The death of Yoshijong also announced the failure of the assassination operation.Originally, the joint assassination team composed of six squads, "Wind", "Forest", "Fire", "Mountain", "Yin", and "Thunder", now only some members of the Wind Squad were responsible for cleaning up the outposts on the periphery of the Imperial Palace.Almost all of these Wind Squads were ninjas, and they weren't good at attacking head-on, and even without the presence of the Twin Harmonics, it would be impossible for them to take Nobunaga's head under the protection of Nobunaga's remaining generals.Therefore, after a short ideological struggle, the on-site commander Chongzang finally blew the leaf flute and gave the signal to retreat.Within moments, the remnants of the death squad had disappeared into the night.Nobunaga's men suffered heavy losses and were unable to pursue the Assassins, so tonight's battle was over.As for the next day, Ashikaga Yoshiaki pretended to send his subordinates and soldiers to the door to investigate the situation on Nobunaga's side in the name of "tracking down the assassins and protecting Nobunaga......
It's not enough either.Anyway, as long as Nobunaga didn't die, Ashikaga Yoshiaki's conspiracy would be shattered.After that, Nobunaga just had to find a random excuse such as "I don't feel safe here", and he could swagger out of the city at any time.And no matter what Ashikaga Yoshiaki does at this time, it will be very passive and unwise politically, and the best choice for him at the moment is to treat it coldly and let Nobunaga retreat, otherwise he will be humiliated and even killed by himself.………… It's night, later.Huang Donglai, who had already treated his wounds with the help of the doctor, was eating supper leisurely with Sun Yihuan in a Japanese room at the moment.The danger that happened not long ago didn't seem to have any effect on the mood of the two of them.Maybe even the two of them didn't realize that the experience of the rivers and lakes in the past few years has made them very old-fashioned, and they have seen too much of what people often say, "sword and sword", "bloody wind and blood", and "nine deaths and life", and then ......
And get used to it.This kind of adaptability and ability to resist pressure is also a talent, and some people are weak in this aspect, so they are actually not suitable for walking the rivers and lakes."
It's rude."
When the child was in the door, the voice of Takasuke Hosokawa was heard.Shuang Harmonic had been waiting for him for a long time, and as soon as he heard that the other party had arrived, he immediately let him in and talk."
I'm sorry, I've kept you two waiting, it's really a bit busy tonight......"
Hosokawa began to bow his head and apologize as he came in and closed the door with his hand.What he said, politeness is politeness, but it's a bit too hypocritical.Who doesn't know that you, the "inner warden" of the Imperial Palace, will have to cooperate with Nobunaga's men to dispose of the corpses that litter the courtyard tonight?
What is there to apologize for, people are not looking for you."
Hey~ Mr.
Hosokawa, don't be polite, it's not too early, let's hurry up and get down to business, you can go and rest."
Sun Yihun saw that Hosokawa was already tired, so he directly interrupted the other party with a not very polite, but very pragmatic sentence."
Ah, if only you don't blame you."
When Hosokawa heard this, he immediately straightened up with a smile, raised his head and continued, "So, may I ask the two of you to say that you want to 'ask for advice' from the contemptible people during the day, what is the ......"
At this time, Sun and Huang quickly exchanged glances, and then Huang Donglai spoke: "Mr.
Hosokawa, more than a month ago, did a diplomatic mission that returned from Da Hui settle in your Flower Palace?"
”In fact, the answer to this question is not a secret.Perhaps the Japanese people at that time did not know or care about this, but the people in Kyoto who had a slight official rank basically knew that every mission to Dashu would stay in this flower palace for a period of time after returning to Kyoto, and when the time was right, the general would personally take the head of the mission to meet the emperor.Sun and Huang naturally learned this information from Xiaomei a long time ago, and now Huang Donglai will ask knowingly, just to use these words to take the lead and test Hosokawa's reaction when he hears it.Unexpectedly, Hosokawa's reaction was really big......
At that time, his face changed color, and he hesitated for several seconds before replying, "Uh......
It seems that there is such a thing. ”After saying that, he paused for a moment, and immediately added, "However, the two of you may not know something......
At that time, it was not only occupied by Nobunaga's family as it is now, but was inhabited by many dignitaries and officials who came to Beijing to do business......
The staff is quite mixed, so I am interested in this mission......
Not impressed. ”Sun Huang looked at Hosokawa's fluttering eyes and the corners of his weak mouth, listening to his flickering answers and explanations, it was really a little difficult.At this moment, the double harmony has been determined in his heart: this Hosokawa Takasuke in front of him is a person who is not too big in strength and courage, and the psychological defense line is easy to be broken through.So, Sun Yihuan skillfully began: "Bastard!
Do you think we're three-year-olds?
”He scolded as he slapped the table hard.This beat frightened Hosokawa a lot, and after a shudder, his whole person shrank back like the wind, and his upright body bowed down again: "No, no......
