I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

While Ogata was living a regular life of practicing different swords during the day and night in Kinno Town, two major events happened in the heart of the shogunate, Edo.

The first major event is the current shogun: Tokugawa Kazuo agreed to use troops for the "Red Moon Fortress" in Ezo Land!

Although the nominal head of state of Japan is the emperor of Kyoto, the shogun of Edo is nominally the second in command of the country.

However, as early as the 12th century, hundreds of years ago, the Emperor had no real power and became the mascot of the country.

In the Edo period, the emperor’s presence was so thin that people in many places didn’t even know what the emperor was, except for people in Kyoto who remembered such a head of state.

"What? The emperor? What is that? Huh? Isn't the most noble person in this country the shogun of Edo?"-If you ask some ordinary people in remote places, you will get this answer in all likelihood.

No matter how big or small the size of the army is to dispatch an army, whether the attack distance is far or near, Songping Dingxin can decide it by himself. It must be reported to the general and let the general decide.

The current shogun, named Tokugawa Ieaki, ascended to the throne three years ago and became the de facto power of the country.

Tokugawa Keqi was only 14 years old when he ascended to the throne three years ago, and this year he is only 17 years old.

Although he is young, he has the lofty ambition to revitalize the shogunate.

It can be said to be congenial to Matsudaira, who has the same ambitions.

After ascending to the top position of the old middle three years ago, Tokugawa Kasei immediately deposed the "former old middle" Tanuma Yiji, and replaced him with Matsuba.

It can be said that Tokugawa Ieki and Matsuba Matsuba became the first and second in command of the shogunate at almost the same time.

Tokugawa Ieki has great trust in Matsupira Dingxin. No matter what reform project Matsuhei Dingxin proposes, Tokugawa Ieki will basically approve it.

Some ministers who intended to please Songping Dingxin, in order to flatter Songping Dingxin, several times publicly and privately praised Songping Dingxin's relationship with Tokugawa Jiaqi, like Zhuge Kongming and Liu Chan in the Tang Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.

It is precisely because of Tokugawa's almost unconditional trust and support that Matsuhira has been able to carry out reforms one after another so efficiently in the past three years.

When Matsuhira Matsuba proposed an expedition to the Red Moon Fortress to Tokugawa Isaiah, many officials speculated that the general must listen to Matsuba Matsuri again this time.

Sure enough—Matsuhira Dingxin simply clarified the powerful relationship of the expedition to the Red Moon Fortress to the general, and Tokugawa Jiaqi was very happy to typeset: in accordance with Songping Dingxinqing's intention, he issued orders to the Ou domains and asked them to send troops to help. Send 10,000 troops to the Red Moon Fortress in Ezo Land.

The shogunate decided to use soldiers at the "Red Moon Fortress" in Ezo Land-this was the first major event that occurred in Edo.

As for the second major event, it is also related to Songping Dingxin and Ezo land.

That is-Matsudaira decided to go to Ezo Land in person, and while conducting on-site inspections of Ezo Land, he also supervised the army's attack on the "Red Moon Fortress".

In recent years, the country of Lucia, which has been making small moves, has made the Ezo land between the country of Lucia and the mainland of Japan more and more important in Songping's confidence.

Matsuhira Dingxin has designated "developing Ezo land and turning Ezo land into the front line of defense against Lucia" as one of the most important "national grand strategies".

Songping Dingxin has always been a person who likes field trips and sees and sees in person with his own eyes.

Earlier, when the "Ogres Rebellion" broke out on Butterfly Island, Matsuba Dingxin also went to Kii to see with his own eyes what the ogres looked like and how the suppression of Butterfly Island was.

Now that he has made up his mind to develop Ezo land in the future, Matsuba Dingxin also decided to make preparations early, and now go to the Ezo land for a field visit.

While investigating the Ezo land, he also supervised the army's attack on the "Red Moon Fortress".

The elimination of the "Red Moon Fortress" can be regarded as the first link of Songping Dingxin's "Ezo Land Development Plan".

If the "Red Moon Fortress", which occupies an important geographical location, is reluctant to submit to the shogunate, and is extremely obstructive, is not uprooted first, there will be no follow-up development plan.

Therefore, Dingxin Songping also placed high hopes for this attack on the "Red Moon Fortress"-only success, not failure.

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The second year of Kuanzheng (AD 1790), November 30—

Edo, the mansion of Matsudaira Matshinbu—

"Old Master..."

