In the distance, two of Yamazaka Yukimori's bannermen looked at each other in disbelief.
They watched the whole process carefully, and when the play was over and everyone dispersed, they cautiously stepped forward to ask.
"grown ups.."
Yamanaka Yukimori glanced at them with a cold expression, his murderous aura made them tremble in fear.
"Don't reveal the slightest bit of what happened today. If I hear the news outside, I will chop off your heads with my own hands!"
"Hi!"
The two of them bowed deeply, looked at each other with a wry smile, and thought about bad luck. There were so many people inside and outside the residence. If others were to leak out, how unjust they would die.
In fact, they were worried that Yamanaka Yukimori was also afraid of leaking. Aren't Shima Katsuki and Shiba Yoshigan afraid? This is a huge scandal!
Irrespective of Shima Shengmeng's return, Shiba Yoshigan passed by the Kamao clan and continued walking to the residence.
"Get up."
"Hi! Thank you, Yutai Suo."
Kamo Shigo followed Shiba Yiyin back closely, knowing in his heart that he had made a big mistake today.
She was also aggrieved. Although she knew that the two adults loved the Lord, she really didn't know that the Lord would respond.
Speaking of which, the master is the imperial palace of the general. If he exposed this scandal, will he be silenced?
Kamouso clan lowered his head and followed, his head already covered with cold sweat from fear.
"Kamohime."
"Hi!"
"What happened today..."
"Don't worry, Oitai! Nothing happened today! I didn't see anything, and neither did everyone!"
Yiyin looked back at the Pu Sheng clan, saw her firm eyes, and nodded.
"I can trust you. Those little girls from Tongxinzhong, can you guarantee that?"
"Please rest assured, the Imperial Office, the Tongxinzong is your Tongxinzhong, they can only see what you need them to see.
If someone cannot keep his mouth shut, the dead cannot speak. "
Yiyin sighed and stopped talking.
At this time, he couldn't care less about pity for the half-grown lolita of the same group, hoping that they wouldn't be stupid. The Kamao clan was not a soft-hearted Shiba Yoshigan.
She would literally kill for this.
———
Shiba Yigen barely suppressed the duel between Yamanaka Yukimori and Shima Shengmu. He spent a frightened night, but fortunately he was calm.
The next day, Yukimori Yamazaka came to formally report, and then went with the army to station in Suwon Castle. Shima Shengmeng was sorting out military affairs at Kanto Spazhong's side, and the two never met again.
But Yiyin knew that this calm was based on the Kanto Strategy. They are fully aware of the difficulties faced by the Shiba family in advancing in Kanto and the hard work of Shiba Yoshigan.
Not causing trouble is their noble quality as a righteous warrior family, loyal to their master, and able to distinguish between public and private matters. But the hypocritical harmony between the two was completely torn to pieces by this accident.
Shima Shengmeng knew that she was guilty of a serious crime, but she insisted that only Shiba Yiyin had the right to judge her. Yamanaka Yukimori has low abilities and unworthy virtues. It would be a shame to die by her sword.
Yamanaka Yukimori knew better that it was not just Shima Katsuki who had done shameless things, but he had also done such things. The shame and inferiority deep in her bones made her almost crazy.
She wished she could stab Dao Shengmeng to death with a knife, and then stab herself to death.
The two of them have not given up the idea of getting married, because this is their only way to salvation.
As long as you get married, all your previous sins can be laughed off. As long as you get married, you can justifiably give the other person a knife and let the other person die clearly.
Shiba Yiyin had a hard life. He worked hard in Kanto. How could the two of them watch him suffer and undermine him behind their backs.
The Lord needs prosperity in the mountains, victory on the island, and a united group of Shiba retainers to conquer the Kanto Plain.
The victory or defeat between the two sides is no longer a sword duel, but a matter of loyalty to the Shiba family and gaining the favor of Shiba Yiyin.
A night of calm allowed both parties to tacitly avoid each other and work towards a common goal.
But they are all deliberately avoiding the reality that Shiba Yiyin is the general's fiancé. Maybe they are just forgetful?
