Time came to 1862.

Ryuma had already gone to Satsuma, while Zuocun stayed around Kyoto, observing everything that happened.

The expelling faction became increasingly restless due to the suppression of the Gongwu Combination faction.

Finally, in February, some radicals from the anti-barrier faction could not hold back their actions.

They planned an assassination.

Target... The most staunch supporter of the shogun and one of the core figures of the Gongwu Union faction - Nobumasa Onteng.

But they failed.

Radicality makes people feel the most powerful, but once it is too radical, it will make a lot of mistakes.

Andenxin was stabbed in his arm and did not die.

Zuocun also did not want to see Anden Shin-chan die, because Anden Shin-chan is obviously more useful than death.

But what Andonin was doing next shocked the whole of Kyoto and even Japan.

The general Tokugawa Ieshima was surrounded by the most firmly and applied to Tokugawa Ieshima to retire.

Tokugawa Ishimaki thought for a long time, and finally agreed to Nobumasa Ando's retreat.

"Destroy the barbarians, expel the barbarians." Tokugawa Ieshiro kept muttering this word, not knowing what he was thinking.

Andon Shin-kun is being stabbed, proving that Kyoto's safety has reached a level that cannot be ignored.

"The vassal soldiers must perform their own duties. Now the coastline is extremely tense, and it is not advisable to transfer personnel to maintain the safety of Kyoto." Tokugawa Ieshima's body has also begun to decline. He is suffering from overwork and mentally weak, and is already at a loss.

"...I want to go see you, the Emperor..." In the end, Tokugawa Ieshima made this decision.

......

Kyoto security is not just a problem with General Tokugawa Ieshiro.

Kyoto is no longer safe now. All forces are mixed with dangers and hidden dangers. Every day, several corpses can be found in the alleys, including civilians, officials, and occasionally big figures can appear. People are panic and everyone is afraid of becoming the next one.

The senior officials of the shogunate discussed countermeasures urgently, after all, no one wanted to lie in the dark alley the next day.

After nearly two months of discussion, the suggestion made by a patriarch leader from the Sonuchi Bible, Kiyogawa Hachiro, was adopted by the shogunate.

Openly recruit ronin and form a general's guard to ensure safety in Kyoto.

When Kondo Yuki and Toshiba Sozo, who were far away in Edo, heard the news, their eyes lit up.

"Going, our opportunity is here."

Kondo Yuki patted the paper with the information written on it, his face a little excited.

Tu Fang touched his ears and said with a smile: "I had expected this day to come, but I didn't expect it to come earlier than I thought."

Kondo Yuk opened the door of the test guard hall: "Hey, Chief, you come out."

The Master Okina, who is training his disciples of Natural Mind and Soul, seemed a little reluctant: "Oh? Why, I'm training."

"Big thing, our opportunity is here."

"...Oh." Okita Shinji was still a little reluctant, but he still walked out.

"You are free to train, don't relax." She turned her head and looked at Okada Lintaro, "Master of the family, come and see them."

"Ah, yes!" Okina Lintaro dared not refute.

Okina Headmaster sighed.

"This is news from Kyoto. Because Kyoto's security has reached its extreme danger, they want to take gentle measures against us ronin and absorb some lower-level samurai into the shogunate to maintain the security of Kyoto."

Okina Soji looked at the endless talk of Kondo Yuki and Toshiba Yoshimi standing aside and smiling without saying a word.

A sentence came to my mind.

"You have always been Shimazaki and Tuoka who made the decision for you."

......

"General Director General? General Director General?"

"Oh? Ah?" Okita Director-General suddenly woke up.

"What's wrong with you? You don't seem to be in good spirits. You were stunned just now." Kondo Yuki looked at the little sister with some surprise.

"Nothing, I'm just thinking about what you just said." Okita Soichi touched his face, his eyes dim.

I really, has it been Kondo and Tuobo who have always made the decision for me?

"So what do you think?" Kondo sought Okina's opinion.

“My comments…”

Mr. Zuocun, you still have something wrong.

From then until now, the decisions I made were only given to Kondo and Tuoba because of trust.

I am not unable to think, but only know how to swing my sword.

I made this decision myself.

"The people in the test guard hall are enough to go out, so... respond to this call."

"I'm just waiting for you!" Kondo Yuki smiled, grabbed Tuya Suzu's shoulder, and discussed the details.

Okita looked at Kondo Yuki and Toshiba Suzumi, and then looked at Okita Lintaro and Inoue Genzaburo in the gym.

And Saito Ichi and Nagakura Shinhata.

"Kondo, earth." Okina General shouted.

The two turned their heads and said, "What's wrong, Okita?"

“We… are right, right?”

"......Hmm." Tu Fangsui San's answered extremely firmly.

......

Zuomura and Kana are cooking.

Nao Nao could cook a long time ago.

The two people are now in Rensheng Village, but not Rensheng Temple.

Zuocun built a small house not far from Rensheng Temple, with three rooms, and two people lived in it like father and daughter.

"Mr. Zuomura, can you tell me what's going on with the girl you like?" Kana spoke carefully.

"Puff cough cough--" Zuocun was choked directly.

"What are you asking about this?" He patted his chest and coughed violently twice.

"I just want to... learn more." Kana wrapped her hair around her fingertips, not knowing what she was thinking.

"..." Zuomura looked at Kana.

"Then... let me talk to you." Zuocun put down his chopsticks, put his hands on his knees, and his eyes were filled with nostalgia.

"My life was started by that girl."

"I don't have any memories before I was fifteen. After I woke up from Shirakawa, I kept wandering in Muro." Zuomura slowly spoke to Kazuna Koike and talked about his past with Okita.

After listening to the whole story, Koike Nao was in tears.

"Mr. Zuomura, is faith really that important?" Koike Naona was a little excited. "Ming, as long as you let go of your faith, you can be with Miss Okina."

"Kanana." Zuomura looked at Kana's face and did not look at Kana's eyes. "Faith is something more important than life."

"This is a chaotic world and someone needs to be saved."

"If the troubled times don't end, you, me, and Miss Okita's tragedy will appear in more people and more families."

"I want to be the one who ends the troubled times, so..."

"I get it." Kana nodded in tears.

She still didn't understand, but she knew that Zuocun had more important things to do.
Chapter completed!