Songping Dingxin's little surname, Tachibana, was at the side of Matsuping Dingxin, showing hesitation on his face.

Tachibana took a deep breath, gathered courage, and then continued:

"Ezo land is a wild and smoky land, please stay in Edo."

Matsupira Dingxin and Tachibana were in his study at this time.

At this moment, Matsudaira is choosing books to read on the way to and from Ezo Land.

Yesterday, Matsuhira Dingxin had already set the departure time-on December 2nd, we will take a boat to Matsumae Clan.

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When Tachibana's voice just fell, Matsudaira had just taken a collection of "The Analects" from the shelf.

"Tachibana."

Matsudaira, with a faint smile, asked Tachibana while placing the "Analects" in his hand on the tatami mat on the side.

"You shouldn't be a prosperous Edo, are you?"

"Of course not!" Tachibana quickly denied, "I just worry about your safety, Mr. Zhong!"

"Old Master, if you have anything in case, then..."

Before Tachibana had finished speaking, Matsuba Matshinori quickly raised his hand to signal that Tachibana didn't need to say any more.

"I know, I know. I was just joking with you just now. I know you are worried about me, so I want me to stay in Edo."

"But Ezo land will be the focus of my country's national defense in the future."

"The country of Lucia must be a big problem for our country in the future."

"Therefore, the development of Ezo land must not be missed. The attack on the'Red Moon Fortress' must also not be missed."

"I have decided. I must inspect the details of Ezo Land with my own eyes and supervise the army's attack on the'Red Moon Fortress'."

"So Tachibana, you don't have to persuade you anymore."

Tachibana sighed helplessly when Matsuhira said this.

Similar things happened in the spring of this year.

Matsuhira Dingxin has always been a person who likes to use his eyes to make field trips and then make plans based on what he sees and hears.

In the spring of this year, Matsuhira Dingxin also insisted on going to Kii on his own, personally inspecting the details of Butterfly Island, and seeing the ogre appearance with his own eyes.

At that time, Tachibana was also exhausting her saliva, persuading Matsushita to stay in Edo and not to run around.

However, his tongue couldn't hold Matsuping Dingxin's legs.

Tachibana never expected the same thing and the same scene to be staged again this winter.

After quickly finishing the books he wanted to take away, Matsudaira suddenly seemed to be thinking of something. He paused, and then turned to Tachibana and asked:

"By the way, Majima Goro-kun still hasn't come today?"

Tachibana shook her head.

After receiving Tachibana's reply, Matsubishi Dingxin frowned slightly:

"It has been more than a month since the end of the'Imperial Examination'... It really made me wait."

There are very complicated emotions in this sentence of Dingxin Matsuba.

Even Tachibana, who has followed Matsuhira Dingxin for many years, could not distinguish the emotions in the sentence of Matsuhira Dingxin.

Matsudaira has been waiting for Goro Majima to come and surrender his answer—whether he wants to be his surname.

But Goro Majima did not appear in front of Matsuba Matshinbu for a long time.

During the period, some people were sent to the Yoshiwara Shirobei club where Goro Mashima worked for inquiries—but I learned that Goro Majima was no longer working at the Shirobei club.

Matsudaira still had a slight expectation, hoping that Goro Majima would appear suddenly-but this expectation was obviously lost.

"...Is he forgotten?" Tachibana cautiously raised a possibility, "Old Master, do you need to send someone to find him?"

"...No need." Laozhong shook his head, "If he forgets the agreement with me, it means that he is not interested in the ‘have a chance to be my little surname’."

"He should have no intention of being an official."

"Everyone has his own ambitions, just follow him."

After all, Songping Dingxin sighed lightly.

A bit of regret appeared on his face.

After adjusting his emotions for a while, Matsuba Dingxin asked Tachibana abruptly again:

"Tachibana, what time is it now?"

"Just after eight o'clock in the morning (2 o'clock in the afternoon)."

"It's eight o'clock..." Matsuhira Dingxin mumbled, "It's quite early..."

Songping Dingxin slightly lowered his head in a pensive state—I don't know what he was thinking.

After thinking about it for a while, Matsubishi Dingxin slowly said to Tachibana:

"...Tachibana, ready to go out."

"Yes!" Tachibana immediately replied, "Old Master, where are you going?"

