After a low whine, a wild goose landed slowly on the top floor of a white castle tower. There was blood on its leg, and it was unknown when it was injured.
After hearing the whine outside the door, people in the house also made some movement. A young woman stopped folding red paper leaves in her hands, stood up and opened the door, and happened to see the wild goose. The wild goose turned her head and also saw it.
The young woman. She has always been afraid of people, and the geese would fly away when they saw people, but they stayed in place and did not move. It seemed that the young woman's world-famous appearance even amazed the geese.
The young woman moved the silk on her forehead behind her ears, bent down slightly, and inspected Dayan's wound. She turned back to the room, took out a small piece of gauze, and helped Dayan carefully bandage it. Dayan obeyed and slightly raised his right foot.
Watching the young woman helping her treat the wound. After finishing, the young woman was about to get up and leave, but suddenly she was stunned. She smiled bitterly, picked up a piece of paper red leaf that had just been folded from the house, and gently tied it with a ribbon on the right side of the wild goose.
On the gauze on my legs, I watched the wild geese flying into the distant sky with the red leaf.
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Time goes back to February 3rd, which was the first day that Ame Qiupei was imprisoned. After he was tied up by Gokadai, a group of rude samurai roughly pushed him into the prison in Ninomaru of Inabayama Castle.
Because he was a special prisoner, he was specially imprisoned underground. After going around and around, he reached the small cell in the corner.
Yu Qiuping knew that there was no possibility of escaping, so he obeyed without struggling. The environment of the cell was not bad, the floor was covered with clean straw to avoid moisture, there was a small piece of old tatami, a small table and a skylight -
—It was similar to the cell where he was imprisoned in Junfu City. After he was pushed into the cell and locked up, the rope around him was loosened, allowing Yu Qiuping to stretch his body a little. But immediately, he was put on a heavy
The samurai who captured him seemed careless and did not immediately search Yu Qiuping. Taking advantage of their inattention, Yu Qiuping secretly took the ribs left by Sena Shiyi in his arms and the few taels of gold he carried.
He hid himself under the straw. This took a lot of effort for him who was handcuffed and legcuffed.
Before he could catch his breath, several ninja-like people immediately took Yu Qiuping away on the order of Saito Ryuuki. They blindfolded Yu Qiuping, and after another mess, they brought him to
In a secret interrogation room, Yu Qiuping was tied to a seat. Yu Qiuping glanced at the surrounding situation and immediately recognized a lot of interrogation tools such as "Iron Trojan Horse", "Threading Pointer", Leather Whip, Branding Iron and Stick, etc.
Tool, I suddenly understood what I was about to encounter.
A high-level samurai like him who knew the inside story at a glance fell into the hands of the locals, and it was inevitable to torture him to extract information. This group of ninjas saw that they had not caught such a big fish for a long time, and they took them one by one.
The torture tools were being prepared in front of Yu Qiuping, and they seemed very excited to try it. They were already imagining the pleasure of killing Zhongliang! They beat a tough man who said nothing at first until his skin was torn to pieces, and they were forced to reveal the truth word by word.
precious information.
However, the development of the situation surprised them.
"After Oda Nobukiyo's rebellion, the total strength of the Oda family was about 1,300. However, due to years of war, the Oda family was seriously short of men, and the number of troops that can be recruited now is less than 1,000."
"Among them, Oda Nobunaga has about 4,000 people under his direct jurisdiction, stationed in Qingshu Castle, Naguno Castle and Narumi Castle. Shibata Katsuie has about 1,000 people, stationed in..."
Yu Qiuping poured out all the military intelligence he knew like a wheel, as if an intelligence chief was reporting the investigation situation to his master. For a moment, the ninjas who were preparing to be tortured actually had a trace of anger.
Illusion-could the person in front of me be an undercover agent placed by the Saito family in the Oda family? Did they arrest a friendly force by mistake?
