At the turn of spring and summer, outside Sakurada Gate.
The flowering period of the cherry blossoms is short, and most of them have already faded, leaving only a few late cherry blossoms that are desolate and sparsely fallen.
Matsuda was riding a horse, looking at Yukino Takada, dressed in red, walking slowly towards him in front of him, and couldn't help but tremble.
Takada Yukino was not alone. There were seven swordsmen walking behind him, blocking the entire road.
The crowds on both sides of the street looked curiously at this strange group of ronin. They wore haori with a mountain pattern and raised a small flag with the word "sincerity".
Matsuda looked at it for a few times and shouted.
"Turn back! Let's go back to Nijo Imperial Palace!"
Matsuda decisively ordered a retreat. Her bannermen only had five or six people. No one rode except her.
She turned around, and the bannermen shouted at the onlookers behind her to get out of the way. At this moment, seven or eight ronin emerged from the crowd, also dressed in Yamagata Haori, and they drew their swords and slashed at the Matsuda family's Hime Samurai.
Matsuda subconsciously reined in his horse and looked around.
Someone drew a knife and saw blood, and the crowd fled in a hurry. Several figures in the crowd were walking backwards towards him. This was a planned ambush!
Matsuda glanced behind him. The Hatamoto Hime samurai was hurriedly resisting the Ronin swordsman's attack. Outnumbered, someone had already been hit by a sword and fell to the ground.
She gritted her teeth and whipped the war horse hard on the buttocks, then rushed towards the gap in front that was not yet surrounded.
Several townspeople who were blocking the road were knocked down. A Mibu wolf tried to stop him, but was trampled by a war horse. He vomited blood and saw that he would not survive.
Matsuda hugged the horse's neck tightly and ran rampant. With the road back cut off and surrounded from all sides, the only way to be safe was to rush forward and rush to his own mansion three blocks away.
When Yukino saw her horse speeding up to run away, murderous intent was evident in her eyes, and her face suddenly turned pale.
Then, she rushed out, running even faster than a war horse galloping in pain. In the midst of lightning and flint, he drew his sword and flashed.
Matsuda felt the reins loosen and almost fell off the horse. When she took a closer look, she was even more frightened.
She hugged the horse's neck, but the horse's head disappeared, and the column of blood spurted from its neck instantly turned her face red. Takada Yukino's sword actually beheaded the galloping war horse.
The leaderless war horse ran a few more steps with the momentum, and then suddenly fell sideways. Matsuda was caught off guard and half of his body was pressed hard by the horse corpse.
Behind her, Takada Yukino stopped suddenly, took out a white towel and covered his mouth, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
She casually discarded the white towel on the ground, pointed the knife down, and slowly walked towards Matsuda, who was pressed by the horse.
Matsuda tried her best to break free, but her feet were entangled with the stirrups, and the horse's body was so heavy that it was impossible to pull it out for a while.
Seeing Yukino approaching step by step, seeing her expressionless face, seeing the horse blood dripping from the tip of the knife, the horse blood on Matsuda's face was still warm.
She almost collapsed and shouted.
"You can't kill me! I am an important minister of the shogunate, and I am the agent of the palace!
Takada Battousai! If you kill me, Oitai will be in trouble! The Spall family is going to be in big trouble! "
Takada Yukino ignored her and was about to raise his hand to strike. Matsuda howled in despair.
At this moment, Kondo Isamu from behind finally caught up and shouted.
"Lord Takada!"
Takada Yukino looked back at her, and Matsuda breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there was someone who understood.
Who knows, Isamu Kondo said with a salute.
"Please leave this opportunity to me! Please!"
Takada Yukino glanced at her. Kondo Isamu's eyes did not have the sense that Matsuda hoped for, but were filled with fanaticism.
Become famous all over the world now!
Yukino raised an eyebrow and nodded. Isamu Kondo was overjoyed and bowed deeply.
"Thank you so much!"
After hoping, Matsuda fell into despair again. She looked at the sky, where there were sparse cherry blossoms floating in the air, and a strange smile appeared on her face after she collapsed.
"How dare you...how can you...I am an important minister of the shogunate...I..."
Kondo Isamu stepped forward and drew his sword, his eyes flashing with bloodthirsty brilliance.
"Your Majesty, please punish me! I will punish you as a traitor! Your head will be taken by me, Isamu Kondo!"
After saying that, she raised the knife and dropped it, blood splattering everywhere.
———
At the same time as the murder occurred outside Sakurada Gate, Yagyu Munenuki had just returned to his residence and met his waiting daughter, Yagyu Munenomi.
She looked at her daughter and said.
"Come in with me."
The two of them entered the inner room, and the Ji warriors accompanying them all looked nervously at each other.
There are two branches of the Yagyu family, one follows the Ashikaga family and the other follows the Shiba family. Because the conflict between the two masters has intensified and they are drifting apart, a decision must be made in the end.
In the inner room, mother and daughter were sitting separately.