"Go to Hasegawa Heizo." When he said the name Hasegawa Heizo, Matsuhira Dingxin's face showed an intriguing smile.

"Hasegawa Heizo?" Tachibana raised her eyebrows in surprise. "Old middle-aged man, what do you want to do with the chief of Huofu Thief Kai?"

Although the Huofu Thief Kai is covered by a layer of "security organization," both officials of the shogunate and ordinary people treat the Huofu Thief as an army.

The chief officer of the Huofu Thief Reformation was an undoubted high-ranking military attaché in the shogunate. He was directly under the control of the Laozhong.

Tachibana searched through the memory in his mind—he didn't think of any important government affairs recently related to the Huofu Thief Reform.

"Some time ago, it was discovered that Hasegawa Heizo had done something... I couldn't ignore it."

The intriguing color in the smile on Matsuba Dingxin's face became more and more intense.

"So I plan to talk to Hasegawa Heizo about what he has done while there is still some time today and before I leave Edo."

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Sumida River: A river that flows through Edo.

Ishikawa Island is a small island located in the center of the river on the Sumida River.

The Sumida River is just an ordinary river, and Ishikawa Island is also an ordinary island on the Sumida River that is naturally formed after being washed by the river.

But since a few years ago, this Ishikawa Island has become less ordinary.

Because Hasegawa Heizo, the commander-in-chief of the Huofu Thieves Reform, spent a lot of money to build a footboard on Ishikawa Island.

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Edo, Sumida River, Ishikawa Island, Renju Yards—

Hasegawa stood with his hand in his hand, standing quietly outside a room, pulling the door of this room open, and quietly looking at the scene of the room through the slit of the silk door.

In the room, there was a crackling sound of plan.

Twenty or so men sat neatly in the room.

These twenty or so men are of different ages, some are only in their teens, with a bit of childishness on their faces, and some even have white hair.

A table was placed in front of them, and an abacus was placed on the table.

These twenty or so men of all ages just lay on their desks, crackling their calculations.

An elderly person who was about 50 years old, with his hands on his back, patrolled back and forth beside them.

As soon as he saw someone whose abacus was not right, the old man immediately stepped forward to correct him.

Looking at the people in the room who were earnestly learning how to plan, and the old man who was already earnestly teaching the skills of using abacus, a smile of satisfaction appeared on Hasegawa's face.

After nodding comfortably, Hasegawa sewed the door together.

The people in the room who are learning how to plan to order, without exception, are prisoners.

To be more precise, they were the prisoners who were caught in the football camp for reshaping.

Three years ago, not long after Hasegawa became the chief of the firefighter reform, Hasegawa launched an initiative: to build a facility to help prisoners carry out reformation.

When Hasegawa made this proposal, the veteran of the shogunate was not Matsudaira Matshinbu, but Tanuma Yoji.

Hasegawa used to do the "Nishinomaru Fake Goshinmonoban" before. The main job of this position was to manage the tributes from various regions to the shoguns.

While taking up the position of "Nishinomaru Fake Goshinmonoban", Hasegawa got to know the old Nakatanuma Yoji, and gradually became acquainted with him.

For the proposal of "establishing facilities for reforming prisoners" issued by Hasegawa, who is considered to be his subordinate, Tanuma Yiji did not think much before agreeing and supporting it.

This is how the football boarding ground was established.

Since the establishment of the Football Stadium, prisoners with minor crimes in Edo and its surrounding areas will be sent to the Football Stadium for reformation.

The method of transformation is to teach prisoners skills so that they can have a good skill, and after they are restored to freedom, they can have a craft that they rely on for survival, without having to embark on the road of crime again.

The skills that are taught to prisoners in the Renzui Yard are basically skills that are more convenient for finding jobs.

For example: plan to plate; simple carpenter work; methods of making various small objects such as umbrellas and bird cages...

Because Hasegawa proposed to build a facility to help the prisoners rebuild, Tanuma Yoji took advantage of the situation to hand over the jurisdiction of the Nizu Yoraku Ground to Hasegawa.

Therefore, after the completion of the Renju Yard, Hasegawa has been holding two roles: while directing the reform of the firefighters, he is also responsible for the administration of the Renju Yard.

From time to time, Hasegawa would secretly see if the prisoners in the Renju Yard are studying hard like they do now.

After silently sewing the door of the room, Hasegawa, still carrying his hands on his back, walked slowly towards the outside of the "teaching building".

