I formed the strongest swordsman group.

Chapter 1013: The fate of the Sendai Domain is at stake, the Shinsengumi vs. the Seven Spears of Senshu [4300]

In front of "Nioh" Tachibana Aoto, he belittled the Shinsengumi and even tried to commit violence against them... The more Qibenqiang recalled the scenes just now, the more frightened he felt, as if he had fallen into an icy cave.

Although both "degrading the Shinsengumi" and "being violent towards Nioh" are considered disrespectful, the latter is much more serious.

This is a typical case of "if it's not weighed, it's less than 4 taels; if it's weighed, it can't even weigh a thousand pounds."

If Qing Deng pursues this matter seriously, it will escalate into a diplomatic incident between the Sendai Domain and the Qinjin Domain... no, the Sendai Domain and the shogunate!

Having caused such a big trouble, even the "Seven Spears of Sendai" which enjoys a high status in the Sendai domain cannot remain safe and sound.

The seven of them waited tremblingly for Qing Deng's further punishment.

However, Qing Deng's next actions were beyond their expectations.

After the cold taunt, Qing Deng neither continued to insult nor went forward to use violence - in fact, even if he rushed forward and kicked them to the ground one by one, Qi Benqiang would have no choice but to grit his teeth and endure it.

But Qing Deng turned around, led Kondo Isami and others away, and walked straight back to Wakamatsu Castle.

His figure gradually moved away, and soon disappeared completely.

Qing Deng left... Even so, Qibenqiang didn't feel relieved at all!
It's actually the opposite - they are now even more uneasy and sweating all over!

If Qing Deng scolded them and beat them severely, they would feel at ease.

Once he has vented his anger, maybe he won't pursue what happened tonight.

However, Qing Deng walked straight away...

Qi Benqiang had no idea what he was thinking, nor did he know what he was going to do next.

This is like the calm before the storm... This is actually the most terrifying! It's chilling!

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Wakamatsu Castle, the bedroom of Date Yoshikuni, Lord of Sendai Domain——

"……what?"

After listening to the report, Ida Qingbang was dumbfounded.

His originally very small eyes widened to the size of pigeon eggs, and his chin almost dropped to the ground.

He moved his eyes stiffly, scanning the seven guns kneeling in front of him one by one.

A moment——

"You are a bunch of idiots!!"

Date Yoshikuni suddenly jumped up, drew out the wakizashi from his waist with the sword and scabbard, rushed forward, and hit the backs of those who were kneeling on the ground and exposed to him.

"Fool! Idiot! Brainless thing! A waste who is unable to accomplish anything and always causes trouble!"

With each blow he swore, using every possible curse word in Japanese and Sendai slang.

Qi Benqiang gritted his teeth and endured it.

All the young men in the room lowered their heads, looked at their noses with their eyes and their hearts with their noses, pretending to be blind and deaf.

Just by looking at his fat and bloated body, you can tell that Ida Yoshikuni is not good at sports.

As a result, after a while, he was out of breath and could no longer fight.

However, he was still not satisfied, and kicked all seven people to the ground one by one.

"Do you know how much trouble you have caused?"

"I don't usually see you guys doing anything great, but you're quite active in getting into trouble!"

"I really can't get rid of my hatred even if I kill you all!"

Just as Qing Deng expected, Date Keikuni had a lot of ideas about this "Olympics Conference".

Although he had no intention of confronting Qing Deng, he also didn't want to just let Qing Deng order him around.

The Sendai Domain was the largest domain in Oshu. Even if it wanted to surrender to others, it had to make the other party offer a high enough price first.

The Sendai Domain could side with the "Tachibana camp", but it must have a sufficiently strong voice - the above was Date Yoshikuni's goal.

He was ready to bargain with Qing Deng.

Whether it was organizing a luxurious travel queue or deliberately rushing to Wakamatsu Castle, it was all to build momentum for the subsequent negotiations.

However... he never expected that on the first day of arriving in Wakamatsu Castle, these seven idiots would ruin his plan!

The trouble they caused tonight was equivalent to giving Qing Deng an handle for nothing.

In the future, Qing Deng could use the excuse of "great disrespect" to put pressure on the Sendai domain.

Ida Qingbang had no way to resist this and had no place to argue - after all, Qing Deng was telling the truth and occupied the moral high ground, leaving no room for rebuttal.

The other party has gained overwhelming bargaining chips before the negotiations even begin... In this situation, let alone bargaining with Qing Deng, it is even a question whether the Sendai Domain can maintain its current status!
The mission started off badly... No, it can't even be called a "mission", we suffered such a huge setback.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more suffocated he felt.

