Akechi Mitsuhide restrained his smile and asked.
"Hosokawa-hime, what exactly do you want to say?"
Hosokawa Fujitaka said seriously.
"I just want to confirm if you really care about him."
Akechi Mitsuhide squinted his eyes and asked again.
"how do I say this?"
Hosokawa Fujitaka said.
"If you care about him, you shouldn't stop us from supporting His Highness Ashikaga Yoshiaki in going to Luo.
Wada Weimasa and others from the previous generation of the old party, the powerful local faction of Hosokawa Mibuchi, and the Shiba family all enjoyed the shade under the big tree of the shogunate.
Now, Mitsuhide Akechi has caused turmoil in the shogunate. Even if there is no evidence pointing to the Shiba family, it should not chill our hearts.
You made trouble, acted modestly and acted politely, and in the end the Spo family got a lot of benefits, but what about us?
Do the Ashikaga old party, local powerful factions, and Ninagawa ministers who are being manipulated by you deserve to be manipulated by the Shiba family?
Everyone was so scared, and finally watched your Sibo family move to a higher level?
The Shiba family cannot take advantage of all the benefits. We must give everyone a way out so that the shogunate can have long-term peace and stability."
These words of Hosokawa Fujitaka were words from her heart. Her sincere words were not for Mitsuhide Akechi, but for Yoshihiro Shiba.
Although Ashikaga Yoshiki, a strong and passionate man, made the shogunate concubines very embarrassed. They all stood by and watched her misfortune.
But Akechi Mitsuhide, with the connivance of the concubines, went even further. Kyoto has been ravaged by the Miyoshi family to this day, and the majesty of the shogunate has been wiped out, which is not good for anyone.
If Yoshihiro Shiba comes back to preside over the overall situation of Shangluo and control the future of the new shogunate, what will others think?
The Shiba family started the turmoil with one hand and quelled the turmoil with the other. They controlled the entire shogunate and treated all the samurai families of the shogunate like monkeys?
This is not how the political game of the shogunate is played. The Shiba family has violated the rules and will be punished!
Hosokawa Fujitaka was thinking that by getting married to Shiba Yoshigan, the Hosokawa and Shiba families could merge. She certainly did not want to see the political desperate situation in which the Shiba family was isolated from all the samurai families of the shogunate.
Akechi Mitsuhide looked at Hosokawa Fujitaka's sincere look and couldn't help but chuckle.
Akechi Mitsuhide and Hosokawa Fujitaka have been together for many years, and the two have become good friends, but she despises Hosokawa Fujitaka at this time.
She is from a famous family in the old era. She clings to the decadent Ashikaga Shogunate and refuses to let go because she is afraid of losing the benefits of the old system.
These vested interests are cowardly and bad, they are both conservatives and capitulators. They have no ideals, do not want to change, and can only live in peace. They are a group of true cowards.
Hosokawa Fujitaka didn't understand Akechi Mitsuhide's ideals and beliefs at all, and believed that what she did was lustful and that she was using herself to save others.
She covets Yoshigan Shiba's body, thinking that others also want the thing in her crotch. Today she can truly consider Yoshigan Shiba, and tomorrow she can kill Mitsuhide Akechi without blinking an eye.
Because Akechi Mitsuhide broke up the Ashirisbo Convergence, will it one day threaten the Hosokawa-Sibo Convergence that Hosokawa Fujitaka dreams of?
Being both responsible and upright, and yet able to speak so righteously, really opened Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes, and made him view his former close friend in a different light, and even more disdainfully.
Seeing Akechi Mitsuhide laugh out loud, Hosokawa Fujitaka's face instantly darkened.
"What are you laughing at? What's so funny?"
Akechi Mitsuhide wiped his mouth, looked at Hosokawa Fujitaka sincerely, and said.
"Hosokawa Hime, I met a missionary from Nanban in Kyoto before. He was a very interesting person.
She told me a story, which I would like to share with you."
Hosokawa Fujitaka glanced at her suspiciously and nodded.
"All ears."
Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes wandered, looking into the distance, and said.
"In a far away place, there lived a rich man and a poor man next to each other.
On this day, the rich man wanted a cow. As she was living well, she could spend enough money to buy a cow from the market without thinking.
The poor people were greedy, but she didn't have that much money, so she could only go home and pray to the gods they believed in. And their gods also answered her prayers.
The god said, I know your wish and I will give you a cow.
But the poor man shook his head and said, My wish is not to get a cow, but to make the rich man lose the cow."
Hosokawa Fujitaka couldn't help but smile and said.
"What a stupid guy. If others lose it, you can't get it either.
What’s the point of her doing this?”
Akechi Mitsuhide turned to Hosokawa Fujitaka with deep eyes and said.
"Hosokawa Hime, you are a wise person and rational enough. But you are from a noble family and have never experienced the despair of having nothing. Naturally, you do not understand the thoughts of the poor.