Just as he was about to leave this "teaching building", a young voice with a little helplessness sounded behind Hasegawa:

"Master Hasegawa!"

A young man who was only in his early twenties rushed towards Hasegawa.

"Oh!" Hasegawa turned his head and looked back, "It's Tang Ze. I just wanted to find you."

This young man was named "Tang Ze Guangzhi", and he was the designated party for the Renju Yard and was responsible for managing the finances of the Renzu Yard.

Although Tang Ze is young, he is extremely talented.

Hasegawa is not always at the football field.

When Hasegawa is not in the human football stadium, Tang Ze is generally responsible for the management of the human football stadium.

Relying on his outstanding talents, Tang Ze has managed the Renju Yard in an orderly manner, which has won Hasegawa's trust.

"Master Hasegawa." Tang Ze ran to the front and back of Hasegawa, and sighed unhappily, "Can't you tell me in advance when you want to come to the stadium?"

"I'm only making a temporary surprise today." Hasegawa smiled, "So it's too late to inform you."

"Why?" Hasegawa changed into a half-joking tone, "Are you afraid of my surprise inspection of the football stadium?"

"I'm not worried." Tang Ze smiled confidently, "I never worry about your surprise inspections, Lord Hasegawa."

"I'm only afraid that after your sudden visit, you will not be able to entertain you well."

Hasegawa waved his hand: "Don't think about how to entertain me, as long as you can show me a well-managed footboard, it will be the best hospitality for me."

"Tang Ze, you came just right, I just wanted to find you."

"Tell me about the financial situation of the Football Stadium in the past half month."

"Yes!"

Hasegawa and Tangzawa walked one after another on the way to leave the "teaching building" of the Renju Yard.

Tang Ze, who was half behind Hasegawa, roughly reported the current financial situation of Renzuo Yoraku to Hasegawa.

After listening to Tang Ze's report silently, Hasegawa said solemnly:

"That is to say... there is still surplus in the current funds of the Football Stadium?"

"Yeah." Tang Ze nodded lightly, "but...there is not much surplus. It will probably only last for another month."

"One month..." Hasegawa nodded lightly, "Well, I see."

"I will allocate new funds to you as soon as possible."

"In the future, it should be easier to manage the Renzu Depot."

Hasegawa smiled slightly at Tang Ze.

"I have successfully mobilized several high-ranking officials in the shogunate. They have agreed to give support to our people's football field."

"Really?" Tang Ze beamed with joy.

"Well, it's true."

Hasegawa reported to Tang Ze one by one the names of the senior officials who were willing to support Renzuoyuan.

The names of these people reported by Hasegawa are without exception the names of high officials who are now well-known in the shogunate.

The admiration in Tang Ze's eyes became more intense.

"Master Hasegawa, how do you touch these high-ranking officials?"

It is naturally impossible for Hasegawa to tell the truth to Tang Ze: these officials are all members of the "Anti-Shiranui Group", and he got these officials because he had done something to oppose Shiranui. s help.

"Of course I drank wine round after round with those high-ranking officials." Hasegawa thought of a reason casually, and fooled Tang Ze over.

Hasegawa and Tangze both left the "teaching building" of the football stadium at this time.

At this moment, an anxious shout rang from their sides:

"Master Hasegawa! Master Tangze! I finally found you!"

This voice is also very familiar to Hasegawa—this is the voice of entering the wild.

Entering the wild is also one of the officials at the Renfoot Depot. As far as the status is only under Tang Ze, he is considered Tang Ze's deputy.

Unlike Tang Ze, who is thinner, Ruye's figure is fatter and he is not very good at sports.

Hasegawa followed the prestige, and saw Juno with a big belly, humming and rushing towards them.

From a distance, it looks like a ball is rolling towards them.

"Enter the wild. What's the matter?" Hasegawa asked before and after entering the wild, "Why are you running in such a hurry? Is something wrong?"

"Master Hasegawa." Ruye's face was pale, as if he had encountered something terrible, "Master Old Zhong came to visit suddenly!"

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Under the lead of the entry, Hasegawa ran toward the meeting room of the Renju Yard with a solemn expression while tidying up his clothes and hair.

When the door of the meeting room was opened, Hasegawa saw two figures.

One of them is Hasegawa's immediate boss-Matsubaira.

