Chapter 35 13. Kyoto Coup

In the summer of Wenjiu's third year, the situation changed drastically. Although Sakamoto Ryoma has grown into a figure who can rise up when the time comes, and has become sensitive to changes in the current situation, he still has not joined the struggle of the situation at this time.He broke away from the lofty ideals of Kyoto and devoted himself to his naval career.Takeshi Hanpeita who returned to his hometown even said very indignantly: "It's this time, what the hell is Ryoma doing?" After hearing this, Ryoma just smiled and didn't explain. "Society cannot be changed with one mouth alone," Ryoma said to his comrades.

Ryoma's sole goal during this period was to create a fleet.Next, use the fleet to operate the shipping industry, and use the profits as funds for negotiating the curtain.Once there is a war, the cargo on the ship will be unloaded, and the shells will be placed to frighten the world with its power.His approach seems a bit strange to outsiders.However, he never talked about this idea easily to others, even to the two "documentaries" - Mutsu Yonosuke and Takamatsu Taro, he seldom talked about it. However, times are changing.When everyone else is struggling, only he has embarked on a circuitous road.This requires extraordinary patience.

During this period, a major event happened in Kyoto that even Ryoma in Kobe Village could not believe. Until the beginning of the year, the political circles in Kyoto were operated under the domination of the three great feudal clans.They are Choshu, Satsuma, and Aizu (Kyoto guardian).However, the assassination of Major General Nekoji suddenly occurred in Kyoto, and Satsuma's power in the court suddenly weakened. It happened on May 20th. On that day, due to the extension of the court meeting, when the twenty-five-year-old, dark-skinned minister walked out of the palace, it was already around Haishi.

Sister Xiaoji Gongzhi and Ms. Tianzuru's master Mimi Sanjo are known as the two giants in the public affairs. They regard themselves as extremist exiles and support the Changzhou Fan.His entourage included Jin Lunyong, his newly hired sword-wielding guard, and Yoshimura Ukyo, his entourage. Both of them were warriors with good skills.In addition, there were three or four people playing lanterns, carrying shoes and holding long umbrellas. Nekoji is known to live in Nishikicho.They set off from Gongqing Gate to the north, and when they arrived at the place commonly known as Yuanji in front of Shuoping Gate, several people suddenly jumped out of the shade.

There are four assassins in total.They all wear clogs with teeth.One of them used a long knife to chop off the lantern in the hands of the attendant, and the other three rushed towards Sister Xiaolu Gongzhi. One raised his knife and slashed at Gongzhi's shoulder. "what!" It wasn't the cut sister Xiaolu who yelled loudly, but his sword-wielding guard Jin Lunyong. Sister Xiaolu is bold and unrestrained, which is rare among public servants.He covered the wound and shouted: "Knife, knife!" He wanted to take the long knife from Jin Lunyong, and prepared to fight the assassin himself.

But this bodyguard of his, who looked less like a swordsman than a buffoon, was so panic-stricken that his eyes and ears were useless.He seemed to regard the master who was shouting for the knife as an assassin, dodged in a panic, and finally turned around and fled with the major general's long knife. Follower Yoshimura Ukyo is strong and brave.He yelled "traitor, eat me with a knife" and slashed at an assassin, but missed.Yoshimura tried to run to the major general to protect him, but an assassin blocked him. The major general resisted the enemy's long sword with the wat in his hand.He was stabbed in the face and body.But he was still unyielding, and finally grabbed the handle of the enemy's knife, and then used all his strength to snatch the knife away.

The assassin was startled, gave his accomplice a signal, and fled northward. The major general stood there covered in blood.The knife wound on the head was about four inches, and the bone was injured.The wound below the nose is two inches and a half long.The clavicle of the left shoulder was also cut open about six inches long.Blood spurted from every wound. Yoshimura Ukyo walked up to the major general, put his left hand on his shoulder, and helped him walk.In his right hand, the major general held the knife he had taken from the assassin and used it as a crutch.The major general finally returned to his mansion, said "pillow", and lost consciousness.