What the poor man wants most is not to have a cow like the rich man. What she wants is for the rich man to be like herself, without a cow.
It’s impulsive, it’s desperate, but it’s also fair.”
Hosokawa Fujitaka sneered.
"So, this is your choice, Akechi-sama?"
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled gently and bowed gracefully.
"No, no, I'm just sharing an interesting story with you, don't be suspicious.
You are right, the Spo leader cannot stop you from going to Luo in recent days, otherwise it will offend too many people. This will not be good for the Spo family.
But this reason is only valid until my master comes back.
The ancient general entrusted me with the golden seal, and my master has the right to go to Luo to avenge her. If you are really determined to make progress, please complete the journey to Luo before the master comes back.
Before the master comes back, I promise that Sibo will not act rashly in recent times."
Looking at Hosokawa Fujitaka's satisfied expression, Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes flashed with a trace of ridicule.
Akechi Mitsuhide hopes that Ashikaga Yoshiaki will go to Luo, and he hopes that Oda Nobunaga will go to Luo. He hopes that they will hold the entire Ashikaga shogunate in their hands, and then watch them completely destroy this decadent shogunate.
But she couldn't help but tell the story to Hosokawa Fujitaka, which seemed to suggest that the bird knows the ambition of the swan, but Hosokawa Fujitaka couldn't understand it.
This has nothing to do with IQ, the difference lies in attitude.
The Wu family originated from the manors and the village servants. The emperor and his ministers were aloof, forcing the Wu family to secure the world, but they were unwilling to share power.
The Wu family provided money and food, and shed blood and tears, but they were just the targets of being squeezed by the nobles of Tianhuang.
This isn't fair.
The Wu Family World is the result of the joint efforts of all the Wu families. After hundreds of years of continuous efforts, the Wu Family World was finally achieved.
You famous martial artists were just lucky enough to be the first to board the parking space, showing off your dominance. Now, you who have occupied the parking space have probably forgotten how you got in.
When the famous family is in a high position, they lower their heads and laugh at the local servants pushing carts, but they forget that they are at the bottom, humble and carrying the entire martial arts world.
This isn't fair.
Live widely in the world, establish the right position in the world, and practice the heavenly way in the world. If your virtue is not worthy of your position, get out of here!
If one day, the bottom no longer longs for a cow, but curses the top for losing a cow, it will be too late.
To Akechi Mitsuhide, the Ashikaga Shogunate was not important. The absence of the Ashikaga Shogunate was very important.
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Akechi Mitsuhide's tentacles extend to nearly everywhere, constantly obtaining useful information from all kinds of intelligence to improve his judgment.
As her tentacles, the Nakato Group has also been active in various places in recent times, constantly transmitting information back to Iga Country, which was compiled by Fujibayashi Mukuro and presented to Akechi Mitsuhide's case.
On this day, the Central Group's hidden stronghold in Iga experienced an unexpected incident. Fujibayashi Mukuro returned to the base with a few capable men and suddenly stopped.
She glanced around carefully, formed a ring between her thumb and index finger, put it in her mouth, and made a unique and sharp whistle.
For a long time, the surroundings were still as calm as water. Fujibayashi's expression changed drastically and he quickly stepped back.
"Something's wrong, let's go!"
At this time, a person flashed out from the shadow of the trees behind her, looking at her with a half-smile but not a smile. Fujibayashi's figure froze suddenly, looking at the person who came, it was Baiji Santafu.
Bai Di San Tai Fu smiled and said.
"Master Fujibayashi misunderstood. Nothing happened to the stronghold. I am only temporarily taking over it."
Seeing the cold smile of Mrs. Momochi, Fujibayashi's heart began to sink. She pretended to be calm and asked.
"Master Baiji, when did you come back from Kanto? What happened to the takeover?
The Central Committee is in the same group as the Army, and rights and responsibilities are clearly defined. Your behavior is an overstep of authority."
Bai Di San Taifu smiled with disdain.
The old Iga people walked in troubled times in a mercenary capacity, and the three Jonin families of Hattori, Hyakuchi, and Fujibayashi helped each other.
When Yoshigan Shiba took over the Iga Kingdom and reorganized the old Iga people, most of the people were transformed into local servants and integrated into the guardianship system of the kingdom.
However, the leaders of the Fujibayashi family and the Momochi family were positioned as intelligence chiefs and lost control of the old Iga clan.
He is on the same team in the management of the Fujibayashi family and is responsible for spying on the center of the shogunate. He is on the same team as the management of the Momochi family and is responsible for intelligence on other recent forces.
Afterwards, Yoshihiro Shiba went to Kanto to open up new territory and took away the army of the Motachi Santafu. All the recent affairs that the Hyakuchi family was responsible for were also handed over to the Central Group.
