Ninomaru, Kaizuden Yashiki.
Haijindian had just finished bathing and changed into his clothes to go to sleep, when suddenly there was a slight noise in the silent night. If it weren't for the surroundings being too quiet, Haijindian might not be able to hear the sound.
"Someone is outside"
Kaijindian suddenly woke up. Although Kyogoku Takamasa had not shown any hostility in the past few days, Kaijindian still did not dare to completely relax.
Just as Kyogoku Gaozheng said just now, now everyone is a slave and I am a fish, and there is nothing Kaijin Palace can do.
"Dong dong dong"
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Kaijinden suddenly sat up from the tatami, lifted up the pillow and took out a candlestick from underneath.
Of course, it is impossible for Kaizuden to have weapons at this time. This candlestick is Kaizuden's only "self-defense" after searching all over the house. Moreover, this self-defense item seems so unreliable.
"Is it Sakyo entering the palace?"
"Could it be that you regretted going back?"
Haijindian tried to communicate with people outside, but did not receive any response.
Haijindian suddenly felt a little panicked. The strange spiritual creatures his mother told about when he was a child flashed in Haijindian's mind. No matter what, Haijindian felt a little scared at the moment.
"lady."
At this time, a voice finally came in from outside.
"Sakyo is here again." The maid opened the door and walked in holding an oil lamp.
I don’t know why, but Kai Jindian felt a little happy when he heard that Kyoto Gaozheng had left and returned.
"Sakyo, please come in."
"I'm afraid there's something wrong." The maid hesitated for a while, and then continued, "Sakyo entered the palace and brought many people with him, all of them holding weapons. Could it be that he wanted to attack his wife and the young master?"
Kaijinden's beautiful eyes widened suddenly, and a big stone suddenly hung in his heart. Could it be that Kyogoku Takamasa was really going to take action against him and Ushiwakamaru?
The other party is really so cruel that he wants to do such a cruel thing.
"Madam, an unidentified person has entered the city tonight. For safety reasons, Madam's residence will be under martial law starting tonight. The ashigaru outside are used to protect Madam. I hope Madam doesn't worry."
At this moment, Kuchiki Takazuna came in from outside and explained to Kaijinden.
Hearing Kuchiki Takazuna's words, Kaizuden felt a little better. What happened tonight was really ups and downs and so exciting that it made Haijindian’s private parts feel a little wet.
"As long as you don't come into the yard, you can do whatever you want." After all, she is still a woman. Although she looks very tough on the outside, she will still show her weak side when things really happen.
Kuchiki Takazuna smiled and nodded, then withdrew again.
Outside the house, Kyogoku Takamasa was standing in front of the door with a solemn expression. Several ashigaru were reporting something to Kyogoku Takamasa.
"Sir, no abnormalities were found around Ninomaru."
"The search of this Maru has been completed, and there are no suspicious signs."
"I found footprints on the wall on the side of the Shoumen Gate, but I'm not sure if anyone actually sneaked into the city."
Several ashigaru heads reported in turn.
Kyogoku Takamasa stretched out his hand and touched his chin without saying a word. His eyes glanced around Ninomaru from time to time, wondering what he was thinking.
"Naizangsuke, if you were a ninja who sneaked into the city with the purpose of asking for help from Kaijin Palace, then where would you be at this moment?"
"I don't know." Hatayama yawned at Nobubu, and suddenly heard Kyogoku Takamasa asking questions, and he quickly bowed his head and replied in shame.
"It doesn't matter, just tell me what you think. I won't blame you."
Hearing this, Hatayama Asanobu slowly raised his head, hesitated for a while and then whispered, "The enemy obviously knows that I have been alerted, so it is definitely not possible to rescue people by force."
"So the enemy is bound to create chaos in the city to attract our attention, and then come to rescue people after diverting our attention." At this point, Hatayama Asanobu quietly looked at Kyogoku Takamasa, fearing that what he just said was wrong and Kyogoku would let him down. Ji Gaozheng was angry.
In fact, Hatayama Chonobu was among the retainers of Kyogoku Takamasa who joined the group earlier, and he followed Kyogoku Takamasa during the Battle of Anegawa. But there has always been no sense of existence.
In terms of martial prowess, Hatayama Chonobu was far inferior to Tsunayika Ubita, Mitsui Torakaka and others.
In terms of military strategy, he is not as good as Akao Kiyotsuna and others.
In terms of internal affairs ability, it is even worse.
Therefore, many times when Kyogoku Gaomasa convened his retainers to discuss government affairs, Hatayama Chonobu would basically not speak, because Hatayama Chonobu felt a little inferior from the bottom of his heart.
In addition, when he was in Tosa, Hatayama Chonobu's original lord died in battle because of the failure of Hatayama Chonobu and others to protect him. This has always been a hurdle for Hatayama Chonobu's confidence.
Of course, these are Hatayama Chonobu's own opinions.
In Kyogoku Takamasa's view, Hatayama Chonobu was by no means a mediocre person, but he was sometimes too lacking in self-confidence, allowing Akao Kiyosuna and others to steal the spotlight, resulting in him having no sense of presence at home.
If things continue like this, Hatayama Chonobu will definitely lose confidence completely and disappear from the public.
Tonight, Kyogoku Takamasa intended to take a test on Hatayama Choshin. Unexpectedly, Hatayama Choshin's answer actually made some sense.
"Keep talking." Kyogoku Takamasa cast an encouraging look at Hatayama Asanobu.
Sensing Kyogoku Takamasa's gaze, Hatayama Chonobu continued, "Looking at the entire Tianya Castle, apart from the Honmaru where the lord lives, the most important place is undoubtedly the granary in Nishiqurin. There are many things stored here. Almost all of my family’s food in Takashima County.”
"If the enemy sneaks into Xiqulun and sets fire to the granary"
"Pa" Kyogoku Takamasa suddenly clapped his hands and suddenly became enlightened.
No wonder they searched both Honmaru and Xiqulun and found nothing unusual. It seems that the ninja who sneaked in actually went to Xiqulun.
Hey, wait a minute
I wipe it, granary
Kyogoku Takamasa suddenly reacted, "Genzaemon, immediately lead a team of people to Nishikulun to protect the granary."
"Naizangzhu, hurry up and get rid of the lucky retainers, seal the whole city, and everyone in the city will gather immediately to guard every part of the city."
"ha"
Xiqu Lun.
Looking at the empty granary, Yamaoka Inuhachiro suddenly smiled and said, "Although the enemy seems to be alert, he never thought that we would come to attack the granary."
"As expected of Inuhachirou, you really have a way. It is said that you were employed by the Rokkaku family back then, but I don't know why you ended up like this." A ninja asked gossiping.
"Don't mention the word "hexagon" in front of me, otherwise don't blame me for turning against you," Yamaoka Inuhachiro glared at a ninja and said viciously.
Obviously, this is another past event in Yamaoka Inuhachiro's heart that he doesn't want to be mentioned.
A man with a story.
Not to be offended.
"Light the fire, I want Tianwu City to be brightly lit tonight"
Yamaoka Inuhachiro took a deep breath, and then left a few words before leaving a cool figure to the other ninjas.