The military column went along the Agano River towards Suwon Castle, and Yamanaka Yukimori turned back to look at Yasuda Castle. In Yasuda Castle, Shima Shengmeng looked at the advancing military force in the distance as if he had a tacit understanding.
The two invisible people sneered almost at the same time. One day, I will take the dog's head from your neck.
Inside the library, Shiba Yiyin sneezed hard. Kamouso clan looked at the master worriedly and silently handed him a cup of hot tea.
Yiyin glared at her, but felt that she couldn't blame her for feeling guilty, and sighed helplessly.
After all, I still have a cold.
———
Let’s leave Yoshigan Shiba aside for now and turn his attention back to Hino Castle in Minami Omi.
Pu Shengxianxiu reluctantly put down the pen, shook the letter he had just written, read silently to check whether the scale was suitable, and waited for the ink to dry.
Because of the commotion at Guanyin Temple, the Rokkaku mother and daughter who were driven out of the city were in panic all day long. It has been some time since they came to the Hino Castle of the Kamao family to seek mediation from Kamao Kenhide.
Kenhide Kamao had nothing to say to Rokkaku Yoshiharu, the stupid house governor. What did he do?
If the Rokkaku family was a powerful family in the Rokkaku Sadayori era, and you killed Goto Kentoyo with one strike, no one would dare to object.
Of course, the Goto family was also a staunch supporter of the master family at that time, and Goto Kentoyo did not dare to speak out in front of Rokkaku Sadeyori.
But after these two years, the two generations of family governor Rokkaku Yoshiken and Yoshiharu were defeated one after another, and the master's family's strength and authority were not as good as before.
What if Rokkaku Yoshiharu killed Goto Kentoyo and his daughter? Goto Kentoyo's second daughter, Takaharu, succeeded to the throne. Not only did the Goto family's strength remain intact, they also had enough excuses to launch a riot at Kannon Temple and drive away the master.
The reason why the Rokkaku Retainers Group can introduce Goto Kentoyo and Rokkaku Yoshiharu to the ring is because they have been exhausted from the years of fighting since the Rokkaku Sadeyori period.
If they can win the battle and gain profits, the retainers can be patient, but she has no ability to govern the two generations of Rokkaku!
Who were the retainers following at the beginning? The ever-victorious Rokkaku Joyori! What now? Rokkaku Yoshihide, Rokkaku Yoshiharu!
They had a huge advantage in the battle at Noryota and lost the three counties of Kitaomi. Even at the doorstep of Koga County, Maeda's interests were still suppressed by the Iga army of 100,000 koku.
Losing like this at home is shameless!
Rokkaku mother and daughter came to the door for help. Pu Shengxianxiu held her nose to receive her, but she didn't really want to wade into this muddy water.
Rokkaku Yoshiharu's behavior was so bad that it broke the tacit understanding between the Rokkaku retainers and the master's family and broke the bottom line of the tacit understanding between the two parties.
Known as the twin vines of the Rokkaku family, the two most powerful family retainers in the Rokkaku clan are the Goto family and the Shinto family.
After years of growing strength, Kentoyo Shinto, the governor of the Shinto family, intended to get close to Rokkaku and his daughter in order to limit the aggressive power of the Gotou family.
However, as his master's family was defeated several times and faced with the mud that he could not support, Shindo Kenmori had begun to turn neutral.
This time Rokkaku Yoshiharu was so violent that he killed someone to vent his anger. In the name of revenge for his mother, Goto Takaharu forced the Shinto family to choose sides. What should Shinto Kenmori do?
Politics is the art of compromise. To get things done is to force all neutrals to side with the other side.
Kamao Kenhide was originally a retainer who was inclined towards the master's family, but Rokkaku Yoshihide had previously forced her to take sides in order to launch the Northern Expedition.
He forced her to seek refuge in Kyoto, and entrusted the land of his eldest daughter Kamao clan to Yoshigan Shiba, fearing that his descendants would be implicated.
Based on this crude political method, Pu Shengxianxiu also has no good impression of Rokkaku and his daughter.