The family quickly called the imperial physician Omachi Zhou Fang, Sugiyama Izumomori and four market doctors.When the wound was stitched to the twenty-eighth stitch, the major general's pulse became weak and he died soon after. The tragic death of Nekoji immediately brought a huge impact on the political circles in Kyoto.Even more influential than his death was the assassin's long knife.The knife is two feet and three inches long, the handle is made of shark skin, flat rolled, and the handle head is made of iron, engraved with the words "Satsuma Blacksmith and Izumi Shou Tadashige".

The shogunate began to investigate the matter.The Choshu and Tuzhou patriots who supported Nekoji also started the investigation, and the Tushu Kusuzaemon, in particular, was quite enthusiastic.Shingo Nasu, who assassinated Toyo Yoshida at the foot of Kochi Castle last year and is now lurking in the Satsuma domain, also joined them. Through investigation, one thing was finally figured out: this sword is the saber of Satsuma Tanaka Shinbei. As long as Tanaka Shinbei of Satsuma is mentioned, everyone with lofty ideals gathered in Kyoto knows him, and people even gave him a nickname, "Murderer Shinbei".

Okada Izo from Tosa, Kawagami Hiko from Higo, and Tanaka Shinbee from Satsuma are known as the three major killers who deter Kyoro.They were all descended from low-ranking samurai families.Santian is an ashigaru, Kawagami is a tea master, and Shinbei is the son of a Kagoshima drug dealer. It is said that his father bought the status of a village scholar with money.They always feel inferior because of it.The same is true for Yizo, and Xinbingwei has no knowledge and insight.Therefore, they will be at a disadvantage when interacting with people of lofty ideals from various feudal lords.They are more sensitive to their own disadvantages than others.It's just that these three people have a stronger desire to express than others, and they will always pat their chests to show off.In order to stand out among their comrades, they assassinated, one by one, the important figures of the opposition that comrades often talked about.In the end, the three actually regarded killing as a kind of competition.

The swordsmanship of the three of them is far inferior to that of Ryoma, Katsura Kogoro, and Takeichi Hanpeita, but they have each developed their own unique killing methods. As long as they lock the target, they never miss. Tanaka Shinbei was the more active of the three.He often strives to act like a true Satsuma warrior.It may be because he was not originally a samurai that he beautified the status of a samurai. Six days after the incident, Tanaka was arrested by the merchants under the octopus pharmacist in Dongdongin, where the guardian of Kyoto was staying.The Satsuma vassals Jinrei Gennojo and Fujita Taro who lived with him were arrested at the same time. When implementing this arrest plan, the shogunate was very weak.Satsuma is a powerful vassal in the world, and the shogunate does not want to annoy them.However, under the pressure of the imperial court, the shogunate finally decided to arrest these people, and then issued the order to the Aizu clan who was the guardian of Kyoto. Aizu Order Chief Ministers Ando Kyuemon and Ibuka Moemon were in charge of the operation.In order to arrest a new soldier, even a hundred soldiers were mobilized. "Imperial decree. Come with us." As soon as they arrived at Xinbingwei's residence, they announced.They did not say that they were ordered by the shogunate, but by imperial edict, which shows how far the prestige of the shogunate has declined. So, how to deal with the murderer?The Aizu domain was afraid of conflicts with the Satsuma domain, so they refused to take prisoners.As a result, the shogunate government institution, the town magistrate's office, took in the criminals.The town execution office was also afraid that the Satsuma feudal vassals would attack and snatch the criminals, so they asked the Aizu feudal clan to send troops to protect them. The current Kyoto Town is enshrined in Nagai Lord Hisashi Mizumasa, who is outstanding among the vassals.He is a friend of Katsu Kaishu. He was born in the shogunate navy and had also served as a warship officer.Seemingly mild-tempered, when the shogunate collapsed, he went to fight in Hakodate, and later became an official of the Meiji government. The