The other figure is Songping's surname: Tachibana.

Hasegawa enters the meeting room alone and closes the door after using his eyes to indicate that the entry into the field who led him to leave first.

Kneeling and sitting in front of and behind Matsuhira Dingxin, Hasegawa respectfully saluted Matsuhira Dingxin.

"I don't know if Mrs. Zhong is coming here. If you miss it, please forgive me!"

Just now, Matsuhira Matsunobu brought only Tachibana and a small number of guards, and went to the headquarters of Hosuke Rogue Kai to find Hasegawa.

But who knows that Hasegawa happened to be not in the headquarters of Huofu Rogue Reform, and when he asked, he had gone to the football field.

So Songping Dingxin could only be diverted to the Renfu Depot. Fortunately, the distance from Huofu Thief to Renfu Depot was not far.

"No gift, Hasegawa. Naturally just fine." Matsudaira smiled slightly at Hasegawa, "Now think about it carefully-it seems that we haven't seen each other for a while."

Hasegawa respectfully responded to each of Matsuhira's greetings, while carefully thinking about the reason for Matsuhira's sudden visit.

Although he directly belongs to the old middle school and is under the direct jurisdiction of Songping Dingxin, Songping Dingxin has never been involved in his work.

Hasegawa himself has forgotten when Matsuhira Matsuba came to see him last time.

Matsudaira is a workaholic who never does meaningless things-this matter is in the shogunate, and all the shogunate knows.

Therefore, Hasegawa believes that Matsubishi must have come to him for no reason. It must be for what purpose.

Although Matsuhira Dazunbu has been smiling at him, the smile on Matsuhira Dazunbu's face not only didn't make Hasegawa feel any warmth, but it also caused an unknown premonition to emerge from Hasegawa's heart...

After a brief exchange with Hasegawa, Matshinori sat up a little straighter, and then changed to a slightly more serious tone:

"Hasegawa, you must be wondering why I came to you suddenly?"

"I won't talk about other nonsense, just go straight to the topic."

Speaking of this, Matsuhira Dingxin raised his eyes and pierced Hasegawa with a somewhat cold gaze.

"Hasegawa, you are so courageous."

"I dare to use the funds allocated to you for the thief reform under my nose."

As soon as Matsudaira's words fell, Hasegawa's pupils shrank suddenly.

Then, cold sweat appeared on Hasegawa's forehead at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Hasegawa, your ledger is beautifully done, and most people may not be able to find clues from your ledger."

"But ah—"

Matsuba Dingxin raised his left index finger and tapped his left eye socket.

"Your account book is good enough to fool other people, but it's too reluctant to use it to fool me."

"Two months ago, I discovered that your ledger was a bit weird."

"Sent someone to check for 2 months, and finally found out your little secret a few days ago."

The cold sweat on Hasegawa’s forehead grew more and more, and it was almost dripping onto the tatami mats.

"In order to have sufficient funds to operate the yard, you set aside a portion of the funds that the shogunate gave to the Huofu Thief to buy coins."

"Then take advantage of the fact that the converted prices of gold, silver, and copper on the market always fluctuate frequently, buy coins at low prices, and then sell them at high prices. Successfully earned enough funds for you to continue to operate the human foot market."

"I have to say, your ledger is really beautiful."

"I didn't realize that you were making false accounts until two months ago."

"Hasegawa, I... did I make a mistake?"

After speaking, Matsubishi Dingxin quietly looked at Hasegawa in front of him.

Hasegawa pressed his lips tightly and remained silent.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath and opened them again, his eyes were full of determination, as if he had already made some enlightenment.

"No."

"Then did you plead guilty?"

"Plead guilty."

Seeing Hasegawa confessing his crime so happily, Matsuhira Dingxin's face flashed with satisfaction.

But these few touches of satisfaction are only fleeting.

After a sneer, Matsubishi Dingxin continued:

"Needless to say, you should also know the consequences of such speculative use of public funds allocated by the shogunate?"

"...I know." Hasegawa lightly nodded the tired bullet.

The lightest punishment for misuse of public funds allocated by the shogunate is to be beaten to the end and lose the official position.

As for the heaviest punishment...that would be abdomen and apologize.

"...Old Master." Hasegawa whispered, "No matter what kind of punishment, the lower officials are willing to accept."

"The official only hopes that you don't shut down the football field."

"Let people continue to operate the football field."

