Overnight, Ren Shenglang came to Tianzhu, breaking into four houses in a row.
Before dawn, Wada Weimasa had already rushed to Nijo Imperial Palace to meet with the general.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki asked with an ugly expression.
"How's the situation outside?"
Wada Weizheng said solemnly.
"Akiren Iio, Seibu Ueno, and Harutada Odate are dead, and Fujihiro Matsuda is seriously injured. The doctor said that even if they were revived, they would still be disabled.
The families in the shogunate were in panic, and they couldn't figure out who the Shiba family was targeting this time. They were judging the public, serving the public, and the neutral faction, and were they going to kill everyone? "
Ashikaga Yoshiaki gritted his teeth and said.
"How could... these four people... how could they be the targets of Tenchu?"
Wada Weimasa was also puzzled.
"Yes, these four have always been diligent and do not participate in those messy things."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded and said.
"I have sent someone to summon Mitsuhide Akechi. Let's hear what she has to say first."
Wada Weizheng's eyes flickered, and he persuaded insinuatingly.
"Mingzhiji always does everything in an all-round way, making it impossible for anyone to make mistakes.
But she is a good dancer with long sleeves and it is difficult to rely on her. She is too thoughtful. "
Wada Weimasa hinted that Akechi Mitsuhide was unreliable, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki disagreed. She has gradually tasted the essence of shogunate politics, that is, no one can be trusted.
Ise Sakyo is doing small tricks, but people like Wada Yaimai are reliable? Wada Weimasa said that Ake Mitsuhide was unreliable, but her own attitude of being a snake and a rat these days didn't show how reliable she was.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki knew in his heart that no matter what Wada Weimasa said, at least Akechi Mitsuhide did him a big favor by persuading Yoshihiro Shiba to retire from his residence and take over.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki is willing to listen to Akechi Mitsuhide's explanation, and he will understand if he listens at the same time.
———
Soon, Akechi Mitsuhide hurried to Nijo Imperial Palace to meet the general.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki asked with a sullen look on his face.
"Akechi-hime, what happened last night? Why were the four important ministers of the shogunate punished by heaven? What crime did they commit?"
Akechi Mitsuhide also looked confused and replied.
"The Heavenly Punishment issue has been handed over to Rensheng Lang in the Great Imperial Palace. The so-called imperial power and exemption is solely responsible for it.
Dai Yutai has spoken first, no matter which family is involved, they will be killed, and no one has the right to interfere with the actions of the Renshenglang.
Therefore, I don’t know the rules of action of the Mibu Wolf. Perhaps, these four people have participated in something that can easily be misunderstood? "
Akechi Mitsuhide pushed it all, which made Ashikaga Yoshiaki stunned for a moment.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki looked at Wada Noimasa hesitantly, and Wada Noimasa shook his head slightly, not sure.
The samurai family of the shogunate have been married for generations, and they are intertwined. Who can explain clearly the deep relationship between them?
Wada Weimasa could not guarantee that the four people who were stabbed last night were completely innocent, but they were neutrals and were definitely not the first group to be stabbed.
Wada Weimasa said.
"Akechi Ji, you said that innocent people will not be implicated in the Tianchu incident, and only the public will agree to the Shiba family's request.
You know these four, tell me, how could they be related to the ambush of Yukino Takada? Isn't this an indiscriminate killing of innocent people? "
Akechi Mitsuhide looked helpless and sighed.
"The Mibu Wolf's actions were informed by the confidentiality team. Those ninjas were originally Iga ninjas. As you know, they are good at spying on information.
As far as I know, the shogunate security team Hime Samurai who ambushed Takada Yukino is still missing. These people are all descendants of various families in the shogunate, and they have deep connections between Beijing and China.
The confidentiality team can't find them. Who do you think is protecting them? As a last resort, Mibu Lang could only take the list of rumor mongers provided by the confidentiality team and come to ask for advice. "
Wada Weimasa seized on Akechi Mitsuhide's words and said angrily.
"You also admit that they are killing indiscriminately!"
Akechi Mitsuhide said solemnly.
“How come those who spread rumors are innocent?
Heavenly Punishment, why did it arise? It was Takada Yukino who acted to seek adultery from His Majesty.
The so-called "His Majesty's crusade" means to crusade against the traitors who spread rumors and slander the reputation of the Lisboa family!
Lord Gongfang, I think what Mibu Lang did is not inappropriate. Those who spread rumors and protect the ambushers are equally guilty and will be punished on the same day! "
Wada Weimasa shouted.
"Then how can you prove that these four adults were involved in spreading rumors?"
Akechi Mitsuhide retorted.
"Then how can you prove that these four people did not participate in protecting the ambushers?"
Ashikaga Yoshiaki was so disturbed by their noise that he shouted.
"That's enough! Shut up, everyone!"
The two of them bowed together to apologize and looked at Ashikaga Yoshiaki. Ashikaga Yoshiaki was in a dilemma, not knowing how to deal with this situation.
She approved of the death penalty for the Lisbo family. Mitsuhide Akechi insisted on fighting for the honor of the Lisbo family, and it was even more inconvenient for her to go back on her words.
