Chapter 864 Qing Deng Is Promoted! [Army President] and [Left Guard General]! [5300]

The first year of Yuanzhi (1864), September 20——

Qinjin Fan, Dajin, Judi——

"Hmm...Z-Zanako, are you still okay...?"

Qingdeng gritted his teeth, his face was covered with fine beads of sweat, his expression was happy, and he kept grabbing the quilt under him with his fingers.

Sanako raised his hand angrily and slapped his back hard.

"Really, this won't work? Just bear with it and keep at it!"

After saying that, she picked up the burning moxa stick again and stabbed it on Qingden's back.

"Ahhhhh...!"

Qingdeng screamed again.

"Don't scream! Just be patient! You'll be fine soon!"

The man took off his upper body clothes and lay face down on the bed; the woman took the burning unknown object and stabbed it on the man's back... At first glance, she thought the young couple were playing some novel game.

In fact, anyone who knows a little bit about acupuncture knows that Sanako is giving Qingden moxibustion.

Moxibustion - the moxibustion method in traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture therapy uses moxa sticks made from moxa leaves to generate moxa heat to stimulate acupuncture points or specific parts of the human body. It regulates the disordered physiological and biochemical functions of the human body by stimulating the activity of meridian qi, thereby achieving disease prevention. A treatment method for the purpose of curing diseases, it is actually the famous Eastern mysterious power.

Sanako's great-grandfather, Chiba Koemon, was a famous "swordsman and doctor". Although he practiced medicine as a profession, he loved swordsmanship more than medicine and was very skilled.

In addition to swordsmanship, he also passed on to his heirs the medical skills he had honed over decades of practicing medicine.

When it came to Sanako's generation, her brothers (Chiba Eijiro, Chiba Jutaro and others) had little interest in medicine.

In fact, Sanako also has no interest in medical skills.

However, she has a special liking for acupuncture and thinks that this technology that can cure patients with just a few needles is very magical.

So, while practicing martial arts, she worked hard to learn the acupuncture techniques passed down from her ancestors.

And this became Sanako's biggest reliance when arguing with her brother Chiba Jutaro because she was unwilling to marry.

"Brother, don't worry about my future. In the worst case, I will open an acupuncture parlor! I don't believe in my skills, and I will have no food to eat!"

Whenever Sanako said this sentence, Chiba Jutaro would be speechless.

As Sanako's brother, he naturally knows how good the other person's skills are.

Although I dare not say that it is the reincarnation of Hua Tuo, it is definitely at the level of "if a store is opened for business, there will definitely be no shortage of customers."

To be honest, Sanako's face alone can attract countless old perverts to help her.

Qingdeng doesn't like acupuncture, whether it's the traditional method of poking the body with thin needles or moxibustion.

The reason for this is all because he watched a certain horror movie in his previous life.

A certain character in the movie accidentally fell off the bed while doing acupuncture, and landed on the side full of fine needles, and all those fine needles pierced his body...

From then on, Qingdeng had a great psychological shadow on acupuncture.

Every time he saw acupuncture, he couldn't help but think of this movie... which triggered a strong resistance.

After the battle with Prajna, although Qingden was not fatally injured, he had a lot of wounds, large and small, 17 in total.

In order to help Qingdeng recover as soon as possible, Sanazi volunteered, saying that he would use ancestral moxibustion to activate Qingdeng's qi and blood and enhance his disease resistance.

Faced with Sanako's enthusiasm, Qingto was very moved and then refused.

I wonder how he could defeat the strong-willed Sanako?

Under Sanako's strong request, he could only obediently strip off his upper body, lie on the bed, and let the other party play with him - just like what Qingden did to his wives on weekdays.

In this way, Sanako would personally perform moxibustion on Qingden every few days.

Not to mention, her craftsmanship is indeed amazing.

Although the moxibustion process is very painful, Qingden will feel much lighter afterward.

About twenty minutes later, today’s moxibustion was finally over…

"Zanako, I always feel that today's moxibustion will take much longer than usual."

"Huh? Is this happening?"

Sanako tilted her head, as if confused - there was a faint smile hidden in her eyes.

"...Let me tell you, you probably didn't extend the treatment time on purpose just to watch me look more miserable, right?"

"Well... I can only say: it's up to your imagination."

