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Chapter 1018 [Oyu Conference] Begins! Sign the oath together! [4600]

VIP Seat——

"……male."

Ida Qingbang heard a voice coming from afar.

"...Aogong."

The sound is getting closer.

"…Mutsu-kun."

It was Qing Deng’s voice.

"Mutsu-kun!"

Ida Qingbang's body trembled violently several times, and then he turned his head as if waking up from a dream and looked at Qingdeng blankly.

Qing Deng called out four times before he regained consciousness.

When he met Qing Deng's gaze, it was like touching boiling water. He quickly looked away and stared at his toes, his face full of panic.

Seven losses in all, no wins... Such a result was hard for him to accept!

The competition just now was his last hope.

But in the end, all seven of them were easily defeated by Qing Deng!

Seven against one, the only result was to make Qing Deng sweat slightly... Although it was humiliating, rationally speaking, Yida Qingbang could barely accept this result.

After all, the opponent is Nioh, so it is not surprising even if it ends in a miserable defeat.

What really made Ida Keikuni feel unbearable was the failure in the previous six games!
Even though elite soldiers such as Ida Shinji and Hashimoto Masazo were out, they were no match for captains such as Kondo Isami and Nagakura Shinpachi!
——The gap is so huge...!
When he thought of this, Ida Qingbang couldn't help but feel despair.

Before this, he believed from the bottom of his heart that even if the overall strength of the "Seven Spears of Senshu" was not as good as the captains of the Shinsengumi, they could always win one or two rounds.

Unexpectedly...the generals he had placed high hopes on suffered defeats one after another!
This makes even more ridiculous what Date Jinshichiro said last night: "As long as we show our true abilities, we will beat the captains of the Shinsengumi to a pulp"

Thinking of this, Ida Qingbang felt his cheeks suddenly get hot.

If Date Jinshichiro was right in front of him at this moment, he would have wanted to jump up immediately and strangle him.

It would have been bad enough for him to commit a stupid act himself, but he also caused his lord to be humiliated as well!
At this point, Date Yoshikuni really didn't know what to do.

Not only did they fail to resolve last night's incident, but they also demonstrated the incompetence of the "Seven Spears of Xianzhou" in public... they lost both the wife and the army.

In fact, at this moment, the disastrous defeat of the "Seven Spears of Xianzhou" also brought great shock to the other feudal lords present.

They did not feel contemptuous because of the disastrous defeat of the "Senzhou Seven Spears" - because they had eyes and knew that it was not that the "Senzhou Seven Spears" were too weak, but that the captains of the Shinsengumi were too strong!
Sendai Domain was the largest domain in Oshu, possessing the largest territory, the most wealth, and the most abundant educational resources.

Therefore, the samurai qualities of Sendai Domain were unmatched among those of Oshu Domain.

The "Senshu Seven Spears", which stood out among the countless samurai of Sendai Domain, symbolizes the warriors of Sendai - from a certain perspective, it symbolizes the warriors of Oshu.

However, even the famous "Seven Spears of Senshu" are no match for the captains of the Shinsengumi!

Faced with such a result, the feudal lords of the Oshu domain all found it hard to accept and their self-esteem was hurt.

It seems that, even if they are reluctant, they have to confirm the prejudice that "Oshu is not only very poor, but also the quality of samurai is not good enough"...

The Shinsengumi's tyranny and dominance invisibly created a psychological weakness in the hearts of the feudal lords that could not be ignored.

These captains alone are extremely troublesome. They are all powerful generals who are capable of defeating a thousand enemies with one man. As long as they are well managed and deployed, they can exert the effect of a mighty army!
Even Nagakura Shinpachi and Saito Hajime are so powerful, so how powerful are Hijikata Toshizo and Yamanami Keisuke, who are no less powerful than them?

How powerful is Okita Souji, who is recognized as the number one person under Nioh?
How brave will the elite soldiers led by these fierce men be?
The more the lords of the Owari domain thought about it, the more frightened they felt, and goose bumps appeared all over their skin.

When Qing Deng returned to the VIP seat, they all did the same thing: they subconsciously lowered their heads, breathed softly, and didn't dare to look at Qing Deng any more. Their attitudes were so disrespectful...

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Judging from the results, the effects achieved by the "Olympic Badminton Trial" far exceeded Qingdeng's expectations.

The disastrous defeat of the "Senshu Seven Spears" made feudal lords such as Date Yoshikuni lose their temper and no longer dared to dream of "defeating the Shinsengumi".

Especially for Yoshikuni Ida, his attitude change was the most obvious.

When the two met for the first time, Ida Qingbang always acted at ease, as if he wanted to be on equal footing with Qingdeng.

But now, when he faced Qing Deng, he would always unconsciously reveal a frightened expression, just like a defeated rooster.

This world is material after all.

Those with bigger fists always get more respect.

Successfully intimidating the feudal lords of Oshu - Qing Deng was very satisfied with the result.

Both in his professional and private life, he always returned with a full load.

There is no need to elaborate on the gains in the public interest.

Although the gains from the "private" aspect are slightly inferior, they are equally rich.

