Chapter 761 You Look Like Ogata Issei! [4400]

Qing Deng and the others listened very carefully.

They had never had children, so they could not really understand the feeling of "reproducing, accompanying, and leaving offspring".

However, they clearly felt the love that Gu Mu and his wife had for their children.

The heartfelt joy and relief were beyond words.

At this moment, Gu Mu Goro suddenly said:

"By the way... Ju Jun, it's almost time for you to get married, right?"

Along with this question, a bunch of eyes with different emotions fell on Qing Deng.

Qing Deng was startled - the sudden urging to get married caught him off guard.

Gu Mu Goro continued the conversation quietly:

"You are now the master of a city and a place, no longer an official with a fixed salary."

"In the past, whether you wanted to get married or stay single, no one would care about you."

"But now, the situation is very different."

At this point, his tone and demeanor gradually became serious.

"Whether or not you have children is directly related to the survival of the entire domain."

"To put it bluntly... whether or not to get married, and whether or not to give birth to children, is no longer up to you."

"Your subordinates must be more anxious about your marriage than you are."

"If things go wrong, they might force you to get married, or at least adopt a capable son."

"Therefore, even if it is just to ensure the stability of the domain, it is time for you to get married."

As soon as Komaki Goro finished speaking, Ah-Machi echoed:

"Get married..."

As she spoke, she turned her eyes, looked at Qing Deng, and then looked at Kinoshita Mai, her eyes gradually became meaningful.

"Tachibana, if you get married in the future, you must invite us when you hold the wedding!"

When she said the word "you", she emphasized her tone.

Facing the couple's singing and singing, Qing Deng couldn't help but show a helpless expression.

In his impression, this is the first time he has been urged to get married this year.

Although Komaki Goro's words just now seemed sensational, in fact, it was just as he said - it was time for Qing Deng to get married.

It's no exaggeration to say... Compared with building a feudal state, getting married and having children is Qing Deng's top priority at the moment!

The reason is that Qing Deng is now the lord of a feudal state, no longer an ordinary person.

History has proved countless times: in the feudal era, the scarcity of royal family will cause great risks.

A typical example in China is the Wei Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period.

The scarcity of royal family allowed powerful officials to take advantage of it.

After the Jin Dynasty replaced the Wei Dynasty, it learned from the lesson and conferred great titles on royal family.

A typical example in Japan is Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi had a very serious lack of fertility, and he only left a child of a few years old until his death, which allowed Tokugawa Ieyasu to take advantage of it.

After the Tokugawa family replaced the Toyotomi family, they also learned from the lesson and conferred great titles on royal family, enfeoffed a large number of close feudal lords, and created the "Gosanke" and "Gosanqing".

In a nutshell, in a feudal organization that respects hereditary rule, if the leader has a large number of descendants, it means that the organization has a stable successor.

In this way, the organization can develop stably and for a long time, and the members can continue to serve it without worries.

On the contrary, following a leader without descendants is like working in a company that may go bankrupt or disband at any time.

To put it bluntly... if Qing Deng encounters an accident now and unfortunately passes away, what will happen to the Shinsengumi? What will happen to the Shinsen Chamber of Commerce? What will happen to the Qinjin Domain?

It is not difficult to imagine that there will definitely be a large-scale internal struggle!

The Shinsengumi and the Shinsen Chamber of Commerce are military groups and business organizations established by Qing Deng.

At this time when the domain was just founded and urgently needed talents to govern the country, Yamanami Keisuke, Iwasaki Yataro and others directly held various important positions within the domain.

In other words, the core cadres of the Shinsengumi and the Shinsen Chamber of Commerce are basically equivalent to the ruling class of the Qinjin Domain.

Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Ichi and others were all ronin who had escaped from their clans.

Since they were ronin, it meant that they no longer had a master and were completely free.

The only exception was Kondo Isami.

From the perspective of household registration, the Kondo family was a vassal of the shogunate, so Kondo Isami was a legitimate shogunate retainer.

In terms of legal theory, he was more like a temporary shogunate loaned to Aoto by the shogunate.

[Note: In simple terms, a superior temporarily loaned his direct subordinates to others for use, and such a person who was borrowed for use was called a "suspension"]

For this reason, in the "Great Reward" not long ago (a reward for quelling the "Tenjutsu Group Rebellion"), although Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Ichi and others received corresponding generous rewards, only Kondo Isami was promoted to a higher position.

However, whether it was Kondo Isami or others, their interests were now highly tied to Aoto.

The two sides had already formed a close community of interests.

Aoto was honored, and so were they.

