Han Dynasty and had a 400-year foundation of the Han Dynasty.

If you die when you can't think about it for a while, you're just a negative ghost, what will go down in history?

Since the day of the army, I, the aspirants of Changzhou, have put life and death on the line. The tortured horse sacrificed his life for the country and died a well-deserved death. You should brace your spirits and complete the great cause of the curtain to pay tribute to his spirit in heaven!"

Lin Junfu cried bitterly and said, "Little brother...... The little brother understood......"

At this time, in the shogunate army, Tokugawa Yoshiki stroked his palms and laughed: "People call Kido Kojiro the Choshu Tiger, and Hayashi Junfu and Takasugi are their wings. Now that one wing is broken, the other is falling, Kojiro is no longer afraid!"

Everyone congratulated: "Congratulations to the general for removing another strong enemy for the shogunate!"

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At this time, the spies came to report: "General, Prince Keihito has been invited from Osaka to the army, please send it." ”

"Hmm......" Qingxi nodded, "The anti-thieves are in trouble, didn't they disturb His Highness?"

"Nope. The anti-thieves in Changzhou wanted to hijack the car, and they have all been killed!"

"Okay!" Tokugawa Keiki straightened his clothes, "Your Highness, please." ”

A moment later, the samurai gathered around Prince Keihito and came to the tent. Tokugawa Keiki looked at this young face, and couldn't help but feel a little contempt in his heart. But he still bowed down and said: "The general Tokugawa Keiki has seen His Royal Highness the Prince." Prince Chitose, Chitose!"

Jing Ren smiled and said, "There are five directions in the future in a moment, no matter which one of them, Your Excellency will invite me to sit down." So I'm going to do it. With that, he walked straight to the big chair and sat down. said: "General, please be even." ”

"Your Highness!"

Qingxi suddenly felt that the young man in front of him didn't seem to be so easy to deal with, so he simply gave him a dismount and said, "Now that the traitor has kidnapped His Majesty the Emperor, he wants to attack you, the prince." Fortunately, Weichen's subordinates arrived in time, otherwise the consequences are really unimaginable!"

This is like an invitation to merit, but it is not difficult for people to understand the threat.

Jingren smiled and said nothing, and suddenly said, "General, please come outside the tent." The first one is dropped on the tip of your nose and the second one is dropped on your lips. You'll stick your tongue out and lick it. ”

These words are not in two, which makes Qingxi more and more confused. He asked, "What does Your Highness mean by this?"

Jingren smiled but didn't answer, Qingxi thought: I'll see what kind of mystery this person has made, anyway, he is in our army, I'm still afraid that he won't be able to escape?

So he snorted and strode out of the military tent.

The Tokugawa family was very strict in governing the army, so only the friction of armor and the footsteps of soldiers could be heard in the camp. But there was not a man who spoke.

Qingxi looked around, there was nothing abnormal, and he said in his heart: pretending to be a ghost. Turn around and you're going to return to your account. But all of a sudden, the clouds came together, and the wind rose suddenly. Qingxi looked up and saw that the storm was coming. In a moment, a raindrop hit the tip of his nose.

Qingxi suddenly remembered what Jingren said just now: "The first one is at the tip of the nose." When he was surprised, he felt a cold on his lips, and he subconsciously stretched out his tongue to lick it, and it was another drop of rain.

This is exactly what it says: "The second one is on your lips and you stick your tongue out to lick it." "The prophecy.

Qingxi was shocked, he had long heard that the prince had the ability to predict the unknown, and he could be called a living immortal. But when I saw it today, I was still shocked. It's hard to believe that you haven't seen it with your own eyes.

Qingxi returned to the big tent and said in a loud voice: "The prince's clever calculation, so that he is impressed!"

Jingren smiled faintly: "General, I have something to tell you." ”

Qingxi understood what he meant, and immediately dismissed everyone in the tent, leaving only the sixteenth brother Qinghu.

Only then did the prince speak: "Kei Gong, I have always had no quarrel with the world, and I do not want to get involved in the open and secret battles between the shogunate and the vassal states. But now that the country is in turmoil and the people are displaced, can you afford to take this responsibility?"

Qingxi said: "Satsuma's Mori Katsumoto hijacked the Son of Heaven, and the shogunate was forced to fight back, which you also know......"

Jingren shook his head: "That's what you're wrong. The Son of Heaven was not kidnapped, but he was willing!"

Qing Xiteng stood up and said angrily, "What?"

Jingren said: "You sit down and listen to me." Let me ask you, what was the original banner of the Downfall faction?"