But the problem now is that the attack area is too broad.
The relationship between the shogunate families is very deep. The Hime samurai who ambushed Takada Yukino must have been protected and hidden by the shogunate samurai family.
Rumor-mongering, ambush, and shelter, if these three conditions are taken into account, Mibu Lang can really kill whoever he wants in Kyoto. With the deep relationships among the shogunate families, who dares to say that he is 100% innocent?
The leader of the ambush of Takada Yukino was Odate and Ueno, two Hime warriors. Ueno Seibu and Odate Harutada were their relatives.
Are they involved in asylum? Is it unjust to die? God knows!
Ashikaga Yoshiaki thought he had just agreed to a condition of reciprocal revenge for the Shiba family, but he did not expect that the Shiba family would cause a mutiny-level chaos.
She couldn't tell the pain now. Mibu Lang's knife was raised in the air, and no one knew who their next target would be.
The shogunate families are not without the ability to fight back. If Ashikaga Yoshiaki completely disappoints them, they will concentrate on the Kyohime Samurai to fight against the Mibu Wolf.
By that time, Ashikaga Yoshiaki's reputation will be gone, and the shogunate will usher in another internal strife.
Seeing Ashikaga Yoshiaki's face getting increasingly ugly, Akechi Mitsuhide bowed and said.
"Master Gongfang, in fact, the Mibu wolf is not willing to kill indiscriminately. I heard that Matsuda's husband protected Matsuda Fujihiro last night, and this way he saved a life.
If Mibu Lang really wanted to go on a killing spree, how could Matsuda's husband, a male prostitute, be able to protect him? "
Ashikaga Yoshiaki asked with a twitching brow.
"you mean?"
Akechi Mitsuhide said seriously.
"The Mibulang will never dare to disobey the orders of the Odaisho, they must take action.
But the Hime warriors who ambushed Takada Yukino were hidden too deep for the confidentiality team to find, so Miburou expanded the scope of Tenchu. "
Akechi Mitsuhide has fulfilled her wish. The four people she most wanted to kill, three dead and one disabled, will no longer pose a threat to her.
Now, the four people mistakenly killed by the Mibu Wolf have left Ashikaga Yoshiaki in a state of distress. If Ashikaga Yoshiaki is dissatisfied with Akechi Mitsuhide because of this incident, it will be detrimental to future operations.
Therefore, Akechi Mitsuhide had to find a way out for Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and he could not be forced to jump over the wall.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki understood what Akechi Mitsuhide meant and tried.
"You mean, if the Hime warriors who ambushed Takada Yukino are found, Miburou will have something to report to Odai, and he will stop causing trouble?"
Akechi Mitsuhide nodded.
"The Odaisho does not want to mess up the shogunate, he is just maintaining the dignity of the Shiba family.
If those traitors are found and the Heavenly Punishment is completed, the Minsei Wolf's subsequent actions will naturally be restricted.
Although I cannot order them, as the person in charge of the Shiba family in Kyoto, I will write to the Lord to kick them out of Kyoto. "
Ashikaga Yoshiaki glanced at Wada Weimasa and said to Akechi Mitsuhide.
"You should step back first."
Akechi Mitsuhide bowed and left. After she left, Ashikaga Yoshiaki asked.
"Wada-hime, what do you think of Akechi Mitsuhide's idea?"
Just because the Shiba family's secrecy team and the Yagyu group couldn't find the ambusher doesn't mean that the Ashikaga family can't find it. Ashikaga General has been in Kyoto for two hundred years, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki still has this ability.
Wada Weimasa looked at Ashikaga Yoshiaki and felt that his master was so shameless.
On the one hand, Ashikaga Yoshiaki did not want to offend Yoshihiro Shiba, and on the other hand, he did not want chaos in Kyoto, so he decided to sacrifice those protected Hime warriors.
But she didn't want to say it clearly, because she wanted Wada Weizheng to take the blame.
Wada Weimasa thought for a while and said.
"These people set up an ambush near Shiba's residence without authorization and attacked Takada Yukino. They broke the rules and violated taboos.
The matter has come to this day, and I believe that the people who protect them are not willing to cause any more trouble.
It's not difficult to give up on them.
It's just that it doesn't sound good to hear about this. It is better to let Yagyu Hime secretly give her daughter a break to avoid damaging the prestige of the shogunate. "
Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded, satisfied.
"So be it."
Although these ambush Hime warriors deserved their punishment, pushing them out and letting the Mibu wolves destroy them really seemed too cowardly and irresponsible. Ashikaga Yoshiaki could not afford to disgrace this person.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki didn't want to bear this infamy, so he wanted to leave it to Wada Weimasa.
Wada Weimasa was not stupid either. He shifted the world with one move and put the blame on Yagyu Sogan.
Omatsuke is the general's lackey, and Yagyu Sogan can't bear the blame. However, she has a mother-daughter relationship with Yagyu Muneki of the Shiba family, so she can just talk about it in private.
As long as it is kept secret, no one will know that the hiding place of the Hime Warriors was revealed by the Ashikaga family.