enforcement office treats the suspect Tanaka Xinbingwei as a guest of honor.Although he is only the lowest-ranking samurai of the Satsuma clan, the shogunate is not afraid of him, but the Satsuma clan behind him. The new military guard looked down on the executive officer of the shogunate.When the officials of the enforcement office asked him to "untie the long sword around his waist", he stared at the other party and said, "No, the sword is the soul of a warrior. I cannot give it to you." Go in with a knife. Since it is allowed to bring a knife, his treatment will be different when he arrives at the execution office.The place of interrogation was not in the sand, but in the spear depository.The presiding officer Yongjing presided over the trial.There is no preliminary trial with power, and the case is directly heard by the executive officer, which is the treatment of senior warriors.This is the only time in Tanaka Shinbei's life that he received such a high standard of treatment. During interrogation, he always denied committing the crime.Nagai Master Shuizheng gave the guards a wink, and asked them to bring the hard evidence, which was the saber. "I heard that this is the saber you are proud of, do you still dare to deny it?" Shinbei, who had always been very calm, suddenly changed color.This is one of the mysteries of this event.If Xinbingwei is really the murderer, he should know that he left the knife at the scene, so don't be surprised to see his own knife at this time. "Whether it belongs to me or not, I can only find out if you bring it over and let me see it." Xinbingwei squinted his eyes and said. The officials of the shogunate made a mistake.They tried their best to give the new soldier preferential treatment, so they handed him the long sword without thinking.Who in the world would hand over a murder weapon to a suspect?Therefore, after the incident, Nagai's master Mizusawa and others were all dismissed from their posts and ordered to close their doors and think about their mistakes. The suspect, Tanaka Shinbei, took the saber as physical evidence from the shogunate guard - the two-foot-three-inch Izumi Mori Tadashige, and the accident happened at this moment.He quickly pulled out the knife, pierced his stomach, and then cut the knife horizontally on his stomach, then pulled it out and placed it on his neck, cutting off his carotid artery with one knife.Blood spattered on the partition next to it. Executive Officer Nagai Master Mizusho turned pale for a moment. Yoli and Chau rushed over to snatch Xinbingwei's broadsword, but at this time Xinbingwei had fallen to the ground with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he was breathless. When the doctor was called to feel the pulse, Xinbingwei had already died.The enforcement office was unable to continue the interrogation. There are various theories about this matter. Prior to this, at the suggestion of Katsu Kaishu, Major General Anekoji boarded the shogunate steamship Jundong.They embarked from Osaka Bay and sailed in Kitan Strait.At this time, Ryoma also followed the ship as an unknown person. Sheng Zeng euphemistically cited various examples to let Major General Sister Xiaolu know that, judging from the current world trends, his so-called thought of expelling barbarians is really disgusting.Moreover, Japan's coastal defense is too weak now. If you have money, you should buy ships.If the discussion goes on, it is the maritime trade, which must mention the founding of the country.Therefore, sister Xiaolu was influenced by him on Sheng Haizhou's boat.I don't know if this is true, but such a statement spread to the whole of Kyoto, which angered the people in Kyoto.Therefore, there is a saying that this is the reason why Xinbingwei assassinated Major General Sister Koji. However, this is very strange.Although Ane Koji broadened his horizons under Sheng's enlightenment, he was still one of the most radical people in the court just like Nijo Mimi.The patriots pinned their hopes on them.Even if Xinbingwei had the sloppiness that assassins often have, he wouldn't kill Sister Koji indiscriminately. In addition, there is another saying. Among Shinbei's friends, there is one named Hei Yoshida.He said: "That knife is indeed Tanaka Shinbei's saber. But just a few days before the incident, Shinbei was dropped by someone while drinking at Yoshidaya (or