Having said that, Hasegawa leaned over, put his hands on the tatami, and put his forehead close to the tatami, posing as an unearthed seat.

Huofu thief, who was screaming at the outside world, changed his commander. At this time, he pleaded with the most humble attitude to the owner of the country's power who was 10 years younger than him.

Matsudaira's gaze on Hasegawa still did not contain any emotion.

"...Hasegawa, it seems that this pedigree is really important to you."

Songping Dingxin's tone was still calm-calmly and terribly.

"Not only do we not hesitate to commit this kind of felony that might be head-off to maintain the operation of the football stadium."

"Even though I might be losing my life soon, I begged me not to shut down the football stadium."

"You said you are willing to accept all punishments... If I ask you to apologize here now, would you?"

"Yes." Hasegawa answered without any hesitation or hesitation.

Because Hasegawa stuck his forehead firmly on the tatami mat, Matsudaira could not see Hasegawa's current expression.

But just based on the firmness contained in Hasegawa's "willingness" just now, Matsudaira could roughly guess what Hasegawa's face looks like now.

"...Take it easy, Hasegawa." Matsuhira smiled and shrugged. "I have no interest in your intestines."

"Look up, Hasegawa."

After receiving the order to raise his head, Hasegawa raised his head again after hesitating for a while and looked directly at Matsupira.

"I came to see you today, not here to inquire about sin."

"But to praise you."

"Unexpectedly, you have some business acumen, and know how to make money by buying and selling coins."

"It's not that I don't understand the benefits of establishing and operating a human football field."

"If the shogunate's financial situation is good, I also hope that the renju depot will continue to operate."

"So if you can rely on the funds allocated by the shogunate to the Huofu Thief to feed the Huofu Thieves Reform and the Renfoot Yard at the same time. Then I have to praise you well-you succeeded in using the least money to make He has done the most things, is a rare noble minister."

"So I will continue to assume that I don't know your ‘secret’ and maintain the status quo."

"You can continue to do business with the funds that the thieves have changed from the fire to earn money from the operators."

"Just need—work hard."

Speaking of the phrase "work hard," Matsuhiro Dingxin specially emphasized his tone.

And after hearing the aggravated "work hard" sentence of Matsuhira Dingxin, Hasegawa's pupils shrank slightly.

"Okay. I'm done. I'm pretty tight on time, so I'll leave first." Songping Dingxin stood up.

Hasegawa was about to get up to see him off, Matsudaira Matshinori raised his hand one step in advance to stop:

"No need to come to see me off. I remember the way I left."

"Work hard, Hasegawa."

After leaving these words faintly, Matsuba Dingxin led Tachibana out of the room.

After Matsudaira led Tachibana to leave, only Hasegawa was left in the meeting room.

Hasegawa stared at the air in front of him blankly, and sighed after a long while.

"Grabbed..." Hasegawa smiled helplessly.

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Matsuhira Dingxin led Tachibana and the guards who had been waiting outside, and walked straight to the outside of the Renzuo Yard, ready to return to the mansion.

When he had already reached the bank of the river and was about to leave by boat, Tachibana couldn't help but ask Matsubishi Dingxin:

"Old Master, just let Hasegawa Heizo just like that?"

"Then what do you plan to do with Hasegawa?" Laozhong asked, "Ask him on the spot to cut his belly and apologize?"

Tachibana was speechless for a while.

Out of rules, Tachibana felt that Hasegawa, who used public funds indiscriminately, must be severely punished.

But out of morality, Tachibana believed that the reason Hasegawa used public funds indiscriminately was not for eating, drinking and having fun, but for the operation of the rostrum, so he should be punished too severely.

"Although I don't quite deal with Hasegawa's character. I don't like Hasegawa that much either." Matsudaira said softly, "but I can't deny that Hasegawa is a rare competent official."

"He should be regarded as one of the best officers since the establishment of the Huofu Thieves Reform."

"His title of'Guiping' shocked Xiao Xiao a lot."

"And as I said with Hasegawa just now-I don't understand the benefits of operating the Asso Yard."

"Operating the foot gate can prevent a large number of prisoners from committing crimes after they are released-how can I not know this truth?"

"It's just because the shogunate's financial situation is not good, I have never given people too much money to send the field."

"If Hasegawa can successfully operate the two places, the Huofu Thieves Reform and the Renzu Yard, only with the funds allocated to the Huofu Thieves Reform, I would be happy to see it succeed.”