This time, Momochi Santaofu came back with the order of Shiba Yoshigan to find out the truth behind the murder of Ashikaga Yoshiteru. He also brought his own ambition to take the opportunity to overthrow the Fujibayashi family.
She is very familiar with the methods of the old Iga people and the intelligence network of the same group. She sneaked back without Fujibayashi Muku's knowledge.
She took the initiative to show up because the information she had in hand was enough to bring about the downfall of the Fujibayashi family. Now there was only one last step left to take out Fujibayashi.
Faced with Fujibayashi's questioning, Momochi Santafu said with a smile.
"I am also following orders, and I ask Mr. Fujibayashi for your understanding.
If you want to blame, blame the people in your group who have done something wrong and served you unfaithfully. Don’t blame others."
Fujibayashi Muku secretly thought something bad.
Momochi Santao is a long-established Jonin, cunning and insidious. If she had not grasped the real evidence, she would never have said such cruel words.
But at this time, she couldn't allow Teng Linmiao to bow her head and accept her fate, so she said solemnly.
"Lord Baidi, you must not slander others, and you must speak responsibly."
Bai Di San Tai Fu smiled coldly.
"Of course I have evidence for what I said. Please, Mr. Fujibayashi, come and see my evidence together."
The starlings in the vine forest glanced around, figures swaying in the trees, and dangers lurking everywhere.
Bai Di San Tai Fu talked nonsense with her for a long time, fearing that the surrounding arrangements had been made to prevent her from breaking out.
Fujibayashi Mukuro, who had lost the opportunity, had no choice but to nod.
"I'd like to ask you, Master Baidi, to lead the way."
Momochi Santao walked past Fujibayashi Mukuro and motioned for her to follow him.
The followers beside Fujibayashi wanted to go together, but two shurikens shot out from the surrounding trees and were nailed in front of their steps.
After looking around, Fujibayashi signaled his followers to wait where they were before walking into the stronghold alone.
Fujibayashi followed Momochi Santafu and walked inside until he reached the wooden house in charge of interrogation in the stronghold. He already had an ominous premonition in his heart.
Momochi Santao did not open the door immediately, but instead turned around and smiled at Fujibayashi Mukuro.
"Master Fujibayashi, how stupid can a person be?
She actually borrowed the old secret road of the Iga people to go to Kanto via Shinano country. I also accepted the order of the lord and returned to Koki in an emergency, and happened to meet her.
It's not like you said she defected. She didn't hide her traces, but asked to see the Lord. But if she hadn't defected, what would be the crime of leaving her post without permission?"
Fujibayashi said with a bitter look on his face.
"Perhaps she has unspeakable pain and can only express it to the Lord alone."
Bai Di San Taifu nodded, pretending to suddenly realize.
"I see, Master Fujibayashi is right, but this puts me in a difficult position.
My lord ordered me to return to recent times to find out the truth about the turmoil, but that person had some misunderstandings about me and was unwilling to tell me frankly.
As a last resort, I had to resort to some means. As you know, some of the means we use to endure the crowd are always unsightly.
Alas, a good person can't say anything properly. Nowadays, people are no longer human beings, and ghosts are no longer ghosts. They just tell everything.
Can the human body be made of iron? Why should we suffer those kinds of sins? Why can’t we ask for anything under three trees?
Tell me, is this true?"
Fujibayashi's body trembled slightly when he heard it, his eyes were filled with mist, and he bit his lower lip and remained silent.
Bai Di San Taifu looked at her for a while and saw that she had no intention of interfacing, so he opened the door of the wooden house with a smile and said.
"Comrades, many things are not what I want. It's just that the master's orders have to be taken seriously. I hope Lord Fujibayashi won't blame me."
Fujibayashi Mukuro was no longer interested in being hypocritical and polite with Momochi Santai. She gritted her teeth, took a deep breath and walked in.
The wooden house was dark and damp, with several ninjas guarding the four corners, staring intently at Fujibayashi Muku as she entered the door, as if to prevent her from violently injuring anyone.
When Fujibayashi Muku entered here, he already understood the evil intentions of Momochi Santao. She was just stimulating herself to lose her mind, so that she could take the opportunity to take him down and kill him first and then show off.
Knowing that this was the conspiracy of Momochi Santao, he must not fall into the trap. But when he saw the huddled figure on the ground, Fujibayashi's eyes turned red for an instant.
She felt so distressed that she took two steps forward, wanting to see her sister clearly.
Tenglin Xing, who was on the ground, felt someone approaching, but she squirmed in fear and ran away desperately, whimpering indistinctly.
"I've said it all, I've told you everything. I've really said it all, no more, no more..."
Fujibayashi looked at his sister who was struggling desperately on the ground. She was like a fish on the chopping board, flopping around. Her hands and feet were unable to hang down, and she could only use her upper arms and thighs to twist.
Fujibayashi's eyes widened, and there was no light in her eyes. Fujibayashi shook his hand in front of her, but got no response.