Due to an embarrassing unexpected event, the tea party arranged in Kishiwada Castle turned into a review meeting. The culprit, Hosokawa Mayuki, was imprisoned in a small black house, and more than 20 wealthy people who had dealings with him were implicated to varying degrees, even if they were lucky enough to have nothing to do with them, they didn't have any intention to taste tea.

Only Tokawa Depository, Miyoshi Yasunaga, Yukawa Naoharu, Suzuki Shigehide and others really did not suffer and still maintained the treatment of guests. But their respective positions are also relatively delicate, and there is little room for intercession.

Even if a large number of cultural people such as Yamashina Yanjing, Tsuda Muneki, Hosokawa Fujitaka, Satomura Shoba, and Kano Eitoku were invited, it was of little use to calm people's hearts.

Imagine, the courtyard is secluded, the pine and bamboo are sparse, everyone is drinking tea, singing, talking and laughing, there is no white ding, just when the poetry is flourishing, and I want to ask the writers to give me some guidance, suddenly two fierce gods and evil soldiers with blood marks on their bodies and the smell of fishy smell suddenly broke in, carrying knives to "invite" the so-and-so present to go out and cooperate with the investigation......

The rest of the house, can there still be Yaxing?

It's good if you don't pee your pants in fear.

In other words, around, there are also tea people like Obayashi Sotau and Sen no Rikyu, who are not afraid of power at all and follow their own set of rules no matter what kind of guests they face. If you arrest someone at their tea party, you will definitely be pushed back hard.

However, Hirate thought that he had reached the stage where he didn't need to pretend to be Corporal Reixian, so he didn't deal much with those tea people who were particularly "styled".

It's more interesting to sit with someone who "knows the times".

When this happened, many ignorant people who did not know the truth scolded Hosokawa Shinyuki, a harmful conspirator, and everyone was suspected. But there are also many "smart people" who think that this is a tie and deliberately make excuses to rectify people. Anyway, the details are not open to the public, no matter what, add oil and vinegar to make up for it, and you can always justify it.

For a while, people were panicked, everyone was in danger, and they all felt precarious.

A total of more than 30 representatives of the Hao nationality of Awa and Sanuki only allowed them to stay for investigation, without additional pressure or restriction on personal freedom. So on the 25th day of the first lunar month, two people went together, and while they were wandering around the town, they changed their appearance and escaped, and they got into a merchant ship and ran back to Shikoku Island!

After a night, everyone was still unconscious, and the next morning they got together to find that there were two people missing, and they couldn't be found anywhere nearby, and the bedroom was messy and only the belongings were missing, which was what happened.

In fact, when the two of them went out of the city to the docks, the informants under Hattori Haruyasu and the "Secret Department of the Metropolitan Police Department" had already discovered the signs and grasped the trend, but after reporting to the flat Tsunohide, the instructions they received were "no need to deal with anything, just pretend not to find out."

So nothing was done.

The next time I met with everyone, I still said lightly that I would find a way to talk to these two disobedient guys alone, and you don't have to pay too much attention to it.

But this development is even more frightening.

There is no mouth, no signs can be detected, and many Chinese people and wealthy families feel that there must be waves under the calm waves.

So, the next night, four more people ran away.

Seven runs on the third day.

Three more on the fourth day.

Two more were added on the fifth day.

Then it was quiet, and no one continued to escape.

Some people with brains have begun to think that one after another people have escaped and successfully escaped, which is obviously deliberately connived!

If you jump any further, you're really stupid.

At this time, Hite, Tsunohide announced that the investigation of Hosokawa Mayuki was basically over, and except for a small number of party henchmen, everyone present was innocent and kind people, and would not be implicated in any way. However, the dozen or so who "absconded in fear of crime" may have some collusion with the "chaotic party" that has not yet been discovered, or they may have other ulterior motives, and this needs to be handled separately......

Such a strange development, I have to say, is really unexpected.

Then, of course, the "innocent people" hurried back to their homes without stopping. On the other hand, he sent a sternly worded letter, questioning the 17 people who had absconded in fear of crime as to why they had behaved so rudely, and ordered them to hurry back and explain clearly, and within five days, they would be regarded as resisting arrest.

Unexpectedly, there were really three guys, obediently according to the letter, within five days, they ran back to apologize!

That's really ...... Why bother?

So the tie showed a wave of his hand, dealt with them leniently, and classified them as "although there are small evils, the big ones are not damaged, and it is not too late to wake up".

The arrangements of the three wealthy families are basically the same: the main responsible person shave the ordination and go to Yutuo Mountain in the southwest of Yamato to think about it behind closed doors, and don't think about coming back in this life; The heirs of each family swore allegiance to the Hirate family and made a written pleading; In addition, each will send a direct blood relative as a hostage to serve as a "close to the Xi people".

The rest seems to have no other choice than "standing up and resisting to the end".

After all, no one wants to die.

As for the consequences, it doesn't matter.

Of the fourteen who fled from Hota Castle, there may not be none of them who were innocent and impulsively brought disaster. Or it's just that the relationship with Hosokawa Mayuki is better, or the relationship with the Tokawa deposit insurance is not very good.