Ibarakiya), a restaurant in the Sanppongi area. Tanaka was very remorseful and told him about it. It happened two or three days later. First of all, judging from the panicked appearance of the assassin that day, it was definitely not Shinbei. It was due to the unique morale of a person. He felt ashamed when others found out that his sword had been stolen, so he committed suicide.” There is also a strange saying that the person who killed the elder sister Xiaolu who supported Changzhou was a Changzhou native.In order to blame the Satsuma people, they deliberately stole Tanaka Shinbei's saber and left it at the scene. If this is true, Changzhou people are really very scheming. According to this statement, the first thing to consider is who will benefit from killing Sister Xiaolu.It can only be from Changzhou, which is obvious.Sa Chang is the two major forces in the "Qinwang political circle" in Kyoto, and they are the two great vassals trying to command (of course this is not a particularly appropriate word) the world.However, they are different.The same blood, the Changzhou clan is bright red, with intense emotions, and it is easy to lose reason; the red blood of the Satsuma clan has a little purple in it, which is a rational and mature color.They want to take reasonable action while observing the situation.It's a composure.But in the eyes of Changzhou people, this kind of composure is cunning.From the perspective of the shogunate, they still have sympathy for the shogunate.Far from being the case, the realism of the Satsuma makes them so rational. In short, if people from Changzhou are gasoline that is easy to light, people from Satsuma are like crude oil that is difficult to light.But one thing is beyond doubt, that is, both domains are "combustible". Sa Chang has always been very discordant. At least, they have never known each other as Japanese, and they see each other as barbarians or another race.Just because Chief Sa is in the same camp, their relationship is even worse.There is competition between them. When the Satsuma killed the British in Shengmaicun, Tokaido, all the people in Changzhou felt that they were "robbed by the Satsuma".The Changzhou Domain cannot show weakness and must attack foreigners. Therefore, Takasugi Shinsaku and others initiated the burning of Mount Gotenshan. The head of Sa is in the capital, and the two sides are vying to be the king and win over the court nobles.Seeing that the court was controlled by the people of Changzhou, Satsuma was not to be outdone, and wooed Nakagawa Palace, Jinwei and others. Although this kind of statement is just a rumor, it is not worth mentioning, but this kind of rumor can be spread, which shows that the relationship between the two feudal clans is already bad.In fact, because of this incident, the Satsuma clan completely lost power in the political circles of Kyoto. This matter has nothing to do with Ryoma directly, but after a few years, these things are all related to Ryoma.These disputes had several consequences.The discord between Sa and Zhang is like the tails of two dinosaurs swaying in history, and many people lost their lives in vain. The two tails were finally controlled by a man, and history changed.So, let's keep talking about these things. The suspect Tanaka Xinbei committed suicide, and the murder of sister Koji has become an eternal mystery, leaving only suspicion. "The thief is a Satsuma!" The people with lofty ideals in Kyoto launched an extreme attack.The rogues, the Qinwang faction of the Changzhou domain, and the Qinwang faction of the Tosa domain all became enemies with Satsuma overnight.But it is not without excuses for Summer. "It's such a feudal feudal clan," said Izumi Maki, the leader of the rogues from Kurume. "It's a blindfold to deny it because there are one or two people like Tanaka." But such a cautious statement would have no effect at the time. At that time, Qin Wang's radical faction placed too much hope on Major General Gongzhi's sister Xiaolu.Just like his performance at the last moment, he is a very courageous person, and some people even say that he is more courageous than Iwakura Yushi, who was later regarded as a monster among the public officials.For radical patriots, it is very suitable to use this person as a banner to fight against the barbarians.Regret for the death of sister Koji turned into hatred for Satsuma.Therefore, on