"I'm afraid that using shogunate samurai to deal with unarmed civilians will cause trouble." Sakai Tadaokazuki heard Hiromasaki Hirosaki meant to use violent means to control the restless people in Edo Castle, and he couldn't help but worry that such strict means would backfire.

"The civilians will die in one day in the war. It was our shogunate who ended the Warring States Period and protected them to be in a corner. They were better off, and they didn't want to be grateful, but instead colluded with the Kyushu army and deserved to be punished." Hiromasa Itakura said.

"The shogun is leading his troops to fight against the rebels in the front. We cannot cheer on the fire behind us. We must deal with it properly. I would rather use Huairou measures than take a detour." Tadakashi Sakai said uneasy, his intuition telling him not to use too much force.

"Then what you mean is to ask me to hand over the dog and use the dog's life to repay the life of a small civilian?" Hiromasa Itankura raised his eyebrows and said dissatisfiedly.

"Ichikura, it's not that I want to say that your son is making too much noise. If you want to use violent means to protect him, at least you have to have a good reason, otherwise..."

While Tadaosaki Sakai was talking, a panic scream suddenly sounded in front of Hiromasa Itakura's house, and the guards rushed back in front of the gate to report: "Head of the family, they set fire...!"

"What?!" Hiromasa Itankura and Tadaosaki Sakai looked in the direction of the gate, and saw a fire coming in, and black smoke emerged from above the gate, shaking straight into the sky.

"Good guy, he's making such a fierce thing. This time he doesn't have any reason to suppress them. Sakai Jun, do you think he can send troops now?" It's unprecedented that Shigemasa Itakura was made to smoke by a poor student outside the door. His generation's name was forced to such a level by civilians.

Tadao Sakai hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to compromise: "It is okay to send troops, but it cannot cause death."

"I will pay attention. When they are arrested, I will make them die than death." Ichikura Shigemasa took off the samurai sword hanging on the corridor wall and looked at the dozen samurai beside him, "Follow me."

In front of Hiromasa Itakura's house, a group of Tokyo School students represented by Tanaka were red-eyed, and someone threw torches into Hiromasa Itakura's gate and courtyard! This time the whole situation was out of control. Some Edo Castle residents who were not interested in the bigots applauded and blocked the samurai who came from other directions of Edo Castle.

"Roar in and pull out the murderer Shigetsu Itankura!" Tanaka saw that the samurai guarding Shigetsu from Itankura did not dare to hurt them, so he led his companions close to Inoue to attack Shigetsu Itankura's mansion and wanted to rush in.

Fires were splashing everywhere, shouts and curses were intertwined, and the scene was in chaos.

Hiromasa Itakura brought people out and found that his good courtyard was in a mess. He couldn't help but look calm: "Take them down, and those who dare to resist will kill you!"

With the order from Hiromasa Itakura, more than a dozen samurai gathered together with the samurai who was holding the gate and pulled out the samurai sword at his waist and approached Tanaka and the others, forcing Tanaka and others to retreat.

"Ichikura, haven't you promised me not to hurt their lives?" Tadao Sakai followed and saw that Hirosaki Ichikura's orders were different from what he said.

"If there is no blood, these naughty young men will not be afraid." Hiromasa Itakura sneered. He wiped the cold tooth knife in his hand with his loose samurai suit. The sharp sword light seemed aggressive against the fire.

"You guys like the people who are human-faced and beastly in their hearts, how can you say that you have any integrity? Even a farmer will be killed if you have any disagreement. In your eyes, we ordinary people are just livestock!" Although Tanaka faced the threat of Shigemasato Ichikura, he was still a little arrogant.

"That's right! We want the Ichikura family to give us an explanation to the dead Inoue!"

"Take the Dankuang Teng, for tooth for tooth, for eye for eye!"

A group of Kyushu Academy students following Tanaka shouted, and in the group they seemed to have received mutual encouragement from their peers, and even they themselves could not believe that they dared to accuse him loudly in front of an important retainer of the shogunate.

"Get out of here!" Itankura Shigemasa was furious and ordered the surrounding samurai to give way. Then he took a sudden step forward, and the samurai sword drew a cool arc in the air.

A bloody arm fell to the ground, and the pale faced Tanaka let out a hysterical scream: "Ahhhh!"

The companions around Tanaka were so scared that they spread around. When the real blood splattered on them, they began to fear again. The onlookers of Edo Castle were also jumped hard by Hiromasa Hiroshi of Itakura and involuntarily took a few steps back. In this era, samurai can indeed kill civilians easily. Not to mention paying their lives, it is impossible to apologize.

"Accuse all the people who are leading the trouble and put them in prison! There is also the person who makes the most trouble. Don't let him die. I will teach him a lesson." Ichikura Shigemasa pointed at Tanaka, who was still bleeding.

Tanaka's arm was cut off, and the remaining companions stood there in fear and did not dare to resist. Soon these people were caught by the samurai holding sharp blades.

"You people who are afraid of the world will be in chaos, quickly disperse, otherwise they will be arrested as rebels." The warriors of the Itakara family then dispersed the residents of Edo Castle who were watching the fun.

Although the residents of Edo Castle do not bother to watch the fun, they still leave fearfully when they are really lost. They are not familiar with Inoue, Tanaka and others, and there is no question of seeking justice for them.

However, although the residents of Edo Castle did not support Tanaka and others, this incident alarmed the Tokyo Academy established by the Kyushu Army in Edo Castle, and Huang Zongxi was greatly shocked. Because of this incident, more than 20 people in the Tokyo Academy were arrested, and most of the remaining students were not interested in studying. The murder of Inoue also angered Huang Zongxi.

The one who arrested these students was Shigemasa Itakura, the retainer of the Tokugawa family. It was really difficult for Huang Zongxi to get back from Shigemasa Itakura with his own strength.

When Huang Zongxi was in a state of confusion, Zheng Zhilong, the commander of the Beiyang Fleet stationed in Yokohama Port, came to Edo Castle and found Huang Zongxi.

"Commander Zheng, why are you here in person?" Huang Zongxi was a little surprised by Zheng Zhilong's arrival. After all, Zheng Zhilong is the highest person in charge of the Jiuzhou Army here, and his every move will attract the attention of the shogunate.

"I heard about what happened here in Yokohama Port. The Tokyo Academy was founded by our Kyushu Army. This matter is related to our face, so we have to intervene in this incident. Let's visit our old acquaintance Tadao Sakai." Zheng Zhilong said.
Chapter completed!