They simply asked Yu Qiuping fiercely how many people were stationed in Qingshu City, hoping to serve as an appetizer for interrogation. Who would have thought that Yu Qiuping had already informed all the military deployments in Owari in detail?
The questions they had been asked to prepare were all useless. Moreover, the information was very authentic at first glance. It was consistent with some of the fragmented information they had learned before and would definitely not be false. The ninjas responsible for the interrogation looked at each other.
, I didn’t know how to continue the interrogation for a while.
"Why are you just standing there! Remember it!" Yu Qiuping looked at the confused expressions of several ninjas and muttered with some dissatisfaction: "How can you memorize so much information after listening to it once? If you don't remember it, I won't have to talk about it again.
Once again!"
In the end, the day's interrogation lasted less than two-quarters of an hour and ended. Ame Qiupei, who had absolutely no loyalty to the Oda family, naturally would not endure physical pain in order to protect the Oda family's information. He also wished that the Saito family could do more.
Bringing some trouble to Oda Nobunaga so that he can have a chance to assassinate Oda Nobunaga.
The interrogating ninja honestly reported the information to Saito Ryuuki. Not only Saito Ryuuki, but also Hinano Hiroshi, an experienced veteran, was completely dumbfounded. They briefly verified it and found out that Yu Qiupei gave the information.
There is no mistake in the information - the military deployment map of Owari territory is obtained!
As a result, Yu Qiuping was never interrogated again in the days that followed. However, the ninjas who interrogated him encountered trouble. Two of them began to doubt the current interrogation system, and one even had doubts about the meaning of his work.
Suspicious, the entire Saito family ninja group fell into confusion.
Yu Qiuping also officially became a prisoner and was imprisoned in the prison of Inabayama Castle. The cell where Yu Qiuping was held was the last room in a dead end in a large cell. There were no prisoners in the surrounding cells, so there were no prisoners in the cells.
There were more than a dozen jailers responsible for guarding him. Although Yu Qiuping was very tormented by being deprived of his freedom and worried about his family and subordinates, knowing that he was powerless, he simply calmed down and waited for the Oda family to communicate and rescue him.
It must be said that the Saito family treated high-level prisoners well, with three meals a day guaranteed. At noon, as footsteps sounded around the corner of the prison, Yu Qiuping knew that the prison guard delivering meals had arrived again.
"Here, let's eat," the jailer held a tray and casually stuffed Yu Qiuping's lunch for today through the gap under the cell door.
"Thank you, thank you for your hard work." Yu Qiuping gave a sincere smile to the somewhat arrogant jailer, just like he did to the waiter or courier boy who helped serve the food in his previous life. He smiled and said to the person who provided him with service and help.
Thank you, it has become a habit he has developed over the years.
The surrounding jailers were a little surprised and moved when they saw Yu Qiuping's reaction. The prisoners who were previously imprisoned here were basically important officials in their families and had quite a status in Meinong. Even if they were in prison, they, who were at the bottom of society,
The jailer didn't look good either. Yu Qiuping was the first person to thank him.
The lunch given to Yu Qiuping was still very large, and Yu Qiuping couldn't finish the big bowl of rice. After eating all the pickles, he had nothing to eat and naturally couldn't eat. So he asked the jailers to put his
Rinse your mouth with a glass of water and cleanse your face. Then naturally, you give me a sincere "thank you".
When Yu Qiuping asked the jailers to take out the leftovers, he suddenly found that the jailers were looking at the white rice and leftover fish bones eagerly, and secretly ate a lot when the supervisor outside was not paying attention. However,
There were many jailers, so each person could only get a small portion. Only then did Yu Qiuping realize that the white rice that seemed so ordinary to him could be something these jailers could only afford during the holidays. He felt depressed in his heart for a long time.
His kindness suddenly emerged in this environment.
So, when the prison warden samurai came to inspect the next day, Yu Qiuping asked the warden to add a bowl of rice and a fish to his dinner - the reason was of course that he would be hungry in the middle of the night. The warden also seemed angry and funny,
Yu Qiuping, a dignified and dignified lord of the Oda family and an elder of the family, actually asked him for food in the prison of the Saito family. After he laughed at Yu Qiuping, he did not embarrass him, but gave Yu Qiuping more
I had two bowls of rice and two fish.