"Therefore, for this reason, it is a pity that such a rare talent can be moved to the left or given to death."

"So I came this time just to remind Hasegawa."

There was a smile on Matsuba Dingxin's face that made people look at it without the slightest warmth.

"Remind him: I already know his little secret. And I can use your little secret to cure you at any time."

"From then on, Hasegawa, who was gripped by me, should be more attentive to public service."

"Whether it's catching the culprits or the operators, they should not dare to relax."

"So..." Tachibana smiled bitterly, "It seems... I really have a lot to learn from Laozhong..."

Speaking of this, Tachibana seemed to think of something, paused, and then made a suggestion to Laozhong in front of him.

"Old Master, why don't you let Hasegawa investigate the previous incident of the'Assault on Kitamachi Observance', how about it?"

Matsudaira certainly knows what the "Assault on Kitamachi Observance" in Tachibana's mouth was.

About a month ago, the Kitamachi Office was attacked by unidentified thieves. After the culprits killed all the officials who stayed at the Kitamachi Office at the time, they painted "Taikotong" on the wall of the Kitamachi Office. The sentence "I'm waiting to avenge the battle against Osaka" was written.

When this incident first came out, Edo was clamoring for a while.

Everyone is discussing whether the person who studies the Kitamachi Magistrate will really be Toyotomi's remnant party.

In order to avoid causing panic, Matsuba believed that not long after the incident, he ordered the rumor to be refuted to the public in the name of the government: Toyotomi Yudang or something is just a fictional thing. Don't panic.

While calming the public, Songping Dingxin stepped up the search-but the case has not found the slightest progress until now.

The people in the Kitamachi office were not only very skilled, they were also extremely clever. There is no clue left in Kitamachi.

After hearing this suggestion made by Tachibana, Matshinori shook his head after pondering for a moment.

"No. This case cannot be handed over to Hasegawa."

"Hasegawa is the chief of the Huofu Thief Reform, who is only responsible for capturing thieves and arsonists."

"And those people who had washed the Kitamachi office in blood, no theft, no arson, they just murdered. It's not Hasegawa's area of ​​responsibility."

"If this case is forcibly handed over to Hasegawa, it will only arouse the dissatisfaction of many people."

"So now the team in charge of this case doesn't need to move."

"After the people in charge of this case are really unable to get the slightest result, then consider whether to change someone else."

"Tachibana, you will go for a run tonight to inform those who are now in charge of this case-when I return from Ezo, I will hand in results that will satisfy me."

"Yes." Tachibana replied respectfully, while silently taking down Matsuhira's order.

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Hasegawa returned to the headquarters of Hosuke Thief Kai in the evening.

After returning to the headquarters, Hasegawa called his adjutant Imai, and then told him what happened today at the Renzuo Yoke. UU reading www.uukanshu.com

Imai is one of the few people who knows that Hasegawa has always used funds from the fire to the thieves to speculate coins and make money.

After learning that Lao Chu had already known Hasegawa's secret, Imai opened his eyes directly.

"Naga, Hasegawa-sama, what shall we do now?"

Because I was so shocked, Imai stammered when he spoke.

"What else..." Hasegawa's face was full of bitterness, "All in all-my life is saved."

"Lao Zhong already hinted at me today-he won't do anything to me."

"But the premise is-I have to work hard and serve my duty well."

Having said that, Hasegawa let out a sigh of relief.

"I was pinched by the handle..."

"If there is something that I do in the future that I am dissatisfied with, Master Laozhong can use my handle to treat me at any time..."

"So I can only work like a cow or a dog, and show my loyalty to him..."

After another long sigh, Hasegawa smiled at Imai.

"But it's okay... think on the bright side, at least as long as I work hard and don't annoy the old man, the old man shouldn't do anything to me."

"All in all-for the sake of life and the football field, I will work hard now..."

"Imai, what are the thieves that we are still tracking but have not captured yet?"

"Not much." Imai said, "We are currently responsible for the Huosuke Thief, but the ones who haven't been captured include Kirujiro, Flower Monk, and...the enemy of Buddha..."

After hearing the name "Buddha Enemy" from Imai's mouth, Hasegawa couldn't help raising his hand and scratching his hair.

"'Buddha'... Of the three thieves who haven't been captured yet, he is the most troublesome..."