To be honest, he really wanted to draw his knife and chop these seven idiots to death.

Just as he said just now, even if he killed them all, he would not feel relieved!

Of course, this was just what he said in anger, he couldn't really kill these seven people.

Putting aside the fact that these seven men were the "Seven Spears of Xianzhou" and were his important generals, they all came from prominent families. This prominent identity alone meant that Date Qingkuni was unable to deal with them as he pleased.

As a last resort, Ida Qingbang could only take deep breaths to relieve the depression in his chest.

After he calmed down a bit, he gritted his teeth and said to Qi Benqiang:

"Hurry up and change your clothes! Come with me to apologize to General Tachibana later!"

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Wakamatsu Castle, Aoto's bedroom——

Qing Deng had already anticipated Ida Qingkuni's sudden visit.

He leaned on his elbow and looked at Ida Keikuni and others in front of him without any sadness or joy.

Ida Yoshikuni sat upright with great respect.

Seven guns knelt in a row behind him.

But all seven of them were dressed in neat white clothes - this attire was used to express their apology.

"General Tachibana! I'm so sorry!"

Ida Qingbang supported himself on the ground with his fists, leaned forward slightly, and looked heavy.

"It's all my fault for not being able to control my subordinates! That led to the conflict with His Highness!"

"I feel deeply remorseful and guilty!"

"I know full well that words cannot make up for my mistakes."

"I am willing to take full responsibility and do my best to correct the mistakes!"

After saying this, he bowed his head deeply.

The seven gunmen behind him also buried their heads lower.

Qing Deng did not speak immediately.

He just watched Ida Qingbang and others quietly.

Qing Deng didn't say anything, and the latter didn't dare to speak without permission, so he could only wait silently. The room was shrouded in dead silence... The atmosphere became solemn.

Ida Qingbang and others became more and more anxious as they waited. Every second seemed like a year, and all they could hear was the "thump, thump" sound of their own heartbeats in their chests.

It was not until 3 minutes later that Qing Deng finally broke the silence:
“…I am very disappointed with what happened tonight.”

"What I am disappointed about is not your disparagement of the Shinsengumi, nor your offense to me, but your low moral character."

"You guys are rushing up to cause trouble just because you disagree with me. This is totally unbecoming of a warrior."

"Luckily, I'm the one being troubled."

"If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would be bullied by you guys."

"To rely on one's own bravery to bully the weak... Such behavior is truly despicable."

After listening to Qing Deng's words, Yida Qingbang and others all felt that the temperature around them dropped by several degrees...

Several drops of cold sweat appeared on Ida Qingbang's forehead, and he stammered:

"General Ju, he, they drank too much tonight, please consider their drunkenness..."

He was about to say something to make amends.

But before he could finish, Qing Deng interrupted:
"Mutsu-kun, how about this?"

[Note: Date Yoshikuni was appointed Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Left Guard Major General, and concurrently served as Mutsu no Kami]

"Your general made a bold statement tonight: 'The captains of the Shinsengumi are nothing compared to us. We can beat them to a pulp with our 'Seven Spears of Senshu'."

Having said this, Qing Deng deliberately glanced at Date Jinshichiro - the latter's body immediately trembled violently several times.

"In that case, let's have a match."

"……Eh?"

Ida Qingbang subconsciously raised his head and looked at Qingdeng in surprise.

Qing Deng continued to talk to himself:
"In tomorrow's 'Ou Yu Trial', let your 'Seven Spears of Xianzhou' compete with my captains."

"The competition method is very simple, it's a battle of catch and kill."

"After the battle, no matter the winner or loser, neither can play again."

"If you can win one match - just one match - then what happened tonight will be written off and I won't mention it again."

"So, what do you think?"

Ida Qingbang blinked hard, then pursed his lips, as if thinking hard.

Although the incident happened suddenly, he had to admit that Qing Deng's proposal made him quite excited!

He was worrying about "how to calm Qing Deng's anger", and Qing Deng proposed a decent solution that both parties could accept.

He didn't think Qing Deng would play tricks on him.

Since its emergence, Qingdeng has never done anything inconsistent with his words, and therefore has a very good political reputation.

As long as we win one battle... As long as we win one battle, the incident tonight can end peacefully!
No matter how you look at it, this is a great proposal and there is no reason to refuse it.

In fact, the reason why he brought the "Seven Spears of Xianzhou" to participate in the "Ou Yu Conference" was to intentionally take advantage of the "Ou Yu Trial".

