With the help of the unique existence of theocratic power, the New Shintoism established by the Takada sisters has punched the Buddhist sects and kicked local forces, becoming an independent tool outside the political system.
Every time Yoshigage worries about the entangled troubles in the system, he will immediately think of Takada Yukino and the useful tool of Kamei.
The recent troubles were kicked at the feet of Hijikata Toizan of Inari Taisha Shrine.
In the small room in the courtyard, Toshizo Hijikata was sitting and talking. In front of him was a tall female swordsman with thick eyebrows, sharp eyes.
From time to time, the shouts of people practicing swordplay outside came to their ears. Hijikata Touzan saw that the person in front of him was silent and asked.
"What's wrong?"
The person in front of me sighed.
"Can I not accept this mission?"
Hijikata Toisho said with a half-smile.
"Yamaguchi Ichi, you are quite courageous.
The saint personally summoned His Highness Yukino Takada to see him and gave him personal instructions. Do you think it's a joke that you won't accept it if you don't want to?
Where has your usual courage gone?
Yamaguchi Ichi, who spoke so brazenly in front of me, saying that the saint is the only right path and that anyone who disrespects the saint is an evildoer and can be killed, is there a day he will be afraid?
What? Your position is getting higher and higher, and your courage is getting smaller and smaller. What about the belief you keep saying? What about the immediate execution of evil that you vow to carry out from beginning to end? "
Yamaguchi shook his head and bowed.
"I'm not afraid, nor am I shirking responsibility. I'm just embarrassed. You know better than me what Feitian Xindi is..."
Hijikata Toisan's eyes narrowed, he raised his voice and interrupted.
"I know what! I know what! Don't talk nonsense!"
Although Hijikata Toizan has a gloomy temperament and is good at strategy, she is actually quite sunny and pretty, and is very popular with men. She often says, "I only want a man, I don't need a husband."
But in fact, she was engaged and had a fiancé. She was about to enter the marriage grave. She was most taboo about the past, for fear of being misunderstood by her fiancé.
So when Yamaguchi said you understand, Hijikata Toshizo immediately said I don't understand, I don't know, I don't know where Tobita Shinchi is!
Faced with Hijikata Toshizo's angry eyes, Yamaguchi touched his nose and smiled helplessly.
You are the boss, and everything you say is right. That's what good old perverts are like, refusing to admit their mistakes.
From Yamaguchi Kazuichi's eyes, Hijikata Toshizo clearly read something. Hijikata Toshizo's tone became even tougher towards this subordinate who disrespected his leader.
"I don't care whether you want it or not, in short, this task has been assigned to me by His Highness Yukino Takada, and I have also assigned it to you.
Not only do you have to do it, you have to do it well, and you have to find out the truth, do you understand?"
Yamaguchi nodded helplessly and sighed.
"You've already mentioned this, what else can I do? Let's check it out.
However, this matter involves the four descendants of the Hosokawa, Sanada, Date, and Uesugi families, as well as the Tongxin Secretariat, and the military students, and is very involved.
Even if I want to investigate carefully, I'm afraid those adults won't bother to pay attention to me."
Hijikata Toshizo smiled coldly.
"It's not up to them."
After saying that, Toshizo Hijikata took something out from her side, which was a long luxurious wooden box. She opened the box carefully and took out a knife.
Yamaguchi didn't know what was going on. He looked at the sword and saw the inscription on the blade. He was so frightened that he almost stood up.
"Mikazuki... Munechika? Didn't His Highness Takada Yukino leave it to Lord Tachibana Kanade for safekeeping?"
Hijikata Toshizo sighed and said.
"For this matter, Your Highness Yukino Takada specially retrieved this sword from Lord Tachibana Kanade and gave it to you for safekeeping temporarily."
Yamaguchi was stunned.
"This...if this is lost..."
Hijikata Toshizo glared at her.
"Throw it away? Throw it away yourself, and Mikazuki Munechika can't throw it away either! Otherwise, you and I will go to commit seppuku together in front of the saint's throne!"
Yamaguchi smiled bitterly and was speechless. He looked at Mikazuki Munechika and didn't even have the courage to take it. The political significance of this sword was too great.
Mikazuki Munechika is a treasure of the swordsman general Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
Before Nijo Castle was captured by the Miyoshi trio, Ashikaga Yoshiteru handed the sword to Takada Yukino and gave Takada Yukino the important task of protecting his fiancé.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru's fiancé is Yoshigan Shiba, today's saint.
Later, Takada Yukino lived up to the swordsman general's dying entrustment.
When rumors were spreading in Kyoto, slandering the saint's innocence, Takada Yukino led the Mibu wolf and Mikazuki Munechika in hand, and launched the Tenchu in Kyoto, killing people like rivers of blood.
Because of the heavy killings, Yukino Takada was ambushed by a night attack and was seriously injured and disabled.
The saint was furious, slapped General Ashikaga Yoshiaki in the council meeting, and personally handed Mikazuki Munechika to Miburou, giving him the authority to avenge Takada Yukino.
Therefore, this Mikazuki Munechika is no longer an ordinary famous sword, but a murder sword specially blessed by Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Shiba Yoshigan.
Whenever something makes the saint unhappy, Takada Yukino will bring out this magical weapon, kill one person and bleed them all, and end it all once and for all.
This caused Shiba and his entire family to become panicked when they saw Takada Yukino, and got PTSD when they saw Mikazuki Munechika, all of which were caused by stress.
After Takada Yukino was disabled, he accepted Tachibana Kanade as a shadow warrior. He stayed with the saint in his place, slept with the saint, and gave birth to children for the saint.
Even Tachibana Kanade's child can be considered a descendant of Takada Yukino's lineage, and this shadow warrior stand-in is truly a perfect substitute.
Naturally, this privileged artifact of Mikazuki Munechika was given to Tachibana Kanade for safekeeping and to accompany the saint.
Because of Mikazuki Munechika's special political significance, Takada Yukino's retrieval of Mikazuki Munechika from Tachibana must have been tacitly approved by the saint.
It can be seen from this that the saint attaches great importance to the murder that occurred in Feitian Xindi.
Yamaguchi looked at Mikazuki Munechika in awe, and couldn't help but feel scared. This incident seemed to be more troublesome than he thought.
But Mikazuki Sokon was asked by Takada Yukino to help assist in the investigation. With Yamaguchi Kazuo playing a small role, what choice did she have?
Yamaguchi smiled bitterly and sighed.
"Sir, you are trying to kill me."
Hijikata Toshizo put Mikazuki Munechika back into the wooden box, handed it to Yamaguchi Ichi with both hands, and said coldly.
"The matter has reached this point, even if you die, you must find out the truth.
During your mission, all resources of the Divine Guard are at your disposal, including me, Kondo Isamu, and Okita Souji. You can make arrangements for them.
Your Highness Yukino Takada said that the will of a saint is above all else, so just go ahead and do it."
Holding the wooden box containing Mikazuki Munechika, Yamaguchi felt his arms tremble slightly, as heavy as a stone.
With the protection of this artifact, neither the divine retainers nor the bosses of the Tongxin Secretariat dare to refuse his inquiries.
At this moment, a thought suddenly came to Yamaguchi's mind.
What the saint wants is just the truth?
As soon as this idea came to mind, Yamaguchi killed it himself.
She is the divine guardian of the saint, a loyal believer who believes that the saint is supreme, and everything else is evil, and will be killed when evil occurs. No matter when and where she is, she should not question the decision of the saint, but obey it.