After saying that, she smiled triumphantly and looked at Qingden who looked helpless very happily.

Since getting married, Sanako has become a lot more cheerful.

Although in front of outsiders, she is still the dignified Yamato Nadeshiko, but in private, she often shows her cunning side like before.

"Okay, don't be naked. Get dressed quickly. It's autumn now, so don't catch a cold."

While Qingteng was getting dressed, Sanako put away his equipment and cast a concerned look at him:

"Qingdeng, how do you feel now? Does the wound still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt much anymore, and my body is recovering well. I think I will be fully recovered in ten days and a half at most."

Hearing this, Sanako smiled tenderly:

"Well, that's good."

The Summer Battle in Kyoto was already a month ago.

In the past month, nothing major happened, whether it was Qingdeng's own personal affairs or official business outside.

Aoto concentrated on recovering from his injuries. As long as it was not a confidential or important matter, he would leave it to Hijikata Toshizo and Shannan Keisuke to handle.

Registering meritorious service, treating the wounded, and providing relief to the dead are all tedious tasks.

After the Kyoto Summer Campaign, 59 Shinsengumi died and 177 were injured.

Compared with the amazing results, these casualties are not worth mentioning.

The casualties of Choshu were more than ten times that of the Shinsengumi.

Even so, Qing Deng still felt pain.

After all, his troops were very elite, all of them were elite soldiers and generals who were trained with sufficient food and wages.

For Qing Deng, even if they were just the most ordinary soldiers in the army, every death or injury was a huge loss.

Re-recruiting and replenishing losses is also a tedious task.

If you have to say that there is something big happening recently, it should be the court declaring Choshu as an "unforgivable enemy of the court."

Even without the coercion and inducement of the shogunate, the emperor spontaneously wrote an article to criticize Choshu in the most severe language.

Although the reason for the war proposed by Choshu when launching the Eastern Expedition was very high-sounding, saying that the emperor was deceived by villains and wanted to welcome the emperor back to Choshu, but...

As we all know, those who claim to purge the emperor's side will be particularly cleaned up in the end.

Not only did they purge the "king's side", but they also purge the "king" at the same time.

Therefore, the emperor did not think that Choshu had any good intentions.

From the perspective of the emperor, what Choshu did was no different from An Lushan and his ilk.

Although the court had declared Choshu an enemy of the court since the "August 18th Coup", in order to show its attitude, especially the emperor's great disgust with Choshu, as soon as the Kyoto Summer Campaign ended, the court immediately gave Choshu another title, calling it "the unforgivable enemy of the court."

In this way, Choshu's situation became more and more precarious.

In contrast, this greatly benefited the shogunate and the pro-shogunate faction.

As early as the beginning of this year, the news that the shogunate was going to launch an expedition to Choshu had spread everywhere.

Now that Choshu's national strength has greatly decreased, how can we not take advantage of its weakness and kill it?

Anyone on the street knows that it won't be long before a new and larger-scale war will spread throughout Choshu.

With this righteousness of "suppressing the unforgivable enemies of the court", when launching the "Choshu expedition" in the future, it will definitely be more effective with less effort.

Of course, launching the Western Expedition and the expedition to Choshu will definitely be a matter of several months later.

Qing Deng, who has fought two major battles in a row, the Battle of Ikedaya and the Summer Battle of Kyoto, does not want to think about such a long-term thing for the time being.

After putting on his clothes, Qing Deng turned his head and looked at the sky outside the window.

The blue sky, the white clouds that roll and stretch from time to time... Looking at this beautiful scenery, Qing Deng lowered his eyelids and thought.

After a moment, he suddenly said to Sanako:

"Sanako, the weather is very good today, let's go for a walk in the yard together?"

Sanako blinked her beautiful eyes a few times, with a surprised look on her face:

"Of course I can...but why so suddenly?"

"Nothing, just a whim. Thinking carefully, it has been a long time since I accompanied my wife without worries."

Sanako laughed dumbly when he heard it:

"Okay, let's go then."

Souji was busy in the Shinsengumi's camp.

Awu, who has been sleeping like a cat recently, is sleeping soundly in the room.

So, now Sanako is the only one who has time to accompany Qingdeng's wife.

Qingdeng supported Sanako's waist, and the two walked side by side to the courtyard not far away.

The hot summer has passed, and the wind has autumn.