Don't dare, how dare the villain deceive the two ......"
"Mr.
Hosokawa......
Don't be nervous. ”Huang Donglai sang with a red face at this time, "We are not here to ask you about the guilt, but just to ask you about the situation, as long as you are willing to cooperate obediently, not only will we not embarrass you, but also ......"
As he spoke, he moved his gaze sideways and looked at a brocade box in the corner of the room, "We are also willing to transfer all the rewards that Nobunaga gave us just now to Mr." ”Let's mention here that this box of bounty was offered by Nobunaga earlier tonight to thank the Twin Harmonic for helping him repel those assassins.And Sun and Huang also tacitly understood that when they heard this proposal, they both showed extremely greedy faces, and they accepted it in a hurry.In this way, Nobunaga was also relieved, because in his eyes, human desire is weakness, and with desire, there is a "price......
You can be bought, controlled, and defeated.The really terrible thing in this world is the kind of person who seems to have no desires; Such people often do not really have no desires, but their desires are different from ordinary worldly desires; They have higher ambitions or pursuits, and their "price" is beyond the reach of most people, so it is difficult for such people to be bought and controlled, and it is difficult to defeat them.Naturally, the two didn't want to be this kind of person in Nobunaga's eyes, so they deliberately made that kind of appearance to prevent Nobunaga from tempting them again or digging deeper into their true purpose.Seeing that he has seen it, Hosokawa is definitely eating this set."
This ......
Is this true?
”Sure enough, Hosokawa was coaxed by Huang Donglai like this, and his mind immediately changed, and his eyes also moved to the brocade box, and then the box seemed to be nailed in his eyes and couldn't get out."
Of course, Brother Huang's speech counts, but the premise is that you have to cooperate well and tell the truth."
Sun Yihui, who was dressed as white-faced, took over the conversation again at this time, and said in a threatening tone, "If you still pretend to be stupid here like you did just now...... he paused, revealing a cruel smile, "......
A lot of people have died here tonight, and one more corpse, do you think anyone will care?
”"The villain understands!
The villain understands!
”Hosokawa had only seen the martial arts of Shuanghe with his own eyes not long ago, and of course he knew that if these two wanted to kill him, he wouldn't even have time to shout for help; And Sun Yihu's intimidation is completely fine - Hosokawa was not Nobunaga's person in the first place, and Shuanghe wouldn't care if he cut him off Nobunaga, and when the time comes, he will say that he was killed by the remnants of the assassins, so what?
Who will track it down?
Will Ashikaga Yoshiaki's side care?
That's even more impossible.Furthermore, this Hosokawa Takasuke......
Indeed, the reason why he was so flustered when he heard about the mission was obviously because his own ass was not clean.So what's going on here?
In fact, it's not complicated, it's this Hosokawa, in addition to making oil and water within the scope of his own duties, he will also do some "side jobs" similar to middlemen.For example, some guests who are not very convenient to go to the Fengyue place want to find a certain Oiran in Beijing to secretly gather in this flower palace, and he Hosokawa can help with the operation; Or if there are guests who want to start from some abnormal channels or sell some antique calligraphy and paintings from unknown sources, he can also match......
More than a month ago, when the Toei mission lived here, they had asked Hosokawa to help them with something.These things, of course, are not "rewards" with official records, but items that the people of the mission got their hands on themselves and brought back when they were in the Central Plains.Most of these things were actually bought or bartered by them, with a few exceptions."
Burning Dragon" is one of those exceptions.As we said in the previous document, there was actually not only one treasure stolen from the palace at that time, but several, but the emperor named the only one to recover.The reason is also very simple: although several other things are also good things collected by the emperor's family, but what can be called a "national treasure" is this "Burning Dragon".This item is also the highest final price and commission among the stolen goods that Hosokawa has helped sell, and it has been less than two months since the transaction took place, so Hosokawa must still remember the buyer and seller of this transaction and the details.Therefore, Huang Donglai opened his mouth to test, and as soon as he said the word "mission", Hosokawa was a spirit......
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At that moment, Hosokawa instantly connected the identity of Sun Huang and the two Central Plains with the mission's stealing and selling of stolen goods, and guessed that the other party was probably here to recover the treasure.But with a fluke mentality, Hosokawa still wanted to pretend that it was not his business and get away with it for the first time.It's a pity......
In front of Sun Huang, his acting skills and psychological quality were still a little worse, and then he was put on a set of coercion and temptation packages by the two, so he naturally had to obey.It didn't take long for Hosokawa to confess everything he knew, and Shuanghe finally learned through his clue that the last whereabouts of Yan Longbi were taken away by a person named Sawara Kansuke.The surname Sawara was found in only one place in Japan at the time, and that was the small feudal kingdom of Sawara on the Kii Peninsula south of Osaka.