"Lord Gongfang! Today, someone took the opportunity to make trouble and wanted a coup d'état, and his subordinates just understood the situation and rushed to the rescue. Please stay out of danger with me......" Hosokawa Fujitaka made a serious, nervous, worried and confident expression, and calmly said the lines that had been prepared for the moment.

Behind him were a group of lineage ministers such as Odate Harutada, Ueno Kiyono, and some people from the Heite family.

Most of them wore no armor and only swords. A few people simply wore a carcass, at most with a pocket bowl and straw fold, and it didn't look like they were going to fight.

It was said that he was originally arranged to answer outside, and he was not assigned a task that required a knife and gun. But hearing the explosion in the temple, no one could predict what would happen next, so they could only rush in as fast as possible to find the primary target.

However, before the words were finished, suddenly a voice sounded from another direction:

"Slow and slow! Hosokawa Fujitaka! What do you want to do with the villain who colluded with the Tie Family? Want to hold the general hostage? Did you create today's chaos? ”

Panting and running over was Shibata Katsuie, as well as a hundred and ten fully armored and menacing soldiers. They stepped on the ground and made a huge movement, far more violent than Hosokawa Fujitaka's group.

"yes, yes! Don't be deceived by him, Lord Gongfang! ”

"We're here to save you!"

Those who followed the gang were Ise Sadako, Ishiya Yorichen and Ogasawara Hidekiyo. They are all people who are close to and trusted by Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

Although there is still a slight gap with Hosokawa Fujitaka who has shared hardships.

Obviously, after hearing the sound of the explosion, they didn't dare to wait any longer, and hurried over in advance.

The guy's voice was very loud, and the voice came from afar, Ashikaga Yoshiaki listened, and immediately stopped the letter suspiciously, looked left, looked right, thought about it, and subconsciously moved a few steps in the direction of Hosokawa Fujitaka, but stopped, with a hesitant look on his face, as if he didn't know who to believe.

Emotionally, of course, he is closer to Hosokawa Fujitaka, but Hosokawa Fujitaka's words don't seem to be very convincing. And what Shibata Katsuya said is a bit like that.

And it's not just Shibata Katsuya, isn't there also Ise Sadako, Ishiya Yorichen, and Ogasawara Hidekiyo?

It's hard to believe that these people are going to make a mess together!

On the other hand, if it is said that Hosokawa Fujitaka was the leader and led Odate Haritada, Ueno Kiyonobu and others to betray the shogunate, then Ashikaga Yoshiaki is even more unacceptable in his heart.

In a short period of time, the general found it very difficult to judge.

The guards guarding the side were even more completely dizzy.

The monks on the side were trembling with fright.

Seeing this, Odate Haritada, Ueno Kiyonobu and others couldn't help but retort to Shibata Katsuya and his surrounding henchmen:

"Nonsense, it's clear that you Owari people are making trouble!"

"Our side is the one who will faithfully defend the shogunate!"

"As an evildoer, he actually blames the innocent in turn, and he is shameless!"

But this kind of pure verbal fighting and scolding posture, Ashikaga Yoshiaki heard it in his ears, and it was not beneficial at all, but only more doubtful and hesitant.

Shibata Katsuya laughed and said, "Don't forget the Tie Punishment Department, which is also our Owari people!" Do you believe in him like that? ”

Ise Sataki added: "This person in the Heishou Punishment Department is very cunning and ambitious! At one time, I tried to buy me with gold and silver treasures, but fortunately I stuck to my heart and resisted the temptation! Please be aware of the situation! ”

This is a heart-wrenching statement! Odate Haritada, Ueno Kiyono, and others were speechless all of a sudden.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki's expression became even more complicated.

Hattori Hidean was so anxious that he was sweating, but he didn't know how to respond, so he just held down the handle of the knife and stared at the other party hatefully.

At the critical moment, seeing Shibata Katsuya rushing over, only Hosokawa Fujitaka had an idea and shouted in response to the other party: "It seems that you have rescued Oda Danzheng, right?" ”

“……”

When the words landed, Shibata Katsuie's figure froze, he paused for a moment, and then said nothing, silently continued to take steps, rushing over at a faster speed.

He kept his mouth shut.

Ise Sadako hurriedly denied it loudly: "What you said, I don't know ......"

However, Ishiya Laichen was an honest man, and he was frightened all of a sudden, and exclaimed, "Huh? How do you know? ”

……

Over there, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was shocked when he heard what Hosokawa Fujitaka said, and then looked at the behavior of Shibata Katsuya and others, and he opened his mouth a few times, but he couldn't say anything, knowing that he didn't have time to express his anger and surprise at this time, he hurriedly rushed over in three steps and two steps, grabbed Hosokawa Fujitaka's hand tightly, and stammered: "Quick!" Fast! Fast! Go! Go! Return! Return! Back to the Imperial Palace! Repression...... Repression...... Suppression of the rebellion ......"

At this time, the general's fear of the sword soldiers came up again.

Hosokawa Fujitaka was also not ambiguous, and without explaining at the moment, he immediately motioned left and right to put Ashikaga Yoshiaki up and carry him behind his back, spread his legs and ran out of the door, explaining as he ran: "Listen to me!" The palace has also been occupied by them! It's not safe anywhere in Kyoto right now! We must leave for a while! I don't have time to explain the specifics......"