The gurgling water, the melodious chirping of birds, and the rhythmic knocking of stones by startled deer made crisp sounds of "dong", "dong", "dong", which added a touch of tranquility to the courtyard.

Sanako walked down the veranda, her two white and tender feet tightly slipped into the flat-bottomed wooden clogs under the veranda, and slowly walked to the center of the courtyard - where the soft and sweet sunshine was sprinkled.

"What a nice day."

She raised her little face, welcomed the warm sunshine, and smiled softly like a bodhisattva.

Qing Deng came to her side half a step slowly, nodded slightly in response, and enjoyed the scenery and Sanako's expression with interest.

Although it is a bit corny to say this, as long as Qing Deng sees his wives showing such a happy expression, he will feel happy, and the negative emotions such as fatigue and depression will be swept away instantly.

Ikeda House, Kyoto Summer Battle... In recent days, these far-reaching and important battles have been fought one after another, leaving Qing Deng no time to relax.

It's not bad to spend a leisurely day like this occasionally.

Suddenly, Sanako asked him out of the blue:

"Qingdeng, have you decided on a name for the child?"

As she spoke, she raised her hand and gently stroked her increasingly round and bulging belly.

Perhaps because Sanako and Awu were both martial artists and were healthy and strong, they did not feel any strong discomfort after pregnancy, nor did they experience morning sickness or love of sour food. They ate and drank as they should, and there was nothing unusual except for the inconvenience of movement.

Only Awu often had leg cramps, which was a classic symptom of calcium deficiency in pregnant women.

In fact, after Qingdeng forced her to eat more calcium-rich foods such as shrimp shells, her condition had improved a lot.

In short, the two girls' pregnancy was very smooth.

According to the doctor's diagnosis, because they were pregnant at a similar time, their delivery time was also very similar, with a difference of at most a few days.

The two girls will give birth around early November.

Early November...that is, 2 months later, the time is not far away.

Facing Sanako's question, Qing Deng was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly:

"Honestly... not yet. I'm really not good at naming..."

"Ah, I have already thought of the girl's baby name. Let's call it 'Ning Ning' (ねね). It sounds cute, isn't it?"

Sanako chewed the name "Ning Ning" gently.

"Ning Ning... Ning Ning... it's okay. It's not outstanding, but it's not bad either."

As if afraid that Sanako would regret it, Qingden nodded hastily:

"Okay, that's it for sure. If the baby is a boy, his baby name will be 'Jiulang'; if he is a girl, the baby's baby name will be 'Ningning'."

At this time, Qingden seemed to have remembered something. After a pause, he continued:

"To be honest, I think 'Ning Ning' is pretty good as a girl's official name."

"Ju Ningning, nice to listen to and easy to write."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sanazi said angrily:

"Don't be lazy! The child's name is very important, don't let it be careless!"

After squinting his eyes and glaring at Qingden, Sanako changed his tone to a softer tone:

"Qingdeng, I know you are not good at naming, so don't worry, take your time."

"Anyway, we have already decided on baby names for boys and girls, so we don't have to worry about the baby having no names after birth."

"As for the official name, we can wait and think about it later."

According to Japanese practice, the samurai family will basically be given nicknames after that, and nicknames are often passed down from generation to generation.

Take the Tokugawa family as an example. Since the first shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu's nickname was Takechiyo, the eldest son born during the shogunate's tenure was all given this nickname.

The same is true for Qingdeng's family, who have used the nickname "Kuro" for generations.

His father Takayuki Tachibana's nickname was Kuro.

His own nickname is also Kuro.

Therefore, the baby name of his eldest son will follow the tradition and continue to use the name "Jiulang".

For Qingdeng, this saved a lot of time, as he didn't have to waste time thinking about his son's nickname.

Qingdeng was worried about the "child's name".

He happened to be recuperating from his injuries recently and had a lot of free time. He took advantage of this time to read through the Four Books and Five Classics, Songs of Chu, Man'yoshu and other classics, carefully looking for words suitable to be used as names.

However... you can't expect a guy who named a black cow "Carrot" to have such outstanding naming skills.

Qingdeng really worked hard, but in the end he could only come up with the female nickname "Ning Ning".

Although I haven't decided on the child's official name yet, being able to decide on the boy's and girl's baby names is a small achievement.