If Qing Deng is humiliated, they are also humiliated.

Although there has been no official statement to the outside world, and Qing Deng has not publicly accepted Kondo Isami and others as his ministers, since they are already in a relationship of mutual advancement and retreat, what is the difference between them and "Qing Deng's retainers"?

Shinsengumi, Shinsen Chamber of Commerce, Qinjin Domain... They are not only Qing Deng's private property, but also the dream of many people.

I don’t know how many people are eager to stand on the two outlets called "Shinsengumi" and "Shinsen Chamber of Commerce" and personally practice "good winds help me soar to the sky".

I don’t know how many people are looking forward to boarding the big ship "Qinjin Domain" and sailing to a bright future.

If all these "dreams" are gone... it is really hard to imagine how terrible things will happen!

"Try every means to reduce the domain" has always been the basic national policy of the Edo Shogunate.

According to convention, if the lord of a domain is cut off, then the domain will be directly removed from the list, the territory will be confiscated, and all the samurai in the domain will become ownerless ronin and make a living on their own.

In order to avoid this bleak ending, the ministers of each domain all hope that their lord will open a big harem and give birth to a litter of cubs.

At the same time, it is for this reason that the culture of adopting sons is so popular.

It is better to keep the family name than to watch it being destroyed.

Tokugawa Iemochi and Aoto have a very close relationship - but his relationship with Kondo Isami and others is not close at all.

It is not difficult to imagine - if Aoto died today, then Tokugawa Iemochi's order to "abolish the Qinjin Domain" would arrive tomorrow!

Similarly, if Aoto is gone, is it possible for the Shinsengumi and the Shinsen Chamber of Commerce to exist?

The large-scale internal strife caused by the "lack of legal successors" alone is enough to cause the two major organizations to fall apart.

Under the overwhelming absolute force of Aoto, the troublemakers headed by Serizawa Kamo will still remain obedient on the surface.

But if Aoto lacks suppression, these guys will definitely show up at the first time and make trouble everywhere.

In short - if Aoto can get married as soon as possible and give birth to as many children as possible, it will greatly promote the stability of the Qinjin Domain, the Shinsengumi and the Shinsen Chamber of Commerce.

Of course, regardless of these utilitarian factors, Aoto should really get married.

He is already 21 years old this year.

In the Edo period, a bachelor of this age was almost an old bachelor.

To be honest, Qing Deng is still looking forward to "getting married and having children".

He really wants to try out the talent that he has never been able to use since copying it - the best stallion +7!

In the "Edo Conquest" that challenged all the martial arts masters in Edo more than half a year ago, Qing Deng copied this talent from Chiba Sadayoshi.

The best stallion +7 - one's own excellent genes are easy to pass on to future generations.

Qing Deng's excellent genes... that's too many, too powerful!

There are nearly a hundred talents in his body!

Although it is unlikely that all of these talents will be inherited, as long as a small part is inherited, it will be enough to become a superior person!

In addition, Qing Deng also wants to see with his own eyes what effect Kinoshita Mai's talent "milk" will have.

Babies fed by Kinoshita Mai will surely be stronger and healthier.

At this time, Qing Deng couldn't help but think of Tenshoin who was far away in Edo.

Tenshoin's talent is "many children and good fortune", and his ability is to give birth to healthy and excellent children more easily.

Because Qing Deng is a male, he does not match this talent and it cannot take effect.

Qing Deng couldn't help thinking: If he combines with Tenshoin, then it will be "many children and good fortune" + "the best stallion + 7"...

If on this basis, add Kinoshita Mai's "milk"...

With the blessing of these three talents, what kind of baby will be born?

Thinking of this, Qing Deng's expression gradually became weird.

He felt that he could mass-produce supermen with Tenshoin and Kinoshita Mai!

Of course, the above is purely fantasy time.

If you want to mass-produce supermen, let alone other things, the first condition alone - combining with Tenshoin - is not feasible.

The Queen Mother combines with the ministers... For the world, this kind of thing is still too explosive.

From the beginning, Kinoshita Mai's face was red, and she lowered her head silently.

If you look closely, you can see that there is a faint translucent "steam" floating from her head.

Kinoshita Mai: (peek)

Qing Deng: "..."

Kinoshita Mai: (peek again)

Qing Deng: "..."

She kept sideways, repeatedly peeking at Qing Deng.

It seemed that she wanted to say something to Qing Deng, and it seemed that she was waiting for Qing Deng to say something to her.

This series of "side glances" that she thought were very hidden were all seen by Qing Deng.