Fifteen honestly stayed, and there may also be a serious black history, but they are just extra patient and can endure it. Or it's just that he doesn't have a good relationship with Hosokawa Shinyuki, or he has a certain friendship with Tokawa Depository and so on.

But these subtleties can't be taken care of, and the adults of the Tie Sho Criminal Department have already made a strategic plan to characterize this behavior-

Hosokawa Shinyuki harbored evil intentions and wanted to cause chaos, but fortunately he was discovered in advance, the conspiracy was completely crushed, and all those who participated in it will be punished as necessary.

At the same time, in order to prevent the situation from becoming too chaotic, and for the reason of not delaying the spring ploughing, the crusade against Hosokawa Shinyuyu's party will be completed by the Heite family banner army, and the forces of the four countries will not be recruited, so they just need to be at ease and abide by their duties.

After passing through the rhythm of Awa and Sanuki, from then on, from the vertical and horizontal under the table, it once again changed to the sword to speak.

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On the other hand, Hosokawa Shinyuki kept saying that "the boss behind the scenes is the current public master", and Hitetsu didn't hear it in his ears, and he didn't care too much about it in his heart.

But the check still has to be checked.

Now the powerful retainers around him are either on a mission outside, or they are busy with their daily work, or they are sent out to guard the side, so this burden, which may not be very heavy but by no means light, is handed over to the hands of Konishi Yukicho and Kinoshita Hidenaga.

Then Ji Yin, a crowd of ties, led the team.

Then let Iwanari Tomotsu's son, Iwanari Kojiro, as a person who is familiar with the situation of the Miyoshi family, also participate in it.

However, they were not told that the target might be Ashikaga Yoshiaki. It is only said that it is necessary to dig deep into the comrades of Shinyuki Hosokawa in all directions inside and outside.

Otherwise, these young people are afraid that they will be too stressed and lose their normality.

During the period when the Hijo Honshu was tossing the wealthy families of Awa and Sanuki, this "inspection and investigation team" got several boats through convenient channels, and brought a total of 300 soldiers to Shikoku Island.

With their time preemption and unquestionable face, they successfully occupied and sealed Hosokawa Shinyuki's residence in Katsurui Castle, controlled most of the relevant staff, and searched dozens of secret letters after turning all the rooms upside down.

About 12 days later, the reading of "tea party" as "censorship" was almost finished, and the investigation team hurried back.

They came to an "amazing" conclusion - there may be high-ranking members of the shogunate behind this matter, who are making trouble in the name of the princess!

Hearing this, Hirate was not surprised at all, but couldn't help but laugh, and immediately asked half-jokingly, "Why do you think that the shogunate officials are trying to deal with me under the guise of a name, rather than the princess?" ”

Immediately, except for Kinoshita Hidenaga, who had been preoccupied and distracted, everyone was so surprised that they couldn't speak, as if they were stupid.

It just so happened that Chiyomaru was present, and Ii Toramatsu, Kato Shigekatsu, and Hirano Gonhei were on the side, and they were not asked to recuse themselves, and they were also shocked.

It took a long time for President Konishi to stammer, analyzing the situation from all sides, why it was impossible for Ashikaga Yoshiaki to oppose the Hirate family at this time, and listed one, two, and three reasons.

But Tieshou Tsuei only felt that "let's talk about the past, but none of the reasons are ironclad." ”

Yukicho Konishi is already a very smart person, and others may not have thought of this level.

Then Hijo said in his chest: "Actually, the most powerful evidence is that the mastermind behind the scenes gave Hosokawa Shinichi a sum of money for his activities, which is said to be as much as 1,500 yuan!" Gongfang is not good at collecting money, and he may not be able to take out so much money for a while. Even if you can get it, there are more urgent places to use it. So much for. ”

The dignified general Zhengyi couldn't get 1,500 yuan, which sounds a little embarrassing, but it is indeed the truth.

Business in Kyoto has indeed gradually recovered in recent years, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki is not so capable of picking out the full amount of taxes from the merchants.

In the end, the words of the tie Tsunohide summed it up were: "The general is not hostile enough to me at the moment. Even if there is a certain amount of hostility, it is not time to make it public. However...... Let a few people with good deeds spread some rumors that the princess wants to be unfavorable to me, but it doesn't matter, harmless but beneficial. ”

This is a headless and tailless statement, which is really incomprehensible.

Everyone was confused, but they didn't dare to ask.

The only one who dared to ask was Yan Chiyomaru, and he hesitated to ask his father to explain in private.

Unexpectedly, Governor Konishi gradually comprehended it, and added: "Your Majesty seems to understand...... The Daisa of the Hirate Shogunate served the shogunate out of loyalty. However, you have not always been an internal member of the shogunate, and you may not have the responsibility to serve the shogunate to the fullest......"

Tieshou Tsusuki smiled but did not speak.

It just so happens that most of the people around me are young people, so it's fitting to say this.

It's more appropriate for someone else to say it.

Although Konishi Yukicho, this guy is indeed a bit too smart and needs to be suppressed from time to time.

By the way, Kinoshita Hidenaga's expression seems to have been quite strange, what's going on?