His original plan was to have the "Senshu Seven Spears" participate in the "Ou Trial" and defeat the captains of the Shinsengumi in order to increase the prestige of the Sendai Domain!

Although these seven men behaved in a very unbelievable and ugly manner tonight, there is no doubt that they are the seven strongest samurai in Sendai Domain.

Ida Qingbang was very confident in their skills - otherwise, he would not have brought them here.

He did not expect that the "Seven Spears of Senshu" could defeat all the captains of the Shinsengumi.

But...but...if we only defeat one or two captains of the Shinsengumi, it doesn't seem impossible!
Although the two sides have engaged in a head-on confrontation tonight, judging from the results, this battle does not mean anything.

According to the report, in this "sudden battle" tonight, all seven guns were knocked down by Qing Deng alone.

Ida Qingbang was not surprised by the result, because in his opinion, losing to Qingdeng was justified and not something to be ashamed of.

Before being defeated by Qing Deng, the Seven Spears did not gain any advantage against the captains of the Shinsengumi, but they still had the strength to fight.

Ida Qingbang did not know martial arts, so he took it for granted that: although the fighting method tonight was "hand-to-hand combat", which was completely different from "armed fighting", both were "battles", and all aspects such as strength, speed, and reaction ability were common!

Therefore, he secretly made a decision: let the "Seven Spears of Senshu" challenge the captains of the Shinsengumi, and they would be able to win at least 2 or 3 rounds!
However, being cautious, he still subconsciously asked:
"General Tachibana, if...if we don't win a single game and end up losing everything, then...what should we do?"

Upon hearing this, Qing Deng immediately revealed a meaningful smile:

"Well...I advise you not to let this happen."

Looking at Qing Deng's smile and listening to the "suspense" he deliberately left behind, Yida Qingbang swallowed hard.

Then, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind:

"Understood! I'll follow your arrangement!"

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The next day—

Wakamatsu-cho, northern suburbs, the "Oba Trial" competition venue -

The audience seats today were exceptionally lively.

Because everyone has heard that there will be a heavyweight match today - Shinsengumi vs. "Senshu Seven Spears"!
Even before Date Yoshikuni arrived at Wakamatsu Castle, rumors were circulating in the market that "the 'Senshu Seven Spears' would participate in the 'Ou Conference'", whetting everyone's appetite.

Now that the rumors have come true, how can we not be excited and look forward to it?
How could we miss such a powerful confrontation?
Therefore, as soon as the sky turned light, a large number of soldiers and civilians rushed to the arena early to grab their seats in advance.

Even in 19th century Japan, "war mechanics" was an omnipresent civic culture.

While waiting for the competition to begin, the audience enthusiastically discussed the outcome of the game.

"Haven't you watched the games during this period? Don't you know how powerful the Shinsengumi is? The Shinsengumi will definitely win, is there any doubt about that?"

"That's not true. The Sendai Domain is a large domain with an actual koku of over 1 million koku. Compared to it, the Shirakawa Domain and the Shonai Domain are small domains. Sendai has a vast territory and is full of talented people. The strength of the warriors in its domain should not be underestimated."

"Kondo Isami, Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Ichi, and Serizawa Kamo are all first-rate swordsmen. They shouldn't lose. In comparison, Inoue Genzaburo and Harada Sanosuke, who are slightly weaker, are in greater danger. They should lose."

"Isami Kondo will definitely not lose!"

"Kōichi Date, the author of 'Seven Spears of Senshu', is also a well-known hero."

"Hashimoto Shozo, who ranks third among the 'Seven Spears of Senshu', is a prodigy who is proficient in the Hozoin-ryu. His chances of winning are great."

"Huh? Who is Date Jinshichiro?"

【Note: The person ranked first. 】

As time passed, the sun completely dispelled the morning mist and dew.

Facing the expectant gazes of the crowd, feudal lords such as Aoto and Date Yoshikuni took the VIP seats one by one.

Because all the lords of the Oshu domains were present, the VIP seats were particularly lively. Looking around, everyone was wearing gold and silver jewelry and covered in silk and satin.

Then, the captains of the Shinsengumi and the "Seven Spears of Senshu" appeared on the east and west sides of the arena respectively - as they appeared, the scene erupted in cheers that were louder and louder.

Although it was troublesome, today's confrontation was rather special, so Qing Deng still gave an opening speech.

“I hope you will all give it your all”, “Let’s have a match without any regrets”… After all this, finally, with the crisp sound of a gong, today’s game officially began!
Kondo Isami, holding a bamboo sword, stepped onto the arena in two steps - today, he would be the first to take the lead!

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