As expected, all members of the "Seven Spears of Xianzhou" are indeed talented.

Copied 7 talents in one go, and all of them are very useful talents.

For this reason, Qing Deng's steps became much lighter as he walked back to the VIP seat.

Although these talents can no longer bring much bonus to Qing Deng now, Qing Deng never has too many talents.

In short, the main goal of holding the "Olympic Badminton Trial" has been achieved.

Now, he can focus on the next topic.

Again, the "Olympics trial cooperation" is just a bonus, the focus of this trip to the north is always the "Olympics meeting"!
Now, all the lords of the Oshu domain have arrived, and the meeting can finally begin!

The day after defeating the "Seven Spears of Xianzhou", Qing Deng held a meeting in Wakamatsu Castle.

The Aizu officials, led by Yokoyama Shusei, were all busy, racing against time to set up the meeting hall and strengthen the defenses.

On this day, a solemn atmosphere permeated inside and outside Songcheng.

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Wakamatsu Castle——

This is the largest and most luxurious room in Wakamatsu Castle.

This room is only used for extremely important events such as New Year's worship and the enthronement of a new monarch.

For today's meeting, the tatami in the room were specially dried and gave off a pleasant smell.

The armrests, tables and other utensils were also scrubbed repeatedly and looked as clean as new.

"Niou" Tachibana Aoto and the lords of the forty feudal domains of Oshu are all here. If anything unexpected happens, no one can afford it.

Therefore, strict guards were arranged inside and outside the room.

Open sentries, hidden sentries, patrols; swords, spears, muskets, everything is available.

Unless the army attacks, they will never be able to get close to the meeting place.

Although there is still some time before the meeting officially starts, all the participants have arrived.

Qing Deng sat on the main seat without any dispute.

The lords of the Oyu domain sat in front of Qing Deng in order of their status.

Because it was an extremely serious meeting, everyone in the room wore gorgeous and formal formal dresses.

A spacious room of several hundred square meters, people sitting upright, clothes that make one sit up straight, stuffy air... looking up, the scene is so grand.

Qing Deng turned his eyes away expressionlessly.

As their eyes passed by, the feudal lords were all worried, and the atmosphere at the scene became more solemn.

After taking a quick look, he spoke clearly, word by word:
"Everyone, the sea is turbulent right now, and there are endless internal and external troubles."

He skipped the boring opening remarks and didn't bother to talk in official language, and went straight to the point.

"Today, there are countless traitors who bully the heaven and humiliate the people, and violate human ethics."

"Changzhou harbors evil intentions, disregards moral principles, and is as violent as a jackal and a tiger, wanting to devour everything he wants." "Ichihashi Keiki wants to do what Wang Mang did, to steal the throne with evil schemes and to rule the people with tyranny."

"The western feudal domains such as Satsuma and Tosa are ambitious, vicious in heart and treacherous in behavior."

"Rebellious ministers and traitors will be punished now and in ancient times."

"The law of nature is clear, how can we allow evil spirits to run rampant?"

"How can the king tolerate the wolves' rampant behavior when the king's laws are in force?"

After saying that, Qing Deng picked up the scroll that he had prepared early in the morning from the table and spread it out.

"Everyone, this is the 'Oath'."

"I propose that we all take an oath together!"

"Swear to be loyal to Lord Jia Mao until death!"

"We swear to fight the Choshu, the 'Ichibashi Faction' and other traitors to the end!"

"If anyone breaks the promise in the future, we will attack him together!"

After saying this, Qing Deng very solemnly spread the scroll on the table.

Then I saw that the front half of the scroll was filled with elegant Chinese characters - this was the main text of the oath.

There is a large blank space in the second half - this is the place for Qing Deng and others to sign.

Qing Deng picked up the brush filled with ink and signed his full name at the beginning of the blank space: Gensaku Ni Tachibana Qing Deng Shengqing.

Then he pulled out a knife and slightly cut his left thumb, leaving a bloody fingerprint on his name.

After this series of ceremonies were completed, Yokoyama Shusei, who had been serving Qing Deng since then, slowly stood up, held up the oath letter respectfully, walked down and handed it to Date Yoshikuni.

Just last night, Qing Deng had a "long talk" with Yida Qingbang.

The "Seven Spears of Xianzhou" did not win a single battle and were badly defeated.

Then, the prior agreement that "Qingdeng will not pursue any offensive behavior as long as we win one game" would be out of the question.

Qing Deng still holds the evidence that "the 'Seven Spears of Xianzhou' offended the King of Ni".

However, a handle is something that has to be used to be effective.

There's no point in hiding it all the time.

Moreover, Qing Deng had no conflict of interest with the Sendai Domain and had no intention of controlling Date Keikuni.

Therefore, last night, Qing Deng reached a gentleman's agreement with Date Qingkuni) that he would not pursue the offensive behavior of the "Seven Spears of Xianzhou", but at the "Oyu Conference", Date Qingkuni must take the lead in signing this "oath" and not put forward any conditions to him.

Whether it is the Sendai domain or any other domain of Oshu, they are all equal in the face of this "oath" and have no privileges. The only thing they can do is to "sign obediently."