the ninth day after the incident, the Satsuma clan was relieved of the post of guardian of the imperial palace.As a result, the Satsuma domain lost its qualification to participate in the political discussions of the Kyoto court.It is May 29th in the third year of Wenjiu. Naturally, Changzhou Fan began to dominate the political arena in Kyoto.The think tank of the Changshu Fanqin Wang faction is not a member of the clan, but Maki Izumi, the leader of the ronin who was once the priest of Kurume Suitiangu.Izumi's ideas influenced the radicals in Changzhou.According to his idea, the emperor should personally conquest, and then use the excuse of expelling barbarians to overthrow the shogunate.This idea of ​​​​Choshu Fan has spread throughout the streets and alleys of Kyoto.The Aizu domain of the Saba sect also heard the rumor.But Aizu people are dull and incompetent, at most they can command an organization like the Shinsengumi.Therefore, in the face of this "conspiracy" of the Changzhou Fan, they were at a loss as to how to deal with it. At this time, the temporarily defeated Satsuma clan played their outstanding political skills. In order to defeat the Choshu clan, they began to secretly join forces with their "enemy" Aizu clan and launched a strange diplomacy. As far as the antipathy to Choshu is concerned, the Aizu of the Zuoba and the Satsuma domain of the collapsed curtain have the same goal by different routes. Satsuma held out his hand first. One day, in a restaurant in Mippongi where officials from the Aizu Domain frequented, Aizu Domain diplomat Teijiro Akizuki and others were drinking, when a young samurai visited at night. Qiuyue read the famous post, and saw that it read: Dr. Shimadzu's retainer Takasaki Sataro. "I don't know this person." Qiuyue was puzzled.All present here are diplomatic officials from the Han Dynasty, they are Hirosawa Tomijiro, Ono Hidema and Chai Hideji and others.Everyone has a lot of friends in Kyoto, but they have never heard of this person. "Let him in." Although they said so, they felt uneasy in their hearts.The Satsuma people originally regarded Jin as the vassal of the Sami and were unwilling to associate with them, but now the Satsuma people took the initiative to come to the door. Takasaki Sataro, handed down under the name "Takasaki Masakaze".He is a singer. After the Restoration, he served as the director of the Royal Song Institute in the palace, and became the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Song Institute in the Meiji singing circle. In his later years, he served as a privy adviser and a baron. Soon, this young man with wrinkles between his brows appeared wearing a plain patterned suit. Takasaki said: "What I say represents the meaning of all the people in the feudal clan. The dignitary should have come here, but in order to hear what your feudal clan means first, I sent you here. I think you all know that Changzhou is planning the Emperor's Tour Yamato. They actually wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to use the emperor to command the world in Yamato in an attempt to overthrow the shogunate." Everyone in Aizu agreed with him. "Furthermore," Takasaki said, "Changzhou Fan issued false edicts indiscriminately. Nine times out of ten, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty have been controlled by Changzhou Fan. They issued edicts to intimidate the big names." The matter of coercion is not Takasaki's nonsense.According to the news that the Satsuma domain received from Nakagawa Palace and Konoe Mae Kanbai, Emperor Komei himself felt very embarrassed and mentioned this matter many times.Emperor Xiaoming never thought of asking for a curtain until his death.It is very ironic that he is the largest Saba sect in the Kyoto court, so among the three hundred princes, he likes Aizu the most, and then the stable Satsuma clan.He hated Changzhou Fan and those radicals very much.From this point of view, history is really interesting.However, since the ministers were all heading towards Changzhou, he could only be at the mercy of them. In Emperor Xiaomei's secret autograph letter to Satsuma Shimadzu Hisamitsu, there are words like this: "A person who is loyal on the surface, but hides treacherous schemes in his heart, and is only afraid of chaos in the world." He refers to the Changzhou Fan and the ministers who support