That night, when Yu Qiuping's dinner was delivered, Yu Qiuping did not move his chopsticks immediately, but waved to the dozen or so jailers around him.
"Let's eat something together," Yu Qiuping said with a smile, as if he was sharing spicy strips with his good buddies, "It's so boring to eat alone, let's eat something delicious together."
"How dare you!" A jailer suspected that Yu Qiuping had ulterior motives and waved his hands warily, "We can't touch the food given to the prisoners."
Yu Qiuping just smiled in return for his excuse - didn't you guys eat secretly yesterday? However, he was considerate and set up a step for the jailers, "If you don't help me eat some, there are so many things for me to eat."
Where can I finish my meal? I was very hungry yesterday, but today I am quite full. What if your supervisor discovers that I am wasting food and deducts my food for tomorrow?"
"Um..." More than a dozen jailers looked at each other, hesitating for a moment. The fragrant grilled fish and white rice were extremely tempting, and they only ate them a few times a year. But they were still worried about Yu Qiuping's tricks.
It's a waste of time, otherwise why would you be nice to these jailers for no reason?
"Let's just treat it as some leftovers," a jailer named Jiro whispered. "It's okay to eat some leftovers. He can't put medicine in the food."
In the end, the temptation of delicious food and Yu Qiuping's kindness defeated their professionalism. A dozen jailers sat around Yu Qiuping's cell and began to eat rice and fish with dirty hands.
"You are not very hygienic," Yu Qiuping shook his head angrily, "The cell is very dirty and there are many bacteria and viruses. If you eat without washing your hands like this, what should you do if you get sick?"
So, at Yu Qiuping's request, the jailers who were dumbfounded had no choice but to wash their hands and come back. Their nagging look made them seem to see their mothers exhorting themselves at the dinner table.
In this way, the extra meal every night became a tacit understanding between Yu Qiuping and the dozen jailers. Everyone would gather in the dark cell to share this hard-won meal. Yu Qiuping's approachability and gentleness, and his
The idea that everyone is equal and the respect for these low-level jailers that shines through in their bones cannot be learned from ancient people. It was the first time in their lives that these jailers were treated like this by someone who was a few levels above them, and they were all moved.
Gradually, the jailers no longer treated Yu Qiuping like a felon, but more like their elders. They usually addressed Yu Qiuping with the honorific "Sir" or "Your Highness". There was no such thing on weekdays.
When the officers were inspecting, they even removed Yu Qiuping's handcuffs and leg cuffs, allowing Yu Qiuping to stay a little more comfortable and allow him to stand up and walk around.
Yu Qiu was bored in the cell all day long and wanted to find something to do for himself. He first asked the jailers for some red paper and folded a lot of paper red leaves. After folding, he gave it to Jiro to hide.
At the table at the door, so as not to be spotted by patrollers. After he finished folding the paper, he began to talk to the jailers. At first, he just chatted about some anecdotes. Later, Yu Qiuping simply began to imitate the storyteller and told the storytellers such as The Romance of the Three Kingdoms to them.
The jailers listened, and the jailers were fascinated.
On February 13th, Yu Qiuping happened to talk about the exciting part about burning Red Cliff. The dozen jailers on duty were listening attentively. Suddenly, the chain at the door at the corner made several loud noises - that was
The jailer in charge of the lookout gave the signal. Yu Qiuping immediately fell silent. The dozen jailers also took their places obediently. Jiro did not forget to remove the water cup placed next to Yu Qiuping to moisten his throat. After a while, outside the cell,
The door was pushed open, and a man who looked like a warrior strode to Yu Qiuping's small cell and glanced at Yu Qiuping contemptuously.
"Yuqiu Hongye, you only have a few days left to live." After the samurai said this, he sneered and left.
Chapter completed!