Yagyu Muneyan asked.
"When did you come to Kyoto?"
Yagyu Munenomi said.
"After receiving the urgent order from the envoy, it took some time to gather the Yagyu group. They just arrived."
Yagyu Soyan glanced at his daughter who looked indifferent and said tentatively.
"As far as I know, the head of the Shiba family, Yukino Takada, has left the Shiba mansion and his whereabouts are unknown.
Did Da Yutai transfer you to the capital for any mission? "
Yagyu Munenomi didn't speak, just looked at his mother. Takada Yukino was dismissed from Shiba Mefu by Ootai, but this incident has not spread.
Oitai's handling of this matter was very strange.
On the one hand, he removed Yukino's power and wanted to confine her to let her calm down for a while.
On the other hand, he did not stop Yukino from transferring the Yagyu group to Beijing. He only sent someone to inform Yagyu Munaki that Yukino had been dismissed.
Yagyu Munenomi has stayed at Shiba's house for a long time and is very aware of Takada Yukino's special status.
To use an overbearing word to describe it, Otaisho's approach is like dealing with a rebellious daughter who is disobedient. She is helpless and protective of her shortcomings.
The more Yoshigan gets entangled, the less Yagyu Munomichi dares to mess around, and the more he pays more attention to Takada Yukino.
Mufu is the lord's eagle dog who suppresses dissidents, and must be the lord's most loyal lackey. Yagyu Munenuki has no ego, and her position is that Odaisho will always be healthy and correct.
Without the Lord's trust, Mesuke's fate would be extremely miserable.
At the beginning, Yagyu Muneyan lost the trust of Ashikaga Yoshiteru and fell to the bottom in an instant. Her tribe had to rely on Yagyu Munenomi's support to survive.
Fortunately, Ashikaga Yoshiki was kind and did not let Yagyu Muneyan become a dead man and kept the secrets of the Ashikaga family forever.
Muneniki Yagyu didn't want to end up like her mother, so she acted cautiously, fearing that Yoshigan Shiba would become suspicious of her.
At this time, hearing that his mother wanted to find out the inside story of the Shiba family, Yagyu Munenomi finally made up his mind.
She kowtowed to the ground and said.
"Mother, I came here today to tell you that Peking University and the other side's supply to the Kyoto people will be completely cut off."
Yagyu Zongyan's heart trembled and he looked at his daughter.
"what are you up to?"
Yagyu Munenomi said politely. Gu Hong
"It's you, mother, what on earth are you going to do!
I just want to keep Peking University and the Yagyu family alive. You are too utilitarian. Just now you were trying to find out the details of the Shiba family.
You should know that if you do this, you will kill the people of Beidahe!
The Yagyu group will closely follow Odaisuo, swear loyalty to the death, and kill all those who are enemies of him. Even if I am facing you, I will not hesitate to take the knife. "
Yagyu Zongyan looked sternly as he listened to his daughter.
After she was dismissed from the post of Omatsu by Ashikaga Yoshiki, the clan members in Kyoto have been supported by Yagyu Munenori, so that Yagyu Muneni can pursue a career resurgence without any worries.
Today, Yagyu Sogan has taken back the power of Omatsuke, but Yagyu Sonoki wants to cut off the relationship between the two Yagyu families.
Yagyu Munyan sighed and said.
"You know better than me, and what you did is right."
Eggs cannot be put in one basket. It is the best choice for the Yagyu family to be loyal to Lisboa.
No matter who is the final winner, the descendants of Yagyu can continue to honor their ancestors. But the premise is that the two parties cannot be disconnected, causing the master's doubts and loss of trust.
Yagyu Munenuki was right. Not only should Yagyu Munenuki not ask about the Shiba family, but he should also cut ties with Peking University and the Yagyu family.
It is a good thing for both parties to stay away from each other until old age and death.
Seeing that her mother was still awake, Yagyu Munaki looked better. Just as she was about to say something else, she heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the door.
The door was opened rudely, and a Ji warrior said in a panic.
"Two adults, something happened!"
"Bagya Road! Do you know the rules?"
Yagyu Zongyan, who was in a bad mood, cursed harshly, saying that the person coming was a close relative of his, so he had the courage to break in.
At this time, the visitor knelt down and kowtowed, saying eagerly.
"House Governor, something really big has happened!
Lord Matsuda, who was acting as a waiter, was ambushed outside the Sakurada Gate and was killed along with six of his entourage. It was an important traffic thoroughfare, and the onlookers trampled on each other to escape, resulting in numerous casualties.
This matter has shocked the shogunate, and the Lord has sent someone to ask you to go to the site to investigate immediately, and then report it to Nijo Imperial Palace. "
Yagyu mother and daughter stood up at the same time. Yagyu glanced at his daughter seriously, and a name came to their minds at the same time, Takada Yukino.
———
Outside Sakurada's door, Hashiba Hideyoshi looked at the paper in his hand. Not far away from her, the Ji warriors of the shogunate's security team were collecting the corpses of their colleagues with solemn expressions.
