Tayama Kikuni personally led people to receive the pirate leader who claimed to be a member of the Oda clan from the Daimei Saishi who was anchored in the harbor, and immediately sent him to Kyoto and imprisoned him in the Turtle Temple.
At the level of rulers, there were public families belonging to the Emperor's court, and there were samurai who were subordinate to the shogunate, and there were also public laws of the imperial court and samurai laws of the shogunate.
At that time, the law was still very primitive, there was no special judicial department, and in some areas that were not directly ruled by the imperial court and the shogunate, clans and wealthy merchants formed a private judiciary to deal with local crimes.
Each daimyo and guardian also acted in their own territory, and there were only simple punishments such as death and exile.
Kyoto, on the other hand, was relatively formal, but there were no specialized legal institutions and prisons, and there were already simple confinement laws, usually for samurai who had broken the law, and the places of imprisonment included their own homes, samurai activities, and temples.
As the head of the company, Tayama Kikuni is in charge of government affairs, and if there are cases reported to him in Kyoto, he will have to deal with them, so there is a special temple that plays the role of guarding prisoners, and that is the Turtle Temple.
As soon as Tayama Kikoku had sent the prisoners to Beijing, the guests came to the door one after another.
The first one to come was Hosokawa Mitsumoto, who wanted to meet the pirate leader.
The Hosokawa family and the Spo family are on the same page, and he will not give up any opportunity to attack the Spo family and regain the Hosokawa family to the first management position, of course Tayama Kikuni refuses to agree.
He has the least power among the three commanders, and whoever ascends to the throne has no real benefit for him, and if he agrees to Hosokawa Mitsumoto's request, he is bound to offend General Spo.
His mission is explained by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, as long as he looks at people, it will be none of his business to hand it over to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu at that time.
Hosokawa Mitsumoto had just left in a huff, and General Spo had arrived, and with the same purpose as Hosokawa Mitsumoto, he was also to meet the pirate leader who claimed to be the Oda family, and he was accompanied by his retainer, Oda Tsunematsu, the head of the Oda family.
With the same considerations, Tayama Kikuni rejected Shogun Spoyi in the same vehement, and in front of him, he mobilized a large number of samurai and surrounded the temple hall to the point where it was difficult for birds to enter, as a sign of impartiality.
As soon as he left the Turtle Temple, Oda Tsunematsu said: "Don't worry too much, if it is really our people who are arrested, it must be in the case of not knowing the situation before reporting their origins."
When His Excellency the General interrogates him, he will certainly not confess anything unfavorable. ” General Spoyi calmed his face and snorted coldly: "Oda-kun, to this day, you still can't be sure if the person who was arrested is your person."
Oda Tsunematsu said with some embarrassment: "My lord, this matter has always been the responsibility of my younger brother Tsunetake, and I have sent someone back to Owari to inquire, but the news has not been sent back yet."
However, rest assured, as long as he is truly our man, he must be a loyal warrior who will never fear death, and will not give any news that is unfavorable to your lordship.
In fact, even if he wanted to, he couldn't provide anything, and they knew very little. ” General Spoy said coldly: "It's better to do this, otherwise, you will apologize."
"Yes" Tayama Kikuni saw off Shogun Spo Yoshito, and when he returned to the temple, he saw that there were still two samurai locked up inside, and asked, "What crime have they committed?"
The samurai in charge of the guard hurriedly said: "This person's name is Nomura Shiro, and he has committed the crime of forging documents for tax evasion; It's Taniguchi Daiki who is locked up over there, and it's about exterminating with his stepmother. ” Tian Shan Kikuni waved his hand impatiently and said, "The most important prisoners are being held here, drive them out, punish them behind closed doors, and let them serve their sentences at home."
"Yes" As soon as Tanaka Kikuni gave the order, the two guilty samurai were unexpectedly released and left happily, leaving only the prisoner tied to the pillar of the temple.
Tanaka Kikuni made an inspection and ordered solemnly: "Keep an eye on this place for me, and don't make any mistakes until the general interrogates the criminals."
"Yes" Kotaro Momochi lay quietly on his back under the floor, the space was very small, not to mention turning over, even his hands couldn't be lifted, he could only keep curled up on his chest, and the "necklace" around his neck was also strung with eight taro, he used his fingers to move the necklace little by little to the point of his mouth, and bit the dry and hard little taro into his mouth one by one, chewing very slowly until it was completely decomposed, and then slowly swallowed into his stomach.