However, Qingdeng currently has only one nickname for boys and one for girls.

His wife, who is about to give birth, has two wives.

If Sanako and Amu both gave birth to a boy, or both gave birth to a girl, then the name would not be enough.

After all, it is impossible for both sons to be called "Jiulang" or both daughters to be called "Ningning".

If this happens... let's wait until then!

Just when the couple was quietly enjoying their solitude, the sound of fast and steady footsteps came from the direction of the corridor.

Qingdeng knew who was coming just by listening to the sound of his feet.

"Keisuke, what's wrong?"

As he spoke, he turned to look.

Sure enough, at the same time he turned his head, Shannan Keisuke's tall figure appeared at the end of the corridor.

Looking at the couple standing side by side in the center of the courtyard, Shannan Keisuke was startled for a moment, and then smiled:

"Am I disturbing you?"

Sanako smiled and shook his head:

"It's okay, don't worry about me. If there's anything important, just tell Qingdeng. I don't care."

"It's nothing important. I came here this time just to say hello to Mr. Ju."

"Daoxi?"

Qingdeng raised his eyebrows and asked:

"Jingzhu, what are you happy to say?"

A smile of pure joy appeared on Shannan Keisuke's cheeks.

"Tachibana-kun, just now, the envoy from Edo arrived."

After Shannan Keisuke finished his words, before Qingden could react, Sanako became excited first.

"The envoy from Edo? He's finally here!"

One month after the end of the war, Edo sent envoys to Qin - anyone with a little brain knows what this means.

Shannan Keisuke looked at Qingden, and the joy on his face became even more intense.

"Junior Jun, prepare to receive the reward!"

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"What kind of reward will the 'Benevolent King' receive this time?" - In recent days, this topic has often appeared at banquets, tea parties and dining tables among the people.

There is no doubt that Qingdeng, who had full command of the Changzhou Army and defeated the Changzhou Army, was the biggest contributor to this battle.

Earlier, Aoto led his troops to wipe out the leaders of the Zunbo faction headed by Miyabe Daizo and Yoshida Minoru in the Battle of Ikedaya, saving Kyoto from the fire.

Because as soon as the "Ikedaya Incident" ended, Choshu immediately raised troops to launch the Eastern Expedition, so the shogunate had no time to reward Aonto.

For this reason, the shogunate will definitely attribute the two achievements of the Battle of Ikedaya and the Summer Formation of Kyoto together, and reward Aonto together.

The two skills added together... God knows what an amazing reward Qingdeng will receive this time!

Nowadays, everyone knows that Aoto is Tokugawa Iemo's best confidant and first favorite.

Tokugawa Iemo's love for Aoden has reached a puzzling level.

One can't help but wonder if they have some unknown special relationship besides the friendship between monarch and minister.

Whenever Qing Deng made meritorious contributions, Tokugawa Iemochi would reward him generously, making Qing Deng's promotion speed as fast as riding a rocket.

Not only that, all the official positions he obtained were powerful and powerful official positions.

The Lord of Qinjin Domain, who governed the 300,000 koku of land in Otsu, the Governor of Gyeonggi Province who commanded the military affairs of Gyeonggi Province, and the Hachioji Sennin Tongxintou who guarded the west gate of Edo... It is really hard to imagine what kind of power Tokugawa Iemochi would let Qing Deng master this time.

Time passed... Finally, under the expectation of everyone, today, the official specific rewards for Qing Deng were finally announced to the public!

First of all, the rewards from the court.

Qing Deng's original official position of "Junior Fifth Rank Lower Aki no Kami" remained unchanged.

On this basis, he was awarded "Junior Third Rank Left Guard General"!

Then came the rewards from the shogunate.

Tokugawa Iemochi gave Qing Deng an additional 100,000 koku of territory, which expanded the territory of Qinjin Domain from 300,000 koku to 400,000 koku.

In addition, Qing Deng was promoted to "Army President", in charge of all the army forces of the shogunate!

By the way, when Qing Deng was promoted to "Army President", his old friend Katsurintaro, who was also a confidant of Tokugawa Iemochi, was demoted to "Navy President", and the two were in charge of the army and navy of the shogunate respectively!

Army President, Left Guard General... After the official announcement of Qing Deng's specific rewards, as expected, the world was in an uproar!

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