As expected, Kinoshita Hideyoshi chased after him with a serious expression. Hirate Tsuyohide knew that he probably wouldn't be able to rest tonight.

After a conversation totaling less than fifty words, the next course of action was finalized.

Sometimes, the more serious the incident, the more obvious the measures that should be taken, and there is no need to say more useless nonsense to foreshadow.

That night, the soldiers of the commission, led by Kinoshita Hideyoshi and Maeno Nagayasu, came out in a rage and surrounded the "big wooden house".

The proprietor of this merchant, who has lived in Kaimachi for generations, is a second-rate rich man, and is not included in the "Thirty-six Members", but the gap is not too far, and he can say a few words from the top, and his overall strength is about the same as that of Konishi Yukicho's father.

The other identity is the brother-in-law of the big boss of the Rouge House, Red House Zongyang.

It's not the relatives of the original match of the main room.,It's the younger brother of the young and beautiful steproom.。

Because of this relationship, the bigwigs related to the Rouge House felt panicked and mobilized their respective family guards. The shops and mansions of the wealthy merchants were inconspicuous on the outside, but they were in fact sturdy and could be converted into bunkers at any time.

And Imai Munehisa, Chi Zongyi and others were responsible for going to appease and tell everyone: "The reason why we want to surround the big wooden house is because we have received definite news that the main culprit who injured Oda Danmasa is staying in their backyard!" As long as you don't get involved in this, I guarantee you won't be hindered in any way! ”

These words can scare most of the townspeople.

The pot that assassinated Nobunaga, no one present could afford to carry it.

Needless to say, Oda Nobutada's reaction, Hirate, Shibata, and Takikawa most of them want to avenge their old masters, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Asai Nagamasa all want to graft Kamiro's aftermath onto themselves, and there will be no difference in their attitudes.

There is a truth that businessmen in troubled times must understand: no matter how much money you make, you must have a life to spend!

- That's why the council of the governing Kaimachi had voted a few years ago to resolve not to confront Oda. On that day, the two giants of Chi Yongheijiu and Red House Zongyang violated the law and secretly provided money to Miyoshi Masayasu, but after being discovered, they were impeached by many people, and it took tens of thousands of dollars to block the opposition's mouth.

And that's just an indirect confrontation.

If the big wooden house really participated in the assassination operation, it would be tantamount to breaking the rules of the game and inviting disaster for his peers...... The congregation is very cold, and they only recognize the pros and cons and do not recognize the old friendship, and they will resolutely abandon the black sheep and never maintain it.

Taking advantage of the time when the merchants were hesitant, Hirate Honhide immediately organized an army of nearly 2,000 people in Izumi, sent them to Kaimachi to suppress the formation, and at the same time issued mobilization orders to Awaji, Kii, and even Shikoku, and borrowed some people to Kinoshita Hideyoshi, and in the name of the Kaicho Commission, he took letters to visit Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Oda Nobutada, and other related people.

The fastest to get the news was Oda Nagayoshi in the neighborhood, followed by Omi lords such as Shibata Katsuie and Tsuda Nobusumi. Honganji Temple also symbolically expresses cooperation. Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Asai Nagamasa also reacted, and only Oda Nobutada, who was far away in Gifu Castle, had the farthest distance and could not be contacted for a while.

More than seventy percent of the forces in Kinai spoke in unison with a tacit understanding, saying "to avenge Oda Danmasa."

Seeing that the military situation around Kai Town was increasing, the merchants who were about to move were suppressed.

Although Kinoshita Hideyoshi was so anxious that he couldn't sleep, he still paid attention to political influence, patiently received the envoys who came to inquire, and cautiously only said that he "got relevant information by chance", and did not mention whether Araki Murashige, who was now a vassal of the Asai family, was involved in the matter.

He waited for two days and three nights, until the bigwigs of all parties or their agents appeared, and then he led the team to forcibly rush into the big wooden house, arrested everyone, and killed those who resisted, and searched carefully by digging three feet into the ground.

And yet—

After tossing for several hours, the inside and outside were almost leveled, and no trace of the so-called murderer was found.

What a surprise.

There are some evidence of petty crimes such as colluding with reactionary forces to sell contraband, killing poor people, destroying corpses, and destroying traces, but it is only the grade of a fine of three glasses of wine, what is the use?

It's embarrassing.

The owner of the big wooden house was broken and his legs were pressed to the door, and at first he wept bitterly and begged for his life, but then gradually he laughed like a maniac mania, as if he were mocking and ridiculing.

The onlookers and townspeople did not see the real hammer for a long time, and the crowd was furious, and the representatives of the various forces who were waiting for the battle felt that their faces were greatly damaged, and they watched Kinoshita Hideyoshi's eyes gradually become unkind.

At a critical moment, Maeno Nagayasu suddenly appeared. He came out of nowhere with a small detachment, ordered his soldiers to throw a middle-aged man who was tied up in front of everyone, then looked around, stood up straight, and said loudly: "Everyone, please see, this is the culprit of the assassination of Oda Danmasa, called the evil rebellion of Sugitani Zenjubo!" While Kinoshita-sama was attacking the big wooden house to attract attention, I took twenty elite men and broke into the warehouse of the 'Ogawaya' and captured the thief! ”

Everyone who saw it was shocked.

The samurai raised their eyebrows, and the merchants trembled.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi calmly walked into the crowd and said slowly: "The felons appeared in Kaimachi, and the pursuit is within the purview of this place. But what to do with it after being caught is beyond the authority of the contemptible people, and I suggest that it be handed over to the nearest Tie Punishment Department in the territory to take care of it first, and take your time to discuss. ”

Of course, no one will question this point in time.