Changzhou. Satsuma vassal Takasaki Sataro proposed that Satsuma formed an alliance with Aizu to drive the Choshu forces out of Kyoto in one fell swoop, but this required force. "We want to try to form a Saha alliance," he said.This is a political-military alliance formed to stage a coup. "If your clan disagrees, it doesn't matter. My clan can act alone. It's just that your clan is under the order of the imperial court and the shogunate to guard Kyoto, so you have to come here to discuss with your clan." Akizuki Tejiro and others felt that the matter was serious, so they took a sedan chair back to the Aizu base camp in Kuroya that night to discuss the matter with the feudal lord Matsudaira Yunho. Rong Bao decides to join forces with Summer.He was very happy that Satsuma, who had always been on guard, came forward to tell what he originally wanted to say, and asked for an alliance.This is the ignorant side of people in the Northeast. The Satsuma people successfully used the Aizu Domain.A few years later, they formed a secret offensive and defensive alliance with the Changzhou clan that they had defeated in the past, attacked Aizu, overthrew the shogunate, forced the people of Aizu to Wakamatsu Castle, and launched the Aizu crusade known as the tragedy of the White Tigers.Their political ability can be described as unrivaled in the world.In the eyes of the Satsuma people, Aizu people and Choshu people are children. On August 18, the coup took place.In the first few days, Nakagawa Palace of the Satsuma Sect entered the palace, exchanged opinions with the Emperor in secret, obtained the Emperor's promise, and took the imperial edict to prohibit more than 20 ministers from Changzhou from entering the palace on the same day, and lifted the Sakai of the Changzhou Domain. It is the responsibility of the town gate guard.Of course, Aizu Domain and Satsuma Domain devoted their forces to defend the imperial palace and prevent the Choshu Domain from counterattacking. This is the coup d'état known as the "Forbidden Gate Coup" by the world. The Changzhou people turned pale with fright.Previously, they had always regarded themselves as the first vassal of King Qin, dominating the capital, but they did not expect that when they opened their eyes one day, they would be treated as enemies by the court.The elder Masudaemonsuke and others led the vassals in the vassal mansion and the ronin of the Changzhou faction to guard the imperial gate in Sakaimachi with spears and muskets.The number is increasing.Finally, they took out the cannon and aimed at the gate of the palace. When Gongqing saw it, his face turned pale with fright. "Changzhou Fan does not have the sincerity to follow the edict, it is the enemy of the court, and it should be cut down quickly." The Satsuma domain made contact with the Aizu domain.The Aizu people were also surprised when they heard this, but they believed that it was not appropriate to use force outside the palace walls, so they appeased the Satsuma clan. The Changzhou Fan completely lost power in Kyoto within a day. The soldiers of the Changzhou feudal army gathered at the imperial gate of Sakaimachi, all of them looked like angry lions. The Satsuma man turned his back on the imperial gate, pointed his gun at the Changzhou feudal vassals, and yelled at them.The soldiers of the Aizu clan allied with Satsuma booed and laughed and said: "Remove the Changzhou soldiers from the guard post, and step down quickly!" The Sahui and Sahui feudal clans had a total of 3,000 soldiers, and the Changzhou feudal soldiers who were forced under the palace wall had a total of 1,000 soldiers.Four thousand people gathered on the small road outside the Sakaimachi Imperial Gate, and the chaos and noise can be imagined. Changzhou Fan soldiers shouted and cursed loudly, and some even prepared to shoot.Once you shoot at the palace gate, you will become the enemy of the court.The Satsuma clan has repeatedly provoked, just to let Changzhou use force first.They planned to wipe out the Changzhou team on the spot as soon as the opponent started shooting. Katsura Kogoro, Hisaka Genzui, Terashima Chusaburo and Shinagawa Yajiro desperately appease the angry soldiers.As long as one person shoots, it will become an enemy, not only will the king fail, but will also lead to the demise of the whole clan. "Be patient, everyone be patient. Don't be fooled