Even if the secret is revealed in the future, it will be a secret collusion between Yagyu mother and daughter and has nothing to do with Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
After Miburou completes Yoshigan Shiba's order, Mitsuhide Akechi will ask Yoshigan Shiba to get them away. Ashikaga Yoshiaki was satisfied with this result, as was Wada Weimasa.
Without Yoshihide Shiba, the shogunate would be dominated by Ashikaga Yoshiaki from now on. Sitting in great power, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
———
Akechi Mitsuhide returned to his side room in Shiba Mansion, and suddenly found that there was already a person in the room, it was Fujibayashi Mukuro.
She closed the door and sat across from Fujibayashi, smiling.
"Why do you have time to come see me today?"
Fujibayashi said calmly.
“I don’t have much time, I can’t stay too long.
The third wife of Baidi is furious. The incident last night was too big. She has discovered that the list of rumor makers has been tampered with and is interrogating and investigating.
I have to rush back before she kills her cronies who changed the list. "
Akechi Mitsuhide asked.
"Are you going to be in trouble?"
Fujibayashi shook his head and said.
“No, but I need to be silent for a long time afterwards.
I came here today because I want to hear your opinion on something. "
"you say."
"Isamu Kondo came to see me this morning, hoping that I could provide information about the Nanban missionaries in the castle town.
I thought it was a bit strange, so I checked it out. It was discovered that the mercenary she invited this time was Dohashi Morishige from Kii Country.
I came here just to ask you, should I give her the information about the Nanman people? Do you want to sell her this favor? "
Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes flashed and he looked at Fujibayashi Mukuro. Her face was deserted and as calm as water.
This Teng Lin Ming is getting more and more complicated.
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled.
"Do you know what happened to Suzuki Shigehide in Kyoto?"
"Know."
"Then do you know that the reason why Suzuki Shigehide stayed in Kyoto was because Master Xianru of Ishiyama Honganji Temple asked her to hang the Nanman missionaries in Kyoto."
Fujibayashi frowned.
"Do you think Dobashi Morishige is here to take credit?"
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled.
“It’s also possible that Honnōji Mianru couldn’t wait any longer and was dissatisfied with Suzuki Shigehide’s hesitation.
The Suzuki Dohashi family is the leader of the Zaga clan, the powerful people of the Zaga village in Kii country, and the relationship between the two families has always been delicate.
People like Zahe Zhong had no channels in Kyoto. After Suzuki Shigehide came to Luo, he also came to seek help from Odaisho.
Morishige Tsuchihashi wanted to take credit, but he couldn't find a way to grab the upper hand behind Luo. No, Miburou's Tenchu operation was short of manpower, so he went to Sakai Port to recruit mercenaries, which was playing into the plans of Dobashi Morushige. "
Fujibayashi was a little disappointed.
"I can't get this favor from Isamu Kondo."
Akechi Mitsuhide nodded in appreciation.
"You know how to advance and retreat. The dispute between the Yixiang Sect and the Nanman Sect is not something your small body can handle.
However, this information must still be given.
Tsuchibashi Morishige had an ulterior motive for coming here. If Miburou couldn't give her information, I wonder if these pirates from Kii would fall out and cause trouble, ruining Operation Tenchu.
Kondo Isamu didn't know the inside story, she couldn't afford to get involved in the religious dispute, and the Shiba family was unwilling to wade into this muddy water.
Let's do this, you can find a way to throw the information directly into Dohashi Morishige's yard.
Kondo Isamu, if you tell her about Suzuki Shigehide, she should understand. Renshenglang still owes you this favor.
As for where Dohashi Morishige's information came from and what she was going to do, the Shiba family had no idea and had never provided any help.
Do you understand it? "
Fujibayashi nodded.
"I see."
Akechi Mitsuhide said.
"The general called me in today. The indiscriminate killings of the Mibu wolves have made her unbearable. Soon, she will reveal the hiding place of the Hime warrior who ambushed Takada Yukino.
When the Mibu Wolf completes Tenchu, I will send a letter to the Lord to transfer these murderous embryos away. It is impossible for Momochi Santao and Yagyu Munomi to stay in Kyoto for a long time.
I hope you can stay and help me, will you? "
Teng Lin Ming kowtowed to the ground and said.
"I would like to be dispatched by my lord."
———
After Fujibayashi Mukuro left, Akechi Mitsuhide patted his sleeves, stood up, and walked out the door. The smile on her lips became deeper and deeper, and Dohashi Mamoru arrived just in time.
Suzuki Shigehide's delay in taking action made Miburo's Tenchu particularly eye-catching. Dohashi Mamoru is back, just in time to help Akechi Mitsuhide confuse Kyoto.
Akechi Mitsuhide didn't care whether the Zahe Zhong's actions to annihilate the Nanman missionaries would be exposed. That was something Suzuki Shigehide was worried about and wanted to cover up.
Now it seems that Morishige Dohashi doesn't care what others think. She just wanted to steal the credit and overpower Suzuki.
Thinking that Nanman missionaries were always active at Tofukuji Temple, and thinking that the Zaga clan and the Oda family would directly confront each other, Akechi Mitsuhide was in a very good mood.