It was the last bit of "carrying food" he had left, and he had been patiently waiting for five days in this small, damp, reptilian space, and now that the target had appeared, he didn't need to save any more rations.
After eating, he squeezed out a "thirst-quenching pill" made of ergot, plums and sugar from his collar and carefully put it in his mouth.
He is an outstanding ninja of the Baidi family, and the task he is responsible for has never been missed, and this time the employer has paid a lot of money, enough to buy the living needs of so many people in his family for half a year, and he can't afford to miss it.
The outside is already full of samurai, if he waits until the target appears, there is no guarantee that he will be able to sneak into this temple smoothly, although the ordinary people who don't know the details of their ninjas are gods, but of course he knows that ninjutsu is not so magical, and it can be like no one under the noses of so many samurai.
Therefore, long before the target was escorted to Kyoto, he sneaked in and hid under the floor while his defenses were lax.
He can run on the sand without making a sound, he can hold his breath in the water for a long time, and if he uses special equipment to provide air, he can stay quietly underwater for a day and a night, this kind of forbearance is unimaginable for an ordinary person, but he has been trained in this area since he was a child, and he is already very accustomed to this kind of life.
For example, at the moment, he had been motionless for five days and five nights in such a small space under the floor, and his mind was still awake, and he showed no signs of madness.
Waiting patiently, it was dark, lamp oil was a luxury, no one would waste the light on a prisoner, the temple was already dark, and Kotaro began to act.
His location was a corner of the temple, where a dilapidated incense case was placed, and he silently pried open the floor piece by piece, and gently placed it aside, Kotaro lay there without moving, first breathing a breath of fresh air, and then slowly crawling out of the bottom of the pit, the target was outside a few pillars, and when he hid under the floor, Kotaro had already heard everything that was happening in the temple.
Kotaro didn't rush over, he began to move his body like a snake, because after completing the mission, he had to escape alive, although breaking from the inside out can have an unexpected effect, but if his body is not flexible enough, he will not be able to make full use of this rare opportunity.
The knuckle made a click sound in the silence of the night, which was actually very slight, but he immediately stopped and listened quietly for a while to make sure that there was nothing unusual, and then continued to move.
He felt that his body was flexible enough, so he quietly dived forward against the pillar of the temple.
He was dressed in monk's clothes, which would be the best cover for him after escaping in Kyoto.
Ninjas are not actually like in the movies, always appear in black clothes and masks, with long knives on their backs, and they often need to dress up as all kinds of people, such as beggars, monks, jugglers, roadside vendors, samurai, ronin, charlatans, and even men and women in order to carry out their tasks.
The leader of the pirates was drowsy and drowsy tied to the pillars of the temple, and suddenly he seemed to notice something, and he opened his eyes suddenly, and there was darkness and silence before him.
"It's so sensitive," he muttered self-deprecatingly, his eyelids just closed, and his mouth was tightly covered by a powerful palm, and at the same time, a sharp weapon swept through his throat, and there was a great pain, the pirate leader's eyes suddenly widened, he wanted to shout, his mouth was tightly covered, he wanted to inhale and struggle, but the air leaked directly out of Lin's throat, and his lungs could not be replenished at all.
After only a moment's fierce struggle, the leader of the pirates was blinded and died.
Kotaro wiped the poisoned "shuriken" on the pirate leader's clothes, put it away again, and quietly swept towards the entrance of the palace.
If he succeeds, it seems very simple, but with so much preparation he has done in advance, if someone else comes, I am afraid that he will not be able to threaten him with death.
In the silence of the night, there was a commotion in the Turtle Temple, and then a black shadow flew out like a sword from the string.
The night in Kyoto was dark, the whole city fell asleep, only the shallow crescent moon in the sky and the bright stars brought a ray of brilliance to the city under the night, Kotaro pulled his legs and galloped, the wind swept over his body, as if riding the wind as briskly, got rid of the pursuers, the joy of success made him a little careless, who had always been cautious, just this, a sword light suddenly lit up in the night, and he did not dodge.
He only had time to twist his body, the sword stabbed from under the ribs, and the blood stained the monk's robe, Kotaro couldn't bear the pain and flashed, and a "shuriken" was thrown out of his hand, and the "shuriken" was almost a hundred shots within ten steps, and the night was dark at this time, and the other party had almost no possibility of dodging, fortunately, he was getting rid of the opponent's long knife when he threw the hidden weapon, and the accuracy was a little bad, and the "shuriken" flew past the opponent's cheek, only a wound was cut on the cheek.