Thanks to Hosokawa Fujitaka, he used to practice swordsmanship with the previous general Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and his body was very strong, and his physique was far superior to that of ordinary people. In addition, the contemporary generals are very slender, and the burden on their backs is not large.

This run-

The rest of the shogunate's genealogy, the ninjas under Hattori Hideyasu, and the guards around Ashikaga Yoshiaki had no other ideas, so they subconsciously followed and ran.

In the panic, no one cares about the problem of competing for dominance.

On the other side, Shibata Katsuya saw that the situation was not good, and without the slightest hesitation, he led the soldiers to chase after him.

But it's tiring enough to run all the way in armor, and it's a bit difficult to run after someone who doesn't wear armor.

Seeing that it was only a hundred and ten paces away, it seemed that it was difficult to catch up.

Shibata Katsuya was old after all, so he couldn't help but stop and catch his breath after a while, and then took off the bow and arrow behind the soldier next to him and wanted to shoot, but the moving target was not easy to aim, and both arrows missed.

He couldn't help but shout hatefully, "Don't run, thief!" He shook his head helplessly and commanded his cronies and retainers: "I can't do it, you have to chase it at all costs!" If you can't, take off your armor! ”

At this moment, a group of monks and soldiers finally arrived, and the one led by him shouted impatiently: "The temple has no intention of interfering in the dispute among the martial artists!" But please don't harm the innocent monks! ”

But that doesn't help the state.

Only the old monk in the temple seemed to see a savior, and hurriedly called the monks and soldiers to come over to protect him.

The middle- and lower-ranking monks still ran around with their heads in their hands, hiding on their own.

The ninjas and soldiers on all sides were some fleeing, and some were pursuing, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

Shibata Katsuya only rested for a moment, and chased forward for a while, seeing that his soldiers had only caught up with a few guards who were also wearing full body armor. Odate Harudada, his retainers, and the ninjas under Hattori Hideyasu all escaped.

As for Hosokawa Fujitaka, who was carrying Ashikaga Yoshiaki on his back, he was completely missing.

"Just a little bit! It's a pity, it's just a little bit short! Shibata Katsuya stomped his feet and scolded a few times, and then his strength was discharged, and he sat on the ground unsteadily, panting and sweating, his face was flushed, and he couldn't get up for a long time.

Thinking of what happened just now, he gritted his teeth angrily at the unhelpful Ishiya Laichen, and longed for Ou to beat him. But because of the overall situation, we must hold back.

After a while, Kinoshita Hideyoshi, under the protection of several soldiers, ran over excitedly, shouting loudly all the way: "The lord has been rescued!" Although something happened to his old man and he was slightly injured, it was no big deal! Now the Hall of Wisdom is guarding there, ready to return to the palace together when it recovers! ”

“…… But let Ashikaga Yoshiaki run. Shibata Katsuya lowered his head and replied in a muffled voice: "I ran out with Hosokawa Fujitaka, most likely...... Most of them were arranged by a tie...... Alas, it's still on the road! ”、

"Huh? Pity! Kinoshita Hideyoshi also sighed a few times, but instantly recovered, shook his head, and cheered up: "Don't be discouraged, at least our main goal has been successfully achieved!" Even if there is no Gongfang lord, with the position of Oda Guanling, it is still enough to control Kyoto and command the heroes of! Even if the Tie Punishment Department wins this trump card, it may not be Oda's opponent! ”

"That's right! Right! Shibata Katsuya recovered his morale a little after hearing this, rubbed his hands and nodded: "The main thing is to let the lord come out and preside over the overall situation!" With his old man here, I Quan Liu must rest assured, and I only need to follow orders and act next. As for how to strategize, I don't have to worry about it anymore......"

"Also, can you urgently transfer some war horses and try to chase them?" Kinoshita Hideyoshi added, "At least we should know which street they went from to the outskirts!" ”

"Yes! My people will keep chasing! I also got horses for them! Shibata Katsuya bit his lip unwillingly, "But it's best not to have too much hope, once you get to a convenient location in the suburbs, people will definitely have a suitable ...... to meet the team."

"Let's give it a try!" Kinoshita Hideyoshi was in high spirits, there was still no loss on his face, and he deliberately spoke very loudly, as if he intended to let everyone around him hear: "It's good to be able to do this in a hurry today!" Speaking of all the things that happened before, I'm afraid someone is making trouble for us! And it seems that there is more than one flat punishment department...... In this case, didn't we still rescue the lord? ”

"At least not the worst......" Shibata Katsuie breathed a sigh of relief, feeling his tiredness gradually rising, and he just wanted to get some sleep and replenish his energy.

But Kinoshita Hideyoshi said loudly, "The lord doesn't matter, he will be able to recover his health and preside over the overall situation of Kyoto." As he approached, he whispered a word in Shibata Katsuie's ear.

This moment makes the feeling of sleepiness disappear in an instant.

The original words were: "In fact, during the rescue process, an unknown lurker attacked the lord with a hidden weapon, and his old man was not very good after being injured, but now it is even more dangerous...... But this matter needs to be hidden! ”

It took a lot of effort for Shibata Katsuya to control his expression and not show his stuffing.

At the same time, his heart had fallen into the ice cave.