The sound of attacking the east and the west, the surprise attack of the division, and the bold action of such a legendary color in one blow is impressive, and Kinoshita Hideyoshi's reputation in everyone's minds has risen sharply.

The work is clean and neat, politically mature and sophisticated, and talents are rare!

The real situation is somewhat different from the public impression.

It wasn't just Maeno Nagayasu's squad that acted, the Heite family mobilized all the intelligence officers within the contact range, a total of 170 people, to secretly assist throughout the whole process to ensure that the target did not continue to escape or be killed.

This was not made public because of the tacit agreement between the two sides to take what they needed.

What the outside world knows is Kinoshita Hideyoshi's wisdom and decisiveness.

In addition, some of the old subordinates who are still loyal to Nobunaga can begin to imagine the thrill of revenge.

Sugitani Zenjubo had his limbs and chin dislocated, his mouth was stuffed with several rolls of rags, and his body was wrapped with thick ropes that made him a rice dumpling, and he was in a situation where he couldn't die even if he wanted to.

His fate is conceivable, not only is it certain that he will die, but he will definitely die very slowly and very painfully.

In the sixteenth century, these words were not rhetorical devices such as exaggeration and metaphor, but objectively existing facts.

Although no matter how much this person is tossed, the Oda family will not be able to revive to the extent of the past, but at least it can make many people breathe a bad breath.

Even Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Asai Nagamasa, and even Araki Murashige and Kuroda Kanwei, who are suspected of being behind-the-scenes employers, will not have any sympathy.

They are also high-ranking samurai, and they subconsciously dislike ninjas who assassinate samurai with iron cannons.

It's a pity that the whereabouts of the second main culprit, Michishun Igasaki, have not yet been interrogated.

I guess most of them are still absconding in their hometown of Iga.

Fujibayashi Nagato may not accept this person, but that guy from Baiji Tanba definitely has the guts of this dog.

But let's enjoy the present time for now, and don't think about it for the time being.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi successfully carried out a very risky and far-reaching big game, and the gambling game affected the rise and fall of many people's careers and even the survival of their families.

The whereabouts of Sugitani's Zenjubo were accidentally revealed when they moved from the big wooden house to the small river house.

The large-scale search of the commission office is tantamount to striking the grass and startling the snake, knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger, making the fugitives vigilant, and changing the hiding place, but revealing the flaws.

At that moment, the situation was very urgent, and there was no time to think of a way to deal with it calmly.

If the information sent back by the front-line personnel is not accurate, if the strategy of Ming Xiu Plank Road and secretly Chen Cang is seen through, if Maeno Nagayasu makes a mistake and fails to seize the only opportunity for a surprise attack, if the attitude of the giant behind him is slightly shaken......

That Kinoshita Hideyoshi was ruined, and if he didn't die, he would be exiled, and he would have no political future at all.

But he won the bet.

So a pretty good political capital was obtained. Of course, he also offended the merchants of Kai Town, but he always did not hide his flaws.

Previously, I only found written evidence that some people were in contact with the "traitor", but later I caught the culprit himself with vigor and neatness, which is completely incomparable.

The Kaimachi Commission probably still can't do it, but maybe he can change to a more important position.

Oda Nobutada will definitely not treat him badly, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki may also intervene.

In such a complicated situation, you can still become the focus of public opinion in such a magical way, maybe this person is indeed a "lucky" figure.

During this period, he also made a very steady suggestion to temporarily conceal the suspicion of the Asai family, and only held the evidence in his hands, leaving sufficient room for maneuver, and could attack and retreat and defend.

If it was a tie a few years ago, you must have felt wary, right?

However, after so many years, the traverser's understanding of politics has long since changed – not necessarily deeper, at least more comprehensively.

In order to stand out from the crowd, the town of 5,000 stone must be made known in an extreme way, and he will not hesitate to take risks or create new enemies.

And the Tie Punishment Department, which is in charge of the three countries of Nankaido, does not need it.

In the early days, when Nobunaga was only half a small Owari, he relied on surprise attacks and decisive charges to fight the war, and after obtaining nearly one million koku from Omi, he gradually became accustomed to using large armies to suppress people with strength, and this is the reason.

As a result, Hirate stayed in the dark, providing powerful but covert support for the actions of the commissioner.

If you are in the limelight and offend people at the same time, let Kinoshita Hideyoshi do it.

What the tie family needs is to take the initiative in the aftermath process.

For Kinoshita Hideyoshi, once he learned the news of Sugitani Zenjubo, he had to concentrate on arresting him, and he couldn't care about anything else.

But Hiteshu still remembers the cause of the incident clearly.

has always been obsessed with the businessman who has always lingered behind the scenes.

The envoys of various forces gathered together and discussed with great interest how to concoct the lawless and mad thief who dared to assassinate Oda and bullet Masa.

Hisho Tsunohide only made peace indiscriminately and sent Asano Nagayoshi to deal with the entertainment.

At the same time, he quietly found Hattori Hideyasu, who was secretly attendant, and ordered: "You go and make arrangements, I will meet Tsuda Muneji of Tennoji Temple as soon as possible." ”

The banner head of the Imperial Eyes was a little puzzled, and cautiously asked for verification: "What does the lord mean...... Is it for the ninjas to send out the notification without going through the formal channels? ”

Hirata nodded and patiently explained, "Feel free to do it!" Silently deliver the letter with the blade to his pillow, and there is no problem! Of course, there is no need to force this effect, and it would be a bit of a sacrifice to do so. ”

Hattori Xiu took it in peace and went.