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 this time, the system in Japan was still quite chaotic, and at the level of rulers, there were public families belonging to the emperor's court, and there were also samurai who were subordinate to the shogunate, and there were also public laws of the imperial court and samurai laws of the shogunate, and because the shogunate held actual power at that time, the shogunate's samurai law became the main law of Japanese society.

At that time, the laws and regulations were still very primitive, there was no special judicial part, and in some areas that were not directly under the control of the imperial court and the shogunate, clans, wealthy merchants, etc., formed a private judicial body to deal with crimes on the premises. Each daimyo and guardian also acted in their own territory, and there were only simple punishments such as death and exile.

In Kyoto, on the other hand, there were no specialized legal institutions and prisons, and there were already simple laws of imprisonment, which were often used by the samurai class who had broken the law, and the addresses of imprisonment included their homes, samurai activities, and temples.

As the administrator, Tayama Kikuni is in charge of government affairs, and all the cases reported to him in the Kyoto Department must also be handled, so there is a special temple that serves as a place to guard prisoners, that is, the Turtle Temple.

As soon as Tayama Kikoku had been released from prison and arrived in 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 Si B family are on the same page, and he will not throw away any opportunity to impact the Si B family and regain the Hosokawa family's position as the first leader, although Tayama Kikoku is unwilling to promise.

He has the least power among the three commanders, and whoever ascends to the throne will not do him any substantial benefit, and if he promises Hosokawa Mitsumoto's request, he will inevitably need to be blamed for the righteous general. 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 Si B 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.

For the same reason, Tayama Kikuni also sternly rejected General Si Byi, and in front of him, he gathered a large number of samurai and outflanked the temple hall to the point that it was difficult for birds to enter, in order to show the justice of his golden mean.

As soon as he left the Turtle Temple, Oda Tsunematsu said: "There is no need to worry too much, if it is really our people who are arrested, it must be in the case of unclear circumstances before reporting his life history." When His Excellency the General interrogated him, he would not have confessed any bad news. ”

General Si Yi calmed down 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 in charge of my younger brother Tsunetake, and I have already sent someone back to Owari to inquire, but the news has not been sent back." However, as long as he is really our man, he must be a loyal warrior who will never fear death, and will not give any bad news to your lordship. In fact, even if he wanted to confess, he couldn't provide anything, and their knowledge was very limited. ”

General Si Yi said coldly: "It's better to be like this!" Otherwise, you will apologize! ”

"Yes!"

Tayama Kikuni sent off General Si B, returned to the temple for a walk, and saw that there were still two samurai locked inside, so he 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 being guilty of conviction with his stepmother. ”

Tayama Kikoku waved his hand impatiently and said, "The most important prisoners are being held here, drive them out, and punish them 'behind closed doors', let them serve their sentences at home!" ”

"Yes!"

At the sound of Tanaka's order, the two guilty samurai were unexpectedly released and left happily, leaving only the prisoner tied to the pillar of the temple.

Tanaka Kikuni inspected and ordered solemnly: "Keep an eye on this place for me, and before the general interrogates the criminals, it is forbidden to make the slightest mistake!" ”

"Yes!"

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Kotaro Baiji lay quietly on his back under the floor, the space was very narrow, not to mention turning over, even his hands couldn't lift up, so he could only keep curling up in front of xing, the "necklace" around his neck was also strung with eight taro, he used his fingers to move the necklace to the mouth little by little, and bit the hard little taro into his mouth one by one, chewing very slowly until it was completely differentiated, 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 damp, reptile-infested space, and now that the goal was presented, he didn't need to save any more rations. After eating the food, he squeezed out a "thirst-quenching pill" made of ergot, plum and sugar from his collar and carefully put it in his mouth.

He is an outstanding ninja of the Hyakchi family, and he has never missed a single mission in his responsibility, and this time his employer paid a large amount of money to buy the living needs of so many people in his family for half a year, and he did not miss it.