The head of Governor Matsuda was hung on the archway. The perpetrator had obviously planned it in advance, which was shocking.
Not only did they take away the wounded and killed comrades, they also calmly scattered papers all over the floor. On the paper, there were two large characters written on them, Tenchu, and a row of small characters describing Matsuda's crimes, which was like a slogan.
Hashiba Hideyoshi carefully read the words on the paper, which were righteous words that denounced Matsuda and others for being unfaithful and unjust, and spreading rumors to slander Odaisho.
She felt secretly happy that these bastards from the shogunate were selfish and could only do bad things. Hashiba Hideyoshi temporarily guards Kyoto, but he has been a lot angry with them these days.
At this time, the heads of the leaders of these shogunate dudes were cut off and hung up in public. Seeing the frightened and frightened look of those shogunate warriors, Hideyoshi Hashiba was secretly happy.
But no matter how happy she was in her heart, her face was serious and businesslike.
Takenaka Shigeharu walked over, followed by two people, it was Yagyu mother and daughter.
After the two sides saluted, Yagyu Muneyan asked.
"Master Yushiba, did you find anything at the scene?"
Hashiba Hideyoshi is a well-rounded man and has interacted with many people in Kyoto these days.
Although Yagyu Sogan, the great head of the shogunate, had a low status, he had considerable power, and Hideyoshi Hashiba tried his best to maintain the relationship with her.
Seeing her anxious inquiry, Hashiba Hideyoshi answered politely.
"The technique was clean and neat, and it was obviously a careful plan. The ambush killed, the leader showed his head to the public, and the paper was scattered to retreat, all in one go."
Yagyu Zongyan frowned.
"Then who did it?"
Hashiba Hideyoshi handed her the paper in his hand. Yagyu Soyan lowered his head and glanced at it, then raised his head and said doubtfully.
"Ren Sheng Lang? What's the origin?"
She shook the paper in her hand again and said.
“It’s Echizen Japanese paper, and this paper is not cheap.
After they committed the murder, they probably scattered the paper all over the floor and made the reason for their murder known to the public. Then he quickly evacuated and disappeared among the houses.
They have a secret place in Beijing and they are not short of money. These people are not ronin! There is no way a poor ronin can do this! "
Behind her, Yagyu Munomi's eyes flashed, as if he remembered something. As Shiba Mefu, Yagyu Muneki has the authority and responsibility to supervise internal changes.
Rensheng wolf seems to have been heard somewhere. . Sakai Port? Takada Harano. . Takada Yukino's sister. .
Yagyu Soyan glanced at his daughter beside him and saw her expression changed.
Could this matter have anything to do with the Spo family?
Thinking of today's confrontation between the general and Ootai in the council meeting, Yagyu Sogan suddenly felt a stomach ache.
It was through spreading rumors about the Odaisho that Matsuda was able to ascend to the throne and temporarily take charge of the affairs of the office. He behaved inappropriately and was looked down upon by others, which led to his death.
Putting the things together, Yagyu Soyan's face instantly turned ugly.
Hashiba Hideyoshi saw the strange expressions of Yagyu mother and daughter, and he probably had a direction in his mind. The two Yagyu belong to Ashlisbo respectively, and this matter is probably another internal fight within the shogunate.
Killing people on the street in Kyoto, has the conflict between Ashiros and Lisboa reached such an acute level?
Thinking of this, Hashiba Hideyoshi just wanted to go to Tofukuji Temple and inform his master Oda Nobunaga.
Just as she was about to find an excuse to leave, several Ji warriors from the shogunate's security team came up on the other side.
"Owari girl! Hurry up and send troops to arrest her!"
Hideyoshi Hashiba was sullen in his heart, but smiled gently on his face.
“Sir Ueno, this matter hasn’t been fully investigated yet, so where can I go to arrest people?
Also, I am Hideyoshi Hashiba of the Oda family, temporarily taking charge of the garrison of Kyoto. "
Ueno was so angry when he saw that she had something wrong with him that he wanted to say something else, but was stopped by the warrior Ji next to him.
Na Ji warrior said with a fake smile.
"Master Hashiba, someone has clearly seen the face of the murderer. It is Yukino Takada who killed someone in the castle town a few days ago.
Since you are in charge of the defense of Kyoto, and such a big murder occurred, you should come to find the people the Oitai wants. "
Hideyoshi Hashiba glanced at her and said.
"Sir Tai Kwun, the witness looked at her from a distance and didn't dare to get close at all. There was a huge crowd and chaos at that time, and she was just a lone witness.
How can I be sure she's not talking nonsense? Or maybe I made a mistake out of impatience? "
Hashiba Hideyoshi felt contempt in his heart.
These people from the shogunate's security team looked down upon themselves at all. They were just trying to make themselves a gunman and let them go to Shiba's mansion.
If they really had the guts, they would go to Sibo Mansion to ask for someone, why bother with all this nonsense.