While accepting Kinoshita Mai's "secret observation", Qing Deng thought to himself:

-After finishing the work at hand and having some free time, put the "marriage" on the agenda...

...

...

The Gu Mu couple are very talkative people.

Not only can they bring up interesting topics, but they also know how to control the rhythm of the conversation.

It was a pleasure chatting with them, not tiring at all.

They talked about everything from interesting things around them to the latest anecdotes in the market.

However, Qing Deng, who was always thinking about "Elody's logistical skills", was always paying attention to the time.

When he found that the hour hand on the clock had quietly turned a circle, he immediately changed his tone to serious:

"Mr. Gu Mu, Mrs. Gu Mu, we may have to say goodbye."

Seeing that Qing Deng wanted to leave, the couple naturally tried to keep him.

But after finding that the other party was determined to leave, they no longer forced him to stay.

Kinoshita Mai did not express dissatisfaction with Qing Deng's sudden departure - anyway, she already knew the specific address of the Gu Mu couple, and she could come and bother them again when she was free in the future.

Qing Deng grabbed the sword placed beside his right leg and stood up slowly.

Just as he put the sword back into his belt, his eyes suddenly noticed something.

"Huh? What is this?"

Qing Deng blinked and looked straight at a corner of the hall - to be more precise, at a Tang cabinet placed there.

[Note: Tang cabinet: Chinese cabinet with legs]

He was just chatting with the Gu Mu couple just now, so he didn't realize until now that there was a "portrait" on the cabinet of this Tang cabinet.

Qing Deng thought it was a painting, but after a closer look, he suddenly found out that it was a wanted order!

Gu Mu Goro followed Qing Deng's line of sight and chuckled a few times.

"Oh, this... This is the wanted order for the 'Eternal Sword Saint' Ogata Issei."

Qing Deng was surprised when he heard this.

The wanted order for Ogata Issei... This is already an antique.

The shogunate does not have so much energy and resources to continue to hunt down a ronin who is now ignorant of his own life.

Therefore, the shogunate stopped issuing wanted orders for Ogata Issei a long time ago.

The ones currently circulating in the world are all very old "stocks".

Ah-Ming chuckled and interrupted:

"I posted this wanted poster. I admire Ogata Issei very much! In my eyes, Ogata Issei is the most handsome man in the world! So I have kept this wanted poster as a souvenir!"

--Is it really okay to say that other men are handsome in front of your husband...

Although she was complaining madly in her heart, Qing Deng asked calmly on the surface:

"Excuse me, can I get closer and take a closer look?"

Komu Goro spread his hands:

"Please."

Qing Deng immediately stepped forward and walked to the front of the Tang cabinet.

Kinoshita Mai and Elodie followed closely, and looked closely at Ogata Issei's wanted poster with Qing Deng.

The ink on the wanted poster had faded, and many of the words on it were blurred.

It seems that this wanted poster is quite old.

Fortunately, the portrait on it is still clear.

Qing Deng scanned his eyes and carefully observed the "big head portrait" of Ogata Issei, not missing a single detail.

In general, Ogata Issei has facial features that are neither handsome nor ugly.

He has no shaved topknot and wears his hair tied up - as the owner of the same hairstyle, Qing Deng must give praise to this!

Judging from his face alone, Ogata Issei is just an ordinary person with an ordinary appearance.

It is really hard to imagine that this "ordinary person" would be the strongest swordsman in Japanese history.

——Hmm?

Suddenly, Qing Deng frowned slightly.

He leaned forward so that his eyes could get closer to the portrait, and the tip of his nose almost touched the counter.

——So familiar... Where have I seen it before?

It's strange to say that Qing Deng always feels that Ogata Issei's face is very familiar...

In just a moment, his doubts were answered.

Qing Deng suddenly turned his head and looked at Komaki Goro not far away.

Then he looked back at the wanted poster in front of him.

Then he looked at Komaki Goro again.

Then he looked at the wanted poster again...

After repeating this several times, Qing Deng changed his tone to a joking tone:

"Mr. Komaki, you look like Ogata Nosuke!"

As soon as this was said, Komaki Goro's face fell, and his forehead was full of black lines.

As for Atachi beside him, he pursed his lips, his cheeks puffed up like a squirrel, and he looked like he was trying hard to hold back his laughter.

"Like? Are you sure? It's impossible! I should be much more handsome than this portrait, right?"

Komaki Goro made a strong "protest" with a face full of indignation.

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PS: Qing Deng's appearance is better than Ogata's. It has been mentioned many times in this book that Qing Deng looks good.