The outside is already full of samurai, if he starts to act only when the target is presented, it is impossible to guarantee that he will be able to sneak into this temple smoothly, although the common people who don't know the secret are spreading their ninjas to their gods, but he himself knows that ninjutsu is not so magical, and it can be like entering a no-man's land 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 under the water 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.

It was as if he had been motionless for five days and five nights in such a small space under the floor, still conscious, showing no signs of madness.

Patiently expecting that it was dark, lamp oil was a very luxurious tool, and no one would waste light on a prisoner, and 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, gently placing it aside, Kotaro lay there without moving, first breathing in 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 task, he had to escape alive, although breaking from the inside out, it could have an unexpected effect, but if the body was not flexible enough, he couldn't make full use of this rare opportunity The bones made a clicking sound in the quiet night, which was actually very slight, but he still stopped immediately, listened quietly for a while, and made 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 to escape in Kyoto. Ninjas are actually not like in the film, always presented in the image of a black-clothed door with a g-face and a long knife on their backs, and in order to perform their tasks, they often need to dress up as all kinds of people, such as beggars, monks, jugglers, roadside vendors, samurai, ronin, charlatans and even men dressed as women.

The leader of the Japanese was asleep tied to the pillar of the temple, and suddenly he seemed to notice something, and he opened his eyes suddenly, and it was pitch black and silent.

"It's so sensitive!" He muttered self-deprecatingly, his eyelids just closed, his mouth was tightly covered by a powerful palm, and at the same time, a sharp weapon swept through his throat, a huge pain, the pirate leader's eyes suddenly widened, he wanted to shout, his mouth was tightly covered, he wanted to inhale, struggle, but the air leaked directly out of his throat, and his intestines could not be compensated for 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.

Once he got it, it seemed very simple, but with all the preparation he had done in advance, if someone else came, he would 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, freed 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 immediately stained the monk's robe with blood, Kotaro endured the pain and flashed, and a "shuriken" was thrown out of his hand, and the "shuriken" almost a hundred steps through Yang within ten steps, and at this time the night was dark, and the other party had almost no possibility of dodging, fortunately he was freeing 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.

The wound under the ribs was so deep that the internal organs seemed to be flowing out of the crack, and Kotaro clutched the wound tightly, and the blood was still gushing out.

"You're Aono?"

Because Kotaro was hiding under the floor and didn't carry a long blade, 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 in a beggar costume that could only sleep on the street at night, unkempt, and the night was dark, and it was not easy to identify, but how could he not know his loved ones? Seeing only the vague human form, Kotaro Hyakuchi recognized the identity of the other party.

"Are you...... 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 at a loss 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 held on silently for a moment, and Kotaro said, "Come on!" Tell me to see what kind of progress you have in your kung fu! ”

"Yes!"

Baidi Qingye bowed respectfully to his deferred, 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 was actually no fault with what task they took on, 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.

Not to mention, 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 Hyakchi Aono, when the sharp long knife in Hyakchi 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's poisoned! The "shuriken" is a polygonal hidden weapon, with a swastika shape and some petal-like shapes, which mainly rely on the sharp horns when hovering to cut the enemy, but it 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 sensed that the poison had begun to erupt, and his whole face was unconscious.

The poison used by ninjas is extracted from minerals, plants and even some highly poisonous animals, and the ingredients of the poison prepared 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?"

Hyakchi Aono hastily searched Kotaro's body, their antidote, like many carry-on, would not be in bottles and jars, with a bunch of labels indicating the purpose and name on them, but sewn into the corners of the clothes, sleeves, knee bends, hair buns, ...... any place, only its owner understood its purpose.

However, because Hyakchi 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 tools 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 controlled my whereabouts so accurately, but...... Why? Why did he hire me so much, and why did he hire someone to kill me? I've already accomplished my mission......"

Kotaro's employer is a Japanese businessman's outfit, he can speak Japanese fluently, and his demeanor does not 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 the capital of the capital 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 examined 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 get rid of the hidden dragon? Remove! ”