At that time, after a brief thought, Date Keikuni silently nodded in agreement - after witnessing the strength of the Shinsengumi with his own eyes, he no longer dared to have the delusion of "bargaining with Aoto and fighting for the right to speak."

At this moment, he did not betray the gentleman's agreement made last night.

After taking the "oath", Ida Qingbang glanced at it hastily, then happily picked up the pen to sign it, leaving a bloody fingerprint.

The next task is very simple.

The Sendai Domain enjoyed a lofty position as the leader among the Oshu domains.

Therefore, Date Yoshikuni's leading signature is highly symbolic.

Even Date Yoshikuni obediently obeys Aoto, so is there any need for us, the middle and small domains, to resist?
As a result, the subsequent feudal lords were very happy.

Sign your name and fingerprints readily.

Many people did not even read the contents of the oath carefully, and just signed it directly after receiving the "oath".

It’s not like no one hesitated.

Once you sign this "pledge", it means you have completely turned to the "Nanji faction" and there is no room for turning back.

Many feudal lords still dream of sitting on the fence, pleasing both sides, and taking money from both sides.

However, "Niou" Tachibana Aoto was right before their eyes, and the 3,000-strong Shinsengumi army was stationed on the outskirts of Wakamatsu Town.

They were afraid that if they didn't sign, they wouldn't even be able to leave the room.

For the sake of their own lives, they had no choice but to obey silently even though they were extremely reluctant.

Although not many people pay attention to the content of the oath, as long as you read it carefully, you will find that this "oath" is very beautifully written.

Not only is the handwriting beautiful and neat, but the writing is also very good and quotes many allusions.

Anyone who carefully reads this "Oath" will sigh from the bottom of their hearts: King Ren's army is really full of talents! Not only are there many brave generals, but there is also no shortage of such brilliant literary talent!
They probably never imagined that the person who wrote this oath was the one known for his brutality, Serizawa.

On weekdays, all work related to writing is Shannan Jingsuke's job.

However, Shannan Jingsuke is currently stationed in the capital, and distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.

As a last resort, Qing Deng could only hand over this task to Serizawa Duck.

It's funny to say that among all the captains who followed Qing Deng to Ou, the only one who could be qualified for the position of "penman" was Serizawa Kamo!
Asked Kondo Isami, Nagakura Shinpachi and others to charge into battle, they didn't even raise an eyebrow.

But if they are asked to write, they can only stare at the pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Serizawa Kamo was indeed a learned man who was well versed in Sinology, Mitogaku and many other subjects, and who usually enjoyed reciting Wen Tianxiang's poems.

After receiving Qingdeng's commission, he did not refuse and started writing.

In just half an hour, a beautiful oath appeared in front of Qing Deng.

After reading it, Qing Deng couldn't help but sigh: He is good at both literature and martial arts, and he has a bright future! It is his personality that has limited his development!
Serizawa Duck was so irritable that Qing Deng never dared to entrust him with important tasks.

Apart from Aoto himself, no one in the Shinsengumi can make Serizawa respect him.

Only in front of Qing Deng would he show his submissiveness.

Qing Deng didn't mind that Serizawa Kame was not a direct descendant of the "Shiweikan School", but his bad personality was indeed a big trouble.

But it is a pity to let such a bright pearl be covered in dust.

After reading the oath, Qing Deng secretly made up his mind: in the future, he would teach Serizawa more lessons to force him to correct his character, and after he calmed down his violent temper, he would train and promote him.

The "signing ceremony" is still going on.

It was passed from one person to another. Some people signed it readily, while others signed it slowly... By the time this "oath" returned to Qing Deng's desk, it was already half an hour later.

The space that was originally blank was now filled with signatures and bloody fingerprints - the lords of the forty feudal domains in Oshu had all joined in the oath, without any omission.

A pledge - this kind of thing is useless at the same time.

If Qing Deng is not strong enough, then this "Oath" will be just a piece of waste paper and will have no effect at all.

But on the other hand, if Qing Deng possesses overwhelming and terrifying power, then this "Oath" will be an excellent tool!

If, in the future, any feudal state really betrays this "Oath", Qing Deng can directly invoke this "Oath" and directly claim the righteousness of sending troops. He can also use this as an excuse to call on other feudal states in Oshu to send troops together to eliminate the traitors!

The importance of sending troops for a righteous cause is self-evident.

A reason for sending troops that occupies the moral high ground is more powerful than thousands of troops!

The reason why Qing Deng forced the lords of the Oshu domain to sign this "oath" was to create the "righteousness of sending troops" in case of future needs.

Qing Deng checked it several times and confirmed that there was no problem. He slowly put away the "Oath" in his hand, then stood up slowly and said seriously:

"Today, we are raising an army to fight against the rebellion in accordance with the will of Heaven."

"Wherever the flag points, we will clear the evil spirits!"

"When the drums and horns are heard, evil will be wiped out!"

"Be it Choshu, the 'Ichibashi Clan', Satsuma, Tosa, or any other traitor, they will all be defeated by our swords!"

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