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The wound under the ribs was too deep by the knife, and the internal organs seemed to be flowing out of the crack, but Kotaro clutched the wound tightly, and the blood was still gushing out.
"You are Aono" Kotaro didn't carry a long blade because he wanted to hide under the floor, and another "shuriken" suddenly appeared in his hand, but before he could throw it, he suddenly exclaimed when he saw the familiar figure on the other side.
The person opposite was dressed as a beggar who could only sleep on the street at night, unkempt, and the night was dark, and it was not easy to recognize, but for his loved ones, how could he not recognize only the vague human form, and Kotaro Momochi recognized the identity of the other party.
"You're an uncle" When the person on the other side heard his voice, he couldn't help but exclaim.
The two of them faced each other, and they were a little overwhelmed for a while.
Kotaro didn't know who hired his nephew, and Hyakchi Aono also didn't know that it was his uncle who hired him to kill him, and the two of them were silently opposed for a moment, and Kotaro said: "Come on, let me see your kung fu, what kind of progress has you made" "Yes" Baidi Qingye bowed respectfully to his closest elders, then raised his long knife and slashed down fiercely.
At this time, the ninjas were mostly from Iga and Koga, and the ninjas in the two places were related to each other, but this did not prevent them from taking on any tasks, if their employers were in a hostile relationship and needed them to kill each other, they had to do not hesitate to fight in the same room, which was their rule of conduct, and it was also the foundation of their integrity.
I have to say, they are very dedicated.
Although Kotaro Hyakuchi is the most outstanding ninja in the family, he has been seriously injured in the ribs, and he doesn't have a weapon in his hand, how can he be the opponent of Hyakuchi Aono, when the sharp long knife in Hyakuchi Aono's hand pierced his heart, everything was over.
Kotaro Momochi fell limply to the ground, looking at his nephew, opening his mouth to speak, but he couldn't make a sound, and his life was quickly passing away from him.
Baidi Qingye was only stunned for a moment, and then quickly pounced on his uncle and searched him.
He was poisoned The "shuriken" is a polygonal hidden weapon, with a zigzag shape and some petal-like shapes, which mainly rely on sharp horns when hovering to cut the enemy, which is not enough to kill the enemy, so the ninja will apply poison to each horn, so that it can become a real killing weapon.
Kotaro Momochi had already slashed his cheek with the first shuriken he thrown, and he noticed that the poisonous surname had begun to attack, and his whole face was unconscious.
The poison used by ninjas is extracted from minerals and plants and even some highly poisonous animals, and the ingredients of the poison mixed by each ninja are different, even if it is a father and son, husband and wife, and if the antidote of Hyakchi Aono is not right, it will not cure Kotaro's poison.
"Where is the antidote, where is it" Hyakuchi Aono searched Kotaro's body in a panic, their antidote, like many carry-on, would not be in bottles and cans, with a bunch of labels indicating the purpose and name on them, but sewn into the corners of the clothes, sleeves, knee bends, and hair buns, any place is possible, and only its owner understands its purpose.
However, because Hyakji Aono and Yukiro are from the same family, he believes that as long as he finds the antidote, he can still identify it, but the problem is that he has already searched a bunch of things from Kotaro, but he has not seen the antidote.
Kotaro was speechless, and when he was dying, the stars in the sky also flickered and dimmed, as if they were blinking at him gently, just like his wife's bright eyes: "The person who hired Aono is also the one from the Ming Kingdom, otherwise, Aono would not have grasped my whereabouts so accurately, but why did he hire me with a lot of money, and he hired someone to kill me, I have obviously completed my mission" Kotaro's employer is dressed as a big businessman, he can speak fluently, and his demeanor can't show the slightest flaw, but one of the skills that a ninja learns is to learn to observe everything, any clues.
As one of the most outstanding ninjas of the Hyakchi family, Kotaro can see through the other party's disguise.
But no matter how outstanding a ninja is, he is just a tool, and he can't understand the purpose of the other party.
The starlight and moonlight disappeared in his eyes, and he was like Kyoto City at this time, falling into a silent night, endless.
His nephew lay on top of him, silent, no longer breathing.
Quietly, several people appeared, carefully checked the situation of the two people, and reported in Chinese to a man who had been standing there with his hands in his hands: "My lord, they are all dead" "Then we don't need to retreat."
To be continued: