Overnight, the Rensheng wolf came to the door and attacked the house, 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 looked ugly and asked.
"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 are in panic, and they can’t figure out who the Shiba family is targeting this time, judging the public, serving the public, neutral faction, killing 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 him with subtle hints.
"Mingzhiji always takes everything into consideration when doing things, making it impossible for anyone to make mistakes.
But she is a good dancer and hard to rely on, because her thoughts are too deep."
Wada Weimasa hinted that Akechi Mitsuhide was unreliable, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki disagreed. She had gradually learned the essence of shogunate politics, that is, no one could be trusted.
Ise Sadakyo is doing small things, but people like Wada Yaomasa are reliable? Wada Yaomasa said that Ake Mitsuhide is unreliable, but her own attitude of being a snake and a rat, she doesn't see how reliable she is.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki knew in his heart that no matter what Wada Weimasa said, at least Akechi Mitsuhide had done him a great favor by persuading Yoshigan Shiba to retire from his residence and take over.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki is willing to listen to Akechi Mitsuhide's explanation, and he will understand.
———
Soon, Akechi Mitsuhide hurried to Nijo Imperial Palace to meet with the general.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki looked angry and asked.
"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 was handed over to Rensheng Lang in the Great Imperial Palace. The so-called imperial power and exemption is solely responsible for it.
Dai Ootai 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. Maybe 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 families of the shogunate have been married for generations, and they are intricately 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 Samurai Hime of the shogunate's security team who ambushed Takada Yukino are still missing. These people are the heirs of various shogunate families and have deep connections with Beijing and China.
The secrecy team couldn’t find them, so who do you think is protecting them? As a last resort, Mibu Lang could only take the list of rumor mongers provided by the secrecy team and come to ask for help.”
Wada Weimasa caught 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?
Why did Heavenly Punishment arise? It was Takada Yukino who acted to avenge the traitor of His Majesty.
The so-called "His Majesty's crusade" is 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. Anyone who spreads rumors and shelters the ambusher is equally guilty and will be punished on the same day!"
Wada Weimasa shouted.
"Then how do you prove that these four adults participated in spreading rumors?"
Mitsuhide Akechi retorted.
"Then how do you prove that these four people did not participate in protecting the ambushers?"
Ashikaga Yoshiaki was so noisy that he had a headache and 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, and Akechi Mitsuhide 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 impact 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 will really kill whoever he wants in Kyoto. With the deep relationship between the various families in the shogunate, who dares to say that he is 100% innocent?
The leaders who ambush Takada Yukino were Odate and Ueno. The two Hime Samurai warriors, Ueno Seibubo and Odate Harutada, were their relatives.
Did they participate in the protection? Did they die unjustly? God knows!
Ashikaga Yoshiaki thought that he had only 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 express her pain right 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 face another internal strife.
Seeing Ashikaga Yoshiaki's face getting more and more 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 the Mibu Wolf really wants to go on a killing spree, how can Matsuda's husband, a male prostitute, be able to protect him?"
Ashikaga Yoshiaki asked with a twitching brow.
"you mean?"
Akechi Mitsuhide's righteous way.
"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 secrecy team to find them, 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 killed by Miburo by mistake have left Ashikaga Yoshiaki in a state of distress. If Ashikaga Yoshiaki becomes 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 could not be forced to jump over the wall.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki understood what Akechi Mitsuhide meant and tried to say.
"You mean, if the Hime warriors who ambushed Takada Yukino are found, Miburou will have something to report to the 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 future actions of the Renshenglang will naturally be restricted.
Although I cannot order them, as the person in charge of the Shiba family in Kyoto, I will send a letter 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, it doesn't mean that the Ashikaga family can't find it. The Ashikaga shogun 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 Yoshigan Shiba, and on the other hand, he did not want chaos in Kyoto, so he decided to sacrifice the protected Hime warriors.
But she didn't want to make it clear that she wanted Wada Weimasa to take the blame.
Wada Weizheng 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’s not good news for this matter to spread. It’s better to let Yagyu-hime secretly let her daughter know, so as not to damage 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 did not want to bear this infamy, so he wanted to leave it to Wada Weimasa to take charge of this matter.
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 it's hard not to take the blame for Yagyu Mununetsu. However, she has a mother-daughter relationship with Yagyu Mununetsu of the Shiba family, so it's okay to 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 exposed 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. With this result, Yoshiaki Ashikaga is satisfied, and so is Wada Weimasa.
Without Yoshihide Shiba, from then on the shogunate was dominated by Ashikaga Yoshiaki. With great power, chickens and dogs ascended 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 Fujilin Ming, smiling.
"How come 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 those who spread the rumors 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 will need to remain silent for a long time afterwards.
I came here today because I have something I want to hear your opinion on."
"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. I found that the mercenary she hired this time was Dohashi Morishige from Kii Province.
I came here just to ask you, should I give her the information about the Southern Barbarians? Should I sell her this favor?"
Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes flashed and he looked at Fujibayashi Mukuro. He saw her face was cold and calm as water.
This vine forest 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 is also possible that Honnōji Mianru could not 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 Zaga village in Kii country, and the relationship between the two families has always been very delicate.
People like Zahe Zhong had no channels in Kyoto. After Suzuki Shigehide came to Luo, he also came to seek help from Odaisho.
Tsuchibashi Morishige wanted to take the credit, but he couldn't find a way to catch him after going to Luo. No, Miburo's Tenchu operation was short of people, so he went to Sakai Port to recruit mercenaries, which played right into Tsuchibashi Morishige's plans."
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.
Mamoju Dohashi had an ulterior motive for coming here. If Miburou couldn't give her information, those pirates from Kii might turn against each other and cause trouble, ruining Operation Tenchu.
Kondo Isamu didn't know the inside story, she couldn't 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 Dobashi Morishu's yard.
Kondo Isamu, if you tell her about Suzuki Shigehide, she should understand. Miburou still owes you this favor.
As for where Morishige Dohashi's information came from and what she wanted to do, the Shiba family had no idea and 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 wolf have made her unbearable. Soon, she will reveal the hiding place of the Hime warrior who ambushed Takada Yukino.
When Miburou completes the Tenchu, I will send a letter to the Lord to transfer these murderous embryos away. It is impossible for Momochi Santao and Yagyu Munenomi to stay in Kyoto for a long time.
I hope you can stay and help me, are you willing?"
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 Mamojuge came back just in time.
Suzuki Shigehide was delayed in taking action, which made Miburo's Tenchu look particularly eye-catching. Dohashi Morishige arrived, just in time to help Akechi Mitsuhide confuse Kyoto.
Akechi Mitsuhide didn't care whether the Zahezhong's actions to annihilate the Nanman missionaries would be exposed. That was what Suzuki Shigehide was worried about and wanted to cover up.
Now it seems that Morishige Dohashi doesn't care what others think. She just wants to grab the credit and outdo Suzuki.
Thinking that the 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.