Qingxi was stunned: "It's the words 'great politics and return to the dynasty'." ”

Jingren said: "That's right. To whom is the 'great government returned to the court'? Second...... And what's their latest slogan?"

Qingxi felt a cold sweat on his head and replied, "Qing...... Qingjun side. ”

Jingren said: "There are many people around the king, who should be cleared and who should not be cleared, does the Fallen Curtain faction have the final say? ”

Qingxi muttered, "Could it be ...... Your Majesty?"

Jingren said: "Keikigong, let me tell you, since the ancient Asuka era, the emperor has only thought about one thing, and that is how to take back power from the shogunate. It's just that some emperors are scheming, and people can't see it.

Although he is only fourteen years old, he is very mature in politics because of his grandiose thinking. This so-called campaign to bring down the curtain is probably just a game of his seizure of power. ”

Tokugawa felt his hands tremble. He finally stabilized his mind and said, "I think my Tokugawa family has been serving the imperial family loyally for more than three hundred years. But who knew it would be so suspicious...... Alas, it's really hard to be a loyal minister!"

Jingren said: "The root of this matter is that the emperor's desire for power is too strong. As long as he is still the emperor for one day, your position will be unstable for a day. ”

Qingxi listened to what he said, and asked with blazing eyes: "What is the prince's opinion?"

Jing Ren smiled: "I have the magic power to predict the future. At present, there are eighteen solutions to this matter, but only one can make you have no worries about the future. That is-abolish today's son, and appoint me Jingren as the new king!"

Qingxi said angrily: "Shut up, you are a usurper!"

Jingren said: "Yes, since ancient times, extraordinary times should be done in extraordinary times. The Son of Heaven is so warlike that the world falls apart, that is, he is a thief and a lone husband. Loyal ministers should hang the people to fight the crime to rectify the situation, how can they use foolishness and loyalty as an excuse to stop patrolling?

Besides, I am also of royal blood, so why should I not inherit the unification? When the first emperor died, he had his last words: If the crown prince is not talented, he can choose a virtuous person to succeed him. The words are still in my ears, why did Qingxi Gong forget it?"

Qingxi groaned: "The first emperor seems to have said this. But if the prince succeeds to the throne...... Hey hey ......"

Of course, Keihito understood the meaning of this laughter, and immediately replied, "If I am the Emperor of Fuso, I should legislate to determine the status of the Tokugawa family." The imperial family will be in the same line, and the auxiliary government of the Tokugawa family will also be in the same line, and they will never waver!"

Qingxi thought about it with his eyes half-closed.

Actually, it's not that he doesn't have the guts. Huo Guang and Cao Cao in history could do the abolition of the establishment, but why couldn't he himself? All he was afraid of was a bad reputation.

But if it's really like Jingren said, everything is the little emperor making trouble behind him, then he really can't stay. And this corporal Jingren Lixian seems to have no backbone, so he should be a good candidate.

Although his ability to foresee the future would cause some trouble, it didn't matter—finding twenty samurai to keep an eye on him day and night, he knew nothing would be useless.

Thinking of this, Qingxi opened his eyes and said, "Can Your Highness predict what choice I will make?"

Jingren stood up and said, "General, I accept your bowing. Although Jingren's face was not shocked, his heart was really chaotic. He was originally ambitious to be the Duke of Zhou and Yi Yin, and he will go down in history.

But after he saw the future with a spell, he was afraid. If he persists, he will be tortured in the most cruel way in this camp. That's worse than death.

Apostasy is shameful, but it keeps people alive. Besides, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with being an emperor. He lied just now, and this future is not the optimal solution for Keiki and the shogunate, but the optimal solution for him Keihito.

That night, the shogunate army was filled with drums. Prince Keihito succeeded to the throne and declared the current emperor a puppet emperor, and ordered the shogunate to crusade against him.

The whole country was shocked when the news broke.

The vassal states began a new round of interest considerations. They now felt that the shogunate had a better chance of winning. Not to mention that Tokugawa Yoshiki has won military successes one after another, and now he has the trump card of Keihito.

Everyone knows who Jingren is. That's a living immortal. "With divine help" was just an adjective, and the shogunate now made it true.

Moreover, Jingren succeeded to the throne, and the righteousness of the Shogunate faction was questioned. The emperors have all been replaced, what are you still doing with "returning the government to the court" and "Qingjun side"?

The double military and political defeat demoralized the Shogunate faction to the extreme. Kido Kojiro vomited blood on the spot after learning the news and fell unconscious, and the Choshu side was leaderless for a while.

Now only Mori Katsumoto is left to lead the Satsuma clan to hold out in Kyoto.