by the Satsuma people and be called a traitor and thief. If you want to shoot, shoot me Yajiro." Shinagawa Yajiro yelled to appease the soldiers, his clothes were torn It's in tatters. Finally, the soldiers of the Choshu feudal army retreated from Sakaimachi Mimon and gathered at the Daibutsu in Higashiyama. Since then, Changzhou and Satsuma have feuded. The Changzhou people decided to leave the capital, support the seven ministers who had been deprived of their official positions, and return to the second state of the defense chief.These ministers are Ms. Tianhe's master Sanjo Mimi, Sanjo Nishi Jizhi, Tokushi Tongxi, Mibu Huaxiu, Sijo Takako, Kinkoji Laide, and Zexuanjia. They are called "Seven Qing Lidu" in history. It began to rain lightly in the evening.As the night deepened, the rain became heavier and heavier. On August 19th, before dawn, two thousand Changzhou soldiers set out from the Miao Court to protect Qiqing.The armor was wet from the rain and was heavy.There are not enough coir raincoats, and only one of the two can get them.In the rain, hundreds of torches were burning dully, and the pine trees on both sides of Fushimi Avenue were surrounded by white smoke, which looked desolate in the night. Jiusaka Xuanrui, who walked in the front, was wearing a wire turban, a white tube sleeve, and a fencing bamboo trunk, shouldering a long spear.The tassel of the spear dangled behind him.He sang impromptu songs, and walked away while singing. When Genzui Kusaka was reciting an angry long poem down Fushimi Avenue, Ryoma was at the Naval Drilling Station in Kobe.Two or three days after the incident, the news reached Kobe Village. "Mr. Sakamoto, the students are all shaken." Mutsu Yonosuke said provocatively. The young Sakutaro Nakajima, who heard the details of the coup from the feudal government in Kyoto, was very angry.Not only Nakajima, but many of the lower-ranking samurai of the Tosa clan follow Choshu instead of Honfan. When Nakajima came running, Ryoma was cutting his toenails. "Mr. Sakamoto, it's time for us to act. Some people have already left Tosa and left with the Changzhou people." "Who?" "Hijikata Kusuzaemon, Kiyooka Hanshiro, Yamamoto Kanema, Shimamura Sadenji, Nanbu Ono." Nakajima's voice trembled. These five Tosa countrymen have been in charge of taking care of Qiqing who left Kyoto. Yamamoto and Qiqing went into exile together, and finally contracted tuberculosis. Three years later, doctors declared that there was no cure.Before his death, he told his comrades: "I was going to die in the middle of a hail of bullets, and now I die on a pillow. This is against my vows as a man. I want to cut seppuku, like a samurai." He substituted water for wine, bid farewell to everyone, and committed seppuku.It was the ninth day of May in the second year of Qingying.Only twenty-five years old.After his death, he was buried on the mountain of Guangming Temple in Dazaifu. Shimamura Sadenji later participated in the crusade against Aizu. When Aizu surrendered, he took over Wakamatsu Castle together with Nakamura Hanjiro (Kirino Toshiaki) of Satsuma.However, after the Restoration, he did not become an official. He prayed for the deceased comrade in his hometown Tosa, and lived until the thirty-seventh year of Meiji, when he died in March of that year.He was seventy-six years old. Kiyoka Hanshirō later changed his name to Gongzhang, and after the restoration, he served as a privy adviser and a viscount. After the Southern Wengnan Restoration, he served as the chief judge and was named a baron. Hijikata Kusuzaemon later changed his name to Hisaomoto, served as minister of agriculture and commerce, minister of the palace, and was named earl.Hijikata lived the longest, and died of illness in November of the seventh year of Taisho.At the age of eighty-six. "Tell everyone, don't tamper with it." Ryoma ordered. The frightening thing is that this coup may affect Tosa, and Takeshi is in danger.Ryoma worried. Since the imperial court drove away Changzhou and denied their claims, then the upper echelons of Tosa will definitely get rid of Takeichi Hanpeita, who has a good relationship with Changzhou, without any scruples.For Changzhou, and for the King Qin Party in the world, the most dangerous moment has come. A rare melancholy appeared on Ryoma's face.He hunched over and looked at his feet, and Nakajima could only see his back.